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Athletes dare to be role models coming as guests to the Stanford By Janelle Keller not just the police and the The program seeks to establish game," said Dawn Caraway, Sports Writer schools that are interested in the a "grass roots" support system assistant director of marketing kids," said Rick Peringer, Pull- for the Cougars while providing WSU student-athletes are scor- and promotions at Cougar athlet- man Police Department DARE WSU student-athletes a chance to ing points both in and out of ics. "This is probably one of our Officer. "We appreciate what the focus on responsible role-model- their games by participating in most positive promotions." athletes are doing by remaining ing. the DAREIVIP program spon- drug-free. " sored by Cougar Athletics, local DARE, the Drug Abuse Resis- The DARE-VIP program, Cougar quarterback Drew law enforcement agencies and tance Education coalition which involves WSU student-ath- Bledsoe, who worked with the pageS elementary school principals and between law enforcement agen- letes from all 'varsity sports, is DARE program while at Walla teachers. cies and elementary schools, season-specific throughout the Walla High School, joined the joined forces with Cougar Athlet- Cougar Athletics expects more 1991-92 season, meaning that the DARE- VIP program at WSU last Miami and ics in 1989 to form the VIP pro- Florida State than 3,700 fifth grade students volleyball and football teams are season and participated in the trip from Eastern Washington ele- gram to provide positive role most active now. to Ritzville. square off to mentary schools to attend models for intermediate elemen- determine no. tary students in Eastern Washing- According to Bledsoe, Cougar DARENIP day at today's WSU- The program begins with a athletes have a responsibility to Stanford football game. ton. visit by a student-athlete. to a page 3 use their influence as role models "It's a real compliment to the fourth, fifth or sixth grade class. to steer younger students in a program that 3,700 people are "The program shows that it's During the half-hour visit, the positive direction. athlete educates the students on "Young kids look up to us as the benefits of a drug-free life. athletes," Bledsoe said. "I use "We try to get across to the every opportunity I have to talk kids that you can be successful with the kids and be a good role have friends and be popular with- model." out using drugs or alcohol," Per- inger said. "In fact, nowadays WSU tight end Brett Carolan, it's becoming known that th~ a redshirt sophomore, recallsthat truly successful athletes have to his first experience in the pro- remain drug-free to give their gram was as a fr~shman When best performances." senior DARE partICIpants asked A.fter the athlete finishes a him to join them in a talk at one talk, he or she invites the class to of the high schools. an upcoming home game and hands out family passes to sit in "I did two programs, one in a special VIP section at the Ritzville and the other in game. OtheIJo," Carolan said. "It's a fun deal. You get to talk to the The Cougar football team kids, and it helps the players to became involved in the DARE see that these kids are looking at program during the 1989-90 sea- them as role models. " son when Pullman DARE representatives spoke to the WSU Throughout the past year, coaching staff and recruited Cougar Athletics has worked offensive line/tight end coach with Peringer in coordinating John McDonell to lead several DARE representatives from football players in participating Whitman, Adams, Spokane, and in the program. , Asotin' Counties and extending McDonell and 25-30 Cougar invitations to today's DARE-VIP football players took part in the game. program, visiting high schools in According to estimates from Ritzville and Othello to relay Eastern Washington DARE offi- their anti-drug message during cers, 40 busloads of DARE stu- the day, then playing in a basket- dents are expected to attend the ball game against high school WSU-Stanford game, Caraway teachers and local police officers said. that evening. "This is one of the best com- The DARE-VIP program munity-oriented programs that we works not only to benefit local have implemented at WSU," Staff photo by Brett Larson elementary school students but said Jim Livengood, WSU ath- Drew Bledsoe carries the ball for Cougar football fans and local youngsters alike as he also to rally support for Cougar letic director. "There is no better participates in the DARENIP program sponsored by Cougar Athletics. athletics. cause than today's youth." Cougs try to discolor Cardinal

