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Study break. Chris McFoy. a football player and Markisha Lea, who plays basketball, were recognized on Monday at the SAAC event
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USC baseball won a second at
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Athletic grades honored
Congressman urges youth political action
Stretching not necessarily worthwhile
USC faculty and athletes dispute a recent study's claim that stretching before exercise might not prevent injury.
By JONATHAN HWAN
Contributing Wrltri
Stretching before you exercise can make you feel more Umber, but don't count on it to prevent injuries
A report in the March issue of the American College of Sports Medicine Journal said people who stfetched before exercise were no more or less likely to prevent mui
de strains or pulls.
The publications researchers combed through injury databases, comparing data from individual cases of injuries, looking for pat terns between people who stretched and those who did not stretch, according to the journal
While increased flexibility that comes from stretching is typically believed to prevent injuries, the journal leported that most injuries
that resulted from ejercise found in the study were in the normal range of motion, so slielihing would not have made a difference
But Bob (Jirandola associate professor of kinesiology al US( said that being flexible could |>ie vent injui les.
(jitandola encouiaged stain stretching, which promotes fle*i bilily and should be done for IS lo 20 minutes al 12 to 20 second intervals for each muscle
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The Student-Athlete Advisory Council held an event at the (ialen Center Monday evening, for scholar athletes
By WILL BIGHAM
Staff Writ cl
High academic achieving stu dent-athletes were honored on Monday evening at » special event organized by the new Student Athlete Advisory Council.
Student-athletes with a LOcumu lative GPA or higher in the fall semes ter were eligible for the event at the Galen Center, which was organized in relation to with National Studenl Athlete Day on April 6
USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett spoke at the event and praised the athletes in attendance "This is truly what USC is all about." he said "That’s young people who are well rounded who are out
tompeting in the c lassinoni. and c an athletically compete with anyone in the country and win national championships'
Garrett said that when he came in as athletic director about II years ago. the president had definite ideas about what kind of student-athletes he was looking for.
"The president said. This is what we want to do." (iarrett said This is what we want to accomplish Get me those" student athletes who believe they are special who understand what it is to be a Trojan, and who are leaders "
And now it’s vrry nice lor SAA( to honor this day and have you here, because I would like lo think that every Trojan is a leader he saul
Christina Rivera assistant 11*«• skills coordinator foi Student Athlete Academic Services .ilsi-spoke at the event and celebrated SAA< Im (It,VIM
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Hep. John Shadegg spoke to the USC College Republicans on Monday night during their annual leadership conference.
By SUSAN TAM
Staff Writer
I he USt College Republicans kicked off the first night of their annual leadership conference Monday evening in the lopping Student Center with featured speakers Claude Parrish, who spoke about economic leadership and Rep John Shadegg (RAriz.) who spoke about political leadership and Homeland Secunty.
About 25 people attended, including the Terrorism and Homeland Security and Public Policy dass taught by F.rroll Souther s. a fortner FBI agent
Claude Parrish is the current Vice-Chairman of the Board of Equalization. The Board is made up of four people who act as a final appeals body in administrative procedures involving taxpayers. Parrish said The board hears 30 to 60 cases twice a month, he said.
"We grant relief to tax (Myers in about 40 percent of cases." Parrish said The IRS grants relief in only about 2 to 3 percent he said
Parrish also emphasized the importance of small busi I bee Palttln page 1 I
Time well apnnt? Matt Basco. a sophomore majonng in international relations, stretches before going on a run dt Crornwt-ll i it-lc) on Monday. A new study questions the value of stretching before exercising