Councft Ponders Club Sport Changes by DENNIS Mclawhorn the Amount Appropriated by the Least One Half of Its Own Budget Asst
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Councft ponders club sport changes By DENNIS McLAWHORN The amount appropriated by the least one half of its own budget Asst. News Editor Athletic Department to club sports through dues, fund-raising projects, The Council on Campus and this year was $1200, as opposed to etc. Religious Life will soon consider a $2000 in 1975-76. The total budgets of Another recommendation report that recommends major the clubs for 1976-77 was around prescribes the formation of a changes in the administration of the $11,800. committee responsible for advising, Davidson club sports program. The Athletic Department has been regulating, and generally overseeing The report, drafted by the Ad Hoc reluctant to allow sports clubs to use club sports. Committee on Sports Clubs, its medical facilities. The Department The report also suggests the evaluates the program and includes " believes it has neither the time, funds, appointment of an administrator recommendations for the improve- nor the personnel to service the sports within the Athletic Department. This ment of the clubs. clubs. Presently, most sports club person would compile a schedule of The report deals with policies on injuries are handled by the infirmary sports club activities, coordinate use finances, insurance, the relationship or by local hospital personnel. of facibties, and serve as a mediator with the Athletic Department, access To deal with these and other between club sports and the Athletic to facilities, medical needs, and problems, the report recommends Department. authority over the sports clubs. WILL THESE RUGGERS get that the Senate take charge of the The report recommends that the There is currently no authority to more money? (Irv Wilson) sports clubs, establish flexible sports clubs be allowed access to the whom the sports clubs report. regulations for them, and provide training facilities, and that a person Club sports are not considered part In most cases, club money comes some financing for them. trained in first aid be assigned to of intramurals, varsity athletics, nor from three sources: (1) membership Also, the report says that the work with sports clubs. the physical education program. The dues, (2) fund-raising projects, most College should allocate sufficient The Ad Hoc Committee, chaired by College has not officially recognized of which have been ineffectual, and (3) funds to the sports clubs through the Assistant Dean of Students Mary them, and the clubs are not governed appropriations from the Athletic Activities Tax Council. However, the Lou Dietler, submitted its report to by the Student Senate. Department. report calls for each club to provide at the Council on Campus and Religious Life, where it was approved before Christmas. The report then went before the Advisory Council on Intercollegiate Atheltics for a second opinion, and will return to the Council on Campus Vol. LXVI. No. FIFTEEN Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. 28036 and Religious Life next week to seek final approval before it is sent to President Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. Martin awaits renovation, Reynolds reconsiders grant By LYMAN COLLINS $850,000. these funding possibilities fell News Editor The renovation would in- through there would still be Due to a continued lack of clude the construction of a another avenue open for con- funding, Martin Science Buil- storage wing at the rear of the sideration. ding still awaits renovation. present facility in addition to "We could establish a cam- "It is a very hot issue with modernizing labs and equip- paign for many smaller gifts, us," commented Vice-Presi- ment. but that type of campaign is dent for Development Dwayne Dittman did not completely very time consuming and diff- Dittman, "but it is so up in' rule Reynolds out as a source icult and Martin is our highest the air at this point." of funding. After the college priority in our $35 million Dittman explained that in received the initial modest campaign," he said. September it had been hoped grant it asked Reynolds to Dittman cautioned against that a grant for the entire reconsider funding the entire the word priority, however, renovation might be obtained project. Representatives from saying that it often is mis- from Reynolds Industries. the college and from Reynolds leading. A donor might only Business problems within will meet in March and make want to contribute money for a the company, however, pre-' the final decision. low priority item and of course vented Reynolds from contri- Dittman praised Chemistry the college would not discour- buting a large grant. Department Department J. age such a gift. Instead of turning the col- Nicholas Burnett's work in "At the moment, however, lege down completely Rey- trying to secure money for the we have to pin our hopes on THESE OUTDATED FACILITIES in Martin Science nolds