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Onward to Victory (op. cit.) discussed the Ivy League decision to pull out of big-time intercollegiate athletics, pp. 363—64, 373-74; John Thelin in Cultivation of Ivy (Cambridge, Mass., 1976) focused on it, pp. 30—35. John R. Gerdy in his article, “Hold That Line,” in Trusteeship magazine warned about the coming problems in intercollegiate athletics, September/ October 1998, pp. 18-22. Incidents of trustees participating in the corruption of college sports occur regularly; USA Today discussed how a trustee at Dayton University had violated NCAA rules with under-the-table loans to a basketball recruit, 5/10/99 (no author given).
The president of Emory University, William M. Chace, summed up alumni giving with his comment: “Alumni donors to Emory, among the most generous in American higher education, obviously never consider our college sports program when making contributions. If anything, they are pleased that we clearly emphasize academics over athletics, and intramurals over intercollegiate athletics” (interview on campus, 4/14/99).
Conclusion: What Should Happen versus What Probably Will Happen Patrick Welsh wrote his comments in USA Today, 1/19/99; a regular contributor to that newspaper, he also wrote a very good article on the high percentage of high school students who have limited preparation and motivation for college work, 12/18/97. Christopher Lucas in Crisis (op. cit.) gave the percentage of entering freshmen unprepared for college work, pp. 204—5. The Boyer Commission report, Reinventing Undergraduate Education (op. cit.), discussed entering freshmen unprepared for college and their need for remediation on p. 20; “Construct an Inquiry-based Freshmen Year” on that page and the previous one; “Build on the Freshmen Foundation,” and “Long-term Mentorship,” pp. 21—22; and “Culminate with a Capstone Experience,” pp. 27—28.
Alexander Astin’s comments on the GRE are in What Matters in College? (op. cit.), p. 199; I proposed the GRE for exiting seniors, particularly athletes, in a New York Times op-ed piece, 1/9/95. William Atchley’s comments came in an interview (op. cit.); Gordon C. Winston wrote about “positional good” for Change magazine (op. cit.); and John Chambers, the head of Cisco Systems, offered his comments to Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times, 11/17/99.
Edward “Moose” Krause commented on athletic scholarships in an interview (op. cit.); he added that at Notre Dame, “athletic scholarships have always been controlled and paid out by the Main Building … [specifically] by the Financial Aid Office.” In Onward to Victory (op. cit.), see the index entry under “NCAA, athletic scholarship controversy” for the history of athletic scholarships; pp. 363-64 and pp. 373-74 for the Ivy League refusal to give them; and p. 228 for Bill Stern’s quote on athletic scholarships. USA Today quoted NCAA official Bill Saum on “Amateurism deregulation,” 3/1/00 (no reporter given); Mark Asher, one of the best reporters on college sports, wrote about Cedric Dempsey’s ideas for stipends to athletes, 11/20/99; Mike McGraw, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, focused on the NCAA’s billions and possible payments to athletes, Kansas City Star, 11/6/97—this article was part of that paper’s brilliant series on the inner workings of the association. The Chronicle of Higher Education discussed the NCAA’s settlement of the assistant coaches’ judicial triumph, 4/30/99 (no author given). Emory University broke into U.S. News’ Top Ten of national universities in 1998.
INDEX
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A Payroll to Meet
Abercrombie & Fitch Clothing Co.
Abunasser, Joe
academic student subculture
at non-Big-time U’s— 32,234
connection to faculty
current manifestation
definition
history
versus collegiates
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Adande, J. A.
administrators
complicit in athletic department money losses
dealing with college sports problems
dealing with binge drinking
dealing with faculty
dealing with students
admission offices. See also Flutie Factor)
promoting beer-and-circus
promoting college sports
scrambling for warm bodies
selectivity myth
special admits for athletes
Akers, Fred
Alabama, U. of (Tuscaloosa)
alcohol beverage companies
targeting students
Allen, Kevin
Alters, Diane
alumni. See also student fraternities, alumni
money contributions to alma maters
American Council on Education
American Graffiti
Amherst College
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. See also Spuds MacKenzie
Animal House
Arizona State U.
beer-and-circus elements
college sports teams
educational aspects
Arizona, U. of
beer-and-circus elements
educational aspects
Arkansas, U. of
Association of American Universities (AAU)
Astin, Alexander
Atchley, William
athletes. See college sports, athletes
athletic departments. See also college sports, money losses
annual deficits
courting sports media
money from NCAA
scandals
scrambling for dollars
wasteful spending
athletic directors
opposition to Title IX
role in NCAA
Atlanta Constitution
Auburn University
Bagnato, Andy
Ball State U.
