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Brain Injuries May Doom NFL & College Football

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:47:42 +0000

There is a shadow hanging over both college and professional football. As more evidence emerges about the serious long-term health risks of concussions, the safety of the game and the ethical implications of the game are increasingly being called into question. The controversy over the dangers of head injuries, currently raging at the professional level, could doom college football as well.

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The Remarkable Story of Sgt. Steven Rhodes

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:51:27 +0000

Middle Tennessee State freshman and former Marine Steven Rhodes is finally living his dream of playing Division I NCAA football, but it was shockingly almost put on hold due to an arcane rule in the NCAA’s bylaws. Rhodes, a native of Antioch, TN played football in high school, but was never nationally recruited. Upon graduating in 2006, he worked at a Nissan plant, while contemplating what he…

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Washington Redskins Name Controversy Heats Up

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:38:58 +0000

The Washington Redskins are less than two months away from kicking off the NFL season as a possible Super Bowl contender for the first time in more than a decade. But in recent months, their on-field potential has been overshadowed by a longstanding nickname controversy. Many fans, the media and members of Congress continue to mount pressure on the storied franchise to change its name…

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Senator Schumer Takes Aim at Academic Doping

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 17:32:00 +0000

The practice of taking ADHD medicine to enhance cognitive ability or “academic doping,” as some have referred to it, is a phenomenon that has been rapidly spreading across college campuses in recent years. With the increased exposure of this practice has come increased scrutiny from the public and from the government. New York senator Charles Schumer is spearheading a movement against this trend…

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Controversy Over Fed’s New Sexual Harassment Rules Rages On

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:28:40 +0000

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has responded to widespread criticism that its nationwide blueprint for sexual harassment reform has received. The blueprint – which was detailed by the OCR and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a letter to the University of Montana last month – has been condemned by many who believe its redefinition of the term “sexual harassment” is…

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The Epic Mismanagement of Rutgers University

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:30:55 +0000

Rutgers University is back in the headline–and not in a good way. Less than two months after the release of a video showing a coach abusing athletes sparked nationwide outrage and resulted in the dismissal of numerous staff and administration members, the university is under fire yet again. The latest controversy involves Julie Hermann, who was hired as Athletic Director to replace Tim Pernetti.

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Free Speech Advocates Alarmed by New Federal Sexual Harassment Rules

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:51 +0000

New guidelines from the Department of Education lower the standards of what constitutes sexual harassment to any “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.” Free speech activists say this definition is too broad and could endanger First Amendment rights. An agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the University of Montana is purported to be the blueprint for sweeping changes to sexual…

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The Story Behind the Video that Shook the College Basketball World

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:07:27 +0000

It all started with that infamous video. Originally aired by ESPN, the video shows Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his players physically and verbally, over and over again. It sparked anger across the country and quickly got Rice fired. In addition to Rice’s ouster, the scandal has already resulted in the departure of Rutgers’ athletic director, an assistant basketball coach…

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R.I.P. Big East: Realignments Leave Athletic Conference Fractured

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:49:00 +0000

For years, the storied Big East Conference has been a big player in the game of NCAA conference expansion and realignment. It has played the roles of both victim and poacher in the past, somehow always maintaining its status as a power conference. But after the most recent conference shake up, the Big East is finding itself crumbling into pieces. The Big East has had a rich basketball tradition…

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Miami Vice: Corruption Entangles University, and the NCAA

Blake Baxter - Eureka College — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:16:36 +0000

The year 2013 has not gotten off to a particularly strong start for the NCAA or the University of Miami. The NCAA finds itself in the midst of an embarrassing scandal over abuse of power in an investigation involving the University of Miami’s football and basketball programs getting impermissible benefits. And the University of Miami is not only dealing with the backlash of the original scandal…

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