University at Buffalo basketball player Andy Robinson posted the following on Facebook last week:"I am paying anybody who have read the book 'there are no children here' by Alex Kotlowitz $30-40 which in some classes you have to read at UB (even more money if you have to read the book a little more!!) to write a 3-4 page paper, on a couple questions which was assigned."
Aside from demonstrating that the University at Buffalo admits students who lack a grasp of basic grammar, the Facebook post has Robinson in hot water with the school, the Buffalo News reports.
Robinson, a shooting guard who was the team's leading scorer last season, has been suspended indefinitely from the team. The school's Office of the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education will determine whether there will be further discipline. The school also released the following statement from Robinson:
"I realize I made a mistake for which I take full responsibility and realize I must regain the trust of my teammates, fellow student-athletes and coaching staff. I have brought disappointment in myself and the university and for this I am truly sorry."Somehow I think he had help writing that apology.
The CBS broadcast of the Old Dominion-Butler game temporarily went dark as technical difficulties in Buffalo forced the network to switch to its studio and then to other games. Whatever problems they were having were fixed fairly quickly.
