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Raven Icaza

There and Back Again: A Senior's Tale


Final(s) Week

Final(s) Week

May 3rd, 2012

There seems to be an overwhelming shortage of new blog posts this week, and I can pretty much guess why: it’s finals week!  The excitement! The adrenaline! The weariness.. the fatigue… For me, this is also my final week!  One week from now I will be running… I mean walking across the stage at graduation! [...]


Hello, Dalai!

April 27th, 2012

So if you’ve been to the LUC homepage, or really any site that has anything to do with Loyola, then you are well aware of the fact that Loyola  hosted the Dalai Lama reccently.  Yesterday, on top of the fact that it was my very last day of classes of my undergrad career, I got [...]


Block Par-tay

Block Par-tay

April 25th, 2012

Twice a year, or each semester, the school holds a block party for the Water Tower Campus. They shut down the intersection of Wabash and Pearson.  It’s pretty great.  Normally, they grill out, have dessert, have a band and some promotional stuff.  This semester, however, they really came through with great vendors.  Along the sidewalks [...]


I Can No Longer Eat Granola Bars

April 24th, 2012

It’s the last week of class.  For me, I only have one full day of classes left, and that will be cut short due to the fact that I’m going to see the Dalai Lama (post to follow). But why, you ask, can I no longer eat granola bars?  I will tell you. Most mornings, [...]


“Studying”

“Studying”

April 22nd, 2012

In my experience, studying with friends yields the best results as far as actually getting stuff done.  But, I usually have a blast, which makes up for the fact that I still have a lot to do. Here is what usually happens. First you gather with friends in a lounge.  Then you casually play some [...]


Interviewing Journalist Carol Marin

April 20th, 2012

For my internship this week I was asked to profile the commencement speaker for the SoC graduation, Carol Marin. Marin is a local print and broadcast journalist. Marin is a political columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times, a political editor at NBC5 and a contributor at WTTW’s  ”Chicago Tonight.” Yeah, she is pretty legit. She invited [...]


Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

April 13th, 2012

As I’ve mention before, my friend Natalie is a member of the Field Museum. And in being a member she has the total hook-up! Tonight we were able to explore and participate in special activities just for Members’ Night!  This is sort of the behind the scenes look at some of the items in storage, [...]


My Heart Will Go On

April 5th, 2012

And hopefully so will this school year! So I’ve managed to get super behind in a lot of my classes. It doesn’t matter much to me because “Titanic 3D”  just came out and of course I had to see it.  It was amazing!  The silly thing is, everyone is asking me how it was, and [...]


All the Cool Kids are Doing It

All the Cool Kids are Doing It

April 3rd, 2012

Graduating that is!  Today was the graduation fair at WTC, where the conquering graduate can purchase all the necessary frills and thrills that come with the passage of graduation. Like many of my fellow senior friends, I could not resist tearing open the neatly packaged cap and gown, promptly placing the tasseled cap upon my head. But instead of [...]


Celebrity Sightseeing

Celebrity Sightseeing

March 31st, 2012

Living downtown affords many opportunities, especially celebrity sightseeing.  Today was the third time I’ve seen E! host Giuliana Rancic, (also from Fashion Police) wandering about the Water Tower area.  She was with her husband Bill, who went to Loyola.  He was the first winner of the show The Apprentice. Once, I saw The Edge and [...]