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LA Stands in Solidarity with Others

with the Ignatian call for doing justice, ties to the current political climate, and connections to Pope Francis’ agenda.

Through this week, Loyola Academy is hoping for the following from all of its participating students “To connect the trials of the refugees to the passion narrative and to the importance of Easter, to cultivate a concern and care for immigrants and refugees and lastly, to move through a process of see, judge, act,” said Mr. Sullivan. Students who are able to use these goals to participate will be able to get the most out of their experience, and will further their idea and understanding of what compassion truly means and what solidarity is.

Students will be able to participate in this year’s solidarity week in a number of ways.

The most engaging activity is being hosted by Pax Christi in the East Gym on Monday, April 10 during all lunch pe-

riods. Through a collaborative effort with Pax Christi, Ignatian Service Learning classes, and LAST, Campus Ministry will be hosting a simulation of what it is like to live in a refugee camp – periods of detainment, cramped living spaces, lack of access to water and education, limited nutrition, and inadequate health. Here, participants will have the opportunity to view what life is like as a refugee who is living in a camp. Participants will cycle through eight different stations, and at each station they will be able to see what life is truly like through simulations, experiences, and education.

When asked how he hopes that the simulation will benefit Loyola Academy students, Mr. Sullivan (Campus Ministry) responded, “I hope that the students will be able to see that there is a real crisis in the world where people are struggling for the basic needs of food, shelter, and safety. As a

Catholic school, it is imperative that we be aware of the dignity that is stripped away from millions of people because of war and violence. Just like Jesus, we should respond to the needs of others when they are being persecuted and harmed. I want students to see the human dignity of all persons and to see real human stories and not statistics or pre-conceived ideas about refugees and immigrants.”

To help set the context for the week, the Fine Arts Department is opening its sculpture studios from Monday to Wednesday, during lunch periods to all students who want to create their own social protest art.

Look for posters, placed by Mrs. Amin’s ISL Sociology class, throughout the school of refugees from around the world. The flier includes a photo, a two line description, and a QR code. Students can open up the QR code to listen a podcast that gives a brief synopsis of the person’s story.

Beginning on Friday, April 7, LAST will place a raft in the front lobby with a film of refugees on a boat as a visual of Solidarity Week. Students are encouraged to watch the video and read the signs and statistics about refugees to begin a wider conversation.

On Tuesday April 11, Loyola will host speakers from Chicago-Land Organizations who will speak to the junior class about their experience while working with refugees, along while sharing the stories of a few refugees, connecting these stories to their faith, all while reminding students what it means to be a “man and woman for others.”

Solidarity Week promotes the value Loyola places on the

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Students will have the opportunity to experience a refugee camp like this one (a camp for Syrian refugees on the Lebanon border) as a part of Solidarity Week.

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Jake Jalloway Junior Writer As March comes to a close, and April rolls in, Loyola Academy begins its annual Solidarity Week. Solidarity Week is a week that is dedicated to educate and inform students about different issues that the world is facing as a whole. Solidarity Week hopes to instill a deeper sense of compassion and understanding within students and to allow them to hopefully see the world from the point of view of the marginalized for a few minutes.

This year’s Solidarity week will take place from Friday April 7 to Wednesday April 12.

The topic Loyola will focus on this year is solidarity with refugees and immigrants. Solidarity with immigrants and refugees was chosen because of the relations it has to Catholic Social Teaching, along

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phrase “Men and Women for others” by offering a deeper understanding and a more in-depth view of injustice.

Mr. Sullivan said, “Loyola Academy is already supporting refugees and immigrants in so many ways: Refugee One, Madonna Mission, partnerships with Catholic Schools that serve refugees and immigrants, Fr. Ackerman’s pen pal activity with refugees, and our adoption of a family from Eritrea that was granted refugee status in the Chicago. I want our students not to just see the issue as ‘something out there,’ but rather, this is an issue that Loyola is actually doing something about. This is who Loyola is and who we are a school that offers hospitality and support to our brothers and sisters. That is what God wants from us – to build community and solidarity with others.”

And through building community with the marginalized, Loyola is instilling a sense of injustice within its students, and will be working to promote justice.

