Local watering hole to dry up, official says

By Rowe Edgell
State Press
	A popular watering hole for students will likely be shut 
down and razed to make way for a city justice court, ASU officials 
said.
	The lease for the Calypso at the Dash will not be renewed 
when the current lease expires in a year and a half, said Jennus 
Burton, associate vice president of Administrative Services. 
Instead, the property will be used for a Dispute Resolution 
Institution and a Tempe Justice Court that will coordinate 
programs with the ASU College of Law, he said.
	ASU owns the property and the building where the Dash 
stands, 731 E. Apache Blvd.
	In addition, the back part of the lot will be set aside for 
expansion or a future housing project, Burton said.
	"This will enhance the relationship between the county 
courts and the College of Law," Burton said. "We are doing this to 
meet the educational needs of our students. We always thought the 
area would be used for higher education purposes."
	The current owner of the restaurant and bar said he didn't 
know ASU was talking about shutting him down.
	"From what I have been told, there is an option to extend 
the lease and renew it from year to year," said Dash owner Jon 
Olhrich. "I was told that they (University officials) were going to 
watch us when we got here to make sure we keep out of trouble. 
	"I have kept up my end of the bargain," he said. "I was 
looking forward to extending the lease."
	ASU officials are still in the early phase of discussing the 
plans. Funding for the project has to be approved before any work 
can begin and Burton said it was too early to tell how much it 
would cost.
	"The county Board of Supervisors and the Arizona Board 
of Regents have not approved this plan yet," said Law College 
Dean Richard Morgan. "This is something we are working on and 
excited about, but it is still a long way from implementation."
	Morgan said the new facility, if it becomes reality, will 
offer benefits for students as well as the community.
	"If it does come to pass, it would be a nice, mutually 
beneficial program," he said. "Students would get hands-on 
experience in an effort to help Tempe justice courts lighten their 
case load."
	However, the proposal all depends on future plans.
	"Who knows? They may even be able to renew," said 
Karen Honeycutt, coordinator of University Property Management.  
"It's really all in the preliminary stages." 
	The popular restaurant - once known as The Dash Inn - was 
in danger of closing less than two years ago. The bar actually did 
close for a short time in May 1995 and re-opened as the Calypso at 
the Dash. 
	"It has been a Tempe landmark for over 35 years," said 
Dash owner Olhrich.
	He and Jon Reese bought The Dash in summer of 1995. It 
was remodeled with a new "calypso" atmosphere and now serves 
both lunch and dinner.
	"I moved here from California to run this place," Olhrich 
said. "I think the Dash is a huge part of ASU history."
	Olhrich added that if he is forced to close the bar, his 
options are limited.
	ASU officials say the owners were given ample warning 
that the bar's lease could be in jeopardy
	"In our talks, we have warned him there may be a chance 
for non-renewal," Honeycutt said. "The lease runs up in June of 
'98. We haven't given him a formal letter yet."

Police halt plastic wrap pranksters at gunpoint

By Melody McDonald
State Press
	Saran wrap is good for wrapping sandwiches, pickles, 
chips, brownies and É bicycles?
	ASU police learned Tuesday that plastic wrap isn't just 
being used for leftovers these days. 
	At about 8:40 p.m., two officers were dispatched to 
Manzanita Hall, where a bike theft was reportedly in progress, said 
ASU police Sgt. Allen Clark.
	Upon arrival, at least one officer pulled out his gun when 
he observed two people with a shiny objects in their hands, Clark 
said.
	"The officer couldn't tell whether it was a pipe or if it was a 
sharp object," he said. "So for (the officers) safety, he approached 
very cautiously and (fleshed) them out at gun point."
	Freshman Christopher Brown said he and his roommate, 
Lawrence Phillips, armed with a roll of saran wrap, were surprised 
at being stopped and ordered to the ground at gun point by the 
officers.
	"The first second, I thought it was a joke," said Brown, a 
19-year-old civil engineering major. "We weren't doing anything 
wrong. We just saran wrapped a girl's bike to the pole." 
	Brown said he and Phillips, also a 19-year-old civil 
engineering major, were recently on the receiving end of a prank 
played by a female friend and retaliated by wrapping her bicycle to 
a pole.
	"They had done something to us, and we were doing 
something back, that's all," he said.
	Although the incident was a practical joke, police aren't 
laughing.
	"The scary part is, someone could have got hurt because of 
a prank," Clark said. "Fortunately, we're having more interaction 
with the public on thefts in progress. The public needs to realize 
that what they perceive as a practical joke, others may perceive it 
as something else. I want people to think a little before they do 
something." 
	After a short lecture by the officers, the two roommates 
were released. The bike, however, remained taped to the pole, 
Brown said.
	"We were pretty much done when they arrived," he said.

Law proposal raises age limit for Arizona gamblers

By Vivi Stenberg
State Press
	People under 21 years old hoping to win big bucks 
gambling could crap out under a bill moving through the state 
Legislature.
	The proposed legislation was approved by the House and 
has been passed on to the Senate for further action. If passed by the 
Senate and signed in to law By Gov. Fife Symington, it will raise 
the legal minimum age for lottery purchases, horse and dog racing, 
and gambling on American-Indian reservations from 18 to 21 
years.
	Andrea Katsenes, spokeswoman for the Arizona Lottery 
Commission, said ticket sales to people between the ages of 18-21 
compromise 5 percent of overall sales per year.
	Last fiscal year the 5 percent represented $12 million, and 
of this amount $3.8 million was returned to the state. This would 
be lost if HB 2228 passes, which is sponsored by Rep. Karen 
Johnson, R-Gilbert.
	"We are interested in selling as many tickets as possible," 
Katsenes said. 
	"I doubt the casinos depend on this age group," said Gibson 
McKay, spokesman for the Arizona Gambling Commission. 
	McKay said he saw the proposed bill as an attempt to 
introduce the same concept to gambling as the one already in effect 
for liquor sales.
	Lucy Nunsuch, manager of a local Circle K, said if the bill 
becomes a law, it would slow down the efficiency of the clerks 
considerably because they are required to check identification of 
the purchasers.
	"It probably wouldn't affect us too much (financially), since 
we don't have that many student customers here," Nunsuch added.
	Nunsuch said Circle K would  lose about 10 percent of 
lottery sales if the bill is passed.
	"Personally, I think that if an 18-year-old wants to buy a 
lottery ticket, he or she should be allowed to," she said "Some 18-
year-olds have better sense than certain adults do."
	Arlene Alleman, marketing director for Harrah's Phoenix 
Ak-Chin Casino, said the casino is comfortable with whatever age 
level the legislators decide upon.
	"We are the only branch of Harrah's nationwide casinos 
that still have 18 as our legal gambling age," Alleman said. "So in 
that sense, we are behind the measure."
	The small percentage of people under 21 who gamble 
would not mean a considerable loss of income for the Casino, she 
said.
	"We don't target this group at all, so it would not be a major 
issue for us," she said.
	The bill will be assigned to a specific Senate committee 
within the next five days. 

