Students face 5% health insurance hike

By Andrea M. Healey
State Press
	Students who buy and use Samaritan Campus Care health 
insurance may face a 5 percent increase in the cost of student 
health insurance.
	Student Health Business Manager Sue Evans said a 
decision about the cost of the insurance for the fall semester should 
be made at the April 24 Arizona Board of Regents meeting.
	For fall 1995, the cost was $259, and this spring it was 
$363. Spring insurance costs more because it covers students 
through Aug. 15.
	A 5 percent increase on the fall fee would equal about $12 
more, and for the spring semester the hike would equal about $18. 
	Judy Merritt, Samaritan Health Insurance Co. account 
manager, could not comment on why Samaritan may raise 
insurance fees.
	"Before I can give you an answer on that, I will need to 
speak to the person who deals with ABOR," she said.
	Summer insurance is also available for $130 and would last 
from June 1 to Aug. 15. 
	Students interested in pre-registering for student health 
insurance should contact Student Health by April 15. 
	However, open enrollment for fall insurance will take place 
through Sept. 10.
	"Students may miss the enrollment dates," Evans said. 
"Then we try to work with (them)."
	Last year, Student Health had an enrollment average of 
about 6,500 students, or 6 percent of ASU's student population. 
Evans said the process of obtaining student health insurance is 
fairly simple. 
	"I don't think they've ever denied a student because of pre-
existing health conditions," she said. "I think the biggest 
misconception is that you have to have this insurance to use 
Student Health, but any student can use Student Health."
	Evans added that student health insurance can cover 
spouses and dependents and can help students avoid potential 
financial troubles. 
	"In case something does happen to you, it can be expensive 
to be in the hospital overnight," she said. "You never know when 
you're going to need insurance, (and) financially, it can set back a 
student."

Program offers students Oasis from red tape

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	A program designed to reduce red tape and bureaucracy is 
providing one-stop admissions, registration, financial aid and 
business services for students. 
	Oasis, a pilot program launched in March by the University 
Continuous Improvement office, allows students to receive these 
services from one adviser in one office.
	"The idea is to put services together in a place that is in the 
path of students," said Bonnie Wilcox, University Continuous 
Improvement general services development coordinator. "We are 
streamlining services and making them readily available."
	Jacquie Gentry, University Continuous Improvement 
member, said the Oasis program is a major step in reducing the 
amount of red tape that students incur on campus, something she 
said is long overdue.
	"This is a breakthrough improvement for ASU," she said. 
"We have cut through the bureaucracy and red tape to get 
information to students as easily as possible."
	Computers and direct-line phones will also be available for 
students to check class status, use In-Touch, secure parking or 
verify financial aid.
	There are two Oasis sites on campus, one in the 
Undergraduate Academic Services Building, the other in the 
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Each site is staffed 
by advisers cross-trained in, and able to answer questions from, the 
four primary areas. 
	"Everyone can benefit from this program," Gentry said. 
"We have improved productivity by answering more questions 
under one roof."
	After the eight-month testing period, Oasis will be re-
evaluated and adjusted based on the test period to reflect students' 
needs.
	"I doubt that it will be done away with," Gentry said. "We 
won't take away a service like this. We will take what we have 
learned and modify Oasis to make it a success by improving and 
expanding it."
	In addition to Oasis, the University Continuous 
Improvement office has begun a pilot program that would offer 
expanded, more comprehensive advising to freshmen.
	Cross-College Advising Services for Freshmen will provide 
expanded advising to 3,000 freshmen next fall majoring in pre-
business, pre-nursing, history, political science, psychology and 
sociology. The program will also be available to students with 
undeclared majors.
	"Students go in and out of these majors frequently," said 
Jay Rodman, Cross-College Advising Services for Freshmen 
coordinator. "For students to graduate in a reasonable time, they 
need to make good choices."
	The goal of the intensified advising is increasing retention 
of freshmen, Rodman said. According to the Office of Institutional 
Analysis, 32 percent of all freshmen from Fall 1994 did not return 
for their sophomore year.
	Rodman said mandatory advisement, group advising and 
grade monitoring will accompany the more comprehensive 
advisement.
	"Students need to have contact with an adviser or faculty 
member, especially in the first year," he said. "We have a good set 
of advisers with good ideas."  

