Asasu's blitz Student officials negotiate with NFL to send 100 students to Super Bowl

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	If thoughts of attending the upcoming 
Super Bowl 
dominate your dreams, student government may 
have a shot of 
reality for you.
	The Associated Students of ASU is 
negotiating with 
the NFL in an attempt to secure 100 tickets 
specifically for 
students. 
	Joe Kelly, Super Bowl coordinator for 
ASASU, said 
that he is confident that the NFL will allot 
some tickets for 
students.
	"It's a long process," he said, "but the 
NFL has been 
very cooperative."
	Kelly said although the NFL is not 
donating the 
tickets, students will not have to pay.
	"Our negotiating chips are small," said 
ASASU 
President Chris Weber. "All that we have are 
student 
concerns."
	Although no final deal has been struck, 
Kelly said the 
tickets may be raffled off to students. 
Tickets for the drawing 
would cost $1 to defray the $250 per ticket 
cost that ASASU 
will pay.
	"They (the NFL) have not refused us 
anything yet," 
Weber said. "I'm not disappointed with the 
NFL at this point."
	However, not all of the legal issues 
surrounding the 
drawing have been resolved. Kelly said ASASU 
must pay for 
the tickets, but doesn't want to pass this 
cost on to students.
	"We are working on ways to compensate 
for the cost 
for student access," Kelly said.
	However, enterprising students who may 
think of 
these tickets as an opportunity to make some 
easy money are 
out of luck. Winners of the tickets will have 
to present photo 
identification at the box office the day of 
the game in an effort 
to curb scalping.
	"We want ASU students represented at the 
game," he 
said.
	Kelly said he believes if the NFL agrees 
to allot the 
tickets, they will be good seats.
	"I hope that they are good seats," he 
said. "The NFL 
has been pretty fair in giving good tickets 
(in the past).
	"We are the most impacted by the game," 
Kelly said. 
"They will give us good tickets."
	If the NFL does agree to provide student 
tickets, 
ASASU will make the announcement at the Oct. 
25 Super 
Bowl Kick-Off.
	The kick-off, to be held at the 
University Activity 
Center, will feature speakers from the NFL, 
the Super Bowl 
Host Committee and others discussing the 
impact that the 
game will have on students.
	Students will also be able to explore 
opportunities for 
employment during the game.

Grant to put Navajo college on information superhighway

By David J. Kovacs
State Press
	A $185,000 grant awarded to the Arizona 
State 
Public Information Network by the National 
Science 
Foundation will help put Navajo Community 
College on the 
information superhighway.
	"It will make the Navajo Nation a 
player," said 
Michael Emerson, ASPIN director at ASU, who 
is responsible 
for putting central Arizona community 
colleges on line.
	The connection will give NCC a voice in 
decisions 
involving Arizona community colleges, Emerson 
said.
	"The idea is self-empowerment. It will 
give them a 
point of advocacy," he said.
	The Internet also provides a bridge for 
NCC to 
overcome its remote location in Tsaile, 
Arizona, Emerson 
added. Tsaile is approximately 65 miles north 
of Window 
Rock in northwestern Arizona.
	Connecting NCC to the Internet completes 
the second 
phase in a four-phase plan to put all Arizona 
communities 
online, said Skip Brand, executive director 
of ASPIN at ASU. 
	ASPIN was created in 1991 by Arizona's 
three major 
universities to ensure the state was not 
being left behind on 
computer-technology issues, he said.
	However, putting NCC on line has raised 
some 
questions within the Navajo community.
	Ferlin Clark, the director of a teacher 
education 
program at Northern Arizona University and 
the University of 
New Mexico, said there are concerns about 
whether or not the 
Navajo language and tradition of oral history 
can translate 
electronically.
	"Can utilize our strengths 
geographically, culturally 
and linguistically - that's the big 
question," he said.
	Despite this possible barrier, Clark 
said the Internet 
can be beneficial to the Navajo Nation.
	"We need to interact with the rest of 
the world," he 
said. "For so long, Native (American) people 
have been 
exploited." 
	Clark added that it is important for the 
Navajo Nation 
to be prepared to represent itself accurately 
on the Internet. 
	"It will be an opportunity to tell our 
version of 
history," he said.