By Chris Cluff this - their next to last contest Mobley may start for a slightly of the season - sporting consid- Sports Editor banged up Anthony Prior. Prior erable bumps and bruises. had one of the Cougars' four The WSU football team's best Three true freshmen wili most interceptions in WSU·s 40-27 goal for roday 's J p.rn. game likely start: offensive guard Marc win over Arizona last weekend. against Stanford in Martin Sta- McCloskey, strong safety Singor Kennedy, a freshman from San dium is just to get out alive. Mobley, and flanker Albert Ken- Jose, Calif., caught his first col- For the fourth time this year, nedy. legiate pass - a 14-yarder - the Cougars (4-5, 3-3) play a McCloskey may stan for last week. He will start in place top-25 team in the 22nd-ranked strongside guard Konrad Pimis- of junior CiJ. Davis, who dislo- Cardinal. kern, who has not practiced all cated his finger this week. Two weeks ago, the unlucky week due to the flu. Pimiskern's Among other significant Cougs tangled with and were backup, junior Robbie Tobeck, injured are tailbacks Shaumbe tom apart by the UCLA Bruins, strained his knee Wednesday and Wright-Fair and Derek Sparks. 44-3. That Bruin team is now also has not practiced. Junior Wright-Fair missed the Arizona ranked 27th - five spots behind Dustin Smith, the second-team game due to a sprained Stanford, which upset UCLA center, could relieve McCloskey, 27-J 0 last week to steal its rank- as could Pimiskern or Tobeck. See CARDINAL on page 2 ing. Stanford (6-3, 4-2) has won five games in a row and is guaranteed of its first winning season since 1986 - the last time it was ranked in the top 25. The Cardi- nal are 9-3 in their last 12 games and 7-2 in their last nine Pac-lO Roses are red, violets are blue, contests. I'm schizophrenic, and so am 1. Staff photo by Brett Larson Even. though the Cougs have Derek Sparks might not play this afternoon since he sus- been victonous in four of their - Unknown tained an ankle injury in last week's game against Arizona. last six games, they come into Page 2 Evergreen Saturday, November 16, 1991 Big-name FSU offense vs. hardly known Hurricane D Medearis, a sophomore with 19 sacks in 13 By Steven Wine starts, is a rising star. So is linebacker Darrin Associated Press Smith, a junior who could become the first deco- TALLAHASSEE, F!a. ~ When Florida State gets rated defender in Miami's lineup. He's a semifinal- the ball against the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, ist for the Butkus Award. some of the biggest names in college football will The absence of All-Americans doesn't fool Flor- take the field. ' ida State coach Bobby Bowden. He knows the Hur- For the top-ranked Seminoles, there's quarter- ricanes are one team that can match his Seminoles' back Casey Weldon, a .He~smanTrophy contender; breathtaking speed. tailback Amp Lee, a juruor Who already has 37 "The big thing I know 'about their defense is that career touchdowns; and fullback Edgar Bennett, a they are No. 1 against the score," Bowden said. standout runner, blocker and receiver. "To me, that's the most important statistic you put Defensively for Miami, there's ... Urn, does any- in the books." body have a roster handy? Seven of the anonymous II are underclassmen. "People say we have no big names," Hurricanes That's one reason they're relatively unknown, tackle Anthony Hamlet said. "But if all II guys on Medearis said. the field do the job, which we've done all year, "We don't have people who have started for four we'll have everything taken care of." years," he said. "Next year is going to be scary, rpETS'i~;OP111 ;o-~) Second-ranked Miami (8-0) has allowed just 58 because we have a lot of kids that are young with a (~-- ---. '--,_ .. -- -~., points, which leads the nation. But the defenders lot of experience. " 'I lack name recognition, unusual at a' school that has That's looking ahead. The concern at the produced a first-round NFL draft choice on defense moment is Weldon, Lee, Bennett and company. every year since 1987. One break for Miami: tackle Kevin Mancini, the "That's what's good about our defense," tackle Seminoles' best blocker, may miss the game Eric Miller said. "No one's relying on one person. because of a knee injury. Everyone's getting the publicity. It's good for the The first priority likely will be to stop Lee, who team. " has rushed for 875 yards and II touchdowns. On Saturday, Miami's anonymous II will try to When Weldon drops back to pass, the faceless stop the nation's most heralded offense. It has Hurricanes plan to be in his face. They're averag- already soiled the reputation of one powerhouse - in ing four sacks per game. a victory at Michigan seven weeks ago, Florida "Weldon will be thinking about getting hit State rang up 51 points, the most ever against the more," Hamlet predicted. Wolverines at Ann Arbor. The Seminoles are averaging 41 points and 469 With a talent-rich lineup, Florida State is certain yards per game to rank third and sixth in the to roll up some yardage, perhaps in sizable chunks. nation. They pass and run with equal explosive- How will Miami react when the Seminoles rip off a ness. big play? "I don't think they've been tested," Miami end "They can run up and down the field all they Rusty Medearis said. "I'don't think they've been want," Hamlet said. "As long as they don't score, up against a great defense yet. " they can't win the game." Sampson signs four more PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Seattle's Nathan Hale High; Erdmann averaged 22.1 points Mark Hendrickson, a 6-foot-l0 Nathan Erdmann, a 6-foot-5 and 8.2 rebounds per game on forward from Class AA cham- guard from Portales (N.M.) the New Mexico Class 3 state pion Mount Vernon, was among High; and Terry Alexander, a tournament runner-up last year, four athletes who signed letters 6-foot-5 forward from South earning outstanding player honors of intent to attend Washington Plains Jl_Pi<2_rCollege at Level- and selection to the all-state State University' next fall, coac'!i--rana,- Texas. team. SPECIAt Kelvin Sampson announced Thursday. "I thmk the Cougar class of Alexander, who prepped at Hendrickson averaged 23.5 '91 will be outstanding and the Oakhaven High in Memphis, points and 12.7 rebounds a game recruiting class that will further Tenn., averaged II points and 6 ~-~ and was the 1991 state tourna- establish Washington State Uni- rebounds per game as a freshman Any two 8" cold 8ubs ment co-Most Valuable Player. versity in the Pacific-lO Confer- on South Plains' 31-2 team. "I think Mark Hendrickson is ence," Sampson said. "This is a Sampson said Alexander, a 2 mediam drinks one of the top one or two high class of top quality athletes and "high" honorable mention in school players in the state this although I don't know where Street & Smith's High School 2 bags 01 chip. year," Sampson said. we'll stack up on the national All-American team two years Other recruits were Tavares scale, I assume we'll be among ago, is prized for his scoring for S8.50+TAX Mack, a 6-foot-9 forward from the top classes." ability. FA,. SAlIS 81.00 extra eacla CARDINAL: from the cover Good thru ankle,thus allowing Sparks his quarterback Drew Bledsoe said. balance in preparation for their first college start. The freshman "At game time, he'll be running last home game of 1991. November 22nd from Santa Ana, Calif., rushed as hard as he ever has." "We're kind of back to the for 97 yards on 18 carries, but he In addition, linebacker Kurt drawing board," Coach Mike also injured an ankle. Loertscher, who leads the team Price said. "I'm at a loss for " 334 SUBS Paul Carr is expected to start, with 4.5 quarterback sacks, will what we need to do." SAlMS IlUII5.E 8111Colorado St. although play after missing last week with But Bledsoe isn't. Wright-Fair and Sparks may the flu. According to the sophomore, "It'.... tobe~ w. deUver. play. Needless to say, all of the the Cougar offense will move the "Shaumbe's 90 percent," injuries have put the Cougars off ball around the field to spread out the aggressive Cardinal defense. "The best aspect of their defense is their pass rush," he said. "We definitely have to Pullman's Only keep them off balance. We can't play smash-mouth with them." RJRNITURE Instead, Bledsoe said he will get rid of the ball quickly, throw- TV-VCR~TEREO • ing screens and generally mixing up the plays to avoid sacks. But and he'll be trying to throw the ball APPLIANCE SIDRE downfield as well. "We have to make big plays," he said. "They make big plays, but they give up big plays, WHEREWE SPECIAUZE IN RENTTODIN too. " But not too many. The Stan- ford defense is second in the conference, allowing just 311 yards of total offense per game. "They are hard to run or throw against," Price said. "It's a challenge. They create some problems for us. " Like their quarterback, sophomore Steve Stenstrom, who is 5-0 as the Cardinal starter. Emtman plans to keep everyone guessing

By Jim Cour he's just blowing his sophomore year Washington but those two teams play Sat- says Emtman simply overpowers offensive away.' I think it's a real tribute to him as Associated Press urday. If the winner stumbles and the linemen. He knows because he goes a person. To be able to improve on what Huskies go 12-0, they'll be national against Emtman in practice every day. SEATTLE (AP) - University of Wash- everyone considered an incredible year champs. "If you don't get down on him - in ington star defensive tackle Steve Emtman last year and make himself even better this Erntman is an immensely dedicated other words lower than he is - he's going isn't saying if he's going or staying. year. " player who has built himself into a force to basically drive you into the backfield," Instead, he'll leave it up to others to Despite being double-teamed virtually Cunningham said. guess if he will be back with the Huskies all season, Emtman has recorded 46 tack- II Emtman is a candidate to win both the next season as a senior or if he will sub- les, 27 of them unassisted. . prestigious Outland Trophy and Lombardi mit his name for April's NFL draft. He has five sacks, a pass interception I'm not worrying about Award this year. He's even been men- "A few people ask me," Emtman said. and two passes batted down. that. Idon't think it's tioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate "But I tell them the same thing I tell Coach Don James has said he will sit although the Heisman has been strictly an everybody. I'm not worrying about that. I down with Emtman at the end of the sea- fair for anybody to talk offensive player's award. . don't think it's fair for anybody to talk to son and discuss his future. He said they to me about that right Yet Emtman has managed to keep his me about that right now. will discuss how much the NFL wants college career in perspective. him. "I'm focusing on the season. I might as now. "I think I've done OK," he said. "But well do what I can when I'm here. If I Realistically, Emtman has little to prove .