Nursing college gets tobacco tax boost;$159,600 award to fund 3 mobile primary medical care sites

By Andrea M. Healey
State Press
	Cigarettes aren't great for your health, but they may be 
great for health care.
	The ASU College of Nursing is one of 25 recipients to be 
awarded money from a 1994 40-cent-per-pack tobacco tax 
initiative.
	The college will receive $159,600 to fund three mobile 
primary medical care sites in Phoenix that will provide basic 
primary care to homeless children. 
	The sites will be located at the Salvation Army Shelter for 
Homeless Families, 2707 E. Van Buren St., the Trinity Episcopal 
Cathedral, 114 W. Roosevelt St. and Machan Elementary School, 
2140 E. Virginia Ave.
	Within six months of receiving the funds, the sites will 
provide comprehensive medical exams for children, immunizations 
and treatment of minor illnesses.
	After two years, award recipients must provide laboratory 
and pharmacy services, comprehensive medical exams for adults 
and basic dental services such as cleanings and fillings.
	Seventy percent of the tax revenue goes into a "medically 
needy" account, which is then awarded to statewide health 
providers affiliated with schools and clinics. The programs are 
used to develop and provide basic health care for more than 50,000 
low-income, uninsured Arizonans.
	Brad Christensen, Arizona Department of Health Services 
public information officer, said contract recipients are not required 
or expected to have full primary care services right away. The 
purpose of the award is to help develop new primary care services, 
he said.
	The programs are meant to assist a "notch" group, also 
called the "working poor," Christensen said. These are individuals 
who earn too much money to qualify for the state Medicaid 
program, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 
(AHCCCS), but do not make enough to pay for private health 
insurance.
	Christensen added that the program should help about 
650,000 Arizonans who are without insurance.
	"This is really a major development for Arizona," he said.
	To qualify for care, patients must be uninsured with 
incomes not exceeding 200 percent of the federal poverty income 
level, said Phil Lopes, an employee of the ADHS Health Systems 
Development. 
	Lopes said clients will have to pay for services on a sliding 
fee scale based on yearly income.

Academic Senate studies sensitivity in class sessions

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	The Academic Senate, in response to racial jokes 
distributed to an English class earlier this month, is studying how 
faculty members can better deal with discussion of sensitive 
material in classes.
	The Academic Senate's Faculty/Student Policy Committee, 
chaired by Tony Garcia, will recommend greater training for 
teaching assistants on Monday. 
	"A one-week orientation for TAs is insufficient," he said. 
"We want to make sure that TAs are as effective as possible and 
able to handle discussions that may come up."
	In addition to greater training, Garcia will recommend 
increased interaction between teaching assistants and faculty 
members. 
	Senate President Dan Landers said the committee may 
recommend policies or suggest ways to teach hateful material. He 
said workshops, suggested teaching techniques and increased 
training are all possible committee recommendations.
	"We are not trying to limit this material from being 
discussed," he said. "It needs to be discussed." 
	However, Garcia said his committee needs to gather more 
information before making any recommendations. The Academic 
Senate will make the final decisions on what policies to institute.
	"We are just getting started," he said. "We need to get more 
information before the implementation of guidelines. It is not in 
our best interests to lay out specific guidelines."
	Nonetheless, teaching recommendations would be well 
received from the Academic Senate, Landers said.
	"There will be more meaning coming from the Academic 
Senate," he said. "This is not something being thrusted by the 
administration."
	Campus Environment Team Chair Charles Calleros agreed 
that training for teaching assistants needs to be expanded.
	"We can do better and should be doing a better job with 
training TAs," he said.
	Calleros, a law professor familiar with teaching sensitive 
issues, said it is important to keep things under control while 
teaching students about racial issues.
	"The key is to allow a full discussion of all sensitive issues, 
but make sure that it is done in a civil manner," he said, referring to 
a statement made by Cornell West. "That is the challenge Ñ to 
discuss a full range of ideas in a civil manner." 
	Landers suggested that discussions about hate speech could 
focus on a non-existent group, such as Martians, or not focus on 
any one specific racial group. He said policies for dealing with 
sensitive issues vary by each department and need to be uniform 
throughout the University. 
	"We need a wide-spread policy," Landers said. "There are a 
variety of ways to do it without offending one particular group."
	Garcia said his committee's goal is to improve interaction 
and relations between students and faculty.
	"Our purpose is to look at a broad range of ideas that deal 
with faculty/student interaction," he said. "We need to decide what 
things we can do in the Academic Senate to improve 
faculty/student relations."

