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FEBRUARY 11, 1999 reen VOl. 105 No. 106 Resident vandalism plaguing campus dorms By Alexis Bacharach Stephenson and Streit Hall this sons responsible for the damages Contributing writer . year, he said. Nowak said the are not caught. majority of vandalism occurs dur- On the hill, however, vandal- A tighter security system has ing midterms and finals. ism of residence halls has reduced vandalism in residence "I guess it is a stress release for decreased significantly, Nowak halls by non residents. But the some students," Nowak said. said. The Hill Halls have histori- issue of residents disrespecting The main concern in cally been targeted by fraternity their living communities remains. Stephenson, and in Streit, are res- pledge classes, he said. Since the The 24-hour security system idents breaking windows and 24-hour security system came for all WSU residence halls came vandalizing elevators. Nowak into effect, there have been only into effect at the beginning of this said these types of vandalism two break ins. school year. Tony NOWak, direc- have been the most expensive to Some furniture was stolen tor of Residence Life, said the repair. from Stevens Hall, and a security system has kept vandal- The staff members of Christmas tree was stolen from WilmerlDavis Hall. Nowak said ism down in most places. Residence Life are committed to in both incidents the perpetrators "But the vast majority of van- finding the people responsible for broke windows to get inside. lHE DAILY EVERGREEN/KEVIN GERMAN dalism is done by residents with- the vandalism. Nowak said Nowak WOUld. not reveal the Resident adviser Nikki Hinshaw points toward a broken window in the in the halls," Nowak said. money is taken out of residents' hallway of Stephenson East. Similar acts of vandalism threaten resident Vandalism has increased in See 4 programming funds if those per- Vandals on page halls across campus. Burrito businessman aids in Senators hand out money Schweitzer Mountain search to many campus groups

By Ryan Ingalls By Matthew Smylie of students who will vol- another way to show our The Daily Evergreen The Daily Evergreen untarily lock themselves support for Pullman hous- out of their houses, living ing," she said. . A Pullman entrepre- ASWSU senators and sleeping on Glen Despite District I Sen. neur helped with the blazed through rapid-fire Terrell Mall for 48 hours Jessica Caldwell's warn- search and rescue of discussion of eight bills in instead. ing that the biII sounded five boys who became a hurried meeting "I think we can all like "free PR," the senate lost on Schweitzer Wednesday night. agree (the money) is passed the bill by a large Mountain last weekend. Senators gave $465 to going to a worthy cause," margin. - Devon Fuller, the the WSU College said District 1 Senator Other bills addressed owner of Devo's Republicans for the John Norberg. by the senate included Burritos in Adams President's Day Swing The senate gave funding for Coug Day at Mall, was called to Dance at 8:30 p.m. on $1,200 to the ASWSU the Capitol, making sports work early Sunday March 27. The non-alco- Housing Commission to passes a mandatory stu-· morning. But instead of holic event will also bring in additional repre- dent purchase and sup- heading for his restau-. include dance lessons sentatives to the Housing porting the Black History rant, Fuller geared up before the dance to teach Expo on March 3. The Month Task Force. for the snowy slopes of novices. money would be spent on ASWSU President Schweitzer to join the "I think we need more bringing members of dif- Steve Wymer announced search for the missing events like this," said ferent chambers of com- to the senate that he, boys. District 1 Senator Justin merce across the ASWSU Vice President Fuller, a part-time ski Felker. Northwest and other non- Patrick McAdams, and patrolman for The Scott/Coman profit organizations to the WSL Chapter Chair Schweitzer Mountain, Stamping Out Homeless- expo. Felker would travel to said he awoke to a ness event received $50 District Senator Olympia on Thursday to phone call from the ski from the senate for adver- Stephenie Burbach said testify in front of the legis- resort at 7 a.m. Sunday tising costs. Scheduled for the contribution would be lature on Gov. Gary telling him to get up to March 25 and 26, the appropriate after the Locke's proposal of the mountain because event is designed to bring recent debate on the localised tuition control. five children had been campus awareness to the Pullman City Council "A lot of our time has missing since the day homeless on the Palouse zoning ordinance. been spent on this issue ," before. by coordinating a group "I think this would be McAdams said. Fuller arrived at the mountain at 11 a.m. By that time, he said three Flu infections down this year boys, all from Spokane, had already been found. By Julie LaTurner up a flu season," said Student Health He then teamed up The Daily Evergreen Services nurse Mary Steed. "Not every- with a searcher from one entering the clinic has the same symp- Westem Montana and a "Hacking, coughing and sneezing-oh, toms." rescue dog in an effort my!" is what the travel-weary Dorothy 'The Center for Disease Control has to find the other missing would exclaim if she crossed over to this done cultures in different areas of the boys. neck of Oz. country," Steed said. 'There four dif- lHE DAILY EVERGREEN/KEVIN GERMAN are The two decided to She also would be wearing hospital ferent strains (this year)." Part-time Schweitzer Mountain ski patrolman Devon Fuller stands split up, travel to the top scrubs, instead of a checkered dress. The strains that are active across the outside his Pullman business, Devo's Burritos, and explains the of the mountain and lis- It's the middle of the flu season and a country are all strains of influenza. The training process his search dogs have to go through to prepare ten to the radio to see if virus has struck the WSU campus. CDC in Atlanta has confirmed cases in 41 the other search parties them for an emergency. With new and different viruses cours- states since October, including both types had found any leads on Fuller decided to take a ing through the student population, it is A and B of influenza. the boys. about 45 minutes. kids out safely, he gave ski chairlift. Before he easy for facts to become distorted when it Although it may seem as if the campus Weather conditions The boys were found them a burrito to eat. could get on, the chair seems like everyone is sick. is overflowing with sick students, the were poor on the slopes around 3:30 p.m. Fuller said he helps derailed due of the gust- Student Health Services at Pullman numbers can be quite deceiving. at the time, with wind Fuller said the kids with the search and res- ing winds. The ski Memorial Hospital cannot release any sta- 'The flu season has not been bad this gusts between 50-60 were hungry, and while cue efforts by bringing patrol had to evacuate tistics as yet, but rumor has it Pullman year," Steed said, referring to a report mph. patrollers were waiting his specially-trained all passengers from the . When he started to for the media to leave Memorial Hospital has treated as many as done by Morbidity and Mortality Weekly chairlift, which took ascend the mountain, so they could get the See Rescue on page 4 700 cases of the flu bug for this year. "It is not just a single virus that makes See Au on page 4

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o ship, leadership ability and contri- tributed much to the program and butions to the agricultural educa- will make great teachers in the tion program. field of agricultural education, 'These two students contributed Kleene said.

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NEWS Lawmakers target REsCUE: )1/ways hike back to where you came from' Continued from Front Page night on the mountain, they dug a snow cave and lined avalanche dogs up to the mountain in case rescuers find the bottom of it with pine boughs; which kept the kids videogame violence an avalanche that could have trapped people underneath. dryer and warmer by keeping them off the snow. He has been training his own dogs for 15 years and Courtney Fuller, Devon's wife, has also spent time By Hunter T. George represents 2,500 companies in has been involved with the Schweitzer Mountain Ski working with the Wasatch Back Country Rescue Team in Associated Press Washington,said in an interview. Patrol for seven years. Utah and is an experienced ski patroller. Wilcoxsaidshehadnotyetstudiedthe During his seven years of working at Schweitzer She said education is very important when it comes to OLYMPIA - Children who spend bill,but noted the best way for parents to Mountain, Fuller said he has been involved in two survival, and skiers should always wear the kind of hours in front of video game screens avalanche searches and seven missing person searches. control children's access to the games is clothes that do not soak up water and carry a backpack slaughtering animated people and mon- 'There is a lot of survival tactics a person can do to simplynot to buy them. full of basic emergency supplies such as food, a shovel sters are at risk of desensitizing them- stay alive," Fuller said. "Always hike back to where you She added that the industry needs to and blankets. selvesin a way that could lead to real-life do a better job of telling the public and came from." Two of the missing boys, both from Canada, hiked Fuller advises skiers and hikers to expect the unex- violence, lawmakers said Wednesday in retailers about the ratings system, which announcing a campaign to combat the back up the mountain instead of down, which helped pected. labels games for their suitabilityfor cer- games. them to be located quicker. "You won't get caught off guard when something tain ages. Reps. Mary Lou Dickerson and Ida Fuller also said one of the two Canadian boys had does come up where you have to rely on yourself to sur- But Dickerson said many retailers Bailasiotes(R) are sponsoring a bill that received some survival training. When they spent the vive," she said. aren't enforcing the ratings system and would order the state Department of continue selling to children. She cited Healthto studytheeffectsthe gory games headaches, aching muscles, weak- appear in," Steed said. "If you stay in have on children and seek ways to help industry ads featuring slogans such as FLu: ness or fatigue and a sudden rise in close contact, chances are you'll con- "Kill your friends guilt-free" and "As parents controlaccess to the games. Continued from Front Page 1 . temperature. tact it" The lawmakers complained some easy as killingbabieswith axes." Steed gave some tips on getting and the CDC. "It is very light all People who are especially suscep- manufacturers market ultra-violent The Seattle Democratsaid she crafted across the country." through the flu season. tible to viruses are those who live in games to young children, even though House Bill 1315 so it would not impede The report from the CDC also stat- 'The best measure is to really do a crowded conditions and those in or they're pegged for older teens and adults any company's freedomof speech rights. ed the vaccines for this flu season are lot of hand washing, several times a under the industry's volunteer rating sys- "The onlycensorshipwe're talkingabout around day care facilities. At higher well matched for the strains of day, especially if you are in crowds 'tern, here is parentalcensorship,"she said. .risk are those who have diseases that influenza going around. or in classrooms handling equipment Kathy Wilcox, president of the Ballasiotes, a Mercer Island predispose them to the flu virus, like Influenza received its name from other students have handled," Steed Washington Software Alliance, said the Republican and co-chairwoman of the Italians in the 1500's. People thought said. those with asthma or diabetes, and trade group will participate in legislative House Criminal Justice and Corrections the virus occurred from the "influ- She also suggested avoiding people who work in nursing homes. discussions, but questioned what law- Committee, hosted a public hearing on ence" of stars and planets. Influenza "Where you see a higher rate (of makers believe the [mal outcome will be. the issueWednesday.No vote was taken, extensive personal contact with is the Italian word for influence. sick people) you are probably more at "Obviously, there are First and Dickersonsaid it's too soon to tell if someone who has the flu. Symptoms for the flu include Amendment issues here," Wilcox, who the bill has enough supportto pass. "Stay away from people who risk," Steed said.

