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Should professional sports organizations pay their male and female athletes the same?

March 11, 2021

Click here to edit the dot navigation module. This text is only for editing and will not appear after you publish the changes. Investigate Contemplate debate Immigration Reform Until relatively recently, professional sports teams and leagues were limited to men. With the passage of Title IX in 1972, which prohibited discrimination based on sex in…

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Should school districts ban Native American imagery, names, and mascots?

November 5, 2020

Click here to edit the dot navigation module. This text is only for editing and will not appear after you publish the changes. Investigate Contemplate debate Immigration Reform In 2005, the NCAA asked its member colleges and universities to self-evaluate their mascots and team names in accordance with the organization’s policy that its member schools…

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Should performance enhancing drugs be allowed in professional sports?

September 24, 2018

Click here to edit the dot navigation module. This text is only for editing and will not appear after you publish the changes. Investigate Contemplate debate Immigration Reform In the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, a baseball with an asterisk is one of the main attractions. It represents Barry Bonds’ record breaking 756th…

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Should school districts ban contact sports with potential for concussions?

August 28, 2018

Click here to edit the dot navigation module. This text is only for editing and will not appear after you publish the changes. Investigate Contemplate debate Immigration Reform Youth sports – especially in schools – have been under scrutiny for player safety issues in the last few years, especially when talking about concussions. With the…

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Should student athletes be paid?

December 28, 2017

Click here to edit the dot navigation module. This text is only for editing and will not appear after you publish the changes. Investigate Contemplate debate Immigration Reform Since the formation of the NCAA in 1910, college athletics have become increasingly popular and prevalent in American culture. Student athletes compete at a highly competitive level,…

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