Stress Free Day touted as way to blow off steam

By Ray Stern
State Press
	Here's something to squeeze into a stressful, frantic ASU 
afternoon - Stress Free Day.
	From 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today on Hayden Lawn, the 
Health Education and Wellness Department is offering a plethora 
of opportunities to help relieve those near-bursting blood vessels.
	Students can go crazy in the AstroJump or kick back under 
a mellow spring sun and listen to the soothing sounds of steel 
drums. 
	"Stress Free Day is about taking a break," said event 
organizer Judy Gibbons. "It's about having some time where you 
don't have to run to class and you don't have to turn any 
assignments in, and you don't have to pay for anything. It's about 
something good happening for you during the course of the day."
	While there, keep an eye out for student volunteers wearing 
T-shirts adorned with little palm trees and hammocks Ñ they're the 
ones with the free stuff.
	Gibbons said more than 1,200 items will be given away, 
including valuable gift certificates from local vendors, Phoenix 
Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden passes and free food samples. 
	There will also be a giveaway for free navel and tongue 
piercings.
	The only stress to be found at Stress Free Day will be for 
the victims in the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic-
sponsored dunk tank.
	"We've got a pretty good list so far," said Jason Alberts of 
the IFC. "I've got Mike Healy, head of parking. He does all the 
parking tickets and all that good stuff. There's Mark Heffentrager, 
head referee for intramurals. (State Press columnist) Michelle 
Carson will definitely be in there."
	The live music begins at 11 a.m. with Sean Mireau on steel 
drums. To round out the escapist theme, a free showing of the 
movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off will play at 12:40 p.m. and 3:40 
p.m. in the Memorial Union Cinema.
	Gibbons encouraged everyone to stop by for at least a few 
minutes.
	"It's a nice, fun, relaxing day, and there's nothing to stop 
you from coming," she said.

Sophomore takes crown in premiere Miss ASU pageant

By Andrea M. Healey
State Press
	An 18-year-old ASU sophomore won Saturday's first 
annual Miss ASU pageant.
	Andi Pitman, a vocal performance major, said she did not 
expect to win the title.
	"You never know for sure when you're going to win," she 
said. "I was just looking to do my best, not really to win."
	As the grand prize winner, Pitman won a $500 educational 
scholarship, a $600 modeling and etiquette scholarship, a floral 
bouquet, a makeover, Merle Norman makeup lessons, a crown, a 
trophy and a gift bag of items donated by area businesses. 
	Pitman also won the physical fitness and talent portions of 
the pageant.
	Contestants competed in talent, evening dress and physical 
fitness competitions. The physical fitness portion included a 
swimsuit competition. Contestants were also interviewed and 
asked questions about everything from Gov. Fife Symington to the 
platforms they presented during the evening gown competition.
	The first annual Miss ASU pageant was held at Connolly 
Junior High School in Tempe. Pitman will also compete in the 
Miss Arizona pageant in June in Chandler.
	Suzette Winchester, a senior music therapy major, took the 
first runner-up position and won the interview portion of the 
pageant. She won a $250 educational scholarship and trophies.
	Junior psychology major Nastacia Staci Meux took the 
second runner-up spot, winning a $100 scholarship and trophy.
	Meux, 23, also won the Quality of Life Award, presented to 
the woman with the best-presented platform.
	"To me, it's the most important award that I got (Saturday) 
night," she said. 
	Meux, a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, spoke 
on the topic of adolescent scoliosis, since she has had to deal with 
it personally.
	"Winning the award makes me feel like I'm educating 
people about scoliosis," she said. "It was my favorite award."
	Although only seven women participated in the pageant, 
Meux said it was very competitive. 
	"A lot of the girls had competed before," she said. "We 
have all competed together in a few pageants, so the level of 
difficulty goes up."
	Winchester said the experience was positive because all of 
the women were rooting for each other. 
	Judy Andrella, executive director of the Miss ASU 
competition and a certified Miss America judge, said she hopes to 
have better contestant participation next year.
	"It seems the problem is getting girls to think they can do 
this," she said.

Best Buddies helping ASU students make special friendships

By Melody McDonald
State Press
	Kathy Daniels swayed her hips to the music blaring 
overhead. Snapping her fingers, she danced a little to the left, then 
back to the right. 
	It was only 8 a.m., but Daniels, 38, appeared full of nervous 
energy as she anticipated the start of the Great Human Race Ñ a 
3K walk for people with developmental disabilities. 
	"I've learned so much from her," said Jennifer Buzard, 21, a 
senior special education major at ASU and one of Daniels' best 
friends. "I feel so lucky to have her."
	Buzard and Daniels, who is mentally retarded, make up one 
of the 15 pairs in ASU's Best Buddies program Ñ a non-profit 
campus organization that gives college students and people with 
mental retardation an opportunity to become friends. The 
program's mission is to match non-disabled citizens in one-to-one 
friendships with people with developmental disabilities.
	The program, which started in 1993, requires buddies to be 
committed to each other, said April Jensen, college buddy director. 
The buddies go out at least twice a month and talk on the phone at 
least once a week, she added.
	Jensen said the buddies do what all close friends do Ñ go 
to the movies, eat lunch and go shopping.
	"It's just like any other friendship," Jensen said. "At first, 
there are some barriers to overcome if you have never dealt with 
people who have developmental disabilities, but once you get to 
know each other, it really is no different."
	This is evident in the relationship between Daniels and 
Buzard. As the Great Human Race got underway, the two could be 
seen walking side-by-side, laughing and joking. 
	It is clear that the two have become fast friends. 
	"I'm glad I met her," Daniels said. "I'm going to sign up for 
(the buddy program) again."
	Jensen said the program is great because it gives people 
with mental retardation a chance to have friends outside of their 
own environment. She added that their lives are often very empty.
	Jensen said most of the disabled buddies are clients from 
the Tempe Association of Retarded Citizens Ñ a full-time center 
where people with mental retardation go for social interaction and 
activity. 
	Jim Bowman, past president of the Tempe ARC, said the 
ARC clients need the Best Buddies program.
	"I think the buddy program is great," Bowman said. "My 
son Roger can talk to his buddy when he can't talk to us, and they 
listen to them. They get so much out of that."
	By the time Daniels and Buzard approached the finish line, 
they had discussed a number of subjects. Daniels talked about her 
boyfriend, her baby-sitting job, her dying grandmother and her 
hobbies.
	"She shows interest in my life, too," Buzard said. "Like for 
my graduation, she said she wants to come."
	Buzard said she has had nothing but great experiences 
being a college buddy in the Best Buddies program. 
	"I've wanted to do it since I was a freshman, but I just didn't 
have time," Buzard said. "It's still hard to find the time, but I make 
it. I love it."
	As the two neared the end of the race, Daniels yelled to 
Buzard, "We're on the last leg!"
	On that note, Buzard stopped talking, put a spring in her 
step and surged ahead, meeting Daniels stride for stride.
	Before finally crossing the white line, the two looked at 
each other, smiled and stepped over it together.
	Students interested in becoming a college buddy in the Best 
Buddies program may call 858-9387 for more information.