Roeske said residents have written obscenities on the bulletin damaged, as well. VANDALS: 'It is an issue of respect' boards and carved their names into the toilet seats. 'That happens a lot, Nowak said. Dormitories have signs One of the residents had been throwing used condoms out posted on the walls instructing students not to hang things from Continued from Front Page the window, Roeske said. This behavior stopped after Roeske the sprinkler heads. But every year someone sets off a sprinkler, thieves' identities. mentioned it at an all-hall meeting. Nowak said. 'They were busted, they paid for the damages and they apol- Roeske said a case of toilet paper was stolen from the dorm "If it was only the one room that got trashed, I wouldn't feel ogized," Nowak said. 'That is all we care about." last semester. The next day, she said several sororities had been bad about it at all," Nowak said. "But the water always gets out While vandalism from non-residents of the Hill Halls has toilet papered. of that one room and somebody else's room gets trashed as decreased, there is still an issue of vandalism within the Hill "It is not an issue of major vandalism," Roeske said. "It is an well." Hall communities, Nowak said. issue of respect." This type of damage is not classified as vandalism, but the Residents of Duncan Dunn often leave garbage strewn One of the residents in Duncan Dunn left a coat hanging student is responsible and must pay a modest portion of the around the hall and outside the main doors of the building, said from a sprinkler head last semester. The sprinkler was activat- repair bill Nowak said. Elizabeth Roeske, the hall director assistant of Duncan Dunn. ed, and the room was destroyed. Several oilier rooms were Residents are the ones who have to pay for these damages I ~ .,. .. .. 't.-" ~. "~f' .' ,~. •• . t.' .. f , • NEWS VIEW The Daily Evergreen Thursday, February 11,1999 . Page 5 iIn Brief Snowed in • Seattle School board selects replacement for Stanford The Seattle School Board two leaders, had drawn wide voted 6-to-l Tuesday night to criticism. name' acting schools superin- In an advisory ballot taken tendent Joseph Olchefske to last week at a meeting of the replace the late John Stanford. Principals Association of Olchefske, Stanford's top Seattle Schools, 35 principals deputy, has been acting super- said they preferred a national intendent since June. Stanford search while eight favored died of leukemia in Olchefske. The group has November. about 100 members. Schools spokesman Trevor But much of the advice the Neilson said the board will School Board received in the now negotiate a contract with past five weeks in public and Olchefske. private meetings was to give The school board's options the job to Olchefske, The were to pick Olchefske for the Seattle .Times reported. top job or begin a national Community and business search for a new superinten- proponents said such a move dent. A third option, to split would keep momentum the responsibilities between behind Stanford's reforms. • Seattle Man sentenced to 12 years for trestle-pushing death A young man charged with priate sentence," deputy pros- THE DAILY EVERGREEN/PHIL ElLSWORTH pushing a teen-ager off a rail- ecutor Mark Larson said. "It David Shawcross, a senior in business law, enjoys a hot cup of coffee inside Starbucks as the snow falls out- road trestle to win a bet has is an unusual case. It is a trag- side. Mostly cloudy skies with a high of 37 are expected today. pleaded' guilty to second- ic case." degree murder and been sen- "I wish that an attorney tenced to 12 years in prison. could get me eight years off Brian Schrader, 21, whose the sentence I am going to conviction on the same Judge orders pilots back to work have for the rest of my life," charge was overturned on she said. By Katie Fairbank Kendall warned pilots they could be pany, had asked the judge to order pilots appeal, could have been sen- Associated Press held in contempt of court if they do not to stop calling in sick amid a labor dis- tenced to 20 years had he Schrader was accused of return to work. He also placed some pute about salaries paid to pilots of Reno been found guilty in a second pushing l8-year-old Michael DALLAS - A federal judge Schuerhoff of Mill Creek off blame for the dispute on the airline. Air, which it recently acquired. trial. Wednesday ordered American Airlines "If you would look up bad labor rela- the trestle on Jan. 2, 1996, to 'They're threatening to bring the air- His prison term was set pilots to end a sickout that grounded tions in the dictionary, you would have line to a complete halt," AMR attorney win a bet of $30 and some Tuesday shortly after he 2,500 flights, stranded 200,000 travelers an American Airlines logo beside it," Dee Kelly said. entered the plea before King marijuana. Schuerhoff fell 36 and left businesses scrambling for cargo Kendall said. The job action started Saturday after County Superior Court Judge feet into the Sammamish carriers. Allied Pilots Association president talks stalled over the issue of when pilots Steven Scott. River and drowned after no U.S. District Judge Joe Kendall chid- Rich La Yoy said after the hearing the from Reno Air would be upgraded to the "I think that it is an appro- one went to his aid. ed the pilots union and the airline in issu- union "will be encouraging our pilots to pay scale received by American pilots. • Seattle ing a temporary restraining orderand get back in the cockpits." American pilots are barred by federal told them to resume negotiating. . Whether that will happen remains to law from striking over the issue, but are "It's silly for us to even be here," said be seen. During a previous pilot sickout not obligated to accept overtime shifts, State ferry workers would Kendall, who ordered the pilots to return against American in 1990, many failed which are not uncommon in day-to-day welcome a 'feny rage' law to work Thursday. "It's like killing a gnat to return despite a court order. with a sledgehammer." AMR Corp., the airline's parent com- See Pilots on page 6 Ferry rage - the maritime bill's author, Sen. Mary equivalent of road rage - is a Margaret Haugen, a Camano growing phenomenon on the Island Democrat whose dis- Navy attemptingto burn grounded ship four busiest of 10 ferry routes trict includes many regular around Puget Sound that make ferry riders. By Jeff Barnard and then the flames appeared inside the' ~39-foot ship. thing now we would have to up the nation's largest ferry ''This is truly a serious Associated Press to go out. Coast Guard pffi- Authorities concluded they stand before you and tell you system, said Susan Harris- problem," said Haugen, chair- cials had said that burning the couldn't move the ship before why we let 400,000 gallons of COOS BAY, Ore. -'With Huether, a spokeswoman for woman of the Senate ship could be like lighting a a storm expected to hit late oil spill on our beaches." the blast of grenades, Navy Washington State Ferries. Transportation Committee. barbecue grill - it could take Wednesday with 70 mph Already, cracks in the hull demolition experts attempted The House has rejected "People get very, very angry. several tries to get the heavy, gusts. of the ship have leaked oil to set fire to a grounded cargo measures in the past, arguing it They often get in fights." low-grade oil to bum. "We are significantly con- over miles of coastline. ship Wednesday in a race to is impossible to legislate man- Ferry workers would wel- Setting the New Carissa cerned the ship will not stay Demolition experts ners. come a ferry-rage law, Harris beat a storm that threatened to ablaze in the breakers was a together," said Coast Guard attempted to get the fire going The current law allows said. Ticket sellers often have break it up and cause a disas- desperation move to spare Capt. Mike Hall. "We're with buckets of gasoline and authorities to send cheaters to to step into disputes when trous oil spill. Oregon beaches from the tar- between a rock and a hard incendiary grenades detonat- the back of the line, but it's not State Patrol officers are not Black smoke billowed up like bunker fuel remaining spot. If we don't do some- ed by remote control. always easy to do that, said the available. • Kennewick The solution for Saddam: 'Vinny the Polyp" Since nobody eign language, but a classified Central just can't STAND it any more and we Average age of farmers in else has been able Intelligence Agency analysis recently whack some MORE'Iraqi buildings. Washington tops 54 to, I came up with a leaked to The New York Times said, Perhaps you're wondering: "Why are plan for dealing "We think one of the words is 'wiener we shooting buildings? Why don't we The average age of statistician Doug Hasslen with Saddam heads." aim these extremely accurate missiles at Washington's farmers has asked. Hussein.' Every few months we, as a nation, Saddam? Or, better yet, why not take topped. 54 years in the latest "It's a reflection of how As you know if just get FED UP with Saddam, and we care of the problem by giving the mil- federal census of agriculture. difficult agriculture is," said you pay attention to fire a batch of high-tech, extremely lion dollars, in unmarked bills, to an The census, done every Dean Boyer, spokesman for foreign affairs, accurate missiles - supplied by con- extremely accurate person with a name five years, said the average the Washington Farm Bureau. Saddam Hussein is cerned taxpayers for roughly $1 million like Vincent 'Vinny The Polyp' age for Washington farmers "It's not an occupation that a the head honcho of per missile - at strategic buildings in Sarcoma'!' in 1982 was 50.1 years. By Iraq, which mayor Dave 1997, the average age topped young person whose family Iraq. Then our leaders display aerial The answer is that, under federal law, may not be the 54 years. has not been in agriculture is Barry photographs showing that we have we are not allowed to kill a foreign same country as destroyed these buildings, vanquished "A lot of them are not drawn to." Commentary leader, even if he is really ticking us off. Iran. We hate them; really kicked their butts. This going to be farming five years Following a national trend, We can kill OTHER people who happen Saddam because he's always going on makes everybody feel better for 25 min- from now. How are we going the number of Washington to be in the foreign leader's country, TV and smirking and saying things utes, then we see Saddarn on the tube especially if they are inside the build- to replace them?" state farm farms dropped below 30,000. about us. We're not sure what he says, AGAIN, wearing his stupid beret, rub- -From Evergreen News Services because he deliberately speaks in a for- bing us the wrong way, until finally we See Bany on page 6

