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CAA Provides Link Between Students, Department of Athletics
BYTOMACITELLI
STAFF WRITER
Ever wonder who sees to it that students
have their fair share of seats in the Smith
Center or inside Kenan Stadium? Or just
who is planning the upcoming events sur
rounding Saturday’s Homecoming game
against Wake Forest?
The “who” in question is the Carolina
Athletic Association, one of the oldest stu
dent organizations at UNC.
“The CAA is operated by and for stu
dents,” said CAA President Anthony Reid,
elected by the student body last spring. “It
is essentially here to fulfill student interests
in athletics. Technically, every registered
student at UNC is a member of the Caro
lina Athletic Association.”
Reid said the primary responsibilities of
the CAA president were not only to over
see the organization’s operations, but also
to voice students’ athletic concerns to the
Department of Athletics.
Apart from its position as a liaison be
tween the students and the University’s
athletic department, the CAA also carries
out other necessary duties to assist stu
dents.
Prominent among these duties is han
dling basketball and football ticket distri
bution, a lofty responsibility because of the
size ofthe seating venues and the perennial
popularity of the two athletic teams.
The organization also strives to gamer
the support of students for nonrevenue
sports on campus, said CAA treasurer lan
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president last spring.
Walsh.
“Obviously, we
do have to focus on
student participa
tion in revenue ath
letics such as foot
ball and basketball, ”
Walsh said. “How
ever, the CAA does
try to get students
out in support ofthe
nonrevenue sports.”
The CAA has
sponsored “Chats
with the Coach,”
where coaches of
UNC athletic teams meet with students in
the Pit on the day of major home games.
Another major priority of the CAA is
the management of Carolina Fever, the
official UNC spirit organization that has
about 250 members. “In its 10th year in
existence, Carolina Fever is a great way to
become actively involved in supporting
our sports program,” Reid said.
Events surrounding Homecoming have
long been a special responsibility of the
CAA. Other special events have also been
developed by the CAA in recent years,
including the “Blue Blitz” football game
and the annual “Midnight Madness” bas
ketball practice, which was held Saturday
in the Smith Center.
The CAA was also instrumental in the
opening of the Student Recreation Center
in 1993.
Students seemed to be appreciative of
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“ Obviously. ; we do have to
focus on student participation
in revenue athletics such as
football and basketball.
However, the CAA does try to
get students out in support of
the nonrevenue sports."
UN WALSH
CAA treasurer
the CAA’s activities. “The CAA appears
to be very well organized in the fact that
they explain their ticket distribution poli
cies very clearly,” said Chris Chase, a fresh
man from Charlotte.
John Coppola, a freshman from
Clearwater, Fla., said he saw the CAA as
beneficial to him and his classmates. “It’s a
great opportunity for all incoming fresh
men to get involved in athletics at UNC for
the next four years or so,” he said.
Students wishing to express their views
to the CAA, to join Carolina Fever, or to
learn more about this student organization
can drop by its offices in Suite A of the
Student Union or by calling 962-4300.
The latest sports information can be
found by using the Carolina Athletic Asso
ciation Hotline at 962-4CAA or by access
ing their Internet address at http://
www.unc.edu/student/orgs/CAA.
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Monday, October 16,1995