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eliminating a sport entirely.
"When you cut an entire sport, you're
losing a lot of athletes," said Streeter.
"If they leave the university, then what
is the university really gaining? If
you've got budget problems, obviously
an easy place to look at to save money is
athletics. But you have to think of what
value athletics hold. Why cut sports
when sports provide students additional
education, strengthens bonds and
promote leadership, and provide
entertainment to those students who
choose not to participate in athletics."
Behrend currently has 240 student
athletes, with an additional 60 athletes
playing a second sport. Of those athletes.
more than 40 percent annually achieve
a grade point average of 3.0 or better. In
the 2001-2002 seasons, 66 athletes
posted a grade point average of 3.2 or
better and captured Academic All-
Conference honors.
"To the university, it may not be a big
deal to cut programs because they figure
it's only 30 or so kids," said head tennis
coach Jeff Barger.
Barger, who is good friends with the
Edinboro tennis coach, sat down with his
kids on the day Edinboro announced the
cuts. Barger reiterated to his athletes
Streeter's message that no sports at
Behrend will be eliminated.
Barger now faces scheduling problems
because of Edinboro's elimination, along
with opponent Buffalo State's decision
to drop women's tennis.
Tennis is one of the cheapest sports to
fund, yet it continues to get the axe from
many collegiate programs. From 1992-
2002, 145 tennis programs have been
eliminated. Fifteen of those were
Division 111.
The cuts haven't just been made to
small, unheard-of schools. Large,
popular Division I universities such as
Kansas, Kansas State, UMass, Seton
Hall, Bowling Green, and Pittsburgh
have all slashed tennis programs in
recent years.
"One of the saddest things about the
state of tennis is that non-tennis coaches
are being asked to double up on coaching
jobs and coach tennis as a second sport.
They just don't have the time to put in
the effort to make a team competitive,"
said Barger.
"Along with golf, we're probably one
of the cheapest sports, yet with tennis it
is one of the first sports cut."
Friday, April 25, 2003
Student reservists
go to war
by Kristen Schrum
staff writer
The official number of Behrend
students who have been sent off to war
since the beginning of spring semester
is now 18. These students, including
two women and 16 men, are members
of the military reserves who left
Behrend are being called to serve the
country.
Penn State has specific policies to
accommodate students who are in the
military while enrolled in school.
When students are called to active duty
in the middle of the semester, they can
contact the Registrar and take what is
called a military withdrawal where
their GPA will not be affected.
Students who process a military
withdrawal will not be charged tuition
for the semester the withdrawal was
processed. Those who reside on
campus will only be charged for room
and board expenses prior to their
withdrawal. When these students
return to school, they are eligible for
re-enrollment.
"If they live on campus, we try to
make sure they have housing available
for them (when they return)," said Ken
Miller, Director of Student Affairs.
The other option available for these
students is called deferred grades. This
is when a student has been called to
duty late enough that they can finish
classes when they get back. This must
be an agreement specifically between
students and their professors.
Heather Wright, a sophomore,
shared her thoughts on the students
who have been deployed.
"It is frightening that so many of
our fellow students are actively
involved in this war. We should all try
to make ourselves as aware of their
conditions as possible and be as
supportive as we can," said Wright.
Others on campus have actually
reached out to show their support. A
bulletin board has been put up outside
the Office of Student Affairs in the
Reed Union Building entitled "Support
Our Troops." This board has the names
of students who have been called to
duty and some pictures, as well.
"We had hoped people would see the
bulletin board and realize that some of
their classmates have been called up.
I think it's important to support folks
that are there. Regardless_ of your
political standpoint on the war, it is
important to realize these students who
put their lives on hold," said Miller.
Marge Dimperio, staff assistant in
the Humanities and Social Sciences
office, organized a care package for
one of the students. Warren Roberts is
Behrend students called to war
Jennifer Baker
Brian Bitner
Bradley Bush
John Cherry
Michael Fallecker
Christopher Felege
Steven Greer
Chad Lindell
Kevin Otteni
The Behrend Beacon
now serving the front lines in Baghdad.
Dimperio knew Roberts when she
worked at the Mercyhurst Police
Academy and he was a police cadet
there. Included in the care package
were snacks, toiletries, items with the
Penn State logo, and crossword
puzzles.
"We were just thinking about him
and wanted to lift his spirits," said
Dimperio.
Some people may recognize a
student in the list and want to send a
letter, card or care package. Office of
Student Affairs has organized the
military mailing addresses of the
students so that the Behrend
community can reach out to them.
"I think it would mean a lot to the
students who went to war, their
families, and the campus if we would
recognize that we know they are taking
time to serve our country," said Scott
Dzemyan, senior.
Michael Porter
Giovanny Reimer
Warren Roberts
Joshua Rosenbaum
Nathan Russel
Jason Saeger
Thomas Voltz
Schelly Wansor
Chad Weber