It was interesting for me to read the article that appeared on ESPN.com about the Ivy League wrestling teams high rankings at while being student-athletes at prestigious universities. The common stereotype that people have about athletes is that they can’t excel in the classroom. Hmmm– well, then– why was the Read more…
What a week this has been! As I mentioned before, we started classes last Monday (it was also a great day for the Florida Gators– congrats!) :). When you’ve been off for about 5 weeks, going back to class is really a shocker! I look back at the times I Read more…
I have posted on this situtation before, and I believe that the NCAA graduate rule was one of the best that was implemented in the NCAA. College athletes are going to college to get an education– and if they have the opportunity to go on to graduate school and compete– Read more…
Welcome back to School! Things have gotten pretty busy for me! Why? I started school on Monday and I am almost done with my Master’s! Time goes by fast! I started off with going to my Media Strategies class on Monday. This class specifically is about what organizations do to Read more…
The NCAA announced today that the number of athletes graduating from college has increased one percent since last year. According to the ESPN article, the NCAA released figures showing that 77 percent of student-athletes will graduate this year. Being a former student-athlete, I knew many teammates and other members of Read more…