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C A L I F O R N I POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO M u s i a n g D a i i y APRIL 22, 1997 VOLUME LXI, No. 103 TUESDAY Students Police report demanding normal weekend 4 4 education despite crowds A via Internet
By Jaime Borosi and Saturday night was as busy By Mary Hadley Doily Staff Writer as any for the department. Doily Staff Writer “There were the normal ampus and city police boasted party calls but nothing out of With the click of a mouse, stu smooth sailing for last weekend’s the ordinary or different ili dents can add their names to an Open House, after students and vis because of Open House” be said. Internet petition demanding that itors proved respectable. However, there are some Congress and the White House make col C“Open House was wonderful,” said Tom students who may think differ ently about police responding to lege edu- Mitchell, chief of campus police. cation See related “There was not one problem, we got every Open House weekend partiers. '/ i “I think that our party got easier to story Page 2 one in and out of here safely,” he said. attain. Mitchell commended the Open House broken up early because of Open House.” said Mike At a news conference last committee for the lack of problems during Thursday in Washington, D.C., this weekend’s event and attributed good Carroll, a mechanical engineer ing senior. the petition was presented to sev planning to the success of the weekend. eral U.S. Senators, including “Cindy Entzi and her crew did an out Carroll was referring to the five police vehicles stationed Barbara Boxer (D-Ca). standing job in planning the weekend,” he “Students throughout outside of his residence at 9:45 said. Si. California and the nation deserve p.m. Saturday. For the belated Community Service Officers (CSOs) put in w every opportunity to have their some overtime to help things run smoothly birthday party featuring a live voices heard, and the Internet is for the weekend. Twelve officers were band that played in the living a perfect vehicle for them,” Boxer room, Carroll said that police a.ssigned on Friday and seven were assigned said. were waiting outside before to patrol on Saturday, according to Jason The on-line petition was creat they approached him in his res Dimberg, a CSO supervisor and social science ed by members of the Public idence. He said he thought that junior. Daily photo by Down Kalmar Interest Research Group (PIRG), the amount of police cars was CSOs answered questions, directed traf Bike and motorcycle police patrolled Cal Poly for Open House. national lobbyists for consumer excessive in this case. issues, as well as the student fic, gave directions and patrolled campus to Carroll said an officer told In response to Carroll’s claims, Gardiner activist group Rock The Vote. maintain safe conditions. him that if he could not get everybody out of said that five police units responded to the By Thursday the petition had “It was the smoothest Open House that the house, he would receive a warning. I’ve seen,” Dimberg said. sight because neighbors complained of indi nearly 2,000 signatures, but According to Carroll, police officers then viduals urinating in their yards. according to Ivan Frisbberg of While campus police maintained the busy entered the house and wrote him a ticket for atmosphere within campus limits, city police “They officers felt that there were enough PIRG, that number will soon $150. increase. prepared for busy iViday and Saturday people at the party to send that many,” he “They basically said, “You are getting a said. “It took them until 11:34 p.m. to clear it “We expect around 50,000 sig nights throughout town. ticket because there are five cop cars that had out completely.” natures within the next five to 10 According to Jim Gardiner, San Luis to come out here and someone has to pay for weeks, now that the press is Obispo police chief, Friday night in the city it.’” was quieter than an average Friday night. See POLICE page 3 See INTERNET page 3 McShane’s back in the hunt with promises, promises
By Down Kalmar done before. Mustang Messenger, a club maga Poly he was involved with stu This week Mustang Daily Staff Writer “The continuity will work zine and possibly a yearbook. dents and their representation at magic for ASI and for the stu Third, more effective representa his alma mater, Monta Vista in Daily will profile all One year after he won his dents’ position on a number of tion that empowers students. Cupertino. According to Rhonda candidates for ASI landmark write-in campaign for issues; housing, transit, the ath Fourth and lastly, is what Hardy, the assistant principal ASI president, Steve McShane is letics complex, the Poly Plan,” he McShane calls “more bang for the “Steve demonstrated leadership president and chair doing it all over again. said. buck,” that he defines as an and initiative that he was cre of the board. This time he’s trying to make This year’s campaign is an opportu ative, full of Cal Poly history