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Loyola Lens

September in photos

Take a look back at our favorite moments from September.

Photos by Lukas Keapproth

September 30, 2025

With the first weeks of the semester behind them, Loyola students are fully embracing the spirit of fall. September brought fresh opportunities in the classroom and through hands-on projects like engineering students’ partnerships with Brookfield Zoo. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, Ramblers found favorite study spots from sunlit lawns to skyline views at the Schreiber Center, while weekends were spent exploring Chicago’s neighborhoods and seasonal festivals.See these moments and more in September’s Loyola Lens.

Loyola students make use of new seating areas around the Lake Shore Campus for studying, relaxing or catching up with friends.
Engineering students partner with the Brookfield Zoo for their senior capstone project of installing an automatic bird feeder for ground-feeding birds at the zoo. Students designed a camera that using image recognition software to only allow specific birds to trigger the feeder to dispense food, keeping unwanted animals from stealing their food.
Engineering students partner with the Brookfield Zoo for their senior capstone project of installing an automatic bird feeder for ground-feeding birds at the zoo. Students designed a camera that using image recognition software to only allow specific birds to trigger the feeder to dispense food, keeping unwanted animals from stealing their food.
Students utilize study spaces in Information Commons library before the first major exams of the Fall 2025 semester.
Students utilize study spaces in Information Commons library before the first major exams of the Fall 2025 semester.
Loyola student Megan Stropus walks her dog, Noodle, along the West Quad.
Loyola student Megan Stropus walks her dog, Noodle, along the West Quad.

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