Hie Student Body
SPORTS • HEALTH • FITNESS
Playing hardball
Presidents force reforms on college athletics
H\ )<)H HORN
V ilr " \l 1 /* >ll,i State l
l fir dl l .nit"' ( lltli s ol < tiller;i .(I hie I K s
have ( < >m|>l.llIH'<l til,II llll pill.IV- 'sludelll
athlete" is a lie
\tlilrtrs, ihrv have said air little nnui
than disposable < •miuindilies In the
insIlllllKills llies serve |)ai k mules wini
desote even Halting moment l£> then sp.ni
and are lilt, lorn
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but mi l.us in
sinm li n ii
( ii.ll ill' .111(1
.11 ll li t ll (III Cl IdM
have ills.iyi red,
vi\ mg I lu ll student-i
hi gi\ ell I he n mi
uni i iiiinii luniU tu
a» <jtuir an film .11 ion wliH Ii might othnwise
l>< unattainable*
Hut «u i a mo n.111\, lomciiis nj tin- 11 itii \
.u< jx isomhrd in tin t\jx-sot cmhaiiassing
*i u s that umvriMiirs would tathri hugct
In l‘JNM, Drxtci Munirs ot llie* Phoenix
( animals trurfulls (cstifird Ixtoic ( ongirss
tli.it h< |iia\rd football tm Okluhom.t State
lioin 1*177 to 1‘tsti despite bring
hint tionalh tllitriatr
[ oinu t ( irighton baske tball plasri kesm
K«'ss sat in i lass toi tom \rais Ixfoir lra\mg
m hiu(I in I '.IS J In <111 • ■ 11 .i! .i ( 1111 .i 1411
eleinciil.irs mIhkiI Iki .him hki Mantes. In
i < mid nnt tc.nl
\iul .it ( .illinium Si.lie l I 1 is \ngeles
Mil’ll mcmlH’IS III the liaskl ill.ill ■(-.nil lll('<!
sun against ilir mmmiii Im alleged
.u.iileiiin tiand l lie m IkhiI eM iilti.ilK [i.iul
the plasm $ 1 CMl.tHK) 111 d.Ullages ami edii
i.ltinnal In 111 Ills and issued a jnrmul
,l|Hllng1
\ 11 e I seals id
I realize that I am |ust road
kill on the highway to
reform."
— Robert Bowtsby
NIU Athletic Director
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(HrMilcmv .ill
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ilit'ii |irtn>! dini
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iIiiim- ih.ii .in mil
of ( e Mltlol
1 he |>i rsuimtN slut turd the |.iiiu,tn
N( \ \ ( omentum m \ash\tlle. I run
outnuiv led thru own athletn dim tots, and
pushed thmugh a series of retoitn
legislation that e ouid altrt the \er\ natuie of
t • »lle*ge athletic s
When the dust had settled m Nashville
lie.u In all of the I vj pmposals. lesoluhons
and amendments that the mesidmts
mtn niin e<l had passed. and H uas e leal that
tile pi r side ills had asset ted »< Mill * »l met tile
ysaak,^«'T ■: js..
twins CH/RTCSV 'f OKLAHOMA SI ATI , SPORTS 'NIORMATION
Nightmares In the Ivory tower: Dexter Manley, functionally illiterate when he played football
for Oklahoma State U.. exemplifies an era college presidents would rather forget.
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t nishril
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I >n ft tin Kulicii •'.iid ,ii llit
t onu'iituin.
