By: Alessia Korvessis

Date: July 9, 2025

News reporting

Commercials, advertising, and brand-sponsored athletes have become prominent in modern sports culture. These practices have also seeped into nearly every other corporate industry.

Brandon Wallace, an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at Indiana University, gave a lecture to High School Journalism Institute students about how capitalism is becoming increasingly dominant in the world—especially in sports.

Many major brands sponsor players or teams to advertise their products.

“A lot of these mainstream corporations like Nike have these partnerships, right, where somehow social movements and capitalism—as usual—have merged,” Wallace said.

Companies such as Coca-Cola, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gatorade and Red Bull sponsor teams and events, with their logos and advertisements often front and center. Wallace discussed how these companies are often more focused on profits than on the …
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The transition from middle to high school– why is it so significant?

By: Alessia Korvessis

Eshal Firoze, a sophomore at Mason High School, remembers the transition from eighth grade to freshman year as a defining moment. The shift is often portrayed in movies and TV shows such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, PEN15, and Freshman. Most people can recall memories—good or bad—from that time in their lives.

“Standing in the student section during football games was the best feeling ever,” Firoze said. “I had always waited to stand up there as a middle schooler, and finally being old enough to do it was super fun.”

High school introduces students to experiences that weren’t available in middle school, such as Homecoming, Sadies, and the student section at games. For many, the transition into high school brings a …
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Large corperations vs small businesses

By: Alessia Korvessis ~ News Reporting

The college town Bloomington, Indiana is littered with chain establishments such as Starbucks, Five Guys, Canes, and Urban Outfitters. But a beacon of small, local businesses stand out through these stores.

Bloomington is a small college town in Indiana, known for its stores and well kept campus. Its streets are lined with a mix of small businesses and chain stores, offering a large selection of shopping choices.

There are many small, private owned shops there. But, the number of small businesses has been dwindling. Cafe Pizzaria, the oldest pizza shop in this area, recently closed. The space is being sold for $4.5 million, a price most small businesses won’t be able to afford.

“Me and my mom used to go there all the time.” Said senior Ayla Lyons, an Indiana local. “I had so …
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