ASU staff could face parking duties during Super Bowl

By Cody V. Aycock
State Press 
	Super Bowl XXX will alter many people's 
daily 
routines, but ASU staff members are concerned 
the event may 
also temporarily change their job 
descriptions. 
	University staff members are worried 
that the Jan. 28 
event will require them to perform duties not 
normally defined 
in their job description, including parking 
duties or other 
organizational positions, said Donalea 
Robertson, president of 
the Classified Staff Council.
	"There are staff that will have to work 
Super Bowl 
Sunday - that is a given," she said. "(But) 
there is also a 
concern that staff will be asked to step out 
of their regular job 
duties." 
	Robertson said the majority of changes 
may require 
staff members to perform parking service 
jobs. 
	"What some of the staff's concerns are 
is that they 
would actually be asked to step out of what 
they were hired to 
do, (such) as, let's say, a secretary, and 
become a parking 
attendant," she said.
	Linda Riegel, assistant director of 
Transit Parking 
and Services, could not be reached Thursday 
and other parking 
officials refused to comment on the issue. 
	Brent Brown, vice president of 
University relations, 
addressed members of the Classified Staff 
Council yesterday 
on how the Super Bowl will effect them.
	He said it is possible that some staff 
members may be 
asked to perform alternative duties. 
	Robert Curry, former president of the 
Classified Staff 
Council, said staff concern has ensued 
because no solid 
decisions about job requirements for the 
event have been 
made. 
	"Ideally, in any type of special 
situation like this, you 
would hope for a decision to be made as soon 
as possible so 
that you can inform the staff and start 
making concrete plans," 
he said.
	Robertson said staff is asked to perform 
other tasks at 
the beginning of the semester in parking and 
registration, but 
Super Bowl XXX will be the first non-
University event that 
she knows of where the staff may be asked to 
change jobs.

Sparky's back! President Coor relents, allows student groups to use mascot

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	Sparky's second coming is at hand.
	In an unusual move, University President 
Lattie Coor 
has reversed an earlier decision banning the 
use of ASU's 
mascot by student organizations and 
intramural sports.
	"It's a very joyous thing," said 
Fernando Morales, 
coordinator of trademark licensing. "This is 
the first time I've 
ever seen the administration reverse a 
decision in 14 years.
	"I'm still in shock that they overturned 
something in 
writing."
	Trademark guidelines that went into 
effect last July 
gave the athletic department sole use of 
Sparky. In exchange, 
former athletic director Charles Harris 
agreed not to alter the 
image in any way. Other organizations could 
not use Sparky 
without appealing to the president's office. 
Any altered 
likenesses - such as the tennis team's 
traditional use of Sparky 
holding a tennis racket - were not allowed.
	Sparky is a registered trademark of ASU 
that brings 
in more than $200,000 a year in licensing 
fees. The money 
goes into the President's Special Projects 
fund.
	Vinette Cowart, manager of operations 
for the 
president's office, said she would not 
characterize the decision 
as a reversal, because student organizations 
have been able to 
petition for the use of Sparky.
	She said the president's office received 
a few requests 
for exception, but issued the blanket 
exception after meeting 
with student groups.
	Recreational sports Director Gerry Maas 
applied for 
an exception for intramural, club and other 
recreational sports, 
but was denied. Under the new blanket 
exception, permission 
has been granted.
	"We've been very successful with Sparky, 
and we 
wanted to continue," Maas said. "We asked for 
an exception to 
the rule, and we were told we couldn't do it. 
After hearing the 
information (student groups brought to the 
president's office) 
the decision was changed."
	Student government President Chris Weber 
said a 
wide range of student groups met with Coor to 
protest the 
restricted use. He gave Morales credit for 
leading the charge.
	"He was very big in the push, and he 
deserves 
recognition," Weber said.
	"Sparky doesn't just say athletics," he 
added. "Sparky 
represents students and has for a long time."
	Morales said the cooperation among 
student 
organizations to bring Sparky back was 
"tremendous."
	"A lot of the student organizations went 
to bat," 
Morales said. "They stuck in there because it 
was worth it for 
the students.
	"Anyone who wears the mascot is 
advertising the 
University. They're showing their pride and 
their loyalty."
	Finance sophomore Bob Aver came up with 
a T-shirt 
to protest the restriction and raise money 
for the pledge class 
of Delta Sigma Phi. The T-shirts have an 
outline of Sparky 
with the word "missing" in large type. The 
bottom the shirt 
reads, "We want Sparky back!"
	"We weren't real happy with (the ban), 
and we 
thought we could use it as a fund-raiser," 
Aver said. "We were 
fighting with licensing."
	Aver said he will continue to make the 
shirts because 
he thinks it is a way to show how important 
Sparky is to 
student organizations.
	Morales said it wasn't fair for some of 
the 
championship-winning smaller sports such as 
golf and tennis 
to be denied the use of Sparky.
	"To tell some of these clubs they can't 
use the logo 
when they just won a national championship is 
very hard," 
Morales said.
	Weber said Sparky is a symbol for all of 
ASU.
	"Sparky is the essence of ASU," he said. 
"He's our 
mascot."

