Wednesday, August 12, 1992 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly -11 D Y Q: What is the only time a country hosted both the winter and summer - - Olympics in the same year? (alw) 'A 'N 'P!lId 94197 pue (Pawwns) sal&.SiJV s07 - SQIL'J5 Pa!Ufl JE6T :V Athi. Dept. passes fgraduation 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 See GRAWUATION, Page P , Voskuil, Big Ten stars take first two in European tour from staf reot I I 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. WHAT'S :#i(.* HAPPENING RECREATIONAL SPORTS Intramural Sports Program. SPORTS OFFICIATING WE TRAIN!!! FLEXIBLE HOURS!!! CALL 763-3562 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION