The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 25, 1999, Image 2

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Page 2 « Monday, January 25, 1999
A&M professor
administers
wrestling survey
BY JASON SCHNEIDER
The Battalion
More than just wrestling fans attended the World
Championship Wrestling (WCW) event last night in
Reed Arena.
Frank Ashley, associate dean of education, and 20
student volunteers were present for educational pur
poses.
Ashley conducted a survey of the spectators present
at the event to determine what types of people consti
tute typical professional wrestling fans.
“ [The survey seeks to] find out the character of a
wrestling fan,” Ashley said.
The questions covered demographic information and
other topics, including the length of time the fans have
been interested in wrestling, who introduced them to
the sport and how often they watch wrestling on tele
vision.
He plans to pinpoint the dominant sex, age, income
level and educational level of wrestling fans. He will also
determine who fans attend the event with, whether it
be a friend, spouse, co-worker or family member.
After an overview of the survey, the student volun
teers stayed at the event to interact with fans.
Ashley said he received 14 calls last week from me
dia stations throughout the country inquiring about his
wrestling survey.
“I’m shocked to have received all these calls when
I haven’t even researched yet,” he said.
Since Ashley’s objective focuses on sports market
ing, questions relating to video games, advertising,
celebrity endorsements, price and quality were asked.
Ashley said he had friends in the WCW during col
lege, but he is now researching the sport for education
al benefits.
The survey will determine the characteristics of a typ
ical wrestling fan and reveal possible marketing strate
gies when catering to wrestling fans.
Conference to address
effects of Hopwood ruling
A University-wide conference focusing on the effects
of the Hopwood ruling on Texas A&M University will be
held Feb. 25.
The one-day conference, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. in Rudder Theater, will feature a keynote address
by Steve H. Murdock, professor of sociology at A&M and
the Texas State Demographer, on his research assess
ing the impacts of Hopwood at A&M. Panel discussions
and breakout sessions also will be included.
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