I ll.ll I <*f (il III llli luiifs live ] il (it>( >s.l Is lll.tl
will lute ,i Myniiu .ml tin|>,t< i mi ( ollri>r
.iililfiii s m tin- m .us in i omc a ii'tlut linn in
ni.i1111 .i1111 v |>i a< lit c unit' lm sludciil
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imptiMthin ill sun lei .ii .iiicinii M.iiul.iitlv .i
■ ctlut (inn in I lie si/c i il i (i.n In hi; stall v .mil
tin- |>li.»sin^-oul <>t .iiliU'tit ili ii mill mo
I’ci haps tin most i ntitioveixial (halite is
the reduction of mandatm\ in si .ismi
(iiactue and (oniprlitioii lime in .1
maximum of ‘JO hums pci m i k .mil loin
In mu s pci das mill athletes i^u.ii an teed mu
<l.i\ oil .1 week (lining (lieu season I In Jo
lli>U! week lilt hides leant meetings (hul Mol
phvsiial thetaps) and allows tluei
additional lioms tin panics In llie oil
season athletes 1 an spend onh eight hums
|k 1 week at then spoil and are guaianlccd
ihicc da\s oil
See REFORMS, Pant- 2J
Practice (but not too much) makes perfect
Bn NIK H VF1 HI l HM
huh i'. . iKi’I'i Slu irnl, Indiana l
\\ htlr mmciMiN |mrsnlents. athlrln dun toi\ and ioat hrs writ
duknu; it out dining tliin \c*ai s \( \ \ loiurntion. some*
uin*\|N't trd visitois \loj>|><*(l b\ to add itirit voit cs to die* lta\
I «»i ihe lust tune in lhr uimcnimii s M \« ai histoi n . \( \ \
.»111It t« s . line to N.ishsillr to addirss (ht rldrts \nd thev did not
t»nne to |j.in tnhutr
I hr at hide's i .tint' It * dn 1.1 It- thru o()|x tsititxi to the soon to-In
ROD SLARCEY
Former Stanford U swimmer Janet Evans, floating free of red tape
nnliiinuis I’i npnsitinn is maiming .1 "student alhlrtcs s
pai in 11mi 11 m >x- liiniit-ii tu .1 maximum 11I luui In mi s |h i d.n .mil
L’H In nil n |m i week' itunilg (lie vav ill
Itespilr thru 1111 ilrsts (lie |iln|X isituui passed ixriwhrlmmgll
I lie I u vs law 11.111 id I h 1 \( \.\ I’lesidrnls ( a imimssii 111 |i.u k.igt
In 11I111 ill .illilrtli v 1 ill 11 ists .mil 111111 I lie r\| ili HI. tin in 1 it .11 hides
mi ks In make .illilrlrs lists less demanding
Hill II liny 111 1I11 JllsI I he np|x isllr I hr .illilrlrs spcri lies .11 the
11 msen 111111 1 mis i I.t 11 lird iln 1 mm thi s puhln l\ up posed the
legislation designed In help llirm ll anything, lhr\ said. 11 t ir.ilrs .1
In is! i 1! lids |)i 1 iblriils
I hr III si. .111(1 IX n is I wclhklinwn. tasuallv nl ihr legislation is
li 11 im i Si.inhml 1 nimiiiiri ].mrl Evans Winnci ul thlcc gold
medals in ihr l'ISS Surnniri < llvtlipu s a I ihr age 11| 1 7, 1 sans Irll tin
nil ivrrsitv Irani ill \pi il lx I .Itisr she said ihr pi .k tu r 1 rsli u lions
win 1 Id ham|x i hri ahiliu In Ham lm next (rat s ()lvmpn s
I his is a haul tin isioti Ix iailsr I ln\r Sl.mlnid and I Imr m\
teammates." |-\ans said ti|mn leaving "ll (sill lx- haul nnl swimming
Ini Slalllnld
When ihr plan was niigmalh pioixisrd. Esans. who li.uns alxiut
(' In 1111 s a Kirk. I 111 1 a I riled In sue ihr Nl \ \ ll ll was ril.XI led Bill
ihr fi 11 m nl ihr legislation passed In llu Nl \ \ allnws unlimited
\oluntan mnkimis, and allows ihr universities in rnfonr
11 mi [ill. 1111 r ( n.u lies in sunn spin Is. 1 in hiding swunmmg. air
allnwrd to lie pirsrtil (luting 1 Inisr (nliint.in wm kimis
I hrsr li 11 ipliiilrs wr 1 r 111Irnitrd lo give swinmiri s like Avails the
1 ham i' In n am as mill ti .ls tliri wan! Bin Is alls dri idrd mliciwisr
I dull I wall! In sjietld the irsl nt ms lltr worrying ll 1 III s|X lldlllg
See PRACTICE. Page 21
PHOTO COURTESY Of OHIO STATE U
Robert Smith: A new breed of college
athlete who refuses to put his sport above
academics, or Just tired of playing football
for Ohio State?