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You're a grand old flag, you're a tattered old flag? KEvlN PEEL

Staff Writer

On President's Day. American flags were seen waving along Main Street and outside homes throughout Logan. With both President's Day and George Washington's birthday being remembered this week, the flag has been a prominent feature in the celebrations. However, one flag on campus was taken down and

Voters, candidates needed for upcoming ASUSU elections LAURA BELLAMY

Senior News Writer

With March quickly approaching, the Associated Students of Utah State University Executive Council is out encouraging students not only to vote in the upcoming student govern ment elections, but also to run for office. "Being part of student government is a great experience, and it has definitely been a highlight in my acade • SEf: RElAJID sroRY Page3

mic career: said Science Senator Dave Duke. ·r would encourage anyone who is serious about it to go ahead and run: According to Duke. student government officers have a lot of fun, but also have a lot of obligations most students are unaware of. "When 1 first got in office, I'll be honest ... I wasn't aware that I sat on 11 university committees: said Arts & Lectures Vice President Liz Adams. ·1 wasn't aware of what that entailed or how much time it meant." Officers are compensated for their time and efforts . According to Public Relations Vice President Christina Domichel, all officers are given full tuition waivers and a $150 a month stipend. The student body president receives a $175 a month stipend. "You don't do it for the money." Domichel said. "You do it for the experience." Engineering Senator Kalem Sessions said the money was not a factor in his decision to run for office. "There's money in this. but I would have done it even if there was no money involved." Sessions said. According to Domichel, undergraduate students who want to run for office must carry 12 credits . Graduate

students are allowed to run for office. but must be taking at least six credits. In addition to being a fulltime student, candidates should be aware of the time commitment and workload that comes with being an ASUSU officer, Domichel said . According to Domichel. all offices are assigned to different university committees to sit on. All senators have committee meetings and meetings with deans and colleges. ·1 was told five to 10 hours a week." Duke said. "If you don't address any issues in the college or you have the world's most efficient council. then you might get away with it." Duke said he sits on 18 university committees and spends between five to 15 hours a week in meetings. "A person who researches the issues and polls student opinion will spend another five to 15 hours on Executive Council." Duke said . He said his schoolwork has had to take a backseat to the obligations of his office at ' times. ·1 spend 35 to 40 hours a week in meetings or doing various tasks." Duke said. ·r work full time. I was taking 22 credits last semester . My GPA was lower than it had ever been before. It's frustrat ing at times. It's rewarding at times." According to Academics Vice President Emily Croshaw. who said she sits on 18 different committees, the pressure can be difficult to deal with. "There are some weeks when I think 'What have I gotten myself into.'" Croshaw said. ·r feel this huge weight and responsibility to do what's best for the students." Croshaw said candidates should be prepared to handle

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retired for good Wednesday night Facilities maintenance workers at the Taggart Student Center replaced the United States· flag flying next to a main walkway south of the building with a new one Thursday morning. The old flag, near a sidewalk connecting the TSC and the Quad. has been flying with several rips in the fabric, as well as considerable discoloration. To some Utah State University students. the flag was an embarrassment and sign of disrespect David Smith, a senior majoring in history, saw the

poor condition of the flag while walking home Jan. 28. Smith helped the TSC night manager lower the flag and noticed the damage. he said. ·rm afraid that the people in this country seem to be ambivalent about the symbols of the country when so many people fought and died for it," Smith said. "It kind of got me fired up." Smith wrote an e-mail Feb. 11 to Allen Lundgreen. facilities coordinator. Lundgreen said he was having problems with his e-mail and didn't remember seeing the message. ·r agree that when a flag is damaged it should not be flown," Lundgreen said. ·1 try to tell them (maintenance managers) to let me know when it gets to the point of replacement And usually they are pretty good about that· Major Scott Parkhurst, Commandant of Cadets at USU's ROTC. said, "Assoon as you notice the flag is unserviceable, you should take it down until a new one is available." The ordering process for a new flag, according to Lundgreen, took two weeks and will probably last six months. The new flag is made of an all-weather material, which is superior to the old one. he said. The United States Code dealing with flags states that when a flag "is so worn it's no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country. it should be burned in a dignified manner." The old flags are usually donated to local scout troops to be burned, and this flag will probably meet the same fate. Lundgreen said.

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treatthe flag: • Don't let theflag touch theground.It should be receivedby waiting handsand arms. • Store theflag folded neatly,properlyand ceremoniously. • Cleanand mend when necessary. • Burn it in a dignified mannerwhen it's so worn it is no longerfit to serveas a symbol of our country. • Display it only between sunriseand sunset. It shouldbe illuminatedif displayedat night. • Theflag shouldnot be displayedon dayswhen the weatheris inclement, exceptwhenan all-weatherflag is displayed. Informationfrom /lie U.S. Code Title

Utah's first lady pleads with parents: read to kids KEvlN PEEL

Staff Writer

"We can read books in a place that is tall. We can read books in a place that is small. We can read books in cities or in towns. We can read sitting, or standing. or lying down. But of all the places I like to be; it's sitting in your lap when you read to me: Such is Jacalyn Leavitt's message to Utah parents put into the mouth of a young child. The words are the text of a new book. "Read to Me: written by Utah's first lady. which is part of a packet being given to the parents of 50,000 babies expected to be born in the state this year. According to Leavitt, the packet, which includes a "Read to Me" T-shirt and pamphlet, is aimed at helping impress upon new parents their role as a child's first teacher and the pivotal part they play in teaching a child to enjoy reading. "The most important activity that can be done is build-

ing the knowledge required to her to draw simple, warm and be successful in reading." fun pictures. The packets are Leavitt said. "If children come funded through private dona to kindergarten and don't tions from businesses interestknow the basic things, then ed in the literacy issue. Leavitt they are really starting back a said. Diane Burts. the director of few steps. We need our kindergartners up to speed." the Emma Eccles Jones Center According to • for Early Childhood Education at Utah Leavitt, parents 'We needour State University, can teach children that readkindergartners up agrees with Leavitt that reading to chiling can be a joy. Parents have to speed.' dren improves their literacy develop the chance to lay the founda• JAcAl}N LEAVITT• ment. She said it may also help with tion of lanUWi flR.Sr1..ADY verbal development guage, and they and general reasonneed to realize ing skills. that before chilBurts· department has dren begin to talk they love to sit on a parent's lap. They will been awarded a Goals 2000 Grant This grant. according associate the warmth of famito a department statement, ly bonds with the fun of read"will allow the center to proing, Leavitt said. vide a set of 10 Family Leavitt was inspired to Literacy Bags to each kinderwrite the book herself garten classroom in Box Elder, because she wanted ·a direct Cache, Logan and Rich school message in the hands of the districts." parents of newborns," she The bags are, in part. an said . Leavitt approached illustra- effort to encourage parents to read to their children, and the tor Lily Toy Hong and asked

department estimates a total of 1.250 bags will be prepared for nearly 125 classrooms. According to the statement. each bag contains three to four children's books relating to a specific theme, such as emotions. growth and selfesteem as well as a guide for parents . As part of the rationale for use of the grant, Burts has written a statement claiming the data from several studies ·are compelling for the benefits of reading books at home to young children and the strong relationship of lower levels of literacy achievement associated with infrequency of limited reading of story books in the homP· Burts cites a study done by nationally respected Temple University education professor Susan B. Newman in which she argues that ·engaging parents and children in mutual activities that include reading, but are not limited to it, may constitute the richest potential for supporting children's early literacy development."

CampusREsEARcH Concern aboutpetsoftenkeepbattered women fromleaving relationship LARA GALE

Staff Writer

Shelters are available for women and children caught in a violent home, but another victim who is as much a part of the family is often overlooked: the pet Domestic animals are a very significant part of the picture of a violent home, said Frank R.Asdone. Utah State University psychology professor and adjunct professor in family and human development. Ascione spent eight months researching crisis centers that run programs to house animals of people in violent homes and has written the book "Safe Havens for Pets· as a guide for other crisis centers to begin similar programs. These programs are important because domestic animals can be a major factor keeping battered women

from seeking help, Ascione said. Three separate studies have shown that between 18 and 40 percent of women seeking shelter at a crisis center delayed seeking help because of concerns about their animals' safety. sometimes for more than two months. Ascione said. Batterers often use animals as a way to lure women into coming home from shelters, sending them photos of the animal being harmed or threats of their intent to do so, he said. People, especially children, form very strong bonds with their animals, to the point where they are willing to put themselves in harm's way to protect their pet from an abuser. "This is good and bad," Asdone said . "It shows that they still have empathy and they care about the pet. But in some cases, it's actually endangering the child."

Ascione said for as long as there have been shelters for people in abusive relationships. there have also been programs for their animals. But only in the past five to 10 years has animal sheltering become systematic. The number of programs is growing, and with the help of this book. they may grow even faster, he said . Domestic violence and animal welfare agencies from as far as Canada have contacted him by phone and email to request copies of his book. he said. Originally, only 200 copies of the book were going to be printed . The project became larger than originally antici pated, and as research went on. the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, which supplied the grant for Ascione's research and the printing of the books, decided

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Mortar Board members honor professors at Top Prof night The evening included dinner and a presentation by each Mortar Board member to their professor. The 14 proMembers of the Utah State University fessorshonored were: Dale Barnard, aniSigma Phi Eta chapter of Mortar Board mal dairy and veterinary sciences: honored professors whose zest and dedi- Martin Tadlock,elementary education: cation for teaching positivelyinfluenced JoyceKinkead. English:Sonia Manualtheir academic experience during the Dupont, communicative disorders and annual Top Prof night at the Skyroom deaf education; Tim Vitale, communicaRestaurant on Feb. 17. tion: Sheri Haderlie. instructional techBetsySpackman, president of the nology; Robyn Kratzer, communication; senior honors society, said the evening is Beth Foley. communicative disorders and an opportunity to publiclythank educadeaf education; Thomas Johnson, departtors whose influence continues after the ment head and professor of communicagraduation ceremonies are over. tive disorders and deaf education; 'Those professors that excel in educaWilliam Furlong,political science: tion need to be recognizedbecause they FrancesTitchener, history; Patricia Gantt, value education. They have made a English; Peter Ruben, biology;and Stan powerful difference in our lives and that Allen, animal, dairy and veterinary sciwon't end," Spackman said. ences. UTAHSTATEUNMRSrTY

