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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The Saints won 30-27. (AP Photo/Butch Dill

Mayor agrees to start allowing fans at Saints’ home games

Brendan Heffernan October 27, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will start having fans in the stands for home games after the mayor agreed with the team on a phased plan starting Sunday against Carolina. The plan announced...

Wolf Pack volleyball players stretch at an early morning practice Oct. 16. Several members of the Loyola athletic department have been appointed to committees designed to champion racial justice in college athletics.  Brendan Heffernan/The Maroon Photo credit: Brendan Heffernan

Loyola athletics members focus on racial justice

Jillian Oddo October 22, 2020

Conversations about racial justice have been had in spaces across the country for the past several months, and the University Sports Complex is no exception.Loyola athletics has several members taking...

Andrew Stagni shoots a layup while warming up for practice in Loyola’s sports complex Wednesday Sept. 30.  The mens basketball team is starting the season without senior forward Josh Leaney. Photo credit: Will Ingram

International basketball player opts out of fall season

Will Ingram October 15, 2020

Josh Leaney, senior basketball player, decided not to return to the United States from Australia this semester over COVID-19 safety concerns, leaving the Wolf Pack without one of their leaders.Leaney said...

A Wolf Pack basketball player shoots a layup while warming up for practice in Loyola’s sports complex on Wednesday Sept. 30. One of the Wolf Packs basketball teams went into isolation after a positive case of COVID-19 was announced on Friday of last week. Photo by Will Ingram

Wolf Pack basketball player tests positive for COVID-19

Will Ingram October 6, 2020

A member of Loyola's basketball program has been diagnosed with COVID-19, forcing the rest of their team to quarantine. The player was diagnosed with the virus Friday Oct. 2 after practice, according...

Wolf Pack head cross country coach Geoff Masanet checks his phone at practice. Loyola coaches have had to recruit entirely virtually this year. Photo credit: Jae Schifano

Wolf Pack coaches recruit virtually

Jae Schifano October 3, 2020

With COVID-19 safety precautions in place, many high schools are not playing sports. In the past, Loyola’s coaches would have spent their time between practices and games attending high school sporting...

Members of the New Orleans chapter of Black Men Run pose for a photo after a morning track practice Sept. 12. Black Men Run is just one runners group in New Orleans who has had to adapt to COVID-19 safety restrictions. Courtesy of Howard Jones.

Runners change pace for distant and virtual races

Shadera Moore October 2, 2020

Fewer throngs of running shoes have pounded the pavement since spring, as COVID-19 precautionary restrictions on large gatherings have changed the ways communities of runners train for and run races.It’s...

Wolf Pack volleyball player Dallis Brown poses with her mask on. Loyolas volleyball team had their season postponed to spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic. courtesy of Kyle Encar

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...

Loyola students social distance while using the USCs basketball courts. Isabella Ramos runs on a treadmill while wearing a disposable mask. Requiring students to bring their own basketballs was one safety precaution the USC implemented this semester. Photo credit: Kadalena Housley

University Sports Complex and Athletic Department reopen

Shamaria Bell 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...

Members of Loyolas womens cross country team run together at a September practice. The Wolf pack will spend the remainder of the 2020-2021 season as a member of the AII. Photo credit: Peter Buffo

Cross country leaves SSAC for 2020-2021 season

Brendan Heffernan 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...

The New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play in the Superdome without fans, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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...

Photo credit: Gabrielle Korein

Cheer coach leads on racial justice committee

Will Ingram 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,...

A member of the cross country team runs at an early morning practice Sept. 1. The team has been running in small groups in order to abide by COVID-19 safety guidelines. Photo credit: Peter Buffo

Cross country prepares for uncertain season

Brendan Heffernan 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...

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