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By Jennlier Smith
Staff Writer

to a list oflaws, according to Hyland.

“We have no authority to rule the student body,
but this was designed to encourage collaboration and
unity,” said Hyland.

Many of the college deans are concerned with a
possible attachment to Christian

Campus unity and togetherness was the focus of
the Student Organization Assembly meeting last
night in the Student Center.

 

 

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bly is currently in the process of Komcklln efflflfl the creed.
designing a Campus Creed that will As amember of the UK commu- Since the creed is still in the
express the values and standards of the my Name. early stages of production, mere-
student body as a whole. Vllifolongileaming ly a draft, the SOA would like to
The creed, tentatively named The VAcademlc excellence and hear some feedback from the
Kentuckian Creed, is an “explicit personal Wegmy students.
statement of values,” said SOA presi- VIndIviduaI responsibility and “I think this is a really good
dent Wendy Hyland. sell-empowerment thing. I would love to hear feed-
Several different types of goals, VFreedom a, thought and back from the student body,”
including personal, community, cul- speech Hyland said.
tural and environmental objectives, VHIJIIMI rum and collective One of the main ideas behind
are expressed. responsibility the creed is to make clear the
“A couple of years ago the creed vcunmaj diversity and human common goals of the University
was started, but it got pushed by the dignity and to bring everyone together
wayside,” Hyland said. VTeamwork and shared deci- in a shared objective. .
Jan Schach, chair of the UK Facul- sion-making Some SOA members have
ty Senate Council, sparked the SOA‘s VAccoaaibility and personal voiced a concern over coming to
interest in the creed recently. safety an agreement on certain condi-
A major concern of the SOA at this YEW! Madam!) tions listed within the creed that
point is that the creed will be viewed people of all backgrounds, reli-

 

 

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can agree on.

as a code or standard that might be
used to punish students if it is not fol-
lowed. “I think there is a general context and not specific

The campus creed is simply a tool for the expres- terms, but are broad based to appeal to a lot of peo—
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NEWSbytes

NASA sends out
spacecraft to red planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —— A six-wheeled
buggy no bigger than a child’s wagon sped toward
Mars yesterday on a 310-million-mile odyssey to
explore the planet’s rocky, red surface.

The Mars Pathfinder, the spacecraft carrying
the rover, is scheduled to drop down onto the
planet’s surface on July 4, its 30 mph landing
cushioned by large air bags that will inflate at the
last moment.

Then the remote-control rover, named
Sojourner, will amble out in sea‘rch of rocks.

It is the first time a mobile craft has been sent
to explore the surface of another planet.

NASA hopes that Pathfinder, the second of 10
s acecraft to be launched to Mars over the next
dgcade, will live up to its name by aving the way
for future robotic explorers anti) proving that
cheap little spacecraft can work.

‘Jenny Jones snow' guest sentenced

PONTIAC, Mich. _.. A man who killed the ”

ay admirer who revealed his crush and hugged
him on the “Jenny Jones Show” was sentenced
yesterda to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Jonathan Schmitz, 26, faced a life sentence for
the murder of Scott Amedure in a case that
focused attention on “ambush television” and the
tactics TV producers use to bring guests onto day-
time talk shows.

“I’d like to say the word sorry,” Schmit7 told
judge Francis X. O’Brien before his sent. :c.

“The word “sorry” is a very powerful word. It has
a lot of meaning, and it is meant."

The judge said he took Schmitz’ illnesse nto
account —— his defense lawyers said he had a en
fighting alcoholism, depression and a thyroid con-
dition when the show’s producers ambushed him 2/
and pushed him over the edge. '

Assistant Prosecutor Roman Kalytiak had asked
for a life sentence, and the victim’s family asked
for the maximum as well.

With time served, Schmitz will likely remain
behind bars for at least 20 years.

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By Fred Shank
Contributing Writer

The cast wing of Memorial Coliseum will be
going through massive renovation when North Cam-
pus’s only pool will be leveled to pave way for expan-
sion of the Athletic Department’s tutoring service.