Breath Analyzer gives bar patrons way to test intoxication

By Garin Groff
State Press
	John Hoover's curiosity was piqued. He had watched 
patrons at the college watering hole use the bar's Breath Analyzer 
to test their sobriety Ñ or lack of Ñ and thought he'd see if he was 
legally drunk.
	After plunking in two quarters and blowing into a straw, the 
Minder Binders cook was about to find out what effect two mixed 
drinks had on his sobriety.
	"You are legally intoxicated. Please don't drive," the Breath 
Analyzer said, while a flashing red light on the machine informed 
him he was legally drunk.
	Hoover laughed and shrugged off the machine's findings, 
explaining he felt fine and couldn't be drunk.
	Such reactions to the Breath Analyzer are typical, 
according to employees at Minder Binders, 7155 S. McClintock 
Drive.
	Patrons typically dismiss the machine as little more than a 
toy, instead of using it as it was intended Ñ to let drinkers know 
when they are safe to drive and when they should stay off the road.
	"People do it for fun," said Bryan Vicentini, Minder 
Binders manager. "People aren't using it to see if they should 
drive."
	The Breath Analyzer is one of two such sobriety machines 
known to be in bars close to ASU. The machines are installed at no 
charge to the bars, and the bars do not receive any profits.
	To use the Breath Analyzer, a patron deposits two quarters, 
blows into the machine using a straw and waits four seconds for 
results. A series of lights on the bottom tells the user if he is within 
the legal limit Ñ .10 in Arizona.
	A disclaimer tells users the machine's readings are not a 
legal measure of sobriety. Another warning says the readings are 
not accurate if the user has had a drink or smoked within 10 
minutes of being tested.
	Many don't follow instructions, Vicentini said, adding some 
patrons have contests with each other to see who can get the 
highest reading on the machine.
	"Unfortunately, most of the people who do the test down a 
shot or drink that last beer right before they leave and use the 
machine," Vicentini said.
	Since the machine was installed in January, Vicentini said 
most people who have used it have only done so once. 
	He said he thinks the machine is a good concept but doesn't 
think the machine has kept many drunk drivers off the road.
	"It needs to be in more places so more people will see it," 
he said.
	Some bar-goers use the Breath Analyzer as a game, said the 
co-owner of the Breath Analyzers at Minder Binders and Rockin' 
Rodeo, 7850 S. Priest Drive.
	"But even if they do use it for fun or to see who is the 
drunkest, they've handed over their keys," said Shawn Lind, co-
owner of Alcohol Awareness Concepts, the company that installs 
the Breath Analyzers.
	He said about 200 to 250 people use the machines every 
two weeks.
	Tempe public information officer Toby Dyas cautioned 
people not to use the device as their sole means of determining if 
they are safe to drive, but as a tool to help them evaluate their 
sobriety. 
	He advised people to also consider if they feel intoxicated 
because some drivers become impaired below the legal level. He 
added that police can arrest drivers whose blood alcohol is below 
the legal limit if their driving is impaired.
	Another drawback is that the Breath Analyzer and similar 
machines are not always accurate. Because they are so sensitive 
and need to be re-calibrated frequently, they don't always give an 
accurate reading, Dyas said. Also, a person's judgment may be 
impaired after if he is intoxicated, he said. 
	"It's a two-edged sword," Dyas said. "I'm sure there have 
been times when it's been beneficial to people and times when it's 
been misleading."

Faculty rally to follow SAD's lead

By Brian Anderson
State Press
	Just weeks after a student-sponsored rally addressing 
racism and discrimination, a similar rally oriented toward faculty 
and staff takes place today. 
	ASU's Interfaith Council, the Campus Environment Team 
and Student Life are sponsoring the rally from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
on Hayden Lawn, said CET chairman Charles Calleros.
	"We know that the previous rally was very much student 
driven and had a lot of student participation," he said. "We want to 
provide a forum for interested faculty and staff, as well as students, 
to show their commitment."
	He added that the Interfaith Council rally is basically a 
continuation of the Students Against Discrimination rally last 
month.
	Calleros said even though more than the average number of 
rallies and demonstrations have taken place at ASU this semester, 
many people have not become involved.
	"There are a lot of students on this campus, and my guess is 
that there are a lot of them out there, that have yet to become 
involved," he said. "Students who have not had any involvement in 
things ... to make the campus environment better will very much 
enjoy coming out and seeing what they can do."

Wendell: 'Celebrating diversity' key

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	One in a series profiling the candidates for Associated 
Students of ASU president.
	Marc Wendell didn't plan to run for president of Associated 
Students of ASU. 
	The other candidates made him do it.
	"Basically I got wind of who was running and I got really 
concerned," he said. "I didn't want someone else in there who was 
just going in to pad their resume. I really care about ASASU, and it 
just seemed like the natural thing to do."
	Wendell, a 21-year-old senior social work major, has been 
involved with ASASU for three years. He spent two years as a 
College of Social Work senator, was director of the multi-cultural 
awareness programming board last year and was elected activities 
vice president this year. He has also worked on the Campus 
Environment Team and served on various boards and committees 
such as the Martin Luther King Committee.
	Wendell said his most important issue is "celebrating 
diversity."
	"My biggest thing is creating an atmosphere in which every 
student, regardless of their background, will feel welcome at 
ASU," he said. "I've been involved in ASASU for three years, and 
I want (to continue) establishing communication and coordination 
among different groups."
	Wendell said he also wants to improve campus safety in 
general and work with rape prevention programs in particular. He 
said he plans to work closely with next year's activities vice 
president to bring big-name entertainment to campus.
	"I believe there is a place for doing big concerts at ASU," 
he said.

