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State finds 33 deficiencres 1n Arch permit

By GREGORY A. HALL
Senior Staff Writer

The state has found 33 deficien-
cies in a mining company’s applica-
tion to mine [05 acres at the edge
of UK‘s Robinson Forest in eastern
Kentucky.

In a Sept. 27, lO-page letter to
Arch on the North Fork, Inc.. the
Natural Mining Resources and En-
vironmental Protection cabinet told
the company that mining on the ad-

jacent tracts of land could affect the
near-pure Clemons Fork watershed.

“ . Both the surface and ground
water could be impacted from this
mining operation,” wrote Mark Stin-
nett, supervisor of the cabinet‘s per-
mit review branch, in the letter, ob-
tained by the Kentucky Kernel
through an open records request.

Arch's permit contains a plan to
protect the research forest by divert-
ing mining debris and water runoff
away from the forest.

UK said the proposed mining plan
would damage the near-pure Clem-
ons Fork watershed, which supplies
the water used in forest research.

“It certainly puts into question
that much-touted mining plan," said
UK Vice President for Administra-
tion Ed Carter, who called the plan
“fundamentally ﬂawed."

The University is trying to protect
the largest section of the forest
Overall, the forest consists of seven
tracts of land. totalling 14,800 acres

in Knott, Breathitt
counties.

Arch on the North Fork’s parent
company, St. Louis-based Arch
Mineral, Corp., says the mining plan
will work and that many of the alle-
gations in the letter are the same
ones UK attorney James Park Jr.
wrote the Cabinet about in two Au-
gust letters.

“The deficiencies that are noted
are primarily the ones that the Uni-
versity alleged in two pieces of cor-

and Perry

respondence to us last August,”
Arch attorney Blair Gardner said.

“There is no question that the alle-
gations are very much those of the
University," he said.

Gardner said the plan is valid, and
Arch will defend it at a public hear—
ing on the permit Thursday in Frank-
fort.

UK officials plan to question Arch
about the effect of mining near the
forest. The Council can take testimo-
ny at the permit conference into con-

sideration when deciding the fate of
Arch‘s permit.

Gardner said the items in the defi-
ciency letter “really aren't conclu-
sions.” At the hearing, Arch will
“attempt to persuade the state that
our analysis is indeed correct."

The letter says that ”the deﬁcien-
cies noted above must be corrected
to comply with applicable State
mine permitting laws and regula—

See ROBINSON, Back page

Med Center chancellor proves worth every day

By MYRNA MARCA
Assistant Arts Editor

From his start as a UK faculty
member to his current position as
chancellor of the state’s foremost
medical center, Dr. Peter Bosom—
worth’s road has been paved with
lucky breaks and hard work.

The chancellor of UK’s Chandler
Medical Center is a “multi-faceted
person," says Reed Polk, special as-
sistant of communication and devel-
opment in the Chancellor‘s Office.
Bosomworth showed a few of these
facets in an interview as he looked
back at the Medical Center‘s past
and forward to its future.

Bosomwonh was in the right
place at the right time when he ar-
rived at UK in 1962, three weeks be-
fore UK’s Medical Hospital official-
ly opened.

He was on his way to accept a fa-
culty position at Stanford University
when he was offered a job as the

only faculty member of the depart-
ment of anesthesiology at the Col-
lege of Medicine, making him the
youngest department chairperson at
the college.

It also made him among the busi-
est.

“The first month I lived (at the
Medical Center) almost continu-
ously, except a day or two to go
home because there was an awful
lot of work to be done,” Bosom-
worth said.

It was an impressive start for a
young man who had started his re-
search in anesthesiology at Ohio
State University just a few years
before.

After Bosomworth, who received
his MD. from the University of
Cincinnati, helped to make the an-
esthesiology program at UK a suc-
cess, he moved on to become an as-
sociate dean in the College of

See BOSOMWORTH, Back page

VIEW FROM THE TOP: Dr. Peter Bosomworth, above, stands in front of the UK Medical Center. In his 20 years as its chancellor he
has shaped its policy and been the driving force behind its goal to be the best health-care provider in Kentucky.