Eleven candidates expected to vie for ASASU presidency

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	The Republican presidential primary has come and gone, 
but ASU has its own presidential horse race coming up.
	The Associated Students of ASU general elections are 
scheduled for April 3 and 4, and although an official list of 
presidential candidates cannot be released until after March 8, it's 
shaping up to be a battle.
	Unofficially, 11 candidates have expressed intentions to 
"climb the greasy pole" to the top of student government. Current 
president Angelo DeSimone has decided not to run for office. Ex-
president Chris Weber is also not running. 
	"I think there's some strategy going on," said Elections 
Coordinator Alex Shivers. "It looks like there's some people 
putting their names out there who will throw their support to 
someone else.
	"I think there will be some surprise candidates." 
	Shivers is restricted by ASASU bylaws from releasing the 
names of candidates until their petitions are due on March 8. He 
said he plans to release the names the following Tuesday or 
Wednesday.
	Graduate College Sen. Daran Wastchak said he plans to be 
on that list. 
	"I believe right now ASASU needs some professional 
management and leadership," he said. "I think if I were elected, I 
would bring ASASU back on track. We've been kind of 
rudderless."
	Wastchak pointed out he had been involved with ASASU 
for years in a number of positions.
	Other potential candidates are former Government 
Relations Director Graham Lace and his former co-worker, student 
lobbyist Mark Baumgartner. 
	Baumgartner also cited his long experience with ASASU, 
dating back to spring 1993, and said he wanted to put an end to the 
politics on the third floor of the Memorial Union.
	"All the political games and procedures don't need to be 
done," he said. "We lose sight of why we're up here."
	Baumgartner said he felt ASASU was "polarized" right 
now.
	If elected, Baumgartner said he hopes to have teacher 
evaluations published, possibly on the Internet. He also hopes to 
put a cap on tuition or have tuition indexed to the rate of inflation.

Magic beads: Customer support helps store remain open

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	The future looks brighter for the owners of Babahatchie 
Beads.
	After slow Christmas sales and a terrible two weeks during 
the Super Bowl, the owners of the bead and craft shop on Mill 
Avenue had announced they were closing the doors at the end of 
February. 
	Babahatchie Beads owner Martha Raisanen said she made 
the decision to close the store at the end of January to avoid 
leaving creditors and employees hanging. 	
	But thanks to loyal customer response, the store at 411 S. 
Mill Ave. has managed to gain a few months of breathing room.
	"As customers have found out that we have been having a 
difficult time, they have been pouring in," Raisanen said. "At this 
point in time, we have recovered enough to last until March."
	Raisanen blamed the store's difficulties on the Super Bowl. 
	"We lost $8,000 during January, which is normally a break-
even month or better, and it helps us get through the summer," she 
said. 
	The public's misconceptions that downtown Tempe would 
be a mess during the Super Bowl led to the lack of crowds, 
Raisanen added. 
	"There were more police waiting for the crowds than there 
were crowds on the street prior to the event," she said. "A lot of 
customers I talked to thought Mill Avenue was closed for the 
week."
	Gale Shanks, a co-owner of Changing Hands Bookstore, 
414 S. Mill Ave., said the loss of Babahatchie Beads would be a 
blow to the downtown area. 
	"If we lose those kinds of businesses and we replace them 
with another bar or arcade, it's really a great loss, and we all suffer 
Ñ not just the store that is going out of business, but all of 
downtown," she said
	Babahatchie Beads is not the only downtown business that 
had a rough January. Shanks said the bookstore also had a tough 
time during the Super Bowl. 
	"We suffered terrible losses for the Super Bowl, as did 
every retailer downtown that wasn't selling Super Bowl 
paraphernalia," she said.

Women's issues author to speak

By Brian Anderson
State Press
	A preeminent author and historian on women's issues will 
speak at 7:30 p.m. today in Neeb Hall about gender and how it 
might influence a person's socio-economic status.
	Gerda Lerner's lecture, "Rethinking Class," is free and open 
to everybody and will be followed by a book-signing reception.
	ASU Women's Studies Program Director Mary Rothschild 
said the lecture will act as a kickoff to Women's History Month, 
which begins Friday.
	"(Lerner) is the leading historian in the United States," she 
said. "She has won every award there is to win. She's very well 
known in the field of women's history."
	The Arizona Humanities Council, Associated Students of 
ASU, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the History 
Department and the Department of Justice Studies are sponsoring 
the event.
	Two of Lerner's most recent works include The Creation of 
Patriarchy and The Creation of Feminist Consciousness.

Love, panties and GPAs; 'Getting Hooked' '90s style

By Melody McDonald
State Press
	"I hope she's at least fairly attractive ... and I'd like her to be 
fairly intelligent and, I don't know Ñ breasts."
	John Kunz was looking for love in all the right places 
Wednesday. 
	The Memorial Union Activities Board paired up four 
swinging singles Wednesday afternoon during "Get Hooked" Ñ a 
dating game take-off of MTV's "Singled Out."
	T.J. Welsh, committee member for special MUAB events, 
said Crocodile Cafe, Red Lobster, Love Limousines of Phoenix, 
Harkins Theaters and Campus' Flowers sponsored the event. 
	Kunz, a freshman communications major dressed in black 
jeans, boots and a vest, shook his shoulder-length brown hair as he 
kicked back in a chair, listening to three women answer his 
questions about life and love.
	"Panties," he queried.  "Wear them (or) who needs them?"
	"Wear them," said Fara Lazarus, a petite junior studio art 
major with long brown hair and a sparkling smile.
	That was not the answer Kunz was looking for. 
	But in the end, Lazarus won the contest and a date with 
Kunz Ñ complete with flowers, dinner, movie and a limousine 
ride Ñ compliments of the MUAB. 
	"It's just a fun dating game," said Brandy Aguilar, MUAB 
special events chairwoman.  "It's a tension breaker."
	Earlier in the day, five men competed for a date with Sarah 
Carney.
	Carney, a tall and slender junior Russian major, was 
dressed in a knee-length black and red plaid dress. She appeared 
calm and collected while asking contestants to ribbit like frogs and 
sing Alanis Morissette songs. 
	Kevin Clark, a senior family studies major, was the victor. 
	Clark, who barely beat out visiting student Al Ogilvie, won 
by guessing Carney's GPA in a tie-breaker. 
	There were no hard feelings at the end of the contest as 
Ogilvie shook Clark's hand and congratulated him.
	"It was a great time," Ogilvie said. "I'd do it again."
	Clark and his date said they were pleased with one another 
and would enter the contest again. 
	"It was fun," they said in unison.
	 Both Kunz and Lazarus, however, said they would not 
partake in "Get Hooked" again.
	"I was embarrassed," Lazarus said.

