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VoL. 103 No. 172 OPINIONS SPORTS BoRDERLINE Thw-sday, July 10, 1997 Nature plays dirty tricks Darling WSU Press showcases Weather 21Sports 5 on Palouse mountain biker headed for jail Northwest history Opinions 4 Classifieds 6 Page4 Page 5 Page 8 'WW'.v.online-green.com Jazzing it up School violence addressed at WSU • Participants look at "You've got to have safe schools to allow kids to grow and Jearn," said Col avoiding problems lege of Education Assistant Dean Walt through planning Gmelch. "When we don't, it gets m the way of students' personal growth." Bv ANGELA HOLLAND The conference is focusing primarily The Daily Evergreen on addressing all aspects of violence in Washington schools, including plan Education professionals from across ning, and Washington and beyond have con using a proac- verged on Pullman for the 75th annual tive approach. ''You have to Cleveland Conference, hosted by the "(yle need have safe WSU College of Education to) involve The focus of the conference this year students, staff, schools to is "Approaches to School Safety: parents, and allow kids to Putting Violence in its Place." The con community grow and ference has been coordinated by Karen members in Michaelis, assistant professor in the this process," learn." Department of Education Leadership said Denise WALTGMELCH and Counseling Psychology, and Sandra Fitch, a repre Rawls, director of the Rural Education sentative of College of Center at WSU. the Office of Education "We're responding to the kind of the Superin- issues that school people at all levels tendent of Assi:.twrl Deu,1 have to deal with [in Washington]," Public Michaelis said. "Topics change each Instruction. year according to what's going on in Jerry Moberg, an attorney from Washington State." Moses Lake, said, "(Violence) is not This year, State Superintendent of much different in schools than in our Public Instruction Terry Bergeson was society ... it is an issue that deserves the conference keynote speaker. A wide attention in our schools." variety of professionals from through David Rawls, superintendent of the out the education profession are here Moses Lake School District said it is today addressing the problems with vio important for institutions to be able to lence faced by educators in Washington schools. See VIOLENCE Page 7 Mixed local opinions filter through on tabacco settlement BY BRENT BEARDSLEE be cheaper than most stores and there is Contributing Writer enough serious smokers to keep our cig arette sales up," Wheeler said. Local businesses may be among Dr. Dennis Garcia of Pullman Health those hurt by an agreement between the and Wellness hopes the mcreased ciga U.S. tobacco industry and the attorneys rette prices will deter young people general of nearly 40 states. from starting to smoke and help current An agreement reached June 27 will smokers to quit. force cigarette companies to pay out "People do not understand how bad STAFF PHOTOBY CHRIS KLEJNKNECHT $368.5 billion in compensation over the smoking can be - it causes cancer, next 25 years. emphysema, asthma, and inflammation Sean Wilson, a member of local band The Equinox, helps jazz up the CUB Lair on Jennifer Leigh, accounting manager of the throat and lungs," Garcia said. of Don's Midway Grocery, thinks the Wednesday afternoon. The concert is part of a lunch-hour entertainment series. price increase will cause a decline in business. ''The sale of cigarettes accounts for 27 percent of our business, and on this Run focus for city festival campus most of our cigarette customers are social smokers who may choose not • Watermelon Fun Run/Walk An entry fee will help run the event, provide to buy cigarettes at an inflated price," awards for winners and free slices of watermelon for she said. held in Colfax on Saturday participants after the race, Gronholz said. At least one WSU student will not Slices of watermelon, for which the event is continue to purchase cigarettes if prices Bv MASAHIRO TAKASAKI named, are provided by the Colfax Chamber of Com increase. Contributing Writer merce after the race finishes. "If the price of cigarettes goes up The Summer Fe tival Committee had been trying very much, then I am not going to buy to add interesting events to the entire summer festival them any more, because I only smoke The Watermelon Fun Run/Walk will commence in ten years ago, he said. socially and it's not worth the extra Colfax. at 8 a.m. Saturday. July 12as part of the Col Overall male and female winners will receive a tro money," Scott Person said. fax Summer Festival. phy. Awards will be presented at 9:15a.m., July 12. On the other hand, Dorothy Wheeler, The 5K (3.1 miles) run will start at Schmuck