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can take into the marketplace now." ContinuedfromPage1 Duke said the largest qualification a candidate needs to become both good and bad news if they a good officer is an excellent sense become officers. of time management. Students "There have been so many should take into account the things that I've been excited to be amount of time required not only a part of," Croshaw said. ·1 love when in office, but also during being on the forefront of an issue campaigning , he said. and making things happen, but it's "It was an enormous stress," hard to make a decision and then Duke said. "I'm not discouraging read in the paper and see a stuanyone from running. Just know dent editorial criticizing you." what you're getting into. I didn't." Athletics Vice President Sam According to Croshaw, for some Winward said the most rewarding candidates, the campaigning can part of being an officer be one of the hardest has been the chance to parts of the job . 'Honestly,I would meet so many different "My advice to anypeople. one running for office do this againeven is that they need to "Honestly, I would do this again even knowingall the dif- really decide if they knowing all the diffiwant to do this ficulties... because because it is a lot of culties, the time commitment and the stress and is a huge of the peopleI've time because of the people commitment to this I've gotten to meet," gottento meet.' university and the stuWinward said. "I've dents," Croshaw said. met so many wonderDespite the hectic •M\tWINWARD• schedule and large ful students and ASUSU administrators that I'd responsibility, Adams AntlfTICSVICEPRfSID£NT said she doesn't regret recommend this to anyone." her decision to run . He said another "I've loved it." benefit of being an officer is the Adams said. "Even with everything strong leadership skills being a stressful that's going on. I've met part of student government develso many incredible people from so ops. many different backgrounds . Ii' s "Really,how many classes do we taught me so much. It's all been have that teach leadership?" worth it" Winward said. "This has been the Croshaw said students shouldn't best real-world lab experience." be discouraged from running if According to Duke, students they really want to make a differrunning for office just to fill their ence and be a part of student govresume will be disappointed when ernment they miss out on what being an "If you want to do it. then do it." officer is truly about. Croshaw said. "Run for office. Get "I think a lot of people want to involved and make the university pad their resume to make thembetter. Help the students." selves unique . And it does make The filing deadline for students me unique," Duke said. "But if this running for office is Monday at 1 is just something used to put on p.m. in the Taggart Student Center your resume, then don't run." Room 326. Any student can run as long as According to Dornichel. a they have a desire to help others, mandatory meeting for candidates Winward said. is that night at 5 p.m. in the TSC "The only thing that they need Auditorium. is a desire to serve students. the Along with the filing applicaability to organize and lead stution , a $10 fee is required . dents and the desire to learn." According to Domichel. the fee Winward said. "Allthe resume and goes toward advertising in the that part of it is just a side benefit. Statesman and a picture from The best part of it is just the perphoto services. sonal leadership growth that you

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Democrats saysRepublicans are underfunding prisons SALTLAKECITY (AP)- Democratic leaders say the Republican budget plan critically shortchanges Corrections and could lead to the early release of inmates. "We're going to be soon turning prisoners out who should be kept in prison. We're going to be letting them back out of the system's early-release programs because we have not put basic dollars into funding these important facilities," House Minority Leader Dave Jones, DSalt Lake City, said Wednesday. "Instead of taking a bite out of crime," Jones said, "the Republican budget takes a big, huge bite out of crimefighting. And what it says to criminals

across the state, and across the nation, is Utah's a pretty good place to commit crime." Jones voted against GOP leaders' Corrections Department budget which lacks money for operating a 300-bed minimum -security prison and 205 rented county jail beds. He also criticized the GOP for pushing crime-fighting bills with enhanced penalties without paying for cost of housing the inmates. Pete Haun, the Corrections Department's executive director, has said that without an additional $9 million to pay for 580 beds, the state's only recourse would be "to invoke emergency (prisoner) release orders."

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November, 1999, Ascione has mailed out 1,400 copies and received between three and six requests from domestic violence and animal welfare agencies all over the United States and Canada. "The response has been overwhelmingly positive," Ascione said. Ascione, who has been a professor at USU for 27 years, has done previous research in children's relationships with their pets, and from there became involved in researching people's violent relationships with pets. He said he is very committed to this and it has been the most satisfying issue he 's worked with in his career. ·1 know it's important," he said "In some cases, these programs have actually been the lifesavers to get women into shelters." Ascione will be looking next at interviewing people who do the battering. he said. He said the intent will be to see if speaking with abusers about their behavior toward animals might help counselors address their behavior toward other people .

ContinuedfromPage1 instead to print 3,000 copies and send them to domestic violence and animal welfare agencies across the country, he said. "The message is out· Ascione said. Agencies are aware of the need for 'safe haven' programs . They just needed a resource teaching them how to begin. "People would contact me, knowing I did research in this area ," Ascione said. "Rather than everybody reinventing the wheel, I went out and researched this book." He spent eight months interviewing 41 different agencies with existing animal safety programs to find out how they had created their program-and what the response was, among other things . All of this research is included in the book to help agencies start their own animal safety programs , he said. Since the book was published in

Campaigning: "The time issue is huge." said Arts &1.Lectures Vice President Liz SeniorNews Writer Adams. ·1 think it's important that For students who thought being students inform their teachers a student government officer was and try to get ahead in class. I also work enough, don't forget half of think it's important for students the job is getting elected - and to attend all their classes even if it that means campaigning. means missing a forum. Being a For the current Associated student should be the No. 1 priorStudents of Utah State University ity, not being an officer. Education Executive Council members, the should always come first.· experience left them with mixed According to Domichel, the feelings. most difficult part of campaigning "The time commitment and the is dealing with the competitiveemotional drain is enormous , but ness between candidates. it's worth it," said Public Relations "I think it's how catty people get," Dornichel said. "We're really Vice President Christina Domichel. "I've met people that striving this year to make the haven't won and have said they 've rules as clear as possible . I think a learned from the experience." lot of times , it's just a miscommuEach year campaigning involves nication." a week of primaries and a week of Each office has a proctor final elections. Last year it assigned to it to help candidates occurred during midterms . This understand the rules and requireyear ASUSU adjusted the election ments of campaigning for student times to avoid tests, Domichel body office. said. ·one thing that I would tell any "Campaigning was a terrible prospective candidate is to talk to experience," said Science Senator people who have campaigned Dave Duke. "It occurred during before," said Athletics Vice midterms and I did very poorly President Sam Winward. "Ask academically during that week." them what they felt was effective According to Domichel. often because there are 100 ways to times campaigning can be the dorm storm." hardest and most rewarding part Current officers are prohibited of the job . from being involved with candi"I would say it's definitely dates · campaigns, but are still worth all the effort that goes into allowed to show support for a cancampaigning and it's a great expe- didate . rience," Domichel said. ·1 think "There are no formal rules you just have to jump in with against it," Dornichel said . "I think both feet. You can't campaign in a way it's important for the halfheartedly on this campus." officer to be able to express their The interaction candidates have opinions." with students during campaigning According to Dornichel, she is can give them enough ideas to last in a unique position because her the entire semester, Duke said. sister is running for office in this "This is where they can get all corning election. the ideas they will ever need dur"I would feel more comfortable ing the year," he said. "Another in my position remaining neutral." great part of campaigning is that said Academic Vice President they will meet a lot of great peoEmily Croshaw. "In the past I've ple . They can meet great seen the officers remain neutral. resources. Hopefully people will vote for who If they're out there presenting they personally support. their platform, they're inadverStudents shouldn't be relying tently going to hear the concerns on someone else to make up their of the students ." minds for them. It kind of takes Last year during campaigning, away the responsibility of the candidates often had to miss class- voter." she said. es to attend forums. This is someAccording to Domichel, primathing this year 's co\.mdtis trying ry_campaignin~begins March 20 to discourage . at 7-a.m.

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> House committee killsgunregulation bill SALTLAKECITY (AP)People convicted of violent misdemeanors will get to keep their guns . The House Judiciary Committee voted 5-3 Wednesday to kill House Bill 363, which would have outlawed gun purchases and possession by people convicted of certain violent misdemeanors . Republican leaders of the panel cut the debate short. They heard from the sole member of the public who showed up to support the measure and two opponents from the dozen who attended the meeting . There was almost no debate among legislators before they rejected the proposal sponsored by Democratic Rep. Gary Cox, a West Jordan police officer. The bill was drafted at the request of Republican Gov. Mike Leavitt and unanimously endorsed last summer by the Legislature's Judiciary Interim Committee . But the gun-rights lobby proved too strong . The Utah Shooting Sports Council, the local affiliate of the National Rifle Association, made the bill its prime target , calling it gun .owners' "wprst nightmare," and Republicans dropped it from 'tliei\' anti-cnme package. "Why should .we provide (convicted violent criminals) the opportunity to become more violent? " Cox asked. "It makes

> Report details the factsofhelicopter crash SALTLAKECITY (AP) - A Utah Highway Patrol helicopter flew for 15 minutes before it shook violently, its tail rotor came off and it slammed into the ground on its left side. A preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board reveals details of the Feb. 11 crash that killed patrol Lt. Thomas Rettberg and mechanic Thomas Bahoravitch . Investigator Jim Struhsaker said it was too early to draw conclusions about why the OH58 chopper dropped from the sky north of the Skyharbor Airport in Woods Cross. Radar patterns, examination of mechanical components and a thorough dissection of the engine are factors to be researched . "My job is to pull all those details together and make some sense of it," Struhsaker said. "This preliminary report doesn't even begin to address the cause of the crash.'' Preliminary findings indicate that Rettberg, a veteran pilot with more than 30 years of experience, was taking the helicopter on a maintenance flight to check the sprag clutch, a part much like a car's differential. It is responsible for sending power from the helicopter's transmission to the tail rotor. Rettberg, the report says, was testing the clutch by performing an auto rotation when the crash occurred. The maneuver involves cutting power to the engine and doing a controlled landing. Pilots say it's an essential technique in case of mechanical failure or an engine stall .

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J.K.Rowling, author of the phenomenally popular "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," has been compared by "Publishers Weekly" to P.L.Travers and Roald Dahl for her delightful children's books adults seem to enjoy as much as children . Like her book, her life has the ring of a fairy tale. Rowling was divorced and living on public assistanc e in Edinburgh with her daughter when she began writing about Harry Potter on napkin

scraps in a local cafe, according to the Harry Potter Web site (www.scholastic.com/ harrypotter). A grant from the Scottish Arts Council allowed her to finish the book , which she then sold to Bloomsbury and Scholastic Books, according to the site. Then the prais e started to roll in. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone· has spent the last 61 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, according to the New York Times Web site. Rowling has won international acclaim and many awards for her first book including a "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of 1998, an ALA Noteable Book and th e

British Book Awards Rowling said she can't underChildren·s Book of the Year. stand what parents are so Amongst all the cheers, riled up about. there are some ominous She said she has talked to jeers . hundreds of children and Who would expect a chi!none have told her they want dren's book could possibly to be a wizard or witch rouse up such First because of her book. Amendment furor? "They see it for what is it. Some concerned parents It is a fantasy world and they are calling for the books to be understand that completely." banned because they encourRowling said of the children . age kids in ·occult activities· The controversy has found according to an article on the its way to the Internet, where About.com Web site, a site many sites argue either for or where experts discuss news in against Harry Potter. their fields. But despite all the contro CNN report ed th e State versy, Harry will probably be Board of Education in South entertaining kids for years to Carolina was reviewing the come. with at least one more books to see if th ey book planned, bringing the would allow them to stay in total to four, one for each schools. year Harry spends at In an interview with CNN, Hogwarts .

