ASU ranks as top university for blacks Books top 100 rating stuns some students, administrators B ob C astW S tate P ros* Sophomore business management major Kareem Sykes was initially surprised at ASU'S ranking. Law school officials provide ethnic data B y M ark M . M acias State P ress ASU law school officials will present statistics on student ethnic breakdown to the Arizona Board of Regents later this month in the first step of a plan to boost the school’s resident minority enrollment. Regent Andy Hurwitz said he expects the findings to pro­ vide information on what percentage of financial aid is cur­ rently going to out-of-state students. "We’ve asked the (College of Law) deans to report to us about how the numbers actually break down,” Hurwitz said. “I’ve seen some preliminary numbers, and I think that they’ll be helpful, but I’m not sure they support what people’s suppo­ sitions were. • “The preliminary studies I’ve seen suggest that 80 percent of the (financial) aid goes to in-state students, which is certain­ ly the overwhelming full proportion of it. “I just want to make sure that there is sufficient financial aid set aside to recruit in-state students, but I also recognize that a large number of our diverse students come from out of state.” Pat McWhortor. Arizona Students’ Association executive director, said the student-lobbying organization does not want to see any financial aid go to non-resident students when Arizona has qualified in-state minority students. s “It is our desire to see the minority recruitment (financial aid) goals met with in-state students,” McWhortor said. “There seems to be a growing consensus on the ABOR that we should try and meet our minority recruitment goals with in-staté stu­ dents if at all possible.” Last April, the Regents stipulated a SI,000 special registra­ tion fee for law school students, of which 15 percent goes to student financial aid. Richard Morgan, ASU College of Law dean, said 80 per­ cent of the financial aid the school receives is allocated to resi­ dent students. “Our law school is committed to recruiting excellent stu­ dents, including minority students,” Morgan said. “We have used our financial aid to recruit excellent students and minori­ ty students, both resident and non-resident. “About 80 percent of our financial aid is used for resident students, and I think we’ve used our financial aid reasonably.” Morgan added that of the IS percent set aside-this year from the special registration fee, all was applied to resident students. Kate Dosil, director of student financial assistance, said the 15 percent collected by the law school equals about $22,000 in scholarships per year. INSIDE STATE PRESS Weather Outlook Same old thing; Sunny and warm with light winds. High 96, low 75. B y J oy E. B eason State P ress To the surprise of some students and administrators, ASU has been ranked one of the top 100 colleges for African American students in the United States. ASU is named with such colleges as Howard, Tuskegee and Yale in Erlene Wilson’s “The 100 Best Colleges for AfricanAmerican Students,” to be released later this month. A number of thé 107 American schools identified as “histori­ cally black” by the N ational A ssociation for Educational 'Opportunities in Washington, D.C., were left off the list. The book’s inclusion of ASU — where African American stu­ dents made up only 1.8 percent of the student population in 199293 — was startling to some students. “I find that fact very surprising, because ASU was listed above historically black colleges,” said Jacque Salawu, ASU manage­ ment major. Salawu is also the director of Students Taking Action to Reach T urn to Top 100, pa g e 2. Computing open house draws hordes R ichard K o ffiu ra k/S ta ta Press A world-wide network at the Computing Commons, located just west of the ASU Bookstore, provides access to everything from E-Mail and novels to inter-W hite House memos. The Commons iii in the middle of an open house. By M axwell H iggins S tate P ress M ore than 4,000 students attended the first day o f the Computing Commons’ open house Wednesday, exploring stateof-the-art facilities made available for the first time under one roof at ASU. A steady stream of the computer-curious flowed through the building from late morning to early evening, as industry represen­ tatives hawked their wares and faculty and staff members demon­ strated top-of-the-line machines. Skip Brand, management analyst senior at the Commons, said the most popular items included vendor displays, tours of the facility and “Gopher-fest” — a self-guided tour through the Gopher software program, which aids computer users on their trek through the global Internet information network. A perpetual crowd of students packed the 200 computer work­ stations on the first floor of the newly-opened building. Reactions to the highly-lauded new facility varied from person to person at Wednesday’s open house. Student reactions were generally positive, but also critical of perceived administrative > The Student Health Center has a program that familiarizes ASU international students with American health care. ASU representatives react to UofA's Faculty Senate endors­ ing tougher admissions requirements at all three Arizona universities. Page 6 - waste. * __ “I’m somewhat disgruntled that this is being touted as a place for the students, when in reality it’s one floor dedicated exclusive­ ly to students and three floors o f bureaucracy,” said Tom Mclnemey, a junior computer science major. “The computer labs are inadequate for the number of stu­ dents,” added Patrick Moody, a junior computer systems engi­ neering major. “There are 200 computers here and 40,000 stu­ dents. They could’ve purchased probably twice as many if they got less powerful ones that are still more than adequate for the applications.” Kathleen Millbrandt, an Apple Computer Inc. account execu­ tive answering questions at the vendor displays, appeared enthusi­ astic about the opening. “I think the building is gorgeous,” she said. “Something like this is long overdue on campus. Everything is so centralized. The open house has been exciting, but it was hard waiting for a year.” Still, Mclnerney said some of the facility’s most powerful computers are used by students mainly for simple word-processT urn Sports Greg Davis, Phoenix Cardinals place kicker, had quite an interesting week. Page 9 y Success (STARS), which the book cited as the University’s “most popular program ... aimed at helping African American students adjust to campus life.” Jesus Trevino, assistant dean of Student Life for cultural diver­ sity, questioned the criteria used in selecting the schools. “My understanding is that, in higher education, the historically black colleges are doing a great job,” Trevino said. “They provide a supportive environment (for black students).” Trevino added that “there have to be some (colleges) that are good in one area and not good in another.” In the book, Wilson — who is black — states that ASU’s administration has “taken great pains to help African American students feel a part of the University,” and focuses on the minori­ ty programs offered on campus. Questions on the survey included the number of African American faculty, students and administrators; scholarship pro­ grams and other aid programs available to minorities; admission requirements and the percentage of African American graduates. » The 100 institutions were chosen from 3,000 universities and colleges nationwide through a distribution of surveys. No specific number rankings were given to schools, they were just simply Center section Page 11 to C o m pu ter s , pa g e 2. Where To Find It Advertiser Index................. 13 Classifieds........... ............ 14 Comics............ 10 Crossword.........................13 Horoscopes ........................ 15 Opinion..............................4 Police Report......... ............7 Sports............................... 11 Today’s Activities.............. 