Beer and Circus How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education

Name: Beer and Circus How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education
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ISBN: 9780805068115

ISBN-10: 0805068112

ISBN-13: 9780805068115

Edition: Revised

Authors: Murray Sperber

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In this fascinating book, Sperber uses original research culled from students, faculty, and administrators around the country, to argue that what universities offer instead of a meaningful undergraduate education is a meager and dangerous substitute: the party scene surrounding college sports that Sperber calls "beer and circus" and which serves to keep the students happy while tuition dollars keep rolling in. He explodes cherished myths about college sports, showing, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic departments. Sperber's profound re-evaluation of college sports and higher education comes…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Murray Sperber is in constant demand as a media commentator on college sports. A professor of English & American studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, his previous books include "College Sports, Inc.," "Onward to Victory: The Crises That Shaped College Sports," & "Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football."



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Rise of Beer-and-Circus



Animal House



College Sports Winners and Losers



The NCAA, the Tube, and the Fans



Corporate Beer-and-Circus



Admissions Office Scams



The Flutie Factor



College Lite: Less Educationally Filling



Shaft the Undergraduates



The Great Researcher = Great Teacher Myth



New Siwash in Red Ink



Student Mix and Match



The Faculty/Student Nonaggression Pact



Cheating



Undergraduate Education Triage: Honors Program Lifeboats



Beer-and-Circus Rules



Cheap Beer: The Oxygen of the Greek System



Drinking Off-Campus and Far Off-Campus (Spring Break)



Party Round the Team



Rally Round the Team--As Long as It Wins and Covers the Spread



College Sports MegaInc



College Sports MegaInc. versus Undergraduate Education



Who Loves the Jocks?



The New 3 R's


Conclusion: What Should Happen versus What Probably Will Happen


Notes


Index