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NU) 10Ell a- Whales continue to fight Win $25.000 playing Lacrosse team edges out for their lives the market Unity College, 10-9 page 2 page 8 ' page 4 The Daily Maine Campus - THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NEWSPAP9 SINCE 155 Monday. °cipher 24, 191111 vol. 103 no. 26 Students juggle work, studies to pay tuition

by Kirsten E. Schulze blcm is rooted m the financial But if parents are unwilling Staff Writer aid office. to contribute to their childrens' - Wallace is taking 18 credits educations, the university will Sandy Brown was registered this semester and is working not replace that money, Batty for five classes at the beginning two jobs. It is the third year he said. of this semester. She had to has had to work his way He added that students drop two of them because she through school. working full-time are the excep- did not have enough time to "If your parents earn too tion. Some students, he said, study and earn the money that's much money regardless of the can't work at all when they're putting her through college. relationship between the stu- studying. "I have to pay for tuition, dent and the parents they'll just Almost 50 percent of books, food, rent, my car and say your parents have the UMaine students worked on gas," said Brown, a junior resources," he said. "Accor- campus last year. Batty said. political science major. ding to the financial aid office He said that says a lot about Students working their way you hase enough money when stddents' need to work and the through college are not uncom- in fact you don't." _ university's ability to provide it. mon at the University of Wallace's parents do oot Tarry Moore, a senior inter- Maine. Neither are the pro- contribute to his tuition. national affairs major. works blems arising from this Because of this, he had to work 15 hours a week. Because of the situation. 40 hours his first semester and job, he is forced to study bet- "I work two jobs and I hard- between 20 and 25 the follow- ween classes, early in the mor- • ly have time to study," she ing SUMUM,- he said. His ning and laic at night. said. "The professors gave too workload has gone dowr Completing all of his class- much homework so 1 had to because of better pay. work on time is the biggest pro- drop the classes. They don't Rut the director of studen - blem he faces besides paying understand that students have aid, Burt Batty, said UMaine for tuition. And not all pro- to work too." spent 1,6 million on work-studs fessors are sympathetic to his Man:, students work either to funds last year. situation, he said. pay for their tuition or to at —Where parents have the "Some are sympathetic, like least help their parents with the ability to contribute we expect the ones connected to my ma- Photo tn itkh 51. Ncef payments. • them to," he said. "If they jor, but professors of larger I v.o runners fro. c.•••grigm High 4iii:hoof la nçkrt cool - Chris Wallace, a junior t have the resources finan- classes are not as understan- down after a race in the rain at 1.-Maine Saturday. economics major, said the pro- cial aid comes into play." ding," he said. Marcos indicted by U.S., IUMaitie workers seeks vindication in court `back' in class • HONOLULU (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Marcos. 71: his wife, Imelda, 59: and six by Debbie Dutton cumulate before the actual - claims he is relieved that he others were indicted federal had finally been in- on racketeering Staff Writer --. lift." Hebert said. "We dicted by the United States and will have a charges, accused of looting more than $100 also shoot down old theories chance to defend himself in court, but the depos- million from the Phillippmes to buy art and real Next to the common cold, — for example the theory of 4 ed Philippine president has plenty of other legal estate in New york City. They were also charg- back injuries are the second- lifting with the legs is incor- troubles. defrauding 7 ed with lending institutions of more leading cause of missed work rect. It should be a combina- Besides New York, where he was indicted Fri- than $165 million in the purchase and financing time. tion of back and legs, which day. Marcos is the of the target of investitations or real estate. Lauren Hebert, director is the techinque used by lawsuits in Honolulu, Los Angeles, Seattle. "Paradoxical as it may seem, Imelda and I of "backschool," which is British weight lifters." Washington D.C., Alexandria, Va,. and his welcome the opportunity to show the whole being offered to University Mary Knowlton, a homeland. world that these allegations of dishonesty and of Maine employees, said rehabilitation specialist at Most center on his enormous wealth and in- criminal activity cannot be proven by our ac- that eight out of every 10 UMainc, contacted Hebert fluence, how he got it, and how he used it after cusers," Marcos said in a statemen:. "We are people will injure their backs and asked him to conduct .being exiled to Hawaii in 1986, but there are also confident that we will be vindicated." sometime in their lives. the program at the allegations of Marcos's involvement Backschool is a program university. in the slas- Dante B. Fascell, chair of the House Foreign ings of two opponents of his regime in Seattle suffered by the company Im- "Tom Cole (director of Affairs Committee, said Saturday that Marcos F in 1981, torture opponents pact that 3 pecializes in facilities of an his homeland has been subpoenaed to appear before the Asian management)and I and briber's, in the sale of military equipment analyzing and modifying the saw the backschool to and Pacific Affairs Subcomit tees. The Virginian program his government. •, workplace in an effort to at Pilot and Ledger-Star newspapers of Norfolk, the James River Company - John Bartko, an attorney for Marcos in San prevent work-related in- and liked •• . Va.„ reported the subcommittee was investigating it very much," Francisco. called the New juries. Backsehool is an in- Knowlton said. e, York indictments allegations that Marcos funneled millions of "probably most complex tensive four-hour program So far there the case eser filed in dollars into the 1980 and 1984 campaigns of have been designed to educate eight sessions U.S. courts." President Reagan and Vice President George offered at the employees and make them university. ; Marcos's trial "would be, without doubt, one Bush. medical experts on their They have been offered at of the longest and most arduous criminal pro- Last August in Seattle, a federal judge ruled backs. various times during the ceedings in U.S. history. And they that Marcos and his wife must stand trial in a (the indict- "We inform them about night and early lawsuit to determine whether they were involv- morning to menu) are just one facet of an incredibly com- the risk factors that can ac- to, -- plex case." 