Tag: sports
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Why “Hitting Like a Girl” is a Compliment
“You hit like a girl.” “You can’t play with the boys, you’ll get hurt.” “Boys are naturally better athletes.” Society encourages these culturally constructed ideas and messages to infiltrate the minds of young girls, essentially stomping on their aspirations with a giant sexist foot. Little girls and boys alike have dreams of becoming leaders, astronauts…
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The Newest Gator in the Swamp’s Waters
The fall sports season has come to a close and the winter sports teams are in full swing, working hard and competing even harder for a top-seeded rank in the ISL. Mr. Jason McGhee, Stone Ridge’s new Director of Athletics, is finding himself in the midst of the many successes thus far accomplished by…