Crossed signals SES struggles with poor radio reception

By Jennifer Netherby
State Press
	Static is the last thing Safety Escort Service employees 
want to hear from their radios while helping students get through a 
dark and sometimes scary ASU campus.
	But for the last two weeks, transmitter problems have been 
leaving escorts feeling a little out of touch.
	"There are dead spots on campus where the radios are just 
not coming in," said Matt Rubino, SES director.
	The transmitter problems started about two weeks ago on 
the outer edges of campus and in buildings, Campus Affairs Vice 
President Keith Menard said. Motorola has been to campus several 
times trying to find exactly where the problem is. One possible 
cause is a problem with the coaxial cable.
	Rubino said other than the coaxial cable, the problem could 
also be interference from other radios or construction.
	Currently Associated Students of ASU is looking at 
alternatives to buying a new cable, which is expected to be 
expensive, Menard said. One possible alternative method would be 
to share ASU DPS's system which relays signals all over campus.
	"We're talking with Parking Services and DPS to check out 
and see if it's possible to use their relays," Menard said.
	ASU Chief of Police Lanny Standridge said DPS would 
like to help SES but they have to keep the channel clear for from 
other users.
	"We cannot have other users on the police primary 
frequency," Standridge said.
	Rubino said other alternatives would be to purchase a more 
powerful system or a bigger antenna. The cheapest alternative, 
however, would be to share the relay system with DPS or Parking 
Services. SES buying their own relay is "out of the question" 
because the relays cost $1,000 each and SES would need two, 
Rubino said.
	"The relays cover more ground and É (SES) could keep 
the same radios," Rubino said.
	Both Menard and Rubino said the transmitter problem is 
not an emergency.
	"It doesn't pose any danger to our escorts or people being 
escorted," Rubino said.
	SES will have the problem fixed by the start of fall 
semester, he said.
	"We haven't been real busy. We're trying to get geared up 
before it does become (a problem)," Menard said.

Congressman's sexual orientation not a concern

By Jennifer Netherby
State Press 
	Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe's sexual preference 
should not have any bearing on his re-election bid, according to 
campus Republicans and gay organizations.
	"I don't think it's anything major," said Ron Jackson, 
president of ASU College Republicans. "He's been a solid member 
of the Republican party."
	Kolbe announced he was gay Thursday. A national gay 
magazine was about to "out" Kolbe, or announce that he was gay 
in a story about the House vote on a same-sex marriage bill.
	Kolbe had voted for the bill, which would define marriage 
as a union between a man and a woman and give states the right to 
reject any gay marriages performed in other states.
	Kolbe is the fourth congressman to announce he is gay. He 
is up for re-election for his seventh term representing Arizona's 
fifth district, which includes southern Arizona.
	Casey Self, advisor of Lambda League - an umbrella group 
of lesbian, bisexual and gay ASU student organizations - said he 
hopes Kolbe's sexual orientation does not change his chances for 
re-election.
	"It will be interesting to see if that alone will affect peoples' 
opinion," Self said.
	Jackson said the Republican party "is one of inclusion" and 
Kolbe's sexual orientation does not affect his voting record.
	"He has done what he was sent there to do," he said of 
Kolbe's congressional record.
	Self said he does not agree with outing people but added 
that Kolbe could have denied it as other people have.
	He added that it was unfortunate that Kolbe's sexuality was 
revealed in this manner, but that Kolbe needs to answer to all of his 
constituents as to why he voted against same sex marriages.
	"It certainly shows where we are as a society since he had 
to wait so long to come out," Self said.

Dole trailing Clinton in Arizona, ASU poll says

By Jennifer Netherby
State Press
	President Bill Clinton is leading Republican presidential 
candidate Bob Dole among Arizona voters with almost a quarter of 
Republicans backing him, according to a new KAET/Walter 
Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications poll.
	"The cross-over factor is a tremendous advantage for 
Clinton," said pollster Bruce Merrill.
	The poll - taken of 470 registered voters statewide between 
July 18 and 21 - shows 48 percent of voters choosing Clinton, 
ahead of Dole at 36 percent with 16 percent still undecided. About 
24 percent of registered Republicans said they would vote for 
Clinton, while only 10 percent of registered Democrats said they 
would vote for Dole.
	"It's unusual (cross-over) since Republicans tend to have 
stronger party loyalty than Democrats," Merrill said. "It shows 
Dole is not a strong candidate in his party since he can't hold his 
own people."
	Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Dodie London said 
she does not believe the results but expects Clinton's lead will 
change in the coming weeks.
	"Right now Clinton is riding high, but there's a lot coming 
up with the campaign and convention," she said.
	Democratic Party Chairman Sam Coppersmith said Dole is 
"distanced from concerns of ordinary people."
	The Republican party does not have room for moderates, 
Coppersmith added.
	"The moderates were thrown overboard in the pursuit of the 
Christian Coalition and the right wing," he said. 
	Republican efforts to make character an issue have fallen 
short in Arizona in the wake of Gov. Fife Symington's 23-count 
indictment, Coppersmith said.
	The poll showed that if Ross Perot were added to the race 
Clinton would still lead at 42 percent, Dole at 30 percent, Perot at 
13 percent and 15 percent undecided.
	If Richard Lamm was in the race instead of Perot, Clinton 
would lead at 44 percent, Dole at 33 percent, Lamm at 6 percent 
and 18 percent undecided.

Financial aid disbursement back on track

By Becky Hill
State Press
	The bad news is that financial aid applications filed after 
July 1 probably won't be processed in time for the University's 
distribution date of August 19, said Kate Dillon, ASU's director of 
financial assistance.
	"Because we get things done, students don't worry about 
putting off filing their application," she said. "What they (students) 
have to keep in mind, is that just filing the application - the federal 
end of the operation - takes three weeks in and of itself."
	The good news, Dillon said, is that despite some stalling in 
the spring, the department is mostly up to date. 
	"There is a misconception that the federal shutdown caused 
all the delays, but that's just not the case," she said.
	According to Dillon, the federal processors' new contract 
was the problem.
	"There was some confusion on the part of the contracts 
terms and processes. For example, two of the seven family-
contribution formulas were wrongly calculated," she said. "Some 
of them made incorrect assumptions and that changed many 
students' eligibility." 
	Dillon said financial aid normally receives the first 
electronic information from the government in January and sends 
out award notices the first week of March.
	"This year we didn't even get rolling until March," she said. 
"But now the only remaining backlogs are rejections and 
corrections."
	In part, Dillon credits the successful awarding of 19,700 
students - 1,000 more than this time last year - with a survey 
reported in the State Press.
	"We scored below average, however, on how long it took to 
get through the line at the office or through on the telephone," she 
said. "In turn, this probably slowed things down on the student's 
end."
	"On one hand it (the article) put the department in a 
negative light, but it was fair and the publicity helped get us the 
support of SPRP (Student Processes Re-engineering Project). They 
provided us with a web site and a new phone line."
	Students can find out the status of their file by going online 
at www.asu.edu/fastt/ or by calling 968-4400.
	"The electronic information is immediately available to 
students through these mediums," Dillon said. "By mail the 
notification takes five days."

