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This Week in Sportswriting

Welcome to The Week in Sportswriting, where Chris Dunn outlines the top sports stories of the past week. Stephen Strasburg Beat the Cubs and a Horde of Fake Baseball Tough Guys... Read more

By October 13, 2017

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Good Riddance USMNT

Tuesday night was already set to be dramatic. Lionel Messi and Argentina entered the final round of World Cup qualifying in sixth place, which would keep them out of next... Read more

By October 13, 2017

Fashion Issue 2017

The Sports Sermon: Fashion and Athlete Activism

In this fashion-themed episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio, Jonny Amon, Santul Nerkar, and Tyler Pearre discuss fashion’s role in sports activism. The panel closes the podcast by debating their... Read more

By , , and October 13, 2017

Fashion Issue 2017

She Runs the World: Deb Sivigny on Fashion

In this Fashion Week episode of She Runs the World, Resident Faculty Artist Deb Sivigny joins Kaei Li and Emily Jaster to discuss costume design on campus and fashion around the... Read more

By and October 13, 2017

Fashion Issue 2017

The 250: Fashion Issue! The Devil Wears Prada

In the first fashion episode of The 250, Danielle and Kayla Hewitt discuss The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. In the episode, they reference an article from Cosmopolitan,... Read more

By and October 12, 2017

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Into the Great Wide Open: Remembering Tom Petty

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the last stop on their 40th Anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl on September 25. A week later he passed away following cardiac arrest.... Read more

By October 11, 2017

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The Weekly List: Voice Fashion Week

For this year’s fashion issue, themed The Theater of it All, we have a broad range of tracks looking at some of the most iconic characters and fashionable songs out... Read more

By October 11, 2017

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Bayern Munich’s Identity Crisis

The reign of Pep Guardiola is far in Bayern Munich’s rearview mirror these days. Their reality today is far from what they would’ve hoped for after his departure, a fact... Read more

By October 9, 2017

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MLB Awards Predictions: MVP Winners

The votes are in and millions of Americans are eager to see the results of the 2017 MLB MVP votes. There are too many players with great seasons to analyze,... Read more

By October 9, 2017

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This Week In Sportswriting

Welcome to The Week in Sportswriting, where Chris Dunn outlines the top sports stories of the past week. Lynx Outlast Sparks to Win Fourth WNBA Championship ESPN, Mechelle Voepel With the... Read more

By October 6, 2017

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MLB Awards Predictions: Cy Young Winners

Every year, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America votes for the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher of each league during the regular season. Over the years, there... Read more

By October 6, 2017

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Athletes should kneel for the right reasons

I would like to thank social justice twitter for incessantly reminding us all these past two weeks that when NFL players kneel, it is not because they are protesting Donald... Read more

By October 6, 2017

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A Look at the New NBA Rule Changes

The NBA is taking steps this year to improve the quality of regular season games. Over the course of the summer, a myriad of changes have been approved, including modifications... Read more

By October 5, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: Annihilation, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and A Wrinkle in Time

Annihilation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjdPKwoY7g Anna: First off, I love Oscar Isaac, although I guess the premise of this film is that he dies which is sad. It was directed by the... Read more

By October 5, 2017

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Is This the Year of the Nationals?

As the weather starts to cool down, the MLB postseason is just beginning. Teams across the league are preparing for a World Series push, with a few legitimate contenders beginning... Read more

By October 4, 2017

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FBI Reveals the Shaky Foundation of College Basketball

The morning of Tuesday, September 26th will likely be remembered as the beginning of the end of college basketball as we know it. While most programs and fans were gearing... Read more

By October 4, 2017

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Channel Chasers Episode 3: BoJack Horseman and Rick & Morty

On the third episode of Channel Chasers, Jon Block and Graham Piro convene to discuss BoJack Horseman, and are joined again by Alex Boyd to discuss the season finale of Rick &... Read more

By , and October 4, 2017

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NHL Western Conference Preview

Three seasons ago, this section would have been easier to write. From 2010 to 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings dominated the NHL’s Western Conference, combining for five... Read more

By October 3, 2017

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MLB Playoff Preview – National League

The MLB Playoffs are upon us. Below is an overview of the National League playoff teams and predictions for how far they’ll go. You can read Halftime’s piece on the... Read more

By October 3, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Lessons from Literature: Norwegian Wood

“In that moment I understood what that tremor of the heart had been. It was a kind of childhood longing that had always remained – and would forever remain –... Read more

By October 3, 2017