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USDMoves to 6-1 WJ !i)-8-17 Victory B JIM LINDGREN SAN DJEGO-Records were approached, and re- cords fell. But when all was said and done, the only record that mattered to the University of San Diego concerned victories and defeats. - By whipping La Verne, 38-17, Saturday night, USO became6-I. That mark, USD's best since 1981, keeps alive ,ts NCAA Division III playoff hopes. La Verne is 1-5. And now for the other records: Dave Bergmann set a single-season record by kicking his 12th field goal this fall. Robert Lozzi had held the record, kicking II in both 1981 and '82. La Verne, trying desperately to catch the Toreros, completed 28 passes and attempted 56. Both were the most ever against a USD team. But the record the crowd of 2,947 wanted to see fall most was the USO career rushing record. With 160 yards on 25 carries, Todd Jackson nearly set the yardage mark. Playmg spanngly in the second half after gaming 102 m the first, Jackson, a senior fullback, n(!fds;ust 31 Yards to become USD's all-time leading rusher "l was tempted to let him go for the record," USO Coach Brian Fogarty said. "But he'll get it next week against Santa Barbara." Jackson's chase and the other records became the only point of interest after USD built a 38-10 lead midway through the third quarter. Two minutes into the second half, quarterback Brendan Murphy connected with Zach l"icJder on a 17-yard scoring pass. Eight minutes later, Charles Taurnoepeau, Jackson's replacement, scored on a 14-yard run. After the first 30 minutes, USO held a 24. IO lead. The Toreros scored on their first possession after La Verne was stopped m three plays following the opening kickoff. John Eck ran in a 15-yard sweep to cap a four-play, 32-yard drive after Greg Frinell 's 19-yard punt return. After a 43-yard field goal by La Verne's Vince Alamillo, USD scored on its next play from scrimmage. Eck, who was an all-state quarterback at Carson High in Nevada before switching to halfback at USO, hit a wide-open Mike Hintze on a halfback pass for a 72-yard touchdown. It was Eck's second completion in as many attempts this season. He connected with Ken Jones for a 21 •yarder against Redlands earlier in the year. Bergmann's first field goal from 28 yards gave him the record and USO a 17-3 lead. With 3,34 left in the half, La Verne marched down the field, gaining 72 yards m nine plays in 4:38 to make a ballgame of it at 17-10. But the Toreros and Jackson were not through for the half. On USD's next possession, Jackson carried four times for 53 yards, including an 18-yarder for ti/ score.

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Judith Banki American Jewish leader

Robert L. Simmons USD law professor

Rev. Robert Ard Pastor of Christ Church

Bank1 termed the use or the word "secular'' as a pejorative "d e• ment or the language of debate." "Secular purpose should not be seen as anti-religious; it is public purpose. It is not the case t_hat non- religious people are more immoral than religious people," she said. Thomas said he was concerned that rights seen as coming from a government or its instltullons could be easily taken away. "If endowed rights are not seen as inalienable and brought in from outside your govern-

ment, they can be taken away for n reason or no reason," he said. The Rev. Dennis Mikulanis, ecu- menical officer of the San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese and presi- dent of the San Diego County Ecu- menical Conference, said he deplored the fact that loo many people are using the First Amendment to k~p religious people from usmg public properly. But he said separation of church and stat is responsible for See Politic• on Page B-11

for the Moral fajonty, said it's ri• d1culou to obJect to "this subsidy" of private religious chools, "yet you don't bat an eye at paying for abor- tions for poor women from tax money when ror many taxpayers that 1s an abomination " Thomas , I o id a di of the moral fiber has wept across all cla and groups m soc1 ty due to what h called raging eculansm. ''H th re ar no moral absolutes and re- hg1on to back them up, there is moral chaos ' he said

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legal 1 Safe and legal''' wafted over a hall. Soon, pro-choice prot ters h d infiltrated the gathermg, chanting and holding 1gns. One pro-choice woman held a coat hanger high in the air. San Diego Police had ei ht officers on campus to keep the peace, Sgt. Tony John on said. They made no ar- r Operation Rescue holds rallies the night before it prote ts at places were abortions are performed Pro- tests are planned today. The alm of these "rescu " is to keep women from havin abort10ns.

The rallies allow the 250 partici- pants to reaffirm their faith. The Reproductive Rights Forum featured Kathryn Kolbert, the ACLU litiga or who coordinated 32 legaJ briefs for the Webster vs. Reproduc- tive Health Services case recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. She talked to about 200 people about what the court's decision meant, and bow it would affect indi- vidual freedom. USD issued a statement trying to explain the appearance of these two diametrically opposed groups on its campus. many times and should come as news to no one," it said. "We acknowledge that abortion is opposed to the law of God and very much regret the an- guish caused to many concerned Catholics when it is discussed oo our campus. A speaker consistent with Catholic teaching on abortion will be scheduled and announced in the near future." "USO is very firmly and proudly a Catholic university. That Catholic heritage bas always led us to respect "USD's position on abortion as a --...., Catholic university has been stated

