Tight battle expected in today's primary;Dole's snub of ASU debate could hurt him at polls, experts say

By Jeff Owens
State Press
In the fractious bid for the Republican presidential nomination, it's 
still anybody's guess who will emerge as the victor in today's 
Arizona primary. 
But some ASU political science professors said Sen. Bob Dole's 
no-show at last Thursday's debate at ASU definitely hurt his 
standing with voters.
"He came off as looking like he didn't care," said Kim Kahn, 
associate professor of political science. "Dole can lose. If he does 
poorly here and in the Dakotas, it could hurt him a great deal." 
Rick Herrera, an associate professor of political science, agreed.
"A lot of it depends on turnout," he said. "It depends on whose 
supporters are more motivated to turn out. My guess is that 
Buchanan's done a pretty good job with mobilizing his core 
supporters. Dole's done less of a good job, in part because he 
wasn't here earlier." 
While the other candidates debated in Tempe, Dole opted to 
campaign in the Dakotas. The North and South Dakota primaries 
will also be held today. 
But Herrera pointed out that Arizona will send 39 delegates to the 
Republican national convention, whereas the Dakotas combined 
will send 36. 
"If I had to guess, Buchanan is going to do better than expected," 
Herrera said. "He has a real chance of winning, and remember Ñ 
in Arizona all you've got to do is get a plurality, and you get all the 
delegates. It's winner take all."
Herrera added that Steve Forbes will probably be able to stay in the 
race at least through Super Tuesday simply because he can afford 
it, but Lamar Alexander will not do as well here as expected.  
Kahn said Buchanan will probably do well in Arizona despite the 
large number of Hispanics who oppose his controversial border-
control ideas. Many Hispanics probably are not registered 
Republicans, she said. 
Buchanan has proposed building a patrolled wall at the Mexican 
border.
"Buchanan's rhetoric is very American," she said. "That's attractive 
to some people and so is his hands-off government approach. He 
does seem to activate people who aren't interested in politics."
The Arizona primary will receive greater attention across the 
United States since it has been moved up to February. So far, it is 
the largest state to hold a primary. 
Rodney Anderson, a visiting assistant professor of political 
science, said Arizona may serve as an indicator for primary results 
in other large western states like Colorado, Nevada and Utah.
Anderson said he expects Buchanan will do well in Arizona 
because his conservative message plays well here. He also said a 
Dole victory would look impressive to the rest of the country since 
he did not do much campaigning in the state.
"(Dole) seems to have a solid base of support in Arizona," he said.
Anderson said Forbes could make a strong showing because he 
started campaigning in Arizona early and vigorously and has the 
money to advertise. He added that he expects Alexander to place 
fourth because his message is too moderate for Arizona and he did 
not campaign enough here.
As for whether Bill Clinton is beatable in November, Kahn said 
anything can happen.
"Buchanan can't beat him," she said, but added that Dole could be 
a different matter. "If the economy looks like it's going down, the 
president could lose (to Dole)."
Herrera said Clinton can be defeated. 
"Is it likely?" he said. "If things were to continue as they are now, 
with a lot of infighting among the Republicans, it's going to be 
more and more difficult for them." 

Fraternity faces possible sanctions in connection with race- related fights

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	In the wake of two fights between fraternity members and 
African Americans, the Sigma Chi Fraternity will appear before 
the Greek Relations Board Wednesday to face possible sanctions. 
	During the hearing, The Interfraternity Council will present 
evidence and allow Sigma Chi to rebut. Based on the review 
board's decision, Sigma Chi could receive sanctions ranging from 
being placed on probation to removal from campus for a year. 
	"I think that they will come with an open mind and give us 
a fair shake," said Sigma Chi Vice President Bryan Beham.
	The Interfraternity Council investigation comes after four 
Sigma Chi members were involved in a fight with a black man 
following the Super Bowl. Although several members of the 
fraternity were involved, Tempe police have made no arrests. 
	Sigma Chi President Mark Buntz said the hearing will not 
focus on any one incident, but a series of events.
	"They will discuss recurring things that have transpired Ñ 
things that have happened last month and recently," he said. "It 
will be a discussion of current issues.
	"Problems throughout the Greek system are about to 
surface."
	Police also investigated Sigma Chi in August for the 
beating of a black man found inside the fraternity's house. 
	Fraternity member Bryan Southard was arrested, but the 
county attorney's office dropped the charges, calling the incident 
"mutual combat." However, Southard left ASU, and several other 
members of the fraternity were arrested and charged with lying to 
police during the initial investigation.
	In addition to the evidence presented during the hearing, 
the National Pan-Hellenic Council, a national African-American 
Greek organization, will submit a recommendation to the review 
board.
	Although it is unusual for the review board to consider the 
recommendation of an outside organization, Buntz welcomed it.
	"NPHC has a right to be there and speak their mind," he 
said. "I encourage them to participate."
	Tim Bills, Greek life coordinator, said the NPHC 
recommendation is a beneficial part of the proceeding.
	"They could make the point that because they are Greeks 
and they have been affected, they should be part of the hearing," he 
said. "It is common to take into account any victim, although they 
don't feel victimized."
	Nonetheless, Buntz said Sigma Chi does not have racial 
problems.
	"There are no racists in our house," he said.
	The problem is with controlling violence, Buntz said, 
adding that two to three Sigma Chi members have a problem 
controlling their tempers. 
	"They have put us in a bad position," he said. "We are not 
racist at all."
	Buntz said Southard was among the members who have 
violent tendencies. 
	"They have poor judgment that reflects on us," Beham said. 
"These incidents are not racially motivated, just drunken 
motivated." 
	Beham said Sigma Chi will institute a program of seminars 
on race relations and alcohol abuse.
	"I don't want to be in this position again," he said. "When 
all of the facts come out, we will be cleared."

