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    Joining the 500 Club

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2022

    Woohoo! Happy to report that Nixon in New York has hit 500 libraries

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    UFC at MSG

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 1, 2016
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 1, 2016

    “It was very, very, very, very, very hard,” Dana White said when asked about how long it took for the UFC to get into New York. “It took a very …

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  • New YorkPoliticsSports

    New York Lifts Ban on MMA Events

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 23, 2016
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 23, 2016

    Well, New York state has finally legalized professional mixed martial art events

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  • Columbia J-SchoolPittsburgh

    Fred Rogers (1928-2003)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 20, 2013
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 20, 2013

    Rest in peace to a childhood hero of mine.

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    Suit Fights State Ban of Mixed Martial Arts

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 29, 2011
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 29, 2011

    You usually don’t associate sports with the First Amendment. The UFC hopes the courts will do what the NY legislature has failed to do, thus far. On a personal note, this was …

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    Battleground State: The Battle to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    Here’s my Master’s Project for Columbia. It’s fairly long, so I’m splitting it into 6 parts. Hope you enjoy!

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 6)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    The Fighters

    For Matt Serra, the former UFC Welterweight Champion, the worst part about training for a fight is having to give up pasta so that he can make the 170-pound welterweight limit. However, he loves to fight and can’t imagine himself doing anything else. “I’ve been studying jiu-jitsu since I was 19-years old, and I’m 35 now. I practice everything, but there’s something about jiu-jitsu that I love. It’s based on leverage and technique, and the fluidity of the moves from one transition to the other. I have a real love of the art of jiu jitsu, and I took to it like a fish to water,” said Serra, who won a gold medal at the 1999 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan American championships.

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 5)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    The Pundit

    Bert Sugar is one of the world’s foremost authorities on boxing. A member of the Boxing Hall of Fame, Sugar has written over 60 books, including some on boxing; has edited The Ring, Boxing Illustrated and Fight Game magazines, and was named “The Greatest Boxing Writer of the 20th Century” by the International Veterans Boxing Association. The quick-witted and sharp-tongued Sugar, known as much for his one-liners as for his trademark fedora and cigar, has some strong opinions about MMA, but still thinks it should be legalized.

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 4)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    The Politician

    In Ratner’s eyes, the man holding the people of New York hostage is State Assemblyman Bob Reilly, a Democrat from Colonie. Reilly has been a steadfast opponent of legalizing MMA in New York and believes it is his responsibility to make sure MMA remains an illegal, outlaw sport. “First and foremost, it is a violent sport,” said Reilly. “It’s like pornography. Like the Supreme Court says, you know it when you see it. For example, I watched an event recently because I felt obligated to. One fellow was sitting on another’s chest and hit him in the head at least 14 times.”

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 3)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    The Lobbyist

    Marc Ratner spent 21 years with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, including 14 as its executive director. In the mid-1990s, when MMA was in its infancy, Ratner spoke out against it, saying that it would never be allowed in Las Vegas. In 2006, however, Ratner accepted a job with the UFC as its vice president of regulatory affairs. “I had the best regulatory job in the world,” said Ratner. “But what intrigued me about the UFC was that it was a brand new sport. I wanted to be on the ground floor, to be a pioneer and try to get it legalized. You can’t do that in basketball or boxing, since those sports have been around so long.”

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 2)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer June 1, 2010

    The Evolution

    In many ways, the biggest knockout punch in MMA history didn’t come from Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, or any other of the sport’s biggest names, but from a United States senator. In 1996, Senator John McCain condemned the sport as “human cock-fighting” and sent letters to all 50 governors, urging them to ban MMA events in their states. McCain’s plea worked to a considerable degree as 36 states enacted bans, and the UFC nearly went out of business. However, in a 2007 interview with National Public Radio, McCain changed his tune, offering reserved praise for MMA. “They have cleaned up the sport to the point, at least in my view, where it is not human cockfighting any more. I think they’ve made significant progress. They haven’t made me a fan, but they have made progress,” said McCain.

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    Battleground State: The Fight to Legalize MMA in New York (Part 1)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 31, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 31, 2010

    It’s a frigid February evening in New York City, and yet scores of fans have braved the cold weather to gather at the midtown Manhattan Hooters bar in order to watch the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view event entitled “UFC 109: Relentless.” Indeed, it’s so cold that most of the waitresses wear long-sleeved shirts instead of their usual tank-tops.

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  • Columbia J-SchoolPolitics

    Tea for Three?

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 4, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 4, 2010

    Former Minnesota Senator Dean Barkley weighs in on the viability of a third-party.

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  • Columbia J-SchoolSports

    Here Comes the Boss! Quick, Hit the Button!

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 28, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 28, 2010

    Originally published at: Columbia News Service. (Archived here) Also published in the Berkshire Eagle – April 29, 2010. Country music has taught us how to deal with heartbreak, that it’s …

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  • Columbia J-SchoolMusic

    Blast from the Past: Return of the Concept Album

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 13, 2010
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer April 13, 2010

    Once upon a time, concept albums were hip. It was a long time ago, back when the shower curtain wasn’t the only piece of vinyl in your house, and the only CDs were the ones issued by banks. If you were bored of singing the standard pop ditties about love, cars and having fun, then concept albums were the way to go. Artists like Pink Floyd, the Who and David Bowie wrote about serious issues like war, madness and consumerism and elevated themselves as artists.

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