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n Page 6 • The Battalion • Monday, August 5, 1996 Olympics Continued from Page 1 Later, the women’s basket ball team gave the United States its Atlanta-high 44th gold medal by breezing past Brazil. The gold haul was the Ameri cans’ best in a non-boycott Olympics since its 45 in 1968. The U.S. total of 101 put hosts atop a non-boycott medal charts for the first time since those games, too. The United States, enjoying the home field advantage and a brilliant showing by its women, still fell short of their Barcelona haul of 108 medals. But they be came the first nation to crack 2,000 cumulative medals in the last 100 years. The last medal of the Cen tennial Games went to the women’s hoops team, which shot 72 percent in jumping to an 11-point halftime lead. It increased the lead in the second half, cruising — much as the star-laden men’s Dream Team did the night before — to an easy gold medal win. Lisa Leslie led the Americans with 29 points as the women re established themselves as the world’s premier power. “I just knew I wanted to win and have my teammates count on me scoring inside,” said Leslie, who was l2-for-14 from the field. “It’s the best game I’ve ever played, the best moment of my life. We’re No. 1.” Australia captured the bronze, defeating the Ukraine 66-56. Reid, the last American boxer in the tournament, was getting pummeled in the third round of his final match with Cuban Alfredo Duvergel when he landed a devastating right. Duvergel went down; Reid had sudden ly swapped almost certain silver for a gold, lifting the American medal count into triple digits. “I was going for the home run, because I was down 10 points and it’s hard to make up 10 points in the last round,” said the 22-year-old Philadelphian. “I knew he was beating me. I just wanted to hurt him. I threw the right to hurt him.” When Duvergel was counted out, 156-pounder Reid leaped across the ring and into the arms of coach A1 Mitchell. The punch kept U.S. boxers from a gold medal shutout in a non- boycotted Olympics for the first time since 1948. The American’s six medals — five bronze — dou bled their take in Barcelona four years ago. Marathoner Josia Thug- wane, all of 5-foot-2 and 99 pounds, rolled out of bed early Sunday and outran everybody to capture the marathon. It was the first gold medal ever won by a black South African, and the closest marathon in Olympic history — he won by a mere three seconds. The victory set off a wild cele bration in the South African mine where Thugwane, a former janitor, now works. “What the medal means to me is that our problems are over, in our country,” said Thugwane, 25, who dedicated his victory of South African president Nelson Mandela. “We are free to run and be part of the international community. We are back in the fold.” The men’s volleyball title went to the Netherlands in a dramatic 15-12, 9-15, 16-14, 9- 15, 17-15 win over Italy. Yu goslavia won the bronze. The final medal count from Atlanta: the United States had 101 medals (44 golds, 32 silvers, 25 bronze), followed by Ger many’s 65 (20-18-27), Russia’s 63 (26-21-16) and China’s 50 (16-22-12). The Sunday morning marathon wafe the perfect metaphor for the Atlanta Games. Athletically, it was inspiring. Logistically, it was a nightmare. The games’ traditional closing event began at 7 a.m., and end ed in front of 80,000 empty seats at Olympic Stadium. If the Atlanta Games reached the finish line in strong form, there were plenty of missteps over its 17 days. Problems with traffic and transportation abounded. The first terrorist attack at a games since Munich in 1972 targeted a downtown park, where a pipe bomb killed one woman and in jured more than 100 people. The bomber, eight days after the blast, remains at large. But the events themselves transcended it all to leave a legacy of athletic greatness, with moments poignant, bril liant and bittersweet. The games were bookended by Muhammad Ali, who lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony, then received a re placement for his lost 1960 gold medal at halftime of the Dream Team’s gold-medal victory over Yugoslavia. Ali, his hand trembling, lifted the new medal to his lips for a kiss — and then raised his eyes in a knowing glance that trans ported him back to Rome 1960, when young Cassius Clay cap tured the original gold. There was tiny gymnast Strug, her damaged left foot tightly wrapped as coach Bela Karoyli carried her to the medal stand after Strug’s courageous vault helped her te'am win gold. There was Johnson, gold shoes on his feet and gold thoughts in his head, tearing up the track for an unprecedented sweep of the men’s 200- and 400- meter races. America’s women were par ticularly successful, with the gymnastics, soccer, softball and synchronized swimming teams all collecting golds. The surpris ing swimming team racked up 25 medals, led by 23-year-old Amy Van Dyken’s games-high four golds. “Women’s sports are on the uprise, and the crowd that came out to watch this match demonstrated this rise,” soccer forward Shan non