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Dan O’Meara, ’98, producer of the HBO film By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, will screen the film and answer questions about its production on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:45 p.m. in the auditorium in the Loyola/Notre Dame Library. Admission is free. O’Meara will also visit several classes on Wednesday, Nov. 11. By the People, which premiered on HBO on Nov. 3, chronicles the Obama campaign’s journey to the White House and includes never-before-seen footage of Obama behind the scenes, as well as interviews and candid moments with wife Michelle Obama, the couple’s young daughters, senior campaign staff, volunteers, supporters, reporters, and opponents.
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On Sunday morning, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m., all network connectivity to and from our wireless network at all Loyola locations, and to and from our residence hall networks, will be interrupted for a planned upgrade of our systems. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Have you seen the white crosses along the Quad? With these crosses, Loyola honors and remembers the innocent people who have been killed in Central and South America because of their faith and their commitment to standing up for the rights of the voiceless. As you cross the Quad this month, please remember the individuals whose lives have been given in sacrifice for the freedom and liberation of the people of Central and South America. If you would like to learn more, come to the Chapel on Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. to "Remembering our Martyrs from El Salvador," a commemoration which will include an educational video clip about the martyrs’ lives and the circumstances in El Salvador, as well as a reflective tribute to honor these men and women. Our program will help us to reflect on how these deaths continue to speak to us today. What can these individuals teach us about what it means to be human? How are we, like the martyrs, called to live in solidarity as one human family? There will also be a Mass at 12:10 p.m. on Nov. 16, dedicated to the martyrs and the many innocent lives lost during the war in El Salvador. Additionally, during the month of November, we will be showing a Just Art Exhibit in Cohn Hall. This exhibit is dedicated to these martyrs and others who have perished in Central and South America. Come see it starting soon! Questions? Contact Rosie Miola, student program assistant for service and spirituality, at spirituality@loyola.edu.
NEW! Freshmen registration is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thursday, Nov. 12. Freshmen have been notified of their specific registration date and the information is also available via WebAdvisor under Registration, Reg/Appointment Permission. Freshmen must have electronic advisor permission. Advisors can give electronic permission through inside.loyola.edu or www.loyola.edu/webadvisor (click on Permit to Register button).
Come enjoy the 25th annual International Festival today - Friday, Nov. 6, from noon - 2 p.m. in McGuire Hall! Featuring various cultural exhibits, food, presentations and performances from various clubs and organizations from the Loyola community, as well as services provided by Henna artists and massage therapists.
Tickets are $8 for a global passport of 20 tickets or $5 for 10 tickets. Tickets are used to acquire various items during the Festival, such as various samples of food, a massage, henna tatto, etc. The International Festival will include a special commemoration in memory of Joseph Healy, the founder of the International Festival at 1 p.m. For more information, contact alana@loyola.edu.
In addition to coverage of the designation change celebration and the introduction of the University’s new brand, the issue features a holiday gift-giving guide. The guide offers a selection of products made and sold by Loyola alumni. The online version offers added features—photos, a video, and a forum for readers to offer comments on the stories. Visit the magazine at www.loyola.edu/magazine.
Please join us for this week's Science Seminar, "A System For Fast Spatial Searches on the Earth and Sky Using the Hierachial Triangular Mesh," presented by George Fekete, on Friday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. in Knott Hall B01. For a flyer, abstract, and a full list of speakers check the Science Seminar Web site.
The Greyhound is solely online this week. You can access it by going to www.loyolagreyhound.com.
Relay For Life is back! All week there will be tables at Boulder selling baked goods and our Fall Relay T-shirts! T-shirts are $15, cash or evergreen swipeable, and all proceeds go to Relay For Life.
The Christmas season is right around the corner. Can you imagine not receiving any Christmas presents this year? Many families living in Baltimore are in situations where they may not be able to adequately provide food for their families, let alone Christmas presents for their children. You have the opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of these families by sponsoring families and children in the Presence for Christmas program and helping to provide gifts for the holidays. Presence for Christmas is an annual program sponsored by CCSJ and the Sophomore Class Assembly to provide gifts for people who are marginalized through the local community agencies that support them. These agencies include St. Vincent de Paul Society, The Ark Preschool, Refugee Youth Project, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital and many others. Each year, about 300 children receive wrapped gifts, and 75 families receive food baskets and gifts. Opportunities to register to sponsor individual children will be held on campus the week of Nov. 2 - 6, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. outside Boulder Café, as well as after Sunday Mass in Alumni Chapel on Nov. 8. This year, all family sponsorships will be conducted using online registration through the Presence for Christmas Web site. Visit www.loyola.edu/presence to register. Thanks for your generosity!
If you are interested in donating an item for the auction, please visit the CCSJ Web site, fill out the form and return it to Andrea Goicochea in CCSJ (Cohn Hall 44) no later than Nov. 6, in order for it to appear in the auction booklet. Also, any department that wants to sponsor the auction for $100 must let Andrea know by Nov. 6 as well.
