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USC athlet< drug abuse By RICHARD W. ROWELL Staff Writer USC's athletic image has been tarnished in the past by steroid scandle and drug use by former players. On Friday, Rich Sweet and Ken Watson went to Trmo Elementary School to erase that image by discussing drug use with fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The school's JUST SAY NO club kicked off its first meeting in a big way. The kids were greeted by Watson, Sweet and the musical theme 2001. USC's school mascot, Cocky, was also present carrying a green JUST SAY NO flag. "It was neat that we got to see them," Irmo student Rachel Holifield said. "It will help me say no to drugs." Watson began the talk by describing the do's and don'ts of drugs. "There are no do's about drugs," he said. "What if you have a friend on drugs? You should be their friend and lead them in the right direction." Sweet's comments echoed those of Watson. "It is easiest to say yes (to drugs) but best to say no," Sweet said. He urged the kids to "follow their hearts and do what is right." After opening remarks by the players, the kids had their turn to ask questions, and they were tough. They asked about George Rogers, Ryan Bethea, steroids, drinking beer and people using guns to force them to buy drugs. One child asked the players if they drink beer. "It wasn't that bad," Sweet said. "But I wanted to downplay my involvement with beer." He said it was a good idea for the players to be there. "The children see their teachers every day, but if someone special comes in, they are more likely to ppiifc 1 VALU; Wttiss South Carolina USA 1990 nil i ( ^ ,# m If You're Interest Program Union C es discuss with youths - /v ?';" m * m,*$$**?- JK A Rich Sweet 1 Wkg jR ||flR; ' | Ken Watson listen." Watson told a personal story of a friend who went into cardiac arrest because of drugs and how helpless he felt. "I'll do anything to help kids because I've seen the negative effects of drugs, and I'll do anything to prevent it," Watson said. Patty Williamson, a parent volunteer, said District Five has had the program for about five years. The kids take a drug and alcohol pledge, and in turn the club spon The Travel and Tour Committee Presents: A FALL BREAK TRIP TO SAVANNAH. GA October 14-16th at the Bed and Breakfast Inn. ee includes transportation and accommodatioi I interested students should apply by Oct. 12tl The Golden Spur Committee Presents: CLUB SPUR DANCE PARTY USC Friday and Saturday at 8:00 HYPNOTIST JAMES J. MAPES Wednesday, October 10 at 8:00 pm $1.00 In the Russell House Ballroom EEK-A- MOUSE Monday, October 22 from 8:00-10:00p.m. At the Russell House Ballroom Students-$1.00 Non-students-$6.00 ed In Any Of These Activities, Please Stop By )r Call 777-7130. These Activities Paid For, Ii Student Activities Fees. sors lamily activities, arter-school activities and drug education programs, Williamson said. Watson, Sweet and Cocky were all given honorary memberships to the club. y?LE COl 25% All regularly priced throughout the Coupon Valid Through 10/13 C cosmetics, fragrances, and te ICING THE 1991 MISS SOUTH CAROLIN MISS SOUTH CAROLINA US/ Official preliminary to the Nation; ISS TEEN USA, MISS USA AND MISS UN NO PERFORMING TALENT F is on!!! Entrants will be judged on beauty, poise and p< ss South Carolina USA will be held the weekend of I Carolina Teen USA at least 15 and under 19 by July ind under 27 by February 1,1991. MISS SOUTH CAROLINA USA/TEEN USA PAGEf 42 FAWNWOOD WEST AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLI hrite or call immediately, contestc a SIMP CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION lis I SPORTS B Soccer team wins Stanford tourney The 14th-ranked USC soccer team won the Stanford Invitational tournament over the weekend in Palo Alto, Calif. On Saturday, USC got a goal from junior Andrew Coggins to upend 18th-ranked San Francisco. Senior Clark Brisson made the assist. The Gamecocks defeated Stanford on Sunday 2-0 to win the tournament title. Ruben Tufino struck first for USC scoring off of an assist by Coggins and Andy Ferguson. Ferguson added the insurance goal unassisted with 20 minutes left in the contest. The Gamecocks are now 8-z-z this season and take on 3rd-ranked Clemson? Tigers Sunday at The Graveyard at 2 p.m. Golfers in 11th after first round The USC men's golf team stands tied for eleventh place after Monday's first round of the MacGregor Tournament of Champions in Knoxville, TN. This Week fit 10-10 Beat 10-11 Delbi 10-12 Blues 10-13 Phish 10-14 Gene 10-15 Steve 10-16 Copf ABC Regulaions IN THE BAZAAR AT\_ mmmwg UPON 1 OFrl merchandise i store! >NLY! Excludes nnis raquets. A TEEN USA PAGEANT 1991 I PAGEANT ally Televised IIVERSE PAGEANTS. REQUIRED ersonality. Miss South Carolina Teen tecember 7 and 8,1990. Ages for 1,1991. For Miss South Carolina USA JTS CIO RPM PRODUCTIONS, INC. NA 29801 or call (803) 648-6220 infs may be limited!!! w=m ?