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Spectator THETwo posts still undetermined after primary BY LEE LAZZARA with49.08 percentofthe vote, followed by Jim tion was "pretty good, with a little over 500 Staffßeporter Quigg with25.92percentand JasonTankowith ballots cast." Withaneligiblevoterpopulation UPCLOSE & 23.00 percent. AmandaMaikle beat out Jisun of approximately5,000,aboutlOpercent of the Theballotshavebeencountedandtheofficial Kirn for executive vice president with 74.12 students oncampus voted. IN-DEPTH■MMHBWMMi resultsare infor the 1994 ASSUprimary elec- percent,as opposedtoKirn's 25.88percent. In the final elections Tuesday, April 26, tionsheldTuesday,April19,inwhichtheASSU Intheraceforactivitiesvicepresident,George Lemieux will face off against Quigg for the RepresentativeCouncil positions ofpresident, Theowon with38.42 percent,followed byrun- presidencyandTheo willbattleConnally for the executivevicepresidentandactivitiesvicepresi- ner-upJauron Connally with 34.01percentand activities vicepresidency. The race for the ex- dent were contested for. (See related story be- Diana Manzo with27.57 percent. ecutive vicepresidency was settledinthiselec- low.) According to ASSU Elections Committee tionandwillnotgoto thefinals since there were MeganLemieux wonthe race for president memberDevinLiddell,the turnoutfor the elec- only two candidates. Candidates Financial Aid: discuss the Does it add university's up? future A close look at the BY JENNIFERPANTLEO perils andpitfalls of ßeporter navigatingthe Staff financial aid system Many new changes have been page 6 proposed by thecandidates for the 1993-94 Associated Students of Seattle University (ASSU) coun- FEATURES cil. A computerlaband 24-hour ex- JillShaw /spectator "All the tendedhours for eatingareas for students who stay on campusdur- CandidatesforASSUcouncilmetintheChieftainlastMonday todiscussissuestheydeemcriticaltoSU'sfuture. world's ingthe weekend werejusta few of the ideas exchangedin a Monday GeorgeTheo,JauronConnallyand students at several activities, I'd HallAssociation,intermuralsports indeeda candidates' forum. DianaManzo started off the forum like to bring everyone together," and variousclubsandsaidhewants stage..." MeganLemieux,Jim Quiggand withtheirproposed activitiesplans. said GeorgeTheo,gettingup tobe toput these andallother activities Jason Tanko were compering for The mainfocus for allsevencan- closer to theaudience. He said he onamastercalendar. the position of president, while didates seemed to becampus unity plans tousehistwoyears ofexpe- Jauron Connally is the comic Professor finds AmandaMarkle andJisunKirnpre- and studentparticipation. Students riences asaresidencehall assistant editor for theSpectator,and works artistic release sented their platforms for the ex- havebeengoingoff-campus forfun and withcampusministry tounify as a projectcoordinator for Path- throughset design ecutive vice presidency. (For re- onthe weekends,because oflack of the studentbody. ways, which promotes student page3 sults of the primary, see above activities,somecandidates said. Theohas worked withthe Inter- story.) "Rather thanhaving onlya few nationalStudent Center,Residence See Candidates,page 8 SPORTS Annual Job Fair offers small opportunities Search for new Exodus to by James figueroa athletic director Montana of Staffßeporter resumes biblical Students and employers alike proportions convergedinside the LemieuxLi- by Kurt Hanson brary for Seattle University's an- StaffReporter nualSummerJob Fair. Former women's The annual fair,held April 13, Seattle University Sports soccer coachleads gavestudentsachancetomeetpro- has been without a director many SUathletes spectiveemployersfor internships for most of this school year. andrecruits to the or regular positions in a neutral Thevacancyopenedup when big sky country environment. Italsoprovidedstu- NancyGerouleftthatjoband page 11 dents withawaytoobtainemploy- assumed the position of as- mentwithout anyhasslesorhaving sistantvicepresidentforStu- to travel.Employers arebenefited dent Development. In the bybeingable tofindwell-educated absence of a director,Rich- people whohave agoodchance of ard Bird, associate director succeedingin oneplace. for residential life, has as- However, if last Wednesday's sumed the helm of Univer- show wasanyindication,difficul- sity Sports. obtaining prospectiveemployersmeet library lobby. 11 ties in employment may Job seekers and in the With the vacancy,the uni- Classifieds stillbeprevalent.JocelynPenner,a 3 versity openedup a nation- Features student whoattended the fair,said, organizationsscheduled,severaldid almost entirely left out, and the wide search that brought in Humor back page "Mostof thesejobs are little cleri- not show up). Still,Penner and overabundant amount of youthrec- over 55 applications from In-Depth 7 caljobs.Thesearen'tcareeroppor- many otherscame out feeling frus- reationprograms didnothelpthose aroundtheUnitedStates.Hank tunities, they're very low-paying tratedabout their chances. people looking for serious job op- Durand,vicepresidentforstu- News 8 portunities. Op-Ed jobsthatwecan'tsurviveonforour There was a variety of employ- dentdevelopment,appointed 4 lives." mentavailable,butthatonlyserved Employers, on the other hand, Sports 10 Thatmayhavebeenbecause the to spreadthe amountofemployers said they were verypositive about SeeAthleticDirector, Up-Close 6 show was so small, compared to foreachmajorverythin. TheSchool page 2 others held in the area (of the 67 of Science and Engineering was SeeJobFair,page 2 ■ Spectator 2 APRIL21, 1994 the Athletic and all Director Kalamazoo frompage1 a 10-member search committee to points beyond find the replacement. Thecommit- torium.Therewere 17oralpresen- teewaschairedbyDavidCamthcrs, Students travel to tationsrangingfrom nursing,psy- directorofeveningstudies,continu- chologyand chemistry to biology ing education and summer school, theMidwest to and English.Each one was abou and included five staff and faculty 20 minutes in length. Five poster members,three studentsandafoimer present papers presentations were included. athlete. "People attending the warm-up "We were looking for someone dealing with a heard what kinds ofpapers come who had actual experience as an out of thesedifferent departments athletic director," said Carrithers. variety oftopics and what is appropriate," said "Wewerelookingforsomeonewho Meany. John D. Esbelman, pro- had twotothreeyearsinthatcapac- BY JENNIFERPANTLEO vost,setfundsasidesostudents and ity." Staffßeporter professorscouldworktogetherand After narrowing down the 55 equally benefit from it.Esbelman people in the candidate pool, the Seattle University students had gave money last year to enhance search committee selected five of anopportunitytoparticipate inun- student/faculty cooperative re- the top candidates. Theuniversity dergraduate research this month search. then flew the individuals for a out JILLSHAW / SPECTATOR alongwithfacultyfromdepartments Theconference,which washeld personalinterviewanda tourofthe variousdisciplines. at theUniversityofMichigan,had campus. Then thecommittee gave Rick Bird has been the acting athletic director since Nancy Gerou Anundergraduate researchcon- schoolsparticipating from all over Durand a recommendation of the assumed aposition with studentdevelopment lastfall. ference was held April 14-16 in theUnitedStates.Thisistheeighth