Waterbust Draws 13,000, Few Complaints by Betsy Rogers City Editor
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BASKETBALL WSU REPORTS SUNNY AND WARM Highs in the mid VIOLATION 80s, lows in the SEE SPORTS PAGE 11. mid 50s. ver reen Monday, August 22, 1988 Established 1894 Vol. 95; No.3 Waterbust draws 13,000, few complaints by Betsy Rogers City Editor Although beer flowed freely, women bared their skin and one man fell from a tree, the ninth annual Phi Delta Theta Waterbust at Boyer Park Saturday drew few complaints from local police. More than 13,000 sun-hungry people flocked to the Snake River to hear live music, swim, dance and drink beer. Deputy Rita Konzal said a crowd had already gathered when she arrived at 9 a.m. Cars were parked more than a mile away from the park's entrance by noon. When the party ended in the late after- noon, a line of cars snaked its way toward Pullman as party-goers returned home. Garfield County Undersheriff Randy Forcier said the number of cars at the weekend bash surpassed last year's count. He said traffic flowed more smoothly than last year because parking was restricted between the park and the Almota grain elevators. More than 1,000 cars parked along the one-mile strip last year, blocking emergency vehicle access, he said. Phin Haglan, an emergency medical technician, said one person had to be rushed to the hospital because of possi- ble alcohol poisoning. The only other injuries were a sprained ankle and numerous foot lacerations caused by glass from broken bottles. Daily Evergreenrred Palazzolo Best seat in the park: Rex King (left) and Joe Herres used a car seat to relax at Waterbust Saturday. See Boyer on page 7 King, from Spokane, and Herres, from Pomerory, took the seat out of Joe's Oldsmobile. Man hurt at party Coming to America A WSU student suffered throat John Meek, Betas president, Foreign students like WSU lacerations early Sunday morning said neither Reyna nor the partic- when a party at the Beta Theta Pi ipants in the fight were members by Demetris Theophylactou "I come from a big city, Madrid, and Pullman is fraternity ended in a fight, Pull- of the Greek system. Evergreen Staff so small. I suppose I will get used to it. " man police said. "They were not invited. We Grajak-Martin was given an academic fellowship Greek leaders met Sunday had several guards positioned Some foreign students come to WSU with their by the Spanish government. It allowed her to afternoon to discuss numerous around to keep people out, but I minds full of dreams about American college life. choose any American university for her doctoral violations of the university'S new guess no matter how hard you Although those dreams don't always come true, program. Spanish agricultural researchers advised alcohol policy. Over the week- try, some of these guys will get most foreign students say they're pleased to be in her to study at WSU. end, police cited more than 30 in," Meek said. Pullman. Sohn Kyeong Joon and Back Yong Chang are minors with alcoholic beverages. IFC and Panhellenic officials "I didn't expect Americans to be so friendly as 1 two Korean undergraduate students who said cam- H. Jay Reyna was released met Sunday evening to discuss found them when I came here," said Ulla Secher pus life at WSU is enjoyable. from Pullman Memorial Hospital the alcohol policy violations dur- Thogersen, a communications graduate student "I made many friends from different countries Sunday afternoon after being ing the weekend, including the from Denmark. and I found a good academic program," said Back. treated for injuries to his neck fight. Thogersen said she and a couple of her friends Sohn, who has been to other campuses in Colo- were accompanied by a WSU professor on the rado and California, said he "decided to move and throat. Police said Reyna "The alcohol policy was fol- flight to Spokane. She said she was impressed that somewhere without the distractions of a big city in was cut with a sharp object when lowed for the most part Friday the professor looked out for them and gave them a order to c~?centrate on my studies. That's why I he tried to break up a fight at the night and then blatantly disre- ride to Pullman. came here. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. garded Saturday night," said !Fe "I thought that was fantastic," said Thogersen. Back and Sohn said they were particularly president Todd Bowers. The 1 a.m. fight occurred on "The administration ais here for the students. In pleased with the athletic facilities and sports activi- the fraternity'S basketball court The meeting was held at the Denmark, you sometimes feel that you are there for ties on campus. They both know Tae-Kwo-Do, during a party attended by Beta CUB and Bowers announced an them. " Korea's national sport, but also enjoy volleyball. members and members of two executive session shortly after Pallavi Nishith, a counseling psychology gradu- Nishith said international students are able to . other fraternities. Evergreen reporters arrived. ate student from India, said life here "is very fast- "change their whole outlook on life. Their horizons Reyna declined to comment When reporters contested the paced - in India it is very slow." She said "the get very broadened." about his injuries or the fight. executive session, they were culture shock was much less in Pullman" than it American technology and the widespread com- According to a Pullman Police asked to leave. would have been in a major metropolitan area. puter usage often take international students by sur- press release, the alleged assail- Nishith said life in America is "very efficient prise, especially those from developing countries. ant is described as a college-aged Police issued three warnings to and very mechanized." She said the first two Nishith said one thing she must do right away is male, approximately 5-feet .10- fraternities after responding to weeks on campus are especially difficult, since "learn how to use the computers." inches tall with a husky budd. noise complaints from neighbors. "you depend on nobody but yourself. " She said considered campus life "beautiful," Pullman Police Chief Ted Weath- Betas, Delta Tau Delta and Theta Maria-Jose Grajak-Martin, an agronomy major, since crime and drug abuse is relatively low in erly said the suspect fled and a Chi fraternity members were said "everything is too big" in America, compared Pullman. She said she was impressed with Wash- search of the area was unsuccess- warned by police about the noise to the life-style she's used to in Spain. ington stringent laws regarding smoking ful. police said they are investi- complaints. However, none of However, she said life in America is still diffi- gating the incident. the fraternities were cited. cult. See Foreign on page 7 Page 2 Evergreen Monday, August 22, 1988 Financial aid awards delayed by Francine Strickwerda WSU has a new computer program that can Evergreen Staff reduce the time the bank takes to send money to LOCAL BRIEFS students by two weeks. The banks usually take four Many students were disappointed Sunday whe~ to six weeks, Griswold said. they picked up their time schedules and found their Those students who have not yet received their financial aid awards missing. awards may be eligible for emergency loans, she "All students were in a tremendous delay situa- said. tion," said Anna Griswold, financial aid director. Congress did a "major overhaul" on the finan- "Many students have felt the anxiety of going so cial aid programs, Griswold said. Classes to be offered late into· the summer without knowing where their The changes resulted in delayed delivery of money is." University of Idaho's Fall Enrichment Program is offering financial aid forms. The forms were not received . Changes in. federal regulations and inadequate new classes in familiar subject areas. by the office of Financial Aid until late March. computer systems at WSU caused delays in pro- Offerings include classes centering on areas of professional And 5,000 forms were received in one day. cessing the financial aid forms, Griswold said. development, physical development, creativity, discovery, Griswold said the forms typically arrive in Janu- Financial aid forms that did not reach the finan- music and languages, special help and children's classes. ary so students can begin receiving their awards in cial aid office by June 15, and even some forms A brochure is available from Conferences and Enrichment April. Awards were not given this year until June. received before that date, have not yet been pro- Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843, telephone The changes required that the financial aid staff (208) 885-6486. cessed, Griswold said. receive new training. Many of the rules were vague "It should be close to Nov. I, before we get and were not clarified until April, she said. done - we have a long way to go yet," Griswold said. WSU's early start back to classes has worsened Griswold said statistics on the number of students the situation, Griswold said. affected by the delays will not be available until "All schools of any size have had the same Program extended late this week. delays this year that we have," Griswold said. "If Pullman's Neill Public Library extended the length of its Summer Students who applied for we had four more weeks (until classes start) like Reading Club program for children, Razzle Dazzle, to August 27 Guaranteed Student Loans the other schools then we would be looking pretty to allow the children to reach their goals. (GSL) may have been the good." Children who have completed their goals, but have not claimed largest group affected.