- Steve Emtman everyone wants to talk to me and say I'm don't give it all when I'm here ... " in college. One national magazine pro- the reason the defense is good. That's not The 6-foot-5, 285-pound redshirt junior jected him as the first draft choice if he by lifting weights. He is quick and ath- the case at all. It's not anyone person. from Cheney has given his all to the third- leaves Washington. letic. That's the way I look at it." ranked Huskies (9-0) this season. He's The Huskies can clinch their second During the football season, his days Emtman is well aware of his bright having another sensational season. His consecutive Rose Bowl trip with a victory begin at 7:30 a.m. and he doesn't get future, though. His family took out an teammates and coaches think he's even at Oregon State (0-9) Saturday. Washing- back to his apartment until between 9 and insurance policy this season in case of a better than he was last season when he led ton can complete an unbeaten schedule 10 p.m. Then he has to study. severe knee injury. He added knee braces 10-2 Washington to its first Rose Bowl against Washington State Nov. 23 in Seat- Time is hard to come by. More and this year. trip in nine years. tle. more reporters want to talk to him. "Everyone said, 'Gosh, what a great "I just feel more comfortable with The Huskies are in contention to win "It's definitely time-consuming," he sophomore year," center Ed Cunningham them," Emtman said. their first national championship. Florida said with a smile. said. "Now, everyone is saying, 'Gosh, State and Miami are ranked ahead of At 6-3 and 285 pounds, Cunningham Florida schools battle for Number 1spot

By Rick Warner coaching, I expect the three Here are other reasons why are the most ever by a Florida schools in the state of Florida to Associated Press Floridians are first in football: high school coach. always be very, very good." - Weather: "We don't have to - Population: Florida is now TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The success of college football worry about snow or cold," said the fourth largest state in the Florida is famous for its sun, surf in Florida is directly tied to the Miami receiver Lamar Thomas, country (12.5 million). More and citrus. success of the state's high school who grew up in Gainesville .. people means more families and This week, however, another programs, which provide the "We can go outside and play more families means more foot- attraction is getting most of the three major schools with most of sandlot ball any time we want ball players. publicity. their players. An astounding 88 to. " - Race relations: Prior to full- Saturday's showdown between percent of the starters at Florida, - Spring practice: Florida is scale integration, the best black top-ranked Florida State and No. Florida State and Miami are one of only 11 states that allows players left the state to attend 2 Miami underscores the dra- homestate products. Florida also offseason drills in high school. college in the North, Midwest or matic rise of college football in sends more players to Division "The more you practice, the bet- West. "That's all changed," said the Sunshine State. I-A schools than any state except ter you get," said Gene Cox of Bill Buchalter, a prep recruiting Aided by warm weather, a California, Texas and Ohio. Tallahassee, whose 285 victories expert for The Orlando Sentinel. booming population, a surplus of home-grown "talent and' fierce rivalries, Florida is enjoying unprecedented success in a sport once dominated by places like Texas, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania. With No. 5 Florida joining Florida State and Miami near the top, the state has achieved a first in the 55-year history of The Associated Press poll. Never before has one state had three teams so high in the rank- ings. "This is the home of champi- ons," said Florida State receiver Matt Frier. "Everybody here is a winner." That's no exaggeration. Flor- ida, Florida State and Miami are the only Division I-A teams in the state. Compare that with Cal- ifornia and Texas, which have a total of 19 I-A programs but only one Top 10 team - No. 6 Cal. It's gotten to the point where the state championship in Florida is almost as prestigious as the national title, which Miami won three times in the 1980s. Miami is the main reason