contributed what Ditt- project. the Reynolds Grant," he con- Building continue to corrode while awaiting renovation man termed a "modest grant" "Dr. Burnett has done a cluded. funds. (Hunter Jennings) which has been put into a fund fabulous job writing a propo- with smaller gifts to be used sal to the National Science FOCUS for the project. Foundation for mostly pro- The estimated cost of the gram funds, but including proposed renovation was $100,000 for space renovation Changes planned for WDAV $750,000 last April but Ditt- which could be part of the man indicated that a more total renovation objectives," By AMANDA HALL "There is no question about during the holidays before then. reasonable estimate today was he added. Managing Editor the fact that Davidson has lost between $800,000 and Dittman indicated that if Davidson College plans to community impact in Char- The station's broadcast for- raise the power of WDAV to lotte. Charlotte is where we mat will be altered when the 18,540 watts pending approval need to raise our money. We change takes place to cater to of the Federal Communica- lost the impact because Cen- the Charlotte audience during tions Commission (FCC) Feb- tral Piedmont and UNCC are the day. Sixty percent of the ruary 15 and the college trus- serving Charlotte in ways we broadcasting will be student- tees February 24. are not. We once had a oriented and forty percent will The increased power will basketball program that drew, he classical and educational enable WDAV to reach the but now we don't. We need a programming. Charlotte audience in hope of rejuvenated impact." "With the (application lor raising money for the college Because the increased power increased power at the FCC) there, according to College necessitates the station broad- we have contemporary music President Samuel R. Spencer cast year-round an automation from sign on to noon, educa- Jr. system may be installed. Ac- tional and classical from noon "This is money sent after cording to Director of News to 8 pm, and from 8 pm tn sign money," Spencer said. "(The and Photography Earl W. off contemporary music ag- increase) will get you money in Lawrimore this system will be ain," said Jack Golden, former the long run." acquired sometime in the fut- WDAV station manager, who STUDENT DJ's are wary of administration's efforts to "(To get the money) we ure and the college will hire raise funds to change WDAV. (Hunter Jennings). have to raise it," he said. DJ's to operate the station [see STUDENTS, page 7] February 4, 1977 The DavkJsonian off-campus students By JOHN HEDRICK vened in the 900 Koom on where other than prison be- mally established by the var- Baer, and the total budget is Staff Writer January 13th. Present were cause of the dehumanizing ious state PIRG's and CAG's $22,500. The North Carolina Public Richard Urbanic of the N.C. effects of confinement. Dr. attending the National PIRG This area of funding is Interest Research Group is Department of Corrections, Urbanic suggested building Conference at Minneapolis, expected to be a source of presently conducting its sur- John Campbell, head of the more facilities to relieve the Minn., in August, 1976. much discussion at the up- vey of off •campus students for Prison Grievance Committee, overcrowding and to upgrade The Clearinghouse is to coming meetings. Most feel its upcoming housing guide. and Jeff Campbell, director of the existing units. John serve as an information and that the present funding mec- Someone should be calling ECO, the ex-convicts organi- Campbell advocated an in- resource center to draw the hanism is self-limiting and too each house within the next zation in Charlotte. crease in health, recreational member PIRG's closer toget- small to run a national organi- week for information regard- Each participant gave his and educational opportunities. her. It is presently located in zation. ing residents' rental situa- 15-minute presentation and All, however, stressed that Oakdale, Iowa, under the su- Also on the agenda is a tions. If your off-campus then opened the floor to ques- prison should be viewed as a pervision of Iowa PIRG whose proposal for research and joint house hasn't been contacted tions. Everyone agreed that part of an overall system of director has pledged his sup- action. This proposal, known by next Friday, pleaM inform the prilon system punishes justice that includes society as port and group's facilities. as the National PIRG project, Kathy McLendon (B 468, instead of rehabilitating, but a key link. They emphasized Each member group of the would make PIRG visible as a •3060) so she can include you the panelists disagreed on that anything done in a part of Clearinghouse has one person national entity as well as give in the survey. remedies for the problems. the system will have effects on on the Governing Council, it the capacity to lobby on Jeff Campbell recommended the entire system's ultimate which is in charge of the issues with the information A panel of experts on pri- that all but the hard-core outcome.