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...NCAA by-law states that the penalty for non-compliance with the requirement is ineligibility to participate in any event sponsored by the Association...
...issue is "institutional autonomy." A NCAA by-law passed at last year's convention and effective January 1 of this year, sets a minimum academic standard of eligibility for athletic participation and athletic scholarships. The rule requires a predicted or actual grade point average of 1.6 on a scale...
...League's Presidents' Committee has decided not to comply with the by-law on the principle that individual schools would lose autonomy over academic standards if they accepted the rule...
...final guarantee of bonhomie throughout the conference, party officials dusted off an obscure by-law that permits them to prohibit debate on subjects that have been "fully and adequately explored" within the previous three years. Astonishingly, they used the rule to cut off any discussion of the thorny problems of defense and foreign policy...
However, the Admissions board of the club is entirely independent of this ruling group. It is made up of 21 men, no more than two of whom are from any one class, and meets at least ten times a year. Section eight of by-law ten provides that "The procedings of the Committee shall be secret and confidential." A majority vote is necessary for election, but only two votes are needed to reject a candidate. A quorum is seven members. In addition to the qualifications for membership, a candidate must be proposed by a Club member, and seconded by another...