| Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
| Mississippi State, MUW cancel classes Tuesday | |
 | Mississippi State University's Starkville campus and the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus have canceled classes Tuesday due to the threat of inclement weather, officials from both universities announced. The National Weather Service is predicting snow accumulations on road and bridge surfaces that are unlikely to melt because of protracted hours of sub-freezing temperatures, MSU Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said in a press release that urged students, faculty and non-essential staff not to attempt to drive in those conditions. MSU's release said the university would announce by 5 p.m. Tuesday whether classes would resume on Wednesday. |
| Local voices weigh in on school funding bill | |
 | A new funding formula for Mississippi public schools may see a vote this week or the next. House Bill 957 was filed on Jan. 12 and is a considerable departure from the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) formula, which has been used to determine school funding in Mississippi for close to 20 years. The new formula is based on recommendations of the consulting firm EdBuild, with funding based on a figure of $4,800 per student as opposed to being based on the school district. State Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, who serves as vice-chair of the House Education Committee, said the Education and Appropriations committees planned to meet Monday to discuss the bill. He also said he expected the bill to be ready for a vote late this week or early next week. Roberson explained the origins of the $4,800 amount. However, he said it was too early in the bill' s life for him to know for sure where he stood. He also said he hoped to clear up some minor issues he had with the bill when he met with the Appropriations Committee. State Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, also a member of the House Education Committee was ready to offer his support. |
| House Education chair says MAEP sets unrealistic goals, urges passing of replacement | |
 | House Education Chairman Richard Bennett said Monday the Mississippi Adequate Education Program needs to be replaced because it is "not a realistic goal" for public education. Bennett, R-Long Beach, said the state could not afford to fund the MAEP. Speaking of the proposed Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act, Bennett said, "This is a formula we can meet. This is a formula we will continue to work on." While Bennett stressed multiple times that the new proposal is still a work in progress, he told fellow House members Monday he wants the House to pass it this week to replace the MAEP school funding formula. Bennett unveiled the plan Monday to a joint meeting of the House Appropriations and Education committees. |
| House Ed Chair: Pass ed formula rewrite now, work out kinks later | |
 | House Education Chairman Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, on Monday asked colleagues to fast track a landmark overhaul of the state's school funding formula, arguing that lawmakers would still have two years after the bill's passage to work out kinks in the proposal. During a joint meeting of the House Appropriation and Education Committees, Bennett provided an overview of House Bill 957, authored by House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton. The legislation would replace the state's current school budget formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, with a new one more closely based on student demographics. The House Appropriations Committee could take up the legislation for a vote as soon as Tuesday. |
| Some Criticize Fast Track for Education Funding Revision | |
 | Some Democrats say the public needs more time to study a proposal to rewrite Mississippi's education funding formula. But the Republican chairman of the House Education Committee, Richard Bennett of Long Beach, says the plan could come up for a vote Tuesday in the Appropriations Committee. If it passes there, as expected, it would go to the full House for another vote. And if it clears the House, it would go to the Senate for more work. Republicans control both chambers. |
| Fast-tracked school funding bill sparks questions, concerns | |
 | Even though many questions linger about a potential rewrite of Mississippi's school funding formula, the House is moving quickly to push the bill through the legislative process. Legislators, educators and education advocates met in a crowded room at the Capitol Monday afternoon to discuss House Bill 957, titled the "Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018." The bill, authored by Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, would do away with the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) and replace it with a new, weighted formula that provides extra funding to specific types of students. |
| Plan would reserve oil spill money for Gulf Coast projects | |
