Social Change through Sports
By: Coles Brown
News Reporting and Writing
Dr. Brandon Wallace, an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at Indiana University, spoke to students at the university’s High School Journalism Institute (HSJI) on July 8, summarizing his research on the intersection of sport, race and social activism. He described his mission as an effort to “unleash the emancipatory power of sport to create positive social change”—a message he feels is essential to pass on to the next generation.
Many HSJI participants—a group of high school students spending a week exploring different aspects of journalism—jotted down notes as Wallace spoke, planning articles based on his lecture. Despite the crowd’s attention, Wallace’s demeanor remained calm and conversational, and he frequently drew laughs with his casual tone and storytelling style.
Wallace began by sharing his childhood experiences, including the …
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Trump’s Bill Controversial in Bloomington
Trump’s Bill Controversial in Bloomington
By: Coles Brown
News Reporting
President Donald Trump’s self-described “big, beautiful, bill” recently became law after he signed it on July 4, 2025. This lengthy bill, spanning nearly 900 pages, contains tax cuts for people and businesses, tightened requirements for benefits programs like SNAP EBT and Medicaid, increased funding for national defense and immigration enforcement, ending tax credits for clean energy investments, and a tax on university endowments. Although this bill’s passage signals a major victory for Republicans in advancing their policy goals, Democrats have widely condemned it. Both this political division and a simple lack of knowledge over the specific contents of the bill are identifiable in the Bloomington community.
“The provisions I know of, mainly, I know about the gambling. All the other stuff I’m not too …
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