W o r ld /N S po r ts a t io n I rish Catholics remember vic tim s o f 'B loody Su nday ' Su n D evil gymnasts rewrite RECORD BOOKS Pa g e 3 Pa g e 9 G r o u p s d o c to r c a m p u s c o n d o m v e n d o r s S p e n d $ 1 ,7 0 0 fix in g 2 3 v e n d in g m a c h in e s B y B en L eatherman State P ress Just in time for Valentine’s Day, condoms are making their return to campus vending machines. Campus activist group Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning Health of University Students recently spent approximately $1,700 to repair and restock 23 condom dispensers in the restrooms of eight residence halls, the Student Health Center, the Memorial Union and Student Recreation Complex. The three-m onth replacem ent project is operating through the Student Health Center. Together, the two organizations spent over $1,300 to purchase approximate­ ly 3.000 single and three-packs of condoms, To refurbish the vending machines, the groups spent $400. David Bower, a health educator working with BAC­ CHUS. said fi ve of the machines were out of order, while others had been vandalized or had parts missing. "Unfortunately, what happened was if a student didn't get their product, damage was done to the machine,” he said. "The machines were first installed a couple of years ago by a company out of Colorado, but they quit servic­ ing the machines.” ' Bower said Student Health tried to contact the compa­ ny, but found out it was no longer in business. They then decided to take over responsibility for the machines and got BACCHUS to help them, he said. He estimates the process of repair and restocking to be completed by the middle of this week. “(Student Health officials) are interested in a moderation message with alcohol and we know high use of alcohol and high-risk sexual activity are linked,” he said. “So what we’re trying to promote is the idea of safe sex and moderation.” Bower cited a U.S. Department o f Health and Human É rik G uzow ski/S tate P ress Jeremy Fry, President of BACCHUS loads condom's into a vending machine in the men’s first floor bathroom at Mariposa Hall. The vending machines have been empty since at least spring ‘96 and are now filled in resident halls first floor bathrooms. Services that revealed 60 percent o f college women who contracted an STD were under the influence o f alcohol during the sexual intercourse when they were infected. The condoms being stocked in dispensers are coated with spermicide and come in singles, which sell for 50 cents, and three packs, which run $1.50. The packets also contain instructions for use, a disclaim er and a notice with Health Education and Wellness’ phone number for students with questions on sex and STDs. “It’s good that students have (condoms) available again,” said BACCHUS President Jeremy Fry. “(When) a student is in a pinch, they now have the option (of safer sex).” Dance theory course graces floors o f Cyberspace B y Ro w e E dgem . State P ress Imagine a dance theory class where the students go to lectures on their free time, homework is done by e-mail, the instructor is in Portugal, and classmates converse in chat-rooms. Cross Cultural Dance Perspectives is one of the first class to be offered on-line any­ where in the world. The class was offered on-line in spring of 1996. “Using the Internet as a resource (and a) research tool gives students unlimited possi­ bilities of directions in which students can explore, synthesize information, and then create ideas,” said Pegge Vissicaro, instruc­ tor o f the class. The purpose of die course is to study dance around the world, using the Internet as a means of teacher and student communication. V issicaro was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in Dance. She is currently in Portugal, where she is also teaching dance technique and theory at two universities in Lisbon. At the beginning o f each week students are given a lecture presentation and asked one question to which they must respond in a short essay that week. The lectures include topics such as cul­ ture as a learned behavior, dance origins, the dynamic processes o f dance, and dance ethnology theory. Different styles of dance and dance traditions will also be explored. This semester 55 students have enrolled in the class — compared to last spring’s 11 students — and V issicaro hopes to make some changes. “In spring of ‘96, many students had dif­ ficulty allowing sufficient time to discover what the Internet had to offer or did not do the assignments in depth,” she said. To improve the class, Vissicaro said she is trying to be much clearer about the work requirements for the course by suggesting students spend at least 4 to 6 hours per week writing, reading each other’s work, and searching and reviewing websites appli­ cable to the weekly topic. “T he p rim a ry d iffe re n c e (fro m la st spring) will be the variety of viewpoints and insights that will be shared,” she said. The high-tech class may be a sneak peek o f things to come. “This kind o f technology shows what classes w ill be like in the fu tu re ,” said T urn to D ance, page 2. Party to kickoff celebration o f Black History M onth This is part one o f a series highlighting Black History Month. B y S ara B ush State P ress Music, dancing and poetry will kickoff a month-long celebration of African-American histosy today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Hayden Lawn. “The kickoff is going to include musical and spoken word performances as well as a step team and poetry read­ ing,” said L avenie D acosta, assistan t d irector o f ASU African-American Studies. Dacosta said everyone is encouraged to wear cultural dress for the Black History Month celebration. The Black Graduate Students