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Buddy-Buddy fustin Crowley (right), a sophomore Spanish major from West Valley City, Utah, converses with Ryo Yamamura, an ELSC student from Nagoyashi, fapan. They're part of a new program, Buddy-Buddy, at SUU which is designed to aid students from foreign countries in learning language skills and to help participants from various countries, including those from the United States, learn about other cultures. PAGE 3.
CAMPUS SPORTS: The su l A CHANCE TO WIN BIG: women won while the men lost a 'The Journal' is beginning to heartbreaker Mid-Con b-ball in ~ in make decisions on what features DIGE·ST Chicago last night. PAGE 12. • ~ will be offered in its pages next ~ year, so if you're a fan of Glenn CAMPUS NEWS: A 'very NATIONAL NEWS: Two Halterman's columns or of the successful' Arts, Letters and men have been seized in Las Vegas, comic strip 'The Swan Factory,' Humanities week concludes here Nev., far possession of deadly take part in the survey you'll find today. PAGE 3. anthrax bacteria. PAGE 11. on page 5. If your survey form is picked in next week's drawing, CAMPUS NEWS: Have you WORLD NEWS: Buses of you '11 be the winner of a $250 gift wondered who's been under the U.N. relief workers left Baghdad certificate to be used at the SUU big head of the Thunderbird as yesterday in case a U.S. attack Bookstore. Hey, it's worth a mascot this year! PAGE 4. occurs. PAGE 11. chance, right! ~., ALMANA,C l - ' .,...... Ji
• Spokesong, a musical presentation of the SUU IN THUNDERBIRD cmCLE DINING: depannent of theatre arts and dance, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium. Lunch (11-1:30): Baked filet of hoki, teriya.ki beef on February rice, soup, salad &. baked potato bar, grill, deli. • NCAA Division I baseball, University of Utah, l p.m., Thunderbird Park. Dinner: (5-6:30): Beef steak kabob on wild rice, Navajo taco, soup, salad &. baked potato bar, grill, deli. • Student individual instruction music recital, 2 p.m., Thorley Recital Hall, fr~. WEATHER FORECAST: • Step Aerobics, Monday, Wednesday, J:riday, 5:30- PARTLY CLOUDY 6:30 p.m., Physical Education Building Gymnasium.
• Floor Aerobics, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from IDGH: Upper 40s 5:30-6:30 p.m., Physical Education Building Gymnasium. LOW: Upper 20s
• Spokesong, a musical presentation of the SUU IN THUNDERBIRD cmcLE DINING: department of theatre arts and dance, 2 p.m., Auditorium. Lunch (12-1}: Spaghetti casserole with garlic bi;ead, cheese sticks, soup&. salad bar, grill, deli. • NCAA Division I women's gym nastics, Boise State University, 7 p.m., Centrum Arena. Dinner: (5-6}: Chili dog and cheese, soup&. salad bar, grill, deli. • N CAA Division I baseball, University of Utah, noon doubleheader, Thunderbird Park. WEATHER FORECAST:
PAR T LY CLOUDY HIGH: Low 50s LOW: Low30s
• Cedar City Cliutch Schedules: Services anu Sunday School, 10 a.m. Assembly of God . 2624 W. Hwy 56 (865-1550) Trinity Lutheran - 410 E. 1935 N. (586-7103) Worship Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. Service, 9 a.m. Christ the King Catholic - 60 N , 200 W. [586-8298) Valley Bible Church- 4780 N. Hwy 91, Enoch Mass, 9 a.m . and 7 p.m. (586-0253) Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Church of Jesus Cluist of Latter-day Saints - 650 W. Services, 11 a.m. Center (586-9906). Zion.Baptist Cbutch - 1840 Harding Ave.1586-3640) Community Presbyterian Church · 22 79 N. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Services l1 a.m . Wedgewood in Fiddlers Canyon.(586-8891) Sunday and6p.m. School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Services, 8:30 and U a.ID. First Baptist Church of Cedar City- 324 W. 200 N. IN THUNDERBIRD CIRCLE DINING: (586-6994) Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Services, 11 a.m. and6 p.m. Kingdom Hall (Jehovah's Witnesses). 4521 N. Hwy Lunch (Noon-l p.m.): .Bacon and ham, hashbrowns, 91, Enoch 1586-8740) Public T alk, 10 a.m. scrambled eggs, ,waffle bar, soup &. salad bar, grill, deli Red Hills Southern Baptist · SUU General Classroom Building, room 107 [865-7068) Sunday School, Dinner: (5-6:30): Hot pork roast sandwich, soup &. 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 1) a.m . salad bar, grill, deli. St. Jude's Episcopal· 354 S. 100 W.1586-3623)
• Campus Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m., Student IN THUNDERBIRD cmCLE DINING: Conference Room, Sbarwan Smith Center. Lunch (11-1:30): Chicken fafita, polish sausage with • NCAA Division I women's gymnastics, Utah State sour kraut, soup, salad & pasta bar, grill, deli. University, 7 p.m., Centrum Arena. Dinner (5-6:30): Sweet and sour meatballs on rice, • "Artists in the Copy Center" and "SUUFaculty stuffed potato skins, soup, salad & pasta bar, grill, deli. Exhibit," noon-7 p.m., Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, free. WEATHER FORECAST:
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IDGH: Mid40s LOW: Mid 30s
