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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, October 13, 1997
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Arizona investigates player's treatment
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona is investigating a report that basketball star Miles Simon received preferential academic treatment and is attempting to determine how a newspaper obtained his records.
The Associated Press
In a story published Friday, "The Kansas City Star" suggested that an NCAA investigation could find that Simon, the most valuable player of last season's NCAA Final Four, received special academic advantages to preserve his eligibility to play basketball.
"At this point, we have absolutely no evidence of any violation of NCAA or university rules," said Michael Proctor, the University of Arizona attorney heading the investigation. "We don't really see anything that was provided that other students couldn't get."
Proctor said the university had not been questioned by the NCAA or Pacific-10 Conference officials. He also said the release of Simon's academic transcript violated the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. The
law prohibits universities from releasing academic records without a student's consent.
"Whoever released it most likely knew it was illegal, so they haven't volunteered when and why they did it," Proctor said. "We're trying to piece together what data they had and what individuals had access to it."
The investigation into Simon's academic treatment began after the "Star" faxed questions to university officials about two weeks ago, Proctor said.
One of the newspaper's findings was that Simon enrolled in the School of Family and Consumer Resources without the required 2.0 grade point average.
But Proctor said Friday that in the past two semesters, 18 students with GPAs below 2.0 were admitted into the school. Two of them were student-athletes.
Proctor also said that Simon was not the only upperclassman allowed to enroll in a class restricted to freshmen and transfer students. Such exceptions have been made for non-athletes as well, he said.
FBI to track alleged CD distribution scams
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — FBI agents and federal prosecutors are looking into whether millions of dollars' worth of CDs have been diverted and sold, cheating artists such as Madonna out of royalties and stealing from big music companies.
According to two longtime industry insiders who said they were interviewed by the FBI, the questions centered on whether unscrupulous employees have been misdirecting newly manufactured CDs and selling them improperly for cash.
"They have created an underground cash economy with the cash sales of record products to
such an extreme that everyone's getting in on the party," said Lee Hasin, retired music producer.
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