The ever-useful Student Press Law Center posted information that will help student-reporters better investigate their school’s athletic programs. Not sure what information is public at both private and public colleges? Click here to learn more.
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2010
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Jun
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Cheerleading, as sport, could impede Title IX
You can bet the pending federal case involving Quinnipiac University is going to shake up college athletics. A federal judge heard final arguments Friday in a case that may determine whether cheerleading is a sport.
The Quinnipiac volleyball team has been pressing this case since the university eliminated its team in order to add a competitive cheer [...]
Jun
17
2010
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May
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2010
Dumb 101: Tennessee attorney general says Vols can restrict media access
Tennessee’s attorney general says his state’s universities have the right to put restrictions and conditions on coverage of athletic events.
Perhaps, but I have very little regard for the AG’s opinions. After all, he is really part of the state university system being another state employee.
Besides, he is also absolutely wrong that football games are not [...]
Mar
30
2010
30
2010
Solid coverage on NCAA championships
The Badger Herald’s Adam Holt crafts a superb lead and writes a solid gamer on Wisconsin’s ice hockey victory this past weekend. The Badgers defeated St. Cloud State 5-3 to advance to the Frozen Four in Detroit on Thursday.
Holt offers game analysis, describes key moments and talked with players and coaches from both teams in [...]
Mar
29
2010
29
2010
Does your paper do enough to remain relevant?
So what are you doing to create ‘the‘ place where fans turn for sports news on your campus? Or do you feel cocky, believing no other media can beat you for sports coverage? But does that include your own sports information department, which is probably cranking out copy, developing resources, and posting links all over [...]
Mar
28
2010
28
2010
Daily Athenaeum coverage Final 4 worthy
The Daily Athenaeum unleashed its own full-court press in covering West Virginia’s victory over Kentucky.
Not only did the Mountaineers upend the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats. West Virginia also reached the Final Four for the first time since 1959.
The student-run newspaper published solid stories that chronicled the game, assessed West Virginia’s shift to a 1-3-1 defense, and [...]
Mar
12
2010
12
2010
What are sports worth on your campus?
You’re a school board member for a small district that is in dire financial shape – not because the school district is inept but because the state refuses to send funds already promised. In fact, the governor proposes cutting more than $1 billion from next year’s budget.
At this rate, the school district may be able [...]
Feb
3
2010
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2010
College staffs quietly cover signing day
Even though college football recruiting is overhyped, fans love it.
Even though these players have not played a down, fans want to know which school snagged the best recruits.
So that’s what we do, offer information about signed players. And fans eat it up, reading even one-sentence updates from newspapers by the tens of thousands in Atlanta, [...]
Feb
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2010
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2010
Duke staff seeks reason Duquesne cut 4 sports
The Duquesne Duke does a solid job illustrating the real cost of eliminating four men’s sports teams at the Pittsburgh university.
Duquesne is typically evasive, calling the reduction a difficult but ’strategically important’ decision, according to the school’s president. The athletic director offers an equally ambiguous reason: “Focusing on and strengthening a core group of sports [...]
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Utah governor doesn’t understand sports economics
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says taxpayers finally are getting a big return on their investment now that the Utes have joined the Pac-12.
“We the taxpayers have invested a lot of money into this institution,” said Gov. Herbert. “This shows we’re getting a significant return.
“It’s a red-letter day,” he added.
Really? The state spends far more on football [...]