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A student holds her hand up to her mouth, gasping, as she stands looking at the National AIDS Memorial Quilt. Another student standing in front, dressed in a jacket and striped shirt, looks down at the quilt.
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This article is a tribute to the memory of Stephen Jeffries, a theology student at Loyola University Chicago and founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance in 1991, who passed away due to AIDS-related symptoms. Jeffries was particularly remembered for his role in educating students about medical and social issues relating to AIDS and his role in bringing the Names AIDS Memorial Quilt to Loyola's campus in 1993. At the time of the article, his friends and family members were assembling a panel to be added to the Names AIDS Memorial quilt in his honor.
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This article describes the process of building a mosque on Loyola University Chicago's campus, the reactions from Muslim members in the community and the mosque's attraction for prospective Muslim students.
The images feature Muslim men bowing with their heads to the floor in prayer and Muslim women in headscarves standing and praying.
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This article describes the Million Man March held on October 16, 1995, at Washington, D.C. and the involvement of Loyola University Chicago students in it. The image features three individuals posing and looking at the camera, holding up a sign that reads "Brothers March On." More individuals can be seen in the background. The caption reads: "Despite the call for one million men to march in Washington D.C. on Oct. 16, women also attended the event."
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This article details the adoption of new technologies such as email in the classroom and faculty members' call for an official policy to clarify expectations around such use.
Responding to new technological developments such as email and the internet, faculty at Loyola began to incorporate use of such technology into their classrooms. Professors such as Timothy Gilfoyle, Ph.D., distributed his lecture notes via email, gave each student an email address at the beginning of each semester and sent them to Joan Newhart, BVM, for training on how to use e-mails. In light of these new changes, faculty started to call for the development of an official policy which would help students and professors be clear on expectations surrounding technology use and adoption in the classroom.
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This article describes the involvement of an unidentified Loyola alumna in the O.J. Simpson trial, where she thought he was not guilty. Efforts from the Loyola Phoenix and NBC news to uncover her identity were not successful. However, the associate dean of School of Law at Loyola University Chicago had reached out to the alumna and invited her to speak at the School of Law although she had not given a reply at the time of the article's publication.
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Loyola University Chicago senior, Kelly Zurko (center), was interviewed by the crew from NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw as she watched the televised O.J. Simpson trial. Other students watching the trial can also be seen in the background.
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This advertisement for Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus' Block party features a comic of individuals in formal dress rushing toward something. The advertisement reads:
"Everybody's coming!
The ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMING BOARD hosts Loyola WTC's annual
BLOCK PARTY!
Pearson Street (between Rush and Wabash)
Free Entrance
April 20 (11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) featuring Material Issue
For information, please call the APB office at 915-6706.
Outdoor picnic, roving artists, dunk tank, prizes!
Picnic tickets $2 per person. Buys hamburger/hotdog, dessert and pop.
Tickets will be available in the APB office April 18 & 19.
Sponsored by SEAC"
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(left) A gravestone with the words: "RIP 1994 mother and child killed when mother tried to run local errands while intoxicated".
(top right) A wrecked car. Caption from Loyola Phoenix: "A wrecked car sat on Halas Field to remind students of the possible consequences from driving drunk."
(bottom right) Students wait in line as Jim Hortillosa pours them a drink. Caption from Loyola Phoenix: "Students waited in line as Jim Hortillosa poured them a tasty alternative to liquor, fresh juice, at the University Ministry sponsored juice bar".
This collage was created using various images from the article, "Alcohol Awareness Week exposes students to the realities and dangers of drinking and driving." Please see "Source" for more information.
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This article describes the British debate team's visit to Loyola. As part of a two-month tour across the United States, the British National Debate Team visited Loyola University Chicago for a public debate on the statement "The house (the world) would welcome a world without religion." Loyola debate team members enjoyed being exposed to the different perspectives and debating style of the British team, as it was the first time in three years they had debated with another country's team. In contrast to "American methods of research and evidence presentation", the British style of debating was characterized by "persuasion and humor."
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Two seated individuals look down at their notes on the table. Behind them, an individual stands waiting for their turn at the podium. To the right of the table, an individual is speaking at the podium.