Barber, Benjamin
Barber, Red
Barry’s Bar and Grill (Lincoln, Neb.)
Baylor U.
beer-and-circus.
connection to undergraduate education
definition
See also admissions offices, promoting beer-and-circus; sports media, connections to beer-and-circus
Beil, Larry
Belushi, John
Bennington College
Berman, Chris
Big 12 Conference
Big East Conference
Big Ten Conference
Big West Conference
Big-time U’s
definition
Bird, Larry
Bisher, Furman
Bloom, Allan
Boeheim, Jim
Bogan, Allen
boosters (as opposed to alumni)
Bostian, Teri
Boston College
Boston Globe
Bowden, Bobby
Bowl Championship Series (BCS)
Bowling Green U.
Boyer Commission. See Reinventing Undergraduate Education
Boyer, Ernest
Bradley, Bill
Brandeis U.
Brand, Myles
Brigham Young U.
Brown U.
Brucker, Nancy J.
Buckley Amendment
Buffalo, U. of,
college sports teams
educational aspects
Bulger, William M.
Burgan, Mary
Byers, Walter
California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
California, U. of (Berkeley),
California, U. of (Los Angeles)
California, U. of (statewide system)
Cancún, Mexico
Carey, Jack
Carleton College
Carnegie Foundation. See also
Reinventing Undergraduate Education 1929 report 1987 report Clark Kerr’s work for
Carnegie-Mellon U.
Case Western Reserve U.
Ca
se, Wendy
CBS-TV
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Central Florida, U. of
Central Michigan U.
Chace, William M.
Chambers, John
Cheating 101: The Benefits and Fundamentals of Earning an Easy A
Cheers (TV series)
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, U. of
Chivas Regal Effect. See universities, tuition costs
Chronicle of Higher Education
Chung, Connie
Cialdini, Robert
Cisco Systems
Claremont (California) Colleges
Clarkson U.
Clark, Burton
Clemson U.
Cliff’s Notes
Clinton, Chelsea
coaches. See college sports, coaches
Cohen, Jodi S.
Cohn, Linda
Coleman, Mary Sue
Cole, William
college guidebooks. See titles of individual guidebooks
College of the Atlantic
college presidents
dealing with alumni
dealing with binge drinking
dealing with college sports
dealing with faculty
dealing with financial constraints
ignorance of college sports
college sports
academic assistance for athletes
academic scandals involving athletes
athletes as collegiate students
athletes as vocational students
athletes’ attitudes toward regular students
athletes’ graduation rates
athletes involved in gambling
coaches’ annual incomes
coaches’ demands on athletes
connection to campus party scene
fans’ dislike of losing
fans fighting
importance in American culture
importance of winning to fans
importance to students
money losses
non-academic scandals
possible reforms
priority seat tax dodge
professionalization of
school spirit myth
See also admissions office, promoting college sports; student gambling, connection to college sports
College Sports Inc.
collegiate student subculture
antipathy to academics
definition
history
incorporating spring break
infatuation with alcohol
involvement in gambling
vocational elements
Colorado, U. of (Boulder)
Comedy Central (TV network)
Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games
Conference-USA
Conklin, Richard W.
Connecticut, U. of (UConn),
college sports teams
educational aspects
party scene
Coors Brewing Co.
Cornell U.
Dartmouth College
Daytona Beach, Florida
Decapua, Matthew
Dempsey, Cedric
DePauw U.