Association is sponsoring the festivities. “We do have a fair amount o f African-American stu­ dents here on campus,” she said. “It is important that we see ourselves as being a significant part o f American history. It is a great source of pride for us to be able to celebrate our contribution to history.” Black History Month allows African-Americans nation­ wide to teach and celebrate black culture in America. The celebration o f black heritage started in February, 1926, with N egro H istory W eek, in coordination w ith A braham L in c o ln ’s birth d ay , Feb. 12, and F rederick D ouglas’ birthday, Feb. 14. A frican-A m erican groups expanded the week to a month in 1976, renaming it Black History Month. A decade later, the celebration was formal­ ized by a joint resolution o f Congress. Vice Provost W alter Harris said Black History Month celebrates a part o f history people ignored for a long time. “Black History Month is important because it gives us an opportunity to recognize a group o f citizens who origi­ nally were not recognized,” Harris said. “It gives us an opportunity to set aside time as a nation to look at the con­ tributions that group o f people made. “It is especially important for the student population to be informed about many different cultural groups,” he said. “It is as im portant that we have an opportunity to learn about the contribution o f this group o f Americans as any other.” Besides today’s kickoff party, various African-American groups on campus will sponsor Black History Month festiv­ ities throughout February: • Feb. 12, African-American poet E. Ethelbert Miller of Howard University will speak and read his work at 7 p.m. T urn to H istory, page 2. Page 2 S tate P ress Monday, February 3,1997 D ance C o n t in u e d f r o m p a g e 1 . Entries must contain the full name of the dub or organization, a description < tfme and the fuR addnas of the location A# requests are subject to editing tor i Informs1---a*— - . n l i fpGQfrpB« Crw^}8w j m i i t t wfapJ’ TOlwgiscaf*«. “i -- ~ -»-t.~ - S'- The Today Section is a dally 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. • J u s tic e S tu d ies A cadem ic Student Union (JSASU) — General meeting at 5 p.m. in the MU Memorial Union room 2080 • ASU Triathlon Team — Weekly team meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the SRC second root cla ssro o m . • C ounselor Training Canter — Free ounseling available tor full-time students and staff at Payne Hail, room 402. For more information or an appgMbnent, call 965*5067. » Tempe ■ R enters R ig h ts , Organizational meeting to support and strengthen proposed Tempe Rental Housing Code at 7 p.m. in the MU room 213 (Santa Cruz). • MUAS Gallery C om m ittee — Meeting at 2 p.m. in the MU confer­ ence room 1A, third floor. • Travel and Tourism Students Association (TTSA) — General meet­ ing at 5:15 p.m. inPEBW room 158. • American Indian in stitu te Workshop (student employment) at 9 a.m. in the American Indian Institute conference room EC Annex 105. • American Indian Institute <— Reading skills workshop at 10:40 a.m. in the American Indian Institute conference room EC Annex 105. • School of Art — Opening exhibi­ tion “Distance from Origin" at 7 p.m. in the Harry Wopd Art Gallery, Art Building. Sculptural objects by MFA candidate Kelly Kievit. Refreshments wBl be served. • ASU R esid en tial Life ~ Information sessions for potential resident assistant candidates. • B u s in e s s C ollege C ouncil — Rush week beginning today through Friday at the Dean's Patio, Business College. • Kundalini Yoga Club —• Help con­ centrate your mind through Yoga in the MU room 203 (Gold) at 7 p.m. • G olden Key National Honor S o c ia ^ |S i^ fic e r’s meeting at Pop Peroni's Pizza at 5:30 p.m. • Coalition o f Justice and Peacljjjj Dan McCarthy, editor of the Tempe Tribune, wifi be speaking at noon in the MU Mohave room. • Students Towards Educational Progress (STEP) — General meet­ ing at 4:36 p.m. in the MU room 215 (Pinal). • W om en's la c r o s s e Team — Practice at 8 p.m. at the band prac­ tice field. Anyone in terested Is encouraged to try out. • Omega Delta Phi — Rush informa­ tion tables will be out ail week long from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hayden Square in front of the MU. • Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity*— Rush event at 6:30 p.m. at Balboa Cafe. For more info, visit the Dean’s Patio. • Gamma Alpha O m ega —-'Will have a table out today through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hayden Square in front of the MU.. freshman dançe major Jessica Clyne. “So far I think this class will be a chal­ lenge. It is a different way o f looking at dance in a way I never thought about it before,” Clyne said. “I am taking the class seriously,” said Allison Dyck, freshman dance major. “The course has a strict outline and the papers have to be well written. It is important for my major that I do well.” “T he In te rn e t m akes the class m uch more interactive and there are more oppor­ tunities to work cooperatively,” she said. Vissicaro said when she taught the class in the classroom, “the students relied less on their own perspectives to shape their learning mid more on what I was saying.” Dyck said she feels somewhat cheated she can’t ask questions Or talk to instructor Vissicaro in person. C laudia M urphey, chairw om an o f the Dance Department, said more classes like Vissicaro’s will likely be implemented in the future. “The possibilities are extraordinary,” Murphey said. “(Remote technology) really opens up learning to more people who might not normally have accesses to classes.” H is to r y C ontinued from page 1. in the Memorial Union Pima room. • Feb. 21, Martin