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Students: 'HIRE education' Crowd at state capitol entreats legislature to bring professors' salaries up to par value of a college or university degree in the state will Senior News Writer drop, Utah students will have greater difficulty competing in Editor's note: This article is the marketplace and the the Inst of n three-portseries economy of our state will concerningfnculty equity in invariably suffer." The Utah Student Utnh. Association spoke their support for Gov. Leavitt's proposNearly 700 students from al to extend the payment of all nine of Utah's public colthe I-15 construction bond leges and universities gathfrom seven to 10 years. This ered on the steps of the State would free up money to go Capitol building Wednesday towards Utah's education systo show the Utah Legislature tem. they are serious "Are we going about getting to pave our more money to roads and leave raise faculty and potholes in edustaff salaries. cation?" asked The rally didPART3 OF 3·PART SERIES Ben McAdams, n't officially president of begin until noon, Associated Students of the but by 11 a.m. most students University of Utah, and presihad arrived and were chanting and waving signs that read dent of the Utah Student Association. "HIREEducation· and "Stop The Utah Student Paving Over Education." Association worked hard and Student body presidents put in many hours to orgafrom Utah colleges and uninize this rally, McAdams said. versities drew an enthusiastic Faculty and staff were response to facts and stories impressed by the students· illustrating the need for willingness to salary equity. Asked step up on if they had known a 1 their behalf. professor who left lf this problem[of ·we (teachers the school for a betsalaryequity] is not of higher eduter salary elsewhere, cation) don't two-thirds of stusoon remedied,the have any sort dents raised their repercussionswill be of union or hands. lobbying force," , ·ytah professors many. said Ted are underpaid by Olson, profesabout 20 percent sor of mathewhen compared to • NATE ANDERSON• matics at Snow the salaries of peer ASlJStJ PJUSU)f.NI" College. "This institutions," said is definitely a Kris Olsen of good thing. I think legislators Southern Utah University. will at least get an idea that ·suucurrently has 15 this is something serious and employees wh-, are paid it's not just going to go away." below the poverty line." Three representatives Local media and a handful of legislators were present for spoke to students during the course of the rally. Rep. Afton the press conference at noon, B. Bradshaw, (R),encouraged where Nate Anderson. presistudents to actively voice dent of the Associated their opinions and concerns. Students of Utah State "You are voters," she said. University, and two other stu"There are 20,000 higher edudent body presidents cation students in Utah explained the students' platwhat a political lobby!" forms and offered solutions. Students were able to iden"If this problem (of salary tify the representatives from equity) is not soon remedied, the repercussions will be many," said Anderson . "The Jumpta RAuv...Eage.l LAURABELLAMY
J =......a~ Melissa Daney, standi~g,a~d Stacy Harde~of Snow Collegeas well as other collegestudents from around the state wrote letters to their legislatorsrequestinga pay increasefor their professors.
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NBCNews producers offerinsight JESSICAWARREN
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Deciding what is best for each broadcast of NBC Nightly News is a process that is both drawn out and rushed through , according to Tom Brokaw, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. Brokaw and the producers of NBC Nightly News were on an interactive satellite panel with universities across the country to discuss their work. With new technology, producers are allowed to change broadcasts live on the air, change the order of segments and drop or add stories, according to the panel. ·we have a 10-pound bag and we're developing 100 pounds of material," Brokaw said. "We have to make these decisions on the fly." In making these decisions, the staff looks at newsworthiness, new developments, and what they deem more important. "There is so much news available to so many people. We're trying to give them context," David Doss, executive producer said. Doss said they wanted to show people why things happened and what the impact might be on their lives. The staff also looks at the competitiveness of the business. With MSNBC and CNBC, the news is running 24 hours a day. ·we have to have it right and we have to have it first," Doss said, in order to compete. "It really gets you out of the gate fast," said M.L. Flynn, foreign producer . With new technology, time is not as big of a factor as it used to be. "There is no reason for us to be wrong," Doss said. Brokaw said he is confident they can make last minute changes work. The February 17 broadcast
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"Chicken Soup' author praises the power of positive, ambitious thinking in life persuits lARAGALE Staff Writer
"You can be anybody you want to be right now - and every right now." There was standing room only in the TSC ballroom as internationally recognized speaker, entertainer, songwriter and New York Times Best Selling Author Dan Clark brought this message to students at Thursday's Arts and Lectures Series presentation. CJili;spoke with students abo-aking the most out of their lives. He asked the audience who the most successful people they knew were and why thenswer couldn't be themsel~s. He said everyone has the poten~al to be successful. "Th .. are 12 notes in music," .said. "You are a composer. You're made up of the same 12 boring notes as everyone else - approach every day as a new day to create a hit tune." College students have a special tendency to live in the past, he said, using ath-
Dan Clark gives a motivational speechto USU students in the TSC BallroomThursday.
letes who still wear high school letterman's jackets as an example. He said it's important for people to ·stretch" themselves, to step outside the box of who they, and everyone else, expects them to be and become their best self. ·self is not discovered." Clark said. ·self is created." To build a firm foundation for the self to be created on, he said there are four building blocks that.must be in place. The first is to "believe in the power of stretch." You have to stretch before you
can strengthen, he said. He used as an example his experience with physical therapy after having snapped his Achilles tendon . He encouraged students to allow experiences to affect them for the better, and to incorporate what they learn into their lives so they can be strengthened instead of ·snapping back· to the same old way they were before. The second building block is that ·one moment in time can change forever." he said. We have the opportunity to help other people, he said. People need to take the opportunities that come to help each other. One of the most important things people can do to be successful, he said, is to be a person who other people want to be around. "You want people to say, I like being with you. When I'm with you, I'm my best self," he said. The third building block is to stretch not through technology but through personal contact. Jump to SOIIP,Page3
While students from acrossthe state spent the early afternoonon Wednesdayrallyingfor highereducation,
Gov. Mike Leavitt was b11sypreparingto sign a bill to bringfunds to the Bridger/andCommunity Ice Arena.
$1 million signature: LEAHL. CULLER
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While students from across the state spent the early afternoon Wednesday rallying for higher education, Gov. Mike Leavitt was busy preparing to sign a bill to bring funds to the Bridgerland Community Ice
Leavitt signs bill allowing Cache Valley tax money to 90 to community ice "rena Arena. At approximately 3· 15 Wednesday afternoon, Leavitt signed SB34, a bill that allows each Cache County city to pledge their financial support to help build an Olympic-sized arena in Cache Valley. So far, 17 of 19 cities have signed a resolution to send 1/ 64 percent
of their sales tax to support payment of a $1 million con struction bond over the next 10 years . Leavitt praised the bill as a ·very good community effort· and Executive Director Janet Borg thanked the governor for helping to put the fundraising efforts over the halfway mark .
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Speaker: European Delagation BRIAN CARTER
Staff Writer
The European Union (EU)is an insurance company for a continent, according to Fraser Cameron. head of the PoliticalScience Section in the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, D.C. Cameron. who spoke to a group of Utah State University political science students Wednesday, said on a recent flight to Los Angeles a lawyer siting next to him asked what he did. Cameron said he worked for the EU and the lawyer asked if that was insurance. "Yes.it is. We insure a continent." Cameron said he told the lawyer. "Alot of what we do in internal relations is insurance to reduce the risk of conflict."Cameron said. He answered questions from students on topics of EU cooperation with the United States to EU expansion and defense to budgetary matters. "President Clinton takes a personal ~..
interest in working with the EU." Cameron said. "Attention from the White House is quite a catalyst· The areas of diplomacy and cooperation are ·varied and deep· between the EU and the United States, Cameron said. One area he specifically mentioned was the pressure both governments are placing on North Korea to stop their missile testing program. Cameron said cooperation also exists on problems in Columbia, Sudan and Cypress. Cameron said he thinks the United Kingdom will eventually adopt the Euro, the EU currency. Cameron said the public in the United Kingdom is about 65 percent against adopting the Euro because the mass media is skeptical. "This can be changed. There needs to be more proactive leadership," Cameron said. "The United Kingdom will join; they always do in the long run: On the east, Cameron said Russia only has a win-win situation to join the EU. Russia already conducts 70
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percent of its trade with the EU as well as having a security zone provided, Cameron said. Within five years Cameron said Russia could have it's territory surrounded by the EU. "Ultimately this will be good for Russia (to join). They can see the practical benefits." Cameron said. "People in the administration in Moscow basically share this view: Cameron said the most difficult issue faced by the EU are the problems between Turkey and Greece. There have been several bilateral meetings between the two states. Cameron said. which are leading to cooperation in resolving their differences. Cyprus should be a catalyst. Cameron said. The island country has been divided since 1974between Turkey and Cyprus. Only the GreekCypriot government is recognized internationally. "This is the most difficult outstanding issue. There is a new generation coming up that didn't know what an undivided island is."Cameron said.