Editorial: Stress free?

	Enjoy Stress Free Day?
	We'll admit, the idea was a good one. But we just couldn't 
help feeling just a bit of stress Ñ after all, there's just so much to 
stress out about.
	Just think about this, and see if you don't get an ulcer:

	- Palo Verde.
	A 1,500-pound rod of highly-radioactive uranium is still 
jammed in one of the reactors at the Palo Verde Nuclear 
Generating Station, 50 miles west of Phoenix.
	Sure, they're telling us today that the situation is under 
control, that the rod will be unjammed soon. But we also recall that 
they said the same thing about Three Mile Island.
	The thought of a huge cloud of radioactive gas floating into 
the Valley has been crossing our minds a lot lately.
	And just think Ñ in 30 years, when the reactor closes 
down, they'll have to bury it under a huge mountain of concrete for 
the next million years or so. What a scenic view!
	Explain it again Ñ exactly how is nuclear power better 
than solar?

	- ASASU elections.
	With 11 candidates, we've certainly got a lot of choices. 
But we can't help stressing out after looking at some of these 
campaign slogans, then thinking that these guys might actually get 
elected:
	"If I give you a lollipop, will you vote for me?"
	"Vote for me Ñ I'm not afraid to yell obscenities over the 
PA system at a candidate forum."
	"Vote for me Ñ I haven't been arrested recently."
	"Vote for me Ñ I am/am not Greek." (Can be used 
interchangeably, depending on your needs.)
	Break out the Maalox when you go to the polls later this 
week.

	- China/Taiwan.
	Well, they haven't gone to war yet. That, at least, is a 
positive sign.
	What isn't a positive sign is that neither side has any idea 
what they'll do if hostilities actually do erupt.
	The ambiguity of the U.S. response Ñ along with the 
possible use of U.S. military force Ñ is supposed to deter the 
Chinese from attacking Taiwan. But how can you be deterred by 
someone that has made a career out of waffling at least three times 
daily?
	Not that we're nervous, but do the Chinese have any nuclear 
missiles than can hit Phoenix?

	- Pat Buchanan.
	'Nuff said.

	- Graduation.
	We think this one is a high-priority stress topic, since the 
majority of this editorial board is graduating in May.
	Sure, we're tired of school Ñ but we actually have to have 
jobs in 40 days?
	Nervous? Who's nervous???
	Now the Supreme Court has struck down job-hiring bias. 
Too bad that bias is only bad if it's against older people. 
Apparently it's OK to be biased against recent, twenty-something 
college grads, as long as you're doing it under the guise of "lack of 
experience."

	- Tax time.
	You now have 14 days left to file your taxes. And, lest we 
forget, the threat of an audit always looms.
	We're already preparing ways that we're going to convince 
an auditor that yes, a trip to Rocky Point was a legitimate 
educational deduction.

	Sorry to stress you out again. But why should we be the 
only ones sporting ulcers?

