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Volume 109 • Issue 45 • 16 pages
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Thursday, October 31, 2002
Study claims coaches’ high salaries unethical
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By Kim Weatherly
THE BATTALION
The more coaches are paid,
: more their ethics erode,
according to findings of a recent
doctoral study at Texas A&M.
Brian Wigley, a former doctor
al student at A&M, concluded
that the ethical values of coaches
in NCAA Division III are superi-
orto those of Division I. Wigley’s
doctoral dissertation, “Ethical
Values and Behavioral Intentions
of Head Coaches in NCAA
Division I and Division III
Collegiate Athletic Departments,”
touches on the popular belief that
money is directly correlated with
ethics in coaching.
Wigley, now a professor at
Shenandoah University in
Winchester, Va., said winning is
everything for Division I coach
es. In his study, Wigley com
pares coaches who have signed
multi-million dollar deals to
those who don’t plan on making
it into big college and university
locker rooms.
To conduct his research,
Wigley used the Hahm-Beller
Values Choice Inventory, which
measures the ethical standards of
honesty, responsibility, and jus
tice in coaches, ranking the
responses on a scale of one to
five, with five being the most eth
ical behavior. More than 600
Division I and Division III coach
es nationwide were asked how
they would respond to certain
high stress situations.
The survey revealed that,
overall. Division I coaches
received a score of 2.77, while
Division III coaches scored
slightly higher, at 2.94.
When broken down even more,
the males surveyed received a
2.76 while the women scored a
3.07, nearly 6 percent higher.
To further scrutinize his
research, Wigley surveyed coach
es in different stages of their
careers: the beginning, middle
and latter portions. In the begin
ning, Division I and Division III
coaches appeared to be ethically
equal.
By the middle of their careers,
Wigley said. Division I coaches’
ethical values decreased while
Division III coaches’ ethical val
ues increased.
Wigley said money, media
exposure and pressure to win
took hold of the Division I coach
es and then fizzled when the
coaches decided it was time to
See Ethics on page 9A
Hahm-Beller Values Choice Inventory defines
ethical behavior as: a coaches honesty, responsibility
and justice in dealing with given situations
2.77
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2.94
Least
Ethical
Division I
Coaches
Division III
Coaches
Most
Ethical
2.76
-+-
3.07
+
Least
Ethical
Male
Coaches
Female
Coaches
Most
Ethical
SOURCE: BRIAN WIGLEY’S TEXAS A&M DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
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JP BEATO III • THE BATTALION
Sen. Phil Gramm, left, stops to shake hands with Andrew Gillespie, a
senior economics major, during a campaign stop for Land
Commissioner David Dewhurst. Dewhurst is running for Lieutenant
Governor in the upcoming November elections. He and Gramm
spoke to the College Republicans at the Koldus building Wednesday
afternoon before heading to Temple.
Students in
struggle may
face charges
By Sarah Szuminski
THE BATTALION
Several Aggies may face misdemeanor charges
of assault or disorderly conduct resulting in up to
$500 in fines as well as disciplinary action from
the University once an investigation of the brawl
at Saturday’s football game is complete.
Following Nebraska’s 38-31 victory over Texas
A&M, several Cornhusker fans rushed past secu
rity guards onto Kyle Field and were met by Corps
of Cadets members and other Aggies, where a
short-lived struggle ensued.
“The Office of the Commandant along with the
Department of Student Life is conducting a joint
investigation to establish the facts,” Corps media
relations coordinator Maj. Joseph “Doc” Mills said.
Dean of Student Life, Dr. David Parrott, said
information is currently being-reviewed, including
witness statements and videos of the incident.
Only a small number of Aggies are believed to
have participated, he said.
“We are still in the process of identifying the
people involved,” Parrott said. “We have some
pretty clear information.”
One Nebraska fan has been identified as being
struck during the struggle, along with the cadet
who struck him. University Police Department
(UPD) officer Bob Wiatt said.
Mills said the cadet who was alleged to have
been involved was a ‘cadet of the day’ whose job
was to maintain order and discipline among the
cadets and to represent the University and the Corps.
See Rumble on page 2A
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By Amy Adams
THE BATTALION
Texas A&M’s Texas Engineering Extension
ervice (TEEX) has built a new mobile lab
signed to train students and citizens in testing
Water quality in everyday and emergency situations.
The one-of-a-kind lab, pulled by a modified
0r dF-650 diesel, will take the latest in waste and
wastewater testing procedures to cities, municipali-
les ’ P r *vate industries, chemical companies and
re gulatory agencies.
