In s id e W o r ld / N a tio n H urricane N ora bears o n B a ja coast Page 3 S po r ts dow n C hat with new basketball coach D o n N ew màn Page 15 ïjlilii. ■1 CrosswoKt __...... i3 • . JO . Opinimi........____«... tipulii* _:_ .. .13 • SpOftH.—1_i.... Rape suspects’ past examined System failed, say officials B y T im B axter State P ress Two teenagers arrested Monday and charged with raping two ASU students are examples of a system that “hasn’t worked all that great,” a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s office said Wednesday. “It’s indicative of a system that’s been in a difficult posi­ tion economically and otherwise,” said spokesaman Bill FitzGerald. “It’s been overloaded — too many juveniles and not enough courts — and that’s why the reforms have been brought in.” ’ FitzGerald said the youths would be charged as adults as required by Proposition 102, a statewide initiative approved by voters in November. Derrick Ray Wood, one of the teens, has a juvenile record of burglary, theft and aggravated assault. The other boy, Lee Henry Cornier, is charged in connec­ tion with both rapes. His criminal history is much longer, including charges of assault in Pinal County prior to mov­ ing to the Valley. In December 1995, he was accused of beating a 77-year-old woman, leaving her nude and uncon­ scious at a health club. Deputy Pinal County Attorney Dwight Callahan, who dealt with Cornier’s case, said a lack of solid evidence and favorable reviews from Maricopa County probation offi­ cials led to Cornier only receiving probation. “We were prepared to go to trial when some of our wit­ nesses seemed a little concerned (that) this was actually the kid wandering around the health club,” Callahan said, adding that the victim could not provide positive identification. “Everybody agreed he would stay in juvenile court and remain on probation. Our judge followed ... in the footsteps of the Maricopa County judge,” he added. “If the kid was not doing well, we didn’t know that.” Callahan said many of Cornier’s offenses are older, too. “He was 14 years old when we first had contact with him. That’s a pretty young age for us to be locking him up and throwing away the key,” he said. “(We thought) this was a kid we probably should work with and we engaged in that effort over a period of time — this kid was supposed to have been monitored.” Cornier has been on juvenile intensive probation since May 1996. Minors in intensive probation are supposed to T urn to Su spects, pa ge 2. E.0, McGov«m/ State Press Annette Foster, a graduate student studying fine arts, participated In the Take Back the Day rally in front of the Memorial Union W ednesday. Students rallied in response to the two recent rapes and the August murder o f an A SU student S e e sto ry p a g e 7 .': v \ -.',4' - • 1 P ossib le link: Yu k illin g , rape suspect? B y T im Baxter State P ress A “good investigative link” exists between the August slay­ ing of ASU student Fiona Yu and a Tempe teenager arrested Monday in connection with last weeks rapes, police said. “From our perspective, there’s a lot of similarities there, and we’re looking at the evidence to compare,” said Toby Dyas, Tempe police spokesman. “We don’t know at this point. It’s a good investigative link that we’ll be looking at at this time. “We don’t have enough to know for sure at this time. If we did, we’d be out arresting him right now,” he added. However, Dyas said a DNA test is being peformed that could provide some answers in the case. Getting the results back will take a few weeks, or possibly months, he said. Dyas said the two boys, Derrick Wood and Lee Cornier, were not suspects in four other recent Tempe sex crimes. “Two of the four were Hispanic males, one was a white male, and one had no description,” he said, adding that the crimes and the way the crimes were committed were different. Police will not say if Yu was sexually assaulted, but said there were similarities to last week’s rape cases. Yu was found strangled in her Tempe apartment on Aug. 4. Forget ‘party school’ image; freshmen brainier than ever By C hris P assamano State P ress This year’s freshman class is the academically-strongest group of students in ASU’s 112-year history, with more scholars and award-winning students than ever. This year’s class has 624 new Regent Scholars compared to 508 last year. There