Former lifeguard Bret Stansfield at the Memorial
Coliseum pool said very few students even knew
about the pool. Professors will feel the loss more than
the students according to Stansfield.

“There were very few students who ever showed
up. It was so slow at times,” Stansfield said, “that I
would leave and go across the hall to watch basketball
practice.”

Student Government Association Vice President
Chrissy Guyer has spoken with students and faculty.

“It’s just not a good resource for students but also
for the community,” Guyer said.

She said during the summer students often teach
public swimming classes at the pool.

“I think it would be a shame to see it 0.”

Mathematics professors James E. rennan and
Raymond H. Cox wrote to the Lexington Herald-
Leader last month in hopes of reversing the Univer-
sity’s decision.

“At a time when most universities and corpora—
tions have increasingly recognized the value of recre-
ational opportunities,” wrote Brennan and Cox, “we
(the University) seem to be moving in the opposite
direction.”

The pool closed last year when required mainte-
nance was needed. A new filter system and heat
exchanger were to be installed, but the pool has been
closed with no repairs for a year.

The absence of the Memorial Coliseum pool on]

‘ widens the ap of recreation facilities between No

l and South ampus. A committee was formed to not
only look into this one 'loss, but to conduct a compre-
hensive study of the University’s facilities and
whether they are up to par with comparable universi-
ties elsewhere.

“We have an active committee looking into the
needs for recreation facilities for the whole campus,
not just North campus,” said Bill Pieratt who heads
the committee. :

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~ 520 million when Evander Holyfield knocked out
Mike Tyson, but even the gamblers are betting it’s
a tall tale.

“1 made the million-dollar bet
even though I thou ht Iiolyfield
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SGA encourages involvement in upcoming discussion

By Gary Walt
Amen News Editor

With no target items on the agenda, the Student
Government Association had time to discuss the
upcoming plus/minus policy meeting.

In his presidential privilege, SGA President Alan
Aja encouraged each member of the senate to attend
the plus/minus discussion Monday, Dec. II at 115
, . , Nursing Building.

: ‘ f _ A recent survey, initiated by SGA, found that 69
‘ ~ - percent of UK students were opposed to implement-
ig a plus/minus grading policy.

Though no vote will be taken, Aja said that it was
imperative that as representatives of the student
.. . , - g: ' i‘, , senators should go to the meeting.

. '.' “ ere is your chance to say what you want to
' ‘ say,” Aja said.
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“The faculty needs to know and senate needs to
know.”

Graduate Student senator Michael Tomblyn went
a step further and told the senators to bring some
one with them to Monday’s University Senate meet-
in .
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Charles Wethington about the plus/minus
grading policy a few days before Thanks-

vm .

Ingother SGA news:

VIn the ever-present computer printout
controversy, Aja and his staff will meet with
Gene Williams, vice president of computer
and information systems and his staff to
discuss the computer fees.

The meetin will be Dec. 11 at 4 pm.

V'I‘hough t e semester nearing the end, Aja

 

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warned members of the senate to not become lax in
the spring semester.

“We’ve got a lot to accomplish,” Aja said.

VIn her executive privilege, Executive Director
of Campus Affairs Melanie Cruz reminded everyone
of the Memorial Walk this Friday at 5 pm. starting
at the Memorial Hall amphitheater.

VAs reported yesterday, executive
director of student affairs Carrie Sterling
Wilder will trade her position in SGA for a
fellowship at WKYT (Channel 27) effec-
tive Dec. 31.

In her speech, she thanked SGA for
their su rt, hard work and dedication.

“I de nitely think we left the executive
branch in very stron hands,” Wilder said. I"I‘here’s
a lot going on and there’s a lot left to accomplish,”
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“You don’t put 20-] odds
against a champion. I have to
admit that I was surprised when
Holyficld won. I bet the odds.”

Bookmakers doubt the claim
and Las Vegas gamblers said they
hadn’t heard about the bet. which the real estate
tycoon said he placed in Las Vegas, the News
reported yesterda .

“As time goes y, there are more and more le -
endary stories of t at night,” said Vinny MagliuTo
of Caesars Palace.

