Ortiz, Maddin to compete in ASASU run-off

By Lidia E. Kelly
State Press
	Associated Students of ASU presidential hopefuls Andy 
Ortiz and Brent Maddin will face each other in a runoff after 
surviving the initial election last week.
	The results were announced Friday amidst a flurry of 
claims of election code violations.
	Ortiz finished first with 1,234 out of a total of 3,518 votes 
cast. Maddin followed with 968 votes. To win the election, a 
candidate needs 50 percent of the votes plus one.
	Joshua Carr beat out Adrian Fontes for executive vice 
president.
	Audrey Church defeated Richard Bosco in her successful 
bid for campus affairs vice president.
	Autumn Ness and Erik Noland will compete head to head 
in a runoff for activities vice president.
	Elections are scheduled for April 15 and 16.
	"I am very, very excited," Ortiz said. "I am happy students 
trust experience."
	He attributed the high number of votes cast in his favor to 
his focus on groups that historically have low turnout - such as 
Native Americans and engineering and international students.
	"They were the sleeping giants," Ortiz said. 
	Maddin said he felt good about the results. 
	"I think that students appreciated the signs I have had," 
Maddin said. "I put my platform on them and that reached many 
more people than I could have talked to personally." 
	Both candidates said that since the race is not over, their 
main focus will be on a strong and effective campaign.
	Both candidates also face charges brought to the attention 
of the elections commission.
	Ortiz will confront accusations brought by Elections 
Coordinator Chip Ahlswede that he neglected to include items on 
his financial statement. Additionally, Maddin and his staff filed 
three other complaints accusing Ortiz representatives of 
campaigning illegally.
	Maddin, however, said he plans to withdraw the complaints 
today. 
	"I think the elections should be decided by voters - not by 
disqualification of a candidate," he said. "The other reason is that 
the complaints are against Andy's staff and I don't think Andy 
himself was aware of the illegal actions."
	Richard Golden, a staff member of former presidential 
candidate Damon Pace, also filed charges against Ortiz's staff, 
alleging they campaigned within  75 feet of polling booths.
	"It is not against Andy," said Golden, a junior political 
science and sociology major. "But if he is in the run-offs, he needs 
to be aware that his campaign manager is a jerk."
	College of Education Sen. Craig Reid filed a complaint 
against run-off contender Maddin accusing him of campaigning 
over the Internet and using an honors college e-mail list.
	"Chip told all of us this was wrong," Reid said in the 
complaint. Reid is asking the election commission to assess 
Maddin 120 penalty points.
	Other complaints also have been filed against activities vice 
presidential candidates Autumn Ness and Erik Noland. Several 
other former candidates for executive and senatorial positions also 
face complaints. 
	Open hearings for complaints begin today.

Student input sought for ABOR tuition meeting

By Vivi Stenberg
State Press
	The Arizona Board of Regents is getting ready to set tuition 
for next year and ASU students have a chance to influence the 
outcome at an on-campus meeting Thursday.
	ABOR will host a multi-site tuition hearing, where 
representatives from the three state universities can testify on 
tuition, financial aid and other financial matters through interactive 
television. 
	"It's a great chance for students to participate in the tuition-
setting process," said Christine Thompson, executive director of 
the Arizona Students Association.
	Thompson said ASA is recommending a tuition increase 
between zero and 2 percent. The group has also taken a stand 
against suggested tuition increases at the ASU and UofA law 
schools.
	Students can comment on any proposed tuition increases at 
7:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 328 of the College of Business C-
wing.
	ASA has also suggested regents move away from the 
traditional comparison of other state's tuition levels. Instead, the 
regents should consider quality issues, Thompson said.
	"We're a unique state that has a constitutional provision to 
provide students with as nearly free education as possible," she 
said.
	An ABOR study group that reviewed the tuition setting 
process developed a policy requiring universities to reveal their list 
of priorities  a tuition increase would pay for.
	In previous years, students have had to respond to tuition 
hikes without having the insight as to how the increase would 
benefit or malign them.
	ASU Provost Milton Glick said President Lattie Coor will 
present the list of priorities prior to the Thursday meeting. Glick 
said that although he had not reviewed the budget appropriations 
concerning tuition, he did not anticipate a large increase.
	Thompson said the relatively large appropriation from the 
state Legislature was the reason ASA recommended the low tuition 
hike.
	"Boy, would we be happy if we could avoid a new tuition 
increase," Thompson said.
	The regents are expected to set final tuition during their 
meeting at ASU East April 24 and 25.

Wave pool aids Navy, environment studies

By Ben Leatherman
State Press
	In one of ASU's many laboratories, a chunk of military 
money allows some scientists to hang around a pool all day.
	They recently discovered that more cash is on the way. 
	Researchers with the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Lab 
used a three year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Navy in March 
1995 to construct a 140-foot water tank to study the physics of 
waves for the Office of Naval Research.
	The group was awarded an additional $100,000 last week, 
which was requested to augment the projects and bring more 
students on board. Currently, three graduate students are involved 
with the project.
	Construction of the tank, which takes up two rooms at the 
Technology Center, began in April 1995. Researchers began doing 
the wave last October.
	Leonard Montenegro, professor of mechanical engineering, 
said the military wants to know how tides interact with objects, 
such as mines, that could wash ashore. However, there will also be 
some civilian uses.
	"We'll test some military applications, but there will be 
some environmental research, such as beach erosion," he said. "It's 
the study of the motion of the solid objects and their interaction 
with the waves."
	Small model mines used in the 10,000 gallon tank are 
batted about by waves generated by a computer-controlled paddle, 
which can generate any type of wave. The whitecaps, which can 
reach amplitudes of 3 feet, are then analyzed for how they break as 
well as how the objects mix with the makeshift sand beach at one 
end of the pool. 
	Approximately 6,000 gallons of filtered water arew used 
during a session.
	Researchers Don Boyer and Bill Huston have analyzed 
enough data to come up with a mathematical model that indicates 
how a particular wave type moves. 
	Montelnegro said their results are compared with field 
studies conducted by the Navy's Coastal Dynamics Program in 
Mississippi.
	"We'll start the erosion portion this summer, which will 
help to see what kind of forces the wave has on the beach 
materials, such as rocks and sand," Montelnegro said.
	The project lasts until December, but researchers plan to 
apply for an additional three years of funding. Even if their attempt 
fails, Montelnegro said they will continue to use the pool for 
environmental studies.

