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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1981)
Athletic director tackles financial problems By ANN PORTAL Ol tM InwM Aware that the University's former athletic director fouled out because of budget prob lems, his replacement stressed a new game plan at a Monday press conference Rick Bay, who will assume the intercollegiate athletic direc tor's duties on July 1, said his number-one goal next year will be trying to balance the athletic department budget Bay said he is well aware of the budget problems that last year forced the elimination of four major University sports But when trying to balance the bud get, it's one thing to talk about it and another to do it." he said Bay said hts solution will rely on two separate strategies — a sophisticated" fund-raising campaign and an emphasis on season ticket sales for football games To accomplish the first goal. Bay said he plans to hire a full time fund raiser and a full-time business manager The fund raising staff will concentrate on organizing resources and alum ni, he said, encouraging alumni not only to contribute their own efforts but also to solicit the efforts of others Although next year s season ticket sale already has begun, Bay said an attractive football schedule for the next two years will help sales Football fans will discover they need season tick ets to get into the big games, he said, including an Oct 23 home game against Notre Dame dur ing the 1982-83 season be outstanding programs at the University "Your (men's) gym nastics, even though it was dropped, was an outstanding program," he said A sound athletic department reflects on the entire University, Bay said, serving as the yard A successful athletic program is essential to the University.’ Bay said the University must maintain a strong football pro gram because ticket-sale revenue is needed to accom plish other goals The Universi ty s football program is "up and ;oming" and led by one of the outstanding young football coaches in the country," he said New revenue will be used to help restore the four programs that were cut this year. Bay said Although many "tend to over look the entire picture," Bay said he considers non-revenue sports and women's athletics to be essential parts of University athletics Bay said he considers men s wrestling and track and women s basketball and track to stick by which overall quality is measured Although this em phasis can be considered good or bad, athletics enhances the degree of all alumni, he said ‘ A successful athletic pro gram is essential to the Univer sity " Regarding the continuing NCAA investigation of alleged violations, Bay said he feels the University has been "up front" in responding to charges and that there is no truth to a recent newspaper account that the in vestigation has been expanded Bay, who will report directly to Ray Hawk, vice president for administration and finance, said he feels that he is working with an administration that is sup New ASUO staff settles in Pres Rich Wilkins, beginning his first full year of office Is using a slow summer term to get organized There s just not much hap pening right now, he says We're in transition and are currently trying to get the new staff oriented to the office Wilkins suggests he hasn t been sitting on his hands, how ever A lot of hard work and lobbying was accomplished this past year in favor of higher education he says Indications suggest our ef forts are starting to pay off The Legislature is getting ready to wind down within two tc three weeks This may end up on the positive side Justifying his optimism, Wil kins says. The Legislature is weighing the pros and cons of the impacts that would result from a 10 percent across-the board reduction We ve stressed we want an educated society — an educated society brings in more industry Referring to possible cuts in Gov Vic Atiyeh's proposed budget for higher education. Wilkins says, "We've been ba sically talking economics up there If the University takes a 10-percent cut, the Eugene Springfield area would lose about $26 million The ASUO also has been spending some time with the athletic department, mainly because of new athletic director Rick Bay Wilkins says a little more than $750,000 in student funds is spent in the department and the ASUO is interested in CASH For Textbooks Mon.-Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E 13th 1 Bl From Campus Ph 34S16S1 having more say on where it's spent Wilkins describes Bay as "riqht-on ” He's open," Wilkins says, "and can communicate well with the students He has good interpersonal skills " portive of athletics in general But there "certainly is some skepticism on campus" that will require some public relations work, although the campus is not down on athletics in gener al, he said However, Bay said last year's scandals are in the past and that he is looking forward to gettinq to work "I feel I'm moving into a sit uation that is by and large pos itive,” he said CARNIVAL THEATRE 81 StudentsI Subscribe now for the best In ticket prices. Born Yesterday by Garson Kain July 2, 3, 4, 23, Aug 1,7, 13 The Little Foxes by Lillian Heilman July 9, 10, 11,24, 30, Aug. 8, 14 Inherit the Wind By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee July 16, 17, 18, 25, 31, Aug. 6, 15 Tickets: $4.50 Fri., $3 Thurs. 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