NOTICE: Those wishing to place an announcement of an on-campus event, a The Tournal makes every effort to collect items for inclusion in this space University-sponsored off-campus event or an off-campus event of interest to the otherwise, but is not responsible for omissions. Deadline for receipt of information campus community in' Almanac' should submit the information to the University for Monday issues is noon Fridays, for Wednesday issues is noon Tuesdays and for foumal by calling 865-8226 (24 hours per day) or by sending or bringing it to SUU Friday issues is noon Thursdays. The editor of ~manac' is Jenny Callahan. The Box 9384 or to TH 003 or co the Student Activities Office in the Student Center. weather is provided by the National Weather Service. THE CAMPUS Exchange students ALH activities end today Today wraps up emphasis week activities for the djsplaying visual, vocal-and performance t-alents. learn with a 'buddy' College of Arts, Letters, and Humanities. Events "We really appreciate all the talents that the began Tuesday with guest lecturer Ron· coleman's students of our college have. They did a fabulous By MIN-HUl CHENG presentation entitled "Is there no blessing for mer job," said Durcan. Jane E. James: a Mom1on African-American Throughout the week1 a student art display has JOURNAL STAFPWRITER Pioneer." Said SUUSA Sen. Jen Durcan (ALHJ, been exhibited in the Student Living Room of the "Would you like to be involved in our Buddy-Buddy "The lecture went very well. There was an Sharwan Center. The show featured work from program? We're having a party." excellent turn-out." many of the college's top art students. "What? A body-body program? Having a potty?" A "Meet Your The week's Carmen Alldredge, Multicultural Center adviser, says Professor Night" activities will end this was an actual conversation she had with an was hosted with a production American student at SUU. Alldredge, a native of Spain, Wednesday of "Spokesong," says she understands the frustration many exchange evening in the in the Randall students feel when trying to communicate. That's why, Sharwan Smith Jones Theatre at she says, she is promoting the Buddy-Buddy program. Center, which 7:30 p.m. The The Buddy-Buddy program is designed to help students provided students cost is $2 with a who are studying English as a second 1anguage by pairing a chance to visit student ID. with their Said Durcan, them with an American student to practice the language 1 and share cultural experiences, Alldredge says. professors and ask ' The other "l did this because when I entered SUU, I bad needed questions. "The senators and I to communicate with American students andleam about response was have been really great. There were pleased at the American culture in order to be a success at school," Alldredge says. She started the program fall quarter, W!th about 50 students twn-out at Lhis the strong promotion of Baris TopJuoglu, president of the and 20 professors week's events. We International Club, and it now has 32 members. there, and there hope that it's Thus far, the program has no funding, and AJ Idredge was a casual, ..., provided the says that SUUSA and the Multicultural Center are informal ~ students with supporting most of the program's activities to raise atmosphere that ~something future funds £or the project. was wonderful," @worthwhile. We Members of the group meet every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. said Durcan. ~ owe a Jot to our in the Multicul-cural Center. Here they practice English Last night was 5legislative aides, skills and play games together, as well as schedule times the ''Student """ ~ Noelle Busk and to meet with their buddies to give the exchange students Showcase" held in j Claire Palfreyman. a better understanding of American culture. the l3allroom of · ~ They were really "It's a good program, because most Japanese students the Sharwan !=. the driving force Brooke Schroeder, a sophomore psychology major from Holladay, behind thi<. week, are shy, and they can't get American friends and it's a Center. The 11 Utah, tallbasketball playing. control us. He said We is a construction of our "You can take tennis, golf, even plumbing. What I thoughts, but there is nothing that guarantees "deep, want, is for you to become passionate about broad, reasonable, logical, significant, or relevant" thinking." thought. In fact, he said, many people are in the "The media says muscle and power aie the onJy habit of "illogical, irrelevant, insignificant, shallow, ways to solve anything. There are many 'win-win' narrow-minded" thinking habits, even those with messages, but not many 'be fair, think critically' college degrees. messages," he said. Most students, said Paul, are not concerned with Paul reviewed the stages of thought development, learning, only with beating the system and getting starting with unreflective thinkers; those who are good grades. "Many students rely upon the dominate unaware their thinking. Then he discussed the next mode of study-cramming. And most teachers rely stage, challenged thinkers. ''lt is the responsibility of on the dominate mode of teaching-lecture, lecture, your professors to challenge you, and if they don't do lecture, quiz or final or paper. By doing this, you are it, challenge yourself." Paul said the best way to sacrificing your intellectual integrity for success in challenge oneself is to read widely and broadly, the material world." especially works by those who disagree with your Paul asked Convogoers to consider a series of current position. questions, regarding their roles as students. He asked ~ The stages progress through beginning, practking, audience members tO reflect on their goals as g and advanced, until one is finally a master thinker. students, their problems, where they received t "I have found that the better thinker one is, the information, the implications of study habits, and 5 lower they assess themselves. Bad thmkcrs always their point of view. "Sadly," he said, "most students ~ think they're great." can't answer these questions because they have "Force yourself to come to terms with your never thought about them." ~ thoughts," Paul concluded. ''Tlunk because you Paul then examined the consequences ol not ~ value 1t yourself." THE. 