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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Tekriwal: Blaming political problems on sports activism 101

Tekriwal: Blaming political problems on sports activism 101

January 26, 2020

For a lesson in hypocrisy or amnesia, we can turn to the International Olympic Committee. In 1968 Mexico City, John Carlos and Tommie Smith pumped the iconic Black Power salute to protest racial injustice...

Basu: Limit human rights violations at major sporting events

January 22, 2015

Major international sporting events are supposed to foster a sense of friendly competition between nations as well as global unity in gathering citizens from all over the world to be spectators and tourists....

Goodman: United States should assert gay pride at Winter Olympics

Goodman: United States should assert gay pride at Winter Olympics

August 14, 2013

In my Jews and Sports seminar last quarter – yes, there is a class on Jews and sports, and yes, there was more than one day’s worth of material to cover – we heavily discussed the German-hosted...

Goodman: CBS should address Augusta's dark history

Goodman: CBS should address Augusta’s dark history

April 18, 2013

I am  not a huge fan of golf. I never understood why there was an entire channel dedicated to it, and I was always terrible at putt-putt (I do, however, enjoy the occasional Arnold Palmer drink). I...

Kurtz: Reckless IOC decision slams sports fans worldwide

Kurtz: Reckless IOC decision slams sports fans worldwide

February 17, 2013

In the most outrageous news since MTV filmed Ke$ha drinking her own urine, the International Olympic Committee announced last week that it would discontinue all wrestling competitions after the 2016 games...

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