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I would like to open this week with a
suggestion for Wrisberg Social Drinkers
Club (W.S.D.C.) : Change your name to
W.A.D.C. (Wrisberg Abusive Drinkers
Club). How's that for a plug, J.R.? I bet
you get 100 new members this week.
I would also like the attention of Lt.
Colonel S.C. Anon. I'm not much of a
psycho, but I can make up some nasty
flyers to be dropped over Russia, to tell
them to mind their own country's affairs.
Okey dokey, back to sports. It's
tough this week because Harry made us
print two papers back-to-back! But I
can't complain--my meaningless article is
just a small fraction of what Harry does.
But in the future, Harry, don't do it
again.
The indoor soccer team dropped two
games to the Lower Paxton men's team
this past Friday. Lower Paxton is the
best team in the league by far, and we
only lost 5-3 and 3-1, even with John
Reutter's musical watch on our side.
By the way, Bob Heitzman did break
his foot in that game two weeks ago.
Goals this week were by Rick Brin
ser,Bill Bertolet, and Mike Cassheshian.
I am still amazed by the way Bill baffled
the opposing goalie with a blistering 5
m.p.h. shot. (maybe you can teach me
that one, Bill!)
Sorry, Randy, I totally forgot about
I.M. football where the Kamikazes beat
the Night Riders 14-8. An interception
Sports survey
shows increases
As of 12:01 a.m., Monday, Jan. 19,
1981, all motor vehicles parking on
Capitol Campus are required to display a
Campus Ages, News Service current Winter 1981 Parking Permit
Despite reports that athletic programs are Bumper Sticker. Members of the Police
being cut back, the number of sports spon-
cars parked
Department will be checking
parked driveways in Meade
s
sored by colleges and universities is actually Heights starting on Jan. 19. Cars not
increasing, according to a study by the Na- displaying current parking stickers will
tional Collegiate Athletic Association. be issued a Traffic Violation Notice. The
A survey done by the association shows that penalty for not having a current parking
of 693 institutions, 238 men's sports had been sticker is $l5.
dropped but 369 sports had been added since Stickers may be purchased at the
the academic year of 1978-79. Over the same Police Services Department from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday,
period, the study found that 285 women's pro- and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays.
grams had been dropped and 664 added. A Students may also purchase parking
total of 316 colleges reported no change in the stickers on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1
.
number of their programs for men, and 189 Pm. at the Police Services Department.
said there had been no change in the number Anyone having questions concerning
of women's programs. parking stickers, etc., may call the Police
Services Department at 948-6232.
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Corner
By Ken Aducci,
by Lorin Wolfe (Hog) set up the first of
two touchdowns by Al Novak.
The basketball team dropped three
heartbreakers: Misericordia 75-70,
Shenandoah 74-51, and Alvernia 67-57.
These scores do not tell the story,
though. Capitol was ahead of Misericor
dia and Alvernia at halftime, and ahead .
of Shenandoah with 15 minutes left.
It seems the team is losing aggres
siveness as the game goes on. This could
be due to key players getting into foul
trouble late in the game and then having
to use a little less pressure in their
playing styles.
Jack Wilson has been coming into his
own, though. Jack is now fourth in
rebounding in the district with 11.6 per
game, and fourth in overall scoring with
an average of 21.6 points per game
scored.
Ron Kuzo is eighth in field goal
percentage with 83%.
Ha, you guys didn't know this cam
pus had a couple of district stars, did
you?
Well, I'll sign off this week with a
good luck wish to all the I.M. Basketball
teams, and a big thanks to Jack Mcentee
who promised to give me the I.M. stats
weekly. (See, somebody's willing to
assist me!).
Oops! Almost forgot to thank Bud
Smitley for the Varsity stats. Thanks,
Bud!
PARKING NOTICE
Thursday, January -+' ,1981
Sports
Fund-amental Problem
Campia Dips, News Smut,
Several colleges are eliminating some varsity
sports because of growing deficits. Inflation
and the cost of compliance with sex bias laws
are cited as the reasons for the action.
At the University of Maryland's Eastern
Shore campus, men's football, tennis and
swimming have been dropped. Other institu
tions have taken similar action in recent mon
ths.
The University of California at Berkeley
dropped men's wrestling, volleyball and golf.
Yale University dropped men's volleyball,
gymnastics, water polo and women's
volleyball.
The University of Colorado dropped men's
baseball, swimming, wrestling and gymnastics
and women's swimming and gymnastics.
Colorado State University canceled men's
swimming and gymnastics and women's gym
nastics.
Many college officials blame inflation and
the cost of complying with federal laws barring
sex discrimination as the main reasons for
their cuts in athletic programs.
Football and basketball are generally pro
tected from the athletic cuts because these
sports generate income through gate receipts
and broadcasting rights. That leaves the less
profitable sports vulnerable to the cutbacks.
Athletic directors cite travel expenses for
recruiting and scholarships as necessary ex
penses for being competitive. These expenses
force athletic departments to make cuts in
other parts of their programs.
Observers say in the future the trend may be
that colleges will specialize in certain sports
rather than trying to be competitive in many
sports. Colleges will specialize in sports in
which they have traditionally have been suc
cessful.
The high cost of team travel moved the
University of Pennsylvania to eliminate men's
ice hockey and the University of California at
Berkeley to eliminate men's volleyball. Both
teams had high travel costs because few of
their competitors were nearby.
Long-distance trips also mean a greater
amount of lost classroom time by the team
members. Climate is also affecting colleges'
decisions on which sports are eliminated. For
Sports Is Losing
example, the University of Colorado canceled
its baseball program because of cold, rainy
springs in their part of the country often cut
baseball season short.
A lack of gym space helped Berkeley and
U.C.L.A. to cut their wrestling programs.
With the budgetary pressures that colleges now
face, the construction of new athletic facilities
is no longer a top priority for campus officials
At some colleges, certain sports have been
eliminated so that other sports could be in
troduced or reinstated. For example,
Maryland-Eastern Shore dropped football so
that they could bring back their varsity
baseball program. The University of Oregon
canceled women's field hockey so that the
school could offer women's soccer for the first
time.
Athletic officials say that when deciding on
which sports to drop they consider how many
students will be affected if the sport is cancel
ed.
College officials hope the loss of varsity
status for some sports will be overcome by
competition on the club level. Students on
club teams are responsible for running their
own practices, scheduling games and finding
their own funding.
One problem with club sports is that
members usually pay a membership fee. Club,
could become the domain of the financially
elite. Another problem with clubs is that they
depend on strong leadership. Enthusiastic
leadership is necessary or the club might die.
Colleges are eliminating many of the same
sports which creates problems for athletes
looking for colleges offering these sports.
Baseball, wrestling, swimming, tennis, gym
nastics, golf and volleyball are the sports that
are most often cut.
Ideas for helping colleges fight budget
deficits through means other than eliminatit.g
sports include adding a surcharge to football
tickets and soliciting financial contributions
from graduates who participated in non
revenue sports when they were in school.
It has been suggested that a team's games
should be limited to those that can be schedul
ed with other institutions in the same region.
This would save on the travel expenses.
C.C. Reader