| The Mississippi Senate is working on a plan to reserve oil spill settlement money for use on projects along the Gulf Coast. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday passed Senate Bill 2186 , sending it to the full Senate for a vote later. It would create the Gulf Coast Restoration Reserve Fund. BP is paying Mississippi $750 million over 17 years in economic damages payments because of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast lawmakers want the money reserved for projects in their part of the state, but some lawmakers further inland say the oil spill caused economic problems elsewhere, too. |
| Jackson hears Coast pleas to spend BP money in South Mississippi | |
 | BP settlement dollars are one step closer to coming to South Mississippi. Senate Bill 2176 was passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday. It currently directs 100 percent of the $750 million the state will receive from BP for the Deepwater Horizon disaster to a separate fund, and the bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration. Introduced by Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, the bill creates a Gulf Coast Restoration Reserve Fund to keep the money separate from general tax dollars. The bill was co-authored by Sens. Tommy Gollott, R-Biloxi; Mike Seymour, R-Vancleave; Philip Moran, R-Kiln; and Joel Carter Jr., R-Biloxi. |
| Medicaid reauthorization: Sen. Brice Wiggins says 'the time is now' | |
 | One of the mostly highly anticipated topics of conversation for the 2018 Legislative session, Medicaid reauthorization, will soon be addressed as bills begin to drop in the House and Senate. One of those bills, authored by Senator Brice Wiggins, worked closely with the Medicaid advisory Committee to decide on productive changes. "The time is now for review, debate and find compromises on the Medicaid bills filed -- by myself and others. The coming weeks will bring open hearings to debate of the merits of each . At the end of the day, we collectively must find a solution that 1) reduces costs, and 2) improves healthcare outcomes for our citizens." With funding being a primary concern Senator Wiggins has also proposed a Tobacco Tax bill. It is a separate bill that would increase the tobacco cost with revenue going to Medicaid, since smoking is a leading contributor to increased Medicaid costs. |
| To fix funding mistake, Child Protection Services likely rejoins Human Services | |
| Two years after a lawsuit forced the Legislature to turn Child Protection Services into a stand-alone agency, the director says a record-breaking deficit will compel the agency to rejoin the Department of Human Services. The move, being considered just days after Child Protection Services announced a $39 million hole in its budget for fiscal year 2018, would effectively make CPS a sub-agency of the Department of Human Services. The agency's commissioner, Jess Dickinson, said the move is largely administrative, designed to help Child Protection Services receive the federal matching funds it has lost since the agency split from DHS in 2016. Although CPS is eligible for matching funds, too, Mississippi's Department of Human Services has a much higher federal match rate. |
| Sen. Sally Doty presents 30 bills to state Senate | |
 | Monday marked the deadline for filing legislation in the Mississippi Senate, and Sen. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, spent the greater part of last week amending critical measures. She submitted roughly 30 bills for legislative consideration, but she only expects four or so to make it through the entire legislative process. "Around 3,000 bills are filed in the House and Senate each year, and around 300 actually are signed into law by the governor," she said. |
| Sen. Kevin Blackwell tabbed to head Senate Elections Committee | |
 | Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has announced committee assignments for state Senators during the legislative session now underway in Jackson and DeSoto County Senators are again in prominent roles as regarding what committees they will be serving on. State Sen. Kevin Blackwell (R-Southaven) was named chairman of the Senate Elections Committee and will be the Vice-Chairman for the Insurance Committee. In addition, Blackwell has been assigned to the committees for Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency; Business and Financial Institutions; Drug Policy; Economic Development; Education; Finance; Judiciary Division B; and Medicaid. |
| Trump offshore drilling policy supported by Mississippi governor | |
| Mississippi environmental groups are opposed to the Trump administration's plans to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling and are calling on Gov. Phil Bryant to ask for an exemption or protections for Mississippi like Florida was granted. But Bryant said he supports the administration's plans and noted Mississippi state waters extend further than most states, which would prevent nearshore drilling on the Coast. "Because the proposal would not introduce drilling to the Mississippi Sound, and would limit it and similar activity to waters south of the Barrier Islands, he will not seek an exemption," Bryant's office said in a statement on Monday. "The revenue from the leases would be helpful in funding things like education, health care and infrastructure." |
