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The NCAA News - Briefly in the NewsMay 13, 1996
Soccer team 'cooks for kicks'The women's soccer team at the University of Evansville dangled the lure of delicious cakes, breads and pastas -- not to mention a lot of muscle -- to finance a trip to England earlier this month. Team members gathered favorite recipes from friends and family and compiled a 68-page bound cookbook titled "Cooking for Kicks" to sell as a fund-raiser for their trip. Among the unique recipes were Misty Long's Coca-Cola Cake and Green Chili Stew & Tortillas, Jessica Dugan's Oreo Smush and Yum-Yum Salad, assistant coach Ian Rickerby's Deathly Cream Pasta, Tiffany Fluke's Strawberry Bread and Christi Miller's Grandma's Melt-in-Your-Mouth Crescents.
The Aces also combined to run 100 miles around the Evansville track, beginning at 5 a.m. April 26 and ending at 5 p.m. Team members found fans and friends to sponsor their laps. While the running was in progress, Rickerby and head coach Mick Lyon conducted clinics for area youth soccer players and teams.
The Aces planned to spend 10 days in England and play games against the Wimbledon Football Club, Nottingham University, Loughborough University, Millwall Football Club and an all-star team of England's best university players. The team was scheduled to spend four nights in London and five at Harlaxton College, Evansville's British campus.
Aiding the artsWhen the University of Georgia celebrated the grand opening of its Performing and Visual Arts Complex in April, familiar names in Georgia philanthropy were thanked for the cultural and educational facilities their charitable dollars helped build. Another name known to many around the state -- though not as a benefactor of the arts -- also received thanks for giving the complex a financial lift when it needed one. The Georgia Athletic Association, a private, nonprofit corporation that manages the finances of the university's athletics department, committed up to $2 million in 1993 for a "bridge loan" to enable construction to begin. As construction proceeded, the Georgia Foundation (the university's fund-raising arm) continued to raise funds for the arts complex; those gifts will allow the foundation to finish repaying the loan without relying on athletic association dollars. "The bridge loan moved the project forward," said Don Eastman, Georgia vice-president for development and university relations, "and gave this year's senior music students the opportunity to learn, rehearse and perform in these magnificent buildings that otherwise would still be under construction." Because the athletic association is on solid financial footing, its board -- with athletics director Vincent J. Dooley's recommendation -- occasionally makes contributions to nonathletics programs and building projects at Georgia. Because of the positive experience with the visual arts center, the association will provide a $2.28 million loan for the university's new computational chemistry and molecular modeling research institute. Since its inception in 1948, the athletics association's primary goal has been the funding and oversight of the university's athletics teams, which by law receive no state funds. While helping out other areas of the university, the association has maintained its focus on Georgia athletics. Fund-raising will begin soon for new women's soccer and softball competition facilities. --Compiled by Sally Huggins
News quizAnswers to the following questions appeared in April issues of The NCAA News. How many can you answer? 1. According to Internal Revenue Service estimates, what percentage of U.S. higher education institutions are not in compliance with a requirement to withhold tax on foreign students' scholarships? (a) 50 percent; (b) 60 percent; (c) 70 percent; (d) 80 percent. 2. How many NCAA men's basketball titles have been won by the University of Kentucky? (a) three; (b) four; (c) five; (d) six. 3. How many NCAA women's basketball titles have been won by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville? (a) three; (b) four; (c) five; (d) six. 4. True or false: This year's Division I Women's Basketball Championship final is the highest-rated women's basketball broadcast ever on ESPN. 5. What U.S. president played in the first College World Series in 1947? (a) John F. Kennedy; (b) Richard M. Nixon; (c) George Bush; (d) Bill Clinton. 6. True or false: Ronald J. Stratten, the NCAA's new group executive director for education services, served as an NCAA enforcement representative from 1975 to 1977 and assistant director of enforcement from 1977 to 1983.
The University of Notre Dame will begin varsity play in women's lacrosse in 1996-97. The school also will make women's rowing a varsity sport in 1997-98.
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