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Bushor Gore? RecountchaoscontrolsFlorida,, but the nationcouldbe waitingfor a whilefor the 43rdpresident RON FOURNElR

Associated Press

George W. Bush's lead over Al Gore in all-or-nothing Florida slippe<l beneath 300 votes in a suspense-filled recount Thursday, as Democrats threw the presidential election to the courts claiming "an injustice unparalleled in our history." The Bush campaign was considering recounts in two other close-voting states. Chaos reigned. It may take weeks to untangle the thickening legal and political webs and determine the nation's 43rd presid ent . "The presidential election is ... on hold," said James A. Baker III, the secretary of state in the Bush administration brought in to protect the Texas governor's interests. Gore wants a follow-up recount in

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four Florida counties and perhaps a new election in the Palm Beach area ideas the Bush camp said amounted to "politicizing and distorting" the electoral system. Amid a campaign-style flurry of charges and countercharges , Gore campaign chairman William Daley said his party will support legal actions by voters and supporters who say a confusing ballot may have led them to vote accidentally for Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan . 'We're raising some very serious questions and legal actions will be taken," Daley said at a Florida session with Warren Christopher, the former secretary of state acting as Gore's recount consigliere. The Bush campaign fired back by staking its own claim to a Florida victory and questioning Gore's motives.

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Still, Republicans eyed recounts elsewhere in case Gore prevails in Florida, raising the specter of a lengthy, multistate battle. "One of the options that they seem to be looking at is new elections. Our democratic process calls for a vote on Election Day, it does not call for us to continue voting until someone likes the outcome," Bush campaign chairman Don Evans said in Austin, Texas. Both sides dispatched dozens of lawyers and political operatives to Florida and geared up fund-raisin g drives to finance what is exploding into a post-campaign recount campaign. As the drama unfolded in Florida, Attorney GeneralJanet Reno said in Washington she saw no reason for federal authorities to "jump in" the controversy. The former Miami prosecutor said she would review any complaints

brought to her. "We are not here to generate controversy, " she said. There was already plenty of that . An unofficial tally by The Associated Press showed that Gore had cut Bush's lead to 22 5 votes with 6 5 of 67 counties recounted. Nearly 6 million votes were cast in the state. The official total lagged behind, and Secretary of State Katherine Harris said it could be as late as Tuesday- a week after the election - before the state certifies ballot results from all 67 counties. She said it may take until Nov. 17 to tabulate ballots cast by Floridians living overseas. "Nobody ever said that democracy was simple or efficient," said election board member Bob Crawford. The winner of Florida stood to gain >SEE

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Provost Kermit Hall from NC State to succeed Emert as 14th president in 2001

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On Nov. 10, 1970, the Great Wall of China, previously out-ofbounds, opened to world tourism. Commercial benefits for the People's Republic were quickly realized as tourists flocked to see the greatest building enterprise in the history of man . The first emperor of China had linked up existing walls and built new sections to create the Great Wall in the third century B.C. Built of earth and stone as a fortification against the Huns in the north, it stretched 1,500 miles.

While the country waited to hear who the next U.S. president would be, Utah State University received the news that its next president willbe Kermit L. Hall. Hall, a scholar with a Yale law degree , tenure at two nationally recognized landgrant institutions and professional links with President Bill Clinton, will step up as USU's 14th president in early January, replacing current USU President George H. Emert, who in May announced he would be resigning after more than eight years at USU. It's Hall's experience and scholarly education that has the Board of Regents, Search Committee members and others in the campus community singing his praise. "He really knows what students are faced with," said Ben Riley, ASUSU president. "It's not just lip service." Even candidates Rodney Brown, dean of the College of Agriculture, and Vice President of Advancement Jim MacMahon said they are impressed with Hall's resume. "Ifl had been on the committee, I would have nominated him as a finalist," Brown said. "Everything I've seen .. . will make him a great president." Brown also said his greatest hope was that USU could

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get the best president possible. From what he's seen in Hall, he said he can't complain. Hundreds of faculty, staff, students and community members gathered in the Sunburst Lounge in the Taggart Student Center yesterday to hear the announcement. Utah Commissioner for Higher Education Cecelia H. Foxley welcomed the crowd and introduced Charles Johnson, chair of the Board of Regents. 'We not only plan to start an election process, but to complete it all in one afternoon," Johnson said, poking fun at the U.S. presidential election that was still up in the air as of Thursday night . Before the announcement was made, the 22-member search committee, led by David Jordan, and the Board of Regents were introduced. Some were present in person, others by phone. In roll-call fashion, each of the members of the Board of Regents elected Hall with a unanimous "yes.)'

And with that, Hall and his wife Phyllis entered the packed room to a standing ovation. After the applause ended, Hall introduced himself as "what was in the secret box." Hall will be leaving his position as provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at North Carolina State University to join what he calls the "team" at USU.

KERMIT L. HALL introduces himself to Utah State University in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge Wednesday afternoon. Hall will relocate from North Carolina to become the 14th president of USU. His tenure will begin in January./Liz Maudsley photo

The university cannot stand alone, and administrators need to lead by serving the USU community, he said. 'We are engaged in a team sport," Hall said. Hall said individual achievement is crucial to the university, but that individual accomplishments are accom-

plishments for the entire team, as well. The desire to work as a team starts with initiative, he said. Initiative creates involvement, and involvement creates excitement . "Communication has to be frequent. It has to be repeated. It has to be consistent," Hall said .

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CAPT. GERALD COFFEE speaks in the TSC Ballroom yesterday afternoon. A Prisoner of War

for seven years, Coffee learned that faith is a survival tool./Sylvia Turner photo

Capt. Gerald Coffee, who spent seven years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, spoke to Utah State University students Thursday in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom. Coffee, author of "Beyond Survival," written about his experiences as a prisoner or war, shared the key to his survival in Hoa Lo (pronounced Wall-Oh~ also known as the "Hanoi Hilton." The key to survival, he said, was faith. "It wasn't just a religious faith, there were four parts: Faith in myself, faith in one another, faith in our country and faith in my God, " he said. "The key to my survival in prison was the key to my survival when I got home. Each of us can use this to survive." Coffee was captured on Feb. 3, 1966, after his Vigilante Mach 2 jet was shot. He lost control after the jet lost all of its hydraulic fluid. As the jet began to roll, he ejected himself and

the copilot as the plane hit speeds of "The place smelled of the human 680 MPH. The force of ejecting at misery the cell had seen, " Coffee said that speed knocked him unconscious , By the door was a yellow sheet of he said. paper with prison regulations . "God had his hand on my shoul"The prison rules were written in der that day," Coffee said. "I blacked such a way that they contradicted the out, but somehow I managed to U.S. codes of conduct for prisoners of remove my oxygen mask, detach my war," Coffee said. "We couldn't obey parachute and activate the flotation both of them, you had to choose." device. When I came to, I was floatCoffee described the support sysing half a mile off the coast of tem among the prisoners. The motto Vietnam." of the prisoners was "unity over self." The Vietnamese captured him They weren't allowed to communiduring a skirmish with U.S . jets and cate verbally, so they developed their moved to Hanoi, Coffee said. The own form of Morse code. journey took 12 days. He rode in a "The code was based on a grid Russian jeep by night and was exhibwith 25 letters," Coffee said. ited to villagers during the day as war "A was 1-1, b was 1-2, f was 2-1, prize. and z would be 5-5, " he said demonHe described his 3-foot by 6-foot strating the numbers by tapping on cell. There was a slab that served as a the podium. bed, he said. At the foot of it were Coffee described how all the pris metal ankle locks. One small window oners would share any special areas of with double bars gave a view of bro knowledge with the others . ken glass set into cement on the "When I came home, I took a test prison walls. There was one bucket in >- SEE COFFEE the corner without a lid to serve Page 3 physical needs .

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WASHINGTON - President Clinton on Thursday created a new national monument to protect a spectacular line of red-hued cliffs in northern Arizona and dramatically expanded an Idaho monument featuring an eerie, volcanic landscape. The Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, near the Colorado River north of the Grand Canyon, is the 10th monument Clinton has created this year and the fourth in Arizona, over the objections of the state's governor and other Republican officials. Clinton also ordered 661,000 acres of federal land added to the 54,440-acre Craters of the Moon National Monument in central Idaho - expanrung the monument by more than 12-fold. Clinton used his power under the 1906 Antiquities Act to add protection to areas already owned by the federal government. Creating a monument allows the president to ban logging and mining, restrict off-road vehicle.use and grazing, and bring added prominence to the areas. Western Republicans have complained bitterly about nearly all of the IO Western monuments Clinton has created. Critics say Clinton misused his authority, locking away federal land from commercial ventures that would have brought jobs and money to poor and remote areas. Lawsuits from conservative groups challenging several previous monuments are pending. Clinton had not notified Arizona Gov.

