California Watch, Stanford Athletes Had Access to List of ‘Easy’ Classes (via The Stanford Daily):

A drama class in “Beginning Improvising” and another in “Social Dances of North America III” were among dozens of classes on a closely guarded quarterly list distributed only to Stanford athletes to help them choose courses.

Stanford officials said the list was designed to accommodate athletes’ demanding schedules and disputed that the list was made up of easy classes. Officials discontinued the list last week after student reporters working for California Watch began asking about it.

The list, which has existed at least since 2001, was widely regarded by athletes as an easy class list. More than a quarter of the courses on the list did not fulfill university general education requirements.

• ESPN, Easy Class List Is No Surprise
• Fiat Lux, “The List” Article Misrepresents Stanford Athletes and Non-Athletes
• Inside Higher Ed, ‘Courses of Interest’ for Athletes
• MSNBC, Stanford Axes Supposed ‘Easy Class’ Schedule
• The Stanford Daily, Perspective on “The List”
• USA Today, Stanford Discontinuing ‘Easy’ Class List for Athletes