D2/D3/NAIA
 AMATEURISM    D3 Athletes Are Not 'Gladiators'   Big-time D1 programs are only 5% of the number of colleges, but reap 95% of the headlines.   The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-1-12
 
December 2011
 DONORS    Big donor gives big gift to not-so-big college   The owners of the NHL Buffalo Sabres have donated $12M to NAIA (soon-to-be D3) Houghton College.   Wellsville (NY) Daily, 12-2-11
 
November 2011
 CHAMPS    First Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings: D2-D3   The first stats are in, after men’s and women’s cross country and field hockey championships.   NACDA.com, 11-24-11
 
October 2011
 BRICK&MORTAR    Facilities attracting attention   Minnesota's private colleges are impressing donators and students.   Minnesota Finance & Commerce, 9-28-11
 
 FACILITIES    Palatial Events Center opens at Ithaca College   The $65.5 million, 180,000 square feet complex is a game changer.   Ithaca Journal, 10-7-11
 
September 2011
 D2/D3    Students' Dreams of Big-Time Sports Unnerve a Wary Faculty   At U-Cal San Diego, an itch for D1 collides with a financing falloff.   The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9-18-11
 
August 2011
 ROUNDBALL    Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement   Clips Eyewitness Report   There was a train ride all the way from Philadelphia, a mini-fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys, and everybody who was anybody (in basketball) was there—except maybe Len & Greg & Glenn—and ten stalwarts were inducted with pomp and circumstance.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 8-14-11
 
 CONFERENCES    D3’s Problem Could Be D1’s Solution   “Mix and match” sport-specific D3 conferences could be a model for D1 realignment.   ncaa.org, 8-2-11
 
July 2011
 D3    Soon-to-be D3 Houghton College adds M/W LAX   The western New York school will now have 16 sports and will join the Empire 8 Conference.   LAXPower.com, 7-2-11
 
 DIR CUP     D2-D3-NAIA Directors Cup Final Standings   Here they are, the best all-around programs in the land (and Canada too).   NACDA.com, 6-17-11
 
June 2011
 D3 AID    On Athletes and Aid   An NCAA study has found that 10 institutions violated the D3’s financial aid regulations in 2010-11.   Inside Higher Ed, 6-29-11
 
 D2 TO D1    Should UNA make the move up in athletics?  The University of North Alabama Board has sifted through the assumptions and estimates for a move to D1. The decision was...   Times Daily, 6-12-11
 
May 2011
 REC CENTER    Small college, big fitness center   McDaniel College in Westminster, MD is a D3 school in the Centennial Conference. But their fitness center is not small.   Athletic Business, April 2011
 
April 2011
 MBK ATTENDANCE   Men’s basketball attendance: 32.8 million, down .5%   Kentucky was #1 in home attendance (23,603), has led the nation 15 of the past 16 seasons.   NCAA.org, 4-26-11
 
March 2011
 CONFERENCES   Summit League invites, UNO accepts   It’s hard to keep count, but the University of Nebraska at Omaha will become the 342nd D1 school.   Summit League website, 3-25-11
 
 D3   Lord Jeff women No.1 in D3   The Amherst women’s basketball team beat Washington U for the D3 championship. WU had knocked off Amherst in the semis for the past two years.  Boston Herald, 3-20-11
 
 RECLASSIFYING   Siren Song of Sports    California universities may face devastating budget cuts, but UCSD is moving toward big-time athletics.   Inside Higher Ed, 3-18-11
 
 HAVES/NOTS    Nebraska-Omaha is getting very close to D1   While one UNO (U-New Orleans) has gone from D1 to D3, another UNO (U-Nebraska at Omaha) is moving from D2 to D1. Omaha World Herald, 3-13-11
 
February 2011
How quickly can Seattle University become a legitimate player in D1?   In Seattle U’s second year in D1, they hope to move up by joining the Western Athletic Conference.    Seattle Times, 2-21-11
 
After 0 for the season, D3 can’t come soon enough   D1 Centenary College in Louisiana has 900 students, a 0-28 men’s basketball team and a Sagarin ranking of No. 345 (out of 345).  USA Today, 2-17-11
 
Mitrano to lead D3 commissioners group    The Empire 8 commissioner has been an influential leader in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics and leadership.   NCAA.org 2-4-11
 
January 2011
Less-Is-More Approach to Sports   D2 schools voluntarily decided to scale back the playing and practice seasons of most sports, and – after fall sports have been completed – the early analysis is favorable.   Inside Higher Ed, 1-25-11
 
How Do Grad Rates of D3 Athletes Measure Up?   Quite well, says the NCAA.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-5-11
 
Juco Northwest Florida State opens $30 arena   Yup, that was the headline, but the $30 million bought more than an arena. It also bought a wellness center, classrooms, a public safety headquarters and who knows what else.   NW Florida State website, 1-5-11
 
December 2010
D2 PBA in FLA gets $4 mill   Palm Beach Atlantic University is a D2 indy with 11 teams known as the Sailfish. They just got a $4 million gift for their new athletic campus. Merry Christmas.  PBA Sailfish website, 12-21-10
 
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