THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1969
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Athletes hold advantage for financial grants
by Randy York
Nebraskan Sports Editor
The average University of
Nebraska student, whose main
pursuit is an education, is at
a gross disadvantage in
receiving financial help com
pared to the student who also
is an athlete.
Proportionately, the athletic
scholarship system
o verwhelmingly outdistances
the student scholaiship base.
The athletes, who represent
only about one per cent of
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the student population, receive
almost 36 per cent of the
financial aid extended to
University students.
The disproportionate ratio in
scholarships is attributed to
reports from the NU athletic
business office and the office
of scholarships and financial
aids.
Nine University-approved
sports represent $357,626.35 In
scholarships, based upon a 1958
financial report prepared for
the Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics by the
University of Nebraska.
Other full-time University
students are responsible for
about $1 million in
scholarships, according to Dr.
Edward E. Lundak, directot
of the office of scholarships
and financial aids.
The hitcn in such computa
tions involves the number of
athletes at the university. They
represent slightly over 200
students in an enrollment of
almost 20,000.
It is important to point out,
however, that athletic and
academic scholarships operate
independently at the University
of Nebraska.
Own budget
The Athletic Department,
operating on its own budget,
extends its own scholarships
and functions according to its
own assets and liabilities.
The office of scholarships
and financial aids also derives
its funds from its own sources,
most of which are private
donations, Lundak said.
Statistics aside, the average
University student, despite the
school's affinity for the athletic
scholarship, is not being
cheated out of any money
since the scholarships are
conducted under two different
systems.
In essence, the Athletic
Department, pays for itself.
The Office of Financial Aids'
effectiveness i s contingent
upon whatever funds it can
acquire through sources other
than the University.
Football accounts for tlw
bulk of the athletic expen
ditures. Grid scholarships
represent $88,190.23 in tuition,
$5,869.57 in books and
$421,313.67 for room and board.
The standard $15 monthly
allowance for athletes accounts
for $15,864.00 for footba'l
plavers.
Other sports seemingly are
broken down according to their
relative fan support. Basket
ball's $41,492 expense tag
ranks behind football, an1
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Husker defense to modify
tactics to corral Owens
Nebraska will be changing
defensive tactics this week, but
its not because the biackshirts
haven't been doing their job
sufficiently.
The Huskers lead the Big
Eight in all defensive statistics
except rushing defense and
destroved Kansas Stata's po
tent offensive attack last week.
So why make any changes?
Steve Owens is the reason.
The Huskers have suc
cessfully corralled Colorado's
Bob Anderson and Kansas
State's Lynn Dickey this fall,
but Owens is another story.
In the Kansas game last
week the 6-2, 2 1 S p 0 u n d
tailback broke two NCAA
career records. Owens has
scored 54 touchdowns and
rushed for 3,535 yards, better
ing old marks of 51 by Glenn
Davis of Army and 3,388 by
Eugene "Mercury" Morris of
West Texas State. He still has
two games left.
Tabbed as the leading can
didate for the Heisman Trophy
by pre-season prognosticators,
Owens has kept his name at
the top of the list all season
performances.
Owens Is currently the n
ation's scoring leader with 21
touchdowns and is the Big
Eight rushing leader with 1,191
yards. He has the Nebraska
blackshirts to thank for the
scoring lead.
Kansas State's Mack Herron
was last week's leader, but
was held to one touchdown bv
Nebraska while Owens scored
three.
All totaled, Owens has set
five NCAA records, eight Big
Eight records, and 15 school
records.
Nebraska has the chance to
put an end to one of his record
breaking streaks. He has
rushed for 100 yards or more
for 17 consecutive games.
This might be wishful think
ing considering how Owens
demoralized the Huskers last
year. The Oklahoma
blockbuster crashed into the
Nebraska end zone five times
and picked up 172 yards
rushing to lead the Sooners
to a 47-0 victory.
After the game Nebraska
coach Bob Devaney said
Owens "is the toughest back
we've seen or played against
since we came to Nebraska."
Owens received many com
pliments for his performance
asainst the Huskers on na
tional television, but there is
one that sticks out in his mind
It came from O. J. Simpson,
last year's Heisman trophy
winner. Simpson called Owens
after watching the Nebraska
Oklahoma game to con
gratulate him on his
performance and to tell him
a was the best effort Simpson
had ever seen.
Other accomplishments for
Owens this season include a
record breaking 53 carries
against Iowa State. He has
gained over 200 yards twice,
picking up 248 against Iowa
Mate and 201 against Kansas.
Owens is primarily a power
runner, but on manv occasions
during his career he has shown
the ability to make a quick
move and break open for a
long touchdown.
He proved his versatility
during his high school days
at Miami, Okla. when he won
the high jump, high hurdles,
broad jump, and got second
place In the low hurdles In
the state high school track
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track expenditures rate third
at $39,761 allotted for
scholarships.
Minor sports such as wrestl
ing, swimming, gymnastics,
tennis and golf rank behind
the major sports in that
order.
Lundak says that although
the Office of Scholarships and
Financial Aids does not exteii'l
as many full scholarships as
does the athletic department,
the office has an even greater
responsibility to the school's
other 19,000 students.
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"What we run is a small
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ment agency. Actual
scholarships account for
slightly over $1 trillion. Wa
handle another milhon In loans
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Lundak adds that his offico
deals with various scholarships
In various amounts, much like
the athleMc department does.
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give few big scholarships."
One hundred seventv-five,
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constitute the biggest share of
the full grants, Lundak said.
"Some of our scholarships, like
the Unicameral Award," Lun
dak points out, "amount to
only $100."
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four or five General Motor
scholarships, two Pin
American grants, 8-10
Hawksworth scholarships, five
D. W. Miller grants, twi
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"Basically," Lundak says,
"these scholarship!: are the
only big scholarships. We do
however, give almost 400
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In which we match $1,000 with
another $1,000 already
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