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Professional sports have been defined by its media, pay its participants and let students remain so.

Posted on March 11, 2018 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers   Brackets and rankings help set betting odds, and should those revenues get taxed also to benefit the participants besides the bettors. But in terms of the collegiate sports industry, it shouldn’t be about pie-slicing envy, … Continue reading →

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On paying college athletes, no.

Posted on February 27, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers I tend to watch college sports on television because the promotional video for the institution usually shown around halftime is more interesting in terms of representing the institutional identity. But they are representations that are at risk … Continue reading →

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Lady Gaga half-time shows how patriotism is greater than patriots … or falcons

Posted on February 6, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “In a Super Bowl performance that spanned her entire discography, Lady Gaga opened her act with a rendition of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” which has become a popular anthem at rallies protesting President Trump … Continue reading →

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