Gay, lesbian and bisexual activists unite for day of community pride

By Sara Bush
State Press
	Organizers of the first ASU Community Pride Day refused 
to take credit for the rainbow-colored cement 'A' that graced 
Tempe Butte on Friday.
	But the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student 
activists said it coincided nicely with their community-building 
event held Friday afternoon in the Memorial Union.
	"This is the first pride event at ASU so far," said Tina Van 
Puymbroeck, a doctoral student in counseling psychology who 
helped organize the event. "We really wanted to mobilize the 
various groups of students on campus."
	About 150 students and faculty members gathered in the 
MU Programming Lounge. Those in attendance participated in 
group dialogues about the experience of being gay, lesbian, 
bisexual or transgender at ASU.
	Campus groups involved in the pride event included 
Progression, the Lambda League, Ubiquity, Coming Out 
discussion group, the Lesbian/Bisexual Women's Discussion 
Group and the Graduate Lesbian/Bisexual Women's Group. The 
groups came up with the idea for Community Pride Day earlier this 
year, prompted by some anti-gay legislation being discussed in the 
Legislature.
	"We asked all student leaders to come together to talk," 
said Kris Ewing, a program coordinator for Student Life who 
helped organize Friday's activities. "They started talking, and after 
a lot of input from all of them, they decided to have this event. 
Each student leader organized his or her own group."
	Leslie Fischer, a research technician in the botany 
department, also helped organize the day's events. Fischer said that 
in the future, the Community Pride Festival will expand to include 
the whole campus, but this year they decided to focus on building 
pride in their own community.
	"We wanted to get as many people as possible, including 
people who don't go to any of the organizations," Fischer said. 
"The idea is that people are out together and everyone can see that 
they're not alone."

Japanese author, Nobel Prize winner lectures at ASU

By Sara Bush
State Press
	Japanese literature should become as important to world 
literature as western works have been to 20th century Japanese 
writers, Japanese Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe said at ASU 
Friday.
	Oe, who won the 1994 Nobel Prize for literature, delivered 
his lecture to a crowd overflowing the aisles of Neeb Hall.
	"Though blessed with lots of excellent translations, 
Japanese literature is peripheral," Oe said. "Because of this 
marginal status, however, it definitely possesses critical potential 
and can add to the diversity of world literature.
	"By critical potential, I mean the ability, while remaining 
an invisible person, to have the eyesight of one who observes very 
carefully," he said. "By diversity, I mean the character that comes 
out of re-evaluating oneself and the other party with these very 
eyes."
	Oe read passages translated from his novel An Echo of 
Heaven to demonstrate the influence non-Japanese writers such as 
Flannery O'Connor have had on his writing. 
	"As the author, I am an average Japanese intellectual who 
does not believe in any particular faith or creed, but Flannery 
O'Connor's life and literature have made a deep impression upon 
me," Oe said. "O'Connor conceives of a future humanity that has 
passed through and survived the profoundest knowledge of disease 
and death."
	After the lecture, Oe answered audience questions 
regarding his relationship with his handicapped son and his year 
long position at Princeton University.
	Oe was introduced by President Lattie Coor and James 
Foard, professor of religious studies, who helped host the famous 
author.

Federal grant provides more cops for Tempe streets

By Kevin Culwell
State Press
	Thanks to a federal grant, 10 new police officers will hit the 
streets of Tempe in June. Five more are expected to be ready by 
September. 
	The Universal Cops grant, implemented by Congress last 
October, will provide 75 percent of salary costs for the 15 new 
Tempe police officers. The funds will be phased in over a three-
year period.
	After the initial three years, Tempe will take full 
responsibility for the payroll, using additional revenues and cost 
offsets to account for the salaries, Sgt. Mark Bach said.
	The city will weigh which revenues and cost offsets to use 
in a couple of years, he said.
	"I'm not sure about what funds we're going to use," said Jim 
McGeorge, City of Tempe spokesman.
	Salaries for new recruits range from $35,000 to $40,000, 
while salaries for officers who have been on the force three to four 
years range from $60,000 to $65,000, he said.
	To account for the other 25 percent of the new officers' 
salaries, the Tempe City Council in February approved use of the 
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, worth more than $203,000.
	This grant, which also was allocated in October by 
Congress, was given to cities based on its population. Tempe has a 
population of more than 155,000. The City of Phoenix, with a 
population of more than 983,000, received just over $1 million.
	"The City of Tempe got a favorable amount of money for 
comparable cities," Bach said.
	 The block grant money will also be used to pay for 
equipment necessary to support the new officers.
	The average cost of equipment per employee is more than 
$18,000, Bah said. That equipment includes cars, radios, guns, 
laptop computers, bullet-resistant vests, office furniture, bikes and 
related equipment.
	"There's a lot of extraneous equipment that is needed for 
newly-hired officers," he said. "The costs depend on each officers' 
duties. Bike patrolmen obviously need different equipment than 
regular patrol officers."
	The 15 additional officers will include six downtown 
officers, four patrol officers, three adopt-a-school officers, one 
narcotics sergeant and an internal affairs sergeant, Bach said.
	Police Chief Ron Burns said the department is currently in 
the process of hiring the five other officers, who should be ready 
by September.
	"This is a great opportunity for us to augment with the 
assistance of the Feds," he said. "It will allow us to put more 
officers in schools."
	Bach said the six officers assigned to the downtown area 
will give the police department the opportunity to expand the bike 
squad and have more patrolmen available.
	He said the four patrol officers will be assigned to the new 
shopping mall being constructed on Priest Drive and Baseline 
Road, which is set to open in November. The three adopt-a-school 
officers will be used for juvenile detention at local elementary 
schools, and the narcotics and internal affairs sergeants will 
provide additional help for the current sergeants.
	"We're very pleased with the grant because it gives us a lot 
more flexibility," Burns said. "These extra officers are much 
needed."