Editorial: Life of the party?

	Promoters of Arizona's first-ever February presidential 
primary said that Arizonans would play a key role in helping name 
the GOP nominee.
	Tuesday's primary hardly did that. All Arizonans did was 
clutter up an already cloudy picture.
	Before, pundits saw Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan battling 
furiously for the heart and soul of the Republican party.
	That is, until publisher Steve Forbes hit the Arizona 
jackpot.
	By capturing all of Arizona's 39 delegates, Steve Forbes 
vaulted into the lead. Once again, the front-runner's mantle has 
changed hands.
	The ferocity and confusion of this battle has put the 
Republican party in peril Ñ at least for the immediate future.
	Once thought vulnerable, Bill Clinton suddenly has a very 
good chance of winning re-election in November.
	This editorial board doesn't think that'd be such a bad thing.
	But if the Republicans want to win the White House, 
they're going to have to do some serious soul-searching. And right 
now, most Republicans are voting for the wrong guy.
	Dole's chances of winning are in serious jeopardy. This can 
probably be attributed to Dole's complete lack of any message or 
vision.
	Candidates should have a more substantial platform than: 
"Please let me be president once before I retire."
	Unless Dole strings together some wins fast, he has to 
consider getting out of the race. Staying in will only hurt the party.
	If Buchanan wins, party leaders will almost certainly block 
the nomination on the convention floor. If that happens, Buchanan 
will doubtlessly run as an independent Ñ and fracture the party.
	Such a move would guarantee Clinton's re-election.
	Ironically, a vote for Buchanan is a vote for four more 
years of Clinton.
	What about the current leader? Can Forbes win the 
nomination?
	Forbes has only won Arizona and Delaware Ñ and then 
only because he poured millions and millions of advertising dollars 
into both markets.
	Could he repeat that stunt with the big states, such as 
California or New York? Forbes would have to pump $50 million 
into each state to achieve similar results.
	Not even Forbes can keep up this spending pace forever. 
By staying in, he's keeping the picture muddled.
	Ironically, the one man who has any shot of beating Clinton 
is the one running way behind.
	Lamar Alexander, a moderate in this pack, could challenge 
Clinton. But since he hasn't won any states yet, his campaign 
appears to be in serious jeopardy.
	He's low on money and doesn't even appear on the ballot in 
some states. He's the longest shot in the pack.
	But if Republicans want to win the White House, 
Alexander is the man they need to nominate.
	Unlike Forbes and Buchanan, Alexander has experience. 
Unlike Dole, he has a message.
	And unlike any of the three, Alexander can reasonably be 
called a moderate Ñ something that voters usually look for in a 
president.
	In the big picture, only an Alexander candidacy can save 
the party.
	Otherwise, President Clinton might as well begin planning 
for his re-inauguration parade on Jan. 20, 1997.