Christmas tree cutting requires more than ax

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	Hey, all you Paul Bunyon wanna-be's , 
time is 
running out if you want to cut a Christmas 
tree from any U.S. 
National forest.
	The annual event, sponsored by the 
United States 
Department of Agriculture and the Tonto 
National Forest 
gives people a chance to head for the hills 
in search of that 
perfect tree on which to hang grandma's 
ornaments.
	The program has grown so popular over 
the years that 
demand exceeds supply, forest officials said. 
A drawing 
system has been implemented to make the 
issuing of available 
permits as "fair as possible."
	To enter the drawing, people need to 
pick up a permit 
application at any Forest Service Office, 
fill it out, toss in $10 
and mail it by the Oct. 13 deadline. Forest 
service officials 
said applications postmarked after the 
deadline will be 
disqualified from the drawing.
	Applicants can choose from up to six 
areas 
throughout Arizona from where they can cut 
trees, but "to 
increase your chances of getting permits, 
pick several different 
tree-cutting locations," said Larry 
Hettinger, the program 
supervisor.
	A map of cutting-area locations and 
information 
about the types of trees and number of 
permits is included with 
the applications and is available in each 
area.
	For more information, call the Christmas 
Tree 
Hotline at 225-5258.
	Successful applicants will be notified 
by 
Thanksgiving, and those that aren't so lucky 
will have their 
$10 returned.

ABOR balance of power shifting to Republicans

By Cody V. Aycock
State Press 
	For the past year, the Arizona Board of 
Regents has 
maintained a delicate balance between 
Democratic and 
Republican members. 
	In January, however, that balance will 
shift in favor 
of the Republicans as two more Symington 
appointees wait to 
be seated.
	The ABOR is made up of nine members, 
each hand-
picked for an eight-year term by the 
governor, except the 
student regent, who serves a one-year term. 
Currently, the 
board consists of four board members 
appointed by former 
Democratic governor Rose Mofford and five 
members picked 
by Republican Gov. Fife Symington.
	Two more Symington appointees will take 
their 
positions on the board Jan. 16, giving the 
Republicans a seven 
to two majority over the Democrats. 
	"I think we are definitely going to see 
a palpable shift 
when we see the two new regents," said Paul 
Allvin, executive 
director of the Arizona Students' 
Association. "I think we are 
going to see the economics of higher 
education, rather than 
just the philosophical merits of higher 
education, be the 
driving force in policy making."
	Hank Amos, a 1994 Symington appointee, 
said 
boards in the past have been fiscally 
cautious, but the '96 
board will "keep house" even better. 
	Symington's new appointees are Kurt 
Davis, public 
affairs director for Rural/Metro Corp., a 
fire protection and 
ambulance company based in Scottsdale, and 
Donald Ulrich, a 
Valley entrepreneur. 
	"I look forward with enthusiasm as far 
as working 
with the two new appointments," said Regents 
President Eddie 
Basha.
	Basha, a 1990 Mofford appointee, said he 
does not 
think that partisan politics play a role in 
board decisions. 
	"I believe that every member appointed 
to the board, 
regardless of the governor (who appoints 
them), recognizes the 
importance of the universities," he said. 
"There might be a 
variance of opinion, but in the long run, in 
the distillation of 
issues, I usually see that partisanship gives 
way to reason." 
	In July of next year, Basha will step 
down as 
president of the Board and Republican 
appointee John Munger 
will become the head of the ABOR.
	Munger has raised questions about the 
future of 
affirmative action and faculty tenure at the 
state's three 
universities. 
	"It will be interesting to see who 
challenges Munger," 
Allvin said. "However, on some of the hard-
core issues I don't 
think you are going to see Munger with an 
absolute majority." 
	Andrew Hurwitz, a Mofford appointee who 
will step 
down in January, said it is "fun to play the 
guessing game" on 
how appointees will change the stance of the 
board, but no one 
knows how a regent will vote when they are 
seated. 
	"I think it is pure speculation to 
assume that because 
somebody was appointed by a particular 
governor that he or 
she may have a particular point of view," he 
said. "That 
doesn't mean we will all agree on what the 
best policy is, but I 
don't think we make Democratic or Republican 
decisions on 
the board."

