Extra credits legislation slated for vote

By Kevin Culwell
State Press
	Legislation that would require out-of-state tuition from in-
state university students who take too many hours will be voted on 
next week in the state House of Representatives.
	"It simply means students will not be able to exceed 152 
total units and pay in-state tuition," said Damon Pace, state 
relations director of the Associated Students of ASU.
	Graduate and doctoral students who exceed program 
requirements by more than 20 credit hours will also be forced to 
pay out-of-state tuition.
	"It would certainly encourage students to want to graduate 
quicker," Pace said. "However, it does have some negative aspects 
of it, namely that it discourages students who simply wish to learn 
more or maybe just decided they're not interested in their major 
anymore."
	Christine Thompson, executive director of the Arizona 
Students' Association, is opposed to the measure.
	"There's a mandate in the state constitution that clearly 
states that the Legislature keep tuition as cheap as possible for 
students," she said. "This bill definitely does not adhere to that."
	The measure would cost $280,000 to implement, 
Thompson said.
	"Students shouldn't have to pay more because they decide 
they want to change their major," Thompson said. "This bill 
restricts their options and really isn't that fair."
	"It doesn't address the issue of transfers and really should," 
she added.
	Blake Anderson, government relations coordinator for 
ASU, said an Arizona Board of Regents study showed that just 1.8 
percent of state university graduates last year had more than 160 
credit units.
	"(The Board) has already addressed the issue," he said. "I 
don't think this measure is really going to go anywhere."
	Pace suggested that students who are not happy with the 
bill go down to the state Legislature and voice their opinions.
	"This bill could have a major effect on students who are 
currently thinking about changing their major," he said.

ABOR lashes out against community college bill

By Vivi Stenberg
State Press
	TUCSON - A legislative proposal that will enable 
community colleges to teach upper division courses was harshly 
criticized by the Arizona Board of Regents at Thursday's meeting.
	The regents voted unanimously to oppose the bill, which 
was passed by a legislative appropriations committee last week.
	"This is bad, bad legislation - we must oppose it," Regent 
Eddie Basha said.
	Basha also called the bill "an assault on higher education in 
this state," and said it would be a great injustice to Arizona's 
students.
	A committee consisting of Regent Kurt Davis and ABOR 
staff had recommended the regents support the section that aims to 
expand a partnership between Yavapai Community College and 
NAU, but to oppose the part that would change the state statute 
defining community colleges in general.
	Board President John Munger said the funding mechanisms 
of the bill are "ironic and hypocritical." He called the bill "bad 
finance and bad policy."
	The measure was first introduced to the regents by its 
sponsor, Sen. Carol Springer, R-Prescott, at a January ABOR 
meeting.
	The regents reacted with skepticism then and the 
sentiments grewn to resentment over the last month.
	Student Regent Jonathan Schmitt said he was in favor of 
increased accessibility to students in rural areas, but he suggested 
that the existing "2+2 model," where students take two years of 
class at a community college and two at a university, should 
continue to be used.
	Schmitt was backed by the rest of the regents, who agreed 
that the community college system and the way it already 
collaborates with the state universities, works well.
	"Our students deserve to get their university degrees from 
the universities," Basha said.

Law school legislation passes Senate committee

By Rebecca Murray
Special to the State Press
	The state Senate Education Committee approved a bill 
Thursday that would permit ASU's law school to provide a part-
time program for students currently in the work force.
	The bill is now headed for a vote in the full Senate.
	If it passes, the legislation would allow ASU to offer 
courses after 5:30 p.m. to students who wish to attend law school 
on a part-time basis. If the bill is approved, students could earn a 
law degree while working full-time.
	Presently, evening classes are limited. For example, no 
courses at the first-year level are offered during the evening. In 
addition, the American Bar Association - the organization that 
accredits programs at law schools across the country - restricts 
students enrolled in a full-time, three-year program from working 
more than 20 hours a week. The limitation does not apply to 
students enrolled in part-time, four-year programs.
	Richard Morgan, dean of the College of Law, is concerned 
that legislation permitting the expansion of the law school is at 
odds with the University's priorities.
	"It is premature to require ASU or UofA to open a part-time 
program," Morgan said. "There are pros and cons of part-time 
programs and law school expansion. These need to be thoughtfully 
considered."
	"The University, with the (Arizona) Board of Regents, has 
established a set of priorities, and does not include a law school 
expansion. If the Legislature decides the law school should have a 
part-time program, it could detract from the University's other 
legislative priorities," he said.
	It is too early to determine what sort of financial impact the 
additional program would have. According to Morgan, the added 
program would require a significant of resources.
	Morgan noted that there is some discontinuity between the 
Senate bill and statements House Speaker Don Aldridge made in 
reference to eliminating one of the state's law schools. 
	Last month, Aldridge suggested that two state law schools 
were a waste of taxpayer's money and that one should be 
eliminated. He said with droves of lawyers moving to Arizona 
from other states, a second school was redundant.
	A recent review of the state's two schools concluded that 
both schools were necessary to serve Arizona's population. Morgan 
said Arizona ranks 35th in lawyers per capita.

Senate president sassy, savvy, always running

By Melody McDonald
Photos by Lori Cain
State Press
	The two-minute warning had sounded and Brenda Burns 
still had about 50 yards to go.
	Rushing from the back door of her office, she maneuvered 
down the hall and into an open elevator. She barreled into the 
adjacent Arizona State Capitol Building, where she faked a smile 
and shook a hand before darting into an already-packed room.
	With just seconds to spare, she caught her introduction, 
which was followed by cheers from the crowd of some of 
Phoenix's most prominent business people.
	They had gathered to listen to the new president of the 
Arizona Senate.
	Dressed in ivory-colored slacks and a cropped, navy blue 
blazer, the petite, black-haired woman from Glendale took a deep 
breath, lifted her chin and strolled easily to the front of the room.
	Waving a neatly manicured hand in small circles, she began 
to explain issues of tax decreases, clean air and welfare reform to 
more than 100 members from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce 
- who were spending a day at the Legislature. It was only 8:30 
a.m., but she was already sprinting toward the goal line.
	"I tend to get involved in non-sexy issues, and work them," 
she said almost passionately as she continued to paint the air with 
her fire-engine red fingernails. "These are the issues that will make 
running your business difficult, and they have to be dealt with."
	Pleasing the public, dealing with change and running on a 
tight schedule are clearly Burns' strengths. For the first time that 
morning, the 46-year-old Republican appeared relaxed and 
completely in control.
	Appearing in control is essential for someone who wrote 
herself into Arizona history books on Jan. 13 as the first women 
president of the state Senate. Four years ago, she was also the first 
woman majority leader of the state's House of Representatives.
	Unlike her male predecessors, who also had to give 
countless speeches while overseeing the Senate, she is setting the 
precedent for Arizona women in politics.
	"It's pretty consuming," she admitted after she had spoken 
to the business people. She was sitting tensely in a chair in her 
enormous office, which looks more like a living room than a 
workplace. The office, on the second floor of the Senate building at 
1700 W. Washington St., is the place where she spends the 
majority of her time. Plush blue carpet, pastel wallpaper and a 
neutral-colored couch combined with  photos of her husband, three 
children and grandchild add a warm touch to the sometimes cold 
nature of politics.
	A bronze statue of an eagle rests on a table just behind her. 
To the left, an Arizona flag emerges from the floor. Elephant 
figurines lay scattered on the coffee table, shelves and desk..
	 "My days are very long, and typically, quite late," she said. 
"But I plan to succeed, and you don't do that by slowing down." 
	Instead, the woman who describes herself as "goal-oriented, 
focused and greatly driven by a sense of responsibility and duty" is 
staying five steps ahead, which in turn, is earning respect of 
senators who are impressed by her dedication, intelligence and 
organization.
	"The way she conducts herself has raised the 
professionalism of the state Legislature," said Senate Majority 
Leader Marc Spitzer, R-North Central Phoenix, who Burns beat 
out for the Senate's top job.
 	"Some of the older people may have said she wouldn't be 
better than a man, but she's proven them wrong - she has absolutely 
proven them wrong."
	Spitzer said her direct, to-the-point manner has discouraged 
staff from wasting time, and, consequently, progress is being made 
on a number of issues, including school finance.
	Burns cites school finance as the No. 1 issue on the 1997-
1998 Senate majority program, saying the method of financing 
education and school facilities needs to be improved. In addition, 
the Senate is seeking to deregulate state control of curriculum and 
operations of local schools.

