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Creek Week is on its way
By JOSHUA DANN
Hurricane Staff Writer
Greek Week is here with the theme of "That's Entertainment!" Athletic, talent and special events, a blood drive, and spirit contests will ‘highlight the week culminating in an awards night dance in the Omni International Hotel.
Greek Week kicks off I p.m tomorrow on the Intramural l ield. with Olympic Day. Events of skill and endurance will select the champions of the Pythian Games.
On Sunday, Special Events willl be in the Rathskeller, where the victorious Greeks will be those best at beer chugging, pizza eating and bub-ble-gum chewing
The Greeks may be competing during Greek Week, but they are all united in the all-important effort of the blood drive. It’s no matter for which organization someone do-
nates, as long as he does. There will also be a testing program for Tay-Sachs disease. Both the blood drive and the Tay-Sachs testing will be 9 a m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, in the Flamingo Ballroom.
The Flamingo Ballroom will be alive with skits from each organization. oriented toward the Greek gods at 8 p.m Monday.
The gym at the Campus Sports and Recreation building will be the scene for organized cheers. 7 p.m Tuesday night. At 7:30 competition in the feared Obstacle Course will take place. On Wednesday, at the Rock between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., will be the Weigh-In A member of a fraternity or sorority weighs in and, for each pound, his organization will pledge one cent
At 8 p.m. that night, the College Bowl is the main event in the Fla-
mingo Ballroom. This is a special Greek Week trivia contest, with questions pertaining to Greek mythology
Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. the International Lounge will be the scene of the god and goddess Competition. Each fraternity and sorority will enter a god or goddess from Greek mythology. The god and goddess with the best presentation will be crowned god and goddess of Greek Week
Greek Week ends in true Olympian style with the Greek Ball at 8 p m Friday, at the Omni International. featuring Babe as the performing band.
Greek Week Chairman Randy Lichtman said he hoped that the event will give students a better idea of the benefits of Greek life and better understanding of what their lifestyle has to offer.
Athletic Director quits; Elliot picks pro coaching
By JOL GLItk
Sport» Editor
Pete Elliot, the University's Athletic Director for the last four years, resigned from that post. Tuesday, to become offensive backfield coach for the St. Louis Cardinals under new head coach Bud Wilkinson.
In a typed statement to the media, Elliot said, “I have decided to join my great personal friend and outstanding head coach Bud Wilkinson as a coach with the St. Louis football Cardinals. Pro football will be a new opportunity and a challenge which I am enthusiastically looking forward to meeting
"When coaching is the biggest part of your life, the desire to be in the game of football is always there," Elliot added "I have always loved coaching "
Elliot says he has no idea who his replacement will be but circulating rumors have either football coach Lou Saban or baseball coach Ron Fraser as Elliot's successor.
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“That's just speculation." Elliot said. "(Executive Vice President for Administration and Financel Dr.
: John Green. President (Henry King) Stanford and the Board of Trustees will make the decision. It's their decision I’m sure they'll do the best for the University of Miami."
Elliot, an All-American quarterback who guided Michigan to two undefeated seasons (’47 and 48). a 49-0 Rose Bowl victory over Southern Cal and a national championship, began coaching right after graduation
He served as an assistant at Oregon State (1949-50) and then moved on to powerful Oklahoma where he coached under the legendary Wilkinson for five seasons.
After his Oklahoma tenure. Elliot became head coach at Nebraska and . a year later became the football boss at California During his three-year stay at California. Elliot coached the Golden Bears to a Rose Bowl appearance in 1958.
After California, it was on to the University of Illinois for Elliot, who earned a total of 12 varsijy letters
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while starring in football, basketball and golf at Michigan. He served as coach of the Fighting lllim for seven years, leading the team to a Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Washington in 1963 Those feats earned Elliot runnerup honors in the balloting for NCAA Coach of the Year.
Elliot came to the DM on Feb. 1, 1972. as associate director ol athletics. He took over as head football coach in 1973, ¿continuing with his duties as associate athletic director at the same time. In Elliot's very-first game as UM football coach, he guided the Hurricanes to a memorable 20-15 upset over No. 1-ranked and heavily-favored Texas in the Orange Bowl. He earned United Press International Coach of the Week honors for the stunning victory and that game ball sits in his UM office and will probably go with hitn to St. Louis.
On June 1. 1974. Elliot was named the University's athletic director, succeeding Ernie McCoy and interim athletic director Wait Kichefski Elliot remained as head football coach until Feb.. 1975, when he resigned to devote full-time interest to the athletic director job
In Elliot's two years as head coach here, he compiled a mediocre 11-11 record However, his second year, a 6-5 campaign, was the first winning season Miami could muster in seven years.
