Racial incidents spur creation of task force

By Garin Groff
State Press
	In response to a series of recent race-related incidents on 
campus, ASU Chief of Police Lanny Standridge announced on 
Thursday the formation of a task force to investigate increasing 
racial tension at ASU.
	The two-person task force went to work Thursday, 
Standridge said, and will work for a yet undetermined amount of 
time.
	"This is going to be a laborious and tedious process to make 
sense out of this," he said. "In a way, it's trying to make some type 
of legal or moral sense out of something that is senseless."
	Standridge said the task force will look into whether any 
laws were violated in recent racial incidents while attempting to 
look for suspects and trace the source of hate literature circulating 
on campus. He added that the task force will also try to get 
information on other events that have not been officially reported 
to ASU police.
	Anyone who has information regarding recent incidents is 
asked to call Sgt. Van Montoya at 965-1612.
	The task force comes on the heels of a number of racial 
incidents:
	- Wednesday Ð An unidentified man shouted racial slurs at 
a student.
	- Earlier this week Ð Minority faculty reported receiving 
hate literature in their offices. Also, two students received 
threatening phone calls after speaking out against racism.
	- Last week Ð The Sigma Chi Fraternity was suspended 
from the Interfraternity Council after some members were involved 
in fights with African Americans.
	- February Ð An English teaching assistant triggered 
controversy when she handed out racially inflammatory material in 
an attempt to stimulate classroom discussion.
	- Last fall Ð An employee's car was spray-painted with 
racial obscenities.
	"If those are just the things that are observed and known to 
everybody, then who knows what hasn't been reported," said 
Charles Calleros, chairman of the Campus Environment Team.
	Calleros welcomed the task force as part of a larger effort 
to increase awareness and discuss racial problems at ASU. He said 
racial tension has increased locally and nationally because of 
events like the O.J. Simpson case and the abolishment of 
affirmative action by the University of California system.
	While he said ASU handles racial problems better than 
most campuses, he added that minorities and gays have told him 
they feel more vulnerable to verbal and physical attacks on 
campus.
	"In the last couple of days, there has been a palpable feeling 
that this is a time of increasing tension," he said.
	Calleros suggested students and faculty sponsor a campus-
wide event to remind themselves they share common ideals and 
goals.
	"We need to start caring for one another a little bit more, 
and those of us who are working through different issues must 
realize that we agree on some fundamental principles," he said.

Republicans stalemated on university budgets

By Ray Stern
State Press
	After two days of haranguing over the budget, Republican 
senators ended a meeting Thursday night without resolving 
university budget issues. 
	"We'll have to try this again on Monday," said Senate 
Majority Leader Tom Patterson, R-Phoenix, during the caucus. 
"We need to get this done next week."
	Legislators had hoped to meet in a special session Monday 
to vote on the final details of the budget. Instead, they will be back 
in caucus.
	"I think the problem is that, at a time when we need to be 
working toward one proposal everyone can agree on, I'm afraid 
we're going to have several proposals on Monday," Patterson said. 
"I'm feeling like we're kind of on thin ice here and need Ñ for the 
sake of everybody including ASU Ñ to get this over with and get 
the budget done." 
	Last Monday, legislators outlined a proposal to give the 
universities $8 million extra in funds. Yet ASU President Lattie 
Coor and key legislators called this a bad solution. The extra 
money was found by dropping out-of-state tuition waivers by $3 
million and rolling back building renewal funding by $5.7 million.
	At Thursday's caucus, Patterson presented a slightly altered 
version of the plan in which the $3 million in slashed waiver funds 
would be saved by piecemeal cuts from other agencies.
	"I knew they could come up with the money if they really 
put their minds to it," said Sen. Gary Richardson, R-Tempe. "They 
just had to be encouraged a little more directly. I don't want this to 
sound negative against the leadership, though, because they are 
working hard."
	Richardson was blasted for a proposal he offered during the 
meeting that, among other things, would help ASU receive an 
equal proportion of funding when compared with NAU and UofA. 
The inequity among the schools was recognized in 1985, and 
installments to catch ASU up to the other schools were funded in 
1988 and 1993.
	Richardson's idea was to fund the final third of the "equity" 
installments, as well as some of the building renewal, with 
"triggers" that would inject money into those budgets only if there 
was a mid-year excess of money.
	"It seems that we always estimate very conservatively," 
Richardson said. "For example, this year we had $269 million 
more than we thought we were going to have. So there's a fairly 
decent chance we may have millions of dollars left over, while we 
don't fund important items such as K-12 and universities."
	He added that the items would not be funded if there was 
no surplus.
	Sen. Ann Day, R-Tucson, said, "I think that's a terrible 
idea."
	"That's unacceptable," said Sen. Marc Spitzer, R-Phoenix.
	Sen. Carol Springer, R-Prescott, who chairs the Senate 
Appropriations Committee, said the triggers are only used as a one-
time fix for certain problems, and then only in good economic 
climates.
	"This is not a one-time thing," she said. "It's something that 
would be built into the (funding) base for the future."
	Springer expressed a note of guarded optimism after the 
meeting. 
	"I think we're fairly close to a resolution," she said. 
"Obviously, people still have different opinions, but with this many 
people you're never going to get everybody to always like what 
you end up at."

