GOP legislators ally to fight for ASU;State lawmakers demand $13.5 million for University in '97

By Ray Stern
State Press
	Eleven Republican state legislators are demanding $13.5 
million for ASU's 1997 budget and have promised to vote against 
any bill that fails to include the extra funds.
	"I organized my own little protest camp," said Rep. Mike 
Gardner, R-Tempe. "I had 11 of my colleagues sign a letter to the 
(House) Speaker saying the ASU budget is unfair, inappropriate 
and we want it changed before we vote on the budget."
	Gardner said Democrats are not likely to approve any 
Republican budget bill, so only eight Republican legislators are 
needed to block the bill.
	Rep. Laura Knaparek, R-Tempe, said the support definitely 
exists to force an upscale of the ASU budget. 
	"Now it's just a matter of deciding how much," she said.
	Gardner, however, said they are seeking about $10 million 
more than the Joint Legislative Budget Committee recommended.
	"We need $6.4 million to bring salaries up to par across the 
board, above and beyond the 2 percent pay increase," he said.
	Gardner said another $1.7 million is needed to equalize 
funding between ASU and UofA.
	"We found that UofA receives more money for no apparent 
reason," he said. "Two-thirds of that inequity has been funded. The 
last third needs to be funded." 
	In addition, Gardner said he would like to see $2.4 million 
for technology upgrades and $1.7 million to correct an oversight 
that underfunded health benefit expenditures for ASU.
	ASU budget supporter Rep. Becky Jordan, R-Phoenix, said 
part of her bottom line also includes $1.3 million more for ASU 
West, which is in her district. 
	Jordan said she would prefer not to compromise.
	"I think we're going to be able to hold together on it pretty 
well," she said. "I would hope we estimate a reasonable figure and 
stick with it."
	Rep. Paul Mortensen, R-Mesa, said he considers ASU's 
request of an additional $22 million reasonable. 
	"They've gone a considerable time without the money 
required to operate the University and make jobs meaningful to 
those employed there," he saidof ASU. "I will vote for the bill (if) 
we can draft legislation (with) a reasonable budget."
	The House Appropriations Committee is still working out 
the budget details, but Gardner said when the plan comes to the 
House for a vote the 11 Republicans "will tear it to shreds."
	"If you have eight people ... you can stop the budget 
process," he said. "Then it forces the appropriations chairman and 
Speaker to come to the table and say, 'What's it going to take to 
make you happy?'"

Greek Week '96 gets $5,000 start

By Jeff Owens
State Press
Greek Week 1996 isn't even halfway over yet, but the annual event 
has already raised $5,000 for the American Heart Association and 
the Save the Family Foundation.
"All the planning is paying off," said Greek Week co-Chairman 
David Van Patten.
He said the proceeds will be given to the two charity organizations 
at a mid-April banquet.
The week of Greek festivities to benefit the two groups began 
Friday afternoon on Palo Verde Lawn. The event, titled "Let's 
Experience the World Together," continues through Saturday.
Friday's opening ceremonies included a free barbecue and 
entertainment by a magician, hypnotist and disc jockey.
Jennifer Gardner, Greek steering publicity chair, said attendance at 
this year's opening tripled from last year.
"It went really well," she said. "We had roughly 200 people stay, 
and about 400 people in and out all afternoon."
Greek Games were held Saturday afternoon at the ASU band field 
at Sixth Street and Rural Road. Parents and children from Save the 
Family Foundation joined with Greeks for a three-legged race, an 
obstacle course, various relay races, volleyball and a hot-dog-
eating contest. 
Gardner said the volleyball games had an unusual twist.
"You had to play on your knees," she said.
The event also includes "Greeks on Broadway" at Mesa 
Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The show will feature Greek 
renditions of songs from West Side Story, Annie, and other 
Broadway musicals. Tickets are $2 at the door.
Kim Jackson, co-chair of the show, said she is pleased with the 
way Greek Week is going this year.
"I'm really glad it's going so well Ñ it's a good opportunity to meet 
other people from other houses," she said.
Greek Week 1996 concludes Saturday with the Chase Bankcard 
7th Annual Greek 5K Walk/Run in downtown Tempe. The 
Walk/Run begins at 8 a.m. and is open to everyone. Registration is 
$15, and applications are available at Performance Footwear, LA 
Fitness and the Student Recreation Complex.

