World/Nation S a ilo r s w o n d er w ho w ill be h om e fo r C hristm as P age 3 Sports Men's BASKETBALL SQUAD ADVANCES TO NIT FINAL FOUR P age 15 ASU, UofA law schools to see tuition hike By T ara T eichgraebkr State P ress • K t s Deans at the ASU and UofA law schools will propose a $750’tuition increase for law students at the next A rizona Board of Regents meeting. "Thè proposal calls for a $375 increase for new law students beginning fall 199S and a second S375 increase in fall ‘99. The added revenue will allow administrators to expand financial aid awards and a legal writing assistance program that eurrently has no full-time faculty, said Alan Matheson. dean of ASU’s college of law. A footnote from state legislators in last UofA will use their additional tuition revenue for program expansion and library year’s budget suggested regents should increase tuition because Arizona law school improvements. fees are “substantially lower” than other The proposal is expected to pass. “I believe most of the regents will be in schools nationwide, said Tony Seese-Bieda, favor,” said Student Regent John Platt, who ' A 5pR spokesman. While the legislators pressed ABOR to added that he believes students also w ilt im plem ent the increase this sem ester, favor the increase. ’ “It’s grandfathered so it won’t affect regents waited in order to study the issue, ’ anyone in school right now,” Platt said. he added. “The (review) recommended a $2,000 “Even so, I think some people would recog­ nize that it isn’t a huge increase compared increase but the universities said $1,000 to other law schools around the country. It’s was the most the market could bear,” SeeseBieda said. still a good deal.” Passion ate perform ances The universities’ plan also differs from what legislators requested because it won’t affect students already enrolled. Whether or not (hamate will be satisfied with the universities’ proposed plan remains to be seen. “I think they (legislators) should recog­ nize that we’ve looked at the issue and it’s a fair amount,” Platt said. “The money is really going to improve the s.chool,” lie added. “It’s a good proposal. If I had received very many negative com­ ments from students, my opinion would be different.” S m all b u sin ess m inor available in sp rin g 1 9 9 8 By S iiaran K. G iu . Sjate P ress ' t.; I I I'­ ll jr •I" ip f ¡fy Thespians perform the play Passion Flow er Saturday night at the Mitchell Empty Space Theater in Tempo. The play, which w as presented by the ASU Department of Com m unications, w as written and directed by Monica Kagan. Camp us programs assist foreign students with Thanksgiving plans dents befriending international students,” Alf said. Lloyd Brimhall, international student advisor, said some­ For many ASU students, Thanksgiving dinner with the . times additional families call the office volunteering to host family is either a car’s drive or a short plane trip away. a student for Thanksgiving dinner, but he has not had any However, international students don’t have this conve­ calls for this year yet. He added that many students already nience. Many live as far as 4,000 miles away from their have plans with friends. “It’s part of the American culture to share with people at homes and families. Two University programs are working to provide inter­ Thanksgiving time,” Brimhall said, “‘‘(It’s also) a ^ re a t national students with fam ily experiences — especially opportunity for families to learn about other countries of the world and maybe help overcome stereotypes.” ; around the holidays. Alf, who has been involved with the hosting program for The International Student Office provides a host-family programs throughout the year that assigns students to a fami­ about 29 years, said her family has invited 14 international ly or «ingle person. The student has contact with the family at students to Thanksgiving dinner this year. “We just enjoy sharing with others,” she said. “It gives least once a month, which often includes a holiday meal. Joan Alf, a local volunteer who coordinates the host pro­ us a really warm feeling.” Another campus organization working, to provide foreign gram, said there are approximately 300 students involved in students with an American Thanksgiving experience is the die program diis year. Turn to Intn' l students, page 2. “We have retired, single people and young college jstuBy G inger Scott ■■■■■' State P ress , The ASU College of Business is turning small business into a big deal. The COB is preparing to launch the country’s first-ever minor in small business and professional business through the Center for the Advancement of Small Business, which will be open in the spring. The Center was the brainchild of ASU alumni Shirley Schmitz, a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur, who said she values the importance of knowing how to start a business. “This program is about investing in inventing the future,” she said. Schmitz said she wrote to President Lattie Coor six years ago and let him know that she was interested in corttributing to a project involved with the business program. In October of that year, they decided on the proposal for a minor in small business and the process for the Center began. “What began as a concept, became the Center for the Advancement of Small Business,” Schmitz said. Two years ago the Center recruited William Verdini, associate professor of management science, as the director. Verdini said the University offered business courses to non­ majors but never as an integrated program like this one. “This program starts with a course that will provide stu­ dents with the foundations of small business, and each of the four courses after that will elaborate on the founda­ tions,” he said. Five courses in small business management will be offered through the program. Verdini said a survey he created and instituted through the Survey Research Laboratory showed 75% of ASU stu­ dents thought that after college they would work in, manage or own a small business and 16% said they already have. “When these percentages are applied to 40,000 students, that’s a lot of people who need and want this program,” he said. ■ ‘_ Schmitz said the program differs from others offered at ASU because it was designed to incorporate professors from the University and business leaders from the commu­ nity as co-teachers, sharing a classroom, “They (business people) won’t be presenters or speakers or panelists, they will be there every class period to supple­ ment the class,” she said. Schmitz said she researched the needs for the program by auditing numerous business courses and pinpointing what was missing. The classes will be structured in a learning-centered environment that will include less lecturing and more inter­ action between students, professors and business leaders. “This program will be the first to recognize that profesTURNTOCOB, PAGE2. State P ress Monday, November 24, 1997 P age 2 CO B ............ Campus clubs and organizations may, tfo n ,c^ Jl4 y n eat6 1 fr« m submit written entries to the State press in »' Japanese Student O rganization —* the basement of the Matthews Center. General meeting will be heW 5 p.m in Requests wdl not be taken over the phone v MU Copper room. Everyune welcome, o r via fax.. * C ircle K fn tern atlon al — General Deadline far requests is noon the day meeting and dinner social will h e held before publication and entries wilt not be 4 45 pah in the Gila Room o f the Ml! accepted more than three working days Everyone is welcome, before publication. 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The Center is housed in the College of Business and Schmitz said because its focus is business, it is set up as a store front and the office is set up as any business office would be with open areas for meetings and conferences. “We are not closed to observation, par­ ticipation or disagreements and we aren’t reluctant to entertain controversy,” she said. Verdini said the Center is the result of a marriage between the College of Business mid outside financing. “The College has supported us any way they could,” he said. Schmitz said she is very excited for the Center to open and offer ASU students this opportunity. “The students who enroll in this program have an opportunity to be a part o f inaugu­ rating something that will become national­ ly known,” she said. Students interested in enrolling for the spring sem ester should reg ister at the C enter For the A dvancem ent o f Small Business. sors can only lecture to students for 12 min­ utes at a time to be effective,” Verdini said. Each student that enrolls in the minor program will also be matched up with a mentor from the business community that will guide them through any difficulties in the course. “With the benefits this program offers, the education package begins to have more elements than just the minor, students have access to business owners in the USA,” Schmitz added. In addition to the five courses, students will be required to attend some o f the “CaShing In” sem inars offered by the Center to enhance their understanding of various topics in small business. The semi­ nars will be open to the public also. Verdini said the courses were designed for non-majors because most small businesses are not started by College of Business students. “When a College of Business student graduates, they are groomed in a particular area like finance, or accounting. Everyone else can be prepared to start a small business. In tn 'l students C o n t in u e d fr o m p a g e 1. together with friends.” Erfah Dirgaria, a freshman international student from Indonesia, came to the United States for her high school education in North Dakota. She said her host grandpar­ ents are in Arizona for the winter and she will spend Thanksgiving with them. “It’s really fun to have a host family,” she said. “(I feel like) everyone really is my family.” For more inform ation on hosting an international student for Thanksgiving, call the International Student Office at 965-7451. International Student Club. The club is a Christian organization that works with fam­ ilies from local churches who want to host students. Grace Ou-Yang, an international student from Taiw an and m em ber o f the International Student Club, said many for­ eign students spend Thanksgiving with their host families, professors from their depart­ ments, local churches or friends. “For a new international student, it’s nice to go to a host hom e for Thanksgiving,” Ou-Vang said. “Students that have'been here longer want to get A ll Ton Need is LOVE. WrapUp the Holidays Early! Shop D b m e n G e ... . . . . . JODI BAFUNDO.. ...... .. .. PAT SHANNAHAN................... RANDY JONES......... ...... ED O D EV EN .. .......... DEANNA DARR.... ........ ........ ..............Magazine Editor REPORTERS: Brian Anderson, Tint Baxter, Sharan K. Gill, Stacy M91W, Ginger Scott, Kara Shire, Genoa Siboto-Cohn, Tara Teichgraeber. SPORTS REPORTERS: Josh DeFamio, Lori Haro, Scott Lewis, Matt Paulson. COPY EDITORS: Christi Foist, Lone Roberts. 