Jane Hull of the plans to create the monument by Thursday evening, said Hull aide Scott Celley. While Celley said Clinton's earlier monument designations in Arizona were "unilateral and poorly communicated," the Vermillion Cliffs decision was no surprise because Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt had recommended it in August. Environmentalists, on the other hand, have cheered Clinton's monuments and urged him to create more. "We think this area absolutely deserves monument protection," Pam Eaton of the Wilderness Society said Thursday of the Vermilion Cliffs. "And there are a number of other places we hope this president will protect before he leaves office." Top on environmentalists' monument wish list is the Arctic National Wildlife ~~ Refuge in north- ~•0&::Nr cf IJ!lA. ern Alaska. Presidential hopeful George W Bush and many other Republicans sar oil companies should be allowed to dril in the refuge, while environmentalists and Vice President Al Gore

say the area should be off-limits to drilling. Clinton has not said whether he plans to make the refuge a national monument, which would block oil drilling there. Bush also has criticized Clinton's monument designations, and while running mate Dick Cheney said a Bush administration would try to overturn some of them, Bush has acknowledged that doing so would be difficult. Congress also may change the status of presidentially declared monuments, as it did most recently with many of the monuments Carter declared in Alaska. The new Vermilion Cliffs monument encompasses 293,000 acres near Page in the remote area north of the Grand Canyon known as the Arizona Strip. Endangered California condors have been reintroduced to the arid, rocky cliffs, which also contain hundreds of ancient American Indian ruins. Craters of the Moon National Monument was ~..,,_ first declared by President ~ • Calvin Coolidge in ~~ 1924, covering ~~ craters, spires and hardened lava flows. NASA astronauts explored the area during their training for missions to the moon. The newly added area includes about 411,000 acres of relatively newer lava flows, as well as about 210,000 acres of shrub-dotted prairie.

TwO leaders meet Arafat, Clinton join to discuss violence in Mideast BARRY

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WASHINGTON - Palestinian leader Yass~r Arafat slammed Israel on the White House doorstep Thursday after a two-hour meeting with President Clinton on the violence that has shattered already enfeebled peace talks. After shaking hands with Clinton and saluting him as he left, Arafat told reporters in a rain-swept driveway that he had reaffirmed his commitment to making peace, and the outcome depends on the efforts exerted by Clinton. The White House gave no indication that any ground was gained toward a firm truce or the more remote goal of reopening negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. In fact, administration officials abandoned the phrase "peace process" and replaced it with "political process." A White House spokesman, PJ. Cr9wley, would not say whether Clinton asked Arafat for a public demand that Palestinian protesters stop their rockthrowing campaign against Israelis. But, Crowley said, "Clear statements by both leaders can only help." "We continue to be frustrated," Crowley told reporters. Arafat was defiant in his own exchange with reporters earlier. Thrusting at Israel, he said: "I am not the one who initiated the violence. I am not

the one who is attacking Israelis. My tanks are not sieging Israeli towns. I rud not order my tanks, my air force, my artillery, my heavy weapons, my navy." He interrupted his interpreter to makesurehis English was conveyed as he wished. "We are facing a very dangerous situation that is really hindering the peace process," he said. ''We are a nation with one airplane," Arafat said as he left. He met later at his Washington hotel with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Arafat said he had raised with Clinton his proposal that the United Nations set up an international force to protect the Palestinians from Israel. He did not say how Clinton responded, but the State Department has dismissed the idea all week long, saying the preferred approach is for Israel and the Palestinians to carcy out the truce they have already approved. Crowley said: "It was ruscussed. I would not say it was a major topic of discussion." On Friqay, Arafat is due at the United Nations in New York, where he is likely to campaign for more support for the Palestinians, who generally can count on it there. Meanwhile, resumed negotiations with Israel appeared only a highly remote possibility. ''We're now in a very difficult cycle," Clinton's assistant for national security,

Sandy Berger, said before the ArafatClinton meeting. "The president is focused on what he can do in the next few months to try to reduce the violence and resume a political process." Rejecting any notion Clinton's influence has waned as his term runs out, Berger said, "The business of the presidency goes on." Once-optimistic plans to mold a final settlement between Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who comes calling on Clinton Sunday, are in disarray, shattered by differences on Jerusalem and five weeks of violence on the West Bank, Gaza and in Israel. In an interview with Telemundo, a Mexican television network, released Thursday by the White House, Clinton said it would be a "grave mistake" to try to force a peace formula on the two sides. Yet he said, "The consequences of not making peace have been evident these last three or four weeks over there. And they are just horrible. So we should nudge them when we can." On Thursday, Israeli combat helicopters rocketed a pickup truck carrying with Palestinian guerrillas on the West Bank, killing one and critical wounding another. The Israeli army said the assault implemented a new policy of targeting ringleaders. Two passers-by were killed, and 11 were injured.

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in prison,65 yearsof probatio~ CONYERS, Ga. (AP) - A teen-ager who shot and womv,led six high school classmates last year was sentenced Thursday fO40 years in prison and 65 years of probation. TJ. Solomon, 17, who pleaded guilty but mentally ill a day earlier, held his head in his hands through much of Thursday's hearing. He stood up straight and had no visible reaction to the sentence. Superior Court Judge Sidney Nation said he felt sorry for Solomon, but said he would "err on the side of safety for the community." Solomon opened fire with a sawed-off rifle at Heritage High School in suburban Atlanta on May 20, 1999, one month after the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. No one was killed or critically injured, and witnesses said Solomon, then 15, aimed below the waist. Witnesses said he surrendered to an assistant principal with a tearful: "Oh, my God, I'm so scared!" Solomon's attorney, Ed Garland, had recommended 10 years in prison and indicated he may appeal. "I'm very sad, I'm very rusappointed T.J. will not be provided treatment for his mental illness," Garland said. Victims who were in the courtroom hugged after the sentence was announced. Michael Cheek, whose son Jason was shot twice, described the sentencing as "bittersweet." "I feel sorry for TJ. and his family but he did the crime and he should be punished for it," Cheek said. Jason Cheek, now a freshman at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky., was not in court.

Clintonannouncesplan to preserve internmentcampsites WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton announced a plan Thursday to preserve sites of camps where the U.S. government interned 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II. Americans, he said, must "never forget this sad chapter in our history." ''We are diminished when any American is targeted unfairly because of his or her heritage," Clinton said in a letter read at the dedication of a memorial to those interned and to the 33,000 Japanese-Americans who fought for the United States in the war. "This memorial and the internment sites are powerful reminders that stereotyping, discrimination, hatred and racism have no place in this country." Attorney Genera!Janet Reno, who represented the president at the ceremony, said the Interior Department is acquiring land and protecting the sites in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Arkansas. "This nation is at a mom~nt in its history that will be corded in the history books for years to come," she said. "It is a great nation because we have learned from our past and experience." The memorial near the Capitol is due to be completed in the spring, with stone panels devoted to each of the 10 camps. Reno noted that Clinton recently presented the Medal of Honor to 19 of the Japanese-Americans, some of whom took part in Thursday's ceremony. Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, the first Asian-American member of the Cabinet, was interned with his California family when he was 10. In a speech, he recalled that Dec. 7, 1941, the day that Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, was the first time he heard his father cry.

