November 3, 2006

James Madison Athletes Refuse to Take to the Sidelines

By SARA LIPKA

Will Shoemaker, a freshman track and cross-country runner at James Madison University, says the institution recruited him last year on the promise that he could spend four years running for the Dukes. He grew up eight miles from the campus, and he had always wanted to go to college there.

A year later, James Madison broke its promise by eliminating varsity playing opportunities for 144 athletes. The university cut seven men's and three women's teams this fall, partly to comply with

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