2 World/Nation................. ,...3 Sta te P ress Thursday, September 16,1993 Top 100 T oday C o n t in u e d The Today section is a daily calendar o f study, Book o f the Philippines, bring «!»» events printed as a service to the ASU commit- , lunch, noon, MU, ^ .lÉ eéN É r ÎS É lo o ^ '” A* nity. Requests are printed according to the * Society rtf Hispanic Professional space available each day. Engineers— Second genera! meeting, everyCampus clubs and organizations may sub- one welcome, 4:45 p.m., Classroom Office m it written entries to the State Pré** in the Building Raoia328. ■ basem ent o f M atthew s C enter, Room 13, <■* Baptist Student Union — ‘^ o o o to ^ lp w Requests w ill not be taken over tHe pkone. lunch and devotional, noon, BSU Center, E ntries m ust contain th e fu ll nam e a fijftp . ’ group, a description o f the event, date, tim e Arizona C hapter of the Society fo r a n d the fa ll a d d ress o f th e lo c a tio n .A ti Conservation Biology — First meeting of the : requests are subject to editing fo r content, fall 1993 semester, nominations for 1994 ofljljB space and clarity. -' w cers will be taken, 6:30 p .m , Lifo Skdtsaôes : Deadline fo r entries is noon the day before Building Room LSI 65. ' .! publication. • Hillel Union rtf Jewish Students — Rosh -, | Counselor Training Center — Counseling Hasfcaftah serviceSi5^Éium;,WU, •*- V JH k for ASU students, provided % counseling and * Campus Crusade for Christ — counseling psychology graduate students, Night i i v p , 7 :3 0 jp .« u | supervised by faculty, Payne Hall Booth 402. Building, H-wing, Room ISO. ; ' rf* ' For more information or appointment, contact ;> Women’s Studies Brown Bag Lecture Jan, 965-5067. ^ . Series Lcfenufi e f p p f f t k d y M f t * » School of A it MPA Program — MFA die- w ill be g iv in g » le ctu re title d . 'iG ender sis exhibition, Thomas Strieh Looking fo r Differences and Political Ambition,” 12:15 Somewhere, a synthesis of landsctqte photog- p.m., Women’s Student f|ftn trt, 3MU'tOWW raphy and sculpture, Harry Wood Gallery, A « level. Rtiilding • Gun Devils — Weekly meeting, 5 p.m., MU • Alcoholics Anonymous — Daily closed Santa Cruz Room. meeting, noon, All Sum s Catholic Newman • University Toastmasters — Open meeting, Center, northwest comer o f College Avenue everyone welcome, 6:30p.m.,M U. ; and University Drive. • U ndergraduate Law Club — First, second • Golden Key N ational H onor Society — and th ird year ASU law students giving Informational meeting, free pizza, 2 p.m ., insight to law school experiences, 6 p m . H onors C ollege, M cC lintoch H all Study ASU Law School, Araasttcmg U i f l J f o ^ ^¡11. Lounge. * A W A R E (A sso cia tio n fo r W o m en ’s • Sister Friends: African American Women A ctive R e tu rn to E d u catio n ) Support a t ASU — Fourth annual fall reception, open meeting, com e help one another, 1:30 p.m., to all undergraduate and graduate African Women’s Student Center. MU lower level. American women students, panel discussion * Canterbury-Episcopal Campus M inistry about African American women in the ’90s, — Eucharist dinner and short discussion, 6:15 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., MU Alumni Lounge. p.m., S t Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 1735 • MUAB Special Events Committee — S. College Ave. Everyone welcome, 3 p.m., MU Conference Room, third floor. • Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology — First member meeting, selection of officers and committees, 5 p.m ./ 6 p.m., Psychology Building Room 205. • Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship — Bible • American M arketing Association — Guest speaker, dii^ctorrt’ m m i^fog t o âK Phoenix j Roadrunners, everyone welcome, 4:|5 p,m., MU Pima Room 218. • Native American G raduate Student O q u r i a t h m ¿ r F in t mBMmg, 2 p ,n u M il Santa Cruz Room from pa g e 1. designated as in the “top 100.” Erica Wade, a broadcasting major who gave opinions on ASU in the survey sent out by Wilson, said she was not surprised that ASU was included in the top 100. “I was not really surprised at all,” Wade said. “ASU is a good school. 1 think because the woman who wrote the book is black, it will increase black student enrollment. I hope it ’, will.” Still, the book’s findings startled some ASU students. . “ASU seems like it is more of a white institu­ tion. I just can’t see that it is one of the best 100,” said Kareem Sykes, a business manage­ ment major. “It has not been shown to me — I have not had anything bad happen to me, but we are a small portion of the students here. “I am very surprised, because for one, with the state of Arizona having to vote in a Martin Luther King holiday.” Many said they were surprised at ASU’s inclusion in the book because of Arizona’s repu­ tation, the lack of African American students on campus and the fact that ASU ranked above sev­ eral historically black colleges and universities. O ther students said they hoped the book Computers C o n t in u e d from pag e would have a positive influence on minority pro­ grams and enrollment. “The programs we have here are excellent,” said Salawu. “We have them to recruit minori­ ties, and when you get here, you have the sup­ port groups. It shows that ASU is making some changes in the right direction. “Hopefully, (the book) will be a step for ASU to provide more programs for African American students.” > v Salawu said that when ASU’s business col­ lege was positively recognized, more funds were pumped into its budget. She said she hopes the same will happen for African American student resources. Sykes said he thinks the programs instituted on campus are helpful. “Some programs help black people adjust to the dominantly white campus life,” he said. “Because there are not that many blacks on cam­ pus, we are fairly close, and that can help us.” Trevino said the book points out that ASU is on the right track. “This University has some programs under­ way to support minority students in general,” he said. 1. ing programs. “It’s like driving a Ferrari in first gear,” he. said. Still, both Mclnemey and Moody insist the Computing, Commons is probably one of the best facilities in the country. “It’s a good first step,” said Moody. “We could use a few more buildings like this on cam­ pus.” D uring the open house, C om puting Commons staff on the second floor demonstrat­ ed the more powerful and specialized equipment available, such as the video conferencing room, where students can attend a meeting taking place thousands of miles away. In second-floor classrooms, faculty members from several academic departments presented individual projects which were researched and assembled using the latest technology. One such presentation, “America: What Went Wrong,” (a series of newspaper articles) included the story’s original sources and a bulletin board feature that allows readers to ask questions about the story. State P ress Police ReportsT o o b iz a r r e t o b e a n y th in g b u t re a l. 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ASU Student Health Just south o f th e U niversity B ridge o n P alm W alk Examples: • Reading • Clinical Medical Assisting (Over 95 late Start’ Classes to choose from) WEEKEND COLLEGE Classes offered on Saturday & Sunday Examples: » EMT • Fire Science • Child & Family Studies • Administration of Justice OPEN ENTRY/OPEN EXIT Self paced courses with NO scheduled lectures or class hours. Students progress at their own rate. Examples: CALL 75 courses in Business, Personal Computer and Microcomputer Education 285-7500 PHOENIX COLLEGE Because Your Future Is Now ■ 1202 W. Thomas Road W orld /N ation State P ress ________ a __________ round inzona ^ Man sues police in beating TUCSON (AP) — A man has filed a lawsuit accusing the Tucson Puttee offi­ cers o f brutally bludgeoning him with night sticks after he asked them to stop beating another man. T he su it file d last m onth in M . D istric t C o u rt accuses th e P olice Department, Police Chief Elaine Hedtke and fiv e o fficers o f v io la tin g M ark Brown’s civil rights in die alleged April 15 incident. Police spokesman Sgt. Ernie Smith said Tuesday that he had not seen the su it and could not com m ent on any aspect o f pending litigation against the department. The suit said Brown was working in the yard of the duplex he owns when he saw two officers allegedly beating one of his tenants with their night sticks. A fter Brown asked the officers to stop, one officer tamed toward him and began hitting him on the head, torso and legs with a night stick, according to the suit Brown, who was hospitalized with a head wound, bruises and other injuries, said he reported the incident to the Police Department’s internal affairs office, but it failed to properly investigate his chum and failed to discipline the officers. Fam ily o f 4 found dead PHOENIX (AP) — Police initially investigating the slaying of a family of four were virtually driven from the tfome by gaso line fum es, a police - spokesman said Wednesday as investi­ gators continued to comb the house. T he spokesm an, Sgt. K evin Robinson, said; investigators still didn’t know how or why the couple and two of their children were killed or Why their hom e apparently was to have been bunted. There was no fire. The bodies of Albert B. Luna, 4ti; his wife, Patricia Z- Luna, 40; their daughter Rochelle, 17, and son Damien, 5, were found by another son, Albert Luna Jr., 21, late T uesday