Author Archives: Thomas Hsieh

Thomas Hsieh pitches questions to softball’s Ashley Sloan ‘10. The outfielder earned first team All-Ivy honors in her freshman season. TH: So after three long years of servitude to the News, my time here is finally coming to an end. And now, you’re the subject of my last interview, my last article. What do you »

TH: So last week, you got the chance to interview me. Did you enjoy doing my job? LN: It was hard! Then again, I’m not a very creative person. TH: According to your official Yale Athletics bio, an interesting fact about you is that you had open-heart surgery. LN: Yeah, there was something wrong with »

It’s the moment that we’ve all been waiting for — the day we get to finally announce who’s performing for Spring Fling. I’ll spare you the details of our lineup, as you probably already saw the headline on the front page, read the article and debated it with your friends. As this year marks the »

Senior year, students spend their year scrambling to fill out medical-school applications or hoping to ace case interviews for that consulting job. Most students, however, don’t have to worry about how fast they run or how much they lift. But for four Elis, their future careers depended on these very details. Prior to the NFL »

To celebrate the spirit of April Fool’s, Yale athletes get to strike back at The Yale Daily News. Men’s basketball players Chris Andrews ’09 and Matt Kyle ’08 come back to question Thomas Hsieh ’08 about his writing and tenure at the News, while women’s tennis captain Lilian Nguyen ’09 puts in her own two »

The first couple days after spring break are always the worst. I’m still in a bit of a spring break hangover. After spending some time in the Caribbean, listening to my mom rave about American Idol contestant David Archuleta and not working on my senior essay, I’m not quite ready to get back into the »

As I was checking my e-mail and Yahoo! Sports during a post-lunch break this past Tuesday, three words made me stop in my tracks: “Brett Favre Retiring.” I was shocked. For 13 years, I had loyally watched and followed the all-star quarterback and his Green Bay Packers. And now, it was all over. Growing up »

The phones are ringing off the hook. It is 2003. High-school senior Mike Lehmann ’08 had just finished his tour of Division I college football camps with stops at Colorado, Kentucky and Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Lehmann made a statement by running the fastest 40-yard time of all the inside linebackers at the event. »

TH: You’re going to hate me for this, but I guess it’s how every article about Matt Kyle is going to start off. What’s it like standing tall at 6 feet 11 inches? MK: Off the court, it’s every conversation starter. Regardless of what people are interested in, they want to talk to you about »

Valentine’s Day cometh … woe be to the sportswriter who gets stuck with coming up with a Valentine’s Day-themed article. Sports and romance, an unlikely pairing, differ on almost all levels: At the base level, sports are rough; love is tender. But Valentine’s Day isn’t about picking on each other’s flaws. So prepare yourself for »

Chris Andrews ’09, point guard on the Yale men’s basketball team, is currently sitting out the season after tearing his right ACL in August 2007. Prior to the 2006-’07 season, Andrews suffered an injury to his left ACL, which knocked him out for his sophomore campaign. Now missing his second straight year of basketball, Andrews »

Q: What’s cooking at the Abare household on Super Sunday? BA: Chips and salsa along with several chicken wings will definitely always be on hand during game action and during commercials. Both are key ingredients to enjoying any Super Bowl. Basically any unhealthy finger food is a must to truly get that Super Bowl experience. »