It specifies that athletes are not permitted to accept anything of value really related to their status as an athlete. That means that you know a fan or a booster, a wouldbe agent, a coach, is not permitted to give you anything of value beyond what is specified in the ncaa constitution. How it forces good people to do bad things or consider doing bad things. The pressures are just so enormous in the athletic program. People that are sports fans or like to be helpful will be enticed to do shady things from time to time. Sometimes it morphs into fullscale fraud. It is a system that needs repair. That is the dominant message we would like people to take away from the book. I am in chapel hill and hillsboro. My district is best known has as a diverse and growing and by that we not only refer to shedding some of the negative aspects of our history, but really charting a new course. The Research Triangle story is pretty principle internalized arnold here. A group of leaders in education and
Exploring the american story. Book tv, American History tv, we travel to amarillo texas. Well experience in the city of about 200,000 starting with an the largest canyon. And then we will learn about kansas citys developments on amarillo. And then step in a specially made rail card used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the panhandle plains. We start at the canyon state park. The experience today is a lot like it has been. Even today it is quite a sharking experience. The fact that i get to come see this every day sometimes i have to take in. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. It runs from here over to silverton. You can make a good case that it is at least 80 miles in length itself. It is the second largest canyon in the United States. Its not a single canyon. There are many that branch off to the sides. Were standing in an area now where we can see three canyons from where were at right now. Its much bigger than people realiz
BryanCollege Station, texas. The history of the neighboring cities sitting within three hours of houston, san antonio, and dallas. In about five minutes, we take you inside the george h. W. Bush president ial library and museum for our first ever look at newly discovered film footage of george and barbara bush on their honeymoon. Following that, the final resting place of the 41st president and the first lady on the grounds of the library. In about 20 minutes, the history of the area as we travel to the brass yoes Valley Museum of history and later a trip to the campus of texas a m university for the story of a core of cadets, the student military organization dating to 1876. We begin our special feature with the mayors of bryan and College Station as they talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. One of the wonder fingers about bryanCollege Station, you have two cities, one community. The university started in the 1870s. The city of bryan started a couple
Here is a look at our recent visit to chapel hill, North Carolina. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. As we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our cable partners, we traveled to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the next hour, we will go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas planetarium and the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the first africanamerican mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in 30 minlutes, the histor of uncs basketball tour as we tour the Basketball Museum. We will speak with an author on the academic scandal that involved the universitys athletic department. We will end our special with local lawyer rufus edmonston talking about delivering a subpoena to pr
History tv on the road. Support from our sudden link cable partners, we travel to amarillo, texas. Well discover the history of this panhandle city of about 2,000. Starting with a visit to the second largest canyon in the u. S. Following that, in about ten minutes, well learn about kansas citys influence on the development of amarillo. And in 20 minutes, step inside a rail car used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the Panhandle Plains History Museum in nearby canyon as we tour their native plains exhibit. We begin our special feature at paladillo state park. Its like its been for thousands of years. All of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. And its even today quite an experience. I have to appreciate how lucky i am to be here every day. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. The bulk of the formation has happened in the last hundred thousand years. It runs from here down close to the town of silverton. And so