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Wily must tile Grammys always suck? TAKE IT OR LfAVErr / Doug Smeath In the words of the great Rosie O'Donnell, 'What the hell was that and why did it scare mes~ bad?" Of course, Rosie was talking about Kid Rock's frightening display of pseudo-patriotism posing as a live performance at Wednesday's Grammy Awards Ceremony, but I'd like to apply it to the entire night. What the hell was that? I should have known we were off to a bad start when I turned on the TV and saw the show was starting with Will Smith singing "Wild Wild West." And - if you can believe this is possible - the show actually went downhill from there. "What?" you ask. '"Wild Wild West' isn't as low as you can get?" Unfortunately, no. I once thought it was. But the Grammys proved me wrong - they can, and did, go much lower than that. This is not to say it was all bad. After the "Wild Wild West" fiasco, things seemed to be on their way to improving. I am talking about the award for best R&Balbum. Now I probably can't be considered much of an R&Bfan, but when

something good comes from the genre, I can recognize it. And TLC is something good. Especialry compared to Mary J. Blige, R. Kellyand Brian McKnight,a few of the artists against whose albums TLC's fun and creative Fanmail was competing. And whose albums Fanmail satisfyinglybeat. And then, suddenly we're in Latin Music Heaven. How did we get here, and how do I get out? The Recording Academy, the group responsible for divvying out the Grammys, claims to be in the know, fully aware of the big trends in the music industry and always looking for the next big thing. They at least claim to be qualified to tell the American public who's good at making music. Why is it then that they seem to think Latin music is the next big thing - something all the kiddies will be cha-cha-cha-ing to in the very near future? Wouldn't such a cutting-edge group of musical connoisseurs have at least noticed we have been inundated by that trend ever since we.. were taught to "Macarena" and that the Latin explosion is by now no more than a pile of ashes and a few burning cinders that really should be - please excuse the vulgarity peed out and swept away? But no, they announce they've

not. They both lost to Ms. Grammy herself, Sheryl Crow. Sigh. But as I said, at first I was heartbroken. More thought, however, leaves me relieved that Tori - and others with recognizable musical talent lost. After all, what good is recognition from an academy that cla ims Christina Aguilera is the best new artist of 1999? It should be clear to any discriminating ear that the soulful and amazing Macy Gray was by far most deserving of that award, or even and back. Susan Tedeschi's unique take on the Need I say, she was beaten? blues. Well, she was. Maybe it's good that Aguilerawon, It's not so bad that Beck's innova- though, because if she had lost, I am tive Mutations beat to venus and quite sure Gray and Tedeschi would back, and the fact that Tori's double have still been snubbed. The award album was also up against Nine Inch probably would have gone to Kid Nails' The Fragile, Moby's Play and Rock or BritneySpears. Fatboy Slim's You've Come A Long Moment of optimism: At least Kid Way, Baby leaves me satisfied that Rock didn't win. Thank God Kid Rock didn't win. she was at least in worthy competiNo, I am not too disappointed that tion. But if she had to be beaten for best Tori Amos lost, nor am I all that upset female rock vocal, couldn't it at least at Sarah Mclachlan's beautiful have been Ani DiFranco who earned Mirrorbalf s defeat at the hands of some long-overdue recognition with Sting's Brand New Day or Chris her sufficiently accessible but still Ani-to-thebone song "Jukebox?" No, of course decided to start a Latin Grammy Ceremony. We watch Mark Anthony remirnJ us which one song he is known for, and Christina Aguilera delivers the profound observation that Latin music is, well, kinda popular. But back to the awards. At first, I was heartbroken. Once again, Tori Amos was denied some much-deserved recognition. Once again, she was nominated twice once for best female rock vocal performance for the song "Bliss," and again for best alternative performance for the phenomenal album to venus

Exhibit shows off museum's most recently acquired works CORINNE KATOR

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Children show off the new toys they get for Christmas, grandparents show off new pictures of their grandchildren and the Nora EcclesHarrison Museum of Art on the Utah State Upiversitycampus is showingoff its new acauisiI I ; ;.~~tions. . The museum's current exhibition, "XXI:Moving Monumentally into the New Millennium,"features works the museum has acquired during the past two years. The show includes paintings, ceramics.photographs. mixed media works and sculptures. The museum's Upper and Upper West gallerieswill house the exhibit through March 19. Accordingto a brochufe about the new exhib.it. the museum added 262 works of art to its permanent collection in 1998 and 1999.The museum staff chose 72 of these new pieces for inclusion in the exhibit. Steven Rosen,museum

director and chief curator, said this exhibit is a good compilation of regional and West Coast art created during the last quarter of the 20th century. The pieces have come from a variety of sources.with funds or the pieces themselves donated to the museum from 42 different sources.Rosen said· • these donorshaveprovided the museum with ·a multitude of exquisite treasures reflecting the diverseways in which creative minds see the world." As usual, the museum staff has placed information labels next to each work. But for this exhibit additional commentary has been included.A press release from the museum explains that members of the Museum AdvisoryBoardwere asked to contribute personal comments about works of art that captured their interest. These remarks are located next to the customary information labels. Board member Tim Vitale commented on "Mad Hatter's Party,"a painting by Lee

Captain Fry (Radha Mitchell) is the pilot of the ship and has to do some fancy flying as her Pitch Black isn't knocking ship is attacked by what on the door of any Academy appears to be several meteorAward nominations, and it looks to be the 1,000th unoffi- like objects. Facingdeath and the decision to jettison her cial spin-off of the Alien cargo (which happens to be a series. load of passengers), Fry crash Viewerscan't expect much lands the ship on a bleak, from a low-budget,low-talent uninhabited desert planet. film that has no hope of The survivors soon discover wreaking havoc at the box office and will soon find itself three suns pinnacle the planet. which makes cooler tema couple of weeks away from peratures or nightfall virtually languishing in dollar-movie heH.However,what makes the impossible.They also ascersd-fi flick appealing is its hon- tain that one of the passengers, a murderer on his way esty. The film does not back to prison, has escaped. attempt to be anything more Riddick (Diesel),a convicted than a cheesy,special effects murderer with really funky buffet. and that makes it fun. eyes is hiding somewhere on Vin Diesel headlines the the planet. and his captor, lawca:;tof unknowns and is best man Johns (Cole Hauser), is known for his portrayal of desperate to find him before loud-mouth soldier Adrian Caparzo in Steven Spielberg's he tries to kill one of the SavingPrivateRyan.Although other passengers. Setting out to find water, he only appeared in a portion of SavingPrivateRyan (he was the small band of survivors happen upon an abandoned shot by a sniper midway through the movie),filmgoers mining settlement. While a will receive an extra helping of ship remains and there is a water supply, signs of life are Diesel during the month of nonexistent. Wondering what February, as the beefcake has happened to the previous actor appears in this movie inhabitants, the group soon and in The Boiler Room. He discoversthey are not the only definitely has potential in living creatures on the planet. Hollywood- my guess is Lurking in underground caves Pitch Black won't be his are hordes of bat-like monspringboard to stardom. sters that only arise when the The movie begins like planet is dark, and Fry soon almost every other in the learns that a solar eclipse is genre, with an enormous hours away from occurring. galactic cruiser motoring While Pitch Black is good, across the screen from nose to it's not great. The casting of rear (think Star Wars). Staff Writer

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More than 30 years ago, they launched a career with their huge hit, ·up, Up and Away." From then on. The 5th Dimension was no longer the unheard-of band they once were. In fact, songs like "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," "One Less Bell to Answer," "The Worst That Could Happen: "This Is Your Life: ·wedding Bell Blues: ·stoned Soul Picnic" and "Go Where You Wanna Go" have made The 5th Dimension one of the most popular singing groups in the world, according to a biography sheet from the Sterling/Winters Company. And though they may be thought of as a late 1960s group, they are still around today, performing sometimes more than 30 weeks in a year, the biography said. They regularly headline shows in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and tonight, they will be performing in Logan. The 5th Dimension, which is now made up of original members Florence LaRue and Lamonte Mclemore as well as later additions Phyliss Battle, Greg Walker and Willie Williams. will be the featured entertainment at the Ellen Eccles Theatre fund-raising Gala 2000 Benefit. The Ellen Eccles Theatre ticket office said the benefit is being held to raise money for the theater and the cultural events it brings to Cache Valley. The 5th Dimension will be performing a few old numbers but will also probably surprise the audience with some new songs, LaRue said. "People who come to hear The 5th Dimension expect to hear some of our hits, so of course they are included," LaRue said. "But we are more versatile and spontaneous now than we were in the past." LaRue, who is the group's lead

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singer, said she didn't always plan to become a musician. "Actually, I got into music into singing - as an accident." she said. Growing up on the East Coast, LaRue said she studied ballet and violin. As she got older, she went to college and earned her teaching credentials. It was in her last year of college, she said, that she was introduced to the possibility of being a professional musician. LaRue said she had moved to California with the hope of becoming an actress. Her friend entered her in a beauty contest, which she reluctantly agreed to compete in. She said it was there Mclemore discovered her. She said he approached her and asked her to join a music group, then called the Versatiles, that he was forming. . . . . . ,, ,, . •1 have a very eclectic musical The 5th D1mens1on has beena well known bandsince its 1967 hit Up, Up and Away. Since then, interest, from classical to jazz, they have had severalbig hits. They performa benefit concerttonight at the Ellen EcclesTheatre.. and I really like country-western she is too busy. When she does have from a vacation in Mexico with music," LaRue said. time to hear music, it's usually jazz or Williams, Mclemore and McLemore·s It is these diverse musical interests classical. wife. She said they were there to celethat LaRue said have influenced her ·1 don't particularly care for rap brate LaRue's birthday . musical style today. mainly because I don't understand it," Though perhaps her most famous · Growing up, she used to attend the she said. song hails the "dawning of the Age of Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra However , she said she doesn't Aquarius," and she said she herself is with her parents, and she said this speak badly about rap at all. Instead, -an Aquarian , she quickly clarified her musical exposure got her interested she said she just can't appreciate it religious beliefs and astrology do not in music. because it is more rhythmical and less mesh. As a child, LaRue also saw Lena musical than what she typically lis"As I am a Christian, I don't really Horne perform in New York. tens to. delve into the occult," she said. She said it was at that moment she She said it's similar to the difficulty The 5th Dimension's show tonight decided she wanted to be in show some young people have understandwill also include a five-course dinner, business. ing opera. the Gala's press release said. She said she was also inspired LaRue is currently divorced , Tickets to the benefit, which range musically by Sammy Davis. though she hinted there may be some in price from $37 to $49, are available "He was a big influence on me romance in her life. by calling 752-0026. because of his versatility and talent," ·1 will say that Willie (Williams, a Half the cost of each is taxshe said. "And I knew him, and he member of The 5th Dimension) is my deductible as a charitable donation. was a wonderful person: best friend," she said. "Need I say More information on the event Today, she said, she doesn't listen more? · can be obtained by calling the Ellen to a lot of new music, mainly because LaRue said she recently returned Eccles Theatre ticket office at 752-0026.

