By: Daniel Keiser The issue of how college athletes will be compensated beyond the traditional “cost-of-attendance” scholarships has come into clearer focus in the past few weeks. On October 14,…
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International Free Speech and FIFA’s Efforts to Curb Discrimination in Football
By: Evan Stele The nation of Israel is no stranger to discrimination in international sports.[1] There is no better example of this than the long history of boycotts levied against Israel’s…
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Too Good to be True: The Regulation of Intersex Athletes’ Testosterone Levels
By: Noah Shanholtzer Intersex athletes’ participation in professional competitions has long been a controversy in the sports world. Specifically, women with the “46 XY DSD” gene variant, while identifying as…
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UCLA v. Under Armour – Is COVID-19 A Valid Reason To End A Sponsorship Agreement?
By: Katie Warren COVID-19 has brought a lot of change to our world. In these uncertain times, stores have closed, people have been laid off, movies are now streaming online…
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CHANGING THE GAME? A NEW PATENT SHAKES UP THE BASEBALL SABERMETRICS COMMUNITY
By: Emily Parker Baseball sabermetrics have grown increasingly popular over the last few years.[1] Sabermetrics refers to “the use of statistical analysis to analyze baseball records and make determinations about…
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Dope Raves! Marijuana Dispensaries at Music Festivals
By: Savanna Wright Marijuana has been headlining news stories for decades. Recently, cannabis legalization has been spreading across the country, making marijuana more mainstream now than ever.[1] However, there are…
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Kanye West’s Birthday Party: Spoiled?
By: Alexandra Glover Upon tweeting his plans to run for president on July 4th, the bizarre journey of Kanye’s campaign as the presidential nominee for “The Birthday Party” triggered many…
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Copyright and Zoom: To Prosecute or Dismiss?
By: Anthony Julian Distanced education and separated social communication during the COVID-19 pandemic came with endless challenges. In addition to the devasting numbers of lives and jobs lost, serious concerns…
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Chicago’s “Netflix Tax”– Spreading Due to COVID-19
By: Robert Niska COVID-19 has fundamentally altered the way we all live. Americans are spending more time at home, working remotely, buying a life-time supply of toilet paper, and binge-watching…
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Caught in a Web of Intellectual Property Rights: Interpreting Spider-Man’s Exclusivity
By: Kristen Morrill The video game company Crystal Dynamics recently released the greatly anticipated Marvel Avengers video game on September 4th, 2020. The game is currently available on Xbox One, PS4,…