Holyfield got SI I million for winning Tyson's
World Boxing Association heavyweight title with
an IIth-round technical knockout in the Nov. 9
fi ht.

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By Chris Easterling
Spam Editor

CHICAGO —- It should have
been titled the “Could’ve Been
Game." Or more appropriately,
“Look \Vhat We Lost."

Whatever you titled it, George-
town and Massachusetts 5 uared
offlast night at the United Center
in the second night of the
DIRECTV Great Fight Festival.
The Ionas prevailed 58-53 in the
rematch oflast year’s East Region-
al Final.

Since that March night in
Georgia, the two teams have
undergone some si rnificant
changes. And they can t ank the
NBA for these.

For starters, the Minutemen
lost the College Basketball Player
of the Year in Marcus Camby to

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the Toronto Raptors when Camby
declared for the draft after his
junior year.

With the departure went 20.5
points and 8.2 rebounds a game
offofa team that was ranked num-
her one in the country for a major-
ity of the 1995—96 season.

To offset the loss of Camby, 6—
foot-8 junior Inus Norville started
in the post for UMass. Norville,
who’d started only five games
irior to this year, was held score~
less for the Minutemen, and man—
aged to snag only two rebounds.

But Norville was forced into
the starting lineup due to a foot
injury to Tyrone Weeks, who is
the regular center for the Minute-
men. Sophomore Lari Ketner saw
the majority ofthe minutes at cen-
ter, and performed well against
the Hoyas' big men.

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“It wasn’t hard playing against
them (the Georgetown big men),”
Ketner said. “Me and (Ajmal
Basit) just tried to out muscle
them to get rebounds.”

The number 13 was lucky for
Ketner, who scored 13 and
grabbed 13 rebounds.

Not only did UMass have a
starter to replace, it also had a
coaching vacancy. John Calipari
departed Amherst and jumped at
the opportunity to coach the New
Jersey Nets.

' So assistant James “Bruiser"
Flint was elevated to guide the
UMass ship. The team has started
slowly, with a 1-3 mark after last
ni ht’s loss, but Hoyas Coach
Join Thompson sees Flint having
success at UMass.

“He’s goin to do a helluva job

with those Eids,” the 25-year

Georgetown boss said.

As for Georgetown, the situa-
tion was a tad different, and some- ’
what unfamiliar.

Sophomore point guard Allen ';
lverson became the first Hoya
since Thompson began stalking'
the sidelines in 1972 to declare
early for the NBA Draft. 2

“How are you going to replace ’
Allen,” Thompson said. “You,‘
always have to re lace somebody
in colle e basket all. We have a .
wall fulFof 10 guys who are cur—
rently playing in the NBA. It was
bad losing all of them but we have '
to go on." '

Freshman Ed Sheffey started at '
the point for the Hoyas and scored .
two points and had three assists. ‘
Victor Page contributed 20 points ~
from the other guard spot to lead '
all scorers.

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Kansas defends number one ranking
in second half romp over Cincinnati

By Chris Easterling
Spam Editor

CHICAGO — No. 1 Kansas
against No. 4 Cincinnati. That's
all you have to say.

The two top teams in the coun-
try battled it out in December in
what could very easily be a pre-
view of what will transpire on
March 31, 1997 in the national
championship game.

On this night, it would be the
Jayhawks who would taste the
sweetness of victory, winning 72—
(,q in the final game of the third
annual Direct TV Great Fight
Festival at Chicago’s United Cen—
ter.

Preseason All-American Danny
Fortson, a 6—foot—7 junior, led
Cincinnati in scoring with 25
points and 1] rebounds. Kansas
was led by Paul Picrce’s l7 tallies.

“I don’t think I was aggressive
enough in the first half,” Pierce
said. "I never thought we were
going to come out in the second
halfand get blown out."

“I thought we were more agres-
sivc in the second half," KU
Coach Roy \Villiams said. “We
talked at halftime that we weren't
going to let them intimidate us."

