The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 6, 1984- Page 15 New ruling affects football telecasts By PAUL HELGREN It's a whole new ball game for college foot- ball - at least on television. When the Supreme Court last July ruled in favor of a lower court decision that said the National Collegiate Athletic Association's monopoly over the rights to televise college football was a violation of federal anti-trust laws, it put the NCAA out of the football televising business. IN ITS PLACE have emerged two separate organizations - the College Football Association and the Big Ten-Pac 10 coalition. Though major college powers, like the Univer- sity legally could have negotiated their own deals, they chose instead to join one of the two groups. The Big Ten-Pac 10 was the first to strike a TV deal. Within three weeks of the Supreme Court decision, it signed an $8 million contract with CBS to televise 14 Big Ten and Pac 10 games. Shortly thereafter, the CFA reached a $15 million deal with ABC. The NCAA contract struck down by the courts was worth $34.5 million for one season. Other ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision include: " A loss of disciplinary power by the NCAA. No longer can the NCAA penalize rule violators with the withdrawal of TV appearances. The University of Southern California, which had been on probation, may now appear on national television. " Unlimited TV appearances. Under the NCAA schools could only appear on television five times every two years. Now a school can theoretically be on TV every week. " Local TV appearances. Schools may now sign TV contracts with local or regional net- works, in addition to any national deals. . No more sharing of television revenue. In the past the NCAA shared its TV bonanza with smaller schools - those designated I-A, II and III. But none of these schools are included in the new contracts. Though the University's athletic department should earn about the same money as last year under the Big Ten-Pac 10 deal, Athletic Direc- tor Don Canham was not particularly pleased by the outcome of the courtroom decisions. Canham pushed strongly for NCAA unity, but a last-ditch effort to keep the conference together as a single negotiating body was rejected by representatives of the major foot- ball powers. THE NCAA then split into two groups - the CFA and the Big Ten-Pac 10 coaltion. The CFA represents 63 schools - virtually every major football school outside of the Big Ten and Pac Ten. Apparently the split was engineered for the purpose of preventing continuing anti-trust suits. According to Canham, if the Big Ten and Pac Ten had joined the CFA, any TV deal it came up with would have wound up in court under the same dispute that junked the NCAA deal. "The first thing that prevented us from joining the CFA, was the legality of it," said the 16-year University AD. "If the Big Ten and Pac Ten joined the CFA you'd have another monopoly like the NCAA was." CANHAM ADDED that though many changes may yet emerge from the realign- ment, he is confident things will stay about the same at the University. He said only "three or four" Michigan foot- ball games would be seen on the airways. "We take in a million dollars of revenue at the gate every home game," said Canham. "We can't jeopardize that. If the weather's bad, people might stay home 'cause they know the game will be on TV." Canham also ruled out a local TV deal. Engineers set off for N. Campus By DOV COHEN Who says the University acts hastily? When Engineering Building I is com- pleted sometime in 1987 the engineering school's 34-year-long move to North Campus will finally be completed. THE MOVE to North Campus began in 1953 under the direction of George Brown, engineering school dean. Over the years, the move stalled until it was resurrected by Dean James Duder- stadt. It is Duderstadt who is responsible for the new $30 million Engineering Building I which is funded completely by the state. He is also responsible for the renovation of the empty basement of the Dow Building which will serve as a media center. "Duderstadt's big accomplishment. was pointing out that the need was evident, so it would be high on the priority list," said assistant dean Leland Quackenbush. ACCORDING TO Quackenbush, the, building is in "the best interests of the college, the University, and the state." He pointed out that the new facilities would "attract top students and top faculty" as well as high tech companies which could boost the state's economy. Quackenbush added that the current facilities are just too old. West Engineering was built in 1904, East * Engineering in 1923. According to Harold Harvey, assistant to the dean, the concentration of facilities on North Campus will make the college much more productive "We were scattered all over hell's half acre, at least now we're on one cam- pus," he said. "This gives us a chance to work effectively as a college ... we can begin to act in a collegiate way for the first time in a long time." KENSALL WISE, professor of elec- trical engineering and computer scien- ce, is optimistic about the potential con- tribution of the research facilities - especially a solid state laboratory stocked with $8 million worth of equip- ment. "We expect to make major con- tributions in the (areas of high speed device technology and integrated solid state sensors)," Wise said. Wise added that the improved facilities would give students "a lot more hands on work." The move is generally regarded as a plus for students, faculty, and staff. "We're happy to be out here and in one home," Quackenbush said. The engineering school will occupy 11 buildings. According to Harger, the arrangement was "good, yes. Perfect, no. Ideally there would be more large buildings than small ones. "I would put them in three buildings instead of the 11," he said referring to the 11 buildings which will make up the college. "When you've got that kind of scatter, you don't have the ideal physical configuration." Many engineering students also ex- press ambivalence about the move. "In- some sense it's good, in some sense it's not. It's too far from the main campus. The university has transportation, but it's so exhausting," said Hafidz Erif- fein, an engineering school senior. Others agree that the school is far from central campus. "We're kind of isolated out here (on North Campus)," said a graduate student, Greg Keoleian. 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Subscribe to "I like it better not being in the city. It's more of a campus atmosphere," T h said Doug Poland, a senior. But being secluded may have its M c i a drawbacks though, as recent graduate Jim Carlson said, "The move is goingM.g to isolate a great deal . . . (it) doesn't Daily allow them to interact with people they're going to have to deal with in the real world." .. _. pOmbudsman fields stu By MARIA GERMINARIO You've been dating your TA for six weeks and decide it's time to call it quits. You do, but at the end of the term you get an 'E' in that class. You believe your rights have been violated and you are being harrassed. What can you do about it? You can take your complaint to the university Ombudsman's Office. SO WHAT exactly is an ombudsman? The dictionary defines an ombud sman as "one that investigates repor- ted complaints as from students, repor ti findings, and helps to achieve equitable settlements." According to University Ombudsmar Ikon Perigo, he has "only the power of persuasion and information." Yet, he b'andles approximately 300 questions and complaints from students annually lAost of them concern discrimination academic requirements, financial aid and misunderstandings over cultura &lfferences between students. THE OMBUDSMAN'S Office acts a q grievance board for students afte their complaint has been brought to the attention of those at the most basic lpvel. For example, in the case of ai qcademic problem, the student mus frst go to the department chairman of in the case of a problem in the dorm one must first contact the Housing Of. fice. Although he lacks the power to over turn or modify any decisions made by other offices within the University, Perigo reviews decisions made by other administrators to check their con. sistency with previous similar cases the office keeps copies of procedures for all of the University's schools ant colleges for this purpose. According to Perigo, most of tht cases are "not flagrant violations, bu pisunderstandings to be worked out.' Ierigo and his assistant, Mona Stolz, a social worker, address academic and qon-academic problems between all Mpembers of the University community; students, staff and faculty. WORKING FROM their office on th third floor of the Michigan Union tegri and Stolz trv to sol~ve theszt and try to keep them from developing into formal procedures outside the University, such as lawsuits. Other University offices assist the t Ombudsman's Office in certain n cases-such as those involving sexual e harrassment, which are handled by the i Office of Affirmative Action. Perigo D said that his office must be sensitive when dealing with cases like those. "It e is not that we don't believe them, but we carefully check it out ourselves," said Perigo. - Perigo's duties as Ombudsman are dent gripes only part time. He also acts as Director of the Campus Information Center and has been Director of Orientation for 13 years. He began working as Ombud- sman in 1981. The Ombudsman's Office is primarily for students, but has other specific functions such as collecting feedback on the University and suggesting ways to improve relations between students and the University. This story originally appeared in the Daily's summer edition. Oinly A fiepot to go... ..- ,. \ \\\ \ \ ; \ / MadeintheShade Whether it's a hot shopping trip for a new pair of shades, or an evening away at the movies to cool the burned-out brain, think The Ride for all the right connections. And go in style. THE Ride ...and you'll have all your books., 0 Just a little more fighting through crowds, searching shelves, and DO p running around, and you'll be done. Of course, the people who went to Ulrich's are home drinking coffee. An Ulrich's helper took their class lists, got their books, and handed them over to them. 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