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San Diego, CA. (San Diego Co .) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217 ,089) (Cir. S. 341 ,840) MAY2 7 1989

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are expected to attend. He said his immediate family members will also attend the jubilee Mass he will concelebrate with some 25 prie ts at The Immaculata. Father 1-rench was ordained May 30, 1964, at St. James pro-cathedral in Brooklyn. He served as associate pastor at St. Anselm Church in Brooklyn until 1973 and was an assi tant professor of psychology at Seton Hall University m South Orange, N .J ., from 1969-73. He came to San Diego in 1973 to attend the California School of Profes ional Psychology where he earned a doctoral degree in clinical phychology. In the San Diego diocese, Father French has been the diocesan director of Worldwide Marriage Encounter director of f~ily services at Catholic Co~munity Services and chaplain for the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Presently, he i a psychology instructor at the Univer ity ~f San Diego, visiting prof~s_sor at ~an Diego State University, part1c1pates m the mm1stry to priests program and maintams a clinical practice Father French also assists at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Lakeside. Summarizing his 25 years as a priest, Father French said, "When I was ordained, I thought the priesthood was for me. It's not for me; it's for God's people. God has revealed himself to me over and over again through his people."

burnmg, and was cons1dermg d1sc1- plinary action against the group as well as expanding "sensitivity work- shops" for fraternity leaders and groups. Park officials suspect that the fra- ternity has burned at least four crosses on previous May nights with full moons. Supervising Park Ranger Bob Wohl said rangers have found sever- al burnt crosses over the years. "We were absolutely perplexed and very horrified by these discoveries. Checking back on the crime records, we see a connection now," said Wohl. He happened to be driving by the park at 10 p.m. last Saturday when he saw the blaze. He summoned help and found the tudents, who he said were not drinking. "They kept ask- ing, 'What did we do wrong? This isn't illegal,' " Wohl said. "That was extremely volatile brush up there and they were only a few feet away from the best stand of Torrey Pines probably in the world." No one from the fraternity could be reached for comment on the let- ter; USD completed its spring term a week ago. At San Diego State, which has a Sigma Chi chapter, fraternity adviser Doug Case said the national Sigma Chi office called him yester- day to assure him that they have nothing in their rituals that man- dates cross-burning. Case said he was told the fraternity periodically sends directives to chapters advising them not to burn crosses.

AUniversit of San Diego fraterni- ty has apologiz r 1 egally burn- ing a 10-foot cross at Torrey Pines State Reserve last Saturday night. Authorities said they plan to prose- cute at least two of the 29 men they caught burning the gasoline-soaked cross on a bluff overlooking the beach - in the midst of one of the few groves of Torrey Pines in the world. The apology letter is unsigned, and was sent to the media yesterday from Sigma Chi, Theta Lambda Chapter. "We now realize that to the public this event can be perceived in differ- ent ways and we have no intention of ever using 1t again," the letter states. In the letter, Sigma Chi admits sneaking into the Torrey Pines re- serve after it closed and burning the cross as part of a secret initiation rite for new members. There was a full moon that night. "The event was meant to inspire our new initiates. Obviously, the fiery cross ... was not a good choice and we regret our actions," the letter states. The fraternity maintains that the cross was not meant to be Satanic, nor a copy of the Ku Klux Klan's century-old racist bate ritual. The practice relates to a Sigma Chi leg- end "rooted in a vision by Roman emperor Constantine" who converted to Christianity in the third century. USD officials had immediately

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Father Owen Mullen _cad rny of We t1x11nt, trnvt·ling 10, cw 'I ork very umnwr fo1 om· month 10 work with th in om111~ fr hmen. I· ath r Mullen s id he· ha always liked working with yo ng people "I felt It wa my num try. I have found ex reme lullillmcnt in wh t I'm domg," he ,:ud. I· th r hcnch will 111 rk his Jubilee with a Ma , rec ptlon and dinner in his

native Brooklyn, • . Y , on May 28 and in an Diego June 4 Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Sullivan of Brooklyn will preside at Father French's anniv rsary Mass to be celebrated at St. Thomas More Church in Brooklyn. Some 10 priest will concelebrate this liturgy, the jubilarian said, adding his mother, b~ther, four si ters, nieces and nephews

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Klein urged the graduating students to "take an active interest in the world ahead." "We need your youthful ideas and approach to be intertwined with older voices of experience," he said. He also urged them to continue their volunteer efforts, which include food and gift drives, house building, senior citizen outreach, special olympics, and tutoring. Klein asked the tudent~ to especially focus volunteer efforts on the "crusade against illiteracy." "As volunteers, you can turn the tide and make the nineties grow brighter for all," he said . In the closing remarks and b<:nediction, Bishop Leo T. Maher said, " ... with the ' help of philosophical and theological reflection, you are elevated in spirit to an awareness of the values which enrich human life with dignity and meaning." Earlier that day, some 270 graduate degrees were conferred upon students of the Art~ and Sciences, Business, Education and Nursing departments. Jeanne Quint Benoliel, University of Washington ursing professor, received the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. The USD School of Law honored Colin Wied, president, State Bar of California, and Archibold Cox, professor emeritus, Harvard Law School, who was unable to accept his honorary degree because of illness, with Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees at its 32nd annual graduation exercises May 20. Wied welcomed the 366 graduates to a "noble profession," noting that they will join some 120,000 lawyers in the state of California. "Law is a profession. Its goal is to serve the client and the attainment of • justice," he said. Justice is attained through professionalism, he explained, and to be professional is to have respect for the opposing party, the court and the client./

