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Loyola University is built upon the foundations of the Jesuit mission, but for many members of the community knowing how to incorporate Jesuit ideals into everyday life is difficult. To provide direction, Fr. Brian Linnane, president of Loyola, appointed Rev.

Despite the wind and sporadic rain last Friday, a large number of students came to enjoy great music, games and delicious desserts at the Second Annual Autumn Moon Festival which was moved from the Quad to the 4th floor Programming Room. The Autumn Moon Festival, hosted by the Asian Cultural Alliance (ACA), brought an array of Loyola students, faculty, administrators and families.

"One of things in danger today is the culture of journalism," says Dr. Elliot King, professor and assistant chair of Loyola University's communication department. In an attempt to save journalism from its current state of instability, King applied for a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) and received $48,370 to create a system to facilitate communication among journalism scholars.

There is a new team at Loyola making quite the impression in the community. Loyola's Forensics Society, a combination of a mock trial team and speech and debate team, earned the third place title for a team award in last weekend's debate tournament on Saturday, September 26th at Towson University and Sunday, September 27th with the Southern Northern Atlantic Forensics Association.

Starting this year, the Loyola community will have a Jewish organization featured on campus. The Hillel group is "the foundation for Jewish Campus Life" and was brought to the Evergreen campus by junior Sophie Kagan. Hillel's goal at Loyola is to help students "better understand that not everybody is the same, that other options are okay and welcomed," says Loyola senior Jess Callahan.