Volume 7 l~e 18
© PreaopoiUan February 6, 1985
Rumors Abound ~ Ligouri to Stay For Time Being
Magelli Takes ·Over
-Transcript Evaluatio,is Way Behind
by J<evin Vaughan and
by Robert Davis and Kevin Vaughan
"'curt Sandoval
Editor, Sporn Editor, The Metropolitan
MSC men's basketball coach Bob Ligouri submitted a letter of resignation to Athletic Director Bill Helman .. last week with the understanding that it would not become official until questions concerning the program were cleared up. At a meeting called Monday night to allow Ligouri to air his concerns about the program MSC President Paul ._ Magelli reaffirmed the school's committment to men's basketball and athletics in general. Runtors began running rampant early Monday after The Metropolitan and other sources learned that Helman had in his posession a letter of resignation ~ with Ligouri's signature on it. Helman said he received Ligouri's letter "at the end of last week," and that he agreed to hold onto it until Ligouri made a final decision. But word got out and at least two :>- MSC players were approached at Saturday night's gam!! with Fort Lewis College by the opposing coach. The coach expressed interest in the two players coming to Fort Lewis next year, sources told The Metropolitan. Early Monday, The -Metropolitan .A received a letter to the editor from a student concerning the Ligouri resignation letter and its possible impact on the program. At the meeting Monday between Ligouri, Helman~ Magelli, Charles .._ Branch, dean of the School of Education for MSC, Booster Club President . Elwyn Schaefer and Faculty Senate President Freida Holley, the basketball program as well as Ligouri's position were discussed. cont.
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News Editor, Editor, The MetropoUton
Less than a week after introducing ·a reorgaiiization plan for the college, new MSC President Paul Magelli has encountered a major debacle in the school's admissions and records office. · The problem surfaced when an MSC student, who transferred here in the fall, was unable to get his transcript · evaluated because of a" logjam in the admissions and records otfice. The student feared the delay would prevent his .graduati!!g on time. · The student turned in his·transcript last Nov. 13, and in mid-January approached Ken Curtis, associate vice president for MSC and head of the Admissions and Records office, about the delay in the evaluation. After further delays 111 getting his transcripts evaluated, the student contacted The Metropolitan, and then the president_.
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"I want to make damn sure you know I did my job, and if I'm wrong then I'll stand up and be counted. " Paul Magelli Jim
Bailey
New MSC President Paul Magelli has responded to a variety of problems since he took over the operation of _the school. In addition to a major study of MSC's organizational structure, Magelli is eyeing changes in the Admissions and Records deparbnent and just yesterday reasmred the men's basketball team that the school was committed. t() that program.
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Winter Woes Page 10
D olly & Kenny Page 12""
Killing Fields Page 13
Magelli intervened, and placed the student-one of at least 500 waiting to have academic records evaluated-at the head of the list. According to Curtis, the office is understaffed and at least 20 weeks behind in evaluating student's transcripts. "The president has intervened, so he (the student) has been put at the head of the line," Curtis said. "Every time one of them screams, people get hurt. A .better approach would be to replace the evaluators we ~ost. Curtis was referring to two evaluators who resigned and were not replaced by interim president Brage Golding. Magelli, however, said that though he stepped in, he did not feel that was the best way to handle the problf?m. "He came into the office, and it was a very busy day," Magelli said.-"I was on my way to Alamosa. I told Dr. (Charlotte) Murphy to call downstairs and get that analyzed and then we'd get on t-0 the larger issue." "I want to make damn sure you know I did my job," Magelli said, "and if I'm wrong th~n I'll stand up and be counted." Murphy, faculty ~istant to the cont. on J'Ol{e 4