CSUN NOTES\Some big decisions on the line\Fate of Cassidy, number of sports, AD to be settled.Byline: Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith) Acee Special to the Daily News It is a time of much excitement for the athletic department at Cal State Northridge Northridge is the name of some places in the United States of America:
The coming months will be a period in which many questions must be answered. How many sports will the department field next year? How will the sports be funded? Will men's basketball coach Pete Cassidy, in the final year of a three-year contract, be retained? Will he retire? Will interim baseball coach Mike Batesole be around after this season? Will he want to be? Will interim 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 be deemed the most-qualified candidate after a nationwide search is conducted? The most-pressing question is that dealing with the number of sports. A task force recommended in November that the school field 21 sports by the 1997-98 school year, keeping the 19 current ones and adding women's golf in 1996 and men's tennis in '97 as required by the program's move to the Big Sky Conference. Finally, as task force members are privately questioning the purpose of their recommendation, the department heads appear close to a final decision. Bubb and vice president for student affairs Student affairs staff are responsible for academic advising and support services delivery at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. The chief student affairs officer at a college or university often reports directly to the chief executive of the institution. Dr. Ronald Kopita, who oversees athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. , have met numerous times and plan to meet with university president Blenda Wilson this week. "We'll have some sort of announcement by the end of this month," Kopita said. They need to decide quickly. Coaches have not received a budget for next year and will not until it is decided how many sports the university will field. Another high-profile decision that must be made this spring is who will be basketball coach after this season? Cassidy, who is 331-329 in 25 seasons as Matadors coach, has been told his position will be evaluated at season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. . Bubb said that evaluation will be completed by early April. Cassidy repeated this week his preseason vow not to discuss his plans until after the season. While nearly every coach at Northridge has a one-year contract, the question of who will fill the men's basketball coaching position is compelling in that it has been held by the same man for 25 years - a man who also played for the Matadors - and the program is moving up to the Big Sky Conference. Another coaching position in question is the baseball post. Batesole, an assistant to retired Bill Kernen the past two seasons, will guide the team this year. Bubb said a national search will begin in the coming months. When the interview process begins will depend on how the team fares on the field this season. If the Matadors are in a title race, the process will be delayed. Batesole said he has not thought at all about anything but the upcoming season, which begins Friday, and he has been told the search will not begin until after the season. All the while, as Bubb tries to steer steer castrated male cattle beast over a year of age. See also bullock, buller steer. steer bulling see bulling. steer Medtalk verb the ship, there is the question of how long he will be in charge. Kopita is forming a search committee to look for a permanent replacement for Bob Hiegert. "I am very pleased with Paul's performance thus far as athletic director," Kopita said of Bubb. "I think he'll be very competitive." Of the unsettled times in the department, Kopita said, "There are clearly a lot of things to be done, but we really feel athletically that we're at a significant crossroads and we're moving in a very positive direction. We'll continue to look at and make decisions in all of these matters." Get 'em now: Volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. coach John Price has received numerous calls from supporters excited the Matadors beat USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. in their season opener Jan. 12. "They don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. that we lost to Long Beach State (the next day)," Price said. Now people are looking forward to the Jan. 30 home match against UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Tickets are already being sold (and bought). Volleyball matches are always well-attended by students, who return to classes Jan. 29. Last year's UCLA match at Northridge drew 2,175 to the 3,000-seat Matadors gym. Moving on: 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. has signed 15 community college players to letters of intent and may sign a few more, but for now he has turned his attention to the high schools. The high school signing period begins Feb. 7. Baldwin figures he will sign about 12 high school players, most, if not all, from the around the Valley. |
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