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Quaker baseball team scores high in F...
by Bryant Foreman
During spring break, the baseball team traveled south to Ft. Pierce, Fla. to try to improve their overall record. Although the Quakers went 4-4, they won the last three games, including a big 30-3 win against Crown College and a doubleheader sweep of Utica college. Their other victory in Florida came when they split a double [...]
Baseball takes on first conference ga...
by Bryant Foreman
The 2009 baseball team started conference play last weekend with a four-game series with North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wittenberg University. The Quakers lost both games of Saturday’s doubleheader 7-3 and 9-3 but showed some resilience by splitting Sunday’s doubleheader.
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Upcoming games
Tomorrow
Baseball vs. Denison (DH), 1 p.m.
Men’s tennis at Denison, 11 a.m.
Women’s tennis vs. Mount St. Joseph, 11 a.m.
Track: Hanover Invitational 11:30 a.m.
Sunday
Baseball vs. Denison (DH), 1 p.m
Mind of an athlete: LJ James
In this week’s edition of Mind of an Athlete, we travel into the mind of senior track and field competitor Leslie-Ann James, known to others as LJ. She also played volleyball in high school.
LJ grew up in Greencastle, Indiana but was born in Guinea, South America. A politics major, she plans to work at Earlham someday.
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Scores
Baseball
vs. SUNY Oswego 5-4 L (12 innings)
vs. Mitchell 3-1 L, 3-0 W*
vs. Grinnel 15-4 L*
vs. Delaware Valley 6-2 L*
vs. Crown 30-3 W*
vs. Utica 6-1 W, 7-3 W*
vs. Wittenberg 7-3 L, 8-3 L, 11-9 L, 4-3 W
vs. Cedarville 6-3 L
vs. Thomas More cancelled due to rain
* Played in Florida
Athlete honored
On Monday, March 16, the North Coast Atlantic Conference honored senior pitcher Randy Kerns as the pitcher of the week. On Saturday, March 14, Kerns pitched a complete game two-hit shutout against Mitchell College in the second game of a double-header while the team was in Florida. This came a day after Kerns pitched two scoreless innings in [...]
NSSE survey of engagement shows low r...
by Max Shannon
Maybe you’ve seen the flyers around in Saga. I put a big-eyed kitten on the front side imploring freshmen and seniors to take the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). I’m guessing you don’t remember, however, because this year we’ve received the lowest response rate in history on our most funded, and most important, su [...]
Saga’s atmosphere misses dignit...
by Collin Schulze
A family gathers around the dining room table. There, they come to enjoy food and company, both of which may be completely unique to that family. The dining room table serves as a place for laughter, for deep conversation, but also as a place to take great pride and joy in the family’s identity and set of values.
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Cheers & Sneers
Cheer: noun, a shout of encouragement, approval, or congratulation.
Sneer: noun, a contemptuous or scornful remark.
CHEERS to:
Lower heating bills.
THE BABY.
Lil’ Argi, via Philadelphia via DC.
Acceptable self-indulgence … this is it, folks.
The internet, for preventing me from ever living in the current moment.
Housekeeping and Maintenance [...]
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