Editorial: Ballots were cast, but voting season is not over

Whew! Finally, elections are over! We can forget about 
making tough decisions affecting the entire ASU population and 
concentrate on our own lives, right? Sorry, it's not over yet.
	The students of ASU will face two more episodes which 
could change things around here for the next year - the Associated 
Students of ASU runoff elections and the upcoming tuition 
increase.
	The circus that is the 1997 Associated Students of ASU 
elections will stay in town a bit longer. Not only are many of the 
candidates facing complaints filed against them, but there will also 
be runoff elections for the positions of president and activities vice 
president.
	Students can again vote April 15 and 16. 
	For those students who would like to represent themselves 
to an organization determining the fate of tuition money next year, 
there will be a meeting on Thursday. The Arizona Board of 
Regents plans to hear testimony via a multi-site interactive TV 
meeting, in which students can participate. 
	The Arizona Students' Association is suggesting an increase 
somewhere between zero to 2 percent. Now, when we hear the 
words 'tuition increase,' we simultaneously sigh in disgust. But in 
doing the math, the increase is really very slight. 
	Here's some help for those without a calculator. Rounding 
the increase to 2 percent and basing it on 1997 spring fees for 
students taking 12 or more credit hours, we find the increase would 
mean an additional $19.40 paid by residents of Arizona and 
another $83.08 paid by out-of-state students. That would mean a 
resident would pay $989.40 and a non-resident would pay 
$4,237.08.
	Some students may feel ASU is already sticking it to us, 
but we feel that a 2 percent increase or less is really quite fair. Now 
if anyone suggests a larger increase, then we doth protest. 
	"Yeah, that does sound fair, but then why should I go to 
this meeting on Thursday? What's the point?" a student may ask.
	There are plenty of reasons. First of all, attending this 
meeting shows interest and concern in tuition matters. Secondly, 
students need to support a low to nil tuition increase or the powers 
that decide the increase may believe it doesn't matter to us and 
instate a higher tuition increase. Keep in mind that what ASA 
suggests is not necessarily what ABOR initiates.
	Students pay a good deal of money to attend this 
University; therefore, they have every right to express their 
opinions and concerns about tuition increases. Some have no 
problem expressing those opinions with friends during lunch, but 
opinions need to be voiced to the right people. 
	We urge the students of ASU to attend the meeting on 
Thursday and let ABOR know the concern about tuition increases. 
If ASASU is important to you, then go vote again in the runoff 
elections. The pessimist in us says maybe these steps won't matter, 
but you won't know if you don't try.

Column: Positive actions result from attitude

	Have you ever wondered what makes people 
successful? Have you ever thought of a person's language as a 
prime factor - the way a person uses language in their every day 
life and especially in the work force?
	According to Steve Chandler, it does. Chandler gives self-
improvement seminars across the country. He is also the author of 
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself. My father recently attended one of 
his seminars, after which he and I discussed what he learned from 
this humorous speaker.
	Chandler's concept is that language is a key factor in 
whether or not a person succeeds. One of his examples was the 
difference in people who over-use the word "should."
	These people tend to say things like, "Well, I should finish 
this before the weekend, but I can do it on Monday." Or one that is 
spoken quite often is, "I should lose weight."
	The opposite, of course, are people who say, "I'm going to 
finish this before the weekend because then I won't have to worry 
about it on Monday." I suppose the idea he is trying to get across is 
that people speak what they believe of themselves.
	The "should" in the first example signifies a realization of 
the necessity to do something, but a lack of desire and motivation 
to do so. Have you ever noticed that people who over-use the word 
"should" usually say these kinds of things their whole lives, but 
never really get around to doing them?
	Essentially, motivation is brought on only through a 
positive attitude. If you know that things need to get done and you 
never get around to doing them (procrastination), then you are 
bound to have somewhat of a negative attitude about things and the 
effort it takes to accomplish them.
	The only way to make a difference and to take action is to 
change. You can't just say that you will change - you have to 
change. This not only means your outlook on life, but the way you 
speak, your attitude and possibly even your atmosphere.
	Have you ever realized how hard it is to break a bad habit 
when you are constantly surrounded by things that remind you of 
this habit? This usually tends to wear down a person and causes the 
person to give in and fall into the opportunity to change, causing 
them to come up short in their desire to better themselves.
	Technically, Chandler is a professional speaker and writer 
who teaches workers and employees through seminars sponsored 
by well-noted companies about how to succeed. He presents ways 
and steps in which they can accomplish this. He tries to motivate 
them to better themselves and make a difference in their lives and 
in the company they work for. Another factor besides language that 
he mentioned was creativity.
	Most people don't think of themselves as creative. His 
definition of a creative person is any individual who has an 
imagination. This should classify every living individual. You 
would be surprised, though, to know that the few people who do 
think that they are creative usually work harder, enjoy their work 
and are therefore happy and successful.
	If you can imagine several middle-aged people in one 
lecture room, listening to this speaker and taking notes on how to 
better their lives and make themselves more successful, you will 
realize how effective this speaker and topic are.
	Sure, it takes time and effort, but these people are ordinary 
people like you and me, too. Everyone wants to be happy and work 
in a happy atmosphere. His suggestion was to sing "Zippidee Doo 
Dah," instead of the song his son listens to, which has lyrics having 
something to do with rage and being a "rat in a cage."
	We may not be able to change our atmosphere or our job, 
but we can certainly be more positive wherever we are. Everyone 
has a given birthright to be happy. So find your song. Sing it as 
loud as you can and get your family, roommates and co-workers to 
sing along with you. Don't hesitate because you want to be macho 
and not look like an idiot. Believe me, if you are worried about 
what other people think, you will never truly be happy.
Michelle Hardt is a freshman studying journalism and can be 
reached at zeek1@asu.edu.

