This month the NCAA enacted a policy preventing colleges and universities from retracting athletes’ scholarships because of, among other things, pregnancy. Such decisions had been left up to the schools, which had some athletes losing their scholarships or considering abortions. UWIRE affiliates fill us in on the new NCAA policy and examine the lives of student-athletes who serve simultaneously as student, athlete and parent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The controversial proposal to expand Rutgers Stadium was finally approved by the University Board of Governors yesterday after months of debate.

STILLWATER, Okla. — On Jan. 27, 2001, a chartered plane carrying eight team members, trainers and broadcasters along with two pilots crashed about 6:35 p.m. in a snowstorm about 40 miles east of Denver after taking off from Jefferson County Airport.

TAMPA, Fla. — Six days after the estranged wife of South Florida football player Ben Moffitt aired claims she wrote papers and completed online courses for her husband, USF administrators are looking into new ways to ensure the integrity of Web-based courses.

HANOVER, N.H. — Ron Mitchell, a former captain and All-Ivy Selection of the Harvard basketball team, founded AlumniAthlete.com, a career-networking resource for current and former athletes from colleges across the nation.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An igloo constructed by about 20 Eliot House residents over 10 hours came under siege early Sunday by members of Harvard’s men’s hockey team, angering several residents.