Loyola University

Pope Francis will speak with college students throughout the Americas in a forum hosted by Loyola University on Feb. 24. It is open to the public.

Loyola's spring semester will begin Tuesday with most classes meeting virtually, the university announced.

The booster requirement comes as Chicago and the rest of the United States are in the midst of another COVID-19 surge.

A Loyola senior said she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity party in January 2020. She said she felt the university didn't do enough to protect her or punish her attacker — and she's not alone.

Loyola already required students to be vaccinated before coming back to campus. All faculty and campus workers must get their shots, as well.

Tyler Johnson, a student at DePaul College Prep, and TaKiya “TK” Howard, a student at De La Salle Institute, were wounded in Monday night's shooting.

Students who aren't vaccinated or don't meet exemption criteria won't be allowed to move into dorms or attend in-person classes, Loyola officials said.

The newly combined farmers market will be hosted in a lot off Pratt Boulevard to allow for more social distancing.

After a brutal year for business, Loyola watch parties and Sister Jean gear could provide restaurants and shops with a much-needed jolt.

Sister Jean has the second-best-selling bobblehead in the Bobblehead Museum's history, behind Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Coronavirus protocols initially threatened to keep Loyola team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt from traveling with the Ramblers to Indianapolis for the March Madness tournament.

Residents sounded off about college parties during a meeting on Loyola's planned spring reopening. "The consequences are going to fall on our most vulnerable neighbors."

Loyola Trustee Barry McCabe's grant will establish the institute, which will focus on issues of equal rights and ethical law practices.

St. Ignatius dates back to 1907, when the Jesuit order bought the Rogers Park land that houses Loyola University.

Loyola is the first Jesuit university to have a school dedicated to environmental sustainability, school leaders say.

Dorms have been closed at the Rogers Park campus through the fall and most classes have been held remotely.

Marcus Mason-Vivit left his job in September, saying his former boss cultivated an atmosphere of fear, intimidation, racism and hostility in the school's admissions office. Loyola leaders say they are investigating.

The beloved basketball chaplain has a message to students during the pandemic: no parties. "Don't have any, and don't disappoint me," she said.

The owner said he picked the neighborhood because of its diversity and because of the storefront's location near Loyola.