Featured pieces come from any genre, and reflect exceptional work from each issue. This semester, we highlight two articles, both concise and convincing from Professor Annie Coleman’s American Studies course ‘Sports and American Culture’. The first was written by Madeline Ladd ’25 and the second by Andrew McGuinness ’24.
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Featured Articles:
From Unladylike to Unstoppable: Analyzing the Shift in Media Portrayal of BJK from 1964-1974
By Madeline Ladd ’25 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Six was the lucky number for tennis star Billie Jean King on September 20, 1973. On this date, she claimed victory in the famed Battle of the Sexes against former No. 1 ranked men’s tennis player and self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. The consequences of the match were…
Soviets Success Shaped Team Play, Intense Training of Modern NHL
By Andrew McGuinness ’24 The Cold War was at its hottest for much of the 1970s and 1980s, creating an incredible amount of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union in countless aspects. One of the most heated facets, as it turns out, was hockey. Even people who, to quote Miracle on Ice…
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