©Copyright, State Press. 1993 . Temps, Arizona ’ *■ ■ ■ » ^ Vol. 77 No. 44 An Independent Morning Dalty Friday, M archj6/1993 2 men drown canoeing in Salt River 2 others escape accident at grade control structure 9 n t lip r c p c n n p r*-iP’*lrrt% *,,T ^ T !^ B y M ike M c G o n n eli . S tate P ress Two Tempe men are dead and two others narrowly escaped drowning Thursday after they attempted to canoe over a flood control structure on the Salt River. Dr. James M. Wilson, a dentist in his mid40s, and Dr. Finis Taylor were sucked under the rough waters of the flooded river just west o f the H ayden B ridge structure at around 11:45 a.m. The men entered the river at Country Club Drive in M esa Thursday morning with two friends who were in another larger canoe. The men were careening down the river through Tempe when they came upon a grade control structure at the bridge, which drops several steep feet as the river flows west. Those in the smaller canoe were surprised by the drop-off. Their canoe capsized, sending Wilson and Taylor into the surging water. The other two following behind were able to eventually guide their larger craft down the grade. The canoers told police investigators that they maneuvered themselves over to an island and tried to swim upstream to rescue their friends. . The two were unable to tell police much d uring the attem pted rescue because they were busy trying not to capsize themselves, b u t they did say the last they saw Was the front of their friend’s canoe drop down. The only evidence on the river of an acci­ d ent w as one o f the c a n o e r’s life ja c k e ts caught in the whirlpool current o f the flood structure. The structure, a descending staircase o f cement erected by Salt River Project channel­ ization for Tem pe’s Rio Salado Project, cre­ ates a “vertical hydraulic,” or a w hirlpool ■ ¡E l ■ ■ ■ ■ P ■V >j I pill g | | ! c" -v -"•sëS y l i , m ï f l & l ml1P p lililff ' !.. ' i|i!Vffllp| « K - ’ , V . '* '- '’ ' JS . | , ' i .ÆBÊÈ » » ¡ ■ 1 i l '* 1 ‘ ' m - j j , , M a te » , u». Michelle Conway/State Press A rescue helicopter searches for the bodies of two Tempe men who were killed Thursday afternoon after th e canoe they were in over- turned on its side. The hydraulic is strong enough to easily drown a person, preventing them from swimming to the surface as waters crash over the grade’s edge. The structure is designed to reduce river velocities to ease erosion and to protect near­ by utility power lines and downstream bridges Muslims kick off 3-day Eid-ul-Fitr holiday celebration Month of fasting ends with prayers, ceremony By D o n n a H o g a n St a t e P r e ss . “Eid mubarak.” On Thursday a Tempe park spilled over with women is colorful robes, children P ay in g with fed, pink and Mae balloons, and m en dbattiagand a fg » iig one anoth­ e r tfaetradRioaal holiday greeting. The celebration marked the beginning of a three-day holiday, l& H d-Pttr, and the end o f a month o f fasting for M uslin» throughout the worid. ASU students joined about 400 other M uslim s at Kiwanis Park in a congregational prayer, followed by a sw e e t-fa t and distribution o f toys to children. Visits to family and friends and exchanges o f gifts will fill up the T urn t o M uslims , page 8 . . INSIDE STA TE PRESS Classifieds r. 14 Comics............................. 10 C r o s s w o r d . . . . .6 '• Opinion...................... .......4 Sports ......11 Wprid/Nation....................,...3 Today's Weather: Showers possible. High 71. Low 54. turned. The two boaters were trying to navigate over a flood control structure on the Salt River. from high w ater releases. W ater going over the structure drops down about six feet and then flows back against the cement, trapping debris from upstream and anyone unfortunate enough to fall into the river at that location. SRP spokeswoman Linda Alters said that “with a higher flow, you wouldn’t even see (the grade control structure).” Another problem w ith the barrier is that while floating on the river, people cannot see the structure approaching. “A person on the river can’t see the whitewater up ahead because o f die drop-off,” said T urn to D rowning , page 8. Affirmative action recommended Proposal: Women, minorities to be administrative candidates By J u d d T . W illiams State P ress The Academic Senate Personnel C om m ittee proposed a process th is w eek th at it says w ould en su re w om en and minorites are considered for interim or acting administrative posts, a committee member said. The proposal, if passed, would change policy number 50507 o f the Academic Affairs Policy and Procedures M anual (ACD), which calls for a memo to be filed with the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action office, “outlining the con­ sultative process and the terms and conditions o f (an) acting (or) interim appointment,” when an opening occurs and there is not time fo ra full-blown search. Interim ad m in istrativ e ap p o in tm en ts are m ade by the provost or president o f the University. Under the proposal, the memo would be replaced by a writ­ ten report to the vice provost and the director o f the Office of E q u al O p p o rtu n ity and A ffirm a tiv e A ctio n , sa id S tev e McMurtiy, committee chairman. The report would need to outline specific efforts to ensure “appropriate involvement and representation o f women and ethnic minorities in interim and acting appointments,” the pro­ posal states. “The consultation and written report was already part o f the Cajnpus News A lecture about AfricanAmerican women’s his­ tory on Thursday fea­ tured Wanda Hendricks, an assistant professor in the history department P ag e 2 H T (policy),” McMurtry said, adding the change is to make it per­ fectly clear that women and minorities are to be included in the process. M cM urtry said th e proposal cam e from th e W o m en ’s Faculty Association, chaired by Associate Dean o f Student Life Jo O ’Donnell. O ’D o n n ell sa id th is iss u e is ju s t o n e o f se v e ra l th e Women’s Faculty Association and Personnel Committee have been working on jointly. The proposal was made by the women’s association “to be sure that women are included in decision making processes in the University and are (considered) for various appointments,” O ’Donnell said, A report w as released in O ctober by A SU ’s sociology departm ent, which found that minority faculty on the ASU campus were not as satisfied with the campus environment as Caucasian faculty were. Minority faculty grievances included: • Being overburdened with service, teaching and research commitments • Isolation from other minority colleagues • Discrimination in the evaluation o f their research • Being subjected to adm inistrative apathy on m inority issues. The motion is under review and will be debated and voted on by tile full senate at its April meeting, McMurtry said. Attempts were made Thursday to contact ASU President L attie Coor and Provost M ilton G lick, but b oth w ere in a meeting and could not be reached for comment. W orld/N ation Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine led the Democratcontrolled Senate in approving an outline of Plesident Clinton’s eco­ nomic plan. P ag e 3 Sports 1 ■ E | The ASU men’s gym- 1 nasties team will compete in its final ever meet this weekend at the Mountain Pacific Federation Championships. ’ P age 11 ||M H jH ________ Friday, March 26,1993 , STATE PRESS Lecture celebrates African American wom ens history Instructor aims to inform students of dual burden; race, gender concerns B y J oy S eason State P ress As a part o f the celebration o f Women in History M onth, a lecture titled “There is a D iffe re n c e : A frican A m eric an W om en History,” informed about 30 students and fac­ ulty members of the “nameless and faceless women behind the civil rights movement.” The purpose of Thursday’s lecture was to make students “aware that African American w om en are w om en, to o ,” sa id W anda Hendricks, an assistant professor in the histo- T oday ry department. “We do have history.” Hendricks spoke about the black women o f the civil rights m ovem ent and the “dual burden” black women carry with both gender and race issues. She spoke o f the numerous women behind the male leaders o f the civil rights movement. “Black women have traditionally pushed our men forward.” Hendricks spoke o f Rosa Parks and other women who were behind the scenes during the Montgomery bus boycott, where Martin Luther King Jr.’s name is synonymous. “It is very different — we are women, but because of our race we are different.” She said that black women are “the moth­ ers o f the race ... we have the race issue. We also have the gender issue.” S tu d e n ts w ho a tte n d e d s a id th e y f e lt ch an g e th a t is g o in g to o c c u r is i f b lack enlightened by the women behind the scenes. women do it,“ said Helen Fortune, a history, “How women affected history — I didn’t major. “They have more strength than whited know womeh played a role and were not men­ women. Black women have a stronger voice. tioned,” said Sharon Freeman, a family stud­ White women lost their voice —.......¿......,.»,...-..¿.......965-6731 H I H e î E J m O pinion State Press __________________ ________ ______________ Friday, March 26,1993 ______ ______________ Page 5 C lub QOttttfwe&m a dance o f insults 1 lf ; going on betw een modern w o m en h ad m en w h o “gentlemen’s clubs,” which are imytNtif S ’ These are nightclubs that WHAT IT USEDTOBE. State P ress etters to the editor Left-hander sets record right on sexuality choice Editor: I would like to respond to Floyd Godfrey’s letter of March 12, in which he disclaims the possibility that one's sexual orientation (whether that be homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual) is geneti­ cally linked, because there is no “conclusive” evidence. But, when one links several studies together, one will find that Sexual orienta­ tion is linked to genetics and to the biological development of the brain, just as one’s handedness (left, right, or ambidextrous) is. One of the earliest studies that shows that homosexuality is not linked to a social/psychological cause was done by psychologist Dr. Evelen Hooker. The study was examined by the experts and they could not pick out the gay men from the straight men. Dr. Hooker concluded that “gay men can be as well adjusted as straight men and that some are even better adjusted than some straight men. In other words, there were no (psychological) differences between the two groups of men.” .