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MARCH 14, 1997 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CONCORDIA COLLEGE VOLUME 7, NUMBER 69 Got milk? Dr. Vincent Arnold to present Centennial Lecture Tuesday

Eric Larson The Centennial Scholars program pro- Staff Writer vided the funds for the group to travel to Italy. And we thought the Super Bowl was important. This program, accord- According to an upcoming lecture by Concordia ing to Arnold, awards history professor Dr. W. Vincent Arnold, the role of funding on a yearly athletics in Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy was far basis to professors who more important than providing the country with the wish to conduct latest commercials: Mussolini's regime used sports research with students. as nationalistic proganda. Arnold is the first Arnold's lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m., professor to take stu- Tuesday, March 18, in Science Center 212S. dents abroad to research Arnold, Concordia senior Dana Dwyer and Tanya a project funded by the Dr. Vincent Arnold Singer, a Concordia graduate now studying at Notre Centennial Scholar program. "I was travelling in Dame University, spent three weeks in Italy last sum- uncharted waters," he said. mer researching the roles of sports and architecture in Arnold encourages more research teams to go Mussolini's Italy. abroad, but he admits that these "uncharted waters" The result is the 1996-97 spring lecture of the dried up the researchers* pocketbooks. Centennial Scholars program, titled "Athletics, Though Centenial scholars stipends are intended Architecture and Authority in Fascist Italy: The cult as payment, Arnold, Dwyer and Singer used their of sport and the construction of Foro Mussolini." stipends to cover the expenses of travelling abroad. Much of the group's research focused on the Foro Nevertheless, he said, "The experience abroad out- Mussolini, a sports complex built during the fascist weighed not being able to bankroll the stipend." regime. Students researchers, according to Dr. James The Foro Mussolini hosted the government's Postema, associate director for faculty development, attempts to galvanize Italian patriotism through ath- receive a free summer school credit along with letic success; the complex's architecture also empha- $2,000. Faculty researchers receive a $2,500 stipend, sized a superior Italian state. Postema said. "They used architecture as a propaganda tool to Postema and five faculty members make up the indoctrinate the people," Arnold said. The complex Faculty Center, which determines the direction in its entirety was a billboard for the regime's power, Centennial Scholar funding. he said. Arnold, Dwyer and Singer directed much of their One of the primary methods for this "billboard" to funding to plane tickets to Rome. Once in Rome, photo by Eric Larson project Italian power was to compare the present they spent much of their time conducting research in Dining Services workers participate in "I Like Cows Italy to the greatness of the ancient Roman empire, Rome's archives and taking photographs at the Foro Day" Wednesday. Dinner on Wednesday was intended Arnold said. Mussolini. to show how beef and dairy products can be included "Mussolini," according to Dwyer, "was trying to Though a few books have been published regard- in a healthy diet. recreate the ancient Roman regime, the great Roman civilization ... that power and prestige." continued on page 4 Registration goes online A.W.A.R.E. plans

Eric Larson said. Concordat ColUjp Ow Schedule! Though the registrar's office Staff Writer sends schedule changes to advisers speaker, health First-year students are prepar- on a daily basis, the office can ing to register without something update the Internet course list usually necessary during registra- every 15 minutes, Leigh said. fair next week tion: paper. She added that students can also will present hrs lecture First-year students received cross-reference the list to compare Amy ladd "Triumph over Tragedy," which instructions to access a web page subjects such as time, instructor News Editor focuses on the death of his to track course developments and department. wife and ghow he dealt with it instead of a printed packet, accord- Dr. Alexander Sze, chair of the One studant organization is Petrocelli wilt also speak ing to Assistant Registrar Sara mathematics department and fioping to make students about choices college stu- awara of health issues next dents have to make, accord- Leigh. The web page is located at senior Aaron Edwards made the not." week, ing to A.WAR.E. President http://www. cord.edu/registrar/reg- pages last year. The switch will eventually catch A.W.A.R.E., or advocates Kristi Ehlers, junior. He will classked.html. "The idea was to make it as easy on at Concordia, believes first-year as possible' to get information for wellness and related edu* speak for approximately one According to Leigh, this is a student senator Mark Western. cation, is sponsoring a speak* about courses," Sze said. hour with a question and first step towards fully-electronic Currently, however, using the web er Tuesday and a health fair answer period to follow. registration. According to Sze, "the feedback page has been difficult for some. Wednesday. last fall was very positive." Communicators for next "We're kind of easing it in," she "I feel this perhaps is a move to "We saw that March was a year's orientation are required The registrar's office, according said. the 21st century," Western said. relatively empty month on the to attend Petrocelli's lecture. • to Leigh, used faculty responses as Although using the Internet as a "It is a little bit more difficult calender," A.W.A.R.E. Students will be gfven the course list is new to students, guidance in deciding to implement than looking at a sheet of paper," resource manager Natalie chance to win prizes and learn Leigh is confident it will catch on. the new system. he said. iThere are a lot of people Thiex safd, "We thought it about health issues at Printed schedules cannot reflect "Using [the new sysetm]," said on my floor who have been look- would be a good time to bring Wednesday's Health Fair from 11 changes made by the registrar's sociology professor Nick Ellig, ing for sophomores to use their everyone together. 12 to 3 p.m. in the Centrum, office and departments after the "allowed me, with a student in my sheets ... It will be hard to get Bobby Petrocelli will speak schedule is printed, Leigh said. office, to see the closed classes. everyone on the Internet bandwag- Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. in the "The printed schedules are out- Otherwise, [registration] is kind of on." Centrum. Petrocelli, a motiva- dated before they hit the POs," she a crapshoot — you don't know if tional speaker from Virginia, the classes are going to be open or continued on page 4 The Eighth Street Elderly at Eventide Dance Team wraps up Skyway: Facts, Lutheran Home in season after earning pictures and opinions Moorhead offer life lessons national honors 2 TheConcordian NEWS MARCH 14, 1997 Members of Concordia societies have been participat- Newsline ing in campus life since 1900. Here, a group of 1940s soci- • Six students will perform a local host for the fourth ety members annual National Bereavement as soloists in the Senior display equip- Honors Concert 7:30 p.m., Teleconference on April 16, March 22 in Memorial "Living with Grief: When ment from their Auditorium. The event is free Illness is Prolonged," will activities. and open to the public. A focus on grief and bereave- reception will follow the con- ment issues associated with cert prolonged illness. It will be top and bottom moderated by Cokie Roberts photos courtesy of ABC News. The teleconfer- • Or. W. Vincent Arnold, of the Archives associate professor of history, ence will be held in the confer- will speak on "Athletics, ence room of the Roger Marts Architecture and Authority in Cancer Center. The cost is Fascist Italy: The Cult of Sport $10 per person. For registra- and the Construction of Foro tion information, call 237- Mussolini," at 7:30 p.m. 4629. Tuesday in Science 212 Society changes South. The lecture, part of the # The C-400 "Sentimental Centennial Scholars lecture Journey11 Spring Ball will be debates, plays and suppers. The Junior Craig Hanson hopes there series, is free and open to the hetd 8-11:30 p.m. on March 21 Elly Prestsater societies received criticism for is a future for Mondamin. public. in Memorial Auditorium. Staff Writer being too social, according to a "Like any society, it depends Admission is $2 per person or 1930s article in The Concordian. on how many people are interest- • The Sixth Annual Heritage $3 per couple. The El Zagal The role of Concordia societies The 1940s saw another change ed in joining," Hanson said. "If Hjemkomst Interpretive dance band, The % Imperials, has changed over the years, but in attitudes toward Concordia's nobody pledges, the society will Center Benefit Television will perform. certain aspects remain the same. societies. The social aspect of die out like other societies of the Auction will be held 3 p.m. "There are two components societies was now accepted, past have/* April 6 at the center and will be consistent with all societies: The according to a 1940s article in The Another pair of societies has televised on WDAY. items News briefs are compiled social component, a way to meet Concordian. been active at Concordia since the available to bid on include a each week from Information people and have fun, as well as a Four societies were added in early twentieth century. received at our office, tf you television, a trip to Puerta service component, a way to reach 1946 and 1947. Mu Sigma Phi, Lambda Delta Sigma (LDS) Vallarta, airline tickets from know of an item for a news out to others and gain life-long Sigma Tau Pi, Phi Kappa Chi and and its brother society, Alpha Scandinavian Airlines arid brief, or want to know what skills from the service,'* said Kris many other items. All pro- to put In a press release, let Beta Tau Omega all formed soci- Epsilon Sigma (AES), emerged in < ceeds go to the center's pro- us know. Please send event Olson, director of student pro- eties. 1917 and 1921, respectively. grams arid exhibits. Information to The gramming. Between the 1950s and the Eighteen women who felt there Concordian, FPO 104, 1980s, various societies emerged was a need for another women's • Hospice of the Red River Concordia College, THE PAST on Concordia's campus. society formed LDS. Valley will join 2,000 other Moorhead, Minn. 56562, call Concordia's first society was According to the archives, howev- Past activities of the societies organizations across the 299-3026 or e-mail Periclesian. A co-ed literary soci- er, most of these societies were included sleigh rides, skating par- United States and Canada as dian©glorfa.corcl.eciu. ety between the years of 1900 and disbanded due to decreased stu- ties, luncheons and tea parties. 1916, Periclesian focused on the dent participation and a lack of Currently, however, the groups application of academics outside interest. work on service-oriented projects. Weekend weather .-„. of the classroom. "We' ve participated in the The THE PRESENT blood drive, A.W.A.R.E. Week, A chance of flurries. the Meritcare Children's Telethon, Highs:25-30 19 2 0s Concordia is now home to fwc CONCORDIAN brought a student societies, three of which communion and many other ser- Lows: teens vice activities," Sarah Mattsfield, IN-DEPTH boom in are active. campus Alpha Kappa Chi (AKX), LDS co-president said. Campus events this weekend ... societies. Concoridia's first women's soci- Concordia's newest and fifth active society is Ah-Ke. Founded Forensics Showcase: 9:20 a.m., today in the Centrum. Concordia By 1927 ety, was formed in 1916 by Martha Brennun, the first woman in 1977 as an outdoor recreation CEC Spring Formal: 9 p.mM Saturday in the Centrum, societies eight societies to receive a B.A. from Concordia. and education society, its 11 origi- Gold-N-Motion Gymnastics Exhibition: 3 p.m., nal members increased to over 85 Saturday in Memorial Auditorium. with 225 AKX began as a literary society with 12 charter members. by 1982. The society is also dedi- Campus movie: "Ransom" at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Friday members comprised 56.5 percent of all students enrolled at the time. Mondamin, AKX's brother soci- cated to environmental protection. and Saturday in Oiin 124. f > \ A : Created out of the need for ety, was founded in 1916 with 13 Senior Kia Roessler enjoys expansion of ihe societies, Nu charter members. Its name means being a part of Ah-Ke because one "fruitfulness" or "com." of its primary purposes is to enjoy This week in Concordia history . .»•• • Sigma Rho and Delta Rho were organized in the early 1920s. According to the 1929 Scout, nature. the March 14, 1969, issue of The Concordian reported Twenty-four women and 27 men the Mondamin "constitute harmo- that a $150,000 grant from the Bush Foundation in St. participated in these societies. ny with Christian ideals and prin- CHANGING VIEWS Paul was to be used in the development of the permanent Increased interest in society ciples of Concordia College." As many as 14 societies have language village complex. The villages, to be built near activity also prompted the forma- AKX and Mondamin have been active on Concordia's cam- Bemidji, Minn, would replace the leased summer resorts tion of the men's literary society, been active with charity and ser- pus at one lime. Some society Athenian. This society, started then being used fora "Language Camp" program. vice work. In 1972, shortly after members feel that negative with 15 members in 1926, named dancing was allowed on campus, actions of other societies have itself after the Greek goddess of AKX and Mondamin held affected student participation. This week in history elsewhere ... wisdom and beauty. The Athenian Concordia's first dance marathon. "We are trying to change the sister society was formed a year Mondamin and AKX were whole negative stereotype," later. placed on probation last year Mattsfield said. March 14,1971, was the end of the Water Drawing The 1930s brought criticism to because they were in violation of The pledging process has been Festival at Todaiji, Japan. Concordia societies. During this a Concordia policy. changed to help disprove stereo- -The Almanac of Dates time, societies began participat- Society members, however, are types, according to Mattsfield. ing in social activities including ready to start back up in 1997-98. LDS has changed pledging in that it now accepts all pledges. Quick quote ... The society feels its commit- ment to service will lead the way "If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." to changing people's beliefs. U[LDS] does a lot for -Dolly Parton Concordia," said Mattsfield. "We put together the whole A.W.A.R.E. Week last semester Fast fact... and organized blood drives." Members of societies hope that in October, 1879 the first bar of Ivory Soap was sold. changing ideals will foster a better opinion of Concordia societies -Uncle John's Second Bathroom Reader and, in tum, increase support for them on campus. These 1979 society pledges wear costumes as part of pledge week. MARCH 14, 1997 3 Singing their praises

