Dani Navarrete
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The Van Loo volleyball legacy
When playing the same sport as your older brother might sound pressuring given his athletic success, women’s volleyball player Juliana Van Loo, embraces the opportunity instead. Someone once said “siblings” is the definition that comprises love, strife, competition and forever friends. Siblings often challenge themselves, compete and even fight, but also complement and give each […]
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Coach Keisha Newell: leaving her footprint in women’s basketball
Usually, when athletes succeed, credit is mostly given to them: their grit, commitment, discipline, etc. Athletes are individuals who work day in and day out in order to accomplish sport-related goals. They deserve to be recognized when they achieve such goals since they are the ones performing and getting the spotlight. Nevertheless, there are people […]
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Generalization of Hispanic Heritage Month needs to stop
Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) ended a couple of weeks ago, and it was yet again filled with companies misusing and generalizing labels/terms to represent the whole hispanic and Latino population in their posts and ads. Ever since I moved to the U.S. five years ago, all I see this time of the year is […]
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Ruben van Leeuwen: a story of success, change, persistence
When international students make the move to a U.S. college, they face many challenges compared to the rest. They have to deal with a new country, culture, education system and usually a new language. On top of that, if they decide to play a sport, the challenges increase as they have to adapt to a […]
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Jamie Poppen: Volleyball player and track star
Being a student-athlete in college means that an individual is a part-time or full-time student at a university and also a member of an athletic team offered by the school. Usually, these individuals solely do one sport but Flyer Jamie Poppen is one of the few exceptions. Poppen has been a libero for the […]
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Women’s bowling places 10th at Kegel Midwest Collegiate Classic
The women’s bowling team finished 10th place out of 57 teams at the Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association (ISBPA)/Kegel Midwest Collegiate Classic held on January 15 and 16. The event took place at the Stardust Bowl, in Addison, Illinois. On the first day, the Flyers accumulated a 4,576 total through five traditional games which placed […]
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