Orientation eases college transition

By Jennifer Netherby
State Press 
	New students at ASU this fall will be greeted with a variety 
of academic information and social activities the week before 
classes.
	Fall orientation, which runs from Aug. 18 to 24, will offer 
incoming students workshops on everything from passing first year 
math to climbing 'A' Mountain to paint the historic ASU landmark.
	"It's the opportunity to have a comfortable transition to the 
University where you can obtain information on University 
services and resources and socialize," said Bob Francis, assistant 
director of new student programs.
	The department meetings are the most valuable to students, 
Francis said because "it's an opportunity to find out about your 
major and have an opportunity to interact with other people."
	The Student Recreation Center will also be holding events 
for students and parents. One of the bigger events being held at the 
SRC is the Activity Resource Fair at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. 
There will be free food, entertainment and different vendors, said 
Jerry Maas, director of recreational sports. About 2,000 to 3,000 
people are expected to attend.
	Parents of new students will also find workshops to keep 
them busy. The ASU Parents Association will hold a free reception 
at the Buttes Resort on Monday Aug. 19.
	"It's a good opportunity for parents to get to know other 
parents," said Kirsten Mackin, Parents Association program 
coordinator.
	Opening festivities and a few other events charge a fee to 
attend. The workshops and seminars are free for students.
	Fraternities and sororities will hold information sessions for 
interested students as well during orientation week.

Businesses to peddle goods on campus during 'tent sale'

By Jeri Livesay
State Press
	Amid all of the workshops, information sessions and social 
activities of this year's orientation schedule, entering students will 
be able to buy the necessities for college life on campus.
	On Aug. 19 and 20, the Associated Students of ASU, which 
has put up $1,000 for the event thus far, will be having what they 
call a "tent sale" to bring businesses like Wal-Mart, Office Max 
and Staples to campus.
	"It's a full-on blitz as soon as you get here, and there's no 
way you can leave without missing something," said Keith 
Menard, vice president of campus affairs for ASASU. "This way, 
students can stay where they need to be, which is right here on 
campus, during this crucial time of orientation."
	Menard said as a freshman he found it hard to go off 
campus to buy what he needed for school while also trying to 
attend all of the different orientation programs.
	In addition to the various vendors, the Department of 
Public Safety, Off Campus Student Services, the ASU bookstore 
and other campus organizations will be out during the tent sale to 
provide information and services to students.
	"This will be the first time that businesses will be able to 
sell their products and solicit their services to students on campus. 
Before this year, they were never allowed to do that," said Amy 
Martin, director of Off Campus Student Services.
	Vendors will contribute a flat sponsorship fee of $160 for 
the event, which will allow them to actually sell their wares and 
retain their own profit, rather than merely displaying what they 
have to offer students as they did in the past, said Martin. The flat 
fee will pay for a tent, parking, tables, lunch and basic security for 
the businesses that come to campus.
	DPS will be registering bikes during the tent sale and 
OCSS will be distributing vacancy housing lists for students who 
still have not secured a place to live for themselves.
	"We're making sure by having this event that students can 
be as informed and prepared as possible before they start school," 
said Menard.

30% of freshman drop out after not making 'connection'

By Deanna Darr
State Press
	The excitement of starting college soon turns to dismay for 
many freshmen.
	Thirty percent of ASU freshmen drop out, following a trend 
seen across the nation, according to the Office of Institutional 
Analysis. Many of the reasons for leaving are not related to 
academic failure, however.
	"Half of the students that leave go for non-academic 
reasons, they didn't feel connected to the University," said Brian 
Richardson, assistant director of undergraduate academic services.
	"If they don't find their comfort zone within the first month, 
there's a good chance they won't return," Richardson added.
	ASU has developed several programs to help freshmen 
make the transition from high school to college and to succeed not 
only academically, but socially.
	"The transition has always been tough," Richardson said. 
"We're trying to use the first semester as a transition semester."
	One such program is the UNI100 class. The class is 
designed to teach freshmen strategies to make the transition easier, 
such as time management, test taking and note taking.
	There are about 50 sections of the class with 25 students in 
each. Richardson said this allows about half of freshmen to take 
the class.
	A condensed version of this class is offered as UNI194. 
This eight-week class is taught by ASU students and is designed 
for students who are academically stable but want a little extra 
help.
	The Campus Match program allows students to register for 
a block of classes. 
	"This way they have at least 25 familiar faces," Richardson 
said. "Soon they become their own support group."
	The Freshman Year Experience establishes a community 
within most of the residence halls where freshmen can work in 
computer labs, seek tutoring or join a club.
	"It gives the freshmen some place to go, so they don't feel 
lost in the crowd," Richardson said.
	While Richardson said the drop-out rate at ASU is high, it's 
not unusual.
	"Students are in a new setting, they have new issues, both 
in and outside class," Richardson said. "Students aren't getting the 
guidance they need in the beginning."

Businesses to peddle goods on campus during 'tent sale'

By Jeri Livesay
State Press
	Amid all of the workshops, information sessions and social 
activities of this year's orientation schedule, entering students will 
be able to buy the necessities for college life on campus.
	On Aug. 19 and 20, the Associated Students of ASU, which 
has put up $1,000 for the event thus far, will be having what they 
call a "tent sale" to bring businesses like Wal-Mart, Office Max 
and Staples to campus.
	"It's a full-on blitz as soon as you get here, and there's no 
way you can leave without missing something," said Keith 
Menard, vice president of campus affairs for ASASU. "This way, 
students can stay where they need to be, which is right here on 
campus, during this crucial time of orientation."
	Menard said as a freshman he found it hard to go off 
campus to buy what he needed for school while also trying to 
attend all of the different orientation programs.
	In addition to the various vendors, the Department of 
Public Safety, Off Campus Student Services, the ASU bookstore 
and other campus organizations will be out during the tent sale to 
provide information and services to students.
	"This will be the first time that businesses will be able to 
sell their products and solicit their services to students on campus. 
Before this year, they were never allowed to do that," said Amy 
Martin, director of Off Campus Student Services.
	Vendors will contribute a flat sponsorship fee of $160 for 
the event, which will allow them to actually sell their wares and 
retain their own profit, rather than merely displaying what they 
have to offer students as they did in the past, said Martin. The flat 
fee will pay for a tent, parking, tables, lunch and basic security for 
the businesses that come to campus.
	DPS will be registering bikes during the tent sale and 
OCSS will be distributing vacancy housing lists for students who 
still have not secured a place to live for themselves.
	"We're making sure by having this event that students can 
be as informed and prepared as possible before they start school," 
said Menard.