STEVE McFARLANDIKemel Staff

LCC wastes no time, kicks off recycling program

By CHRIS NOLAN
Staff Writer

In an effon to reduce the amount
of waste produced by the school,
Lexington Community College will
kick off a campus-wide recycling
program starting today.

The program will collect alumi-
num cans, newspaper, computer
paper and mixed paper in three
main stations in the building, along
with placing bins in computer and
copier areas.

“We’ re working very hard to get
the whole community college in-
volved in a recycling project, aid
Tami Collins Continuing Education
and Community Service Coordina-
tor at LCC and coordinator of the
recycling project.

“We go through so many cans
and paper products that we were

Budget plan

By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press

WASHINGTON President
Bush and congressional leaders yes-
terday forged a SSOO-billion, five-
year compromise package of tax in-
creases and spending cuts, spurring
Congress to quick action on a stop-
gap spending measure needed to
avoid slashes in federal services to-
day.

The House approved the tempo-
rary financing bill just three hours
after the budget agreement was de-
scribed by President Bush in a Rose

“We’re working very hard to get the whole
community college involved in a recycling project."

Tami Collins,

coordinator of the recycling project

hoping that not only would we en-
courage saving our big environment
.. but we would help raise the con-
sciousness among our students that
weneedtotrytotakecareofour
own immediate environment and
actually get them to take their cans
to a trash receptacle versus using
the floor," she said.

LCC is going ahead with its own
recycling project independently
from the main university recycling
program that collects material in
two large bins on campus. Collins
said she eventually hopes the two
programs will merge and the materi—

Garden announcement.

The Senate was poised to act later
in the evening.

“It is balanced, it IS fair, and in
my view it is what the United States
of America needs at this point in its
history,” Bush said in announcing
an agreement that concluded budget
negotiations that began in May.

The package contained 8134 bil-
lion in new tax revenues, including
new taxes on gasoline, cigarettes, al-
cohol and luxury items. Medicare
costs for the elderly and disabled
were increased; defense spending
was slashed as well.

al at LCC will be picked up along
with that on UK’s campus.

Support at LCC for the project is
high, Collins said. She has been ap—
proached by several faculty mem-
bers interested in starting a recy-
cling program for the community
college.

“Everybody is really more than
ready for it," Collins said. “It is
forseeable that we will do it on a
university level down the road, but
the momentum is here already and
we've got to do something to help
our environment.“

Collins said LCC faculty will

On a 382-41 vote, the House
passed what 13 called a continuing
appropriations resolution to keep the
government operating at full speed
through next Friday while lawmak—
ers weight the proposed budget
compromise.

The resolution, sent quickly to the
Senate. also includes 52 billion in
new appropriations for the Desert
Shield operations in the Persian
Gulf.

House Speaker Thomas Foley, D-
Wash,” said “it‘s not going to be
easy to obtain the votes," and Senate
Democratic leader George Mitchell

pick up the recycled material on a
volunteer basis and drop it off at the
main UK recycling bins on campus.

Autry Bradshaw, UK surplus
property administrator who is work-
ing to coordinate the UK recycling
program. said it would not be feasi-
ble for LCC to contract pick-up ser-
vice for their material themselves.
but it may be an option after UK
adopts an ofﬁcial recycling program.

“For now we will just be logging
how much we will be taking over
there and UK will try to resolve and
settle up with us, the community
college system. later, as far as mo-
nics that should be given back to the
schools." Collins \llld.

She said the cost of starting the
program was about 5500. That in-
cludes the purchase of several fire-

would boost taxes, cut federal spending

added, “Now comes the hard pan."

The l99l fiscal year was begin-
ning at midnight and the House and
the Senate convened a rare yesterday
session for a down-to-the—wrre vote
that would skin $85 billion in crisis
budget cuts.

The components of the final com-
promise was a political standoff.
Democrats had to accept cuts in ben-
efit programs. and Republicans had
to swallow tax increases. The pack-
age boosts taxes on gasoline and all

See BUDGET, Back page

UK church breaks ground for expansion

By TAMMY GAY
Staff Writer

The Catholic Newman Center
held a groundbreaking ceremony
yesterday for the million~dollar ex-
pansion of its church.

And not only are they re-building
physically, church leaders are hop-
ing also to build in spirit.

