Post Pioneer Stories from the current online edition of Post Pioneer. en-us http://www.postpioneer.com Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:27:40 GMT 20 Administration Pulls the Plug on Varsity Team, Effective Fall '07 http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/Administration.Pulls.The.Plug.On.Varsity.Team.Effective.Fall.07-2921521.shtml C.W. Post administrators stunned track and field runners June 29 by announcing it would be discontinuing the team as a varsity sport for the upcoming 2007-2008 academic year. The decision has drawn outrage from former track runners and coaches, denunciation from a former Student Government president and allegations that the University ended the team without consulting any of the track runners or coaches who would be impacted. ae059220-5634-4626-b5ee-d4431cea6b17 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT News 7/06/07 http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/ Incoming Track Runners, Seniors, Left Without a Team http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/Incoming.Track.Runners.Seniors.Left.Without.A.Team-2921525.shtml Coach Collins said there's no good time to announce the demise of an athletic program. But did announcing the end in June leave seniors and freshmen in a bind? 59cca8e1-8766-47f1-85df-8a9de27baf14 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT News 7/06/07 Danny Schrafel http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/ Outrage Erupts as Track Team, Coaches Rip Announcement http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/Outrage.Erupts.As.Track.Team.Coaches.Rip.Announcement-2921522.shtml Shortly after the announcement, track runners came together through the Internet, in an effort to organize a response to the news. The runners and their supporters, several hundred strong on a Facebook group titled "Save Post Track and Field" Friday morning, made their disgust known soon after the news was announced. e31ff2a8-f0f1-4704-9ded-82fcfea4aaab Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT News 7/06/07 Danny Schrafel http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/ Students Criticize Reasoning, Money Explanations http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/Students.Criticize.Reasoning.Money.Explanations-2921523.shtml Administrators cited financial reasons to explain why the track team folded, but for many of the track runners, the numbers don't add up. babcb510-75aa-4d14-be2c-fc9478632f78 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT News 7/06/07 Danny Schrafel http://www.postpioneer.com/news/2007/07/06/News/