Dinofest roams into ASU

By Ray Stern
State Press
	Bernie Milazzo looked up at the towering skeletal head of 
"Nancy," the largest mounted dinosaur in the world, and shook his 
head slowly.
	"I've seen this thing 500 times and it still awes me," he said. 
"It awes me that these creatures were here."
	Milazzo is the project manager for Saurus Corp., the group 
that exhibits the Chinese government-owned dinosaur fossils on 
display in the University Activity Center during Dinofest 
International. An admitted recent convert to dinomania, Milazzo 
said his interest grows with each new fact he learns about 
dinosaurs. 
	"You can go through life saying, 'What the hell do I care 
about bones?' " he said. "But they (dinosaurs) were here. They 
roamed the earth, and you can't see them anymore, but you can see 
parts of them. It's just like going to another planet to see what this 
was like 30 million years ago."
	The Activity Center is crowded with imposing fossilized 
creatures, life-size replicas and flora similar to the plants Nancy 
might have dined on as last-minute preparations are made for the 
show. Dinofest opens Monday and is touted as the world's biggest 
dinosaur event. It is also one of the most spectacular educational 
forums. For the two weeks it will be at ASU, about 200,000 to 
300,000 people are expected to attend.
	"This is an educational outreach which will showcase 
science education to the public," said Ed Stump, chairman of 
ASU's geology department. "(Dinofest) is one thing we thought 
could be used to stir local interest in a natural history museum."
	The curator and founder of Dinofest, Donald Wolberg, also 
played up the lack of natural history in the Valley. 
	"Phoenix is probably the last metropolitan area that doesn't 
have a major (natural history) museum," he said. "Paleontology is 
the most popular science, and yet it is the last paid attention to in 
funding."
	For kids especially, he added, dinosaur exhibits are thrilling 
ways for people to learn about the past.
	Event highlights include dozens of mounted fossils both 
large and small, dynamic dinosaur recreations, the world's largest 
collection of paleontological artwork and a three-day symposium 
of more than 60 of the world's leading dino-experts. Free tickets 
are still available to catch renowned author and paleontologist 
Stephen Jay Gould on April 18.
	"We'll also be having a 'walk through time,'" Wolberg said. 
"The (Center's) outer rotunda will be scaled through time, going 
from blocks of algae to five large, to-scale elephants."
	On Thursday, Chinese engineers from the Museum of 
Mongolia were putting the finishing touches on "Big Mike," a 
woolly mammoth who roamed northern China more than 30,000 
years ago. Standing at 5.1 meters, it is the largest mammoth 
skeleton ever found in Asia.
	Milazzo explained that the Gobi Desert, where all the 
Chinese fossils were found, are famous for preserving the old 
bones.
	"It makes Arizona look like a rain forest, it's so dry," he 
said.
	To Milazzo, the bones are an amazing reminder that 
humans are only a small part of the history of Earth.
	"Here you can see them, feel them - you know they 
(dinosaurs) were there. It's history."
	For more information, call ASU Public Events at 965-5062. 

'XE' grade touted for class cheaters

By Timothy Tait
State Press
	According to a proposed Academic Integrity Policy, 
cheating in class could result in a grade that would prohibit 
students from representing ASU in extracurricular activities or 
holding an office in student organizations.
 	The Academic Integrity Policy is slated to go before the 
Academic Senate on April 15. The policy proposes a grade of 
"XE" for students committing violations of the new policy. The 
grade will be recorded on the violator's transcripts with the 
notation, "failure due to academic dishonesty." It will count, 
academically, the same as an "E." 
	Vice Provost Charles Bantz said the Academic Integrity 
Policy has been under development for seven years and includes 
input from faculty and students.
	"We needed to have a specific process in place to deal with 
academic dishonesty that protects both students and faculty," he 
said.
	Tony Garcia, chairman of the Academic Senate Student-
Faculty Policy Committee, said a University-wide policy for 
dealing with classroom dishonesty is overdue.
	"Each college has had ways of dealing with academic 
integrity," he said. "This policy uniforms it."
	The integrity policy describes what actions are considered 
unethical. Some of the named violations include any form of 
academic deceit, use of unauthorized devices during exams, 
unauthorized possession of exams before test day, use of substitute 
test-takers and the aiding of others during exams. 
	"This policy makes it clear to students that there are things 
that are not appropriate," Bantz said. "It sets out a clear range of 
academic integrity."
	In addition to the "XE" grade, possible sanctions against 
offenders to the integrity policy include expulsion from the 
University, suspension and reduction of the class grade. 
	Bantz said he hopes the "XE" grade becomes a deterrent to 
cheating. 
	"Academic dishonesty affects all students," he said.
	Students who receive the "XE" grade may petition their 
college academic integrity hearing board to have the grade changed 
to an "E" after one year elapses and after completion of a non-
credit seminar on academic integrity. However, the policy states 
the "XE" grade should not be removed if the act of dishonesty 
involves "significant premeditation."
	"We needed to make a distinction between a failing grade 
due to academic dishonesty and a failing grade due to poor class 
performance," Bantz said. "We wanted to make it clear to students 
that there are consequences for dishonesty."