Rio Salado Project wants citizen input

By Angela Mull
State Press
	By the end of 1995, bicyclists will be 
able to run over 
fish along the Rio Salado Parkway from Rural 
Road to Mill 
Avenue.
	Ceramic fish, that is.
	Ceramic fish and bicycle tire tread 
marks will be set 
into the surface of the bike path, just one 
of the smaller 
projects of Tempe's $1.2 billion Rio Salado 
Project. 
	Private developers and government 
agencies are 
converting five miles of the Salt River into 
a recreational and 
commercial development. In an effort to 
gather citizen input, 
Tempe and the Rio Salado Advisory Commission 
are holding 
a Rio Salado Expo from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 
p.m. on Oct. 14. 
	"We don't often have the opportunity to 
get people to 
tell us what we might be overlooking," said 
Joan Grace, 
chairwoman of the Expo planning committee. 
	The event will include presentations 
about Rio Salado 
and question-and-answer sessions. It begins 
at the Red River 
Opry before moving to other sites along the 
Salt River and in 
Papago Park.
	Although the Expo is in October, the Rio 
Salado 
Project may not be completed for 15 to 20 
years, said Gary 
Meyer, project architect. 
	"It really depends on the market," he 
said. "If 
development goes crazy, it could be done in 
10 years." 
	Meyer said the most significant part of 
the project 
that has been completed is a $30 million 
flood control and 
channelization project between the Hohokam 
Expressway and 
McClintock Drive. The project was designed to 
accommodate 
up to 250,000 cubic feet of water per second. 
	In addition, two wildlife habitats and 
the Rio Salado 
Golf Course at Indian Bend Wash are finished. 
	Meyer said the biggest challenge now is 
to find 
another private developer to work hand-in-
hand with Rio 
Salado employees to build a two-mile "town 
lake" with two 
16-feet high inflatable dams and a nearby 
resort. 
	Once completed, Rio Salado will be an 
important part 
of Tempe, said Ben Arredondo, city 
councilman.
	"The project will be the jewel of 
Maricopa County 
when it is through because it'll be a strong 
foundation for good 
economic development," he said. "Rio Salado 
will enhance 
Tempe's image and facilities for residents of 
Tempe tenfold."

Hayworth blasts Democrats in ASU speech

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	Brandishing his congressional voting 
card and a 
pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution during a 
speech 
Thursday, Representative J.D. Hayworth (R-
Ariz.) criticized 
the Democratic "pseudo-royalty" in Congress 
for clouding 
issues.
	"There is a tendency to rant and rave 
and rail (by the 
Democratic Party), not in questions of 
policy, but in an 
attempt to regain power that has been lost," 
said Hayworth in 
an afternoon speech at the Memorial Union 
sponsored by the 
ASU College Republicans.
	He pointed to the politics of the 
Democratic Party and 
called the situation a "tragedy."
	"The minority party (Democrats) is so 
upset that it 
will say anything, claim anything, and 
distort any number, in 
the hope that in l996, it will regain the 
majority and return to 
the prerogatives of power," Hayworth said.
	He said education issues have been 
subjected to 
"volleys of disinformation by Democrats."
	"In fiscal year '96, funding for student 
loans will 
increase 50 percent over the next seven 
years," he said. "We 
have also increased the Pell grants for 
students to $2,400, the 
highest it has ever been."
	Students, however, will not receive 
interest subsidies 
on loans while still in school. The previous 
student loan 
program deferred interest until graduation. 
Under the 
Republican plan, interest will accrue from 
day one of the loan.
	"We have injected an element of realism 
in the loan 
pay-back program. When you go out and buy a 
car, don't you 
accrue interest from the day you purchase 
that automobile?" 
he asked. "Guess what? If college exists to 
sharpen your mind, 
prepare you for the outside world and educate 
you socially, I 
submit college also exists to educate you 
financially."
	Hayworth said Republicans "did the 
numbers" on the 
new student loan program, and said the cost 
of unsubsidized 
interest rates of student loans would amount 
to "89 cents a day 
for each student," or more than $300 per 
year.
	Defending Republicans' plans to reduce 
welfare 
expenditures by $66 billion, largely through 
less bureaucracy, 
caps on spending growth and denial of 
benefits to illegal 
aliens, Hayworth said it was time the 
Congress re-examined 
welfare.
	"Do we always place such faith in the 
federal 
government? Is it true that no one can really 
care as much as 
the people in Washington? Is there not a 
place for state 
government and city government and people on 
the front lines 
involved in county social services to have a 
stake in 
redesigning programs?" Hayworth said. "Does 
it always have 
to be top down from Washington?"
	Pointing to the U.S. Constitution, 
Hayworth said 
"Welfare is not a federal prerogative."
	"Isn't it better to block grant some of 
these programs 
to the states? Can we do more by redesigning 
these programs, 
not for a cheaper welfare state, but for 
reopening what was 
intended by the Constitution?"
	Hayworth also said he opposed any 
further 
affirmative action programs, "because they 
are having the 
reverse effect."
	Quoting Martin Luther King, Hayworth 
said people 
should be judged on the content of their 
character, not the 
color of their skin. 
	"As long as there are provisions in the 
law to end 
discrimination in housing (and) employment, I 
think that 
should continue, but we have to get past this 
notion of quotas," 
Hayworth said.
	Many of the more than 40 people in 
attendance 
approved of what Hayworth said. 
	"I think he (Hayworth) genuinely cares 
about the 
people of the state," said sophomore business 
major Jeanne 
Burger. "You can tell, it's very obvious when 
he speaks."

