student sports column
Student Sports Column: So you think Christ can’t dance
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR I’d be willing to bet that Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, could hit the dance floor with the best of them. What are the chances that the son of God, incarnate for the sake of all humanity, but otherwise sinless in nature, wouldn’t have a few clutch dance moves […]
Students Sports Column: Second-place salvation
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR You’ve likely never heard of Raymond Poulidor. His second-place finishes in the 1964, 1965 and 1974 runnings of the Tour de France placed him, at three separate occasions, a single position from cycling immortality. Chances are, you’re also unfamiliar with Shirley Babashoff, who finished second at six separate occasions between the […]
Student Sports Column: While you’re waiting
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The contemporary sports world is marked by an unprecedented age of record-breaking athletes, individuals paid hundreds of millions of dollars to jump higher, run faster and work harder than the competition. However, in the interest of seeking similarities between sports, there is an athletic element of competition present in each and […]
Student Sports Column: Send your couch to voicemail
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR You know you should probably work out when the excuses you formulate for the situation begin to defy logic. Barring those individuals with a diagnosed fear of treadmills (Google it), the rest of us really aren’t doing ourselves any favors. Should a running tally account for the number of times I […]