U.N.calls for end to U.S.embargo UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The General Assembly resounrungly criticized the United States on Thursday for maintaining sanctions on Cuba for nearly four decades and urged Washington to lift them as soon as possible. The nonbinding, Cuban-drafted resolution passed with 167 votes in favor - the widest margin in the nine years that Cuba has brought the initiative to the United Nations. Only the United States, Israel and the Marshall Islands voted against it. Four countries abstained. The resolution, introduced by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque, was nearly identical to ones approved in years past, even though U.S. legislation approved last month would allow sales of American food and medicine to the communist island for the first time in nearly 40 years. But the law bars the federal government or U.S. banks from financing the shipments, meaning Cuba would have to pay cash ot; get crerut from a third country. Cuban officials say this year's resolution deliberately omitted ' any reference to the new U.S. law since Havana believes the legis-'. lation has toughened, not eased the embargo. "The alleged authorization for companies to sell food and medicines to Cuba is established under such restrictions and obstacles · that render those activities practically impossible," Perez Roque told the assembly before the vote. Cuba insists on a total lifting of the sanctions imposed in 1962 in an attempt to squeeze President Fidel Castro's government - a call at the core of the resolution. ., The resolution also expresses concern at sanctions that affect ~ third countries - a reference to the 1996 Helms-Burton act, ,. which was designed to discourage foreign investment in Cuba by -~ 1 punishing foreign companies investing in property confiscated from Americans. ·.,

Courtquestionswitnessin case of Americanaccusedof spying MOSCOW (AP) - A Moscow court questioned a wime$ Thursday who served on a commission th~t decided_documents sought by an American busines~man on tnal for spymg were not classified, the defense lawyer said. The court questioned Oleg Kosiskin, a professor at ~o~ow's Bauman Technical Institute. Kosiskin served on a comrrnss1on that allowed documents to be given to Edmond Pope, saying they weren't secret, said Pope's lawyer, Pavel Astakhov. . Russia's Federal Security Service arrested_Pope,_a PerutS}'.lvama businessman and former U.S. Navy officer, m April and he is_ being ttied behind dosed d<X?rsin Moscow ~m cbarges of ~n~ to buy classified plans for a high-speed Russian torpedo. Kos1skin was also questioned by experts who_served on a separate government commission that later determined the documents handled by Pope were in fact classified, as Russia's secret services allege. Pope has pleaded innocent, and his supporters say the plans were for 10-year-old technology that has already been sold abroad and were not classified.

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for. American prisoners of war must follow certain codes of conduct. Following are the codes, provided by Christopher Forsgren, a student in the Air Force ROTC program at Utah State University. "Article I: I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. Article II: I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist. "Article ill: If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy Article N: If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be hannful to my comrades. "ArticleV: When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability I will make no oral or written statements disloral to my country and its allies or harmfu to their cause. "Article VI: I will never forget chat I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions and dedicated to the principles that made my country free."

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~-BUSH'bR GoRE??(OOl1G02W1 From Page 1 the state's 2$ electoral votes - and the keys to the Oval Office, unless Bush's team makes good on a rhteat to contest Gore victories in Iowa andlWisconsin among others. ' ~th votes still dribbling in from across the country, Gore's lead in the popular vote was slu-ftdcingto about 200,000 votes out of 100 million. With a few precincts still unreported (as of 8 p.m. EST): • Go.re had 49,113,600 votes. 6 Jlj Bush had 48,906,647 votes. ~ is the tightest election since 1960, when John F Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by 118,574 votes. Though it has no bearing on . who is the next president, the total-vote lead gives Gore added psychological standing in his fight to overturn Florida's results. ~ Republicans and Democrats alike said the Florida-vote challenge J)?Sesincredible risk for both candidates, because an evenly divided electorate. will soon tire of the political suspense and begh~looking for somebody to blame. "lflhis is serious stuff; it's time to cool partisan ~ssions or risk being damaged goods, even if yoJ\vin the presidency," said Democratic consu~!antJim Duffy In Ciompetingnews conferences Thursday, the strategies gelled: Bush's camp portrayed Gore as a poor loser who wants to overturn electiJn-'night returns that gave Bush the edge in Florida; Gore's camp accused Republicans of ~elfishly ignoring ballot irregularities and attempt"}$ to scare Americans with talk of a constitutipnal crisis. Christther and Baker met Thursday in what was escribed by Democrats as an C..' . II 1ineventru sessiQn. Christopher dismissed Baker's election-onhold rer,ark as "self-serving myth" and pointedly said: 'Let me assure you that the presidency goes on until Jan. 20 in a vigorous way, and none of'our allies are in any doubt as to who's in charge of the government until Jan. 20."

But the election standoff rattled Wall Street, where stocks plunged after Daley's news conference but later recovered. Eight lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts to challenge the Florida results, including six in Palm Beach County and two in Tallahassee. One of the federal cases was withdrawn by the voter who filed. The Tallahassee cases alleged race discrimination, and Palm Beach County voters sought a new election because they said the ballot was too confusing. Thousands of ballots were not counted because they were punched twice. Democrats say Gore backers voted for Buchanan - then voted for Gore after realizing their mistake. Bush aides said Palm Beach county is home to 17,000 voters allied with the Reform Party, and thousands of Palm Beach County ballots were invalidated in 1996. In Florida, Daley said Democrats would seek a more thorough second recount of ballots cast in Palm Beach, Dade, Broward and Volusia counties - some l. 78 million votes, many of them Democratic. He said the Bush campaign was willing to "blithely dismiss the disenfranchisement of thousands of Floridians as being the usual mistakes" that afflict elections. "I would assume that the courts will take a serious look at what may be an injustice unparalleled in our history," Daley told CBS. Both candidates were working simultaneously to prepare their transitions to power and fight the ballot dispute. Democrats were trying to raise $3 million to finance Gore's challenge, while Republicans geared up their own fundraising drive. Nearly 48 hours after the polls closed, Bush had won 29 states for 246 electoral votes. Gore had won 18 states plus the District of Columbia for 255. New Mexico and Oregon were too close to call.

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Lord's Prayer and the 23rd Psalm." Coffee contrasted the messages he received in prison and what he saw when he came home. 'We sat on a little stool with a light shining in our eyes; it was right out of Hollywood," he said. "They would tell us, 'In the U.S., they're playing baseball. America has forgotten about you.' When I came home, hundreds of people sent me prisoner of war bracelets that they had been wearing with my name on it." Coffee outlined the importance of humor in his survival. He recited a poem he wrote about finding a part of a weevil in his bread. He described it as a reminder of the importance of keeping humor in our lives and laughing in all situations. "They would tie us up with ropes, in ways that I won't describe, to torture us," he said. 'We would tell the new guys, 'It's not so bad ,om;e y~mlearn the ro~.'"

said getting to know the people that make up the university is crucial. "Nobody will follow you up the hill if they don't have enough respect for you," he said. He included figuring out the budget process, creating alliances with other Utah schools and creating other partnerships through technology and the community among his initial top priorities. Hall said he was nominated for the position, but doesn't know who gave his name to the Board of Regents for the confidential application process . Chancellor Marye Ann Fox at N. C. State hired Hall as]rovost two years ago. She sai he had the qualities of a chief officer, such as president. Although Fox said she and N.C. State are sad to see Hall go, she said he will be an excellent USU president. Fox said Hall accomplished more in his two years at N.C. State than what most people can get done in the same amount of time. In the last eight years Hall has worked for four different institutions, which include N.C. State, Ohio State University, the University of Tulsa and the University of Florida. Although his experiences at each of the institutions seem like an asset, some have questioned Hall's loyalty to his new school. Provost Craig Peterson, however, said he's not too worried. "For [Hall] to move on, we'd have to benefit first," Peterson said . He also said he thinks Hall is at USU for the long haul and doesn't anticipate having to repeat the presid~ntial search process anytime soon. Although they have jumped around the East, the Halls are not totally new to the West. They have spent time in Utah working at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History

Library . It was during that summer in Salt Lake City that the Halls fell in love with the state. "It means so much to me [and to Phyllis] to be back in the 'Crossroads of the West,'" Hall said . In addition, Hall thanked the search committee, the Board of Regents and the Emerts for their dedication to USU and the entire presidential search process . He said a university like USU requires a "combination of kick and kiss." Emert, he said, fit this requirement by being a "carpenter" for USU. Using this analogy, Hall said the Erner.ts have been stewards for the university and the USU community. "[They have] built another step in the staircase of success," he said. Emert also had the opportunity to speak, calling the event "a milestone for our institution ." He encouraged Hall by complimenting the faculty, staff, students, alumni and community, who he said have done "great things" since he's been here . 'We get such a bang for our buck here," he said. In an interview Thursday afternoon, Emert said the school is ready for Hall's new leadership. "There are times of opportunity in the lives of institutions that occur at times of leadership changes," he said . At those times, institutions find people with skill, talents and other personality traits that more closely match the needs of the institution, Emert said. He said that is happening now with Hall's selection as president . The Erner.ts presented the Halls with a gift of sweatshirts, T-shirts and hats to help pave their pathway to becoming Aggies . In addition, Emert commented positively on his and First Lady Billie Emert's tenure at USU. "Our time has been a truly great adventure," he said.