night, who called police, Robinson said. Robinson said the first officers to arrive called firefighters who ventilated the house, evacuated nearby families protectively because o f the fire danger and then took steps to ensure the gaso­ line wouldn't be ignited. M esan to run for U.S. Senate PH O EN IX (A P) — D em ocrat Richard Sherzan, a Mesa law cleric who dropped out o f the 1992 U.S. Senate cam paign, announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Senate seat held by Democrat Dennis DeConcini. Sherzan, 46» dropped out of the 1992 race one week before the filing deadline for the primary baiiot. He said he did am have enou^i time to fulfill his pledge to walk from Nogales to Page to campaign. Sherzan, who served one term in the Iowa House from 1979tof® 80, tutid he p lans to co n d u c t h is “W alk A cross Arizona” walking campaign this year. T he ca n d id a te, w h o m oved to - A rizona froto to w a i» t983> *S8W he opposes the North American Free Trade Agreement and supports tobtifidfeg tint .1 national infrastructure. ". DeConcini is seeking his fourth term. ; Possible rivals for the Democratic norm- |g i natio n in c lu d e S ecretary o f S tate Catherine Eden. Vi ’-iK - J P ag e_ 3 Thursday, September 16,1993 Hijacked Russian airliner lands in Norway; air pirates surrender ULLENSAKER, Norway (AP) — Grenadewielding hijackers, believed to be Iranian, forced a Russian passenger jet to fly to Norway, where they demanded political asylum and surrendered Thursday. All p assengers and crew w ere released unharm ed, said governm ent spokesw om an Kjersti Skjaerven. The twin-engine Tupolev-134 reportedly was seized over southern Russia on Wednesday, outward bound from Azerbaijan. Four air pirates descended the steps of the Aeroflot jet smiling, with their hands in the air and ja ck e ts o ver th e ir heads, governm ent spokesman Gunnar Angeltveit reported. Another government official who witnessed the surrender said they had grenades taped to their bodies. He spoke on condition of anonymi­ tyThe jet had sat for hours in the dark, sur­ rounded by am bulances, fire engines, and armored vehicles. About 300 heavily armed mil­ itary and police troops were deployed at the air­ port. Regional Police Chief Knut Austad said 55 people w ere on the je t when it landed in Norway. Earlier reports said there were 52 peo­ ple onboard, including six crew. Ukrainian and Azerbaijani officials said the hijackers were Iranians, linked t.o the radical Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militia of Lebanon, but no government spokesmen could confirm that. An Aeroflot spokesman at the airport, speak­ ing on condition of anonymity, said two of the hijackers were Iranian brothers. Norway was the site of the breakthrough peace talks between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Radical Islamic groups in the Middle East, including Hezbollah, have denounced the agreement and have vowed to disrupt any peace efforts; During more than four hours of negotiations, the hijackers demanded a guarantee of political asylum before releasing their hostages, govern­ ment spokeswoman Ellen Hov said. B ut au th o rities said the. h ijack ers were offered only a promise to consider their asylum applications. Police spokesman Per Jarle Hellevik said the hijackers “came with one demand. They wanted to make sure they were really in Oslo.” The jet had been forced to land near Kiev to take on fuel and an English-speaking Ukrainian navigator, before landing at the Gardermoen air­ port, in the town of Ullensaker, 25 miles north of Oslo. The pilot, Capt. Mikhail Osavin, said the pirates threatened the crew with hand grenades and explosives, according to a Russian security spokesman, Alexei Zakharov. After landing in Norway, a policeman drove one hijacker from the jet to the control tower to assure him the plane had reached the Norwegian capital. T he o fficer, speaking on condition o f anonym ity, said the man displayed a hand grenade, then returned it to his pocket. The hijacker was returned to the plane. Two hours later, the hijackers let 12 passen­ gers leave, governm ent spokesman G unnar Angeltveit said in the capital, Oslo. AH but one were women and children. After leaving Kiev, the jet flew across the Baltic Sea and Sweden before landing in drizzly weather about 3 1/2 hours later at Gardermoen. The je t had been en route from the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, to Perm in the Ural M ountains when the hijackers diverted it to Ukraine, authorities in Russia said. The Azerbaijani capital has been gripped by political unrest in the past few months, including a government crackdown on Iranian-backed mil­ itants who have demanded that southern parts of Azerbaijan be united with northern Iran. 23-year fugitive turns h erself in Anti-war activitist wanted in bank robbery, police officer death CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Alice Metzinger, cook, restaurant owner, wife and mother, took a deep breath at a going-away party for three dozen friends and uttered the awful truth she had con­ cealed for 23 years. Back in 1970, she drove a getaway car for a gang of Vietnam War opponents who killed a policeman during a Boston bank robbery. She had evaded capture by hiding out in women’s com­ munes, then by starting a new life here in 1977. And now it was time to take responsibility, she told her stunned audience, and turn herself in. Pow er “It really floored me. Not the crimes so much for •me but that she was able to hide it for so tong,” said a co-worker, Lynette Adkins. The details emerged three days later, in a Boston courthouse on Wednesday. Metzinger’s real name is Katherine Ann Power, 44, a fugitive who spent 14 years on the FBI most-wanted list until investigators declared the case unsolved. “She reached a point in her life that she felt she needed to be truthful with the people that she knew,” said another friend Marilyn Schwader. “She wanted to reconnect with her family.” The decision to surrender was not a hasty one. Power decided months ago to begin negotiations with prosecutors. Charged with first-degree mur­ der, she pleaded guilty Wednesday to reduced charges of manslaughter and armed robbery. Her attorney, Rikki Klieman. suggested Power would spend less than five years in prison. Authorities declined to say whether they had agreed to seek a lenient sentence. Sentencing was set for Oct. 6. Power was reunited Monday with her parents and sister, Claudia. “We didn’t know if she was alive or not,” said her mother, Maijorie Power, 71, of Grand Junction, Colo. “It was a thrill. We showed her all the family that she hasn’t seen. We had scrapbooks and everything.” Power was a product of the late 1960s, when sentiment against the Vietnam War mushroomed into a nationwide movement. Thousands joined in emotional and often violent street protests. Radical factions turned to bank robberies and bombings. Power admitted her role in the robbery of Boston’s State Street Bank on Sept. 23, 1970. She wasn’t there when the robbers took $26,000 from the bank, shooting to death Officer Walter Schroeder Sr. as they escaped. But she drove the “switch car,” the second getaway car parked about a mile from the bank. Investigators found a cache of rifles, detonators and ammunition in her apartment. - « Those who knew her as Alice Metzinger in this languid college town, where she taught cooking at a community college, served as consultant, to restaurants and cooked at M’s Tea & Coffee House, described her as a kind, loving woman. “If you had a problem and you needed to talk to somebody, you should always talk to Alice because she could always turn it around and make it so it wasn’t so bad,” Adkins said. Until recently, she was co-owner of a restaurant-bakery in nearby Eugene. She sold her share and gave most of the profits to a hunger relief charity, said her therapist, Linda Carroll. GOP unveils health care plans WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the sand,” Chafee said, when asked if there individuals, ftoaptoyers might “drop coverage Congress prescribed their own health care could be compromise on the employer rnan- and shift an even heavier financial burden onto the middle class,” Kennedy said. And he plans Wednesday, pitching them as easier-to“W e have n o t been saying this is non- complained that the GOP failed to address swallow alternatives to President Clinton’s that would gradually cover all Americans negotiable. ...W e do ¡not think employer man­ soaring costs. U nder C hafee’s proposal, purchasing dates (tto a good idea. Let’s just see what hapwithout forcing new costs on business. cooperatives would be set up so individuals . House and Senate Republicans outlined ; pens,” Chafee