Boy found after 6-hour search

By Garin Groff
State Press
	Upset because he hadn't been to the zoo, a 10-year-old Las 
Vegas boy ran away from his mother Wednesday in downtown 
Tempe and led police on a 6-hour search before being found in 
Mesa.
	Matthew Briski eluded about 32 Tempe, Mesa and ASU 
officers whose search for him in downtown Tempe and ASU 
included helicopters, mounted patrols and police spotters on 
buildings.
	The boy was found at about 5:30 p.m. when an off-duty 
Mesa officer spotted him walking outside a mission at 424 W. 
Broadway Road, said Sgt. Toby Dyas, Tempe police public 
information officer.
	"He saw a kid outside who was crying and was pretty 
hysterical," Dyas said.
	The officer alerted Tempe police while the boy called his 
brother in Henderson, Nev.
	The boy walked about 7 miles to the Mesa mission from 
downtown Tempe, Dyas said.
	He ran away after arguing with this mother, Liz Briski, 
while the two and Liz Briski's boyfriend, Ray Sloan, were at the 
Crocodile Cafe, 525 S. Mill Ave. The mother took the boy outside 
to talk to him when he fled. 
	"The boy was upset because they hadn't gone to the 
(Phoenix) zoo," Dyas said.
	Police looked for him in a 1.5-square-mile area, from the 
Salt River bottom to 10th Street and from Ash Avenue to Dorsey 
Lane, Dyas said. 
	He was reunited with his mother at about 7:30 p.m. at a 
temporary command center west of Tempe City Hall, where the 
boy was last seen. As police officers who assisted in the search and 
television crews looked on, the two hugged briefly and joined 
hands, but did not smile or cry.
	The woman's boyfriend thanked police as the three walked 
away from the crowd toward Mill Avenue. 

ASASU VP fumes after ASU officials deep-six concert

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	A proposed Associated Students of ASU-sponsored 
concert, slated for April 12, will not happen as scheduled because 
ASU administration refused to approve the contract.
	The concert featuring Deep Blue Something was scheduled 
to be at the Electric Ballroom, 1216 E. Apache Blvd. ASASU 
Activities Vice President Marc Wendell said he could not 
remember ASASU ever sponsoring an off-campus show before.
	And that's part of the problem.
	"Our first concern is that concerts and special events such 
as this should be held on campus Ñ that's our preference," said 
Dean of Student Life Art Carter. "Secondly, there are some 
liability issues if students are at a sponsored concert at an 
establishment that sells alcohol."
	Wendell said the administration doesn't want shows off 
campus, but they won't support them on campus, either. 
	"Basically, there is no commitment whatsoever to student 
programming," he said, adding that this kind of last-minute 
cancellation on a well-known band could hurt ASU's chances of 
drawing big-name entertainment in the future.
	"It's going to hurt (our chances) dramatically," he said. "It's 
ridiculous. These people get their salaries from student tuition, and 
I get the impression they don't care about student programming at 
all."
	Carter said the show was not really being canceled, because 
it was still in planning stages.
	"It's only in the contractual stage," he said. "It's not like 
we're canceling. We haven't signed off."
	But Wendell said advertisements had already been placed 
for the show.
	"It was all ready to go, I was just waiting for their 
approval," he said.
	Carter said he did not believe that future entertainment at 
ASU would be harder to draw.
	"No, we've had years of concerts," he said. "I understand 
we've had a slack period."
	Electric Ballroom co-owner Jim Torgeson said as of 5 p.m. 
Wednesday, he had not been informed of the administration's 
decision.