are also 52 National Merit Scholars, up from 35 last year. Plus, there are seven National Hispanic Scholars and 10 National A chievem ent S cholars for A frican American students. “This is the strongest and most diverse class in the University’s history,” said Milton Click, senior vice president and provost. N ational M erit Scholars are a good barometer for m easuring the scholastic aptitude of the new freshmen, because only the top 0.5 percent receive the award, said Ted Hum phrey, dean o f the University Honors College. “I’m personally very proud o f these numbers,” he said. “I believe that we can improve this but these are the highest num­ bers in the history of this University. We have a wonderful freshman class.” ASU officials attribute the strength of this year’s class to the hard work and dedi­ cation of the University’s faculty. “I think it’s really from the efforts the faculty and staff has made to raise the academ ic standards,” G lick said. “The word is getting out that ASU is a great academic institution.” ASU President Lattie Coor also feels faculty and staff efforts were a big reason for the improved class. “We work very hard to recruit the best students to ASU,” Coor said. “It is the result of a growing move towards stronger and stronger-students every year. It’s a ls o ^ e Other telling statistics include six Flinn experience that they have when they first come here and the quality of their experi­ Award winners for the top high school graduates in the state and the number of stu­ ence. Our reputation is growing.” This work m recruiting the top students dents who scored 1380 or higher on the is reflected in the numbers o f freshmen SAT has increased from 93 to 144. The positive effects of this strong class coming from the top 15 percent of their can already be seen iii the Honors College, high school classes. “What we are particularly pleased with is Humphrey said. how we are capturing a higher fraction of “Ten percent o f the freshm an class students,” Glick said. “Not only are we entered the Honors College this year,” he increasing the number of students in the top said. “(A dditionally), 1 percent, o f the 5 percent, but the 6 through 10 percent has fresh m an c la ss are N a tio n a l M erit seen a dramatic increase.” Scholars. For a public university like Hie top 5 percent of high school gradu­ ours, these numbers are very respectable. ates enrolled as ASU freshm an has If we had these num bers last year we increased 23 percent from last year to a total would have been ranked 30 to 35 (aca­ of 624 students, said Tim Desch, director of dem ically) in the nation. Last year, 50 undergraduate admissions^ M erit Scholars was ranked 30, so that But the 6 to 10 percentile has risen by will put us in very good company;” 124 students to 374, and the 11 to 15 per­ Coor said the University will continue centile has risen by 19 percent to 251. i, effortsto bringttelmj^tcstsjuilcntstQASUv Page 2 State P ress Thursday, September 25, 1997 S u sp e cts^ . Today C o n t in u e d weekend's retreat. CwapM did* and ujunuationh may vubmit written entries to the State Press in the • C h ristia n S tu d en ts Fellow ship — loving Like God — Perfect-” Bible study basement of the Matthews Center. 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Association— Aft acdlll&fctltfe^P^^dlK The Today Section is a daily calendar of be held ll:30 a.m. in the Ventana Room of events tainted as a service to die ASU com­ the MU. Meet students, faculty and staff, munity. Requests are accepted on a first- along with guest speaker Dr. JesusTrevlno. come, first-served basis and are print«! as • A m erican M arketing association — space permits. General meeting will be held 4,'30 p.m. in the • C ounselor T raining C en ter — Alumni Room of die. MU. Ron Cole from Counseling for ASU students, friends and America West Airimes is the featured guest. family is provided by graduate students in • Desert Horticulture Society — meeting Payne Hall, loom 402. Ft» more information will be held 4:30 p.m, in room S36 of the or to set up an appointment, call 965-5067. Life Science Tower. • THEM ~~ Meeting will be held.5:40 • Society for Conservation Biology — p.m. in McClintock Hall. • Baptist Student Union — Free lunch fol­ First meeting of die semester wiH tie held 7 lowed by short devotion will be 12 p.m. at p.m. in LSE 104. , ; s • Residence Hail Association -^- deneral the BSU center on 1322S. hfill Ave. « C are e r Services — Resume writing Hall Council meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. workshop will be held 12:40 p.m. in room in the Cochise Room of the MU. • Students for a Free Tibet -—Genetsi meet- ' 222 of die MU. • ASU Philosophy dub — “Anarchy — Is it ing and planning for “Seven Days for Tibet” 5 Possible or Desirable?” Discussion will be p.m. in the Apache Room of the MU. .