She impresses both sides of the aisle

	Her hard work already is paying dividends; Burns is 
making an impression on Democrats, too.
	"I think she is a hard worker, and an ambitious woman," 
said Assistant Minority Leader Ruth Solomon, D-Tucson. "She 
seems to be on top of what needs to be done administratively. Staff 
seems to be on target."
	An Army brat, Burns' childhood was spent mostly in 
Europe. Looking back, she said her dad's occupation as a sergeant 
major gave her a strong sense of devotion to country. He served in 
World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
	Her high school days were spent in Newport News, Va., 
where she attended Warwick High School. She went to Phoenix 
College, but never received a degree.
	In the 1980s, when her three children were adolescents, 
Burns said she found local politics intriguing and began offering 
support to candidates. Then in 1986, family, friends and other 
associates encouraged her to run for a recently-vacated District 17 
seat in the House of Representatives.
	"The age of my children made me reluctant to run for 
office," she said. "But I spent a long time talking with family about 
my role and we decided it would be a good thing."
	Burns and her husband, Bruce, an optometrist, raised their 
three children - Brock, 20; Bradley, 25; and Bresha, 23 - in 
Glendale, where they have lived for more than 20 years.
	"My son Bradley walked door to door with me so many 
days," she said, grinning. "He was pretty adamant."
	After becoming a representative, Burns found herself 
moving up in rank at almost break-neck speed.
	During her four terms in the House of Representatives, she 
served as a Commerce Committee chair and majority leader. In 
1994, she ran for the Senate, where she served as chairwoman for 
the Professions & Employment Committee as well as the Ethics 
Committee during her first term. Her peers elected her president of 
the Senate at the beginning of her second term in January.
	Sen. John Kaites, R-Northwest Phoenix, who met Burns 
when he ran for a seat in the House of Representatives and 
presently occupies a Senate seat, said she did a "phenomenal" job 
as majority leader of the House. He added that he has no doubt 
she'll serve the Senate just as well.
	"I think she's remarkable," he said. "In the House, at times, 
she was doing the duties of the speaker. At times, she was doing 
the duties of the whips. She's the kind of person who addresses the 
problem and takes care of it."
	Kaites said he was impressed when Burns left the House to 
become a senator, then stepped into the president's chair in just her 
second term.
	"She ran when she clearly didn't have seniority in her favor, 
but she was able to get the votes," he said. "She has done a lot with 
very little. She's someone I've been very proud to serve with."

Will she run for governor? 

	While Burns is certainly dedicated to her job as Senate 
president, she shilly-shallies around whether she'll try to move up, 
yet again, and run for governor.
	"I spent time assessing, and right now, I'm focused on being 
Senate president," she said. "I really believe things unfold when 
they're supposed to unfold. I'll know it when the time is right."
	So for now, anyway, she'll spend her days assigning bills to 
committees, giving speeches and overseeing Senate administration.
	With all that seriousness and responsibility comes a little 
fun, too. That side was exposed when she spoke to the Chamber of 
Commerce members. 
	"You know, it's fun getting around the state and meeting 
people, and of course, it makes you feel good when people 
recognize you," she said, glancing around a room of people who 
were still rustling papers and getting settled in their seats. 
	"A few days ago, I was on an airplane, and - as usual - I 
was reading and working on the plane," she said. "Toward the end 
of the flight, I was putting my reading material away, and the lady 
sitting next to me said, 'We know who you are É you're in the 
Senate.'"
	"I said, 'yes I am.'"
	"She said, 'yes we know, you're Sen. Jan Brewer.'"
	The audience chuckled with delight. 
	Brewer was a senator last session but recently was elected 
to the County Board of Supervisors.

There are critics, too

	People are naturally drawn to Burns' quick wit and 
disarming charm, but Sen. Chris Cummiskey, D-Central Phoenix, 
said the public should be wary of her because she will use her 
power to push her own agenda.
	"She has very strong ideas of what things should proceed, 
and those on the other side of the aisle need to be aware of her," he 
said. "In the past, there are certain bills that have not received a 
hearing, and I suspect they won't this session either because of her 
leadership." 
	Cummiskey said one such bill is the Lobbyist Reform Act, 
which he said would eliminate some of the lobbying perks 
lawmakers enjoy.
	In April, Republican Gov. Fife Symington vetoed the bill. 
It would have eliminated free professional services, including 
accounting and legal work, and would have banned lawmakers and 
other officials from accepting free tickets to sporting and 
entertainment events and free meals worth more than $25.
	After the veto, Burns talked to Symington about reviving 
interest in the bill and has continued to do so on  a regular basis. In 
fact, Burns struck a deal with the governor Thursday  securing the 
passage of the bill. Symington publicly pledged not to veto the 
measure again if lobbyists are still allowed to provide free services 
to legislators. 
	"Today's agreement represents nearly a year of discussions 
among all of those who were interested in improving and 
promoting good state government,"  Burns said.   
	Sen. Gus Arzberger, D-Wilcox, said he personally doesn't 
have any complaints.
  "For me she's done a good job so far,"  he said. "As Senate 
president, sometimes that's all you can do."
	Meanwhile, Burns said she is deeply honored to have been 
entrusted with her position as Senate president, and she aims to 
prove her critics wrong.
	"I am just going to have to work as hard as necessary to 
produce the best results possible,"

Assistants' health coverage bill put on hold

By Kevin Culwell
State Press
	Teaching and research assistants will have to wait at least 
another year to receive financial assistance for medical check-ups.
	A bill that would have subsidized half the cost of health 
insurance for assistants was set to be heard in front of the Senate 
Education Committee Wednesday, but the committee canceled the 
hearing because ASU's budget has already been submitted to the 
Legislature for approval.
	The plan to pay 50 percent of all general medical bills for 
the assistants will not be heard until the fall semester, said Andy 
Ortiz, graduate affairs vice president of the Associated Students of 
ASU.
	Vision and dental benefits were not included in the plan.
	Assistants at the three state universities currently receive no 
health benefits.
	There were 2,279 graduate assistants and associates last 
year, according to payroll records at ASU's Institutional Analysis 
department.
	Ortiz collaborated with Rep. Dan Schottel, R-Tucson, to 
help put the bill together and get it ready for the meeting. Schottel 
was to present it to the committee.
	"Teacher assistants are undercompensated financially, and 
they're definitely undercompensated as far as benefits go," Ortiz 
said. "We were hoping this bill would be a step to eventually 
having full medical coverage for them." 
	Schottel was unavailable for comment.
	Many universities around the country currently give their 
teaching and research assistants health coverage. The University of 
Washington and Washington State University provide vision and 
dental plans in addition to regular medical benefits.
	"We want to keep competitive so that we can get the best 
graduate students to become teacher assistants," Ortiz said. "If we 
were able to get this bill passed through the legislature, everybody 
would win."

