Track Coach Retires to Lessen NCAA Penalty by Chris Mulick Would Be Under New Leadership
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Track coach retires to lessen NCAA penalty BY Chris Mulick would be under new leadership. Daily Evergreen Staff But Chaplin isn't leaving WSU - he has been reassigned to the provost office. THE NCAA ANNOUNCED If WSU men's track coach John "They offered me another job so I took ON FRIDAY that the cross Chaplin hadn't announced his retire- it," he said. "I had been talking about country, baseball and men's ment Friday, the NCAA would have doing something else for the past few track programs will receive slapped a stiffer penalty on the pro- years. I've been doing this for a long gram than a one-year probation exten- time. It's time to do something else. I've a 1YEAR PROBATION sion. enjoyed it, but there are other things in EXTENSION. The Despite Chaplin's successful 21 life. " programs were first yearS at WSU, recent athlete employ- In June 1992, the Pac-1O released its ment violations within the track pro- findings dealing with the overcompensa- reprimanded in June of gram have raised eyebrows at the John Chaplin tion of financial aid to WSU athletes. 1992, following violations NCAA - causing the organization to There were additional complications found concerning the hint to Chaplin that he tum the program over to someone with the employment of athletes who qualified for tuition else. waivers. •. overcompensation of Since Chaplin was considering retiring anyway, the t financial aid to athletes. NCAA decided to lessen penalties because the program See Chaplin: page 3 III MOM! Ticket ups $3,000 offer at debate By Chris Mulick and Campus safety issues also John Cain were discussed. The ticket of Daily Evergreen Staff Probst/Gunn promised, if elected, to give $5,000 of their combined Several key issues, including salaries to Women's Transit. drug use, campus safety and This offer was an expansion of diversity, dominated Friday night's televised ASWSU presi- dential debate on Cable 8. Voting will take The first question, concerning place on Tuesday drug use by the candidates, was and Wednesday of met with opposition. Jim Froembling said he had this week. not used illegal drugs and also questioned the importance of the inquiry. their earlier offer of $3,000 made in a Feb. 24 presidential debate. Each of the other candidates / Probst also brought up the issue joined in his denunciation of the of alcohol abuse and' its ties to I question, but none refused to answer. The only candidate sexual assault, and promised to promote alcohol' awareness if admitting prior use of drugs was elected. Jason Probst, who said that in his The other tickets also said they view alcohol abuse was of far Staff photo by Dan Knofler would support Women's Transit Dancers move to the beat during the Dance for Chicano/Latino awareness week. more concern for students at WSU. See Debate: page 6 Committee hands out more than $4 million BY Dan Gilbreath when, or if, the athletic depart- S .sc ~ FEES Fiscal Fiscal Year 94 Fiscal Fiscal Year 95 Daily Evergreen Staff ment would be making any cuts. This decision will not be made n The Services and Activities for another three months, Gib- Fees Committee met Thursday son said. loren's enter • The CUB received 860.75 and divided $4,060,649.04 2 - ASWSU 559,990.00 among WSU affiliated organiza- . $578,000.00 from the S and A 3· CUB Fees Committee. 578,000.000 tions, many of which would 4 - VPLAC 54,793.20 The CUB received cease to exist without S and A 5 - Wellness 60,337.75 $20,000.00 less than it funding. 6 - Athletics 767,000.00 requested for scheduled mainte- S and A money comes from 7 - Coalition 91,322.00 nance, Tim McCarty, director of the $124.50 service fee assessed 8 -ICNE 25,439.70 to every student, per semester, the CUB, said. 9 - Shades of C "We will seek alternative 1,956.90 when they pay tuition. lO-lntramural Sports 153,616.65 funding for these maintenance • Athletics took home the ll-Evergreen 105,998.75 largest check, receiving more projects through the Minor Capi- 12-Chinook 15,981.35 than $767,000.00 for the 1995 tal Renewal Fund," McCarty 13-ASWSU - Vancouver 64,577.70 fiscal year. said. 14-ASWSU - 79,906.75 Although this is about The $20,000 cut should .not 15-ASWSU T 140,896.80 $37,000.00 less than the athletic significantly effect the opera- 16-DRC 1,630.75 department was asking for, they tions of the CUB, he said. 17-GPSA 124,915.45 are very happy with the amount • ASWSU received 18-WSUSGC 0.00 of money they received, Harold $559,999.00 from the S and A 19-ASWSU - Spokane 28,701.20 Gibson, associate director of Fees Committee. 20-S&A Committee 652.30 business and finance for athlet- "We are very pleased with ics, said. See Fees: page 3 TOTAL $3,965,087.09 Gibson could not comment on FY 95 Target $4,060,649.04 Page 2 The Daily Evergreen Monday, March 7,1994 BRIEFS • Amnesty Int'! presents Maria Pu lecture celebrating Int'l Women's Day March 8 in Union Borah Theater at UI - experience human rights violations in Guatemala. • Career Explorations Workshops. Career Services is offering a series of 1-hour workshops on specific careers and related majors. Here are a each few examples: Careers in Communications; Careers in the Non-Profit Sector; Sports Careers; Alternatives for Criminal Justice majors; Environmental Careers, and much more! Come to Ad Annex, Room 204 or call 335-5060 for details. • Couples without Children! Volunteers needed to complete interviews. If you and your partner have chosen to remain without children and want to participate in this research, contact Deborah Thorne 335-4411/635-1315 - comoletely confidential. • Washington Environmental Political Action.CommiUee. 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Breedlove, vice president of did not adequately show the led to thoughts of retirement. than we requested we can get by, trimming the fat GPSA said. amount of time worked by the "The NCAA has been cutting in a few places." However, student research support will probably be the first program to receive cuts, Breedlove said.