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IVERIIITY TLTING CLUB News Briefs Come fly with us, fly for less! Serbs revolt in Yugoslavia by Club Ste meeting Oct. 25 at 6:30 in the PRIST1NA. Yugoslavia (AP) — many ethnic groups whossiesdership 1912 room. Memorial Union Thousands of ethnic Serbs rallied has been weak since President Josio Thursday to damand that Com- Broz Tito died in 1980. On Rq Net whim waistad munist leaders of a strife-torn pro- people in a historic I. About 5,000 DC vince resign within five days, a report Pristine, capital of suburb of Kosovo • 1 said. Other protesters forced two na- province, tounted Marko Orlandic gra ************************ tional party officials to flee. and KacusaJasari. both members of ing The Yugoslavia parliment watered Politburo, cthaennatits oofn and. ,with h the down an umpopular austerity pro- 'sni"Thliingeves gram Thursday, allowing salary in- betrayed the people!" Jasari * 4tGt11111:Vt creases for some workers that will stu heads Kosovo's Communist party compensate.in.part for the annual in- Wa flation rate of 217 percent. The protesters turned their backs did tatV Weeks of strikes and turmoil over when party leaders tried to speak, .hc ethnic and economic problems have and police hustled the two party * threatened the stability of members away when Serbs rushed o'i New class will start 79: Yugoslavia, a fragile federation of toward them. bo4 * every Monday ( chi! ). Whale rescue nears completion • night dis BARROW; • Alaska (AP) -- any open water. uni Favorable winds Thursday buoyed The animals were trapped about WI hopes for three whales trapped in 100 yards off the desolate Amu,. * in two nights Arctic ice as two huge military Ocean coast about two weeks ago b$, et: helicopters slowly drapped an bitter cold an the constantly shifting cot icebntaking barge from Prudhoe Bay. ice pack. While the whales were Cl; still 200 They have been breathing through * More details - miles away from the open cot * water of small air holes about 18 miles the Chukchi Sea, easterly 1 an theist of this Inuiat Eskimo village. Jerri Lynn Mancini 581-4936 was breaking leads, or pathways, in the vast expanse of pack ice near the At the Prudhoe Bay oil fields, a Rm 431 whales, said Gary Hufford of the Na- huge Army national Guard Skycrane helicopter lifted tional Weather Savica._11 was off after first light Mike Ryan 1-862-3060 Pushing the ice east and north, away and prepared the hook onto the from shore, and the forecast called 185-ton barge and began the 230-mile for east winds an a slight warming journey to the whales. U.S (rend ••••••" Tuesday. W•hen irwwwwwwwww -ot************t that proved too slow, the riled A satellite photograph Thursday spare helicopter also was rigged to the Irma showed the ice was cracking open all sled and they began pulling it Thu over the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi together,said Col Tom Carroll, who CURIOLIS sea, Huffort said, but sub-zero is commanding the barge-towing grin ABOUT.. ? • temperatures were quickly freezing operation live Birthday song for ems sale in tl chil4 NEWAR K. NJ.;AP; Bloa chtiee, said he tan only guess «hal 1981 out the caindles and making a wish made the song so popular. may get c,ou a rendition of "Happs -Iran.slated Into dozens of you Bin hdas• to 1ou_7b_tit. you- -lantikaaes.-the-cora began- UR buy it for a song. The ditty is focsale a classroom greeting in 1893 with in V SUS for at least $12 million, says the corn- Lousiville. Ky. teachers Patty Smith one, ,UNDIERSITYRESOiliCiS Sccrir pally that H ill and her Salter.'Mildred J. Hill. oft Cooed by Marilyn Monroe to The two kindergarten and Sunda) THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES' President John F. Kennedy, sung school teachers wrote the song, with drui recently by 90,000 fans to Michael the lyrics "Good morning to you," on i ONLINE CATALOG IS Jackson, and a staple of children's as part of a book "Song Stories for hyp NOW binhday parties for almost a century, the Sunda) School." fent the song that seems ageless while Strice then, it has becomc one of redt AVAILABLE! the reminding us we aren't is on the block three most popular songs in the gres with the English language along with "Auld other musical holdings of A You Are Invited to Attend a Brief(20-30 min. Birchtree Lang Sync" and "For He's a Jolly Ltd. of Princeton. chiL Demonstration Good Fenn*, " according to the of Ursus Searching "The first six notes of 'happy bir- Guiness Book of World Records. edri thday are as recognizable as the first Birchtrec, which osvnes the prei four notes in Beethoven's Fifth Sym- copyright to about 500,000 titles says ty, phony, — said Gary Hanson of the royalties will still be coming in until hyp NO S1GN-UP NECESSARY! Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. "Of - -the-year 2010, when the copyright ex- course, 'Happy Birthday' is played a pires. It brings in about SI million a lot more MONDAY OCTOBER 17 7:00 p.m. than Beethoven." year, according to the New York David Scnostack, chairman of Bir- Times. TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19 700 p.m. Dukakis aide resigns over rumors THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 7:00 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) — A that "the American people ha%c Democratic presidential campaign of- every right to know" if rumors in- MONDAY OCTOBER 24 1...10 p.m. ficial resigned Thursday after a volving Bush's personal life are true. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 1:10 p.m. spokesperson for Michael Dukakis Dukakis campaign spokesman THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 1:10 p.m. disavowed her comment that Dayton Duncan said later. "Donna "George Bush owes it to the was not speaking of behalf of the American ALL SESSIONS ARE HELD people to fess up" about campaign in any way whatsoever" a rumor that rippled IN THE through Wall and did not reflect the. views of CONFERENCE ROOM Street on Wednesday. - Dukakis. 1st FLOOR FOGLER LIBRARY Donna Brazile. deputy national Bush's spokeswoman Sheila Tate, field director, had told reporters ac- said, "The Bush campaign has no (Near the Union Entiance companying Dukakis to New York comment, no reaction." The Dadv Maine Carnptts Monday, October 24. 