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San Diego, CA. (San Diego C~.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) MAY 2 6 1989

CLASS OF '89 - Carolyn Burk was one of some 820 Uni- r lty of S n DI go und rgraduate students to participate Photo by llob«l 9,.,nott In the 36th annual commencement services held May 21 at the Torero Stadium. USD president praises graduates By a outhun Cron May 21, USD Pre 1dent Author E Hugh s praised the Cla of I 989 for est blish1ng a schohrsh1p program for than ago. Her father's death made her more a"a1 of and appreciative of the

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present. "It's important to focus on the present and humanistic values," she said. Herbert Klein, editor-in-chief and vice president of Copley newspapers, received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

the university Recipient criteria has not yet be n detenmned. Curremly there 1 $15,000 in the fund , aled ictorian olette Clark, who maintained a 4.0 grade point average, attnhuted much of her academic succe to her father, who died of cancer a little over a year Undergraduate

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NCAA Division III National Champi- onships at Naperville, Ill. Shannon Quigley (145 feet, 1 inch) and Rachel Beerman (131-2) qualified in the women's discus, and Andrea Kouremetis (12.26 seconds) in the 100 meters. Michelle Conlay (10,000 me- ters), Marc Lawler (pole vault) and Scott Sargeant (hammer) qualified Wednesday. The championships con- tinue today and tomorrow .. . Point Lorna Nazarene's Tommy Anderberg ·threw a personal-best 216-6 to win the javelin after the first of three days at the NAIA Track Championships at Azusa Pacific. An- derberg, rated No. 1 nationally, earns II- me i s atus. Events begin today at 8:30 a.m.... PLNC's Dan Raatjes (high jump), Peter Stahl (200 meters), Peter Johansson (400} and Krister Anders- son (800) were named to the NAIA Academic All-America team by the NAIA Track Coaches Association .. The annual San Diego TAC cham- pionships, originally scheduled for 1 p.rn. today at Balboa Stadium, have been changed to Southwestern Col- lege at 3p.m. The meet is open to the public. Registration is from 2 to 6 p.m. Cost is $3 per event. Charger• aigning - The Charg- ers announced the signing of free- agent defensive end Bob Buczkowski. A first-round pick by the Raiders in 1986, Buczkowski has been hampered by mjuries. He missed the 1986 sea- son with a back injury and most of 1987 with hepatitis. Buczkowski, 25, was released by the Raiders last year. Prep aignlng - Senior right-hand• er Byron Klemaske of top-ranked Mt. Carmel has signed a scholarship agreement with Nevada-Reno . Klemaske (14•1) was voted the Palo- mar League player of the year by the league coaches.

USD's Jose Luis Noriega beat Pat Crow of Long Beach State 6-4, 6-2 yesterday in the second round of the NCAA Men's Individual Tennis Championships at Athens, Ga. "(Noriega)· kept him off-balance and outplayed him from the backcourt," USD coach Ed Collins said by phone from Athens. "Jose's confident and he's fit." Collins emphasized fitness. "It's 90 degrees and humid," he said, "but t11~t shouldn't be a factor for Jose." 1'iodega, ranked 24th nationally, will face :Tr Irvine's Trevor Kro- nemann today at the University of Georgia courts. Kronemann, a junior f m Branden la., is ran 13th. Noriega, a freshman .from Lima, Peru, has lost one singles match all season. Golf - UCSD's Devon Thomas shot a 2-under-par 70 and is in a three-way tie for second at 221 in the medalist competition going into today's final round of the NCAA Men's Division III Championships in Panora, Iowa. Mark Hutchinson of Cal State Stanislaus leads at 216. At 221 with Thomas are Dan Wyatt of Ohio Wesleyan and Joe McCormick of Cal State Stanislaus. Stanislaus leads the team competition at 890. UCSD is eighth at 929. Final-round play begins today at 7 a.m. PDT •.. USIU's Paul McGinley shot a 75 and San Diego State's Tim Todd a 76 in the first round of the NCAA Men's West Region tournament in El Paso Allison Shapcott of USIU shot a l- over-par 74 and is 10th at 150 after two rounds of the NCAA Women's Di- vision I Championships at Stanford.

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Diocesan Advisory Board for Women's Concerns has added a new member, Alma Aguilar Aguilar has a bachelor's and master of ans d gr e in international relations from the Un1versityof an Die . Shehasraught at out western o ege, Chula Vista, and Marian High chool, Imperial Beach . Curr ntly, she is adult education coordinator at St. Charles parish, Imperial Beach . Since 1986, she has served on the Hispanic Advi ory Committee for Congre sman Jim Bates. She has also p rticipared m various symposiums at the Univenuy of California, San Diego. The Diocesan Advisory Board for Women' Concern serves as an advisory group to Bishop Leo T . Maher on ways of further integrating women into the ministry of the d iocese Aguilar said . he hopes to make a s1g111fic,mt contribution 10 the group, addmg that h will utilize her bilingual and b1cultu1 al background . Mary Bixby, chairperson of the committ e, aid A~ilar will ass1 t m 2 - outhern Cross, May 25, 1989

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Alma Aguilar set11ng up a parish council-based communications network throughout the diocese and help form objectives for the group .. Aguilar will also serve as a liaison between parish contact persons and the commtttee. Bixb) said the committee fell Aguilar would be a st rong addition because of her mvol"ement with the women's pascoral and her experience in dealing with women's ,ssue , and H.spa111c concern

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