Firm is high-tech success for graduate

By Ben Leatherman
State Press
	Bright flashes of light and golden streaks of energy shoot 
from the television, heralding the start of Entertainment Tonight. A 
kid gets sucked into a Pespi bottle. A beer-craving frog gets 
dragged down a highway by a Budweiser truck.
	All these attention-getting images came from Novocom, the 
design firm founded by ASU graduate John Ridgway that 
specializes in seizing control of viewers.
	"We like impact," Ridgway said. "People come to us when 
they want their message delivered with a lot of intensity and when 
they want it to be remembered."
	Novocom's portfolio of right-brain material, which includes 
spots for everything from Carl's Jr. to MSNBC, will be on display 
at the Computing Common's Art Gallery until March 23.
	The exhibit shows off cutting-edge spots in a high-tech 
environment of information and sensory overload. Several large-
screen monitors show quick-cut footage of Novocom's library of 
work as a fast-paced soundtrack blares in the background. 
	Two projection units also display the same video on the 
wall, but on a larger scale. For added ambiance, two mockups of 
Novocom workstations were also brought in.
	Ridgway was approached by Barbara Eschbach, director of 
faculty resources for Information Technology, nine months ago. 
Novocom provided the ad footage and ASU did the set-up. 
	"I was very pleased with the way it worked out," Ridgway 
said. After this exhibit finishes, he plans to duplicate the display at 
other universities around the country, possibly for recruitment 
purposes.
	Ridgway already has picked up some talent from ASU. A 
number of the exhibit's works were created by former Sun Devils.
	"A number of them are Emmy-winning designers and 
directors now," he said. Two ASU students created the current 
graphics package for Entertainment Tonight, one of Ridgway's first 
projects.
	After getting his photography degree from ASU in 1975, 
Ridgway worked with a variety of companies ranging from KAET 
to the New Times before founding Novocom in 1983. At that time, 
the company was known as GRFX. 
	One of his first designs was for the fledgling television 
show Entertainment Tonight. This led him to several Emmys. 
	Ridgway said he considers Novocom to be the leading 
special effects shop in the nation and one of the three top graphic 
design firms worldwide. 
	He added that some of the best new talent can be found at 
the college level, where students are both creative and untested.
	"There are a lot of opportunities (at ASU)," he said. "It's 
just what you make out of it."

Salary Committee seeking classified staff pay increases

By Deanna Darr
State Press
	Classified staff at ASU is among the lowest paid in the 
Valley when compared to workers in similar jobs in the private 
sector, but a University group is trying to change that.
	ASU classified staff is paid an average of 16 percent less 
than those working comparable jobs outside the University, said 
Susan Malaga, assistant vice president for Human Resources.
	Malaga is heading the Salary Strategy Committee for the 
Classified Staff Council. The committee has been resurrected after 
being eliminated two years ago because of an identity crisis. The 
previous committee only represented classified staff, which 
included middle-management positions not considered classified 
staff at the other state universities.
	Before the committee could reconvene, a new title for 
service professionals was created. That way, the Salary Strategy 
Committee was better prepared to represent all classified staff, said 
Jacque Gutierrez, president of the CSC.
	The committee met for the first time in November to draft a 
set of goals and principles as a guide to increasing salaries. One 
such goal is to create an internal value system for the different 
positions included in classified staff. This would help to guide pay 
raises to the level of similar positions outside the University, 
Gutierrez said.
	While the staff has received raises the last two years, 
Gutierrez said if the legislature does not appropriate funds for 
raises, no one will get one.
	Gutierrez said the CSC has actively been communicating 
concerns to legislators making the final budget decision. Besides a 
letter writing campaign, alumni have hosted coffee receptions 
where faculty, staff and students can speak with legislators.
	Classified employees hold administrative assistant positions 
or are service professionals, among others.
	According to a CSC survey last semester, an average of 93 
percent of 1,458 respondents said the top reason they would leave 
their job at ASU was for higher pay.
	The survey also reported that an average of 11 percent feel 
they are well compensated for their work.
	Of the 3,032 employees designated as classified staff, 900 
were deemed eligible for public assistance last year, said Gutierrez.
	Malaga said many employees choose to work at ASU 
because of the benefits package offered to employees. She added 
that the partial tuition waiver available to employees and their 
families is another attraction.
	"There's a lot of quality-of-life issues," she said. "People 
who want to make a lot of money don't come to work in the public 
sector."

Editorial: Boos & Bravos

	BOO - To administrators who are considering raising ticket 
prices for athletic events. We understand there is a need to 
maintain our athletics, not only in order to compete with other 
Universities, but also to attract high-quality athletes. What makes 
those guys think that an outstanding football season topped off 
with a run at the Rose Bowl justifies soaking students? It will take 
more than one superb year to cement the reputation of an entire 
athletics program to monumental status. 
	BRAVO - For AIDS Awareness Week. We hope that some 
of the myths surrounding AIDS, HIV and how it is transmitted 
have been dispelled. As a disease that is quickly permeating our 
country, the best method we have to curb it is education. AIDS is 
such a taboo topic that it is taking over the masses by ignorance 
and risky behavior. A lot of hard work and coordination went into 
this event to make it so successful. Anyone have any extra free 
condoms to spare?
	BOO - To APS, Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad for not 
making the creation of mass transit a priority. Consumers from all 
walks of life have been pushing for this baby to come to life, but a 
commuter train demonstration scheduled for March was pushed 
back and finally postponed. Come on guys, more and more people 
flock to the city, no one's moving out, and the congestion and 
pollution problems keep getting worse. To be fair, anyone else 
involved in the postponement gets a big fat BOO too. 
	BRAVO - To officials for recognizing that we need to do 
something about that darned Life Science Building and other high-
rise structures that pose a risk on campus. Officials from various 
different departments are teaming together to discuss the general 
safety of buildings at ASU. We hope a feasible solution will be 
reached soon to prevent other accidents resulting in deaths from 
happening.
	BRAVO - To James McNeil, the 17-year-old Mesa boy 
who braved climbing a 125-foot electrical tower to ensure his 
autistic brother's safety. James, an Eagle Scout, climbed after his 
10-year-old brother John, despite his fear of heights. He really 
earned a Badge of Bravery or whatever the Scouts give out for this 
one.
	BOO - To James McDougal, former Whitewater business 
partner of President Clinton, for first lying about Clinton's 
involvement in a 1986 meeting, then changing his story. This guy 
just adds to the stereotype of slimy politicians, but hasn't 
McDougal ever heard of loyalty?
	BRAVO - To the House of Representatives for not passing 
the term limit amendment that was proposed this week. The 
provision would limit House members to six 2-year terms and 
senators to two 6-year terms. The final vote was 69 votes short of 
the two-thirds majority required to clear the House. A 1996 drive 
for a term limit amendment also failed. We say why fire the 
legislators if they are doing a good job? That's what the state 
elections are for. Duh.