ASU student, ex-pitcher team up in athlete agency firm

By Rebecca Murray
Special to the State Press
	ASU student and commercial sports agent Ari Clare said 
meeting former professional baseball pitcher Dock Ellis opened his 
eyes to how many agents manipulate their clients, leaving them 
with little or no income.
	"When I met Dock, I was exposed to a lot of former black 
players and learned mostly about corrupt white agents that kind of 
took advantage of these guys," said Clare, 21. "By the time (the 
agents) were done, the players had (no money) to live comfortably 
for the rest of their lives. 
	"Today, these same players are mowing lawns and selling 
used cars."
	Ellis, Clare's partner in Clare-Ellis & Associates, a 
professional sports management agency, said Clare is quickly 
making a name for himself with his "players first" attitude.
	"He's gaining a reputation among the younger ball players 
because he cares," Ellis said. "Most agents don't have time for the 
younger guys."
	Clare-Ellis deals primarily in contract negotiations between 
players and teams. 
	Clare, a junior journalism major and business minor, met 
former major league baseball pitcher Ellis four years ago when he 
signed autographs at a baseball card show. During a lengthy 
conversation, Clare told Ellis his plans to pursue a career in sports 
management, specifically player representation.
	They struck a deal. Ellis would teach Clare everything he 
knew about the sports business. In exchange, Clare would help 
retired black athletes earn some extra income.
	Clare kept his promise and formed Clare Public Relations, 
a company that represents about 50 former athletes. The company 
helps its clients supplement their income through speaking 
engagements, autograph signings and corporate promotions.  
	Although Clare knows how profitable sports management 
can be, he is determined to put his clients ahead of financial gain. 
He said there are few agents that he has respect for, and that most 
of them are concerned with profit and not their clientele.
	"There are a lot of agents that want to get as many as they 
can, hoping that five or six of them will make it one day," he said. 
"We're not like that. We really want to focus on our players."
	Clare and Ellis are also forming a non-profit organization to 
benefit the local African-American community. Clare has already 
spoken to a number of professional athletes, such as Ken Harvey of 
the Washington Redskins, about participating in various 
fundraising events.  
	During spring break, Clare attended spring training in 
Florida and signed several new players. He said several players he 
signed were a result of dissatisfaction with their former agents.  
	Clare said his age has made it a struggle to establish 
himself in the business world. Banks are hesitant to lend money 
without a credit background, and unlike most agents just starting 
out, he did not have the financial capital to throw around.
	Jeff Abraham, chief operating officer for Scottsdale-based 
Sports Careers, said Clare's age could have a negative impact, but 
Clare's demonstration that he can produce what he promises will 
counteract it.
	"How he does will depend a lot on the network he has 
established and how well he convinces the players he can 
adequately represent them," Abraham said.
	Clare said his players haven't been disappointed.
	"They didn't care how old I was when they saw what I 
could do for them," he said.

Early voter turnout for ASASU elections exceeds expectations

By Tim Baxter
State Press
	Early turnout for the Associated Students of ASU elections 
is "highly exceeding what we expected," said Elections 
Coordinator Alex Shivers.
	Originally, 3,000 ballots were ordered. Shivers said by 
noon Wednesday those were running out and he had ordered 2,000 
more. Shivers said he still may have to order additional ballots.
	"It's been incredibly heavy," he said. "It's matching the pace 
for the recall election."
	The recall election that ousted former ASASU President 
Chris Weber from office in February saw one of the heaviest voter 
turnouts in ASU history.
	Shivers attributed Wednesday's heavy turnout to the large 
number of candidates, good campaigning and students feeling they 
have something at stake in this election.
	The final turnout could exceed 3,000 voters, Shivers said. 
Because different ballots must be ordered for different colleges, the 
number of ballots exceeds the number of voters.

Editorial: What to look for

	You turned out to make a difference once. Will you do it 
again?
	In February, more than 3,000 students turned out to vote in 
the Chris Weber recall election. Turnout was heavier than anything 
seen in recent memory.
	That election came at a difficult time for ASASU. Now, 
students have the chance to make a change again Ñ and to set their 
student government back on track.
	So far, interest appears to be high.
	Lines have formed at voting sites across campus. Voting 
has been so heavy, apparently, that the elections coordinator was 
forced to order an additional 2,000 ballots when his original supply 
of 3,000 began to run low.
	But, still, this is not enough. It is vital that students 
continue to vote today.
	Unfortunately, the only position with any real competition 
is the presidential slot. Eleven candidates are vying for that 
position. But in the senate, only a few seats are contested. Many 
will, again, go unfilled.
	But, as the events of this past year have shown, the 
president's position is the most important within ASASU. It is the 
most visible position, the nerve center of ASASU.
	Therefore, we urge voters to weigh their choices carefully. 
The last thing ASASU needs is a repeat of this year.
	The candidate's professionalism is probably the most key 
trait to look for in a presidential hopeful. This is vital, because the 
president is, literally, the students' link to the state Legislature. 
Unless that candidate handles himself with professionalism 
Ñunless that candidate can build and keep credibility with the 
decision-makers of Arizona Ñ he is not qualified to hold the 
presidency. 
	This is the first, vital key that students must ask themselves. 
Which candidate, in your opinion, could build the best rapport with 
the decision-makers he would have to lobby? Could this person be 
an effective lobbyist and representative of ASU?
	The second issue that must be studied is the candidate's 
motivation for running for office.
	Why does the candidate want to be ASASU president?
	Is it for personal gain? A resume builder? For the power 
and prestige? These are not good reasons to seek the presidency.
	If a student wants to make a difference and to fight on 
behalf of ASU's student body, that student can find no better 
avenue for his efforts than the ASASU presidency.
	But a president must act not for himself, but for the good of 
the students. This concern for student welfare must drive every 
action, every day.
	This means being in contact with the student body. Without 
this contact, student concerns will go unheard.
	Will the candidate communicate effectively with the 
students? Will he make himself available to hear and address their 
concerns?
	Effective communication is the key to the presidency. Ideas 
are important, but they will not be implemented if the president 
cannot communicate them effectively. And a president will not be 
of much use to the students if he does not put their concerns ahead 
of his own.
	When you go to the polls today, consider that, and vote 
accordingly.

