The Premier League is the most-watched soccer league of the most popular sport in the world. It hosts 20 clubs at the top of England’s soccer world. But, adjusting to the Premier League from other leagues is no easy task. In England, professional soccer games move at a quicker and a more physical pace than […]
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On The Bench
Well, it’s about time. The replacement officials are gone and the regular officials are back and ready to restore order. It was sloppy right from the start, but we knew it would get better eventually. It was week one of the preseason, what else did you expect? Even the great Ed Hochuli, a 28 year […]
On the Scene
We asked students where their favorite place to study (on campus) was.
On the Bench
What is it with athletes? Do they think that because of who they are they are able to do whatever they want without any consequences? It seems like more and more athletes are running into trouble with the law or doing things that most people could never dream of getting away with. It seems that […]
On The Bench
For Serena Williams, the past few months might be called the most dominating performance for a tennis player that we’ve ever seen. William’s spectacular performance in the U.S. Open championship match put, what I think, was the exclamation point on that statement. Since winning Wimbledon in June, Williams has been an unstoppable talent. All the […]
On The Bench
Growing up most kids are somehow attached to the world of sports. For some, sports are just the things that you have to do in order to pass gym class, but for others sports are much more than a simple game in gym class. For them, it is a way to separate themselves from […]
Wrestling: Sport or soap opera?
So, there’s this episode of South Park (stay with me now) where the main characters try their hands at wrestling. The brand of wrestling the boys take on is one of drama, story lines, and little-to-none actual wrestling. It involved all sorts of convoluted plots and cheesy stories about girlfriend-stealing, revenge and the like. There was even this gentleman (his name escapes me) who was frustrated with this format. He harked back to the days of “wrastling”, the type of wrestling you see in high schools and colleges – jock straps and all.
On the Scene: What do you think of the SGA-suggested student service fee increase from $250 to $300?
In this installment of “On the Scene”, we asked students what they thought of the SGA-suggested student service fee increase from $250 to $300?