-.Msittt’iir« A m erican ?:jSbpipbBrieuaw; i held 4 p.m. in room 139 of McClintock Hall. Organization— General meeting will held • Peace Corps — Introduction to die Peat» Corps will be held 3 p.m.. in the Navajo 4:30 p.m* in the American Indian Institute cosfeim reroom ,; : ^ i : • Room of the MU. • Peace Corps — International opportuni­ • ASASU — University affairs committee ties with die Peace Cotps will be held 7 ; m eeting wiB be ft^fd 3:15 p.m . In the MUAB conference room 1A add IB. p.m. in the Mojave Room of the MU. • ASU lo b s W ith Ju stice M Meeting Marriott issueiyvili be discussed.■| > topic: Sweatshops and Guld Labor willbe • ASASU Homecoming — If you wuuid like to help plan this year’s Homecoming ray- | 4:30p.m. in die Hopi Roomof theMU. I Campus C rusade for C hrist — Dave ; ally, please come to weekly nteedngs 4 pm. in Moore is the featured speaker 7:30 ip « p i 'the MUAB conference room 1A and IB. For 150. Come by ami get a preview o f this more information, call 965-1264. t f l | Rnetorîc: D iscovery ana C itante Alton L. Beçker U niversity of M ichigan A Pikean Way of Thinking Rickard E. Young Carnegie M ellon U niversity Problems as Interprative Acts fr o m pa g e 1. meet physically with officers four times a week and receive phone calls every day. “They keep a close enough watch on you that if you’re engaging in any of these activ­ ities it should have come to their attention,” Callahan said. Chris Martinez, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Juvenile Court Center, refused to comment on specifics of the Cornier or Wood cases, but said the intensive proba­ tion system has a 70 percent success rate. Martinez did say the system is limited in that it can only act on what is brought to the courts and there are “many facets involved in the legal system." Martinez said she did not believe there had been a lack of communication, nor had the system necessarily failed. “All I can tell you is, our intensive pro­ bation supervisors do a hell of a job with 70 percent of our kids,” she said. -trié-lp lAlcmf&d ? .p(& C /40!' 7 The State Press is seeking an additional general assignm ent reporter for the Fall 1997 semester. This is a great experience for anyone interested in pursuing a career in journalism. Applicant should be a competent writer fam iliar with Associated Press style and able to find good story ideas without a lot of prod­ ding. Experience is preferred, but not required. Applications can be picked up and turned in at the State Press office, located in the basement of Matthew’s Center. Don’t forget to include clips of any stories you’ve written. V e o J lin ^ I f f ? S m it h ’s FO O D & D R U G C E N T E R S '" - ^ ONE-HOUR PHOTO PROCESSING WELCOMES ASU STUDENTS AND FACULTY Show your ASU ID card when leaving any roll of C41 35MM, 110 or 126 color print film for one hour processing, and receive a second set of 4 x 6 prints FREE! September 25, 1997 4:00pm -6:30pm Turquoise Room, Memorial Union Light refreskmen18 w ill be served mW ,< C o-Sponsored by: A S U English Dept. A S U Graduate College A S U Com m ittee on Linguistics A S U Com position Program Your Student Government This offer is available exclusively at these Smith’s locations: 829-7799 • 3255 South Rural Rd. 821-6800 • 2075 N. Alma School Rd. 952-1288 • 4505 E. Thomas Rd. 940-2303 • 4735 E. Ray Rd. VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT www.smithsfoodanddrug.com ______ W orld /N ation_______ St a t e P r ESS ._ E g g g J i Thursday, September 25,1997 U .N .’s reforms rejected by third-world nations By Robert H . R eid Associated P ress UNITED NATIONS — Developing countries told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday they would not support any reform plan that scales back economic development in favor of Western goals. Under pressure from the U-S. Congress, SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan called for streamlining U.N. opera­ tions to cut costs. But developing nations — the over­ w h elm ing m ajo rity in the 185-m em ber G e n e ra l Assembly — fear any cuts will come out of develop­ mental agencies, which they say give critical support to poor countries. “Africa is of the view that for reforms to be mean­ ingful and credible, they should seek to reinforce the pivotal role of the United Nations in; developm ent,” President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe said on the third day of the annual General Assembly debate. The United States has made cost-cutting reforms key to it paying its debt to the world body. But Mugabe said paring down development programs in favor of Western goats of maintaining peace and promoting human rights “will marginalize” the wprld organization. “We do not see reform simply as an exercise to trim the budget of the U.N.,” Indian Prime M inister Inder Kumar Gujral said, “Instead, reforms should contribute to a strengthened U.N. and its capacity to respond effectively to the p rio rities identified by the over­ whelming majority o f its membership.” Gujral said there had been a “growing emphasis” in recent years cm using the United Nations to promote democracy and human rights rather than for economic development “International peace and stability will be enhanced only when all countries enjoy a minimum standard of economic self-sufficiency and well-being,” Gujral said, calling the promotion of sustained economic development the “single most important target” for die United Nations. The United States must win support of many developing countries if it is to convince die General Assembly to lower the American share of the annual U.N. budget to 20 per­ cent. down from the current 25 percent. Washington also wants other nations, such as China, Japan and European states, to pick up the slack. A reduction in U.S. dues is one o f the conditions imposed by Congress before it will pay its debt to the United Nations — variously estim ated between $900 million and $1,4 billion. Virtually all other U.N. members want the United States to pay its bills first, then negotiate a new rate. Gregory BuWAP Photo A group of people get a ride past a flooded part of the highway leading to Todos Santos near the town of Cabo San Lucas Tuesday. Partly sunny sides reappeared In Cabo San Lucas Tuesday, and residents went back to work after Monday’s clo se brush with Hurricane Nora. Nora lands at Baja peninsula B y N iko P rice A ssociated P ress ENSENADA, Mexico— Hurricane Nora bore down on Mexico’s Baja C alifornia peninsula W ednesday, packing 85 mph winds and a potential for heavy rain and following a path to the southwestern United States. Tuna fishing boats dashed to port, tourists beat a hasty retreat home and a Mexico-bound cruise ship about-faced as Nora’s eye was forecast to pass over this finger of land jutting into the Pacific Ocean south of California. “Remnants of Nora will be hit­ ting the United States som etim e F riday m orning,” said M ichael Form osa at the U.S. H urricane C enter in M iam i, w here radar screens showed a giant, whirling cloud mass chugging toward land. “ Brace yourselves,” Form osa said, wanting of potentially heavy rains and flooding even as the storm hits Baja California’s mountainous backbone on a course plotted for southwest Arizona. At 5 p.m. EDT, Nora’s eye was about 205 miles south o f Punta Eugenia, a rocky outcropping midway up the west coast of Baja California. N ora was m oving tow ard the north at about 11 mph and some weakening was forecast. At its strongest, Nora clocked sustained winds of 125 mph after becoming a hurricane on Sept. 18, but no deaths were reported as 16foot waves pounded hundreds Of miles of mainland coast, destroying dozens of homes. While the hurricane churned up 16-foot seas off die lower peninsula, fishermen sought refuge in ports up and down this rugged, rocky shore­ line Wednesday. “Out there, storms hit you harder. But even here in port, who knows what will happen,” said Isnardo Juarez, 39, who works on the 200foot boat Lupe del Mar, which came into Ensenada loaded with tuna. Nora is the second hurricane to threaten the B aja peninsula this month. Hurricane Linda set an east­ ern Pacific record with 220-mph sustained winds before defying fore­ casts and staying out to sea. No one