<p>^i would surmise that The Lion was simply guilty of some very, very poor reporting. In fact, on a link provided in The Lion article to the Dartmouth paper, Columbia was noted to have a 97% graduation rate.</p>
<p>The Lion piece played right into the hands of some who perpetuate the stereotype of Ivy athletes being somehow not up to par with their classmates. In fact, not only do the athletes graduate at a higher rate then the overall student population, each does it while essentially working a full time physically exhausting job in addition to attending school - all without receiving any support not available to every other non-athlete.</p>