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The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association March 13,1991, Volume 28 Number 11 Division I commissioners back enforcement process Commissioners of the nation’s ident Thomas E. Yeager, commis- whelmingly supports the NCAA’s port for the NCAA’s program. The NCAA enforcement pro- Division I athletics conferences an- sioner of the Colonial Athletic process and the penalties that have “Accordingly, the commissioners gram and procedures have been nounced March 13 their strong en- Association, in forwarding the state- been levied. Unfortunately, repre- believed it was time to make a commended and supported by the dorsement of the NCAA enforcement to NCAA Executive Director sentatives of institutions found to statement supporting the NCAA’s Collegiate Commissioners Associa- ment program. Richard D. Schultz, said: have committed violations often process and reminding the mem- tion and University Commissioners The joint announcement was “The members of the Collegiate criticize the Association and its bership and the public that the Association, the organizations of made by the Collegiate Commis- Commissioners Association and Uni- procedures in an attempt to con- NCAA is a body of institutions, and the chief executive officers of the sioners Association and University versity Commissioners Association vince their fans that they are de- it is the constant element in the nation’s major-college conferences. Commissioners Association, which wished to express their disagreement fending the institution against the athletics program-the institu- The commissioners noted the com- represent all of the 36 conferences in with criticism of the NCAA cn- charges, regardless of whether those tion- that must be held accounta- plaints most often assertions that Division I of the NCAA. forccment program and its Com- charges are thoroughly documented ble in the athletics area,” Kearney the NCAA does not afford due CCA President Joseph L. Kear- mittee on Infractions that has come or even selfdisclosed. and Yeager concluded. process to its charged members ney, commissioner of the Western in the wake of several recent cases. “Earlier, those same individuals The joint CCA/UCA statement emanated from institutions found Athletic Conference, and UCA Pres- “The NCAA membership over- may have made statements of sup- follows: See Division I, page 3 Added se’curitv measures in effect for NCAA wkter championships Because of the threat of terrorism sites. information distributed at sites of as a result of the Persian Gulf con- Those persons who rely on pagers advance ticket sales. flict, the NCAA has developed a for their work can make arrange- Spectators are being advised to security plan to protect participants ments for notification during the arrive early at all rounds of NCAA and fans at winter championships competition by contacting the facil- championships to avoid inconven competition. ity’s administrative office. ience. In a letter to championships dii Schultz said the NCAA will con- The security plan includes mini- rectors, NCAA Executive Director duct an education campaign to in- mum requirements for all cham- Richard D. Schultz has outlined the form the public of the security pionships, with more strict security measures that were tdeve- measures being taken. The cam- procedures planned for events that loped after consultations witlh the paign includes signs in the vicinity will be nationally televised. A cham- FBI, local public-safety off‘icials of the championships sites and in pionship could be elevated to a and certain individuals involved staff and team hotels; mailings to more strict security level by the with security at other major national ticket-holders when possible, and See Ad&d, page 3 events. “We have been advised by the FBI that the threat of terrorism in the United States may continue for Measure seeks tax on several months after the conclusion of hostilities in the gulf,” Schultz said in his letter. revenues from athletics “The resulting tensions,” Schultz As reported in the February 27 groups to the athletics program, said, “have convinced us of the need issue of The NCAA News, Rep. and (c) amounts contributed to an to take precautionary measures to William Henry, D-Michigan, has institution in connection with a protect our student-al :hletes ,, their introduced proposed Federal legis- preferred-seating program. families ; and the fans who attend lation (H.R. 969) which would Under the terms of the bill, these w NCAA championships i. render certain receipts of intercolle- amounts-minus institutional ex- 8 Spectators will be prohibited from giate athletics programs taxable penses that could be attributed to f taking a number of items into facil- under the internal Revenue Code, generating