NewsCovid-19CollegeTown
Features
OpinionEditorialsColumnsOp-EdsLetters to the Editor
Arts & LivingCampusFilm & TVMusicTheater
SportsFallWinterSpring
PodcastsThe Student Sums It UpTusk TalksTerras Irradient
AmusementsCrosswordCartoonsSatire
SubmitLetter to the EditorNews TipOp-EdArt or Essay
AboutMastheadJoin Our StaffContact
AboutMastheadSubscribeAdvertiseContactFeedbackLetters to the EditorNews TipsJoin Our Staff
NewsFeaturesOpinionArts & LivingSportsPodcastsSearch

The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Sunday, January 29, 2023

gender

Sport’s Obsession With Testosterone: A History

By Liza Katz '24

•

November 30, 2022

In a follow-up to an early 2021 article detailing state laws preventing transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, Managing Sports Editor Liza Katz ’24 discusses the socio-political implications of those biases on sports through the lens of the recent Lia Thomas controversy.

Recent Mega-Contracts Heighten Pre-Existing Gender Pay Gap in Sports

By Alex Noga '23

•

March 17, 2021

It is no secret that modern day athletes are among some of the wealthiest people on the planet. This fact has only been accentuated by the recent contract extensions of San Diego Padres’ shortstop Fernando Tatís and Dallas Cowboys’ franchise quarterback Dak Prescott. The two deals are record-setting in their own ways and illuminate the rapidly increasing price tags for premium athletes in professional team sports, while simultaneously furthering the pay disparity between male and female athletes

The Amherst Student

Established 1868

Donate[email protected]
AboutMastheadSubscribeAdvertiseContactFeedbackLetters to the EditorNews TipsJoin Our Staff
  • News
  • Covid-19
  • College
  • Features
  • Town
  • Opinion
  • Editorials
  • Columns
  • Op-Eds
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Arts & Living
  • Campus Life
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Sports
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Podcasts
  • The Student Sums It Up
  • Tusk Talks
  • Terras Irradient
  • Amusements
  • Crossword
  • Cartoons
  • Satire

© 2023 The Amherst Student. All Rights Reserved.