1988. Campaign profile Bond issue Walden's top priority by Christina Koliander Staff Writer build new ones," said Walden. "I call for bipartisan support for this bond Meet Kendall Walden, a 26-year-old issue." I think I'm young Orono resident who is vying for the Another area Walden is concerned enough to see Republican seat for State House District with is the quality of care that is offered 130, which represents part of Orono. to students at Cutler Health Center. students' needs • Walden is a Greenville native and a "Twenty-four hours of ambulatory and graduate of Bates College who is runn- care is needed, and I personally won't concerns. ing for the Maine State Legislature for be satisfied until that level has been Kendall Walden the first time. reinstated," said Walden. Legislative candidate "I think I'm young enough to see Walden also wants to examine the ef- students' needs hpnd concerns." fectiveness of- the comprehensive fee Walden said. "I thaght I'd be a can- over the past two years. House, but a new plan must be attemp- didate that could appeal to students and "Does it truly serve the needs of the ted for it to go through the ,he community." taxation majority of students, or has it become committee, he said. Walden's opponent is Democrat John a method of funding the administra- Walden would like to debate his O'Dea. vice president of the student op- tion's priorities?," Walden said. ponent with a small panel that body at the University of Maine. would If elected, Walden said he will have allow the two candidates the opportuni- Both are trying to win the scat vacated hours on the Orono campus, during ty to question each other on issues. this year by Rep. John Boit. ROrono. which he will make himself available to Walden has received most of the fun- The person who represents this ‘Oncer tied students. ding for Ms campaign from the Maine district has to have a broader base of On state issues, Walden said he is con- Republican Party and has understanding the issues," Walden also receiyed Kendall Walden cerned with the quality and pollution of small donations from private said. citizens. water. _ "I've been.encouraged by Walden cited his strong "track donations campaign on the Orono campus. "Our water quality at this point is at locally," Walden said. record" of being involved in the Orono "The university is the reason [decid- an all time high (for) the past 20 years, "I think Orono has had community. He is a member of the good ed to run." Walden said. " Walden said. "I don't hear anyone representation in the past. The person Kiw anis Club and is an adviser for Key. He said the top priority in his cam- else talking about this (water quali- who represents this district has to Club and for Circle K, a university and have paign is to get the bond issue passed. ty)." a broader base of understanding community program. the "This (the bond issue) will enable the Walden said the elimination of taxes issues," Walden said. L'Maine is 'a major concern for on university to attend to all needed textbooks suggested by O'Dea is not "I think I can represent this Walden, who is focusing much of his renovations in existing structures and to a new issue. Bott addressed this in the district. •• Child medication questionable, doctors say CHIL AGO(AP) — At least 750,000 paying attention, the researchers said. company estimates of production and the drug caused insomnia, depression U.S. children are taking stimulant Both uses are appropriate if a from school surveys, the researchers and loss of appetite in their so-n, who medications to curb their overaciisits or youngster has a problem that meets the said. was later diagnosed as having a brain in- innatentiseness. but reascarchers said strict psychiatric definition of "hyperac- At least 13-lawsuits in four states and jury not treatable with the drug. Thursday it is not known how many are tivity" or "attention deficit," or a the District of Columbia have been fil- getting combination of the two, the reasear- the drugs appropriately. ed on behalf of parents distressed at the Defendants in the cases have been chers said. "Medication treatment for hyperac- effect of Ritalin on their children. psychiatrists, teachers and school tive children in the United States hs Dr. Daniel J. Safer, lead author of the In one, for example, parents claimed districts. emerged from its minor treatment role study and regional director of child in the 1960's to become the dominant mental health.services_for the Baltimore :htld mental health problem in the late Counts Heklth Department, said more 1980s," the researchers said. research will be needed to determine Hey, U-MAINE! 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Lacrosse team squeaks UConn scores late to turn by Unity College, 10-9 back UMaine 28-21 bv Dan Bustard for UMaine. by Tim Tozier quarter after gaining 73 Staff Writer five goals and leading 6-2 at the Unity did have one thing go- Staff Writer yards on seven carries, in- half, with Burrell leading the ing for them: their superior cluding a 5-yard touchdown Behind the strength of three way with three goals. depth, numbering almost twice With 1:29 left in the game. run goals 13.1 Jason Burrell, two Nachman opened the scoring the UMaine team. But it would University of Connecticut With Doug Dorsey each from Dave O'Connor and before Doug Camp led O'Con- be awhile before it finally tailback George Boothe sidelined with a knee injury, Jim Karsis and five assists from nor for a quick 2-0 lead. Then showed. broke a scoring deadlock UMaine's running game was Marc Nachman, the University Burrell exerted himself, scoring Ed Posit kept. Unity in the with an 11-yard run giving turned over to freshmen of Maine men's club lacrosse the next two before Nachman game in the third quarter, scor- the Huskies a 28-21 victory David Holliday and Ben Sir. team held off Unity College set up Steve Perkins. Early in ing three goals to offset two by over the University of Maine mans. The duo combined 10-9 Saturday morning in the second quarter, Unity Karsis. UMaine led, 85, going before 3,472 chilled fans at for 65 yards on 15 carries. Orono. Coach Todd Roosevelt saw his into the fourth quarter. UConn's Memorial including a 5-yard toucdown Unity rallied fortlour goals in team down 5-0. Burrell fed O'Connor and Stadium. run by Sirmans on his first the last six minut0.5, to cut "We had a hard" —c ge*"-g Eric Pallow scored on Saturday afternoon's 5.(Jn- c.ollea,-iate carry. UMaine's lead down to one, started and fell behind ear- Nachman•s fifth assist, giving ti7v seesawed from the open- "Both Holiday and Sir- but couldn't capitalize oh a ly," Roosevelt said. "We UMaine a seemingly insur- ing series and when mans did outstanding jobs two-minute penalty on goalie were able to come back, but mountable 10-5 lead. But . . UMaine's Dan Gordon adapting to collegiate Jim Thew as the hosts played you cannot let yourselves get "We got very tired," Perkins dropped Mike Buck's pass play, _Murphy said. keep away over the last minute behind that much and expect to said. "It was probably due to on fourth and 10 with a The Black Bears jumped to seal the win. win." our lack of conditioning and minute left, the Black Bears out to a 7-0 lead when Buck As Unity's Bill Gallagher "Marc played an exceptioruil the fact that we had to pull a lot had to settle for their third (12 of 33. 