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  • May 2008

    • Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad

      newser  |  Military Times  |  May 29, 08 10:09 AM CDT

      Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad

      An Air Force commercial that shows a US communications satellite exploding and implies a single missile could knock out cell phones, GPS navigation, banking transactions, and TV broadcasts has been pulled for being misleading, the Military Times reports. The ad, part of the Air Force’s “Above All” campaign will get a new story line and be re-released. More »

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      GPS  • advertising campaign  • US Air Force  • missile defense system  • satellites  • recruiting

    • Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 11, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price

      More American universities are using recruiting agents to draw foreign students, and those middlemen are reaping the benefits—from both sides. One Chinese student paid $3,000 to a company that "suggested Ohio University might be the best for me," unaware that OU pays the company a $1,000 commission per student, the New York Times reports. More »

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      China  • college student  • colleges and universities  • recruiting  • international study  • commissions

  • March 2008

    • Harvard Hoops Recruiting Questioned

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 1, 08 5:03 PM CST

      Harvard Hoops Recruiting Questioned

      Harvard may have done some un-Ivy League like things to upgrade its basketball program, reports the New York Times . Harvard, which hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament since 1946, is coming under fire for its recruiting tactics. “We don’t know how all this is going to come out, but we could not get involved with many of the kids that they are bringing in," said Yale coach James Jones. More »

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      NCAA basketball  • Harvard  • Ivy League  • recruiting  • James Jones

  • February 2008

    • Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

      newser  |  Indianapolis Star  |  Feb 14, 08 4:32 AM CST

      Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

      The future of Indiana University's basketball team could be at stake this spring, as coach Kelvin Sampson's alleged infractions of NCAA rules may be catching up with him. The NCAA alleges that the coach, who left Oklahoma after four violations, kept making recruiting calls despite being ordered not to. Sampson may also have lied to NCAA investigators, reports the Indianapolis Star. More »

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      basketball  • NCAA basketball  • NCAA  • recruiting  • Kelvin Sampson  • Indiana University  • basketball recruiting

  • January 2008

    • Uncle Sam Wants ... Anybody

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 23, 08 10:28 AM CST

      Uncle Sam Wants ... Anybody

      The Army is lowering standards to meet recruiting goals, with the percentage of high school-educated recruits dropping to a new low of 70.7% last year, reports the Washington Post . The Army hasn't reached its goal of 90% since 2004. A new study also shows that the number of "high quality" recruits—high school graduates who score in the upper half of a military qualification test—has dropped more than 15% since 2004. More »

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      Army  • Army recruiting  • recruiting  • tour of duty  • military recruits  • high school graduates

    • NCAA Upholds Ban on Texting Recruits

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Jan 13, 08 1:37 PM CST

      NCAA Upholds Ban on Texting Recruits

      The NCAA has upheld its ban against coaches text messaging high school prospects as a means of recruitment, ESPN.com reports. Though the rule was criticized by coaches and athletic directors when it was passed last year, the motion to overturn barely got enough support to bring the issue to a vote. The ban was overwhelmingly upheld with support of 78% of the NCAA delegation. More »

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      NCAA  • text messaging  • recruiting  • high school sports  • Division I

  • September 2007

    • NCAA's Hoop Dreamers Open Ties with China

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 20, 07 5:08 PM CDT

      NCAA's Hoop Dreamers Open Ties with China

      University of Memphis coach John Calipari signed a deal this week with the Chinese Basketball Association, part of an effort to bolster NCAA exposure in China and forge an alliance that could make the country a hot spot for future recruiting, the New York Times reports. "We're basically putting together an exchange program," Calipari said from Beijing. More »

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      basketball  • China  • NCAA  • Memphis Tigers  • recruiting

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