Lancer guard has character of a champion
By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer
March 31, 2010
A champion can be defined as someone who has overcome adversity, set personal best performances, and won competitions.  They are someone who continually shows strength and leadership. They play hard and never give up.
Laura Mullins, a guard for the Windsor Lancers women’s basketball team, fits the description of a champion perfectly.
After a successful start to the 2008-2009 season, Mullins went down with one of the worst injuries, a torn ACL. Mullins, a fierce competitor, wasn’t about to let her injury get in the way of her long-term goals. >>
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Tessa Virtue golden once again
By Michal Tellos
News
Editor
March 31, 2010
UWindsor’s own Tessa Virtue and her partner Scott Moir are golden once again, this time at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships, which wrapped up on Monday in Turin, Italy.
The Canadian pair once again got the best of their close friends and training partners, American Meryl Davis and Charlie White, with their best-ever combined total score of 224.43.
Their second event, the original dance, saw them break the world record, as they scored 70.27 points. Virtue and Moir skated to a Farrucas flamenco, in a routine that is considered to be of high technical difficulty.
Despite placing second in the free dance portion, the duo scored well enough to hold on, earning 110.03 points. >>
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Andre Smyth a big talent with a big heart
By Chris Connell
Lance Writer
March 31, 2010
He’s a big man with a big heart. Andre Smyth is not your prototypical university athlete. 
The 6’6, 220 pound centre from Windsor is a force to be reckoned with on the court.
The fourth-year biology major is no stranger to physical play but off the court he has some surprising attributes that many people are unaware of. Andre was born and raised in Windsor and went to Bellewood Public School, where he learned how to speak French fluently.
His love for basketball started young, about 6 years-old, after his parents attempted to place him in multiple sports. As soon as he got to playing the game at a young age, he knew that basketball was his calling. >>
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