The Longest Meter
Published on Transitions.org as part of my internship in Prague in Fall 2024. Link to original article. The Prague Lions bus makes its journey back from Hungary on an August evening after the American football team won a game for the first time in nearly two years. Defensive end Marek Danik hears a teammate begin…
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A Breath of Fresh Air
Published on Transitions.org as part of my internship in Prague in Fall 2024. Link to original article. A week after arriving in Prague after fleeing her home in Ukraine, Tetiana Viter went to a regional assistance center to get a visa. During her 25-hour wait in line to get the visa, Viter noticed there were…
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Eating Disorders in College Athletes
* Disclaimer: Maddy, Grace, Bella and Molly are fake names that are used to protect the anonymity of several student-athletes mentioned in this piece Every morning, Meredith Rose would wake up at dawn to run between six and ten miles. She would walk quietly on her tippy-toes, making sure not to awaken her roommate and…
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College men’s hockey: Thirty-Two Years Ago, the Soviets Came to Canton to Play Hockey at St. Lawrence
I wrote this historical feature during a sportswriting class in Fall 2023. The piece was published by the Watertown Daily Times on December 19, 2023. Link to Watertown Daily Times article. On a freezing night in December of 1991, the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team, a team that typically played against players from Yale…
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Petra DeRose Profile
A coral sunset engulfs the blue sky into the night outside the Robie Squash Center at St. Lawrence University. The shorter days and chilly temperatures mark the start of the winter sports season. Petra DeRose grabs her highlighter yellow racquet and goggles before hopping on the middle court. She hits a few forehand volleys to…
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How Do First-Years Feel About Hookup Culture?
*The names in this story have been changed to retain student anonymity and privacy. “I feel like for some people, it’s not good because…” Kenna begins. “They get hurt,” Chloe cuts her off. She is familiar with the emotional turmoil that goes hand-in-hand with hookup culture. “Some people get attached to that person, when usually…
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Staying in Canton for College
“I didn’t want to go to St. Lawrence because I lived in Canton, so I fought that for a while,” says Laura Wells ‘23. Despite her ambivalence to attend college in her hometown, Laura eventually caved in. She liked SLU too much. Camaraderie rings through the laughter and chatter of the SLU Women’s Lacrosse team…
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Emma Kahle 