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Fight Song for New Hampshire Hockey Team
“Black Betty,” a rock song used to rally fans at University of New Hampshire hockey games for about a decade, is no more…
March 8, 2006
Students
Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
March 8, 2006
Sports
Former Kansas Community College Coach
A former community college basketball coach is the latest to be sentenced in a wide-ranging criminal investigation that has already snared eight coaches and led to the…
March 8, 2006
Sports
Colorado College Professor’s Olympic Medals Prediction 93 Percent Accurate
An economics professor’s Olympic medals predictions have once again scored high marks for accuracy — even though his formula doesn’t consider individual athletes’ abilities…
March 7, 2006
Students
NCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic Penalties
Ninety-nine teams at 65 schools produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…
March 2, 2006
Sports
Several Dozen Protest Ladies Basketball Coach at Penn State Game
About three-dozen people chose the final home game for Pennsylvania State University’s Lady Lions basketball team as the venue for a protest against…
February 28, 2006
Sports
NCAA: Mississippi College Can Keep Choctaws Nickname
The NCAA has ruled that Mississippi College will be allowed to keep its Choctaws nickname without fear of penalty because a local tribe has endorsed its use…
February 22, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Panel Discusses Exploitation, Academic
When a professional sports team loses a player in the middle of the season, it’s almost always because the player…
February 22, 2006
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Sports
Iraq War Veteran Preparing to Resume
While many other star high school athletes set their sights on college football, Timmy Bailey signed with a different recruiter…
February 22, 2006
Students
Celebration or Placebo?
“I hate Black History Month.” Such reads the title of a 2001 essay posted on…
February 22, 2006
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Students
Grants & Awards
Brandeis University (Mass.) received a $25 million donation from Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro for a new 175,000-square-foot science center. The $154 million facility will be named the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center. The donation matches the largest in school history, also given by the Shapiro family for the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center. […]
February 22, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Historically Black Allen University Drops Football Program
Allen University has dropped its football program because the small, historically Black college can’t afford the $1.4 million annual price tag, school officials say…
February 21, 2006
Sports
Fight Song for UNH Hockey Team Banned as Potentially Racist
“Black Betty,” a rock song used to rally fans at University of New Hampshire hockey games for about a decade, is no more…
February 13, 2006
Sports
Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing Policy for Student-Athletes
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
February 12, 2006
Sports
Maryland Governor Faces Questions Over University Golf Course Funding
Gov. Robert Ehrlich is facing questions from some at the University of Maryland for putting more than a $1 million into the school’s budget to repair the school’s golf course instead of fixing two science buildings…
February 7, 2006
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Sports
University of North Dakota President Says Nickname Fight Goes On
University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella says the school’s fight to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname has gone too far to quit now…
February 6, 2006
Sports
Current, Former College Athletes Discuss Academic Pressures During Summit
Several current and former Division I-A collegiate athletes gathered earlier this week on the campus of George Washington University…
February 2, 2006
Leadership & Policy
NCAA Says Tribe’s Support Won’t Save Generic
A Louisiana tribe’s blessing won’t save the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s “Indian” mascot from the NCAA’s displeasure…
January 25, 2006
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