'Send-Off' hopes to make spring break safe for students

By Andrea M. Healey
State Press
	Spring break is two weeks away, but members of the ASU 
community are already working to educate students about spring 
break safety and awareness.
	ASU Student Health, the Counseling/ Health Advisory 
Committee (C-HAC), ASU Department of Public Safety and the 
Student Recreation Complex are sponsoring Safe Spring Break 
Send-Off today through Wednesday. 
	Daily activities on Hayden Lawn include displays and 
information tables. One display is of a truck crushed in a deadly 
alcohol-related accident.
	In addition, students whose lives have been affected by 
alcohol can write messages on a graffiti wall.
	Jim Rubin, prevention specialist at Student Health, said he 
hopes the activities will have a positive impact on students.
	"It will increase awareness for some students regarding 
responsibility of the various spring break activities and their 
consequences, so they can make better decisions," he said. 
	Other activities include field sobriety tests by the ASU DPS 
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today and Tuesday on Hayden Lawn 
and traffic safety simulators from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. 
	Wellness Day, sponsored by the SRC, takes place all day 
Wednesday and will cover safety and health issues facing students.
	Jennifer Parsons, graduate assistant at the SRC, said 
Wellness Day will encompass many activities and programs, 
including blood pressure testing, nutrition analysis, safer sex and 
substance abuse education, stress management and personal, sun 
and travel safety. 
	The SRC will also perform body composition measures that 
involve a skin fold measure to determine an estimate of percent 
body fat to lean body mass.
	In addition, SRC Outdoor Recreation Resource will 
advertise trips during the Wellness Day activities. A national bone 
marrow donor program will also be present.
	Parsons said she is expecting a good turnout for Wellness 
Day.
	"It's usually pretty successful, and it's a good location to 
be," she said. "We're expecting 500 to 1,000 students, especially if 
the weather is good." 
	Parsons added that if it rains, the programs will be relocated 
to the SRC.
	C-HAC, the Safety Escort Service, the Women's Student 
Center and Associated Students of ASU will hand out whistles 
Wednesday to promote the Whistle Stop Program. The program 
will teach people about whistle use and response. 
	"We're going to educate people about blowing the whistle if 
they're in danger and how the people who are around and hear the 
whistles should respond," said Amy Gowder, C-HAC director.
	C-HAC will also be involved with two programs today and 
Tuesday. 
	Today's program will focus on date and acquaintance rape 
at 7 p.m. in Palo Verde West residence hall. Tuesday's program, 
which is at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Navajo Room, will be 
hosted by the Citizens' Organization of Personal Safety, and will 
teach individuals about personal safety. Safety issues for disabled 
individuals will also be addressed at Tuesday's program.

ASU researcher looks to menopausal women for self-image study

By Andrea M. Healey
State Press
	Wanted: menopausal ASU women.
	Doctoral candidate Lynda Ransdell is seeking 150 
candidates to complete a study about self-image and health factors 
in post-menopausal women.
	According to Ransdell, research on women's health issues 
in the past 20 years has been garnered from information found on 
men and then generalized to women. 
	Ransdell, of the Exercise and Wellness Education Program, 
said she hopes to change this practice by "going beyond the 
information dump" with her study.
	"The goal is to improve baseline information available 
about the health and well-being of post-menopausal women," she 
said. "And from this baseline information, to develop more 
effective health promotions in the future."
	Ransdell has interviewed about 150 women, but still needs 
150 more candidates to complete the study she started this month. 
She hopes to finish the study by the end of March.
	Ransdell is seeking more ASU candidates since most of her 
work has been with Ahwatukee and Tempe candidates. She plans 
to work with women from Scottsdale this week.
	Potential study participants must be more than 50 years old 
and have been post-menopausal for at least one year, either 
naturally or surgically through a hysterectomy. 
	Participants must also be willing to spend about one hour 
answering questionnaires about physical activities and health 
issues such as cholesterol and blood pressure levels. There will 
also be an interview determining body satisfaction and physical 
activity enjoyment.
	"I'd think that body satisfaction and dissatisfaction will be 
related to physical activity levels," Ransdell said. "We're looking at 
factors related to hormone replacement therapy and whether it's 
related to body satisfaction."
	Ransdell added that the loss of estrogen in the body causes 
changes in the body, and women on hormone replacement therapy 
may not see such drastic body changes. She also said there have 
not been many studies looking at women who are on hormone 
therapy and are physically active at the same time. 
	Women interested in participating in the study may contact 
Lynda Ransdell at 965-7080.