Column: Time for America to support Taiwan

	America should not simply pursue peace in this world. The 
United States must seek peace with justice and liberty. Maintaining 
a peace where dictatorships are free to intimidate democratic 
nations is merely acquiescence to tyranny. Only through acting to 
defend freedom and justice can America achieve a true meaningful 
peace.
	This year Taiwan will choose its first democratically-
elected president. As Taiwan makes this final step toward full 
democracy, the Chinese dictatorship has threatened Taiwan with 
military invasion. While Taiwanese voters head to the polls to 
exercise their rights, China's military continues to fire missiles and 
live ammunition off the Taiwanese coast. 
	The United States cannot stand by and permit a dictatorship 
to intimidate democracy. America must have the courage to stand 
in the face of tyranny and support Taiwan.
	A strong policy supporting Taiwan's democracy begins 
with a strong president. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton has done 
nothing to stop China's military intimidation besides burning her 
bra at the United Nations Women's Conference in Beijing. 
Defending democracy requires more than idle gestures and hollow 
words. The Clinton administration must stop its foot-dragging and 
approve the arms purchases requested by Taiwan. Taiwan can only 
defend the liberty of her citizens when she has the tools to do the 
job.
	What are Bill Clinton's convictions over Chinese 
aggression against democracy? Unfortunately, Clinton finds his 
convictions in the morning opinion poll. Bill Clinton wants to be 
liked. Whether he meets with U.S. voters or the Chinese 
ambassador, Clinton tells his audience what they want to hear so 
they will like him. Wanting to be liked might be a respectable trait 
for a prostitute, but not for the leader of the free world. 
	The president must have the courage and tenacity to expand 
freedom. This is the foundation of leadership. So long as Clinton 
refrains from establishing clear goals for U.S. policy with China, 
America will float directionless as the tide of events carries us into 
the future. 
	The fate of Taiwan's democracy will rest on the viciousness 
of China's dictatorship, not the resolve of the United States. 
Clinton's confusion is not the result of bad advice. It is the result of 
his weak character. America will restore her leadership and affect 
the direction of history only when we remove Clinton and elect a 
new president.
	Many liberals euphemistically argue that America should 
stand aside to let the two Chinas "settle their differences." These 
individuals are little more than apologists for a brutal communist 
dictatorship. When these people hope for the reunification of 
Taiwan with China, have they forgotten the images of Tiananmen 
Square?
	Have they forgotten how the tanks of the Chinese regime 
bulldozed pro-democracy protesters as if they were dirt? Do these 
people honestly believe that the Chinese dictatorship will show 
anymore kindness to the democratic citizens of Taiwan? Some of 
these people will state that Taiwan is a small nation and we should 
not risk ourselves over such a place. To them I say this: Taiwan is 
a state with 23 million people. Are you prepared to stand aside and 
ignore 23 million democratic citizens? Are you willing to allow 23 
million democratic citizens fall victim to the military brutality 
China showed at Tiananmen Square?
	America has historically pursued a "one" China policy. 
However, America must make clear that this single united China 
will be governed by a democratic government, not the mainland's 
communist dictatorship. 
	Today, the concept of one China is a fiction. There are two 
separate and distinct Chinas. One China has a free and open 
society with democratic elections. The other China has a brutal 
communist dictatorship which despises human rights. In this 
conflict, it is immoral for the leader of the free world to sit on the 
sidelines. Where freedom is threatened, America has a duty to aid 
those who pursue democracy. If we do not seek to aid democracy, 
we will lose part of what makes us Americans.
	The United States can never be friends with the communist 
dictatorship on mainland China. However, we cannot afford to be 
China's enemy. American strength will protect Taiwan's 
democracy and preserve peace with mainland China. The United 
States must pursue a clear coherent policy supporting Taiwan's 
democracy. 
	America should increase her political support of that island 
nation. Permitting Taiwan greater access to purchase the American 
technology she needs to defend herself will deter China from 
aggression. Only Taiwanese weakness will tempt China's 
dictatorship into war. Through strength, through a commitment to 
freedom and democracy, America can achieve a meaningful peace 
with justice.

Tyson York Winarski is a first-year law student.

