John Elrod, Staff Writer

April 30, 2021

For 72 hours last week, European professional soccer was flipped upside down. On April 18, twelve of the richest soccer clubs in Europe formed the European Super League to the shock and disappointment of the soccer community around the world, which quickly responded with consequences for what many saw as a grab for money from the already most advantaged teams.  The plan was for the league to be centered around weekly international matchups among the elite founding clubs. It was created by the ownership groups of each club to draw increased TV revenue from the big-name contests. The clubs would...

Zach Bayfield, Staff Writer

April 30, 2021

The NFL approved a proposal this past Wednesday to loosen the restrictions on players’ jersey numbers. The approval will give all players the opportunity to wear single-digit numbers, which had previously only been available to quarterbacks, kickers, and punters at the professional level. The change was met with overwhelming support from fans and players alike. While some may see this as a trivial change, the loosening of restrictions gives players the opportunity to express themselves in a unique way. Numbers often become synonymous with a player’s identity and as a result, many choose...

Zoe Kuzbari, Staff Writer

April 30, 2021

College fourth-year Reet Goraya has had a busy four years at Oberlin. A member of the field hockey team throughout her entire time at the College, Goraya has also been a Peer Advising Leader and an active member of the South Asian Students Association. Now, the Biology major looks back fondly on her time at Oberlin, while also looking forward to an exciting new opportunity to work in India as a Shansi fellow. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.    When did you first start playing field hockey? What made you want to continue playing in college? I started playing...

Abby Cannon

April 23, 2021

When College fourth-year and goalie on the women’s lacrosse team Maranda Phillips started her Oberlin athletic career, she had no idea it would end in stops, starts, and restarts. Despite all of the challenges that she and her teammates have faced — injuries, tough losses, triumphant wins, and one catastrophic pandemic — she is ready to finish strong with her team. When the College announced mid-January that there would be no spring sport competitions, Phillips felt deflated and unprepared for her lacrosse career to end this way. With two years of eligibility remaining, she briefly considered...

Zoe Kuzbari, Staff Writer

April 23, 2021

Now that the General Faculty Council has approved the 2021–22 academic calendar, Oberlin College Athletics has, in collaboration with the Office of Student Life, announced the full return of athletics for the fall 2021 season.  Fall sports will take place roughly within the traditional time frame, Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education Natalie Winkelfoos explained. “Fall sport student-athletes will report to campus mid-August for preseason — with head coaches making more specific decisions,” she wrote in an...

Zoë Martin del Campo, Sports Editor

April 21, 2021

The last time College third-year Natalie Soord raced, it was her sophomore year of high school. This semester, though, she joined the women’s cross country and track and field team as a walk-on. This past weekend, Soord laced her spikes for the first time in six years and went on to win the 100-meter dash with a stunning speed of 13.89 seconds. Before she wallked onto cross country and track and field, Soord played for the Preying Manti women and transgender ultimate Frisbee team and a club Frisbee team during her first two years of college. During her time with the Preying Manti, she advocated...

Arman Luczkow, Production Editor

October 2, 2020

While many of Oberlin’s varsity teams began new COVID-safe practices during the first week of classes, club sports have struggled to create new routines. Oberlin is now five weeks into classes, but many club sports have yet to begin practicing as a result of pandemic-related challenges. Club sports requiring person-to-person contact, as well as those that practice off-campus, have been cancelled. “There are some club sports whose activities were deemed to be too high risk to operate in our current campus predicament,” Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach David Wilson wrote in an email to the...