Athletic
Study
ommittee
ars finish
Clackamas Community College
Thursday, November 10,1977
Vol. 11, No. 7
thletic Study Committee decided
i, 2 meeting that it has received
put to begin finalizing a final
dation on College athletics.
|r next meeting, Nov. 15, commit-
re will make their individual pres-
and then will formulate a recom-
at their Nov. 30 meeting to be
to theCCC Board of Education,
jard gave the committee the task
hall aspects of the existing college
togram, its benefits to the citizens
liege district, students and the coI­
to compare the program with that
[community colleges and to make
jidations to the board about the
the College's athletic programs.
Bret meeting the committee decided
It the college staff, students and
ofthe community at large for their
[nwhether or not the College should
to participate in
intercollegiate
tir last meeting committee mem-
¡rd reports from Chuck Adams,
tErnie Whisenant, department chair-
|metal fabrication; Dave McNabb,
]ty relations officer; Buck Monroe,
hod cross-country coach; and Hap-
er,editor of The Print.
¡presented material informing the
ee on the hours assigned to coach­
ping for coaches and on estimated
ptin coaching fall sports.
Gary Gehrman, football coach, Buck
[cross-country coach, and Mary Ru-
yolleyball coach, have no additional
¡assignments. Of the other teacher/
|allteach at least 72 hours per term
eteaching as many as 288 hours,
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|gto Adams figures.
Elation was also given the committee
■ the seemingly ocntradictory fig-
|the cost of the football program.
Eidson, athletic director, had prev-
stated that the cost of the program
8,516.73 as opposed to Bill Ryan,
‘college services, who gave a figure of
.
on's figure only shows actual expend-
for supplies-uniforms, balls, tape,
pals, etc. Ryan's figures also re-
sts for insurance, coaching salaries,
¡ndtuition waivers.
.tat,who has been with the College
pt years, said that he feels that the
¡»thletic program has always present­
ment at election time.
pe heard from many taxpayers that
tfeel football is necessary," Whise-
p "Some staff members also feel
JYbut they aren't against P.E., inter­
bed coaches."
Photo by Brian Snook
This local denizen of the John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center seems to be a bit
perplexed at this strange phenomenon surrounding his home early Tuesday morning as temp­
eratures dropped to freezing and fog and frost shrouded the area. Many students were caught
in the nipping cold.
they aren't mortgaging their homes to pay
for football."
McNabb then spoke to the committee
about what the community relations office
does to inform the community about the
college.
"We sent out 46,410 press releases to
metropolitan newspapers, radio stations, TV
stations and local newspapers last year,"
McNabb said.
We also hired a full-time staff member to
publicize student activities, McNabb said.
He was originally supposed to send out 50
percent of his releases to promote athletics
but that has been changed to 75 percent for
pnt felt that there was most opposi- all student activities and 25 perpent for
intercollegiate football but much of
athletics.
.Mints against the program come
Thacker explained that The Print attempt.:,
pple who are uninformed about the to cover sports in an unbiased fashion with
Jost of it.
two to three pages devoted to sports in every
^decide to continue with the present
issue.
I think we should educate the
She also said that the paper would not
Wand clear about the exact cost refuse to print stories that put the College's
be said. "We should let them know
intercollegiate teams in a bad light if they
centimeters
Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab
had performed poorly.
"Our reporters report what happens, if
it's bad, we report that it was bad. If it's
good we say that, too," Thacker said. "As
a training lab for professional journalists, we
cannot print just the good stuff and ignore
the bad."
Monroe, who has been a coach for 28
years and a head coach in football, basketball
and track said that if the present athletic
program is kept it should be supported by
everyon including the board, faculty, admin­
istration and students.
Monroe said that he felt student athletes
were good or better students, and said that
he checked on his students regularly.
When asked about the cross-country teams
standings he replied that there are a number
of excellent in-district students and that
Clackamas County is strong enough to satis­
fy the recruiting needs of his program.
Almost all of his cross-country student
athletes have gone on to four year schools,
Monroe said.