Editorial: Boos & Bravos

	No, we can't leave well enough alone! 
This is our last 
shot at this, so we're going to go out with a 
bang. So, without 
further ado, the State Press proudly presents 
the O.J. Simpson 
Boos and Bravos special!

BRAVO - It's over! It's over! Just when we 
figured we'd be 
watching this forever, it ended just like 
that. Now we can pay 
attention to stuff of real importance.

BOO - To juror Lionel Cryer, for giving O.J. 
the "Black 
Power" salute as he walked out of the 
courtroom. Jurors are 
supposed to be completely impartial judges - 
this stupid act 
clearly showed that Cryer had taken sides. 
Judge Ito should 
have fined him on the spot for contempt of 
court.

BRAVO - To Marcia Clark, for changing that 
god-awful 
hairdo halfway through the trial. The State 
Press fashion 
police have made their ruling - Marcia, you 
look a hell of a lot 
better with straight hair.

BOO - To O.J. Simpson, for cashing in on 
tragedy. Rumors of 
$2 million for a pay-per-view interview? You 
don't seem too 
sad at all over all of this - more concerned 
with making a 
profit. Too bad the jury couldn't have 
convicted you of putting 
your wallet ahead of showing dignity and 
respect for your 
slain ex-wife.

BRAVO - To Robert Shapiro, for publicly 
castigating F. Lee 
Bailey and Johnnie Cochran for "playing the 
race card." 
Comparing a racist cop to a monstrous, 
genocidal fiend like 
Adolf Hitler was way out of line.
	Big difference, Johnnie. Fuhrman hasn't 
killed 
anyone. Hitler killed millions of innocents, 
not to mention 
millions more killed fighting in the war that 
he started.
	Cochran's comment was a slap in the face 
of every 
Holocaust victim and survivor. Some things 
you just don't do, 
even if you're trying to do your job - and 
we're impressed that 
Shapiro called them on it.

BOO - To Christopher Darden, for having O.J. 
try on the 
gloves before he was positive that they would 
fit. Yes, the 
gloves could have shrunk. But the image of 
O.J. struggling to 
pull on the gloves dealt the prosecution a 
death blow. We're 
disappointed that one foolish mistake marred 
an otherwise 
admirable performance.

BRAVO - To the Globe, for running the crime 
scene photos. It 
may sound very unusual to cheer on a tabloid 
who was 
obviously driven by sensationalist motives in 
running the 
pictures, but considering how out of hand the 
O.J. circus has 
gotten, we've all forgotten what it is all 
about - the brutal 
slayings of two people.
	The whole country probably needs to look 
at these 
photos, as horrible as they are. No person 
can look on the 
ghastly photos and ever think of the trial in 
a light-hearted way 
again.

BOO - We reserve our final and most damning 
BOO for the 
Los Angeles Police Department.
	In a crime where there are no 
eyewitnesses, the 
evidence-gathering process must be 
painstakingly meticulous. 
But thanks to some very sloppy police work, 
the credibility of 
the evidence was completely destroyed, thus 
allowing O.J. to 
walk on "reasonable doubt."
	Good job, guys. Thanks to you, justice 
may never be 
served.