was taking chances as Nora’s front-line squalls washed out roads, felled trees and sent bedrag­ gled tourists to the bars o f Cabos San Lucas, at Baja’s extreme south­ ern tip, earlier this week. The storm also made life miser­ able for poor coastal dw ellers, knocking down the cardboard homes and other rick ety structures that serve as their shelter. Defense-minded Arafat orders arrests of 20 suspected Islamic militants B y Samar A ssad A ssociated P ress Patosttakm leader Yasser Arafat, right, kisses a Greek Orthodox clergyman as he leaves the Church of the Nativity In the West Bank town of Bethlehem W ednesday. Responding to Israeli dem ands to flush out com m anders o f Islamic militant suicide squads, Arafat’s security forces on W ednesday arrested 20 suspected Ham as activists in the W est Bank town of Nablus. NABLUS, West Bank Yasser Arafat ordered the arrests of 20 suspected Islamic militants cm Wednesday and tightened security around ja ile d Hamas activists after Israeli accusations that four men responsible for recent sui­ cide bombings had walked out of a. Palestinian jail. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said Israel would continue expanding Jewish settlements — a move sure to anger die Palestinians and irritate die United States, which had asked Israel for a temporary halt in settle­ ment building. Speaking Wednesday night in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, Netanyahu said construction would begin soon on 300 new apartments there. “W e are building both in E frat and in Judea and Samaria,” he said, using, the biblical name for thé West Bank. “And we are going to build more, both in Efrat and around i t ... The land of Israel is being built in front of our eyes, and that’s a good thing.” E arlier this m onth, Secretary o f State M adeleine Albright had asked for a “time-out” in Israeli settlement building in order to help get the peace process back on track. Netanyahu’s government rejected that request, saying there could be no movement in the peace process until Palestinians did more to fight terrorism. None of the militants detained by the Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday were on Israel’s wanted list. Israel’s Channel Two television, quoting unnamed security sources, said there were “specific warn­ ings” of another bomb attack in the near future. The arrests came a day after Israel identified four suicide bombers from two recent attacks in Jerusalem as Hamas activists from the village of Assira, near Nablus. The July 30 and Sept. 4 attacks killed 25 people, includ­ ing five bombers. “After revealing the identities of the suicide bombers, many in the world — including the U.SA. and I allow myself to say even the Palestinian Authority — understand die inescapable need to fight against terrorism,” Netanyahu said. The Israeli announcement deeply embarrassed Arafat. The four had walked out of a loosely guarded Palestinian jail in Nablus last year, and their names were on a list of 88 Islamic militants Israel had given the Palestinian Authority with the demand they be arrested. The Palestinians have countered that Assira and other West Bank villages, though administered by them, are under full Israeli security control. The Palestinians have full control over only seven West Bank cities. Arafat on Wednesday dismissed Israel accusations that he was partly to blame for die July 30 and Sept. 4 bomb­ ings in Jerusalem because he hadn’t done enough to crack down on militants. “ft is not our responsibility,” Arafat told reporters. “I can do 100 percent effort, but no one in the world can give 100 percent results.” O pin io n Page 4 State P ress Thursday, September 2S, 1997 'K ill '|0 vj a u lo g r a f ln Rape suspects slipped through cracks before Sometimes the justice system gives too many chances. That apparently was the case for 17-year-old Lee Henry Cornier Jr., w ho was arrested and jailed alongside 16-year-old Derrick Lee Wood in connection with the rapes o f two ASU stuffcnts last week. I Police said Cornier has confessed to one rape and that Wood has admitted to participating in the second attack- Their aUeged admission to the attacks effectively yanks away any sympathy As m two may gamer. 