said. | 1 . "We’re here in the spiritof cooperation,” | and small companies could get better rates. separate packages aimed to making it more But the arrangements would bp voluntary, not affordable for the uninsured to get coverage Dole added. — but not requiring companies to pick up 80 ' The administration, initially, voked a will­ Htemandatmy allitotces Clummenvistons. - Nor would there be any “global budgets” percent o f their workers’ premiums as the ingness to dealwith the Republicans. T h e n axe some things w e’re going to to put government cost controls on rising p r e - j White House package would do. j Clinton will officially propose his reform agree on very quickly and some things that miums. Republicans say marketplace compe- j tition, along with administrative streamlining package in a speech to Congress next weefc, we might have to said Health and Human Stovtees -Secretary and malpractice reforms, will bring down j but details have been surfacing in advance. r About 20 Senate Republicans ak| support­ ’>V*c ; v R yp co ta. A nother difference: N o new taxes are “T h liingident’s said repeatedly nothing’s ; ing a pton ^ ^ ^ J ^ to Osafee, R-R.I., that aims to eventually force aU Americans to pur- set in sto n e,” sa id spokesm an K evin called for in the GOP plan, Clinton's plan - chase toeto pwh insurance. Poor people would Anderson. Bat Anderson added that the White would require new resources. Senate Republicans conceded their plan House holds firm that it’s plan is the only one ;• get help through government!! ouebers. *. The House QOPjtitot woukl require that that truly provides universal coverage, brings was less ambitious than Clinton's, but pushed workers access to plans but down runaway costs and makes everyone pay it as mare realistic. Some GOP lawm akers suggested that would not force businesses to pay for the bulk their share. D em ocrats in C ongress praised the Clinton would be forced to bend their way ’to N M jjM U ifc ‘ Though' the plans differ fundamentally Republicans for finding a plan that shares since they — together with conservative | from Clinton’s, the Republicans struck a egfk \ much common ground with Clinton. But Sen. Democrats who back similar, more moderate Edward ML Kennedy, D-Mttss., added that he ideas — represent a large voting bloc in a . v r-v i I - 1 “We have not been thawing any Hoes in was opposed to putting the requirement on f p c n g f l M * . ___ :___ :__ O p inion Thursday, September 16,1993 P age 4 S tate P ress tate P ress " ¥ 7 SSw p l itorial W hose poll? Is ASU one of die cwmliy’s “top 100” schools for African Americans? According to one female black author and several black students on campus, it is, “The 100 B est C olleges fo r A frican-A m erican Students,” by Erlene W ilson, lists ASU as one o f those U.S. schools most suited to black students. True, one must concede that ASU is making unbe­ lievable strides for all m inorities on campus. The University should be commended fo r its achieve­ ments in promoting diversity and minority programs. j But it ju st doesn't make sense. Blacks make up only about 1,$ percent o f ASU’s population, making them minorities ten times over until they graduate. One might think ASU administrators bought off the author to list ASU as one of the top 106. Sounds absurd, but then so does the ranking itself. in addition, one would think that the most impor­ tant criteria for deciding whether or not a school is appropriate for any m inority would be the general living conditions in the region where the school is located. Lily-white Arizona is not die best atmosphere for minorities — just ask them. It took several elections before a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday was passed, and it only passed because a lot o f white people were worried about lost convention and tourist dollars. Oh, and that stupid Super Bowl thing. OK, some whites actually voted for die holiday with their consciences, but they were by far id the “minority” —- so to speak. One has to imagine what kind o f problem s are faced by blacks and other minorities in Arizona, and metropolitan Phoenix. Even on the most basic o f lev­ els, there arc severe problems in this state. For instance, how many places are willing to pro­ vide haircuts for blacks? Not many, if you do some checking, although the number appeals to be increasing. But imagine every time it’s haircut time, having to call around asking if the business handles “your kind of people.” It is a sad situation. And how about those posh local country chibs that might allow only one black as a member, and only to prove that they aren’t practicing bigots? God forbid we should forget former-Gov. Evan Mecham. Every day the man was slurring a different ethnic or racial group without even knowing it. His “good people” still lurk in the Valley and the rest of the state, occasionally crawling out from under their rocks eveiy time son» “blade” issue comes up. This is the kind o f ignorance m inority students must put up with when they attend ASU — daily -§|:f a state that has a hell of a lot of people who just don’t get i t It is certainly no haves for blacks, and that*s no way to have to live when starting off in school. Adjustment in toe first couple o f years of college is hard enough without having to put up swto erap from a state full of bigoted cretins. jH B ASU is good, but it isn’t the best o f all worids for blacks or any other minority. ,V Unugned editorials reflan tf« views by* majority voted among its n e stb e n . T tey ¡to ixx reflect the opinion of the State Press (jS S H H pÊ tL ' S. Talbott Sm ith Editor ' S mmmm ‘ s STATE PRESS TAFF S u W n tli Enlightenment philosophies darken society’s moral vision Besides, as any good business major could tell you, if there Crystal Luchette, I believe you. wasn’t a demand, there wouldn’t be a need for the supply. In I believe you when you say that short, if people didn’t want to see you nude Crystal, Playboy you didn’t pose “for the money.” wouldn’t be in business: 1 believe you when you say that As I told you before, I’m not surprised by your appearance in you felt totally “comfortable” while a Playboy. And since you didn’t ask me, I’m not going to tell you stranger took pictures of you without whether I think it was right, wrong, good or bad. your clothes on. But your justifications for being photographed bare are symp­ 1 believe you, Crystal, when you toms of a sickness among college students that is reaching epi­ say that everyone has given you “real demic proportions. positive feedback” about being one of The problem has its roots in the Enlightenment and has con­ six ASU students who bared all for temporarily been advanced by such academic ideologies as multithe October issue of Playboy. culturalism, diversity, and post-structuralism. I believe you because I’m not sur­ In theory, Crystal, none of these are inherently bad ideas, Yet prised by your decision to appear college students have a propensity for misapplying them in broad naked in a magazine. You are, like you said, “young and attractive.” Because you and simplistic ways. Then, with the appropriate intentions of being open-minded are a young student, it doesn’t shock me that you accepted the invitation to take your clothes off. It is precisely what thousands and truly wise, students reject all standards as illegitimate and any ' morality as subjective. Once of other ASU students just like objective wrongs are removed, you would have done if they every thought and action is had been given the opportuni­ acceptable. " Y o u o b v i o u s l y d i d n ’ t f i n tyPlease, Crystal, don’t mis­ Have you heard that the a n y t h i n g w r o n g w i th a m a g a ­ understand me. I believe that, pictorial has generated some s e l l i n g c o p i e s o f y o u r as college students, part of our co n tro v ersy ? In case you z i n e responsibility is to question didn’t know, Crystal, there are n a k e d b o d y to a n y o n e w i t h authority, knowledge and truth. a few people who object to f i v e b u c k s . L i k e y o u s a i d , But simply because there is the Playboy. perception that Such-criteria are “ W h a te v e r m a k e s y o u h a p p y — Some people believe that arbitrary doesn’t automatically the m agazine ex p lo its and d o it — a s l o n g a s i t d o e s n ’t classify them as malignant, nor objectifies women. Experts prove their non-existence. o th e r i n d i v i d u a I In claim that there is a connection h u r t s o m e Because of this prevailing betw een m agazines like th e p r o c e s s . ” attitu d e o f p erm issiv en ess, Playboy and tolerance of sexu­ “ ~~~~~~ Crystal, I’m not shocked that al violence. Others assert that you and five other ASU stu­ pictures o f naked women in sexually alluring positions create unrealistic expectations for other dents stripped for a magazine. Nor am I shocked that there are women. There are even people who are appalled by the idea that millions of people who will buy pictures of your naked body. I just want you to know. Crystal Luchette, that I believe you. men, as well as countless adolescent boys, will look at pictures of I believe you when you say that you prosed just for the “experi­ you and masturbate. On the other hand, Crystal, your publicist summed up your ence.” But do you believe that I bought Playboy just to read the decision best by saying, “Why not?” You obviously didn’t End anything wrong with a magazine Seinfeld interview? selling copies of your naked body to anyone with Eve bucks. Like you said, “Whatever makes you happy •— do it — as long as Wade Swanson is a senior religious studies nuyor. 