Students to start spring break by helping rebuild house

By Jeff Owens
State Press
The Student Life ACTIVE office is set to work Saturday afternoon 
to help restore the house of a woman who lost her granddaughter in 
a tragic fire last December. 
In an event called Alternative Spring Break Saturday, ASU and the 
Community: Together in Volunteering Excellence (ACTIVE) 
volunteers will join with ASU fraternity members and the Phoenix 
Christmas in April charity organization to remove debris from the 
Phoenix home, located at 3009 E. Diamond St.
The office is looking for additional workers.
"We could easily use 100 volunteers on Saturday," said Christmas 
in April Project Director Dennis Flynn.
"We can get it all done this weekend," said Erin Murphy, 
coordinator of ACTIVE, the ASU Student Life community service 
program. 
The house was nearly destroyed Dec. 27, 1995, Flynn said.
"The Christmas tree caught on fire," he said. "A 1-year-old died in 
the fire, and a 3-year-old was severely burned. The woman who 
owned the house had no insurance."
Flynn said he did not know the woman and only knows that she 
works for Motorola. He also said she does not know about the 
renovation.
"She's on extended leave from Motorola," he said. "They've 
concocted a scheme where a relative has taken her on a trip back to 
Portland (Oregon) to get her life back together. When she comes 
back on April 20, she's going to get her house back."
Flynn said only the structure of the house is salvageable.
"Everything in the house gets thrown away," he said. "What the 
fire didn't get, the smoke and water did."
Flynn also said local contractors have donated a new roof, new 
floors, kitchen cabinets, appliances, carpeting, windows, doors and 
landscaping. All the debris has to be removed first, though.
Ted Hackman, junior business major and president of ASU's Phi 
Kappa Psi fraternity, said he and his friends will start work at the 
house on Friday afternoon.
"There should be about 10 guys from Phi Kappa Psi over there," he 
said. "It's something to be proud of."
Despite the work being put into the woman's house, no one is sure 
how she will feel about coming back home.
"A house is better than no house," Murphy said. "Even if she 
doesn't want to live there, at least it's something she can sell. Right 
now, it's a loss."
Anyone interested in volunteering can contact ACTIVE at 965-
6547.

Tempe, contractor ink Rio Salado deal

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	The Tempe City Council inked an agreement Thursday 
with a Delaware development company that could make the 
construction of the Rio Salado Project a reality within a year.
	The contract with Ciudad de Lago calls for ground breaking 
on the lake project within 270 days. It also calls for the start of 
construction on a high rise hotel by Ciudad de Lago within one 
year.
	"We hope this is the kick-off (for the project) but we are 
not absolutely certain, because there are too many areas where the 
developer might be unable to perform, or the city might be unable 
to perform," said Jan Schaefer, Tempe economic development 
director.
	The contract sets down time guidelines and stipulations for 
the construction by the city and developer. 
	"We have to work in sync with the developer because a lot 
of things must fall into place," said Rio Salado Project Manager 
Steve Nielsen.
	Nielsen said the city must still negotiate incentive packages 
for businesses and develop an acquisition schedule for the land to 
be used. 
	Currently, Tempe owns only 10 of the approximately 100 
acres needed for the project. The majority of the land still needed is 
controlled by state, county and federal government. But Nielson 
said the biggest challenge is acquiring land parcels held by private 
parties.
	Although the city has the power of imminent domain and 
can condemn the property in question, Nielson said the city would 
like to negotiate a reasonable selling price. However, no 
negotiations with private owners have taken place yet.
	An economic analysis commissioned by the city estimates 
that the Rio Salado Project will create an additional $32 million in 
sales-tax revenue, collected from mixed used businesses in the 7 
million square feet of retail space. The analysis also predicts the 
project will create up to 10,000 jobs in the multi-use project, and 
plans also call for an ice arena, ball fields, bike trails and other 
recreational utilities.
	"The Rio Salado project will do a lot for Tempe, in terms of 
quality of life," Nielsen said.