Belarussians march for Russian union

	MINSK, Belarus (AP) Ñ Tens of thousands of 
demonstrators, mostly Communists, marched through downtown 
Minsk on Sunday in support of a new union between Belarus and 
Russia.
	Hundreds of students held a counter-demonstration 
denouncing a treaty that would integrate the governments and 
economies of the former Soviet republic and Moscow.
	A week earlier, 15,000 people held a similar march after 
President Alexander Lukashenko announced the treaty, which is to 
be signed Tuesday in Moscow.
	Sunday's demonstration, called by Communists and trade 
unionists, signaled support for Lukashenko, who is leading his 
struggling nation back toward Russia five years after it gained 
independence in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
	The Interior Ministry estimated that as many as 50,000 
people took part in the march.
	"Long live the union," Sergei Kakyakin, leader of the 
Belarus Communist Party, told the demonstrators. "We will win."
	The treaty's supporters have three main themes: 
Belarussians and Russians are linked by their Slavic ethnicity; the 
Soviet Union was destroyed by criminal politicians, and 
Belarussian interests lie in the East, not the West.
	Belarus was shuffled for centuries among Russia, Poland 
and Lithuania. An independent People's Republic of Belarus 
existed for just nine months in 1918 before being divided between 
Poland and the Soviet Union.
	In most of the other 14 former Soviet republics, freedom 
from the Kremlin has outweighed economic concerns. But Belarus 
is struggling to define itself as the quality of life plummets.
	Production output has halved since 1991 and continues to 
plunge. Outside the center of Minsk, store shelves are largely 
empty.
	Still, several hundred students, waving flags and singing 
the national anthem, gathered at a youth hostel near the 
demonstration to protest any new union with Russia.
	They shouted "Long live Belarus" and "Youth for 
Independence" before police dispersed them. Six students were 
detained, police said.
	Lukashenko has restored the republic's Soviet emblems and 
flag. He and President Boris Yeltsin agreed to the new treaty, 
which expands economic and political ties, after a Kremlin 
meeting last week.
	Both leaders stressed that Belarus and Russia would remain 
sovereign states.

U.S. bases anger Okinawans

	TOKYO (AP) Ñ More than 3,300 people demonstrated 
Sunday against U.S. military bases on Okinawa as the lease on a 
small patch of base land on the southern Japanese island was about 
to run out.
	Longstanding opposition to the bases intensified after the 
rape of a 12-year-old girl in September by three U.S. servicemen. 
More recently, Okinawans have been angered by government plans 
to force reluctant landowners to renew leases for base land.
	Some 1,500 riot police were stationed around a 2,500-
square-foot patch of land inside a U.S. naval communications 
facility, where the lease was to expire at midnight Sunday. 
Officials expected protests there Monday.
	But the demonstrations Sunday were peaceful. About 1,000 
people held a "peace concert" near the facility, and 100 others 
demonstrated in the prefecture capital of Naha, 15 miles to the 
south, said police official Jun Yogi. In downtown Tokyo, about 
2,200 people marched to the Foreign Ministry.
	No clashes or arrests were reported at any of the 
demonstrations.
	The Okinawa bases will be discussed during a visit to 
Tokyo by President Clinton on April 16-18. U.S. and Japanese 
officials have promised to reduce the bases' burden on Okinawans 
by cutting some noisy airplane flights and tests. They also are 
considering reducing the amount of Okinawa land they occupy and 
moving some troops elsewhere in Japan.
	Shoichi Chibana, who owns the plot of land whose lease 
was to expire, pledged to enter the U.S. naval facility on Monday 
with a group of local children, Kyodo News reported.
	Of the 32,000 landowners with plots used by the U.S. 
military on Okinawa, 2,937 are refusing to renew their leases, 
affecting about 10 percent of the land.
	In such cases, Japanese law Ñ reinforced by a court ruling 
last week Ñ requires Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota to sign for 
them. He also has refused, and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto 
stepped in and signed papers forcing renewal.
	But the formal renewal process has not yet been completed, 
and the U.S. occupation of Chibana's land technically would be 
illegal between midnight Sunday and completion of the 
procedures, which could take weeks.
	Hashimoto's administration has said the continued 
expropriation of the land in this case is justified because of Japan's 
security pact with the United States, signed at the end of World 
War II. Okinawa was the site of some of World War II's bloodiest 
fighting.

Five activists defy U.S. law, travel to Iraq

	BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Ñ Flouting a U.S. travel ban to 
Iraq, five Americans took medicine to a children's hospital Sunday 
and challenged the U.S. government to prosecute them.
	The Americans, from the group Voices in the Wilderness, 
delivered four sacks and three boxes of medicine, plus candy for 
children at al-Qadissiya Children's Hospital.
	The organization called for the lifting of "the immoral 
sanctions against the children and families of Iraq."
	Food and medicine may be imported to Iraq under the U.N. 
sanctions, but Iraq lacks the money to pay for all it needs.
	Each month in Iraq, about 4,500 children die from a variety 
of diseases, compared to 600 a month before the war.

