College athletes who already receive scholarship money should not be paid by their school to play sports. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, student-athletes already get plenty of gratuities. They get gear, meal plans, facilities, travel, room and board and even textbooks in some cases. Although some receive partial scholarships, they still receive exceedingly […]
Category: Sports
On the Bench: Video games are not a sport
Anyone who has ever participated in a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, spent countless hours fighting a bunch of strangers online in Call of Duty or even challenged a friend to a game of Trivia Crack while waiting in traffic cannot deny the fact that video games are incredibly competitive. We yell at our screens, […]
Athlete of the Week: Talyn Washington
In running track, the competition is not about the opponents; runners compete against themselves. “You can beat everyone in the field, but you’re still running slowly,” said Talyn Washington, senior athletic training major and member of the men’s track team. Born and raised in Palm Beach, Florida, Washington played basketball for four years and ran […]
Coach’s Corner: Andres Pedraza
Just like any soccer player, Andres Pedraza’s feet were his main tool for playing soccer, and, now, he uses them while coaching the game. Pedraza, the new women’s assistant soccer coach, started out playing soccer in the streets of Colombia. “I started playing soccer in the street, and that’s how I started loving the game […]
On the Bench: Joey Casselberry
When Joey Casselberry should’ve thrown like a girl but struck out How can you hate on Mo’ne Davis? Especially when you are a college baseball player. Last week, the Disney Channel announced that it would be making a movie called “Throw Like Mo,” based on Davis’ remarkable story. This is awesome because Davis is awesome. However, […]
Athlete of the Week: Blake Woodrow
To Blake Woodrow, freshman psychology major, the advantage of being a student-athlete is being able to transfer valuable lessons from swimming to school. Woodrow, a Fort Myers native, has been swimming for 12 years and was a top 10 swimmer in the nation during his childhood as a member of various swimming clubs, which also […]
Women’s basketball team advances to Elite Eight
For the third time in a row and in school history, NSU’s women’s basketball team advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II National Championship tournament. They faced the West Region Champions, the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans, on March 24 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where they forced overtime for the second time in three years. […]
Coach’s Corner: Austin Lavallii
Most tennis players start playing as soon as they become taller than the racket, but Austin Lavallii didn’t start until the age of 15 and still managed to excel in the sport and coach it as well. A Williamston, Michigan native, Lavallii transferred to NSU after attending University of Texas El Paso for one year. […]
Athlete of the Week: Amanda Craig
Amanda Craig first joined rowing because it took her from indoor air-conditioned courts to the beautiful outdoor nature. “I played basketball and volleyball, and being outdoors in nature was something different than I was used to,” said Craig. Originally from Berlin, New Jersey, Craig followed her sister’s footsteps and decided to row in high school. […]
On the Bench: “Yankee Stadium: Ghosts of Yankees past”
Just exactly how much is a piece of history worth? I guess it depends on who is bidding and why they want it. How much are letters spelling out “Yankee Stadium” worth? They had hung over the main gate of the old stadium. I have been running these questions through my mind, and I have […]