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CHICAGO–July 28, 2008–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics begin August 8. Faculty and students from Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business are available for interviews about the sights and sounds of Beijing. They can talk about some of the "must-see" places for Olympics-bound visitors to go.
When politics and sports compete. The decision to hold this year’s Olympics in Beijing was not popular with those who object to China’s human rights record. Protests followed the Olympic torch relay in many parts of the world. There have been calls for the U.S. to boycott the games altogether or for President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies. In 1980, the U.S. was among more than 60 countries that boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Four years later, the Soviets boycotted the 1984 games in Los Angeles in retaliation. Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is available for interviews about these and other Olympic protests, including the famous "Black Power" salute by American sprinters John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 games in Mexico City.
Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are the four finalists to host the 2016 Olympics. Adjunct professor, disability lawyer, and paralympian Linda Mastandrea '94 is vice president of Sport and Accessibility for Chicago 2016, where she is the sports representative for the city’s bid to host the games. She is responsible for ensuring seamless integration of Chicago’s Olympic and Paralympic game plans. Professor Mastandrea holds world records in the 200-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter wheelchair races. She competed on the U.S. Paralympic team in 1992 and 1996 and won 15 gold medals and five silver medals in wheelchair track in the 1990s. Professor Mastandrea is available for interviews about Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 games and about the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games held in September in Beijing.
Visa, Nike, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola are among the American companies vying for attention in Beijing. U.S. marketers find themselves competing with companies like Samsung (South Korea), Volkswagen (Germany), Adidas (Germany) and Lenovo (China). Stuart School of Business professor Joel Goldhar is an expert on branding issues. He is available for interviews about the Olympics and global marketing.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says improvements in urinalysis will cause an increase in the number of athletes cited for doping violations during the Beijing games. In an interview published in De Standaard, a Flemish daily newspaper, Rogge says approximately 4,500 athletes will be tested and, of that number, he expects less than one percent--about 40--will be found guilty of doping. Two cyclists–-one from Italy and another from Denmark–-have failed tests for banned substances. A track-and-field athlete has been removed from the Jamaican team for a positive drug test. The International Olympic Committee's anti-doping rules will be in force until the games end August 24. All athletes are subject to tests for banned substances at any place and time without prior warning. Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is available for interviews about efforts to keep Olympic competition drug free.
"You have the right to remain silent..." if you are arrested in the United States. But what rights do Americans traveling abroad have? Professor Bartram S. Brown, co-director of Chicago-Kent’s Program in International and Comparative Law, says, "Although foreign governments can’t force you to testify, your silence could be taken as evidence you have something to hide." Professor Brown, an international human rights expert, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the board of directors of Amnesty International USA.
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