Forget your opinion on tanking: In the NFL, it’s just dumb
By now, you’ve heard of tanking. Simply put, a team intentionally loses in an attempt to land a high draft pick. I don’t care if you live under a rock,…
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Sports Roundup: Oct. 31
Field Hockey Vassar 5, St. Lawrence 2 Vassar 2. Skidmore 1 Vassar got back on track over the second weekend of October Break, defeating St. Lawrence and Skidmore. Against St.…
Women’s soccer fails to repeat historic upset; sequels suck
A modern proverb holds that the sequel is always worse than the original. On Saturday, Oct. 12, Vassar women’s soccer found that out the hard way, suffering a 4-1 defeat…
Why We Play: Max White, Swimming
My parents made it very clear from a young age that I had the freedom to do what I want with my life. My sister and I could take whatever…
Hong Kong protests spill into esports, Hearthstone
The California-based video game company Activision-Blizzard has waded into the same political thicket as the NBA by deciding to punish an esports player for speaking out in favor of the…
Sports Roundup: Oct. 17
Field Hockey Vassar College 2, Christopher Newport 3 Vassar field hockey finished its rough week on Monday, as the team that had gone undefeated just three days prior lost its…
Young volleyball team lacks players, not heart
Bump! Set! Spike! Except this spike was blocked awry—ricocheting off a Vassar palm and heading rapidly towards the spectator stands. Sophomore Jamie Kesten quickly changed direction and sprinted for the…
Why We Play: Fencing
[TW: This article discusses depression, substance abuse, forced enrollment in a psychiatric facility and self-harm.] Full disclosure: I began fencing after seeing it on iCarly. My dad was just excited…
GM’s Hong Kong tweet reveals NBA’s true priorities
Maybe better than any other professional league, the NBA has largely held itself accountable to becoming a vehicle for social justice in our vastly changing political climate. Players have spoken…
Baseball scrimmages for pediatric hearts
Baseball in October means many things to many people. Playoffs. Championships. Legacies. But for a young heroic boy named Jack, it meant a chance to pitch for one of his…