Super Bowl XXX preparations in full swing

Sun Devil Stadium getting $1.4 million in improvements

By Cody V. Aycock
State Press 
	Even if they are not among the privileged few able to 
procure a pair of tickets, Arizona football fans will remember 
Super Bowl XXX for a long time.
	Every time they see a dazzling catch or go to the bathroom 
in Sun Devil Stadium, football enthusiasts will be 
reminded of when the Super Bowl came to town. 
	In preparation for the event, the facility is getting $1.4 
million in permanent upgrades. The cost for improvements 
will be divided among the National Football League, ASU and the 
local host committee. 
	The upgrades will enhance fans' experience in the stadium 
for years to come, Super Bowl officials said. 
	"It is definitely a bonus," said Gina Giallonardo, 
community and media relations manager for the Super Bowl 
Host Committee. "Anytime you upgrade a stadium so that it is 
worthy of a Super Bowl, you are obviously adding to the 
teams that already play there."  
	Most of the improvement funding will go toward 
improving the facility's lighting and sound systems. 
	Four new light poles, each with 27 fixtures, will increase 
visibility from the seats, said Tom Sadler, ASU stadium director. 
	Lighting is measured in foot-candles. Currently, Sun Devil 
Stadium's foot-candle reading is 85-95 at mid-field, and 
decreases toward the end zones.
	The new poles will provide 150 foot-candles uniformly 
throughout the entire playing surface, Saddler said. 
	Fans will also be able to hear the play-by-play action better 
and in more places. 
	"I think the (public announcement) system is something 
that has been a source of a number of complaints over the years," 
Saddler said. "What we are trying to do is 
create a better environment for the fans that are coming to the 
game. I think the (new) PA system is going to enhance that." 
	The majority of the stadium's sound is currently heard from 
one group of speakers above the Intercollegiate 
Athletics Building in the south end zone. 
	The Super Bowl improvements will add auxiliary speakers 
around the entire stadium. 
	Additional speakers will be located at the ticket gates and 
concession stands. Officials are also considering 
installing speakers in the restrooms. 
	NFL officials said they are pleased with Sun Devil 
Stadium's amenities, although the last two Super Bowls have 
been played in more modern facilities. 
	"We have played (the Super Bowl) in other stadiums that 
this is better than, and we have played in other stadiums 
that (Sun Devil Stadium) is worse than," said Jim Steeg, NFL 
executive director of special events. 
	"This is not the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, site of Super Bowl 
XXVIII). This is not Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami, site of 
Super Bowl XXIX), (but) I think this site is going to add a lot to the game."

Internet enhances higher education

By Michelle Carson
Special to the State Press
	With the increasing presence of modems, e-mail and the 
Internet on campuses, students and faculty alike are 
experimenting with aspects of education that don't include a 
classroom. 
	The University has already merged onto the information 
superhighway with on-line sites that deal with 
everything from touring the campus to promoting the Super 
Bowl. ASU was also credited with one of the best servers in the 
country by Internet World magazine this month. 
	With the enormous commercial growth of the Internet in 
the past year, experts say higher education is next in 
line to get interactive. 
	"The Internet will revolutionize college education," said 
Gia Preston, a national Internet consultant who spoke to 
more than 200 students Wednesday in the Memorial Union 
Arizona Ballroom. 
	Preston conducted a two-hour presentation that showed 
students the opportunities existing on-line. She is 
one of the many who recognize the possibilities of education 
through the Internet.
	"I would like to make education as accessible as possible," 
she said. "Putting classes on line allows for the 
destruction of barriers. It allows anyone to access a class at 
any time, just by pointing and clicking."
	ASU already has a number of interactive educational tools 
available from any computing site on campus.
	"The Internet allows students to interact with the 
authors and researchers they are studying instantly. They can 
find out what is going on right now, as opposed to reading a 
book that was published three years ago," said Samuel DiGangi, 
associate professor of special education. 
	Engineering students are learning in the labs, but they can 
also access class information while on-line.
	Kati Weingartner, support systems manager for the 
engineering programs at ASU, said the Internet is playing an 
increasing role in the engineering program. 
	"Classes have servers on Netscape," she said, which allows 
students to "download homework, class syllabuses 
and special programs."
	One of the Internet programs at ASU, the Electronic 
Forum, is interactive software that allows students to 
communicate about class lectures and labs and to study 
collaboratively. It was designed to help large lecture classes 
seem more personal for students. 
	The EF is also used by professors to take opinion polls, 
post notes and announcements and receive comments from 
students.
	As the Internet takes ASU by storm, other campuses 
across the country are also taking advantage of the opportunities 
that lie within cyberspace.
	Pennsylvania State University and the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology are the first schools in the nation to 
offer fully-credited classes over the Internet. Classes are 
available 24 hours a day, and homework is collected via e-mail. 
	Free classes currently offered in the Computing Commons 
and presentations such as Preston's, which was 
sponsored by Sprint and the Associated Students of ASU, are 
helping ASU students learn about the Internet.
	Preston said the Internet will cause emerging changes in 
college education.
	"We have a medium now which the world is 
exploding into. The curriculum, the professors, everything 
is going to change," she said. "Things will be taught for the 
benefit and with the interaction of students, which is how it 
should have been in the first place."

