Loyola Phoenix

The Loyola Phoenix serves as the official student newspaper for Loyola University Chicago. Established in 1969, this publication focuses on covering news related to the university, along with stories from the nearby Rogers Park and Edgewater areas, as well as significant national and global events.

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The ‘Melancholy’ of Japanese Breakfast Engulfs The Salt Shed

1 month ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Brianna Guntz

Indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast played a sold-out show May 2, its third night at The Salt Shed. Showcasing the band’s fourth album, “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),” the “Melancholy” tour’s Chicago stop brought an evening of heart-wrenching lyrics and somber music. Ginger Root kicked off the night with a 40 minute set that melded performance with film. With a sound akin to elevator music, songs were separated by short films shown on projector screens.
From The Editor’s Desk: Saying Goodbye to The Loyola Phoenix

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

For one last time, I’m sitting down here at the editor’s desk in the wee hours of the early morning to scribble down some disjointed thoughts for page 2. This week I’ll be breaking two of the key rules I’ve tried to instill in our more creative work as Editor-in-Chief this year — don’t write about the newspaper and don’t write about writing.
Loyola Launches New Campus Climate Survey

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Zoe Smith |Zoë Rose Smith

Loyola is conducting an anonymous Campus Climate Survey open through April 18 to garner responses on what to improve on campus to forge a more inclusive and respectful campus. The climate survey will look at the behaviors and treatment of the student, staff and faculty body to evaluate how the systems in place serve the Loyola community, according to the survey. “We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming campus where everyone feels valued and supported,” the survey said on OIE website.
From The Editor’s Desk: Try Out A Bike This Spring

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

When I first arrived in Chicago what struck me most about the city was how much land it occupies and the lengths it stretches. Although urban living makes owning and maintaining a car more difficult, destinations are often many neighborhoods away and definitively too far to walk unless you really want to make a day of it. I soon found a two-wheeled answer to this slight annoyance — a brand new bicycle.
Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

In the first address before a joint session of Congress of his second term, President Donald Trump boldly declared March 4 he’d “brought back free speech in America.” Just five days later Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on the New York campus, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with intent to deport Khalil in a clear violation of his status as a permanent resident and green card holder, The Associated...
CFO Discusses Loyola’s Approach to Coming Challenges in Finance Town Hall

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

In the second and final series of finance town halls held this school year, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wayne Magdziarz detailed the university’s budget for the coming fiscal year and discussed how Loyola is preparing for challenges facing higher education. At the March 27 Lake Shore Campus town hall, Magdziarz discussed changes which were made in the current budget — fiscal year 2025 — to ensure the university would achieve its revenue target of $12 million.
JCCU Closes Jesuit First Studies Program at Loyola

2 months ago | loyolaphoenix.com | Zoe Smith |Zoë Rose Smith

The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States announced in February the closure of the Jesuit First Studies Program at Loyola, an academic program for Jesuits. Loyola later announced the program’s closure in a March 5 press release. The initiative began as the Jesuit Collegian Program in 1981 and was later transformed into the First Studies Program to include further education about theology rather than solely philosophy, according to Rev.
CAS Professor Faces Unexpected Departure After Visa Sponsorship Denied

Mar 26, 2025 | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

Midway through his eighth academic year at Loyola, College of Arts and Sciences professor A.S., who requested to be identified only by his initials, was shocked upon being informed his time at the university was effectively coming to an end, as CAS wouldn’t be sponsoring the extension of the visa which permits him to live and work in the U.S. Representatives from CAS told A.S. it’s the college’s policy not to sponsor visas for part-time faculty members and stated there’d been a mistake the...
From The Editor’s Desk: Why Do I Have to Buy A Cap and Gown?

Mar 26, 2025 | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

In recent weeks commencement-related tasks and notices have increasingly flooded the inboxes of fourth-year students. While the process of registering for graduation has been fairly straightforward, there’s one aspect of the pomp and circumstance I feel is absurd enough to warrant writing about — why do I need to buy a cap and gown? When am I ever going to wear this again? Unlike high school, I don’t have younger siblings waiting to don Loyola’s maroon.
From The Editor’s Desk: Illinois Missed Out Not Changing Its Flag

Mar 19, 2025 | loyolaphoenix.com | Griffin Krueger

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag. Disappointingly, citizens who participated in the process overwhelmingly voted to retain the current flag, which some have lovingly dubbed a “Seal on a Bedsheet” — or SOB. Voters were presented 13 potential designs, with 10 picked from hundreds of submissions and the other options being the 1918 centennial flag, the 1968 sesquicentennial flag and, of course, the SOB.