Column: Ethics taught by parents save face

	In my estimation, Mom and Pop were pretty savvy about a 
lot of important things in life. One of those things was ethics or 
ethical behavior. This can be a fairly complicated issue, but I guess 
the folks figured out the K.I.S.S. principle (keep it simple, son) 
early on. All I had to do was hear and heed. It didn't take an ethics 
oversight committee to understand it was good stuff.
	While a lot of my friends' parents were clamoring about 
"don't do anything I wouldn't do," the message I got was far 
different. My parents were quick to tell me, "Don't do anything you 
would be ashamed of if anyone were to find it out."
	As a teen, I thought this to be fairly extreme, somewhere 
out in left field. Their whole point was that I needed to live my life 
as though everybody was watching me, constantly. They didn't 
want the things I did being front page news, things I would have to 
constantly apologize for or things that would be an embarrassment 
to me. They also said something about how things which are done 
in secret are shouted from rooftops.
	Imagine my actions being made public! "That doesn't 
happen to people in real life," I told my parents. I guess I was 
wrong. I now know that they were right.
	Another important thing they told me was not to say things 
I was afraid to have repeated. "Guard your conversation," my 
parents told me. "Don't say things that you could not say to 
someone's face."
	"Trust us on this one," they said. "People, right or wrong, 
can and do overhear what you say and they will repeat it." I 
suppose this includes conversations on cellular phones (sorry, 
Newt). You always need to tell the truth and speak fairly of others. 
Imagine having to watch what you say. Scary thought.
	Along with speech, we also have to watch our actions. My 
dad told me once, "Sex is a good thing. Be sure you keep it 
between you and your wife." I've often thought this to be very 
good advice. Snubbing this advice could lead to some surprises in 
life. Surprises like, "I'm sorry but your AIDS test is positive," or 
"There is a 97.8 percent chance that there is a paternity case based 
on the genetic testing." Condoms may break, but fidelity is 100 
percent effective when applied by both partners. And most 
importantly, I don't have to try to explain some marital indiscretion 
to my wife.
	A good example of lost ethics I've noticed on our campus 
on several occasions is students not doing their own work. This 
one had me reeling during the previous semester.
	I watched a student get an attendance slip signed for an 
extra-credit lab, when those of us who had actually gone to the lab 
knew this person had not been there.
	I also saw another student studying an answer sheet, not a 
study guide, for a test in, of all things, constitutional law. This 
person could be an attorney in the future or even scarier, a senator 
or representative.
	Probably the most important bit of ethical direction my 
parents gave me was, "Admit when you're wrong." Not this mea 
culpa, that's only half sincere. When you admit to your deeds, you 
own the good and bad, right or wrong.
	There's something to be said for being repentant for what 
you've done wrong. The American Heritage Dictionary says to 
repent means a change for the better as a result of remorse for one's 
sins. It also says that sins are those things which are shameful or 
wrong. To admit guilt or involvement and then try to minimize 
damage is not changing for the better. It is a lack of character. 
Someone once told me the biggest reason people lie is for self-
preservation or to save face.
	Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, meaning 
character. Character is linked to your reputation and how people 
know you. All they can know about you is what they see you do or 
not do. They see the result of your choices, ethical or not, 
everyday. Ethics are not something you can teach in a class or 
monitor with a committee. It has to be a part of you, of what you 
are, of what you become.
	We have to help each other for it to be so.
George D. Rose, Sr., is a junior studying public relations and can 
be reached at WriteSt907@aol.com.

Column: Arpaio defends questionable policies despite effectiveness

	I had the pleasure of attending the Memorial Union 
Activities Board Opinion Forum last week and seeing one of 
Arizona's best politicians at work. Unfortunately, he is also in 
charge of law enforcement for Maricopa County.
	Sheriff Joe Arpaio graced the Programming Lounge stage 
for over an hour talking about his policies and answering questions 
from the crowd. I came away from the forum with the opinion that 
while he is a great politician, he is also an irritable and arrogant 
man who relies more on symbolism and slogans than actual law 
enforcement.
	Sheriff Arpaio started the session by talking about his past, 
including stints with the Army during the Korean War, the Las 
Vegas police department ("just in time to arrest Elvis," he joked) 
and finally retiring from the Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug 
Enforcement Agency before being elected sheriff of Maricopa 
County in 1992.
	However, once he was elected sheriff, he began to use his 
position for self-promotion and symbolism rather than the safe and 
effective detention of prisoners. His answer to deterrence? Making 
jail so miserable that prisoners wouldn't want to return.
	He set up tents "to put more people in jail," but purposely 
chose old tents that provided no protection from the chill of a 
Phoenix winter or the heat of a 116 degree summer. Arpaio seemed 
to relish his description of where the Tent City is located, "between 
the dog pound and the dump."
	In addition to these measures, Arpaio sought to save money 
by eliminating coffee, cigarettes, movies and by limiting cable TV 
to five channels: Disney, weather, C-Span, Channel 12 city 
television, and videos of Newt Gingrich's college course (which is 
just cruel).
	While it is hard to argue with these methods, Arpaio also 
displayed his ignorance of basic health issues by describing the 
meals for the prisoners. Bologna sandwiches are the meal of the 
day, but the bologna is so old that it has turned green. Arpaio was 
proud of the color of the bologna, but when posed with a health-
issue question from someone in the audience, he responded with an 
irritated, "I'm not a butcher. Maybe it's oxidation."
	And that was the tone of the day. When Arpaio was 
trumpeting one of his pet projects, he was calm, cool and very 
ready to discuss it. However, when a hint of criticism arose, he 
immediately became very defensive, arrogant, and refused to 
answer the question, to the point of getting into shouting matches 
with several audience members. Arpaio attacked the moderator of 
the session when he attempted to bring up a New Times article 
about a prisoner injured at the Madison County Jail. Arpaio refused 
to comment about the story, and called the New Times "garbage," 
while praising our State Press as "a nice honest paper."
	When an audience member asked him why his guards were 
still using the restraining chair for punishment despite recent 
deaths and injuries from its use, Arpaio accused her of wanting to 
coddle prisoners and asked her "Do I take the guns away too?"
	Arpaio dismissed the recent disturbance at the Tent City as 
"one little riot," and when asked if he would face second-degree 
murder charges for not improving conditions or security, Sheriff 
Joe dismissed the poor conditions by saying he didn't have the 
man-power to improve it.
	The one audience question that Arpaio enjoyed was mine. I 
asked if he would enjoy locking up more juveniles with the 
passage of Proposition 102, which makes juveniles the property of 
adult court. Joe responded that if you "rape and kill, then you have 
to do hard time."
	Arpaio is even planning to train German Shepherd dogs to 
patrol the outside Tent City, so he can continue to understaff his 
prisons.
	Joe Arpaio is a politician, and he makes no bones about it. 
He believes in his own policies above all else. However, his 
policies encourage violence against the inmates by taking away 
their humanity.
	Furthermore, the effectiveness of his methods have never 
been proven. Arpaio admitted that he has only started a study of his 
efforts, but that "if I fail, I'm not changing anything." Scary words 
coming from a man who seems undaunted by violence among his 
inmates and concerned with high public approval.
Kevin J. Berlat is a junior studying theater education and can be 
reached at KevinASU@aol.com.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Valentine's Day is holiday of heartbreak for single guy

	As it gets closer to that dreaded day for all single people - 
whether they be a Professional Single (like myself) or amateurs 
and just don't happen to have someone right now - we are all a 
little on edge due to "this crazy little thing called love." Our weak 
come-back to all of you "taken" people is that it's just a 
commercial holiday created by the masterminds at Hallmark in 
order for you to buy their products.
	These evil people sit in dark, smoke-filled rooms deep 
inside the labyrinth known as the Hallmark Crown Center, in the 
most romantic city in the high plains - Kansas City, Mo. They see 
how much fun we single people have hanging out with our friends 
or going to movies by ourselves. Or they see all the free time they 
don't have, due to the fact that they are tied down and have to 
spend most of their time worrying about what their significant 
other would think. To you evil people at Hallmark and all the other 
card companies, I feel I speak for all single people by saying, 
"We're not going down without a fight. You haven't broken us in 
the past; you're not going to get us this time."
	This is our motto - well that, and "I'll probably just rent a 
movie tonight." But to be honest, we're slipping. Every year we are 
losing more and more people to your "created" holiday.
	Lately I've heard my friends say, "I just want a date for 
Valentine's; I don't care who it is. I just want to go out." Don't give 
in to the Dark Side. It is quicker, faster, more desirable, but it is not 
stronger. Fight the Power! For instance, on Feb. 14, you will find 
me in a corner of my room with a large blanket over me. That 
sounds like fun, doesn't it? Well maybe not to you, but in 
preparation, I will consume mass quantities of grain alcohol and 
after that I will try to talk to the restless spirit of Jimmy Stewart 
(he's dead isn't he?) and think of a good holiday like Christmas 
(Merry Christmas Movie House, Merry Christmas Emporium, 
Merry Christmas you beautiful Building and Loan).
	So this day might be romantic to those of you people 
currently in a relationship, but to all of us who are not - and there 
are a hell of a lot more of us than there are of you - it isn't. We've 
been putting up with all this love crap; it's in the air, on television, 
and crammed down our throats from the card companies. So we're 
not in the best mood - in fact, you might say some of us are very 
close to "snapping" and taking that nice shiny gun we've been 
polishing all month, going up to our local bell tower and ... well, 
you know the rest.
	Just take it easy on Friday - have your fun with your 
significant other. But if you happen to be walking across campus, 
kind of hunch over and walk in a zigzag pattern. So have your fun 
on Valentine's Day, spend ridiculous amounts of money in an 
attempt to buy someone's love, and remember, we're out there .... 
watching ... and waiting.
Ross Eide is a senior studying marketing.