Flor- ida State has never won the national championship. The 'Hur- BAKERY@. ricanes handed the Seminoles their only losses in 1987 and CinnaIDon Rolls ~ 1988, and ruined their title hopes with or wlo Raisins ~ again last year with a 31-22 victory. Cheese Twist Florida was hurt by scandal 3 Cheeses, Herbs & Spices and probation in the late 1980s, but second-year coach Steve MOPster Muffips Spurrier has revived the Gators Blueberry, Poppyseed. and led them to at least a share Banana/Nut, Pumpkin of their first official Southeastern Conference championship. They Chocolate Cashew Pie, Dutch Almond even have an outside shot at the Cake, Lemon Bars, etc. national title if Florida State beats Miami, Florida beats Flor- Great with our ESPRESSO ida State on Nov. 30 and No. 3 Washington loses. The COMBINE Three Florida schools, three contenders for the national championship. It could become an E. 215 Main -Pullman annual occurrence. "I can't see any of the three Mon-Sat 7am-Midnite programs letting up at all," said Miami coach Dennis Erickson. .~().4'JZ)A'1I ?,,4S~1()'}t f>iE!E1I1E7fI Sunday 10am-lOpm "If we continue to recruit and . November 1 1991 1: continue to do a good job of Page 4 Evergreen Saturday, November 16. 1901

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Approximately 200 students "Mondays have a more aca- ter relationships within their special events coordination will plan to attend one of the seven departments rather than ,as a help to educate seniors about demic environment than Fri- Prospective Cougars have one Cougar Mondays offered class, according to a spring the background of the commit- days," Miller said. day a week to catch a glimpse of throughout October and Novem- 1991 senior survey. tee, Krook said. "If seniors do life at WSU. Parents are encouraged to ber, Miller said. A random sample survey, not know the background then Cougar Mondays, one day attend the visitation program The recruits and their parents conducted by the Senior Class they will not be willing to high school visitation programs, because they are, interested. in spend Monday morning a~te~ding Gift Committee, used every donate money to the senior were started this year by the their child's education, she said. a meeting with admlsslOn~, sixth senior listed in the cam- class gift," she said. Office of Admissions to give "Selecting a college is a fam- financial aid and scholarship pus directory last semester. The Senior Class Gift Com- high school students and their ily decision," she said. departments followed by a cam- Of those surveyed, 70 per- mittee is a fund-raising group x, parents a first-hand view of col- pus tour. cent said they would like to under the WSU Foundation lege life, said Susan Miller, see more unity in the senior that will work on some special assistant director of admissions. II They also meet with. one ~ca- , class, and 68 percent said they events with Student Alumni demic department of then choice, would like more senior events, Connection, a group under the The Office of Admissions ini- The education, communication tiated the programs to take the Mondays have a according to the survey. Alumni Association, Krook and business departments are just This survey will serve as a place of fall college fairs that said. more academic a few of the departments partici- backbone to the goals the com- "The third annual Mom's WSU Admissions participated in. pating thus far, Miller said. mittee hopes to accomplish this Miller said the college fairs environment than Weekend reception is the larg- The program is ended with a year, said Kelli C. Krook, est special event the two were canceled this fall and Fridays. "rap" session led by Cougar moved to the spring to concen- senior coordinator for the com- groups will work together on - Susan Miller Connection, a student recruiting mittee, this year," she said. trate more on high school group. juniors, rather than seniors. "Educating and informing The Mom's Weekend recep- "The recruits are very seniors about senior events and tion is open to all WSU seniors She said it was too late to excited, " said Valory Cillay, recruit seniors in late spring Although other recruiting gift ideas will most likely take and their mothers at the Lewis assistant program coordinator. place through departments and Alumni Centre, Krook said. because their college selections events such as Future, Cougar "Cougar Mondays give them a have already been made. Day and Spring Preview take teachers," Krook said. 