Column: Advertising saturates society

	Five months after my son's birth, it was time for some 
outside entertainment. First stop: a local movie theater.
	Settling in, I watched the screen fill with a single word: 
"love." No movement, no scenes from a new film Ñ just "love." 
After an eternity, I learned what I was watching: an ad for the new 
Beatles anthology. 
	Then came commercials for Plymouth automobiles and 
Coca-Cola. I noticed that the popcorn that was once sold in a tacky 
red bag now came in an artsy black and white sack Ñ complete 
with a designer jeans ad.
	The next week, we attended a Washington Bullets 
basketball game. While cheering the home team on to yet another 
loss, I noticed that scores of steps at USAir Arena had been 
stenciled with the words "Office Depot." I saw entrance portals 
pushing Safeway, CVS and GEICO; scoreboards hawking 
Marlboro and Amtrak; "Toyota"-printed pads wrapping the 
backboard supports. Two miniature dirigibles, with "Domino's 
Pizza" and "Lays" (potato chips) printed on them, spouted coupons 
onto our heads. Even my employer, The Washington Post, had a 
blurb on the giant screen.
	All told, I counted 336 surfaces Ñ including the uniforms 
of the "Reebok Bullettes" cheerleaders Ñ plastered with logos in 
the arena. 
	It didn't bother me so much that my husband and I paid 
good money to see a mediocre movie and a losing game. What was 
irksome was that we spent a combined $88 Ñ $14 for the film and 
$74 for two game tickets Ñ to have several hundred companies 
hawk their wares at us. What was bothersome was that it took 
being out of the loop for several months to notice the inescapability 
of advertising, and how accustomed we've become to it.
	Like other baby boomers, I grew up with TV, the medium 
that years ago permanently implanted "Does she or doesn't she?" 
and "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" into my brain. But in 
those pre-cable days, TV was always free. Now we pay for the 
privilege of being sold to.
	Am I the only one who thinks merchandising has gotten out 
of hand? Don't other folks wonder why there's a parade of men, 
women and kids acting as unpaid human billboards for Tommy 
Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Nautica, DKNY and Fila?
	Receipt tapes at the grocery store now advertise the local 
cleaners and oil-change establishments. Half-hour infomercials sell 
"essential" hair straighteners and vitamins. The Eddie Bauer model 
of the Ford Explorer sports-utility vehicle offers a few additional 
features for an additional couple of grand.
	Sporting events may be the worst. Every phase of the 
proceedings is sponsored: the building (Phoenix's America West 
Arena, Washington's coming MCI Center); the halftime show (the 
"Prudential Halftime Report"); the stats ("Dutch Boy in the Paint"); 
Nike "jewelry" pinned to the lapels of college coaches; and 
messages embedded in the ice on which hockey players skate (Bud 
Ice beer). Recently, my 10-year-old noticed that towels used by 
players during an NBA game featured three Perry Ellis insignias.
	And don't even think about ads on the Internet.
	Is this stuff merely irritating, or has it turned us into a 
nation of spending drones? Paul Farhi, a business reporter for The 
Post, says he, too, was floored by the amount of advertising at a 
recent basketball game. Farhi has written about what he calls 
"over-commercialization," but says, "I don't think anybody cares. 
... There's so much of it, people fail to notice it anymore."
	Silver Spring, Md. graduate student Kathy Rushing 
dismisses the ads we find in our mail, grocery carts, even in school 
materials, as "background noise" Ñ except when it comes to her 
three children.
	"It's become an important part of parenting to make kids 
aware that advertising wants to manipulate them," says Rushing, 
who recently found herself discussing a perfume TV commercial 
with her daughter, 17. "It was supposed to be sexy, but sort of 
glamorized someone who was almost like a stalker. It really 
bothered Jessica at this stage of her life."
	No wonder I became hypersensitive about ads after having 
a baby. Merchandising, says Rushing, has become "another piece 
of society (parents) have to fight against."
	We'll never win. Recently, my husband bought the cutest 
infant-size denim jacket. I loved it Ñ except for the "Gap Classic" 
logo on back. When I suggested to Kevin that I would have 
problems with letting our baby shill for the Gap, he fixed me with 
an unmistakable look:
	Just Do It.

Donna Britt is a syndicated columnist with The Washington Post 
Writers Group.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Ideals flag represents deserve respect

	I would like to offer Liz Montalbano a one-way ticket to 
any non-democratic nation of her choosing. Perhaps after a little 
time in one of these societies, she will be less likely to feel that the 
words from our Pledge of Allegiance "don't mean all that much," 
as she stated in her column March 26. Better yet, can we tour the 
nation's veterans hospitals together, and she can read her column to 
the Vietnam vet who had both his arms and legs blown off by a 
land mine that was strapped to the baby he was trying to save, or to 
the World War II veteran who still sees enemy soldiers behind 
every bedpan, and who wakes up screaming every night from 
memories of the mutilated bodies of his friends.
	How about it, Montalbano? Are you ready to look into the 
eyes of these men, who risked everything to defend the ideals of 
democracy, and tell them that the Pledge of Allegiance and the 
American flag have "no real significance or bearing on your daily 
life"?
	America certainly is not perfect, and the Pledge of 
Allegiance may not be an absolute statement of fact. However, no 
one ever said that it was. Rather, it is the ideal toward which we as 
a nation are constantly striving, an ideal for which many have 
gladly laid down their lives. No other country allows its people the 
freedom of thought and action that America does. Too many 
members of my generation, I am ashamed to say, being too young 
to have been fully affected by the Vietnam conflict and fortunately 
never having experienced a serious engagement of our own, have 
come to take America and its freedoms, for which our parents and 
grandparents fought and died, for granted. It is time we realized 
that America is not eternal. It will continue to exist only as long as 
we, its citizens, are strong enough to and willing to fight for those 
values that the American flag represents.
	You'll probably be surprised now to discover that I am not 
opposed to the exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum, nor am I 
opposed to the protest. However, this is not because these issues 
"don't mean that much," but rather because each is so very 
important. Both stand as perfect examples of freedoms that make 
America so strong, one as political expression and the other as free 
speech. To deny either would be to weaken the very foundation of 
our country. This is a democracy in action.
	And, Montalbano, ask not what your country can do for 
you ... take a lesson from John F. Kennedy.