Healthdept. receiveslimited vaccinesupply The Bear River Health Department received a small shipment of the influenza vaccine and began administering the shots to people in high-risk categories yesterday. More shots will be administered Nov. 13 from 9 and 11 a.m and between 1 and 4 p.m. Shots will be administered until the serum supply runs out . Because of manufacturing problems, the vaccine is in high demand and short supply this ye~. Only those over 65, with:chronic illnesses or weakened immune systems will be eligible to receive the vaccine at the health department. Most healthy adults who develop influenza usually recover without long-term complications. Although the health department is expecting more shipments of the vaccine, officials do not know when more shots willarrive. For more information contact the Bear River Health Department at 752-3730.

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In order to facilitate snow removal on campus, the Utah State University Parking and Transportation department will begin ticking and towing vehicles parked on campus lots overnight. The policy will be enforced between 12 and 6 a.m. and began Nov. l. This policy applies to state and government vehicles in addition to cars owned by the general campus population and community. If state and government vehicles require overnight campus parking, the graveled area on the north side of the Nutrition and Food Sciences building will be available. Any other vehicle parked in that area or other lots will be cited or towed. For more information contact the Parking Office at 797-3414.

GoldenKeyand HumaneSociety teamup On Nov . 11, from noon until 3 p.m. there will be an Adopt-A-Pet day at the C-A-L RanchStore. The Cache Humane Society will be presenting the USU chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society with a "Paws of Fame" paver, which is a cement brick . The society has been awarded the paver because of a donation from it gave to the Humane Society

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Miss an<lMr. International were both named Wednesday night during a showcase presentation of talent from cultures all over the world. The event was held in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. It included students from around the ~lobe representing the various countries they are origmally from. The festive atmosphere provided for a lot of audience participation. Hyungkmin Cho, Mr. Korea, was named Mr. International, and Neja Dagley, Miss India, was name<lMiss International with Guacauyarima Machado, Miss Dominican Republic, and Sophia Voitanik, Miss Ukraine, named as the first and second runners-up. Maria Saenz, Miss Spain, received the Miss Congeniality award. Dagley was very proud to have won, but also very shocked. "I came into this really wanting to represent my country," she said. "I had planned [to participate] since July while in India." Dagley is currently majoring in political science with a minor in business. She already has a scholarship, so the scholarship she and Cho (Mr. Korea/Mr. International) received from the Utah State University Bookstore will not be needed. "I was too determined to not [participate] in it," Dagley said. "I worked hard and tried my best." The night started out with an opening dance where all the contestants participated. It reflected the many differences amongst the contestants, and at the same time showed the similarities that bind them together. The two master of ceremonies Khanh Nguyen, Mr. International from last year, and Miss USA, from last year's pageant, then introduced the pageant's program as well as who the judges would be for the Miss International Pageant. The judges for the Mr. International would be picked from the crowd if they had an envelope under their chair . . The Ms. International Pageant then had a cultural walk where each contestant got to represent their culture through their costume. Following that was the talent performance. Voitanik, Miss Ukraine, read a poem, but she started things out on a lighter note about how she wasn't going to make bad jokes about Americans. The highlights of the talent performances included the dance by Dagley, Miss India, and a dance by Machado and Melvin Paredes, Miss and Mr. Dominican Republic. A break in the pageant was needed for the ladies to go change after finishing the talent portion of the pageant so they could prepare for the evening wear portion of the program. The lull was filled by a

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A·nightin the seventhcircleof hell I have lived in Logan for more than 20 years and for the most part I have enjoyed my time here in Cache Valley . It' s quiet and comfortable and safe. A person can ~ jog at night Andy on Main Street and not Morgan be mugged, shot or knifed, and a loving father or mother can leave their eight . kids in the family's Chevy Suburban, shop for the drum of instant potatoes and wheat and return to .the car with their kids smiling and unharmed . Cache Valley is all about family, safety

and has a peaceful quality not found in many cities. However , despite all this, there is a dark side to Mayberry . I found this out on election day. Either there are some serious nut -jobs hiding in Logan or politics reveals the inherent stupidity and evil that is usually locked away in the secret places of normal folks' hearts and minds. I don't claim to be anything resembling a politicaf philosopher, but I'm sure if Jefferson, Washington and the rest of the founding fathers could see some of the freaks on election night in Cache Valley, they would paci< up and send the ships back to Great Brit ain.

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Now, before you revitalize McCarthyism and consign me to Siberia, please understand that you would feel exactly as I do if you were in my shoes. I seriously wish I had a mirror with me on Tuesday, because I would've loved to have people get a good look at their imbe cilic faces, or, better yet, a tape recorder so the men and women of all ages could hear the asinine things tney uttered. A lot of people love America but hate Americans. It's pathetic. It al I started around 7 p.m. first, I went to vote. Standing in line, li_stening to people talk about politics, I grew angry. "Don't vote for Gore, he's gay like Clinton," or "Bush is a retard. Anyone voting for him is an idiot," or, even better, "People who vote for Nader should be shot because they're wasting their vote." I decided while stand-

ing in line that people should never tafk. Ever. Around 8 p.m. it grew worse. Sitting in the Democratic headquarters, where my mother was waiting to see if she won her bid for the Utah House of Representatives (she didn't), I listened to one party trash the Republicans and anything and everything resembling an elephant . I half expected them to go dump tea in Bear Lake, but then I remembered they'd be hard pressed to find any tea in Logan. Nevertheless, I wondered why people are so mean to each other and why very few people respect different viewpoints. Opinions are beautiful and they are a part of what makes this country great, but they are just

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hate to do this, because I lilthe world of Kevin Spacey, fin Hunt and the "I see dd people" boy from "The Si1 Sense," Haley Joel Oi~nt, but I'd be lying ifl toy,ou "Pay It Forward" was a rat flick. In fact, it's pretty hey. Which, quite frankly, mes me steamed. 'he theatrical trailer gave mi;oosebumps, and I thought fomre a film stacked with this mn talent was destined for Osr greatness. Unfortunately, "P: It Forward" is an untruthful,liche-ridden film that miics greatness and finds it.sebecoming a downhearted slid-showfor what coul-dhave bee. lsed on last year's novel by Cai!rine Ryan Hyde, the stor revolves around the lives of tree main characters: Eufne Simonet (Spacey), a schol teacher with horrific bur.scars on his face, chest andteck; Arlene McKinney (Hut), a woman battling alcoholin and an abusive husband who:eeps popping in and out of h<life and Trevor McHmey (Osment) the goodheartd young man who creats "pay· forward."

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down the source of "pay it forward," and you have a decent storyline mingled with firstclass acting. So, why does the movie fail? It's simple: Like most films, "Pay It Forward" has ample intentions, but it gets muddled between trying to be entertaining and endeavoring to be honest. The biggest glare is at the ending. The director, Mimi Leder ("Deep Impact," "The Peacemaker") could have stopped and the finale would have been remarkably straightforward, but she pushes onward and the ending quickly becomes plastic and unbelievable. But really, by the time we

a sensitive character study of a mother and her two daughters, written by Katherine Snodgrass. The character of Nell, the mot'ier, is played by Jessie Drdlette. The older daughter, Billie, is played by Eli:abeth Lester. Chrislynn Glover is playing the younger d:ughter, Louise. "Long Ago and Far Away," Jirected by Amber Tuttle and written by David Ives, is an unusual journey through realities for the characters of Laura, Gus and Jack. Laura is being played by Amy Lewis. Laura's husband, Gus, is played by Cameron Dekany. Joel Wayman is playing the part of Jack, and Brooke Pulver plays the landlady. "Date With A Stranger," directed by Lilli th Fields and ~ritten_by Cherie Vogelstein, 1s a social commentary on relationships played out through the interactions of Clark and Paula. The three characters of Paula, Clark and the Man, are played by Cassandra Orr, Brian Bahr and Kyle Scanlon.