Column: Buckley sole fan of revisionist McCarthyism

Steve Forsberg
Columnist

	True believers will often latch on to the flimsiest evidence 
as "proof" that what they believe is true. The young woman smitten 
with a gent in her class is convinced that he loves her because he 
once gave her a sheet of paper. The guy failing in sociology knows 
that the professor is out to get him because the prof once frowned 
at him. Finally, office workers fearing a layoff will rival Indian 
medicine men in their search for signs of their fate.
	There is yet another group of true believers that cling to 
faint evidence. This is the group of people who would like to 
believe that the U.S.S.R. had vast clandestine powers during the 
Cold War, that the reds infiltrated and co-opted every institution 
the true believers don't like and that any day now it will be proven 
that Joe McCarthy (of McCarthyism fame) was right all along.
	An example of this "McCarthy revisionism" can be found 
in a recent column by William F. Buckley Jr. Though he does not 
specifically mention McCarthy, he claims that "recent evidence" 
shows McCarthy's fear of Soviet infiltration was justified. Recent 
letters to the editor of the Arizona Republic have come right out 
and called for the restoration of Tail Gunner Joe's reputation. That 
these revisionists don't have a leg to stand on doesn't seem to 
bother them. After all, who cares what serious scholarship says 
when anecdotal and misinterpreted data can fool the public?
	Buckley's column was, in the end, a request that people 
send money to support a Yale University effort to publish portions 
of Soviet Archives that have recently been opened up to Western 
scholars (perhaps as many as 50 volumes worth). The Yale effort is 
noble, and they (like everyone else in academia) need the money. 
Buckley goes much further, however. For one thing, he distorts the 
importance and content of theses archives, and for another he 
generates a very questionable theory as to why the Yale effort has 
had a hard time finding funding.
	The fact that the U.S.S.R. had spies and agents in the 
United States is not very much of a surprise to those with even a 
minimal knowledge of history. It is not very surprising that these 
archives (and recent NSA releases of decrypted messages, etc.) 
provide further evidence. Where the McCarthy revisionists go 
wrong is in assuming that these spies were secretly running major 
portions of the United States. We had spies in the U.S.S.R., yet we 
never "ran" that nation. Why should we assume that Soviet spies 
"ran" ours?
	Of course, if anything that the revisionists don't like 
happened they pin it on those damn Soviets. In his column, for 
example, Buckley states categorically that, "The labor union 
movement was primarily an agent of Soviet power." This 
pronouncement is ridiculous. For one thing, if unions were merely 
agents of the Soviets then why does their existence pre-date the 
formation of the U.S.S.R.? Labor unions were well established 
before 1917, or did the evil Soviets use a time machine to travel to 
the past and establish the union movement? Mr. Buckley doesn't 
say.
	Indeed, the Soviets were amateur union manipulators 
compared to the United States. In Western Europe after World War 
II, the United States was very effective at covertly influencing 
unions, mainly because we had a lot of money to spend. 
Unfortunately, Mr. Buckley does not provide a single quote from 
these vital archives that indicates that the Soviets were as good at 
the business as we were.
	Buckley calls these archives "a historical juggernaut." This 
is almost certainly an overstatement. While these records are of 
great value to historians of the U.S.S.R., there is not yet any 
evidence that their publication will lead to widespread and 
important changes in how Soviet history is understood. For 
example, the archives reveal "that Stalin was suspicious, ruthless, 
ironhanded." Now there is a news flash for historians. Likewise, 
there is the diary of Georgi Dimitrov and the accounts of the 
assassination of Sergei Kirov. If one wonders why the transcribers 
are having trouble getting funds, one only has to ask the man on 
the street how important such data is. I doubt that 1 in 50 people 
will know who is being talked about, let alone want to give money 
to the project.
	The end of the Cold War has meant bad times for 
Kremlinologists and scholars of the U.S.S.R. It is not some great 
left-wing conspiracy keeping the Yale team from raising funds, but 
rather the lack of both funding for and interest in what they are 
doing.
	Joe McCarthy's reputation will remain its well-deserved 
soiled self, at least until the Yale team uncovers something truly 
astounding. Unless, of course, you are willing to buy a lot of 
Buckleyesque hot air.