Landscaping seen as solution to Tempe's graffiti problem

By Kelly Wendel
State Press
	Tempe graffiti artists will have one less wall to vandalize if 
city council members get their way.
	The City is looking into the possibility of adding 
landscaping along Kyrene Road from Southern Avenue to Baseline 
Road to combat a rash of graffiti on walls and vandalism in the 
neighborhood.
	"Taggers have been hitting that wall for several years," said 
Frank Schinzel, assistant  field services superintendent for Tempe. 
"The wall has always been a project." 
	Schinzel said the City was looking into the possibility of 
adding oleander trees and bougainvillea plants to limit the access 
to the vandalized walls. But he added that the situation was more 
complicated than just adding landscaping.
	"At this stage now, we are trying to come up with options 
for the city public works department to look at," Schinzel said. 
"We need to look at a whole gamut of options and see which one 
would serve the neighborhoods best." 
	The City still must enter into negotiations with Southern 
Pacific Railroad, which owns the property. Tempe must also 
continue to pursue resident input as to how and what kind of 
landscaping will be installed.
	Although graffiti has been around for centuries, Tempe 
Police Lt. Jay Spradling said the City has experienced an increase 
over the last few years. He said recent law enforcement efforts may 
cause the fad to fade away.
	"There is a big push in law enforcement to crack down on 
vandalism," he said. "Officers are taking it more seriously, and we 
have more neighborhood watch groups. Five or 10 years ago, 
graffiti was considered petty and not that big of a deal. Now it's 
being taken seriously." 
	But catching taggers is another matter. 
	"In some respects, catching these people is like catching a 
lightning bolt," Spradling said. "It only takes a couple of seconds 
for them to climb up the wall and do their thing. Neighborhood 
involvement is crucial." 

Videotape of illegal immigrant beatings draws response from local authorities

By Brian Anderson
State Press
	As two Riverside County, Calif. sheriff's officers await a 
decision from an investigation concerning the beating of two 
suspected illegal immigrants, local police and a civil rights expert 
spoke out Thursday against the officers' actions.
	Fernando Teson, an international human rights expert, said 
he had only seen portions of the videotaped beatings, but from 
what he witnessed, the police used excessive force in detaining the 
suspects.
	Teson, who is also an ASU law professor, added that 
suspected illegal aliens are usually arrested and simply brought 
back to the border.
	"From what I've seen, I would say that (the beating) is not 
justified," he said. "Illegal aliens don't enjoy the full rights granted 
by the Constitution. However, you may not beat them like that."
	Allegations of police brutality arose after a pickup truck 
full of suspected illegal aliens led police on a 70-mile chase which 
reached speeds of up to 100 mph. When the truck finally pulled to 
the side of the freeway, most of its occupants clamored over a 
guardrail into a nearby nursery. 
	The videotape, shot from several different television news 
helicopters, showed two of the suspects attempting to get out of the 
vehicle when one of the pursuing officers ran up and began striking 
the male suspect with a club. 
	Teson said regardless of the investigation's outcome, under 
international human rights laws, the country that the suspected 
illegal immigrants are from could file a complaint against the 
United States. The complaint would be for "brutal treatment of (the 
country's) citizens." 
	 Sgt. Toby Dyas, Tempe police public information officer, 
said he has also seen only "bits and pieces" of the tape, but there is 
a chance the officers mistreated the suspects.
	 "From what I have seen and from what I have heard, it 
sounds like there is a possibility that there was some excessive 
force used," he said. "But, like anything else, you've got to look at 
all of the information and evidence."
	On one portion of the tape, one female suspect appears to 
be handcuffed while an officer attempts to push her down the 
freeway embankment with his foot.
	Dyas said that action may constitute an excessive use of 
force.
	"Normally, if you've got someone handcuffed and under 
control at that point in time, no more force is used or necessary," 
he said. "Why they would do that, I don't know."

Student to lead bicycle team across country for charity

By Jeff Owens
State Press
	This summer, junior broadcast major Jason Friedlander is 
going on a long road trip. 
	As president of the new ASU chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi 
fraternity, Friedlander, 20, will lead a team of 30 bicyclists across 
the United States as part of a charity mission called Journey of 
Hope. The cyclists will stop in towns across the country to promote 
awareness and understanding of the disabled community.
	The event is expected to raise more than $300,000. 
	"I take it as a great honor," Friedlander said of his team 
leader appointment. "I was pretty excited, considering they chose 
from 18,000 undergraduate fraternity members." 
	Pi Kappa Phi is the only national fraternity with a national 
charity program, called PUSH America.
	"Every single chapter of Pi Kappa Phi gives all charity 
proceeds to PUSH, which in turn allocates those funds to 
handicapped service programs," Friedlander said.
	Nelson Wong, project manager for Journey of Hope in 
Charlotte, N.C., said 60 cyclists will set out from San Francisco on 
June 9. The group will split into northern and southern teams one 
week later in Nevada, he added.
	"We have two teams that will go across America," Wong 
said. "(Friedlander) will be on the team going south." 
	The teams will meet on Aug. 10 on the steps of the U.S. 
Capitol in Washington, D.C.
	By that time, Friedlander said his team will have made 
presentations on disability awareness in 120 towns along the way. 
Friedlander is in charge of the awareness program and will drive 
the team's support vehicle. 
	The teams will make presentations to Elks Clubs, Lions 
Clubs, day camps for kids and various disability organizations, 
Wong said, adding that this will be the ninth year of the event. 
	"It's PUSH America's largest fund-raising activity," he said. 
	Friedlander, whose team will stop in Scottsdale on June 25 
and 26, said he almost has the $3,000 in contributions he needs 
before departing. 
	"I've raised about $2,000 so far," he said.
	Freshman Josh Baker, PUSH chairman, said Friedlander is 
just the man for the job.
	"He's a good guy," Baker said. "He's getting stuff done."
	People interested in making a tax-deductible donation to 
PUSH America on Friedlander's behalf can contact him at (602) 
966-7421.

