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mm V * "" '* 1 I m T^-'*1*^ ^*: V II I ~* Wednesday, February 28,1996 m...' ! ! Otfc. V ^ ** * "N. ,..*s-"^* <r^ ^ppi 1 TYSON PETTIOREW Smith leaves Gam< ASSOCIATED PRESS enrolled at school COLUMBIA ? Defensive end Robert after the semest Smith has quit the football team, a Smith playe school spokesman says. year, starting tv Associate athletics director Kerry a sack. Tharp said Smith asked coach Brad He will be ren Scott for his release about two weeks involved in a re ago, and the athletic department agreed with Clemson, to ft assistant Miles i Tharp said he thinks Smith is still rules by trying tc Aldridge had hhirrrh 1 WHK3?? March 11 -14 Office of Multicultural Student Affairs The University of South Carolina SIX Crunch time ROBBIE MEEK Sports Editor This week could very possibly Hp the mnst crucial week of the season I for the South Carolina basketball team. The Gamecocks must beat the Tennessee Volunteers tonight and the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens Saturday to have even an outside chance of an NCAA Carolina will be lead by All-American Candidate Larry Davis. Davis, who is pictured at left in an earlier contest against Tulane, is averaging 18.4 ppg. The Gamecocks defeated Georgia on Jan. 6,85-73. Georgia was ranked No. 14. On Jan. 10 the Gamecocks defeated the Vols 62-58 in Thompson-Boling Arena. That win was the Gamecocks only road win this season; they have lost the last The Vols have also been unable to win conference road games. That's a good sign for Carolina who is 13-1 at Frank McGuire Arena this season. The only home loss was to No. 1 Kentucky, who ... is undefeated in the SEC, on Jan. 3. Tonight's tipoff is set for 7:30 The Bulldogs are tied with the Gamecocks for second place in the SEC East. The second place team gets a nrst round bye in the SEC tournament Georgia is 5-1 in February with the only loss coming against Kentucky. The game will be regionally televised and will begin at E3 i The Gamecock scock football tean 1 and plans to transfer assistant under head coach Spj er. Woods, id seven games last Clemson's investigation admi to. He had 11 tackles a secondary violation because oi error in judgment." Clemson's re lembered as the player was accepted by the NCAA cruiting controversy Aldridge was banned from telepl Smith said Tigers recruiting for six months. \ldridge broke NCAA Smith was also suspended by 1 ) lure him to Clemson. in 1994 for undisclosed reasons i been a South Carolina playing in only three games. Noon Peace Circle Horseshoe sponsored by The Bahai' Club, SEED, OMSA, Carolina Chaplains Association, HIS International, Women Studer Services, Women Student Association 7 n.m. Multicultural Exploration RHUU Ballroom sponsored by SEED Tnwttoy; March 12 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cultural Vendor Fair Featuring: Freakapodimus & The Palmeto Pans Greene Street sponsored by AAAS 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Male/Female Relationships Forum RHUU Theater sponsored by AAAS 7:30 p.m. Informal Irish Session Gressett Room Featuring: Craig Stevenson and Friends Wednesday, March 13 Noon Harambee African Dance Company Greene Street sponsored by OMSA 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Multicultural Workshop Featuring: Jamie Washington (Faculty/ Staff only) sponsored by OMSA & SEED 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Multicultural Workshop Pt. 2 Featuring: Jamie Washington ffnr Students sponsored by OMSA & SEED 7:30 p.m. Lecture featuring Sean Sasser from "The Real World" on MTV sponsored by RHA Thursday, March 14 Noon Columbia Mass Choir Under the direction of Minister Anthony Outen Greene Street sponsored by OMSA 6 p.m. A Religious Roundtable RHUUTheater sponsored by International Affairs & OMSA 7 p.m. Women of the World & Literature Byrnes Center "How we found America: East European Immigrant Women and Western Authorship" Facilitator: Dr. Magelena Zaborowska, Furman Univ. )RTS I USC, UGAta Wondering what Eddie Fogler's ] theme for next yeaFs basketball season 1 e ? will be? It's a good bet that winning Wil conference games on the road will be f a i !_ _ l:_i f?11. preuy mgn un xus ust. mm South Carolina's men's basketball log i team lost its sixth straight SEC road The game at Ole Miss Saturday night, all Rup but removing themselves from an tea: NCAA Tournament bid. hon For USC to have any hopes of be j scoring some March Madness, they'll have to win Wednesday against Wa Tennessee and Saturday at Georgia? will and winning those two doesn't I ne guarantee them anything. tha About that contest in Athens, I'll gan go out on a short limb right now by an saying it'll be the biggest game of the year for both the Bulldogs and the obv Gamecocks. to ti Both USC and Georgia are tied for twt second in the SEC East with identical un( records of 7-7. If both teams win in] Wednesday (Georgia plays at Florida), the they'll be deadlocked with 8-7 records Ind heading into Saturday's matchup. If Georgia beats Florida Wednesday we< and USC Saturday, the Bulldogs gain bea sole possession of second in the East, UC thereby earning a first-round bye in aft? the SEC Tournament. If USC. beats the the Volunteers Wednesday and Georgia ma Saturday, then they snag second place *Nc and the bye. col] Critical? You don't say. 1 ? Larry's Locks. It's sometimes be \ rlonirormia to r\ro/4iVt tKd Nr? 1 SPpHs 3 f( UlUlgVlV/UU WV VViAVV VAXV X 1 w. _ in the NCAA Tournament before the his regular season is even over. However, La I feel good about my premature picks, ad Really good. Therefore, I give to you his r\ the, uh, first edition of Larry's Locks Va L JL (drumroll). cui The first, and most automatic No. thi ""ky 1 seed will be Kentucky. Their 24-1 record isn't too shabby, is it? Not to 1 itted mention their only loss was against Ch 811 UMass at the beginning of the season be P01^ in the Great Eight Classic. He and ????????? lone Scott Classifieds Won el see page 8 for today's I University of So : SAFE SF : BREAK WE - _ Xs ' ' " ' .N .