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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Washington University Digital History Collections at EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LD1747 .EE,5E22 The Easterner. Ea stern Washington University and Washington 8tate University Libraries Received on: 02-02-01 ~ www.easterneronline.com l • .n..l.!J ASTERNE EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOL 52, ISSUE 14 THURSDAY, February 1, 2001 MINOR LEAGUE The new XFL hopes to convey its message of "original game, new attitude." See: Page 14

ritain's decision to allow limited cloning of human -embryos outraged some and intrigued others. Students and faculty of Eastern gives their responses to the highly debatable topic.

See: Page 2 2 E er February 1, 20(!! British cloning legislation raises debate Human embryo experimentation given go-ahead

Lucy Dukes What Eastern students R,porrer- have to say about the ln a decision meant to advance medical technology, but fraught with ethical compli­ issue ... cations, England passed legislation on Jan. 22 allowing cloning of human embryos for experimentation up to 14 days. "I don't agree with cloning The new law will facilitate research on stem at all. I just find it to be cells, "totipotent" cells which can be manipu­ lated to grow into any kind of tissue, said completely unethical... The Dr. Don Lightfoot, a biotechnology expert at more basis we have for Eastern Washington University. Because stem calls can become any kind of cloning the more we stretch cell under the right conditions, they can be the limit, the more we can used to combat tissue related diseases Lightfoot said. stretch it all together. I Using these cells, he said, doctors would believe we should draw the be able to grow skin for burn victims and organs for patients needing transplants. line and just keep it there. I Brain degenerative diseases such as don't believe in cloning Parkinson's could be fought with stem cell injections into the brain, Lightfoot said. humans." Although these cells can be found in adult .._ Dr. Don Lightfoot, a biotechnology expert, says cloning human bone marrow and circulating in the bodies of embryos could lead to medical breakthroughs. newborn babies, he explained, those in em­ -Rebecca Shoen bryos are less damaged and therefore particu­ If 100 embryos were sacrificed to save 1000 ------Sophomore, English Ed. larly helpful to researchers. lives, she said, society would have to ask "Is While analogous research has been per­ that justified?" "I think it's a good idea that formed on animal embryos, subtle differences The danger of making lives disposable is we should do that. I don't between animal and human biology limit the not only an important issue to medical and "I'm kind of of the opinion usefulness of this approach, said Lightfoot. secular ethics, but one with religious over­ think there's a problem with that once a person is "Humans are usually more complex," he tones as well. it. .. lt's something to do that said. While Bob Elfers, pastor of the Chi Al­ we can learn from. " conceived, that's While the potential medical applications pha [God's Ambassadors] has no problem considered true life. That's are enormously valuable, the bigger issue 1s with preventing disease by advancing medical -Michelle Flores the ethical complications raised by the clon­ technology, he " "knowledge can move forward if you' re not McKereghan said. dmracted by dishonest knowledge." visit us at www.easterneronfine.com 3 Environmental club keeps it clean Eastern Environmental was founded in sues that concern them. They have worked This winter quarter, Eastern Environ­ Club members work in an 1993 to promote environmental awareness with the Kettle Range Conservation Group mental is planning several events, Howie effort to keep our habitat and activism, bur it has evolved to include to help protect unprotected wilderness ar­ Wolke- co-founder of Earth First!, and au­ social activism as an interconnected issue. eas in Washington and throughout the thor of Wilderness On the Rocks- will be clean and natural Interests represented by E.E! members in­ orthwest. They are closely affiliated with speaking at EWU on Friday, February 9 at clude environmental campaigns, political the Friends of Turnbull [Turnbull arional 7:30 p.rn. in rhe JFK Auditorium. "Subdi­ Ursula Klee and social issues, bioregionalism, direct ac­ Wildlife Refuge] in an attempt to protect vide and Conquer: A Modern Western,• a tion, voluntary simplicity, deep ecology and the Channeled Scablands south of Cheney, movie about sprawl in rhe intermountain ~ wilderness preservation. including the many lakes, basalt rock for­ west, will be presented Thursday, February Eastern Environmental [E.E!J is an en­ This organization is made up of stu­ mations and canyons that are the home to 22 at 5:00 p.m., also in rhe JFK Audito­ vironmental group, but there is more to dents from a broad range of disciplines with diverse wildlife populations. E.E! also num. them than "hugging trees." One of the diverse personal interests. Organizers in­ works together with the Wild Washington E.E! has also invited Julien Powers to monos that many Eastern Environmental clude geology major eil Beaver, and Alex Campaign and the Upper Columbia Re­ speak on global warming. The organizat1on members stand by explains their