Column: Men's traditional shopping succumbs to its feminine side

	For years, Tim Allen's stand-up routine was based 
on the assumption that Sears was a man's store. With its linoleum 
floors, bright fluorescent lighting and sparse decorating, Sears was 
simple, reasonable and most significantly, masculine. Sears never 
went for the frilly, floral and feminine decorating so many stores 
moved to.
	I remember as a child going into Sears with my father, 
looking for household items. My father saw himself as Bob Villa 
reincarnate, although he remains much closer to Tim Taylor or 
Cliff Huxtable. He could not hang a picture straight or differentiate 
between photo hangers and house building nails.
	To say he is not a handyman is an understatement. 
However, if you were to look inside any of his five tool boxes, you 
would think him a master carpenter. Dad loved Sears, they always 
had tools, and he had several different sizes and versions with 
updates of each. We always went to Sears, "the man's store," for 
tools.
	I would accompany Dad on his tool buying excursions, 
frustrating him with my lack of understanding. I could not 
comprehend this need to buy tools. To me, they all looked the 
same. If these four hammers all say they do the same thing, then 
why do we need all four? He needed all four hammers because 
they were just slightly different. It was always an excuse to go into 
Sears.  
	These shopping trips to Sears were not my favorite thing to 
do. Although I loved spending the time with my dad, I did not like 
the starkness of the store. To me, it was nothing more than never-
ending rows of hammers, nails, lawn mowers, snow blowers and so 
on. I have yet to understand why needle-nose pliers have the name 
that they have and what they're used for. But never fear - there are 
about six in the basement of his home. As far as the eyes could see 
lay nothing but tools, appliances and lawn equipment.
	Shopping for those household items was one of Dad's 
favorite past-times. Only during the holiday season did my mother 
venture into Sears looking extremely out of place in a store that 
could almost have had "no girls allowed" signs posted up like a 
childhood clubhouse. She and I would wander aimlessly until some 
kind of grandpa-type gentleman would come and take pity upon 
her, this poor woman coming into "our" store. 	Explaining 
that we needed a gift for Dad, we would be led off to yet another 
row looking remarkably like the previous ones, full of Craftsman 
tools and the like. Once an acceptable gift was obtained, we would 
pay and head out into the main part of the mall, almost as if 
returning from enemy camp. Not that the employees in Sears were 
hostile; they genuinely tried to help all customers. But the fact 
remained it was not a store for women.
	There were no pastel-colored walls, floral arrangements, 
grand pianos, overstuffed chairs or sofas scattered throughout the 
store. While many other department stores evolved and mainstream 
shopping became more like Victoria's Secret one store at a time, 
Sears continued to hold out. Tradition kept it going. Men wanted a 
store where they felt comfortable, truly believing that Sears 
remained the one-stop shopping center for all gift needs. Shall we 
compare the years mom received a microwave or new pots and 
pans for Mother's Day? Not exactly the personal gifts she 
envisioned.
	The main difference today is that Sears is no longer billing 
itself as a man's store. If you walk into one at your local mall, you 
will find cosmetic counters, aromatherapy products, overstuffed 
chairs, soft lighting and so on. Gone are the fluorescent light 
fixtures and linoleum floors. Sears has gone soft. I have to wonder 
what this is doing to the American male who grew up believing, as 
I did, that Sears was a place really for men only.
	Day by day, the stores begin to resemble Victoria's Secret 
more and more. Sears advertises their "softer side," an entire 
campaign based upon a man entering the store in search of some 
tool while the woman finds lingerie, clothing or something for the 
kids. "Come see the softer side of Sears" is sung in soft tones with 
light music behind it on television commercials. I can't imagine the 
old Sears advertising this way.
	As so many aspects of society are evolving, it is 
understandable that Sears would want to update its image for the 
1990s. However, it just seems as though we've lost a true part of 
Americana.
	Generations of fathers and daughters to come may still 
venture into Sears in search of the perfect new tool for Daddy, but 
the store will not seem so alien to the daughters. They will now 
feel comfortable - no fluorescent tube lights glaring down from the 
ceiling, carpeting on the floors ... how will they ever understand 
what it once was like? Little boys will not grow up idealizing 
shopping in Sears. I know my brother does not feel the same way 
about shopping there as Dad did. Since Sears has gone soft, what 
will happen next ...?
Rachel Gordon is a sophomore studying broadcasting and can be 
reached at Rachel.Gordon@asu.edu.

