Bradley Baseball record performance

Yesterday, in the first game of a double header, the Bradley baseball team won its first game 31-4, setting a school record for runs (31), RBIs (31), and homeruns (8).

Commencement Speaker follow up post

Two weeks ago, I submitted a "Letter to the Editor" to the Bradley Scout about my thoughts on the changing policy of the student commencement speaker. My letter did appear in the April 23rd issue of the Scout. Even as a wrote the article 2 weeks ago, I had the feeling that it was already decided. I found out that the speaker, is in fact a highly-involved senior who happens to be a classmate of mine. It didn't surprise me that someone really involved was selected as that is who the Student Affairs executives know. In yesterday's Bradley Scout, her name was announced. Still the school has yet to make an official announcement of any sort, regarding the changing policy, selection process or the ultimate selection.

Trouble at U. of Oregon

Yesterday, in the New York Times,Billy Witz wrote about the troubles plaguing the University of Oregon football team and the continuing tension between the university and the athletic department. The Oregon athletic department has had a rough off-season. Over the course of a few weeks, six football players have been arrested. The face of the Oregon football team and their athletic department, Jeremiah Masoli has already been suspended for the season after pleading guilty to a felony burglary charge for stealing a laptop. The university also struggled to hire a basketball coach, only recently hiring former Creighton coach Dana Altman, after approaching multiple coaches about their vacancy.

The article caught my eye because of my interest in sports and my desire to be an athletic director. Oregon is currently in the search for a new athletic director who will have a contend with numerous issues. The tension between the academic and athletic community will still exist. Much of it results from the facilities and luxuries that the athletes have access to. A lot of this is from the doing of Nike founder Phil Knight who has pumped hundreds of millions into the university. Knight's latest contribution was $100 million towards the construction of a new arena. It looks quite impressive and will be one of the most expensive college basketball arenas in the country when it opens in December. In the meanwhile, Oregon will have to find an athletic director who can help improve the image of their athletes. It needs to recover from the image of LeGarrette Blount punching a player last season, which still has a lingering effect when one thinks of Oregon sports.

End of my last Semester

My last semester in college is wrapping up. Tuesday is my last day of classes. I will try to blog sooner, but once my hectic schedule ends with finals, I will blog a lot more.