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| Title | Houstonian 1984 |
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| Date | 1984 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published in 1984, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 50 1984 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button. |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Sports |
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| File Name | yearb_1984_125.jpg |
| Transcript | Men's Swimming Program Cut A decision to discontinue the men's swimming program was made after a major shift in athletic department funding caused the university to tighten its grips on future athletic department budgets, Athletic Director John Kasser said. The decision, made after lengthy deliberations on the subject, will become effective next year. "We had to go along with the recommendations of the administration and the Board of Regents," said Kasser. "We are going to have to make more cuts than the swim team." Although the decision from the department was somewhat slow in coming, Kasser said earlier that he felt it was better to completely review the entire situation before making the final declaration. That process was hampered with changes in athletic funding and new information, which had to be considered before the athletic department completed it's determination. Head swim coach Phil Hansel, who has known for some time that his men's program was on probation, will continue in the same status as coordinator of the women's program, which recently earned its' highest place (10th) at the NCAA Championships. Kasser said he has notified both Hansel and the men's swimmers. Dropping the men's program will leave Houston with eight funded athletic teams for men, the minimum requirement for NCAA Division I schools under a new bylaw which becomes effective in two years. The ruling makes it mandatory for Division I participants to maintain eight men's and eight women's teams. UH currently supports seven women's teams, with an unofficial plan to add women's golf in order to meet the NCAA requirements. In anticipation of the cut, several Houston swimmers have returned to their native countries to train for the upcoming Olympics, while others have transferred. — Bob McSpadden Daily Cougar A The only way to clean my goggles, Dan Greenwood ""%}» .<-/. A What do you get when you put four swimmers in a pool? A team. 128 — Houstonian |