*. ; Watch ! TODAY'S EVEN" CHOOSE TO L A FATAL DL rit> rpAfiM PFPM/ Vsl \IX VIV 1 * I l iNUb-i ?? 1pm- Greene Sti J (in front of the Russe Sponsored by the City of Columbia Traffic Enforc Metropolitan Columbia Traffic Sc the Office of Alcohol & Drug Prograr 0 Red Ribbon Campaign sp< by GAAAMA and AAA! OFFICE OF ' : ALCOHC : <^L?DRL FROGRA ? Department of Student I 9 (JSC Division of Student P ? 777-6688 : HAVE A HAP 9 This advertisement is intended for informotionc 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 < 7 i battle for SEC bye [tfs likely the LARRY that commands respect from everyone, [ions of WILLIAMS A few years ago, the Cougars gave dcatfans, Wake Forest a scare in the first round, nous for almost upsetting the Deacons. Last >wine their team on the road, will vear. the Cou&ars shnrkpH Penn State some frequent-flier miles in March. an(j Alabama in the Christmas Southeast Regional is in Kentucky^ Tournament in Charleston. >p Arena, and NCAA rules prohibit Kresse is one of the most respected ms from being assignedto their COaches in the business, and is also ie floors, so it's hkely the Cats will one ofthe hottest ^ laying out west. - coaching market. Despite the sweet Despite their loss to George ^ built Charleston, don't shington Saturday, UMass (26-1) ... . , ., c ,, . xt 1 j expect him to be there m a few years. I also be an automatic No. 1 seed. TT ~ T . , wer agreed with the many analysts "ls ?afr; John J'3 ^ t said UMass "needed" to lose a through turbulent times, and he might ie to alleviate the pressure of being justdecide to jump ship soon, undefeated team in the NCAA's. This year, C of C (22-3) had won With retrospect, however, it was ^0 consecutive games before being ious in 1991 that the pressure got upset by Southeast Louisiana Thursday, tie UNLV Runnin' Rebels, who were Aside from the upset, the Cougars' > games short of being the first only two losses were to teams from the lefeated champion since Indiana Big East, which is sometimes mentioned L976. The Rebels lost to Duke in for its basketball prowess. i semifinals of the Final Four in Expect the Cougars to receive an ianapolis that year. invitation to the Big Dance, automatic UCONN redeemed itself after last or not. And don't be surprised if you jk's loss to Georgetown when they see Kresse's Klan wearing glass slippers ,t Villanova 70-59 Sunday. No doubt come tournament time. !ONN fans were sweating bullets sr Georgetown's Allen Iverson ripped m Say What? Villanova's Mr. AllHuskies to shreds in the Feb. 19 Everything Kerry Kittles, a first team tchup. However, their win against All-American and incumbent Big East iva proved the best starting fivein pjayer 0f the year, was suspended for tege basketball are worthy of a No. ^ last ^ game3 0f the year_the ' enci em m. first which happened to be'Nova's loss The last of the four top seeds will , TTri^XTXT c ,, . , c , rr ,no 0x 0 Tiriv ? to UCONN?for unauthorized use of nven to Kansas (23-2). Roy Williams, . , , . , t CmifVi Viqq a university telephone credit card ; ow?FtUeToHhCa";;Un;Tn The loss was inarguably the wrence, Kan., maintaining an Wildcats biggest game of the year, mirable winning tradition. One of That Kittles committed a crime . 3 players happens to be Jaque was receiving his due punishment ughn, an All-America guard who was the issue. After the NCAA's ts opposing defenses like a knife decision to suspend Kittles for the nngb warm butter. * remainder of the season, Villanova's head coach Steve Lappas said you had Cinderella Cougars? College of "to feel for a guy like Kerry," who was larleston's John Kresse has "quietly" missing the last three regular season en building a mini-dynasty in the games of his career. >ly City, building a perennial winner Oh. Li,led listings uth Carolina J 'RING r-*, -j EK1996 : ? * Dehydratlon^^^B^ l " ^ ??> w ^r ; I j^PBKr Assault ? I Regretted Sex HotelToom Highway *<l Break Ins Accidents it for the "SHARKS!" jl TS (Wednesday, February 26): II IVE: GAMMA MEETING <1 )| TOPIC: EN-CARE 'I krTMFKIT (EMERGENCY NURSES 'I \G MtN CANCEL ALCOHOL-RELATED g reet EMERGENCIES) !l House) 4 pm - Russell House Room 315 emenf Unit, Refreshments & Spring Break Freebies for ALL! ifety Program, ns and GAMAAA. Sponsored by GAMMA (Gamecocks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol) Dnsored oncj the Office of Alcohol & Drug Programs. jq ^AMMA^ I affairs \/\/ PY & SAFE SPRING 6REAK! I il purposes only Actual events and/of limes may change due to funding or programmatic decisions. I