In the first half, the physically
stronger Bearcats simply went
after the Jayhawks, who were
without the services of All-Ameri—

But they lived by Huggins’, and
every other coach’s philosophy of~
defense winning games. UCV
forced KU into 12 turnovers,
which were converted into 11
points for the ‘Cats.

But in the second half, Kansas'
beat Cincinnati at its own game.
TheJayhawks (6-0) outrebounded
the Bearcats 32-15 in the second '
half, including a 18-5 edge on the ’
offensive glass. They also were_
helped by a 18-2 KU run, sparked .
by Pierce’s outside shooting, -
which tied the game at 41 a piece. '

The final blow came with 45'
seconds left, when Fortson picked '
up his fifth foul and was relegated "
to the bench. "

In the end, Kansas outrebound—
ed the Bearcats 52—44, and forced
the Cats into 17 turnovers. The“
Jayhawks turned those turnovers
into 10 points, just the reverse of
what had happend to UC in the ‘
first half.

can Jacque Vaughn, who is out
until January with a broken wrist.

Led by Fortson’s 16 points and
seven rebounds in the first half,
Cincinnati muscled its way inside,
outscoring Kansas l8-8 in the
paint while outrebounding the
‘Hawks 29-20 in the game’s first
20 minutes. Kansas was also hav‘
ing its problems with getting the
ball to go into the basket, as you
might expect, a problem of huge
proportions in the game of basket-
ball. KU shot a woeful 8-of-30
from the field, which converts to a
26.7 shooting percentage.

The Bearcats (2-2) fared only
slightly better, shooting 34.3 per—
cent from the field in the first half.

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CHICAGO _,_ A few notes
from the VVindy City:

Vl see that Notrc Dame thinks
that they’re too good to play in
any bowl that isn't part of the
Bowl Alliance, which means the
Sugar, Orange or Fiesta Bowls.

The Irish’s athletics director is
quoted as saying that they didn’t
want to play anybody that they felt
wouldn‘t provide the Golden
Domers competition of a high
enough quality.

I guess that means Air Force
and Southern California —— both
teams that failed to make the
postseason this year — won’t be
on the Notrc Dame schedule any-
more.

Oh, I forgot, those two teams
beat Notrc Dame this year.

 

VThe recent improvement in
freshman centerJamaal Magloire’s
play could only prove one thing,
that the Canadian’s ame
had to have been hefii up
trying to pass through cus—
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VRumor has it that
Dennis Rodman has asked
Cincinnati forward Danny
Fortson where he got that
birchin‘ tattoo that resem-

 

due on Tuesday night really don't
look like that team that appeared
on the court against Clemson in
the season opener. My
guess is that it was a group
of imposters from
Louisville.

VSpeakin of the
Cards, talk afiout a slap on
the wrist as far as the
NCAA sanctions are con—
cerned. Denny Crum is

But just to show you how .
sacred Michael Jordan is, his lock- -
er was blocked off and no player -
was able to sit at it, almost like a .
shrine to the greatest basketball f
player of all time.

VCan I ask exactly why there
are polls in college basketball? I 3‘
mean, they do play a tournament
to determine who is the best,
unlike their counterparts on the '
gridiron. '

bles a road map between cm." one lucky guy, he doesn’t VNow that Florida has lost, ‘
Indianapolis and CinCin- Easter-Ila even lose any cash bonuses. I’m at a loss as to which team I '
nati that he is wearing on n VQuite an interestin hope will win the national champi-
the cover of Spam Illustrar— K’m‘f twist Tuesday night witfi onship. No team whose colors are
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BeginningJan. l, in some of its ..
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Cubs fans outside of the Chicago
area may have another burden to
add to their already ample pile:
No cable—television coverage of
the boys at Wrigley Field.

Tele—Communications Inc., a
Colorado-based cable company
that reaches 14 million people,
says it lacks the space to carry
superstation W’GN, which broad-
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SPOBISbytes

All-Region team
1188 some Cats

The No. 16 UK women's soc-
cer team earned three spots on the
All-Great Lakes Region team
announced by the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America
and Umbro yesterda .