Three ASU graduate programs make U.S. News top 50

By Melody McDonald
State Press
	U.S. News and World Report recognized three ASU 
graduate programs in its "1996 America's Best Graduate Schools" 
issue.
	The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and 
Telecommunications, the College of Business and the College of 
Education were among the top 50 graduate schools in the 
magazine's seventh annual issue.
	The Cronkite School's graduate program for radio and 
television ranked seventh in the country, while the print program 
ranked 14th.
	"We're just very pleased," said Doug Anderson, director of 
the Walter Cronkite School. "Ours is a program that has come 
farther, faster than any other journalism and mass communications 
program in the country in the '90s." 
	The two top journalism schools were the University of 
Missouri at Colombia for print and Syracuse University in 
broadcast.
	Anderson said he is flattered that U.S. News included ASU 
among such elite company.
	"We're obviously very pleased," he said. "It's always better 
to be on this list than not be on here."
	The College of Education was named the 29th best 
graduate school of education in the country Ñ up 18 places from 
1995.  
	"We're pleased," said Leonard Valverde, dean of the 
College of Education. "People are beginning to realize we're a 
good graduate college."
	Valverde contributed the improved success to the increased 
recognition of faculty and staff and the successful gathering of 
research funds.
	He added that the study is important, but the school is 
keeping things in perspective.
	"At this point, we're interested in showing well, but at the 
same time, we're not preoccupied or overly conscious of the 
rankings," Valverde said.
	The College of Business also increased its ranking this 
year. Up 10 places from 1995, the school was named as the 34th 
best graduate school of business in the country.
	College of Business Dean Larry Penley attributed the 
progress to the curriculum changes the school has made within the 
last year. 
	Business students focus on broad-based management 
during the first year and areas of specific expertise in a chosen field 
during the second, Penley said. 
	"I believe those changes are part of the reason for 
improvement in ranking," he said. 
	The data shows that 97.6 percent of graduate students from 
the College of Business are hired three months after graduation 
with a beginning salary of $52,000.
	"We're very proud of the statistics," Penley said. "Our job is 
to help students advance in their careers by providing them with 
the skills and knowledge that will make them competitive in 
today's marketplace. The fact they (employers) are hiring our 
students at higher salaries and quicker rates seems to indicate that 
our MBA (Masters of Business Administration) program is doing 
what is supposed to be doing."
	The "1996 America's Best Graduate Schools" rankings will 
appear on newsstands Monday.

ASASU election decision delayed

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	A hearing to determine if two potential Associated Students 
of ASU presidential candidates and an elections coordinator 
violated the ASASU election neutrality laws ended without a 
decision Thursday.
	The four-member board has until Monday morning to 
resolve the case.
	Junior liberal arts major Craig Reid, a potential ASASU 
presidential candidate, filed the complaint after a State Press article 
quoted potential ASASU candidates Daran Wastchak and Mark 
Baumgartner and election coordinator Alex Shivers.
	Reid alleges the statements in the State Press violated 
election neutrality laws and gave the two candidates an unfair 
campaign advantage. 

Editorial: Boos & Bravos

BRAVO Ñ To the establishment of a Department of Public Safety 
task force to deal with the growing problem of racial incidents on 
campus.
	ASU is headed for serious trouble. Right now, the campus 
community Ñ especially the minority community Ñ needs 
reassurance that campus police are doing everything they can to 
bring the problem under control.
	The last thing that will help is students taking this problem 
into their own hands and retaliating. Retaliation could only lead to 
a worsening of an already tense situation.
	This effort by the DPS is appreciated.

