Loyola is the nation’s largest Jesuit university. Loyola’s Jesuits (the Jesuits are a specific order of Catholic priests) sponsor a men’s basketball game every year at Loyola’s now new-and-improved Gentile Arena. The “Jesuit Jam” of 2012 took place this past Friday when the Ramblers mens’ basketball team took on Cleveland State. The Jesuits gave away free swag and hosted a bunch of games and events during breaks in the game: a Jesuit dance contest and musical chairs game between the priests and a few student athletes. It was a really fun night!
Here is a peek at some of the photos I took that night for the Loyola Phoenix (All photos were taken by me!)
Loyola cheerleaders get rowdy to distract a Cleveland State free thrower.
A Rambler tries to get around a Cleveland player in the first half.
A Jesuit gets funky in the Jesuit dance contest during a break in play.
Loyola’s nationally-ranked dance team observes the halftime festivities put on by the Jesuits.
Hey there readers! We’re coming to the close of a great weekend here on campus. I’m grateful that I don’t have too much homework to do this Sunday evening after a tough first week of classes, but I still wish I had another day left before the start of this coming week.
There was a pretty big snowfall on campus on Friday night— it was beautiful!
This was the view from my apartment in Baumhart Hall on Loyola’s Water Tower Campus on Friday during the snowstorm. You can see the School of Communications building across the street, and a few pedestrians all bundled up trying to hide from the wind!
Because of a few big sports games on campus, this past week was dubbed Spirit Week— my friends and I cheered on the Loyola Ramblers on Friday night as the men’s volleyball team played Penn State, and then again on Saturday afternoon as Loyola played Indiana’s Butler University in men’s basketball. Both were great games to watch!
Men’s basketball game— Loyola Ramblers vs. Butler Bulldogs; Saturday, January 21st. It was a full house!
After the basketball game, we headed over to the New 400 Theater just north of the Lakeshore Campus to see Mark Wahlberg’s new movie Contraband. It was so great! I am a huge Marky Mark fan; if you like him and you liked The Italian Job, I definitely recommend Contraband.
After the movie we made our way back to campus to the Centennial Forum Student Union to the “Stuff-a-Wolf” event that was part of Spirit Week. Instead of the traditional Build-a-Bear, Loyola’s Department of Programming ((dop)) sponsored “Stuff-a-Wolf”, and had adorable wolf stuffed animals for us to make in honor of Loyola’s mascot, Lu Wolf.
A photo of all of us girls and our new stuffed Ramblers!
Later, with our wolves in hand, we took the Red Line back downtown to our residence hall on the Water Tower Campus and had a relaxing evening with some chick flicks and hot tea. (Another movie I saw for the first time this weekend— Crazy, Stupid, Love. So great!) All in all, it was a pretty fun-filled weekend. Definitely setting the semester off right, and now I’m very much looking forward to what the rest of the semester’s weekends have in store!
It has been one year since I officially started my blog. Yeah!
I find myself once again debating what I will commit to this year with regard to New Year’s resolutions. I feel I should be honest with myself and take a look back at what I wanted to do last year and see if I made any strides.
First, I mentioned one person whose goal was to send more hand-written notes. Having blogged about it, I made sure to try to do this more often myself—I admit I sent more hand-written thank you notes all last year than I probably have since I was in the 5th or 6th grade when my mom made sure I was doing so. Second, I never got to try my hand at snowshoeing, but my father-in-law got snowshoes for Christmas so I am committed to trying this when the opportunity presents itself this February. Third, I managed to complete many home improvement projects. Check. Check. Finally, I mentioned better physical fitness, though I must admit I fall down on this each year after a robust start. So yes, I am back in the gym again now—not loving it, but liking it.
What does 2012 bring? What are your resolutions?
My general philosophy is to adopt something positive, rather than focus on something I shouldn’t do. In this vein, my top resolution this year is to get more involved helping out at my church and in my community. I want to find some way I can contribute on a more regular basis.
As for a quick recap, and given my call for great holiday treats in December, I thought I would share a photo of the great art of Lefse making.
I find it ironic that I was sporting my Loyola sweatshirt that day.
