Soccer News
September. 21, 2006 - Duke faculty propose faculty-coach pairing to improve understanding
According to the Raleigh News & Observer (link here), the Academic Council at Duke University will consider a proposal to allow faculty to mentor sports teams in an attempt to improve communication and understanding between faculty and athletics. The article states that faculty leaders would assign a faculty volunteer to a sport. The professor could attend practices and travel with the sport team. The intent would not be for faculty to report on the team, but rather to get to know athletes and coaches.
September. 04, 2006 - Hazing at Delaware raises more questions
Once again, photos of hazing by members of an intercollegiate athletic team have become the focus of a school investigation. According to an article in the Wilmington News Journal (link here), photos from an August 2005 party hosted by members of the University of Deleware men’s soccer team displayed shirtless freshman players wearing outfits resembling diapers fastened with duct tape. The photos, published on the Internet, also reportedly showed players with what appeared to be alcoholic beverages.
February. 06, 2006 - Female athletes and depression
The cover story in the Feb. 6 issue of USA Today tackles specific problems faced by female athletes--depression, eating disorders, and the pressure to lead “perfect lives.”
January. 22, 2006 - Race and college sports
One in every four scholarship athletes in Division I were African-American, according to figures just released by the NCAA. Yet only 12 percent of coaches and just under 11 percent of athletics administrators in the division are black.January. 11, 2006 - Promised Land for the Cowboys
Oilman T. Boone Pickens has given Oklahoma State U. $165 million for an “athletic village.”
