Veritoss!

Ever since I graduated from high school, and thus no longer on any formal athletic team, my physical fitness has taken I drastic drop on the priorities list. SLU renovated the Simon Rec. Center during my freshman year, resulting in a wonderful, state of the art workout facility. Other than the spring of my sophomore year and the first three weeks of junior year, I was only in the rec. center while giving campus tours (but let's not forget the two times I had to practice for the Student - Faculty Hoops for Haiti benefit game!).

Our wonderful logo.

Harvard has its own workout facilities, but as I am now a graduate student, those cost additional fees, which they graciously don't automatically add to your term bill. In an attempt to force myself to have regular physical activity, I decided to join the HDS ultimate frisbee team! It's been a lot fun. It was pretty tiresome the first week, but as of last weekend, I can definitely notice improvements.

The name of the team is Veritoss, which for those who don't notice the pun, is a play on Harvard's motto Veritas (Latin for truth). We are not a part of any formal league.  Basically, we get together and play on Saturdays.  But, we also play other schools.  This Saturday we have the 2nd Annual "Church v. State" game against the Kennedy School of Government.  Hopefully we'll win! We have also been in discussion in challenging Yale Divinity School's team.

Frisbee has been a great way for me to stay fit, active, and meet new people. The following is the challenge we posted on Yale Divinity's door (as they require for any challenges, the pompous fools...):

"Yale Divinity School Ultimate Frisbee Team,

Let it be known The Flying Disc team of Yale Divinity School is hereby challenged to an epic duel of passion, pluck, perseverance and piety by the humble - but unbelievably talented (and attractive) - Harvard Divinity School Flying Disc players, also known as Team VeriTOSS.

We propose that a match be held at a location and time agreeable to both teams. We would remind Yale Divinity, however, that we can and will pummel them at any instance and at any locale within the year of our (or someone else's) Lord, 2010.

We ask only that all who wish to gaze upon such a site do so with the utmost respect for game, country and their own personal concept of that which may or may not be divine.

You may contact us at the following address: teamveritoss@gmail.com

Consider the gauntlet thrown.

With Love,
The Harvard Divinity School Ultimate Frisbee Team, aka Team VeriTOSS

PS Team VeriTOSS knows Yale only exists because Harvard came first.

PPS Bulldogs are silly, and lousy frisbee players."