In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Editor-in-chief Micah Barnes talks with writer Sarah Goodson about how Columbians are addressing the decrease in participation of girls in sports.
According to Aspen Institute, a non profit, one in three girls between the ages of 6 and 12 participate in sports growing up — but almost half of these girls will quit their sports during puberty.
Goodson has never played a sport, but during her reporting, she realized the important role sports can play in a girl's life. Sports can develop leadership and resilience skills, for example. She explored this discovery and the process of reporting this story in this episode of "Behind the Issue."
Read the feature and other stories from the January/February issue below:
Cheesin’ it: Meet The Melt Masters
Between class and slinging melty grilled cheese, The Melt Masters – Kobe, Keegan, Sam and Connor – are learning lessons about business, life and friendship.
For Columbia rapper NicDanger, growing his musical career has a lot to do with the community that surrounds him
Leigh Lockhart spreads her passion with new plant-based ice cream
Main Squeeze, a staple of downtown Columbia, will transfer ownership from Leigh Lockhart in early 2025 — but keep your spoons ready and freezer open for her plant-based ice cream brand, Oso Cremoso.
