there is a far more useful , and also more realEagle inside this four-page pull- off joke-section. NEWS IN BRIEF Nothin g but Goss ip, Goss ip, Goss ip Eye on the News, with Tarrichio Risque American University wasboiling over with hot events this week, so many thai I can'twaitto get right into it. SO lets gel started. Rumors are a flying that somebody knows something about some people who are sleeping together at this univer- sity. Apparently, my sources have caught a certain executive interim assistant to the something or another ridin' high in the saddle (or actually on the copy ma- chine, if you must know the truth) with not just another employee, no, and cer- tainly not just another employee in his particular department, no, the now-no- torious couple was that dashing assis- tant and...his big boss woman. I see a promotion in his future... ...Another big piece of news fell on me like a pile of bricks this morning on my way to work, the universitys latest attempt at fund-raising, "Drink up for the AU library," is a scam. I parked my car in the Joe Sisco-kid memorial park- ing lot and beer hall on the other side of Nebraska avenue and walked up behind Hurst Hall to check out some flowers on the trees (It is Spring, you know* and what did I see? That old Library task force, the one that was supposedly "se- questered" for all those long weeks? Sequestered, my ass. They had a secret getaway, and I had the fortune to not get spotted while the committee's esteemed chairman escorted two male and two female, uh, escorts down a trap-doored staircase, followed by a keg of beer and a great big box with one ominous word stencilled on the side "Whips".... ... It was announced this week that 17 more vice presidents would be added to the presidential cabinet, bringing the grand total number of VFs to 59. One of the VP's, the one for "academic sado- masochism and related studies involv- ing pain/pleasure paradoxes and their impactonstudentproduction" requested an interview with yours truly, but when I showed up, she was dressed to the nines and I mean NINES, in leather, lace and a lot of chrome in places I can't even explain. She then proceeded to sit calmly on a couch and tell me about her long history as a executive involved in S&M, and how anxious she was to get "straight to work." Needless to say, even Mr Risque had to give this one a whirl.. .more later... One of the other new vice presidents, whose apparent area of interest is some- thing along the lines of "random de- struction of seemingly vital portions of theAU community only to announce the construction of a gaudy, unattractiveand overpriced replacement" apparently seeking to truly fulfill the duties of his new position, announced that he was going to pick a new building at random from this awful neon wheel of destruc- tion he had his staff build in his office, and that building would be destroyed. But here's the fun part, and I quote: The building will be destroyed, but not by construction workers, nay, by the hands who built it.. AU will destroy the build- ing, the students, the staff, the faculty, thecommunity.wewillallhaveahand..." Change, indeed. .. .Well, that's about all I have for this week, folks. I've scheduled anotherfive grueling 12-hour sessions to, uh, inter- view the vice president for academic sado-masochism and related studies in- volving pain/pleasure paradoxes and their impact on student production, so don't be surprised if next week's column is a little limp. Love ya, Tarrichio Risque ? AU staffers firethemselves See Page A3 ? AU Punx getrun over; now phlat See Page A3 GONE!!! Artemas Ward Stolen; campus in turmoil By MICK DONALDS Illeagle Staff Writer The Artemas Ward Statue ? all 675 pounds of it ? was discovered missing apparently stolen in a prank early Sunday morning from its perch on Ward Circle, according to D.C. Metro Police. Police said the statue, which com- memorates the heroism of a Revolution ary War General, was cut with a hacksaw and dragged away leaving only its pedes- tal and a trail of upturned grass leading to the AU campus. Passers-by said they saw three col- lege-age men dragging something large, rusted-green and stonelike up the steps next to Kay Chapel. Freshman Dawn Corleone said she was coming back from a local bar when she saw the apparent thieves. "I asked them what they had," Corleone said. "'It's just a statue,' the guy said, so I said, 'Cool,' and went back home." The statue was not discovered miss- ing until morning, when police found a rip-torn sheet of lined paper, upon which was scribbled three words: "Artemas is dead. Metro Police are amazed that some- one was able to successfully dislodge the statue from the pedestal and drag it away without being noticed. "Damn, I wish I could have done that when 1 was in college," said Sgt. Bernie Taupin. "I toilet papered thesorority house next door and thought I was the Duke ol Earl." Campus Police are scouring the cam- pus for the missing statue, and sources say the missing general may be stored in one of the residence hall rooms. "We'll do whatever it takes to find the missing statue," said Officer Willie Findit. "We have to enter some rooms, look un- der beds, check closets, but we're going to find Artemas Ward. The whole campus admires thisstatue and we can'tletitgo so disgraced." AU students reacted in dismay and surprise when they awoke Sunday morn- ing to see the statue missing. Some said the theft of the statue means the end to one of AU's great icons. "I can't believe he's gone," said a sur- prised soohomore Lee Kinfocit. "You know, I never really liked the statue, and no oneever really heard of Artemas Ward, but it's just wrong to go stealing statues. You just can't go removing someone who's been in one position such a long time. It's just not right." incomingStudentConfederation Presi- dent Marko Sylvio said the loss of the statue is a great loss, and the weekend named in Ward's honor may have to un- dergo a name change. "Now that the statue's missing, we're going to have something else to name the weekend after, something people will rec- ognize," Sylvio said. "We're thinking of 'Empty Pedestal Weekend' or 'Jesse Heidelyeier Weekend,' or, perhaps, 'the BooBoothon.'" Aya Stolit, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said that no one will really miss the statue. "It's justastatue,"Stolit said. "All people have ever said about Ar?Hey! Don't go looking in my closet, jerky! That's just an old Lenin statue I brought back from Rus- sia! They don't need it anymore! I f you print anything aboutthis I swear I'm gonna sue your (former derriere)." Carl Saggan named as new provost ; Gorneeelius reveals wondertwi n powers Mike Nesmith/The Illeagle throu gh riots and fires and worse , was stolen over the weekend. By JENN AMBROSINO Illeagle Supa-Senior Writer In a breathtaking pre-dawn ceremony, at a hastily constructed AJlar at the south- ern end of Reeves field , His excellency, the lord of affairs public, the right and goodSirCorneeeeeeelius, announced the selection of astronomer Carl Saggan as the latest in a long line of Provosts for the American University. Saggan's full title is "Interim Provost until such time as His excellency the lord of affairs public, the right and good Sir Corneeeeelius sees fit to convene the standing Provost Selections committee." Saggan, who was apparently shower- ing when Corneeeelius, shouting to the heavens "WonderTwin Powers, Activate!" conjured him up onto the center of the Soccer field, had nothing printable to say about being selected in such an abrupt manner. However, after he was given a towel and some hot coffee he did choose to make a statement alluding to the future of his career at AU. "This is nuts. I really need to get a ride home. I live in Northern California," Saggan explained. "Is anyone going my way?" Legend has it that Corneelius, who was once simply a dean at one of the schools in the old American University, became the chairman of the Search Com- mittee for Provosts sometime in the early nineties. The provost blight, which seemed to come hand in hand with the presidential blight, kept the committee in business for years, and provosts were named only to disappear, some under mysterious circumstances. One aborted pre-dawn ceremony, which would have resembled the one this week, was said to have come this close to offering the provost position to Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa, however, couldn'tbereached for comment about this rumor. Or any other rumor, for that matter. Although everyone in attendance at Wednesday Morning's, uh, announce- ment was told to stand along a white line which formed a star and shield their eyes from time to time, students felt the event was the sort we should have more of here al AU. "Anything his excellency, the Lord of Public Affairs, the right and good sir Corneeeeeeliusis wonderful,"one sopho- more repeated over and over in a mono- tone voice. His sentiments were echoed ?exactly? by dozens of other students who attended the ceremony. As noted in his official title, Saggan will serve as Interim provost only until Corneeeeeelius sees fit to throw a new committee into effect SomeProvostterms have lasted weeks, others only hours. "Hell, search committees are fun," the good knight said at a post-ceremony inter- view Wednesday. "I haven't been out of meetings in weeks, and I got to see Carl Saggan curse I'm having a great time." Six reporters issued statements later that day, to no one in particular, saying something to the effect of "Anything his excellency, the Lord of Public Affairs, the right and good sir Corneeeeeelius is won- derful," something exactly to that effect as a matter of fact. None of them could be reached for further comment Peter Tork/The Illeagle Carl Saggan, speaking at an earlier date, when he had no idea that he would be transported to AU to become its newest interim provost , ran from Reeves field yesterday and has yet to show up for work.Nonameknocker a I izard; Ghaladner a cybergenic droid By STEPHANIE RIZK ? press conference, to the horror of onlook- fering for everyone who Illeagle Staff Writer The Marriot dining and living services office announced that next year students will be given the opportunity to purchase "Lifeplans," which are not completely unlike meal plans. The major difference, according to Marriot representative TS Nonameknocker, is that students will carry no cash, no library card, no school ID, no access card, no meal plan card and nothing else. All financial and all other electronic tranfers will be handled through the use of a bar code which will be tat- tooed on the back of AU student's necks. Nonameknocker, who has had a Marriott life plan since he joined the com- pany in 1988, showed the tattoo at the ers. In other Marriott related news, Nonameknocker announced that Secre- tary General of American University Ben- jamin Benjamin GhaLadner was in fact a cyborg created by the Marriott people in the turmoil that resulted after the Jose Duffe debacle. GhaLadner was apparently pro- grammed by AU Computing Center guru Tad Northall, and was encased in human- like tissue. Accompanying the horrifying truth about GhaLadner, Nonameknocker lifted a mask off his face to reveal that he was in fact a lizard-like humanoid with a forked tongue. He then went on to lay out the plan for Marriott world domination, which would start with inevitable pain and suf? fering for everyone who went off meal plan after their freshman year. Nonameknocker's press conference, which was accompanied by a sizeable amount of horrified gasps, periodic gag- ging sounds and the not-so-infrequent rapid departure, was held in the Univer- sity Club, which Nonameknockerreferred to more than once as "the mother ship" or "the command center." Jose Duffe, who was reached at his much more stable and lucrative desk at the US Information Agency, refused to comment beyond saying, "Look, Nonameknocker has theleadersofwhole countries in the palm of his hand, and he showed me the plans for the world domi- nation when I first got to AU, but I'said I wasn't going to hang out very long, so he never mentioned them again." Genera l Disassemb ly begins term with vow to stomp out subversives; Illeagle staff tran sfers By MONA LISA Cold and Lonely Lovely Work of Art The newly-elected General Disassem- bly members, fresh from their victories in last month's elections, began the most important task of the new term Friday night ? formation of committees. It was not the standard committees from yesteryear, though, that took most of the time in this marathon 46 hour GD session. It was the formation of the GD Committeeon un-American Activities that had the overwhelming support and inter- est of the august body. "Students at AU simply don't under- stand that when they came to American, they were signing a contract to obey the GD's laws and become patriotic citizens of the greatest nation on the planet," said Off-Campus Senator Joe McCarter, the newly elected chairman of thecommittee. "We have a list of subversives on cam- pus thatwe will begin investigatingwithin the week. And while I am not at liberty to disclose names, I can say that many of the critics of the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem Bill last semester will be called before the committee," McCarter went on to say. There was little opposition to the new committee when McCarter and SPA Rep- resentative Jack Gingrich proposed itearly on in the meeting. One opponent, Anderson Hall Rep Jenny Moravec, was taken into custody shortly after the meeting was concluded. She isbeingheld withoutbond on charges of violating parliamentary procedure. "This committee is going to lead to a police state here at AU. People are going to be living in fear. Fear of being called before the committee and its seemingly limitless power," Moravec said in a briei statement of opposition to the committee. "Wrong!" said Class of 1997 Represen- tative John McLaughline. Moravec and SIS Representative Patt Walsh were the only dissenters in the 1,177 to 2 vote on the creation of the committee. Walsh could not be reached for com? ment on his dissenting vote and a missing person's report has been filed with AU Campus Security-Police. "It's a great idea and I think that it will go a long way towards the salvation of AU. This committee will bring back the flag- ging spirits of the student body form the edge of despair. Joe is agreat man and he has the vision to save this fine institution," said Harry Schinger, Leonard Hall Repre- sentative. "This university needs more confor- mity. There is simply too much radical individualism and peoplein disagreement with the GD," said Rajesh Bagai, a CAS sophomore from India. "I look forward to making AU a more American place to attend school. Once the communists and other seditious forces that currently pollute our campus are elimi- nated we will truly have a campus of free and independent thought in the great American tradition. I'm only too glad to save this University from its moral de- cline," McCarter said in his 3-hour accep- tance speech to the GD. Illeagle staffbursts into flames Paper comes out anywa y By THE DEVIL - Illeagle Replacement Writer The Illeagle staff apparently lost z het with the devil last week as a dozer scorched chairs werefouhd in the Mary Graydon Center office where the stafl normally produces the paper. Witnesses saidmoments before the editors in the room went up in a poof of smoke. Former Managing .Editor Tarriquio N. Risque shouted "If this story is wrong, may we all burst into flames!" Sources said that replacement writ- ers and editors, unemployed since the end of the baseball strike, were used to produce newspaper. Members of the AU community were devastated at the disintegration of the fated fourteen. "I can't believe it," said freshman Sarah Starky, as tears streamed down her face, as she expressed her sorrow "Those were such beautiful chairs. Es- pecially that blue one." Members of thestudentgovernment, some of ?whom were in the room and witnessed the tragic event, said the mo- mentwas quite dramatic, to say the very least. "They all went up in a flash of fire," said one member of the General Disssembly who wished to remain anonymous. "It was a beautiful perfor- mance. give it an 'A. In wake of the now-famous 'periodicals riots/ task force reveal s boozy benefit for Bender Mickey Dolenz/The Illeagle At the Press Conference to reveal the new "Drink Up for the Library " program , an artists rendering of the possible benefit In the old Tavern. By I.P. READMOR Illeagle Staff Writer Accompanied by the mellow strains of the AU official Task Force Band, the AU Library Task Force emerged from their long sequester this week with a compre- hensive plan for saving and enhancing the Bender Library, known among students as the Library of Ill-Repute. The plan emerged as Secretary-Gen- eral of American University Benjamin- Benjamin GhaLadner was preparing to close the Bender Library after the riots which forced the suspension of classes for the past week. The riots were begun by an angry mob of students who appar- ently had come to the end of their rope regarding the lack of periodicals in the library. After lighting all the remaining periodicals on fire, the student mob held a librarian at, well, bookpoint They made numerous demands, but, as is the case with most AU student efforts, they never really got their act together, so they just destroyed stuff, although someone did have a great deal of fun with a fire extin- guisher. After the National Guard was unsuc- cessful in subduing the student masses, who had been joined by thousands of Anderson Hall residents believing theold motto "If you can't beat 'em Join 'em," Sec- Gen GhaLadner called out the AU special police force. A news blackout followed, but Illeagle sources have confirmed that dozens of students were injured during the riots, which also rendered Anderson Hall com- pletely withoutpowerfor72hours. When the news blackout was lifted , the enroll- ment at the University was mysteriously listed as "whatever" in AU admissions documents. Small bandsof shivering students were clustered around fires on the quad, as the AU Task force band prepared their morn- ing program for the unveiling of their save the library plan. The library, whose dam- age is estimated to be in excess of $400, 000, will remain closed for the rest of the semester until the "Drink Up for the Li- brary" program can bring it back into full use. The task force, whose membership has been kept secret by their chairman, former Los Angeles County Judge Lancelot Ito, issued a statement through their Lawyer, G.-money Lee Bailey-Quar- ters. The statement was read by Bailey- Quarters after speeches by the Pope and Entertainer David Letterman, and was accompanied by an elaborate laser show and pyrotechnics display. The library plan "will bring never-be- fore seen life to research and data-gather? ing on this campus, the statement ex- plained. The details were as follows: 1. "Drink Up for the Library, will be held in lieu of finals week for the Spring '95 semester. 2. All students will be given A's in their classes and Pass Fail students will be failed. The rationale for this point of the plan was not readily explained and Bailey- Quarters refused toansweranyquestions. 3. The Library Task force will, single- handedly steal nearly one hundred kegs of beer, using illicit means which they are being surprisingly up-front about. The statement explained that "To bring about great things, great risks must be taken." 4. The event, "Drink up for the Li- brary" will be held on every square foot of campus, and will be the biggest drunk- fest in AU's history. Cups will be $350 a piece. 5. Proceeds will benefit the Library. Eagles reach finals of NCAA tourne y By JACK BURKE WANG Illeagle Staff Writer SEATTLE, Wa. ? They're going to the finals! Nate "Dawg" Smythe's three pointer with two seconds to go sealed it for the AU men's basketball'team as they stunned the University of North Carolina for the NCAA Division I men's semifinals victory, 134-133. Smythe was named game MVP for his amazing 55 point perfor- mance; which included 15-15 from "way downtown." "I can't believe this is happening, 1 can't believe this is happening, this is just cool," said Smythe who immediately was escor by members of the AU fund- raising division to avoid all those nasty NBA scouts. AU will play Arkansas tomorrow here in the NCAA Finals. It's billed as the matchup of the century: the mighty de- fending national champion Razorbacks vs., well, AU. The Eagles the #16 seed in the East Region, are the favorites to take the NCAA title. Yeah, right. Led by Smythe's 34 points in the first half and senior Christian Asterisk's 10 points, AU stormed out to 75-59 lead. However, UNC coach Dino Smith's in- spiring halftime speech rallied his team; Jerry "Outback" Steakhouse scored the first 15 points of the second half and UNC led 100-92 "At that point, we were just so flat on national TV," said AU head coach Knute Knockne. "I could not stand it and I told 'em to shape up or I'd make them play Stanford again next season," Knockne said. After the timeout with 13 minutes go, AU guard Hair Blackstone threw a lob pass that AU power forward Tim Fuddrucker slammed home and AU never looked back. "Actually I looked back and said hello to my mom," grinned "Dawg" after the game. AU then battled with UNC until there was 60 seconds to go and UNC was up by five. Dawg proceeded to shoot a three to cut the deficitto two. However UNC power foward Rasheed Walrus had a huge dunk with 45 seconds to go. In a strategic move, Knockne called timeout and inserted walk- on Bay Wolf, because as Knockne put it, "it was the right thing to do." Wolf responded with 45-footer with 30 seconds to go and the deficit was one with 15 seconds to go. Steakhouse was then fouled and missed both shots, setting up Smythe's dramatic gamewinner and set in motion one of the most ambitious plans in the history of American University. "To the victors go the spoils," said Knockne with a big grin. Good luck to our Eagles! Go team! At the end of a long silverware stand -off.... By PRETTY BOY FLOYD Kill This Story, Erik Due to the sinnificantamount of silver- ware and tables stolen by students, the Terrace Dyinj; Koom temporarily will be unable to offer sealing and silverware. Last month TDR manager S.K.Q.P.W.X. Noonamaker warned meal plan participants if they did nol stop re- moving furniture and utensils from the dining room, they would lock up the sil- verware and trays and require people to eat on the quad. Interim Provost Ann Ferret said the move, while unusual, will cut costs in order to help pay for the .02 percent pay raise for facu lty and staff. "No more chairs. No more silverware. No more washing, no more need for wash- ers ? that's $1.5 million right there," Ferret said. AU's first lady Nancy Nancy- (thal-adner, however, said that this be- havior was most unbecoming as she walked across (he quad with a Kroup of alumni ready to donate billions ofdollars to the university. After seeing students with their heads in their plates of pie. she had one of her assistants draft a memo to the head of dininji services. "As a university, we should be commit- ted to demonstrating manners and de- cency." the memo said. "As leaders in higher education we should get ourheads out of the pie plates and into books." " ? . - Noonamaker said he had no plans to chance; the' policy, and said: if the presiilenl'swifehasaproblernwjthil.she can. feel free to fill put a comment card, and the MarrioUStudenlSatisfaction Task Force would be happy to respond.'' " -?' ,._' ."We have no'plans-to-buy^additional tables or silverware," - Nooni/iaker said; "However if the ^blesarid sijyerware are returned we will repeal the policy at once." illeagle Established 7 995 427 Mary Craydon Center, The American University Washington, D.C. 90210 The Illeagle is published once, ever, by has-been editors with nothing better to do with their time. The Illeagle, and its more legitimate counterpart, ThcEagle is printed by Newspaper Printers, Inc. at 28A Industrial Park Drive in Waldorf, Maryland. The Eagle has a commitment to accuracy and clarity and, as a matter of policy, will print any corrections or clarifications of substance. However, the Illeagle has no such commitments. If you wish to report a mistake in the Illeagle, you're out of luck. Any financial Aid forms: Due a Anything to do with the payroll month ago. office: you've already missed it. Got a news tip? Want to get an event on the Calendar? Have a classified ad or a display ad? We couldn't care less. Switchboard '.