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Index ASSU 12 Atews 2-5 Classifieds 13 j ♥ "^ *%m" Sports 6-7 Personals 13 ** Features 8-9 Opinion 14-15 jM A&E 10-11 Campus Voice 16| 2 News New Sullivan Scholars for 2004 selected SEANREID agraduatedegreein law. Cu-McinagingEditor "AfterIgot it,Ijust knew what Ka-ching. mynext fouryears wouldbe.Ialso It's a sound most might register feltverycomfortable atSeattleUni- uponhearing they'vebeenawarded versity; it had a very welcoming over$100,000 overfour years. feeling and it's by downtown and For six incomingstudents to Se- all the businesses and theater and attleUniversity,however,thenews Broadway." was met with a sense of relief, as Incontrast, the award is stillen- they realized funding their school teringinthe mindof fellowscholar tuition wouldbe taken out of their Boyle. hands. "Yeah,it'sstillsinkingin,"Boyle The moneycameas partof SU's said. "I was pretty surprised be- SullivanLeadership award, which causethere weresomanyotherkids provides outstanding high school [inthe competition]whoare doing seniors in the fields of service and somuch. Iwantedit bad,butIjust NazirHarb,GabriellaBoyle,David Weidmer, SaraTadesse,Caroline Dennis(notpictured),andShastiConrad leadershipa full scholarship to the kept tellingmyselftoget throughit (notpictured)are the newest SullivanScholars. University. andbe proud youdidit." university most tana Alaska.Next year,admin- scholars, which include a study OnMarch 17,SU announced the Boyle'sfour yearplansaren't so bodies what the and for," McKeon,dean istratorsplantoexpandtheaward to abroador service learning project 2004 SullivanScholarsthatinclude plottedoutcomparedtoWeidner's. stands Michael co-chair of the include applicants from California each student designs themselves four womenandtwomen,andrange She plans to enter as a Pre-major of admissions and leadership committee. andbestow ituponsevenindividu- with approval by Cobb. Winners from AfricanAmerican,Latinoand with a possibility of consideringa Sullivan "Peoplecome tocampus and have als. also joinregular retreats to mingle Asian American descent. pathtowards medicine. exposure to parts The key goal of the Sullivan withotherSullivanscholarsandare "1 have high hopes for this Servingas SU's mostprestigious the best of the university." Award has alwaysbeen toprovide encouragedtoseekleadershiproles group...lbelieve they will make a award, this year'sSullivancompe- students theability to eitheroncampusorinthe surround- significantimpact both on and off tition drew over250 fostertheireducation. ing Seattle community. campus during their time at SU," firstroundapplicants leadership service Hiedemann, who also co-chairs Sullivan program adviser Father from around the and capabilitiesbyremov- theselectionprocesswithMcKeon, Jerry Cobb,SJ,said. Northwest "The Sullivan is a good starting ingthestrain offund- selects each applicant with the as- The winners, four of whomhail To participate in ing their post-gradu- sistanceof16otherfacultyandstaff. from Western Washington,consist theSullivanprogram, it point students because ate years. After thefirstround,30studentsare of Gabriella Boyle of Seattle's high school seniors for "It's a way of at- invited back to SU to give an oral BishopBlanchetHighSchool,Nazir are required to sub- embodies what the university tracting students but presentation in front of selection Harb ofMeadowdale High School mit a leadership re- also a way of provid- committee members, who then in Lynnwood, Sara Tadesse of sume outliningtheir most stands for." ing the scholars op- whittle the group down to 6 win- Seattle's Ballard High School, community service MichaelMcKeon,dean of portunities ners. The original 30, though, are David High andleadershiproles, other than WeidnerofWoodinville working," Bridget all some School, as well as letters of admissions offered form of aid from Caroline Dennis of North Hiedemann,associate the university. SalemHighSchool in Salem, Ore. recommendationand professorofbusiness, Hiedemannsaid the process be- NewbergHigh scribe a personal es- andShastiConradof 1989, Award said. comes difficult whenit comesto School inNewberg,Ore. say on an assigned topic during Since the Sullivan hasdrawnoutstanding from Suchopportunitiesfallwithinthe For Weidner, winning the award Sullivan Leaders Day, heldinlate students Washington,Oregon,Idaho,Mon- requirements of existing Sullivan See Scholars onpage 4 was an ecstatic experience to say fa//.DuringthemandatoryLeaders theleast. Day,studentsand their familiesare "FirstItried tocontain myself,and also invited to experienceSU via afterIhungupthephone, there was toursandcampus speakers,making a lot of yelling and screaming and thecompetitionnot onlyahighchal- Love newspapers?Lead one to greatness. mecalling everyoneinmy family," lenge for outstandingstudents but Weidner said. "Then Iwent out to also an effective recruitingtool for Thai food." a university seeking the best and Weidner said the Sullivanaward brightest. Spectator allowedhim to realizehis goalof 'The Sullivan is a goodstarting TheSeattle— ♥— University pursuingpolitical science and later point for students because it em- KeepingWatchSince1933 YOU, Mark Bonidllo,CopyEditor Editor-in-Chief AmyHowell,PhotoEditor _ ~ AbbyLaxa, Photographer Austin. .. .L.Burton,Co-Managing . J Staff, , SethCooper,EditorialArtist Editor,CopyEditor Me anMyers' S.U. Rally ScanReid,Co-ManagingEditor, B Cartoonist Peace ~ _... BonnieLav,'BusinessManager Online.. Editor 6 Mana. Vllla' Mana er Johnson,NewsEditor *****«*« B Jamila ° udreau'Distribution Nate Zell,SportsEditor Gre8B Santos,OpinionEditor Mma^er „ JC Tomas Gulllen'Mmsor Michael Quiroz,FeaturesEditor writers:RyannCooper, Christina Soghomonian,Ab E Staff Kimburly Ervin,Manssa Cruz, E. Jean Wahlborg. Applications now available for This Thursday- -5:30 pm Editor-in-Chief Come by theSpectator office in QUAD CampionBasement onMonday, A gathering April 7 andpick up a flier for more for information. peace! or CallNicole Retana at 206-296-6476 for more information. The Spectator "April 3, 2003 News 3 SU and Irish face off at forensics match KIMBURLY ERVIN champion debat- noted as he explained Staff Reporter ers from Ireland: his position."Ihate to The audienceandjudgesseemed ColmCoyne,from be partisan but Ithink at odds in declaring a winner of University Col- the Seattle team ad- Tuesday night's debate featuring lege in Dublin, a dressed the 'is' [of the theIrish nationaldebatechampions politics and eco- current U.N. status] and Seattle University's own de- nomicsmajor,Leo better than the Irish." bate team. Mulrooney, also But whenpushcame The forum hostedbySU inasso- from University to shove, the audience ciation with the Communication College inDublin appeared to have Department,addressedthepertinent who is studying greatly favored thatof issue ofwhethertheUnitedNations pre-law, and the Irish by an over- is irrelevant intoday's society. AlisonMaclatyne, whelming applause. TheSUdebateteam— comprised from Trinity Col- "Ithink theIrish were of Jack Butler, a juniorhumanities legein Dublin,an much more prepared and English major; Craig Lay, a englishmajor. andasmuch as wetried freshman electrical engineering "What we say tocounter-argue, they major, and Jennifer Dinning,ase- here about the alwayshadaresponse," nior humanitiesand creative writ- U.N. is that you AlissaHutton,asopho- ing major— argued that the U.N. haveto workwith more communications has failedtobearelevantleagueof it,"Maclatyneex- major who was in the nations in dealing with countries plained."The ba- audience,explained. thatbreakthedesignatedstandards sis whichtheU.N. "The Irish teams ar- ABBY LAXA / STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER set forthby U.N. charters. works is on con- gumentconsistedof wit StudentsfromboththeSeattleUniversity debateteam(left)andthe Irishdebateteam arguethe merits "The U.S. has thatit can sensus. and humor balanced proven oftheir argumentsat Tuesday's event. act without the U.N., but the U.N. "It'snot fairfor with several telling has not proven thatit can act with- America to go points," Mike out the U.5.,"Dinning stated. around the Bergquist, a junior "If the U.N. cannot act without U.N...and then call itirrelevant. If "cop out"noting that he could go guing that they dida better job of communication major, stated. the U.S. thenit is merely a subsid- itdoesn't work now,it neverwill." back and forth on the topic. The addressing the questionathand. "However, I would have to side iary of theU.S. governmentand is Judging the debate was a tough other two judges,Communication "There is afatal flawinthe U.N. withthe SUdebate team. therefore ineffective." task. Ray Crearand of the Irish Department JeffPhiIpottChair and that gives either one of five coun- "They showed talentintheir de- Thosedebatingfortheotherside Heritage Society of Seattle could NicolePalmiter,ASSUat-largerep- tries the right to veto which gives fense of their arguably easier to of the argument consisted of three not decide ona stanceandchose to resentative,bothsided with SUar- them too much power," Philpott defend stanceon the issue." Universities not imparting Catholic values Megan Lee "AreCatholiccollegesleadingstu- freshmen surveyedsupportedkeep- at nonsectarianuniversities,tode- servativeattitudes,butbecamepro- StaffReporter dents astray?"found thatstudents' ing abortion legal;— in 2001,— those termine their views on various is- portionatelymoreliberalduringthe Do ethics change with higher viewsonabortionandothercontro- samestudents nowseniors were sues. In addition to the issue of durationof