in another way, extension of last year’s “Students nity to energy and First” campaign. Running on four “run a w e 11 -1 i k e d turning himself into one of his Today: ASI presidential infamous Cal Poly “factoids.” key points, McShane said this tig h te r by stu The first Cal Poly president to time the message is “Continuing ship” by dents.” incumbant Steve run for, and win, a second term. the Commitment.” opposing McShane McShane Who is Steve McShane? Beneath the main message is f e e is banking He said that an outline of just how he will increases on his con- Wednesday: re-election is continue the commitment. His and look n e c t i o n s advantageous four main points are echoes of ing out with offi ASI presidential candidate for everyone. last year’s promises of student side of cials at the Cindy Entzi “It is in the awareness through better ASI for additional funding. As university, as well as at local and students’ best communication. part of this, he helped create an state levels to carry him into interest to re- v First, is continuing to advisory council to advise and another term. Thursday: ASI presidential elect an ASI make ASI more accessible consult ASI on more effective Academic Senate candidate Jed Whiteley, president,” through club visits and office leadership and finding money Representative to ASI Harvey ASI Chair candidate Tom hours. Second, is continuing outside of students’ pockets. McShane said. Spengler “It’s never been McSHANE communication through the Even before he came to Cal See McSHANE page 5 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1996 MUSTANG DAILY Pell Grants cause division between 15-year-old responsible community colleges, universities for high-tech stalking case By Harrison Arendbian the maximum Pell Grant will be said that public institutions are Assodoted Press______ttheir h e ir oown. w n . The Florida Flambeau (Florido State U.) $2,700. This way, students at the being forced into the fund-raising least expensive colleges will business as a matter of survival The family recently put their TALLAHASSEE, Kla. — While receive $2,550, and those at more rather than using the private EMERYVILLE, Ontario — house up for sale to escape him. He stumped the phone company, presidents from universities and expensive institutions will receive funds to improve the quality of “It started off as a joke with community colleges across the the entire $2,700. the electric company, computer education. experts, the police, the journal his friends and just got so out of nation are split over the funding The Florida Board of Regents, “As four-year public and pri which oversees the state’s 10 pub ists and — most of all — his par hand that he didn’t know how to formula for Pell Grants designat vate institutions form new coali lic four-year universities, is work ents. stop it and was afraid to come ed by Congress, Florida’s college tions, others fall by the wayside,” leaders have offered some solu ing to get more funding for both After harassing the Tamai forward and tell us in fear of us said Wetherell. “Traditionally, tions of their own. universities and community col family for about four months, disowning him,” his parents four-year public colleges and com the disembodied prankster who The debate centers around an leges, said BOR spokesman Alan said in their statement. Stonecipher. munity colleges are accustomed to came to be called “the cyber effort by groups representing Provincial police said the four-year colleges and universi The BOR is not pushing being common allies. stalker” broke down and con ties to limit the size of the Pell Congress to give university stu “However, the dollar makes it fessed. teen would not be charged. Grants to students at two-year dents more Pell Grant money more advantageous for the public All along, it was the Tamais’ “After going through the evi colleges. than community colleges students and private four-year colleges and 15-year-old son. dence gathered and the inter The two sides are arguing over would receive, Stonecipher said. universities to form a partnership During a four-hour interroviews, we concluded that gation by police on Saturday, whether or not the value of the “We are not the one’s pressing on the Pell Grant issue,” charges would re-victimize the grants should be tied more closely this issue to limit two-year insti Billy Tamai confessed to start Wetherell added. family,” said Sgt. Doug Babbitt. to the cost of the college he or she tutions,” Stonecipher said. “It’s Four-year colleges and univer ing a teen prank that got way is attending, so that a student the American Association of State out of control. The story of the Billy’s uncle, Gary Smith, sities cite a philosophical position mysterious electronic stalker who attends a costlier, four-year Colleges and Universities that’s as a justification for the change - said the teen was an average making this an issue.” drew national attention to this institution would be eligible for a equal access for the needy, accord high school student who has