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Communism and the Visual Arts

Prof. Danquah wrote 1 week ago: This afternoon the students in my class at the Northwest campus became engaged in a very interesting … more →

Tags: General Humanities Information, Assignments, Beijing, CHINA, Good Conversation, Hidden Messages

Photo finish1 comment

JDB wrote 2 months ago: I loved watching Olympic swimming competitions long before I became a dedicated lap swimmer, and Mic … more →

Tags: Photography, Swimming, Michael Phelps, Milorad Cavic

Bushido

carilynn27 wrote 2 months ago: August 23, 2008 Bushido      There are 7 principles the Samurai lived by: Gi, Yu, Jin, Rei, Makoto, … more →

Tags: Literature/Pop Culture, Politics/Economics, Movies/TV, event, Love, China, poverty, Economics, Bushido

Will I really be able to do this?1 comment

Powdered Feet wrote 2 months ago: A co-worker asked me that recently.  She had just signed up to do the run portion of the NYC Triathl … more →

Tags: winning, Michael Johnson, usain bolt, 1996 Olympics

你好 (Ni Hao) from the Northern Capital1 comment

rolvixiii wrote 3 months ago: Here we are in Beijing, China. CHINA. I never once imagined myself traveling to China, much less liv … more →

Tags: Global Health, China, Duke, God, Jesus, Study Abroad, Beijing, Mandarin, Global Semester Abroad

Ronda Rousey Tells It Like It Is

jude bautista wrote 3 months ago: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champ Ronda Rousey for the ESPN Body Issue last year. Written by Jude Bauti … more →

Tags: Sports, TV, Pics - Photography, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Kobe Bryant, Randy Couture, Jiu Jitsu, kickboxing, Octagon

Ronda Rousey Tells It Like It Is

jude bautista wrote 3 months ago: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champ Ronda Rousey for the ESPN Body Issue last year. Written by Jude Bauti … more →

Tags: People, sSports, TV, Kim Kardashian, ronda rousey, UFC Bantamweight Belt, Liz Carmouche, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant

A China Christmas, Part 5: Beijing (2 of 2)

tmessy wrote 4 months ago: On New Year’s Eve we went to check out Olympic Park, site of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Highlights we … more →

Tags: China, Beijing, INTERNATIONAL, Lama Temple, Olympic Park, summer palace, Tea, Travel

Smoggy Beijing

jordykm wrote 4 months ago: Beijing is the capital city of China and it is currently facing a ‘smog crisis’. There h … more →

Tags: media, sustainability, News, Environment, Renewable Resources, Beijing, Beijing's air, Beijing's air pollution, smog crisis

Faster, Higher, Stronger: A History of Olympic Oppression1 comment

Stanford STATIC wrote 6 months ago: By Erika Kreeger, ’15 On December 4th, Erika published a piece entitled “Minha Casa, Min … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Human Rights, Erika Kreeger, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Oppression!, 2016 Rio Olympics, Beijing Olympics 2008, Dave Zirin

Summer Olympics 2008: Po-Novar, Destral Nui

corkystclaire wrote 7 months ago: Here are the results from the 2008 Summer Olympics held on Destral Nui: Swimming: Gold: Avak Silver: … more →

Tags: 2008, Olympics, Po-Novar, Destral Nui, velika, Ahkmou, Ravi, Fencing, gymnastics

Summary of 2008: Le-Novar

corkystclaire wrote 7 months ago: Olympics: The Le-Novar Olympic Team did well this year, winning many gold medals over the Po-Novar t … more →

Tags: 2008, election, Le-Novar, prop d, Prop C, prop b, prop a, prop 1, Prop 2

Usain Bolt And The Confidence/Cockiness Border

AEGHughes wrote 10 months ago: I am half West Indian. Which means that for two weeks every four years, a group of Jamaican sprinter … more →

Tags: Sports, pop culture, Philosophy, usain bolt, London, Beijing, Olympics, 2012 Olympics, London Olympics

The Fastest Man on Earth

Hannah Meadors wrote 10 months ago: Image from espn.go.com The saying, something is “as fast as lightning” definitely describes Usain Bo … more →

Tags: Sports, London Olympics, 2012 Olympics, usain bolt, Jamaica, Fastest man on earth, 200 meter sprint, 19.3 seconds

A Beach Volleyball Three-peat

meganfilipowski wrote 10 months ago: Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor have proved that they may be the best Olympic beach volle … more →

Tags: Professional Level, Olympics, Filipowski, Megan Filipowski, 2012 Olympics, Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Misty May-Treanor, may treanor, Walsh Jennings

Olympics Trivia: Clay Takes Gold in '08 Decathlon

Lisa wrote 10 months ago: At the 2008 Beijing Games, Bryan Clay became the first American to win the Olympic decathlon gold si … more →

Tags: 2012 Olympics, beiging olympics, bryan clay, Décathlon, olympics trivia

Top 10 Inspirational Olympic Moments1 comment

Kyle wrote 10 months ago: The Olympics has provided us with hundreds of memorable moments throughout its history, but some are … more →

Tags: Sports & Leisure, People, Adolf Hitler, London Olympics, inspirational olympic moments, most inspirational olympic moments, olymics, Summer Olympics, Derek Redmond

The Most Decorated Olympian

meganfilipowski wrote 10 months ago: Michael Phelps. There are very few words that can’t describe this man. He’s an amazing s … more →

Tags: Professional Level, Olympics, Swimming, Filipowski, Megan Filipowski, 2012, London, Ryan Lochte, Lochte

Gymnast Fails From Beijing In 2008 - [VIDEO]

Braden wrote 10 months ago: We think twirling around once on the ground without stumbling is hard enough so how do these gymnast … more →

Tags: Shows, Boston, London, Entertainment, karlson & mckenzie, WZLX, Sports, Big Head Braden, km


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