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. charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369