Column: Arpaio's brand of justice not fair to all

Steve Forsberg
Columnist

	"First the punishment and then the trial!" It sounds like 
something the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland might shout. 
Increasingly, however, that phrase is beginning to describe the 
"justice" system here in Arizona. The public clamor to "do 
something" about crime, combined with law-enforcement officials 
who value votes more than constitutional protections, is leading to 
methods that closely resemble those of Stalinist Russia.  
	As Sheriff Joe Arpaio is fond of pointing out, the purpose 
of Maricopa County's tent city is punishment. Tents with holes in 
them, exposure to the elements, crummy food and pink boxers are 
all designed to make the inmates suffer. And why not? These 
people have been convicted of some crime, haven't they? 
	The answer is that most of them have not. As reported in a 
recent issue of the State Press, 60 percent of those in tent city have 
not been convicted of anything. They are as innocent as you or me, 
and will remain so until a trial proves otherwise.
	What are they doing in jail, then? For the most part they are 
simply too poor to be able to afford bail. If you or I got involved in 
some scrape with the law we would simply cough up bail money 
and await our trial date in the comfort of our home. Those with 
little money (a day laborer with a family, for instance) can't afford 
this luxury. They get to wait for their trial in tent city.
	In days gone by, officials justified such pre-trial detention 
on two grounds: They needed to make sure that people showed up 
for their trials, and this jail time was not "punishment." County jail, 
after all, was supposed to be "easy time," and people awaiting trial 
were supposed to get preferential treatment. This second argument 
was questionable to begin with, but now that we have people like 
Arpaio running jails it has been blown out of the water. Poor 
people are being intentionally punished even before they get their 
day in court. What if you spend 14 days in tent city and are then 
found innocent? Tough luck.  
	Sheriff Arpaio has no qualms about treating innocent 
people (and they are innocent until convicted) like convicted 
criminals. "There is only one menu in my jail," he has declared. It 
would be too much trouble for law enforcement bureaucrats like 
him to treat innocent and convicted people differently.  
	This "send-'em-to-jail-first" scam is also increasingly 
popular with District Attorneys across the nation. Suppose you are 
charged with a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 days in 
jail. Now imagine that you get to spend 14 days in jail (getting 
punished) before you even get your chance for a trial. The district 
attorney tells you that if you plead guilty you will get time served, 
i.e. immediate release. If you go to trial and lose, however, you 
will get another 10 days in jail. Even if you are innocent it does not 
make a great deal of sense to risk a trial. This means that large 
numbers of people will plead guilty, saving court costs and 
increasing the conviction ratio at the expense of what has been our 
traditional notion of "justice." 
	Who cares? "Most of them are guilty anyway!" would be a 
typical response. The whole point of our criminal justice system is 
to give each case individual treatment. People are not supposed to 
be herded through a process that finds them guilty even before 
their day in court. Maximizing cheapness and ease of 
administration at the cost of individual liberty sounds like a tactic 
from the former USSR, not our own state. And yet people cheer 
these practices, some because of their ignorance of where such 
practices have led other nations in the past, some because of malice 
toward the poor.  
	People should not be punished before they get their day in 
court. If pre-trial detainment is necessary, it should be made as 
hospitable as possible. Vengeance is a dish best served cold; the 
judge can make certain there is plenty of "punishment" jail time if 
there is a conviction. If there isn't a conviction, an innocent person 
should not have to walk away wondering why they were punished 
despite their innocence. Such miscarriages of justice erode even 
further the community's view of law enforcement, and this is 
something we can not afford.

Steve Forsberg is a senior studying history.

Column: Welfare system fails to fulfill own goal

Michelle Carson
Columnist

	The welfare system of this country is in a state of 
inefficiency and ineptitude. Americans are disillusioned with the 
program's stated goal: to help people.
	Riddled with fraud, red tape and a lack of resources, much 
of the criticism of the welfare system is well deserved. The 
program is no longer serving our country and meanwhile, everyone 
is being taken advantage of. 
	People don't want to pay taxes to a system that simply does 
not work. And when the people aren't behind something, the 
politicians are sure to hinder their cries for solutions. 
	Welfare reform is hardly a new topic. Congress and the 
president have been wrangling with the issue for decades. Do we 
put recipients to work? Do we stop funding for additional children? 
How can we help people who don't know how to help themselves?
	In the beginning of this month, a group of governors got 
together to draft their own version of welfare reform. The proposal, 
endorsed by 18 Democrats, calls for some deep cuts and loose 
regulation in funding. 
	The president, who has voiced support for the bipartisan 
proposal, has found himself between some governors and a hard 
place. 
	The recent movement that calls for a restitution of states' 
rights has now tightened its grip on welfare reform. Those 
governors did the instinctual, and the most natural, thing they 
could do: they called for state control. 
	It's a habit that a governor cannot break. When they ask 
who should receive and control funding, a good governor always 
answers: "The state, of course!" They are simply looking out for 
the interests of their constituents and their own budgets. In matters 
like education, gaming and transportation, state control is 
acceptable and needed. But in the issue of welfare, the political 
polarization would take children as its casualties. 
	When New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani decided to 
take control of the welfare system in his city, millions suffered. His 
administration eliminated programs that provided food stamps for 
the poor, and canceled AIDS services for 600 children and 16,000 
adults. He also reduced staffing in hospitals that serve the poor 
population of the South Bronx. The mayor did this while cutting 
taxes for the city's richest residents. 
	New York City has 1.2 million people on its welfare rolls. 
The majority of them are women and children. Would Rudoph 
Guiliani be able to walk up to a young child and his or her mother 
and explain to them why they have no food, inadequate health care 
and public housing that is falling apart?
	If the state which is home to the poorest congressional 
district in the country can't realize the need for swift and effective 
welfare services, what makes Congress think that any other state 
will?
	Are you ready and willing to turn Arizona's welfare funding 
over to Fife Symington? Think about that. The man who has 
remodeled his office (at the cost of taxpayers) and taken 
extravagant trips to Europe (at the cost of taxpayers) while our 
schools are dangerous to children's health would have one more 
good idea to ruin. 
	The thought of the Republican-controlled Arizona State 
Legislature managing the funds for the starving children in this 
state is horrifying. Their idea of helping the poor is donating their 
furs and ski clothes to Goodwill during the holiday season. 
	I don't want these people, who have never seen the inside of 
the slums or the ghettos, to dictate how the money is spent, if they 
choose to spend any at all. 
	The governor's proposals call for cuts in the growth of 
spending on food stamps and a provision that allows states to cut 
their spending and pocket whatever remains. I guess everyone in 
the capital building could get a new office. 
	I guess children, who live within blocks of the copper top 
structure, won't get any dinner. 
	The welfare system is in a state of overload. The 
undercurrents of fraud, incompetence and little progress is enough 
to let anyone believe that anyone could run it better. But I assure 
you, if you put the welfare system into the hands of this state, no 
positive change will occur. 
	When Republicans don't like something, they push it out of 
their minds, out of their hearts and out of their cities. They don't 
like poor people. And the poor people of America aren't being 
pushed, they're being shoved. 