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Colorsreeases fourth album M..\'IOY BUT:ERFIEI

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The local ban Colors is rel~asing its foul:l album, "Outside The I1es." They will be in conct,:tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in1e Ellen Edes Theate;>erforming its "lew songs. 'It's fun. Ifou had to use one word to cscribe the alb1m, it's fu" said Emily Macsen, ma1ger of Colors. "Th:y are rely excited, they feel like it is good representaticn of tha as artists, that the)'ve reat progressed," Ma1sen sai. Colors imade up of three Urn StattlJniversity studer.s, Ru~ll Dixon, Ryan Merill an Brian Tibbets. Thy staied performing in hip schol, and now tour an perfcrm. They have also re ,ased our CDs. They reasedtheir last album two yffs ag>, which Madsen said igioremellow then this one. Dur.ng the summer Clors usually tours, but the btd took the summer off to vite the songs for the :,um, Madsen said. Then bm August to October they t:orded the songs. For this

album they have hired a producer and used "fuller" instruments, Madsen said. They used an electric guitar, a full set of drums and not the same standard percussiqn they've used in the past. "This album is another step in the right direction," Madsen said. They officially released the album last Friday in Provo. "They would have loved to release it here," Madsen said, but the Ellen Eccles Center was booked, and they wanted to stay on schedule to open it in other cities before Christmas. After they release the album here, they will release it in Bountiful and then in Rexburg, Idaho. After Christmas they have plans to release it in California, Arizona, Texas and Virginia, Madsen said. "They have other jobs, but they love recording and performing," Madsen said, "Performing is their passion." Tickets are on sale for $7 at the Eccles box office or at the USU ticket office. "It will probably sell out. We've been encouraging people to buy tickets early," Madsen said.

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'Nicky' is pure hell DESSONHOWE

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Note to self, after watching "Little Nicky:" Warn nation Adam Sandler is spawn of Satan. No, really. In his latest comedy 10% off w/ student ID (for want of All ages • Trade or Sell • a better Paperbacks - Hardbacks• term), Bookson Tape Sandler is Little Nicky, a shy manchild with a permanently twisted facial expression and a hunched shuffle, who happens 37 West 100 North to be the youngest son of the Logan, Utah 753-7650 Devil (Harvey Keitel). Hours: Tues-Fri, 10-7; Sat, 10-5 The old man, who's the - genial son of the original, hellfounding Satan (Rodney Dangerfield), is now in his 10,000th year and is thinking about a successor. But Dad can't bring himself to appoint either of his nasty older sons, Adrian (Rhys Ifans, the ~oofy one from "Notting Hill') or Cassius (fommy "Tiny" Lister); and Little Nicky's far too shy and immature to be the new prince of darkness. Dad decides to stay in charge, which infuriates Adrian and Cassius. They jet out of Hell to wreak havoc on Earth in general, and New York City , in particular. Their insubordinate exit threatens the satanic cosmos: The gates of hell are violated, no more souls can enter and father Satan starts to physically deteriorate. Little Nicky, who loves his dad, has a week to bring these

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rogues home (in a special satan- MANDY BUTTERFIELD ic-issue genie bottle) before Staff Writer Pops crumbles into devil dust. Sugar plum fairies, rats and Oh, and while he's at it, he a little girl named Clara will all needs to restore the balance of be on stage as Ballet West pergood and evil on Earth. forms "The Nutcracker" for His assistant the 45th year in Salt Lake City on Earth is a at the Capital Theatre. talking bull"This is really Utah's dog. favorite tradition, and a lot of So much for people come," said John the set-up. Roake, Ballet West director of Naturally, "Little Nicky'' marketing. "It's a whole event in and of itself." is loaded for Auditions for the ballet bear with hell started in September. Roake jokes, many of them mildly · said six different casts are choamusing, but none big enough sen and will rotate perforto induce major hysteria. mances over the 22-show run. Sandler, who scripted this The casts will practice until the with Tim Herlihy and Steven first performance on Dec. 8. Brill, is never one for bright, Performance will run through peppy writing. The story plods along, punctuated by gags that are more silly than inventive. As always, he depends on a romantic subplot with an attractive co-star to endear his NATALIE LARSON character to the audience. In Staff Writer this case, it's Patricia Arquette, who plays a beatific homeless The Ballet West Guild will person named Valerie, a sort of be hosting a holiday fashion Chaplin companion. Except, show feamring clothing from there's no Charlie Chaplin hero Norstrom on Friday at 10:30 in this movie, just a slurrya.m. in the Hilton Salt Lake voiced demon-nerd who sugCity Center. gests Richard ill's American According to Kay Massman love child. Lobb, public relations coordiHow much you enjoy this nator for the group, this will movie depends on how funny be the first time the Ballet you find Sandler talking out the West artists will be modeling side of his mouth with a gravel- for this fashion show. The ly squawk - for the entire choreography will be done by movie. Throughout this movie, Jonas Kage, the artistic direcI dreamed of a speech therapist, tor, she said. a chiropractor and a good hairThis event will "kick off dresser offering Nicky their the holiday season," Lobb unlimited services.

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Dec. 30. "Auditions are very competitive," Roake said, "several hundred children try out." It is especially difficult for girls because so many more iirls then boys are in ballet, he Slid. "If they get through tryouts, thm they are very good. It can be I very heart rendering time for hose who don't make it," Roale said. "These are pretty talen~d kids." Kia.who make the cut get great e,posure in the show, he said. Patric{ Fugit, star of the movie "Amost Famous," was first seen <n the stage as Fritz in the Balle West performance of the NutcQcker. Fritz is the lead male rot, and Fugit

played it more then once. "The Nutcracker" Balldt West performs is Willam Christensen's version. H«!!tarted it in San Francisco andlit was the first full-length nmcracker ballet to be perfomed. Then Christensen started Ballet West in Utah and brought "The Nutcracker' along. Roake said students mar have a misconception thau tuxedo is required, but peeple will attend in clothes fro111formal wear to jeans. The show will open ~- 8, with performances at 2 p.n. and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $JD and are available by callin' 355-ARTS or can be purc1ased at the Capitol Theatre bor office.

Ballet"West to holdfaJJionshowfund raiser said. This year tley're using the dancers to hel) "increase the participation Wth the community." "People will see t,e grace and beauty we have L the ballet in a 1!1oreaccessib~ way," Lobb said. This event has been tradition for more than 15 ·ears Lobb said. More than $6JOO' was raised last year for Ba:et West. Unique items created by popular artists will also be available for purchase, Lobb said. Some of these items include hand-made carpet bags, nutcrackers, alpaca hats and scarfs and cookbooks.

"It will be a great opp>rtunity to purchase Christnas gifts you can't find in the stores," Lobb said. "Thtfre not the same things that everyone and their dog kas." The cost for this eve1t is $25. This includes luncl catered by the Hilton. Proceeds will go tQ Ballet West. Tickets are still avail;ble, Lobb said. There is no itudent discount for this e,ent. For tickets and more information, contact Jennife1 Anderson at (801) 355-0185, Gloria Johnson at (435)649853 7 or visit the Ballet West Website at www.ballet\1'est.org

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This film is so Redfordian in its presentation "The Legend that I would not be surprised if the title "The of Bagger Andy T~is Golf Whisperer" was kicked around before the Vance" is a Morgan filmmakers ultimately decided upon "The Franke11steinof Call R M Legend of BaggerVance." In directing a film nature film that fancies itself a breed between the typical shots pi~ced sport-oriented, rah-rah movie and an ethereal togethe; with a journey through the EverlastingFairway of life, story Ii ne that's • fJ director Robert Redford mixes serendipitous as overdO'le as views of the beautiful post-antebellum landscape, some paper-thin characcafeteria PJt roast. ters and a not-so-subtle spiritual messagethat causesone to wonder if The stat: centers on Ran'nulph Juiah Depok Chopera was responsible for the script. who "losesliis swing" after he bec011esa However, despite obvious flaws, when stacked against the rest of the dire po~t-~raumaic_Worla War I alcoholc. 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Adele lnvergordon (Charlize Theron), ask him to Depression wou::Jbe cured with tie represent Savannah in a local golf tournament crack of a bat ard racism would t,ke a RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING that features pro-golfers, Bobby JonesOoel back seat to the ~ayoffs. Gretsch) and Bruce McGill (Walter Hagen). I prefer the heeling approach tcf<enby Junuh was a poP.ularfigure in Savannah "Fight Club" wher, the loser embirks on before the war, but after going to battle and sufa voyage of self-di::overy by atte,ding fering some intense trauma group meethgs for (which is never fully investigatailments hEIdoesn't ed by the filmmakers), upon his even have.'As his return to Georgia he becomes a ;tory progiesses we recluse. 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rConcert promises high-energy music · ► ELECfIONS ALISHA TOLMAN J

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"There is no group as 1 large and easily identifiable as the band," said Utah State University Director of Bands Thomas Rohrer of the Aggie Marching Band. The band will be hosting an indoor concert entitled "Sounds of the Stadium" to E hear the band in the comfort of the Kent Concert Hall, ' Rohrer said. Though perhaps known .: best for its numerous half~ time performances at all Aggie home football games, the marching band has included in its season appearances at several pep rallies as well as marching in the USU Homecoming Ptirade, according to a recent pi:1essrelease.