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Lau~ng "Tl-l\NK 'r'OU '°UOULP animal CO~EJ2 c;"oF"r ~ 29.SUU business A PQIORITY. group 30. Texas oil sight 3 1. Separatea SUU Campus Crossword by Douglass Pooser, a junior from in accounting from Cedar City. the group 32 VCKbutton 11 . Auto. ki nd DOWN 12. Cedar City 1. Body Elementary THE SWAN FACTORY By Dave Miller supporters School 2. Potato 13. Somber 4. Color of 16. Registering lf ~ a,at Gl'ltS '( singing sensations, in a return performance from the Centennial Celebration PECIAL THANKS TO MEDIA SPON ORS KSSD & KSUB OPINION BRANDONSCHRAND COMMENTARY It's been a h ealthy quarter L....:;....._..;'~...~ ,i;;. :!,,i..',; ;;;.....--1 So I'm a Ei ve time senior English major now taking all of my general education classes. Last quarter was the science quarter . r had biology and astronomy. r was able ro observe the world through both a microscope and a telescope respe-etively. T his quarter is the health quarter. I'm taking PE 101 and Food & Nutrition. I am able co observe/assess my body by means of flab-caJjpers and obsessive compulsive label reading. ~ ut what's strange is I've taken a liking to tbe health kick. I'm now a sell-ascribed health-enthusiast. At least I'm working on it. J started si mply by purchasing a membershjp at the student fitness center. I've been hitting the treadmill at a fa st walking speed. I don't dare run yet because I know as soon as 1 do, a shoelace will get caught in the convcyer belt and suck me under the formidable beast. Alarms will go off and 9 11 will be djspatched to a 2130 police call (code translation: Fat guy stuck under exercise equipment). The second step to my plan is swimming. I've started at odd hours so I'm not spotted. It's hard to look cool at 25 when you appear to be 67. Pasty chicken legs, a well-rounded beer gut and a receding hairline is no way to be seen in public. Not at my age anyway. The third step is to indulge myself in a full contact sport like badmimon or tethcrbalL r like badm jnton. I stole my parents' set ._. ·- - o ver the C hristmas break. I think any sport that involves equipment called "shuttlecocks" is a sport worthy of p ursuit. The down side co all of these athletic endeavors is how sore I am. LAURA ALBISTON l pinched a nerve in my hand do ing a push-up the orber day. r COMMENTARY finished it, of course, because I'm so hardcore. I've got the attitude. l really picked up on this hardcore attitude in the fitness center last week. I was lumbering away on the treadmill when [ heard a buISt o f pro fanity. I noticed a hardco re guy who was clearly Just look who leads the country disgruntled with either himself or the odd piece of machinery he was abusing. His m essage was clear: this is serious business and If your little brother told you he didn't steal conflict. Admirable in most situations-but not everyone [especially the girls) should realize how tough I am, your m issing candy and then refused to move in politics. I guess more than anything, it's this hardcore attitude that keeps bis hands from behLnd h is back, wo uld you T he very nature o f po lit ics dic tates tha t me active in my current obsession with athleticism-that and my believe him? I wouldn't either. ideological arguments must be made, and in this friends I drag along into my abyss of neurosis. They think I'm crazy O n a much larger scale, we face th is sam e serious a situation, ideological argument should for getting up at 5:30 every morning. Which I am, I think the only situation in 1raq today. However, in this scene, a fo rce a serious stand. Basically, Lh c world can't thing sicker than getting up at 5:30 ,;,oluntarily, is getting used l~ n ot-all-that-friendly dictator smug ly refuses wait forever for the ball to be thrown back im o waking up at that wretched hour. inspectJons of suspected weapons sites. Just like our court. My diet has changed drastically as well. For instance, right now I the Little brother, Saddam Hussein refuses to show 1 am inclined t o believe force is not a bad am drinking a tall, CrothY, carrot juice beverage. I just ate a power the us evidence that might incriminate him. option, given the circums tances . I hones tly bar that had the consistency of gelled particleboard. It was allegedly This is not a tim e we can just s imply go believe Bill Clinton feels the sam e way, he just peanut butter flavored. Ln truth, it was more like an alfalfa cud than lightly on the " little brother." What seems to be ca n 1 t (ully a dmi t it ye t. If he c o uld, this anything remotely associated with peanut butter. But the jmpon ant most disconcemfog about the entir e situation is precarious situation