Bosnian federation starts union economics, politics

	SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) Ñ Armed with a 
new flag, a fresh source of money and penalties for balky local 
warlords, Bosnia's Muslim-Croat federation regrouped Sunday to 
save a shaky union.
	Croat and Muslim officials signed an agreement to jointly 
collect customs duties starting Monday and use them to finance the 
moribund federation.
	They also agreed on a green, white and red flag, fusing 
financial structures and forming local governments across 
federation territory.
	If it works, Sunday's agreement could give peace efforts in 
Bosnia a major boost. The 2-year-old federation shares Bosnia 
with the Serbs and is seen as one of the peace plan's most 
important Ñ but most fragile Ñ points.
	Croat-Muslim mistrust from a year of ethnic bloodshed in 
1993-94 means that the federation's common defense, policing and 
monetary policies have existed only on paper. Tensions between 
Croats and Muslims occasionally threaten to erupt again.
	Warlords of both groups jealously guard roadblocks and 
have levied "customs duties" on those passing through their 
territory.
	Of the federation's 10 regions, known as cantons, only four 
have formed governments. The accord says that all canton and 
municipal governments must be formed by April 9, including 
Sarajevo and Mostar, two flash points.
	U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry, in Sarajevo for talks 
with federation Vice President Ejup Ganic and NATO officials, 
praised the agreement and promised the NATO-led force in Bosnia 
would "take more vigorous actions" to help civilian efforts for a 
lasting peace.
	The federation's foreign minister, Jadranko Prlic, said the 
agreement was different from previous accords "because for the 
first time sanctions will be introduced against those who don't 
implement it."
	Efforts to make the federation work Ñ such as establishing 
a common budget and a unified banking system Ñ must be carried 
out by specific officials or bodies before the end of April. Anyone 
failing to meet their deadlines faces dismissal. Towns and regions 
that do not comply face losing reconstruction money.
	The agreement shows how the international community is 
using both sticks and carrots to get Bosnians to strike a political 
deal that will allow NATO's 60,000-member force to end its 
mission within one year.
	Michael Steiner, the deputy to the international 
community's top civilian official in Bosnia, Carl Bildt, said both 
sides were put under considerable diplomatic pressure. World 
Bank officials said it was made clear to both Croats and Muslims 
that they would get no financial aid if the federation fails.
	In Zagreb last week, German Foreign Minister Klaus 
Kinkel put pressure on Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, who 
has previously paid mainly lip service to the federation.
	U.S. sources said Croatian Defense Minister Gojko Susak, 
a key link between Bosnia's Croats and Tudjman, had returned 
with Perry from a visit to the United States with a clear message 
the federation must work.
	"I think they were a little bit frightened and that was 
healthy," Steiner said. "Now it's important to use the momentum 
and not let go."
	Steiner said the agreement would allow an international 
summit, originally scheduled for last Thursday, to go ahead in 
Petersburg, Germany, in April.
	In other developments Sunday:
	Ñ Kinkel said Germany may cut off financial aid to the 
former Yugoslavia unless all sides immediately release 96 
prisoners of war they still hold between them.
	Ñ In the southern Bosnian city of Mostar, a woman was 
killed and five children were wounded Sunday by a rifle grenade 
accidentally detonated by the children.
	Ñ A hand grenade was hurled at the only mosque in 
Belgrade, the Yugoslav capital, injuring one person and causing 
slight damage. It was the third such attack against the mosque in 
the past four years. The attacker was not caught.
	Ñ The lawyer representing Gen. Tihomir Blaskic, a 
Bosnian Croat indicted for alleged war crimes in Bosnia, said 
Sunday he has witnesses and videotapes that will prove his client's 
innocence when Blaskic appears before an international tribunal at 
The Hague.

Three students land Goldwater scholarship

By Jeff Owens
State Press
	Three ASU students have been named as 1996 recipients of 
the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation's most 
prestigious undergraduate awards for science, engineering and 
mathematics.
	Sophomore wildlife biology major Terena Cardwell, junior 
electrical engineering major Mark DeHerrera and junior chemical 
engineering major Melvin Flores will each receive $7,000.
	"It feels pretty great, actually," Cardwell said of her 
selection. "I'm paying out-of-state tuition, so that really helps."
	Cardwell, 19, studies tissue transplantation and genetic 
variation in the Gila top minnow, a small fish on the verge of 
extinction. Her work is funded by a Hughes Medical Institute grant 
for undergraduate biology research.
	She said her parents received the letter naming her as a 
winner of the Goldwater Scholarship, named for the former U.S. 
senator from Arizona and founded 10 years ago.
	"They were thrilled," Cardwell said.
	DeHerrera, a 22-year-old Mesa High School graduate, 
designs computer graphics systems for engineers. He has received 
scholarships before, but he said this scholarship is the biggest 
honor.
	"This one is the most prestigious," he said. "It will open 
more doors for me."
	Prior to the Goldwater awards, both DeHerrera and Flores 
received grants from the Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees.
	Flores, a 24-year-old originally from Guatemala, came to 
ASU two years ago from Los Angeles. He has worked in the 
physical chemistry lab studying metal-containing compounds.
	"Basically, we make new molecules," Flores said.
	Flores said that despite applying for the scholarship, he was 
still surprised that he was selected.
	"I was ecstatic," he said. "I couldn't believe it."
	All three said they plan to publish their research, earn 
doctorate degrees and enter research careers.
	In the past four years, 12 ASU students have won 
Goldwater scholarships. Of the 1,200 students nominated by 
faculty nationwide, 264 were given awards. 

Williams wants power back in students' hands

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	One in a series profiling the candidates for Associated 
Students of ASU president.
	The trials and tribulations the Associated Students of ASU 
have weathered this year Ñ in particular the recall of former 
ASASU president Chris Weber Ñ motivated presidential candidate 
Darren Williams to run for office.
	"I think where last year's ASASU got in trouble was the 
students said we want (former ASASU president Chris) Weber out, 
and the senate didn't do it," Williams said. "It inspired me. I 
thought, 'I can place the power back in the hands of the student 
where it belongs.'"
	Williams said he hoped to end the factionalism he sees at 
ASU.
	"I'm not pleased with the climate around ASU lately Ñ the 
racial tensions," he said. "I think we need to set higher standards 
for ourselves. We're all here seeking an education and we need to 
take down some of the walls that separate us.
	"We all come from different backgrounds and that's a good 
thing," he added. "It would be a boring place if we weren't, but we 
need to set some of it aside."
	Williams said he believes ASASU should work with the 
Campus Environment Team and the administration to work out a 
way to improve student relations. Another goal for Williams is 
publishing teacher evaluations.
	Although Williams has not held an ASASU office, he feels 
that this is an advantage.
	"I worked with undergraduate admissions, so I think I have 
a good idea of how the campus runs," he said. "I'm not completely 
naive. A lot of people are saying, 'You don't have any experience,' 
and I want to thank them for the compliment Ñ I don't have 
experience with an impeachment. I've never committed a felony."

