Word: bracket
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Despite Harvard’s tumble in the U.S. News standings, there is at least one category where our school still reigns supreme. Along with Dartmouth, Williams and Stanford, Harvard was placed in the top bracket when the Sustainable Endowments Institute ranked the environmental practices of the 100 American universities with the largest endowments. The universities were evaluated on the energy efficiency of their campus operations and on the environmental ethics of their investment practices. The report gave Quadlings something to be proud of: shuttles that run on biodiesel were cited as a strength of Harvard’s campus...
...regarding Facebook. “The NCAA needs to take a hard look at how these pools affect college sports, if at all, and make a definitive ruling on their permissibility,” he wrote. “If there’s no money placed on a bracket, is it really gambling?” In her statement last Wednesday to the Red and Black, the daily newspaper at the University of Georgia, Osburn said, “It is a violation of NCAA rules for student athletes, coaches and administrators to participate in bracket contests when there...
...true believer—one of the few who seek that perfect NCAA bracket, like myself—you will one-day worship...
...college sports still apply. And while the Facebook pools are free to enter, contestants can win up to $25,000. Winning that money, according to the NCAA, might constitute gambling. “It is a violation for student athletes, coaches, as well as administrators to participate in bracket contests for monetary benefit gain and sports wagering,” NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn told the Red and Black, the University of Georgia student newspaper. “A prize would be the same as monetary gain.” The NCAA yesterday referred additional requests for comment...
This year, Shelomi has not altered his ways in the least. His bracket remains clothed in secrecy, as it is a priceless commodity for any ESPN pundit. But they can’t have it. He does not want to jinx his great power...