When the NCAA dropped the sanctions hammer on Penn State last weekend over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, most casual observers thought the punishment fit the crime– and most expected nothing less. However, experts worried as to whether the NCAA had the power to levy such a strong punishment in the first place. Though …
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Jul 27
It’s Time to End the Olympic Tradition
Tonight the Olympics kick off in all its glory and there are those who will be watching (or probably not watching) who will be disgusted by how commercial and corporate the event has become. In the next two weeks, they’ll be frustrated by the rampant nationalism the competition fosters. Where, they’ll wonder, are the good …