The Varsity

I am a foreigner, but I feel at home here. I was born in the Philippines, a very different country from the U.S. Having spent most of my life in this small, poverty-stricken country, my perspective on life and culture is different. On September 2nd, 2009, my family and I immigrated to America, leaving everything behind to chase the American Dream. My parents have always been supportive of their four children, striving to establish a better life and finding the best opportunities for us. The…

where he received a B.A. degree with Second-Class honours in modern history in 1923, and the M.A. in 1925. After Oxford, he returned to Canada and taught history at the University of Toronto, where he also coached the Varsity Blues Canadian football team, and the Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team. In 1925, he married Maryon Moody, who was one of his students at the University of Toronto. Together, they had one daughter,…

My father wrestled throughout high school and even went to college to wrestle, so he thought it would be a good idea for me to try it out. The first practice, the head coach of my high school’s varsity team came up to me and invited me to a varsity practice. I went, surrounded by 17 and 18 year old high school seniors, a couple who were repeating state champs, and it was the toughest thing I had ever done. But at the same time it was also the most rewarding. When I was…

the all-white school 22 miles away from the rez with much higher education quality. His switch to Reardan also means that he needs to switch basketball teams, there he meets “Coach”. At first, Arnold didn’t know what to expect from the coach of the varsity basketball team. He had first assumed that Coach would be racist, like all of the other…

I know it will. The reason why I know that growth will continue is because of the interest trend in sports from the lowest level in sports to the highest level. The Sociology of Sport Journal found, that varsity and non-varsity participation in high school sports increases adults sports involvement (Howell, F. M., & McKenzie, J. A., 1987, p.1). The reason I believe that this is important because people spend money on what they are interested in. For example, if…

American philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote, “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Now, I have never been a big fisher, but Thoreau’s words speak for more than just fishermen. Like anyone who has participated in a sport from a young age, I didn’t realize the influence sports would have on my life when I first started. It took years and years of participation to notice how each sport I played growing up impacted my career goals, my…

few feet away from the brick, aim to a certain brick I’d like to kick the ball to, if I hit the brick I then would step a few steps back and repeat. I practiced for about 6 months straight after the season was over; I was determined to make it to varsity my junior year. It was mentally difficult to stay determined to achieve my goal as well as physically due to the lack of support and summer heat. In my junior year, we skipped conditioning and went straight…

Everyone has a goal in life, and each goal can be met if the effort is put in to achieve these goals. Goals can either be physical accomplishments, mental, or even social. The only way a person can meet their goal is by deciding whether they want to put the effort in or not. To some, they might think their dreams will come to them easily, or they will just be given whatever they wish to receive, but I have learned that is not the case. Through basketball, school, and home, I have learned that…

I am a native born Indian, who migrated to the states at around the age of 7-8. I am bilingual, with the ability to speak English, Gujarati, and semi-proficient Hindi. I am a varsity athlete, who lettered in Cross Country, Basketball, and Baseball. I am currently working and going to school, because I like to feeling of being active. I am a strong math student, with my weaknesses being in the area of English. I am great with working alongside others as it allows me to express my leadership…

After the taxing summer heat, and humidity all through the year, I seek the crisp breeze of winter air in New York. The east coast is what draws me to Syracuse. Having lived in such a small town the majority of my life, I crave the excitement of living in a city like Syracuse. Ever since I was a child a city has symbolized everything I wanted in life: opportunities, culture, and adventure. Syracuse University provides a city thrill while maintaining small town life with its intimate community…