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Volume 8
Issue 7
Deadline Delayed
Program Demands Stall Hiring of Coach •
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Scott Moore Sports Editor
The Oct. 8 deadline for selecting a new head basketball coach at MSC has been delayed until at least Friday, President Paul Mag~lli said late Monday night. The reasoning appears to be over the budgetary figures submitted by the three finalists. Because of the desire to move to Division I and the proposed salary each one submitted, Magelli said there's a possibility that the search tor a coach would re-open. Ray Martin, assistant coach at .North Carolina State University, and Bob Hull, assistant coach at Illinois University, appeared to be the two finalists for the job. Each received 14 votes by the committees that have been interviewing the candidates, according to Charles Branch, Dean of Education. A third candidate, Herb Brown, received five votes and appears to be out of the running, Branch said. As of late Monday the leading candidate appeared to be Martin._However, after examining the budgets each candidate submitted, Magelli delayed the decision so he could consult with the school's board of trustees.
Martin, contacted Monday night in Los Angeles, Calif. where he was on a recruiting trip, said he was keeping his fingers crossed and was very optimistic that the job would be his. The three finalists, who were picked from a large pool of candidates, toured the campus last week, except for Martin who came in Monday. Hull, who visited and met with school officials Thursday was very impressed with MSC. "I was really awestruck by the cam" pus," be said. "I didn't realize you were such a large school." Hull said his experience at a division I program (Illinois) that has gone from bottom up to the top is his strongest point he has to offer Metro. He also feels his youth and enthusiasm are a big e~ge. "I .know what it takes to win at the division I level," Hull said. At Illinios, where he has been the assistant coach for six years, his teams · have gone to a post-season tournament · every year and have compiled a 134-57 record. Auraria Public Safety officer Kelly Casius gathers information Things won't be so easy here at from witnesses of Larry Winland's fall from a tree he was trimming MSC, according to Hull. He said that by St. Elizabeth's Church last Wednesday. there won't be any quick fix, that it will continued on page 12
Conference Focuses on MSC Improvement Tom Smith Reporter
The room was filled with faculty, staff and administrators, all thinking of ways to improve Metro. After hours of speakers and discussion, they presented their ideas. But was anyone listening? Metropolitan State College's twoday conference, "MSC: Toward the Future," at the Execµtive Tower Inn last week, was two days of speeches, workshops and presentations. Each day's format was identical; only the participants changed. Half came Thursday, half Friday. Setting the mood of the conference, MSC President Paul Magelli said that although MSC is "bursting with energy,
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achievements, innovations and foundation," it still is somewhat unfocused, lacking direction, goals and educational strategy. Participants, after hearing speeches from experts in college development, formed small groups to discuss two questions: "What is MSC doing right?" and "What should MSC be doing better?" At 3 p .m. each day, groups gave brief reports with the stated objective of presenting ideas that could be implemented in the near future, starting in 30 days or less. On Thursday, only about half the groups had time to present ideas. Friday, all groups presented ideas, but attendance was lacking late in the day .
Suggestions presented included: An information booth, possibly employing work-study students, to answer questions from students and potential students. 0 Discount tickets to local cultural events; offered by Student Activities and advertised by the Public Relations Department. 0 Invitations to members of the state Legislature to sit in on Metro classes, to see first hand what the college is all about. 0
• Lobb}'ists representing the college in the state Legislature. . • Changing the college's name to include reference to Denver. 0 More marketing of the college in newspapers and on television and radio.
• An all-campus council that would include students, staff, faculty and administrators. • Requiring that continuing rescarcl-. be a condition for a professor\ tenure. • Eliminating the Auraria Higher Education Commission from the college campus. . The ideas garnered from the conference will be tabulated and organized, said Dr. Charlotte Murphy, faculty assistant to the president. The president's office will then funnel suggestions to appropriate deans and administration offices for further planning or implementing.
-Susan Brent also contributed to this story.