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THE
LEFT
COLUMN
D2/D3/NAIA
January 2012
D3
An antidote for cynicism about college sports
Clips Guest Commentary
The antidote for the cynicism toward college athletics? Division III, with more than 170,000 student-athletes at 444 schools. James W. Schmotter, President of Western Connecticut State University, Danbury News Times, 1-25-12
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 342
nd
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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