Sport

It’s time to crack down on racist and abusive fan behavior at the high school level

Since spectators have returned to high school sporting events, hate speech and verbal abuse from fans has become more noticeable, if not more common. It’s almost as if the decline in social interactions reset fans to their baser instincts, and they forgot how to at least act civilized. Across the country, fans have… Read more…

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Sedona Prince stays put at Oregon

Sedona Prince, the Oregon forward who last year used the power of social media to highlight the inadequacy of the NCAA’s setup for the women’s basketball tournament, announced on Saturday that she’s going to stay at Or next season and begin a masters program. Read more…

Tech

A year on: the highs and lows of a new engineering education system

Enlarge / A remote controlled volume controller. It can also raise and lower the volume to preset levels using the buttons. (credit: Chris Lee) One of the last times I wrote anything for Ars Technica, I excitedly detailed our new electrical engineering curriculum . We were starting a pilot in February and I promised to […]

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Let’s hope Cincinnati and UGA follow Michigan’s and Alabama’s lead so we can have a College Football Playoff

Since the decimation of the BCS – which worked – the College Football Playoff has turned bowl season into a snooze fest besides a few scattered matchups outside of the three games that will determine a national champion. And in a year in which half the field is making their debut in the Final 4 […]

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When has it EVER been about education, Dabo?

Dabo Swinney, Champion of All Things Amateur, went on a tirade against the current state of the NCAA transfer portal at Clemson’s signing day event earlier today. Swinney made his stance on paying student athletes clear several years ago, when he publicly declared that he would leave coaching if college athletes ever… Read more…

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A white athletic director told a Black HS player he got his speed from ‘running from the police’ – Tony Humphrey took his power back by walking away from that school

One of the things that make sports so beautiful is that they are an example of people coming together from different walks of life all in the name associated with the team. Black, white, gay, straight, male, female, non-binary, it doesn’t matter – they’re are all playing for the name on the front of their […]

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For the sake of Group of Five teams, Cincy needs to win today

Depending on who you ask, college football may or may not have a problem. If you ask the fan of any Power 5 conference, I’m sure most of them would tell you there is nothing wrong with the current college football landscape. However, most fans of Group of Five teams would probably tell you there […]

Tech

Amazon fights high warehouse turnover with offer of free college tuition

Enlarge / Adriana Ramirez packs items into envelopes at Amazon’s Fulfillment Center on March 19, 2019, in Thornton, Colorado. The facility, which opened in July of 2018, is 855,000 square feet and employs over 1,500 people. (credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post) As Amazon struggles to staff its warehouses, it’s joining other large employers […]