Frat members furious over DPS' handling of Southard investigation

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	Some Sigma Chi fraternity members are upset about the 
way a criminal investigation of fraternity member Brian 
Southard has been handled. The Maricopa County Attorney's 
Office continues to investigate Southard's role in the beating 
of an African-American man last month, but has not yet decided if 
it will be prosecuted as a hate crime.
	Sigma Chi Vice President Mark Manderscheid said he 
thinks the investigation has been intentionally prolonged to 
"let it blow over" and cover up mistakes made by the ASU 
Department of Public Safety. 
	He also said that people outside of the Greek system have 
been misinformed by the police and the media.
	"People are going to believe the police before they 
believe frat boys," he said. "No one really wants to hear our side."
	However, law enforcement officials said they are 
proceeding cautiously to ensure a thorough investigation.
	"The case is still under review," County Attorney 
spokesman Bill Fitzgerald said. "There are still some loose 
ends that are being cleared up."
	A review board composed of senior county attorneys will 
make the final determination whether the assault will be 
prosecuted as a hate crime. Fitzgerald did not know when the 
investigation will be complete.
	Manderscheid said the search warrant used to gather 
evidence at the fraternity house contained numerous 
inconsistencies and factual errors.
	"It says in the search warrant that they (DPS) need 
substantial evidence to get a search warrant, so they put 
that the cameras (in Lot 59) show a bunch of guys in the street 
beating a guy in a 'gang-like manner,' " he said. "They used 
false information to obtain the search warrant. None of it is true.
	"They know that they screwed up. That's why they are 
delaying this whole process."
	Manderscheid said the University "jumped the gun" in 
labeling the beating a hate crime.
	"It looks like the University was out to make it a racial 
issue," he said. "It won't be too long until people know what really 
happened."
	ASU DPS forwarded the case to the county attorney after 
evidence surfaced suggesting that the Aug. 25 assault 
was racially motivated.
	However, DPS Chief Lanny Standridge said Aug. 30 that 
the assault may not have been based on racial bias.
	"When anger is flaring and two people are in combat ... 
and someone says just a word or two, that does not show the 
act of fighting was motivated by bias," Standridge told the 
State Press in an earlier interview.
	Standridge said the racial slur may not fit the federal 
definition of a hate crime because it was said during the 
altercation, rather then before.
	The Department of Justice defines a hate crime as 
"criminal offenses committed against a person or property 
which are motivated in whole or in part by the offender's bias 
against a race, ethnic/national origin or sexual-orientation group."
	An incident may also be classified as a hate crime if a 
substantial portion of the community where the crime 
occurred perceives the incident as motivated by bias, according to 
federal guidelines.
	Bias must be a motivating factor for an offense to be 
classified as a hate crime, Standridge said.
	"We don't want to prematurely pass from possibility to 
probability," he said. "Just because bias may have been present 
doesn't constitute a hate crime."
	"The assault was classified as a hate crime (by ASU 
DPS) because the victim alleged that the alleged assailant 
said he didn't like black people," DPS Spokesman Keith Jennings 
said.
	Witnesses, however, dispute the victim's claim.
	Sigma Chi President Mark Buntz, in a written statement, 
contended that the victim - whose name has been 
withheld by police - was found drunk inside the fraternity 
house. Members asked the man to leave; however, they never 
called police.
	"Numerous requests were made in hopes that the man 
would quietly leave the premises. In addition, he was 
offered a ride home on many occasions," Buntz wrote in the 
statement.
	"We wanted to handle it as gentlemanly as possible, 
but it didn't turn out that way," he wrote.
	Southard and the victim began arguing around 3 a.m. 
outside the fraternity house, Director of ASU DPS Bill Bess 
said, adding that the argument, propelled by alcohol, quickly 
turned violent.
	Buntz said fraternity members attempted to keep Southard 
and the victim apart. But the effort failed when 
the victim pushed the fraternity members aside, he said.
	"It must be understood, however, that this was an 
altercation between two individuals, not our fraternity at 
large," Buntz wrote. "What must be realized is that this is not a hate crime."