Editorial: Leading by example

	Often in our editorials, we address things that are wrong.
	Not often do we address the accomplishments of ASU 
students.
	Yet in Friday's and today's issues, we reported on two very 
positive programs in which ASU students are participating. These 
events, more so than any negative events, show the true nature of 
the ASU student body.
	Fraternities don't have a very good public image in many 
students' eyes. Think of a fraternity, and many students are liable to 
think of drunken keg parties and accusations of date rape. The 
recent arrest of Interfraternity Council President Mike Eckel, 
combined with violent, fraternity-linked fights in the past, did 
nothing to ease this image.
	Yet last week, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity demonstrated 
that there is much more to the fraternity system than this 
stereotype.
	Last week, 10 members of this fraternity took time to help 
Habitat for Humanity build a home for an underprivileged Phoenix 
family. Because of their efforts, a Phoenix woman and her 
daughter will have their own home.
	Altruistic actions such as this make a great difference in our 
community. These men Ñ and all Greeks that perform such 
benefits to their community every day Ñ deserve our thanks and 
our applause. Though altruism may not appear prominently on the 
front page, it does occur daily. Those that perform it have reason to 
be proud, for society seems to be losing the message of the 
importance of helping others.
	The image of drunken revelry and self-centeredness also 
applies to the ASU student body in general, unfortunately. ASU 
students are seen as more interested in parties than studies, more 
interested in themselves than their communities.
	But 15 ASU students, working quietly in a program called 
Best Buddies, are showing how dreadfully misguided this 
perception is.
	In the Best Buddies program, students are paired with a 
person with developmental disabilities. The pair go out at least 
twice a month, and talk on the phone at least once a week.
	The benefit to the people these students befriend cannot be 
understated. The students provide them with acceptance and 
friendship. Despite their disability, they are learning that they are 
the equal of everyone. 
	These students are making an impact on these people's lives 
that will last a lifetime. They offer outside contact in lives that are 
often empty and lonely.
	Yet the students, too, benefit greatly from the experience. 
They are learning to see beyond the outside, learning to see the 
beauty and uniqueness that lies inside every individual.
	We have much to learn from these two examples.
	Both the Best Buddies participants and the men of Pi 
Kappa Alpha are learning, through their actions, how they can 
make a difference in their community.
	Our community is full of people that need our help Ñ it is 
only up to us to reach out and offer it.
	These students have provided a priceless education. They 
have shown us we can all make a difference.
	We should follow their example.

Column: Blaming Greeks easy way out for rest of campus

	I just want to make sure I got this right. Michelle Carson 
can not bring herself to respect organizations that act like babies 
and drink like fiends. I believe there was also something about 
Lattie Coor but I can't bring myself to repeat it.
	Anyway, this is the description she uses to take her place in 
the long line of people taking potshots at the Greeks Ñ a group of 
people prone to negative publicity. The recent barrage of negative 
media coverage of the Greeks and their dastardly deeds, including 
Carson's column, isn't out of the ordinary. It is probably the most 
universal aspect of Greek life. It doesn't matter which university or 
college you attend; campus papers appreciate these groups for the 
guaranteed front page stories they provide. Carson's column is 
merely run of the mill "I hate the Greeks" sentiment. She, like 
everyone else, is entitled to her opinion. I'm also entitled to mine.
	Maybe it's loyalty. Maybe I feel the need to defend the 
friendships I made. Or maybe I am just tired of hearing the "anti-
Greek" side of things. I don't really know the reason why I need to 
respond to Carson's column. I do know that as an alumni member 
of a women's fraternity, I am a little tired of the uninformed drivel 
directed at this section of the student body. Although I no longer 
play an active role in the sorority, I am still a Greek. And so are a 
lot of my friends scattered across the globe. And just like anyone 
else, Greek or no, we can count on each other. 
	Michelle Carson is pretty sure that Greek life revolves 
around T-shirt memorabilia, formals and kegs. I'll admit that she's 
right Ñ to a certain extent. Greeks do have their share of parties. 
Small rooms, theme parties, graffiti parties, car rallies, grab-a-date. 
They run the gamut. Fraternity (and sorority) members enjoy the 
beer and the social life that go with these parties. Then again, so do 
all the other students at ASU. Even the State Press office has 
displayed signs advertising their bashes.
	I enjoyed every minute of Greek life. Each social event was 
a new group of people and fun was guaranteed. And yes, regardless 
of the event, we marked the occasion with a T-shirt. But while 
social events are a staple of Greek life, there's more than the annual 
coin or food drive that people like Carson don't ever witness.
	Taking wards of the court trick-or-treating or tobogganing, 
participating in the Special Olympics, offering your time for 
tutoring, or getting up at 6 a.m. to feed the homeless. Not once a 
year, and not once a month. Every day Greeks are involved in 
philanthropy. Bar-sponsored events raise money for charities as 
well. Cover charges are dedicated to different causes from the 
Make A Wish foundation to breast cancer research. Speakers are 
scheduled to speak to the entire University community on issues 
ranging from sexual assault to hazing to time management. Even 
those pesky T-shirts serve a purpose Ñ funds are often donated to 
charity.
	I realize that not all Greek organizations are the same and 
that to many people my argument merely rehashes what all Greeks 
say. I was anti-Greek until I took the time to look at Greek 
activities outside of the nightclub arena. Still, the stereotype 
continues to exist with the help of people like Carson. Not to 
worry, the "independent" students are coming to our aid. Take the 
ASU Lacrosse Club for example. An on-campus organization 
advertising a party with booze and sexual innuendoes. Gasp ... not 
Greeks?
	According to Carson all Greeks, and apparently only 
Greeks, suffer from inherent alcoholism, a generalization that is 
ridiculous, unfounded and in exceedingly poor taste. Considering 
how small the Greek population at ASU is in relation to the entire 
student body, it's impossible for me to believe that all of the fake 
IDs seized on Mill Avenue originated in the Greek community. As 
a freshman herself, Carson is probably below the legal drinking 
age. Does this mean she has never consumed a drink or never tried 
to gain entrance to a bar? Doubtful.
	Greeks are students, just like the members of the Lacrosse 
Club, the staff of the State Press or the freshmen ejected into 
college life. Students tend to head to the bars, determined to enjoy 
the stupor of intoxication. Whether or not you decide to imbibe is 
not contingent on whether or not you display Greek letters. 
Drinking is, unfortunately, a fact of college life. To lay all the 
blame on the Greeks is the easy way out, an easy way to point 
fingers at one group for a problem which the entire student body is 
responsible.