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NEWS .BARRY: the result was a really cooltime-sequence photograph of a toilet exploding) Continued from Page 5 Keith Ritter. The document was plumbing system. The result was ings we shoot. But iegally we may written by Julius Balianco, presi- several pages of extremely scientif- not kill the actual foreign leader dent of 18 Engineering and Code ic-looking charts and graphs, plus a personally. This may not make a Consulting; it was published in the really cool time-sequence photo- ton of sense, but it's federal law, October 1998 issue of PM graph of a toilet exploding. and we must obey it, just as we Engineering. and it is entitled Here is the question: We cannot must obey other federal laws that "Violently Fracturing Water legally kill a foreign leader, but we do not understand. (Speaking of Closets," which I assume I do not does it state, anywhere in our body which, Kenneth Starr has obtained need to tell you would be an excel- of federal law, that we cannot cause evidence strongly indicating that lent name for a rock band. a foreign leader's commode to frac- Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky "Violently Fracturing Water ture violently while he is using it? DID, on December 3, 1997, at Closets" begins with a chilling To answer that question, Icalled approximately 4:42 p.m., remove story: An individual- described in the United States Supreme Court, the tag from a mattress; you will the Ballanco article only as "an but it was Sunday during the NFL hear much more on this in the individual" - flushes a toilet in a playoffs and nobody answered. I months and years to come.) high-rise building and is "injured view that as a ruling in my favor. If So this is the problem: We can't by flying shards of vitreous china." the Supreme Court had wanted to, shoot Saddam, and it doesn't seem Needless to say, this incident it could easily have had a recording to bother him when we shoot his raised a question in Mr. Ballanco's saying something like, "We are not buildings. Is there a solution? Yes. mind, namely: Wouldn't 'The in session today, but it is illegal to It is a solution that requires us to Flying Shards" also be an excellent blow up Saddam Hussein's toilet." unleash a force that. frankly. most name for a rock band? So Isay we get our top military of us would rather not even think No, seriously, the question it and plumbing scientists together at about - perhaps the most feared, raised was: What caused the water the Stevens Institute of Technology the most deadly, the most evil force closet to fracture violently? This and develop a high-tech computer- that the human race was ever fool- question led to a series of experi- ized "smart" air-pressure delivery ish enough to create. That's right: ments at (I am not making any of system targeting Saddam - or, as plumbing. this up) the Stevens Institute of he will come to be scornfully called ning to the bargaining table! We'd nist for the Miami Herald. Write to I conceived of this plan after Technology in Hoboken, N.J., in behind his back, "Shard Butt." definitely want him to clean up him c/o Tropic Magazine, The receiving a fascinating document which different amounts of pressur- THAT would wipe the smirk off his first. MiamiHerald. One Herald Plaza, from alert mechanical engineer ized air were introduced into a face and cause him to come run- Dave Barry is a humor colum- Miami FL33132. PILoTs: American Airlines estimated to be losing $19 million a day in revenue Continued from Page 5 tives. "If we don't get there today, our" residency in Malibu, Calif., where supplies of Alaskan airline operations. "It was supposed to be an eight-day vaca- requirement won't be met." dungeness crab were dwindling. On Wednesday, when the airline said 2,077 tion but now it's only seven days. This day Ms. Young, 33, added: "Oh my God, I have "All of our food is fresh," spokeswoman pilots called in sick, passengers struggled was wasted," she said. a very sick feeling in my stomach. I'm just Christine Lloyd said. "We rely heavily on through another day of delays as they stared at Jim Valentine and Kelly Young of Green shaking. It's not exactly what I imagined for things coming in every day." flashing "Cancelled" signs at many major air- Bay, Wis., found themselves stuck at Miami my wedding week. I have my bridal gown in TWA, Delta and other airlines accepted ports. . International Airport, worried they would miss ·my wardrobe bag ... and it's probably all wrin- American tickets in the same price class and Nicole Travis, 15, of New York's Long their wedding in St. Lucia. kled." waived the customary change-of-flight fee, as Island found herself stuck in Chicago as she 'There's a three-day residency requirement The loss of American's cargo services part of a pact between airlines. tried to get to her Florida vacation with rela- in St. Lucia to get married," said Valentine, 37. caused trouble at Gladstone's 4 Fish restaurant

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What up, dawg? Long time no see. I've been trying to call the number you gave me, Cougars' but for some odd reason it's disconnected. I must have written it down wrong. Anyway, I heard about your retirement and was hoping hoop pond you could reconsider. I understand you have put plenty of thought to the subject, but I urge By Chris Statton you to hear me out. What are friends for? Here's a brief look. at my reasoning: The Daily Evergreen

KOBE- Since you're a free agent and the The WSU women's basketball team Bulls are getting bull-whipped, there's no returns to the confines of Friel Court this sense in going back to Cfll-town. It's time for weekend after spending the last two MJ to go Hollywood-style. That's right- sign weeks on the road. with the Lakers. With you in the lineup the On the Cougars last, and longest stretch of road games of the season, they Forum could be fabulous once again. With the split a two game series in Los Angeles, Lakers you can play the big brother role to defeating USC and losing to UCLA. Kobe Bryant. You saw what Cris Carter did for Following those games, the Cougars trav- Randy Moss, right? eled to Arizona where they were swept by You could do that with Kobe. He has all the the Wildcats and Arizona State. tools to fill your sneakers, but the kid lacks that WSU coach Harold Rhodes said he nasty competitive spirit. He's too damn nice! hopes returning home this weekend will We need you to teach him how to punk. people. snap the three-game losing skid. Remember that time .last year when you hit But to do so, the Cougars will have to that beautiful game-winning jumper against get past No. 23 Oregon. the Knicks at Chicago Stadium and started yelling at their coach? I couldn't believe how The Ducks have been a surprise. They you clowned that little midget. But he did call are 18-4 overall, 9-2 in Pac-lO play and you a con artist and nobody should be calling stand alone in second place. my money any names like that. "Oregon in my opinion is the most Anyway, this is that shrewd competitive- underrated tearn in the nation," Rhodes said. "It's just amazing what (Jody ness Kobe lacks. The kid has never had a good Runge) has done with that program and teacher. It's not like he went to college or any- they don't get top 25 considerations on a thing. consistent basis." The Cougars-Ducks matchups of the ZO - Thanks to you, scientists from all over the country want to study Alonzo past may also be a haunting prediction of Morning's brain. Mike, you know you're the what there is to come for the Cougars. one responsible for bending that poor man's Oregon has dominated WSU, holding brain like a soft-salted pretzel. You have a commanding 36-7 series record against played so many mind games with him on the the Cougars. In Runge's six years at court, he has nightmares about you. Oregon she has lost to the Cougars just Remember that time in the playoffs when once in 12 meetings. The Cougars' lone he tried to shake your hand before a game and victory carne two years ago in Pullman. The last time the Cougars played the 11-£ DAILY EVERGREEN/CHUCK AU.EN See Zanabi on page 9 In her second game back from a knee injury, Cathy McNeely led the team in scoring. See Ducks on page 9