- 885-O^-m Business/Advertising 885-a?afJ Students bri ng ra lly to Ladners ' office By STEVE LOTT Eagle Staff Writer In the wake of the Board of Trustees' decision to raise AU's tuition 6 percent for the 1995-96 academicyear, approximately 50 angry students gathered on the steps of the Mary Graydon Center Wednesday in a show of protest. The rally was led by junior Adam Eidinger, who said the student body will notsit by and accept yetanotherincrease. "We're sick and tired of these tuition raises year after year," Eidinger said. "We're going to take this all the way to the president... It's about time we wake him up." And that's exactly what he and his supporters did ? after the rally, they marched up to the president's office and demanded his attention for the issue. On the quad, Eidinger gained atten- tion from students by displaying a pair of handcuffs he placed on himself which he said symbolize how the university has been holding students hostage. "I've been handcuffed for too (exple- tive) long," he said. Eidinger said the students are becom? ing more organized in their figh t and are going to make a difference. He said every- one should protest the tuition increase by A am pledging to the stu- dents that my first and fore- most reponsibility is to get straight answers from the administration. Mark Sylvia SC President not registering for the fall semester. "Ifweregisterin the upcoming months we are only playing into the hands of the administration," Eidinger said. He said that it is the students who make up the university, not the BOT or the administra- tors, and that as such the students have Spp, Tl JIT1ON A2 NEWS IN BRIEF AIDS DISCUSSION ? RHA Election results Tom Dobbins won last week's Residence Hall Association elec- tions, despite a last minute dispute over the validity of results. See Page A3 ? AU's top paid employees A look at this year's IRS 990 form, which lists the salaries of AU's top paid officials and execu- tive officers See Page A2 ? Preliminary enrollment figures in Enrollment figures are up from this time last year, according to the Office of Admnissions and Finan- cial Aid; including' an over 50 per- cerif increase in Early Decision applicants. See Page A2 ? Take back the night rally AU students held a speech and rally to fight against rape. Attend- ees and speakers alike appluded the event's success. See Page A3 ? Tuition hike effects examined Students will be paying several hundred dollars more tuition next year, but may see improvements from the increase. See Page A3 ? ABC cracks down on bars , students A new D.C. council act imposes stricter fines on underage drinkers and bars who serve them. See Page A5 ? A look back at the impact of Members of Sigma Delta Tail meet with workers from the Whitman Walker Clininc after bringing them to campus to speak on AIDS. Sam Neff/The Eagle To'dd Lieberman/ The Eagle lunior Adam Eidinger leads a protest against the recent 6 percent tuition increase.Ei ght posit ions eliminated Employees surprised by unpr ofessional manner By STEVE LOTT Eagle Staff Writer ? -, AsAU'swaveofreorganizationcontin-; -iies} Presidgn^Jlenjarnin ??Ladner- elimi-< ? nated eightflSslupns within the Office of DevelopmentonWednesday, leaving four administrators and four probationary employees out of work. "It was a complete surprise to all of us," said Sue Mercado, who joined the office of Donor Relations in August but was given notice Wednesday. Two of the eliminated positions were within the Planned Giving department, which is under the auspices of the Office of Development. The department con- sisted of Director Barbara Kincaid and Assistant Director Anne Burling. The two were given notice by Ladner on Wednes- day, however, that their positions were being eliminated effective immediately. Mercado said she does not understand how Ladner can fire eight people without doing a complete investigation of the of- fice, how it works and what it does. "As long as I have been here. Presi- dent Ladner has nevervisited our office or asked whatwe actually do," Mercado said. RonaHitlin-Mason.assistanttothevice president for development, and univer- sity relations and projects administrator Anne Pomerleau were also given notice Wednesday. Both positions included bud- geting and administrative work. Hitlin- Mason had worked for the university for fourteen years. The sum total of the salaries of the above four positions, money the univer? sity will savewith their elimination, comes to about 8160,000. The four remaining cut positions held probationary employees in development related departments: AsidefromMercado, two were in Annual Giving and one worked in the records department. Probationary employees are those who have been hired within the last six months. Ladner said it _|_ hese cuts were made as a part of my ongoing plan for re- organization and effi- ciency... Benjamin Ladner AU President is fairly routine for administrators to look to probationary employees first when look- ing to cut positions and costs. Mercado said she and her colleagues were very disturbed abouttheway Ladner handled the dismissals. Another em- ployee, who wished not to be named, described the way it was done. "We were called into Ladner s office and were told our positions were being eliminated immediately," the person said. "It was very unprofessional." When she was hired, Mercado said, she was told to drop all her duties imme- diately in order to work on Ladner's inau- -gunation events in the fall. She said she" resents being treated how she was after all the time and effort she put in, "I worked 50-60 hours a week to make Ladn'-r 's inauguration a success, " Mercado said. "I made all the arrange- ments for the ceremony and the ball. I guess this is the thanks I get." Ladner said, however, that the cuts should not come as that big of a surprise to (he university community. "These cuts were made as a part of my ongoing plan for reorganization and effi- ciency," Ladner said. "My main objective is to find departments and areas within the university where efficiency can be increased. I didn 't single out anyone in particular." Ladner said the revenue return AU was getting from planned giving was sim- ply not sufficient enough to cover the investment the university was putting into the department. One anonymous employee within the department said he agreed with the plan, but not with the way the decisions were carried out. "Reorganization can certainly be posi- tive but these were very dramatic with no warning whatsoever," the person said. Several anonymous members within the development office said that planned giving is a definite trend in higher institu- tions for increasing revenue because it uses methods of raising revenue other See EMPLOYEE A2 GA forms Universit y Administration Review committee in first meeting Rave Culture Did you know? ^HtE* Q^ iB M ^Hf^^Efc UC19 Ull U1C 1- uliHiiiiic c ii woa -uiwi iv- vised tojhclude any student organization " leaders.butthefinklcomprciniisedropped ' me provision altogether./ : '?"" " .. . ^ ^rTTieyalreadyjh'ave'ayqicein^the GA,.:;-. and th'ey'cari raise.their.concerns to the.: ? i' asseml>lK!.WatMa^sa ;?^-.';;;"?'?3'.? " > ;;.. ''Vi Biroiiis, h6^yected chair of UARC;V'^d^tfiesgl^eB^'saiibe' -'ttje, ^^' 5J^" f.^e~<$mf cYmgor^) to^nin " my1 = ' ,^OTi^^:,wA|at^o^'nyporf ppiicy,"/; By ZENON ZAWADA Eagle Staff Writer The General Assembly overwhelm- ingly approved the creation of a new com- mittee at its meeting Friday, in addition to electing new chairs to head the other four standing committees. The new University Administration Review Committee will be the fifth com- mittee on the GA, spawning from the merger of two bills, one authored by rep- resentative Micah Watson and the other by Todd Von Deak and Jason Bronis. "I am satisfied with the committee we created," Watson said. "It will allow us to better address issues to the administra- tion." The main function of the UARC will be to provide the GA with a forum to address the university administration directly. A number of representatives agreed that this type of forum was needed. "(The committee) brings all of the dif- ferentstudentleaderstogetherto address the administration," Watson said. "Noth- ing like this existed in the past" Bronis, who isehair of UARC, agreed, citing lack of communication as a serious problemwithin tile organization. / ;. . . ^The long range goal will beta get the administration to take action , on the/' Assembly'sthoughts, ideas and feelings," Bronis said. "While these feelings have been expressed in the past, the adminis- tration never seems to get the message. Watson'sbill originally hadaprovision which would include specific student or- ganization leaders! non-voting mem- bers on the committee. It was then re- be able to come before the committee and have their ideas listened to." Along with Bronis, four other repre- sentatives were elected as chairs to the committees. Watson will serve as chair of the Committee on Student Life, which is designed to identify the problems of stu- dents, research ways to improve them and pass on suggestions to the Student Confederation and the University Senate representatives. "The main goal of the CSLin the next two meetings will be to communicate with students and find out what issues are on their minds so that we can begin to ad- dress them in the fall," Watson said. The Committee for Government Op- erations, which deals with all the internal functions of the SC and ensures that it fulfills its duties, will be chaired by Jason Stedman. "Well first work on defining what our role will be under the new constitution, with the Constitutional Procedure Review Board now split from the General Assem- bly," Stedman said. Samara Aberman is the new chair of the finance Committee, which is respon- sible for holding budget hearings on all SC organizations in the fall semester for the up coming fiscal year. "Once we re a lull committee, it s my hope that well determine whatwe want to accomplish for next year, outside of just doing the budget," Aberman said. "Holly Olson and I ?will look into simplifying the budget process, which would enable stu- dents to go to only one committee instead of the current two." Olson was elected chair of the Pro- grammatic' Review Committee, which oversees the quality of the programming provided by student clubs and organiza- tions. ' , - '' ., .; .. '.- ? ' , ' . ": :' : ? The two things I'd like-to do are to investigate ways to find a. more *user- fiiendly' budgetary, process'that is less bureaucratic and more productive, and to get some brainstorming sessions going with clubs and organizations to see'if the committee^h^pttiemimpiementtheir programming ," Olson saidi *". j?:..;.- . '?"-?.-?Oi":?_; JijS' 'j; ** i--&Wi3Z-:r!, ? '?.? ' ?; . *&??, "'"?*See!'GENBVJXASSB/IBLY A2 This is part of a flyer put out by a local club that , like many others, has begun emulating raves' music and atmosphere ' ' ??;'Acrbssth&couhtry; in "small townsind-large urbari ^ centers, more andmore p^Op]e:areuattending\"javes,"arype of all-night dance partythatmoves to fast beats and mesmerizing light shows. ;., ;,But whatare.raves really like? How did they begin? To many people, the ansjyersltpfffiese ;quesfiqns"rema a mystery. Join our reporter in the Features section, this week"for a look at this intriguing cultural phenomenon. 7-3 Wm&' : .: < : : ?.< ? ??: ?. ' -:.tme^jderhy Highest-compensated AU employees 1993-April 30, 1994 Position Former Provost ? Interim President VP/Finance, f res VVCL Professor Interim WCL Dn. WCL Professor WCL Professor Interim Provost VP/Development Salaries for May Name Benefits $4,527 $28,603 $24,356 $22,203 $20,080 $19,719 $19,772 $22,820 $22,203 Compensation $332 $222 $160 $156 $154 $146 $145 $143 $140 392 002 173 955 774 306 583 167 283 Milton Greenberg Elliott Miistein Donald Myers Robert Goldman Claudio Grossman Ira Robbins Paul Rice Ann Ferren Richard Carter * Includes deferred compensation Source: 1993-94 Tax Form 990 Compensation: Earning for fiscal year 1993-94 Greenber g had to p salary in 1993-94, show tax fo rms Ladner 's base pay is $225,000, payroll information reveals ; GWU, GU presidents earn more By AARON NATHANS Upon the end of his term as provost, official said. I Eagle Senior Writer Generally, AU's president collects the highest salary among employees. How- ever, during the 1993-94 fiscal year, former provost Milton Greenberg took home a bundle more than then-Interim President Elliott Milstein. Greenberg netted about a third of a million dollars in salary and deferred com- pensation from when he resigned as the university'schiefacademicofficer.accord- ing to the recently-released Form 990 tax return, which non-profit organizations must file with the Internal Revenue Ser- vice each year. It lists the salaries and benefits of AU's officers and the top five salaries of non-officers. The former provost made $332,392 in salary and deferred compensation ? money put aside over the years for when an employee leaves a position ? in the 1993-94 fiscal year. When someone such as Greenberg spends an extended period of time in a position, deferred compensa- tion funds tend to accumulate. Greenberg's pay is$110,390more than Milstein's '93-'94 salary of $222,002. Greenberg also had $4,527 put toward benefits that year, to Milstein's $28,603 in benefits. Greenberg, who resigned after 14 years as provost and a 15-month term (1990-91) as interim president, returned to teaching as a School of Public Affairs professor at the beginning of this academic year. Greenberg went on sabbatical to do edu- cational writing. On sabbatical, he col- lected the deferred compensation, plus another year's salary as provost, which was likely slightly higher than his 1992-93 compensation listed on tax forms as $167,070. The presidential pay has not changed much since then, according to 1994-95 payroll information received by The Eagle from a source other than the tax form. Tlie 199-1-95 cash compensation shared by Milstein and new President Benjamin Ladner, according to the payroll informa- tion, is $220,000. The presidential salary was raised on July 1, when Ladner took over, making his 12-month base compen- sation $225,000, according to the payroll information, which did not include fig- ures on benefits. The most recent figures released by George Washington University and Georgetown University show Ladner earn- ing the lowest compensation among the chief executives of these competitor schools. Tax forms show that GWU's President Stephen J. Trachtenberg made a year's compensation of $288,738 for 1993-94, along with $45,913 in benefits. Georgetown's Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan earned $232,000 for the 1992-93 year.show the tax forms ? but gave it to the Jesuit community that runs the university. GU has been granted an exception to file its 1993-94 Form 990 in May, a GU finance There are several reasons that Trachtenberg's earnings are higher than Ladner's, said David Merkowitz, director of public affairs of the American Council on Education. "They're very different institutions," Merkowitz said. "George Washington is a much bigger institution, and runs a medi- cal center as well as undergraduate and graduate programs, and satellite cam- puses." Merkowilz added that the time spent in a post can also influence what a chief executive earns, explaining that a longer tenure results in more raises and outside experience commands higher pay. "Benjamin Ladner is a new president," Merkowitz said. "Stephen Trachtenberg has been at GW about five years and has had a prior presidency." Trachtenberg had been president of the University of Hartford since 1977, and before that had been an administrator at Boston University underitslongtimepresi- dent, John Silber. Ladner is in his first university adrflinstration job, and was presidentoftheNational Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities in Atlanta prior to his arrival at AU. Presidential salaries are generally set by the board of trustees of an institution Merkowitz s-id. A university's endowment may reflect the financial health of an insitution, which may in turn determine what apresident's salary is, Merkowitz said. As of June 30, 1994, GWU's endowment was at $362,903,000, to AU's $35,938,000, accord- ing to The Chronicle of Higher Educa- tion. This fiscal year, Interim Provost Ann Ferren is receiving $ 152,000 in cash com- pensation, according to the payroll infor- mation. While this is up from her 1993-94 salary of $143,167, it is still about $15,000 short of the $167,070 Greenberg was making when he was last provost two years ago, according to the tax forms. Roderick S. French, GWU's chief aca? demic officer, according to 93- 94 tax forms, outearned Ferren at $177,514 in salary. Vice President for Finance and Trea- surer Donald Myers will make $163,333 in cash compensation for 1994-95, accord- ing to the payroll information, up from his Form 990-listed 1993-94 compensation of $160,173. Louis H. Katz, vice president and trea- surer of GWU, made a salary of $199,310, according to 1993-94 tax forms. Richard Carter, who resigned in De? cember as Vice President for Develop- ment, was slated to make $143,466in cash salary for 1994-95, according to the pay- roll information. Unlike the president, chief academic officer and vice president for finance of AU, who made substantially less than their counterparts at GWU during the 1993-94 fiscal year, Carter's 1993-94 total compen- sation of $140,283 outweighed that of GWU's Michael Worth, vice president for development and alumni affairs, who made ?131,237, according to the tax forms. Applications for fall 1995 show marked increase By STEPH LEWIS Eagle Staff Writer Applications for the fall 1995 freshman class at AU show a marked increase since last year at this time, according to a letter released to the university community on Tuesday. The letter, written by Director of Ad- missions Marcelle Heerschap and Vice Provost for Admissions and Financial Aid Joan Powers, said that freshman applica- tions have risen to more than 5,600, a 21 percent increase over last year at this time, and that 700 additional freshman have been admitted this year. It also said that every school and college hasseen an increase, both in applications and in ad- mitted freshman. According to the letter, the results of T7-lamilies are vitally- interested in both val- ues and affordability, and agressive dis- counting practices continue. Marcelle Heerschap Director o Admissions the 1995 Early Decision program were strong, with 266 students already indicat- ing their intention to enroll at AU. This figure, it said, represents a 56 percent increase over the 1994 Early Decision results. Both Heerschap and Powers noted, however, the competition existing among undergraduate institutions. On the aver- age, the letter said, admitted AU fresh- man apply to six other schools, increasing the need for strong enrollment and reten- tion programs and strong student ser- vices. "Families are vitally interested in both value and affordability, and aggressive discounting practices continue," the let- ter said. "The Office of Admissions, the schools; colleges and departments and many other offices on campus are now in a period of critical and intense activity wherein we promote to these students and their parents the many benefits of selecting American." AU started sending out letters of ad- mission on March 8. The school's intense recruiting activities ? including phonathons, off-campus receptions and on-campus visitation programs ? will continue until about May 15. Freshman Day will occur on April 21, where admit- ted freshman will come to campus and participate in a variety of group activities organized by faculty, staff, currently-en- rolled students and student groups and alumni. 36 receptions are scheduled around the country for admitted freshmen and their families. The letter said either the president, a dean or afaculty member will be present at every one to greet people, answer questions and promote AU. Potential freshmen and their parents will be coming to campus over the everal weeks. Heerschap and Powers urged the AU community to welcomp them. In the March 27 edition of The Eagle, we incorrectly identified Linda Gualtieri' opponent in the vice-presidential run-off election as Linda Gervase in the New in Brief column on the front page. The name should have read Lisa Gervase. The Eagle regrets any confu- sion that may have arisen from this error. TU TION Continued from Al the power to influence the amount of money they pay. At the rally, newly-elected SC Presi- dent Mark Sylvia read from a prepared statement which echoed Eidinger's senti- ments on the issue. "I am pledging to the students that my first and foremost responsibility is to get straight answers from the administration," Sylvia said. He said he and his staff have had several recent meetings with Ladner to discuss the increase. "It is my hope that together we will lay the facts on the table to see if the 6 percent increase is really justifiable," Sylvia said. Newly-elected Graduate Student Coun? cil President Geoff Verderosa said to the gathered crowd that the student body needs a bigger voice. Vanderosa said students should start by trying to get a representative seat on the Board of Trustees. Verdercsa also said he is skeptical that the amount of financial aid will be adjusted according to the increase. Senior Paul Williams said, however, that the studentshave abiggervoice than they realize ? they can leave the univer- sity, which on a large enough scale would literally drive the institution out of busi- ness. "You people have a lot of power, and you have a choice," Williams said. "If you don't like shelling out more and more money every year, be prepared to transfer and take your money somewhere else." After several other students com- mented on the situation, Eidinger led a march of about 30 students to the President's building, shouting "we want answers" and "we won't pay more" in unison as they walked across campus. Only a few students were allowed in- side the President's building to speak briefly with President Ladner. Eidinger said Ladner did not give him any answers as to where the tuition money is going. His only explanation was that the resi- dence hall renovations are costing the university a great deal. Eidinger saidhisfightwill not end with the rally. "I will not allow the administration to take advantage of us like this," he said. EMPLOYEE Continued from A1 than those people who simply write checks to the university. Such gifts include alumni or other people who decide to leave the university money or property in a will or a trust fund. Planned giving also deals with legal issues and provides tax incentives for individuals to leave the university money in this way. According to several anonymous sources within Planned Giving, last year the department had a great year, raising nearly $3 million. The responsibilities oi the department will now be placed under the University Counsel Mary Kennard. A number of questions remain as to how Kennard will be able to handle the increasing responsibilities being placed in her job description. Since she came in at the beginning of the semester, Kennard's position has been expanded to include the responsibilities of the Equal Employment Opportunity office aswell as those of Planned Giving- "It astounds me how Kennard will be able to handle a wide range of responsi- bilities," another anonymous worker within the department said. There is no way she will successfully handle every- thing from the KKO office to Planned Giving." I-adner said, though, that he does not believe there will be a problem. "Work is being absorbed by other ar- eas within the university," bulner said. "I'm working hard to make the transition as easily as possible." U FRO 2 cups macaroni (pirwheels are fun) 1 cup milk 1 cup sharp cheddar (grated) 3 tbs flour 1/2 stick butter 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp Worcestershire (i? you like) 1 tsp salt Cook macaroni in 5 cups salted , boiling water foi 15 minutes or until al dente. Drain. In a separate pot, melt butter and mix in flour over low heat. Ihen, stir in milk until smooth. Add cheese, salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Stir well. Smother macaroni. Serves 4. Note: For your nutritional convenience Citibank Classic cards are accepted al over 12 million locations, including grocery stores. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Continued from A1 Former SC president Jesse Heier bid farewell to the GA with a speech summing up the SC's past year and its accomplish- ments, which included more student in- put into the budget, an increase in the library's budget and the first ever concise report on student services. "All in all, I honestly believe that the SC made the lives of students here at the university better, which is our ultimate Koal," Heier said. (South Dakota; Tuition incr ease will cost students $633 per semester By JEREMY COHN Another cost increase dial die univer- ing full-lime staff positions. lias increased responsiveness. "Tliese changes have integrated slu- tremendous pressure to slash budgets in Eagle Staff Writer As a result of next year's 6 percent tuition increase, expenses will cost all undergraduate students living and dining on campus an extra $633 per semester. However, this figure, based on the price of a double occupancy room in the residencehallsand Marriott's 14-plus meal plan, will not alone solve the University's financial situation. The student fee increase will once again be matched by a significant reduction in several departmental budgets ? inevita- bly resulting in a further cutback in stu- dent services. Several unexpected costs have brought on the need for the budget cuts and in- creased financial burden on students. For example, the increase in United States postage rates lias made recruitment and mailing, in general, more costly. Another cost increase dial die univer- sity is nol directly responsible for is die increase in thenumberofsludenlspaying university fees by credit cards. This new method of payment gives students and parents an opportunity to earn privileges such as frequent flyer mile- age and get credit towards the purchase of other items. As a result, the university must pay asmallpercentage ofeach credit card transaction to die credit card compa- nies. Interim Provost Ann Kerren said dial when the administration restructures, they try to make sure cost-saving provi- sions will lead to better services while lowering costs at the same time. The Division of Student Life's budget, for example, lias been slashed by 18.5 percent in the last four fiscal years, includ- i ng 4 percent this year alone. Vice Provosl for Student Life Maurice O'Connell said 10 percent of the cuts came from eliminat? ing full-lime staff positions. O'Connell said llicDSI.began reslrue- luring in anticipation of bigger budget cuts over the last year. During the sum- mer of 199-1, when Associate Dean of Students Slaccy Morgan-Foster left the university, the responsibilities of her posi- tion weremerged wilhnianaginglheCen- ler for 1'sychologiea! and learning Ser- vices. O'Connell said die budget cuts have actually led to some positive changes, including hiring of graduate fellows, cre- ating part-time student positions and in- creasing existing stafl members' respon- sibilities. "We're very proud of how the rest of the staff lias responded and picked up the work load," O'Connell said. He cited the Department of Residen- tial Life and HousingServices' incorporat- ing the director of Residential Life posi- tion as one of several cost reductions that In November, b'tls Hall Director An- .hony Ragazzoand h-onard I lall Resident Director Samuel Djedjro look over Jeff TJL hese changes have integrated students activities and student life in positive ways. Maurice O'Connell Vice Provost for Student Life Humphrey's Director ol Residential life position. Since they are slill RDs, Ragazzi. and Djerdro botli live and work in the residence halls. dent activities and student life in positive ways," O'Connell said. "It means people who live on campus and know what af- feels students now meet with the people at student activities." O'Connell said the Student Health Center is also making serious efforts to Ireat more students without having to refer them tocostly private practices. Upon releasing University Physician Darian birney, O'Connell said the assistant phy- sicians at the SHC have been able to better meet students' needs OulgoingStudentConfederation Presi- dent Jesse Meier said the major win in last months' budget process was the decision to nol cut the library budget and instead i ncrease it by $1,00(1 "This is certainly a step in the right direction ," Heier said. "The Hoard ofTrusl- ees were able U > prevent cuts to an already poorly-funded library, although there was every department." Although the library has not an- nounced its plans for spending the addi- tional money, Heier said he thinks the major changes will involve book-buying and improving the periodicals section. In the 1994-19^)5 Student Life and Ser- vices Survey, students were given the chance to rank their top three concerns. 