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USC escap NCAA sari By FRED GONZALEZ Sports editor South Carolina's football prog- ' ram escaped sanctions last week as the NCAA announced it found no serious rule violations resulting from the steroid scandal which led tr\ nrienn tflrmc firvr thn?<? fnrmpr !?c_ 1 tv piOUU tvi II1J ivi UUVV JLVtlllVA MO j sistant coaches. 1 Also, the NCAA extended by six months the school's two-year 1 men's basketball probation, which ] began in 1987 and was to have ended in 1989. The probation now will run until February 1991. 1 The NCAA said it wanted to review the 1990 fall semster results of a 17-point monitoring and com- . pliance program instituted after the 1 probation. ' One week after the decision, in- i terim university president Aurthur ] K. Smith is gratified of what the < NCAA has shown. ! EASY COIN AT 2002 GR Open 7 AM 2812 ROSEWOOD Sh OPEN 24 p nn/inc AT A A11 I O UCVIINC AA I IVIll WASH, DRY $.50 PER LB. OPEN 7 AM Self Service Dry Clean 7:30 am to OPEN 7 ? jm?w% A w ^ BiH j^| AMI ^Vj | / / >es ictions "We thinK this is a wonderful r?f pr?nfiHpnrp An/1 wp CPP this as a strong vote of confidence. All we have left is to submit a written report by the end of the fall semester updating where we are." The decision about the football program lifted a cloud that has hung over the school for some two years since an article in Sports Illustrated by an ex-Gamecock player alleged that steroid use was widespread. "I feel the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders," Athletic Director King Dixon said. 'I think it's a great day." The NCAA said changes in athletic department personnel "frustrated the university's good intentions" to fully implement the department's monitoring and compliance program. The NCAA said the school LAUNDRY EENE ST. TO 11 PM HOPPING CENTER, HOURS _LWOOD, WE CAN CLOTHES 10 LB. MIN. TO 11 PM iing - 8 lbs. for $5.50 6:00 pm DAYS HI iPW ^ ^^1 ' IHMM B_ H '' ^ m '' ' tBOi'' * Hi ttMta^Mm P? 4; HBK ?b!r .... HHPWS^ ! * f ; / USC Athletic Director King Dixon failed to adhere to its life-styles drug testing program for athletes from 1985 to 1987. An in-house task force also reached tht same conclusion, which led to the firing of Athletic Director Bob Marcum in March 1988. The NCAA said it also found two secondary violations, one involving football, the other men's basketball. The violations, not part of the report, "illustrate the university's commitment to make its monitoring system work," the NCAA said. Athletic Director King Dixon refused to dislose the violations. "It should be noted, however, that if the Committee had determined that individuals in the athletics administration had been aware of violation, the (Infractions) Committee would have considered the case to be major in nature," ac( cording to the NCAA report. [ "The NCAA announcement ***** JM SSsrfSujV"^ 19| IkiK il jl^S^MF I | """^ Ml fl ^r I 1 R^V Hr W i ai M i||if A ptlflil? w iSanhramm File Photo marks the beginning of a new era," interim university president Arthur K. Smith said at a news conference. "Today's announcement superbly positions us for future conference developments and affiliations.," Smith said. The university is looking into the possibility of joining another conference or taking part in an expanded Metro Confernence. In its five-volume, 6-inch-thick report sent to the NCAA on Jan. 1, the university said that it uncovered a half dozen possible rule violations and found "widespread experimentation" with steroids from 1983 to 1987. The report found that at least two coaches paid for the musclebuilding drugs for players on four occasions. It also revealed for the first time that two former players sold their complimentary tickets. The Associated Press contributed to this story. Ik I M I f Jp 18Sip?!PJl 3 W A ? m ? n Start This Year Off Right! Go casual, go supercasual... however you jo, make your first stop J.B. White! Our juniors' and young men's departments have everything from jeans and t's to sport shirts ind trousers. We'll look for you at J.B. White! i Dial 1-900 use now Gamecocl By FRED GONZALEZ Sports editor The USC athletic department announced that it will begin operation of the expanded Gamecock Hotline telephone audio service on Friday, Aug. 10 at 5 