{"id":94647,"date":"2024-07-26T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=94647"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T20:31:45","slug":"in-the-news-paris-2024-olympics-biden-quits-presidential-race-and-changes-to-cannabis-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/07\/in-the-news-paris-2024-olympics-biden-quits-presidential-race-and-changes-to-cannabis-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE NEWS: Paris 2024 Olympics, Biden quits presidential race and changes to cannabis culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts weighed in on the Paris 2024 Olympics, President Joe Biden&#8217;s resignation from the upcoming American election, changes in the cannabis industry since legalization, a Brock-authored historical fiction novel, the Bank of Canada&#8217;s interest rate cut and reflections on a Brock professor being honoured with a namesake park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scandal in Team Canada soccer and a new Olympic partnership:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Sport Management Olan Scott spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xMzkxMCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTYlM2EzMSUzYTI0JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjQlMmYyMDI0KzE2JTNhNDElM2EyNCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMyUyZjIwMjQrMTYlM2EzMSUzYTI0Ljk0NSZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0yNzZlZmRlZDI3M2JmM2Q5ZWMzYTExYzAyYzVmMTc3NA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CP24<\/a> about the Team Canada soccer drone scandal. Assistant Professor of Sport Management Taylor McKee also spoke about the incident with <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xMzkxMCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2E0MSUzYTA2JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjUlMmYyMDI0KzExJTNhNTElM2EwNiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2E0MSUzYTA2LjMwMyZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1mMzQ5Njk0ODM5YTJhMzU1NDAwMzI3ZGE3ZTQ3MTRmMw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CP24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDgwNSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2ExOCUzYTA0JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjUlMmYyMDI0KzExJTNhMjglM2EwNCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2ExOCUzYTA0LjM2MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT05YzY1YzU4OTMzM2Q5YTRlNmM3OTRjMjU0ZTU2Yjc1OA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk Radio AM640 <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDczNSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2ExNCUzYTQ4JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjUlMmYyMDI0KzExJTNhMjQlM2E0OCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTElM2ExNCUzYTQ4LjUyMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1iODRiY2NkNmM1YTc1NzhlZDdlMTMzNzk2NGU4ODc5Nw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM 900 CHML<\/a>, and Associate Professor of Sport Management Michael Naraine spoke about the issue with <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDgwMCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNiUyZjIwMjQrMDclM2EyNyUzYTMxJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjYlMmYyMDI0KzA3JTNhMzclM2EzMSYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMDclM2EyNyUzYTMxLjI4MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1hNzFkNGVlNTA3Nzk5MmY1MDY5N2YxMWRkYWVmZmVjMg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classical 96.3<\/a>. He also talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTUlM2EzNSUzYTA2JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjQlMmYyMDI0KzE1JTNhNDUlM2EwNiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMyUyZjIwMjQrMTUlM2EzNSUzYTA2LjY4MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT03Zjc3MzRhY2JiYmIzOWIxMmMyYjk0NTc3OTIyOTAwMw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation becoming an official Partner of Team Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paris 2024: Is less than 40% of women on the Refugee Olympic Team enough?: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Sport Management Michele Donnelly spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/07\/26\/paris-2024-is-less-than-40-of-women-on-the-refugee-olympic-team-enough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euronews<\/a> about the number of women on the Refugee Olympic Team and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sports\/olympics\/summer\/aquatics\/artistic-swimming\/men-artistic-swimming-athletics-1.7267426?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC<\/a> about the fact that no men made an Olympic artistic swimming team, which was open to them for the first time this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make the Olympics a fun summer learning opportunity: <\/strong>Professor of Educational Studies David Hutchison spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDczNSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNiUyZjIwMjQrMDYlM2EzNyUzYTA0JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjYlMmYyMDI0KzA2JTNhNDclM2EwNCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMDYlM2EzNyUzYTA0LjUwMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1lNmQ0NDFkNjcyMjYwMWNjNWRjOWRlZmJlODQ5ZTU4MQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM 900 CHML<\/a> about using the Olympic Games as a way to create meaningful learning moments for families. Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Jaime Barratt also spoke about the topic to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMTQlM2E0MyUzYTA2JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjUlMmYyMDI0KzE0JTNhNTMlM2EwNiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTQlM2E0MyUzYTA2LjAwMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0xZGVhZjRjNmU3Nzc2NTQ2Mzg3NWZhOTI2ZmUxNGY4NA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biden resigns from Presidential race:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Hamilton spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyNSUyZjIwMjQrMTYlM2E1NSUzYTA2JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjUlMmYyMDI0KzE3JTNhMDUlM2EwNiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyNCUyZjIwMjQrMTYlM2E1NSUzYTA2LjMyMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT00YzBkOTllNzVjMWExYTA5MmIzY2Y0N2EwZDk4ZDg3MQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CTKB<\/a> about the major changes taking place in the U.S. presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has changed for you, with the legalization of cannabis?:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-45-ontario-today\/clip\/16083298-what-changed-you-legalization-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC\u2019s Ontario Today show<\/a> where he discussed what has changed since recreational cannabis became legal in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock prof makes waves with new novel:<\/strong> Professor of Educational Studies Nancy Taber spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/entertainment\/books\/brock-university-professor-releases-debut-novel-a-sea-of-spectres\/article_1b3c56c8-68fb-535c-b763-b107c93ac846.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The St. Catharines Standard<\/a> <\/em>about her first novel, <em>A Sea of Spectres<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bank of Canada drops key interest rate 25 basis points: <\/strong>Professor of Finance Ernest Biktimirov spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/962-the-drive-audio-bites-158320254\/episode\/ernest-biktimirov-finance-brock-university--199273637\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about the Bank of Canada\u2019s interest rate cut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock prof\u2019s political career honoured with legacy park:<\/strong> Professor of Economics Joseph Kushner spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/council\/well-too-bad-longtime-st-catharines-coun-joe-kushner-to-be-honoured-with-park-name\/article_70ea2cf2-291b-5d0b-a348-d67e7363b36d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The St. Catharines Standard<\/a> <\/em>about having a local park named after him in recognition of his 50 years of service as a St. Catharines city councillor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts weighed in on the Paris 2024 Olympics, President Joe Biden&#8217;s resignation from the upcoming American election, changes in the cannabis industry since legalization, a Brock-authored historical fiction novel, the Bank of Canada&#8217;s interest rate cut and reflections on a Brock professor being honoured with a namesake 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