Park. Ribbons will be presented to first, second and third office manager of Wheeler' Smoke Start and finish lines are on North Morton Street at the place finishers in each male and female category. Shop, believes her business would not entrance of Schmuck Park. Entry forms for the Fun Run/Walk as well as all ~ dramatically affected by a price Eighty-five to 125 people are expected to partici other events can be picked up at the Chamber's mcrease. pate, said Lerae Templeton, chairperson for the Water Office, Town And Country or in any business win "We would have to raise our prices melon Fun Run/Walk. ev~n th_ough we are located on a reser dows with a bright pink sign. GRAPHIC BY BRYAN BECKLEY Check-in and late registration will be accepted V?tion ~ that is what cigarette compa from 6:30 to 7:45am. in Schmuck Park July 12. See FEsTivAL Page 2 mes dectde to do, but our prices will still--------------------------- See TOBACCO Page 7 PAGE2 THE SuMMER EVERGREEN THuRsDAY, ]ULY 10 1997 . Pullman forecast from the National Weather Service at ommuru www.weather.com/weather/ Weather uslcities/WA_Pullman.html ALEND~R THuRs. FRI. SAT. SUN. + Applications are being accept + The City of Pullman and Recre be held Sept. 7 at the annual fair. ed for the ninth annual s.m. ART by ation program has opened registra Contact the fair office at 397-6263. tion for adult swim lessons and will 75 66 68 the River Art and Craft Festival on + The Companion Animal Aid and . ~8 July 19 and 20 in St. Maries, Idaho. be offering two separate one week Placement Society /Society for the ~HL ~HL ~H ~HL 52 46 45 45 Booth deadline is July 10. sessions. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Booth spaces are $20 for 12 feet All skill levels are welcome classes m·.eds foster homes for abandoned Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy by I 2 feet and $35 for I 2 feet by 24 run from July 21 through July 24 or and unwanted cats and do~ . feet with a 15 percent commission July 28 to July 31. The cost is $25 All food and necessities will be pro charged. per person. vided. If you would like to volun For more information call Sharron teer, call 332-2508 evenings. at 208-245-3417 or contact the orga + The Pullman Senior Center is nization at ART gallery, II I 7 Main, offering a white water rafting trip + The Moscow Rendezvous has St. Maries, ID 83861 for a booth on July 17 at the Salmon River. finalized its scheduled artists.The application (include SASE). Participants will leave from Pullman complete lineup of artists for I 997 at 7 a.m. and will return at 7 p.m. is: Geno Delafosse and French + International Vendors are invited The cost, which includes transpora Rock.in' Boogie, Friday; Junior EDITOR IN CHIEF ONLINE EDITOR to particpiate at the Friday. Com tion, lunch and a tour, will be $59. Brown on July 19; Charlie's Mus Mcll Danford Scott Culley munity Market at the Kendrick Call 334-4555, ext. 228 for more selwhite and his band on July 18 335-2488 335-1571 City Park in Kendrick, Idaho. The information. and Dee Daniels on Saturday July MANAGING EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR market begins at I 0 a.m. and contin 19. All concerts start at 6 p.m. in Merideth Beasley Nicole Walla ues until 4 p.m. + The SAFE Plac_ has started a Moscow's East City Park. 335-2488 335-2377 For more informationor if interested peer group for sexual assault sur .ADVERTISING MANAGER in performing in the evening pro vivors on Sundays. For directions + Student Computing Services will NEWS EDITOR Jessica Phillips grams, call Phyllis Berg at 208-289- and more info, call332-3669. be open during the summer in Todd Jodi Johnston 335-1572 335-2465 5302. 101 and Stephenson. Summer serv PRODUCTION MANAGER + The Palouse Empire Fair is er/lab passes are on sale for $30. SPORTS EDITOR Julie Lindo + Ghormley Park Pool in looking for an individual to serve as Todd I 01 opens at 8 am. Monday Nima Zarrabi 335-4576 Moscow is now tentatively opening a volunteer coordinat0r for the to Friday. Stephenson opens at 335-2292 on Monday. Fair's Talent Show. The show will noon. GRAPIITCS MANAGER OPINIONS EDITOR Adam Crowell Fekadu Kiros 335-4179 335-1140 Festival: Run one of several scheduled events CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BORDERLINE EDITOR 335-4573 • CONTINUED FROM COVER This year, the Colfax Chamber of Commerce sponsors Fckadu Kiros more than 20 various events during the entire festival. 335-1140 NEWSROOM E-MAIL, FAX egrecn@mail. wsu.edu The basic entry fee for the run/walk is $5. If the entry The Pullman Concert Band, a German band, Aufgehts, 335-7401 form is postmarked after July 6, the entry fee will and other groups will perform during the festival, and increase to $7.