Fraser Cameron, of the European Commission,discussessecurity policies.
What Cameron calls ·quake diplomacy" between Algeria and Turkey, the aid given for last year's earthquakes in the area, is remarkable. "From my perspective it was a genuine feeling of grief."Cameron said. ·1 think it was a positive outcome."
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State Trooper Guy Hood of the Utah Highway Patrol keepsan eye 011 Wednesday'srally from the steps of the capitolbuilding.
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education? "It means no salary equity, that's what it means: said Rep. Patrice M. Arent, (D). a member of HEA. "We're getting the lowest increase, not even as much as state employees." Lee Burke, USU's assistant to the president for government relations. said the EAC is looking seriously at increasing the numbers for higher education, and it looks promising. This might be due to the influence of the student rally. he said.
NBCNEWS Continuedfrom Page1 of NBC Nightly News opened with the South Carolina republican primary, a short mention of inflation as a real threat, an in depth piece on the L.A. Police scandal. a small sound bite on a vaccine and a new development on the treatment of Chechnya refugees by the Russians. indicating war crimes. The broadcast ended with a family look on the cars of the future. "It depends on what the news is." Flynn said, to determine whether or not it gets on the air. With Chechnya. Flynn had video footage which she said increased the value of the story. The staff decided to lead with the primary because Brokaw said it impacted many people. and was "critical and exciting." Brokaw said as stories emerge, they try to limit the number of stories and expand the length, asking, "Did we really fill in all the blank spots?" Brokaw said he applies the "UFO theory: the Unforeseen will Occur," in the election. "H's not just about McCain, it's about redefining the Republican party." Brokaw said. Brokaw said as time moves forward, the type of stories covered have changed. He said they do a lot with women's health issues, something rarely covered in
Soup Continuedfrom Page1 He summarized his story, "Puppies for Sale." about a young handicapped boy who chose to buy a similarly handicapped puppy because. "he needs someone who will understand him." Clark said we need to take time to understand other people and appreciate that we are essentially all the same, he said. The fourth building block is to believe one person can make a difference, and internalize that. He said he honestly believes in the power of a single person to make a differ-
NewssR1EFs There will be no residential garbage pickup. and the landfill will be closed on Monday in observance of President's Day. Monday and Tuesday garbage will be picked up on Tuesday. All garbage containers should be out by 7 a.m., as normal routes may not be followed. The landfill will reopen on Tuesday with winter hours. Winter hours are Monday thru Saturday. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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this amount, but is part of a separate salary package being decided by the E.(\.~,This package, which isn't final yet. would give K-12 a 5.5 per·cerit salary increase. plus a nearly 2 percent one-time extra. State public employees would receive a 4 percent salary increase, plus about 1.5 percent increase for benefits. Higher education, under this plan, would get a 4 percent increase for both salary and benefits. What does this mean for higher
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their areas, and were provided with paper and envelopes to write letters. McAdams said the rally was a huge success as far as participation and enthusiasm were concerned, but soon after the rally ended he heard legislators were not responding favorably. McAdams said he feels the road bond extension is a logical way to put more money into education, but legislators "have an aversion to debt" He said in the long run legislators would reap far more than they lost by paying interest on the road bond for 3 more years, "but they don't like it bec,1use they can't sit with a pencil and calculate the numbers." he said. "The investment of education is real, but you can't put it into numbers." , The timing was purely coincidental, McAdams said, but after the rally Wednesday afternoon, the Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC). which makes the final decision of where state funds will go, announced its revenue projectiqn~. It then divided the funds between the various appropriations subcorti- · ' mittees, including the Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee (HEA).Of the projected $207.7 million increase in revenue. the HEA was given $12 million to divide between all of higher education·s priorities. Salary equity is not included in
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"It helped that the students were here," he said. He said he thinks it may have softened the legislators a,little toward higher education, By taking an active stance, it is possible for people to influence the Legislature further, he said. People interested should contact all legislators to request that higher education receive at least as much as other public employees in salary and benefits, he said.
the past. This ·evolution" as he called it has changed the selection of news from primarily white middle-aged men when he entered the business in 1962, extending to women and other groups today. "It really is much more diverse." Brokaw said. He said one of the most under-reported issues of our day, however, is racial issues along with the effects of present economic trends. Brokaw said he is confident in the continuance of his program as well as other evening newscasts. "Thirty million viewers; that's a lot of people," Brokaw said. "In the long curve of my career, I'm proud of what I've done," Brokaw said. He said he is self criticai in order to produce his best work. as he said all good journalists are, ·otherwise we'll fail you and we become stale." The staff encouraged students looking into broadcast journalism to get an emphasis in another area such as political science, history or health. "Read the newspaper everyday, watch what we do, learn to write," said Jonathan Wald, senior producer. , Brokaw emphasized the ability to write. "You have to learn to express yourself coherently on paper." Brokaw said the bottom line of broadcast journalism is as there is more news available in sound bites. and other short form .. He said it is his job to provide context to the story. ence in an entire organization. This attitude, he said can affect one's life. Clark also related lessons of endurance he learned while playing football, and during the struggle to overcome a semiparalyzing accident that cut his career short. "Your body can endure anything, it's the mind you must convince," he said. "Pain is a signal to grow, not to suffer: He concluded with encouragement for students to live their lives so at the end there will be no regrets. Clark signed copies of "Chicken Soup for the College Soul," which he coauthored. He is also the primary contributing author to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul· series.
> Download theses anddissertations free Utah State University researchers can now download free copies of USU theses and dissertations submitted from 1997 to the present. The Web · site at wwwlib.umi.com/ er/usu/main was produced by UMI Dissertations Publishing and allows members of the USU community to search all USU dissertations and theses. The database can be searched by keyword, author or adviser and displays citations and abstracts of any work, regardless of year submitted. In addition, the full text of theses and dissertations submitted from 1997 to the present can be downloaded at no cost in PDF format and displayed using Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Copies of theses and dissertations submitted before 1997 can be ordered from the same Web site for a fee. For more information, call 797-2680.
> 'A'lighted blueto honor students' efforts The "A"on Old Main Tower was lighted blue,JVednesd~y night in honor of students statewide in their support of higher education. Students from Utah State University and other colleges across the state rallied on the steps of the state capitol as part of the statewide effort to further prioritize higher education in Utah.
> Body Awareness fair offers freemassages There will be a Body Awareness Fair today from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the International Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Taggart Student Center. The fair will include nutritional screenings, free massages and a keynote speaker at 12:30 p.m. The speaker will be Cynthia Allen, who will be speaking about media influences on body images.
>- Smooching students ruffle others' feathers SEATTLE(TMS)- Some students at Seattle PacificUniversity have been so kissy-facewith each other that other students are reviewing the campus' rules on public display of affection. The public groping has embarrassed many students, who say they're tired of being confronted with it when they're walking down hallways or into other common areas, such as the student lounge. Their complaints have prompted a student-led committee to review to consider posting signs reminding students what is and is not appropriate behavior. One sign posted on the campus' chapel door already informs students that the chapel is "not for making out. Please be an adult." Kimberlee Campbell, director of residence life for the university, told The Falconshe hopes students will use good judgment and resolve their conflicts before getting her staff involved in the issue. "I think that common sense and respect for other members of your community should be the measuring stick (for judging intimate behavior),"she said.
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Cornersin Thornton Wilder'sPulitzerPrize-winningclassic"Our Town." The USU Theatredepartment'sproductionof the play openedlast night.
throughout the play. However, the small-town accent was not consistent and created a lack of believability. Mr. Webb, played by Briant Hall. was hilarious during his advice scene. He captured hearts with his energetic antics. The only problem with his performance was that he didn't allow enough time for the audience to laugh before doing his next line. The mothers, played by Andrea Koldewyn and Cassandra Orr were stable but flat. Their performances didn't express the warmth of real motherhood . Tyson Smith gave the most outstanding performance as the choir director, Simon
Stimson. The character is a depressed alcoholic who is often described as having a "heap of troubles." Smith captured this character completely and added new dimensions with his performance. During the first scene showing him conducting the choir - it was impressive to witness the depth he added to the character by showing the moment when Simon gives into his dream. He slowly stood up straight, and the choir became more than just town volunteers to him. It was amazing to watch the light in his eyes change from a depressed stupor to a radiant expression of hope mixed with fear. In the final
act, the character's intense bitterness was almost tangible. One of the key elements of ·our Town" is the absence of any props and dramatic scenery. Pantomime is used to distinguish all activity on stage, and only the bare outlines of buildings define the scenery. The scenery used in this production didn't flow with the town's imagery. It was difficult to differentiate where people were in respect to the other buildings in town. It seemed that the road changed places on numerous occasions. The main difference from this play and traditional stagings is the time line. The director chose to place each
act of the play in a different time period. The play is called ·our Town· because it is every little town at any time. The change of time periods helped to emphasize this fact. The lives lead by the characters are every life in their basic form. We grow up , fall in love and die. The beauty of this play is in its simplicity. Detailed attention to the little things made these time warps believable. It was interesting to watch the milkman's horse, Betsy,become an old fashioned truck and then a modern refrigerated milk truck.
