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4The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, January 14, 1992 mm Monasterio seeks to stroke UNC to success I WORLD BRIEFS Muslims urge defiance of Algerian government ALGIERS, Algeria Muslim fun damentalists on Monday urged resis tance to the country's new army-backed government, saying it was thwarting the people's will by canceling demo cratic elections the Muslims were set to win. The Islamic Salvation Front's call for combat between the people "and the servants of colonialism" heightened fears of a clash between the Muslims and the government that took power over the weekend. It came a day after the State Security Council canceled runoff elections Thursday that were expected to give the Salvation Front control of parliament. Foreign reaction to the weekend de velopments was tempered by mixed feelings toward the prospect of an Is lamic government. "We call on the people to protect their choice and reject all maneuvers aimed at thwarting their will," the front leaders said in their first official reac tion to the election's cancellation. They urged fundamentalists, intel lectuals, soldiers and others to unite and "prepare for all eventualities to save the country." They did not specify what tactics should be use. JAPANESE CUISINE Park Terrace Shopping Center 2223 Hwy 54, Durham MO exit 278 544-7946 Woodcroft Shopping Center 4711 Hope Valley Road, Durham 1-40 exit 274 493-7748 Open for Lunch & Dinner Call for Reservations You can get a lot more out of life you set your sights a little higher. Which .huh is what applying v for the American Exnress S3 Card is all about. When you get the Card, it's easier to do the things you want to do. And with the student savings that come along with it, you can do even more. Fly roundtrip on Continental for less than $100 each way. Student Cardmembers receive four travel certificates. 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David Monasterio, the 1991 ACC Swimmer of the Year, has a dilemma we can relate to, only his problem cen ters on the swimming pool, not the classroom. On certain days when he does not feel like swimming, he does to swim practice what we often do to Span ish class. He skips it. "I'm pretty inconsistent when it comes to workouts," said the junior from Ponce, Puerto Rico. "If I'm not in the mood to swim and I don't feel like it's something I should do, I don't like going into the pool and just doing it to go through the motions. "I like to be into each workout. I prefer to be, but sometimes I realize I have to do it. Sometimes when I really don't feel like it, I just don't." Is what Monasterio does akin to call ing in sick to work, something else many of us are familiar with? "Yeah, basically it is," said Monasterio, one of UNC's co-captains. "That's what you sometimes get you get sick of it. If you're not mentally ready for it, you're not going to get anything out of it. You're going to be thrashing around in the water and you're going to be, I think, wasting your time." Someone listening to Monasterio might be led to believe he rarely shows up for practice. But when UNC head coach Frank Comfort heard what his star swimmer said about his attendance record, he quickly pointed out that there is no such problem. "Oh, he doesn't miss much practice at all," Comfort said. "He misses such a minimal amount of practice." Comfort explained that because Monasterio is so talented, his work hab its may appear rather odd. "We'll put it like this: the moregifted a person is in any discipline, the more you tend to see that they're eccentric, that they're away from the standard .v -roe you fly, each year travel certifi the Card will say a lot about you. For one thing it says you have a handle on what you spend, so you don't have to carry over a bal ance. 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"He's without question the most ver satile swimmer, distance-wise and event-wise, that's been at North Caro lina in a minimum of the past 30 years," Comfort said. "My memory of Carolina swimming doesn't go beyond that." Monasterio represented Puerto Rico at last summer's Pan American Games and won a silver and two bronze medals as part of relay teams. He also finished fourth in two individual events, nar rowly missing a medal in both. He has already been named to the 1992 Puerto Rican Olympic Team. Making the Olympic team was nice, Monasterio says, but now he has his sights set higher. "It's really important to note that So take a few minutes now to call (have your bank address and account number ready), and apply for the American Express Card. ln?An '"sKtLAItU An Amancan EqxtuocmpKny making the Puerto Rican Olympic Team is not as hard as making the U.S. team," Monasterio said. "I mean, let's face it. Sure, I'm really happy that I'm going to be there, but being in the finals is what it comes down to." Monasterio was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to Puerto Rico when he was 3. He went to high school at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he was a three-year prep school All-America selection. While Monasterio attended Pine Crest, his brother, Tony, was earning All-America honors aa a Tar Heel . David eventually joined Tony at UNC, and the two swam together for a season. Florida, Miami and Virginia joined North Carolina in the recruiting hunt for Monasterio, and he says he still is asked frequently why he chose the Tar Heels. He speaks very frankly when asked about his college choice. "I've been asked that like 1 00 times," he said. "Why UNC? I don't know why UNC because UNC is not a swimming power. It hasn't been, and I can't see it getting a lot better the way we're doing things right now. But that's a good question why UNC? "Because