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The best thinga about Loyola is the fact that is just like any other campus. There is always something to do, and so many things to get involved in. The students come from all over the world so you never know who you might be sitting next to in class. The diversity is a big plus, and it makes the class setting so much more interesting. There is alot of pride in the students here, especially when it comes to racial issues. We just recetly had an anti-racism rally and it got alot of support from students of all races, colors, and religions. That just goes to show the diversity of things to do here.

The best thing about Loyola is that they host many events; there are so many clubs and activities for all various kinds of students. I rarely find myself asking what I should do. I would change the way they spend our tuition money. Our school size is just right. When I tell people I go to Loyola, their face lights up as if I have offered them a piece of chocolate. Most of my time is FOR SURE spent at the library-it easily takes up most of my day. It's not really a college town, i mean it's in Chicago! I do not envy the administration at the lake shore campus as much as I do at the water tower campus. They are very nice over there, but at the lake shore campus, they can be very rude, and not just sometimes. The biggest recent controversy was about how campus security was acting racist, and so there was a big student body movement, with a demand for rights on campus to the President-everyone in support of it wears green ribbons. Going to Loyola is something that you can say with a huge amount of pride. You have to go there to experience it. I mean, even the name itself is powerful! Something unusual about Loyola is that they always seem as though they are trying to make money off of you-sure there's a certain line of yes you should pay for being irresponsible, but Loyola crosses that line-then with that extra money that they make, like perhaps from an increase in tuition, they make a huge building with 330 or so computers and a bunch of group study rooms. The computers are great (This new building is called the information commons-it's attached to the cudahy library). But I mean come on Loyola, all the group study rooms have a huge gap in the window wall at the top, so that basically everything you say is heard by others outside the room, and you hear any noise outside the room. I'll always remember being waken up at random times like 2 AM in the morning during school days because someone set off the fire alarm my freshman year at the dorm Mertz. This happened a LOT during the first few weeks of school. That was great-everyone from Mertz would gather outside and it would be like a social event. Some complaints made by students are that Loyola doesn't know how to spend our money right, the 8-ride service is not a good service, the shuttle service takes too long, dorming is expensive and the teachers are not always great...but i guess that depends on the student's grade now, doesn't it?

The best thing about Loyola is the faculty and campus: most of the faculty is very helpful and willing to spend time with student who need extra help. Our campus is beautiful and very well maintained. I would change the fact that we need more strict rules on campus about smoking.I think our school is small and we should have more building and more places for extracurricular activities. People usually react by saying "Oh, you have rich parents?" I usually spend my time in the new library Information Commons that spans the entire lake view. It's peaceful and they have Macs and Dell computers for students to use, as well as study rooms with erase boards and AV equipment. What college town? Administration is very helpful and always promoting unity and diversity. Biggest recent controversy was racism of our Campus Security. There is not a lot of school pride that I have witnessed, but for basketball games, usually people get excited for free t-shirts. I don't see anything usual about Loyola except for the fact it's rumored they will tear down one of the buildings that holds the most classes. I will always remember my freshman year when we went exploring by the beach at night. Students frequently complain they will die of second hand smoking if they aren't smokers.

The size of the school is perfect for me. The best thing is simply the quality of education. I spend most of my time in my dorm, because I am antisocial. School pride is mostly non-existent. Most students here don't even know that Loyola's sports teams are Division 1. The most frequent complaint is there is a lack of a "social scene" and the likes. We almost completely lack any Greek society houses, and the student residences are very spread out.

I love the small classroom sizes and how professors find time to meet with you. I spend most of my time in the library. We, as a student body, have a great school pride.

THE BEST THING ABOUT LOYOLA IS THAT THERE ARE A GOOD NUMBER OF MUSLIM STUDENTS I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE MOSQUE LOYOLA IS JUST ABOUT RIGHT PEOPLE LIKE LOYOLA WHEN I TELL THEM I AM A STUDENT LOYOLA'S ADMINISTRATION SEEMS DECENT THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE RACISM TOWARDS BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS NOT REALLY A LOT OF SCHOOL PRIDE I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER BEING STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE I HAD A MUSLIM CAP ON

The best thing about Loyola is definitely the location. It's right in the heart of Chicago and there are tons of things to do. Also it is right by the lake and in the spring and summer, it is beautiful! The best place to be on campus when you want a quiet place to study is to sit on the grass by the lake. The worst thing about Loyola is that it is 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} girls so there aren't that many guys around and the guys that are here are mostly gay, so it's difficult to meet guys to date.

loyola as to be transfer student-friendly! other than that, expensive schooling, great resources available

Best Thing: Professors who care, not all of course, but most Change: Make president garanzini actually care about the students as much as he cares about loyola's reputation Size: Just Right Reaction: most people back home don't know what it is, most only know of loyola marymount since I'm from southern california. When people do know they are impressed Time Spent: Info Commons/Library when studying, when I'm not I'm at Rambler College City really Administration: they are hard to get a hold of, there's a lot of bureaucratic red tape Recent Controversy: Police Officers and Campus Security being racist School Pride: No Unusual: i don't think so Always Remember: The first time I went to the local college bar: Hamiltons Frequent Student Complaints: 8-ride's slowness, the inconsistency of the shuttle, loyola's strictness on alcohol, garanzini not listening to the students, unnecessary spending of school funds

One of the best things about Loyola is the opportunity to live on two different campuses. Loyola has this really nice shuttle bus service that usually runs every fifteen minutes taking you from the Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park to a few blocks off Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago. One of the greatest ezperiences I have had and probably will ever have is the opportunity to live Downtown as a sophomore. The dorm rooms are apartment style and just amazing. Whether you live on Lakeshore Campus or Downtown, it is so easy to commute between the two and there will always be something to do. Loyola's campus is also beautiful. We are literally right on Lake Michigan. In my freshmen year dorm room, my view was from the Penthouse floor of my building overlooking the lake. The sunsets could not be more pretty. It was great. We also have a brand new building called the Information Commons that is eco-friendly and literally feet away from the lake. It is almost entirely made of glass and you can sit on sofas, use the computers, and relax while looking at the lake. You can even nap..I've done it a few times. Loyola also has its own train stop on the CTA redline, virtually making anything around you accesible. Loyola encourages exploring the city by including a CTA Upass in the tuition. It really comes in handly whether you want to travel north to Evanston for some great food, or go to Belmont for some new posters. Pretty much all of Chicago is your playground. Usually when I tell people I go to Loyola, I get the "Oh, that's so nice! Loyola is a great school." And it ends just about there. I think it has to do with people know it is a private school, assume it is extremely expensive and must be worth something. I think one thing I would change is Loyola's scholarships. In the past, scholarships were merit-based, and if you didn't get the highest one right away, with a good GPA in college, you were eligible for an upgrade. They changed it my freshman year that in order to be eligible for an upgrade, it needed to be need-based. For those people that may have counted on upgrading their scholarship, it kind of sucks their policy changed in the middle of their academic career. Also, we don't have the biggest school pride on campus. We have basketball games which can be fun, but I definitely miss football games like the ones in high school. The biggest recent controvery on campus was the Anti-Racist Movement. Apparently the security guards were racial profiling and a group of students got together to speak against it and protest in a march across campus. As far as I know, our President handled it very well, wanted to hear everything anyone had to say, and was working on resolving the issue.