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More Than Just Bread and Circuses? The Case for Sports Relevancy
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Whenever major sporting events roll around, such as the Olympics or FIFA, the same snarky remarks emerge. While fans and sports media alike are spending their leisure hours peacefully invested in athletes and outcomes, critics will sit at home and scoff at the silliness of “sports ball”. This group constantly reminds people that sports are a distraction from serious issues and effectively work to deflect a population’s attention and critical thinking away from things with power. We have all heard this argument in one form or another. However, not everyone sees sports this…
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Soccer icons take pitch one last time
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For women’s soccer, making it to the World Cup is a dream come true. The dream could not be possible without trailblazing women fighting for their place on the world stage, equal opportunities, and fair pay. The 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand could be the last time viewers and competitors see generational…
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Canada begins fight for first FIFA Women’s World Cup
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The FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway in Australia and New Zealand where team Canada searches for their first ever tournament win coming off a successful gold medal finish at the 2020 Olympics. Canada has been challenged in this tournament where they placed the highest of fourth place in 2003. In 2015, they fell in…
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Research centre predicts upcoming election
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The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), is a research initiative about the demonstration of public opinion in Canadian legislative policy process. LISPOP is a research centre at the Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo campus which focuses on issues pertaining to the use and demonstration of public opinion in Canada’s legislative…
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The global influence of sports
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Sports are a way for the toughest, most talented, fastest members of our society to claim superiority in various athletic competitions. Over the years though, sports have come to gain large popularity and have ultimately started affecting countries’ policy decisions. Looking back through history, sports have been a method for countries to try to express…
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