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Because Starship Troopers was stu n n in g ly , sh o ck in g ly , sick en in g ly graphic — so much so that 1 was left with the distinct impression that the directors of this sci-fi th rille r w anted to drive home a point, barbed, using a medium that media critics charge with a share in the responsibility for an increasingly vio­ lent culture. Sta rsh ip Troopers was an anti-w ar military parody. It was not about saving the human race against arachnid invaders or about the power of friendship and love throughout the roller coaster ride of for­ tune. It was about the human capacity for cruelty and stupidity, as well as our gulli­ bility in the face of propaganda. I L etters to the But that’s just a movie, isn’t it? An opinion presented as story line. I wonder. The United States is gearing up for a war that holds all the elements presented in the movie as a snow job. The Gulf War (if you can call it th at) is poised on replay, but the critics who railed the United States after the war years ago are practically silent now. Have we been taken in? Are the issues that much differ­ ent? Would you like to know more? That last question was a line repeated throughout Starship Troopers, which I understood as representing our capacity for Choice. Just as we choose where we surf the Internet, we choose what news to watch, which accounts to believe and which ideologies to accept. And if you think that America’s response to Iraq’s “shenanigans” over weapons inspections is clear-cut, ending ultimately in armed c o n flic t, then y o u ’ve alre ad y been hooked. Now, before I get charged with unAmerican activities and hauled away by M cC arthy-esque po lice as an “Iraq ilover,” let me add that I was a soldier in E ditor .Letters to the editor PEAK Hie Suae Press welcomes and encourages written response from our readers on any topic. All letters inusl be typed, double-spaced and no longer than two pages to be eligible for pMiatuoB. Please include your full name, class standing, major (or any other affiliation with die University) and phone number. Only signed testers will be considered for publication. Requests for anonymity wffl be granted only with an appropriate reason. Utters are subject to editing by the opinion page editor tor factual a m a n d p r ir e s p a c e a v a ih id l^ . U t t e r e c o n ia a B ig o b v io u s f iic B ia le n o c s w f f lb e iq e c t - ed. All leoers must either be brought in person wUi a photo ID. to the Suae Press firm! desk in the basement of die Matthews Center, or addressed toSta/e Press, Box 871502, Aruona State Umveraty, Tempe Ariju85287-1582. No fn o , pteaae. the Army R eserves at the tim e o f the Gulf War, and my unit was soliciting vol­ unteers to attend that little party. I seri- > ously considered volunteering, but even­ tually decided to wait for the official call to arms. If called, I would’ve gone — no q u e stio n s asked — and I w o u ld ’ve fought. Those were simply the terms of my contract. But that approach is a far cry from jo in in g up or serving in order to kill Iraqis (or Russians, or bugs, or whatever other label you want to insert as repre­ senting our projected enemies) to keep them in line. Yet the military approach favored by our government in times of crisis or world events is not challenged strongly enough. How many supporters of a m ilitary solution toward Iraq are willing to back up their bravado by donning a helmet and lugging an M-16 through a real desert? Who in America has seen the realities of war or can understand the far-reaching consequences of armed forces in action? Would we be so keen as to invite Iraq’s military to our own shores to settle the fight we’re picking? Remember that no modern battle is devoid o f civilian casu­ alties or even death by “friendly fire.” My p oint is that we m ust co n sider these consequences and im agine these impending realities before we flippantly (even egotistically) em bark on such a serious program. War is based on killing, and killing is not pretty — enemy or ally. Human bodies destroyed look and smell as bad as any road kill. And human bod­ ies are just as fragile and susceptible to the same laws as any material thing. Will (or human spirit) applied poorly or futilely can be snuffed out like any candle. Remember the students standing in front of Chinese tanks in Tianamen Square? W ant to know w,bat*tiie.y looked like afterwards? Starship Troopers' director strove for graphical accuracy. I would hope the modernization of the world will favor genuine solutions to world problems and not quick fixes like war. Militaries are necessary for nations, but they are not always needed. Let’s consider long and hard before we employ them. J.E. Hardee is a graduate student in humanities and can be reached at j. e. hardee @asu. edu. E -M A IL T H E E D IT O R : JU Z lM O @ IM A P l.A S U .E D U Reader gives thanks for story I wish to express the Department of Plant Biology’s appreciation for the article in the State Press ^(“Students use green thumbs for therapy,” Nov. 19) about the project that Dr. Chris Martin’s class has been involved with at Tempe Center for Habilitation. We would also appreciate the opportuni­ ty to describe to readers of the State Press other activities of the department and the new program s that we are developing. Again, thanks for including articles in the newspaper about projects that give students a sense of purpose by making a substantial impact on the community. Ken Hoober Department of Plant Biology via e-mail Pro-Nike contract argument Better equipment, respect is key short on statistical evidence to Nike deal; human rights aren’t I have a few problems with Sean Goerss’ letter. Nike’s sweatshops do not “supposed­ ly” use child labor — they do. Perhaps you need to look up labor laws and practices in southeast Asia before doubting the validity of other people’s statements. Furthermore, I’m not sure that human-rights activists are “overlooking" anyone’s argument, but rather looking at both sides and making a choice based on morals rather than economics. As far as the per-capita income