Editorial: Boos and Bravos

BRAVO - To the memory and legacy of Commerce Secretary Ron 
Brown, who died in a plane crash in Croatia.
	As news of the crash reached the United States, Brown was 
remembered as a key international spokesman for U.S. businesses. 
In a tough world market, Brown was a fighter - a man who fought 
to help the United States remain an economic superpower.
	Brown's energy on behalf of the United States will not soon 
be forgotten. The secretary will be missed.

BRAVO - To the FBI, for finally proving that they always get their 
man - even if it takes decades.
	Thursday, FBI agents descended on a secluded cabin in 
Montana and nabbed Ted John Kaczynski, a former Berkeley 
professor. He was turned in by relatives who believed that he was 
the "Unabomber," the shadowy terrorist who had kept the entire 
country in fear of his sporadic package bombs.
	The reign of the Unabomber has been unsettling indeed, but 
the FBI never gave up on their search to end it. We hope they've 
finally brought the Unabomber's campaign of terror to an end.

BOO - To the movement in the state Legislature to grant Arizona 
businesses a $40-million tax break.
	The debate centers around Senate Bill 1280. Under that 
legislation, companies would no longer have to pay sales taxes on 
certain kinds of equipment and machinery - especially machinery 
that was not "permanently attached" to a building.
	One corporate lobbyist noted that many companies came to 
Arizona under the assumption that they could ignore the tax. Many 
businesses and corporations apparently ignore it, without any 
penalty from the state.
	We would like to ask one simple question: What would 
happen to an Arizona citizen that, for reasons of their own, decided 
to "ignore" their state income tax liability? Would the state just let 
that slide?
	Would the state invite new residents under the assumption 
that they could ignore their state taxes?
	No person or firm has the right to just ignore a tax liability, 
simply because they don't want to pay it. If that were the case, we 
would simply ignore our state and federal taxes.
	Obviously, the state cannot afford to offer up a $40-million 
tax cut. All we keep hearing from the Capitol is how money just 
isn't available for education.
	If that's true - if we simply can't afford to pay for one of the 
state's most basic investments - then how can we afford to tear an 
additional $40 million out?
	House Speaker Mark Killian is right. We've got roads and 
schools to build. We hope this idiotic bill dies in the House.

BRAVO - To Dinofest, making an appearance at the University 
Activity Center.
	In a way, this could be called the "Super Bowl of 
Paleontology." Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to 
see it. More importantly, it's a deeper experience than watching 
grown men bash each other into bloody submission - it is a glance 
at the Earth's distant, rich past.
	We're excited that it's here. We hope to see you there soon.

Column: Rally spurs interest in improving campus climate

	The positive momentum created by Students Against 
Discrimination continues, and it's not too late for you to help. At 
Tuesday's Interfaith Council rally on Hayden Lawn, members of 
the campus community contributed so many signatures to a poster 
promoting multicultural tolerance and understanding that the 
signatures covered a roll of paper 1 1/2 feet high and 24 feet long. 
The sponsors of the rally hope to display these signatures soon in 
the Memorial Union and invite others to add their names to it. 
Please watch for this over the next week or two and add your 
expression of commitment.
	At the rally, the Campus Environment Team also collected 
nearly 400 questionnaires on each person's experiences with the 
campus environment, and it expects that the University will learn 
much from them. In return, the CET gave a free T-shirt to 
everyone filling out the questionnaire, a T-shirt that asks us all to 
"communicate, cooperate and collaborate" and that features a 
compelling and colorful design by artist Mike Hagelberg.
	The T-shirts seem to be much in demand on campus, and 
many persons have called to ask whether the CET can get more of 
them. The CET hopes that its budget will allow it to buy a 
sufficient number of extra T-shirts to provide to those who filled 
out questionnaires and didn't get a T-shirt. It also hopes to get up to 
100 additional ones to sell at the Student Bookstore at cost. Look 
for them in the next week or two. Wearing these T-shirts and living 
up to their ideals will constitute one important step toward 
improving our campus environment.
	Finally, the CET distributed a pledge from relating to 
sexual assault and sexual harassment. To give this the widest 
possible distribution, I reproduce it here and invite readers to clip 
it, sign it, display it, pass it around and discuss it.
Commitment to Fight Sexual 
Harassment and Assault