their timein college. education? versialissues became increasingly 51.7percent pro-choice. abortion, the study surveyed how CWR researchersfeeltheincreas- TheMarchissueofCatholicWord tolerant. Other moralityissues werecov- students view sex ing tolerance of abortion directly - premarital and Report included an "explosive re- Thestudy tookplacefrom 1997 eredinthestudy. Theyinterviewed same sexmarriages. coincides with the acceptance of port" on how the behaviors and 2001 and casualsex. beliefs of students at Catholic uni- analyzed ■■^■B The data collected versities changedduring the dura- students showed that in 1997. tion of their education. who went Colleges must do more to boost thepresence the 27.5percentofthefresh- CWR and theCardinalNewman through of manclass thought pre- Society commissioned an analysis variousedu- Catholic intellectual tradition on campus. marital sex was okay, ofsurveydata atthe HigherEduca- cational in- MONICA HELLWIG, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF ACCU even for "those who tion Research Institute of UCLA. stitutions at J. have known each other Based on data collected from 38 that time. only briefly." different Catholic collegesanduni- Ofthesestudents,thestudy found 7,200studentsat Catholic colleges Thestudyconcluded thatoverall In2001,48 percentoftheCatho- versities, the HERI study, entitled, that in 1997, 37.9 percent of the and universities,as well as students Catholic students have more con- lie students surveyed thought pre- maritalsexwasacceptable. Atnon- sectarian schoolsthe percentageof acceptance went from 38.7 in to 59.8 during the same time frame. "Collegesmust do moretoboost the presence of the Catholic intel- lectual tradition on campus," said Monica K. Hellwig,executive di- rectorof the AssociationofCatho- $365 licCollegesand Universities. "The M LONDONPor vast majority of Catholic colleges $249 " .n**& 1 aA. EURAIL PASSES Prom lX object tocatechismalinstruction as J "^£ partof the curriculum." Manypeople,such as WilliamS. Korn,associate director for opera- IApJF~ andSOmucfl more.,. explore north omerlco I tionsat the HERIfeelas thoughthe USA ■ CANADA ■ HAWAII t^ surveyis not accuratelyrepresenta- /j^^^^lm/ HR backpacking, cruises,dours and more HI jL/ tive of all Catholic higher educa- K)t^|Kttfl Bttfl Para ia round tripfrom Saattla. Subject to changeandavailability *Q|^^^^^^^| Mk eMTO^B^BaWV^B^BMaia^aW m Tannolincluded Rettrictionaand blackout*apply. tion. LiberalArts and BusinessCourses "Therearemore than 230Catho- BEWPFWPMnPPHWfP^BI^^iri OfV/1It/A States, Openingand Christmas Tour K*.K fli*l IIZMTHII«3I3Wo tji[PlArll lic colleges in the United Room.PartialBoard,Maid Service andhighly selective institutionsarc Three -day weekend trips 424 Broadway Aye., East (206) 329.4567 represented in the survey," Korn indicated. 4341University Way, NE (206) 633.5000 "Students at these col- ~ legestend to be moreliberal." STUDYABROAD GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Patrick J. Reilly, author of the 800 -440-5391or [email protected] Pick UPy°UP complimencary,premiereissue oP BREAK study and presidentof theCardinal ma azine afc y°unlocal branch. http:www.gonzaga.edu/gonzagainflorence 9 Newman Society, found these re- www.srjatravel.com stotna^l sults "appalling." Reillyacknowl- itfc ■j^JTRAVEL edges upbringingand largercul- onune >> on the phohc >> on compu/ >> on the /trect Sec Catholic page 4 The Spectator" April 3, 2003 4 News Security Report Austin L.Burton nitymemberreportedanautoprowl. studentconduct system. Co-ManagingEditor The victim said they had parked theirvehicleinthe11th&E.Cherry He almost fell for it,too The only time someone St. garage the day before. When wantsto see a mouse they returned approximately 24 Wednesday,3-26-03 hourslatertheyfoundsomeonehad When some bookstore employ- Tuesday,3-18-03 beeninthe vehicleand taken aradar ees saw anunknown man trying to An employee in the detectorand cellphonefrominside. hidemerchandise underhis clothes, McGoldrick Building reported CPS andthe victim sawno signsof oneof themcalled CPS while oth- to Campus Public Safety that a forced entry. ers tried to start up conversation computer mouse hadbeen sto- withthe man. They werepresum- len from their office. The theft Justcouldn't wait togetout ably attempting to keep the man hadapparently happenedafew ofthe shower,could ya? therewithouthimbeingsuspicious. daysbeforehand. Themouseis Theman tookthebaitfora minute, valued at approximately $20. Friday, 3-21-03 thenrealized what was up and ran At 1a.m., a BellarmineHall RA outofthere.CPScaughtupwiththe Oh well,your boy probably they were about to use the It'snot likeanyone would either discovered or wasinformed man shortly after and the police would have givenyouup bathroom on their floor when haveread themanyway thatsomeonehad defecated (taken gave hima trespasswarning. anyway theydiscoveredthe toiletwas a dump, in layman's terms) in a full of rice. Wednesday,3-19-03 men's roomshower stall on their He was makinghis bed.Let Thursday,3-27-03 The resident said they At 11:30p.m.,CPSspotteda floor.Janitors werecalledintoclean him sleepinit AcarchaseinvolvingSeattle po- movedtoanotherstall,butthat groupofunknownpersonspost- thecrapup. lice officers and a stolen vehicle was full ofrice as well. ing unapproved flyerson win- Wednesday,3-26-03 ended on10th&E.Madison St. at Eventually,the RAonduty dows,doorsandtelephonepoles Open the window beforeyou At 7:15 p.m., a man was seen 9:50a.m. found—that every' toilet on' the— all over campus. When CPS leave next time standing inside a construction After police took oneof the sus- floor men sand women s approached the suspects they dumpsteron the 11th Avenuecam- pects into custody, the other sus- wasfullof rice. all tookoffrunning. Theflyers Monday,3-24-03 pus mall. pect tried to evade police on foot. On top of that (literally), a were removed shortly after- At 11:30p.m.,anXavierHall RA When CPS approachedthe man, Heran towards theSUcampus,but few unobservant folkshadac- wards. reported marijuana smoke coming he was tossingconstruction debris CPSandSPDofficers captured the tuallyusedthebathroomafter fromaroomontheirfloor.CPS,the from the dumpster and onto the him on1lth& E.Marion St. the rice was dumped in the Iguess the detector RA and the Resident Director en- ground. stalls,makingfor afinemess. wasn'tdetectingprowlers teredtheroomandfounddrugpara- The man didn't respond when Greatest.Prank.Ever. CPS staff was called in and phernalia and a strong marijuana CPS tried to talk to him, and was they called the janitors, who Thursday,3-20-03 odor,but no resident. Theincident given a trespasswarning. Tuesday,4-1-03 had to shovel the rice out of At5p.m.,acampuscommu- was followed up on through the A Bellarmine Hall resident said the toilets. Corrections Seattle bashing may be * InMarch I3th's feature, "We honor thy with a degree," Barbara Gering's byline was spelled incorrectly. off target students say I* In March 13th's news section acaption on the photo of JEAN WAHLBORG Thing About Seattle 15..., and ACTtheater'sfinancial woes,and Reporter SeattleisFull Pussies. the trading ofGaryPayton(who ASSU President Scan O'Neill was misleading, and could Staff of I "Welcome toSeattle's most popu- The site also includes the 10 according to Steele wasthe best imply that O'Neill was steppingdown as president. Instead the lar Websiteandonlineforum! Thisis commandments of driving in overall athletetoeverplay for a [caption should haverelated to his decisionnot to run a second theplacetorant,bash, slam,ventand Seattle and the Worst of Seattle Seattle team). laugh aboutlifein theEmerald City. pollresults(includingthe worst EventheBestThingAboutSe- Share yourpain andmisery while we place topick uppeople:our very attle 15... forum turns into an drag those who make the town we ownCapital Hill). argumentover whether theHus- love suck into theharsh spotlight for So why would someone think kies are anasset to thecityornot. an onlineass-paddling. Flame on!" Seattle sucks enough to make a TheSpectator decided to talk Founded by aSeattle nativeunder website about it? The reasons to Seattle University students to thepseudonym"Steele", websurfers providedareparamount:traffic, see how they felt about Seattle. read thisgreetingwhentheylogonto pro sports, stadiums, sales tax, Overall, students disagree that Seattlesucks.com. This website is public transportationand lousy Seattle sucks. composedofseveralparts,including politicians. "It'sclosetothe waterandthe a forum with over 60,000 posts on Thelist goeson. More recent mountains soyou get the bestof topicsincludingNativeSeattleitesvs. additions to why Seattle sucks both worlds. It doesn't get too Transplants, Seattle Women Who include our ranking among the Write Checks SUCK!, The Worst topnineterroristtargetcities,the See Suckpage 5 Scholars:fresh winners announced Frontpage 2 skills andanelementofdiversity are arguablyasgood as the ones withinthegroup.McKeonsaidit we do,"he said. choosing the winners, and the all comesdown to finding those McKeon said the matter sim- criteria always remain looking for theyfeel are most qualified for ply becomes looking for those sustained commitmentto activities the scholarship. whoexhibitthebetterqualitiesin ®* Bens, -* r i JH vjr^* rideSi or students, goodspeaking "The people choose all WT 1 ' MissionRidqt J in as wellas wedon't criteria. JP^~ SchweitzerMountain Resortanytime... ,'Vj? Spring 2003 HHH HHbBBBJMBt H 2003-04 season Catholic: no value at SU blackouts influence JOinus/\prilsrorTUnJoin us ADril c for fun BT* No I (■ Discounts at Whistler .It in the sun atour annual Biackcomb.Mammoth From page 3 increaseinstudents' embraceof dorms are contributing to this SpringFestival. "BJI Mountainand Panorama 2 i .Mountain Village v s the Catholic faith." moral decay. turalinfluences,but feels theCatholic Reilly and the CNS have ob- "Ihavebeenhere fora whole collegesshould "helpstudentsmove jections to many of the policies yearandIdon't see anyonetry- closer toChrist.", and activities taking place on ing to influence me tochange," "If a Catholic college is doing its some Catholiccampuses. a, senior mechanical engineer, jobandfacultyandstaffmembersare They feel appearances of said. "Mytheologyteacher was settinga goodexample,"Reilly told speakers withpro-choice views, veryopen,somepeoplemayhave ■NpMt B^^W b^^^^bl the New York Times, "you would productions of plays like The different teachers, but Iguess I expect at the very least to see an Vagina Monologues and coed waslucky." The Spectator" April3, 2003 News 5 Pro-choice club aborted by administration BARBARA GERING club on campus as well. Shaw- TheAdministrationprohibitedthe sible solutions. stated Leary. "It'show wechoose StaffReporter PhillipsandTerence went through group frombecoming arecognized "I suggested that we establish a to organize and officially recog- A small group of students sat a lot oforganization work. club, stating thataPro-Choice club groupof students,faculty, and staff nize those opinions that's the ma- behind an information table in the Theyadvertisedthroughoutcam- is not in accordance with Catholic whohavestudied thisissuetolook at jor issue." Student Center with hopes of add- pus,recruited twoadvisors,and lo- values. how wecanbringtheissue tobearon There are nopro-choice groups ing new opinions to SU's campus cated a roomto usefor meetings. According to Terence, the main the campus," saidTimLeary,Vice onthe campuses of any of the 28 on March IOth, National Abortion "We did everything right to be- motive of the group is to educate Catholic Universities in the Provider AppreciationDay. come a club," said Terence, Vice students and to provide them with UnitedStates. Those hopes quickly disinte- President of thePro-Choice club. the information andresourcesthey SUdiffers frommanyof the grated after the ASSU President, Terence and Shaw-Phillipsmay needto formtheirownopinionson other Catholic schools in that Vice President, and the Student have doneeverythingright,but ac- abortion. "J think Seattle it is committed to keeping an CenterDirectorapproachedthestu- cording to the Catholic Church, "We're not trying toadvise any- open dialogue going on the dentsandorderedthemtodissemble having a Pro-Choice club on a Je- body to have an abortion or kill University has pro-choice issue. the table. suit campus is simply wrong. babies,"saysTerence. gone beyond "I think Seattle University The event in the Student Center "Certainly' that's not our goal. has gone beyond wheremany sparkedanextremelycontroversial We reactuallytryingtoreduceabor- wheremany Catholic schoolshave toallow issue atSU. tion as much as the pro-lifers are. for thattohappen,"saysLeary. The YoungDemocrats ofWash- We want to be very much educa- Catholic schools The Pro-Choice group has ingtonimmediatelysent out apress "We did tional, get both sides of the issue , arguedthat theyshould be al- on get to have to allow toexist,especially release with the headline reading everythingright airing campus,and people for" lowed since "Seattle University Bans Pro- " talk aboutit in a real way. that tohappen. theschool supportsaPro-Life ChoiceClub,ProhibitsDiscussion to become a club. We want everybody to have a club. of Reproductive Freedom." right toexpress what theybelieve." TimLeary,Vice However, according to Erica Terence, During winter quarter,students SU's administration is not at all President of Leary, there seems to be no Blake Shaw-Phillips and Erica Vice President of opposedtoa free exchangeofideas reason why a Catholic school TerencedecidedtoformaStudents on campus regarding different is- Student wouldnot support a Pro-Life for Choiceclub. thePro-Choice sues. development club. Their focus fitsintowhat The school supported the well- club. In fact, members of the Pro- is acceptable by the Catholic establishedPro-life club,soit only Choice group have met with Ad- Church. seemedlogical have a Pro-Choice ministrationofficials todiscusspos- President of Student Development. ThePro-Choiceclub, whichcon- Accordingto Leary,the school is sistsof about 20 members,contin- in no way trying to suggest that ues tomeet weeklyas anunrecog- Suck: Seattle not so bad according to SU peoplecan't think differently onthe nizedclub. subject ofabortion. "We'renottryingtostart arevo- However, the fact that SU is a lution," claims Terence. "We're Frompave 4 private,Catholicinstitutionofhigher trying tostart a dialogue." learning makes it verydifficult for Theadministration's next step, cold," hot or too junioraccounting the school to support certain opin- says Leary, is tocontinue thedia- major Jennifer Pott said. Pott is ions. logueandfigureout a wayinwhich from Burien,a suburbofSeattleto "A diversity of opinionis essen- thesestudentscanvoicetheiropin- the south. The mainproblems that tial to who we are as a campus," ions. shesees withtheareaaretrafficand potholes,but other than that she enjoysSeattle. Pottisinterviewing for an internship in another area, but she said, "if Ihave a job that didn't move, then I'd stay here. The Sue Naef Scholars Program I've been here all my life, Iknow the area,it's not bad." AnthonyLowe, a juniorelectri- cal engineering major, also comes presents from nearby. His family is from Sedro-Wooley, which lies north- Pike PlaceMarket isjust one of themanylandmarks thatmake people east ofSeattle. Thoughhe person- proud tocallSeattle home,butaisbringingattentiontomanyofSeattle's The Lecture ally likes the area, he has heard Last utlierwisefrom transplants. flaws. "I've heard people say that Se- attle peopleare not nice. A lot of rainy,butactuallynot as rainy as I moreartistshere,people whowant with people from the Midwest or the thought," freshmah biology major todo theirown thing and not fol- south say that we're just jerks,un- LorienWallacesaid.Wallacecomes lowthecrowdsasmuch,"Klassen social,"Lowesaid.He furtherelabo- from asmall town inCalifornia. "I stated. However she alsonotices ratedonwhat he'sheardclassmates likedowntownthebest. It'seasyto thecontroversyallof thesediffer- Fr. John Topel, S.J. sayabout thearea:"There'sagirlin get to[and] there area lot ofdiffer- ing opinions create. my [electrical engineering pro- ent stores. It's a fun place to be. "Thereare a lotofpeople who gram], she's from Georgia [and There'salwayssomethingnew go- are very much for the war and says] the night life here is not that ingon," Wallace added. She also very much against the war, and excitingcomparedtothere.Another enjoys attendingtheater showsand they get intolots of fights about guy fromCalifornia saidthere area is glad there are so many perfor- that,"Klassenexplained.Itisthis lot fatterpeoplehere."Loweadded, mancesintown. veryissue of protests that lead to "As far as a bad city on any other Thoughshemostlyenjoysithere, part of Seattle's bad image fol- "A brilliant light shines on us, terms, I've never heard anything Wallace also noted drawbacks to lowing the huge riots during the bad about it." livinginthisbigcity. "Youcan'tgo World Trade Organization con- and our life is sweet," LikePottandmanyotherSeattle- out by yourself at night, and that ference in 1999. — ites (the term for a Seattle native), kindofsucks. You have tobe care- Protests aside, Klassen's big- Pindar, Pythian Ode Loweagreestheworstpartofliving ful where you goand who you're gest problem withthe areais the here is the trafficand thebestpart is with," she explained. She also same as many who come from 8 theclimate. added,"Broadway sort ofsucks at warmerclimates:the weather. "We don'thave togoonoverkill night." "I'musedtogoingaround wear- preparing for snow, and we don't Michaele Klassen,another trans- ingshortseverydayandbeingable have toescape everythingbecause plant to thearea,is afreshman pre- tohang out outside,"she said. of 100 degree temperatures, we'll major fromGuam. Klassen really Nativeslikethe weather,trans- Wednesday, April 16, 2003 never get that here," Lowe com- enjoys Seattle for the same reason plantsdon't.Nativesmindthetraf- mented. someothers hate it: thepeople. fic,transplantsdon'tnoticeit.Per- 7:30 PM Even the non-natives seem to "There'salotmorediversity than haps it balances out. So does think that Seattle doesn't suck. Ithoughttherewouldbe.Thepeople Seattle suck as much as Wyckoff Auditorium "It'sa lotcleaner than San Fran- areverypassionateabout whatthey Seattlesucks.com claims? Per- cisco, which Icompare it to. It's do, what they want. There are alot hapsnot. " The Spectator April3, 2003 Sports 6 Seaver earns All-American Froshpitcher Kemper at swimming nationals carries load for SU NICOLE RETANA All-American honorable mention "Igot three out offour,"he said. AUSTINL.BURTON a smile tosay "April Fools'." Editor-in-Chief byfinishingninthinthe 1650-yard Seaverisalso verygrateful tohis Co-ManagingEditor At the suggestion of her team- ScanSeaver,stoodoutas the lone freestyleand oneAll-American se- teammates who couldn't accom- When sheis onthemound,fresh- mates,Kemper wenttopracticewith representativeofSeattleUniversity lection in the 500-yard freestyle. pany him to nationals. man Erin Kemper is a picture of her right arm in asling and a large at the NCAA Division IInational Seaver placed eighth in the 