The NCAA News Official Pu bl’ Ica t-Ion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association April 13, 1994, Volume 3 1, Number 15 DeLauder, Peck to lead eligibility-standards review William 1%I)rl~aucler, prcsidcilt of l)cl;lwarc State- I Jnivcrsity, and Richard E. Peek, pi csitlrllt of ~hc Survey to gauge understanding of standards Lnivcrsity ol New Mexico, Iiavr bet~n sclcctcd ;i> c 0~ hairs of the .I‘hc N(:AA Il;lc rct;tinrtl Louis H;tlGs Xr P.r)OO.C:ui~iitly, pi obp(~ Is art’ rccluii-cd lo SCOIC;I( NCAA Speci:ll (Zommittcc 10 &view Associ:itcs, Iii~., IO siirvey higli-sc ho01 alhlctcs, IGISI a 700 on the SAT ;UKI ll;~vc ;t grCidq)oinf ;ivc~ Iiiiti;il~Eli~l~ilily Slantl;uXls. CO;1(hc\ illl(1 giiitl:iincc COUl~SClOl~ ;InCl 1lCII) dCtC1~ aqc of L’.OI)Oor niorc.. ‘I’hc iicw st;iiicl;ii(l \vill rt,cIuirr .I‘lic lorin;itioii ol‘tlic c 0rtmiittc.r miiic how well new I)ivisiorl I i~lirial~cli~l~ilily sI;ul- highcl~ C;PAs for (host \\ith lowrr- lest SCO,C’Y,;i~i(l is ~cI;llrtl to rhe rcvicw ot‘i~lilial-cli- d;irtls II;IVC 1~t.n c.omiiilliiic;itcd. vie Y versa. giljility Slil~ltl~I~~~l!, Ill:11 XC SCl~ctlulc(l A key clcrncnt ill 11~~.~lt-w s~:ulcl;utls, MIlic h arc Also rccluircd will 1)~ 111~c oml)lclioii 01‘ I3 core 10 go into clitic1 ill August I!)!)O. Tllc scl~cdulccl IO I)rc omc c%Mlctivc in Aup~ 1!)!)5, is a ~ourst-s, :ui iricrcasc ovci tlic I I th;~l clun.lllly at-c rrview is rccluircrl by I!)!)4 NC325 sliding scale for prospc-c 1s wirh iii1 SAI‘ r;111gt Ill;llld;tl~~l. Corivrlltioll Proposal No. 17-l. The NCAA Academic Rccluirr- hctwccn 700 ;uld !I00 (and an ACCI‘ cquivalcnt) elm ‘l‘hc coninliuc-c was appoiiitctl by merits, Miiiotity OI~I~oiluiiitics and 2 qaclr-point range bctwceii 2.000 (4.000 scale) ;111d See Standards, page 17 b rhe NCAA Administrative (:ommit- Iniercs~s, and Rcscarch (:omminees ICC during its Apt-i1 6 c onlerencc ;iIso arr examining the iit-w iriitinl~ . ~111. It conrains rcp~rsrrita1ives cligibitity rrquiremcnts anti will from the college athlctirs spcc trum, report their findings to the special will scrvc on the special conimittcc senrativc, Arizoila State I Jnivt=rsity (Minority Opportunities all(l includinp oi csidciits, athletics dircc- committee (see related story on in an cx ofticio and nonvoting (Academic Requirements); Charles Interests), aridJohn W. Stoeplcr, c-1 L mn, faculty atlilctics rPprt3riitativcs, page 3). rapacity. Tllosc individuals are Jerry WhitcolliI,, f&.uIty alIlIetics rcpl-c- (IrAll of the collcg~* Of law, coat-IFS and studcllt-;illllt~les. The ( hair 3 Cl11. those coriirr~iltrcs IA. KingStOll, f’,lClJhy ;JlhlCliCS rCprC- senrarivc, San.Josr SliiIr IJniversity See Review, page 24 F Council to review athlete welfare report A rcpon of the NCAA Sprrial Previous topilcs have been “presiclential vcntion Propo\aI Ivo. 174 (rcsolutioii ( OII- Committee to Review Student-Athlctr aurhoriry and institutional responsibility” ccrning initial-eligibility standards in WeIf&. Access and Equity will be among (I <I!)3 Convention) and “financial condi& Division I). the major topics 01 discussion at the April tioiis and issues” (1994 Corivrtitiori). n The cxamiilation ofthc crcatioll o1‘;1 IX-20 meeting of the N<:AA (:ouncil in “Intr~ity: sportsmanship and ethical coil- Division I-A toothall playoff. Kansas City, Missouri. duct” has bccrl identiIicd as the I!)!16 top- .I’he spring JWctiflg ah includes the The special cOJJlIIlit~Ce’S report was COW ic, with no topic s designated for 1997 OJ Council’s appointments to the N<:AA sidcred by the NCAA Prcsidcnts Com- beyond. Nominiitillg (?mimittec and Mcll’s ;uid mission at that group’s March 31-April I l’hc Council also will hear rcporls on Women’s <:ommiltees on Coinmittcrs. meeting. ‘I‘hc complctc rqon will appear other key issues frjr 1!)