College Presidents Urge Elimination of Alcohol Advertising on NCAA Sports

WASHINGTON—More than one hundred college presidents and athletic directors today called on the National Collegiate Athletic Association to end “embarrassingly prominent” beer ads during televised NCAA basketball tournaments. In a letter to NCAA President Myles Brand, the presidents urged the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors and Executive Committee to formally review its policies on alcohol advertising, which were last examined in 2005.

By CSPI, USA.

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