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community and college relations. In
Carlisle, he worked closely with Dickin
son College. And he said he realizes the
community has just as much to offer the
college as the college has to offer the
community.
"Tradeoffs" are the key to those
relationships and are necessary to sup
plement funding, Bud said. A "tradeoff,"
as he describes it, is that exchange of
services which goes on between these
two branches and within the different
departments of the college.
He cited the installation of the new
baseball field as the most recent case of
this type of cooperation. Involved in this
project were not only the baseball
players, but engineering students,
maintenance staff, and Olmsted Recrea
tion Department.
The Olmsted Recreation Department
donated their manual labor and use of
borough equipment. And they have done
so several times in the past, according to
Bud.
"We all came together to get a
baseball field," Bud said proudly.
Of course, there is another side to
any "tradeoff" - what do these commun
ity organizations get from the campus?
Smitley said that community groups
have been permitted to use campus
recreational facilities, including the
fields and gym.
In the past, Capitol students have
been angered by outsiders' use of cam
pus athletic facilities, said Bud. He
concluded that, unfortunately, these
students don't realize what the com
munity groups have done for the
campus.
Since financing from sources other
than PSU activity and athletic money is
compulsory, Bud has developed several
fundraising plans. These include baseball
team raffles, hosting a softball tourna
ment, and sponsoring a "Jog-a-thon."
The "Jog-a-thon" will be held at Middle
own High School next May, and Bud
predicted that the activity could bring in
;10,000.
Without hesitation, he stated that all
of the money raised will go directly back
into Capitol improvement funds for
athletics.
Intercollegiate Sports NAIA and KAC
As his most worthwhile accomplish
ment Bud Smitley claims the college's
affiliation with the National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics in September
1979. He described this as the most
dramatic change he has seen in the
athletic program since the erecting of
the Multi-Purpose Building.
Bud said that he worked for almost
four years, often having to contend with
strong opposition, to establish this affil
iation. In a letter dated February 15,
1979 and addressed to Dr. James,
Director of Student Affairs, Bud recom
mended that the college become a
member of the NAIA and gave various
reasons.
These reasons included the advan
tage of increased visibility and a more
positive image for the campus. The
association, according to the letter,
would also give individual athletes an
opportunity to compete on the national
level in individual sports ranging from
tennis to wrestling to fencing. It would
also attract additional applicants to the
campus - both athletes and non-athletes
- by presenting a more "mature" re
creation/athletic program.
According to Smitley, a direct ad
vantage which has been realized by
joining the NAIA is the chance to
interact with other colleges. Through
this interaction, the campus has become
a member of the Keystone Athletic
Conference.
This conference is an association of
four other colleges besides Capitol Cam
pus. They are Alvernia College, Beaver
College, Cabrini College, and Miseri
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cordia College. The KAC, like the NAIA,
allows individual athletes to enter com
petition.
The first Keystone Athletic Confer
ence took place at Alvernia College on
November 1. Although there were no
students from Capitol Campus attend
ing, Bud said that he remains optimistic
about future participation.
Intercollegiate competition on the
varsity level includes men's basketball,
baseball, bowling, and soccer. There are,
however, no intecollegiate sports offered
under the women's athletic program at
the present time. Lack of interest is the
reason for this, according to Bud.
Women's Athletic Program
History does not reveal favorable
trends in the participation rate of women
in the available athletic programs at
Capitol.
Although the number of women
using the athletic building and its facili
ties has increased over the years, the
involvement of the campus women in the
organized sports programs has remained
very low, said Bud. The main reason for
the increase in the use of facilities by
women in Bud's estimation is the access
ibility of the Multi-Purpose Building.
Bud said that in the athletic direc
tor's eyes men's and women's sports are
"equal." And he persistently sets up a
women's sports program every year. He
uses every means available to publicize
the athletic programs, but they just
never seem to take hold.
A schedule was set up this year for a
women's volleyball team, but not enough
interested students turned out. So, as in
the past, Bud had to call all the colleges
scheduled for games and cancel. •
He remains hopeful for the women's
sports program at the campus because
he said there are other colleges with
fewer students that have outstanding
participation rates.
He cited Cabrini College in Radnor,
PA. as an example. Cabrini has an
approximate enrollment of 425 students
- 125 males and 300 females. Their
sports program is so advanced that it is
necessary for them to hire a full-time
athletic director for both theif women's
and men's programs.
In comparison, Capitol Campus has
approximately 2300 students. And the
campus needs only one athletic director.
Bud offered a number of probable
reasons for the low rate of involvement.
Included in these was the typical fear of
"getting too involved" and the "newness
of everything" when a student first
enters a college. Coming to Capitol, Bud
reasoned, is bite starting all over as a
freshman. He also said that the students
at Capitol are older and that many of
them work full-time.
Ending on a positive note. he said
that the department will continue to
schedule women's programs. "We are
not ready to give up." he proclaimed.
Vane et Sports
Again, Bud repeated his strong belief
in the value of life-time sports and the
need for participation in team sports
also.
He expressed the common state
ments that are often made about the
rewards of athletic involvement. He
mentioned things such as self-discipline,
both during the sport and in everyday
living; ability to cooperate with others;
necessity of leading a physically healthy
life to retain athletic skills; etc.
But then he purposely seemed to
become very serious, as if to add a great
deal of emphasis to what he was going to
say. "These student athletes must re
member to give something beyond their
experience at Capitol Campus," Bud
said. Their participation here "is not an
end in itself by any means." And athletes
who forget this lose something, he
cautioned. .
Thursday, November 6, 1980
He urged that these experienced
athletes help• students in elementary
schools and high schools to become
involved in sports. There is a great need
for this, he said. And these men and
women have a "responsibility" to share
their experience.
Bud has seven children ranging in
age from 12 to 21. He said that this type
of experience helps him understand the
needs of children and young students.
Tilting his head to one side, he said,
"You kow, it is hard for me to believe
that I can earn a living by doing
something I enjoy so much."
By Kathy Kern
The cleanup of the nearby no comments on the Statement must be
number two containment building is submitted to the NRC. Ms. Pickering
estimated to take at least seven years, also notes that, "Letters are the only
way of getting public sentiment," and
and public opinion on this project is
being sought by the Nuclear Regulatory that her group is currently pushing for
Public hearings The "Draft Environmentalublic hearings on the cleanup proved
Impact Statement," the intended blue-
ures for TMI.
print for cleanup of TMI unit two, is Students who wish to comment on
being used as the basis for comments by the cleanup procedures may pick up a
both experts and nonexperts alike. copy of the Statement at either TMIA,
Besides commenting on the projected 315 Peffer St., Harrisburg, (717)
cleanup, the general public may also 233-7897, or at the NRC office at 100
express their opinions on the problem of Brown St., Middletown, (717) 782-4014.
nuclear waste and waste disposal of the The deadline for comments on the
reactor.
Statement is November 20, 1980. Let-
Ms. Kaye Pickering of Three Mile tors may be sent to the U.S. Nuclear
Island Alert, an anti-nuke organization, Regulatory Commission, Office of Nu
says that her group is encouraging the clear Reactor Regulation, Washington,
public to make their feelings known here D.C. 20555.
Student Comments Urged On
TMI Cleanup
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The poster behind Bud Smitley's
desk pictures a runner. And the quota
tion under the picture seems to charac
terize his general outlook not only on
sports but on life:
"The loneliness and pain of prepara
tion - few are willing to endure it;
fewer still are rewarded with victory.
But aren't they all great runners,
those who win and those who know
only the loneliness and pain of pre
paration "
on these factors. In order to be heard,
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