Wolf Pack volleyball to start conference play in the spring
Jillian Oddo
September 29, 2020
Loyola's women's volleyball team has season been delayed to spring 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. College coaches work to build winning teams by emphasizing consistency and routine, but for the last several months, Wolf Pack volleyball head coach Jesse Zabal has had to make do with change and...
University Sports Complex and Athletic Department reopen
September 26, 2020
When the University Sports Complex reopened in August, visitors were greeted by signs encouraging social distancing and mask wearing, but these were just a few changes the fitness center underwent to operate safely this semester. The University Sports Complex stayed closed from March to August following...
Cross country leaves SSAC for 2020-2021 season
September 25, 2020
Loyola's men's and women's cross country teams will not be competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference this season. Instead, Wolf Pack cross country will spend the 2020-2021 season as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' Association of Independent Institutions...
Business owners prep for socially distanced Saints season
Deja Magee
September 24, 2020
In Louisiana, football season is a significant time for many small businesses. With the state of the New Orleans Saints' eight regular season home games still uncertain, business owners are anxious to see how the unprecedented season will effect their bottom lines. Paige Ahern, owner of the Etsy...
Cheer coach leads on racial justice committee
September 15, 2020
The start of a new school year always means new titles for undergraduate students, but this year Cheer and Dance coach Rickey Hill has a new role on campus as well. Hill, who started at Loyola in 2018, was appointed to the Southern States Athletic Conference’s new Racial Justice committee in July. “I'm...
Cross country prepares for uncertain season
September 3, 2020
Cooper Talbott, psychology sophomore, expected to finish summer 2020 in New Orleans, sweating alongside his teammates in preparation for a new cross country season. But while the Wolf Pack spent its first practice jogging alongside the St. Charles Streetcar Line, Talbott was running down a country road...
University-mandated quarantine leaves student-athletes feeling deprived of nutrition
Gabriella Killett and Brendan Heffernan
September 3, 2020
Kevin was shocked when he received his first Loyola provided meal during quarantine the morning after his suitemate, friend and fellow student-athlete tested positive for COVID-19. Kevin, whose name has been changed for the purpose of anonymity, has a life-threatening chocolate allergy. When he opened...
University Sports Complex set to reopen
August 13, 2020
The Loyola Athletic Department will reopen the University Sports Complex on Monday, Aug. 17, according to a campus-wide email from Athletic Director Brett Simpson. The athletic department has partnered with Ochsner Health Systems and has implemented safety protocols to ensure that Louisiana Department of Health gu...
Life goes on for Wolf Pack recruits who lost senior seasons
July 23, 2020
After six years of being on the same team, Wolf Pack volleyball recruit Emily Sheperis wasn’t sure if she’d see some of her best friends ever again. “I’ve seen these girls grow up.” said Sheperis, “We went from being thirteen year olds and not being able to play, to us all going to college...
Brett Simpson wins Athletic Director of the Year awards
June 4, 2020
Loyola Athletic Director Brett Simpson won a pair of Athletic Director of the Year Awards this spring, one from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the other from the Southern States Athletic Conference.Simpson, A'96, MBA'03, has spent 23 years with the Wolf Pack athletic ...
Tulane basketball’s Hightower charged with murder
April 26, 2020
Tulane basketball player Teshaun Hightower has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with an April 8 homicide in Stockbridge, Georgia, according to ESPN. Hightower is being charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possesion of a firearm during the commission of a felony and battery....
LSU dominates first round of NFL draft
April 24, 2020
In a draft expected to shatter television ratings, the team which dominated 2019 stole the spotlight. Louisiana State University had five players selected in the first round of the National Football League Draft. The only team to have more players selected in the first round of a single draft are...
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