	I recognize the need to respect my fellow students and 
employees and to ensure that sexual relations are a matter of 
mutual consent, freely and intelligently given. As a classroom 
teacher, teaching assistant or employee supervisor, I recognize the 
need to avoid abusing my position of authority in professional and 
social relations with subordinates. To lend my support to and end 
sexual harassment and abuse on campus, I PLEDGE TO:

	- Never rape, batter or otherwise sexually assault anyone 
through force or threat of force;
	- Never to become an accomplice to rape by assisting in the 
assault or by failing to intervene when intervention is feasible;
	- Decide with any partner whether, when and how to share 
sexuality;
	- Recognize that "no" means NO;
	- Never sexually exploit anyone who is too intoxicated or 
otherwise unable to fully and freely consent to my actions;
	- Never use a position of authority to extract sexual favors 
or to create a sexually hostile, offensive or intimidating 
environment for anyone;
	- Never assume that consent on a previous occasion or for 
certain sexual activity constitutes consent on a later occasion or for 
other sexual activity; and
	- Avoid alcohol or drug abuse that can lead to sexual abuse.

Charles Calleros is chair of the Campus Environment 
Team.

Column: No conspiracy to fear from die-hard Trekkers

	A new religion is on the horizon, spawned by the 
effervescent cathode ray-tube god known to us mortals as 
television.
	It has attracted the meek, the shallow and the lonely of 
heart since 1967.
	And today they like to wear Star Trek uniforms in public.
	Yes, those strange people who walk around greeting each 
other with the words "Live long and prosper" and then do some 
weird contortion of their fingers. (This is secret code for "We will 
attack the capitol at midnight tomorrow.")
	Yes, those people who get snippy when someone calls them 
Trekkies. ("Excuse you, it's Trekkers!")
	But it is a stretch of the imagination to learn that some 
scholars say the network of fan clubs that take seriously the 
guiding philosophy of Star Trek could be described as forming 
something akin to a "quasi-religion."
	"You might say it's a combination of a religion and a Lions 
club," said University of Wisconsin anthropologist Michael Jindra, 
who is studying the Trekker phenomenon. "It's taking a place 
alongside other serious religious and civic organizations. After all, 
the Lions and Kiwanis clubs are dying out - maybe this is what is 
taking their place."
	If Star Trek is a quasi-religion, then former Whitewater 
trial juror Barbara Adams must be the evangelical equivalent of 
Billy Graham.
	Who's Barbara Adams?
	You know, that woman who walks around in public 
wearing a Star Trek uniform. The uniform didn't keep her from 
being chosen as an alternate juror in the Whitewater trial and, 
according to USA Today, Adams has worn her uniform every day 
since the trial began in March.
	But, later, she was removed her from the panel for violating 
the judge's instruction not to talk to the press.
	Adams told TV's American Journal she was on a mission to 
promote the show's moral values: inclusion, tolerance, peace and 
faith in humankind. She said, "If it helps to make people think a 
little bit more what those ideals are, then I'll keep wearing this 
uniform."
	We could all do with the morals, but the Star Trek uniforms 
have to go.
	According to the Detroit News, Jindra said he has tracked 
characteristics that would classify Star Trek fan behavior as "one 
location in which to find religion in our society.
	"Star Trek philosophy relates to quasi-religious notions, 
such as progress and belief in a positive future, which is uniquely 
American. There's also a belief in the possibilities of what science 
can do."
	The movement bears a resemblance to a religion, in part, 
because many members make "pilgrimages" to Star Trek exhibits; 
claim the TV dramas have influenced and even changed their lives; 
and see Star Trek as a sign of hope for the future.
	Researchers who handed out questionnaires at two recent 
British Star Trek conventions report that only 10 to 15 percent of 
respondents showed dangerously addictive patterns regarding their 
favorite sci-fi phenomena, according to an article in the March 
issue of Cinescape magazine. "Most of the 232 respondents 
admitted that Star Trek was an important part of their lives, with 83 
percent watching the show at least once a week. The researchers 
concluded that for most fans, Trek devotion led to 'positive and 
healthy outcomes.'"
	Whatever similarity Star Trek "fandom" bears to a quasi-
religion, it is not a cult, Jindra said, nor does it show any sign of 
putting fans at personal risk.
	Thank God. 
	I don't know if I could deal with another society of secret 
hand-shakers.
	No, "Live long and prosper" is not a secret code to start a 
revolution.
	With that putting our minds at ease, we shouldn't start 
worrying about the sanity of Trekker even if they one day stand on 
a street corner giving a sermon on how the mighty Star Trek can 
save our souls from the Klingon scourge; we should start worrying 
if they start stockpiling photon torpedoes in their basements.

Jonathan Inge is a freshman studying journalism.

