oflie TInrversity (Mio \^/ Volume"^ ^^ Nbl4 |~ l#<*c* 25,1999 , *^^/ AjiiU —^1 $** UTC successful in Strike one! \# retaining African- American students By Jamilah Muhammad However, campus officials said staying Echo Staff Reporter in school longer can be beneficial for students. Campus officials said their efforts to "I think it's necessary to get the full scope recruit and retain African-American of a degree, and more education helps you students are the reason they are so do this," said Yancy Freeman, associate successful in helping them graduate. director of admissions. "I think that "The graduation rate of African- completing more requirements will better Americans at UTC is 41.74 percent," said prepare students for the next level in life, Dick Gruetzemacher, director of the office whether it be graduate school or their of planning and institutional research. "Our careers." graduation rate is higher than all other UTC officials said they have been Tennessee universities, whose overall rate working to recruit minorities for 30 years is 35.47 percent. We have had a lot of because they want UTC to be more success because we organize many representative of what the world is like. programs in the recruitment and retention "The whole idea of higher education is areas." to show students what the real world is really Campus officials say most college like," said Julius Dodds, assistant director of students are graduating in six years. recruitment and orientation. "We must

"In many respects completing a degree expose students to diverse backgrounds by J.O. Morgan in four years is a thing of the past because enrolling more ethnic minorities." UTC pitcherTalya Trudell hurls a ball during Wednesday's most students finish within six years," Freeman said they have designed specific softball game against Georgia. Please see softball story on Gruetzemacher said. programs to recruit black students to UTC. page 13. Gruetzemacher said students are taking "We do a bus trip to Memphis every year longer to graduate now for two reasons. to bring prospective black students to our American high school scholars," Freeman of recruiting in Memphis because it has the "First of all students now have more campus," Freeman said. said. highest density of black students. However, course requirements in degree programs "We also have 'Minority Mentor's Day' Campus officials said they target we are sponsoring a bus trip to Knoxville in than they did 10 years ago," Gruetzemacher at local schools and we let black students African-American students more than other April." said. "And students who start full-time tend spend the day with a minority student on minorities because they are the most highly Freeman said the bus trip has an 85 to drop down to part-time because they campus," Freeman said. populated minority in Tennessee. must work to pay for an expensive "We also host a program called 'Focus "Typically, for Tennessee, minority has Please see education or a family." on Black Scholars' that honors local African- meant black," Freeman said. "Wc do a lot GRADUATION, page 3. Students have mixed feelings about services

