Sarah Scott
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M. SOCCER | A year later, offense making strides
Men's soccers offensive improvement comes from a number of different factors, including three new assistant coaches, and the return of forward Brad Rose ’12.
UP CLOSE | Students or athletes?
Athletes interviewed said the popularity of the political science major among athletes comes primarily from its flexibility in course offerings and fewer credit requirements.
FIELD HOCKEY | Harvard up next for Elis
The Yale field hockey team (1–3) will play its first conference game of the season this weekend, when it faces Harvard (record) on Saturday followed by a match on Sunday against Sacred Heart.
FOOTBALL | 5 years, 70 lbs later, Ivy star rises
As a sophomore in high school, Yale wide receiver Chris Smith ’13 was a mere 130 pounds, a measly five-feet five-inches tall and bench pressed just 130 pounds. Disappointed that he had not made varsity football that year, Smith was determined to make it with the best athletes in his town, Midlothian, Va., where he said football is everything.
VOLLEYBALL | Polan ’14 springs into form
After being named Ivy League Rookie of the Year at the end of last season, volleyball setter Kendall Polan ’14 is wasting no time contributing to her team’s early season success. In last weekend’s Yale Invitational, Polan received co-MVP for the tournament and was named Ivy League Player of the Week. Polan spoke with The News about the team’s early season success, beach volleyball, and new additions to the team.
BOOLA BOOLA | NY Times article questions Cornell's adherence to Title IX
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."
Off the field but not out to lunch
For his twelfth birthday, Caleb Smith ’11, a tight end on the football team, received a video camera and caught the film making bug. He decied to major in film studies at Yale, but because of his commitemnt to football, he was not able to produce a film. That changed after football season ended when he began producing his first major film, The Belly of the Whale, which he wrote and directed with the support of many of his teammates. In fact, for other senior athletes the end of a season gives them an opportunity to pursue new activities.
Teaching soccer a world away
Macauley and five of her women’s soccer teammates, captain Becky Brown ’11 Kristen Forster ’13, captain-elect Miyuki Hino ’12, Enma Mullo ’12 and Natalie Romine ’11 travelled to Kenya to serve as role models to girls at a school in Narok. Over the two days, the players answered questions from the girls about their experiences at Yale, held a soccer clinic to develop their skills,
BOOLA BOOLA | Off the field with Sarah Scott: Spring break
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.
Ladies’ men practice their game
A look into members from the men’s club basketball and men’s club soccer teams who have been practicing weekly with the varsity women’s basketball and soccer teams.