500 "There's a lot of guys and girls coldindifference. bandagecovering whatlookedlike meetinGrandForks,NorthDakota. witha time of4:35.93.He wasthe who worked really hard that didn't Neither herfacial expressionnor anugly bruiseon her forehead. Jim slippedinbiology Themeet tookplaceMarch 12-15 fastest swimmerin the 1650morn- make it," he said."My teammates' her bodylanguageoffers theslight- "Itold I'd andpittedSeaveragainsthisformer ing heat,whichdid not include the definitelyhelpedme alot.Icouldn t estclue as to what's happening on laband tried to catch myself, but I Drury University. top eight swimmers who swam in have doneit withoutthem for sure thefield.There'snosly smilewhen hit my head on the way down and Seaver, a senior biology major, theevening session. just because they do a lot during shemakes abatterswing wildly at a dislocated my shoulder,"Kemper, swam infour events throughoutthe "Scan madehistory by being the practice topush andencourage." pitch six inches out of the strike apre-medmajor, said witha laugh. courseofthe tournamentbeginning firstSUathlete tonotonly compete Malleryisconfidentinthe future zone.There'snorollingof the eyes "Heboughtit, too.Thehardestpart withthe100-yardfreestyle.Hetook ontheDivisionIInationallevelbut of SUswimming. orfrustratedsigh whenshe givesup waskeepinga straight face." )5'h in the event with a time of to make All-American," Craig "Swimming continues to break abases-loadedtriple.Even whenan Gentlemanhad no problemad- 9:35.29 and earned an All-Ameri- Mallery, SU swim coach, said. ground by excelling on a national umpire makes a bad call, Kemper mittinghe hadbeen tricked. "When can honorable mention for his per- "Scanis thetypeofathletewho sets level and dominating with Ail- doesn't flinch. Atmost she willturn Ifirst saw her Ialmosthad a heart formance. high goals, puts in the work to American accomplishments," he herback to theplate,onlyshowing attack,"he said. Thenextday,he wentontoplace achieve such goals and possesses said."Scan Seavercombinedwork herdisgusttoherteammates."When Why Gentleman would nearly 27lh in the 200-yard coming in at the drive toget the jobdone." ethic,experience,competitivedrive Iturn back around," she says, "the loseituponseeingKemper'sarmin 1:43.42. Seaver said goinginto nationals and openness to learning— all of game face is backon." a sling is nomystery. Kemperhas Seaver saved his biggest perfor- he was focused onhitting his life- whichallowedhim tobreak ground But Kemperhad yet to be chal- beentheworkhorsefor theSUpitch- mance for the lastday ofthe meet. time best and making All-Ameri- for Seattle U on a Division IIna- lengedinmaintaininghergame face ingstaff andhas become oneofthe On Friday, he earned his second can inat leastone event. tional level." like she wason Tuesday,when the mostimportant players onthe 5-10 Seattle University starting pitcher Redhawks (4-3 GNAC). With SU Financial, communicationproblems had tobreak thenews tohead coach struggling to bring runners across JimGentlemanthatshe'ddislocated theplate,pitchinghas becomethat cause break-up Crew club herpitchingshoulder.Gentleman's much morecritical. of spirits sank.Kemperfinallycracked SeeRedhawks page 7 NICOLE RETANA continue buildingthe future of the ticing with theteam— wasthe begin- Editor-in-Chief sport. ning of March leaving the team Spectator Winter Sports Awards TheSeattleUniversitycrew team Anne Carragher, associate ath- withoutacoachfortheentiremonth hashad it'sup and downsthrough- letic director, attributesthe break- prior toracing season. Men's Hoops and rebounding (5.3). She was an out the years,and although the re- down of the novice team to the "Sowegot togetheras ateamand MVP:Darnell Lyons.Inhis se- all-GNAC second teamselection. mainingsix membersofthis year's inconsistent quality of the practice decidedthat it just' wasn'tpossible nior year, Lyons was the team's Newcomer of the Year: Jade team have called it quits, Anne time. causewecouldn tbe withoutacoach leading scorer at 15.1 ppg while White. Ajuniortransfer fromPort- Carragher, associate athleticdirec- "Thelastfour years,the teamhas fortheentire monthup untilracing alsogetting3.6 boards. landStateUniversity,Whitehelped tor,continuestohavehighhopesfor elected tohave thenovices start the seasonand sowejustdecided thatit Newcomer of the year: Jeff shoulder the offensive load after the future. yearby goinginthe afternoonand wasn't worth it to keep going," McDaniel.McDaniel was named Connolly wentdownas wellas took Mtor YaWAng to KirnMartin and \earnhow torowessentially,butby Martinsaid. freshmanof the yearand averaged on a leadershiprole. Sarah Wyunt, captainand treasurer November they'll go back to the According to Carragher, the 9.9ppg,6.7rpgand 1.1 steals. Defensive Player of the Year: of the crew club, what originally earlymorningschedule,"Carragher breakup of the team wascaused by JCTransfer:NicLano.Thejun- CourtneyTinsley.The6-foot-3se- beganasaone-yearhiatus torecoup said."Thisyearthe teamdecided to a one-two punch—of the combina- ior post averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.0 nior center shut down some of the "andrebuildthe team,quicklysnow- have thenovicesjustkeepgoingin tion—ofan absent if notnon-exis- rpgon the season. region's top centers early in the balledintoan abandoned program. theafternoonand ofcourse as you tent advisor, the team's miscon- Leader:EddieLincoln.Lincoln seasonand had four games with10 The SUcrew teamis oneofmany can imagine,at 4:30 in the after- ceptionsof thebudgetand alack in moved from wingto thepoint and or morerebounds. club sports that operate competi- noon,youdon't get theconsistency communicationbetweenherselfand was the Redhawks on-court leader tively ona club budget.Their club ofhaving practices withthe whole the team. and was monumental in the Swimming statusoftenaffectsthetypesofteams team." "Ikindof told themevery time I Redhawks success. MostOutstanding: ScanSeaver they canplay and the races they are After talking withCarragher, the had a chance where Isaw them, and MarionGallagher. invitedto, but theclub teamnever- team began to consider finishing 'You guys know we've got to sit Women's Hoops Top Newcomer:RuiEwald theless takes the sport just as seri- out this year and taking next year downandtalk aboutbudgetat some MVP: Kristin Connolly. The Most Improved:RuiEwald and ously as a varsity level sport. off torefinanceandrebuildtheclub. point because I'm not giving you juniorguardledSUinscoring(17.5) LizHansen 'Varsity'crewpracticedfivedays After they toldtheir coach,he tried the kind of money you had last -AustinL. Burton,Nicole RetanaandNate a week beginningat 5:30 a.m. for to talk them out ofthe planbut the year,"Carragher said. Zell ' twohours andexpectedthenovices girlsremained firm intheirposition While all the details remain a (first years) to join their morning that a yearoff wouldultimately be murky jumbleofshe said, she said, practices by winter quarter.(Nov- in the best interests of theclub. whatshines throughis thepossibil- ices practice in the afternoon fall "A week laterhe told us he was' ityofthecrew legacycontinuingon quarter). goingresignbecausehejustcouldn t past the year. This year began on an already workunderthe conditionofus not Carragher has set up eight two- shaky foot with only six women wanting tocome back next year," hourclassesbeginningApril30and returning from the previous year's Sarah said. runninguntil May 28 to teach stu- team.In addition,by the endof the The loss of a coach devastated dents how to row. She hopes that fall quarterthenoviceteamhadquit the team'schances ofrowingcom- through the course, a new band of Classes starting leavingthesix womenandSUcrew petitively since the soonest a re- excitedrowing students will take without any materialfrom whichto placement coachcouldbeginprac- shapeandrestartthe teamnextyear. soon! Wrestlemania, baby! GMAT classes start AUSTIN L.BURTON Morley, who used to play a porn Kane wears a mask because he th th Co-Managing Editor starnamed "Val Venis"and isnow April 9 and 12 . was (not really)burnedina set Last Sunday I attended (not really)theChiefofStaff,named fire by his (pretend) brother, The Wrestlemania at Safeco Field. I Storm and himselfchampions. Un- Seattle Kaplan Center dertaker. Kane was (not really) couldgoonforpages,but asyousee They were accompanied to the 4216 University Way NE locked in a closet for 20 years be- Ihavenospace.SoI'IIjusigiveyou ring by the Dudley Boys, who are being to destroy a taste of why Ilike wrestling. (notreally)half-brothersdespite one fore released 'Taker, but then they madeup Opening match: Lance Storm being White and the other Black. and Call 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit now WWE(really)nevermentions kaptest.com and Chief Morley (tag team TheDudleysare with thebad guys to enroll today! theirrelationship. champs) def.Rob Van Dam and under threatofsuspension but are Strangely,the Itself wasn't Kane.Thismatch didn't air on the goodguys,even though theyoften match eventhatgoodormemorable.Even actualpay-per-view.Stormwashalf slam women through tables. whenitsucks, wrestlingrules.Next of (hetagteamchampionswithWil- RVD, meanwhile,is one of the Testprep, admissions guidance. time they'rehere,I'm there. and For life. liamRegal, whohad to forfeit the most popular guys in WWE yet 'GMAT is lha registered traqamarho(Graduate ManagementAdtmstons Council SeeSpectator Online the title whenhe(forreal)gotaparasite couldn't get on the PPV, and was for full text this during WWE's tour of India. clearly unmotivated for the match. of article. The Spectator " April 3, 