By Molly Cate That type of information is not given to grades are mailed to students. and improve the University." Echo Staff Reporter the registration office, said worker Johnathan Students may purchase a transcript for Enrolled students take the survey during Bowsher, Dexter, Mich., senior. $2 or get a rap sheet free. odd numbered years while alumni paticipate UTC students are satisfied with non- "I can't tell them what it's for because I Karolyi said the quality of services at in even numbered years. Participants are traditional services offered to them, such don't know," Bowsher said. "All I see on the UTC is better than the University of randomly selected with the goal of obtaining as on-line registation and library computer screen is what type of hold it is." ' Memphis, his previous school. various majors, classifications and ethnic technology. But, many have complaints Holds can include parking, telephone, Every state university must measure the backgrounds. about traditional services, including business or health. Students may go to the contentment of students once a year through Different aspects of the college registration and records. Bursar's office to find out more about holds. the Student Satisfaction Survey. experience are measured. These include the Lindsey Carlton, Dunlap, Tenn., Graduate student Jay Karolyi of Out of nine state universities UTC ranks quality of social, academic and campus and freshman, said her experience with the Chattanooga said he is satisfied with the in the top five, according to survey results service programs. registration office has formed a negative quality UTC's service programs, except for and has concluded a 80 percent rate of UTC's newest service programs are often opinion of the school's services. those provided by the records office. satisfaction among UTC students and favored by students. "UTC has never provided me with an Karolyi attempted to get a printout of his alumni. Tiffany McDonald, Chattanooga environment where people are eager to help grades. He thought this would be a simple The school recieves an additional 5.5 freshman, said on-line registration is me or make me feel at home," said Carlton. task, however workers told him it was not percent funding on the basis of its convenient. She also thinks teachers arc While attempting to register for spring possible. After visiting four offices, he performance. Money comes form the eager to provide extra help. semester, registration workers told Carlton obtained a copy. Tennessee Performance Funding. Nicole Carlton, Nashville freshman, said she could not because of a hold. Workers The University's computer program will "It helps offices and departments her experiences with using services have also said the hold was confidential. not allow random grade print outs, said improve what they're doing," said Dick been nothing but good. She is especially "How can it be confidential if it's about Margaret Killebrew, supervisor of records. Gructzmaker, director of academic and pleased with the library, including its our own lives?" asked Carlton. The task is done one time per semester when institutional research. "We take these results resources and workers. 2 The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999 Occupational therapy major now available By Niccole Carpenter Regina Middleton, Chattanooga junior. Echo Staff Reporter "You have to study every night." "Occupational therapists evaluate A new department of UTC is growing occupations that people are involved in," in a corner of Provident. Norris said. "We help people who have Occupational therapy, the latest addition difficulty meeting those occupations. The to UTC's list of majors, is located in the may have difficulty through a mental or Provident West building downtown. physical disorder." The program officially started last fall Occupation is defined not only as the but students did not start classes until the career of the patient but what the patient does spring semester, said Teresa Norris, a every day, Norris said. Getting out of bed, occupational therapy professor. making coffee and driving are all included There are currently 10 students in the OT in the concept of occupation. program. They are all juniors. This is The department is located in the because students must be a junior to enter Provident West building because Provident into the program. However, that is not the wants to have a working relationship with only qualification for entrance, Norris said. the OT program, Norris said. The classroom As freshman and sophomores the and office space for the department was students must fulfill their general education donated by Provident. Eventually the OT requirements along with certain department will work with Provident on J.D. Morgan prerequisites required by the OT program. Occupational therapy students make paper at Provident West. some research projects, Norris said. In January of the sophomore year, the 10 students will be allowed to join the physical therapy majors, UTC is one of only five schools in the student would turn in an application for the program. "The major is very challenging," said state that has an occupational therapy program in to the OT department. An The students in the program mostly stay Jenny Ortner, Memphis junior. "We are in program. interview will follow. The student will then in the Provident building throughout their class from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Then you go be notified if the program has accepted the day. Some of their classes are taken on- home and study for at least three hours." student or not, Norris said. Next fall only campus. Those classes are mostly taken with "You have to dedicate yourself," said Deadline for filing taxes approaching quickly

By Gina Speciale "It's really to the student's advantage to mistakes, but Harmon said students should paycheck in taxes. The Aztec file under these circumstances," said DeLisa be careful and avoid common mistakes such Citibank is also offering a free brochure Harmon, a Citibank agent. "Most likely you as forgetting to sign the documents or putting called "Tax Facts for First Time Filers." (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO—April 15, the will get money back." That refund could be down the wrong social security number. Students can receive one by calling (800) deadline to file taxes, will be here before as much as a few hundred dollars. "We want students to pay more attention 669-2635. you know it, and for students filing for the Students can also still get a refund even to personal finance," Harmon said. In some circumstances, students may not first time, those little numbers can be a scary if they are claimed as a dependent on their First, students need to know whether be able to use the new 1040EZ form, but thought. parent's tax forms. On the new 1040EZ income taxes have been withheld from their this brochure will explain what each Filing a tax return isn't always fun, but form, a student can indicate they are a paycheck by checking the federal individual will need. Harmon said students if it's done right, it could mean payback dependent by checking the specified box. withholdings box on their pay stub. It should shouldn't wait until they're older to file their time. If a student has earned under $4,250 Filing a tax return isn't as hard as it used indicate if and how much money is being own taxes. last year (the average college freshman earns to be, Harmon said. withheld from the student's salary. "When students start filing knowledge $3,450) and doesn't have a lot of interest The new 1040EZ form is very simple; Students should have also received a W2 for their future," she said. income, many banks are encouraging that any college student could do it," she said. form from their employers in the mail. This student to file. First-time filers are likely to make indicates how much has been taken from the

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"I came to UTC during my senior year in organizations on campus. attract and keep students at UTC, Freeman GRADUATION, from high school," said Marcus Clay, Memphis "UTC tries to form support groups for said the retention rate could be better. pagel junior. "I was very impressed with the living students that help them persist to graduate," "We try to do our part in helping students conditions and the friendly atmosphere, but Gruetzemacher said. "When students by directing them and sharing knowledge, the main attraction was the Dean Merit's become involved in organizations, such as but more can be done by UTC as a whole," percent rate of return and many students said Scholarship." sororities, fraternities, etc., they are more Freeman said. "Although the retention rate they learned about UTC and what it has to UTC officials said their high retention rate likely to stay and finishschool. " is high, it's not nearly as high as it should offer through the bus trip. is also due to the variety of student Even though a lot has been done to be."