The lab will be used to correctly perform labo-
r 5°P' te sts on drinking water and wastewater.
Merits will be taught a variety of tests ranging
rorn how to identify harmful bacteria that may be
Pteient in drinking water to determining what level
toxic chemicals may be present in wastewater.
hese are the same tests performed by scientists
water treatment facilities to determine whether the
. ate > is safe to drink and whether or not wastewater
ssafe to release into rivers, lakes and streams.
he 41-foot, self-contained mobile lab can
commodate up to 14 students, said Marilyn
Public information director for TEEX.
the greatest benefit of the lab is it provides stu-
n b with a place to perform laboratory analysis
a cannot be read about in a textbook or heard in
See TEEX on page 2A
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Carter depends on conservative support
By Rolando Garcia
THE BATTALION
Campaigning for Congress in a
staunchly conservative district with
rapidly growing suburban areas,
GOP candidate John Carter is com
bining a pro-life, anti-tax agenda
with a plan to address the district’s
traffic congestion problems.
Carter, a former state district
judge in Williamson County, is run
ning in the newly created District
31, which runs from Houston to
suburbs north of Austin and
includes Brazos County. Most of the
county is currently represented by
Rep. Kevin Brady.
Carter said traffic congestion and
transportation infrastructure plague
the district’s communities, and
bringing home more federal trans
portation dollars will be one of his
top priorities in Congress. If sent to
Washington,
Carter said he will
lobby for an
assignment to the
House transporta
tion committee,
which earmarks
federal highway
funds for specific
projects.
Although transportation dilemmas
in Austin and Houston require the
costly revamping of interstate high
ways that span several states, the
needs of Brazos Valley, which lacks a
four-lane road connecting it to a
major highway, are not as daunting.
“(Building a four-lane highway)
is a do-able project that we can do
now,” Carter said. “To best concen
trate limited funds where they
would be most effective, we would
start in Brazos.”
Carter, who earned a reputation
for being tough on crime during his
years on the bench, said his experi
ence as judge gives him a track
record of leadership unique among
most congressional candidates.
“I’ve been in the trenches, made
the hard calls and taken the licks,”
Carter said.
His experience listening to all
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sides of an argument, analyzing the
evidence and making a decision will
help him be an effective congress
man, Carter said.
Even though many observers
believe his election is a mere for
mality in this Republican strong
hold, Carter says he is campaigning
as if he were the underdog.
See Carter on page 2A
Bagley looks
By Rolando Garcia
THE BATTALION
Not since Phil Gramm served in the U.S.
House of Representatives in the early 1980s has
the Brazos Valley had one of its own in Congress,
and David Bagley, the Democratic nominee for
District 31, says that needs to change.
“We’ve been left behind for too long, and we
need federal dollars here for transportation,”
Bagley said.
The newly created District 31 includes Brazos
County. College Station is currently represented by
Rep. Kevin Brady, a Houston Republican.
Transportation infrastructure is the district’s
most pressing need, Bagley said. Bagley, who
owns a small web design firm in Caldwell, said
he will fight to secure necessary funds to build a
four-lane road connecting Brazos Valley to a
major highway.
Bagley said his other top priorities are expand
to represent with local flair
ing access to higher education and reforming
Social Security. Bagley proposes that the federal
government provide grants to help students pay
for college, and in return, students will commit
themselves to two years of government service.
Creating a more highly-skilled
workforce will ensure long
term economic prosperity.
With Social Security head
ing towards insolvency by
2041, Bagley said Congress
must plan for the future and
reform the system, but he
opposes efforts by Republicans
to give workers the option of
privately investing a small portion of their social
security tax.
“We can’t afford to raid the social security
trust fund,” Bagley said.
Bagley said he opposes President Bush’s call
for additional tax cuts. With the economy in
recession and a potentially expensive war with
Iraq on the horizon, Bagley said further tax cuts
would result in skyrocketing budget deficits.
Future tax plans should focus on tax relief for
middle class families rather than the high income
groups that benefited from Bush’s tax cut,
Bagley said.
However, he said he supported authorizing
Bush to use military force in Iraq to remove
Saddam Hussein.
“We can’t let (Saddam) get nuclear weapons,
and we can’t put this off to another day. The time
has come to act,” Bagley said.
National Democratic party strategists have
written off the 31st congressional district race as
unwinnable, but Bagley said he plans to confound
the political pundits on election night by scoring
an upset victory.
“This race is much closer than the pundits
See Bagley on page 2A
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