Letter: DTC's turn to provide funds

	Jennifer Netherby notes in her article on Feb. 6, "DTC 
taking care of business in Tempe," some of the so-called good 
things of the downtown Tempe community. Here are some costs to 
the taxpayer that Netherby was not told about by Rod Keeling, the 
executive director of the DTC, and the city manager Gary Brown.
	It costs the taxpayer more than $250,000 annually in 
additional clean-up expenses to clean the streets and sidewalks 
daily, even steam-cleaning. Perhaps the DTC members should 
learn to use a broom and a pooper-scooper. This cost is more than 
the $250,000 generated in assessments.
	Then there is the matter of the $250,000 interest-free loan 
that was given to the city - when will it be paid back? Who knows? 
At least $50,000 of the $250,000 in assessments is paid by the city. 
The city has paid for $500,000 worth of parking meters for which 
the DTC without risk stands to make $200,000 - such a deal.
	The city provides free restrooms.
	The city provides millions of dollars in parking variances to 
the downtown establishments.
	And, pray tell, just what increased revenue has the DTC 
contributed to the city treasury? Why, I doubt whether the 
downtown generates as much net revenues and repeat net revenues 
as do the private establishments on the four corners of Southern 
and Mill. Would you like to compare and publish the results?
	Don't forget we provide free bus service for the DTC 
customers, one-half million dollars in the Fantasy of Lights, and a 
host of other expenditures for the DTC - all at the expense of the 
taxpayers.
	Simply, to use a phrase from Ross Perot, the only thing the 
DTC generates is a "giant sucking sound," the sound of tax 
revenues going right into the DTC. Is it not time for the DTC to 
deliver? How much more of the "giant sucking sound" do we hear 
before the DTC stands on its own?
Arthur D. Jacobs
Faculty Associate
Retired, College of Business

Letter: No guarantees for civic students

	I am writing in response to your article about the Honors 
College taking more space. The space they are planning to use, 
Best A, also houses residents that are not affiliated with the Honors 
College for many reasons. What the school, specifically 
Residential Life, doesn't realize is that those people will be out of a 
home.
	Center Complex has been listed as low-cost housing for the 
three years I have lived and worked here. Now with the addition of 
many campus communities floors and the removal of Best A as an 
option, people who need low-cost housing have had their options 
reduced dramatically. I have lived in Center for three years, two in 
Best C and one in Best A. I waited those two years to get one of 
the two single rooms available to males in the complex and now 
that I have one they, Residential Life and the Honors College, will 
not let me keep it. This whole situation makes you wonder if 
Residence Life really cares about residents, or if they just care 
about GPA listings.
	Many of the people who are threatened with losing their 
homes have done so much for Center Complex, like serving on 
Hall Council and being an active member of the community, that it 
seems outrageous they should lose their spots because they just 
don't want to be a part of the Honors College. So while Residence 
Life and the Honors College would like the students to believe that 
this change is really great, the average student who is working his 
or her way through school is left without low-cost housing. Makes 
you think.
Richard "Hotchy" Kiene
Junior
English

Traditions continue

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	The paths of NBA legends George Gervin and Marques 
Johnson crossed eight years ago in the Land Down Under.
	Gervin and Johnson were members of a traveling all-star 
team that included former Los Angeles Lakers Michael Cooper and 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Australia in 1989.
	The trip also foreshadowed a showdown between their sons 
on Saturday.
	"George and I kind of looked into our crystal balls," 
Johnson recalled, "and thought it would be kind of neat if our sons 
followed in our footsteps.
	 "It's a culmination of a dream, that are paths did cross," 
said Johnson, who was a three-year starter at UCLA from 1975-77 
and also played in the NBA for 10 seasons with the Milwaukee 
Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers."
	Gervin agreed.
	"It's really fun for us," said Gervin, who played college ball 
at Eastern Michigan and was a 12-time NBA All-Star.
	The sons, Gee Gervin and Kris Johnson, will meet for the 
second time in their collegiate careers 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the 
University Activity Center. On Jan. 16, UCLA defeated ASU 79-
62 at Pauley Pavilion.
	Gee and Kris were only youngsters when they accompanied 
their fathers to Australia, but the trip was a thrilling experience for 
the two.
	"I was like 'George Gervin, the Iceman,'" Kris said. "I was 
just all into George and loving his game, the finger rolls and 
everything. He taught me how to finger roll. It was pretty nice." 
	Gee enjoyed watching one of his childhood heroes, 
Marques, on that trip.
	"I loved the way he played with a hard-nosed style," Gee 
said.
	Gee and Kris became good friends on that trip and they've 
developed respect and admiration for each other.
   "Gee's great," Kris said. "I love Gee. He's really tricky. He 
doesn't know what he's going to do. He might pull up. He might 
shoot it. He might go around you. He was like that when he was 
young, too."
	Gee said Kris is a good shooter and a good athlete - "just 
like his father."
Lofty expectations?
	Although Kris and Gee are the sons of basketball icons, 
neither player feels overwhelming pressure to succeed.
   Both agreed their fathers laid-back persona was beneficial.
	"I've never felt pressure to do well," said Kris, who is 
averaging 11.8 points per game this season.
	"It's just great because it's not that extra 'Oh, I got to prove 
this and show that because my Dad's going to be mad' or the extra 
pressure to uphold the Johnson name. It's never been like that. I 
think it just relaxes me out there on the court and let me stay 
focused and go out there and play."
	Gee said his father never made him play basketball. He 
plays because he enjoys it.
	The elder Johnson, now 41, said he wants his son to "be his 
own man."
	Kris has certainly made a name for himself at UCLA. His 
56.9 field goal percentage was fourth in the Pac-10 last season.
	Johnson said he has always followed the Bruins, but he 
started paying more attention when Kris began his college career in 
1995.
	"Yes, it's more fun," he said. "My rooting interest in the 
school has picked up since he's there."
   Gee said his father has strongly supported him during his first 
season as a Sun Devils 
   "He watches all my games," said Gee, who is averaging 8.5 
points per game. "He's got the satellite at home. He (also)comes 
here every once in a while."
Legendary tutor
   Obviously, the elder Johnson and Gervin know a thing or two 
about hoops and now they want to pass on their knowledge.
   "He mostly helps me with the mental aspects," Gee said. "He's 
helped me a whole lot. He calls me after all the loses. When I talk 
to him he brightens my day. I talk to him everyday. 
	The "Iceman" has also told Gee to develop his own style of 
play and not emulate him.
     "I don't have the kind of size he had," Gee said. "He was 6-8. 
I'm only 6-2. He told me 'You're not me. Go out there and be the 
next Gee Gervin. Don't be the next George Gervin." 
  Gervin said that Gee has gotten accustomed to defeat this season, 
but it has been difficult for him.
   "He's not used to losing," Gervin said. "I think mentally he's had 
a little trouble adjusting this season."
One-on-One
   Who wins the one-on-one battles between these fathers and sons?
   Gee smiled and started telling stories of the daily contests back 
home in San Antonio between him and his father last summer.
   "We do it all the time," he said.
  "I beat him because I'm quicker than he is. If I keep the ball in my 
hands I'm going to win. It's pretty fun."
   The elder Johnson said Kris "usually wins two out of three. But I 
beat him the last game," Johnson said.

