Some colleges universities are counting male practice players as female members of teams in order to meet Title IX requirements, according to a front page article in Tuesday’s New York Times, “College Teams, Relying on Deception, Undermine Gender Equality.” Cornell was featured in the article for its practice of counting 19 male “practice players” on »
In this week’s Off the Field, sailing captain Margot Benedict ’12, basketball guard and lacrosse midfielder Alfonso Costa ’11, lacrosse defender Phil Gross ’13, golfer Harriet Owers-Bradley ’11 and rower Rosie Tormey ’13 discuss beaches, training, homework (possibly) and other spring break topics. Ideal destination: Beach, mountains, city, or both? Benedict: Mountains for some great »
This week on Off the Field athletes discuss a field they know well: sports! Kyle Dawson ’14 of the men’s tennis team, Elizabeth Epstein ’13 of the women’s tennis team, Naishadh Lalwani ’11, captain of the men’s squash team, Matt Miller ’12 of the men’s lacrosse team and Alyssa Roland ’11, captain of the women’s »
If you found yourself dateless this past Valentine’s Day, here is some advice from basketball player Porter Braswell ’11, sailor Liz Brim ’11, golf captain Tom McCarthy ’11 and volleyball player Haley Wessels ’13 on how to win in the game of love. 1) Best place to go in New Haven for a romantic dinner »
With one of the worst winters in recorded history, Boola-Boola wanted to see how Yale athletes were faring. We talked to men’s lacrosse midfielder Robby Berner ’12, women’s hockey forward Aleca Hughes ’12, wide receiver Chris Smith ’13 and cornerback Chris Stanley ’11. 1) Percentage decrease in your Toad’s attendance during the winter Berner: 50 »