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×ÔοÊÓÆµ softball player and Honors College student Emily Lippe at bat during a softball game.

Scoring Home Runs On and Off the Diamond

Emily Lippe, a junior nursing major at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, has challenged herself athletically and academically since an early age. Having taken advanced courses since she started school and playing softball since she was eight, Emily understands what it takes to have a student-athlete minds…

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Honors College

Honors College student and volleyball player Gracey Jarecke on the court while representing ×ÔοÊÓÆµ in a women's volleyball game.

Setting Up for Success

Gracey Jarecke, a senior from Denver, Colorado, hones her athletic skills as a defensive specialist for the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ  University women’s volleyball team. When she’s not making diving plays and serving aces, she focuses her time as a fashion design major with a minor in arts ent…

Tags: Volleyball , School of Fashion , College of the Arts , Honors College , MAC , Golden Flashes , Department of Athletics

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Honors College student Richie Dell poses in his baseball uniform holding a baseball.

Pitching for Precision on the Mound and In the Lab

Richie Dell, a senior molecular biology major, has navigated the last three years as a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Honors College student as well as a pitcher for the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Men’s Baseball team. With extra coursework from Honors-level classes and playing a Division I sport, he always has to be in tip-…

Tags: Honors College , Baseball , Department of Athletics , Biology , Cellular and Molecular Biology , MAC

Honors College

Junior Luca Ralph Looks to Push the Ball Downfield

×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Mind: Following My Heart

Luca Ralph, a junior midfielder from Maple Grove, Minnesota, talks about her journey from dancing shoes to soccer cleats.

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Honors College student Jordan Gilkison tees off during a golf tournament in Notre Dame.

Teeing Off for Success on the Course and in the Classroom

Honors College student Jordan Gilkison has a drive for success - both in the classroom and on the golf course. As a sophomore business analytics major, he balances his time between keeping up with school and serving as a core member of the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Men’s Golf team. The life of a …

Tags: Honors College , Golf , Department of Athletics , business analytics , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , MAC

Honors College

Flash the Mascot and Flash the golden eagle in 1985.

IN A FLASH: A Flash Is Born!

A "baby picture" of Flash, the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ mascot, shortly after he was hatched at Homecoming 1985.

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One of four ×ÔοÊÓÆµ women's basketball teams in 1914.

IN A FLASH: ×ÔοÊÓÆµ's First Female Athletes

×ÔοÊÓÆµ's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years. 

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Walk-on try-outs for the Golden Flashes baseball team.

IN A FLASH: Eye on the Ball

×ÔοÊÓÆµ baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week. 

Tags: Student Life , Department of Athletics , Baseball

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Running Back Xavier Williams Runs For First Down During MAC Championship Game

Golden Effort: ×ÔοÊÓÆµ's Title Hopes Dashed After Loss in MAC Championship Game

×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s high-powered offense struggled to move the ball against Northern Illinois, and the Huskies prevailed 41-23 over the Golden Flashes in the MAC Championship game in Detroit.

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Wide Receiver Ja'Shaun Poke looks to break free against Eastern Michigan

Golden Flashes Down Eastern Michigan in Football Opener

×ÔοÊÓÆµ defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday at Dix Stadium in the season opener for both teams. 

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