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right now in wheelchairs. "That's why we picked up the table - to draw on those who might have some interest," The Bull Pen added a new table last Tuesday to accommo- Skinner said. Right now, the table is not date patrons in wheelchairs. Manufactured by American being.used because the bumpers are not on correctly, Billiards,a Salt Lake company, making the corner pockets the wheelchair-accessible pool smaller than they're supposed table is only slightly different to be by about an inch, accordfrom a standard table, according to Se! Lane, an employee of ing to Bull Pen Manager Rick the Bull Pen. Skinner. Lane said problem should A typical table has four legs and a thick table top. be fixed sometime this week Wheelchair-accessible tables Skinner said he hopes to have some wheelchair competihave a pedestal stand and a tions. He said he has friends in thinner table top, allowing wheelchairs who have been wheelchairs to get closer to the interested in playing in the Bull table. Pen. "With this table, hopefully they'll be able to get up close," He said there are only some slight rule changes, such as no Skinner said. part of the body can be touchHe said with other tables, ing the floor. as opposed to wheelchairs are unable to get standard competitions where close because the table legs get participants must have at least in the way. People with certain one foot on the floor when types of chairs are unable to making a shot get under the table at all Anyone can use the table. It because of the thickness of the is regulation size. width and table top. height, Skinner said. American Billiards has been The Bull Pen is open from making the wheelchair-accessible tables for about a year now, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday 11 Skinner said. a.m to midnight and 2 p.m to The<:ustom-made tables midnight Saturday. actually cost less than standard Prices are $2.50 an hour for tables, Skinner said - $4,000 one student, or $3.50 an hour compared to $4,500-$5,000 for for a party including at least a standard table one student and $4.50 an hour He said there are no stufor a party of non-students. dents in his billiards classes JESSICAWARREN
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Policeraiduniversity in Mexico, endnine-month student strike MEXICO CITY {AP)- In a surprisingly smooth conclusion to the nine•-month occupation of Latin America's largest university, police raided the main campus Sunday and arrested 632 striking students. The raid ended an exasper ating ordeal in which Mexican authorities from President Ernesto Zedillo on down seemed unable to wrest the country's most important academic institution from a tiny band of radical students with names like Mosh and The Devil. Armed only with batons and shields, about 2,400 federal police marched into an allnight meeting of the student strike council at 6:45 a.m and rounded up about 430 students, including the eight top strike leaders. The strikers didn't resist arrest and there were no injuries. Police then swept through the giant campus, detaining hundreds more strikers. "A democratic society cannot allow the kidnapping of
the national university," said lnterior Secretary Diodoro Carrasco. The 291-day strike at the 260,000-student National Autonomous University of Mexico began in April to protest plans to raise annual tuition, which had been just a few cents, to the equivalent of $140. The university backed down, but a small core of radical students continued to occupy the campus. They pushed a six-point agenda to reverse recent academic reforms and give students more power within the university administration. They also used the strike as a stage to denounce the free-market economy and Mexico's political system. What little public sympathy that may have existed for the strikers gradually faded as a result of their traffic-clogging and sometimes violent protests, vandalism of university buildings, intolerance of
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In a forum on Feb. 4, Denise Schmandt-Besserat. a professor of art and middle eastern studies at the University of Texas at Austin. told Utah State University students how she interprets the invention of writing. "Writing is the greatest invention of mankind," Schmandt-Besserat said. "It is necessary for mankind." A revolution in communications took place with writing. Schmandt-Besserat said. "The voice only goes so far." Tablets of writing found in lraq have been dated back to 3100 B.C., but SchmandtBesserat proposes the existence of pre-writing forms that led to writing on tablets can be dated back to 8000 B.C. The invention of writing also brought about record
keeping, which is a part of everyday life today. she said. The university uses writing to record whether or not you've paid your tuition and to record what grades you get in your classes and the government uses writing to tell whether or not you've paid your taxes. Schmanct-Besserat said. "Writing also gives l s the possibility to jot our idt as down and come back to them later and scrutinize them," Schmandt-Besserat said. To have a major invention or to send a rocket into outer space takes a system of writing. Schmandt-Besserat said. Schmandt-Besserat began visiting museums with clay artifact collections and noticed a lot of small various shaped clay "tokens" had been found and labeled as "objects of uncertain use· These ·tokens" interested her, she said, and she began to study
them. "They are counters. Each of these counters represented one specific amount of one given merchandise," Schmandt-Besserat said. From these counters, or "tokens," the theory of the evolution of writing unfolds. After just using pebbles, the people began to use different clay shapes to better distinguish what they were counting. For example, she said, mothers could send their children to town with a sphere shaped token. a disc shaped token and four oblong tokens and by that they would be able to know what she wanted and how much she wanted. From there, SchmandtBesserat said, they started to put lines and other designs on the "tokens." After a while they started to make little pots to hold the tokens in and soon they turned the pots
into what Schmandt-Besserat called ·envelopes.· The people would put their tokens into the pots and seal them off with a clay design, Schmandt-Besserat said. But they soon realized they couldn't see through the envelopes to remember what they had put in them. So. they started pressing the tokens onto the outsides of the envelopes and soon after that they realized they could just make the imprint of the tokens on the outsides .of the envelopes. Schmandt- Besserat said. Since the pocket on the inside to hold the tokens was not needed anymore, she said. they flattened them out into tablets. With the new flat surface, detailed carvings began to take the place of the imprints of the tokens. SchmandtBesserat said. This explains
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State tobacco funds threatened by four lawsuits, another pending SALTLAKE CITY {AP)Utah soon may have nothing to show for its battle against Big Tobacco. The state won nearly $1 billion from its settlement against major U.S.tobacco companies. But before the first wire payment arrived. lawyers slapped a lien on the award and sued for a cut.
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The state now faces four lawsuits - including one filed by Sen. Orrin Hatch's son for disabled smokers - while a fifth suit from tobacco growers is pending. Utah is not alone. In a handful of states including Illinois. .Maryland and Iowa. law
firms hired to carry the tobacco suit are still battling for the high-stakes spoils of the settlement, worth $206 billion nationwide. And lawyers aren't the only ones suing. In. Utah and California, smokers who have to pay for the settlement through price increases want part of the settlement Tobacco importers and independent distributors have sued every state and major U.S. tobacco companies. claiming the entire settlement is an antitrust violation. And Utah expects litigation from tobacco farmers around the country, who claim the settlement
squashed cigarette sales and is hurting their business. "Any time money of this magnitude changes hands. it attracts people wanting a part of it." said James R.Soper, Utah's beleaguered solicitor general. Soper, along with two staff lawyers and a paralegal. spends half his time defending Utah's tobacco fund, which is expected to be spent on education and health campaigns. The task is so great, Soper also hired private attorneys to help represent Utah in a California federal court at a cost so far of $55,000. In 1996. when Attorney
General Jan. Graham made Utah the 16th state to sue Big Tobacco. she hired a national and a local law firm to act as counsel. "She insisted we agree to a contingency fee," said Stephen Crockett, a partner in Giauque Crockett Bendinger & Peterson of Salt Lake City. "The lawyers took all the risk, covered all the costs." The original all-or-nothing deal promised 25 percent of any Utah winnings for Crockett's firm and the national partner that represented 18 states - Ness Motley Loadhold Richardson& Poole of Charleston. S.C.
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Battle for Grozny ends GEKHI, Russia (AP)- Federal troops have seized the last rebel stronghold in Grozny, acting President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, pronouncing an end to Russia's months-long drive to take the Chechen capital. Russian forces, meanwhile, tried to head off rebels heading south to their mountain strongholds, shelling villages where rebels had taken shelter. Russian planes and helicopter gunships blasted militant positions in the Vedeno and Argun gorges, key rebel routes toward the mountains. Putin said federal troops had taken control of the western Zavodskoi district of the capital and raised the Russian flag over an administration building there. "A short while ago, the terrorists' last bastion of resistance was seized," Putin said in an interview with state-controlled ORT television. "So, we can say the operation to liberate Grozny is over." The claim could not be independently confirmed, and Russian forces have previously claimed to control parts of the Chechen capital, only to be pushed back by rebel ambushes. It was unclear how many rebels remained in Grozny, where they have taken refuge in the shattered remains
of buildings and moved freely through underground pipes. About 3,000 broke out of the capital last week, rebels said, and the military reported that small groups were still putting up stiff resistance to Russian troops all week, including Sunday. But Col. Gen. Ivan Golubev, a deputy interior minister, said the situation was stable enough to begin deploying regular police in the city. Several dozen officers have already arrived to prepare offices and patrol parts of the capital, he said. Russian leaders have put a huge emphasis on the operation to take Grozny, the key political prize in the war in the breakaway republic. But the militants have stressed their intention to carry on a long-term, guerrilla war, and the fall of their capital would not spell the end of the conflict. Rebels who broke out of Grozny last week were regrouping in villages southwest of Grozny on Sunday for the journey south to the mountains, where thousands of other militants are believed to be based. About 2,000 rebels arrived overnight in the villages of Valerik, Zakan-Yurt and Gekpi-Chu, about 15 to 18 miles from Grozny, local residents said. They were met by other militants who came
from the mountains to lead them back to rebel strongholds in the southern Argun and Vedeno gorges. After the rebels left Valerik for the mountains, Russian forces Sunday moved in to conduct mopping-up operations. They also shelled the nearby village of Katyr-Yurt, which the rebels had also left, residents said . · Meanwhile , clashes were reported in nearby settlements. A group of 250 rebels attempted overnight to break out of the settlement of Shaami-Yurt, about 18 miles southwest of Grozny, but were repulsed by Russian troops who killed 150 of the gunmen , the !TAR-Tassnews agency said, quoting the military command . The claim could not be confirmed. In the neighboring village of Achkhoi-Martan, gunmen opened fire 27 times at a Russian post over the past 24 hours, killing one Russian serviceman and wounding four, the Interior Ministry said Sunday, according to ITAR-Tass. Russian troops entered Chechnya in September after an invasion by Chechen-based militants into the neighboring Russian republic of Dagestan, and deadly apartment bombings elsewhere in Russia that were blamed on Chechens.