Students paying $19.4 million debt for additional ASU parking structures

By Deanna Darr
State Press
	Students will continue to fork out cash to pay off the $19.4 
million bill for five ASU parking structures.
	The structures, built in 1986 and 1989, were originally paid 
for with two bonds totaling $24 million, said Joanne Wamsley, 
assistant comptroller for ASU. Bonds are sold to investors and 
repaid over time, with interest, for capital improvements.
	Wamsley said when the final payment is made on the bonds 
in 2009, ASU will have paid more than $45 million total for the 
five existing parking structures.
	Linda Riegel, director of Parking and Transit Services, said 
more than half of the office's $5 million yearly budget goes toward 
paying off the bonds.
	Prices of parking decals - which run between $45 and $105 
- have not been raised in eight years, but Riegel said they're just 
delaying the inevitable. Prices will eventually go up in order to 
cover increasing operating costs, she said.
	There are currently plans for three additional parking 
structures. The first to be built will be an underground structure 
located on the current Tempe Center site. Construction is 
scheduled to begin in 1999 and Riegel estimated it will cost $15 
million to build.
	Two additional sites, one in Lot 59 and the other near 
Sahuaro Hall, have no set timetable for construction. The Sahuaro 
Hall structure will actually be located on the current location of the 
dorm, which means the hall will eventually be torn down, Riegel 
said.
	The 20-year bonds were sold through Wells Fargo Bank. 
Wells Fargo sold its trusteeship to the Bank of New York and First 
Trust for $5,000 per bond. ASU is currently paying between 4.9 
and 5.8 percent interest on each of the bonds.

Pro-Israel lobbyist urges involvement of Jewish students

By Lidia E. Kelly
State Press
	The ASU Jewish community has no reason to despair over 
the situation in Israel, but every reason to act, Israeli advocate 
David Olesker said.
	"You should create the ability to adopt the existing 
circumstances," Olesker told 15 students gathered at the ASU 
Hillel Tuesday night. "But you also should know when to stop the 
process of adopting - it's a challenge for today."
	Olesker, director of the Jerusalem Center for 
Communications and Advocacy Training, was speaking on behalf 
of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a Washington 
D.C. based pro-Israel lobbying group.
	Despite peace agreements with its neighbors and continued 
negotiations with others, Olesker said, Israel still faces 
extraordinary dangers coming from the lack of stability in the 
region.
	"I did put my baby in a plastic bag during the Gulf War, 
and there are still people who do that to protect their children," said 
Olesker, who is married with five children. The bags have been 
used in Israel as protection against chemical weapons attacks.
	Mark Woodward, associate professor of religious studies 
and an expert in Islamic religion and culture, agreed that the 
situation in the Middle East is still "extremely" dangerous, but not 
exclusively for Israel.
	"The relationships between the countries are tense, but it 
involves the entire region," he said. "There is a big number of hot 
heads on both sides and that does not help in reaching a 
settlement." 
	He said students should focus on learning about the entire 
Middle East regions and cultures to understand the situation.
	"That's what is really needed in this case," Woodward said. 
	Olesker appealed to students to become advocates for Israel 
and its issues and said what happens in the world should matter to 
everyone.
	"It should matter to me; it should matter to you," he said.
	Olesker, who is traveling through the Unites States teaching 
advocating techniques he developed in Israel, said in order for 
students to be effective advocates of the issue, they should follow 
the model of propaganda that focuses on image.
	"Most normal people react to images," he said. "Image has 
a lot of power."
	Olesker said images involve emotions that help create 
opinions. 
	"Having been manipulated through propaganda, a person 
invents arguments to rationalize it," he said.
	Woodward said the propaganda method sounds like 
inflammatory rhetoric and would not help to solve the conflict.
	"That is true that image works well, but what is really 
needed is mutual understanding," he said.

Relationship abuse assistance available through several campus departments

By Cadonna Peyton
State Press
	"I have the right not to dominate or be dominated."
	This is only one of the rights stated in the Dater's Bill of 
Rights published in the 1996-97 campus directory.
	Senior Kristen Nance's right was violated two years ago 
when she fell in love with a guy who, she said, "swept me off my 
feet."
	During this relationship, Nance learned her mate was 
obsessive and controlling. 
	After being together for about a month, Nance learned he 
was also violent.
	"He hit me," Nance said. "At first I walked away and he 
came crying back 'Oh, I love you. I'm sorry,' and that's what they 
do and I got back together with him."
	About a month later, Nance said he beat her up. 
	This first fight left Nance with a black eye and a few 
bruises. But the second time, she had to go to the hospital.
	"He severely hurt me," Nance said, speaking to students 
Wednesday in the Memorial Union about her experience. "I think 
if I would have been any smaller, I could have been very hurt."
	Nance suffered two broken ribs, a bruised sternum and two 
black eyes.
	She wasn't aware of the services offered by ASU 
Counseling and Consultation. But with the help of her roommate 
and her parents, she did receive help.
	ASU provides a few outlets for victims of relationship 
violence.
	Counseling and Consultation has 12 full-time psychologists 
available for students. The office also offers a survivor group 
called Changed Lives, designed to help those who have survived 
abuse and to help them to overcome their feelings of victimization.
	"It's very difficult, in our culture in particular, to accept that 
you're being victimized," said Mandy Bratton, psychologist for 
Counseling and Consultation.
	Talking about the experiences is an important part of the 
healing process, she said.
	Nance said it is important to remember that it is not the 
victim's fault.
	"I didn't ask to be beat up," she said. "I didn't ask to be 
controlled."
	The ASU Mental Health Department, through the Student 
Health Center, also offers individual counseling for victims and 
Student Legal Assistance offers free legal advice for any ASU 
student.