larger grant than students at a Tisha Brand, office manager small town on the shore of Lake ing to Wetherell. never been in serious trouble less-expensive community college. for Florida State University’s St. Clair, 20 miles east of This latest national controver Office of Financial Aid, said Pell “However, the underlying rea Detroit. before. sy stems from the changes Grants are funded according to son for this new resolve for the His mother, Debbie Tamai, A two-day sweep last week Congress made to the Pell Grant the estimated family contribution philosophical position is more issued a statement Sunday by a team of intelligence and Program in 1992 through the as well as the tuition cost of each money for the four-year student,” apologizing for the actions of her security experts loaded with Higher Education Act. Under that institution. he said. son, who eluded investigators. high-tech gizmos failed to reveal “If you have lower cost at the If cost savings are not consid Bell Canada, Ontario Hydro and act, lawmakers agreed that if the Sommy’s methods. The team value of the maximum Pell Grant community college level, Pell ered, then students will simply be even an espionage team hired rose above $2,400, any funds over Grants would be less,” Brand pawns in a game of accelerating by two television networks. was brought in by Dateline NBC that amount would be divided said. “But some community col costs to generate more financial “He’s my son. I don’t know and the Discovery Channel. equally between living expenses leges feel that the first two years aid dollars, said Wetherell. The how I didn’t know,” she said On Monday, however, the and tuition. of education have the highest community college system tearfully. “I must have been team claimed not to have been blind ... I feel so stupid. So Under that plan, all students level of dropouts, so they should believes that cost effectiveness is fooled. would receive the half dedicated be funded with grants, while sorry.” important when dollars are limit 'The electronic stalker, who “At the conclusion of our to living expenses, but only stu reserving the loan program for ed, he said. dents whose tuition rose above the second two years of educa called himself “Sommy,” began visit, our team had formed the $2,400 would receive the other tion.” “A better solution could be to haunting the custom-built home opinion that this was not a high- set aside pots of dollars to the sys half. On the other hand, four-year near Windsor, Ontario, in tech assault but rather a low- tem and encourage them to maxi The maximum Pell Grant for universities believe that grants December. He tapped into the tech lie,” Trevor Stewart of the 1996-97 academic year grew should be spread out equally over mize the dollars,” he said. “A for famil/s phone lines, interrupt Nepean Systems Inc. said in a to $2,470, but the Education the four years of education, mula could be created recognizing ing conversations with burps Department complained this fig according to Brand. needs, number of students served, and babble. Lights and appli statement. ure was too low to trigger the pro T. K. Wetherell, president of diversity, graduation options, aca ances would turn on and off on “Our first suspect was Billy.’ vision in the law. But in 1997-98, Tallahassee Community College, demic programs.” Three south-state areas declared in fire season; north-state season looms
Associated Press of wildfires as the dry season pro gresses. SACRAMENTO - Fire season “If the weather continues to be began Monday in the San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino as dry as it has been, we can cer areas and other regions of tainly see an early start (of fire California were expected to follow season) in the national forests, s(M)n, officials said. particularly in the higher eleva Warm, dry weather forced the tions,” said U.S. Forest Service three south-state areas to become the first to go on fire season this spokesman Matt Mathes. year, according to the state But an essentially average Forestry Department. It was an snowpack in the Sierra Nevada unusually early start, officials will help slow the onset of fires a career with said. “The wildland areas of some in Northern California, offi Southern California are ready to cials said. burn. As always, we ask for the State officials said that fire public’s cooperation to make this season was beginning in fire season as safe as possible,” Southern California while the said CDF Director Richard Wilson. state forestry department faces www.erac.com The fire season declaration funding shortages caused by last means firefighters will continu year’s big fires. New appropria ously staff engines and hire sea tions remain stalled in the state sonal firefighters. Officials also Legislature. asked that homeowners clear flammable material from around The extended weather forecast We’ll be interviewing on campus at structures and from roofs. is for continued warm and dry the career center April 29, 1997 In Northern California, which weather in most of the West, said always goes on fire season later Rick Ochoa of the National than the south state, heavy rain fall in January has produced a Weather Service. heavy crop of grass and other “All this points to a potential fuels that will increase the danger for a lot of fires,” he said. MUSTANG DAILY TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1996 DEA raids San Francisco marijuana 3 percent hike for club, prompting owner complaints state employees goes
