Show i ‘thciJTaiT i if i TATESMAN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VOL 77 NO 28 LOGAN UTAH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 1979 rdci f J NCAA status shift studied ) by Kermit Olson Z3 ix' USU intercollegiate athletics faces being downgraded from its NCAA status to This situation is being studied by the university’s Athletic Council USU has until September of 1980 to meet the criteria for If it fails to do so membership USU will not be able to compete in the PCAA conference according to 7 $A 4 jl I would be ready for intercollegiate k ” competition by next fall and the lacrosse team could compete this j ! spring" he said Behm said that the participants L j l- - “allow more students to participate l Norm Jones Utah State’s i representative to the NCAA USU has two alternatives for status One is to add gaining 10000 seats to the Romney Stadium The other is to add four Jf L— varsity intercollegiate sports to the athletic program The Athletic Council will give a A poll conducted by ASUSU inpreliminary report on these options dicates students want USU to renext week according to Karen tain its NCAA Division status Morse council chairwoman by adding four sports instead of The council consists of 13 10000 seats members who represent the adA clear majority 121 of 226 ministration athletics department surveyed said they favor USU bealumni faculty and student ining a sports university Of that terests 48 indicated they strongmajority The sports which could be added ly favor the proposal are baseball fencing lacrosse skiAnother bloc of 19 students said ing soccer swimming as well as they disfavor the status but 11 say gymnastics and volleyball teams they strongly are against being for men Division Some 46 participants Behm club of Fred director said they didn’t know or have an addisports estimated that an opinion about the issue tional four sports could be funded Another question on the poll askfor a cost of $40000 per year ed whether students would prefer He also said the stadium seats adding 10000 seats or four sports cannot be appropriated by the 1980 given the premise that both would deadline cost the same Behm has submitted a list of club Again an overwhelming teams for consideration by the group 149 students cited the addi- 11 J Poll indicates it rather than spectate" said Behm He also said that adding seats won’t generate any more income than is presently being received Chuck Ferris lacrosse team coach said that additional income could be brought in to help support the four teams by renting the stadium to local sports groups such as soccer teams (continued on page 2) sports favored I tion of four sports as the best solution to keeping the status USU has achieved 10 24 About percent respondents preferred adding the seats Of the remainder 31 replied they wanted neither and 22 gave no answer or said they didn't know which to choose A less than decisive number of students 107 stated they would support adding four sports even if the stadium seating option proves to be less expensive A portion said they preferred the stadium seats given those tions condi- Another large portion of students enough to shift the results of the question either way had other opinions A group of 29 said they wanted neither and 12 students gave no reply 1 ri £ J Athletic Council “All of the teams h CZZZ ZZZLX Committee forming to evaluate budget cut bj Kin Pitre The document will form a com- Several Utah State University endls are presently considering Jocument designed to deal with Jke resources of the University in Kminijtenng the four percent budget cut" which requested in early per-B“e- Gover-JMatheso- n mittee designated to evaluate existing USU programs and identify those which should “be maintained at present status key to man’s value Freedom: May’s devalue of freedom is the key to other human value and yet “s most difficult burden that 7 Wciety can bear according to vocation speaker Rollo May no on-transcends all vues but "is the basis on have values" May said when a person is free to he ”can reliably express such as love honesty and v cn live without liberty cannot live without related the values ? he 4 San Quentin prisoner uve years in solitary who confine-TTh- e discovery of myself and Thoughts gave me joy" the said °f Nazi concentration the same freedom of capacity of search within determine their at- tjTrj' ufe They may have been of their liberty May con g toe reduced eliminated or augmented” The document specitically calls for input on "student interests in programs" and “the needs of students" but does not include any tinued "but they retained their inner core untouched by captivity" "The essence of freedom is imagination It is a condition of being not an action" May said “It is based on the understanding of who I am" Imagination creativity is the basis of understanding and wisdom May said The crucial aspect of freedom overlooked in modem society is the need to pause before a decision May said “The machinery of technology makes such a loud noise that we cannot hear ourselves think" Spiritual insights occur during the intervals between events "during the pause of readiness and openness of the total self" said May "The pauses in life break up the rigid chain of stimulants and responses" the psychoanalyst explained student representatives on the pro- from college recommendations “I think that USU would want gram evaluation committee as of the input of those effected most by yet The committee will tentatively be the decisions of the program chaired by the USU provost and evaluation committee" said ASUSU President Lester Essig consist of four faculty members two department heads and two “especially considering that a deans As a sub committee of the university exists mainly for the Administrative Council members education of its students" will be selected by the president The recommendation that a minimum of one student representative be included in the proposed committee was unanimously in society” according to May ratified by the ASUSU Executive "Society is suspicious of freedom Council Wednesday "Student input would have been it keeps you from thinking your own thoughts” He said that we valuable in some decisions which surrender our freedom for security have already been made in connec"Freedom is always a paradox” tion with the four percent budget cut (ie cooperative education May stated “We want freedom and yet we are afraid of freedom” Convocations etc)" according to “Truth does make us free” May Executive Senate Resolution agreed with the teaching of Jesus submitted by Essig Christ “But do we have the “nearly According to courage to face the anxieties that every program on campus affects come with freedom?” he question- students directly or indirectly with ed many of them existing solely for “We need to consider the chang- students" The evaluation and change of ing of time” May cautioned “Our age calls for people with the USU programs are therefore of freedom of being and courage to great impact and importance to create We must combine creativity students continues the resolution with courage in order to make form Student representatives are curout of our contemporary chaos” rently serving on several administrative councils including the May counseled the Convocation audience to gain “courage to face Publications Board Appeals Comthe anxiety that comes with the mittees the Institutional Council Adfreedom needed to build a better and the Board of Regents society" ding a student representative to "Freedom has become a mockery 80-2- 7 80-2- 7 the program evaluation committe would “lead to a broader consideration of programs” rather than accordiminish its effectiveness ding to Essig A Career Enhancement Council was also created by the ASUSU Senate Wednesday The council's main duty will be to generate “greater student awareness of the ' campus placement and Co-o- p pro- gram" Establishing the council is a continuation of student responses to the administration's $15000 budget cut from the campus Cooperative Education program This curtailment is another result of Governor Matheson’s four per- cent funding cut The initial protest Executive 7 Senate Resolution encouraged the administration to reinstate director of funding for a Co-oThe resolution stressed the 80-1- full-tim- e p value of Co-o- p work experiences and the general ignorance of students regarding placement skills and career exploration programs on campus In other action Liz Good son was unanimously ratified by the Executive Senate as the chairman of the recently created Public Affairs Board There are 20 board members thus far and over 30 students involved in preparation of a student lobby |