Column: 'Cult' beliefs wrong only when compared to our own

	To satisfy my own curiosity, I picked up a 
dictionary yesterday. There it was: "cult - n. 1a. A religion or 
religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its 
followers often living communally under an authoritarian, 
charismatic leader." I needed that dose of reality.
	You see, all the rhetoric about the Heaven's Gate "cult" 
seems to gloss over the fact that these were nice people. By this, I 
mean that they didn't bother anyone and kept their beliefs to 
themselves. So far, there is no evidence of hypocritical behavior on 
the part of their leader or any of the members. A lot of 
conventional religions cannot say this.
	But "cult" has a negative context in our society. When you 
say "cult," people picture bald men in orange robes selling flowers 
at airports. This perception is not entirely unfounded.
	The funny thing is, depending on what perspective the 
observer has, any religion can be classified as a cult by this 
definition. It's a value judgment. The only thing that can't be 
considered a cult on some level is your own religion. Just a little 
reality check for everyone - because 39 people made an 
unorthodox decision last week, and the world is judging them by 
their own beliefs.
	It's ironic, somehow, that these people made a living by 
working on computers, dealing with the most modern, up-to-date 
pieces of technology, yet their deaths rest on one of the oldest 
traditional harbingers of doom or transcendence: the comet. This 
light in the sky overrode all of the conventional information at their 
fingertips on the Information Superhighway.
	What's also funny about this is that our society, as a whole, 
will believe these natural things and put aside all the collected 
knowledge science has to offer in favor of superstition. 
Superstition is, after all, in our very bones. It blows on windy 
nights and covers our brow during eclipses. It is a part of who we 
are and whispers to us as we deal with the unknown.
	It was definitely a part of what the Heaven's Gate leader, 
Marshall Applewhite, wanted to preach - but instead, he found 
himself in music. As an adult, he taught music at the University of 
St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. He married and had two children. 
This is where his normal life ended.
	According to CNN, he had an affair with a male student. 
He was discharged for mental health reasons, and went to a 
psychiatric hospital to try and rid himself of homosexual desires. 
There he met Bonnie Lu Nettles, a nurse who convinced him to 
join a fringe religious group after he had a near-death experience. 
He left his wife and lived with Nettles in a sexless union until her 
death in 1985.
	Applewhite and Nettles made headlines in 1975, when they 
convinced a group to leave their homes in Oregon and move to east 
Colorado, where they would rendezvous with a spaceship. The ship 
never came. The group resurfaced in the early 90s.
	Applewhite preached celibacy, and the group clothed 
themselves in loose, unisex clothing. Several of the male members, 
including Applewhite, were castrated. They lived in New Mexico, 
Arizona and finally in the Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. house where 
they committed suicide by washing down Phenobarbital in pudding 
or applesauce with vodka, then placing plastic bags over their 
heads.
	Applewhite taught - and seemed to believe - that his group 
would be picked up by a spaceship. The group believed the ship to 
pick them up was following the Hale-Bopp comet. They thought it 
was time to "ascend." To many of us, including myself, this sort of 
ascension goes against our personal moral code.
	But there have been polls recently showing that about half 
of us believe in UFOs. Is it such a jump, if you believe in them, to 
believe one is coming to pick you up, when you have a charismatic 
leader you believe to be credible telling you they are coming? I'm 
not sure.
	Once the initial disbelief passes, human beings are capable 
of accepting a lot of things that seem far-fetched. Christians, as an 
example, believe Christ raised Lazarus from the dead, among other 
miracles. Logical? Probably not, but rather a matter of faith.
	The Heaven's Gate cult believed some things that most of 
us can't swallow as truth. But they were sincere about it. They 
didn't have a plan to rule the world, they just had their own belief 
in ascension. I can't quite believe their "authoritarian charismatic 
leader" was trying to victimize his followers, as many other cult 
leaders have done. Applewhite lived with his followers, castrated 
himself and died with his followers.
	The evidence unearthed so far does not paint him as an evil 
man - misguided, not entirely sane and different, yes. Not evil. I 
just don't want to convict him in absentia when the facts are not all 
in. Right now all we can say with surety is that the members of this 
group had beliefs most of us cannot share. I even hope, for the sake 
of all of the Heaven's Gate members, that they and their leader 
were right.
	But I don't think they were.
Rick Liljegren is a graduate student of creative writing and can be 
reached at Rick.Lijegren@asu.edu.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: 'Stress Free Day' only reminder to hang loose

	In response to your April 2 slam editorial on Stress-
Free Day, I do not believe that anyone was expecting the entire 
student body to actually have a stress-free 24-hour period as a 
result of the proclamation of Tuesday as Stress-Free Day.
	However, the acknowledgment of the University 
atmosphere as stressful, combined with the compassionate interest 
of others who wish to help in the reduction of stress can be a great 
catalyst for a positive lifestyle change. 	
	This event provides a chance for us to re-focus on the most 
important things in life and learn how better planning of school and 
work requirements (even scheduling time for fun events) can go a 
long way for our personal happiness and toward lowering stress 
levels.
	Personally, a Stress-Free Day smiley sticker, a kind word 
from a stranger and a free sample of lotion this past Tuesday 
helped me have a much better day than I usually would have.
	Maybe if your staff wore a Stress-Free Day smiley sticker 
and shared the good word that we are all here to learn and have fun 
together, it would make this campus community one of the best 
around. Taking 10 minutes to talk to someone who cares is a whole 
lot better than whining about an elusive stress-free, responsibility-
free day that will never come. I applaud and would like to thank 
the Student Health personnel who put the booth on. It made my 
day.
Jennifer Russell
Junior
Communication

Women's golf team denied repeat of PING/ASU title

By Matt Paulson
State Press
	Despite shooting its lowest three-round total of the season, 
the No. 3-ranked ASU women's golf team finished second behind 
the UofA Wildcats at this weekend's PING/ASU Invitational held 
at the Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. 
	It was the first time in four years that ASU failed to take 
top honors at its annual tournament. 
	The Sun Devils completed rounds of 300, 299 and a team-
tournament low 293 on Sunday, for a score of 892.
	No. 1 UofA ended a blistering 12 strokes ahead of ASU, 
shooting  a 16-over par 880.
	The Wildcats were led by sophomore-sensation Marisa 
Baena, the current No. 1 collegiate player in the nation. Baena 
dominated the entire tournament and led from start to finish. She 
shot a tournament low round of 5-under 67 on Friday. Baena 
followed that performance with a 73 on Saturday and 71 on 
Sunday to end the weekend 5-under at 211. 
	Afterwards, ASU head coach Linda Vollstedt couldn't say 
enough about Baena, the only player to finish under par.
	"Great player. She's got it all," Vollstedt said. "She's got the 
whole game. She's got the attitude, the game, the experience. She 
carries herself really well out there. She's wonderful for collegiate 
golf."
	The Sun Devils were paced by junior Kellee Booth (73-75-
71) who was second behind Baena with a 3-over par 219. It was 
Booth's highest placing of the 1996-'97 campaign and her third top-
five finish in seven tournaments this season.
	Even with the excellent numbers put up by the Sun Devils, 
Booth was still a little frustrated with the results.
	"There is little bit of disappointment," said Booth. "I think 
it's more disappointing because it is our home course and you 
almost feel like you should play better than everyone else because 
you do know it so well. But I still think we played well."
	Vollstedt, however, didn't share the same outlook.
	"(I'm)not really (disappointed)," she said. "We're still a 
young team. We don't have any seniors. We accomplished a lot of 
things we wanted to accomplish. I don't feel badly at all. Sure it's 
nice to continue the tradition, but we've still got a lot of golf left." 
	Junior Jeanne-Marie Busuttil recorded her second 
consecutive top-10 finish and tied for fifth with rounds of 78, 74 
and 70 for 6-over par 222.
	Sophomore Tui Selvaratnam, who played her best golf of 
the season, was another integral part of the Sun Devils 
performance. Selvaratnam, who highest previous finish this year 
was a tie for 23rd, shot rounds of 75, 74 and 77 to finish tied for 
13th at 10-over par 226.
	Vollstedt said Selvaratnam's dedicated work effort finally 
paid off.
	"Tui played great," Vollstedt said. "She's been practicing 
hard and just had a wonderful tournament. It's nice to see someone 
rewarded for their great play."
	After jumping out to a 14-stroke lead after two days, UofA 
assistant coach Tom Brill started to get a little worried when the 
Wildcats lost some ground on the front nine Sunday. 
	"It's a tough place to play because they (the crowd) don't 
clap for the Wildcats," Brill said. "But they clap twice as loud for 
the Sun Devils. Once Booth got way under, and Jeanne got way 
under, I said 'Here we go. We're in for a real dog fight.'"
	Last season, the Sun Devils were down 14 strokes to the 
Wildcats going into the final round of the Pac-10 championships 
but came back and won. Booth said she thought her team could do 
the same on Sunday.
	"I thought we could (win)," she said. "We tried to go out 
there and make it up shot by shot, but we ran into the back side and 
had some struggles. Arizona started playing really well. And that 
made the difference."