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The "Sounds of the Stadium" concert, a tradition started last year, will give the band a chance to bring together all of the shows its performed over the course of the semester, Rohrer said. The concert is an opportunity to see the band on a more intimate level, Rohrer said. "The stadium js a big place," he said . . So, what can students expect to hear at the concert? The event will include songs played during this season's half-time shows, such as the themes of "Star Wars," "Superman" and "The Patriot" as well as Broadway classics like "Superstar" and "Let the Sun Shine," according to a press release. In addition, the band will play student favorites "The

Scotsman" and the "USU Fight Song," Rohrer said. Music won't be the only entertainment at the concert. Performances will also be made by the Aggie Color Guard, or flag-twirlers, and USU's Feature Twirler, Rohrer said. The music played will be high energy, and the concert promises a big "fun factor," Rohrer said. "People need to hear good rock 'n' roll," said Ruth Young, a trumpet-player in the band. Admission to "Sounds of the Stadium" is free to all USU students and public school music students. Tickets are otherwise $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and children. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

From Page 4 opinions, not character flaws. At 9 p.m., my lot was cast. . I was standing with my fellow movie review pal, Travis Call, in the county office, trying to figure out why it takes one light year for Cache County to calculate votes and at the same time I was analyzing the aromatherapy principles behind the pungent mixture of body odor, bad breath, copy toner and jelly donuts. With ;hat smell floating around the office, Democrats trying to find out if they won or not, Republicans complaining that Democrats were whiners and kids running around the office, I thought if someone started playing "Dueling Banjos" the whole building would have been lifted up to

heaven. Yes, it was that euphoric. Close to midnight, with only one-fourth of the precincts counted, I decided I would leave this hickish scene, and then I ran into Jessica Warren. Ms. Warren was sent by this wonderful newspaper to cover the local election and, given her facial expression, she felt as uplifted and I did. As we spoke, I realized that she is a real reporter - a real writer - and I am a composer of fluff. I write what I like to call humor and I give my opinion about movies. How the hell am I going to get a job?! While Travis and I exited the building we talked about job prospects, goals and life. I talked about how raising a family in Cache Valley

wouldn't be that bad and that maybe, with some of the growth happening, people would open their eyes and realize they can't be isolated forever. And then we stopped. I'd prefer not to describe what I saw inside a local bail bonds office, but suffice it to say that a mural of a dark-skinned infant behind bars says a lot about the owner of that establishment and returns me to my original point. People should think before they act and they should never talk . Ever. Sigh. What a night. I'm moving . Andy Morgan is a senior majoring in journalism and can be reached at lordofthejazz@hotmail.com

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From Page 4 The '60s return to Utah State University Tuesday with Hennan's Hermits, a band that fits comfortably with The Beatles and The Rolling Stores, and was part of "The Briosh Invasion." Herman's Hermits had a constart stream of hits from 1964 to 1971,including "Mrs. Brnwn You've got a Lovely Dat'J.ghter,""Henry VITI"and "I'm into Something Good." Tley were nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1965 inJuding Best New Artist and Bm Performance. The original Hermits were heart throb lead singer Peter Noone, Karl Green, Derek Leckenby,Keith Hopwood and drummer Barry vVhitrnan. The band officially broke up in 1971. Noone continued on as an actor and solo artist. Now all the Hermits have been replaced, save vVhitman. Today's Hermits are Peter

Herman's Hermits Cowup, Karl Green, Garth Elliot, Rod Gerrard and vVhitrnan. This English group followed The Beatles to America in 1965, where they were an instant hit. All six of their singles hit the top-10 list that year. They appeared in several teen flicks and toured America, •

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resounding performance from the USU Ballroom Dance Team. After the performance was over, the evening wear section, along with the question and answer portion, began. The ladies were asked questions based on their sixminute interview with the judges prior to the pageant. After this part of the program, the judges left the room to pick the new Miss International. Then came the men. Prasert Kenpankho, Mr. Thailand, got things going with a festive cultural dance entitled "Enjoy Bangkok." However, the crowd really got hopping when Cho, Mr. Korea, came up with his own band and started the performance with a lot of "Wassup" and "Yeah, Yeah." The band was still fine tuning the

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SportsEditor On several lockers in the USU football team's locker room, there is the Big West Conference coaches poll that has USU picked last and !!Boise State University picked first. With each BWC win, linebacker Blake Eagal has crossed off the team with. a blue pen. Only BSU and USU remain . The Aggies (4-0 BWC, 5, 4 overall) will try to take the next step in their dream season as they take on the also ; . undefeated Broncos (3-0, 7-2) • • Saturday in Boise, Idaho, at 1:05 p.m. The game, to be televised on KSL Channel 5, will decide the Big West Champion. "This is one more step," Eagal said. "This is where we have got to go, and now Boise State is the only team left, so our goal is to knock them off, too." The Broncos, last year's BWC winner and Humanitarian Bowl Champion, boast a strong, experienced team. "I think the two best teams are playing at this point and time for the championship of the Big West Conference," said USU head coach Mick Dennehy. 'We couldn't be more excited." Each team boasts a top offensive player in the conference. While USU obviously has Emmett White, the national leader in all-purpose yards, the Broncos have senior quarterback Bart Hendricks, who won BWC player of the year last season. Hendricks could give USU a lot of problems with

his arm (best passing efficiency) and with his legs (he is third in rushing at BSU). That could be a handful for the young Aggie defensive line. The University of Utah's scrambling quarterback Darnell Arceneaux ran for 82 yards against USU, converting several third-down conversions. "Hendricks really combines both of those aspects of the game," Eagal said, "and that is whY.he was the MVP of the conference last year." The Broncos are a daunting task for the Aggies they have cruised through the Big West season, crushing Arkansas State University and the University of North Texas by the combined score of 101-14. BSU did have trouble with New Mexico State University, winning by only a field goal, but the Broncos didn't get into Las Cruces until 5 a.m. on game day. USU also had a close game at NMSU, but it has been a big b9ost for the Aggies. "I was really pleased with the resiliency of our football team," Dennehy said. "It was great to see the kids come from behind, to not panic . I didn't sense any panic at all on the sidelines." With the win, USU has won four straight and ~ix Big West games in a row.dating back to last season. Butwith that success, USU has caught the attention of other teams. "It took me about one second for my ears to perk up," said BSU head coach Kirk Koetter. "They've come along real fast." ►SEE TITLE

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Yotfng defensive line confident it can handle Boise State Saturday REUBEN WADSWORTH

AssistantSportsEditor The Utah State defensive line might possibly start four freshmen against Boise State University tomorrow. With little depth this season, freshmen Nate Putnam, Chris Cooley,Jorge Tapia and Jared Solosabal have had to step up and fill in. "We're young, but we play hard," Putnam said. Age doesn't matter to Putnam - it's the cohesiveness as a team that counts. From its statistics, it looks like the group of freshmen have been cohesive. Putnam, out of Brigham City, has recorded 47 tackles - seven for total losses of 21 yards - and two sacks for total losses of 12 yards so far this season. He had a seasonJARED SOLOSABAL TOPPLES Utah's Adam Tate Sept. 30. USU has won high nine tackles against four straight, all in the Big West. If the Aggies win on Saturday, they qualiNMSU. He said the linebackfy to play in the Humanitarian Bowl./Zak Larsen photo ers, the only defensive corps that has remained intact since the season has begun, have been invaluable in showing him the ropes. "Those guys are amazing players," he said of starting linebackers Brent Passey, . ·· .···•· USU (5-4) @ BSU (7-2) ··•· · Blake Eagal and Cade Smith. Saturday, Bronco Stadium, 1:05p.m. Tapia has 36 tackles on the _., .. year, including l Ofor losses of l• Seriesrecord· BSU leads 5-4 . · · ..__:::, ,q:·} ~~ ~ ·•:=:...._.~i 29 yards and three sacks. In seven games this season, ReubenWadsworth Aaron Morton ANALYSIS Solosabal piled up 19 tackles, AssistantSportsEditor SportsEditor three df them for total losses of 12 yards On the heels of a four-game conThis game will.be won in the ference road winning streak, the Cooley, a Logan native trenches, at the line of scrimmage. Aggies are set to upset the Broncos Will the young USt,.Jline hold up? who has seen limited action in behind a strong offense led by It better, otherwise Bart Hendricks six games so far this season, Emmett White, Aaron Jones and • wi 11pick the Aggies apart. If that came up big in the NMSU Jose Fuentes. If the defense can happens, then allthe pressure will game, recording two sacks for hold the Broncos considerably be on Emmett White and the USU total losses of 10 yards. below their season averages of offense to dig the team out of a Cooley said he didn't 472.1 yards per game and 40.2 hole. The Aggies will certainly expect to play at all this year. points a game, the Aggies cover the 16-point line given to He started the year listed as a shouldn't have a problem. BSU. tight end, but has been forced to play defensive end. Lack of