Bottoms up: Students push for Memorial Union bar

By Melody McDonnell
State Press
	It takes about 10 minutes for ASU students to race across 
the street, plunk their money down and slam a tall, cold brewski at 
the nearest watering hole. 
	By next semester, it may take only a quick run across Cady 
Mall.
	If Students for a Campus Pub have their way, ASU students 
will soon be able to belly up to a bar in the Memorial Union. The 
club's mission is to get a centrally-located social meeting place on 
campus where beer can be served. 
	"We're only trying to get beer," said Sherri Schilling, 
president of Students for a Campus Pub. 
	The 10-student organization will go to the Arizona Board 
of Regents in April to petition the current alcohol policy so a 
campus bar can be established.
 	"If students don't want it, we won't pursue it," Schilling 
said. "But provided there is student support, I'm fairly optimistic."
	Under current University policy, alcohol sales on campus 
are prohibited.
	The club will circulate petitions for a campus bar next 
week, Schilling said. She added that NAU is also taking part in the 
campaign and hopes UofA will follow suit.
	Aimee Supp, a junior zoology major, said the idea of 
having a pub on campus is fantastic. 
	"We're college kids," she said.
	Jen Bova, also a junior zoology major, agreed.
	"That would be great," she said.
	However, ASU Chief of Police Lanny Standridge 
disagreed.
	Standridge said a bar does not have a place in an 
educational setting, but ASU Department of Public Safety would 
do its best to enforce the law if a bar were instituted.
	"Alcohol will change the tempo on campus," he said. "I 
have some serious concerns. We have enough problems with 
established bars off campus."
	Schilling said club members realize the controversy 
involved and are consulting with universities nationwide that have 
campus pubs. The general consensus of universities with bars has 
been positive, she said.
	"We're trying to address problems before they arrive," she 
said.
	An ASU pub would hardly be unique among U.S. 
universities. Many universities, such as Rice University in 
Houston, have bars on campus.
	Schilling also said ASU is not a dry campus. 
	"The University can serve alcohol, just not to students," she 
said. "It's based upon administrative approval." 
	ASU policy allows students of legal drinking age to have 
alcohol in their dorm rooms. Faculty and staff can also serve 
alcohol at campus functions if it is approved.
	Faculty members already have a place to grab a cold one on 
campus Ñ the University Club serves alcohol to members.
	Schilling said the university environment would promote an 
alcohol awareness/education program to students 21 years and 
older. She added that it is important for students to have a way to 
interact with other students and faculty.
	"If students are going to be drinking and they're legal, they 
should be able to interact with their community," she said.
	Dean of Student Life Art Carter questioned what positive 
elements students would see from a campus bar.
	"I'm really wondering if the best interests of the institution 
are being served by hosting such an establishment," he said.
	Students for a Campus Pub will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday on 
the third floor of the MU.

Legislators ready to discuss budget;Meeting to focus on university funding concerns

By Ray Stern
State Press
	Following two brief periods of postponement, a budget 
meeting between students, faculty and state legislators has been 
rescheduled for today.
	The meeting will be held at the Memorial Union Cinema 
from 3 to 5 p.m. today, and is open to anyone concerned about 
university funding.
	Rep. Ken Cheuvront, D-Phoenix, said the meeting was 
canceled last Tuesday and Friday because of the time constraints of 
participating legislators, but will be ready to go even longer than 5 
p.m. if necessary.
	"We want to bring a lot of exposure to the universities," 
Cheuvront said. "Many of us feel that without a strong university 
system, Arizona will not be in a strong position for the future.
	"We'll be prepared to ask questions. We're going to be 
hearing testimony from different members of the public, different 
people within ASU."
	Interested parties can call the Alumni Legislative Network 
Coordinator's office at 965-0099 for information.

