Author: Alex Kraft

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Deflate-Gate: Big Deal or Overblown?

It was the storyline that dominated all of Super Bowl week: the allegations that the New England Patriots deflated the majority of their footballs in an AFC Championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Does the hype fit the crime? Our writers debate. [twocol_one]Deflate-Gate Is Not A Big Deal Josh […]

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Why Sports Matter

More than meaningless entertainment In Ancient Greece, when the Olympics began, nothing else was quite as important. Even wars would be temporarily put on hold to accommodate the games, a truce known as “ekecheira” (translated: holding of hands). To the Greeks, the Olympic games represented the height of physical achievement. […]

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Sixers Win a Game, Birds Keep City Sane

Thank God for the Eagles. The Birds have been a rare bright spot in what has been a relatively dark year for Philadelphia’s professional sports teams. The quick recap: the Sixers continue with Tank, Round Two and have only twomore NBA victories this season (as of this writing) than I […]

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Rupert wins All-Region, narrowly misses nationals

Cross country season is finished following the team’s 22nd place finish at regionals. At least one runner’s season could have been a little bit longer. Senior Josey Rupert, the leader of the women’s cross country team for the last few seasons, won her second straight All-Region Honor. However, she came […]

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Stairway to Seven

Women’s volleyball soars to seventh straight conference title. I struggle to find a title to adequately describe the Eastern women’s volleyball team’s past two decades or so. The 18-Year Dynasty? The Reign of Terror? The Queens of the Court, perhaps? In essence, there is no easy way to describe the […]

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Finding the perfect (free, no-effort) costume

Some people like to put a lot of work into crafting the perfect Halloween costume. Others do not. These four suggestions are for people in the latter group, using your garden-variety bedsheet. [twocol_one] Costume title: Superman who can’t fly so he runs instead Appeal: Let’s face it, superheroes are in! […]

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Volleyball Team Slugs Their Way to Four Straight Wins

The Eastern women’s volleyball team has continued their dominance of the Freedom Conference, running their conference record for the season to 6-0 with three consecutive victories from Oct. 7-21. The Eagles sweetened the pot when they added a fourth victory, a four set upset of 10th ranked Juniata. After a […]