MEN'S BASKETBALL WSU gets rematch for double-overtime defeat earlier this season

By Chris Pierle Stanford 77-59 at Maples Pavilion. Their hump," said WSU coach Kevin Eastman. where the Ducks prevailed in triple overtime The Daily Evergreen next worst loss in conference play came Oregon will face another team who has at Friel Court. against Washington, when the Oregon lost by failed to get over the hump when the Ducks "Hopefully, it will be a similar type game," Oregon has had some bad luck this year. ten points after taking the game to overtime. play WSU on Thursday at 7 p.m. Eastman said of the rematch. The Ducks are 1-5 in games decided by Ironically, the Ducks have lost all of their WSU (3-8, 9-13) is in a tie with Oregon for Considering Oregon has played close three points or less. Pac-l0 games at home this season. They have last place in the Pac-l0. But much likeJhe games against nearly every one of its confer- ''We've been right there in every game lost four conference home games by a com- Ducks, the Cougars have lost their share of ence opponents, it probably will. with the exception of Stanford," said Oregon bined nine points. close games. WSU is 1-4 in Pac-lO games Oregon, like WSU, has four different play- coach Ernie Kent. ''They've played everyone tough at home, decided by four points or less. The Ducks (3-8 Pac-IO, 11-9) .lost to but they just haven't been able to get over the One of those losses came against Oregon, See Rematch on page 9

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.Associated Press The Mariners open spring training in Peoria, he said. lion, two-year contract Ariz., when pitchers and catchers - and some "We're going to go back to the way they used "I think the club that's on the field every day SEJITILE - How do the Seattle Mariners veterans - report next Wednesday. to do it," Piniella said. "If we plan 27 innings in will stack up with anything in baseball," said shape up headed into spring training? Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, David Segui, spring training for you, you go pitch 27 innings. Woody Wqodward, vice president of baseball Blessed with Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Butch Huskey and Carlos Guillen, all recovering . "I know for sure that a couple of our starting operations. "Our two biggest questions are the Rodriguez, manager Lou Piniella thinks his from surgeries, will be in the first group of pitchers weren't quite ready (last year) and the bullpen and the starters. team should be the favorite - over defending Mariners to report. way our bullpen pitched the first month of the "We need two or three young pitchers to champion Texas and Anaheim - in the AL The remainder of the Mariners players are season made me wonder if we had gone through come through for us to be successful." West this season although he expects the scheduled to report Feb. 22 to Peoria. spring training at all." Buhner, a former All-Star and Gold Glove Mariners to be picked to finish third again. After watching his team finish 76-85 last sea- The Mariners will bring 30 pitchers - of 54 right fielder, is coming off ligament replacement "But I know this, we're not going to finish son, Piniella will be more demanding this spring. players - to spring training. Their most signifi- surgery on his right elbow. He hopes to be able third," Piniella said Tuesday. "We're going to Workouts will be longer, more strenuous and cant free agent signing was Jose Mesa, who will to throw well enough to start the season in left finish on top." structured better, especially for Seattle's pitchers, be the team's closer after signing a $6.45 mil- field so David Segui can stay at first base. Three Japanese players will join M's for spring training Ex-Coug

Associated Press coach Yoshinori Sato and minor .league trainer ;;':G To have a player the caliber Takashi Matsushita. They are scheduled to arrive Broussard SEATTLE - Three players from the Orix Feb. 22 and remain in Arizona through March 7. of Ichiro in camp with us Blue Wave of the Japanese Pacific League, Seattle begins its exhibition schedule March 4. for two weeks will be a great including batting champ Ichiro Suzuki, will "To have a player the caliber of Ichiro in bonus for our fans, as well as our released work out with the Seattle Mariners for the first camp with us for two weeks will be a great two weeks of spring training, the American bonus for our fans, as well as our organization," organization. OJ Associated Press League team said Tuesday. said Mariners president Chuck Armstrong. CHUCK ARMSTRONG The trio - Suzuki and pitchers Nobuyuki Ichiro, 25, a 6-foot outfielder, has claimed PRESIDENT, SEATlLE MARINERS KIRKLAND - The Seattle Hoshino and Nobuyuki Ebisu - will also be eli- five batting titles, hitting .358 for Orix last sea- Seahawks released three veteran gible to participate in several Seattle exhibition son. Orix's minor league team. players Wednesday: reserve quarter- games. Hoshino, 33, has compiled a career mark of The Mariners and the Orix Blue Wave, based back John Friesz, running back The players will be joined at spring training in .157-120 with a pair of saves and a 3.61 ERA. in Seattle's sister city of Kobe, entered into a Steve Broussard and defensive tack- Peoriz, Ariz., by Orix minor league pitching Ebisu, 26, has spent most of his career with working agreement in February 1998. le Dan Saleaumua. News reports have speculated the Seahawks also would release quar- terback Warren Moon and that offensive tackle Howard Ballard might have his contract restructured Pamf:er Your Valentine before the NR..'s free-agent signing period begins Friday, but those (9 moves weren't announced. 6pa pedicures spa manicures for HEQ Friesz, a nine-year NFL veteran, played in 21 games in four years 6port pedicures (9 sport manicures forfIIM with the Seahawks, including II starts. He had 228 completions in 416 attempts for 2,971 yards with Pink (9 white Acrylic Nails Seattle, with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Temporary body tattoos Broussard, also a nine-year veter- an, played in 58 games with two starts in four years with Seattle, and Eye (9 lip waxin8 is the team's career kickoff-return leader with a 23.2-yard average. full Body Massage Saleaumua, a l2-year NFL veter- an, played in 27 games with 15 starts • engagement photography in two years. He had 58 tackles and TANNING - NEW BULB<£> 3.5 sacks. (our beds have30 bulbs ~r bed, After losing long snapper Jason - wedding photography compared to other beds Kyle and backup safety Eric Stokes that onl have '24bulbs) in the expansion draft to Cleveland • portrait photography on Tuesday, the Seahawks were $2 million over the league's salary cap. &hedule your sweetheart for one of our luxury Along with Friesz's release, -graduation photos services, or stop by 0 pick up a (~}ft.certificate. releasing Moon would save the team

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Saying MJ can't top an than they can win games, and at this rate, they'll become you. He was so mad, he told Sports accomplishment is about as stupid the first team in Pat Riley's 17-year coaching career to Riley considered acquiring Latrell Sprewell before the Illustrated he hates your guts. I as it gets. Do they not know you're miss the playoffs. season but opted not to make a blockbuster deal. As a hope you read that. Anyway, call the one who decides how many The two-time defending Atlantic Division champions result, his options to replace Mashburn and Lenard are me sick, but Iwant to see this men- games a series shall last? Do they were touted during training camp as NBA title con- mostly unappealing. There's Keith Askins, Mark tal anguish continue. not fully comprehend that some- tenders. But with two starters sidelined by injuries, the Strickland, an aging Dan Majerle and three newcomers: times-you let a series go longer so hobbling Heat hardly look like a team ready to step into Clarence Weatherspoon, Terry Porter and Mark Davis. Utah Jazz - For the past two NBC can generate more advertis- the void left by the breakup of the Chicago Bulls. "We've got to find some combination, some way to years you have kept the Utah Jazz ing revenue? A 1-3 start is the worst in Riley's four years at Miami, make this thing work," Riley said. "We're not going to from' an NBA title (this act of Damn fools. and the league's abbreviated 50-game schedule makes feel sorry for ourselves." goodwill alone should get you in the situation more alarming. Early results suggest the pack in -the Eastern the NBA Hall of Fame). J hate to Well Mike, that wraps it up. This "The season's too short to dig such a deep hole," for- Conference is gaining on the Heat. They're 0-2 at home say it, but without you in the is my attempt to bring you back to ward P.J. Brown said. "We need to get out of it real against Detroit and Boston, two teams that failed to make league, the Jazz have a solid shot at the sweetness of the hardwood. I quick. This team has enough here to get the job done. the playoffs last year. Miami also lost at Charlotte and the championship. Mike, please understand life is good for you We're a little down right now, but we believe in what we barely beat the Knicks in New York. don't let this happen. I refuse to let right now. You're a man with only have." Although the offensive options look bleak, Riley is Karl Malone win an NBA title. two worries in life: A stock market What the Heat have is a shortage of manpower and more concerned about breakdowns in areas that have tra- Wouldn't you puke if you tumed crash and rain (keeps MJ off the firepower. Forward Jamal Mashburn, who appeared on ditionally been Miami's strengths. on your Phillips HDTV in August . golf course). But I'm not asking the brink of a breakthrough season, was diagnosed and saw Malone flashing an NBA you to do this for personal reasons. Tuesday with a deep knee bruise that is expected to side- "Our defense and rebounding simply have to get championship ring during a brand This is for me, dawg. SportsCenter line him for four to six weeks, roughly half the season. together," he said. "We're having a lot of mental lapses new Rogaine commercial? I sin- is not the same without you. Please - Guard Voshon Lenard could miss the entire season with in those areas right now. Teams are getting right to the cerely apologize for that disgusting come back, Mike. Pretty please... a stress fracture in his leg discovered last month. rim on us, and that can't be tolerated." visual image. In their absence, All-Stars Tim Hardaway and Alonzo "The first four games, our defense just hasn't been Mourning are trying to carry the offense, with dismal there," Brown agreed, "and that's been our trademark." Going out on top - How dare Sincerely, results. Hardaway is shooting 35 percent, while The Heat always count on Riley to find a solution. all these people say your exit from Mourning is shooting 43 percent with 17 turnovers and Last season, they went 26-8 without Mashburn in the the NBA was picture perfect. I Nima Zarrabi three assists. starting lineup and 17-9 without Mourning.