Editorial: Rise in gambling age lowers state revenue

First they raised the carding age on the purchase of cigarettes; if a 
person appears to be under the age of 27 the clerk is legally 
required to ask for identification. Now legislation is trying to raise 
the legal gambling age from 18 to 21 years all across the nation.
	It is unclear why the legislators are proposing this change. 
Most 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds are job-holding, productive 
citizens. Some are even responsible in their decision making, so we 
don't understand what dangers would-be gamblers between the 
ages of 18 and 20 might face. Gambling addiction, or addictions of 
all types can creep up on a person at any time in their life, so it 
does not suffice to say that this age group is particularly 
susceptible.
	Not only does this proposed age hike seem to have affects 
on Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the western United States, 
but it also threatens to affect revenue produced through state 
lotteries, gambling boats and closer to home, on Indian reservation 
casinos.
	It is logical that casinos, the state lottery commissions and 
other gambling institutions will be opposed to a raise in age limits. 
If you were a business owner faced with losing a portion of your 
income you'd be resistant too. And that's what legalized gambling 
establishments are: businesses.
	Our foundation of free enterprise seems to cry that blocking 
off a percentage of a market from a business is wrong. Why limit 
the amount of possible revenue? It doesn't make good business 
sense. 	Surprisingly, the Arizona Gambling Commission 
supports the proposed bill, probably because they have no reason 
to fear losing this market. It's not too hard to figure out that when 
going into a Circle K during a peak time to buy a lottery ticket, the 
clerk will probably be too busy, pre-occupied or lazy to ask for 
identification. Easy purchase.
	As it stands now, many 18- to 20-year-olds easily get away 
with gambling in the "21 and older only" casinos. The only way 
they may be in danger of being caught is if they are lucky enough 
to have an enormous win. The cashiers check ID when a winner 
cashes out, but how often does this happen? Most wins are only 
about a couple hundred dollars, chump change to the casinos. In 
gambling, the odds are always stacked against the bettor.
	This age group (18 to 21) is estimated to provide 5 percent 
of the overall lottery sales per year. This amounts to $3.8 million 
dollars that Arizona will be losing if the bill passes. Looking at 
how the Indian reservation casinos alone have measurable 
contributions to the reservations and its residents, it is difficult to 
understand what benefit would result from raising the legal 
gambling age.
	No one will benefit from raising the legal age to gamble 
and we doubt that, if passed, the age limit would be consistently 
enforced. We certainly don't see the logic in taking a good time 
away from young adults, or money away from the state and 
gambling organizations.

Column: DUI: I just don't understand it

	Do you remember the old Arsenio Hall talk show - the one 
that got yanked? Then you'll remember he had a segment where he 
would talk about things that make no sense and make you go 
"hmmm." One of the things that made me go "hmmm" when I 
came to Arizona was watching the television commercials for DUI 
lawyers.
	The concept of lawyers advertising on TV, radio or in print 
doesn't exist in Quebec. It is in fact illegal because it is considered 
crass and demeaning to the profession for lawyers to be advertising 
for clients in the same manner and venues as, say, Kmart or 
McDonald's. And no, this is not another lawyer-bashing piece - 
Quebec bans advertising by all professionals such as psychologists, 
social workers, physiotherapists, etc.
	We are permitted to place a few ads announcing the 
opening of a practice or the relocation of our office, but otherwise, 
potential clients select a professional by requesting a free private 
practice directory from the appropriate professional association, 
referral by a friend, etc.
	Once I got over my fascination with the concept, I began to 
really listen to what these driving under the influence or driving 
while intoxicated commercials were saying. The most popular 
formula seems to put an individual who has been charged with 
DUI or DWI in the victim stance: "When I was charged with a 
criminal offense, I didn't know who to turn to or if I needed a 
lawyer. But I called (fill in the name of the designated legal firm) 
and they took care of everything, with no money down."
	Or a lawyer gets on and always promises an aggressive 
defense with no money down. Now, I don't watch a lot of 
television, but even with my minimal watching, there isn't a day 
that goes by without seeing these DUI commercials numerous 
times. I seriously began to wonder whether all the lawyers in 
Arizona are DUI lawyers. So I did a very unscientific survey by 
going through the Yellow Pages - I know, I need to get a life! Of 
course, my premise was not substantiated.
	It's gotten to the point where I get angry when I see these 
commercials. Why? Because I wonder, who are the real victims? I 
seriously doubt that these accused drivers were held captive, had 
liquor forced down their throats and ordered at gun point to drive. 
Maybe I'm a hard-hearted Hannah on this issue, but I believe that 
they made a conscious decision to drink and drive, must pay the 
price and are certainly not deserving of victim status.
	The real victims are those who are maimed and killed by 
drunk drivers and children left without a parent or parents. Those 
of us who have lost someone near and dear to us due to a drunk 
driver know all too well who the real victims are.
	Many Quebecois believe that we are collectively the worst 
drivers in North America. I have friends who have visited from 
various parts of the United States who are afraid to drive there. But 
having already witnessed several needless accidents and several 
near-accidents, coupled with the accident statistics I read about - 
including the number of drivers whose permits have been 
suspended who are still on the road - I am afraid to drive here, even 
though I have an Arizona driver's license.
	Educational programs about driving under the influence 
don't seem to make much impact, but there are other steps that can 
be taken to reduce the mayhem due to drunk drivers. A public 
transportation system that is reliable and runs past the closing 
hours of the night spots would allow responsible persons who want 
to "tie one on" an alternative.
	Also, many large cities have a service around Christmas 
time where people who know they are too inebriated to drive can 
have a volunteer drive them home. Why can't such services be 
made year-round? Think about it.
Diane C. Jacobs is a doctoral student in social work and can be 
reached at dianecjacobs@juno.com.