Editorial: Life worth living

	The sky was cold, iron-gray and foreboding on Sunday 
afternoon. A chilling wind whipped through the empty catacombs 
surrounding the Life Sciences Building, E-wing.
	Footsteps echoed through the silent building. Nowhere, in 
this jungle of steel, concrete and glass, was there any indication 
that a young man had lost his life here.
	Late last Tuesday, 25-year-old David Ivens died after 
jumping from this tall building Ñ one of the tallest in the ASU 
landscape.
	Ivens, an art education major, had talent Ñ and he had 
dreams. Those dreams and talents vanished on Tuesday night.
	Friends, professors and the ASU community are left to 
ponder the loss.
	Why?
	Why would Ivens give up his future dreams of becoming an 
art instructor? Why did he decide that his life was no longer worth 
keeping?
	Why did he feel so alone here, within a community of 
45,000?
	Ivens' death was a tragedy. No other words can suffice.
	But, perhaps, there are lessons to be learned, even after 
such a heart-wrenching loss.
	Even within our huge community, many of us feel alone. It 
is easy to feel a sense of isolation, of hopelessness.
	It is easy to think that you haven't got a single friend in the 
world Ñ and that maybe life isn't worth living.
	It was probably a combination of these feelings that led 
Ivens to do what he did.
	But Ivens was wrong. Life is, most definitely, worth living. 
And no one is ever alone.
	Reach out to your fellow students, to your professors and 
teaching assistants, or to that staffer that works in your dorm. 
Chances are, many of the people you encounter feel as lonely as 
you do.
	Unfortunately, overcoming loneliness and hopelessness 
isn't as easy as that. If it was, no one would be lonely for long Ñ 
and no one would try to take their own life.
	There is help at ASU.
	ASU's Student Health Center offers individual, affordable 
counseling. Taking the step to see a counselor could be one of the 
most important decisions of your life.
	These counselors can help you work through your pain, 
anguish, loneliness and hopelessness. More importantly, they can 
help you find out the reasons for these feelings Ñ and to attack the 
problem at those roots.
	Another possible solution is Counseling and Consultation.
	Located on the third floor of the Student Services Building, 
this department offers group counseling Ñgroups of students, 
helping each other through their problems.
	Cost shouldn't prevent you from taking advantage of either 
Ñ both services are extremely affordable. (Some groups, for 
example, cost only $10 a semester.)
	Pride shouldn't hold you back, either.
	One doesn't have to be "crazy" to need help. Counseling 
isn't a service for the insane.
	Counseling, rather, is a way for everyday people to work 
through their pain Ñ and to help themselves live happier lives. 
Many students take advantage of these services every day.
	By helping yourself, you are paying the greatest possible 
tribute to the memory of David Ivens.
	Farewell, David. Though most of us never knew you, we 
mourn for you Ñ and pray that others will make the decision to 
live.

Column: 'Indian' identity lies in heart, not appearance

Tina Holder
Columnist

	There are many issues that face Native Americans today. 
Land, money, casinos, religion, children and many, many more. 
There is one that, unfortunately, the government has used to divide 
us. It is who is and isn't an "Indian."
	Just what does being "Indian" mean? Who should decide 
what it means and who qualifies? 
	The government only "recognizes" certain Nations, but 
does that mean that the people who have blood lines to other 
"extinct" Nations are not really "Indians?" If they can trace their 
blood lines to that Nation, then it really isn't extinct, is it? 
	If a person lives off of a reservation, does that mean they 
are not "Indian?" What if they drive a car? What if they don't wear 
buckskins? Are they still "Indian?"
	And pow-wows ... if a person attends them, are they more 
Native than someone who doesn't?
	Does being an "Indian" consist only of skin color? If a 
person is light-skinned or very dark, are they then disqualified to 
be a "real Indian?"
	Should blood quantum say who is "Indian?" If so, who 
decides the amount of blood it will take to make someone a "real 
Indian." Is a person who is "full-blooded" more Indian than 
someone who is only half? Are they not still an Indian and should 
they not still be treated as a relative?
	Why is a government that has a history of trying to 
terminate our people allowed to say which ones of us are "real 
Indians" and which ones are not? Should we allow a government-
issued card to tell us who our brothers and sisters are? By 
continuing to allow the government to say who is and isn't 
"qualified," we are, in effect, allowing the government to terminate 
us. 
	I am saddened when I see the discrimination that goes on 
amongst ourselves. I see people who should be embracing each 
other as brother and sister fighting over who is the "real Indian." I 
see people who get upset at the "Chief Wahoo" mascot turn right 
around and judge another Indian based on non-Indian stereotypical 
qualifications ... simply put, they say they don't "look" like an 
Indian.
	How did our ancestors decide who was to be considered a 
part of our Nation? Did they base their decision on skin-color, 
clothing or where a person lived?
	The government has done a good job. They have us 
fighting so much amongst ourselves about who is a "real Indian" 
that we can't get it together enough to unite against our real enemy 
Ñ the U.S. government. As long as they can keep us arguing with 
each other, they don't have to worry about us. I think it is called 
divide and conquer. Is that what we want?
	There are a lot of questions here that need to be answered, 
but we will each have to do that for ourselves. I believe that each 
one of us will have to remember our heritage and our culture 
before we attempt to answer them. I think that each one of us is 
going to have to take a good look in the mirror and then take a 
good look into our hearts. Only then can we honestly say what it 
takes to be "Indian."