2003 Sports 7 Baseball's marathon leads off Redhawks: featuring old faces in new places sit at 5-10 NATE ZELL and the teamhangson toits young Daryl Kile still hurts. But with a World Series runner up San Fran- Continuedfrom page 6 Sports Editor stars,theymight get toplay a five- number of guys looking to prove cisco or two-timedivision cham- "Erin has been doing an out- It's the week of April 1, which— game regular seasonin October. their worth, the Cards should be pionArizona. Yes, with the return standing job," Gentleman said. brings thefirst feelingsof— spring Andyoucannevercountout those able to find four quality starters of Darren Driefert and Kevin "Ourdefenseandpitchinghasbeen though never for long and also Atlanta Braves, even after that who can pitch them deep into the Brown, the Los AngelesDodgers outstanding,we justneed to work brings the beginning of the 162- Opening Day loss. GregMaddux postseasonone more year. sport one of the deepest starting on gettingkey hits." -game marathon that is the Major probably won'tloseanother game Contenders: By throwingout the rotations, with Hideo Nomo out- After dropping her most recent LeagueBaseballseason.This week, until June ifhe stillhas something cash tosign JeffKent, theHouston duelingRandy Johnson on Open- start (Saturday's 3-2 loss at Port- inhonorof thegraduationseason,I left. Chances arehe does.After all, Astrosaddedevenmorepop tothe ing Day and Andy Ashby and land State) despite giving up just will begin with a preview of the he has won 15+ games the last 15 middleoftheirlineup.Thequestion KazuhiroIshiiclosing out the rota- oneearned run,Kemperis 3-5 this SeniorCircuit(for those whodon't years. Behind Maddux is a very is, willhebe madwhen hehits with tion. Add the left-handed bat of season with a 2.45 ERA. She's know, that's the NationalLeague). shaky rotation.Russ Ortiz's addi- the bases empty after bombs from FredMcGriffand theDodgers'of- struckout 24batters while walking With a number of improved tion willprovidesome support,but JeffBagwell and Lance Berkman? fenseshouldagainbea formidable 25, and held opponents toa team- teams, therace for the fourplayoff the rest is murky waters. In the Probablynot.WithRoyOswaltand one. With these components and best .266battingaverage. r pots in the NL will no doubt be bullpen, John Smoltz will get 50+ WadeMiller leadingtheir pitching finally healthy pitching staff the But perhaps most impressive is interesting. saves giventhe chance, but the of- staff and Billy Wagner in the pen, Dodgers will win theNL West. Kemper'sendurance.Ineightstarts NL East fense will be relied on more than this team will contend all year for Contenders: The World Series she had— pitched six complete— The Winner: Anytime you add ever toprovide help for the pitch- thedivision;andif notwillbeinthe runner-up San Francisco Giants games includingtwoshutouts two All-Stars and one of the solid ing.The Braves will come around wild cardrunning. think that they cangive upReggie and has pitched 23 more innings chunks of a World Series team late, but will it be too late? I'm Thisyear'sfeelgoodstoryhas to Sanders, Jeff Kent and Kenny (51.1) than any other Redhawk. you're going to be a contender. thinking the wildcardmaybe their be the Chicago Cubs; after all the Loftonand getbetter?Sorry guys, "She's done everything we've That's just what the Philadelphia ticket come late September. sufferingCubs fans havedone over butwhere'stheprotectionfor Barry asked of her and had no problem Phillies did this offseason. NL Central the last 100 years, they can finally Bonds?Jose Cruz Jr.,Ray Durham with it at all," Gentleman said. Inaddinga potentialNo.1 starter The Winner: First and foremost, show some hope. After years of and Edgardo Alfonso all need to "She's strong and in good shape. in Kevin Millwood, who they got this willbe the toughestdivisionin havingBaseballAmerica(themega havegreatseasonsfortheGiantsto It's been a big adjustmentfor her, for basically nothing, as well as baseball. With three much-im- source for minor league baseball) make it back to the Series. They butshe'sgettingbetterallthetime." signing1BJimThomeand3BDavid proved teams and another looking guaranteeagreatlineupby theyear alsodealtone of their best starters Kemper was atwo-sport star at Bell, the Phills added some much to make an impact, both the divi- 2000-something, that lineupcould inRuss Ortizina"Why didyoudo Forest Grove(Ore.)High School, needed experiencetoastellaryoung sion and wild card could go right finally be here. The pitching staff that?"deal to the Braves.Oh yeah. gaining all-league selections in team.Theonlyquestionis,canthese down to the last day of the season. certainly is, and Kerry Wood and theylost Dusty Baker and son softball and volleyball.Inher se- three veterans provide the leader- But mypick for the division is the showed thatheis strongagaininhis from the bench. niorseason,sheposteda 1.00ERA shipneeded tokeepmanagerLarry St.Louis Cardinals,stillfrom top Opening Day win over the Mets. The Arizona Diamondbacks and hit for a.380average. Bowa from going off on the fiery tobottomone of the scariest com- The onlyquestion is the youth and have ex-closer Byung Hung-Kim In her first collegiate season, tirades thatalienatedthe teaminthe plete lineups in baseball. If J.D. how long production will stick inthestartingrotationwiththehopes Kemper has at times been spec- last few seasons? If this happens, Drew can ever get healthy, even around. With former Giants man- that Matt Mantai can stay healthy tacular, pitchinga four-hit shutout the Phills can and should dethrone latein theseason this team willget ager Dusty Baker at the reins, this andget thejobdoneintheninth.On againstWestern OregononMarch the Braves as NLEast champs. betterinahurry.HavingScottRolen club has worlds of potential.But offense, thereare few changesto a 23. Other times she's struggled, Contenders: The Montreal for a fullseason andahealthyTino willitbe accomplished? teamthatcouldn't scorearuninthe Uke when she was \\tup for e\gY\v Exposbegantheir 162-game exhi- Martinez and Jim Edmonds in the NL West postseason without slugger Luis runs andwalked fiveinan8-0loss bition season witha 10-2 shellack- middle of the lineup won't hurt a The Winner: Inthe West, where Gonzalez. More than one career toHumboldt StateonMarch 22. ing ofthe Braves.If thisexhibition bit. The only real question is the startingpitching willbethekey,the year will have to behad in support But whether she's sitting 'em stretch as run by MLB goes well pitching staff, where the loss of best rotation may not lie in either of The Unit and Curt Shilling for down inrapidsuccession orabout the D-Backs to get to the playoffs. toget thehook, Kemperkeepsthe Wild Card: Astros. Pitching, same cool demeanor. powerand gritty veterans.Ittakes a "Idefinitely trytotakeitpitchby lot for a guy like CraigBiggio,an pitch," Kemper said."If you look Lead the most impressive All-Star at 2B to move to CF to too far aheadyoumight screw up makeroomforKent.It'sthingslike in the moment. thiswhichalsoarerequiredofplay- "Ifsomeone gets ahit offof me, publication this side of journalism! off teams. I'mnotgoingtoletit gettome.I'll just tell myself 'She's not getting a Nate Zell is freshman any farther on the bases.' IfIletit journalism major. He can be get tome then doubt creepsin." reachedatzelln©seattleu. edu. Thatattitude,alongwiththeabil- Spectator ity to handle the responsibility heaped upon her, will be just as The helpful to Kemper this season as herpowerfulright arm.At 5-foot- -10, the biggest player on the SU rostermight justbethe team'sbig- gestkey to a successfulseason. Applications now available for "Some games are a little off- and-on, but Ithink we've been playing really well. Iknow when Editor-in-Chief weplaylike wecanthat weshould Not Ready for beable tobeat anybody.We defi- nitelyhaveimprovementstomake, theLSAT? but Ithink it'sgoing pretty well." I'm Steven Klein. LSAT spe- cialist. Fourteen years and NOTEBOOK Come by the Spectator office in 3000 students later, Idon't ♥Sophomoreleft fielder Liz think anyone knows more CampionBasement onMonday, about this test, or how to teach Meyer was named GNAC co- it, than Ido. That's why 1still Playerofthe Week for the week of April 7 and pick up a flier for more teach my own classes. That's why youshould call me. March 17-24. In four games, information. Ivfy nine weekcourse features Meyer went 4-for-11 from the 36 hours of class time with plate,including threedoubles.She — weekly help sessions and five — or mock examsfor the reasonable scored all three SU runs in a priceof $895. doubleheadersplit withWOUand Ican- answerany LSAT ques- winning run in tion letme proveit. Call now scored the a 2-1 for afreeseminar: win overHumboldt State. Call Nicole Retana at 206-296-6476 524-4915 *SU is currently in Modesto, for more information. Calif.,for the EastonTournament of Champions. Their next home game is against Central Washignton onApril 10 at 1p.m. The Spectator "April3, 2003 8 Features A community r The View Abroad DAN MORIARTY Seattle University students were hitting the books in the Spectator Columinist week, US forces began to hit Iraq withbombs. daysinto the war, oppose the war. They mourn middle of finals after, addressed the nation declaring we participated in the dead coalition soldiers and AsShortly President Bush FourSunday liturgyof one dead Iraqi civilians. Ididn't that the war with Iraq had begun.Since then the warhas raged, and so of the oldest Base Christian ask, but Iam sure that they, have opinionsonit.TheSpectatorhasdecided touse thisweek'sfeature CommunitiesinLatinAmerica. likeme,even mourndeadIraqi array opinions on the subject.Both international and and foremost, to display a vast of Near theopeningof theliturgy, soldiers. First thoughts by students, professors members of the community they mourn the death of hu- local reaction is included with fellow middle, were invited to pray for for- man beings,and the realityof andJesuits.Frompro warto anti war,to those whoareinthe they giveness for whateversin might that death is all too vivid to are all around us as our community reacts to war. be weighing on them. Of the them. five whooffered prayersaloud, Watching the war unfold on four prayedforforgiveness for the news every night at our their owncomplicity inthe war hotel, and on the last day lis- in Iraq. teningtoGeorgeBushadmon-

