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Loyola College in Maryland is a Catholic liberal arts school located in Baltimore. Founded in 1852, the school was named for St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuit order of Catholic priests. Loyola College is one of four higher education institutions in the United States named "Loyola" the others are Loyola Marymount University in California, Loyola University in Chicago and Loyola University New Orleans. Despite its name, Loyola College is classified as a university, and it is composed of an arts and sciences college and a business school. Loyola also has two graduate centers in Maryland, one in Columbia and one in Timonium. The school offers majors and minors in 36 fields, and masters...
Loyola College in Maryland is a Catholic liberal arts school located in Baltimore. Founded in 1852, the school was named for St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuit order of Catholic priests. Loyola College is one of four higher education institutions in the United States named "Loyola" the others are Loyola Marymount University in California, Loyola University in Chicago and Loyola University New Orleans. Despite its name, Loyola College is classified as a university, and it is composed of an arts and sciences college and a business school. Loyola also has two graduate centers in Maryland, one in Columbia and one in Timonium. The school offers majors and minors in 36 fields, and masters and doctorates in nine. Loyola is also a Division I school, and the Loyola Greyhound athletic teams compete in eight sports in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Student activities include the Greyhound newspaper, WLOY radio station, a student government, two literary publications, a commuter students' association, a cappella and chorus groups, cultural groups, and professional and service organizations. Famous Loyola alumni include author Tom Clancy, sportscaster Jim McKay and CIGNA CEO and chairman H. Edward Hanway.
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Denver won't sneak up on anyone this year
The original goal was for Denver to make it to NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament in five years, but the Pioneers advanced to the Final Four in two.
Now, the focus has changed.
Heading into the first heavy week of the regular season, everybody wants...Tags: Lacrosse, Syracuse Orange, Denver Pioneers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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Wrestling: McDonogh captures MIAA tournament
McDonogh senior Roman Braglio pinned his way to the heavyweight championship in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Mount St. Joseph, leading the Eagles to their fifth team title since 2002.
Of the 14 weight...Tags: Walter Johnson, Brandon Smith, Wrestling, Annapolis, University of Pennsylvania
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Mystics add former Terps forward-center Harper
WNBA The WNBA Washington Mystics on Wednesday added free-agent forward-center Laura Harper, who started on Maryland's national championship team in 2005-06. Harper, the 10th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, has played for the Sacramento Monarchs...Tags: Lacrosse, Women's National Basketball Association, Laurel Park, Teaching and Learning, Virginia Cavaliers
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Black history is American history
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, through his organization, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (later renamed the Association for the Study of African American Life and History), founded and promoted Negro History Week. He selected February...Tags: Teachers, Culture, Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, Abraham Lincoln
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Women's Tewaaraton Watch List announced
Eleven players from Maryland colleges have been named to the 2012 Tewaaration Watch List, including 2011 finalist Katie Schwarzmann, from Maryland. The list also includes 2012 winner Shannon Smith from defending Division I national champ Northwestern....Tags: Charity, Towson, The Pennsylvania State University, Georgetown, State University of New York
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How local athletic departments deal with social media
Coppin State
Sports information director Roger McAfee said the school has no blanket policy on social media, and that its relatively small staff prevents constant monitoring of what athletes are saying. "I'll go on there and take a peak," he said, "but...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Twitter, Inc., Randy Edsall, Coppin State University, Facebook
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Adeline Ogier Bracken, athlete and mother
Adeline Ogier Bracken, a multi-talented athlete who earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics when few women attended college and went on to raise 10 children, died Tuesday of heart failure at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium. She was 96....Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Super Bowl, Roland Park, Colleges and Universities, Orange (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Gymkana team sends positive message to St. Agnes School students
Wearing a red tank top and black shorts, Joe Kreft calmly waited his turn to flip through the air in front of a captivated crowd of about 100 students at St. Agnes Catholic School on Friday.
From the front of the line of fellow members of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Rings, Teaching and Learning, Beam Gymnastics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Future can wait for Loyola's Shane Walker
The past and future for Shane Walker are back home in England. He left there in 2005 to pursue a basketball career in the United States that included playing for two high schools in three years and a college career that began at the University of Maryland...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Holiday Vacations, Gary Williams, London (England), Trips and Vacations
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Robert A. Roesner, teacher and Major League umpire
Robert A. Roesner, a former Baltimore County public school educator and coach who went on to become a replacement Major League Baseball umpire during two strikes in 1978 and 1979 strike, died Monday of heart failure at Imperial Gardens nursing home in...Tags: College Baseball, Loyola University Chicago, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Memorial Stadium
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The Rev. E. Joseph Cote
The Rev. Earl Joseph John Cote, the retired pastor of a Pikesville Roman Catholic church, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 27 at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was stricken while driving on Putty Hill Road as he headed to say daily Mass for the School Sisters...Tags: Religious Education, Roland Park, Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Hospitals and Clinics
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J. Robert Brown, Social Security judge
J. Robert Brown, a retired attorney and Social Security Administration judge, died of stroke complications Saturday at the Lorian Health System Mays Chapel. He was 85 and lived in Timonium.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Belgian Avenue in Pen Lucy, he...Tags: Justice System, Elections, Washington College (Maryland), Judges, Ellicott City
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