Editorial: Table scraps

	Ever wanted to see the Super Bowl?
	You might get the chance next January.
	The Associated Students of ASU is 
fighting to get a 
block of 100 tickets set aside for students 
at the NFL's 
championship game.
	Better yet, ASASU officials are vowing 
to foot the 
bill for the tickets - the lucky 100 will get 
to see the game for 
free.
	Nice gesture - though most definitely a 
long shot for 
students.
	Take a student population of more than 
40,000, and 
the odds that you will be one of the few that 
get to see the 
game are longer than 1-in-400.
	But the odds are quite high that you'll 
be affected by 
the Super Bowl in a number of other ways.
	If you park in Lot 59, you'll be 
commuting a mile to 
campus every day for three weeks, whether 
you've got a Super 
Bowl ticket or not.
	If you are a student, you will be shut 
out of classes 
for the two days preceding the game - not 
that many students 
would genuinely mourn canceled classes.
	If you're ASU staff, the odds are good 
that, instead of 
your normal duties, you'll be directing limos 
and BMWs to 
parking spots around the stadium during the 
game.
	Can you say, "Kiss our tailpipe, 
Tagliabue?"
	In exchange for all this confusion, 
chaos and 
inconvenience, we'll be getting 100 tickets 
to split among the 
third-largest university population in the 
United States.
	Forgive us if we don't bow down and 
worship the 
NFL in gratitude now.
	ASASU does deserve credit for trying to 
get the 
tickets. We have to admit that even 100 
tickets are better than 
nothing.
	Student government is trying to defend 
students as 
best as it can - but trying to take on the 
NFL juggernaut is an 
unenviable task. If they do manage to get 100 
tickets out of the 
League, it will be quite an achievement.
	But don't expect everything to be made 
OK by 
throwing a few tickets our way.
	Actually, we do know how the NFL could 
make all of 
this inconvenience up to the ASU population.
	This game will be held right on our 
campus. Let us 
go to the game!
	That's right. Why should CEOs and 
executives get to 
go? Why not the students, faculty and staff 
that will be bearing 
the brunt of Super Bowl-related crap?
	We figure that about 50,000 ASU 
students, faculty 
and staff would be interested enough in the 
Super Bowl to 
want to attend it.
	That would still leave 20 to 25,000 
seats available for 
other people to use. Once we've all got our 
seats, we'd be 
happy to share with the CEOs, politicians,and 
other assorted 
rich and famous people.
	Sure, it's a foolish proposal. But so is 
hosting the 
Super Bowl on a university campus.
	We're all going to be tremendously 
inconvenienced 
by this circus next January.
	Throwing a few table scraps at us isn't 
going to make 
us feel better.

Column: Balanced budget amendment needed to keep Congress in check

Gregg Pekau
Columnist

	What happens when a company loses money? 
That is, 
what do the board of directors or the owners 
of a business do 
when the profits do not equal or exceed 
costs? In most cases 
the company simply borrows money.
	But what happens if the company 
continually loses 
money? Well, in most cases the company is 
forced to go out of 
business.
	My next question is whether or not our 
federal 
government could be considered a business. 
The answer to this 
is undoubtedly yes. The government is a 
perfect replica of a 
business. The government both collects 
revenues (taxes) and 
has expenditures (entitlements, cost of 
military, etc.). And just 
like any other business, the government 
cannot rely on 
borrowing money to stay in business. For if 
we allow the 
government to continue financing its spending 
with debt, the 
government is doomed to go bankrupt.
	Therefore the government needs to 
balance the 
federal budget so that future generations of 
Americans will be 
able to build upon our accomplishments. And 
the only way 
that this will be accomplished is by passing 
and ratifying a 
balanced budget amendment.
	The idea of a balanced budget amendment 
is nothing 
new. Proposals for a such an amendment date 
back into the 
1930s. And over the years, the movement has 
gained a large 
amount of support. In fact, public support 
for the amendment 
is overwhelming. Most recent public opinion 
polls across the 
country show that over 80 percent of the 
public support the 
idea. 
	But if so many people support the idea, 
why hasn't a 
balanced budget amendment been passed? The 
answer to that 
is simple. Congressmen and senators cannot be 
trusted.
	I don't know how many times I've heard 
candidates 
say, "Once I'm in office, I will do whatever 
is necessary to 
balance the budget." But once they are in 
office, the same old 
thing happens - campaign promises are 
forgotten and Congress 
continues to write checks to every special 
interest group 
possible.
	And as Congress continues its misguided 
ways, we 
are putting this country into peril. As the 
budget deficit 
continues, our value of currency drops and 
interest rates rise. 
And as we move further and further into debt, 
we are 
committing greater amounts of future spending 
on interest on 
the debt.
	The time has come for congressmen and 
senators to 
stop pointing fingers at each other. We must 
put our 
differences aside and make the tough 
decisions necessary for 
our country to succeed in the future. And the 
only way for this 
to happen is if we pass and ratify a balanced 
budget 
amendment.
	I would suggest that the balanced budget 
amendment 
include these provisions: First, a set year 
should be determined 
when the budget is to be balanced. Second, if 
the budget is not 
balanced by this time, Congress will be 
forced to cut spending 
so that the budget is balanced. The cuts 
should be an equal 
percentage of the budgets in all parts of the 
federal 
government. By having equal percentage cuts, 
we eliminate 
any special interest groups that are holding 
up the balancing 
process. 
	After the cuts have been made, the 
speaker of the 
House and the Senate leader shall be forced 
to resign their 
chairs.
	By having this provision, we are 
insuring that the 
budget will be balanced. Both the speaker and 
Senate leader 
wish to keep their jobs. And most would agree 
that the federal 
budget is the most important item the House 
and Senate deal 
with. So by holding the budget over their 
heads, we are forcing 
both sides of the aisle to work together.
	The last provision of the amendment 
should be that 
the budget is allowed out of balance only in 
times of 
emergency. So if a time of war arose, or a 
national emergency 
occurred, Congress would have the freedom to 
go into debt.
	I'm willing to concede the fact that 
this problem can 
be solved without passing a constitutional 
amendment. But the 
facts also lead me to believe that it won't 
happen. The last time 
the federal budget was balanced was in 1969. 
And each year 
we are losing more and more hope that the 
problem will be 
fixed. 
	So a balanced budget amendment becomes 
necessary 
to find a solution to this problem and maybe 
for the survival of 
the country. For if we pass a balanced budget 
amendment, we 
will be putting the government back into 
check. That is, we 
will be holding the government to the same 
rules and laws that 
everyone else lives by.

