News Scrapbook 1981-1982

APPING about SPORTS Robert A. Poulsen , Sports Editor

ALPINE SUN MAR , l 1982

VOICE NEWS MAR 1 O 1982

Smith named on law school board

1s on the Legislative Committee of the Escon- d I do l nified School Board. He received his un- dergraduate degree from the University of Washington and his Masters m Business Ad- ministration from Seat- tle City College. He's a doctoral candidate at California Western University. Smith is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in San Diego. He lives with his wife Theodosia and their two children Dawn, 16, and Michael, 15.

llni\ersity of San Diego Law School. The mem- bership is comprised of lawyers, judges, alumni, educators and other distmguished visitors. Smith was recenlly ap- pointed as a board mem- ber on the San Diego chapter of Occupational Industrialization Cen- ters ofAmerica (OICJ. He serves as an alternate member on the San Diego County Private In- dustry Council (PIC) and

Jim Smith, division claim manager with the San Diego Region of Allstate Insurance Com- pany, has been ap- pointed to the University of San Diego Law School Board of Visitors. The Board of Visitors is an advisory group for- med to serve as a two- way channcl of com- munication between the practicmg bar and im- portant segments of the community and the

l gant courtroom on Uie top floor of the o Sd10ol of Law was filled with eager

1"1v • p •,,kl•rs, from a lawyer-agent lo a non-lawyer agent to , club prcs11knt to unoth1•r ug •nt were brought in by the ll 'I> l.(lhor-Manag<:'nlt'nl Hclations Center lo t.llk about the big bu. 111 of ·ports They ulso probably dash d the hopes f th• y oun luwycr -to-be. •A l w yer lmuld ht• m prucllce a few year · before he at- t mpl to r •pre nl 1111 athlete," warned Ron Mix, himself b th, former pro football pluyer and now an attorney. "Wh 11 ynu go III lo d al w1lh som on like Gene Klein, you 1r d ahng with a p rson who started with nolhmg and built up one of th• b1 •gesl emnpames m lhe country You've got to know wh,,t you r · d0111g lx•r,1u. he docs." "You've gnt to learn negollatm!(. kills," echoed Roy Bell, a p rtn r 111 Al>A Fmanc1al, ·1 company wh1rh r pre ents bo 1I " of the top pru t •run 11thlctcs III the country. ml you don't get tho ·c in law chool " . • Yon have to reniernt r th per ·onahlle you are dealing with lo t Utl tes come from brok n horn and absolute poverty s colic <:' stud nt to become the novea~ rich. You h.i~ t relate lo that anti 1t takes t11ne and experience. . "We (lon't repre cnt rookie becaus they are tough. We ,re not 0111 • to g1v them lonns and buy them cars to get th •1r bu in s " Th n· 1 no rule th t ,1 player agent must be a lawyer and 1-'r1111• Wright · r ,nncr Charger, has taken advantage of that anti built hun 1£ u bu rn s of representing players and get- tin, the best d al for them. • Pl 1ycrs don't know what th ·y arc worth," he said, "and th y would pl.iy fur nothmg. Hut I et the market for my pl y rs. " got1.. t1 n can be mouth. There doesn't have to be a quahhlc" Uut no matter who rcpres nL~ a plnyer, all the ·peakers S t11rd,1y 1•r !l h honld have someone as an agen1;_ . 'Th r I too mud1 of u rm. mulch 111 negollating, said M1. . 'The pl.iycr wants to sign too much and for many years pl 1} r played for too httl •."

Ga~ "dorse will receive $250 as second prize for an article which she wrote for a national competition. The article will be printed in the first issue of the American Journal of Tax ; Policy. 1 Local law student awarded cash in national ,·ontest

Gail Morse of Alpine recently took second place in a nationa~ law student writing contest, and will receive a $250 award. Her winning article was one which she had written during 1981 for the San Diego Law Journal. a pub- lication representing legal research by law students at University of San Diego. When, due to space, the article was not printed in that .J)ublication, her pro• fessor suggested she sub-

mit the American Collegi, of Tax Counsl•l's Fir t. Annual Stud<'ot Writ• mg Contest, It was submitted in Oc- tober of 1981, and she received the news that it was awarded second place and her article will be printed in the first issue of The American Journal of Tax Policy. Mors ii; a third year law student at the University of San Diego, and will graduate in May. --~~·---- it to

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l'agt• H HANCIIO BEHNARIX) JOURNAL. March 18, 1982

Page 5 March 19, 1982 La Prensa San Diego U.S.D. MECHA holds Car show

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March was well attended . Americans Bu icks, Chevro- lets and Fords were evident throughout the show.

M.E.C.H.A. to ind ividual car owners in the various categories. The show which was held the first week of

for the interest and benefit of students and visitors at U.S.D. Trophies were awarded by

dustry, members of the local Low Rider car clubs showed off their hand customized American cars In- ----~---------

Showing once again that Chicanos are the biggest and best supporters of the American Automobile