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Academics or a new U of Memphis stadium.(NEWSWATCH)
In a textbook case pitting athletics against academics, lines are being drawn in the sand at the University of Memphis over a proposed new on-campus football stadium.
The issue is pitting athletics supporters against the administration of President Shirley Raines, who wants to focus on the need for academic facilities.
The Tigers now play in a 42-year-old city-owned stadium off campus, which the mayor proposed replacing. A city-hired consultant endorsed further study of an on-campus stadium. After the release of the report, President Raines said, "The University of Memphis has no plans to build a football stadium on the University campus. Our priorities remain focused on academic needs, ...
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