78 percent of the 537 undergraduate stu- dents responding indicated the periodi- cals section was one of their top three concerns with the Bender Library. SC Director of Communications Jason Vaughan said that because AU's library hours are comparable to The George Washington University's, he does not ex- pect to see year-round changes in the library's hours of operation. He did say, though, that the SC would advocate ex- panded hours during mid-term and final exams. Accusations of foul play mar last week's RHA elections GA has schedule conflicts Two dates set for official inauguration Ww We want more stu By BERNARD A. WILLIAMS Eagle Contributing Writer Accusationsofunfairelection proceed- ings surfaced this week afterthe Monday and Tuesday elections for the new Resi- dence Hal! Association executive board members. Despite the accusations, the RHA Board of Elections has decided not to hold the election over. An RHA Board of Elections hearing on Thursday in Leonard Hall provided resi- dents with a forum to appeal the elections. RHA BOE Chairperson Ray Sandoval heard separate complaints from General Vice Presidential candidate Jay Jutila and current Anderson Hall President Cathy Prego. Jutila, who missed the vice presidency by a margin of two votes, said he believes unfair practices should be answered by holding a new election and cites three different reasons why. First, the secretarial race was the only By ELIZABETH TOBBE Eagle Staff Writer Due to scheduling conflicts.between several members of the newly-elected General Assembly, two separate dates have been set for the official inauguration and transition ceremony of the new GA Executive Board. On Wednesday, April 5 at 5:00 p.m., theinaugurationceremonywilltakeplace. Newly-elected SC President Mark Sylvia will officially begin his term and Jesse Heier will leave office. Then, on Friday April 7, there will be a transition cer- emony open to all students. Sylvia said the two separate ceremo- nies have been planned because many of the new members of the GA could not attend the original April 7 event However, according to the GA consti- tution, two thirds of the new GA and par- liamentary must be present for die inau- guration to be legal. It was therefore im- perative that most of the members of the election in which the winning candidate (E.J . Mills) received the 20 percent re- quired by the BOE Constitution. Second, he implied that the ballot boxes may have been stuffed, because the total vote counts in each race were not equal. Third, he asserted that RAs should not have been allowed to vote because they do not pay activity fees and are not, there- fore, members in good standing with RHA Prego complained that many Ander- son Hall residents did nol vote on Tues- day because they did not know that their polling place had been changed to Letts Hall. "It was the impression of the halls ... that the polls would be open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday in the respective halls," Prego said. "In an Anderson Hall election, the respective hall would be Anderson, not Letts, but Anderson." Prego said that The Eagle, WAMU and WVAU failed to comely with the new GA could attend. Also, President Benjamin Ladner was not available for the April 7 date. In addition, many students could not dents there than any thing else. Mark Sylvia SC President attend because of evening class conflicts. Sylvia said it was an important concern for all students to have an opportunity to attend the ceremony. "We want more students there than anything else," Sylvia said. Sylvia's Chief of Staff Ian Grossman, who is serving as die director of transi- Tom Dobbins RHA president Elect Anderson Hall Constitution by announc- ing the time and place of the election. She also supported Jutila's argument regard- ing the eligibility of RA participation in tion, said many students have expressed concern about the date being on Wednes- day at 5.00p.m. However, Grossman said Wednesday was the best date for Ladner, and that Heier wanted to make sure he could attend as well. Grossman said Wednesday's inaugu- ration will be different from past years since it will only be 45 minutes long and not as many awards will be given out. He said the Friday transition ceremony will have more organizations present, and several awards will be given out to mem- bers of the old GA. Sylvia said the transition ceremony will be the "kick off" of the new adminis- tration. He said that all new members of the cabinet, including the new Residence Hall directors and the leaders of all stu- dent organizations, will be there to meet the new executives. Grossman said the two separate dates are achieving everyone's goals and wishes for the inauguration and transition cer- emony. RHA ELECTION WINNERS President: Tom Dobbins Vice President: Michelle Leff Comptroller: Mark Wilson Secretary: E.I. Mills elections, pointing out that the Anderson Constitution stipulates that payment of activity fees is required to vote for RHA officials. Todd Lieberman/The Eagle Chad Priest expresses his concern over the recent 6 percent tuition increasewith President Benjamin Ladner Mondayafter the rally held to protest the increase while two other students look on. At the hearing. Sandoval ruled against all of the appeals and explained the ratio- nale for each of his decisions. In response to Jutila 's first poin t, Sandoval specified that candidates needed to win only twenty percent of the people who voted, not twenty percent of the residents. "Ifyou needed twentypercentofahall , you would never get anyone elected," he said. Sandoval explained the discrepancy in the number of total votes by showing that all of the totals were equal even though they were recorded differently. Finally, Sandoval defended his controversial rul- ing on RA eligibility, stating every RA is a resident on campus whose name appears on a hall alphabetical list, and they all have valid AU IDs. To Prego, Sandoval explained that since the BOE Constitution takes priority over hall constitutions, Anderson's con- stitution is in violation if a conflict arises. Since election press coverage and RA eli? gibility are treated differently in the BOE and Anderson constitutions , Sandoval re- lied on Article Nine of the BOE Constitu- tion , which slater lhat final interpretation of the constitution is lelt to the discretion of the BOK thair. With regard to the change in polling places, Sandoval iaid the BOE needs only to keep polls open for seven hours in each hall. The polls were open for twelve hours on Monday in Anderson , he said, so that requirement was met; any additional vot- ing hours were optional and were not subject to the same guidelines. Letts President-elect Anthony Albanese was among the concerned citi- zens assembled at the hearing. Anthony Albanese said he thinks Sandoval was fair in his rulings. "Although many insightfulpoints were made this evening, the chairman's ruling is final and . I believe, fair to all parties," Albanese said. THE FAST TRACK ? Flush now, gentlemen: South complex residence hall head honcho Anthony Ragazzo, Jr. has taken on the unorthodoxrole of bathroom moni- torfor the male residents of Letts Hall Terrace South this week after finding the state of their bathroom "unsani- tary." Ragazzo, after reportedly finding unflushed toilets in the men's bath- room one too many times, has an- nounced that he will be conducting "regular inspections of (the) facility" to make sure the young lads are flushing properly. Apparently, he has worked ? resident assistants in the past to encourage more flushing, but, alas, to no avail. In a memo written to the floor's residents last week, Ragazzo said he would be forced to take "drastic mea- sures" if residents don't start flushing more. These measures could include disciplinary action, and, despi te the health code violations it would create, the closing of the men's bathroom. Better learn to hold it in, boys. ? Finally, a little revenue: The Washington Post's real estate section reported that the former AU presiden- tial home at 3300 Nebraska Ave. was sold lastweektoaT.E. Carrol l for $1,327,064. President Benjamin Ladner 's humble abode, which was purchased over the summer for Ladner and any successors that may follow him,-cost the univers ity $1.45 million. , . Board of Trustees Chairman Ed- ward Carr said last summer that the costs of renovating the old house plus the selling: price of the new one would equal the costs of the new one. Well, they say it's a buyer's market ... , '? ? Takin ga break The Universit y Senate will vote on revised sabbatical leave rules for faculty at its meeting on Wednesday. The new rules create a multi-stage series of sabbatical rules that allow tenure-track faculty with three years of experience under their belts to take a "mini sabbatical" that gives them a one semester leave while being paid half their budgeted salary. After six years, sabbatical leave rules are the same as the rules cur- rently in place. ? In with the new: VPfor Finance and Treasury Don Myers has an- nounced the appointment of Gail E. Brooks to the position of Executive Director of Human Resources. Brooks has a law degree from Wayne State University Law School, and has served as an adjunct profes- sor there as well as the co-owner of an executive recruiting firm. Her new position shouldn't be that difficult to adjust to ?at Texas A&M, her previous employer, she served as executive director of human re? sources. ? And they're still searching ... The university 's army of search com- mittees, in its ongoing voyage to find new candidates for AU's executive positions , may be drawing to close in the next couple of weeks. According to several sources close to the Provost Search Committee , there are three final candidates for the position. One is f rom the University of Maryland, the next is from a small schoolin Massachusetts , and thefinal one is f rom within AU's own ranks. ,?? Meanwhile, the'-YP. Enrollment Search Committee will make its re- port to President Benjamin Ladner this week, having led two finalist can- dida tes through theiriterviewprocess last Thursda y and Friday. "Ta ke back the night" ral ly held Wednesda y By JULIE SIMON and JESS SCHEER Eagle Writers In an attempt to raise consciousness about and fight back against violence against women, the AU Women's Law Association held a "Take Back the Night" rally on Wednesday. Speakers at the rally gave statistics about the prevalence of the sexual vio- lence epidemic. Specifically, it was noted that 25 percent of all women will be vic- tims of an attempted rape by age 24; 84 percent of all sexual assaults are commit- ted by an acquaintance of the victim; 50 percent of all women will at some point in their lives experience battery or assault; and 57 percent of all rapes occur during a date. Penelope Richey, co-organizer of the event, said the rally had several goals ? to create awareness, to let victims know they are not alone and to show people that rape is real and that it can happen to anyone. Co-organizer Jessica Roff said the event, which has been in the works since November, was a great success. "I got a lot of positive feedback from men arid women," Roff said. "The people who were there really wanted to be there." A variety of speakers talked at the rally about the 'need-to make voices heard in schools, homes and government Roff stressed the need to make everyone aware of the problem: ): ?',- . ," - "We . need to educate people, talk to people; talk to' our legislators," she said. "This is not an issue of women against men or men against women!" ? ' -, '?; In organizing the event,- Roff said she and Richey made a concerted effort to get men involved as well as women. - ."These issues need to be addressed as About 70 AU students marched Wednesday night to protest the danger of human issues, not just as women s is- sues," Roff said, noting lhat about a third of those at the rally were men. Michael Weinstein, a prosecutor at a women's rights clinic, spoke about expe- riences dealing with the victimization of women, and David Jaffe, who has indi- rectly experienced a rape, read his poi- gnant story called "Helping to Give Back the Night A Man's Perspective," telling the pain of aman who finds out the woman he loves was once raped. Jaffe told the crowd about his sense of helplessness, sorrow and confusion as well as his desire to help her recover. Roff and Patrick Lemmon, a member of the D.C. chapter of Men Against Rape, then led amarch around the campuschant- ing, "we won't turn back ... we will fight back." Mar ty tangelan , author of "Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harrassers" ended the rally by speaking abou t the need to guard against sexual predators. "WeareaIIfighlinglogether,"Lemmon said. "We are fighting the rape culture. We must be aware of sexism in all forms. We must not be siienL The enemy feeds on fear, on silence, on complacency. Bonnie Barnish, a first year law stu- dent and active participant in the event, said she was pleased with the rally. "Itwentreally well," Barnish said. "The large turnout and support created a very positive atmosphere." Despite all the attention being paid to the issue of sexual offenses these days, AU has had only one reported forcible sexual assaultin the last fourteen months, according to statistics provided by the Department of PublicSafety. Barnish said thisisrepresentativeofsociety 'sessential denial of the problem., "We're not targeting AU specifically, rape is just not an issue dealt with in publ ic" she said. Samuel Neff "he Eagle rape on the streets of D.C. On Sunday, the Women's Law Asso- ciation is sending a group of students to a rally on the Mall organized by the Na- tional Organization for Women. The rally will begin at noon. AU for Choice is having a planning session for the NOW rally today at 10 p.m. in the Hughes Hall Formal Lounge. 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Larson quoted a critic who said the book has had "a genuine hypnotic effect on the reader." He said "Seven Arrows" is "one of those occasions in our reading lives when we come across a work with magical properties so enchanting that we immediately sense that we will be haunted by it for the rest of our lives." Thebookwas published in 1972. Storm, also known as "Wolf ." has published two other novels, some short-stories and a play: he is now on a speaking and teaching [our entitled "Meeting Our Earth" throughout the U.S. and abroad. Storm was raised on Indian Reserva- tions in Montana and is of mixed North- ern Cheyenne Indian and German blood. He teaches the "Medicine Wheel" and its powers, along with Swan Storm, his part- ner in life and medicine. He related some stories of his growing years in Montana and his complicated situation of poverty due to his father's death. He spent his childhood moving from home to home, sometimes stealing food and being beaten. He was labeled and discriminated against forbeingamixed-bloodanda "half-breed ." He said he found himself wanting to love and live in America, but not being allowed to do so. Some of what Storm teaches and writes about comes from his frustration and the distance he felt from the living earth and his family. He told the audience of the influence his grandmother had on him, when she told him to go and dance with the trees and taught him of the great balance and healing of the earth. Storm said his grandmother showed him the meaning of stones and spirits. He said he learned that although he was poor md had nothing, he had himself and could do anything. "You can teach yourself, trick your vA ou can teach your- self, trick yourself, even kill yourself ...You can do any- thing you want. Hyemyohsts Storm Author ;elf, even kill yourself. he recalled his jrandmother saying. "You can do any? thing you want.' The teachings Storm received came from the "Medicine Wheels," which he said he now uses to help others in their self-healing and self-understanding.These teachings supposedly reveal much about the design of the human self and its rela- tion to the precious planet as well as the relation of man to woman. Storm's partner, Swan, said the key to some sort of equilibrium in life may be "the balance of female and male in the world." Swan read some of her partner's work andthenpresentedaslideshowofwooden furniture, paintings, sculptures and gold jewelry made by students and friends of Storm. Professor Larson called the Storms' presentation "a fusion of verbal and visual artistry." wo s udents n tu mp eater last wee aKinq aavantaq The Eagle Happy to be your neighbor EUROPE $16S O/W CARIBBEAN / MEXICO $189 R/T f you can beat these prices start your own damn airline Air-Tech Ltd. 212-219-7000 infoQaerotec h.com Students Needed! 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More than 100 bars, liquor stores and restaurants have been charged with serving minors in the past year, and that number continues to rise as undercover officers and raids invade the college drink- ing scene. The act also expands police power to arrest underage drinkers. Anyone under 21 with a measurable amount of alcohol on their breath or in their blood or urine can face charges of illegal possession and consumption. Reports of police staking out bars and huge raids by the ABC Board have many students at AU concerned about the rami- fications of a few drinks. Sophomore Mary Ann I loldonsaid peoplewillslillgel around t he law. "I don't think DC makes it easy (to drink underage), but it can be done," lloklen said, "ll'you can controlyourdrink- ingand are underage. I don't see anything wrong with it. " Senior Patrick Garvey. who is of legal drinking age. agreed that people will find a way to drink. "It can't be slopped, nmnntterwlint the laws are." (larvey said. They really can't do anything U> stop students (from drink- ing)." Scott U'vine. director of All's FlI'SF. ("rant from Ihe Department of Education , said he thinks the District is doing this to make a point. "The law is a good law and it exists for a good i eason." 1-evine said. "1 think what they may be trying to do is sort of like when they have a temporary roadblock lo sort of get people's attention. They simply don't have the staff power to do Ibis for- ever." Levine said drinking is so ingrained in Ihe college mindset that it would be diffi- cult to significantly alter students' drink- ing habits. "As far as college students go. I think the institutional culture around higher education for the traditional age students is so powerfully geared towards alcohol abuse that it's just an enormous process lo turn around," Levine said. Questions have arisen over the law and AU's current alcohol policy, which bans all formsof alcoholic beverages from the campus. Conduct council charges are usually filed against any student , underage ornot , if they are found in possession of alcohol on campus. The ABC Board and the po- lice department are rarely called in . how- ever, and criminal charges are almost never filed. A source within the Department of Public Safely said thai while Ihe Campus Police will not begin turning minors over lo the police anytime soon, they may in the future have to comply with DC law. H owever, the PI'S does want students lo be aware of ihe stricter laws and the pos- sibility that they may have lo begin en- forcement of them sometime soon. I-evine said, though, that the majority of people at AU do not abuse alcohol. The percentage of people (at AU) going oul and really gelling Irashed and consuming enormous quantities of alco- hol is very small," I-evine said. "It puts me in a bad situation because, honestly, I don't have a problem with people going out and having a few drinks." Sergeant Kevin Wyatt said the D.C. police have been calling schools in the area and asking whatflyerswereuparound the campus to use as guides for the clubs to stake out. In one recent bust, D.C. police arrested two George Washington University fresh- men who were running a multi-state fake ID business. Police confiscated thousands of dol- The Underage Drinking Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 may make in bars. larsin computer and related equipment n the raid. Garvey said, however, that the crack down has in effect done little to cut dowi on underage drinking in the district. Mi nors, he said, have simply adjusted to the times and gone right on drinking despite the efforts of the law. "I'm not really for or against (the age laws) ," Garvey said. "With fake IDs it's Toad Lieberman/ The Eagle it more difficult for students to drink not all that hard , but it \ou do tin- crime, you have lo be willing to do the tune ' Hagle Contributing Writer Chery l Hudson contributed lo this stun Student files sexual harassment charges Craig Rogers went to his Psychology 100 class at Sacramento Slate University earlier this month expecting the usual Freudian fare. But the 33-year-old father of two said what he saw and heard during the hour- long lecture made him "want to vomit." Guest lecturer Joanne Marrow, a pro- fessor of human sexuality at SSU. dis- cussed masturbation tips, sex toys and female genitalia with the class, illustrat- ing her points with a slide show. While the material may have caused some students lo blush, il prompted Rogers to file a $2.5 million sexual harass- ment suit against the school. RogerscontendsthatMarrowviolaled SSU's policy banning speech that creates ii "hostile, offensive or otherwise adverse, environment." -During the lecture,-'the professor made jokes about male genitals and offered personal anecdotes about masturbation options. Marrow, a lesbian and tenured profes? sor of psychology with 20 years experi- ence, has no comment on the complaint School officials said, however, that this is the first complaint brought against the professor, who wrote the book "Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence." John Poswall, Marrow's attorney, said the complaint from Rogers is an "attempt to take sexual- ity out of the classroom and put it back into the closet." Marrow is one of a number of guest lecturers that Professor William Weslbrook uses to present different top- ics in his Psychology 100 courses, SSU spokesperson Ann Reed said. Reed said Marrow had given the guest lectures be- fore and had warned students beforehand that the material would be graphic and possibly offensive to some. California's Board of Control, which determines if complaints have enough evidence for a lawsuit, will rule on the matter April 25. -College Press Service Lawmaker seeks to regulate "dark side" of the Internet By MARCO BUSCAGLIA College Press Service Mostcomputeruserslike ihe anonym- ity of the Internet and other on-line ser- vices. They can read things Ihey would never consider flipping through on the bus and can have conversations about topics they would never discuss in public. At times, however, those messages can convey strong feelings of hatred , or even threats to others. And the person receiving the message may never kn ow if their cyber-stalker is sitting at a computer somewhere across the ocean or just down the block. "There'sadarksidetothebrightflicker of the computer screen," Nebraska Sena- torjim Exon said. "The explosion of tech- nology also threatens an explosion of mis- use." To help combat that misuse, Exon has proposed the Communications Decency Act of 1995 to update federal communica- tion laws. Ifpassed, thebill would toughen penalties for anyone who "transmits or otherwisemakesavailableobscene.lewd, lascivious, filthy orindecent"material with the intention to "annoy, abuse, threaten or harass" another person. If found guilty, offenders could face fines up to $100,000. Exon said service providers should be held responsible for inflammatory mes- sages posted on their service, and under the new law would be fined severely if found in violation of the law. The purpose of this, Exon said, is to keep the Internet "clean." "1 want to keep the information super- highway from resembling a red-light dis- trict," Exon said. However, some believe that Exon is attemptingtocensormillionsof computer users across the nation. Eric Tachibana, on-line service coordinator for Ihe Elec- tronic Frontier Foundation, said that hold- ing the service provider liable for the actions of users is like holding the CEO of Pacific Bell responsible for the actions of someone who makes obscene phone calls. "It's functionally censorship because service providers will not allow any con- versations or bulletin boards which are remotely dangerous for lhem."Tachibana said. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is being joined by the American Civil Liber- ties Union, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Computer Profes? sionals for Social Responsibility in it-- fight against the proposal. "A systems operator would have lo close off anything that even looked like it was risky," Tachibana said. "You 'll end up reading bland , boring conversations " On the other hand. Mike Kangior. a spokesperson for Exon . said the proposed law would help protect children and other vulnerable computer users. "There are people out theiv who mask their identity in order to gain communica- tions with children." Kangior said. 'They lure them in and could end up puttinc them in danger. We need legislation l< look oul for those kids." Tachibana disagreed , mainly because laws against child pornography, harass- ment and other potentialcomputer crimes are already on the books. "In the process of updatin g law*. v,v have lo look at the o\er.ill picli.n 1 , " Tachibana said. "We can 't nuke M.nif people responsible lor the action * <>i Min- ers." On several cullep* 1..11 'i ''1 *-' '" .?? i< - Ihe country, students h.i\<' discovere d there are limits to what lhe\ can pi?i on the Internet. In fact , two recent cases involving college students could help fur therdefine regulations fortheglobal com- puter network Earlier this year. University of Michi- gan sophomore Jake Baker was sus- pended from school and arrested after he used ihe name of a UM student in a graphic story involving rape, torture and murder that he wrote and posted on the Internet. Baker, who was recently released on bail after 30 days in jail , is being charged with making an interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person. His lawyers contend, however, that his arrest violated his right to free speech. If con- victed. Baker could face up to five vears in prison. Daniel Bernstein, a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley, is currently involved in a legal battle with the U.S. Slate Department over whether he has the right lo use an electronic code that could be used to scramble computer- ized information on the Internet. The Stale Department has said that since the code could be used to transmit dangerous information, the only provider of such codes should be the federal gov- ernment. Bernstein said the ban inter- feres with his research and is a form of censorship by Ihe federal government.Mississi ppi ord ered toenhan ce black colleges After 20 years of litigation, the state ol Mississippi has been ordered to spend $30 million to enhance its historicall y black colleges, a federal judge ruled last week. Alawsuitwasoriginallyfiledin 1975 by Jake Ayers on behalf of his son and sev- eral other students. With the backing of the U.S. Justice Department , Ayers said he hoped to force Mississippi officials to comply with desegregation legislation by providing adequate financial backing for the state 's black colleges. The case finally went to trial in 1987, two years after Ayers died. That year , a Mississippi District Court ruled that state officials already had done enough to comply with the desegregation laws. But on an appeal in 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court disagreed , overruling the Mississippi court and instructing the state to create a financially balanced system. In response to the order, state officials decided to close Mississippi Valley State. one of the state's three historically black colleges, and send the students to Delta State. However, U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers halted that action last week, rul- ing that while MVSU may be closed for financial or other reasons , it cannot be shut down in an effort to end segregation. Jud ge Biggers' ruling also stipulates the creation of graduate and doctoral pro- grams at Jackson State and Alcorn State (theother two traditionally black schools), as well as endowments to help attract white students to the three schools. -College Press Service r.-. i-ssS^ES^r te^ Tuition rally doesn 't help Buy Bender more books S EEING STUDENT ACITVIV1SM on this campus is always a refre shing change from the usual apa- thy that accompanies the administration's actions. Still, activism is only a blessing if it's done right Thus, while Monday 's rally that was planned to protest the recent 6 percent tuition increase was somewhat inspiring, its execution left much to be desired. First of all, the administration has been pondering this tuition increase all semester long, but nobody did any- thing about it until after the Board of Trustees approved it. The fact is, it's a done deal, and it's going to take a lot more than a couple of angry students to reverse the hike. The rally itself, while something to be commended in concept, was somewhat lacking in substance. Advertising for the event was hastily thrown together and downright lewd. It contained phrases that Midnight host Brian Wil- son deemed inappropriate to read over the air. Further- more, the thousands of tiny fliers ended up doing more harm than good by polluting the campus just as badly as the despicable bar flyers that cling to students'feet on the way to class every morning. For all their publicity attempts, there were so few people at the rally, it was hard to distinguish them from the usual crowd of smokers that hangs out on the steps of Mary Graydon Center. Those who did show up lost interest quickly. Worst of all, the speakers at the event did little more than curse and spit. It seemed as if every other word THE NEW AMERICAN University budgetchanges the amounts allocated to certain areas of student life on campus. We would like to con- gratulate outgoingStudent Confederation Presidentjesse Heier for his successful campaigning and support for an increase of money for the library. Heier successfully pulled off an increase of $100,000. Now that the library has the money, it is up to them to decide exactly what to do with the new funds. However, we have a few suggestions as to what really needs to be done. First, there should be a way for students to give their input on what parts of the library should be improved. This way the money can be used to service the students in the ways they feel are most necessary. Also, by setting up such a system, the students get a chance to know what is going on with the library. There was a survey taken at the beginning of the year. What were the results of that? We are wondering how much the results of the survey will affect the choices made for the spending of the money. Ideally, the opinions of the students should be held highly, considering that the students use the library the majority of the time. Second, don'tmakeany building improvements.There are other areas within the library which would benefit the students more if improved. The university seems to be doing a good job of fixing up buildings on campus. At coming out of the loudspeakers was some form of profan- ity, and the adverserial relationship between President Benjamin Ladnerand the protesters was noticably visible. Perhaps the students responsible for the rally should've paid more attention to the Save Our ServiceMaster Em- ployees movement that went on just a week before. The ServiceMaster employees who delivered their letter to the president's office did not curse all the way up the hill, but instead presented Ladner with a written list of argu- ments on their behalf. The speakers at their rallys man- aged to avoid profanity. Finally, S.O.S. posters were all over doors and walls days before the ServiceMaster rally, alerting students to the event without creating too much of an eyesore. Even more discouraging is the realization that only five years ago, a similar rally to protest a smaller tuition increase drew over a thousand people to the quad, and all before the increase actually passed. We are not condemning the rally as a complete failure. The fact that it happened at all suggests that at least a few students care enough about how much they're paying for school to actually do something about it Unfortunately, what they did was not productive. Pro- testingjusttoventyour anger and curse at the administra- tion is a bad idea, and may have done more harm than good. After all, what's the use of standing around and cursing at the dark when somebody's already ripped the fuse out and smashed it to pieces? times, it feels that building improvements are the only things that we seem to be able to finance correctly. However, this is not one of those times. There are other things far more pressing. Third, no more magazine subscriptions. There are numerous magazine subscriptions that can suit practi- cally every one's needs, including magazine subscrip- tions to various journals that no one would need for any class. The library already offers a selection of magazines which encompass the different areas of study. This is not the area which needs the most improvement in the li- brary. Finally, the areawhich needs the most improvement is the books. Not that everyone waits until the last minute to do the research for their projects. It just seems that the books people need for the big term papers are atoneofthe other libraries or has been checked out. Therefore, the best way the money could be spent is to update the book selection in the library. It would be nice to not have to trek all over the district in order to get the two books that are necessary for a course paper. The library should be here to serve the students. Whatever changes will help the students are the ones that need to be done. As long as the library relies on student input to decide how the money should be spent, it will be on the right track. Ttt##P HflNS ^RUSSIA HAS k G&fcNtoEP PRWBR,-^ && NSWS is. tfs VtasM ? Give your school some support By the time you read this, the NCAA tournament will be more or less over (frankly, as far as I'm concerned, UNC's loss yester- day pretty much means if s over any- way, but that's another story). An- other season of college basketball will have drawn to a close, ending the frenzied race to achieve what seems to be the one championship in mod- ern sports that hasn't been thor- oughly tarnished by ridiculous bick- ering over contracts, six-digit sala- ries and other petty concerns. Here at AU, that season ended a while ago, actually. In fact, I remem- ber the day it ended, sort of in that same macabre way your parents re- member where they were when Kennedy was shot. I was in The Eagle office on the second floor of Mary Graydon cen- ter, shuffling around in my former position of Metro news editor, work- ing on the last issue of this newspaper's former administration. The office was remarkable quiet that day, and there was a simple reason forthatfact: the sports staff was gone. Since most sports news comes in on weekends, it's easy to understand, really, why the sports staff is a little more excitable than the rest of us on Sunday afternoons. On this particu- lar afternoon , however, a good chunk of the sports staff was in Richmond, Va. covering the Colonial Athletic Association championships, where, by some stroke of last minute luck or skill, our underfunded, under publi- cized little basketball team had man- aged to land itself in a semifinal play- off spot. Now, I don't normally pay much attention to AU's sports teams, I'll admit. Frankly, they don't get too much coverage in anything other than this paper, and I'm not a real avid sports enthusiast Still, on this particular Sunday af- ternoon, there was something in the air. As our sports reporters started callingthe scoresof ourgame against Old Dominion into The Eagle office as the game progressed, I felt a ten- sion, a certain excitement, that I haven'tfelt since high school. People started getting nervous, getting anx- ious. The fact is, we had a chance. For the first time, our flagship sport had a chance at moving into the spot- light. Within a couple of hours, that feeling died. We lost in overtime to ODU, and the season was over. Nevertheless, there were a few brief moments on that Sunday after- noon when I saw people all around me suddenly get excited about AU. It's not something I see very often. In fact, most of the time, all I hear about this university is how much people wish they were somewhere else. We talk about Georgetown students be- ing smarter. We talk about, sports, and anyone who mentions AU'gets laughed down. We make a mad dash to go duck into some hole-in-the-wall bar on weekends, and we rattle off our grandiose dreams of "finally" graduating. Is there anything good about AU? Do we have any strong points? I find it hard to believe that we don't; as much as people brag about our school being their "second choice," I think maybe a few people actually came here because they wanted to. Somehow, though, throughout their four (or five, or six) year stay here, AU's students fall into this trap, this whirlpool of apathy that sucks out any excitement we may have had about our school's name when we came here as freshmen and turns it into bitter cynicism. It's sad, really, but it seems like very few people actually get excited about the name "American University." The ironic part is, this university is filled with little pockets of activism that people are willing to devote more time to than they do to their classes. I see people sit around in a stuffy room in Myers for hours without any real compensation; I see people hop in vans and go down to Georgia to build houses; I sit in this room 40 hours a week just to put together a newspaper. So, why is it that none of this ever connects? Why doesn't the energy everyone puts into their various fac- tions of the community add up to that cliched and vastly overused concept of "spirit?"Frankly, I don't have an answer. I don't have any more insight into this university's so-called lack of spirit and community than the rest of you. But maybe I can offer a couple of tips. Stick around campus. I know, stay- ing on campus any more than neces- sary seems like a form of cruel and unusual punishment, but it doesn't have to be thatway. Go see a play. Go drink in the tavern. Sit around on McKinley beach. Throw a frisbee on the quad. Vote. Join an organization, and then follow through and go to its imeetings. Prote6k-Gefc mad. , Furthermore, the SCprovidesyou with programming so you don't have to go off campus; if you don't like that programming, tell them so. I mean, really tell them ? they don't always have the time to come to you. Someday next March or April when you're sitting around some- where out of town, at another school, or at a restaurant, and someone men- tions how well AU did in the NCAA tournament, you can feel a little pride as the name of your school floats in the air. If you don't care about this school now, you're not going to ever care about it, and neither are your class- mates. If no one cares, this school won't get any better, and yet another generation of freshman will be con- demned to the apathy trap. Erik Diehn is a sophomore in the School of Communication and is the Editor-in-Chief of Vie Eagle. The old bait and switch at AU Despite short fits of vocal oppo-sition and activism, the stu- dents at AU voice their con- cerns about the university in whis- pers. Since the students have no sig- nificant representation, it makes sense for the majority of students to keep their mouths closed and their nosesclean. This atmosphere of help- lessness has helped create the apa- thy that Eagle has been so effective in acknowledging, but so worthless in affecting. The tuition increase rally on Wednesday was an opportunity for students to voice their frustration with AU. It was good to see students on AU's campus actually get a little worked up about something. At one point I had the opportunity to speak and I asked the crowd how many of those who received financial aid, had seen their aid slashed in their years at AU, despite the fact their financial situation hadn't changed. Afcw hands went up and 1 realized thai it was about time someone asked some important questions on this issue. I've heard horror stories since I arrived at AU about students who lose all or part of their financial aid for no apparent reason. The story always seems to be the same: a stu- dent is lured into coming to this uni- versity by a huge financial aid pack- age. Once the student is comfortable with his friends, his major and his life, his aid gets cut The student either gets a dozen new jobs, takes out a few new loans or he or she SOLID DOSE OF FUNK simply has to give up and go else- where. This strategy is the classic "bait and switch." In this ploy, colleges give first priority to incoming fresh- man for reasons like keeping their SAT average suspiciously high and then, a few years in, they cut their aid so that the money can be used to bring more suckers in. It is a nasty policy, but already too many students think its going on here at AU. If AU is bait and switching either intentionally or not. this is a policy that must be attacked. A school like AU that wants so desperately to cre- ate a sense of community cannot afford to betray its older students in the name of higher quality.recruits. ? Not only is it amoral arid under- handed, it is badbusiness.Thepeople who are offered these huge financial aid packages are obviously worth something to the university. In fact, I'd go so far to say, many of AU's finest students are financial aid reli- ant By cutting any of their aid without cause, the University makes us all realize how expendable we are. Not only does the school run the risk of losing fine students, it makes stu- dents feel more like a commodities and less like people. If the students feel they are not valued by the Uni- versity, so much for school spirit or building a solid alumni base. By bait- ing and switching, the school is shoot- ing itself in the foot and only gaining transitory customers instead of loyal students. I'm not claiming that I know bait- ing is switching is a policy, but the issue needs to investigated and dis- cussed until it is resolved. Too many students I've spoken to believe bait- ing and switching is going on to leave this issue unexamined. If AU is to ever achieve the kind of community it claims to desire, it will have to prove that baiting and switching is not taking place. AU needs to win back the trust of its student body and put these rumors to rest. If the Uni- versity cannot prove that this is not taking place or if the students can prove it is, it is time for serious ac- tion. I hope that this can be the start of open debate on the issue. I hopeiU?? students approach this issue mm the genuine desire to get to the truth. I hope the university takes this issue seriously and addresses it thor- oughly. Most of all I hope that univer- sity can prove to me that all the ru- mors about this deplorable policy are wrong. Greg Lukianoff is a junior in the School of International Service and the School o Communication. Michael Jord an for his basket-slamming, high-flying return to the NBA. Baseball loses again. The Take Back the Night Rally was a worthy cause and hopefully the night will be a safe place again very soon. TEAM LETTS Captain Anthony Ragazzo for taking the time out of his busy schedule to write a memo for the gentlemen of T-south on how to use the bathroom. This is nothing more than Ragazzo making mountains of prose out of what is nothing more than bad manners. "For rest Gump " for winnning too many Oscars. It wasn't that good. The Eagle I EDITORIAL STAFF Managing Editor, tiving Jerry Dasti Arts Editor Colin BaneCampus News Editor Jenni Goodman Assistant Arts Editor Heather tanzetta Assistant Campus News Editor Steve tott Calendar Editor Thomas tynchMetro News Editor Tricia Andrew Systems Manager. Hans Cathcart Sports Editor Neil Abt Assistant Systems Manager .Todd tawson Assistant Sports Editor Phil Rippa Photography Editor Todd tiebermanAssistant Editorial Page Editor Jon Berke Assistant Photogra phy Editor. Samuel Neff Features Editor Michael Wagner News Editors Chris Donovan, Deirdre Fernandez , Assistant Features Editor Zak Burke Jess Scheer, Zenon Zawada Adviser Andrew Salomon PRODUCTION STAFF Director of Production Jean Corderman Living Layout Susan LibmanNews Layout Margaret P. Kilday Assistant Living Layout Mike Kalyan Assistant News Layout Thomas Lynch Graphic Designer. Daniel Pucca SALES/ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Jeremy Conn ISenior Sales Rep). JeHery Goodman (Advertising Assistant). 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Leigh Torres Messina, Jay Osgcod. Neil JP Siefring. Nattier Thangaraiah EDfTORIALS REPRESENT THE CONSENSUS VIEWPOINT OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD.THUMBS UP & THUMBS DOWN ARE THE MAJORITY VIEWS OF THE BOARD. EAGLE'S NeST, Bir d's EyE, COLUMNS AND EDITORIAL CARTOONS ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS, AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD. ON THE RECOR administra tion to take j? ? "I will not allow the advan tage of us like this y ?AdamEidinger , one of the organizers ofWednesday's rally against the 6 percent tuition increase, on that increase. BOT' s decision was fai r to the student body Jesse Heier As my term as Student Confedera- tion pivsidenl comes to an viui tliis week, 1 find myself forced lo clarify my position on the university 's t u- itio n increase and the process used lo arrive at this decision. Contrary to what was printed in last week's Eagle, I do not feel that "all constituents were ignored" in the decision making process. I believe quiU'lheopposile.The "(|uole" was poorly paraphrased and taken completely out of context. I am very pleased wit h Ilieammml ol i nput the students had in the budget process. In tact , this past year, the stu- dents had even more input than in previ- ou s years. The students had input in the budget process in four major ways. First, as presi- dent , 1 personally sat on the. Budget Advi- sory Committee.Thiscommitlee reviewed proposed budget cuts in various univer- sity departments and units. The Budget Advisory Committee has met many limes over the past year and the students were always represented. Never once did 1 feel that I was not allowed to participate. At times I did not agree with the decisions being made, but I was always allowed to participate. Secondly, the Student Confederation , with the help of sophomore, Eric Wolking, prepared our own budget proposal. This well written report was completed in time to be forwarded to the University Senate's budget committee as well as the BOT budget committee. In fact , this year was Ilie firsl lime in many years Dial (lie SC budget report was completed in time to actually have an impact on the final uni- versity budget i.iil ongwilhSC Comptrol- ler Mike Zukowski, even met with Dr. 1-adner to explain the report and get liN opinion on our suggestions. thirdly, the Student Confederation had rep- resentation on tlie Llni- ?, ,-, ,, , ? j j - j > jversity Senate' * budget I ne tagle s article did not clearlycommittee Tin- sc had represent my position on the bud- signilicanl input on the J yfinal report of the senate get or the budge t process . budget committee. This ' MH ^^ BBM^MM ^M Mi^^ H^aHii ^^ M^BiMBM report was forwarded to the university administration and the B( )T. Finally, the students had representa- tion at all BOT finance committee meet- ings including the final HOT meeting in which Ihebudgei waspassed. Once again , the students may not have agreed with the decisions made, but our voice was definitely heard. On a related note, I still contend that the students should be pro- vided with information packets and al- lowed to sit at the table during all BOT meetings. I do not believe this isan unrea- sonable request. All in all , the students have had ad- equate reptesemation in the budget pro- cess. This is shown in the final outcome of the budget. The Student Confederation is extremely pleased with the outcomes of the budget in terms of Bender Library. Not only has the library's budget not been cut like other departments, it has been increased by Si()< ),()()(). In all budget dis- cussions, at all levels, the Student Confed- eration has pushed for increased funding for the library As president, 1 am very proud cif the SC's work in relation to the library and am extremely satisfied with the outcome of library's budget. The SC also worked lo eliminate next year's $25 graduation fee and was successful in this effo rt . Kvcn though I am pleased with the process, 1 am not as pleased with the tuition increase. As stated in the SC's budget report and in my editorial last week, I feel 6 percent is too high. The SC has recommended an increase of no more than 4 percent, '["his has been the SC's position from the start and will continue to be so until 1 leave office. I am very con- cerned with the impact any increase would have on the students, especially students who have to pay their own way. 'ITie uni- versity administration disagreed and 1 can respect them for their decision. However, 1 believe the SC president's job is to push for as low a tuition increase as possible. I may disagree with the administration 's final decision, but still respect the process for which they came to this decision. As many people know, my leadership sty le is on e of positive , intelligent, conver- sation of facts and concerns. 