This year’s Solidarity Week is sure to be an overall success, and students who participate will be able to open their eyes to the different injustices within the world. Loyola encourages its students to bring this experience into the real world by writing Congressional and Senatorial representatives about issues that concern you. Students may also get involved with service groups like LAST and Arrupe to help make a difference. Go set the world on fire.

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EDITORIALS

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A Letter from an Editor

A Letter from an Editor

Dinosaurs are believed to have gone extinct around 65.5 million years ago. Similarly, newspapers died in 2006. Despite the premature death of print journalism, some brave souls, The Prep staff included, have attempted to carry on the ancient ritual of spelling words in ink on paper to form sentences. I guess we must have missed the news.

Why should we celebrate our ignorance of modern media trends? Print is the purest form of news, and as a high school paper we are able to isolate ourselves from the distorted reality of modern media. When the move online is often accompanied by the decay of journalistic integrity, it is important to embrace the institutions that still recognize the “ancient rituals.” The Prep is not only one of those institutions; its mission also extends towards the fostering of young aspiring writers.

The Prep is an important creative outlet for Loyola’s budding writers. It allows them to experiment with different styles, to display some occasional wit, and to find their voices. The Prep is also a forum for classmates to share their passions, to discuss public issues of particular concern in a positive environment, and to reflect on their common experience at Loyola Academy.

The Prep contributes to the unity of our high school community.

The (printed) Prep gives Loyola writers exposure and unites our school in a way that digital media cannot. On the third Wednesday morning of each month, after I finish passing a stack of newspapers out to my assigned classrooms, I walk into the cafeteria and take a seat with several friends. Around the Caf, I see clusters of teenagers huddled under blankets of white paper covered in ink blotches, and I listen to the murmur of underclassman and upperclassman alike discussing the latest edition of the paper. Some prefer the LA News section, others go for Charlie Cronin’s Comic Corner, but the common thread is that they are able to enjoy the paper together. This experience would be lost if we were to transition to an online platform. The Prep should not become yet another link on our school webpage that no one can seem to find the time to open. No, The Prep should not be forced to compete with the constant barrage of digital media for the attention of its readers. The Prep is special. It is a gift created by Loyola writers for Loyola readers. It deserves to be opened, held in your hands, passed around, and enjoyed.

My experience as a writer and editor for The Prep is one that I will cherish for forever. No number of words or articles can do justice to how grateful I am for what it has taught me.

Thank you to all the writers of The Prep, please keep writing because we still need articles. Thank you to my fellow editors and to Charlie Power, my co-editor. I hope you’ve enjoyed our time together just as much as I have. And of course thank you to Ms. Klein, who is the life and soul of The Prep. You’re awesome, and I’m sorry for being annoying for the past four years.

Good luck to all the future writers and editors of The Prep, I know you’re going to a great job. As for the future of The Prep, I can only hope that others will be able to have the same experience I have had.

There’s an old sentiment that when the media talks about itself, it

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is doing others a disservice. In general, I share that attitude, but with my months at the Academy coming to a close, I feel it would be remiss if I did not offer a few words of reflection on my time here at the Prep. Over the years, much of my material has focused on the news and politics, and as much as Tom and I jokingly refer to ourselves as the Editorial Board, it was always evident in my mind that Ramblers curious about the state of a world in constant flux would be better served (myself included) picking up a copy the Times (WSJ for Murph) than reading the musings of a teenager with sporadic free time and limited background knowledge printed in the monthly school paper.

That, fortunately, is not the point. We are an imperfect, amateur organization with the occasional glaring typo or misidentification of a student-athlete, but that in a sense is what makes The Prep unique.

Removed from the formulaic nature of the classroom, The Prep offers the opportunity to develop a piece of writing that is strikingly honest and authentically creative. In its best sense, The Prep is an outlet for expression, an opportunity to pick a side, a chance to take a risk, presented publicly with the permanence of Bookman style, size 12. And when I wrote earlier this semester about the hard truth facing factories like Carrier in Indiana or in this issue when Tom puts together a Fleet Foxes review, the goal wasn’t to prove our views are right, but to hopefully promote a student-initiated dialogue. In short, I see this paper as an outlet to share everything from takes on the issues to achievements of fellow Ramblers from an unfiltered student perspective.