Fraternity PUSHes on in spite of bad weather conditions

By Jeff Owens
State Press
	Jared Weiss and Chris LaCava were hoping the weather 
would have been a little nicer for their buddies ontop of the tower 
in front of the Memorial Union Monday.
	Of course, the Pi Kappa Phi members have time to sit up 
there and wait for sunnier days. 
	"We'll be up there for three days, rain or shine" said 
LaCava, a sophomore education major. 
	Weiss, LaCava and others in the new Greek organization 
are sitting on the tower to raise money for PUSH America, a 
charity that promotes awareness and service for the disabled. The 
event continues through Wednesday.
	PUSH America is the philanthropic arm of Pi Kappa Phi, a 
national fraternity.
	Weiss, a junior photo journalism major, said he and his 
fraternity brothers do not have assigned shifts atop the 10-foot, 
black plastic-draped scaffold. 
	Sophomore business major Chris Miller spent most of 
Monday up there, bundled up against the elements. 
	He said he had to come down for a 6 p.m. class, however.
	In the cold and wet Monday evening, he didn't sound too 
disappointed about that.

Editorial: ASU alliance

	When you're down on your luck, you quickly find out who 
your friends are.
	ASU is discovering that it has lots of friends Ñ friends 
with the power to change things in its favor.
	By now, the governor's decree that ASU was "bloated and 
inefficient" has risen to legendary levels. So has the fact that ASU 
was targeted for serious budgetary hits.
	But ASU won a partial victory at the subcommittee level, 
when pay raises for University staffers were reinstated.
	ASU still faces budget shortfalls. But a bloc of Republican 
lawmakers is fighting to change that.
	Led by Rep. Mike Gardner, R-Tempe, the 11 legislators 
have formed an ASU voting alliance. Their message to the 
Legislature is clear Ñ either give ASU a $13.5 million increase in 
funding, or see your appropriations bill get shot down.
	The Republicans hold a majority in the Legislature Ñ but 
not enough of one to withstand a combined vote of the ASU bloc 
and the Democratic lawmakers. The creation of this alliance will 
effectively block legislation until ASU gets the demanded increase.
	In addition, Gardner is asking for an equalization of 
funding between ASU and the UofA. According to Gardner, our 
sister university to the south receives $1.7 million more than ASU 
for no particular reason.
	This equalization has been needed for a long, long time. 
Except for the medical school, ASU and the UofA are now 
academic equals. They deserve equal funding.
	(We would go further than Gardner, though. To be fair, 
funding should go to the universities on a per student basis. Since 
ASU is bigger, ASU deserves more money than the UofA.)
	Last week, ASU discovered that the business leaders of the 
Valley are firmly in its corner as well.
	Dozens of Valley leaders signed a letter to the governor Ñ 
a letter demanding that ASU receive a funding hike of 10 percent.
	That equates to a funding hike of around $70 million.
	We applaud the efforts of Gardner and his legislative allies, 
and those of the business leaders. ASU sorely needed their 
assistance in this fight.
	These leaders and legislators have struck a much-needed 
blow on behalf of ASU students, faculty and staff. We will all 
benefit from their efforts.
	But, more importantly, Arizona will benefit.
	Two Research I universities in a medium-sized state is a 
significant accomplishment.
	The low cost of a public education is also a major plus for 
Arizona. It places a college education within the reach of every 
qualified Arizona student.
	These accomplishments send a clear message to the world 
Ñ that Arizona believes strongly in education.
	By educating the next generation of leaders, Arizona is 
ensuring that it will remain economically, politically and culturally 
strong. It ensures that Arizonans will turn down the road of 
enlightenment, rather than ignorance.
	This fight is not only for us Ñ it is for the future of 
Arizona.