Boseman sinks Devils' hopes

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	USC's experience outlasted ASU's youth Thursday night 
72-66 in a Pac-10 basketball game at the University Activity 
Center.
	With 38 seconds remaining in the game USC had 
possession of the ball and a 69-66 lead.
	Trojan senior Stais Boseman patiently dribbled the ball to 
eat away at the clock.
	That went completely against ASU coach Bill Frieder's 
timeout plans.
	"We told them we had to trap and try to get a foul," he said. 
"They just didn't carry that out. That can't happen. We had to 
extend the game at that time and we didn't do it."
 	But confusion conquered the Sun Devils when Boseman 
nailed a game-clinching three-pointer with 6.3 seconds to go.
	Boseman finished with 16 points. Sun Devil forward 
Michael Batiste had 13 points and Urit Kelly added 10.
	"There was a little confusion out there on the floor," said 
ASU freshman guard Eddie House, who had a game-high 18 points 
"A few of us were going for a foul and a few of us were yelling no 
foul. The coaches wanted us to get a foul. There was just some 
miscommunication out on the floor."
	 House said the last-minute defeat was a real downer.
	"It's real disappointing because USC is one of the teams at 
the top of the Pac (10) and you always want to upset somebody 
when they come into our house," he said.
	The Sun Devils trailed 38-34 at the half.
	House admitted he doesn't know what it will take for the 
Sun Devils to bounce back.
	"If I knew maybe we'd be winning right now," he said. 
"Maybe it's a lack of experience. We are a really young team. I 
don't want to make any excuses, but the team we just played started 
four fifth-year seniors and they can play ball. "
	The Sun Devils fell to 10-13, 2-9 in the conference. USC 
(14-7, 9-3) won its fifth straight game.

Soccer inks six

From Staff Reports
	ASU women's soccer coach Terri Patraw announced the 
signing of six student athletes to letters of intent to study and play 
soccer for the next four years.
	Included are Valley natives, Arianne Stramiello, a 
midfielder from Phoenix, and Jessical Bohl, a midfielder out of 
Glendale. The other four players are midfielder Erin McGinnis 
(Aurora, Colo.), defender Jaclyn Clark (Rochester Hills, Mich.), 
forward Karine Inoue (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and midfielder 
Antoinette Marjanovic (Los Angeles). All six players will enter as 
freshmen.
	Patraw was pleased with the class, stating that it was 
important to get players for all over the field and not just single 
areas. Also, she said, the class will improve the speed of the team 
greatly.

Wrestlers out for vengence vs. Bulldogs

By Josh DeFamio
State Press
	Revenge and redemption will be on the minds of the No. 9 
ASU wrestling team when it takes the mat tonight at 7.
	The Sun Devils, coming off a 28-12 loss to second-ranked 
Iowa, will try to regroup on the road against 14th-ranked Fresno 
State. The Bulldogs beat ASU 25-12 in Tempe last season.
	"On paper its almost dead even," coach Lee Roy Smith 
said. "I consider them a top-ten team, with top-ten capabilities."
	Fresno State is led by two ranked seniors at the 134-and 
142-pound weight classes.
	Yero Washington, ranked third at the 134-pound weight 
class will wrestle ASU's Joey Heckel. For Heckel, it will be the 
second of three consecutive matches against the top three wrestlers 
in his class. Last week, he took on top-ranked Mark Ironside of 
Iowa, and finishes up his regular season against second-ranked 
Steven Schmidt of Oklahoma State.
	"If (Heckel) can survive these matches, he'll be ready for 
postseason," Smith said.
	Fresno State will send out fifth-ranked Brendan Buckley 
against Tracy Brown at 142 pounds. It marks Brown's second stint 
in the lineup. A knee injury sidelined him last week against Cal-
Poly and Iowa.
	"I'm hoping that I just can get back in to (wrestling)." 
Brown said. "I'm just going to go out there and wrestle my match, 
and hopefully I'll come out with a win. I don't care who I'm 
wrestling."
	Of course, ASU also features four ranked wrestlers in 
Shawn Ford, Matt Suter, Casey Strand and Aaron Simpson, which 
should make for a very competitive match.
	"I expect a really good challenge," Smith said.
	This marks ASU's last road dual meet of the season. They 
return home next Sunday to face top-ranked Oklahoma State 
before hosting the Pac-10 championships on March 2-3.

Difficult Saluki's squad up next for No. 8 baseball team

By Percy Ednalino Jr.
State Press
	They've proven that they can stay in step with the No. 1 and 
No. 2 teams in the country.
	Now the ASU baseball team has to prove it can endure a 
four-game homestand against two potential NCAA regional teams.
	ASU (6-5) hosts Southern Illinois (0-0) at 7 o'clock tonight 
for the first game of a three-game series. The Sun Devils then host 
Oklahoma State on Monday for one game. ASU holds a 10-3 edge 
over Southern Illinois and a slim 7-5 lead over Oklahoma State in 
the all-time series'.
	It may seem a little crazy for the Sun Devils to face two 
difficult teams in the span of four days, yet there's a reason ASU 
coach Pat Murphy fit these two teams in the schedule - it's a 
simulation of what the conditions of the regionals are going to be 
like.
	"You can't look ahead and you've got to stay focused game 
by game," Murphy said. "If you want your team to mature and you 
want your team to be the best, you have to play this type of 
schedule. One of the reasons we did this is because the regionals 
are four straight days and we want to be able to prepare for that 
type of thing."
	And how. Murphy said the Salukis are a good team. 
Southern Illinois was tabbed in the preseason to place third in its 
conference behind Southwest Missouri and Wichita State.
	"They're a team that finished high in the Missouri Valley 
Conference behind Wichita State," Murphy said. "This will be a 
tough weekend, especially because we're coming off playing No. 2 
(USC) and we're coming off playing No. 1 (Florida State). It's very 
easy to have a letdown."
	Junior Richy Leon said he doesn't plan on letting that 
happen against either team. He added that the challenge of playing 
four straight games is appealing.
	"They're both going to be tough teams," Leon said. 
"Southern Illinois is probably going to be in the tournament at the 
end of the year and Oklahoma State is a ranked team. We're going 
to try and prepare as much as we can throughout the week. Yeah, a 
four-game set might be a little bit tough, but that's what we've got 
to do."
	The Salukis finished last season with an 18-12 conference 
mark (29-26 overall). Leading the Salukis on offense is first 
baseman Aaron Jones. Jones hit .380 and notched 63 RBI last 
season.
	Tory Hatten and Dave Piazza lead the Salukis' rotation. 
Hatten, a senior, led the team with six wins and a 4.80 ERA while 
Piazza notched a 5-1 mark (4.48 ERA).
	Murphy said ASU's performance thus far is not at the level 
he wants it to be.
	"We're a long way away," Murphy said. "You can never get 
in a rhythm because you're playing the top teams in the country. 
It's tough to get into a rhythm with a young club.
	"We're just scraping and clawing and biting and scratching 
for everything we can get. We've been very inconsistent and I'm 
really surprised we've maintained whatever top-10 ranking we 
have. I'm really shocked by it."
	Updated polls were released this week with ASU 
maintaining its No. 12 ranking in Collegiate Baseball. Baseball 
America dropped the Sun Devils one spot to No. 8 while Baseball 
Weekly's coaches poll tabbed ASU at No. 15.
	Leon said consistency will be important if the Sun Devils 
want to do well during the next four games.
	"At times, we're going to face adversity in every game, no 
matter who we're playing," Leon said. "We're going to try 
everything possible to be consistent throughout this four-game set. 
Hopefully, hard work throughout the week will show up 
throughout the weekend."

