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Los Angeles,CA (Los Angeles Co.) Times (San Diego Ed.) (Cir. D. 50,010) (Cir. S. 55,573)

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• PLNCWomenSetRecordin 107-33 Victory

'11fe j~ma Nazarene Col- g women's basketball team set a '1001 scoring record m a 107-33 ton- at Domm1can Saturday. Freshman Carrie Carambas, who yed at Mira Mesa High School, the Crusaders ( 4-1) by coming ff the bench to score 24 points. PL C broke the record it set m a 90-52 victory over Whittier Fri- y Camille Armijo scored 15, and annon Abrams added 16 for C, wh1 hled58-16athalftime. • Paula Mascari scored 16 points, Candida &heverria added 11 ad the University pf Sao DiPgo lo a 70-65 Victory at UC Santa Barbara.

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I Slain newsman's widow still consumed by pain

-;)....f 5" "(ll D "d The trial of conV1ctedki er avt Alan Weeding is over, but the trials faced by bis victim's widow continue. "Hopefully, there will come a day when the pain won't consume me so much and I'll continue my life," Vickie Li.no Petix said. "No punish- ment is enough for violating anyone in any way, especially in the ways David Weeding has violated people." Weeding was found guilty on Nov. 22 of trying to rape Vickie Petix and of murdering newspaperman Steve Petix in May 1988 Yesterday, a Su- perior Court jury recommended that Weeding be sentenced to life in pris• on without possibility of parole. The recommendation provides some solace to Vickie Petix, a 25- year-old graphic artist and account- ing student at the University of San DiegQJM it can't erase the memory onliy 1988, she said. "Any time I want lo, I could look up into my mind and relive that day - smell it, see it and feel it" That day began much like any other in the life of Vickie and Steve Petix, who were married in July 1987. Vickie spent the morning in class; Steve was working at The Cali- fornian. Vickie went to the . couple's El Cajon apartment and called her hus- band. They agreed to meet for lunch. David Weeding, posing as a repair- man, tricked Vickie into letting him into the apartment. He then tried to rape her al knifepoint. When Steve arrived home, Weeding tabbed the 31-year-old newspaperman five tunes and then fled . Vickie hesitates only briefly when asked bow she feels about her hus- band's killer. "I bate him," she said. "I know that's a strong thought, but he's earned that emotion from me." Vickie said it was the memory of her late husban~, in addi~on to sup-

helped carry her through the trial. She testified in the trial, identifying Weeding as the man who attacked her and her husband. "I bad no idea how all-consuming this trial would be," Vickie said. "I haven't been able to think about any- thing else." Vickie attended the trial every day and spent hours in the courthouse hallway waiting for verdicts. She said the burden of the trial prompted her to take a leave from the Univer- sity of San Diego. Vickie said listening to Weeding's family and friends describe him as a compassionate man and talented art- ist during the penalty phase of the proceedings was one of the hardest parts of the tria I. ''It was like bemg in a fistfight and having your arms tied up," she said. "I was there. I know what David Weeding did. I'm glad he'll n/ ever be able to hurt anyone again." , ..

UniformsAid Student Performance • Academics: Not only do

When cr1llcal thlm:ing skills are used to determine what label is being worn by the student in the next row legitimate education 1s impair~d. When recess and lunch discussion center on Itemized analysis of what the "in" group Is wearing, student focus is distorted By removing the clothing distractlon ·