'This year we want to focus real taste of WSU. " "Last year the committee the reception more on the "Seniors are being left out," place throughout the year, Cou- Miller said the program is still did the ground work of what Miller said. "Cougar Mondays gar Mondays offer a more p~r- seniors and recognize them for in its early stages, but expects the seniors are looking for in their upcoming graduation," are used to compensate for the sonal atmosphere for the recruit, the program to be a big success giving to WSU," said Kristi she said, change. " Miller said, in the future. Bums, director of annual giv- On Dec. 4, Senior Apprecia- Miller said the programs were However, there are fewer "The first two sessions went ing services and telemarketing. tion Day at the CVB Mall scheduled for Mondays to give recruits that attend Cougar Mon- over great," she said. "This year the committee is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will "We had ,a great number of working with Student Alumni give seniors the chance to min- people attend for being a trial Connection in educating gle and enjoy free hot cocoa, run. " seniors about the committee Krook said. In February, a Students and parents who and annual giving," she said. Senior Day at a basketball showed an interest in WSU by The Senior Class Gift Com- game will take place, whereas sending interest cards to the uni- mittee is composed of eight last year the event took place versity were sent invitations to seniors and 'eight juniors. at a football game. SUITE The four main goals for this "Additional special events attend one of the programs, Miller said. year are to identi~y a senior ideas are being generated from Those staying Sunday night class gift, to decide how to events at Iowa State University must pay a $10 fee and are raise funds through the seniors, and Georgia Tech University," FAMILY FUN,· to decide how much money to she said. housed in Kruegel McAllister INDOORSUN " Cuttin' Loose on the Palouse" )~G'ue'rrll'laslay CAHE Alumni & Friends Social November 16th 7:30 p.m. GUARANTEED! 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(AP) - Faulty wiring may have caused a parked PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ collisions" of larger asteroids, white photo of Gaspra, taken pickup to start up by itself, travel across a parking lot and crash into NASA on Thursday showed off said Joseph Veverka of Cornell from a distance of 10,000 the first closeup picture of an University. Gaspra measures a store, killing two young boys and injuring three other people, police miles, was released at the say. asteroid, a snapshot taken by about 12 miles by 7.5 miles by National Aeronautics and Space Two days after Saturday's accident, the truck started while a the Galileo spacecraft revealing ·7 miles, Veverka said. Administration's Jet Propulsion a huge, crater-pocked rock left "It is gorgeous," said pro- mechanic was inspecting its wiring, officer Alphonse VanNostrand Laboratory. Two similar images said Wednesday. over from collisions of larger ject manager William J. also have been obtained, but objects. O'Neil. The owner had left the 1979 Dodge's keys in the ignition and the weren't released. manual transmission in gear. ~ASA bypassed the Jupiter- Veverka said craters on Gas- Asteroids are believed to be bound Galileo spacecraft's pra range from about 200 or . His mother was sitting on the passenger side and tried to stop the fragments that failed to clump pickup, the patrolman said. jammed antenna to get the shot 300 yards to 1.25 miles across. together to create a planet when "She insists she tried to apply the brakes and stop the vehicle," to Earth earlier than planned, Its two large indentations, the other planets formed 4.6 VanNostrand said. "She also tried to steer it which was impossible scientists said. which measure about 5.3 miles billion years ago. Located in a The asteroid, named Gaspra, and 3.3 miles wide, probably because it was locked. She didn't get hurt but she was very upset and belt between Mars and Jupiter, distraught beyond belief." looks like "the head of a sala- were excavated when big pieces many asteroids were broken Melted insulation on a wire may have been responsible, he said, mander crawling out of space, of the asteroid were whacked into smaller pieces as they col- adding that no charges were expected to be filed. or a great interplanetary ghoul off the asteroid during colli- lided with each other. or maybe a shark's head," said sions. Galileo's 16-foot-wide, dish- Michael J.S. Belton, a Kitt Galileo, heading toward a shaped main antenna failed to Peak National Observatory 1993 rendezvous with Jupiter, fully open in April, threatening President's oriental rug astronomer working on the $1.4 was launched from space shut- to cripple the mission by reduc- billion project. tle Atlantis in 1989. It became ing the promised flood of pic- Its shape, angled ridges and the first spacecraft to encounter tures and data to a trickle trans- stolen from private club deep indentations indicate Gas- an asteroid when it flew 995 mitted by a smaller antenna. So pra is the rubble-covered "sur- miles from Gaspra on Oct. 29. Galileo tape-recorded its Gaspra INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Oriental silk rug given to President vivor of a series of catastrophic The spacecraft's first black-and- snapshots for later transmission. Franklin D. Roosevelt by then-Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek has been stolen from the wall of a private club, authorities said. Employe.es. of the Columbia Club noticed the rug missing from the wall of a dining room about a week ago, police said. Buchanan throws gauntlet to Bush "I~, was. definitely rip~ed down. !