Column: New dress code strips students of harassment, expression

	Once again, some group of so-called "educators" has 
attempted to solve an eminent problem and, once again, they have 
failed miserably.
	We saw what happened in Oakland, Calif., when the school 
district tried to break the language barrier between cultural slang 
and proper English. Ebonics is now an issue discussed from the 
living room to the courtroom. 
	Around the country, administrators gather to determine the 
best way to deal with crime, drugs and gangs. Most of the time, the 
outcome is mediocre at best. Sometimes you can blame it on the 
lack of money to fund real programs that would work. Sometimes, 
though, the outcome is so far from practical you need to wear a 
Newt Gingrich mask to explain it.
	But at Willis Junior High School in Chandler, there is no 
good excuse or explanation for what happened a couple of weeks 
ago.
	The administration of the school, which educates grades 
seven through nine, came up with a brilliant plan to eliminate what 
they called "harassment." They took away the only weapon in a 
junior high-schooler's arsenal - the freedom of expression.
	Every student at the school is now bound by a new dress 
code. This one goes beyond the normal no midriffs, no hats in 
buildings code. This one dictates their hair, their faces and the 
power everyone should have to control and express who they are.
	At Willis, no student may dye their hair an unnatural color.
	They can't hang any type of decorations from their 
backpack.
	If they wear a Marilyn Manson T-shirt, they are sent home.
	Dog collars are not allowed.
	Wallet chains are a thing of the past.
	The brilliance behind this is painfully simple: we want the 
next generation to look like a bunch of manufactured Wally 
Cleavers.
	God help us if our kids have an idea. The chaos that could 
ensue if we actually let them express who they are!
	The dress code at Willis Junior High School is stupid. It 
opposes not only our basic freedoms as Americans, but also our 
basic need as people to define ourselves through dress, style and 
appearance. 
	I understand that some kids make fun of the "freaks." I 
know that in my high school, people who looked "different" were 
often chastised. But I also know that learning to conform, dress, 
look and act the same as everyone else can be just as harmful, if 
not more, than being called a "weirdo."
	And if the administrators at Willis want to try to eliminate 
the immature harassment, what is next? Does the fat kid have to 
lose 20 pounds? Do the nerds have to start going to parties and 
socializing?
	The truth is that the dingbats who came up with this policy 
are the ones most responsible for the harassment. They look at 
people who listen to the group Marilyn Manson as freaks. They 
consider blue hair disgusting. They hate facial piercing and 
condom key chains hanging off backpacks. 
	It is not the students who need the most help dealing with 
the differences between people. It's the adults who think that by 
writing down the mother of all dress codes, they are going to stop a 
freak from being a freak, or a gang member from being a gang 
member. 
	Children are not all destined to be Wally Cleaver. They are 
going to rebel. They will dye their hair, smoke pot or listen to 
awful music. The same people who wrote that dress code probably 
sickened their own parents when they grew long hair, wore bell 
bottoms or burned bras and United States flags. 
	Although teasing isn't the easiest part of junior high, it 
cannot be squelched by some dress code. Kids will find new and 
more unusual ways to express themselves and make fun of others. 
Ask anyone who went to a school where uniforms were required; 
there is always a way to distinguish yourself.
	Most kids aren't having the best time in junior high. Their 
bodies are going through Armageddon. Their voices are changing. 
They start to like members of the opposite sex. The last thing they 
need is some pinhead telling them they can't be different or try and 
find out who they are.
	I know that some forms of dress can be problematic. Gang 
colors were prohibited at my school. But I have never heard of 
purple hair causing harm to anyone. I know that Marilyn Manson 
is quite scary, but unless these kids are sacrificing live animals in 
biology, do we really have grounds to think that a T-shirt can 
instigate devil worship?
	Let's try to help our kids without inhibiting their growth. I 
was 13 once, and I was made fun of and I made fun of others. But 
in the end, I learned that people are pretty cool, even those who 
look and act completely different from me. It's part of growing up; 
it's part of the school-yard code.
	Let's demand that school administrators stop trying mind 
control on students and start concentrating on teaching them.
Michelle Carson is a sophomore studying journalism.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rules of the past must be amended to keep up with the evolution of society

	In his Feb. 27 column, "Morality in society fading out as 
religion-phobia sets in," Rose attempted to argue that what 
America really needs is Judeo-Christian indoctrination to save 
society from itself. In doing so, he drew upon the analogy of stable, 
stationary baselines from which to measure, specifically the North 
Star and the compass. If his faith is built on this type of bedrock, 
he may find himself in a religious crisis.
	The North Star is, in fact, not constant. Currently, Polaris is 
close enough to the stationary point in the sky that it serves as a 
useful landmark, but only for now. During the time of the Biblical 
creation of the Earth (4004 BC.), using Polaris as a landmark 
would get you dashed on the rocks faster than the Exxon Valdez. 
The "North Star" then was Thuban, in the constellation Draco. 
Even today, using Polaris can only establish your latitude to within 
two-thirds of a degree, unless you can learn enough to correct your 
measurement.
	A compass is even worse. A compass shows you the 
direction to the Earth's North Magnetic Pole, which is currently in 
Canada, not at the Earth's geographic North Pole. What's more, its 
position is constantly shifting; on rare occasions, it will completely 
flip its direction. Blindly following a compass, Columbus could 
have delivered his news of the New World to the British Isles 
instead of Spain. Naively using a compass can get you far off the 
mark, unless you can learn enough to correct your measurement.
	Neither of these serve as a good model for an absolute, 
God-fearing religion. Perhaps Rose's analogies were correctly 
chosen, but his conclusions were wrong. Maybe the lesson to be 
learned is that one shouldn't blindly accept the rules of the past, but 
should instead be flexible enough to challenge and test the limits of 
their applicability, or be willing to abandon them when they are 
hopelessly outdated.
	If we still marched in lockstep with the Bible, religious 
zealots would be blowing up pork producers as the servants of 
Satan; that Owen's sausage guy would be burned at the stake by 
lunch time. Imagine that.
	The purpose of our society is to define the direction, not to 
codify a way of measuring it. If some poor schmuck wants to get 
lost at sea with a dousing rod and a Psychic Friend, let him. But if 
you're shipping off with a sextant and an outdated user's manual, 
I'll take the next boat and thank you not to teach me how to sail.
Brian Moore
Graduate Student
Astronomy