Luther '•'ïng III, son of the famous civil rights leader, will give a lec­ ture in the Law College Great Hall át 2 p.m. : • Feb. 28, Sherian Cadoria, retired Anny Brigadier General, will deliver the keynote sp eech at “W hen G en d er, R ace, and Empowerment Intersect: a Women of Color Symposium” in the MU Arizona Room. The symposium runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dacosta said she expects more February events to be scheduled later this month. L Give your students a break! STUDENT LE A D E R W ANTED to fill the position of Student Regent. The position allows a student to represent all three State universities on the AZ Board of Regents, which includes full honor and voting privileges of title. QUALIFICATIONS: One m ust be currently enrolled in good standing a t ASU , a full-tim e student, and an A Z resident. Applications available a t A SA SU , 3rd floor MU. Applications are due a t A S A S U on February 12th a t 5:00 p.m . T h e P e e r H e a lt h E d u c a t o r s a r e t r a in e d t o t a lk t o y o u r s tu d e n ts a b o u t: , ✓ D ate/A cquaintance Rape ✓ S tr e ss M anagem ent ✓ A lcohol & Drug E ffects ✓ Safer Sex/HIV W e have very few available times this semester, so call now for best choice. Peer Health Educators are available to speak to classes, student groups, or other ASU affiliated organizations. C all fo r d etails. For more information, call James Faulkner 965-3161 HEALTH EDUCATION & WELLNESS 9 6 5 -4 7 2 1 A SU STUDENT HEALTH Just South of the University Bridge on PalmWalk _______W o r ld /N ation ______ _ ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims reinembored STATE P ress ___________________ ' ' Monday, February 3,1997 ___________________________ _ _ P jig g _ 3 B y S haw n P ogatghnik A ssociated P ress LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — T w e n ty -fiv e y ears a fte r B ritish tro o p s gunned down 13 Roman Catholic demon­ strators, m ore than 20,000 m archers and political leaders called for justice Sunday in a display of anger and grief. The Jan. 30, 1972, killings at the end of a civil rights march here came to be known as “ B lo o d y S u n d a y ” an d g a lv a n iz e d Catholic support for the Irish Republican Army like no other event in the Northern Ireland conflict. As p o lic e in arm o re d L a n d -R o v e rs observed and videotaped from a discreet distance, the crowd marched in bright sun­ shine through the Catholic Bogside district, to the spot of the massacre. No soldier was ever prosecuted for the deaths- A B ritish inquiry into the killings concluded troops were ju stified in firing because some of the demonstrators may have been armed. Locals dispute that claim, say­ ing the soldiers fired first and deliberately. “It is said that the Irish remember too much. I make no apology for remembering ... B ritish m u rd er in D e rry ’s s tr e e ts ,” Michael McKinney, a brother o f one of the victims, said to cheers from the crowd. Locals flanked the podium carrying 25foot-high banners depicting each o f Bloody Sunday’s victims, who included both IRA supporters and moderates. The commemoration Sunday served as a de facto election rally for leaders of the IRAallied Sinn Fein party, which hopes to win seats in upcoming British Parliament elections. Many of those at Sunday’s commemora­ tion were Sinn Fein supporters bused from across Northern Ireland. They were accom­ panied by fife-and-drum corps in b lack berets, their drums and banners honoring slain IRA members. Sinn Fein leaders and Catholic moder­ Portratts of the victims of Bloody Sunday are carried through the crowd of thousands at Free Derry Corner during the 25th Anniversary March for Bloody Sunday in Londonderry Sunday. In a major show of unrelenting grief and anger, more than 20,000 Catholics marched peacefully Sunday in memory of 13 demonstrators shot dead by British troops on “Bloody Sunday” a quarter-century ago. ates called for an international investigation into the massacre. “ The road to peace is through justice,” S in n F e in d ep u ty le a d e r M artin McGuinness said. In 1972, McGuinness was 21 years old and reputedly the IRA’s commander in thé city. He told the crowd o f his memories of march­ ing on Bloody Sunday, and o f his horror at seeing dead bodies strewn about the Bogside. He listed several other locals killed by police or soldiers — all cases in which no murder or manslaughter charges were filed. He acknowledged that Northern Ireland’s Protestant majority and the British had like­ wise suffered from IRA bombings. “We know there are two roads before us. There is the road to further conflict. And one is to th e n e g o tia tin g ta b le ,” M cG uinness said, em p h asizin g th at he believed there was “nowhere else to go” hut into negotiations. Sinn Fein has been excluded from talks that began last June because the IRA ended a 17-month cease-fire with a London bomb­ ing in February 1996. The IRA launched its violent cam paign against B ritish rule of Northern Ireland! in 1970. Cricket star petitions for removal of Bhutto from Pakistani elections B y G retchen P eters A ssociated P ress ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A cricket star running for prime minister of Pakistan went to court Sunday to biock ousted leader Benazir Bhutto from seeking reelection Monday. The move by Imran Khan probably came too late to affect voting, his spokeswoman acknowledged. But the suit could result in Ms. Bhutto being barred from tak­ in g o ffic e if she w in s, said N asim Z e h ra , th e spokeswoman for Khan’s Justice Party. Ms. Bhutto was dismissed by the president Nov. 5 on allegations of corruption and economic mismanagement. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal last Thursday. Khan waited for the decision to file his suit, Zehra said. Opinion polls show Khan trailing Ms. Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, head of the Pakistan Muslim League. Ms. Bhutto has accused the interim government over­ seeing the vote o f planning to rig ballots in S h arif s favor. She threatens to reject the results if she wins fewer than 90 seats in the 217-member National Assembly. “ We hope and pray that die elections will be fair, otherwise it would be disastrous for the country,” she said Sunday after arriving to vote in her hometown of I -akama, 500 miles south o f Islamabad. N early 6 0 m illio n v o ters w ere re g iste re d , b u t turnout was expected to be low. Voters appear discour­ aged. Three governm ents, including one headed by Sharif, have been dismissed on corruption charges in the last 12 years. The head o f the p arty th at w ins co n tro l o f the National Assembly, whether alone or with coalition partners, will be prime minister and expected to serve a five-year term. Seats are also being contested in Pakistan’s four provincial legislatures. Pakistani Army troops prepare to dslivsr ballots to polling stations in Lahore Sunday. The government is deploying 250,000 troops to safeguard Monday’s parliamentary elec­ tion. The army has ruled Pakistan, off and on, for about half of the country’s 49-yeer existence.Voters in Pakistan, going to th e p o lls fo r th e fo u rth tim e in eig h t years Monday, sssm to have lost faith In politics. Nine Northern Ireland parties participat­ ing in the talks have made little progress to w a rd fin d in g a fo rm o f g o v ern m en t acceptable to Protestants, who demand the province remain linked with Britain, and Catholics determined to build ties with the rest of Ireland. S inn F e in le a d e r G erry A dam s said Prime Minister John Major is obligated to begin a new inquiry into Bloody Sunday. “Bloody Sunday reihains pertinent today b e c a u se it is an o p en w ound. B lo o d y Sunday is th e Sunday w hich has never ended,” he said on Sky television. G unm an k ills priest in B y W ill S cully A ssociated P ress RUHENGERI, R w anda— A gunman killed a Roman Catholic priest who was delivering communion to parish­ ioners in a small settlement in northwestern Rwanda on Sunday, church officials said. The priest; who had worked in Rwanda for more than 35 years, was killed in Kampanga settlement and his body brought to the bishop’s residence, said an official with the Roman Catholic diocese in Ruhengeri. He spoke on the condition he not been identified. No Rwandan officials were available to comment and details were sketchy. The priest was identified by his Missionaries of Africa order in Rome as the Rev. Guy Pinard, 61, originally from Trois Rivieres, Quebec. “He was distributing communion and at that moment was shot, and died immediately,” said the Rev. Pedro Sala. Kampanga is about 9 miles north of Ruhengeri, which is 60 miles northwest of the capital, Kigali. Pope John Paul II first announced the priest’s death at the end of his weekly appearance from his window over­ looking St. Peter’s Square. v’ “The news has ju st reached me o f the tragic loss of Father Guy Pinard, Missionary of Africa, barbarously mur­ dered this morning during the celebration o f holy Mass in his parish o f Ruhengeri,” the pope said T h e killing comes two weeks after three Spanish aid workers were killed and an American colleague wounded in an attack on their compound in Ruhengeri. Two suspects arrested in the killing died later in custody under circumstances that have not been fully explained. M ost international aid agencies and U nited Nations operations withdrew from Ruhengeri after the killings« which the government .attributes to Hutu insurgents. The insurgents returned to Rwanda from neighboring Zaire with more than a half-million refugees at the end of last year. O p in io n State P ress Monday, February 3,199? Page4 E d ito r ia l C o u n t y t o b e is la n d s n e e d in c o r p o r a t e d The blaze that ruined a building Friday m ay have been stopped sooner had th e building not been located in a unincorporat­ ed area of Maricopa County. The fire may not have been so damaging or taken so long to control had the area been a part of a city. Response would have been quicker and the area would have had stricter building codes. Since the building lies in an undesirable property area, no nearby city wants to claim it. Therefore, the land belongs to Maricopa County, Being a county island, people in that area rely on neighboring cities to fight their fires. The R ural/M etro F ire D epartm ent, at Miller and Thomas Roads, responded to the call. The firefighters then worked over two hours to put out the fire Had the firefighters been there sooner maybe the fire wouldn’t have been so difficult to control, but it is understandable that the fire department w a|j unable to respond quickly given that they had todnve several miles Biwli S ince the county has o th e r concerns, building safety codes in small unincorporat­ ed areas aren’t as strict as those in a city. The building which burned was basically a fire hazard, due not only to the lax safety codes but excessive debris in the area. There was also “junk and garbage” piled to the ceiling inside the building, according to C olin W illiam s, a spokesperson fo r the Rural/Metro Fire Department. W illiams expressed his concern to the Tempe Tribune over firefighters working in county islands. He said that fighting a fire in an unincorporated area is a firefig h ter’s nightmare. Williams also stated there were no sprinkler systems or smoke detectors in the building. ■Luckily the fire claimed no human lives, but problems