By Koryn Hunt summer after undercover agents ‘’It’s been the DEA’s policy down for third time Associated Press______observed sales without the since well before Proposition 215 was even a dream and since required note from a doctor. By Steve Lawreiue added to the Bordonardo bill by Flower Therapy required that Proposition 215 that we will SAN FRANCISCO - After a Associated Press Democrats to beef up state fire- short truce, the medical marijua their 1,500 customers present a investigate these types of grow engine staffing and put that allo- notarized doctor’s prescription, ers,” he added. ‘’Proposition 215 na battle resumed Monday when SACRAMENTO - The third cation into the Schiff bill. Moore said. simply did not change federal the Drug Enforcement time wasn’t the charm for an law and it did not change the Republicans still balked. Administration raided a distribu She said they intend to attempt by Senate Democrats to San Francisco DEA’s interest in Schiff repeated Democratic tion club, seizing 331 plants and a remain open for business. give state employees a three- these types of cases.” arguments that most state number of other items. DEA spokesman Stan Vegar month, 3 percent pay raise. He said the DEA has contin employees have not had a pay Agents kicked in the door of said they raided the club because The raise, in a bill by Sen. ued to raid marijuana growers hike since Jan. 1, 1995. “Our the Flower Therapy Club in its activities are illegal under Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, fell one since the November vote employees deserve to be able to San Francisco’s Mission vote short Monday as most and has sent agents in to keep pace with inflation,” he said. District around 6 a.m. and Republicans continued to oppose "Proposition 215 simply seize plants from several “The time has finally come to do seized the plants, 15 grow it. large-scale growers in something about it.” lights and various other The measure needed at least paraphernalia, co-owner did not change federal law Northern California. But Sen. Ray Haynes, R- The decision to raid the 27 votes, a two-thirds majority in Beth Moore said. the 40-seat Senate, to move to the Temecula, said state employees and it did not change the club did not come from a No arrests were made. Assembly. It got 26 - those of 23 shouldn’t get a raise until the ‘’We’ve really followed higher source, he said. Legislature knows the cost of San Francisco DEA's interest ‘’We’re trying to get Democrats, two Republicans and the rules here and it’s sense an independent. Thirteen sweeping welfare changes law less why they should target in these types of cases," away from the idea that makers are likely to make this we’re making a statement Republicans voted no and one was us,” Moore said. absent. year. The Flower Therapy club -DEA spokesman Stan Vegar or we’re taking a stand. We are commanded by the Democrats have now tried The raise would be for April, opened last September, just three times to approve the raise, May and June, the last three before the passage of Constitution to uphold the laws, pure and simple. once as part of a bill that would months of this fiscal year. It Proposition 215. Approved by also augment the state’s fire federal law, which prohibits mar And a judge (U.S. Magistrate would take subsequent legislation voters, the measure legalized the fighting budget. ijuana cultivation. Federal law is Owen Woodruff) agreed. He to extend it. cultivation and distribution of When Republicans objected to not affected by the state initia approved the search warrant.” Senate President Pro Tern Bill marijuana for treatment of the that step. Democrats put the pay nausea and pain experienced by tive. The raid renewed the fight Lockyer, D-Hayward, said after The agency did not single over drug policy. California raise in a separate bill but tied the vote that Democrats thought seriously ill people with AIDS, that measure’s fate to the fire out Flower Therapy for any NORML, which fights for the they had a deal with Senate cancer and other diseases. fighting legislation by Since then, Moore said, they particular reason, he said. reform of marijuana laws, Republican leader Rob Hurtt to ‘’They didn’t go by the fed quickly issued a statement call Assemblyman Tom Bordonardo, have operated with the full R-Paso Robles. move both the Schiff and knowledge of the police and eral book,” Vegar said. ‘’The ing the federal government’s Bordonardo bills to the Assembly. federal statutes state that cul drug policy ‘’morally and consti That tactic also failed, so on health departments, acquired a Monday Democrats came back But a spokesman for Hurtt. business licen.se and obeyed all tivation of marijuana - and in tutionally bankrupt, and a Joe Yocca, said there was no such this case, high level, sophisti direct affront to the people of with a pay raise bill that wasn’t bureaucratic requirements. linked to the fire-protection allo deal. ‘’Let them pass or fail on Unlike the Cannabis Buyer’s cated, large scale indoor mari California who voted for their own merits, that’s the only juana cultivation - is illegal.” Proposition 215.” cation. Club, raided by authorities la.st They also took a $1.96 million agreement that Senate appropriation that had been Republicans had,” he said.