drive and eumann, an English/Anthropology ma­ gional Group of the Sierra Club, support­ is planning to hold an Earth Day fair and a mode of action on campus, and in their jor. The faculty advisor for the group is Dr. ing each other in their concerns for the en­ Turn Off Your TV promotion. Dates and personal lives: "Sentiment without action Paul Lindholdt from rhe English depart­ vironment. other specific details of these evems are cur­ is the ruin of the soul." ment. Another issue that E.E! has focused rently undecided. E.E! is also hoping to This quotation by Edward Abbey, an avid As a group and as individuals, members much of their energy on is raising aware­ coordinate a triathlon in the Channeled Sca­ environmentalist who has influenced many of E.E! engage in a variety of campaigns ness of urban sprawl. They are primarily blands surrounding Cheney this spring, but of the E.E! members through his writings, and educational events on campus. They concerned with the sprawl, which is taking no dare has yet been set. can be found on many E.E! fliers and bro­ bring in speakers and bold forums. show place in Cheney, as they push for sustain­ Eastern Environmental meets Thurs­ chures around campus. Eastern Environ­ films, have informational tables and weekly able de,·elopment in the surrounding com­ days at 4:00 p.m. in PUB, Room 357 (next mental is not about to wait for the action meetings, fight for campus waste reform munity. to the computer lab]. E.E! encourages the to come to them. Instead, this highly mo­ [recycling, composing, etc.], push for so­ ative salmon preservation is also an curious and the aware, the sentimental and tivated group is raking on the responsibil­ cially responsible business relationships on important regional issue for many E.E! the active students of Eastern, to come and ity of educating and activating the students the part of the Uni,·ersity (non-sweatshop­ members. They have held a salmon forum join in a grassroots campus campaign for of EWU on local environmental and related made products], sponsor outdoor activi­ at Eastern, have gone to many public hear­ the environment. They can be reached any­ social and economic justice issues. Their ties, and participate in volunteer work and ings held in the Spokane area, and are ready time at agenda for this quarter is packed with out­ community service projects. to support other active groups to protect [email protected]. For ings, films, speakers, weekly meetings, and Eastern Environmental also works with salmon on the Snake and Columbia Rivers more information, call 1eil at 509-455-4269. event plannmg for spring quarter. local grassroots organizations on major is- and their tributaries. Collins Family Tuition increase■ Dentistry now likely at· EWU als before a final budget can be crafted, Pettit Lucy Dukes explained. &p,,,,,- While funding is likely to be reduced, man­ A tuition increase at Eastern Washing­ datory salary increases and escalating energy ton University is likely on the way, but uni­ costs make the cut problematic, Pettit said. versity officials do not know the extent of Eastern is trying to resolve this conflict by the probable increase said Stefani Pettit, reducing expenditures, she said, targeting es­ Eastern's public information officer. pecially utility com. Governor Locke's proposed budget There are, for example, signs in every East­ You Deser.e a Gorgcou MILE! cuts university funding by 2%, but both ern restroom requesnng the lights be turned the state House of Representatives and off upon exit. * FREE TEETH WHITENING * Senate must still submit their own pro- "\X'e're not going to do this on the backs nith comprrhrn,iH nt'~ palirnt f\am. JXS- of the students," Pettit said \-raJ'i & de.-nin!! The university does not want to raise tu­ (lerlh ~h1lt'1llnl!. ,alut S-4.5 1.) ) ition, she added, "we just don't." ARE YOU AN But reducing am,iliary services may not be Kenneth .I . Collins. D.D. enough to ward off raised tuit1on. ORGAN DONOR? The un1Yersny 1s now exam1n1ng wavs to Kenneth 1. Collins. D.D.S. raise revenue, considering both rncreasmg ru­ mt 'IE Yell lC.l.V8rT !Olli YOUR fAIIH.J. Marnie L. Collins. D.D.S. nion and ra1smg housmg and dming costs, Pettit saJd outh HIii Chene) Eastern officials may not knov. whether (509) 532-1 I I I (509 ::! 35-845 1 or not tu1uon will have to be raised until com• 3 51 E 28'h S1 I 84 I hm Srree1 mencement, she said, although they hope to pokanc, V. A 99223 Chene, , \\ A 99004 find out earlier Meanwhile, turn out the Ii his when ou Vi,it our "ebs1te at'~"" collin~famil:, dds.com leave. visit us at www. easterneron6ne. com 4 E-...... ~•= ner February 1, 2001 Dr. Drew draws capacity crowd

