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Aug 17, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Violet Miller |Katie Anthony |Austin Hojdar
Uptown artist Ashley Kennedy has painted five murals in her life, all done with Chicago in mind. Her latest is actually a re-do. A new-ish mural was unveiled Tuesday at the Buena Avenue underpass at DuSable Lake Shore Drive. It replaces an earlier work she painted featuring the beloved and endangered bird that was covered up this summer. “The plovers are important to our neighborhood, and they’re important to me,” Kennedy, 45, said.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
The first article I wrote for The Loyola Phoenix was a review of the 2021 Clint Eastwood film “Cry Macho.” While the 91-year-old’s movie was a jumbled mess, the article was a huge source of pride for little Austin Hojdar during his second year at Loyola. My first front-page story was a look at delays with Loyola’s safe-ride program 8-RIDE — aptly titled “L8-RIDE.”But my favorite article from my first year on The Phoenix was a love letter to de Nobili Dining Hall’s cheese pizza.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
As this school year nears its end, I will be passing the editor-in-chief torch to none other than current Sports Editor Griffin Krueger. Krueger is a third-year political science major who has been writing for The Phoenix since his first day at Loyola. “I am very excited,” Krueger said.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
Loyola and the greater Chicago community experienced a partial solar eclipse April 8 as the moon obstructed approximately 94% of the sun. Hundreds of students and faculty made their way outside of the classroom to witness the early afternoon’s celestial phenomenon. Dr. Willetta Greene-Johnson, who teaches physics at Loyola, said it was great for her to see students care about the eclipse — even if they didn’t study physics.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
In their penultimate regular season game, the No. 13 Loyola men’s volleyball team defeated Queens University of Charlotte March 30 in three sets (25-22, 25-15, 25-22). The win cemented the full Easter weekend sweep of the Royals, who fell to the Ramblers two nights before. “They did some different things, they had a personnel change, and with that comes different energy on the court,” head coach John Hawks said.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
Since the beginning of the school year, I have served as editor-in-chief of The Loyola Phoenix alongside Managing Editor Ella Govrik. Gorvik, who was born and raised in Nashville, began writing for The Phoenix the same time as me and has become one of the most talented people on staff and one of my best friends. With her in mind, I reached out to The Vanderbilt Hustler, the oldest newspaper in the state of Tennessee with a 136-year history.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
Commuting from across the Midwest and along the east coast, NCAA men’s basketball fans gathered at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament March 12-17For the quarterfinal round between Loyola and St. Bonaventure March 14, Abraham Garcia and Jorge Blanco — 2010 Loyola graduates — showed out in maroon and gold to support their team. The duo met while living in Campion Hall during their first year.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
Creativity has consistently been one of the most important aspects of my life. When I was in kindergarten, I would spend hours at the kitchen table with a hot glue gun to stick craft puff balls, pipe cleaners and googly eyes together to make my own superhero stuffed animals. My mom later said I was too young to use a hot glue gun. When I was in middle school, I participated in state-wide creative writing competitions.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
I spent my spring break along the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco, so I decided to turn to the Atlantic for this edition of my Editor’s Desk. When I think of the east coast now, I think of my sister who’s now a first-year at the University of Rhode Island, home of the student newspaper The Good 5¢ Cigar. Lauren Drapeau is a fourth-year journalism major and editor-in-chief of Rhode Island paper.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
loyolaphoenix.com | Austin Hojdar
Everyday, I find myself yearning for more time. More time to finish assignments, more time to spend with friends, more time to sleep and more time to work on passion projects. But each day has only 24 hours, each week has only 7 days and each year has only 365 days — except this year. This issue of The Phoenix is being released Feb. 28. Usually, the next day would be March 1, ushering in the first month of spring and my sister’s birthday. But this year, the next day is Feb. 29.