Tina Holder is a senior justice studies major.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Racism still big problem despite popular belief

	I am writing in response to the Feb. 23 letter sent in by 
Drew Hayes. He may have choked on his lunch while reading 
Opinion Editor Christina Bailey's ideas, but I almost threw up my 
breakfast after I read his letter.
	First of all, Hayes finds Bailey's ideas laughable. Well, at 
least she has suggestions to do something about racism, which is a 
heck of a lot more than Hayes accomplished in his letter.
	Secondly, Hayes lists himself as a history major. This 
frightens me considering he has obviously forgotten that it was just 
over 30 years ago that bathrooms, lunch counters and buses were 
segregated into sections for "Whites" and "Colored." I think it's 
time he started paying attention in class, he might learn something.
	Next, Hayes claims that since he was not present during the 
beating of a homeless man in a frat house, "(he) assume(s) 
nothing." Yet, just a few paragraphs later he states, "I bet (Bailey) 
think(s) Beth Pearce is an extreme racist and should be fired." 
	Isn't that an assumption? Does Hayes know Bailey? Just 
because she has decided, unlike Hayes, that she isn't going to sit 
around and ignore racism (which is obviously what he wants her to 
do), that does not make her a racist.
	Finally, Hayes ends by saying, "Lighten up, people ... it is 
not as big a problem as you might think." 
	Maybe not for him. Ignorant people never feel racism is a 
big problem. Let me tell a few facts and then you can decide 
whether it's a big problem. Last semester I took a Minority/Ethnic 
Relations class at Scottsdale Community College and learned, 
among other things, that there are a significant (I use the term 
significant because even one is too many) number of police 
officers who admit to pulling over African-American males for no 
other reason than that they were with White women. 
	Another fact, did you know that on the average, African 
Americans will receive a longer sentence if found guilty for killing 
a White person than if it were a White person found guilty of doing 
the killing? 
	Also, it is estimated that discrimination on the basis of race 
costs several million dollars a year. Yes, Hayes, it actually costs 
money to be racist! I could go on, but if you cared you would 
educate yourself.
	Hayes is the one who needs to lighten up, because it is a big 
problem. A bigger problem than you think.

Nicole Haley
Senior
Sociology

Letter: Different views on life met with alienation, pain

	Discrimination is a word that gets tossed around a lot these 
days, but how many of us truly understand its sharp pain? I am 
writing this letter in response to the discrimination I have felt 
recently, because I am openly gay.
	I don't think people recognize the intense discrimination 
that is forced upon my particular minority group. I belong to a 
group that is damned by man, government and God. When I'm on 
this campus every day I face icy stares and stinging comments, and 
I'm called a "faggot" on a regular basis. 
	If I want to hold the hand of the man I love, I must be 
careful in the areas in which I do. Governments, both state and 
federal, are trying to pass laws against me, and in some cases these 
levels of authority have succeeded.
	Laws are being passed so that if I get fired from a job 
because of my sexual orientation, I will not have rights for legal 
reaction. I cannot legally marry the man with whom I want to 
spend the rest of my life. According to government, my form of 
love is invalid. In many religions, I am considered to be something 
evil. I have been told that I will be subjected to the fires of hell, 
because love blooms in my heart for another man. Organized 
religions across the world have tried to strip me of my faith, and 
with some of us, they have done so.
	Why am I so hated? Why does society try to deprive me of 
expressing my love? Do I not feel anger, hurt and love like 
everyone else? Do I not think like any other rational human being? 
Why am I denied that status? Why am I told that I am something 
evil and monstrous? 
	I am no monster, and I am nothing evil. I am human, and 
even though my days are filled with pain, I fight on. My material 
objects and my body may get broken and maimed, but my heart 
will beat on; it will beat on in love for my own.

