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Stories and content by Sheridan Lardner

Safety: not first, but surprisingly close

By Sheridan Lardner / January 10, 2013
From first-years to graduate students, there is a widely circulated myth that Hyde Park is an exceptionally unsafe neighborhood. We certainly see a lot of daily evidence as to this danger. Campus street corners seem to have more security and police patrol cars than most military installations. CTA bus drivers often remind students to keep...

Lin, Dayananda prep for tennis NCAAs

By Sheridan Lardner / May 16, 2008
[img id=”80610″ align=”alignleft”] With months of training and competition in the books, the women’s tennis team’s elite duo will head to the NCAA tournament this weekend in a bid at national glory. Repeating previous showings at Nationals, second-year Marissa Lin and third-year All-American Vindya Dayananda will be the only representatives from their team to head...

Newly competitive velo club qualifies for D-II Nationals

By Sheridan Lardner / April 28, 2008
In what has proven to be a breakout year, the University of Chicago Velo Club has raced out of obscurity, ahead of the competition, and into the top tiers of the nation. Comprised of members from across the University community, the “Velo,” or cycling, club enjoyed its first big year in the spotlight. Taking first...

Despite early lead, baseball’s offense can’t keep up in loss

By Sheridan Lardner / April 22, 2008
Stepping up to the plate with hopes high, baseball took an early lead against Dominican University last Wednesday. Yet it was early in the game, and while the Stars had lost this early battle, they would go on to win the war. Taking advantage of weak pitching, the Maroons (6–7) established an early 3–0 lead...

Women’s track season preview at a glance

By Sheridan Lardner / April 8, 2008
The Recap: Continuing their winning tradition, the women’s squad raced ahead of a quick field to seize second at the 2007 Outdoor UAA Championships. The Maroons put up a fight against Wash U, accumulating 199.5 points and were shy of beating the Bears’ 221 for the gold. Dominating throughout the season, Chicago enjoyed wins in...

Men’s track season preview at a glance

By Sheridan Lardner / April 8, 2008
The Recap: 2007 was a challenging year for the Maroons, punctuated by two big individual finishes. With the conference faster than ever, Chicago was unable to hold on to its third-place UAA finish of previous years. The team slipped a spot down into fourth, collecting 124.83 points, and was narrowly beaten out by Wash U...

Women’s tennis back to form in win over Carthage

By Sheridan Lardner / March 10, 2008
Returning veterans dominated the court from singles and doubles brackets for women’s tennis Saturday, closing the books on the winter season in true Chicago style. Living up to its ranking of 23rd in the nation, the team decisively defeated Carthage College (6–6) with a 6–3 victory on the Lady Red’s home turf in Kenosha, WI....

Elgamal qualifies for nationals

By Sheridan Lardner / March 3, 2008
Having conquered her conference, first-year Ellie Elgamal looks ahead to the NCAA Championships, where her performances have made the national cut in three races. In a year of new beginnings, it is fitting that a once-stagnant Chicago swim team finds its breakout champion in a first-year. Shattering records at every competition this quarter, Ellie Elgamal...

Men’s swimming lacks depth in fifth-place finish

By Sheridan Lardner / February 26, 2008
[img id=”80359″ align=”alignleft”] Standing up to a field dominated by many of the fastest teams in the nation, men’s swimming fought to its fifth-place finish at UAAs. Boasting an undefeated record of 7–0 in dual meets, the Maroons had a disappointing end to an excellent season. In a breakout year for the program, Chicago’s repetition...

Tuned-up swimming ready for UAA test

By Sheridan Lardner / February 19, 2008
In a year that has seen a once-dormant program leap into company with the country’s top squads, expectations are high as swimming prepares to take its UAA championship plunge alongside some of the toughest competition in the nation. Finishing undefeated in their dual meet schedule, the men’s team is ready to continue its streak later...

Wrestling takes second at UAAs as Violets win

By Sheridan Lardner / February 12, 2008
Despite a fiery showing by the wrestling team this past Saturday in New York City, a repeat UAA Championship was not in the cards for the Maroons. Even with an early 33–12 victory over Case Western, Chicago had the ultimate glory stolen by the home team, as 15th-ranked NYU seized the title in a series...

Men’s swimming drowns ranked teams, women split

By Sheridan Lardner / January 29, 2008
Invigorated by a streak of victories, men’s and women’s swimming conquered yet another pair of nationally ranked schools this weekend at Myers-McLorraine, preserving the reputation they’ve built up over the season. In one of its best performances of the season, Chicago continued to break records, break expectations, and break the NCAA and UAA conferences. Saturday’s...

Wrestling’s stacked lineup struggles at Elmhurst

By Sheridan Lardner / January 11, 2008
It’s been a slow start into the new year for wrestling. After wrapping up the fall by hanging on for a 17–16 edging of Wabash, the Maroons have stumbled lately and now face an uphill climb in 2008. Their lineup packed with Chicago’s best wrestlers for Tuesday’s match with 26th-ranked and undefeated Elmhurst (3-0), the...

Dramatic win kicks off wrestling season

By Sheridan Lardner / November 16, 2007
Battling to the wire at Ratner Wednesday, wrestling triumphed over Wheaton in the opening match of its season. With a final score of 22–18, the competition showed that Chicago is back and stronger than ever. The team dominated last year, snatching the 2007 UAA Championship title. This year, they look to continue their legacy as...

Volleyball falls to bottom of UAA barrel

By Sheridan Lardner / November 6, 2007
A strong performance to close out the year was not quite strong enough for volleyball, a team plagued by a season of difficulties. Against fierce opposition, Chicago finished its season this weekend at the UAA Conference Championships. Despite playing some of their best games this season, the Maroons (7–26, 1–10 UAA) fell in all four...

Sports Shorts 10/30/07: Swimming begins season’s tidal wave

By Sheridan Lardner / October 29, 2007
If the first meet of the year is any indication of things to come for men’s and women’s swimming, then the Maroons just saw their visions of breakthrough seasons begin to pan. Blasting from the blocks at Wheaton this weekend, the men’s team resoundingly defeated the Thunder 125–77, taking first place in eight of their...
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