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Major Minor of The Month
- Tala Akkawi
- Senior
- Majors & Minors
- Major: Spanish Minor: Psychology & Catholic Studies
- Hometown
- Orland Park, IL
Why did you choose to become a CS Minor: Well, if the major was an option, I definitely would have signed myself up for it, but the minor sounded like the perfect way of connecting my academic pursuits with my spiritual journey.
What is a fond memory you’ve had as a CS minor: I would have tot say that my fondest memory was when I learned to play the game “Signs” on the Cath 296 retreat
Favorite Saint: St. Helen
Career Goals and Aspirations: I have recently come to the conclusion that my ideal future would be one in which I am happy and am serving God’s purpose for me in some manner.
Best Catholic Studies class taken at Loyola: All Things Ignatian, without a doubt
Favorite Service Experience: Refugee One
Most important idea of all time: Love
Most important invention: glasses
Inspiration to do Good: The good that is already in the world inspires me to be a contributor to the final masterpiece
Central idea of Catholic thought that intrigues you: Catholic Social Teaching: Human Dignity. It is not so much the principle that intrigues me but that we have to be reminded to engage in it that fascinates me.
Favorite Movie: Mulan
Pet Peeve: Grammar mistakes
Favorite Food: home-made Jordanian meals, specifically “dawali”
Favorite type of Music/ Favorite Song: Cabinet Battle #1 (+ anything on the Hamilton soundtrack)
Any Body Piercings or Tattoos: Nope!
Crazy fad went through in the past: I wasn’t much of a fashionista in the past
Qualities valued in a person: ability to put another at ease and make him/her feel like they have your full attention
If named the president of Loyola, what would you do as your first presidential act: Naming Loyola as a sanctuary campus
Nicknames: A-LAT A-KKIWI (from the grammar school days; see if you can figure it out)
Most Delicious Item at Portillos:
Pizza Topping: all the veggies!
Favorite Season: Spring!
Dream Travel Destination: Costa Rica
Something you couldn’t give up if you tried: languages (learning them, speaking them…)
Favorite Green Vegetable: Asparagus
Meet anyone past or present, who would it be? Lin-Manuel Miranda
If you could be omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, or omnibenevolent, which would it be? omnibenevolent
Favorite Olympic Sport (Summer or Winter): Gymnastics
