The Cadet. VMI Newspaper. February 19, 1988 - New Page 1 ...

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Tiie ninth bout pitted first
classman Kyle Holtzman against
Greg Harpster of Penn State at
150 lbs. Harpster is an experienced
boxer and fought in die
prestigious Downtown Adiletics
club in New York earlier this
year. Harpster is a powerfully
built soudipaw. The "Holtzster"
exploded in die first round
hitting Harpo wiUi some hard
shots. After establishing his
right hand against die southpaw,
Kyle fainted flashing his right
hand and sticking die jab. Kyle
had to brawl, not necessary looking
pretty, but definitely beins
effective. Kyle left himself wide
open at times putting himself in a
vulnerable position, but Harpster
did not capitalize. Harpster
of Penn State was impressed
with the "Holtzster" who gave
him the toughest fight of the
year. The two displayed excellent
sportsmanship.
The eleventh bout featured
third classman Sal "the
Bruiser" Bora and Dan Bradley
of Penn State at 139 lbs. Bradley
had defeated Bora the previous
week with the grace of God.
Bora came out swinging, not
showing any mercy to Penn
State. Bora toyed with him at
first, mixing a series of quick
jabs witii some strong rights to
throw Bradley into the ropes.
The ref stopped the fight tem-
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porarily to give Bradley die
standing eight. But Bradley
would have none of it. He continued
to box, showing some real
competitiveness. Bora set him
up quickly witii anotiier jab and
tiien dropped him witii a sledgehammer
right. The match was
over for Bradley, scarcely two
minutes into tiie first round.
Bora brought the crowd to a
standing ovation for the first
time of the tournament. He deserves
more print, but the fight
did not last long enough.
Third classman Dennis "Biff
Bunden was next at 180 lbs.
against Stephen Kruska of The
Citadel. "Biff" is quickly becoming
one of the better boxers
on tiie team. The "Biff was
somewhat ruffled early in die
first round, but quickly regained
his composure. He rocked his
opponent for an eight count in
the first round. He feigned to the
body and crushed Kruska with a
right to the head in the tiiird
round. The ref wisely stopped
the bout in the third round before
Bunden could do fiirther damage.
Third classman Tom Talley
was next at heavyweight against
Charles Coates of The Citadel.
Coates charged in like a lead
blocker on a "counter gap"
play. Talley unmercifully pum-
'meled his opponent in a fierce
exchange. Coates received an
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eight count and could not stand
the heat. In the second round
during his second eight count
Coates showed no interest in the
fight sucking up all tiie air in
Cocke Hall. The ref stopped tiie
bout and Coates was relieved...
The final bout of tiie day featured
rat Neil Varanado against
Gino Pania of Xavier. Dania
who was scheduled to fight Ken
Kymski took one look at Kymski
during weight-in and decided
he wanted no part of him. You
could question tiie guys heart,
but you can't question his brain.
Dania opted to fight the smaller
Varanado. Varanado was game,
showing his natural abilities. In
the second round Dania received
an eight count, but the bell rang
before Varanado could capitalize.
Dania was bigger and
more experienced. Varanado
lost a decision. He will make an
impact on the team in the future.
Coach Calkins was pleased
with the teams performance. The
invitational was well organized
and professional. The referees
insured the safety of the boxers
and tiie judging was fair.
Mike Corson is back on the
team adding fuel to the fire. The
team will travel to West Chester,
Pennsylvania on the 25th and
Dickinson on the 27th of February.
By Eric Buchanan
The Council of Higher Education
of the Commonwealth of
Virginia announced $5,000
scholarships for the 1988-89
academic year. They will be
awarded to prospective teachers.
Students must complete applications
before Monday, Feb. 29,
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tied student, "it sucks". Such
eloquent statements often confounded
the cadets' impressions
of Princeton. The fact that
columnist George F. Will and
Senator Bill Bradley share their
alumni status witii, and one
cringes at the thought, Brooke
Shields; made deserving life at
Princeton confusing.