Rebecca Murray is a master's student studying mass 
communications.

Column: Mentor programs could send poor to college

	One plays for fun on a court, in March madness. The other 
is playing for keeps in a court, March sadness.
	Allen Iverson is the Georgetown University All-American 
basketball player whose talents are such that his choice of where he 
will dribble and shoot next season Ñ in college or the NBA Ñ is 
an issue of public speculation that's gone beyond the usual chatter 
of fans.
	Charles Whitney is a former All-American who played in 
the pros but is now jailed on kidnapping charges. A federal judge 
in Washington said that  Whitney allegedly committed a "cold, 
calloused and calculated" crime.
	It would appear, at first, that Iverson and Whitney share 
little in common. A young star is on the way up, a former great is 
on the way down, straight down.
	What's common to both is a support system to help them. 
Iverson has John Thompson, the Georgetown basketball coach 
who, at one turn , offers fatherly off-court advice to his star player 
about career moves and, at another, protectively shoos the media 
away when they come nosing around for slow-day news. As with 
Georgetown alumni Patrick Ewing and Alonzo  Mourning before 
him, Iverson has a coach who pushes him to value a college 
education.
	Whitney has at his side John Lucas, a former NBA player 
who founded and directs a drug treatment center in Houston. He 
invited Whitney to enter the rehabilitation program at no cost. In 
high school, Whitney had a coach who provided invaluable 
counseling on college and professional options.
	For all that's being done for Iverson, and was done for 
Whitney in high school and by John Lucas now, they remain the 
rare few. What happens to high school players who were a step too 
slow or missed a basket too many, and thus didn't attract college 
coaches ever on the hunt for kids who can deliver the team to the 
Final Four and big money? What of kids who get cut in high 
school or who never play any sport at all?
	The nation's judges, wardens and parole officers know. 
Dave Bing, who played in the NBA, said that some of America's 
most talented athletes were in prisons. They had skills but not quite 
exquisite skills. The Coach Thompsons never phoned. Colleges 
have scholarships for only 12 players. The NBA has only 29 teams 
and 348 jobs, and temporary work at that.
	The nets of concern and salvation that were spread to catch 
Iverson and Whitney need to go wider, into every elementary 
school. If it's known that Thompson-style mentoring works at the 
end of the education cycle for a comparative few, why not apply it 
at the beginning for the many?
	In "Beating the Odds: How the Poor Get Into College," 
Arthur Levine and Jana Niddifer examine the lives of 24 people 
from families at the lowest income levels and who are now in 
college. None of the 24 had parents or neighbors who went beyond 
high school, if that. They were part of the poverty population that 
is eight times less likely to graduate from college than the rest of 
America.
	Common to the 24, the authors write, was "an individual 
who touched or changed the student's lives. What mattered most 
was not carefully constructed education policy but rather the 
intervention by one person at a critical point in the life of each 
student. Sometimes the mentor was a loving relative; other times it 
was someone paid to offer expert advice. In either case, it was the 
human contact that made the difference."
	The authors conclude: "Many, many more poor people can 
go to college than are currently attending ... In the simplest terms, 
the recipe for getting to college is mentorship Ñ one arm around 
one child, one mentor with one poor person." The earlier the 
mentoring Ñ in first, second and third grades Ñthe greater the 
payoffs later.
	One suggestion: Why doesn't the NCAA require that all 
varsity athletes in all sports serve as mentors to poor kids and tutor 
them in reading and math? Most colleges and universities have a 
nearby grade school with kids already falling behind. Why can't 
college athletes Ñ the lucky few who have the support system of a 
mentoring John Thompson Ñ pass that blessing along?
	Later in life, what these athletes did to help or save a child 
will probably provide a satisfaction deeper than any to be found in 
a mere championship ring.

Colman McCarthy is a syndicated columnist with The Washington 
Post.