Great items already received that you might be interested in are tickets with Southwest Airlines, vacation beach houses, Mary Beth Akre’s paintings, Loyola “College” banners, Jenkins parking spot, and much more. If you have any questions, just call Andrea Goicochea at ext. 5823. Thanks and hope to see you at the auction on Nov. 18! Save the date postcards will be coming out soon.
To find out more, visit the athletics Web site.
Join us for a walk along the Monkton trail on Friday, Nov. 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Enjoy the change of seasons, a brisk walk, moments of reflection, and conversation. Bring a lunch. Students, staff, faculty, friends, children, and dogs are welcome! Directions: 695 to 83N, Exit 27 east on Mt. Carmel, right onto York Road, left onto Monkton Road, follow Monkton Road to Monkton Village Parking.
The Loyola College Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series is a sequence of events organized by holders of the four Distinguished Scholar Chairs in Loyola College (formerly College of Arts and Sciences) at Loyola University. In two lectures or public discussions per semester, they will speak from their fields of expertise. The goal of the series is to promote conversation about scholarship among the diverse academic disciplines at Loyola College. Teachers of all departments are invited to bring their classes.
The remainder of the schedule is as follows: - Friday, Nov. 6
2 p.m., Knott Hall B03
"Shakespeare and The Book of Sir Thomas More"
Robert Miola, Gerard Manley Hopkins Chair in English - Spring 2010 (TBA)
"Authority and Freedom: Learning from the Jansenists"
John Conley, S.J., Knott Chair in Theology - Friday, April 9, 2010
2 p.m., Knott Hall B03
"Three Kinds of Time: Chinese Responses to Japanese Bacteriological Warfare, 1941-1945"
R. Keith Schoppa, Doehler Chair in History
The Evergreen Players present Chicago, Kander and Ebb’s award winning musical set in 1920’s Chicago. Performances will be Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6, and 7, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for the general public, $11 faculty and staff, $10 students and senior citizens. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday 5 - 7 p.m. and two hours before each performance. Tickets may also be reserved by calling ext. 5024.
Jenkin’s lot will have very limited parking on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, due to a high volume of admission guests. Jenkin’s lot will also be reserved all day on Saturday, Nov. 7, due to admission’s Saturday Information Program. Thank you for your understanding.
Loyola will sponsor its first urban pilgrimage on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 7. The pilgrimage will begin at the Alumni Memorial Chapel at 9 a.m. and will end with the celebration of Mass at noon at the Basilica of the Assumption in downtown Baltimore. The pilgrims will walk along Charles Street with interfaith stops at the Second Presbyterian Church, Hopkins’s Hillel Foundation, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The pilgrimage will alternate between traditional prayers, times of silence, and faith–sharing conversation. This is a wonderful way to praise God, renew yourself spiritually, pray for the needs of Loyola, and discover the rich religious communities of urban Baltimore. All members of the Loyola community and their friends are most welcome to join us. For more information, contact Fr. John Conley, S.J., Knott Professor of Philosophy and Theology, at jconley1@loyola.edu or ext. 2665.
To find out more about the program, visit the athletics Web site.
"Every day in India, small girls are drugged and stolen from their mothers. When these girls, some as young as seven or eight awaken, they find themselves in the hellish center of the largest brothel district in the world - Bombay, India."
Last year, recreational sports sponsored Loyola’s first ever Walk for Hope to raise money for girls who have been rescued from the sex trade in the red light district of India. More than $3,000 was raised and donated to Friends of Maiti Nepal, a non-profit all-volunteer organization dedicated to addressing the human rights crisis of girl sex-trafficking. The documentary The Day My God Died provides a glimpse into the corruption and evil behind the curtain of the global sex industry and delves into how the victims of these crimes have emerged to form their own underground railway to move sex slaves to freedom. This documentary will be available for viewing on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. in the Library auditorium. Please come open your hearts to this horrible injustice and learn more about Loyola’s second annual Walk for Hope, which takes place Sunday, Nov. 8, on the NCR trail in Monkton, Md. Take the first step to being an advocate for young girls around the world! To register, stop by the Outdoor Adventure Center, Basecamp, in the FAC today!
The modern languages department presents a National French Week 2009 event: Amadou Koné, "The Socio-political Function of Theater in Pre- and Post-Colonial West Africa," on Monday, Nov. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the AWSC 4th Floor Program Room. Koné is a playwright and novelist from Côte d’Ivoire. He is also a professor of French at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public. Please visit the modern languages Web site for details and other French Week 2009 events.
Alan Udoff, professor of Jewish and Christian Thought at St. Francis College in New York, will present "Cragg’s List: Cinema, Censorship, and the Commonweal" on Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. in Knott Hall B03. Sponsored by the Catholic Social Thought Committee and the Catholic Studies program.