Column: Computers rob people of individuality

Jennifer Dodd
Columnist

	They're everywhere. When was the last time you went 
somewhere and didn't see a computer? Go to a video store, a police 
station, a doctor's office, a restaurant, a repair shop, a post office, a 
classroom or your own living room, and you'll most likely find one 
of those machines designed to make life easier.
	And how easy life has become. At home, at school, in the 
office, a wealth of information is literally at your fingertips. 
Thanks to computers, it has become quicker and easier to record, 
locate and analyze every imaginable piece of information. In a 
nutshell, computers have reduced wasted time and effort. 
	The problem? This seemingly innocent tool is taking away 
our individual identities.
	Think about it. At ASU, for example, your name isn't 
important. The almighty student identification number is the key 
that unlocks the door to your private records. You want 
information? They need a number.  
	I've even had classes in which my ID number Ñ and not 
my name Ñ went on every paper and exam. So much for being 
recognized as an individual. I thought that system was reserved for 
prisons.
	The practice is by no means limited to ASU, though. Our 
whole lives are defined by ID numbers, account numbers, license 
numbers and the like. My favorite pizza place even asks for an 
account number to call up my address and usual order on their 
computer.  
	I suppose a case can be made for assigning numbers to 
people. There are people who have the same name, and random 
numbers can help distinguish between them. Credit card companies 
handle such a large volume of information in the computer that 
account numbers make records more manageable.
	The problem, however, is that too often we forget that there 
is a person behind the number. While the computer can give you 
the life history of #2942285730, it can't tell you if she's having a 
bad day. If we rely on the computer for our information and it 
doesn't care about the individual, it's only natural for the person 
behind the computer to be just as apathetic.  
	At the same time, we put too much stock in the computer. 
If the information isn't in the system, it can't be true. If your name 
isn't in my computer, then you don't exist, right? I've caught myself 
telling clients, "That's not what the computer says," as if the 
computer could never be wrong. What we fail to remember is that 
behind every computer is a human capable of making mistakes.
	To take it a step further, think about all the people who, 
with new-found time on their hands, use this time-saving tool to 
communicate on line. What happens there? People are finally 
given a shot to utilize a computer and have an identity at the same 
time, but the identity too often ends up being a false one. Under a 
cloak of anonymity, you can become anybody you want to be, and 
nobody will know the difference. Why? We trust in the computer 
to tell the truth, so anything seen on the computer is treated as 
such.
	I'm not going to willingly give up the luxury of my 
computer (dinosaur that it is), and I don't suggest you do either. 
Just remember to treat it as a convenience Ñ not a god.   

Jennifer Dodd is a junior studying English.

Column: Lesson learned from homeless students

Liz Montalbano
Columnist

	I've been humbled.
	Since the semester began, I've been spending every 
Wednesday evening at a homeless shelter in Phoenix under the 
guise of being a poetry workshop instructor.
	The job description did not include counselor, career 
advisor, role model or friend.
	Yet to the people I've encountered there, I've been a little 
bit of each.
	Before this semester, I had a familiar attitude toward the 
many homeless I see walking up and down the streets of Tempe.
	"They should be out working," I would think, even though 
I've donated more money than I can remember to those who have 
asked. "They're probably drunk or on drugs or crazy."
	Once, while I was sitting at a local coffee house, a 
homeless woman, after drinking the dregs of all the glasses people 
had left on the tables, asked me for some lip balm.
	In what I thought was a display of generosity, but now 
realize was probably superiority and disgust, I gave her my entire 
stick of Chapstick, thinking that she was probably dirty and I 
wouldn't want it back when she was finished with it.
	I, along with so many others, had no respect for homeless 
people.
	In fact, you might say that while I pitied them, I also found 
them completely repulsive.
	All that has changed.
	The first night I went to the shelter, I was nervous.
	I didn't know quite what to expect. "What if these people 
hate me because I'm a graduate student with nice clothes and a 
little bit of cash?" I thought. "What if someone tries to hurt me or 
spit on me?"
	When I look back on it now, I'm embarrassed by my naive 
preconceptions.
	What I found instead of the loonies I'd anticipated, were 
intelligent people who were not only eager to learn, but who also 
wanted my approval and to become my friends.
	And contrary to my own assumptions, these people were 
not lazy, drunk, crazy, stupid or ready to rip me off as soon as I 
turned my head.
	Larry, a chatty man who smokes cigarettes like the rest of 
us breathe oxygen, warned me not to walk alone around this part of 
town, and said if anyone hassled me he'd take care of them. My 
second week there he animatedly and excitedly told me that the job 
he'd been looking so conscientiously for finally came through.
	Ruth Ellen, a woman whose writing puts some in even 
advanced undergraduate writing classes to shame, showed me a 
play she had scripted about what it was like to be homeless. Last 
week she told me how she, too, had found a job and had also called 
opinion editors of local newspapers to see if they would accept a 
column she wants to write about her situation.
	Lisa and Donald, a couple who had been married for 20 
years, wrote heartbreaking pieces about how much they loved one 
another, even through the rough times. Lisa had a permanent, 
engaging smile that widened when Donald told me he was in the 
class only because his wife was interested in writing and he wanted 
to be wherever she was.
	Melvin, a quiet man who wandered into class late last week 
because he couldn't find the classroom, asked me if I had a "good 
dollar for a bad dollar," holding up a wrinkled bill that had 
obviously seen its better days. When I gave him a crisp dollar and 
told him to just keep the old one, he beamed. "I'll get coffee with 
this tomorrow," he told me gleefully.
	Going to the homeless shelter every week has taught me a 
harsh lesson about the human condition.
	Sometimes, no matter how much you want things to work 
out for the best, they don't. 	
	No matter how hard you work or how much you deserve 
good things to happen to you, you find yourself jobless and 
homeless with only yourself to depend on.
	These people are not like those teenagers that hang out 
outside of the Coffee Plantation with dogs leashed to pieces of 
rope. None of these people wanted to be homeless. 
	They didn't have much of a choice in the matter. 	
	Some went through messy divorces that left them destitute. 
Some lost their jobs and could no longer support their families. 
Consequently, they lost their families, too.
	When it comes right down to it, I have more in common 
with my homeless students than I'd ever dreamed possible.
	They all want to be in love and they miss "the ones that got 
away." They all just want some money for a cup of coffee and 
something sweet to eat after dinner.
	They all have hopes and dreams that they cling to, even 
when they have to wake up at 5:00 a.m. to begin yet another lonely 
search for gainful employment.
	At the end of class last week, I found myself alone for a 
moment with Ruth Ellen straightening up the classroom. Before I 
turned to leave, she said to me seriously, "You're a brave girl to put 
up with all of this."
	I looked at this woman, who was estranged from her 
husband and her daughter; who wrote beautiful poems but was 
elated to be working in concession stands of sports arenas; who 
just wanted to feel like a real person when she went outside instead 
of walking through life with "homeless" branded on her forehead.
	"No, Ruth Ellen," I said, averting my eyes from her face. 
"You're the brave one."