Column: Terrorism retaliation
sends wrong message
	The Bible dictates "An eye for an eye."
	The Israeli government is taking that very seriously. In 
order to deter future terrorist acts by the extremist Palestinian 
Hamas suicide bombers, the Israeli army has blown up and 
demolished the family homes of several of the terrorists.
	I understand the need for revenge, and the cathartic effect 
that seeing these families' homes destroyed might have for Israelis 
who want to make peace with the Palestinians. I understand the 
concept of punishment and the hope of dissuading potential future 
suicide bombers.
	However, I don't think the actions of the Israeli army and 
government in destroying the homes of these terrorists will have 
the desired effect. Not in the slightest. 
	The suicide bombers are first of all willing to die for the 
sake of killing Israelis. They, it could therefore be reasonably 
assumed, feel very strongly about their cause. They are not about 
to balk at the prospect of a little inconvenience for their families 
after they have given their lives. The families are also notified 
before their houses are bombed or bulldozed, presumably so that 
they can watch or suffer, but also no doubt to keep the Israeli 
government from responsibility for killing Palestinians. 
	Additionally, the suicide bombers believe that their acts are 
a one-way ticket to religious salvation. I'm not sure that anything is 
going to dissuade them from acting on this belief, and certainly it 
won't be the additional martyrdom of their family members, who 
thereby also get a little bit closer to salvation. If anything, the 
families also probably believe that the destruction of their homes is 
a sacrifice rightfully made for religious benefit. 
	The destruction of family homes, although undoubtedly 
distressing for their inhabitants, seems a farce in the face of suicide 
bombing. This measure is almost a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short. It 
is not a show of great power and it does not take the strong stand 
the Israeli government is aiming to take. 
	Which brings me to the message that the Israeli government 
is sending the world: "We won't stand for this." But is blowing up 
the homes of terrorists a stand against extremism or is it getting 
even? A little of both, I think, especially for the people of Israel 
who will not support peace with the Palestinians forever. The 
extremist actions are doing exactly what they aim to: chipping 
away at public support for the peace agreement between Israel and 
Palestine. Shimon Perez knows this, the Israeli army knows this 
and the Israeli Supreme Court, which approved the retaliation, 
knows this. This is not about stopping the bombing so much as 
about revenge, about catharsis and about keeping the Israeli 
public's faith in Perez' ability to pull off peace with Palestine. 
	I am not sure that it will ever be possible for there to be 
complete peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. This is a 
conflict that goes back seemingly forever, and even in the ages of 
diplomacy it will not simply fade away. There will always be 
extremist groups on both sides, and actions like the Israeli 
retaliation will only encourage them to further terrorism. In an 
article in The New York Times on March 27, a 10-year-old 
Palestinian boy, the nephew of a suicide bomber, spoke after 
watching his house blown up by the Israeli army. 
	"I am ready to do 200 times more than my uncle," he said. 
"If I have the chance to do it, I will."
	The retaliation is not going to create a peaceful population 
in Israel or Palestine. It is creating monsters. 

Karin Wadsack is a graduate student studying journalism.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Art' exhibit crime, not freedom of expression

	I lost all respect for the writers of the editorials in Tuesday's 
State Press about the American flag "art" exhibit. 
	The way that the American flag is displayed at the Phoenix 
Art Museum is a disgrace. Is it an expression? No! It is 
disrespectful. It is a disgrace to this country to see the desecration 
of the American flag. It is disrespectful to the millions of men and 
women who serve in the armed forces, both past or present, 
whether they are on active duty or a reservist, who fought so hard 
for the freedoms we have. 
	As a matter of fact, I did serve my country for four years. 
My hat is off to the American Legion and the people who protested 
with the American Legion against the way that the American flag 
was displayed at the Art Museum. If you think that it is self-
expression, you need to move to another country. 
	To you Liz Montalbano, you were way out of line. Why 
don't you put yourself in the shoes of a soldier and tell me that the 
art exhibit isn't disrespectful?
	Veterans of past wars from The First Continental Army of 
1776 to the Persian Gulf fought hard to win and keep the freedoms 
you enjoy and obviously take for granted. This ranks up there with 
the time Roseanne Arnold "sang" the National Anthem at a 
baseball game and then spit on the ground as soon as she was done. 
She was booed off the field. This exhibit at the Phoenix Art 
Museum isn't art, it's a crime.

Mark Winter
Senior
Chemical engineering

Letter: Loyalty to baseball team absent from game coverage

	I am writing in response to an article about the ASU 
baseball team's homestand against the UofA in the March 25 
edition of the State Press. Ron Matejko did a great job. That is, he 
did a great job of thoroughly misrepresenting our team. The entire 
article made our No. 14-ranked team look like a Little League club 
playing against a professional giant. Where is the Sun Devil loyalty 
that our baseball team so rightly deserves?
	Sure, they had a bad game. But nowhere in the article is 
there any reference to the two other outstanding games played (and 
won, may I add) by our outstanding team. Matejko didn't even 
bother to post the scores of the other games. He even tries to make 
us feel good for the Wildcats by saying, "The win prevented the 
Wildcats from being swept by ASU for the first time in three 
years." Yippee. Pardon me if I don't do cartwheels if the UofA 
happens to win one every now and again. All I ask is if you're 
going to report on a homestand, make sure you include all of the 
statistics. I wonder, was Matejko a Wildcat in a previous life? 

Laurie Wilcox
Freshman
Undecided

ASU baseball rebounds in series finale Sunday; McKinley socks 9th-inning homer to help No. 14 Sun Devils knock off No. 11 Bruins

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	It wasn't a good day to be a pitcher at Packard Stadium 
Sunday.
	ASU sophomore rightfielder Dan McKinley hit a three-run 
home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead 
14th-ranked ASU to a 12-9 victory over 11th-ranked UCLA. 
McKinley had been 0 for 5 before his game-winning blast.
	The teams combined for 21 runs and 26 hits off of six 
different pitchers who were each tagged for at least one run.	
	The 3,138 fans on hand were treated to a late Sun Devil 
rally. ASU (22-13, 6-9) battled back from a 7-3 deficit in the sixth 
to avoid being swept by the Bruins (19-11, 10-5).
	"It tells you a lot about their character," ASU Coach Pat 
Murphy said of his team. "I told them before the game, this is when 
character is revealed, when times are tough. They could have quit 
many times, but they didn't."
	Sun Devils right-hander Richy Leon (1-0), who only 
pitched two innings before Sunday's game,  pitched 3 2/3 innings 
in relief for starter Kaipo Spenser to earn the victory.
	"I'm so proud of Richy," Murphy said. "He's been 
struggling. I'm happy he could play such a crucial role."
	Junior reliever Kevin Sheredy (2-1) got the loss for UCLA.
	The Sun Devils were led by junior catcher Cody McKay, 
who drove in two runs with his fifth home run of the season and 
senior first baseman Robbie Kent. 	
	"We realize we have a good team," said Kent, who was 3 
for 4 with one RBI and 8 for 12 overall in the series. "If we can 
play at least average for nine straight innings we can beat a lot of 
ballclubs and we believe that." 
	Bruins' designated hitter Eric Byrnes went 3 for 4 with five 
RBI in a losing cause.	
	The Sun Devils face Stanford in a three-game series 
starting 7 p.m. Thursday at Sunken Diamond.  
From the Bullpen
	Reliever Ryan Bradley was slapped with a four-game 
suspension Sunday after being ejected from Saturday night's game. 
Home plate umpire Kevin Gilmore ruled Bradley intentionally hit 
UCLA first baseman Troy Glaus in the head with a pitch. 
	Bradley was suspended because he is on probation from his 
involvement in the March 17 brawl with USC. Murphy said he 
plans an appeal.
	Phill Lowery, Andrew Beinbrink, Ron Marietta, Greg 
Dikos and Jeff Cermak all sat out Sunday's game serving a team-
imposed, one-game suspension for their involvement in an 
altercation Saturday night.
	Murphy said the trouble started when a girlfriend of one of 
the players was hit in the head with a rock by a bystander.