Steve Forsberg is a senior studying history.

Column: Immigration inspires need for tolerance

Michelle Carson
Columnist


	According to the latest estimates, about 804,416 foreigners 
came to America last year. They probably believed the words 
inscribed on our own Statue of Liberty:
	"Give me your tired, your poor. 
	Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, 
	The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
	Send these, the homeless, the tempest-tossed to me:
	I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
	Well, I guess the joke's on them. 
	Lately, America and the people within it have been 
anything but receptive to welcoming immigrants. We have started 
down the road of isolationism Ñ a road that begins at fear and 
ends in a ditch of arrogance and selfishness. 
	The signs that line that highway are so believable. "If you 
keep them out, we'll have more jobs!" Each one seems to offer a 
better reason to lock up the gates and shut down customs. Each one 
blames another one of our society's ills on the people who just 
arrived. 
	Each one of the quips you hear in the rhetoric of politicians 
is so easy to believe. We want to believe all of them.
	We want to believe that we got laid off because some 
immigrant was willing to work for less. We want to believe that the 
senseless murders that occur outside our front door were 
committed by people who don't look like us or speak our language. 
Most of all, we want to believe that if we chastise and discriminate 
against these people enough, they will pack up and run back home. 
	The truth is that unless you are a dishwasher, farm worker 
or in a low-wage manufacturing job, the person replacing you 
probably isn't an illegal immigrant. 
	The truth is that almost all violent crimes committed in the 
U.S. are committed by native-born citizens.  
	And the truth is that immigrants aren't going anywhere. 
And, no matter how big of a fence we build, they will get in. They 
won't leave and they will keep coming. That's what we have taught 
them to do. 
	Our nation was founded by immigrants, but arrogant 
immigrants. They came to a land they had no right to claim and 
claimed it. They arrived on a continent that was already inhabited 
by self-sufficient civilizations, and they "discovered" it. They 
welcomed the immigration of wealthy European men who would 
build farms and factories and create "America." They opened the 
gates, and taught people about the beauty within them.
	Now, when we look around, we blame the demise of our 
country on those who do not speak our language or understand our 
hatred. Maybe people most frustrated with immigration today can 
understand what the Indians must have felt in 1492: "What in the 
hell are these people doing here?"
	Well, it's common knowledge that the White man won that 
battle, and almost every one since. And now, they have declared 
their next opponent. While they still have many a bone to pick with 
women, Native Americans and African Americans, they have 
looked beyond our borders for the next population to bully. 
	And this will be the most sophisticated recess fist-fight 
ever. They have stocked up an arsenal packed with politicians, 
pundits and other groups of ignorant White people. They are 
backing up their forces with a new strain of racism. One so subtle 
that it almost seems logical, and one so powerful that it could 
change America forever. 
	They call them "traditional values." They slap the word 
"patriotism" on their weapons and proceed to berate the very ideal 
that America stands for. 
	Freedom. Or in the words of their latest foes: libertad.
	Here in Arizona the war against Mexicans has been raging 
for decades. But now this fear of darker-skinned people who have 
a language with too many verb tenses has reached into the bowels 
of Congress and our society. 
	People are afraid that migrant workers who speak no 
English are stealing their jobs, raping their women and turning 
their country into one big tamale. 
	Well, I have known many illegal immigrants. Most have 
been dishwashers in various restaurants or farmers in El Mirage. 
Most of them love to see a kind face who will teach them a new 
word in English.
	They are kind, gentle people who want, and have, nothing 
more than their freedom. 
	They came to a country that allows them to work for 
nothing and continuously be the victims of abuse and 
discrimination. They came here, to a state that is considering a 
measure that would deny their children basic health care and 
education. 
	They came here, and they're staying. They will stay because 
they feel something that any native-born citizen cannot fathom. 
They can feel the freedom. It is in their blood, rushing through 
them like a rush of euphoria. These people came from the refuse of 
a teeming shore and we treat them that way. But they don't care. 
	They will stay no matter how big the vein in Bob Dornan's 
forehead gets. They don't care if Alan Simpson tries to stop their 
loved ones from joining them. They will not be deterred by any 
wall that Pat Buchanan tries to build. 
	They love America, and in turn, we hate them. 
	Do we hate them for the same insane reasons that made us 
fight a Civil War? Are we going to call them "savages" and 
"beasts" like we called the Native Americans? How long must we 
circle the mountain of tolerance before we learn that we can climb 
it? 
	Haven't we learned from our mistakes?