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Letters are subject to editing by the opinion page edi­ tor for'factual errors and print space availability. Letters containing obvious factual errors will be refected. AS letters must either be brought in person with a photo 145. to the State Press front desk in the basement o f the Matthews Center, or addressed to State P ress,! 5 Matthews Center, Arizona State University, Tempe Ariz., 85287- I5CK2 § State Press coverage leaves students at m ercy o f ASASU I have been following the “debate” over the State Press ’ coverage of ASASU with consider­ able interest, but perhaps I am in the minority. I understand your position to be that ASASU is irrelevant to the majority of students and there­ fore does not bear coverage. While that might be true, although I am not yet convinced that it is, there is a much larger issue that needs to be addressed: the role of the State Press, a “stu­ dent” newspaper. It occurs to me that the staff of the State Press might not have taken a class on the history of American journalism, so please allow me to point out a few details that might not be com­ mon know ledge. In the nineteenth-century American West, the publication of a local news­ paper was necessary to be considered a commu­ nity. Newspapers did more than ju st convey news; they helped to bring the town together and frequently served as an agent for social change. Newspapers have been at the forefront of the reform movement since the turn of the century, particularly concerning steps to abolish political corruption. Thus, the obvious, an independent and proactive press is an essential element in the development of a community. Two years ago I was one of three students appointed to the Student Publications Advisory Board. Ostensibly this committee provides over­ sight for the State Press. We three students repeatedly asked why the State Press was not taking a proactive stance on campus, Lé., why was the State Press ignoring its responsibility to help develop a sense of community at ASU? Unfortunately this question was never answered because students are a minority on this board. The faculty and staff members pointed out that the Advisory Board really only had one function, and that was the selection of editors. We were not there to discuss the manner in which the State Press operated, only to choose the next editor. The vote split when it came time to select an editor that year: the three students voted for one candidate, the faculty and staff voted for another. It was quite apparent that students were not going to be able to influence the policies of the State Press. I would contend that while the Stàte Press has continued to report the news it considers appropriate, it has not lived up to its community responsibilities. I believe that ASASU is inap­ propriately obsequious to the administration. It lacks political autonomy because it lacks riscal autonomy. I also believe that students must have some means of presenting a unified voice to the administration: someone has to stand up for the students. This, I would think, is where the State Press comes in. Instead of ignoring the issue of student governance, how about a series of arti- eles comparing AS ASU with the student govern­ ments at our peer universities? How are other student governments funded? How are other stu­ dent governments structured? Are these other governments more effective? What would the State Press suggest to reform ASASU? I find it hard to accept the position that stu­ dents do not need any representative govern­ ment. Is ASASU representative? No, I do not think so. Is it better than nothing? Probably. The State Press has written that ASASU is irrelevant. Allow me to offer a few examples o f where ASASU has been relevant. Every year ASASU administers a program (with funds from the Vice President for Research) that provides funding to allow graduate students to complete their theses or dissertations. I am sure that the hundreds of students who have participated in this program over the years would say that it was relevant to their studies at ASU. When I arrived at ASU there was no graduate student housing. There is now, and guess who lobbied for it. When it became apparent that the academic year leases were inappropriate for graduate students, we pressed for alternative leasing arrangements. Graduate students can now select from a variety of leasing options. Graduate students had to pay 100 percent of their health insurance at registra­ tion until last January. Now health insurance fees can be withheld from the pay of graduate assistants, making health insurance much more affordable. All the preceding examples benefited a num­ ber o f students. W ould these changes have occurred without student involvement? Perhaps, but I doubt it. Did the State Press indicate that ASASU had worked to resolve these problems, or even report these changes? Not that I can recall. Could, or should ASASU have done more? Without a doubt! Should the State Press be an advocate for changes which improve the lot of students at ASU? Also, without a doubt! Unless the State Press feels that students should be completely left to the mercies of the administration, then it has a responsibility to work for a better student government. If the State Press chooses to abrogate its responsibility then not only is it doing the students a disser­ vice, but it is failing to live up to the standards set by two centuries of dedicated American jour­ nalists. I agree with the Tribune: giving up is never the answer, working for change is. John Matthews Form er Director, G raduate Student Association (1991-1992) Elders defies sim plistic ‘just say no’ platitudes In the campaign D eborah to foil her nomina­ tion, Dr. • Joycelyn M a t h is Elders, the newly C olum nist sworn surgeon gen­ eral, was portrayed, most peijoratively, as a “condom queen ” >— . as a fac ilita to r, if not promoter, of sexual promiscuity among p ro stitu tes, drug abusers and even children. These sinister allegations were, of course, preposterous, as Elders’ personal and profes­ sional history attest. People will realize in the coming years, if they haven’t already, that Elders is, foremost, a champion of abstinence among the young, unhealthy and unmarried. However, as we are discovering with out­ rageous frequency, there are adults who encourage children to be sexually active, often as their partners. To make it all the more nefarious, some of this villainy is transacted by the most unlikely characters: mothers, fathers, neighbors, clergy, teachers. Still, it is thankfully still ours to say that most adults want young folks to hold their sexuality in abeyance. Wait, we tell them. For marriage, for maturity, for legal majority, for true love. Wait, just wait for ... something. T hat’s the point on which we preach and plead and pray. Unfortunately, in making the appeal (or issuing the order), some of us frustrate it by resorting to partial truths, distortions, even outright lies, the purpose of which is to scare the zippers shut. Those fears, theoretically, will make sexual engagement hot only an uncertain proposition, but an abhorrent one, at least for the time being. , What young folks know — instinctively, I imagine — is that sex is neither weird nor frightful but natural and good, otherwise it would not be so universally and eternally pop­ ular. And. as their hormones begin stirring up pleasing sensations, they may well see the admonition to wait as, at best, uncharitable. Wait? Why wait? We know why, of course, and it is our duty to tell them, but honestly now, as, ulti­ mately, the truculent truth is safer than the languid lie. Tell them that sex is a special, dis­ cretionary expression, intended for extraordi­ nary affections, not run-of-the-mill; designed to consummate a commitment, not