athletics Category
Run for the Hills (There Are LOTS of Them)
Oct. 8, 2015—“I can’t tonight, I have a long run tomorrow.” Since this semester started, pretty much everyone I ever hang out with has gotten the above sentence in response to a suggestion to do something fun and exciting and non-sweaty on Friday nights. “Booooo-riiiiing,” they cry. “Do less,” they snort, with an understandable amount of derision at the prospect of me choosing to forgo a party just to wheeze and chafe my way through a three-hour cross-country slog at 7am.
Déjà VU: A Second Year of Many Firsts
Sep. 3, 2015—Started from the bottom, and now we're here.
Vanderbilt Club Rowing
Jul. 12, 2015—If you’re an incoming first-year, someone in your life has probably given you the spiel about how “college is a time to try new things.” It sounds cheesy, but it’s also one of the most exciting things about beginning your first year of college. When I was in your position just one year ago, I...
Joining the Baseball Bandwagon
Mar. 31, 2015—I’m ashamed to admit it as a Senior, but this past weekend I went to my first Vanderbilt baseball game. In my defense, baseball has never been a sport that I liked especially since I grew up in Australia where baseball doesn’t really exist. We prefer to play cricket over there. In fact, the last...
Shootyhoops
Feb. 6, 2015—The other day, I found my way into Memorial Gym and witnessed some good old Memorial Magic as the Vanderbilt Commodores matched up against the Florida Gators. Traditionally, Vanderbilt has been fairly good at basketball winning the SEC Championship in 2012. Recently, our team has not been the same but a bright future appears to...
A Day on Ice
Jan. 30, 2015—Inspired by the great season that the Nashville Predators are having, I decided it was time to return to the ice skating rink and to continue my pursuit of being an Olympic Figure Skater. I found a large group of people willing to go ice-skating and so we headed off towards Centennial Sportsplex, a mere...
An End to 4 Years of Football
Dec. 1, 2014—With Vanderbilt’s last game of the season against Tennessee, it capped the last football game of my undergraduate career. Sure, by the end of the Tennessee game, I was bitter that we had not finished the season with a win, losing by a narrow margin of 7 points. But, it was time for the season...
‘s Always Next Year
Nov. 22, 2014—As a Titans fan, this seems to be our motto that we have adopted. I guess it’s not as bad as being a Jags fan but its just as bad. The other day, the Titans played the Pittsburg Steelers where we gave up a substantial lead and almost surely knocked ourselves out of any chance...
How to Get Exercise Without Setting Foot in the Gym
Oct. 28, 2014—Don’t get me wrong: the Student Rec Center here at Vanderbilt is great. With the swipe of your Commodore Card, you get free access to an indoor track, a basketball court, more treadmills and weight machines than I can count, and even a couple of rooms for racquetball that I’m dying to try out. And...
A Weekend to End All Weekends
Oct. 21, 2014—A prominent 20th century philosopher once said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get". It's also pretty sweet. This weekend, though extraordinary, was not out of the ordinary. Every weekend takes me along for an unexpected ride, one that always manages to showcase many of the diverse facets of Vandy life. Join me as we experience the sights and sounds that this one particular trip took me through.
Rising from the Ashes
Sep. 14, 2014—Last night, the Vanderbilt Commodores rose from a slumber and rose from the ashes… like a majestic phoenix. The past two weeks have been tough. Back to back blowout losses with no light at the end of the tunnel. The future looked dark, with no quarterback to lead us to victory. But then, from the...
A Difficult Transition
Sep. 10, 2014—There’s a burning sensation in my heart and I don’t think its because I just took a Biochemistry exam. No, this is the kind of heartache that you go to see a cardiologist about. These deep pains originate from the one thing I love: Vanderbilt Football. The past two weeks have been rough. Actually, calling...