Wesleyan women’s ice hockey has gotten off to a historic start this year. Currently, the team’s record is 5–0, meaning they have tied their record for the best start to the season in the program’s history, matched only by the 1998-99 season. The season opened on a particularly high note with back-to-back victories against NESCAC […]
Last week, my roommate and I made an ill-advised decision and splurged for my first video game in years a mere two weeks before finals: FIFA 22. After waiting for the outrageously long download to complete, the game was finally ready and we eagerly became children once again, re-embracing a favorite childhood pastime. The game […]
For the University women’s squash team, the 2019–2020 season was a step in the right direction. Two years ago, their season culminated in a winning 13–10 record. Highlights included dominating in the Wesleyan Round Robin, in which they lost only one game and won two by shutting out their opponent. The team also had a strong […]
The women’s soccer team’s historic run at the NCAA Tournament ended in the Final Four with a tough 1–0 defeat to first-ranked The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Against the Lions, the Cardinals got off to a strong start in the first half as they outshot TCNJ 11–3. However, the first half remained scoreless as Wesleyan could […]
I have no doubt I wasn’t the only Patriots fan who, upon hearing that Tom Brady had decided to go the way of spring breakers and retirees and saunter down to Florida, reacted in a way that can be encapsulated by what Rob Schneider’s character in “The Waterboy” did in response similarly devastating news about his […]
After a long year of on-track and off-track dramatics, an unbelievably close championship battle, and 21 races around the world, the 2021 Formula One (F1) season is finally coming to an end. In the 22nd and final round of the championship, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (GP) is scheduled to be held at the Yas […]
Major League Baseball (MLB) has once again fallen flat on its face due to a crisis of its own making. On Dec. 2, the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which governs the league’s relationship with the player’s union, the Major League Baseball Players Association, expired. As a result, the league, representing the owners of its […]
The penultimate race of the 2021 Formula One (F1) season arrived with the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (GP), held from Friday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 5. The race saw the drivers take to the 27-corner Jeddah Corniche Circuit, built on the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to race on what was expected to […]
The end of the 2021 Formula One (F1) season is drawing ever closer, with just two races left in the calendar following the conclusion of the Qatar Grand Prix (GP). The Qatar GP, which took place from Friday, Nov. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 21, saw the F1 grid travel to the Losail International Circuit in […]
On Sunday, Nov. 28, in Killington, Vermont, Mikaela Shiffrin bested rival Petra Vlhova to win her 46th slalom race. The victory tied Shiffrin with Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark for the most victories in a single discipline; Shiffrin already passed Stenmark’s record number of slalom wins with a victory at Levi, Finland in 2019 with her 41st […]