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fowever, in an introduction to the report, the authors deni that the un-versity's work was "no in kPep- ing with sound archaeological prac- The authors also insisted that the parish-hall project is ''not a destruc- live effort," asserted the church's property rights and complained of a "transparent and poorly orchestrat- ed move by an individual or a group tices."

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May said that if the project 1s eventually approved under a condi- tional-use permit rather than a rou- tine building permit the city will have a better chance of ensuring that the building does not destroy archae- The five-member team that wrote 1 he report was headed by Dr. James Moriarity III, who directed much of •he excavation work, and Dr. Ray ological remains.

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A requirement to obtain a permit could mean that the church would have to conduct a costly snd time-consum- ing environmental-impact report on the project. Church officials and their attorney, Don Worley, have resisted doing an EIR smce 1985. Stepner said the archaeological report may contain sufficient information for the council to decide whether the church should get approval to build and, if so, what perIDJts, mitigating measures and monitoring might be required. "It all bQils down to the archaeological remains, whether there are Indian burials on the site and whether the (pilings) for the building will go through any graves," Stepner said. Monsignor I. Brent Eagen. pastor of the church, says the parish hall is needed to accommodate increased ac- tivities in the rapidly growing parish. The mission is listed on the National Register of His- toric Places, as well as the state and local registers. The Vatican recently announced that the Roman Catholic Church' is preparing to declare Serra blessed. Such a declaration is a major step toward possible sainthood. Worley, the church's attorney, said he is optimistic that the matter will be resolved to the church's satisfaction without a court battle. He said the church may be willing to agree to having an archaeologist present during con- struction to ensure that mitigating measures designed to preserve the ruins beneath the building are followed . Ron May, a San Diego archaeologist and a member of a group formed to oppose the project, said the group is planning to meet after the holidays to decide its next move. In the meantime, he said, arrangements are being made to have outside archaeologists and historians re- view the ~port. Please see MISSION: B-2, Col. 1

A 2-year-old dispute over archaeolor,cal ruins and a proposed pan ·h ha II at Mission San Diego de Alcala is hkely to be handed to th San Diegc City Council early this year, city official ay '!'he mi 10n. the oldest of the 1 California m ion., wa found d by th R v Junipero Serra 218 years ago and ha been at 1t pr nt location in Mission Valley for 213 yc~rs. Ofh ial of the parish church now housed in the mis- sion have been blocked in plans to build an 8,000-square- foot, $800,000 pari h hall since 1985, when a group of parishioners and San Diego archaeologists and historians complained that the construction would destroy archaeo- logical remain on church grounds. City official. refu d to approve the project in 1985 and 1986 but, under the city' Hi toric Site Ordinance, could delay 1t for no more than 3,0 days. The time has expired, but church officials agreed in 1986 to hold off on the project until th completion of a report on 20 years of archaeological xcavahons at the site l>Y University of San Diego sc1Pptists and students. Thaneport ha now been completed and submi ted to the city although no c in the Planning Department or among the proJert's opponents ha yet had a chance to read th two documents, which total 477 pages. Meanwhile, Mike Stepner, acting director of the city Planning Department, . aid the department has decided to recommend to tho council that the church be reqmred to obtain a conditional-use permit before proceeding with con truction However, Stepner said the recommendation wa d id- ed upon largely a a means to place the matter before the council, probably in February. ''A decision n .eds to be made, and it has to be made by the council,' Stepner said "The conditinnal-use permit is Just a y to get the matter back to the coun(' l."

who wish to prevent a project no Brandes, historian and dean of the matter the cost, no matter the effect USP graduattrSChool. upon a larger group who need what The report stated that burials, in- is planned." eluding Indian burials, had occurred The report said that when individ· on the mission grounds in the 213 uals, "by engaging in accusations and years since 1t was established at its shouting and sign-carrying" can di- current site in Mission Valley, but reel what an owner may do with that the burials were not in the area property "then the system has bro- where the proposed building is to be ken down internally." constructed. The archaeology report is sched- "lt must be stated unequivocally uled to be reviewed by the Historic that the Indian burial site is not with- Sile Board on Jan. 27, but Stepner in any area slated for building distur- said the review will be for "informa• bance by the Catholic Church at this tional purposes only" because the time, and that the site has been suffi- board no longer has jurisdiction over ciently reported on ... as an area of the project historical and archaeological impor- tance," the report said. Although the dispute has been Brandes and Moriarity had been going on for two years, the origins of criticized by opponents of the project the project date to the late 1970s. who said they did not ensure that The original project, which was complete scientific reports of the ex• smaller, was approved by the city in cavation work were issued on a regu- 1980, but the church decided not to Jar basis over the years. build immediately because the funds Lack of adequate information were needed elsewhere in the

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about the ruins and the excavation work was cited as one reason that th e city's Historic Site Board and the council had sought to delay the con-

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When the project was revived in the fall of 1985, opponents surfaced, complaining that the building's pro- posed size had be n increased.

