Posts by Benjamin Blum
Ben’s Ten: Scariest in Sports
Hi there! To new readers, fasten your proverbial (or literal) seatbelts. Get ready for an arbitrary list with arcane referential humour casually tossed in. For longtime fans of the column…
Read MoreHazing needs to stop now
Recent rugby scandal raises bigger questions about Dalhousie athletics Hazing should not be dismissed as mere jocularity, or a prank gone awry. It is bullying. Plain and simple. Whether it’s…
Read MoreBen’s Ten: Unique Uniforms
And so it is that another year at the Dalhousie Gazette has drawn to a close. The ‘not-so-little column that could’ touched on everything from mascots and turkeys to home décor…
Read MoreBen’s Ten: Talkin’ Trades
When Nomar Garciaparra was shipped out of Boston for Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz in 2004, 11-year-old me was introduced to the harsh reality of trades in pro sports. No…
Read MoreThe Ticker (for the week ending Mar. 2)
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Men’s volleyball – Some consolation at nationals for Dal It was a trying weekend for the AUS champs as the fourth-seeded Tigers encountered a familiar foe in the quarter-final: interlock rival…
Read MoreThe Ticker (for the week ending Feb. 23)
Track and Field – Women take title, men settle for second For the first time since the 2001-02 season, the AUS track and field championship did not result in a clean…
Read MoreThe Ticker (For the week ending Feb. 9)
Swim – Men’s and women’s AUS reign continues It has been a long time since a Tigers swim team didn’t return from the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) with a championship banner.…
Read MoreBen’s Ten: Olympic overture
Do you enjoy all the fun and pageantry of fervent nationalism, but don’t have the time or energy to go to war? Boy, have we got something for you! It’s…
Read MoreOne day with the Tigers
[nggallery id=”2″ template=”For things”] Morning Saturday morning is the beginning of a quick turnaround for the Dalhousie women’s basketball team. Fresh off a loss to the AUS-leading Saint Mary’s Huskies…
Read MoreThe Ticker: Stadium trivia
Alright dear readers, it’s time for something completely different. This week’s issue of the Gazette is all about housing, so we here at the Sports section want to talk about the…
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