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Feedback USC Athletic Director Bob Marcum fired first-year Head Football Coach se Richard Bell this past week because Bell se refused a request by Marcum to dismiss d< four assistant coaches. sc Bell was hired Jan. 9 of this year to replace Jim Carlen, who had been head as at USC for seven seasons. Bell Bi served as Carlen's top assistant during jr that time. p "I didn't like it that they fired him. It was too soon for them to really tell is he was going to be a good coach. How it will be hard to get other coaches and 1 nrf of no CVCI1 pictjfdo w uuuoiuci luuiung at uo ? we've fired two coaches in two years." Jonathan Taylor Marine science sophomore "He wasn't given much of a chance; he was only here for one year. I think ? JI?a i.. 1.1 ..ui:, tne excuse mat was given iu uie puum for his firing was just that ? an ex cuse.' Mark Colananni Electrical engineering senior 1 "I thought that the firing wa ridiculous. He should have been able t coach at least one more year. I wa disappointed. I don't like Marcuin; th team should be run by the coach, n< the athletic director. Tim MrAiiliffa Marine science freshman "n w "I was shocked because since he w, new, I thought he would be coaching couple of more years, at least throuj his contract. It will be interesting to s< who the new coach is going to be Wendy King Undeclared freshman After an impressive 2-0 start this sason, this year's football team lost iven of its last nine games, including if eats to Furman, a Division 1-AA hool, and arch-rival Clemson. People on campus this weekend were ikpH fnr thoir pao/tfinn fn Hio fimnA n# I1IUU JLU1 U1U1 1 U4LHU11 IU U1V 1I&1U5 Wi ell. tterviews by Mary Anne Banich hotos by Jim Fielder )uld have gotten another prove himself. I was suren though we did have a losing Greg McCullough Accounting sophomore < ^ ^gggjliBSW T : BjSPlfP 1 really unconcerned with the >ut I don't think that we should any more money. If we have to ? contract he shouldn't have d. Maybe we should just ue football here at USC." David Guest ? / *t ? .} angusn/aninropoiogy junior ^as inevitable we were losing. It fortunate that it happened, the -eally didn't have enough time t re the team." Jeff McCormid Political science junio CKl^ \\ &?Si PPPPI HHEH Hi HBH PPPP r\mi v r:nnn mnwr v/l \I- I VWL/ ITIVI 1L . A LARGE ONE ITEM PIZZ/ AND 4 FREE COKI 256-0301 ONE COUPON PER PIZZ^ aa / "ri ir'/*?r I UNLIT {jUUU IUtM A LARGE TWO ITEM FIZZ AND 4 FREE COK 256-030! ONE COUPON PER PIZZ, I WHERE EXTRA CHEE ; 2 i / : lie ; f k ) ; : | Tuesday, XI* | FREE DRj I ' I ; Come Out an ? . i t Tout* 1 ? ^ i : I FAST, FREE DELIVERY - i FREE COKES \ I hhhhLIHJ 1 )Ay 12-6-82 I i V OF YOUR CHOICE I ES... ONLY I f v $6.75 S )AY 12-7-82 I I a voi id rumrc l:i ES ... ONLY I * $8.00 I SE IS STANDARD I : i BinfflHTlrfirTlTIT^ir -u* TcoaEg J ,f w<*y W** 1 *% j \ ^ * < V . iK ' ; < < i < i ; member 7 : i i 4 \FT 7-11 : i i < dSupport ; team < < < < r