Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years after being convicted in a college rape case. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

Rape on campus: Athletes, status, and the sexual assault crisis

Why are student-athletes so often at the center of sexual assault cases? A look at the culture of hookups, coverups, and who’s got game.
Law enforcement officers move in to verify the identity of people in a field outside the Fort Lauderdale airport after a mass shooting. Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

Is mass murder becoming a form of protest?

New ways of expressing discontent are constantly emerging. Could mass shootings join what sociologist Charles Tilly has dubbed the ‘repertoire of contention’?

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