August 10, 2009
A Storm-Tossed Athletics Program Must Find Its Own Footing
Photograph by Jackson Hill
Timothy P. Ryan, chancellor of the U. of New Orleans, stands at Maestri Field, which has been rebuilt since Hurricane Katrina.
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Photograph by Jackson Hill
Timothy P. Ryan, chancellor of the U. of New Orleans, stands at Maestri Field, which has been rebuilt since Hurricane Katrina.
Four years after Hurricane Katrina ripped off the roof of the basketball arena at the University of New Orleans and blew away most of its baseball field, the Privateers, as the university's athletes are known, are still struggling to right their ship.
The university's enrollment has been slow to rebound after the storm, and the athletics department, which relies heavily on student fees for its operations, has felt the pinch. Officials have eliminated funds for the department for the
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