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"The truth can be more unbelievable than fiction." Those were the last eight words uttered by Alan Shipnuck, in his recent story, "Sixth Sense," found in the Feb. 14 issue of Sports lflustrated. What Shipnuck was referring to was the unbelievable finish Tiger Woods had two weeks ago at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shipnuck couldn't have been more right. Down seven strokes with seven holes to play, Woods made the biggest comeback victory of his PGA Tour career as he tapped in for birdie on the 18th hole, edging out Matt Gogel by one stroke. The improbable finish included a 97yard approach shot on the 15th hole - a par 4 - which landed a few feet to the right of the cup and rolled straight in for an eagle. Woods wasn't done, however. On the par-4 16th hole, Woods nearly replicated what he accomplished on the 15th, as he landed his 114-yard approach shot even closer to the pin. The ball trickled by the cup as Woods just missed back-toback eagles. The shot left him with a perfect birdie attempt. The win gave Woods his sixth tournament victory in a row, considered by many to be one of the top 10 feats in modern sports history. A week later, however, Woods' run to surpass Byron Nelson's streak of 11 consecutive victories set in 1945 ended when he finished in second place at the Buick Invitational in La Jolla, Calif., four strokes behind Phil Mickelson. Woods has since lost again, this time over the weekend at the Nissan Open in Pacific Palisades, Calif., as he struggled mightily the entire tournament - especially on the green, where many of his putts could've dropped but didn't. Still, the 24-year-old Woods has emerged as the best golfer on the PGA Tour today. Scratch that. Woods is the best golfer there ever has been or ever wi II be. But what sets this 6-foot-1, 170-pounder, apart from all the rest? Here's five reasons why Tiger is ... well, Tiger. No. 5: He has a good uniform. OK, so golfers aren't required to wear uniforms, but if merchandise people were to start marketing Woods uniforms, they would most definitely have to be red and black, the two colors he can most often be found wearing. Woods surprised even me at his last tournament when he was wearing a more earth-tone colored outfit rather than his usual Chicago Bulls black and red. Hey, at feast he doesn't make himself look like a fool as Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) did Sunday in the final round of the Nissan Open. Parnevik, who is well known for a flipped up bill on his hats, decided to show his true colors by wearing pink pants and a black shirt. No. 4: He's having more fun now. When Woods first started on the tour, he had a major attitude problem. But who could blame him with all the pressure that was put on him? Oftentimes now, Woods can be seen sporting a huge grin after a great shot. No. 3: He can do just about anything he wants to on the course. Although he's known for his power, Woods' short game really struggled in the early part of his career, which hurt him. Now, Woods is mastering his short game, and often turns a miserable lie into a makeable birdie or par putt after an incredible lob shot from just off the green. No. 2: He's the only golfer today that can win six straight tournaments. No. 1: He l<eeps promises. Isn't that intriguing? "What?" you may be asking. That's exactly what I said when I read Rick Reilly's column, ''The Promise Keeper," in the most recent issue of Sports lllustrated. Reilly was talking about a promise Woods kept to a junior high school friend he made three months ago about letting him caddie at the tournament he lost to Mickelson. Isn't that amazing? Woods, who was gunning for his seventh straight win, gave his regular caddy the tournament off, and let Bryon Bell tote his bag. The reason? Bell was trying to earn some extra money for medical school. "My son has changed completely," Tiger's mother, Tida, told Sports lllustrated. "He's all grown up now." Yes, he has.

WadeDenniston is the seniorsports writer at the Statesman. He recentlyhelpedlead the Statesman basketballteam to a perfect 0-5 record.E-mail him at waded@pcu.net.

USU'sRadAndersonshootson goal againstWeberState last weekend.The Aggiesface the Wildcatsagain tonightat the lee Sheet in Weber.

Having fun. That's what the Utah State University hockey team was doing Wednesday afternoon as it defeated the Provo Icecats (Brigham Young University) 6-1. The victory earned the Aggies a trip to the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Hockey Association (RMCHA) championship game against Weber State University tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Ogden Ice Sheet. "We stepped out and had fun," USU's Clint Stosich said. -when you have a good time. you execute better," teammate Kelly Froerer said. The Aggies said they will have a good time when they meet archrival Weber once more on Friday. Utah State won the season series, but a victory on Friday should be even sweeter as it will mean the accomplishment of a goal the team set when the season began - winning the RMCHA title. "This is one of the marquee games," head coach Jerry Crossley said. "We've been gearing for it all season." Staying positive will be one of the keys against the Wildcats on Friday, Froerer said. If the Aggies

have confidence in themselves and execute well, they should pull out yet another win over Weber, he said. ·we know we can beat Weber," Stosich said. The Icecats played the Aggies close in the first two periods on Wednesday. USU only had a twogoal edge after the first period. Provo cut that advantage to one after the second period with a goal from Jake Carlson with 11:47 remaining. Even though it was tight during the first two periods, Crossley said he felt his team was still in control. Froerer said the way the Aggies were playing, the score should have been 10-1, but Provo goaltender Tom Donohoe held his ground . Utah State executed well in the third period , scoring four goals while blanking the Icecats. Froerer scored two goals in the period, assisted by Nick Thiros both times. Stosich scored unassisted when he picked up the puck from a defender that was struggling to gain possession with 10:05 left in the period to make the score 5-1. Froerer·s last goal, a little less than three minutes later, vaulted the Aggies to their five-goal winning

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the hot guy: Assistant Sports Editor Although the Northern Aggies led for almost the entire game The Aggies rode Tony Brown's after an early run by the Southern Aggies, NMSU knocked career-best 27 points to a 70-66 victory over New Mexico State the lead to one on a Brad Bester University in Las Cruces, N.M. 3-pointer, 62-61, with 3:35 left in The win gives Utah State the game. University (22-5 overall, 13-0 Big But then Brown fed Shawn Daniels inside, and the 6-foot-6 West Conference) 13 wins in a junior shot a quick hook off the row, clinching the BWCEastern Division, and the glass to stop an first win over NMSU NMSU 7-0 run. (17-8, 8-5) in Las "It might have Cruces in four years. taken the wind out ·rt was a special of them." Brown win,- head coach said. Daniels had 12 Stew Morrill said. Game MVP: "For us to go in here points and nine Ton_y Brown.. who and win ... I can't rebounds. scored 27 points, 19 of express how happy I Bestor did hit whichcamein thesec- another 3-pointer am for the kids.Brown was unstop- ond half with 21 ticks left in pable as he had 19 in the game, cutting the the second half, scor- Key Stat 13 lead to two. But USU With the victory.USU finished strong, hiting 17 out of USU's ran thenationslongest ting its last six shots 19 points in one stretch. He hit four 3- winningstreakto 13 from the free-throw games. pointers in that run line. with seven in the "We took charge game. Turning point: when the game was "I guess that would ShawnDanielshit a on the line." Morrill be the zone," Brown said. hookshotwithless said. "I just got some New Mexico than3:30remainingto good screens from State's offense killthe NMSU run and the big guys and got caught fire to dwinpreservethe lead some shots to drop.· dle the visitor's 10Brown's 27 is also point halftime lead the Northern Aggies' high for a to four. player on the season. It's unusual ·we got a little tired in the for just one USU player to pull second half," Morrill said. the team as most of the scoring Billy Keys started to carry his is done by committee. He only Aggies, hitting three consecutive had three points against NMSU shots, but Brown was with him in Logan on Feb. 3. all the way as they traded 3USU'sDimitri Jorssen(14)takesan elbow in the facefrom Pacific'sEli Kiedrowskidur"It's hard to guard our team," ing USU's 64-55victory Saturday night in the Spectrum. USU beatNMSU Thursday. Brown said. ·we try to get it to JumptoBROWN. Page9 AARONMORTON

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Track team building on last week's success, heads to Reno LYNNITTEHOFFMAN

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Talent-packed Pac-10 schools will dominate the field as the Utah State University track and field team heads to Reno, Nev., for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship this weekend. USU head coach Gregg Gensel said the Aggies will face some tough competition, but the team has improved dramatically over the course of the short indoor season. The men's team has been competing particularly well, with

stand outs like James Parker in the 35-pound weight throw. Parker has already automatically qualified for nationals, and is favored in the event. Although Washington State University, Stanford University and Arizona State University are the current favorites to win the men's conference, the Utah State men could challenge for one of the top three spots. Gensel said. Last weekend Utah State had a successful showing at the Montana State double dual meet in Bozeman. Mont., with 18 athletes achieving personal records and two provisionally qualifying

for nationals. Six event winners, along with five second- and five third-place finishes helped the men's team beat the other teams. The Aggie men beat Montana State University by 18 points, and the University of Montana by nine points. The Utah State women recorded a five-point win over Montana, but were 20 points behind MSU. "The veterans are doing what's expected, and the younger kids are really pulling through," Gensel said. The mile was one of the biggest successes for both the

men and the women , Gensel said . Senior Marcus Morgan and junior Rebekah Thornley both won the event and provisionally qualified for nationals. Morgan's 4:07.32 was more than four seconds faster than the second place finisher's time . Thornley finished the race in 4:55.19, just over 17 seconds ahead of the next runner. Gensel said Morgan's time converts to 4:03.07. with altitude adjustments, which is a strong provisional time. Although he hadn't raced there

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TOURNAMENT Continuedfrom Page7 margin. Other Aggie scorers were Aaron Matern, Nate Anderson and Aaron Burrell. "If we play defense, our goals will come." Stosich said. Both coach and players agreed the team was passing the puck better. "Our passing paid off tonight." Froerer said. ·we were right on the tape." Crossley said the passing game against the Icecats was the biggest improvement he has seen since the four-game losing streak. He and the players said the improved passing led to more scoring opportunities. Crossley said the team is playing the same as it did during the 19-game winning streak. Wednesday's win boosted team morale, and the team is playing better as a unit, he said. USU was called for 11 penalties in the contest. The Icecats were only called for one, and that was with 47.9 seconds left in the third period. The Aggies attempted 29 shots on goal in the game while the Icecats managed just 17. Crossley and his players are hoping for a full house on Friday. The game will be the last chance USU fans will have to see their

TRACK Continuedfrom Page7 before, Morgan knew Montana State's banked track had a reputation for being fast. Shane Bingham, the last miler from Utah State to race at nationals, had also qualified there. ·1 thought it was a perfect opportunity to try to qualify for nationals. l wanted to push myself to see how fast I could go." he said. Morgan and Thornley are both hoping to improve their times this weekend to ensure a spot at nationals. Utah State also grabbed up the first three spots in the women's 800-meters, with Melissa Jensen, Kristy Funk-Guyman, and Amber Jensen placing first. second and third, respectively. All three earned personal records, as well as places on USU's all-time rankings. "They've been practicing really well, it's just a great accomplishment," Gensel said. Melissa Jensen's 2:11.74 broke the school record she set in 1997.and Amber Jensen's 2:13.21 was a five-second improvement. Amber Jensen had only run the 800 two other times in her college career and considered herself primarily a miler.