!)4, among them: In addition to the rcporl from the in the April 27 issue of The NCAA News. n The study ofthr N<XA mcmbcrship Special C:omJnittcc to Review Student- (Src rhr story regarding the report below.) structure. Athlctc Wclfarc, Ac ccss and Equity, III< Srudent-athlctc welfare, arcess and cqui- n The status of discussions with tht Council will hrilr lrom the followiiigc om- ‘y is the I995 N(ZAA Convention topic. in Black (:oac-hes AssoriiJliOlJ. the Presidents <:orrirrlissiot~‘s stmtegic plan. n The irnI’leiiiciit;ition of I!)!J4 (Zofi- See Council, page 24 F Report contains preliminary recommendations CJsing six previously ;IJ~JIO~J~Crd princi- as conim~111 is rcccivcd from various scg- Tuning in Isles as a guide, the N(:AA Special C~JJJ- ments of the Association mcmbcrship, will mittcc to Rcvirw Sluden~Atl~lctr Wcltarr, bc plJbliShcd in tlic April 27 issue of’I‘llc .I‘he final report also is expcctcd to Accrss and Equity has created ;1 set of prc- N<ZM NCWS - alter rhc Council hits inc.lude reconlnlcndatiolls for the clcvclL An estimated 51.4 million t&vision liminq rccornrnendations that has been rrvirwed the special committee’s rcpolm~ cqniirrit ofecluc;itioil;iI ;~ild resource mate- viewers watched the 1994 Final Four rials, propose v;riCous arc3s lor research, rrviewed by the NCAA Presidents C:orrJ- (See Story ill>OVC). chamf~ionship game, which was won by and suggest iiistatirrs whcrc future actions mission and now is ;lwaitiJJg ;J review by In general, the rommittcc aiitiripiitcs th Univrrsity qfArkansas, Fayett&lk. by the Association c.ould impact student- the N(:AA ~blJWi~. that its final rcporr Ihis summer will rcc- athlctc wclfarc. SeeTV ratings sto7y,pagf: 7. The recommcnd;itiorls, which are sub- orrJrTJelJd srvcral kgisl;itiVr prOpOSZllS for jcct to revision during the next few months the 19% N<ti Convention, as well as pre- See Report, page 17 b n In the News w On deck Briefly Page 3 n Track athlete Randal D. Pinkett of Rutgers April 13-14 Academic Requirements Committee, Comment 4 University, New Brunswick, and basketball player Kansas City, Missouri Christo Marie Gannon of the University of California, Schedule for April 14 Special meeting of Committee on Women’s Santa Barbara, are this year’s Walter Byers regional seminars 5 Athletics and former members of Scholarship recipients: Page 3. Gender-Eauitv Task Force, Atlanta State legislation 6 n Admiral Tom Hamilton is remembered by Pacific- April 15 17 Cb mmittee on Infractions, Baltimore Division I basketball stats 9 10 Conference Commissioner Thomas C. Hansen as April 17-2 1 Wrestling Committee, Kansas City, Missouri Administrative an outstanding athlete, coach, administrator, Naval Committee minutes 13 officer, leader and patriot: Page 4. April 18-20 Council, Kansas City, Missouri Institutional n One year following expansion of its tournament April 19-22 Men’s and Women’s Skiing Committee, secondary infractions 14 bracket, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball New Orleons NCAA Record 18 Committee is switching to a championship format that features 16 subregionals: Page 7. The Market 20 . I Page 2 The NCAA News April 13, 1994 - r TheNCAAN ews - L A weekly summary of major activities vvithin the ! 1 6sociatib I slilulioI);i1 ofticials, rules commillccs, coach- cs associations, and confcrcncc and offici- aring otgulizations. Albino no~td, however, Title IX guide available Schedule of key dates for that other segmenrs c;~ll for the mrmbc-rship from women’s law center Lo provide responses 10 Iht- Colllnlission by April and May 1994 .JLIIK. A new book, “Rrcaking Down Barriers: A For more detail, see the February 16 issue Legal Guide IO Title IX,” is available frorrl of The NCAA News. thr National Women’s Law (:rrltcl~. Staff contact:John l I. Leavens. Thr book is written by Ellrr~J. Vargyas, SF nim rounscl for the cenlrr, and examines Title IX of the Education Arncndments of 1972. It includes :I ICgill history of Title IX, ilitcrpi~ctation of the I:tw a11d a su1nnm-y of Regional seminars planned sigiiificanr ‘I‘ille IX c ;ISCS involving collrg~ for three sites in May, June athlclics. (:os~ of Itlc book is $35 for rlotlprofit gro11pS aid $55 for all olhrrs. 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