Oh Those Crazy Hawkeyes

The Iowa baseball team has been cleared of hazing. The school found that there was no "mandatory participation" in recent photos that surfaced on the internet which showed team members naked except for "hats over their privates." The Iowa baseball team just likes to have a good time, that's all.

Meanwhile the Duke lacrosse team just can't stay out of trouble. A senior on the team has been charged with driving while impaired, misdemeanor possesion of marijuana, misdemeanor possesion of drug paraphernalia, and running a red light. The player was immedietely suspended from the team, but the team is still currently suspended---so the the new philosophical quandry is can you suspend somebody who is already suspended?

A bill is under consideration that would require all University of North Carolina schools to conduct extensive criminal background checks on all applicants. Of course as in most other situations, the background checks would not have any effect on highly touted athletic recruits.

In other news...Northeastern has a new president, and it's not Al Gore...Dell really likes the University of Texas...Be careful eating at restaurants near Penn...Texas A&M is getting funding for a new nuclear terrorism prevention program...Steve Spurrier is unhappy with "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party."