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A Look Back at the 1992 NCAA Syracuse Investigation (PS; Murray)
A LOOK BACK AT 1992 NCAA INVESTIGATION
As the Syracuse University athletic program prepares to meet with the NCAA and face possible penalties, it's worth looking back to 1992 when the program was put on on probation for two years for rules violations in the men's and women's basketball, men's lacrosse, wrestling and football programs.
Use the arrow keys above to scroll through the stories from the early 90s.
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2014 ACC Media Day: How to Watch, Schedule and Live Stream (backingthepack.com; Wolf)
The ACC men's basketball media day gets started at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday with player interviews. Per the schedule, which is listed in full below, NC State's players should be up at around 10:30. Following a lunch break in the afternoon, John Swofford will give his usual address, and then the coaches are up beginning at about 2:15. You can watch it all via the above livestream provided by the conference.
(If the embed isn't working for whatever reason, you can watch on the ACC's website as well.)
More info on ACC Operation Basketball 2014:
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Harvard Scientist Under Fire for Killing Puppy Sized Spider (PS; Healy)
...Naskrecki explains in a blog post that he was in Guyana to collect specimens for the Center for the Study of Biological Diversity at the University of Guyana, Fox News reports.
Despite this, many have posted to Naskrecki's Facebook page and accused him of cruelty. One Facebook user posted, "Did you kill this amazing animal because you have to own it?" Bloomberg Businessweek reports that one person emailed the researcher a death threat.
In his blog, Naskrecki notes that the spider was "properly euthanized and preserved," as it will be used as an "important teaching tool." The scientist further defends his motives for killing the spider in his blog, Newser says.
"Can collecting specimens for scientific research threaten a species's survival? The short answer is no, there is absolutely no evidence that any scientist has ever driven a species to extinction."
According to LiveScience, the spider's leg span can reach up to a foot long, it's body is about the size of a "large fist," and it can weigh more than 6 oz.
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Alexander Wolff
Todd Lighty
A Look Back at the 1992 NCAA Syracuse Investigation (PS; Murray)
A LOOK BACK AT 1992 NCAA INVESTIGATION
As the Syracuse University athletic program prepares to meet with the NCAA and face possible penalties, it's worth looking back to 1992 when the program was put on on probation for two years for rules violations in the men's and women's basketball, men's lacrosse, wrestling and football programs.
Use the arrow keys above to scroll through the stories from the early 90s.
...
2014 ACC Media Day: How to Watch, Schedule and Live Stream (backingthepack.com; Wolf)
The ACC men's basketball media day gets started at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday with player interviews. Per the schedule, which is listed in full below, NC State's players should be up at around 10:30. Following a lunch break in the afternoon, John Swofford will give his usual address, and then the coaches are up beginning at about 2:15. You can watch it all via the above livestream provided by the conference.
(If the embed isn't working for whatever reason, you can watch on the ACC's website as well.)
More info on ACC Operation Basketball 2014:
...
Other
Harvard Scientist Under Fire for Killing Puppy Sized Spider (PS; Healy)
...Naskrecki explains in a blog post that he was in Guyana to collect specimens for the Center for the Study of Biological Diversity at the University of Guyana, Fox News reports.
Despite this, many have posted to Naskrecki's Facebook page and accused him of cruelty. One Facebook user posted, "Did you kill this amazing animal because you have to own it?" Bloomberg Businessweek reports that one person emailed the researcher a death threat.
In his blog, Naskrecki notes that the spider was "properly euthanized and preserved," as it will be used as an "important teaching tool." The scientist further defends his motives for killing the spider in his blog, Newser says.
"Can collecting specimens for scientific research threaten a species's survival? The short answer is no, there is absolutely no evidence that any scientist has ever driven a species to extinction."
According to LiveScience, the spider's leg span can reach up to a foot long, it's body is about the size of a "large fist," and it can weigh more than 6 oz.
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