, »•> k Wildcats lose, late rally Mb Hoyas get some revenge im^ val.«.i*».i3 VliXANOVA UNIVB^SITY. VILLANOVA. PA. January 31. 1 By ELIAS A. PAFSON squad, the Wildcats would nave John Thompson helped launch a pulled off the victory. small comeback which got the So, while will This past Monday, the Wildcats the game go in the Cats to within nine. But the Cats record books as a loss, more was learned a lesson many other teams went dry in the final three min- rules on eligibility learned from this game than NCAA have been taught over the years. utes of the half and succumbed to might seem apparent. According You cannot fall behind early a 41-28 halftime deficit. Steenrod, "There By TONY EDWARDS is there to regulate the universi- According to against Georgetown and expect to to senior Harold Pressley, "I think After regrouping during the ties? These are really very min- is no problem with that. If a stu- win. It rarely happens. But, after we really learned something to- intermission, the Cats in fiKre9»es The (NCAA] last week voted to came out is well dent built himself up to the point night. imal standards. The NCAA digging themselves into an 18 Coming back in the second the second half as they did in the adopt academic standards that within its rights here." where he is eligible to participate point deficit in the first half, Nova half, we showed just how good we would prevent incoming fresh- first half. Two quick driving lay- Scholarships and Financial and then he makes the varsity and staged one of the most incredible can be." men with low standardized test ups by Wilson and a vintage Ha- Aid earns a scholarship, he deserves comebacks against the mighty And good they are. Riding a scores from being eligible to play rold Jensen jumper brought the athlete four years of eligibility. three Under the4)roposal, an Hoyas, only to fall short by a score game Big East winning Cats to within nine, at 43-34. varsity athletics. By JOHANNE C. SHARP who receives an athletic scholar- 7672. streak, the Cats had defeated the Villanova voted for the prop- A group of 1 5 black colleges sub- Senior guard Dwight Wilbur under the almost-ranked Pittsburgh ship but is ineligible mitted two proposals, one to elimi- Yet, the Cats cannot be faulted Pan- of Artstind Scien- osal, known as Proposition 48. (seven points, five steals) came in "The College guidelines to participate, will have thers who had beaten the Hoyas Steenrod, cpordinator nate the use of test scores for falling short. They shot 53.4 is important component Mary Ann and engineered what was almdst a ces a very three years to be eligible for var- earlier in the season. And for the of women's athletics, said that the altogether and the other to limit percent (31 for 58 from the field) remarkable comeback. The Cats of Villanova. It symbolizes the sity competition. A freshman who proposals were de- against a defense that holds of- first minute, the Cats continued proposal, "helps protect the rights test use. The got to within three, at 68-65, but mission of the school and is the receives the rampage, 4-0 financial aid but not ath- feated by a vote of 248 to 47 with fenses in the low 40s. They played storming to a of the University,-' the of the students. This [proposal] could not get any closer. basic core letic scholarship will have four lead in only :55. using the final 12 minutes without their K^il Ellis, O.SA., the noHrly prevents universities from (Continued on page Georgetown's offensive re- Rev. years of eligibility remaining. 5) But when the Hoyas regained athletes. It is of speedy freshman guard Kenny bounding, they outrebounded the appointed dean of the College of a way making Wilson, who fouled out. And they their senses, they came barreling everyone a little more respon- Cats 36 to 22, and their defensive Arts and Sciences, said this week. "" back. Their patented full-court sible were playing in one of the tough- pressure, which caused 17 turn- rhe adopted proposal has a est arenas (Capitol Centre) in the pressure caused eight early turn- According to Ellis, "The curric- overs, ensured the victory. The Rev. Kail Ellis. O.S.A.. dean overs and enabled Georgetown to ulum is under review and there three- year phase-in program. The ^ eyes of over 11,(XK) hostile ;>Va Hoya The Cats* record fell to 4-2 in stage scoring runs of 13-2 and 13-0 are certain programs which may College of Arts and Sciences. standards will increase each year fans. Indeed, they performed as the Big East and ,12-8 overall, in