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Friday, February 17, 2006

Babysitting the Big Guys


'The fact that the university pays eight to 12 students to make sure athletes attend class is pathetic and should frustrate the student body on multiple levels.

The worst part of the entire program is its existence in the first place. Scholarship athletes are given an extraordinary gift -- a free education, some of the best housing the university has to offer and all the glory that comes with being a Division I athlete. It should not be a strain for an athlete to be responsible enough to check him or herself.'


The University of Maryland Diamondback