Loyola Betrayal List

Tik Tok has had many trends come and go, but right now “Betrayal Lists” seem to be at the top of everyone’s For You Page. 

People have made betrayal lists for all types of scenarios from being a youngest child to colleges and sports. This sparked the idea of creating a betrayal list for Loyola — and oh boy do I have some thoughts. 

Tuition

Why does tuition get raised every single year, and yet none of our scholarships are increased accordingly? Loyola has raised tuition 37.09% over the past 10 years from $55,289 to $74,020 for students living on campus. Specifically the past two years, tuition went up 5.3% in 2023-24 and 3.65% in 2024-25.  

I came to Loyola because of the scholarship I got, yet they increase tuition without suitably increasing the scholarship money. It’s misleading when a student commits to Loyola knowing they’re getting a certain amount of financial aid, and then they end up needing to pay more throughout the four years. 

Mundelein Elevators 

Don’t even get me started on the elevators in Mundelein and the lack of elevator etiquette from people on a daily basis. 

The service elevators should be reserved to floor 10 and above, due to the fact the other four elevators only go to floor 9. I have a class on floor 14, and when I finally step into the service elevator after waiting in an impossibly long line, I don’t want to see anybody click a floor below 10. 

Beyond the service elevators, people need to be patient. Don’t walk to the front of the line and cut in front of everyone else in line. Patience is a great skill, and this is the perfect opportunity to practice such a virtue. 

No Dining Hall To-Go Containers 

We pay for the dining hall food — not that it’s even worth how much we pay — and yet aren’tt technically allowed to take food from the dining hall back to our dorms. 

Brown University uses reusable takeout containers as a way for students to have flexibility during meals and a way to reduce waste. It has become a seamless system with QR codes and text reminders to return the containers for sanitation — given Loyola’s commitment to sustainability, this should be a no brainer. 

We pay over $6,000 a year for access to the dining halls, and I feel we should have the ability to be flexible when it comes to when and where we eat.

The Wind 

Chicago is known as the windy city, but the wind tunnels at Lake Shore Campus take it to a whole new level. Whether it’s going from Santa Clara Hall to Crown Center or surviving the walk out of Mertz Hall, the wind tunnels on campus are sure to not only ruin your day, but any hairstyle you may have done. 

The wind is bad enough in the fall and spring, but once winter hits, the feeling is as if sharp icicles are stabbing any exposed skin. One is sure to show up to their final destination looking like they got thrown around by the wind, if they even make it there. 

Mixing wind and rain? Good luck staying dry using an umbrella and not having the wind flip it inside out within the first minute. I spend most of my walk using my umbrella to fight the wind and still end up getting soaked. 

Dining Halls on Weekends 

42.07% of Loyola’s undergraduate population come from out of state, yet the dining halls have extremely reduced hours on the weekend. I’m from Minnesota, so I go home maybe three times per semester and rely on the dining hall for all three meals. Despite this, on weekends Denobli is closed and Damen only has half of their stations open. 

Beyond what’s open at all, the hours are inconvenient for those of us who have schedules and appointments on weekends. Damen doesn’t open until 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday which is troublesome, given I’m an early riser and like to get things done in the morning. 

While there are many exceptional aspects of Loyola, these are a few things which personally betray me, and I bet some students can relate.