The words from the song “Broth-
er Sun. Sister Moon" carried the
congregation through the ground-
breaking.

“If you want your dream to be.
build it slow and surely small begin-
nings as greater ends, heanfelt
work grows purely. Day by day.
stone by stone. build your secret
slowly. Day by day, you‘ll grow

too. You‘ll know heaven‘s glory."
The Newman Center‘s “Alive
and Growing“ project is expected to
be finished in 300 days. Reverend
Dan Noll expressed in his message
that although the renovation will
cause chaos during the next few
months, the members should pull to-
gether and compromise.
”The main purpose is so the facili-

ty can serve more students and just
so we can expand programs." said
Tim Enoch. administrative assocratc
for the Newman Center.

The center is involved in many
charitable programs. such as its on-
gorng food drive for God's Pantry.
There is a collection basket in the

See NEWMAN, Back page

INSIDE: Harness HARRIERS PLACE Fl f "

retardant containers placed in the
hallways and lobby with decals to
specify what material is to be
placed there.

Blue and white trash containers
will be placed inside offices to col-
lect materials.

“We’re hoping to realize our ini-
tial cost back and eventually to
make a little money for the col-
lege." she said.

The college hopes to have recy-
cling boxes placed on each desk so
that material can be sorted as it is
processed. Collins said.

She said glass would not be in-
cluded In the recycling program at
this time because “we weren‘t pre-
pared to bite that off yet if UK
wasn‘t. We're gorng to wait and see
if UK l.\ going to incorporate glass
products."

Seminar for those
interested in helping
Alzheimer's patients.
Free at the Sanders/
Brown Center on Ag-
ing, 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

David Benoit
performed F ri-
day at the Me-

morial
Hall

Story, Page 4

Campus Calendar ........... 2
Sports ............................ 3
Diversions.....,,....,.... .....,..4
Viewpoint .......................... 8
Classified ........................... 9

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ARTS 8r MOVIES

Monday 10/ 1

0 Movie: ‘Samn.y and Rosie Get Laid'
(International Film Fest); Free to
students /$2 faculty & staff; Old
Student Center Theatre; 7:30pm;
Call 7-8867

0 Concert: Tokyo String Quartet; 510
student; SCFA Concert Hall; 8pm;
Call 74929

Tuesday 10/ 2

' Movie: ”Sammy and Rosie Get Laid'
(lntemational Film Fest); Free to
students/$2 faculty 8: staff; Old
Student Center Theatre; 7:30pm;
Call 7—8867

Wednesday10/3
0 Movie: Total Recall; 52; Worsharn
Theatre; 7:305:10pm; Call 7-8867

0 Concert: UK Brass Ensemble - Skip
Gray, director; Free; SCFA Recital
Hall; 8pm; Call 7-4929

Thursday ill/4
0 Exhibit: Fine Arts Benefit Exhibit'

(throughlll/ l l i; Free; Presidents
Room SCFA, Mon-Fri “ram-4:30pm,-
Call 7-1700

' Movie: Total Recall, $2; Worsham
Theatre, 7.3(lkl0pm, Call 77-8867

- Theatre: The Lion in Winter; $8;
Guignol Theatre: Rpm, Call "4929

Friday lU/S
0 Movie: Total Recall'; S2; Worsham
Theatre; 7.30&10pm, Call 7-8867

Saturday 10/ 6

- Movie: Total Recall’; $2; Worsham
Theatre; 7:306:10pm; Call 7-8867

0 Theatre: 'The Lion in Winter'; $8;
Guignol Theatre; 8pm; Call 7-4929

- Concert: UK Jazz Ensembles w/ Bob
Mintzer and the Alumni Jazz Band;
$6 students; SCFA Concert Hall;
8pm; Call 7-4929

Sunday 10/7

0 Movie: Total Recall'; $2; Worsham
Theatre; 7pm; Call 7-8867

0 Concert: Bizet Trio; Free; SCFA
Recital Hall; 3pm; Call 74929

. Exhibit: Michael Cranfill The house
is our larger body"; Free, l lunter M.
Adams Library Gallery; 6pm
(reception); Call 7-7617

SPORTS

Wednesday ill/1

0 Sports: UK Volleyball at Tennessee;
7pm

Saturday 10/6

0 Sports: Wildcat Football at Ole Miss;
2pm

0 Sports: UK Volleyball: Midwest
Classic at Chicago; 8:30pm

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The University Artist Series gets underway with the return apperance of the Toyko String Quartet.
This premiere preformance begins at 8 am. on Monday, October 1.

