Tag Archive | "May 1"

A Saturday without War

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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A Saturday without War

by James Townsend On Saturday morning, the city of Salisbury braced for battle, but the war did not come. Little evidence remains of last week’s War on the Shore festivities which left students scattering in all directions after an altercation with police, and the rest of the city left to pick sides. Even the once [...]

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Gulls sweep season, earn No. 1 seed

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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Gulls sweep season, earn No. 1 seed

by Justin Odendhal The No. 1 Salisbury University Sea Gulls (19-0, 8-0 CAC) defied recent history on Saturday, defeating the No. 4 Stevenson University Mustangs 12-9 (14-4, 8-2 CAC) at Sea Gull Stadium for Capital Athletic Conference title. Although this is the Gulls’ 17th CAC championship, Stevenson has given SU a run for their money [...]

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Women’s lax claims 10th consecutive CAC championship

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Carolina Hayman   For the 10th consecutive year, the No. 1 ranked Salisbury University Women’s Lacrosse team, under the direction of Coach Jim Nestor, are the Capital Athletic Conference champions. The ladies defended their title after defeating No. 11 York College 17-5 this past Saturday. Senior Amanda Holsclaw got the game started with an [...]

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Men’s tennis loses to Mary Washington in finals

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Mark Eckard Salisbury University’s men’s tennis team came into the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament this past week as the No. 3 ranked seed behind top-ranked Mary Washington and No. 2 ranked St. Mary’s. The team blasted past Stevenson and St. Mary’s to set up a rematch with the Mary Washington Eagles. Needing a great [...]

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SU hosts first annual Survivor Dash

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Mariah Baughan The Salisbury University Student Athlete Advisory Committee is hosting its first ever 5k Student Survivor Dash on Sunday. The 5K race is modeled after the recently popular marathon mud runs. SU’s dash will be made up of ten different obstacles, including the balance beam, sandpit army crawl and Slip ‘N Slide at [...]

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Women’s tennis falls just short of CAC championship

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Mark Eckard Salisbury University’s Women’s tennis team went to work this week in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament in search of their third-ever conference tournament championship. In the championship match, the Sea Gulls fell to the top-ranked Mary Washington Eagles 8-1, despite a valiant effort from the duo of Jillian Poppe and Roxanne Alban, [...]

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Softball hits it out of the park with 9-1 win for CAC title

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Andrew Cantor The Salisbury University softball team added more hardware to the trophy case by winning Saturday’s Capital Athletic Conference Championship for the 17th time in the program’s rich history. The Sea Gulls took down Frostburg State 9-1 on a cloudy afternoon. The Bobcats delivered the initial punch by scoring first. Salisbury was unable [...]

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Chesapeake Bay crab count reaches highest levels since 1993

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Steven Cenname   A year-long survey conducted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources shows that the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is making a comeback. The survey found an estimated 764 million crabs in the bay. Most of these crabs are young crabs that have yet to reach adulthood, which total [...]

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SU alumna sings her way to prestigious scholarship

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Ramin Gouhari SU alumna Kathrin Thawley recently took second in the graduate division of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. In addition to a cash prize of $8,000, Thawley has received an estimated $150,000 in scholarship money from the University of Kentucky’s Masters Program in music as well as summer tuition to the highly respected [...]

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Maryland employers can’t ask for Facebook password

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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by Corey Nethen Maryland will be the first state to prevent employers from asking potential employees for social media passwords. With soaring support in both the House and Senate, the final move for House Bill 964 is the signature of Governor Martin O’Malley. The bill prohibits employers from requesting or requiring any type of login [...]

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