Michelle Carson is a freshman studying journalism.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Death penalty fair punishment

	A political cartoon in the Feb. 26 issue showed Pat 
Buchanan pulling a "right to life" switch on a capital punishment 
victim. This, I suppose, was to show that Buchanan had double 
standards. Does the artist think that unborn humans and convicted 
criminals fall under the same issue? Are we supposed to view these 
two as the same? Are the Oklahoma City bombers to be lumped 
into the same category as a fetal child? Hooray for Pat Buchanan 
for treating the innocent unborn differently than the legally-
convicted murderer. The cartoon actually put the candidate in good 
standing in my eyes.
	Some seem to think that we are "playing God" when we 
render the death penalty to a felon. If we are playing God then I 
suppose it is the same God that the criminal played when they 
executed the innocent. And this is my point: When the rights of the 
criminal are protected more than the rights of the honest and 
upright, then alas for America the free. It is the criminals who are 
walking the streets while we sit locked up in our homes behind 
bars and dead-bolts. With freedom comes responsibility, and that 
makes capital punishment a just consequence. The legally-
convicted murderer does not value human life, so why is it not 
logical that we deliver them to their own belief system?
Jon Ramsay
Junior
Art Education

Letter: Bar unnecessary on campus

	Now I've heard it all. According to an article written by 
Melody McDonald in Tuesday's State Press, there is a movement 
to put a bar on campus. 
	I find this to be totally ridiculous. There are already dozens 
of bars within walking distance of campus. Do students here feel it 
necessary to get plastered before going to class, or are they just too 
lazy to haul their butts across the street to one of the local pubs?
	I think putting a bar in the Memorial Union is one of the 
dumbest things I could see happen. Of course, if we get one, the 
only things missing at the MU would be a casino and a brothel. 
Maybe there's already a movement for that too.

Mason D. Fox
Senior
Computer science

Letter: Booing Bob Dole for ditching debate unwarranted

	I recently read with interest your "Boo" to Bob Dole for 
"ditching" Thursday night's debate in Gammage Auditorium. I 
agree with you that Arizona is a key state. 
	My disagreement is in the fact that you choose to say 
Oregon and the Dakotas are not key states. Granted, the Dakotas 
combined have only 38 delegates; however, that is no basis to 
assume that those states are not worth campaigning. 
	The Dakotas are notoriously Republican states. They are 
also notorious for being level-headed, down-to-earth, bright people 
who choose carefully. South Dakotans don't forget a snub either 
and a campaign stop in Sioux Falls is of highest importance. 
Incidentally, both Clinton and Bush made Sioux Falls, S.D. one of 
the first stops on their campaign trail four years ago. I attended 
both rallies and was impressed to find both Republicans and 
Democrats at both forums. They were there not to bash the 
candidates, but rather to find out just where they stood and who 
was the best candidate. People in the Dakotas and the Midwest in 
general want what is best for everyone, therefore making it of 
utmost importance to be as educated as possible when voting for 
something as imperative as the presidency of the United States of 
America. So, I don't think a campaign stop in the Dakotas was such 
a bad idea for Bob Dole. He definitely needs the support.
	Bob Dole doesn't strike me as the type who would "whine" 
about losing the great state of Arizona. I beg you to do a more in-
depth look at a campaign stop before assuming that it is not 
worthwhile. Believe me, I would have appreciated hearing Bob 
Dole the other night also, although I don't think his strategy in 
campaigning in Oregon and the Dakotas was all that bad.

Greg Handel
Graduate student
Music

Sun Devils to tip-off with Pac-10 nemesis Washington in Seattle

 By Damian Shaw
State Press
	It's the beginning of the end. 
	The Sun Devil basketball squad has little left to play for 
and little left to play, and it starts tonight. ASU (10-13, 5-9) plays 
the Washington Huskies in Seattle in the first of the Sun Devils' 
final four contests. While ASU is hoping to finish with a winning 
season, Washington (14-9, 7-7) still has hopes for making the 
NCAA tournament, a fact not lost on ASU Coach Bill Frieder. 
	"Washington's still got something to play for and they're 
going to come at us with all that they've got," Frieder said. "We've 
just got to appeal to our pride to try and beat these guys."
	The Sun Devils defeated Washington earlier this season, 
88-79, on Feb. 3. That contest marked a losing skid that has seen 
the Huskies lose five of their last six. 
	Frieder said that the Sun Devils' immediate concern will be 
sophomore forward Mark Sanford, who is averaging 17.3 points a 
game for the Huskies. 
	"Mark Sanford is a quality player and he gets everything 
going inside for them," Frieder said. "But once they kick the ball 
out to their guards, they can use their speed and cause us some 
problems."
	ASU senior forward Ron Riley is expected to start despite a 
sprained ankle he received last week against Oregon State. 
	Frieder said the team will be even more dependent on Riley 
after losing to Oregon on Saturday and barely defeating Oregon 
State in overtime last Thursday.  
	"I think when you're struggling, you need to look to your 
veterans, and that's what we're going to do," Frieder said. 
	In the final four contests of the season, ASU will be 
looking for more consistency, according to Frieder. 
	"We've got a basketball team that has struggled all year," 
Frieder said. "They've had problems sustaining anything for any 
length of time. We've bounced back here and there, but it still 
doesn't change the fact that we've not been a good basketball team 
and we've struggled most of the year."
	Freshman guard Duane Davis may see more time on the 
floor, splitting time with junior Quincy Brewer. However 
according to Frieder, the job is still Brewer's. 
	"I'm ready to give him more chances (to play) if I don't like 
the way things are going out on the basketball court," Frieder said 
of Davis. "But Quincy has done a good job for us, and it's 
important for this team that he finish strong and competitively."