Junior Kim LaBe le was named
to the first team while seniors
Carrie Landrum and Torie Hess-
er were named to the second and
third teams, respectively. All three
players were named to the A11-
Southeastern Conference first
team earlier in the ear. Hesser
and Landrum were aiso named to
the SEC Women's Soccer Aca-
demic Honor Roll.

“Being named to the A11-
Region team is a great accom-
plishment for all three,” UK head
coach Warren Lipka said. “For
Carrie and Torie, it is a great way
to finish their careers.”

LaBelle, a forward from
Louisville, Ky., is UK’s career
leader in goals and points. In
1996, her 10 goals and 25 points
were team highs, leading UK for
the third straight season in both
categories. LaBelle also led the
team with five assists, the second
year she has led the team in the
category.

Landrum, a midfielder from
Fairfield, Ohio finished her career
as ,one of the most decorated play-
ers in UK women’s soccer history.
She is a three-time selection to the
All-SEC first team and in 1995,
Landrum was named SEC
Women’s Soccer Player of the
Year. In 1996, she was selected to
the SEC Women’s Soccer Honor
Roll. Landrum ended her career
with 16 goals (4th on the UK
career list), six assists (9th on the
UK career list) and 38 points (6th
on the UK career list).

Hesser, a defender from
Cincinnati, Ohio, helped anchor
the SEC’s top defense in 1996.
Charged usually with marking the
op onent’s top scorer, Hesser
he ed limit opponents to 20 goals
and)“ points, fewest in the SEC
in both categories. She also has
come up big on offense, assisting
on the game-winning goal against
Northwestern and the game—tying
goal against Vanderbilt in the reg-
ular season. In addition to her on—
the-field success, Hesser was
named to the SEC Academic
Honor Roll for the third straight
season this year.

‘l'tt' I'IIWII
IRVING, Texas —- The Dallas
Cowboys survived without

Michael Irvin when he was sus-
pended. Now they think they can
get back to the Super Bowl with-
out their best defensive player,
Leon Lett.

Tony Casillas yesterday was
plugged into the suspended Lett’s
right tackle position, with Hurvin
McCormack a backup.

The Cowboys, with Lett, have
the No. 1 defense in the NFL,
first against the pass and fourth
against the rush.

Casillas, an 11-year veteran,
has only 15 tackles and no sacks in
limited playing time. McCormack
has 18 tackles and has been credit-
ed with 1 1/2 sacks.

Lett was suspended for a year
Tuesglqy for a second violation of
the L’s drug policy. He is
banned from coming to the team’s
headquarters and his gear was still
in his locker as he ducked all
interview requests.

“It’s hard to believe what hap-
pened to Leon,” Casillas said. “I
feel I can still play although I
came in to be a role player figur-
ing I would et 25 or so snaps per
game. I just ave to look at it like
somebody got injured. It’s not it’s
like the first u'me I ever played.”

Lett missed a month last year
the first time he was sus ended
and the Cowboys logge a 3-1
record without him.

nil-thrill“ II'IIIOIC

OPORTO, Portugal — FC
Porto defender Jorge Costa filed
criminal charges Wednesday
against AC Milan forward Geor

eah over a head butt that bro e
his nose.

Costa told the Form ese news
a ency Lusa that his ecision to
fiIe a complaint with Portugal’s
investigative police is personal and
total] unrelated to his team.

eah gave Costa a head butt in
the tunnel leadin to the locker
rooms after AC ilan and Porto
played a 1-1 tie two weeks ago in
the Euro an Charn ions Cu .

AC ilan officia 3 said eah
had been provoked by racist abuse
from Costa.

The Union of European Foot-
ball Associations suspended Weah
from Wednesday’s game between
AC Milan and Rosenborg. AC
Milan lost 2-1 and was eliminated.

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By Kathy Radian
New: Editor

Number 1 and Number 2 will
shoot it out this weekend as the
UK rifle team heads to Morgan-
town, W. Va. on Saturday to face
the top—ranked West Virginia
Mountaineers.

