Athletic Departments Skirt Legal Lines in Dealing with FaceBook, MySpace

As more and more colleges grapple with what to do about student athletes creating home pages on FaceBook and MySpace, certain patterns are emerging as far as policy-making is concerned.   In essence, most schools seem to be eschewing the idea banning the activity altogether, opting instead for encouraging a prudent approach.   It was eons ago in Internet time when Loyola University AD John Planek instituted a well-publicized ban on the activity. At the time, he told the Chicago Tribune