NFL official: Super Bowl plans 'down to nitty gritty'

By Cody V. Aycock
State Press
	After nearly five years in the works, plans for Super 
Bowl XXX are in the final stages, NFL executives said.
	"We are down to the nitty gritty," Jim Steeg, NFL director 
of special events, said of the 77 NFL-sanctioned 
events and planning that surrounds the most-touted single 
sporting event in the world. 
	More than 90,000 people are expected to pour into 
Tempe for the Jan. 21-28 events, bringing with them an 
estimated $170 million in revenue for the state, according to 
the Super Bowl Host Committee. Fifty-nine percent of the 
attendees will be corporate decision-makers from the United States 
and abroad. 
	Another 750 million people worldwide will watch Super 
Bowl XXX on television. 
	"(Super Bowl XXX) will definitely beat out any airport 
for good people-watching," said Gina Giallonardo, 
community and media relations manager for the host committee. 
	Steeg said the NFL has found parking for 1,100 buses. Now 
all they need to do is find the buses. 
	Arizona has approximately 200 buses, leaving 900 to be 
brought in from other states, he said. 
	Organizers are also making room for 700 limousines and 
1,500 corporate aircraft. 
	Giallonardo said the staff has been packing two days 
worth of work into each day to finalize plans. 
	"There are a lot of things we are just trying to get 
closure on," she said. 
	In addition to Super Bowl XXX, spectators and 
Arizona residents may attend the NFL Experience, the Tempe 
Bank One Super Bowl Eve Bash, the NFL Player's Party and 
an array of local events.
	Giallonardo said within the sanctioned events there are 134 
special events.
	"When it comes down to it, (Super Bowl congestion) is 
about four days," Giallonardo said. "People may be inconvenienced, but it is going to be a 
heck of a good time."

Correction

An article in the Sept. 14 issue of the State Press contained an error. The article 
incorrectly referred to the "ASU Film Society." The correct title of the group is "The 
Filmmaking Society (@ ASU)."

Editorial: Colin-mania

	The nation is in the grip of a new affliction - "Colin-
mania."
	President Powell? The thought of that outcome has the 
media in a frenzy - and the American people dreaming.
	America is hungry for a savior, one who will lead them 
from gridlock in Washington into the promised land.
	This time, many are latching on to Colin Powell as the 
messiah. People figure that he did such a great job kicking 
Iraq's butt that he should have no problem running the country.
	We must admit that we are intrigued by a Powell 
candidacy. But put on the brakes before you begin ordering 
those "Powell '96" buttons.
	The search for a political messiah is hardly novel to this 
age. Americans have always been fed up with the 
political game in Washington, and have always sought someone 
who would go Jesus-like into the Capitol and clear 
out the corrupt lawmakers.
	And just as frequently, the target of their search is a former 
general, basking in the glory of victory.
	This country has a long list of generals-turned-
presidents: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, 
Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
	No one argues that Washington and Jackson earned as 
much glory in the presidency as they did on the battlefield.
	But what about the rest of them?
	Shortly after mauling Mexican forces in the 1846-48 war, 
Taylor was swept into the White House on a wave of 
public affection. About the only notable thing about his 
presidency was the fact that he died from a really bad 
stomachache.
	A war-weary nation figured that the man who forced Lee's 
army to its knees would be a good man to help the 
nation heal its wounds. But eight years of a scandal-wracked 
Grant administration left America detesting politics even more.
	Gen. Eisenhower successfully held together a bickering 
squad of generals, and led them to victory over 
Nazi Germany in World War II. And while Ike didn't do a bad job 
in the White House, he certainly wasn't as well-loved 
when he left the presidency as he was when he entered it.
	History proves it - being a great general doesn't 
necessarily mean that you'll be a good president.
	"First we're going to cut it off, then we're going to kill 
it." It works fine when you're dealing with the Iraqi army, but 
not so great with the Congress.
	The best advice we can offer at this stage is caution. We 
think it rather premature to throw support behind a 
candidate before he's announced any of his positions, before 
he's announced if he'll seek a party nomination, before he 
even announces his candidacy.
	The thought of a Powell presidency is a tempting one. 
A nation seething with racial hatred could certainly benefit 
from an effective, strong African-American president. Call it 
the Nelson Mandela strategy.
	And Colin Powell may very well have what it takes to be a 
good president. With a turbulent world out there, America needs a 
president who knows foreign affairs inside 
and out - just like Powell.
	But let's be reasonable before we throw our support behind 
Colin Powell.
	Let's hear what he's got to say before we make up our 
minds to vote for him or not.