two candidates. Kalamazoo,Mich.It was achance annual conference. According to first committee on their ability to willconsist ofonly fivemembers. Theuniversity offeredthejobto for students to getinvolvedin on- Meany, SU was the best-repre- tp individual,who weedout candidates. Carrithersex- Thecommittee willbechaired by ie turned down campusresearchwhilehelpingfac- senteduniversityontheWestCoast, thata ofastaffmem- the offer in order to accept avice pressedsomedisappointment Gerouandmadeup ultyenhance their scholarships. with the exception of California not "Naturally ber, member ofuniversity sports ofstudent affairsposition candidate was hired. a "Weneedtomakesurekids have TechnicalInstitute.NootherWash- I disappointed," and twostudents. anotheruniversity. Accordingto was saidCarrithers. the best opportunity to go to the ingtonschoolshaveparticipatedin Cesident "Ican't speakfor thecommittee,but "Itisjustmoreefficient tohave Durand, this was solely a career best graduate schools,"saidchem- the past. I the commit- decision. "This wasanindividual think weworkedverywelltogether a smaller number on istry professorJohn Meany. Communication professor Jeff cameup that tee,"saidDurand."We areoperat- whowasseriouslyinterestedinus and withthecandidates Professors were mentors to stu- Philpott,university librarianLarry we expected ing ona smallertime window and and we were being considered to were to." dentsandoffered freshsolutions to Thomas,and chemistrydepartment no athletic director. Ithink it can be done with this end,"saidDurand. "The deci- SUstillhas age-oldproblems as well as com- chair and professor Thomas W. job officiallyre-openedon number ofpeople. >ntoaccept thevicepresidentjob The was ing up with problems not previ- Griffith havebeen involvedin the April The university plans to may opportunefor is seen in their eyesas a better 11. "It be more ously discussed. conference inthe past. in comingto reermove." advertise the position the peoplebecause theyare Thestudentsparticipatinginthe "Thesekidsdesperatelyneedun- Higher of yearandmighthave The second candidate was de- Chronicle for Education as the end the conference hada warm-up onSat- dergraduateresearchandamentor other national outlets to a better idea of the future," said nied the position for unspecified well as urday,April9,intheSchafer Audi- to guide them,"Meany said. fi attract Durand. Healso pointed out that whichDurand would not candidates. zealfor confidentiality reasons. Durandnowplanstoput together the previouscandidates are free to fasons,Durand had high praise for the a different search committee that re-apply for the position. BMBMwe'reNot theDaily] oriented - they know what they cruitingassistant forNorthwestern JobFair want,and they'reveryspecific." Mutual Life said she thought it frompage1 Thereweresomesuggestionsfor shouldbeheldat anotherlocation, improvementuponthefair.George one with amore open space. Her the fair andSUstudents.Mostsaid King, aneducationmajor, said he tablewasinsidethe first-floorstudy pointing at the Senior Night theyfelt thatit wasa greatopportu- feltthat "theyshoulddo thisearlier areaof the library; nity for students andheld them in inthe yearand not wait soclose to glass wall,shesaid,"this wallmakes high regard. "It's different from summertime andgraduation.Ifthey abarrier for therest of us. People theUniversityofWashingtonhere," did this during winter quarter it can justconcentrate on that other ,JK,. said Jason Freeman, a representa- wouldgiveeveryoneachancetobe area, so we're not getting a lotof Sit J^CllS!! tiveofNorwestFinancial. "Ithink moreprepared." traffic back here." [students] are a littlemorecareer- Yvonne Zambrana-Holt, a re- Tonight Bpm-1am Shuttleservice isavailable. Please callFrances at 296- OTQMJgI -6038 toreserve a spot. ..^::^
*"*""* ' Seattle University's student newspaper,the Spectator, is currently seeking applications from students interested in editorial,production,and businesspositions for the 1994-1995 Spectator staff. " Lunch " Dinner " Espresso Positionsavailable Include: \reakfast - " " " 9:OOAM 10:00PMTuesday-Sunday ManagingEditor Arts & Entertainment Editor Business Manager We featuregreat tasting food at low,low prices. " Opinion Editor " Sports Editor " Advertising Manager " " Copy Features Editor " Editor During the month of Photo Editor 4tipiiiS»> April,show your S.U. MADISON Preferredqualifications: Applicants should submit: student or staff ID and " " Good academic standing A letter of application explaining their interest "^SJf' get 20% off your meal. " Some computer experience " A completedresume, including three references " " Professionalphone skills A small portfolio of previous journalistic writing and not a greasy Our " (BusinessManager) MOE's is spoon. Bookkeeping editing work meals are expertly prepared from £ Send application packets to: scratch using only fresh ingredients. 2 mgrci Nancy Gerou,Seattle University, Broadway & Madison, Seattle, WA 98122 EAST PIKE Deadlinefor these positions is MAY 9.1994 SPECOTQg I theSpectator APRIL21, 1994 3 Behind the scenes withthe womanbehind the scenes BY MICHELLEDELAPPE Though Clay has taught here about." upcomingplay, said of Clay, "IfI *- - n._jy n StaffReporter since 1987, thisyearhasbeen dif- Clay's excitement started at an go into directing, she will have ferent. Her twins, who enter kin- earlyage withanaffinity forarchi- greatly influenced me," referring set designsof Carol Wolfe dergartennextyear,plusa teenage tectural drawing. "My dad was a to his increased appreciation for ay,assistantprofessor of drama daughter,have takenpriority over designerandbuilthouses,"she said, design and technical direction in SeattleUniversity,are currently classes, shesaid.Normally she of- "soIusedtodo alotofdraftingand drama. aturedintheKinseyGallery.The fers courses ranging from Intro- drawingofgroundplanseversince Clay said she hopes to do more (Theonth-longexhibit, titled"Behind duction to Drama to Advanced Iwasreallylittle." designingoutsideofSU.Sheplans, theScenes,"commenced SU'scel- SceneDesign. In high school she continued for instance, to designsets,light- ebration of Women's History Her students give excellent re- withdraftingandart classes,butas ing, and costumes for the Empty onMarch 28. views.Claysaidshelikesher"stu- the only girl in all her drafting Space theater in October. Other Clay is not only formally dis- dents to be actively involved in classes, she said, she did not feel dreamsClay has include a larger lying her work, which she calls what they're doing." Drama stu- encouragedtopursue architecture. dramadepartment:"Iwish wehad isually interpreting the words" dent Don Jones said thatin class Shewasashy student,and said that more people interested," she la- plays, but also has been busy "she actslike she's talking toeach she "had to reallylike doing it in mented. thdesignand technical direction personinanintimate way,likeshe's order to'be there." Herstudents agree.Jones called railof SU'splays. sharing information she'sexcited Clay sparentsencouragedherto the drama departmentthe "illegiti- ionth gointointeriordesign,sinceitwas mate child of the university" be- a more feminine field. Yet after causeoftheneglectmanySUthes- getting a degreeininterior design pians perceive. Theycite the lack QVote and spendingsome time in busi- of a stage and soundproofing as ness,Clayone day "wanderedover difficulties