Gregg Pekau is a senior studying economics

Column: No question about it: 'No' means 'no'

Tina Holder
Columnist

	What is rape? What is the difference 
between rape 
and date rape? Some people seem to be 
confused about the 
definitions of these two crimes so let me see 
if I can help out a 
little here.
	Rape: requires a touching of the body of 
female to 
extent that, by force and without her 
consent, a penetration 
occurs (Wilson v. State, Me. 268 A. 2d 484, 
487).
	Date rape (acquaintance rape): rape that 
occurs 
between people who know each other, whether 
from dating 
relationships, co-workers, classmates etc. 
(R. Warshaw, I 
Never Call It Rape, 1988).
	What's the confusion? This seems pretty 
clear to me. 
If she says "no," then stop. Period! It 
doesn't matter what her 
body says or what her eyes say, if her mouth 
says "no," then 
stop.
	It really angers me when a guy says that 
it was the 
woman's fault because she "dressed 
provocatively" or "she 
was all over me." Why does it seem to matter 
what a female is 
wearing? If a woman dresses provocatively - 
can't she be 
proud of her body? Why is her dress thought 
of as an open 
invitation to have sex?
	I don't care if the woman is buck naked, 
the minute 
she says "no," - back off.
	Ladies, if you said "no" and he 
continued, then it is 
rape. It makes no difference what you were 
wearing, how you 
were acting or if one or both of you were 
drunk. If you say 
"no" and he didn't stop, call the police. I 
know that it isn't easy. 
I know about the shame, the fear, the dirty 
feeling and the 
wondering what you did to "provoke" this and 
I also know that 
what the justice system does to you is 
another form of rape, 
but we must make these men understand that we 
are not going 
to take this anymore.
	Men have been thoroughly educated with 
the "no 
means no" programs. I don't think that any 
man can say that 
they have not heard this phrase or been 
somewhere that this 
topic has not been discussed. A person would 
think that the 
attacks should be down, right? Wrong. Look at 
these figures 
from the Southern University Law Review 
(1990):
	* 1 out of 4 women are victims of rape 
or attempted 
rape.
	* 84 percent of them knew their 
attackers.
	* 54 percent of those happened on dates.
	Those statistics are from those women 
with the 
courage to stand up and file complaints. How 
many others are 
out there carrying the nightmare of being 
raped alone?
	What is the problem? Why is it so hard 
for some men 
to accept "no" for an answer? Is there 
anything we can do to 
stop this? Do we need to go back to the dark 
ages when all 
dates had chaperones?
	Are some men so weak that they cannot 
control their 
own bodies? Or are they just too stupid to 
understand what 
"no" means? I'm sure that a good portion of 
the male 
population out there is going to take offense 
to this article, but 
I am sick and tired of hearing all of the 
lame excuses for why 
this happens. 
	I think that saying no once should be 
sufficient. Rape 
is rape, whether it is on a date or by a 
stranger. It is still 
devastating to the victim and I think that it 
is time that we put 
a stop to it. As far as I am concerned, I 
will say "no" only once 
and then I will defend myself any way I see 
fit.

Tina Holder is a senior justice studies major

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Weber's reputation questioned by ASASU but he is still innocent until proven guilty

	This letter is a response to Tonya 
Banz's letter on 
Friday about the non-support of Chris Weber. 
I am currently 
an ASASU senator, so I might be able to help 
Banz understand 
the current situation. 
	First, Senate Petition #9, the document 
which calls 
Chris Weber's reputation in question, is 
still in the 
Government Operation Committee. This petition 
may or may 
not be approved by the Senate or the 
Government Operations 
Committee. I ask that all students interested 
in expressing their 
viewpoint on this petition inform the ASASU 
Senate or attend 
the Government Operations Committee meeting.
	Second, the only official response the 
ASASU Senate 
has made about the arrest of Chris Weber is 
the press release. 
In the press release the ASASU Senate said 
that, "Chris Weber 
is innocent until proven guilty."
	Finally, each official with ASASU is 
entitled to his or 
her personal opinion about Chris Weber and 
his arrest. My 
opinion is that I will support the office of 
student body 
president. But I can decide whether I support 
Chris Weber or 
not.

