As the temperature drops, the leaves start to pile up on the ground, and the sun begins to set at a ridiculously early hour, it means we are heading towards the winter. With the change in seasons, we are also nearing the end of the football season. This season started off strong for the Cardinals. The Red […]
Two weeks ago last Monday, I was holed up in Exley for a late-evening study session with two things on my mind. One was my assigned readings for my Greek History class and the other was my Fantasy Football matchup. I had given up any hope of prevailing in the latter, being down by 30 […]
The 2021-22 NBA season has begun, and the league continues to innovate with rule changes that have left players like James Harden, Devin Booker, Tray Young, and others struggling to draw fouls with their usual shenanigans; All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons continue to sit out and anger fans and franchises; trades have sent high […]
The women’s soccer team has advanced to the NESCAC semifinals following a dramatic 2–1 come-from-behind victory against Bowdoin at home on Saturday, Oct. 30. Before their quarterfinal victory, the Cardinals finished the regular season strong, going 5–0–1 in their final six games with wins over opponents that included NESCAC rivals Bates, Colby, and Hamilton. The Cardinals finished with […]
Once again, the world of U.S. women’s soccer has been rocked by scandal. For the past several years, players on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team have been engaged in a public legal fight with the United States Soccer Federation over allegations of gender discrimination. Members of the women’s team are paid less than their counterparts […]
It’s a little hard to be a Kyrie Irving fan right now. Being from Boston, and also being a teenager uninterested in professional sports, I was stoked when I heard the news that Irving would be joining the Celtics in 2017. He was a big name player that even younger me recognized. But to be honest, […]
With Week 8 now nearly in the books, the halfway point, or the nearly halfway point with the Mickey Mouse 17-game cash grab completed, it’s time for everyone’s favorite back cover feature: NFL Fraud or Legit! We’ve crunched the numbers, run the algorithms, and even added a new category, “bad,” for teams that are recognizably […]
It was yet another thrilling weekend in the 2021 Formula One (F1) season as the teams returned to the United States for the 17th round of the close championship battle that has been the storyline of this season. The United States Grand Prix (GP), which was held from Friday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 24 […]
This weekend is the first Homecoming and Family Weekend since 2019 due to the pandemic. It is a fun weekend on the school calendar for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s an opportunity to enjoy a nice afternoon of football as the undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals take on the Amherst Mammoths in a Little Three […]
The air was cool, clear, and crisp on an early fall morning at the field across from the Long Lane Farm. Wesleyan rugby team players, dressed in black-and red-striped jerseys, buzzed with energy for the game ahead. As I arrived at the field to watch the match, crowds were gathering, setting up chairs, and getting ready […]