BOO Ñ To the further division of students in the wake of recent 
racial trouble.
	Although these incidents have occurred on campus, there is 
no reason to believe that either Wednesday's verbal assault or the 
recent distribution of white-supremacist literature was the work of 
students.
	It should also be clear that the vast majority of students 
want no part of such vile, hateful actions.
	The overwhelming majority of ASU students, faculty and 
staff are firmly against racism. Let us unite on this common 
ground, rather than letting the purveyors of hate tear at our bonds 
of trust.

BRAVO Ñ To basketball coach Bill Frieder for deciding to stay 
on as coach of the Sun Devils.
	What happened last week was shocking and tragic. But 
Frieder was not to blame. These players were recruited by a 
number of big basketball schools Ñ and all previous experience 
with the three men showed no indication that any of them would 
get into trouble of this magnitude.
	Frieder is a noble man Ñ and was deeply hurt by the 
arrests. We join with the rest of the campus community in giving 
Frieder our full support.
	Keep up the good work, coach. We're behind you.

BOO Ñ To Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods and Maricopa 
County Attorney Rick Romley, for carrying on a public feud.
	These two men are supposed to be the enforcers of law, 
order and justice in Arizona. They should project an image of 
professionalism.
	Instead, both men are carrying on like a pair of spoiled 
school children, running to the media to rip on each other daily.
	Both men should be acting better than this. Arizona 
deserves better.

BRAVO Ñ To the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling granting 
terminally ill, mentally competent patients the right to die.
	There is no greater treasure than life. But when life has 
become nothing but torture and pain Ñ and there is no hope of 
recovery Ñ there is no reason to deny a patient the right to end his 
or her life.
	We hope that this ruling isn't extended to cover patients 
who aren't terminally ill. If there is any chance, any glimmer of 
hope, then we cannot support any effort to snuff out life 
prematurely.
	But if a disease is terminal, death is inevitable. Not 
permitting a patient to end suffering under these circumstances is 
not only unconstitutional Ñ it is cruel.
	This was not an easy decision to make. We applaud the 
circuit court's fortitude in making it.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Indifference not answer to race problem

