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Topic #1
Race and Sports How has race changed the face of modern day sports?
Topic #2
Gender in Sports With the recent rise in popularity of women sports, how are
women viewed in the field of athletics?
Topic #3
Drugs in Sports How has the exposing of widespread steroid use damaged the
current opinion of today’s sports?
Topic #4
Violence in Sports Is the aggressive nature of athletics becoming too violent?
Topic #5
Gambling in Sports What impact does gambling on collegiate sports, by its
participants, have on its teams?