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Letters should be brief, no more than 300 words. lightly. We spent days in conversations and meetings obtaining We reserve the right to EDIT letters for grammatical errors, libelous statements, size restrictions or to reject the letter altogether. Letters and the advice of various faculty members on how to proceed. advertising must be submitted by 5 p.m. Monday. If possible, please include a However, we do recognize and understand the sensitive nature disk with any letter submitted; you can pick the disk back up on Thursday. of this topic and we apologize for any offense that may have The University Echo is published on Thursdays during the Fall and Spring. resulted from the ad. The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999 5 fetters to the Editor Professors react to Student encourages Holocaust advertising school involvement Dear Editor: best, a lapse in editorial judgment. Dear Editor: interest and you know about a Fortunately, other university papers significant number of other students Your inclusion of an ad from the have rejected such an offer. The fact The spring is almost here and along who share your view then start your Committee for Open Debate on the that the Holocaust occurred is not a with it, usually occurs the elusive own. Whichever option you take will Holocaust in the March 11 issue of debatable issue. By accepting an ad spring slide. The slide is when reap considerable rewards. Clubs The Echo was not only offensive, from CODOH, you have legitimized students begin to spend more time help students to develop socially. but an embarrassment to those of us a hateful message of religious and away from school and their studies. I have chosen SGA as the student in the University community who racial intolerance. Even worse, the The warm weather and increased day organization for my involvement. I promote the values of truth and memory of the millions who died in light make the mountains and lakes did some research before actually human dignity in our teaching and Nazi concentration camps has been of the Chattanooga area much more becoming an active member to ensure daily lives. dishonored. enticing. that there was a good fit. SGA has Freedom of speech does not mean I sincerely hope that more I would like to encourage my allowed me to develop my leadership that everything is worthy of discretion will be used in the future. fellow classmates not to fall victim ability, the ability to read others. publication, regardless of accuracy to this phenomenon. Fight the slide, time management skills and nany or intent. Your decision to profit Felicia B. Sturzer, Ph.D. spend just a little more time than is others. from an organization known for its Department of Foreign Languages required at campus, and get involved. The University will benefit by message of hate and bigotry is, at and Literatures Help me make UTC a better place for greater involvement. UTC will all. College is much more than just a develop into a more productive degree. Most employers are equally institution. Students will be more Dear Editor: continues in the former Yugoslavia, as concerned about what you did committed to the University and the Africa, Sri Lanka, etc. Our own failure while enrolled in college as they are community. This commitment will to address in any significant way the I was dismayed to read the Committee about your GPA. be apparent to potential students The for Open Debate on the Holocaust treatment of Native Americans during reputation of the University will (CODOH) ad in the latest Echo (3/11/ the "colonization" and expansion periods UTC needs more campus 99, p.3) with its gratuitous introductory of our history is symptomatic of the involvement by students. I don't grow. This means that the degrees quotation from Holocaust survivor, Elie larger issues being fought out on the mean that everyone should rush out that we each obtain will be more Wiesel. We have had two major world stage today. There are no easy and join a fraternity or .sorority to valued by potential employers. Holocaust Education Conferences on answers to humanity's need for "space" find some sort of campus Corporate sponsors would be more this campus in recent years (1992,1998) and "time," but CODOH is not even involvement. These organizations attracted to the University with and I thought CODOH's intellectual concerned about the relevant questions. can be too time demanding for some. increased school spirit and integrity had been thoroughly discredited If your readers are interested in seeing They are not the answer for the involvement, because there would by students on all sides of the specific some eyewitness accounts of the majority of campus. The answer lies be more potential customers to questions raised in their ad. I leave a terrifying events surrounding the in finding a student organization to advertise to. deportation and murder of Hungarian detailed refutation to others more become involved in which best fits qualified; for me the central and Jews like Wiesel only 55 years ago, There is only one loser when a your interest. overwhelming issues raised by the Steven Spielberg's documentary, "The campus has high student organization incontrovertible facts of the Holocaust Last Days," should soon be in a nearby Most majors, religious groups and involvement. The loser is the spring have to do with the moral and religious Chattanooga theater. sports have clubs. There are also slide. Finish off the week right and bankruptcy at the heart of Western community service focused clubs like find your niche on campus. Civilization revealed by these Donald S. Klinefelter Rotoract and Mortar Board. If you horrendous events. And the genocide Philosophy & Religion still can't find one tailored to your Howard Barnwell Chattanooga junior