Des Moines Register
Detroit News
Digby, Joan
Dillard’s Department Store
DiMaggio, Joe
Doonesbury (comic strip)
Dreisell, Charles “Lefty,”
D’Souza, Dinesh
Duke U.
East Carolina U.
Eaves, Jerry
Edelstein, Scott
Edwards, Harry
Ehrlich, Thomas
Emory U.
Eskovitz, Joel
ESPN
as Bristol University
history
influence on college students
influence on sports culture
promoting Midnight Madness
updated scores for gamblers
ESPN The Magazine
faculty
attitudes on college sports
dislike of collegiate subculture
fighting the system
Intercollegiate Athletic Boards/ Committee
membership in academic subculture
neglecting undergraduate education
obliviousness to undergraduate students
pressure to do research
successful teaching methods
fans. See college sports, fans; Orwellian concept of doublethink, applied to sports fans
Fass, Richard A.
Fiesta Bowl
Figler, Stephen K., and Howard E.
Fischer, William
Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida State U.
beer-and-circus elements
college sports teams
educational aspects
Florida, U. of
beer-and-circus elements college sports teams educational aspects
Flutie, Doug
Flutie Factor
connection to party scene
definition
loser image downside
Forrest Gump (film)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fowler, Chris
fraternities. See student fraternities
Freeway Fliers (California part-time instructors)
French, Ron
Geoffrey, Gregory
George Mason U.
Georgetown U.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
Georgia, U. of
Giammetti, A. Bartlett
G.I. Bill of Rights
Ginsberg, Allen
Girardi, Steven
grade inflation. See undergraduate education, grade inflation
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
Grateful Dead (rock band)
Greiner, William
Grinnell College
Hackett, Paul
Hall, Mel
Hampshire College
Hanson, David
Happy Valley (film)
Harrick, Jim
Harrington, Mike
Harris, Lou
Harvard U. School of Public Health
Hawaii, U. of
Heisman Trophy
Hill, Michael
Hirt, Edward
Hofstra University
honors programs and colleges contrast with regular undergraduate education
extra perks for honors students
siphoning off best students
siphoning off best teachers
Houston Chronicle
Houston, U. of
How to College in the 1990s (book)
Howard U.
Hunter College (CUNY)
Illinois, U. of (Champaign-Urbana)
college sports teams
educational aspects
party scene
Indiana Daily Student (student newspaper)
Indiana State U.
Indiana U.
college sports teams
educational aspects
party scene
student subcultures
Indianapolis Star
Insider’s Guide to the Colleges (guidebook)
on academics
on beer-and-circus
on party scene
International Sports and Leisure Co. (ISL)
Internet. See also student gambling.
Iowa State U.
Iowa, U. of
Iverson, Allen
Ivy League universities
Jackson, Bo
James, Courtney
Jenkins, Dan
Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shops
John Hancock Sun Bowl
Johns Hopkins U.
Johnson, Earvin “Magic,”
junior colleges. See NCAA, academically disqualified recruits, including JUCO transfers; undergraduate education, junior colleges
Kansas City Star
Kansas State U.
Kansas, U. of
Karg
e-Taylor, James
Katzenmoyer, Andy
Kentucky, U. of
Kenyon College
Kerouac, Jack
Kerr, Clark
Kids in the Hall
Knight, Bob
Koop. Everett
Kornheiser, Tony
Krause, Edward “Moose,”
Krier, Beth Ann
Kryzewski, Mike
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Las Vegas Bowl
Layden, Tim
lecture courses. See undergraduate education, failure of lecture method; undergraduate education, lecture courses as cost efficient
Lehigh U.
Levine, Arthur
Lipsyte, Robert
Lisa Birnbach’s New & Improved College Book
Los Angeles Times
Louisiana State U.
Louisville, U. of
Loyola University of Chicago
Lucas, George
Lundy, Dennis
Lyman, Frederic A.
McKaig, Richard
MacKenzie brothers
McMillen, Tom
Manley, Dexter
Marlboro College
Marshall scholarships
Maryland, U. of (College Park), college sports teams
educational aspects
party scene
Mason, Glen