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Assessment of Academic Proficiency. Athletes fared better than non-athletes on the math portion.
• Nationally, data shows men tend to score better on standardized math tests, while women generally get higher scores in language and reading, Palmer said. He noted South Dakota universities have more male athletes than female athletes.
• "You can see that a lot of the differences we're seeing in non-athletes and athletes hold true with males and females," Palmer said.
• South Dakota State University accounted for the largest percentage of student athletes at more than 25 percent, while South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the lowest percentage at 10 percent. It was SDSU's decision to transition from NCAA Division II athletics to Division I that prompted the Board of Regents to require an annual report examining athletes and academics.
• In 2006, the University of South Dakota sought approval to pursue eligibility to compete at Division I. The board approved requests from Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2010 to pursue a move from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
• In addition to GPA, credit hours and proficiency exams, the report also examined ACT scores, academic scholarship recipients and graduation and retention rates.
• "The overarching theme that emerges from this report is that, when compared across a variety of indicators, athletes and non-athletes perform as similar levels," the report stated.
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Court rules for Kevin Costner in sculpture appeal
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that actor Kevin Costner did not breach a contract with an artist when he placed commissioned sculptures of bison and American Indians at a different site than was originally planned.
• The Hollywood superstar, who filmed much of his Academy Award-winning movie "Dances with Wolves" in South Dakota, paid Peggy Detmers $300,000 to make 17 bronze sculptures for a resort called The Dunbar he planned to build on the edge of the Black Hills gambling town of Deadwood. The resort never was built and the sculptures instead are at his Tatanka attraction near the proposed resort site.
• A later contract said if the resort was not built within 10 years or the sculptures were not "agreeably displayed elsewhere," the sculptures would be sold with Cost (Continued on page 29)
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