by Jack Bradley, George campus IEC
There are plenty of great reasons for studying abroad. Here are the most popular from students below. What are your reasons?
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by Jack Bradley, George campus IEC There are plenty of great reasons for studying abroad. Here are the most popular from students below. What are your reasons?
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by Tara Greatorex, Language and Culture Department, George campus Do you like football but think that the players stop too much? Or maybe you like baseball but wish the games went on even longer and the players got a lunch break? If so, look no further than our neighbors Down Under for quick glance at two popular Australian sports: Rugby and Cricket. Rugby has some similarities to American football in that the purpose of the game is move a ball down the field and score points by either crossing a line into the end zone or kicking the ball through goal posts. Crossing the end line is called a “try”, and this equivalent of a touchdown gets your team 5 points. After scoring a try or receiving a penalty on the field, players have the opportunity to kick the ball through the goal posts- this “conversion” (similar to a field goal or extra point) gets your team 2 points, or 3 points for a penalty kick. Each team has 15 players and each half of the game goes for 40 minutes. The main differences between rugby and American football are that in rugby, any player (not just the ‘quarterback’) can throw the ball, but no one is allowed to throw the ball forward, ever! The ball can only be thrown backward or sideways. You can kick or run the ball forward, but not throw it. Also, the play doesn’t ‘stop’ after each tackle like in football, but rather the players restart immediately. Finally, rugby players don’t wear pads or other protective gear like football players do- yikes! New Zealand has one of the most famous rugby teams in the world: The All Blacks. Check out their traditional Maori war dance called the Haka! A version of this dance is performed before each match to intimidate opponents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PptTeyYShdw Cricket is similar to baseball in that there are pitchers (called “bowlers”) and batters, and both sports have very long matches! In cricket, the batter has two purposes: One is to hit the ball as far as possible so he can run and score points, and the other is to protect the “wicket”- a set of three vertical sticks that are placed behind the batter. Instead of running around a circle of bases, two batters on opposite sides of the field run back and forth and ‘tag team’ with each other. Each time they switch positions, their team gets a point. The equivalent of a “home run” gets you 6 points, and for shorter hits the points depend on how fast you run! The opposite team tries to either catch the ball in the air or tag the wicket with the ball before the runner arrives to get them “out”. A typical cricket match goes for five days! The games are so long that players break for lunch and “tea time” on each game day. If reading about these sports has made you work up an appetite, try finishing off the day with some lammingtons, a traditional Australian dessert. Lammingtons are a simple cake that is cut into pieces, dipped in chocolate, and then rolled in coconut. Yum! http://www.veggieful.com/2015/01/vegan-lamingtons-recipe.html Don’t forget to come check out the International Sports Day on April 13 on the Stanton and Wilmington campuses! At Stanton, we will be in the gym; we will be in the Conference Center at the George campus. |