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Show Chrcny Ccbx! Ceo pzz? 0 Thursday, January 11, 1990 Daw Die CHtOMCUE must "IStaclks i Published Since 1890 - Ihelp themselves," i 1 Margaret Wimborne Chronicle Staff Writer By Vs athletic world, said the keynote speaker of the University of Utah's Luther celebrations, King v Vol. 99, No. 65 sociologist says i ,5 It is up to the black community, black families and black athletes to dismantle the "plantation" system of exploitation that exists today in the Martin University of Utah - I8plllf Day Harry Edwards, University of California sports sociology professor, said during his address Wednesday that black athletes in America have become part of an institutionalized system of racism, comparable to that of the southern plantation system of the slavery era. "We have moved from the cotton fields to the football fields," he said. Edwards said black college athletes face two major obstacles. They must contend with the "dumb jock" image that has endured since organized sports became involved with the educational system. They must also struggle against the perception that blacks have innate superior athletic m abilities and inferior intellectual said. Since the early 1980s, the NCAA has made some attempts to correct the situation, but their rules are only Band-Aidnot solutions, he said. i'f' s, , Edwards said he supported the ' ; tog, l.lmmkk' . I'lwHo ly ltoon.. Chen d sports sociologist from the University of California at Berkeley, confers with U. president Chase Peterson Harry Edwards, left, a before delivering the keynote address of the ASUU challenge lecture, "Sports, Race and Academics: The Burgeoning Crisis of the Black Athlete." The lecture is one of many activities associated with the U.'s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. . widely-recognize- passage of proposition 48, an NCAA regulation requiring athletes to maintain a C average, complete 11 core classes, achieve a score of 700 on the SAT and 15 on the ACT. At the time, proposition 48 was controversial and many in the black believes the SAT score requirement institutions would be placed at a disadvantage while recruiting schools require because division-on- e a minimum score - of 800. for admission of Another NCAA regulation the recruitment of players with But Edwards said he was not satisfied with all aspects of the proposal. For example, Edwards scholarships that were under proposition 48, Edwards said. In effect, propositions 42 and 48 combined prevent athletes with the greatest academic difficulties from participating in varsity sports during non-athlete- athletes. addressing supported proposition 48 because "it sent a message to the community in terms of the expectations of athletes," he said. . their freshman year, something s. situation the Edwards has supported since 1972. "When I was coming through as a is student athlete, freshmen couldn't proposition 42, a regulation passed a couple of years later. Proposition 42 came about because of pressure by the participate in varsity sports, they gave that much of a tip of the old mortar board to the concept of academic collegiate athletic community to stop the "most exploitable, expendable integrity," Edwards said. He said in many ways the black non-qualifie- rs should be higher, 1000 or 1100, community opposed it. They claimed 90 percent of those impacted by the rule where black athletes and black However, Edwards : ,v and vulnerable roles" in the athletic community. "We have moved from a Robinson era of Jim Crow sports to a community has perpetuated the images of blacks in the athletic community. "We have set our ' pre-Jack- e Robinson era I characterize as Mr. James Crow children up for personal and social ' underdevelopment, ie post-Jacki- academic victimization, athletic exploitation Esquire the same thing carried out in a more sophisticated way," Edwards said. He said blacks not only have no and occupational elimination." Edwards said that 40 years after Jackie Robinson supposedly broke the color barrier in sports, 90 percent of positions of power in the athletic athletic activities involve white community, but they also lack power see "Edwards" on page three participants. Blacks only appear in students statewide organizing Limitation act needs to education issues support rally to be suspended, U. commissioner states - By Jennifer Gully Chronicle Administration Reporter , Adhering to the spending limitation cap passed by the legislature last year, the Legislative governor's recommendations. While the analysts recognize the operating restrictions their budget recommendations place on the higher education system, they are powerless to act otherwise, said Boyd Gariott legislative higher education fiscal analyst "Our office tends to adhere to the statutes and the laws " he said. Fiscal Analysts presented their 1990-9- 1 higher education budget ."And the budget that is being to the. given to you this time adheres to . recom-mendatio- ns legislature's higher education appropriation subcommittee Wednesday. The analysts' v recom-mendatio- ns were "substantially below" the governor's higher education and the budget State Board of Regents' operating budget request for the state's ' nine colleges and universities. n The analysts' of $378.6 rniUion for the next fiscal recom-mendati- on recom-mendatio- ' year is approximately $40.8 million below the regents' request and $22.8 million below the By Lizz Hart Chronicle ASUU Reporter those statutes." - Although higher education officials' hopes of increased state appropriations were fostered by the state's economic improvement, none of the additional revenues will be available for appropriation unless the spending limitation law is lifted or repealed. While the analysts' report is understandable because of the limitation law, the institutions need more money after enduring the budget cuts of the past years, see "analyst" on page four r , The ASUU Public Affairs Board and the Progressive Student' Union are organizing a statewide student .rally in support of education to be held Feb. 7 at the state Capitol. According to Paul Kafer, vice chair of the Public Affairs Board, the rally. is being held to raise awareness about the strong commitment both high, school and college students have about education. Tom Price, a representative from PSU, said the rally is "a statewide mobilization of students to support and defend education." "We are trying to create a student conscience in the state," Price said. "For too long the students have ignored education issues and left them up to their teachers and their administrators. This decade is the time for students to take full responsibility for their campuses." "Historically students have been the vanguard for all important changes," Price added. "The Rep. Paula Stephens, Lakeland Rep. Julander, Blaze Wharton, Lake, as students have a special place in D-S- society. They are supposed to be the conscience of society and they D-Sa- have the energy to make the necessary sacrifice to get the proper attention given to important issues." Even though the rally is being organized by University of Utah students, Kafer said they have received a great deal of support at every level. "We have received support from "Our intent is to address state legislators and praise and support those who have supported education and students," he said. "And for those who have not supported us, we will find someone in their district who will." ; the American Federation of Teachers and the Utah Student Association," Kafer said. "Both organizations promised to include information about the rally in the newsletters they mail out to Utah teachers. They are also going to encourage teachers to show up at the rally, and to support the students' efforts." According to Kafer, they have received support from teachers. "I have talked directly to a few high school teachers," he said. "And they love it." Kafer also noted he has received a great deal of support from state legislators, such as Rep. Marty : According to Kafer and Price, students at both the high school and college level are also supporting the rally. "The response so far has been overwhelming," Price said. "I think the students felt left out when the teachers walked out last fall, because they had no framework to mobilize now they do." Jay Helton, chairman of the Public Affairs Board, added he has received support from other state colleges and universities. "The response from other institutions in the state has been really positive," Helton said. "They are going to support us at the rally." Both Price and Kafer said they see "rally" on page five Org. 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