Column: Gingrich book deal innocent and proper

Gregg Pekau
Guest Columnist
	It wasn't long ago that we heard every liberal and 
Democrat screaming foul. They were furious because Newt 
Gingrich had the audacity to write a book. 
	But why were they mad? It wasn't because Gingrich was 
expressing his views. They were mad because Harper Collins, his 
publisher, agreed to a $4 million advance 
for the publication. And the truth be told, the proposed $4 million 
advance was not only proper, but underestimated 
what the book was worth.
	The biggest question that arises is if it is proper for the 
speaker of the house to cut a book deal. I see no reason why 
the House speaker should be restricted from voicing his opinions 
and views. Gingrich was under no obligation other 
than to complete the book. So if HarperCollins was willing to 
spend the money, I see no ethical problem whatsoever. 
	In fact, I believe it's a great idea for Gingrich to write a 
book.  Whoever is the speaker of the house is arguably the third 
most important person in the government. By writing a 
book, the speaker is forced to express his views and ideas.
	On the issue of the proposed $4 million advance, I see no 
wrongdoing here, either. HarperCollins hasbeen 
publishing books for decades. They know what they are getting 
into. If they felt that Gingrich was worth the money, 
they must have had some assurance that they would get the money 
back. 
	And if you compare the advance that Gingrich was to 
receive to those of other top authors, you would see that $4 million 
is a little on the low end. In fact, it's been reported 
that authors such as Tom Clancy, John Grisham, and Stephen 
King all receive well over $10 million in advance.
	Another way to look at the proposed advance is to watch 
how Gingrich's book, To Renew America, is doing in 
terms of sales. By the end of the second week that his book 
was on the shelves, it had reached the top of the sales list. 
And the book held on to that spot for more than four weeks. 
	
	In fact, since being released, the book has been a permanent 
fixture on the Top 10 bestsellers' list. Sales of the 
book have been well above average, showing that the proposed $4 
million advance was well worth it. 
	Maybe the liberals are a little skeptical because no one 
with their beliefs can write a successful book. If you don't believe 
me, just look at the two books by former Speaker of 
the House Tip O'Neill and then-Sen. Al Gore. Both of these books, 
with their overly liberal and socialistic views, had 
little, if any, success. 
	But you didn't hear Republicans complaining about 
the liberals' book deals. They understood that the message 
that O'Neill and Gore were sending wasn't popular anymore.
	So why is To Renew America such a success? First of all, 
Speaker Gingrich is the new leader of the conservative 
revolution that Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan started. 
Gingrich has taken the role as both the speaker of the house 
and the speaker of the next generation of conservatives.
	Another reason for the book's huge success is our blatantly 
liberal media. It seems every time I hear Gingrich 
speak, his words are being twisted to make him look bad. It is 
almost impossible to understand what he is trying to say because of 
the press. 
	The only way to solve this problem was to put his 
views forward in a way that can't be distorted. Writing a 
book is the perfect way of doing this. The people who would 
like to hear what he is really saying now have the opportunity.
	I believe that the proposed $4 million advance was not 
only proper, but also well below what Gingrich was worth. 
It's a shame that Gingrich was forced away from accepting 
the advance by liberals trying to cast shadows on his image. 
I only hope that in the future, when new leaders emerge, they 
will not be held back by those afraid of change.