Liz Montalbano is an M.F.A. student studying creative writing.

Dugout Chat;ASU's Murphy interacts with fans after home games

By Dustin Krugel
State Press
	Have you ever questioned one of ASU baseball coach Pat 
Murphy's managerial decisions but never had an opportunity to get 
it off your chest? The wait is over now that ASU has adopted the 
"Coach's Corner."
	Murphy is available to talk to fans after every home game 
at Packard Stadium, win or lose. Fans who stay can ask Murphy 
questions as he stands on top of the Sun Devil dugout.
	"We wanted to give the fans an opportunity to ask 
questions in relationship to the game," said Jay Sferra, director of 
baseball operations. "And most importantly, we want the fans, the 
people who did stick around to get a chance to really get to know 
Coach Murphy."
	Murphy, who is only in his second year after being hired in 
August 1994 to replace the deceased Jim Brock, said most fans felt 
they didn't know the real Murphy.
	"Just seeing me on the field, they might think of me off as 
cocky, brash, arrogant, too intense and all those type of things," 
said Murphy, the ex-Notre Dame coach. "When they get a chance 
to talk to me after the game they realize that those aren't the 
qualities I really possess."
	Sferra, who introduces Murphy to the crowd before every 
"Coach's Corner," said he wants fans to not only get to know 
"Murphy  the baseball coach," but also "Murphy the person."
	"They can see what kind of individual he is," Sferra said. 
"Not only as a baseball coach, but as a person because you get to 
see a guy when things are good and when you win. And then when 
it's not as good and you lose a ballgame, he comes out and talks to 
the fans also."
	ASU student Andrew Canfield, who attended the "Coach's 
Corner" for the first time after Sunday's 7-2 win over Virginia, said 
he saw a kinder, gentler side of Murphy and not the intimidating 
figure on the baseball diamond. 
	"I've seen (Murphy) out here bitching the umpires out and 
stuff like that," said Canfield, a sophomore. "But I haven't heard 
anything else about him. I've never seen any other coach do that 
before."
	Sophomore reliever Ryan Bradley said Murphy is a natural 
fit for the "Coach's Corner" because he's such a good speaker.
	"He likes to go out there and talk," he said. "People will 
know a lot more with what's going on with us. A lot of people ask 
us when we walk out there. At least they can ask coach and he can 
give them a straight answer."
	Murphy, who thought of the idea himself, said he has 
fielded all kinds of questions since the program started this season.
	"We've had some great questions," he said. "There hasn't 
been anything that's been too tough to answer. There has been 
some difficult questions. Most people realize that I'm going to 
show them respect and I've tried to show respect myself. 
	"There's always people who don't really understand the 
coaching strategies and what is behind them and how much time 
and preparation is put behind them Ñ that is OK. That is why 
we're doing it, so they understand it a little bit more."
	Murphy said before this year he felt a little disconnected 
from the fans. 
	"You've got a top 10 program and you don't really know the 
coach that well," he said. "I'm so busy and really don't get a chance 
to tangle with the fans." 
	As the growing crowds indicate, fans are beginning to catch 
on to Murphy's act. Sferra said over a couple of hundred people 
stayed after the four-plus hour championship game of the Fiesta 
Bowl Diamond Classic two weeks ago.
 	"It's been pretty well received, especially on weekends," 
said Sferra, who added there are at least four announcements each 
game reminding fans of the "Coach's Corner." "The first one was 
light, but it's been getting bigger and bigger.
	"I've had a number of people come and say that, 'Hey man, 
this is a great idea. We love it.' A lot of that comes from people 
that are visiting for a three-game series."
	Sferra said he expected bigger crowds for the "Coach's 
Corner" after losses, but it has been just the opposite.  
	"When you win there's a lot more (fans) there than when 
you lose," he said. "You would think the other way, that people 
would stick around when you lose."
	Murphy and Sferra agreed that they wouldn't be surprised if 
the "Coach's Corner" is imitated by other programs.
	"I bet it is a trend we start, just like the wood bats," Murphy 
said.
	Sferra said he has already noticed opposing teams leaning 
over the dugout rails and watching with amazement at the post-
game chats.
	"It very well could start a trend," he said. "You have the 
visiting team over there looking over, 'What the heck is going on.' 
You have the head baseball coach over there on top of the dugout, 
talking to a couple of hundred fans after every game. I would love 
to do it if I was the head coach. This is a great way to reach out to 
the fans."

