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and columnist John Pitarresi ’70 and Jim Taylor, Hamilton’s sports information director. The conversation was lively, candid and often funny; Hind leaves the impression of a man who is interested in both the big picture and the small details, and who takes his work—but not himself—very seriously. Below are excerpts from the interview. A longer audio version of the interview is also available here.  [ JOHN PITARRESI ]You're a Division I guy for the last 16 years, coming back to Division III. It isn't done all that often. Can you tell us why you made this move?First and foremost, Hamilton’s a very, very special place for me. Secondly, Butler is a Division I school, but … at the time when I went out there, Butler was only about 3,000 students. I found it a place where I could enjoy myself, bring up my family and build a successful lacrosse program. Having been there for 17 years, there’s no question in my mind that I’m grounded in Division III philosophies. [ PITARRESI ]What do you see as the value of an intercollegiate athletic program in Division III - value to the student-athelete, to the school, to the alumni and to the community?The things that ring out to me are balanceand education. Even at a Butler, I find times that are not in line with the balance that I think is important for all of us — to stay centered and keep things in perspective. I look at Division III, whether it’s physical education, athletics, intramurals or recreation, as a co-curricular component as opposed to an extracurricular entertainment venue. I look at myself as an educator and a teacher, and the desire I have is that everyone in our department would work to do the same thing. |
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