Their [Nicaraguans] main sentiment was that George Bushand Saddam Hussein are subjectingpoor Iraqi

They prayed for forgiveness for the violence in their own ish the U.S. media for being hearts and lives, which is part overly pessimistic— in their re- of the greater violence in the porting the very reporters world thatresults in war. They who had me screaming at the prayed for forgiveness for not television because they are so "I'mfor the war because Ithink doingmoretostop the war,and clearly part of the war ma- for not doing more to build chine-I was reminded of it's necessary,Ijust hope it's peace in the world. Nicaragua's own history. "I was against the war but over as soon as possible so the As a U.S. citizen sitting in Inhis book WarAgainst the that chapel inManagua,Iwas Poor, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer now that it's startedIjusthope economy can get back on track. astonishedby the senseof per- reportsthat while theU.S.ille- it's over soon." Tony Mayr,Fifthyear senior, sonal responsibility expressed gally backed the Contra war zoltani,Senior,English FINANCE bypeople whoseemedsopow- againsttheSandinistagovern- Ann erless to influence this war,or ment, theNicaraguanForeign any other aspect of world af- Minister, a Maryknoll priest fairs. But Nicaraguans every- named Miguel D'Escoto, was where were doing what they asked by American reporters could, signingpetitions, wear- what message he would like ing whiteribbons,fasting,post- them to take back to the U.S. ingbanners,singingsongs,and people."Tellthem,'D'Escoto praying, to stop the war. said, 'that we are deeply con- While theU.S.andlocalelites cerned about them... (I say still manipulate the electoral this) because a country that processinNicaragua,the spirit exportsrepression willoneday ofdemocracy-of sharedrights unleash thatrepressionagainst andresponsibilities,global con- its own people. A nation that sciousness,anddissent-isalive wages war against thepoor in and well in the Nicaraguan Nicaragua willignore theneeds people. And not one of them of its own poor. A country expressed anti-American or which in thename of"democ- pro-Saddam sentiments.Nica- racy" fights wars against the raguanshavelivedthroughwar. self-determination of other Their main sentiment was that peoples cannot remain a de- George Bush and Saddam mocracy.Ihave felt for along Hussein are subjecting poor time that the U.S. people will Iraqi people to terror, death, one day be the mostrepressed destruction,and misery. Their people in the world.'" "1think it has to be "Get Saddam, you do own recent history has taught IreturntotheU.S. this week " them, and continues to teach withheavy heart, not because done." what you gotta do. them, that war is not the an- Idon't love my country, but PAULMACCARELLA Marklandry swer. because Ilove itdearly. AndI We learned there are many pray for forgiveness. Nicaraguans fightinginIraqin theU.S. military. Nicaraguans Dan Moriarty works as a "This guy'sgassingpeople andhe's gottago. He's not good Minister, " take for grantedwhat so many Social Justice andnot a nice neighbor. in the U.S. struggle to under- CampusMinistry, for the region stand: that it is perfectly con- [email protected] JEROMY SIMMONS sistent to love the troops and The Spectator "April 3, 2003 Features -1 reacts to war

"Ithink our president is a "Ihope it is over soon. Iwas "Ithink ingeneral that more moron and the war is all opposed to the war, Iwish we opinions need to be drawn into about money.Ifmoney hadmore time to pursue the UnitedNations approval but this discussion because it's not wasn't involved we wouldn't" quite clear altogether.Personally be in this war right now. Mr.Bush did not seem to want Idon't think thereis enough Ashley Burns,freshman, to waitfor that. Ihopefew business informationfor me to civiliansget killedand we have a understand or to make any plan to reestablish"the country of intelligent comment on it." Iraq. Father William f.Leßoux, SJ, MingFeng, assistant professor of foreignlanguage ASSISTANTTO THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

"Ifeel it's really controversial. "Ipersonally would "1have a brother-in-law in the There's some support here, but rather stay away pentagon and myfather was a from man, most others are against it. I war, but it has to be career navy andIhave real if qualms about the this think it's different because we done to settle things legitimacy of don't haveall the international and everyone's war at this time.Ithink it's a for diplomatic blunder and we'llall support that wedid. Ithink we safety, than it"has to be " shouldsupport the troops no done. pay a pricefor it later on. Dr.TheresaEarenfight, assistant matter what, even we JULIANNE CARDENAS, if "don't professor of history support the cause. 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It is performed throughout April are the Seattle As we entered thisgeneration story new models and the THQ faster, firsttime generation, To mined, the gameplay is where the at the Seattle RepertoryTheatre. Art Museum and the Frye Art of sleeker and more cubi- this blood! 19isanupdate to game truly needed to shine, and AlsowiththeSeattleRepertory Museum. Continuing this month cal systems,thebar wasraisedin say Wrestlemania KB, withmy playtime with thegame, it this month is ThingsBeing What at the SAMis Over the Line:The whatshould come in a wrestling would a massive understate- 19is a whole is on track. The game is similarto They Are,a two manshow about ArtandLifeofJacobLawrence,an game,especially awrestlinggame ment. Wrestlemania game to a whole theold AKIengineon theN64,but the friendshipthatdevelopsoutof AfricanAmericanexhibitholding on a Nintendo system. As new and looks be experience. more advanced and deeper then a crisis. 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" The Spectator April 3, 2003 Arts and Entertainment 11 Classic Les Miserables hits Seattle Move: WWE JAMILA JOHNSON his freedom. But his freedom is videogame Neivs Editor linkedtohispastoffence,and sohe Whattravelsthecountry with150 makes lower wages and struggles From10 pairs of shoes, 500 pounds of dry for food. Afterhe is taken into the ice and a10,000-poundturntable? home of a kindly bishop, Valjean tocounter.The counterbuttonsare now TheproductionofLesMiserabies, steals the silverfrom the table and— ontheLeftandRighttrigger.Depending naturally. triestoflee.When theauthorities on whether your opponent is using a Victor Hugo, author of an enor- fully —prepared to lock him away strong or weak move, you will have to mouscollectionofhefty booksthat again catch him and bring him use the corresponding counter attack. haveone wayoranother foundtheir and the lootback to the home, the This greatly adds to the strategy of the way intothe readinglistofcollege mansays the items werea gift and game.It was not uncommon to have a students around the world, could tells the police that Valjean had strong of moves reversedleading toan never have fathomed in 1862 that forgottenthe candle sticks. awesome array of movesbeingdone by was would Ithadbeensolongsince Valjean the wrestlers in the ring.More complex the novel he penning PHOTOSCOURTESY OF STHAVENUE THEATRE one day be a musical. hadbeentreatedlike amanofequal movesaremadebyhittingeither the Aor Today, the stage adaptation of value that he becomesinspired to ProstitutesinLes Miserables. Bbutton inconjunction with thecontrol Hugo's Les Miserable* is nick- change his life and rips apart— the stick.Thiscanbedone whileinagrapple named "the world's most popular only thingholding him back the events Fantineis arrested fordeck- the university students and or while standingcloseto the opponent. musical." parole slip he is required to show ingacreepwhoshe refuses togive plans of fighting for the This isone ofthe bettercontrol features Last year it became the first his employers. herbody to. rights of the lower-class is beingbrought overfromKB.Thespecial Broadwaymusicalto beperformed Valjean flees and starts a new Valjean, who has changed his spreading through the movesare also easily pulled off in the in China.Over 25millionpeoplein life. Eight years later, Valjeanhas nametoMonsieur Madeleline,stops streets. Cosettefallsfor one game. Iwas never a fan of massive the United States alone have fol- become a rich industrialist and is the police from taking her away of theactivistsand itis love combos needed to pull a choke slamor lowed JeanValjean withtheireyes, the mayor of the town,Montreuil- onceherealizes she wasfired from at firstsight.Theinnkeepers stunner, and Wrestlemania 19 makes earsand heart. Sur-Mer. One of his workers, his factory. She becomesilland is and their daughter are in special moveseasy to do, but hard to This week Les Miserables is at Fantine (played by TonyaDixon), taken toadoctor.Meanwhile a cart