DUCKS: Oreqon/s defense is best in the conference Dear Morn, Send toilet paper.Wipibg with Continued from Page 7 WSU has the fourth-best scoring points per game. Shaquala Williams The D8iIyEvergreen is giving me arash: offense in the Pac-IO, averaging is second to her with 9.4. Ducks, Oregon defeated WSU 72-64 nearly 73 points per game. Oregon Oregon is notjust getting produc- Your son. at Mac Court in Eugene. has held opponents 57 points per tion from its starting five, but its .' For the Cougars to be successful game. bench as well. Angelina Wolvert has against the best defensive team in the "Oregon has always been one of been coming off the bench and been league, WSU will have to limit its the most difficult teams to score a force inside averaging 9.3 points . mistakes. . against," Rhodes said. per game. Lisa Bowyer has been "We need to get back to exercis- The Cougars also have to find a scoring off the bench as well with ing patience offensively and taking way to slow down the Ducks offense 7.4 points per game. care of the basketball," Rhodes said. which ranks fifth in the conference, "We need everybody Thursday "We have to keep that margin of averaging 71 points per game. night to play well," Rhodes said. error very narrow. When you're The Ducks offense does much of "Then we have to come out and get playing a team like Oregon they can its scoring from the key area. after it for 40 minutes and not get afford more mistakes because of the FOIWard Brianne Meharry leads behind and have to dig ourselves out nature of their team" the Ducks in scoring averaging 10.2 of hole." REMATcH: Continued from Page 7 ClUBS I ORGANIZATIONS ers averaging double figures in scoring. Alex Scales (14.1 points DO YOU HAVI AN INTIRISTING per game), A.D. Smith (12.7), Terik Brown (11.3), and Frederick Jones (10.1) are all making significant IVINT OR fEATURI THATYOU contributions. But lately Eastman has been impressed with senior center Mike WOULD lIKI CoVIRIO IN THI Carson, who is averagingjust seven points per game. IODth CHINOOK YIARBoOK? Friday, Feb. 19, 1999 @ 7:30 PM "Carson's getting a little bit bet- ter," Eastman said. "This being his If YOUDO CAll, JIlIE lUITRUM AT335-2492 Beasely Coliseum last year, maybe he's playing with a little more sense of urgency at this OR STOP BY THECllNOol OffiCE AT Tickets at all G&B Select-A-Seat outlets. Charge by phone time." 114 IURRoW BUllDINII 800/325-SEAT Kent has been impressed with produced by: Double Tee/JAM/peL Carson's late development. IAT THI END Of GLENN TERREll MAlll "I wish I had Mike Carson for one more year," Kent said. "He's going to make us a stronger basket- ball team in the remaining games." Kent has also been impressed with a WSU player who is averag- ing around seven points a game. A \!11r b(~~18(~(~\~~Si15JtNJi1tNt5J "I think he (Mike Bush) has real- ly grown in confidence," Kent said. Kent said Bush has been one freshman in the .Pac-I 0 that has liuWu ~~lii\\b??{G'd1~S1~Cjl;F~S(~tNJ been overlooked. "But if he continues to play like did last week, he certainly won't get overlooked," Kent said. Bush scored 13 points and had • In the Bookie Den • Thursday Feb.11th 10:30arn...ll:30arn. five steals against Arizona last Saturday, and had nine points and • With readings and signing copies of his new book: four rebounds against Arizona State. t.t.~rb'~fO(~5J\Wb(~ IHt,~II\?,~"\E'-*\?II(~r" A \M'"riHCCjl,," WSU has been on the short end of many games this season, but just Be sure to come in and pick up a copyl like Oregon, the Cougars have been playing hard and competing. "Rib" will also be reading at the Whitman Countg Librarg. Thursdag the. "They've always played so 11th Rt 1:OOprn/CorneJoin the Funl . hard," Kent said about WSU. THE';'-.iA "Now, they're playing even hard- er." BOOKIE STIJDENTS BOOK CORPORATION PAGE 10 ,...DAlLY_ , .. THURSDAY, FEEIRl.IARV 11', 1999 INSIDE THE BELTWAY After almost -a decade, American kids finally reading better scores from the 1998 National cannot read at a basic grade level. time reading with their families that reflect expert judgment about By Anjetta McQueen Assessment of Educational "We live in an age drenched in and less time watching television what they should know and be able Associated Press Progress, a set of federally mandat- media and information, but many of still scored better than other stu- to do in specific grades. The levels are below basic, for the poorest per- WASHINGTON - For the first ed tests. our children can't read," said Rep. dents. formers; basic, for students who time in almost a decade, American "All of the excitement about the Bill Goodling, R-Pa. " Such quality time with young meet at least some fundemental students are starting to read better. information superhighway is for Students have gained steadily in children is the key to rising reading skills needed for the grade; profi- High school seniors show the naught if the words on the screen NAEP math and science scores test scores, said Emelie Parker, a cient, for those who show strong biggest improvement, but even are incomprehensible," Gore said. since about 1980, after declines in first-grade teacher from Falls work for their grade levels; and younger children are catching up, On the tests, a random group of the 1970s. The first NAEP reading Church, Va. advanced, for superior performers. the Education Department said pupils at three grade levels - test was given in 1971, but content "We give our children time to On the 1998 test: Wednesday. fourth, eighth and 12th ___:_had to and scoring were changed in 1992. learn how to crawl, to walk, to 12th-graders, 23 percent scored The nation's students had been read and answer questions about During the 1970s and 80s, reading throw a balI," said Parker, it 16-year below basic level, 37 percent lagging in reading, even as their works ranging from poetry to a scores fluctuated only slightly, classroom veteran who has written reached basic level, 35 percent were math and science scores advanced. 1040EZ income-tax form. unlike the decreases throughout articles on teaching reading. "We proficient and 6 percent scored at "Reading is the starting point for Many educators point out, most of the 1990s and this year's need to give them the time to learn the advanced level. All levels were all learning, " Vice President Al despite improvement, an alarming increase. how to read. improved from the 1994 results. Gore said as he announced reading number of U.S. schoolchildren still And children who spent more Pupils are scored on four levels Medicare makes progress curbing waste Burst of productivity should Tuesday. around," said Health and Human By Alice Ann Love That amounts to more than $12 Services Department Inspector carry over into early 1999 Associated Press billion - but it's only about half of General June Gibbs Brown, who By Dave Skidmore it's been growing at nearly a 2 WASHINGTON - Medicare lost what was lost by the health insurance attributed the improvement to stricter Associated Press percent rate, leading some econo- about seven cents of every dollar program for the elderly and disabled government supervision. mists to speculate that the econo- WASHINGTON - A burst of . spent to fraud, waste and mistakes in just two years ago. my has embarked on a new era of productivity at the end o~ 1998 1998, government auditors said "It shows a very significant turn- See Medicare on page 11 productivity growth, driven by suggests the economy can contin- computers and other high-tech ue to have its cake and eat it, too innovations. - grow robustly with low infla- Some believe productivity tion - for a while longer. recently has been even better than Output per hour of work by measured because it's difficult to nonfarm, nonsupervisory employ- gauge the output of many services. ees increased a healthy 2.2 percent Economists consider healthy last year, the Labor Department productivity gains the key to pros- said Tuesday. During the final perity because sizable increases three months of the year, produc- mean companies can pay employ- tivity surged at a 3.7 percent sea- sonally adjusted annual rate, the ees more, hold the line on prices biggest advance since the first and still deliver profits to share- three months of 1996. holders. The 2.2 percent gain in 1998 . Lately, employees have been marked a significant improvement reaping more of the benefits of over the 1.2 percent increase in increased productivity, in contrast 1997 and was nearly as good as to earlier in the decade, when the the 2.4 percent rise in 1996. benefits flowed into corporate Productivity, after growing at profits and stock prices. nearly a 3 percent rate in the In 1998, for instance, inflation- 1960s and early 1970s, slowed to adjusted hourly wages and bene- an anemic I percent rate from fits jumped 2.6 percent, the largest 1974 through 1995. Since then, gain in 12 years.

