Defenders of National Honor
The article I have read focuses on American football played within Havana’s social athletic club culture, specifically by Club Atlético de Cuba. As I first read that Tulane University traveled down across borders to
WEEK 10: GENDER AND GOLF
I like to make connections from the weekly readings to aspects in my life. Here are three I made regarding golf and gender. The first connection I would like to highlight is with some
“A Black School Is Not Supposed to Win”
In 1971, Howard University became the first historically black university to win a NCAA D1 championship in soccer when it beat St. Louis University. The final match between Howard and St. Louis University had cultural,
Week 8: Club Atletico Atlanta and The Jewish Community in Buenos Aires
I found this chapter by Raanan Rein incredibly interesting due to the fact that when I first started reading the chapter it seemed like an unlikely and unique story. In this chapter the author
Week 7- Fans
I read the piece on San Antonio Spurs basketball and their once-existing fan group, the Baseline Bums. While I never watched the Spurs like they were my primary favorite team, I watched a decent
Week Six Readings
I read the introduction and second chapter of Roger Kittelson’s The Country of Football: Soccer and the Making of Modern Brazil. As I read the introduction, the sense of social balancing came to me. There
Nicholas Kalev
Hey y’all, my name is Nicholas Kalev and I am a senior here at App. I am the first first-generation American in my family (Bulgarians) and have lived in both the swamps and mountains
