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An investigation of the changes at Primo’s and Boulder Garden Cafe for the 2009-2010 school year. Click here for PDF Copy

A loquacious man once said, many times, “What kind of change do we want?  Not all change is good.”  Loyola’s Dining Services will find out this year if they have entered the realm of negative change or if the significant changes they have introduced will in fact be embraced by the student body.  The most notable difference in dining is the new format of Primo’s, which is now an “All Inclusive” restaurant in which guests pay a set fee of $7.99 for lunch and $11.99 for dinner, allowing them to choose from numerous dining options in a sort of all-you-can eat style.  Some (perpetually hungry) students have expressed approval over the opportunity to have a wide range of eating opportunities at a set price.  Also, students who prefer set meal plans to an a la carte dining style are happy to see the introduction of the Primo’s Power Plan, which offers the lunch and dinner options at a discounted rate.  However, some students feel that the “All Inclusive” style does not work for them, as they feel that they generally would not buy enough items for their meals to reach the set price.  Also, there are some students who would like to buy only the main part of their meal at Primo’s and perhaps grab a drink and sides from their dorm, but doing so at the “All Inclusive” Primo’s is not very cost-effective. Overall, reactions have ranged from “Primo’s is now giving Boulder a run for its money” to “Boulder might actually be better than Primo’s now.”

Reactions to the swine flu pandemic around Loyola’s campus.  Click here for PDF Copy

When just about everyone on a college campus has become a hypochondriac, something unusual is going on.  And when people are actually getting sick – not just imagining it – all the hypochondriacs might believe that the disease that is spreading is much worse than it actually is.  One wonders how soon we will all become Howard Hughes-type recluses.

Baltimore Racing Development LLC pushes to bring a street race sponsored by the Indy Racing League to Charm City.  Click here for PDF Copy

Baltimore is not a city known for its professional auto racing, but a group of investors and professionals is looking to change that.  Despite the limited geography of the city, Baltimore Racing Development LLC (BRD) is pushing ahead with plans to bring a street race sanctioned by the Indy Racing League to Charm City.  Late summer or early fall of 2011 is the targeted range of dates for the inaugural “Baltimore Grand Prix.”  The voice of the effort is BRD’s spokesman, Al Unser, Jr., a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.  Unser also helped designed the proposed 2.4-mile track, which will run through downtown Baltimore, going along Pratt Street, Russell Street, Camden Street, Conway Street, and Light Street, passing the Inner Harbor, Camden Yards, and M & T Stadium along the way.