Gregg Pekau is a senior studying economics.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Unacceptable behavior responsible for media coverage, not color

	I am writing in response to an editorial written sometime 
last week about the black representative that had 
sex with the 16-year-old girl. 
	You expressed a problem with reporters attacking Rep. 
Mike Reynolds. You expressed a problem with reporters attacking 
Reynolds so vigorously, and assume it was because 
he is a black man.
	Why is the news being so hard on Sen. Bob Packwood? I'm 
sure that there is a complete file of articles written 
on Packwood's conduct.
	The problem here is this type of conduct. Both of these 
men are in positions of power and authority and have displayed 
unacceptable behavior.
	I would very much agree with you that this country has a 
big problem with racism. But when blacks move into 
positions of authority, they need to realize that they are in the 
public eye and are expected to act in an exemplary manner.
	If Reynolds did indeed have sexual relations with a 16-
year-old, then he does not deserve respect or a position such 
as a representative in our government.
	I am also very glad to see that Packwood got what he 
deserved - humiliation - just as all those women felt after he 
displayed his unacceptable behavior.

Barbara Zuczek
Sociology
Senior

Freshman Angel shoots heavenly round to lead Sun Devils to win

By Lisa Eskey
State Press
	The fifth-ranked men's golf  team wonthe 
Golfweek/Ping Preview in Cornelius, Ore. over 
the weekend, behind the first-place play of true freshman Darren 
Angel.
	The Sun Devils finished with a three-
round total of 867, seven strokes ahead of UNLV (874). Rounding 
out the top five were Clemson (882), Arizona (885), 
and Texas Christian and Arkansas, both with scores of 888. Top-
ranked 
and defending NCAA Champion Oklahoma State 
finished eighth (892).
	Angel, playing in his first collegiate 
tournament, took 
the lead on day two of the tournament. He 
shot  3-under par 
during the round, and held a two-stroke lead 
over Mike 
Vance of UNLV. Angel shot a three-round total 
of 209 to win 
the individual title, three stokes ahead of 
Charles Warren of Clemson (212). 
	"Having Darren win was a huge positive 
for the team," said junior Scott Johnson. "We had to replace Todd 
Dempsey 
and Larry Barber this year and for a freshman 
to go into a tournament and win like that, it's like having a fifth-
year 
senior all over again."
	Senior Joey Snyder shot a third-round 
low-score of 68, 
which moved him from 11th place after the 
second round to a 
third-place finish overall in the tournament, 
four strokes 
behind Angel. Junior Chris Hanell finished in 
a tie for 14th 
(220). He recorded rounds of 74 and 76 on the 
first two days. 
Johnson finished with a total of 228 and 
freshman Greg 
Padilla, also playing in his first 
tournament, finished with a 
total of 236.
	"Chris and I are disappointed with how 
we played," 
said Johnson. "We played well, but nothing 
went right. We 
put too much pressure on ourselves, and the 
shots didn't fall. 
It was discouraging, but we will learn from 
it."
	Angel became the first freshman to win a 
tournament for ASU since Phil Mickelson during the 1988-89 season. Angel posted 
scores of  71, 68, and 70 during the three rounds.

Women's golf team off to fast start

By Ron Matejko
State Press
     The ASU women's golf team showed it was 
still a legitimate contender for yet another 
championship with a 
second place finish at the Rolex Fall Preview 
this weekend.
      UCLA won the three-day tournament, 
which was held at 
La Quinta Golf Resort in La Quinta, Calif. 
The Bruins took 
first overall with a total of 879 strokes to 
the Sun Devils 890. 
ASU got as close as three strokes from the 
lead but were held 
off due to a strong final round by the 
Bruins' Jenny Park and 
Kathy Choi.
      The second-place finish gives ASU at 
least a top two finish 
in 29 of its last 31 tournaments. The Sun 
Devils, who came 
into this season ranked No. 3 in the nation, 
placed four of 
their five golfers in the top 20, a feat only 
matched by UCLA.
     Coach Linda Vollstedt was satisfied with 
her squad's 
performance this weekend.
     "I am pleased with our team, especially 
since we are so 
young. We played three good rounds and I 
thought we 
finished strong," she said. "I thought a top 
three finish would 
be good so I am happy with where we placed."
     One question that had to be answered in 
this tournament 
was how would the Sun Devils rebound from the 
loss of 
several talented players from last season's 
team? And who 
would step up to fill their void?
     The challenge was answered by pre-season 
All-American 
Kellee Booth. She finished fourth overall, 
seven strokes off 
the pace, and shot a 2-over par for the 
tournament. Booth  
also set a course record by firing a second 
round 67, which 
propelled her to first overall after two 
rounds.
     Freshmen Jody Niemann and Keri Cornelius 
proved they 
can compete at the collegiate level, 
finishing 17th and 20th, 
respectively. Vollstedt was pleased with the 
performance of 
her newcomers.
     "The two freshmen played great for their 
first tournament," Vollstedt said. "Jody played great by finishing 
in the top 20 and played three solid rounds. 
Keri also played 
three solid rounds and finished in the top 20 
also, which is 
great for their first tournament."
     The only Sun Devil that did not place in 
the top 20 was 
Linda Ericsson, who was battling an illness 
all weekend. 
Vollstedt was impressed she even participated 
at all.
     "I'm proud she even played at all," she 
said. "She was still 
willing to play and she hung in there. She 
played solid."
     Vinny Riviello also played well, 
finishing at 11-over for the 
tourney and tying for 11th overall.
     The Sun Devils next tournament is the 
Diet Coke Invitational on Oct. 9-10, which will be held 
at New Mexico State University.

