It was a surprisingly cold morning on Sept. 29, as Natalie Howk, a sophomore biological sciences student woke up for her 6 a.m. crew practice. Howk arrived to the boat house she once called home as a member of the former D-1 rowing team in the near 40 degree weather.
She is welcomed by her new teammates on the club rowing team as she prepares to get on the water as soon as possible.
But her teammates aren’t the only greeting she gets in the morning. She can see the unused equipment of the team she once belonged to on her left, outside the boathouse.