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Boylan Leaves Behind Memorable Legacy at Loyola Upon Retiring
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
A look back at the career of Loyola Athletic Director Joe Boylan, who is set to retire at the end of 2009-2010 season. Click here for PDF Copy
Joseph Boylan, Loyola’s athletic director since 1991, has announced his plan to retire come July 2010, prompting the Loyola athletic community and supporters of the Loyola athletic community to reflect on what their leader has accomplished during his nearly 20-year tenure. During Boylan’s time at Loyola, he saw the addition of women’s soccer, women’s indoor and outdoor track, and men’s and women’s crew to the roster of Loyola’s NCAA Division I teams. In terms of specific team accomplishments, five of Loyola’s Division I teams earned NCAA postseason berths in 1994, the men’s lacrosse team was ranked No. 1 nationally in 1999, the women’s lacrosse team was ranked No. 1 and reached the Final Four in 2003, and women’s soccer qualified for the NCAA tournament for five straight years from 2000-2004. Boylan will also be remembered for the recent improvements in Loyola’s athletic facilities, including the enhancement of Reitz Arena, the construction of a new track shared with Johns Hopkins, and the building of the Ridley Athletic Complex, the new lacrosse/soccer stadium set to open this spring. (more…)
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The Case of the Pink Flamingo
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
The odd tale of the large pink flamingo figure outside Cafe Hon. Click here for PDF Copy
After a bout of controversy, the large pink flamingo outside Café Hon in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood will remain in place. No, this is not a plot from one of the movies of Baltimore native John Waters. True, one of Waters’ most famous films was the 1972 shock cinema classic Pink Flamingos, but that was not really about flamingos. This story, however, is about an actual pink flamingo (well, one made of bedsheets and wire). (more…)
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Swine Flu Update
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
The continuing story of reactions around Loyola’s campus regarding H1N1. Click here for PDF Copy
Several weeks ago, we at WLOY featured a story about the spread of the H1N1 strain of influenza, characterizing the reaction to the disease as “swine flu hysteria” and reminding members of the Loyola community to keep their sanity in the fight to avoid getting sick. In the time since that story ran, the overall campus paranoia has died down somewhat, but the swine flu story has hardly gone away. On the contrary, it seems to have established a permanent place on the news and people’s consciousnesses. As the weather comes down to its colder stage, it is not unreasonable for people to be worried about runny noses, coughs, and achy bodies. But rarely in recent memory has the flu season reached the level of being an ongoing news story. (more…)
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Baltimore Set TV Show Inspires Real-Life Crime Reporting
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Acclaimed Baltimore-set drama The Wire inspires crime features in The Baltimore Sun and Great Britain’s The Independent. Click here for PDF Copy
When The Wire, David Simon’s Baltimore-set saga of crime, politics, and journalism, started to become popular in Great Britain, an English journalist had an idea. Mark Hughes, a crime reporter with The Independent, a London-based international newspaper, contacted The Baltimore Sun to find out if The Wire’s depiction of police officers, drug dealers, prosecutors, and politicians bore any resemblance to reality. The Sun agreed to welcome Hughes to Baltimore and have him report his findings in the paper. The deal ultimately became a journalist-exchange program, as Justin Fenton, the Sun’s police reporter, was sent to London so that the two reporters could compare crime trends. Thus was born the ongoing feature “Crime: A Tale of Two Cities,” which has been running in the Sun since the beginning of this month. (more…)
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Black Friday
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Happy Black Friday! Click here for PDF Copy
Hey WLOY listeners, thanks for tuning in over Thanksgiving break. Somehow you have managed to wake up after the rush of tryptophan and all the other amino acids in the Turkey Day bird knocked you out. And upon awaking, you have chosen to stick it to the man by not going out and shopping and listening to WLOY instead. (more…)
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The Future of the Senator
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
What is the fate of Baltimore’s Senator Theatre? Click here for PDF Copy
The Senator Theatre, one of Baltimore’s signature cultural landmarks, has been facing significant financial struggles lately. In 2007, it faced foreclosure, only to be saved at the last minute by grassroots donation efforts. The situation has not gotten that much better, however, following that near-death experience. Chances are that the Senator will continue to survive in Baltimore, but its future incarnation may be significantly different than just as an exhibitor of movies. (more…)
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Baltimore Atheists Get Their Word Out
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
The Baltimore Coalition of Reason introduces itself through a billboard campaign. Click here for PDF Copy
Just in time for the holidays, a group of nonreligious persuasion is getting its message out amidst this season of religiously inspired celebrations. The Baltimore Coalition of Reason, a new organization made up of atheists, agnostics, and others, has recently introduced itself to the Baltimore area through a billboard campaign. With their efforts, the Coalition is inevitably entering itself into the culture wars between religious and secular thought that has become particularly charged in this country in this decade. Atheism is in vogue as of late, as noted by the success of the best-selling books and many public appearances by famous atheists Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. Religious responses to atheism’s recent foothold in the public have also been strong, as evidenced by the push to include “intelligent design” in school curricula and efforts to include religious messages on government property. But the Coalition is taking a much softer approach than that of Hitchens and Dawkins. The specific message that it is sending out should prove to much less inflammatory in the eyes of religious thinkers. (more…)
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Spike Lee Talk Spreads His Message at McGuire Hall
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee addresses the crowd at Loyola’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation. Click here for PDF Copy
On the evening of Wednesday, January 20, filmmaker Spike Lee graced the campus of Loyola University with his presence. Lee was the keynote speaker of Loyola’s 17th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation. McGuire Hall was packed with members of the Loyola community as well as Baltimore-area residents. After an introduction from Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, Lee spoke for about 45 minutes. An hour-long question-and-answer session followed immediately afterwards. (more…)
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Ron Paul Makes Case Against the Fed
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Congressman Ron Paul presents “The Case Against the Fed.” Click here for PDF Copy
On January 27, for the second Wednesday evening in a row, McGuire Hall played host to a famous guest speaker. This time, the conversation turned to politics, with Congressman Ron Paul presenting “The Case Against the Fed.” Paul is a Republican who has served in Texas’s 14th district for 20 years. He has been in the national spotlight lately due to his campaign as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2008 election. More infamously, he was also recently ambushed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in an interview featured in last summer’s Brüno. Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo, professor of economics, arranged Paul’s appearance. The event was part of the Moral Foundations of Capitalism lecture series that is being run by Dr. DiLorenzo. (more…)
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Nick Markakis Gets an Award for Helping Kids
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Baltimore Oriole Nick Markakis is awarded the Babe Ruth Community Service Award. Click here for PDF Copy
Many professional sports stars feel compelled to give back to the community, often by way of establishing foundations with causes that they feel strongly about. With the big paychecks that athletes receive, they certainly have the money to invest in such ventures, and the community tends to be thankful that such athletes use their money for generous means. The world of Baltimore sports is no exception to this trend of athletes giving back, as the example of Nick Markakis illustrates. (more…)
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