The men’s hockey team’s winning streak was snapped this past weekend as they tied with Colby College and lost to Bowdoin College at home. They now sit in third place in the NESCAC with a record of 8–5–3 in the conference and 10–9–3 overall. Facing Colby, the Red and Black fell behind early as they […]
If sports are a mirror to society, we’re in for some chaos. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Premier League (PL), the best, richest, and most morally hypocritical organization club soccer has to offer. Eight head coaches have been fired in the six months since this season began; Newcastle United, was sold to […]
As the clock struck 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, the NBA’s “silly season” of trades came to a close. The league’s trade deadline is a key transition point each year, marking the last chance for good teams to improve ahead of the playoffs, for bad teams to begin their rebuilds before the off-season, and for […]
The men’s hockey team’s winning streak has been extended to five games as they defeated Williams and Middlebury on Feb. 6 and Albertus Magnus College on Feb. 8. As a result, the team now has a record of 10–8–2 and 8–4–2 in NESCAC play. This latest stretch of games began with a 3–0 shutout win over […]
For the first time in nine years, Nietzsch Factor (NF), the men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, attended the 2021 USA Ultimate College Championships tournament, also known as Nationals, in Norco, California. The tournament ran from Friday, Dec. 17 through Monday, Dec. 20, and the team placed 15th out of 16 teams in the D-III men’s division. The tournament featured […]
On Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, Beijing became the first city to hold both the Summer and Winter Olympics. This year’s games feature seven new events: women’s big air freestyle skiing, women’s bobsled, mixed team relay in short track speed skating, mixed team ski jumping snowboard cross, and men’s and women’s big air freestyle skiing. Another new […]
The 2022 Winter Olympics has many controversies looming behind it, ranging from unfavorable quarantine conditions for athletes who test positive for COVID-19, concerns about climate change, and a potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Things may seem bleak, but there’s still a lot to celebrate when it comes to social issues at the Olympics this year. This […]
This past weekend, the men’s hockey team snapped their five-game losing streak in the conference (six games overall). Their back-to-back wins over Hamilton College and Little Three rival Amherst College increased their record to 7–8–2 (6–4–2 in NESCAC play). Coming into these two games the team had been struggling offensively, having scored just six goals […]
It was a history-making night at Melbourne Park for Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal as he earned his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam in a 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 win over world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev at the 2022 Australian Open. The tournament, held from Monday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 30., had seen its […]
The men’s basketball team started off the season with a 7–0 record, rolling over teams by an average score differential of over 30 points. For anyone who has watched them play, their absurd offensive production is spurred by the team’s lockdown of their defense and subsequent ability to push the ball in transition and put […]