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Oct 8, 20183 min read

A Call to Action: We Believe Survivors (By: Zachary Draves)

In the wake of the chaos involving the hearings on now Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh who was accused of sexual assault by Dr....

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Aug 23, 20182 min read

Maryland Football: A Crisis in Toxic Masculinity in College Athletics (By: Zachary Draves)

We live in a society where we take two steps forward and immediately take five steps back. That is the case with the scandal involving...

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Aug 23, 20183 min read

A Call to Action: Boycott the NFL (By: Zachary Draves)

It has become absolutely clear that we are in a moment in history where athlete activism is not only common place, but it is expected. In...

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Jul 26, 20182 min read

Atlanta Strong: Remembering the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing (By Zach Draves)

Exactly 22 years ago, the city of Atlanta played host to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The games turned out to be one of the most...

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Jul 14, 201810 min read

Flashes of Light from Heaven: A Journey of Transformation (By Dr. Matt Moore)

I am sitting down to write this short story at the request of my therapist. Yes, I said at the request of my therapist. Trust me, these...

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How Do We Fix This? Black Male Student-Athletes By The Numbers (By Danny Bonaventura)

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Jul 10, 20186 min read

How Do We Fix This? Black Male Student-Athletes By The Numbers (By Danny Bonaventura)

Dr. Shaun Harper’s report, “Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports,” is a must read for...

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Jun 21, 20181 min read

Angels Can't Swim (By Alexandra McCann)

Excerpts from a new book.... “On a medium campus in a small town near a big city, two teammates trudge through the snow to breakfast...

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Jun 1, 20186 min read

Mind over Matter: Athletes Advocating for Mental Health (By Zachary Draves)

It is the month of May and for many it conjures up images of the school year ending, flowers blooming, leaves growing back on trees, and...

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May 29, 20182 min read

The NFL'S America (By Stephanie Falotico)

“This is America.” A country you are free to be yourself until being yourself is wrong. “This is America.” We are raised under the...

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May 2, 20183 min read

A Message to Student-Athletes: Learning from Off the Court Mistakes (By Anonymous Student-Athlete)

It was my junior year of Division 1 college athletics when I truly learned what it meant to step up as an upperclassman and be a leader...

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Apr 21, 20184 min read

A Glimpse into an ASWIS Practicum Placement (By ASWIS Practicum Students)

Being a practicum student at ASWIS has opened my mind to the necessity of social workers in the field of sports. I have learned athletes...

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Apr 5, 201811 min read

Dr. King 50 Years Later: The Legacy and the Revolt of the Athlete/Activist (By Zachary Draves)

It is hard to believe that it has been 50 years since the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. He...

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Apr 3, 20182 min read

Social Work in Sports, a Game Changer (By Madison Hale)

There are many different vulnerabilities that athletes face throughout their competitive years. Research shows the various types of risks...

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Mar 20, 20189 min read

A Call to Athletes, Coaches, Trainers, Athletic Directors, and Sports Social Workers: Join Us to Say

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “the time is always right to do the right thing.” Unfortunately, our country shamelessly and...

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Feb 12, 20183 min read

A Follow Up to: Larry Nassar, Gymnastics, and What it all Means for the Field of Social Work

By Stephanie Colbert, Ashlea Hopkins, and Lorin Mordecai Over the past few months, the Larry Nassar case has made national news as one of...

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Feb 12, 20183 min read

How can we end the cover up of sexual assaults in college sports? (By Dr. Emmett Gill)

The answer to this question is not complex. Nor does it require legislative reform, millions of dollars, or “check the box”...

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Jan 23, 20187 min read

Manhood, Guns, Mental Health, and Suicide: The Tragedy of Tyler Hilinksi (By Zachary Draves)

Washington State sophomore and backup quarterback Tyler Hilinksi was found dead in an apartment with a self-inflicted gun shot wound to...

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Jan 17, 20185 min read

“From the Ground Up”: Athletes and Activism (By Traci Nigg)

In considering this quote from one of the most admired and influential activists of our time, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke his truth...

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Jan 10, 20184 min read

When will it Stop?

When will it Stop? Keeping Track of the College Football Coaching Carousel, and taking a look at what it means for Student-Athletes (By...

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Dec 29, 20177 min read

2017: A Year in Review (By Zachary Draves)

The great writer William Faulkner once said “the past is never dead, it’s not even past.” In other words, whatever occurred in the past...

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