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Leary Continued from pag paign," Leary said. "We need to insti lobby for full-formula funding and entii have a committee look into waste L in the university." tanc Leary also advocates an inex- rece pensive and cost-effective compu- urit} ter program to be used for advise- ney ment. In order to spend more qual- L ity time with their adviser, the frat< program would tell students what port classes they need to take to gradu- theii ate and what courses they would need if they changed majors. ties r<?. ~?f~i.. -1 -i? campus saiciy is ^ci laimy pnil another issue of paramount impor- L tance, Leary said. blan "We need to go further and in- cipa stall lights on the call boxes and The Carolina outsmarts r= Clemson By The Associated Press In the battle of the books, South Carolina outscored archrival Clemson last fall. Eighty percent of South Carolina's athletes had at least a C average last fall, compared to 65 percent at Clemson, school records show. Of the Gamecocks' 344 athletes, 142, or 41.3 percent, earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Nine athletes recorded a 4.0. r\..4. a 1 o i win ui tio auncics ai wieiiisun, 146, or 34.9 percent, failed to achieve a 2.0, while 75, or 17.9 percent, managed a 3.0 or better, The State newspaper reported in Tuesday's editions. At South Carolina, members of women's teams led the way academically, with 60.4 percent of 91 athletes maintaining a 3.0 average and 5.5 percent averaging less than 2.0. Of 253 male athletes, 34.4 percent had a 3.0 average or better and 19.5 percent produced a GPA less than 2.0. The football team showed a significant increase in GPA from the previous year, turning in a 2.27 after compiling a 1.98 in the fall of 1988. Twenty members, or 17.4 percent, of the 115-man squad maintained a 3.0. Thirty-four, or 29.6 percent, were below a 2.0, representing almost 55 percent of the male athletes who failed to achieve a 2.0. Among women's sports, seven of eight members of the tennis team and eight of 10 golfers 'produced GPAs of 3.0 or better, and Jlj none was below a 2.0. The tennis ||p team produced the top team GPA, 3.29, which was down from the |p previous year (3.44). The golf | team had a GPA of 2.99 after a 3.02 in 1988. Soccer and swimming posted the top marks among men's sports, with 19 of 26 members of the soccer team producing a 3.0 or better and 15 of 21 swimmers at least equaling it. Soccer had three players below a 2.0, swimming only one. Clemson's football team had an especially tough time academically. According to school figures, 77 of the 139 members of the team, or 55.4 percent, scored less than a 2.0 grade-point average. Thirteen, or 9.4 percent, compiled a GPA of 3.0 or better. The team GPA was 1.90, compared to 2.07 for the fall of 1988. B. J. Skelton, associate vice president for student affairs at Clemson, said the school is not satisfied with the football team's classroom performance. "There's no question that that's too many people" below 2.0, he said. "We certainly are working to improve their academic performance. I don't think isolating a single semester is a good indication of how a group is doing cumulatively, but if you do look at just one semester, then I suppose one's as good (an indicator) as another." Clemson expects to break ground in the near future on a learning center for athletes. The center will serve as an additional mechanism in the support system for athletes with classroom difficulties. Overall, the picture was not much brighter for the rest of Clemson's athletes. More than a third of the soccer team ? 10 of 29 members ? and the wrestling squad ? nine of 25 ? scored below a 2.0. The news wasn't all bad. The women's swimming team produced an athletic department-high 3.02 GPA, and 10 members of the 16-person squad compiled a 3.0 or 1 her. Only one scored below a L? *mson's athletes had an aver\ of 2.43 in the fall term. ;e 1 ill more lights throughout the "I tf re campus," Leary said. consisi eary also stressed the impor- paign e of making sure the students luster ive the amount of parking sec- by the ! equal to the amount of mothey are spending to park. Mai eary's campaign manager said cock h jrnities and sororities are im- of the ant in the election and urged r participation. Ju; rhe greeks are a base of priori- agenda on campus," said Garry Mai- campu is, Leary's campaign manager. agenda eary placed a portion of the said. " le for the lack of student parti- will bi tion in the general election on dents Gamecock. serious Call The Gamecock Our collection gives the d uppercut to Swimsuits solids, and c leather looks Lycra crepe Lycra. 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