The crime of riot was changed to criminal mischief, making it easier to charge people who participate in such activities if the Seahawks win the Superbowl. The New sports license plates will raise money for charity. Money collected from selling the Sounders plates will go toward a veterans’ or[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Huskies’
December 8th, 2013 - 12:55 pm § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene
Why do we call them “student atheletes?”
Esteemed Colleagues, If we wish to begin to change the UW’s climate toward our students who are athletes (and I believe that we should), we should stop calling them “student-athletes.” “Student-athlete” is a term created by the NCAA lawyers in the 1950s in order to av[...]
December 7th, 2013 - 1:26 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Has Been Asked to Change Its Logo , ctd
THE Ave Has Been Asked to Change Its Logo While I do not know if there is any relationship, a commentator on THE Ave suggested that because I am (truly) obese and known as more than a bit of a slob, I should adopt the Hamburglar as a new logo for the Ave. I decided […][...]
December 5th, 2013 - 10:44 am § in The Ave Scene
WHO OWNS THE UW LOGO?
THE Ave Has Been Asked to Change Its Logo In response to a post on the UW AAUP listserv The UW is non profit but its components certainly can bring in more than their costs. Consider the sales under the UW logo. Who makes money off of that? Who actually owns the logo … the […][...]
December 4th, 2013 - 4:59 pm § in The Ave Scene
Hypocrisy: Highest Paid Washington State Employee Abandons His Job To Move to Southern Californaia
So this is the house that Coach Sarkisen built? Now he has abandoned his children and left for richer envrions? Coach Sarkisian: “People don’t understand it, but this is my dream job,” Andrew Villeneuve’s ‘s bitter comments below leave out the quarter billion dollars R[...]
November 19th, 2013 - 9:26 am § in Schools & Colleges
Washington State’s Version of a Sumo Wrestler
FOX reports: WA state has a 400# running back, Tony Picard,is a senior nose guard at for the White Swan school on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington state, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 400 pounds. Picard says it is “his dream” to play college football, Has anyone looked at [...]
November 8th, 2013 - 9:43 am § in Misc.
Smart Kids Beat The Ducks!
Stanford Football: No. 6 Cardinal Defeats No. 2 Oregon 26-20 Amazing, Stanford with its high academic standards fields a team that beats the Nike funded Oregon Ducks! The UW admissions policies for athletes have very low standards. Stanford goes after bright kids who can lay football. [...]
Commentary by Anthony: College Coaches vs. “Student-Athletes”
The top 5 highest paid state employees are all from athletic teams Can anyone explain to me why the top 5 highest paid state employees are all from the athletic sector. The University of Washingtons Steve Sarkisian, Head Football coach, and Lorenzo Romar, Head of Mens Basketball, are one and two on [...]
January 11th, 2013 - 10:29 am § in Misc.
Seahawks go to SUPERBOWL … Nate Silver predicts!
As of Friday, the odds are 8:1 AGAINST the Seahawks going to the SUPERBOWL! If Paul Allen’s Seahawks win the Superbowl will this stimulate Steve Balmer to go all the way and buy the UW Huskies? CLICKME to get current odds. [...]
Anthony’s story at other universities where 10% or more athletes graduate illiterate
UNC, where college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders This story at CNN is frighteningly like the story told here on TA by Anthony. READ ANTHONY’S POSTS A tutor at Florida State relates: “I would say, ‘He’s not doing well. He can’t read and write.’[...]