And in an age where technology intertwines us more than ever but paradoxically pushes us further apart, it is vital to have a public forum where the free exchange of ideas is not impeded and genuine dialogue can be cultivated. And that does not just the mean the Prep (we like to think of ourselves as part of the press), for our communities, indeed our nation, seem to be losing a sense of collective identity, a shared understanding rooted in fundamental values, unsettled in an age of uncertainty. The challenge for the media, and by greater extension ourselves, is to seek an objective narrative, confident that solutions can and must be found.

We should be unafraid to have opinions and open to debating differences, for in doing so we fulfill our own promise and that this institution.

In closing, to the new editors, I’m sure you’ll step up to the challenge and be excellent stewards of Loyola’s oldest student organization. To Ms. Klein, undoubtedly the greatest moderator and in charge of all the behind the scenes work, thank you so much (I’m sorry that after almost four years I’m still awful at layouts). To Tom and Riley, you guys made this a lot of fun and even made Wednesday afternoons something to look forward to.

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NASA Secures Funding for Future Exploration Claire Finley Sophomore Writer On March 21, President Trump signed a bill involving NASA. Some are happy; some not so much.

So what are the facts, and what do they mean? Here’s a deeper exploration.

The basic gist of the bill is this: while Trump plans to cut funding for many programs in the science field, like environmental science, he will not be cutting NASA funding, instead allowing NASA to run with their planned $19.5 billion budget. NASA had been planning for this budget to be in effect, but hadn’t been given an okay.

An important feature of this bill is that it promotes and attempts to solidify a Mars mission in 2033. On a deeper level, the bill addresses four key points.

The first element is that all past and future astronauts will get healthcare funded

by NASA itself. This proves to be key for astronauts

who suffer from things like visual impairment intracranial pressure syndrome (impaired vision due to microgravity). But, it also assists doctors and scientists employed by NASA. Before the bill, astronauts afflicted by space-related conditions were relayed to doctors employed outside of NASA. Now, thanks to the bill, NASA’s doctors can study and treat their co-workers.

Another piece discussed in the bill is the re-booting of the National Space Council. The National Space Council is primarily a communicative medium between the White House and NASA, and it hasn’t been in effect since George H.W. Bush’s presidency.

The third facet is that the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) should be discontinued. This mission planned

to send a few astronauts into lunar orbit to practice for a Mars mission. Trump and his administrative forces are more invested in the Mars mission itself, and no funding for ARM means it doesn’t happen.

The fourth item is that NASA will soon send commercial flights to the International Space Station (ISS). It states that NASA can’t acquire space flight

Trump shows off some NASA gear after announcing he will not be cutting any funding for the NASA program, allowing them to continue their mission to reach Mars.

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services from a foreign entity unless there are no NASA vehicles or U.S. commercial providers available. It also seeks to establish private space industry.

So what does all of this mean for NASA? Essentially, they will now have permission to utilize their planned budget on new resources. Though no new programs are being developed, it provides NASA with solid funding and a direction to go in – towards Mars.

CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, is not happy with the new bill, stating on Twitter: “This bill changes almost nothing about what NASA is doing. Existing programs stay in place and there is no added funding for Mars.”

However, many others support the bill and believe it will for sure put NASA back on the track to new development with its newfound economic support.

So what do you think about the new space-funding bill?

New Legislation Erodes Internet Privacy providers to sell customers’ data to any interested third party. While it should be noted that an internet service provider can collect such sensitive data without customer consent regardless of the recent rollback, the new vehicle for large telecommunications conglomerates to make money could cause detrimental setbacks for American privacy and civil liberties.

After the repeal, few reg-

ulations exist to limit the way ISPs are allowed to distribute consumer data.

A company like Comcast could create a marketing profile based on the browsing history of a customer The Senate and House and sell that information have independently votto third party businesses. ed to repeal regulations Under the ideals of capipassed and enforced under talism, a frustrated internet the Federal Communicauser could switch to a protions Commission of the vider that promises not to Obama administration. sell his or her sensitive inThis repeal will open the formation, yet consider the gates for internet service implications in certain areas where multiple ISPs are not available.

And in an age where the internet rules a variety of everyday transactions to the point where abstaining from the “tube-network” is near impossible, many Americans will be forced Senate democrats fought against the repeal of privacy acts put in place during to forfeit their Obama’s administration. The GOP prevailed. privacy in orPhoto Courtesy AP Charlie Power Editor-in-Chief Riley Harwood LA News Editor

der to function in society, hardly qualifying as a system free exchange.