for thedepartment. George Theo to the theater department" at the "Most people are coming from University of California at Davis. highschoolsthathavebetter,"Clay Aftertakingoneclass,shedesigned pointedout. Yet thelimitations of a play set and eventually entered the Vachon Room intheFine Arts Activities V.P. the graduateprogram there. Building have also presentedop- Since thenClayhasdesignedsets, portunities for morecreativity. costumes and lighting, and done Clayadded that"to some extent technicaldirectioninalong,varied the studentsherelearnalotbecause list ofplays.Adiversesamplingof ofthe lackof facilities,"since they these can be seen at her gallery learn tobemore "nimble" andhow exhibit,whichsheconsidersateach- to"makesomethingfromnothing." ingtoolin itself, "to show people "Thisis one ofthemajor theater all the different things that are in- areas in the country," Clay said, volved." addingthat she wouldlike tosee a Before joining the faculty atSU, liaison between SU and aprofes- LIZBRADFORD / SPECTATOR ClaytaughtinEverettandinWyo- sional theatre.She saidshesees the ming.Jones,whohas workedwith university's drama department as offer in that the learning is more her in many plays,remarked that very attractive because of the op- holistic," Clay said, adding that "we'relucky" to have her. portunitiesin the area. dramamajorsneed that since "the Tim Peyton,lead actor in SU's "I think Seattle U has a lot to art of theateris about life." 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In any language, the named Yasutani (Yas for short), Since1929 Sports£^££2!!""EditorJamesCollins CopyEditorCourtney Sempla bittersweet enigma ofit implies a CONSCIENCE andIwerespeculatingonthe future Photo EditorJillShaw grudging departure,andyet some- OFAWHL ofJapan.Yaswasunusuallycandid AssistantPhotoEditorLizBradford bow imbues thenextinstant with about theclass biases that are not Newsroom: (206) 296-6470 Humor PageEditorJauronConnally anticipation nope TOPOWER goodfor long-termhealthofhis NewsLine: (206) 296-6471 Business ManagerJennifer Kampeula and for the fu- the ture.The enigma is present when country. Advertising: (206) 296-6473 AdvertisingManagerKurtHanson Manny Romero FAX: (206) 296-2163 DistributionManagerPhanTran we eulogize our slain heroes: We Yousee,Yaswasbornandraised do so hoping that their shoes will porations which survived WWII) inapoorsectionofOsaka.Hestud- Publishedweekly,exceptduringholidaysandexaminationperiods,by somedaybe filled.Itisthrough this manipulate the levers of national ied hardandeventually testedinto Seattle University,Broadway & Madison,Seattle, WA 98122. hope Ialways power. Tokyo University. Postmaster:Sendaddresschanges to:TheSpectator,SeattleUniversity, andsenseoflossthat This feat is Broadway& Madison, Seattle,WA 98122. U.S.P.S. No.2783 view the documentaries of John WiththepassingoftheCold War, roughly theequivalent ofgoing to Kennedy andMartinLuther King. thepolitical consensus which held Harvard and coming from the Andit is throughthis veil of poi- the system together has collapsed. Bronx,notimpossible butveryun- gnancy that Iwatch the departure Hosokawa saw the handwritingon likely.Yastoldme thatpeoplefrom Development of students ofJapan'sPrimeMinisterMorihiro the wall.He split from the tainted Osaka are very different from Hosokawa. LDP and created the New Japan peopleinTokyo.Inmany wayshe not supported financially Tobesure,Hosokawawillnever Partyand wontheright togovern. was anoutsider and he felt alien- hold anequalplace in the Ameri- Hosokawa wasn't satisfied with atedinhisownculture. University fosters the growthof the can political pantheon that either merely symbolic victories and he TheUniversityofTokyo,hewent "whole person"— spiritually,emotionally, and KennedyorKingdo,butheisevery vigorously pressed his reform ontoexplain,iswherethe scionsof bitascentral to the future ofJapan agenda. Among other reforms, he thepowerfulgotoschool.Ipointed intellectually. However, withitslimited amount Seattle as they were to ours. With very loosened the threefoldpolitical grip out that this was much like ofmajorscholarship money,SU-does not support this little fanfare inthis country,Japan that business and political leaders America's oxymoronic attempt to growth financially. has taken its first post-Cold War andbureaucratsheldandheincreased foster and perpetuate an aristoc- era.In this country, weshouldre- foreignaccess toJapanesemarkets. racy. Yas said that Iwas wrong Scholarships suchas theSullivanLeadership membersomomentous aleader. Thoughitcosthimbisseatandquite because scions of powerin Japan Awards are available forin-coming freshmen whohave Japanese national politics, like possiblybisgovernment,hedidpass still hold adisproportionate claim And, shownleadership intheirhigh school years. These American politics, is a game of adiluted versionof hispoliticalre- to the reins ofpower. among influence andvast sumsofmoney. formbill.Due tothesereforms,cyn- thepowerful,thereare fewpopulist awards attract talentedstudents. Unlike Americanpolitics,Japanese ics spread reports of the scandals heroes.This,Yas,assuredme was corruption, power brokering and which inexorably forced the root of Hosokawa's success, However, there are no such major scholarships for secrecy are integral to the inner- Hosokawa'sresignation. andthesourceof thelogicnecessi- students whohavegrown as wholepersons over their machinations of the interwoven But,like Kennedy,Hosokawa's tatedbis downfall. college years. power structure of the Japanese vision of a better more pluralistic YasandIcontinuedtoexplorethe ruling class. The Japanese ruling Japan may take seed closer to the likelihood of continuedreform that Thescholarship money available throughschool classis,to thisday,more self-con- Japaneseheart without Hosokawa willfosterthekindofpublic debate sciousandcohesivethantheAmeri- at the helm. There isno evidence that weagreedis goodfor modem doesnot recognize andrewardthe growthofstudents. can rulingclassis. that the public sentiment which democracies. We parted company Thereis only alimitedamount ofmoney for those This self-awareness dates back carriedHosokawa topoweriswan- thatday,butIcan'thelpfeelingthat, studentswho growas "whole persons."Continuing to theShoguneraof the thirteenth ing. Indeed,public intolerance of likeme,Yasutanifeelsthepoignancy studentsneed to be recognizedfor showingimprove- and fourteenth centuries and was corruptionshouldbeaseriouswarn- ofthelossofagreatleaderamidstthe ment inthemidst of theircollege careers, andnot just at legitimized andreinforced by the ing for those inpower. The Japa- hopeofhisnationsboldsteptoward thebeginning. rigorsof war anddepression.The nesepeoplehave suffered toolong itshopefulandbrightfuture.Seeyou Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and gained too little from their in two. couldbeviewedas littlemorethan country's economic prosperity to TheSpectatorEditorialBoardconsistsofJenniferChing,Rafael Calonzo a democratic veneer behind which look kindly on their elite's profi- MannyRomeroisaseniorpolitical Jr. and Chris Jones.Signed commentariesand cartoons reflectthe theprogenyofShogunsandkeiretsu teering. sciencemajor.Hiscolumnappears opinions of theauthorsand notnecessarily those of the Spectator,or families(powerfulfamiliesandcor- Recently,agood friendof mine bi-weeklyintheSpectator. that of Seattle University or its student body.
