<![CDATA[The Phoenix RSS]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/se/the-phoenix-rss-1.1541 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:22:09 -0400 en <![CDATA[You can find me in the club]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/you-can-find-me-in-the-club-1.950562

By: Matt Wilhalme


Part IX. — Men’s Club Volleyball

Serve, set, bump and chill with the men’s volleyball club at Loyola. This club has a very calm and laid-back demeanor; the guys know when to take their time and when to be aggressive....

]]> 1.950562 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:56:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Blackhawks Down Low]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/blackhawks-down-low-1.950538

By: Andrew Bernier

Chicago Hockey Enthusiast weighs in on his team

I used to despise the circus. Aside from my incident at the circus when I was nine where I got yelled at because my little brother got lost, the circus was also a time where the Hawks would get bounced from the United Center and make a trip out West. That...

]]> 1.950538 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:31:30 -0500 <![CDATA[Games of the week]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/games-of-the-week-1.950518

By: Pat Luongo


Saturday, Dec. 5: SEC Championship: No. 1 Florida Gators VS no. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide and Chicago Blackhawks VS Pittsburg Penguins....

]]> 1.950518 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:28:57 -0500 <![CDATA[The Windy Siggy]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/the-windy-siggy-1.950501

By: Maria Signore


A column on Chicago sports

It’s finally beginning to smell like winter — and look and feel like it, too. We’re finally starting to hear about possible snowfall in the weather forecasts, and temperatures are dropping quickly. But the weather (and my prematurely bak...

]]> 1.950501 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:16:37 -0500 <![CDATA[Too Legit to Quidditch]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/too-legit-to-quidditch-1.950487

By: Chase DiFeliciantonio


Loyolans hope to start Quidditch team

Walking into Dumbach Hall’s room 125 on a hazy Wednesday evening, I knew I had found the right room. Looking to my left, the word “Quidditch” was emblazoned across the blackboard encircled by stars and moons. Someone sitting in the back ...

]]> 1.950487 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:12:43 -0500 <![CDATA[Loyola men's basketball Hall of Famer dead]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/loyola-men-s-basketball-hall-of-famer-dead-1.937848

By: Maria Signore

Nick Kladis passed away at 81

Nick Kladis passed away at his home on Monday. Kladis played on the Loyola men's basketball team from 1949-52 and also was an assistant coach for the 1963 team. He was named to the school's All-Decade team of the '50s and is a member of the Loyola Univers...

]]> 1.937848 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:22:39 -0500 <![CDATA[Worldly Soccer [Ferner]omenon]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/worldly-soccer-ferner-omenon-1.934325

By: Brittany Arnold


Transfer junior Doug Ferner has traveled the world playing soccer

Most 13-year-old boys live in their bedrooms playing Madden or Halo on their Xbox, but Doug Ferner was competing in places like Madrid and Slovakia as the youngest player on the U.S. National Soccer team. Now 20 years old, Ferner is a junior on Loyola&rsq...

]]> 1.934325 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Ramblers douse Flames in final]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/ramblers-douse-flames-in-final-1.934318

By: Matt Wilhalme


Season-ending win makes for a fond farewell for three senior players

It may have been the last match of the 2009 season for the Rambler women’s volleyball team, but they weren’t content to end the season in three sets to another team from their hometown....

]]> 1.934318 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:43:52 -0500 <![CDATA[Saturday night’s alright for fighting]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/saturday-night-s-alright-for-fighting-1.894847

By: Andrew Bernier



Strikeforce: Mixed Martial Arts matchup of Fedor vs. Rogers was an action-packed Saturday night of fights at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, a western suburb of Chicago. Featuring undefeated Brett Rogers against Fedor Emelianenko, the scariest man on...

]]> 1.894847 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:41:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Blackhawks Down Low]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/blackhawks-down-low-1.894842

By: Andrew Bernier

Chicago Hockey Enthusiast Weighs in on his team

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I want you to go ahead and check out the Western Conference standings on NHL.com. I’ll wait....

