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Halloween costumes: Not just for kids

Oct. 30, 2024

Theodore Stark, veteran costumer and 麻豆免费版下载Boulder associate professor of theater and dance, says adults embrace costumes in part for the opportunity to adopt different personas.

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Swastika Counter Project launches

Oct. 29, 2024

A public advocacy website envisioned by Associate Professor Laurie Gries tracks swastikas across the United States and offers resources to counter those hate-filled incidents.

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Remembering the player behind 鈥楩ernandomania鈥

Oct. 25, 2024

Fernando Valenzuela was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.

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Balancing opportunity and exploitation as the NBA forges new ground in Africa

Oct. 25, 2024

The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.

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Uncovering the surprising similarities between sports and politics

Oct. 15, 2024

In just a few decades, Fox went from being 鈥渢he fourth network鈥 airing 鈥淭he Simpsons鈥 and baseball to being a leading voice in United States politics.

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Poll-arized: Perspectives on our political climate

Oct. 10, 2024

As our public squares have emptied of reasoned discussion, and our social media feeds have filled with vitriol, viciousness and villainy, we鈥檝e found ourselves unable to escape our electoral echo chambers. Experts share their perspectives on our political climate.

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Oct. 9, 2024

Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.

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Oct. 8, 2024

Two longtime friends, 麻豆免费版下载Boulder鈥檚 Abbie Liel and Notre Dame鈥檚 Susan Ostermann, are leading a study on resilient housing in disaster-prone areas including Maui, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Their research combines Liel鈥檚 expertise in structural engineering with Ostermann鈥檚 background in political science and law.

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Sept. 30, 2024

Professor Jennifer Fluri, a feminist political geographer, notes that the growing restrictions on women and girls are echoing strictness not seen since the 1990s.

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Are modern politicians really making a deal with the devil?

Sept. 27, 2024

In an election season when accusations of 鈥淔austian bargains鈥 are flying, 麻豆免费版下载Boulder scholar Helmut M眉ller-Sievers reflects on what that really means.

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