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    Athletics\u27 Place In Education

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    The question asked by college students, college athletes, college faculty members, and the world at large is, What is the place athletics should hold in our present (lay educational system, or do athletics belong at all in the college program? The question is a natural one because there exist arguments pro and con. I believe the arguments for athletics far outweigh those listed against them

    Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values, and the Future of College Sports

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    Recommends strengthening accountability for intercollegiate athletics by requiring more transparency and better comparisons of athletics and academic spending, rewarding practices that prioritize academic values, and treating college athletes as students

    The Academics Athletics Trade-off: Universities and Intercollegiate Athletics

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    This analysis focuses on several key issues in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The intrinsic benefits of athletic programs are discussed in the first section. Trends in graduation rates and academic performance among athletes and how they correlate with the general student body are discussed in the second section. Finally, an overview of the revenues and expenses of athletic department budgets are discussed in an effort to gain a better understanding of the allocation of funds to athletics. In spite of recent growth in revenues and expenses, the athletic department budget comprises on average only 5 percent of the entire university budget at an FBS school, though spending and revenues have increased dramatically in recent years. In the grand scheme of things, American higher education faces several other, arguably more pressing, areas of reform. However, athletics is a significant and growing dimension of higher education that warrants in-depth examination

    RWU Athletics Announces Fourth Class of Athletics Hall of Fame

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    Four athletes, one coach and one team to be inducted, another athlete to receive special recognition at ceremony on Oct. 24

    The Impact of College Athletics on Employment in the Restaurant and Accommodations Industries

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    In this paper, we analyze Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)-level data in the U.S. to examine the economic impact of college athletics. Specifically, we examine the relationship between total athletics revenues (aggregated across all colleges in an MSA) and MSA-level employment in the accommodations and food services industries. Controlling for a variety of other factors that might influence hotel/restaurant employment within an MSA, we find that below 40million(in2005)incollegeathleticsrevenuesthereisnoevidencethatcollegeathleticsaffectsMSAemploymentinthefoodservicesandaccommodationsindustries.However,above40 million (in 2005) in college athletics revenues there is no evidence that college athletics affects MSA employment in the food services and accommodations industries. However, above 40 million we find highly significant impacts on employment in the food services and accommodations industries that climb with college sports revenue generation.sports, college athletics, economic impact, food services and accommodations, tourism

    Reflections on the Presence of Play in University Arts and Athletics

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    Recent work has explored the extent to which intercollegiate athletics even belong at the university or meet the university’s mission. Just as play seems evident in athletics, it is also present in music, art, and theater. While these programs are popular targets when discussing possible cuts, few question their legitimacy at the university. In this article I argue that the justification for retaining the extracurricular status of intercollegiate sports should be based on their being especially playful. Indeed, on the basis of this argument, I suggest that universities offer even greater and wider access to sport through club and intramural sports. However, while athletics might appear to be more playful, I hold that there is substantially more play present in university music, art, and theater programs than there is in intercollegiate sports

    Brown and Gold - 1962

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    Contents • Introduction • Academics • Athletics • Organizations • Seniors • Advertisement

    Nevada Southern Presents Sixth Annual Holiday Basketball Classic

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    One of the first questions asked by newcomers to the Southern Nevada community is how good is the public school system from kindergarten through college? (In this case, Nevada Southern University) . Contributing heavily to the idea that Clark County is a good place to raise boys and girls are competitive athletics, from interscholastic to intercollegiate. Many school systems and universities have found that competitive athletics spark academic programs and lead to the fullest development of the individual - which is what education is all about in the first place. It is to Nevada Southern University\u27s credit that fundamental programs of physical education and competitive athletics were included when the then infant Las Vegas campus of the University of Nevada first opened its doors on Maryland Parkway almost 10 years ago. Students and members of the community have a fierce pride in Rebel basketball teams, and rightly so, because this type of competition has stimulated other local students to stay at home for their higher education and has attracted students from other states and areas to attend NSU. There is little doubt that the best possible investment the community can make is in its schools which return rich dividends in the form of productive, civic-minded citizens. And, the competitive spirit derived from competitive athletics is a basic cornerstone on which to build a better community locally in the challenging times ahead

    Roger Williams University Athletics Announces Seventh Class Of RWU Athletic Hall Of Fame

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    The Roger Williams University Athletic Department is proud to announce the seventh class of the RWU Athletics Hall of Fame. The department will induct four former student-athletes and one former coach. Receiving induction are Jennifer (Weber) Falesto ’97 (Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball), Alec Anderson ’13 (Sailing), Kaitlyn Bovee ’14 (Women’s Basketball), Krystie Luczynski ’14 (Women’s Volleyball), and former Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Volleyball Head Coach and former Director of Athletics Joel Dearing
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