A family feeling
(10/02/02 4:00am)
Many varsity athletes fondly refer to her as their "mom away from home," but the rest of the University has probably never heard of Suzie Zeunges.
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Many varsity athletes fondly refer to her as their "mom away from home," but the rest of the University has probably never heard of Suzie Zeunges.
Co-ed, non-selective, non-residential, service-oriented--these words usually don't invoke the image of a fraternity.
Usually, the last spaces of the Blue Zone parking lot are mentioned only in complaints of having to park far away from campus. On the afternoon of a home football game, however, it is definitely the place to be.
Senior Anne Bowlus always loved to sail.
Duke's track and field teams were pleased with their performances this past weekend in the 15th annual Duke Invitational, the Blue Devils' single home meet which featured over 1,900 athletes from nearly 120 schools. Both coaches and athletes said they felt the meet went smoothly, dampened only by chilly weather.
2001 Duke graduate Jillian Schwartz returned to Wallace Wade Stadium this past weekend for the first time to compete in the Duke Invitational. Wearing a Nike insignia rather than a Duke one, the pole vaulter competed in the unattached category, a novel experience on what was once her home track.
The Duke women's lacrosse team begins its home season today against ACC rival Maryland, ranked No. 1 in the Lacrosse Magazine preseason poll, at 7 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium. Despite the fact that Duke has lost all but one of its seven matchups against Maryland, the team remains optimistic and knows this game will be anything but predictable, since both teams have lost many of their strongest players from last season.
A North Carolina bill passed late last year aimed to reduce underage drinking by making it illegal for someone to present fake identification in order to enter an establishment that sells alcohol. But students say the legislation will not likely affect them, and local owners say they already stop underage residents at their doors.
The Duke men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a good meet Saturday at East Carolina in Greenville, N.C., even though the women lost to the Pirates 135-108 and the men were beaten 127-85.
With a 2-5 record and a seventh-place ranking in the ACC, it does not appear that the Duke women's soccer team can easily win the upcoming ACC tournament at Wake Forest. But as senior captain Sarah Pickens points out that the Blue Devils' record comes nowhere close to being a true showing of their talent.
After a slow start in the exhibition game against Dynamo-Moscow last night, Duke cruised to victory after Sheana Mosch made a layup from a Monique Curry wrap-around pass with 1:39 left in the second half.
In an emotional game, the Duke women's soccer team scored two late goals for a win over Vanderbilt, securing an 8-8 record for the 2001 regular season. The loss for the Commodores came on senior night and prevented them from reaching the .500 mark this season.
After a few scares, the Duke men's soccer team evened up its record to 8-8 overall with a 3-1 victory over Appalachian State (8-7) last night.
While the season so far has been unlucky and disheartening, Duke seniors Kasey Truman, Sarah Pickens, Alison Sanders, Katie Heaps, Crystal Pressley and Stephanie Kraay were all able to step off the field at Koskinen Stadium for the last time with smiles on their faces and a big victory in their hands.
All across America, kids watching on the TV and at stadiums and fields are in awe of professional athletes. So many of these kids play in recreational little leagues and have their fun, but as the years go on, sports become more serious and the number of athletes begins to fall.
Coming off a win Wednesday night that followed three disappointing losses, the men's soccer team is ready for another victory against N.C. State Sunday at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils (5-5, 1-1 in the ACC) beat the Wolfpack 7-0 last season, but believe this year's team has improved even though their records of 2-8 overall and 0-3 in the ACC may not show it.
To salvage their season, the women's soccer team (4-4, 0-2 in ACC) needs to pull off some big wins at Clemson today and Florida State Sunday. Despite a 3-1 loss to North Carolina Tuesday, the Blue Devils are enthusiastic and ready for this weekend. Carly Fuller, who scored Duke's lone goal in the last few seconds during the Carolina game, knows that this weekend will be huge for a team that needs two wins.
Despite a tough 5-0 loss to North Carolina Saturday, the field hockey team bounced back with a huge 7-0 win at home against Appalachian State Sunday. The Blue Devils stayed strong through the game, scoring six of their goals in the last 36 minutes and outshooting Appalachian State 34-1.
Out on the East Campus turf fields, Duke's field hockey team has been practicing hard all week to get ready for Saturday's Carlyle Cup match at North Carolina.
In response to complaints within the Pratt School of Engineering, a new website has been created under website designer Rebecca Board. The site--www.egr.duke.edu--is now active but is still undergoing additions and changes.