c
Tbcrc coatrowny in the
bepllDing for Byrdsong be­
cause ome members of the
Public School Co ches A -
lOCi8bC:m were opposed to an
out-of-town coach taking the
job.
Coach Byrdsong· formerly
of Univ l'5ity of Arizona
where he was istant coach for
ArChie Tullos.
The next year'
. �er
nd Io d Dan e d
� Thi ye r thr c junior Ie
Brad Tifield, for the Uftiversl
of orth D ota, the star of the
te m forward Dad n Mc­
Kinney for Central Michigan
Univcsity, and the third leading
scorer Guard Calvin Winfield,
Iso for Central Michig n in
Lan ing,
Byrd ong then inspired a
defensive ttitude and style
of game playing. making chan­
g� from Mulroy's s'Y'C .. .
The motto for t· �'
team is 0 "J positive, pu up
y
"......,,-13,
·0
-
Comi
yr
. three years the team did
come in last place in tbe MCC
Conference. On hi own ac- .
- complishments, Coach
8yrdsoDg will be hosting a sho
in J aooary entitled "The Ricky
Byrdsong Show" on Channel 62.
It will be based on coaching' nd
the team's accomplishments,
you can expect to ee the U - D
Titans as gues s.
As for his relationship with
his t the coach ys he like
. player and tri to ha
9 On
The rules for the Titans are
practice two hours a day, five
da a wee 2.0- grade point
average with 24 credit hours
but they are encouraged to past
30 hours pet scm er, break­
f at.the training.table fo ath­
letes, and two hours day an
cademicstudi shieh' man­
datory at a study table.
The coach and athletic direc­
tors stress a rule of no alcohol
and no drugs, and stri cl at­
tendence. The team had two
home games at Cobo Arena
before they leave to play games
in Ho tOft New. Mexico, and
Ne York. .
To encourage te m spirit
Coach Byedsong brings in a new
pbilo ophy each d y. Some
written by historians like Calvin
CooIid&e,Jacob Ri and Char­
b Swiadall, and so e compli­
ments of B· B etball, like
this ODe on exCellence.
Por
Excellence is
n aspir tion
an attitude
pursuit
a y of life.
Excellence is
AU of
:Aspiring to
of our poten •
aIwa in pursuit
of a higher andard
determined to do
everything we do .
somebo better than before.
Excellence is found
in the caring
. in the trying
in th doing.
It is our objective .
We seek it with dedication,
It is the mar of our team!
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Coorado
cc p n
minor y
Journal m
den
COLORADO- Colorado
St te Univer ity's technical
journaJi department see
p lie.· fro minority d
dicapped tude to begin
it graduate progr m in fall
1990.
Col r do tate's
science degree prepare stu­
dent for communication
m nt respo ibilitie in
, indu ry and public
encies.
Grad gain:
- A refined under Landin
of the applied d theoretical
communicati liter ture
-Improved bility to co ..
feDo Titans and never 100
back:
Byr I and his tafJ
sembled one of the nation's
largest recruiting cia es in
seven freshmen and two junior
coUese tr en.
The group rw,.4 first in
the Midwe tern Colliegiate.
d3 . y
by the NiRJ·IUII&lRecruiters Cage
Letter.
The team' 15 members are
seniors Matt Maher, the tallest
of the 'i1taDs t 6'lr, Paul W'd­
llama, the most experienced
front court player, and Bill
Wood, 0 recentlyreceiYed an
honor point of 3.7.
The four juniors are John
Buszka, Huey Smith, Helen
Ritchie from Lincoln College,
and Shawn illiamS from Long
�ach City CoUege.
. Three of the D Titans
are from the Detroit area. They
are LaJuan Bell from Cass Tech
. High S , Daw YDc Kelly
&om Hi op Borgess, and Mike
Lo elace from So estern
Hiib SchooL This· the bighest .
membership from the City of
Detroit' me
. years.
The rest of the ntans are
Michael Aaron, Redshirts John
ufOI'd, Greg Grant and Ram-
se Nicho . ; __
The team deled uniqueness
by recruiting their fi n'
American player ever,
Canonchet evers from Con­
cord Colorado, nic named
"Notch" by his teammates.
Under the coach's super­
vision; the team on more
Division One gam last year
than in four year . This year they
on the first non-home game
against Duscane University in
Pittsburgh 108 to 97, since
Febraary .
. , (i
fir timein
duct communication evalua­
tio and research.
- A clear grasp of COM­
munication management, and
- Enhance professional skills.
Coursework includes com­
munication research and
evaluatio process and effects
of technical communication,
ma . ng communicatio sys­
te s, telecommunications,
public relati ODS, communica­
tion in technology tr er, in­
formation design, and
specialized print communica­
tion. All gr com­
plete a these .
Applicants do not need a
bachelor's degree in journal' m,
bu udents who lac prof -
ional communication ex­
perience or undergraduate
writing. journal' m an com­
mumcatio ills courses will
complete dditional itmg,
editing, and productioo cour-
sese
The department system
enable student to do word
processing, illustration , and
des top pu&lishing. .
The departmea r with
students admitted into the
program . d to help them find
fmanCial support through assis­
tantships, graduate student
grants, ork-study arrange­
me N' ow Direct Student
Loan , Guar nteed Student .
Loans, Color Gr uale Pel­
lowshipsaad traineabi Mar­
-tin Luther King A ards d
other sources.
To learn more about the
program call Dr. Donald E.
Zim erm n, Coodin tor,
Graduate Program, S�270
Aylesworth, Department of
technical Journalism, Color do
State Unive ity, Fort Collins
Colorado, 80523. Telephone
(303) 491-5674 ..
rc�onship with each
one. He pays cJ attention to
the younger one from out of
town.
He also said, "The program
. very up-and-coming with the
overall d velopment being to
equip th teammate for when
th y leave chool and to prep re
them for life."
Like II coachc , 8yrdsong
influences his team to try their
. hardest but he . d they should
have fun playing the game .
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