Ken Overturf
Senior
Nursing

Letter: Ever heard of research?

	I recently became another victim of the 
State Press' 
lack of journalism skill in the Oct. 5 
edition. There is a 
dramatic article written about my former 
position as a senator 
for the College of Business. The reporter, 
Timothy Tait, failed 
to contact me concerning this article before 
it was published. 
He did not research the facts completely. 
This can lead to very 
serious consequences.
	At the beginning of this semester, I 
changed my 
major to agribusiness, which falls under the 
College of 
Engineering and Applied Sciences. According 
to the ASASU 
bylaws, this makes me ineligible to be a 
senator for the 
College of Business. I mailed my resignation 
letter to the 
ASASU office the last week of August. The 
alleged "lack of 
attendance" is due to the fact that I was no 
longer a senator. 
Had Tait spoken with anyone who knew the 
circumstances, 
this defamation of character and personally 
insulting drama 
would never have occurred. He quotes Angelo 
DeSimone, the 
executive vice president of ASASU, who admits 
he has never 
met nor contacted me in any way, but has 
somehow, 
telepathically, asked for my resignation.
	DeSimone discusses the issue of 
impeachment, which 
comes as a total surprise to me considering 
that I resigned 
voluntarily. Holding a position that should 
command respect, 
he is an example of why there is not enough 
participation in 
the college Senate. He states that he was 
"pleased that the 
elusive senator resigned." This attitude is 
unprofessional and 
unacceptable from a "so-called" student 
leader. Perhaps 
ASASU is attempting to direct the students' 
attention away 
from their recent debacle involving some of 
their executive 
board members.
	This article has affected the other 
positions that I hold 
in both on-campus and off-campus 
organizations. I should not 
have to publicly defend myself, therefore I 
expect a complete 
written apology from all the parties 
involved.

Aji George
Senior
Engineering and Applied Sciences

Editor's note: State Press reporter Tim Tait 
made numerous 
attempts to reach George without success 
prior to this story's 
publication. In addition, the bylaw that 
forced George's 
resignation was a College of Business bylaw, 
not an ASASU 
bylaw. The State Press stands by this 
reporter and this story.

No. 15 ASU knocks off 2 Oregon teams

By Dawn Wagner
State Press
	Securing two wins at home this weekend 
against 
Oregon and Oregon State, the ASU volleyball 
team not only 
boosted its Pac-10 record, but its confidence 
as well.
	Coach Patti Snyder-Park said the two 
games were a 
must-win situation for the team to have 
enough momentum to 
carry it into a four-game road swing.
	"We should win at home no matter who we 
are 
playing," Snyder-Park said. "Every win in the 
Pac-10 is 
crucial. There are no easy games in the Pac-
10."
	The Sun Devils defeated the Ducks Friday 
night 3-0 
(15-7, 15-4, 15-11) and rolled over the 
Beavers Saturday 3-0 
(15-10, 15-9, 15-9).
	Sophomore outside hitter Jenn Snyder 
said the wins 
were sparked by the decreasing number of 
errors committed 
by the Sun Devils.
	"It's a lot better since team chemistry 
is coming 
together," Snyder said. "I'm looking forward 
to the rest of the 
season now that we're cutting down on our 
errors."
	ASU is now 10-3 overall, 4-3 in the Pac-
10.
	Against the Ducks, sophomore outside 
hitter Terri 
Cox had 10 kills, four service aces and eight 
digs. Senior 
middle blocker Anette Monsen had six block 
assists.
	Snyder-Park said she was particularly 
happy with the 
attitude ASU had in Saturday evening's game.
	"I was really impressed with both of our 
wins but 
especially tonight (Saturday)," Snyder-Park 
said. "We could 
have just as easily come out here and slacked 
off but we didn't. 
	"It was a total team effort. We really 
spread the 
offense."
	Against the Beavers, Snyder had 14 kills 
while senior 
outside hitter Christine Garner added 11 
kills and a season-
high 18 digs.
	Freshman Jen Lucero said Garner has been 
a 
powerhouse all season, but the offense is 
really pounded home 
by three players.
	"Her (Garner), Jenn (Snyder) and Terri 
(Cox)," 
Lucero said. "They all have their own style 
but they know how 
to put it away when they need to."
	Cox had 11 kills and 13 digs against 
Oregon State.

