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The Dangers of Scrutinizing Gender in Sports

Written by Ahan Dhar. The controversy surrounding an Athlete’s gender at the Paris Olympics leads us to wonder: when does online discourse become targeted bullying? “Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a […]

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Love Is Blind? Read Your Contract.

Written by Shayna Toh. Behind the scenes of reality TV, producers and contestants have faced their own fair share of scandals over fairness of contracts. But what comes next? Bachelor Nation was rocked last month during the latest “After the Final Rose” finale, which saw the newest Bachelorette, Jennifer Tran—notably the series’ first Asian-American lead—sitting

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Miley Cyrus Faces Lawsuit over “Flowers”: Riff-off or Rip-off?

Written by Hugh Reynolds. The high-profile copyright suit raises questions about fair use, parody, and the extent to which musicians can build off one another. Miley Cyrus was sued in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for her Grammy award-winning single “Flowers.”  The plaintiff, Tempo Music Investment, is alleging copyright

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Interview with Sara Archambault, Documentary Film Producer

By Hugh Reynolds Independent nonfiction filmmaking has long played a key role in social justice and cultural education. These films foster public awareness, bring salience to issues, unify constituencies, and ignite mobilization. In this way, documentary filmmaking can be a powerful tool for eliciting policy change from our elected representatives. In this new age of

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Breaking the Broadcast Huddle: How College Football Conferences’ Bundling of Broadcast Rights Could Harm Student Athletes

By Edwin A. Farley Download the article here: Breaking the Broadcast Huddle: How College Football Conferences’ Bundling of Broadcast Rights Could Harm Student Athletes. Recent realignment activity between collegiate athletic conferences reveals how the sale of broadcast rights and the treatment of student athletes, including their compensation, are connected. The pursuit of greater revenue from broadcast rights for

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Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Team Makes History as First College Team to Vote to Unionize

By Nefertari Elshiekh On March 5th, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to become the first college sports team to unionize–a historic step toward recognizing college athletes as employees. However, their legal battle is far from over. National Relations Labor Board (“NLRB”) Regional Director Laura A. Sacks found that Dartmouth athletes are employees under the

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What’s Copyright Got to Do, Got to Do With It?

By Shayna Toh The “cockroach of Broadway” seems to keep cashing checks. Despite the sneering term that veteran theatre critic Jesse Green used to describe jukebox musicals, the genre has dominated Broadway in recent years. In an industry that always seems to battle existential threats and huge financial losses—twelve current Broadway productions are slated to

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