News Scrapbook 1989

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Daily Journal

San Diego CA (San (?ieg~ co:) Sa~ Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir . S. 341 ,840) OCT 1 5 1989

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'I -- CORl\fq~~N n In a Sept 25 story on enrollment fig- ures at _California law schools, The Daily ]ourna_l mcorrectly listed the Universitv of San Drego as UC Sar Dicso w the error. • e regret i Because of a production error, a line was om1tte? mone paragraph of the front- page story mThursday's Daily Journal on Los Angeles County's use of private law- yers. The paragraph, and the one that precc ded 1t, should have read as follows: Last year, when the county's use of outside counsel prompted media reports the county was criticized for not knowin~ how much was bemg spent on private law- yers. That appears to have been ad- dressed by the placing of the county c?unsel'~ office in charge of all legal ser- ~acc~ - mcludmg those, such as general !aabahty claims, that once were handled by md1vidual departments. The billing sys- tem ~!so has been automated to allow im- med 1a te review of county spending records. . Despit_e t~ose improvements, the prac- tice of bnngmg m private law firms to han- dle county. litigation continues to raise debate - sam,lar to that raised whenever

USD inviting student leaders to rally against alcohol C/'?4' By ichael colt-Blair 11'~-r.i,r;~ • she said. classroom sessions. members of USD's football team - volved in the fight. ·1.r1 Wriltr Achieving that kind of change is The goal is lo develop skills to agreed that most students would He called on faculty members to tudents often think they have to not easy, Schmehng admits. help other students understand that prefer an alternative to alcohol and search their own lives to ensure dr k al ohol to be "in" at college. It is not done with regulations or the use of drugs and alcohol defeats drugs at parties, but may need a they have drugs and alcohol in their But surveys indicate that more than threats of punishment, she said. or d1m1rushes their academic ability support group to say no. proper place. 60 rcent would rath r not, and Those have had the least effect m and often banns the quality of their "Deep down, everyone wants to be Then, he said, as the people who niv rstty of San Diego officials are brmgmg about behavior changes, relationships with other students, part of the group, nobody wants to have the greatest contact with stu- d t rm (! to m e them th "in" tudies show the faculty, parents and friends. stand out as the only person with a dents, faculty members should be crowd. Instead, the university is going to "Students today are serious about soft drink when everyone else has willing to be a friendly counselor to •·we hav talked to stud nts and invite its leading students to become their studies and most do not wish to beer," said Hintze, who is from a student whose work may reflect th y mt tak nly believe that other part of the fight. not as "goodie-goo- Jeopardize their grades through Phoenix. drug or alcohol problems. tud nts drmk twice a much a die types" telhng other students it is abuse of drugs and alcohol We be- "li real campus trend-setters get Hughes called on the faculty to th y actually do," id St ter An- __,.,,,.. ., wrong to drink or use drugs. or as lieve this message is much more involved in this idea and become challenge students who they believe n tte Schm ling, SD' n wcampu informers or counselors, but as ex- meaningful to students than con- visible role models for other stu- might be having substance prob- dir tor or drug nd alcohol educa- amples of alternate behavior. stantly telling them that it is against dents, I think a lot of students would lems, and then to counsel and guide tion. 'They will just establish the fact the law," she said. ignore alcohol at parties. But at them. "They come to campu w1lh a that a person does not have to do The university will recruit 125 present, there isn't an alternative in University officials stressed that preconceived 1d a that it's cool to drugs or alcohol to be macho," leaders each year so that withm most cases," Resko said. the faculty members are not going drmk and that dr tnkmg alcohol and ._____ 11-___..___......;;;;..... Schmeling said. four years there will be a cadre of at "Often the rules become a symbol to become a police force, reporting u. mg drug is th only way to be Annett Schmeling "We are going to all the major least 500. of something to rebel against; they suspect students. ccepted," sh id. 'It's cool to say no' campus orgaruzations - athletics, "They will become an honor soci- almost create as much bad behavior "If they feel a student may be Nationwide, 92 percent of univer- sororities, fraternities, social ety on campus within the office of as they prevent," Hintze said. having problems, faculty members ity tud nts dnnk alcohol , although d1 ouragmg alcohol and drug use groups, clubs, student government student affairs and will receive "I like this idea. Get the fraternity will simply offer as much friendly only 70 percent of the nation's drink• by tud nts groups - everywhere students get grants to sponsor student activities heads, top sports people and other help as possible and ensure that any mg-age population Imbibe, accord- "We're learnmg from the success together with shared interests. and that show alcohol and drugs are not leaders involved and I think it can student that wants help knows mg to Schmeling. th Moth r gainst Drunk Dnving we are going to seek out the lead- necessary to having a good time," do a lot of good," he said. where to go to get it," Schmeling "M ny tud nts would ju t as soon movement has had in changing an ers." Schmeling said. Underscoring the current campus said. ignore alcohol, 0 we're gomg to ere- entire social norm They have taken These students will be invited to Friday morning in the campus openness in addressing drug and al- Ronald B. Buckman, director of ate a campu atmosphere in which mencan society, which used to become part of a ''leadership team." cafeteria, business major Mike cohol use, USD President Author E. drug prevention programs for the it's cool to ay no," he id frown al drunk driving but accept it. They will spend a weekend at an Hintze, a junior, and biology major Hughes, for the first time in the uni- federal office of postsecondary edu- Th univ r ity ha received near- and changed the norm to a point Outward Bound- tyle program in John Resko a freshman, praised the versity's history, used the annual cation, authorized the USO grant on ly $75,000 in a two-year federal where drunk driving IS now openly Joshua Tree National Monument approach. faculty convocation this year to condition that the university pick up grant to develop an approach to opposed by th maionty of people," next February, followed by three The two - both of whom are urge faculty members to become in- the funding after the first two years.

