Tag: Connections to the Community

Connections to the Community

Connections to the Community

Being a student at Loyola does not mean that you strictly focus on academics alone. With the u-pass (which gives you unlimited access on the CTA- a privilege for college students), you along with your friends can explore the city of Chicago at no cost through public transportation. You can visit different neighborhoods, fancy restaurants with delicious foods, and famous attractions. 
At the Granville or Thorndale train stop (which is one train stop away from Loyola), you can visit Lickity Split, an ice-cream parlor that has all different types of ice-cream, sundaes, shakes, pastries, candy, and so much more. At the Adams & Wabash brown line stop, you can visit the Art Institute (for Loyola students, you can go in for free). You can also take a lovely stroll through Millennium Park to admire the art, scenery, and urban, modern atmosphere. From the Loyola red line, you can take it all the way to Chinatown and experience/explore a new culture filled with exotic, ornate architecture and sounds of a new language. Like most students here, they will use u-passes to hang out downtown. This includes visiting the many shops that run down the Magnificent Mile, the famous Water Tower, and more. Either way, being a Loyola student does not withhold you from connecting to the community of Chicago. It teaches you to be independent, go out and learn new things, and relax.