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0(l4 The Carolina Journal Sept. 2. 1068 Page 5 49ers Top St. Andrews Alter a dismal beginning in Kentucky last week, the UNC-C cross-country team opened their home season witli a 2b-.i0 victory- over St. Andrews College. Over torty spectators turned out to cheer the 49ers to tlieir first Harriers Suffer On Road Trip The cross-country team ourneyed to Kentucky Sept. 9-21 only to suffer a crushing iefeat by four teams. The 49ers ^ere defeated score-wise, but heir spirit wasn’t dampened by ;he losses. The runners are lonfident that they can make a »meback and be in contention 'or the DIAC championship. Tlie harriers left Thursday night or Berea, Kentucky to run a dual neet. After an overnight stop in tshville, they continued their trip 0 Berea which took 7 1 /2 hours complete. The 49ers suffered a 947 setback on Berea’s course fhich was mostly asphalt. Mike [idse led the team over the 3.5 Halberstam 0 Speak Here David Halberstam, controversial reporter-critic of Vietnam, is ippearing today in the Parquet Room at 11:30. He will present a ecture entitled “Vietnam: The Waking of a Quagmire.” : Although only 33, Mr. Jalberstam has the reputation of jeing “one of America’s most listinguished and controversial ournalists.” Among those who lisliked him was the late President lohn F. Kennedy. President (ennedy supposedly asked Mr. talberstam’s editor to have him elutn from his assignment in laigon because the President did ot like the type of reports he was tnding back to the States. In 1964 he won the Pulitizer tize for his coverage of the war 1 Vietnam. He has also received le Louis M. Lyons Award from larvard University and the «orge Polk Award. In 1960, five ears after graduation from atvard, he was nominated for his tst Pulitizer Prize for his Average of the war in the Congo. ! He has written about civil national politics, foreign ffairs, and other important issues I America today. Two of his Poks, THE MAKING OF A pAGMIRE and ONE VERY u- been published. I third, about Robert Kennedy, is > the making. [Mr. Halberstam has been with H New York TIMES since 1960. p IS also a contributing Editor to ^r’s Magazine. vraikrs and lots for sale Good financing \leana Drake - 525-0027 Locke Realty, Inc. \533-5125 and 334-3498 mile course with a second place finish only a scant 6 seconds out of first. Larry McAfee and Billy Lynch were the only other 49ers to finish in the top 10 with 7th and 10th places respectively. Friday night, the team ate at the Boone Tavern compliments of our Chancellor, a graduate of Berea College. Saturday, the team traveled on to Morehead, Kentucky to run against the University of Kentucky, Morehead State University, and Cumberland College. The harriers again came out on the short end of this meet and finished fourth. Team totals were Kentucky 27, Cumberland 31, Morehead 100. UNC-C 127. The competition was very strong, but the 49ers were also tired from the traveling and from the jogging they did three minutes before the meet in order to see the course. The trip was disastrous as far as the defeats, but the runners gained much needed spirit and team unity. Only five team members made the trip to Kentucky, but the team has grown in size and now numbers eight runners. Doug Brafford has been appointed to serve as student representative to work with Vice-Chancellors Cone and McEniry in the development of the academic calender for 1969-70. Devera Pearson will serve as Presidential appointee to the University Forum Council during the coming year. Earl Baucom and Darryl Seism have been designated to serve on a committee to review the registration procedure of UNC-C. The University Union will be open weekends beginning September 28. Hours will be 12 p.m.-6p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 2 p.m.-6 p.m. There will be an open meeting of the Ways and Means Committee today at 11:30 in U231. Any students interested in airing grivances, or with a matter that they would like to have brought before the Student Legislature are invited to attend. victory. Thus far the team has compiled a 1-t overall record and a 1-0 conference record. This victory has given the team added incentive to work towards LiNC-C's first conference championship. Mike Ridge held the lead for most of the five mile distance and finished first with a record time of 33:29. Larry McAfee finished 31 seconds behind Mike to take second place for the 49ers. This duo was followed by three runners from Saint Andrews. Following this group was Bill Lynch, bth place; Red Griffin. 5th place; Jerry Anthony. 9th place; Ed Echeverra. 10th place. All the harriers bettered previous times xtrtnnnryTmrwtrwtrrTTTvtn^ “ There’s a group of schor.ii ^ ^ spirited gir ls on campus who arc • appalled at the apathy of other J girls. These girls arc tryirrg to • instigate girl's intramurals by S starling a football team. It will be ^harmless touch football-bul fun! _Wliere's the school spirit in the J classes? Any group of nine girls will be welcome. Surely not all the girls on campus arc “chicken"! So the T.I.G.E.R.'s challenge any class, club, or clique.” Any inlcrested girls meet this morning at I 1:30 in llit ^back lounge of the Union or “contact Coach Bostian in E ^building or Goerge Lloyd (Iht on the course by at least 2 minutes. C oach Flemming was very pleased with the effort that the team gave, but reminded everyone that this meet was only the beginning. He plans to work the team hard and try to prepare for next week's match with Davidson College. The Coach feels that the team has shown much improvement, but still has a long haul to go. T.I.G.E.R. coachj. TtnrrrThiihnnnnr ■jnnnrirtnrinnnf 2 There will be a meeting for ALL persons interested in becoming a 49cr wiesllci'- Friday, October 4th 12:00 Noon and/or 5:(K) I'.M. Room 203, Engineering Building ALL prospective wrestlers should attend one of these meetings. If for some reason you will be unable to attend, see Coach Fleming sometime prior to October 4lh in Room No. 205. Engineering Building. Aueiilio II Wrestling Candidate The Amber House A good University like UNC-C deserves good food, and that’s what we serve from six in the morning ‘til I I :3() at night. 5625 North Tryon Street Attention: College Students MEN and WOMEN to work afternoon and evening, three days a week. Salary - $250 per month. 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