mate solutionwasastupidone;we discourage debateon a wide range the law toact on the impulse. COURTNEY SEMPLE allknow that.Butasbesangon the of issues. Such a situation is par- Whenanindividualis assaulted final songofhisfinalalbum,"What ticularlytroublingoncollegecam- on thebasis ofrandom selection,it Cobain truly a victim of elsecouldIbe?/Allapologies."Itis puses, which are some of the few is not the same as when one is thissociety which teaches children places in our society where open assaulted on the basis of one's society to loathe themselves and to mis- and thoughtful debateis possible. ethnicity, gender, handicap, or trustthe "exits"whichMs.Semple The discouragement of debate sexual orientation.There is anin- Afew days ago RushLimbaugh ofhismouthfor a while.Everyone believes are soreadilyavailable;it and encouragement of a narrow tentioninthelattercase thatdevas- declaimedsinger-poetKurtCobain ofhissongsisacry for help which serves no purpose to blame one intellectualconformity shouldhave tates the victim beyondthe physi- asapieceof "humanrubbish"who reached theears of severalmillion artist for havinglearned thelesson noplace in highereducation. Col- cal traumahe/she suffers. made a "goodcareer move"byoff- people. exceptionally well.Unfortunately, legesanduniversitiesinsteadshould It'stypicalthataneditorial writer ing himself. Now Iopen our be- Butnoone listened,andnow that in the wake of this event and its seek topromotereal tolerance and will characterize allhatecrimesby loved Spectator and read Ms. heis deadpeople likeMs. Semple media aftermath Iam now more diversity ofopinionandrespectthe theexampleofoneambiguouscase, Semple's equally over-simplified abuse him for being abused! She doubtful thaneverthat anyonewill rights of individuals to hold views while completelyignoringcases of view that thisunfortunate actwasa doesn'tseemtobe veryconcerned bother to rescue the next bit of radically differentfrom thoseofthe cross-burning, gay-bashing and selfish cop-out,and that "thereare with the factors which derailed "human debris." current partyline. other far less ambiguous cases well-marked— exits off [theroad to Cobain and which threatened to ToddManza Nick O'Connell whichdo notsupport his/hercase. suicide] exitssuchascounseling, derail many others. She seemsea- Adjunct Faculty,English Andrew Swift religion, support groups, family" ger toblame the victim and to see Department ["Kurt Cobain's suicide the ulti- only the ugliness of this man's ASHLEYMCCAULEY The Spectator welcomes mate cop-out," April 14]. symptoms,butfails toexamineour Criminal's intent iettara to th$ edttor. letters Get real! Ms. Semple doesn't sick society and itsroleinhelping Columnist correct shouldbenolongerthan300 understand our society very well. to produce such a suicide. Kurt distinguishes hate worde in length and must Kurt Cobainknew that thepeople Cobain knew that no one would to condemn PC's include signatures, — addres$es telephone in power teachers, employers, ever care, and the reaction to his crimes from others and — $ 1<)r ■ \w!ficati counselors, andjournalists would death he oUfrtbe* on onlyproves that wasright. influence during daytime him; hour*. All nevercareabout heknew that Every ninety secondsan American Ms.McCauleymissed thepoint. are subject editing, family letters to his wouldneverunderstand teenagercommits suicide;playing In her recent column ["Hypoc- Hate crimes legislation does not and become properly Of the him.Listening toany ofhismusic down this death with trite accusa- risy rooted deeply in fertile soil," criminalize ideas, it criminalizes Spectator, $*nd tetters via reveals that he was fully awarehe tions and pat solutions can only April7]AshleyMcCauleywasright acts, especially those which are campusmailorpostalservice was killinghimself with drugs be- deepens the alienation people like tocriticize the pervasiveinfluence motivated by hate and which vio- tot The Spectator. Seattle causehe felt lonelyand worthless. Cobain experience to of political correctness on college late the civilrights of the victims. University, Broadway arid and serve , Sohescreamedandpoundedonhis continue thecycle. campuses.Whilepurporting toen- While it is not against the law to Madison,fNfflteiWA 98182 guitar torelease his fury,tohave a We don'tneedCourtneySemple courage "tolerance" and "diver- consider burning a cross on your or send e-mail to Sp0ctatar(fpseattleu.0du. fewlaughs,tokeeptheshotgunout to tell us that Kurt Cobain's ulti- sity," such "pc" attitudes instead blackneighbor's lawn,itisagainst theSpectator Opinion APRIL21,1993' 5 ment'since the19605.A truemoralrelativist, Cobainuseddrugs,beathis wifeandbragged We're not hippies and Cobain's not Lennon about committing propertycrimes. He suc- cumbed to the foolish,yet now mainstream, Kurt Cobain's recent suicide was obvi- about ourdismal futures inanAmerica that Woodstock-eranotions thatdiscountpersonal ously tragic. Tragic because a young, tal- 'doesn'tcare.' Ashley 800hoo. responsibility,hard workandtraditionalAmeri- ented,but disturbedindividualtookbisown Well, that might be what they think,but canvalues. Wecan see the result. life,andbydoingsodeprivedhis wifeofher they are wrong.Iworry aboutpeople in or MffiUUY Thesedaysyoungrebels arenotespousing husbandandhisbabydaughterofher father. near their 20s who have bought into this the tired'radicalism'left over from the Age Ithinkthatis badenough;heis yet another Spectator Columnist stereotype.After a while,people tendto act of Aquarius. To truly rebel in 1994 is to rock star whose troubled existence ended in a waythatisexpectedofthem.TheGen- suggest government problem,not beforehereachedhis30thbirthday. thinkingaboutblowingourownbrains in X that is the out eration media imageisa prescription for thesolution;thattherearemoralabsolutes of Unfortunately,themediacouldn'tjustleave reaction toour"leader's" death. Comeon. failure.Itis also false. No, right and wrong; that the nuclear family is itat that. withinadayor sofollowinghis Let me back up. As most of youknow, Idon't think youcanlump a wholegroup death, critical tosocietal well-being;thatindividu- themediawerehailingthismixed-up, 'Generation X'is the termused to describe ofpeopletogether,as far as theirbeliefs and als areresponsiblefor their ownactions and heroin-addictedsingerfromAberdeenas"one those of us born during what one liberal, attitudes,simply because they were allborn lotinlife; andthat