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USU'sNickThiros(12)losesthe puck, his stick and his balancein a game against Weberon Friday night.

team in action at home until next season. "Fans always make a difference,- Crossley said. "They help pick up the pace." Crossley said he would like to thank the fans for all their support this season. ·1 didn't even believe it when they said that was my time - I was surprised," she said. Freshman Dennis Ogilvie came from behind in the last lap of the men's 800 to narrowly miss beating Montana's Kyle Weis, who won the race. Ogilvie's 1:53.57 was a three-second personal record. USU.also placed first, second and third in the men's 55-meter hurdles. Sophomore Bret Guymon won the event in 7.69 seconds. followed by Trevor Bentensen and Joel Johnson . Guymon also won the 400, while Lawrence Ringwald took first in the 200. The men's 4 by 400 added another first place to the collection. Freshman Josh Sides won the shot put with a personal record as well. The women were not without their share of personal records and strong finishes. Freshman Katie Farner jumped 5-7.75, winning the event by four inches. "It was a huge PR,"Gensel said. In addition, Sandra Reategui won the 200, Jessica Benson was first in the 55-meter hurdles, and senior Angie Winkler was a close second in the 3000-meter race. Twenty-six men and 18 women will compete for Utah State at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Reno. Nev., this weekend.

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Brigham Young University got a taste of revenge Wednesday . After losing to the Utah State University gymnastics team by one-tenth two weeks ago in the Spectrum, and losses in both meets last year, the Cougars were hungry for victory. With the Aggies forced to count a fall on beam, the Cougars got their wish. BYU won with a score of 195.60 to USU's 145.950. "This team has got to learn how to tough it up on balance beam - we're holding ourselves back from big scores. We have to make some adjustments," head coach Ray Corn said. USU began the meet on bars with a season high score of 49.125. Freshmen Tina Ellis and Kristen Bloom both scored 9.875s. and senior Christy Denson once again

and 9.55, respectively. scored 9.9. ·r inquired , but they (the The Aggies had another strong vault rotation, scoring judges) justified it. saying they didn't 48.60. Denson receive credit on increased the difficulty level of her 'Thisteamhasgot some of their dance skills," Yurchenko vault to learnhowto Corn said of the by adding a full twist, but a piked toughit up on bal- scores. landing lowered Four of the six Aggies hit her score to 9.65. ancebeam.' their beam rouSophomore tines. but it wasStephanie Huff •RAYCORN• n't enough to and freshman USU HEADCOArn clinch a win. Kristen Fargo led Degener started the Aggies with the team off 9.75s. Even with solid perfor with a season high 9.825. Bloom earned a 9.85, and mances on the first two freshman Nicole Kilpatrick events. the Aggies were scored a career high 9.8. behind heading into the BYU was solid and consisthird rotation. BYUscored tent. two 9.8s on vault, and Leah Nieprach received the high"The right team won est score of the evening on tonight," Corn said. The Aggies will be on the bars with a 9.95. road competing against the Floor began well with University of Nebraska on sophomore Kirra Degener Sunday. and junior Kristin O'Dell both scoring above 9.7. But "No rest for the weary." Huff and Bloom scored 9.475 Corn said.

USU softballcould move above.500 AARON MORTON

Assistant Sports Editor

The Utah State University softball team looks to move above .500 this weekend as they take on in-state rivals and nationally ranked teams at the Utah Tournament in St. George. The Aggies (2-3) will take on No. 25 Oklahoma State University and Southern Utah University on Friday. Brigham Young University and the University of Tulsa on Saturday and finally top10 Stanford University on Saturday. "We're really excited about this weekend," head coach Pam McCreesh said. USU opens up against OSU at noon today, where the Cowboys own a 7-4 record vs. the Aggies. After beating top-40 University of

Kansas and almost tripping up No. 43 Mississippi State University, USU is confident it can compete with a higher ranked team. "They are not afraid," McCreesh said of the Aggies. "They just keep fighting and fighting." USU will then take on SUU at 2 p.m., where the Aggies have a commanding 48-2 record against the Thurderbirds. However. McCreesh warned they can sneak up on teams - USU had to come back from an early deficit to whip them 95 last season. ·we can't look over them," McCreesh said. USU swept the season series 4-0 in 1999. Saturday at 11 a.m. USU will take on BYU. The Aggies are 22-5 against the Cougars. but the last game between

the two was in 1987 because BYUhasn't competed in softball for several years. This is the Cougars first year back. but the Aggies shouldn't treat them that way. McCreesh said. They have 11 junior college transfers and are already above .500. Later that evening, USU will play Tulsa at 7. McCreesh doesn't know much about the team, but that's OK because she said the Aggies will just worry about playing their own game. In the finale against Stanford, McCreesh concedes that the Cardinal will get their hits. She said she hopes they will come at bad times for Stanford to allow USU to hang with them. The Cardinal will probably be the toughest team the Aggies play all year. she said.

Onlyoneminordealas trading deadline passes (AP) - On the slowest NBA trading deadline day in 13 years, only one minor deal was made between Orlando and Atlanta. A three-way trade that would have sent Los Angeles Clippers forward Maurice Taylor to the New York Knicks fell through. Thursday's lone trade sent guard Anthony Johnson from the Hawks to the Magic for a conditional second-round draft pick.

The deal that was scuttled. for reasons that were unclear, would have sent Taylor to the Knicks. John Wallace from New York to Vancouver and Othella Harrington from the Grizzlies to the Clippers, several league sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press. Taylor was so upset that the deal fell through that he initially refused to get off the team bus when the Clippers arrived at the Target Center

in Minneapolis for their game against the Timberwolves. Taylor, who has said he won't re-sign with the Clippers when he becomes a free agent next summer, eventually relented and· played in Los Angeles' 116-91 loss to the Timberwolves. 'Tm disappointed," Taylor said. "I had a chance to go to a team that maybe has a chance to get to the championship."

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Daniels' big week earns him athlete-of-the-week Shawn Daniels averaged offense. 15.5 points, 10.5 rebounds WD:So, how does it feel to and 3 blocks in Utah State be on top of the basketball University 's two games last world right now, with everyweek, and boasted a shooting body gunning for ya? percentage of 68.4 percent. SD:It feels good. Like Daniels' performance coach said, helped pilot the Aggies past every night the University of Nevada, out we just Reno, and the University of gotta concenPacific and also earned him trate and play USU athlete-of-the-week hon- on defense. ors. We're gonna Senior sports writer Wade get everyDenniston sat down with body's best Daniels on Tuesday and effort every DENNISTON talked about Utah State's 13night and we game winning streak, Hawaii, don't have nothing to lose, Gary Payton and Tiger Woods really. People are gunning for in this week 's edition of High us, we're not trying to get and tight. back in the conference race. Wade Denniston:You guys We're on top. have the nation's longest winWD:What's been your ning streak at 13 games. most memorable experience You've already clinched a tie so far this season? for first place in the Eastern SD:Probably the trip to Division . With so many new Maui and how good we faces on the team this year, is played as a team. all this success something you WD:Was that your first would've imagined at the time in Hawaii? start of the season? SD:Yeah. ShawnDaniels:It was pretWD:That's cool. Yeah, you ty tough at the beginning. guys played awesome. I lisEverybody was getting used to tened to every game. I wish everybody's different personwe could've seen you guys on alities (and} playing style. TV . Personally, I thought we were SD:Oh yeah. gonna be pretty good, but I WD:I heard the Florida didn 't think we were gonna game you were kind of jipped go off and win 12 straight. on. But, once we started playing SD:Yeah, that was a tough and started winning games. game. when we got to conference I WD:You guys were able to thought we would do pretty stay with the seventh-rated good and win some games. team in the nation at that WD:What's been the time . biggest key to your success in SD:Yeah, they're still in winning 12 in a row? the top-10 (No. 9 in SD:Teamwork. Everybody Associated Press and No. 10 playing as a team . No one's in coaches). It was a great coming out just shooting wild experience for us to play shots outside the offense . against a top-ranked team Everybody is doing what like that to see where we coach says to do. stood at that point of the seaWD:The team's defense is son. WD:It's obvious you have one of the best in the confera lot of fun on the court: . ence, and probably nation. Why ,ii; that? 1 .., 1, you're always smiling , laugh, t1 ing, chest-bumping Bernard SD:I think everybody just and other players, why is bought into what coach said that? at the beginning of the year SD:My mom told me anythat if we wanted to be good thing I do to always have fun. everybody's gonna have to Basically, that's what I try to play defense . Basically, that's do - don't be too serious out about it. Everybody goes out there. I think when you're every night and tries to stop having fun, you're more their man. relaxed and you're more in WD:Especially someone the flow of the game when like B-Ray. you're relaxed. SD:B-Ray,yeah, he's a WD: Shaquille O'Neal likes great defensive player. • to run the break at times I've Anytime he checks in the noticed, similar to you. I know game he 's always gonna be he's a center, but is there a ready to play defense . He's part of his game that is siminot looking for a shot on offense, but when it comes, lar to yours? SD:Yeah, free throws. he shoots the ball. But you (Laughing}. !<now,he just plays within the