Greg Marzullo
Freshman
Humanities

Letter: Arguments not factual

	I was delighted to see comments on Pat Buchanan in 
Thursday's issue, until I read them (a couple of times). In each 
article, the authors attempted to convey the message that Buchanan 
is not a good presidential candidate, but they fail to demonstrate 
why. In other words, your authors presented little, if any, evidence 
to support their opinions. 
	You have unsuccessfully attempted to label Buchanan as an 
extremist, protectionist or racist by taking a few of his comments 
out of context. You just can't make chicken salad out of chicken 
crap. It is much more convincing to present your opinions in the 
form of logical arguments, backed by objective evidence. Don't 
waste the reader's time with baseless, fly-by-the-handle 
presentations.

Sean McManus
Graduate student
Geological sciences

Letter: Greek society could use cultural awareness classes

	In the Feb. 23 issue of the State Press, Opinion Editor 
Christina Bailey was lambasted for suggesting that all fraternity 
members on campus need cultural diversity training. Most of the 
people responding accuse Bailey of the very thing she is fighting 
against Ñ prejudice. They say that she is hanging the label "racist" 
on all fraternity members and this is wrong. Maybe it is. But do not 
miss her point.
	Nationally, fraternities have a long history of prejudicial 
acts, from confederate balls to a group of Fijis storming into a 
UCLA Zeta Beta Tau chapter chanting racist slogans. Here at ASU 
the record is no better. 
	A few years ago, a couple dozen fraternity members beat 
up a Black man driving by their fraternity house because he "sorta" 
looked like someone else. Clearly, there is some kind of problem 
here. Also, when it became apparent that there might be a problem 
with date rape and hazing, the fraternities were immediately 
required to attend date rape prevention seminars and anti-hazing 
workshops. Now, the situation with incidents of racism by 
fraternity members is not in debate, it did happen. The Black 
community looks around for the same kind of reaction to this 
problem, but it does not come. Why?
	My point is not that all fraternity members are racist. As a 
proud member of a traditionally White and southern fraternity, I 
know the racist contingent is relatively small. However, the fact 
remains that when it comes to racial and ethnic issues, Greeks tend 
to be oblivious to the harm their epithets and beatings inflict. In 
order for their behavior to change they must become acutely aware 
that it is wrong. 
	Bailey's suggestion is the best plan to create this awareness 
I have heard. The only other alternative is to do nothing and 
assume that the campus community will do enough to chastise the 
Greeks. I don't think a few letters in the State Press and a couple of 
rallies will be enough to make them change their behavior. Do 
you?

Martin Duncan
Graduate student
Communication
Alumnus
Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Golden arm Bond gets rave reviews in ASU victory

By Dustin Krugel
State Press
	Starting pitcher Jason Bond re-emerged as a force for the 
ASU baseball team as he took control of the strike zone in the No. 
7 Sun Devils' 7-2 victory over Virginia Sunday.
	Bond (2-1) pitched what might have been his best game 
since pitching in the 1994 College World Series against Miami 
(Fla.) in front of 1,885 fans at Packard Stadium . The junior 
southpaw pitched seven innings with no walks and six strikeouts. 
Bond, who entered the game with a 6.75 ERA, gave up only two 
runs.
	"Bond was magnificent," ASU Coach Pat Murphy said. 
"He's really coming into his own.
	"I bet you Jason Bond, when you look back on his high 
school career and his college career, he's never  had a game where 
he's not walked a guy."
	At first, it appeared Bond's efforts were going to be wasted. 
The Sun Devils (12-3) could not solve Cavalier starter Pat 
Daneker. But after holding ASU hitless through the first three 
innings, the Sun Devil batters pounded the right-hander for nine 
hits and six runs over the next four.
	Leading the charge was Sun Devil lead-off batter Mikel 
Moreno, who hit the scoreboard with a towering home run to start 
the fourth inning. Moreno finished 3 for 5 with one RBI.
	"Moreno took over the game by himself," Murphy said. 
"Other than a pitching performance, that's the single most way you 
can take over a game. He got everyone excited."
	Moreno shrugged off Murphy's praise, saying he was just 
trying to help out the team.
	"I'm just concerned with getting on base, scoring some runs 
and helping the team get momentum," the sophomore center fielder 
said.
	Moreno said Bond inspired the team.
	"Bond came out here  and gave us seven great innings," he 
said. "I don't think (Virginia) hit one hard ball off him."
	Bond said Sunday was his best performance in two years.
	"It's been a while," he said. "Probably sometime in my 
freshman year. I've been struggling since last year. It was good to 
get over this hump today."
	Sun Devil closer Ryan Bradley, who got Bond out of a jam 
in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and no outs, 
said Sunday was the not the first time he has had to mop up for 
him. 
	"Bond used to do that to me last year on Sundays," Bradley, 
a sophomore, joked. "He likes to do that to me."
	Bond, who at one point retired nine straight batters, said he 
is close to regaining his freshman form.
	"I think I'm getting back to it," he said. "It's just a lack of 
confidence I had last year. I'm starting to get it back this year."