creating a seemingly insur- devetop into majors." Computer until the adopted standards take well as any team could do against while Georgetown replaced the mountable 28-10 lead. science as a major has been dis- in the college. Many areas that effect in 1988-89. In 1986-87. ath- the Hoyas, and perhaps had this Cats for second place with a 5-2 A technical foul on Hoya coach cussed, but Ellis said, "that has have not been dealt with in the letes with a 1.8 cumulative grade- contest been against any other Big East record. been talked about for a couple P9st are being strengthened. For point average (GPA) need a 740 years." instance, a Middle ^ast historian combined Scholastic Aptitude has been added to the history de- Test (SAT) score or 17onthe ACT "I 1987- Cats top Pitt with surge, 74-70 am personally interested in partment, which is also currently to qualify for eligibility. In the introduction of a program of hiring," Ellis said. 88, the standards are raised to a International Studies. Fr. Driscoll 1.9 cumulative GPA and a 720 By ELIAS A. PAPSON mances to lead the Cats. For the court advantage was not going to «**i. (University president), is very in- Another addition to the college SAT score or 16 on the ACT. In youngster Wilson, that marked a be a factor. Three outside jumpers terested in it also.** is Dr. Helen Lafferty, new assist- 1988-89, the approved proposal The men's basketball team may career-high, while Jensen scored by guard Curtis Aiken and a short ant to the dean, who is affiliated takes effect, requiring a 2.0 cu- Freshman Kenny Wilson, not be sporting a .750 winning per- his 22 points on eight for nine banking jumper by Keith Arm- who was named Plymouth Fre«hfiiaii ofihe The political science depart- with career counseling. "This ex- mulative GPA and a 700 SAT or a Week last week, drives past a defender during centage or be close to a national shooting from the field and a per- strong gave the Panthers a 14-8 actton over tile break. ment is expanding as the adminis- pansion is one way the collie is 15 on the ACT. (Photo by Gcorg^ GiSa) ranking, but they are playing with fect six for six from the line. Ha- lead only eight minutes into the tration is currently interviewing now seryknng the students better. Athletic Apartheid an intensity that is getting results rold Pressley added 18 points. game. applicants for a new position open- Moreover, incoming students will Some members of the NCAA *>lBBi*i which are surprising many ana- For the Wildcats, the win was But over the subsequent three ing, next semttter iVi Latin Ameri- have even better advisenvent." were displeased with the adopted lysts. Last weekend, before a the biggest yet in this young Big minutes, Harold Pressley and can studies, "Thesa areas [of proposal. Joseph P. Johnson, presi- packed house at the Palestra, East season. It dropped powerful Jensen accounted for a 10^ spurt hiterhaltk)nat and Latin American Citing the Nov. 20 U.S. News dent of Grambling University Nova shocked resurgent Pitts- Pittsburgh to 3-3 while enabling which put the Cats up 18-14, and studieftl are very important to the and World Report. Ellis pointed said. "All the evidence gathered burgh 74-70 to maintain a solid the Cats to notch into a second gave Nova a lead they would never United States," he said. out that, " 'teaching moral values since 1983 says a great travesty of 4-1. standing within the Big East. place tie with St. John's at relinquish. and social responsibility is the lib- justice will be done if it goes into Both Kenny Wilson and Harold From the inception of the con- A solid defensive effort and There are also many "impor- eral arts contribution to the entire effect. It is an academic hypocrisy K^K test, it looked as if Nova's home timely substitutk)ns enabled the before you Jensen turned in 22- point perfor- tant changes that are happening (Continued on page 5) for educators to stand ;/{ ^' (Continued on page 24) and convince you it is right to use < ii the SAT and ACT to measure t ' ,. T1 '^Br.^thlete eligibility. Are they Women of the Weel^ freshman hoopsters win nine Sugartown limits [who voted for Proposition 48) try- ing to create a white organization? Pennefather powers Cats This is the equivalent of apartheid in college athletics. We are looking student rental Junior guard Harold Jensen in Monday night's basketball action kies, who tried to rally in the se- beat the lona Gaels 66-55. Penne- at a lawsuit, possibly by August 1 By MICHAEL IRONS against UPenn.