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'Life of an Athlete' Helps Kids Make Smart Choices
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Michael Popke,
November 2011
On the final Saturday night in September, a group of student-athletes from Sun Prairie (Wis.) High School hosted the first all-school "dry party" — three hours of open gym and swim, inflatable jousting, plenty of pizza and college football on TV in the commons, with members of the football, soccer, volleyball and dance booster clubs donating their time and resources.
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Evidence Suggests Marijuana Use Is Up Among College Student-Athletes
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Paul Steinbach,
August 2011
In June, federal prosecutors in Alexandria, Va., snuffed out a $2 million drug trafficking ring that allegedly recruited student-athletes to market California-grown marijuana on college campuses in Virginia and 10 other states.
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Schools Seek New Ways to Combat Student-Athlete Alcohol Abuse
By
Paul Steinbach,
September 2009
A parade of off-season DUI offenses has schools seeking new ways to combat student-athlete alcohol abuse.
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Success of High School Athlete Drug Testing Still Unknown
By
Michael Popke,
April 2009
Is testing high school student-athletes for drugs really working?
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Internet Photos of Athletes Present New Challenges to Ads
By
Michael Popke,
June 2008
Internet photos of student-athletes in compromising circumstances present new challenges for athletic directors.
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One on One: Roger Tobin Studies Steroids' Effects on Home Run Stats
By
Paul Steinbach,
November 2007
Professor Tobin uses physics modeling to study the effects of steroid usage on home run results.
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Strength In Numbers
By
Michael Popke,
August 2007
Florida and Texas join New Jersey in mandating the testing of high school student-athletes for steroid use.
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Division III Institutions Sign On to NCAA Drug Testing Program
By
Paul Steinbach,
May 2007
Division III colleges and universities sign up for the NCAA's pilot program of year-round drug testing.
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No Off-Season
By
Paul Steinbach ,
1/01/2007
Major League Baseball's steroid saga has sparked expanded drug testing at the Division I level.
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The World Anit-Doping Agency Takes Issue with Hypoxic Chambers
By
Andrew Cohen,
9/1/2006
The World Anit-Doping Agency takes issue with hypoxic chambers
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