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 OlympicsThere is no question that Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have sparked a lot of chatter amongst fans of basketball. The two athletes first faced off in college when Angel Reese went to Maryland and Caitlin Clark to Iowa. Most people are familiar with the battles between the two when Reese was on LSU and […]
Read More Caitlin Clark VS Angel Reese: Separated by Skill or Race?College dancers are being shadowed. What about it? The dance world has grown immensely in the last decade. The college dance world specifically. The Universal Dance Association(UDA) and the National Dance Association (NDA) are both national championships where college dance and cheer teams compete for the national title, and a blingy ring. Majority of universities […]
Read More Dancing in the shadowsFor as long as time, women’s sports have had notoriously less viewers than any men’s sport. There was a large breakthrough with the 2016- and 2020-women’s world cup, but it’s nothing compared to what’s happening right now. Collegiate athletes – kids in their 20’s – are breaking glass ceilings all across the country and we […]
Read More The draft class that changed everythingWhether you are happy or sad about it, football season has come to an end. Yes I know that means no more relaxing Sundays spent on the couch rooting for your favorite team and of course the deli shish food that is a part of the culture in itself. However this year we welcomed a […]
Read More Touchdown for Taylor Swift: How Taylor Swift has POSITIVELY Impacted the nflGrowing 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 PWHLWomen 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 […]
Read More Women in SportsCo-Authored by: lunaranarchy and thebrightblogger2 Local: On Tuesday, September 5th,2023, Virginia tech graduate students and workers formed a rally to reveal two new unions, Graduate Labor Union and United Campus Workers. These groups protested for high living wages and addressing workplace issues. Graduate students are living off of their stipends because of the time constraint […]
Read More Newsroom RoundUp 9/12Today is the first day of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar. It is estimated that Qatar spent over $229 billion in hosting the tournament and over 3 million tickets were sold for the tournament. The World Cup is held every four years with the men’s and women’s cups occurring in consecutive years (i.e., 2018 […]
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