ASU squads all around country in weekend play

By John Sheehy 
State Press
	The men's tennis team (5-1), riding a four-match winning 
streak, travels to Southern California this weekend with dates 
against No. 21 USC and second-ranked UCLA. The Sun Devils, 
who are ranked 50th in the country according to Rolex, will have 
their hands full with their Pac-six rivals. 
	This trip will be a definite measuring stick for the Devils, 
who have yet to face this type of competition.
	"Southern California is a tough place to play," head coach 
Lou Belken said.
	Despite being underdogs, the team remains optimistic.
	No. 1 singles player Sergio Elias has come out of his slump 
just in time. He got off to a slow start in '97, but with the help from 
coaches, and support from his teammates he has managed to find 
his game again. 
	"I watched a lot of video with the coaches, and they were a 
big help to me. I would also like to thank my teammates who 
showed me such great support while I was in the slump," he said.
	Alex Osterrieth has been dominating opponents at the 
number two position. He is on an incredible winning streak that 
has now reached 11 matches. During the streak, which dates back 
to November, he hasn't even dropped a set. 
	"Alex at No. 2 is money in the bank," teammate Miles 
Rogers said.
	Men's golf in Hawaii
	Those poor ASU golfers have to spend another weekend in 
Hawaii.
	The golfers are coming off a strong third place finish at the 
Mauna Kea Resort Collegiate. They were led by Senior All-
American Chris Hannel's seventh place finish at one-over-par. 
Hannel and the rest of his teammates are now getting ready for the 
Taylor Made/Big Island Invitational in Kona, Hawaii. Last year, 
led by Darren Angel's seventh place finish, ASU placed third in 
this event behind Oklahoma State and Southern Methodist. Angel 
will be unable to compete this year because of an arm injury which 
has kept him out of the line-up for some time now.
	"I am healthy again, but it is too early to start competing," 
he said. 
Track back in Flagstaff
	This Saturday the ASU track and field team heads back to 
Flagstaff to compete in the NAU Invitational.
	Despite the 0-2 record, both the men's andwomen's teams 
feel they're doing the best they can in a season full of sanctions and 
probation.
	"I think it's (the season) gone pretty well so far," head 
coach Greg Kraft said. "Our student athletes are placed in a 
difficult situation and they've responded really well."
	The Sun Devils have produced low numbers in the two 
meets they've had so far this season. These low numbers are mostly 
due to their small team. In some events they have no one to 
compete for them.
	"When you're in a competition it really is predicated on 
balance and depth and right now because of where we are in our 
program with probation we're really basically at 50 percent of the 
NCAA funding as far as scholarships are concerned," Kraft said.
	Another problem the Devils have faced this season is not 
having an adequate facility to train in. Sun Angel Stadium is under 
reconstruction. For now the Devils practice at Tempe High School, 
but some of the field events are not able to practice there.
	"Everyone's disappointed with not being able to train in our 
own facility," high jumper Fiona Daly said. "Most of the field 
people can't really do their event, there's no way for me to practice. 
But for this weekend, I'm ready to jump."
	Aside from these problems the team remains positive for 
Saturday's meet and the rest of the indoor season.
	"All the kids are doing well. You have to look at where 
they were and where they are now. They're all improving," Kraft 
said.  - Lori Haro
Women's Tennis hosts pair
	The ASU women's tennis (3-1) team prepares for another 
duel-win-weekend against UCLA Friday at 1:30 and USC 
Saturday at noon.
	"We've started off strong. We've been really well prepared 
for our matches," freshman Kerry Giardino said.
	This weekend the competition will be tougher as the Devils 
take on No. 7 UCLA and USC who is ranked 19th in the nation. 
Last year the Devils were swept by both UCLA and USC.
	"It's so far so good. I think we'll have a good feel again 
after this weekend," head coach Sheila McInerney said. "Both SC 
and UCLA are good teams, but I think they're both beatable. We'll 
certainly know a lot more on Saturday night."
	According to McInerney UCLA has a young, but talented 
team this season. They feature freshman at their number two and 
three seeds.
	McInerney said that USC has struggled of late losing to 
Fresno State and San Diego, two teams that she feels they are 
probably better than.
	"They (USC) realize for them how important this weekend 
is for them against the Arizona schools," McInerney said.
	Some of the Devils know what they're up against for this 
weekend. Before the beginning of the season the Devils' top player 
Reka Cseresnyes lost to UCLA's Katy Kocsis in the quarterfinals at 
the Pac-10 Indoors. Kocsis is ranked sixth in the nation. So far this 
season Cseresnyes is undefeated in singles.
	Also in the Pac-10 Indoors Giardino defeated UCLA's 
Alyson Gray in the quarterfinals of a singles consolation round and 
senior Anna Moll beat Pam Trump of USC also in the quarterfinals 
of the singles consolation.

Softball wins

From Staff Reports
	It didn't take long for Chris Gill to find her niche on ASU's 
softball team.
	Playing in her first collegiate game, the true freshman from 
Saugus, Calif., singled, doubled and drove in three runs. She also 
scored a run and stole a base in ASU's 7-1 victory over Illinois 
State in the first game of the Coca-Cola Classic.
	Senior Lisa Dacquisto went 2 for 3 and scored a run and 
sophomore Carla Fortune knocked in two runs as ASU won its 
opening game.
	Senior Roxanne Tsosie (1-0) settled down after a shaky 
first in which she walked two, allowed two hits, and gave up a run 
to pick up the win. She struck out four and gave up only five hits 
over six innings.
	The Sun Devils continue the tournament tonight with two 
games. Junior Carrie Breedlove is expected to start against UNLV 
in the opening game, while senior Carrie James will get the nod in 
the second game, against Purdue.
	They will then play Texas and Santa Barbara on Saturday. 
The tournament concludes for the Sun Devils when they play 
UMass on Sunday morning.

Sun Devils look to crash Thunderbirds

By Randy Jones
State Press
	A battle-tested Southern Utah squad invades the University 
Activity Center at 7:30 tonight as the No. 4-ranked Sun Devils' 
gymnastics team returns home.
	The Thunderbirds' (2-5) schedule makers must have been 
angry with the team as they are coming off a loss to No. 1-ranked 
Georgia, have already lost to No. 6 Nebraska and has an upcoming 
meet with No. 2 Utah.
	SUU coach Scott Bauman expects ASU (4-1, 3-1 Pac-10) 
to be just as tough.
	"ASU is another incredibly talented team," he said. 
"They're the real deal. At this kind of meet, we can't worry about 
what the other team is doing. We just have to go in there and hit 
our routines."
	Sun Devils' coach John Spini said he expects the 
Thunderbirds to be ready.
	"Southern Utah is about a 190 team this year," he said. "I 
think they lost a few upper classmen this year. They were a lot 
stronger in some ways in different events last year. (But) I think 
they will be a good solid team. Scott (Bauman) will put a good 
team on the floor.
	ASU will be hard pressed to up its performances of the past 
few weeks.
	Two weeks ago they set an all-time record score (197.125), 
while last week they eclipsed the all-time road-score (195.75).
	Freshman Amy Shelton said the team will be looking to 
continue the streak of high-scoring meets. That way they can keep 
their goal of top seed at the Midwest Regionals alive.
	"We are just going to have to look at it as just another 
competition," she said. "We are going to try and break another 
record. So we can go into regionals ranked No. 1. We need to just 
stay confident and hope for the best."
	ASU's individual event average scores place them in the 
elite of gymnastics. They are ranked No. 13 on vault, 8th on 
uneven bars, 3rd on balance beam and 5th on floor exercise. The 
team average score of 194.92 places them in fourth.
	Particularly impressive is ASU's vault, Bauman said.
	"ASU's vault team is equal to (No. 1-ranked) Georgia's," he 
said. "They have a very strong floor team as well. They've already 
hit a 197, which basically speaks for itself."
Injury notes:
	Junior Kim Keever is still out with a bad ankle, but is 
practicing on uneven bars. Sophomore Lisa Vincijanovic will sit 
out at least this week's meet with lingering problems with her 
injured ankle. Tests were done earlier this week and no break was 
found. Spini said it is mostly precautionary to insure Vincijanovic 
does not further injure herself.

