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Many commentators have delicately cited race as a factor in the brawl (all the players involved were black, most of the fans white), but Shropshire argues that race is less a factor than it was during the 1970s, when the predominance of black players in the NBA gained widespread attention--not to mention in an earlier era when black players in any sport were a novelty. "Look at what Jackie Robinson had to endure," Shropshire says. "For three years, he never went into the stands, and the abuse hurled at that time was more severe. A small percentage of fans...
...bigger factor, says Shropshire, may be the class differences between fans and players, particularly as star salaries soar ever higher. "The working-class guy who has pulled together the money to go to that game is spending a significant portion of his income," he says. "And the most visible thing he sees is that his money is going to the salaries of these players." Stern calls that ridiculous, arguing that fans still consider athletes their heroes. (Just look at this year's Boston Red Sox.) "Nobody is saying Shaq [O'Neal] and Kevin Garnett don't deserve the salaries they...
Cheng cites the talent level on the team as a main factor of their stellar results so far. The current 16-member team contains an eclectic range of dance backgrounds: Broadway, ballet, hip-hop, jazz and cheer...
Black Bears coach Tim Whitehead alluded to Harvard’s penchant for second and third chances as a major factor in the contest, and it was, of course, the result of all five skaters sensing their positions and understanding their teammates...
...alphabetical mass email made me want to vote for Glazer-Capp, or Moore-Nichols, as much as it made me feel like an important, individual part of the Harvard community. I’m surprised campaigns didn’t pick up on this “bother factor,” especially since multiple freshman rooms in Weld Hall had signs promising to vote for the candidates that knocked on their doors the least. Looking at the tallies on the white boards outside these rooms, Moore-Nichols was doing the best, with only one visit. Glazer-Capp...