Gymnasts squeak by Broncos;Sluggish Devils overcome Boise St. in final event

By Randy Jones
State Press
	Don't be surprised to see smoke coming from the P. E. 
West Gymnasium this week.
	The source Ñ  motivating techniques of ASU women's 
gymnastics coach John Spini.
	The Sun Devils (6-3, 1-2) narrowly avoided an upset Friday 
night by squeezing by the Boise State Broncos (2-6) in front of a 
small crowd at the University Activity Center.
	"I couldn't light a fire under them all week," Spini said. 
"After the bigwin last week, it was kind of hard to get them 
motivated."
	Spini said all week he had tried to give the team a wake-up 
call, and maybe this meet would serve the purpose. 
	Trailing after three events, the team pulled together and 
wowed the crowd and judges with an outstanding round of floor 
exercises.
	"For floor we decided we had to get into it, and get the 
crowd into it," said sophomore Meagan Wright, who placed second 
in the all-around competition. 
	The team scored a 49.2 (out of 50) and four gymnasts set or 
tied personal bests. The top six finishers in the event were all Sun 
Devils.
	Wright led the way with a 9.95, while senior Katie Freeland 
placed second with a 9.925. Third through fifth place were 
sophomore Gina Holleran (9.8), senior Michele Naia (9.775) and 
sophomore Kim Keever  and freshman Valerie Hitchcock both tied 
with  9.75.
	While the win was nice, the team couldn't help feel 
unfulfilled.
	"Our performance was disappointing,"  Freeland said. "We 
didn't have good workouts all week. But I think this shows we can 
still pull together. ... We have a lot of room to go. And we know 
that."
	An old enemy once again reared its head during the meet 
Ñ  the balance beam. Only sophomore Carie Courtney fared well, 
with a career-high 9.5. Four Sun Devils fell from the beam.
	Courtney also registered a career-high and first-place finish 
in the vault with a score of 9.925.

Softball cruises in ASU Classic

By Damian Shaw
State Press
	 On Saturday night in the ASU Classic softball tournament, 
senior Kerry Moloney summed up the Sun Devils' efforts with one 
swing of the bat. Her effort resulted in a grand slam, helping ASU 
power past Indiana, as it did the rest of the field to finish 5-1 for 
the weekend. 
	"Our goal was to score five each time and keep them under 
three, and we met every goal every game which was really 
encouraging Ñ with the exception of Iowa State," Coach Linda 
Wells said.
	Iowa State proved to be the only speed bump in ASU's 
weekend. After dropping Wisconsin last Thursday, ASU dumped 
Notre Dame, 11-2, before losing to the Cyclones, 3-2. In Saturday's 
action, the squad disposed of Iowa, 12-5, after starting off the 
contest down 4-0. In the second game of the night on Saturday, the 
team blasted past Indiana, 14-1, partly behind the efforts of 
Moloney's grand slam. 
	In its final game on Sunday, ASU (7-5) gutted out a 5-3 
victory over Northwestern.

