Posted: Wednesday April 2, 2008 11:30AM; Updated: Wednesday April 2, 2008 3:33PM
By Andy Gray
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Syracuse Professor Takes a Stand
These Syracuse students better not text during class. :: Jerome Davis/Icon SMI
Some professors accept technology as a way of life and look the other way at students sending out text messages in the middle of class. Syracuse's Laurence Thomas is not one of them. The renowned philosophy professor has enacted a new policy -- if he catches a student sending text messages or reading a newspaper in class, he'll end the class on the spot and walk out. And he's already done it.
Lots of police activity to report. Two Portland State basketball players were arrested for beating up and nearly killing a bouncer who wouldn't let them into the VIP room of a club in Mexico. At South Carolina, two women's hoops players were arrested on possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and financial card theft charges. Lastly, a football player at UMass was arrested for ... well ... you can read it and make your own jokes.
Rich Rodriguez -- Ladies Man
Lloyd Carr was never cool enough to get the admiration of fans like this.
The Evolution of UMass
Dr. J is a proud UMass alum. :: Wil Blanche/SI
UMass may have missed the Big Dance, but the Minutemen are making a lot of noise in the NIT, coming from 22 points down to beat Syracuse last week and defeating Florida last night to advance to the finals. After suffering through Bruiser Flint and Steve Lappas, the UMass basketball program is finally respectable again, which is nice because it produced some great players (Julius Erving, Marcus Camby), future coaches (Rick Pitino, Al Skinner) and SIOC web producers (me).
Miss America does Opening Day ... Caray controversy ... NCAA signs you won't see on TV ... Bad MLB ads ... April Fool's links ... Broncos cheerleader tryouts.
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