In Fall 2008 the NCAA Required Colleges to

question 81

Multiple Choice

In Fall 2008 the NCAA required colleges to

• A) eliminate Native American mascots
• B) integrate men and women on teams
• C) drop minimum GPA requirements for players, because this was biased against minority students
• D) recruit and play athletes from all racial and ethnic groups in 50/50 ratios

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