freedom shouldneverbe of Generation X's greatestleaders," "Gen- baby-boomercolumnistdescribedasthe "de- atacertain time.Look the at babyboomers. sacrificed for 'security.' eration X'sJohnLennon,"andoneofthefew mographichiccupthatoccurredbetween1961 SomeofthemfoughtinVietnam,camehome, Dead rockstarsshouldn't begenerational who "understood what astruggle itis tobe and 1981." If you were bom during these startedfamiliesandbegansuccessfulcareers heroes. We need tolook instead at thoseof young these days." years, you are an X-er. whileothersbecame hippies,took drugsand ourgenerationwhoignore thedismalpredic- That's a lot of legend to heap on a guy Unfortunately,GenerationX-ersarerarely protested the war. are different,too. X-ers in what they whosebandonlyhadonehitCD.Actually,I self-characterized. Our generation's defin- WhileIamsaddened for theCobainfamily, tions and strive for excellence do,whotake actioninsteadof whining,who findthemediastereotypingofmygeneration ingtraitshavebeenbestoweduponusby the Istill wouldhave to say that Cobain was a — livewholesomelives.EvenwiththeClintons as a bunch of whining crybabies whocan't previous generation the baby boomers. follower,not agenerationalleader. He may (and their own moral relativism) at our handlelife 'sproblemsinsulting.Irolledmy They say we are abunch of disillusioned, havepartiallypioneeredabranchofthemusi- nations helm,Americaoffers anabundance eyes at the sympathetic tone the TV news apathetic, overly pessimistic waifs whose calevolutionary tree,buthe,andmany ofhis ofopportunity. We justhave to go forit. readersused toexplaintoallofusX-ers that gloomanddespair wasembodiedbyCobain's fans, weren'treallyabout something new.If suicide counselors were waiting by their music.Theysayweareallhuddledaroundin anything,he conformed to the liberal social Ashley McCauleyis a senior Englishmajor. phones for the many of us who might be ahugeself-pityparty,moaningtoeachother principles that have become 'the establish- Hercolumnappearsbi-weeklyintheSpectator.
Philosophy Manbecomes Poetry p Dude Campus Comment hAnthonyDei ortO LetAmericabe America again. Letitbe the dreamitused tobe. Letitbe thepioneeron theplain Should SU changefrom a quarter Seekingahome wherehehimself system isfree. to a semester system? (America never wasAmerica to me) "Ithink thattheyshouldchange I^P^W-':" Let America be the dream the tothe semester systembecause w "?Ste§ : dreamers dreamed- on the current quarter system. WfcL*IT.n^B^ Letitbe thatgreatstronglandof SometimesIfeeltheclassesare fflKP^??' % love toorushed andyoudon't getas flfe*"^ J Where neverkings connive nor much out of themas you need tyrantsscheme Thatanyman'Becrushedbyone above. Ann Burger t__^^BWr^^L mtUr^ (Itnever wasAmerica to me.) GraduateStudent/ Education O,let my land be aland where liberty Is crowned with nofalsepatri- Andspend the summer making otic wealth, PHAN pickles Butopportunityisreal,andlifeis Ioffer you free, Tran The threatofnuclear war. ' Equalityis intheair webreathe Ifsalwaysbeen true that HMmKB IgSfett tninlc snou'dstick with (There'sneverbeenequalityfor [SpectatorCoJumnist Thischoice wasmadelong ago. thequartersystem." me, Norfreedom in this "homeland Youspyon M Mark Brown I fli HEkJHHHH Undergraduate/ Finance ofthefree") Can't getridofyou. Theformer teachers lying near — Kerosenemight. death. from"LetAmericabeAmerica —"LOVE" byPhanTran Allofthem areimpotent Again"by LangstonHughesfrom *+♥ No matter whatexcusesyou in- "The Poetry of the Negro:1746- Roses areRed. vent. "Isay no to the semester sys- 1 -1970" editedby LangstonHughes Violets areBlue. TheThreeStoogesstepoutofthe and Arna Bontemps. Shaquille O'Neal don't rhyme television terns because you get more Dl^BftßC^ fl hispoems. Andyouarecertain coursesifyoudoquarters.Then ML That wasone ofmy favorite po- WhyshouldI? That the nightisinyourheart. youget moreareas of study." ems.After readingpagesandpages — "I'mthe Man"byPhanTran *♥♥ CarrieNoess of great poetry More thana policemen ML from the likes of few who sth Year / Accounting Lii__Jjll^k». Langston Hughes, Paul Lawrence I'lladmitit.MaybeIdon'thave rule the world Dunbar, Robert Frost, Adrienne thegiftofthemuse.I'mno"poetry Argueallnightaboutpoetry. Rich,JohnDonne,EmilyDickinson dude,"that's forsure.Butluckily, While there's stilllight and E.E. Cummings, Icouldn't re- my twoand two-thirds years spent They have no religious convic- sist trying to write a little poetry on the engineering trackmade me tions myself.For the first timeever-and computerliterate. Andyoursecretis probably the last - the fruits of my And with this basicknowledge That you thought this was the Idonot think sobecause poeticlabors are published in this ofcomputersIwentoutandbought dress rehearsal. eight months is quite enough here newspaper.Enjoy. myself a program that createspo- time without a break." ems. With a simple push of the What's theverdict?Shouldlkeep Vroooooom! Vroooooom! "enter"keyIwouldinstantlygetan writing my ownpoetry orlet the ("No,"> Patrick Brennan —Thecar Zoooooooooooms! originalnon-copyrightedpoemthat computer write them for me? Or 1 Sophomore / English "Autobahn***151"byPhanTran Icouldcall my own. shouldIgive upand just readpo- Insteadoflaboringononeortwo etry? AllwomenlovePhan. poems all day or even weeks, I Note: This column was brought Iam Phan. could sitdown atacomputer for a to you under the influence of "NoIdo notthink they should ML Therefore,all couple ofhours and have357po- NyQuil, Tylenol, Novafed, and — womenlove me. change to a semester system i \ mS "Syllogistic Love" by Phan emsreadytobepublished.Hereare whatmydoctoraffectionatelycalls because that would really M Tran computer-createdpo- "theCrud."Inotherwords,Ihavea some ofmy screw up everybody's credits m I| ♥*♥ ems: bad caseof flu-like symptoms. that theyhave rightnow." jM Yourloveislike a nit. Liceinmy hair. /know Imustsingalongwiththe PhanTranis a senior majoring in Lori Benavldes ■'r Even industrial strength sham- radio. philosophy. His column appears Freshman / Political Science I ■ W* poo Eatall thisfood, bi-weekly intheSpectator. Up theSpectator 6■APRIL21,1994 Close Financial aidis BY EMILY JOHNSON Sietffßeporter International SeattleUniversity fundsits fi- Stumer nancial aid throughacombination offederaland statedollars,private fromreceiving donations,and student tuition.Al- uK though allstudents provide apor- LIZBRADFORD /SPECTATOR tion of themoney from which fi- nancialaidisdrawn,approximately Longlines aretheleast ofthepricestudentspayforfinancialaid. 