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...sports such as football, basketball, ice hockey, and lacrosse have occupied a more visible place on college campuses than other athletics. A school is more likely to receive wide acclaim for being national basketball champions than it would if its dance team were awarded the same honor. This tradition continues today. If we claim to want real equality between athletics, we must realize that the differences do not lie in the numbers; they lie in the way that members of the college community perceive different sports...
...League, however, does not honor the NCAA letter of intent because the Council of Ivy Presidents cannot overcome the “pay for play” overtones of such a letter. This view is delusional, though, as some Ivy-bound athletes presently choose one Ivy over another based on need-based financial aid packages, which are often juicier at the better endowed schools—in particular Harvard, Princeton, and Yale...
...several schools and collect offers before making a final decision. This would reduce the pressure on athletes to make a quid pro quo verbal commitment to a coach, alleviate the amount of lying from all parties, and put an end to the tampering that occurs when coaches do not honor a player’s verbal commitment to attend another Ivy institution...
...Stone was named a fellow on the seven-member Corporation—“the greatest honor he felt he ever had,” according to his son, R. Gregg Stone...
...need for disposable flatware have influenced the design of eating utensils and serving tools. "The culture of dining is an integral part of social history," says Cooper-Hewitt director Paul Warwick Thompson. "'Feeding Desire' will demonstrate how sharing food can be an expression of love and power, duty and honor, knowledge and taste...