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Aggies .takeonAll-Stars in finaltuneUp·· USUsweeps Idaho State on road REUBEN WADSWORTH SHEREEN SAUREY

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After head coach Stew Morrill was displeased with his team's defense in last Saturday's preseason game, the USU bas. ketball team focused on defense in practice this week. The Aggies will see how they have -----------, improved their defense when they take on the S• R JO Southern • tgnees: -age California All-Stars today at 7 p.m. in the Spectrum. Assistant coach Randy Rahe said his squad has been working on applying better defensive pressure, stopping penetration, post defense and rebounding. "We're hoping to get up and not play soft," Rahe said. · According to Rahe the Agg~esnee? to dictate the flow of the game with their defensive pressure. "We want more fire and effort [on defense];"he said. , · . Offensively the team' is clicking, but it is not playing with enough effort at every positiort, Rahe said. Rebpunding is a concern,' but the chemistry between team members is good and they are playing unselfishly, he said. As for the newcomers, Rahe said forward Toraino Johnson looked very com fortable against Global Sports last Saturday. · .· "He's picking up quickly," he said. Johnson said he as been working on slowing down and keeping his composure on offense. ·

Utah State's women's volleyt>all team swept Idaho State University Thursday night (15-9, 15-3, 15-13). The Aggies posted 20 kills in the first game and had a .189 hitting percentage. The Bengals were not too far behind, as they recorded a . 130 hitting percentage and 17 kills. Game two was all USU. The Aggies committed only five errors in the game. 1:JSU hit a .375 hitting percentage, while holdmg ISU to a negative .057 and only three points. ~ Rallying back in game three, the ....,..,..;""""".....,"""""""",._ Bengals kept up USU def. Idaho State with the Aggies, as 15-9, 15-3, 15-13 both teams hit .286. USU allowed ISU to come within two points, a surprising feat considering ISU brought an 8-20 record into the match. The Aggies had four players in doubledigit figures in kills. Outside hitter Amy Crosbie and middle blocker Denae Mohlman led the team with 12 kills apiece, while setter Chelsi Neves contributed 11 and middle blocker Hailey MacKay added 10. USU outkilled ISU 65-44 and out-dug the Bengals 6550. ISU did, however, out-block the Aggies 9- DENAE MOHLMAN sets the ball over the net vs. Cal Poly on Sept. 28. USU swept ISU despite 8. the Bengals putting up a fight in the final game, Reed Hollinshead, ISU's women's volley15-13./Casey Hobson photo ball sports information director, said the West Conference action remains at 9-5. The Bengals' season is over, as they have no chance for post-season play. He noted that Aggies are currently in third place in the ISU rotated many players throughout the BWC. Next up for the Aggies is a match at Boise match in order to give more playing time to State University on Saturday. BSU is just 2-7 some of the less experienced players. With the win, the Aggies have improved to at home. The Broncos are in eighth place in the Big West, with a 3-11 record in confera 20-8 record on the year. Because ISU is in ence play and 7-16 overall. the Big Sky Conference, USU's markin Big

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AssistantSportsEditor The two games against archrival Weber State University and the University of California at Berkeley this weekend at the Weber County Ice Sheet will be a gQod chance to give new life to the Utah State hockey club . "We're pretty pumped," said assistant captain Deryk Anderson. "We're tired of being on the losing and tying end." The Aggi~s1 seaso_nrecord ,

stands at 2-7-2. "This is the worst record I've been associated with," Anderson said. Anderson said the team has had three keys to victory this year : Controlling the opponent, controlling the puck and controlling themselves. So far the aspect of that list that's been hurting the Aggies h.is been controlling themselves. Too many penalties against Colorado State University last weekend led to USU's demise, Ander:son said, Th~ team has h.i~ goo,d.r~lk§ fo 1, d, 1£ :1 w

practice about keeping its composure this week to tone down the penalties, he said. "We hope the intensity hasn't toned down," he said. The players are more focused and are pulling together, Anderson said. If they keep their intensity high, they should come out on top against the Wildcats, he said. WSU is the same as last year as far as record goes. Cal 1snot as strong as other teams the Aggies have played, Anderson said. The \yildpts split two ames against CSU recently, ' )

while the Aggies lost two straight to the Rams last weekend. "With our record, I'm not taking anything for granted," Anderson said. USU goes into the two games minus two players. Rad Anderson is out with a separated shoulder and won't be back until the second half of the season while Ross Keyes quit the team because of other personal commitments. The Aggies face off against Weber Friday at 8:30 p.m. and take on Cal Saturdav at ~~esame time. . ~ir, I

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A,ndwith the exception of the defensive line, . lfSU is fairly healthy. Linebacker Cade Smith is day-to-day, but he should be ready to go, nnehy said. The USU_offense will a_gainr~~yon Emmett te's runnmg and catching ability and Jose eptes' consistency. No one expects White to repea,t his 578-yard performance Saturday, but he could be the difference. "I don't ever want to play against Emmett White," Eagal said. "We were just watching in dis~lief at what he was doing (vs. NMSU). It was :aspectacular show." Both White and Dennehy have given a lot of credit to the offensive line. The group has improved as the year has gone on, giving Fuentes time and allowing White to dodge defensive backs, not linebackers and linemen. "They are doing a tremendous job blocking for Emmett and blocking for me," Fuentes said. "I felt like I had no pressure ."

And it's been paying off. USU has averaged 557.5 yards and almost 40 points a game in the past threl.!games, scoring more points than the team did in its first six. USU has got to do more than just score. Dennehy said the team needs to be poised. That means executing plays, making tackles and not giving up turnovers. "We are going to have to play as well as we can possibly play and as error-free as we possibly can in order to have a chance to win," Dennehy said. Turnovers were major factors in USU's past two losses to the Broncos. BSU's 10 points off Aggie turnovers were the difference in the 33-27 loss last year. Two years ago, in Broi.co Stadium, USU blundered a halftime lead with three turnovers in the final 2:15 left in the game. After Saturday, USU returns to Logan to finish out the regular season vs. Idaho State University on Nov. 18.

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team prepares, the more confident it is, Putnam said. Putnam thinks playing together so much as freshmen will pay dividends for his defensive line in the future. He expects the defensive line to get better every year. The sooner each of them gets to know each other, the sooner they will get to an optimal level of perfor mance, he said. One of the most important things this young defensive line is learning this year is how to win, Cooley said. This year has been the most fun year he'shad, and everyone on the squad gets along, he said.

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Athletic Media Relations The second-leading scorer and rebounder among California junior college players a year ago has signed a basketball letter of intent at Utah State University, head coach Stew Morrill announced. Desmond Penigar, a 6-foot7, 240-pound forward from Ventura Junior College, has become the second player to sign with USU this week. "Desmond is both a scorer and a rebounder who is very versatile in that he has post-up skills as well as three-point range," Morrill said. Penigar (pronounced Pinuh-Gar) was the second leading scorer (23 points per game) and rebounder (12) among California junior college players in 2000. The Sporting News magazine listed him as one of the top 10 junior college power forwards in the country. He was also a firstteam all-conference and allstate selection and shot just below 40 percent from 3-point range. "We are extremely excited and pleased to have Desmond join our program," Morrill

said. "He possesses outstandmg basketball skills as well as tremendous leadership potential. With the loss of five seniors from this year's team, we know that Desmond will be a huge factor in striving to keep our program at a high level." Penigar attended Upland High School in Upland, Calif., before attending Ventura JC. "Desmond is a very good player," said Ventura head coach Greg Winslow. "He is one of the few kids that can play with his back to the basket as well as facing the basket. He is a complete player and can play inside and outside. He works very hard on the floor. "Desmond is a better person J1an he is a player," Wmslow added. "He is a class act. He goes to school. He has a great rapport with his teachers and students that are not in the athletic arena. He is a class act and you are going to be really pleased with him. I think it is a great fit for him at Utah State." "Greg Winslow has provided excellent coaching at Ventura College and we expect Desmond to be a very good Aggie player," Morrill said.

