08-26 PG 1 PDF
08-26 PG 1 PDF
08-26 PG 1 PDF
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DTH/ALEX KORMANN
It doesnt matter if Im just going bowling or playing soccer tennis. I just love to win, said junior Alan Winn on Monday.
game canceled
because of HB2
The Catamounts pulled out of
the Dec. 28 game on Wednesday.
By Blake Richardson
Assistant Sports Editor
DTH/CHICHI ZHU
Liz McCarthy, from Oxford, shops in the sale section at Southern Season.
The University of Vermont womens basketball team canceled its game against UNC
because of North Carolinas House Bill 2,
Vermont Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman
announced Wednesday.
The game was scheduled for December 28.
HB2, which was signed in March, has
drawn national criticism from LGBT advocates.
We strive very hard to create an inclusive
climate for our students and staff in which
they all can feel safe, respected and valued,
Schulman said in a statement. It would be
hard to fulfill these obligations while competing in a state with this law, which is contrary
to our values as an athletic department and
university.
This decision was made in consultation
with our coaches, the womens basketball team
and key university officials. We fully understand and sympathize with the impact that
this decision may have on the North Carolina