> Speeding suspected in German traincrash BRUEHL, Germany (AP) - An overnight express train filled with Alpine ski vacationers was racing far over the posted speed limit when it derailed Sunday south of Cologne , killing at least nine passengers and injuring almost 100. authorities said. The sleeper train heading from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland. derailed shortly after midnight at a switch, said German railways spokesman Manfred Ziegerath. Several cars were crushed. Rescue workers using heavy equipment and search dogs broke open mangled blue coaches at the debris-strewn site throughout the day. Medics had to amputate limbs to free several injured people. More bodies might be buried under wrecked coaches that were still being cleared late Sunday , lead police investigator Winrich Granitzka said. Sixteen Germans, four Americans and two Dutch passengers were unaccounted for, he said, adding that they may have left the scene on their own . Authorities were unable to immediately identify the dead or even determine their nationalities because their bodies were so badly mutilated. Granitzka said 52 passengers suffered serious injuries and 44 others had minor injuries .
> Seventeen AFBinstructors disciplined SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Seventeen boot camp instructors at Lackland Air Force Base were disciplined last year for misconduct. including one who was kicked out of the training corps after a recruit suffered heatstroke. None of the instructors were court-martialed or discharged , although some later were promoted, the San Antonio ExpressNews reported Sunday . Lackland has been the subject of two government probes since Airman Micah Schindler, 18, collapsed Sept. 10 after a 5.8mile march during recruit training and died two days later. A month before, another recruit. Rebecca Bice, suffered heat stroke during a 5-mile training run. "I told everyone, you have got to stop this , someone 's going to die ," said Bice's mother, Karren Cirino. Officials with the command said Bice had been ordered to run longer than the 25 minutes allowed for airmen in their first week of training. Her instructor, who was not identified, was reassigned to a new Air Force job . Approximately 33,000 enlistees undergo basic training each year at the base, which has 326 trainers . The Express-News also reported that three trainers used "inappropriate language, conveyed verbal threats to trainees and damaged government property in the dormitory" in a case involving 20-year-old recruit Justin Fuhler.
Finland electsfirstwoman president HELSINKI,.Finland (AP)- Finns elected their first female president on Sunday after a tight runoff.race that focused more on personalities than issues, With 99.9 percent of the vote counted, Tarja Halonen had 51.ppercent to former Prime MioisterEsko Abo's 48.4percent. "This is a historical moment for Finland," said Prime Minister Paavo _, ,,J,ipponen, a SocialDemocrat like
Halonen. ''Her personality decided this election. Halonen is a person with her own individuality. Her openness and her genuine character appealed across party lines." Halonen, who was foreign minister, takes office March 1 for a six-year term.Lipponen said.he will appoint another Social Democrat to replace her in the foreign ministry. ··1know that there are still many areas where equality hasnlbeetl
achieved, and I hope this result willbe encouraging change," Halonen. 56, said on national television as she next to Aho late Sunday. Aho also spoke, conceding defeat, "The final sprlntwas good, but not good enough," he said, Finns turned out in high numbers Sunday for the election, lining up out~ side polling stations before they
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Proposed bill attempts to make it more difficult for lawmakers to accept gifts
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SALTLAKECITY (AP)A bill introduced in the House would keep lawmakers from accepting gifts that cost more than $25 without reporting the handout. Rep. Perry Buckner, DKearns, says his bill will lower from $50 to $25 the dollar value of gifts lawmakers may except from lobbyists and others. By lowering the dollar amount, Buckner's bill would result in more lawmakers identified as accepting gifts. "I'd like to place the limit down to zero. We shouldn't be taking any gifts," said Buckner, a police officer. "But I was told by some colleagues that I'd be lucky to get the $25 level through." House Speaker Marty Stephens, R-Farr West, said he agrees with Buckner. "There's no reason legislators should receive gifts. And if you look at the record you'll see that in the last several years the House has supported" various government reform measures. the speaker said. Stephens believes 20 or 2~ percent of legislators are accepting such gifts. But
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Information detailed in this section is a Statesman staff report obtained from USU Policeincident reports. Friday,Jan. 28 • An individualreported beingthreatenedby anotherindividual. • Policerespondedto a reportof concemfor an individual'swelfareat the ParkingOffice. • Paliceweredispatchedto the sidewalk just west of the ChemistryBuildingon a reportof an unattendedsuspiciousblack suitcase.The caseconfainedpsychological testing materials. • An individualreported his vehiclewas missing. Uponinvestigation, it was determined his vehiclehad been impoundedfor unpaid parkingtickets.
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Tuesday,Feb. I • An individualreported her vehiclehad been struck with a paint ball at BullenHall. There • didn't appearto be any permanentdartU1ge. Wednesday, Feb. 2 • USU Policeassisted LoganCity Policeon a trafficaccidentand provided trafficcontrol until the accidentwas cleared.
Saturday,Jan. 29 • Policeweredispatchedto MerrillHall on a reportof an individualdriving on the fawn.The driverwas warnedfor heractfons, Thursday, Feb. 3 • Policereceiveda · reportthat an individSunday,Jan. 30 • An individualreport- ual was tamperingwith a parkinggateat Bullen ed the theft of her Hall. Theindividual checkbook from her was warnedfor his DavisHall room. Twelvecheckshad been actions. written on her account • An individualreported the theftof her wallet ln;someone. from the TSC. The wallet and contentswere Monday,Jan. 31 valuedat $330. • Police receiveda report that numerous • Policeweredispatched faculty and staff have on a reportof a groupof complainedabout the juvenilessmokingby disruptive behaviorof the eastsideof MormtainView rawer. an individual in the In ndd1~km, there Natural Resources ii/ere mite citntions and Building. four Im/fienccidents • An individual oceun-ed,causing reportedthe theft of a $3,125in dama'-res. laptopcomputerfrom his Natural Resources Ifyou havenny Building office.The infonmtionabouttlzese corrtputerwas later found and returned to orany othercrimes, co11tnct the USU Police the owner. 11! 797-1939 or to • A laptopcomputer remain anonymous, en/! was reportedstolen 797-5000. from the Natural
dissenting opinions and intransigence in negotiations. A referendum last month showed students and teachers overwhelmingly sided with the university in the dispute. But, fearing bloodshed, officials were reluctant to forcibly retake the campus. The strikers were believed to have guns and explosives. No one wanted to risk repeating one of the darkest moments in modern Mexican history: a 1968 massacre of striking university students Sunday's raid came five days after a clash that injured 37 security guards and two days after a failed negotiating session. It seemed calculated to minimize the potential for violence. Police did not carry guns and human rights offi-
WRITING Co11tinued from Page1 why they would use the soft clay, she said, instead of something they could scratch symbols into. It also explains why the earlier tablets were circular and why they already had so many established signs in their writing, SchmandtBesserat said. The signs on the ancient tablets are hard to decipher as a few of the designs are actual pictures of what they represent, she said.
that's impossible to prove file as lobbyists. because the lion's share of - A proposal by House gifts are below the $50 Minority Whip Ralph Becker. reporting threshD-Salt Lake. old. would prevent Lobbyist 'There's no reason legislators from reports filed last giving themlegislatorsshould month show selves their around $200,000 campaign receivegifts.' was spent on account money entertaining lawwhen they makers in 1999. • MARTY STIPHEJ'liS. retire from the Stephens Legislature . HOIJSf.SPEAKER wouldn't point a -Aproposfinger at the al by Rep. Brad Senate for killingreform bills King, D-Price, would require in the 1990s but added lobbyists to say on their lob"most of the bills have failed bying registration form over there. Not over here." whom they represent. That Senate President Lane information is currently Beattie said if the Senate available on different forms. didn't act on reform bills "it But when one reads the was because we didn't see a financial statements and problem. No one could really other forms, who the lobbypoint out a problem or that ist is working for is often not the bill" under consideration listed. would fix a problem. - A proposal by House Besides Buckner's bill, Majority Whip Dave Ure. Rother reform measures Kamas. would apply to all include: state and local officials, not - A proposal by Rep. just legislators. He wants to John Swallow. R-Sandy would put a stop to businesses or clarify who is a paid lobbyist. groups from promising He may tackle the issue of money to local or state govwhether state employees ernment entities or schools who talk to legislators on in exchange for their supbehalf of their agencies must port. cials went along as observers. Gen. Francisco Arrellano. general coordinator of the Federal Preventative Police. said his officers sealed off the campus, then moved in. Only a handful of strikers were guarding the barricades and. other than chanting about police repression. they didn't resist. Roberto Garduno. a local reporter covering the strike council meeting at the Che Guevara auditorium, said strikers had heard rumors of a raid. but stopped worrying about it when it hadn't happened by 4 a.m. Hours later. the police marched into the auditorium in a column. Garduno said. Students yelled at one another to stay calm, sit down and not provoke the police, he said. The students were moved to one side of the auditorium while police checked their identification. At the same time, police
swept the university building by building for the other strikers and took them to the auditorium. Alberto Gonzalez Camacho, a 27-year-old law student. said he was sleeping when police arrived. He said he escaped by running into the hills behind the university. 'They were aggressive. They came in swinging," he said. "They took everyone they could. There was no resistance. We were sleeping." The only weapons police reported finding were six bottles converted into Molotov cocktails. two screwdrivers, a pair of scissors and a souvenir machete. They also seized a few scraggly marijuana plants. Sixteen buses carried the strikers from the university as parents and supporters outside the police line flashed victory signs at them and cursed at the police.
The use of the early tokens explains why they used these arbitrary signs, Schmandt-Besserat said . For example. the sign of a sheep is a circle with perpendicular lines 'going through it. That doesn't look like a sheep at all. she said, but it does look like a lot of the tokens she found. They couldn't have made a sheep out of a token. instead they made a discshaped token with lines through it and that continued to represent a sheep on the writings of the tablets.