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Photographs document 20th-century pioneers CORINNE KATOR
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Naoko Nelson from Japan helpsher daughterAriana make Valentine's Day cardswith CareneYe, Malaysia; Ivone B. Colombo,Braziland Trida Christense,United States. Ei,eryTuesdaythe more than 30 membersof the InternationalFriendshipCommittee,or the InternationalWives, meet and discoverAmericanculture together.
Committee helps wives of foreign students adjust to American culture For some Americans, traveling outside the United States sounds like an adventure. But for someone moving to that country without knowing the people or language, it would most likely change from an adventure to loneliness . The International Friendship Committee is designed for the wives of international students and scholars at Utah State University. Their purpose, as outlined in their brochure, is threefold: to introduce interna-
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In every essence of the legacy left by Thornton Wilder, opening night of Utah State University's rendition of ·our Town· met the Pulitzer Prize-winning tradition last night. Grover's Corners once again became every little town in ·small-town America." George and Emily grew up and fell in love. The Morgan Theatre echoed with the cheers of the crowd. The audience once more heard the stinging wake-up call about the brief, bittersweetness of life. "Does anyone ever appreciate life as they live it?" Emily asked. The staged reply was ·no," but the challenge was issued. The cast was generally not rattled by opening-night nerves. There were some line lapses - as was expected but quick recoveries con- ...... trolled delay and distraction. Overall, it was well performed The one thing thls production fell short on was sincerity. The performers were well rehearsed, the staging was excellent, the motivation in place, but they didn't feel what their characters were feeling. Many of the actors didn't reach outside of themselves. Shannon Tyler and Eric VanTielen convincingly played the two leads, Emily and George. The chemistry worked well between them on stage. Tyler's closing performance was deeply moving. Mitch Berntson did a clean job as the stage manager. His costume gave no definition towards any time period, so it was easy for him to operate
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amount of people we have sometimes we have 15 or 25, so we never know how many will come. Our program is designed to demonstrate, not to give lectures." The wives meet every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Friendship Room behind the Aggie Village Laundry on the far east end of Aggie Village. "When it's a cold day and only a few women show up we say they didn't come because it was a bad day," said Laron. "When it's a beautiful day, we say they didn't come because it was
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The new gallery space in Utah State University's Merrill Library is currently showing "ALandmark Journey: Photographs of the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on the Pioneer Trail," an exhibit by Gary B. Peterson. The exhibit is centered around Peterson's photographs of the 1997 wagon train that recreated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pioneers' 1847 trek to the West. The photographs are accompanied by artifacts from the Latter-day Saints Museum of History and Art. The exhibit also includes a handcart built by local residents Brian and Nhora Anderson as an exact replica of one used by their pioneer ancestors . The photographs in the exhibit are arranged chronologically from the point Peterson joined the train in Wyoming to the arrival of the wagons in Salt Lake City. According to Rose Milovich, the library's exhibition program director, the photographs were not meant to make an artistic statement but to document the wagon train's journey. Milovich said Peterson has a background in geography and was especially interested in capturing the geographic landmarks of the trail. One of the largest pho tographs in the exhibit is titled "The Prophet Brigham and the Prophet Gordon Salute in Passing."A press release from Peterson explains
the significance of the photo: Peterson was photographing a ·particularly authentic" group of wagons when a private jet flew overhead and dipped its wings at the wagon train. Peterson realized the jet was carrying Latter-day Saint Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. Peterson felt as though two Latter-day Saint prophets, Hinckley and pioneer leader Brigham Young, were represented in the scene and photographed the juxtaposition. Milovich said the library chooses exhibits based on their relationship to the strengths of the library's own collection. She said this exhibit relates to the library's emphasis on Utah and local history. According to Milovich, the library has been sponsoring exhibits for years but now has a dedicated space specifically for exhibits. She said the library feels it is "important for students to be exposed to numerous sources of information." She said the exhibits are part of the library's educational experience, supplementing the books, electronic media and other sources of information typically associated with a library. Milovich said the response to the new gallery space has · been ·tremendous." She said the library has ongoing exhibitions planned for the next several years. These exhibits will feature professional work like that currently on display, items from the library's special collections and work from USU students, she said.
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'Home repair for dummies: Pay someone else to do it I.JFESENTENCES / BryceCasselman
improvement shows, lead by the dark angel himself, Bob Villa. Shows such as "Home Again," "Home Time" and "I Can Convince Any Idiot They Can Do Anything With Their House If I'm Paid Enough Money" can give you the sense that adding on to a house is as easy as adding marshmallcw.s to your cocoa. Yes, these shows take months and even years of hard work and suffering and gloss them over with helpful advice, such as, "Remember to wear protective eyewear." The best part is the useless money-saving tips, because you'll pay four times whatever you save in counseling later. These programs show entire home renovations in a halfhour format that makes the creation of the earth in six days pale in comparison. Some people are tone deaf and shouldn't sing; others couldn't draw a recognizable stick figure. And then there are those that need help replacing a light bulb. They are what I like to call fix-it deficient. I am fix-it deficient. I came to this realization when, after purchasing a home, my wife and I decided to renovate our kitchen. I asked my father-in-law, a man that built his home from the ground up by hand, and a good friend
Are y O U home improvement challenged? I am, and I would like to save as many people as possible the pain and suffering I have personally endured while coming to grips with reality. It all starts in about sixth or seventh grade for many of us, entering into our first woodshop class and building that stained wooden box which, with:all honesty, my three-yearold could put together with a little help and guidance. Then, if you moved onto the more advanced class, you might have even made a stained box with a shade that lit up, a box loosely referred to as a lamp, which some of you probably still display proudly by your bedside. The next step is furniture that gives the false impression those cheap pieces of furniture you can buy at Wal-Mart can give. With the only requirements for assembly being a hammer, a screwdriver and a secondgrade reading level, even Al Gore could look like he accomplished something. The most evil of all, though, are the Saturday home
Life."showed the simplicity of everyday life at its most basic. Continuedfrom Page4 People wake up, eat breakfast, go to work or school, come Between the scenes. sound home and go to bed. effects characteristic of the era It was pointed out later in were played. The length of the final scene (showing these sound clips generally dis- Emily's death) just how much tracted (rom the play itself. all of this is taken for granted. The opening began in dark- One of the major themes of ness with the musical sound the play is the fact that people effects bringing the audience's rush about their lives in such attention towards the stage in a hurry they don't take the anticiljation. The music ended time to even see what's going too abruptly as the narrator on around them. made his appearance and the The second act is called play began. losing some of the "Loveand Marriage." It depicts atmosphere created. the courtship between the two The first act. entitled "Daily main characters. VanTielen did
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who has been in construction most of his life, to help with the kitchen. I knew I was in for it as they strapped on their Batman-like utility belts and began babbling the language of Constructionese. I could have been a dog and served them better. I soon found myselfcrawling under the house with the snakes and spiders and doing any other brainless, dirty and painful act that required no real skill. Before you buy a home and start tearing it apart with visions of vaulted ceilings dancing in your head, I would suggest you first answer the following questions. Do you think a 16-penny nail actually costs 16 cents? Do you only associate words like "hammer," "tool" and "AODC" with musical artists? Do you think a two-by-four board is actually two inches thick and four inches wide? Have you ever taken a victory lap around your house after successfully programming the VCR? Has the thought ever crossed your mind that the color you are painting the walls clashes with the pants you have on? Do rou need the how-to instruction booklet for your new socket wrench set? Is unclogging the toilet your idea
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an impressive job with the scene where Emily is crying and George just doesn't know exactly what to do to console her. His expression of confusion was classic. It was always amazing to see how simple falling in love and getting married appeared on stage. The play did include moments where the nerves and bad advice realistically took their toll. The final act depicts the ultimate finale: death. It is in this act that the real intent of the play is revealed: to awaken the audience to the beauty of everyday !ife.
