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By Chelsea Boozer
The Daily Helmsman
A University of Memphis committee charged with dispensing student activity funds was found to have violated the First Amendment earlier this year. Members of the committee are now being accused of favoritism.
by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut sold fewer tickets to its own appearance in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl than any other public school that has competed in college football's Bowl Championship Series over the past three years, according to bowl documents obtained by The Daily Campus.
The university sold only 2,771 Fiesta Bowl tickets out of its allotment of 17,500, absorbing $2.9 million in unsold tickets as a result. Both figures were far and away the worst of all schools.
by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut
It was a milestone for the University of Connecticut football program: the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
The 2011 Bowl Championship Series marked the first time the school had earned the Big East’s automatic bid to the compete in the series. And it meant the school would play Oklahoma, one of the nation’s most prestigious teams, in a nationally televised game on New Year's Day.
by Daniel Moore
Kent State University
This fall, Ohio public universities could allow voting by students serving on their boards of trustees.
Voting rights for student trustees would not be mandatory, however. Currently in Ohio, each 11-member public university board has two nonvoting students who also aren’t allowed in executive session.
by Andrew Averill
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A new perk is available for University of Wisconsin athletes who make it to the Rose Bowl: a free flight to anywhere in the world. They'll have to fend for themselves wherever they land, and pay their own way back to campus.
by Jillian McCarter
Butler University
Butler University's Student Government Association has refused to release the detailed vote count from recent elections for class officer and presidential spots. Currently, only four people are allowed to see how many students voted for each candidate.
by Alex Campbell
Campus Coverage Project, '10
Northwestern University, '11
At first glance, the numbers look impressive.
Indiana University's yearly economic impact on the state: $4.9 billion. The impact of its health programs: $6.6 billion.
And, perhaps most jaw-dropping of all: For each dollar that state taxpayers invest in IU, they receive a return of $24.91.
by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut
Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma are worth a lot to the University of Connecticut, between the money they bring in annually in ticket sales and the publicity their programs bring to the school. But are they worth their own weight in gold?
Not based on their annual earnings.
Note to student journalists: This can be localized at any of your schools that have lottery scholarships.
By Chelsea Boozer
Managing Editor, The Daily Helmsman
University of Memphis President Shirley Raines is among officials opposed to a bill in Congress that they said might cause a decrease in funding for HOPE Lottery Scholarships.
