EDIT: Coming out in the (W)NBA
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has revealed his homosexuality in a Sports Illustrated article. This is the first time an active professional athlete in a major sport has come out during their career … in a male sport at least. Brittney Griner, the Women’s National Basketball Association’s first pick, casually slipped in that she is [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Plugging ourselves into the future
“Your car did not pass emissions testing” is something that I hear much too often when I bring my Subaru Outback to my local auto mechanic. My car did not pass emissions testing? Surely they must be wrong. Subaru Outbacks are vehicles equipped to supply any outdoorsman or outdoorswoman with a dose of adventure. With [...]
SMITH: Gay rights and the American athlete
In the last several months, the U.S. has had some of its most meaningful discussions on the issue of gay rights. It started before the 2012 elections, when President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to declare his support for same-sex marriage. It then continued into 2013 with the widely publicized Supreme Court hearings [...]
MARASCO: It must have been aliens
I winced when I saw the comments the mother of the Tsarneav brothers made last week about the Boston Marathon bombings — how it was all fake and her sons were being framed because they’re Muslim. Oh boy. Really? You really believe that? The conspiracy theory mentality is absolutely fascinating. How are people able to [...]
MAHDI: Counting Down
I have 14 days. 336 hours. 20,160 minutes. 1,209,600 seconds until my adventure in Washington, D.C. comes to an end. My soon-to-be-used storage boxes lie in front of my door staring at me as I come and go. I hastily scribble a reminder on my notepad to schedule my exit interview for my internship. While [...]
