Camel wrestling, which is legal in Turkey, has a rich, celebrated cultural history in this region and can definitively trace its roots back several centuries. Despite how it may sound, this sport is much less cruel than other types of animal fights – rarely is a camel actually hurt in the skirmish.

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The holiday season is tradition­ally a time to be generous in spirit, time, and practice, and as law students with finals quickly ap­proaching, it can be easy to forget about the problems of others within the local community. So when organizations like the Multicultural Law Student Associa­tion (MLSA) or Phi Delta Phi do events like the Thanksgiving Baskets, it helps to portray our school in a positive light, which reflects positively on us all.

This year MLSA continued its tra­dition of providing Thanksgiving bas­kets for underprivileged families in the Valparaiso area. This is MLSA’s largest event of the year, and many of its mem­bers feel that it’s the most meaningful.

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Like most of the weirder sports I’ve encountered, this one also comes from Merry Old England. Primarily practiced in Suffolk and Sus¬sex, England, Dwile Flonking has been clearly documented since the mid 1960s, although some scholarly commentary suggests the game could have its origins from as early as the 16th Century. Read the rest of this entry »

First-year David Johnson spent a few minutes with Professor Ching: Read the rest of this entry »

It’s sort of like that movie Fight Club… sort of.

Some sports require vast amounts of mental preparation and strat­egy. Some sports require signifi­cant physical endurance and strength. Chess boxing requires both. That’s right. Chess boxing.

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