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'The Beach' offers nothing more than a drugged-out fantasy land ANDY MORGAN
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Leonardo DiCaprio plays Richardin "The Beach," a film in which GenerationX and a group of hippiesclashon a secluded beachin Thailand.
tion repugnant. Basically the kinds of kids that make grandparents want to puke. DiCaprio is Richard, an American traveler who is craving to crawl behind the boring, everyday tourist attractions in Thailand. Throughout the film we hear Richard (he acts as narrator) offer his musings on the human race, condemning normalcy and the status quo. Richard's dream comes true when a burned out drifter named Daffy (Robert Carlyle) gives him a map to a secluded island. Trying to talk himself out of going to the island, Richard stumbles upon a French couple, Francoise (Virginie
Ledoyen) and Etienne (Guillaume Canet) who seem to be trying to ·Jose themselves."as well. Bewitched by Francoise's beauty. Richard invites the couple to join him on his journey towards Nirvana. The three travelers follow the map and swim through shark-infested waters. but eventually make their way to the secret island. Thinking the tropical paradise will be deserted and theirs for the taking, the threesome is grossly surprised when they find a community of hippies living at "the beach." Led by Sal (Tilda Swinton) and her brute companion, Bugs (Arentz Hansen). tHe group seems irritated that Richard and his friends have found their hideaway. Nevertheless, they invite the group to join their community and partake of the good life. Unfortunately, the group of pot smoking beach bums start to agitate a band of marijuana growers that have residence on the other side of the island. The film suddenly turns cuckoo, slipping the characters into a demented roller coaster ride that meshes Lord of the Flieswith MTV and the Backstreet Boys. In the finale, the movie never really accomplishes anything substantial. The audience gets the feeling the filmmakers want to be preachy. but they never quite make the transition . A lack of directorial dictatorship is evident in Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting) helming of this big-budget. star-powered yawner. The characters are shallow with weak dialogue. and hard ly a step is taken to discover who they are and why they have removed themsel~es from society. Essentially. the characters are superficial, being painted into an artificial landscape that. like the chara cters, offers no depth beyond initial beau ty. Don't even wait for the dollar movie. This one is no good. Instead rent Titanic.Again.
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The unthinkable has happened the unimaginable even - and I'm not afraid to admit it. I was stumped this week. I simply could not think of a good subject to write about. Charles Barkley isn't in the headlines, the NFL season is over and baseball is still just a little too far off. Oh there's things in the news alright. There's plenty of news out there . You've got athletes hiring hit men to knock off thier pregnant girlfriends, beating up their wives, murdering peorle as part of their postSuper Bow festivities and assaulting airline personnel. I mean, the c-r-a-p today's athletes are involved in is flat out unbelievable, and who wants to write about it? I chose sports writing because it's different. Well, it's supposed to be different anyway. The sports section is supposed to report man's accomplishments, not his downfalls. But it seems that even the beloved sports section isn't immune from this garbage anymore. Sex, drugs and money scandals used to be things reserved for politics - now they're the staples of what we call the NBA. And like I said before, no one wants to write about this garbage. It's depressing. Furthermore, no one wants to read about it. Who likes waking up in the morning and sitting down to a cup of coffee and a plate of hash browns and reading their team's best player choked his coach or hacked up his ex-wife and her new boyfriend? I don't think anyone wants to hear about it - and maybe that's why so many people are ready to hang John Rocker. The whole Rocker saga is easier for people to digest; they follow it because it's clean and simple. He didn't kill anyone, he didn't rape any beauty contestants. There was no carnage involved. Yet sports fans across the world are ready to slit his throat for what he said, not what he did mind you, bt,1twhat he said. And as sad and sick as Rocker's remarks regarding minorities and New Yorkers were, it really isn't much compared to the carnage other athletes are leaving behind. Yet it's · Rocker that's on everyone's hit list, while the true tragedies - the bloodshed, the beaten women and the drug offenses - slip past our eyes. We turn our heads and cover our ears, perhaps because we can't bear the thought of what sports has become. We have entered an age when the world mocks athletes with standards like A.C. Green and praises crossdressing freaks like Dennis Rodman. Speaking of Rodman, someone proposed his return to the NBA as a column idea, especially since he was ejected in just his second game back. The only problem is it's not news. News by definition is that which is out of the ordinary, and Rodman getting tossed from a game is not out of the ordinary. He thinks it's his job description. Headlines that report his ejection are like headlines which report the sun still rises every day. News is when the sun doesn't rise, Rodman plays an entire game without a technical foul and President Clinton stays loyal to his wife (note I did not say loving wife). Which brings us full circle. I guess it's not that I couldn't think of anything to write about today, but that I didn't want the painful assignment of reporting the sad affairs of sports today. Who would? Who likes to be the bearer of bad news? Not I. This isn't what sports is supposed to be about. But then again, maybe that's why today's athletes are yearning to make the cross into politics.
CaseyHobson,a junior from Boise, Idaho,is the sportseditorfor the Statesman. He is extremelyexcited spring trainingis starting and is probablyin Sun Valleyskiing as you readthis. E-mail him at hobsonhut@hotmail.com
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USU looking to end skid against rival Weber State Aggies know three-game losing streak needs to end before RMCHA playoffs begin at the end of the month REUBENWADSWORTH
Sports Writer
Even after a three-game losing skid. Utah State University players are confident the club will rise to the occasion this weekend and play well against rival Weber State University. The two teams will clash on Friday at the Ogden Ice Sheet at 8:30 p.m. USU will then play the Provo Icecats (Brigham Young University) Saturday night at the Sheet at the same time. USU goaltender Eric Moldenhauer said the team started off the year with three goals: Be No. 1 in the RMCHA. reach the final four in the national playoffs and beat Weber. If the Aggies defeat the Wildcats on Saturday, they will have realized two of those goals: the top spot in the RMCHA and an undefeated record against their closest rival. If they lose, their season record against Weber would become 0-1-1 and they might not receive the top ranking in the RMCHA. Moldenhauer said. As it stands now, with a loss tl)ey would still retain the No. 2 ranking in the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Western Division. Weber is No. 3 in the Western division . Since 1996, USU is 6-9-2 against Weber. The Aggies defeated the Wildcats 8-4 and 5-2 last November and tied them 9-9 in the first game of the season. USU was winless against Weber a season ago. Moldenhauer, who will start the game against the Wildcats, said his team should be fired up to play their RMCHA rivals. "Everyone gets up for Weber." he said. ·we want to beat them every time."
·we will be prepared." said USU assistant captain Alan Babicky. ·we just want to win more. It's been four games since we·ve won." Babicky said the team must pull together and he's confident they can. Monday was one of the best practices of the year for Utah State, he said. Assistant coach Greg Gutterman returned to the team full time, which will be a good moral support and pick up for the Aggies. Babicky said Gutterman is a good motivational speaker. "Gutterman will whip our butts into shape," said Moldenhauer. According to Babicky and Moldenhauer, the Wildcats will be a tougher team now then when the Aggies faced them in Noyember. Babicky said the Wildcats have acquired a new goaltender, forward and defenseman and have defeated Colorado State University (the team who beat USU two nights in a row just two weeks ago) twice this season at the Ogden Ice Sheet. Babicky said the Wildcats benefited from a "reality check" when they were defeated by the sub-par Palmer University team in California a few weeks ago and ever since have been on the upswing. Babicky said he thinks the two teams are well matched and expects a close battle. He hopes it will be a defensive, hard-hitting contest because he said running up the score leads to more penalties. The loser will come down to who makes the most mistakes, he said. •If we play ahead in the first (period), we'll beat them." Moldenhauer said. Moldenhauer said he thinks the first period will be tight. but his team should start rolling
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after that point. Players on the USU squad are realizing their potentia l right now, Moldenhauer said. USU has confidence knowing Life University, the Division 1-AA national champion and current No. 1 team in the ACHA's Eastern division, lost to CSU recently . Moldenhauer said the team is getting excited for the playoffs. USU's first playoff game will be next Wednesday against either the University of Utah or Provo at 4:45 p.m. at the Ogden Ice Sheet. Moldenhauer said.