~e hardware was pulled off the wall, said Lou Dellruicker, admmlstrator of the Columbia Club WASHINGTON (AP) - Commentator Patrick J. "I don't have any doubt there is going to be a Foundation Inc. Buchanan plans to challenge President Bush next campaign," said Chris Tremblay, a New Hamp- A 198? appraisal placed the rug's value at $8,000, police said. year as a voice for disaffected conservatives, shire conservative who said he was asked by The ~nnged Chinese r~g measured 74 by 49 inches and was done friends and party activists said Thursday. Buchanan'S sister, former U.S. Treasurer Angela mostly I~ shades.of gold In a simple pattern, authorities said. "He's serious," said longtime Republican opera- Buchanan, to plan a primary campaign in that state. Delsruicker said the rug was given to the foundation in the year of tive and Buchanan friend Edward Rollins. "He's Attempts to reach Buchanan and his sister were 1986. 99 percent certain he's going to do it." not immediately successful. Messages left on their Rollins said Buchanan told him he expects to answering machines were not immediately returned. make a final decision near Thanksgiving. Any The Union Leader, a conservative newspaper in Republican would have a hard time wresting the Manchester, N.H., urged Buchanan to run in an State wants tourists to stay home nomination from Bush. Buchanan could stymie the editorial last Friday, and Buchanan was quoted in BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - After a disappointing Summer and White House's goal of focusing on the fall general the newspaper's Saturday editions as saying he was spring for the Washington's travel industry, the state's new tourism election while Democrats bloody themselves in the considering the race. director says promotion should be based on giving potential visitors primaries. . "I would say that half or more of the conserva- more specific information. "I haven't paid much attention to that yet," tives that I talk to these days are saying they want . John Savich took the job in the state Department of Trade and Bush said when asked about the challenge. George Bush to lose in 1992," said conse:vative Economic Development in September after serving as director of the Buchanan, a former Reagan and Nixon White activist Richard Viguerie. "If Pat runs he WIll find Michigan Travel Bureau. House aide, now writes a syndicated column and is such a strong and intense reservoir of-'support Rather than attempting a national campaign, Savich said he would a regular on CNN's "Crossfire" and other political among conservatives, it will surprise even him." stress in-state and regional travel. shows. He is a favorite among conservatives who' At the White House, Bush spokesman Marlin Rather than using his $2 million annual tourism promotion budget loathe Bush, and believe Buchanan would make a Fitzwater said, "We think conservatives do support to lure potential visitors with the state's overall beauty and other credible showing in New Hampshire's kickoff pri- us. They have in the past. The president's policies attractions, more details must be provided on events and activities for mary Feb. 18. have been in line with conservative philosophies." travelers, he said. .

Early Christmas sales down FREE RUNNER1S CLINIC WASHINGTON (AP) - Retail said that the inflation-adjusted sales were stuck in the doldrums earnings of Americans fell by 0.7 lCC Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine as the Christmas buying season percent in October, the biggest began in earnest and the number setback since July. of Americans filing new claims Th~~~N~l~l~l~~~pm for unemployment benefits Many analysts fear that the jumped to a six-month high in economic growth in the July-Sep- early November, the government tember quarter will be followed said Thursday. by declines either in the current The economic weakness did quarter or early next year. help to keep cost pressures in At the White House, presiden- check with consumer prices ris- tial spokesman Marlin Fitzwater ing a barely perceptible 0.1 per- said the administration continued cent last month, the best news on to believe that the economic fig- inflation since March. Shoe Display Provided by Herman's ures, taken as a whole, "tend to While the Bush administration Class size limited, please call 20% off any regularly suggest that we are coming out continued to insist that the nation priced running shoe of the recession." 882-1570 to reserve a space. is no longer in a recession, private economists said the new reports could only be viewed as a further warning that the country The Department of Philosophy announces was slipping dangerously close to the revival of at' al co rse· another downturn. • .~ ," Economists were concerned POST~GAME