Department of athletics finds its funding By Michal Tellos Lance Writer April 2, 2008 Despite the need to right-size their department by four to six per cent, all sports and activities will remain next year due to help from the UWSA and the Graduate Student Society.
 After meeting with Gord Grace, the university’s Director of Athletics, late last week, the UWSA and the GSS have agreed to financially aid the department in whatever ways they can, ensuring the continuation of all programs and athletics. “Our budget is pretty flexible … but we do not anticipate having to eliminate any varsity teams or programs next year,” Grace explained. However, this has the potential to change. >> | Soccer struggles for its 15 minutes of fame' By Ryan Rogers Sports Editor April 2, 2008 Canada’s men’s national soccer team was just recently eliminated from contention for Beijing’s summer Olympics but there’s still a hope that they might qualify for the World Cup in 2010.  And while this has been described as one of Canada’s finest teams in over a generation, watching their journey to qualify for an international tournament has been incredibly difficult. While watching the team qualify for the Beijing Olympics this summer was nearly impossible, and their attempts to gain a berth into the World Cup might be equally as frustrating to find on television, there is hope for the future for Canadian soccer fans. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Rebel signs up By Ryan Rogers Sports Editor April 2, 2008 The Lancers women’s basketball team announced the commitment of Bojana Kovacevic, one of the local stars that they’ve had their eye on since 2005, to their program for the 2008-09 season.
 Kovacevic was a First Team WECSSAA (Windsor-Essex County Secondary School Athletics Association) All-Star for the last two seasons. She led the Riverside Rebels to the SWOSSAA (South-Western Ontario Secondary School Athletics Association) ‘AAA’ championship game and a silver medal in the WECSSAA ‘AAA/AAA.’
The 18-year-old Kovacevic decided to attend school in Windsor despite being recruited throughout the United States by NCAA teams for both basketball and soccer.
Vallee said that she noticed Kovacevic when she started investigating potential players after being hired as the head coach of the Lancers women’s basketball program in 2005. >> |
