What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the name Sydney Sweeney? Overly sexual? Anti-feminist? Maybe even someone who is “setting women back 100 years”? If so, you are definitely not alone. Sydney Sweeney has become one of those celebrities where everyone seems to have an opinion about her. Recently, those […]
Read More Is Showing Skin Anti-Feminist?Unless you missed it, the Final Four matchup between UConn Huskies women’s basketball and South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball was exactly what it should’ve been. Two 1 seeds, two dominant teams, no excuses. South Carolina came in and beat UConn 62–48, snapping a 54-game win streak. That should’ve been the story. But it wasn’t. What […]
Read More That Wasn’t Just Frustration.On Tuesday in class, xoxogossipgirl, EyesWideShut, and StoryPaws drew attention to local, national and global stories that reflect what’s happening right now in sports, economics, and society. We discussed James Madison University’s women’s basketball team, rising unemployment rates among Black women nationally, the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, and Swedish skiier Elis Lundholm, the first […]
Read More NEWSROOM 2/24In one of the most viewed athletic competitions in the world, the 2026 Winter Olympics marked an incredible chapter for the history of women’s sports. Sunday, February 22 marks the end of the winter games. Throughout the past seventeen days, viewers watched a variety of winter sports including snowboarding, skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, and many more! Beyond all the medals and ice surrounding northern […]
Read More More than a Medal: How Women Transformed the Winter OlympicsWinter guard is called a “sport of the arts” because of the mix of artistry and physical demands, but it also rings true when it comes to gender stereotypes found in both performing arts and sports. Even though the guard may spend hours on hair, makeup, and are clad in sequin studded, vibrant uniforms, the […]
Read More “does this flag make me look skinny?” pt. 1It only took an estimated 4.543 billion years of the earth’s existence for workouts to be tailored to women. In this world of social media, which emphasizes societal constructs of what a woman should or should not look like, we have finally found an answer: it’s different for everyone. For years, the only workouts tailored […]
Read More Working out is for us.Growing up in the Northeast, it is safe to say that my family was a hockey family. We would spend our evenings flicking through NHL games and keeping up with the scores and the standings. Our favorite hockey, though, was the Winter Olympics. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite memories of hockey […]
Read More Everything you need to know about the PWHLNovember 18th, 2023, just like any other Saturday in Harrisonburg. Right? WRONG!! College Game Day, a college football premier pre-game show came to the Quad Saturday morning. The show travels to different college campus each week from the early September to late January. College game is on its 36th season and is a football fan’s […]
Read More College Game dayThe NBA can typically be portrayed in a negative light when put in contrast to the WNBA. The NBA players get paid more, they generate more attention in the media, their games are better attended, the list goes on. Therefore, it is crucial that the NBA players recognize their position of privilege as males and […]
Read More Empowering the Future: Championing the WNBAWomen in sports. Serena Williams, Alex Morgan, Simone Biles, and more…all amazing athletes that are held at the highest standard. Sports may be world of feminism that may be “easier” to digest for the average human. Advocating for equal pay or more exposure of women’s sports on national TV. The WNBA, needing WOMEN in front […]
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