“Dumb Jock" image _ dispelled at WSC to the NCAA, agrees. As with most stereotypes he says, one must look beyond it and applauded throughout the country. ..Dr. Donald W. Meining, Syracuse University professor, says it is ‘‘...a truly remarkable work: it is comprehensive, authoritative, and beautiful; a monument, a landmark that will serve and endure as a reference work for generations. 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 very complex, and the players must remember and react to them immediately. Defensive secondary coverages, numbers, formations, The 300 page book, published by WSC and. BYU Press, contains 400 maps, and some of the state's most beautiful scenery in living color photographs. Besides the land, Utah’s people, from the _4~earliest known Indian cultures to present-day population patterns and educational standards are thoroughly covered. Social institutions, government, recreation 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. “The cheating and breaking of NCAA rules that you always hear about such as players getting money, and players getting credit for and the economy are topics also treated by Order Form Yes! Please send copies of the Atlas of Utah, Hardbound Edition right away! Enclosed is $49.95 per volume (plus $2.37 sales tax per volume.)* I'd like the Deluxe Limited Leatherbound Edition. Please send copies of the Atlas of Utah, Deluxe Leatherbound Edition. Enclosed is $250.00 per volume (plus $11.87 sales tax per 3 volume.)* Enclose check or money order for the full amount payable to Weber State College. Brigham Young University Press will ship your order and pay the postage! Name Firm/Institution Name 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 Hardbe:. ..’ ¥ dition, $15.00 for the Deluxe Leatherbound Edition. Orders to all other _ states not taxable. : classes which they never took, certainly doesn’t take place here,”’ added Stephens. ‘Sports have really helped me,”’ he added. “I’ve learned not to quit, and it’s really been a positive influence on me.” 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, 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,’ he said. ‘“The first thing we look at when we are considering recruiting a student is their grade point average. The bottom line is that we recruit excellent students. Another reason is that we have a philosophy that we really do 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 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 6 S 7 Sy s 1Ad x N ‘ Sy dad LP 8 SAA + 44 x » Lh hh "LETS TRY IT AGAIN OTTO -y) HAND HAS THE MARBLE IN | 2 D.C., in March. The hardbound edition, which was released last December, had been accepted very well, sixty-five of the state's leading authorities and educators. (football) used to be simple, but have now become very complex. The players have to be smart.”’ Dr. Blair Low, WSC faculty representative + Chapter. Washington, ‘The plays, technicalities, rules and regulations of the game ~) stated. presented to the White House by Dr. Dee _ Stevenson and Carolyn Young Larsen, president and vice president of the Capitol , __A copy of the leatherbound Atlas was Me ek sdddddde We SSO SERGI ppp yy» LLL LA hh dhe i BO Pare > YW? BS Ve Lh hh dhe kA hh A hell hh CLL « s se SR true at all. One such person is Mike Price, head football coach at Weber State College. “This image is not a real one any more,” he hee Many people feel, however, that the image of athletes as “‘all brawn and no brain’’ is not HR offensive right guard and his Right Guard deodorant. Ad limited leatherbound edition of Atias 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. SR _The The typical college athlete of today seems to have the image of being a ‘“‘stupid jock” who doesn’t know the difference between his ee. RNa <TR A PORE hi by Bryan West “Six of our fourteen high school football recruits for next year have grade point averages of 3.6 or above,” said Price. ‘When we recruit high school students, we tell them that they need to keep good grades. If they don’t like it, then they don’t come to Weber State.”’ | Many of our athletes are exact oppositesd the ‘‘dumb jock” image. One such student is David Goff. Goff keeps a perfect g.p.a. of 40 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. Heis 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 athleap - will retire from athletics at approximately ag 22 and die at age 72. One must plan for thos 50 years,’’ Dr. Low said. ‘‘Sports are a meal 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 sa that they provide help, training, a study hall, tutors, they talk to professors, as well as the students. “‘We do everything possible to help them study. We really stress this and monito courses. We take a real interest in our athletes as students,’’ he said. | “My big goal,” Price said, “‘is to bring in 30 freshmen and after four years, graduate the same 30, plus having a winning season. That, to me is a successful program.” Dr. Low also says that the coaches at = WSU have a strong commitment to academic E achievement, and says that the players as students are a high priority to the coaches,_ is required to carry at least 12 hours of credit per quarter, keep a given g.p.a. and show won't be eligible to play?” he said. Low feels academic progression along with other requirements. “The NCAA, as well as WSC is really well. | Although some are more intelligent than ~ interested in seeing kids graduate,” said Dr. Low. ““The rules demand progress toward graduation,’’ he added. 2 ‘“What’s the sense in getting freshmen that that the average athlete is doing extremely 7. S others, Price insists that he has no “dumb” ™ player on his team. ‘‘If we do, you won't se him play,’’ he said. =