I think part of the problem with the student trip is the academic calendar. The first 2 years Arch Madness fell on the Thursday and Friday of Spring Break, so they had a good amount of students. Then Spring Break got moved to the week after Arch Madness, and students couldn't go since they couldn't miss class or a midterm. 2 years ago I had a midterm on Thursday. I took the test, and got in a car 5 minutes later to go down to St Louis. I skipped my last 4 classes of the week to go. If I had a test in any of those, I might've not been able to make it. My guess is dropping attendance and actually having classes caused an issue with a sponsored trip.
For the hotel/AirBnB, the coolest thing about the team hotel is the pregame festivities. In the past they've had an app/schedule that let people know when the team would leave for Scottrade. Fans meet in the lobby, the cheerleaders cheer, the band plays, and Porter typically says a couple words. If you know the time the team is leaving and can make it, go to the hotel lobby, wear your Rambler gear, and then head over to Scottrade. I doubt anyone will question you if you wear Loyola stuff. That's what my brother and I plan to do. We're staying in a different hotel that he was able to get with points he built up by travelling for work.
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