The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 15, 1988- Pogo 12 Blue crew team looks to cruise down Huron in Classic Regatta By BETHANY KLIPEC The Michigan crew team will celebrate its 12th year of club status by hosting the 12th Anniversary Classic Regatta tomorrow on the Huron River at Gallup Park, from noon until approximately 3:00 p.m. The event will feature competition between five area teams: Michigan, Michigan State, Grand Valley State, the Detroit Boat Club, and the Wyandotte Rowing Club. A crew team is separated into four different divi- sions: men's heavyweight, men's lightweight, women's heavyweight and women's lightweight, each of which compete at two levels, novice and varsity, with the exception of the novice women. They only compete at the heavyweight level. EACH DIVISION and each level can race a four- person shell, an eight-person shell or both, allowing for the possibility of as many as 14 separate races in any given regatta. Tomorrow's regatta will include 10- 12 of these 14 races. Since this is the Wolverines' only home event of the season, it is "an excellent opportunity to showcase the Michigan team as well as the sport of crew to the campus and to the Ann Arbor community," said club president and women's varsity member, Regina Dodge. Team treasurer Gina Cetnar adds that "it (the regatta) traditionally generates a lot of interest in the club, be- cause for many students it's their first glimpse at the sport of crew." Several weeks ago, the club travelled to Augusta, Georgia to compete in the Augusta Invitational Regatta which involved over thirty collegiate clubs from throughout the South and the East. Michigan had a very respectable showing against some top competi- tors. Highlights included a win by the novice men's light eight, a second place finish by the varsity men's heavy four, and a third by the novice women's (heavy) four. LAST WEEK the team went to Marietta and won the majority of the races against a varsity squad that has often been one of the stronger crews at nationals. Following this weekend's regatta, the team will prepare for the season's two biggest events: the South- ern Invitational Rowing Association's annual regatta in Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 30th and the Dad Vails Championship Regatta in Philadelphia, May 12-14. The Dad Vails is a three-day event which will fea- ture over 80 of the top collegiate teams in the country and is the largest crew event held in North America. Daily Photo by KAKEN HANDELMAN Members of Michigan's men's crew team, (from left to right) Jon Schafer, Bill Hall, Jeff Burmeister, and Tom O'Brien, prepare for the Lightweight Eight Race at the Classic Regatta, Saturday, 12 p.m. at Gallup Park. I a Line Drives Look left, look right.. ...a baseball fans delight BY PETER ZELLEN Being a reporter has its advantages " . " and disadvantages. ""On the positive side, I get to have my name in print. On the negative SA T U I aI ",AY A P I'IL 1 side, I am forced to watch Michigan sporting events objectively. I'm not allowed to root for the Wolverines. I must sit quietly on my hands and :Aobserve. The fan is taken out of me. H Wednesday, I attended the Michi- gan doubleheader against MAC con- ference champion Eastern Michigan. I didn't go for the Daily, I went as a A '=fan. INSTEAD OF sitting in the press box I took my place behind the N 0 NqPSS E............... * 0 [. U IE STY =Y UL RICH'S ., - accessories 0 325 E. Liberty :995-4222 : s your nose doing a job onyou? We can help your nose work better (and look better). Do you frequently have nasal congestion? Do you commonly "use"naslpaDoy sneDo you feel the appearance Michigan Otolaryngology Surgery Associates K atherine Mc uley Health Center nn Arbr Michigan M n- S A 1-800-777-6672 Wolverine dugout because I love be- ing around the fans. It's the specta- tors that make watching a baseball game something special. Everyone in the stands was dressed appropriately for the game and the day's weather sunglasses, t-shirt, and shorts. They're there to watch base- ball and have a good time. Especially the students. "It was fun and relax- ing, but my ass hurts," says LSA student Jai Nanda, referring to the hard wooden benches. "Nice weather, nice women, and some great baseball action. What more could you ask for?" asks Chan- dler Simonds, another LSA student. Ah, yes, those women. Yes folks, these are the groupies. They are an age-old sports tradition and part of the fun that goes on in the stands at a ballgame. But there are many other types of fans. IN THE stands behind the Michigan dugout there are many el- derly Ann Arbor residents cheering. All adorned in their GO BLUE attire: caps, coolers, and sweaters. Along the railing of the grandstand are the alumni. All dressed in their suits and Michigan ties. You know, the blue ones with all the little yel- low Ms. You've got to love their school support when they go to work with that on. Also peppered around the stands Are you confused by CRISP?!? Do you feel lost in the chaos of registration? We are here to help!!!!! THE CRISP ADVICE TABLE (April 11th-19th) Take advantage of the CRISP Advice Table (located by the stairs in Angell Hall) No question is too trivial when you are trying to make it through the CRISP process, so if you are unsure -- STOP BY!!!, (Sponsored by LSA Student Government) are various Michigan athletes. The football practice field is close by and after practice many of the players will stop by to check out teammates Greg McMurtry and Mike Gillette. The first game has just ended and Michigan has emerged triumphant. Eleven walks and a home run by Phil Price helped do in the Hurons, 8-1. I've wondered who those people were who sat in the seats behind the plate. A woman sitting there is wearing a Michigan baseball sweat- shirt. On the back I can read LATA 22 (pitcher Tim Lata.) I realize that this is where all the Michigan Moms and Dads sit. THE LAST group are the anti- fans of Fisher Stadium. They sit be- hind the visitor's dugout and yell at the Wolverines. "You ain't so good * Price!" and "The boy can't pitch!" are some of the rantings these people shout at the Michigan players. In the second game tragedy befalls a woman in the bleachers. A foul ball off the bat of an Eastern player struck a woman in the mouth. She was escorted to the hospital and we can only hope she's OK. It's unfor- tunate that the same high demand, close seat at a baseball game cane cause personal injury. It's been a 2-2 tie for ever so long and with one out in the seventh Steve Finken hits a long fly ball and, waitaminnit, that ball's outta here. Michigan wins the game and sweeps the doubleheader! What a fun five hours, and I even got a little tan. Florida star failed drug test ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-- Former University of Florida basketball star Vernon Maxwell says his use of co- caine during his college career was a "one-time slip". Maxwell admitted in a interview that he tested positive for cocaine twice in his career, including during the 1988 NCAA tournament. The test results were not available before Florida's second-round loss to Michigan. Had Florida won that game, Maxwell would have been in- eligible for the remainder of the tournament. Maxwell told the Orlando Sentinel he used cocaine in a Gainesville bar with friends before the teams depar- ture. "I fess up. I was caught. I did get caught. I'm sorry this happened. Everybody makes mistakes," said Maxwell, 22, the leading scorerin the school's history. "I made a big one." 0 SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS - CHECK OUT OUR FRESH SPRING MERCHANDISE! 20-50% off all merchandise *offer good April 18-29th, excludes Balfourjewelry, customized paddles and mugs. e 0 C ED O 0 O J 0 0C Q 0i :- I I~I I - I I Kitchen Bath oni",- m im - U- Furnished Apartments Furnished 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments For Rent by the Week: $175.00 or Month: $555.00 Available May 1988 to August 1988 only Maxwell also failed a drug test administered by the University during his junior year. He was tested at least two times a week during the past regular season, each result re- turned negative. "I don't have a problem. I'm not a user," he said. "I wanted to show the NBA I was clean all last season. 'I can show them the computer print-