Michelle Carson is a freshman studying journalism.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Police not always bad guys

	Here is my two cents regarding the editorial in the 
Wednesday, April 3 edition of the State Press. I am sick of the 
attitude that you displayed in the unsigned Wednesday. 
	Do I think that what that police officer did was wrong? 
Absolutely. However, if those people weren't breaking the law, if 
they hadn't already damaged the property of others, if they hadn't 
already put the lives of numerous law-abiding citizens in jeopardy, 
and finally, if they hadn't endangered the very people that uphold 
these laws and put their own lives on the line to protect us, would 
this whole situation even have taken place? Absolutely not.
	I can understand the officer jumping out of his car and 
being outraged; I would be, too. Does this condone what he did? 
No, but I am sick of people blaming the police for being the bad 
guy, when they were the ones breaking the law in the first place. 
	I hear people all of the time saying what a jerk that cop was 
who gave them that ticket for doing 55 mph in a 45 mph speed 
zone. Why is he a jerk just because you were an idiot? If you aren't 
breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about. I don't speed, I 
don't do drugs, and I have certainly never taken any officer on a 
100 mph, 70-mile chase when he was simply trying to do his job. 
The police aren't the bad guys here! It is all of the stupid people 
that the police are risking their lives to protect. We say that we 
have a war on drugs and a war on crime, but all of the funding in 
the world is not going to change the attitude of the individual. 
Police aren't people to despise or fear, they are our protectors, our 
knights in shiny cars.
	Don't even begin to tell me that the main concern of those 
reporters or of the people upset is the man or woman who was 
beaten. Their concern is finding a good story, or an interesting 
scandal that is going to make them money or entertain them. They 
are parasites and lower than the concrete on which that man was 
lying! 
	I am not saying that police brutality should be admired or 
tolerated, I am just saying that we should think twice before we get 
on our self-righteous little pedestals and bash the public servants. 
Why not write articles about the officers who pull people from 
burning vehicles or who are shot in the line of duty. To the press 
that stuff is a blurb on the back page at best. 
	What is wrong with you sick and twisted people?

Keith Jones
Junior
Electrical engineering

Letter: Greek life not as rosy as columnist portrays

	In response to Rebecca Murray's virtuous pronoucement for 
Greeks Ñ Murray neglected to report all the horse hockey she 
bought into. 
	First, how about those monthly dues Murray? A Greek pays 
to belong to their fakeness.
	Second, the Greeks are required to be involved in 
philanthropy. Being involved with the community sure did not 
come from their own desires. 
	Philanthropy is not a personal choice of any kind; it is a 
dead-end performance for them. Personal choices are a "no-no" in 
the Greek systems; the whole shee-bang must be done in 
conformity. 
	Third, Murray reports the Greeks have loyalty. The lone 
allegiance Greeks have is to their god-like Greek letters and 
memorizing the Greek alphabet (that they pay for). The Greeks are 
not individuals, they are a group of Greek caged birds. 
	Fourth, Murray reports that there are friendships made. 
Realistically that mechanism of friendship is the Code of Silence.
	That was some Greek friendship Mike Eckel had with his 
buddy on spring break. Eckel's conspirator made it back to 
America; Eckel sure didn't. Is that a friendship? Too bad neither 
one can call themselves a man. 
	Gee, have any of you Greeks ever thought about how to 
own up to your own convictions? Conceivably, if a Greek has ever 
considered leaving, I'd venture to mention that they live in 
apprehension. The Greek life is a world of leeriness and mistrust.