1 believe that in order to improve our university, stu- dents, faculty and staff (including admin- istrators) must work together forprogress. ()u r energy should be used on working to improve our university - not wasted on needless confrontations that do nothing but stir emotions and hurt feelings. This budget process was an example of posi- tive discussions. 'Hie Eagle's article did not clearly rep- resent my position on the budget or the budget process. Finally. cm another note, as my term in offic e co mes to an end , I would like to thank all of the students that supported me througho u t th e years. Ilhas been truly an honor to serve such a talented student body. I have had a very' fun and exciting ti me this past year and I will definitely miss the people 1 work with and my job of helping students Jesse Heier is a seni or in lite School of Public Affair * and is the outgoing president of the Student Confederation The General Assembl y did a great job In reference to your March 27lh edito- rial. The AnnualSC Report Card," 1 would like to take issue with the Kagle Staffs assertions about the performance and motives of the General Assembly during the last session. As a member of (lie d'en- eral Assembly since last November, 1 be- lieve your justifications for a FAll.lNCi grade are completely biased and un- founded . You mention only in passing, the achievements of the Assembly: an entirely-new system thai allows each and every club on campus lo plead its case for funding, a system that look eight months of constant work by a tireless committee of volunteers to create; a Finance Com- mittee that spent weeks cutting and re-cutting the budget in order to balance a precarious fiscal situation; a Committee on Student Life that studied student con- cerns about the Bender Library and is- sued a detailed report on its findings; and a constitutional amendment that, among other things, establishes a completely in- dependentandimpartialjudidal body from the GA. But even more than ignoring the Assembly's accomplishments, yon have slandered the integrity of the Assembly and its hard-working, dedicated members, by trivializing some of its most important issues. The hours spent "punishing and then un-punishing one of its members for interrupting someone" was not simply about a breach of parliamentary proce- dure, but was a relevant question of pro- fessional conduct inside and outside of Che Assembly. The much-publicized de? bate over the Pledge of Allegiance Resolu- tion was a trying time for all on campus, but the Assembly should not foot the blame for its creation. Many in theAssem- bly shared the prevalent view that the resolution was uncalled-for, but several members insisted on its passage, and a majority favored the bill. If the resolution was so unpalatable for so many people, perhaps we should take a long, hard look at who supported, and why, instead of blaming the Assembly for engaging in a relevant debate about a topic that was obviously of concern to many students. Finally, in its soft analysis of President Heier's performance, the Eagle faults Heier for not taking "a much harder line with the GA."This is utterly ridiculous. It is not the place of the Student Confedera- tion President to direct the debate of the Assembly. That responsibility falls, ulti- mately, to the student body. The General Assembly is set up as a legislative body, independent of the Student Confedera- tion Administration. Your comments to the contrary serve only to confuse the issue and mislead your readers. In short, the Eagle staff has short-changed an assembly of students who are dedicated to the service of their fellow students, and not to their own po- litical agendas. The Eagle has fallen into the trap of slighting the entire Assembly for the actions of a few members whom they believe serve only their own inter- ests. The Assembly has accomplished many things over the past year, and will continue to do so, and to suggest other- wise is to ignore long-term improvements in favor of minor, sensational issues. Micah Watson SPA '97 BOT abuses students with tuition raise The Board of Trustees has increased tuition 17 percent in the last three years. That is more than double the inflation rate in the same time. The intended increase of 6 percent for next year is abusive be- cause students have not recovered yet from last year's five percent raise. All's decision to increase tuition this year, will hurt not only the school, but also the student community. There are many schools comparable to AU that are less expensive. Potential students will think twice before coming to AU. They have other choices of universi- ties that have not raised tuition as much and that offer the same quality of pro- grams. Student enrollment for next year is likely to decrease because ofthecostof our school. This is alarming because AU is dependent on tuition to fund the univer- sity. Due to the lack of endowments, AU may lose more money with this tuition increase if enrollment does indeed drop. Students who already study at AU will suffer, too. A great number of them re- ceive financial aid and pay their part of the tuition with part-time jobs. These students will have to work more during the sum- mer or the school year to pay for the expenses. The quality of the education that they will receive next year, however, will be basically the same. Despite the increase, the university government has not planned many improvements for the next years, except for the library budget and the remodeling of Mary Graydon Cen- The Board of Trustees claims that the raise is necessary to face the high costs of paper, books and professors' salaries. It also claims that university programs will improve after this 6 percent raise. The truth is that the rising costs that the administration has to face are not equal to the tuition raise. Does the Board realistically expect us to believe that pa- per and salaries have increased 17 per- cent when over the last year, the univer- sity has been cutting the budgets of many departments to reduce costs? ? - So I wonder if the abusive tuition in- crease is due to rising costs or if it is the lack of planning and effectiveness of the administration. The students will have to pay anyway, and The American Univer- sity as a whole will suffer too, not only because of the possible enrollment de- crease, but also because students are mad and this will affect the little school spirit that we have left Juan M. Ortega SIS '97 VP did more than assist with Homecomin g Lonnie Butts I have to say that when I originally read the Annual Student Confederation report card [in The Eagle, March 27, 1995] I was satisfied with the grade of B, But, of course, as all inquisitive students i read further and upon reading further I found that The Eagle not only has no concept about how the Student Con- ; federation is run ! T floridpA nj / decided on the music that The Eagle butwentasfaras to i , , . ., . am l ?-? ? *. ?incorrectly name j Put in their Thumbs UOWf l Section the head of the ff oe week following Homecoming. Homecoming L ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^__^^ events. 1 will not slander Erin Ackerman as that is not the purpose of this letter, and also because she does not deserve it because of the many hours she worked with me on the event to make it as successful as it was. However, I must say that 1 am upset. Throughout the weeks prior to Home- coming I noticed a blatant disregard for the mention of my name in relation to Homecoming in The Eagle, but being the kind of person that I am I saw no need to throw my name into everything so that I could be noticed. I have a personal phi- losophy that simply states that there is a time and place for everything and this is definitely the time to let The Eagle know how 1 feel. Just to set the record straight: 1 worked since last summer to procure a building and entertainment for Home- coming while I did correspond with Erin Ackerman, I was here and made many of Ball and missed many classes? too many classes?and lost countless hours in searching for a job. since 1 am a graduat- ing senior, lo provide a memorable loca- tion for our Homecoming Ball. I decided on the music that The Eagle put in their "Thumbs Down" section the week following Homecoming. These examples are just a few examples of what I did for Homecoming and would expect the writers for The Eagle to know without my having to parade my name in front their office. I am not known as a person who needs to have my name in everything but 1 worked too hard, lost too many hours of personal time, not to be recognized for those efforts. The Eagle put in their Annual Report Card for the Student Confederation that I was a, "tre- mendous help to Homecoming Director Erin Ackerman in planning and executing another successful Homecoming week at the final decisions, alone. As a result, much of the entertainment was decided before many students returned to school to begin classes. I worked to get the Post Office Pavilion secured which included numerous con- tract renegotiations for the Homecoming AU." 1 appointed Erin Ackerman to the position of Homecoming Director and, that is a position which assists the Vice President in presenting Homecoming to the American University. It was my pre- rogative and my choice to have Erin Ackerman in on more of the decision making processes in relation to Home- coming and that was mainly because of her aptitude and her attention to detail, not because I couldn 't handle it or be- cause it is a normal practice, because it is not. Additionally, I must also state that if The Eagle is going to give me a report card for my service as SC Vice President, then it should report on what I did and not rely upon the information that was pro- cured in an interview that was conducted in July. I should have been graded on things like Midnight Madness which was a successful event and the first of its kind in many years. It was attended by many students of a diverse cross section and enjoyed, as far as I could see, by all. I also recommend that more than just the Bliz- zard of Bucks and the Latin Carnival be discussed when discussing Homecom- ing events. The Latin Carnival was not even sponsored by the Student Confed- eration but in fact was sponsored by the School of the International Service Un- dergraduate Council. While it was a part of Homecoming I think many of the other events deserved to be mentioned like the Eight Rock Writer's Collective sponsored by the Black Student Alliance and the Ballroom Dancing with Professor Berendzen to name a few Yes, itwas nice that the Battle of Bands was commended, but doesn't it strike you as odd that no other music selections were appreciated , including that at the Homecoming Ball' Students of color do not traditionally attend the Homecoming Ball because it does not have much to offer them by way of entertainment, so 1 decided for once, that there would be something there for more than just the mainstream. Doesn't it strike you as odd that no one bothered lo care whether students of coloi attended Homecoming and why? Well, it did strike me and I did something about it I think The Eagle, if they are goi ng to commend Homecoming, should also com- mend the Kennedy Political Union Direc- tor, Terrance Colvin because what The Eagle does not realize is that Homecom- ing would not and could not have been the same without the .$12, contribution from KPU that helped make it happen. Therefore, if you are going to put your- selves on such a pedestal to grade people and offices , what about grading them on substance and truth Do your research or don 't presume to grade. I give The Eagle an F for not following up on information they do not know as fact. Lonnie Butts is a senior in the School o Public Affairs and is the outgoing vice- bresident o the Student ConArticle proves that The Eagle needs to hire some new copy editors I wonder if the front page article en- titled "VP Enrollment Search Interviews this Week" (Eagle, March 27) wasasubtle parody of the wretched excesses of politi- cal correctness or simply a not-so-subtle example of agenda-promoting reporting andsloppyediting.Immediatelyafter iden- tirying by name the two finalists for this position, the lead of the next paragraph announces that "Both candidates are male." Given that their first names are Robert and Christopher, this is not ex- actlyastartlingrevelation.Apparentlyfeel- ing that Eagle readers are complete idi- ots, the story repeats itself two sentences later, again announcing that the pair are "both male." If you think our memory span is really that short, you are wrong. If the editors feel the search committee's final selection was based on discrimina- tion against women, then find facts to support such an allegation-and confine unsubstantiated emotions to the editorial pages. If you can't recognize cloying re- dundancy, get new copy editors. . Stephen D. Cohen SIS Professor The Eagle welcomes letters to the editor from the AU com- munity. Preference for Letters and Forum pieces will be giv en to material received by Friday at 1:00 p.m. Letters must be less than 700 words , typed , double- spaced and addressed to the editorial page editor. They must includea phone numb er, class and school. Material must be signed by no more than three names. The editor reserve s the right to edit materia l due to space considerations , libel and standards of good taste. Condoms keep HIV and H2O on the outside Jim Senyszyn Religious right political hacks likecolumnist Cal Thomas try to por- tray use of condoms and safer sex as a liberal-left political plot Yet Surgeon General Antonia C. Novello, appointed by Republican Presi- dent George Bush, issued a statement published in thejune9,1993 issue of "The Journal of the American Medical Associa- tion" strongly supporting condom use for prevention of HIV transmission. Similar statements were issued by her predeces- sor, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, who was appointed by Republican Presi- dent Ronald Reagan. Novello claims that 20 percent, 40 per- cent, or 80 percent of all new HIV seroconversions in the United States will be avoided if 25 percent, 50 percent, or 100 percent, respectively, of persons use condoms consistently and correctly. As to the question of pores in condoms, which has replaced the medieval ques- tion about how many angels can stand on the head of a pin in the minds of modern day religious zealots, she cites a National Institutes of Health study which found no holes even at 2,000 times magnification. Acknowledging that holes can occur, she refers toquality control testing by the US Food and Drug Administration which has found an average condom waterleak rate of 0.3 percent If the failure rate of a batch of condoms exceeds four per 1,000 the condoms arerecalled and barred from sale. This is a far cry from the 33 percent failure rate hysteria mongers like Tho- mas proclaim. She says that there are further ob- stacles to passage of HIV even through a microscopic hole. A free virus, which is nonmou'le, would pass through a hole only if it were associated with a cell that moves or if it were moved by hydrostatic pressure through a hole. However, monocytes and lymphocytes that may carry HIV are too large to pass through microscopic holes detected by routine, testing. And an FDAstudy simu- lating free HIV in fluid under, pressure found that most condoms leaked no fluid at all and that, "even the worst-performing condom reduced estimated viral expo- sure 10,000 fold." The statement cites condom effective- ness during actual use evidenced by con- traceptive failure rates ranging from less than one per 100 to 16 per 100 users per year. She illustrates the importance of proper condom use by results from a British study of married, more experi- disappear, they claim. They also refer to the two rubber layers of a condom saying that, "the possibility of a hole being made through both layers, or of a hole in each layer being perfectly aligned seems ex- tremely remote." They say that their contention is fur- ther borne out by the tensile strength of condoms under high elongation and di- rect experimentation with the HIV virus. A March 1989 Consumer Reports ar- enced users with condom-user failure rates for pregnancy as low as six per 1,000 users per year. CM. Roland's concerns about the bar- rier performance oflatex rubber featured in the June 1993 issue of "Rubber World" were rebutted by an article by MD Morris and TD. Pendle in the very same issue. Morris and Pendle attribute condom failures mainly to misuse rather than any inherent defect in the product. Leaching in water, which is part of the normal condom production process, effectively makes the porous structure in the latex tide "Can You Rely on Condoms?" also reports thai examination of stretched la- tex condoms by an electron microscope showed "no pores" and "an effective intact barrier which won't even let water? one of the tiniest of molecules-filter through." It also describes various laboratory ex- periments showing that various sexually transmitted germs cannot pass through latex condoms. The leaky boatrumors about condoms spread by the religious right do not hold water. But condoms do hold water and hold back the HIV virus too. Jim Senyszyn works in a communica- tions f irm in South Plainf iel , New fersey. service formal dining room vour own abode from... or tn ?? ?Jfettoo? 3277 M St (202)342 1199 between Smash & Sport's Fans Coupon: 10% off all orders (offer expires 12/31/95) itoosliQiy i I How late M are yo 7Later than the restaurants?Later than Domino's? Later than TDR? be too late for Middle Eastern Cuisin e J ^i Fettoosh offers an adult menu w/convenience and cheap prices- Gyros Dining Hoom. Sun-Th 11am-11pm Fri & Sat 11am-Sam Fast Food/Deliv. Sun-Th till 3am Fri & Sat 'till 5am Hummos Tabbuli Falafel Beef & Chicken Kababs ...and plenty more Coll ege studen ts more understandin g of AIDS virus By LARA M. FLINT College Press Service Nortlrnvsu-rn I nivcrsiiy sophomore Julie Dupiiis remembers silting on her uncle's lap when she was just 5 or (i wars old. "My mother would say. 'li's OK io touch him You c;m'l gel sick fi urn him ' I remember wondering wli.n i fi.tt nieartl ." Dupuis said. Her uncle died a lew months Idler, bui it was not until years laterth.it she lound out he had died In mi AIDS-n-laled com- plications. "With as many stereotypes ,is people had about llie disease, h lien I think b.ick I'm glad my mothei let me sit in Ins lap." Dupiiis said. "Many people wouldn't do that now." lnasense. Kid,n 'sii)]lec;fsluden[s,iie among llie fir*! ol the AIDS generation. As we grew , so did the spread ol AIDS and AIDS awareness We were the first generation to leain about AIDS at (lie same time th.il we learned about sex. so when we started having sex. we h.id .ilre.ick heard how to prevent tlu'tr.nisniission of HIV. t he virus thai causes AIDS We should also ha\e been the first generation witli the powei to slop ( lie transmission of AIDS, once and for all. I nfonunad-K . things did not work out t hat way Accor ding In die Center lor Disease Control, teenagers and young adultsconi- prise one of t he lasiest-growing catego- ries of AIDS cases. Between June 1SIS1 .md.Iune 1901. m-nrly 1 i.OOU casesol lull- blown AIDS have been reported in the I'nilcdSlales for people bet ween the ages Kilo 2\. And lli.it figino does not take into account llie many mure who are HIV positive ? that is. carry llie virus ih.il causes AIDS but have not yet developed symptoms of the disease 1 million Americans an1 estimated Io cany HIV. The CDC estimates that on average, eight to eleven years generally pass I etotv someone who has been in lected with HIV show s aeliial symptoms ol AIDS ['his means the people w ho con- (r.icl t he virus as teenagers and young .uliills ,ire not counted .is AIDS cases until they reach their Lite 3>s or e.n ly :10s This latal trend is ahe.uly showing up in CDC statistics. As ol llie new \i\?\ AIDS is the le.idinir killer ol Americans aged L'r) to I I While the statisiiis ma\ seem cold and unreal. llie realit\ is not And today's le.ill.y is that lespousibilitx goes tar beyond just using condoms In Kid. lespousibililv go\eins e\ei*> aspect ol'our sexua l liu-s, riglil Irom tin-start "W hen > on stai I dating, (concern about A IDSI nukes \ou more picky and more suspicious t han \ ou might otherwise be." \( senior I is,i Zaehan. said. "It makes our generat ion more aw are ol our sexual- ity ? from who we sleep with to how many people we sleep with " It also lorces us io ask questions be- lore having sex ? questions we may not w ant to know the answ ersio, such as How many people have \ou sle|)t with' How many people had vour partners slept with' Have you had unsale sex? I lave you used intravenous drugs ?? and I lave yon had an AIDS lest? And thanks to the early AIDS cducn- lion some ol us received, we also tecog- ni/.e that we cannot get AIDS through non-inliniale contact ? by sitting on our HI V-positive uncle's lap, by using I he saint ? drinking lutinlaiii as an INV-posiiivesiu dent or by shaking the hand ol an acqiiaiu lame with AIDS This undei standing may have made us more aec epling ol t hose inleiled with IllV than previous geueialions George Kric ksen,a!i7-year old Chicago-area resi- dent with lull blown AIDS, agreed. "()lder people lend to be mole closed about AIDS I ha11 college agoiI sludenls." I-1 i ksen said about the response begets when people find out that his illness is ?UDS-rel.iled Manyolus.like Dupuis. have also h.ul pel sc Hial experience s? ith Al I )S al ayi in tig age. When \l: junior Saskia Young was 1 I. she lound out that the choreographer ol a show she was doing had HIV. He died w hen she was If), but while he was in I he hospital, \oung said the people in the show were able Ui support him in every way because they understood how AIDS could and could not be transmitted. lint despilelhoway the AIDSepidemic has impacted our generation, it's not enough to always change behavior Through his experience in working with people of all ago. Mitchell said he lias found the greatest degree ol denial about AIDS in universitv students "People still look al themselves as im- nioilal," he said. "It 's die " disease ol yoiilh.'" liK-yoar-old Chicago,m 'I odd Uurgcr. w ho tested positive lor IIIV when he was 22. agreed "I here's tin- idea thai kids have thai llicy're invincible." I linger said "I know it. I had il " People in oiii age group. Ilke 'lodd. ollen [eel IIIiniol t,ll llowovel . sale sex has bet ome a tout h more integral part ol our soi iali/ation \l sennit dreg Shea said he i.inuol imagine behaving oilier wise "I just wouldn't randomly have sex wit h a person I didn'l know very well," Shea said "AIDS is something yon have Io consider ' Aiioidinglo the Alan (iiittm,ichor In slitute . high sihools across the nation pi ovule an ,ivei age ol sis-and-a-hall hours per year ol sexedui alion. and only two of t hose hours are spent on contraception and sexually tiansmilted diseases "Sex ediu alion m high schools is basi- ca lly reprodin live biology ? not sex edu- cat ion." \lili hell said I'mt hermore. l-.vanston Township High School health teacher Julie Colwell s at age IX During those six yi ars. Whin did a great deal to educate the ?\inerican publu about AIDS Ilisexporloncolurcedpi opli to acknowledge thai A!1)S is m,t a ga\ disease, and \'( )'l a punishineiil !or "un moral" behavior "b-arning about Ryan White taught me what AIDS was," sin- said "It taught me acceptance and tolerance " Pop culture, loo, has taughl us about AIDS, the first example being Rock Hudson Zachary said she remembers lirst becoming aware ol -\II)S w hen Hudson's illness became public Today, though, pop culture educates m n rhtferenl w:iv- TV ami mnvies ntten address the very serious nature of the A IDS epidemic, Ironi personal experi- ences to sale sex practices to discrimina- tion In the movie "Skin Deep," for example. John Kilter is (aughl having se.\ with someone else's girlfriend, so he runs around tin- dark bedroom chid in only a glow-m-the-daik condom 'I hough a co- ined ic sc ene, suc h antics -.erve as a shm- uig reminder that we, too, should hi-using condoms Andin 'TretU W oman." prosti- tute and se|l-proclaiini-d"salelygir]"Juha Roberts whips mil an array ol condoms that v.ould impress any l'ei-r Conlracep- live I.diualor ()n the oilier hand, though, count less movies also take a more serious look at Uie.AIDSepidi inic "And the Hand Played On," for one, show ed us the political prob- lems laced by AIDS researchers during vheKeagan adirninsi ration. "Pbiladelphi a" look us through the grueling ordeal of? \[DS?Iriuii diagnosis n, r I * alb. and now "Bo> s on Ihi Side" reinmds us of theever- ini reasing threat ol MDS to women "Some ill tin movies about AIDS ni.iv seem kind I ill 111 es\ , bill they have lielped jji ojjlebi nion wilimgiolalk about -\1DS and bi mop open about it .' Zach.in. said. \\ has had a similar >-lli 11 Ihrougli \1 I \ s - I he Real World ,' oiirgeneration laiin lo t now , love ,indiiltiniateK mourn Pedio Zamora . who dn r] ol AIDS-relaled c on iidic aiiuns last \ ear I or those who do noi pi-r-ona!!'. 1 now someom- wilh AIDS. Judrl \\ mic k i,n "'I h, R. al World' -bowed sludenlsju^t how n ,i! \IDs ]-, ? and how palnlul it i-- In >s,iU h -oiii. iiiv >ou i are about die troni it n g.irdli ss ul how he or -he got it Hut \II )S i- alt, i tmg our gem ration much mort ih,m air. i.1 'r hour moMe or liall-hour'T\ -lio.-.ianlrul. ili-picl People coiiliniii* lo In -un>n-e(i at ju-t how close lohonii iheiii-i ase i-.ds more and more people bi-i nun ~!ati?tic - in the ongoing ,-i .1 rli'nm 1 11 r, T i^ \ I! IS mam ^mmiismmff MmKim Optomertist, Melvin D. Rein 5525 Wise. Ave., Ste. 607, above Ham- burger Hamlet. Exe exam, fitting of all types of contact lenses. Free disposable lenses. 