INVESTIGATORS FIND NO EVIDENCE OF CSUN VOLLEYBALL STAR CHEATING.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer Cal State Northridge assistant 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 Ryan Finney on Thursday said allegations that Northridge 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. star Nancy Ma cheated on assignments and a test have yet to be substantiated after days of investigation. Senior associate athletic director Judy Brame, who is spearheading the inquiry, said a student last week approached assistant women's volleyball coach Kathleen O'Laughlin with the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a that someone had taken a test or written papers for Ma. O'Laughlin forwarded the information to Brame. On Thursday, volleyball coaches and athletic officials - minus Paul Bubb, who could not attend because of a business trip - met regarding the case. ``Everybody that Brame has talked to so far has said that there is nothing wrong,'' Finney said. ``Our internal review is still ongoing. (But) along with Nancy Ma, players and coaches have said there is no idea of cheating. ``Nancy is very, very upset at this whole thing. She doesn't understand how or why this could happen. She is very nice, honest, and I don't see the validity. Brame still has some people to contact, but she has learned so far that there is nothing to substantiate To establish the existence or truth of a particular fact through the use of competent evidence; to verify. For example, an Eyewitness might be called by a party to a lawsuit to substantiate that party's testimony. this claim.'' Ma refused to comment, Finney said, and athletic officials instructed O'Laughlin and head coach Lian Lu not to speak to the media. Brame said she has yet to conduct more interviews and collect more documents to complete her study. She will then prepare a report for Bubb, who in turn will forward it to Ron Kopita, vice president of 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. . If the report includes evidence of academic fraud, Kopita's office will take over. Kopita said disciplinary actions will be determined on circumstances surrounding the case. Penalties can range from letters of apology apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies that wrong has been done nor expresses regret. , probation, suspension or expulsion EXPULSION. The act of depriving a member of a body politic, corporate, or of a society, of his right of membership therein, by the vote of such body or society, for some violation of hi's. . Brame, who has worked with the Northridge athletic program since 1974, said this is the first time she has been involved with investigating academic fraud allegations. She said she hopes to complete the investigation soon. ``I'm anxious to get it finished up, but I don't want to leave a stone unturned,'' Brame said. ``The more extensive it is, the better. In my own personal encounter with Nancy, I have a hard time believing anything occurred. (But) that doesn't negate ne·gate tr.v. ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing, ne·gates 1. To make ineffective or invalid; nullify. 2. To rule out; deny. See Synonyms at deny. 3. the fact that we should review it to see if something improper happened.'' Saturday scrimmage: Cal State Northridge's football team will scrimmage for 60 to 70 plays on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. on the practice field next to North Campus Stadium. The Matadors' final scrimmage, on April 2, has been changed from the stadium to the practice field since the new turf is not expected to be ready. |
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