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...sorely missed. Athletes, unlike fine musicians or writers, simply cannot “add to the intellectual and cultural stew that makes college campuses exciting.” (To be honest, I doubt I was accepted for this particular reason, either.) Pointing to data collected by James Shulman and William Bowen, the Times dismissed any contributions athletes might make at a school: they self-segregate themselves, they don’t perform as well in classes and, apparently worst of all, their performance on the field doesn’t even impact alumni donations anymore. Thus, good riddance...
This proposed change comes months after a similar reduction in the number of recruit admissions for the New England Small College Athletic Conference, which includes Amherst, Williams and Bowdoin. The reduction comes within a year of the publication of The Game of Life, a book by James L. Shulman and former Princeton President William G. Bowen, who claim that athletes enjoy a substantial advantage in admissions beyond other targeted groups...
...James L. Shulman, who will be the executive director of ArtSTOR, described Rudenstine as "the perfect person to lead this enterprise," citing his extensive knowledge of complicated institutions and higher education. But, above all, Shulman praised Rudenstine's dedication to academic exploration...
...Aside from their major criticisms of collegiate athletics, Shulman and Bowen (who claim to be pro-sport) cannot resist inserting minor anti-athlete barbs into their book. They begin one of section of a chapter on women's sports by quoting a Princeton basketball player: "She was trying to get all up in my face, and I just clocked her. I started hammering her." This quote has no apparent relevance to the chapter, which explains the history of women's athletics. It seems that the authors dug up the most unflattering quote they could find to execute an underhanded attack...
...Thankfully, Harvard has shown no indication of following Shulman and Bowen's suggestions. Harvard has traditionally remained very active in athletics: when the University of Chicago choose to give up football earlier this century, Harvard instead led the formation of the Ivy League. Now, after suffering in its admissions competition with the Ivies, Chicago has brought back football and advertises its athletic success on its website...