Elliot, who will visit St Louis this weekend, said he was offered the Cardinal job last week and accepted It over the weekend
"I've been to St. Louis many times and I've always enjoyed it there. It's a great city," said Elliot, who was born not too far away in Bloomington, 111. "When I go out there this
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weekend with my wife. I II be seeing a lot of people and getting things solidified over there."
The 51-year-old FJliot added that he would probably stay at the UM another week or so before moving to St. Louis for good. "There is no definite time schedule, though," he said.
Even though Elliot is genuinely thrilled about getting the Cardinal job. he says he hates to leave UM.
"The enthusiasm for the (athletic) program has never been stronger with all sports either on, or moving to, the top,” he said. "Particularly vital is the work done by Lou Saban and his staff to make the future football picture a bright one. The increase in attendance, the great success of the athletic department's roast and the enthusiasm to support the program financially through (assistant athletic director) Walt Kichefski and his athletic federation all mean greater success in the years ahead.
"I m very proud of vhe program here and 1 hate to leave it at this time," Elliot added, "but I'm glad I'm leaving the program the wav it is rather than as a poor program "
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"When Irish eyes are smilin . sure 'tis a morn in spring in the land of Irish laughter .."
The Rathskeller will be keeping St Patrick’s Day with spirit this Friday evening. The Rat will be serving gfeen beer, giving out prizes and hosting Irish sing-a-longs.
The Dave Sullivan Soundroom program will be on hand to welcome all participants. It should be an evening to remember laddy.
Applications are available in the Student Publications Business 'Office. Room S22I of the Student Union, for theose wishing to run for the positions of Hurricane editor and business manager. Deadline for filing is noon today.
The editor and business manager both receive tuition remission for one semester and a stipend of $350 for the same jemester.
Applicants must be enrolled as fulltime	undet graduate students
with at least a 2.0 grade point average
Carter reaches out to collegiales
By MARSHALL STfclNGOLl)
Editor
Everyone was asked to leave the room to be searched by the Secret Service. Dogs were brought in to search for explosives. Everyone was asked to return to the room, where Midge Costanza, assistant to the President for public liason. warmed up the audience for the President's arrival.
The lights went up. A swarm of White House photographers entered the room and filled aisles. A tall, fully-outfitted military man opened the door President Carter entered the room
For exactly 30 minutes, the President answered eagerly questions from 225 college editors from across the country.
This marked the first press briefing of college editors under Carter's administration.
Although the day of March 3 was cold and four inches of snow lay on the giound. it didn't keep a single editor from attending the conference.
The editors were briefed by several staff advisors to the president. Among them were: Walter Wurfel, deputy press secretary: Dave Ru-benstein, assistant to the President for domestic affairs; Mary Berry, assistant secretary for Health, Education and Welfare (HEW); and Jill Schuker, special assistant.
President Carter captivated the audience during his half-hour question-answer period with the editors.
Carter was pleased with the wide range of questions asked of him. from the energy crisis to whether or not he will seek re-election.
The President said he is not sure if hr would run for office again and said that he did not know if he "could win if I ran today."
Of today's youth. Carter said. "You have as much responsibilitv as I have.
"You are in the position," Carter said, "to generate much thought, analysis and perspective
"You must always work to retain that," he said.
Carter feels that students are in a very objective position when they are in school. "Students must," in Carter’s opinion, “always strive to retain the objectivity you now have in your college years. When the time comes to express your opinions when you are out of school and employed. those feelings will be restrained. you will find yourselves tending to conform more and more."
Carter expressed a deep wish for all college students to maintain the idealism and open expression encouraged and fostered by the uni-
versity. "You should never restrain criticism for an elected official, like myself, when they don't reach the standard expected of them."
Carter further said that, in spue of the faults of the past administrations. this country's self-correcting mechanism has set the nation on the right foot once again
“Some of the discouragements came from the distrust brought about from Watergate." Carter said.
“the CIA's wrong-doings and the Vietnam War. I feel that now there ought to be a clear cut. determined expression of what this country stands for and what it has meant for the last 200 years.
"Politicians are no better than those who elect them When something gets on my desk that's different and controversial, you’re part of the process. Your voices are the story.
"It was due to outspoken voices like yourselves that helped people like Martin Luther King and fostered such singers as Bob Dylan ” Carter said that he deeply admires what college youths have the potential to do and "would like to join together in a partnership to make this country a better land "
Many of the college editors came from as far away as California. New Y’ork and Florida to participate in
the all morning conference
This was the first in what the White House hopes to make a series of conferences offered by the Carter administration to better inform the college population of his feelings on issues currently affecting the nation.
Over 400 college editors were contacted by mail to attend the con ference at the nation's capitol. Some 250 of them attended for the bribing
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