Two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) universities and Northeastern rivals – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Old Dominion University (ODU) – announced plans to pull out of the CAA for more competitive conferences.
Feature stories
Alumnus slides into first place
Steve Langton, who graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in business management and entrepreneurship, and sled partner Steven Holcomb raised the first-place trophy for the two-man bobsled at the 2012 World Championship in Lake Placid, N.Y. with a time of 3:42.88.
Back-to-back games challenge facilities staff
Six hours separated Saturday’s men’s basketball tip off and the men’s hockey puck drop at Matthews. In a race against the clock, the athletics facilities crew had to turn the hardwood floor into slick ice.