SUMMER SCHOOL FOR PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOP. If you didn't sign up for ROTC as a freshman or sophomore, you can still catch up to your classmates by attending Army ROTC Camp Challenge, a paid six-week summer course in leadership training. By the time you have graduated from college, you'll have the credentials of an Army officer. You'll also have the discipline, experience and self-confidence it takes to succeed in college and beyond. Attention Sophomores! Tri-college classes taught on campus. Find out more. Call Major John Johnson, 231-7587. E-mail: [email protected]

ARMY ROTC THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE TOD UN TAKI photo by Holly Anderson The Concordia College Choir sang at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., as part of their recent tour. They appeared on the March 9 nationally televised broadcast of "The Hour of Power," taped at the Crystal Cathedral. NPNC prepares recommendations Jennifer Gayvert enough," said Student Association vice-president Basir Tareen. Staff Writer Tareen is part of an S A task force working to keep the NPNC task force informed of student concerns Months of deliberation by the task force for New and to distribute information to the student body. Programs for New Clienteles has resulted in the first Before spring break, Tareen and SA president Susan of a series of recommendations: Webb met with the NPNC task force to share con- Have an open mind. cerns including degree dilution and facility strain. The task force will go before the Faculty Senate The SA task force plans to continue working with on March 24 to ask the Senate to allow departments the NPNC task force as more research is done. to bring forward their ideas for graduate programs in The NPNC task force is also beginning to look their disciplines. into the possibility of placing enrollment caps on any You know in advance when a term "We expect to have those recommendations dis- new programs that may be created. cussed, and then we expect them to be endorsed," "We expect that any of the new programs cannot paper is due. You know when you have said Marilyn Guy, assistant academic dean and task be that large," Guy said. "We want them to compli- to be in class or at your job... force member. ment the undergrad programs." The task force will also give recommendations on However, enrollment caps may prevent exactly but you can't schedule illness and injury. governance of the programs, admissions and various what the programs were looking to create: revenue. frameworks for the programs, according to task force "I think they should look into doing a market When you need medical attention after hours, member Dr. George Connell. study. I'm surprised that they haven't. If they cap Dakota Heartland is here to help with FASTTRACK "I think we are talking about small things here," [programs], how would that affect revenue?" Tareen urgent care, a convenient walk-in service located Connell said. "They really aren't big issues." said. near our emergency department. This may seem like a slow pace to some, but the Guy said the task force believes new programs task force wants to ensure they have been as thor- wouldn't strain resources and still earn revenue. ough as possible. Programs will be small, develop out of the strengths (SI Quick attention by a physician. "For the issues involved, they can have all the of current programs and will contribute to the cam- time in the world. I don't know if you can research it pus as a whole, she said. (§| Services available 280-4140 evenings, weekends and holidays. Hours: 5:00 PM-10:00 PM (§| Less cost than the SARF proposals become reality Monday through Friday emergency room. 9:00 AM-10:00 PM Referrals to your physician if funds allocated to, but not used by, According to Tareen, two TVs Weekends and Holidays Amy Ladd campus organizations. costing a total of $459.98 were follow-up b needed. News Editor The $4,610 for the computers purchased to be put in place in came out of this fund. The Knutson Center's Red Room over Student Association President Student Senate unanimously spring break. Dining services will Dakota Heartland Hospital Susan Webb and Vice President approved the Webb/Tareen pro- install the TVs. on South University posal for the computers. Webb and Tareen hoped to see Basir Tareen's proposals have 1720 South University Drive, Fargo materialized. Kari Langsdorf Rasmus, place- the TVs in place in Knutson Three computers are now in ment center director, says the immediately following spring place in the counseling center computers are ready for student break. office for use by job-seeking stu- use immediately. The plans are now delayed, dents, according to Tareen. The office, located near the however. Dining services offi- counseling center, is open for stu- West t-St-3 The computers will be the base cials are waiting for the arrival of •BEHIND WEST ACRES CENTER 282-2626« dent use from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the brackets used to hold the TVs of a Placement Center Student ADMISSIONS AT ALL TIMES Reference Center to be completed according to Rasmus. to the walls. in 1999, Webb said. The center "Students looking for jobs are "We're hoping the TVs will be ALL SEATS $175 will be used by students seeking welcome to use the computers installed by March 28," Jane |#1 Space Jam R jobs and will eventually include [during those times]," she said. Grant-Shambaugh, director of Sat/Sun. Matinee 12:45, 2:45, 4:45 Evenings 7:15, 9:15 more computers and reference Rasmus also noted that the auxiliary services, said, "but we computers are linked to the inter- can't make any guarantees. |#2 The Ghost and the Darkness R books, according to Webb. Evenings, 9:20 only Funding for the computers net and include word processing Sources of Service (SOS) also came out of the Student programs. received a computer through a |#3 One Fine Day R Sat/ Sun Matinee 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 Evenings 7:00, 9:15 Association Reserve Fund Two other SARF proposals Webb/Tareen SARF proposal. The (SARF). The SARF is made up of also approved by the senate at the $1,573 computer is now in place |#4 The Mirror Has Two Faces PG meeting are being realized. in the SOS office. Sat / Sun Matinee 1:00, 4:00 Evenings 7:00, 9:25 4 MARCH 14, 1997 Twelve forensics team members qualify for nationals

Elizabeth Weixel said. "Competition is always tough at districts because Currently, the team includes three Staff writer everyone is at the top of their game. Everyone has this seniors, two juniors, 11 sophomores and 26 first-year students competing in individual Concordia's forensics team plans on 'now or never'attitude.'* events. storming nationals. -Rick Purrington, senior "If you concentrate on the learning, you Sophomores Quinn Arnold and Kirsten «ei b

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© 1996 Domino's Pizza, Inc. MARCH 14, 1997 TheConcordian WORLD 5 Yeltsin overhauling Korean talks could lead to his cabinet with answers about POWs WASHINGTON (AP) — 'The North Koreans were posi- Evidence to that effect dates eye on economy Expected North Korean agreement tive in their response," a Pentagon back to the immediate postwar to begin peace talks with South official familiar with the exchange period. In an internal memo dated MOSCOW (AP) — President Boris Yeltsin ordered his Korea could bring answers to the said Monday, speaking on condi- May 16, 1954, a U.S. Army legal Cabinet overhauled this week, following through on promises to politically touchy question of what tion of anonymity. He said the adviser quoted a North Korean shake up a government that has been unable to pull Russia's happened to Americans who did administration was awaiting a for- official as saying U.S. and other fledgling market economy out of its rut. not return from the Korean War. mal reply from the North Korea. U.N. POWs had been "completely The newly invigorated Yeltsin, who last week castigated his Many hundreds died in prison- In last week's talks, U.S. offi- repatriated," but that "prisoners of government for lying "motionless" while the economy drifted, er-of-war camps and it is uncertain cials also asked that North Korea war not for direct repatriation are only guaranteed the jobs of two Cabinet members — Prime how many of their bodies could be open its archives to aid not only in held by our side" pending final dis- Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his new top deputy, Anatoly found now, even if the North future searches for remains but also position of the overall dispute over Chubais. Koreans permitted a search. in resolving cases of U.S. service- POWs. Yeltsin gave Chernomyrdin a week to reorganize the gov- Many were obliterated on the men who might have been left The Army legal adviser. Col. ernment He said it should be trimmer, with a smaller Cabinet battlefield. Some were lost at sea. behind alive, the official said. John Weber, wrote that the phrase and fewer ministries, although it was not clear how many offi- Others, according lo reports at The POW issue was raised at the "prisoners of war not for direct cials would lose their jobs. the time, were last seen alive in war's end in 1953, but it got buried repatriation" seemed to mean not The Russian govern- ______«—_ captivity but did not return. In in a blizzard of recriminations ment has seemed rud- only those POWs who elected not derless since at least "The president recent months Pentagon investiga- between the communist North to return but also "others whom the July, when an ailing tors have received unsubstantiated Koreans and the U.S.-backed enemy had decided" would not Yeltsin won re-election to take tips that some captives may still be South. return. ., to a second term and in North Korea. Initially the United States In December 1954, in a secret then dropped largely out some steps fol- There also are believed to be reported 944 missing Americans report later declassified, the U.S. of sight because of his recu- four U.S. Army soldiers in North believed to have been in commu- Far East Command listed 71 heart trouble and a bout lowing Korea who deserted their units in nist control. That got whittled Americans "positively identified as of pneumonia. Only in which the 1960s, one of whom may want down and has stood at 389 for more remaining in the hands of the recent weeks has he , , . . - to return to the United States. The than three decades. It's not clear Communists" after the final official appeared to be fully WOUld ShOW him North Koreans have denied there how many of those were alive at exchange of POWs in August and back in control. -.. .A or-*r4 are any Americans there. the war's end. September 1953. In the meantime, the UUL **' IU After talking to the North In 1954, a year after the fighting It said 34 of the 71 had already economy has stalled on Qp fQQ Qf Koreans last week about opening stopped, China admitted holding been declared dead by the Air the difficult road from ^ negotiations on a peace treaty to 15 U.S. Air Force airmen from Force or Army, although this was communism to capital- - Grigory Yavlinsky, formally end the Korean War, but Korea as "criminals," and they "not conclusive that the men are getting no firm reply, U.S. officials were let go in 1955. There is some actually dead." To protest their ^rp^SS Russian lawmaker raised the matter of accounting for evidence, however, that more U.S. cases after having publicly private industry, have missing American servicemen, prisoners may have been left declared them dead, the report said, gone for months without including asking for access to any behind, in North Korea as well as "would be rather sensitive." Some pay. Taxes have gone uncollected and public disgust has Americans who may still be there. China. on that list still are unaccounted for. grown. • The president wants to take some steps following his recu- peration which would show him out and about and on top of 17"» •• - VI* . things," said lawmaker Grigory Yavlinsky. • • But, he added, "a personnel reshuffle alone will solve neither I-'.I \ ' *