Ice Devils set to play in tourney

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	The ninth-ranked ASU ice hockey team will make its first 
appearance in the ACHA National Tournament at Bird Arena 
today at Ohio University in Athens. 
	The Ice Devils will play eighth-ranked Towson State at 
noon with the loser going home and the winner entering the final 
eight-team bracket. The matchup could be interesting because there 
is bad blood between the two teams, stemming from physical play 
in their last meeting.
	"They're a real chippy team, but I think we're ready to 
play," Coach Gene Hammett said. "I just hope we get through the 
first game. I don't care if it's 2-1 or 10-9 as long as we can get to 
the next step."
	After the first-round games the format will change to a 
round robin. The eight teams will be split into two pools of four 
with each team playing every team in its pool.
	The top two teams in each pool will advance to the final 
round. The top teams will play for the championship, while the 
second-place teams will meet in the consolation game. Both of 
those games will be played on Saturday. 
	For ASU to advance to the final round it will have to win 
four games in four nights.
	Tenth-ranked Delaware will meet seventh-ranked West 
Virginia in the other first-round match up. If Delaware can pull off 
the upset, then an ASU win will put it in the same pool as UofA 
and set up a possible third-round meeting between the long-time 
rivals.

Near-melee mars ASU tennis dual;Sun Devils beat UTEP; tempers flare in confrontation after match

By Dan Miller
State Press
	What started out as just another non-conference dual 
quickly turned into a grudge match Monday at Whiteman Tennis 
Center.
	After a two-hour delay, ASU and UTEP fought through 
over three hours of intermittent drizzle and heavy winds as the Sun 
Devils (5-2) emerged unscathed with a 6-0 victory in front of a 
handful of diehard fans.
	But that was  just part of the story.
	After ASU junior No. 2 player Sergio Elias finished off 
Ralph Scholten, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, to end the match, several UTEP 
players expressed hard feelings in what almost escalated into a 
bench-clearing brawl.
	ASU junior Wolf von Lindenau was the first man to drop 
the rackets.
	"I was just watching Serge and the entire (UTEP) team 
comes up to me and says, 'You want to fight?'" explained von 
Lindenau, who was involved in a personal war with Emmanuel 
Raux during his 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 win at No. 6. 
	Von Lindenau, knowing the numbers were not in his favor, 
declined the potential five on one situation Ñ at first. Then, as the 
Miners persisted, von Lindenau threw down his racket bag and 
said, "Let's go." 
	But before any punches were thrown, big Dave Critchley 
arrived on the scene, as did the rest of the Sun Devil tennis team.  
	"I saw him over by the water fountain and I noticed that the 
Wolfman didn't have a wing man and I went over there to back him 
up," said Critchley, a 6-foot-5 senior who had several adult 
conversations with Altor Zubiarrain during his 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win at 
No. 5. "There was a lot of shouting going on and I could see Wolf 
pointing his finger. It was like literally the whole team was in 
Wolf's face."
	"There was a lot of trash talking on the court and obviously 
it got out of hand," von Lindenau admitted.
	At the same time von Lindenau and Critchley were about to 
scrap, a confrontation between Elias and UTEP Coach Ron 
McGaughy erupted after McGaughy allegedly cracked, "Is this the 
first match you've won in two years?"
	Both men had to be restrained by their teams and the 
skirmish continued.
	"If someone comes to your house, you have to be a 
gentleman," said Elias, who declined further comment on the 
exchange.
	Neither McGaughy nor the UTEP players were available 
for comment. 
	ASU Coach Lou Belken said he knew UTEP was not 
overjoyed with the outcome of the match, but he was unaware of 
the extent of their dissatisfaction.
	 "I'm sure it was a little frustrating that they had a chance to 
win three matches and didn't," said Belken, who along with 
assistant coach Steve Bickham, helped break up the scuffle. "It's 
too bad. It was a competitive match. I'm sure a lot of what was said 
was just kind of 'in the heat of battle.'" 
	Tempers got gradually shorter as the match unfolded. 
Critchley's match was a case in point.
	During the first set, Zubiarrain periodically verbally taunted 
Critchley after he'd hit an unforced error. Critchley countered by 
saying, "Check your shorts." At the end of the set he said, "Look at 
the scoreboard." But after Critchley dropped the second set, 
Zubiarrain quipped, "Look at the scoreboard now."
	"He was talking to me on changeovers," said Critchley, 
whose calm demeanor was evident as he played the air guitar and 
danced in between points. "He was getting all fired up and I knew I 
just had to stay calm. It made it more fun to beat him."
	In what might have been the point of the match in the third-
set tiebreaker, Critchley rattled off five consecutive stab volleys 
before hitting a winner as Zubiarrain fired from just behind the 
service line.
	"I was just watching the ball. He'd been going at me all 
match and I was hoping he would just do it again," said Critchley, 
who evened the tiebreaker at 3 on the critical point. "Once I get to 
the tiebreaker, I feel like the match is mine." 
	ASU senior Oscar Bustos beat Patrick Osuna, 6-2, 6-3, at 
No. 1 singles.  	
	Not to be outdone, ASU sophomore Tsolak Gevorkian 
cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rogelio Puente at No. 3. Gevorkian, 
who was down 3-0 in the second set, has been making a habit out 
of coming from behind.
	"It's not one of my goals. It just happens that way," 
Gevorkian said. "When I'm down, I think I concentrate harder."
	Meanwhile, senior Paul Reber broke out of a mild slump 
with a quick 6-2, 6-4 win over Jose Lopez at No. 4. Reber has not 
had much to write home about so far this year.	
	"I just wanted to get a 'W' on the board Ñ 1-5 was not the 
way I wanted to start my senior year," he said. "I've been doing 
some good things in doubles, but singles just hasn't been 
happening."