Snyder-Park ties record

By Dawn Wagner
State Press
	While eating cake and accepting 
congratulations from 
friends and spectators, Patti Snyder-Park 
played down the win 
that tied her with the all-time winningest 
volleyball coach 
record at ASU.
	"I'd really be happy if we can win all 
the rest of our 
games this season," Snyder-Park said, 
laughing. "I have 
colleagues that have 600-700 wins, so it kind 
of puts the whole 
thing into perspective."
	Snyder-Park tied the record of 117 wins 
Saturday 
with a 3-0 defeat over Oregon State.
	The record was previously held by Debbie 
Brown, 
who coached at ASU from 1983-1988.
	Snyder-Park, who is in her seventh 
season at the 
volleyball helm, said she can't believe she 
has reached Brown's 
level at ASU.
	"Debbie Brown is awesome," she said. 
"She is one of 
the best coaches in the country and I'm 
honored to be in her 
company."
	Freshman Jen Lucero said she was 
impressed with 
Snyder-Park's accomplishment.
	"I think she deserves it and she has 
worked very hard 
for it," Lucero said.
	Snyder-Park has led the Sun Devils to 
three 
consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and 
has taken the 
team to post-season competition four of the 
six seasons at 
ASU.
	Before heading the ASU program, Snyder-
Park spent 
five seasons as head assistant coach at the 
University of 
California. She was also an assistant coach 
at Portland State 
University for one season.
	Snyder-Park said she expects the Sun 
Devils to make 
it to post-season play again this year, which 
leaves her to the 
task of breaking more records, sophomore Jenn 
Snyder said 
	"She has a lot of time to do some good 
things," 
Snyder said.

Soccer club decks New Mexico St.

By Lisa Eskey
State Press
	The ASU men's soccer club won two games 
over the 
weekend. The first was a dirty battle against 
the New Mexico 
State University Aggies Friday night, but the 
Sun Devils 
prevailed 1-0.
	The lone goal came 37 minutes into the 
first half 
when junior forward Chris Vantuil scored off 
a penalty kick 
after he was fouled in side the goal box.
	Center midfielder Drew Guarneri, a 
second-year 
graduate student, said the team was able to 
hold its lead 
because it controlled the tempo of the first 
half.
	"We lost our composure the second half 
and started 
getting cheap," he said.  "Both teams got out 
of control."
	Junior midfielder Milan Djukic said 
frustration 
played a big part in the dirty play. 
	"We didn't dominate like we should 
have," he said. 
"Both teams were playing sloppy and we made 
it a close game 
when it shouldn't have been."
	 Aggie Diego Herrera received a yellow 
card after a 
collision with freshman goalkeeper Andy 
Fisher.  Later in the 
second half, Djukic was carded for a personal 
foul after he and 
an opponent fell and Djukic got rough as he 
was trying to 
stand up. 
	"His legs were scissored around mine and 
he wouldn't 
let go," Djukic explained. "So I got up a 
little violently, trying 
to yank my legs free."
	"Tonight got way out of hand," Guarneri 
added.
	Ken Urakawa, who is acting as the coach 
of the team, 
said, "We'll take a win anyway we can get 
it."
	This was Urakawa's first game with the 
team since 
having knee surgery nine weeks ago. 
	"I was trying to figure everything out; 
many players 
were playing positions that they weren't 
comfortable with," 
Urakawa said. "But we had some good breaks 
and we were 
able to take advantage of them and we kept 
them from scoring.
	"We stood our ground."
	New Mexico Coach Anterior Benzoni  
credited the 
Sun Devils as being more aggressive.
	"We had good opportunities to score, but 
we couldn't 
finish," he said. "Our passing game wasn't 
very sharp and they 
were able to take advantage of that."
	The game was New Mexico State's first 
loss of the 
season. The Aggies are  3-1-1 overall
	Fisher finished with nine saves.
	Guarneri scored the lone goal in a 1-0 
win against an 
independent men's club team from Mesa on 
Saturday, 
improving ASU's record to 3-2.
	The team will play two games this 
weekend against 
regional teams. Friday night, the Sun Devils 
will face Embry 
Riddle, a team they defeated 6-0 earlier in 
the season. Kickoff 
will be at 8 p.m. The team will play at home 
against NAU 
Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sun Devil women's golf team travels to New Mexico

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	The ASU women's golf team packed its 
clubs to 
participate in its second tournament of the 
season, the Diet 
Coke Roadrunner Invitational at New Mexico 
University Golf 
Course in Las Cruces, N.M. 
	The three-round, two-day tournament will 
take place 
today and tomorrow. The Sun Devils, who are 
ranked third in 
the nation, are already off to a good start 
after finishing tied 
for second in their first tournament.   
	Golf Notes:
* The Sun Devils won the Diet Coke Roadrunner 
Invitational 
last year by 36 strokes.
* Kellee Booth is the No. 1-ranked amateur in 
the country as of 
Sept. 17, according to Golfweek magazine.
* ASU has finished among the top two in 29 of 
the last 31 
tournaments.