Column: Public also victims of death penalty politics

	Death penalty law is a morass of legal contradictions, 
political posturings and raw emotionalism. A case having all of 
those markings, plus others, is unfolding in New York, the most 
recent state to give itself the juridical power to snuff out life in the 
name of justice.
	On March 21, Gov. George Pataki, a Republican who ran 
for office pledging vigorously to restore capital punishment, 
removed the Bronx district attorney, Robert Johnson, from 
prosecuting suspects in the killing of Kevin Gillespie, a New York 
City policeman. By the governor's lights, Johnson is unfit to handle 
the case because of his reservations about the death penalty.
	The district attorney, a Democrat re-elected with a large 
plurality in one of the nation's poorest urban areas, stated when the 
new law passed a year ago, that because the death penalty was not 
mandatory - as it is not in the 37 other capital punishment states - 
he would favor imprisonment, including life without parole for 
capital convictions.
	Whatever his personal moral bents may be, Johnson's 
opposition to state killings flows from his awareness that "its 
imposition in any given case is uncertain. The process is lengthy, 
costly and complex. The penalty has not been shown to be a 
deterrent in states where it exists, and of course it is irreversible 
despite the possibility of mistake."
	If this were a case of professional mutiny - a local team 
member bucking orders of the statewide boss - Pataki's removal of 
Johnson, who is one of 62 New York state district attorneys, would 
be defendable. But Johnson the attorney understands New York's 
law in a measured way that Pataki the politician does not.
	Local district attorneys, as Johnson has stated, have 
discretionary power to seek life imprisonment for killers rather 
than execute them. If Pataki thinks that the Bronx district attorney 
is abusing the state's power because he prefers not to select people 
for death row, the governor might examine abuses going the other 
way.
	Arbitrariness reigns. In the death-penalty lottery, less than 2 
percent of those who commit murder will be walked into a 
chamber to be gassed, hung, shot, drugged or electrocuted. Issues 
of race, income, the competence of court-appointed lawyers, the 
prosecutor's politics, jury makeup, the judge's skills and public 
opinion in the local community have been found to determine guilt 
or innocence, life or death.
	Federal courts, which began accepting capital cases in 
1988, are no different from state courts in racial selectivity. Under 
Attorney General Janet Reno, the Justice Department has picked 
27 cases for death-penalty prosecution. Twenty of the defendants 
were Blacks.
	In a recent speech at the University of Notre Dame law 
school, Stephen Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights in 
Atlanta offered this analysis: "But even if our system could provide 
the person facing the death penalty with a fair and impartial judge, 
a responsible prosecutor who was beyond political influences, a 
capable defense lawyer and a jury which represented a fair cross 
section of the community, it would not eliminate the discrimination 
and unfairness in the infliction of the death penalty. The task of 
deciding who should live and who should die is simply too 
enormous for our court system. And our courts do not function 
when caught up in the politics and passions of the moment, which 
is almost always the case when a capital trial is taking place."
	In New York, the politics and passions of Gov. Pataki are 
an intrusion that offers still another example of death-penalty 
arbitrariness. In addition to focusing on the Gillespie case, the 
courts are now likely to be forced to deal with the dubious merits 
of
Pataki's attack on the Bronx district attorney. Johnson is on record 
with a pledge to take his governor to court, arguing that the citizens 
of the Bronx elected Johnson fully aware of his views on the death 
penalty and aware, too, that state law gives prosecutors a choice 
between executions and life imprisonment.
	If New York is similar to other death-penalty states, a 
capital prosecution of Officer Gillespie's killers will cost as much 
as $3 million, well beyond the cost of a life term. New Yorkers 
will have the added extravagance of footing the legal bill of Pataki 
v. Johnson. Killers pay one way, the public another.

Colman McCarthy is a syndicated columnist for the Washington 
Post Writers Group.

Top-notch track athletes invade ASU for Classic

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	Gold medalist Carl Lewis was the crowd favorite two 
seasons ago at the Sun Angel Classic. 
	The tradition of premiere athletes attending the Sun Angel 
Classic will continue at the 17th annual meet which begins at 11 
a.m. Saturday at Sun Angel Stadium.
	"It definitely makes the level of competition a lot higher," 
said ASU assistant track and field coach Steve Lemke. "I know 
two years ago when Carl Lewis and the Santa Monica Track Club 
were here that put people in the stands."
	Several world-class athletes are scheduled to compete 
including: 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in the 100-meters Dennis 
Mitchell, sprinter Quincy Watts, U.S. indoor high jump champion 
Tisha Waller and the 1995 NCAA hammer throw champion Balazs 
Kiss.
	The top-notch athletes should be a motivating factor for the 
Sun Devils.
	"Naturally the competition is going to be much better," said 
ASU interim track and field coach Ken Lehman.  "What we are 
looking for is for the athletes to raise the intensity level a little bit 
and be able to run fast and jump far and have one of their best 
meets of the year so far."
	Former ASU athletes expected to compete are 1994 NCAA 
pole vault champion Nick Hysong and Lynda Tolbert-Goode, who 
now serves as an assistant Sun Devil track coach.
	 Tolbert-Goode will compete in front of the hometown 
crowd this weekend. She finished fourth in the 1992 Olympics in 
the 100 hurdles and is also a fan favorite at ASU.
	"People like seeing her run here because she is an ex-ASU 
athlete who did really well here," Lemke said of Tolbert-Goode.
	Florida, Tennessee (men only), USC, UofA, NAU and 
Iowa (men only) will join ASU for Saturday's meet. Several local-
area high schools and junior colleges will also participate.
	"I think our high quality people will do good no matter 
what the competition," Lemke said. "The Pal Arne Fagernes,  the 
Mika Laihos should do very well." 
	There also may be a surprise or two on Saturday.
	"It always seems that at a meet like this you hope that one 
or two people step up and do something that you haven't seen 
before," Lemke said. "And hopefully they can continue to do that 
for the rest of the year."

