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Pulaski News

-Thursday, September 22, 2011

P-News Point of View: Big 10 expansion positive

by Matt Zey College sports, like professional sports, make billions of dollars every year. The money made from college sports revenue can be used in many ways. Colleges receive portions of total NCAA revenue and use the money for salaries, financial aid for student-athletes, facility maintenance and rental and travel. The more money conferences generate, the better the teams and college environments can be. More than 155 years ago, the Big 10 Conference was formed. The original Big Ten Conference consisted of Indiana University, the University of Illinois, Michigan State, the University of Iowa, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota: Twin Cities, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These 10 schools formed the Big Ten because they believed they shared the same values and goals. Since 1896, the conferences main focuses were attaining academic excellence and to maintain its status as one of the preeminent athletic conferences in the country. In June of 1990, the Big 10 added a school to the conference: Pennsylvania State, making it 11 teams. More than 20 years later, the conference launched a cable network to expand its reach. Then, on July 1, 2011, the conference added one more team: the University of Nebraska. With the addition of Nebraska, the Big Ten can have its own championship game, much like the other major athletic conferences, such as the SEC and the Big 12. Having more teams and more revenue from fans and the cable network in a not-for-profit organization such as the Big Ten means more direct financial aid for the athletes. According to Fast Facts, a government website that provides educational information, financial aid helps 65.6 percent of undergraduate students, including student-athletes. The Big Ten, as of now, is waiting 12 to 18 months before adding any more teams. The expansion of the Big Ten is certainly positive in many ways but to some it may be confusing that the Big Ten has 12 teams and the Big 12 now has 10. (Nebraska is one of the two teams to leave the Big 12, with the University of Colorado being the other) Despite the confusing names, I think conference expansion is good. In these trying economic times, organizations need to do everything they can to stay in business. Futhermore, this means there is more money to go around then more student-athletes who rely on scholarships for a post-secondary education can achieve the American dream.

New teacher blog:

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Editorss Note: Pulaski News advisor Steve Seamandel will be writing a blog about his experience as a first-year teacher at PHS as well as a first-year Pulaski resident. Below is his first blog. Please check out the Pulaski News website, www.pulaskinews.org, for more updates throughout the year. As a starting teacher, I cant even begin to describe how valuable it is to learn students names. It seems like a trivial aspect to the beginning of the yearbut let me tell you, it makes a world of difference. Not only does it help for obvious reasons dealing with behavior issues, I do truly think that students are apt to like you just a little more as a teacher when you can call them by name after the first few days of class. My first few days in class felt like a train-wreck simply because I knew I was overpowered by a group of 20+ anonymous students. Now, I can proudly admit that I know 99 percent of my students names. There are still a few in my largest class that manage to hide in the back and remain anonymous, but Ive quickly pinpointed those students and made an effort to learn their names and faces now. Theres an intangible element that exists with knowing students names, beyond behavioral issues. Im glad to have that out of the way.

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