economic issues nor internal policy problems." •'"' •••• .'»'';,' • - ' ':. '

•< ." Y Yeltsin repeatedly has pledged to fix pressing problems •. / • . * - *.' . 1 .; -' J • since becoming Russia's president in 1991, but often has not i *• \

'' •. delivered and has blamed his ministers for the shortcomings. i • ' 1 , -± • The Russian leader promised a shakeup in his state-of-the- \ c t 1- nation speech last week and followed that with Tuesday's order, V' ' saying Chernomyrdin would work out the details of the decree. i • < In addition to Chernomyrdin, the Cabinet consists of 33 min- a. * * isters and deputy premiers. Government spokesman Alexander - !• '

• I . Voznesensky said the decree also might apply to at least some • f" • r * i of the heads of 19 government committees and 23 federal u I'

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1 - However, the ITAR-Tass news agency quoted another gov- /' ' [ [ ' \ • I \ ' ' • ' ernment spokesman as saying the only officials who would lose 1 > their jobs are those whose departments are being eliminated. J While Yeltsin will be seeking quick improvements to social 1 • ; and economic problems, he also has stressed the urgency of

military reform. That could result in the ouster of Defense ***«•• • Minister Igor Rodionov, who already was rumored to be on the

way out. 1 I WOO Km • The Russian stock market soared Tuesday, rising 3.3 per- J j TXOOM. 1 cent after news of the government reshuffle was announced. Scatotft* i However, with the effect of Yeltsin's actions still unclear, other . I I i reactions were somewhat muted. Chernomyrdin, a reliable but colorless premier who has demonstrated strong survival skills, told reporters the changes would lead to "the deepening of reforms in all directions." Around the World "Everything will be all right," he assured Russians. By sparing Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin may be trying to circum- A provincial France's chief People for the A cargo vessel no vent the hard-line parliament, which must approve the presi- 1 safety crackdown to 2 prosecutor recom- 3 Ethical Treatment of 4 longer needed on dent's choice of a prime minister. inspect all 2,200 mended this week that Animals fired the Mir space sta- With Chernomyrdin staying, Yeltsin can make changes in the taxis in British three former ministers British model Naomi tion burned up and fell Cabinet without seeking approval from Communists and other Columbia has started in be cleared in the 1985 Campbell this week into a remote part of the opponents in parliament. Vancouver and suburban contamination of 1,300 after a report in a South Pacific this week. Yeltsin's remarks Tuesday were limited to the stilted lan- Burnaby. people with AIDS-taint- British newspaper said Remnants of the guage of his decree, but his intent was made clear in a speech Almost two-thirds of ed blood. she appeared modeling cargo ferry plummeted last week when he accused his own government of corruption, the province's taxis are The recommendation real fur in Milan, Italy. into the Pacific Ocean laziness and irresponsibility. in Vancouver, where to drop charges because "It just goes to show about 2,000 miles east of He sent a further signal Friday, when he appointed Chubais, recent spot-checks of insufficient evidence that sometimes beauty Wellington, New his chief of staff, to the new post of deputy premier in charge of found the majority failed means former Prime really is only skin deep," Zealand. economic reform. Chubais is widely respected by Western gov- to meet safety standards. Minister Laurent Fabius PETA spokesman Most of the 7-ton ernments and international investors as a strong free-market Taxis selected in and two others almost Michael McGraw said. vessel burned while advocate, but widely reviled within the country as the architect advance by the certainly will not stand Campbell was one of of unpopular economic reforms. falling through the province's motor vehicle trial. five models who posed atmosphere. The heat- Yeltsin announced that he was appointing a former journal- branch were ordered to About 1,300 hemo- nude in a 1994 PETA ist, Valentin Yumashev, 39, as his new chief of staff, and resistant remains that two provincial garages Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, a former defense minister who leads philiacs were infected advertisement, under the reached the earth con- the national Aeroflot carrier, as his aide. for an exhaustive with the virus, and more heading: "We'd rather go tained no hazardous mechanical inspection. than 500 have died. naked than wear fur." materials and sank. 6 MARCH 14, 1997 Zaire insists elections will proceed as planned

KINSHASA, Zaire (AP) — The Chinese Mobutu called presidential elections in It seems increasingly improbable that tution in hand by July, when the transition- have donated 1,000 bicycles for polling July 1984, but he was the only candidate. voter registration can be conducted at some al constitution expires. officials. The European Union has promised He won with 99 percent of the vote. 9,200 bureaus, many of which would have But the 470 lawmakers who must draw $75 million and crates of balloting kits. Though he bowed to Western and to open in rebel-held territory. up that constitution, which would map out And Zairian election officials insist their domestic pressure in 1990 and promised a Kasongo estimates the elections will cost the electoral code and the makeup of the first multiparty presidential elections will transition to democracy, seven years have about $253 million, but says the govern- next government, are considered by many go ahead this year, despite an ailing leader passed without any true government com- ment has given less than $2.5 million of the Zairians among the most corrupt men in the who rarely is in the country and a civil war mitment to the poll. $102 million it pledged. "Kengo always country. that has left a sixth of the country in rebel Mobutu is again skirting the issue, tells us things are looking good, but we On the streets, their nickname in the hands. spending much of the last six months at his never walk away with any money," he said. Lingala language is "basi ya Mobutu" — But the young men of the self-pro- French Riviera villa, resting after prostate It's that lack of commitment by the gov- "wives of Mobutu" — because of their claimed "Standing Parliament,'* the educat- cancer treatment. ernment that infuriates the young men association with the dictator and his corrupt ed unemployed who meet daily in the shade Prime Minister Leon Kengo wa Dondo, under "democracy tree." style. More than half arc members of of a huge mango tree on a street corner of however, has said the government is com- They are quick to add that if Kabila and Mobutu's party, and most of the others also the grimy capital — laugh off the notion mitted to the democratic transition, and his Alliance of Democratic Forces for the arc reputed to be caught up in the graft that that 31-year ruler Mobutu Sese Seko ever Kasongo Nyamvie, vice president of the Liberation of Zaire-Congo reach Kinshasa, has become a way of life here. will sanction real presidential elections. National Elections Commission, said the they will be held to the same democratic As a result, some opposition leaders are "As long as Mobutu is in power, there elections will go ahead. ideals demanded of Mobutu. calling for a national conference with some will never be elections," said Nicola "I assure you, the year 1997 is the year "We are all behind Kabila," said Charles 200 new players to determine whether elec- Mulunda, 35. "Mobutu is a dictator who of the elections," Kasongo said. "We want Nsimba. "But if Kabila comes here, he can't tions can be held and if so, how. will never change." to create a modern stale, ,an example of come here as a dictator. He must come here Kasongo believes the biggest impedi- He is president of an opposition group democracy in Central Africa." as a nationalist and a man of democracy." ment to the transition to democracy is not called Mt. Vcrnon, named after the home of But while Kengo insists on a cease-fire None in the corner crowd expects elec- the war, but the government's indifference. the first American president because it before any vole, Mobutu refuses to negoti- tions this year. Still, Kasongo is determined "The West must put pressure on this gov- seeks a U.S.-style democracy for a country ate with rebel leader Laurent Kabila, and that his elections commission — 22 mem- ernment to respect the democratic process," that has known nothing but colonialism and the rebels say there can't be a cease-fire bers from Mobutu's camp and 22 members he said. "The tradition of dictatorship is dictatorship. without talks first. of the opposition — will have a new consti- over." US defends Security Council veto power UNITED NATIONS (AP) — That puts the United Stales those reforms if they are dissatis- States supports expansion and at the center of negotiations con- U.S. Ambassador Bill Richardson squarely against Third World fied with the U.S. stand on the reform of the council, which deals cerning threats to international said Tuesday the United States countries who make up the vast Security Council issue. with major issues of international peace and security." "cannot and will not" accept any majority of the U.N. membership. Richardson spoke before a security. But Richardson said reduction in its veto power in the Many of them have demanded the committee which has been study- "We support an expansion of Washington opposed any expan- all-important Security Council. United Stales and other major ing reforms in the Security the council which strengthens its sion "that would involve only new Richardson also told a U.N. countries give up many of their Council for nearly four years. The capacity while safeguarding its non-permanent members. That committee studying Security powers, especially in the influen- president of the U.N. General decision-making efficiency," he would be nothing but a 'quick Fix* Council reform that the United tial Security Council. Assembly, Malaysian Razali said. "For this reason we support in reverse. For the council to work States opposed any expansion in Those countries do not share Ismail, has pledged to complete Japan and Germany as new per- effectively, it needs countries with the 15-member body which would the U.S. view that reform of the the study in time for next fall's manent members. They would a global role and which can make add only non-permanent mem- United Nations should focus on annual General Assembly debate. strongly enhance the council's role a global contribution." bers, who serve for two years and budget cuts and reductions, Several proposals have been have no veto. instead pushing to democratize the submitted, including adding The United States, Russia, world organization. Germany and Japan as permanent Pope John Paul II appeals to U.N. Britain, France and China are per- The vast differences in defini- members. Other proposals call for manent council members and tions of reform raise doubts phasing out the veto power and UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pope John Paul II appealed to the wield veto powers. Washington whether Secretary-General Kofi adding countries from regions United Nations to step up efforts to secure a cease-fire in eastern supports adding Japan and Annan can persuade the majority such as Africa, Asia and Latin Zaire, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday. Germany as permanent members. of the U.N. membership to accept America as permanent or The pontiff made the appeal in a letter to U.N. Secretary- "There should be no change in the sweeping changes demanded longtcrm members. General Kofi Annan delivered Tuesday morning by a Vatican envoy. U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard quoted the pope as saying "the the status, obligations or privi- by conservative critics in Annan, who is from Ghana, news reaching me from the dioceses affected by the military oper- leges of the current permanent Washington. supports broadening council ations in progress witnesses to the state of violence and abandon- members of the Security Many of the organizational membership to reflect new global ment in which thousands of people are forced to live." changes which U.S. critics have power structures and is believed Council," Richardson said. "We "I cannot remain indifferent to the situation of these, my brothers sympathetic to proposals to limit cannot and will not accept any demanded would require General and sisters within humanity, and I encourage you in every effort or eliminate veto powers. (U.N.) Charter changes that affect Assembly approval. Therefore, being employed both on the ground and at the international level, our status and prerogatives." developing countries could block Richardson said the United to secure an immediate cease-fire," the pope wrote.