Letter: 'Soul' is what makes human race united

	The article "History teaches divided people cause of 
civilization fall" shows its ignorance by asking Latinos to weaken 
society by separating themselves from American society to build a 
society. Having been raised in San Diego my whole life around 
Latinos, having lived in a Latin country for several years, having 
traveled extensively throughout the United States of Mexico for the 
past eight years (I've seen all but three states by bus) and being a 
part of the Latin culture here in the United States, I must disagree 
with Fuentes' conclusion that Latinos must "unite with those who 
share our color and blood ... "
	On the contrary, I would ask all of us that belong to a 
minority group to look past color and culture in all things, and look 
toward what makes a person a good person - our souls. A soul has 
neither color nor culture, just good and bad. Let us judge others 
based upon their goodness, not on their color. Only then can we 
reach the peace and harmony that Fuentes speaks of.
Stephen A. O'Barr
Doctoral Student
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Letter: Safety jeopardized for parking policy

	I'd like to point something out about ASU that I am very 
unhappy about. This is the parking situation and the hours at which 
the lots require a decal. Most of the lots around campus require a 
decal until 7 p.m. This time of year, that is well after it gets dark.
	A major issue around this campus seems to be safety. If 
safety is really a major concern, why do I have to ride my bike or 
walk in the dark just to avoid getting a parking ticket, while putting 
myself at risk? I don't drive to campus often enough to buy a decal 
and even if I tried, I'd probably only get into Lot 59. I've already 
gotten three parking tickets because of this and I feel that it is 
unfair to make me pay $15 for parking close to my destination just 
so I don't have to compromise my safety. I find it hypocritical of 
this campus to say they're concerned about safety and then to 
impose such ridiculous parking rules.
Stephanie Poage
Sophomore
Pre-Business

Letter: 'Ned' fan speaks out

	Ned rules! Last week, when I saw Ned waiting for the 
Flash, I laughed until I cried.
	The next day, poor Ned was still waiting! I then laughed 
until I peed in my pants. The only really bright spot in my day is 
when I open the State Press to the comics and view Ned. The 
cartoonist Mike is a comic genius. If a Pulitzer could be given for a 
comic strip, ASU could proudly boast of a prize winning satirist. 
Gary Larson, look out!
	As for the pundits who continue to critique in such a 
negative manner, lighten up. Don't you have some studies to 
pursue?
Robert C. Yarbrough
Master's Student
Music

Investigation not focused on University, FBI says

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	An FBI spokesman told the media Wednesday night that 
the federal agency's investigation of an alleged point-shaving 
scandal by the 1994 ASU men's basketball team is not focused on 
the University.
	FBI special agent in charge Bruce Gephardt made three 
official statements outside the FBI's Phoenix Headquarters at 201 
E. Indianola Ave.
	"Number one: Arizona State University is not the subject or 
focus of an FBI investigation. Number two: officials and faculty 
members at Arizona State University do not know the details of the 
FBI's investigation. Number three: there are no search warrants 
pending or contemplating in this investigation."
	Gephardt said he was prohibited from answering questions 
about the case because the FBI is restricted from discussing 
ongoing cases.
	ESPN reported Tuesday that search warrants had been 
completed and prepared for the investigation.
	Gephardt called that report "100 percent false."
	The alleged scandal, which the FBI has been investigating 
for three years, centers on two March 1994 games. Host ASU was 
a three-point favorite on March 3 versus the Cougars of 
Washington State. ASU lost 80-71. The second game in question 
was on March 5. The Sun Devils were 11-point favorites, with the 
spread dropping to as low as four points, against the Washington 
Huskies. ASU won 74-55.
	Steve Nover, a former sports writer for The Las Vegas 
Review-Journal, said there have been rumors circulating that three 
men who "weren't sophisticated bettors, weren't professional 
bettors" made unusually high bets on those two games.
 	Nover, who now works for Sportsline USA (an Internet 
sports service), said that two of the men were from Scottsdale and 
one was from New Jersey. He said their ages at the time were 25, 
29 and 35.
	Neither the FBI nor the Nevada Gaming Control Board 
would comment on this.
	Ex-Sun Devil Ron Riley, a sophomore on the 1993-94 
squad who now plays for the Rockford Lightning of the 
Continental Basketball Association, remains indifferent about the 
allegations.
	"I really don't feel anything about it, because I really don't 
know too much about the situation," he said during a phone 
interview Wednesday evening. "I know it popped up in '94. It came 
up for a second and went away. It's been three or four years now 
and I haven't heard anything about any of the players. Nobody has. 
I really couldn't answer any of those questions."
	Riley, who played at ASU from 1992-96, said he is 
unaware of any wrong doing by his former teammates.
	"Not that I know of, I really don't think so, " he said. "If it 
was somebody I'm sure they would've known who it was and I'm 
sure they would've found somebody by now."
	ASU coach Bill Frieder was unavailable for comment.

