News Scrapbook 1988

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M rtm point to a computer screen while working with Nicholas Barraza on ocabulary and spelling. At right, USO senior Nancy Nadeau, who oversees the adult literacy program. : USD Students Help Adults Discover a New Worl

1 o write down,'" Hyll said. me, reading and writing is just nlcd" hat's why Rauner makes sure t all tutor spend some time mg their trammg talking about t 1r motional r actions to meet- 1 functional illiterates and get- ti g th n to move beyond rud1- 1'lli:!nt ry literacy The training lud s Up on how to be tactful in e pl mmg what may seem to a t or to be basic, childlike func- 'In f ct, we go through an ten 1vc process m selecting vol- teer ror these programs," Rau- r s d "I ask the students what 1 u th y believe are important to them, .vhat personal goals they liave 1d how much available time they can commit." Rauner has plans to expand the p ogram to other schools, and to set up m truct1on in a family learning enter, where tutor , parents and childr n could learn to te:ich each s natural that we take it for

elling at the adult literacy program at Carson Elementary

San Diego. CA (San Diego Co.I Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,064) NOV 29 1988 JU/." '' P. C. 8

San Diego , CA (San Diego Co .) San D1eg_o Union (Cir. D. 217 ,089 ) (Cir . S. 341 ,840)

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v Euphoria wanes ever so slowly for Toreros By Kirk Kenney d-{s-S- Tribune Sportswr1ter

NOV. 29 1988

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people," said Dottm, who had nine points and nine rebounds off the bench. "When we hadn't scored in the first 41,,z minutes and the crowd was clapping, I was getting sweaty palms. After we scored I calmed down, then I got in the game and shut the crowd out of my mind." Sophomore center Dondi Bell used positive visualization as a confidence builder. "I tried to focus on my nervous- ness," said Bell, who had a game- high 12 rebounds along with nine

points. I told myself, 'Here's 17,000 stupid people rooting for the wrong team.'" As it turned out, Bell was right. Twice. The Toreros relived the win a couple of hours later when a tape delay of the game was shown on tele- vision in Albuquerque. Cal Lutheran (3-2) takes a three- , game winning streak into tonight's game at La Verne before coming to San Diego. The Kingsmen are led by 6-foot-4 senior guard Steve de Lavea- ga, who is averaging 32 points.

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The USD basketball team spent the better pa1 t of yest&day working on its transition game. The Toreros (2-0) were coming off the euphoria of Sunday night's 64-53 upset of New Mexico and focusing on tomorrow night's home opener at 7:30 against Cal Lutheran. "That game was a confidence builder," said USO guard Gylan Dot- tin, one of seven freshman on the Toreros roster. "It showed we can really come together as a team." The Toreros didn't let their sur- roundings overwhelm them. USD came back from an early 13-0 deficit with 16,889 screaming fans in a hos- tile environment known as The Pit, the home of the New Mexico Lobos. "I liked playing in front of all those

USD rofessor to discuss book, 'Satyajit Ray' DEL ~AR _ A great artist is celebrated in the new book "Satyajit Ray: A Study of His Films" by University of San Diego professor Ben ~yce. ~e will autograpb and discuss bis work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Book Works Flower Hill (in Flower Hill Center), 2760 Via de la Valle, Del Mar