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What are your feelings on the practice of cloning? Dining Services' evaluations prove its dedication to improve on our dining experience

It's interesting. I wouldn't The Concordian editorial think it's right for humans, because it's acting like God, but I'm not sure how I feel about cloning animals." "Your true pilot cares nothing about Karin Bjorkman, first-year student anything on Earth but the river, and his pride in his occupation surpasses the pride of kings." -Mark Twain Chicken strips may not seem like We laud the dining services for contin- Not only have dining services opened "I don't agree with cloning ... earthshaking news. Nor do they necessar- ually striving to make and perfect their themselves up for criticism this year, but it can create a lot of problems ily seem like typical editorial material. program. In the past few years the dining they have opened themselves up consis- in the world, like if they get to We think they are. services have continually updated and tently in the past. the point where they can clone improved their service by updating We encourage other groups, no matter humans ... to try to prolong As a matter of fact, we're kind of menus, creating the "Mission: Nutrition" life and all that, it will create proud of chicken strips, pizza and (even) what the role, to follow the example din- chaos in the world." fajitas. program and revamping the board plan. ing services has set. Jackie Schaunaman, sopho- These were the food items that stu- This is especially laudable because of They are now reaping the rewards of more dents said they liked best when eating at the unique position of dining services: listening — a successful program, an Concordia's Dining Services. These are College policy gives it a monopoly over efficient board plan and some positive not shots-in-the-dark or guesses by din- on-campus food and guarantees it a min- student feedback. ing services employees, but rather the imum number of paying customers. Few Kudos go out to them for trying to tai- results of a dining services survey. monopolists seek out their customers' lor the dining services program to the While it's a student pastime, dare we opinions. wants of the students in a way that's say hobby, to pick on dining services and We thank the dining services for not nutritionally responsible. "Interesting. As a chemistry things like spaghetti bakes and torsk fil- being satisfied with their own definition It can't be an easy task: How does one major, it's fascinating that lets, Concordia's Dining Services annual- of improvement alone. They've striven to make chicken strips, pizza, fajitas and they've been able to finally go ly evaluates its performance, menu and gauge the concern of the students and hamburgers healthy? Nevertheless, it is a ihisfar. We have to make sure meal plans. accomodate accordingly. noble task that every organization can we watch ouselves, so that we Not only do they find out what they We understand that it's difficult to learn from. don't step too far before we are doing wrong, but also what they are open yourself and the people with whom We are proud of dining services and know what we're doing." doing right. you work to criticism. proud of the chicken strips. Andrew Pris, junior Letters to the Editor TheConcordian Michael Raum, editor-in-chief Amy Solberg, production director Darrell Ehrlick, managing editor Erik Hunziker, graphk: artist "Scary. Not because I think Amy Ladd, news editor Erika Mikkelson, news editor it's a bad thing, but it could Dining service's spend the money, such as: Angie Lund, business manager Furthering computer access, Peter Susag, features editor Travis Boerboom, advertising be used for bad puiposes, Sydney Glasoe, arts and manager [like] just growing people, television sets not because I still see people standing in lines for comput- entertainment editor Mark Vevte, ad designer growing clones for body Connie Coiwell, copy editor worth their cost ers; a winter greenhouse, for Betsy Peterson, ad designer. parts." Elizabeth Weixel, copy editor the chance to be around green Rick Purringtont ad sales Adrienne Baer, junior Eric Larson, opinions editor Sara Borg, ad sales Thank you for the opinion plants during a Minnesota Jennifer Gayvert* sports editor section on television in dining winter, which would be won- Karie Baker, photo editor Cathy McMulten, faculty adviser services. I find the idea not derful for our emotional Kirsten Winters, photo editor Dr. Paul J, Dovre, publisher only unappealing, but poten- health; a dance studio, which tially detrimental to the stu- could be used for theatre, aer- dent body. obics, social dance class, The Concordian is the official newspaper of Concordia College. The I do not know if the plan to dance line, etc.; more books in Concorcfian is published each Friday of the academic year, with the exception of holidays and exam weeks. have television in dining ser- the library; new wall treat- "It's scary. If it does develop ments in dining service, Letters to Ihe editor and guest columns are welcome. Letters must with humans — to have a vices can be repealed at this be typed, double-spaced and signed with the author's name, year in point (or if this letter could because the chintzy paneling school and phone number for verification. Non-students should include mimic of you walking around." is depressing; more fruit juices Kim Hasselbring, senior even effect -that), but here are name, office and residency. The Concordian reserves the right to edit my reasons to not have televi- at lunch; a music hall, because obscene and potentially libelous material. All letters become the prop- sion in dining services: There our musical groups deserve it; erty of The Concordian and will not be returned. will never be complete agree- and more parking, because the The Concordian Production Studio is located in the basement of ment on what to watch; there parking problem will grow as Fjelstad Hall, office B03. Editorial office phone is (218) 299-3826, is already too much light and Concordia does. advertising/business office phone is (218) 299-3827, fax (218) 299- 4313. Our mailing address is: The Concordian, FPO 104, Concordia noise in dining service; and Obviously, many of these College, 901 South Eighth Street, Moorhead, Minnesota 56562. Our e- there are still people who like would be more expensive than rnait address is [email protected]. We are tocated on the to read, and television will TVs, but a few years of saving World Wide Web at http://www.cord.edu/dept/concord/ "I don't have any objection to make that more difficult. would be worth it, especially Advertising deadline is 5 p.m. the Monday before publication. it There may be circumstances Also, television will dis- if the other option is the Classified and editorial deadline is 5 p.m. the Tuesday before publica- where cloning certain types of courage conversation. Are money being frittered away on tion. Subscriptions are available for $10 per year. Distribution on cam- Concordia students so bored unnecessary and, from what I pus is free and is funded in part by the Student Activity Fee. animal cells would be benefi- The Concordian and Concordia College are equal opportunity cial. At this point, with the pre- by the conversation of their have heard, unpopular televi- peers, or their own thoughts, sions. employers. Opinions expressed in The Concordian are not necessari- sent knowledge, I think there ly those of the student body, faculty, staff or administration. should be restrictions with that they need technological Thanks, working with human cells." entertainment in every room., Mark Wohlers, *97 Carlton Paulson, biology pro- on campus to distract them? I Heather Hauptli, '98 Concordia College fesor hope not. C. Magdalen Orford, *97 There are better places to MOOR H E A 0 , Ml N N E S O T A photos by Eric Larson 8 MARCH 14, 1997 Firearms in our families Lessons from a The crime in American culture is due to the prevalence of guns mad Scotsman "Our country has yet to elect a pres- Aaron Vetch I like going home to Montana. One of the great pleasures, Guest Columnist idential administration willing to along with home cooking, steep and not working is visiting the used bookstores in Billings. take on the powerful gun lobby." There are at least six different used stores that are on my usual tour. 1 often spend time at the book stores, enjoying the peace and quiet and the opportunity to get lost in the Two men in Los Angelas attempted to rob a bank last Friday with modified assault weapons. The L.A. pages of some treasure. police were out-gunned and pinned down until they obtained the necessary firepower from a nearby gun On my last journey back to the homeland, the owner of a shop. Now, people are trying to ensure that police are better equipped in the future. Though this is a good certain book store (The Mad Scotsman's Books) recognized idea, another question should be asked. Why is a gun store able to sell weapons that even the police do not me as a regular (probably because I've made him rich) and carry? struck up a conversation. The average citizen should not have access to such weapons, for which hunting and home defense seem As a proud native of Scotland and an even more keen dubious purposes. Rarely does one read about thieves thwarted by gun-wielding residents. More often, a observer of America, he child is killed playing with that same weapon, or the house is burglarized and yet another weapon is in started to recount some of .. -. the differences between the criminal circulation. two countries. Our country has yet to elect a presidential administration willing to take on the powerful gun lobby. His observations about Only token legislation has been passed to appease America still stick in my voters. The phrase: "Guns don't kill people; Guns in America: The Facts memory. People kill people" has been proven wrong so , *You in America make many times that it is a wonder that the government Q In 1973,48 percent of American things so difficult," the has failed to act. The "right to bear arms" has now Scotsman said* "Everybody come into direct conflict with one's right to live. households possessed guns, in here wants to be told that Some ideas have become outdated in the past 1994, 41 percent possessed guns. their problems are some- 200 years. The consequences of a well-armed cit- thing that no mortal can tack- izenry are now greatly outweighing the benefits. Q In 1973,10.3 million households le.* Immediately, I wanted to The fact that lives are lost due to legally-pur- possessed a pistol In 1994, 16.4 chased handguns and assault weapons should not jump to the U.S.'s defense, "\A/e no fonner Want lead to the question "How many lives?" households owned a pistol. buhut ha^rbeforae i could get a word ** The answer has been demonstrated over the in edgewise, had an to overcome our years. We, as human beings, should focus on the example: G 20 percent of Americans believe at! "In Scotland, they are not problems; we preservation of our own kind and remove this haz- guns should be illegal. 39 percent ard from our society rather than allow others to as concerned with health believe handguns should be banned. food and weight We just would rather be told continue to die every day. know that you don't go on that Olir problems eating binges, and if you start to gain weight, you are too big to over- start eating less/' he said. come," Medical reasons exempt- ed, I couldn't argue with his — "Star Wars" has left its mark logic, I play mind games constantly to justify my midnight snacking habits. For some reason, his honesty shocked me. "And Americans take these unreal mind games and apply This recently rereleased trilogy is the Odyssey of our time them to things like the presidency** he said, laughing and shaking his head, "Come on, take the president for example. He is an imperfect, mortal man in an impossible job." Lando Calrissian journey to save Han in "Return Wow, this guy was on a roll I'm positive that it wasn't any ii of the Jedi," we were ecstatic. one example, or any single poetic phrase turned in a Roger Grisim Though friendship led the characters to save Scottish accent that enthralled me — it was his honest, no- their counterparts, the common cause that nonsense approach to life. guest columnist brought these heroes together was the rebellion We as Americans have something to learn from this. We against the Empire. seem to have a problem with the truth. mmmmm From the very beginning, the Empire is an Instead of telling the truth, we like to scheme elaborate oppressive force that aims to constrain the peo- pians for societal and personal problems that appear to be ple's freedom. If there is one unifying factor so complex that no single person could overcome them. It is now final: George Lucas' "Star Wars" is among Americans, it is the belief in the freedom Because we have chosen to accept these complex the highest-grossing movie of all time. This and justice our Constitution provides. facades, we have created a society that is full of diagnostic achievement is a fitting conclusion to a trilogy Another strong theme (especially relevant to specialists and powerless, hopeless victims. that is more than a pop culture success story. the socially progressive late-70s, which marked We no longer want to overcome our problems; we would Some may claim the Star Wars trilogy, and the release of the first movie), was equality rather be told that our problems are too big to overcome. movies in general, are mere entertainment. between the genders. Princess Leia isn't your Many of our personal problems and societal problems might Some movies, however, have artistic integrity usual princess in a tower. Although she is res- be answered by just facing truths (albeit, painful truths). that serves a purpose beyond entertainment. cued, she proves to be a better soldier than her In our quest to find the bigger picture and the deeper The movies of the Star Wars trilogy are twin brother. She assists in her own rescue and truth, we neglect the fact that the underlying issues hinge on examples of movies that do more than entertain is anything but weak and submissive. some basic, real problems — problems like putting a human us; the Star Wars movies in the job of the president of the United States, like changing She is not aloof or so have played a part in shap- our lifestyles and like taking responsibility when we screw ing our culture. hardened that she is unable up. "The Star Wars trilogy to fall in love with Han, These movies are like the , • . ^ i •». As the Mad Scotsman espoused the virtues of honesty, I another tough character. wanted to argue and tell him that he had totally misjudged mad of old, and George and ancient Greek htera- The point of the rebellion is Lucas is like Homer. America. ture have many noticeable to fight against the tyranny For a moment, I wanted to ask, "What gives you the ancient times, Greek of the Empire, which dis- right?" Roman children were taught Similarities." criminates against women But in my questioning I found the answer I was desper- the epics of Homer as an and alien races. Equality is ately running away from the truth I did not want to hear. I example of how to behave an important theme. wanted to argue that his perceptions were caused by some and what to value. Just as Achilles and The movies, like ancient Greek and Roman global ill, some bigger issue. But the fact remains, some of Odysseus were these childrens' heroes, Han culture, show us that the elderly have much wis- the terrible problems we face can be boiled down to facts Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are dom to offer. For instance, Luke's Jedi masters that are basic but not pretty. heroes for members of our generation. are Obi Wan Kenobi, an old hermit, and Yoda, Finally the conversation was interrupted by a customer; Throughout the trilogy, our heroes face unbe- who is 900 years old. the customer's entrance jolted me into realizing that I was lievable odds in fighting for what their beliefs, Odysseus' companion Diomedes was not nec- 15 minutes late for a meeting. and they regularly take risks to help their :: essarily old, but he was definetly wise amd sim- I quickly dismissed myself and left, thinking that this friends. Similarity, Homer's writings, as well as ilar to Obi Wan. Diomedes proved his intelli- would become just another conversation. Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, taught chil- But this was not the case. My journey to the bookstore gence by his weighing the consequences of var- dren the importance of friendship long ago. was a pleasant, peaceful break. It was peaceful in that it ious risks in the Trojan War. Nestor, a character was refreshing — refreshing to hear the truth, untempered We cheered when Han returns to the battle at of Homer's who was king of Pylos, was also the end of the first movie and fires the shot to and straightforward. very wise compared to the brash young princes And while he probably remembers me as a boring con- save Luke. In "The Empire Strikes Back," when in Troy at the time. Luke left his Jedi training early to help his versationalist, I will remember the lessons learned from the friends, we understood. When Leia, Luke and continued on page 9 Mad Scotsman, MARCH 14, 1997 9 Politics today: A game for the filthy rich

