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They proved themselves again on Saturday, and now Howard and company can add the word “national?? to their champion crew label...
...many other sports, these credentials go hand-in-hand with promotional deals and professionalism, but in the not-so-glamorous world of fencing, freshman Emily Cross just has to settle for Ivy League—and national??dominance. For the Ivy League Championship women’s team, Cross has dropped only one bout in a season’s worth of competition...
While Augusta National??s regulations are perfectly legal, the club’s exclusion of women preserves the tradition of limiting golf clubs—and the related schmoozing at places like Augusta—exclusively to men. At Augusta, if women are present, they are only there as guests. This undermines efforts to diversify the corporate elite: even if women and men work together in the board room, the deals made on Augusta’s golf course and in its back rooms are largely made between men. Essentially, the personal relationships forged between members...
Augusta National is still vulnerable to outside pressure from professional golfers, among others. Professional golfers have the power, and the responsibility, to boycott Augusta National??and the tournaments that are held there—in order to end gender discrimination...
...pressure Augusta National by demanding that the Masters’ three main advertisers drop their sponsorship of the tournament. As a result, Augusta sought to inure itself from external pressure by abandoning the sponsors. While it cheers us to know that the Masters will be televised sans commercials, Augusta National??s attempt to insulate itself must not be allowed to succeed...