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Loyola commemorates Stephanie Parente

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

During the quiet of a Friday afternoon, "Little Steph" is remembered by her roommates as a smiling, energetic and friendly girl, one known for shouting full names of friends across the Quad and having an affinity for weird food combinations, like rice with ketchup.

Pulitzer Prize winner discusses current newspaper crisis

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Bob Marshall, reporter and columnist for the Times-Picayune and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, delivered the lecture "Going Local in the Age of Global Communications" to inform the Loyola community of the effects the recession has had on the newspaper industry and his newspaper specifically.

Students fill Quad, Citizen Cope headlines at annual Loyolapalooza

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Students packed the Quad on Sunday for Loyolapalooza, the school's annual end-of-year festival that features an afternoon filled with free food, games and entertainment, as well as some of the biggest names in music.

Armed with water bottles and dressed in shorts and flip-flops, spectators withstood the sweltering spring sun to catch headlining acts Augustana and Citizen Cope.

SGA selects new members of Executive Cabinet for 2009-2010

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

As the 2008-2009 school year comes to a close, the Student Government Association is beginning its transition. Members are graduating or taking on new positions within SGA, creating a fresh group of student leaders to represent the Loyola Evergreen Campus.

Author Ron Hansen to speak at Commencement

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Ron Hansen, distinguished author and Santa Clara University professor, has been chosen to give the commencement address at Loyola's 157th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16, to be held at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena.

Mr. Hansen went to a Jesuit high school and holds a bachelor's degree from Creighton University, also a Jesuit institution, which is in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

Loyola renews Sodexo contract as dining service for next 10 years

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

After months of impressive proposals and carful deliberations, Loyola has finally announced that Sodexo contracts will be renewed as the dining service on campus for the next 10 years.

The process was competitive between two proposals presented by Sodexo and another company called Chartwells, but the college decided to continue its relationship with Sodexo, which has provided dining services for Loyola students since July 1973.

U. New Hampshire work-study jobs take pay cut

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

On April 15, an email was sent out to the 41 work-study students employed at University of New Hampshire Audiovisual Services. The message was not one of well wishes for academic studies or updates on new technologies.

Instead, Dan DeVaughn, equipment room supervisor, wrote, "If you decide to work for Audiovisual Services next fall, you will all take a pay cut.

Column: Determining a new way forward with Iran

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

President Obama's administration recently announced that it would not require Iran to cease uranium enrichment as a prerequisite for talks. This reflects a welcome change in policy from the Bush administration. Decades of sanctions-and a refusal to engage with Iran unless it met stringent preconditions-failed to stop its nuclear enrichment program.

Memory of Little Steph brings out beauty of Loyola

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

As students began their final full week of classes last Monday, no one anticipated the tragic news that awaited Loyola's campus Tuesday morning.

In the course of one day, the general mood of Loyola took a drastic turn when the school learned of the terrible murder of sophomore Stephanie Parente.

The Popular Vote: Moderates must be GOP's saving grace

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

John McCain is a name that Americans should know. Chris Simcox is not nearly as well known, at least not to people outside of Arizona, but that could all change in the next two years. Chris Simcox is going to run against Senator McCain, with the hope of defeating McCain and his moderate tendencies in 2010.

The Bottom Line: To lower health costs, limit employer-funded care

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Over this past election season, we have heard countless demands from candidates on the need to reform our health care system. Recently, President Obama released his plan to increase coverage by mandating large employers cover all their employees, and by providing a new public option.

Thinking Green: Organic foods good for the body, cheap and easy to buy

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

There is a half-proven myth surrounding the idea of whether organic food is, in fact, healthier than conventional foods. More importantly, college students tend to believe organic food is unaffordable.

On the contrary, if you know where to look, you can have your kitchen stocked with organic goods.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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The Last Moment Of The Day

You watch the clock. Minutes pass by like days. The professor's words drowned out long ago. Three minutes until the end of class for this semester and, for some seniors, for the rest of their lives. But the seconds are ticking sooooooo slowly.

Letter to the editor: In wake of tragedy, Loyola students transcend friendship and become family

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

As I gazed at a cloud of incense in the chapel last Monday, I was reminded of the first time I sat in that chapel - during freshman orientation.

On Tuesday, I looked at my friends, heads bent in sorrow, hugging each other. Again, I recalled how we sat nervously then with our families, soon to leave us alone at Loyola.

Writers left disappointed with Citizen Cope interview

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

It's sad when the best part of 2009's Loyolapalooza is A Cool Stick (besides the beautifully sunny day), a rap/reggae group composed of Loyola seniors. They have become well-known around the Loyola community for their show at Relay for Life and for their front man, Luke Obrien, and the overnight popularity of their YouTube video "I Love Knowledge," which now has nearly 44,000 hits and climbing.

The true-life journalist of The Soloist, Steve Lopez

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, was walking around downtown L.A., looking for a story to meet his deadline. Four years ago, he heard classical music played on the street that would begin a lasting friendship, a series of columns that captured a city and, now, a major motion picture starring Robert Downey, Jr.

Hip-Hop Block reviews Wale's 'Chillin' feat. Lady Gaga

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Perfecting hip-hop's mix-tape genre by sheer lyrics and rap concepts in 2008, Wale (pronounced Wah-lay) has teamed up with international star and pop-culture favorite, Lady Gaga, to create his first single "Chillin'."

"Chillin'" is an acceptably sound song with the current fabrications composed of, nowadays, deprecating rappers.

The band, Metro Station, 'Shakes' up the teen-music scene

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

When 18-year-olds Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso met through what has been deemed a "blind rock date" arranged by their mothers, things did not immediately click. Mason says of Cyrus, "I had never seen anyone like Trace before. He had all these lip piercings and tattoos and went to rock clubs.

Beauty products to help you survive the summer

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The school year is slowly but surely winding down, and summer is right around the corner. Most of us can't deny our love for the sunny season. We feel better when the weather is gorgeous, and we look better because no longer will we have to avoid certain outfits because we're looking slightly p-a-l-e.

Review of the latest from Oh, The Story!, Sea of Stars

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Classes are over, the sun is shining and the familiar sound of rattling window panes can only mean one thing-spring is officially here.

You know the drill: Once the weather hits 60 degrees, you dust off that stereo, crank it up to 11 and blast your favorite music out the window for the entire campus to hear.

Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent and others rock Merriweather

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The last thing fans expected to experience at a pop/punk concert with a token rap group was a toned-down 50 Cent. Following the teen scream-inducing act, All Time Low, would have been a difficult feat for even N'Sync in the prime of their careers.

Lead singer and guitarist Alex Gaskarth only had to mention that it was "good to be home" (the band is originally from Timonium) half a dozen times and to flash his trademark schoolboy grin for the crowd to get more enthusiastic than normal, according to All Time Low's ridiculously high standards when it comes to screaming fans.