~o experiment? And how old Dr. Drew Pinsky is a board certified physician Joy Wysong do you think kids should be and an addiction medicine specialist. Rqx,,rer when they find out about sex?" A. "Well, forthe first ques­ Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Dr. Drew is a tion I see Loveline as a means fountain of information on two of these three for rhe public to receive council topics. Although Dr. Drew Pinsky practiced and guidance... In a survey, opera for twelve years, his true passion was help­ young people said that the best 20% off ing people, not to simply entertain. Dr. Drew time to learn about sex is 'when started doing Love li ne in 1983, three years into I am ready, or when I ask'." a new look medical school. Loveline turned our to be the Q. "What do you think most successful informational show dealing with about the snowball effect of for college drugs and sex. meth amphetamines?" At the "Eastern Dialogues" Friday, Dr. Drew A. " ... If speed is taken two co=ented on his first experiences with late or three times a week for two to students, staff night radio; "I to this day remember sining there three weeks, there will be a no­ listening to the most important medical issues." ticeable difference. Ir mainly and faculty He also informed the audience that this was the causes paranoia with close rela­ time when .\IDS was known by a much less tionships,~ommonly starting common and politically incorrect tide; GRIDS­ with 'Mom and Dad know Gay Related Immunodeficiency Syndrome. about it, they know I'm doing All attendees at Showalter on Friday night speed'. Ecstasy is by far the knew that Dr. Drew's plane was canceled-set­ most dangerous drug. Small ex­ ting him back over an hour and half. Through a posures are equal to years of slew of on-the-spot entertainment, Showalter speed." Auditorium remained filled. There was an un­ Q. "What is the wildest canny Chris Farley impression, karaoke, jokes question you've ever heard?" from the audience. the vocal and guitar stylings ofisaac Grambo and Jason Thayer, The Rock A. "First call of the night Maggie Miller/Eas1emer All frames 20% House Dance, and many others. When Dr. Drew • Albeit a bit late, Dr. Drew Pinsky spoke and the caller started off by say­ off was announced, applause was just as loud as if ing 'you seem really open­ with college or he had arrived on time. Friday night--wait, that's Saturday morning at minded ... me and my dog Dr. Drew Pinsky, who was obviously tired Showalter Auditorium. Brutus ... ' He had trained his faculty/staff ID. from his trip to Cheney, thanked the crowd pro­ dog to have sex with him. The Limir 1/person, exp. 812 001 fusely for sticking around. I don't think many that Adam gets the emotional part of the fascinating part was the reaction from the audi­ people have heard this man cuss, but after shak­ show?" ence. People were furious." ing the podium and throwing our a few lines A. "Well Adam is a genius .. ." Q. "Did you enjoy yourtime on Big We also offer: about it being "twelve-ten in the bleeping morn­ Q. "Do you think upbringing has to Brother?" ing" everyone was awake and cheering. do with people lashing out when they get A. "No, that was painful..." • Contact Len ses To open, Dr. Drew said he wanted to get one older>" Q. "Would someone give up drink­ major idea across: "Learn about integrity and A, "Yes, absolutely, bur some part ing for me?" how integrity can lead to instinct, not attraction, of me wams to say 'Why can't you learn? The A. "If it were a mutual relationship, • Laser Surgery instinct." Then, he followed with a few ideas on thinking part of the brain is dominated by the yes. However, alcoholics couldn't do it." Consultati on the differences between men and women, "Men feeling part and the feeling part doesn't change Q. "Do birth control pills cause cancer?" are worried about themselves. When it pertains much. These people do very chaotic and strange A. "To my knowledge, they reduce the risk to their life and career. Men will marry when they things." of everything." • Sunglasses & are ready. Being ready is a big dung. Women are Q. "I have two questions. Do you Around 1:30 in the morning, Dr. Drew Sportswear worried about men. 'How could they do that? think Loveline is adding to the public's desire wrapped things up. How could they be that way? Why do they dig lesbians?' Men think in a very sim- • Exams plistic way; one is good, two is bener. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • There isn't a language for women. • • They are always trying to understand : CHENEY SPINAL CARE • • Computer Glasses men's language." • • 1853 I ST Street Then, abandoning his usual lecture • (across from Excell Foods) • format, he went straight to questions : 235-2122 Mose insurances accepted. to liven things up and keep it short. • Some of the dialogues went as fol- • 747-6581 lows: • • Quality chiropractic treatment for your Q. "Some people say homo­ • back pain, neck pain, and headaches 126 North \Vashington sexuality 1s genetic ... " • • Friendly hometown atmosphere Corner of Main and A. 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of projects that have helped Native ,-\mericans, [his] 62-year old body." about applying those pnnciples m our daily hves. Gold medalist gives includmg [bur not limited to] a program that 1'..[ills used this anecdote as a clever storytelling He talked about the fact that people from all motivational speech to helps battered women, food banks, and dialysis device to segue into making some comments races and walks of life can have "character, dig­ clinics. about racism and stereotypes. He shared stories nity, hope, beauty, and pride." He wanted us all students Monday His achievements 'about his days as a run­ to know rhat it was possible to "achieve some­ as a runner and his life ner for the University of rhmg no one else in the world will ever accom­ Brian Triplett srorr inspired a movie "Your life is a g;n from the Kansas-such as being plish" if we SJmply find a dream and follow it. Col!)