Getting in on the game: Partnering with a University Athletics Department

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Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-153

  O'English, Lorena ^a   McCord, Sarah ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744798492     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2006.0028     Document Type: Article

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14. Washington State University Cougar Athletics, Fall 2004 Student-Athlete Development Highlights (Fall 2004): 3. These numbers can vary significantly over semesters.
15. See also Christa Farrand Case, "America's Best Collegiate Athletes Often Not American," Christian Science Monitor, March 29, 2005, http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0329/p01s03-ussc.html (accessed December 13, 2005).
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18. See also "Quick Facts on WSU Athletics," WSUToday 17, 7 (November 11, 2005): 8
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25. For home games, this was later changed to the game day edition of the Evergreen, which is distributed at the stadium. Away game advertisements continued to be published in the Friday issue.
26. The tagline for the annual "Apple Cup" grudge match with the University of Washington Huskies was a particularly popular one: "Cougs Rule, Dawgs Drool."
27. New Student-Athlete Seminar journal entries, fall 2004.
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