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In 1997, they fell to 11 per- ment raised questions Tuesday debacle over questions about anoth- to open an online account and begin to Medicare on behalf of 600 benefi- cent, but auditors hesitated to call the about a second video demonstration er of its demonstrations after using the Internet more quickly ciaries nationwide during the govern- improvement significant. . that Microsoft Corp. showed the acknowledging it had edited togeth- because the technology is built into ment's fiscal year 1998, which ended A government crackdown on judge at its antitrust trial, a sensitive er video segments of several differ- Windows. Sept. 30. Of those 5,540 bills, audi- Medicare waste that began in 199-3 issue for the company after its ent computers so it appeared a sin- The procedure took about five tors discovered problems with 915. with new money and power granted embarrassment last week. gle computer was being tested. minutes using Windows 98 but Based on the dollar value of the by Congress Seems to be paying off, Microsoft acknowledged The judge called that admission almost three times as long using the sample bills, auditors estimate that she said. Since then, the percentage Tuesday that two laptop computers "very troubling" but allowed company's much older Windows overall, Medicare paid out $12.6 bil- of the program's 860 million bills a used in a side-by-side Internet com- Microsoft to recreate its demonstra- 3.1. lion it shouldn't have last year. That's year that are reviewed by auditors parison were equipped with tion overnight with govemment But Boies pressed Myhrvold on 7.1 percent of the total $176.1 billion has risen from 5 percent to 14 per- modems working at different lawyers watching. U.S. District whether both computers used Medicare paid to care providers, cent. speeds. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson did- modems working at the same speed, But the company said the impact n't comment on the company's which could influence results. on its test was negligible because video problem Tuesday. Microsoft said afterward that one modem was working less than 3 Justice Department lawyer David Windows 98 actually connected to percent faster than the other and Boies raised the issue without much its so-called Internet Referral Server because most of its demonstration fanfare on an otherwise unremark- at 33,600 bits per second - the TM \fi7bnum bt Ap!J,1t :pt,_i wbutA tikt tb took place offline. . able day of testimony while ques- server's top speed - while the Microsoft calculated that the dif- tioning Cameron Myhrvold, a vice older Windows connected at 28,800 ebn~rlttutlttt ference accounted for 22 seconds president at Microsoft who negotiat- bits per second. out of its 13-minute demonstration. ed many of its contracts with The trial, now in its 15th week, 1999 PanheUenic Excutive Council "This is just another red herring Internet providers. could be due for a lengthy recess Erica Brandenburg, President for the government," company In the video, played in court as next month. Caroline Howe, VP of Public Relations 1--- Alive! Counselors Clinton planning to nominate Holbrooke Annie Brown By Michael J. Sniffen ful personality have won him detrac- report impressions. Mandy Hanson Associated Press tors as well as supporters. Lord said, "It would have been Cori Richards "He is extraordinarily well quali- ridiculous if (Holbrooke) hadn't" WASHINGTON - President Returning Counselor: fied for this vital position," Clinton contacted Laney in South Korea Clinton moved ahead with plans to said, calling Holbrooke "a strong : _ /0& Erica Brandenburg while he was a government consul- '_, ,.,G7. nominate Richard Holbrooke to be and capable diplomat." ambassador to the United Nations Holbrooke resigned in February tant meeting Korean officials to -~'i~ V'1-A9~"HrAtpIut.:pIUSi.¢os after Holbrooke agreed Tuesday to 1996 as assistant secretary of state explain U.S. policy at Lord's pay $5,000 to settle civil charges that for European and Canadian Affairs.' request. he violated federal ethics laws. In the next three months, the govern- "I will soon send to the Senate ment said, he wrote James Laney, my nomination of Richard C. U.S. ambassador to South Korea, on Holbrooke," Clinton said in a state- CS First Boston stationery seeking ment issued from the White House official action by Laney.. shortly after the federal lawsuit and -To arrange a meeting with settlement were filed simultaneously Korean President Kim Young Sam. in U.S. District Court here: -To arrange a lunch at Laney's -Urgent Care The veteran 57-year-old diplomat residence attended by Holbrooke, • -Family Medicine denied in the settlement the Justice two other CS First Boston employ- • ·Internal Medicine Department's allegations that he ees and Korean government offi- Avenue improperly contacted a u.s. diplo- cials. ·Womens' Health Care mat on behalf of his employer, -To have Laney attend an open- Instead, Holbrooke said he was act- ing ceremony for CS First Boston's ing as a special government employ- branch office in Seoul. Stacey ~ Dean, sc». • Sara 9vlemon, 9vl.'D .• ee asked explain U.S. policy to Winston Lord, who served as Medical Asian officials. assistant secretary of state for East Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. • The Justice Department said Asia and Pacific affairs from 1993to Saturdays 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Holbrooke did not willfully violate 1997. said in an interview last month '" the law barring forrner government that he asked Holbrooke as a State officials from contacting ex-col- Department consultant and special Walk-ins Welcome! t leagues about business for one year government employee to visit for- after leaving government. eign officials and explain U.S. policy 105091£ (jraruf .9I.ve,Tu[[man • (509}334-7870 The department also said the con- on any trips he made to Asia and to - ...~~-.l tact produced no direct financial gain for Holbrooke or his employer, the investment banking finn of Credit Suisse First Boston. "From building lasting peace in Bosnia to searching for a political - settlement in Kosovo, to finding a workable solution in Cyprus, Richard C. Holbrooke's intellect, vigor and diplomatic skills have sig- nificantly advanced the values and the interests of the American peo- ple," Clinton said. It has been eight months since Clinton first picked Holbrooke, the chief architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace accord and last fall's ceasefire in Kosovo, for the U.N. post former- ly held by Energy Secretary Bill Richardson. Holbrooke said in a statement Tuesday that he settled the ethics suit "in order to allow my nomination to Proceed ." "I now look forward to appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the confmnation • hearings," he said. When the nature of the allegations against Holbrooke emerged last month, the White House reaffnmed that Clinton remained "lock, stock and barrel" behind the outspoken diplomat, whose ambition and force- Ave. Pullman 332-B377 P1GE12 n.DALY_ THU~Y~ F:~:n.1999 DOLLARS AND SENSE Busy days for new Seafirst president By Audra Ang approved the $57.3 billion merger of writer, branch administrator, quality of service a title she isn't all that comfortable with - Associated Press BankAmerica and NationsBank - now called manager. Most recently, she served as executive because . she became the first woman on Bank of America - into the country's first vice president and human resource manager. Seafirst's management committee in 1991 and SEA1TLE -It's taken Marie Gunn 31 years coast-to-coast bank. Over the years, the face of banking has was also the first to hold the title of executive to get that big comer office with a view. Abandonment of the Seafirst name was changed a great deal, she said. vice president. But as Seafirst Bank's first female president announced in mid-August. Implementation of "There were no ATMs, no call centers. They "It was very hard for me because all of a and Northwest Banking Consumer Executive the change will begin next year, bank officials were not customer focused, whereas now it's sudden I was a role model," Gunn said. "But for Bank of America, she hardly gets a chance said. very focused on customers," Gunn said. "It's you kind of grow into it and you realize you do to appreciate it. While customers may think the name been kind of fun watching the change, finding have things to offer and people don't expect Meetings, meetings, meetings, Gunn says, change signals the end of good 01' fashioned out what customers' changing needs are." you to be perfect." flashing pearly whites that could make you for- Northwest service and the beginning of a new Her rise up the corporate ladder, one loaded "There's been a lot of advancement in the get about interest rates and mortgage payments. corporate era, that's not the case, Gunn said. mostly with men, is the result of a blessed com- field .... Idon't have any doubts that (the glass Time is a precious commodity for the 51- "The mergers that are difficult are the ones bination of circumstances. ceiling) will be broken and it is being broken. year-old Seattle native, whose day begins at where the cultures are different," she said. "I was never really given a hard time ... I was There are so many talented women, it'll even- 4:45 a.m. with a two-mile run. The rest of it is "Nationsbank is a lot like Seafirst. It is very very fortunate that I had management teams tually be a thing of the past." usually packed with branch visits, business customer driven and it believes in. giving back who were very accepting, very supportive," she Gunn's office is what you expect a high- lunches, more meetings and, occasionally, a to the community. said. ranking banking executive's to be - understat- mentoring session or two - whatever it takes "I think the biggest thing I have to do now is "I don't think Iever had aspirations to be the ed, dignified. Located on the 76th floor of one to run an operation that saw 42 million auto- bring everyone through the merger." president of a bank," she said. "I did know I of the region's tallest buildings, its view is stun- mated teller machine transactions in 1997. The daughter of a Seafirst branch manager, wanted to make a difference, I wanted to have ning. Gunn in October became the president of Gunn originally received her degree in educa- fun and be challenged. I had to do jobs no one More essential though, is spending time with Seafirst, a 150-year-old Seattle-based institu- tion from Seattle University. She joined the has ever done or what people didn't want to her husband and two daughters. tion that was bought by BankAmerica Corp. in bank as a statements clerk in 1968 and worked do." "At the end of the day, your family is the 1983. Last year, the Justice Department her way through several positions - technical Many regard her as a pioneer in her field - most important," she said. Tech share rebound pushes up Dow Thirty-year practice industrials but broad market lags threatens onion exports By Linda Ashton Ephrata. "It's not ideal even with the By Patricia Lamiell in that sector. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose Associated Press doors off. Obviously being on the 7.41 to 1,223.55. Associated Press ocean for two weeks going to the The Russell 2000 index, which is made up of smaller YAKIMA - New international NEW YORK - Last-minute bargain hunting Pacific Rim, the humidity's up any- companies, dropped 5.17 to 397.96. That got the atten- shipping-safely rules may force way. Any fungi that are present will Wednesday lifted the Dow Jones industrial average tion of traders and analysts, who have become increas- changes in the way Pacific higher just before the closing bell, but the broad market be able to grow in that heightened ingly worried that the only strength in the market right Northwest onions have been shipped relative humidity." ended mixed, and small stocks lost ground. now is in technology stocks. for decades: in huge containers with And pricey refrigeration "would The Dow gained 44.28 points to 9,177.31 after edg- "The rallies are incredibly narrow; the sell-offs are one door open to provide ventilation. probably render us noncompetitive ing narrowly between positive and negative territory all broad," said Larry Rice, chief investment officer at The alternative - refrigerated day. The gain in the blue chips followed a 148-point in those markets," Pelter said Josephthal & Co., "You're not going to get a sustained containers - would raise shipping Tuesday. loss on Tuesday that was also led by computer shares. move to the upside without the participation of the costs from $840 per 4O-by9 112-foot Stress tests are planned to show C IBM accounted for more than half of the Dow's entire market." container to as much as $2,400, gain, rising 6 1/8 to close at 1687/8 .• the containers are stable even with Declining issues led advancers by 3 to 2 on the New according to the state Department of one door off. The Nasdaq composite ended 1.29 lower at 2,309.50 'York Stock Exchange. Volume was anemic compared Agriculture. The U.S. Coast Guard has said it after a 94-point loss on Tuesday, failing to benefit from .to recent days with 864 million shares having changed "Onions require ventilation," said strength in computer shares despite its heavy weighting hands, down from,Tuesday's level. Gary Pelter, area extension agent in See Onion on page 13 on

