Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams had seniors leave impressive marks on the program in their final season in Oxford this year. On the men’s team, Nik Scholtz had a great season, capped by finishing No. 19 in singles in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Individual Rankings as well as being named an All-American. Scholtz was an All-American each of his...
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The construction on the track field will become available for bidding in August and is estimated to finish in the summer of 2016. The The funding for the construction on the track field rose to $7.3 million in May from the previous estimate of $4 million. Ian Banner, director of Facilities Planning and university architect, said the new estimate was formulated after consultation...
Lately, the term “hero” has been tossed around quite a bit. If you ask a child what kind of people are heroes, the answer will come easily and generically: police officers, firefighters, soldiers, etc. Why? Simply put, those people are heroes. A hero is someone who puts his or her own self-interest or safety aside and demonstrates great acts of courage. If this is...
Though a self-proclaimed trivia buff, I couldn’t put my finger on the name of the war that Sara Novic details in her debut novel, “Girl at War.” I knew that the Balkans are a place with lovely beaches and fascinating culture, and when I really thought about it, I could recall that, yes, there was some sort of conflict, maybe in the 90s. The Croatian War of Independence,...
