Page 2-Thursday, April 15, 1982-The Michigan Daily Hiring Wolverines: A tender issue By ANDREW CHAPMAN It's not uncommon for prospective student athletes to sign agreements to play with the Wolverines before. their high school transcripts ever arrive in the University admissions office. The practice, while fairly standard, has raised questions about the propriety of considering athletes as athletes first, and students second. And enough of these same questions were asked last year by faculty members so that University President Harold Shapiro agreed to direct the athletic department to stop signing athletes before they are actually admitted. IN THE 1981-82 recruiting season, 10 of 26 Michigan freshmen football recruits were offered letters of in- tent before their transcripts arrived for review. Despite that high figure, the number of "early commitments" this year was considerable lower than in past years, according to faculty members familiar with the athletic admissions process. Even tihough a letter of intent - or "tender" - specifically states that a scholarship can't be paid un- til an athlete actually is admitted to the school, college officials find it dificult to break the promise implied by the tender-especially considering the amount of publicity generated by an athlete's decision to attend one university or another. RECRUITMENT of "blue-chip" high school athletes is followed intensely by the media, hence, the heavy publicity given an acclaimed athlete who signs a tender to attend a major university. National letter of intent day-the official day when high school athletes may sign their tenders - is an actual event Ad Canham's has been th by some fac EDUCATI long an out department department freduca EUROPE AND BEYOND forstudents." Traveling the open road. Admissik Freestyle. 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Send me more information "Low test about AdventureWorld 82! admit a stu in many towns and on many campuses. This public attention, say University officials, puts a tremendous amount of pressure on schools to follow through on the agreement and actualy admit the athlete, regardless of the athlete's academic record. But University Admissions Director Cliff Sjogren disagrees, adding there is no direct "pressure" on the admissions office to admit students in such cases. IN EXPLAINING, Sjogren said, "there is no way Schembechler can move me out of my job. My job is going to be perserved." "Every tender is contingent on the student achieving a satisfactory academic record," Sjorgen added. "We can tender a student, and admit him and give him a housing contract, and send him to orientation, but if in June he shows a declining record, we can cancel out on him. We have no obligation," he added. Last year, one high school athlete was given a ten-. der and then denied admission to the University because of his grades, according to Sjogren. The University then had quickly to find another school that would admit this student, according to an administrator who wished to remain anonymous. Sjogren said that he had no idea how that other university admitted the student given his academic record. FORMALLY, the University is not required to ad- mit students solely because they have been offered scholarships and signed tenders. But practically, of- ficials admit, the issue still presents a problem. The problem, according to John Weistart, a sports law expert at Duke University, is whether a tender can be considered an actual contract between an athlete and a university. Generally, Weistart said, universities try to avoid entering contractual agreements with athletes because the schools become financially liable for the students under such circumstances. AS LONG as the tender stipulates that financial aid is contingent on admission - and it does - there is no immediate legal threat, said Weistart. He added, however, that because intercollegiate athletics are becoming increasingly competitive, the situation regarding tenders could get explosive. "In my own view," Weistart said, "this letter of in- tent issue may get dangerous." AT THE University, the problem was serious enough to create a conflict last fall between the faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference, University President Harold Shapiro, and athletic department officials. According to reports, the athletic department was forcing admissions officials to admit athletes by signing large numbers of them before transcripts were available to the admissions office.. Political Science Prof. Thomas Anton, the faculty representative, threatened to resign his post on the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics over the issue. Shapiro then wrote a letter to athletic department officials, asking that they stop granting tenders to high school athletes without their transcripts first having arrived in the admissions office. Said football coach -Bo Schembechler: 'We're trying to live up to the Shapiro letter." 1 IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Arabs protest mosque attack Millions of Moslems throughout the world staged a general strike yesterday to protest the attack on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, one of Islam's holiest shrines. Air and rail traffic was disrupted in several Mideast countries and major banking centers were closed. But the flow of oil was unaffected, despite a call by Iran to "unsheath the oil weapon" against Israel. Diplomatic missions of some 40 Moslem nations closed their doors in Washington, Vienna and other European and African capitals in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians. Prison fire kills seven JERSEY CITY, N.J. -Seven trapped prisoners died "huddled in a cor- ner" early yesterday when fire swept through their eighth-floor holding cell at the overcrowded Hudson County Jail. Two inmates told a lawyer later that they heard guards shouting, "Where's the key. Where's the key," after the blaze erupted about 5 a.m. Some witnesses said the blaze was started by an inmate whodeliberately set fire to a highly flammable foam mattress. The jail, which has a capacity of 280 inmates, housed more than 500 yesterday, according to Howard Moskowitz, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey. Moskowitz, who has filed a lawsuit claiming the jail's facilities are inadequate, said the cell where the fire broke out was used to house prisoners with psychiatric problems. Judge dismisses bellboy's, conviction for hotel fire WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -A judge dismissed for lack of evidence yesterday the arson-murder conviction, of a hotel busboy found guilty of setting the December 1980 Stouffer's Inn fire that killed 26 people. "I love America," busboy Luis Marin exclaimed as he walked, a free man out of the courthouse. "I feel good. I'm happy. Judge Lawrence Martin, in setting aside the jury verdict on the request of the defense, said, "the evidence is insufficient." But District Attoryney Carl Vergari called Martin's action "a gross per- version of the judicial process" and "the greatest abuse of judicial power I have seen in my 34 years as a prosecutor." He said his office would appeal,a, procedure