Athletic program faces fund woes -- University plan recreation/sports complex -- Classified workers investigate union affiliation -- Christmas tree gives gift of joy -- BRIEFS -- Boatbuilders sail through course; complete new craft -- UAS graduate to study math in midwest -- Dispute ensues over Lady Whales incident -- THE WHALESONG'S SHORT LIST -- Students should take intere$t in bookstore -- UAS needs alternatives -- Primitive pots express poetic simplicity -- Support for athletics -- Student teachers spread throughout SE -- Student loans decline -- UNCLASSIFIEDS -- NEWS BRIEF