Schmandt-Besserat said. "Humans had developed with token a record keeping, a communication revolution and an organizational device," she said. Schmandt-Besserat is the author of "How Writing Came About," which has been selected as one of the "Top 100 Science Books of the Century." It is currently available in the USU Bookstore. More information about Schmandt-Besserat and her research can be found at www.utexas.edu / cofa/ a_ah / f acuity / schnden.html
NewssR1eFs > USU to trainfor Olympic broadcasting Students at Utah State University are being invited to sign up for training to assist in broadcasting the 2002 Winter Olympics to the world. A comprehensive training program, coordinated by International Sports Broadcasting. will be available at USU as well as Weber State University. the University of Utah . Brigham Young University and Salt Lake Community College. Students interested in enrolling in the program must apply for positions and then enroll in the two-year sequence of coursest one of the five Utah training sites. Upon successful completion of the campus-based classes. students then qualify for the ISB workshops, which will begin in March 2001. Preliminary informational meetings at USU are scheduled for later this month. Contact the department of communication at 797-3292.
> 'Enemy oftheState' to be shown Wednesday ASUSU will present "Enemy of the State· Wednesday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall. It is free to students, and tickets are not needed. The show. starring Will Smith And Gene Hackman is normally rater "R," but has been edited.
> Music department brings 'Sounds of Incas' Live Andean Music and a picture collection of the "Altiplano· (Bolivia and Peru) will be presented in the Eccles Conference Center Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Utah State University music department. • LLAJTAYKU- meaning our people or Pueblo Nuestro - will perform for students and faculty. Admission is free.
> Correction In Friday's issue of the
Statesman,the picture of Robert Sidwell was incorrect. The following is the correct picture:
Robert Sidwell The Statesman regrets the error .
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ur ing Utah State University's Humanities . Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)week. students were given the opprotunity to take part in the Air Force ROTC Cadet For a Day program. The event was held Staurday in the Military Science building with activites in the HYPRand on the Quad. Students who participatedwere given a taste of what the ROTC program offers to cadets. The day included activities like learning the proper way to march. how to salute, working as a team and utilizing problem solving skills.
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MYN1cKB.'s WORTH / LynnetteHoffman Maybe I'm just not nationalistic enough. I could retire after 20 years and still receive base pay. I wouldn't have to deal with trying to find cheap life insurance, or figuring out how to pay off medical or dental bills - not to mention post graduate studies. I could travel the world. I could lounge on white, sandy beaches sipping guanabana juice during my 30-day paid vacation. And the benefits of joining Air Force ROTC aren't all waiting in the distance. More than half the cadets at Utah State University have scholarships through the ROTC. This is overshadowed by other luxuries like free food on a regular basis, pool tables and air hockey. All decked out in too big, but nonetheless free, ROTC Tshirts, 25 or 30 other students and I were cadets for about four hours on Saturday. We played tug-o-war, worked together to solve a riddle, and ate like savages. I asked myself, "What more could I want?" "For-ward Harch ... Left Haace ... Pa-rade ... Halt," commanded the shrill voice of our superior cadet, breaking her syllables as if she were chanting in an African dialect. We were learning how to walk - oh, OK, fine - how to march. The list of rules for walking was endless: always step with your left foot first, look into infinity with your eyes "caged." Remain precisely a shoulder's width away from all other people, and whatever you do, when turning 180 degrees, put your right foot behind and pivot to the right. Trust me, I know the importance of this. And all that is just how you walk. I soon realized what more I could want: independence, freedom, creativity, self expression and most of all, silence. Every possible activity
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(universities withsimilar enrollment) TheUtahCouncil ofStudent Body Presidents willholda rally other"peerinstitutions" such as Colorado State University and Washington StateUnionWednesday Feb.16,2000at noonat theUtahstatecapitol's versity. • southstepstolobbyforfaculty/staff equityatUtah'spublic colUtahGovernor MikeLeavitt hasissued a proposal to help legesanduniversities. Allninestate-supported schools willbe the facultyandstaff.Anderson saidLeavitt hasproposed a represented. increase insalary, however, thereisnotenough Themottooftherallyis"highnoonforhighereducation,"4.6percent inthe budgetto financesucha proposal. Associated Studentsof UtahStateUniversity president Nate moneycurrently Leavitt favors extending thebondrepayment on1-15 construcAnderson said. ***Enteron the web for free Anderson expects 1,000students fromaroundthestateto tionfromsevenyearsto1Oyearsto freethefundsnecessary dinner and tickets for two. faculty andstaffsalaries, hesaid. beinattendance. Hesaidtheaimistohaveapositive impact, not toaugment Anderson is in favor of the governor's proposal. However, a negative demonstration. tickets for events available state legislators have not supported the bond issue yet,he TheCollege ofEastern Utahwillbeclosing downthedayofthe at TSC info center rallyinorderforstudents toattendandAnderson saida around said. "Itisa painless wayto putmoremoneyintoeducation," 200SnowCollege students areexpected to beonhand.Student saidoftheGovernor's proposal. leaders fromthedifferent colleges willspeakonthestepsduring Anderson localcollege venue.Ifinagled greatseatsafterdraining mymeager Anderson feelsit isvitalto havequalified individuals the presentation. bankaccount. I putonmybestBarry Whitebaritone (which sounded runeducational institutions. Hethinksthefuturestrength of Ben McAdams, University of Utah student body president, will by Dan Clark, author of the series morelikeSteveUrkelona badday)andaskedJilleneJonesoutona betheMastero{Ceremonies. ridesontoday'seducation. Dueto lackofcom· Thestudentbodypresidents have theeconomy date.Shesaidyes. Chicken Soup for the Soul petitive pay,Anderson saideducators areleaving Utahat an statelegislators to attendtheevent. Thestarswerealigned. Allwasrightwiththeworld.I saw alsoinvited rate. "Being seenthereisasimportant asanything," Andersonalarming andithada name:Jillene Jones.Thedayofwhatwould HernamewasJillene Jones. Jillene Jones! Thealliteration mydestiny andstaffleaveUSU, Anderson saidtheyare said.There hasn'tbeena rallyforeducation thisbiginthestateof Whenfaculty surely be the best night of my life began at thegym.Forty-five justaddedto hermystique~ to me,shewasa character inthegreat almost irreplaceable. He thinks it sacrifices the integrity of headded. onthehamstermill.Isawheroutofthecornerofmyeye. Utahforthelast15years, American novel; thestarofa blockbuster movie; thepresident ofmy minutes the institution. Theheartoftheissue,Anderson said,isthatUSU hasap(rueT-shirt? Icouldonlyhope.Thenight world.Shewastrulythewomanforme.Ijustknewit. Nowiflcould DidshenoticemyMotley proximately 20 percent lower faculty and staff compensation than finally arrived. Iputonmypeachbolwing shirt,drenched myself in onlyfindoutsomething abouther. myhairandthrewina fakenoseringforgood Iaskedaround.IwasJimRockford, Sherlock Holmes and Aramis,spiked measure. Magnum P.I.allrolledintoone.Firstclue:Shewasintoheavymetal. Hereyeslitupwhenshesawthatpeachbowling shirt. Cool! Well, notsocool. Actually, Icouldn't standheavymetal.My "You know I was watching you today," she said. "You looked pretty hearing's a littlesensitive, especially whenthenoiselevelexceeds cuteonthattreadmill. I didn'tknowyouwereametal-head!" I thatofa cannonblast.Sowhat-whoneedstohear?Alotof walker her to my car and popped in a little Ozzy. She didn't seem to unwanted noiseinthisworldanyway. Istartedlistening to heavy notice that the volume blew out all four of my speakers. She just metal. tothebuzzing. Second clue:She likedtoworkout.Ijoinedhergym.The grooved Wewenttotheconcert andIscreamed atherforthree machines intherelooked liketheyweredesigned forsomesortof hoursuntilmyearsfeltliketheywerebleeding. Thenmercifully the Ticketsavailableat bizarre psychological testing.Since theredidn'tappeartobeany stoppedandwewereal11e toleave.Sushi.Sheordered instructiori rnanuals,J,decide.d tP.\tlfko.,some\hin~ si!ru)e likethe bandfinally TSCinfo center slimy, expensive stufftnatslrd OW mythroatlikedeac treadmill. Whatfun!Whata high!A~ally,Ifeltlikea hamstEJ ina somereally goldfish. I hadtopretend tousetherestroom andsneakoutto my, wheel.Nomatter.Iwasmoving closer to mygoal. togatherallthesparechangefromthefloorboards topaythebill. Skyroomwill be open Idroveherhomeandwalked hertothedoor.Shegaver for dinnerfrom 7-9pm a kissthatshouldbereserved forsailors goingtosea.I hadwonhe1 over.Shewasmine!!! ThenshesaidthesixwordsthatIhadnever imagined, inmywildes fantasies, hearing:"Would youliketocome in?" Before myrational mindcouldanswer,something came Edited Version outfromsomepartofmybeingthatIheretofore didnotknow Idecided tomakesomediscreet inquiries among herfriends. existed"No/Isaid.Ilooked around, wondering wherethathadcome February 9th Thefatesweretrulyonmysidebecause notonlydidthewoman ofmy from.Shelooked at meindisbelief andsaidgoodnight. dreams,Jillene Jones, know whoIwas,butshedidn'tfindmetotally Idrovemyself homeinsilence. Well, Ireallyhadnochoice 7 9:30pm repulsive. Thediewascast.Theplotwasset..Shewould bemine.Even sincemyspeakers wereblown.Iwalked insideandwentintothe though thediewascastandtheplotwasset,etc.,ittookmeanother bathroom. Kent Concert Ha I looked at myself inthemirror. ThereIwaswithspikyhair, weektogetupthecourage toaskherout. a fakenoseringandwearing a peachbowling shirt.Ireekedofdead Free Show_ing More research. Third Clue: Sheloved Aramis.Whatan fishandcheapcologne. Myearswereringing soloudI keptpicking up amazing coincidence! IloveAramis, too--untilIsmelled it.Yikes. But thephone.WhowasI?Jillene Jones.I remembered someNational surely ifJillene Jonesloved Aramis, itmustbeanacquired taste.I bought Geographic special IhadonceseenonTVwherethenarrator described theecono-size bottleofAramis andbeganwearing itevery day, how lions hunt. "They become their prey." But starting a relationship everywhere Iwent.Every timeIsmelled myunique odor, Ithought of bea hunt.Thatdidn'tseemright. Jillene Jones.Andstrangely enough, Ibegantonotice achange inthe shouldn't Itookoffthepeachbowling shirtandthenosering.I wayothersperceived me.Ialways founda seatonthebus.IfIhadto rinsed out my hair and put on some mellow jazz.Iwentbackintothe standinline,people would stepasideandletmemove tothefront. bathroom and looked again in the mirror. There Iwas.Me.And Animals andsmallchildren fledinfearasIwalked downthestreet.. No somewhere out there was a woman for ME. matter, because Iwasona quest. Every onceinawhileIpassanAramiscounter ina Alittlemoreresearch andIwould beready. Clues four, five storeorsmellsomeone wearing thatpotentscentandI andsix:sheloved thecolor peach, bowling andsushi.Ibought a peach- department thinkofJillene Jones.Thenamestillrollsoffmytongue.Iwishher colored bowling shirt,founda crawling alleythatserved sushiand peach-shirt-wearing, sushi· learned tothrowstrikes. 