Catherine A. Barrett
Senior
Justice studies

Murphy wants ASU to leave baggage at home;No. 16 Sun Devils visit No. 13 Cardinal in Sunken Diamond

By Ron Matejko
State Press
    ASU baseball Coach Pat Murphy said he wants his team to 
forget about any outside distractions and just enjoy themselves in 
the Sun Devils' upcoming series with Stanford.
  "It's time to let everything go," Murphy said. "Let all the adversity 
they have faced between the injuries and suspensions go. It's time 
to go out there and have some fun and just play baseball."
	The 16th-ranked Sun Devils (22-13, 6-9) meet 13th-ranked 
Stanford (21-13, 8-7) in a three-game series beginning at 8 tonight 
at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, Calif. 
	The Cardinal took two out of three from the Sun Devils at 
Packard Stadium when the teams met earlier this season.
    Junior southpaw Jason Bond (4-2 , 3.92) will start today for 
ASU and Kyle Peterson (4-4 , 4.42) will start for Stanford.
	Both starters took a loss in the previous ASU-Stanford 
series. The Sun Devils hit Peterson hard the last time they faced 
him, scoring seven runs on eight hits in five innings.
  	Murphy has confidence in his young team as it faces a 
talented Stanford squad 
	"They're one of the top teams in the country," Murphy said. 
"It'll  be a great challenge to play them in their place, but we're 
every bit as good as they are. Now, we have to go out there and 
prove it."
    The Sun Devils have won six of their last nine games despite 
dropping two games to UCLA in their last series. The Cardinal are 
coming off a three-game sweep of UofA. 
From the Bullpen
- Freshman left-handed pitcher Phill Lowery will miss his next 
couple of starts with soreness in his pitching elbow. It is unrelated 
to the bone chips in the same elbow which led to an operation last 
fall. Tendonitis hasn't been ruled out.
- Right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Bradley will miss the Stanford 
series despite an appeal by Murphy. The sophomore received a 
four-game suspension from the Pac-10 when it was ruled he 
intentionally hit UCLA's Troy Glaus on March 31.
- Freshman catcher Greg Halverson has been upgraded to stable 
condition after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis last 
week. He is expected to be released some time next week.
- First baseman Robbie Kent swung a hot bat last week going 12-
22 (.545) with four doubles, one home run, nine RBI and eight runs 
scored.
- Sophomore outfielder Mikel Moreno has a nine-game hitting 
streak, in which he is 15 for 42 (.375).

Wildcats toss aside weary Sun Devils

By Brian A. Anderson
State Press
	No. 25 UofA dominated the ASU men's tennis team 6-1  
Wednesday at the Robson Tennis Center in Tucson. 	
		Unfamiliar courts, windy conditions and missing 
players all contributed to the disappointing loss.
	The lone winner for ASU was junior Wolf von Lindenau 
playing at the No. 5 singles position. He added to his two-match 
win streak with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 victory. 
	The Sun Devils (9-9, 1-6) were without Paul Reber, out 
with a shoulder injury, and No. 1 player Oscar Bustos, who is in 
Canada playing in the Davis Cup for his home country of Chile. 
The Sun Devils were not able to fill the gap left by Bustos and 
Reber. 
	The line-up shuffling forced freshman walk-on Hiroshi 
Nagashima to play at the No. 4 singles position. He was defeated 
by Tom Haugland, 6-4, 6-2. Casey Was, another freshman walk-
on, played at the No. 6 spot and lost in three sets to Ed Schwartz, 
6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
	Filling in for Bustos was junior Sergio Elias. He lost to Jan 
Anderson of UofA, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
	Sophomore Tsolak Gevorkian moved up two slots to the 
No. 2 position and was able to take his opponent, Henrik Wagner, 
to three sets before losing, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.
	Senior David Critchley was playing at his familiar No. 3 
slot but lost in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, to Chris Jenkins from UofA. 
However, Critchley could find positives in the match.
	"We went down there and gave it a good effort," Critchley 
said. "We get them up here in the next few weeks and hopefully we 
will have more success."
	The doubles teams were the most affected by the absence 
of Reber and Bustos. Was and Nagashima paired up at the No. 3 
position and were overmatched, losing 8-3. Normally Bustos 
would have been paired with Was.
	The team does not play again until April 12 when it travels 
to the Bay Area to face Stanford and California. 