th ey are more boislerous-not because or some new-found freedom from the assumed restrictions on self-exprcss,on th at unifurm-we,1ring schools are frequenlly accused of, but rather because there is a less serious attitude in · the classroom. ln conversation with students from our school, the amount of time they spend trymg lo decide what to wear on free-_dress days comes up frequently as a topic of stress. Their parents make the same comment-and they say Lhe amount of time a child takes deciding what to wc;,r increases gcomeirically with age. Would that all of that lime could be spent buying back a few precious moments of the family mt1macy that 20th-Century America makes so 1mposs1ble. Blessed Sacrament is the largest Catholic elementary school in the city of San Diego, with 418 students m preschool through the nmth grade. It's an urban campus where 30% of the students come from smgle-parent h_omes, and, in 93% of the families, the smgle parent or both parents work outside the home. Forty percent of the students are from other than Anglo ethnic groups. And 25% of our students com~ from fam1hes poor enough to qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches. It's a socioeconomic makeup in which academic standards can ofLen be hard to meet. Yet at Blessed Sacrament standardized test scores are 30 t~ 40 points above the national average. I would be the first to admit that the presence of the uniform policy is not the only secret of our students' success, but • without uniforms I believe they would

uniform eliminate tatus wars, th Yhelp tudents concentrate on schoolwork. . 0 1 tht P op~ undff1tand ,o~thlng AU

t;:"t V"I/ ba$1c and lo111caL· that tf vou own parents can ensure ti at at least o~e t hi:i:/ iltl at an url11 age, )IOU can own thl, non-educauonal element 1s removed c or veou to come ... Compan1e, art from the thinking precess ai:;nu, 'Ile,;, I want to own lht kid vounger Uniforms also save mo~ey Al Blessed an )lounger and )IOunqrr.'" Sacrament elementary sch~I in East -Mikes..,,.., pre1ldent of Kida 'R' Ua San Diego, one child', uniforms-skirts Dy DRIAN BEN E1T or Jumpers and blouse for girls and

W ith about 4,000 days of the 20th Century remaining, we have come face to face with the truth of at le st one old ad ge-"Clothes make th man," or, In le s chauvm1stic language more in tune with the economics of the children's clothing market, "Clothes {with prop r adv rtls1ng budgets and correct mark t posit,onlng) make (so long as we can convince them through media and pre 11re) the child " .. To e~tend the logic, the child who ls mad Is certain to be more accepted more popular and, soclo-economically'at lcasl, perceived to be better olf. lt's a simplistic logic that preys on precisely those fears that mark adolescent life. It should sadden us greatly that this economic v1ctlm1zatlon of children is occurring It should shock us more that al least ome parents fall prey to the same t mptal1on-believing, 1suppose, that brand-name status somehow equales with successful parenting I wonder at limes when we can expect the !1st of popular first names of children to expand so that Reebok, Bugle Boy, Jordache and Esprit will rank right up there with Michael, Monica, Annie and James. But there Is something we can do lo lessen the influence of Madison Avenue. Parents can claim their proper role as parents and demand of their

slacks and shirts for boys-will generally not exceed $100 per year-even 1! parents choose to purchase the non-mandatory accessories. I shudder at the financial burden that families in non-uniform schools must endure, and, as the father of two girls. I secretly reJoice in July and August when I can walk by the many back-to- chool "sales" ln an age of competing economic ol>•hty, children from iower-income homes, and even middle-mcome homes would be at least sartorially equal in th~ ml~ds of their fellow s:udent.s 1f all wore uniforms. The promotion of values based on a poslttve self-concept and rooted m the premise that all children do have an opportunity lo be equal would serve any school well. Uniforms would also help ehminate the "color conspiracy" m neighborhoods with gang activity. There would be fewer school assaults based on gang clothing identification nnd less psychological intimidation. But the main reason for uniforms is that they promote d1sc1pline, which in turn helps Improve academic performance. Blessed Sacrament eliminated uniforms for a while in the 1970s but returned to them at the parents' ;trong request. Now students have a free-dress pohcy that allows the student council to set the dress code one day a month. The uniform policy is reviewed every year by the parent-teacher group, and, predictably, each year the student council asks for a free-dress pohcy. . But our teachers have found that disclphne 1s better on days when students are weanng uniforms. On free-dress days, students are Jess attentive, they talk more in class, and

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Brian Bennett is principal of Blessed Sacrament Q:athalic Scboal iv &st San Diego, and is the father of two girls, ages 8 and 11 -He has been a visiting professor in lhe_scho~ls of education at San Diego Stale UniJ!eUily and the University ~n Diego. ··

