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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association March 16, 1994, Volume 3 1, Number 1 1 Special-assistance fund aids student-athletes in tough times By Kathryn M. Reith 1 Men’s Basketball Championship because of a brlief that studcttt-ath- SPECIALTO THE NCAA NEWS got3 into the fund. lctcs should not rccrivr special hctt~ ‘I‘ht fund was rreatcd because of rlits unav;iil&le to other stuclenrs. Hrre is today’s N(L4A rules qrtiy: a cottccrn that cct-tain NCAA ntlrs Bitt trying to treat lhrm the santc as John s1r1i111,srudctlt-ilrhlete at leave some slutlcnr~atltlcrrs with orher studcrics acrually can put S~LIE State LJttivrrsiry, has had a death itt linancial tterds that catlno~ he fuL dcrtt~atltlr~es at ;t clisadvantagc. his family hut neither hc 1101 his lillctl otltrrwise. Hence the special ;tssist;ttlc-e family can ;ifl?n-d to pay for his Ott one liatid, srudent~arhleres fund. Student-atltlctrs can apply lo plane rirkct home. II that ticket is are litttited IO a financial aid pack- the lilnd for a variety of pl~rpos~s, paid for atty other way, an NCAA age, including pay for any work, including rravcl cxprnses in ;I film- rule has been broken. ‘TI~LK ot that dots not exceed the not-ntal ily emergency. Other cxpcnses the f;dse? COSI of attet1dat1tr. (.l‘he cost of fund can pay for ;lrc school sup- Answrr: False. Tltr N(:AA’s spcm artendattcc inchtdcs tuition and plies like notebooks and pens, glass ci;ll-iISSiSLlllcr filtld C;ltl p;ly for that fees, room and board, and books, es or contact lrttses. hearing aids. ticket without breaking any rules. and depending on financial need, clorhitig, rental of any equipttiettf In fact, it WilS created to ttieeI such can include additional money to needed for a course, and medical needs of student-athletes. Ahout $3 piiy for expenses.) expcnscs and off-campus psycho- million rach year from television On the other hand, they arc not revenues generated by lhr Division allowed to accrpt money or gifts See fund, page 25 F Search for I-A administrators for peer-review teams continues The good news is that the lirst 24 on Athletics <:erlification ;tg;titt ts d;rIc tblni to the cotrttitilIec. .I‘0 be peer-rcvirw [cants tbr the NCAA asking Di\isiott I-A athletics admin- cotisidcred fc)r- ~tlacei~ictil itt thr iIthkIiCS crltificatior~ program liavr isIt-ators~csl,rrially those repre- pOO1, :I11 individUiil 1llUSI IX fioltl ii hecn sclcctcd. Selltirlg large prO~,l;llIlS-IC> Vollln~ Division I institutiott or confcrc71cx- The bad MWS is thar the Iack of Ierr to SCTVCas peer reviewers. (or have rrlirrd recently). Among Division I-A ;tthletics personnel, ‘l‘hc t~cxt meeting of the full cotn- dir guitirlines for srlcc.lioti is five cspcci;tlly athletics ditmcctors, in thr tttitlre, which is the next oppot-tu- years of campus expcrictic e, includL Title bound pool of peer reviewers is causitig nity to add qualified peer rcvirwers, ing three in Division I. An individ- Charlt?, Mulinga oj Lewis IJniverrity lea& thL’Jield in thr? concern about whrrher Division is May I I. The next round of ual will nor he considered if found I-A institutions can he matched up assigntrtc-tits for spring 19% evahi- to have committed a major violation 5,000-meter run a.t the NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor wirh peer rcvirwers having similar ation visits will be later that month. of NC&4 r&s in the last ftvc years. Track Championships. Mulinga won the event by more characteristics. x-0 apply to br a peer rrvicwrr, than 21 seconds. See championships sto?y, page 8. As a result, tltc NCAA Cotrttrtiuee an individual tnust submit a candi- See CeHification, page 25 F Trademark infringement picks up come tournament time By Ronald D. Mott also is a season of trademark and onships’ high visibility and public property. affairs, called “...nothing more than THE NCAA NEWS STAFF licensing infringements of NCAA interest, many individuals and com- At issue were a “Final Four” pro- a gadJhg scheme that trades on property by individuals, companies panies seek to promote products motion by a rivrrhoat casino in the goodwill of the NCAA tourna- “March Madness” symbolizes rhe and even states. that will he advertised with an ofien- Joliet, Illinois; a “March Madness” ment.” highs and lows, winners and losers, Infringemrnrs of NCAA trade- clear connection to the NCAA or its game sponsored by the Missouri In addition, Host Communi- dunks and three-pointers, chccr- marks and liccrtses generally are championships. Lottery, and