No. 3 golf team takes clubs south

By Seth Landau
State Press
	The third-ranked ASU women's golf team will travel down 
south today to compete in the Arizona Invitational at Tucson's 
Randolf Golf Course.
	The Sun Devils, who won the two-day tournament last 
year, will have their hands full competing against the NCAA's top 
two teams. San Jose State and UCLA both finished ahead of ASU 
two weeks ago at the SMU-USC-Ohio State Challenge and are 
ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation, respectively. 
	Linda Ericsson, a senior who finished the last tournament 
tied for ninth place individually, said the Sun Devils have been 
vigorously preparing for today's opening rounds.
	"We're disappointed with the (SMU-USC-Ohio State 
Challenge) fourth-place finish," she said. "We've been working real 
hard and have to go out there and do our best."
	Sophomore All-American Kellee Booth, who has placed in 
the top 10 individually at all five of the Sun Devils' tournaments 
this season, agrees ASU is in a good position to win its first 
tournament of the spring.
	"We play really well on Randolf (course)," she said. "If we 
keep it up and be aggressive on the fairways and greens, we'll have 
a fair chance."

ASU delves further into mediocrity

By Randy Jones
State Press
	Slim and none.
	Two words which describe the ASU men's basketball team.
	Slim, as in its chances for post-season play.
	None, as in its number of big men with skill enough to stay 
competitive.
	These were all to evident after the Sun Devils' (10-13, 5-9) 
81-70 loss to the Oregon Ducks (14-12, 7-8) Saturday night in 
front of 8,944 at the University Activity Center.
	Oregon jumped to an 11-0 lead and never looked back. 
ASU's first bucket came with 14:10 remaining in the first half.
	"There are not any excuses ... we just got our butts beat," 
said Coach Bill Frieder. "These kids had nothing to lose by going 
out and competing and establishing control early, and we did just 
the opposite. The bottom line is we lost by 11 and that's what we 
spotted them."
	Not even a career-high 29 points from guard Jeremy Veal 
helped.
	"You can score 50 points, but if you lose by 20 ... What 
does that say?" Veal said.
	The loss left a feeling of wonder on the team Ñ  wondering 
what if?
	"I couldn't explain how things went and why," said senior 
forward Ron Riley. "I wish I wouldn't have gotten hurt. Maybe I 
could have done a lot more."
	Riley aggravated his sprained right ankle with two minutes 
remaining in the first half. He was visibly hobbled during the 
second half, making only two of nine shots. For the game Riley 
finished with 12 points on 3 of 16 shooting. He was 1 of 10 from 
three-point range.

Men's tennis sends SMU packing

By Dan Miller
State Press
	Unlike the majority of the ASU men's tennis team, Coach 
Lou Belken was worried about the Sun Devils' match with SMU.
	"We were a little bit concerned that we were overconfident 
about the match," Belken admitted. "We have a very 'loose' team. 
That's good, but we also have to be ready to play."
	They were.
	As expected, the Sun Devils beat SMU to a 6-1 pulp 
Saturday afternoon at Whiteman Tennis Center.
	"Every time you win one you gain some confidence," said 
Belken, whose team (4-2) will host UTEP at 1:30 p.m. today. "I 
think we came out and did some things much better than we did 
last week.  We played doubles much more aggressively. (Last 
week) UCLA taught us a lesson there."
	ASU senior Paul Reber and junior Sergio Elias railed 
Christian Daizell and Freddy Hanser, 8-4, at first doubles to begin 
the annialation.
	 "I don't think we're playing spectacular, I just think we're 
playing very solid," Elias said. "I played all my freshman year with 
Paul and we did very well. We communicate very well and we 
know what the other is going to do."
	Senior Oscar Bustos and sophomore Tsolak Gevorkian 
clinched the doubles point by pulverizing Vikram and Vinay 
Venkataraghavan, 8-5, at the third spot.
	Bustos broke out of his three-match funk with a 7-6, 6-2 
win over Christian Daizell at No. 1 singles. Elias followed with a 
6-2, 7-5 victory over Vikram Venkataraghavan at No. 2 in what 
Belken thought was one of his best matches as a Sun Devil.
	"He said I played very smart and very mature," Elias said. 
"I'm going through a really good stage of my tennis career. I'm 
really enjoying playing tennis. I'm really having a good time."  
	Gevorkian squashed Tim Radogna, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 4 and 
senior Dave Critchley ran his record to 5-1 with a 6-3, 7-6 triumph 
over Ignacio Hirigoyen at fifth singles. Also, freshman Hiroshi 
Nagashima clobbered Paul Kloberdanz, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 6.  

