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By Don Norcross Tribune Sportswriter 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~l ~ct like a bunch of bi ughes, ~!d Padgett, 65, a San Dieg~ State political science professor. Tom Larson, ~n English professor at USJ2, has a different view of ath- letes. "~ th l~tes are very disciplined peo- ple: sa1.d Larson. "When you say the Jobs gomg to be bard and that you have to do this much work they say 'OK. I understand that.' It'; the othe~ peolinpl~ who don't have any disci- p e. Instructors' thoughts about ath- letes are as diverse as the athletes themselves. Some instructors like w~;king ,with athletes. Others don't. . I don t w,~nt _to have any athletes my class, said a San Diego State mstructor who wtshed to remain ~nonymous. "My profession is teach- ing, so I have nothing to do with sports, although I like watching the games." '.J'he .anon~ous SDSU instructor said ~IS mam complaint with ath- letes lS that they frequently miss class. Whi~e Padgett was critical of ath- letes ge~eral, he said there are exceptions: Aguy like Tory Nixon (a San FranclSco 49ers defensive back) for example. You would never bav~ known played football," sa'd Padgett. I ~rio Mitchell, who just complet- ed_ his football eligibility last fall sa1~ some professors are prejudiced ag~mst athletes. Mitchell said he was trying to crash a political science class w~en the instructor said, "I re- ally don t get along with the two big s~rts here on campus. For my best interests, if you're (~ athlete) trying to crash, I'm not gomg to let you in. U 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 m the class if he proved that he had a particular minimum score on

Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. Hunt and Scherman play for Cal ... USD's men beat Texas A&M, 5-1, in their hnal match of the Corpus Christi College Team Championships. The Toreros, 2-2 in the tournament, finished ninth in the field of 24. Clemson and Texas Christian play today for the team title. USO ho. ts Navy tomorrow at 1. Women'• golf - Allison Shapcott of USIU set a tournament record in winning the Josten's/Patty Sheehan Invitational in Monterey. Shapcott shot a final-round 74 on the par-72 Fort Ord-Bayonet course to finish the 54-hole tournament with a record 3-over 219 The old mark (221) was shared by three, including former USIU player Laurette Mar• itz. USIU shot 936 to finish eighth in the 15-team field. Texas won the

th he relin• quishcd the $60 paid entry into the California Queens Tournament, which went to Hardmg, because she would be on lour at that time. Hard• in woa $195 for second Ma h n's last three game y t rday were 234, 224 and 234 for a 92. Sh won the la t two after drop- ping t e first to Debbie Ayers, who bowl a 241. Ayers finished third. Macph rson averaged 228 for eight gam y terday after bowling 263 nd 2 in arly match . Ten i• - Robert Van't Hof and Doug I r of Angeles defeated Woody Hunt nd Ted Scherman of B rk I 6-4, 7•5, 1-6, 6-3 to wm the 100th nnual Pacific Coast Men's T nnis Doubt Championship at La san D1 go Cla ic

the Scholastic Aptitude Test "That (the SAT) was t~o years ag~," said Mitchell. "How was I gomg to find that?" He decided not to crash the class. Denn 15 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. "Being in a sport is so demanding that if they have a priority it's usual• Y th e sport," said Saccuzzo. " t's !11°re devastating not to do their best 10 the sport." .Gene Lampke, chairman of San Diego S_tate's. Recreation Depart- ment, said he is willing to give ath• letes flexibility because of their trav- el schedules. "A st~de~,t-athlete never gets out of_anytbmg, said Lampke. "But they l m1,fht be accommodated different• y. • Lampke said be feels athletes work hard 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 generalizatio~ he had about athletes is that "occasion- a!ly you get an athlete who is really gifted _and because they're gifted they thmk they ought to get special treatment. By special treatment they mean you're not going to be tough on them." ~rson, th e USD En&lisb professor said be has ' come across studen~ who put what he consider_ed t much time toward athletics 00 "I've had some crazy sto;ies from studen~ who would tell me they coul~ t come to my office hour in the middle of the day. I'd say 'Wb ?' :°d th ey'd say, 'I have golf pract~ rom 2 to 5 every day.' And I'd 'Well, :,vhy did you come to cone:;: Even if _you are a good golfer ~t som~ pomt you're going to need all the m~ellectual and social skills you learn mcollege." The Rev. Joseph McDonnell a the- ology professor at ~id h~ finds athletes more inspife

BaHball - J.J. Fisher allowed four hits and struck out 14 in UCSD's 6-1 victory over visiting Philadelphia Textile. Fisher (1-0) allowed two walks. For the Tritons (8--4), center fielder Gary Fessia was 2-for-2 with a bases-empty home run and desig- nated hitter Karl Friedl was 2-for--4. UCSD, ranked moth in Division Ill, •plays a double-header at Claremont College tomorrow. Division ll Phila- delphia Textile is 0-1. Volleyball - The Soviet Union de- feated the U.S. women's national team, 15-10, 15-4, 15·11, in Toledo, Ohio. Caren Kemner had 22 kills for the United States, which trails in the five-match series, 3--0. The series resumes today mKalamazoo, Mich.

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THE ~AMES: USD professors Joh~ Mman and Grant Morris (actmg d~an ?f t~e law school) fly to. San _Diego s sister city of Yen- ta1, Chm~, in.May to teach a sum- m_er session 10 American law.... ~ick Tutt, the engineer who de• signed the air-conditioning sys- te1:1 at !he Sydney Opera House, retired m La Jolla 15 years ago. For fun, he took a couple of art classes. Then friends asked to ~uy his sculptures. On Friday, his fir 5t . show opens at the Retros- pective Gallery. . . . Medical di- rector Victor J. DePratti will be h~nored on March 22 by San ~iego Blood Bank directors. It's his 20th year in the job. D~L GRANDE: A major ex• pans1on of Hotel del Coronado is planned. Though no proposal has been submitted to the city of Coronado,. a council committee ~as met with hotel officers. "We'd hke to have some agreement by the ~nd of the year," says the hotel s Scott Anderson, who pro- P?~es 250 more rooms, 20,000 ad- ditional square feet of meeting space, a health spa, more parking and two restaurants. Some of the n~w g~est rooms would be in a Victor!a~-style structure south of the exJStmg towers, which are to be remodeled in Victorian style. Other guest rooms and meeting spac~ would rise from the west parkmg lot. The old brick power house/ laundry would become a restaurant. Alison DaRo,a ..,;,,. w; 7 Neil Morgan colum,a.

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P. C. B F.st. 1888 /.: Lavvyers vva·nt a civil court The Wall Street 21.f ( M ISS MANNERS will be thrilled. Some leading members of the California State Bar have con- cluded that lawyers are too rude and t:11ey are doing something about 1t. 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 s;me 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 f?r them to show up in court on time and be prepared when they get there. . Lawyers often forget such things m _th_e heat of battle, iays Patricia Phillip~, a member of the bar's goverrung board and the idea's big- g~st .booster. She thinks the code will llllJ:?~Ove the profession's image :IDd.facilitate the administration of Justice. Moreover she maintains "I've ~e".er seen combative law'. yer wm Just because be 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 San Diego 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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1 Te~tjfr}.op.y continues in murder trial sAN'ofEtCY (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. '.fhe testi~ony by Dr. Da~id Katsuyama came during the tnal. of David Lucas, whr 1s charged with six killings , in- clu~g the 1984 slaying of Swanke. All of the victims bad their throats cut. The ~y of Swanke, an honor student at the University of San Diego, wa.s found in a remote area of SpringValley. '"KatStry-ama 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 us~d 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 1 , 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.

p dill went on an extended run, i tance, for the ccond time Midway through the first half, USO ent dry or four minutes while th Waves rolled off 12 straight. Ta e away those nme mmutes, and USD outscored the Wav •69-47. Still, the Toreros had their chances late Th y tra1 l d, 70-67, with SO sec· n left hen emor guard Efrem nard ( 1 l)21Dt I m1 ed a JUm~ 13· in th

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Jltl,11 ', . . . / HONORED - Candi~aver• ria a 5-foot-8 juolQP from Cirino who was USD's To scorer and rebounder, has been naured to the All-WCAC women's basketball team. Echeverria averaged 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds a game. Sophomore center Rochelle Lightner of USD received honorable mention. Lightner averaged 9.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. Her WCAC field-goal percentage of .586 topped the conference. USD's Lynda Jones, a 6-2 ce11ter from Mt. Cannel High, made the All- Freshman team. Jones averaged 6. points and 4.3 rebounds. I'. C. B F.,r. 1888 /

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V Ethics in journalism 'f to be debated at~ ALCALA P RK - c on-camera arr t of m,,n on a lo al t levis,on new bro dca t has prompted the organization of rn clia pan I to debate ethi in JOUrn III on March 9, 7;30 p.m,, in the Univer uy Center, Umvers y of San Diego. Pandi t includ Channel 10 news anchor Michael Tuck; Sig Mikelson , former pre 1d nt of CRS network new · Deni Carab t, , an /Ji,go Union 1stan; m n<1ge1 for pons and financial n ws ; Cliff I b rt , KFM B radio new dirt'cto r; nd U. D philosophy profes ,r Dennis Roh tyn 'J h1, r,vent, !O(al ch,1pt r of Th o 1ety of Profe ton al Journilh and the SD ew Burt au i fr and open to th public. ' for further 111fo1111at1on call 200-4682.

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olitical scientist dean of arts, sciences ALCALA PARK - After a yearlong nationside search, the University of San Diego named Patrick Drinan, a political science professor at USO, dean of fae College of Arts and Sciences. ;z °}5'::> / Currentlv on sabbatical , the 44-ycar-old / native of Uiinois is scheduled to begin his new duties this summer. When he assumes his role as dean, Drinan plans to tackle the challenges of securingquality implementation ofthe new general education program and retaining and recrmting highly qualified faculty. "Maintaining the adaptability and vitalit y of our demanding general education program is a task requiring innovative teaching and solid academic advising," Drinan said.

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