BROWN Continuedfrom Page7 pointers five straight times down the court. When the dust settled after Bernard Rock hit one of his two 3-pointers, Utah State had a 6254 lead. NMSU was hot early in the game as its two top scorers kicked off the game with back-to back baskets. Keys scored inside and Eric Channing canned a 3-point er, on e of his three in the game, giving the Southern Aggies a 5-0 lead after only two NMSU possessions . But again the USU defense came up big as they switched to zone. Brown had three steals and Jorssen had two blocks leading to six fast-break points and a 1910 lead with about 12:30 left in the half. Brown was also on fire early as he had eight in the first eight minutes of the half. hitting two 3pointers and a slam dunk. "That was for a fan in the front." Brown said of a heckler. "He said he had never seen a white guy dunk." Rock was strong Thursday night in his return to New Mexico where he played junior

WD: Besides free throws. I figured you might've said that. SD:Yeah, Shaq does a lot of things out there on the court. I try to stay involved in the offense too, go out there and show what I can do when I'm in the open court. WD: Are your hands too big, like his are, to shoot the free throws, or is it mental? SD: No, it's just a mental thing with me. WD: Is it? SD: Yeah. basically that's all. WD: Yeah. I saw you knocking them down (during practice). SD:It's just a thing about me relaxing, that's about it. DANIELS WD:Well. you hit 1-of-2 in Nevada . That helptd you guys out a lot when you hit 16 in a row. SD: Oh yeah. I hit them in the stretch when it counts. That's the only time it really counts; when the game is on the line. Coach has faith in me to leave me in the game at the end. so you gotta hit them then. WD: You're at New Mexico State on Thursday, the team that was picked in the preseason by the media and coaches poll to win the East. How sweet would it be for you guys to wrap up the division on the Crimson Aggies' home court? SD: It would be great because like you said. they were picked to win the conference. Just to go out and get another win on the road . It's always good when you get a win on the road . They're a pretty good team and they're real good on their home court , , ~ · 'Jn • , , rl · WD: Do you have any friendly predictions about the outcome of the game? SD:Nah. I just think we're gonna come out and play our game. If we play our game, we'll have a chance at the end of the game. WD: I know you've got another year of eligibility left after this season, but where do you see yourself after college? SD: Just somewhere having fun . Working, basketball. whatever it is so I can take care of my daughter . WD: Is it a dream of yours to play professional ball? SD:Yeah.

college ball at the New Mexico Military Institute. He scored seven in the first half, including USU's opening points with a 3-pointer to spark USU's early 12-2 run. Rock, who was featured in USA Today, played toe-to-toe with Southern Aggie star guard Keys, forcing a charge from Keys with 30 seconds left in the game up only three points. "My (NMMI) coach said I wasn't good enough to play with New Mexico State," Rock said. He proved the critics wrong with two 3pointers and 16 points. New Mexico State kept the game close in the first half by hitting three shots from three point land . They ran off eight straight points as the Northern Aggie offense stalled. The closest NMSU got was one point after USU took the lead about eight minutes in. Then th e scoring by committee awakened again to grind a 12-point halftime lead on a 12-3 run led by Daniels' inside play. He scored three buckets near the paint. Utah State will now try to go a perfect 8-0 on the road in Big West play - something the school has never done - when they take on the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, Saturday at 6:05 p.m.

WD: Do you have a favorite team that you'd like to play with? SD:Oh yeah, the Lakers are my favorite team, but hey, I'll play for anybody. WD: That's cool. The Lakers are in my favorite team's division. the Sonics. SD:(Somewhat of a groan}. WD: You don't like them? SD: Nah. WD: Yeah, I've always liked Gary Payton. SD: I like Gary Payton. WD: Well, that's cool too. If you could make, say, $5 million a year playing professional basketball or golf, which one would you choose? SD: Basketball. of course. I've never hit a golf ball. WD: Never hit a golf.ball? SD:Nah. WD: Have you been following much with Tiger Woods' success? SD: Highlights. I'll watch and see who's winning. But hey. golf's an easier sport. just

go out there and swing a golf club, so I don't know. I'll have to think about that one. WO:One more question. You've obviously been interviewed many times. Give me a silly question you wouldn't ask an athlete. SD:That I wouldn't ask an athlete? WO:Yeah. SD:Whoa. WO:Like maybe a dumb one someone asked you once. SD:(Deep in thought} ... Hmm. WD: I don't mean to put you on the spot here, man. SD:(Laughs) Dang , I don't know. I've heard a lot of crazy questions. WD: ls there one that sticks out in your mind that is just like, 'Man , what was he thinking?' SD: No, not right now. Man. I don't know. That's tough. I don't know. WD:That's cool. I'll take that as an answer.

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What a difference a game makes. In the first meeting between New Mexico State University and Utah State Univer~ity Feb. 5 at the Spectrum. sophomore Tony Brown had just three points on a 3-pointer late in the second half. The 6-foot-3 guard attempted just five shots in the game. but the Aggies were still able to win. 66-51. But in the rematch with New Mexico State Thursday night in Las Cruces. N.M.. Brown had nine times as many points as he tallied in the first game, helping lead Utah State to its 13th straight overall victory. seventh consecutive on the road, 70-66. In 35 minutes of action, the native of Hyrum connected on 9-of-16 shots from the field and an incredible 7-for-10 from three-point land for a career-high 27 points . Why the big difference for Brown in the two games? "I don't know," Brown told KVNU radio. "Maybe they didn't think I was going to come out on fire. or they keyed on somebody else." Regardless,head coach Stew Morrill was pleased with Brown's effort in leading the Aggies to the Eastern Division Championship of the BigWest Conference. "As I said to Tony in the locker room," Morrill told KVNU. "he picked a great night to make some shots." Brown single-handedly kept Utah State in the lead

In front of about 64 diehard volleyball fans, the Utah State University men's volleyball club won their game in three of four matches Thursday night against Salt Lake Community College. USU went into Thursday's game ranked nineteenth 'We didn'tfeel while SLCC was twenti- likewe played eth. The up to par.' win elevates USU to the top spot in • DAVID joHNSTON. the state. USUPlAY£R ·we didn't feel like we played up to par. but the more we play with each other the better we get," Aggie David Johnston said. Greg Jorgenson helped the Aggies by setting up hits that converted into points while Todd McArthor provided key blocks. The volleyball club practices with the women's volleyball team twice a week. Jorgenson said these scrimmages give the men's team practice in defending against an organized offense. Practicing with the women's team gives them the challenge they need to win each game . The men's volleyball team season starts in mid-October and goes through May. Most of · the games played are in tournaments throughout the eightmonth period . The Aggies· next game will be March 4 and 5 in a tournament at UVSC.

during the second half by scoring 19 of his points. including 17 of the team 's 19 points during one stretch, as well as five threes in a row. ·r guess that would be the zone," a humble Brown told KVNU. "I got a lot of good screens from our big guys. They weren't there, so I was wide open and hit the shots.· Several of the 3-point baskets by Brown came on new plays USU put in this week. ·we added a couple plays this past week." Brown told KVNU. ·1 think we got a few off of a flare screen off the new play. The other ones were just off of older plays that they tried to do something, and I just countered what they did and got wide open: And when he wasn't hitting threes, Brown was taking it to the hole and dunking. With the Aggies leading 14-10 in the first half, Brown stole the ball from a Crimson Aggie and went coast-to-coast for a breakaway slam dunk. "That was for a fan in the front row: Brown told KVNU. "He said he'd never seen a white guy dunk in this gym before. so that was for him." When he wasn't scoring, the 194-pound Brown was playing·tremendous defense. as he swiped a team-high three steals. "We got our hands on a lot of passes when we went into that zone," Brown told KVNU. Brown also added three assists and two rebounds.