Juvenile justice proposition sparks debate over motives

By Becky Hill
State Press
	Faith in the court system, or lack thereof, seems to be at the 
heart of the disagreement over the "juvenile justice" initiative, 
Proposition 102.
	Specifically, the proposal  calls for the automatic transfer of 
teens 15 years of age and older to adult court for murder, armed 
robbery, forcible rape and chronic felony offenders.
	It also takes original jurisdiction over kids, both criminal 
and abused, away from the courts and gives it to the legislature.
	Paul Eckstein, chairman of the Citizens for Juvenile Justice 
Reform, said the wording of the initiative disguises the proposal's 
intent.
	"They mask that government agencies would have control 
over people's kids by asking, 'Where in this proposition does it say 
that the Department of Economic Security or Child Protectective 
Services or neighborhood associations will have this power?'" 
Eckstein said. "Well, it is a two-step process. First, they take away 
the courts' original jurisdiction by eliminating all of the current 
language in Article VI, Section 15.
	"The second step is in the last two lines of the proposition," 
he said. "It says the legislature will have the power to decide who 
has jurisdiction over juveniles, meaning they could give it to 
anyone."
	On the other side of the issue are people like David White, 
Pima County Attorney.
	White said Eckstein's committee is trying to scare people.
	"Unless the 14th Amendment is changed, everyone is 
guaranteed due process of law," White said. "So if you thought 
DPS or CPS wrongly took your kids, you would, in the end, be 
allowed judicial review. All we want is for all three branches of 
government to be involved.
	"Judges have monopoly power over juveniles. I think this is 
undemocratic. For non-violent criminals, we should utilize 
neighborhood groups that determine sanctions and restitution."
	According to Eckstein, Proposition 102 proponents have a 
weak argument and this is why high-profile Republicans such as 
Attorney General Grant Woods, former senator and one-time 
presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, the House and Senate 
Judiciary Committee chairs have sided against their party's leader.
	"All three branches of government are involved already," 
Eckstein said. "But only one branch of government has the right to 
decide such things as when an abused child is removed from the 
home and how a neglected child is dealt with. That is the judiciary 
- judges who are fair and unbiased and consider the evidence."
	Eckstein suggests Symington's motives may be personal.
	"I think he - Symington - has a jihad going on with the 
courts. He doesn't respect the courts, he doesn't like the courts," he 
said.
	Eckstein said the new law may in many cases be a suitable 
punishment but does not prevent or rehabilitate, and said it takes 
away the courts' flexibility.
	"Dual sentencing is no longer an option," he said. "Dual 
sentencing allows a judge to give an adolescent an adult sentence 
but suspend it pending the completion of certain requirements."
	These requirements generally include incarceration in a 
juvenile facility, completion of school and counseling, Eckstein 
said.
	White said this decision should not belong to the judge.
	"If prosecutors don't think a juvenile should be charged as 
an adult for his crime they can, for example, allow a plea bargain."

Welcome to the game of life August graduation thrusts 1,600 students into world

By Deanna Darr
State Press
	The 1996 summer session will be the final semester at ASU 
for a select group of students.
	About 1,600 students will earn their degrees this summer 
said Angela Muniz, program coordinator in the office of summer 
sessions and commencement. A final count will not be available 
until all grades are posted in about a month.
	Commencement will be held Friday at the University 
Activities Center. The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. with doors 
opening at 2:30 p.m.
	Muniz said she estimates 700 graduates will attend 
commencement with another 2,800 to 3,000 people observing the 
ceremony.
	The commencement speaker for this session will be Amy 
Greenbank, who will be receiving a B.A. in psychology.
	Greenbank will also be receiving the Moeur Award. This 
academic award is given to the student with the highest grade point 
average of the semester and has completed all their work at ASU.
	An honorary award will be given to Frank Sackton, 
professor in the College of Public Programs.
	"He's contributed a lot to the University and community 
over the years," Muniz said.
	Parking will be free on campus all day on Friday for 
students and their guests. 
	Muniz said there may be some traffic tie-ups due to 
construction on Sixth Street in front of the UAC. The road should 
be opened by 1 p.m.
	Graduates should gather at the lower west ramp of the UAC 
and the Alumni Association will provide a hospitality tent after the 
ceremony.
	"It's much smaller than May or December, but it's a very 
nice ceremony," Muniz said.

Construction not demolishing local business

By Sara Bush
State Press
	Despite the extensive construction along University Drive 
between Rural Road and Mill Avenue and on College Street this 
summer, area businesses say they have not been affected much.
	"Sales dropped of a little bit at the beginning (of the 
construction) but not that much," said Kyle Hancock, assistant 
manager of Alphagraphics, 122 E. University Drive. "Sales are 
generally a lot slower in the summer."
	Most other businesses along University Drive agreed with 
Hancock. Even Craig Sicinelli, manager at College Street Deli, 
where the front entrance is blocked by a closed sidewalk, said that 
although the construction has "effected negatively," it has not hurt 
his business very much.
	"Fortunately most of our customers know the way to enter 
through the back door," Sicinelli said, adding summer is "the best 
time-frame" for construction because business at the College Street 
Deli typically drops off about 50 percent.
	Brett Monik of Hogi Yogi, 112 E. University Drive, said 
that the only difference they have noticed this summer is an 
increase in sales from last summer.
	"Last year's construction was much worse," Monik said.
	Customers said that, other than the inconvenience, the 
construction has not affected them.
	"I haven't noticed any major inconveniences," said Heidi 
Anderson, a junior outdoor recreation management major.
	Tony Relph, another customer, said he does not mind the 
construction too much.
	"It does mess things up down here," he said. "It slows down 
my time of travel but I think it makes nice scenery."