120 yards. 1 TD) scored his third goal with under game," Perkins said. "He of the guys out of bed." The Yankee Conference loss. connected with Scott Vendit - two minutes left, Thew struck usually shoots more, but he game was moved up from 1 "Their defense adapted to to on an 18-yard pass. him with stick in a manner really wanted to win and it p.m. to 10 a.m. Friday night. the tempo of the game after UConn came right back deemed as "very violent" by showed. He hustled and mixed But UMaine did hold on, we scored on our first two on the next series and scored the referee and received the it up all day." evening their record at 2-2 to poscssions and effectively when Mark Landolfi scored penalty, leaving UMaine a man Nachman also was repaying finish the fall season. shut down our passing on a 9-yard run, capping off short. some old dues as he received a "This was our best fall game," Head Coach Tim a 12-play, 70-yard Scoring But after a --cout, UNIame cut on the chin in the first Uni- season, in terms of numbers Murphy said. "I think we drive. took possession and held onto ty game that required seven and motivation," Perkins lost our momentum when Smith's touchdown was the ball until a shot by Burrell stitches. said. "The fall is like a pre- Carl Smith left the game in followed by 20-yard was stopped. Unity could not Perkins also complemented season for us, getting us in the second quarter ." touchdown pass from Matt get off an attempt to tie, the play of Burrell and Karsis. shape for the spring, which I Smith suffered a sprained DeGennaro to Mike Adams giving the Black Bears the "Jason is a strong offensive am really looking forward ankle on the Black Bears' victory. force. He is a naturally talented to." first posession of the second "That was a stupid penal- person. Jim is more a quiet ty," Thew said. "There was leader. He keeps to himself, but no reason for me to hit him like whenever we need him, he that" comes through in the clutch." This win made up for a bit- Ryan Jones got Unity on the Lacrosse players are nutso ter loss in the first game of the board, followed by Gallagher's season. when Unity scored in first score, but Burrell com- W hat kind of people Mike Bourque. the final minutes to edge pleted his hat trick before the would run around on a_ nos-% In every contact sport, A UNiaine 8-7. - half, and with Thew exibiting rainy, windy, cold day, chas- one player gets it more than In this contest, UMaine came some strong goaltending, the ing a little rubber ball while the rest. In lacrosse, it is the out firing and looked Primed to nitaileursir WAHL fel! vieincy inflicting physical harm waa more conicerri- whist: in front ofc, alarming rekularity? ed with avenging an 8-7 loss small net and waits for peo- Well, I'll tell you. An to Unity. After the game, ple to throw a rubber ball at assorted bunch of cuckoos Marc Nachman said, "This him as hard as humanly The Daily Maine Campus masquerading as the men's was a great day for a possible. lacrosse teams from Unity game." If that doesn't sum Now, how many people College and the University up the attitude these people do you know of Maine. have, then I don't know would sit in sweat pants Friday, Orlobtr 21. 'IA. 163 no. 15 Saturday motning thai's what could. and shoulder pads and right, morning) at 10 a.m., Nachman had the honor become a target for physical these two teams met under of the best hit of the day, abuse? conditions that could be planting his helmet squarely One player whom I know Jan Vertefeuille described as non-conducive into the chest of a Unity came up to me after a line Lditor for play. In other words, the player. When he came off change and uttered out in weather was lousy, half of the field, he was saying, "I between short, gasping these guys had hangovers have one goal and two good, breaths. "What am I doing Robert Langlois and had to be pulled out of hard checks." One has to here? This is the most I have Business Manager bed because the game was wonder what his priorities run in two years, and I moved up from 1 p.m. are. drank last night, too." Michael Di (lee°. Assistant Editor Not to mention that the Despite Mother Nature's This was obviously a Dave Gridie), Production Manager very nature of the sport best efforts, everybody who rhetorical question, since he Douglas Kessell, City Editor demands that each person played did exactly what they and all of the people on the John Holyoke, Sports Editor involved has to be of a wanted to do: enjoy field knew the answer, as it Monica Wilcox, Features Editor special character. To run up themselves. This was not a lies within them. The Keith Brann. Opinion Editor and down a field, swatting at big rivalry for supremacy of satisfaction gained from this Michael Laherge. Copy Editor one another with equal the state or anything like must outweigh whatever Doug N anderweide. Photo Editor disrespect for their bodies is that, just a bunch of guys in- pain and inconvenience are Scott Venditto, Advertising Manager not my idea of a fun terested in forming a team to encountered. Nina Schmir and Chid) Strowmaa, weekend activity. meet other schools in That's good enough for Ad Production Managers Several players dreamed lacrosse. me. Sn, when are the tryouts of days not too long ago And for the competition, for next year, anyway? when Me Dolls Now Campus is published use times a wee5 at the t nisei Maine the temperature was of course, the heart of 'higher than the numbers on athletic Offices at 7A lord Hall, tMaine. Orono, ME 04469 Telephone number‘ Adver competition. As far —Dan' Bustard LS a Junior their jerseys. This day the sports using. 31114273; Subscnpucau. 581 1272; Editor. 581 1271. Newsroom, 581-126'. as go, lacrosse is one Journalism majorfrom Pres- only ones with that 1269, 1270, Sippers, 5811268 Printed at the EUswo'ith Amerstan, Inc • Ellcwocth. distinc- of the more interesting to que isle who compares play- tion were numbers 3, ME (c) Copynght, The Dolls, ,Wome Campus All rights reserved 10, II watch. I'd compare it to ing lacrosse to having potato and 27. maybe 33. cheerleading. but I'll leave fights on a harvester during But once the game started. that to fellow sports writer picking season. ntt. Daily Maine Campus, Monday, October 24, 1988.