Sun Devils' rugged schedule beginning to pay dividends

	It's starting to look as if the rugged schedule the No. 11 
ASU baseball team has played is starting to produce the effects 
Head Coach Pat Murphy wants.
	After next weekend's matchup with UNLV marking the 
halfway point of ASU's season, you would think the Sun Devils' 
current 14-8 record (2-4 Pac-10) would hurt the team down the 
stretch. Not so.
	It almost seems as if the team's philosophy of playing the 
best teams in order to become one of the best is starting to kick in. 
Murphy and company appear to be playing college baseball's 
version of the rope-a-dope. Competing against the toughest teams 
in the nation week-in and week-out looks to have benefited the Sun 
Devils by making them just as tough.
	"We're definitely not trying to lose every game," Murphy 
said. "But I think that's probably a pretty good assessment of how 
our kids are playing. They're not really certain that they can play 
day-in and day-out with the No. 1 teams. We're the one of the only 
teams that have to do this."
	With a 4-0 sweep of the Fiesta Bowl Diamond Classic 
behind them, the Sun Devils now have a tough Stanford team to 
contend with this weekend. Stanford, No. 6 in Baseball America, 
completed a three-game sweep of USC on Sunday with a 22-13 
win.
	ASU has arguably the toughest schedule in the Six-Pac. In 
comparison, Stanford's schedule is nowhere near as grueling. The 
Cardinal's toughest non-conference road game remaining is against 
Nevada in Reno. ASU still has to deal with Oklahoma on the 
Sooners' home field.
	Since the season began in late January, six of ASU's eight 
losses have been to the top-three teams in the nation - and all six of 
those were road losses. The other two were to ranked opponents 
Oklahoma State and UC Santa Barbara.
	Then-No. 2 UCLA and then-No. 3 USC stole two games 
out of three from the Sun Devils. No. 2 Florida State, ranked No. 1 
at the time, did the same to ASU. UCLA now is ranked No.1, USC 
No. 6 and FSU No. 2 in Baseball America.
	Those three losses, coupled with a 9-3 loss to No. 23 
Oklahoma State, dropped ASU to No. 15 in Baseball America (No. 
17 in Collegiate Baseball).
	Yet ASU is now on a five-game winning streak and has 
climbed to No. 11 in the rankings.
	Who's laughing now? Murphy certainly has every right to. 
But he's not.
	"When you're a head coach, you're never satisfied," he said.
	Since a lopsided 16-5 loss to UCLA on Feb. 23, the Sun 
Devils also have outscored their opponents by a 74-27 margin.
	Looking at ASU's current Six-Pac record, first impression 
would be to write the Sun Devils off. Uh-uh, no way. The same 
day the Cardinal sacked the Trojans, ASU beat Eastern Michigan 
14-5 and 28-4 in a doubleheader.
	For pitcher Ryan Mills, playing the tough schedule has 
actually helped.
	"Personally, I've already pitched against the top teams in 
the nation," Mills said. "For the team, we know what we have to do 
to be the best. Last year at this time, our first 20 games we were in 
good shape. But we didn't know what to expect with the top 
teams."
Percy Ednalino, Jr. can be reached at percy23@asu.edu

Stiff competition expected at Pac-10 men's swimming

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	ASU senior All-American Felipe Delgado is determined to 
end his collegiate swimming career on top.
	He is confident the No. 10 ASU men's swim team has what 
it takes to perform well at the Pac-10 Championships, which begin 
today and will run through Saturday in Long Beach, Calif.
	He also had a huge motivational factor - the Atlanta 
Olympics.
	"I didn't do so well at the Olympics," Delgado said. "It was 
the will to come back and say hey 'I'm better than that.' I might not 
have approached it in the smartest way, because in the first few 
weeks I killed myself. I'm happy now. I've done the work and it's 
behind me. I've made that little turn. I'm ready to go when it 
counts."
	So is teammate Juan Beltran, who said he's "real excited for 
the Pac-10s."
	More importantly, Delgado wants his team to send more 
swimmers to nationals this year.
	"It doesn't really matter," said Delgado, who placed second 
in the 50-yard freestyle last year in the Pac-10 Championships. 
"I've always felt if you get your best times, if you qualify 10 (or) 
12 and finish fifth it really doesn't matter. We think we can finish 
second or third. But I'd rather finish fifth or sixth and have 15 
people qualify than finish second and have three people qualify. 
That really doesn't matter to me or the rest of the team."
	 ASU sent four swimmers to nationals last season.
	The Sun Devils ended the 1996-97 season on a strong note 
by winning their last three meets, including a 141-102 win over 
UofA at Tucson.
	Sophomore sensation Francisco Sanchez had a stellar 
season. The All-American set a new Mona Plummer Aquatic 
Center record in the 50 freestyle (19.84). He also owns four 
different season-best marks for the school (50 free, 100 free, 200 
free and 100 butterfly).
	ASU assistant coach Sean Farrell said Sanchez has swam 
excellent all season.
	"He (Sanchez) is the favorite to repeat as conference champ 
in the 50 (freestyle)," Farrell said.
	Sun Devil head coach Ernie Maglischo is pleased with his 
team's performance this season.
	"The attitude of the team is good," Maglischo said. "The 
primary purpose is going to be to qualify as many people for the 
NCAAs as possible. I think we've known all along what these guys 
can do."
	Maglischo admits his squad will need to swim faster this 
year at the Pac-10s.
	"As we see times coming in from around the country it 
looks like it's going to be much, much harder to qualify this year 
than a year ago," he said.
	In an Olympic year, collegiate swimmers tend to have 
slower times, Maglischo said.
	"Last year a lot of people concentrated on the Olympic 
trials. There always seems to be like a rebound effect. So right now 
I'm very concerned, because I think we'll have more points than we 
did last year (at the NCAAs). I'm not sure we are going to place as 
high," he said.
	Stanford, California, USC and archrival UofA should 
provide the stiffest competition for ASU, Maglischo said.
	Although ASU has improved its depth and speed, Maglisch 
does not have a crystal ball.
	ASU should expected some surprises in the meet because 
"you never know what's going to happen. You can't predict the 
events very well," he said.
Notes:
	-The Pac-10s will be televised March 11th on Fox Sports 
Network, beginning at noon.
	-The Sun Devil Qualifier, scheduled for March 7, was 
canceled. The met would have been the ASU women's swim team's 
final chance to attempt to qualify individuals for the NCAAs. The 
meet was canceled because the qualifying deadline was moved up 
to March 2 by the NCAA.

