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ARIAS SUPPORTERS WANT REVIEW.


Byline: Chris Branam Daily News Staff Writer

Protesting the choice of Dick Dull as Cal State Northridge's athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic , supporters of Robert Arias' candidacy for the job are seeking a review of the selection process.

William ``Blinky'' Rodriguez and members of the CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge  Advisory Board who supported Arias are planning to ask Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. , D-Los Angeles, and CSU See DSU/CSU.

1. CSU - California State University.
2. CSU - Cleveland State University.
3. CSU - Channel Service Unit.
 Chancellor Charles Reed to look into Dull's hiring on May 26. Dull resigned from his post as the athletic director at Moravian College, a Division III school in Bethlehem, Pa., to take the CSUN job.

In 1986, Dull was the athletic director at Maryland when the program came under fire after basketball star Len Bias' cocaine-induced death. Dull resigned five months later.

``We just feel like we can't allow it to be `business as usual,' '' said Rodriguez, a community leader who was an outspoken advocate of Arias. ``(Dull) doesn't know the community. He is not making fund-raising a No. 1 priority.''

Ken Swisher swisher Sexology A regional term for a really queer queer, not that there's anything wrong with that , the media-relations spokesperson for the CSU office, said Reed is on the East Coast and unavailable for comment. Swisher said he didn't anticipate Reed taking any action.

``That search was complete and it was a campus-based decision,'' Swisher said.

John Chandler, who works in CSUN's public-information office, said the university stands by the choice of Dull, calling him ``eminently qualified.''

Arias, a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
 resident, was one of four finalists for the job that went to Dull, who starts July 1. Rodriguez said supporters of the inquiry include CSUN Advisory Board members Lee Alpert, Leroy Chase and Edward Moreno.

``From our understanding, the support (for Arias) was staunch,'' Rodriguez said. ``Many letters were sent to Blenda before she left. She never answered one of them. We want to know what happened.''
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jun 9, 1999
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