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written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Happy Friday!  Good luck to our friends who are digging out of the snow today. >> Today's Word Count: 1,208 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Are you looking to advertise for a job opening? Or are you a business looking to reach a desirable demographic? Email us.   Yes. I want to subscribe to D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Ch-Ch-Changes A number of DIII conferences have made alterations to their championship tournament format for winter sports due to COVID-related issues. Most have opted to involve all conference members in a single-elimination tournament to determine either the champion, the AQ, or both. Commonwealth Coast Conference  Great Northeast Athletic Conference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Hockey Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Presidents Athletic Conference This list is not comprehensive FEATURE 2.  A Creative Desire to Explore by Michaela Jarvis, MIT (photo by Brian Foley) "When Laura Rosado was headed to MIT four years ago, she was undecided about choosing a major. Asked what she wanted to study, she would answer with a bit of a dodge, saying, “Well, right now my favorite class is math.” Then, in the spring semester of her first year, she signed up for Class 2.00a (Fundamentals of Engineering Design). That semester, the focus of the class — taught by Professor Daniel Frey — was aircraft, and the requirements of the final project were wide open: Design something that flies and is radio controlled. Rosado and her lab partner decided on a project that was “ridiculously" ambitious for first-year students: a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-style flying car. “The creative freedom that I was given in that class was eye-opening,” says Rosado, who will graduate in May. “Being allowed to explore and learn without hard constraints completely sold me. I thought this just makes me very excited to be a mechanical engineer.” >> Planes, Trains, Automobiles: "Around age 2, Rosado embarked on a lifelong romance with trains, and she says a current research interest in transportation infrastructure can be connected to those early days of carefully assembling her collection of tracks. Other influences on Rosado’s direction in life worked their magic along the way. The swim coach she had from about age 11 to 16 taught her to push herself really hard, to “be honest with myself and always aim higher.” >> The Big Picture: "Around the same time that Rosado was avoiding the question of what she would major in at college, the New Haven native had already earned herself the title of 2017 Southern Connecticut Conference Swimmer of the Year. Wanting to continue swimming competitively, she sought a Division III school, where she could achieve a balance with academics. She jokingly says she chose MIT because it had the “best pool in the Northeast,” and speaks very highly of her experience of swimming all four years." >> Worth Noting: Rosado is a five-time NEWMAC champion and All-American. She has the 10th fastest time in DIII in the 200 Back (2:01.65) this season. Rosado is a double-major in mechanical engineering and creative writing. >> Quotable: “I’d say swimming is the reason I stayed sane,” she says. “It’s like having a space to push myself that’s not academic. It’s kind of meditative to be in the water during practice.” >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM BRIGHT CELLARS   Bright Cellars is a monthly wine club that matches you with wines you'll love. Founded by two MIT grads (#whyD3) who were intimidated by the vast and complex world of wine, Bright Cellars was created to help wine drinkers discover and learn about wine in a fun, interactive way. Bright Cellars creates a wine experience tailored just for you. Based on an algorithm, wine selections are calculated to match your taste preferences. As you try the wines, you're encouraged to rate them on the website to fine-tune your taste profile even further. Your matches improve as the algorithm gets to know you better, making each shipment better than the last. D3Playbook readers are invited to get 50% off your first 6-bottle box from Bright Cellars. That's a $45 value. Each box will include a wine education card for each bottle that details servings temps, food pairings, background on the region and more. Take our 30-second quiz to start your weekend right. SPORTS SCIENCE 3.  