	How might we students address the need raised by the 
President Lattie Coor's letter in the Feb. 28 State Press? He invited 
us to create a better environment on campus. How might we learn 
from this incident when there again appears to be a racial divide 
over this issue, similar to one in the past? How can we bring about 
an awareness that has been lacking until now?
	Blacks on this campus were deeply offended by the episode 
that happened, and rightly so. Why in the world was one ethnicity 
singled out in this exercise? Is our vision so bad that we cannot 
realize to learn objectively, we need to study a representation of 
races, as opposed to the names that have been used against one 
race? As innocently as this started out, I feel it is indicative of the 
insensitivity among races Ñ on this campus, and everywhere.
	This should be a chance to examine and bring problems to 
light, to share and join in understanding, but how is the larger 
community to bridge this divide? Some Whites say "What's the big 
deal?" while jointly defending positions as they relate episodes of 
times they've been hurt by Blacks. As if "all the fuss" were a 
chance for fanatics to express an oppression based on history, 
rather than everyday reality. Most people don't intend to be mean 
or insensitive; but all of this should clue us in to the indifference 
that exists.
	What does it feel like to be put down regularly? These 
kinds of experiences are hard for the average White person to 
understand, or recognize, because they are not privy to them. My 
spouse is Mexican, and as newlyweds we were regularly stopped 
by police and questioned. Some people are starting to recognize 
that this happens, some don't believe it, some blame the police ... 
but how may of them have ever felt it? En route to Chicago one 
time the police decided that my husband "looked" like a bank 
robber and handcuffed him, etc. Guess he wasn't the right one. 
What if you are constantly labeled bad because of the way you 
look? These incidents are really representative of the larger social 
problem.
	To try to understand this prejudice, I asked a highly 
educated, successful Black businessperson how often these things 
happen and what it's like. Frequently, he explained that you learn 
to consider the source, but what you cannot get used to is this: 
Every week a verbal assault is directed toward, or occurs within 
earshot of, his kids. He had a 5-year-old Ñ I have a 5-year-old, I 
can relate. At a grocery store a little kid sees his little boy and in a 
loud voice (as kids do) says "Mommy, look! There's a little nÑÑ-
!"
	It may be hard for students with no children to relate, but 
please try. Once you have kids there's nothing you wouldn't do for 
them. To see them hurt, hurts you doubly and you go to any length 
to shield them from pain. You try to determine the best way to 
present the world that's not too shocking, but realistic, so that there 
will be no surprises that will hurt them. That father was deeply hurt 
for his little boy. What is the gentle explanation, befitting a 5-year-
old, that his father can give? How do you explain this kind of 
hatred? What is being hated? What did that little boy do to deserve 
this? What did the black students of ASU do to deserve another 
reminder of hatred they've felt all their lives? Why would someone 
be hurt by such occurrences? Maybe we on the "other side" might 
consider a pain we never had to experience, at any age. Maybe the 
feelings stirred by this incident are a bit more complicated than the 
average White person can imagine, but maybe we should try. Can 
we being to take responsibility for some of the hatred that's going 
on? Might our indifference only add to the problem?
	I ask you, fellow students, do we want to further contribute 
to this situation? We do when we continue to justify our stance, 
and cite the incidents of how we have been mistreated, rather than 
try to understand the problem. I wanted to join in with the student's 
protesting this incident when I saw them outside the Memorial 
Union (but was heading to class) not  because it wasn't a "simple 
mistake," a misjudgment, or yet another example of a lack of 
education on the part of the perpetrator, but because indifference, 
and the usual stance taken when yet another incident happens, 
contributes to the problem.
	Maybe I have been too influenced by the '60s culture, that 
we should love each other and try to get along. I never understood 
how people can leave church and then perpetuate racism. I think 
most of us want to get along, some of us want to fit into a culture 
of rich diversity, but we don't know how. As they say, awareness 
of the problem is a start.
	Where do we go beyond here? Certainly a learned scholar 
among us knows the answer. It takes trying on both sides to make 
headway. What is the way that we can achieve a better world right 
here. If we cannot do it here, how can we achieve peace in the 
world? A change of mindset might get us on the right track. Let's 
not let those few joined by hatred be the ones to influence and 
direct us. I challenge each student, but especially the educators 
with the power, responsibility and hopefully the personal integrity 
at ASU to direct us further from this well-established path of 
indifference.

Carol A. Gonzales
Junior
Industrial technology

Letter: ASU president: Racism will not be tolerated

	I find personally appalling the appearance of hate literature 
directed at specific individuals and organizations at ASU. These 
cowardly attacks not only demean the victims, they dehumanize all 
of us and are contrary to the principles of a free society.
	The kinds of materials that have come anonymously under 
office doors and to phone answering machines outrages the very 
sensibilities of those who value freedom and fairness. Likewise, 
personal confrontations based on racism and other forms of bigotry 
are abhorrent and will not be tolerated at ASU.
	I am pleased that ASU Chief of Police Lanny Standridge 
has given these issues a very high priority. His staff has begun a 
thorough investigation to identify the sources of this material. I 
want to be absolutely clear about this: We honor freedom of 
expression, but the delivery of threatening, racist materials to 
individuals and the spewing of racial invective at individuals is 
criminal harassment. We will take whatever actions are necessary 
and appropriate to prevent and to prosecute such behavior.
	The surest way for the purveyors of hate to succeed is for 
them to divide this community. I call on each member of the ASU 
community to stand unified in defense of civility, human decency 
and respect so that we will not be moved or divided in our mutual 
fight against racism and other forms of harassment or 
discrimination.
	Let us not sink to their level. Let us combat hatred by 
exercising our right to speak out, to denounce these acts as totally 
unrepresentative of the values of this University and this society. It 
is for this purpose that we have a Campus Environment Team, not 
only to protect the rights of all to speak out and be heard, but also 
to encourage the use of free expression as the ultimate weapon 
against hate. I also pledge that I and my associates will dedicate 
ourselves to making ASU a beacon of hope and freedom for all 
people.

