Residents at Brooksby Village competed in three Olympic-style events to exercise and celebrate their Olympic spirit. Twenty-five Brooksby Village residents competed against residents from other Erickson Senior Living communities for its first ever summer Olympics, Fitness Manager Rokai Paone said. Brooksby Village in Peabody is one of the 24 Erickson Senior Living … [Read more...] about Brooksby Village hosts its own Summer Olympics
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At the Olympics, must it be men versus women?
Ian Hurd and Sadie Barlow It may come as no surprise that the first modern Olympics were a men-only affair. The second, in Paris in 1900, included 22 women, and from then on, every Olympic Games has wrestled with whether, and how, to treat men and women differently. The concepts of equality and fairness are murky at the point where sports meets gender, and Olympic history is … [Read more...] about At the Olympics, must it be men versus women?