Four Sun Devil divers crack top 10 at conference meet

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	ASU diving coach Ward O'Connell's "expectations" came 
true over the weekend.
	The Sun Devil men divers earned their second straight title 
at the Pac-10 diving championships Saturday at Hillenbrand 
Aquatic Center in Tucson.
	ASU amassed 152 points to take first place, followed by 
UofA (94) and Cal (78). 
	UCLA was the runaway winner in women's competition 
with 342 points; ASU was the runner-up with 188. 	
	In the 1-meter final, the Sun Devils had four divers crack 
the top 10. Senior John Milander was fourth, followed by 
sophomores Justin Eck (fifth), Scott Lemke (sixth) and Todd 
Brenneman (eighth). Eck placed third in platform diving.
 	UofA's Brian Spears, the Pac-10 Diver of the Year, swept 
all three events (1m, 3m and platform).
	On the women's side, ASU's Jennifer Cnota was third 
(367.9), while freshman Katrina Pfeuffer was third in platform 
diving (311.5), fifth in the 3-meter and 10th in the 1-meter 
competition.
	O'Connell said that Pfeuffer is going to continue to improve 
next sesaon.
	"I was very pleased with Katrina's performance," O'Connell 
said. He said that she has worked hard all year and "that she 
deserved to do that well."

