Category Archives: Spring 2022 Essays

By Margaret Borgos (’22) Sports and athletic competitions are inextricably connected to political landscapes. The 1968 Mexico City Olympics were no exception. Black athletes fought for their labor and civil rights both inside and outside of sport at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. An iconic photo immortalized American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos. TheyContinue reading “The Black Athlete as Laborer and Civil Rights Advocate“

Comparing Government and Cultural Responses to Food Security Following the Great Depression & Great Recession By Grace Scheidler (’22) In its most basic form, food is a source of fuel, but we all know that a meal means so much more. We can look to a culture’s culinary tradition to find their history, and theContinue reading “A Nutritional History of Economic Crises”