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“The University is obviously aware,
and in my opinion, is behind where it
should be in addressing these (diversi
ty) issues,” he said.
Bender called the University’s ef
forts in recruiting students of color
“woeful,” and added that he is not sur
prised by the high percentage of black
male athletes.
“That’s about the only way African
Americans get admitted to this Univer
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sity—if they play sports,” Bender said.
No other ethnic group at the Uni
versity receives this level of financial
support from the Athletic Depart
ment. According to the Emerald’s
analysis, black males and black fe
males are the two leading demograph
ics, but less than 4 percent of every
other ethnic group receives support
from the department.
At other Pac-10 schools, the num
ber of black males receiving financial
support from athletic departments
varies. Oregon State University ranks
highest, with 39.67 percent of black
male undergraduates on athletic
scholarships. Arizona State Universi
ty has the lowest percentage of black
male athletes, with 13 percent of the
population receiving support from its
athletic department.
In 2000-01, the most current num
bers in the NCAA database, the Uni
versity of Oregon had the highest per
centage of black males on athletic
scholarship in the Pac-10. The Univer
sity also led all Pac-10 schools in 1998
99, and was second in 1999-2000.
Athletic Director Bill Moos points
to the high percentage of athletes in
the black male population as a posi
tive attribute of an athletic depart
ment committed to bringing many
ethnicities to campus.
“It’s a feel-good situation for us be
cause a university setting is only en
hanced when there is diversity,” Moos
said. “It illustrates that the Intercolle
giate Department of Athletics is a very
good source for providing diversity to
the campus.”
Many of the black male athletes at
the University are members of the
football and basketball teams, Moos
noted. In fact, more than 75 percent of
black male athletes attending the Uni
versity play football.
“We want to bring the best student
athletes possible to Oregon, regardless
of their race,” Moos said.
Jon Entine, an Emmy-winning pro
ducer for ABC and NBC news and a
journalism instructor at Miami Uni
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versity in Ohio, put forth a controver
sial theory in 2000 suggesting that
physiological traits enable blacks to
succeed in particular sports.
Entine’s book, titled “Taboo: Why
Black Athletes Dominate Sports and
Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It,”
was not accepted as fact, however.
Work ethic and social agents were seen
by many to be more likely reasons for
black athletic superiority, while others
rejected Entine’s book because it was
based on anecdotal research.
From his studies, Entine conclud
ed that individuals of West African de
scent have a higher proportion of fast
twitch muscles and less body fat,
making them more capable of suc
ceeding in sports such as track and
field, basketball and football — the
same three sports all black male
scholarship athletes compete in here
at the University.
“The highest concentration of black
athletes are in these three sports,” En
tine said. And because of their biology,
Entine said black males will often be
overrepresented in both professional
and intercollegiate athletics.
Moos said the Athletic Department
works very hard to mainstream stu
dent-athletes into the overall popula
tion of the student body. Nonetheless,
rumors sometimes circulate about
the athlete who doesn’t show up for
tests, and about the star who doesn’t
attend class but gives the professor au
tographed memorabilia.
“(Some may ask) whether or not
the ‘token black athlete’... phrase is a
reality on campus. That depends on
whether or not you’re inclined to look
at an African American guy and just
assume he’s an athlete,” Hulick-Baiza
said. “If you do, then you’re creating
tokens, not observing them.”
But others disagree.
“The athletes kind of keep to them
selves,” said junior Mohammed Jal
loh, a member of the Black Student
Union. “There’s athletes, and then
there’s students.”
These generalizations aren’t what
athletes or administrators want. But,
apparently, it’s what some at the Uni
versity think of the situation.
Until a change comes about, it’s
possible negative stigmas of student
athletes won’t disappear. And while
the concerns are all over the spec
trum, the solution might just lie
somewhere in between.
“I definitely think it needs to
change,” Jalloh said. “But will it
change? I’m not optimistic.”
Contact the news editor
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Mario Africa, founder of the San
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the U.S. armed forces.
He said that troops are sexually
abused, and their salaries and educa
tion — promised at the time of re
cruitment —may be withheld.
“When you go into the military,
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