20% discount to AU students. 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S.irajf\ o burn punisi S.^Iki I\)|)t'riL"l" pl.i>rd hii ail .uid u'iKi" nf about 50 Al uniniiimn nu'inhiM -- m duo ot hi^ firs: ,ipi?Mi".ii n.i". i n ilu 1 I lined Suit's in Ka\ ^luprl Salurda\ [ iiperich u a^ honi in t hv now-bL'sio^L'(? ]I\ til Sarajevo in U'72 We has Unlive hruuj^h South Aim-nca and parts of Vai ; opf . and hv liasjiisl bt-i;iin his first Ameri .Mil lou r Allluiuijh hf resides in Jomsa 'nil , w ln-ie ht' ^i ll ^radualf from the Ifru ^aK'iu !\ubin ?Xcidrnn ol Millie anc Haiui 1 tins \i\ir. ['openi'h has laniils urinlx'r- ih.it ivmam m \irajcvo nu'fiMicrri bewail with.iperloniianc't it HadiV "Clior.il IVclmlc in G Minor .' nt/lu dmirllH'piTtorniaiKv eta piece troni 'Aamii '.""^ opt-r a "1'nst en and lsolda." \; i lu end ol the fn-l hall ol the l'oiv .eil , rn |>e neh j)la>ed a piece he com- . 'OM-. i entitled Sai'ajevo "'?12. uhich he has --aid is^uppo M 'd tosha\s ihe audience the li \ a^iai uMi ol ihe^anhnui.^h the music ! he ^\ond hallo! the ion ceil included i \.niet\ ni mu-ii Lomposed by Chopin , t iaii\el > peaeeiul and calm compared to lie luthulen i climax ol the 111?I hall . 1 opt tii. h -aid he believes people liuisl In v li.it lhe\ cm to heipolhers Since ihe a,ii m 1'ioMiia beu.in in 1!H >2. he has per- oi meil benefit coihitN lor those atlecled n '?; :? ?? '? .?' nuoiich hi- appearances in i . - - - ami ir,o-t noial iK , hisii|X'om- >< ? ? .:t? Ueparimenl concert on July 12 - ? opt i idi -aul he hope-to raise av. are- i. -- .ni 'l help ihe peace process. His AL .1 \a\ Sasha Toperich fervently guides his filangies Samuel Neff/ The Eagle over the ivories; making music out of madness . TENNIS gAU finds mixed results at GU By PHIL RIPPA Eagle Staff Writer 'Hie men's and women's tennis teams each played contests against Georgetown on Wednesday, with mixed results. The men's team defeated the Hoyas. 7- 0, to end its five same losing streak. The women's team was not so fortu- nate, dropping its match. 7-0. The men overpowered the Hoyas, sweeping the singles matches and only dropping one doubles match. AU (<5-5) opened the day by scoring two strong single wins, winning the num- ber one and two singles matches in three sets. This set the tone for what would be a day filled with competitive matches. Freshman Nils Broering, playing in the number one singles match, improved his overall singles record to 7-4 when he defeated Chris DiCarlo. 6-4.2-6.6-4. In the number two match, senior Peter Free- man (4-7) scored a three set win of his own, downing Jon-Jon Chany. 6-4, 5-7,6-2. The Eagles continued their march through the singles matches, as fresh- man Zach Sears, senior Craig Dober, sophomore Zak Wesche, and junior Mar- tin Petrella each won their matches. Sears (5-4) won the number three singles match , 6-2. 6-1. over Brian Kennedy, while Wesche (4-4) only dropped two games in his 6-1, 6-1 victory over Derek Spotswood in the number five match. Dober (5-1) won the number lour match against Mark Kittles by dcl.iult when Bittles retired with tin* match lied al one set. Pelrella (-1-4) won thelast single-mak h of the day. scoring ;i 7-li (7-5). 4-h . ixlh I straight match dating back to the i.ill -ea j son. AU's women's match v, ilh .l ame- Madi- son yesterday was canceled clue to rain No makeup date has been scheduled Todd Lieberman/ The Eagl Eagle freshman Zach Sears returns a sho t during his match against Georgetown 's Brian Kennedy. Sears won the match 6-2, 6-1. April j. iy?3 i li e cd^i e ftji WOMEN'S LACROSSE Eagles fal l to third - ran ked Greyhounds By JON BERKE Faijlo Staff V/riU.r I In- third-ranked I.oyol.i (?p-ylioumk jumped out to alUO livirl m tin- l" i 17 minutes and that is alt thry nt-fdrd astlu-\ defcaU (I the Al women's Lirrossr team, I.Vrf . 'l lle-d.iy ill Reeves Held 'Ihe game marker] the fu-l time Al assislant coaih l.inda Ohrni l.uecl her lonnerKMin where-hen a-.in All-Aiikti- i -ill goalkeeper l.ul > ear "1 knuv. ,i loi dij om this piogranl , tins learn is ver\ young an'l very f[UKk . but u nlorluiidlely so are v. e," Ohrin said M '- mi X]j erieiK e ~h(iv.e [] ui ihe firs t eight minutes win ii ! o\ol-i surged to a 7- I ) lead , led by senior I> <-1 ^\ ( ii ^ .? -n s three goals whith she st un (1 in (i spj in i?l I'.wi minutes (/iven , who v. ,ts in ( 1 tur seventh in the Colonial Alhletn. A-sotl.itinn in -i onng eiitenng the g.inu-. had lou r hi ials and our assist i n the game Alter three mure (,re\hound goals. Al stored Us first goal.il the lli OJnwrk. when j unior I lolK l.i- rii'T n-u i\i-d a pa? from Sybil Keat--l'>jo rk-HM i lor tin si ore Four minute s later , \l -trm k again . when Kelly Cri)?m;iu . looki ng lor an D]?-n player deeided lo take tile ball in hei -t l| for her tenth goal ol the si ,1-011 After a couple ol niir -a\'- hs \\ goalkeeper Amrita C.indel.i. \l -ior>-d agai n when Ij erner converted an eight- i neler shot lor her eighth goal ol tin- season. M b-rni-r was the backbone of the AU ofle nse. leading the team ingoals (three) and shots on goal (eight) I n the second half, with most of Ujyola's fi rst team replaced , the AC defense lim- ited the Greyhounds to five goals. 'I wo were on eight meter shots and (j iii ? Lam< " when AU forgot to cover I/jyola lreshman Stephanie Fallon. who went in u ntouched for the final goal of the game al I In- .?{?. )') mark. I or AU , b:rn?;r, freshman Sarah Jor- dan and Crossman all scored in the sec- ond half as both teams waged a defensive battle Candela had stops on some hard shots and fi n ished the game with eight saves in the losi ng effort "Ihe dilference in other games for Cmdfia was that defensemen would ? . reen her and she would no! get a good look at the shot." Al " head coach Anne V. iJk mson said "I n ihis ganic, I/jyo]a had some clear -hots , so she had a butter game." Hold onto your skirts girls. April Fool's! LACROSSE: continued from A12 for us all year," Wil kinson said. However, with nine minutes to go in the half , the AU defense collapsed The Tribe scored six goals in that span Ju nior Julia Kline scored three goals towards the end of the half and AL lound themselves down 10-1 entering the -, (- ond half "During tin- stretch , our defense uas struck by the domino effect. " Wilkm-on said "In order to have an ellective de. fense, it has to be a team defense, and \w played like individuals Theie was no com- munication. " In the second half . Al ' had their most productive defensive stretch of the sea- son limiting iheTnbe to no goals from the 16-mmute mark to the 2'47 mark. However, W&\1 reserve goalkeeper l.i-a Uixon shutout AL for the entire half The Tribe scored six goals during the half "Our transition really failed us in this game." I^rner said. "We could not generate any offense " "Willia m and Mary is really fast and lhe\ were always (me step ahead of us," \*v tl kHWin said "We are really going to work on our offense in practice this v> eek" 'ITie Eagles twice during the week, with their next contest coming on Wed nesday , at home against Goucher at '.? 00 p m. Golf resu lts The Loyola Invitational Hunt Valley GC, Hunt Valley. Md. - Par 72 - 675^ yds. Steve Norwood 79 83 162 +18 Eric Hanson 84 84 169 +24 Andy Lacy 92 84 176 +32 Marc Bender 93 100 193 +49 Josh Fideli 97 101 198 +54 The James Madison Spring Golf Classic Bryce Resort, Basye, Va. - Par 71 - 6329 yds. Eric Hanson 74 82 156 +14 Steve Norwood 78 80 158 +16 Marc Bender 79 83 162 +20 Josh Fideli 97 88 185 +43 Andy Lacy 86 WD WD XXX i"ir Tm Onrvnrr n \s?~j KJ JJ ljX y/AVX lj GMU down s Eagles, 9-3, in Men's Lax Men still winless in their first season at AU By JON BERKE and freshman attacker Jim Bamett. Eagle Staff Writer RubeVs Roal seemed l0 m lhe leam_ because of the wav he scored it.The AU men s lacrosse team had a "Usually with the long (defensive) stickstrong defensive effort in the second half . and me on the break, people come up to but n was not enough as they lost 9-3 to stop me and I usually pass the ball to Marc the George Mason I'.uriots , Saturday in Webber,butthepasswasoff ," saidRubel. Fairfax, Va. "However, the (GMU) goalkeeper went The loss dropped the Eagles to 0-4 in oul l0 stop Webber and the shot trickled their inaugural season as aclub team. The j n." win bolstered the Patriots to a 5-0 record. The Eagles will attempt to win their "GMUiswii. .utadoubtthestrongest first game of the season with five games team in our conic. ence and we held them (his week. to three goals in the second half ." On Wednesday, they will travel to Col- defenseman Dave Rube! said. ]ege parki m^ t0 face the University of Thai should tell you the kind of effort Maryland, that we had in this game." Then on Friday they will face Catholic In a previous game, the Patriots beat at Howard. George Washington University, 22-2. Saturday, they will face Howard at AU goalkeeper Even Kaye returned Catholic at 1:30 p.m. from an injury and was impressive in the On Sunday, they will end the week at losing effort. Trinity College , when they {ace "GMU really got off a lot of shots, so Georgetown at 12:30 p.m. and George Kaye really kept us in the game with his Washington at 2:30 p.m. e?foi% " Rubel said. "Today was the first time that this team After being shut out 6-0 in the first half , realiy showed potential ," Rubel said AU rallied with second half goals by ?We are really starting to come to- defensman Rubel , attacker Scott Fahey gether and get in shape." Todd Lieberman/ The Eagle All junior Holly Lerner splits between two W&M defenders. Lerner scored seven goals in the Eagle 's three games this week. She now has13 goals on the season , which puts her in a tie for the team lead. WOMEN'S LACROSSE Eagles beat Longwood 12-7, fall to #12 W&M By JON BERKE Eagle Staff Writer The Al ; women's lacrosse team split a pair of Raines this weekend as they won their first game of the season 12-7 over the Division III Longwood College on Saturday. On Sunday, the Eagles stayed close to twelfth-ranked William and Mary in the first 10 minutes, but theTribe finished off the half strong and never looked back winning 16-1. The weekend action dropped the Eagle'? record to 1-6. 0-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association. On Saturday AU's 12goals represented their highest offensive total of the sea- son. After Longwood and AU battled to a 5-5 tie in the first half , sophomore Shan- non Davis, a sweeper for the soccer team in the fall, scored her first three goals of season in a four minute stretch to put the camp nut nf reach . "We really worked with Shannon (Davis) all week." AU head women's lacrosse coach Anne Wilkinson said. "We kept (elling her that she was not being selfish enough ? she really took it to the hole today." Davis scored two goals on passes from freshman Sybil Keats-Bjorksten. Bjorksten controlled the passing lanes with four assists. AU started off the afternoon with a goal from freshman Sarah Jordan, who eluded several Longwood defenders for the goal 45 seconds into the game. Junior Holly lerner also scored a goal during the stretch, and the Eagles were up 10-5 with 14 minutes to go. The two teams exchanged goals for the rest of the half with AU's leading scorer Kelly Crossman getting two goals and Lerner adding another. Crossman also added two assists on the afternoon. She leads the team with 13 goals and four assists. Lerner had her second consecutive big game with four goals and 10 shots on goal. She has scored seven goals in the last two games and is tied with Crossman for the team-lead in goals with 13. In the second half, after Davis'outburst, AU got a scare when I-erner went down at the 14:43markandcameup limping. Lerner returned a minute later to score two more goals, but her action against William and Mary would be very limited. Also scoring for the Eagles was Kristin Frieswyk, who had two goals and one assist. AU goal keeper Amrita Can- dela had five saves in her first winning effort of the season. On Sunday, the AU defense started out with a strong effort limiting the Tribe to four goals in the first 10 minutes. Freshman Sara Jordan scored in her second consecutive game with a close- range shot at the 12:15 mark. "Sarah Jordan has been a solid defender See LACROSSE, pace A1 1 Virginia Common wealth to join the Colonia l Athletic Assocaition By NEILABT Eagle Staff Writer For Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity, the journey to the Colonial Athletic Association was anything but a smooth one. The trip started with a simple fax. but it is a fax that the Metro Conference will never forget. This past season, the Metro Con- ference was comprised of seven teams (Louisville, Southern Miss,, Tulane, North Carolina-Charlotte , South Florida, Virginia Commonwealth and Virginia Tech), but five of its members decided in the middle of January to merge with the Great Midwest Confer- ence and Houston , formerly of the Southwest Conference, to form an im- proved conference. The five original Metro schools de- cided to vote VCU and Virginia Tech out of this super-conference because they felt 14 schools were too many teams to have in one conference. So, on January 16. each of the ousted Vir- ginia schools received a fax explaining that they had been expelled from the conference. The new Metro Conference will begin in the fall and sponsor 17 varsity sports to its members. The main sport the conference is hoping to bolster is football. The Metro has never sponsored football until now ? another reason for the ousting of VCU and Virginia Tech (VCU does not have a football Location: Richmond, VA Nickname: Rams Enrollment: 20,140 Home Arena: Richmond Coliseum 1994-95 Men's Basketball Record:16-13 program and Virginia Tech plays foot- ball in the Big East) . However, neither school left the Metro without a fight Instead , they sued each school in the conference, because ihe Metro's old laws slate that anvteam leaving the conference before ilsexpiralion must pay damages to the other schools. Tile suit avoided the courts, though, and after mediation the two agreed to leave after receiving reparations of S1.135 million each. Though the Chancellor of UNCC felt the conference had pleased the two schools through the settlement, VCU's Athletic Director Dick Sander still had some harsh feelings toward the ousting. "No malterwhat they say, they forced us out of the conference," Sander said. "We are not leaving voluntarily." So, as l he rest of the teams prepared for the end of the basketball season, these two schools looked for new conferences. Viginia Tech quickly joined the Atlantic 10, wearingthe A-10 symbol as it won the National Invitation Tournament earlierthis week even though it will belong to the Metro Conference until June 30. VCU had hoped to remain in the same- conference as Tech, but joined the CAA on Feb. 8 instead. There are now nine schools (AU and Richmond are the only private institutions) making up the conference, six of which- are from Virginia With many of AU'srecniitscoming from the state of Virginia . AU Athletic Director Joe O'Donnell said he knows there will be a challenge ahead. "'Hie fact that they come into theconfer- ence with a higher power rating and alarger budget represents a challenge for us, ' O'Donnell said. "Our program has al- ways done a lot with a little, and our coaches are looking forward to it." The AU men's basketball team has alifetime 16-5record against the Rams, with the last win coming during the 1938-39 season. AU will be familiar with VCU's home court, the Richmond Coliseum ? it is where the CAA tournament .has been held for the past six years, and is con- tracted with the CAA until 1997. So VCU, which moves from the third-best basketball conference to the 21st, has achance to gain an automatic birth to the NCAA tournament on its home floor. While some fear they could domi- nate the conference in basketball, Sander said he knows it will be tough. "We have a hard time beating those people (Richmond , James Madison , Old Dominion)," he said. "We certainly have no business thinking we are bet- ter than they are." O'Donnell said he is looking forward to the addition of an- other school. "Tiiis is a good opportunity for a conference," he said. "VCU is a fine program and it makes the entire con- ference stronger." Though the Rams will be giving up revenue by not joining a lop basketball conference, they will save $85,000 on travel each year. MEN'S TENNIS AU splits weekend By PHIL RIPPA Eagle Staff Writer Playing on back-to-back days and on three of the last four days, the AU men's tennis team split a pair of matches with Colonial Athletic Association rivals, UNC- Wilmington and Old Dominion. On Friday, the Eagles won their sec- ond straight match as they downed UNCW, 5-1. Hut Ihe streak ended on Sat- urday as ODU blanked AU. 7-0. The Eagles overall record now stands at 7-6. 1-3 in the CAA After a 4-0 fall season. AU has compiled a 3-6 record during the spring season. Against the Seahawks of UNCW, AU took four of Ihe first five singles matches. The Kagles started Ihe day by taking; Ihe top two singles matches as freshman Nils Broering and senior Peter Freeman each won their respective matches. Broering, playing in the number one singles match, defeated Chad Oxendine, 6-3, 6-1 while Freeman scored a 6-2, 6-3 . victory over Gareth Montague-Smilh in ^Jhe number two match. AU also got singles victories from se- nior Craig Dober and sophomore Zak Wesche. In what was one Ihe day's most enter- taining matches, Wesche and Martin Green locked up in a three-set battle in the number five singles match. After (Ireen captured the first set, Wesche dropped only three more games the rest of the match to pull out a 3-6, &O, 6-3 victory. In the number four singles match, Dober handed David Ellera 6-3. 6-2. Freshman Zach Sears dropped a heart- breaking three-set loss to the Seahawks' Bill Anderson in the number three match. Anderson pulled out the victory, 6-1,3- 6.7-5. In doubles action, the number two doubles team of Sears and Dober defeated the duo of Anderson and Green, 8-4 while Broering and Wesche teamed up to give the Eagles their final victory, defeating UNCW's pairing of Eller and Brian Jack- son, also by the score of S-4. AU head tennis coach. Helyn Edwards said that the team is readying itself to make a ran at the end of the year. "We are getting ready for the confer- ence (theCAAchampionships)," Edwards said. There is only one thing I ask them, is to play their best. And they are doing that." The Eagles two game winning streak ended on Saturday, however as they ran into a buzzsaw also know as the Old Do- minion Monarchs. ODU was too much for AU to handle as the Monarchs won all of the singles matches in straight sets. But the Eagles tried to fight backin the doubles matches. The Eagles scored its only victory of the day, when Dober and Sears improved their overall doubles record to 6-3 when they defeated the Monarchs tandem of Johan Wachmeisterand FarhadTadayon 93. Coach Edwards said that the losses were disheartening but some good can be seen. "We are definitely playing well. We are playing tough teams," Edwards said. NOTEBOOK Hal l still alive; two receive scholarshi ps MAKING THE CUT: Junior Sherita Hall , a middle blocker from Adelphi . Md. is one of the last 18 East Coast players still remaining for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Festival Volleyball Team. The Festival, taking place in Denver, Co. this July, will feature 48 top volleyball players from around the country. There will be four regions, with each team consisting of 12 players. Hall a two-lime Colonial Athletic Asso- ciation First Team Selection, was second in the conference in hitting percentage and block average. The tryouts, held in Chapel Hill , N.C., consisted of 81 East Coast players. Of the 18 remaining, six are from the University of Florida and three are from Penn State. Both of these schools took part in the NCAA Champion- ship Tournament this past winter. ARTHUR ASHE SCHOLAR ATH- LETES: Black Issues in Higher Educa- tion Magazine announced that Darryl Franklin and Marianne Ward are the re- cipients of the Ashe Scholar Awards for the second consecutive year. Franklin, a junior point guard from Chantilly, Va., averaged 13.6 points and 5.1 assists f or AU's men's basketball team while main- taining a 3.64 GPA in Justice. Ward who is from Trinidad, is AU' numberonewomen'stennissingles player and achieved a 3.77 GPA in International Studies. WINKLER NAMED SID: After spending the past six months as interim Sports Information Director, Matt Winkler, a Bethesda, Md. native, is now the permanent SID. He took over earlier this year after Joan VonThron left to become Assistant SI I) at North Carolina State. Winkler was one of four official scor- ers for the 199-1 World Cup soccer matches held at RI-"K Stadi um. He also worked asa Media Coord i natorofTrack <& Field for the Public Relations Office for the 199-1 Goodwill (lames at St. Pe- tersburg. Russia. AU Athletic Director Joe O'Donnell said he isoptimistic about Winkler. "1 am looking foavard to his vision of the future for sports information ser- vices and the opportunities he has to enhance our university's athletic inter- est," O'Donnell said. AU AT PAN-AM GAMES: AU had tworepresenilivesalthePan-AMGmaes that finished last Sunday, in Buneos Aires, Argentina. Freshman forward Stacy-Ann Siu- Butt scored one goal for the Trindad field hockey team that finished fifth . AU assistant field hockey coach Steve Jennings contributed four goals to the US men's field hockey team. The US won the bronze medal de- feating Cuba in the bronze medal game. AST INVITED TO PORT SMITH TORNEY: AU senior forward Christian Ast was invited to play in the Port Smith Invitational Basketball Tournament. The tournament features the top se- niors from around the East CoasL Eagle File Photo Sherita Hall goes for a spike earlier this year. She is one the last players remaining for a spot on the East Coast U.S. Olympic Festival Team. ? Cyberspace Be a virtual tourist By K1RSTEN ALEXANDER Eagle Columnist Longing lor a vacation? Plan- ning your summer travels? F.ven il you can't afford Metro Ian." down- tow n, you can virtually visit the world. One of the lastest growing areas ot the Internet is tourism , and ev eo'oiH1 Irom hotel chains to cham- bers ol commerce is setting up a home on the- net There are also virtual spaces ? innovative uses ol the realm of cyberspace set up as "real" destinations. Todav I'll takeyou on a whirlwind tour with abso- lutely no airsickness, jetlag or din- ner bills in other languages Start by opening up Eaglelnfo w ith Netscape or Mosaic and visit- ing the travel page I've set up just for you at &)? * prebend and even fewer have truly * ? > ? "gwJiBf^B&/ experienced. - ^IWaS i^Blr ' mors and the myths, and frantic ^ " ''''t^^BBtt^1? %i" adults bemoan the second com- '" " ^IS ^BBr^SSSrt t iflti rfMft* is a certai n aura pervading the -> tf^^Sg^ 4. * * ' ^S5 ravt- subculture ? a special - hPJHK insiders' bond that perhaps ^ ?mPa ' no one else can share. But ^3j^^E*^v *those within the scene de- ^*awHH?? r '' scribeilmoresimplylhan , ?Hp'fsLjyL''*"**' ~ I thing, to those who ? ' ' ? ? ' '/?^r~~ r zr.. ?'? *f t-f \^^wSS3SB^^&^CT?Bl dwell within il . t he .'?' _ . ;., .'?'...,,, * ^"S^W^jfBPwJBTH'BHrfflrrave scene em- . <: . ";/? ,' tjjy^J Saip5SE?ISjBWflp*BjBra fun. ?' V ^ *?^j |QKHnl F with t he D.C.-based com- i , ? ""^ * pany Subsonic Groove, said the rave m f ?^'t^ i* scenehereontheKastCoastis .fortheinosl ? f> j ^ 'L'^ ' t part, people gathering together in warehouses on ?-- ~J^g- weekends for huge, organized parties thatgo on from around * -' ,'? 10 at night to at least 6 in the morning, with six to 12 DJs playing house, techno, trance, tribal and acid jazz. According to Sam, the people who go generally range in age from 16 to 25 or 26, though most are on the younger end of the spectrum. The parties are often held in secret locations. Above all else, though, he said the growing rave phenomenon is centered around having a good time. "Ideally, it's supposed to be a gathering of a mass of different people who come together for the music and the scene, to enjoy it: a community that is there for the music." Sam, a native of Long Island , said. "It's constantly changing, and that's why it 's grown this strong. It's grown quite a bit over the last few years here in America." I )esu'ny, another local DJ, said the rave scene is really an escape for young people, a way for them to get away from the mainstream society and , as Sam said, to have a good time. "It's like a subculture for young people, where there's no one telling them what to do, no laws, and basically good fun," Destiny, who is originally from Scotland, said. "That's what it all boils down to ? having good fun." In the Bojtjnning ... Raves are a spin-off from the house-music dance scene that developed in Europe in the late 1980s. House music is one type of electronic dance music, made with computers, drum machines, samplers and synthesizers rather than conventional live music. Techno, which is generally played at raves, is also electronic music, but less melodic and with a much faster beat. Both have a distinct following, depending on where you go. Since the rave scene moved to the United States, ithashad aprofound impact on the lfi-to-20-somethi ng generation. To say the scene has "caught on" is ^^* an understatement. Today, almost every major city in the country ? .^fKBSz not to mention some relatively smaller ones ? has its own distinct aKs^"^ rave scene. The music styles are definitely intermingled, as K$f (& the prominentDJsofthegenre travel all overthe country ^^ ?HI^bL to "spin out" and compare styles with the locals. ?HSHH S^ ' * The .American scene began in urban centers _^J B X J| like Ij ds Angeles, San Francisco and New York, ..