 | The Cavalier daily Tuesday, November 7, 1972 |  |
Additional Sports
When queried about the
financing of women's sports if
they became intercollegiate,
Mr. Corrigan commented, "It is
becoming more and more
difficult if not impossible to
finance additional
intercollegiate sports." As a
possible alternative, he
suggested financing through
the physical education or
intramurals departments.
Four years ago a University
committee chaired by Dean
Robert T. Canevari made a
thorough examination of club
sports at the University and
offered recommendations as to
what should be done about
Women's Tennis
responsibilities and financing.
Following the path of many
committee reports, none of the
recommendations for
improvement have gone into
effect.
The study noted that about
75 per cent of U.S. colleges
finance club sports through the
athletic department, physical
education department and
intramural department, with
only about one-fourth being
financed through the student
government.
As Mr. Sabato commented,
"The natural home for club
sports isn't with Council but
the athletic departments at the
University."
The 1968 report
recommended that financing
be shared by the Athletic
Department, Student Council
and the club itself, which
seems like a very fair
compromise.
Another recommendation
of the club sport study was to
have the authority within the
Intramural Department who
would be club sport director.
Currently, there is no central
figure in charge of club sports.
Again lack of finances seems to
stand in the way of this
proposal.
| The Cavalier daily Tuesday, November 7, 1972 | |