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
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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
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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.
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Brooks prepares for Cougar defense
Chris Metz
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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.