Giving Sun Devil walk-on scholarship not 'Hazard'ous

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	A former ASU track and field coach has been instrumental 
in the development of long jumper Tony Hazard.
	"The coach that I had last year (Tom Doyle)  taught me 
everything I know about the technical aspects of jumping," said 
Hazard, a 19-year-old sophomore  psychology major. 
	Hazard earned a spot on the Sun Devil squad as a freshman 
walk-on.
	"I just came out in the fall my freshman year and put in 
hours, long hours of work with Coach Doyle," he said. "I came out 
and proved myself."
	Hazard proved himself by placing fourth at the Pac-10s in 
the long jump with a leap of 24 feet, 5-1/2 inches. After that 
impressive performance, Hazard received a scholarship for the 
1995-96 season.
	"That earned my spot and earned me some money." he said.
	Hazard immediately caught the attention of Doyle, who is 
now coaching at the University of Illinois.
	"Last year when Tony first came here I felt he had some 
great potential," Doyle said.
	Hazard has matured quite a bit since joining the team last 
season.
	"Last year I was basically learning," he said. "This year is 
more applying what I learn. The learning that I am doing this year 
is more  learning abut myself."
	ASU assistant track and field Lemke said Hazard  has 
improved by leaps and bounds.
	"His speed keeps getting better all the time and he's 
stronger in the weight room, too," Lemke said.
	Doyle agrees that Hazard's best is yet to come. 
	"He has the potential to be a world-class athlete," said 
Doyle. "I wouldn't be surprised if he wins the NCAA long jump 
championship someday."
	Doyle sees striking similarities between Hazard and 1992 
Olympic bronze medalist Joe Greene.
	Greene attended Ohio State where Doyle used to coach. He 
won the NCAA long-jump championship in  1989 with a leap of 
27-9. Greene and Hazard are both tall, lanky fellows and are 
determined, skillful athletes. The twosome attended high school in 
England.
	At this stage of development, Hazard is at the same level 
Greene was, Doyle said.
	Having a calm persona has been beneficial for Hazard.
	"I think the key for me is being relaxed," he said. "You 
have to be in a zone, but still pumped. You have to be relaxed so 
your body can perform."
	How does Hazard prepare for a meet?
	"I'm not really thinking about what I have to do," he said. 
"The preparation comes throughout the week. On Friday night I try 
not to do anything and Saturday I just wake up and my mind is 
usually blank. By the time it's time to get up on the runway, I'm not 
thinking about anything."
	This plan enabled Hazard to have a personal-best leap of 
24-10 last Saturday at the Sun Devil Invitational, which was held 
at Sun Angel Stadium. He placed second to Nigerian Victor 
Agbebaku (25-4). 
	Sun Devil freshman hurdler Tedrick Rodgers feels Hazard's 
success comes from hard work.
	"You always see him working out," he said. "From working 
out so much, he improves his jumps a lot."
	Although Hazard is nursing a hamstring injury, he believes 
this is the week when he will qualify for the NCAAs.
	Hazard said he should qualify for the NCAAs this week 
despite his recovery from the injury. 
	He continues to develop into a bona-fide talent.
	"He's got a lot of talent," Lemke said. "He's starting to 
develop more and more physically. This year he'll be a factor in the 
Pac-10 long jump championships. I think down the road, he could 
potentially win an NCAA Championship."

Student-athletes garner awards

From Staff Report
	Linebacker Justin Dragoo and gymnast Katie Freeland won 
the 1996 male and female Sun Angel Foundation Student-Athlete 
of the Year Awards, interim athletic director Christine Wilkinson 
announced Thursday.
	Dragoo, a graduate student in the ASU College of Business, 
completed his football eligibility this past season. A four-year 
starter at inside linebacker, he finished fourth on the Sun Devil 
team last season with 64 tackles. Dragoo was granted a rare sixth 
season of eligibiltity by the NCAA in 1995, after missing most of 
two full seasons due to injury.
	Dragoo was a Pac-10 Conference All-Academic and GTE 
Academic All-America selection this season and was awarded a 
postgraduate scholarship by the NCAA. He maintained a 3.90 GPA 
as an undergraduate and was named the Most Outstanding Student 
in the ASU College of Business as a senior.
	Freeland, a senior, majors in psychology and maintains a 
3.97 GPA. A three-time All-America, she was named the 1996 
Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year. At the Pac-10 Championships, 
Freeland finished fourth in the all-around competition with a 39.2, 
including a 9.9 in the vault competition.
	Freeland, for the second year in a row, was a Pac-10 All-
Academic selection and was recently named to the GTE/CoSIDA 
Fall/Winter Women's At-Large Academic Team for District VIII.
	Dragoo and Freeland will be presented their awards at the 
annual Sun Angel Foundation Spring Banquet on April 15, at the 
Phoenix Country Club.

