Academics

By Colleen Hayes and Kate Bertuch

On Wednesday April 7, Recreational Sports and the Loyola StudentGovernment Association hosted the 2nd Annual Spelling Bee at theFitness and Aquatic Center. Many students participated in the event that washeld on the MAAC courts at the gym. Students competed in teams of two. Masterof Ceremonies Rich Sigler from technology services read each word aloud asstudents scrambled for the correct spelling. Students wrote down each word onan index card that was collected by staff members. Each time a team correctlyspelled a word, they would earn points. Unlike your typical spelling be, teamswere not eliminated during each round, rather the teams with the most points inthe end won prizes. First place won a 19” Flat Screen LCD TV. Second place tookhome two Orioles tickets to a game of their choice, a T-shirt, and a hat. TwoUnder Armour Loyola sweatshirts were awarded to the third place team. JuniorsLane Maloney and Sheila Moynihan took home the first place prize and the titleof Spelling Bee Champions.

By Briana Berg and Jacqueline Lovdahl

Relay for Life was started in 1985 by Dr. Gordy Klatt, a surgeon in Tacoma, Washington,who walked around a track for twenty-four hours in order to raise money for The American Cancer Society. Today, more than 3.5 million people across the U.S.participate in Relay for Life, including a large group of students here at Loyola University. More than 1,557 people from Loyola participated in Relay for Life this year.

Relay for Life is an event that raises money through donations for The American Cancer Society and supports those struggling with cancer, those who have died from cancer, and those who have lost someone in their lives to cancer. At Loyola this year 125 teams participated in the event.

Through team fundraising and donations, Loyola was responsible for raising $188, 310.68. Loyola and The American Cancer Society both support the Relay for Life philosophy stating that “those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one daycancer will be eliminated.”

To find out more about this event on campus, check out the audio slideshow below!