1 Now, police are comparing evidence to see if there is a link between Cornier and the Aug. 4 a n d e r of ASU i n d ent Fiona Vb|j|jjj Boy, these two teens from Tempe High School become more intriguing by the minute, huh? But get this: Cornier has repeatedly slipped through holes in the justice system bigger than those la A e Chicago Besos’ offensive line,.';.;.;' The Tribune reported that Cornier has continu­ ally been given probation by the Pinal County juvenile court, for a ú n e s increasing in severity. He has repeatedly been a source o f problem s while under the supervision of the juvenile courts. Last week’s rapes might never have come to pass had the justice system stiffened its stance on Cornier. / .»■.■* ; -*! '7.7* f Hqqfo how severe — and despicable — doe o f Cornier’s alleged earlier crimes was : C a S | | | supposedly aiwawlmri a H -y e b to M woman. It’s outrageous. A 77-year-old w om an? I t should have been the final tim e Cornier was 9 B a t it was not to be: investigators found foot­ prints that matched shoes given ro Cornier by his probation officer. Cornier’s shoes were aetiom - fiscstcd as evidence, however, «face they smce bis only pair o f shoes. When the Phoenix Suns doomed a new pair to the 6-fbot-7-ineh teen, he promptly threw die old pair away. : -tatfipe m a i n aded a bla ck a y e dien. But die system gets another chance to redeem itself when both Cornier and Wood get their day in court Sometimes the crocks in the justice system are big enough to slip through. If die suspects die found guilty, let’s hope — for the sake o f the two rape victims— Am justice wins out and doesn’t let either ©dimer or Vfood slip througd* again. Police investigators allowed Cornier to slip through one case by mishandling evidence. It w o u ld be a n o u tra g e i f th e y b o tc h e d th is s TAFF STATE PRESS xw¡p a c k a g e ? Look at the bright side o f life The other day I was at Sky H arbor, Term inal 4, w hen I happened to notice an elderly c u s to d ia n w h o se n am e tag said “Happy Pappy.” B eing the in q u isitiv e sort, I stopped him w hen h e ca m e by an d ask e d him ab o u t h is n am e tag . A fter all, w hy w ould a guy nam e h im self “H appy Pappy?” . He lo o k ed at ¿me squarely and b lu n tly to ld m e that he was 78 years old and he sure the hell better be happy now because “life is too short” not to be. He w ent on to tell me that he w as having a great tim e w o rk in g at T erm inal 4 and d e sp ite n eed in g glaucom a surgery, he w ou ld n ’t change anything in his life. I also noticed how alive and anim ated he w as and how he m ade it a point to talk to all the p e o p le sittin g a ro u p d e a tin g . A t th a t m o m en t, I w a n ted to feel lik e him . A nd I re a liz e d it w as a sto ry th a t n ee d ed to b e to ld , b ec au se it affec te d m ore than ju s t Happy. T h e w ay H appy co n d u cted h im se lf w as ex em ­ p lary o f a m an in ch a rg e o f h is ow n h ap p in ess. B a sic a lly , h is w h o le m a n n e r su g g e ste d th a t h is feelin g happy w as up to him an d did n o t dep en d on external events. H ap p y ’s attitu d e seem s to jib e so m uch w ith som e in our society. H ow ever, to a lot o f people, being happy is not a choice; w e sort o f f a ll in to b e in g h a p p y o r u n h a p p y . In o th e r w ords, being happy is not a conscious decisio n for us; it ju s t happens to us in the sam e w ay we w ould catch a cold. T his im plies th at happiness is n o t o u r re sp o n sib ility , b u t ra th e r a p h en o m en o n b ey o n d o u r control. T h e s e fe e lin g s re g a rd in g h a p p in e ss can. e x is t stro n g ly in co lleg e . I f w e screw u p a test, w e ’re losers; if w e d o n ’t know w hat w e w ant to do w ith o u r m ajor, w e ’re indecisive; if w e d o n ’t h av e a lot o f friends, w e ’re unpopular. B asically, because o f som ething b ad happening in o u r lives, we m ake the a s s u m p tio n t h a t w e ’re s o m e h o w d e f i c i e n t as hu m an b eings. O bviously, th ese kinds o f feelin g s w ill cause unhappiness. T he fact is, though, none o f the above self-judg­ m ents are necessarily true based on the events they attem pt to explain; one can in terpret the events in many different ways and view them in any way he or she chooses to. A fter all, we do have significant con­ trol over how we choose to look at the events in our lives and how we decide to view ourselves. W e can ch o o se to b lam e o u rse lv e s a n d /o r th e