• l:.di/fJr called "Running prevented from joining He also discussed the value of mentormg, be­ Brave" that starred Creator. Your um back to a fraternity because of coming responsible for others, and learnmg urhe Robbie Benson. Dur­ the Creator is What you do his race, or the N CA., Vs balance of humility." On Monday, Olympic gold medallist B_il ly ing his speech, !\!ills relucrance to run his ~fills stressed the importance of learmng to t\lills spoke in Showalter Hall. 11,lills is perhaps jokingly discussed his With your lifc." photograph with the "differentiate between profit at all cost and profit best known as the only American who ever won friendship with the -Billy Mills other winners each of for mankrnd." This is important 1n our con­ the 10,000-meter run ll1 the Summer Olympics. 29-year old actor [who the three times he made stantly changing world, he said. The easter path Olympic Gold Medalist \v'1nn1ng that race in 28 minutes -and 24.4 sec­ is perhaps best known ,-\ 11 -.-\ merican- that is the selfish one. The more difficult path, where onds back in 1964 made }um a track and field foI providing the helped provide a vivid the needs of others outweigh one's own is ulti­ legend. Sports Illustrated recently named him voice of the Beast in Disney's "Beauty and the snapshot of what life was Wee for Native .-\meri­ mately more rewarding. He also discussed the South Dakota's athlete of the twentieth century. Beastn] and announced in a mock-dramatic cans and members of other minorities back in importance of introspection m terms of achiev­ He holds seven American track and field records fash10n "I acknowledge Robbie Benson is faster the l 950s and 1960s. Throughout his life, ~lills ing personal happiness. c.lills told the audience and four world records. rhan me." Gust like countless other Native _-\.mericans] has that his father told him the secret of life IS that However, Billy .Mills IS not just defined by Billy Mills told a great story about a fun run had to endure a variety of forms of subtle and "You Q1ave toj look inside. Find a pasS1on within his arhlecic achievements. l\.Lills is a Lakota Sioux they participated in together where people got blatant abuse simply because of his skin color you. You can't just look outward." elder who has become a role model for Native the two men confused. ,\lills said he overheard and culrural heritage. The reminders were very Billy ~!ills' ideals are values that are appropn­ ,\mencans everywhere. He has worked with or­ somebody say "Here comes the running Indian effective. ate for everyone, no matter what his or her per­ phanages m Guatemala, Hatti, and a.trob1. .-\s guy-Robbie Benson!" . -\ fter a perfectly timed He also eloquentl}' discussed his passion for sonal beliefs or ethnic background happen to the national spokesperson for Runrung Strong pause, he s~ud "Robbie is Jewish., He went on "unity through global diversity." i''1ills extolled be. He closed by saying "Your life is a gift from For . \merican l ndian Youth, he has kept busy to describe how Robbie Benson beat him in the the v1rrues of the trndiuonal Siou., warrior- brav- the Creator. Your gift back to the Creator IS over rhe past 10 years ra1s111g monqr for a vanety race by "pulling several 29-year old moves on ery, wisdom, generosity, and fortitude- and talked what you do wuh your life." Fund established for Koty VirusAIIJII There is currently a virus named .\ benevolent fund has been set up by Koty and her family. Donat10ns may be coness ~Iedical Cenrer in Spokane as the W95.MTX circulating through the communay of Camas, \Xlash., for the made ar any Bank of .-\menca branch, ac­ result of a head injury suffered Jan. 13 in computers on campus. It affects family of 1n1ured Eastern Washington count number 66864281 Checks can be the Early Bird Open Indoor Track and any PC running Windows. The Un1verstty freshman rrack and field arh­ made out to "-\BW.\ for Kelsey Kory" Field ~leer at Thorpe f'ieldhouse in virus apparently transmits itself lete Kelsey Kory. and may also be mailed to ..-\B\X'.-\ - Cheney, Wash. through .pif files, so be wary of The fund IS being sponsored by the Kelscl' Kory; P.O . Box 572. 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Ir was asserted that purchase of TWA, with the result that two compa­ earthquake fault lines, something you'd think Califor­ competition in the utilities market would be benefi­ nies now control 70 percent of the airline market. nians would know to look out for by now. {U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES-California has a cial, both for the power companies unrestrained by And with that kind of control, they can gouge con­ And back to greed-why would the power rather~problemwithelectricity.ltisaveryserious the "dead hand" of government, and for the con­ sumers as much as they please, because there's no third, companies want to make more plants when, by crisis, an done that could strongly influence the furure swners now given a wide variety of choice, which alternative for consumers to select. n, path of the government vs. big business battle. Heady would drive the market price for electricity down. When deregulation went into effect, PG&E sold srrictingsupply and not building any more, they can make more money? So the solution to the entire crisis significance to the consequences of deregulation? Well, The fim problem with this plan is there are two off its plants to go into the more lucrative distribu­ yes. But the issues deregulation has brought up are conflicting interests. The consumers count on the fact tion part of the business. It also made the mistake of is not to forget about those silly environmental rt>­ not as simplistic as many would have you think therev.