The Byline

Big changes are happening in the arts here at Loyola — what does that mean for students? For professors? What do these changes say or illuminate about the current valuation of the study of the humanities on the whole? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by managing editor Catherine Meyer and writ...

In the wake of President Trump's executive order ending all diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the federal level, how are institutions responding? What were DEI initiatives and programs providing? And what are we doing to fill in the gaps in their absence? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is jo...

How are students using artificial intelligence? How is the technology impacting both natural and educational environments? Is it making us less curious? Or more so? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Sydney Mott and Regina Pochoki to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The Byl...

How is President Trump’s new mass deportation policy affecting Rogers Park’s large immigrant community? In what ways are local organizations and institutions rallying around that community? How are Loyola students reacting to this, and what are they doing? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by w...

How did Loyola achieve carbon neutrality? What does the university plan to do for the next 10 years to mitigate its carbon footprint? How do we, as individuals, deal with what feels like the impending climate crisis? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Justin Peabody and Jackson Steffe...

Is Chicago the rattiest city in the world? What’s the right way to get rid of rats? How do you appraise the validity of data-based claims like which city is the rattiest? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Eleni Dutta and Zoe Smith to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The By...

Former president Donald Trump has been elected for a second term. Given the nature of the current Republican Party platform and the rhetoric wielded by key party members, what does this mean for women? For queer individuals, but specifically transgender and non-binary people? For immigrants? For the most important election — and Byline — of our lives, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joi...

How does the university report its finances and how do we as students interpret those reports? How much should administrative staff be paid — and are they being paid too much? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by Editor-in-Chief Griffin Krueger and deputy news editor Hunter Minné to discuss the...

How are the men’s and women’s basketball teams projected to do this season? Given the teams’ performances last year, how do coaches Drew Valentine and Allison Guth intend to take their skills to the next level? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by sports editor Andi Revesz and deputy sports edi...

How are students thinking about the upcoming 2024 presidential election? What issues are driving their advocacy work? Do they think our current two-party system is accurately representing the political desires of young people? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Faith Hug and Gavin Ros...

Would you feed the squirrels on campus? Should you feed the squirrels on campus? How do we navigate our connection with nature on an urban campus? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by writers Allison Treanor and Meda Puriate to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The Byline — the story...

What does our student government do? What are the new administration's plans for the upcoming academic year? How will their efforts affect students? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by deputy news editor Julia Pentasuglio and Ava Witherite to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The Byl...

What will Loyola look like in 10 years? How accessible is the university for transgender students and students with disabilities? How does construction impact on-campus accessibility? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by deputy news editor Hunter Minné and Micah Rogers to discuss these question...

How does art bring us together? What does community-conscious university planning look like? What do local institutions mean to our communities? On this week’s episode of The Byline, a joint project between The Phoenix and WLUW 88.7, host and engagement editor Audrey Hogan is joined by editor-in-chief Griffin Krueger and arts editor Mao Reynolds to discuss these questions and more. Listen to The B...