An anonymous Rambler commented, “I certainly wouldn’t want the entirety of my browser history on blast for everyone to see…

[I’ll] be installing a VPN.” The student brings up a valid point here; a VPN, or virtual private network, besides allowing people to watch March Madness games in class, can be used to encrypt a user’s activity.

This solution, however, still requires a paid subscription to a VPN provider who you trust not to sell your data in the same manner that an ISP might. Further, a VPN can hinder certain internet services such as GPS tracking.

The House vote was a nail biter, and the measure passed 215-205. Fifteen Republicans crossed the party line to join 190 Democrats in opposition, and a similar party line vote of 50-48 took place in the Senate.

Perhaps as equally disturbing as the erosion of

privacy rights in the Internet Age is the systematic targeting of Representatives by internet and telephone companies. A comprehensive list has been circulating, detailing how much, in effect, it takes to earn a seat at the table. And while it is impossible to draw a direct line between such donations and a Representative’s voting record, the campaign donations must have some effect, or else companies would not waste their money. Although the contributions by the telecoms industry are not as much as one would expect, many totaling under $100,000, such money goes much further in local races. The wealth is spread across dozens of Congressmen and Senators, and in this instance, the targeted campaign has yielded a win for the telecoms industry and continued the long term trend of the erosion of civil liberties with the advent of the Internet.

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Trump’s Ideal Budget Slashes EPA Funding Martin Susanto Freshman Writer During the past two weeks, government fudning for environmental studies has been cut and relocated.

President Trump on March 16 gave the approval for $900 million, or around 20%, to be reduced from the budget of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

This hindered the basic and fundamental research that the office would entail, such as progress towards cleaner energy sources and the discovery of the nature of the Earth’s composition.

Such research is for the purpose of securing a better future for both humanity and its natural environment, which is part of the reason behind these cuts being controversial.

In a tweet on November 6, 2016 during his campaign, soon-to-be President Donald J. Trump stated that “the concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” From his campaign statements and his stated inclination to aid the wealthy, the intentions of President Trump seem to be diverting the focus away from matters of environmental policy

toward matters of business and large industry. The primary reason that this could be an issue is that ideals of business and commerce are purely human societal constructs, while the well being of human living conditions is considered important enough to be the base of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. President Trump’s position on climate change and environmental research is a clear indicator of a shift in the governmental focus towards the short-term well-being of this country An instance of this shift in mindset is the reduction of budget at the Environmental Protection Agency.

This reduction prevents further progressions in combating global warming and developing alternative energy sources.

When prompted for details, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said that “we’re not spending money in that anymore. We consider that to be a waste of your money.”

Analyzing this statement, the key word there is “your,” as in “your money.”

While only a speculation, Mulvaney’s response can be inferred as the government’s attempt to feign personal concern in order to gain the support needed.

Another display of inclination towards shortterm well-being is the controversy over the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

These two projects were canceled during the previous presidential term, but now are revived and put up for negotiation. The controversy stems from the amount of resources required to both build and sustain usage of the pipeline, as well as the societies it would disturb along its route. Many, especially the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, protested that the pipeline will disturb and endanger water supplies, which prompted the Army Corporation of Engineers to halt the project temporarily in December. As well as endangering water supplies, extracting and pumping the crude oil over 1,172 miles requires an enormous amount of energy, which results in a larger amount of produced greenhouse gasses. In exchange for easy oil transport, both the atmosphere and living conditions for some are being threatened, which highlights the shift in ideals towards shorter-term benefits.

This new mindset remains a topic of controversy in

Construction on projects like the Dakota may begin again thanks to new legislation and budget proposals by Trump.

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many areas, but it all boils down to the favoring of a social construct over the well being of our environment, which is definitely an area of concern with the future of this country at stake. It is a known fact that human beings will continue to consume from the environment in order for survival, and that there is an inevitable point at which natural resources will be depleted.

Organizations such as the EPA conduct research that will help to prolong this environment and shove that inevitable date further back.

Slashing the capabilities of

these organizations suggests that the government has no intention on finding a better way to conserve the environment for future generations. We are consuming our resources at an alarming rate without the current knowledge to replenish it back and we release carbon footprints that are greatly affecting the environment, which is why it is imperative for environmental research to continue forward without constraints. This is why it would not be optimal for our country if such a mindset were to prevail as the center of decision-making.