-ill actually bea large supply of power, meeting assuming wholesale prices of electricity would stay strictions and standards. Many involved in the crisis, especially the power and even exceeding the demand so much the price low or get even lower, and thus didn't sign any long­ Quite frankly, I think that's plainly the most stu­ companies, frame the problem as a matter of pure goes down, or at the very least remains stable. But the term contracts with the power providers. pid idea Bush has ever come up with. (Nor that I economics: excess demand has crippled the system. companies jumping into the electricity market hope At first things were going exactly the way the com­ believe he came up with it himself). True, excess demand is one of the causes, but the for an excess of demand over supply, so the price will panies wanted just enough excess demand to triple The fault for the energy crisis does not fall on the power companies were counting on that excess when be driven up. people's electric bills. The providers were happy, PG&E environmental regulations, and it does not fall upon they decided to back deregulation so strenuously. The The second contributing mistake is the assump­ was happy, and PG&E Corp., the "parent corn pan y" consumers for using too much electricity. (Although only "pure economics" in this whole mess is the tion that there would be many companies jumping of PG&E that siphons off the subsidiary's revenue, conservation would help.) The fault for the crisis falls pure, unadulterated greed of the power generators into the market and providing electricity to California. was extra-happy. squarely upon the utility companies. and sellers, and how that greed is debilitating the It is essential for the ideal competition that deregula­ But then demand out-shot supply so excessively The most infuriating aspect? Those same com­ citizens caught in the middle. tion was supposed to provide that there be a wide that there wasn't enough power to go around, no panies are making themselves out to be the victims. Before deregulation, the power industry was su­ market of suppliers, so that no single one of them matter how high the price went up. This happened PG&E is crying bankruptcyanddemandinghelpfrom pervised and overseen by the government of Califor­ could influence the market price. because Califomia hasn't been building new plants. the government. But PG&E Co., as mentioned nia via the Public Utilities Commission. Generation Even if there's a huge supply of a product, if one But this is not, as George W. Bush would have above, is legally distinct from PG&E Corp., the parent and sale of power were regulated on the premise that company (ora select few) controls the supply, they can you believe, because of those nasty environmental company that gets the profits when times are good. tbereareceruinnec=ities,suchaselearicity,rharpeople simply withhold their product, driving the price up. regulations. The electricity companies used deregulation to rope need to live. People must have lights, they must be This is why OPEC can be such a pain - it restricts First, it's because nobody likes a power plant in in as much profit as they could, funneled it upstairs able to heat their houses and cook their food - production of oil so tharthe price shoots up. their backyard. A proposed plant in the San Jose area and now that their pyramid scheme has collapsed electricity was considered so vital to the well-being of A basic example of the false promise of deregula­ that was backed by the Sierra Club as being safe and around them, are wailing fo r help. the Californian populace, that it could not be left to tion, one that its supporters somehow failed to notice, environmentally sound was vetoed by a nearby dot­ It seems pretty clear that the whole process of the capricious tides and swells ofthe free market. is the deregulation of the airline industry: that was also com that thought it would ruin the view out of its deregulation has been one massive experiment by the In the swing to the ideological right of the last supposed to lower prices through competition. officewindows. power companies in how to make a quick buck, and decade, however, concern for the basic elements of Yet all it meau was that large companies bought Second, California has been notoriously unsuc- the consumers are the ones who will have to pay.