Adam Hopkins Jazz Quintet will be performed Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in McManus Theater. Admission is free.
Thomas McCoog, S.J., archivist and historian for the Society of Jesus, Rome and London, will present "Caesar and Parsons" on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Sellinger VIP Lounge, College Center (take the elevator by the post office to the 4th floor).
Steve Fritz, from Emerald Sky Technologies, will present an advanced technology forum, titled "Rethinking the Aircraft Flight Display," on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Timonium Graduate Center. Fritz has a “lofty” goal: redesigning the aircraft flight display, which has had the same basic idea since the 1920’s. He will demonstrate his radical new flight display, designed using contemporary principles of human-machine interaction. His company, Emerald Sky Technologies, is working with NASA on this endeavor. Join us! Refreshments will be served. More information is available in the computer science department’s LoyolaComputes newsletter.
Open Ears, Open Minds, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 in the Fine Arts Recital Room. Admission is free.
Please join the writing department in welcoming writer Robin Hemley to the Modern Masters Reading Series. Robin will read from his new collection of essays, "Do Over!" at 50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the 4th Floor Program Room in the Andrew White Student Center. A question and answer session, book signing, and refreshments with the author will follow the reading.
Check out the last of six films from award winning director Spike Lee, Loyola’s 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation speaker, with Do the Right Thing on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 6 - 9 p.m. in the Library auditorium. Fr. Linnane will moderate a question and answer session following the film.
Presented by the office of academic affairs and diversity; Black Faculty, Administrators and Staff Association; the Center for Innovation in Urban Education; College Diversity Committee; and office of ALANA services.
Please support our local effort to help our neighbors in need by participating in the Helping Hands Campaign that will help make the Thanksgiving Food Drive a success. There are four ways you can help:
- Donate funds at Boulder Garden or Surf’n Joe that will help CCSJ to fund the purchase of turkeys for families in our community.
- Pick-up an empty bag from Boulder Garden or Primo’s, fill it with the specified non-perishable food items, and bring it back on or before Nov. 12.
- Purchase a pre-filled bag of non-perishable food items from the Smart Market C-Store in Newman Towers or Flannery O’Connor Hall.
- Drive awareness by communicating this program (and truly worthwhile cause) to your employees, co-workers, and students.
To find out more, visit the athletics Web site.
Viva House, the Catholic Worker House in Baltimore, has a monthly food bag collection. These bags are donated and delivered to West Baltimore to be distributed to families experiencing material poverty in the neighborhood. Although Loyola has been a long time contributor of this program, there are still many families whose needs are not being met.
This semester, we were thrilled to have our delivery in October almost double that of the month of September. But our goal is to reach 50 bags per month, and we need you to make that happen! Increasing our delivery of monthly food bags would be a great way to give back to the community. The next Viva House Food Bags delivery is on Thursday, Nov. 19, and bags just need to be dropped off at CCSJ. For a list of the items needed for these food bags, please e-mail Erin Timmeny, Center for Community Service and Justice’s Viva House Service Coordinator, at vivasc@loyola.edu. Thank you to those of you who are already contributing to this program!
Learn what’s on Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee’s mind when he delivers the 17th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation Address at Loyola on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. The event begins at 7 p.m. in Reitz Arena. General admission tickets are $30 and will be available beginning Monday, Nov. 16, through Ticketmaster. Discount tickets ($18 for members of the Loyola community and students from other institutions; $15 for groups of 20 or more) will be available at the Loyola box office, also beginning Nov. 16. For more information, visit the MLK Convocation Web site.
Are you tired of the usual gift choices? Do you want to avoid the mall traffic? Come to the 7th annual Employee Craft Show and Sale for all of your holiday gifts! The Employee Craft Show and Sale features one-of-a-kind handmade arts and crafts by Loyola employees and their immediate family members. The Craft Show and Sale will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in McGuire Hall. Shoppers can enter for a chance to win crafts donated by the crafters and may even catch a glimpse of Santa while they shop! For more information and a list of participating crafters, visit the Employee Craft Show and Sale Web site. If you are a crafter interested in selling your crafts, please contact Nancy Bathgate in the records office on ext. 2264 or nbathgate@loyola.edu.
Want to share photos from your programs, events, or just fun time with friends with the rest of the community? Submit them to the "Photos of the Week" section of Inside Loyola!
Photos should be timely and should reflect life at Loyola - for students, staff, or administrators. Images can be from one of Loyola's campuses, or from an off-campus Loyola-sponsored event, and must be horizontal. Please submit no more than three photos per event, and please include descriptions with the photos. You can submit photos by e-mailing photosoftheweek@loyola.edu. Images should be in jpeg format and will be selected at the discretion of the Web communications team. Not all photos will be used and photos will be chosen based on timeliness, aesthetics, and general appeal. If you have any questions, e-mail the Web communications team at photosoftheweek@loyola.edu.
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