Men's, women's XC perform well over weekend

by Dan Bustard Rhonda Morin was the next UMaine by Dan Bustard finishing in 44th Staff Writer runner in 15th place. "Rhonda ran the and 50th place, Staff Writer respectively. best race that I have seen her run," "Chad, now that he The University of Maine women's said Spiteri. "She really concentrated has his cramp The competition was tough and the problems out of the way, rn cross country team had to settle for a tie and ran smooth." is really runn- weather was tougher, but the Universi- ing well," Ballinger said. "He Saturday with !rie University of Mary Meehan was right behind in also ty.of Maine cross country team perform- had cramps a lot last year, but he Southern Maine, racing in monsoon-like 16th place, with Carla Lemieux roun- spoke ed up to expectations Saturday at Buf- with a doctor, who conditions at th: Maine Invitational ding out the top five in 2Ist. has him doing relax- falo, N.Y. in the North Atlantic Cham- ation exercises. meet in Por.iand. "The NCAA does not have a pionship meet. "Dave ran well his last year in in- Times were meanlingless, according tiebreaker," Spiteri said, "but if the high A powerhouse team from Nor- school. He had some lower kg problems n to assistant coach Emily Spiteri, as the high school method were used, their theastern won the meet easily, placing early this year, so we had to take it easy driving rain and howling winds made the sixth runner just beat Theresa Withee, five in the top ten. UMaine finished fifth with him for a couple of weeks." Sc' racing difficult, at best. and they would have won." overall, much to the delight of Coach Kevin Way irs, "'The coach at Southern Maine, finished 53rd and Marc Withee finished 23rd, with Kim Jim Ballinger. Snow 62nd for the Black Bears. was George Towle, called me up before Miliano 47th, Gwen Seager 48th and "We had a nice team race," Ball- "We closed the gap on Vermont com- ricr, ----Saturday and asked if the meet could be Wendy Greany 60th. inger said. "The weather was terrible. pared to the dual meet we had with Sir changed to Sunday or Monday because "Kim ran very well considering her It rained all day Friday and Saturday them," Ballinger said. "We might be tied of the forecast," Spiteri said, "but we foot is really bothering her right morning and snowed while we warmed said no." able to catch them at New Englands if now," Spiteri said. "And Gwen and up. It was cold, with driving winds, and we run well." 3wn "I love adverse conditions. If you can Wendy are coming right along. the footing was not good. But the con- Ballinger, noting that his team is first get ready to run mentally in weather like Everybody did well today." ditions were the same for everybody. young and in a this, v-s.. An a-cif .most building year, has set "Northeastern is a very good team. teams UMaine continued to dominate this modest goals for his team this week. "If Sir- are prepaied." They should be right up meet, tieing for a trophy they have won there with Pro- we can finish in the top IS. then 1 would ohs Tina Meserve recovered from the il- vidence and all but twice since 1978. Massachusetts for the New call that respectable. I really feel that we late lness that kept her home last week to Englands next week." take first place in a time of 19:16 over "The girls were ready," Spiteri are a year away." Pat O'Malley covered the 6.2 mile the 3.1 mile course. added. "They were not intimidated by Canisius, last year's champ, fell to Ped course in 32:30, good enough for third. "They didn't have any worse of tick "Tina was challenged in the race," the weather." seventh place. "I was hoping that Pat a team this year, Northeastern and rD) Spiteri said, "but she was never really Looking ahead to next week, Spiteri would be up there," Ballinger said. Boston University just improved. BU idit- • threatened." Colby's Karen Boomer would be happy with a top ten finish, "He ran a strong race for us like he has really moved up, as they were sixth last finished seven seconds behind Meserve. preferably in the top eight. UMaine been doing all year." year." ack USM, ranked first in the region in finished 11th last year. Freshman Jeff Young continued to Other teams that will challenge for the >red Division III and eighth nationally, was hold down the second position on the top ten in New England at Franklin >red paced by Amy Tripp. who finished MAINE INVITATIONAL — team, finishing 15th in a time of 33:13.3. Park in Boston, Mass., are Rhode off sixth, and Donna Hubert, who came in UMaine 58, USM 58, Bates 67, Colby Paul Healy was next, coming in 33rd Island, New Hampshire despite the loss ring eighth. 71, Bowdoin 81, Unity 189 after a bad race last week. "Paul ran of their top runner, Randy "USN4 ia a good team," Spiteii Hall, Lowell better than he did last week, but he is and Keene State. said, "but if we ran against them one I.Tina Meserve, was UMaine-19:16 not quite where he was," Ballinger Bates and Colby might finish near on one, we would win." 2.Karen Booma, ard Colby-19:23 3.Jill said. "But he in enming back." 'Maine, Dailingt-r said, but he can't be 4att Karen Salsbury continued to improve, Vollweiler, Colby-19:37 4.Marilyn Chad Crabtree and freshman Dave sure because they haven't run against capturing fifth place. "Karen is about Fredey, affIS Bowdoin19:43 5.Karen Bernard competed well for UMaine, them this season." 95 percent right now," Spiteri said. Salsbury, UMaine-19:46 6.Amy Tripp, "I don't fed too bad about her race. She USM-l9:52 7.Kerry O'Leary, was only 20 seconds behind second Bates-19:53 8.Donna Hubert, place. Karen will keep manilla bet- USM-9:55 9.Andrea Elder, Bates-20:03 ter " 10.Deanna Hodgkin, Bowdoin-20:15 Chicago 49'ers setfor US athletes compete Monday night brawl on.. in South Africa CHICAGO (AP) — It could be a an average of 245 yards per game, han football march-up if- for no 74 points scorr.d against JOHANNESBURG,South Africa 1041 newspapers have classic arid the the 1 of- in the league. The (AP1_7— .1.1.S.