loopholes in campaign fundraising. The — a political candidate — which makes a a committee's primary target will be "soft good impression on TV viewers. The interest groups money" that could have contributed to the The media has played a decisive role as reelection campaign. "Soft money" refers far back as the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy pres- expect influence in to a method of sidestepping Federal idential debate. Election Commission (FEC) maximums Running a mass media campaign is not government in return on contributions to a candidate by giving cheap. The cost of a presidential cam- the money to the candidate's political paign, or even a run for a congressional for their contributions/ party. seat, is well beyond the means of most This means that any business or special individuals, excluding the occasional tions and personal assets. Candidates interest group, foreign or domestic, can Ross Perot or Steve Forbes. would then need to depend on an give a congressional or presidential candi- Campaign contributions from individu- allowance from the federal government. date up to $400,000, as long as the check als and interest groups are a fiscal neces- This way the people would know is made out to the candidate's party. sity. exactly where the candidates' money The fundraising practices of politicians These contributions are not necessarily President Clinton beware. came from. Running for office would no are directly related to the media's role in free. The interest groups expect influence The House Committee on Government longer be a game reserved for the filthy politics. in government in return for their contribu- Reform and Oversight will soon begin to rich and those who are willing to sell out Americans are addicted to the mass tions. investigate the "improper" money the to money. media (especially TV) in this postmodern This is a dangerous situation. Elected administration may have raised through If all campaigns were taxpayer funded, age. In the last forty years, the media has officials should be representing the inter- the Democratic National Committee, the the candidates would only have to worry radically transformed the face of ests of the electorate, not the person or New York Times reported Tuesday. about representing their constituents. The American politics and campaign strate- people who drop the fattest check. Previously, the investigation only includ- only group that should have influence in gies. There is only one solution that will nul- ed potentially illegal actions. the government is the people of the United lify the influence of big money in govern- This change in wording will allow the Winning campaigns must make effec- States of America as a whole. House committee to investigate legal tive use of the media to market a product ment: Banning the use of money contribu-

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"It's a good idea because it probably will make it easier for some kids to go to class .. . and encourgage them to work and go over and get our things done ... it will save us from maniac drivers." Brian Opsahl, first-year stu- dent (Erickson resident) A - View from the Outreach Center. At left is Grant Center; at right is the Olson Sports and Fitness Forum. The middle stanchion is located in parking Lot C. adjacent to the MeritCace Clinic - Moorhead parking lot. •>&&' ««£**»* B - View from above. The skyway leaves Grant Center at lower left and crosses 8th St. to Lot C before crossing 12th Ave, into the Olson Sports and Fitness Forum. $2.7 mi C - View of East Complex from tot C. The skyway leaves Grant Center and progresses northwest (left) towards the Lot C. will COB "I think it's a lot of money that could be put in other and Ols places. I think we should take care of our school internally No longer wi] before we start thinking about of 8th St. andl2i that." Final approvj Rachel Hanson, first-year came through -las student (Hallett resident) The council appi to build one of 4 property. The fun According to Olson Spo'ls and affairs, the skywj Forum

Even though in the skyway pn "People try to run us over opposition. when we are trying to cross "We got sony the street, and they get really munity, which I ai mad. The public would like it Council mem because the people that drive member to vote a get really sick of everybody "I am still a crossing the street, especially ment," Palmer si in the morning when they're Council of Govei going to work." summer of 1995, Jennifer Abbe, first-year tionof8thSt. an< student (Hallett resident) Palmer is als change the area \ "Because it < addressed by the addressed," Palm comes with comi Local talk si Palmer's oppositi husband's emplc "I don't know if we really and her failed bi need it. It's a lot of money lost to current nj; they could spend in other Morrie Lanning. places. It's not that far to role and perceive walk outside." "I would like Ben Suobodny, sophomore that group," Alle (Erickson resident) ill-thought out." Lanning agr reacting to what "Anything el ed," Lanning sai the case." Palmer agree ness." Allen said th; "It would be an attraction for decision-making incoming students, and it will from the recent c help keep students out of the "We have to way of traffic." members voted £ TVoy Wanless, junior (off- campus) story by Darr MARCH 14, 1997 li i)f the future What do you think about the skyway?

"I think it's unnecessary. We're not elderly people needing attention crossing the street. It's even more woric for pedestrians to cross the street because of the walk up the stairs" Goeran Westphal, senior (Bogstad East resident) ay to be completed by next February