a college basketball cations, Inc., which administers the leaders, and crowds of thr NCAA more prevalent imtnediately before In the past tnonth, several gam- srockmmarket game that involved NCU’s corpomtc-partner prowun, Division I Men’s and Women’s or during the baskcthall champi- bling ventures tnade inferences to what Francis M. (:anavan, N(XA Basketball Championships. Rut it onships. Recausc of the chatnpi- 111r NCAA and its trademarks and group cxecutivr dirrrror for public See Infringement, page 25 b n In the News W On deck Briefly Page 2 n The Big Ei ht Conference receives a five-year, March 19-20 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Comment 4 $100 million ?ootball television contract in an agree- Committee, Minneapolis ment that also will benefit women’s sports: Page 3. State legislation 5 March 23-24 Committee on Review and Planning, Palm Springs, Californio Championships previews 7 n In a guest editorial, the chair of the NCAA Special Degree-Completion Program Committee discusses a March 28 Task Force to Study and Revise Basketball statistics 17 means by which the Ass&iation is improving gradua- the Division II1 Statement of Philosophy, Institutional 20 tion rates: Page 4. Chicago secondary infractions n Every year, Colle e of William and Mary women’s March 28-29 Two-Year College Relations lnfracfions case 23 lacrosse coach Fef 9ie Barnhill spends s ring break Committee, Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Record 26 hosting a tournament for about 750 o P her closest March 29-April 3 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, Uarnhill The Market 27 friends: Page 6. Richmond, Virginia - T Page 2 The NCAA News March 16, 1994 r TheNCAAN ews -u-m-m l- A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 2 issue ofThe NCAA News. Staff contact: John H. Leavens. Mailing dates announced Next meeting: May 11 in San Francisco. for 1994 distribution plan &chedule of key datesfor March and April 1994 D;itcs on which checks from the 1991 rev- cnuc-distribution plan will be mailed have been announctd. NCAA regional seminars The d;ttrs for rach of the funds are: scheduled for May, June Basketball ____________..___.._.............April 22. Division II . .. .. .. .. .. .. May 20. 6 7 9 10 11 12 The NCAA mcmhership services group Academic enhancement _____June 24. 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 will coriducl three rCgi0Ilill seminars in late Special assistanre _________________...July 2’1. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 May and early June in an effon IO provide ;1 Sports sponsorship ________...__Auplst 12. contiriuing-ecluc~ition forum for Divisions I Grants-in-aid . .. .._.______________Aukwst 26. 27 28 29 30 31 ;ind II institutional and athletics &minis- Staff contact: Keith E. Manin. .l‘hc scrnin;trs will provide inform;~tion MARCH Women’s Division I basketball’ about NCAA It-gisl;ltion ;uld intcrprrtations RECRUITING l-4 (noon) __ ____. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. __.Dead period. ant1 will ;iddrrss the roles of various campus Players from top programs Men’s Division I basketball 4 (noon)-1 1 (8 a.m.) ._.__..... Contact period. 11 (8 a.m.)-15 (8 o.m.) _______._Dead period. c orlslituciits iu establishing and m;iitlt;liIl- to meet with research group l-3 ____.__._._._____.__._._._.___.__._.__Quiet period. 4-22 ._.______._._.__._._._._._.._.__Contact period. 15 (8 a.m.)-1 6 (midnight) . ..Contoct period. itlg institutional control of intrrc~ollegiiitc 23-30 ___.____._._.__._._..._.._._.._._Quiet period. 17-30 . .._ ____.____.____.__._Quiet period. ;illllctics progranis. Stuclerit~atlilctes, prol&,ly rrprr~cntirig 3 1 ._._.___._._____.__._._._.._. .__._. Dead period. Men’s Division II basketball’ teams that pl;~ycd in the lnost rcrcnt New Women’s Division I basketball* l-5 (noon) ._ Dead period. .I‘~Ic 1!)<)d scminxs will 1~ c‘rmtl~~c‘lt.cl M;I~ Year’s 1):1y bowl g;unes, will mrrt M;uxh ‘LO l-29 __._._._._____._._.__._._.Contact period. 5 (noon)-1 1 (8 a.m.) ..__._.__Contact period. I l-13 iI1 Sit11 Fr;llIcisco; May 25-27 in At.- 11 (8 a.m.)-13 (8 a.m.) _.._.____Deod period. with tllc rrsc;trcll b~orcp that is collecting in- 30-3 1 ____ _. .Deod period. linqon, Vir-gitliq illltl.]tlrlc 1-S in New Or- 13 (8 a.m.)-30 _____ Contact period. fcxmatiori about a Division I-A football pl;iy- Men’s Division II barkefball’ Women’s Division il~basketball* IraIls 0 It: l-30 _..._.._._..._......_......._...Contact period. 31 . Dead period. 1-l 1 (8 a.m.) .__._._._.._._.....