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“We decided to go with an anti-bullying theme this year for the video competition because we wanted to do our part as student-athletes to address a major issue in today’s society,” explained Alex Dadds, the junior cross country student-athlete from George Washington who first introduced this year’s theme to the group. “As student-athletes we are in a position of influence and I think it’s important to realize nothing is going to change if we don’t speak up.” The competition provided institutions with the option to produce videos promoting a broader anti-bullying message or videos supporting the `It Gets Better Project’, an online forum that, according to its website was “created to show young LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years.” “Here at George Washington we decided to make an “It Gets Better” video which shows our support to those in the LGBT community, many of whom go through life constantly being bullied” Dadds explained. READ FULL ARTICLE: http://www.atlantic10.com/genrel/040412aab.html MAYBE SOME COLLEGE ATHLETES TO JOIN THE PRIDE HOUSE CAMPAIGN? |
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