Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms
Non-tenured faculty are set to strike, and students may be walking out with them.
Mar 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest
Protest over an unneeded stadium and a viral video of brutality by campus police engulf the Chicago campus.
Mar 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The NCAA’s Collegiate Cartel The NCAA’s Collegiate Cartel
Why I think the NCAA has more in common with the mob than higher ed.
Apr 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Your March Madness Bracket Is Exploiting Student-Athletes Your March Madness Bracket Is Exploiting Student-Athletes
The NCAA has become a bigger and bigger business—but athletes are in the same position they’ve been for decades.
Mar 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness
NCAA programs are rarely seen as part of the fight to change a thoroughly corrupt operation. Kansas could be different.
Mar 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Wisconsin Badgers Deserve Better Than Scott Walker The Wisconsin Badgers Deserve Better Than Scott Walker
The near-miss by the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA final will not cause Scott Walker to lose a wink of sleep.
Apr 7, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski Is a Profile in Cowardice Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski Is a Profile in Cowardice
The most important coach in college basketball has decided to take a pass on whether he stands with the RFRA law that’s animating this year’s Final Four.
Apr 1, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement
If the NCAA is serious about its opposition to Indiana's religious freedom law they should move the Final Four
Mar 31, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin