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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. "They act like a bunch of big uglies," said Padgett, 65, a San Diego State political science professor. Tom Larson, an English professor at USQ.. has a different view of ath- letes. "Athletes are very disciplined peo- ple," said Larson. When you say the job's going 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 my class," said a San Diego State mstructor who wished to remain anonymous. "My profession is teach- ing, so I have nothing to do wilh sports, although I like watching the games." The anonymous SDSU instructor said his main complaint ith 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 Francisco 49ers defensive back), for example. You would never have known o played footbalL" said Padgett M~rio Mitchell, who just complet- ed. his football eligibility last fall, sa1~ some professors 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~o big sports here on campus. "For my best interests, if you're (an athlete) trying to crash I'm not going to let you in. If you a~e in the class, and won't be able to show up (because of athletics), you might want to drop."

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. Dennis 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. "~iog in a sport is so demanding that if 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, chainnan 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 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 generalization 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 as tough on them." !,arson, the USD En&Jisb professor, said he has • come across students 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 'WeU, why did you come to college?: Even if _you are a good golier, at som~ pomt you're going to need all the mtellectual and social skills you learn in college.''

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THE NAMES: USD professors 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 Retros- pective Gallery.... Medical di- rector Victor J. DePratti will be honored on March 22 by San Diego Blood Bank directors. It's his 20th year in the job. DEL GRANDE: A major ex- pansion of Hotel del 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. Alison DaRosa assists wi7-tthe Neil Morgaa colum,a. -------...

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The Rev. Joseph McDonnell, a the- ology professor at~id he finds athletes more inspirea than other students. "If a number of our under- graduates could be as highly motivated as some of our athletes, that would be excellent " he said "But that is just not so.'' ' ·

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la\N\fers 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 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, iays 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 win 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 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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If nothmg e , the Torero offered a l)f'ek into lb future for their seven WCAC o ponen . For most of the nd h If, E an used thre fre h• n a sophomore and a emor nd the nior was not guard D nny Mean , starter on that NCA earn of 1986-87 eans, who verages 33 mmutes and 11 points, played 15 yes erday and scored three I dido t play at all in the first 14 mmu or the second half 'lt wa n t a big thmg with Danny," Egan aid "We were Just gomg with what was workmg," That, perhaps, wa the best news of the afternoon, and of the season What wa workmg, for the most part, did not run out of ebg1b1hty y ter- day

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' Te~tjfl!opy continues in murder trial SA!fi)~{Y(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 Uni~iY of San Diego, was found in a remote area of Spring Valley. 'Xatsttysm.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 l!', 1984. Her body as 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. ------- -- --

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Jllle11'• .. . / HONORED 8 - . ~di~a ria a 5-foot- 1un 1 .2P Chino who was USD's to scorer and rebounder has been uarrred to the All-WCAC' women's basketba~ team. Echeverria averaged 13.9 pomts and 6 5 rebounds a game. . S homore center Rochelle L' ~iner of USD received honorable m~ ntion. Lightner averaged 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds. Her WCA field-goal percentage of .586 topped the conference. - --.........-----! USD's Lynda Jones, a 6-2 cepter from Mt. Carmel High, made the All- Freshman team. Jones averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. P, C, B far. 1888 / f;i;

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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 polmcal science professor at USD, deanc:,'.1 fae College of Arts and Sciences. ;z J!:J? Currently on sabbatical, the 44-ye~r-ol? ~ ative of Illinois is scheduled to begm his new duties this summer. When he assumes his role as dean, Drinan plans to tackle the ~hallenges of securing quality implementation ofth~ n.ew general education progra~ and retammg and recruiting highly qualified faculty , "Maintaming the adaptability and vitality of our demanding gen.e:al education program is a tas.k requ1rmg innovative teaching .and sohd academ1/ advising," Drman said. /___ _

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