Column: Killers use excuses to mask truth

Steve Forsberg
Columnist

	When I read it I didn't know whether to 
laugh or to 
cry.
	I'm talking about a story that appeared 
on the Air 
Force News Service back on Sept. 7, - "Pilot 
gets first combat 
experience" - describing the sentiments of an 
F-16 pilot in the 
510th Fighter Squadron based in Aviano, 
Italy. The man in 
question, identified as "Gunz," explained he 
is proud to be 
dropping bombs on people he has never met: 
"The targeting of 
innocent people by Serbian terrorists is 
unacceptable. It's a 
tough job, but what we're doing is right. 
We're returning a 
country to innocent people who've been 
terrorized."
	Gunz, whoever the hell he is, is an 
idiot. Sadly 
enough, he is also rather typical. 
	If one were to talk to the senior policy 
makers in the 
U.S. government and ask them to explain why 
the United 
States is involved in the Balkans, I doubt 
that even one of 
them would toss out such trite tripe as, 
"We're returning a 
country to innocent people." The United 
States is involved in 
Bosnia because policy makers fear that the 
conflict might 
spread. It is pure self-interest, not some 
gallant altruistic 
impulse, that drives our involvement. If 
anyone, "innocent" or 
otherwise, is helped, it is just by 
coincidence. 
	This cold-hearted rationalism is the de 
facto standard 
for top managers, but it does not sit well 
with those who have 
to actually carry out policies of death and 
destruction. The 
battle cry "making the world safe for 
democracy" was eagerly 
adopted during World War I by soldiers who 
did not feel 
comfortable killing people over something as 
sordid as a 
"balance of power." Likewise, during the Gulf 
War many on 
the squeamish side talked of the glorious 
mission to "restore 
democracy to Kuwait," overlooking the slight 
complicating 
fact that Kuwait wasn't a democracy to start 
with. 
	In straightforward terms, people who 
kill will often 
lie to themselves in order to soothe their 
consciences, or to 
others to maintain their reputations. In my 
experience, it is 
very few people who realize that they have 
actually killed who 
will state confidently, "I was ordered, I did 
it, that's all." Most 
need to find some excuse, some explanation, 
some rationale to 
defend their actions. Those in the military 
are hired killers, but 
they shrink from the fact. It is so much 
better to think of 
yourself as "the returner of nations to 
innocent people" than as 
"a killer via bomb delivery."
	Gunz the pilot is rationalizing. He 
tries to paint a 
clear cut black and white portrait of 
"Serbian terrorists" versus 
"innocent people." Even casual observers of 
the Balkans will 
quickly point out that the situation is 
vastly more complex, but 
our hero cannot afford to deal in nuances. He 
needs to be 
reassured that the people he is killing are 
"bad," and that he 
himself is therefore "good." He needs to 
protect his self-
conception, reality be damned. 
	Likewise, the part about "returning a 
country" may 
not have any basis in fact. The negotiations, 
which our hero's 
airstrikes are supposed to be aiding, might 
be aiming towards a 
different goal entirely. It is unlikely that 
the pilot will pay too 
close an attention to that. What is more 
important is that he 
believes he is aiding a noble cause. In 
Vietnam, villages were 
destroyed in order to save them, and the 
people who ordered it 
usually did so with the same certainty as the 
Spanish 
inquisitors who tortured and killed in the 
name of God. When 
compelled by social obligation to perform a 
repugnant act it is 
only natural to look for an excuse for going 
along. Standing up 
and saying "no" entails high costs; it is 
easier to generate a 
reason to say "yes." 
	Why can't Gunz admit that he made a 
Faustian 
bargain - that in return for the fun of 
flying an F-16 he has to 
kill people. Why does he feel compelled to 
make excuses for 
carrying out the orders he has received? What 
won't he do? 
What can't he rationalize?
	I'm not sure that I want to know.

Steve Forsberg is a senior studying history.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Plenty to be learned from O.J. Simpson trial

	The O.J. Simpson verdict inevitably will 
be the 
central topic of discussion for at least a 
few days. These 
discussions may touch upon provocative issues 
of race, gender 
and the criminal justice system. But one 
thing should not be 
lost on us: someone brutally murdered Nicole 
Brown Simpson 
and Ronald Goldman, providing a gruesome 
symbol of less 
dramatic but more pervasive forms of violence 
in our society.
	The reports of fist fights and date 
rapes on our own 
campus this semester demonstrate that we are 
not immune to 
violence.
	What can we do? Long-term problems 
require long-
term solutions, but we can start by taking a 
few simple steps 
this week and this month.
	First, let's discuss and debate the O.J. 
Simpson case 
and all its implications in an academic 
manner appropriate to a 
center for learning, and not in a manner that 
divides us or 
promotes hostilities.
	Second, take note that the Student Life 
office plans to 
conduct an ambitious workshop on sexual 
assault and other 
forms of violence during the last weekend of 
this month. If 
you want to make a difference, watch for 
notices for that 
workshop and inquire how you can support it 
and participate 
in it.
	Finally, if you have a great idea for a 
program or 
project designed to prevent or otherwise 
address sexual assault 
or other violence on campus, and if you would 
like to apply to 
the CET for financial or other support for 
such a project, call 
the CET secretary, Anna Virgillio at 965-4840 
for 
information.

