Jaives Lundy Staff Writer This fall, a 125 year tradition comes to an end here on the UNCG campus with the inaugural season of the Spartans club football team. Led by Head Coach Michael Vadini, the Spartan football team has made significant strides since its inception last spring, including a double overtime win against Longwood University last semester. Despite the short amount of time … Continue reading Football has arrived at UNCG
Patrick O’Grady Staff Writer A rain delay postpones the warm up before what is to be a hard effort, but not an all-out race. It remains all too early to spike up and go head-on into a full 8000m competition. The Elon Invitational, the first competition for UNCG’s Cross Country team, is just a primer, a rust buster, but it serves it purpose well. … Continue reading The Student Athlete Diaries: the season “begins”
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer Remember the old adage “You get what you pay for?” Well this is exactly the case for UNCG and the new Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness. At an astounding $91 Million, the Kaplan Center contains a maximum of seven basketball courts, five group exercise rooms, three climbing walls,an Aquatics Suite consisting of lap lane pool, leisure pool, & exterior … Continue reading New Kaplan Center is cause for excitement on campus
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor “Why do they have the Little League World Series on ESPN?” asked my roommate as he walked into our apartment in the middle of the afternoon, resting between classes. When you really think about, Little League Baseball itself is not the best baseball in the world; Little League games are prone to error and not as precise as other leagues. … Continue reading Summer dreams and Little Leagues
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Back to classes, back to syllabuses, back to having to go outside in plus 90 degree weather with an insane humidity but for some damn reason your roommates are actually fighting over the thermostat and whether or not to keep it on despite the insane humidity and 90 degree weather mentioned before. It’s been an interesting week. In fact, it’s … Continue reading Five things I learned this August
Andrew James Staff Writer On July 24, the international basketball scene was struck by a little blue and gold lightning when the Under-20 Spanish National team won the FIBA European Championships. Combo guard and UNCG phenom Francis Alonso was right in the middle of it. “I never imagined we would win the European Championship,” Alonso said. “It was just something on my mind—I couldn’t … Continue reading Francis’ summer vacation
Patrick O’Grady Staff Writer The UNCG men’s soccer team features prominently in my day. As a student-athlete myself, I share the locker room area, athletic training room, and equipment room with last year’s Southern Conference regular-season champions, and my walk home encircles their practice field. Occasionally, I’m awarded the privilege of seeing the team at work as I pass by every day. I … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer Seeks Southern Conference Championship
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Something that’s plagued the international reputation of the United States throughout history is the notion of the “Ugly American” stereotype, which continues to scar many of the great successes we’ve seen from our country’s athletes over the years, including those in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Summer Olympic Games serve two main purposes, the first of which is to showcase … Continue reading Vile American Behavior Shines Brighter than Olympic Medals
Patrick O’Grady Staff Writer Orchestral cicadas greet the rhythmic footfalls of skeletal twenty-somethings on a muggy July dawn. Out here, there are no lectures, no wolfed-down meals between classes, nor is there, in fact, any notion of obligation outside of placing one colorfully shod foot in front of the other. This symphonic moment of training is just one small piece of what … Continue reading Summer College Athlete
Bryan Davis Staff Writer While many students spent this summer catching up on sleep, scrolling through Netflix, or maybe squeezing in a few more credit hours, our Spartan athletes were performing impressively in various summer competitions and achieving some honorable academic distinctions. Three UNCG baseball players were drafted into the MLB this June; Outfielder L.J. Kalawaia was picked in the 21st round … Continue reading Spartan Student Athletes Flourish in Summer Competition
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