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The Girl in the Pressbox: The Start of a New Era
Watching the Ohio women’s basketball team last season was at times—or almost all times—a painful experience. Covering the team, losing game after losing game, and hoping to find some sort of bright...
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The Girl in the Pressbox: Speaking Out
Brittney Griner turned heads when she announced she was gay, shortly after being drafted into the WBNA. (Jeff Tuttle/Associated Press) Every social movement needs a face—someone behind it that is...
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The Girl in the Pressbox: Fun and Games
The welcome into my “Sports Writing” course last semester was a brief reading assignment at the end of the syllabus. It was an article written by Shelby Strother, of the Detroit News, about the true...
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Syllabus day marathon becomes a study on repetition
And so it begins. It was a brilliant, perfect plan– that is, until it was time for execution. On Tuesday of the first week of classes, I had to wonder whether the schedule I had masterminded was more...
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The Girl in the Pressbox: Where are our female role models?
This is what you get when you search female athletes. The hypersexualization of women has been noted and you’ve likely heard all about it in your women and gender studies classes so I won’t regurgitate...
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The Girl In the Pressbox: Interviews and overcompensating
I was always told that being a woman in a field ruled by men would play in my favor. I was told that companies in the sports industry would look favorably upon my application in an attempt to look more...
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The Girl in the Pressbox: Don’t stop asking
There’s certainly this misconception that we must treat bereaved family members with a sense of fragility, as if any mere mention of their departed loved one’s name can trigger a waterfall of tears and...
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The Girl in the Pressbox: Why Barbie and Sports Illustrated?
Photo by Sports Illustrated. My first thoughts on the news on the image on the right was “why why why why why why why?” No seriously. It took me a long time to form a coherent thought because I was...
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Giving a voice to silence: Let’s talk
Our freedom can come from admitting that we are not free. (Photo from Disney’s Aladdin) If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Helpline...
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Our Bobcat family will always welcome us home
Until this year, Homecoming never meant all that much to me. It was just another weekend—another football game. It was just a lot more spirited than the rest. I didn’t really consider the meaning it...
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