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By REBECCA HARVEY Staff Writer
One of the most frustrating aspects to nev
at USC is the lack of available parking spa
If you choose to pay the price for a garag
if you have the time to sit in the parking loi
for someone to pull out, you can eventually g
If you choose to take the chance, you can p
ever you find a spot and hope for the bene
the parking patrol (not recommended).
Take heart! There is another alternativ
The benefits are numerous. If s healthy, a
and, in the long haul, economical, even if yo
ready own a bike.
But what should you buy? Are they all th<
cept for the paint job? the answer is no, all
not created equal. Two bike shops near c
fered some advice.
Todd Branham at Outspokin' Bicycles
Sharpe of The Cycle Center both claim to
first and salesmen second. Branham races o
Cuban professor i
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) ? Maritza
Colominas is a child of Fidel Castro's (
Communist Revolution, spelled with a a
capital R in many Cubans' minds. t
"I was 10 years old in 1959," the
year Castro overthrew the Fulgencio 1
Batista dictatorship, recalls Mrs. Colom- s
inas. "I close my eyes and
remember I am a truck driver's daugh- <
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your step. Steps are limited, s<
first come first serve basis.
AEROBICS FEE: There will be a $1
semester to take aerobic classes offere
register and pay in the Office of Camp
Center.
The schedule is tentative. Changes ma
facility conflict, or level of interest in
Campus Recreation, Blatt P.E. Center,
lurther information.
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and affirmative action in education ani
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spokin' Mountain Bike Team ar
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According to the two, there ar
ce' bike. A road or racing bike is m
e space or an(j js really not suita
t and wait gr
et to class. ^ second type manufacturers
iark wher- Qpe(j a new hybrid that's sup
volence of gp^d 0f a racing bike with the
tain bike. Both Sharpe and Bra
e: Bike it. about its merit for a college stud
onvenient option for both campus riding a
u don't al- mountain bike.
Both shops sell a variety of mc
M ftAMft ft nv 4 l' 1 1 4 /iAAA 11.
ler irom a very nuuiuie uac&gruuiiu. j
She has no intention of leaving this 2
Caribbean island like the <
fVinuaart/fa nf fSihnns wVio Vvcrnn flMiner 1
on rickety rafts in droves as soon as I
Castro's government said it would no
longer stop them. j
SVI never could have hoped to at- <
tend college ," she continued, as she <
drank a cup of coffee in her office at the <
University of Havana, where she i
is a professor of pharmaceutical science.
e same ca- starting at aDout $z?u. visuair
bikes are similar," Branham said. "But oi
ampus of- VW and one's like getting into i
Most bikes sold in America a]
and Dave mano brakes, cranks and gearii
be bikers brand name. But Shimano mal
n the Outr i five quality levels. The first 1
doesn't blame Cas
"My son studies here now. He too, wa;
an have a professional career that def
vould not have been possible without
;he revolution." she
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mere are wmiuna ui ^uuano u&c um
Mrs. Colominas who would not think hej
jeriously of leaving. are
"If s beyond debate that economic
rrisis has touched many Cuban ma
lomes," said economist Gerardo Gon- onl
talez. The hunger and joblessness that sto
irives his countrymen to the sea, trying bu1
lesperately to float to the United cat
States, are real.
But Gonzalez doesn't blame Castro pa?
for the recession touched off by the m c
collapse of the Soviet Union and the end chi
jf massive subsidies. And he "d
sxpects Castro to eventually lead Cuba at 1
Dut of it. the
That view is heard often in one lo-j
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recreation of a moun- riding but hov
inham were skeptical ing off curbs, y
ent. They felt the best ponents as yoi
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an all-metal ci
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y or another, despite Cuba's obvious
iciencie8.
Today, state pharmacy and grocery
slves are bare, surgeons and
iversity professors earn less than
idwaiters and cabbies, and athletes
: defecting.
Meanwhile, the so-called "diplot
stores" run by the state, where
[y U.S. dollars are used, are wellcked
but far too expensive for all
t foreigners, rich Cubans and those
ering to the tourism industry.
For example, the average workers
v of300 Desos (about $2.50) a
inth would only buy 2 pounds of
cken or four bars of soap at the
iplo-grocery," one bottle of shampoo
the vvdiplo-pharmacy* or less
in a gallon of high-octane at the "dipjas
station."
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sing a bike [
rtment or discount store bike. The next
, in ascending quality, Alivio, STX, LX
ing on the level of componentry you
the amount of use (or abuse) you will
rour bike to. "Buy for the woret scenario
bike for," Sharpe said,
not only to think about where you'll be
t. If you're riding down steps ad jumprou
can put as much wear on your com11
can jumping stumps. And if you are
le aggressively, Branham recommends
rank built in three pieces.
leaded on the level ot componentry, the
s. Glet fitted for size and just start ridind
the geometry that's the most comu.
The proof is in the peddling,
ig to consider when judging value:You're
mr bike assembled at a discount store,
ace strong emphasis on service. Both
Points offer free checks for a full year.
nd joblessness
Many Cubans simply adjust while
Castro slowly opens the economy by
selling hotels to European investors and
encouraging foreign companies to
undertake joint investments to exploit
Cubans resources.
Mm PaIAminno ortfo nr> avomnlo
J.TJ.1 Di V/Uiuuj.iiiao OCUJ an cAampc.
She rolls her own cigarettes, drinks
coffee without sugar when there is none
and claims to eryoy a paste of
ground goose parts and soy that state
stores give away when they're out of
meat.
-It's obvious we have less opportunity
today to buy deserts or even
milk whenever we want," she said. "Satisfy
whims? We can't. Get fat? No.
But to subsist, we have enough."
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