Lacrosse

George Boiardi was the unsung hero of every team that he graced with his athletic ability. George was a Cornell lacrosse player up until 2004 when he lost his life mid game from a shot that hit him square in the chest. It wasn’t necessarily his statistics that impressed everyone George encountered, but rather his work ethic and the way that he held himself stood out to everyone. George was truly an inspiration to everyone on his team. A selfless, driven, class act that wanted nothing but…

The traits of a criminal are somewhat similar when it comes to each individual in many situations. In the majority of criminal cases, there is some sort of mental stress or illness involved. This is significant because mental illness is very dangerous to go untreated and it can cause people to believe insane things they are doing are acceptable. In the cases of pedophilia, involving Father John Geoghan, he had several criminal and psychopathic traits that led him to commit numerous accounts of…

is equivalent to your life. The effort and commitment you put into your tribe takes over your life. Throughout my life I grew up belonging to many little tribes all formulating into my hobbies. When I was younger I used to do gymnastics, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, yoga, and ballet which helped develop into being Claire. Now I am sixteen and still figuring out who I want to be. Sometimes you don’t have a choice of what tribe you want to belong to. In my situations both my siblings belonged to…

Is lacrosse a sport for girls? Well it depends on the parents and person. Some people think lacrosse is too dangerous for girls, but there is some rules that are different for girls than guys. Which would make the game a more safe area to play. There is different areas to argue in on your idea if lacrosse is safe or not. In my opinion lacrosse is a safe sport to play for girls. If you look at the rules for girls lacrosse you will see a difference between the girls and guys rules. Some people…

person's ambition or effort to achieve something. Everyone has a goal to accomplish whether it's a long term goal or short term goal. My goals are more long term rather than short term. I want to get accepted into Virginia Tech, I want to play on Tech’s lacrosse team, and I want to live next to a ski resort. First, I want to get accepted to go to Virginia Tech. I want to go there because it is my favorite school and my aunt went there. To get accepted I have to work harder and longer on my…

Heather Malosky The cultural artifact that I chose was my lacrosse stick. It represents how lacrosse has been a continuous occupation throughout my life. It is an essential thing needed to play lacrosse. Even though I do not play on a team anymore, I still keep it with me because it holds special value to me. My occupational roles associated with lacrosse include being a teammate, an athlete, and a student. I selected this object because my lacrosse stick enabled me to create special bonds…

“You Can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get”(Phelps).In my last 6 years of playing the sport of lacrosse, I have come to fall in love with not only thesport but the competitiveness. As soon as the sound of that initial whistle blows and echoesthrough my ears, it triggers a part in my brain that completely alters my way of thinking. I am nolonger your average competitor playing the sport they enjoy, I begin to isolate myself fromoutsiders as I redirect my focus on…

transition into high school, I was stressed and feeling out of place. I picked up lacrosse during my freshman year, a sport that I would never have thought would play a role in helping me through high school and later in life. Despite the small amount of teams in America’s high schools, it is the fastest growing sport in the country, and despite being unpopular, it is carried by strong hearts, literally and figuratively. Lacrosse is an old fragment of the Native American culture, it had been a…

university’s administration and faculty rushed to turn their backs to the lacrosse team, but they also rushed to judge them. With president Richard H. Brodhead’s public statement that they were not going to support the lacrosse team in any way and then later, as a ramification of the scandal, the abrupt and impetuous cancelation of an entire season. Not to mention the Group 88 a response of disapproval from the faculty towards the lacrosse team. The News & Observer, which has a circulation of…

As the cool air began to fall, I felt a whiz of a lacrosse ball past my ear as it flew forward and rocketed off the goal post. After another failed attempt I dejectedly went hunting for the ball. Feelings of failure clouded my mind, today had been the third and final day of tryouts. During practice, I had made one successful shot in addition to several missed ones. By the end of practice, it was no surprise that I was not on the announced varsity roster. I was angry with the results and my…