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Music: the unversial language were there, (the students) had really There·s nothing like experi- gotten to know each encing another culture to other." Furch bring the citizens of both said. coun tries closer together. And He said all that jazz. they had a And that swing, big band good-bye and Broadway. Including a litparty, tle Grease. exchanged The Utah State University gifts and celeSunburst Singers and Dancers brated the used music to bridge the gap between two different cultures time they had spent togethby experiencing it first hand er. in Thailand. Vic The group returned from a Saunders, two-week tour m the Southeast Asian country director of Saturday, Jan. 29. development The tour to Thailand is for the nothing new for the USU College of group, but this year's trip was Agriculture at different. USU, was also According to Derek Furch, in Thailand director of programming and and traveled entertainment, the Sunburst with the • Singers and Dancers this year Sunburst perspent their time eating, interformers. acting and even performing Saunders Dan Kartc hn er a USU studt!ntand Sunburst Singer with Thai university studc::nts. said he was sings "Summer Lovi11"with students from Thammasat "I've taken groups over there to ask University and USU. there twice before, and we've the SU just done our own show: said Alumni ple in attendance at each Furch. Association in Thailand to show. This year, the singers consider the formation of an The other performance was shared the stage with musiendowment in the United for about 900 people in cians from Thailand's States to offset the disproporLampang, Thammasat's northThammasat University. And tion between the U.S. Dollar ern campus. that made all the difference, and the Thai Baht. Furch said the Thai stuFurch said. As the Baht loses its value, dents had requested a few of "To be able to see our stuit becomes harder and harder their favorite American songs. dents and their students inter- for Thai students to pay the These songs included act the way they did, it was approximately $12,000 tuition ·summer Lovin'" from the really fulfilling." Furch ~id. it costs them to come to USU. musical Grease.during which He also serves as director Saunders said. an American man and a Thai of the Sunburst Singers and Because the Colleges of woman sang the leads, the Dancers. Agriculture and Engineering duet "Endless Love,""My Guy," ·1 went over there not realhave high Thai enrollment, performed by the USU , ly knowing what it would be they have been working to women and Cherry Poppin' like and I learned so much help Thai students come to Daddies' ·zoot Suit Riot," perabout the (Thai) culture," said USU more easily. he said. formed by the USU men. freshman Jenny Bangerter. While he was there. In addition, Furch said the one of the singers. "They are Saunders said he had the king of Thailand, who just such friend ly people - always chance to attend the turned 72, an important smiling." Sunburt/Thammasat perforbirthday in Thailand's 12-year The performers from both mances. calendar system. is a ·real fine countries prepared for the "The crowds were very musician: The USU and shows in advance by sending enthusiastic," Saunders said. Thammasat performers sang a video tapes to each other. He said the Thai audiences few songs the king had com- which were made up of The tapes showed the stuposed. ·packed" auditoriums full of dents how to perform the "The Sunburst Singers are songs and the choreography the Thai public as well as U.S., really there for two purposes," Indian and Pakistani ambasof a culture on the other side Furch said. of the world, Furch said. sadors to Thailand and several The first purpose is educaOnce in Thailand. the USU high-ranking ministers in the tion: for the students to learn musicians spent one and one Japanese government - espeBroadway and other music. half days with the Thammasat cially loved numbers the Thai The second purpose is pubstudents, putting the final and American students perlic relations for USU. he said. touches on their shows and "Being in Sunburst Singers formed together. getting in sync with each "The Thai audiences really teaches you so much about other, Furch said. how to present yourself got a charge out of that," because we are ambassadors "It turned out wonderfully," Saunders said. for the university," Bangerter The Sunburst performers he said. did four shows in Thailand, said. And the friendships that Saunders said. Three perforBut the singers and dancers were formed were just as mances were on Bangkok's served as more than universiimportant as the success of ty ambassadors this time. Thammasat campus, with the performances, Furch said. Saunders said the between 1,800 and 2,000 pea "Bythe end of the time we American ambassador to Thailand told him the music would bring the two countries closer together. . The Sunburst Singers and Dancers are planning another tour, this time to a big band 15 festival in Pakefield, England. ~ Furch said this tour is being i opened to the public. It will last nine days, including four ~ days in Pakefield with day ~ tnps throughout the country ~ and five more days in London. Anyone interested in the England tour can call 1-877907-202. Auditions for next year's Sunburst Singers and Dancers Sunburst members Jenny Banger/erand MeaganMiller rehearsea will begin April 10. 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Unbeatable Aggies keep on 'Plugging' NEVER BEHIND/ Aaron Morton Eight newcomers. Only three players return from last year's 1513 team. I just thought you needed a reminder. It was easy to forget after Utah State University's easy 66-55 victory over New Mexico State University Saturday. These Aggies now seem unstoppable. After whipping defending Big West Conference Champion and Eastern Division favorite NMSU, Utah State now sits high atop the Division three games ahead of anybody else. The Aggies now have more wins than they had last year (175), and thanks to the greatest USU start in BWC history, the team has as many BWC wins (8) as last year's .500 team. How do you beat this team? Thursday the Aggies scorched the University of North Texas on the fast break and from the long range, as Tony Brown and Troy Rolle combined for 38 points. I'm sure NMSU said to themselves Friday "get back and shut down Rolle and Brown and that should beat these guys." Try again. Although the Southern Aggies held the duo to only eight points combined - both were shut out in the first half where USU led 26-15 at halftime - and scored more fast break points, NMSU trailed the entireJame. An the USU defense came up big, especially in the first half __: 15 points was the lowest an Aggie opponent had scored all season. "That was as good of a defensive half we've had all year lo~g," head coach Stew Morrill sard. Offensively, the Aggie bench resurrected itself from Thursday night's lack luster performance. "Coach told us, 'you forget about the way we played on Thursday because we're going to need you guys on Saturday,"' junior forward Curtis Bobb said. Bobb led the Aggies' bench resurgence with 13 points on 3of-4 shooting from 3-point land. Brennan Ray and Dion Bailey also came off the bench to lift USU, both offE>nsivelvand defensively. "We're kind of like a bench mob," Ray said of himself, Bailey and Bobb. "We play with a lot of energy, a lot of emotion." Usually when a team runs off a string of victories, the opposition will eventually find a formula to beat them. A strategy like shutting down the top scorers or taking away the inside game, etc. I call this the "figured them out effect." However, this doesn't seem to apply to USU. "We don't have a main, key person," Bobb said. The Aggies, going into Saturday's game, had five players in double figures in scoring, but they still don't have a ~layer in the BWC's top 15. "Playing as a team will get you somewhere." Bobb said. Hopefully that somewhere will be a No. 1 seed at the BWC Tournament March 9 in Reno, Nev. The ce lebration of the win and the commanding lead in the Division was flattened and put into perspective by Morrill's heavy dose of reality after- the game. "If we let up for a second, anybody in this league can beat us," he said. "We just go and keep on plugging - game by game."
AaronMorton, a sophomorefrom Kaysville,is the assistantsports editorat the Statesman. Commentsarewelcomedat slzqr@cc.usu.edu
Rejected: NMSU can't stop USU streak WADE DENNISTON
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It"s official. The Utah State University men·s basketball team is off to its best start in Big West Conference history at 80 (17-5 overall) after defeating New Mexico State University Saturday night at the Spectrum. The Aggies were still able to pull off the 66-51 win despite sophomore Tony Brown, junior Dimitri Jorssen and senior Troy Rolle combining for just 10 points in the game. "We had guys not making shots," Game MVP: said USU Curtis Bobbscored head coach 13 points on4-of5 Stew Morrill. shooting. including "Troy and in Tony were not three3-pointer-s 20 minutes off the getting shots bench down. Dimitri couldn"t get Key Stat: shots down. USUheldNMSUto We had guys on[y15pointsin the come off the first half bench and help us. We had nobody Turning worrying point about their Uponlyonepoint irt offense. the secondhalf.Bobb Everybody, drawsan intentional team-wise, foul to shiftthe was trying to momentum to USU's find a way to side. win. "That says a lot for these kids. They don't get off in their own little world," he said. Junior forward Shawn Daniels led three Aggies in double figures with 17 points (tied career high), connecting on 6-of-10 shots from the field, and 5-for-10 from the free-throw line. Junior guard Bernard Rock and junior forward Curtis Bobb each added 13 pomts. The 6-foot-6 Bobb left the game in the second half due to a hip injury he suffered while scrambling for a rebound. Bobb said when he got to his position. one of the NMSU Crimson Aggies went up and unintentionally elbowed him on his hip bone. "I tried to play through it just hoping it would get better," Bobb said. "It just got worse and it got to the point where it was hurting to breathe, and I couldn"t go no more." In his 20 minutes of action, Bobb shot 4-for-5 from the field, and 3for-4 from beyond the arc while pulling down three rebounds. "My shot felt good," Bobb said. "I :>imitri Jorssen ( 14) stuffs New Mexico State forward Dm>e eno Hines (42) Saturday night in the Spectrum. Jorssenas well as team-•
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All good things • •• hockey'srun ends at 19 REUBEN WADSWORTH
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All good things must come to an end or so the cliche says. That"s exactly what happened to the Utah State University hockey team's 19-game winning streak and undefeated record during a trip to Colorado last weekend. The Aggies fell 5-4 on Friday, 5-1 on Saturday to Colorado State University, and tied the University of Colorado at Boulder 5-5 on Thursday to end the trip with an overall record of 19-2-2. USU assistant captain Alan Babicky said his team definitely wasn·t happy with the outcome of the three games on the road trip, but he said he thinks his team is taking the results on a ·positive stride· as a wake-up ca11. "It showed how much work we have to do," he said.