No. 15 wrestling team prepares to defend Pac-10 crown;ASU senior Mollica will try to make history by winning 4th consecutive conference title

By Dan Miller
State Press
	There are only two tournaments which truly matter in elite 
Division I wrestling. The 15th-ranked Sun Devils will compete in 
one of them this Saturday and Sunday in Bakersfield, Calif.
	"It's not where you're at so much in the postseason. It's 
where you're going," reasoned ASU Coach Lee Roy Smith, whose 
Sun Devils are headed to the annual Pac-10 conference 
championships at Cal State-Bakersfield with hopes of qualifying 
for the NCAA championships. "And I want them all to feel like 
they're going to Minneapolis."
	Smith was referring to the site of this year's national 
tournament, scheduled for March 21-23 at the Target Center.
	"The road to Minneapolis goes through Bakersfield," added 
Smith, whose team (10-8, 5-0) will be trying to win its second 
straight conference title. 
   ASU wrestlers must place in the top three at the tournament in 
order to automatically qualify for NCAAs. An NCAA selection 
committee will also grant nine wild-card entries to Pac-10 
wrestlers who do not finish in the top three, but there are no 
guarantees. 
	"We've geared the team to be at their best at this particular 
time," Smith said. "Hopefully we'll get all 10 cylinders clicking."
	One man who has made a living clicking in the postseason 
is ASU 167-pounder Markus Mollica. Mollica, a senior three-time 
All-America, will be going for an unprecedented fourth 
consecutive Pac-10 title.
	"I'm just going to approach it the same way I approach 
everything else," said Mollica (27-2), who has yet to relinquish his 
preaseason No. 1 national ranking. "I'm going there to win. I'm 
going there to wrestle hard. I just have to stay focused."
	Mollica, a two-time NCAA champion who won the title at 
167 last year, could possibly face Oregon State's Chad Renner in 
the finals Sunday. Renner beat Mollica on Jan. 13 to snap the Sun 
Devil's 26-match win streak. 
   "I'm not worried about wrestling anyone in particular," Mollica 
said. "It doesn't matter."
   Another Sun Devil who has his sights on repeating is junior All-
America Danny Felix. Felix (24-8), a two-time Pac-10 champ at 
118, is currently ranked seventh in the country.
	"I felt like in the past years I was peaking too soon," Felix 
said. "It hasn't been the same this year. I kind of got in a rut for a 
while and now I'm coming out of it. These past few matches have 
been real positive for me in getting my butt in gear."
	Oregon's Kevin Roberts will likely pose one of the biggest 
threats for Felix, who recently beat the Duck in dual action.
	"I know what to expect now. I know what it takes to win 
it," Felix said. "How I cut my weight will determine how I feel in 
my matches."
   ASU 158-pound entrant Matt Suter may only be a sophomore, 
but he is already the defending Pac-10 champ. Suter, an NCAA 
qualifier last year has compiled a 25-7 record en route to a No. 8 
national ranking this season.
	"This is going to be really similar to last year," said Suter, 
who is prepared for a possible rematch of last year's final with 
CSB's Mickey Ritter. "The guy I beat in the finals last year is 
ranked No. 2 and it's in his hometown on his home turf."
	That situation wouldn't be new to Suter, however. He beat 
Ritter, 6-1, on his mat earlier in the season.
	"It will probably be me and Ritter in the final," admitted 
Suter, who is also preparing for a potentially tough bout with 
Oregon State's Jason Gutches. "I know I'm the best guy in the 
tournament, I just have to go out and prove that."
   ASU senior two-time All-America Steve St. John, who has been 
the runner-up at Pac-10s for two straight years, will be on a quest 
for his second conference crown. The 134-pounder won the title at 
142 as a redshirt freshman. St. John, who was ranked second in the 
country in the preseason, missed the first half of the year because 
of knee surgery. Since returning to the lineup, he is 12-3 and has 
climbed back to a No. 5 ranking.
	Sun Devil sophomore Aaron Simpson, who placed third at 
the Pac-10 meet last year, has a 21-10 record entering this year's 
event. Simpson, ranked 12th in the country at 177 pounds, is rated 
second in the conference behind Oregon State stalwart Les 
Gutches. Before a possible championship final showdown with 
Gutches, Simpson might have to fill a tall order against CSB's 
Derek Scott, whom he narrowly edged earlier in the season.
	"I think that we're a program that never loses vision of 
postseason competition," Smith said. "Everything we have done up 
to this point is helping us prepare for this."
	Smith said another key to an ASU conference repeat and 
ensuing NCAA run will be the performances of sophomores 
Shawn Ford (126 pounds) and Tracy Brown (150), juniors Rob 
McMinn (142) and Danny Faqir (hwt) and redshirt freshman Casey 
Strand (190).
	"They need to take control of their own destinies," Smith 
said.
	The Pac-10s may just be another step toward the ultimate 
goal, but Mollica warned against looking too far ahead.
	"You can't take it lightly because you have to qualify (for 
NCAAs)," he said.