dents. INTERN ET fnm pa^e / PIRG has used petitions suc California Polytechnic State University aware of our petition,” Frishberg cessfully before, Frishberg said. said. The group recently got 1.2 million The petition was designed to signatures on a petition to elimi Graduates show support for Democratic ini nate laws it found to be “anti- tiatives that include the largest environmental,” and the laws Pell Grant increase in two were overturned. decades, a $10,000 tax deduction The Internet petition is a new for low- and middle-income fami idea and one that makes .sense, lies, and lower fees and interest especially where students are con rates for millions of student bor cerned, Frishberg said. rowers. “Students use the Internet Ring Sale The Pell Grant increa.se alone Students are deeply concerned would dramatically affect stu about being able to afford a col dents who receive financial aid. lege education and get financial This grant is awarded to all stu aid. It’s a natural,” Frishberg dents applying for federal aid who said. meet the financial need criteria Because the demographics of calculated by the government. Internet-petition signers can he At Cal Poly, for example, the broken down by state and district, average Pell Grant awarded in “California students who sign the the 1995-96 school year was petition will also affect their par $1,656, according to John ticular district congressional rep FREE Anderson, director of student resentatives,” Frishberg said. Graduation Announcements financial aid. There were 4,356 of To sign the petition, visit with purchase of a these grants awarded. PIRG’s website at PIRG is lobbying for $5,000 “www.pirg.org/student/aid/peti- Pell Grants for all qualifying stu tion.” Topham, Public Information POLICE jmm page I Officer for city police. The Student Neighborhood “We expected it to be bu.sy, but Come to Grad Days Assistance Program (SNAP) was it was pretty much routine calls," among the many forces on duty Topham said. A p r il 22-25 for the weekend. Two SNAP officers were on “SNAP worked last weekend duty and there was no increase in PURCHASE A COLLEGE RING and they did just fine,” said Bart preparation for the weekend. & save $39.99 on your Personalized Graduation Announcements. Buy your Gold Cal Poly Jostens College Ring and receive at no cost ONE package of 25 Personalized Graduation Announcements. Stay informed. Visit us at Open House April 18 & 19 \ Read Mustang Daily» BGorralb^ Bookstore J( )S IENS Tuesday, April 22, 1997'
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Greenwald said he has known Student Association and “Our students are more dedi Let’s do launch; Ashes and worked with McShane for a President’s Council, Heith Rothman, Cal State Fullerton’s cated, more driven and more suc number of years. cessful than many students in the “I really like Steve and think ASI president has gained respect of Star Trek creator, he is an extremely effective for both McShane and Cal Poly. In state or the nation,” he said. leader,” Greenwald said. a memo to the Mustang Daily He says he is setting himself “I think he really does commu Rothman expressed his support apart from his opponents by not for McShane. nicate well and that he spends a making broad, all-encompassing Timothy Leary blast off lot of time with clubs and stu “McShane has been an advo cate for student’s rights through campaign promises. dents. I think that’s what he set out the CSU system,” he wrote. “I’m making specific promises. By Gary Abramson -Krafft Ehricke, a former Nazi out to do and he’s done very well,” “He is a strong supporter of stu Associated Press rocket scientist who worked for he said. Look at the specifics,” he said. the United States after World dent input and involvement. “I believe this year I’ve taken Cal Poly officials aren’t the Under his leadership. Cal Poly MADRID, Spain - Boldly going War II. only McShane supporters. has truly become one of the lead the job of ASI president to a new where no man’s ashes have gone -Princeton University physi “Steve’s an awesome individ ing campuses in the CSU system.” level,” McShane said. He referred before, Gene Roddenberry’s cre cist Gerard O’Neill, a proponent ual,” said Dave Romero, San Luis Even with the confidence of to folders and binders of detailed mated remains soared into space of