News Scrapbook 1989

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By Don Norcross Tribune Sport,;wnter V I. CE PADGETT can spot the athletes. They sit in the back of the class, nudge each other, laugh and don't interact with the rest of the class. "'.}'h~y act like a bunch of big uglies, said Padgett, 65, a San Diego State political science professor. Tom Larson, an English professor at U has a different view of ath- letes. "Athletes are very disciplined peo- ple:" sai_d Larson. "When you say the Jobs gomg to be hard and that you have to do this much work they say 'OK. I understand that.' It; the othe~ people who don't have any disci- pline." Instructors' thoughts about ath- letes are as diverse as the athletes themselves Some instructors like working with athletes. Others don't. . "I don't want to have any athletes ~n my class," said a San Diego State mstructor who W1Shed to remain ~nonyrnous. "My profession IS teach- mg. so I have nothing to do with sports, although I like watchmg the games." The anonymous SDSU instructor said his main complaint with ath- letes is that they frequently miss class. While Padgett was critical of ath- letes in general, he said there are exceptions,- "A guy like Tory Nixon (a San Franc1SC0 49ers defensive back) for example. You would never hav~ nown Tory played footbal~" said Padgett. M~rio Mitchell, who just complet- ed his football eligibility last fall, sai~ some profe550rs are prejudiced agamst athletes. Mitchell said he was trying to crash a political science class when the instructor said "I re- ally don't get along with the t:.Vo big sports here on campus. "For my best interests, if you're (~ athlete) trying to crash, rm not gomg to let you in. If you are in the class, and won't be _able to show up (because of athletics), you might want to drop." After Mitchell asked the instructor why_ he was stereotyping athletes, the mstructor told Mitchell he could be in the class if he proved that he had a particular minimum score on

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the Scholastic Aptitude Test. "That (the SAT) was two years ago," said Mitchell. "How was I going to find that?" He decided not to crash the class. De,mis Saccuzzo, a San Diego State psychology instructor, said athletes are as motivated as other students but because of their sport they fre~ quently don't put as much time toward their classes as other stu- dents. "~mg in a sport is so demanding that 1f they have a priority it's usual- ly the sport," said Saccuzzo. "It's more devastating not to do their best in the sport." Gene Lampke, chairman of San Diego State's Recreation Depart- ment, said he is willing to give ath- letes flexibility because of their trav- el schedules. "A student-athlete never gets out of anything," said Lampke. "But they might be accommodated different- ly." Lampke said he feels athletes work bard in class, want to earn good grades and don't use their sport as an excuse for not doing well in class. He said the only generalization he had about athletes is that "occasion- ally you get an athlete who is really gifted and because they're gifted they think they ought to·get special treatment By special treatment they mean you're not going to be a; tough on them." Larson, the USO~ professor said he has •come across studen~ ho put what he considered. too much time toward athletics. "I've had some crazy stories from students who would tell me they couldn't come to my office hour in the middle of the day. I'd say, 'Why?' and they'd say, 'I have golf practice from 2 to 5 every day.' And I'd say 'Well, why did you come to college?: Even if _you are a good golfer, ~t som~ powt you're going to need all the mtellectual and social skills you learn in college." The Rev. Joseph McDonnell, a the- ology professor at USD, said he finds athletes more inspired than other students. "If a number of our under- gra~ua tes could be as highly motivated as some of our athletes ~at would be excellent,'' he said'. 'But that is just not so."

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THE NAMES: USD pro[essors John Minan and Grant Morris (acting dean of the law school) fly to San Diego's sister city of Yen- tai, China, in May to teach a sum- mer session in American law.... Dick Tutt, the engineer who de- signed the air-conditioning sys- tem at the Sydney Opera House retired in La Jolla 15 years ago'. For fun, he took a couple of art classes. Then friends asked to buy his sculptures. On Friday his first show opens at the Ret~os- pective Gallery. . . . Medical di- rector Victor J. DePratti will be h~nored on March 22 by San Diego Blood Bank directors. It's his 20th year in the job. D~L GRANDE: A major ex- pansion of Hotel de! Coronado is planned. Though no proposal has been submitted to the city of Coronado, a council committee has met with hotel officers. "We'd like to have some agreement by the end of the year," says the hotel's Scott Anderson, who pro- poses 250 more rooms, 20 000 ad- ditional square feet of ~eeting space, a health spa, more parking and two restaurants. Some of the new guest rooms would be in a Victorian-style structure south of the existing towers, which are to be remodeled in Victorian style. Other guest rooms and meeting space would rise from the west parking lot. The old brick power house/laundry would become a restaurant. AlisoD DaRosa assists wi7b tbe Neil Morgll11 colump. - -

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have forced overume. The first was long Th oth rs were blocked P pperdme (19-11), the tourna- ments cond ccd, advanced to to- mghl' m1fmals again t Loyola Marymount (18 10) Top- ed d t. ary's (25-3) meets anta Clara in h other mifmal Santa Clara d feated U F la t night, 69 64 for th Tor ros, they hopped the n xt flight home nursmg the hurt of a cond trmght forgettable season At th, hm two years ago, they were puttmg the fml hing touch on a 24 6 r ord and pr parmg for the NCAA Tournament. Thi USO t am flnt hed 8-20. Last son, 11-17 "I kn w this w gomg to be a tough year," said Egan, who had only on Jumor and two emors "We lo t a lot of clo e gam , and maybe 1t was a ilttl bit tough r th n I thought But the cone 100 for th sea on I that the k1 hung m there

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P. C. B F.st. 1888 /".: Lawyers vva·nt a civil court The Wall Street Jiiif ( M ISS MANNERS will be thrilled_ Some leading members of the California State Bar have con- cluded that lawyers are too rude, and they are doing something about it. The bar's governing board is considering adopting a "Code of Professional Courtesy," a sort of golden rule for the legal profession that proponents hope will usher in a new era of civility among the state's 115,000 lawyers. If backers have their way, many lawyers will have to make some big behavioral changes. According to the proposed code, lawyers will have to "treat other lawyers with respect" and must "never take cheap shots." The code also calls for them to show up In court on time and be prepared when they get there. Lawyers often forget such things in the heat of battle, $3YS Patricia Phillips, a member of the bar's governing board and the idea's big- gest booster. She thinks the code will improve the profession's image and facilitate the administration of justice. Moreover, she maintains, "I've never seen a combative law- yer \\in just because he was com- bative." Perhaps, but some lawyers are already treating the idea rudely. Many think misbehavior is already covered by normal disciplinary rules. Others think the rules would be impossible to enforce. Still others find it a little unrealistic. "Anyone who would not have those basic courtesies imbued in them by the time they were 25 years old and a lawyer isn't _going to have them just because the bar suggests it," says Duncan Barr, a San Francisco defense lawyer. He says the bar might as well adopt rules "telling us that we should wash our hands after going to the bathroom." Those behind the idea think the bar can use all the help it can get. Robert Fellmeth, a University of S.ilLl)iego law professor and an expert on lawyers' disciplinary matters, says he'd vote for the code, "But I do not expect to be receiving flowers from my colleagues at the bar."

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P. C. 8 I8U Te~tjflJ.opy continues in murder trial sARo'IEtCY(AP) - The pathologist who perf rmed the autopsy on murder victim Ann Swanke testified Wednesday that a relatively heavy and long blade was used to slash her neck. The testimony by Dr. David Katsuyama came during the trial of David Lucas, whr is charged with six killings, in- cluding the 1984 slaying of Swanke. All of the victims had their throats cut. The body of Swanke, an honor student at the University of San Diego, was found in a remote area of Spring Valley ~a said the severe neck wound caused Swanke's death. He also testified that a "relatively heavy, thick, long blade, three to four inches in length" was used in the at- tack. Lucas, 33, of Spring Valley is accused of murdering Swanke after she ran out of gas in La Mesa on November 19, 1984. Her body was found five days later on November 24. Lucas is also charged in the murders of five others be- tween 1979 and 1984 The trial will be in recess until March 13. ------- ---- F.sr

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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,064)

.Jl/k,.'• .. . ,; HONORED - Candi~aver- . a 5-foot-8 junigp from rltino who was USD's to scorer and rebounder has been uanred to the All-WCAC' women's basketba~ team. Echeverria averaged 13.9 points and 65rebounds a game. . Sophomore center Rochelle L' htner of USO received honorable m~ntion. Lightner averaged 9.4 points an 5.6 rebounds. Her WCAC field-goal percentage of .586 topped the conference. _______ ..,.. P. C. 8 far 1888 /

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olitical scientist dean of arts, sciences ALCALA PARK - After a yearlong nationside search, the University of. ~an Diego named Patrick Drinan, a pohucal science professor at USD, dean ofi51e College of Arts and Sciences. :;z P/5 Currently on abbatical, the 44-ye,'.r-old ~ ative of Illinois is scheduled to begm his new duties this summer. When he assumes his role as dean, Drinan plans to tackle the challeages of securing quality implementation ofthe n_ew general education progr~ and retammg and recruiting highly qualified faculty. "Maintaining the adaptability and vitality of our demanding gene:al education program is a task requmng innovativ 0 ~ teaching _and solid academ/ advising, Drman said / _

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