Golfers in 4th after 1 day

From Staff Reports
	The ASU women's golf team is trailing by only eight 
strokes and is currently tied for fourth place after the first round of 
the Arizona Invitional Monday at Tucson's Randolph Golf Course.
	The Sun Devils shot a first-round total of 301. Texas is atop 
the leader board with 293. 
	Senior Linda Ericsson led all Sun Devils with a score of 72, 
placing her third overall. 
	Track ends regular season 
	ASU's indoor track and field squad finished its regular 
season with a disappointing performance at the Mountain Sports 
Federation Championships in Reno, Nev. over the weekend.
	The women's squad finished seventh with 47 points, while 
the men placed ninth (44). Washington (95) was the women's 
champion while UofA (104) won the men's title.
	ASU's Mika Laiho continued his dominance of the 35-
pound weight throw with a first-place toss of 64 feet, 7 3/4 inches.
	Senior All-America Lorieann Adams won the 800-meter 
run in 2 minutes, 10.88 seconds. Redshirt freshman Fiona Daly 
also had a first-place finish in the high jump with a leap of 5-11 
1/2.
	Lacrosse sweeps California schools
	The ASU lacrosse club swept a weekend series in 
California by handily defeating UC-Irvine, 21-15, on Saturday and 
UC-Claremont 14-8 on Sunday.
	Saturday's Irvine contest was the first meeting between 
ASU and the Anteaters since last year's Western Collegiate 
Lacrosse League Division II championship game, which ASU 
won.
	"Playing Irvine was something we were looking forward to 
since the fall," said team president Craig Hochreiter who had two 
goals and three assists in the Claremont game.
	Junior co-captain Steve Adamick led ASU (3-5) with seven 
goals over the weekend, five of which came against Irvine. 
	- Seth Landau
	Men's rugby wins first game of year
	The ASU rugby club team broke a five-game losing streak 
Sunday with a home victory over UCLA.
	After losing to Long Beach on Friday, the Sun Devils (1-5) 
regrouped by winning its first with strong play from its forwards 
and backs.
	After leading 17-10 at the half, ASU turned up the pace in 
the second half en route to a 37-22 win. The Sun Devils completed 
the sweep with a 24-7 victory in the B-side game.
	Water polo takes eighth
	The ASU water polo club team surpassed expectations in 
the 16-team ASU  Spring Classic over the weekend.
	Seeded 13th at the beginning of the tourney, ASU won a 
pair of games before dropping three to finish eighth. Harvard "A" 
team won the event at the SRC pool, beating the Olympic Masters 
in the final on Sunday.
	ASU defeated Texas A&M, 6-2, and Stanford, 9-3, on 
Friday.
	Graduate driver Chris Lawrence, who is also the coach, 
netted three goals against the Aggies, while junior driver Mike 
Sather scored twice against the Cardinal. 
	Grad student Eric Mix recorded a pair of goals in the 
victories .
	ASU was hammered by Harvard "A", 19-1 and Olympic 
Club, 18-3, and Vancouver,17-3, in the seventh-place game.
	Two-meter man Christian Gallaudet registered five goals in 
the last three games.
	 ''We learned a lot from the games we lost," Gallaudet said. 
"UofA got ninth Ñ they might have been in a tougher bracket but 
who gives a (expletive)."

ASU police reported the following incidents Monday:
- An elevator in Palo Verde East was damaged.
- A student's car was damaged in Parking Structure 5.
- A student in the Music Building became ill and was transported 
to Tempe St. Luke's Hospital via ambulance.
- A trash fire activated the alarm at Irish Hall. The alarm was reset. 
Tempe police reported the following incidents Monday:
- A woman whose purse was stolen chased after the thief and 
recovered her purse. The woman was in front of a Fry's grocery 
store, 3115 S. McClintock Road., when a man grabbed her purse 
and jumped in the back of a waiting pickup truck. She chased after 
the man, jumped into the truck and fought over the purse. She got 
the purse and jumped out of the truck, which sped away. The 
driver was later apprehended and charged with aggravated robbery. 
The man who snatched the purse is still at large. 
- A man was arrested at Gibson's, 410 S. Mill Ave., for allegedly 
urinating on another man's car in a parking lot. The man faces 
charges of disorderly conduct and urinating in public. 
Compiled by State Press reporter Garin Groff

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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.
- American Indian Institute Ñ Workshop: "Get the Most from 
What You Read." Tips to shorten study and more. American Indian 
Conference Room; 1:45 p.m.
- Campus Ambassadors Christian Fellowship Ñ Weekly meeting. 
Discussion and interaction topic: materialism. MU La Paz Room 
223; 7:30 p.m.
- College Republicans Ñ General meeting to elect new chairman 
and vice chairman. MU Santa Cruz Room 215; 3:30 p.m.
- Greek Week Ñ Letter Day sign-in. MU; 10 a.m.
- Hillel Ñ Tuesday lunch Ñ indulge in the creation of Chef Mark. 
$2.50 for students/$3.50 for non-students. 1012 S. Mill Ave.; 11:30 
a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Internet Student Users Resource Forum Ñ Free computer classes. 
How to Start Your Own Web Page: Architecture & Design Bldg. 
64; 5 p.m. Beginning HTML: Computing Commons 227; 7 p.m.
- MUAB Film Committee Ñ General meeting. Everyone welcome. 
MU Conference Room 1A; 3 p.m.
- Philippine-American Students Ñ General meeting to discuss 
World Festival Day. All are welcome. MU Navajo Room 219; 5:15 
p.m.
- Society for Human Resource Management Ñ Social. Chili's, 
University Drive and Mill Avenue; 4:30 p.m.
- Student Health/BACCHUS Ñ Safe Spring Break send-off. 
Hayden Lawn; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Student Life Learning Resource Center Ñ Money management 
workshop. MU Room 224; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- University for the Next Century Project Ñ Open forum. Social 
Sciences Bldg. 109; 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also, ASU West Provost's 
Board Room N303C; 10 a.m. to noon.
- University Toastmasters Ñ General meeting. Come see us and 
learn to control your fears of public speaking. MU Pinal Room; 
6:30 p.m.
- VITAL Impact Ñ An on-campus Christian connection discussing 
relevant issues and incorporating drama and music in an informal 
format with special emphasis on building quality relationships with 
God and others. Open to all. Student Services Bldg. Amphitheater; 
7:30 p.m.