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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1987)
FOLKWAVS IMPORTS I I Coupons in the Emerald save you mone""] I Check every page, every day. It pays. § Franz Optical Qualiiy eyewear need not be expensive SINGLE VISION PRESCRIPTION LENSES AND FRAMES • Choose from a specially selected group of fashion frames •FT-25-28 Bifocals S20 Extra • Extra charge for high powers EYE EXAMS.s32 Dr. Dan Caldwell, Optometrist Santa Clara Square 689-1115 HAVE WE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Susan Stamberg wants you to spend Sunday Mornings with her! 4/so. • NPR s Scoff Simon on Saturdays 6-9 am • Co host Dave Henry with local & regional news Saturdays & Sundays • "Morning Edition" weekdays 5-9 ant KLCC 89.7 FM NATIONAL PUBUC RADIO Kernels Greek Academics The Alpha Chi Omega sorori ty and the C’hi F>hi fraternity led University Greek houses with the highest grade point averages spring term 1962. The two groups averages were 2.839 and 2.763 respectively. The University average for the term was a 2.5X8. The all women's average for the term was 2 668 while the all men's average was 2.517. Taking up the rear with the lowest average for a fraternity was the Delta Tau Delta house, which had a 2.2X69 average: and the /.eta Tau Alpha sorority, which had 2 448 average. The two houses ranked 80th and 67th out of 82 men's and women's living organizations at the University. Gamma Hall had the distinc tion of King in the cellar w ith a 2.260 group average. Pie In Your Eve A pie in the face was the alter native to a 11be'I suit offered to the University of Washington Daily and its reporter. John Snell, in one ol the strangest out of-court settlements on record, according to a June 24, 1974. Oregon Daily Emerald I he libelee. Diane Cheap, smashed a chocolate cream pie in the face of Snell, who ran a picture of her to illustrate an ar ticle satirizing beauty contests. The letter from Cheap's lawyer offering the settlement also stipulated that a photo of the in cident would have to appear on the paper's front page. Contaminated Hands Research suggests that hand to-hand contact is a more impor tant mode of transmitting the cold virus than inhaling virus particles coughed or sneezed bv cold sufferers, according to an article in the February Reader's Digest. When cold sufferers touch or blow their noses, they transfer live virus particles to their hands. The virus then may be deposited on whatever sur faces they touch from telephones to doorknobs. Healthy people literally pick up the virus with their hands and in feet themselves by touching their noses or eyes. Jogger's Paw The language of medicine has produced some colorful descrip tions in an attempt to describe symptoms of a human condition, particularly sports conditions. Among the better known con ditions arc pitcher's arm. swim mer's ear, athlete's foot, guitarist's nipple and runner's high There are also health con ditions known as gin drinker’s Iner. smoker's cough, writer's cramp and housemaid's knee. Doctors have created a new description, jogger 's paw . for a condition dogs can acquire while accompanying their owners while running on hot surfaces. I he cond 11 ion can be prevented by keeping the dogs off asphalt and concrete in hot weather. I he Wall Street Journal cites. "As more runners take lido along to relieve the boredom of long jaunts throughout the city, veterinarians report a huge surge m painful burns on the footpads of jogging dogs." Bowling Continued from Pane K filled with faculty leagues. “ I he f .Ml had tw ice as many lanes as they do now Now they're down to |ust eight; it's kind of sad. "I like howling in leagues because it's a chance to get out with the guys once a week ' he adds. Leagues are a way to get bowlers involved, and are well organized. Lo really improve in bow ling you have to bow I in two or three leagues a week; I just bowl once a week in this league for the fun of it “Bowling is a funny game. Sometimes you roll a perfect shot and still leave pins, but then on a sloppy hit get a strike. It's so unpredictable.” he says. Wednesday nights at Lmerald Lanes is the men's Freeway League. Most of the people in this league fit the category as gas station attendants, mechanics and body and fender shop workers. But there are always excep tions, and Eric Waldahl is one of them Waldahl. who has been competing in a variety of leagues for seven years, is a bookkeeper at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio. He also is head coach of the junior league program at Emerald Lanes. Waldahl considers himself to be a pretty serious league bow ler and currently is bow ling in three leagues. “I like bowling because it is a gixKl source of exercise and gives me a chance to meet new people.” says Waldahl. “It gives you something to do on a rainy day and something to shoot tor Your goals can keep getting higher and higher as you keep getting better, and you never really reach a peak.” Waldahl likes the team ele ment of league bowling and the competition, he says. “There's the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat; of course, it feels better when you win,” he says with a grin. Wuldahl agrees howling is on ihe decline, hut thinks with the right people and promotion it can grow again. As coach of the junior pro gram at Emerald Lancs. from the cold weather. "When it rains we get more business; it's a great indoor sport.” George Green I eat, the manager of Southtowne Lanes says. "It's harder to find an I like howling because it is a good source of exercise and gives me a chance to meet new people. It gives you something to do on a rainy day and something to shoot for.’ — Eric Waldahl Waldahl is working with the future of the sport and gets great satisfaction out of helping young howlers improve. “You have to start with kids for howling to increase in popularity.” Waldahl says. “The more kids we can bring in the better. They are the future of the sport.’* Thursday nights at Southtowne Lanes is the Thurs day Night Social League. Bill Alexander, a University student in the league and a serious bowler of seven years, says. “It is a strategic game that plays with your mind. I like the competition, the chance to make new friends and to get away from studying for a while. There are a wide variety of people in this league, from executives to students to grandparents. They all come out to have a gixxl time.” Unlike other sports that have specific seasons, bowling leagues run all year-round with new leagues starting each season. According to Randall, fall and winter are the best months for bowling leagues as people look tor indoor activ ities to get in open lane during the winter than summer. College students come in mostly for pleasure howling; not that many join leagues.” Grecnleaf notes that at Southtowne Lanes, leagues are growing and becoming more popular. "Most evenings are filled with leagues; they are guaranteed income for us,” says Randall, who has seen a lot from his position behind the desk at Emerald. “We get many University students that come in for open play on Saturday nights after 9,” Randall says. Most bowling teams nave a 101 of team spirit and encourage their teammates. If a strike or spare is made there are many “high fives” flying. If a player is in a slump, i.e., four con secutive frames without a mark, teammates usually call out words of encouragement like, C mon, you can do it!” Bowling is an emotional game, with ups and downs riding on whether the bowler is “stringing the marks together.” - DARREN FOSS
