On Saturday, Nov. 4, the Wesleyan football team traveled up to Williamstown, Massachusetts for what they knew would be one of their most important matchups of the year against Williams. After the previous weekend’s dominant 34–7 homecoming victory over Amherst, the Cardinals boasted a 5–2 record. And with two weeks left in the season and […]
In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight Wesleyan athletes or parts of games that deserve extra attention. Olivia Quinn ’26 is a guard on the Wesleyan women’s basketball team. Quinn is off to an impressive start as she leads the team in points, rebounds, made field goals, and three-point percentage through the first […]
Competing in sports can be taxing on one’s physical health, especially because of the amount of time that needs to dedicated to them. Oftentimes, though, an athlete’s mental health tends to be overlooked. This also causes the factors which specifically affect an athlete’s mental health to be misunderstood. Of these factors, stereotypes in sports present some of the […]
Hello football fans! We are writing this article before Thursday Night Football where the Steelers host the Patriots, so as of now we still love football, but no guarantees after having to witness whatever bullshit is going to go down tonight. But let’s talk about some good teams, and specifically questions we have surrounding the […]
As the calendars turned to November, three races remained on the docket for the 2023 Formula 1 season. While races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi were plenty to be excited about, it was the second to last race of the season that put the sport under the international microscope: the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The […]
After an eventful regular season, the women’s soccer team made it to the NESCAC semifinals, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in the process. The Cardinals finished their 2023 campaign at 7–5–6, with a 3–2–5 NESCAC record. Before the season began, the team was already experiencing major changes. Eleven of their players had graduated, and nine first-years […]
The Wesleyan volleyball team started the season with a bang, winning its first 11 games, including matches against nationally ranked No. 19 Tufts, Trinity, Colby, and Bates, during which they dropped only four sets—marking their best start since 1989. The highlight of the first half of their regular season was a sweep against Tufts, which was especially meaningful for […]
In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight Wesleyan athletes or parts of games that deserve extra attention. Ethan Davidson ’26 is a forward on the Wesleyan men’s ice hockey team. In the Cardinals’ season-opening weekend on the road, Davidson posted two impressive performances. On Friday, Nov. 17, he had two assists in the […]
The College Football Playoff was implemented in 2014, and for the first time in its 10-year existence, all 5 conference championship games matter. There are a plethora of scenarios, some that leave a clear cut four and others that present the College Football Playoff Committee with an impossible mess to sort out. In playing different scenarios […]
The University hosted the Connecticut State Chess Championship in Beckham Hall on Sunday, Nov. 12. It was the largest tournament in Connecticut history, featuring 220 players from 11 different states. Ten Wesleyan students (Kai Paik ’27, Jeremiah McFarland ’24, Vibhuv Reddy ’24, Collin Holson ’25, Osondu Ugochukwu ’26, Yinka Vaughan ’27, Andrew Chung ’27, Asher Moss […]