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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013
Good-bye Hornets
Hello Pelicans
New Orleans basketball plays last game as the Hornets
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NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
(left) New Orleans Hornets forward Anthony Davis drives against Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol during a game in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aril 9. The team has played their last season as the Hornets, as they have now made the official switch to the New Orleans Pelicans. (right) The New Orleans Pelicans have unvelied their new logo in light of the name change. The new logo features a darker blue, red and undertones of gold.
Student opinions on switch from Hornets to Pelicans: Q: What do you think of the name change? “I think it’s great. The Hornets are terrible and the city and team need to rebrand.” - Charles LaRock, mass communication senior “Logo’s nice, just the name is kind of wack.” -Piero Ramirez, general studies business freshman “I think it’s cool that the team
represents Louisiana’s state bird, and their team colors blend well.”- Paul Valasquez, psychology sophomore
boring and overused by sports teams.”- Stevie Forget, music industry sophomore
“Although I don’t follow the NBA in depth, I think the ‘pelican’ is a better symbol for Louisiana sports than the Hornets.” - Alex Kneib, history pre-law sophomore
“I think that the name “Pelicans” is less menacing, so to speak. I don’t think anyone is going to fear the Pelicans. The logo is nice though.”Devin Stevens, international business freshman
“I’m not a fan of the switch. I think the Pelicans are a horrible mascot choice and the colors being used are too
“It’s awesome. The Hornets made no sense whatsoever.” -Remi Pierre Sorbet, mass communication freshman
“I like it.” - Joshua Randle, music industry sophomore “I really do not care for the name. But I guess they will have a mascot that will actually match the team name which is rare in the NBA.” Sam Hill, business sophomore “I think pelicans are much less intimidating than hornets. More importantly, I like the Honey Bees, so what the heck are they going to be called now? Nothing
QUIDDITCH: Team takes second place at World Cup Continued from page 9
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Music industry freshman Daniel Gallagher competes in the Quidditch World Cup. Loyola’s Quidditch team took home second place in the Division II bracket.
games like the semi-finals and finals really gave me valuable insight and knowledge into the sport and what we can improve on next year,” Walters said. The Quidditch team came in second place in the Division II bracket at the World Cup and the players are proud of their accomplishment. “We were 6-0 before the final match, which we lost. Second place is still a really big deal to me, especially when teams from around the country and around the world are there,” Gergen said. “I think we did quite well especially considering people’s prediction,” Umana
said. Loyola Quidditch team is grateful and sends their thanks to all who contributed to their success. “I give thanks to SGA, the people who donated to us and all of my teammates, but in particular Tad Walters. He’s worked tirelessly this year to make sure that we got to this point,” Umana said. “Thanks to everyone who donated definitely, and also SGA because I’m fairly certain they funded a lot of our trip too,” Gergen said. “Most especially though, I’d like to thank the team for sticking it out all year and making this happen.” Shamara King can be reached at sking@loyno.edu
attractive-sounding comes to mind when I think about pelicans. I guess you can call your team the Maggots if you paid to own it, though.” Thomas Slack, physics senior “The Hornets haven’t been that great, compared to the Saints at least. So maybe the new logo, new mascot, new locker room, new uniforms will light the fire under them.” - Taylor Burns, environmental science sophomore
TENNIS: Tournament is
fast approaching for tennis
Continued from page 9 match that ended at 4-5. Meghan de Baroncelli, biology sophomore, plays #1 singles and #1 doubles for Loyola. She is excited for the future of her team, as it is a younger team. “We have a fairly young team, with only two seniors: a boy and a girl. But we have some new freshmen who I think have a lot of potential and I look forward to working with them,” de Baroncelli said. She also looks back onto last year for some encouragement and hope for the upcoming
championship games. “Last year we played Spring Hill our first match for conference and we lost. But I feel like this year we’ll be better. I’m not sure who we’re going to play but we’ve improved a lot, and I think we can definitely pull through with a win,” de Baroncelli said. Sarah Szigeti can be reached at sisziget@loyno.edu