Tip of the Week

Mark Messier, a hockey Hall of Famer who captained the New York Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup title has joined with Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes to create and develop the Kingsbridge National Ice Center in the Bronx, NY.  The center which will feature nine year-round indoor rinks is being created in an…

It is hard to imagine the force of Typhoon Haiyan, except to know that it was about twice as powerful as Katrina.  The images from the Philippines and those from the Midwest’s tornadoes show total destruction.  It is hard to imagine the sense of loss of those who survived.  It is easier for us to…

Incognito means “not known” – but everyone now knows Ritchie Incognito’s hate filled messages to teammate Jonathan Martin.  The Code says, “I will respect the dignity of every human being and will not be abusive or dehumanizing of another…”  The simple truth is that we all know we are to respect others – so why…

Bree McMahon is the college soccer player who lost one leg and almost another in a freak accident at a fundraising event in high school.  Despite her injury, Brevard College decided to honor her scholarship, assuming she’d never play.  Bree has astounded everyone with her work ethic and is now playing goalie on the college…

Members of the Ole Miss football team disrupted a play this past week by laughing at the actors and cat-calling inappropriate remarks and slurs as the play went on.  The play, entitled The Laramie Project, deals with the story of a gay man, Matthew Shephard, who was murdered in Wyoming.  Many people around the country…

Matt Labrum, the head football coach at Union High in Roosevelt, Utah, suspended the whole team.  He did it because of the lack of discipline on the field, the poor behavior by his players off the field and in the classroom, and the failure of leadership expected of his captains.  The players are in the…

France is in the headlines because the Senate there passed a bill forbidding beauty pageants for girls under 16.   Does the Code have anything to say about this?  What is this issue all about?  “We are talking about children who are only being judged on their appearance, and that is totally contrary to the development…

Most football fans are eagerly awaiting the Alabama-Texas A&M game.  Every year there are “big” games in every sport.  What does the Code say about these big games?  The Code, of course, does not address this topic directly, but many of the tenets address the context in which we either play or watch these games. …

Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida this past week, as everyone knows!  At age 64, it is amazing that she achieved something that no one has ever been able to do.  It is even more amazing that this is a goal she had set for herself over 35 years ago.  What does the Code…

Miley Cyrus created a stir by her act at the MTV awards.  She dressed and danced in a way that was sexually suggestive.  What does the Code say, and what do you think about her performance?  The Code says, “I will display caring and honorable behavior… and will be a positive role model…”  There have…