Sports
The ballad of a bad loser: a water polo story
I took a lot of losses this week. Too many losses. I’d lay out every single one of them out for you in detail, but I think college kids do this thing where we complain […]
Caleb Lay
Sports
Layup Lines: No time to panic
Interesting things happen in Union men’s basketball games that often go unnoticed. To help see these games more clearly, four of our writers (Michael Chapman, Trevor James Fox, Caleb Lay and Logan Whaley) put together […]
Sports
No Contact: A writer’s attempt to hit a college fastball
I walked up to the plate totally alone and defenseless. A baseball bat was my tool to deflect a small ball traveling 85 mph or faster in the opposite direction. The small white ball whizzed […]
Sports
Bogey Down
The rain starts to lightly fall as I line up for the final shot. The droplets land on the inside of my glasses, blurring my vision. “Come on man, the rain is coming,” said Trey […]
Perspectives
The Showdown: Should athletic scholarships be a thing of the past?
This is a column where two writers go head-to-head on different issues. This issue is centered around the question: Should athletic scholarships be eliminated due to the numerous accounts of student-athletes involved in academic fraud? […]
Sports
Running Diary: Loving Pain
Great cross-country runners look great while running. Their feet barely touch the ground, sweat drips from their bodies in just the right way and their compact and efficient bodies glide over the earth with a […]
Sports
Reaching for the Fringe
Fourteen guys are flying around the field shouting “dump,” “too deep” and “up.” As strange as that sounds it’s a pretty typical Thursday night for the Jaxx. During the last practice before spring break, the Jaxx are […]