ASU golfers take 3rd at Invitational

By Seth Landau
State Press
	The ASU women's golf team completed Wednesday's final 
round tied for third place at the Arizona Invitational at Tucson's 
Randolph Golf Course.
	The third-ranked Sun Devils, who won the tournament last 
year, finished with a 27-over par score of 891. Texas placed first in 
the three-day tournament with an 11-over 875, while UCLA was 
the runner-up with an 18-over 882.
	Linda Ericsson, a senior, paced the Sun Devils by tying for 
fifth place individually with a 4-over, three-round total of 220. 
	"I wanted to finish in the top three," she said. "I had a really 
bad round (Wednesday) and I was putting really bad."
	Janice Moodie, from No. 1-ranked San Jose State, placed 
first individually with a 3-under 213.
	ASU trailed then-leader UCLA by 13 strokes after two 
rounds, but slipped even further with Wednesday's final-round 
team-score of 14-over 297. Top-ranked San Jose State climbed one 
spot in two rounds from Monday's fourth-place finish to end tied 
with the Sun Devils. 	
	"A third-place finish in that field was really good," ASU 
Coach Linda Vollstedt said. "I was really proud of my two seniors 
for stepping up to the plate and getting the job done."
	ASU senior Vinny Riviello placed 15th with 223.
	Freshman starter Jody Niemann competed individually, but 
did not play with the team due to a toe injury suffered before the 
SMU-USC-Ohio State Challenge earlier this month. Vollstedt said 
Niemann should be at full-strength by the California Collegiate 
Tournament next month.
	Kellee Booth placed 25th and broke her season-long five-
tournament streak of top 10 finishes.
	Sun Devil freshman Keri Cornelius, who finished tied for 
44th with a 15-over 231, said bigger things are ahead for ASU.
	"We're pleased that we got third (place), and we're still 
getting better," she said.

ASU women shooting for UW sweep

From Staff Reports
	The ASU women's basketball team could sweep the season 
series with Washington with a win at 7 tonight at the University 
Activity Center.
	The Sun Devils (6-17, 2-12) upset the Huskies (14-11, 8-6) 
on Feb. 3, 81-77, in Seattle. At the time, ASU snapped a 19-game 
Pac-10 losing streak and an overall nine-game losing streak.
	To end their two-game losing streak, the Sun Devils will 
have to continue their hot shooting against the Huskies. The Sun 
Devils shot 54 percent against the Huskies in their last meeting and 
are currently shooting 46 percent on the season, which is good 
enough for second in the Pac-10. The Huskies are shooting a 
dismal 41 percent from the field but they average the most 
rebounds per game in the Pac-10 at 43 per contest.
	Junior point guard Julie Gledhill, who averages almost four 
points a game, scorched the Huskies for a season-high 19 points in 
their last meeting.
	Junior swing Molly Tuter leads the Sun Devils in scoring 
and rebounding with 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. With 
a big-scoring night, Tuter could rank in the top 10 in scoring in the 
Pac-10.
	The Huskies are led by freshman guard Jamie Redd, who 
averages 15 points per game. Washington leads the all-time series 
against the Sun Devils, 14-6.
	The Sun Devils will tackle Washington St. (15-10, 6-8) in 
their final home game at 2 p.m. Saturday in the UAC.

No. 2 Penn St. squashes Ice Devils at tournament

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	ATHENS, Ohio Ñ ASU Ice Devils Coach Gene Hammett 
said inconsistent officiating along with a lack of depth at forward 
played a part in their 4-0 loss to Penn St. Wednesday.
	Seventh-ranked ASU (0-1) lost its first round-robin game to 
the second-ranked Icers at Ohio University's Bird Arena.
	"We played pretty well for the first time here," Hammett 
said. "They've got more depth than us. They can use four quality 
lines and we don't go that deep."
	Hammett added that Penn St. Coach Joe Battista was aware 
of this.
	"They were intent on stopping over one line and they have 
four that we have to try to stop," he said. "They were just playing 
against our first line and that was it. When you don't have the depth 
as far as snipers go, it is easy to zero in on one line like that, and 
that's just good coaching."
	The teams played 24 minutes of hockey until Icer forward 
Chad Markowitz scored a power-play goal on an easy tip-in to the 
left of freshman goaltender Greg Powers.
	Penn St. added another power-play goal two minutes later 
when its leading scorer, forward Kevin Keegan, scored the first of 
his two goals to put them up 2-0.
	Penn St. finished 2 of 5 on the power play while ASU 
failed to convert on its only power-play chance late in the second 
period.
	"We didn't get the calls, no doubt about it," Hammett said. 
"I'm not blaming the game on it, but the officiating was pretty 
slanted their way. Anytime you get in a situation that lopsided 
you're not going to win."
	The game remained 2-0 until the Icers scored two goals in 
two minutes early in the third to squash any chance for an ASU 
comeback.
	ASU was outshot 48-27. Power's 44 saves impressed 
Battista.
	"I thought Powers played a great game", he said. "We had a 
lot of shots on him and he made the saves. He had us frustrated 
early."
	Battista said he thought his team's experience was what put 
his team over the top. Penn St. has participated in all 14 ACHA 
National Tournaments and have reached 10 final fours.
	Up next for ASU is its arch-rival UofA. The puck drops at 
8 a.m. today with the loser being assured of missing the medal 
round. The third-ranked Icecats (0-1) lost their first game, 3-2, to 
sixth-ranked Iowa St.
	ASU defenseman Nick Novello missed his second straight 
game with a broken right middle finger and will likely miss the rest 
of the tournament.
	The last time the Ice Devils were shut out was on Feb. 9, 7-
0 against Penn St.