Heart Month February is Heart Month. Does your school have a cardiac care plan for student-athletes? This Cardiovascular Care Checklist provides schools with Best Practices to provide cardiac care for student-athletes. A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Help us help you. We are glad that you are enjoying D3Playbook. Now won't you help us continue our work? Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. Please contribute today.   Make a Donation to D3Playbook SCHEDULE 4.  Weekend Watchlist     Here's a list of the games/matches/events that we are keeping an eye on this weekend ... we hope. Basketball (M) No. 9 Washington U. vs. No. 23 Case Western Reserve No. 7 St. Joseph's, Conn. vs. Albertus Magnus No. 13 Williams vs. Wesleyan No. 21 Elmhurst vs. North Central, Ill. Complete Schedule Basketball (W) No. 6 Whitman vs. Pacific No. 9 John Carroll vs. Marietta No. 22 St. John Fisher vs. Hartwick Complete Schedule Ice Hockey (M) No. 1 Adrian vs. No. 12 Aurora No. 2 Geneseo vs. No. 13 Oswego No. 7 Babson vs. Norwich No. 10 U. of New England vs. Endicott Complete Schedule Ice Hockey (W) No. 2 Plattsburgh vs. Cortland No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus vs. Augsburg Complete Schedule Wrestling (M) No. 9 Johnson and Wales vs. No. 28 Springfield No. 10 Coast Guard vs. No. 13 New York U. No. 15 UW-Oshkosh vs. No. 25 UW-Platteville No. 16 TCNJ vs. #30 Alvernia Complete Schedule NWCA dual meet rankings Volleyball (M) No. 1 Springfield vs. No. 3 Vassar No. 2 Dominican vs. No. 15 North Central, Ill. No. 6 Stevens vs. No. 10 MIT No. 8 Rutgers-Newark vs. No. 11 Juniata Complete Schedule NEWS 5.  Lightning Round     Mount Union's Christian Parker and Framingham State's Flannery O'Connor were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week      Twin brothers will coach against each other for the first time on Saturday when Bryn Athyn (Pa.) takes on Great Lakes Christian (Mich.). Lion head coach Sean Westerlund will face off against his brother, Richard, and the Crusaders.      Adrian 136 Zoe Nowicki and Augsburg 109 Emily Shilson were named the NWCA Regional Wrestlers of the Month.     Cake and candles to Ron Boeger and Mary Simonson, who celebrate on Saturday, along with CWRU associate AD Missy Ackerman who celebrates on Sunday. TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   CARNEGIE MELLON - Ryan Larsen named head football coach CLAREMONT-M-S - Mitchell Fedorka named head men's golf coach DELAWARE VALLEY - Ben Wilson named head men's soccer coach MITCHELL - Kim Camara-Harvey named associate director of athletics OGLETHORPE - Danielle Shearer named head women's volleyball coach PLATTSBURGH STATE - Brett Wilmott named associate head track and field and head strength and conditioning coach SEWANEE - Doug Maynard named associate tennis coach. Jordan Brewer named assistant tennis coach SUFFOLK - Scott Blanchard named interim head men's tennis coach WAYNESBURG - Luke Sheridan and Rameses Owens named assistant football coaches. Tristan Hoke named head strength and conditioning coach 1 THING 7.  Here's Looking at You, Kid   by Geoffrey McNab, Yahoo! News "At least Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart didn’t have to self-isolate, take PCR or lateral flow tests and fill in passenger locator forms. Casablanca, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, is set in the middle of a war, not a pandemic. Nonetheless, one reason why this classic black and white Warner Bros movie still exercises such fascination today is that it portrays a world just like our own, in which everything is out of joint. All of its main characters are in transit or a very long way from home. Bureaucracy dominates their lives. To get anywhere, they need exit visas or letters of transit but borders are closed. They’re forced to wait and wait and wait. Film critics and cultural historians have spent decades trying to work out why Casablanca turned out so well. Academic treatises have been written on the subject, rounding up all the usual arguments. Was it the onscreen chemistry between Bergman and Bogart, the barbed wit in the dialogue, or the doomed romanticism encapsulated in Dooley Wilson’s performance at the piano of the torch song “As Time Goes By”?" Who can forget these memorable lines? Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. Round up the usual suspects. Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.' Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. and of course, Here's looking at you, kid. >> Read More >> More Quotes  Thanks for starting your day with us. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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