However, rifle coach Harry
Mullins said rankings in riflery
are not as important as they are in
other sports, since they are deter-
mined monthly rather than week-
ly.

“Even though it’s number one
and number two going on this
weekend, it could end up differ-
ent,” he said. “Ifyou don’t shoot

well in the match you designate
as your NCAA qualifier, you get
bumped out no matter what your
rank.”

Mullins said a win over the
Mountaineers Saturday would be
as gratifying as a national cham-
pionship. West Virginia has won
11 of the last 14 NCAA national
championships. More impressive,
the team has not lost a home
match since 1979.

“We’ve been in their shadow,"
Mullins said. “To go up to West
Virginia and come away with a
win would mean even more than
a national championship.”

Mullins said his team is work-
ing well, and he expects them to

peak in time for the spring sea-
son. lIe said the team has several
seniors and also some newer
members.

“We're grooming our sopho-
mores for the year to come,” he
said.

One of his talented sopho-
mores is Mary Flsass. Elsass has
taken top individual honors in
both the small bore and air rifle
phases of the competition in each
of the three previous fall meets.
She also set school records of 395
in the small bore and 1184 in air
rifle againstjacksonville State.

Elsass said she wasn’t expect-
ing to set a school record, and
said they made a good contribu—

ltaee Still on [01‘ Bama coaching i011

Assodated Pres:

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —
Gene Stallings’ replacement as
Alabama football coach will be
announced Monday — end of
story, athletic director Bob Bock-
rath said.

Not quite.

Published reports yesterday
put the spotlight on Alabama’s

defensive coordinator, Mike
Dubose, as the heir apparent to
Stallings.

The Mobile Register, quoting

an unnamed source close to the

athletic department, said Dubose
is expected to be named the
Tide’s new head coach at Mon-
day’s news conference.

The Birmingham News also
quoted an unnamed source as
saying Dubose had a “very
impressive” interview with Bock-
rath on Sunday and was the
“odds-on” favorite to succeed
Stallings.

A short announcement from
the Alabama sports information
office late Tuesday night said the
school will make no announce—
ment before the Southeastern

Conference championship game
Saturday between No. 15 Alaba-
ma and No. 4 Florida.

“There has recently been a
great deal of media conjecture
about the head football coaching
position at the University of
Alabama," the athletic director
said in the statement.

“We will hold a press confer-
ence at noon on Monday to
address that situation, but until
that time we will not comment on
speculation concerning that posi—
tion.”

Bockrath did not want the

tions to the record team score set
at the competition.

“It’s good to be part of the
team," she said.

Elsass said UK’s underdog sta-
tus coming into Saturday gives
the team extra incentive.

“\‘Ve have really high expecta-
tions for this weekend because
we’ve been training really hard,”
she said.

ln addition to lilsass, seniors
Own Blakein in, Mike Boggs and
Eric Anderson will also be shoot~
ing on the Blue ’l‘cam Saturday.

Coming in to the close of its
fall season. Mullins said the team
is averaging 4642 points out of a
possible 4801) in the small bore

and 1542 out ofa possible 1600 in
the air rifle part of the contest.

“That score usually keeps you
in the top four or five,” Mullins
said.

What Mullins would like to
see from his shooters is greater
consistency. The team’s high
Score in small bore this season is a
4674, and its low is 4627, quite a
disparity in riflery where “every
shot determines whether or not
you win the game,” according to
the coach.

“We're kind of going up and
down right now,” he said. “We
should be in the mid-15505 (in air
rifle) with the athletes that we
have."

coaching announcement to over—
shadow preparations for the SEC
game this week, sports informa-
tion director Larry White said in
issuing the statement.

Dubose and offensive coordi-
nator Woody McCorvey each
interviewed for the job over the
weekend.

Bockrath kept his list of final-
ists confidential as he contacted
possible candidates.

Others believed to be on the
list include Virginia Tech’s Frank
Beamer, Miami’s Butch Davis,
Colorado’s Rick Neuheisel and
Florida State defensive coordina-
tor Mickey Andrews.

Virginia Tech Athletic Direc-
tor Dave Braine said Bockrat