Men's tennis continues hot streak

By John Sheehy 
State Press
	The men's tennis team defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 
5-2, Wednesday at the Whiteman Tennis Center. It was the last 
non-conference match for the Sun Devils.
	The win improved ASU's record to 8-4. Michigan dropped 
to 2-3.
	"This was a big win for us going into the weekend," 
freshman Miles Rogers said. "The California schools are tough, 
and hopefully this win will give us a little momentum."
	ASU began the day taking two of three doubles matches, 
and winning the point. Sergio Elias and Ed Carter continued their 
winning ways. They beat Arvid Swan and Matt Wright 8-6.
	"Sergio and I are playing really well right now," Carter 
said. "I have a lot of confidence in our game. The most important 
thing is getting the doubles point."
	Alex Osterrieth and Gustavo Marcaccio defeated Brad 
McFarlane and Jeff Pusztai 8-4. 
	Tim Hammond and Casey Was, who have been in a bit of a 
slump lately, dropped another match. They were beaten 8-4 by 
William Farah and David Paradzik.
	In singles play, Elias had another straight set win. He beat 
Paradzik by a score of 6-2, 7-5. 
	The No. 2 match of the day was between Osterrieth and 
Swan. Osterrieth had an 11 match winning streak earlier in the 
season, but hasn't been winning lately. He turned that around with 
a 7-5, 6-1 straight set victory.
	Marcaccio, who came back from injury with a win against 
Virginia Tech earlier in the week, couldn't keep it up against 
Michigan. He lost the three-seed match to Wright.
	At the fourth spot, Amir Ran lost a tough three-set match to 
Farah. Farah outlasted Ran 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
	Hammond had no problem with Michigan's No. 5-man Jake 
Ralton. Hammond beat him in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (6).
	No. 6 seed Carter, who has been red hot lately, chalked up 
another win. He absolutely handled McFarlane.
	The Sun Devils will be back in action this weekend at the 
friendly confines of the Whiteman Tennis Center, where they have 
dropped only one match this season. They will host conference 
rivals No. 2 UCLA on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 21st-ranked USC on 
Saturday at noon. 
	ASU's two conference losses came at the hands of their 
Southern California rivals earlier this year. 
	"I am playing to win," Elias said of this weekend's matches. 
"I have seen a lot of good teams in my four years here, and this is a 
good team." 

Last stand for Sun Devils

By Percy Ednalino Jr.
State Press
	The season may not have provided the ASU women's 
basketball team with more wins, but the mood among the Sun 
Devils going into tonight's matchup with last-place California is 
one of excitement.
	After dropping two games on the road to both Washington 
schools, ASU (8-18, 2-14 Pac-10) closes out its season with No. 3 
Stanford on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the University Activity Center.
	ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne said she wants to 
play better against both Bay Area schools this time around.
	"Cal beat us soundly the first time and we've got to do some 
things better," she said. "We were horrible. That's probably our 
worst game of the year that we played. We really were just that 
bad. And you have to credit them (Cal). I think we're looking 
forward to having another shot at them."
	The Sun Devils have lost their last three games while Cal 
(6-19, 2-14) has lost its last 11 games. Although both teams own 
identical Pac-10 records, ASU is currently tied for ninth place in 
the conference with Cal, but own a better overall record.
	Both teams last met on Jan. 4 and ASU lost 88-58. Cal 
spurted out to an early 23-8 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game 
and shot 70 percent from the field in the first half. Golden Bears' 
forward Patrycja Czepiec scored a team-high 21 points and guard 
Sherrise Smith chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds.
	But for some of the members of the team, these last two 
games of the season aren't arriving fast enough.
	"I just want them to come and go so I can get on with other 
things," senior forward Charity Amama said. "Our season was not 
what it was expected to be and it's not what it should have been. 
We just look forward to it being over. I know I personally do. I just 
want to get on with other things and hopefully be more successful 
in them than this has been."
	Yet not all of the players feel the same way.
	Forward Melissa Boyle, also a senior, said she wants to end 
the season with at least one more conference win.
	"We have nothing to lose," Boyle said. "We're fighting for 
ninth place. I know that sounds terrible, but ninth place is better 
than tenth place. We're just looking to play hard and get a win. And 
give Stanford a run for its money."
	But before the Sun Devils face Stanford, they have to deal 
with a Cal team that defeated them convincingly.
	"Cal was just one of the games where everybody just had a 
bad game," Amama said. "And they came out fired up and 
everybody couldn't make a shot and a lot of things weren't 
happening. We never really played good against them and we look 
forward to playing them better."
	Boyle agreed and said ASU needs to rebound better against 
the Bears.
	"We didn't do a good job of that over the weekend," she 
said.
	And while she isn't looking past Cal, the matchup with 
Stanford has Turner Thorne excited.
	"It's kind of a fun week, if you think about it," she said. 
"We've got a pretty big game to play (tonight). Saturday, it's fun 
because we're getting to play the No. 3 team in the nation. We have 
absolutely nothing to lose. And there's really no expectations on us 
for that game."