^^ riri HHf mmf m* ^1 but has since spread throughout the country ^^jJ Bp ^^ g Jbl in a fury unmatched since the birth of the ^^ M MBMl*^ W fss?lfearn,) i , 1960s counter-culture. Some raver ^HB ^^^ ^ B?k I ^^^ M MHH| even liken the scene to the hippie ^B|P^ ^^Hk jB*^?fl ^^^ lrevolution , since the words ^^W^. ^^k dBt^MBBIHI"peace, love and unity" fit in so .^^ ?l^^ s. ^B2^9^^ vBBJ ^well with everything they ^^MB^^^P^^' wn^l^^L stand for. ^K ^^^ ^^ ii3K'~T'" M liJiIn the past few years, ?!? 4f iS^2\ j ^w^Ik/ i^HHIraves have become much mW {|flflHP. 4^ |l^^ ^ l^^^h9HlH more common than they BJf ^8BI^P^f^^B|j^^^^^^^^||used to be. One raver ^Pv ^ML^&^B^Finamed Andrea said ^^^^^^te gte^?^?^jJj^^3f^^^Effi^_^^^^Sshe is not thrilled to fl^PSw^"^^ CT"<^^t&gB^K|BflBHj^B^B^^H see raving enter the ^ffiT ^ -Jy^fijB^B^B^^^^^^^^^^ BJmainstream. ^BjL___ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^fl"It used to be ^Bk&S&j&^s** jS^^ ^HB^^^I^^^^Imelite, and now it's ^P^*^^^ "^^^ ^W-^^^^ B^^^^^ B^Lkind of common," Kf iSIPJP ^B^^^ BBffl ^^ Andrea said. "A lot fl ^^^ g tt gffia &B3H[ l^HBJ5Il||f|iii R||of people are jump- ^^ *"2 3|^BJBJ ^^^^^ Jj B^^ 22S33tf| ^ |ing on the band - .^rf ^^^ B^^^^^^^^^^^ flMflflH ^l^^^^^ flwagon. " ^^ B^^^ B^^^ I^^^^^^^^^^^ H^^^^^ IBBP ^ However , AU ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IPJ B^BMpmP ^PJ ^S&MB ^senior Kat y ^B^^^^^^ B^B^^^^ B^^^^^ SBjJBRP ^^ ^^^^Ramirez, the ^^^ JB IHHH lBBBBi^^^ ^^^^ managerofSubsonicGioovr . saidsheknowsraves will L I fan "Raves were not meant to be lads," Ramirez said. ^^^^ imSB* Ramirez explained that the mii-ic, more than anything ^r^f ttulmm ' else, is the most compelling part of a rave, regardless <> '. W ^^^BJ|JB&mainstream public opinion. K ^^^P"People who are big music fans will criticize the music an' I \ Jsay it 's all synthetic, but it invokes a good feeling." she saic ? TKm"Rave music is a good beat that gives you the opportunity t I tBletgo It'slikeonebigunifiedmassofpeopledancingaroun I ^^ %Jmand letting out their aggressions to the beat." ^^^^^^^^^^B M The rave scene on the Hast Coast picktj ^^^^^^^^?? ? "? ?? ?^m^^^ ' u '''n '''?'l ant' '^'- Sam noted the extreme variety in styles ^jU/B ^S ^^ S B around the country, and the unique one that has H^Hi ^HisI ^W 1^ k since developed between New York . Balti- f /^TK' 3ni} ? ? "It 's a harder-edged scene here on the MkW " ' East Coast," Sam said. "It's more techno- ^S^Kiu ?*''' ** oriented here than house. New York has a~ . ^mBKwAi V~' strong house scene, but primarily what the JM^^ gElwjii ' . people are listening to right now is the harderiHHH Ki/ ' ? ; * techno and trance, as opposed to Chicago.^^^^r'F " : ~ Chicago basically is house... The West Coast is ^ -~ ? * more tribal and trance ... It's definitely not as--fc'Vj ^ T/Nli h;m\ and technological as the East Coast style at |3JSj| BK/*g More Than Just "Clubbing" ^aj3^Bt' - - Clubs like Fifth Colu mn, Stale of the Union and fHBB^S*&pL: *y k. Chamber of Sound in downtown D.C. frequently hold?H ^T events with big-name promoters, top DJ line-ups and ^Baw;^, _ impressive light shows and sound set-ups. 1^^^^^ .%. ? " '"rue" ravers, though, say that these parties lack the Jf S?? ' fei'liug of a rave.l ^*?, ,J * S , Weekly or bi-weekly parties like Fever. Rise and Sunday PfejL? ' infa, ,J,# ? . Mass in Baltimore come a bit closer to achieving the vibe, asIE *x ' '^ ' * ' ' they are held in warehouses and attract mainly devoted ravers S?S' "? *% '? r l>n '-'' ^li"' '}""' Siim arK' I)esl'ny make ^?^f - a strong distinction between ac- ____^^^^^^^^?i^__ V ^F \ * '* *' parties held at clubs ^^tt^^^K^^^^^^^m^^^^K^^^ SX4 l*>ssei\iially. Sam _<^^^^^^^ B^^^^^^^ I^^^^^^^ I^^^^ SI security element." * iqK^^^^^^H^^Ei at &i cluo parties ^^ b^^??^. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ?j ^m w ^^ gjja MBa^H^^^^ SBk trends and generalizations, tr ^ B| ^fe^ ~/7 ?2 J%S ^9? ?^ "M y first party was an ^^^^^P^ j tgPTiSfJ A tfy *"^ ^^fc itwas inasmall warel Umi Sf ^- *" t $S^k I^^ kk. me l was a ra'Jw\. ^ ^ ^ ^P' -^BHjj ^ Back then it v ^fr ^6? f ^ ^^x ^ ^^^pBL ... Back thiBpH^ j fflBjty .^ , J -<^fcjte?^**^\^^^ ^^^^. eringtin ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b^^jF ^^^^^^mmH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^V^^^ out^^^^^^ HPHm^^^^^^^^ #^^^ M|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ H|^^^^ come in an ^^^^ r ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ B^^^^ B^^^^^^ Hi ^^^^ have done and he: ? ^ p^L ^^^ t ^K^^^^^^^^^^ K ^^^^ K tf ^^^ over six months of time.' p^P^pkMjI^P^P^P^P^P^P^P^PJP JR ^^^^ Good or bad . Destiny said heP^P^P^P^P^P^p^pHJ JflPlf^^^^ time. He agreed that the innocence of 1 P^P^P^P^P^P^J pjPP ^^^^ "I think most of them are hedonists, pleasiP ^^^ B^BBBi ^^^^^ new thing anymore. They've been around for seven or ( ^ 0fl ^^^^ have been before. They go because they like to go, and they go bee expect when they get there. " Sam said it is easy to see how kids can get so drawn into raving so quickly, just have a totally dil le; en', i'' 'h ' ,', '?,!, ; k (, ? not measure up 11.1h.1 t "I .: n 1! . a - "As Sain said , it -. .i |( I' l' n ' iil ' i :\\.-\ he said. "The vibi ,; ' iH '- 1 ' :? i.r. i parlies is \a-tK dilii :"? 1,: . ? .!? ., ? ., ' . you'llexiJerR'nuv. n'.' 1 !-; ? ' : , ." .. where evrryliuu^ 1 ? T ? ? , r .} week out ? the-.iri' ;? , ? ; same lightin g 1 In > 1- 1 .' ? ..' . ? ? got a Lomiug lot'i' ti. .i People look lorA.u , ? ... going to thi-e tluiu - . :? ? ' better vibe i> cr< ' ti< 1 ' , ? , ' these raves " According t" Niin . \"> ' ? - vm ..- rave scene has uiK '^fV1 ri . ! ' / -;? evolution, or d< .nii' li - ? - : slaught -evei.il;> > .11 - .:. " v.i ^^^^^^ diller troin llie ciiuiiU:! rave crowd , and ihe -ub--i tut .11 ue and false, made about tin. m b> -oii ,>i underground Ix>ng I sland ]i.uiy in '?J. .i:n l louse with about 200 people, ' Sam s.i' . 1,1 re, because it was essentially a gatiiei ing /as just starting out. suit did start nut Miiall en there was an innocence. It w a^ a di ' n' i " "'" ' kids ?BBH ^B& coming into the -i'-n. > I^H^^ B know whal they 'n'O > < ning ?Jp^p^B' into ahead of time, because P^P ^P ^^ people lead them into il. andBB^^ they get into il a lot faster. Back 1^ then it was so new that it took us over a period of six months to learn and figure things and have agood time. Now these kids d within a two week period of lime they can ird and discovered just as much as it look us thinks ravers are simply out to have a good iie early days has been lost. ire-seekers." Destiny said. "Raves are not a light years. ... Most people who go to raves ause they know who'll be there and what to by looking at the nature of the culture they See RAVES, page B2 RAVES continued f rom Bl are entering. "I've watched peopl e go out to a nijjhl at Fever and then are hooked , like, in oik night , are hooked ." he said "At a typical paily, >ou walk i n the door , you get searched, you go through, and the first thing you see are intense lighting ellecls, booming bass, just a mass ol people i n lnmtofyo u.. alldiflereiu-lookingpeople , lots of noise, cool sounds, and just good music 'Rial hits you right as soon as you get throuch the door." The Drug Scene Hie subject of drugs inevitably come: up w henever the rave scene is mentioned Few raves serve alcohol, but ps\ ehedelii d rugs have indisputably played an impor tant role in the rave movement since it: beginning While LSD is still popular Ecstasy has been the drug of choice sinct raves caught on in Europe, replacing lh don 't regard taking drugs as being a massive crime They regard .aking drugs as the same as going out for i drink or whatever. Takingdrugs to them s part uf the -ceue " i n a sense, ^am said , t he drug use .?xemplifies a key difference between hose withi n the rave scene and those jutside it. He said he cannot understand low the majority of the people could settle 'or so much less in their social lives, and he rest of their lives in general. "Tile difference between the average xipulation is that they settle for a night in i bar, with the same music, same crowd, tnu a few drinks here anci there." he said. 'We regard smoking pot and taking Ec- stasy in moderation as an enhancement . What we're trying to do is open our ninds and bodies completely and have a ;ood lime, and share that with a lot of people " Despite the apparent increase in drug ise among the younger generation ol ?avers, and the indisputable prevalence ol XTlain drugs within the scene. Sam said he thinks that trend is stari- ng to reverse itself. "Yes, t he drugs are involved ," Sam ?aid "They are an enhancement , and they Mil be there. Bui hopefully it 's taki ng a yotid turn 1 want people to know thai ihat they're seeing is not just people ;oing out just to use drugs and gel mess* (]) up Thai's nol whalil 'saboul ou can go anywhere to do that " In fact, t here is a growing trend tow ard drug-lree rave scene on behalf of many 'I the main promoters and popular D.K.?mart drinks ? beverages laced with mmo acids and calfeine thai are claimed i energize dancers "natu rally" ? are lore and more common, although not a inch on the East Coast as in California nc ! the Southwest Smart drinks usually rll lor riboni S'-i to -S. a shot. Looking Ahead Sam said he thinks the scene is headed back toward what it was in its earlier days, and that people are beginning to return to the original positive and unified mental- i!\ 1 ? In \< - there is a resurgence of a g'.ud \ ibe . the i nnocence and the togeth- erness of the mass gathering," Sam said "1 think '9"/s going to see that (return). And I think there are people out there ... who want the parties lohave that vibe, and thev do their best to create it." All in all. Destiny said raving is about entertainment, enhancement and overall enjoyment. "A rave to me. a good rave, is, the ultimate entertainment ." Destiny said. "Everyone's out to have a good time. You don 't see any violence ... You hardly see any hatred, as you would in a bar-type atmosphere. It's a feeling of, I guess, love. That's what a rave should be about ? love. And long may it continue." Use your imagination... spice up your day-to-day meals Washingto n Post photo g rapher and AU grad , Tyler Mallory became interested in photogra- phy in high school when he realized taking pictures for the year- book was a great way to get out of class. Todd Lieberman/The Eagle By NANTHER THANGARAJAH Eagle Columnist Happy April Fool' Day! Yes, I know it's a little late, but if we could predict when we'll be taken for a fool, we'd know when not to get out of bed in the morning. So, how was it? What? Nothing? Surely, there had to have been some- thing imaginative that happened Sat- I remember a time not too long ago when April 1 was the day not so much of trickery, but of imagination. I'm not talking major planning, just a simple demonstration for which little more than half of one's mental resources were utilized in executing said de- bauchery. Hang on, 1 did have a point... in a word, imagination. One of the biggest shocks ! had when I first came to this country was how little attention was paid to meals. For someone who goes through the day counting meals rather than hours, it was quite a startling state of affairs. Obviously, there are the excep- tions, like special occasions and week- ends, but for the most part it looks like we'd rather not involve too much of ourselves in the process of creating cuisine (contextu al definition: cuisine - in this case, anything you wind up eating). For most of us, breakfast is non- existent in any real sense, and dinner is a fleeting encounter between the time you come home and the time you retire for the evening. Lunch is almost never taken seriously either; it's the time we take to eat. not because we want to. but because our bodies need us to. Now, before the fickle finger of fate points its pickle-like digit in my direc- tion, let me just say that yes, 1 do have lunch on the run and yes, I always miss breakfast, but no, I am not a purveyor of the very actions I exem- plify. Lunch for me is pretty standard stuff: a large Coke and a couple of slices of pizza or a cold cut for sheer vaript-v. But. hev. I only get an hour for lunch , and in that hour, I need tc have lunch, get my mail, feed the cat walk the dog, water the plants, check the weather, and write home tc grandma! But imagination is what I have a lol of, and it is this same imagination which I utilize to spice up my meals ... literally. We're talking taco sauce on pizza and Tobasco on cold cuts here. 1 mean, really, food that tastes good is fine and all, but it gets awfully boring after a time. That's where a little imagination and a lot of adventurous spirit come in to give us back the thrill of discover- ing new things in the same old stuff. It's just like life, 1 suppose. We're Loo quick to complain how boring things are and how it's the same thing day in and day out. But that's just it; unless I've forgotten my quantum physics and particle mechanics, no two days are exactly alike. It's the differences we encounter each day Jiat keep us looking forward to the lext one. So, you can have the same thi ng for unch everyday oryou can add spice to ife. The choice is still yours. As always, I'm at N' alaol.com, only an e-mail away. AU grad s shootin g for the big time By JESSICA SANDHAM Eagle Contributing Writer The faces of two of the nation 's messi- est college roommates, sitting amid their heaps of clothes, papers, books and trash, smile contentedly from behind a glass cabinet This image, published in the Washing- ton Times, is a striking examples of the photojournalism work of BjornO. Shroeder, an AU film and video master's student. 'ITiis photograph , along with many others taken by Shroeder and AU alum- nus Tyler Mallory, is currently on dis- play as a part of the photojournalism L-xhibit on the third floorof Mary Graydon Shroeder and Mallory received iheir bachelor's degrees Irom the School of Communication last spring, and both have been working doggedU for The Washing- Ion Times and The Washington Posl . re- spectively, ever since Maiiory first became interested in pho- tography in high school when he began [a king pictures for the yearbook. "It was a wav to get out ol classes." he really understand themeaningofthe 'dead' in 'deadline' if vou don't get a photo in on traction, soon became a passion. Mallorv then decided to attend AU as a communi cations/visual media major to pursu e i career in photojournalism. Mallory. who lakes pictures for the Associated Press as a side job on week- ends, nabbed his coveted spot at the Posl the hard way. As an undergraduate, he spent much of his time bringing in picture afler picture to an editor at the paper. The editor would then critique his work and offer advice. Finally, after Mallory had sufficiently "bugged" the paper, he said , they gave him an opportunity to prove his skills. The field of photojournalism may be competitive, but the pay-offs are reward- ing. Shroeder said. "It 's tough, but worth it ? not for the money, but it's fun. almost like a hobby combined with a job." he said. Accordinglo both phot ographers,how- ever, deadlines are one challenging as- lecl of the job "Working for a competitive paper, you time," Mallory said. Recently. Shroeder made a large sacri- fice for his deadline. While racing back from an assignment to get his photograph printed on time, he crashed his treasured Volkswagen bus. "I rear-ended the guy and the first thing I did was check my 400 millimeter lens that was in the car with me," he said. "Luckily, it wasn't damaged. The van was shattered, but it was worth one-third of the price of the lens." Photography from a different angle, one that emphasizes "a little heart," is Mallory's favorite kind of work to do. One of the projects he is most proud of is a series of pictures he took at an art school for the blind. Both Mallory and Shroeder said the only way for a photojournalism student to be competitive on the job market is to gel into the city and seek opportunities. "You've got to just keep knocking on doors," Mallory said. "Keep bothering people." S&/Z& tA,& fSM/?S?;Wd Best Picture ? Best Director ? Robert Zemeckis "Forrest Gump" Best Actress ? Jessica Lange, "Blue Sky" Best Actor ? Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump" Supporting Actress ? Diane Wiest, "Bullets over Broadway" Supporting Actor ? Martin Landau, "Ed Woods" Original Screenplay ? Avery/Tarrentino "Pulp Fiction" Adapted Screenplay ? Rotb, "Forrest Gump" Foreign Film ? "Burnt by the Sun" Documentary Feature ? "Maya lin: A Strong Vision" ' Forrest Gump Art Direction "The Madness of King George Cinematography ? "Legends of the Fall" Costume Design ? "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Film Editing ? "Forrest Gump" Makeup ? "Ed Woods" Sound ? "Speed" Sound Effects ? "Speed" Visual Effects ? "Forrest Gump" Original Song ? "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" ? "The Lion Kinfi Original Music Score ? "The lion King" (r?: (JJ ecfriefi Qmetana C?)irectecf 9^: (Elizabeth enioyab,e foreveryone." Freund said . Q^rfc pOtHck ^ 0 ^ 105jS|S enjoyable for everyone," Freund said.? %t > "It is more like a musical than an %L opera. SB? The set is centered around a large 2* maypole with colorfu l streamers be- gjf i ng draped from the top The setting * of the village was determined in part th rough help from the Czechoslova- kia n Kmbassy to ensure its authenticity, and it give.s a warm, colorful , springtime feel. In keepi ng with theauthentic sea- ti ng of the village, a tradilional Chechoslovakian circus will fel&ggjSj Sj alM) be Part l)f Vh> ' shl)W %f$K?BP$8??i&i. a strong man . HP ^ Warded lady and w^m^r^P JfKgSP* V "The only thin g & wvj?|3fi| |?] f / thatwedon 'thave pAJfPv lr / is a fire eater " *0 r ^V^_ j There are a van-? ety of interesting char? acters within this opera. Hach of the main characters is double cast and will perform on different nigh ts. "The characters are a lot of fun." said sophomore David Solomon, who plays Kecal. "There is a damsel in distress, a tenor hero, a dark and dastardly ? yet comical ? villain , and the comic relief of a village idiot. Tins show is a hoot '" Doug Boles is a private voice student of I-.li/.abe-th Vrenios and plays the part of Jenik "Opera usually gets a bad rap," Boles said " Bu t tins i^\ iable entertainment, not some fake, boringthin gonly rith people),"> to " Sean Bajkowski is a senior at A!- andhasappt-an-d m many diffe re-nt shows over the past few years He v-ill b<- playing the part of Jenik in his last performance at AL "The characters are Oat and one dimension.il . ih*- women wear too many clothes, but the music is good " Ii.ijkuu. -ki joked Overall, "The Bartered Bnde" should prove to be a light hearted , traditionally motivated , Czechoslovakian comedy with fun characters and great music. "If you don 't come for anything else, come for the arms," Jessica Ripper of the At' si ngers said "It 's great " f 'S)T'e crjartireif CJJrlrfe' will run in the Experimental Theatre April 4 through 8 at 8 p.m., and on April 8 and V 9 at 2 p.m. Call (202) 885-ARTS for information. ?{J Re quar tered /tfBFWft ??*?. VT^ . Q}riae JIMKr. ^SHh ( *\pl'tn tne weather warming ||HqM?h(4^H^Ty up, flowers beginningto bloom ^^^SnRE^^?and school nearing its end, AU tfjwfllwll studentsareinthemood forlight-hearted "*l!HVll fun.TheDepartmentofPerformingArts ' ? ^^~" is providing just what is needed with the upcoming perfor- mance of "The Bartered Bride," which will run April 4 through April 9 in the Experimental Theater. "The Bartered Bride" is a comical opera based in a small Czechoslovakian village during a traditional spring festival. During this era, it was common for people to use absolutely anything they could to get a loan. In this story, a man name:! Krusina signs a contract for a loan , giving his daughter. Marenka, as interest to the lender, Tobias Micha. Tobias decides that Marenka will marry his son. Vasek, even though the two have never met. Of course, therehas to be another catch Marenka is in love with, and secretly engaged to, a man named Jenik. She is furious when she finds out about the contract and desperately wants to find a way out of the deal. The marriage broker, Kecal, tries to make deals with Jenik to renounce his engagement to Marenka so the original deal can go through. This is not an easy task. Meanwhile, Marenka finds out that the man she is being forced to marry is the village idiot who constantly stutters. Now she is even more determined to get out of the deal. This situation of bar- /*"ft$??Hj ' 3 M^^Zm=s= Hfc J^iHi "Most people think of wffiiHK "^5 ^ ^IM^lls *opera as boring, but this is ^Wsi ^"^ Jl ^ ^Hactually a light comedy." said $T f|??|@L J ?Mra i 'junio r Matt Block, who plays ilMHsb' 'sowiw I > ilrthe part of Vasek. "People WKSmf r ' ~ 'WoSBBi i will enj oy it." JRm 11111Susan Freund . ^^^P^S1' W*V3a!a& \s which makesit ^???i^iZ3fe^ - jj "i I| " 'u *"^W4 fjr ^ ideas' JyipAt Sn 'ttf at tAe ^y/tdect &mv Sam Neff/The Eagle People attending Oscar Night at the Insect Club sponsored by AU's Film Society enjoyed Letterman 's hosting By TRICIA ANDREW Eagle Staff Writer J SS; I m*\ I AU Film Soc- ih^^ X iely 's Oscar ft3$(to&\ Night Party at in3ft \ the Insect Club, //j^fi&L - \ I must say I was |fcfa '^Mrpr'*""' ^ not jumping for joy See, Oscar night has lost a lot of theglamour for me as I've gotten older, but hey. it was a party, so I headed out I arrived at the Insect Club early so I got to see what the place had to offer. The layout was pretty interesting. The club is decorated with insect painted on the wall Everyone was very friendly. I settled in for what I thought would be a long evening I must say that I underes- timated the atmosphere. Deciding not to watch the Oscars about a month ago. I was instantly glad that I had changed my mind when I saw Arthur Miller , chair of the Academy of .Arts and Sciences, give his impassioned speech about the need for funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. He brought up a point that seems to get lost in the discussion of whether some art is pornography and should there- fore not be funded. Miller helped em- phasize that we also stand to lose tal- ented filmmakers who wouldn 't be able to make their films without the money provided by the NEA. Then the mood was lightened al- most instantly bv the evening's host. David Letterman Keeping with the theme that this year's Oscars would commemo- rate the comedy of the past, Letterman brought laughter to what must be an intense evening for some. There was even the traditional Letterman Top Ten list which gave the 'Top Ten Signs the Movie You are Watching will Not Receive an Oscar," which included a remark about the fact that "Hoop Dreams" did not get nominated in the Documentary Feature category. By the time the envel-ope for best picture was opened, the atmo- sphere had become one of tension due to the over- whelming realization that "Pulp Fiction" had been almost entirely shut out. The Oscars whizzed by, with some pleasant and not so pleasant surprises. The winners of the evening were effec- tively booed and cheered as the partiers saw those they love win and lose One of the most overwhelming senti- ments voiced at the club was the amazing dislike for the movie "Forrest Gump." The mere mention of the name brought groans to the mouths of many. This sen- timent was also coupled with the fact that the movie defeated the beloved "Pulp Fiction " for best movie and best director , among others. ? It was not only in the big categories that the disappointments were felt Origi- nal screenplay went to "Puip Fiction", i which 1 concede is a good movie, how- i ever, the script for the movie "Heavenly? Creatures" seemed like a more obvious : choice. Qfyou haven 't seen either movie, i I strongly recommend both ) t Both the best actor and actress were :. past winners, the actor being Tom Hanks. : and the actress being Jessica Lange (who has a great new movie out called "Rob Roy," another must see) As the big awards, such as b?--t direc- tor and screenplay, came closer, the club got more excited By the time the envelope lor best picture was opened, the atmosphere had become one of tension , due to the over- whelming realization that "Pulp Fiction " had been almost entirely shut out (It had only succeeded in securing one Os- car out of the seven nominations it re- ceived ) The one award that is given every Oscar night that doesn't have to do so e much with the popularity of the movies of >. the last year is the Lifetime Achievement ;- Award. This year's award winner was s Clint Eastwood, who needs no introduc- tion to anyone who is at all familiar with i- American movies As the Oscars came to a close, the people hurried out. after knowing that "Forrest Gump" won but before listening to the acceptance speech By the tune that the speech was over, the dub was almost empty, with only the remnants 'if a party that won't happen again until n'-:;t vear remaining Ouick Ta kes Juliana Hatfield "Only Everything" ^^^??