Articles by Meira Lerner

Improving Children’s Physical and Mental Health through Fencing

By Meira Lerner • Published: March 20, 2013 • Comment ()

Tim Morehouse, an Olympic Fencer, initially signed up for middle school fencing classes in order to be excused from gym class. Little did he know that fencing would turn into a lifelong career and philanthropic pursuit. Morehouse, who fenced for four years at Brandeis University, decided to take fencing to the next level after college, [...]

YU’s Eitan Levine on the Way to Become an MLB Cave Dweller

By Meira Lerner • Published: February 12, 2013 • Comment ()

Hoping to discover the ultimate baseball fan, MLB Network created a reality competition in which contestants, known as Cave Dwellers, attempt to watch every baseball game in a season and document their experiences. Cave Dwellers meet celebrities and compete against each other in various tasks to avoid being eliminated from the show. While a stereotypical [...]

Softball or Soccer?

By Meira Lerner • Published: December 30, 2012 • Comment ()

Friends often ask me which sport I like best: soccer or softball. Despite my self-described identity as a proud member of the Stern College soccer team, my answer varies from day to day. Soccer is the quintessential team sport. No single player can cover a 60×120 yard field for the entire ninety minutes of play. [...]

Women’s Soccer on the Wilf Campus Meets Mixed Reactions

By Meira Lerner • Published: November 21, 2012 • Comment ()

Athletes must practice in all sorts of adverse conditions: violent wind, pouring rain, sweltering heat, and bitter cold. Maintaining a certain level of fitness despite extreme weather is representative of an athlete’s commitment to her team. When hurricane Sandy hit New York City, causing havoc around the tri-state area, a relatively insignificant result was the [...]

Optimize Your Gym Workout

By Meira Lerner • Published: September 12, 2012 • Comment ()

Living in New York City is a great for shopping. On the other hand, busy streets in Midtown complicate all outdoor athletic activities, with the exception of my favorite city game: Body Run, a race to see how fast you can run through Times Square without bumping into fellow pedestrians. Since Body Run participants run [...]

The Olympics: Spirit of the Games

By Meira Lerner • Published: August 23, 2012 • Comment ()

While the Olympics are an international athletics competition much like Wimbledon and the World Cup, there are inspirational stories of such heroic drive and persistence that make the Olympics unique. Here are five stories from the London Olympics that truly define the spirit of the Games, serving as a source of hope and inspiration for [...]

Taking the High Road

By Meira Lerner • Published: December 23, 2011 • Comment ()

With the name “Yeshiva” stitched to the back of their jerseys, athletes at Yeshiva University know that how they present themselves is a reflection of the Jewish religion. They are expected to take the high road, to be the most sportsmanlike athletes on the field, regardless of how rough or unfair a game may be. [...]

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