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Adam Doster is a freelance writer based in Chicago. His work, often about sports and sporting culture, has appeared in The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, Fast Company, ESPN the Magazine, the New York Times, Grantland, The Fader, Deadspin, Chicago, and Boston, among other publications. “Field of Schemes,” his 2014 feature on the Field of Dreams movie site in Iowa, was named a Livingston Award finalist in national reporting.

Between 2008 and 2011, Doster reported for Progress Illinois, covering st…

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Remembering Sister Jean, a Loyola legend on campus and on the sidelines

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By Adam Doster
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved icon of Loyola University Chicago for more than six decades, passed away on October 9, 2025, at the age of 106. Celebrated worldwide for her infectious smile, quick wit, and basketball acumen, Sister Jean—as she was affectionately known to friends far and wide—was universally adored and touched the lives of countless people throughout her lengthy tenure at Loyola and her incredible life.
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An unexpected calling: Remembering Bob Newhart

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By Adam Doster
Bob Newhart (BS ’52) died July 18, 2024. He was 94. Below is an interview that appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of Loyola magazine. When Bob Newhart (BS ’52) attended Loyola University Chicago in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he was friendly with a classmate named Jimmy Sheeran. Sheeran was a member of Loyola’s boxing club. Newhart was no brawler himself, but he was a fan of the fights and a devotee of the Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts on CBS. And so he asked Sheeran to teach him how to spar.
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Loyola University Chicago

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By Adam Doster
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Rambler superfan Bob Haselsteiner has been cheering on Loyola University Chicago men's basketball since the 1940s. This year, as COVID protocols prohibited fans from watching in Gentile Arena, Haselsteiner made sure his support was felt through a cardboard fan cutout in the stands.
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