Over the course of nearly two decades, the impact of social media and new forms of media consumption and streaming have been apparent in our everyday lives, from consumer trends to discourse about pop culture. The same applies to sports and the culture that surrounds them, as fans, athletes, and everybody in between engage online about big games, trades, and so on.
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In an emotionally charged Senate hearing, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to families of child abuse victims, acknowledging the gravity of the harm caused by social media platforms. The session, which included executives from TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord, underscored lawmakers’ desperation to implement new protections for children online.
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Usher headlined the Super Bowl LVIII Apple Music halftime show in fashion, donning custom ensemble looks by Dolce & Gabbana and Off-White. Costume designer Tanja Caldwell, fashion director Brookelyn Styles, and creative director Aakomon Jones dressed the superstar in the looks as he gave a performance to remember at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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Pinky Swear Pack is a nationwide organization of students that helps spread the message of the Pinky Swear Foundation. Recognized as a club at SHU, Pinky Swear Pack meets biweekly on Mondays at 6pm to put the ‘fun’ in fundraiser and bring awareness on campus for the cause that they support, which is raising money for childhood cancer patients and their families.
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It’s not often that I would look towards a freshman as someone who embodies a shining and involved student at Seton Hall, but Payton Costenbader is a special case. The type of involvement that Payton has on campus is comparable to peers that are years older than her. Payton is involved as a frequent writer in the Stillman Exchange, a member of the Accounting Club, member of Women in Business, and a certified peer educator for Dare to Care.
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Kristin Juszczyk is the wife of Kyle Juszczyk, 49ers fullback player, and known for her game day fashion looks. Kristin is a self-taught designer that uses her social media platform to share her before and after designing videos in which she reworks sports merchandise of jerseys, t-shirts, blankets, pillows, and more for NFL fans. She creates trendy pieces like corsets, miniskirts, and puffer vests to incorporate higher fashion into football.
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It’s officially presidential election season! As is tradition, the Iowa Caucus, held on Monday, January 15th, marked the official start of the Republican presidential primary calendar. Iowa is critical to the presidential primary process because it is the first state to hold a contest, and its results have been vital to propelling candidates forward to be their party’s nominee. Due to its importance, candidates always spend significant money, resources, and time in Iowa ahead of the caucus.
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On October 8th, a coalition of 30 Harvard student groups cosigned a letter blaming the Israeli government for starting the war in Palestine. The letter received intense backlash from donors and alums, who demanded Harvard President Claudine Gay address the letter. In a statement, President Gay called for “an environment of dialogue and empathy” among rising tensions.
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The Super Bowl, annually one of television’s biggest events, has transformed into the premier betting occasion of the year caused by the surge in sports betting. According to the American Gaming Association bets placed on this years Super Bowl could combine to be $23.1 billion, a significant increase from the previous year. A potential reason for this is the Super Bowl, unlike most regular season games, offers some of the most interesting prop bets to hit sports books. Bettors can place wagers on how long the National Anthem will be, outcome of the coin flip, the Gatorade color poured on the coach, and many others that you wouldn’t typically see on an NFL Sunday.
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Over the past several years, this type of sports media has begun to gain more traction as networks like X, TikTok, and Instagram have allowed companies to expand their work to numerous platforms. There are also many other ways that sports comedy is growing not just through social media as ESPN has led the way in establishing the Manning Cast, KayRod Cast, and multiple daily shows. This evolution of comedy sports analysis has brought a new way of consuming sports content through social media, podcasts, and YouTube, which has allowed people to learn more about sports through a less serious outlet.
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