MacMillan said one day after her team defeated Chi na 2-1 before 76,841 fans. A record 11,000 athletes from 197 countries made this the biggest Olympics. And for NBC, it was the best — a slickly pack age product that played to a record audience as the games were watched in 90 percent of America’s 95.9 million TV households. Compared to recent Olympic hosts such as picturesque Lille- hammer and beautiful Barcelona, though, Atlanta was a letdown. USA Today gave it an F for ambience, and only Bil ly Payne remained convinced these Centennial Games were the best ever. Medalstable 1996 ATLANTA Through Sunday, August 4. Through 271 total medals Country G s B Ttotol United States 44 32 25 101 Germany 20 18 27 65 Russia 26 21 16 63 China 16 22 12 50 Australia 9 9 23 41 France 15 7 15 37 Italy 13 10 12 35 South Korea 7 15 5 27 Cuba 9 8 8 25 Ukraine 9 2 12 23 Canada 3 11 8 22 Hungary 7 4 10 21 Romania 4 7 9 20 Netherlands 4 5 10 19 Poland 7 5 5 17 Spain 5 6 6 17 Bulgaria 3 7 5 15 Brazil 3 3 9 15 Britain 1 8 6 15 Belarus 1 6 8 15 Japan 3 6 5 14 Czech Republic 4 3 4 11 Kazakstan 3 4 4 11 Greece 4 4 0 8 Sweden 2 4 2 8 Kenya 1 4 3 8 Switzerland 4 3 0 7 Norway 2 2 3 7 Denmark 4 1 1 6 Turkey 4 1 1 6 New Zealand 3 2 1 6. Belgium 2 2 2 6 Nigeria 2 1 3 6 Jamaica 1 3 2 6 South Africa 3 1 1 5 North Korea 2 1 2 5 Ireland 3 6 i 4 Finland 1 2 1 4 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Yugoslavia 1 1 2 4 Algeria 2 0 1 3 Ethiopia 2 0 1 3 Iran 1 1 1 3 Slovakia 1 1 1 3 Argentina 0 2 1 3 Austria 0 1 2 3 Armenia 1 1 0 2 Croatia 1 1 0 2 Portugal 1 0 1 2 Thailand 1 0 1 2 Namibia 0 2 0 2 Slovenia 0 2 0 2 Malaysia 0 1 1 2 Moldova 0 1 1 2 Uzbekistan 0 1 1 2 Georgia 0 0 2 2 Morocco 0 0 2 2 Trinidad&Tobago 0 0 2 2 Burundi 1 0 0 1 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 Syria 1 0 0 1 Azerbaijan 0 1 0 1 Bahamas 0 1 0 1 Latvia 0 1 0 1 F^hilippines 0 1 0 1 Taiwan 0 1 0 1 Tonga 0 1 0 1 Zambia 0 1 0 1 India 0 0 1 1 Israel 0 0 1 1 Lithuania 0 0 1 1 Mexico 0 0 1 1 Mongolia 0 0 1 1 Mozambique 0 0 1 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 Tunisia 0 0 1 1 Uganda 0 0 1 1 G-Gold, S-Silver, B-Bronze Associated Press 1/ta.lv Study Abroad Sprimo '97 - • iK! 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Must pwsert coupon al lime ol estimate O Meineke* 1996 TY jy Erica Roy fH' Battai k ‘ • . >• Elvis is dead he Texa jrovides esc (cross camp • a ll and spr mugh cade p). the su }aard Roo flust walk l v liich can be r. The Corp - , 0 rt pilot pn [3 during tl j pa. Male v \&M organi n the Guar 3tbdent Cei [jiterfratern Senega, clasi NEW YORK (AP) — Elvis is dead. )ust ask the woman who used to feed The King a decadent, high-cholesterol diet. "I went to the casket and looked, I betcha, 50 times," says Mary Jenkins, who worked 26 years for Elvis, 14 of them as his cook. Jenkins is set to appear in The Burger & The King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley, an Aug. 16 Cinemax docu mentary on Presley's eating habits from trim childhood to overweight adult. "He said that's the only thing he got out of life, the only thing he loved — eating," Jenkins said in the Aug. 10 issue of TV Guide. "For breakfast, he'd have homemade biscuits fried in butter, sausage patties, four scrambled eggs, and some times fried bacon." Baseball's Rose says new stadiums small, unfair for pitchers Goldwater: 'I would first vote for Dole if he was the only one running/ TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — During the Republican pri maries, GOP conservative patriarch Barry Goldwater en dorsed Bob Dole for president. But Goldwater says Demo cratic President Clinton is doing a good job. "I don't care if he's a Democrat or Republican — I would rather he be a Republican. But I think Mr. Clinton is going to be a good president," Goldwater said Sat urday during a scholarship forum. Asked what he thought of this year's election and who might win, the 87-year-old Goldwater drew laughter from the audience when he said, "I would first vote for Dole if he COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Pete Rose was in town again, but not because he made it into baseball's Hall of Fame For the second year in a row. Rose made an appear ance during induction weekend at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, signing autographs for up to $50 at a baseball wax museum two blocks down from the Hall. "Like everybody else, I am just waiting for the game to take off again. I think people are slowly but surely coming back," Rose said on Saturday. The majors' all-time hit leader said he felt pity for today's pitching staffs in this season of more home runs. "Those (new) stadiums are beauti ful to look at, but they're small — it's just not really fair for pitchers." Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for alleged gambling ties and is ineligible for the Hall of Fame. Fie served a five-month jail term in 1990 and paid a $50,( fine for unrelated income tax charges. First child gets golden picture for September's Esquire magazine GOLDWATER was the only one running, but ... " Goldwater went on to explain his feelings about Clinton, saying, "I don't have to get in bed with him. But I think he's a good president and he has a very good wife." Goldwater, a 1964 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. senator from Arizona, invited Dole to his Paradise Valley home outside Phoenix, earlier this year in advance of Arizona's presidential primary. At the time, Goldwater jokingly pronounced himself and Dole "the new liberals of the Republican party." In recent years, Goldwater has taken some stands that have displeased conservative Republicans, including his support for gays in the military and his earlier alignment with a possible candidacy of Gen. Colin Powell. WASHINGTON (AP) — Esquire magazine is publishing a picture in its September edition of a relaxed and smiling President Clinton in shirt and jeans swinging a golf club in the secluded Treaty Room of tne White House. The room, which serves as the president's private office, is strictly off limits to photographers — but not to fledgling shutterbug Chelsea Clinton. Esquire said that the White House Press Office was not happy about the magazine obtaining tne photo of the president in a restricted area, but that Clinton wanted the picture taken by his daughter to ap pear in the magazine. "Only someone with Chelsea's connections could have obtained such a rare photograph of the presi dent," Esquire beamed. Delegate survey shows abortion debate could reach GOP convention floor WILE Cindy Digest white-tailed i West Campu WASHINGTON (AP) — De spite hope for a show of unity, there’s a good chance the Repub lican National Convention will erupt in a nasty floor fight over abortion, according to a platform committee survey. Delegates who want to keep strong anti-abortion language in the Republican Party platform will have the upper hand when platform committee meetings start Monday, a survey by The Associated Press indicates. But the survey of all but a hand ful of the 107 platform committee members found opponents of the plank had more than enough sup port to put the issue in front of all 1,990 Republican delegates at the convention in San Diego. Leaders of anti-abortion groups predicted they would handily win the committee vote to retain support for an abortion ban. “There’s no question that the plank will stay,” said Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council. Still, the Christian Coalition was preparing for battle. Execu tive Director Ralph Reed said Gyms Continued from Page 1 Isham said although almost all of the clubs have catered to the students, “ our bread and but ter has always been the family market.” James Franks, a sales representative for Gold’s Gym, said business is still good despite the lack of student attendance. “One thing I’ve noticed recently is students are coming back because of the crowds (at the Rec Center),” Franks said. “It’s harder to get in and out for a quick workout.” Franks said the owner of Gold’s, Steve Lumpee, took actions to prevent the loss of busi- But those opponents, who start ed a lobbying effort Friday in San Diego, already have more than the 27 votes needed to bring the issue before the entire convention. Presumptive GOP nominee Bob Dole wants to keep the plank but said he favors adding “tolerance” language indicating that some Republicans hold op posing views. Taking the issue to the floor, where supporters of the plank outnumber opponents but do not have a majority in the AP sur vey, could result in a bitter pub lic debate and hurt Dole’s chances of closing President Clinton’s double-digit lead. Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, an abortion foe who chairs the Platform Committee, said he ex pected both the plank and GOP harmony to survive. “One common thread is that everybody wants Dole to win and be the next president,” Hyde said. “And so while we’ll have ... our debates and our discussions, at the end of the day I think there will be unity.” ness. For example, the gym provides child care to attract more families. Isham said members of Jay’s Gym can transfer their memberships to Aerofit. He hopes to replace members they lost to the Rec Center opening. “It will take a few years to get back to where we were years ago,” Isham said. “We want to show a sign of strength.” Aerofit on Villa Maria Road has upgraded its facility with new carpeting and new cardiovascu lar equipment to attract more customers. Kelly Turberville, a senior elementary educa tion major, said she belongs to Gold’s Gym and works out at the Rec Center. “I prefer the Rec Center better than Gold’s be cause of the new equipment, and instructions are given on the weight-lifting machines,” Turberville said. the coalition would open a “com munications command center and a war room” to push the anti-abortion language. On the other side, the Repub lican Coalition for choice opened a San Diego office on Friday and immediately set out to lobby platform committee members. “I think it’s very fluid. (Abor tion opponents) don’t have it all locked up,” said Sue Cullman of the coalition. 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