Christine A. Gibson
Junior
History

Letter: Greeks must uphold values

	In last Monday's State Press, African-American Greek 
member Sean Rankine Ñ himself no stereotypical member of the 
Interfraternity Council Ñ angrily denounced Michelle Carson's 
previous indictment of Greek values and activities. I agree with 
Rankine on some points, but beg to differ on another.
	To some extent, Rankine is right that the reputations of 
good Greeks are unfairly besmirched by the misdeeds of "bad 
seeds" in the system. As an outsider to the Greek system, I run the 
risk of saying in essence that "some of my best friends are Greeks."
	Nonetheless, in seeking to generate interest in improving 
the Greek system, I have met with some of the best, brightest, 
open-minded and mature members of IFC. I confess that I had to 
overcome my own momentary stereotypes about Greeks before I 
could recognize the merit and character of these individuals. Until 
proven otherwise, we should all give each individual the benefit of 
the doubt.
	On the other hand, even though it may not be written in any 
authoritative document, I disagree with Rankine's suggestion that 
Greeks should not be held to higher standards than other students. 
By granting fraternities special privileges, the University can 
expect fraternities to uphold particularly high standards of conduct. 
Moreover, the organizational structure of fraternities provides them 
the tools to encourage or enforce exemplary standards of behavior 
among their members. That structure also suggests some 
culpability among the fraternities when their members engage in 
misconduct with any significant frequency. Unless officers and 
senior members of a house have some influence on acceptable 
standards of conduct of other members, why even have a 
residence-based Greek system?
	Regardless how defined, the need for a higher calling for 
the Greek system has been recognized by the Greek system itself. 
On March 21, several dozen concerned and committed members of 
IFC met for two hours to discuss ways to elevate the Greek system. 
By their comments, many of them are obviously young men with 
considerable moral character and leadership skills. They have a big 
task ahead of them, and I wish them the best in their endeavor.
	Implicit in the current climate is an understanding that the 
Greek system cannot long expect to enjoy special privileges unless 
it does in fact recognize that fraternity members should set an 
example of good citizenship on campus, and should use the 
organizational structure of fraternities to take responsibility for the 
actions of other members.
	In return, if the Greek system rehabilitates itself and begins 
to live out its highest ideals and philanthropic values, the rest of us 
should commit ourselves to overcoming our stereotypes, 
applauding and following the good examples of fraternity conduct, 
and giving fraternities due credit and publicity of their educational 
and philanthropic activities.
	And let's set a timetable. Why not make next year the year 
in which the Greek system redefines itself through its conduct and 
the example it sets for others?

Charles Calleros is chair of the Campus Environment Team.

Devils surprise team of NCAAs

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	It was Mission Impossible:The Swimming Meet.
	The ASU men's swimming team battled great odds to finish 
ninth at the 1996 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving 
Championships last weekend at the Jamail Texas Swim Center in 
Austin, Texas. 
	"I look at it as a Mission Impossible," said ASU men's 
swimming coach Ernie Maglischo. "I gave them the assignment of 
trying to get in the top 10, with only four swimmers.
	"Every team in the top 20 had at least 13 swimmers there," 
Maglischo said. "I'm very happy. I'm elated. It was a great meet. 
Not only that, it's the way we did it. It was an extraordinary 
accomplishment." 
	 Maglischo was surprised by ASU's performance.
	"I kept adding up the points and I thought if we swam like I 
believe we could, it could actually happen. But even I didn't think 
it could happen. They were fabulous."
	ASU averaged 36.5 points per swimmer. The other top 10 
teams averaged 21 points per swimmer. 
	It was ASU's first top 10 finish since 1991. Last season 
ASU placed 14th at the NCAAs.
	Texas captured the NCAA Championship with 479 points. 
ASU amassed 142 points to finish third among Pac-10 schools 
(Stanford was fourth, USC seventh and UofA 14th).
	The outmanned Sun Devils were the talk of the town.
	"Everybody at the meet was talking about ASU and about 
the sprinters, Felipe and me. We really enjoyed it," said ASU 
phenom Francisco Sanchez, who owns the world record in the 50-
meter freestyle (21.80 seconds).
	The Sun Devils placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle relay 
in one-minute, 19.11 seconds. 
	"We struggled to make the qualifying," Maglischo said, 
referring to the 200 freestyle relay.
	The Sun Devils' confidence level skyrocketed Thursday 
after the 200 freestyle relay. ASU set a school record of 1:19.05 in 
the time trials.
	"It was just amazing to watch them go," Maglischo said. 
"One of the things that happened was that we didn't qualify a lot of 
people. But those people we qualified were proven competitors and 
because of that when we got to the meet they held up.
	"We had only four people and they were all elated with 
their performance. They couldn't wait to swim their next event 
because they knew they were going to do something good again."
	Heading the list of ASU's top-notch performers was 
Sanchez. He won the 50-yard freestyle in 19.35 seconds. Sanchez 
also finished second in the 100 freestyle (42.89). Tennessee's 
Ricky Busquets won the event in 42.65.  Sanchez was 13th in the 
100 butterfly (47.80).
	Sun Devil co-captain Felipe Delgado capped off a brilliant 
season by placing third in the 50 freestyle (19.75) and 10th in the 
100 freestyle (43.96).
	"He (Felipe) was fabulous on the relays. He had the fastest 
relay split (19.14 seconds in the 50 freestyle) than anybody in the 
meet," Maglischo said.
	Sanchez was thrilled that ASU cracked the top 10.
	"It was great, what can I say. We really enjoyed it," said 
Sanchez, who will compete for Venezuela in the Olympics this 
summer.
	The Sun Devils' 800 freestyle relay team, consisting of 
Thomas Hansen, Delgado, Sanchez and Robert Smith, placed 
seventh with a time of 6: 30.71. ASU's 400 freestyle relay team 
was sixth in 2:55.99.
	Notes
	The Sun Devils announced new co-captains for the 1996-97 
season. Alex Krimm and Mike Melley will replace Delgado and 
Jason Harris as captains.