FBI Investigates Murky Russian Relationships Emily Devyor Sophomore Writer On Monday, March 21 a congressional hearing was held where the director of the FBI confirmed that they were investigating possible connections between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government. This is very rare because usually no part of the Department of Justice, especially the FBI, is allowed to comment on any ongoing investigations.

So when the FBI director said that they are looking into Trump’s possible ties with Russia, it was surprising to many. James Comey, the director of the FBI, said that they have been looking into this case since July of last year, four months be-

fore the presidential election.

The investigation itself doesn’t come as a shock to many because since Donald Trump was elected, several members of his staff have been accused of having connections with Russia, and a few have even left their position in his ad-

People connected to Trump seem to be linked to Russian Sergei Kislyak.

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ministration because it was discovered that they were communicating with Russian government officials.

Comey testified that they believed Russia was using “active measures” to hurt Hillary Clinton and her chances in order to help Donald Trump secure more votes. It is believed that Russia did this because Russian president Vladimir Putin does not like Hillary Clinton.

Many Republican congressmen grilled James Comey asking why Russia would do this to the US election. Comey’s response was that “Putin would like people who like him and Putin he disliked Secretary Clinton so much that the flipside of that coin was that he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated so much.”

Another thing that was discussed in the congressional hearing with director Comey was the fact that Donald Trump had tweeted about President Obama wiretapping Trump Tower. Comey stated that the Department of Justice was never involved in any wiretapping of Trump Tower and President Obama has never asked for Trump Tower to be tapped during the election season. The President’s tweets from both his personal account and the official Presidential account have talked about Russia, but the things said from the personal account do seem to be more opinionated about the situation, while presidential tweets are just stating facts and not giving an opinion.

During this hearing President Trump did tweet about what was happening in the

hearing because he was not required to be there. The humorous part of this story is that as Donald Trump was tweeting about the hearing, director Comey was being asked about the tweets and what the President was saying.

The tweet in question was a video post where a congressman was asking NSA director, Admiral Michael Rogers, if there was evidence of Russia changing voting results in specific states. Comey clarified what had happened saying that they don’t have any information on the rigging of voting results and that the FBI had not looked into that.

Even though it might seem that this congressional hearing didn’t go it well, it was very successful and gave a lot of insight into what the Department of Justice is doing.

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Fleet Foxes Breaks Hiatus: Announces New Album Thomas Murphy Editor-in-Chief This past January, the indie folk group Fleet Foxes announced the release date of their new album, entitled Crack Up, and released their first song after a six year hiatus. Much has changed since Fleet Foxes began their hiatus over half a decade ago, but band leader Robin Pecknold has made sure to keep busy. After returning to school and graduating from Columbia University, Pecknold spent time touring and preparing for Fleet Foxes’ much anticipated return.

The band’s first single off the album, “Third of May/ Ôdaigahara,” is as much a “Fleet Foxes Song” as one could possibly hopefully.

Filled with grand orchestration, crescendoing harmonies, and intricate lyrics, the song stretches to almost nine

Pecknold references each of these aspects of May 3 in the new song, which is filled with homophones and double meanings. The song chronologically describes Pecknold’s relationship with Skjelset, which in an interview with Pitchfork he described as being distant and difficult since the hiatus began. The first verse describes their relationship prior to the massive critical success of Fleet Foxes’ release of the EP Sun Giant, including their teenage years and time living together in Seattle. Pecknold Fleet Foxes’ frontman Robin Pecknold explains the thought berefers to him and Skjelset hind his latest album Crack Up. as being “on the firing line” Photo Courtesy AP minutes. Pecknold stated in Foxes’ last album, Helpless- to describe their time touring with Fleet Foxes as well his annotations of the lyrics ness Blues. Coincidentally, as reference Goya’s famous on genius.com that the song the Spanish painter Francipainting. The second verse is about his relationship so Goya’s famous depiction takes place during 2012with fellow band member of Spanish revolutionaries 2015, after they finished Skye Skjelset, whose birth- at a firing line during Na- touring for their last album day is May 3. May 3 was poleon’s conquest of Spain and before they began planalso the release date of Fleet is entitled “Third of May.” ning Crack Up. The final

lines of the song describe Pecknold’s reluctant acceptance of the relationship and realization that everything eventually fades.