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San Diego CA (San f?iego Co.) Sa~ Diego Union (C!r. D. 217,089) (C,r. S. 341,840) JAN 3 1988

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) JAN 2 1988

._A{faa~ P C. B e Toreros fieat Gulls, sweep city series d rt 5:5 By Brian Bfown away. But even if this was not a Staff Writer game to put in anybody's hall of They threw the ball away. And fame, Egan sees it this way: "I'll put took bad shots. And took good shots any win in the hall of fame." that clunked off the rim. And When they wake up this morning, bumped and shoved and hacked each the Toreros can call themselves the other. best of San Diego's three Division I But if it was not basketball as it teams. Last month, in a game that fat. 11m _ L..a~---~ ---=-~~-::::~ ---~-------- e

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ule games in January and February, Zarecky noted, because most other schools are in conference play. After tonight's game, USIU goes to Colorado Sprin~ tomorrow for a game Tuesday against Air Force. The Gulls will take an early morning flight Wednesday so they can get back in time for a game here Wednesday night against St. Peter's of Jersey City. "When you're an independent " said Zarecky, "you're at the mercy ~f every school you call about when you can play." Zarecky, in his third season at USIU, is 0-2 against USO teams coached by Egan The Toreros won in 1985-86, 96-82, and last season, 113- 72. USIU's top scorer is 6-foot-5 swing- man Russ Heicke (20.3). The Gulls, who are averaging 81.8 points, have three others averaging in double fig- ures: forward Rade Milutinovic (12.1) and guards Steve Smith (10.2) and Charles Redding (10.1). USO is led by 6-6 forward Marty Munn (16.4 points) and guard Danny

Means (12.7). Freshman forward John Sayers is coming off a season- high 16-point performance against UMKC Wednesday. "We'd definitely like to. redeem ourselves for our horrendous show- ing against San Diego State," ·Zarecky said. Noting there has seemed to be lit- tle fan interest in the rivalry among the three local schools, Egan said: "I think a rivalry's there. Someday the fans may catch on." • • • Zarecky has suspended freshman guard Mahlon Williams, a Sweetwa- ter High alumnus who had been aver- aging 4.7 points. It is strictly a bas- ketball matter, said Zarecky, who is not happy with Williams' progress at off guard. "As of now, I'm not sure what our situation is with Mahlon " Zarecky said ... USO forward Mike Haupt (leg injury) likely will see lim• ited action tonight. Munn, who has been coming off the bench, is expect ed to start.

The Univers!!l .ol ..San D.iego can call itself the city's top men's Divi- sion I basketball team with a victory over U.S. International tonight (7:30) at USD's Sports Center. In what Coach Hank Egan has termed his team's best performance of the season, USD (5-4) defeated San Diego State last month, 76-53. USIU already has lost to SDSU, 103-68. The Gulls (6-9) would appear to be clear underdogs tonight. They are, as Coach Gary Zarecky would admit a tired team ' In its seventh game since Dec. 20, U~IU ~as defeated Thursday by M1ssour1-Kansas City, 70-68. Noting that his team was out-rebounded 41· 27, Zarecky said: "Sometimes 'our guys didn't even jump." USD defeated Missouri-Kansas City at the Sports Center Wednesday, 69-60, and out-rebounded UMKC, 46· 28. ; As an independent, USIU is forced to play more games in December than it would like. It's hard to sched-

was meant to be played, the Univer- was admirable technically and com- sity of San Diego and U.S. Interna• petitively, USO defeated the town's tional still played a game that clear- other Division I entry, SDSU, 76-53. ly meant something to both teams. "You know, when you're on the Style points were hardly relevant. streets or go to the mall," said USO The local bragging rights were at guard Efrem Leonard, high last night stake, and for the next year, they be- with 24 points, "you'll overhear peo- long to USO, which showed a little pie say: 'USO beat San Diego State, more composure last mght in crunch and they beat USIU.' For 1987-88, time and defeated USIU, 80-71, be- we're the best in San Diego." fore 1,131 at USD's Sports Center. Bragging rights aside, the first 10 "Everybody was tight. Everybody IDJnutes of last night's game should was trying to win,'' said USO coach be buried in a time capsule with the Hank Egan, whose young team is instructions: ·'Do not open - ever." now a surprising 6-4. "You know, the At the halfway mark of the first competitive aspect sometimes get half, USD had an 11-9 lead - this overlooked if you just analyze the despite making only four of 17 shots. technical aspect. Very few Super USIU, which was four-of-10, might Bowls are played well. You just have have missed more shots, but the to compete. Our execution may have Gulls were not a force to be reckoned been bad. But the competitive aspect with on the offensive boards. was fine."

