“Shrink it and pink it!” This phrase is used over and over again when designing and marketing products for women. There is one market in particular that perpetuates this motto, design after design: the sneaker industry. With the rise in popularity of new sneakers designed specifically for women, most times by women, I started to wonder, aren’t women’s sneakers already designed for women?
While athletes are more in-tune with their bodies than the average person, and therefore should be trusted to set their limits, the power dynamics revolving around such a decision make it impossible to prioritize their health.
The recent campaign to shut down the BU Barstool Sports affiliate meme instagram page reveals deeper lines of misogyny and racism ingrained within Barstool Sports media, its founder, and the corporatization of memes.
The marathon demonstrates how Boston traditions continue to persevere and connect us during a time of severe isolation. Perhaps it can also inspire us to fight against the COVID-19 fatigue and keep us Boston Strong through the last stretch of the pandemic.
FitRec’s reopening is timely and beneficial, and we can’t ignore how great it is to have this facility available to us once again. But it also serves as another example of how athletics — whether justly or unjustly — are prioritized in our society.
Unfortunately, sports and hatred make a good match. Boston’s Catholic Memorial School fans chanted “You killed Jesus!” to Newton North High School fans at a basketball game Friday, The Boston Globe...
As the 2016 MLB season gradually nears, the sports world and Boston Red Sox faithfuls will soon have to say goodbye to David Ortiz, a living baseball legend. Big Papi joined the team in 2003 when owner...
It's hard to look at today's popular athletes and think of them as equals.
Every day, we personify and admire them with gratitude as we debate their greatness on TV shows and at bars. We think...
How much is settling a campus sexual assault case worth? Well, about $1 million. Florida State University paid $950,000 to settle a 2012 lawsuit filed by former student Erica Kinsman, alleging the then-Seminoles’...