]]> 1.894842 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:37:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Lady Ramblers exhibits strong play in exhibition]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/lady-ramblers-exhibits-strong-play-in-exhibition-1.894659

By: Maria Signore

Women's Basketball update

Women's basketball took down Robert Morris 66-53 in the exhibition game today (Tuesday, November 10)....

]]> 1.894659 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:09:13 -0500 <![CDATA[Ramblers drop pair of matches]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/ramblers-drop-pair-of-matches-1.894587

By: Matt Wilhalme


Look for win against in-state foe UIC to end season on a positive note

Twelve-hundred-and-seventy-three kills later and the Loyola women’s volleyball team is swinging their way into their final match of the schedule at cross-town rival UIC, seeking redemption on their exit of the 2009 season....

]]> 1.894587 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:51:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Horizon dream crushed for LUC]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/horizon-dream-crushed-for-luc-1.894550

By: Pat Luongo


Ramblers lose in semi-final to Milwaukee

The women’s soccer team saw their season end with a 2-0 loss to UW-Milwaukee in the Horizon League Championship semifinals last Friday in Milwaukee. Though the team ended the regular season with a 4-2 record against Horizon League opponents, their o...

]]> 1.894550 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:56 -0500 <![CDATA[The Windy Siggy]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/the-windy-siggy-1.894425

By: Maria Signore


A column on Chicago Sports

Dear Chicago Bears, I think we should just be friends. It’s not you — it’s me. Wait, who am I kidding? Of course it’s you....

]]> 1.894425 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:56:35 -0500 <![CDATA[You can find me in the club]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/you-can-find-me-in-the-club-1.832374

By: by Brendan Bond


Part V. — Running Club

This is the Loyola Running Club. Serious, competitive runners are welcome. Casual runners are welcome. There are runs at 7 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. It allows runners to be flexible with their schedules, running when they can. It’s a club formed for t...

]]> 1.832374 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:08:34 -0400 <![CDATA[Where have you been all my season?]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/where-have-you-been-all-my-season-1.832333

By: by Kyle Nowaczyk


Cynthia Morote-Ariza returns from injury, brings momentum with her

The Loyola women’s soccer team battled two opponents at once on  Friday, Oct. 23: the University of Detroit and the troublesome Chicago weather. Cool temperatures and heavy rain provided an undesirable setting to play in. Still, the Ramblers ma...

]]> 1.832333 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:10 -0400 <![CDATA[You Can Find Me In the Club]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/you-can-find-me-in-the-club-1.794694

By: by Liz Mannebach


Part IV. — Men’s Ice Hockey

Loyola’s club hockey team is big on nicknames — just ask Dirt Dog, Soy Sauce, Flow Factor or Bacon. “Almost everyone on the team has a nickname,” said junior Nick “Schwartzy” Schwartzfisher. “It’s a big part...

]]> 1.794694 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:01:41 -0400 <![CDATA[Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/thumbs-up-thumbs-down-1.794670

By: Nathan Lurz


Up to Madness Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams kicked off their season Friday at Loyola’s annual Midnight Madness (see page 26).  It sounded like it was a fun time for everyone who went, with oodles of free pizza, musical...

]]> 1.794670 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:30:37 -0400 <![CDATA[Loyola runs hard, places high]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/loyola-runs-hard-places-high-1.711259

By: Liz Mannebach


Men’s, Women’s teams both nab top -10 finishes in meets last week

Ben Reifenberg’s strategy to win conference this year? Ice cream for dinner the night before every cross country race, a prayer each time he laces up his spikes — and his thick mustache....

]]> 1.711259 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:25:24 -0400 <![CDATA[Ramblers serve cold dish to Bulldogs]]> http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/ramblers-serve-cold-dish-to-bulldogs-1.711246

By: Matt Wilhalme


Women’s volleyball heats up before last quarter of season

It took five sets Sunday afternoon, but the Rambler women’s volleyball team got their revenge against Butler for eliminating them last year in the first round of the Horizon League Championship Tournament play....

]]> 1.711246 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:19:02 -0400