Forensic entomologists take bugs out of police work

Story by Babak Dehghanpisheh
Photos by Jim Poulin
State Press
	The partially clad body of a 14-year-old girl was found 
along the side of a rural highway in the northwestern United States 
on June 4, 1990. Investigators on the scene took numerous 
photographs and collected fly larvae, adult flies and other insects in 
and around the victim's wounds.
	A later autopsy revealed that the girl had died of multiple 
head and neck wounds inflicted by a heavy, sharp object. The 
victim was eventually identified as a prostitute. Her brother had 
reported her missing four days prior to the discovery of the corpse. 
She had last been seen in the company of a 30-year-old Army 
sergeant on the morning of May 31. It was crucial for investigators 
to accurately estimate the time of death in order to link the suspect 
to the murder.
Bugs led the investigation
	"My first recollection of seeing a maggot-infested corpse 
was a young calf that I found on my parents' farm at the age of six 
or seven," said Neal Haskell, a forensic entomologist who 
completed his doctoral entomology studies at Purdue. "It really 
wasn't that big of a deal - just a part of farm life."
	Entomology, the study of insects, has been used in 
detective and legal work with varying degrees of success for many 
years.
	"As far as I'm a concerned, bug work is good for showing 
the rough cause of death and maybe the place of death. This stuff 
isn't like É 'By god, I can touch this body and tell you he died at 
9:32 this morning.' That's all hype, but there are elements of 
forensic pathology or entomology that allow you to narrow things 
down," said Adrian Aldridge, a homicide unit sergeant with the 
Phoenix Police Department.
	"We had a case on the west side recently where the death 
was put at 1 or 2 a.m. and we were out there by noon and we 
already had first generation egg sack on the body - you know, 
those big green blowflies. It's just indicative that they've been out 
there six to nine hours," he said.
	In the case of the 14-year old, the larvae collected from the 
scene were reared to produce adult flies in the laboratory. Based on 
this data, an entomologist determined that the victim had died four 
days prior to discovery.
	The police used this evidence to arrest the Army sergeant, 
who confessed to having murdered the victim by striking her six to 
eight times with a small hatchet. He entered a guilty plea in court 
and was sentenced to life without parole.
"A dead body is just bug media"
	Carl Olson, a professor of entomology and the assistant 
curator of the University of Arizona Entomology Museum, said 
that forensic entomology was a natural extension of other insect 
studies.
	"Being a collector, you collect in all kinds of 
circumstances," he said. "I guess I'm just callous. To me, a dead 
body is just bug media. So, whether it's looking in cow manure, 
road kill, a tree or anything else, it's what we've been doing in this 
field. 
	"Dead bodies aren't a big deal. The spirituality of the dead 
body is no longer there, so, you just have media," he said.
	Techniques of forensic entomology can be dated back as far 
as 700 years. Haskell cites a documented case in China where a 
murderer was found in a particular village because flies were 
attracted to the remnants of human tissue left on the murderer's 
sickle.
	Doug Scoopmire, a medical investigator with the Pima 
County Medical Examiner's Office in Tucson, said that 
entomological methods are only used in specialized cases.
	"We get a lot of bodies with insect infestation - most 
frequently maggots - during the warmer months," he said. "But it's 
usually not an issue. We know they've been laying there for days or 
missing for weeks, but it's not critical to the investigation to pin 
that down. We just don't need the expertise of the entomologist on 
a frequent basis."
	Haskell emphasized the power of entomological evidence 
as support for other elements of an investigation.
	"Entomological evidence isn't usually the only evidence 
that's going to make or break the case, but it does help jurors 
remove reasonable doubt from their mind about questions," he 
said. "One witness testifies to this, and another testifies something 
else. They may both be telling the truth, but we can come in with 
an unbiased quantitative methodology and help point towards the 
testimony of one witness or another, one piece of evidence or 
another."
	Haskell added, "There was a case out in Pennsylvania 
where a guy had been in jail for 12 or 13 years, and he was 
awarded a retrial because of a new disclosure. My colleague, Rob 
Hall, and I worked on the defense and another entomologist was 
called in by the prosecution.
	"According to what we saw - for the guy to be guilty - the 
body had to be there between 30 to 40 hours. The best we could do 
entomologically was 15 to 18 hours. As a result, the body couldn't 
have been there nearly as long as the prosecution was trying to say. 
There was other evidence that also supported that conclusion, and 
the guy was acquitted," he said.
	As a consultant who makes his living solely from forensic 
entomology work, Haskell has applied the techniques of this field 
outside of homicide cases.
	"Sometimes it's a question of whether a person died before 
or after the expiration of an insurance policy. Or, you may have to 
verify whether someone died after the first of the month to see if 
the heirs are entitled to the last retirement check. It's not hard to see 
how these methodologies can be applied to different cases," he 
said. "They can even be applied to child abuse or abuses of the 
elderly. If an 80-year-old man is brought into the emergency room 
with maggots crawling out of his toes, someone better be asking 
some questions. The nursing home can say that they gave him a 
bath last night, but if the maggots turn out to be five days old, then 
you know the proper care hasn't been given."
Solid evidence but not perfect science
	Olson said the regularity of insect growth cycles allows for 
a wide variety of detective work, but he warns that outside 
elements may sometimes alter the data.
	"Some entomologists were finding that flies picked off of 
dopers' bodies weren't following the lab cultures and time periods 
true to form. They were speeded up by about a day or a day and a 
half," he said. "It turns out that since fly eggs are often laid in nasal 
passages, the maggots from these dopers' bodies had absorbed 
residual cocaine and were developing faster, which screwed up the 
data."
	Through his three years with the homicide squad, Aldridge 
has also found that insects are a good source for tracing foreign 
substances.
	"Everything you put into your body metabolizes, but if 
you're not breathing, then you're not metabolizing," he said. "So, if 
you have bugs eating on you, whether they're carnivorous beetles 
or flies, they're going to have some trace of whatever that 
substance is in your system as long as they haven't metabolized it - 
they're a little factory in and of themselves."
	Unfortunately, the high cost of manpower and equipment 
often prevents the police from doing these types of sophisticated 
tests. Yet, Haskell said that there is one organization making use of 
these in-depth analyses - the FBI.
	"They're the ones that are doing the drug analyses with the 
maggots and the pupae. If you have a skeletonized body where you 
can't do toxic screening on the tissues then you grind up the pupae 
and check them for the drugs." he said. "They've also been able to 
extract human DNA from the blood meal of insects. There was a 
case just recently where a girl was raped, and the perpetrator had 
transferred pubic lice from him to her. They finally convicted the 
suspect by matching his DNA to the pubic lice on her."
Corpses used for experimentation
	Complex procedures, such as DNA-matching, are often 
accomplished through exhaustive researching. Unfortunately, as 
Haskell pointed out, forensic entomology and decompositional 
research are rarely honed outside of live case settings. 
	Except for one place - the University of Tennessee 
Anthropological Research Facility, more affectionately known as 
"The Body Farm."
	"The facility opened up in 1980 to allow for 
experimentation with anatomical deterioration and using soil 
constituents to pinpoint times of death," said Murray Marks, the 
facility's associate director. "We don't receive any funding for it at 
all. It was just a two-acre parcel of land given to us by the 
university. There isn't any revenue to be had by it, and the place 
runs on individuals who have donated their body to science."
	While the research at the body farm seems scientifically 
valid, many groups have disputed the ethics of experimenting on 
corpses.
	"We've had to ask the University of Tennessee medical 
center police to guard and patrol the facility," Marks said. "Several 
groups have targeted us for protest, but we've survived."
	Many journalists have also attempted to gain access to the 
facility.
	"This female producer had called me and mentioned that 
she wanted to do something with entomology, and when I 
mentioned the fact that I have access to the body farm, she said 
'Well, let's go there,' " Haskell said. "So, I got down there two days 
before and got some fresh bodies in from Memphis. It was summer 
and these bodies were just cranking with bugs after two days. So 
she's asking, 'Well, how bad is this?' and I tell her, 'You get used to 
the smell after a while.' Now, this girl was around 28, still pretty 
inexperienced. Her sound crew guys were in their mid-40s, and 
they'd seen quite a bit, so they're cutting up all over the place.
	She walks in and turns to the right where there were some 
dried-out, decomposed bodies and says, 'Oh!' Up ahead we've got 
two cars that have bodies in the front seat, back seat and trunk. She 
walks up and says, 'Oh my God!' then she turns to her left and sees 
the two really fresh bodies that were just crawling with bugs, she 
shouts, 'Oh my God!' and runs for the gate puking."
Big cases hinge on buggy evidence
	With experience in the Marines and Army special forces 
and a decade of forensic consulting, Haskell said that he still felt 
unprepared and overwhelmed by some cases.
	"I got called out to Fort Worth to examine the bodies from 
the Branch Davidian compound, and it was a really hard situation 
to be involved in. We had body bags three deep on two sides of 
this huge cooler in Fort Worth. It was really sad," he said. "But I 
ended up with some Koresh maggots. His body was somewhere in 
the pile, and there were maggots everywhere; so, I'm presuming 
that some of these were feeding on him."
	Despite the difficult nature of field work, Haskell claims 
that the biggest challenge in forensic entomology is facing the 
gruesome legal system.
	"People think giving court testimony is like falling off a 
log, well bullshit," he said. "There are a lot of people that won't do 
it because it's too stressful. You're setting your reputation on the 
line every time you testify. Look at Henry Lee, he's a wonderful 
criminologist, but he took a heavy hit on this O.J. deal."
	Haskell was called upon in 1994 to testify on equally 
important evidence in the Bernardo murder trial, which was one of 
the biggest court cases in Canadian history.
	"This husband and wife team were kidnapping 16-year old 
girls, torturing and sodomizing them for four or five days - 
videotaping it all - and then killing them. It was horrible," he said. 
"I was called in to set time of death for one of the girls. There was 
a 15-day interval and I pegged it down to within four days. The 
problem is that the Canadian court system allows defense attorneys 
unlimited latitude.
	"I spent three and half days in cross examination," Haskell 
said of another case. "It was absolutely grueling. I thought the guy 
was brilliant until I found out that another entomologist was 
feeding him all the questions. He ended by calling me a 'lying son 
of a bitch.' "
Bugs vs. lawyers
	Olson's work for the Maricopa and Pima County Medical 
Examiner's Offices have fostered the same dislike for the legal 
profession in him.
	"The evidence is there - hard and fast - right in front of you, 
but you have all these grand legal minds that refuse to accept it. 
You try to explain how the insect development cycle is a real nice 
time schedule for dating a body, but they don't understand nature, 
and they don't want to learn."
	Haskell emphasized that forensic entomologists need to 
remember their role in the legal system in order to function 
objectively.
	"A forensic scientist really isn't working for one side or the 
other - you work for the court. You need to stay completely 
objective and unbiased," he said.
	"A lot of times defense attorneys may call me and say they 
need my help, and I'll call them back and say you better have your 
guy do a plea bargain because he's probably guilty as sin. But then 
a defense attorney will say truth isn't the issue and justice isn't the 
issue - the issue is to win. Bullshit to that. I think forensic scientists 
have an obligation to the truth - that's what we're doing as scientists 
- trying to find the truth in whatever question we're trying to 
answer. It's just an extension of our scientific background."

