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Colleges show
in Kemp vs. G<
Id the constant battle between
athletics and academics, chalk up
a rare victory lor the books.
l ast week, the Federal District
Court in Atlanta awarded former
University of Georgia teacher Jan
Kemp $2.5 million in her suit
against the university. The suit
claimed she was fired by IJCiA
because she protested preferential
treatment of athletes in the
school's remedial education
program.
The university has appealed the
decision, but the greatest damage
nas aireauy oeen clone as tar as
many athletic departments are
concerned.
With the decision, Kemp was
able to force Georgia officials to
h a n g t h e m selves during
testimony and to confirm what
many of us have believed for
some time: In most cases, the
word "student-athlete" is a contradiction
in terms.
Hale Almond, attorney for the
university, admitted under oath
thai UCiA enrolls many athletes
whom ii knows will never be able
to handle a c o 11 e g e -1 e v e I
curriculum.
"We may not be able to make
a university student out of him,
but if we can teach him to read
and write, maybe he can work at
the post office rather than as a
garbage man when he gets
through with his athletic career,"
I Almond said.
True, (caching is supposedly
what the university does best. But
a person enrolled at a college or
university should already know
how to read his own name and
count to 1(H). Ideally, remedial
programs like the one in which
Kemp studied should he unnecessary
at an institution ol
higher education.
And if the univcrsit) can't
make a university student out ol
an athlete, why is he called a stu
dent at all? Indeed, why send him
;o class in the first place? Sure,
we know the answer: I he Na
tional Collegiate Athletic
Association says he must attend
class.
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lege athletics said it didn't care
what the athlete did, how many
universities would make ii
mandatory?
Georgia has answered that
<1 nest ion already.
lifiA President I-red Davison
admitted during testimony that
most athletes who play lor his
university do yo to class, but arcnot
expected to graduate.
"If they leave us being able to
read, write, communicate better,
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time sports have become on the
collegiate level.
I he kids get a chance to play
ball lor a lew more years and, if
they're good enough, even have a
shot at the pros. The wealthy
alumni get a few good seasons of
high-priced sports entertainment
and the satisfaction of knowing
they sent a star running back
through college. And, above all,
the university's superior athletic
power wins the school a national
reputation that will entice
outstanding high school students
from both the classroom and the
playing field.
Sounds like a pretty good deal.
The athletes are happy, the sugar
daddies are happy, and above all,
the universities are happy. Before
college, Johnny the football star
couldn't read, but tie could burn
the secondary before the ball was
snapped. After college, Johnny
can barely read, but at least if the
pro contracts don't come pouring
in, he'll still be able to understand
the want ads.
So what's wrong with that?
Perhaps the simple fact is that
a university's first goal is to promote
higher education, not professional
athletes.
In Cieorgia's case, Washington
i,osi columnist Jonathan Yardlcy
said the university is nothing
more than a sports meat market,
where athletes are hidden under
the guise of "students."
(ieorgia, he writes, accepts
athletes as students "not to
elevate them from the garbage
mirk, lo lhi? lit nil triirk hut fr\
make money off ihem."
"lor a few hours each week it
shovels these IK- and 19-year-olds
aside into 'remedial* programs
where they learn, if they learn
an\thing at all, what they should
ha\e been taught in the tirst year
ot grammar school, when they
weie six or seven."
It would he nice to believe that
Cieoigia -- and other colleges
with the same policies ? will turn
over a new leal and change its
standard** regarding remedial
education, lint once again, we
must be realistic. To expect the
university to learn a lesson from
this mess is askinn too much.
As uc have learned, college is
no place to get a good education.
i rat i mi xson is a sports writer
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we simply have not done them
any damage," Davison testified.
H e have not done them any
damage. That's sad, but true;
once again, this is a pathetic, but
realistic, outlook of what hi?
Currie comes cl
as USC downs
By JEFF OWENS
Staff writer
Lefthander Brian Currie came within otic out and
a strike of pitching his third career complete-game
shutout Tuesday afternoon at Sarge Frye Field.
Bui the cool afternoon breeze, which turned into
a chilling gust by the seventh inning, and the wear
and tear of throwing more than 120 pitches caused
the 6-4 sophomore to throw one too many and the
last one a little too high.
Currie cruised through the Winthrop College batting
order for eight innings, allowing just two hits
anu a pair 01 waiKS.
But with (wo outs in the top of the ninth, Winthrop
centerfielder Jimmy Malseed sent a high
fastball over the center!ield fence for the Hagles' only
run. Currie then gave up a walk and a base hit
before surrendering to left handed reliever Clint
Sawyer.
But still it was the best pitching performance USC
has seen in its first four games. Currie got the 4-1
win over Winthrop, giving up just four hits, three
walks and striking out six. "1 was a little disappointed.
Naturally I wanted to finish the game,"
Currie said. "But it was a win. That's all that
matters."
"Currie has a fine arm. I think he's a good prospect,"
head coach June Raines said. "But I didn't
expect him to go nine innings. I wasn't going to let
him lose the ball game, and besides, Clint needs the
confidence."
Sawyer came on and got the last out for the
Gamecocks on a pop-up that shortstop Jeff Barns
caught while avoiding a collision with centerfielder
Jeff Morris.
Sawyer redeemed himself after walking in two
runs and allowing another on a wild pitch in USC's
season-opening loss at Baptist College. Sawyer gave
up a run, two hits and two walks while facing just
five batters at Baptist.
i ne oamccocks broke lip a scoreless pitchers dual
in the fourth inning when they jumped out in front
of the Eagles 2-0.
With one out, Dave Hollins lined a single to right
field. An out later, Jeff Barns scored Hollins with a
double to right centerlield. Barnes then scored from
third on a single by Riley Polk.
USC added two more in the eighth on a towering
home run by sophomore left fielder Garrett Carter.
Designated hitter Charlie Aldrich led off the
eighth by lining a pitch into the left field corner for
a double. That prompted a trip to the mound by
Winthrop coach Horace Turbeville. Turbeville.
however, elected to leave starter Wayne Shipman,
9-2 last year, in the game.
After Hollins flied out deep to right field, ShipI
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man served up a last ball that Carter hit several feet
over the left field fence. It was his first of the year.
"it ieels great to get that tirst one out of the
way," Carter said. "It was a high fastball I was
waiting on. I had struck out on curve balls twice and
I was not going for it again."
Ilarnes, Polk and Dave Smyth led the Gamecocks
with two hits each.
USC, which dropped from sixth to 11th in the
latest college baseball poll after its loss to Baptist, is
now 3-1. The Gamecocks came from behind to
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