Category: Articles
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Milio’s Mission
To this pop-up shop entrepreneur, local makers matter. What 24 hours earlier had been a vacant storefront in North Baltimore was now a carefully curated pop-up shop. And on this Saturday morning in March, customers streamed into the temporary home-goods shop Taken, filling the space with excited murmurs as they browsed through the products, many of…
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Helping Hand
A local student gives back in a big way. Just in time for college-application season, Friends School of Baltimore senior Noah Gainsburg added an impressive title to his resume: St. Francis Neighborhood Center’s Volunteer of the Year. At 18, this Reisterstown native has dedicated more than 300 volunteer hours to Reservoir Hill’s SFNC, a nonprofit…
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From Weeds to Waffles
A Baltimore transplant turns an outdoor chore into a community-building club. One Sunday last June, Phil LaBarge spent the morning pulling weeds from the sidewalk outside of his Canton home to help out the elderly people on his block. Feeling inspired by the therapeutic cleanup, he treated himself to brunch at Of Love and Regret…
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Sofar Sounds Concerts Keep Performers a Secret Until You Arrive
Intimate shows spotlight area artists—who remain unknown until the set starts. To attend this secret music show, all I knew was that I needed to be there by 8 p.m., and that if I wanted to be comfortable, I should bring a blanket. When my friend and I walked into Vent Coffee Roasters, the Union Collective…
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The Greyhound honors the life of former copy chief Angela Decarlo ’19
Originally published in The Greyhound, Loyola University Maryland’s online news source. On Nov. 4, Angela DeCarlo ’19 passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. DeCarlo was a global studies major, and she pursued a journalism minor. She served as The Greyhound’s copy chief from the fall of 2016 to the spring of 2018. Prior to…
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The Evergreen Players open their season with a rendition of Sarah Delappe’s “The Wolves”
Originally published in The Greyhound, Loyola University Maryland’s online news source. This past weekend, from Oct. 25-Oct. 28, the Evergreen Players held their first production of the school year with “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe over the course of a four-day, five-show run in McManus Theater. Directed by theater professor and 2019 Class Dean Dr. Natka…
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Hidden Corners of Loyola: The Office of Student Advancement’s Phonathon
Originally published in The Greyhound, Loyola University Maryland’s online news source. It’s easy to look at higher education as a transaction: You pay money to get a diploma. You then use that degree to get a job. For most, it’s an easy two-step process of give and take—a necessary step to unlock a greater unknown. But…
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Why are white women the face of black and brown civil rights?
As I neared the southeast corner of Patterson Park last Saturday, June 30, the knot in my stomach had yet to untie itself. After days-long rumination over whether or not I should show up to the Baltimore Families Belong Together rally, I had finally settled on attending. But my qualms persisted. As I drew closer…
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“You’re a Person of Color?”: Exploring the underrepresentation of Asian Americans on Loyola’s campus
Originally published in The Greyhound, Loyola University Maryland’s online news source by Rodlyn-mae Banting & Ana Everhard On March 16, the Black Student Association (BSA) held their 20th annual BSA Fashion Show. Entitled “For the Culture,” the event focused on celebrating various minority groups on campus to highlight Loyola’s students of color. Our very own…
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