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The NCAA Hands Out Sanctions
By Alison Go -
Education
- May 8, 2008
The NCAA penalized teams in part on the academic eligibility and graduation rates of student-athletes.
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Kansas Fans (Mostly) Keep It Together After Big Win
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 8, 2008
School cancels classes to celebrate men's basketball championship.
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McCain's NCAA Brackets
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- March 17, 2008
Who's the best March Madness picker: John McCain, Bill Clinton, or James Carville?
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The Fighting Sioux Legal Defense Goes Broke
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 12, 2007
In a settlement, University of North Dakota must gain approval from two tribes to use the Fighting Sioux nickname.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 29, 2007
*Arkansas State University has begun looking for a new mascot in lieu of the NCAA ban of American Indian imagery and nicknames by schools, the Herald writes. The chair of the Mascot Review Committee (really) recommended retiring the names "Indian" and "Indian Family" from the ASU lexicon in July.
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How We Check the Rankings Data
By Robert Morse -
Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings
- August 14, 2007
The new America's Best Colleges 2008 edition rankings go live on August 17. What does U.S. News do to ensure the integrity of the data that we publish in the rankings?
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