Laos and the Cold War Legacy: The country of Laos continues to combat the aftermath of cold war conflict
By: Lenora Kirkland Laos is a small country in Southeast Asia, home to a population of just 7.4 million people. It’s also the most bombed country, per capita, in world…
First Grader Shoots Teacher: A glimpse into the unusual case of a six-year-old bringing and wielding a gun on school grounds.
By: Lenora Kirkland On Jan. 6, 2023, another school shooting made national headlines, only this time, the perpetrator was a six-year-old boy. The incident occurred in a first-grade classroom at…
The direction of health in sports
An observation after Damar Hamlin's recent on-field scare
Meet Zorbing: It’s like hamster balls, but for humans
By: Jayme Fisher Have you heard of the great cheese roll? The great cheese roll is an extreme sport over in England where a wheel of cheese is rolled down…
Making Golf Accessible: The USGA’s 2023 rules changes include an important one for disabled players
By: Marin Dremock According to the Golf Channel, in past editions of the USGA’s Rules of Golf, the “Modified Rules for Players with Disabilities” had always been separate from the…
Inside the Lives of Sport Spouses: TikTok reveals a lot, good and bad about being the wife or husband of a pro athelete
By: Jennie Brouse A newer trend on TikTok is bringing sports fans and non-sports fans together in a mutual love of an underrated aspect of sports: sports spouses, and more…
Game of the Week: Eastern University Men’s Basketball claims the Battle of Eagle Road…again
By: Will Cunningham Basketball is back at the Nest, and your Eagles haven’t seemed to skip a beat in the eight months without a home game. Men’s basketball lived up…
“Whip It”: A look at the 2009 film that perfectly captures and explains a sport unbeknownst to many: roller derby
By: Daniel Finegan In most sports movies, you don’t need to be told when something good happens. Most viewers are familiar with the visual language of a football player running…
Blessings: A reflection on our response to what we have
I find it very ironic that the day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday. A day dedicated to gratitude is followed by a day that is all about buying more stuff;…
We Shape Our Buildings: The dire condition of our dorms, and why we must not ignore it
By: Grace Koncsics We shape our buildings, and afterward our buildings shape us,” said Winston Churchill. This quote is something I have found true and shocking not only during my…