Riviello minus Booth adds up to victory

By Seth Landau 
State Press
	Vinny Riviello wasn't aiming to take the spotlight away 
from her teammates, she just wanted to help the No. 3-ranked ASU 
women's golf team win its first tournament since last October. 
	Behind Riviello's brilliant third-round, course-record, 7-
under 65 at Karsten Golf Course Sunday afternoon, the Sun Devils 
left the greens victorious for the first time this spring by finishing 
the Ping Invitational in first place.
	Playing without star player Kellee Booth, who was on hand 
to watch Sunday's final round, the three-time reigning national 
champion Sun Devils were on a mission to earn some much-
needed respect. Booth was not available this weekend because she 
competed at the LPGA's Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament in Palm 
Springs Calif.
	"We really needed to prove that we can win and feel 
stronger going into nationals (in May)," said Riviello, the senior 
from Mexico City, who finished tied for first place with an even-
par 216. "Kellee (Booth) wasn't playing, so we feel stronger now."
	The Sun Devils won hands down, a whopping 14 strokes 
ahead of runner-up Stanford, who held the lead after one day. The 
Cardinal was tied with ASU heading into the final round. 
Stanford's Mhairi McKay ended up alongside Riviello for top 
individual honors.
	"(The win) was fabulous, they played so well as a team and 
with a lot of heart," ASU Coach Linda Vollstedt said after her 
squad's triumph. "We knew we could still win the tournament 
without Kellee, and we knew she'd be there in spirit."
	Riviello explained her torrid pace Sunday. 
	"After my first birdie, I'm like 'O.K., let's go for a second,' 
and then it was a third and I just kept going."
	Sophomore Jody Niemann, ASU's second highest finisher 
at sixth place, agreed winning the Sun Devils' home competition 
without Booth was a confidence builder.
	"It's so exciting to win without Kellee, we were a little 
worried about not being able to do it," she said. "It was very 
exciting for the whole team, we were very happy."
	ASU's success was especially sweet, as the top two ranked 
teams in the country finished far behind the host Sun Devils. San 
Jose (No. 1) and UCLA (No. 2) finished 15 and 16 strokes, 
respectively,  behind ASU. 

ASU track updates its records book

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	The conclusion of the Sun Devil Invitational may convince 
the ASU track and field team to purchase a new book Ñ a record 
book that is.
 	With the emergence of newcomer Mika Laiho as ASU's top 
hammer thrower, the Sun Devils are shattering records every week. 
Laiho's third consecutive record-breaking performance occurred 
Saturday at Sun Angel Stadium. Laiho's throw of 223 feet and one 
inch shattered his week-old mark of 222-6.	
	"He's just doing a nice groove of the technique,"  said ASU 
assistant track and field coach Steve Lemke. "It's good to see that 
Mika can do real well in the competition, as well as in practice."
	ASU's Pal Arne Fagernes, a freshman javelin thrower from 
Norway, won the javelin competition with a toss of 264. It was the 
fifth longest throw in NCAA history. It also broke the previous 
school record of 257-9 and the  Pac-10 record (259-10) which was 
set in 1986.
	"It's a big relief for me, actually," Fagernes said. "I'm 
struggling the last few meets."
	Sun Devil junior Adra Hysong qualified for the NCAAs 
with a fifth-place finish Saturday. She accumulated 5,123 points, 
surpassing the NCAA minimum of 5,075 needed to qualify for 
NCAAs. She also won the women's long jump (19-3 1/4).
	Newcomer Charity Amama, a forward on ASU women's 
basketball team this season, won the javelin (143-2), after having 
only three workouts with the squad.	
	Softball comes up short
	Heartbreak comes in many forms and Saturday it came in 
the form of two losses to No. 3 Washington for the No. 20 ASU 
softball squad. 
	The Sun Devils lost 5-4 and then 6-1 in double header 
action, losing the first contest in the seventh inning. 
	"The first game was disappointing and then in the second 
game I think we came out flat because of the disappointment of the 
first loss,"  Coach Linda Wells said. 
	In the first game, the Sun Devils jumped in front of the 
Huskies and held a 4-3 lead into the top of the seventh inning. 
With two outs, Husky Jennifer Cline, who had been intentionally 
walked earlier in the game, came to the plate and immediately took 
two strikes from ASU sophomore pitcher Roxanne Tsosie. Cline 
jumped all over the next pitch, however, scoring two on a single. 
	"With the two outs I figured she'd probably more likely hit 
a fly ball than hit a grounder, which would cause a force at any 
base," Wells said. 
	In the second contest, the Sun Devils stayed close through 
five, but could not keep up with a steady Husky barrage of runs but 
the Sun Devils showed they could play with the best in the nation, 
according to Wells. 
	"I think our pitching matched up well with theirs," Wells 
said. "We've got some things to work on, and so that's 
disappointing, but I don't think we're 17 places behind them." 
	Ñ Damian Shaw
Tennis splits pair
	The ASU men's tennis team had a meager 6-58 combined 
record against Stanford and California, so expectations weren't 
high when both powerhouses visited Tempe this weekend.
	However, thanks to strong play from the bottom of its 
lineup, the ASU men's tennis team was able to earn a split from the 
two Six-Pac opponents.
	In Saturday's match against No. 15 California, the Sun 
Devils (9-8, 1-5) won five of six singles matches on their way to a 
5-2 victory. On Friday ASU lost to No. 2 Stanford 5-2.
	ASU was led by freshman walk-on Hiroshi Nagashima who 
won both of his matches. On Saturday he set the pace for the team 
with an inspired 6-4, 6-2 victory.
	"I tried to think positive," said Nagashima of his new found 
attitude. "It pumped me up and got the other guy down."
 	Junior Wolf Von Lindenau, playing up a spot at the No. 5 
singles position, also recorded two victories over the weekend. His 
win on Saturday clinched the team victory for ASU. 
	"I saw the people coming off the other courts and told 
myself to be calm (and) just hit one more shot than my opponent 
for the win, " said Von Lindenau.  "I liked the pressure."
	Ñ Brian A. Anderson

