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WPRB (tries to) Dominate at Princeton University’s Annual Dodgeball Tournament

In a valiant effort to vanquish the devilish “Projects Board,” WPRB embarked on a vicious quest for victory in Dillon Gym for Princeton University’s dodgeball tournament.

It was a bloodbath. At the sound of the first whistle, WPRB-ers rushed towards the centerline to acquire all the dodgeballs. The Projects Board, however, had the same idea, and they too rushed to the center with a slightly more aggressive and naturally quicker gait. WPRB would not let this minor problem of having fewer balls get it down. With a fair number of strong lasses and lads and a couple of balls, we began to catapult the enemy. The enemy responded in turn, hitting innocent yet strong WPRB staff members out to the sidelines. Fortunately, WPRB-ers had a variety of strategies. Some went right in for the kill, attempting to hit the large, overly muscular members of the Projects Board with the utmost power. Others hid behind their teammates, just waiting for the moment to throw their victory throw.

Esteemed Music Director Devika Balachandran employed this second method until she was the last member standing. She dipped, she dived, she dodged, just not as aggressively as one might hope. With the entire Projects Board against her, she did not run. She remained strong in the face of danger and did not collapse on the ground with a heartattack. And as a video of Devika shows, she created a new dance move while she ran around the dodgeball court.

It was a slaughter, but a noble slaughter. The Projects Board was a fierce opponent, and as we knights say against the heat of the foul dragon’s breath, “At least I tried.” (In this badly constructed metaphor the knights are WPRB staff members, and the foul dragon’s breath is the Projects Board.)

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ALL-VINYL WEEK RETURNS TO WPRB

What’s up, all you peeps out there in WPRB-land?!

We have some good news coming from the offices on the 19th floor of the WPRB Communications Complex. For the first time in five years, WPRB will host ALL-VINYL WEEK. Beginning May 4 and running until May 11, Our CD’s take a backseat to those illustrious polyvinyl chloride disks, and your favorite jocks will spin tunes you know and love and a few you haven’t heard in a while.

There is bound to be special programming that week. Stay tuned to ‘PRB, wprb.com, and this blog for more information about All-Vinyl Week.

Now news from the 20th-floor studios . . .

The baseball broadcast scheduled for this coming Tuesday, April 8, will not be broadcast as originally scheduled. Our apologies for this inconvenience.

WPRB’s resident groundhog, Will Sullivan, has announced Spring’s arrival. For the first time this year, he is wearing something other than a suit to the office.

Until next time, stay classy, and don’t hurt yourselves.

ian

Late Night Musings of a Sports Guy

Happy Thursday to all of you peeps out there in ’PRB-land.

As I sit here at my perch listening to Howard Jones’s “No One is to Blame” (lame, I know, but ’tis truly a good song), I’m pondering what do I do once Princeton’s basketball season is over. You’re probably asking yourself right now, “Does this schmuck have a life?” Yes, I do, but as a sportscaster, I always fear the end of a sports season. After covering a team for five months, the end of the season feels like leaving a loved one and not seeing him/her for a long time. You miss it, but you eventually learn to adapt to the changes. This year is no different than all the ones that came before it.

Fortunately for this broadcaster—and you the listening audience—there are three more contests before the curtain drops on the 2007-2008 Princeton Tiger basketball season. This Friday, March 7, the Tigers host Columbia. On Saturday, March 8, Princeton takes on Cornell at Jadwin Gymnasium. Both of those games tip off at 7:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, with broadcasts beginning at 7:10 P.M. at 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. The season finale will be played this coming Tuesday, March 11, at Jadwin against the Penn Quakers. The pre-game show begins on WPRB at 6:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time with the tip coming at 7:00.

Although basketball season is coming to an end, this sports enthusiast still has much to keep himself occupied over the next several months. Baseball season—college and professional—is now under way (cue up Mike Ditka’s rendition of “Take Me out to the Ballgame”), lacrosse season is in full swing, and—most importantly—SOFTBALL SEASON IS STARTING! Now I can don the blue shirt (or red or green, depending on the beer league) and perform my other favorite job. Other than the temperature here in Princeton, everything is in place for spring to commence.

That said, notice how italicized the words “standard” and “daylight” in the paragraph preceding the last. For those of you that may not have realized, Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday (March 9). This has been a sticking point for me after the congressional act extending DST took effect last year. Why in the world is “Summer Time” beginning in the winter? Please Congress, throw me a bone here. Do you really think this is really going to save energy or do anything else relevant for the United States? Didn’t think so. Can we just move the beginning of DST to the first Sunday of April and its end to the last Sunday of October?

Now that I’ve gotten that off of my chest, here is the list of sports and other special broadcasts coming to WPRB in the next ten days. All games can be heard on 103.3 FM and at wprb.com.

Friday, March 7—Special Edition of No, You’re under Arrest w/ Diana (1:00 P.M. EST)

Friday, March 7—Princeton Men’s Basketball vs. Columbia (7:10 P.M. EST)

Saturday, March 8—Princeton Men’s Lacrosse vs. Virginia (11:40 A.M. EST)

Saturday, March 8—Princeton Men’s Basketball vs. Cornell (7:10 P.M. EST)

Tuesday, March 11—Princeton Men’s Basketball vs. Penn (6:40 P.M. EDT)

Friday, March 14—Princeton Men’s Ice Hockey vs. TBD (Game 1, ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, 7:00 P.M. EDT)

Saturday, March 15—Princeton Men’s Lacrosse vs. Hofstra (2:10 P.M. EDT)

Saturday, March 15—Princeton Men’s Ice Hockey vs. TBD (Game 2, ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, 7:00 P.M. EDT)

Sunday, March 16—Princeton Men’s Ice Hockey vs. TBD (Game 3—if necessary—ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, 7:00 P.M. EDT)

So what have we learned this week? Sports is family, spring isn’t always warm, and Howard Jones can get you through writing a blog. Until next week, my friends, take care and don’t hurt yourselves.

And don’t forget to turn your clocks back Saturday night.

ian