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Post by IONA86 on Nov 16, 2015 18:30:11 GMT -5
Jermaine Lawrence has withdrawn from school as he could not appeal his suspension. Masiello must be going nuts.
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Post by tau on Nov 16, 2015 20:17:23 GMT -5
Called this in the other thread. Waste
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 0:00:05 GMT -5
You should not be subjected to random drug testing just because you are an athlete. Students on academic scholarships are not tested. Why should athletes be? They make big money for the schools and give them very valuable positive publicity. They should not be subjected to this. It's just not right. Having said that, though, you'd have to be pretty stupid to smoke any weed if you know you might be tested. But I still I don't like this attitude of "lets get tough on these jocks" among college administrators. They need to get off their high horses.
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Post by IONA86 on Nov 17, 2015 0:26:44 GMT -5
You should not be subjected to random drug testing just because you are an athlete. Students on academic scholarships are not tested. Why should athletes be? They make big money for the schools and give them very valuable positive publicity. They should not be subjected to this. It's just not right. Having said that, though, you'd have to be pretty stupid to smoke any weed if you know you might be tested. But I still I don't like this attitude of "lets get tough on these jocks" among college administrators. They need to get off their high horses Why stop at kids with academic scholarships... how about testing profs and administrators? Bottom line is this kid refused multiple tests after failing his last test. Being a private institution Manhattan reserves the right to do what they want. I would bet that there was more drama wth this kid than just smoking weed. Just be glad that SJU and Iona did not land him in recruiting. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 18:38:23 GMT -5
Excellent point about the faculty and administration. I'd love to see their faces when confronted with their own hypocrisy. I agree with you that they can do what they want, legally, because they are private.
There is also the separate issue of governance. If they accept federal dollars, those dollars could be made to be contingent on regulatory requirements which I believe the executive branch could pass. The problem is nobody is going to stand up for the players on this issue, because they don't even seem to realize their own human rights are being violated, and there is no cash involved, as in recent legal activity regarding the likenesses of players.
I think these regulations circumvent the constitution but the courts almost always uphold them. (This is what Title IX is, but that's a whole other story.) Why not test the coaches? I wonder would have happened if they tested Bobby Gonzalez? Only kidding.
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