expected to take about three months. Marin, a native of Guatamala, was convicted of arson and felony murder Saturday night by a jury of nine men and three women after six days of deliberations. He could have been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Polish government attacks underground broadcasts WARSAW, - The martial-law government's newspapers assailed the un- derground broadcasters of "Radio Solidarity" yesterday as "troubadours of confrontation." The papers accused the United States of supporting the clandestine radio. Radio Solidarity debuted Monday-night with an 8%-minute broadcast ac- cusing the state media of covering up poor detention conditions for thousan- ds of interned Solidarity activists, and urging Poles to demonstrate their op- postion to martial law. It was the first such clandestine broadcast since Police leader Gen. Wojciech Jarezelski declared martial law last Dec. 13 and suspended Solidarity, the independent labor union that was challenging the Communist Party's monopoly on power. The radio called on Poles to black out their homes for 15 minutes Tuesday night as a protest against martial law. But only scattered households ap- peared to do so, although many put candles in their windows, another sym- bol of oppostion. rm issions:, A game of compromises ontinued from Page 1) ' philosophyson admissions. he object of sharp criticism ulty members. B- ION Prof. Loren Barritt, spoken critic of the athletic t, responded: "The athletic t is not running a program ationally disadvantaged o director Sjogren said, ;at his office makes excep- me students with low grade ges and low test scores. In ler's case, Sjogren said he is hake even more exceptions. g to Sjogren, Schembechler because he makes promises ent athletes which make it hem to survive the academic Jniversity. IBECHLER says to his I'll give you four years of and we'll go easy with you ar. We'll give you a reduced some extra money so you ve to work, and we'll even aeone to help you with study u're going to get a degree University of Michigan,'" id. see anything wrong with only thing that bothers me s that I wish we could do this he kids, not just football issions director justifies ac- idents with low test scores. scores do not tell us not to udent," Sjogren said. While ores usually are a strong in- tudents with high intelligen- d, low test scores can be ex- y more factors than in- MITTED, however, that ith low test scores were con- SName, Address -.I Telephone s I t School ---------------------- high test sc dicator of s ce, he note plained b telligence. HE AD students wi sidered "high risks," with the possibility that they may not graduate. Sjogren said the risks diminish with the academic support the athletic depar- tment provides its charges. Of the 400 to 500 athletes at the University, approximately 25 percent of them receive tutorial assistance, paid for by the M-Club, a group of let- tered University athletes who donate money to the athletic department and its tutorial system, said George Hoey, an academic counselor in the athletic department. Many student athletes considered "high risk" are admitted to the School of Education-specifically to that school's physicial education, depar- tment. TWENTY OF the 24 football players listed on last year's freshmen roster were enrolled in the physical education department. The most apparent reason seems to be that the department has the lowest admissions standards on campus, allowing freshperson applicants to en- ter the program with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0. SAT scores 'are not necessary for admittan- ce to the school or program. Hoey said the large number of athletes who enrolled in the physical education program this year is purely coincidental. PROF. BARRITT, meanwhile, con- ceded the possibility that athletes were being funneled into the physical education department because of its low standards. Apparently, others in the education school have the same concerns. Accor- ding to minutes from the executive committee of last Sept. 22, the school's governing board discussed the possibility of raising admissions stan- dards in the physical education depar- tment. QUESTIONS asked during the meeting included the following: " "Should the School of Education assent to making exceptions in ad- missions standards for athletes?" " Under the present situation, when athletes do not meet admission requirements for their unit (school) of UNIVERSITY OF DOMINICA School of Medicine -English speaking American curriculum -2 years basic science on Island of Dominica -2 years clinical rotation in U.S. hospitals Veterinary School -English speaking American curriculum -taught by English veterinarians Openings Summer and Fail-1982 FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Call 559-729 9-5 Mon.-Fri. first choice, are they referred to the School of Education? Barritt, who specializes in educational psychology, said the com- mittee discussed the questions and decided to retain the present ad- missions policies. Education School Dean Joan Stark was hesitant to admit that discussion of admissions procedure had even taken place. "We don't admit athletes, we admit students," Stark said. She said she places absolute trust in the ad- missions office, which administers en- trance policies established by the school and its departments. The individual at the center of the physical education controversy is Dee Edington, who is chairman of the department. The low grades and test scores of athletes admitted to his program don't bother Edington. "To say that someone is not eligible for admission because they have low SAT scores is crazy," he said. ADMISSIONS policies would be un- fair to many disadvantaged students across the state if they used only test scores and high school grades, Edington said.- Of the 350 undergraduates in the physical education department, Edington estimates that 70 to 80 of them are involved in intercollegiate athletics. The physical education department also is the only program in the School of Education that admits students as freshpersons. In other departments, students wait until their junior year be fore they can be considered for ad- mission to the school. STARK SAID she too advocates not admitting physical education students until their junior year. Edington pointed out that it shouldn't be surprising if large numbers of athletes are drawn to the physical education department of a university, just as violinists are drawn to the music school. Other officials concurred. Says Canham: "Intercollegiate' athletics is not for the masses, just as the symphony orchestra isn't. The out- standing musician plays in the sym- phony orchestra. The outstanding athlete plays in intercollegiate athletics." This article is the second in a four-part series. Tomorrow's in- vestigation will cover the operations of the University's athletic depar- tment Reagan asks more nuclear arms money (Continued from Page U "IF THEY think the program is threatened, they want to get it started as soon as possible before it's cut off," said a Senate source familiar with the proposal, who did not want his name used. 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