Longshot makes ASU baseball cut

By Dustin Krugel
State Press
	Nine months ago ASU walk-on Mike Grijalva lost 
something very valuable to him Ñ  the game of baseball.
	After learning he was two credits short of transferring to 
the UofA one week before the fall semester last August, Grijalva 
thought he might not get another chance to play competitive 
baseball.
	"I already had an apartment down there," said Grijalva, 
who was attempting to walk on with the UofA baseball team after 
being released from his scholarship from Division II's Mesa State 
(Grand Junction, Colo.) in the fall of 1994. "I found out with a 
week before school started that I didn't have enough credits to play. 
I was pretty disappointed. I just gave ASU a call to see if I could 
still get in."
	Grijalva, a part-time third baseman, first baseman and 
designated hitter, believed he stood a good chance to make the 
Wildcats' roster but he was unsure if he could cut it with perennial 
power ASU.
	"Walking on here (ASU) I've heard players say 'It's hard to 
walk on here,'" said Grijalva, who has made five starts this season 
batting .263. "I knew I could do it. Why should I be afraid to try 
out? If I don't make it, it isn't the end of the world."
	Coach Pat Murphy said the majority of his 35-man roster is 
made up of walk-ons, but Grijalva's case is unique.
	"A true walk-on is a guy we didn't know beforehand," he 
said. "He was a guy who tried out with no guarantee to make the 
team. Grijalva was unrecruited and not known about before the 
walk-on tryouts. He just showed up like everybody else and gave it 
a whirl."
	When Grijalva, an education major, arrived in Tempe last 
year, he attended a meeting on Sept. 1 with another 124 wannabes 
who had the same goal in mind Ñ surviving the cut and earning a 
roster spot. 
	Murphy, who opens the walk-on tryouts to anyone on 
campus, said the field narrowed to about 50 for the first tryout, 
which occurred one week after the initial meeting.
	"It's kind of like a major league tryout when we just test 
their skills Ñ running, hitting, throwing, fielding and athletic 
ability," he said of the tryouts. "Then we cut down immediately 
based on the kids who have baseballs skills who are close."
	Grijalva said the tryouts made him feel like he was closely 
scrutinized under a microscope at times.
	"I felt like there was a spotlight on me," the junior said. 
"Even with 40 other guys around you, I was thinking I have to do it 
right now, this is my last chance."
	Murphy then called some players back to play in some 
scrimmages. Eventually the field was narrowed to three, including 
Grijalva and they were all invited to practice with the team before 
Murphy made his final cut.
	"The hard thing was (Murphy) telling me and the other two 
guys, 'We'll call you tomorrow,'" said Grijalva, who played two 
seasons with Phoenix Community College in '92-94. "I even went 
out and bought an answering machine when I knew about it. I 
wasn't sure I was going to be at home and I wasn't going to miss 
the call.
	"I was really nervous. I waited Saturday, he didn't call. I 
didn't think I made it. Sunday his secretary called and said 
congratulations. That was the hardest part waiting for that call."
	Grijalva said hitting a home run in his second at bat in the 
first walk-on game may have caught the coach's attention.
	"I don't think (Murphy) has ever come out and told me this 
is why, but I'm sure that's why," he said of the dinger. "The first 
time I hit a pretty good shot to center and then I had a home run the 
second time."
	Murphy, who has carried at least one walk-on in his 13 
years of coaching, had a different assessment.
	"It was the only hit he got in the first three months," 
Murphy joked. "What I noticed was what type of kid he was. The 
most important thing is makeup. The kid showed some great 
athletic skill and a great makeup."
	Current Phoenix College coach, and former Bear pitching 
coach, Jim Caruthers said Grivalja's quantum leap from being a 
junior college star to a member of the 16th-ranked Sun Devils 
should surprise no one.
	"He can hit," said Caruthers, who added Grijalva tied the 
school record for single-season home runs (8) and consecutive 
games with a home run (3) during the spring of '94. "I've always 
thought good hitters are going to find somewhere to play."
	After finally making the Sun Devil team in mid-September, 
Grijalva said he spent most of the fall putting too much pressure on 
himself and trying to show the rest of the team he belonged.
	"I tried too hard because I felt they were ahead of me 
because they were recruited," he said. "It took me the whole fall to 
relax. When I came back for the spring it finally felt like I fit in. I 
still feel like an outcast a little bit. It wasn't the fault of the coaches 
or the players, it was just the way I felt. I felt I had a little catch-up 
to do."
	Junior catcher Cody McKay said Grijalva has made the 
adjustment. 
	"(Grijalva has) proven himself. He's come through already 
with a few key hits," McKay said. "It's kind of like he's jumping 
right out of bed and going to work. You're still cold but he has to 
still go out there and do his job."
	Grijalva said he will occasionally join in his teammates' 
friendly ribbing about being the only unrecruited walk-on on the 
Sun Devils.
	"We have tickets for our family to the games, and I make 
jokes about having to leave myself a ticket to get in because I'm a 
walk-on."
	McKay said his teammates hold nothing back when they 
want to remind Grijalva of his roots.
	"Heck yeah. We have a bunch of jokes about him," he said. 
"The batboys get their lockers before he does and they get their 
uniforms before he does. The coach keeps messing up his last 
name."
	Grijalva said he can handle being the butt of eveyone's 
jokes, as long as he lives out his dream as an ASU baseball player.
    "Sometimes you just have to sit here and say, 'I'm playing for 
ASU,'" the walk-on said. "Sometimes you take it for granted. 
You're on the team and your practicing hard.  Sometimes you stop 
and have to take a reality check. Last year I wasn't doing 
anything."