f) I Ne.( '(OV'rl$.. VN'-)£Jl 2\ 1 WE.'£.E Wf'R~ &\\I \ tJ& 10v AtJ M\ P. CALLI Ner YOUR o/isit us at www.easterneronUne. com Opinion February 1, 2001 r 1 Could I get your number baby? Or maybe I'll give you mme ... Easterner Steven}. Barry Number.Ir's being used this very minute if passed into law, would require "institu­ would need a new Eagle Card. There Letters to the Editor Assistant &licor in dozens of databases on campus and tions of higher education" in W ashingron would also most certainly be a period of Please type your letter. restricting it's primed on everytranSCript, receipt, or state to come up with a system of student limbo when the numbers were being Fancy having your identification sto­ billing statement you receive from the uni­ identification rhat does not useyow-SSN. changed that would spawn massive ad­ it 10 250 words Include your full name, len? No, not your Eagle Card or your signature and telephone number for versity as well as yow- Eagle Card. Sounds pretty cut and dried to me. Ir's ministrative chaos. verification. We reserve the right not to driver's license-your identification. Your How could this be possible? How hard to think of anyone who would be You know what? That's OK. Ir's publish lcuers. and all prinled material is persona, your bank account, your medical could such a seemingly unimportant opposed to such a measure. gonna be worth it in the long run. You subject to editing. Letters must be received history,your driving record; in essence, you nwnber, used only to make sure I don't Sadly enough, there are plenty of people know what kind of horrible stuff people by Tuesday at 3 p.m 10 be published in on file. No? Neither do most people. Ac­ get mixed up with everyone else be so opposed to rhe bills, and I'll bet you most can do if they get a hold of your social the following Thursday issue tually, mo.stpeoplearen'rwhollyconcemed dangerously tossed around, within the of them work at an "institution of higher security number? Think abeut it-that Send letters to: with the matter. There is one piece of in­ reach of any half-motivared criminal? It's education." plus a dare of birth equals access to formation, however, that could give some­ possible because, as most of you already Why?Whywouldanyonewanttosub­ E.L.V.LS. Ever hear abeur the guy who The Easterner one access to the aforementioned items knowfullwell,yow-student!D.number ject students to rhe possibility of things completed a whole quarter only to find EWU, Hargreaves # I I 9 and more if they were able to get it from is in fact yow-social serurity number.Yes, like credit card fraud by continuing to prim out he had been disenrolled a monrh and Cheney, WA 99004 you. the two are one in the same. their social security numbers as often asa a half before hand? Tme sto,y. It could Getting it from you isn't that difficult Fortunately for us, ow-good buddies in high school cheerleader writes down her happen to you. Also, rhe IRS will disclose Disclaimer of a task, either; you probably give it our thestatelegislaturearelookingourforus. phone number? Because in either case, it's detailed tax information to anyone who -• The Easterner provides a forum for on an almost daily basis. Thar piece of A bill being proposed by beth the just rhe easiest way to do things. Just abeur can provide them with a social security our readers m express their opinions and concerns. Letters-to-the-editor as well as information is your Student Identification everyone opposed to the bill is opposed number. criminals, bur we' re going house and the senate (HB 1381, SB 5509), Sorry, advenisements do not necessarily reflect to it simply because it would require some to stop the list there. Any other uses for the opinions of The Easterner staff or extra work on their part. social serurity numbers you wantto know EWU. The Ok, let's be fair. It would be quite a you're going to have to find out by trial hairy task to reassign student I.D. num­ anderrcr. - Editorial Staff ¾osta[gia ~ ~- bers to everyone on campus. Anyone with So what's the ttlcimate point here? 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In the Phase wrestling room, 20 srudenrs ran 1n circles on red padded mats. The rur m the ,vu1- dowless room smelled sweetly of sweat.• \s they ran, the srudents counted in Japanese. This is their D010, or school, foe the next hour. "Chi! Ni!. San!, Slu!, Go!" they shouted. Then, facing each other in a circle, rhey began pracacmg a series of punches and kicks, kno\vn as standmg basics. They shout a phrase in Japanese ,vith every movement. These students are 111 one of two self-de­ he has classes that have 19 women and only rwo fense and Karnte classes taughr at Eastern Wash­ men. ington Urnversity. Karate has been part of the "\"Xie now live in an age where It is OK for curriculum since 1973, when Sensei Bruce women ro discover their awn poweri" f\lcOavis ~lcDav1s came on-board. said. 'Tocse women a.re setting a standard for the "Taking 1-~arate at Eastern gives students an won1en ta come opporruruty to get a cross-cultural education," The women he 1s insrmccing th.is quarter are he said. strong and enthusiastic. l\lcDav,s, a SLxth degree black belt, has been '1 t's a joy to teach rhem. They come into chss practJcrng Karate for 32 years. He srarred the ka­ ready ro work hard," he said. rate club ar Eastern. The greatest benefit of m,'lrtml arts, he says, is "I wanted ro do something different 1n col­ that "it is a place where you are resred on your lege where I could stay m shape, bur that had a Scnset I\lcDav1s detrulnds respect from his stu­ arts, and respect for your reacher. patience." 1 longeviry to 11." t\lcDav1s sa1d. dents because Karate requires dedication, lfltense Kellen i\fartin, a 2 ki-9uarter Karate student at In Japan, if someone were arrogant, they The Karate IS an Okinawan style called Go1u concentration and hard work Eastern, said that Sensei l\lcOavis likes his sru­ would nor be allowed to mun. They would sit and Rvu, which was founded by Chojun l\Lyag1 m For e.xamplel students must bow before and denrs to respect rhea.rt. "Jf we respect \um he will watch before they were allowed to parric1pare as a the 1930s, but has roors as far back as the 1800s. after an exercise, as a sign of respect for the an and respect us," t-.fartin said. test of their patience "-nd co1rui11011ent to the arr. Karnre 1s a combination of self-defense, their fellow students. 