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Republican for one day so Wh i I e they can vote for him. It watching eludes me even further that TV this he then goes on to tell them [Democrats] to change back weekend I saw the next day. Once again let two large me say Republican primaries buildings are won by Republican votdemolers! Why is McCain having ished by some form of expjosives on the news. As I saw such a heart attack about Republicans "shooting" at these massive structures fall him? Because he is the to the ground in a relatively orderly way, a light turned on "straight talk express" he can't win on all Democratic in my head . My first thought was, "WOW! The fun I could and Independent votes. Who is shooting at him? It have had in high school with turns out that most every that stuff." My second thought was this illustrates Republican who holds public the fundamental problem of office seemingly has his laser the Republican primaries. gun out. McCain went on to identiNow I am not an explosive intravenous feeding of cheap oil" didn't make it into Simmons, 84-page report. expert, but I do know there fy just whom these John Nor did Kunstler's lament that "we have are two general ways of Wayne's are by saying, "Gov. is destroying something. It can Engler (of Michigan) managed to ruin our greatest cities, throw be exploded meaning an against me, Gov. Bush is away our small towns and impose over the countryside a • against me all the joyless junk habitat which we can no longer afford to object (or person) expands Governors and Senators are support. We created a landscape of scary places and outward releasing internal against me." energy, or it can be imploded became a nation of scary people." Now, I find this whole While one can argue over the costs and benefits of - meaning an object burst McCain thing extremely ironinward and outside energy sprawl (yes, there are both), it does a disservice to conI couldn't help but notice the drawing in The Utah ic. McCain's axiomatic platStatesman on last Friday in memorial of the great fuse objective, peer-reviewed research with biased stud- collapses. form is reform. He is going to As I see it, this is the prime ies of high-visibility issues funded by organizations with American cartoonist. The illustrator of the cartoon change campaign finance Peanuts was definitely a contributor to our American cul- clear political agendas timed to meet the schedules of debate between John McCain George W. Bush . laws, he is going to reform ture. For fifty years, children and adults alike have been legislative sessions. I am even more concerned when our and the political system, yet no able to enjoy and relate to the cartoon characters that democratic principles are endangered by free-market McCain is trying to implode appeared in newspapers and on television specials. I enthusiasts that, one fears, know the price of everything, politics while Bush wants to one supports him. According explode it. to Gov. Leavitt, all but four and the value of nothing. have to agree with the Statesman cartoonist, Mr. "Why?" or "How?" you members of Congress support Hardcastle, in his efforts to memorialize the creator of the Rob Lilieholm may be asking. Let me Bush. Even more, two of the Peanuts gang. men in Associate Professor answer those questions by most powerful Yet one of the real reasons Snoopy was crying in Trent Lott Deparonentof ResourceManagement giving you one of my person- Washington, Hardcastle's memorial cartoon was because Hardcastle al favorite examples that Sen. (majority leader) and Tom misspelled the name on the headstone of Charles M. John McCain uses. Delay (majority whip), Schulz (which was spelled Shultz). Before illustrating This particular example oppose McCain. Utah's own such a bold statement, I would hope that an aspiring carcomes from a speech McCain Sen. Bob Bennett says toonist would have the respect to at least have some genmade at a High School in McCain is too "polarizing to eral knowledge of that which he was illustrating to begin South Carolina. He calls it be president." with. So, my question to the I am writing in response to Darin Noorda's letter to the the Star Wars example, "I'm Luke Skywalker trying to get Arizona Senator is: How are KristiSmith editor of "Conflict in the Backcountry." If snowmobilers out of the Death Star ... you going to reform anything are lovers of the winter outdoors then why do you fly by they're shooting at me from when no one supports you? wilderness area signs that clearly state "NO Motorized Whether anyone likes it or Vehicles" (and don't say you don't, because I've seen it). everywhere." This example begs the not, politics is a dirty game of W ilderness areas were created to protect the natural question in one way, but I am back scratching. The music beauty within, and to protect those species of wild anihas stopped and McCain mals who call those areas home. Snowmobiles scare and going to give three examples. First, why is McCain in the doesn't have too many backs Like many others on campus, I too had concerns over disrupt the lives of these animals. If you question this talk Death Star? Second, what left to scratch. to some wildlife professors here and ask them. the Statesman's "Research Focus" on Dr. Randy does McCain think the rebel It is up to the voter to And if you love the winter outdoors why do you snowSimmons, suburban spraw l study. Unfortunately, Dr. force does to intruders? decide if implosion politics mobile in early season conditions, when your tracks dig Simmons' response to Mr. Stevenson's criticism not only can work and bring about through the shallow snow and spit out trails of dirt and Romances them? Lastly, who missed the point, but sadly reinforced my concerns. is shooting at McCain (AKA reform, or if Bush's popularirock. And last but not least if you love the environment, Indeed, the concern isn't over the materials in Dr. Skywalker)? ty can explode politics by why are you so intent on spewing out your toxic gases Simmons' files, but rather what is likely missing from Why is McCain in the bringing about change from them. Download a copy of the report, and you'll see and contributing to the global warming that creates these Death Star? The Death Star within. bad warm winters like we are having now? what I mean (www.sutherlandinstitute.org). The study to be the Regardless of which is betAs far as the gas tax goes, we all know that is just an happens presents a laundry list of facts supportive of Simmons' libRepublican Party, and ter, Al Gore has to be sitting excuse. Gas taxes are in part an environmental economertarian agenda that promotes private property rights, free ic policy to decrease gasoline consumption. The hope is McCain's presence in it is back smiling while he watchmarkets and limited government (a philosophy shared by becoming more and more es the Republican Party tear the Sutherland Institute and the Competitive Enterprise that if gas prices are high enough, people will decide that questionable. Please don't itself apart. the joy of polluting the air is not worth the price of the gas Institute, which funded the study). think I am calling McCain a Break down of polls for Indeed, after what is an obviously highly-selective and required to do so. When my skis start using gasoline, start Democrat, I would never Michigan's open primary: 48 spewing out toxic fumes or start creating a noise loud biased review of the facts, Simmons' main conclusions insult him in such a way. percent Republican, 35 perare that sprawl is good and government should protect enough to be heard miles away, then I will license them However, I am a bit concent Independent and 17perand pay taxes on them. Also, lets make a distinction private property rights and eliminate zoning (ironically, it fused. Republican primaries cent Democrats. Bush won was the irresponsibility of unregulated private actions between cross-country skiers and backcountry skiers. We are won by Republican votRepublican vote 2to1 over (Backcountry skiers) do not like flat groomed trails, we that spurred our zoning laws in the first place). When ers! McCain arguing for the elimination of community zoning, the enjoy the steep and the deep and untracked and we So, I can't understand why report has the chutzpah to quote well -known writer Jim would never ask for grooming services. If we wanted that McCain is asking Michigan KadeMinchey'scolumn Kunstler, one of sprawl's most vocal critics. Somehow, we would be at the Beav'. Democrats to change their runs everyweekin Kunstler's description of spraw l as "the mindless twitchaffi li ation to The Utah Statesman. Dave Kikkert party ings of a brain-dead culture, artificially sustained by the

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A long night's journey into sleep KevinPeel

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11 p.m. -Getting up fCAT\JRfSEDITOR: at 6 o'clock JustinBem; tomorrow SPoRrsEDITOR: morning, betCaseyHobson ter hit the PHoroEDITOR: hay. Alarm Liz Maudsley clock set? CcJl'l'CDITOR: Check. Ear Hl'fltherFredrickson plugs? Check . Classical WIRE EDITOR: "Meditation" CD? Check. I'm so Inura Bellamy tired. Bed feels so good. Come £.orrORIAI.IIOW): sweet slumber ... zzzzz. JaredSimer 11 :15 p.m. - SLAM! Huh? Oh, Hl'fltherFrednckson two roommates are home. Singing DougSmmth duet. "HEY NOW YOU'RE AN LeahCuller ALL-STAR, GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY"? Ugh, make them Established in 1902 stop, God. I promise to give my TheUtah Statesman right arm to charity. Hey, they is published Monday, stopped. Thank you, God, let me Wednesday and know when you need that arm. I'll Friday and is the just keep it around for now, if official student nobody's using it. newspaper of Utah 11 :20 p.m. REE REE REE State University. DOAW DOAW DOAW! No! That The UtahStatesman blasted car alarm - it ALWAYS is printed on goes off when I need sleep most! recycled newsprint. It's a freaking Oldsmobile Cutlass Nf'MEDITOR:

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for crying out loud, what are they protecting? The fuzzy dice on the mirror, or the "Phi sh" sticker on the back window? 11 :50 p.m. Huh? The upstairs girls are playing screaming tag again? They look so thin and dainty during the day, how do they turn into 4,000-pound hippos after dark? Are hippos even nocturnal?! 12:1-5 a.m. RAAMWR! What? Huh? Damn that warm weather. Those cats aren't supposed to be in heat until mid-April! What are they fighting about?!! She's just white, underfed dumpster-trash with mange! 12:45 a.m. -A little more than five hours left. That's not enough time . Can't fall asleep. 1:15 a.m. - SLAM! Oh no, the rest of the roommates are home. Sounds like they have a movie. 1V loud enough to shatter plastic. What are they watching? Can't tell what it is, but it has tnree explosions, squealing tires and five shouting Bulgarians in every scene. All they need is a herd of 4,000 -

pound hippos. 1:20 a.m. What is that? Roommate having heart-to-heart through the wall? Was that a sob? 2:15 a.m. BOOWAP BOOWAP BOOWAP! RAAAWR! BOOWAP! Aaaaaaaah! Those stupid cats are fighting on top of the Oldsmobile! Or near it, at least snowfall or a stiff breeze sets that stupid alarm off! Shoo kitty! @#*$"# car even has rust on the doors. Sound system doesn't sound that great. WHY THE ALARM?!! 2:30 a.m. - "SCRUB IS A GUY THAT CAN'T GET NO LOVE FROM ME!!!" Now THAT'S a great sound system. Too bad it's 2:30 in the morning! I bet it's that truck with tinted windows and the woofer th~ size of South Dakota. That guy is such a showoff and scrub is what he does to that truck 24 hours a day. He's the one who should have the alarm. 2:40 a.m. - Gag! I think I swallowed an earplug! Will I get wax poisoning? Do I need to go to the emergency room? Will it plug

other things down there? 3:15 a.m. - Heart-to-heart has turned into fist-to-gut. Wow , she's mad. I wonder if she found out about last weekend? I TOLD him not to grab Jodie Fosterat that Park City restaurant. I wonder if cats fight about the same sorts of things? Do cats have a Jodie Foster? 3:35 a.m. - Ambulance? Who? Huh? Oh, the shouting ambulance driver has a Bulgarian accent. That movie is still going? I didn't know ambulances could burn rubber like that. Oh wait, that's not squealing tires, that's the girl downstairs. She must have settled into bed for a long phone conversation. Must be noon in London or something. She must call the Monty Python jokeline because she squeaks and giggles like "the Nanny" the whole time. 3:55 a.m. - Roommate must have made amends, I hear makeup wrestling. Why against MY wall?!! Why now? Two hours left. Kill me, God. I'm an organ donor , you can have ALL of my limbs and

vital organs - just send me to sweet obi iv ion. 4:05 a.m. ONK RONK RONK WCXJ WOO WOO! That does it! I will be forced to write a highly irritated note to that Oldsmobile owner. Would two dead cats on the windshield be too strong a statement? Didn't fuzzy dice go out in the ?Os? Whatever happened to Phish? 4:30 a.m. - CLANK! BUMP! WRRRRRR! Garbage truck? I swear that thing comes around three times a week! Is that good use of our tax dollars? Maybe if they kept the dumpsters full longer, those stupid cats would be in a more agreeable mood. 5:00 a.m. - What's the use? I might as well go to work early. 5:30 a.m. - Stupid ice. How am I supposed to get my car out of this parking spot? Who 's in charge of shoveling the snow? Who ... zzzzz.

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Philippine volcano erupts LEGAZPI. Philippines(AP)-A 1mile-highvolcanoerupted Thursday, spewingsuperheated ash into the air and sending streams of superhot. bright orange lava down its slopes. Thousands of nearby villagers,many jarred from sleep by rumblingsbefore the pre-dawneruption, boarded army trucks to leave the area. Evacuees crammed into school classroomsand some took refuge under trees in the schoolyard.No injuries were reported. The Mayonvolcano'seruption began with lava gushing out of the crater, accompaniedby loud rumblings that some nearby residents compared to thunder. Lavawith temperatures that reached wellabove 1,000 degrees cascaded 3, miles down the mountain's near-perfectconicalslopes.Ash rained as far as seven miles away. Fourteen explosionswere recorded by late afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanologyand Seismology

said. The fiercest sent ash flying4, miles into the air and spread it across the sky, darkening some villagesand forcing cars to use their headlights at midday. Officialswarned that a more violent explosioncould occur at any time. The area is most vulnerable to lava, fallingrocks and deadly pyroclastic flows- superheated clouds of volcanic ash that travel up to 50 mph and can instantly incinerate anything in their path. RaymundoPunongbayan,director of the volcanologyinstitute, urged residents of villagesup to 5 miles away along the mountain's southeastern side to evacuate. As of noon Thursday,more than 18,000people had left 18 villages,said Cedric Daep, head of the Albayprovincial disaster management office. Jude! Mirandilla- a 14-year-oldstudent from the villageof Bonga,which lies in the path of possiblepyroclastic

and lava flows- said he was roused from his sleep shortly after 1 a.m. by thunderous explosionsand flashes of light from the mountain. "Webecame so scared we decided to leave. Other people were waking up our neighbors to evacuate,"he said. Authorities canceledall flights to Legazpi, the airport closestto the volcano, located about 215 miles southeast of Manila in Albayprovince. The volcano'srepeated explosions indicated that magna is still rising to the dome and volcanicactivitycould continue for some time, said Juan Cordon, a research specialistat the volcanologyinstitute. For about a week,the 8,118-foot mountain famous for its cone-like shape has been emitting ash plumes and occasionalflowsof lava.The crater's lava dome has swelled,releasing molten rocks the size of a room down its slopes.