As described by Pecknold, Crack Up is meant to open in a confused and distant state, such as the one found in “Third of May/Ôdaigahara,” but Pecknold promises the album will complete in a triumphant and “ecstatic” manner. Pecknold hopes to record a follow-up for Crack Up and expound on this “ecstatic” finish, however it is difficult to determine how reliable such a claim is considering the amount of time between the last two albums. Pecknold has also said on social media that he is currently writing songs for a solo album.

Crack Up will be the group’s third full length album, and is set to be released on June 16 on Nonesuch Records.

March Madness Runs Through Memphis Robby Starr Junior Writer March Madness is a riveting time of the year known for its Cinderella teams, buzzer beaters, and sheer unpredictability.

Every year, people striving for a perfect bracket find their brackets busted far too early, which makes them question how they could have gone so wrong. While each year features its unique storyline, there is similar madness each year. This year, my dad and I traveled to Memphis to partake in the mania and experience the sensation first hand.

On Friday morning, we flew to Memphis to watch Butler face North Carolina and UCLA play Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen. Although many people expected North Carolina to defeat Butler, the UCLA versus Kentucky matchup was considered a toss up.

Not being a particular fan of any of the four teams, we selected this venue because of its unique culture and exciting matchups.

Upon arriving in Memphis, a Southern vibe mani-

fested itself through blues music, delicious barbecue, and warm weather.

The city’s one-dollar trolley took us to Beale Street where we explored all of its authentic restaurants and shops. Soon it became clear that the overwhelming majority of the fans supported Kentucky, due to Lexington’s manageable sixhour drive from Memphis.

Later that night, we left our hotel for the FedEx Forum where North Carolina and Butler would get the first chance to secure their spot in the Elite Eight on Sunday night. There were just as many Butler fans present as North Carolina fans, but Butler lacked the talent on the court that North Carolina possessed. From the beginning of the game, North Carolina led Butler by significant margins due to their lights out three point shooting and strong defense. Although Butler was able to muster mini-comebacks at several times throughout the game, their efforts were not enough. North Carolina prevailed in the sweet sixteen test against Butler, with a final score of 92-80.

However, the majority of tucky fed off the passion- four blue teams that conthe crowd was indifferent ate crowd, and coasted to tested at the FedEx Foto this game in anticipa- an 86-75 victory. At the end rum on Friday, March 24.

This year’s final four tion of the Kentucky versus of the game, Fox had 39 UCLA game later that night. points, which is the most features an interesting Kentucky fans filled the points scored by a fresh- mix of teams. The number arena with a chip on their man in tournament history. one seed Gonzaga faced Looking back, it was an off against the Cinderella shoulder after losing to UCLA by 5 points in De- incredible experience to team from South Carocember. The Forum felt like be immersed in the culture lina. The other remaining it was a Kentucky home of Memphis and to watch number one seed, North game as the whole arena two thrilling Sweet Six- Carolina, took on Oregon was flooded with Kentucky teen games. Memphis, the for the right to play for the blue. Both tense and electri- home of Blues music, was championship. Scores were fying, the atmosphere was an excellent venue for the unavailable at press time. much more vibrant than that of the previous game. The start of the game featured back and forth points by both teams, unable to separate themselves from one another.

At halftime, Kentucky led by a small margin of three points, thanks to the incredible shooting of freshman de’Aaron Fox. After the halftime break, Kentucky was reenergized and virtually unstoppable because of freshman Malik Monk who scored several three pointers Freshman Malik Monk took the team on his back and carried UK to a to complement the win over UCLA. The Cats would eventually fall to UNC in the Elite Eight.

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The April Prep Challenge

This month, test your number skills with our KenKen puzzle. Each cage indicates a target number the math operation you must use to achieve it. No numbers may be repeated in any row or column. Work on your own or with a friend Be the first to correctly solve the puzzle and bring to Ms. Klein in the English office to win a prize.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Happy Birthday To...

Juniors Jack Maddalozzo Sophia Roman Sophomore Bridget Falkenhayn Freshman Kaden Coltoff

If you see these Ramblers in the hallway, be sure to wish them a Happy Birthday!

Who did you pick Are you doing any- Did you have any thing for Spring April Fool’s pranks to win March Break? planned?

