Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Brief: Alumni TV host in the spotlight

The Maroon August 29, 2013

Michael Smith, a former member of the Loyola Wolf Pack as well as an editor for the Maroon, was part of a verbal altercation with an NFL defensive end and his co-host. The episode led to the ex-player...

Volleyball is preparing to ace season opener

RAVEN RICHARD August 22, 2013

The Wolf Pack volleyball team hopes to spike their upcoming season opener in Oklahoma. The team faces various challenges this season, including their youth as collegiate players, the difficulty of this...

Players and coaches of the 1945 Loyola men’s basketball team pose for a photograph on the bleachers of the old basketball court. The team went on to bring home a national basketball championship amidst the surrounding events of World War II.

WWII champions are re-introduced

CAMI CRUZ THOMAS August 22, 2013

At the height of World War II, Loyola won a basketball championship, making them the very first team to bring a national basketball championship to the city of New Orleans by winning the 1945 Intercollegiate...

Brief: New Orleans Pelicans are close to breaking record

The Maroon August 22, 2013

New name, new roster, new logo: the New Orleans Pelicans have undergone an overhaul in the last six months. All of the work has brought results according to the franchise, as season ticket sales are on...

Brief: Wolf Pack basketball players are honored over the summer

The Maroon August 22, 2013

Over the summer, the National Association of Basketball Coaches honored three Wolf Pack basketball players and also awarded the Loyola men's basketball team with the National Association of Basketball...

Brief: Saints fans are angry over new bag rule

The Maroon August 22, 2013

The National Football League is beefing up on its security policy, enacting new rules that include restricting the type of bags allowed into the stadium and on stadium property. This policy is not specific...

Managment senior Claude “Mookie” Nelson sprints down the track. Nelson decided to try out for Loyola’s track team his freshman year.

Senior sprinter started as walk on

Sarah Szigeti May 3, 2013

Managment senior Claude Nelson will finally put down his spikes and spandex as he looks to wear a cap and gown in the upcoming week. Nelson, known as Mookie, is one of Loyola's strongest and most valued...

General business freshman Piero Ramirez hands the baton off to his brother general business sophomore Mario Ramirez in relay race. The brothers helped lead their four man relay team to a school record time of 44.07  seconds this season.

Pack sets seven new school records

ETEFIA UMANA May 3, 2013

Records were meant to be broken seems to be the personal mantra of many members on the Loyola Track and Field team this season. Following an indoor season where the men's team broke nearly every school...

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Players have last chance to make it into next year’s lineup

HASANI GRAYSON April 25, 2013

With all the starting positions available for next season, I almost want to see Faust channel his inner Vince McMahon and set up a pay-per-view cage match for the title of starting catcher. Even though...

Baseball player speaks on career ending accident

Etefia Umana April 25, 2013

With one badly located pitch during a practice, Braden LaRuffa's life and baseball career were forever changed. "Blood was coming out of his eye everywhere. It was pretty scary. I've never seen anything...

Mass communication junior forward Cameron Hill reads a book to children at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School in Metairie on April 9. Hill and finance junior McCall Tomeny did community service while representing the Loyola basketball team.

Basketball players teach elementary kids

KARL GOMMEL April 25, 2013

For Cameron Hill, April 9 was a day to teach kids at a local school about the values of reading. A bag full of thank-you cards shows that he had a receptive audience. Hill, mass communication junior,...

Brief: Robert Lovaglio named third team All-Louisiana

The Maroon April 19, 2013

Loyola's forward Robert Lovaglio was named to the third team All-Louisiana Men's Basketball Team for the 2012-13 season by the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association. The All-Louisiana team was voted on...

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