a fling. It is not to be used as a bribe or a peace offering or a protest or a brag or for aggrandizement, and when it is, there is invariably some hell to pay — sometimes a long and vicious hell. Tell them it’s not the deed, it’s the timing. M erely saying “D on’t,” because “I t’s wrong,” or “Because I said so” doesn’t cut it as guidance. It’s not enough these days. The times require more detail, more forthright­ ness, more “why,” and an intimacy with our children th at, w hile perhaps uneasy, is infinitely rewarding. Whether in classrooms or anywhere else outside the home is the place for such frank discussions is a debate that rages. But, quite apparently, someone needs to do it, as proven by the woeful statistics on teen pregnancy, abortion and venereal disease. Distributing condoms and other contraceptives may seem a cop-out, a capitulation, but I have it on good authority that the first and most redundant word from teachers and health professionals in the schools is “Don’t.” The little package is for the one who, despite this, will. . In which case, it seems to me that what went wrong is not that someone at school said too much, but more likely that someone at home said too little. K linger’s notices a b o u t C D s S m ith in train in g for degree n o t a clear-cu t arg u m en t in censorship, irrelevance Based on his editorial Monday, I’m guessing th at S. T albott Sm ith m ust be enrolled in Censorship 101 this semester. Either that or he’s ■practicing to be the dictator of a small country when he graduates. I base these conclusions on his continued refusal to cover ASASU due to the alleged “irrelevancy” of the organization’s activ­ ities. His argument basically goes like this: the State Press will use the space normally reserved for ASASU activities on stories that are “rele­ vant to the population.” Let’s take a look at what these “relevant” stories are. Last week State Press readers got to enjoy not one, but two arti­ cles on ASU Playboy models autographing pic­ tures for Playboy readers. Monday, we got to read about a two-headed snake that lives on campus. I've got nothing against these stories per se. I am merely suggesting that perhaps some of your readers might find ASASU Stories equally, if not more relevant. A fter all, ASASU controls $600,000 of our money while the models and snakes control none. If relevancy is in the eye of the beholder, then what’s really behind the non-coverage deci­ sion? First I’d suggest that Smith is still angry about being closed out of an ASASU meeting. Fair enough, but great journalists tend to take a situation like that and use it as a challenge to get the real story. We could use reporting like that. Second, Smith has a lot to gain personally from making such a move. As he points out, many newspapers have latched on the story and this has put Smith on the journalistic map. Third, I can’t help but notice that this decision has come during Rossie Turman’s tenure as ASASU presi­ dent. Could it be that Turman’s commitment to innovation and change is not consistent with Smith’s beliefs? Stop the censorship. Stop the posing. Give us some relevant news. Mare Schumacher Graduate Student, Anthropology Ms. Klinger’s logically disjointed article in the Sept. 14 issue of the State Press is a vial of excrement and it stinketh both as a factual article and as editorial opinion. As an unfortunate State Press reader, I could not abide by its odour and so I must reply before I gaggeth. Perhaps the most blatant logical flaw in this parchment of dung is the connection between the purchase of used CDs and the resulting higher recording costs for new artists. Record compa­ nies have historically paid millions to promote artists, an ongoing cycle that is not a one-time expenditure, such as the actual recording of artists. What is more likely to happen is that record labels will continue in passing along the costs, if any, to the artists, a problem out of the hands of us fans. Point being, I do not see how the purchasing of a used CD will affect the mechanisms o f recording (i.e. studio tim e, equipment rental and purchasing, instruments, pressing plant rates, etc.), which are in complete isolation from the elements of promotion and sales. Even if some magical price increase does occur on the recording cost end, it will not be a fault of the consumer, nor will the consumer be forced to absorb the burden. Also, Ms. Klinger is under the assumption that record labels, a bastion o f conservative spending, will cut out their reckless-spendingon-unappreciated-new-talent account because of the sale of used CDs. I hate to slap you with the reality stick once again, but today’s record pimp conglomerations will sign flavor-of-the-month acts because they will suit a new demographic trend rather than taking risks purely for the sake of good old rock and roll (i.e. Chuck Berry and Elvis). Thus, I find it hard to believe that my decision to purchase (or burn) a used Gin Blossoms CD will result in increasing recording costs for future crappy college bands. Furthermore, I would advise the editor to be wary of printing such journalistic poppycock in future editions of the State Press or 1 will invoke a curse upon thee, which will familiarize your dog’s colon with the warmth of your breath. Aaron Scofield J[unior, Political Science S tate P ress Thiipdav ^pntpmhpr IA. IQQÎ ASU administrators consider plan to tighten undergrad admissions U of A Faculty Senate endorses proposal for stiffer requirements By J ames F rusetta S tate P ress ASU administrators are considering a preliminary plan — endorsed Monday by the UofA Faculty Senate — aimed at stiff­ ening undergraduate admission require­ ments at all three state universities. The proposal was sent to all three state universities by the Tri-University Task Force on Undergraduate Admissions, a body named by the A rizona Board of Regents to examine statewide undergradu­ ate education. The recommendations call for toughening state uni­ versity entrance requirements by the addition o f another year of science and math, as well as mandatory foreign language study, to the list of entrance prerequisites. If approved by the ABOR and all three universities, the changes would take effect in four years. D espite U ofA ’s quick approval o f the m easure, A SU ’s Academic Senate is still in the process of evaluating the proposal. President Bill Arnold expressed some concern over the initial report. “Ohe of my concerns is how many students are currently admitted with (requirement) deficiencies — and if we raise requirements, how many more students with deficiencies will we admit?" Arnold said. The ASU Academic Senate will relay its recommendations on the draft study to the regents in coming months, but there are cur­ rently no plans for a formal vote that would parallel what UofA has already done. There has been concern that toughening the requirements might discourage applications from minority students in school districts which do not offer classes to fill the new requirements. Jesus Trevino, assistant dean of Student Life for cultural diver­ sity, said there is a need to balance requirements with other admissions goals. “My initial thoughts are whatever requirements are institution have to be balanced against the other goals the University has,” Trevino said. “For three or four years, the University system has wanted to increase the enrollment and retention of ethnic minority students. “How do you reconcile greater admissions and retention of ethnic minority students with tougher requirements?” UofA Faculty President J.D. Garcia said the UofA Faculty Senate promptly approved the measure because it addresses sev­ eral key points. He credited the measure as response to the increasing number of state university applicants in a system where all three schools have enrollment caps in place. “How are you going to decide who to let in and how them to let in?” asked Garcia. “This is not exclusionary; this is letting people know what is required in college.” Garcia also said the requirements — if approved for all three universities — would be implemented several years from now, as demand increases for available slots. The UofA Faculty Senate also argued that the tougher policy would promote retention of students,’ because admittees would be better prepared to enter college. “Our discussion centered around the success rate of those peo­ ple who took the courses and those who did not,” Garcia said. “We are letting in people who aren’t going to succeed.” Summer Clearance Specials^' Bustiers Regular 39.95 SALE PRICE 50% Off Teddies on Clearance Rack SALE PRICE 50 % O ff Sw im Suits Regular to 39.95 SALE PRICE S1SS5 Thong Cut • Brazilian Cut • Bikini Cut Pajam a Sets Regular 39.95 SALE PRICE $2%S5 *15% Student or Faculty Discount with ID Card Lingerie • T-Shirts * Novelties • Lotions "IVe Enhance Romance" State Press O pinions- Your passport to a magic kingdom, including Adventure Land, Tomorrow Land and Fantasy Land. 