WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 2002
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN * 5B
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School president criticized for helping athlete's GPA
The Associated Press
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. Gardner-Webb University students are protesting the actions of their administration.
Christopher White, the school's president, admitted he wrote a memo two years ago that ordered an "F"factored out of basketball player Carlos Webb's grade point average. Had the grade been included in his GPA, Webb would have been ineligible to play.
The school's trustees affirmed White's presidency after a 10-hour meeting Sept. 27.
Three faculty members resigned as a result. Since Wednesday, students have protested White's leadership and the trustees' actions outside the campus entrance.
White's meddling with a star
"I know as Christians, we're supposed to forgive," he said. "With forgiveness and mercy comes responsibility, and with responsibility is supposed to come justice — and I don't think any justice has come from this."
athlete's grade-point average has turned Patrick Woody, president of student government, and other Gardner-Webb students into campus activists.
About a dozen students picked last week at the main entrance to the campus.
"The university is basically split now," said student Ashley Warrick.
"It's founded on Christian ethics, but he's lied, he's cheated. I don't think we're going to heal with him here."
Opponents said White's action and the trustees' failure to punish him violates the spirit of the university's honor code, under which Carlos Webb was given an "F" for cheating in a religion class.
Thomas Hardin, chairman of the board of trustees, said his board concluded White's action were wrong, but the president should not be removed for a mistake made two years ago.
He said the demoted administrators were not punished for speaking out, but because they violated Webb's right to privacy. He said that the "F" remained on the student's transcript.
Students said that whether the grade remained on Webb's formal transcript matters little after Webb was allowed to play basketball for Gardner-Webb in 2000-01.
He led the Fighting Bulldogs to a National Christian College Athletic Association championship.
Running back's size is rare
Ditto for Lawrence's coach.
Trow Morrell.
The Associated Press
Both know firsthand that bringing down Jacobs, a native of Napoleanville, La., borders on the impossible.
COFFEYVILLE — If star linebacker Marcus Lawrence of Butler County had his way, he'd never have to face a player like Brandon Jacobs again.
At 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, sophomore running back Jacobs has made life miserable for defenses.
"If you don't tackle him low he's going to run right over you," said Lawrence.
Jacobs averaged 92.7 yards per game as a freshman. He has improved to 120.5 yards an outing, second-best among JCCC rushers, despite the fact he played sparingly in two games because of an ankle injury.
He had 222 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns, all of at least 28 yards, in the first half against Highland.
He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5
He had 204 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 20 carries against Hutchinson.
What makes Jacobs unique is the speed and the power he incorporates into his lineman-like body.
seconds and has bench-pressed 355 pounds and squat-lifted 505 pounds.
"I just try to put my shoulder down and go through people," Jacobs said. "I know I wouldn't want to have to tackle a guy my size."
Morrell said one of the best ways to bring Jacobs down was to gang-tackle him.
"You better do something different because he is a different kind of back," Morrell said. "What makes him even tougher to deal with is that he moves so well, including laterally. He's one of the best backs we've ever had in this conference."
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