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YOUR OPPONENT IS NOT YOUR ENEMY
THE MONTECITO JOURNAL — As Tokyo gears up for the 2021 version of the 2020 Olympics, and calls proliferate to boycott the 2024 Beijing Olympics,...
EDISON TRIO HONORED WITH INAUGURAL CHRISTINA MAUSER SCHOLARSHIP
LA TIMES- In her time at Edison High School, Christina Mauser was known as a standout athlete who put her team first....
THE ROSE BOWL STADIUM AND THE ROSE BOWL LEGACY FOUNDATION LAUNCH THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE
PASADENA MAG- Sports have the power to unite people, especially during this time of social upheaval and pandemic restrictions....
MATT MAUSER SPEAKS ABOUT GRIEF ONE YEAR AFTER DEATH OF HIS WIFE CHRISTINA IN HELICOPTER CRASH
PEOPLE (JAN. 24, 2021)- Matt Mauser does not want grief to define him and his family. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the father of three...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS INAUGURAL ROSI SCHOLARSHIPS
PASADENA WEEKLY (JAN. 14, 20201)- The Rose Bowl Institute awarded four scholarships as part of its Rose Bowl Sportsmanship Initiative (ROSI) and...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS FIRST ROSI SCHOLARSHIP
CALIFORNIA NEWS TIMES (DEC. 29, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute today announced that it will award four scholarships as part of the Rose Bowl...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS ITS INAUGURAL ROSI SCHOLARSHIPS
PASADENA NOW (DEC. 28, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute today announced awarding four scholarships as part of its Rose Bowl Sportsmanship...
ERIC DICKERSON, DAVE ROBERTS SHARE EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED THEIR VIEWS OF RACE AND SPORTS
ABC7 (DEC. 18, 2020)- Eric Dickerson shared a moving story about an incident in Indiana that changed the way he felt about football. The Rose...
CHARLIE FIRESTONE: BIDEN NEEDS TO UNIFY THE COUNTRY. SPORTS ANALOGIES CAN HELP.
STL TODAY (NOV. 12, 2020)- Joe Biden ran on the promise to unify America, making it a recurring campaign theme. That is an extremely tall order...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE CONTINUES CAMPAIGN TO GET OUT THE VOTE
PASADENA NOW (OCT. 28, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute is continuing its month-long campaign of public service announcements to encourage voting...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE LAUNCHING ‘VOICES FOR VOTING’
PASADENA NOW (OCT. 6, 2020)- A PSA Campaign to encourage voting uses the voices of Brandi Chastain, Secretary Madeleine Albright, Ann Meyers...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE PRESIDENT CHARLIE FIRESTONE WILL INTRODUCE ROTARIAN’S TO THE STADIUM’S NEW THINK TANK
PASADENA NOW (SEPT. 29, 2020)- Charlie Firestone, president of the Rose Bowl Institute, will introduce the new organization Wednesday when he...
NBC4’s BEVERLY WHITE AND COLLEEN WILLIAMS HOST ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE’S WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM
NBC LOS ANGELES (SEPT. 15, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute will host its second annual Women’s Empowerment Symposium on September 16, 17 and 18...
THE LARRY AND HELEN HOAG FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE
PASADENA NOW (SEPT. 10, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation is excited to announce another major commitment towards educational programming...
ANNOUNCING THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE
CITY OF PASADENA (SEPT. 2, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Stadium and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation announce the exciting launch of the Rose Bowl’s...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE TO HOST ‘WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM’
PASADENA NOW (Aug. 27, 2020)- The newly formed Rose Bowl Institute is planning a three-day virtual event to introduce high school and college...
ABC7/KABC-TV LOS ANGELES WILL LIVESTREAM NEWLY ANNOUNCED ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE KICKOFF
BOXSCORE NEWS- ABC7: ABC7/KABC-TV announces it will livestream the inaugural “Race and Sports” dialogue which kicks off the launch of the Rose...
ROSE BOWL LAUNCHES THINK TANK FOCUSED ON SPORTSMANSHIP
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE- The Rose Bowl is expanding its status as a cultural touchstone of Pasadena with a new nonprofit think tank, the Rose...
NEW ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE TO HIGHLIGHT LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, EQUALITY
PASADENA NOW- The Rose Bowl announced Wednesday that it is forming a think tank populated by key figures in the sports world to promote...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE KICKS OFF INAUGURAL PROGRAM: RACE & SPORTS DIALOGUE
PASADENA, Calif. (August 11, 2020) – The Rose Bowl Institute announced today that it will air its first program –The Rose Bowl Institute Race and...
CHARLIE FIRESTONE: IN SPORTS, WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS IS A LOSING MENTALITY
STL Today (Aug. 18, 2020)- As professional sports resume operations in America, they could be venues not only for anti-racism and anti-sexism...
ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE USES SPORTS TO FIND ENDURING LESSONS ABOUT RACE
PASADENA STAR NEWS- Fresh out of the gates, the Rose Bowl Institute has found enduring lessons about race by examining the role athletes of color...
PASADENA STUDENTS COMPETE IN UNDERWATER ROBOT MAZE RACE AT ROSE BOWL
PASADENA STAR NEWS- Pasadena Unified School District middle schoolers took to the field at the Rose Bowl on Friday morning — not for football but...
ROSE BOWL WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM DRAWS THOSE AMONG THE BEST, BRIGHTEST
PASADENA NOW- Tenacity and having a positive outlook despite the odds are the common traits of the successful women who presented at The Rose...
STORY ADAPTED FROM INSPIRING STORIES OF SPORTSMANSHIP
Sara Tucholsky was a starter for the 2008 Western Oregon University softball team but was not having a good season at the plate. She was batting...