ASU police reported the following incidents Monday:
- An elevator in Manzanita Hall was damaged. 
- A student was involved in a non-injury accident in Parking Lot 
17. She was advised to notify her insurance company. 
- Police contacted two students at 725 E. Adelphi Drive after 
someone reported smelling marijuana. An officer found no 
marijuana but impounded a bong. The students were advised of 
marijuana, drug and alcohol laws.
- A student was injured after falling on the stairs at Noble Library. 
She refused medical treatment.
Tempe police reported the following incidents Monday:
- An ASU student was arrested and charged with driving under the 
influence of alcohol. 
- A man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at 411 
S. Mill Ave. He allegedly yelled obscenities despite being asked to 
leave. 
- A man was charged with seven counts of aggravated assault after 
firing a .9 mm handgun toward the front door, where police serving 
a search warrant were standing. The round went through two walls 
and a window, missing five officers and two civilians by less than 
five feet.
- A man was arrested for reckless display of a weapon for allegedly 
showing a knife to a passer-by. The man followed someone on 
Mill Avenue near Fifth Street, saying "I've got something in my 
pocket for you." He then walked closer, pulled out the knife, and 
said, "Watch what I'll do to you."
- A man with a semi-automatic weapon robbed a Video Update, 
1855 E. Guadalupe Road.  
Compiled by State Press reporter Garin Groff

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- Adult Re-Entry Connection Ñ Lucky Clover Silent Auction 
ticket sale. Cady Mall and the Adult Re-Entry Center, MU lower 
level; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- 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.
- Circle K International Ñ Meeting to discuss upcoming service 
projects and have gobs o' fun. MU Yavapai Room 208; 12:40 p.m.
- College Republicans Ñ Weekly meeting. MU Cochise Room 
212; 3:30 p.m.
- Internet Student User Resource Forum Ñ Beginning HTML. 
Open to anyone who wants their own Webpage. Computing 
Commons 227; 6 p.m.
- Kundalini Yoga Club Ñ Come learn yoga for a healthy lifestyle. 
MU Navajo Room; 7 p.m.
- MUAB Ñ Film Committee meeting. MU Conference Room 1A; 
3 p.m.
- National Press Photographers Association Ñ Talk with Tim 
Archibald, award-winning photographer from the New Times . 
MU Apache Room; 6:30 p.m.
- Society for Human Resource Management Ñ Social. Sunny's 
Pizza; 4:30 p.m.