Intercollegiate Athletics

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In this article, the writer looks at the importance of successful athletes to colleges. Further the writer discusses recent grading scandals regarding college athletes. The writer then discusses the VBrick System of studying, which enables students who are also college athletes to attend class from a distance. The writer explains that thanks to technology, this system allows a brick-sized item to be present in the classroom on the student's behalf and the student may access the lesson via the Internet. The writer examines the class performance of athletes at college and also looks at life after sports for such graduates.

From the Paper:

"By viewing their classes on the VBrick System, as they call it, the students can attend class via their chosen technological assistance and if they don't understand something, can view the class over and over, for retention. It is called VBrick because the system is brick-sized and sits in the classroom. The remote student has a password to view it over the Internet on demand."
"Athletes may travel to games, and sometimes spend the better part of three weeks on the road. With the VBrick, they can view their classes on the bus, from airports and in their hotel rooms. The system, however, costs between $50,000 and $1 million, depending on how extensively the University uses it."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Finder, Chuck. "Athletes doing better in class: NCAA figures define Pitt's upswing." Post-Gazette.com Sports, November 10, 2006. <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06314/737240-134.stm>.
• Gordon, Julie and Ho, Janie. "Calculating Athletes' Gains (Heard on Campus)" Businessweek Online. Aug 24, 2006. <http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/aug2006/bs20060824_562268.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_b-schools>.
• Heilman, J. Auburn University Independent Study by Investigation Committee. Nov 2, 2006. <http://www.auburn.edu/administration/specialreports/directed_studies_report.html>.
• Kerr, John. Helping Transition Athletes to Life After Sports. Life After Sports, 2005. (Website) <http://www.lifeaftersports.org/article-zanesville.php>.
• Lucas, Jeffrey and Lovaglia Michael J. "Athletes' expectations for athletics compared to academic competition." The Sport Journal, 2006. <http://www.thesportjournal.org/2002Journal/Vol5-No2/expectations.asp>.

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