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Rice says she understands
and sympathizes with the
pressures the IFC faces in hav
ing to distribute student money,
but she says the position is one
that is indispensible.
In order to make up for the
smaller-than-expected IFC
funds. Rice says she has three
main options: restructuring the
GTF position so that it moves
into a lower price range,
tightening the budget belt and
cutting costs, or raising team
entry fees for intramural events.
Rice says she is interested in
finding out whether students
would support an increase in
fees for intramural leagues.
Teams currently pay $15 for in
tramural leagues such as foot
ball. basketball and softball, but
Rice would like to raise the
price tag to $20 par team.
Even if an increase was ap
proved. some leagues around
the city still would cost con
siderably more, Rice says.
Each year, about 500 teams
sign up for various intramural
leagues, and Rice says the $5 in
crease would cover $2,500
roughly half — of what the GTF
position would cost,
The CTFs that work in the
weightrocm program help hire,
train and supervise 12-15
students that staff the
weightroom.
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Improvements were made to
the weightroom three years ago.
and use of the room has increas
ed considerably, she says.
"I haven’t figured out exactly
what we are going to do. The
choice is we have to have that
person or we have to shut down
the weightroom,’' Rice says,
From her perspective. Rice
believes the IFC was hesitant to
approve an increase in funds
because of a fear that the
physical education department
would abandon more programs
and then ask’the students for
more money in the future.
James Randall. IFC chairman,
says that “unfortunately, the In-,
cidental Fee Committee doesn't
have any more money than (the
physical education department
does).” .... .-.
“So; we are real reluctant to
just pick up what they chose not
to because what, happens, next _
year if they, say .’we donT-want ■
to pay for this, either, a'hd this ...'
and this,’" - Randall said
“.Where-doea lt end?” *. •• -
- But‘Rice- says the . physical "
education departmeht is noMry-. .
• ing 16 force students' io pay all
.of -its* costs. Thte"tfcllege of.
• Human Development- and Per
'• forma nee paid $70,()(Mt bf RI.M»*>
^ total. toasjtfi" •budget, • which*
'amounted tp;$14S ,73 4
” • «‘.Pgdau sodhe physical'jtd dc’a -*
tion departmept=isrv'*t paying‘for•
.*• t haf GTF, positYoiTdopsiv t. tnea n.j
••'* ..thir*.they •areV’dumnihg ’ that
- .wirola, .(weight)> room ‘bn
students.‘' * RicV- says*-/The, _I!K
o~ department ^ |i 11 ^ ><iy s’ fgr acc in i r. ‘
. ing? and repairing oquipmmoot,.
• * " o • °° ‘ ° * In « ^ l
she says,
‘’The physical education
budget is essentially concerned
with instruction rather than
with supervising open access
utilization of the resources.”
says Michael Ellis, head of the
Department of Physical Educa
tion and Human Movement
Studies. "We have to charge '0
fees for our classes, and those
fee* are charged, simply to
.’defray the direct operating cost
of those classes."
"Some microscopic fraction
(of the fee students pay for
fc. I a 4 sosj i tf» vy a * h e d
through.. and used to support .
the activit ies of open recreation,
which includes people, from the
community Sud'bity. .So-what
we thought was. that it.wus at
tually. a misrepresentation to- .
have it. on -‘an instructional
budget,;1 " El|i's says
. . h\ the past. Kice savs recrea-°
' Jfipn was sori .of a "by-product-” • . °
. of physical education- wfieii ft
was state “ funded, but '.after .
1981 . the state dtp longer re .;
qulredPE classes for gradualii»n» ^
. so it cut off funding. .• : .