"Some people[in the community] feel that whatever on dollar project Concordia wants, Concordia gets," Palmer said. "We do think that intersection Palmer emphasized the need to have meaningful dia- "It would be a lot safer ect Grant Center logue between Concordia and the community. has become dangerous, and because students don't usually "I got a letter of reprimand from President Dovre obey the walk and don't walk i Forum after the initial skyway meeting when I voted against the we're not going to wait around signs. It's worth the money project," Palmer said. "Basically it was an attempt to slap until something happens." because we've spent a lot of >bbers have to shiver on the corners my wrist, and it did not address any of my concerns." money on a lot of other things ve. Palmer contends incidents like this are leaving a bad -Clyde Allen, vice-president for that students aren't aware of, r Concordia's $2.7 million skyway taste in the community's mouth. business affairs and at least we're spending eek from Moorhead City Council. "That letter was illustrative of the attitude that some this 2 million [dollars] on d an easement allowing Concordia people see," Palmer said. something visible and usable." skyway's support columns on city DETAILS Kate Sathe, sophomore >te was 7-1. SAFETY Allen stressed that the skyway must also assimilate (Brown resident) de Allen, vice president of business The main reason for building the skyway is safety, visually into already existing campus facilities. lould be ready by February 1998. Allen said. "A college has to pay attention to all parts of its pro- "There aren't problems yet, but speed is up and traf- gram," Allen said. CITY COUNCIL fic [numbers] are up," Allen said. According to Allen, the skyway will be over 9,000 public funds are currently involved According to traffic counts provided by the City of square feet, every foot of which has to have cooling, t, the easement still met with some Moorhead, 12,004 cars per day drove south of 12th Ave. heating and ventilating capabilities. on 8th Stin 1979. In 1993, that number had rocketed to "We just feel there is a right way to do things, and from the city council and corn- 21,200 cars per day. there is a way to be aesthetically beneficial, and as such "It will keep traffic moving sally disappointed with," Allen said. From 1990-92, there were 163 vehicular accidents it will be an assimilation into campus," Allen said. smoothly — a lot of kids Cindy Palmer was the only council and three pedestrian accidents at the intersecton of 12th The skyway will have a public access, which will don't follow the traffic sig- ist the easement. Ave. and 8th St., constituting the highest accident rate of cause some safely concerns, according to Allen. He nals. I lived there last year, rned about the public safety argu- any intersection in the Fargo-Moorhead area. added that those safety concerns have been addressed. and I got by without it. It She contends that since the Metro "We do think that intersection has become danger- There are no right-angle (90 degree) corners and the wasn't that bad, except for a ents decided to widen 8th St. in the ous, and we're not going to wait around until something design of the skyway relies heavily on glass, which couple months." happens," Allen said. number of accidents at the intersec- should keep the skyway well-lit and offer a sense of pro- Tim Bock, sophomore :th Ave. have dropped, tection to users. (Brown resident) racemed with how the skyway will FUNDING The public access will also be locked at certain limes illy. The skyway project's price tag of $2.7 million is of the day and during the summer lo ensure the safety of ges the community, it needs to be roughly 40 percent the cost of the Olson Forum, the last students and college buildings, according to Tom imunity. This [skyway] has not been major building project on campus. Iverson, director of campus security. Student will be able aid. "It's a much better project if it The skyway is currently funded solely by private to open the doors with their ID cards. ity support." sources. Allen said the college had hoped to see public "We never considered prohibiting the public," Allen > came alive with speculation that funding because the intersection poses a threat to said. "It would be unthinkable to put a structure in that o the project is based on her and her Concordia and to public pedestrians as well. would benefit the public and then not let them use it." "It's a hell of a lot of money, ent at Moorhead State University According to Allen, with as little as $300,000, the Also, there will be a microphone system installed in but it's a necessity. Somebody r mayor of Moorhead in 1989. She skyway could have become more community accessible the structure that will pick up high-decible sounds and ^and Concordia's Dean of Students by including an elevator. alert the desk in Grant Center. is going to get hit, and if you lers charged that Lanning's double Allen said over half the funding for the project will don't spend the cash, you inflicts of interest fed her animosity. be in the form of gifts to the college. He said specific THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEA won't get anything nice." tay there were no vested interests in gifts will be announced "in due course." However, he The skyway project received priority about three Josh Hammer, first-year id. "If that is the case, it's certainly declined to say when that would be. years ago, according to Allen. student (Livedalen resident) In an article in the March 4 edition of The Forum, Since then there have been traffic studies, cost analy- saying that Palmer was merely Allen said the money for the project had come from a sis and several different skyway designs. All have con- perceived as a safety threat, single donor, but he declined to name the benefactor. tributed to the current plan. s pure speculation that is unfound- Linda Brown, vice-president for development, also said "Enough people started talking about it that the pres- There's no reason to believe that's that a substantial gift came from a family, but refusedt o ident decided to pursue it," Allen said. comment on who the family is. According to Lanning, students have been raising abeling the speculation 4*pure silli- Brown anticipates the announcement of the donor or safety concerns about the intersection for years. donors to come within the next six weeks. "This is a perennial issue," Lanning said. "I think the safety of the stu- anning has not been involved in any "I hope it is before the beginning of construction," Previously, the college has placed white lights around dents is very important. It will cesses at either end. He abstained Brown said, "We work very carefully with donors and the intersection, pushed for no-right-turn-on-red signs also ease up congestion of the cil vote. how their gifts are made public." and advocated strict enforcement of the speed limit to traffic, particularly when they ember that a majority of the council improve safety at the intersection. have to turn right onto 12th iiis," Allen said. Ave." Reida Bevls, senior (off cam- Ehrlick; design by Michael Raum; drawings courtesy of the Physical Plant; illustration enhancement by Erik Hunziker pus) 12 TheConcordian FEATURES MARCH 14, 1997 Growing old gracefully Elderly reflect on bridging youth and age

Elizabeth Weixel Staff Writer

Stanion Fjeld did some trap- ping for extra cash when he was in his teens and twenties — muskrat, mink and skunk. He claims there was high demand in Russia in the 1930s for skunk furs, and if you could do it right, you could make good money without smelling bad. Skunks are groggy when they're denning, Stanton explains, and you'd dig up the den, pull the skunk out by the tail, throw *em away from you and shoot 'em. Stanton and one of his friends caught ten skunks one Sunday and sold them for $2.50 each in a lime that paid about one dollar for a day's labor. They'd haul *em into Detroit Lakes in the friend's Buick Roadmaster. "I tell you, when we came through town, people noticed," he says. Stanton's car, a 1927 Chevrolet bought for $125, was reserved for other purposes. "I started to chase women — you know how it goes. Mostly chasing Doris." Families and reminders of them are important for the elderly; Stanion Fjeld holds a picture of his great-grandson Teddy. photo by Peter Susag Doris, Stanton's wife of 56 years and mother of four kids, the Eventide complex. boy. Hooked up to oxygen and come too fast anyway. Before you and a globe. Further down Maintl died around Thanksgiving the "If young people could under- weakened by cancer, Arnold kept know it, you'll be sitting in my Street, Wegner's Gift Shop sells year before last. "She was a spe- stand loss . . . live in their shoes Butterfinger candy bars in a draw- spot looking back," they tell lace, candy, dolls, cross-stitching, cial person," he says without his just one day, perceived differences er beside his bed for Andrew. Andrew. " and holiday decorations made customary laugh. "I had a good between the elderly and younger Now Andrew's family lives in the From his point of view, a mis- from Styrofoam. The soda foun- life companion." generations would fall away," house in Pelican Rapids, Minn., take as equally harmful as rushing tain offers rice pudding. Loss differentiates the Heitkamp says, where Arnold died. through life is not appreciating Residents' rooms stretch down younger and older generations, Andrew Schroeder, a junior Across the street from this those who teach us about it. "We long-reaching hallways, branch- says Heidi Heitkamp, director of chemistry major at Concordia, has house live Arnold's sisters and put [the elderly] on a shelf with a ing off from Main Street to form activities at Eventide Lutheran begun to understand loss. Arnold, Andrew's great aunts, Kathryn glass cabinet in front of them ... to the residential area of town, Home in Moorhead. Stanton lives his grandfather on his mother's and Eunice, or "Kak" and "Un" justify our own lack of attention. The other avenues that trans- in the Catered Living building of side, died when Andrew was a pronounced with a long "u"). We put them away and file them gress Eventide include Heritage Their presence in his child- like old tax forms." Court, Scandia Court, Bergen hood has lead him to see things The loss to society and to us, Court and Forest Square. These differently than others his age, the younger generation, lies there- halls, the nursing home section of Andrew says. in. the complex; currently house 195 'They have a unique perspec- For the elderly residents of elderly people, according to tive on life, being at the end of it," Eventide, however, loss is often Heitkamp. Eighty percent of these he says. more concrete than that of the residents are "confused" or suffer Andrew and his younger younger generation. Stanton has from Alzheimer's. brother were raised by his moth- not lost opportunity; he has lost Connected to the nursing er's aunts, now in their late eight- his spouse, son, job and home, home is the Living Center, 55 low- ies, while his mother worked. He And the older generation has lost income apartments with kitchens remembers Un giving him black- the familiar past, the old way of for residents who don't need daily berry brandy when he had a cold doing things. care. and cigarettes when he was older. Eventide tries to replace this The Fairmont, a separate Kak led him to believe that the loss of the past On the wall in building located about 5 blocks Three Bears lived in the public Eventide's Kaffee Hus, the coffee away from the main facility, has restroom in the park, and he shop, a sign lists a doughnut at 30 108 apartments for Alzheimer's remembers her peering in to look cents, coffee at 35, and a milk patients, and "upper-class" for them. shake at $1.10. Ice cream sundaes Catered Living houses 58 people. Eunice makes old-fashioned are 50 cents. The room is decorat- The waiting lists for most of egg coffee, Andrew says, by boil- ed in Norwegian rosemaling, and these facilities, especially the ing the grounds with an egg. On a wooden plaque near the door apartment complexes, are long, the bottom of every cup one finds reads "Uff da." says Heiikamp. The North Dakota a 1/4 inch of grounds. Kak's The hallway outside the Data Processing Center estimated recipe for hamburgers is "Pile the Kaffee Hus, "Main Street," repre- in 1994 about 11,434 people 65 kids in the car and take them to sents a peipetual old town in per- years of age and older in Cass Dairy Queen," Andrew explains. petual summer. Red and white County alone, just across the Red She wasn't a cook. striped sun umbrellas with match- River from Moorhead. Kak and Un have taught ing lawn chairs and a turquoise A growing number of Andrew their own brand of wis- aquarium of tropical fish wait for Americans are facing old age and dom. They say, 'Try not to live passers-by outside the the losses that come with it. The life too fast" — don't study too Beauty/Barber Shop. Next door, 1996 Statistical Abstract of the hard, don't get married too young, the bank of fake granite and the United States estimates there were he explains. post office are open at limited about 33,532,000 people 65 years Their message concerns the times during the day. Next to the of age or older in the country in loss of time and the appreciation post office comes the Millard 1995, about 1.3 percent of the cur- of life. They warn that time is Library, stocked with hardcover rent population. Projections esti- Frank Alsleben sits near the bird cages on Eventide's 2nd floor. quickly lost: "Everything's gonna books, a few leather easy chairs, photo by Peter Susag continued on page 13 MARCH 14, 1997 13 Aging from page 12 sports," Ace explains. "She liked pretty clothes, I know that. She'd buy clothes, wear *em couple Area aged look times and give 'cm away." Ace lived sports in his youth. back on life He says, "Every morning Fd wake up and start to road run," and from this practice came his other nick- mate that as baby-boomers age, name, "Roadrunner." He also the 65-and-older age bracket played Softball and golf, swam could make upl2.6 percent of the and dribbled a few basketballs. He population in 2005, 16.5 percent remembers when Moorhead High in 2020, and 20 percent in 2050. School won the state basketball The quality of life for the growing championship around 1926 or '27. number of elderly will become an Even though he has lost his even greater issue. home and family, memories like Eventide is a superior place these enliven him. few the elderly, Heitkamp says. Asked what activities he's Owned and maintained by about been doing this week, Ace 26 Lutheran churches in answers "All of 'em, and the easy Minnesota and North Dakota, it ones twice." He hasn't resigned offers occupational, speech and yet, and he proposes to "walk" physical therapy, an exercise cen- down the hall to the dining room Myrtle Umess volunteers at Eventide's soda fountain, located in the "Main Street" square. ter, registered dietitians, adult day for bingo. photo by Peter Susag care, home health care, assisted "You know what 'walking* living apartments, a full-time pas- down there means, don't ya? hand, apparently injured, is hidden friends and 5-cent milk in narrow- she smiles, glancing toward the tor and transportation to area Pushing." in a purple sock. necked bottles. She used to scoop ceiling. shopping. the condensed cream out of the In the green and pink decorat- Above the humming overhead "Itfs called a 'continuum of neck of the bottle and whip it for ed Alma & A. Reuel Wiji Dining lights, the buzz of the nearby If faith guides Myrtle, memo- care,'" Heitkamp says. salads, Myrtle says, and the milk Room on second floor, Ace's kitchen and the frequent wet ries of better times carry Stanton was still rich enough for the kids On a cream-colored plaque floor, bingo is called every coughs, a microphone carries the along. He has a picture of himself to drink. framed in gold and hanging by Monday afternoon and Thursday caller's voice. Numbers float in and his wife in "happier times" every door is Eventide's mission and Friday evenings. the air. In Myrtle's childhood, during during a vacation toNiagar a Falls. statement: "Eventide promotes Bingo at Eventide means a "The next number is N39, the Depression, she was lucky to He and Doris, who looks small quality of life for seniors and their sense of community — not of N39," the caller says authorita- get milk. "When I wanted some- and frail, are in a barrel labeled families by providing individual- back-slapping friends, inside tively. She continues with G47, thing to eat, well I had to go out "Niagara Daredevil" and are ized services in a Christian envi- jokes or warm conversation, but of B5, N34, and N35. and work for it," she says, and the transposed at the edge of the falls, ronment." people who share similar ages, Blackout, when players must work was mostly ironing or scrub- water rushing around them. Heitkamp says that the 195 health and losses. They gather cover their entire cards, comes and bing floors. Their faces express orchestrat- people in Eventide's nursing home under the stern voice of the bingo goes. Lucille is left with 125 on This difference in experience ed fear. have taught her "not to be so caller to compete for dimes. her card, and as if suddenly awok- is what she feels separates the "We learned to do things afraid" of life and the loss of it. en, she turns to me. "How'd I do younger and the older generations; "The first number is N33, together," chuckles Stanton. Over 80 percent of the residents in blackout?" young people have a lot more N33." He offers a philosophy that keep devotional calendars with going for them than she did, Echoe, Effie and Lucille make "You were close. You only echoes Kak and Un's: "Every day daily prayers, estimates Heitkamp. Myrtle says. up a bespectacled and attentive needed one more." as it comes. Take it as it comes," They take life and loss one day at "Close only counts in horse- After her mother died when he says. a time. She says, "It's easier to bingo table in the back of the room, quietly sliding to the right shoes,"she says. she was ten years old, Myrtle says, Frank takes his days slowly endure things when they come on At another table, a pastel-clad she brought herself up and was too. He visits the caged birds at gradually." the red plastic tabs on their Knights of Columbus bingo cards aide sets three dimes (blackout is a married by 20. She has been mar- the end of the hall four times daily, Frank Alsleben knows loss, to cover the magic numbers. jackpot) in front of the big winner ried for 59 years now. There was and he cultivates his pencil collec- and it didn't come gradually for and chirps, "Congratulations." no television or radio, Myrtle tion. He boasts dozens of pens Their fingernails are impres- him. He lost his mother when he Although they're just dimes, laughs, but "I enjoyed living back from branches of the VFW and sive. "You guys all have pretty was about ten and his father even they're better than a loss. then," she says. "People visited Knights of Columbus. Some are nails." earlier. Six months ago, Verna, more." from as far away as Texas. Pulling "We have them done here," Myrtle Urness helps distribute one of his two sisters, died in them out of a plastic baggie one- smiles Echoe. Hers shine an dimes for first floor's bingo ses- Many of those who visited are California, and Frank's wife of 33 by-one, he hands them to me to Easter pink, Effie's are dusty rose, sions and remembers that Frank's now gone, including most of her years, Ella, died Jan. 29. He is read aloud because he can't see and Lucille's glisten a red-plum wife used to come to bingo. "She close friends. quiet about this most recent loss the small logos. color. went downhill so fast, I hardly "That kind of hurt when they and only comments, *Too bad I believe that she's gone," Myrtle left. That's the way it goes," she Across the hall, another resi- lost her." Their hands hover over the cards, and their eyes rarely leave says. says. dent is watching the musical As a woman across the hall on the numbers. A lot has gone from Myrtle's The hard times are tempered "Annie" on TV. Optimistic strains the second floor of the nursing of 'Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love Lucille, dressed as if for life: her parents, the Red Apple for Myrtle now by volunteering at home reads the obituaries aloud, you, tomorrow. You're only a day Saturday morning chores, dogged- Cafe where she waitressed and hot the soda shop and front desk at Frank, or "Ace" as he is called at away" drift in the open door. ly ignores my comments on her meals were 35 cents, two of her Eventide, her minister who visits Eventide, explains his and Ella's fingernails and her luck. Her left three sons, Twin Valley and from Mahnomen, and faith. differences."She didn't go for any Mahnomen, Minn., mobility, "Fellow up there that helps me,"