-bascd track and field reported that they were paid up to other reason than it pits the No. are the fewest fense of the San Francisco 49ers Bears' avereage possession time of 35 athletes who easily beat their interna- $30.0O0 apiece, plus -bonuses kr' )C0- against the No. 1 defense ot the minutes, 26 seconds leads tne NFL I! at tionally isolated local competition breaking South African records. and set several South African records Jefferson was quoted Sunday as Chicago Bears Monday night. and helps the defense. inls 49ers 41-0 victory running in a three-meet series will face a saying he would return to South Ali- But toss in the Nevertheless, Craig will be averaging 64.6 tougher test when they return home. cia in April and compete again. And last year for the worst defeat ad- against a team that is >plc game, and The Athletics Congress, the sport's Andrews' coach, Ted Banks, seem- ministered to a Mike Ditka-coached rushing yards allowed per team, there enters a revenge dimen- no back has gained 100 yards against tilts a governing body in the United States, ed to ignore the looming disciplinary has scheduled a Nov. IS hearing in hearing when he commented on the sion heightened by the fact the Bears Chicago for the past 29 regular and will not admit it exists. season games. The last to do it was ical Chicago to discuss punishment for 19-year-old's performance Saturday the 13 team members for violating an in which he beat some of the best "No revenge," Ditka said. Eric Dickerson, then with the Los the mistakes 111 yards international boycott against com- sprinters in South Africa. "We'll try not to make Angeles Rams, who ran for petition in South Africa. "I'm thrilled," Banks said. "It's we made last year. I don't know of Nov. 3, 1986. The South Africans, who hadn't a brilliant boost for my boy. He's a any team that looks forward to play- San Francisco quarterback Joe the has participated in international competi- fine athlete with a great future." ing the 49ers. We didn't fare well Montana will start, although he elbow and rib tion since 1976, benefited from the last time we played them." been bothered with Dick Tomlinson, along with Banks 49ers, who are aim- tour, steadily improving their This time, the injuries. one of the tour organizers, said he straight thrown the ball into the performances. ing for an NFL-record 12th "I haven't planned to send another team to Soldier Field much because we've been "Having international athletes in road victory, conic into end zone as South Africa next year and would Offense in the in," Montana said. "If the field makes a big difference," with the most explosive running it a fight in court any,attempt to punish averaging 415.7 shouldn't matter." former South African 100-meter league. They are we win, it :he those who participated. game. Roger Craig leads Last year, it wasn't Montana who record-holder Wessel Dosthuizen said yards per the "We realize we will probably he in the NFL with 764 rushing yards and in the Bears. Montana left with after finishing second to American did LS it hot water when we get back to the yards. in the first quarter and James Anderews in Saturday's final 1,036 scrimmage an injury rhe States, but frankly, I don't care," is a strong word, but I Steve Young came in and passed for meet. "Revenge this Tomlinson was quoted as telling The think it will be emotional," said four touchdowns, three to Jerry Rice. "It was a valuable learning ex- yer Sunday Times of Johannesburg. Chicago tackle Dan Hampton, who Jim McMahon will start at quarter- penence." said South African long are "Very few people seem to realize how has joined Steve McMichael, Richard back for the Bears, marking the first jump record-holder Franois Fouchc, intergrated South African athletics is Dent and Al Harris in forming one time in his pro career he has started after losing Saturday to American for and that by isolating the country they of the strongest front fours in the eight straight games. Tyrus Jefferson. nits are in fact hurting the blacks." league. "Last year, the 49ers were a "Last year the Bears were hur- The U.S. team included some game we were targeting. But we turn- ting," San Francisco coach Bill Olympians, past and present, plus -America's top woman discus ed flat and got outplayed in every Walsh said. "Dent was playing in- collegians. Few would comment on thrower, Carol Cady, won her even nor phase of the game. We have to atone jured. McMahon didn't play, The why they risked suspension or expul- three times and twice broke the South 'res- for that disaster." Bears area totally. different team." sion from their sport to compete in African record, with throws of 200 4ay- They will have to do it with a The Bears lead the NFC Central South Africa, which is barred from feet. I inch, in the first meet Oct. IS, lal0 defense which is difficult to explain. with a 6- I record. The 49ers, defen- international competition because of and 209-2 in the second meet Oct . 18. ring The more players the lose, the better ding champions in the NFC West, are its policy of apartheid, or racial She wouldn't discuss the political the numbers get. They have allowed 5-2. separation. problems surrounding the tour. _

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4 People have to learn how to lift correctly so that they don't hurt themselves." Hebert called back injuries in the work place "an epidemic growing 14 times faster than the work popula- and Hobbes by Bill Watterson tion." Calvin A book written by Impact called, 2 Taking Care pf Your Back, has been in publication for four years and has 4 sold more than 80,000 copies. 5

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson will bring his powerful speaking ability to the Bangor area Monday, in this, the last stretch before elections. Jackson's 5:30 p.m. appearance at the Sockalexis Memorial Ice Arena on the Penobscot Indian Reservation on Indian Island. near Old Town, marks the first of two Democratic ap- pearances this week in the area. Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU On Thursday Oct. 27 three area Ikmocratic candidates will speak at the University of Maine. UMaine professor and candidate for the House of Representatives, Kenneth Hayes will speak on educa- tional and environmental issues. Hayes will be joined by Rep. Stephen Bost, D-Orono, who is running for a state Senate seat, and John O'Dea, UMaine vice president of the Student Government, who is running for the state House of Representatives. The program is sponsored by the University Democrats and will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the[own room of the Memorial Union.