ASU police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- Two employees' vehicles were damaged in Parking Structure 1.
- A student's vehicle was damaged in Area 57.
- A VCR was stolen from the Life Sciences Building.
- A man not affiliated with the University reported losing $200 at 
Sun Devil Stadium.
- A male student reported receiving threatening phone messages on 
his answering machine. 
- A man not affiliated with the University reported his wallet was 
stolen from the Armstrong Hall Library.
- A man not affiliated with the University reported somebody 
broke into his vehicle and stole a camcorder and tripod.
- A female student was harassed by a male student at Manzanita 
Hall.
- A man not affiliated with the University had a stereo stolen from 
his car at the Tempe Center.
Tempe police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- An ASU student faces charges for allegedly driving under the 
influence of alcohol. An officer pulled him over on Mill Avenue 
because the student was swerving back and forth and driving 76 
mph in a 30 mph zone. He also faces charges for driving on a 
suspended license, excessive speed, possession of illicit 
identification and providing false information to police.
- An ASU student was arrested on an outstanding warrant after 
police contacted him at his apartment in reference to a party.
- Police arrested a man who had an outstanding warrant after he 
was reported acting disorderly at a Burger King, 25 W. University 
Drive.
- A man was arrested for allegedly trespassing after he went to his 
ex-wife's place of business and stood in front of the entry. The man 
had received previous warnings to stay away from his ex-wife.  
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 Association of Airport Executives Ñ Meeting with 
guest speaker Joan McHenry, public relations for Phoenix Sky 
Harbor Airport. Engineering Research Complex 593; 4:15 p.m.
- Arizona Filmmaking Society Ñ Check out the Eye in Hand Film 
and Video Festival article in SPM. Call Jess Rankin at 277-2104 
for more details. 
- Bahai Club Ñ Don't you just hate racism? Come see us at the 
Bahai booth. Cady Mall; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. General meeting. MU, 
see monitor for room; 6:30 p.m.
- Campus Crusade for Christ Ñ Thursday Night Live. Tonight's 
topic: "A Biblical Look at Finances." Call 968-7667 for more 
information. 205 E. Fifteenth St.; 7 p.m.
- Christian Students Fellowship Ñ Weekly Bible 
Study/Fellowship. Topic: "Knowing Christ as Poured-Out Love." 
MU, check monitor for room; 12:30 p.m.
- Circle K International Ñ Come join us and find out how much 
fun service and leadership can be! MU Havasupai Room 208; 7 
p.m.
- Environmental Law Society Ñ Guest speaker: Werner Fornos, 
president of the Population Institute, will talk about 
overpopulation, its impacts and its solutions. Armstrong Hall; 6 
p.m.
- Golden Key National Honor Society Ñ Join us for titillating 
conversation and free pizza! McClintock Hall Study Lounge; 3 
p.m.
- Internet Student Users Resource Forum Ñ Web page design 
class. Computing Commons 227; 6 p.m.
- Japanese Student Organization Ñ General meeting to plan our 
World Festival event. Everyone welcome. Free food. MU Room 
340; 3:15 p.m.
- KASR Ñ Guest DJ week. Tune in to AM1260/Channel 2 to hear 
State Press Editor David Strow at 1 p.m., ASASU President 
Angleo DeSimone 4 p.m. and the Piersons at 6 p.m.
- Literary Outreach Ñ Meeting to organize carpools for tutoring, 
book drive and reading to children. MU Conference Room 1A; 
5:30 p.m.
- MUAB Ñ Marketing Committee meeting. MU Conference 
Room 2; 3:30 p.m. Culture and Arts Committee meeting. MU 
Conference Room 1A; 4:30 p.m.
- Native American Business Organization Ñ General meeting to 
plan Culture Week events. Free food. Everyone welcome. 
American Indian Institute; 5 p.m.
- Panhellenic IFC Ñ Greek Week '96 Ñ "Greeks on Broadway." 
Mesa Amphitheater; 7:30 p.m.
- Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Chapter Ñ General meeting with guest 
speaker Jim Parks, defense attorney. MU Santa Cruz Room 213; 
4:30 p.m.
- Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society Ñ General 
meeting with guest speakers from Andersen Consulting. 
Engineering Complex G236; 5:30 p.m.
- Volunteer Income Tax Associates Ñ Free tax advice for ASU 
students and faculty. Bring you tax information and we'll help you 
determine what you can claim and what you can deduct. 
Armstrong Hall 114; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Young Democrats Ñ General meeting to discuss goals for 
upcoming campaign season. Everyone welcome. MU Gold Room; 
3:30 p.m.