p.m. The University, in conjunction with Jim Seay Productions of Columbia, will offer the service by dialing 1-900-230-2001, with the service available 24 hours a day. "We are certainly excited about the announcement of our Gamecock Hotline," athletic director King Dixon said. "With the number of expanded lines and services involved, we will now be in a position to offer our Gamecock fans across the country the opportunity to keep up with our athletic programs and our Alumni Association's activities. We want to be able to spread the word about all of our programs to our fans nationwide and believe that the Gamecock Hotline will provide our fans with tremendous communications posibilities." The initial offering will feature comments from head football coach Sparky Woods' preseason press conference. This will be one of five programs available on the Gamecock Hotline, compared to just one in 1989 when the popularity of the informational telephone source produced as many as 19,000 calls in a single week. Line one of the Hotline will consist of sports updates, which will give a daily rundown of Gamecock athletic events. Line two will feature coaches and players comments, providing studio quality voice reports from coaches and players regarding all seasonal sports at South Carolina, giving coverage to all 15 varsity Gamecock sports. Gamecock Club information will be available on line three, providing up to date facts for Gamecock Club activities, ticket availability, game times, club meetings and other pertinent information. Line four will be the USC Alumni Association's outlet for communicating to current or prospective members information reWalk t Act now for: Barnwell Colony Plaza Centre 1600 Park Circle Place On The Greene Wilshire House LANDMARK 799 We specialize in V College, what a concept. While you're getting ready for USC, 1 Presbyterian Student Center is ready for you. Tailgating, retre; Bible study, Worship Service F virtual smorgasbord of ways tc those study blues. We are wel campus pastor, Sally Robinsor We hope you make us a part the lookout for our Fall newsle to a mailbox near you. Presbyterian Student Center 1702 Greene St j Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-0212 J I MINIMUM With EVERY donatit Blood. Programs avc A&B simple blood te to see if you qualify. ? for students. QP 2719 Serologicals ^ ?______ , 2001 ? Y offering t Hotline garding the association's activities and meetings. Line five will provide fans the' opportunity to voice their sentiments and opinions on the Gamecock Feedback line. This line will allow up to 90 seconds of comments from fans about any subject of their choice. From the daily recordings, each tape will be re- ; viewed with information then pro-'* vided for consideration by the various departments involved. Seay feels the immediacy of the' telephone will be the hotline's ' greatest asset. "We will cover all the sports at. USC. A lot of events don't get, covered or get very little publicity,; yet their fans are as important as,; any other sport," Seay said. He,? also mentioned that in todays world, the radio, television, newspaper and now telephones are all, complimentary. Seay also said the idea for ex-.; panding the service into several,? lines were the brainchild of him-, self and Dixon. And it was Di-, xon's idea to have the feedback** line. "It will give people the oppor-> tunity to get things off their chest. I And what they say will be moni-I tored and adressed to the oppropn ate coaches regarding any subject."! Due to the expansiveness of the;! Gamecock Hotline, with capabili- * ties of taking up to 3,000 incoming! calls at any time, there will be a!* charge of 95 cents per minute for> each call. In order to gain access;! to the Hotline, calls must be origi-! * nated from a touch tone telephone.!* All callers must be 18 or older or,* have their parents permission. r- ^ - !* 1 * o USC. | /*i / 1 \ f f : RESOURCES > -0859 SC sales and rentals ihe >' me A in p getting ? JA, \ : Projects, yes a t $ " 'break , coming our new v 1. Drop by any time. t of your USC life. Be on tter, coming soon Horseshoe J | ? * ^ X CO I Qfe*n? S??ej * ""?"I _ il prf j House | JS Vf/Mtu S I Rv. | Point* |_ I 1 I $20 PAID I Dn. 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