such as lax building codes and fire departm ents debating over who w ill respond to a fire in a county island could cost someone their life someday. These unincorporated areas are unsafe not only for the businesses, workers and resi­ dents but also for the firefighters. People in unincorporated areas have the right to be safe. The areas need to be incor­ porated into a city so that businesses will have stricter building codes and people will have every safety precaution and service to which they are entitled. - County islands need to be incorporated if no other reason than to prevent injury or death. I STATE PRESS TAFF S elective m e m o r y p lays role rekindling failed relationships Celine Dion is singing about it, R ich ard and M onica on T ) ACHEL Friends are going through it. Can b C G O RD O N you really bring back to life a Columnist re la tio n s h ip th a t w as over? Maybe a better question is should we even attempt? At some point in our lives, most o f us will have experienced the dilemma. M oments after a break-up; we generally look to our friends for solace. We want someone to tell us it’s the other person’s fault, that they didn’t deserve us for whatever rea­ son. With best friends we can share regrets, concerns, frus­ trations and even annoyances about our “ex.” I’ve heard some interesting concepts from my friends, including that the once-beloved was too clingy, too indepen­ dent, did not get along with anyone or simply had the wrong color hair. After you’ve complained to friends about the problem s within a relationship, you vow to move on to someone different, better, perfect, with all the qualities your previous mate was missing. I have yet to come across my ideal mate, although 1 did recently receive a gift of “The Perfect Man” from a close friend. He’s under cellophane wrap and made out of ginger­ bread. He can’t talk back and is very supportive. Since this is the closest to the perfect mate I’ve come across so far, I have to wonder one thing: why do we so often go forth with blind faith when an ex tries to return to our lives? We seem to suffer from selective memory. We suddenly lose our senses and begin to think about how great this person is — how much they appear to have changed, how different they now are. Amazingly, the person whose annoying habits we were busy recalling to friends has suddenly become the perfect mate. How could we have let this one go; what was going through our mind? We believe this relationship will w ork out this time because we are more willing to try; we let it go once and can’t risk it again. Things will work out because we are meant to be together. We are blinded by love, infatua­ tion, hope for the future or even grand ideas of what will come. * W hile we are basking in the happiness o f our newly resuscitated relationship, our friends are recalling the problems we seethed over as they wait for the fall-out from a relationship that didn’t work right the first time. They are often trying to support us on the outside while believing in their hearts that it will not work between the two of you. There were real reasons it failed the first time, and more often than not, those same problems resurface in a rekindled relationship. Sometimes true love is really able to withstand the test of time and people do put it together again successfully. Some succeed, most do not. We end up facing the same frustrations, and wonder how we let ourselves get into this situation not once — but twice or even more. How could we have suddenly forgotten everything that was bad between the two of us? W e’ll have to stay tuned into Friends to see if it works for Richard and Monica. This will most likely be resolved during February Sweeps Weeks. For the rest of us not in TV Land; it usually does not work. Between my best friends and I, we now have a pact about reuniting w ith ex-flam es. W e have prom ised to attempt to force some common sense into anyone who tries to reunite with an ex. While we can’t always protect our­ selves from the pain of a twice-failed relationship, we can attempt to be more cautious in the future. At some pointwe have to reflect on the past and learn from the mistakes that were madd. Rachel Gordon is a sophomore studying broadcasting and can be reached at Rachel.Gordon@asu.edu. BRIAN ANDERSON, Editor DUSTIN KRUGEL, Managing Editor CARYL MICALIZIO........ ............................Night Editor ...............................City Editor TIMOTHY T A rr....... RAY STERN.... ..... THERESA VALLES ... . ... CHRISTA CERRENTANO T^M HACKER. . . . . . . . . . . . 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The news and views published in this newspaper are not necessarily those of the ASU administration, faculty, staff or student body. Sta te P ress P h o n e N u m b er s Information............. .965-7572 Newsroom;..............965-2292 Magazine................. 965-1695 Advertising..:..,.........965-6555 Classifieds................ 