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VARSITY TEAM PRAYS together before the CIF Southern Section Championship

A Season Of Superstars

MATTEO GACINA ‘25, SPORTS EDITOR March 22, 2025

“Find a different way to win each time,” said Chris Walter ‘93, head varsity soccer coach.  Walter guided his team to unprecedented success this season with a line that worked. Add the players...

STUDENTS GATHER to reflect at the Junior Leadership Retreat

Juniors Prepare For Senior Responsibility On Final Retreat

AARON KIM ’26, CONTRIBUTOR March 21, 2025

The last Junior Leadership Retreat is complete! On Feb. 27, 40 Loyola juniors excitedly set out to Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. During the two-day retreat, Cubs nurtured their leadership capabilities...

Catholics Breathe Sigh Of Relief After Pope’s Recovery

NOAH MORALES ’27, CONTRIBUTOR March 21, 2025

A moment of uncertainty has been alleviated by faith: Pope Francis, once feared to be in critical condition, is now on the road to recovery, proving that hope and faith prevail even in the darkest times....

MARTIN KWON '26 BONDS with new senior friend

Senior Smiles: Bringing Generations Together

JAYDEN LEE ’26, CONTRIBUTOR March 21, 2025

What if a simple conversation could brighten someone’s entire week? This is the heart of Senior Smiles, a newly founded club at Loyola. For the first time in Loyola’s rich history, students are not...

LOYALIST STAFF MEMBERS STILL COMPETING as of March 17, 2025

Senior Splash Wars

AARON KIM ’26, CONTRIBUTOR March 21, 2025

For the past two weeks, Loyola seniors have been engaged in a highly strategic, extremely competitive game of water tag—Senior Splashin’. A 12th-grade tradition across the United States, the game...

CUBS STAND in Times Square

Trekking To The East Coast

AARON KIM ’26, CONTRIBUTOR February 16, 2025

On Feb. 26, 2025, 47 Cubs and faculty members set out for the annual East Coast college tour, one of the most extensive college tours Loyola offers. During this tour taking place over Loyola’s inter-semester...

CUBS POSE on the "Ospiti" (visitors) bench at Istituto Sociale Jesuit school before a match

From The Canals To The Alps

KAI KOJIMA ’27, CONTRIBUTOR February 16, 2025

The final bell rang on Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2025, signaling both the end of the school day and the start of winter break. However, for 12 lucky Cubs, led by English teachers Sarah Gacina and Luke...

JACK JEFFREY '26 ATTACKS the rim at Intuit

Loyola Basketball Gets The NBA Experience

HALE BLANKENSHIP ’27, CONTRIBUTOR February 16, 2025

On Feb. 1, the Loyola varsity basketball team made history when they played in the Mission League Showcase, an array of games played by teams from all over Los Angeles. It was hosted at the Intuit Dome,...

PILES OF CLOTHES ROT in a landfill

Weaving The Planet To Disaster

ROCCO CARUSO ’28, CONTRIBUTOR February 16, 2025

Each year, over 100 billion pieces of clothing are produced—enough clothing to last six entire generations. However, despite this surplus, 85% of all clothes end up in landfills. To put that into perspective,...

CUBS UNLOAD cars full of supplies in front of Caruso Hall

Loyola Unites Amidst Fiery Tragedy

GIACOMO AMMAZZALORSO ‘26 and SEAN KIM ‘26 February 16, 2025

On the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, the lives of over 10,000 Angelenos, including over 100 Cubs and their families, saw their lives turned upside down in almost an instant as countless fires swept...

CUB STRESSES over massive homework load

Stopping The Educational Conveyor Belt

ETHAN HAN ’27, CONTRIBUTOR December 15, 2024

The American education system has become a lightning rod for debate. Whether it's the lack of pathways to better opportunities down the line or its outdated structure in need of reform, the same question...

VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE at Iniciativa Kino Para la Frontera

Thanksgiving In Nogales

JACOB FRIEDMAN ’26, CONTRIBUTOR December 15, 2024

On Monday, Nov. 25, Gabriela Gordillo-Banuelos and Jenavi Hernandez led a group of 10 Cubs to Ambos Nogales for the annual Kino Border Initiative Immersion Trip. Attendees lived in a Jesuit volunteer house...

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