ASU gymnastics keeps its cool after close loss to UofA

By Randy Jones
State Press
	TUCSON Ñ The mental toughness of the women's 
gymnastics team was once again put to the test. However, this time 
it wasn't on the arena floor.
	After suffering a surprising loss at the hands of UofA on 
Friday night, a conflict arose with Coach John Spini during the bus 
ride home from Tucson.
	To relax, Spini placed Charles Bronson's Red Sun in the 
bus' VCR.
	Much as they have done all season long, the Sun Devils 
rallied together and convinced Spini to put in the movie he had 
promised, Billy Madison.
	So in the end, the team did get one win, as Adam Sandler 
motored across the television screen in his golf cart, while the team 
shouted along with the dialogue: "It's too damn hot for a penguin to 
be just walking around here. I gotta send him back to the south 
pole."
	The 195.325Ð194.70 loss to the Wildcats could have been 
an easy excuse for the Sun Devils to get down, but their resilience 
shined through.
	"We held together as a team and we held together 
mentally," said freshman Lisa Vincijanovic. "That's what is going 
to win us regionals and that's what is going to win us the National 
Championship."
	Vincijanovic narrowly missed a perfect 10 on the balance 
beam. One judge gave her the score, while the other scored it a 9.9. 
The 9.95 score was good for a first-place tie with teammate 
sophomore Kim Keever. It was a career-high for both. 
Vincijanovic also won the vault, scoring a career-high 9.95.
	UofA Coach Jim Gault was impressed with the Sun Devils' 
beam performance.
	"I don't know how they do it," he said. "I'm going to go 
there and look at whoever's coaching them, and get some pointers."
	After the meet Spini was proud of the team's effort, 
especially with injuries sidelining the team's all-arounders. Senior 
Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year Katie Freeland missed three events, 
while sophomore Meagan Wright missed the floor exercises and 
was in obvious pain throughout the meet.
	"I feel pretty happy that we were so close with some of the 
problems we had," Spini said. "When you're within .6 of a point 
with a team as worn down  like that. You can't help but be happy."
	Both Wright and Freeland are expected to be at full 
strength for the Midwest Regionals in Salt Lake City on April 13. 
The Sun Devils will most likely be seeded third, behind Utah and 
BYU.
	"My back's really sore right now," Wright said . "(But) I'm 
definitely going to be ready."

ASU police reported the following incidents over the weekend:
- The 12th-floor fire alarm was set off at Manzanita Hall by indoor 
fireworks. Police are unsure who popped off the pyrotechnics. The 
responding officer reset the alarm and left.
- An ASU employee reported the theft of a TV/VCR from the 
Technology Center. The loss is estimated at $399.36.
- A male student reported that someone lifted his keys from the 
Student Recreation Complex. He estimated the loss at $8.
- Police woke up a man not affiliated with ASU as he slept in front 
of Danforth Chapel. They told him he was breaking trespassing 
and loitering laws and he left the area.
- Two female students were arrested, cited and released after police 
saw them with drug paraphernalia at 600 E. University Drive.
- Police noticed a man sleeping in his RV near the east Practice 
Fields. They told him he was trespassing, so he drove away.
- Police arrested two male students at 725 E. Adelphi Drive 
because they were minors in possession of alcohol and were 
carrying drug paraphernalia. 
- Police contacted a man not affiliated with ASU in Tempe Center 
after they saw him accepting money from people. They told him he 
was trespassing, loitering and panhandling and he left the area.
- A male student reported that his blue and yellow Yamaha 
motorcycle was stolen from Lot 29. He estimated the loss at 
$1,200. 
- Police questioned two men not affiliated with ASU because they 
were trying to break into a parked car. They called the car's owner, 
who confirmed that they had permission to drive it.
- A male student reported a flatbed trailer was stolen Friday night. 
The trailer is white, 20-feet long and has a sticker reading 
"highway price" on the side. He estimated the loss at $1,000.
- Police approached a man not affiliated with ASU because he was 
drinking on the north side of Sahuaro Hall. They told him he was 
violating public consumption laws and left the area.
- A male student reported that someone criminally damaged his car 
Thursday night while it was parked at 714  E. Alpha Drive.
- Three bikes were stolen.
Compiled by David Proffitt of the State Press

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- Alcoholics Anonymous Ñ Daily campus meeting. Newman 
Center, Aquinas Hall in the basement; noon to 1:15 p.m. Campus 
Women's Group meeting. Newman Center, Aquinas Hall in the 
basement; 10 a.m.
- Coalition for Justice & Peace Ñ Weekly meeting and discussion 
of the World Law Court and peace federation with Bill Wood and 
Dr. R. Rutowski. MU Mohave Room; noon.
- Interdisciplinary Humanities Program Ñ Discussion with Nancy 
Green, "Ethnicity Where It Shouldn't Be: Group Identities in 20-
century Paris." Engineering Complex A371; 2:30 p.m.
- Kundalini Yoga Club Ñ General meeting. MU Graham Room 
216; 7 p.m.
- MEChA Teatro Ñ Meeting to discuss parts for upcoming events. 
Everyone welcome. MEChA Room; 5:30 p.m.
- Student Health/Health Education & Wellness Ñ Stress Free Day: 
free events like Astrojump, a dunking booth, live music and 
movies at the MU Cinema. Hayden Lawn and MU Fountain; 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Student Life Learning Resource Center Ñ Healthy Choices: body 
workshop. MU Room 203; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Students for Patrick Anderson Ñ General meeting for campaign 
activities. MU Santa Cruz Room 213; 9 p.m.