"It's an eye-opener," USU fought back after being down 5-1 defenseman Danny Wilson said going into the third period Friday "It was a good experience for us night versus the Rams. USU scored to have." assistant captain Nate three goals in the final period and Anderson said. "It makes us app reci- Babicky said his team nearly manate the weekends that aged a tie. He said the go well." team felt worse about The Aggies were a litthe tie to CU the previ'It was a good tle overconfident going ous night than they did experience for us to about their losing effort into the trip, Babicky said . The two losses will have.lt makesus against CSU on Friday. help them better preUSU forward Aaron pare for nationals he appreciatethe Burrell scored two goals in Friday night's contest, said . weekendsthat go and defenseman Aaron In the first game Sutliff slipped two past against CSU, Babicky well.' said the team didn't the Ram goaltender. One play aggressive enough of Sutliff's scores flut •NATIAADERSON • tered up in the air and and had some positioning breakdowns. floated over the CSU goalie 's shoulder unseen, They quickly dug themselves a hole they weren·t able Anderson said . "It was like the knuckle puck in to get out of. Wilson said . However, Babicky sard he was The Mighty Ducks." Anderson said impressed with the way his team of the Sutliff goal.
·we didn't lose that game," Anderson said of his team 's 5-4 shoZving on Friday. ·we just ran out of time ." On Saturday, USU was down 4-0 after two periods. The team could only muster one goal from Burrell in the final 20 minutes, while CSU scored a goal themselves. Burrell was a strong presence in front of the net during the Colorado trip, Anderson said. According to Anderson, the 5-1 showing w~s closer than the score indicated. The Aggies just didn't get the breaks they needed in the con test, he said. Penalties were not a big issue in any of the games, Babicky said. Part of the rnason for that was the different style of officiating in Colorado, he said . The games were physical, but the players were able
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Sac. St. upsets USU by 0.25 Utah State freshman Kristen Bloom won the all-around with a score of 38 .550 and led the Aggies with her performances on beam and vault. Christy Denson performed onl y on bars and beam in preparation for tonight's home meet against the University of Utah . The last two meets were reversed for the Aggies who had struggled on beam and floor earlier in the season. This time they turned in six solid floor routines and didn't have to count a single beam fall. Junior Kristen O'Dell's 9.675 was USU's best floor score . and Bloom's 9.725 on beam was followed by sophomore Kirra Degener's 9.650. Degener has been one of the Aggies consistent competitors on beam and bars. ·we put on a clin ic on our last two events - our scores just did not reflect it: <;:om said. Last week . against Boise State University the Aggies had an exceptional bar set and hit all six of their vaults. Yet in Friday
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Competing on Sacramento turf, the Utah State University gymnastics team was defeated by California State University. Sacramento for the first time. The margin of victory was a mere 0.25 . Spectators were kept on edge throughout the competition which ended with a 190.475 to 190.450 win for the Hornets. The win was not without controversy though. as start values for routines seemed uncharacteristically low, head coach Ray Corn said. Routines which consistently had start values of 10.00 were scored out of 9.7s and 9.8s. Some skills and combinations performed by USU may have been unfamiliar to the judges, as the gymnasts did not receive credit for them. Corn said. "It was a disappointment; he added . "It was probab ly the most frustrating meet in my 23 years of coaching."
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concentrates during her beam routine in an earlier meet against BoiseState Jan. 28. The Aggies scored a 48.175on the beam in Sacramento, Calif Friday night.
night's meet against CSUS, they had to count a fall on each event. Freshman Tina Ellis led USU on bars with a career high score of 9.80 . Bloom and another freshman , Kristen Fargo . bo th scored 9.60 on vault. Sacramen to State had to count two falls on beam and one on floor. and the team was only .125 ahead of USU on vault. Desp ite the disappointing meet. the Aggies have another chance to better their scores against the University of Utah in the Spectrum at 7 p.m . Utah 's leading all-arounder. Theresa Kulikowski. the defending national champion . recently tore her ACL and will be unable to compete . The Aggies plan to have a stronger lineup at the Utah mee t. "lf we have the same type of beam and floor performance that we did on Friday, and the same type of vault and bars we did against Boise State , we will challenge Utah." Corn said.
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Utah State University has announced a schedule change for the upcoming 2000 football season. Instead of opening the year at Wyoming on Sept. 2, the Aggies will head to Lubbock, Texas to meet Texas Tech on that same date. The change was made in order to pick up an additional two games with Wyoming in the near future. The Aggies agreed to postpone the 2000 opener in Laramie until 2004. Wyoming will play USU in Logan September 22, 2001.· Wyoming was in need of a guarantee game and will travel to Auburn on Sept. 2 this year. which is where Texas Tech was originally opening its season. The schedule change is a positive one according to USU director of athletics Rance Pugmire as well as Aggie football coach Mick Dennehy. "This is a great opportunity to pick up two more games against Wyoming. We wrn continue to schedule as many Mountain West and Western Athletic Conference schools as possible," Pugmire said. "Game guarantees were not an issue in this decision for US"."
According to Pugmire. the negotiations with Wyoming also include a four-year arrangment in basketball scheduling. The two schools
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At the Mountain States Games held in Pocatello. Idaho last weekend, Utah State University women's distance medley relay team broke the school record with a time of 11:50.77. The Aggies also had two first-place finishes in the meet that wasn't team scored. The team's time was good for a third-place finish and beat last year's record time of 11:54.94. Members of the relay consist of Kristy Guymon. who ran the 1200-meters, Kristi Connors, 400-meters , Melissa Jensen, 800-meters. and Rebekah Thomley. 1600meters. "These girls came prepared to go after it. and they did; USU head coach Gregg Gensel said. ·rm proud of them because they had a determination of what they wanted to do . and each of them did it." The Aggies also had 11 men and 14 women qualify for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships to be held in Reno. Nev., Feb 25 and 26, bringing USU's totals up to 28 men and 23 women who have qualified for the indoor championships. Top performance on the men 's side included . senior Marcus Morgan who set a personal record in the mile, barley missing NCAA qualifying standards with a time of 4:10.11. Junior, James Parker had an impressive showing in the weight throw with at toss of 70-feet 2.75-inches good for a second place finish. Parker also
are working on those dates . "It certainly will be a privilege for us to lineup and play against Texas Tech." commented Dennehy "We are excited to get going and learn everything we can about the Red Raiders. It should be a great test for our program.· Pugmire also noted that outside of the season opener against Southern Utah, USU's other four home games will kickoff at 3 p.m. The SUU game will start at 7 p.m . "If it was possible we would play every home game at night:· Pugmire said. "It helps increase our attendance and it helps the local businesses . but weather is such a factor when October rolls around, that we have traditionally played earlier in the day. We are hoping that 3 pm. kickoffs will allow our fans more time during the day for other activities and it will also help local businesss generate more activity during the day." The game against the University of Utah on September 30 was moved to 3 p.m. to accomodate SportsWest 's television broadcast as well as homecoming activities The next home game isn't until October 21 vs. the University of Idaho, and the Aggies are home on October 28 and November 18 as well. "I think being as consistant as possible with starting times helps our fans plan their day," Pugmire added .
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Utah State University football coach MickDennehy added another member to his first recruiting class in Logan when Long Beach. Calif. product Craig Richardson signed a letter-of-intent with the school late Thursday . Richardson is a 5-10. 185pound running back from
Top Aggie Finishers Men 2nd --Lawrence Ringwald, 200meters (21.87) 4th-- Lawrence Ringwald, 60meter (6.90) 2nd --Bret Guymon. 400meters (49.07) 4th-- Bret Guymon, 60-m
Trevor Betenson runs his leg of the 4X400 relaySaturday at the Mountain States Games. Hurdles (8.31) 1st-Tatyana Hovhannisyan 2nd--Marcus Morgan. mile triple-Jump (40-03.25) (4:110.11) lst--Kr isy Guymon , 8002nd --Bruce McCannel. long meters (2:14.22) junp (22-11) 2nd--Karen Olsen , 3,00-meters 2nd--Brad Reed, weight open (10:42.66) (53-09.00) 2nd--Rebekah Thornley , 8002nd--James Parker.weight Inv. meters (2:14.39) (70-2.75) 3rd .--USU Distance medley 3rd -- Joel Johnson, pentahlon team (11:50.77) (3,904) 4th--M ichala Thompson, 4005th--Jacob Pugsley. pentahlon meters (57.30) (3,600) 4th--Andera Jeppson , 200Women meters (25.27)
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Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. Last year he was named the offensive player of the year in his league as well as earning Long Beach City Dream Team honors . He rushed for 1.100 yards and averaged 11.4 yards per carry . Richardson, the second running back USU signed this period. runs a 4 4 40. Richardson brings USUs total to 27 signees .
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earned a seveth place finish in the shot put with a mark of 58-01.00. Earning second place finishes for the Aggies were, Brett Guymon in the 400-meters (49.07), Lawrence Ringwald in the 200-meters (21.87), Bruce McCannel in the long jump (21-11) and Brad Reed in the men's open weight throw (5309). In women's action. freshman Tatyana Hovhannisyan finished first in the triple jump with a personal record (PR)jump of 40-feet 3.25-inches. Junior Kristy FunkGuymon also earned a firstplace finish in the 800-meters with a time of 2:14.22. Other top finishers for the Aggies were Rebekah Thornely finishing second in the 800meters (2:14.39).as did Karen Olsen in the 3,000-meters (10:42.66), Angie Winkler in the mile (5:03.00) and Andrea Jeppsen in the 60-meters (7.93). "Asa team. we set goals to get better and set PR during this part of the season." said Gensel. ·we have alreay set alot of PR's and season best. but we want to keep building on that in these last two meets. I think we will see good things when we go got to Montana."
