Kevin Ware: broken tibia, not heart
Rishab Revankar, Staff Writer
April 12, 2013
After contesting a 3-point shot, Louisville guard Kevin Ware fell with an awful twist resulting in a 90-degree tibial protrusion accompanied by a compound fracture. With 6:33 remaining in the first half of the Duke-Louisville Elite Eight matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium, spectators were stunned into silence. Ware’s... Read more »
Same face, new place: Major League Baseball is back
John Kluepfel, Staff Writer
April 12, 2013
Spit and chew hit freshly cut grass. Sounds of vendors yelling, “Popcorn Cracker Jacks” fill the air. Get your peanuts. Baseball is back. The Major League Baseball 2013 season opened with a number of new acquisitions and division adjustments. Interleague, established in 1997, will now take place... Read more »
Three-time ODAC Player of the Week Garcia leads nation with 55 goals
Jamie Luckhaus, Staff Writer
April 5, 2013
“Her laugh comes first to my mind,” said Meagan Jolliffe, student success counselor, referring to lacrosse player E’leyna Garcia. Teammates, faculty, friends — they all comment on Garcia’s striking personality. On and off the field, she is a star competitor. Junior attacker Garcia leads in... Read more »
Famous Auburn trees dying at the hands of crazed Alabama fan
Natalie Sutton, Staff Writer
April 5, 2013
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In the case of the two poisoned oak trees at Auburn University, the trees are dying, and fans are definitely hearing the sound. In Feb. 2011, Auburn discovered that the famous 130-year-old Toomer Corner oaks had been... Read more »
Athletes bond during spring break
Sydney Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 5, 2013
While students were renting beach houses, invading Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest music festival, and visiting family, some unlucky spring athletes were left behind. Squads practiced and competed in games, abandoning their spring breaks, but numerous athletes were more than willing to stay... Read more »