Media mention: Salaga quoted on Trae Young's All-Star nod; alumni discusses controversial Super Bowl halftime show
Salaga quoted on Hawks star Trae Young in the Atlanta Business Chronicle
Rising Hawks star Trae Young is headed for Chicago later this month, making him the first Hawks player to appear as a starter for the All-Star Game since 1998. He will also appear in the 3-Point Contest the day before on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Reaching the international stage at 21-years-old is a career accomplishment for Young, but participating in the mid-winter event also provides exposure for the Hawks and an opportunity for ownership to improve the team’s quality, said Steven Salaga, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology.
“This is like a short-term, feel good story for the Hawks,” said Salaga, who was quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. “[Trae] is a high-quality player, but the team has underperformed relative to expectations and that’s the problematic thing from an ownership perspective in terms of driving revenue… If they want to improve team quality, they can figure out ways to spend more money to get higher quality players.”
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Alumni discusses controversial Super Bowl halftime show
Cristalis Capielo Rosario, an assistant professor of counseling and counseling psychology at Arizona State University (ASU) who received her Ph.D. from the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services in 2016, discussed the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show with ASU’s Horizonte.
She addressed Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s controversial performance—specifically Lopez wearing a cape with one half showing an American flag and one half showing a Puerto Rican flag—in reference to her own research on cultural symbols, which can be used as a way to cope with trauma associated with natural disasters.
“Yes, it was a celebration of Latinx culture. At the same time, there was a lot of controversy in regards to whose voices were not part of the protest,” Rosario said. “The side that doesn’t get talked about is… how U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico has led to the current situations on the island. It was [Lopez’s] way to call attention to it.”