Men's golf heads to Southern Cal

By John Sheehy
State Press
	The ASU men's golf team heads to Southern California 
today, to tee it up in the 20th annual USC Cleveland Southwestern 
Invitational. The tournament will be held at the North Ranch 
Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif.
	USC is the host school of the event, while ASU is the 
defending team champion. 
	The Sun Devils will be led by Senior All-American Chris 
Hanell. He is currently the top-ranked college golfer in the country, 
according to the Rolex Rankings. He also leads the nation in top-
five finishes with four, and has yet to finish out of the top ten this 
year. In his most recent event, Hanell won the Golf Digest 
Invitational three weeks ago.
	Darren Angel had to overcome a great deal of adversity to 
get to this point. The sophomore, who finished third at the NCAA 
Championships last year, has missed most of the season with an 
injury. 
	Angel rejoined the Sun Devils with a top-10 finish in 
Hawaii.
	Joining Hanell and Angel on the Links for this event will be 
Brad Cannon, Scott Johnson, Tim Mickelson, and Greg Padilla.

Gymnasts headed back to NCAAs

By Randy Jones
State Press
	Gymnast Meagan Wright did the same thing after 
Saturday's Midwest Regional that she has done each of the past 
two seasons - she cried.
	However, this year the junior all-arounder shed tears of joy 
- not pain - as the Sun Devils ended a two-year drought and 
qualified for the NCAA Championships.
	"Oh my gosh, yeah. This was the biggest relief," Wright 
said, of the teams' second-place finish at Salt Lake City.
	"Ever," she added after a brief pause.
	Head coach John Spini agreed.
	"We are all really excited (about qualifying)," he said. "The 
kids just stayed focused and worked really hard. (They) kept doing 
what they always do in workouts. We just wanted to be in one of 
the top-two positions leaving this meet."
	ASU did just that, finishing . 475 points behind the Utah 
Utes, who claimed their 10th straight Midwest Region crown. The 
Sun Devils' score of 195.225 gave them a ninth-place seeding for 
the championships which take place in Gainesville, Fla., on April 
17-19.
	The 12 teams in order of seeding for the championships 
are: Michigan, UCLA, Alabama, LSU, Florida, Georgia, 
Washington, Utah, ASU, Nebraska, Minnesota and Penn State.
	ASU's second-place finish at regionals marks the highest 
the team has finished at the meet since taking second in 1988. The 
Sun Devils were the last team to defeat the Utes in the regional 
back in 1987. That meet took place in Tempe.
	The championship is divided into two sections, each 
composed of six of the 12 teams which qualified. The Sun Devils 
will compete in the night session, which Spini said was an 
advantage.
	"I think we are going to match up well at nationals," he 
said. "The second session, starting out in the evening. We've been 
real lucky. One-tenth too high, one too low and we could have 
been starting somewhere else. We are in the drivers seat."
	ASU will start out on vault, an event which has been its 
most consistently high-scoring all season. The Sun Devils' vault 
squad ranks No. 3 in the country on the event.
	"It (the session) is good for us because it is just like a home 
meet for us," Wright said.
	After the first session, the top six teams advance to the 
"Super Six" and battle for the honor of being the No. 1 squad in the 
country.
	"I think we have a real good chance to get to the Super 
Six," Spini said. "For some reason I think everything was meant to 
be this year."
	Wright and junior Carie Courtney led the Sun Devils' 
regional showing with all-around scores of 39.175 (third place) and 
38.675 (14th), respectively.
	Courtney was in the running for the all-around title until 
two falls on vault caused her to fall out of the race.
	Wright praised the efforts of Courtney during the meet and 
for her leadership beforehand.
	"Carie is an awesome all-arounder," she said. "A lot of 
people don't recognize how good of a gymnast she is. She carries 
the team. She is a great leader and a good motivator."
	Three-event performer Elizabeth Reid had one of her best 
performances of the year. The freshman took home first place on 
the floor exercise (9.875) and balance beam (9.925). She also tied 
for ninth-place on the uneven bars with a 9.8.
	"(She was) amazing," Spini said of Reid. "The kid was 
second after three events in the all-around. If we had her on in 
vault, she still was in the top four in the all-around. The freshman 
was fantastic. She is an Olympic-quality athlete."
	Other ASU finishers in the top 10 included Wright (second) 
and sophomore Lisa Vincijanovic (ninth) on floor exercise, 
Courtney (third) on balance beam, Courtney, Reid and freshman 
Amy Shelton at ninth on bars and Wright (first), Shelton (seventh) 
and Vincijanovic and freshman Michelle Hess (ninth) on vault.

