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Do something: Craig Calcaterra on Major League Baseball mascot images

It’s that time of year again—falling temperatures and Major League Baseball’s grand finale event, the World Series. With the Cleveland team participating, increased media attention is predictably drawn to the team’s caricature mascot. NBC Sports staff writer Craig Calcaterra wants the national organization of MLB to take a public stand on the mascot, and he presents his case in this October 2016 essay.

Read it here: Calcaterra, “It’s time for Major League Baseball to take a stand on Chief Wahoo” 

Talk to us, Mr. President: Brian Goedde on community colleges and prestige

At a time when the problems and challenges of higher education make headlines every day, and when so many students struggle to earn their degrees, community colleges quietly get the job done for millions of people. Haven’t they earned a little more respect than they usually get? Instructor Brian Goedde of Community College of Philadelphia thinks so, and he proposes a small plan with tremendous potential benefits in this May 2016 article in the New York Times.

Read it here: Goedde, "Talk to us, Mr. President"