400students cannotevenapply for that aid,regardlessof theirneed. These students have traveled acrossinternationalborderstostudy Aidis a two-edgedsword at SU. They pay tall university tuition,yettheyare theonly group BY EMILY JOHNSON ofstudents noteligibleforfinancial StaffReporter aid. Whilefederalandstatelawspro- Eighty-fourpercent of Seattle University freshmen are offered some hibit government aid from being type of financial aid. Chances are thatmany of thesepackages willnot applied to international students, remainconsistent overfouryears. Avarietyoffactors contribute tothese thereisnothing whichlegallypro- inconsistencies, including changes in the student's status, changes in a hibitsstudentsfromreceivingother Other universities,however,do suddenlywithoutmoneyfromback family's financial situation,submitting FAFs late and changes in the types of aid from private sources, provideneed^basedaid toiniemii- home. Students fromSouth Ameri- number of peopleapplying for aid. includingprivate universities. Yet tional students. Razat Gaurav, a ca,especiallyVenezuelans,encoun- Inconsistencies infinancial-aid awards overthe courseofstudy atSU nofinancial aidexists for interna- civilengineeringmajor fromIndia, teredproblemswhentheircurrency inhibitstudents' ability toafford tuition.Increases ordecreasesinaward tional students atSU, pointstoStanford,CalTech,Roch- wasrapidly and drastically deval- packages from year to year are common. Everyone,it seems, has a Individuals from other countries ester University and the Illinois ued. Thismadepaying for school financial aidhorrorstory. applying toAmerican universities Institute of Technology as some inU.S.dollars costly.Both theIra- One woman attended SU with the aid of a merit scholarship her must demonstrate to theU.S.gov- examples.TheCollegeBoarddis- nian revolution and the Iran-Iraq freshmanandsophomoreyears.Springquarterofhersophomore yearshe ernment anddieuniversitythatthey tributes an international student warprohibited a large number of decided to take 12creditsinsteadof theusual 15.Duringthe first part of canafford topayfor the first year's versionof the financial aid form studentsfromaccessingtheirraoney* Juneshereceived aletterfrom the Office ofFinancial Aidinstructingher tuition in order to obtain an F-l (FAF)usedby theseschools toas- inIran. , ,#%\ to take three morecredits orher scholarship would bein jeopardy. visa. The F-l visa allows sessneed. This form converts for- Later in the 1980s, the global After communicating with acounselor in the financial aid office, she internationals toreside inthe U.S. eigncurrencyintoU.S.dollarsand economyvictimizedNigerians.The was under theimpression that shecouldcomplete thesecredits atSeattle* whilestudying. asks applicants tolist their assets Nigerian government,prosperous Central CommunityCollege.Midwaythrough the summer she received Mostincominginternationalstu- andprovidedocumentation,includ- fromoilbooms,hadprovidedschol- another letter stating that these credits were unacceptable.At thispointit dents are not eligible for merit- ingtaxreturnsandbankstatements. arshipstostudentsstudyingabroad- was toolateto register for any classat SU.Unable to makeup the three based scholarships like the rest of Gaurav says that just because When the valueof oildropped,the creditsinthe fall,she filed an appeal for reconsideration;it was denied. the studentpopulation. JimWhite, international students travel sofar bottom fell out of die Nigerian" The woman said she had not realized thather financial aid would be director offinancial aid,explained toattendschoolhereisnoreasonto economyandthegovernmentschol- droppedif she was short three credits. She admitted to learning of this that with education systems vary- assume that theyare wealthy.It is arships werediscontinued. policy attheverybeginningofschool,butas a20-year-oldconcentrating ing widely from country to coun- tnie that as a result of the unavail- Other situations occur that are onschoolwork,"who reallyremembers" thispolicy two yearsdown the try,"how canyouevaluatethe very ability of need-based aid, the for- alsocommon toAmericans.Bank- road,she asked. Sheadded that she heardan"unofficial rumor" that the best(students)?" eign-student population is com- ruptcy, aparent whobecomes dis- universityhad acceptedtoomany students and haddistributed toomuch Jim Lyons,associate director of prised of wealthy individuals,he abled,or adeath inthe family can financial aid. admissions,agreed: "How do you said,andthatitismore difficult for depletefinancialresources.Ameri- Had herscholarship notbeen canceled,she would graduatethis June compare a student coming from, deserving individuals from less canstudentsareable toadjust their with aBachelor ofArtsdegree.Butas a youngwomanpaying forschool say, China to a student from privileged backgrounds to attend financial aid when their financial on her own,hercollege educationremainsincomplete. Kennedy High School?" he said. SU.ButGauravsaidhecanthinkof status changes. International stu- student, Furthermore, Other stories are not so bleak. Avi Barnes, a humanities even withoutinterna- "more than two or three excep- / dentscannot appealtoSU'sFinan- received agenerous stipendher freshman year. That yearshe livedinthe tionalstudentscompetingforassis- dons. There are quite a few stu- cial Aid Office for assistance. residencehalls andpaid$1,000perquartertuition.Thefollowingyearshe tance, financial aid funds arelim- dents whoneed aid." When these situations fflse,in- ited, said, lived at home to save money. However, her sophomore year she paid he Unfortunately, the monetaryre- ternational students are left with i: $2,000 per quarter,twice asmuch asshehad thepreviousyear. Internationalstudents arenoteli- sourcesstudentsrelyon canbecome few resosrjj^. The international One of scholarships wasdropped,but Barnes saidshe was givenno gible for need-based aid because depleted due to national turmoil, studentcentermakesitclearthatrto reason for the inconsistency. She said she suspects that turning inher assessingthe need ofpeople from natural disasteror family problems. moneyis available lointernational application lateaffectedher awardpackage. different countries would be a te- FaiziGhodsi,directorofdieintenj||| studentsanddirectsneedystudents IrisGodes, associate directoroffinancial aid,confirmedthat