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It seems, however, that Pierson has protested the tie, claiming he had orig inally picked Miami and should there fore be given the victory. Believe what you want, Senhor Mag, but I have witnesses who saw me write down your original pick of Maryland. In honor of this controversy, I decided to welcome an individual into this week's column who has been regarded by many as highly controversial, Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers. Nebraska 41, Kansas 20 at Lincoln. Sen. Chambers may have stirred up controversy right away by picking Nebraska by only a 27-20 margin. 1 think, however, that Nebraska will score a lot more against a weak Jay hawk defense, which has given up too many points all year long to keep the dangerous Kansas offense in many games. Penn State 17, Notre Dame 16 at College Station, Penn. I turned this game over to ace news writer Todd von Kampen, who has posted a spotless 4-0 record this year. He picked the Nittany Lions by a 24-21 margin. I'll agree with him as well as Chambers. Chambers picked Penn State by a 17-15 margin. I say Penn State will continue its quest for the 1985 Orange Bowl by squeaking out another victory here. Auburn 21, Georgia 17 at Athens, Ga. Chambers and I disagree on this one. He chose Georgia by a 16-12 margin. I feel, however, that Auburn will return to its early season form and claim a hard-fought victory. Air Force 4 1 , BYU 39 at Provo, Utah. Sen. Chambers sincerely picked BYU to win this one by a 612-606 score so I picked Air Force in response. This game will be a defensive nightmare, but will also show off the nation's top two offenses. Other scores: Washington 24, USC 13; Florida 41, Kentucky 10; Florida State 45, Western Carolina 14; Mary land 34, Clemson 14; Oklahoma State 45, Missouri 12; Oklahoma 41, Colorado 14 (Rout of the week); Illinois 14, Indi ana 10; Michigan 21, Minnesota 10; Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 14; Iowa 49, Purdue 24; Rutgers 14, Colgate 10; Army 35, Memphis State 20; UCLA 31, Oregon State 7; Arizona 24, Oregon 14; Alabama 34, Southern Mississippi 14; LSU 38, Mississippi State 20; Texas 38, Texas Christian 7; SMU 58, Texas Tech 3; Arkansas 30, Texas A&M 6 and Slippery Rock 51, Mansfield 14. Staff assistants keep the peace By Brian Keenan Staff Reporter A disagreement arises at an intra mural football game. Before blows are exchanged, an intramural staff assist ant steps in and resolves the dispute. It's a typical scene in the life of a staff assistant. "People expect us to accomodate them at the drop of a hat," said Lance Penfield, an intramural staff assistant for the Office of Campus Recreation for the past 4 years. "I've even had people fight during games." The job of staff assistant is not given to just anyone. All of the staff assist ants have had previous refereeing experience. In addition, those chosen to be staff assistants go through a rigorous training schedule. All are expected to know cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and they must go through a first aid class offered by the office. In addition, there is an orientation that all staff assistants attend the week before school starts. "There is also evaluation during the season," said Geri Magwire, who has been a staff assistant for a year. "We are always being evaluated on our performance." The staff assistants evaluate each other during the different seasons. Additionally, they are evaluated by Kenda Scheele, the coordinator of intramurals and Bill Goa, the assistant coordinator. They also have meetings every two weeks to talk about problems and potential problems. The job sounds as if it is all hard work with little to offer those involved. However, staff assistants say that is not the case. "I took the job because I thought that it would be a good experience learning to deal with people in many different situations," Magwire said. Currently, there are six men and four women on the staff. All have had experience working with the depart ment, and they come from a variety of backgrounds. "We have staff assistants from resi dence halls, fraternities and sororities, and off-campus," said Scheele. "They are an important part of our staff." The staff assistants are in charge of all on-field operations. In addition to setting up the field for play, the staff assistant is in charge of keeping the games on schedule. They must settle most disputes. "Some people like to see how much they can get away with," Magwire said. Additionally, there are many former high school athletes who want to com pete in an organized atmosphere, Magwire said. The competition would not be organized without the staff assistants. "We are a major part of the program because we do all the dirty work," Pen field said. "It is also important to give new officials a crutch to lean on." Scheele said she hopes that all the staff assistants will continue referee ing after they graduate. Saying that she hoped to continue refereeing, Magwire said she is trying to start working jun ior high school games now as prepara tion. Magwire said that she thought it would be a good way to stay involved with sports after she graduates. Fat fighter finds the funny in fitness Recently I've been trying to get back into the fitness craze again. I go through this about every two years. I'll lose weight, get into halfway decent shape, then balloon back up to a size Levi's won't make jeans for. Former athletes go through this kind of thing all the time. They quit sports and gain an incredible amount of weight. I don't know what my excuse is. G Bill F)7 Allpn Sk " In the last few months I've lost about 25 pounds and still have 15 to go. But I won't gain it back this time. After losing 25 pounds I'm finally to the point where I can participate in sports again. Last year I played intramural bas ketball while weighing in at more than 200 pounds. Those little strap-like things that the intramurals depart ment gives you with numbers on them looked like a bra on me. Until I got a haircut the other teams always com plained that my team should be in the co-rec league. The scary part is I got asked out on dates three times. When you weigh more than 200 and stand five-foot, nine inches, you just can't play basketball with other peo ple. They always pick you last, and then you run up and down the court shout ing "I'm open, I'm open." They obviously think you're saying "I'm invisible, I'm invisible." Actually though, I did pretty good in intramurals last year for a fat person. I averaged in double figures. That's right, I ate at least 10 Snickers candy bars before every game. mm m'7; w;W m- m mi') t)(k) 1.1- (Kar p;J ihrj Ite. tS, 1?2S cr ifjj fa. But this fitness thing is a must. I knew it was time to lose weight when I got in my waterbed and all the water went to one side of the bed. I started running, which is great exercise. Of course, I had to run at night when all the other fat people do. Skinny people run during the day, with no shirt on. Fat people run at night, wearing loose clothing. My favorite running outfit was the storm cover for my neighbor's Ford Bronco. I had to finally give that up though, because motorists kept stopping me to tell me my lights weren't on. The biggest problem with running at night is that dogs come after you. Not little dogs that you can step on, but big dogs that you can't. Actually this wasn't such a big problem because every time a dog came after me my running speed picked up considerably. I have to attribute at least a seven- or eight-pound wieght loss to a certain German shepard I've named Cannibal. I also started lifting weights. Now I can bench press more than 200 pounds. Of course, not all at once. The hardest part of this fitness thing is the dieting. All the books say don't eat anything that's fatty, sugary, fried, or high in cholesterol. I didn't know there was anything else, but I gave it a try. I ate yogurt, lettuce, celery, cottage cheese, fresh fruit, broiled meat, baked fish, steamed vegatables, skinnless chicken, cheese, melons, Weight Watchers dinners, popcorn and drank diet pop. The second day of the diet was a lot harder. But it's all paid off, because now I am on my way to a better life, all around good health, and a slim waistline...as long as I never let my breath out again.