Sports

      When you think of a “derby,” your first thought is probably the annual Kentucky Derby horserace, or maybe roller derbies. This cultural definition of “derby” makes the term into a kind of description of a race, whether between people or animals. However, that is not all a derby is.       […]

      The ballet world has always been very white. The number of non-white dancers in top companies is a very small number, as are companies that actually supply these dancers with pointe shoes that match their skin tone is even smaller.       The amount of pointe shoes, the “toe-shoes” worn by

      Eastern’s Men’s Volleyball team currently boasts a remarkable 4-0 win-loss record. Even more astonishing is that this record has been achieved with just a nine-man roster. Typical volleyball teams usually consist of at least twelve people. The team consists of five freshmen: Bruno Vargas, Cameron Parsons, Nicholas Hulbert, Darren Lopez, and Anthony

      Self-care. What is it? To each and every person, self-care can mean a different thing. When people think of the word self-care, many of them automatically think of the famous quote “Treat yo self” from the show Parks and Recreation.       Although self-indulgence can be a form of self-care, there

      Fly, Eagles, Fly! On the road to an almost victory, that is. As many Eagles fans know, the team had a disappointing season towards the beginning. After winning the LII Super Bowl, it seemed as if the Eagles under performed for the start of the season. They began the season with the

      There are a lot of people who would not consider dance a sport, including people who do it. There are differences: the performance for a dancer is usually pretty similar if they are in a stable show. There is rarely any sort of overt competition within a show, there is no trophy

      On Jan. 11, Sabrina Thomas, an Eastern University softball player, tried out to be a ball girl for the Phillies baseball team.       Ball girls are women who retrieve foul balls during games as well as serve as ambassadors for the team.       “I’m pretty sure the Phillies

      The girl’s volleyball team is enjoying a great season this year with a record of 25-6.  The team had a winning streak, winning 5 games in a row at the beginning of the season before losing to Marymount University.  The team played Misericordia University at the semi-finals and came away with a

      My name is Alex Baldassarre and I am a Senior thrower on the Track and Field team here at Eastern. I started doing sports when I was 8 years old. I started with soccer, football, and finally my favorite sport track. Throughout my athletic career there have been many ups and downs

      Figure skating is a sport where ice skaters, perform freestyle aerobic movements. Movements can include but are not limited to spins, lifts, and footwork. It combines ice skating with the process of drawing “figures.” Various events and deviations have arisen from figure skating. In the Olympics, each category of skating changes the