The goal of sports is to win, it is what makes athletics competitive. So, what if winning didn’t really matter at all, at least for the majority of your season? In every professional and collegiate sport,...

Everybody should be paid for the work they do, right? But when it comes to Division I sports, the answer to that question becomes much more complicated than a simple yes or no. There are many arguments...

Today is the National Day of Silence, and students at ETHS and across the nation are bringing awareness to the silencing effects of homophobic and transphobic behavior and language. One area currently...

The class of 2018 has a remarkable number of varsity athletes committing to college athletics, and even more remarkable is the number of Division III commits. The choice of these athletes to pay to play...

Coaches, athletes and analysts say natural talent and a strong work ethic are all it takes to have success in athletics, but this limited and idealized view is simply false. Just as is true in American...

All students at ETHS are required to take Physical Education all four years of school, but varsity athletes should not have to participate in PE on top of daily two-hour practices. Athletes have not always...

The Athletic Dept. and Boosters claim to provide teams with proportionally equitable funding, but the current system leaves athletes feeling disadvantaged and needs to be adjusted for greater transparency...

Louder and smarter. Despite high attendance at home games, fans’ over-excitement and lack of discipline detracted from the effectiveness of the student section. Evanston football generates a crowd...

Superstitions don’t exist in sports, and no, I didn’t just jinx you by saying that. Many athletes believe their performances depend on superstitions they have created, but in actuality, an athlete’s...