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Tem pe police reported the follow ing inci­ cent exposure incident Tuesday night in Hayden dents Wednesday: Library. The man was not located. • A home at 1304 E. Velea Circle was set • A man unaffiliated with ASU was told to leave the area of Parking Structure 4 Tuesday ablaze early W ednesday m orning, causing $125,000 in damage. Tempe Fire Department night. • A glass door and window were broken in: ; investigators found evidence o f arson in the the Nelson Fine Arts Center Tuesday, causing vacant home, owned by Utah residents. Police believe the fire may have been started by juve­ $200 in damage. • A University employee had her $60 Texas niles who have been seen around the house in Instruments calculator stolen Tuesday afternoon recent days. • An off-duty clerk waiting for a ride was from the Facility Administration Building on the assaulted Monday at AM-PM, 1734 E. Apache ASU West campus. • An ASU student had his front tire stolen Blvd., by a 25-year-old Tempe man. The clerk from his bicycle Tuesday when he left it unse­ was pushed several times before pushing back to defend himself. cured at the Purchasing Building. • A 27-year-old Tempe woman was arrested • A student had his Jeep W rangler stolen Tuesday from Lot 63. The car is valued at for shoplifting T uesday at F ry ’s, 2700 W. Baseline Road, $15,000. • A Mesa man was arrested early Wednesday • A student had his mountain bike stolen from Murdock Hall Tuesday. The bike is esti­ morning when police found him in possession of a crack pipe. Police approached the man after he mated at $499. • Police impounded a bicycle Tuesday from was seen arguing with a 31-year-old woman. Palo Verde Main because it had been left unat­ While police were determining the facts of the argument, police saw the man drop the pipe. He tended. • An ASU student told police his bicycle had was booked into Tempe City Jail. • A Tempe man was arrested Tuesday after been stolen Monday from Palo Verde East, and that he had found it in the same racks Tuesday. police found him in the possession of marijuana. ASU DPS impounded the bike until the proper Police stopped the man after he was seen walk­ ing out of an alley in the 1300 block of East Don owner is identified. • A telephone and two laundry baskets were Carlos Avenue. C om piled by S ta te P ress p o lice reporter stolen from Room 1441 in the P hysical John Guzzon. Education Building. 3313 N. Hayden Scottsdale 941-2495 61 E. 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T hat sense of hope* was ¿parked by Monday’s historic signing of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. “It was a wonderful surprise on entering the New Year to have the prospect of peace to be more real than ever,” said Rabbi Barton Lee, adviser to the Hillel Union of ASU Jewish stu­ dents. On Monday, President Clinton stood and watched as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shook hands after Signing the peace accord, calling for agreements that will bring Palestinian rule to the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. In a symbolic gesture, after being drawn toward Rabin by President Clinton, Arafat reached out and offered his hand to Rabin — a memory that Lee will not soon forget. “Rabin himself said, ‘You don’t make peace with friends you make peace with enemies,'” Lee said. “And I think what you saw in the handshake ... was a future dictating an opportu­ nity for peace, even if it involves the PLO.” Lee said only time would tell whether the PLO — with its troubled and often violent past A , has the strength to end the bloodshed and to continue peace negotiations. "There certainly will be a lot of watchful waiting,” Lee said. “My view is, as the peace process goes through, it will continue to gain momentum. And I think the Israelis really want Sta te P ress Thursday, September 16,1993 peace. Lee added that a main concern fo r the Israelis is safety. “I think you could see on the face of Rabin the weariness and the great concern about secu­ rity,” Lee said. “(The accord) is a tremendous concession and step for Israel in terms of securi­ ty. But if it leads to peace, it will be worth it.” Basically, the agreement calls for the PLO to recognize the right of Israel to live in peace. In turn. Israel will recognize the PLO as the repre­ sentative of the Palestinians. A major challenge for the accord — which renounces violence — will largely depend on international economic support, Lee said. And since the United States has vital economic inter­ ests in the Middle East, President Clinton wove Monday’s agreement into a wider plan for peace in the Middle East. “There has to be an economic basis for peace to happen,” Lee said, referring to the economy of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “I think it’s in America’s best interest (to offer economic support). In the long run, it will cost us a lot less to support peace than it would to support a war.” For the Jewish community, the timing of the accord couldn’t have come at a better time, Lee said. The Jewish New Year began with celebra­ tions Tuesday night and continues today with prayer and self-reflection. “One of the major themes of the New Year is the notion of human beings having the capacity for change, that human destiny is not ruled by fate and that people can make changes to improve the quality of our lives,” Lee said. • “We need to look at the current political negotiations with a lot of wariness, but also with a certain amount of faith that there is the possi­ bility for old eminent entities to change, and it is possible for people to take new directions for peace to happen.” Peace, Lee said, now “seems less like a dream and more like a foreseeable reality.” State Press O pinions- Your passport to a magic kingdom, including Adventure Land, Tomorrow Land and Fantasy Land. 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Box 560, Tempe, AZ 85280 Sponsored by United Dairymen of Arizona P age 9 Thursday, September 16, 1993 S tate P ress Health center luncheons to focus on ASU international student care You'll never know unless you read your horoscope. In the classified section. W A REH O U SE DELIA PUB By M elanie K. Selcho State P ress The Student Health Center will begin a series of interactive sessions next month intending to provide more sensitive health care for international students. Karen Moses, assistant director of health education, said the SHC is planning one brown bag lunch each month beginning in October for international students and staff to exchange informa­ tion about health care in their Cultures. Moses said the sessions will allow students to identify prob­ lems they’ve faced when seeking health care in the United States, Staff at die SHC will also learn about health cafe in other cultures and ways they can be more sensitive, Moses said. “We’re raising awareness so that when people come into the health center, we’re able to address those issues better,” she said. “That’s not to say that we’re not sensitive now, but we want to improve it.” Dipen Patel, president of the International Student Council and senior material science engineering major, said that while he hasn’t had difficulty adjusting to American medicine, the sessions will help other international students. “International students do come from different cultures, and health care here is really different,” he said. D iane Birginal, program coordinator for the A merican Language and Culture Program, said the sessions are one part of an extended program to orient international students with American medicine and increase cultural awareness of SHC staff. Birginal said some international students have acquired a neg­ ative attitude about American medicine because of cultural differ­ ences. Problems range from the gender of the doctor to routine screening questions which could be perceived as accusatory in some cultures, she said. “Students are not aware of how health care is delivered in the United States as opposed to their countries,” she said. “SHC employees have recognized a need to understand better the pro­ cesses of intercultural communication.” Dr. Dale Bowen, director of Student Health, said students will receive better health care as a result of the sessions because the communication between patient and provider will improve. “I think they’ll get better health care, because our staff over time will have a world view of things and not a narrow parochial view,” he said. Bowen said one lunch was held last July, and the turnout and interest was better than expected. The meeting lasted two hours instead of the 45 minutes planned, he said, which determined that there is a need for the program. “There was that much interest and discussion from both sides,” he said. “We learned how they perceived American medicine and about medicine in their countries.” Moses said there is a certain amount of apprehension about receiving health care in an unknown country, and the sessions should help dismiss some of those fears by explaining policies and procedures of American medicine. “It’s a neat thing that will help foreign students get the very best medical care when they’re here — any improved awareness will benefit the student,” she said. •' S tudy finds ro u tin e u ltra so u n d scans BBQ RIB unnecessary for m o st pregnancies FEAST! (6p .m . - clo se) BBQ RIBS & BAKED BEAKS includes your choice of: cole slaw , potato salad, or m acaroni salad $ 4 9 9 ALL FOR # 'Check out our w eekly band line-up: nTH0& u m Bed sp in j M edicine W heel 3 * r. MON F ungís Open M ie. N ite ! E fm w z s . 