Mollica named wrestling MVP

From Staff Reports
	Markus Mollica received the Most Valuable Wrestler 
Award Tuesday at the ASU Wrestling Awards Banquet at the Sun 
Devil Club Patio.
	Mollica, a senior, closed out his career with the eighth-most 
wins in ASU history (113). He became the first wrestler in Pac-10 
history to claim four conference championships and was the third 
ASU wrestler to claim All-America honors all four years. The two-
time national champion took fourth at 167 pounds at the NCAAs 
this year.
	Senior Steve St. John collected the Most Inspirational 
Wrestler Award. St. John missed the first half of the 1995-96 
season recovering from ACL surgery, but won the Pac-10 title at 
134 and reached the NCAA final. He was a three-time All-America 
at ASU.
	Sophomore Shawn Ford, who shocked the wrestling 
community by beating defending national champion Jeff 
McGinness of Iowa at 126 pounds in the second round of the 
NCAAs this year, received the Most Improved Wrestler Award. 
Ford, a former walk-on, went 20-21 on the season, advancing to 
nationals for the first time.
	Sophomore Aaron Simpson received the Academic 
Excellence Award and Most Falls Award. Simpson, who earned 
All-America honors at 177, carries a 3.0 grade point average in 
biology and had six pins this season.
	The Sun Devils (10-8) finished the season 10th in the 
nation and second in the Pac-10. ASU has finished in the top 10 
nationally five straight years and 11 out of the last 12.

No. 2 men's golf team heads to Raleigh for invite

By Seth Landau
State Press
	It has been a refreshing past couple of weeks for ASU golf. 
After the men took first place at the Southwestern Invitational last 
week in Los Angeles, the women did likewise in their home 
tournament on Sunday.
	Today, the men's squad will look to sustain that momentum 
at the three-day Ping/MacGregor Downs Invitational in Raleigh, 
N.C.
	This is the final tune-up for the No. 2- ranked men's golf 
team before ASU's Thunderbird Invite next week at Karsten Golf 
Course and the Pac-10 Championships which are slated for the end 
of the month.
	"You never go into a tournament expecting to come in 
second," said Joey Snyder, who will conclude his ASU career this 
semester. "If we could go over there and win, it would be a good 
boost going into our home tournament."
	The Sun Devils will be represented by: seniors Chris Hanell 
and Snyder, junior Scott Johnson and freshman Darren Angel. The 
revolving-door fifth man is yet to be determined. Freshmen Greg 
Padilla and Brad Cannon and sophomore Pat Perez have all earned 
playing time this season as ASU's final starter.
	"It's a country club course, so you have to think your way 
around," ASU Coach Randy Lein said of Raleigh's MacGregor 
Downs Course. "We're looking to win the tournament, since our 
team's starting to come around."
	But ASU's problem all season long has been the inability to 
string together five good scores, according to the players and 
coaches. That lack of consistency relieved the Sun Devils of their 
No. 1 ranking last month.
	"The only time we ever played well as a team was the last 
day in Hawaii," Johnson said in reference to February's Taylor 
Made Invitational at Kona. "That was the first real good feeling we 
had as a team. Everyone was waiting for that."
	Now the Sun Devils are looking to recapture that Hawaiian 
magic and bring home a first-place finish this weekend. The last 
time ASU won a competition not in the West, was October at the 
Jerry Pate Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.  
	"Last week's win (in California) really helped Ñ a win's a 
win," Johnson said, adding the Sun Devils' play was still not up to 
par. "We've got a real confident team. The attitude is that we're still 
waiting for everyone to play together."

ASU assistant coach snags job with Diamondbacks

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	There have been many baseball players that have played at 
ASU and moved on to have a career in Major League Baseball. But 
it isn't as common for a coach to take the step to the next level.
	ASU Assistant Coach Jeff Forney will do that at the end of 
this season, as he was named Monday the Strength and 
Conditioning Coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
	Forney's new career starts when the Diamondbacks' first 
two minor league teams begin play this summer.
	"Even though the major league team doesn't start until 
1998, the preparations have already begun," Forney said. "I'm 
really happy to be a part of it."
	Forney spent six years as an outfielder in the Cincinnati 
Reds organization, reaching Triple-A Nashville before retiring in 
1991. He said this experience was essential when he was 
considered for his new position.
	"There's not a lot of people out there that specialize in just 
baseball," Forney said. "That was a big advantage for me because 
they wanted someone with a baseball background. Someone who 
knows what it's like to play everyday and travel 12 hours a day Ñ 
the lifestyle of a baseball player.  I've lived that lifestyle." 
	Forney's time as a player was also an asset when 
developing a training style. 
	"With baseball, the sport itself is unique," Forney said. 
"The training is different compared to other sports. I try to apply it 
specifically for baseball based on my experience and my 
background."
	Forney is in his second season as an assistant to Coach Pat 
Murphy. He is in charge of outfield play, as well as strength and 
conditioning for the Sun Devils. Forney has also had articles 
published and videos released on conditioning.
 	He has worked with many top people in the field including 
local fitness guru, Mack Newton. 
	Forney also served as an assistant under Murphy at Notre 
Dame and was recruited by him to play at Florida Atlantic 
University where Forney graduated with a degree in exercise 
physiology.