965-6735 http ://news. vpsa. asu. edu O p in io n S ta te P ress Monday, February 3,1997 Page S H igh prices for art exhibits leave students poor Much to the surprise of many critics, M adonna has soared to lg a success in Evita. This success B FUENTES has breathed new life into the Columnist o n ce fo rg o tte n m u sical. T his movie is a good example of the A m erican ability to appreciate a r tis tic e n d e a v o r. C ritic s b eliev ed A m ericans w ould be u n w illin g and u n a b le to s it through a motion picture without a spoken dialogue. Generally, the form ula for entertainm ent suc­ cess is fast-paced and swift-mov­ ing. Evita not only proves we can watch a movie with all the dialogue set to music but also that we can appreciate the beauty and depth of a musical production. Regrettably, many live musicals and Broadway plays are priced out of reach for most ASU Students. The Beauty and the Beast production at Gammage was fabulous, but the tickets were overpriced for the student budget, W hile “rush” tickets are a great opportunity to attend the plays, you have to wait an hour for a “maybe” and still pay three times the cost of a movie. Even worse, you may only be allowed to buy one or, at the very most, two tickets. Do they think students never date or don’t have families? The ticket limit is ridiculous. There is no doubt that exposure to music, theater and art benefits all in attendance. I didn’t always feel this way, but once I had the chance to look and listen, 1 was hooked. For years, art enthusiasts com plained about society’s lack of support for the arts. If these art lovers want a high attendance they should make ticket prices affordable. At least the art events at ASU should be made available to stu- dents at m odest prices so you can take your significant other as well as your kids. Allowances must be made for those o f us who don’t have $50 to spend on a ticket even though we want to go. If art is to make a difference in society, it must attract fans at all economic levels. Catering to the elitists while snubbing the “financially challenged” will only rob the arts o f popu­ lar support. If it’s OK to fund a center for the well-being of the physical body, then it should be no problem to fund a project capable of expanding the mind and feeding the soul. 1 propose that ASU have an “arts” fee similar to the SRC fee. An optional $20 to $25 at registration time would allow students die choice to attend a limited number o f Gammage or ASU productions for free. Or, if this seems a little gener­ ous, students could attend an unlimited number of produc­ tions at a minimal $5 fee to be paid when picking up tickets on top of the initial fee paid at registration. Students who choose to take advantage of this would be given a valida­ tion sticker for their ID, much like the SRC does when stu­ dents enroll for a specialty class, such as aerobics. Another possibility would be to have corporations spon­ sor “Student Day at the Arts” or offer drastically reduced ticket prices. Some may say that if students really have a desire to attend the theater or musical performances, they will make it a priority to find the money. Unfortunately, many of us are on a tight budget and if we want entertainment, the cost of a $6 movie is a pretty good deal compared to the cost of any Gammage feature. Curators understand that sometimes the masses must be enticed to attend these functions. Not everyone is bom with a love for the arts, but they can learn it if they are granted the opportunity. It isn’t that the music, plays or exhibitions aren’t worthy o f attendance, but in this fast-food styled society, quick and cheap is stiff competition. While you might not gamble $50 to see a musicai, you probably would be willing give it a try if it were free or only $5. This is especially true for those o f us with a family. When you’re buying more than one ticket, price is often the decision maker. The importance of the arts can be seen in treasures found by archaeologists that give us a glimpse o f an ancient civi­ lization. A ceramic vessel, sculpture or painting may be the only thing left to give identity to a lost civilization. We as a civilized society have much to offer in the field o f arts. Live theater can bring unbelievable life and fullness to characters. Music can touch the heart and very soul of man and has been heard to soothe many stressed-out students. Paintings and sculptures allow us to really “see,” with our eyes and our minds. These improved visual abilities will allow us to be more understanding and tolerant of different cultures because all people have a form of artistic expression. We are here at ASU to learn and better ourselves so we can go into the workforce and make a difference. W e’ll make a better impact if w e're given the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the arts. If arts productions were financially feasible for all stu­ dents, more would attend and all would be better off. The students would be exposed to great entertainment, the the­ ater would gain future patrons, and the University would have more well-rounded students. Gammage should want as many ASU students as possible to attend, because within these throngs are the future CEO’s, administrators, teachers and leaders of the future. In order for the arts to thrive, they must have supporters. If you win over one or two of these future leaders, the ripple effects will ensure the future sup­ port of arts. Olga Fuentes is a junior studying anthropology. Star Wars saga blasted Hollywood with special effects One o f the greatest space epics o f our time, Star Wars, returned AVID to the silver screen last weekend. RUFFLE Even though the science-fiction Guest Columnist fantasy is 20-years-old, Star Wars merchandising (toys, books and vidéocassettes) has reaped over $4 billion in sales, according to a Newsweek article published last week. What makes this film so appealing? Well, the story has so many great elem ents — the battle between good and evil, the mythological aspect o f the mysterious “force” that is with all of us, and the political struggle o f the Rebels against the Empire. The plot invokes memories of a classi­ cal fairy talc — young Luke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi Knights, is summoned to save Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Throw in some dazzling special effects, a sup­ porting cast of faithful robots, and you have guaranteed family entertainment that will last a