The quartet had its beginnings at the Toho school of Music in Tokyo where violist Kazuhide
lsomura and cellist Sadae Harda trained. These founding members of the ensemble soon began
studying at the Juilliard School and in 1969 formed the now-famous Tokyo String Quartet. The
ensemble's distinctive sound has generated four Grammy nominations, and the awards for “Best

Chamber Music Recording of the Year” from Stereo Review and Gramaphone. The quartet will be

TOKYO

performing this Monday evening at 8 pm.

TLESDAY

. Meeting. Cyling Club, Free, 9 30pm, Call 233-7438

- Meeting Commuter Sudent Board, Free, St Cntr 106; 5159M; call 7-
6598

- Religious Catholic Student Leadership Meetings; Free: Newmar
Cntr 38, Noon. call 255-8566

- Other AefODlCS, Free, Newman Cntr 1&2, 5'50-7PM. call 255-8566
WEDNESDAY

- Meeting SAB Contemporary Affairs Committee Meeting, Free Stu-
dent Center 228; 5 30pm, Call 27373556

~ Religious Holy Eucharist, Free, St. Augistine's Chapel, 5:300m; Call
254 3726

- Religious 'Encounter‘ Free;St Center205.7pm;CaI!278-9533

WEEKLY EVENTS

THURSDAY
- Reltgous. Catholic Newman Cntr Night (0N2); Free; Newman Cntr
3&4; 7‘30-8'309M. Call 255-8566

-Religious: Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Free, 502 Woodland Ave.

9pm, Call 8-6556
- Other Aerobics; Free; Newman Cntr 1&2; 5:507PM; call 255-8566

SATURDAY
- Religious: Mass; Free; Newman Center; Spin; Call 2558566

SUNDAY

- Religious; Mass; Free; Newman Center; 9,11 :30, 5 & 8:30; Call 255-

8566

- Religious: Holy Eucharist; Free; St Augistme's Chapel; 10:303m,
Call 254-3726

- Religious: Holy Eucharist & Fellowship; Free; St Augustine's Chapel;
5:30pm; Call 254-3726

- Religious Spaghetti Supper Night: 32; Newman Cntr 3&4; 6PM: call
2558566

MONDAY

- Other: UK Judo Club: Free; Alumni Gym: 56:30PM; call 255-2625

- Meeting: SAB Concert Committee; Free, St Cntr Rm 228; SW; call
7-8867

- Other UK Judo Club; Free; Alumni Gym; 56:30PM; Call 2552625

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The Graduate Students Association is starting
its Fall 1990 International Film on Monday 1.
and Tuesday 2 october With a showrng of the
British film W This
kicks off a five movie festival with films form
other parts of the world, including next week‘s
film about Guatamalans in the US. Emma:

Find out how the
Appalachian
Student
Leadership
Project is
changing

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comedy dealing with racial and class divisions in
Margaret Thatcher‘s socially polarized racral
rage, sexual heat, socral satire... that it bursts
like a Roman candle" (John Powers, Brewers).
the film also hightlights the conflicts between
colonial and national cultures, and the way in
which the colonial legacy affects contemporary

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LECTURES

Monday 10/ 1

I Lecture: Brown Bag Forum:
Discover how the Appalachian
Student Leadership protect the
area; Free; Old Student Center
Theater; Noon

0 Seminar for those interested in
helping Alzheimer's patients
(5—part); Free; Sanders-Brown
Cntr; 5:30-8:30pm; Call 233-6040 to
register