Women's basketball team looks for second Pac-10 win

By Percy Ednalino Jr.
State Press
	It would be fitting if the ASU women's basketball team 
ended its six-game losing streak with a win over UCLA, the only 
team in the Pac-10 it has defeated this season.
	Ask ASU forward Molly Tuter, and it also would be fitting 
if the Sun Devils snapped their skid against the team that started its 
skid, USC.
	One or the other could happen this weekend when the Sun 
Devils travel to Los Angeles for a weekend series against USC and 
UCLA. ASU faces USC at 8:30 tonight then plays UCLA on 
Sunday at 3 p.m.
	ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne said dropping two 
more games is not an option. ASU is a mere 1-9 in the Pac-10 (7-
13 overall) while the Trojans (9-2, 15-5) are in second place in the 
conference behind Stanford. UCLA (4-7, 10-10) is tied for sixth 
with Oregon State.
	"It's going to be a tough road trip," Turner Thorne said. 
"USC is playing very well. The thing about the USC game is we 
did not play well. It's certainly our objective to compete for 40 
minutes and just play better."
	ASU lost 82-55 to USC on Jan. 18 after pulling out a last-
second one-point win over UCLA two days earlier.
	Turner Thorne said defense won't be a problem against 
either team.
	Offense - shooting in particular - will be a sore spot ASU 
needs to improve upon, however.
	"We got good shots (against USC), we just couldn't put 
them in," Turner Thorne said. "We missed a lot of layups and we 
missed a lot of open shots. It was just one of those offensive 
nightmare nights for us."
	Against UCLA, Tuter put in the game-winning three-
pointer with less than two seconds to go. ASU had to climb out of 
a 22-point second-half deficit to beat the Bruins 66-65.
	Tuter said she doesn't expect to beat UCLA with another 
last-point three-point shot.
	"I think we're just going to have to work harder," Tuter 
said. "We just have to ask ourselves 'How bad do we want it?' and 
get it together."

Sun Devil Club Sports

Ice Hockey
	The ASU Ice Devils will be in action for two games this 
weekend against USC. Both games will be at Veteran's Memorial 
Coliseum. Saturday's contest begins at 2:30 p.m., with Sunday's 
game starting at 3 p.m.
	Sunday is the final home game of the season, and three 
senior Ice Devils, Stefan Richardson and brothers Brian and Ross 
Sternberg, will be honored before the game. 
	Richardson is a two-time first-team Academic All-
American, who is ranked in the top five among all time ASU 
scoring leaders with 31 goals, 48 assists, and 79 points. He holds 
team records for games played (100) and most consecutive games 
played (69).
	Brian Sternberg is a transfer from UofA who has played 
one season for ASU. He is the team's top defenseman.
	Ross Steinberg, a goaltender, has a 3-2 record, .910 save 
percentage and two shutouts this year. 
	Earlier this week, ASU (16-8-1) earned its second 
consecutive berth in the American Collegiate Hockey Association 
National Tournament. The top ten ranked teams make the 
tournament, and the Ice Devils are currently ranked eighth.
Men's Gymnastics
	Today and Saturday, four members of the ASU men's 
gymnastics team will be in Battle Creek, Mich. for the USA Winter 
Cup. 
	Senior Rob Kjar, junior Jon Portillo, freshman Randy 
Sooter, and sophomore Peter Wieging will all be competing in the 
individual national tournament and vying for an opportunity to try 
out for the U.S. National Team.
Men's Lacrosse
	In their first competition of the season, the ASU men's 
lacrosse team will be in California this weekend for two games. On 
Saturday, the Sun Devils will run with the University of San 
Diego, and on Sunday they will face the University of California at 
San Diego. Both games start at noon.
	The Sun Devils finished 10-1 last season.
Men's Rugby
	The ASU men's rugby team will face its stiffest competition 
of the year on Saturday when they host the defending national 
champions' University of California Berkeley. The Sun Devils are 
2-2 on the young season and have already  matched their win total 
of the last year.
Women's Lacrosse
	After playing its first game ever last weekend, the ASU 
women's lacrosse team has no plans of slowing down. Saturday 
and Sunday, the team will be in Santa Barbara, Calif., to compete 
in the Santa Barbara Shootout. 
	The shootout is a national collegiate tournament and also 
will feature a few games between national teams from various 
countries.

	The State Press Club Sports Box is complied by reporter 
Matt Paulson . He can be reached at 965-2292.

ASU police reported the following incidents Thursday:
- A male student reported that someone criminally damaged his 
white Honda CRX in Area 17.
- A male student reported that someone unlawfully entered his 
vehicle and removed a Kenwood car stereo and Sony Discman CD 
player.
- A male student reported that someone unlawfully entered his 
Pontiac and removed a car stereo CD player and a collector's 
football card.
- A male student reported that someone unlawfully entered his 
vehicle in Area 17 and removed a car stereo cassette player.
- A male student reported that someone criminally damaged his 
vehicle in Area 17.
- A male student reported that someone unlawfully entered his 
vehicle in Area 17 and removed several items.
- A female student reported that a male subject is stalking her and 
making harassing phone calls to her residence.
- A female student reported that her vehicle was removed without 
permission from Parking Structure Five.
Tempe police reported the following incidents:
- A man was arrested for being the passenger in a stolen car that 
was involved in a chase. Both suspects in the car jumped out and 
let the car roll into a tree.
- A woman was arrested on Apache Boulevard for carrying a green 
leafy substance, believed to be marijuana, and two glass pipes.
- A man got into an argument with several others while playing 
billiards at Prankster's Gar and Brill. The other people went 
outside, where the man confronted them. He assaulted a woman in 
the group by shoving her with his left hand, causing her to fall.
Compiled by State Press reporter Jennifer Netherby and city editor 
Tim Tait

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- National Organization for Women (NOW) - Make a Valentine in 
support of Same-Sex Marriage Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 
Orange Mall.
- Counselor Training Center - Free counseling available for full-
time students and staff at Payne Hall, room 402. For more 
information or an appointment, call 965-5067.
- Bahai Club - Fireside discussion meetings at 6 p.m. in the MU, 
second floor.
- Asian Bible Fellowship - General meeting at 7 p.m. in the MU 
Coconino room 224.
- AWARE - Valentine's Day rose sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the 
MU.
- Arizona League of Conservation Voters (AZLCV) - Meeting at 
3:30 p.m. in the MU Gila room 214, second floor.
- Alpha Phi Omega - Valentine carnations for that special someone 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cady Mall.

Saturday: 

- Blade Devils - Roller hockey session at noon at Einstein Bagels 
at the corner of Rural and University.
- Communication Student Association - Bring six dollars to go 
bowling at 7 p.m. at Tempe Bowl, 1100 E. Apache Blvd.
- Buddhist Association - Showing video about the life of the 
Buddha (in Mandarin) at 10 a.m. in the MU Havasupai room 
208D.
- Taiwan Study Society - History review at 2 p.m. in the MU room 
208C.
- Rugby Football Club - ASU vs. UC Berkeley at 1 p.m. at the 
ASU Band Field.