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In 45 minutes, made up of five saxophones, four they had three customers at the son, however, to the pineapple trumpets, four trombones, piano, height of the dinner hour — a beef. The menu assigns every string bass and drums. The band poor performance for any restau- entree a number. Pineapple was performs a variety of music includ- rant number 48. That should have ing swing, fox trots, ballads, Latin Music at Concordia The service was average, but said something. It was quite far and old-time waltzes and polkas. considering that there was only down on the menu. Selections from Bennie It shouldn't have even been Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count one other table to serve, it was unimpressive. Our requests for on it. The mixture of peapods, Basie, Woody Herman, Artie green peppers, beef and, of Concordia Bel Canto Shaw, Duke Ellington and Henry water went unheeded ("Oops, I course, pineapple seems inno- Mancini will be featured. forgot ... ") and paying with a and Freshman Choir Concert cent enough, but the sauce was Award-winning vocalist Peter credit card took about eight min- Dr. Paul Nesheim, Conductor Halverson, Concordia assistant utes. simply distasteful and unpleas- professor of music, will perform The menu is deceptive. It ant. We can't speak from experi- Monday, March 17 with The Imperials. Victor Gelking, looks like it could have been in ence, but we believe the dish is Concordia ballroom dance based on molten plastic. 8:15 p.m. any Chinese restuarant, any- teacher arid his dance partner, where. Unfortunately, there is The decor also merits special Knutson Center Centrum Debora Egge, will provide dance absolutely nothing distinctive attention. Everything — every- instruction. about it. It is a typecast Chinese- thing — in the restaurant is made Tickets are $6 per person for from plastic, from the tacky Free Admission food menu of the worst sort, right the dessert and dance, including a down to the ubiquitous stereo- golden lamp coverings to the seat at tables on the dance floor,c typical grammar mistakes. horrendous statues that riddle the In an effort to make our programs and activities accessible and $3 per person for dance-only floor. to atl interested people, we ask that those individuals requiring We started off with fried wan- tickets. Tickets are available at the special accommodations for a disability please contact the tons. Usually it is difficult to The restaurant's decor is sponsoring department prior to the event. door, or in advance at the mess up such a basic item. 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I Dtpwirrwrt o< W* Treasury Free Delivery in Fargo and Moorhead I Internal Rtvanut Swvlct HiTeleFile It'i ffii. Hi ful. || MARCH 14, 1997 TheConcordian SPORTS 17 Cobber Tennis opens season with losses Elizabeth Weixel Clips Staff Writer The men's and women's tennis teams got a tough initiation to confer- Olympic gold medalist Jeff Rous and ence play over the weekend. the Concordia women's swimming team Both teams fell to Macalestcr, the will host the first annual Cobber Gold University of St. Thomas and St. Swim camp April 5, 12, and 19. The Mary's March 7-9 in their first confer- camp, geared for all levels of competi- ence matches of the season. tion, will focus on competition, team- The men lost 3-6 to Macalestcr work, sportsmanship and appreciation of March 7; and 1-8 to St. Thomas March the sport. The program is funded in part 8. The women fell to St. Thomas 0-9 by a grant from the State of Minnesota, March 7; 4-5 to St. Mary's March 8 and is a collaboration between Concordia and 0-9 to Macalester March 9. All College and Moorhead Healthy matches were away. Community Initiative. "The women are just going through some growing pains, because they've got a lot of freshmen," said Bob Nick, Some of North Dakota's finest high head coach. school baseball players will be a part of Freshman Lori Wagner saw the' the North Dakota Baseball Showcase matches as a good introduction to con- held at the F-M Rcdhawks Nest May 9 ference play. and 10. Featuring eight teams from across "It was a learning experience of the state, the Showcase features the first how much focus we need to put into high school games ever scheduled at the the game and how much improvement Nest. Other dates for high school games we can make as a team," she said. are currently being considered for spring. Adjusting to competitive play will Over 80 amateur games are scheduled at take a little time, according to Dave the Nest for this season, including the 12 Lester, assistant coach. that are a part of the Showcase. Almost "We're playing with conference twice as many amateur games are sched- standings in the back of our minds. uled as Redhawks games. There's a bit more pressure," he said. The pressure of falling behind in play also got to players' nerves, From the March 29, 1968 issue of The according to Lester. Common mis- Concordian Sports section: takes included playing too tensely and photo by Karic Baker conservatively and trying to hit too **After a somewhat poor 1967 season, the hard at the wrong times, Lester said. Junior Mike Tuchscherer and sophomore Nate Svingen put practice Concordia tennis team is looking for a time to use, gearing up for more conference play. significantly better season under second- "Psychologically, you try to press year coach Bob Nick. The nucleus of the too hard," Lester explained. "We had losses, according to Lester. petition, Lester added. team is comprised of freshmen and sopho- an emotional letdown. It's hard to get "As long as you learn from a loss, Another addition to the men's top mores, with a few upperclassmen report- pumped back up." it's not a problem," he said. six will be junior Torin Williams In ing for practice.... Helping the squad will Lester stressed the matches were The teams' lessons include becom- the last challenge match, which deter- be the new courts which were completed closer than the scores indicate, howev- ing involved in the match more quick- mines who competes in conference last fall. They replaced the inadequate er. ly and playing more aggressively, play, Williams took the number six facilities of past years." "They fought well. They didn't Lester says. spoL give up,"he said. New strategies for the teams may The matches weren't complete include practice matches before com- continued on page 19 Softball hoping to see spring soon Severson places Jennifer Gayvert "The spring season is "We're going to be rely- expects to do as well or bet- really touchy in this ing on her a lot," said ter. Sports Editor region," said head coach Baumgartner. "We've lost Conference play begins ninth at NCAA The diamond is covered Steve Baumgartner. "It's a some big people, but we've April 9 with a home game in snow and outdoor prac- matter of where all the reloaded." against Bethel. water goes." Baumgartner hopes to be track tournament tice is a distant dream. Baumgartner says that ninth place in overall These conditions don't Baumgartner expects a offense will be the strength outdoors by then, but real- Selmer Moen competition. appear to be conducive to strong team this season, of the team this season. The izes some early games may Staff Writer The event was won by spring training, but the despite the loss of major team is travelling to Ft. be played in Minneapolis Tamiko Patterson of Concordia women's softball players last year. The Meyers, Fla., on March 24 due to adverse weather Junior Sarah Severson Christopher Newport team has been gearing up biggest loss is pitcher Stacy for the Gene Cussic He says the weather has represented the College with a leap of 18'- for play since Feb. 15. Hoien, who completed the Collegiate Classic. Last little impact on the morale Concordia women's track 2 1/2." team at the NCAA The team doesn't know 1996 season with a 2.03 year, when the team trav- of the team. °ft was exerting just to Division III Indoor when it will go outdoors, ERA. However, junior elled to California for a sim- "It's a very strong group, get there and compete ait Julie Campion is expected ilar meet, the team went 5- mentally," said Championships held in that level/ Severson but remains optimistic. Oshkosh, Wis«, last to take her place. 2. This year, the team Baumgartner. said. "There were some weekend. ^^^ really great athletes Severson "qualified for there, and I was happy to the national meet in the make the finals." Reiff finishes with two losses at tourney long jump at the MIAC An added bonus dur- meet two weeks ago. In ing the weekend for Small errors caused Concordia team-leading 21-10 record. throughout the season. Moore fell to the second qualifying Severson was the fact Reiff went to nationals after tak- Reiff in the MIAC championship round, Severson moved that her family made the trouble for top Cobber ing first at the MIAC championships round after just 0:21. However, Moore on to the final flight with a four-hour drive to attend wrestler at nationals two weeks ago. Reiff was the only had adjusted some wrestling tech- Jump of 17-3 1/4." the meet- member of Concordia's team to niques and beat Reiff at nationals. Severson also did well "ft was fun to have Darrell Ehrlick advance to the national tournament. Reiff was ranked number seven in in a variety of other them there," she said. events at the MIAC Managing Editor Reiff lost to Lance Baden of the the NCAA Division III poll. The national tourna- Worcester Poly technical Institute 4-1 "The mistakes [Reiff] made in his championships, including ment marks the end of Concordia wrestler Nathan Reiff and John Moore from Augsburg 7-3 at matches were little ones, but at the winning the pentathlon. the official indoor season (177 lbs.) suffered two straight losses the NCAA tournament. national level it will cost you," Perry However, only her score for the track team and the in the long jump was at the NCAA championships held This was Reiff s second appear- said. beginning of a brief break enough to qualify for Jhex for the team. March 7 and 8 at Ohio Northern. ance at a national tournament. Reiff plans on being back next ;: national tournament. fill 1 am really pumped "At nationals, I didn't do quite as "I thought the competition was year and training to be more competi- Severson matched her for outdoors to start," said well as I hoped. The matches didn't great and it was a learning experi- tive the next time around. qualifying distance of 17'- Severson. ence," said head coach Doug Perry. Reiff was also named to the turn out how I wanted them to," Reiff, 3 1/4" in the final flight at The outdoor season a sophomore, said. Reiff beat Moore at the MIAC Scholastic All-American wrestling the national meet, which begins with an invitational Reiff finished his season with a championships, and in various meets team. was good enough for at Concordla next week. 18 MARCH 14, 1997 "I definitely think the success of the year is due to the team unity and the fact that we get along so well. We make deci- sions as a team." -Kim Shotwell, dance team co-captain

