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Section: Sports

Leadership & Policy

Tribal Councils Oppose North Dakota Athletic Nickname

Four tribal councils will pass new resolutions opposing the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo

September 21, 2005

CBS Sportsline Offers College Football Fantasy Game

Online sports media entity CBS SportsLine.com has developed an Internet-based college fantasy football game

September 7, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Central State Back in Football World After Eight-Year Hiatus

It’s a rebuilding year for Central State — as in rebuilding the entire football program from scratch. Story:

September 7, 2005

Tulane University Cancels Fall Semester

Tulane University canceled its fall semester last week because of Hurricane Katrina and encouraged its students to take classes Story:

September 5, 2005

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Students Return to Classes With School in Turmoil

After a year of scandals, investigations and financial difficulties at Florida A&M University Story:

August 29, 2005

UND Officials Take Hope From NCAA Ruling

University of North Dakota officials are encouraged by the NCAA’s decision to allow Florida State to use its Seminoles nickname in postseason play. Story:

August 25, 2005

Professional Appointments

August 24, 2005

Leadership & Policy

NCAA May Bow if American Indian Tribes Support Schools

Two weeks after saying schools that use American Indian nicknames, mascots or imagery to represent their athletic teams could face NCAA sanctions Story:

August 22, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Blasts NCAA for ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’

The University of Illinois is criticizing the NCAA for “inflammatory rhetoric” in its recent decision to sanction universities that use American Indian nicknames and mascots for their sports teams. Story:

August 18, 2005

FAMU Rattlers Open Season With New Look, Old Issues

There’s a new coach and new devotion this season at Florida A&M. Yet the fallout from a slew of NCAA problems and serious university-wide budget cuts remain. Story:

August 17, 2005

University of Utah May Ask for NCAA Exemption

University of Utah officials may appeal with the NCAA Executive Committee for an exemption that allows the school to use its Ute nickname Story:

August 15, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Central State Back in Football World After Eight-year Hiatus

It’s a rebuilding year for Central State — rebuilding the entire program from scratch Story:

August 15, 2005

Struggling Knoxville College Fires President

Dr. Barbara Hatton, president of struggling Knoxville College, was fired this week amid utility cutoffs and claims the faculty hadn’t been paid. Story:

August 10, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University President Tries to Deflect Critics

Two years after becoming Indiana University president, Dr. Adam Herbert is hearing from critics who say he takes too long to make decisions. Story:

August 9, 2005

NCAA: University of North Carolina at Pembroke Exempt from American Indian Nickname Ban

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a school founded to serve American Indians, is the only college in the nation exempted from a ban on using American Indian nicknames. Story:

August 8, 2005

Crippled Football Player Testifies in Racially Charged Case

Confined to a wheelchair and attached to a ventilator and medical monitors Story:

August 7, 2005

FAMU Recommends Penalties, Names New Compliance Official

Florida A&M volunteered to strip its football program of 28 scholarships over three years and impose a one-year postseason ban on its men’s Story:

August 3, 2005

Grants & Awards

July 13, 2005