w h o le w o rld fo r o u r p ro b le m s o r w e can ac cep t th a t life is d if f ic u lt a n d c o m e up w ith p la n s to solve- w hatever problem s w e face. F o r exam ple, if w e d o n ’t do w ell on a test, w e ca n fo rm a stu d y group w ith o th er p eo p le in the class who are in the sam e predicam ent; if w e are confused w ith w hat to do w ith o ur m ajor, w e could check o u t the career ce n te r or. ca ll p ro sp e ctiv e em p loyers in o u r field; and if w e d o n ’t h ave a lo t o f friends, w e could go up to th e R E A C H d esk on th e th ird flo o r o f th e M U an d fin d o u t ab o u t stu d en t o rg a n iz atio n s on cam pus. T aking ail th ese positive, steps is p a rt o f m aking the decisio n to be happy rath er than ch o o s­ ing to accept unhappiness as inevitable. So the next tim e you’re at Terminal 4, look around fo r H appy Pappy. H e m ig h t m ake you realize th a t happiness is for those who choose it. He m ight also m ake you realize that growing old is not the same as growing dead. Steve Stein is a senior studying psychology. RAY STERN, Editor PERCY EDNAUNO JR., Managing Editor CARYL SUE MICALIZIO............ .................Night Editor JENNIFER NETHERBY ................................. City Editor CADONNA PEYTON..............................Asfl. City Editor MATT MORGAN................. JODI BAFUNDO.................. ......................... News Editor PAT SHANNAHAN............. RANDY JONES................... ED ODEVEN........................ DEANNA DARR......... ......... .................. 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State Press Phone N umbers Information...............965-7572 N ew sroom ................ 965-2292 M agazine..................965-1695 Advertising............... 965-6555 C lassifieds..................965-6735 h ttp : //n e w s .v p s a .a s u .e d u ___ ______ O pin ió n STATE P ress ____________ _____ ______________ Thtirsdsay, September 25,1997 _______ ______ ______________________________ _______ P a g e 5 Dance chibs a strange social experience for young Americans The other night I experi­ enced one o f the stran g est social experiences known to A m erica: the dance club. I have gone before many times, but never had I actually stopped to think about and observe what was going on around me. So this past weekend When I went dancing, I became witness to the socialization o f young A m ericans. It was not always a pretty picture. There is every sort of personality type Crowded into one club. There are, however, certain distinguishable types that you will meet at every club. The Couple. Couples in everyday life blend in with everyone else, but get them in a club and suddenly they are putting on a show for everyone to see. I watched as one man and woman walked in wearing an interesting ensemble. He was wearing jeans and a shirt; she was wearing a tight red dress that barely covered anything. His hand was firmly planted on her butt for most of the night. Together they were grinding, twirling and gener­ ally bumping into everyone around them in their quest to get noticed. The Foursome. This is the most annoying of all the groups. It is a group of people, usually two guys and two girls (but I’ve seen it done all ways) who gyrate together. Usually, the two guys are on the outside (no way would they want to touch each other) and the girls are placed squarely in the middle, so they can feel each other seductively for the benefit of the men. This group is often loud and they feel that they have the right to as much space as they want. N ext you have the regular groups o f m en and ing with a guy that she knew and liked, but this guy women who come to the club for various reasons. was also interested in her friend. After a while, he There are people who come just because they like to became bored with the first girl and proceeded to dance dance, but they seem to be in the minority. Then you with her friend. Well, the first girl walked off and her have your standard club-goers: men and women who friend eventually followed her outside. The friend told are looking to meet someone, or at least dance with the angry girl that she didn’t see what the big deal was: someone they can show off to their friends. The guy’s they were just dancing. The girl just looked at her main goal is to cop a feel or at least to have somethingN