Big football scores reflect 'reality' of current system

By Damian Shaw
State Press
	Nebraska 77, Arizona State 28. Florida 
State 77, North 
Carolina State 17. Penn State 66, Temple 14. 
Texas A&M 52, 
Tulsa  9. Colorado 66, North East Louisiana 
14. Florida 62 
Tennessee 37. Welcome to the world of college 
football's top 
10. 
	With somewhat of a partial playoff 
system in tact this 
year, college football teams are trying 
harder to impress 
voters and garner one of the coveted top two 
positions in the 
Associated Press poll so they can play for a 
national 
championship in the Fiesta Bowl.
	 Translation: teams are running up the 
scores because 
a win just isn't good enough. 
	Nebraska coach Tom Osborne apologized to 
ASU 
coach Bruce Snyder for a late touchdown 
gained through the 
air, and Snyder jokingly said that he's 
already forgotten about 
it, "in the plane somewhere over Colorado", 
but Snyder 
knows the reality of college football.
	"If Nebraska settles for a 45-28 game, 
they'll probably 
drop (in the rankings)," Snyder said. "It's a 
reality of our 
system. As gracious as I think Tom Osborne 
appears and 
would like to be, and (Penn State Coach ) Joe 
Paterno, and 
(Florida State) Bobby Bowden. I think they 
understand the 
gravity of playing in the Fiesta Bowl on 
(Jan. 2)."
	This is the first year of the new Bowl 
Alliance, which 
will mean the top two teams in the nation 
will face off in a 
rotating three-bowl system. In this, it's 
inaugural year, the 
Fiesta Bowl will host the national 
championship. The Big Ten 
and Pac-10 are the only two conferences which 
are excluding 
themselves from the Bowl Alliance, preferring 
to still match 
up both of their division champions in the 
Rose Bowl. 
	Snyder said he believes that running up 
the score is a 
by-product of the race for a national 
championship match-up.
	"I don't think there's any question that 
in order to be 
one of the two teams playing in the Fiesta 
Bowl, you have to 
end up (ranked) one or two," Snyder said. 
"The way to get 
one or two is you've got to make an 
impression. You can't 
beat somebody 28-21, or 28-14, (or) you're 
going to drop in the rankings."
 	Snyder did not speculate on whether a  
playoff system would be the best thing for 
college football.