turningin diousprocess, White said.Foreign tional student center, said that this !toabook listingprivatesourcesof financial aid forms (FAFs)latenegativelyimpacts awardpackages.She currency andassets would have to hasbeenthecasewithseveralgroups financial Aid. Most of these types emphasized the importance of submitting completed files as soon as betranslatedinto Americandollars of studentsattendingSU. of aid are available in small possible becausepackagesare distributedonafirstcome,first servebasis. for every countryin the world,he During the early 1980s several amounts, suchas $500. This means that in addition to a complete FAF, applicants should also explained. groupsofstudentsfoundthemselves Students who fin4themselves submit their tax returnsand their parents' taxreturns. Transfer students should submit their financial aid transcripts from all previous schools. Applications' are not processeduntilapplicants' files arecomplete. Barnes storyhas ahappyending.Herthirdyearshe receivedmoreaid Many different eggs in tie fina thanever,and she willgraduate this June. DawnBurger,asophomorepre-major,complainedabout thedeceptive BY JAMESFIGUEROA the incoming freshmanclassfornextyearIs ajspossible." nature of work study in the award package.Receiving it inher award StaffReporter expected tocontinue itsupwardtrend,mak- There atesever packageher freshmanyear,it appearedthat shewould have extramoney ing the increase somewhat irrelevant. Ac- student may recei during the school year. Inreality, she was short $2,500.This isbecause the financial aid department of co|#pg tojng Oodes,*ssoGsate director of popular choice w work-studyismoneyfor livingexpenses,not tosupplementtuition;to do ittle Universjtyban} at.wprkonpro- the financial aid department, "prospective ruores receiving so one wouldhave to work a second job. RVlthsing applications for nfijtt year,itis students willhave theirawardsmailed first, whilejuniors and Other complaints about the financial aid process are directed at the already close to beingtoolate tosubmit eventhoughail the files areprocessedatthe off-campus. The J billingprocess.Barnessaysthateveryyearittakeslongerforher Stafford orFree Applicationfor Fed- same time.Tlie contirjuingstudents willnot on-campus aid,ena loantogo through.Sheischargedlatefees thatarethendeferred.Another lStudentAid(thedeadlineisMay1). receive theirawarduntil June 1." itself,The udjversi studentremarks that the controller's billdoes notmatchherfinancial aid rhosepeoplewliosubmittedtheir ap- Citiesalsoscoldedstudentswhocomplete campus work: the c package. I'AFSA,;ationasearlyaspossible shouldfind theirfilesincorrectly orusebadhand writing, of theaidgiventoi Anotherstudent encounteredinconsistencies inher financial aid as a triselves in greats^ape* while those delayingapplicationprocessing.Sometimes Loans ate anotli result ofuncooperativeparents.Becauseshe wasundertheage of24, she who gotinlatecanonlyhope foragood students don'te^vencomplete theitfites. take,therearesevt could not declare herself independent; her parent's signatures were aw^packfige.Mostot'tbe percentof "The last item completed, such as a tax able, some requirii required onFAFdocuments.This allowedher parents tomanipulate her SU students withaidknow thisalready, form;determines the1381$date
sun thatherexperienceas financial aid ancehis social,academic andwork Here comes the Candidates coordinator forASSU will enable lifeifhebecame" president,Tanko her toplan a sufficient budgetfor responded, ASSU is a full-time page1 from the $180,000thatthe vicepresident job.Itwillbemy firstpriority and growth and development. Hepro- willbeinchargeof. Idoplantoquit my (other)job." posed being more involved with "There needs to be student em- Jim Quigg has been a resident the community and young inner- powermentandmorecommunica- assistant for two years.His main citykids. tion,"saidMarkle."Iwanttoknow goalsaspresidentwouldbetohave "Students go off campus to the what the students want; Iwill be an integrated e-mail which would University District to off-campus workingfor them." display all campus activities and parties,"saidConnally."I wantto Her opponent, Jisun Kirn,said available jobs.He said he would create fun weekends with either with asmile, "Ibelieve in myself Iike to see aDepartmentofMotor music acts or comedians so stu- and allSeattleUniversitystudents. Vehicles-typenumbersystematthe dents will want tostay oncampus Ihave the motivation and respect controller's officesonoone would and meetpeople." forothersthatwillmakemeagood have to wait inline. Each person Diana Manzo has servedas mi- vicepresident." wouldtakeanumberandbehelped nority representative for ASSU, Kirnsaidshewants tomake this when itiscalled. whileparticipatingintheHispanic positionhermainpriority.Shead- MeganLemieux saidshe wants club "Nosotros."She hasbeen on mits thatshecanbe tootrusting of tomakeherself visible.Herconsis- the board of directors for a work others,but said she plans to work tent attendance at meetings since achievement education organiza- on that. her freshman year has made her tionin Washington D.C.and trav- Jason Tanko,who workson the knowledgeable,she said. eled to Paris as a United States task force advisory board, said he 'Tvebeen involvedinASSUfor representative. plans to make campus safety in threeyearsandworkedintheCampus Manzoproposed touse thequad regard to escort services his first AssistantCenter.Iwanttosecadvisers for more music festivals and con- priority and thebetterment ofstu- more accessible andextended hours certswhilecreatingadiversityweek dentI.D.s his second. He saidhe forfoodplacesforstudentswhohave fordifferent cultures.Shealsopro- wantstouse theS.U.vanstoescort tostay oncampus on the weekend," posed to work on acampus coffee students withina one-mileradius. saklLemieux. When asked - house as aproject. Tanko was responsible for get- howthecandidates wouldincorporate ■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■ =" UZBRADFORDIBP6OT*KW Thenew vicepresidentwillbein tingstudentsextendedlibraryhours, theirvisionswiththerestoftheexecu- chargeofmanagingthebudgetsfor andsaidhealso wantstosee a24- tivesas ASSU,thepanelsaid,"Work- Studentstookabreakfromthe booksthis week when the sun made ASSU andcampusclubs. -hour computerlab. ing togetheras friends,delegatingre- asfirstofficialappearance ofspring Amanda Markle said she feels Inregardto howbeplans tobal- sponsibilitiesandcommunicating."