It was inescapable for anyone
to remain unaffected by the thick
air of academics which prevaded
Princeton. Obviously, this internationally
diverse student btxiy
has few equals around the Lex-
The VMI Cadet, February 19,1988, Page 7
Olympic Briefs
By Ned Cox
The opening ceremonies took
place on February 13, as did the
first round of the hockey tournament.
The United States won
an impressive victory Saturday
over Austria. They had a 10-3
lead before the Austrians made a
three goal run in the closing
minutes of the final period. Final
score: 10-6. In other games Saturday,
West Germany upsest
Czechoslovakia 2-1 and the Soviet
Union beat Norway 5-0. On
Monday, the Czechs came back
from a 4-1 deficit to heat the
U.S. 7-5 in hockey. Then on
Wednesday, the hocky team
dropped a 7-5 decision to tiie
Soviet Union. Although tiie U.S.
is currently 1-2 in hockey, tiiey
can still make it to the medal
round provided they beat both
Norway and West Germany; the
Soviet Union must also beat
West Germany in order for the
U.S. to advance. However, after
Wednesday's loss to the Soviet
Union, there is no way the U.S.
can win the gold. They take on
Norway tonight at 8:30.
The one event tiiat the U.S.
has shown ability in is the skating
competition. Tuesday night,
the figure skating pair of Jill
Watson and Peter Oppegard took
the bronze behind Soviet Union
pairs, who took the gold and silver.
On Thursday, U.S. skater
Brian Boitano moved into first
Free Money
1988. The Paul Douglas Teacher
Scholarships are based on merit.
The selection panel will meet
March 21.
Nominees who choose a teaching
field identified by the Council
as a "special ne^" area in
which teacher shortages exist
will recieve preference in the
Princeton
ington area. Even the women ot
Princeton presented something
wholly foreign to the cadets;
these women were smart.
David Mills, freshman discjockey
on Princeton's station,
was a stark contradiction to the
stereotypes assigned to Ivy
Leaguers. An earthy. North
Carolinian liberal, David
seemed out of place in the land
of bow ties and college republicans.
Sensitive to the conservatism
which grips his school, the
freshman lamented that most of
Princeton's students resigned
their musical tastes to 60's and
place in tiie men's figure skating
after a flawless short program.
The long program is Saturday
night and, provided he skates as
well as he has been, Boitano will
win America's first gold medal
of these Olympics. Skating .star
Debi Thomas will take her best
shot at winning the gold when
she begins competition on Sunday
in women's figure skating.
The U.S. was also expected to
do well in speed skating, but the
team has had nothing but hard
times since the first event Sunday.
Speed skater Dan Jansen,
who had been favored to win
medals in both tiie 500 meter and
1000 meter races, was dealt a
devestadng blow Sunday morning
when his sister died after a
long bout with leukemia. In spite
of this emotional setback, he decided
to compete. The cards
were not in his favor on this day
as he fell in the opening turn of
the 500m and was disqualified
After another mental battle with
his emotions, he decided to stay
in Calgary until Thursday and
try to redeem himself and win
the gold in the 1000m. Goin^
into the last lap, he was 1.5 .seconds
ahead of the first place time
when disaster struck once more.
He was setting up for the second
to last turn when his right skate
caught the ice, again causing
him to fall.
award selection process. For the
1988-89 award competition, the
five special-need teaching fields
are early childhood education,
mathematics, earth and space
science, Spanish, and special
education.
For information, please contact
Coach King at ext. 556.
classical rock.
Living with Princeton
dents, many of the cadeis iu.>;
tiieir pre-established animosity
and prejudices towards Princeton.
Too wrapped up in their expected
snob^ry of Princeton,
the cadets soon discovered their
own narrow outkx)ks. On the
\Nhole. Princeton is a reserxed
Uni\ersity, yet for four day ii
opened itself to reveal its exi-i-i
lence, its stereotypes, and yes hs
elitism to those lucky enough to
be al the right place at the right
time.