Lattie F. Coor
President
Arizona State University

Letter: ASU must take action to encourage diversity

	The African Consolidated Mentors for Enhancement, as 
concerned students at Arizona State University, are disappointed 
with the environment on campus. Too many incidents have gone 
without adjudication and the prevention mechanisms within some 
departments to protect employees from harassment are not 
functioning. Moreover, the lack of faculty of color within 
departments and colleges on campus gives the idea that the 
University is not committed to cultural diversity and a well-
rounded educational environment at ASU.
	In October of 1995, a female employee was racially injured 
on campus. Her car was spray-painted with racial epithets and she 
was called a "nigger." Thus far, the University law enforcement 
officials refuse to give out information about a possible suspect or 
suspects and/or information surrounding the case. Furthermore, 
there has been little done to apprehend or pursue leads in the case. 
This creates a hostile environment at ASU because if the 
University cannot resolve such cases for its employees, how can it 
protect its students from such injustice and injury?
	A number of African-American individuals were again 
beaten up by fraternity members. A pattern of Greek organizations 
harassing and physically injuring Black students on campus is 
emerging. A similar incident happened in 1989 on Alpha Drive. 
	The Sigma Chi Fraternity is another example of hostility to 
Blacks. In August of 1995, they beat up a Black man in front of 
their fraternity house. During the Super Bowl, two Greek members 
of Sigma Chi were involved in a fight with a Black man. This 
again demonstrates racial tension on the ASU campus has 
increased. As minority students, we no longer feel that ASU is a 
safe campus.
	In addition, minority students have gotten threatening 
phone calls and even been confronted by Caucasians on campus. A 
minority student was verbally abused and called "nigger" to his 
face again by a White person on March 6, 1996.
	With respect to education, there is not proportional 
representation of Black professors on campus. In 1994, Black Law 
School students protested about the lack of Black professors. 
Within the College of Liberal Arts, the various departments have 
understaffed and overworked Black professors. If the goal of a 
university such as ASU is to provide a learning environment that 
not only educates all students but enhances cultural diversity on 
campus, then it must improve the hiring of faculty and staff 
members, especially Blacks on campus.
	The African American Studies Program must not be a 
replacement or substitute for the hiring of Black personnel. The 
program, which is in the process of being created, will not only 
supplement the history department but also attract other minority 
students to ASU. Many universities around the nation have created 
similar programs. It enriches the curriculum of the University and 
allows students to learn about their history. We do learn about 
American history (in depth) in ASU history classes. Why can't we 
learn about African-American history? Why can't there be an 
emphasis in African-American studies just like an emphasis in U.S. 
history within the history department at ASU?
	In order to have a healthy dialogue in classes or on campus 
between students, the different races must be sufficiently 
represented. This hits again at the heart of another problem on 
campus Ñ the lack of minorities and retention rates.
	It is the vision of ACME that these issues can be and will 
be resolved by students and the University. And with the 
establishment of the African American Studies Program, ASU can 
really live up to its philosophy of cultural diversity.

African Consolidated Mentors for Enhancement

ASU baseball player's arrest prompts dismissal

By Dustin Krugel
State Press
	Freshman Pat Kelleher was banished from the ASU 
baseball team Thursday after Coach Pat Murphy reviewed the 
details of his arrest last weekend.
	"He's never going to be on our ballclub, regardless of what 
becomes of the possible charges," Murphy said Thursday.
	Kelleher, who has been ineligible so far this season, was 
arrested early Sunday morning in Scottsdale for possession of 
marijuana, drug paraphernalia  and consumption of alcohol by a 
minor.
	He was not available for comment Thursday.
	Murphy informed Kelleher of his decision Thursday 
morning during their first conversation since the incident.
	"I'm positive he'll come out of this experience," Murphy 
said. "He comes from a great family. He wants to move on and get 
on with his life."
	He added that he will not turn his back on Kelleher.
	"Any coach whose worth his grain in salt always has 
disciniplinary actions," he said. "There are a lot of people who 
don't get caught and there are a lot of coaches who turn the other 
cheek. I'm not one of those guys who would do that. I will never 
give up on a young man, but the important thing is you don't 
necessarily have to let that represent your program in the field."
	Kelleher, who was listed as the 33rd most coveted high 
school recruit in the nation by Baseball America last fall,  has been 
waiting for clearance from the NCAA Clearinghouse. He signed a 
letter of intent with ASU during the early signing period in 
November with the intention of playing in 1997. However, he 
graduated from Chaparral High School in early January and 
enrolled at ASU this spring with hopes of playing this season.
	Back to the Six-Pac
	The No. 10 Sun Devils (13-6, 1-2) will play their first road 
game this season at 2 p.m. today at California's Evans Diamond. It 
will be the first of a three-game series and one of seven ASU road 
games in the next 10 days.
	ASU will play an exhibition against Mexico's University of 
Sonora at 7 Wednesday night in between. 
	Freshman left-hander Phill Lowery (4-1) will start today, 
while preseason All-America candidate Kaipo Spenser will start 
Sunday.