1l1ey are required ro wear i\kDavis expects his srudents ro come to each Several aspects of Kanue can be carried over physical ab1liry, balance, coordinatton, concentrn­ the G,, the wlute cotton uruform, properly and class session and ro uy and reach rhei.r porcntiaL inro our everyday Lives. Snidenrs who have respect rton and harmonr through oneness with the proudly. TI1at is why It is so imporranr ro have rules and for something have respect for themselves and body and mind. Trndinonally, the Gi 1s "very plrun and whirc. as gwdelines. others. The srudy of i\lara.1.1 a,-rs teaches students chs­ a symbol of pureness of spint," s:ud /.lcDavts. u.-\.r first ir's a culture shock," 0-IcOavis said of ~IcDavis retches two ~lasses each quarter, which c1pline and self-confidence, ~lcDavts s:ud. Karate's discipline should not be confused With rhe tramt.ng. "Srudents should try and have an are listed 111 the course schedule. He also runs a When you come to lus class, you should be military chsc1pltne. There is rhe need for rules, bur open mind and leam about a different culrure." Dojo 111 south Spokane called Jundokan Sourh. readr ro work. "Class tune 1s not to be wasted, but the chfference IS rhat the disctpltne taught m J-:.'lr.lte ~kOavis notes rhar wirhm rhe last IO years, To reach Sense1 f\fcDavis abour classes at his D010 Karate has become popular with women. Now m Spokane, call 536-9447 a tlrnc•••••••• to be spenr learning mru:tml arrs," he said is •••••ulumarelv out of respect and•••••••• love of maraal ., • (,or,e ~Vum6er. ______C 1>fw11~ 11 rn S09-J.58-!:!.06/.ltd1{ 1110 •l::WV/,,41/n . ,l{[lJQll t,M \ . ~lt"']li.'111/ fl[, ,f \Ult( '· sr,,faur, II/ ! 'l•P(),?, ( m.i1{ /hrm ', C • r..1sl('¥!J1Jj ~Ii, , ,,,m or 6riny 11 m 10 Har!Jr(

Some D\'D players are far less e.-q,ensive than a PS2. l\lany of the Eugene Purnell R,pnri,r Sony faithful would then say, "So, what is your poU1t?" Twould then say, you have just proved it. I beli~ve that the Sony sancrified would buy freeze-dcied elephant turds covered in chocolate if a joystick was atmched. For those of you gamers our there, tlus article is for you. I was told '.\Jany owners of the original Playstation never played a Sega Saturn Street Fighter 111 [which many fight fans rrughr en1oy), Legacy of lsa1n; after amvmg back &om my much-needed break after last quaner that system; yet, the Saturn was consrancly bashed, smashed, and hashed by Soul Reaver [a beautiful and deadly game of adventure], Sega Swul [a free Campus Life Editor :\dnan Workman wrote about Son/s PlaySration2. the Playstation users. They would use terms like "lame" and "Seg,i demo that is graphically simple but addicoveJ. Dead or .\live II [another Of course, those of you who are mto ,~deo games know that Sony sucks" to describe their feelings toward anythU1g th,,t Sega creates. 3-D fighrerJ,>;aJ-.-urn \X:us and Sak-urn \"½rs II Limited Edmon [oag,n.1lly Sega Sa.rum m.Wrary funmsy sunula.non games now on the Oreamcasr m released their system lJ1 the US to much hoopla lJ1 the fourth quaner of Well, the ouch IS, I own a Plavsration, Sega S.,rum and Dreamcast. I last year. Idiots were paJ~ upwards of SS,000 for a PS2 on E-bay. I love my Saturn and my Dreamcast. Furthermore, I even en1oy my Japan] or vanous orJ,er gorgeous gllmes that would rake up a whole would have loved to have one then just to sell ,r to some Sony sicko Playsraoon ..-\!though, I must say that, I moscly play my Saturn and page for me to hst. Sonys purpose was clear. They created an artific1,1I shortage ro drive up Dreamcast. I personally could not srand 3-D games on console systems The Sega Dreamcasr is the fusr video ganie console t.h.'lt you CM use to connect to the lntemer tight our of 1rs box. However. Clld you know consumer interest. Essenaally, they were hyping the hype. I believe th,11 when they first came out. a lot of the 'Sony sancofied' claim the shortage ,vas genuine. However, The Playsration gave a pome e.=ple of why people should be ir is nor the first video game console that can connect to rhe 1nremet;. Sony represenraoves srated th,1t they would have millions of systems proud of thcr looks. Human beings on the Playsration looked like Lego Tutt hwnble and honorable tide goes to the Sega Saturn. You heaid me oght. The Seg:1 Saturn had Internet capability with rhe out IJ)• nO\v. Well, It seems there are no PS2s lJ1 the Spokane area for sale. blocks. People had slits for mouths, Jagged bodies, blocJ..,, heads, blocJ..-y moden, [sold separately] that fa U1to the carcndge slot on the system. I If you look lJ1 the Spokesman Rcvie,v, you are likely to find one for a anns, and legs and Just looked blocked out. play my S.1turn 01, a sornewh." regul'lr basis and I do use my Sega Saturn prull)· $400-500 or more. I even drove past a house lJ1 Spokane with a The Playsranon does have some 2-D games; however, cl,e ocigm,11 modem to connect to the Internet through SISN. \. You can use SISN.