Aggies' winning streak at I I USU runs conference-best record to 11-0 with 62-53 win over Nevada AARONMORTON
Assi~tantSports Editor
It was real ugly, but Utah State University held on to fend off a fiesty University of Nevada, Reno. team, 6253 at Lawlor Events Center Thursday night. "Whatever it takes: junior Shawn Daniels said. "We've been grinding them out all year." Reserve Dion Bailey bailed out a stagnant USU attack that struggled with their set offense - especially outside shooting. ·we had a hard time getting some shots down." head coach Stew Morrill Game MVP: said. "You Dion Baileyscored10 have to give pointsto lift the strugthese kids glingUSUoffense. some credit on finding a Key Stat: way to win." USUhit 15 of theirlast With the free throwsand 16 of Aggies (20-15 18for thegame. overall, 11-0 Big West Turning point: Conference) Bailey hit Daniels down three down lowfor an inside points halfshot thatsparkedan way through Aggie run thatearned the second USUthe leadback. half. Bailey assisted Shawn Daniels inside and then scored eight of his 10 points. USU went on a 16-4 run, taking a 52-43 lead. "Dion is giving us some real good looks at the basket." Daniels said. Utah State, the worst free throw shooting team in the BWC. then USU'sDimitriJorssen(14)finishes off a fast breakwith a one-handedslam dunk against made its last 15 free throws to hold Nevadaon Feb. 10 in the Spectrum. USU beatNevada in NevadaonThursday night, 62-53. off the Wolfpack. ·we tend to make them when the of the Eastern Division at 3-8 (5-16 Early on, the play was choppier game is on the line: Morrill said. overall) came back to lead by three in and faster-paced than the Aggies The Aggies have now tied a school- the second half . were used to, but USU came out with record six-straight wins on the road Filling in for the foul-prone the 10-6 lead about four minutes into and extended the second longest win Dimitri Jorssen, Brennan Ray had a the first half. Tony Brown and Troy streak in the nation to 11. strong game, scoring a season high Rolle each hit a three in that stretch, After leading by as much as 12, six points and hauling in six Nevada, which sits in the basement rebounds. Jumpto STR£AK. Page..JL
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Defense the constant1n USU's success WADEDENNISTON
Senior Sports Writer
Several things have helped lead the Utah State University men's basketball team to an 11-0 Big West Conference record (20-5 overall), but when head coach Stew Morrill was asked at Tuesday's Big Blue Luncheon what he felt was key to the success. one thing stood out in his mind. ·1 think our constant has been our defense," Morrill said . "We're leading the league in fewest points (60.1).and we're leading the league in field goal percentage 'D' (38.9)." And defense was a big reason Utah State was able to notch its 11th straight victory (second longest in the nation). sixth straight on the road (tied school record), Thursday night at the University of Nevada. 62-53. The Aggies were able to hold the Wolf Pack to just 35.5 percent shooting in the game (16-for-45), and only 23 percent in the second half on 5-for-21 shooting. And if that's not enough. USU was able to hold Nevada's leading scorer (15.0 ppg). freshman Terrance Green. to a mere seven points (l-for-2 from the field, 4-for-4 from the charity stripe), all in the second half. But wait. There's more. In the two teams ' first meeting at the Spectrum on Feb. 10. a 69-54 Aggie victory, the Big West's leading rebounder at 8.9 per
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STREAK Continuedfrom Page7 but that would be it as the Aggies shot 15 percent from 3-point land. Utah State scored a number of points on offensive rebounds and fast breaks. many of which resulted from USU's 10 steals. Later in the first half, USU went on a 12-4 run to open up a 12-point lead, 2715. Rock scored three layups off steals in that stretch. Rock had four steals on the night. But Nevada scratched back into the
game, holding the visitors to two buckets in the last five minutes while going on a 10-4 run. Little-used Danny Guerinoni led the charge. scoring eight straight points on two 3-pointers and a layup. He helped cut the Utah State lead to just six at halftime. 31-25. Guerinoni, who averages 2.2 points a game, scored a career-high 14 points also a team-high. The Aggies, who have already been guaranteed a spot in the BWC Tournament, will try to extend their streak to 12 as they come back to the Spectrum to take on the University of the Pacific.
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Continuedfrom Page7 game, Wolf Pack junior forward Richard Stirgus, grabbed a game-high 17 boards while scoring six points. Not this time. The 6-foot-6 Stirgus was only able to pull down five rebounds, grabbing his first with about a minute left in the first half. "Troy (Rolle).Tony (Brown) and Dion (Bailey),and the guards. did a real good
job finding him. putting a body on him." USU junior forward Shawn Daniels told KVNU Radio. "In the zone, we found him a lot and put a body on him. He wasn't able to get to the boards and be effective." However, Daniels, who is second in the conference in rebounding. was effective in going to the glass as he grabbed a game-high 13 boards while posting four blocks. As a team, USU was able to outrebound Nevada. 38-25. as well as force the Wolf Pack into 18 turnovers.
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Lewissayshe'sinnocentof murdercharges OWINGS MILLS,Md. (AP) - It took Ray Lewis only 1 minute and 40 seconds to tell the world he's innocent. Speaking softly to a roomful of reporters, the Baltimore Ravens star linebacker made his first statement since being charged with the stabbing deaths of two men outside an Atlanta nightclub after the Super Bowl. "You've heard many times before from my attorneys and a from a lot of other people, but now you get to hear it from me: I am innocent," Lewis said Thursday. 'Tm looking forward to the day all the facts come out. everything is out front and my name is cleared." Lewis also had a message for those who were close to Richard Lollar, 24, and Jacinth Baker, 21 - the two men killed in the Jan 31 stabbings. "I am sorry about the tragedy that occurred in , Atlanta. I mean, my sympathy goes out to the families, the friends of hoth of the men that
died. I know their hearts are broken," he said. As he spoke. Lewis was surrounded by team management. including owner Art Modell and head coach Brian Billick. Lewis thanked God, his family, teammates and fans "everybody who was there with me. I feel so sorry for them because it has been very hard for them." Under a gag order in a murder case. Lewis couldn't say much more. And right after he said it, he left the Ravens complex, got into a car and went home for the first time since he headed for Atlanta in a rented limousine to watch the Super Bowl. Lewis was released Tuesday on $1 million bail from an Atlanta jail where he had been since he was charged. He flew home Thursday and came directly to the Ravens' training facility. Lewis, 24, and two companions. Joseph Sweeting, 34, of
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Aggie fans who missed Utah State University's display of nearly flawless gymnastics Friday night in the Spectrum have another chance to show their support tonight. Last Friday the Aggies edged past No. 14 Brigham Young University by onetenth of a point in a high scoring meet where neither team had to count a single fall. Tonight the Aggies will face three opponents in tournament-style competition : No. 11 University of Denver, Southern Utah University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Denver has already beaten BYU this year and is on track to qualify for nationals. Last year they were defeated by the Aggies at the regional meet. Utah State beat Southern Utah on the road Monday, but USU head coach Ray Corn said he was impressed with the Thunderbirds' gymnastics. "They are a very, ver'y good team. If they stay on the equipment they will challenge this field." he said . Santa Barbara's record is 0-8. . This meet, along with two upcoming four-way meets, will provide a chance for the team to get accustomed to what they will experience at regionals. Corn said. "The format is extremely tough." he said. Corn said he anticipates a fast paced meet. With all four teams competing simultane-
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Spring training 1n full swing (AP)- Allacross Arizona and Florida, teams started breaking out bats and balls Thursday. Fifteen weeks and one day after the final out of the World Series. spring training began. "We should be optimistic."Seattle Mariners manager Lou Piniella said in Peoria,Ariz., echoing the thoughts of his 29 colleagues. Opening day is six weeks away,and all teams are 0-0 - even the New York Yankees,coming off their third World Series title in four years. 'This is as good as I've felt, to be honest with you," manager Joe Torre, who had prostate cancer surgery during camp last year, said in Tampa, Fla. "I never felt bad going into spring training last year, but I feel better this year." The New YorkMets and Chicago Cubs were given permission to open their camps fivedays early because they start the season five days ahead of everyone else - opening on March 29 with a two-game series in the Tokyo Dome. For the hapless Cubs, without a World Series title since 1945,there was an extra reason to be optimistic Thursday: Kerry Wood, more relaxed than his first time out this spring, threw 32 pitches during a six-minute workout from the mound in his comeback from reconstructive elbow surgery. Wood, the 1998 NL Rookieof the
Year,won't throw breaking pitches until next month. On Thursday, he estimated the velocityof his best fastballs in the low 90s. "The biggest thing was that I was pain free and I let a few go and I had more velocityon it than I had Monday.I felt great,"Wood said in Mesa, Ariz. "I haven't had a radar reading since the 1998 season. so it's been too long for me to be able to tell how hard I'm throwing. But you know, if I had to guess, I'd say 92 or 91 somewhere." Even teams coming off bad stretches were feeling good. While the Detroit Tigers finished 27• games behind the Cleveland Indians in 1999,new manager Phil Garner doesn't care about last year. "We're going to beat Cleveland," Garner said Thursday in Lakeland, Fla. "They're vulnerable. I used to look at them and say. 'How does anybody beat them?' But we're better, and they're vulnerable." Last year. the eight postseason teams all were among baseball's eight biggest spenders, but Cincinnati and Oakland showed the little guys have a chance by staying in races until late September. The Redsare in the spotlight this spring followingtheir acquisition of Ken GriffeyJr. from Seattle last week. "Now that we have Junior, I think
expectations are going to skyrocket," pitcher Steve Parris said in Sarasota, Fla. "I think as long as we keep the same level head everybodyhad last year and do our jobs, I don't see any reason why we can't do the same thing again." The Los AngelesDodgers will be in the spotlight, too, after finishing 77-85, third in the NL West. A year ago at this time, the Dodgers were talking big They had signed righthanded ace Kevin Brownto a record $105 million,seven-year contract and expected to finish first. "The team's just real eager, I can tell that" Dodgers reliever Dan Naulty, who appeared in 33 games for the Yankees last season, said in Vero Beach, Fla. In Jupiter, Fla.,the St. Louis Cardinals were awaiting Monday's arrival of Mark McGwire,who had 65 home runs last season after hitting a record 70 in 1998. "I predict we stink,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said, "because everything I say,the opposite happens." Despite an overhauled pitching staff, a new leadoff hitter (Fernando Vina) and the return of a formidable infield, La Russa knows it won't be easy to win tHe NL Central. "Youhave to respect the team which has won it the past three years,"he said. "Houston has made this a tough division, and last year Cincinnati got 96 wins."