The following yea’r.aR>M went
’..onto, the election, ballot,, and. ; •
Rice "says, students voted; fir Sp* .*
prt»ye"funds.b.y<a large margin •
For th;' f982|8.T'schoal; y«ar,.; ' t
..the, RIM-'.budget' -was--$58,do0.-,.,' ...,
antf Toma‘inmi',’'the 'same' tfie‘
fo'Ifowirig year tn; t9H4„Hr>\ the
hndge’t»nisi* -to* only $5>jlwlV
,\an<f ■R’ice says’ft* budget reqjiest ."
for next, year w on I d h aye- a s k e< f' ‘
v for prffy'a;^875ancreastt if.it.Kifd; ’•
s ndt fM’en for' jh'e' intinev for.the . .
vweightroom.GXF posifioic
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" themselves oi»t ' ' ' • • ‘*
. . . If an alhlflf'usrs tH**ir pro- •
granrhut Sims'no- i mp.rov omerit.
the pair sav-tbc problem may lit*'
. frt the athlete's attitude:'“Tho^; •
. may not want to ’su< • end'"
Porter says. ‘‘Some athletes‘am
not. interested ip their! sports
They, part i( ipate..'bill for'
’.. whatever reasons, their” heart's
. not in i.t," * ..’
.'“Von also have*io-.lielieve”
. 'the program wiit work l uster
.. say*. “There has to la;.at least a.
part' of” Von .that i* willing, to
. trust." to believe -if -.you "follow,
.the • program. • eventually von
'will ‘see.benefits " -. * ’
■ “Those jieople w ho come'
• in with an open-mind and want
hi learn .have ; reft I ly . good
results,“ Foster says. . .' •
' Porter and Faster have been
-using otheii1 methods.' to’ help
• .fliiiyurilty* athletes for the past
’ .three -years. ‘‘It. was" ’Torh'
I'leiiK-inon Who opened the door
- for us to work with University
. of Oregon-athletes..’’. .-Foster
says. “I,le knew- Kay as a friehd
and was receptive to the idea.of
us working with the women's •'
cross-country mam:”
Since then. Porter and.
Foster .have worked .yvlfh
members of the wrestling team,
the men’s track team, the r
women’s gymnastics team, the
swim team, the tennis team and
the football team.
University athletes who
seek counseling from Porter and
Foster do not have to pay for the
services. “This is all done
through the Duck Athletic
Fund.” Porter says. “We con
tribute a certain number of
hours as a voluntary service.”
Foster says the program
helps student-athletes in other
areas besides athletics. “Our
program spills over into their
personal lives," she says. “The
athletes come back and tell us
• llii'ir grades 'are getting l letter ‘
' «*ml * llii’ir relationships. with' ■
family .and .friends? are; ' '•*
Improving.';* °
Mark* Harris.is one l 'niver
'*ily alfrlettyWhodjas. tried' the-.
Porter Foster ;ttH:fthi(|tie Harris. •
'a .400.-motor runner for the '
int;ii «i ^lrrtt;k- linint: siivs ,ihe \
• system has ..workup. "I’m a lot .
more relaxed when 1 u(im(«rt«," •
. he says: ‘ I'm .also. much m<»re‘ •
confident;" • . “ .
iohnXliilespie. "an assistant.
.ctmch fur fhh men s track team. . •.
says tWc> members of las't yeaf's .
. .trank' and field team, and" two. /
! more, front lhis year's. have'seen
“I’ortor ami fiiis'li!r.^ . o- . . .
. ••’■"We're not. hi »l% habit,of
recpnifnendifig otitsido help."'*;
inosays,'V()ur'attitud?r is*'don't.
„ fix the. ship if it doesn't heed
fixiilg;'-titlt {be athletes. who
haveiHienusinglhis.systdritte.il.
. me. they, are very satisfied with-'
the .results.*" • -
• Fd Boyd. the wdijiun's > .
gymnastics, coach. says all, of
the; gymnasts’ use’ the Porter
Foster' method lo some extent:
"kayamlludy I urn- worked
real closely With our kids." lie
says.: .*. * . . - \ \ :
• "We.feel very privileged to
be able to work with the
afhletes-." Porter say&: . •• •.
The future rooks bright for
Porter and Poster. They are in
the process of. negotiating with
KSPN to do psychological com
mentary for the Boston
Marathon. "We thought it
would be interesting to talk
about what's going on in the
runner's head." Faster says.
"For example, how they react to
being passed by another runner
or how they react to having a
cramp."
"We don't know if we'll get
it. hut we're visualizing it."
Porter says.