Sports

Jake Sherman: Recruiting styles threaten academic integrity of colleges

by Jake Sherman'07-'08 Editor in Chief

The nets were not even cut when CBS's Jim Nantz was on the court, microphone in hand, standing in the middle of a horde of University of Florida players after the Gators won the 2007 NCAA basketball championship Monday night. A little background for those that have not turned on a television for the last week: the win marked Florida's second basketball championship in as many years, the first time a team completed that feat in 15 seasons.

Signs of success: Slugger named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

by Ian HumphreyHatchet Staff Writer

As a New York Mets fan, junior Charlie Kruer has some reservations about idolizing Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard. But in the past couple of weeks, Kruer, also a left-handed power-hitter, has put up numbers that come close to rivaling those of last year's National League's most valuable player.