I wanted a better school than Florida, even though, if I would pull for a swim team, it would be Florida on the national level. I don't mean to put down the school because it's not bad, it's just that UNC is a much better school academically." While the Tar Heels have finished second and first in the ACC in Monasterio's two seasons, they have only placed 30th and 2 1 st in the NCAA meets. Again, Monasterio pulled no punches in criticizing UNC's recent NCAA performances. He said he would like North Carolina to become more of a force on the national level. "Well, I was told that that was why they recruited me, because that's what they wanted to be (a national power)," Monasterio said. "You can definitely see how UNC has the potential to be come a swimming power when you look at the other schools that are good the UCLAs, the Stanfords. "Swimmers are pretty good academic-wise," he continued. "They don't have that much trouble getting into Magic intends to play in '92 Games The Associated Press WASHINGTON Magic Johnson said today he intends to play for the United States Olympic basketball team at the Barcelona Games this summer. Johnson, who retired from the Los Angeles Lakers after testing positive for the human immunodeficiency virus that leads to AIDS, was picked for the U.S. team before he announced on Nov. 7 that he had tested positive for HIV. He had not previously said whether he still intended to be part of the Olym pic team, although he said he hoped he could play. This is the first Olympics in which NBA players are eligible toplay. "I will play in the Olympics," John son said. "Despite the virus, I can still play." Johnson declined to say whether he had been given medical clearance to play for the U.S. team, which is com prised of 10 of the NBA's top players, including Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone and Chris Mullin. . "He's still a member of the team and if he feels he's able tocompete, he will, provided he's healthy, of course," USA Basketball spokesman Craig Miller said today from Colorado Springs, Colo. "There is no IOC rule that would pre vent someone with HIV from compet ing in the Olympics." Taking the April MCAT? Start Your Prep with a Free Princeton Review MCAT PReview Our average improvement on the September MCAT: seven points! At the PReview you'll see why our students make such significant gains. January 20, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Judea Reform Congregation, 211 Cornwallis Road, Durham. We Score More! Call 967-7209 today. REACII...Y0UR GOALS IN 92 Wrtill , monrns TRIAL (': .11, J Kv. -Atofi-- -ftwtJUiH schools. And if they've got a good school, and if that school has a good facility like we do, then they should have a good program. "All the good programs have good facilities and pretty good schools, and I can't figure out why we don't have a better team." This season Monasterio is taking what he calls a big risk by not shaving and tapering before the ACC Champion ships. Normally swimmers shave their bodies and rest up prior to a big meet the ACC meet in UNC's case. Monasterio is going to wait until just before the NCAA Championships to shave and taper. The risk comes in that Monasterio must qualify for the NCAAs during the ACC Championships. If he fails to qualify, then his gamble will turn out to be a waste. If he does qualify, his im proved personal performances in the NCAAs will help raise UNC's team score. "It's a win-or-lose type thing," Monasterio said. "It's definitely worth it. If winning the ACC meet means finishing 21st in the nation, that's kind of lame, in my opinion. I think we can do a lot better pointwise in the NCAAs, and this is one of the ways to do it. "I think if I can do it this year, then maybe more peeple will take that gamble. It's definitely worth it." Comfort, however, is not so sure a lot of swimmers will be trying it in the fiirnro "It is rather unusual except for the most elite athletes in the nation andor the world," Comfort said. "It's exciting te hai an arhlto Innlf at rhar HAr-anCA with the NCAA cuts as they are now, the number of athletes that can even think about it is so limited, it's amaz-' 5. Monasterio is the first male Tar Heel ' swimmer who will go into the ACC meet unshaved and untapered. Several females have tried it, most notably Sue Walsh, who won 1 1 NCAA titles while at UNC from 1981-84. Monasterio's decision came after consulting with Comfort and assistant coach Rich DeSelm. See MONASTERIO, page 7 AP Women's Top 25 Record Record Pts Pvs 1. Virginia (69) 13-0 1,773 1 2. Tennessee(2) 9-1 ,1,676 3 3. Maryland 12-1 1,608 4 4. Stanford 10-1 1,588 2 5. Iowa 9-1 1,469 5 6. Geo. Washington 11-1 1,334 6 7. Steph. F. Austin 9-1 1,309 8 8. PennSt. 10-4 1,232 9 9. Washington 10-2 1,102 13 10. Mississippi 13-1 1,098 1 4 11. Houston 12-1 969 1 6 12. Purdue 9-3 950 1 0 13. Vanderbilt 11-4 902 7 14. Northwestern 7-3 735 11 15. Hawaii 11-0 724 1 8 16. N. Carolina St. 8-4 653 1 2 17. Clemson 9-3 544 1 5 18. LSU 7-4 446 22 19. Miami 12-1 414 25 20. Auburn 9-5 387 17 21. W.Kentucky 8-4 364 24 22. Connecticut 10-4 317 23 23. SW Missouri St. 11-2 272 20 24. Kansas 11-2 260 19 25. Georgia 9-4 120 Others receiving votes: California 1 1 3; North Carolina 103; Texas Tech 96; Creighton 43; Rutgers 35; Ohio St. 31 ; Louisiana Tech 29; Bowling Green 27; Duke 26; Texas 26; UCLA 22; Michigan St. 20; Nebraska 20; Long Beach St. 18; Oregon 18; Montana 17; Vermont 17; West Virginia 1 6; Southern Cal 1 3; Washing ton St. 13; La Salle 12; Arkansas 11; Georgetown 11; Providence 9; St. Mary's, Cal. 9; Alabama 8; Arizona St. 8; Santa Clara 8; Alcorn St. 7; UC Santa Barbara 7; James Madison 7; Florida St. 6; N. Illinois 6; Toledo 6; Utah 6; DePaul 5; Lamar 5. 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