Despite record snowfall on the West Coast this winter, Cornell’s Alpine Ski Team competed at the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s national championship in Mammoth Mountain, California in early March.
Lowered spending caps and budget cuts as a result of funding moved to the CSC have resulted in club sport leaders needed more funds to sustain their teams.
After herniating disks in my lower back between high school and college, I wondered how I was going to complete the two semester Physical Education waiting for me at Cornell. I hurdled for my track team all throughout high school and felt like a part of me died when I learned I wouldn’t be able to run, much less hurdle, for at least the next two years. Somewhat defeatedly, I enrolled in bowling as a fall freshman. In my first class, I asked Jon if he could teach me how to bowl without hurting my back and while I was expecting a dismissal or unhelpful response, Jon simply asked: “Ever bowl two-handed?.”