That's good to see.  Guess the fact that it would not fixing anything is a
compelling arguement to defeat this legislation to SOMEbody!

-Todd

<<charlie shub forwarded:

the FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION Preliminary Report
of the 2003-04 Division III Legislative Review Committee recommends
stances by Faculty Athletics Representatives in advising their
institutions on how to vote on legislation at the NCAA convention.

The full recommendations can be found at
        http://www.elon.edu/ncaafara/LRC%20DIIIREPORT2003-04.htm

of interest is the following excerpt:

No. 2-69 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP- MULTIDIVISION CLASSIFICATION -
AWARDING OF ATHLETICS AID



Intent:  To eliminate the waiver that permits a Division III
institution that conducted a sport classified in Division I in
1982-83 to award athletically related financial aid in that sport, as
well as a sport for the opposite gender, later reclassified to
Division I.



  Advantages: The prohibition against athletics aid is the defining
  philosophical tenet of Division III.  It should apply consistently
  to all Division III members.



   Disadvantages:  Less than 2% of current Division III member
   institutions and roughly 250 participating student athletes operate
   under this waiver.  These institutions have developed identities
   through the success of their Division I sport that greatly impact
   recruitment among the general student population as well as alumni
   relations and gift-giving.  Elimination of this waiver may create
   an undue burden on these member institutions.



    Recommendation:  Oppose Eliminating the waiver will impose a
    burden on the affected institutions in terms of potential damage
    to their institutional identities, while no significant benefit
    will accrue to other membership institutions.


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