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t~e county hares a private firm to replace c!v1l service employees _ over the effi- ciency of contracting for public services. Charges of overlitigation, wasting taxpay- er dollars on high-priced lawyers and use of the co~tract system as a payoff to politi- I _ __;___ _______,J, cal contnbutors are among those usually raised. J ,I

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---•PERFORMANCES /4 centuries of dancing keep folk troupe jumping By Anne Marie Welsh Aris Critic .;?.o/.,c;s T ~e dances ofSoviet Georgia, like its language, reflect the fierce independence of a

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USO' s o· ti mo1il!'r,1,,et~~e;~~shed Sp akers Serles this l'3adership Sacre~• Ph.D., author ol president ol human reso a the Hun and vice Fireman's Fund lnsu ureas development for on "The Raior's Edgeran,cle. Roberts will speak 9 o eadership " r 8 7:3Qa m. A continental breakfast will ;omed lo a.m. The cost is $15 F . _erv at matron, call Jackie Freibe;g a~'J:'_on inf/ San Diego, Caltt. (San Diego Co) SU DIJCO 'l'HIBUB

GEORGIAN STATE SINGING AND DANCING ENSEMBLE When: Wednesday- Sunday, Nov. 1 to 5 Where: Spreckels Theater ii•l ! •l•hi i Two Georgian companies will perform: • The Georgian State Singing and Dancing Ensemble, 65 dancers si~gers and musicians directed by DJemal Chkuasseli will perform Nov. 1 to 5at the Spreckels Theater and Nov. 6 at the Cultural Center in Tijuana. The ensemble also will be part of this weekend's Super Powers Sunday. • The Youth Company, a group of 18 teen-agers, will offer scores of performances for schoolchildren in city schools and at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. The youths also will participate in an lnternat~onal Day at the Univer§ity of San Diego and in Fiesfa Day at the Centro Cultural de la Raza. "The real name of the youth troupe is the Children's Dance Company of the Third Experimental School of Tblisi," Popova said. "It is from an academy that feeds all the major folk dance companies in Georgia. The director is Tamaz Gogotishvili. The dancers range in age from 7 to 18. This is their schooling. But in the group touring here there are just two girls and 16 boys." Traditional Georgian music has a faintly Middle Eastern drone produced by its combination of reeds, pipes, drums and accordions. :he dances range from lyrical bridal dances in which long-sleeved costumes cover even the hands of the dancers, to regional dances that reflect the differing geographic characters of various regions, to all- male numbers such as the military '.'Kho~umi" or cavalry charges on 1magmary horses.

guards Gylan Dottin (6-5, 210) and Wayman Strickland (6-2, 180) The freshman class consists of center Brooks Barnhard (6-8. 210) and guards Joe Temple (6-4, 195) Enc Lochtefeld (6-2, 185) and cal Meyer (6-3, 200) . Of those 16 players, only five are under 200. Sa.id Woods, "I was getting pushed around JU t about every game I was Just getting beat up, and there was nothing I could do about 1t" Indeed, there was nothing he could do about it then, but the offseason was another matter. Wayne Jacobs, USD's strength coach, was consulted and he de- signed a simple but ngorous con- d1t1oning program consisting of bench presse~. power cleans and t.a The program called for heavy we ghts with short repetitions. Said Woods, "You have to be aggreSSJve m order lo do those 1fts. You don't really realize the benefits until you get on the court." Said Dottm, "As you're doing 1t day to day, you don't feel any improvement. But comparmg the first day to the last 1s amazmg." For Instance, Dottin has gone from 190 pounds to 210. He said before last season he could not bench pre s his body weight. Now he can press 235 pounds. Cottrell has hts weight up to 215 pound~. a noticeable increase from h!S 200 last season. Strick- lard has added 15 pounds and J?ell 10 Everyone's strength has in- creased too. Jerome, Cottrell, Bell Hamilton and Thomas all !'.ave topped 300 pounds m the t nchprc s. Tre h1ggest improvement, however, might be mWoods. Last year Woods said he had trouble berch pressing 135 pounds. Now he works out regularly with 215. Said Egan. "'He's made tremen- dous progress m the weight room. ''The human body is one heck of an mventton. When you get in the weight room and see what it can become, it's amazing." Torero otes Despile returning lhree starters, Gy- lan Dottin Cr • l1 Cottrell and Doadl Bell Coach Hank Ecan "21d every posi- on Is open and he expeclS to see fierce compeUll()n for playing lime. "l see oulnghl wars. • Egan saui Of lhe ew mers, Egan said redshirlS John Jerome and athoay Thomas would •ave started last year. Of the rest. "This years recruiting class ,s as good as last years But we don'l have lO rely on lhcm much Ill last year." . . USO has exh b uon games at home agamsl an A an team (Nov. 3) and Alhletes m Acuon ( ov 16) berore opening the sea.son al home against Cal Lutheran (Nov 24) Followmg lhe St. John's lOumam nt (Dec. 2-3) and road games against San Diego Stale (Dec. 6) and UCLA (Dec. 9), the Toreros return home fore gh\ games over lhc neXl monlh.