Sun Devils deal with aftermath of disaster in Nebraska

Snyder says ASU can utilize 77-28 trouncing 
as learning 
experience

By Dan Miller
State Press
	It's time to pick up the pieces.
	With the aftershock of ASU's 77-28 
humbling at the 
hands of No. 2 Nebraska Saturday still 
vibrating through 
their systems, Head Coach Bruce Snyder and 
the ASU 
football team are busy taking inventory of 
the damage and 
trying to get on with their season.
	But Snyder said one thing is sure, no 
one will ever 
forget what transpired in Lincoln.   	
	"We can't forget it," said Snyder, whose 
Sun Devils (1-2 
overall and 0-1 in the Pac-10) next face 
Oregon State at 7 p.m. 
Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium. "We're 
embarrassed as hell. 
We should be angry as hell. And we have a 
team coming into 
our stadium and we got to get our butts 
going. That's what 
my gut tells me, 'Don't sugarcoat this 
thing.' There's no way 
in my opinion that that score should be that 
way ... We've got 
to play better than that."
	Snyder said if anything, ASU can look 
back on the 
Nebraska game as a tremendous learning 
experience.
	"If you look at organizations - no 
matter what nature - 
when they go through travail, they go one of 
two directions: 
They either get better from it or they get 
worse from it," he 
said. "It is paramount that we improve. We 
have to take this 
thing as a learning thing, harden from it, 
understand how to 
get ready to play (and) understand the speed 
of a national-
championship caliber team."
	Nebraska, which set a record for the 
most points 
scored by an ASU opponent since Nevada-Reno 
beat ASU 74-
2 in 1946, also set a new mark for most 
points scored in a half. 
The Huskers 63-21 advantage at halftime broke 
the old mark 
of 55, against Colorado in the second half of 
a game in 1983. 
The Huskers also tied a record for most 
points in a quarter by 
taking a 35-7 lead after one. Snyder said all 
of these 
superlatives at ASU's expense did not help 
his sanity Sunday.
	"You try to be resilient," he said. "I 
don't walk around 
whipping myself. But there's embarrassment, 
disappointment 
and envy. All three things - those are not 
good feelings for 
your mental health."
	Snyder, who speculated after the game 
about whether 
it would be wise to show the Nebraska game 
film to the Sun 
Devils, said Sunday there was no doubt they 
would see some 
select parts.
	"They've got to know what it is we like 
and what it is 
we don't like otherwise they have no way of 
knowing," he 
said. "We've got to show them. And it's not 
to berate them. 
They should be embarrassed and I'm 
embarrassed. They've 
got to see that is not what we're teaching."
	NOTES:
	* Snyder said redshirt freshman safety 
Mitchell 
Freedman, junior linebacker Scott Von Der 
Ahe, junior 
receiver Keith Poole, junior tight end Steve 
Bush and senior 
flyback Ryan Wood turned in standout 
performances during 
the game.
	* Snyder said one bright spot was no one 
who played 
against the Huskers was injured to the point 
where they are 
out of commission for this week's game. 
However, he added 
the three-page injury report Sunday was the 
biggest it's been this season.

Cross country places 5th,11th

From Staff Reports
 	ASU men's harriers Tom Weber and Ari 
Rodriguez placed in the top 20 and helped secure a 
fifth-place finish in the men's division at the 
Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15 in San Diego.
	The ASU women finished 11th. UCLA won the 
women's division, while Fresno State took 
first in the men's division.
	Weber, a senior, cut over one minute off 
his time of 
last year by completing the course in 26 
minutes, 2 seconds 
for 15th place. He placed 26th in the 
invitational last year. 
Rodriguez, a junior, trailed Weber by only 
five seconds to 
secure 18th place. Matt Repak (21st), John 
Tyrrell (33rd) and 
Travis Anderson (43rd) also placed for the 
Sun Devil men.
	Senior Kim Barrett led all Sun Devil women 
for the second week in a row as she took 39th. 
Barrett was followed by Debbie Steiber (42nd), Kirsten Stocker 
(55th), Phaedra Kohlahaus (64th) and Ronnesia Gaskins (68th).
	The Sun Devils next meet is Saturday, 
Sept. 30, at the Grand Canyon Invitational in 
Phoenix.

"PICK IT AND WIN" CONTEST WINNER

	Junior recreation major Jeremy Stein was the Week Three 
winner of the State Press Sports "PICK IT AND WIN" 
contest for ASU football games. 
	Jeremy picked Nebraska to defeat ASU 72-
10. Since 
none of the contestants who entered the 
contest correctly 
picked the exact score of Nebraska 77, ASU 
28, Jeremy's 
prediction was determined to be the closest. 
The Week Three 
contest response was the largest ever, and 
all but five entrants 
picked the Cornhuskers.  
	Jeremy won an ASU cap courtesy of The 
Cap. Co. on 
6th St. and Mill Ave., an autographed Jake 
Plummer poster 
schedule courtesy of ASU athletics, a 
headshot in Monday's 
State Press sports section, an ASU sports 
calendar and a 
bonus prize.
	* Stein on the game: "It was great 
having a chance to 
attend the game. The atmosphere at Memorial 
Stadium is one 
of the best in college football. They've got 
real fans there. In 
their two previous games they had won by at 
least 30 points 
so I expected another big output. Plus it was 
the first game at 
Memorial Stadium since they won the National 
Championship."
	* Did Nebraska run up the score? "You 
can't ask them 
to just lie down and die. They were just 
playing. ASU was 
totally committed to the run so what did you 
expect them to 
do? If he (Tom Osborne) would have put 
Frazier back in 
there, then that would have been running up 
the score. That 
was their third-string quarterback." 
	* Stein's season prediction: 6-5. "They 
looked decent in 
the second half, but until they can stop the 
run better, the best 
finish they can hope for is fifth in the Pac-
10."
	* Favorite Sun Devils: Terry Battle and 
Keith Poole. 
"They both have big-play ability." 	
	**Entries for this week's contest (ASU 
vs. Oregon St.) are now being accepted.