> Researchers findbraininjury vaccine in rats WASHINGTON(AP)- An oral vaccine that protects brain neurons from injury caused by epilepsy seizure or by stroke has been tested successfullyin rats, researchers report. In a study to be published Friday in the journal Science, researchers at the medical school of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia report that a vaccine given to rats caused their immune system to develop antibodies that prevented the action of a protein that causes damage after brain injury. Dr. Matthew During, professor of neurosurgery at Jefferson and lead author of the study, said the vaccine works against a brain protein, called the NMDAreceptor, that has been shown to aggravate brain damage after a stroke and to play a role in epileptic seizures. Other researchers have tried to block the action of the NMDA receptor using drugs, but these drugs often fail to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier. a natural barrier that protects the brain from most destructive substances in the blood. By using a vaccine, the researchers prompt the body, in effect, to make its own NMDAblocker by creating antibodies that neutralize the protein after brain injury. In the study, some rats were immunized with the anti-NMDA antibody while others were not. A month later, the rats were injected with a neurotoxin, kainate, which causes seizures similar to those in epilepsy. Among the control rats, which were not immunized, there was a seizure rate of 70 percent. Among those with the antiNMDAantibody, the seizure rate was 20 percent. In another study, immunized and nonimmunized rats were tested after five months for protection from stroke damage. An artificial stroke was induced in the animals using a drug. Among the immunized rats, said During, "We found dramatic protection in the rats' brains.... It doesn't stop the stroke from · occurring, but the amount of brain damage is diminished by 70 percent."

Three major U.S.Muslim groups moveto reconcile PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP)- • Leadersof two orthodox Muslimgroups long at odds with LouisFarrakhan's Nation of Islamare expected to attend Farrakhan'sannual gathering this weekend,raising the prospect that the religion'sfractured U.S.followersmay eventuallyunite. MainstreamIslamicleaders from other nations also planned to attend the Nation of Islam Saviour's Day events in Chicagoand

willlook for signs that Farrakhan'sgroup is embracing orthodox Islamicbeliefs, a leader of the key immigrant Muslimgroup in this country said Thursday. "They want to watch this transformation,"said Sayyid Syeed,secretary general of the IslamicSocietyof North America."They will be disappointed if that transformation does not take place. There should at least be some commitment in that

direction." Meanwhile,Farrakhan and W. Deen Mohammed, the son of ElijahMuhammad and head of the black and orthodox MuslimAmerican Society,have scheduled a joint news conferenceFriday. The IslamicSocietyand other mainstream Muslims recognizeMohammed's group as orthodox. Farrakhan and other Nation of Islam leaders did not return callsseeking com-

ment. Messagesleft with the MuslimAmerican Society, based in suburban Chicago, also were not returned. However,an article posted Feb. 16 on the Nation of Islam's Web site quoted Ishmael Muhammad, an assistant to Farrakhan, as sayinga "mega-highlight"of the Saviour'sDay weekend would be the unification of the Nation of Islam with followersof W. Deen Muhammad.

> Airrescues savethosein Mozambique flood

XAI-XAI,Mozambique (AP)- With many roads and bridges washed out. an air relief operation accelerated Thursday for victims of flooding that has killed 70 in Mozambique and submerged much of the country in muddy water. Rainstorms, meanwhile, persisted in neighboring areas of southern Africa, exacting a deadly toll. In South Afdds Northern Province, i6 peopie have ciieci since Wednesday night when their water-soaked houses collapsed, and two others drowned when they were swept away by fast-running rivers. In Zimbabwe,torrential rain forced 250,000 people to evacuate their homes. Five people have died. Others marooned by '.,......,,,._➔ 1 oodwaters had to fend off venomous snakes that also fled to TOKYO(AP)- Three former drug industry and raised questions about high ground company executiveswere sent to whether the government valued corpoRecord levels of rainfall began drenching southern Africa at prison Thursday in the first convictions rate profits over people's lives. the beginning of February. Cyclone Eline, which surged ashore The government has admitted it in a tainted-blood scandal that left Tuesday with heavy rains and winds howling at more than 100 hundreds in Japan infected with the knew the risks of unheated blood miles an hour, added to the misery. AIDSvirus. products in 1983 but waited until 1985 On Thursday, a French C160 military cargo plane ferried RenzoMatsushita, 79, Tadakazu to approve heated blood products. loads of aid to outlying depots in Mozambique for further distriSuyama, 72, and Takehiko The cause of the delay bution to victims by helicopters. Two private helicopters from remains murky.Victims Kawano,69 - all former South Africa arrived Thursday in Mozambique's capital of 'The penalty have suggestedthat top executivesat Green Maputo to assist five South African Air Force helicopters with Cross Corp. - were must be heavier Japanese drug companies food drops. wanted to postpone emeraccused of permitting the The helicopters also have plucked more than 3,000 people for profits gained gencyimports so they sale of unheated bloodfrom rising floodwaters, including from trees and rooftops. clotting agents in the mid- by killing people.' could develop heat treatments themselves. 1980s,years after they were By 1983,U.S.Centers deemed unsafe by U.S.and • RruHEI KAw~ • for Disease Control and other medical authorities. CHICAGO(AP)-A swindler who bilked thousands·of tlEMOP1ilU4.C "'m-1 AIDS Preventionofficialshad All three pleaded guilty investors in a pay-telephone business out of $38 million and in 1997.Matsushita was warned Japanese officials spent the money on fast cars and luxury vacations was sengiven a two year prison of the dangers of hemotenced to five years in federal prison. term, Suyama received 18 months and philiacscontracting HIV through blood Scott Holmberg was also told Wednesday to forget about honKawanowas given 16 months, said products. eymooning with the woman he plans to marry before he reports And by 1985,Tokyohad already Osaka DistrictCourt spokesman to prison in 45 days. Mikinori Kobayashi. approved safe, heat-treated coagulants. "I continue to feel terrible about what I've done and the But Green Cross continued to sell its The prison terms were too brief to many victims that I've hurt ," Holmberg told the court. be calledjustice, said RyuheiKawada, supplies. U.S.District Judge Harry Leinenweber also ordered Holmberg, The three defendants approved the one of 1,800Japanese hemophiliacs 35, to repay the money. He could have to keep paying for the who became infected with HIV,the sale of the tainted blood products in rest of his life. March 1985 and did not recall the virus that causes AIDS. Severalhun"He will if I have anything to say about it," Assistant U.S. dred hemophiliacsare believed to have products even after the company Attorney Marsha McClellan told reporters after the sentencing began selling heated agents in January died from the tainted blood products. hearing. "It's unforgivable,"Kawada told 1986. Prosecutors say 2,100 investors thought they were getting reporters. "The penalty must be heavAt that time, Matsushita was presiprofits from pay phones across the country, but were really vicier for profits gained by killingpeople." dent of the company,Suyama was vice tims of a Ponzi scheme, in which swindlers use money pumped The scandal shook Japan's powerful president and Kawano was chief of the in by new investors to pay "profits" to other investors. bureaucracy and pharmaceutical company's drug production. Holmberg and partner Slobodan Lunic,45, allegedly used money from victims to buy yachts, fancy cars, motorcyciesand other luxuries. . Holmberg pleaded guilty last May and provided evidence against Lunic to prosecutors. DUBAI,United Arab Emirates (AP) figures,but all those who met Lunic cut the electronic monitoring bracelet from his leg and - Persian Gulf oil ministers have Wednesdayin the Saudi capital. vanished last June - two days before he was to stand trial. He agreed to increase production of crude Riyadh,agreed a production increase is had been released on $500,000 bond over the government's to stabilize prices around the world, needed. objections. Prosecutors had wamed that Lunic might flee to his Some officialssaid the ministers but have not decided how much native Serbia, which has no extradition treaty with the United now favor an increase of 2 million to leaving it unclear whether consumers States. 2.5 million barrels per day - about 8 will find relief at the gas pumps. to 10 percent - to reach a price of $20 A senior United Arab Emirates oil to $25 a barrel. official said Thursday that Gulf Arab Not all oil-producingnations agree, oil ministers who met the day before WASHINGTON(AP)- Want to lose weight? Try following in Saudi Arabia agreed to a production however.Kuwait has championed the the back and forth of the Great Nutrition Debate, a governcause of maintaining current producincrease. Such a move could bring ment-sponsored face-offThursday of America's leading diet down oil prices, which have been hov- tion cuts beyond their scheduled expigurus. The exercise was guaranteed to leave you exhausted. ering near a nine-year high. ration on March 31. And Iran. the secAt one end was cardiologist Robert Atkins, promoter of the "Figureswere discussedand more ond-largest producer in the wildly popular, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that lets peodiscussionswill be held before a specif- Organization of Petroleum Exporting ple eat omelets, bacon and bun-less burgers. "It's easy to follow. ic figure is agreed upon," the official Countries, has come out against a rise You're never hungry," he said. said, speaking on condition of in output. On the other: Dean Ornish, an internist whose book promisKuwaitiOil Minister Sheik Saud Al anonymity. es readers they can ..Eat More, Weigh Less"if they followhis Sabah declined to say Thursday if The official said a production ultra low-fat,virtually vegetarian diet. Kuwait had agreed to increase its proincrease will be gradual and will be in In between were people like heart surgeon Morrison Bethea, duction, saying the question would be the range of 1.5 million barrels a day, co-author of "Sugar Busters!Cut Sugar to Trim Fat." who says decided at OPEC'smeeting in late or 6 percent above current levels. the secret to losing weight is cutting out not just sugar but also "After that, ifs the markers call,"he March. foods like potatoes and carrots that act in similar ways. Oil analyst James A. Placke,director said, refusing to speculate to what Also, biochemist Barry Evans,who believes the answer to obeof Middle East research at Cambridge extent that would bring prices down sity is in chemistry controlling the body's insulin level, and from the $30 a barrel where they have Energy ResearchAssociates,said the internist John McDougall, who thinks it should be obvious to market would welcomea production been hovering. anyone that an Asian rice-based diet is best. 'This is a no brainincrease. Other Gulf officialscited different er;· he said.

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