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This article describes the relocation of Habitat for Humanity next to Loyola University Chicago
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This article describes how the enrollment of male students in nursing programs has doubled compared to a decade earlier. Some factors cited for this increase was the high starting salary and the "excitement" and "sense of accomplishment" the nursing profession offered. However, some stigmas still persisted, such as the stereotype that nursing was "not a real job."
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Students dance at Bahama Mama Bash VI, Hillel's main fund raiser. A student to the left of the image, dressed in a sweater and wearing glasses, is dancing with their eyes closed. To the right, another student wearing sunglasses is posing, fingers pointed at the camera.
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Mission Specialist (MS) Mae Jemison poses in Spacelab-Japan (SLJ), facing forward with her arms crossed and legs lifted off the ground.
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This article gives an overview of Mae Jemison's role as the first African-American female astronaut in space and its significance for African-American history and women. Mae Jemison, a Chicagoan, became the first African-American female astronaut on a mission aboard the space shuttle <i>Endeavour</i>. Experimenting with the growth of tadpoles into frogs, she studied the phenomenon of weightlessness. She also observed the use of biofeedback to control motion sickness in space.
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Two students light a candle for the "Together as One" Candle Lighting ceremony. The ceremony was an invitation for Loyola University Chicago students to participate in an important Mundelein tradition. It also symbolized the merger between both schools and was a way for faculty and staff to express their well wishes for the upcoming year as well as for students affected and shocked by the news of the merger to collaborate and work toward unity. The ceremony was held at the Madonna della Strada Chapel for the first time.
The caption reads: "Members of STARS (Students Together Are Reaching for Success) light their group's candle at the Candle Lighting Ceremony Wednesday."
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A collage of protestors at the national protest against the Gulf War held at Washington D.C. on January 25, 1991. The left image depicts a protestor holding up the American flag. The right image depicts Loyola student protestors holding up a banner with the words "Loyola US Out of the Gulf Coalition No War."
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The article discusses the celebration rally of National Coming Out Day at Loyola's Lake Shore Campus. Organized by the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Alliance, the rally was also a commemoration of the organization's first anniversary. Participants discussed their stories of coming out and reflected on how stereotypes had affected their ability to come out boldly. Following the discussion, the organization paraded around campus chanting and singing songs.
The image shows members of the alliance gathered together. A member is holding a sign with the word "PRIDE" and another student is holding a newspaper up. The caption reads: "Alliance members gather at the recent "Coming Out" rally at Loyola's Lake Shore Campus."
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Students gathered at Loyola's Lake Shore campus to protest against US intervention in the Middle East. Some of the protesters are holding signs. The caption reads: "Over 100 students gathered at Loyola's Lake Shore Campus to rally against U.S. interaction in the Middle East."
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Photo taken in 1999 of Father Jerry Overbeck with students on a movie night at Loyola.
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A photo shows the front entrance and covered driveway of the LUC Cancer Center at the Medical Center in Maywood, a near suburb of Chicago. A few people stand or walk on the sidewalk.
The Cancer Center opened in 1994 as the first university-based center of its kind in the area.
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This photo shows a press conference in a court room at Loyola announcing the Civitas Child Law Center, the first center of its kind to train law students in the defense of abused children.
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This detail from the first page of a 4-page press release announces that the Board of Trustees of Loyola University Chicago has decided to close the School of Dentistry in one year, June 1993. The reasons included "the continuing decline in the number of qualified applicants along with rising costs and losses associated with dental education, a situation faced by private dental schools across the nation." As Loyola president Raymond Baumhart, S.J. said, "The very positive advances made in dentistry over the past decades that have markedly reduced the prevalence and extent of dental cavities have unfortunately had an adverse effect on dental education [...] Unlike the past, fewe dentists are required to care for the population."
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LU Wolf, the Loyola mascot, entertains at a sports game for Elvis Impersonator Night, dressed in a shiny and sequined outfit. An Elvis impersonator on stilts with sunglasses stands in the background as well. LU Wolf was introduced as the university's new mascot in 1990.