Utah State University's women's tennis team lost its fourth straight match of the season Saturday to · University of Colorado 9-0. The loss drops the Aggiesto 0-2 at home and 0-4 overall on the season . In singles play the Aggies ·started out strong in the first sets with Colorado , but
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ing." said USUhead coach Chris Wright. Utah State's next action will come on Feb. 8 as the Aggies host Weber Stateat the Sports Academy at 1:30 p.m. USU'smen's team will also will be in action next week as the team travels to Idaho State on Feb. 9.
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night, USU head coach Jerry Crossley said the Aggies got into a scramble game and had some defensive breakdowns. His team was trying to score rather than prevent scores. he said, which gave too many good scoring opportunities to the Buffaloes. In that game, Babicky scored two goals and showed a lot of team leadership, Anderson said. Babicky scored once at the beginning of the· third period to make it 4-3, then did it again with five minutes to go to tie the game. With these two losses, USU's No -1 ranking in the
West may be in jeopardy. The new rankings haven 't been released, Wilson said. He said he thinks USU could fall to second after the two losses, but it's all still up in the air. The team has a new attitude now to work harder and have fun while doing it, Babicky said. They also must work harder in practice, he said. Anderson said the team needs to work on its pregame focus on the road. He said there were a lot of distractions and the trip was good practice in order to be better prepared for nationals. "Team spirits are still good," he said. "We're ready to recommit."
the hard foul? "I think he was just a little upset," he said. "Their offense wasn't clicking .... He gave me a little elbow. I was into the game, l was hyper - it didn't really bother me. I'm glad the ref saw it. "It did kind of turn the game around .... When you do little careless things like that, it makes the momentum on our side even more. We were already ahead and the crowd just got into it more, he said." NMSU was able to cut the lead back down to seven. 5245, with 6:34 left, following five straight points from Keys, who led all scorers in the game with 21 points. Utah State was able to push its lead back into double figures for good with under four minutes to go as NMSU somewhat lost its composure by committing another foul. And if that wasn't enough, the Crimson Aggies committed a flagrant foul by junior forward Daveeno Hines, who hit Aggie sophomore forward Brennan Ray in the head. "I was just going for the steal." Hines said. Ray connected on one of the freebies, giving him five points in the game. which tied his career high. The 6-foot-5 Ray also pulled down five rebounds (tying his career high), four on the offensive end, and took several charges. ·r had to make up for the last game (against the University of North Texas)." Ray said. "The second half, I kind of relaxed a bit and made some guys look out to be all stars." Morrill was certainly pleased with Ray's efforts. "He is a tough, hard-nosed kid:· Morrill said. "He is a defensive specialist. The other night. he played great defense the first half against North
Texas. and was not himself the second half. He comes up to me in practice (Friday) and apologizes, 'Coach, l'm real sorry about my second half defensive effort, it won't happen again.' "You've got to love it. You've got to love that kind of attitude. He was huge for us out there defensively. Morrill said." Besides Ray, the bench as a whole unit stepped up big, scoring 26 points overall. which is the first time since the University of California at Irvine game (Jan. 15) that the USU bench has scored in double figures. In the North Texas game. the Utah State bench scored just five points. ·we·re kind of like the bench mob," Ray said. "Myself, Dion (Bailey) and Curtis. we play with a lot of energy, a lot of emotion. That's fun. That's a great position for us to come in and see how the game's going and get everybody fired up."
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Hillary Clinton announces candidacy PURCHASE,N.Y.(AP)With the president beside her and 2,CXX)supporters chanting her name, Hillary Rodham Clinton formally launched her campaign Sunday to be US. senator from New York,a state she has lived in only a month. The race for the seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan is likely to pit Clinton against New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in what could be one of the most flamboyant political campaigns in memory. No other first lady has ever run for public office. "I am honored today to announce my candidacy for the U.S.Senate from New York," Clinton said as shouts of "Hillary!Hillary!" rang through a university gymnasium not far from her new home the suburbs north of New York City. "I may be new to the neighborhood, but I'm not new to your concerns," she said, while President Clinton: her mother, Dorothy; and daughter Chelsea sat beaming behind her. The president is said to be one of his wife's top advisers as she resumes the career she put aside to help him capture the White House. Recallinga speech she made at her college commencement
at Wellesley in 1969, Clinton when sympathy was strong said: "I often return to one from the Monica Lewinsky thing I said back then, that pol- scandal and polls showed her itics is the art of making possiwell ahead of the mayor. ble what appears to be impossiOn Sunday morning talk ble. I still believe that today. We shows. Giuliani reminded viewcan do what seems impossible ers of Clinton's late arrival to if we have the vision the pasNew York politics. sion and the will to "My record of do it together:· success comes 'I don't believethat out of my Clinton described her comgovernment is the knowledge, mitment to better experience. schools. better background and source of all our health care and life experience problemsor the as a lifetime resgun control. But ident of the she also took pains solutions to them.' state," he said to describe herself on CBS'"Face as a "new Democrat." • H1UARY CLINTON • the Nation" "I don't believe NEWYo~ Sf.N-1.Jf. CAM)U:.\.\U "How is it that government is that the the source of all our problems Democratic Party can't come or the solutions to them," she up with a candidate for the said. Senate from the state of New Her remarks were preceded York?What does that say by tributes from Moynihan, about the Democratic Party?" Sen. Charles Schumer and Giuliani has not made a formal campaign announcement, Reps. Nita Loweyof but he came dose on ABC's Westchester and Charles Rangel of Harlem, who joined "This Week," one of the five TV talk shows he appeared on her on stage during her speech and stayed after to shake hands Sunday. When asked if he planned with supporters. to run. he said: "Looks that Recent polls have shown Giuliani with a slight lead over way." Clinton and running even with Last July at Moynihan's her among women voters. sprawling farm. Clinton kicked That's a far cry from a year ago off a summer-long "listening
tour" of the state that extended into the fall and took her from Broadway to Buffalo. By December, she was assuring supporters she intended to run. And in early January, she moved into a $1.7 million house in suburban Westchester County to establish residency. Politicalexperts said there was good reason Clinton chose the State University of New York at Purchase to make her announcement. "When duck hunting, one goes where the ducks are." Republican consultant Jay Severin said. "The independent suburban ducks are the ducks in this campaign that are yet to be bagged." As of the end of the year, Clinton had raised $8 million and Giuliani, who started fund raising three months earlier, had raised almost $12 million. It is expected to be the most expensive Senate race in the nation's history. The Clinton campaign also arranged for about 500 house parties to be held simultaneously around the state during Clinton's announcement so more than 20,000supporters could watch on television and then listen in on a conference telephone call from the candidate .
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risk of talking on a phone while Let's make a driving close to that of driving deal, I while intoxicated. Even if you do won't drive not read or believe such studies, drunk, you simple observation should bring won't drive you to the conclusion that cell and talk on phones impair judgment. Just ·, , ..... your cell look at the people who use them. phone. I They talk louder, look stupider won't eat Kung Po chicken with and run into inanimate objects ·chopsticks while I drive, you while they are narrating their won't drive and talk on your cell lives. phone. I won't practice my one"Hey Bob? Yeah it is so cool legged yoga poses while I drive, - I'm walking down the street you. don't talk on your cell and talking to you at the same phone. Together we can save time. Wow, is technology great -lives and the insurance compa- or what? I have to hang up now, but I'll get back to once I get in nies bill ions of dollars. Take your cell phone and my car and the traffic gets stick it where the sun don't shine heavy." The other studies are also true. - your glove compartment. It's not like I don't love gad- Cell phones do cause brain damplayed a beautiful game against gets. I have an unhealthy, verging age. People who would normally Colorado State (the only team that on unholy, relationship with my be cautious drivers and would be gave us any kind of a challenge) computer and have my eyes on a willing to send anyone with a two weeks ago and made us all .00000001 percent blood alco: GPS locator for my birthday. proud. You may not think they have skill, but their However, the telephone has ho! level to a life in Shawshank record indicates otherwise. Though it may look actually changed little since the without redemption, think notheasy skating around with a stick trying to hit a day in 1876 when Alexander ing of blathering to their eightpuck, it is not. It takes coordination, precision and Graham Bell first said, "Watson year-old while they are whizzing yes maybe even a little talent. through traffic, shifting into four come here." As far as penalty boxes go, getting the opposing The second call had some- wheel drive, while changing team off the ice for a couple of minutes is part of thing to do with free copies of the lanes in a snowstorm. I'm one of the overall game strategy. As fans, we reserve the Gideons Bible. The phone and those people who turns down the right to get upset when someone from the opposite the conversations we have on it radio when the traffic starts getteam roughs up one ot our beloved players. In are just as banal as ever - the ting thick. every sports event you will find out-of-control fans What is it that can't wait? Are device itself is just more portable that cause trouble and make everyone else look now. I will always think of the you trading stocks? Running a bad. Recently a friend of ours visited from a uniphone as an instrument of torture suicide hot-line out of your car? versity on the East Coast and mentioned how tame telemarketers, insurance Raising funds for George W. our fans are compared with the fans attending East salesmen, telemarketers, reli- Bush, Jr.? When you come up Coast hockey games. According to him, we aren't gious zealots, the boss calling with a truly Mother Teresa-like even a fraction as vile and lewd as the fans he is you at home and telemarketers. reason for talking on your cell accustomed to being around. So now you get to carry that phone while you drive, let me bliss-producing instrument know. Just don't call me. Andrea Frahm around with you all the time? Carlene Jelovchan Dennis Hinkamp'scolumn, Oh '/'ow. Jake M<'.Alllster< SlightlyoffCent-er,bp'peafsevery There are quite a few studies Jennifer Minharo coming out now that rank the Monday in The Utah Statesman.