Softball team hopes to rise after split with Huskies

By Josh DeFamio
State Press
	The Arizona State softball team won one, lost one, and may 
have vaulted into the top 10 in the latest poll.
	The rankings will not be released until later today, but the 
players and coaches feel the split against No. 5 Washington (25-7, 
1-1 Pac-10) by No. 11 ASU (28-8, 6-4) will allow the Sun Devils 
to jump up a few notches in the rankings.
	The Sun Devils wasted no time in breaking open the first 
game. After junior Roxanne Tsosie retired the side in top of the 
first, ASU loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter with only 
one out. Washington starter Eve Gaw was able to strike out senior 
Stacey Slick, but sophomore Holly Smith whacked a shot down the 
third base line that brought in two runs.
	Sophomore Carla Fortune then knocked in another run with 
a single to left that scored the Sun Devil's third run and knocked 
Gaw from the game.
	ASU added another run in the second, ending the scoring 
until the top of the seventh. Two nice defensive plays by 
outfielders brought Tsosie within one out of her seventh shutout. 
But after a shoe-string grab by Slick in center and a against-the-
wall grab by senior Tina Ruff in left, Tsosie ran into trouble. She 
walked the next batter, then gave up a single to Washington's 
Shelly Brown. After another single loaded the bases, Sara 
Pickering brought home two runs with Washington's third 
consecutive single.
	But the Sun Devils' defense killed the rally in dramatic 
fashion. With runners on the corners, cleanup hitter Becky Newbry 
blooped one that looked as if it would drop for another hit. But 
second bagger Raja Woods dropped back for it, got a glove on it, 
and held on even after the ball originally popped out.
	"I saw the ball coming," Woods said. "I just kind of 
squeezed my glove down and the ball stayed in there."
	Despite the rocky seventh, Wells stuck with Tsosie, who 
picked up her 13th win and ninth complete game of the season.
	"Roxie really didn't pitch well all night," she said. "But she 
was getting the people out, so I decided to stick with her."
	Game two turned out to be a pitcher's duel. ASU's Carrie 
Breedlove and UW's Jennifer Spediacci battled for five innings, 
with a third-inning Husky run the only scoring in the game.
	But Breedlove was chased from the game after giving up a 
run in the sixth, and Spediacci allowed no Sun Devils runners past 
first base in picking up the shutout.
	"Certainly, for the evening, we have to credit our pitching," 
Wells said. "In the second game, we just didn't have the offense."
	ASU was also victimized by two controversial calls. Senior 
Lisa Dacquisto and Tammy Lohmann were both called for leaving 
the base too early after each had singled to lead off the first and 
second innings, respectively.
	"That was really ridiculous," Ruff said. "They took away 
our runners, two of our best runners, on those calls."
	ASU's next challenge will be against No. 1 Arizona. The 
Sun Devils will host their rivals in a doubleheader Wednesday 
night at Sun Devil Club stadium.

Baseball team wins 'ugly' over No. 2 Bruins, 15-14

By Percy Ednalino Jr.
State Press
	You're guaranteed of two things during a Sunday game in 
the Six-Pac:
	One, pitching won't be as stellar as it is during a Friday or 
Saturday matchup.
	And two, nothing is ever guaranteed. Just ask anyone on 
the ASU baseball team.
	The No. 23-ranked Sun Devils edged past No. 2 UCLA 15-
14 on Sunday in front of an announced attendance of 3,165 at 
Packard Stadium. ASU won the three-game weekend series 2-1 
with the Sun Devils losing 5-2 on Friday and winning 4-3 on 
Saturday.
	The wins were a welcome change from the shutout ASU 
received from USC last weekend. And with a tough road trip 
against Stanford on deck for this weekend, the wins helped the Sun 
Devils build momentum.
	ASU head coach Pat Murphy said the first two games of the 
series were well-played in comparison to Sunday's win.
	"It was an ugly baseball game," Murphy said. "We didn't 
play great."
	"That's all we can do is keep winning," reliever Ryan 
Bradley said. "We really don't care any more. Ugly or not, just get 
it done."
	Yet Murphy said the Bruins should not have turned the 
game into the hig-scoring affair it was.
	"We had a chance to bury them early," Murphy said.
	After four innings, ASU led 8-2. The fifth inning saw the 
Bruins score five runs on four hits off ASU starter Jeff Cermak. 
ASU responded with a four-run seventh to take a 14-8 lead.
	The Sun Devils allowed just two home runs during the 
series - both to UCLA shortstop Troy Glaus. Murphy said a big 
part of winning the weekend series was in preventing the Bruins 
from getting the big hits.
	"That's one of the things our assistant coaches came up 
with," Murphy said. "In the scouting report, they said if you keep 
the ball in the park, you've got a chance. Except for Glaus, we kept 
the ball in the park pretty good."
	Glaus stroked his 19th home run of the season on Sunday 
with a ninth-inning grand slam off Bradley, who came in for Ben 
Byrd in the ninth. That grand slam allowed the Bruins, who were 
trailing 15-10, to close ASU's lead to one.
	With two outs in the ninth and ASU up 15-9, Byrd walked 
UCLA's Nick Theodorou and Chad Matoian, then loaded the bases 
when he hit leadoff hitter Jon Heinrichs with a pitch.
	Theodorou then scored after Byrd hit Eric Byrnes with a 
pitch. That prompted Murphy to pull Byrd off the mound and put 
Bradley in against Glaus, who responded with a home run to right 
center field. 
	Eric Valent then hit a long fly ball to center fielder Rudy 
Arguelles to end the game.
	"He's a good hitter," Bradley said of Glaus. "It was a 
fastball and it was down, but he hit it out. At least I came back and 
got Eric (Valent) out."
	Bradley, who picked up his sixth save of the season, spent 
most of series playing first base. Murphy said the junior right 
hander has struggled lately on the mound, but playing first base has 
helped Bradley find a way to settle into the game easier.
	"He's a good first baseman, that's for sure," Murphy said. 
"He played first base all summer and I toyed with the idea of just 
putting him in there and letting him go, but he's too valuable to us 
as a pitcher."
	Bradley finished the game going 2-for-4 with one RBI and 
three runs scored.

Texas torches tennis team

By Lori Haro
State Press
The ASU women's tennis team moved to 13-3 overall, 10-1 in non-
conference play after it was unable to close its non-conference 
season with a perfect record, losing to No. 5 Texas 7-2 Sunday.
"We got beat by a better team today, Texas came on and played 
really well," head coach Sheila McInerney said. "We certainly 
didn't play as well as we could, but all credit to Texas, they came 
out today firing away."
The bright spot of the match was Stephanie Lansdorp and Katy 
Propstra's win against the No. 3 doubles team in the nation of 
Cristina Moros and Farley Taylor 8-4. The No. 3-seeded doubles 
team of Reka Cseresnyes and Kerry Giardino were able to hold off 
Anne Pastor and Michelle Faucher winning 8-6. 
Texas swept all of the singles matches in straight sets. Moros, 
ranked No. 5, beat ASU's top-player Cseresnyes 6-3, 6-2. Lansdorp 
and Propstra were also unable to pull out wins. Lansdorp lost to 
Sureephong 7-5, 6-2, and Propstra lost to Berendt 7-6, 6-4. Nash 
and Giardino drove their second set to seven games, but also came 
up short. Nash lost to Faucher 6-3, 7-6, and Pastor beat Giardino 6-
4, 7-5. At the fifth seed Moll fell to Taylor 6-3, 6-2.

