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Sandy Hook Referenced as reason to Ban Dodge Ball

Sandy Hook Referenced as reason to Ban Dodge Ball

Stephanie Wimmer, a Windham, New Hampshire School Board member who voted recently to implement a district-wide ban on “human target games” (dodgeball), could have used innumerable examples to rationalize her decision, but instead chose to evoke a national tragedy: Sandy

Rep. Files Bill to 'Pressure' Redskins Name Change

Rep. Files Bill to 'Pressure' Redskins Name Change

A House Democrat on Wednesday offered a “solution” to the Redskins name change controversy: The Non-Disparagement of American Indians in Trademark Registrations Act of 2013. According to The Hill, the legislation “would prevent the term ‘Redskins’ from being trademarked” and is “a

Harvard Wins Ivy

Harvard Wins Ivy

Harvard is headed back to the NCAA Tournament after rolling past Cornell 65-56 and Brown defeated Princeton 80-67. As Ancient Eight champions for the third consecutive year and set for a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, Harvard has been revitalized

D.C. Symposium to Discuss Redskins Name Change

D.C. Symposium to Discuss Redskins Name Change

On Thursday, the National Museum of the Native American in Washington, D.C. is playing host to a conversation on “Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports.”  Given the recent war of words and calls for a Redskins name change,

ESPN Drops Gun Shop Commercial After 5 Months

ESPN Drops Gun Shop Commercial After 5 Months

Gun shops like the one pictured in Seattle will not be able to run commercials on ESPN like this one that ran for five months for a South Carolina gun shop before being dropped by ESPN. What changed? ESPN senior communications director

'Tebow Bill' Having Trouble Passing in Virginia

'Tebow Bill' Having Trouble Passing in Virginia

The “Tebow bill”–much like the New York Jets quarterback himself–has a rap: it can’t seem to pass. The bill, offered since 2005, has thus far failed to become law in Virginia.  Now, however, it has been reintroduced and at some