^"J^^ when you listen to hermusic. Listening to ajuliana Hatfield album requires no self-delusion, just an appreciation for the music. This is not to say that Ms. Hatfield lacks attitude, 'cause she has it, and in spades. It's just that her attitude is not the "cooler then you" stand that is so prevalent in modern music. Juliana Hatfield plays accesible pop/alterna- tunes that show their punk roots like a bad dye job. The songs on "Only Everything" showcase a heavier guitar sound then her earlier works. The upside to this is that the music has more power, the downside is that her voice often gets drowned out "Only Everything" is dif- ferent then her previous works, which is a good thing. The songs on the new record lend themselves to live perfor- mance, and I would highly recommend the FREE show in Bender Arena on April 8. - Scott Pactor 4 Urban Dance Squad "Persona Non Grata" i XX 1 "Per-4^ ' Ai aS sona NonJ^ l IJlV Grata ," r^HHHV \ wjj the new fj^^^^^^^" " f? album by ^^^^^^^^H^J | Urban^I^HHHll^H^^H Dance Squad, is the diamond in the rough among the mess of stuff I got for review this week. Their last record, "Deeper Shade of Soul," was pretty good , danceable, hard alternative funk dance music. This one is similar, but even bet- ter. Urban Dance Squad ditched the DJ and seem to have tightened theirrhythm section. The production on this CD is just right, capturing the band's energy very well. Check out "Persona Non Grata," and check out Urban Dance Squad live at the Black Cat on Tuesday, Apr 4. ? Mike Needleman Catherine "Sorry" ? ?i These Chicago- ? &L &_ fcU bred Smashing Pumpkins sound- alikes are hitting the big time, and drummer Kerry Brown just married bassist D'Arcy of the Smashing Pumpkins. The songs are all very much the same, and the band earns an "F" in the creativ- ity department, but it is well-produced and very listenable. If there is a stand-out on this album, it is "Saint," a low, wailing appeal for a woman to address some guy's worship- ping of her. The ballad maintains their sound, three guitars strong. "Songs About Girls," the band's first British single, is a fitting start to the album, with as much driving, exuberant personality as they ever show. Already earning a reputation as on- stage complainers, Catherine suggest that same characteristic in their music: lots to gripe about, but not much sub- stance for solution. - Claude Swindeui Die Cheerleader "Son of Filth" sPP^^^k, '^ *?w^H 1J 1 C ^^ ?^9 jPg leader 's ^^^^^?K^WFjb new re- l^^^^^^^^l^nHHH lease , '^^^^^ B^^^ I "Son Of looked promising. I anticipated a really intelli- gent, witty, angry record from a mostly female punk band. Then I realized they're from LA, where everyone is washed up by birth- right, and Henry Rollins was the execu- tive producer on this album. He even sent alonghischeeser recommendation of the band in a press release. Die Cheerleader turned out to be a really unintelligent, unwitty, angry, mostly female band. It just isn't good. - Mik'F Nff.di kvia\- Wanderlust "Prize " Wanderlust is a four-piece rock ad that has recently been signed to RCA They hail from Philadelphia, and the "active club scene" there. Didn't Live come from the same club scene? Any- way, the group switches in between wussy, folky hippie rock and wussy, dippy altema/college rock. During the four songs I listened to on this tape, I heard takes on Dylan, the Beatles and the aforementioned Live. On April 25 RCA will release "Prize" and Wanderlust will hit the road for a while. If you're into derivative rock that sounds like a bunch of classic rock groups. Wanderlust is the group for you. - Scott Pactor Moby "Everything is Wrong" ???&$? _ ^H knowenough about 9Hs?^fwr.|Sj Tech no to write this HI ^Eh- 3l@? review, so I'll try not ^^^^^ F3j1?mJ to put my foot in my ?B^^ BkH^Hj mouth here. "Ev- ?^IH ^^ HH erything is Wrong"is the new record by English techno/house/ambient art- ist Moby. Thisrecordeffortlesslyswilchesfrom ambient music that is a match for Aphex Twin to more traditional techno to a song that is reasonably good hardcore. It's quite a melange, let me tell you. However, what raises this record in my eyes is the length of the songs. Unlike most techno, which seems to go on and on and on until it drives you batty, the average length of Moby's songs on "Ev- erything is Wrong" clock in at around four and a half minutes. It's just as easy to listen to this record as it is to listen to a good punk or alternative album. Methinks this bodes well for Moby's future popularity. Despite techno's domi- nance in the dance underground , it boastsfewbreakthrough artists thathave achieved fame without switching to a different genre. Groups like NIN and Ministry had to abandon their dancier sides to achieve breakthrough fame, but Moby is having none of that This is a potential breakthrough record and it will be interesting to see how it's received. - Scott Pactor Kam "Ma de In America" HH9BHH BB Kam is the new- ^Bk3^H^B est in new from that^HH^^^^H home of gangsta ^fflH rap, Compton, Ca-iJPplppa||Pi lif- 0" his debut wgS$mH?uBM record he serves up l^g^l^l the stuff you would expect from a west coast rapper. Hisbeats are pretty straight Parliament-style G-funk and his rhymes sound like basic west coast style with a bit of east coast KRS-1 influence. He brings in guest stars like Ren from NWA (the un-famous one) and Oak-town's DJ Quik to spice up the mix, but the record itself is pretty weak. Gangsta rap can't get any more played out, no matter how good your lyrics might be. If this record had been re- leased four or five years ago, it'd be nifty but it wasn't, so it ain't. Wouldn 't you rather listen to E-40 instead? - Scott Pactor "Encomium:A Tribute to Led Zeppelin" Various Artists Just when I thought the reunited Led Zeppelin couldn't get any more ridicu- lous, along comes "Encomium," a trib- ute to the mighty Zep. I am honestly astonished that any label would descend to the level of cynicism required to put out a tribute record to a band that has not broken up. Jeez, I need to calm down. All ideological concerns aside, this record is better then the recent "UnLEDDed" release which formed the basis for the unholy reuniting. While Encomium may be an absurd joke, it is an extremely well-produced joke that boasts some of the most popu- lar artists in the industry. The record kicks off with 4 Non Blondes doing "Misty Mountain Hop." Man, that Perry girl sure can wail. Sheryl Crow contributes a countrified version of D' Maker. Lets see, that would be a woman performing a country rock version of a song that was a parody of a reggae song performed by a classic hard rock band. Stone Temple Pilots rips off a version of Dancing Days Winding up the first half of the record is DuranDura n doing 'Thank You." Yeah , yeah, yeah, you can all imagine what it sounds like. 'ITie other two tracks on the first half are done by Hootie and the Blowfish , and Big Head Todd and the Monsters two hippie bands who along with Toad thi' Wet Sprocket comprise the holy trinity o| stupid, lame bands with stupid , la me names. The record hits the mid-record dol- drums with two ho-hum recitation s by Blind Melon and Cracker After hearing Shannon Hoon bell out "( hit on the 'Hies" you will never again doubt his ability to get the mojo working Cracker does a dull take on "Good Times Bad 'limes " The highlight of the record comes on track nine when Helmet and David Yow (The Jesus Uzard) tear up "Custard Pie." Irony is in short supply on this record and it's good to hear the usually straight-laced Helmet getting it on with the more irrev- erent (and disturbing) Yow. Unfortunately, this is followed up by the undisputed low-l'Rht of the record , "Four Sticks" by the totally ubiquitous Rollins Band. I hate to call Henry this, but he's a complete and utter whore. This has got to be the sixth or seventh major label compi- lation he's contributed to in the last year and a half, in addition to his self-published books and commentary on MTV'. Henry, baby, call your big time Holly-wood agent and look into this thing we call overexpo- sure. "Four Sticks" is no good. The album finishes up with a track by a band called "Never the Bride" and a touching duet by Robert Plant and Tori Amos. Wait, I thought this was supposed to be a tribute album. Isn't Robert Plant in Zep? So basically he's giving tribute to him- self. All in all, it's an egotistical tribute to a band who's helped to define corporate rock and roll. - Scott Pactor bur f eoots areMade f or Walking. ?? ' Towers easier m2: in the heart T* . Filled with Here mid-rise elevator buildings are of a quiet park. Yet 1 block to Metro. Filled private recreatio n and service. Surrounded by conveniences. Walk a block to shop or dine. I BUUR KOUL PAHIXARoller blade into Rock Creek Park. 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Veruca Salt would like to have you think they are a college rock alternative act, catering to the college rock alternatypes who might be reading this review. The truth is. almost everybody at a Veruca Salt concert is under the age of 16, and seasoned college rock types are nowhere to be seen. Everybody who is any older probably fits into one of two categories ? they are either there with their junior high-aged children trying to be hip parents, or they are college press journalists who got in for free. Squash Blossom opened the show, performing in a comatose vegetable state that put their ubiquitous name into per- spective. Squash Blossom served as back? ground music to the scene as everybody settled in. Young girls in shrink-wrap baby- sized t-shirts scrambled to pretend they weren't there with Dad. Dads milled around in the shadows in the balcony feeling uncomfortable for being so old. Fifteen-year-old boys jumped on each other's heads and slammed into each other, despite the cathartic music, prov- ing that any of the original spirit that spawned the slam pit is dead beyond a doubt. That's how old I am. I satin the balcony with the dads to avoid getting jumped on. Hazel was up next, a fine band from somewhere Northwest. Hazel is on the SubPop label and falls into that unspec- tacular grunge thing. They made a point of wearing long-haired wigs and trying to be sarcastic about it, but it was still noth- ingtoo exciting. Super boringpowerchord juitar and bass and really weak male vocals were salvaged to some degree by iody Coyote on drums and vocals. Jody has another band called Team Dresch, -uns her own record label, and is well- known among lesbian pu nkers. Jody Coy- Dte has more indie credibility than every- body at the rest of the show put together, Dut it still wasn't enough to make Hazel /ery exciting. Highlights of the set were a ;over of "Tainted Love" and an extended esbian joke told amidst jeers from the 3re-pube crew up front.- Veruca Salt headlined the $17 show, which was nearly sold out. A rockin' upbeat pop single on MTV goes a long way for a band like Veruca Salt. Musically, Veruca Salt is fairly standard ? jangly guitars, too-slow drumming, and a bass playerwhoonly uses thetopstring. Veruca Salt's appeal lies in the vocal interplay between singer/guitarists Louise Post and Nina Gordon. High-end harmonies and fun backing vocals add a lot of weight to the otherwise standard music. The high- lights were "Number One Blind," "For- sythia," "Spiderman 79" and, of course "Seether." For the most part, Veruca Salt is very mellow. They had living green plants on theiramps, andwerejustas bewildered as anyone that kids were moshing and start- ing fights as they sang folky melodic songs about love and being misunderstood. At the stand in the back, Veruca Salt was selling two styles of t-shirts. One was white and said "Veruca Salt for Girls." The other was black and said "Veruca Salt for Boys." Both had little pink bunnies on them. VerucaSalt'ssongs are comparable to anthemsfor emotional junior high girls. The boys were up front in all their igno- rance, jumping on each other and scream- ing for "Seether," but none of them were wearing the shirts with the little pink bun- nies on them. Veruca Salt played most of the songs off the album, and Gordon and Post were very energetic about their performance. They danced around, makingfaces each other, having a lot of fun and doing cute little poses with their guitars in true me- Photo courtesy David Geffen Company Louise Post , Steve Lack , Nina Gordon, and Jim Shapiro are Veruca Salt. dia darling form. 1 left the show with the song "Seether" stuck in my head, feeling a little old, but somehow content Check out Veruca Salt and H azel sometime for a nice pop groove, and bring your little sister so you have an excuse to be there. J&cture on Islam by ?)r. jflnwar JIaj aj &h?) . Philosophy and Education Every Monday 1 pm to Z pm Jlpwer ?svel ?s>unge JCay Sp iritual j ?jfe Center Organized by the Muslim Sluden Come make yourse lf knowledgabl is association e ah nut Tslnm '? s; ? Jesse Heier ' Mike Zukowski Jason Vkughan Kevin Bauer and \ <^0^\'\a President Comptroller Communications Director Jessica Carroll ^""^STt ,x&23 . x6422 x6421 AD/DESIGNDirectors Thp ^hir lphf . lonnie Butts . 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Goodwin Write for The Voice (somebody has to) Oddball Computer Translations (by Sybille Meat Man, er, Fleischmann) German OriginalComputer Version Actual Translation Du kriegst gleich einegeschmiert you get equal a smear ed I'm about to smack you Jemanden zur Schneckemachen Somebody to the snail makegive someone a ticking-off aus heiterem himmel from cheerful heaven out of the blue sich in die Horizontale begeben in the horizontal issuehit the sack wie aus dem Ei gepellt like f rom the egg peeled look smart urns Leben kommen around the life comeloose one 's life heiliger Bimbam Monday, April 3, 1995 Commerce Department quests for 'metrification By Ola Kinnander The International VoiceEaster is approaching, which for Joe Average means a visit to the church is required. It takes awhile to get there because the church is 20 kilometers away, and Joe is driving at a speed of only 60 kilometers per hour. Healso has to stop at the gas station and fill up the Chevy with 15 liters of gas, and add 8 deciliters of oil. Joe left his 9 millimeter gun at home, since churches usually arepeaceful. And if things would get worse, he can probably fend offmost small individuals; Joe' s a big fella, reaching 186 centimeters and weighing 94 kilos. Inside the church he bends down at the altar and accepts the sacramental Vine, swigging noless than 90 milliliters. Of course, Americans for yearshave been boozing in the metric system. For a long time in the United States it has been pos-sible to sip red wine from 750- milliliter bottles, knock back afew 4-centiliters Scotch , and drown one's sorrows with 33-centiliters of Heineken Premium beer. That is about as much metric as Joe Average can handle. Forhim the metric system is about as popular as hieroglyphics.But that 's an attitude the Com-merce Department wants to change. " ?? The department's National In-stitute of Standards and Tech- nology (N1ST) is launching a silentbut growing campaign to "metriSlcate" the United States.The agency is pushing businesses and other governmental agen- cies to adopt what the hoity-toity French call Le Systeme In- ternational d'Unites, saying it is high time to join the metric world. Wonderful things will happen if the United States adopts the metric system , according toGerald lannelli, chief of NIST's Office of Metric Programs. American exports will grow, lannelli predicts, since U.S. metricproducts will sell more easily abroad. Few German manufactur- ers buy tools sized in inches, for instance, because this confusesworkers used to millimeters. And as Pulp Fiction's John Travolta knows, French don't buy ham-burgers called Quarter Pounder. Rename it Royal, and McDonald'shas a fatter chance of earning some francs. Back home, the metric promo- tion is in full swing. NtST lastweek presented " our first metric town meeting," says lannelli.About 170 people from busi- nesses, trade associations, edu-cation and state governments gathered at NIST's headquartersin Gaithersburgj MD to "reviewwhat the opportunities and prob- lISis are in the metric transition." "Our main purpose is to help industries as they convert volun-tarily to the metric system ,"lannelli says, "and our main pay-off is to be better able to com- pete internationally." Today only three nations have not gone metric: the United Statesand those two global powerhouses Burma and Liberia. American metrifilers have along history of trying to convert the system. ' ; connection. The promotion of that foreign system somehow- only- added insult to injury. President Thomas Jefferson proposed that America follow the French who had just adopted the metric system. Congress rejected this idea on the basis it wouldinterfere with trade with Britain. Much later, Jimmy Carter cre- ated an official MetrificationBoard. It sponsored "Think Met- ric" signs posted along highways.An earnest oil company followed suit and started selling petrol bythe liter. But the Carter years were not golden for the UnitedStates and the public made the Ronald Reagan concluded thata proud United States must stop funding the Metrification Board. But in 1988 Congress amended the Metric Conversion Act, de- claring "the metric system ofmeasurement as the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and com- merce." Today the march to metrification is mainly a tradeissue. Even lannelli concedes it will be long, if ever, before weatherreports substitute Celsius for Fahrenheit, and football commen- tators say "Steve Young threw anice 20 meter pass. " Still in the United States the metric system dominates only inthose shady area of businesses: guns, alcohol and drugs. Why is it we hear "grams of cocaine" when we hear "ounces of milk?" Stilla lannelli is optimistic, ex-pecting support from nothing less than the 1996 Olympics in At-lanta. "All of those events are inmetric units," he says. " Maybethere is an opportunity for us to trying to get someone to explainthat on television. " . > Creative Translator Slaughters Languages By Sybille Fleischmann In 1993, Globalink proudly pre- sented the panacea for interna-tional letter writers who have little time: translator programs that can process long foreign texts in a few minutes.The program pro-duced draft translations that the user has to edit into final form.It promised to improve your productivity and accuracy by re- ducing your role from a translator to an editor of translated docu- ments. Try to imagine what kind of assistance you would get from an foreigner who just starts to learn your language and who you equip with a dictionary. Got it? That is the kind of assistance you can ex-pect fromGlobalink' sPowerTrans-lator 2.0 for DOS. After you used the translator function the real work begins. You have to com- pare your original version withthe translation, edit the transla- tion and update the dictionaries.Users whoexpect an simp lifica-tion of translations through this program will be disappointed. Globalink says the translator isbest suited for vocabulary in com- mon usage.The creators of this program must assume an extremely simplecommon use vocabulary if they consider this program beneficialat all. In the first trial run the translation of a simple Germanletter to English the computer proved to be very creative and humorous.Since the translator does not give the user a choicebetween several meanings for a word it often creates weird and incredibly funny but oh-so wrong translations. For example,"Menschenaffe ", which means"ape," was translated as " personmonkey. "And "Warteschlange ", which isa "check-out line," was trans- lated as "mechanical snake." If the original text uses pic- tures or semantic units it be- comes sometimes impossible toguess the original meaning fromthe translation. What in the world could, for example, "stepping in the fat pot" mean? It is the translation for putting your foot in your mouth"(German:Ins Fettnaepfchentreten).The translator software translates every word literally and normally in the order they appear in the German sentence. It doesnot consider differences in sen- tence construction.However, thetranslator offers a chance to up-date the dictionary and to create a dictionary for semantic units,phrases that should not be trans- lated literally. But eventheinstruction manual forthe soft- ware says that at first you mightspend as much time updating the dictionaries as translating documents.The translator lists ina separate file all the words it was not able to find in its dictionaryand marks them in the text with Often the software was not able to translate a word becauseit contained one or more "Um- lauts", which are extra letters in the German alphabet. These let- ters are commonly replaced with "ae, oe" or "ue," but the transla-tor does not even understandthis simplification .The translator cer- tainly helps to find words and used only for that purpose it even might save you time because you do not have to look up each word individually. It can be used as a kind of word game where you have to rearrange the words in the correct order, but don't writeletters with the translators in a language you don't know or you risk some quite embarrassing sen- tences. Following is an example of a computer translation of a letter in German as well as its accurate translation. The Computer Translation: Hello. ... The Christmas vaca- tion were to short again once much. The second semester isalready full in swing and ample stressful. In the Christmas vaca- tions I have made in the zoo herein Washington, D.C. a practical course. I helped at the care theperson monkey. I hope , that the practical course will acknowledgedme in Germany by my university. Last weekend has played Wash- ington again once ??verueckt.The weather forecast warned, that a blizzard bring in the night about a foot snow @@w uerde.Since then the panic is broken out in the whole city. It purchase thepeople as @@waere to the last time. I was so stupid and have me because of some soda bottles inthe purchase row dared. The mechanic snake went up to the??Rueckseite of the shop. To see midnight was @?immernochno ??Schneefloeckchen , but theuniversities and schools were been closed already @@fue r the ??naechsten day. The weatherforecast would ++angesagt to the ??hauptbestandteil the??nachrichten and and @@fuer the ??naechsten @@tagwoulded a special report genera-tion ?@ueber the blizzard. ...My bicycle is already again at the decay. First mean both??Bremsleinen tore , an after the other, and now is interrupted the right pedal along with cog. As I ran with the pedal in the handthrough the high school, askedme of a my professor, whetherthis be a new method, to securethe bicycle. ... Everything love from Washington! Write soon again once. My mailbox suffers at ??Unterernaehrung. Love??Gruesse at all, the know mestill. Your@@Bille. P.S. The is not write the style in the I normally. I have censored this letter. I triedvery simple @@Saetze to make and to use therefore little umlaute like ??moeglich, but sometimes does not come one therefore around. Actual Translation: Hello ....Christmas vacation was again too short. The second se- mester is already in full swing and quite stressful. During Christmas holidays I interned at the zoo here in Washington, D.C. I helped taking care of the apes. ... I hope my university in Germany will give me credit for the internship.Last weekend Washington was acting crazy again. The weather fore- cast warned thatthe snowstorm would bring about one foot of snow overnight. Since then the whole city has panicked. People go shopping as if it would be the last time they could do so. I was so stupid to venture into the shopping chaos because of some soda bottles.- The check?out linewent all the way to the back ofthe store. Around midnight therestill were no snowflakes, but uni-versities and schools had alreadycanceled classes for the next day. The weather forecast took a dominating position in the news- casts and for the next day specialreporting about the s now stormwas announced. Palestinians Criticize Peace Process By GhadaKhouriThe International Voice The Middle East peace process failed to produce substantialchanges on the ground for the Palestinians in spite of the agree- ment between Israel and the Pal- estine Liberation Organization(PLO), panelists at the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine's(CPAPt Fourth Annual Conference agreed on March 17, 1995.No lasting or durable peace can be achieved based on this "unfair" agreement, said MonaRishmawi, aPalestinian lawyer and member of the International Com- mission of Jurists.The terms of the Palestin- ian-Israeli accord is a reflection of the imbalance of power betweenIsrael and the Palestinians, ac- cording to Ali Jarbawi, Professor of Political Science at Birzeit Uni-versity, West Bank. "With bitter- ness, the Palestinians watchedthe [Palestine National] Author- ity acquiesce one concession af-ter another " as a result of thisimbalance, he said. Since the Cairo Accordsbetween the PLO and Israel were signed in May 1994, the PalestineNational Authority (PNA), hasacquired limited jurisdiction over the Gaza .atrip and the town" ofJericho. The panelists denounced the PNA for its inability to deal with Israeli measures violating the princi ples of the peace agree-ment, includinglandconfiscations, human rights violations, and the continued buildingof Israeli settle- ments on Palestinian territory,especially in the still-occupied West Bank. In his opening remarks, Hisham Sharabi , CPAP Chairman, characterized the PNA as a "non-representative structure " due toits centralized nature under the leadership of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. Aown Shawa, Mayor of Gaza, called for greater caution in criti- cizing the PNA, arguing that "it istoo early to pass judgement. "But others disagreed. "The per- formance of the PNA has been a disappointment ," Jarbawi said,due to its corrupt practices, its inability to meet the rising expec- tations of the Palestinians, its lack of accountability and its un- clear structure which promotes appointments based on politicalloyalty rather than professional- ism. Although the PLO-Israeli agree- ment stipulates "shared sover-eignty, " Israel maintains the "up-per hand," Rishmawi added. For instance, large areas of Gaza are excluded from Palestinian juris- diction, including Israeli military installments and settlements. Inaddition , the agreement containsa provision calling on the Palestin- ian police to respect the humanrights of Israelis while there is no such provision protecting Pales- tinians arrested by Israeli authori-ties. "We want peace, but we[also] want fairness and justice, "said Eyad Sarraj, Director of the Gaza Community Mental HealthProgram. 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