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First of all, we as hockey fans would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your positive article which we are sure will do much for the sad lack of funding we already receive for our hockey team. The hockey team already has a hard enough time getting funding without your positive propaganda. We don't know how sports are played in "your • UNITEDPREss world," but in ours, sports include a large amount INTERNATIONAL• of adrenaline, excitement and competition. These elements combined are what make sports addictive and popular. When our hockey players get worked up, their tempers tend to flare, however they leave the game with no apparent hard feelings. This is part of every sport, except perhaps LETTERS golf and bowling. What kind of fan attends a game and passively watches as their team tears up the Length;;houldbe competition? limitedto 350 words. We are passionate about our hockey team All lettersmay beshortened,editedor rejected whose "lack of skill" has led them to be number for reasonsofgoodtaste, one in the West Conference. Our hockey team
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I have to confess. I have Lettersrepresenting thesis brain. groups- or morethan And I have it oneindividual- must bad. Now to /ravea singularrepremy fellow sentativeclearlystated, 2,000 grad stuwith all necessaryID dents on camand infonnation. pus, you understand my pain. To my former undergraduate Writersmust wait 21 colleagues - let me explain what daysbeforesubmitting a thesis is (besides a bad word). successivelcllcrs- 110 It's when your professors gleefully exceptions. torture you for as long as possible. You know how when you walk home from your social engageLetterscan be hand ment late at night and there are deliveredor 11111ilerl to lights on in some of the buildings 77,cSlnlcsmn11in tire and you think to yourself "What TSC 319, or can be idiot is still at work?" Well, that's e-mailednt us - the graduate students. editor@ So be kind to your T.A. this staresman .usu.edu week. Offer a tissue to the weeping student in the library who is screaming "What do you mean STAFF you don't have the Weekly Guide to Ethiopian Insects?" And don't U>ITOR·IN<HIU: JaredSter..er forget, you may be here someday soon yourself (this is you NEWSEDITOR: . Vicky Campbell Michelle). Anyway, here is this week's list f£ATURE5EDITOR: J11sfm Berry of ideas. Go. Play. Have fun. SroilTS EDITOR: Spare a thought for me (and all Cn~Hobson those other poor grad students). f'HoTO EDITOR: Monday - Only one Monday Liz Ma111isley to go before another break. Yah! CofvEDITOR: If you are looking for a way to Heatlrer Fredrick.son be service orientated, consider this. A local Boy Scout troop l.aIIra Bellamy needs adult Scouts and volunteers U>ITOIU,\L BOAAO: who speak Spanish. It is a multiJaredSterzer cultural troop that needs some Aaron Morion help. Call 752-6662. l.a11raBellamy Tuesday - Be multi-cultural LeahCuller yourself and go see "Sounds of the Incas" at 7:30 p.m. in the Eccles Established in 1902. Conference Center. Take a date. The Utah Statesman Wear bright colors. is published Monday, If you are into music, but want Wednesday and something else, try the Logan Friday and is the High concerto at 7 p.m. in the official student school's auditorium. Cost is $2 newspaper of Utah (but probably less if you are late). State University. Local people sing and perform good music. The Utah Statesman Wednesday Switch music is printed on sounds and go to the quartet recycled newsprint.
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(string instruments) at 8 p.m. in the Eccles also. But this costs ($5) so if you go about 9 p.m. you get in free! Also today you can plan your date and adventure with the Banff Film Festival next Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets cost about $11 at the door. You and your social companion can see the movies then head up to Beaver Mountain for night skiing. Thursday - If you are really into civic awareness, attend the Logan Plan Commission meeting (you can even sit by me) at 5:30 p.m. It's only an hour or so and you can learn about what Logan is really like. And you can even give public comment! (Come on, I am sure you can come up with a comment on SOMETHING) In the city building, look for the glassed-in court room. Friday - Famous jazz singer Nenna Freelon performs at 7:30 p.m. in Kent. $3 with ID. Have some barbecue ribs and listen to blues/jazz music and head to the show - what a date. Or eat flexible things like licorice and spaghetti and then go to the gymnastics meet at 7 p.m. in the Spectrum. Take a sign that says 10.0 and one that says 5 .0. Hold up the appropriate sign when the team of your choice takes the mat. Saturday- Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's real birthday. Read a book. Abe loved books. And take a second to be grateful for your education. And then be grateful for CHOCOLATE. Yes, $5 will get you into (and eating) the Chocolate Festival, Bullen Center. Starting at 6:30 p.m. (and don't be late) you can taste and vote for the best chocolate in the area.
Ann Bluemlein will not be able to talk tltis week until Wednesday at noon. After she hands her thesis over to her committee members, you can e-mail her at slzk7@cc.usu.edu.
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Being Mr. Nice Guy ADAM SHMR / CentralFloridaFuture Have ou ever i stened to women talk about what kind of guy they are looking for? If so, then you have probably overheard the same things I have. When they get around to naming qualities they want in a man, they almost always list honesty, kindness, a good sense of humor and chivalry. I laugh at this. I think they're just making all that up. One woman explained to me recently that I was "too nice." Too nice?! Is there such a thing - and if there is, is that any reason not to give a good guy a chance? I don't think so. In fact, I don't think there is enough niceness in this day and age. I open doors, pay for dates and strive hard to be caring and sweet, but none of that gets me very far. But the guy
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who stands in a corner, aloof and playing hard to get? He's golden. He's got no trouble finding a date. The guy who runs around with his buds, gets drunk and finally thinks to call around 1 a.m., hoping he can spend the night? 'No problem, come right on over, a lot of women say.' They flock to him. I just don't get it. These girls must love being the caretakers of their boyfriends. They get caught in cycles of always trying to "keep his attention" or "win him back" - usually employing tactics that involve sex. All of their energy and focus is consumed with trying to hang on to a person, so they fail to notice the nice guys all around them. Instead of trying to hold on to a loser, they could be getting to know all the nice guys who out there - the real marriage material - the guys like me. I also have another guess as to why a lot of girls seem to settle for whomever (make that "whatever") they come
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This student-writtencolumn appearedin the TuesdayCentral Florida Future and was distributedby TMS Campus News Service mediaservices.
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IRA dissidents' bomb damages hotel BELFAST,Northern Ireland (AP)- Suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents bombed a rural hotel Sunday - an attack that caused no reported injuries but gave Northern Ireland a bitter reminder of the days the province is struggling to leave behind. It was the first such attack here since 1998, and it came as international pressure was building on the mainstream IRA to begin disarming in support of Northern Ireland's peace accord. A caller claiming to be from the Continuity IRA,a small dissident group opposed to the IRA's 1997 truce, told the BBC in Belfast that bombs had been left at two hotels in rural County Fermanagh. Police evacuated both hotels shortly before a bomb went off at the rear of Mahon's Hotel in the village of lrvinestown. They said the bomb was placed beneath the hotel's main oil
storage tank, causing a fire that the Continuity IRA was spread to nearby cars. "unrepresentative of Irish Officers and British soldiers republicans" and should "discouldn't immediband immediateately find any sus'We cannot allow ly." picious devices at But the blast the other threatany paramilitary underscored ened hotel. They • • demands from expected to organzzatwn··· to the province's resume their remain in major Protestant search at daybreak. party. the Ulster No IRA dissiexistencewith Unionists. for an dent group had illegalguns and immediate start to launched such an IRA disarmament. attack since 1998. explosives' "We cannot There were several allow any parabombings in the •KENMAGINNIS. military organizaprovince last year. . tion. republican or but they were the fl.JUMEMBCROF BRITISII (pro-British) loyalwork of pro-British P.<\RUAMENT ist. to remain in Protestant groups. existence with illegal guns and Every political party in explosives," said Ken Maginnis, Ireland condemned the attack. Fermanagh's Ulster Unionist including the IRA-allied Sinn member of British Parliament. Fein. "Even if they adhere to their Sinn Fein's Martin own cease-fires, their weapons McGuinness, a former IRA of war will inevitably end up in commander who is education the hands of dissidents." minister in Northern Ireland's The Continuity IRA began power-sharing Cabinet, said bombing targets after the IRA
called a 1994 cease-fire. The shadowy group·s sporadic attacks have caused only minor injuries and no deaths, but it has never called a formal cease-fire. Only last month, police in the neighboring Irish Republic arrested a suspected Continuity IRA activist in possession of a van loaded with weapons and explosives. 'There will always be people who try to undermine the peace process," a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street office said in London. ·we will do what we can t9 make sure they do not succeed." The bombing came as Protestants and Catholics are hoping for the salvation of Northern Ireland's peace process - and for an unprecedented leap of faith from the IRA.The IRA'srefusal to say whether it will disarm nas left the province's new government teetering on the brink of collapse.
Cohen saystestconfirms Russian shipcarrying Iraqioil WASHINGTON (AP) -Tests confirm a Russian tanker seized by the U.S Navy in the Persian Gulf was carrying Iraqi oil in violation of the U.N. economic embargo, Defense Secretary William Cohen said Sunday. The Volga-Neft-147 was being taken to Muscat, the capital of Oman. and the Omani government will determine the fate of the merchant vessel and its crew, Cohen told reporters while flying back from Germany, where he attended a conference on European security. Cohen also disclosed that an Iraqi naval officer was on board the ship when it was seized by U.S. Navy SEAL commandoes. The tests were completed Sunday on samples of oil from the tanker that was
seized Wednesday on suspicions it was carrying Jraqi oil. "They do reveal that the oil was fror!l Iraq," Cohen said. "But the government of Oman will make a determination as to what they will do with the ship itself. That's up to the Omanis at this point." He said the Russians were informed of results of the tests but was unaware of any immediate response from Moscow. Asked what effect the development might have on U.S.-Russian ties, he said: 'I don't think it will have any impact on relations." Cohen pointed out that the ship was privately owned, and not the property of the government. Moscow had protested the seizure and demanded the vessel's
release. When it was ordered to stop on Wednesday, the tanker ignored U.S. Navy demands. so armed Navy SEALs were dispatched by helicopter to board and seize the vessel, the Pentagon said Saturday. U.S. officials had said earlier that the Russian crew offered no resistance to being boarded Wednesday and cooperated with U.S. Navy personnel involved. Once the SEALs got on board, the Russian crew cooperated, and no shots were fired, a Pentagon official said Saturday . Russia, which maintained that the oil was from Iran, long has supported steps that would lead to the eventual lifting of the U.N economic embargo against Iraq.