lifetime. George Lucas took all the elements and genres that were used in the old Saturday afternoon matinees back in the 1930s and 40s: classic spaghetti westerns, war films, Flash Gordon serials, and Tarzan adventures and made a glorious iD S tu d e n ts in te n t o n le a r n in g space-age saga. This great movie has become a part o f American culture: the characters and story lines are more recognizable to chil­ dren than older fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs. Newspapers and magazines used to refer to the former Soviet Union as the “Evil Empire.” Even the Department of Defense stole the title of the movie for its “Star Wars” initiative. But the success of this space fantasy has also led to the demise of smaller, more creative films that have been consid­ ered expendable by major Hollywood studios. George Lucas may have tarnished the aesthetic quality of modem movie mak­ ing. Don’t get me wrong, I love Star Wars. I have seen it at least 20 times. However, the film’s success forced the film industry to take a gamble and go for it all — make the blockbuster. If I was a movie studio executive and realized I could make over $200 million on an old-fashioned space opera, I would probably do the same thing. Forget about plot and character development and high-quality screenwriting, let’s worry about market research (appealing to youth) so we can sell merchandise from toys to books to soundtracks. Star Wars changed the way the Hollywood establishment d is p la y s genuine interest in major coursework I re a d w ith g re a t in te r e s t S tev e Furthermore, I do not find my stu Foisberg’s Jan. 27 column “Higher edu­ d e n ts to h a v e “b a d a ttitu d e s ” as cation is really about business.” Forsberg asserts On the contrary, I find Forsberg claims that students “have the vast majority o f m y students moti­ no interest in die crap being taugbt in vated and focused. They acknowledge the classroom and they know they won’t the valu e o f th eir co urse w ork as it need it in ‘die real world,’ but they have relates to their career choice and most to ju m p through the hoops to g et that work extremely hard, not because they (m e n o s degree.” h a v e to ju m p th ro u g h h o o p s b u t I occasionally teach Zoology 201- because m astering the subject m atter 202 (Human Anatomy and Physiology) will enable them to succeed in their at A SU and m y experience is exactly careers. \ •m U M osittt o f wfajl F o ra h l^ describes. ' l should also poiat out that I regular­ Most o f the students in Wm classes are ly te a c h th e sa m e c o u rse s in th e in te n d in g t o e n te r o n e o f th e m any health care professions: medicine, den­ D istrict The lecture material is exactly tistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, ■ the same and the students are similarly nursing, physical t h e r e a t set.-' 'm d tta ttd . ence, etc. These students quickly recogForsberg’« cynical view ,of A SU ’s nize that the material they are learning ' course offerings and its students are, as in my c o u rse se rv e s as un e s s e n tia l i far as r m c o n c e n te d ,:||s^ ^ ® K Steve Wolfson, V.M JO foundation in Are “real world” o f their | i University Veterinarian chosen p r o f e s ^ P p ^ made films — special effects over intricate plot arrangement, simple fantasy over real-life drama. The late 70s marked an exciting era o f Hollywood filmmaking — Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Kramer vf. Kramer, and Annie Hall. But after Star Wars was released, the future Coppolas, Scorseses and Allens have been forced out of the market. Has the blockbuster gamble been worth it? Not necessari­ ly. Last summer’s winner, Independence Day was a tired, corny, special effects mess that grossed over $200 million. But for every Independence Day winner, you also have a hun­ dred Judge Dredd and Last Action Hero box-office failures. But let’s not blame Lucas entirely for this big-budget fiasco we are in. Modem movie watchers have a very short attention span. We want to be entertained and not worry about plot com plexities and heavy-handed dialogue. I mean, who is going to sit through four hours o f Hamlet"! Lucas didn’t want to destroy Hollywood. He gave us a thrill, a roller-coaster ride of magic and special effects that film buffs will never forget. Unfortunately, modem movie­ makers have rarely found that special formula to keep us coming back for more. David Ruffle is a senior studying journalism. Dissection an important experience for bio students, future doctors This letter is in response to the article about “Dissection alternatives” in the State Press on Jan. 2 9 .1 do not understand how biology stu­ dents intend to leam about die internal func­ tions of animals and humans without dissect­ ing. This is like fixing a car without opening the hood. We certainly would not feel com­ fortable lying down on a table to be operated on by a doctor who gets “squeamish” when cutting open an animal and therefore learned about medicine with computer simulation and rubber models. I understand that some people feel they are violating the rights of the animals by dissecting them- However, these people are not meant to be doctors. Becoming a doctor is not a textbook expe­ rience. Iris a profession where every situation & and every encounter is different — different people with different chemistries. The only way a doctor can get a feel for the thousands of variables that go into a medical decision is from years of experience. The most important thing people look for is the doctor’s experience. How is one to gain experience in any way other than dissection? When someone comes up with a better method o f training, then maybe we can look, at that. Until then, animal dissection will have to be used, how­ ever troublesome that play be to some people. 