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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Dally Transcript (Cir. D. 7,415)

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"They have s ~cer camps, sports camps and computer camps," said the 12-year-old dressed in a Nike running suit. '·This is a whole computl'r camp. We can do everything." Son of an architect, Jose learned hiH nearly flawless English at the Irish Institute, a private school back home. He learned of the camp from his friend, Carlos, another Mexican whose family has a vacation houHe in La Jolla Although he was prett) absorbed in his efforts to create new b'Taphs on the screen, Jose confessed that the evening com- puter lab from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. is his favorite part of each day. "You ._,can run your programs, copy tht' best video games and you can play too," h8 said Jacob Welsh, a fifth grader at Lindberg Elementary in Kearny Mesa, would split his time between the classroom and the pool, if ht' had his choice. Across the aisle sit Robm Kirk and Sandra Ritchie, best friends for a week now. Both started last week as beginners to the computer world, but they seemed right at home at the terminals yesterday. "I didn't know anything about it; now I do," said Robin. Robin, who attends public school in Hun-

believe in fun, but , want their children to sit down at their desks thi fall u little smarter than when they left last month. For some parents, the camp is a testing ground to see if they should invest in a home computer. The computer rage is having its impact on many camps, according to Jacqui Hones, camp coordinator for the USO Department of Conti- nuing Education. "They used to sell canoes and swimming and all of that - but now they're tossing in a s parate section for computers. We are a computer camp and we're tossing in the rest. The children are here for computers, and the n•st is icing on the cake " At a cost of $945, which includes, in Hones' words; everything but "stamps to write home to mom- my," the camp is not for everyone. In its second year, camp enroll- ment 1s slightly down, and USO has planned two sessions instead of three this year. Current enroll- ment is 44, less than half the ca- pacity of 100. Hone is still accep- ting apphcatiuns for the second ession, which begms July 21. Still, the recent USO graduate thinks the camp 1s catching on. "We're getting back campers who came last year, and that's a good sign," she said. USO advertises the camp in Suni;et magazine, the New York Times camp classified section and local daily newspapers. Special Spamsh-language fliers were sent to chambers of commerce m .\1:ex- ico. Since USO-s computers are used for tho umversity·s summer school session, the camp rents its com- puters from local school districts. The ratio of kids to computer,; is two-to-one and Eggleton says the sharing gives students a chancl' to help each other with difficult con cepts and programming tasks. USO may add computer day camps for older and younger students - who are either too old or two young to enJoy the full camp, Hones said . Although the kid,:; range in com- puter competency from beginning to advanced, they all "'usua'l) know how to play games'' when they arrive on the first day of camp, Eggleton said. But games are not the focus of the camp, she emphasized "They have to work to play games. We teach them to pro- gram. Games - that's the fun part of the computer - but that's not the emphasis here, and they kno"' that." Moments later, when fam iliar computer tones are heard in the classroom, Eggleton goes off in search of the errant video gamer. Found, the boy hidden in the back row claimed innocently that he had completed the graphics asstgn- ment. Eggleton reitereated her qtle· no video games until 11:30 lm < Jose Barrera. a camper froll" Mexico City, is fond of Karatekr, a video fantasy using karate moves to rescue the captured maiden from the castle. It"s his first visit to the camp, and he says he hasn't felt the least bit homesick.