Drugcompany Pfizer to acquire Warner-Lambert NEW YORK (AP) - In a dea'l that will create the world's second-largest drug company. Pfizer Inc. is ex_pected to .announce Monday that it is acquiring Warner-Lambert Co. for $84.4 billion in stock, according to people familiar with the nygotiations. The combined company will keep Pfizer's name and headquarters in New York. Its medicine chest will include both impotence treatment Viagra and the blockbuster cholesterol fighting drug Lipitor. The deal will mark the end
FINLAND Continuedfrom Page2 opened. The stations reported 76.8 percent turnout among the 4.2 million person electorate. Voter Sinikka Peltomaa said both candidates were equally qualified, but she wanted Finland to have its first female president. "'I have nothing against men, but we've had so many men before," the 44-year-old secretary said. Halonen. a Social Democrat. won the Jan. 16 first-round election with 40 percent support to Aho's 34 percent. but none of the original seven candidates had a majority, forcing Sunday's ~.----------
of a takeover battle that started in November when Warner-Lambert announced a $58.3 billion merger with American Home Products Corp. and Pfizer followed with a hostile bid for WarnerLambert. To sever the contract between Warner-Lambert and American Home Products, Pfizer will pay American Home Products $1.8 billion - the largest breakup fee in history. American Home Products could use the windfall as a cushion against verdicts or setrunoff. The candidates sparred in last-minute campaigning over the European Union's denunciation of the new right-wing Austrian government. Aho said he didn't think the EU should meddle in the internal affairs of a member country, while Halonen defended the stand of the other 14 members. The dispute was the first major point of disagreement in a largely issue-free race for the presidency. a mostly symbelie post whose powers will be further reduced when a new constitution takes effect in March. The candidates agreed on foreign and defense policies - the domain of the Finnish head of state, who mostly leaves domestic politics to the prime minister and the parliament. The jovial. red-haired Halonen, a former trade union lawyer who still lives in
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Hijacked Afghan plane leaves Moscow MOSCOW (AP) - The Afghan passenger airliner forced by hijackers on a tense journey across Central Asia and Europe left Moscow early Monday after nine passengers were freed. The plane's destination was not immediately known, but a spokesman for Russia's Federal Security Service said the hijackers had demanded European flight maps before leaving. There was no immediate indication of why the nine passengers were released, security service spokesman Alexander Zdanovich told reporters at Moscow's Sheremetyevo-1 airport. He said the hijackers had made no political demands. Similar releases took place at the plane's previous refueling stops in Kazakstan and Uzbekistan. None of the people aboard the Boeing 727 belonging to Afghanistan's Ariana Airlines had been harmed, Zdanovich said. although it remained unclear how many people were aboard. Russian news reports said there were 131 passengers and nine crew before the release in Moscow, but other sources said there were as many as 160
aboard . In Moscow about 9:20 p.m Sunday. Trucks and buses loaded with elite commando teams, police and rescue workers converged on the airport. Sniper teams moved into Sheremetyevo-1, the terminal where the plane landed , and security was heavy in the area. Afghan diplomats arrived at the airport about 90 minutes after the plane landed and Russian news agencies said they were in negotiations with the hijackers. One diplomat who declined to give his name said the hijackers were seeking the release of a prisoner from the Afghan city of Kandahar. An emergency official in Kazakstan, where the plane landed before heading to Moscow Sunday morning , said there were 20 hijackers aboard the Boeing 727, but three passengers who were released in Kazakstan said eight to 10 hijackers were aboard. Ten passengers were released in Uzbekistan, the hijacked plane's first stop. according to an Afghan opposition spokesman, identified only as
Abdullah. A further three were released in Kazakstan. The hijacking comes six weeks after an eight-day hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane ended peacefully in southern Afghanistan . The hijackers in that case freed their hostages after India released three pro-Kashm iri militants from jail. Abdullah den ied that the Afghan opposition was respo nsible for the latest hijacking, saying, "We condemn any act of terror ism." Afghan media earlier had speculated that the hijackers wanted the release of opposition figure Ismail Khan . a former regional governor who has been held since 1997 by Afghanistan 's ruling Taliban movement. He reportedly is being held in Kandahar. Russia does not recognize the Taliban and the Afghan diplomats in Russia have ties to the opposition . The Ariana Airlines plane was seized earlier Sunday while on a domest ic flight from the Afghan capital, Kabul, to the northern city of Mazar-e-Shar if. After four hours in the Uzbek capita l. Tashkent , it took off for Kazakstan.
For relatives, evidence of lost loved ones important for healing LOS ANGELES(AP)- A pocket knife , even a solitary button, can take on profound significance when they're the only links that families have to loved ones lost in plane crashes. United Airlines Capt. Harold Green's silver pocket knife was misplaced during the recovery of personal effects of the 24 people killed when his Flight 585 crashed in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1991. The loss still weighs heavily on his ex-wife, Gail Dunham, now president of the National Air Disaster Alliance in Washington , D.C. A friend of hers clings tightly to a button from a military uniform - the only thing connected to her son that was left after the ValuJet crash in the Everglades in 1996. "They need to recover every single thing," said Dunham, whose support group han mailing list of 3,000 mernbets. The recovery of the bodies from Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - if they can be recovered - will help ease the shock, numbness and denial that are constant companions of victims' loved ones. said a clinical psychologist working with the families. "What will allow them to move out of that stage is the actual tangible evidence their loved one is gone," said Robert T. Scott, a member of the American Red Cross disaster mental health team formed after the crash. So far, bodies of only four of the 88 people on board the MD-83 airliner have been recovered. "Our first priority is to recover as many of the remains as possible," said NTSB spokeswoman Lauren Peduzzi. However, NTSB officials say the wreckage will be mapped on the sea floor before more remains are recovered. Identifying remains can take months and the wait can take a toll on families. delaying a proper funeral as well as details such as death certificates, wills and life insurance, Dunham
Navy mapping Alaskan Airlines wreckage,collectingremains PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP)Navy crews on Sunday mapped more of the ocean floor near the crash site of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, leaving the plane's wreckage alone but collecting some human remains . The National Transportation Safety Board wants a detailed picture of the aircraft debris before pieces of the plane are brought to the surface . Exactly what will be brought up willdepend on further interpretation of flight data and cockpit voice recorders , which were still being ana~ lyzed in Washington, an NTSB spokesman said. "The ships· have been out all night long," said Terry Williams. "There's more mapping that's going on. Naturally. in the process, if they fi.nd any bodies or other remains they 're bringing them up ," The debris area is about 10 miles offshore in the Santa Barbara Channel , covering an area about the size of a football field in water 640 feet deep , Meanwhile, more memorials were said. Scott and about 70 other volunteers on the Red Cross· disaster mental health team are offering support to family members who need help coping with the Alaska Airlines crash. ln addition. 260 Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air employees have been assigned to assist individual families, and officials leading the recovery effort regular brief families. The efforts are an improvement over the treatment of air crash victims' families in previous years , Scott and Dunham said. Much of that improvement stems from the federal Aviation
held for families and friends of the 88 people lost with the plane. Among them was.a service by Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, who led a service near Los Angeles International Airport. The Alaska Airlines MD-83 crashed a week ago. killing all 88 people on board, during a flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, bound for San Francisco and Seattle. The p1ane's voice recorder shows that for at least 30 minutes prior to the crash the pilots were struggHng to corretta problem with the tailmounted horizontal stabili~l:!)", whi~ they said had jammed . Witnesses who saw the plane go down said it rolled upside down and spiraled into the ocean. · The Ventura County Medical Examiner 's Office, which is responsible for identifying the victims, has said that it has several nearly complete bodies. Sheriffs spokesman Eric Nishimoto said it could be a week before any are identified. Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996, which spells out how the NTSB, airlines and agencies such as the Red Cross shou ld respond to crashes . "Each time we learn lessons. we . take those lessons and move forward. " Peduzzi said . "We are very attuned to the needs and concerns of families." Before the 1996 act. it could be three days before airlines even told families a loved one had died in a crash, said Dunham , whose organization lobbied for the legislation. Access to crash areas also was sometimes restricted , even for families whose religions required them to visit the site.
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We have some important news for those of you who have been harboring an urge to eat poinsettias. Tliis news comes from an article in the Dec. 5, 1999, edition of the Harrisburg , Pa., PatriotNews, sent in by alert reader Karen Durkin. The article makes this fascinating statement: "Despite persistent rumors, poinsettias are NOT poisonous. Ohio State University testing has found that a SO-pound child could eat more than 500 poinsettia bracts with no ill effects other than possibly a sick stomach from eating that much foliage." The two questions that immediately come to mind are: 1. What is a "bract"? 2. Would "Bill and the Bracts" be a good name for a rock band? (Answers: 1. Part of a plant; 2. No, but "The Foliage Eaters" would.) Another question is: How did Ohio State University cor)duct this research? Did researchers actually feed 500 poinsettia bracts to a SO-pound child? How? ("Eat your bracts, Jason, or NO MORE POKEMON CARDS FOR YOU!") And does this experiment really prove that poinsettias are safe? We personally have seen SO-pound children eat a LOT of thin&s that would probably kill an adult, such as 'Fruit Roil-Ups," which we do not believe are fruit at all. We believe they are the offspring of a bio logical mating experiment involv ing Kool-Aid and flypaper. So our feeling is that you consumers should resist the temptation to rush out and start wolfing down poinsettias. Instead, you should take the wise scientific precaution of serving them to dinner guests ("Marge, try some of this delicious brie-on-a-bract!") and then watching the guests closely for common symptoms of deatl,, such as not moving for several days, or purchasing an Oldsmobile. But here's what really gets our goat: While so-called "researchers" at Ohio State University were busily stuffing poinsettias down the throat of an innocent SO-pound child, a potentially MUCH greater menace to humanity was running loose in the very same state (Ohio). We know this because we have received, from an anonymous source who shall remain nameless, a newspaper article Dave Barry is a humor columnist for the from the Oct. 29, 1999, edition of The Miami Herald. Write to him do The Miami~ Youngstown, Ohio, Vindicator, which bills Herald, One Herald Plaza, Miami FL 33132.'
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