argument goes, it needs a little explaining. I will use Indonesia as an example, because I am most familiar with Indonesia, although I’m sure it applies to most southeast Asian nations. What is the figure and what does it rep­ resent? A couple of years ago, it was about 650,000 rupiah per capita — about $3,000 in those days. However, if you know any­ thing about southeast Asian nations, you would know that many of these people do not or barely participate in the market; they are what is known as subsistence fanners. Their per-capita income is much closer to zero, but they are counted in figuring percapita income along with the wealthiest of people that live in big cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung. In o th er w ords, p er-cap ita incom e doesn’t differentiate between city people and country people. Since factories are located in cities, where the cost of living is considerably higher, a living wage must be much more than the national per-capita income. Children working in sweatshops are not doing so to “escape poverty,” but trying to scrape by enough money to help feed themselves and their families. The argument, which you inadvertently provide evidence for in your letter, is that since Nike’s profit margin is so high (as shown by Phillip Knight’s salary), why can’t they do business with factories that pay their workers a living wage and respect their rights? To think that people who are concerned with human rights are “jealous” of Knight and others like him would be laughably ridiculous if you weren’t an hon­ ors student in business. Surely you can rec­ ognize what a ridiculous statement that is. Unfortunately, your free-trade argument d oesn’t really stand up in places like Indonesia. Rather than building democracy, it seems to be supporting President Suharto and his nepotistic regime, as well as wreak­ ing havoc on the environment and allowing continuing human-rights abuses. The power to influence does lie in the individual making choices. However, it also lies in institutions such as ASU. Refusing to sign a contract sends a strong message, and if enough institutions do it (look at Duke’s recent anti-sweatshop code of conduct, as reported by the New York Times), perhaps it will make a real change. I also suggest you go to places such as Indonesia and see for yourself the miserable conditions some of these people live in. I guarantee it will open your eyes. Chris Lundry Graduate Student Political Science via e-mail | W e are writing this in response to the current protest aimed at ASU and Nike, Since seeing this story on the front page of the State Press for two days straight, we have decided to add our own view o f what is really important here. To us, the main objective of this pro­ posed contract is to bolster ASU’s athletic department with better equipment and give ASU the well-deserved national respect that the school has worked so hard to achieve. Granted, Nike will not be the “end all be aB” Of the national respect foa*ASU deserves, but it sure as hell can’t hurt It amazes us how people can take something good for the majority o f ns and rum it with & scatterbrained and pitiful protest abottt human-rights violations and labor-law violations. JFot all o f you opt then» that hate the Nike company for their violations, hem’s something to chew on: those type of laws only exist in foe United pistes of America, and most of those vio­ lations occur in countries that have no such laws to speak of. The people who work for Nike in those countries are sim­ ply contracted companies that produce and assemble. It isn’t like some Nike offi­ cial is standing over 13-year-old girls and raping them, beating them and murdering them if they don’t meet their Air Iordan vjhffflfa, p ASU National Organization for ! o L o r i Storm er Sun Devil, lam not proud to be part of this University. I am not proud of the Athletic Department.” Well, Ms, Stormer, ifjh atis how you feel, don’t let the door hit you in the ass as you leave this University. ASU does not need you or yofo namiw-minded train of thought. I’m sure that Kent State University or Berkeley could use someone like you to further foe voice of students that really won’t be heard. And to think, you spent aQ that time on organizing a protest fori 25 people out of 50,000 attended. _ This whole protest is a feeble attempt to be heard. If you want to protest something, go write your congressman about photo radar. jteN iiefii' contract does not affect foe normal person at ASU any more than it does foe weekend shopper at Foot Locker. W e guess that foe only recourse to this to tear down foe goal Jb sts at foe next football game and spay print Nike swooshes all over foe place as if they were Nazi swastikas, as Stormer Our next gripe is with Ms. Stormer, also. She stated on die front page, o f foe school newspaper, “I am not proud to be a Brian Thompson Junior, Broadcasting ■'... - . * . 'via e-mail Nike does no wrong for its clients, and they should be a great asset to our University. You 25 protesters better get your priorities in order. You are here to learn . not piss and moan about who the Athletic Department gets its jock straps from Junior, Microbiology ’ The Uniden E-mail Phone makes it easy to communicate with anyone - even your parents. Now you no longer need an expensive computer to send and receive e-mail. It can be used with most any internet service provider. The Uniden E-mail phone is also a powerful, 900MHz cord­ less speakerphone with smart features like a built-in modem, a calendar, an electronic address book and Caller ID; which makes it the most complete communications device ever. For more information, call 1-800-874-9317 today. if a ft i o s a w s tt, i sfiouM b s o ff tks tD