Madness?

Jelly beans or chocolate bunny?

Do you think the Cubs can win the World Series again?

Gonzaga

I’m going on a Loyola trip.

Yes, but I don’t want to say what.

chocolate bunny

yes

Gonzaga

to be determined

no

chocolate bunny

definitely

Oregon

looking at colleges

no

chocolate bunny

absolutely

UNC

California

no

chocolate bunny

yes

Gonzaga

going to Italy

yes

jelly beans

yes

Jack McNabb ‘19

Kari Hoover ‘18

James Hill ‘18

Emma Skowron ‘17

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Girls Hockey Closes Another Great Season Brady Reichert Sophomore Writer

Gliding through another winning season, the Loyola Academy Girl’s Hockey Team skated with the grit and teamwork that made them so successful. The girls finished the season with an impressive 18– 5–1 record. They continued on a competitive pace in their fourth straight year making it to the state final game!

A large component of their talent includes five seniors: Valerie Caldwell, Tess Dettling, Charlotte Langill, Abigail O’Brien, and Greta Skarzynski. The whole team, however, has been instrumental in pitching in and contributing to their record. This was definitely seen in the semifinal game of the Illinois State High School Hockey Championships, as sophomore Gabriella Ciesla, who is normally a utility player, moving back-andforth between forward and defense, had to sub in as a goaltender. Normal AllState goalie Tianna Lavalle was challenged with leg and ankle injuries, so Ciesla had to jump in at the

Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville. Facing a strong Latin team, which at the time was ranked number three in Illinois right behind Glenbrook, Ciesla borrowed goaltender gear and wore Lavalle’s number. She was able to protect the net against Latin until they tied going into overtime, finishing with the game with 26 saves. Skarzynski then scored the winning goal off an assist by Dettling to win the semi-final game in sudden-death overtime.

Loyola, which had placed second in the state championship in 2014 and 2015, and won the state championship last season, was now was poised to face Glenbrook for the 2017 State Title on St. Patrick’s Day at the United Center. Loyola’s girls are the only team in the league that was actually able to defeat Glenbrook’s girls during the regular season on January 29.

At the AHAI Blackhawk Cup state championship on March 17, Loyola played its heart out, but it was not enough to overtake Glenbrook. The very talented Glenbrook team scored early and often. However,

Senior Val Caldwell celebrates one of her goals, with teammate Tess Dettling, during the State Championship at the United Center.

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as the third period unfolded, the experience and skill of Loyola’s talented team charged back with three strong goals. Caldwell scored a beautiful goal, only to be followed by another one four minutes later. Then to continue digging out of their hole, Dettling scored with two minutes and 23 seconds left to put more pressure on the Glenbrook team.

Glenbrook won the state championship 7-3, but Loyola’s successes can be

measured in many other ways. Besides Caldwell and Dettling, Loyola has two strong freshmen who were leading scorers this year and will be back: Jayna Park with 11 goals and 7 assists, and Elle Joubert with 10 goals and 2 assists. The team also has six players who earned AHAI all-state honors: Caldwell, Dettling, Langil and Skarzynski, along with juniors Lavalle and Kaela Finegan. In addition, Caldwell and Dettling were includ-

ed in the 2017 Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association High School AllStar Team. The strength of Loyola’s hockey program and the drive and talent of the players are evident with the continuum of successes year after year.

Congratulations to all the girls! It will be fun to see how next year unwinds for the girls going on to play in college and for the underclassmen rising to next year’s high school competition.

Electricty of Boys Baseball, continued continued from page 8

ers attacking hitters and making them put the ball in play. With the stacked defense of the Ramblers consisting of a sponge behind the plate in Brian Vance, an out machine infield consisting of O’Brien, Lin-Peistrup, Blindt, and Vrbancic, and an unbelievably athletic outfield led by captain Sean Tully, the pitchers should have no worry to let their boys go make plays. The pitching staff is much younger than past years, but many have seen how much the Senior Brian Vance frames the pitch for a called strike. The team is off to a great start thanks to group works hard, learns, trusting in the process instilled by Coach Bridich and leaders on the team.