ASU police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- A student's wallet was stolen from his room at 725 E. Adelphi 
Drive. He estimated the loss at $25.
- A man not affiliated with the University was arrested and 
released after allegedly shoplifting at the Stabler's market in Tempe 
Center.
- A woman not affiliated with the University sustained an injury at 
Gammage Auditorium and was taken to Tempe St. Luke's Hospital 
for treatment.
- A car stereo and two compact discs were stolen from a student's 
car.
Tempe police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- A man stopped for speeding was arrested for allegedly providing 
false information to police. The man gave an officer his brother's 
name. When the officer discovered his real name, the man said he 
gave the false name because he thought his own license was 
suspended. It was not.
- Two sisters were arrested after allegedly breaking into an 
apartment and stealing $51 in cash. The sisters engaged in a fight 
with the female victim and one of the sisters pushed the woman 
down several times. She also attempted to hit the victim with a 
hammer, but the victim deflected it, causing minor injuries. Both 
sisters were accused of aggravated assault. One sister also was 
accused of possession of marijuana and possession of drug 
paraphernalia. 
- A man was arrested for allegedly molesting a 2 1/2-year-old girl. 
Compiled by State Press reporter Garin Groff

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	The Today Section is a daily calendar of events printed as a 
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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.
- Campus Crusade for Christ Ñ Thursday Night Live. Bible study, 
music and fun. Call 968-7667 for details. 203 E. 15th St.; 7 p.m.
- Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Research Ñ Spring 
Colloquium Series: "Operations Research and Geographic 
Information Systems Modeling of China's Railway System," by Dr. 
Michael Kuby, geography professor. Engineering Research 
Complex 490; noon to 1:30 p.m.
- Christian Students Fellowship Ñ Weekly Bible study and 
fellowship. Discuss "Knowing Christ in Our Relationships." Bring 
a lunch. Everyone welcome. MU, see monitor for room number; 
12:40 p.m.
- Geology Club Ñ Mineral sale and raffle: lots of interesting rocks 
and fossils to buy. In front of the Physical Sciences Bldg. F-Wing; 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Golden Key National Honor Society Ñ Plan upcoming events. 
McClintock Hall Study Lounge; 3 p.m.
- Japanese Student Organization Ñ General meeting to plan 
socials. MU CDC Room; 3:15 p.m.
- Kundalini Yoga Club Ñ Want more focus in your life? Do Yoga. 
MU Graham Room 216; 7 p.m.
- Literary Outreach Ñ General meeting. MU Conference Room 
1A; 2 p.m.
- MUAB Ñ Culture and Arts Committee meeting. MU Conference 
Room; 5 p.m.
- Nation of Islam Student Association Ñ "What Is the Nation of 
Islam?" question and answer session. MU Pima Room 218; 7 p.m.
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Ñ Final 
meeting with guest speakers and Career Night planning. Stauffer 
Hall Reading Room; 5 p.m.
- Native American Business Organization Ñ General meeting to 
plan Culture Week and socials. Refreshments provided. American 
Indian Institute; 5 p.m.
- Student Life/Learning Resource Center Ñ Free computer 
workshops. Student Services Bldg. 361; Unix 9 a.m.; MSWord 11 
a.m.; Internet 2 p.m.; DOS 6 p.m.; Unix 4 p.m.
- Students Toward Educational Progress Ñ General meeting with 
guest speaker Jim Clayton from the Graduate College. Student 
Services Bldg. Multicultural Lounge; 4 p.m.
- Writing Center Ñ Computer-based practice with articles (a, an, 
the). Language and Literature Bldg. B302; 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 
p.m.
- Young Democrats Ñ General meeting with guest speaker Paul 
Allvin from the Arizona Students Association. MU Gold Room; 
3:30 p.m.