-\'s sign sa)'lng "l'S2 for sale!" PL,ysraoon IS moscly a 3-D system. It can do 2-D. However, the systems That really,m.'l."1!ll17.es my uoliry. ThU1k econorrucs. The Dreamcast above pro'1de much better quality 2-D arum.,aon. services on the Dreamcast and Sega S.1rum. So, for all of you PL,ysranon fun.1ocs who claim supeoooty, choke on those facts. system is $149.99, and you can get on the Internet. I use SISN.-\ to If j'OU like 3-0, the Dreamcast, PS2, and the proverbial :'-lac and PC connect to the Internet on my Dreamcasr. ;\Jany of the Sony loyahsts are the current and best ch01ces. However, :-.licrosofr will release cl,e X­ I could rant all day long about d,e v1UJous defects of the oogu,al Playsraoon, such as bad CD-RO~! drives, overheaang, audio skippU1g, have srared th,1t you cannot get on the Internet with the Dreamcast. Box tlus rear. The X-Box is projected to be released around September That JUSt shows the blaranr ignorance of the average Playsranon user. of tlus year I look forward to 1t. I h.we seen the demos; however, demos controller breakdowns and such. I had to have 2 PL1ysraoons repaired. You consrn.nrly r~d m g.unmg forums on rhe lnrerner about broken They also forget 10 tell you th,11 d,e PS2 is not lnremer ready our of the mean nothing ro me. The specs are mcrechble; yet, the gan,es aie what I box. PS2 users h.we the ability roger on the Internet once they buy the want ro see. It should be able to produce quality 2-D and 3-D games. It Plays moons. broadband ad1pter dmt wtll be released L11er this year, 1f cl,ere are no more will probably reratl for around $299.99 as well I-lowe\·er, ortly orne will Eleco:omc Ganung ;\lonthly focused on this issue a couple of years ago. Ir compared the dependability of the Playsraoon, Saturn and N6-1. self-rnfhcred shortages by Sony. tell Ullts C\Se. The Playsration was on d,e rop of the hst as far as defects go. The Saturn 11,e acnral poce of the broadband adapter has not been srared. hO\v­ \~~U my dear readers, Tcould tell you to Rm out and get a Dreamcast. ever, I believe PS2 users will lmve to spend ar least $50.00 for u. The PS2 I could tell you that you can pL1y son,e awesome games like, Soul Calibur came 1n dead L1St lll the defect deparrment. It was given an.\+ grade for dependab1liry. 11,e N6-1 was also prrused for its depend1bilit)· system comes with a demo disk and one conrroller. It comes with no [an angelically 3-D graphical encounter with heaven], Capcom \'s SNK In short, my fellow gamers, ler your taste determine your gammg games, bur you can get a unlit)• disk if you can man,,ge to obram the [which, as the name U11plies, is an all out fighter's dream game], Railroad needs. Do not be conswned b)• the hype. Japanese version The reratl on this 1n US doll= is 299.99, 1f vou can Tycoon !I [a strategy game that teaches you a little about econorrucs], find It at an honest reratler .. \.roficial shorrages c«-ate aro6CL11 paces. I entered a drawmg ar Comp US.\ because 1t seemed like a chance to \Vlfl a PS2. \~1,en my name was called, I was ccsraoc People have been pa11ng rent mone, fo1 a PS2 and I had appar­ ently 1u:,,t won one. l t turned our thar 1 won rhe ch,-mce ro bu~· a Yourself ... PS2. ( lne might ask: I-I.we I ever pbyed a rs2, Do I own Eastern Washington University offers over 40 programs in a PS:P Do I hate Sony? Do 1 even own a PLtysmnon;, T recently got a ch;mce ro 1esr dove a PS2 at Babbages m the Northrown diverse fields; many of these programs are convenient and ~ !all. It was not h.,d. l-10\vever, It was far from groundbreaking I flexible for working professionals. Courses are held on the found It most dehoous di;u ther later did screen compaosons of main campus in Cheney as well as EWU's two Spokane the PS2 and Dreamc:isr systems. Tuer had both srstems up and locations during evenings and weekends. runr,rng so th,11 consumers could acrualll' sec the graphical abilit)· of both of rhem The Dreamcast shone like the sun ,ifter a stonn. For more infonnation about llie PS2 looked like rr \\'as srrugghng through a monsoon. The ·1credit the Master of PubllC Admimstratron Program spedfi< EWU graduate Dreamcasrs graphics were boght, clear, beaunful and derailed The w1Ih facrlilatrng the right mix of professmnal programs, please conlJd the PS2's un.,gcs ,vere 1agged Vook for little ch:unsaw-hke odges on connections and practiCdl e~perience thal led to me attaining Ille posttion 1 hold today I contmue to use 1n1,,ges], blurry and displayed an enom10us ability for repeoove Graduate Studies Office al the professional expertise of !he faculty on dtllerent 1509/359-6197 or e·mJi/ o1t color sU11plificaoon issues with great success · The PS2 uses five or six colors O\'Cr and over m \'a.OOUS shades. gradprograms ..i' mail.ewu.edu PS2 O\vners and de\'Otees would then say, "It can play D\ Us." ... with a - Jennifer Pearson - Stapleton \X1w, ves rt can I-10\ve\·er, how many D\ 'D games are out for the Graduate Degree PS2; There .ire no PS2 games currently out that rake advanrage of MPA ·95 EASTERN from Eastern Executive Director, the D\ 1) tc-chnology rt h.1S. \s far as warchtng mo'1es on the PS2 Spokane County WASHINGH>N goes, why; 0\ 'D pb,rers arc far easier ro use Their conrrol func­ Washington University Domeshc Violence Consortium U '11\'ERSll \ ' oom are supcoor ,md the\· .ire far more durable. i1isit us at www.easterneronllne.com February 1, 2001 E 13 Missed opportunities hurt Eagles

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