Sports bring Windsor together as happy fans By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer March 25, 2009 For the past year in Windsor, much of the news has been focused on the tough economic times, tragedy, and a financial crisis.  With little positive news, one thing that has kept Windsor, and people across North America, connected and hopeful for better times, is sports.
Watching and competing in sports is something that brings people from all over the world together. Wars between countries are forgotten and the only battle that truly matters at that time is the one taking place on the court, field, rink, or track. For once, hostilities are gone from people’s minds as they sit down and enjoy some friendly competition.
For the Lancer community, the recent success of numerous teams has helped unite a struggling city. The basketball and track and field championships have brought something positive to the Windsor community.
“After we won the OUA Championship, people in the stands were crying. They were coming up to me and giving hugs and thanking us for bringing something positive to Windsor,” says Chantal Vallée, head coach of the Windsor Lancers women’s basketball team.
Dennis Fairall, head coach of the Lancer’s track and field team agrees, saying that “Sport brings a great deal of pride to a community - city and university community.” >> | Competitive edge goes beyond the needle By Matthew Black
The Peak (SFU) March 25, 2009 BURNABY (CUP) – The outcry following Alex Rodriguez’s forced admission of steroid use was as predictable as it was misguided.
 While fans and media ready their moral torches and pitchforks in anticipation of what promises to be yet another baseball season where the stories off the field supersede those on the field, the opportunity to reassess the role of steroids in sports has once again been passed by.
Four years ago, HBO’s Real Sports investigated the health effects of steroid use on healthy adult males – importantly distinct from women or teens of either gender.
The report concluded that there was no direct scientific evidence linking regulated use of anabolic steroids to death or even serious health problems – a shocking conclusion that was grudgingly confirmed on the same program by Dr. Gary Wadler, the chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Why then, if steroids are not nearly as harmful as they are widely perceived to be, are they still against the rules?
Like many poor decisions, the one to outlaw steroids was based on emotion rather than rationality. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | |
