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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the sports editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

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A photo of the west side of the South Lawn in front of Columbia University's Butler Library at the Morningside campus. This picture, taken right before sunset, depicts an encampment set up by protestors on a lawn with turf and a big event tent. Students are scattered throughout, and there are multiple banners and signs depicting pro-Palestine statements.

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Politics

Why Did I Sleep On The Turf?

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Patrick Redford

Counter protesters attack pro-Palestinian protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as clashes erupt, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Clashes broke out on May 1, 2024 around pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of California, Los Angeles, as universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests on dozens of campuses. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

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UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment

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Lauren Theisen

2023 PEN America Literary Gala – Inside

Arts And Culture

PEN America Chooses The Most Cowardly Words

Dennis Young is the news editor at Front Office Sports.

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Olympics

How Four Marathoners Organized A Ceasefire Protest From Across The Country

Micah Herskind is an organizer, policy advocate, and writer based in Atlanta, GA.

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Micah Herskind

Environmental activists hold a rally and a march through the Atlanta Forest, a preserved forest Atlanta that is scheduled to be developed as a police training center, March 4, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Intent upon stopping the building of what they have called cop city, the environmentalists were evicted from the forest in January, resulting in the killing by police of Manuel Teran, a young activist and medic.

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The Stop Cop City Indictment Is An Act Of Desperation

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Chris Thompson

A protester explodes a bag of orange powder atop a billiard table.

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Terrible Scenes At The Crucible As Snooker Championship Match Abandoned Due To Rude Powdering

DALLAS, TEXAS - MARCH 22: Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after a call in the second half against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center on March 22, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

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Mark Cuban Files Futile Protest Over Weird Call In Mavericks Loss

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Toronto FC v CF Montreal: 2021 Canadian Championship Final

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Head Of Canada Soccer Forced Out Following Player Protests, No-Confidence Letter

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Israel Daramola

ATLANTA, USA - JANUARY 21: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after an Atlanta police vehicle was set on fire during a "Stop cop city" protest in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on January 21, 2023. Multiple buildings were vandalized and an Atlanta police vehicle was set on fire as multiple arrests were made. (Photo by Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Cop City Is A Step Toward Cop Nation

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - APRIL 16: A activist chains herself to the goal during the first half of Game One of the Western Conference First Round between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 16, 2022.

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ESPN Wanted No Part Of The Latest NBA Playoff Protest

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Fans Respond To News Of Football Super League

The Super League Protests Showed American Fans What’s Worth Getting Mad About

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Barry Petchesky

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 10: Players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans unite in a moment of silence before the start of a game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 10, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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The NFL Is America, Just Not The Way It Wants To Pretend

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Chiefs Fans Greet Plea For Racial Equality With Boos

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