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On January 27 a Memorial Mass was celebrated in honor of Paul J. Coyne, Jr., Ph.D., professor of engineering science, who died at the age of 61 on January 23, 2010. The service took place in the Alumni Memorial Chapel; it was presided by Coyne's former colleague Fr.

House Republican leaders gathered in Baltimore's Renaissance Harborplace Hotel this weekend for their annual retreat. At center stage was Friday's lunchtime address by President Obama to GOP representatives, followed by a question-and-answer session in which House Republicans questioned the president's positions and actions on health care reform, reducing the deficit, climate legislation and job creation.

He has been portrayed as a gold-crazed anarchist by his opponents and as a relentlessly principled visionary by fans. Whatever his reception, Congressman Ron Paul never fails to draw a strong reaction, and he did just that when he spoke to a capacity-filled McGuire Hall last week.

Loyola hosted its first Loyola Listening event Wednesday at St. Mary of the Assumption Church on York Road. The event, which involved nearly 20 students, faculty and administrators from Loyola, was the first of three listening events scheduled to take place this semester.

Last Wednesday, the Mission Over a Meal program held its first of three lunch series designed to offer members of the Loyola community - faculty, staff and administration - an opportunity to eat, reflect and discuss the mission of Loyola. As the new 2009-2010 school year began, some obvious changes and additions were quite publicly opened on the Loyola scene.

As various organizations around the world continue to send aid to Haiti, Loyola continues to organize fundraising efforts. In an attempt to organize and combine these contributions, the Center for Community Service and Justice held a Haiti Brainstorming session last Friday in Cohn Hall.

The Loyola University Men's and Women's Rowing teams joined forces with our campus's chapter of Habitat for Humanity last Thursday at the annual "Row for Humanity" fundraiser. The Loyola community came together from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall for a day of continuous rowing.