Craig pushed his way through the lobby doors and out of the Loyola administration building on the Water Tower Campus. He squinted as the midmorning sun washed over him.
He had spent the majority of the preceding hour finalizing his registration for graduate school. He felt apprehensive, but also excited about taking the next step to further his education. He would pursue an MBA, but as for a specialization, he did not yet know. But he was encouraged, and the warm early spring weather that greeted him matched his optimistic mood.
The Water Tower was one of a few buildings to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Craig always liked to look at the building whenever he visited the city’s Near North Side. Standing just over 180 feet tall, the castle-like structure currently served as
