It seems to me that the proximity of hospital to university is a determining factor in the quality of student health care for both students and student-athletes.

I attended a private university with three major hospitals within a few blocks of the campus. Health services were, therefore, readily available.

My daughter, however, attends a major state university with the nearest hospital several miles away. And in her school's case, the student health center can best be charitably described as inferior.

It is not even open on weekends.

The center's most reliable diagnosis -- again from our experience -- seems to consist of an ambulance to a hospital emergency room.

If you are really worried about the health of athletes, you will take the NCAA logos off the basketball courts in the tournament. We watched all 6 games in Raleigh and in every one players from both teams slipped and fell on those stickers on the court that either advertise the NCAA or cover over the host school's paint. The last thing any of us need to see is another NCAA logo! Your scoreboards kill us with it. For goodness sakes, at least take pity on the basketball players! RDS