Turf Talk: Plummeting Doubt in Student Pride
Arizona State University wants Sun Devils to have that “Sun Devil Experience.” This is why on Fridays you see students and faculty rocking gold shirts and, in spurts, sporting neon trucker hats and paper cutouts of James Harden’s beard. Looking out over the Tempe Campus from the Student Recreation Center in her Sun Devil swag, Stefani [...]
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Turf Talk: Cinderella Story Becomes Legend
No one expected the Polytechnic Pitchforks to do this well. They are a young team with little stability, but they’ve made one heck of an impression; they’re gelling as a team, and it shows. Head coach David LaCilento knew it would take time. In one of my past blogs, they were still in their turkey comas [...]
Turf Talk: They like to… MOVE IT!
Birthdays usually entail the materialistic objects of desire. Freshman year was a birthday like none other for Megan Henriksen. No, she did not remember opening up boxes of the tangibles, but opening up her passion. Henriksen welcomed the world of swing dancing into her life. “I fell in love,” says Henriksen, a graduate student in ASU’s [...]
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Turf Talk: Basking in Success
The “giant” task at hand wasn’t much of a load to carry at all. The women’s lacrosse team, carefree at this point, put on their aviators, socialized and debriefed with homemade cookies; the aura on Feb. 5 came in more than a “super” fashion. The team was jittery at the beginning of their season against the [...]
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Turf Talk: Sweeping the World Rankings
As a kid, I always wanted to be a space cowboy. I’m sure you’ve dreamed of some crazy, unrealistic profession or activity too. But for now, I’m sitting in this concrete chair with no cushion, still dreaming of something that could’ve been. Mind you, this is while other Arizona State University students are fulfilling their fantasies. [...]
Turf Talk: The Ball’s in Whose Court?
It’s about as diverse as yin and yang; Tim Marchisotto and Ty Callahan are not at a common ground. Neither is the team. This contrast is currently a monkey on the back of Arizona State’s men’s soccer team. The team’s current standing this semester is unsure. Tim Marchisotto, the team’s coach for the past three seasons, [...]
Turf Talk: Whatcha Talkin’ ‘Bout Utah?
He wasn’t only wearing a neon wind-jacket and a grin, but also a faded Sun Devil hat. Wade Houy’s grin, ear-to-ear, resembled the sweat-stained Sparky emblem on his head — the Phoenix resident could not help but to laugh. I guess cougars weren’t as ferocious as people thought; he had the giddy school-girl laugh to prove [...]
Turf Talk: Cool Summer-Weather Shredding
Paige Szymkowski can shred. When she sees the sand particles kick up from the asphalt, she can only imagine white cotton ball-like matter falling back down. She loves the snow. Although snow is quite foreign with the exception of the few areas in Arizona, snow is as pure as her addiction. “From the beginning to the end, [...]
