Global Ambassadors

I was at the Gentile center sauna room this afternoon and someone sitting next to me mentioned that Loyola lakeshore campus was a movie set before for some big Hollywood production. I was so curious about it so right after I got home, I started googling. And here it is! The 1990 movie “Flatliners” starring [...]

This is Friday night and OMG, I just cannot wait to share this with all you guys. Alright, I just came back from a wonderful musical called “Sunday in the Park with George”  at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. Have not heard of it? No problem. But you must have seen the famous [...]

Hello! My name is Hua Shao, and I am from China. As a sophomore, I am so glad that I experienced a wonderful freshman year at Loyola. I tried to find a way to share my experience to help more international students to get involved on campus. I am so excited to join Global Ambassadors [...]

To celebrate the opening of the Newhart Family Theatre on campus, students from Loyola’s department of fine and performing arts are presenting this  wonderful new play “Illuminating voices” this week. I went to last night’s show with two other Chinese students and what can I say–it is a must-see! In short, the play  integrated some [...]

Last Sunday, one of my philosophy professors invited the whole class to dinner at his house. It was great to hang out with your professor outside of the classroom and let alone the great opportunity to visit the different neighborhoods in Chicago area. This professor lives in the north suburb Wilmette. And do you know [...]

Hello Everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is James, and I am a freshman from Sydney Australia studying Political Science and Economics. But on a completely unrelated note, I would like to talk about Loyola’s music program. I have played music most of my life. I started lessons on the [...]

This is my third fall in Chicago. By fall, I mean the beautiful season of autumn, not the other one… Fall is a great season since I love the colors and the cool refreshing air. But this year, the fall came much colder than the last two years as I can remember, or maybe it [...]

Greetings Everyone! Peace be upon you. Hope you are all doing well. As winter is gradually approaching, hope you are enjoying the remaining fall days. On this post, I would like to briefly share about my second level field placement. Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European & Latino Immigrants of Illinois, also known by CAAAELII [...]

Hi everyone! My name is Ines Castro and I am currently taking my Masters in Special Education. I started my program in Spring 2012 and hopefully completing it by May 2013. Last weekend, I went on a Graduate Student Retreat at the LUREC (Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus). It was my first time to [...]

Hi everyone! My name is Ria Mehrotra. I am a sophomore here at Loyola University Chicago. I am originally from India but my family currently lives in Hong Kong. I lived in India for 14 years of my life and then moved to Hong Kong in the 9th grade where I graduated from Hong Kong [...]