Sun Devils not ready to panic after 30-28 loss Snyder says ASU close to being good team; rash of injuries complicates rest of season

By Dan Miller
State Press
	After ASU's 30-28 loss to 19th-ranked 
Stanford 
Saturday, ASU Head Coach Bruce Snyder said he 
had "a team 
with a broken heart" on his hands. Now the 
emotionally-
scarred Sun Devils must try to resurrect a 
season which thus 
far has been polluted with missed 
opportunities.
	"There is no sense of panic," said 
Snyder, whose Sun 
Devils (2-4, 1-3 in the Pac-10) next face 
Brigham Young this 
Saturday at 7 p.m. in Sun Devil Stadium. 
		"We did 
so many good things in that game. We're close 
to being a good 
football team. If we complete one more ball 
and kick that field 
goal, everybody looks at that game totally 
different."
	But instead the Sun Devils came up short 
on their 
final drive and the question lingers, when 
will ASU take the 
next step?
	"It's very frustrating," said ASU junior 
Keith Poole, 
who led all receivers on the night with six 
catches for 95 
yards. "It seems like it was last year when 
we just had those 
close games (that) we could've won. We have 
to start pulling 
those games out. We have to start learning 
how to win."
	Added Snyder: "I don't know that we 
quite know how 
to put somebody away."
	Once again the Sun Devils had victory in 
their sights, 
but couldn't pull the trigger. With no 
timeouts left, ASU got 
the ball back at the 1:22 mark of the fourth 
quarter. After two 
quick first downs, the offensive execution 
disappeared. Snyder 
said the reason the final offensive play 
failed was a 
miscommunication involving player's 
assignments.
	"It was really close to being a helluva 
drive," he said. 
"Up until the fourth-down things we're not 
unraveling at all."
	Despite losing for the first time this 
year in Sun Devil 
Stadium and further distancing themselves 
from the Rose 
Bowl picture, the Sun Devils made great 
strides in learning to 
play four quarters, Snyder said.
	 "We got a great effort from the team," 
he said. 
"...Sometimes these are harder to rebound 
from because you 
gave so much. They got a taste of how hard 
you're supposed to 
play and how long a game lasts.
	"Part of me is really proud of them. I 
asked them to 
play physical, play four quarters and respond 
to ups and downs 
out there and they did it." 	
	With the win, Stanford remained 
undefeated at 4-0-1 
overall and 2-0 in the Pac-10.
	NOTES:
	* Sophomore rush end Malchi Crawford, 
who 
suffered a fractured patella Saturday, 
underwent successful 
surgery Sunday, Snyder said. Crawford will be 
out for the rest 
of the season. 
	* Snyder said starting junior guard Pat 
Thompson, 
who sprained a knee ligament Saturday, will 
likely be 
sidelined for the BYU game.
	* Starting sophomore strong safety 
Damien 
Richardson, who strained his back on the 
opening kickoff 
Saturday and did not play after the second 
quarter, should be 
ready to play against BYU, Snyder said.
	* Snyder said redshirt-freshman Derrick 
Ford, who 
saw action against Stanford, will get even 
more opportunities 
to play due to the thinning defensive line.
	* Sophomore cornerback Jason Simmons and 
redshirt-freshman free safety Mitchell 
Freedman both played 
against Stanford with nagging injuries, 
earning praise from 
Snyder as "tough suckers". Freedman left the 
game for a few 
series in the first half with a stinger. 
	* Junior defensive tackle  Shawn Swayda, 
who has an 
ankle-sprain, played on 22 snaps Saturday and 
had 100 percent 
effort on each play, Snyder said.

