Word: ridiculouse
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Opponents of this minor step have criticized the BGLTSA for employing sensational stories in their report or using ridiculous rhetoric to gain support for their cause. But the issue is not the BGLTSA’s methods of bringing attention to this problem; rather, the fact remains that there are...
Last week, I pointed out that the Council of Ivy Group Presidents—a terribly inefficient name for a group that puts terribly inefficient restrictions on Ivy athletics—will be meeting next month to debate the league’s approach to sports. I also pointed out...
I promised myself not to mention the most ridiculous item of them all, the Ivy ban on participation in the I-AA football playoffs. But after being reminded about the madness by the spring football game and the NCAA berths of the two tennis teams, well, here we go again...
The singling out of football must come to an end. The excuses given for it are ridiculous. This spring meeting would be the perfect time for the Council to drop back but not pass on reassessing the situation.
College admissions camps are the worst development yet in an already alarming trend. If these programs actually live up to their grandiose claims—admittedly a rather generous assumption—they put applicants who cannot afford their astronomical costs at a disadvantage in the admissions game. They also...