Charles Calleros
Chair
ASU Campus Enviornment Team

Letter: Non-support of Weber appalling

	This letter is in response to the 
article appearing in 
the State Press on October 3 about the ASASU 
Senate's 
position on the arrest of Chris Weber. 
	I felt the need to respond to the claim 
that he has 
called the association's reputation into 
question. I am currently 
a director of one of the ASASU departments 
and feel very 
strongly that the only questionable conduct 
that can be proven 
so far is on the part of those wanting to 
take action against him 
at this point. 
	The reasoning is that he is an elected 
official and 
should conduct himself as such in any arena, 
on or off campus. 
The only thing that Chris is guilty of at 
this point is being in a 
bar - at the age of 25 - when a fight broke 
out. The rest is 
speculation. Might I remind the Senate that 
they, too, have 
been elected and suggest that they may ask 
themselves if they 
have ever been in a situation like that. 
Secondly, I am appalled 
by the lack of support that Chris is 
receiving from those 
involved with the association. At the very 
least, his co-workers 
should believe in his innocence until it is 
proven otherwise.

Tonya Banz
Junior
Intercultural Communications

Snyder-Park: Sun Devils in 'must-win situation'

By Dawn Wagner
State Press
	With a sub-.500 record against Pac-10 
teams, the No. 
15 ASU volleyball team is counting on wins 
this weekend 
against Oregon and Oregon State to boost its 
record.
	Both opponents, who are coming off two 
consecutive 
losses and are sitting at the bottom of the 
Pac-10 standings, 
make this weekend even more crucial for ASU 
(8-3, 2-3 in the 
Pac-10), said Coach Patti Snyder-Park.	
	"It's always important to get two wins 
at home no 
matter who you are playing," Snyder-Park 
said. "After the 
weekend against Washington and Washington 
State where we 
were expecting to win but lost both, we have 
to win these 
games.
	"It is a must-win situation."
	The Sun Devils meet the Ducks (6-8 ,0-5) 
tonight at 7 
p.m. and play the Beavers( 6-8, 0-4) Saturday 
at 5 p.m. Both 
will be in the University Activity Center.
	Even though the teams are not considered 
major 
threats, senior middle blocker Holly Sones 
said the Sun Devils 
will approach this game like any other.
	"I think expectations should not change 
regardless of 
who you are playing," Sones said. "You should 
always try to 
play the same."
	But that doesn't prevent Snyder-Park 
from utilizing a 
game plan tailored toward teams which are 
coming off of 
losses.
	"We have to jump out to an early lead 
and use that to 
get into their psyche," Snyder-Park said. "We 
have to work on 
their emotions and they are both young 
teams."
	Snyder-Park added she does not 
anticipate the players 
on the teams to be down this weekend because 
of their recent 
losses. Instead, she expects them to be 
pumped up. 
	"After all, they have nothing to lose," 
Snyder-Park 
said.
	One season-long struggle for the Sun 
Devils has been 
letting wins slip through their fingers 
because of repetitive 
errors.
	This weekend will give them another 
chance to 
overcome the problems, Snyder-Park said. 
	"We can jump out to an early lead, but 
we need to 
maintain it," she said. "We have to play good 
volleyball on 
both sides of the net this weekend."

