The Western women’s soccer team will be adding three transfer students to the roster who are expected to strengthen the team this season.
Although the Billiards club meeting was cancelled this past Thursday, Nathan Miller was still in the Fairhaven Lounge, shooting pool. Miller is a junior at Western studying radio and broadcast production. He’s been involved with the club since last fall. According to Miller, 5-10 people show up to the meetings with their own equipment each week and the president of the club brings his professional quality billiard balls. “We usually just play pool and work on our pool skills. But sometimes we’ll do a mock tournament where we just play for fun,” Miller said. Last winter, they had an actual tournament at Western. They had others who were formally in the club who also played in the tournament, Miller said. “First place is usually a new cue stick and I played in that last year and I was actually the winner of that one,” Miller said. Even though he was knocked into the losers bracket, he made his way back to win the tournament. Pool sticks are commonly known as cue sticks. Miller started learning to play pool with his friend when he was younger and he’s won in any tournament he’s ever been in since. The competitions are divided by “seeds” which are their performance levels. It’s usually a double-elimination bracket. So if someone loses the winner’s bracket, they get bumped down to the loser’s bracket. Then each game is best two out of three. When you get to the finals, you play three out of five. These tournaments are usually in the course of one day, Miller said. He found out about the club in Red Square from the annual AS Club Fair. The club is open to anyone and everyone is welcome. The Billiards Club meets every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Idle in the parking lot, ski goggles hang on the rear-view window and there is a coffee mug sitting in the cup holder. Powder skis lie on the floor and a pillow rests on the left couch.
After a season with injuries, financial obstacles and hours of hard work, Western’s Ultimate Frisbee team, DIRT, was able to attend and compete in nationals.
Most can’t say they had the opportunity to try out for a professional soccer team by the age of 21. Most can’t say they played four years of collegiate soccer either.
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Leg warmers, neon tights and a lot of rad patterns were in abundance at the first ever Skate Night hosted by Western’s figure skating and hockey teams. The event drew a crowd of supporters for their first group performance and a night of open skating.
The Bellingham United Hammers were visibly frustrated as they exited Civic Field on Sunday, May 31, after their sixth loss of the season.
With the 2015 season coming to a close, Western’s javelin squad is on the rise, along with the entire track and field team.
It’s the quarterfinals match between Western’s men’s lacrosse team and North Dakota State. The score is tied 11-11 in overtime and senior midfielder Michael Hatcher gets the ball. He sets a dodge around the Bison’s defense and buries a goal to win the game.
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