Sun Devils' Pac-10 foes stand in way

By Damian Shaw
State Press 
	It's the old cliche in sports. Don't concentrate on the highly-
ranked team and then underestimate the unranked team. 
	The No. 19 ASU softball team has a chance to avoid that 
this weekend when it takes on No. 11 California at 6 tonight and 
then faces unranked Stanford at 6 Saturday night. Both contests 
will take place at Sun Devil Club Stadium. 
	"I talked about that with the team (Wednesday)," Coach 
Linda Wells saidof underestimating Stanford. "We need to 
understand that this isn't a two-game series, it's a four-game series. 
Obviously both series are important and we cannot afford to 
overlook Stanford."
	Cal comes into the series having dropped one spot from 
their No. 10 position last week. The Golden Bears sport a record of 
24-12 and are 7-3 in Pac-10 play. ASU has a record of 21-12, but 
is only 1-3 in the Pac-10, with its lone victory coming over No. 3 
UCLA. 
	Junior outfielder Jayme Jenkins hopes that a win over Cal 
could propel ASU higher in the rankings.  
	"It's important to win so we can improve our standings in 
the poll," Jenkins said. "With Cal being ranked 11, it can definitely 
move us up. It also would help our confidence a lot."
	The Sun Devils are rebounding from two difficult losses 
against No. 2 Washington last week. ASU dropped the first contest 
5-4, losing in the last inning. In the second contest the squad lost 6-
1. 
	Stanford represents a bigger dropoff for the Sun Devils, 
with a record of 17-16 and 3-7 in Pac-10 play. 
	Junior outfielder Tina Ruff said that the Sun Devils need to 
come away with three wins this weekend.  
	"It's very important to beat Cal at least one game," Ruff 
said. "Of course we'd like to win them both, but it's definite that we 
need to beat Stanford both games."

Freshman pitcher Mills glad he chose college ball

By Ron Matejko
State Press
	Athletics sometimes force young men to make grown-up 
decisions. 
	ASU freshman pitcher Ryan Mills faced that situation last 
summer when he decided to play college baseball instead of 
starting the pursuit of his dream to pitch in the major leagues.   
	The 18-year old Mills signed to attend ASU, despite 
knowing he was going to be picked very early in the 1995 Major 
League Baseball Draft. 
	He was a 13th-round pick of the New York Yankees, but 
Mills said had he been picked higher, he might not be a Sun Devil 
today.
	"When I wasn't drafted in the first round I was set on 
coming here," Mills said. "If I had gone in the first round it would 
have been a different story."
	Mills was offered over half-a-million dollars to sign with 
the Yankees, but he turned it down. 
	"I was surprised because usually you're not offered that 
much money in that late a round," Mills said. "But I wanted the 
money that I wanted. Just because I went in the 13th round, that 
didn't lower the amount that I wanted. That's why when I didn't go 
in the first, I knew I was going to college."     
	Mills said he wanted $750,000 to go pro, a figure he came 
up with with the help of his father.
    "We came up with the amount based on what he would get after 
taxes and what would be left for investments," said Dick Mills, 
who spent six seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization. "When 
you go off to play pro-ball, you don't get very much to live off of. 
And what they do give you is only during the season."    
	Money isn't why Mills' parents wanted him to take the step 
to the next level.
	"I thought it would be good for Ryan to get out of the 
limelight," said Ginny Mills, Ryan's mother. "You can't go from 
being such a star in high school, go to a college in the same town 
and live up to those expectations."
	Mills pitched at Horizon High School in Mesa, leading 
them to the 1995 5A baseball championship. He was dominating in 
his senior year finishing 13-0 with a 0.86 ERA. He was named a 
second-team All-American by Baseball America and was named 
Arizona Republic  5A Player of the Year.  
	Mills moved to Scottsdale from Boston when he was five, 
and grew up wanting to pitch at Packard Stadium as a Sun Devil.
	When it was time to make a choice he said ASU Coach Pat 
Murphy played a key role.
	"Coach Murphy had everything to do with my decision to 
come here," Mills said. "During the draft time he left me alone 
which was the best thing he could have done."
	Murphy said he doesn't want recruits to come here for the 
wrong reasons.
	"You don't come here to make more money," Murphy said. 
"You come here to have an experience Ñ academically, socially 
and baseball-wise. My feeling was that Ryan wanted that 
experience. He wanted to be around other kids 18 to 22 years old 
that wanted an education and didn't want to treat baseball as a 
business just yet."    
	Mills' work ethic hasn't gone unnoticed.
	"The thing that impressed me the most is his willingness to 
learn and practice," said Bob Welch, a 16-year former major 
leaguer and current ASU pitching coach. "Those are the two keys 
to improving your pitching."
	Mills' father said there is one big disadvantage to playing 
Division I baseball.
	"Pro-ball is a place where kids develop quicker," said the 
elder Mills. "There isn't that extra pressure to win. More work is 
done on developing their game. When you have a scholarship to 
play, it becomes more like a job."  
	Mills suffered a setback when he received a non-displaced 
fracture of his jaw after being hit by a line drive when facing just 
his second collegiate batter against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 4.
	"I didn't realize what happened at first," Mills said. "I knew 
I was hurt, but I didn't think I would be out for six weeks. I was 
thinking I wouldn't be pitching the rest of the game. My first start 
in college."
	There were more tough times ahead for Mills.
	"It wasn't that bad until they wired my mouth shut," Mills 
recalled. "It was really painful. It felt like my teeth were being 
ripped out of my gums.
	Mills hopes to be back on the mound soon for ASU. He 
said after a few more outings in developmental games he should be 
ready to return.
	Mills has a rough idea of what he wants to do in the next 
few years.
 	"If I can pitch the way I know I'm capable of, then after my 
junior year I'll probably leave," Mills said. "It all depends though. 
It's still a long time away."
	Despite the rough road Mills has had early in his collegiate 
career, he is not unhappy with his decision.
	"I'm happier being where I am now, then if I had signed 
and ended up in some little town," Mills said. "I haven't regretted 
my decision and I don't think I will. I've got a lot to do while I'm 
here."

