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c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g t a k e c e n t e r s t a g e as the antTuaL s y m p o s i u m t a k e s a d e e p l o o k at t h e role of s p o r t s in a m e r i c a n l i v e s have shaped many A m e r i c a n s ' lives, f r o m the living r o o m a r m c h a i r football viewer to the million-dollar athlete. c.irl I h i s s c i u j III " T h e f u t u r e of sport is what each of us m a k e s of it," said Christine Grant, the Executive Director of the W o m e n ' s Sports F o u n d a t i o n , at the annual Critical Issues S y m p o s i u m . W h e t h e r bright or grim, the wellq u a l i f i e d p r o f e s s o r s and sports experts invited o f f e r e d their o u t l o o k s on the f u t u r e of sport in America. The m a n y speakers o f f e r e d an array of topics dealing with the s y m p o s i u m t h e m e : "Sport and American Life." S a y i n g " u n l e s s steps are taken, we could be witnessing the d e m i s e of football and basketball," a k e y n o t e speaker suggested stimulating black y o u t h s ' interest in sports and providing a way for them to finish college. Dr. Harry E d w a r d s , P r o f e s s o r of Sociology at the University of C a l i f o r n i a at Berkeley, addressed his c o n c e r n s about "A Race and Sports: W i n n e r s and Losers," to an a u d i e n c e of students, faculty, interested public and p r o f e s s o r s f r o m other schools in D i m n e n t C h a p e l to begin the 18th annual s y m p o s i u m . E d w a r d s proposed "exploiting black y o u t h s ' o v e r e m p h a s i s on sports." By setting up secure areas for youths to play and creating midnight sports leagues, black athletes w o u l d regain interest in sports. Teachers and other instructors could visit these sites to e d u c a t e the youth, in the h o p e s that they would eventually meet the r e q u i r e m e n t s for college scholarships. Two keynote speakers. D o n n a A. Lopiano,
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Director of W o m e n ' s Athletics at the University of Iowa and Dr. ElizabethGrant, f o c u s e d on w o m e n ' s role in athletics. Both believed the current " e x p l o s i o n " of w o m e n in sports will only c o n t i n u e to grow. L o p i a n o called it "the tip of the iceberg." The two, however, did not c o n c u r on the f u t u r e of sports. While Grant wished she knew w h e r e college athletics are going, L o p i a n o believed "[The f u t u r e ] exists in little idiosyncratic pockets across society." Her model predicted that sports of speed and less violence will b e c o m e popular. During the k e y n o t e - r o u n d t a b l e discussion and i n f o r m a l question session that c o n c l u d e d the s y m p o s i u m , L o p i a n o and Grant a n s w e r e d a s t u d e n t ' s question about c a m p u s athletics: noting that the Dutch currently has nine m e n ' s varsity t e a m s and nine w o m e n ' s varsity teams, he asked what current regulations say about adding another varsity team. They explained that the n u m b e r of teams is i r r e l e v a n t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e n u m b e r of participants counts. Because currently around 7 0 % of athletes here are male, the college may not add another m e n ' s varsity team until f e m a l e athletes' participation is balanced. Another speaker. Dr. Shirl H o f f m a n , Professor of Sport Science at the University of North C a r o l i n a at G r e e n s b o r o , f o c u s e d on the connection and parallels between sport and religion. He noted 18 w a y s in which the two correlate, including " h o n o r i n g saints," "deities w h o s e p o w e r is transcendent (Michael J o r d a n ) , " "singing sacred h y m n s , " and "the wearing of sacred vestments by priests (players) and worshipers.'