would not drag on to yet thing is I feel like a million bucks. No more deep-fried bacon for the current aclmin istr-ation's lack of a serious another week. me. No more lried egg and chili pizzas. I've given up the lard gravy backbone on the issue. I am not naive enough to thin k that other milk shakes once and for all. It's carrot juice, rice, and tofu pudding On one hand, I. entirely believe C linto n's issues a re not involved; in fact, m a n y a re entrees. I'll hold that diet until next quarter. instead of a science or state-ments in regard to Saddam Hussein. H e is invo lve d. Why d id ea rlier in s pections no t health quarter, maybe I'll have a relaxation and loafing quarter. unshakeably convinced that, unless deprived of estimate the problem previously? Here we sit, his nuclear arsenal, Hussein will one day use it . seven short years aft e r our boy Sadd a m Brm1don R. Scbrand is a senior English ma;or from Soda Springs, l happen to agree with him.But, the statement p rom ised not to build a ny m o re nuclear Idaho. left at the end o f Desert Storm was just no t weapons, finding our-selves in the middle of a strong enough. highly volatile situation. H ard to swallow are statem ents m ade by Contrary to popular belief, opinion colu mnists Preside n t Clin ton that seem t o be empty do not have all the answers to the problems of TdORN___AL rem a rks m ade to appease lhose who feel the our ever-changing world. We merely observe it Unhed N ations should leave Iraq alone. While through ou r own opinion-tinted eyes, and my ) .SOUTHERN UT AlfUNIVERSITY · .. the statement "the ba U is in bis court" is true, eyes tell me this w eek that the leader of the free PROFESSIONAL STAl'F ANO DESK PHONE NUMBERS: we can't always wait for that ball to be juggled. world, stands not on a foundation of stone, but Editor Larry &Ike:, ~ 77S I Campus E There's only one .life J)l,,1t.se love in your life.. . ~itne.s.s eenter Why settle for anythin $99 N1' srtCW less... S1'DD£ $99 FoR3 MONTHS FULL USE OF FREE WEIGHTS. CIRCUIT WEIGHTS. AEROBIC CLASSES CARDIO MACHINES & RACQUETBALL. ln the middle PERSONAL TRAINER AVAILABLE FOR of the block._ WEIGHT LOSS. STRENGTH TRAINING & beltrnd the BODYBUILDING clock TANNING ONLY $3 246 £. ~,A.Aler~ elln~~n RA.. (Eela.inA. tlil 111wit t~tlltrt) ]"86-7447 Diamond Engagement Sets ~ ...... 83 N. Main Cedar City 586-8341 ~~ THE NATION U.S. DIGEST Men seized for possession of anthrax CLINTON ADVISER RETURNS TO GRAND JURY; LAS VEGAS IAP) - Two men were charged The FBl said the pair were trying to arrange to LAWYERS DISCUSS EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE: yesterday with possessing the deadly genn buy the informant's testing equipment for $2 Presidential confidant Bruce Lindsey testified £o r a second day anthrax for use as a weapon. The FBI said one million up front and another $18 million later. yesterday in the Monica Lewinsky investigation while White bragged in Las Vegas he had enough to "wipe out Siller repeatedly reassured residents of the Las House lawyers pressed to limit his questioning by a grand jury. the city" and last year laid out a plan to attack Vegas area that there was no contamination and There were no signs that President Clinton was ready yet to N ew York City subways. no danger. invoke executive privilege in the case. And the White House The men were arrestedinsuburban Henderson Hams, identified by the FBI as a member of che said that counsel Charles F.C. Ruff was "continuing to try to late Wednesday as Aryan Nations, resolve the matter of the confidentiality o1 communications" they were allegedly was previously between Clinton and Kenneth Starr. trying to arrange a given probation lab test of the after pleading WOMAN TOSSES SON OUT OF CAR substance. Their guilty to TO 'PROTECT HIM FROM beige Mercedes, illegally PORNOGRAPHY': A woman in West Palm sealed in plastic, obtaining Beach, Fla. admitted she rhrew her 18 month was hauled off to an bubonic plague old son out a speeding car yesterdn because airbase for tests to bacteria through she ''would rather see her baby dead than to be see whether the the mail. He is involved with pornography," police said. material carried ~ also author of a Krisann H addad, 30, was being held on bond inside was the germ ~ self-published ~===~ after being charged with first-degree attempted warfare agent. ~ book called murder. Police believe the woman had taken An informant said 0" Bacteriological -----drugs. Her son, Stephen, was listed in critical one of the men told ~ Warfare: A condition. She later to.Id police she "would rather have her son him he had ~ Major Threat to dead than to be involved with pornography movies." "military grade l North anthrax" in flight Suspects William Leavitt Jr., left, and Larry Wayne Hams, Ameri~." BROWN & WILLIAMSON EXPORTS CIGARETTES bags in the trunk of center, are escorted back to iail by U.S. marshals after their h Leavm,_w~oal WITH ffiGH-NICOTINE TOBACCO: American the Mercedes, initial appearance "l)efore a federal magistrate yesterday. · as ndo cnmm cigarettes packing genetically altered, high-nicotine tobacco according to an FBI recor , owns a are being exported to Asia and Western Europe, according to a affidavit. microbiology lab in rural Logandale, about 60 deposition by an official of the