| GOP leaders face most difficult shutdown deadline yet | |
 | Republican leaders are facing their toughest challenge yet in keeping the government open, as lawmakers race to secure more money before current funding runs out at the end of the week. Leadership was already going to have their work cut out for them in trying to corral frustrated defense hawks, skeptical conservatives and fired-up Democrats into supporting another continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government's lights on. But President Trump created new headaches for Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his top lieutenants last week after the president rejected a bipartisan immigration deal and reportedly made explosive comments, throwing a wrench into broad negotiations on Capitol Hill. |
| Students get second snow day; UM, NWCC campuses closed | |
| Early morning snowfall canceled schools around Oxford and Lafayette County for the second time in a week giving most students and teachers a five-day weekend. Temperatures dropped overnight and snow started falling at about 4 a.m. in Lafayette County; however, Oxford and Lafayette County school districts had made the call to cancel school Monday evening. By 8:30 a.m. 1 to 2 inches of snow had fallen around the county with snow expected to continue until about noon today. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning Monday for Lafayette County the is expected to end at noon. The University of Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi Community College also closed their Oxford campuses for the day. |
| Winter weather in Pine Belt prompts USM, school closings | |
 | The University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus will close at noon today. University officials said the Gulf Coast locations are expected to maintain normal schedules. Jones County Junior College main campus - classes dismiss at 12.45 p.m. Offices and departments will close at 1:00 p.m. Dorm students will remain on campus and Sodexo Services for dorm students will remain in operation. JCJC basketball vs PRCC will be postponed to a later date. All locations of Pearl River Community College will close at 12:30 p.m. Residence halls on the Poplarville campus will remain open. PRCC will delay opening Wednesday until 10 a.m. |
| Lauderdale County Courthouse, most schools closed due to winter weather | |
 | This week's chilly temperatures aren't leaving East Mississippi just yet. The National Weather Service office in Jackson issued a winter weather advisory for Lauderdale County from 9 a.m until midnight on Tuesday. Up to an inch of snow is possible, with a wind chill in the lower teens to single digits expected. Road conditions may also get slippery during the evening on Tuesday. Campuses are closed at Meridian Community College, East Mississippi Community College and East Central Community College. Jones County Community College's main campus classes will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. Offices and departments will close at 1 p.m. JCCC in Clarke County is closing at noon. Its Early Childcare Lab/Daycare is closing at 11:30 a.m. |
| U. of Alabama, schools cancel classes as winter storm watch issued | |
 | Tuscaloosa City Schools, the Tuscaloosa County School System, Shelton State Community College and the University of Alabama have canceled classes Tuesday in anticipation of winter weather. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of central Alabama in anticipation of a cold front that will enter the state Tuesday morning. Snow is likely Tuesday afternoon, according to the latest NWS forecast. The chance of precipitation is 70 percent. The forecast calls for light to moderate snow across the area Tuesday through early Wednesday. As of Monday morning, accumulations are expected to be less than 2 inches; however, the impacts may be significant because of the frigid temperatures moving in with the front. |
| Andrew Young's message at Auburn's MLK breakfast focuses on adversity | |
 | During his years as a civil rights activist and close confidant to Martin Luther King, Jr., as a pastor and director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, U.S. Congressman, UN Ambassador and mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young learned a little something about diversity and adversity. "It's a challenging world," Young told guests at Monday's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast. "But if you do unto others as you would have them do unto you, even your worst enemies are disarmed." Young, 85, was the keynote speaker at the annual scholarship breakfast, hosted by the East Central Alabama Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators and Auburn University's offices of inclusion and diversity, and outreach. |
| Arkansas campuses prepare for gun-toting | |
