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Growing up in Southeastern Wisconsin, I’ve been raised tied and true to a family of Badger alumni and fans. On any given Badger gameday, you’ll be hearing my dad chant “Let’s go Red!!!” around the lower floor of my house. There’s a spirit in the Badger name like no other, and it isn’t limited simply to our great state of Wisconsin, our Badger influence has spread infectiously to every corner of the United States. I love the University of Wisconsin in so many ways. Practically half of my wardrobe…

College athletes and their “payroll” A topic that is covered quite well on ESPN, is the stories of rising college superstars that are making a name for themselves. Some people are astonished when they discover they aren’t receiving a formal payroll for their efforts, and then some argue they’re receiving it in a scholarship. In the article “Why college athletes should be paid”, they go into detail and discuss this exact topic and both sides are fought fairly well and left me kind of stuck in the…

The past is the time that has already occurred, which, for thousands of years, has been recorded in unalterable records. Some groups have acquired enough power to change these records. In George Orwell’s 1984, a government group called the Party uses the history altering power control the people of Oceania. A recent scandal at Penn State University caused the N.C.A.A. to decide to annul the records of the school’s football team and coach Joe Paterno from years 1998 to 2011. This is seen as a…

As hundreds of thousands of people descend on Rio de Janeiro this summer, Brazil will attempt to shield their eyes from the nation’s human rights violations. Brazil is struggling with workers’ rights, food and shelter, and creating safe homes. In preparation for the games, Brazil has evicted over 22,000 people from their residences since 2009 (Douglas). Brazil has the potential to evict 170,000 people before the end of this summer (Romero). The majority of evictions are in Brazil’s local…

My short term goal is to utilize my marketing skills to increase school pride at UCSC athletic events. As the current marketing coordinator for UCSC's NCAA sports, I hope to increase fan turnout and interaction with the athletics within the campus. UCSC is known for having a lack of school spirit, and I have come from schools that have prioritized sport’s pride. Since sport’s culture is such a fundamental part of college, I wanted to take on the challenge of changing the way this school knows…

You’re sitting on your living room couch wearing your college colors. You watch, as your favorite college team plays. As they score the winning point you ask yourself: Should college athletes be paid to play sports? They work hard and play well but should they get paid to do so? Universities should treat their student athletes as students and not a paid professionals. Sports are extracurricular activities. I personally do not play sports, but I used to. I one puts the time and dedication into…

Athletes, when you hear that word you think of the NFL, NBA and other sports. For instance they can make up to $1,000,000 year. But did you also know that their careers are only about 10 years before they retire. Athletes also have to pay more taxes than we do because they play in different states for their games that's called state taxes. Athletes also have to pay for electric and essential needs, some wants, and some athletes are nice enough to give money to charities and other things.…

rules for it.The NBA started on this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). sociation of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). The BAA incorporated in 1946, challenging the hegemony of the nine-year old NBL.This is how the league started,”The…

enrolled in school is known to be a rigorous responsibility, yet despite this many student-athletes accept the challenge and excel academically. As stated from an online source, roughly only 6.5% of high school football players will play at the collegiate level as and with percentages that low, it takes more than just being a good athlete to succeed (“Probability of Competing Beyond High School”). The blood curdling journey of being a student athlete takes being social and maintaining strong…

During JFK’s very early years he was heavily influenced by his family and father especially. According to “John F. Kennedy,” he was the second of nine children, and his family was very active and competitive. Because he spent so much time around them he also started to become very competitive which is what most likely gave him his extreme drive and determination. His father was a major influence on him when he was younger because of all the experience and knowledge he gave to his children. The…