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. \ ports 3t • TMK VIUANOVAH • April 14, IMS t a;' S i This is the last issue of the sprina 'Nova baseball wins I 1 1 straight semester. By JOE GUARINO game. end, the Cats would then encoun- Assistant Sports Editor Junior Gary Scott smashediii^ ter the Pittsburgh Panthers for a Vol. 64. No. 20 seventh home run of the season weekend series, this time at Pitt. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA, PA The red-hot Wildcat baseball for the Cats in the game. He was The home fiekl advantage was no April 21. 1989 ''2-5 team extended its winning streak on the day, with two runs help t6 the Panthers, however, as to 11, taking games from Swarth- batted'^in and two runs scored. the Cats mercilessly pounded more College, Temple University Villanova, as a team, hit a tneir pitching, winning 14-1 and OoAdin nfiwts on and the University of Pittsburgh Ms first strong .333 against Swarthmore, 10-3. by a combined score of 45-12. The tallying 12 hits in 36 at bats. Novoa went the distance on the squad improved its impressive Temple made the short trek to mound in game one, improving his season 21-8 record to (6-2 Big East, Villanova April 7, only to be season record to 4-2. months in interview ; South Division). crushed by the Cats, 9-4. At the plate, the Cats batted a By^CflVH^C. HEIL executive The traveled director for facilities Cats to Swarth- Senior pitcher Mike Shick gave whopping .417. Senior Bill Ellis Many of the recommendations News Editor . management, told him April 17 more April 4 and pounded them, up only four hits and one run in paced the Cats with a home run, were for the establishment of task 12-4. that proposals have come in from six strong innings of work to win three runs batted in and a 2-2 Editor's note: The Rev. forces to study various issues. Edmund architects who Junior southpaw Steve Priano, the for are interested in Since then, game the Cats. performance. Wismer also hit a J. Dobbin, O.S.A., was inaugurated he said he feels he bidding for the design of the in his 1989 pitching debut, won Scott hit another homer, his as the has made a good choice in homer. The junior had . two hits 31st president having of Villanova building. This the game after three innings of eighth of the season. would give the Dr. Helen K. He blasted in four tries and knocked in three University Oct. 5. 1988. The Lafferty, assistant University an accurate idea of work. Freshmen John Lanza, the solo shot in the midst of a 1- runs. following the dean of the College of Liberal interview is a look back cost Arts Gene Schall, involved. Jeff Shalor and Bill 4 effort. Senior catcher Dan at his first and Sciences, "head up the Middle Farren was months in office and a He added Bliss all saw action on the that completion of this mound, Freshman Mike Neill smacked 3-4 in the batter's box, knocking States Evaluation. What is hap- complementing "^ Priano's a grand slam home run in the in three runs and scoring two. ^r^ti^^^j"-the Dobbin administration. ^^^'^^T^'sr^^ pening is that the committees that performance. with the completion of west cam- game. 1-4 she . He also went has set . on the The freshman tandem Neill up . are dovetailing of pus housing. Four Wildcats had perfect after- afternoon. and Schall were each 2-3 and Q: In your inaugural very nicely with the results that He also addressed the "crystal- noons at the plate. Senior Rafael Novoa was 1-1 in the game with knocked in one and address, will be coming from the two runs, you said that Villan- lization other Novoa hit of the direction Villanova a double and knocked a run batted in, while Jim Sears, respectively. Sears and Matrone ova has undergone committees." changes IS going in. in a run in a 2-2 performance. 1-2 I think my arrival time at the plate, also knocked in each doubled for the Cats while which 'Vill translate into Dobbin said he feels this allows Fellow senior [as president] was a very fortunate John Oakill likewise a run. batting 1-3. concrete the University to receive a courses of action for one here great went 2-2, also scoring a run in the because it enabled me to Wismer had two hits in four In game two against the Panth- the University's future.