Men's hoops heads to California

By Ed Odeven
State Press
	As if losing nine straight games and being linked to a three-
year old FBI investigation isn't bad enough, ASU coach Bill 
Frieder and the Sun Devil hoopsters must face California in the 
884th and final home game at historic Harmon Gym tonight at 9.
	Oh, it's also Senior Night for the host Golden Bears (19-8, 
10-6 in the Pac-10).
	Frieder has no bitter feelings about this being his final 
game there.
	"(Harmon's) always been a very tough place to play," he 
said.
	After senior Ed Gray, the teams' leading scorer, broke his 
right foot at Washington on Feb. 22, Cal has gone to a taller, 
stronger front line. This concerns Frieder.
	"The key in this game is you've got to keep them off the 
boards and not let anybody kill you with rebounding and put backs. 
(Alfred) Grigsby, (Michael) Stewart and (Tony) Gonzales are all 
capable of doing that. They are all capable of hurting you inside 
and we can't let that happen"
	Cal will hold a pre-game ceremony in which ex-coach Pete 
Newell, who ran the program during the Golden Bears' 26-game 
home-winning streak in 1958-60, will present the game ball to 
officials.
	Cal has lost two straight games since Gray went down with 
an injury.
	The Sun Devils' lowly 10-18, 2-14 record has been 
disappointing for Frieder.
	"It's just been so disheartening that we haven't been able to 
win a few more games," Frieder said. "It would've been so much 
more fun and bearable to stick a victory there every once in a 
while."
	The Sun Devils defeated Cal 64-60 on Jan. 4 at the 
University Activity Center. Sophomore Michael Batiste led the 
Sun Devils with 17 points and seven rebounds in that game.
	Freshman guard Eddie House, a native of Union City, 
Calif., said the Sun Devils need to "go to the Bay Area, go to my 
hometown and upset some people."
	Although ASU has not been winning games, starting point 
guard Jeremy Veal said the team has been steadily progressing.
	"I feel the team is improving every game," he said. "The 
last four or five games have been real close. But that's the main 
thing, we keep improving as individuals and as a team."
	Sun Devil senior Lamar Richardson is baffled with the his 
team's losing streak.
	"We just can't get over the hump for some reason," he said. 
"If I had the answer we'd be winning."
Notes:
	-ASU has won five of its past seven games against Cal.
	-House's 99 assists is second only to Bobby Thompson's 
freshman record of 114 set in 1983-84. He has posted 19 double-
figure scoring games this season, including nine of the last 12 
games.
	-Sophomore Mike Batiste was named to the Fred 
Hessler/All-Newcomer Team made up of non-freshman new to the 
Pac-10.

ASU police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
- A male student reported that someone removed a car part from 
his vehicle while it was parked in Area 3.
- A female student was contacted at the Student Health Center, 
where she had become ill. She was transported to a local hospital.
- A female student reported that someone entered a room in the 
Agriculture Building and removed items.
- A female student reported that an unknown male pinched her 
buttocks in Area 59.
- A male not affiliated with the University was arrested on charges 
of driving under the influence of alcohol at  735 E. University 
Drive.
- A female student reported that someone removed her bicycle 
from the bike racks at the Farmer Education Building, where it was 
locked up.
- A male not affiliated with the University was arrested, cited and 
released on charges of shoplifting at Stabler's Market.
- Two small, used marijuana pipes were impounded for destruction 
by ASU police.
Tempe police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
-  A 20-year-old male was arrested on charges of using a fraudulent 
ID to gain entry into a bar. Police said the man allegedly used a 
fraudulent California ID to enter Fat Tuesday, 680 S. Mill Ave. 
Police said he admitted the ID was fraudulent and gave police his 
correct name and birth date. He was booked into Tempe City Jail.
- A 19-year-old male was arrested on charges of aggravated assault 
after he allegedly fired a gun, hitting a man in the shoulder area. 
Police said the suspect was attending a party at 201 W. Hermosa, 
when a fight erupted and two of his friends were assaulted. The 
suspect reportedly showed his handgun to protect his friends, 
police said. When those fighting began throwing rocks at the 
suspect, however, he fired his gun and hit a man, police said. The 
gunshot wound was not life-threatening.
- A 25-year-old male was arrested on charges of driving under the 
influence of alcohol after he was involved in a vehicle accident. 
Police said the suspect had a distinct odor of alcohol on his breath, 
slurred speech and poor balance. The suspect was transported to 
Tempe City Jail, where he was given an intoxilyzer test and 
produced two readings of .227. 
Police reports compiled by  State Press reporter Melody 
McDonald.

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- Mortar Board - Membership & book drive. Bring your used 
children's books today to the MU fountain. Will also be answering 
questions about membership in the Mortar Board, a senior honor 
society.
- College of Education Student Council - General meeting at 11:30 
a.m. in the Multicultural Lounge of Payne.
- ASU Young Democrats - General meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the MU 
Yuma room 211.
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) - General 
meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the COB 251.
- Campus Crusade for Christ - Thursday Night Live at 7:30 p.m. in 
the Physical Science H Wing room 150.
- Association of Multicultural Journalists - Guest speaker Gill 
Tyree will speak at 3 p.m. in the Stauffer Hall Reading room.
- Baptist Student Union - Bible study and free lunch at noon at 
1322 S. Mill Ave.
- Student Economics Association - Guest speaker Dwight Duncan, 
economic analyst with Coopers & Lybrand, talks on "Real World 
Econometric Modeling" at 3 p.m. in the BAC 311.
- Anthro Club & Lambda Alpha Honor Society - General meeting 
at 2:30 p.m. in the Anthro Building B203. Applications for 
Lambda Alpha will be accepted.
- MUAB Marketing Committee - Meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the MU 
conference room 2A, third floor.
- NATAS - Guest speaker Neil Wolf, Executive Sports Director at 
Channel 10, will talk at 5 p.m. in the Stauffer Hall room 132.
- Career Services - Interviewing Skills Workshop at 12:40 p.m. in 
the MU room 211.
- Alpha Mu Gamma - General meeting at noon in the MU Kaibab 
room 208E.
- Christian Students Fellowship - Bible study at 12:40 p.m. in the 
MU Gold room 203.
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club - Guest speaker Roland Sarria will talk at 
noon in the small Gym A in the SRC.
- American Marketing Association (AMA) - Semi-annual banquet 
at 4:30 p.m. in the MU Alumni Lounge. Dress professionally.
- 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.