| Students in campus housing at the state's public colleges and universities will soon be living with the prospect of sharing a residence with armed classmates. The state's expanded concealed-carry law raises new questions for school leaders and campus communities when it comes to housing. The law prohibits license holders from storing guns in a dorm room, leaving schools to decide on protocols for handling any storage violations by students. Schools must also decide how to deal with any requests for room changes from students uncomfortable with having a roommate carrying a handgun. State lawmakers last year greatly expanded concealed carry for those who go through training to receive what's known in Arkansas as an enhanced license. None have yet been issued -- a required exam for firearms instructors could be offered for the first time this month, an Arkansas State Police spokesman said -- but enhanced license holders will be allowed to carry handguns in many public facilities that previously had been off-limits. |
| Judge Dismisses Suit of LSU Professor Who Was Fired for Obscenities | |
 | A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Teresa Buchanan, a former associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Louisiana State University who was fired after complaints that she had used obscenities in front of students. A faculty committee had recommended to Louisiana State that Ms. Buchanan not be fired, although it found that she had violated university policies. At issue were complaints that she had used inappropriate language with her students, among other people. The university's president, F. King Alexander, did not follow the faculty panel's recommendation of censure, and the university fired her in June 2015. |
| Why the U. of Tennessee rarely closes due to bad weather | |
 | Here's the history behind why the University of Tennessee seldom closes for inclement weather. The university does close the Knoxville campus for weather, but not often. The policy goes back to a tragedy more than 50 years ago and a vow by university president Andy Holt to always hold classes even in a blizzard: First the snowballs flew. Then the bullets. The University of Tennessee's deadliest snow day started with a crowd of students laying out of class to throw snowballs at passing cars on the Cumberland Avenue Strip... |
| U. of Kentucky closed for the day | |
 | The University of Kentucky also canceled its classes on Tuesday, it announced just after 5:30 a.m. Eastern Kentucky University is also closed, it announced about 7:30 a.m. Western initially was running on a 2-hour delay. All Bluegrass Community and Technical College campuses also are closed. |
| Texas A&M, local school districts announce Tuesday closures as winter weather approaches | |
 | Texas A&M University, Blinn College, and the Bryan, College Station, Snook and Navasota school districts will be closed Tuesday, officials announced Monday afternoon. Texas A&M sent out a Code Maroon alert at around 5 p.m. to announce that university offices will be closed and that classes are canceled. |
| Construction adds complexity for people with a physical disability at U. of Missouri | |
 | John Bowders used to be able to dash from Lafferre Hall to Jesse Hall in under three minutes. Bowders now has to roll around Jesse and enter through the basement because that's where the ramp is. There are three ways to enter the building, but he can only use one. Bowders, who has taught engineering at the University of Missouri for 21 years, has been in a wheelchair for the last three years, the result of a bad fall. He uses the side entrance of Jesse because every other entrance has steps. The ramp is the work of the federal government. MU is a public institution, so it's required to comply with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. One part of the act addresses altering and renovating older buildings to accommodate people with disabilities, another ensures that construction zones are accessible for them. That's challenging on the MU campus, where construction is nearly a constant. |
| College presidents building relationships with campus conservatives | |
 | Administrators said right-wing students inviting inflammatory speakers unlikely to generate real discussion generally reflect their mistrust of colleges and their leadership, thinking their views are squashed on left-minded campuses, and mirroring the larger trend that most Republicans don't think higher education positively impacts society. The remedy for some college presidents: meet with their conservative population. Talk to them. Even such a simple step could rebuild some faith among conservatives and avoid disastrous results. These presidents said in interviews they don't want their colleges to be echo chambers of one set of political ideals. "It's OK for us to disagree; it doesn't mean we don't have to respect each other," said Claire E. Sterk, president of Emory University. "For me it really comes down to listening, independent thinking and value on inclusion." |
| When will Trump voters say enough is enough? | |
