2023-24 School Year Through the Lens: Best of Photo

As the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, look back through some of the best photos from this year of Phoenix coverage. From the Lake Shore Campus to Water Tower Campus; from Rogers Park to Rome, see the stories and images that defined the past year for the Loyola community.

Men’s Basketball Coach Drew Valentine points while celebrating with the team after their last regular season game March 9, 2024 at Gentile Arena in Chicago. Loyola beat La Salle 64-54, netting the Ramblers the no. 2 seed in the A10 tournament. (Ryan Pittman/The Phoenix)

Roberta Schmatz, the owner of Archie’s Café, poses in the restaurant Jan. 28, 2024. Schamtz and other business owners spoke out when their building was bought by the university, who subsequently announced their plans to demolish the building. (Daphne Kraushaar/The Phoenix)

Oscar Dueso falls during an offensive run in the game against Duquesne Sept. 24, 2023 Hoyne Field in Chicago. (Aidan Cahill/The Phoenix)

Community members gather for a vigil grieving the death of Daveon Gibson Feb. 1, 2024 at Trinity Church in Chicago. Gibson, a student at Senn High School, was one of three students shot in the afternoon Jan. 31. (Ryan Pittman/The Phoenix)

Women’s soccer head coach Barry Bimbi reflects on the match against George Washington University Sept. 24, 2023 at Hoyne Field in Chicago. The Ramblers shut out GW in the 4-0 win. (Aidan Cahill/The Phoenix)

Tessa Rolewicz, the co-president of Loyola’s Crochet Club, crochets Feb. 19, 2024 in Chicago. (Hunter Minné/The Phoenix)

Olivia Knab throws the ball in during Loyola’s game against Richmond Oct. 12, 2023 at Hoyne Field in Chicago. (Max Bates/The Phoenix)

Abraham Garcia, left, and Jorge Blanco pose March 14, 2024 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia and Blanco – 2010 Loyola grads – came together to cheer on the Ramblers during their A10 tournament run. (Austin Hojdar/The Phoenix)

Markus Maurer, right, hugs Julian Cisneros during the game against Saint Louis Oct. 14, 2023 at Hoyne Field in Chicago. Loyola won the game 3-1, marking their first win against Saint Louis since the 1996 season. (Allison Treanor/The Phoenix)

Students use handheld projectors to watch the partial solar eclipse April 8, 2024 at the East Quad in Chicago. At its peak, the eclipse obscured 94% of the sun for viewers at Loyola. (Ella Govrik/The Phoenix)

Loyola’s Emily Banitt tips the ball over the net during the game against Rhode Island Nov. 10, 2023 at Gentile Arena in Chicago. Loyola swept the Rams in the first game of the double header, increasing the Ramblers’ win streak to 15, a new program record. (Holden Green/The Phoenix)

Kara Williams poses with one of her birds March 25, 2024 in Chicago. Williams is a volunteer with the Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and fostering pigeons. (Lilli Malone/The Phoenix)

Loyola’s Sitori Tanin blocks Dayton’s Anyssa Jones during the game Feb. 25, 2024 at Gentile Arena in Chicago. (Megan Dunn/The Phoenix)

Alegra Vierra poses at Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center April 16, 2024 in Rome. Vierra, a Rome Start student at Loyola, spent her entire first year of college studying abroad at the Rome center. (Holden Green/The Phoenix)

Sophia Nolan looks for a pass during Loyola’s game against Richmond at the A10 tournament March 8, 2024 at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Glen Allen, Va. The ramblers lost the quarterfinal match 70-54, ending their A10 tournament run. (Aidan Cahill/The Phoenix)

Featured image by Ella Govrik | The Phoenix