Sun Devils perservere, surprise Golden Bears

By Damian Shaw
State Press
	The Sun Devil basketball team gave its fans something to 
cheer for Thursday night, defeating  California, 56-53. 
	In recent days Coach Bill Frieder has been maligned by the 
media and the public because three athletes associated with the 
basketball program were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault 
and various other charges. However according to Frieder, his 
players never believed all was lost. 
	"(Everyone) knows what we've been going through," 
Frieder said. "But these kids, as much as we've struggled, they 
have not quit on us."
	The Sun Devils' start was dismal. The squad failed to score 
a field goal in the first 15 minutes of the contest, and at one point 
trailed, 18-3. It looked as if nothing would go right for the Sun 
Devils, but a steady run in the final five minutes left them trailing 
respectably, 30-21. 
	"In the first 15 minutes we didn't score a basket, but we felt 
we were playing real good in the half court defense," Frieder said.
	As much of a nightmare the first half was for ASU, the 
second half was even worse for Cal. The Golden Bears only made 
three field goals in the second half.
	With 51 seconds left in the game and the Sun Devils down 
one point, senior wing Ron Riley made two foul shots to give ASU 
the lead, 54-53. When possesion of the ball returned to the Golden 
Bears, Randy Duck took an off-balance shot under intense Sun 
Devil pressure and Riley came up with the rebound. Riley was 
fouled immediately with 2.5 seconds remaining, and made both 
shots. 
	"Luckily they didn't call over the back on that one, because 
I was definitely over his back,"  Riley said of the rebound. 
	The Sun Devils play their final contest of the season at 1:30 
p.m. Saturday against Stanford. Prior to the game, ASU's seniors 
will be honored.

Brazil-bound swimmers to try for Atlanta

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	Four ASU swimmers will travel to Brazil during spring 
break.
	The quartet Ñ Felipe Delgado, Robert Delgado, Eduardo 
Piccinini and Francisco Sanchez Ñ will participate in the South 
American Swimming Championships March 14-17 in Porto 
Alegre, Brazil.
	This is the Olympic trials for the South American 
swimmers. All events will be raced in long-course meters.
	Felipe and Robert Delgado, who are brothers, will represent 
Ecuador. Felipe, a co-captain for the Sun Devils, is a two-time All-
America selection. Robert is a freshman. 
	Sanchez, who hails from Venezuela, has already qualified 
to race in the 50 and 100 freestyle in the Olympics. He is seeking a 
spot on two relay events (400 and 800 freestyle relays).
	Piccinini is a graduate student at ASU. He was a member of 
the ASU swim team as a butterfly specialist  last season and is 
hoping to make the Brazilian team 
	Coach Ernie Maglischo said there could be some surprise 
winners.
 	"The top names won't necessarily win events," he said. "It 
isn't going to be a predictable kind of meet."