Tuesday 10/2

0 Workshop: Essentials of Successful
Boards; 510; Lexington Fed
Savings Bank; 9am-Noon; call
2786258

Wednesday 10/3

0 Seminar: 'Parallel Algorithm Design
for Cedar Multiprocessor'; Free;
McVey Hall 327; 3:30pm; call
7-8737

0 Meeting: Black Student Union; Free;
Student Center 245; 3:15pm; Call
269-4869

0 Meeting: Student Government
Senate Meeting; Free; 7:30pm; call
7-3191

0 Lecture: Joseph Fitzmeyer
(Distinguished Speaker Series);
Free; Newman Cntr Auditorium;
7pm; Ca11255—8566

Thursday 10/2

0Lecture: Conflict in the Middle East
Lecture Series #2: British
Colonization of the Ottoman
Empire- Dr. Raymond Betts,
Speaker; Free to all; 7pm; Student
Center Room 245

Friday 10 /5

0 Lecture: Sharon Anne Thomas
'I’reservation in the Caribbean:
The Case of St. John's, Antigua';
Free; Pence Hall 209; lpm; Call
7-7617

SPECIAL EVENTS

Monday 10/1

OMeetings: UKANS Firstmembership
meeting (All adults invited); Room
205 New Student Center; 7:30pm

IDeadline: UKANS deadline for
Student Activities Cards and ID
cards to be dropped off at Frazee
Hall room 106 to attend tail gate
party and group seating for
homecoming game October 13th;
One guest per student.

Saturday 10/ 6

- Benefit: UK Sanders-Brown Center
on Aging Dinner w/ special guest
Art Linkletter; Marriott's Griffen
Gate; 7PM; call 233-5374

in Eastern Kentucky, from the grass-roots up. Jane
Bagby from UK’s Appalachian Center will explain
the project and show how students can have a
positive impact on Appalachia‘s future. The
lecture will be held today at noon in the
Student Center Theater. Brown Bag Forums
are brought to you by S.A.B.'s Contemporary
Affairs Committee.

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Bald runners shake stares, win

By TIM WIESENHAHN
Staff Writer

Eight bald UK runners drew a
few disfavorable stares from the cit-
izens of big sky country this week-
end.

Nonetheless. the UK men’s cross
country team, complete with their
version of the Sinead O’COnnor cut,
managed not only to shake off the
disapproving glares of shocked on-
lookers, but also to defeat a talented
ﬁeld of runners assembled in Mis-
soula. Mont, Saturday to win the
ﬁrst Mountain West Cross Country
Classic.

UK senior James 8. Kaiser said
he didn’t know why several of the
Cats have recently become skin—
heads.

“I guess they’re looking to tan
the top of their heads,” Kaiser said.

Kaiser, who has yet to succumb
to the barber’s blade, ﬁnished fifth
overall and first for the Cats. prowl-
ing the 8,000-meter course in 24
minutes and 38 seconds.

Kaiser said the intemational-style
course was extremely narrow, and
as a result found himself in the un-
familiar position of being behind
the leaders.

“It was a little tough out there,"
Kaiser said. “Things were packed
up tightly at about a mile and a half.
I tried to bring them back (the lead
runners), but with a couple of them I
couldn‘t do it."

Kaiser received strong support
from his teammates Saturday as UK
placed four runners within 20 sec-
onds of each other scoring 55 points
— nine less than second-place fin-
isher University of Oregon.

The All-SEC performer said he
was pleased with UK‘s first victory
of 1990.

“We took another step toward our
goal,” Kaiser said. “Even without
Charlie Kern —— today was a big
plus."

Kern, who ﬁnished 16th last
weekend at the Western Ontario
University Invitational, missed Sat-
urday’s meet because of a lower
shin injury. The UK senior is ex-
pected to recover in time for the
Cats’ next meet on Oct. 13.

UK sophomore Eddie Melia fin-
ished ninth overall (24:58) and sec-
ond for the Cats.

Melia said that although the Cats
ran a sensible race they still suffered
from running at the stiﬂing altitude.

“It was unbearable.” Mclia said.

“You could only push yourself so
far —~and that's it."

However, freshman Glenn Frank-
lin, who missed last week's meet be-
cause of foot injury. was apparently
unaffected by Missoula's oxygen—
depleted atmosphere.

Franklin, a native of Ausualia,
ﬁnished 11th overall (25:26) and
third for UK. ‘

Sophomore Neil Crouse contin-
ued to impress coach Weber by
placing l3th overall (25:31) and
fourth for the Cats.

UK senior Bob Whalen, an All-
American miler and a fellow skin-
head. rounded out the Cats‘ top five,
placing 17th overall (25:37).

