tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41654762395535447852008-08-21T13:59:10.155-07:00Sport in SocietySport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-55868126790443449772008-08-21T13:58:00.000-07:002008-08-21T13:59:10.167-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 15Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-67061446004269684802008-08-21T13:57:00.000-07:002008-08-21T13:58:21.901-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 14Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-83538931008006984992008-08-19T16:12:00.000-07:002008-08-19T16:13:15.705-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 13Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-13842062681244360562008-08-18T16:42:00.000-07:002008-08-18T16:43:12.943-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 12Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-87995804791100464302008-08-17T14:15:00.000-07:002008-08-17T14:16:13.193-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 11Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-67343752998515179412008-08-16T08:10:00.001-07:002008-08-16T08:11:22.102-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 10Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-86410629232946253852008-08-16T06:16:00.001-07:002008-08-16T06:16:46.859-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 9Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-24863256846270911782008-08-14T20:11:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:12:20.573-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 8Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-55758382227079420382008-08-13T15:53:00.001-07:002008-08-13T15:53:56.534-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 7Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-22827237655249735552008-08-12T18:06:00.000-07:002008-08-12T18:07:20.556-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 6Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-51687873485794455112008-08-11T15:17:00.000-07:002008-08-11T15:18:29.882-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 5Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-51306097235395766132008-08-10T13:22:00.000-07:002008-08-10T13:23:44.687-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 4Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-39290691538748947332008-08-09T18:15:00.001-07:002008-08-09T18:16:05.032-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 3Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-78448676586252721552008-08-08T14:16:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:17:08.808-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 2Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-18862552538185040652008-08-08T04:15:00.000-07:002008-08-08T04:27:38.120-07:00Spirit of Olympism - Day 1Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-22466646521217835772008-08-07T04:03:00.000-07:002008-08-07T04:32:53.427-07:00Power of Sports in SocietySports can have a great impact on people and society. Watching sports such as Olympic Games and the soccer/football World Cup inspires people with excitement. Playing sports can give people joy. Some people work as professional players, and some people work in areas which are related to sports. Besides these positive and well-known effects of sports on people and society, sports play very Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-35451021448837534872008-08-06T18:28:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:29:57.519-07:00Steroid Use in Music and SportMusic and sport share a common trait which plays an integral role in both industries and that is the emphasis on performance. Whether it is a star athlete or an acclaimed musician, they are willing to push themselves in order to give the best performance they possible can. Lately, there is growing concern about how far they are going in order to enhance their performance. We have all been aware Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-36389568699894741832008-07-07T14:41:00.001-07:002008-07-07T14:45:42.355-07:00Speaking Out on Chinese Human Rights Violations?The IOC charter section 51.3 states, “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.”
IOC President Jacques Rogge has reiterated this point, as has the Chinese deputy communications director of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Commmittee, Sun Weide saying, “The Olympic games are a celebration of sport, not a Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-69961699349193749892008-04-09T15:09:00.000-07:002008-04-10T04:05:45.053-07:00The Beijing Olympic Games: A Relay for Dialogue and Social ChangeIn the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.”
The 2008 Olympic Games, if approached prudently, are a potential catalyst for peace and the promotion of human rights. Over the past few months, protestors have attempted to leverage the upcoming Beijing Games to raise awareness around human rights atrocities in China, Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-14629360196580162132008-02-04T12:40:00.000-08:002008-02-04T12:43:21.021-08:00Power of Sport Summit - June 14 & 15, 2008Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society, we would like to cordially invite you to the first Power of Sport Summit: A Participatory Forum on Sport and Social Change on June 14th and 15th, 2008 to be held at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The Summit will be an interactive meeting of academics, practitioners and advocates working together to Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-70856920279830876392008-01-14T22:57:00.001-08:002008-01-15T16:22:33.680-08:00Oscar Pistorius: A Call for Fair PlayIt is the stance of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University that the International Association of Athletics Federations' decision to deny Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee sprinter from South Africa, the right to compete in the Olympics was premature. The IAAF concluded that his state-of-the-art carbon fiber prosthetics give him an unfair advantage over able-bodiedSport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-23042905919897297252008-01-02T13:33:00.000-08:002008-01-02T13:36:36.502-08:00How does the federal government impact professional sports in America?The federal government’s impact on professional sports is a lot greater than just investigating scandals and conducting congressional hearings. The foundation of all of the major American professional teams is government influence.
Regional governments provide a large amount of funding that is used to build sport facilities, be it paying for a facility or turning over land to a team owner who Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-55504225029418175732007-11-29T09:43:00.000-08:002007-11-29T09:44:52.961-08:00Support Choice for Athlete Activists!We at the Center for the Study of Sport in Society believe it is critical for athletes to have a choice about speaking publicly on social issues and social change. We are concerned that some National Olympic Committees, for instance, Britain's Olympic Association, has said that any team member who makes a public protest in Beijing risks being thrown off the team. Simon Clegg, chief executive of Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-74089444647000836442007-11-15T03:43:00.001-08:002007-11-15T03:43:54.313-08:00Sport in Society's Rhythm & Flow Initiative bridges music, sport, and societyThe Rhythm & Flow Initiative is dedicated to the study of how music and sport intersect in society. It aims to discover how music and sport have been used and might be used to combat discrimination and promote human rights for all.
“Music and sport have shared a history of marketplace competition, commodification, and of course, globalization,” said principal researcher and Northeastern Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165476239553544785.post-31472273482466391392007-11-09T10:40:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:42:23.478-08:00“No Fun League”? Or is it the “No Funeral League”?Reacting to today’s headlines, it is clear that the NFL still wants its players to promote the NFL brand, above all else and will punish them if they prioritize themselves over the all-mighty NFL shield. This is how the NFL has acted for years, and it doesn’t surprise me that the league chose to fine Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens, $10,000 for waving a personalized towel during his Sport in Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326256365110171662noreply@blogger.com