others whose views are formed by different traditions and to allow a balance of divergent viewpoints on our campus, rather than to stifle them," it said. Sponsors of the Reproductive Rights Forum praised USO for al- lowing their event to be held oo cam- pllS. At the forum, Kolbert tried to put the recent Webster decision into per- spective for USO's law students. "These are the rights at stake with Webster: The right to decide to be sexual, to exercise that sexuality, to decide when to have children and how those children are brought up," she said. "The decision makes it more diffi. cult - especially for poor women - to gain access to abortion," she said. "It invites states to explore addition- .al restrictions oo abortion. "Oo the other hand, it has brought on one of the more positive growths of a movement we have seen in a long time," she said. "Pro-choice peo- ple see that they have to become po- litically active to protect rights w~ have come to depend on.".../

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FromComatoMound, USDPitcherPlotsReturn ,,,.., -c.;- • R ,_., ,::: A1· d · t th for another three weeks. After that, his pened. who may have saved his life. not out of the game. 9COVery. me nve O e hospital stay was expected to last into the "Freak accident," Schwindt said. "I "They really responded amazingly head knocked him down but holiday season. But Schwindt has, in his should have got the hell out of the way, or well," he said. "They ran out to the street own words, "bounced back." I should have caught it. But I remember it and found a cop and called for help. They By JIM LINDGREN He was released from Sharp Friday and all. It was a three-and-two change up. It wrapped me in a tarp to help keep me was expected to be in his parent's Rancho was low and outside. Actually, it was a warm. They really did a great job, and I

have a great deal of respect for them." Schwindt, one of two biology majors on the team, said, "l used to rag on all the other guys because they were business majo~. But not any more. No more rags. They basically saved my life." Schwindt's dream of becoming a doctor has been intensified by the accident. "It gives me more incentive," he said, "because I've seen the way they've put me back together. It's inspiring. I'd like someday to return the favor to someone. "AB for now, I'm just trying to keep my spirits up. The support I've gotten has really helped. I've gotten about 200 cards, [some] from people I haven't talk to in five Minutes after Zawalnicki told him base- ball was out for at least a year, Schwindt made his own prediction, "On Jan. 6, I'll be out on that baseball field ready to play." years." interrupted by his father. "We'll talk," At this point, Adam Schwindt feels fortunate just to be able to talk baseball. John said. A short silence in the room was

good pitch, ApparenUy, the freshman who hit it has a knack for hitting the ball up "I remember the team closed in pretty quick.... And l said my head hurt and my legs started to give ouL I felt dizzy and faint, and then I don't remember anything until I woke up from the coma." Said USO Coach John Cunningham, "It's kind of a remarkable story. It's not over yet by any means, but you can tell there's an inner something in him driving him to get better. Other than losing [25 pounds), he seemed totally normal to me." And Schwindt has not lost his appetite for the game, nor his sense of humor. "I Just love the game so much," he said. "I understand that it was such a freak accident. I really don't think the dice are going to come up like that again. "I really don't have any fear about getting out there. I can't wait to face the kid that hit me. He's going to see a little He laughs hardest at that comment, because he knows it was his teammates the middle. brush back."

Palos Verdes home before dinner. "l had two eizures, and they thought I was going to fall back into [the coma). But I bounced back," Schwindt said. "In just one week, I Just all of a sudden shot up. I've just gotten so much better." He spoke those words without a slur, though he initially had speech problems. "People tell me how bad I was at the start," he said. "They tell me I'~ lucky. It showed me how close I came to falling Mike Zawalmcki, a Sharp Hospital rehabilitation specialist said, "In an acci- dent hke thts, cognitive areas are really Important-things like memory, person- ahty, higher level functions, as well as the ability to eat. sometimes even to breath. In hJS case he was very lucky that it probably will not affect him long term in areas or thinking and thought process." Schwindt was in great spirits, laughing and JOkmg with his father and his brother, Andy, Just before his release from Sharp. Schwindt can read, write, walk, talk, and amazingly, remember what hap- apart,"

SAN DIEGO-Dete.rminat1on resounds in Adam Schwmdt's voice when he says he will be pitching again for thellnlvers,- ty of San Diego AASeball team. There Ii a chance he will never throw a ball again, but you belteve him when he tells you he will. You believe in part because or th t sp!nted attitude, but mosUy becaus 1t 1s amazing that he can even utter the word .Or would want to Four weeks ago, Schwindt, a 20-year- old Junior, was hit in the head by a batted ball in a pickup game at USD. After three hours of surgery at Sharp Memonal HOSJ)1tal to help alleviate a blood clot near his brain. Schwindt was in a coma and in critical cond1t1on for 10 days. When he came out of the coma doctors feared that he would never read or write again and that his high-level thought proc es might be lost for good. A week and a half ago, a neurosurgeon told his father. John Schwindt, he thought Adam would be n the mtens,ve care umt

'OnJan. 6, I'll be out on that baseball field ready to play.' -USD'sADAM SCHWINDT