Sun Devil men's tennis team to battle USC at Whiteman

From Staff Reports
	 The Sun Devil men's tennis team (7-2) will host third-
ranked USC at 1:30 p.m. today and top-ranked UCLA at noon 
Saturday in a pair of critical Pac-10 encounters at Whiteman 
Tennis Center.
	"It's going to be tough, but our team is feeling pretty good," 
ASU senior No. 1 player Oscar Bustos said. "We're going to have 
to fight pretty hard, but I think we're going to win."
	Both teams beat ASU handily three weeks ago.
	Meanwhile the women's team (4-4) will travel to USC for a 
match at 1:30 p.m. today. Then ASU will face UCLA at noon 
Saturday. 
Track and field athletes head to Indoors	
	Three ASU track and field athletes will vie for All-America 
honors this weekend at the NCAA indoor championships in 
Indianapolis.
	Redshirt freshman Fiona Daly (high jump), freshman Gaute 
Gunderson (110m hurdles) and sophomore Mika Laiho (35-pound 
weight throw) all have qualified to represent the Sun Devils.
	Daly is ranked sixth nationally, while Gunderson and Laiho 
are 10th and seventh, respectively.	Also on the slate for the Sun 
Devils are the Arizona Relays at Casa Grande at 10 a.m. Saturday.
	On the weekend of Mar. 15-16, the team will travel to 
Tuscon for the Willie Williams Invitational.
	Ñ Randy Jones
Lacrosse to host 2 games
	The ASU Lacrosse club (4-0) will host Loyola Marymount 
(Calif.) Sunday at the band practice field. The Division I Lions 
annihilated ASU last year at LMU, and the Sun Devils are out for 
redemption. "We feel pretty confident we can play we these guys 
and that we can beat these guys," team president Craig Hochreiter 
said. 
	Ñ Seth Landau
Gymnasts tumble into action
	The ASU men's gymnastics club team competes twice over 
spring break.
	Up first is the University of New Mexico Invite on 
Saturday in Albuquerque. The competition will pit the Sun Devils 
against Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Air Force and New 
Mexico.
	On Mar. 15 the team travels to Santa Barbara for the UC-
Santa Barbara Invite.
	Ñ Randy Jones

ASU gymnasts to host UCLA;End of road for 3 Sun Devil seniors

By Randy Jones
State Press
	Tonight's women's gymnastics meet between ASU and 
eighth-ranked UCLA is the final home meet of the season for the 
Sun Devils, and the home finale for seniors Katie Freeland, 
Jennifer McKenna and Michele Naia.
	"It's a very happy and sad time for me," said Coach John 
Spini, whose team will compete at 7:30 p.m. at the University 
Activity Center. "I know they won't be with me next year. I've put 
a lot of time in with those kids and they've become family to me. 
But I'm excited for them and I'll truly miss them."
	It promises to be an emotional night for the seniors.
	All-arounder Freeland summed up the feelings of the three. 
	"I'm really excited. It's going to be a fun meet. UCLA's a 
fun opponent to go up against," she said. "We're all a little sad. I 
can't believe I've already been here for six years."
	This marks the end of a large part of her life, said 
McKenna.
	"I'm kind of sad. It's closure to our careers at Arizona 
State," she said. "It's a weird feeling. My gymnastics career is 
coming to an end, so now it's like, 'What do I do now that it's 
over?'"
	Both the Sun Devils (7-3, 2-2) and the Bruins (11-2, 5-1) 
are among the hottest teams in the country. ASU has claimed five 
of its last six meets while UCLA has won four straight, including 
wins over seventh-ranked Oregon State and fifth-ranked BYU.
	The teams have split their 22 dual meets and invitationals 
since 1976. Their last meeting was at the 1995 Pac-10 
Championships, where ASU (195.15) finished second to the Bruins 
(195.4).
	"I feel pretty good about going into the meet healthy and 
coming off a pretty good score at Stanford," Spini said. "Like I said 
at the beginning of the season, this team is going to mature with 
the number of competitions. I think they're ready."
	Last week against Stanford several Sun Devils picked up 
their performances. 
	Freeland took second in the all-around with a season-high 
score of 39.15, while sophomore Meagan Wright finished fourth.
	Sophomore Gina Holleran contributed heavily to the team 
effort, scoring a 9.7 or higher on the bars, vault and floor exercise.
 	Led by four-time All-America Stella Umeh, UCLA is 
considered one of the top programs in the country.
	Umeh, a sophomore, has won the all-around in the Bruins' 
previous three competitions. 

ASU police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- A man not affiliated with the University was arrested, cited and 
released for driving without insurance. 
- A Pepsi machine was damaged at the Student Services Building.
- Bathroom stalls in the Farmer Education Building were damaged. 
Tempe police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- A man stopped for a traffic violation fled and lead police on a 
chase into Mesa and back to Tempe. The man eluded police 
several times, but was finally caught by ASU police after a brief 
foot chase. He had an outstanding warrant for assaulting a police 
officer.
- A man was arrested at a hotel after carrying 170 pounds of 
marijuana into his room. He was charged with being in possession 
of marijuana for sale.
Compiled by State Press reporter Garin Groff