Ice Devils leave UofA with tie, loss

By Ron Matejko
State Press
      ASU Coach Gene Hammett and UofA Coach Leo 
Golembiewski said winning their final two games wasn't a primary 
concern. The only problem is nobody told the players this when the 
rivals faced off Friday and Saturday night.
     The ninth-ranked Ice Devils (19-9-1) lost, 4-1, on Friday night 
in a defensive battle. It was a 2-1 game until the third-ranked Ice 
Cats (22-6-1) scored twice in the final two minutes. 
     Saturday's season finale was a different story as ASU had UofA 
playing catch-up the entire game.  The Ice Devils twice blew two-
goal leads in the 4-4 tie, which marked the first time ASU hasn't 
lost in Tucson. 
     "We should have won the game," ASU Coach Gene Hammett 
said. "But once you get to overtime when you're on the road, you 
always take the tie."
     Ross Steinberg was between the pipes for ASU, making just his 
eighth start of the season. He finished with 39 saves and made 
many acrobatic stops to keep the Ice Devils in the game.
     "I had a lot to prove to my team and ASU to show we could 
play with the big boys," Steinberg said.  "It's the best I ever 
played." 
     Golembiewski seemed ambivalent about the outcome of the 
games.
     "We needed these two games as a tune up," he said. "We 
needed two hard games where they fought hard for 120 minutes 
and we got that. 

ASU women take another step back

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	ASU women's basketball coach Jacquie Hullah said she 
saw things in Saturday's game against Oregon that she didn't like.
	"The big difference in the game was that Oregon played 
good team basketball," Hullah said. "We played a lot of individual 
basketball."  
	Hullah said she thought the 64-51 loss was one of those 
games where the players just weren't responding to the coaches. 
 	"The Oregon St. game showed how much we've grown this 
season," Hullah said. "Then to take a step backwards with the 
individual play was disappointing."

ASU police reported the following incidents over the weekend:
- Someone criminally damaged an elevator in Parking Structure 3.
- Someone criminally littered in the Cowden Family Resources 
Building.
- A male not affiliated with the University was contacted at Tempe 
Center while he was in a trash bin. He was warned of trespass and 
turned over to the Phoenix Police Department.
- A female student was arrested for underage possession of alcohol 
and providing false information to a police officer at Dash Inn, 731 
E. Apache Blvd.
- A 1989 Isuzu Trooper that had been reported stolen was 
recovered at Area 5. The vehicle was in driveable condition and 
the owner was notified of its recovery.
- A female student reported that someone stole an AT&T phone 
line from the tutoring room at Manzanita Hall.
- A green, leafy substance and drug paraphernalia were discovered 
in Palo Verde East. They were impounded for destruction.
- A male and female not affiliated with the University were 
contacted in Tempe Center while they were arguing. They were 
advised to go their separate ways.
- A male student was contacted at the Memorial Union after he 
became ill and requested paramedics. The Tempe Fire Department 
responded to the call and he was transported to Tempe St. Luke's 
Hospital.
- Two males not affiliated with the University were contacted in 
Area 63 while they were sleeping in a car. They were advised of 
loitering and trespass and left the area.
- A male student was contacted at Sahuaro Hall while he was 
acting disorderly. He was warned of disorderly conduct.
- One bicycle was reported stolen.
Compiled by Liz Montalbano of the State Press

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- Alcoholics Anonymous Ñ Daily campus meeting. Newman 
Center, Aquinas Hall in the basement; noon to 1:15 p.m. Campus 
Women's Group meeting. Newman Center, Aquinas Hall in the 
basement; 10 a.m.
- AWARE Ñ "Research Made Easy," library skills workshop. 
Everyone welcome, bring a friend. Women's Student Center, MU 
basement; 12:40 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Coalition for Peace & Justice Ñ Weekly meeting with 
discussion: "Do Prisoners Have Rights?" led by Bill and Donna 
Hamm. MU Mohave Room; noon.
- KASR Ñ Guest DJ Week begins today; tune in to AM1260 to 
hear your favorite local celebrities. 
- Semester at Sea Ñ Video information program by International 
Programs. MU Room 206; 6 p.m.
- Student Health/BACCHUS Ñ Safe Spring Break send-off. 
Hayden Lawn; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Student Nurses Association Ñ Guest speakers: "Critical Care 
Nursing." Door prizes will be given away. Nursing Bldg. 204; 
12:40 p.m.
- University for the Next Century Project Ñ Open forum. Social 
Sciences Bldg. 101; noon to 1:30 p.m.