Parisandsois theinspector. earn. Using a momentum system, the the sthAvenueTheatre.The story is fired from the plant for havinga goesloseinthetown andpins a man Theculmination ofthe mu- player is able to gain the ability to do is classic.After 19 years sweating daughter in the care ofinnkeepers underneath. Inadisplay ofmassive sical and story take place special moves. Once your have enough onchaingangsforstealinga loafof in anothertown. She turns topros- strengthValjeanlifts the cartoff of amidstthe thoughtsofrevo- momentumtheplayeronlyhastotap A+ bread forhisstarvingniece,Valjean titution to sendmoneytoamorally the manrisking his ownlife. lution. Love,death, ideal- B toentera specialmode.Youthenhave (playedbyIvanRutherford)isgiven bankrupt couple. After a turn of One of the police officers, in- ism, duty and suicide fol- about 10-seconds topull of you special spector Javert (played by Stephen low. movebypressing A+Bbyyouopponent. Tewksbury),isremindedoftheodd Thisisn't your basic mu- Consideringthe infancy of this build of strengthofamanhe hadbeenchas- sical aboutsinging lions. It the game, the gameplay was very solid ing for eight years,buthad finally is a great production with and truly showshow dedicatedTHQis to caught.When Valjeanrealizesthat well-trained singersand ac- making Wrestlemania play great,and be Javerthas arrested the wrong man tors. On a negative note, be fun for all typesof gamers. and willsend him to jail, he con- preparedtoget seasick.That While thegameisstillveryearly,what fesses. But Valjean refuses to go 10,000 lbs turntable rotates we wereable to seeof it onSunday was with Javert, who he subsequently about12 times toooften in incredibly promising. While many fea- knocks out, because Fantine has theproduction,and thegun- tures stillneed to implemented,the core diedand he has promised to take fireis alittlestarling. gameplayis coming aroundnicelyand it care ofherdaughterCosette. The costumesare lovely, was fun tojustpick up andplay.Despite Valjean buys Cosette from the thesetsproper.Allinall this the fact 1lost most(all)ofmymatches, I evilinnkeepers,who'vetreatedher production is enjoyable. washavingfun withgame,whichismore as a slave while their owndaughter Ticketscanbe purchasedat thenIcould say aboutWrestlemania KB. is pampered. ticketmaster.com orbycall THQ seems determined to make InParis now, Cosette(playedby 206.292.ART5. Better go Wrestlemania 19 a must have game for AmandaHuddleston)hasgrownup soon,LesMiserablescloses 2003,andif theykeep itup,they are well the lower Universitystudentsplantheir revolt in the name of French and revolution talk isbrewing with on April 5. ontheir way. class. Head ofState puts audiences to sleep Ryann Cooper Withnowaytogobutup.Gilliam pletely baffled by Gilliam's every the presidential candidate, StaffReporter pursuesa newpaththatinvolves no action;his advisor(LynnWhitfield) shallow yethonest,shedoes Whilecontagiously funnyat mo- teleprompters or pre-written attempts tokeepGilliam's antics to seem like first lady mate- ments, Head of State is a disap- speeches.Backed byhis vicepresi- a minimum and his reputation in- rial.She at least —beats Kirn pointingfilm. dentialcandidateandbrotherMitch tact; and a superwhore is provided (Robin Givens) the ex- Althoughoriginally andcleverly fiancee.Herroleturns into crafted, we see mediocre character the crazed stalker who is development as theplot steamrolls constantlybanished byse- intoanexpectedending.That's not curity as she tries toget to to say thatChris Rock doesn'tlive Gilliam. photobyPhilipCaruso 2003dreamworks llc up tohis comedic abilities. Quite The screech in Givens' BernieMacplays Rock 'srunning mate. opposite,he us withhis voicecombined withover- the dazzles we'll have todo with the bantering wickedly sharp actingchalks up tobe a total un- comedic tongue, sarcasm of ourelectoral system in satireattheAmeri- necessary annoyance. Bernie aiminghiscomic HeadofState. can electoral system. Mac'scharacterisalsodisappoint- Directedandco-writtenbyRock, ing. the movie portraysthelife ofalder- He appears in the beginning of man Mays Gilliam, a do-gooder the film for a few short clips and who at best saves an old lady and thenonly showsupduring thelast her cat froma burningbuilding. 30minutes as if tosave theinevi- But when the presidential and table outcomeofthecampaignfor vice presidentialcandidatesdie ina - hisbrother.It's toobadbecause he plane crash, Gilliam becomes the Photoby PhilipCaruso © 2003 Dreamworksllc reallyspicesup the screen. Head ofStatestar anddirector Chris Rock on the Is and2s. perfect replacement.But themovie Rock and Mac's comedic inter- provides no explanation, and the action brings richness to the film audience is forcedto makedo. Gilliam(BernieMac)hecreates an to head off any mistaken sex thatlacks whenMac isoffscreen.It Ofcourse theparty'sheadhoncho. unstoppable force, wining points scandal's thatmay occurduringthe would have beennice tohave seen SenatorBillAmot(JamesRebhom), with their ability toknow what the campaign.One can only imagine him as a moreintegraland impor- doesn'treally expecthim towin but people really want. the training involved. tantcharacter throughout the film. exploits Gilliam as a black candi- Rock and Mac don't act alone in Gilliam, however, has his eyes It is about time we start seeing date inorder to win points for the this hilarious pursuit; they are set on one lovely Lisa (Tamala morepolitical candidatesstartstand- partyinfuture elections,especially backedbyGilliam'scampaign staff.- Jones) andalthoughher interestin ing up for what they believein and his own. Hismanager (DylanBaker)is corn- himonlydevelopsafterhebecomes breaking the mold. But for now " TheSpectator April3, 2003 12 Check us out on the web: http://www.seattleu.edu/assu/index.htm ASSUNEWS*^*"* FROMTHE DESK OFTHE PRESIDENT: I1 SU enters a new quarter inaDifficult Timefor the World

On Way, and We Want YOU! spring lam lookingforward tothe sunny Elections are the Welcome back toour quarter. - days ahead! Ihope youhad agoodandrenewingspringbreak for thoseoffering Election Timeline their time in service: Thanks for your hard work and time inhelping others and growing as individuals during yourbreak! -, ,-, ~ , With the *goodaspects of the break wemust acknowledge the experience 3 Declarations Availablea-iui webv anda office.tf P March 1 weencounte d during finals week as students. Tnis has weighedon my mind (Accepted beginning April 1) as ibelieve ithas weighed onothers here within the community. April 17 6p.m. Declaration periodcloses On Wednesdayeveningbefore we left, in the midstof finals,our country - war,it is difficult April 17 6p.m. Candidates Meeting entered into war Regardlessof your political perspective onthis a time individually andspiritually for all of us. We stand in prayer for those men and . a6 Candidatesr> horumc April 28 p.m. women who serve this country with their lives and for our country as a whole. (Meet the candidates) Personally, it wasn't the easiest experience to leave for break or finish April 29-30 Election Period papers and finals and Iknow that this experience was shared byall. Ibelieve that thisis a time for usas acommunity to be together. We support our peers at the University whohave beenactivated into military service. Let us also supporteach Positionsinclude: otnertnroUgncare andconversation. Let us staypresent tothe events that are TenRepresentative Positionsand occurring in the world around us. The events thatoccur in the world should be acall - Four Executive Positions: to us that nfe isimportant and that we must make every day one thatis meaningful. Our community is the greatest opportunity to interact and supportone another -go talk to your neighbor and show care for each other. We must not take Sophomore,Junior,Senior, At-Large, Athletics,Commuter, anything for granted. Resident, International,Minority, Non-Traditional We as astudent governmentare hereand interested inbeing asupport for know, President, Executive Vice President,Vice President of Student this community, if we can be a resource in any waypleaselet us it is a " difficult time, indeed. Aiiairs,. re Your student government is leaving this weekendon retreat to plan our Vice President of Finance projects andservice to you for this quarter. Elections areon their way (See to the - left of this) Iencourage anyone whomight be interested inleadership and service (officeor on the web). The NEW CHANGES TO ELECTIONPROCESS to this comrnun'ty to pick upa declaration form experienceand connection to the campus is amazing,and Icherish the memories and (REFORM): experiencesthat I've encountered from mytime with ASSU. There are still many ELECTION CONSISTSOF ONEFINALELECTION projects on the way. Stay tuned next week foran update on theprojects from our (Primary election eliminated from process) retreat. Weare here for you! must get from student body to run. , Candidates 40 signatures Scan o Neil, Online voting only!!! President [email protected] RESOLUTIONonthe Academic CoreScience Interdisciplinary Courses SponsoredbyAcademic Affairs Committee andPresident ScanO'Neill Amendedby the Representative Assembly

We support SeattleUniversity'sconcern for theacademic rigor of the CORE curriculum andrecognize thepopularity of theseclasses. ASSUrequests that SUoffersdiverse CoreScience options that satisfy the labscience requirement. ASSU demands thepreservation ofDr.Michael Boyle's fundamental GeneralScienceCORE classes,Airand Water andScience, Technologyand Society, inresponse to the University's decisionto discontinue thesecourses inthe following academic year.

