Athletic Dorms

[Ricardo del Rio]

Today I was wondering what initiatives WSU could take to make WSU more attractive to recruits.

So I thought up an idea, which may be either bright or not so bright.

Are there any restrictions by law or NCAA rules on dormitories for athletes only?

If not, what do the learned posters on this esteemed forum think about the idea of athletic dorms.

How many athletes does WSU have? Never mind I just did my homework. Here is the approximate number of athletes as follows:

Women - 140
Men - 155

Total - 295

So two dormitories might be considered.

Am I off base or way out in left field.

Just wondering.

[Kung Wu]

Don't know about athlete dorms, but what they have been doing at UMKC the last 20 years is amazing. If you saw it in 1991 and went there in 2011 you would just be amazed at the new living facilities. I wonder if they have seen an increase in traditional enrollments over that period of time?

[CBB_Fan]

Today I was wondering what initiatives WSU could take to make WSU more attractive to recruits.

So I thought up an idea, which may be either bright or not so bright.

Are there any restrictions by law or NCAA rules on dormitories for athletes only?

If not, what do the learned posters on this esteemed forum think about the idea of athletic dorms.

How many athletes does WSU have? Never mind I just did my homework. Here is the approximate number of athletes as follows:

Women - 140
Men - 155

Total - 295

So two dormitories might be considered.

Am I off base or way out in left field.

Just wondering.

Yes, there are rules. All dormitories must have at least one non-athlete per athlete.

Kentucky gets around this by having giving each of their basketball athletes a separate room in their dormitories (sorry, UK football players), and they each have a tutor. The building is basically a UK museum designed to impress recruits, so lots of jerseys, championship paraphernalia, etc.

[Kung Wu]

Yes, there are rules. All dormitories must have at least one non-athlete per athlete.

Kentucky gets around this by having giving each of their basketball athletes a separate room in their dormitories (sorry, UK football players), and they each have a tutor. The building is basically a UK museum designed to impress recruits, so lots of jerseys, championship paraphernalia, etc.

Pretty sweet, really. Can the tutors be female?

[1972Shocker]

Pretty sweet, really. Can the tutors be female?

Do you know of any males smart enough to be tutors?

[Kung Wu]

Do you know of any males smart enough to be tutors?

Hmm, you know, that's a heckuva point.

[benishock]

Maybe DOFO could be a tutor

[CBB_Fan]

One thing to consider: We wouldn't be able to find a math tutor for EO... he'd need someone to be tutored by HIM! (EO's a math major/tutor, for those that don't know).

[small tyme baller]

CBB_Fan right on point with the dorm rules and stipulations ... I know we aren't Kentucky - but something like that, I feel, would be beneficial in helping our cause with recruits ... seeing we dont have a football program, aren't located in a college town and also not a large metro-area, and our campus(while its not a bad campus) isn't one like KU's, Georgia's, Colorado's, etc.

[ShockerPhi]

The dude was in my Physics 2 class. I heard he got an A. Now that's a tough class, and to have it while basketball going on?? Hats off to him.

[CBB_Fan]

The dude was in my Physics 2 class. I heard he got an A. Now that's a tough class, and to have it while basketball going on?? Hats off to him.

Regular or engineering Physics 2 (I know he was an engineering student at one point)? I thought that was a pretty fun class, but it can be difficult to remember the differences between capacitance, voltage, amperage, potential, etc. I think I got an A in that class, but it was my hard class that semester.

[C0|dB|00ded]

EO is a mathematics major which is arguably the most difficult undergraduate degree to obtain. Upper level mathematics courses are all theory and very dry. At least with engineering or physics you have interesting applications.

A little story about African's..

At one point in the semester during one of my economics courses, the professor chose to recognize the top student in his class. It was CB. But CB was not alone, he shared the top spot with an African gentleman. I talked briefly with the dude after class and he was all business.

To make a long story short; don't #@&# with African's. They are here to learn and they bring a brain with them.

I chuckle when I think about some of the ol' racist theories about blacks versus whites and intelligence. African's are so black they are nearly blue and I have never met a dumb one.


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[pogo]

I took a physics course a long time ago and the instructor had taught at an Ivy League school. He told us at the start that what ever grade we got would be the same as if it were from an Ivy League school. I worked my butt off and knew the book inside out and could work everyone of the problems at the end of the chapters and wound up with a very very low B. Loved the guy as he reminded me of an intellectual Walter Matheau.

[CBB_Fan]

EO is a mathematics major which is arguably the most difficult undergraduate degree to obtain. Upper level mathematics courses are all theory and very dry. At least with engineering or physics you have interesting applications.

Some of the most interesting classes I've ever had were upper level mathematics courses. In a society that feels music and art cannot be evaluated simply by their beauty, sometimes math is the only aesthetics can be a goal in and of itself.

Paul Erdős expressed his views on the ineffability of mathematics when he said, "Why are numbers beautiful? It's like asking why is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don't see why, someone can't tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren't beautiful, nothing is." (thanks wikipedia)

[C0|dB|00ded]

I took a physics course a long time ago and the instructor had taught at an Ivy League school. He told us at the start that what ever grade we got would be the same as if it were from an Ivy League school. I worked my butt off and knew the book inside out and could work everyone of the problems at the end of the chapters and wound up with a very very low B. Loved the guy as he reminded me of an intellectual Walter Matheau.

The hardest thing about many Ivy league schools is being accepted. Some don't even offer grades, they just give you a pass or fail. Wichita State is a national university and offers the same challenges as other national universities across the nation. I remember taking a finance course over the summer once and was talking to a couple guys that went to other state universities during the regular semester. They complained about the difficulty in the class and that they weren't prepared for the rigor coming from their respective schools. I believe one went to Silo Tech and the other something like Emporia State.

Being a state university, our admission standards are lax. But if you complete your degree in a challenging field with high marks, you will have no doubt accomplished something significant. My younger brother earned his aerospace engineering degree from WSU and graduated with honors. He said in some of his classes people would literally have nervous breakdowns and/or cry after tests. The challenge is significant and designed to break a lesser man/woman down.


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