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►TuNEUP From Page 8 "This week I've been going too fast," he said. Another newcomer, center/forward Jeremy Vague, is also becoming more comfortable every day. Probable backup point guard Thomas Vincent was inconsistent in the game Sarurday, Rahe said. However, Rahe thinks they're all coming along fine. "We're encouraged with all of them," he said. Veterans Shawn Daniels and Dimitri Jorssen attended a big man's camp in August in order to improve their game.

Reports from teammates indicate Jorssen's hook shot has improved. "We'll see about the hook shot," Jorssen said. He said he thinks the team is where it should be at this point, but knows it still has a lot to improve on. The exhibition games are fundamental for the rest of the season because it gives the team a chance to work out the kinks. It has exploited the team's weaknesses in order for the squad to improve, Rahe said. Every player is getting considerable

game time, the coaching staff is experimenting with different player combinations and it's good for the players to play in front of a crowd, he said. The exhibition has been good to get Johnson's "groove" going at the Division I level. Johnson agreed with Rahe about the crowd, saying its good to play in front of a large audience because he's not used to it, coming from a junior college. The exhibition games have helped the team prepare for what it will see in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, next weekend, Jorssen said.

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Fluoride defeated: A lesson in ignorance Dear Editor, Ignorance won the day this past Tuesday in Logan as fluoridation opponents succeeded in blockillg the referendum on "medicated water." A measure deemed so important by former Surgeon General C. Everett Coop that he stated, "Fluoridation is the single most important commitment that a community can make to the oral health of its citizens." Opponents of communityfluoridated water relied heavily on sensationalistic and pseudo-scientific scare tactics to carry the vote. Forgotten was the time-tested scientific method. In its place, a few "scientific voices" proclaimed themselves best fit to educate the public on fluoridation. Ignored were such well respected scientific organizations and pro-fluoridation

proponents as The U.S. Public Health Service, The National Research Council, The American Cancer Society, The World Health Organization, The.American.Dental Association and The American Medical Association. Also forgotten, despite claims to the contrary, was that NO generally accepted scientific study has been documented showing ill effects of community-fluoridated water at optimal levels. Many of the so-called studies that opponents use to back up their scare campaign were performed using much higher levels of fluoride than the 0.71.2 parts per million the measure on the ballot called for. Fluoride, like so many substances including salt, iron, vitamins A and D, chlorine, oxygen and even water itself, has salubrious effects at low

levels and detrimental ones at high levels. Opponents also forgot to mention the widespread use of fluoride. Since being introduced in Ctand Rapids, Mich., in 1945, fluoridated water has spread to over 60 countries for a total of 360 million people worldwide that now benefit from fluoridated water. So what's Logan's problem? Why the blatant disregard for the facts? Why the staunch opposition to a community health measure that has been accepted in scientific circles as well as communities for more than 50 years? As my friend would lament, "We live in the WWF generation where the emotional and sensational often subject the practical and systematic to their control." Trent Corpron

Every vote counts? Yeah, in Florida Dear Editor, I have read several times from different political pundits that this election has proved that every vote counts in the presidential election . This is infuriatingly insulting to me and everyone else who lives in a " non-swing" state. What this election really proves is that the votes of people who live in Florida mean

more than my vote. That must be why the candidates spent more time campaigning in Florida, Pennsylvania and other such statesthan here in Utah. And do you think if there wasn't such a concentration of retired citizens in Florida, but they were dispersed more evenly throughout the other states,that Medicare and government-subsidized pharma-

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Whenever we told my mom of a wrong we had suffered that she felt lacked real merit, she said, "You'll die from it or get over it." While this sounded callous initially, it proved to be true upon reflection. We could sulk over jt and let it ruin other o ~oiti , or~~oo Id forget it and move on. I recently read about the Reparations Assessment Group, a collection of civirights and class-action lawyers from Johnnie Cochran of O.J. Simpson fame, to Charles Ogletree, a Harvard University law professor. The goal of this group is to get American blacks compensated for slavery. Before someone actually writes a letter out there, let me assure you that I think slavery was an abomination in this land. There is never a justification for treating another human being as chattel. Those who took individuals from their homes in chains to serve residents of a far-away country should have been lashed and dragged through the streets. However, to those nursing a grudge 140 years later, I want to pass along a variation of what my mother told me: We'll die from it or get over it. My reason for saying this is that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Slavery was done away with in rebelling states. Soon after, it was completely abolished.

point would be like imprisoning a person because of the crime committed by a greatgreat-grandparent. Ogletree, as quoted in the Associated Press report, says the Reparations Assessment Group doesn't even know whom to name as the defendants. They're considering the government or maybe some corporations that may have benefited from slavery. I state again that we'll die from it or get over it, because those are the only two choices. We can learn from the lessons of the past and build a better future, or we can dwell on the wrongs perpetrated and stop growing. If this legislation is successfu11,it will open the floodgates for every group who has ever suffered a wrong: Irish, Chinese, descendants of those executed in the Salem Witch Trials, American Indians, Catholics, Quakers, Italians and the list goes on. Our society will fragment. The unity of purpose that made our country great will disappear and America will die. Each of us can be the victim for one reason or another. It's up to each of us to decide whether we will get over the problem or die from it. By dying from it, I mean letting an issue consume you unti I it sucks the living part out of your soul. So, to the Reparations Assessment Group, and anyone else who is nursing a grudge for a wrong, real or imagined, I say, you'll die from it or get over it.

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going on while they read a book or do homework since Tuesday evening. Come on, people! Get up! Get out of the house! Go buy toilet paper or milk or whatever you need! The country will not explode in the next three hours! Whew. Exclamation point overload. Sorry about that. It even went so far as to pervade my classroom Wednesday. The first half hour of my English class was devoted to discussion about the Florida controversy and a debate over whether or not the Electoral College is doing a good job. Appropriate? Um, I don't think so. I'm here, like most of the rest of us, of my own volition seeking a top-notch education. I'm here to learn. When I'm sitting in my English

class, I expect to learn about things like document design, layout or an upcoming assignment, not how the election is going. In fact, I would rather not hear any more conjecture from people who are nowhere near as clued in as CNN reporters are. One of my classmates brought up the "found ballot box" in class, referring to the situation where some patrons in a church in Florida found a ballot box sitting in one of the rooms. No one knows as of Wednesday morning, according to CNN, what's in the box or why it was there. However, my professor took it upon himself to tell us what's going on with that. Apparently, in case you and CNN didn't know, those boxes are so heavily guarded that the one in question was

probably in transit and not actually forgotten. Oh, right. That's what it was. And they didn't report this on the national news this morning because ... ? Who's to say that box wasn't actually left behind? I was there on Election Day interviewing those people who sit at the tables and ask you your name, and I can tell you, some of the people I saw didn't exactly guard those boxes like diamonds as was suggested in class Wednesday. Not that those ladies (and a few men) weren 't doing a great job. They were. But we're not exactly talking about highly paid professionals here. The election judges (who weren't checking IDs either, by the way) are volunteers who are paid a nominal sum and sit at a table

from 6:30 a.m. until after 9 p.m. cleaning up, transporting ballot boxes and counting ballots to make sure nobody "accidentally" slipped a couple extra votes for Gore in there. I can see how one box might be overlooked. They're dark gray in color (not exactly a stand-out choice) and made of heavy metal. If it was 9:30 p.m. and I'd been up since 5 a.m., I might leave the last box to someone else who probably thought he was leaving it to someone else. Anything can happen in America. Another point brought up in class during the 20-minute discussion was the Electoral College. Just exactly who are these people anyway? Someone suggested they're senators, others said they're regular folk like me and you.

Anybody know for sure? And why on Earth does the vote go by an Electoral College that, as I understand it, is not required to go along with the popular vote? Doesn't that seem backwards? And if they are required, as I gather they are in some states, to go along with popular vote, why not cut out that middle man and just go with the popular vote? Seems easy enough to me. But then I've no idea how Americans come up with some of the crazy ideas they do. I'm Canadian, remember? We have our own messed-up system I still need to figure out. Heather Fredrickson is a senior majoring in journalism. E-mail comments to her at s/r4h@cc.usu.edu.

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