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Page preparedby the ASSU office. This page is for registered clubs and organizations to advertise information about their events. For information contact the ASSU office @ 296-6050 10 APRIL21,1994 Sports theSpectator IM softball starts with a clang
by James Collins SportsEditor
Sunnyskies, the metallic whang Sports of the bat, the crash of broken windshields,the thud of foulballs off the topof the intramural shack. Onceagainit'stime for softball. Sonic Doom The 1994 Seattle University intramural softballseason gotoffto conference finals. a resounding start last week. The werenarrowly Now assuming they advance firstrainouts avoided duringplayin weekdayleagues, totheleaguechampionshipseries, the theSonicscouldplayNew Yo±, and hopefully that trend will throughout spring. Chicago orAtlantafor the title.I continue the Bad don'tenvisionanyofthoseteams weather and forfeits havebeen the simply rollingoveranddyingfor biggest problems during previous seasons, maybe With theapproachof the 1994 theSonics. but 1994 will be NBA playoffs, many Seattle Pat Riley and Patrick Ewing different. a wonderful Supersonics fansare treatingthe make theKnicks dangerous; the Softball provides opportunity for players to postseasonas amere formality,a Bullshaven'tfallenas farasmany like me humiliate themselves both in the kindofnecessaryevilthatstands had predicted without Michael between them and the World Jordan;andtheadditionofDanny field and at the plate. I've had baseball, Championship. Manniiig has solidified the dreams about playing making Wakeupandsmellthe sweaty Hawks' chances. about the sensationalcatch incentertield, socks. Iwon'tsaythe Sonicshave no againstthewall about Seattle haslockedup the best shot, because clearly that is not drilling the game-winning grand slam. Thenlrememberthatlcannot recordintheleagueandwillhave true.ButI'dsaytheirchancesare hit,run,catchorthrow, limiting homecourt advantagethroughthe little better than one in three to thus my chances to make these dreams playoffs. Theyhaveplayedwell winthe whole thing. / down the stretch. They have a Actually,I'llgo out on alimb come true. JILLSHAW SPECTATOR For others, softball season is a budding superstar in Shawn andsay Seattle won'tevenmake Another would-beBash Brother takesa mighty cut duringsoftballplay power-hitting Kemp, a superb defense and a it to the NBA Finals. Phoenix showcase for their this weekendas stunnedandamazed teammateswatch the bench. skills, testing the short right from deeprotation. will get them in the conference field porches fields. Campion team faces off against Brad the foul lines have been spray- None of this, however, championship four games to onboth The parking an target, Swanson's Bats'n Babes and Jim paintedand the umpires havebeen guarantees anything in the three, justlike last year. lot is attractive especially sitting Gessford's Pellet Gun squad. In rounded up,it will be time to let playoffs. TheSonics are at theirbestin with all the cars just beyondthe fence,not five feet one incarnation or another, these things be settled on the diamond. The Western Conference is transition,forcing turnoversand at threefranchises battled for the The grassis green, the airis fresh, tougher thaneverin 1994. The running the floor. With their fromthesignthatsays"Parkhere have your I'll auto- weekendleaguechampionshipover the beverages are cold and only potential blowout among athleticism (Shawn Kemp, own risk." bet the glassshops bang- the last two seasons. My moneyis hamburgers are on the grill. It the first-round series appears to Kendall Gill,GaryPayton) they aroundhere do a up businessin onPelletGun. Call it ahunch. doesn'tget any betterthanthis. beHoustonoverPortland,though can drivea teaminto the ground the spring. While both the women's and the So when the gloves have been Well, it'd be a little better if I the Blazers can still turn it up a whenallowedtoplayatthatpace. leagues oiled,theinfield hasbeendraeeed. could hit. notch But in the postseason, teams co-recreational have their share of action, the long-time The current number-eight like to slow the tempo down. ' rivalries inthemen sleagueslenda team,the Denver Nuggets,split Phoenixlearnedlastyearthattheir Seattle City Light the four-game regular season up-and-down style wasn't sense of traditionto the sport. The are in yet Program series with Seattle. In all particularly well-suited to the SU Yankees search of SkagitYouth Leaders Salary: $2,400 forseason likelihood, they will face each playoffs. another league championship, attemptingtomaintaintheirposition Location:Unit591-SkagitHydroelectricFacility other in the best-of-five first- So they wentout andacquired great dynasty sports. Seattle City Light seeks two (2) qualifiedapplicants to provideday-to-day round series. Inall likelihood, two physical players in A.C. as the last in Player/manager Joe Sauvage is supervisionand guidanceof counselors and campers,developingunit based theSonics will winandadvance Green and Joe Kleine, both goals and activities to a cohesive group atmosphere and a sense of Softball's answer to Tommy build to the secondround. veteransoftherough and tumble teamwork. Applicantsmust be at least 21yearsof age;have2yrs.experience Lasorda, only affinity But take nothing for granted. halfcourt action in tightplayoff without the withyouthprograms,BAdegreepreferred.Candidatesselectedwillberequired for The Nuggets are an excellent series.Phoenix canstillrun(they pasta. toliveinresidenceattheSkagitHydroelectricfacilityinNewhalem,WA during Inco-rec play, Sauvage's Yaba young team, anchored by lead the league in scoring), but thecampseason. DikembeMutombointhemiddle. they are better prepared to play SkagitYouthCamp Counselors Theguardrotation ofMahmoud either way.The Sonics still Salary:$1,400 for season Abdul-Rauf, Bryant struggle whenthey to Stith and are unable SeattleCityLightseekssbcqualifiedapplicantstoprovideday-to-daysupervision Robert Pack is explosive. dictate the tempoofagame.Ifan Due tospaceeonstriGtfdns* ofcampersincludingovernightresponsibilities.Assistwiththedevelopmentof ForwardsReggieWilliams,Brian opposing teamcan keep Seattle "Steve Garvey's* JMsti^npl unitbasedgoalsandactivities tobuildcohesivegroupatmoshpereanda sense Williams, Rodney Rogers and out of its varied defensive Leaguepredk^ohsWinriotlw ofteamwork. Applicantsmustbeat least 18 yearsofagewithpriorexperience LaPhonso Ellis are young but schemes, the Sonics can be seervurrtif next week, rjow? withyouthpreferred.Candidates selectedwillberequiredtoliveinresidence versatile and talented. Coach exploitedina halfcourt game. ever, since ba&ebail se^n attheSkagitHydroelectric facilityinNewhalemWA duringthecampseason. DanIsselisn'tamaster tactician, The Supersonics are not is six months long, liters but his players respond to his particularly tall across the cJoesn't seem to bemuchof a motivation. Denverplays good frontline, and only Kemp and rush. defense, especially at home. Michael Cage are physical : Pathways you to TheNuggetsareoneofthe few defenders. IfKemp getsin foul invites teams that can come close to trouble,Seattle is inbig trouble matchingtheSonics'depth.And around the basket. their mountain lion mascot is The streaky play of Kendall much cooler than that horrible Gill is also a concern. IfRicky Speak Out '94 "Squatch"thingthatrunsaround Pierce weren't coming off an inthe Coliseum. Ifyou askme, injury, this might not be so ExpertTeachers Reflections on Education and Experience Squatchlooks likeroad kill. important. But if neither one is Permanent Centers So theSonicsaren't assuredof effective on a given night, the Total Training aneasy win,eveninthe opening shootingguardburdenfallsupon May series. In the second round, Vincent Askew. Ouch. 9th -13th they 11likely face the winner of So don't assume anything. 12-1and 3:30 - 4:30 San Antonio and Utah. Don'tlet theshining glory of 60 GRE Class Starts Both the Spurs and the Jazz regularseasonwinsfool youinto Saturday 4/239 AM Casey Atrium area toughmark,thoughSeattle believing the title willbe handed hashistoricallyhadmoresuccess to theSonics on asilverplatter. againstSanAntonio.IftheSonics You know, Bill Walton is For more information contact thePathways test, might survive that either Houston annoying,but he also be 1-800-KAP-TEST orPhoenix willawaittheminthe right. office at 296-2525 KAPLAN lUJUS Spectator 21, Ithe Sports APRIL 1994. 11 Three SUplayers SU women's soccer hit by transfers attendSenior Lady lose threeplayers to Montana Soccer Showcase Chieftains by James Collins Grizzly soccerprogram. a sophomore says a lot about SportsEditor Allthreeplayerswere allowedto Sheralyn's leadership and athletic j By €Ollins James and transfer without reservation by ability,"said Duerksen. 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