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By the Associated Press I) No.6 W. Virginia 59, Boston College N.Carolina Si. 10, No. 9(Italian 3 At Laramie, Randy Welniak threw 19 three touchdown passes The last time UCLA was No. 1, the and ran for At Raleigh, another score, ranking lasted one week. This time the Chris Williams's 5-yard hepling Wyoming remain At Morgantown, Major Harris pass- touchdown run ft Bruins made sure it would last longer. with 10:04 left in the undefeated. ed for three touchdowns and ran for two fourth quartet Wyoming, 8-0 e- Led by quarterback Troy Aikman, gave North Carolina overall and 5-0 in the a West Virginia moved to its best start State Western UCLA romped over Arizona 24-3 Satur- its third straight victory over Athletic Conference, checked since 1955. Clemson. the nation's se day to gain a tie for the Pac-10 lead and top-ranked offense with a Reserve tailback Undra Johnson N.C. State tenacious rush have its best start in 22 years. is 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the that repeatedly forced sv rushed for III yards and scored twice Atlantic quarterback Aikman, who passed for 283 yards Coast Conference. Clemson Scott Mitchell from the for the Mountaineers, 7-0. Boston Col- dropped to 5-2 overall pocket. Utah, 2-5 o- and three touchdowns, is excited by the and 3-1 in the overall and 1-4 in the lege fell to 2-5. league. WAC,gained 356 yards — Bruins' 7-0 start. But he said, "It's too 186 below its Harris, who passed for 297 yards, nation-leading mark. ot early to be caught up in winning the na- threw touchdown passes of 6, 61 and 33 No. 10 Auburn 33, It tional championship. We still have a fess Mississippi St. 0 yards. His scoring runs covered nine and No.13 Arkansas 26, Houston 21 more games to play." 13 yards. At Auburn, James ift Four other ranked teams lost Satur- Joseph ran for 126 yards and Shan At Houston, Arkansas's Kendall itt day. North Carolina State beat ninth- Morris intercepted three No. 71Florlda Si. 66, Louisiana Tech passes as the Tigers Trainor kicked four field goals and ranked Clemson 10-3. Kentucky topped handed the Bulldogs 3 their sixth straight seinior quarterback John Bland he No. 11 Georgia 16-10, No. 20 Michigan loss. guided The Tigers are the offense in his first 14 downed No. 14 Indiana 31-6, and At Tallahassee, defensive backs Deion 6-1 overall and 3-1 in career start. the Southeastern Trainor extended his field goal string la- Oregon beat No. 17 Wahington 17-14. Sanders and Dedrick Dodge scored on Conference. The Bulldogs dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-4 to 15 in a row with kicks of 29, 46, 23 In other Top Ten games, it was No. interception returns, and Terry Anthony in the league. and 49 yards. The Razorbacks improv- 2 Notre Dame 41, Air Force 13; No. 4 and Bruce LaSane each caught two ed to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the en Miami 57, Cincinnati 3; No. 5 Nebraska touchdown pas--s for FloriA- State. Kentucky Southwest Conference. Houston AS 48, Kansas State 3; No,6 West Virginia But the Seminoles, 7-1, suffered a set- 16, No. 11 Georgia 10,,\ dropped to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in the 59. Boston College 19; No. 7 Florida back when senior quarterback Chip league At Lexington, Georgia State 66, Louisiana Tech 3; No. 8 Ferguson left the game in the second native Alfred Rawis sprinted 48 yards -No. htichigan 31, No. 14 Indiana 6 Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14, and No. 10 quarter with a mild separation of the left for a third- quarter touchdown to spark Kentucky. Auburn 33, Mississippi State 0. shoulder. The touchdown by Rawls, who finish- At Ann Arbor, fullback Leroy Hoard In the Second Ten, it was No. 12 1) ed with 128 yards on 15 carries, gave ran for three touchdowns, including a Wyoming 61, Utah IS; No. 13 Arkan- No. 8 Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14 Kentucky a 13-10 lead as time expired pair of 54-yarders, as Michigan handed sas 26, Houston 21; No.15 Oklahoma Lashar's 22-yard ti. At Boulder, R.D. in the third period. Kentucky improved Indiana its first loss of the season. State 49, Missouri 21, and No. 19 Oklahoma field goal with 8:15 left gave its record to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the The victory moved the Wolverines in- ?Syracuse 38. East Carolina 14. No. 16 the Big Eight victory. SEC. Georgia dropped to 5-2 overall to first place in the Big Ten with a 3-0-i Louisiana State and No. 18 South 6-1 overall and 3-0 in 111- The Sooners, and 4-1 in the league. conference record. They are 4-2-1 Carolina did not play. their winning o. the conference, extended overall. Indiana fell to 3-1 in the Big Ten At Tucson, UCLA extended its record Buffaloes, in streak to 12 games over the No.12 Wyoming 61, t tah 18 nd 5-1-1 overall. NCAA sconng streak to 200 games who fell to 5-2 and 1-2. sr- when Aikman threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Danny Thompson late in the opening period also 0 • I.,. T. A T UM an Aikman threw scoring passes of 5 yards to David 87 R E(...41-ThiSTER. IU VUIL r. Keating in the second quarter and 55 ne yards to Corwin Anthony in the fourth p-..riod. The league of Women Voters will be on campus DR Alfredo Velasco gave the Bruins their lit- to register students to vote in other three points with a 50-yard field in goal. ip- Date Time Location No. 2 Notre Dame 41, Air Force 13 at- October 24 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. At South Bend, Tony Rice and Ricky Monday, Stewart Commons 14 \Vatter% provided the offensive punch Wednesday, October 26 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wells Commons an ;Nedra. dowT 11:30 a.m. - I:00 p.m. Air Force's powerful wishbone attack as Thursday, Octo6er 27 York Commons he the Irish improved to :1-0. Friday, October 28 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Stricikir Ceerimonc T-itice-ipaenee-for one touchdown and sal Monday, October 3 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Memorial Union II nd ran for another. while Watters caught two touchdown passes. Rice's 36 rushing yards gave him 404 for the :OS season. breaking Joe Theismann's school quarterback record of 384 set in 1970. Lk The Falcons' running game, which 4AN\IsrtantnA- I4A:id\ had produced an average of 432 yards ial per game, was limited to 170 yards. Air his Force fell to 5-3, No.4 Miami 57, Cin- he cinnati 3. V.A. regulations require that you verify ast At Miami. Steve Walsh threw five touchdown passes as the Hurricanes re- enrollment status on a periodic basis. at bounded from last week's one-point loss na to Notre Dame. times and places have been on Walsh threw scoring passes tcrfrve dif- Accordingly, the following ferent receivers, tying Bernie Kosar's arranged for your convenience starting on October 24 14)- 'school record for touchdown throws in a game. The Miami quarterback com- and ending on October 28. rea pleted 19 of 23 passes for 286 yards with at no interceptions. The Hurricanes improved to 5-1. Cin- ate cinnati fell to 2-5. INCMCD Ct4iJkU es, :a- No. 5 Nebraska 4/1. Kansas St. 3 Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm ep At Manhattan, Kansas, Tyreese Knox Veterans Affairs Office, Wingate Hall n- scored four touchdowns as Nebraska set ohn an NCAA recon..4 with its 27th con- the secutive winning season. . Knox scored on runs of 2, 6. 