Women's tennis faces off against No. 5 Longhorns

By Brian A. Anderson
State Press
	Playing the defending national champions is always a tough 
task for any team, but when the No. 29 ASU women's tennis team 
(8-7) plays No. 5 Texas (12-2) on Saturday it will have to 
overcome inexperience as it embarks on one of the longest road 
trips of the year.  
	Despite the adversity, ASU Coach Sheila McInerney said 
her team is excited about the match.
	"It's always fun to play in Austin," she said. "They have a 
beautiful facility and they do a good job of getting a rowdy crowd. 
The girls are looking forward to the match."	
	The trip will mark only the fourth time during the dual-
match season that the team has had to leave the friendly confines 
of the Whiteman Tennis Center. Nevertheless, McInerney has been 
pleased with  this year's schedule.
	"This is a year that we haven't done a lot of traveling and it 
has worked out well in that we are fairly young," she said. "It is 
good to have us play a lot of home matches to build up 
confidence." 
	Texas lost its No. 1 and 2 players from last year's team but 
have not lost a step. The Longhorns are led by juniors Farley 
Taylor and Melody Falco. Taylor is ranked No. 8 in the country 
and ASU sophomore Reka Cseresnyes has the unenviable task of 
facing Taylor.
	Cseresnyes defeated Taylor in last year's NCAA 
tournament in a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8). 
	"The last time we played I probably had the match of my 
life, so I'm really looking forward to this match," Cseresnyes said.
	The Sun Devils have not seen action since March 26, but 
Cseresnyes thinks the break gives her an advantage.
	"It was good for me because I had a disappointing match 
against UofA," she said. "I was able to clear my mind and get my 
thoughts straight."
	ASU has lost four straight to the Longhorns including twice 
last year. This is the third year of a home-and-home agreement 
between the two schools. ASU lost 6-0 in Tempe last year and 8-1 
two years ago in Austin. Adding to ASU's losing streak was a 5-1 
loss in last year's NCAAs.

ASU police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- An employee sustained an injury at the Student Recreation 
Complex and was transported to Tempe St. Luke's Hospital for 
treatment.
- A student's room in Palo Verde West was burglarized. He 
estimated $275 worth of property was stolen.
- A vending machine in Manzanita Hall was broken into. An 
unknown amount of money was stolen.
- Someone broke into a student's car and stole a compact disc 
player and 25 CDs.
- A radar detector, a CD player and two speakers worth $700 were 
stolen from a student's car in Lot 17. The student estimated the 
burglar did $500 damage to the vehicle.
- Someone broke into a student's car in Lot 59 and stole $700 
worth of electronic equipment. 
- An underage man not affiliated with ASU was arrested for 
driving under the influence of alcohol. He also had an outstanding 
warrant from Phoenix police. He was not able to post bond of $580 
and was turned over to Phoenix police.
Tempe police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- A man was arrested at Circle K, 2196 E. Apache Blvd., for 
allegedly trespassing. He had been warned several times to stay 
away from the location.
- A man found searching through trash in Scottsdale was arrested 
after an investigation revealed he had a Tempe warrant.
Compiled by State Press reporter Garin Groff

- AIESEC - General meeting to update everyone on banquet and 
conference plans and a presentation by study-abroad alumni. MU 
Pinal Room; 4 p.m.
- Alcoholics Anonymous - 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.
- Geology Club - Mineral sale and raffle. Lots of interesting rocks 
and fossils for sale. In front of Physical Sciences Bldg. F-Wing; 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Literacy Outreach - General meeting. MUAB Conference Room 
1A; 5:30 p.m.
- Program for Southeast Asian Studies - Colloquium: "A Diaspora 
of 'Convicts': Indians in Southeast Asia in the Early 19th Century," 
by Dr. Anand Yang, history professor at the University of Utah. 
Language and Literature Bldg. C18; 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Student Environmental Action Coalition - General meeting to 
discuss the proposed Ward Valley Nuclear Dump. MU Room 2; 
12:40 p.m.
- Student Life/Learning Resource Center - Free computer 
workshops. Student Services Bldg. 361A; Using the ASU Web 9 
a.m.; Pine 10 a.m.; Windows 1 p.m.; WordPerfect 2 p.m.
- The Wesley Foundation United Methodist Campus Ministry - 
Choir practice. 213 E. University Drive; 7 p.m.
- Writing Center - Brush up on articles skills. Language and 
Literature Bldg. B302; 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.