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By Cliff Edwards boxes, larger than an earlier estimate had been expected to seriously Norilsk Nickel announced it and dwindling inventories have Associated Press of 194 million boxes. reduce supplies. But beneficial planned to cut nickel output this prompted market jitters. Palladium is Likewise, the estimated amount weather conditions last month appar- year, while Russia's Unexim Bank used in catalysts to provide cleaner- NEW YORK - Orange-juice of juice per box was increased to a ently revived many of the trees - which owns 55 percent of the burning cars and in such electronics futures fell nearly 9 percent record J.60 gallons, figures that point thought to be damaged, the govern- mine - told creditors it would miss as cellular phones. Wednesday on the Board of Trade of to consumers being awash in cheap , ment said. $13.99 million in interest payments. March palladium rose $5.40 to the City of New York after the gov- orange juice in coming months. Orange juice for March delivery The mine said it does not antici- $356.90 an ounce, while April plat- ernment said production this year Florida accounts for about 90 per- fell 7.95 cents, or 8.5 percent, to pate problems in obtaining new inum rose $1.50 to $361 an ounce. will be far greater than expected. cent of all U.S. orange juice produc- 92.25 cents a pound. equipment for upgrades needed to Soybeans tumbled early on the On other markets, palladium tion. Palladium futures rose on the keep it operating at capacity, but Chicago Board of Trade after the futures rose sharply for a second day. The department's latest figures New York Mercantile Exchange market participants were nervous the V.S. Agriculture Department esti- Frozen, concentrated orange juice surprised market participants, who amid word of more financial troubles two announcements could signal mated the amount of soybeans left prices fell after the V.S.Agriculture had expected the report to show a at Russia's giant Norilsk Nickel even further delays in getting palladi- over before the next harvest will rise Department's monthly update on downward revision. mine, which accounts for most of the um to Western manufacturers. to 410 million bushels, a I3-year supply and demand said the Florida Rainstorms at this time last year, palladium and platinum that is Russia has not shipped new sup- high and up from the 390 million crop will be 2 percent, or 4 million followed by hot and dry conditions exported to world markets. plies of the metal since December, bushels predicted last month. US West blocked Mel's entry into local market Associated Press Either company has 10 days to plaint by MCI Metro alleging V S .ask the commission to reconsider its West violated state law and the OLYMPIA - U S West illegally decision or appeal the ruling to any terms of its interconnection agree- impeded MCI Metro's effort to pro- county Superior Court in which ments. Those agreements are con- The Lotus Restaurant vide local telephone service in the they provide service, the commis- tracts between the carriers regarding Valentine's Special Puget Sound area, Washington state sion said. how customers' phone calls will be A V S West spokeswoman did February 13 & 14 regulators said Wednesday. completed using each other's net- not immediately ~rn a call seek- The Vtilities and Transportation work. Pork, Mini-Ejlgroll, Crabrangoon ing comment. Wonton Soup or Hot and Sour Soup Commission found that V S West UTC Chairwoman Anne Commissioners said they'll BBQ Pork Fried Rice imposed "undue disadvantages" on Levinson, who has since left the impose "substantial" monetary MCI by failing to share information board, said in a separate opinion Choice of 2 entrees: penalties if V S West doesn't com- that she favored imposing penalties Triple Delight about its network with competitors, ply. against U S West to send a message General Tonjl's Chicken who have been cleared to enter Commissioners said they reject- Orange Beef' local markets. ed U S West's argument that the to all phone companies that unfair Sesame Chicken The three-member commission phone network was clogged and actions will not be tolerated. Teriyaki Beef ordered V S West to provide MCI that growth was not predictable due U S West, based in Denver, is the Prawns with Honey Cashew Metro, a division of the long-dis- largest telephone company in Mongolian Beef . to high demand for Internet ser- House Chow Mein tance company MCI WorldCom, vices. Washington, serving about 2.4 mil- Chicken access to its entire network and reg- The commission's decision lion residential and business cus- ular reports on telephone traffic. stemmed from a June J 997 com- tomers, the UTC said. ONION:

