26 October 2011
By Francesca Bessey
The Obama administration announced Tuesday it is proceeding with a new “Pay As You Earn” proposal that would reduce monthly payments for more than 1.5 million college students who currently owe money on student loans.
26 October 2011
By J.D. Moore
If the addition of TCU wasn’t enough evidence to prove that the Big 12 is here to stay, the planned addition of the West Virginia Mountaineers should be the topping evidence that the Big 12 is ready to rumble for conference expansion.
26 October 2011
By Trey Scott
From the onset, one of the initial motives of the Longhorn Network was to increase Texas’ national clout. At the two month-mark, it appears instead that the Texas football program has become as unknown as ever.
26 October 2011
By Cavalier Daily Editorial Board
At a Monday meeting of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, announced that this week he will propose a plan to the Division I Board of Directors that would help close what is known as the “scholarship gap” for student-athletes. The scholarship gap has arisen from a systemic flaw in the financial aid awarded to student-athletes, which covers only “tuition and fees, room and board, and required course-related books,” according to the NCAA by-laws.
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26 October 2011
By Michael Carvelli
Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that West Virginia will leave the Big East Conference to join the Big 12 Conference. The Mountaineers are expected to be the Big 12's 10th member. The Charleston Gazette reported they will join the conference whether Missouri, which has been rumored to be on the verge of leaving for the Southeastern Conference, remains in the league or not.
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26 October 2011
By Alex Moss
The rumblings surrounding corruption in high-profile college sports have reached an all-time high in the last year. Every couple of months, it seemed, a new “scandal” emerged — Jim Tressel and Terrelle Pryor at Ohio State, the Willie Lyles allegations at Oregon and Lousiana State University, and the all-you-can-eat buffet style violations uncovered at Miami over the summer, to name a few — followed by the requisite indignation on the part of the NCAA and the obligatory contrition from those involved.
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26 October 2011
By Carter Lyles
Charming the crowd with jokes and pranks, National Basketball Association icon Shaquille O'Neal spoke in front of about 3,200 people at U. Florida on Tuesday evening. O'Neal has played for teams like the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat, and his TV appearances and endorsements have made him a household name.
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26 October 2011
By John Milligan
Former Israeli diplomat Ishmael Khaldi’s lecture was going smoothly until an altercation with a Kent State U. professor threatened to derail Tuesday night’s event. After the speech ended, Khaldi opened the floor to a Q-and-A session. The first person to ask a question was history professor Julio Pino.
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26 October 2011
By Alesy Iturrey
I decided this week that my dorm room was looking a little bland, so I went into town to purchase some wall decorations to enhance the ambiance. While strolling around for a bit in the poster shop on Main Street, trying to find a funky new art painting or a stereotypical picture of a band I liked, I came across a striking image — a large poster of a Cuban flag with the face of Ernesto “Che” Guevara drawn on the front of it.
26 October 2011
By Alex Rubin
Forty years ago, during the Vietnam War, the American public revolted at the conflict’s lack of true direction or moral imperative. The actions by those who fervently advocated for the end of a war that they considered unjust caused a dramatic change in the very nature of the American psyche. Today, we are faced with a similar revulsion towards war, but it is one based on economics rather than morality.
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