third-largest U.S. cigarette Tbe informant said he saw eight to 10 bags ' miles north of Las Vegas, and another in maker. Brown&. Williamson Tobacco Corp. adds twice as marked "biological" in the trunk. Frankfurt, Gem1any, according to the affidavit much of the nicotine-rich leaf to cigarettes sold overseas as it Larry Wayne H arris, 46, of Lancaster, Ohio, and prepared by FBI Agent John Hawken. does in the United States, saidRogerBlack, the company's William Leavitt, 47, of Las Vegas and.Logandale, Anthrax is an infectious disease that usually director of leaf blending. The deposition was conducted in Nev., appeared before a fedei;al magistrate. afflicts only animals, but anthrax spores can be private, and lawyers Iequested it remain confidential. But, a Bm Bobby Siller, special agent in charge of the produced in a dry form suitable for weapons and state Supreme Court judge unsealed the transcript yesterday. Las Vegas FBI office, told a news conference there can be fatal to humans, even in microscopic was no indication the men bad any target. amounts. THE WORLD 1- WORLD DIGEST U .N. relief workers start to leave Iraq WEALTHY CHINESE OFFER CHARITY AS BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)- Buses ofU.N. relief Annan, who won the U.N. Security Council's INDONESIAN UNREST CONTINUES: A trio of workers left the Iraqi capital before dawn blessing for the trip Wednesday, said he was 1 Indonesia's richest tycoons gave co the poor yesterday, hoping yesterday - getting out of the way of a ' reasonably optimistic" for a diplomatic solution to placate rioters who have targeted fellow ethnic Chinese and threatened U.S. attack in case U.N. Secretary to the crisis over U.N. weapons inspections in blamed them for soaring inflation and unemploym ent. Unrest General Kofi Annan's peace mission to Baghdad Iraq. He noted, however, "there is a great deal of over rising food prices flared again when mobs attacked fails. suspicion on both sides." Chinese-owned shops and homes in a town 1,120 miles The Polish Embassy, which has represented There are several proposed formulas to break northeast of Jakarta. . Riots began a· month ago when mobs U.S. interests in the standoff, but suffering under the worst economic cri~is in three decades Baghdad since the Annan leaves with vented their trage on a past scapegoat: Chinese merchants. Gulf War, evacuated clear warnings 10 of its 16 from the United YELTSIN, IMF CHIEF REACH diplomats as well. States that it has AGREEMENT ON LOAN FOR RUSSIA: The Polish the ultimate say Russia ancl the International Monetary Fund ambassador and over any have worked out an economic plan for this another diplomat settlement plan he year and agreed to extend a $10 billion loan who works on behalf might negotiate pr:ogram, the IMF's managing director said of the United States .,, with th~ Iraqis. yesterday. Russia's economy is stabilizing after were among those ! The mp bas been ._ seen as a last years of decline, and the IMF deal was a sign of staying behind. U.S. preparations ~ chance to aven a confidence in Russia's economic performance, Boris Yeltsin though many problems remain. The agreement ---- for conflict othreatened U.S.-led followed tense talks during which the Russian government has intensified, with 250 ~ attack to force refused to satisfy some of the Il'vtF's demands. Russi.an infantry soldiers ~ Saddam to open President Boris Yeltsin met with Camdessus yesterday to sort arriving yesterday in ~ eight presidential out the remaining differences. Kuwait - the first French President [acques Chirac, right. shak= e;.;.s;s;;;;h;;;;a;;;;n;.;;d;;;;s=;;;;i sites to U.N. contingent of a 3,000 with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, center, while weapons strong ground force inspectors. JAPANESE LAWMAKER COMMITS SUICIDE: A French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrinelooks on at tbe to defend lraq's The goal of his Japanese lawmaker hanged himself in a Tokyo hotel room Elysee Palace yesterday. yesterday, hours before he was expected to be arrested in a smaller neighbor talks with Saddam, Annan said in New widening financial scandal. Shokei Arai, SO, killed himself from any retaliation against a U.S. attack. York, was " to explain the situation very clearly, while other lawmakers were considering a court request to The Fort Stewart, Ga.-based troops join 25,000 and get him to understand that it is in his best allow his arrest on suspicion of taking bribes from a brokerage interest and in the interest of the Iraqi people to company. One day earlier, he insisted he was innocent. The U.S. servicemen and women already in the Gulf region. agree to implement Security Council suicide comes as several Japanese government officials are Annan flew out of New York yesterday to start resolutions. 