Students Sense Of Campus Community Analysis

But, even Syracuse has had its run-ins with making athletics too much of a priority. In 2015, the NCAA completed an eight-year investigation of the school’s men’s basketball program leading them to punish Syracuse University for “a lack of institutional control” (O’Donnell, 2016). Syracuse is school that overall has good qualities. Their punishment by the NCAA can be considered a positive thing as it served as a wake-up call and allows them to re-evaluate their institutional values. The over-fixation on sports is not only detrimental to an institution as a whole, but also for student-athletes themselves. Rebecca Buchanan (2016) an assistant professor at Emory & Henry College and a former Division-I (DI) athlete writes about the advantages and

There are no major traditions at AU. Touching the eagle as you head into Bender Arena during convocation freshman year? That’s a one and done experience. An article from Wake Forest University’s student newspaper Old Gold & Black stated that “One of the most appealing aspects of a tour of Wake Forest as a prospective student is the dizzying array of traditions our campus celebrates each year” (Skeels, 2015). Some of the traditions talked about are related to sports like throwing toilet paper over tree branches after winning a game while others such as listening to musical groups perform on the quad while the audience holds candles before winter break are not related to sports (Skeels, 2015). One tradition that AU could start that is related to athletics, but includes events that do not have any relation to athletics is a