U Magazine, Winter 1986

Alcala Park The Torero back-up center sees life from a different perspective

Mario Coronado

Help for learning problems Elementary through high school age students who are experiencing learning problems in math, reading, study skills, problem so lving and writing now can receive a helping hand from the School of Education's new Learning Center. Beginning September 1, the center offers individualized programs tailored to identify and plan remedial strategies for students from public and private schools who are experiencing learning problems, according to Dr. Jerome Am– mer, the center's program coordinator and director of the School of Educa– tion's Division of Special and Gifted Education. The center can thoroughly evaluate a student's various skills through a series of diagnostic tests, Dr. Ammer says. The completed profile will be d iscussed with the student's parents and will be made available to the student's school upon request. With the guidance and s u pervision of the cen ter's cli nician, Virginia Wagne r, and a USD School of Edu cation professor, an intern graduate student then will develop an individualized remedial program. While some students will receive direct hands-on assistance at the Learning Center, the thrust of the improvement p lan , Dr. Ammer points out, will be recommendations for improving the student's academic performance in his or her home school. Dr. Ammer says difficulties in reading are the most frequent prob lem students experience. "Second is a general lack of skills students need to go on to college or to run the family business. Parents don't recognize this problem until the student is in junior high or ente ring high school."

More to life than basket ball by Ted Gosen

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Soccer (8-11-2) Final results

Four years ago high school basketball star Mario Coronado enrolled at USD. He viewed success as 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. Today, the Torero back-up center sees life from a different perspective. Spending a lot of time on the bench can do that to a person. "When I first came to USD," Coronado readily admits, "my main drive was basketball. Now I really feel and believe that academics is probably one of the most important things that college athletics has to offer to athletes." Although his college career basketball statistics may not be the stuff of which professional careers are launched, (64 pts., 4 7 rebounds before this season) Coronado has been a success story in the classroom. A two-time selection to the All-West Coast Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete Team, he will graduate with a computer science degree. This past summer, with the help of USD head coach Hank Egan, Coronado completed an internship with the Cubic Corporation. "The internship was a great opportunity for me," he says. " I met a lot of good people and I learned a great deal about the industry." Coronado knows well his role on this year's team. "I just hope to contribute by doing what is expected of me and by giving it my all. Off the court, I want the players to see me as a well-rounded individual, one they can look to for support." Of course he wouldn't mind concluding his senior season by repeating his sophomore year experience, when he helped USD win the WCAC and reach the NCAA post– season tourney. But even if the Toreros don' t, it won't be the end of the world. Coronado has learned a lot about perspective the past four years.

USO 1, CSU Fullerton 0 USO 3, Santa Clara 1

USO 1, St. Mary's 0 USO 6, Point Loma 0 USO 5, Loyola Marymount 1 USIU 1, USO 0 USO 1, Mesa College O CSU Los Angeles 1, USO 0 USO 3, UC Irvine 2 UNLV 4, USO 3 UCLA 1, USO 0 UC Santa Barbara 2, USO O Portland 5, USO O * Santa Clara 2, USO 1 • San Diego State 1, USO O • West Coast Athletic Conference Tournament USO 10, Pomona Pitzer 7 USO 8, Claremont-Mudd 7 Occidental 27, USO 14 USO 21, La Verne 17 USO 17, Cal Poly Pomona 6 Azusa Pacific 27, USO 14 USO 21, Santa Barbara 7 St. Mary's 21, USO 20 Women's cross country Lori Morgan qualified for NCAA Region 8 championships, finishing 57th. Football (5-5) Final results Whittier 32, USO 8

Women's Volleyball (2-24) Final results

Women's basketball (0-1) Cal Poly Pomona 62, USO 45

Men's basketball (1-1) USO 70, CS Long Beach 63 New Mexico 61, USO 46

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