Show r Page 16 No conference admission Steve Stout Sports staff con- Although speculation cerning the entrance of USU into an athletic conference has been heavy Athletic Director Ladell Andersen sees to immediate admission into any conference The Executive Council of USU recently passed a resolution encouraging USU to join Pacific Coast Athletic the Con- ference Andersen said they have been studying the possibility but “moneywise it would be a disadvantage to us” If USU were to join a conference with teams that have just recently division j i become university such as the PCAC the prestige of USU would suffer greatly “Prestige is an important factor” Andersen said “and USU has great tradition We don’t want to lose our prestige” “The University of Idaho was a fine football power but now they’re just another team in the Big Sky Conference” he said “If a league would help financially we might consider sacrificing prestige” he said “In a good league all sports are financed equally” he said but because some leagues don’t they are considered ridiculous “The WAC is a good example” he said “Arizona finances for skiing even ikaugh there is no snow Wyoming finances for golf but their weather during the season is very bad” USU was considered for WAC membership in 1963 The big push to gain admission was presented by Rep Franklin Gunell who sponsored a bill that would strip both the U of U and (R-Loga- n) state appropriations used for athletics unless both were members of the WAC The bill did not pass but it was the USU administration that decided not to join the WAC Andersen said He said that it would have been much better strategy to February 19 1975 near for Ags Considered for WAC USU of fllP 3 have used the pressure of Gunell “We may never get in by having not followed through with the pressure” he said The only way USU could get into the WAC right now would be if the WAC disbanded and formed another league with USU he other than the champions to participate in the NCAA basketball tournament possibly eliminating some of the better independents around the country But Andersen doesn’t feel that ruling will hurt USU or any other major independent “As it stands now the NCAA will recognize the independent against the second place team of any conference allowing the better of the two to enter” he said said There are many advantages in belonging to a conference he said “First of all it does simplify scheduling” he said “You would already have the other teams in the conference scheduled” he said “and also have the power of being among eight members as opposed to being alone” Having conference games televised would mean extra money he said A recent NCAA ruling will now from conferences allow teams Sport Shorts JaUU Friday at Snow Basin Ski resort Such freestylers as 1974 Year Bob Freestyler o the 1973 and ‘74 Salerno from Ogden freestyle world champion John Midas-Sk- i 1975 Clendenin combined American champion Eddie Ferguson and Mike Lund the 1974 world ballet champion will be on hand to display their talents Bowling On 6 Lincoln Mc-Cella- n achieved a milestone in a persons bowling career when he rolled a perfect 300 game while practicing with UC Games Room Director Karl Ward just prior to his 8:30 class His fete marks the fourth time a perfect game has been bowled since the lanes were installed in D m February a 'U Admission will be $200 or you will be admitted free of charge with the purchase of a lift pass Activities will begin at 1:30 pm both days It should be well worth the while for both skiers and nonskiers to make the trip to Snow Basin to see this event the UC Skiing Several of the worlds top freestyle skiers will put on an exhibition this Thursday and EARN THIS PATCH at the SECOND ANNUAL TEMPLE PEAK SKI COMPETITION CROSS-COUNTR- Y JOIN THE FUN SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY Were looking for certain majors to become Lieutenants full -- Mechanical HOT DRINKS & DOUGHNUTS AT FINISH CALL USU Ext 7658 or 7917 For Details Sponsored by Harmonious Living Center and Army ROTC and Xidierv gineering majors areo-spac- fering ofTe'rTng e if The Air Force needs peomany with the above ple academic majors And AFROTC has several different programs where you or can fit programs Some of All nth-allowa- all ad- vanced education If you’d like to cash in on these Air Force benefits start by looking into the Air Force ROTC Put it all together in Air Force ROTC S- jiaas&ssi O Uliiliwfli m-o opportunities And leading to an Air Force Flying xj §Gjfant35?w a- during the last two years of the program aeronautical enajors gineering majors computer in electronics mathematics science arW t 9® scholarships -- $TOQ !i'ra©0' iTsifb V |