** deal of input from the community come in right at the conclusion victory. trips to the plate, including a ers, of in the process of the Wildcats' Could evaluations . hottest hurler, you please give exam- the and Junior Mike Wismer smacked a PEC's [Program Evaluation (Photo by O'Niel) double and a run batted in. Senior sophomore Brian Kenny, went the ples of these changes that recommendations. triple, knocked in two runs and Committee] work. It gave me a Junior third baseman Gary Scott has been an intregal Frank Matrone was 2-5 in the distance to improve his undefeated have occurred over b f«part «of the the past sense of where Wildcat attack in 1989. scored three. It was a peculiar day victory, and KevinCain scored one the University The record to 7-0 and his impressive school year? community Q: University has seen itself . thought for the Wildcat first baseman, run and drove in one during a 1- earned run average the a 9 percent tuition to 1.38. University increase however, as he walked twice and performance. should go." for 3 Once again, ViUanova smashed A: Dobbin cited plans for fiscal year 1989-90, fol- hous- He said that, was hit twice by pitches in the For the second straight as a result, various lowing week- ing on west campus as one of these an average 10 percent (Continued on page 32) vice presidents and deans have changes. "Because of our housing increase last year. Do you met with him to study the PEC problem, students are fragmented. consider these increases recommendations; many of them Housing is an reasonable? extremely crucial have already been implemented. (Continued on page 5) Tennis destroys Fairfield problem here. I put that as my first priority," he said. On the Ball He explained that the Univer- remains sity is committed to planning on- Responses abound unbeaten, 11-0 campus housing now for at least 1,200 more students than it houses at By STEVE KIRSCH The Cats swept the doubles Georgetown and Temple during present. Staff Reporter play, but encountered a little more the upcoming week. Head Coach *88 He added that the construction on PEC r difficulty than they did in the Robert Langran expects this to be Photo by Hofmann) of the two new residence The men's tennis halls on By team con- singles matches. Rouse and For- the Cats' toughest stretch so far JENNIFER REIDY information, correct erroneous In the Wildcats' 12-3 win over Georgetown, Gary Scott, a junior, south campus will help "maintain . tinued its dominance this past rest won their No. 1 doubles in Senior Reporter data, or in some 1989. contributed three hits, including two RBIs. the growth of way enter into the student body . week and raised its record to a match, 6-2, 7-6. Teresi-Leonard a dialogue By JOHN F. SWIFT a better ambience with the committee," for the "big choke?" Winner^ striking 11-0. on campus "The PEC heW off their opponents in the No. He pointed out that of the five [Program Evaluation he wrote. Associate Editor are more easily forgotten than that's conducive to better social Through last week's play, 2 doubles match, 6-4, 6-4, Committee] report has had a "Had this and losses which Villanova suffered interaction effort been expended, losers. Dennis Connor, regard- senior Greg wins 21 of students and a more serious impact Ackerman and on the sopho- rounding things out was a new last year, three of them came at of2k campus. Its the report would have become Two feet were all intellectual that separ- less of how many America's climate on campus." release has more Mike Lough man both doubles combination of O'Dwyer the hands of these teams. Between forced the academic more of a 'talking document,' ated Scott Hoch from the Mas- Cup races he wins, will always Dobbin said that "learning is to remained undefeated for the sea- and Loughman, which 6-3, 6^ the tough community to rise out of compla- more credible, ters championship. He won competition and the be interconnected," and hence more would be known as the only American son: and because cency, to Ackerman is 10-0 at his No. 2.^ travel ('Nova hosts only the reassess and to become acceptable to the academic have made that putt 99 out of Tem- Seton of this, he would like com- who ever lost it. Hall the first new seriously 6 slot and Loughman is 110 at 'Nova has scheduled matches ple contest), involved in the academic munity," Ellis iii the 100 times. You could imagine * * Wildcats will be academic building concluded. No. 3. on campus to enterprise," with Swarthmore, St. Joseph's, hard pressed to remain By JOE GUARINO wrote the Rev. Kail Student Life the tournament officials sizing Tennessee 10. be one for faculty in the recently hired The Cats reached the 11-0 College C. Ellis, O.S.A.