11 being investigated on suspicion of acaepting bribes from his peace mission, which will take him to talks Saddam sent a message to Boris Yeltsin saying financial institutions in return for favors. in Paris and then on Iraq, where he is to meet he reamins committed to a. negotiated solution, with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. the official Iraqi News Agency reponed. - --- -· -- ...... r • .,...... Tm UNIVERSITY JOURNAL • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Jl '2, 'BIRD SPORTS ~ . ., . Gym squad hosts Boise St. scored last Monday against the 'Birds. Carrie By LONNIE .EVERILL Roelofs also posted the teams best mark on IOURNAl. SPORTS WRITER bars last Monday WJth a 9.85. With both teams coming off of their best Coming off their best meet of the season, performances of the year it should be another with a scoie of 190.475, the Lady 'Buds competitive meet for the 'Birds as this time gymnastic squad will be looking to improve as they will have the advan tage of being at home they host the only team to beat them so far against the Broncos. this year, the Boise State Broncos. The ladies will need to continue their Last M onday the Lady 'Birds traveled up to improvements, as they have done through the Boise where they posted their season high first three meets to be successful against a score but still fell to the Broncos by a score of rapidly improving Boise State. 193.125 to 190.475. Besides improving on their team scOie, the As they host the Broncos in the Centrum Lady 'Birds are currently sitting in ninth place tomorrow night at 8 p.m., the ladies will be in the region, with an average score of 189.183, looking to improve on some outstanding and need to climb into at least the seventh slot performances by their strong freshman class. if they intend on advancing to the NCAA Alisa Green had career-highs of 9.700 on Midwest Regional meet. Oklahoma and vault and 9.650 on bars, while Heather Slack Denver, the teams currently in seventh and tied her career-best on floor with a 9.60. eighth positions, don't hold much of a lead The upperclassmen also came through strong over the 'Birds with Oklahoma averaging for the 'Birds against the Broncos. Junior Kim J89.437 and Denver averaging 189.221, but Nomura had a season high of 9. 7 on beam and both teams best scores are much higher than finished with a team season high of 37.80 in the SU. the all-around. Kym Franklin also had season "Right now, both !Oklahom a and Denver] highs on beam and bars of 9.35 and 9.65, are throwing out their highs and still keeping respectively, while Tamara Turley posted sco1es better than our highest, 11 Head Coach highs of 9.525 on vault and 9.275 on floor, but Scott Bauman pointed out. all in a losing effort. "That gives them an advantage right now. T he Broncos will enter tomorrow night's They've both had a couple more meets than meet with an overall record of 6-2, pending the we've had though, so if we can continue to outcome of a meet tonight against Utah State. improve, and put up the scores I know we're The Broncos are also coming off a season high capable of, we can still get that regional score, posted last Monday against the 'Birds. berth," he said. The Broncos have posted several strong The 'Birds will have two upcoming chances marks this season with several all-arounders to impTOve their average score and their breaking the 38.0 mark, the best performance a ranking at home as they host the Broncos 38.65 posted by junior Diana Loosli. Johnna tomonow and then again on Monday when funior Kim Nomura bad a season high of 9. 7 on beam and finished Evans leads the team with team best marks on they bost instate foe Utah State at 7 p.m . in with a team season high of 37.80 in the all-around. The meet will beam, a 9.80, and vault, a 9.75; both were the Centrum. begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow night in the Centmm. Softball opens at UNLV Men unable·to stop Eagles play well. Niko, batted .353 last A furious SU comeback almost gave the but were outscored 24-10 by the Eagles By GARY REED season with five bomeruns and led 'Birds their first win on the road this year, and found themselves down by 10 at but one foul shot by Northeastern Illinois halftime. JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER the team in RBI with 38. Burge, a second team GTE decided the fate of the game as the Eagles The 'Birds fought back to within five The SU softball team begins play Academic All-American last year, escaped with a 73-72 win. after Monaco hit a three-pointer with 15 this weekend as they head to Las hit an outstanding .367 from the With less than a minute to go, the 'Birds minutes remaining in the game, pulling to Vegas to participate in the Spring plate and picked up five homers, a trimmed a double digit lead to three points within five at 39-34, however, the Eagles Fling Tournament today on the team leading 17 doubles and 32 RBI. at 69-66. After two .Eagle free throws, opened up their lead with a 12-0 run with campus of UNLV. Also returning are Heidi Simper Kenyatta Clyde then scored on a three 12 minutes left, and the 'Birds were forced The Thunderbirds open up the (.313) and Sarah Poloni (.207) who point play cutting it to two. Mark Bailey to play catch-up the Ul)til the final minute season with a doubleheader today slugged three homeruns and three hit a big three-pointer to tie the game at of the game. against Loyola Marymount in the triples. Third baseman Tina Clark 72, but with eight seconds remaining, Jeff Kenyatta Clyde scored a career-high 28 first round of the tournament, l.234) returns as well, along with Monaco fouled, giving the Eagles a one pointS on 10-of-14 shooting. Jason Essex before playing the host team UNLV outfielders Elizabeth Chambedain point lead off of a free throw. Monaco