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obin, a 13-year-old blonde Jshing a braces-filled smile, came rom Huntington Beach at the urg- ing of her grandparents who live in Del Mar. Daughter of a mainten- ance supervisor at Disneyland and an artist, she says the food at the lSD cafeteria with an assortment I quesadillas, lasagne and blue- , 'rry pancakes, beats the "gross food" at other camps hands down. Her friend Sandra, who calls Camarillo home will be sad to kave Rohm when camp comes to an end Friday. They plan to see each other often. "We're going to call each other," Robin said. "We can be pen pals," added Sandra. Both girls have big ambition~ for their futures: Robin, a fan of animals, wants to be a veterinarian; and Sandra wants to be a surgeon. Eggleton, who teaches math dur- ing the school year at St Augustine High School in North Park, manages to carve out a role of informal teacher at the camp. She put her arm around the shoulder of a disappointed Sheri Williams who lost her assignment from the screen when a fellow camper put a new disk mto the computer. '•It's a sad lesson to learn," ~he said, and promised Shen a chance on the computer later that day Till' goal of Eggleton's teach111g 1s make learning as fun as possible. The youngsters have quite a frpe rem when it comes to their pro gramming ass,gnments. Two boyh 111 the class, for example, put together an amusmg program about vegetables: ·'What kind of veggie, do you like, spinach or peas'?" the program asks. Type m "spinach," and you'll fnd that ''You are disgusting'" The computer is kinder to those "ho hke peas: "'You have good ta..te!" By Friday, the more advanced students will be writing their own games speaking several computer languages and communicatrng with other computers via t~le phone. Even the less advanced campers fe, 1 proud of their accomplish- ments. Said Carlos, "I am a begin- ner, but I am good." Just before noon, the da:;se. came to an end, and the kids head- ed to the nearby cafeteria for lunch. A variety of sports and games filled the hours until dinner, and then the campers went back for their two-hour computer lab. At 8:30 p.m., the kids gathered for a campfire featuring songs and smores (a traditional dessert sandwich made from graham crackers, melted marshmallows and.chocolate). After watching the fireworks from Sea World, they tramped off to their dorm rooms just in time for the 10 p.m. lights- C)(: /.

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,./ Neck wounds questioned at Lucas hearing B:f~~ider Tribune Staff Writer The throat wounds suffered by vic- tims of attacks charged to murder defendant David Allen Lucas differ significantly in technique and may have been the work of other assail- ants, a pathologist has testified. "~his,,co~ld be a random type of cuttmg, said Dr. William Eckert di- rector of a forensic sciences institute at Wichita State University. "It does not appear to be the cutting of any one individual." • Appearing as a defense witness at Lucas' preliminary hearmg yester- day, Eckert testified that some of the wounds extended from ear to ear w~ile others reached from the ear to mid-throat or from one side of the jaw to the other. It is "within the realm of possibili- ty" that the seven victims - all women and children - were at- tacked by seven different assailants Eckfft~~ ' However, under cross-examination by Deputy District Attorney Daniel Williams, Eckert acknowledged that the severe throat wounds showed some "definite similarities." All the wounds were deep - in most cases penetrating to the vic- tim's neck bone - and were caused by a sharp instrument that entered each victim's throat in the ~me area, Eckert said.

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. Eckert also acknowledged that all five adult victims of the attacks were likely choked to unconscious- ness before their throats were slashed. Prosecutors have called that method of attack "literally a signa- ture of this defendant." The preliminary hearing before Municipal Court Judge Herbert Ex- arhos is to determine whether Lucas stands trial on charges of murdering Suzanne_Camille Jacobs, 31, and her C n, 3, on May 4, 1979 in their Heights home; and' real es- . e ~leswoman Gayle Roberta Gar- cia, 29, whose body was found in the back bedroom of _a Spring Valley home she was showmg to prospective renters. Lucas already faces an Oct. 1 trial on charges of murdering Amber Fisher, 3, and her baby-sitter, Rhon- da Strang, 24, Oct. 23 in Strang's Lakeside home; murdering Anne Cathe~me Swanke, 22, a University of §j)A Q.iege lteeer 'Studtnt who disap- pear~ Nov. 20 in La Mesa; and kid- napping and attempting to murder Jody Santiago, a 34-year-old Seattle woman ~bducted June 9, 1984, fro~ an El Ca1on parkin2: lot. ----

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__..--Some 250 managers of department stores and shopping centers are ex- pected to attend a management and marketmg seminar this . week at ~ USD's Ma'lchester Conference Cen- ter .,..Z~

, /-University of San ' ·' 01%, Uniyersity of the Tl!Ti'd Age. a physical activity and lecture series for those 55 or older. holds its seventh annual summer session. Classes. taught for free by US D faculty and other professionals in the community. range from "A Survivor's Look Back at lhe Holocaust'' to ..Trivial Pursuit.. to tax law and health seminars. Information: 260-4600. ext. 4296. .:Z, '55° .Thru Aug.

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