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Gary seven years in a deal criticized by they slow down or swim the other way. factors, such as noise from turbines or the existence clean-air advocates. Locke to intervene to block the But eventually the instinctive pull downstream of a new structure. field-burning agreement. They Representatives of an industry draws many of the smelts through bypasses built to "While we don't know why the fish act in this had proposed an annual statewide association and' the state depart- try to ensure their passage to the Pacific Ocean. manner yet, we now have the ability to develop that ments of Ecology and Agriculture _ burning limit of 20,000 acres. In a project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, understanding by studying smolt behavior in great said Wednesday they have signed Locke, a Democrat, allowed the the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been detail." an agreement tentatively reached two state agencies to proceed with studying fish behavior at the Bonneville Dam on the Johnson said he'd like to see more research on in December. the industry-backed deal. Columbia River. The Washington Association of environmental effects. such as light and noise, at the "This is just unconscionable to The corps has a prototype surface collector there to Wheat Growers noted it voluntar- bypass. call this progress," said Patricia pass the fish over the dam and out of the way of dead- ily agreed to the pact and is taking Last spring,researchers tracked about 15.000 Hoffman, president of Save OUf ly turbines. What the corps wanted to know is how steps to find alternative ways to Summers. smolts at Bonneville Dam. They plan to set up the remove stubble and control pests effective it is and why or why not, said Blaine . The agreement calls for a SO sonar at the dam again in April. and disease after harvest. Ebberts, a fish biologist in the corps' Portland. Ore .• percent reduction in burning emis- Similar data were gathered at Lower Granite Dam Burning has come under district. sions, to occur in phases by June increased criticism recently from PNNL researchers set up a multibeam sonar on a on the Snake River last year and in 1997. That report 30, 2006. The volume of emis- largely urban-based clean-air barge in the river last spring to send out sound waves is due out later this month. sions is figured from a formula advocates who argue smoke that to track the juvenile salmon and their swimming pat- It's all part of a continuing effort in the region to that includes acres burned and blows into populated areas puts terns as they approached the dam and the bypass. save salmon runs. public health at risk. other factors. "Fish behavior near these structures is very com- The corps also had the prototype bypass at "It is our desire that our urban Regulators would ensure that plex," said Bob Johnson. a senior research scientist at Bonneville Dam evaluated in other ways - counting neighbors not even notice we are the reductions actually occur the Richland lab. fish going through the bypass or under it and tracking out here," said Walt Neff, a Pasco through air-quality monitoring Using lab-designed software, researchers can take fish with transmitters. farmer and president of the wheat and would continue issuing burn- the sonar data on individual fish and create a three- The PNNL sonar findings will be tu~ed over the association. ing permits. dimensional computer image that replicates the fish's corps later this month. 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Prosecutors say he was killed by Merrill pilot signed out the EA-6B Prowler on CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A in a sniper attack and that the motive for the Marine jet that sliced through an Italian Feb. 3, 1998, the jet had a missing CASTLE DALE, Utah - A judge crime was robbery. ski gondola cable, killing 20 people, screw and an erratic air-conditioner, but Wednesday delayed continuing the murder Seventh District Judge Bruce Halliday said violated the mission's speed limit dur- nothing serious enough to ground it. case against Scott Merrill so defense attor- he would rule on whether to bind Merrill over ing almost all of the flight, a witness "This airplane was a solid player for neys can attempt to spare their client from a for trial after he received briefs from the pros- testified Wednesday. us," Slyman said. "This plane had possible death sentence. ecution and defense on Brown's motion. Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey flown the most sorties and most hours Merrill, 29, of Spokane, Wash., is charged Halliday's ruling is expected sometime in Poncelet said his analysis of tapes from of any airplane we had." in the ambush shooting death of county road the next 30 days. the EA-6B Prowler flown by Capt. Slyman said that when he flew the worker Charles Watterson. The testimony presented by the prosecu- Richard Ashby showed that 89 percent plane on an earlier mission, the altime- When Merrill's preliminary hearing con- tion during the two-day' preliminary hearing of the flight was faster than the speed ter alarm - which is supposed to go off cluded Wednesday, defense attorney Ken based its case on circumstantial evidence limit of 517 mph. The jet was going when the plane dips below a preset alti- Brown argued the capital murder charge more than 575 mph for 58 percent of tude - sounded at 25,000 feet instead attorneys claim links Merrill to Watterson's against Merrill should be decreased to one murder. Ballistic evidence, fingerprints, foot- the flight, he said. of at the lower elevation it was set for. that carries no possible death sentence: Prosecutors have said the radar-jam- He said he reset the alarm and it cor- prints, a gun and· wallet contents were all Brown claims there is not enough evidence cited by investigators. ming jet struck the ski gondola cable at rected itself. linking the robbery charges against Merrill Darren Jewkes, a fingerprint expert for the 621 mph. Poncelet's testimony support- Capt. Scott Roys testified the radar with Watterson's murder. The alleged robbery Utah State Crime Laboratory, testified ed their claim that Ashby should have altimeter stuck when he was in the would constitute aggravating circumstances known he was flying too fast and vio- same jet another time, but he and the in the murder, which would make death a Wednesday that Merrill's prints were found lating an altitude restriction of 1,000 pilot fixed it. possible punishment for Merrill if he were on a plastic bag containing a breakaway gun feet. The cable was hit at about 360 After the jet hit the cable, Ashby . convicted. barrel. feet. filed a complaint about the radar Merrill is charged with capital murder, The gun barrel was found at a campsite Ashby, 31, of Mission Viejo, Calif., altimeter, Slyman said. Slyman did not aggravated robbery and criminal mischief in near the crime scene. Prints from duct-taped is being court-rnartialed on 20 counts of elaborate on the nature of the problem the Oct. 29 slaying of Watterson. A lesser gun magazines found there also matched the involuntary manslaughter, and other Ashby cited. charge of homicide, the charge Brown seeks, suspect, he said. offenses. He could get more than 200 Defense attorneys also contend the carries a penalty of five years to life. Emery County Sheriff's Sgt. Kyle Franklin years in prison. ski area in the Alps was not on Ashby'S "The state has made no attempt to tie Ekker, the lead detective on the case, testified Also Wednesday, two witnesses tes- map. aggravated robbery into the homicide," he found 35 spent shell casings around the tified that the radar altimeter on the jet The Prowler's navigator, Capt. Brown said. scene of the murder. Those shell casings were malfunctioned on two earlier flights but Joseph Schweitzer, 31, of Westbury, Watterson, 64, was shot several times as he fired from a gun registered to Merrill, said was fixed. N.Y., is awaiting trial next month. graded a dirt road 15 miles soutil of Green David Wakefield, a firearms examiner with River, about 150 miles southeast of Salt Lake the state crime lab.

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He inspired the United States in quest of fame people out of as much as $6 mil- parchment from Pope Gregory XVI says - although today's romantic missives by signing it, "From your and fortune. These days, brazen lion: The mastermind, Boaz it turns out that the Roman Catholic Church may have Valentine. " Canadian-based crooks are mak- Langman of Montreal, was sen- left St. Valentine's heart in Scotland and reserved The Benedictine priests of the Blessed John Duns ing millions .off Americans with- tenced to 7 112years in jail. other martyred body parts for his Italian hometown. Scotus Church in Glasgow insist the Vatican gave out ever leaving home. Laforge said that sentence is Still, that does not dissuade romantic Dubliners them the remains of the saint's heart in .1868. Their racket: cross-border tele- much tougher than those for com- from claiming Valentine as theirs, and theirs alone. "Often times, the church has seen fit to break up marketing fraud. parable cases in Canada. He cited "St. Valentine gave his life in defense of pure love. the remains of a saint to provide relics of venera- Relatively lenient penalties, the case of a second-time offend- He's an inspirational figure," says Miceal Browne, tion," explains the Rev. Peter Hall of the Scottish plus the extra headaches interna- er, Jack Stroll of Montreal, who kneeling at dusk inside Whitefriars Street Catholic church. tional crime poses for police, have recently was fined $200,000. Church beside his wife of 24 years, Aoife. "It would be good to set the record straight about made Canada a location of choice "That company scammed mil- Like hundreds of other couples, the Brownes make - not to be too crude about it - but about whose for telephone scammers. lions of dollars," Laforge said. pilgrimages to the church on their wedding anniver- bits are where," he adds. "Americans are being targeted "It's a substantial fine, but there's sary in appreciation of St. Valentine, whose remains The parish priest in Dublin, the Rev. Frank big time," said Detective· no jail time. Is that a deterrent?" lie in a sealed steel casket within the chapel's white O'Gara, admits he's irritated by the rival claims. He Constable Gus Laforge, an President Clinton and Canadian marble altar. points with determination to the January 1836 letter Ontario police investigator serv- Prime Minister Jean Chretien dis- They plan to book a spot on the long waiting list to from Pope Gregory XVI that accompanied a wooden ing on a task force called cussed the cross-border fraud formally renew their vows in 2000. box from Rome. _ Phonebusters. problem during a 1997 summit, Couples in Glasgow, Scotland, and Terni, Italy, The letter says that, in recognition of the good "It's a huge, huge problem," he and a joint-working group later make similar pilgrimages to rival resting places for work of Irish Carmelites, the remains of St. Valentine said. "For every operation we recommended measures that Valentine, one of Christianity's earliest saints, whose had been exhumed from a Roman cemetery and put shut down, five others open up. include stricter laws in Canada promotion of marriage cost him his life. into the box, "well closed, tied with a red silk ribbon Do we have a handle on telemar- and more efficient extradition pro- Claudius Caesar II ordered Valentine imprisoned and sealed with our seals." keting fraud? No, we don't." cedures. There's no official estimate of "Any change in the law will be how much money Canadian helpful," said Sgt. Greg Gard, a fraudsters have coaxed across the fraud specialist with the Royal Decoy fools albatross, Cupid border, but police say some opera- Canadian Mounted Police. tions have made tens of millions .Police say enforcement has THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of dollars. become more challenging because But his one-and-only is a man- The experiment, begun in 1991, made decoy - and despite the There are plenty of telemarket- many scam operations no longer TOKYO - In the dating game, has been successful in attracting ing swindlers based within the use a fixed location to do business persistence often pays off. blank stare and wooden personali- albatrosses to land on the islands United States, but even Attorney and instead use stolen cell phones. But Deko, a 5-year-old alba- ty, he still has not caught on. and mingle with other birds. A few General Janet Reno has cited Canadian investigators say they tross on an island south of Tokyo, The decoy is one of nearly 100 have even mated and produced Canada as a particular problem. have ample motivation to pursue has set himself an impossible goal. placed on the Izu islands, 375 offspring. She recently spoke of a "signifi- the cross-border fraudsters: For two years he has been try- miles south of Tokyo, to attract Institute researcher Fumio Sato cant increase" in Canadian-based Canada's reputation is at stake. ing to woo what he believes to be endangered albatrosses and worries that Deko's infatuation scams, notably those aimed at "It doesn't paint Canadians in a the love of his life. He has built encourage them to breed, a with the decoy is keeping him duping American victims - most particularly good light," said her fancy nests, fought off rival spokeswoman for the Yamashina from meeting a mate. of them elderly - into thinking Gard. "It's not how we want to be suitors, and spent countless days Institute of Ornithology said "He seems to have no desire to they have won a Canadian lottery. looked at." standing faithfully by her side. Wednesday. date real birds," Sato observed. Classifieds Continued

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