“1 ran within myself,” Whalen
said. “Last week 1 went out with
leaders, but this week I sat back a
little bit and ran fairly well. l’d still
like to be further up and contribute
more to the team.”

Other UK men finishers include
sophomores Kevin Hedenberg in
20th (25:40) and George Yiannelis
in 41st (26:14) and senior Alan
Thomas was 62nd (27:21).

Although the UK women‘s team
— at last report — still have full
heads of hair, the Kats are also mak-
ing strides towards a possible SEC

or NCAA title.

UK sophomore Krista Holms,
who placed sixth overall, blazed the
6,000-meter course in 22 minutes
and 34 seconds. leading the Lady
Kats to a third-place finish behind
meet champion Washington State
University and runner~up the Moun-
lain West Track Club.

“We took it real easy and ran
well," Holms said. “We‘re coming
togther as a team."

Holms was shadowed by fellow
sophomore Dana Dietz, who fin-
ished eighth overall (22:48) and sec-
ond for UK.

“It was the kind of race I liked,"
Dietz said.

“1 took it out real slow and kept a
good mental attitude w and it
worked.

“Were improvmg week to week,"
Dietz added. “We don't have depth,
but we do have quality. When the
time counts, we’ll be right up there.”

Senior Laura McSpadden was the
Lady Kats third finisher, placing
16th overall (23:28).

Sophomores Michele Schwegman
and Jennifer Kendall placed 201h
(23:51) and 26th (23:51) respective-
ly, completing the Lady Kats top
five.

Heme.

UK senior Bob Whelan runs in preparation for competition.

Whelan. sans hair. helped lIK' 'w in

Swim team prepares for “hectic year

New facilities take squad
to new heights of talent

By DWAYNE HUFF
Contributing Writer

For UK swim coach Wynn Paul,
this season will be a hectic one. But
Paul wouldn‘t have it any other
way.

That’s because in this, his 2151
year of coaching, everything seems
to be falling in place for him and the
team.

A quick summary of the off-
season‘s developments:

- A new $240,000 diving plat-
form has been built at the Lancaster
Aquatic Center.

- UK is hosting the SEC
Championships and the World
Championship Diving Trials.

- Both the men's and women's
teams have veteran members retum-
ing to lead the way this season while
newly recruited talent is expected to
cover the weak spots on the team.

Paul had nothing but praise for
the new platform — a structure he
believes will bring publicity and tal-
ented recruits to his team.

“1 do feel that this is the
world’s greatest platform dive," he
said. “It‘s quite a structure and
should help the divers perform as
well as possible. We had the most
outstanding coaches in the counu'y
give their input into the protect. The
architects listened to us and we got
what the divers wanted."

The platfortn has already at-
tracted two top swim meets — the
World Championship Diving Trials
and the SEC Championships.

Divers from all over the world
will be competing in the World
Championship Diving Trials in the
Lancaster Aquatic Center on Nov.
26-30. The event will determine
who will compete in the World
Championships in Australia in Janu-
ary.

“It's going to be a wonderful
show for Lexington and the state,"
Paul said. “It would be worth com-
ing out to see some of the fabulous
diving that will be taking place. It

will bring lots of prestige to our
University. Coaches and divers from
all over the world will be there and
will get the chance to see our new
facility. And when they leave, hope-
fully they‘ll spread the word around,
which will help us in recruiting."

Paul said it is possible that for
mer multiple Olympic gold medal
winner Greg Louganis may attend
the event.

“There‘s a very good chance
that he will come," Paul said. "If he
would come, it would add even
more luster to the event.“

Luster notwithstanding, Paul is
most concerned with the substance
on his swimming teams. And he's
not disappointed when he looks at
his women’s team.

The top returners from last
year’s fifth-place SEC squad. finish-
ing with a 9-4 dual record meet, are:
All-American senior Kellie Moran;
sophomores Wendy Hipskind and
Margie Boliver; and senior Mary
Jane Brown. All four swimmers
qualified for the NCAA tournament
last year.

Paul said that Moran was the
“most outstanding swimmer” on the
team. But Moran said she wants to
go one step further. She has set
some big goals for herself and for
the team.

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