Professor Seth Feldman: World Cup flags show Canada's openness to multiculturalism

The walls of the Sat Gupta's flag store were once stocked with Canadian paraphernalia, but today, the Canadiana sits in boxes, reported The Canadian Press June 29. Instead, precedence is being given to the flags of 32 nations competing in the World Cup: Spotting the unexpected countries is what Seth Feldman, director of York’s Robarts […]

Video: Professor Pablo Idahosa talks World Cup football on The Agenda

Professor Pablo Idahosa, director of the African Studies Program at York, was a guest on TVO's The Agenda June 11 to discuss the World Cup's global impact and importance beyond the stadium's walls. The segment runs 28 minutes. Pablo Idahosa is a social science professor in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Posted […]

Professor Pablo Idahosa: Canadian World Cup fans shift allegiances as tournament unfolds

The quadrennial World Cup that kicks off Friday may be the planet's biggest excuse for a party, and Canadians will be joining in with gusto, wrote The Canadian Press June 10 in a story picked up by the Guelph Mercury, TheSpec.com and the Times & Transcript (Moncton): With its ethnic diversity and soccer-crazy immigrants, cities […]

Professor Alison Macpherson on study recommending hockey players be 16 before bodychecking

When 11- and 12-year-old children are allowed to bodycheck as part of peewee hockey, they face three times the risk of suffering a concussion or other serious injury compared to young players who are not allowed to roughhouse in this way, Canadian researchers report, wrote US News & World Report June 8: The report is […]

Marketing professor weighs in on Tiger Woods' new image

Alan Middleton, professor of marketing at the Schulich School of Business, has made several comments on Tiger Woods' recent attempts to overhaul his tarnished image as a sports icon. He spoke to the Globe and Mail about the fallen golf star's efforts on April 6. He stood stone still at the first tee of Augusta […]