space stations. Obispo city councilman. “He has -Benson Hamlin, who worked outside officials, McShane is still information about ASI and issues Monday with those of LSD guru certainly shown much more ener on NASA’s moon mission for facing the issue of student trust, involving it, as well as account Timothy Leary and two dozen gy than any other president I can or lack of it. Many students still other space enthusiasts. Boeing, the Seattle-hased air ability charts for where money is remember.” don’t trust ASI. McShane said The sci-fi dream of a space plane manufacturer. Romero added that McShane past ASI members are partly to spent and how. Sitting on his desk funeral - and Leary’s desire for -Katsuya Stephen Ata, a New has initiated more communica blame for this. is a special log, one of all the one last trip - became reality York City boy who died at age 5 of undisclosed causes. He loved the tion between students and the “The reason I think that’s hap lessons he’s learned this year. when a rocket carrying their city. stars. pening is because of the way ASI His only regret is not spending ashes blasted into orbit. “He’s brought ASI and stu has performed and operated in “It was a kind of a culmination Leary, a former Harvard pro enough time with family and fessor and LSD guru who told dents much closer to the city, past years,” McShane said. “They of Gene’s dreams and visions. It young Americans in the 1960s to which we’re very happy about,” haven’t taken the responsibility friends. However, he said in spite was gratifying to see,” Majel “turn on, tune in and drop out,” Romero said. seriously to get out there and talk of his busy schedule he does find Roddenberry, widow of the “Star Romero’s colleague up ASI. was best known for his explo time to get away. Trek” creator, told The Associated ration of inner space - the mind - Councilwoman Dodie Williams “When you don’t have repre He says his garden is his get Press after watching the launch through hallucinogens. said McShane deserves more than sentatives out there helping stu away. He also makes time at the on television. But Leary also believed in a little credit for increased stu dents get to know their ASI and A white Lockheed L-1011 air end of each quarter to reflect and exploring the cosmos, said Carol dent involvement. get involved, they see ASI as ‘the plane lifted the Pegasus rocket “It seems there is more partic man,’ they see it as ‘the organiza take time for himself. Rosin, a friend who watched the over the Canary Islands off the launch at Maspalomas Space ipation in the clubs and in cam tion’ and they don’t trust it,” he “I literally shut myself out for coast of northwest Africa. It Station on Grand Canary Island. pus activities in general,” she said. a week,” he said. dropped the rocket at 30,000 feet. When Leary was dying of said, citing such events as Good McShane said he is making an Although the job involves a Seconds later, the rocket blasted prostate cancer last year, he told Neighbor Day that 700 students effort to change this, citing events off, leaving a trail of white smoke were involved in. huge commitment of time and Rosin: “I want you to get me into such as Cal Poly President in the cloudless sky. outer space.” Rosin checked with She said McShane’s re-election Warren Baker’s visit to the energy, McShane said he is ready The 24 “ashtronauts” traveled campaign is fairly solid. NASA and with military officials, Lighthouse. to do it again. in lipstick-size aluminum cap who steered her to Celestis Inc. of ' “It’s his exuberance that “We increase the visibility,” he “I am more excited than ever. I sules. The capsules accompanied helped him win the first time and Houston. said. “We go out to students and was going to graduate this year the rocket’s main payload, the The company charges $4,800 will probably help him this time,” make them feel like this is their first Spanish-designed and built to launch 0.2 ounces of cremated she said. but I’ve put it off,” he said. “The corporation.” satellite, which will conduct sci remains, which families sift into He is supported by a number reward for good work done is the Unlike many critics of stu entific research. the vial and drop in the mail. of officials outside of San Luis dents’ apathy McShane has ability to do more.” The remains, which will trail Monday was the inaugural BHigjgigiBigigjBJBjgjgfgjBjgjgjgjgfgjBjgjgigjgjgjgjgjgjBfBlBfBJBigjBigfBfBfBjgjgiBfBIBjgjBJBJBJBJBjgjgjgjgjBfgjBjgjBjgn»] the satellite in an orbit 300 miles launch - the “Founders Flight” - above the Earth, represent three and the company is planning generations of America’s involve more after receiving thousands of ment in space. inquiries. 