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Athi. Dept.
passes
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rate test
by Josh Dubow
Daily Sports Editor
Last week, NCAA institutions re-
leased their respective graduation rates.
In response to prodding from Congress,
the NCAA voted twoyears ago tornake
these rates public.
Michigan Athletic Director Jack
Weidenbach was pleased with his
school's results. Over the two-year pe-
riodofentering studentsin 1983-84and
1984-85, Michigan graduated 66 per-
cent of its athletes within six years as
opposed to the general student body
which graduated at an 81 percent rate.
However, when therefinedgradua-
tion rate is taken into account - the
refined rate includes transfer athletes
whoentered, andbyexcluding student-
athletes whodidnotgraduate within six
years but were either in good academic
standing when they left the institution,
or were still in school at the beginning
of the seventh year - Michigan had a
rate of 83 prcent.
Michigan ranked fifth in the Big
Ten in the overall rate, while placing
third in the refined rate. Illinois gradu-
'The main idea is to give
& back time. We have to keep
the kids organized and work
with problem solving and
give tutorial support. They
need more time to be
successful. The athletes
give time to the University
on the field and we give it
back through these support
programs.'
- Phil Hughes
Assistant Athletic Director
ated 66.7 percent of its scholarship ath-
letes to lead the conference, and Ohio
State had a refined rate of 89.6 percent.
The Big Ten as a whole place thuird in
the nation behind the Aflantic Coast
Conference and Use Big East (football
only).
"I think when you look at the re-
tined rates, we've done very well,"
Weidenbach said. "When you look at
Michigan, you have to earn your de-
gree. But like anything else, we'd like
to do better.
"Our strength here is our Academic
Support Program," Weidenbach said.
"It monitors the progress of the student-
athlete and bridges the gap to help kids
who come from lesser academic back-
grounds."
"There wassupport there whenever
I needed it," junior swinmer Kathy
Deibler said. "A lot of the athletes use
them. Before camehere, Iaskedabout
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Voskuil, Big Ten
stars take first two
in European tour
from staf reot
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from staff reports _
Employing a deft shooting touch,
the Bie Ten's mens basketball All-
Star teao overwhelmed its two English
opponents, the Leicester Riders and the
National Select team in its first two
owoes of its European tour. The Big
Ten squad defeated the Riders, 117-83.
last Saturday in Birmingham and
crushed the Select team 141-75, the
next day in Essex. The All-Stars now
move on to Belgium to play five teams
from that country.
The Big Ten, coached by North-
western coach Bill Foster, shot 61 per-
cent from the floor in its win over
Leicester. Theteam enjoyed a balanced
scoring attack as five players scored in
double figures. Indiana center Matt
Nover led the Big Ten with 18 points.
Michigan forward JamesVoskuiladded
16 on an 8-10 shooting performance.
Voskuil added three rebounds two as-
sists. Ohio State guard Doug Etzler
scored 14 points on 7 of 9 from the
field.
Nover led the team with 11 re-
bounds, and Iowa forward James Street
added 10. Northwestern guard Pat
Baldwin had nineassists in the victory,
while Michigan State guard Eric Snow
compiled seven assists, in addition to
making four steals. The Riders were
led by former Syracuse forward Gene
Waldrow, who led all scorers with 38
points.
Sunday, Illinois forward Marc
Davidson powered the Big Ten to its
most ionsiae win in isme oerT
tours, coring 23 points on 9 of 11 shoot-
in. Davidson also paced the Big Ten
with 12 rebounds. All but four all-stars
scored in double figures, as the team
shot 63 percent from the field. Voskuil
hit all five of his shots in an 11-point,
six-reboundperformance. Iowa'sStreet
added 19 points and nine rebounds as
Baldwin and Snow each contributed
It looked extremely rocky...
Daily Editor in Chief Matthew Rennie winds up for a powerful cut last
Wednesday. In the first ever athletic matchup between the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) and the Daily, DPS eked out a 15-1 win. The star
for the Daily was summer Opinion Editor David Shepardson, who scored
the lone run forthe Daily as he crossed the plate in the fourth inning after
singling earlier that inning. But DPS held on for the victory behind coach
Lt. Robert Patrick. Daily coach and summervEditor in Chief Andrew Levy
singled in his only plate appearance, however Levy was doubled up on
an infield pop up to end the third inning.
Ticket office to sell 1,200
student season hockey tix
Voskuil
seven assistswithBaldwinmaking four
steals. The Select team's Peter
Scantlebury led all scorers with 25
points.
The Big Tenis takingMonday offas
the team traveled by ferry to Antwerp,
Belgium where it will stay for the re-
mainder of its tour. Yesterday, the All-
Stars faced Sunair, a first-division Bel-
gian team from Oostende.
from staff reports
This week the Athletic Department
announced its plans for the selling of
student season tickets for the upcoming
Wolverine hockey season. Michigan
opens its season at home against Notre
Dame, Oct. 17.
Orders for 1992-93 student season
tickets will be accepted Wednesday,
Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Michigan Union on a first-come, first-
serve basis to the fust 1,200 fans. This
is Use same system that was imple-
mented last year, however 200 more
tickets have been made available to
students.
The 11-game academic-year pack-
age is available for $48. Students may
purchase the full 18-game package for
$76. However, the seven games not
included in the academic-year package
include the Feb. 26 matchup with de-
fending national champion Lake Supe-
rior and Use Feb. 27 contest with new
Central Collegiate Hockey Associa-
tion member Notre Dame.
In the newly renovated Yost Ice
Arena, the general admision seats have
been removed. All seats are now re-
served with the individual game price
at $8 for sideline seats and $5 for
endzone seats.
Last season, many students were
turned away in their attempts to pur-
chase tickets as the line for tickets grew
to over 800 people - many of whom
had multiple ID cards and checks. The
first students lined up at 10 p.m. - a
full 12 hours before tickets were to be
put on sale. Many students complained
about lassyears system, however it
will remain intact this season.
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