| Show Athletic J Powerhouse Maybe Mat Baer Horizon Sports Editor What the future has in store for athletic program program program pro pro- gram is anyone's guess at this point But the potential for sports program to develop into one of the nations nations nations na na- na- na finest is now riper than ever There are se eral reasons why could develop into a major junior college sports power The size and location of gives an immediate advantage over many of the smaller more rural schools which competes against in conference play Hiring Norma Carr as the programs program's Athletic Director and the fact that the program itself is in the initial stages of development are by far the most outstanding reasons Carr brings new blood into a program which has al already already already al- al ready seen one head coach and an athletic director exit but with the recent transfusion transfusion transfusion trans trans- fusion comes the promise of gradual success With obvious room for athletic growth Carrs Carr's past experience as both a coach and assistant athletic director could help guide athletic athletic athletic ath ath- letic program over the very rocky path towards athletic expansion The number of rocks which lay in her path will be determined by how well Carr and the idea of expansion expansion expansion ex ex- are taken in by the govern governing ng bodies who will ul ultimately ultimately ultimately ul- ul run the show The questions most often brought up by opponents opponents' to athletic expansion have to do with funding Some feel that spending money for athletics is a waste as well as somewhat damaging to an institution of learning I Take a look at Snow College College College Col Col- lege which is located in a town populated by less than 2000 people The tiny campus campus campus cam cam- pus manages to support a football team one mens men's and andone andone andone one womans woman's basketball team a baseball team and a Softball team One can surely see that athletic expansion would not seriously injure an institution with well over students To please those who absolutely absolutely absolutely ab ab- ab- ab do not want their student fees to be used in funding an expanding athletic athletic athletic ath ath- letic program Salt Lake City is the most promising spot in inthe inthe inthe the mountain inter-mountain region for obtaining funding by corporate corporate corporate cor cor- sponsorship and private donations Athletic expansion must be taken on very gradually Input from each area of the campus and the community must be used in determining the rate and range of athletic expansion at Salt Lake Community Community Com Com- College |