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By Gordon Sakamoto between the Padres and ment that the people in baseball Coliseum next fiscal year Associated Press Cardinals drew 37,382 in Aloha have these days. I think we’ve ______AsMoated Pres______costs this year. Stadium and Sunday’s game drew sort of awakened from our slum The other $3.6 million is due HONOLULU - Despite thou 40,050. Capacity was reduced ber and I think there’s a lot of from 50,000 to about 42,000 for OAKLAND, Calif. — The city to cost ovemms incurred by the sands of empty seats, San Diego eagerness to do more things inter the series, and there appeared to of Oakland and Alameda County Padres president Larry Lucchino Raiders, O’Connell said. be plenty of empty seats in the nationally.” must pay an additional $8 million When Oakland and Alameda called the first major league One of the major obstacles to games in Hawaii a success. upper deck. next fiscal year to make up for County lured the team back from international play, at least during ‘’Make no mistake, the eyes of Union head Donald Fehr has revenue shortfalls at its coliseum Los Angeles, they agreed to $100 been trying to push baseball to the season, is travel. Houston was and arena complex — about half the baseball world were on million in improvements to the have more international events, the original choice as the Padres’ of that because of the Raiders. Honolulu this weekend,” he said, stadium portion of the complex, ignoring that the first two games and Lucchino may be his opponent, but the Astros decided The city and county will have strongest supporter among own using bonds secured in part by ended too late for many fans to they didn’t want to make the trip. to chip in $4 million each for the ers. Last year, the Padres played license fees from season ticket read about them. *’I think the it ‘’That’s one thing the players’ fiscal year 1997, which begins in holders. the first regular-season games in July, because costs have exceeded was a giant step toward making association, as well as the owners, But license fees have fallen Mexico, a series against the New revenues. the Padres Hawaii’s team. That is interested in - the effect travel short of predictions and stadium York Mets at Monterrey. Some $4.4 million of that is was one of our goals. But it was *’l know the players’ associa has on the players,” he said. ‘’I improvement costs have soared to operating costs for the stadium also a small step towards the tion has watched this series close talked to a couple of our players, nearly $130 million, prompting internationalization of our effort and arena complex that normally ly,” Lucchino said. ‘’This was who said it was a long trip, but would have been paid for with forecasts of revenue shortages of that we, and a lot of other people called the ‘Baseball in Paradise’ up to $9 million annually, possibly in baseball, feel strong about. they adjusted to it and having an arena revenue, county auditor series, but it should have been extra day off helped them.” Pat O’Connell said. But because for several years to come. *’We want to do more things called the ‘Baseball in Paradise’ So what’s next? the arena, normally the complex’s The $8 million projection is with Japanese baseball, do more experiment.” top money generator, is being ren not final. Additional costs and things in Hawaii, in Asia in gen Lucchino admitted the other ‘’There’s no forum to have ovated and not being used, it revenues turn up every day, eral. So this is just one step along professional leagues have a head World Series at this point, so let’s could not offset overall operating O’Connell said. the way. Don’t misunderstand, start in showcasing their talent start slowly with, perhaps, some this whole endeavor wasn’t about worldwide, but hopes baseball’s exhibition games,” Lucchino said. Hideki Irabu. He was part of a new labor agreement will allow Nelson would rather bring in ‘’I like the idea of a real everyday larger endeavor.” his sport to catch up. Japanese team playing a real FIRING from ¡m^e8 someone else. The Irabu reference was to ‘’I’d say they’re a little bit everyday American team. Seibu and Brown has publicly taken the “This is one that was, in effect, San Diego’s ongoing tussle with ahead,” he said of the NFL, NBA (which trains in Hawaii) might be blame for the Pacers’ under done before Nellie got here,” Perot the Japanese pitcher, who says and NHL. ‘’We’ve had a lot of achieving season. said. he’ll sign only with the New York domestic problems we’ve had to a perfect match. Perhaps a series Rumors of Adelman’s demise The Vancouver Grizzlies also Yankees. deal with. But I don’t they’re of games during the last week of have been circulating for months, will be looking for new coach. Saturday night’s doubleheader ahead in terms of the commit spring training.” along with speculation about the General manager Stu Jackson fate of general manager Dave took over on an interim basis Twardzik. 