For most college students, willingly getting up at 6 a.m. is something unimaginable. For 50 students at Wellesley, that is considered sleeping in. Six mornings a week these student-athletes board a bus at 4:30 to travel to the Charles River where they practice their strokes, working to become the fastest crew on the water. The coxswains keep them in unison, matching the catch, drive, and recovery of each rower to those of the one behind her. Because the rowers face the stern of the boat they usually can't see what lies ahead in the race, so they depend on the coxswains instructions. For Wellesley Crew the past two years have been full of uncertainty, and until this spring, the team, did not know what its future held.
By Becca Leclerc '10
Contributing Writer
Following a disappointing loss to Tufts on Wednesday, the team took full advantage of every opportunity to prove their dominance on the field. In the first half, the Blue outshot the Dolphins 23-9, capitalizing on 15 of those opportunities.
Blue diver Kate Sorenson '09 completed her first appearance at the 2008 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Oxford, Ohio. Sorenson took 12th place on the 1-meter board and 14th in the 3-meter competition.
While not a minority in society off campus, the Republican population is a minority on campus, represented by probably no more than 7 to 8 percent of students. Thus, we would like to take this opportunity to explore and commemorate some GOP history.