NO SLUR: A College of the Canyons...

NO SLUR: A College of the Canyons investigation has cleared its women’s basketball coach of making a racial slur against Valley College players. . . But Valley College Athletic Director Chuck Ferrero disputed the finding. (C10)

BETTER THAN TV: Bored with Judge Wapner? Go roam the Van Nuys Courthouse and become a court watcher. You won’t be alone. . . “A good trial is like a good detective novel,” said one veteran observer. See Valley Life! Page 11.

PROPER TRAINING: The Valley Torah High School in North Hollywood needed a new dean of girls, so it selected Eileen Weiss, who had no experience as an administrator or dean. . . That’s OK. She has 15 kids! See Valley Life! Page 31.

GOOD TUNE: Broadway’s Tommy Tune is the toast of Burbank’s UniHealth America, a health-care system that will honor him tonight with its sixth annual Pinnacle Award. . . Tune has been in the forefront of the AIDS crisis and other health issues.