> , v lt? r V % The Carolina n Part, By RIEFS Kill Ml ! Junior Michael Christie posted a first round 71 for the Gamecocks. Christie is currently tied for 12th place. Tied for 42nd place at 74 is senior Brett Quigley. Senior Gene Sellers and junior Daniel Seawell both shot a first round 76, for a share of 57th place. Sophomore Carl Paulson shot a six-over-par 78, and is tied for 64th. University of Nevada-Las Vegas has a one stroke lead going into second round action. lrailing closely behind are Georgia and Tulsa at 283. UNLV's Darin Osborn and Monte Montgomery both fired a first round 69 to lead the tournament. USC tennis player falls in semifinals USC tennis standout Louie Gloria fell in the semifinals of the LSU Fall showcase Sunday in Baton Rouge, La. Gloria, the tournament's third seed and the nation's 22nd ranked player was defeated by top seed Luis Ruette of Texas Christian, the 16th?ranked collegiate player in the nation, 6-3, 6-3. GreenstreetsH! Farmers srt McClinton Traveller 5 Dykes Big Band j Mustain Derhead 18+ Welcome sgggi-"" ^ Tl 0-4 {J 'ofJ JX Home //_ ' Co I M~ fK ^Cappa ? 1 20t/i | ??|AR< / Wi! v o^v ? } f Corr an O E Th< f ' 1 V Stud Crowning of Tickets availabl Russell Hous 4th Floor Business Round House Ticks Coliseum Ticket ( Transportatio Buses will be leaving fi House and Bates Houj minutes from 6:30-7:30pr to these locations afte I <> For Ticket Paid for I Players ask in their lock By The Associated Press NEW YORK ? The NFL i Players Association is asking the league to set up an area outside i locker rooms so players would not ; be required to participate in media < interviews unless fully clothed. The union issued a statement < Monday from executive director ! Gene Upshaw stating NFL players 1 should be afforded absolute privacy in their locker rooms. i "People deserve to be treated t with respect and dignity whether 1 they are male or female, pro foot- i ball players or members of the me- 1 dia," Upshaw said. "Women in j sports media must have the same access as their male counterparts to s NFL players." t So, Upshaw said, keep all repor- t Pep Talk Contin And while USC was defeating c the "beach bums" of San Francisco 2 and Stanford, Clemson was eating ( nationally-ranked competition at s the Umbro Tournament. 1 The Tigers welcomed 16th- : ranked Adelphi to Riggs Field and soundly whipped them 4-1. A Ti- c ger freshman had a hat trick in the 1 game. < On Sunday, Clemson played J tougher competition ? #4 Santa c Clara. That same Tiger freshman scored four goals in this game, and c Santa Clara headed for the airport, tl victims of a 4-2 loss. 1 So the freshman got lucky and tl put in a couple of shots. a Right. d U i o nomA i o r.lnnn nnA lilJ liUUIV AO J lllllllj UiVUH auu he is from San Antonio, Texas. If u you're not from Texas, you are b probably still saying, "So what!" fi USC defender Tommy Loeber is tl from Texas (Arlington) but that's not the reason he isn't saying that, r; Loeber will be covering the young a man on Sunday. a Glenn has scored 17 goals this tl season. Yes, 17. He leads the f he Universit\ South Carolii coming Pep ckf< ^ (Presented by fti and the (Homecoming C SLnniven OLINA ON MY lliams Brice Stadiurr October 12, 1990 7:30 PM * featuring tedians Paul Rodrigu* d Emcee Henry Cho Plus 5 USC Football Team, Carolina Band, JSC Cheerleaders, ent Organization Skil the 1990 Homecomi e at: 3 , Office r r st Office {jf Dffice 1 rom Russell ' n'"?>e every 15 yL in and returning / m ^ >r Cockfest. / 1 f Information Call oy Student Activity Fees and Athletic Depar for privacy er rooms ters out of the locker room and 'provide a separate area ... where 1 all players would be available on an equal basis to all accredited melia, male or female." Last week, Cincinnati Bengals 2oach Sam Wych was fined 530,000 for closing his team's locker room to a female reporter. That incident followed one in which Lisa Olson, a reporter for he Boston Herald, accused New England Patriots players of sexrnlly harassing her and humiliating ler in the locker room during >ractice. The MPT PA caxrc it ctill A * * OUJO 11 |)UU ;ents interests of the players alhough it seeks decertification as heir bargaining arm. tued from page 8 country in scoring and, if he was it USC, would be closing in on ^lark Brisson's 21 goals-in-a;eason record. But at Clemson, le's still way off of the record of 59 goals in a season. The Tigers' only losses have :ome to UNC-Greensboro (I don't mow, you figure it out) and a 3-1 lecision to ACC counterpart N.C. State. Clemson is 3-1 in conference play. USC tied defending co-national hampion Virginia at Virginia, but hat was early in the season, 'earns have had time now to get heir best 11 on the field and have good idea of what their team can lo. USC at 8-2-2 has lost some Duch ones to UNC and South Ala iama, an uncharacteristic home deeat, and tied some good teams in lie Cavaliers and Wake Forest. In football, Clem son is usually anked in the top 20 and occasionlly, so is USC. But only in soccer re both teams consistently two of lie best in the nation. This is big, oiks. Somebody call Geraldo. D I " ' + + Rally o ^ ' O D 5St ommisswn V' >ary ' MIND ^ Q i 1 o <* ' % , ez c ')jf^ if' ' ?' 8* s, ng Queen * 777-4274 tment