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Landry remembered for class and success DALLAS(AP)- A gray fedora rested on the altar. An open Biblesat inches away.A portrait of a serious-looking Tom Landry stared at pews filled with Pro Football Hall of Famers and Super Bowl champions. Those simple images of class,faith and success reflected the words spoken Thursday during a memorial service in honor of the former Dallas Cowboyscoach. "Tom Landry was everything the world believed him to be,"said his son, Tom Landry Jr. "He was a man of virtue, of high moral character, a man whose talents and hard work propelled him to the top of his profession. "Tom Landry never strayed from his ideals. He remains a consistent, shining example to all of us." Landry's 29 years with the Cowboyswere only a backdrop for many of the stories told during an hourlong church service for relatives and friends. The focus instead was his faith and staunch principles. "He was our rock, our hope, our inspiration. He was our coach,"Staubach said. "Probablythere were some players that didn't love-him, but they all respected him. He was committed to us, and you don't find that type of commitment in life very often." The mood was much lighter during a second service,a two-hour public cere-
mony at a downtown symLeague,and had a lineup that phony center. A dozen former included Derrick Thomas and players and colleaguesshared Walter Payton. their Landry memories, often Former New YorkGiants through humorous anecdotes. star linebacker Sam Huff Tommy Loy opened it with touched on a similar theme a trumpet solo of the nationafter recalling the days when al anthem, as he did so many Landry was the team's defenof Landry's home games. The sive assistant coach and Vince service closed with dozens of Lombardi was the offensive former players walking across assistant. The two later the stage and placing yellow became "Ice Bowl"adverroses into a vase as a choir saries. sang "Amazing "This is the Grace." vision I have: TOM I.ANDRY Vince Lombardi No Cowboys symbols were dis- • DallasCowboys sitting in one played at either hand of God's coachfrom organizaceremony.The and Tom Landry tion'sfirstyear in 1960 closest was a photo to 1989 in the other," of Landry inside Huff said. ~ LedCowboysto 20 Texas Stadium at straightwinningseasons About 1,(XX) one end of the people attended • Cowboyswon 13 public service's the service at divisiontitles,wentto stage. At the other the SuperBowl13 times Highland Park end was a blownand won twochampi- United up photo of onshipswithLandryat Methodist Landry wearing Church, includhelm. his trademark hat ing the five • Diedat 15 afterbatand his arms Cowboys players tlingLeukemiasince crossed. It's similar in the Pro May. to the picture on Football Hall of the cover of his Fame: Staubach; 1990 autobiography. Lilly,White, Tony Dorsett and Speakers were asked to Mel Renfro. Other former keep to a three-minute limit. Cowboysand New York Hardly any did. Giants players and coaches Boh Lilly,Landry's first also were there, as was NFL draft pick, remembered how commissioner Paul Tagliabue. he was awed the first time he Several buses carried them met the coach. Randy White and other to the second sersaid one of his fondest memvice,which drew about 1.200 ories was Landry consoling fans. Thousands more him after his father's death. watched on live television. Drew Pearson suggested Landry died Saturday at Landry was putting together age 75. He had been battling the GFL,God's Football leukemia since May.
All state buildings were asked to lower the Texas flag to half-staff in Landry's honor Thursday as the two memorial serviceswere held in Dallas and another in Mission.the South Texas town where Landry was born and raised. Landry coached the Cowboysfrom their birth in 1960 until February 1989. He guided the club to 20 straight winning seasons, 13 division titles, five Super Bowlappearances and two championships. Although the glitzy Cowboysbecame "America's Team,"Landry remained the quiet guy in the fedora hat and business suit. His blank expressions belied a competitive personality and caring heart. "Tom,you were certainly an enigma to all of us,"said former running back Don Perkins,a member of the team's Ring of Honor. "We loved you and you scared the hell out of us simultaneously." Staubach stopped to choke back emotions several times during his eulogy at the church, but he also drew laughs when talking about the coach's meticulous and ever-changinggame plans. At the Super Bowlin January 1972,Staubach was in Landry's hotel room every night leading up to the game. Their cram sessions paid off as Dallas beat Miami to make Landry and the Cowboys champions for the first time.
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jeans day should be accepted From my understanding, one of the goals of the Pride Alliance, and the homosexual community in general, is to promote understanding and acceptance of their people amongst the non-hom9_~xual public. Here in Utah, as wel I as throughout the rest of the country, is a large number of heterosexual people that accept the homosexual lifestyle. On the other hand, there is also a very large number of heterosexual people who will never accept homosexual behavior, and that's just the way it is. However, it is my opinion that progress can be made towards tolerance and that the gap can be sufficiently narrowed to allow for friendships to develop and for acts of tolerance and hate to significantly diminish. Unfortunately, "Blue Jeans Day" has failed in achieving these goals, as evidenced by the observed backlash. In fact, I believe that the opposite effect has occurred, which I think would be of grave concern to members of the Pride Alliance. Though it may have seemed like a good idea in it's conception, the failure of the experiment should be accepted.
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I li ke hearing people's opinions on things, but as soon as the hurtful things start being said then I begin to feel sick to my stomach. No one, no matter what they believe, deserves to be insulted or have horrible things said about them All that results from this kind of debate is hate, pure and simple. I realize that I live in a far-from-perfect society, and that people are not perfect either. Still, what right do I, or anyone else, have to call other people names or anything like that? Is it really necessary? Does name-calling , or mud-shnging make the facts any more true? I venture to say no. In no way am I saying that people's opinions are not important, or that people's voices need to be quieted. In fact, I believe the opposite. Everyone is entitled to their ooinion and everyone has the right to have their opinion heard, but are the hurtful words really necessary?Does anyone like to hear horrible things said about them and their beliefs? I highly doubt it. I just ask that people remember how it feels when someone "attacks" you and your beliefs with cruel things being said, when you decided to say something cruel and hurtful about others.
