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How Can Athletes Trust USA Gymnastics?
Following multiple abuse scandals and a lack of transparency, the sport’s national authority has failed to prove that it will protect its gymnasts.
Bela Kirpalani, Editor-at-Large
• May 3, 2020
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Just For Kicks: NYU Taekwondo Team Discusses Their Season’s Premature Ending
With the cancellation of nationals, a temporary pause on their pursuit for a Division I promotion and even a false alarm coronavirus scare at a competition, the NYU Taekwondo team discuss their reactions to their season’s early end and reflect on their favorite memories of the season.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer
• April 26, 2020
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NYU Quidditch Team Rides Out Their Season’s Premature End
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the NYU Quidditch team will not be able to compete in nationals.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer
• April 19, 2020
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NYU Athletes Discuss Their Quarantine Routines
In this article, NYU Athletes talk free time without sports and dealing with training setbacks.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer
• April 12, 2020
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The NYU Athletics Department Remembers Levester ‘LT’ Thompson Jr.
NYU’s long-time assistant women’s basketball coach passed away from COVID-19 in a Staten Island hospital on Thursday, April 9.
Paul Kim, Deputy Managing Editor
• April 12, 2020
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On and off the Course, Golfer Arshia Mahant Excels
Stern sophomore Arshia Mahant wins golf tournaments and creates her own initiative to spread the game of golf in India.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer
• April 5, 2020
![Steinhardt junior Haley Will, back row center, is ready to make a comeback on the basketball court. Will has been injured during most of her career at NYU, but her passion for the sport won’t let that hold her back. (Photo courtesy of Haley Will)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSC_9812-900x596.jpg)
No Obstacles Can Stop This Junior Guard
Despite an asthma condition that has limited her playing time for the women’s basketball team, Steinhardt junior Haley Will’s passion for the sport has driven her to be the best teammate she can be.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer
• March 29, 2020
![NYU senior student-athletes react to the cancellation of their spring season.
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NYU Senior Athletes React to Their Final Season’s Early End
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, NYU senior athletes lost their final season of spring athletics.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
• March 23, 2020
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NYU Cancels Athletics for the Spring Season
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Presidents of the UAA have voted to cancel the rest of the spring sports season.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
• March 13, 2020
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Women’s Tennis Remains Undefeated
A recap of everything NYU Athletics from March 2 to March 8.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
• March 8, 2020
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Wrestling Team Claims UAA Championship
A recap of everything NYU Athletics from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
• February 18, 2020
![Ethan Feldman, senior in CAS, scored a team-high 16 points in the Championship Game of the Hampton Inn Jim Beaudry Classic. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image_handler-900x495.jpg)
Men’s and Women’s Basketball Undefeated Over Thanksgiving Break
Men’s basketball won their only game this week, while the women won both of theirs. Many other sports will return to action this coming weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• December 2, 2019
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