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Founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, Loyola University Chicago today is the largest Jesuit university in the world. A liberal arts school that emphasizes social justice and Catholic values, Loyola boasts a prestigious nursing program, a school of law, medical school and hospital. Loyola's main campus is located in Rogers Park, along Lake Michigan. But it also has campus near the Water Tower downtown, a health system campus in Maywood and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy. The school's mascot is the Rambler, a wolf. The Ramblers captured the 1963 NCAA men's basketball title.
Founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, Loyola University Chicago today is the largest Jesuit university in the world. A liberal arts school that emphasizes social justice and Catholic values, Loyola boasts a prestigious nursing program, a school of law, medical school and hospital. Loyola's main campus is located in Rogers Park, along Lake Michigan. But it also has campus near the Water Tower downtown, a health system campus in Maywood and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy. The school's mascot is the Rambler, a wolf. The Ramblers captured the 1963 NCAA men's basketball title.
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January 2012 Program Guide
Staff reporterSUNDAY, JANUARY 1 LEARN HOW TO RIGHT A WRONG "Consumer justice" is a "consummation devoutly to be wished" but not always attained. Jon Yates, official problem solver columnist for the Chicago Tribune has just done a book on how to get your money back...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jim Frederick, Elections, Religious Texts, Arts and Culture
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, March 2005
Staff reporterHenry Ford once said that "all history is bunk," but our panel of three expert historians explains the craft of history and the latest trend in that discipline. James Cracraft of the University of Illinois Chicago, Ethan Shagan of Northwestern University,...Tags: NASA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Coup d'Etat, Roman Catholicism, Arts and Culture
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, April 2005
Staff reporterFormer Chicago alderman Leon Despres--along with former Chicago Tribune reporter Kenan Heise--discusses his twenty years standing up to the Chicago Democratic machine, headed by the late Mayor Richard J. Daley. Despres new memoir is Challenging the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Entertainment, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Richard J. Daley
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The Cancer Legal Resource Center: 2010 Cancer Rights Conference
June 18--The Cancer Legal Resource Center invites you to the 2010 Cancer Rights Conference at Loyola University Chicago School of Law from 8:30am-5:30pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served. This is a free, one-of-a-kind conference dedicated to educating...Tags: Cancer, Education
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Loyola University Health System Cutting More than 440 Jobs
(WGN-AM) - The Loyola University Health System in Maywood will cut more than 440 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force, as it has encountered an influx of patients who cannot pay their medical bills with current economic conditions. The cuts will be...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Unemployment, Chicago Jobs, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, January 2007
Staff reporterMilt leads and overview of Victorian literature--including discussion of Charles Dickens, Matthew Arnold, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Darwin and more--with Lawrence Poston, professor emeritus of English at the University of Illinois Chicago, and Micael...Tags: Columbia University, Charles Dickens, Arts and Culture, Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, March 2006
Staff reporterWe explore the roots and evolution of fascism with two experts: Stanley Payne, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Peter Fritzsche, professor of history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (03/31/06)...Tags: DePaul University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology, Christianity
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, September 2006
Staff reporterRoderick MacFarquhar, professor of history, political science and government at Harvard University and co-author of the new book Mao's Last Revolution, discusses the history of communism in China, the roots of the Cultural Revolution, and how it...Tags: Skokie, Mass Media, Chicago Sun-Times, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, January 2006
Staff reporterOn the day of the Palestinian elections, we welcomed noted journalist Rami Khouri, current editor-at-large for the Beirut-based Daily Star and former editor of the Jordan Times, who provided a guided tour d'horizon of the Middle East. Topics included in...Tags: Elections, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arts and Culture, Philosophy, University of Chicago
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Man fatally shot near Loyola University in Guilford
A man was fatally shot a few blocks from the campus of Loyola University Maryland in Northern Baltimore on Thursday evening, police said. Police responded to the 4600 block of York Road, in the Guilford neighborhood, shortly after 6:30 p.m. The location...Tags: Murder, Loyola University Maryland, Shootings, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Meredith Kelly, 1950-2012
Moved by her two nephews serving overseas in the Marines, Meredith Kelly founded an organization in 2003 that eventually sent more than 10,000 packages to service members in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kosovo, Guantanamo and the Horn of Africa. "As soon...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest, Pat Quinn, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Executive profile: Andrew Berlin, Berlin Packaging Co.
Before the first pitch was thrown at the South Bend Silver Hawks' home opener last month, team owner Andrew Berlin stuck his hand under all the soap dispensers in the men's and women's bathrooms to make sure they worked. He went to the hardware store...
Tags: College Sports, Paper and Product Packaging Industry, Chicago White Sox, Productivity, Personal Service
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