Sun Devils faced with Cardinal task

By Dan Miller
State Press
	It is only early October, but the Sun 
Devil football 
team has already reached the crossroads of 
its season. 
	A win against 19th-ranked Stanford on 
Saturday 
would catapult ASU back into the Rose Bowl 
race. A loss 
would border on catastrophic. 
	"Our backs are against the wall," said 
junior 
quarterback Jake Plummer, who will lead the 
Sun Devils (2-3, 
1-2 in the Pac-10) into conflict at 7 p.m. in 
Sun Devil Stadium. 
"We have six games left. If we win them all 
we'll end up with 
a good record and a possible chance at the 
Rose Bowl." 
	Senior tailback Chris Hopkins echoed 
Plummer's 
words.
	"Every game from now on is must-win," he 
said. "If 
we want to salvage our season and go to a 
bowl game, we 
have to win every game. This Stanford team 
can be beat." 
	Many so-called experts predicted that 
Stanford would 
have been beaten by now. However, the 
Cardinal's 3-0-1 start 
has been one of the biggest surprises in the 
country this 
season. 
	"They're playing better than they 
actually are talented 
and that's a real credit to the coach," said 
ASU Head Coach 
Bruce Snyder. 
	Snyder's praise was directed at 
Stanford's new 
mentor, Tyrone Willingham, who is only the 
third coach in 
school history to begin his inaugural season 
unbeaten after the 
first four games.	
	Willingham has guided his team to 
victories over San 
Jose State (47-33), Utah (27-20) and 
defending Pac-10 
champion Oregon (28-21). The Cardinal also 
tied Wisconsin, 
24-24, in week three. Stanford doesn't boast 
any bonafide 
stars, but key senior players such as 
quarterback Mark 
Butterfield and wideout Mark Harris have been 
quietly 
effective. Sophomore running back Anthony 
Bookman has 
been the team's leading rusher, averaging 4.5 
yards per carry, 
but junior Mike Mitchell, an Arizona prep 
product, is nearly 
rehabilitated from a dislocated elbow and is 
expected to split 
the workload.
	One of the Cardinal's biggest threats, 
however, is 
senior kickoff returner/receiver Marlon 
Evans, whose 46-
yards-per-return average is No. 1 in the 
country.
	The Sun Devils remain last in the Pac-10 
in total 
defense, allowing an average of 451.2 yards 
per game and 32.4 
points. Meanwhile, the offense wants to 
reestablish itself after 
a poor showing against No. 5 USC last week.
	"I'd be totally surprised if we didn't 
light it up. We're 
going to have to be in the game," Snyder 
said. "We'll play hard 
and we'll care about it a lot. There will be 
a lot of emotion."

ASU hockey guru previews Western Conference teams

Ron Matejko
Columnist

	Here is a preview of the two divisions 
which make up 
the Western Conference of the National Hockey 
League with 
news and predictions for the upcoming season. 
The teams are 
listed in order of projected finish.
Central Division
	Detroit Red Wings: Very deep 
offensively. Eleven 
key players are over 30. Re-signed goaltender 
Mike Vernon. 
Good defense. The Avalanche will be main 
competition for 
Cup appearance.
	St. Louis Blues: Very deep at forward. 
Only three 
players left from '93-'94 roster. Can Dale 
Hawerchuk replace 
Brendan Shanahan? Average defense. 
Goaltending situation 
shaky at best. Rookie to watch: David 
Roberts.
	Toronto Maple Leafs: Doug Gilmour, Dave 
Andreychuk and Larry Murphy all need to 
return to old form 
for Leafs to win. Many old players on roster. 
Good defense. 
Felix Potvin is steady in goal. 
	Chicago Blackhawks: New coach, Craig 
Hartsburg, 
hired during the off-season. Jeremy Roenick 
trade rumors 
continue. Average talent at forward. 
Physical, but not very 
offensive, defensemen after Chris Chelios. 
It's an odd-
numbered year, so Ed Belfour should play sub- 
par.   
	Dallas Stars: Shallow at forward after 
Mike Modano 
and Dave Gagner. Very good but aging defense. 
Average 
goalie in Andy Moog. Edmonton might take its 
playoff spot 
this season. Rookie to watch: Jere Lehtinen.
	Winnipeg Jets: Re-signed Teemu Selanne 
and Keith 
Tkachuk to preserve talented first line. 
Probably headed to 
Minnesota next season. Rookie to watch: Deron 
Quint.

Pacific Division
	Colorado Avalanche: Formally the Quebec 
Nordiques. Deep at forward. Defense is 
suspect. Strong 
goaltending. Picked up Claude Lemieux by 
trade. A 
Conference Finals appearance is likely.        
	Vancouver Canucks: The Canucks are the 
fastest 
team in the league. Not physical enough for 
playoff grind. 
Deep at forward. Very good defense. 
Dependable goalie in 
Kirk McLean. Re-signed Trevor Linden. Big 
pick ups, 
Alexander Mogilny and Mike Ridley. New arena, 
GM Place. 
Sleeper in West.
	Calgary Flames: New coach Pierre Page 
hired in off-
season. Lost some depth at forward. The 
Flames need Gary 
Roberts. Experienced and talented defensemen. 
Young but 
promising goalie in Trevor Kidd. Lost Robert 
Reichel who 
went to Germany. Will have usual first-round 
bow out of 
playoffs.
	Edmonton Oilers: Good young core at 
forward. 
Defense will keep this team from finishing 
higher.  Probably 
the best 1-2 goaltending tandem in league. 
Lost Shane Corson. 
Rookie to watch: Jason Bonsignore. Could beat 
Dallas for last 
playoff spot. 
	Los Angeles Kings: New coach Larry 
Robinson hired 
in off-season. Little help at forward for 
Wayne Gretzky. This 
team is aging quickly. Rob Blake is the only 
solid defenseman. 
Average goaltending. Lost Grant Fuhr. Rookie 
to watch: Aki-
Petteri Berg.
	San Jose Sharks: First line will carry 
offensive load. 
Average defense. Re-signed Sandis Ozolinsh.  
Erratic 
goaltending in Arturs Irbe. Enough talent to 
not finish last.
	Anaheim Mighty Ducks: Paul Kariya needs 
a set-up 
man. Shallow at forward and defense. Last in 
the league last 
season in special teams. Weak goaltending in 
Guy Hebert. 
Rookie to watch: Chad Kilger.