Column: Hypocrisy reaches high art in Arizona

Steve Forsberg
	The longer I write columns the more I am convinced that 
there is a God and better yet, that he/she loves columnists. After 
all, no amount of chance luck could have explained the incredible 
congruence of events that has happened over the past couple of 
weeks.
	First, in a column for the Arizona Republican, Marianne 
Moody Jennings tearfully relates how those savage homosexuals 
sadistically flattened her car tire, the brutes.
	This drew the usual rabid responses from the ditto-head 
crowd. And then wonder of all wonders, it turns out that 
Republican Representative Jim Kolbe is, ahem, gay. The result has 
been an outpouring of hyperbolic hypocrisy so breathtaking that 
even the athletes in Atlanta are gasping for air.
	Ms. Jennings, who sheds tears over her precious car tire, 
has not been very outspoken in opposing the tactics of such groups 
as "Operation Rescue." She writes that "it's been a long time since 
I've surrendered to playground bullies." 		Perhaps she 
ought to spend some time talking to the many OB/Gyn doctors 
who have quit performing abortions, not because of any personal 
disapproval of the legal practice, but rather because they tire of 
having to go to work in bullet-proof vests and having to hire 
security guards for their medical clinics.
	She also whines that, God forbid, some people have written 
letters to her superiors at ASU complaining of her views. She has 
been the victim of "nefarious plots." I do not recall her speaking up 
when conservative legislators threatened to end funding for the 
University's non-partisan Morrison Institute for Public Policy 
because some of the statistical data that it produces had been used 
(gasp!) by people who hold liberal views.
	She says of gays "Here are people who quietly dip biscotti 
at Starbucks one minute, turn into John Malkovich characters..."
	I suppose this is what gave Jim Kolbe away. One too many 
late night trips for gourmet espresso and Italian pastry. If he had 
just stuck to Dunkin' Doughnuts and dipped glazed long-johns, he 
would still be one of the boys, but everyone knows that them thar' 
homosexuals haven't got any self control. As for Rep. Kolbe's 
"John Malkovich" side, well I guess that explains his pro-choice 
views.
	My experience with state politics leads me to believe that 
most of the people who wrote in ardent support of Ms. Jennings 
views are of the Republican/conservative persuasion. These are 
just the kind of people who, a few weeks ago, would have never 
spoken ill of Jim Kolbe the respected Republican lawmaker.
	"These self-righteous homosexuals that Jennings was 
writing about consist of the same trash militant feminists, die-hard 
environmentalists, and politically correct people," writes Greg 
Chong, who is probably not a fan of Bob Doles big tent strategy.
	Of course, perhaps Rep. Kolbe will not turn out to be "self-
righteous" at all. Maybe he will go to the Republican convention 
and announce that he prays to Jesus every day to save him from his 
horrible affliction. Perhaps he will be the "good homo" who gets 
up on stage to explain why people like himself should be denied 
the rights that other people have and that he and his ilk deserve 
pity. But the Republicans have had bad luck in this category. Why, 
that Gunderson fellow couldn't just be quietly gay, he wrote a book 
about it! As though he had nothing to be ashamed about!
	"The only other solution is to classify homosexuals as 
'morally disabled.' 'MD' could easily be made into a disqualifying 
condition for marriage, civil service, military service and the 
teaching professions," suggests Sean O'Reilly, who forgot to add 
"congressman" to his list.
	It has long been a bastion of conservative ideology that 
homosexuality is a "choice," so the natural question is "Why did 
Jim Kolbe choose to be gay?" His brother and Arizona Republic 
columnist, John Kolbe, failed to tell us in his column about the 
sick, twisted family relationships that lead to such perversion. Was 
Jim raised as a "mamma's boy"? Everyone knows that 
homosexuals are recruited. Did his father molest him? How many 
boys has he recruited? And hey, if one brother's "got it" then 
perhaps....
	I am not asking these questions out of cruelty, but rather 
out of kindness. You see, it is better that the Kolbe family hear 
them from some complete stranger (and damnable media type) 
before they start finding out people they once called "friends" are 
saying such things behind their backs. I have seen homophobic 
campaigns run before and they can devastate people who aren't 
even homosexuals (or at least don't admit it).
	The fact that Rep. Kolbe has admitted his homosexuality is 
just more attractive bait for the kind of wolves that are going to be 
circling him, intent on feeding off of the carrion of his once 
promising career.
	Don't be fooled by the warm gush of platitudes that have 
followed Jim Kolbe's revelations. It is just a 
conservative/Republican political culture practicing reflexive 
damage control. Kolbe's concealed the truth long enough to get by 
this election, but my best political instincts tell me that in the next 
one he's doomed.
	He will be isolated and cut off. Fellow Republicans will 
issue pledges of "full support" while trying their best to not get 
photographed with him. Challengers in his district will be quietly 
encouraged, not discouraged. Soft money and support from the 
party will be gradually squeezed. And then, at the proper time, he 
will get a letter (or maybe a phone call) from some prominent 
Republican telling him that if he runs again, he "will be destroyed." 
And if he ignores that warning it will mean a campaign of pure hell 
and torment - from his own side.
	Will Jim Kolbe roll with the flow like a recent homosexual 
Republican dropout? Or will he see it coming from the start and 
fight like hell? I hope he fights. I hope he wins. But most 
importantly, I hope that he doesn't delude himself into thinking that 
everything's going to be fine and that he can just go on like normal. 
Because you see, he is not normal, at least according to his fellow 
Republicans.
Steve Forsberg is a senior studying journalism.