added a strong 18 points and Tarvish later in the afternoon. Tomorrow and feane Nielson. missed the last shot of the game as the ball Felton finished with 14 rebounds. The the ladies face-off against Pacific The biggest lost from last year's bounced up and over the backboard, 'Birds continue conference play against and Bowling Green, and finish team are four-year starter Heather handing the Eagles a close win. Chicago State tomorrow and can be beard Sunday against T oledo. Olsen, first baseman Jenny Hardy, The 'Birds led 12-8 early in the first ball, on KBRE-FM {94.9) at 6:30 p.m. "T h is will be a bit of a babtism by shortstop Katie Christensen and fire," said Head Coach Joy Peterson. pitchers Amy Christensen and The road trip will also continue Cherelyn Bingham. next week at Troy Cox Invitational, "We'll miss some of the players Ladies cruise on the road Las Crucez, NM. They will also face who graduated," Peterson said. "It's The Lady 'Birds were able to shut down the board and pull SU's lead down to six Loyola Marymount and San Diego hard to replace a four-yea-r starter Northeastern Illionis State early and pick with ten minutes remaining in the game. before hosting Utah State March 14. Uke Heather, but on other hand we up a 75-68 win last night in picking up Eagle center Delores Jones was the The 'Birds are looking to gel and may have as much athletic ability their first road win in league play this game's leading scorer putting in 25 mature from the long road trip on this team as we've ever had." season. points, while SU's Myndee Larsen led the before Mid-Continent Conference This season, the ladies will have a T he ladies jumped ahead early leading 'Birds with a total of 18. play which begins on the March 27. chance at hosting nationals due to by as much as 10 in the first hall. The Jessica Littlefield was the top rebounder SU is a young team which lost a the entrance into the Mid-Con this Lady 'Birds strong defense never allowed with 18 boards, helping big in the second lot of players to graduation at the season. The western division leader the Lady Eagles to recover, holding. them half as the 'Birds outrebounded NEI 48- end of last season. With no seniors from the Mid-Con will host the to 31 percent shooting. 44. The ladies now sit at fifth place with on the squad, Peterson will look for Mid-Con champ ionships and also In the second half the Lady 'Birds a 6-8 Mid-Con record, and continue centerfielder Cami Niko and get a chance at a berth to the NCAA jumped out to a 23-point lead, however league play against Chicago State catcher Christy Burge to step up and softball playoffs. 19 tur;novers allowed NEI to put shots on tomorrow beginning at 4:30 p.m. Indoor tracksters vie for Mid-Con championships Southern Utah Head Track Coach second in the 3000 ( l 0:24.38) and in Richards' new 55 hurdles record of The men's 4x400 relay team of Eric Houle has spent the last four the 5000 (18:02.46). 8.17. Natalie Gibson set a school Jackson, Jeremy Avila, Brown and weeks preparing his alhletes for the At the Feb. 14 NAU Days Inn meet record in the 400 with a time of 5 7.38. Keith Richards set a new record of Mid-Continent Conforence SUU recorded four school indoor Deena Peterson broke her own school 3: 17.37 Championships; now be will see if the records. The T-Bird women, who bad record in the triple jump with a liop of The total number of school records hard work has paid off. three of the four records, were led by 35-4. which have been broken this season is The Thunderbirds travel to Sterling, 29 and 80 times this season all-time or Ill., this week for the Mid-Con meet, personal-bests have been set. which is scheduled for today and "This was possibly one of the best tomorrow. The meet, hosted by seasons in SUU [indoor] track and field Western Jllinois University, will be history, with all of the records that we held at Westwood Sports Complex. have broken," said Houle. Houle thinks !tis team stacks up well The season began on a good note at against the confe-rence competition the Snake River Opeo at Idaho State, and has a chance to duplicate the Jan. 10. SUU recorded 11 top-five success of the cross country teams, finishes and Benson set a thcn-SUU which woo the Mid-Con title in the record time of 15:03.07 in the 5000. men's competition and finished second The following week at the Wilson among the women. Motor Open at Utah State, Forsberg set "We stack up well and can certainly a tben-SUU shot put record of 51- contend for top three in both men's 00. 75. and women's," Houle said. The thrashfog of the record book As of Feb. l l , the T -Bird men have began at the NAU Quad Meet on Jan. placed several conference-best times 31. At this meet 11 school records this season including: Adam Brown in were broken and the T -Bird men the 800-meter run 11:52.37), Kris defeated powerhouse NAU (74-65) and Watson in the weight throw 160-00.5), New Mexico (87-61), while the women Mark Wright in the mile (4: 10.46) and defeated New Mexico (87-61). The school records by Jody Benson in the men were led by Benson and Wright, 5000- meters at [14:33.64J and 52-07.25 who won the 3000-meters and the in the shot put by David Forsberg. The mile, respectively. Wright's 4:2.3.11 in men's 4x400m relay team of Brown, Shelly Richards David Forsberg the mile was a school record at the Taurus Jackson, Chris Merkley and tJme while Benson ran an SUU-record Wright also set a school record with 8:32. 