CSUN A.D. GETS PENALTY : BUBB SUSPENSION WILL BE FIVE DAYS.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer Cal State Northridge 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 Paul Bubb has been suspended for five days without pay by President Blenda Wilson, the university announced Tuesday. Bubb is being punished for his role in the cover-up of the shooting of football player Shayne Blakey. The suspension will take place at a time to be determined by university vice president Ron Kopita, who is Bubb's supervisor. Bubb will lose $1,771 based on his annual salary of $85,008. In addition, football coach Dave Baldwin Dave Baldwin was the head football coach of San Jose State University from 1997-2000. During his tenure, he had three straight wins over Stanford (including their rosebowl season of 1999). In 1997, SJSU upset No. was formally reprimanded by Wilson, and Blakey, a junior transfer from Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. who was expected to compete for the starting running back job before the Aug. 9 incident at a party in West Hills, has been suspended for the season. The disciplinary action against Bubb was clearly a message from Wilson and Kopita. ``The conduct of that department rests with the director,'' said Kopita, whose investigation of the incident resulted in the sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: Both Bubb and Baldwin issued public letters of apology last week for their actions. Bubb accepted his punishment and said he hoped the issue has been put to rest. ``The message is that I'm responsible for the athletic department and its activities,'' said Bubb, who was promoted April 9 after serving as the interim A.D. since July 1995. ``We were wrong, and I accept the discipline that's been set forth. . . . I hope it's a done deal.'' On two different occasions last month, Baldwin told reporters that Blakey had an appendectomy Appendectomy Definition Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. The appendix is a worm-shaped hollow pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. . Police said Blakey was shot with birdshot bird·shot n. A small lead shot for shotgun shells. from a shotgun after becoming angry that a party he was attending had been broken up. Witnesses told police that Blakey had a pellet gun a gun that fires small pellets, less than 3 mm diameter, usually made of metal. See also: Pellet and pointed it at himself and others. The district attorney's office determined there was strong evidence the shooter acted in self-defense (Law) in protection of self, - it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant. - Wharton. See also: Self-defense . Kopita declined to specify what in his investigation prompted him to recommend to Wilson that Blakey be suspended. ``The police report put together by our police department, plus my conversations with coach Baldwin and especially with the athletic director led me to believe the incident (at) the off-campus party involved more than (Blakey) being a victim,'' Kopita said. Kopita said the timing of Bubb's suspension ``will be determined by Paul and I . . . whenever it is least detrimental to the program.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) BUBB |
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