2, and BA.N1C0144 t4i1JAA of 26 yards as the Cornhushers beat the Wildcats for the 21st straight time and Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Bookstore he improved to 7-1, Kansa_s State dropped be to ,m The Daily Maine Campus Monday, October 24, 1988 Students to play stock market game Players use $500,000 in fake money, stand chance of winning real $25,000 by Kirsten E. Schulze Staff Writer his parents to buy Chrysler stock because he knew that a large company During the next four months, 10 tO 15 like that wouldn't go out of business, he University of Maine students will be us- said. But they didn't listen to him. ing S500,000 fictional-brokerage ac- The trading in the competition counts to play the AT&T simulated simulates Wall Street because it uses a stock market with the possibility of win- computerized stock quotation network ning a real S25,000. that receives up-to-the-minute prices via The national competition recreates ac- satellite. All trading is done during actual stock market trading without finan- tual stock market hours_ cial risk for the players. With the help Rob Andrews, 22, a sophomore of the Standard and Poor's Stock mechanical engineering major, also Guide,_liestimated 20,000 students will started with playing a high school be buyingand selling shares from Nov. stockmarket — and stayed interested. I to Feb. 28, "Right after that I went to a "College students are an important stockbroker and bought stock. I did market to us." said David Pugliese, really well on one, on the other I AT&T's college market manager. "The didn't," Andrews said. About a dozen students will plas a stock market game in the next four mouths' competition provides an enjoyable He decided to take part in the AT&T means for students to learn how the challenge because he thought it was a similar mock stock market for the enrolled in my investment course," he stock market works.' „ neat idea. UMaine College of Business Ad- said. "That's Where some of this interest Mvnty Carlisle, 21,. a _ senior "I know quite a bit about the market ministration on a monthly basis, he said. tomes from. Most students are business mechanical engineering major, is one of already. I have stock of my own and 1 "A number of students are currently majors or economics majors." the UMaine students who will be par- know about it," Andrews said. ticipating in the AT&T Collegiate In- Each month during the next four vestment Challenge months, Andrews, Carlisle and other Asteroid may have "I read about it in a magazine and it participating students will receive per- had an 800 number so I called up." sonal account statements and current Carlisle said. "I always read the business standings so they can check how well section of the paper and was looking for they're doing against other players. The caused extinctions an experience to compete against most- top 100 students each month will receive -LOS ANGELES(AP) — Researchers ween 10 million and 11.7 million years. ly business students." — • who contend the dinosaurs died because ago, nuclear chemist Frank Asaro of Carlisle has had 18 credits of Dennis --MCCOnne11;instruct:0T in a comet or asteroid struck Earth 66 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory said economics and took. part in similar stock business administration, encouraged his Million years ago say they have found Thursday. market contests in high school. -- students to take part in the contest. evidence a similar catastrophe caused If the theory is confirmed, three mass • "I've got some strategies (which-he "It's an interesting opportunity to get the most recent mass extinction about extinctions including one about 38 will not reveal). I've done some research ins olved with something that they will II million years igo. million years ago will hase been blam- and thought about different companies. be spending a great deal of their life do- The finding. "irviic.te the impact of ed on comets of asteroids by a :earn ot It's all based on the Nev. York Stock Ex- ing," he'said . a large extraterrestrial body on the Earth researchers for the lab and the Unis cr change," he said. Inspired by the national investment could have caused extinctions" of 25 sity of California'a Berkeley and Santa When challenge Chrysler was in trouble he told McConnell wants to set up a percent of the species on the planet bet- Barbara campuses. The team was led by UC-I3erkeley's Nobel laureate physicist Luis Alvarez, who died last month. Asaro said evidence that comet or Ever wish you could asteroid impacts caused three mass extinctions supports a more controversial talk with a Russian? theory that extinctions occcur at roughly 26-million to 30- million-year intervals You can, and the University of Maine will help you! Come to an when comets are hurled toward Earth by organiz.ational meeting the Its Snetet. tIntvrstty.. Pairing lyogram. This is a two- week cultural exchange with the University of Kharkov. in the Ukraine. They come ine gravity of an Undiscovered witipsa - to the USA for two weeks in April We visit them for two weeks in May, after school nion star to the sun, nicknamedthe • is over. "Death Star" or "Nemisis." Other new studies bolster support for You-can serve the program as a: rival theories that blame mass extinc- • tions on gigantic volcanic eruptions, on On-Campus Host: Show a Soviet student American life! Go to clat changes in sea level or on global climate together, take him or her out for pizza or to a party, maybe. house a changesin ngesEar tuhnrelated to objects smashing Soviet in your own dorm room or apartMent. Hosts will work teams of four. You do not need to speak Russian 46 hosts will b The presented at a chosen studies are being four-day conference. "Global Catastrophes in Earth History," Envoy to the USSR: Travel to the USSR. see Moscow. Leningrad which, in Snowbird. and Kharkov. Meet Soviet students and citizens in their own opened Thursday environment. Ask questions and have fun' 'Russian Is helpful but not required. The program is looking for majors from a variety of The theory that mass extinction could • academic majors and classes Ten envoys will be chosen. teabec ma.used by comet or asteroid impacts was first proposed in 1980 by Alverez•s ic Community host: Open your home for a night or two tei a Soviet student or university official We are looking for faculty; citizens in The team found thin layers of the Orono, Bangor. Old Town. etc who would like to show Soviets the real metallic element iridium deposited Maine The only qualifications are an open attitude and a spare around the world in 66-million-year-old bedroom. Families with children are particularly welcome. If you rocks, suggesting that a comet or speak Russian. great. If not. don't worry. Most of our guests last asteroid striking Earth kicked up year could speak English. enough dust and tnggered enough MEETING smfforeikinysgufipmanrespliestoy,sbpecloci.esk oourt dsestuntrioglyiitrig, eitherher WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OCT. 26 Iridium is viewed as evidence of such 7:00 p.m. impacts because it is far more common 120 Little Hall in extraterrestrial objects than in Earth rocks. The iridium layer could have been See slides from last year's exchange. Talk to students who distributed as airborne dust. participated. For applications, come to the meeting, or see Asst. The researchers estimated the comet Prof. Virginia Whitaker, 106D Lord Hall. 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