| Longtime Mississippi journalist Charlie Mitchell writes: "What are you willing to look past to get what you want? It's a great question. Consciously or not, we ask and answer it almost every day. ...In ways large and small, we look past negatives to attain what we view as positives. America has a president who, by any definition, is arrogant, vulgar and who insults the nation's friends and enemies alike. ...Still, those who voted for him expecting better government have continued to explain away, ignore or otherwise look past his penchant for being gratuitously insulting and offensive. It will end. America is fundamentally fair and decent. Trump will be undone when enough of those who keep looking past his personal negatives see they've been played." |
| State remains trusted partner for armed services, defense industry | |
| U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, writes: "Mississippi is no stranger to excellence in supporting our national defense, having earned a strong reputation for our National Guard and vibrant industrial base. Several recent announcements underscore the confidence that our defense leaders have in our National Guard citizen-warriors and our defense workforce. ...Other positive news for Mississippi's defense industrial base is this month's announcement that the Air Force awarded a contract to the Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences in Columbus. It goes without saying that the Golden Triangle and Mississippi State University are at the cutting edge of unmanned aerial systems development." |
SPORTS
| JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University | |
 | Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field -- the homefield of the Bulldogs -- the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is being built by JESCO Inc. Construction began on June 21, 2017 following the last game at the old stadium. Demolition began the next day of the 7,200-seat stadium, which was built in 1966. The new structure will be fully delivered at the beginning of the Bulldogs' 2019 season, but the team will be able to hold home games in 2018 as the lower level of the stadium and outfield lounges are expected to be ready by February. "It will be the finest stadium in college baseball," said Andrew Piper, assistant director of communications, Mississippi State Athletics. |
| Bulldogs' players focused on the future | |
| Ben Howland admits that he didn't get much sleep over the weekend. His Mississippi State team lost an opportunity to make a huge statement at home on Saturday, allowing then-No. 22 Auburn to come back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to extend the Bulldogs' three-game slide. While Howland was busy fretting in the wake of the losses, his players seem to have taken a different approach. "Those were games that we could've won but we're not looking back on them because if you look back those losses could turn into 10," said MSU freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon. "We're just trying to look ahead and win the next one." In a way, Howland is envious of his players ability to bounce back from those setbacks so quickly. |
| Resilient Bulldogs look for win against Commodores | |
| Rest hasn't been coming easy for Mississippi State head coach Ben Howland these days on the heels of a three-game losing streak. "I'm going home and I'm just sick," Howland said. "I (re-watch games) and I'm not able to sleep." Fortunately for the Bulldogs, Howland says -- unlike himself -- they have displayed an impressive ability to bounce back from adversity in recent days. It's a characteristic that could come in handy for State Tuesday night at 6 p.m. when the Bulldogs (13-4, 1-3) host Vanderbilt (6-11, 1-4) at Humphrey Coliseum. "Kids seem resilient," Howland said. "They're more resilient than adults. I think they've been very resilient in terms of how they've handled the losses. They're able to be mad that day, but then they know they have another shot." |
| Mississippi State needs to run its offense through Abdul Ado more | |
| In Abdul Ado's first practices in Starkville, as Ben Howland recalled Monday, the Mississippi State redshirt freshman center would secure an offensive rebound and immediately look to pass despite standing under the basket. "No one has ever accused Abdul of taking selfish shots," Howland said. "That has never happened one time." That's mostly a good thing. But 17 games into this season, Ado still needs to tweak his pass-first mentality. Those close to him say it's not in his nature, but it's clear that Ado needs to somehow become more aggressive on offense. |
| Second-quarter defensive surge lifts No. 4 Mississippi State | |
| Vic Schaefer's head went down and he trudged toward the huddle. The Mississippi State women's basketball coach had just watched Alabama's Quanetria Bolton grab an open rebound on the weak side and lay it in just before the end of the first quarter. Schaefer's mood didn't change at the start of the second quarter, either, as Hannah Cook hit two free throws 15 seconds in to give Alabama a six-point lead. That's when Schaefer went to his bench in an attempt to affect a change. Jordan Danberry and Jazzmun Holmes helped turn the game back to the Bulldogs. Buoyed by an energized defensive effort in the second quarter, No. 4 MSU turned the momentum en route to a 75-61 victory in a Southeastern Conference game before a crowd of 9,010 at Humphrey Coliseum. |
| Victoria Vivians finds rhythm in second quarter for Bulldogs | |
