by Madison Salvati The WIP Summer Intern With the rise of women’s surfing in recent years, women no longer are shadowed by the male athletes who once dominated the waters. Carissa Moore, Stephanie Gilmore, Bethany Hamilton, and Maya Gabeira are…
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Women Influence Surfing Culture: More Camaraderie and Fun
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Gender Discrimination, gender equality, Sexism, Sports, women's empowerment
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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Pure Driving, Real Racing: Senna Documentary Captures Spirit
by Alexandra Marie Daniels –USA– So often when people we love pass away too soon, we just want to hear their voices and see their smiles one more time. For Formula One fans and the many people who adored Ayrton…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Brazil, Film & Documentaries, Sports, Sundance Film Festival
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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Paris by Foot
by Nola Solomon –USA– The United States had tough competition in Wednesday’s 2011 Women’s World Cup semi-final game against France. Though team USA will move on to the finals against Japan this Sunday, the French team gave them a real…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, France, Gender Discrimination, gender equality, Sexism, Sports, women's empowerment
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Rows of Opportunities: Art of the Olympians Is Planting the Seeds of Excellence
by Cathy Oerter – USA – I ran through the Iowa countryside, young and carefree, unaware of the life I had been richly blessed with. It was just me and the breeze and the green methodical cornfields. The gravel roads,…
Tagged with: Al Oerter, Arts & Culture, Education, Marriage, non-profit, Olympics, Sports, United States
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Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Malchoff on Top of the World at the 2007 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
by Sarah Wyatt – USA – Danielle Malchoff, 17, was a two-time champion at the 2007 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), held July 18-21 in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. At first glance, Danielle looks like any average teenager – her…
Hope Runs: Training Kenyan AIDS Orphans for the Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon
by Claire A. Williams – USA/Kenya – For my first marathon, I trained in cotton socks. I didn’t know better, and four months of blood blisters punished me for this oversight. My shoes were old, and I never measured the…
