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group is student-athletes, who are
carefully trained to watch their behav
ior on and off the field.
"My expectations are that they are
perfect gentlemen and they recognize
their responsibility as student ath
letes," Oregon football head coach
Mike Bellotti said.
He said athletes are students first, but
they are also public figures. While Bel
lotti said an athletes' "personal life is
their personal life,' they do realize they
stand out because of their position.
"We make them very aware that in
a small college town, they're in a fish
bowl," he said.
Part of the extensive training stu
dent-athletes receive on proper con
duct includes talking with lawyers,
judges and even police officers to en
sure athletes are aware of laws and
how to handle possible confronta
tions, Bellotti said.
"1 think we have very positive peer
pressure on them to do things rights
and live up to the responsibility,"
he said.
Oregon men's basketball head
coach Ernie Kent said he also has set
high standards.
"My expectation is for them to be
the best student they can be, the best
person they can be and the best bas
ketball players they can be," he said.
While he wants his players to lead
normal lives, Kent said what they do
in all contexts matters. The players
have a code of ethics and go through a
self-improvement program that teach
es them about everything from proper
dress and food etiquette to media re
lations and behavior on campus.
"When it's all said and done, I be
lieve our student-athletes have, by far,
more monitoring put on them," he
said. They also have more responsibil
ities and accountability, he added.
Kent said it can be tough for the stu
dents because they are human beings.
"They are under a lot of pressure,"
he said. "But the key things is, my
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guys handle themselves really well."
Still, other leaders approach the
question of behavior effortlessly. ASUO
President Maddy Melton, for one, said
via e-mail she has not had to change
her behavior since she was elected.
"Being in office doesn't affect my
r
conduct," Melton said. "My conduct
is what got me into office. As for my
staff they should be who they are —
that's why they got hired."
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