Sports Briefs

Media pick ASU 2nd
	In a preseason poll of West Coast Media, USC has been 
picked to win the 1996 Pac-10 Conference title for the second 
consecutive year, it was announced last week at the annual Pac-10 
Conference football media day.
	The Trojans received 23 of 30 first place votes with the 
remaining going to the Sun Devils (4), Oregon (2) and Stanford 
(1).
	Predicted finish of the conference was as follows: USC, 
ASU, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona, California, 
Washington State and Oregon State.
	The team picked to finish 10th the previous two years has 
ended the season in a bowl game - Stanford in the Liberty Bowl in 
1995 and Washington State in the Alamo Bowl in 1994.
Gymnastics assistant
	The athletic department announced the hiring of Kristen 
Smyth as an assistant coach for the ASU women's gymnastics 
team.
	Smyth competed at the University of California and was a 
gymnastics instructor at the Golden Bear Elite Academy.
	She was a three-time All-America at Cal where she is the 
all-time record holder in the all-around, uneven bars, vault and 
floor exercise. She was named the CAL Female Athlete of the 
Decade and was also named gymnast of the decade.
Football tickets
	Single game tickets for ASU's home football games went 
on sale Monday for the Sun Devils' seven home games this season.
	Ticket prices are $27 for Nebraska on Sept. 21, $22 for 
USC on Oct. 19 and $17 for the remaining five home games.
Olympic results
	With the Atlanta Olympic Games now over here are some 
final results of former ASU student-athletes who competed.
	Justin Huish won team and individual gold medals in 
Archery.
	Maicel Malone won the gold medal competing in the 4 x 
100 relay team.
	Lynda Tolbert-Goode placed eigth in the 100 meter 
hurdles.
	Tammy Liley of the U. S. volleyball team was eliminated 
in the quarterfinals by Cuba.
	Rob Eiter was eliminated in freestyle wrestling at 105.5 
pounds.
	Dan Henderson was eliminated in Greco-Roman wrestling 
at 180.5 pounds.
Compiled by State Press sports reporter Randy Jones with staff 
reports

Video Review

By Shannon Baxter
State Press
Happy Gilmore
Produced by Robert Simonds
Directed by Dennis Dugan
MCA/Universal Home Video
Rated PG-13, 92 minutes
***1/2
	This movie is incredibly stupid - but it's a riot.
	Poor Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) always dreamed of 
being a professional hockey player. He's got the bruiser mentality 
but his skating skills are, well, not exactly the best.
	When his grandmother's house is repossessed by the 
Internal Revenue Service, Happy discovers that his hockey slap 
shot is one mean tee shot. So he leaves granny in a retirement 
home and takes off on the pro-golfers tour hoping to win enough 
money to get the homestead back.
	And here is where the laugh factor really goes through the 
roof. From his clothing to his form to his manners on the green, 
Sandler is hilarious and reminiscent of his glory days at Saturday 
Night Live.
	And everyone loves Happy. America embraces this long-
shot and he becomes the average Joe's hero. Even the tour 
executives warm up to him when the ratings skyrocket.
	Well, almost everyone loves him. The bitter and tyrannical 
Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), who is probably the 
cheesiest golfer ever, has it out for Happy in a big way.
	As does Bob Barker who does a cameo appearance for a 
celebrity match. Watching Happy deck that old loser is worth the 
price of the rental alone.
	Other actors who add to the laughs include SNL alumni 
Kevin Nealon and Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed from some of 
those Rocky movies).
	This is mindless entertainment at its best. But don't rent it if 
you're a big ol' sourpuss because you will be forced to laugh and 
have a good time.

Sister My Sister
Produced by Norma Heyman
Directed by Nancy Meckler
A-Pix Entertainment
Rated R, 89 minutes
****
	Based on the true story of two sisters, their undying love 
and a heinous crime, Sister My Sister is a riveting film.
	Madame Danzard (Julie Walters) is the head of household 
in a small provincial French town in 1932. Her maid, Christine 
(Joely Richardson), has everything in order and has earned 
Madame Danzard's approval. Everything in her house is perfect 
and respectable - or so she thinks.
	Christine's younger sister, Lea (Jodhi May), takes a position 
working in Madame Danzard's house and the sisters are reunited 
after being separated most of their childhood.
	Their attitude and work ethics are exemplary in the 
beginning. As time passes, Madame Danzard notices things are not 
as they once were. Her harsh attitude towards her two maids drives 
them closer.
	A sexual fever between Christine and Lea boils into full-
blown passion and tensions reach a breaking point. While this film 
is horrifying and grotesque, it is also beautiful.
	The direction and cinematography are outstanding. The 
lighting in the scenes where Lea washes her hair and tries on a 
nightgown made by Christine is incredible. She is washed in a 
beautiful light and appears angelic and pure.
	This is in contrast to Christine's appearance who is 
portrayed as the harder and colder sister. Everything from her 
mannerisms to her clothing sets her apart from the delicate Lea.
	A great story combined with outstanding acting and 
direction make this an incredible drama that will grab your 
attention.

Grumpier Old Men
Produced by John Davis and Richard C. Bergman
Directed by Howard Deutch
Warner Brothers Home Video
Rated PG-13, 101 minutes
***1/2
	It took 'em 50 years but Beavis and Butthead finally got 
chicks. And they got some babes  - albeit older babes but babes 
with big thingies nonetheless.
	Life in Wabasha, Minnesota must be really boring. There's 
nothing to do but fish, search for the illusive Catfish Hunter and 
harass the shit out of your neighbors. Life could be worse.
	Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are two old buddies who 
are desperately trying to keep their dead friends bait shop from 
being turned into an Italian restaurant. Easier said than done.
	Sophia Loren is a sexy Italian import who has plans to turn 
the bait shop into a restaurant with the help of her mother. 
Lemmon and Matthau pull every juvenile stunt in the book to keep 
the place from opening, even employing the help of an innocent 
guinea pig.
	After their antics fail, Matthau reluctantly lets love take 
over. However, Lemmon thinks a certain part of his friend's 
anatomy has taken over. And of course, they pull even more stunts.
	With a great supporting cast including Ann-Margret, 
Burgess Meredith, who is an absolute blast, Daryl Hannah and 
Kevin Pollack, this is a pretty good film.
	The coolest thing about this film is that you think it's going 
to be totally predictable but thank the video gods it's not. And the 
bloopers at the end are as funny as the movie.

Walking and Talking portrait of real people

By Bryn Chancellor
State Press
Walking and Talking
Miramax Films
Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
Produced by Ted Hope and James Schamus
Rated R
****1/2
	Walking and Talking is a simple film: It's about two 
women and their relationships.
	But there is nothing simple about these women nor their 
relationships.
	These aren't the typical, shallow Hollywood-designed 
characters who move and speak in the same tired old lines.
	These are good people. These are people you know and 
want to hang out with.
	By good, I mean they are messed up, struggling, helpless, 
strong and changing. Believable. Real, even.
	In her debut writing and directing role, Nicole Holofcener 
gives us people to dig into, laugh at, feel for and care about. That's 
no easy task but she pulls it off with charm and quirky humor.
	Amelia (Catherine Keener) and Laura (Anne Heche) are 
both nearing 30. They are best friends who have shared everything 
since the sixth grade, including an apartment, a cat, clothes and 
their unstable emotional lives.
	Amelia is the most central character, although the story is 
not hers alone. She is single and has a slew of past failed 
relationships. Her single status is made all the more clear in the 
light of Laura's serious involvement with Frank (Todd Field) and 
their subsequent engagement.
	Amelia's other closest friend is Andrew (Liev Schreiber), a 
guy who has the habits of borrowing money from her and being 
unable to commit to the girl he's been having phone sex with. 
Desperate and alone, Amelia hooks up with Bill (Kevin Corrigan) 
from the video store, whom she refers to as "The Ugly Guy," but 
the situation turns out badly after an untimely phone call from 
Laura.
	Meanwhile, Laura and Frank aren't having an easy time of 
things, either. Laura, a burgeoning therapist, is obsessing over 
Frank's minute flaws, such as the mole on his shoulder. She starts 
fantasizing about one of her patients and sneaking off to see a 
coffee-shop waiter who has a crush on her. Her fear and anger 
cause tension and ultimately drive Frank away.
	Both Keener and Heche are graceful and honest in their 
depictions of these women. The contrast of unbalanced strength is 
lovely.
	Don't count the men out in this film, though. These guys are 
hilarious, smart and downright likable - a nice change from other 
men-bashing chick flicks.