| The slightest thing can set a scorer off. Whether it's a pump fake, the feel of a basketball's seams, or a nifty pass from a teammate, Victoria Vivians has used them all to become one of the nation's most dangerous scorers. Vivians is even more dangerous when she gets a full head of steam. That's the dilemma Alabama faced with Vivians charging down the court with the ball in her hands. Up until that point, the Mississippi State senior guard was 1-for-7 from the field. But things change when Vivians has the ball in her hands in the open floor. The 6-foot-1 guard often is at her most expressive and explosive when she attacks with defenders backpedaling. |
| Dayton man turned a Twitter coach mix-up into hilarious ongoing joke | |
| A man from Dayton has gained notoriety in recent weeks thanks to a college football coach of the same name. Jeremy Pruitt is a local man who was mistaken on Twitter by football fans as being the new coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team, reports the Knoxville News Sentinel. Another Jeremy Pruitt was named Tennessee's football coach on Dec. 7. The mix-up began in November, when rumors emerged that Pruitt the football coach was rumored to be a candidate for the Mississippi State University football job before he took the Tennessee position. A mistaken Mississippi State fan reportedly sent the Pruitt from Dayton a message on Twitter, prompting him to then tweet about the mix-up. |
| Renovations to Ole Miss' Oxford-University Stadium on track for completion | |
| Most of them will be done before the season. Some will be completed once it starts. But renovations to Ole Miss' Oxford-University Stadium are nearing the end. The $20-million project, funded by the school's Forward Together fundraising campaign, includes a 40,000-square foot performance center, a 3,200-square foot dugout club behind home plate and a rooftop plaza as an extension of the performance center. The dugout club will add 330 seats while the plaza will consist of more than 150 seats for season ticket holders and letterwinners, but some of the previous seating was demolished during construction, leaving the stadium's capacity of 6,100 to grow by only a couple of hundreds seats, athletic director Ross Bjork said. |
| Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze meets with Alabama, per report | |
 | Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze was in Tuscaloosa on Monday meeting with Alabama coach Nick Saban, according to a report from the Tuscaloosa News. It's not yet clear what the meeting was in relation to. Freeze has been out of football since resigning from his post as Ole Miss' coach in July after, according to reports, a school investigation into Freeze's phone records uncovered calls to a number associated with a female escort service. "In our analysis, we discovered a pattern of conduct that is not consistent with our expectations as the leader of our football program," Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork said at the time. |
| South Carolina's Will Muschamp gets million-dollar raise, contract extension | |
 | South Carolina's success on the football field paid off for Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp and his staff on Friday. Muschamp, who led South Carolina to a 9-4 record in his second season, received a healthy salary increase and a contract extension during a morning meeting of the USC Board of Trustees. Muschamp's new deal, which was approved unanimously, calls for a $4.2 million salary in 2018, up from the $3.1 million he made annually, and includes a $200,000 increase every year through the life of the six-year deal. If Muschamp completes the contract under its current terms, he will make $5.2 million in the 2023 season. "We'd like to think that six years is just the beginning of how long he'll be here," athletics director Ray Tanner said, "but if he has opportunities because he's winning 11 or 12 games a year, we would all understand the position it puts him in. I believe from my relationship with coach Muschamp and Carol and the boys that they are very comfortable here. A lot of good things have happened." |
| Details of Georgia Tech's agreement with Adidas released | |
| With its contract with Adidas, Georgia Tech won't be receiving a boatload of cash, but the Yellow Jackets will be well clad. Tech will receive an average of $3.11 million annually from Adidas in cash and product over its six-year contract, according to the school's memorandum of understanding with the shoe and apparel company, obtained by the AJC through an open-records request. The school will receive $200,000 annually in cash over the six-year contract that begins July 2018 while the allowance for gear will average $2.91 million, beginning with $3.05 million in the 2018-19 academic year. The actual contract has not been signed as both sides work through details. Tech's $200,000 cash allocation is near the bottom of power-five conference schools, when compared to the amounts that they are receiving in the 2017-18 school year, according to data compiled by the Center for Research Intercollegiate Athletics at North Carolina. |
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