Candidates debate (Continued from Page 1) personal attacks than in earlier debates. Colburn continually insinuated that Pierce is not really interested in state government but in higher political goals, while Pierce questioned whether Pierce should be paid his full Univer- sity salary while campaigning. Several times Pierce mumbled or laughed while Colburn was speaking. BOTH CANDIDATES said they op- posed proposal D, which would raise the drinking age to 21, but Colburn, unlike Pierce, said he backs the new state law raising the drinking age to 19. Pierce said he supports proposal A, which would call a state constitutional convention, while Colburn opposes the measure. Both candidates said they are against the Tisch and school voucher proposals. But Pierce said he favors easing the burden on property taxpayers by providing state support for public schools through other taxes. Colburn said he supports the current financing structure because property tax revenue is more stable. Colburn said wearily that the final debate, which was sponsored by the League of Women Voters, marked the fifth time the candidates had debated in two days. Colburn's candidacy has been official for only about a month because of problems with primary recounts. Athletes * (Continued from Page 1) broke. We would be forced to drop some of our sports programs," said Canham. "This MSU case is sheer nonsense. If the case is won; which I seriously doubt, it could ruin both men and women's athletics," he added. A HEW REPORT examining the in- tent of Title IX stated that "much of the discrimination against women in education today exists unconsciously and through practices long enshrined in tradition." The general intent of Title IX was to awaken eduators and administrators to this point and set them on the path towards abolishing archaic rules governing athletics, the report said. Women athletes at the University said they are satisfied with measures the athletic department has taken to follow Title IX. ' "It will take people a while to change their minds but things are definitely moving in the right direction. I definitely see a flow towards overall acceptance of women in athletics," said sue MSU Abby Currier, a women's basketball team member. BUT WOMEN athletes at MSU want their school to take forceful steps to go along with Title IX. "What we really want is a commit- ment from the university towards some action. We want to see an effort to make MSU competitive with other univer- sities," DeBoer said. Women coaches at the University realize that, even with compliance to Title IX provisions, the road towards equality is long, and women athletes must be patient. "I believe that our athletic depar- tment is moving toward total Title IX compliance. A case like the one at MSU could seriously hurt our program," said Gloria Soluk, women's basketball coach. "It is a long process, but we are helping women's athletics to grow like the men's program has. It took 80 years for the men's program to reach this point," Canham said. BEST QUALIFIED: " Council for the State Mental Health Association *and De- partment of Social Services " Member, Washtenaw County Criminal Justice Planning