This trend would continue: USO ended up with 15 offensive rebounds to USIU's five. The score was tied at halftime, 34- See USD on Page H-5 uS:o:( Continued from H:?!1- 34. One of the few players -

The Toreros shot 39.7 percent from the floor and at times could not find the means to finish off a USIU team, now 6-10, that was begging to be put

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With a little more than three min• utes left, USO closed the door on the visitors. USIU guard Russ Heicke (22 points) fouled Marty Munn, com- plained about the call and was charged with a technical. Munn made both ends of the one-and-one • • • USD was 20-of-26 from the foul line in the second half, but USIU only took two free throws, making one. "That's a credit to Coach Egan and to his players," said Zarecky. "Their players were pushing and shoving, but we got called for the retaliation." .. . USO plays Texas-Arlington o Tuesday at the Sports Center in its last home game until Jan. 21. ----~ and the technical - and then hit a three-pointer after USD inbounded the ball. That made the score 71-58.

with 13:53 to go. And he hit a three- pointer with 10:24 remaining to ex- During all of his heroics, USIU was stuck in a mud hole of its own mak- From the 17-minute mark of the second half to the time Leonard hit the three-point shot, these were the results of USIU's possessions: missed shot, miss, miss, miss, traveling, USD steal, miss, offensive foul, miss, trav- cling, USD steal, miss (but the player is fouled and makes one of two shots), and, finally, traveling. "You have young men that are trying very hard,'' said USIU coach Gary Zarecky. "But they are playing to stay close. And when it comes to pressure situations, sometimes they panic and play to lose. It's that sim- tend the lead to 54-43. ing.

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evening at that point was Leonard, who had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting "Efrem's a J.C. kid,'' said Egan of is junior guard from Mt. San Anto- io Community College in Pomona. 'That means he has more experience than a freshman, but he's still new to the program. He's trying to find out what I want and how to play at the ame time. It's not easy to do." One of the things Egan wants the 6-foot-1 Leonard to learn is how to shoot over taller players. Based on last night's showing, he's learning. Leonard followed a rebound with a layup that put USD ahead, 43-42, early in the second half. His driving layup gave the Toreros a 49-42 lead from the floor.

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. Colorado was led_ by 0 mch center Scott Wilkes 27 points, mcludmg 11 of 13 from the line. USO was led by Marty Munn, who scored 19 pomts, including 15 from three-point range. Mea_ns scored 17 ~omts on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, and Efrem Leonard added 16 6-foot IQ.

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could not overcome the Colorado bench. and the Buffaloes rallied for an 83-72 victory in a nonconfer- ence men's basketball game at Boulder Saturday night. Forwards Dan Becker and Brian Robmson combined for 33 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Becker scored 21 and Robinson added 12 pomts and 6 rebounds. USD (7-5) led, 39-37, at the half, but Colorado (3-9) rallied in the second half. Robinson and Becker provided key rebounds as Colorado _With Colorado leadmg, 61·60: with 7,30 remainmg, the Buffaloes Torrance Chapman missed the front end of a one-and-one Robin- son, however, grabbed the rebound and score~ to give Colorado a 63~60 lead. Robinson then scored a mm- ute la_ter on_ a 12-foot Jumper from the nght side, and .Colorado led 65-60. Chapman agam missed the took _control.

bound and scored~ the Buffaloes led 67 . 60 with 5 . 33 t of the game ..utiowthadhc~trol Egan said. "The two bas~:~s missed free throws w for Colorado. We got aeri~tf~~n~:y and shot it too quick at the end " y USD was also hurt at the free- throw line. The Toreros were called for 27 fouls and Colorado was 28 of 41 from the line. In contrast, USO was 3 of 9 from the line as Colorado was called for 14 fouls USO was also called for thre~ technical fouls two by Egan After Color~do took its. 67-60 lead, USO could get no closer than five points when Danny Means scored on a 12-footjumper from the right of the key to cut the deficit to 67-62. But Colorado pulled away and led by as many as 12 points late I ,:I neve~ tho ·h O P ay.

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