Furthur Festival brings favorites back to Phoenix

By Kelly Wendel
Entertainment Editor
	I could tell it wasn't the same old scene when we cruised 
into the parking lot at Desert Sky Pavilion for the Further Festival.
	Things have changed a lot since concert headliners Bob 
Weir and Mickey Hart, along with the other members of the 
Grateful Dead, have been on their own.
	Gone were the throngs of people wandering up and down 
the rows of parked vehicles in search of T-shirts, trinkets, beer, 
food and mind-bending drugs. I missed the smells of sage incense 
and food drifting across the lot, while hippies in colorful skirts 
twisted and twirled in drum circles.
	Yep, a lot has changed.
	But fortunately for a lot of die hards, the music and the 
spirit is still there. An absolutely electric set by Los Lobos really 
got the crowd going and the energy went from there. Bruce 
Hornsby's band celebrated Hornsby's birthday with two strippers 
who didn't seem to distract him from cranking out some excellent 
sounds, including a couple tunes from Hornsby's days on the 
Range.
	Mickey Hart has always been kind of a mystery to me, and 
his band Mystery Box cements that opinion. Where does this guy 
get all these rhythms and beats? And where did he get all those 
people in his band? They have to need the same travel director as 
the Mormon Tabernacle choir.
	Bob Weir's Rat Dog was the last on stage and he was worth 
the wait. I kind of hoped somebody would forget some words to 
the songs, but it was to no avail. Weir's band churned out a 
seamless and smooth set that almost sounded like a studio-session.
	Although the Further Festival has jumped on the 
commercial bandwagon with other big summer festivals like 
Lollapalooza by offering a pseudo-"Shakedown Street," or market 
place, most people seemed to be passing by the merchandise in 
favor of cool beverages.
	And cool beverages were in big demand. I don't know who 
makes the concert date decisions for any of these mega-tours, but 
obviously, they aren't rocket scientists. After all, everyone knows 
that Phoenix is a dreamland of cool and moderate weather in 
August.
	By the time we made it to our seats, John Wesley Harding 
was warming up the crowd with his own quirky brand of music. 
While I have never been a big fan of multiple-band concerts 
because groups seem to spend more time setting up there 
equipment and tuning their instruments than actually playing, 
Further Festival organizers had a great solution for those between 
band-breaks; The Flying Karamazo Brothers.
	My first reaction to the "brothers" was "oh great, somebody 
hired a bunch of guys that do birthday parties for 8-year-olds to 
"entertain" us, but the brothers knocked the crowd's socks off with 
their amazing juggling/drumming. You really have to see their act 
to appreciate it, so if you have the chance, check it out.

What's the big secret?

Tim Tait
News Editor

	The thought of entering a Victoria's Secret store scares me.
	I am not ashamed of what they sell or how their products 
are used, but I cannot bring myself to venture into the store.
	And I know I am not alone.
	Parked out in front of every Victoria's Secret store is a 
group of men, fighting to look inconspicuous, as they wait for their 
wives or girlfriends to complete their lingerie shopping. They sit, 
uncomfortably facing away from the oh-so-feminine entrance to 
the shop, hoping that none of the mall speed-walkers will 
recognize them. It is a sad sight, but one that I am guilty of.
	Victoria's Secret scares a lot of men.
	Men, in general, are uncomfortable with the 
"unmentionables" - most of the time.
	Recently, I made an attempt to cross the line and make my 
first purchase from a Victoria's Secret store. I walked past the store 
once, surveying the layout and clients. I walked past the store a 
second time, looking for an excuse not to go inside. I walked past a 
third time, trying to muster the nerves to venture inside.
	I left the mall empty-handed and frustrated.
	I could not take a deep breath, and quest into the 
mysterious Victoria's Secret. I could not overcome the taboo.
	I failed.
	The following day I returned to the mall, comfortable with 
the fact that I was too weak to shop in the fabled outlet. While 
walking past the store, trying to look like I was just casually 
walking by, I saw a guy shopping inside - alone.
	At first I was angry. "How can he do that. How can he shop 
there and I can't," I said to myself. Then I became amazed at his 
strength, courage and intestinal fortitude.
	That mystery man, in my mind, had accomplished 
something great. But I still could not go into the store.
	Perhaps it is one of those unwritten rules, I rationalized. 
Men don't shop at Victoria's Secret out of respect for the sanctuary 
that it provides for women. Perhaps it is better that men don't shop 
there ... or at least that many men don't shop there.
	Would Victoria's Secret really be the same store if men did 
start shopping there as they do, say, a sporting goods store? Would 
it still be a store that women would like to shop at if men became a 
larger piece of the clientele? I don't think so.
	Secretly, I think that women prefer the fact that most men 
will not enter the store if it were the last one in the mall. The 
unwritten rule: Victoria's Secret is off-limits to men.
	I like the rule - it doesn't make me feel so weak.
	However, the rule does not apply to just Victoria's Secret. 
Men feel like intruders when walking through the lingerie section 
of any department store or down that dreaded aisle of the grocery 
store.
	Men just don't belong in some places, and we know it.
	I'm just thankful for the catalog.
Timothy Tait is a junior studying journalism