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Local Aggie fans found other things to do
Snowmobile society offers viewpoints on skiers versus sleds
In talking with alot of community people who used to go to the Aggie basketball/football games, one of the reasons (among others you have identified) for the continuWritersmust sign all ing attendence problem is the significant increase in tickletters,with phone et, parking, and concession prices at the number(ore-mail Spectrum/Stadium. address)andstudent As Wade Denniston correctly pointed out, a lot of In writing a response to the editor on the article entinumberclearlystated. tled "Conflict in the backcountry," my intent is to inform people were as a matter of fact seriously offended by the Bell-era of seating based on donation level, and then and establish the correct viewpoint of the snowmobiling letters representing were additionally kicked in the pants to find that their society. groups- or morethan We as snowmobilers are not radical fanatics out to free alternative parking for games was blocked off forconeindividual must destroy anything we can run over (hitting rocks and trees ing them to pay to park, which has the ultimate effect of have a singularrepreare expensive). We are a society that has come to love adding the additional parking dollars to the ultimate ticksentativeclearlystated, the winter outdoors just as many other groups of people et price. with all neces.."llry ID Later, with the advent of chair-back/donation level do. and information. Yes, it's true that snowmobiles are far better now than seating in the stadium, again many people simply disappeared from the west stands where they used to sit and they were 10 years ago. Writersmust wait 21 Yes, it's true we love to highmark as well as sidehill, did not reappear elsewhere in the stadium (except for a daysbeforesubmitting bust through big drifts, float in the deep stuff, cut cookies few who return for Utah and/or BYU games). People simsuccessiveletters- no and get major air jumping off a cornice, as well as play- ply found other things to do than to come on campus to exceptions. ing in the trees. That's the sport! To all of us it's a family be mugged and have their pockets picked . .lt left a "bad taste" in the minds of a large number of former attenand friend activity. letters canbe hand Look at the amount of revenue we bring in for the dees. deliveredor mailedto Most of these people have been and are Aggie fans, state and county. From all the gas we buy, to the taxes The Slnl~mnn in the and registration we pay to license the machines. Gas sta- but when the product and the way they are treated doesTSC319, or cnn be tions love us for the fact we buy the expensive stuff to run n 't match the price of admission, they found quickly that e-mailedat in our sleds. If you complain and want us to be equal they could listen on the radio and read about it the next tdito,@ then it's time they start paying taxes to license those skis day in the newspapers. Unfortunately, or fortunately, 6fatesmlm.usu.tdu and poles and paying a fee to ride/ski in another state as they also found that they could actually do without it and well as park your car in the parking lot and to put up with spend the money saved on something else. While most of us understand that costs here are nothpeople who dislike the sport you have grown to love. ing compared to the "big" programs, remember this is A few months ago, USU Snowmobile Club was conSTAFF tacted by a particular ski club that asked if we would be Cache Valley (home of long lines to get free post-game £DrrOR-tN-<:HIEf: willing to groom some trails for the cross country skiing frozen yogurt or fries) and Stephen F. Austin, Sam JaredSlerz.er people. I have given many rides to skiers who have got- Houston State and North Texas are not what one could Ni.w.; EDITOR: ten too far back in and need help out. Also if one thinks call great rivalries or even interesting intersectional VickyCampht>I/ pollution is the problem there are a MILLION more lawn games. ffAlUIES EDITOR: mowers and automobiles out there than sleds, and they lhomas S.Johnson, Justin Berry put out a lot of black stuff. SPORTSEDITOR: department head of CommunicativeDisordersand By the way, if one had a desire to ride a sled they CaseyHobson would see why it is so addicting. We are not the enemy. Deaf Education l'HorO EDITOR: Happy Trails. UzMaudsley
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Opinions can be expressed without name calling, mud-slinging One thing can be said about the students at Utah State University - they sure know how to argue. Over the past two weeks, the letters to the editor has been filled with letters about gay, lesbian and straight relationships. I recall that this same subject came up about a year ago, and it all started with the idea of wearing blue jeans to support same-sex marriage. I don't know about anyone else, but I am sick of hearing about this over and over again. Do not get me wrong,
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Southern Utah University and Dixie College. Snow College had an especially strong showing. But from USU, there were probably only 15 or 20 present. So few, in fact, that the buses the Associated Students of USU had planned to send were canceled, and the few supporters of higher education hopped into a couple of cars and headed for Salt Lake City. At USU, we are lucky to have some wonderfu I professors - far better than their salaries would let on. And if our teachers were paid fairly, as they are in other states, we could see even more improvement. USU students have been accused of apathy before. Now, it looks like those accusations may be true. It's our education, it's our future. Let's show some support for it.
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de red a Io u d ( often w hi I e violating my personal space) why a column like this is in the opinion section . "Wouldn't it be better someplace else, like in a junior high yearbook?" they ask. To which I reply that it is often accompanied by an article about the weather. But such a response is no longer keeping the critics at bay, so I will now address a TIMELY and CONTROVERSIALtopic of the day to appease those who th irst for "relevance" and "meaning" in a newspaper (cretins!) Okay, here goes. This "wear blue jeans to support gay marriage" concept is quite interesting, don't you think? The way people wear Levi's these days, you might as well say "wear your epidermis on Thursday if you support gay adoption." It would be interesting (and a little gross) to see how many people wou ld try jumping out of their skin. It would be just as interesting to see if ardent supporters would go naked (and perhaps even wosser). What's funny to me is that many students paid attention I live in San Diego and I am an alumnus of 1973. I on Monday, and made an remember seeing the last season in the Field House, and effort to conform to what a the opener in the Spectrum against Ohio State in a sold small group says blue jeans meant. Trust me, blue jeans out brand new state of the art building. My family and I decided to make the 90-minute drive don't mean squat. Unless to Long Beach to see a great game last Saturday. I just they're Wranglers, of course, assumed Long Beach was a I ittle apathetic and needed a which mean "I'm a cowdude marquee matchup to bring out 4,800 people. I did not or dudette, look at every fold and dimple on my butt." Or think we had a similar problem. I sure would like to see the students get behind this you are wearing Lee jea ns on team as they are very well coached and fun to watch. your head, which means "I'm Besidesthere still can't be that much to do in happy val- drunk and you'd best let me lie here in the gutter, man." ley on a Saturday night. This has even greater meanGo Aggies! ing if they aren't YOUR Lee jeans. BillGeorge Page11 But now people are actu- JumptoW8t\NGlIJl5.
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before returning to Romania on the Danube. EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstroem called the spill a "major environmental accident, and to the people living by the rivers, this is a catastrophe." Speaking in Szolnok, Hungary, where she inspected the Tisza, Wallstroem said she wanted answers as to "what happened, how bad is the
damage, and what can be done to rehabilitate the environment." Wallstroem also called for a task force to be set up to assess and control the damage and prevent future accidents. Romania is a formal candidate for membership in the 15-nation EU and Wallstroem's visit was a sign that the EU will help in times of crisis if Romania continues to reform its economy.
However, Romanian Environment Minister Romica Tomescu said Thursday that the disaster came at a particularly bad time because Romania had just opened official negotiations with the EU last week. "We must show we are worthy of the trust invested in us" by the EU. he said. Also Thursday, Tomescu acknowledged for the first time the magnitude of the pollution.
Affirmative actionCalifornia cargoplaneNokia5190 :protest continuescrashes killing three ORLANDO,Fla.(AP)- With sev,. RANCHO CORDOVA,C!ilif.(AP)- Moments eral hundred students arriving to protest, the Smt~!rsitJ!Ml~"'?;; iefore bisQ~i- cargo plane crashed into an auction pn;.>blemswith System's Boaffiibhegent.s ton~ a , ~rd of j~(Jd rs, the pi!Q~~d the balance of the aircraft, investigators said Thursday. Thursday to voteon Gov.Jeb Bush's Emery Worldwide Flight 17 plunged into the yard plan to drop affirmative actionin Wednesday night, killing its three crew members and admissions. , setting dozens of cars ablaze. Under the plan, the university The pilot described a "center of gravity" problem system willban consideration of shortly after leaving Mather Field in suburban r,aceand gender and instead admit Sacramento, investigators said. That could mean, the top 20 percent of every high ·• among other possible causes, a shift in load, incorrect school graduating class in the state. cargo weight or mechanical problems, Preston Hicks of It is called the Talented 20 program, the National Transportation Safety Board said The regentswere.alsovoting on Thursday. whether state universities should Investigators were trying to locate the plane's flight take into account such factorsas data recorder and cockpit voice recorder in the smoksocioeconomic status, whether a ing wreckage, Hicks said. students parents went to college, The plane, carrying a load of transmission fluid. and the quality of the student's clothing and a small packet of detonators for auto air }iighschool Florida's 10-schooluniversity sys- bags, was at 800 feet when it tried to return for an emergency landing. It crashed in a fireball about a tem has about 21Sl,OOO full-time mile east of the field shortly before 8 p.m. students. . One witness said the plane hit the ground belly . The Republican governot has • first and was immediately engulfed in flames. said the proposal - part of his larg• Those aboard were dead by the time fire crews er One Florida plan to bar conside;rarrived at the site. said Capt. Dan Haverty of the ation of race and gender in admisAmerican River Fire Department. Firefighters were . sions and state contracting - will hampered by intense flames, which burned for several increase diversity.Opponentsdishours after the crash. Smoke was visible in the moonputethat,. . ...•.· .. .. lit night several miles away. Critics,many ofthemstudents, "There was no chance of rescue," Haverty said. began fillingthe meeting roomat The victims were identified as Capt. Kevin Stables, •.•the University of CentralFlorida more tMn twohoursaheadoftime. 43, of Berlin. N.Y.,who had been with Emery for five years: First Officer George Land, 35, of Placerville. SyltisGreen, who wasat the Calif., 3 years: and Second Officer Russell Hicks. 38, · meeting to·speak againstBush's .Sparks. Nev., l• years. plan, said beliad a 1.7grade--point Company spokesman James Allen said the crash average as a high school student · was the first fatal accident in the company's SO-year · from Chicago's South Side. The 20history. year-ol<lpsychology ~ajor said he Nobody on the ground was injured. has a 4.0 at.the University of . Central Florida. ·· The crash at the Insurance Auto Auctions salvage yar~ set as manr: as 200 cars on fire, many with gas in UnderBush's education plan, . their tanks, causmg several explosions. · Green's low GPAmight have.pre~ Motorist Scott Colyn saw the plane as it ; vented him from goingto the uni~ . approached the salvage yard "at eye level." versify and .receiving a minority · scholarship. . _ "It looked like it was skipped like a stone," said Colyn, who saw the crash while he was driving home. "If I weren'tgivenan opportunity "I looked in my rear view mirror and there were to go to college. I wouldn't have had flames everywhere, sparks and a big old mushroom my chanceto soar," said Green, who -cloud." is black. · ·
WRANGLERS Continuedfrom Page10 and a "Sigma Flinga Woo" sweater, you are telling the world you are a pompous Philistine who happens to support gay marriage. Ha ha, I'm just kidding about that last one, so don't send piles of letters saying I should leave the country with that ROTC-bashing girl. Even I know the pompous Philistines at "Sigma Flinga Woo" wear LUCKYjeans . Every group has its own
uniform. Even the people in the most "alternative" get-ups all look the same in the right environment - like at a Tool concert, for instance. Years ago, my friend and I went to this concert/bloodletting and ~tood out like sore thumbs. We had. black shirts, shaved heads and army boots (steeltoed, VERYimportant at a Tool show), but our hair was dyed blonde . Everyone e lse had braided or spiked hair the color of a traffic accident, or somebody's upchucked lunch at the scene of a traffic accident. We felt like Catholic
priests at a Harley Davidson rally - we were wearing black, but the collar (or in this case, the color) gave us away. Well anyway, I've gotten way off the subject here, which was giving voting rights to sea cows. So I declare the first sunny day in April "Socks and Sandals for Sea Cows Day." And if they want the right to marry too, heck, why not?
