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Sports

Lawmakers Seek to Combat Gambling On College Campuses

Lawmakers Seek to Combat Gambling On College CampusesSome members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate want to zero in on what they consider a major crisis in higher education — gambling among college students and student-athletes.New legislation in both chambers calls for action to combat both legal and illegal gambling, and some provisions […]

June 20, 2001

Students

Young Black Men Speak on College & Life

Young Black Men Speak on College & LifeBlack Issues In Higher Education talks to four young Black men who are currently attending college at campuses across the United States. Their educational, family and cultural backgrounds are diverse but their desire to advance themselves with a college education places them on a common mission. By Ronald […]

May 9, 2001

Students

Advisers, Athletes Team Up to Close the Educational Gap

Advisers, Athletes Team Up to Close the Educational GapWe live in a society of educational gaps. Educational gaps refer to knowledge and information deficits that students bring with them to college. Because students are products of their social backgrounds and circumstances, they are often unaware of these learning deficits. Gaps can be observed between the […]

April 25, 2001

Students

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:Archie D. CRAFT

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:Archie  D. CRAFTTurning Stature Into Success Langston quarterback doesn’t let size prevent him from making big stridesBy Robin V. SmilesLANGSTON, Okla. Langston University’s sports information director James Hilliard says the school’s starting quarterback and Student Government Association president is “not a big guy.” But, he says, Archie D. Craft II’s on-the-field leadership […]

April 25, 2001

Students

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:In A League of Their Own

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:In A League of Their OwnBlack Issues In Higher Education in 1992 established the Sports Scholars Award to honor undergraduate students of color who exemplify the standards set by tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. A scholar and athlete, Ashe sought to expand opportunities for young people. Each year we invite every postsecondary […]

April 25, 2001

Sports

Reflecting on a Season of Winners and Losers

Reflecting on a Season of Winners and LosersBlack athletes, both college and professional, often get a bad rap for their unseemly conduct outside of the arena or stadium. While they may gain praise for a slam dunk, a mean pitch or a winning time in the 100-meter dash, in many cases — and sometimes justifiably […]

April 25, 2001

Students

National Student-Athlete Day Gives Top Billing to Academic Achievement

National Student-Athlete Day Gives Top Billing to Academic AchievementORLANDO, Fla.Just as March Madness draws to a close, student athletes will again be the center of national attention, this time for their academic and civic achievement. On April 6, campuses around the country will observe National Student-Athlete Day for the 14th consecutive year. Some in college […]

March 28, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Other Types of Campus Crimes

Other Types of Campus CrimesIt is often said that our campuses reflect the society from which the students come and that, given some of the communities where our campuses are located, it is unrealistic to presume that they can be immune from crime. Indeed, when crime erupts on our campuses we usually react with, “How […]

February 14, 2001

Sports

Women’s Basketball Coach Fired, Accused Of Discriminating Against Black Players

Women’s Basketball Coach Fired, Accused Of Discriminating Against Black Players  Tampa, Fla.University of South Florida’s women’s basketball coach Jerry Ann Winters was fired last month. Winters was accused of mistreating and segregating Black players. The university upheld a finding there was “reasonable cause to believe” a player was dismissed from the team in retaliation for […]

January 3, 2001

Sports

NCAA Study Shows Graduation Rates Increasing for Black Student-Athletes

NCAA Study Shows Graduation Rates Increasing for Black Student-AthletesIndianapolisThe National Collegiate Athletic Association in its annual graduation rate survey released last month, reported that overall graduation rates for Division I student-athletes who entered college in 1993 remained steady, continuing a trend established after higher initial-eligibility standards became effective for entering freshmen in 1986.Their study also […]

December 6, 2000

Sports

Second Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball Team

Second Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball TeamTAMPA, Fla. A second former player has filed a federal lawsuit claiming racism by the University of South Florida women’s basketball coach. Avia Lee, 23, claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month that she was dismissed […]

October 25, 2000

Sports

House Panel OKs Bill to Ban College Sports Betting

House Panel OKs Bill to Ban College Sports BettingThe House Judiciary Committee this month approved legislation to ban gambling on high school and collegiate sports nationwide, which would eliminate it in Nevada, the only state that permits such wagering. The easy committee win was the first step for a measure that has pitted high-profile sports […]

October 11, 2000