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Katja Benz

COLUMN: Dear Olympics, care more about your athletes

Katja Benz, Columnist February 14, 2022

For those that haven’t been paying attention to NBC, the Winter Olympics are going on between Feb. 4 and Feb. 20, 2022. The Summer Olympics went from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021 and were delayed because...

Former Eastern rugby player Lauren Doyle going to Olympics

Former Eastern rugby player Lauren Doyle going to Olympics

Adam Tumino, Sports Editor July 12, 2021

When the Tokyo Olympics get underway next week, the Eastern athletic community will once again be represented. Former Eastern rugby player Lauren Doyle will be traveling to Tokyo to compete in her second-straight...

Column: Olympics committees are treating Black women unfairly

Destiny Blanchard, Opinions Writer July 7, 2021

The summer 2021 Olympics will be beginning soon in Tokyo. Much of the world is excited for these events to take place, but there is a lot of concern about the way Black athletes have been treated thus...

African-Americans add color to the Olympic Games

Camelia Nicholson, Verge Reporter September 8, 2016

This year’s Olympic Games were an eye opening breakthrough for African-Americans as they added a little more color to the winner’s circle. It is said that history only repeats itself, something...

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