$450 million Superdome renovations approved
November 16, 2019
The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District has approved a contract to begin renovations on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.The contract has been given to local construction company Broadmoor LLC and will total around $450 million. The renovations are said to be broken up into separate phases with the ...
Swim teams rank in the top 10 in the nation
Breanna Henry
November 13, 2019
After being ranked third in the nation by the latest coaches' poll, Loyola's swim team is topping the charts. "The swim team has been doing incredible thus far," said business analytics senior Warren Massimini. Reaching such a high feat, although impressive, wasn't much of a surprise to biology...
Cross-country team makes its way back into the winner circle
November 13, 2019
This past weekend, Loyola’s men’s cross-country team found itself back in the winning circle, adding a new title — Southern States Athletic Conference champions, to the record books. While the cross-country teams have preformed well in the past, this is the first time that either the...
Basketball seniors reflect on their careers at Loyola
Ben Roberts
November 12, 2019
After three years of buckets, rebounds and championships, seniors Paige Franckiewicz and Breyah Richardson are preparing for their final season wearing maroon and gold. Franckiewicz, an accounting major from Slidell, has cemented herself in Loyola history. Since her freshman year, Franckiewicz...
Student athletes find time for school, sports and social lives
Brendan Heffernan
November 11, 2019
While most Loyola students are still dreaming of Orleans Room fried rice and cancelled classes, Loyola student-athletes have been awake for hours. While demanding practice schedules and challenging coursework often keeps student athletes busy from dusk till dawn, most find the challenge ultimately worthwhile. Wolf...
Loyola men’s basketball opens the season with high expectations
Gabrielle Korein
November 6, 2019
The men's basketball team comes into the season ranked third in the Southern States Athletic Conference and are looking to build off of last year. After the team opened their season with a win against Southeastern Baptist College this past weekend, guard Andrew Fava, a graduate student that came to...
Volleyball prepares for postseason
Breanna Henry
November 5, 2019
With the women's volleyball season coming to a close, Head Coach, Jesse Zabal said she was proud of the players' fight through the season. "We have had a couple of great wins this season, including beating University of Mobile for the first time since 2012," Zabal said. "We also started off our conference...
Loyola alumna dribbles from the court to the football field
Will Ingram and Lily Cummings
October 30, 2019
Loyola graduate Caroline Gonzalez used to wake up around 5 a.m. to have enough time to lace up her sneakers and get a warmup before taking the court in The Den. Now, she wakes up to spend her days along the sidelines of Saints and Pelicans games. “It’s a surreal feeling. I remember getting chills...
Wolf Pack swimmers host defending champs in home opener
Brendan Heffernan
October 26, 2019
Loyola welcomed the Keiser University Seahawks to The Den for a two day dual meet, opening the Wolf Pack’s home schedule with a clash between top ten programs.The 2018-19 season saw the Wolf Pack’s men’s swim team finish the season ranked fifth in the country, with the women’s team fini...
Cross country coach leaves, but not without a plan
Alexander Mccall
October 24, 2019
With cross-country head coach Kevin Licht leaving the season early, the team is hoping to keep their season on track. Although he had always thought of the team as his family, students said issues with his health and personal life kept him from putting the necessary time in to be the coach he wanted...
Cross Country Meet
Breanna Henry
October 16, 2019
Placing sixth place overall out of 20 teams, the Men's Cross Country team wrapped up their regular season on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Watson Ford Cross Country Invitational.Hayden Ricca, psychology junior, was the first Loyola runner to cross the finish line, setting a new record."I was happy with m...
Sophomore stars look to build off last year
Raegan Walberg
October 7, 2019
At 8 a.m., mass communication sophomores Zach Wrightsil and Myles Burns tie the shoes that shuffle them across the court each day. The basketball season doesn’t officially start until Oct. 26, with the first game against Southeastern Baptist University, but the Loyola team has big shoes to fill...
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