Webster University professor researches MLB hazing incidents
Allison Levin started to research rookie hazing in Major League Baseball (MLB) after she saw the Chicago Cubs dress up as characters from “Anchorman” in May 2017. The Cubs dressed up as a form of team...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball seeks first SLIAC championship since 2011
Webster University’s women’s basketball team will have the opportunity to embark on its third St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Championship on Saturday. The team prepares to battle...
View ArticleWomen’s hoops advances to the NCAA Division III Tournament
In a week that consisted of All-Conference selections, a historic 20-win season, and their first SLIAC (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Championship since 2011, the Webster University...
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Women’s hoops season comes to close at NCAA Tournament
After putting together their most successful season since 2004-05, Webster University’s women’s basketball team saw their season end on Friday, March 2. The Gorloks advanced to the NCAA Division III...
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Men’s baseball finds inspiration in seeing teammates make pros
Heading into the season, Webster University’s men’s baseball team prepared for a youth movement of sorts. Losing a pair of now professional players such as Gateway Grizzlies pitcher Kyle Uhrich and...
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Women’s tennis team seeks togetherness through fundraiser
Webster University’s women’s tennis team resumed their season, playing their first games since the ITA Central Regionals in September. The team has found ways to keep their schedule busy, though, as...
View ArticleSPICE Profiles: Peter Prohaszka
In his native country of Hungary, Peter Prohaszka ranks as the 10th best chess player. The 26-year old earned his Grandmaster in 2010, and elected to join Webster University’s chess team this year....
View ArticleSPICE Profiles: Ray Robson
Picking up chess to bond with his father, Grand Master Ray Robson brought experience to Webster as a gold medal-winning chess Olympian. A former chess World Cup participant and senior pursuing...
View ArticleSPICE Profiles: Illia Nyzhnyk
The University of Texas at Dallas invited Illia Nyzhnyk to join their school and chess team. Nyzhnyk could not pass the school’s entrance exams so he began to look for other options. Susan Polgar then...
View ArticleSPICE Profiles: Vasif Durarbayli
Vasif Durarbayli has won three straight President’s Cups with Webster University’s chess team since joining in 2014. It might be hard to keep that streak going, according to Durarbayli. “Other teams...
View ArticleSPICE prepares for sixth consecutive President’s Cup
The 2018 President’s Cup College Chess Championship will come down to three things according to Susan Polgar: preparation, will power and luck. The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)...
View ArticleSPICE Profiles: Aleksandr Shimanov
St. Petersburg-born Aleksandr “Shima” Shimanov is hoping to succeed in multiple different ways. The graduate student is pursuing his MBA and is ranked as one of the top 200 chess players on the planet....
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The first match of the President’s Cup begins
NEW YORK CITY — Webster’s chess team sits around a table in the Walker Hotel’s cafe eating breakfast together, pancakes, avocado toast and tall glasses of orange juice. Assistant coach Paul Truong...
View ArticleTwo games end in first round of President’s Cup
NEW YORK CITY– Game two and game seven of the first round of the President’s Cup tournament have ended. Webster Grandmaster Aleksandr Shimanov, from game two, tied his opponent. Shimanov played Sergey...
View ArticleUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads tournament after first match of...
NEW YORK CITY — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) leads the Final Four College Chess National Championship with three points after the first round of the tournament. Webster University...
View ArticleWebster plays University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in second round
The second round of the President’s Cup started at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT). The members of the Webster University chess team are playing University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The games are: 1. Belous...
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Webster ends round two in first place
NEW YORK CITY — Aleksandr Shimanov walked upstairs to his coaches after he lost his round two game of the national championship. After seeing the loss, head coach Susan Polgar put her hand over her...
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SPICE loses first national championship in six years
NEW YORK CITY — Webster University’s chess team lost their first national championship since 2013 at this year’s President Cup. Program director Mark Herman walked over to Susan Polgar to ask her for a...
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Holly Goergen overcomes uncertain past to break track and field records
Senior Track and Field Runner Holly Goergen never thought she could run for a college Track and Field Team. “I wasn’t great in high school. I ran a 22 minute 5k, which isn’t good.” Goergen said, “I...
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SPICE team members embraces role as “hometown heroes”
SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) came within a half a point of winning their sixth consecutive national championship, falling short to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The...
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