by Mac Cerullo 
University of Connecticut 

It was a milestone for the University of Connecticut football program: the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

The 2011 Bowl Championship Series marked the first time the school had earned the Big East’s automatic bid to the compete in the series. And it meant the school would play Oklahoma, one of the nation’s most prestigious teams, in a nationally televised game on New Year's Day.

by Daniel Moore 
Kent State University 

This fall, Ohio public universities could allow voting by students serving on their boards of trustees.

Voting rights for student trustees would not be mandatory, however. Currently in Ohio, each 11-member public university board has two nonvoting students who also aren’t allowed in executive session.

by Andrew Averill
University of Wisconsin-Madison

A new perk is available for University of Wisconsin athletes who make it to the Rose Bowl: a free flight to anywhere in the world. They'll have to fend for themselves wherever they land, and pay their own way back to campus. 

by Jillian McCarter
Butler University

Butler University's Student Government Association has refused to release the detailed vote count from recent elections for class officer and presidential spots. Currently, only four people are allowed to see how many students voted for each candidate. 

by Alex Campbell
Campus Coverage Project, '10
Northwestern University, '11

At first glance, the numbers look impressive.

Indiana University's yearly economic impact on the state: $4.9 billion. The impact of its health programs: $6.6 billion.

And, perhaps most jaw-dropping of all: For each dollar that state taxpayers invest in IU, they receive a return of $24.91.

by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut

Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma are worth a lot to the University of Connecticut, between the money they bring in annually in ticket sales and the publicity their programs bring to the school. But are they worth their own weight in gold?

Not based on their annual earnings.

Note to student journalists: This can be localized at any of your schools that have lottery scholarships.

By Chelsea Boozer
Managing Editor, The Daily Helmsman

University of Memphis President Shirley Raines is among officials opposed to a bill in Congress that they said might cause a decrease in funding for HOPE Lottery Scholarships.

by Christopher Whitten
University of Memphis

Students at The University of Memphis' Lambuth campus may be getting less bang for their buck.

While students on the main campus pay a $40 student activity fee plus $17 for health services and $25 for recreation, Lambuth students pay the same $82, but under the umbrella of a single student activity fee. The Lambuth campus, however, does not yet have a health center or recreational facility, according to Jeannie Smith, assistant vice president for finance.

by Chelsea Boozer
University of Memphis

For the past three years, The University of Memphis' football team has lost more money than any other sport.  

by Timothy Sandoval
California State University-Sacramento

Retirement has been good for Cal State Fullerton Professor Jesa Kreiner.