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But talking about it.” “We’re trying to move forward Pitino has never been shy about change didn’t end with the regu BALTIMORE - Roberto Hirschbeck said Saturday, in a new direction to give our listening to offers, and a bidding lar season. Alomar and umpire John ‘’It was over for me a long time selves a fresh start,” was the pre war could break out for his ser The list of fired coaches grew Hirschbeck have no intention of ago. I have a lot more things in to nine Monday when the Denver dictable comment of Nuggets vice vices. my life.... I try to get every pitch president Allen Bristow on Another prominent name that sharing anything more than the Nuggets made their second same field Tuesday night at right; I try to get every play change of the season, jettisoning Monday as he announced Motta’s will pop up is that of Chuck Daly, Camden Yards. right. That’s how I’ll approach Dick Motta and his entire firing. the former Pistons and Nets coach The game between the going into Baltimore.” staff. who would welcome a As far as Alomar is con The Philadelphia 76ers return to the bench if the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will put Alomar and cerned, enough has been said on fired Johnny Davis on "We're trying to move for salary is big enough. the subject. He has been hound Sunday in the first of what The Celtics refused to Hirschbeck on the same base ball field for the first time since ed by reporters this spring, even is expected to be a series of w ard in a new direction to confirm a report in though he issued a written apol offseason dismissals. Monday’s Boston Globe the second baseman spit at the umpire Sept. 27 at Tbronto. ogy last October and said he M.L. Carr is expected to give ourselves a fresh start/'that the decision to would donate $50,000 toward Alomar repeatedly has apol be replaced as coach of the replace Carr as coach research on the disease that ogized and expressed his desire Boston Celtics, Larry Brown -Allen Bristow, Denver Nuggets vice and-or general manager killed Hirschbeck’s son. is free to leave the Pacers if president, as he announced had already been made. to put the incident behind him. Alomar also served a five- “It’s been decided by Hirschbeck, similarly, said he he chooses, and Rick coach Dick Motta’s firing game paid suspension at the Adelman is said to be in whom?” Celtics president wants to do his job with as few beginning of this season, and danger of being fired by Red Auerbach said when distractions as possible. revealed over the weekend that Golden State. reached Monday at his Both have rejected the idea the money he earned during There were seven firings dur “I’m a pretty impatient per office in Washington. “There’s of meeting before the game to that span - his pay over that ing the regular season: Cotton son,” Bristow said. “I want this nothing I can even comment on bring further closure to the inci seven-day span was $232,000 - Fitzsimmons in Phoenix, Bernie thing to turn around, and I’m not until we meet.” dent. will be given to charity. Bickerstaff in Denver, Jim Lynam going to hide behind a three-year Brown told the Pacers on ‘’I’m just going to play base The seven-time All-Star is in Washington, Brian Winters in or four-year (rebuilding) plan. Sunday that he would decide in 8- ball,” Alomar said this weekend still booed when the Orioles are Vancouver, Garry St. Jean in Davis was fired by the 76ers 10 days whether to return to in Boston. on the road. He signed auto Sacramento, Brian Hill in along with general manager Brad Indiana. General manager Hirschbeck refused to talk graphs before Baltimore’s game Orlando and Bob Hill in San Greenberg, and owner Pat Croce Donnie Walsh said the team was Sunday in Cleveland about the at Kansas City two weeks ago, Antonio. said he would take a shot at hir willing to let Brown out of the upcoming Orioles game. Crew then was jeered every time he And of the 16 teams not ing Rick Pitino away from the final two years of his contract. chief Jim McKean cut off an walked to the plate. already mentioned, seven have University of Kentucky. approaching reporter outside coaches with less than two years’ The Celtics contacted Pitino a See FIRING page 6 the umpire’s room and said, ‘’We See ALOMAR page 7 National League n n u Plastics, Packaging, and Recycling Giants take winning streak Symposium into series with Braves By Anne M. Peterson The Giants, who currently own Associoted Press the best record in the major leagues, are off to their best start Wednesday & Thursday SAN FRANCISCO - San after 16 games since the 1938 sea April 23th - 24th Francisco has amassed nine son, when the team was in New straight victories and a 13-3 over York. all record to the surprise of most According to Baker, the team’s in Chumash Auditorium everyone - including the Giants. success is based on an all-around ‘’It’s hnrd to tell that you’re approach to the game. going to win nine in a row,” man ‘’We’re doing it different ways ager Dusty Baker said. ‘Tou win every day. Basically, we’re doing it one in a row, you try not to lose with good pitching, timely hitting any series, which we haven’t. You and good defense. Plus we’ve had try to split - at worst - a two-game a few breaks along the way," he series and you try to win two out said. of three in a three-game series. San Francisco has just 11 EVERYONE WELCOME! 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