them would be taxable v, ities hosting nationally televised effective with tax years beginning income to the institution. cs championship practices and com- after December 3 1, 1990. Rep. Henry last year introduced petition. Among the banned items The Henry bill would amend that legislation requiring institutions Eighth straight are emergency pagers, cameras, section of the code dealing with awarding athletically related linan- video recorders, television sets, ra- “unrelated business income” of tax- cial aid annually to report, by sport, John McDonnell, head track coach at the UniverSty of dios, coolers, bottles, cans and other exempt organizations to include receipts and expenditures in con Arkansas, Fayetteville, getsa victotyti&afferthe Razobacks containers. Bomb swe? are within that term, as to colleges and nection with intercollegiate athletics won an eighth straight NCAA Division I Men’s Indoor Track planned at some championships, universities, (a) radio and television programs. Pursuant to Congres- sional mandate, the feasibility and and Field Championships team Me. Story on page 11. and air space might be restricted broadcast revenues, (h) contribu- above some major championships tions from booster clubs or like See Measure, page 2 In the News Commission appoints nominating committee The Presidential Nominating will meet in conjunction with the inating Committee each year are Committee that will develop a slate Commission’s October meeting and eight members of the Commission ‘the NCAA Final Four will be of candidates for 1992 vacancies on will develop its slate of candidates whose terms do not expire that year. the fourth NCAA championship the NCAA Presidents Commission to present to the Commission. Vot- All membership divisions and suh- hosted by Indianapolis in a matter has been appointed and will be ing will be conducted by mail, with divisions are represented, as are all of weeks. No wonder Mayor Wil- chaired by Stephen Joel Trachten- geographical regions. liam H. Hudnut proclaimed March berg, president of George Washing- Serving with Trachtenberg (whose as “NCAA Month” in the city 3 ton University. institution is a Division IIAAA The University of Southern Cali- The committee was appointed by CEOs will be asked member) on the committee are fornia has investigated published R. Gerald Turner, chancellor of the this summer to James R. Appleton, University of reports that athletes were cheating University of Mississippi and chair Redlands (Division III): Gene A. on drug-test program and found no of the Presidents Commission. submit candidates Budig, University of Kansas (Divi- significant problems and that the Early this summer, the Presiden- sion IIA); Robert Dickeson, Univer- program is working as planned 4 tial Nominating Committee will sity of Northern Colorado (Division Basketball notes and statistics for place an invitation in The NCAA chief executive officers in the various II); Joseph B. Johnson, Grambling Division I men and women and News for chief executive officers of NCAA membership divisions voting State University (Division I-AA); Division II men.. .5-8 all NCAA member institutions to to elect their divisions’ representa- Tyronza R. Richmond, North Car- Championships previews and re- nominate candidates for the Com- tives who will become members of olina Central University (Division sults 9-14 mission vacancies that will occur the Commission at the conclusion II); William E. Shelton, Eastern Second of two parts of rollcall next January. Those vacancies will of the 1992 NCAA Convention in Michigan University (Division I- voting from the 199 I Convention in be listed in the News at that time. January. A), and Jon C. Strauss, Worcester Nashville 1U-28 The nominating committee then Included on the Presidential Nom- Polytechnic Institute (Division III). StephenJoetlbchten~ 2 THE NCAA NEWS/March 13,lSSl M easure desirability of such a requirement is now under study by the Department of Education. In his floor statement supporting H.R. 969, Rep. Henry stated his view that “intercollegiate athletics have little to do with the educational mission of the universities which sponsor them . (T)hese programs are large-scale businesses, operating under the golden dome of higher education. I propose that tax policy simply reflect the reality that has become more and more obvious.” The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Also pending in that committee is the bill (H.R. 538) introduced somewhat earlier by the late Rep. Silvio Conte, DMassachu- setts, which would expressly exclude from “unrelated business income” revenues from corporate sponsor- ships, the sale of broadcast rights and licensing of certain other rights in connection with an amateur athletics event sponsored

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