Public Spaces and Social Movements

“Public spaces become a place for conversation,” Shepard said, “and the best public spaces are well used public spaces.”

“I think people aren’t looking for politicians to solve their problems…We have to lead ourselves".

Shepard said direct action creates change. Use your voice, or your impact becomes smaller and smaller, he said.

Read more at Loyola Student Dispatch - Author speaks about social relations at Loyola.

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Loyola Student Dispatch celebrates Birthday

Read about it on Loyola Student Dispatch - Loyola Student Dispatch celebrates first birthday.

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49th Ward Democratic Party Board afraid to endorse

The 49th Ward Democratic Party Board is afraid to endorse a Mayoral candidate unless they feel it is a sure thing.

Loyola Student Dispatch reports:

The 49th Ward Democratic Party also voted to endorse Illinois State Representative Susana Mendoza for City Clerk. Mendoza earned 86.4 percent of the vote, over her opponent, Commissioner of Water Reclamation, Patricia Horton, who received 15.6 percent.

Read more at Loyola Student Dispatch - 49th Ward Democrats make no mayoral endorsement.


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Blizzard photos from Loyola Student Dispatch

Check them out at Loyola Student Dispatch - More great Blizzard of 2011 photos from Loyola.

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Loyola doctors cite dangers of drunken walking

We all know about the dangers of drunken driving. But have you heard about the hazards of drunken walking?

Read more at Loyola Student Dispatch.

Loyola warns about hackers

An e-mail from ITS Services was sent to the entire Loyola University Chicago community regarding the security on all wireless networks.

At the end of October, an exploit was released that could potentially put the public’s online identity at risk. Using popular websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo, are targets for hijacking personal information. As of recently, an exploit called Firesheep is used to obtain this information.

Read more at Loyola Student Dispatch.

Loyola Student Dispatch and The Loyola Phoenix partner

Read about it at The Loyola Student Dispatch - Loyola Student Dispatch teams with The Phoenix.

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Tainted Milk Alert

Read about it at Loyola Student Dispatch - Tainted milk delivered to Chicago.


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