15 3000-m. the conference's t0p time of i0:00.36. The women were led by Richards, As of Feb. 11, the T-Bird women who ran the 55-meters in 8.20, a with conference best times include: then-school record; and Kathryn Shelly Richards in the 55-meter Henrie, who broke the then-school hurdles 18.20) and the distance medley record ju the 800-m with a time of team of Racheal Porter, Teresa Rice, 2:17.77. Peterson broke the school Wendy Allen, and Kristen Connell record in the long jump with a leap of which set a school record in a time of 17-1.25. (12: 17.39). At the Mountain States Games in Other men's efforts ranking among Pocatello, Idaho, SUU agai n assulted the conference's cop· IO include: the record books by breaking seven Taurus Jackson second in the 200- school records. Brown set a new 800 meter dash (21.52) and fourth in the 55 record of 1:52.37, Forsberg set a new ilt 6.38, Jody Benson third Jo the 3000 shot put record of 52-7 .25, Benson set 18:32. 15), Chris Merkley third in the a new 5000 record with a time of mile (4:15.391, Phil Woolston fourth in 14:33.64 and Layne Richards set a new the 5000 (14:57.37) and Richard Bush points record in the pentathlon with third in the high jump (6-05). 3632. SUU women who have placed in the For the women Blackham set a new top-10 include: Rice, second in the 800 5000 record with a time of 18:02.46 12:16.74}, Allen, second in the mile and lhe distance m edley team of (5:07.65), Porter, third in the mile Porter, Rice, Allen, and Connell set a (5:08.30) and Merrilee Blackham, Taurus f ackson Adam Brown new record time of 12:17.39. Wendy Allen Teresa Rice Rachael Porter Tody Benson NAT'L SPORTS Medals and suspicion for U.S. navel, the leprechaun tattoo - and now the By THE ASSOCIATEO PRESS silver and bronze medals. CANADIAN BOBSLEDDER The 22-year-old from West Allis, Wis., became REQUIRES STITCHES AFTER Another medal for Witty; more questions for the U .S. team's fi rst m ultiple medalist of the OLYMPIC VILLAGE ACCIDENT: A U.S. m en's hockey team Nagano Games w ith her performance in the Canadian bob!>ledder who was struck and Chris Witty became the only American 1,000-meter race yesterday. She finished just slightly injured by falling debris at the guaranteed to leave Nagano with two medals, 0.28 seconds off a gold medal in winning the Olympic Village got the OK to compete in while the U.S. men's hockey silver. " It's really hard to be today's four-man bobsled h eat. Matt Hindle, team left behind still more that close to gold," she said. 23, of Calgary, was ou tside at 8 p.m. questions - this time abou t "But che more l look back Wednesday when he w as hit by what Matt Hindle the condition of som e rooms on it, I know I skated a Canadian Olympic Association spokeswoman at the athletes' village. decent race and silver is Suzanne Charest said was "pieces of glass" from a Plexiglass On the heels of the pretty good." barrier that fell from the sixth floor of the Olympic Village Americans' humiliating Witty finished behind tower. Brum Rahill, Canada's Luge team leader, said Hindle quarterfinal loss to the Dutch skater Marianne required five stitches for a cut to his shoulder from building Czech Repubhc come Timmer, who set an mate.rial that fell from a balcony. allegations that som e U.S. Olympic record in taking players trashed their her second gold medal at the WANT TICKETS FOR 2002? CHECK BACK IN Olympic Village rooms after M-Wave arena. The bronze THREE YEARS: T he XVIII Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, the game. ''There was a went to Canada's Catriona haven't even ended before a lowgrade Olympic (ever broke out mess," said Rene Fasel, LcMay Doan, who had won in Utah. As many as 400 people a day have been calhng the president of the International the 500 meters ofCices of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee LO inquire about lee Hockey Federation. " I , Her first medal came after ttckets for the Winter Games of 2002, SLOC spokeswoman had information from the fa surprising th ird place Shelley Thomas said. Before you rush to the telephone U.S. stde something ~ finish in the 1,500 meters. yourself, however, don't. Callers are being tol .• ~UJUJ~£1 IID£Ii\l~rag TOJYIGllT! 9-midnight Ballroom Bring a ticket from the play & get in FREE, otherwise $ 1 The school relations department is now taking • applications for counselors for the Governor's Honors Academy which will be July 7-17, 1898. the sUU G.H.A. councilor will receive a $500 stipend as o watc h ... U" well as the option of earning 6 university Wanna g beat B1 · credits. Counselors should have no other time • 5 team commitment during those l O days. All lodging. Gymnast•~ the SUUSA office food, and activities will be provided. Sign-UP m f b 16th Pick up applications at the School Relations thurs. e · .. office. Applications are due March 25, 1998. at B'IU 1 p.ro . . For more info. call Erica Wilde at 865-8189. 2nd Annual Oisto Oantt Saturday ftb. list Ctclar Mldclt Sthool Gt,nnas11111 (Arross trom SUU Auclltorlum)a 9-Midnight $3 w/rostumt $.If without $3 btfor, Ftb. 10th for more into. contact a n~ 5,gma Nu. 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