Left: The dance team shows its skill at a Minnesota high school girls basketball game held at Concordia on Tuesday. Below: Practice makes perfect. The dance team holds daily practice to prepare for performance and competition. More than just showstoppers Erika Mikkelson most representative of an ideal college The dance team's success is a direct dance team. result of the team's spirit, according to Staff Writer "The award was based on our over- team members. all attitude, spirit and how we interact- "I definitely think the success of the Concordia's dance team does more ed with the other teams during the year is due to the team unity and the than provide halftime entertainment at week," said sophomore Kim Schauer, fact that we get along so well," said basketball games. National competi- co-captain of the dance team. Shotwell. "We make decisions as a tion, community involvement and end- The team's second competition of team. Everyone feels that they are truly less fundraisers keep the team busy the year was the United Performing part of that team." year round. Association's Challenge Cup on Dec. Other members agree.. This dedication has led the 1996-97 14 at Champlin Park High School in "We have really great teamwork. dance team to numerous competitive Champlin, Minn. The competition had We're all pretty good friends," said successes this year. eight divisions, according to junior co- senior Kathy Strand. The dance team found success captain Kim Shotwell. Teamwork goes farther than just early by taking first place out of 12 Concordia won first place in the being friends. The entire team works teams at the Universal Dance jazz/funk division. together to create routines, according Association Dance Camp held Aug. The team also travelled to Disney to Shauer. 19-21 at the University of Minnesota in World in Orlando, Fla., to compete in "Everyone helps out. We all work Minneapolis. the 1997 College Dance Team National on the dances," Shauer saui. "We get a Concordia won both the home rou- Championship in January. Of the 26 lot of our ideas for dances at nationals tine and spirit song dance portions of teams competing in the dance open and at dance camps." the competition. division, Concordia placed 10th. The The team also took home the "Most teams were divided up by school size, Collegiate" trophy for being the team according to Schauer. continued on page 19 r EliteT aiming

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"There is a price tag you pay Concordia's activity fund, but Concordia football and basket- tion. Lindner said the two sentences for the mistakes you make," that docs not cover all their ball games as well as for North Phillips hummed to himself as Vermeil said at the National expenses. Dakota State University's basket- of 30 days should run concurrent- sheriff's deputies led him away in Football League meetings in Palm The team created a number of ball halftime shows. ly. handcuffs. Desert, California. "Once he gels fundraisers throughout the year. "It's a nice way to get out into Phillips pleaded innocent Phillips was on probation for this behind him, he can get on A major source of funds are the the community. It's a way of Monday to disorderly conduct beating his former girlfriend and with being a football player. This dance camps the team holds at being recognized for what we stemming from a party in Omaha damaging a building in that can't hurt. It can help." Concordia for students in grades love to do," Shotwell said. last month. Phillips, 21, faces two September 1995 assault when he Phillips1 attorney, Hal K-12. The dance team is participat- civil lawsuits filed by two parly - was arrested for drunken driving Anderson, said his client could be ing in its last scheduled perfor- goers. "We have kids of all ages last summer in California. released after 23 days for good attend the camp. We divide them mance tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Rams Vice President for Judge Jack B. Lindner revoked behavior. up into groups and make up Memorial Auditorium. It will Operations Lynn Stiles said he Phillips' probation on Tuesday "He'll do fine," Anderson. dances for them to perform. Then dance during halftime of the was in the Lincoln courtroom and sentenced him to 30 days in "He's a strong man, a good, at the end of the day we put on a Minnesota State High School Tuesday to represent the Rams jail on both counts. The charges young, strongman." show for their parents," said Boys* Basketball conference and to support Phillips. Stiles said sophomore member Heidi Baillif. championship. The team is holding another Tennis from page 17 NY Yankees or nothing for Irabu NEW YORK (AP)— Hideki Irabu's agent has him, but general manager Kevin Towers admitted it sent a fax to all major league teams telling them the was not likely that Irabu will pilch for the Padres. Tennis teams looking for rebound pitcher will sign only with the Yankees and will go "The likelihood of him being traded is a hell of a back to Japan if he isn't dealt to New York by March lot better than us signing him," Towers said. after tough conference losses 18. Nomura said Padres owner John Moores and "I'm happy to get back into women's team plays St. Olaf "It was just to put in writing where we're coming Lucchino were wasting their time — Irabu was tennis," Williams said. "I've been tomorrow and Augsburg on from, what the player has said," agent Don Nomura adamant about not playing for any team other than away from tennis for a while." Sunday. The men also take on St. said Tuesday from his office in Los Angeles. the Yankees. Nick is pleased with the play- Olaf tomorrow and Augsburg on San Diego obtained Irabu's rights in January from Some baseball lawyers have speculated that San ers competing for Concordia. Sunday. the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League, Diego is trying to stir up bidding to get the Yankees "We've got enough [players] to Williams was optimistic about but Irabu has refused to negotiate with the Padres. to raise their offer. form a nucleus around." Nick the upcoming competition and the "He's free to write whatever he wants as long as Lucchino admitted the Padres were discussing said. "We're getting there. We'll Cobbers* ability to do well. it's within the rules of baseball," Padres president possible trades for Irabu, who led Japan's Pacific be all right" "There's not as much depth in Larry Lucchino said. "We're going to proceed as we League in ERA in 1995 and 1996. The next chance for both teams these teams as those in see fit and are unlikely to be affected by Mr. "Our first preference is still to sign him, but we're to bounce back from the early sea- Minneapolis. We'll pull through," Nomura's missive." exploring the possibility of following a different son losses comes tomorrow. The he said. San Diego said it obtained Irabu's rights to sign course," Lucchino said.

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3031 13th Avenue South Fargo Concordia College C-400 cordially invites you to the 239-9091 Third Annual m p Friday, March 21, in the Concordia College Memorial Auditorium Hair Styling featuring the popular El Zagal Dance Band, The Imperials Moorhead Center Mall • 236-7200 Open Mon.-Thur. 9-8; Frl. 9-5; Sat. 9-4; Sun. 12-5 Enjoy an enchanted evening of beautiful Big Band music, elegant ballroom dancing and delicious desserts. This night to remember begins with an elegant dessert at 7, followed by the music of The Imperials from 8 to 11:30. Refreshments will be available for purchase FREE 8oz PAUL MITCHELL throughout the evening. • . . -/\ Shampoo 1, 2, or 3 TICKETS: with purchase of a Hilite. Special Student Rate ; * must show student ID Dance only $2 per person, S3 per couple Dessert/dance $6 per person Call: Concordia C-400 (218) 299-3454 TANNING 1 Free 5 for $Kh°° +tax K^^Hr ^^^^W M^^^W ^fc^Genera5 l Public Dance only $3 per person Call: Concordia C-400 (218) 299-3454 Tanning Session 15 for $25.°° +tax Dessert/dance $6 per person Call: Concordia C-400 (218) 299-3454 30 day for $25.°° +tax with Haircut Unlimited expires 3/31/97 Good Through March Semiformal This is an alcohol-free and Concordia College smoke-free event. MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA vffl