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Camilo’s Corner: All-Star Weekend

Camilo’s Corner: All-Star Weekend

The NBA’s All-Star weekend brought to attention the increasing globalization of the game of basketball. This year, 19 international players took part in the weekend’s competitions: the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Shooting Contest, the Dunk Contest, the Rising Stars game and the All-Star game. This set a record

Mammoths Perform Well at Valentine Invitational

Mammoths Perform Well at Valentine Invitational

2020 has brought multiple program records for the men’s track & field team, and this past weekend was no different as Henry Buren ’22 set a new Amherst record in the indoor 200m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University. Buren is no stranger to rewriting

Women’s Basketball Performs Remarkably on Senior Day Weekend

Women’s Basketball Performs Remarkably on Senior Day Weekend

The Amherst women’s basketball team had an outstanding weekend as the team upset Bowdoin on Friday night and followed it up with a victory on Senior Day against Colby Saturday afternoon. This weekend marked the final regular season home games for a trio of seniors. Hannah Fox ’20, Madeline

Mammoths Split Squad for Weekend Competitions

Mammoths Split Squad for Weekend Competitions

The Amherst women’s track and field squads impressed over the weekend. The squad was split into two, with one heading to Tufts for the non-team scoring Cupid Challenge and another group headed to the Blue and Orange Invitational held at Utica College. At the Cupid Challenge, notable performances included

Swashbuckling Sheffield United Takes Premier League by Storm

Swashbuckling Sheffield United Takes Premier League by Storm

In the dull, flat grey light of an early English morning, the city of Sheffield comes to life. Situated three hours north of London in South Yorkshire, the city stands today as a town reborn, revitalized by a surprisingly vibrant decade and economic growth that has outpaced the wildest expectations

Camilo's Corner: The Measures Taken to Win

Camilo's Corner: The Measures Taken to Win

It must be a hard time to be a Boston Red Sox fan. The troubles began with Alex Cora, the team’s manager for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Cora and the Red Sox recently parted ways because he was found to be implicated in the Astros’ cheating scandal during

The False Dialectic of the Video Assistant Referee in Premier League Soccer

At the beginning of the current Premier League season, the Football Association (FA), English football’s governing body, officially implemented the instant officiating replay system known as the Video Assistant Referee. The Video Assistant Referee (affectionately called VAR) had already been in use in the Spanish and Italian leagues, as