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Chris Metz Restroom reading a religious experience So I'm sitting in (In? corner of Rennie's, ingesting a few pick me-ups on a sunny Friday after noon with my esteemed fellow journalist who probably wishes to remain nameless. Eventually the need arises to make my way to the men’s room for the first of many visits A normally uneventful, basic func tion was made more interesting that day because of some inter esting reading. Now I'm not one to judge bat broom-stall philosophy. Sure, I can almost force myself to crack a courtesy smile when 1 see the "I bis gum tastes like rubber" scribble on the condom machine in the EMU men's room. But little did 1 know that sunny afternoon that I was about to read something that, for some strange reason, really made me think 3tl V17.T, UUI VIKU/.R > scores on the rebound," the bathroom stall read. Now, I'm not much of a churchgoing man. so I don't know too much about Jesus' goals-aguiust-average (1 assume it's pretty darn good, though), but I do know one thing — Wayne Gretzky is a pretty good hockey player who has scored on a lot of goalies I just wasn't aware that Jesus was one of them It's interesting to contemplate just what tiie artist had in mind with his statement. Does it mean Jesus saves lives, but on the oth er hand tins hockey player shows an exceptional ability to place a black rubber disc into a net after another player has already shot the aforementioned disc at the net but it was not allowed to enter because it's another player's job to reject said disc and he did so only to fail on an ensuing attempt by this man. Wayne Gretzky? If this is the intent, is he saying that Gretzky is maybe a bit better than Jesus? I think our graffiti man is t>eing a bit rough on Jesus, though, if that's the case. Or. maybe this statement is supposed to read like a play-by play of the waning seconds of the seventh, and dei iding. game of the 32 A.I). Stanley Cup: "There's 30 seconds left and the Kdmonton Oilers have the puck with one last chance to break the scoreless deadlock before over time Kurri headmans to Turn to METZ, Page 14 i_.. : i>H» ijJWS'vl "'WJWl Sophomore swing hitter Amy McNeel gets a boost Irom Oregon team trainer Carrie Taecker after twisting her ankle at a pivotal moment In the third game of Wednesday s loss to Oregon State 15-7, 15-9. 15-13 Volleyball team spiked by Beavers Krts Henry i Vogori Patty FrtwrakJ Oregon Statu proved to be too much for the Ducks to handle us the Beavers dropped the Oregon volleyball team to 0-7 in Pacific 10 Conference play in a three game hearlbreaker Wednesday night. The Beavers. l()-t> overall and 2-5 in conference play, escaped Mac Court with a 15-7. 15-9. 15 13 victory as the Ducks were unable to come up with a third game heartbreaker Oregon, fi-9 overall, went up 12-5 in the third game anil looked poised to turn the match into a five-game thriller before Oregon State regrouped and outscored thu Uu( Ls l() la 1 to end the match. "I think our offense was click ing more in the third gome." “Miid Oregon coach (Jerry Grego rs "Wo blocked more and won long rallies We played with a lot of spirit the entire match but I think if we win the third game. Turn to VOLLEYBALL. Page 14 Brooks prepares for Cougar defense Chris Metz O#gon Qarfy f mnrtkl The Ducks take their 1-0 Pacific-10 conference record on the road again this week as they take on tiie Washington State Cougars and their stingy defense The 22nd-rnnkud Cougars also are 1-0 in the con ference and 3-1 overall, based largely on the strength of the defense. It ranks third in the nation, some thing Oregon head coach Rich Brooks lias noticed. "It's a great defensive team is what it is." Brooks said. "1 don't think we're going to play anybody, and I don't think that there is anybody in the coun try, that has better speed at the linebacker than Washington State has " Brooks has had great success against Washington State, winning seven of the last eight against the Cougars, including the last three contests. “We try to plav good football each week," Brooks said, “and what we did last week or last year doesn't have any bearing on this game coining up. Washington Statu s a brand new twain I hoy re playing great football and vve'ra starling to ploy bet ter football, so it's going to be a real challenge for us." Sophomore quarterback Tony Graziani will once again be forced into action while senior Danny O'Neil recovers from the hand infection that kept him out of the USC game as well. “Tony, 1 think, showed that he isn't overwhelmed by the pressure of being a starting quarterback," Brooks said "I think he showed that he can handle playing against a ranked team in an opponent's sta dium," Brooks stressed that the Washington State offense is something the Ducks can't afford to overlook, even though they've had trouble scoring in their first four games "What they do on offense has always Usui n prob lem for us," Brooks said. “It's not like we've shut them down in recent years, so our work is really going to tie cut out for us." October 6, 1 Volume **> Issue 2H SPORTS S1H10RTS Blazers sign McKie PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers signed first round draft pick Aaron McKie to a si* year, $/ million contract on Wednesday, two days before the start of training camp McKie, who teamed with fiddie Jones at Temple to form one of the best backcourts in college basketball last season, will receive SfibO.OOO this season, the only .alary slot the Blazers had available The 6-foot-5 guard, the I /th player selected in the draft, started all 92 games in his three seasons at Temple, averaging 1 7 9 points per game Last year, he averaged 18 8 points and 7 0 rebounds Jordan lectures boy SCOTTSDAl F. Anz. (AP) Michael Jordan, sharpening he baseball skills with the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, was puzzled when a young Ian approached him for an autograph “How come you're not in school?" Jordan asked Chris Ulloa, a fourth grader "I came out to see you," replied the 1 Q-yoar-old, who was accompanied by his lather "You can't be skipping school." Jordan told the boy, who was wearing an Air Jordar cap and a Michael Jordan T-shirt "I can't help yog gel a |Ob 10 years from now.' Pistons balk at Robinson AUBURN HILLS. Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan star Rumeal Robinson won't be joining the Detroit Pistons alter .ill The Pistons had said they were interested in seeing the 27-year-old point guard work out. but he apparently was unwilling to sign lor the $150,000 minimum salary the club has available "We've decided not to invite Rumeal to camp," coach Don Cheney said Tuesday. "We re still looking lor a backup point guard. We've got some other things on the fire and we hate to keep him here il he can go to somebody else's camp." Robinson is an unrestricted tree agent. He played 31 games last season with the New Jersey Nets and the Charlotte Hornets. The Nets traded him to the Hornets lor forward Johnny Newman. Robinson finished the season in Charlotte, averaging 2.1 points in 14 games.