Sun Angel continues tradition

By Lori Haro
State Press
Featuring teams like USC, UofA, and Florida and elite athletes 
including an Olympic champion, the 18th annual Sun Angel 
Classic continued to be one of the most successful meets for the 
ASU track and field team. 
"I thought it was a great event overall," head coach Greg Kraft 
said. "As an event it was one of the bright spots on the schedule."
Kraft said that the Sun Devils had a very good meet on the men's 
side.
Mika Laiho took second in the hammer throw with a toss of 225-
feet, 9-inches. Ari Rodriguez reached his personal-best time in the 
1500-meter run, taking third in 3:48.52. Vondre Armour, 
redshirting the season, ran unattached and placed third in the 800 
in 1:49.78. Matt Repak took fourth in the 5000 with a time of 
14:47.84.
"It was more competitive than I expected it to be," Armour said. "I 
had a few problems early in my race, but I think it went okay."
For the women's team, Charity Amana took second in the javelin 
with a toss of 154-03. Joronda White placed third in the 400 in 
54.78. Fiona Daly took fourth in the high jump with a leap of 5-10. 
The women's 4x400 team also placed fourth with a time of 3:44.45. 
Karen Vigilant continued to be consistent in the 400 hurdles taking 
fourth in 59.90.
"I improved my time, but I thought I could do better," Vigilant 
said. "I was too worried about finishing strong."
The event also showcased elite athletes including former ASU 
assistant coach Lynda Tolbert-Goode, former NCAA Champions 
Anna Sorderberg and Nick Hysong, as well as Olympic gold 
medalist Inger Miller.
Goode was unable to defend her 100-meter hurdles title as she took 
second behind Miesha McKelvy of San Diego State with a time of 
13.24. Sorderberg won the women's discus with a throw of 188-11, 
and Hysong won the pole vault with 17-06.5. Miller took first in 
the 100-meter dash in 11.21.

ASU police reported the following incidents over the 
weekend:
- A male student reported that someone unlawfully entered his 
vehicle and removed a stereo while it was parked in Lot 59.
- A female employee reported that someone removed a vacuum 
cleaner from Sahuaro Hall.
- A female student was arrested, cited and released at 701 Alpha 
Drive on charges of  public consumption of alcohol. Another 
female student was arrested on charges of underage consumption 
of alcohol and providing false information to a police officer at this 
location.
- A male not affiliated with the University was arrested, cited and 
released at University Drive and McAllister Avenue on charges of 
driving with a suspended license.
- A male student reported that someone criminally damaged a 
window at 717 Alpha Drive.
- A female employee was contacted at the Engineering Building G-
wing, where she had become ill. She was transported to a local 
hospital.
- A female student reported that someone removed her wallet and 
its contents from the new Music Building.
- A male not affiliated with the University was arrested, cited and 
released on charges of shoplifting at Tower Records.
- A male student reported that someone removed a laser light box 
from 406 E. Adelphi Drive.
Tempe police reported the following incidents over the weekend:
- A 34-year-old female was arrested on charges of contributing to 
the delinquency of a minor and criminal trespassing after a police 
investigation revealed she brought her child to school to fight 
another student. Police said the woman failed to check in with the 
office when she entered campus. She was booked into Tempe City 
Jail.
- A 21-year-old male was arrested at Third Street and Ash Avenue 
on charges of criminal trespassing and theft. Police said the suspect 
entered a building under construction inside a fenced area, where 
he removed a hard hat. The suspect later admitted to the theft and 
was booked into Tempe City Jail.
Police reports compiled by  State Press reporter Melody 
McDonald.

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	The Today Section is a daily calendar of events printed as a 
service to the ASU community. Requests are accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis and are printed as space permits.

- Career Services - Marketing your Liberal Arts Degree Workshop 
at 12:40 p.m. in MU 212. Completing the Puzzle Workshop at 4 
p.m. in the Career Development Center.
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Council meeting at 4:30 
p.m. in the MU Gila room, second floor.
- Golden Key National Honor Society - General meeting at 5:30 
p.m. in the McClintock Hall Study Lounge.
- MUAB Gallery Committee - Meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the MU 
conference room 1A, third floor.
- Christian Science Organization - Meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the 
Danforth Chapel.
- Coalition of Justice and Peace - Meeting at noon in M Mohave.
- ORAL Interpreter's Theater - "Breathing Life into Literature" at 5 
p.m. in Stauffer Hall 318.
- Malaysian Students' Association - Expo Malaysia '97 from 10 
a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Southeast corner of Hayden Lawn.
- SCA College of Brymstonne - Medieval and renaissance dance 
practice at 6:30 p.m. in MU Yavapai 209.
- Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter - General meeting at 5:19 
p.m. in the MU meeting room, second floor.
- Collegiate National Association of the Deaf - Tickets for the 
formal banquet "Good Vibrations" at the Buttes Hotel on April 26 
at 6 p.m. are $45. For more info and tickets call 921-1561.
- AFL-CID Union Summer - If you interested in working for a 
union during the summer or as a possible career opportunity see 
Lisa Farella at the MU Multicultural conference room.
- Students Towards Educational Progress Honor Society - General 
meeting will have Dr. Louise Baca speaking on racial ethnic 
development at 4:30 p.m. in MU Pinal 215.
- Muslim Student Association - Movie showing: Book of Science 
will be a documentary exploring the relationship between science 
and religion with discussion of Islam at 4 p.m. in the MU Theater 
(Basement).
- Kundalini Yoga Club - Meeting at 7 p.m. in MU Gold 203, will 
discuss the weekend retreat planned for the last weekend of April 
(26th & 27th).
- 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.