■ Two recent studies have given us the physical link to the con­ nection of one’s sexual orientation to a biological/genetic cause. These studies deal with certain areas of the brain. The first study showed that gay men have a smaller hypothalamus than straight men, the second study showed that the connector between the two halves of the brain was larger in gay men than straight men. Just as one's handedness depends on which side of the brain is used, one’s sexual orientation seems to be dependent on certain other aspects of brain development. Other recent studies have been done on identical twins. These studies found that the identical twin of a gay man or lesbian was about SO percent likely to be gay or lesbian themselves. Studies are also showing (and some have been done by ASU professor Dr. Whitam) that the rate of homosexuality to heterosexu­ ality remains constant throughout different societies. Just as a per­ son in Botswana or the United States has a one in 10 chance of being left-handed. Mr. Godfrey, I ask that you do not limit yourself, as a future psychologist, by basing your beliefs on social prejudices that gay men and lesbians made a “choice” in their sexual orientation. Because, speaking from experience, I had no choice or past socio­ logical experience that determined my homosexuality. My homo­ sexuality is just as natural as my left-handedness. David E. Jefferies Senior, Political Science DES should give aid before students give out Editor: : I have been an Arizona resident for almost four years and I love the people and the weather. The only fault I can find, 1 can’t stress to you enough what a major fault it is, is the laws dealing with the Department of Economic Security. My complaint does not involve the seriously overworked staff at the DES office. They are truly remarkable people to have taken on the task they have chosen. My problem is with the rules. I was injured on my work-study job at Mesa Community College. As a result of the injury 1 contracted Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (a type of nerve damage). Now I only have partial use of my right arm. At the time I was a classical guitar major, and I earned my income playing local clubs. Because of the injury 1 will have to change my major, and I can no longer play clubs. I took the fall semester off on my doctor's advice. I was receiv­ ing food stamps from DES during this time, but they were cut off just recently because I enrolled in school and do not have a job. During my visits to DES I have overheard conversations from peo­ ple who have no job, no direction and plan to be on welfare for a long time, if not forever. I, on the other hand, have never been on welfare before my accident, have a definite direction and will eventfully be paying the money back through taxes when I start to work in my field. I was actually told that I could receive help if I quit school and did nothing. The only reason I applied for food stamps is that what I get from workman’s compensation and fthancial aid is not nearly enough to pay my bills and that leaves no money for food. 1 do not drink alco­ hol or take drugs. I have never been to prison and will not depend on DES forever. I think that it is incredibly sad that someone who is a rapist, a murderer or a drug addict has a better chance 6f getting help than someone trying to become a functioning part of society. Chad Neely ( ; .. Junior, Music Freedom of choice is a democratic imperative Editor: i am writing in response to Christopher Stroud’s March 24 arti­ cle “Radicals divert abortion argument.” First, let me say that I respect every word of his article. However, this does not mean that I agree with him. ' I have no clue as to what "radicals” he refers to. Is it the Pro-lifdrs or Pro-Choice groups? After reading his article, I found myself itutd enough to actually write a response mainly because half of the statements made by Stroud are false. First of all. to answer bis question, abortion has reached this awneltuoes stage because people in this country refuse to let others, namely women, in this case, decide what is best for them. Prochoice organizations were formed to help women fight for their fun­ damental rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ( Secondly, what happened in Florida with the murder of Dr. David G um is a tragedy. Pro-lifers have been known for acts of ter­ rorism (for a better word). Pro-lifers have no problem sending death threats to doctors, bombing d in k s or harassing medical technicians. Itrowd makes it sound as if the death of Dr. Gunn was the only ' ■ I . . . banter o f a n u n who despises women so much simpfy because he can’t get a date amd m ust instead resort to ogling women in strip joints? The cartoon on my office bulletin board seems quite fitting: A young boy says to the young girl in th e picture, because you’re ugly.’ T o w hich the young girl aptly responds, ‘No, I’m a feminist becauseyou’r e a boy.’” . I have mixed feelings about this issue. ' | | s an advocate o f free enterprise, ! figure that if an b a rin g h e r b o d y ns sh e w o u ld stru g g lin g w ith WordPerfect on an office computer, that’s h er business. O n the other hand, a true gentleman would not go to a so-called “gentlemen’s d u b ” to leer at bare bosoms. He w ould t e t t e to the privacy o f his t o t a d see 0 the Seeking enlightenment, I asked a female co-worker, who has a background in psychology, what® shetisoight. * « • - T 'i i‘ J v ', T t is all part of a male backlash,” she said. “Many I m en, especially the yuppies, areg en u in ely concerned about die emerging role o f women, their independence and as .competitors in tfiejo b market. For all their pre­ tense of of modem women. S o they rush to die nearest peep house to b ereu u m ied tiu if% M created solely for their pleasure." **■ '“ ‘*1 T here might be som ething in w hat she says. So I p bounced her theory off Dr. J.M. Kookie, the renowned Dr. Kookie said: “Yes, I believe that there is some valRhty in her observations, especially a b a » the insecu­ rity of yuppie males, who h a w a lot to be However, there is also another possible explanation for