1 For those students who don’t like the University’s policy, don’t register for the course. Scott Smith C ariS oIdat Aerospace Engineering uotaSCes... “I t is critica l th a t we take charge o f our own des­ tiny an d stop w aiting fo r som e unknown m ythical being to com e along an d w ipe racism fro m the fa ce o f this earth .” — David C. Wilson Sta te P ress Monday, February 3,1997 P age 6 N ew art e x h ib it co vers th e ‘Edge’ Bv L id ia E. Kelly State P ress Mas Hamaya lay m otionless on a table w earing nothing but a frosted fretsh-fhiit cloth cemented to his body with chocolate and m aple syrup. , H is bed m ade o f fru it and cakes looked delicious, its palette o f colors contrasting w ith the grayness o f the ASU Art Museum’s walls. Hamaya, a senior in sculpture and photography, took p art in the muse­ um ’s new est exhibition, “A rt at the E dge o f F a sh io n ;” w hich d e b u te d Saturday evening. Twelve fashion per­ formances by ASU’s graduate students and local artists accom panied about 1,200 guests throughout the evening. “Sociologists have dem onstrated that we read people quickly and easily based on their appearance — on their clothing, hair, skin color and tone, and body sh a p e ,” said H e a th e r S. Lineberry, ASU Art Museum curator, who prepared the exhibition. Lineberry has selected eight artists from across the country and Canada One o f the most popular shows o f the evening, called “waist/waste room” presented artist Angela Ellsworth in a stall in the w om en’s restroom , her whispering voice projected electroni* j cally into the men’s bathroom. “I want to address die issues of pri­ vate and public,” explained Ellsworth. The nearly nude Ellsworth could be viewed through periscopes or cracks in the stall door as she ate powdered d o u g h n u ts and th en to sse d them around the stall. She whispered stories about body weight and size, combina­ tions o f clo thing th at hide a thick waist, horizontal versus vertical, and fabrics that are particularly abrasive to constricted skin. “It’s really diverse,” said Monika K os, a sophom ore in film studies, commenting on the exhibition. “There is a lo t o f co n tem p o rary a rt here, though 1 expected more classical and traditional display.” T he e x h ib itio n w ill c o n tin u e through April 27. For more informa­ tion, call 965-2787. for the display, which includes sculp­ ture, photographs, installations, per­ formance and video. “The work in the exhibition ques­ tio n s q u ick assu m p tio n s b ased on appearance, and scrutinizes the forces, like fashion, that determ ine appear­ an ce and so in d ic a te id e n tity ,” Lineberry said. During the three-year preparation for the exhibition, she noticed many c o n te m p o rary a rtists fo cu s on art that utilizes the language o f clothing and fashion. “1 can think of a number of art stu­ dents at ASU who are dealing with the same issues and forms,” she said. Lineberry invited some o f the stu­ dents and local artists to take part in Saturday night’s event. The perfor­ m ances, held throughout the entire museum, transformed the exhibition into a live show. “ I th o u g h t it w ould be a g re a t chance to let these artists show their works, and at the same time enlarge our exhibition,” said Lineberry. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 21ST, 1997. For more infgrmation or to pick-up an application, please stop by the Center for Latin American Studies in Social Sciences, RM 213, or call 965-4191 for more details. 2Alf DAILY! 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University Dr. for being in possession of alcohol while underage. • A male student was arrested, cited and released at 929 S. Mill Ave. for being in possession of alcohol while underage. » Someone removed a vacuum from Palo Verde Main. • A male not affiliated with the University was arrested, cited and released for public consumption of alcohol at Tempe Cent»'. • Two male students were arrested, cited and released at 414 Adelphi Dr. for being in possession o f alcohol. • A juvenile male Was arrested, cited and released at 620 Alpha Dr. for being in possession of alcohol while under­ age. > A male student reported that someone removed his bicycle from 725 E. Adelphi Dr., where it was locked up. • A 19-year-old man was arrested at Jaycee Park, 817 W. Fifth S t, for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, being in the park past curfew, and an outstanding warrant At about 12:20 a.m., police said they contacted the suspect and several other people who were sitting on a bench next to a pipe and marijuana, as well as several boxes of Frito Lays potato chips. A computer check revealed the suspect had a warrant out for his arrest for larceny. He was transported to Tempe City Jail. • A 23-year-old man was arrested in the parking lot of Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 E. Fifth S t, for criminal damage and displaying a suspended license. Police said witnesses saw the man. scratching a black Ford Explorer on the right rear doc»: with a key, causing about $400 worth of damage. When police contacted the man in the parking lot and asked for identifica­ tion, he show ed his suspended drivers’ license. He Was booked into Tempe City Jail. • A 32-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting at Fry’s Food & Drug Stores, 3115 S. McClintock Dr., after she took a box of Tide detergent without paying for i t She was booked into Tempe City Jail. . AK'F A p r i M 3 , Í 0 0 6 ------- 1 » ■ O o t o b e r -I g i 1 0 0 6 ...... » Compiled by S tate P ress reporter Melody McDonald. D e c o m b e r -1 4 , 4 *7