ATTENTION ASU FOOTBALL FANS: IT'S WEEK FOUR

	As a reminder, the State Press sports 
department is 
sponsoring the weekly "PICK IT AND WIN" 
contest for ASU 
football games. The week three winner was 
junior education 
major Jeremy Stein.  
	To win, contestants must correctly 
predict the winner 
and final score of the ASU football games on 
Saturday. The 
Sun Devils' next game is Saturday against 
Pac-10 foe Oregon 
State at 7 p.m. at Sun Devil Stadium.
	The weekly winner receives: an ASU cap 
courtesy of 
The Cap. Co. on 6th and Mill, an autographed 
Jake Plummer 
poster schedule courtesy of ASU athletics, a 
headshot in 
Monday's State Press sports section, an ASU 
sports calendar 
and a bonus prize.
	If none of the contestants in a given 
week predict the 
exact score, then the winner will be 
determined by which 
contestant comes closest. 
	In the event of a tie, the winner will 
be drawn out of a 
hat. However each person in the tie will be 
recognized. 
	Entries must be either faxed to 602-965-
8484, "Attn: 
Sports Editor," or dropped off at the State 
Press offices in the 
basement of Matthew's Center. Valid entries 
should include 
full name, student #, year in school, major 
and daytime 
phone # where you may be reached. Winners 
will be 
contacted the Sunday after the game. 
	The entry deadline each week is Thursday 
at 5 p.m. 
Entries received after the deadline will not 
be considered. 
Telephoning the State Press is not a valid 
form of entry. 
	NOTE: All ASU faculty and staff members 
are also encouraged to join the contest.

ASU police reported the following incidents 
over the 
weekend:
* A marijuana pipe and cardboard tube were 
impounded at 
Manzanita Hall. 
* Police contacted two male students after 
someone reported 
the smell of marijuana coming from their 
room. Police 
advised the students of Arizona and ASU laws.
* A small child set off a fire alarm at the 
Family Resources 
Center. The responding officer reset the 
alarm.
* A motorcycle valued at $2,000 was stolen 
from Lot 37.
* A male student was contacted in Palo Verde 
East after 
someone reported the smell of marijuana 
coming from his 
room. No marijuana was found and the student 
was warned 
of marijuana laws.
* Two men were contacted in Lot 51 East after 
they were 
acting suspiciously in the Manzanita bike 
racks. The men 
were warned of trespassing and loitering 
laws.
* A rock was thrown through the south window 
at 620 Alpha 
Drive.
* A glass panel in Old Main Room 327 was 
reported broken. 
* A male student was cited for possession of 
marijuana in 
Parking Structure 5.
* A male student reported receiving harassing 
phone calls 
Friday and Saturday.
* A car stereo was stolen in Parking 
Structure 5.
* A student lost his wallet in a phone booth 
at the ASU 
Bookstore.
* A male student was arrested for shoplifting 
a $39.99 item at 
Tower Records in the Tempe Center.
* Officers responded to a loud party at the 
Towers 
Apartments. A male student was warned of 
underage 
drinking laws.
* Two bicycles were reported stolen.
Compiled by Garin Groff of the State Press

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come, first-served basis and are printed as space permits.
	Campus clubs and organizations may submit written 
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per day is permitted.

* Alcoholics Anonymous - Daily campus meeting. Noon to 
1:15 p.m.; Newman Center, Aquinas Hall in the basement.
* ASASU - University Affairs Committee meeting. Topics: 
University race and gender policies. 5:40 p.m.; MU third 
floor,  MUAB Conference Room 1A and 1B.
* Association for Childhood Education International - First 
meeting of the semester. Officer elections. All new members 
who attend today are encouraged to run for office. Fun 
meeting. 7 p.m.; Payne Student Lounge.
* Coalition for Justice and Peace - Weekly meeting. Bring 
questions and friends. Noon, MU Mohave Room.
* Progression (Gay and Lesbian Students Network) - General 
meeting. 7:30 p.m.; MU Lambda League Office (Room 333).
* Student Life Learning Resource Center - Note taking/annotation workshop. 7 p.m.; MU 
Yuma Room (211 Yuma).