Photo Courtesy The Year and attacks hitters. The rotation is also deep with team has a very high ceil- keep being this close-knit guy has a role, whether it is eight to nine guys who can easily eat up innings. ing, and if they keep trust- group they could very well Johnny O running the muThis year’s Rambler ing their processes and reach that ceiling. Every sic to pump the boys up,

Mallahan catching bullpens in the far corner, Drew hitting line shots to the wall, or Johnny Holbach running that GameChanger, or the “Bleacher Bums” (this year’s baseball and lacrosse

student

sec-

tion) bringing an electric element to the game.

Watch

out

for

this

year’s boys in gold, ladies and gentlemen, because you surely won’t want

to

miss

them.

As of press time, the team boasted at 3-1 record and was off to a trip to St. Louis to face St. Louis

University

Prep

in a three game series.

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UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS Wednesday, April 5 Baseball @ New Trier @ 4:30 Girls Track and Field Invitational @ New Trier (Winnetka Campus) @ 4:30 Girls LAX @ Lake Forest @ 4:45 Softball @ Maine South @ 4:45 Boys Water Polo vs. Mount Carmel @ 6:00

Thursday, April 6

Sports Electricity Sparks from Boys in Baseball Gold Rich Campbell Senior Writer

After every lift or practice for the baseball team, Quinn Jansen, senior outfielder, would yell “THREE MONTHS” to the whole team – adjusting the time accordingly to the duration until first pitch on March 20. This quote

ting better every day to get there,” captain Sean Tully reminds the team.

Although many times some would feel the effects of the early wake up calls, the team knew it was all for the end goal – a state championship.

Loyola Baseball plays in what many call “the toughest conference in the

Boys Tennis @ Montini @ 4:00 Baseball vs. Fremd @ 4:30 Softball @ Resurrection @ 4:45 Girls Soccer @ St. Ignatius Prep @ 5:00 Boys LAX @ St. Rita @ 5:30 Boys Volleyball @ New Trier @ 6:00

Friday, April 7 Softball @ Trinity @ 4:30 Boys Volleyball Tournament @ Warren Boys Water Polo Invitational @ Lyons South Girls Water Polo Tournament @ Fenwick

Saturday, April 8 Boys Tennis @ Evanston Boys Volleyball Tournament @ Warren Boys Water Polo Invitational @ Lyons South Girls Track and Field Invitational @ Downers Grove South Boys LAX @ Lake Forest @ 2:00 Baseball @ St. Joseph @ 2:00 Girls Soccer vs. Barrington @ 2:00 Softball vs. Bishop McNamara @ 2:30 and 4:00

Senior shortstop Ryan Lin-Peistrup makes a great play and fires across the diamond for the out.

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stuck to the hearts of the hard working juniors and seniors of the close-knit group. The Loyola baseball team has a very different schedule than most other sports. It is hard for the team to get outside in the natural environment due to the dirt and grass playing surface they are used to.

Instead, the team wakes up before school two-three times a week at 4:45AM in order to get ready for their before-school practices.

“We all have a responsibility to our goal and we take pride in get-

Midwest.” This conference is named the Catholic League Blue, which is filled with Division 1 talent through every team.

With most these teams consisting of schools from the south and west side of Chicago, it was only appropriate for the LA baseball team to have to face adversity of playing baseball in a gym at 5:30 in the morning. Their drives to conference games can reach up to an hour and a half away – something just about no other team in the state has to go through.

Coach Bridich, the head coach, always harps on “playing through adversity,” which is something this team has come together collectively as a group to accomplish. However, this is hardly the only thing Coach Bridich harps on in the gym and on the field.

A new focus that he has brought to the team this year is “trusting your process” and “focusing on your process.” Many times baseball is a game on mental toughness. One pitch a guy can hit a 400 foot bomb off you, but the next pitch it is a clean slate and you have to focus on getting past your errors.

Senior and captain Brian Vance says, “We are so bought into our process and have learned to play the game one pitch at a time. Every single guy believes and knows that we have the ability to go out and win a state championship.” This process Bridich and Vance have spoken about has been successful through the first two games of the season.

The first game for the boys in gold resulted in a 12-0 win over St Pat’s downtown where they took advantage of what was handed to them at the plate.

The second game against Highland Park resulted in a 1-0 competitive win for the ‘Blers. In both games, clean defense and aggressive pitching gave the result of zero runs against.

With the defense the pitching rotation is given, Bridich harps on the pitchcontinued on page 7