A mesh of coffee and culture

By Becky Hill
State Press
	In a modern college town where caffeine is king, coffee 
shops remain similar to the cafes of the beatnik generation.
	Poetry, mocha and tunes are still staples of these caverns of 
energy and creativity, but with gathering frequency they are also 
functioning as mini-galleries for local, unknown artists.
	Hillary Miller, an ASU art student, had her first Arizona 
exhibit at Tempe's popular Higher Ground, 1032 S. Terrace Road.
	"I was so excited," Miller said. "I noticed one day that they 
displayed work and asked what I needed to do to get my stuff 
exhibited. I was asked to bring in some of my work and the pieces 
to be displayed were chosen for me," she said.
	Jennifer Hume, a manager for Higher Ground, said their 
store provides more than just wall space.
	"The guy we have now is psyched. He invited all of his 
friends for an opening party and last week he sold a piece of his 
work," she said.
	The shop space, located in an old strip mall, is filled with 
furniture. Plastic tables and chairs fill the patio and tiled front 
room.
	Big, cushy couches, covered with not-so-usual pastel 
colors, sit in the back rooms. One of  the rooms features pictures 
by a local photographer who is asking $70 for a black and white 
close-up of roses in bloom.
	Hume said her shop even occasionally shows sculptured 
pieces.
	"Because things are so crowded, there is always the risk of 
a display piece being knocked over, but sometimes we set them up 
anyway," she said.
	Java Road, 11 East 7th St. in Tempe, also has local 
offerings.
	Chris Fisher, owner of the store said right now their walls 
are a dedication to a street kid who died.
	"As far as I know, showing original art has always been a 
part of coffee houses. It may be a little new out here (in Arizona) 
but in California it was fairly common," Fisher said.
	Fisher's store, initially popular with younger coffee drinkers 
who like the proximity to Long Wongs, has been in Tempe for 
three years now.
	 Jason Willins, who is new to Java Road after working for 
the chain Coffee Plantation, said he thinks a lot of things are 
contributing to the number of artists being shown in cafes.
	Referring to Arizona, he said, "More and more cafes are 
individually owned, so there is more of a local culture than when 
all of the stores are franchised," he said.
	"Coffee culture is more reflective of the town when the 
shops are locally successful," Willins said.
	"Because of the weather, more people are nocturnal here 
and the (coffee) shops can stay open longer than in some  places so 
they need to provide more  for the customer," Willins said.
	A spokesperson for Jamaican Blue, 4017 N. Scottsdale 
Road, doesn't believe the art scene is new to the coffee culture. 
"Maybe because there are so many more coffee houses now than 
there used to be, more people are noticing," he said, "But every 
cafe I've ever been in has art."
	Jamaican Blue primarily displays wall hangings. Currently 
they are showing pieces from an artist who works with Styrofoam.
	Employees at the Jamaican Blue said a local art shop offers 
up much of the talent and that customer inquiries about the work 
are common. Employees say much of the art is sold.
	Art may not be new to cafes, but offering up local, original 
work on a regular basis appears to be.
	In the past, many shops carried permanent displays rather 
than rotating ones.
	Java Jungle in Scottsdale is an example of this. A 
showplace for West African art, the cafe imports and displays its 
permanent collection year round.
	Other coffee-making hang-outs, such as Tempe's Jazz Zen 
at the Sub Stop, have only recently begun offering local artists a 
place to air their talent.

Supercop stretches plot, actors survivability

By Ray Stern
State Press
Supercop
Dimension Films 
Produced by Willie Chan and Edward Tang
Directed by Stanley Tong
**
	Supercop is one of those "B" movies that has no real plot, 
no acting - no real redeeming qualities at all, except for the action 
and stunts.
	In other words, it's just like Mission: Impossible, only 
cheaper.
	But while MI tries to dazzle us with weakly contrived 
action scenarios that rely heavily on technically proficient, yet 
hokey special effects, movie-legend Jackie Chan proves in 
Supercop that no stunt is truly exciting unless the actor almost dies 
performing it.
	Compared to some of the scenes in Supercop, MI looks 
downright cartoonish. I recall stifling a yawn when Tom Cruise 
nearly gets his pretty face messed up by a helicopter rotor blade 
that looked about as real as a Universal Studios tour prop. But in 
Supercop, I nearly choked on my popcorn when the lead actress, 
Michelle Khan, flies off a moving truck onto the hood of a car 
driven by Jackie Chan and then slams to the ground when Chan 
hits the brakes. Not even animals are subjected to such abuse in 
movies these days.
	True to his trademark, Chan delivers the big stunts in a no-
holds-barred, I-dare-you-to-do-this style and his fight 
choreography is as good as anything else in the genre. 	
	Although it descends to shoddiness in some places, (for 
instance, an explosion shot that is used in two different scenes), it 
never gets as groaningly awful as, say, when the dog Boomer leaps 
to safety in ID4.
	A re-release of a movie made in 1992, Supercop is actually 
part 3 of Chan's Police Story series. Although Chan's character has 
some humorous quirks that may be explained by watching the first 
two movies, the plot, if you could call it that, does stand on its 
own.
	Basically, Chan is a Hong Kong "supercop" who is invited 
to take part in a mainland Chinese anti-drug offensive. There is a 
campy "showing-off" scene in the beginning, where like in many 
karate movies, the main character is expected to prove himself 
before a skeptical class of martial artists by whaling on the 
strongest of them.
	From there, Supercop takes a more serious tone and the 
body count starts to rise. Some parts of the movie have a sobering 
realism about them, like the harsh Chinese prison from which Chan 
helps a drug dealer escape. Other times, the characters seem to 
have a human side not often exhibited in action films.
	Trouble is, this is probably because everyone was in such 
physical pain during the filming.

ASU Police reported the following incidents last week:
-	An adult male employee reported that he was involved in a 
non-injury state vehicle accident at the motor pool.
-	An adult male student reported that person(s) unknown 
removed his bicycle from the Language and Literature Building.
-	An adult male employee reported that he lost one ASU key.
-	An adult female employee reported that person(s) unknown 
unlawfully entered Business Administration room 114 and 
removed an unknown amount of money.
-	An adult female employee reported that person(s) unknown 
removed money from Business Administration room 140K.
-	An adult female employee reported that person(s) unknown 
unlawfully entered Language and Literature Building room B404 
and removed an unknown amount of money.
-	An adult male student reported that person(s) unknown 
removed his mountain bike from Cholla Apartments.
-	An adult male employee reported that he lost three keys 
belonging to ASU.
-	An adult male employee reported that person(s) unknown 
removed a parking boot from Myrtle Street.
-	A juvenile female non-affiliate was arrested, cited and 
released for being a minor in possession of alcohol and for false 
information to a police officer at 410 Adelphi Drive.
-	Three male students were arrested for being in possession 
of marijuana at 909 S. Terrace Road. Subjects were released.
-	An adult female student reported that person(s) unknown 
removed her towel and prescription sunglasses from the pool area 
at the Student Recreation Center.
-	An adult male student reported that person(s) unknown 
removed his Trek 930 bike from the Old Music Building.
-	An adult female student reported that an unknown male 
subject trespassed at 406 Adelphi Drive.
-	A bicycle wheel was impounded for safekeeping at ASU 
Police.
-	An adult female student reported that an unknown male 
subject was following her.
-	An adult female student reported that person(s) unknown 
unlawfully entered her locker at Armstrong Hall and removed 
numerous books.
-	An adult male non-affiliate was arrested, cited and released 
for assault at the Memorial Union.
-	An adult male non-affiliated reported that person(s) 
unknown unlawfully entered his vehicle while it was parked at 
Karsten Golf Course and removed a lap-top computer and brief 
case containing numerous items.
-	An adult male student reported that person(s) unknown 
removed his bicycle from Computing Commons, where it was 
secured with a lock.
-	An adult male student reported that person(s) unknown 
criminally damaged his vehicle while parked at 714 Alpha Drive.
-	An adult male affiliate reported that person(s) unknown 
criminally damaged the mens restroom in the Memorial Union.
-	An adult male employee reported that person(s) unknown 
removed a wall phone from West Hall.
-	An adult male reported that an ASU employee damaged his 
vehicle in the East Practice Fields.
-	A non-affiliated male adult was arrested, cited and released 
for assault at Sun Devil Stadium.
-	A non-affiliated male adult was arrested, cited and released 
for disorderly conduct at Sun Devil Stadium.
-	Drug paraphernalia was impounded for destruction at ASU 
Police. 
Compiled by State Press news editor Timothy Tait