Laa Vegas, NV (Clark Co.) Review Journal (Cir.D. 108,687 s. 124,935)

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;-'(5'f' The glow ofremembrance Jerry Ray lights a candle dnring ceremonies of remembrance held last night at the University of San Diego in memory of

ter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which works to draw attention to the problems caused by drinking drivers.

people killed and injured in alcohol-related traffic accidents. The services were sponsored by the San Diego County Chap-

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ers, shower chairs and other equipment commonly used by in- firmed seniors following dis- charge from the hospital. • Norma Pierce, a student at the Univ~n1ity of San Dieg, School of Law, has won second prize in the American Judges As- sociation's 30th-anniversary es say contest for her paper "Wil Alternative Dispute Resolutiom Withstand the Impact of Judicia Excess?" She received a priz, and commemorative certificate and was presented by associatio1 member Judge George Crawfor, of San Diego with another certil icate designed for display in th law school. Pierce is a graduate c Western High School and th University of Nevada, Reno. l!I At the recent City of La Vegas council meeting servi, awards for longevity were pr, senled to approximately 159 en ployees. At the pre-council mee ing, employees who received 31 year pins were Municipal Cou presiding Judge Seymore Brow Melvin Lowell from fire servic and Bill Jackson from publ works. In addition, 12 employe were recognized for 25 years service, eight were honored for years, 31 for 15 years, 20 for years and 86 for five years.

national publication, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Free is a third year student in optome- try. Campus committees nomi- nate students to the national or- ganization for listing in the book of outstanding leaders. Selection is based on academic achieve- ment, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular ac- tivities and potential for contin- ued success. • The Nevada Association of Counties has selected its 1990 officers. They are: Jay Bingham, Clark County, president; Ernie Hall, Elko County, first vice pres- ident; John Lampros, White Pine County, second vice presi- dent; Larry Beck, Washoe Coun- ty, third vice president; Gene McDowell, Washoe County, past president; Thalia Dondero, Clark County, NACo representative; Barbara Cook, Douglas County, WIR representative; and Don Cumml11gs, Lyon County, WIR alternate. • The Southwest Rotary Club -ently donated medical equip-

Custer the honor of being the "top giver" on the police force. A 17-year veteran of the force, Custer also is active with a local Boy Scout troop in the Gerson Park area, the Southern Nevada Substance Abuse Council and the Southern Nevada task force on the homeless. "I believe in the kids,'' Custer said. He said he is particularly inter- ested in helping charities de- signed for children and the home- less, as well as hospices. • Security Pacific Bank Ne- vad11's sponsorship of the recent Up With People Concert in Las Vegas net'ted $4,000 to Opportu- nity Village. The Up With People cast was involved in numerous community activities while in Las. Vegas including visits to the Sign Design Theatre Company, Opportunity Village and Las Ve- gas Dey School. • James McKeon of Las Ve- 'gas has recently retired. He taught the hearing-impaired for • Tracy Lynn Free of Las Ve- gas is among 14 students in the Pacific University College of Op- toTl'ietry selected for listing in the the past 35 years. ; . 7 <,

Rene Oermanler/Rev,ew-Journal Steve Cu ter is department's "top giver" to charity campaign. Police officer gives to United Way in big way L as Vrl(an 8teve Custer helps hiM community in more way thnn one. County Sheriff John Moran for the significant donation - $100 a month - he makes to the charity organization.

In addition to being an officer on lhe Metropolitan Police force, u ter also i kn wn for his large contrihutioM to the United Way. I II fact, Custer waM recently honored by the United Way of Southern Nev11da and by Clark

For his contributions Custer has been inducted as a member of United Way's Paladin Society, which recognizes people who do- nate $1,000 or more annually. His contributions also earned Please see NEWS/SC •h

it> .J r.,,-,--'rhent to University Medical Cen- ter's Silver Advantage Network, a program for seniors. The dona- tion of $2,000 in equipment in- eluded a wheelchair, canes, walk-