The Mace & Crown

Trian Illiadis traveled to a few continents to attend Old Dominion University and play basketball.  So far neither he nor the university is regretting that decision. The 6-foot-3-inch senior from Australia is averaging 8.5 points per game as well as being one of the leaders in the Colonial Athletic Association in assists at 2.4 per [...]

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The Pope approved the male enhancement pill, Viagra. He has approved the pill for Catholics under the following situations, as stated by the catholoicnewsagancy.com, “the Viagra medicine has only one purpose, to facilitate the marital act, then it can be taken licitly only by married people who are open to life.” It can also be [...]

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The Old Dominion University Swim and Dive teams are racing towards the end of their seasons and both the men and women are looking to finish strong.  The Colonial Athletic Association Championships are set to start this week with dive beginning on Wednesday and swim on Thursday. “We’re looking forward to that, we’re getting excited [...]

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Sophomore Joey Burney’s triple in the bottom of the sixth inning gave his team the go ahead 2-1 lead. Old Dominion would add four insurance runs to defeat Temple 6-2 in the second game of a  double header Saturday at Bud Metheny Complex. “Before the game I was just talking to coach [Karl] Nonemaker about [...]

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The Monarchs’ bats were frustrated for the first five innings. Unable to get anything off Temple’s starting pitcher Matt Hockenberry, the team struggled to create any offense. At one point they were retired nine times in a row. Then the bats woke up. A two run sixth inning, two more in the eighth and ultimately [...]

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The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs (9-16, 6-7) took on the Drexel Lady Dragons (12-11, 8-5) at home in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup pitting two teams looking to make a late season push heading into the CAA tournament. The Lady Monarchs led by the number four scorer in the CAA, Tia Lewis, looked to provide the home [...]

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In the 2011 spring lacrosse season, Old Dominion finished with a 4-11 record, and 3-4 CAA record.  Instead of looking in the past with regret, the Lady Monarchs are looking into the present with eyes wide open. “In terms of last years record, they’re not going to put up with that,” Interim head coach Heather [...]

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Old Dominion Wrestling wins big on Senior Night Matthew McCracken Sports Editor Old Dominion Wrestling (13-8) crushed the NC State Wolf Pack (4-8) in their final dual at home 34-3.  Te Edwards and Joe Budi were recognized before the match as the lone seniors of the Monarchs. Budi won by decision against NC State’s KaRonne [...]

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Andrew Tompkins Contributing Writer According to the Old Dominion University Economic Forecasting Team, the Hampton Roads area is projected to see an increase in real gross regional product of about 1.97 percent over the next year.  The team comprised of three ODU business faculty members; professor Vinod Agarwal of economics, finance professor Mohammad Najand and [...]

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Siaga Johnson Staff Writer Mosaics in the Topkapi palace and an assortment of Turkish Delight aptly embody the variety of activities, attractions and exotic foods available in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul serves as a cultural hotspot sporting amazing cafes, tourist attractions and a savory cuisine. What is also appreciated among youth is a passion for learning [...]

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