“Dumb Jock" image dispelled at WSC The hardbound edition, which was released Dr. Blair Low, WSC to the NCAA, agrees. As with most and applauded throughout the country. Dr. Donald W. Meining, Syracuse University professor, says it is *...a truly remarkable stereotypes he says, one must look beyond it to see what really is the case. ‘‘It’s time that we changed that stereotype,” he said. Mike Stephens, a sophomore offensive center for the Wildcats, says many plays are serve and endure as a reference work for generations. The 300 page book, published by WSC and. BYU Press, contains 400 maps, and some of the state's most beautiful scenery in living very complex, and the players must remember and react to them immediately. Defensive secondary coverages, numbers, formations, hot color calls and many other terms are used and must be remembered and become instinct. ““The type of offense that Weber runs in very complicated,” he said. color photographs. Besides the land, Utah's people, from the ‘earliest known Indian cultures to present-day population patterns and educational stan- “The cheating and breaking of NCAA Social institutions, government, recreation and the economy are topics also treated by ES Ge __ GS SE CS Ce Address . City/State/Zip ___ Mail your completed order and payment in the enclosed business reply envelope to: Office of College Relations - 1011 Weber State College 3750 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84408 *Sales tax indicated applies only to non-tax-exempt organizations within the State of Utah. Orders shipped to a California address must include 6% use tax — $3.00 for the Hardbo: ..’ ¥ dition, $15.00 for the Deluxe Leatherbound Edition. Orders to all other states not taxable. eS copies of the Atlas of Utah, Deluxe Leatherbound Edition. Enclosed is ES SS ES YS ST SS SS SS Please send Se Edition. 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If they don’t like it, then they don’t come to Weber State.”’ Many of our athletes are exact opposites o the ‘‘dumb jock” image. One such student is rules that you always hear about such as players getting money, and players getting credit for classes which they never took, certainly doesn’t take place here,”” added Stephens. “Sports have really helped me,” he added. “T’ve learned not to quit, and it’s really been dards are thoroughly covered. ee faculty representative last December, had been accepted very well, work: it is comprehensive, authoritative, and beautiful: a monument, a landmark that will . = image is not a real one any more,” he Tesr | “This stated. ‘‘The plays, technicalities, rules and regulations of the game (football) used to be simple, but have now become very complex. The players have to be smart.” RSE ~ true at all. One such person is Mike Price, head football coach at Weber State College. __A copy of the leatherbound Atlas was presented to the White House by Dr. Dee Stevenson and Carolyn Young Larsen, president and vice president of the Capitol Chapter, Washington, D.C., in March. sixty-five of the state’s leading authorities and educators. rrr Many people feel, however, that the image of athletes as “‘all brawn and no brain’’ is not IW . of Utah was awarded “Best of Show” by the Binding Industries of America. The beautiful volume is bound in deluxe burgundy leather, set off by gold-leafed pages. with a sturdy slipcase of matching burgundy. iN _._The limited leatherbound edition of Attias ey, a IY BRIAN SS\y UW Usiittttitts SS s WT lee yy, LLL SY “Wt i LLL ALLA Ahh Wt al Seer The typical college athlete of today seems to have the image of being a ‘‘stupid jock” who doesn’t know the difference between his offensive right guard and his Right Guard deodorant. Ve LLddddddiddddddddddddiadths a NE ld ea ye LL ihe a BNE OOo ATHETICT.Q. by Bryan West The average male student athlete at WSC has a grade point average of 2.63. The average male student at the college has an only slightly higher g.p.a. of 2.79, according to a recent study conducted by Dr. Low. ‘‘This data indicates that Weber State athletes in general are achieving a rather high degree of success academically,” he said. Price says that while he’s coach at WSC, David Goff. Goff keeps a perfect g.p.a. of 4 and was recently recognized as a winner of the 1982 Cortez Award. Goff played defensiy tackle for the Wildcat football team. “The image is not very fair,’’ Goff stated. ‘‘An athlete’s interests lie in other areas as | opposed to the bookworm, where all one does is study.”’ Goff says he loves football, but — doesn’t plan to make a career out of it. Hels a current graduate with a major in zoology and has been accepted to the University of Utah Medical School. “Ninety-nine percent of the student athleta will retire from athletics at approximately ag 22 and die at age 72. One must plan for thos grade point averages of his players will get higher because of two reasons. ‘‘First of all, we don’t recruit players that aren’t smart,” 50 years,’’ Dr. Low said. ‘‘Sports are a meant to an end - an academic opportunity.” ‘“‘That’s what I really like about Weber,” said Price. ‘‘The kids are thought of as students first and players second.” Price sayi that they provide help, training, a study hall he said. ““The first thing we look at when we tutors, they talk to professors, as well as the are considering recruiting a student is their students. ‘‘We do everything possible to help. them study. We really stress this and monitor grade point average. The bottom line is that we recruit excellent students. Another reason courses. We take a real interest in our is that we have a philosophy that we really do athletes as students,”’ he said. care for our athletes as students. We do everything possible to help them study, and we take a real interest in them as students as 30 freshmen and after four years, graduate well as athletes.”’ Along with WSC, the NCAA has rules which must be followed for athletes. A 2.0 high school g.p.a. is required from athletes attending WSC. Once here, a student athlete is required to carry at least 12 hours of credit per quarter, keep a given g.p.a. and show academic progression along with other requirements. “The NCAA, as well as WSC is really interested in seeing kids graduate,’’ said Dr. Low. “The rules demand progress toward graduation,” he added. _ “My big goal,” Price said, “‘is to bringin the same 30, plus having a winning season. That, to me is a successful program.” Dr. Low also says that the coaches at ) WS0 have a strong commitment to academic achievement, and says that the players as _ students are a high priority to the coaches, — ‘‘What’s the sense in getting freshmen that _ won’t be eligible to play?” he said. Low feds. that the average athlete is doing extremely — well. | Although some are more intelligent than others, Price insists that he has no ‘“‘dumb” player on his team. “‘If we do, you won't se him play,’’ he said. 3 , , e