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Date Posted: 09:52:59am 01/10/06 Tue,
Author: Running Man
Subject: Re: The University dropped Football/Hockey, not Athletics
In reply to: JoeStag 's message, "The University dropped Football/Hockey, not Athletics" on 07:12:32am 01/10/06 Tue,

I know that there is a tendency among some posters to blame Doris for the condition of the athletic program at F.U., but the blame is misplaced. Every significant decision flows from the head honcho who uses those around him in an advisory capacity. Several years ago I talked with Doris about the state of Cross Country in particular and Fairfield sports in general and he described the situation as I have above. I believe that he would do more if he weren't hamstrung by the university.

Unfortunately Catholic universities live by the principle that the president calls the shots and if you don't like it, then that is your problem. I remember back in the 70s that F.U. conducted a survey among its alumni asking whether the respondents would prefer that the institution remain with a student body all male or become coed. The published results indicated that the alumni decided overwhelmingly that it should remain all male. The next year the school was coed. Obviously the university did not care one iota what the alumni thought. The president and the Board of Trustees ignored the survey results and did what they had intended doing. So it is the president whom we should praise or blame. Expect decisions on important aspects of university life, like athletics,to come from the president's office.

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