The Track Less Traveled: How Roller Derby Became a Beacon for Transgender Inclusion
By [Your Name/Journalistic Staff], based on reporting by Kate Sosin for The 19th. For many, the world of competitive sports is viewed through a lens of rigid categories and binary expectations. However, tucked away in the high-contact, punk-rock-infused…
A Beacon of Integrity: Jane Kirtley Departs as the Guardian of Media Law
After nearly three decades of shaping the next generation of journalists and providing a definitive voice on the sanctity of the First Amendment, Jane E. Kirtley, the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School…
A Beacon in the Limbo: The Cowles Center’s Fragile Rebirth Amidst a Shifting Arts Landscape
The downtown Minneapolis cultural scene, long a pillar of the city’s identity, is currently navigating a period of profound uncertainty. Nowhere is this more visible than at the Cowles Center, the historic flagship venue that spent much of 2024 shrouded…
The Punk Rock Vanguard: How Roller Derby Became a Beacon for Trans Inclusion in Sports
By [Your Name/Journalistic Staff], based on reporting by Kate Sosin for The 19th. In the landscape of modern athletics, where the debate over transgender participation has become a flashpoint for national politics and legislative action, one…