ASU-Stanford game evokes memories of last year

By Damian Shaw
State Press
	This year's ASU-Stanford game was a 
mirror 
reflection of last year's game, but like all 
reflections in a 
mirror, the image or result was reversed.
	ASU's 30-28 loss to the Cardinal on 
Saturday looked 
very much like last year's Sun Devil victory 
over Stanford in 
which ASU completed three fourth-down 
conversions in the 
final minutes to win on a last-second Jon 
Baker field goal, 36-
35. 
	This year appeared to have all the signs 
of a replay, 
with the Sun Devils holding Stanford and 
forcing a punt with 
under two minutes to go. The Sun Devils got 
the ball back 
with 1:22 left to go and immediately 
converted two first 
downs, but then stagnated, bringing up the 
fabled fourth down. 
	Junior quarterback Jake Plummer cited a 
lack of 
execution as the difference between this year 
and last.
	"Well, we had a screen play called, and 
there was a 
little miscommunication," Plummer said. "The 
back just didn't 
get out to the left. I looked and he wasn't 
there and I tried to 
make what I could of it. 
	"I guess I had my scramble last year on 
fourth down 
but I couldn't get one this year. They came 
in on it and made a 
good play, so we just couldn't capitalize 
when we needed to."
	Some differences between this year and 
last included 
the absence of football guru Bill Walsh for 
Stanford. Stanford 
was also missing career passing leader Steve 
Stenstrom, but 
came into the game with a surprising No. 19 
ranking. 
	First-year Cardinal coach Tyrone 
Willingham wasn't 
a part of  last year's contest, but ASU coach 
Bruce Snyder felt 
the result this year would be the same as 
last year.
	"At the end of the game, I said to 
myself on the 
sidelines, 'Gee whiz, we're going to go down 
and kick a field 
goal to win this thing like last year'", 
Snyder said. "But that 
drive ran out on us."

"PICK IT AND WIN" CONTEST WINNER

	     Freshman business major Dale Aaron 
Burger was 
the Week Six winner of the State Press Sports 
"PICK IT AND 
WIN" contest for ASU football games.
     Dale picked Stanford to defeat ASU 27-
24. Since none of 
the contestants who entered correctly picked 
the exact score of 
Stanford 30, ASU 28, Dale's prediction was 
determined to be 
the closest.
	     Remember the winner must correctly 
pick the 
winner and the final score of the game.
	     Dale won as 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 the State 
Press sports section, an ASU sports calendar 
and a bonus 
prize.
     Burger on ASU's season: "ASU's doing 
pretty good. 
Stanford was undefeated. They're a good team. 
They just have 
to regroup. (Coach Bruce) Snyder's doing as 
good as he can. 
They're just in a rebuilding process right 
now."
	     Burger's season prediction: 3-8, 
with one win left 
over UofA. "We still have to play UCLA and 
tough teams like 
that."
	     Favorite Sun Devils: Linebackers' 
Justin Dragoo 
and Scott Von der Ahe. "They play it tough. 
They're in there 
on every play. They're scrapping even when 
the play's over."
     Burger is one of a handful of students 
who have entered the 
contest each week since it started.
	      ****Entries for this week's 
contest (ASU vs. 
BYU) are now being accepted.
	***Either fax entries to 602-965-8484 
"Attn: Sports 
Editor", or drop off in the basement of 
Matthews Center.

ASU police reported the following incidents 
over the 
weekend:
* A slide projector was stolen from an office 
in the Memorial 
Union. 
* A laptop computer was stolen from the Music 
Building. 
Estimated loss is $1,700.
* The men's restroom in the Farmer Building 
was damaged. 
* The elevator in Parking Structure 3 was 
damaged. 
* A $499 Motorola 2-way radio was stolen from 
the Electric 
shop.
* A male student was contacted in Palo Verde 
East after 
someone reported smelling marijuana coming 
from the 
student's room. Police found no drugs, but 
confiscated a blue 
bong. The student was warned of marijuana 
laws.  
* A vehicle was damaged while parked in the 
Dash Inn 
parking lot. Estimated damage is $400.
* Three male students were contacted at Palo 
Verde East after 
a 911 call came from their room. The students 
were warned of 
misuse of the 911 system. 
Compiled by Garin Groff of the State Press

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* Alcoholics Anonymous - Daily campus 
meeting. Noon to 
1:15 p.m.; Newman Center, Aquinas Hall in the 
basement.
* Coalition for Justice and Peace - Weekly 
meeting. Topic: 
Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution. 
Bring friends and 
questions. Noon; MU Mohave Room.
* Golden Key National Honor Society - General 
member 
meeting. A representative from Motorola will 
speak about 
professionalism. Everyone welcome. Reminder: 
Membership 
deadline is Tuesday. 3 p.m.; McClintock Hall, 
Study Lounge.
* NASA - Creative, enthusiastic people 
needed. Come help 
plan for this semester's activities. 
Refreshments will be served. 
6:30 p.m.; AII Conference Room B.
* Program for Southeast Asian Studies - 
Colloquium talk by 
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski: "An Inordinate 
Fondness for the 
Beetles. Conversations in Southeast Asia with 
Alfred Russel 
Wallace." 4 p.m.; LL C57.
* Student Life and Learning Resource Center - 
Workshop: 
Writing a research paper. 12:40 p.m.; MU Room 
208F.
* Student Life Learning Resource Center - 
Free computer 
skills workshops. Beginning Word Perfect, 9 
a.m.; Beginning 
MS Word, 6 p.m.; Beginning Word Perfect, 6 
p.m.; Advanced 
MS Word, 7 p.m. SSV 361A.