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Why Sports Matter

More than meaningless entertainment In Ancient Greece, when the Olympics began, nothing else was quite as important. Even wars would be temporarily put on hold to accommodate the games, a truce known as “ekecheira” (translated: holding of hands). To the Greeks, the Olympic games represented the height of physical achievement. Athletes were as close to

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Opinion

Pope Francis Demotes Conservative Cardinal: How the papacy has changed for the better

Though still early in his papacy, at least by papal standards, Pope Francis has certainly not been shy about challenging the status quo of the Catholic Church. Many in the media and outside the church have cheered his statements, particularly about being more welcoming to homosexuals and divorcees. Within the Vatican, however, the applause has

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Sports

Stairway to Seven

Women’s volleyball soars to seventh straight conference title. I struggle to find a title to adequately describe the Eastern women’s volleyball team’s past two decades or so. The 18-Year Dynasty? The Reign of Terror? The Queens of the Court, perhaps? In essence, there is no easy way to describe the program that added its seventh

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