Seminoles, Huskers lead race for Fiesta Bowl spots

Dustin Krugel
Columnist

	Lost amid all the hoopla about the 
upcoming Super 
Bowl is the fact that Sun Devil Stadium will 
also be the site of 
the college football national championship in 
three months.
	The Fiesta Bowl will match the No. 1- 
and No. 2-
ranked teams by the College Bowl Alliance 
Association. The 
coalition may need a little luck, however. 
The No. 1 teams in 
the Big 10 and Pac-10 are obligated to face 
off in the Rose 
Bowl. If they go undefeated, they could spoil 
the bowl 
coalition's plans.
	There are several intriguing match-ups 
that could end 
up deciding the national championship. Top-
ranked Florida 
State (4-0)  and second-ranked Nebraska (5-
0), last year's 
national champions, are the early favorites.
	Seminole quarterback Danny Kanell 
spearheads a 
balanced offensive attack that could be the 
nation's best.
	Can the Cornhuskers repeat? Nebraska's 
dreaded 
option attack strikes fear into opponents. 
Just ask ASU's 
defense - 77-28?
	The third-ranked, pass-happy Florida 
Gators (4-0) 
could break up the Seminoles' winter vacation 
with a home 
victory against them Nov. 25. The winner will 
go to the Fiesta 
Bowl.
	Fourth-ranked Colorado, which is 5-0, 
had its Fiesta 
Bowl hopes go down the drain against Texas 
A&M Sept. 23 
when quarterback Koy Detmer injured his knee. 
They just 
don't know it yet.
	The fifth-ranked USC Trojans (4-0), tied 
with Ohio 
State (4-0) in the Associated Press Poll, 
could play the role of 
the spoiler. If they survive the rest of 
their Pac-10 slate and a 
road game at Notre Dame, they will be a 
legitimate title 
contender, but they won't play in Tempe if 
that scenario 
occurs.
	Either Ohio State or seventh-ranked 
Michigan (5-0) 
will probably face USC in the Rose Bowl, 
which further 
complicates the Fiesta Bowl picture. The 
Buckeyes could 
resurface as a Fiesta Bowl candidate by 
finishing second in the 
Big-10 behind the Wolverines. 
	Eighth-ranked Texas A&M (2-1) was an 
early season 
favorite with Heisman candidate Leeland 
McElroy darting 
through opposing defenses, but the Aggies 
skidded at 
Colorado. Thanks to a soft schedule, the 
Aggies will probably 
be sitting with a 10-1 record at the end of 
the season and may 
emerge as possible champions.
	Ninth-ranked Virginia's (5-1) slim 
Fiesta Bowl hopes, 
cling to its home game against FSU on Nov. 2 
and its tough 
defense. 
	Tennessee (4-1), Auburn (3-1) and Penn 
State (3-1) 
each made the mistake of losing too early. 
Each must win its 
remaining slate of games to get back into 
national 
championship contention. 
	Thirteenth-ranked Kansas State's (4-0) 
fast start has 
people talking in Manhattan, Kan., but the 
Wildcats will fall 
out of contention after traveling to Nebraska 
on Oct. 21.
	The meeting most fans are clamoring for 
is FSU 
against Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, which 
would top any 
match-up the Super Bowl will bring. By the 
way, look for the 
Cornhuskers to find FSU's offensive attack 
unbearable as they 
succumb to the Seminoles, 38-24.