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Spring break wasn't exactly the carefree, relaxing seven days anyone hadin mind. War withIraq broke out on Friday, the last dayof finals,and by this Tuesday Saddam Hussein had declared jihad(remember that on the United States. Then, SARS (what does that stand for) beganmaking it's way erfrom HongKongintothe Northwest,slippingfirstintoCanada d by thisMonday Washington's Kingand Pierce Countieshad a uple little SARS cases of their own. s anyone else freaking out? X is hard not to when the news does such an excellent jobof ikingitseem as though the world isquickly imploding onitself. jo ahead and raise the gas tax Governor Locke. We're just too Ie?)lotionally and mentally exhausted to care. Well, we on The Spectatoreditorial board are notprofessionals, but here is our advice for getting through current events and spring quarter an emotionally-soundperson: I. Gooutside.Itisalittlenippy outsideright now,but spring nfull swingbaby!Breakingawayfrom theday-to-day dramaand Thanks to thecoalition's Shock andAwe Campaign,Iraqi TV is reduced to a third-rate erything that'sgoingonin the news just to takea twenty minute propagandist rip-off ofNick-at-Nite. tikis notgoingto windyouormakeorbreakyourgrade,butitwill ow you some time to reestablish what's going on around you, lat really matters and what you can blow off. Media's shock and awe I. Limit yourselfto two news sourcesa day.It's important escape. get me wrong; asthoughthemediahas again know what'sgoingon so goahead andread your newspaperof Don't Ifeel seems for those whoare in Iraq Fighting slipped into this statistical recap oice and watch the news while you're getting ready doing or the warand for their families back that is supposed to comfort the mework, but stay away from the analysts. Theyaredangerous. in the UnitedStates.But when TV Americanpeople. J. Getintoyour classes.(Professorsare goingto love us for newsandthenewspapersaren'ttell- Sorry,butitseemsbothoffensive sone.)Evenifyourclassisontheclassification ofrocks,getinto ing stories of the people involved anddistastefultobegintheevening IrvivingFocusing on class discussions and assignments will not only but instead show analystafter ana- news report by saying "the US >rk wonders for yourgradepoint average, butit is ahealthy and lyst talking about the Iraqis suc- bombed' Iraq today at a .335 rate, balanced way to distract yourself. (Watching cartoonsis another cumbing to 'Shock and Awe,' it the Is Airborne landed 135 suc- way to distract yourself, but our alternative doesn't kill as many NATE ZELL gets to be too much toofast. cessful paratroopersand took an brain cells.) Sports Editor Tomake matters worse, whenI airbasein arecord 1:25.03." anyone wished escape the friendly Sorry get carriedaway,butit's 4. Writesomething.Take nomore than tenminutes to write For who didn't already to to to know, as of March 19 the United confines of anNCAA tournament frustrating tosee suchanimportant 100 words about your day. We do not(and you should not)expect States has engaged in "Operation game,Iwasunable todo sobecause event sohorriblydesensitized. Re- aPulitzer for ten of venting. However,you expect to minutes can IraqiFreedom."However,anyone CBS had movedits coverage to a ally now, not to say that graphic justified being feel for angry with your careless boyfriend/girl- who has had any sort of access to cable station. ApparentlyCBS de- pictures of the dead and wounded friend/roommate,or just better about an already fabulous day. the media in the last two weeks cided that it could compensate for should be shown,but clearly what Thesearejustsuggestions andone shouldnotexpectlife-altering would know this and could more the lack of basketballplay-by-play opportunities for graphics that are peacefrom followingour advice"Sometimes justthinkingabout all thanlikelybesick ofthemediaand bygiving aplay-by-play ofthe war. being shown are censored by the the advice youneedto follow (get thoseeightglassesof water,five its non-stopcoverage. It showed experts walkingaround media and/or the government. and three veggies a day)can stress you out. It may seem hypocritical that I huge mapsof Iraqshowing where When CNN has a picture ofUS Ye are all different, sojustdo whateveris relaxingto you,even wouldbecriticizing themedia when the bombs had been dropped, in soldiers standing ona hill with the infactIaminmanyrespectsamem- between, goingto satellitepictures sunset in thebackground,thereis a t is back-to-back episodes of Tom & Jerry, and don't forget to Kits bermyself. However,in this case,I of explosions happening off in the false sense of security being con- enjoy the ten weeks before summer break! willattempt to leave out all factors background. veyed.Peoplediein warsbutappar- TheSpectatorEditorial Board consists ofNicole Retana, ofthe warand focus onmyproblem Perhaps I'm missingsomething, entlybeingin theseadvancedtimes Scan Reid, Austin L. Burton and JC Santos. Signed with themedia's warcoverage. butI've seen movies which were wherethemediaisallowed totravel As is common any major more the images that withthearmy, has COMMENTARIES REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE AUTHORS AND NOT with realistic than someone decided event in the United States, the me- werebeingshown. We areat WAR that warshould beconveyedin the OF THE SPECTATOR, SEATTLE UNIVERSITY OR ITS diaseems to thinkpeople will want are we not?Isn't it theresponsibil- easiestmannerpossible. KESSARILYDENT BODY. toknow what is goingon at every ityofthemedia toinformtheAmeri- So to CNN, CBS, NBC and all moment of the day.Thisresults in canpeople whatis goingon?When the other networks: quit the con- non-stopcoveragefrom television all that is shown on television and tinual replaying of analysts show- networks and pages and pages of reportedin thepapersis howmany ing off the game plan. When news iiniC/— OrLLfIAIUn— text innewspapers.Theproblem is bombs weredroppedandhowmany s cattle j— university that this leaves the public with no targets were successfully hit, it SeeMediapage15 Keeping WatchSince1933 NicoleRetana,Editor-in-Chief AbbyLaxa,StaffPhotographer Austin L.Burton,Co-Managing SethCooper,EditorialArtist Editor, CopyEditor MeganMyers,Staff Cartoonist Scan Reid,Co-ManagingEditor, BonnieLav,Business Manager Online Editor MariaVilla,AdvertisingManager Jamila Johnson,News Editor GregBoudreau,Distribution Nate Zell,Sport* Editor Manager The SpectatorLetters to the Editor I Santos, Tom.is Guillen,Advisor jw("Jj*'iffl JC OpinionEditor SeattleUniversity Quiroz, Advertising: \J Michael FeaturesEditor Staff zoriters:RyannCooper, 900 Broadway (206) 296-6474 L X&ffiw27 Christina Soghomonian,A &E KimburlyErvin,MarissaCruz, Seattle,WA 98122 Editor Jean Wahlborg. 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As of press time, the Pentagon has reported 47 Americans killed. captured: 16missing,and7 capturedandheld as prisoners of war. 27 British are deadaccordingtotheirgovernment, March 24 and there are no estimatesof Iraqi deaths while the United States ArmyChief Warrant Officer 2 8,000 claimstohaveapproximately RonaldD. YoungJr., 26, Iraqi POWs. Lithia Springs,GA

DEATHS: Army Chief WarrantOfficer 2 DavidS. Williams, 30, Orlando,FL. March31 March 23 Army Spc. BrandonRowe,20 Roscoe,IL. Army Spc.EdgarHernandez, combat 21, Mission,TX

March 30 Army Spc.Joseph Hudson, 23, Alamogordo, NM Marine Sgt.Michael V.Lalush, Johnson, 23,ofTroutville, VA, Army Spc.Shoshana 30, FortBliss, TX helicopter crash. ArmyPfc. Patrick Miller, 23, MarineCapt. AaronJ. Park City, Contreras,31,of Sherwood,OR, KS helicoptercrash. Army Sgt. JamesRiley,31, Pennsauken,NJ March 29 missing: Marine Staff Sgt. James

Cawley,41, Layton,UT, Photo / Department of Defense combat combat March 23 Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Army Cpl.Michael Curtin, 23, March 25 Sgt. Bitz, Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, NY, Howell,NJ, Marine Michael E. Army Sgt. EdwardJ. Anguiano, 31,Ventura,CA, machinegun accident suicide attack 24, Brownsville,TX Navy Hospital Corpsman3rd combat Army Capt. Christopher Scott Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr., MarineLance Cpl.Brian Rory Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Seifert, 27, Easton, Army Sgt.GeorgeEdward 25, LittleRock,AR, 20, FL, PA Rincon, 19, Conyers,GA, Buesing, Cedar Key, Buggs, 31, Barnwell,SC combat grenadeattack suicide attack combat S. Marine Pfc. Tamario D. MarineLance Cpl.David K. Army Reserve Spc.Brandon Army Pfc. MichaelRussell Tobler,19, Portland, Burkett, 21, Buffalo, NY MarinePfc. FranciscoA. Fribley, 26, FortMyers,FL, OR « Creighton Weldon, 20, MartinezFlores, 21 vehicleaccident combat Cpl.KemaphoomA. PalmBay,FL. Los Angeles,CA, Marine suicideattack Chanawongse,22,Waterford, CT combat MarineCpl. Jose A. Garibay, March 21 21, Costa Mesa,CA, Marine Lance Cpl.William W. Marine Staff Sgt. DonaldC. MarineLance Cpl.Donald J. combat 21, White, 24, New YorkCity, May,Jr., 31,Richmond, VA Marine Maj.Jay Thomas Cline,Jr., Sparks,NY vehicle accident Aubin, 36, Waterville,ME, combat Gonzalez, Marine Cpl.Jorge A. ArmyMaster Sgt.Robert J. 20, Los Angeles,CA, helicoptercrash Army Sgt. EugeneWilliams, Dowdy, 38, Cleveland. OH MarineLanceCpl. Patrick T. combat 24, Highland,NY, O'Day, 20, Santa Rosa, CA, Marine Capt. RyanAnthony Estrella-Soto, suicide attack combat Beaupre,30, St. Anne,IL, Army Pvt.Ruben Army Pfc. Howard Johnson 11, 18, El Paso,TX 21, Mobile, AL, helicoptercrash March 28 MarineCpl. RobertM. combat L. Rodriguez,21,of New York, Marine 2ndLt.TherrelS. Marine Pvt.Jonathan Childers, 30, Gifford,30, Decatur,IL combat Marine Staff Sgt.Phillip A. ArmySgt. Roderic A.Solomon MS, Jordan, 42, Enfield,CT, Harrison County, combat 32, Marine Pvt.NolenR. Fayetteville,NC AirForce Maj.Gregory Stone, combat 19, vehicle accident 40,Boise,ID, MarineLance Cpl.Jose Hutchings, Boiling Springs, Gutierrez, 22, Angeles,CA, SC grenadeattack MarineLance Cpl.Patrick R. Los combat March27 Nixon,21, Gallatin,TN, combat ArmySpc. JamesKiehl,22, March 24 Comfort,TX Marine 2ndLt.Frederick E. Marine Cpl.BrianMatthew Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph 25, Houston,TX, Jr., 1, NY, Kennedy, Menusa, 33, CA, Pokorney 3 Tonopah, Army Warrant Tracy, MarineCpl.EvanJames, 20, helicopter crash Chief Officer combat Mata, 35, combat La Harpe,IL, Johnny Villareal El Sgt. Paso, TX drownedin canal MarineCpl.Randal Kent Marine Staff Kendall MarineLance Cpl.Jesus A. Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Balti- Rosacker, 21, SanDiego,CA, Suarez Del Solar, 20, more MD, MarineSgt. FernandoPadilla- combat Ramirez,26, Yuma, Escondido,CA, Marine Sgt. Bradley S. helicopter crash AZ. combat Korthaus,29, Davenport, lA, Marine Lance ThomasJ. Cpl. Army Pfc.Lori Piestewa,22, drownedin canal Slocum, 22,Thornton, CO, not Date given TubaCity, AZ March 26 combat Army Spc. GregoryP.Sanders, Marine NicolasM. Marine Sgt.Brendon Reiss, 23, 19,Hobart,IN, MarineLance Cpl.Michael J. Sgt. Marine Maj.Kevin G.Nave Hodson, 22, Smtthville,MO, Casper, WY combat Williams, 31, Yuma,AZ. 36,White Lake Township,MI, vehicle accident vehicle accident Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, MarineLance Cpl. Thomas A. Bedford Heights,OH March23 March 22 Blair,24, BrokenArrow, OK, combat Army Sgt. Donald Walters, 33, Navy Lt.Thomas Mullen Salem, OR Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, Adams, 27, La Mesa,CA, 22, Roswell,GA. helicoptercollision " The Spectator April4, 2003