1 C arvin Jon es U N IV ER SITY & FOREST 9 6 6 -7 7 8 8 BOSTON (AP) — Routinely giving ultrasound scans to all pregnant women, as many doctors recommend, is unnecessary and may waste more than $ 1 billion a year, a landmark study con­ cludes. Researchers found that 80 percent of all mothers-to-be are at such low risk that they do not need ultrasound unless problems arise. “Doctors using their judgment about when to order ultrasound tests results in just as good care as doing it routinely,” said Dr. Bernard Ewigman of the University of Missouri-Columbia, prin­ cipal author of the study. . Ultrasound has become an essential tool for steering women through difficult pregnancies. Sound waves produce an image of the fetus that can help doctors judge its age and growth and spot birth defects and other problems. Many assume that routinely providing such a test will mean safer pregnancies for all women, not ju st those at high risk. However, until now, this seemingly common sense idea had never been rigorously tested. The new study concludes otherwise. “The psychology and culture of America is that to do some­ thing is to do good, and that is not always the case,” said Dr. Frederic D. Frigoletto of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a co-author of the study. The nationwide experiment found that 5 percent of babies delivered to healthy, low-risk women have major problems at birth, regardless o f whether routine ultrasound is nerformed. Learn to Think Like a Test Maker. Or You May Never Get a Chance to Think Like a Lawyer. Typically, family doctors and obstetricians recommend that women get two ultrasound scans during pregnancy, one between 15 and 22 weeks and a second between 31 and 35 weeks. They cost about $200 apiece. “That’s a lot of money for a baby picture,” Ewigman said. The research was conducted on 15,151 pregnant women in 109 obstetrical and family practices in six states. The results were published in Thursday’s New England Journal o f Medicine. The women were randomly assigned to two groups. In one, every woman got two routine scans. In the other, ultrasound was used only if a doctor felt it was necessary. Forty-five percent of the women in the group denied routine ultrasound ended up getting at least one scan during their preg­ nancies. About 4 million American women give birth each year. The researchers estimated that scanning them routinely rather than when needed would add more than $1 billion to the nation’s health bill. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Richard L. Berkowitz said the findings “should be accepted as a challenge by those who pro­ vide ultrasound examinations to pregnant women in the United States.” However, critics contended that skilled ultrasound operators can do a far better job of spotting birth defects than was demon­ strated in the studv. 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Once again, Vernon has a good shirt ruined by a cheap pocket octopus. PEOPLE* BOSTON (AP) — Billy Joel arrived for the second concert on a two-year world tour and he’s already the worse for wear. Speaking with reporters hours before his conceit Tuesday, Joel hoisted a pant leg to reveal a scab on his left calf. “This is not an easy job,” Joel said, “This is how you beat yourself up. You run around on the stage, you smash into things. “I wake up with black and blue marks, scrapes and cuts. You’re so ‘adrenalized’ you don’t realize it happened.” Adding to the grueling physical aspect of touring is the emo­ tional toll, the 44-year-old rock star said. He said he wants to spend more time with his wife, model Christie Brinkley, and 7year-old daughter, Alexa Ray, who live on New York’s Long Island. Joel’s album, “River of Dreams.” is No. 1 on the Billboard chart. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -U Pool legend Minnesota Fats was released Wednesday after spending a week in a hospital psychi­ atric ward. Fats, whose real name is Rudolf Wanderone Jr., was commit­ ted to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center by a judge Sept. 8 on the request of doctors after he became disoriented and left his home. He was released after a competency hearing in a M etro Nashville court. Doug Williams, a hospital spokesman, said Wanderone’s fam­ ily req u ested th at no statem ents be released about him. Wanderone married Theresa Ward six months ago. Fats, believed to be about 93 years old, was portrayed in the 1961 movie “The Hustler” by Jackie Gleason. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former neighbor of Jameson Parker’s was convicted of attempted murder for shooting the actor during an argument over remarks the man made to Parker’s wife. Robert St. George, 53, also was convicted Monday in Van Nuys Superior Court of using a firearm in the commission of a crime, Deputy District Attorney Kathy Cady said Wednesday. St. George could be sentenced to 14 years in prison at a hear-, ing Sept. 30. . » ■ Parker, 44, who co-starred in the 1980s CBS-TV detective series “Simon & Simon,” was shot in the arm and upper body Oct. 1. He was hospitalized less than a day. St. George supposedly warned Darlene; Parker, 41, against allowing her three dogs to foul his yard and made a vulgar com­ ment, Ms. Cady said. Parker was shot when he went to* St. George’s home and confronted him about the incident, Ms. Cady said. The Parkers have since moved. NEW YORK (AP) — Seemed like old times. Thé presentation of a medal. Margaret Thatcher and George Bush. Only this time, she’s no longer prime minister of Britain and he’s no longer presidènt of the United States. Thatcher presented Bush with the Business Council for the United Nations Medal in a ceremony Tuesday at the WaldorfAstoria hotel. “ The last time we appeared publicly together, he was giving me a medal — the United States Medal of Freedom,” Thatcher said. “I hope to goon meeting him like this.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Tracy Lawrence has married a woman he met at post-concert autograph session in Denver seven months ago. Lawrence and Frances Weatherford, 24, of Farmington, N.M., tied the knot Monday night at a Nashville chapel. Members of Lawrence’s band played “Between Us,” and country singer Joe Stampley serenaded the couple at the recep­ tion. The 25-year-old Lawrence was winner of this year’s Academy of Country Music’s New Male Vocalist award. His latest album, “Alibis,” sold more than 1 million copies. 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R U R A L - B e tw e e n T e rra c e & U n iversity ' NON-SALE ITEMS Sports P a g:e 11 Thursday, September 16, 1993 State P ress ports Briefs S D um as w on’t play in 1993-94 The NBA has told Phoenix Suns for­ ward Richard Dumas to report to a sub­ stan ce-ab u se cen ter in T exas o r California. Also, Suns President Jerry Colangelo said Dumas “needs help" and he will not see any action during the upcoming NBA season. A league spokesman said Wednesday the referral to the Houston clinic of San Antonio Spurs coach John Lucas or the NBA’s Adult Substance Abuse Program in Van Nays, Calif., constitutes a first “ strike” against Dumas under the NBA’s three-strike program against drug offendThe league also said Dumas uncooperative and must serve an indefi­ nite suspension without pay. The league did not elaborate on Dumas’ conduct. According to the NBA drag poBcy, after a first offense a player is suspended with pay unless there has been a lack Of cooperation regarding medical treatment. “ Ahd there has te en a lack ofcooper| ation,” said Brian M sêetj/m, the vice ptesideiit o f public relations. “ And, K ings sign H urley for $1