ASU police reported the following incidents 
Thursday:
* A female student was arrested, cited and 
released for driving 
under the influence of alcohol while underage 
and possession 
of a fictitious driver's license at 700 E. 
Adelphi Drive.
* A man not affiliated with ASU was arrested, 
cited and 
released for driving on a suspended license 
at Rural Road and 
Sixth Street.
* A resident of Manzanita Hall reported 
receiving harassing 
phone calls during the last two weeks.
* Two male students were contacted at Hayden 
Library while 
skateboarding. They were advised of campus 
policy and left 
the area.
* A man not affiliated with ASU reported that 
someone stole 
his wedding ring from the restroom at the 
Karsten Golf 
Course.
* Someone damaged a female employee's 1991 
Chevrolet 
while it was in Parking Structure 4.
* A male student was arrested, cited and 
released for unlawful 
use of a license at the Sonora Center.
* Three bicycles were reported stolen.
Tempe police reported the following incidents 
Thursday:
* A 23-year-old man was arrested for criminal 
damage after 
throwing a rock through a window at Burger 
King, 25 W. 
University Drive, when he discovered his car 
had been towed.
* A 40-year-old woman was arrested for 
possession of 
marijuana for sale after police discovered 
that she attempted to 
send seven pounds of marijuana to Miami. A 
search of her 
apartment revealed another 15 pounds of 
marijuana.
* Two men committed armed robbery at Rent-A-
Center, 15 E. 
Southern Ave. They entered the rear door of 
the business and 
one of the men pointed a handgun at the three 
store clerks. 
They stole money and jewelry and fled out the 
back. Later, 
police found a vehicle the suspects were in 
and gave chase. 
The suspects drove into Phoenix, where they 
collided with a 
fence. They fled on foot and got away. The 
suspects are 
described as black males. One is 20 to 25 
years old, 6 feet 1 
inch tall and 170 pounds. There is no further 
description of the 
other suspect.
* Two women, both 26 years old, and a 28-
year-old man were 
arrested after they passed forged checks at 
Safeway, 926 E. 
Broadway Road. The two women bought $141 
worth of 
groceries using a stolen check given to them 
by the man. The 
man was charged with forgery. One of the 
women was 
charged with conspiracy and the other for 
having a suspended 
license.
Compiled by State Press reporter Greg Zemeida

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* Alcoholics Anonymous - Daily campus 
meeting. Noon to 
1:15 p.m.; Newman Center, Aquinas Hall in the 
basement.
* Arizona Horizon Project - Weekly meeting 
and election of 
organization officers and team leaders for 
the solar and electric 
cars. New members welcome. 2:40 p.m.; MU 
Mohave Room.
* Asian Students Association - Bi-weekly 
meeting. Free food 
and refreshments. Weekend event with Asian 
Coalition. 3 
p.m.; MU Room 215.
* ASASU - CHAC Health - New meeting time. 
Discussion 
alcohol awareness, blood drive and 
homecoming. All welcome 
and needed. 2:45 p.m.; MU third floor, 
Conference Room 
1A/1B.
* Asian Bible Fellowship - Join us for 
sharing, singing, Bible 
study and fellowship. 7 p.m.; MU Coconino 
Room.
* ASU Men's Soccer Club - Soccer games. New 
Mexico State 
vs. Arizona Men's Team. 8 p.m. today and 1 
p.m. Saturday; 
ASU band field.
* ASU's CGI Visual Effects Organization - 
Anatomy of a 
dinosaur: Patch-based models. 4 p.m.; MU Room 
209.
* Devil's Juggling Club - Come learn to 
juggle or improve 
your skills. 5 p.m.; West Lawn on top of 
Hayden Library.
* Farce Side Comedy Hour - Lunch time comedy 
with ASU's 
best comedian's. 12:40 p.m.; MU Programming 
Lounge.
* HBSA Ninth Annual Professional Leadership 
Conference - 
Workshops in leadership skills co-hosted by 
MEChA, SHPE, 
AECASU and HGSA. All are welcome. Free lunch 
and T-
shirt. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
today and 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. Saturday; MU Turquoise Room.
* Singapore Student Association - Singapore 
Economic 
Development Board is having a meeting. All 
students 
welcome. 5 p.m.; MU Cochise Room.
* Student Environmental Action Coalition - 
New members 
welcome to meeting. 11:45 a.m.; MU third 
floor, Conference 
Room.
* Student Life Learning Resource Center - 
Free computer 
skills workshop: Advanced Word Perfect, 10 
a.m. Open to all 
students and staff. SSV 361 A.

Ongoing:
* ASU Agribusiness Club - End of semester 
party and dance. 
If interested, call Shar at 962-1517 by Oct. 
27 for more 
information.
* Student Life Learning Resource Center - If 
you feel you 
need extra help in math, reading or writing 
skills, come to the 
LRC in SSV 361 A. Our services include 
tutoring, peer 
advising, free workshops and computer 
assisted instruction. 
Call 965-6658.