'We felt like we got pushed around a little bit last year. B 1t we've improved in that area. ' U D HANK GAN

republic never assimilated into Soviet culture. Two years ago, when the Georgian State Dance Company of the U.S.S.R. played the Civic Theatre, it sold 14,000 tickets and had patrons on their feet applauding the sword- flashing, aerial acrobatics, mostly by the men. The 65-member group here for the "Treasures of the Soviet Union" festival is a different one, the Georgian State Singing and Dancing Ensemble. The repertory and costumes are basically the same, however. And because of the reputation_of the bigger company, thts Georgian folk presentation was the first festival event to sell out. Bordered by Turkey and Armenia Georgia has a dance heritage ' stretching unbroken from A.D. 700 to the jazzy New York of its second most famous citizen, choreographer George Balanchine. (Its most famous citizen was Josef Stalin.) Georgian folk dance frames an ancient culture's huge distinction between the sexes. The men are saber-wielding warriors who dance in soft leather boots and sometimes rise on toe for courting and pr~ning. The women glide elegantly as If on skates, their arms and hands moving like flowers in the breeze. Last year, when the JOO-member s~te company visited, founding director Nma Rarnisbvili said that long before Georgian folklore moved into the th~at~·grhere were always annual fesllva f folk dance in different regions. Georgia has 18 regions. Each has its own typical dance ... Now there are 37 children's studios of folk dance in the country and when we announce auditions, hundreds of children come to try out." San Diego performances have been coordinated by the San Diego Area Dance Alliance and its ethnic dance specialist, Tatania Popova.

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~THE,s1RI_B_NE ___ @.:...E_ Experienced Toreros will offer no excuses By Kirk Kenney Cf C Tribune Sportswriter I J shared the WCAC's Freshman of the Year award.

little bit too young and inexperienced to feel comfortable about having it all to~ether," sai~ Egan "~ year the kids are a little hit older." Efrem Leonard and Danny Means V:'ere the o_nly players lost to gradua- tion. Kelvm Means, who decided to give football the old college try, was the only player to transfer. Senior forward Craig Cottrell, junior center Dondi Bell and sophomore forward Gylan Dottin are USD's returning starters. Cottrell led the Toreros with 12.2 points a game last season. Dottin. who averaged 12 pomts a game,

USD~ketball coach Hank Egan haslieen yearning for the 1989-90 season to get here. Egan has been waiting since USD's 62~1 loss to Auburn in the first round of the 1987 NCAA Tournament for the Toreros to get back to where they can compete with some of the best teams m the nation. USD went 24-6 during the 1986-87 season. The Toreros went 11-17 dur- ing the 1987-88 season. And they went 8-20 last season. Talk about diminish- ing returns. W~at happened was USD went from a team loaded with juniors an1 seniors to a team loaded with fresh- man and sophomores. And the Toreros took their lumps. Egan never ran out of patience. He has run out of excuses. "This IS the last year for the ex- cuses," Egan said at the beginning of last season. "I really mean that. .. Next year we'H be back to being a team that can give everybody in the conference a run." Next year is here. The 1989-90 sea- son arrived yesterday afternoon when the Toreros opened practice at the USD Sports Center Now they should be getting somewhere. "I felt that last year we were a

The biggest additions this season are John Jerome, a 6-8 forward /cen- ter who redshirted last season after transferring from Arizona State, and Anthony Thomas, a 6-4 guard/for- ward who transferred in from Mesa (Ariz.) Community College. Newcomers include junior guard Pat Holbert, another transfer from Mesa (Ariz.), freshman guards Eric Lochtefeld, Neal Meyer and Joe Temple and freshman forward Brooks Barnhard.

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A U DCoach Hank Egan has the Toreros bigger and stronger, thanks to otr eason weight training, heading into the 1989 90 season.

The Georgian State Singing and Dancing Ensemble.