Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 1/29/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Matt Lindeboom

The Loyola College Senior Class Gift for the Class of 2008 will be a Greyhound Mascot Statue Display. The display will stand in front of the new Intercollegiate Athletic Complex, which will be completed in the fall of 2009. The statue of Loyola's mascot will welcome students, alumni, parents and friends as they gather to cheer on Greyhound student-athletes for years to come.

"I'm looking forward to the possible tradition of patting the Greyhound statue before games for good luck," said Student Government Association President and Senior Class Gift Committee member, Dylan O'Shea.

Most of us already know the Greyhound statues outside of the FAC. The Class of 2008's gift will be a larger version of our school's mascot.

"I'm pleased to announce that our gift is the Class of 2008 Greyhound Statue Display, scheduled to be placed in front of the College's new Intercollegiate Athletic Complex. This gift definitely exemplifies the school spirit, excitement, and loyalty to the College that our class exudes!" said Angela Dicocco, Class of 2008 president and SCGC president.

The new facility where the Greyhound statue will be located will feature a 6,000-seat grandstand and other state-of-the art features for Loyola's student-athletes. The complex promises the top-rated facilities that many of Loyola's competitors already enjoy.

The seniors voted on Blackboard this past week for their class gift. Participation was high with 426 seniors, or about 50 percent of the class voting.

"I am very excited to work with the Class of 2008. I am hoping this class will produce one of the College's most successful Senior Class Gift campaigns because the seniors are such a united and involved class," says Jill Davis, a member of Loyola's Class of 2006 and the Annual Giving Officer.

The other gift choices were a Class of 2008 Center for Community Service and Justice Scholarship or a gift to support the Reitz Arena Basketball Bleacher Renovation Project.

"The Committee and I are not only excited about the kick-off of the Senior Class Gift Campaign, but also that the results of the gift vote yielded more than a 50 percent response rate. Knowing that more than half the class engaged in these beginning stages of the senior class gift campaign gets us even more motivated about the fundraising period throughout this semester. We're looking to unite the Class of 2008 and get almost every senior to participate," said Dicocco

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