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Chechen detainees tortured MALGOBEK.Russia (AP) - Chechens trying to leave their war-ravaged republic are being tortured in Russian detention camps and subjected to severe beatings. rapes and other brutality, refugees and human rights groups say. The allegations come on the heels of other complaints of human rights abuses in the Russian offensive in Chechnya. including reports of summary executions of civilians in Grozny, the Chechen capital. Russian officials deny the allegations, but Chechens who have fled into neighboring republics tell similar, grisly accounts of their detention in camps that Russia says it set up to filter out rebels who are trying to escape disguised as civilians. A 21-year-old Chechen. lying in pain in a bed in Malgobek in neighboring North Ossetia, said his ordeal began Jan. 22 when police dragged him off a bus of refugees and took him to a camp in the Chechen village of Chemokozovo. The man, who asked that he be identified only by his first name, Ruslan, said he was forced to run a gantlet of masked policemen swinging truncheons. had his clothes tom off and was forced to
stand naked in a cold storage James P. Rubin said Thursday room. that "Russia has a clear oblig"I asked what they were ation to investigate the detaining me for, but they numerous credible reports of didn't answer," he said. He civilian killings and alleged was released only after his misconduct by its soldiers mother paid a bribe to the promptly." camp directors, Sergei he said. Yastrzhembsky, 'Thosewho signed who is acting At least three such camps are confessions,or President operating, accordVladimir Putin's ing to Peter said the-tJcould aide for Bouckaert. a Chechnya inforresearcher for the identiftJother men mation, on Human Rights who werefighters, Thursday reiterWatch group in ated denials of the region. did not come back torture at "Russia Chernokozovo. to the cells.' appears to have The allegadeclared any tions are "the Chechen male to No. 1 topic in • RErucu• be a suspected the information CIIECtlN't-. rebel. subject to war the Western arbitrary arrest mass media and brutal treatment," he have unleashed," he said on said. Russia·s ORT television . The allegations were "Routine work like in any echoed by the World other detention center is Organization Against Torture, going on there." which issued a statement in He said that European Geneva on Thursday saying, Union observers would be "We cannot ignore that the allowed into the camp to see filtration camps are indeed the situation for themselves, concentration camps where but gave no date of a possible Russian soldiers are commitvisit The Council of Europe's ting the worst atrocities, in all human rights commissioner, impunity, against their prisAlvaro Gil-Robles. is due to oners." arrive in Moscow on Feb. 24, In Washington, State but his office could give no Department ~pokesman details of the trip.
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Ruslan, the refugee. told of a routine of torment, in which detainees were often beaten in a hallway in the early morning. their cries awakening others in their cells. Ruslan said guards told him "don't look me in the eyes, you black face," and then one hit him in the spine with a hammer. He says he has not been able to stand erect since then. An investigator accused him of fighting on the side of the Islamic rebel groups that have battled Russian soldiers during the six-month war and demanded names and addresses of rebels, Ruslan said. 'Those who signed confessions. or said they could identify other men who were fighters, did not come back to the cells," according to another refugee who said he had also been at Chernokozovo. The refugee. Eli, said a masked policeman once opened a peephole to the cell and said, "Who wants a smoke?" When a prisoner approached the hole, the guard sprayed tear gas into the cell and those inside reeled and were racked by coughs for minutes, Eli said .
> Spaceopensfor commercial business LONDON (AP) - The so-called final frontier opened for business Thursday with the signing of a lease allowing a corporation to put the Russian Mir space station to commercial use . RKK Energiya . the privatized Russian company that built and operates the station, signed an agreement granting Amsterdambased MirCorp rights for commercial use for the rest of the space platform's life. Ownership of the station remains with the Russian government. and Energiya will still operate it. Energiya is 38 percent owned by the Russian government and is the majority shareholder in MirCorp. Describing the agreement as a "milestone in humanity's path to the stars" that would change the way people think about space and use it, the leaders of MirCorp said the space station was operational now - despite needing renovation - and clients theoretically could hitch a ride on the next flight. Tourists who are both wealthy and healthy and have the time to train for the trip could travel to Mir with MirCorp, but that would not be the focus of the business, the company said. MirCorp said its main goal was to open Mir to clients such as drug companies or metals businesses looking to use the microgravity conditions in space to learn how to perfect their products on Earth. The platform also could be used as a base for repairing space satellites and beaming live color images of the Earth to the Internet. For those willing to pay to go as tourists, the main impediment is the training required to prepare for life in space, MirCorp president Jeffrey Manber said. "Space is something serious. It's not just a walk outside," added Yuri Semenov, chairman of MirCorp and general designer and president of Energiya. Potential space tourists must be mentally, physically and psychologically fit enough to cope with the experience. "There are certain rules that cannot be overstepped," he said. As for the price of a Mir trip, Manber said only that it would be "whatever the market will bear."
Micros~ft unveils ..Young votersholdkeyto > NorthIrelandprogressrestson IRA •·newWmdows upcoming Iranianelections _2000program TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The electric blue words scrawled on a white sheet at a political rally captured the frustrations of Iran's youth: "20 years of ideological suppression is enough." As Iran holds parliamentary elections Friday, young people have emerged as kingmakers, vowing to vote for those who will provide them the freedoms denied after the Islamic revolution . In 1979, young Iranian grabbed at the chance to topple the dictatorial and corrupt regime of the U.S.-backed shah and join the revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Today, the sons and daughters of those Iranian are battling what they say is another kind of repression. The hard-liners have "used Islam as a tool to fortify their power . They '' think they are messengers of God and can tell us what to do, what to wear. We don't like this," said Mehdi, a chemical engineering student at Tehran University who refused to give his last name. Outspoken students have been jailed in Iran. Young people complain that 21 years of Islamic rule by Khomeini's followers and successors failed to bear the promised fruit: jobs and prosperity. Instead, youth were barred from mixing freely with the opposite sex, listening to pop and Western music or watching foreign television programs. Women were told to cover themselves from head to toe and the clergy, in its role as the interpreter of God's will.
SANFRANCISCO (AP)~ Microsoft introduced its new Windows 2000operating system
Thursday.backedby cheering fans. celebrities and a giant mock-laptop computer. · Despite the hoopla, the company .. said it is tr)arketing the software to businesses and o~rators of SOP,his.s.@t~~etwl!'_e-: ;iot g}.~rners ..:-and Warneff t1fatHomeusersmay fmd it doesnl work withsome gamesand other software. "Today we unveil the future of computing." said Microsoft · Chairman BillGates, clasping his . • hands and smiling to his audience ·· at a conference .staged by the company to introducethe software upgrade. ,, Windows 2000 is Microsoft's lateffortto maintain its dominance · in the worldwide software rnarket. · liowever.despite its name, Windows 20COis not a successor to Windows 98, whichruns the vast majorify of theWorld's personal ,omputers. Rather it is supposed to replace the corporate systein Windows NT 4.0. , The new qperating system is designed to run powerful business PCs called workstations and servers thatrun computernetworksand Web sites, lt is considered more stable and reliable than Windows Nf and has new features that help technology managers run large systems .
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