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If you are interested, please call 624-1969. You can also fax a resume In case of emergency, call UTC campus to 629-9106 or email [email protected]. Pre-employment police at 4357. testing is required. Equal opportunity employer. oThc (University (Echo features March 25,1999 "Always" for 100 years Chattanooga bottler reaches centennial By Jake Boyer bottling rights. Echo Features Editor Festivities for the celebration began Monday as an antique delivery truck The world's first Coca-Cola bottling delivered eight ounce commerorative bottles company is kicking off its centennial to retailers during lunch hours. The celebration this week. routcmen driving the trucks were dressed Although Coca-Cola was created in in authentic 1930s uniforms. This continued Atlanta in 1886, the Chattanooga Coca- through Tuesday and Wednesday. Cola Bottling Company became the first Two major events took place Wednesday. franchised bottler of the beverage in CriKet Pavilion hosted a 100th birthday 1899 when two local lawyers convinced party which included more than 150 local then-owner Asa Candler to give them fifth graders putting together a birthday card for the bottler and helping to blow out the candles on a six-foot birthday cake. The festivities continued with the centennial reception last night. Chattanooga Coca-Cola

hosted upper-level Coca-Cola and local SDfloial tn 7tis Fchit officials and unveiled local artist Sergio This replica of an early Coca-Cola truck was used to deliver centennial cases to Dolfi's sculpture, "Second Century Coca- downtown vendors earlier this week. Cola Bottler," to the public. Chattanooga to convince the reluctant Candler to give "The city of Chattanooga and Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is the first bottler to receive one them the rights. Candler eventually agreed arc extraordinarily linked because there are of these sculptures. to give them the rights for one dollar on July many different families who can tra. e their Chattanooga Coca-Cola also announced 21, 1899. It was an amount he never roots to bottling companies across the a $100,000 contribution toward an collected. nation," said Gary Davis, vice-presi,,ri' of endowment to create the first Coca-Cola The Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Chattanooga Coca-Cola. Centennial Scholarship, which will be Company opened its doors in December of Davis went on to point out the local available to local high school seniors. that year and the rest was history. The company is still going strong. Benjamin F. Thomas and Joseph B. independent bottling system is the pillar on "The industry continues to be strong but Whitehead paid Candler one dollar to which the Coca-Cola Company's success competitive, but we had the largest case acquire the worldwide right to bottle the rests. sales growth in the history of the company beverage, which was created by Dr. John "No one could ever have imagined that last year," he said. Stith Pemberton. Candler gained ownership the bottling business that began a century Other upcoming activities for the in 1891. ago would turn into the global system that anniversary include special packaging J.D. Morgan The downtown building that holds Thomas got the idea to bottle beverages it is today," M. Douglas Ivcster, chairman featuring the city's skyline, which will hit Chattanooga Coca-Cola's advertising when he served in Cuba during the Spanish- of The Coca-Cola Company said. "That stores Thursday, and a display of the World headquarters boasts of the city's long American War. He shared the idea with system is key to the success we enjoy and of Coca-Cola travelling exhibit at Hamilton connection with the product. Whitehead and the two travelled to Atlanta share, and it all began in Chattanooga." Place Mall April 1-15. Students have fun piercing their bodies By Lindsay Gordon SDSU Student Health Services, a piercing is not a sterile environment." "It's such a rush for me to get a new part The Daily Aztec infection is very common, since some skin The safest thing to get pierced is the car of my body pierced," Ringer said. "I've simply can't handle the jewelry. because it has a good blood supply, never had a problem with infection, and I (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO — While "Some people have nickel allergies and Lichtenstein said. Tongues are also safe to plan to keep getting them done till I run out sitting in class, take a look around. Chances when the jewelry is inserted into the skin a get pierced, but he said he has seen patients of things to pierce." are, someone sitting next to you has a piece person may get a rash or form keloids, which chip their teeth as a result of repeatedly But there are other problems the pierced of jewelry going through some part of their are extra lumps of skin caused by bacteria biting down on the balls at the end of the may encounter in addition to infection. body — wherever that may be. growth," Lichtenstein said. tongue jewelry. Many blood banks won't accept any blood Tracy Barracco, a San Diego State Although keloids and rashes aren't Another safety precaution that from a donor who has been pierced within University student, remembers her piercing deadly, hepatitis and HIV can be. These consumers should look for is whether the that year. experience as if it happened yesterday. diseases can be spread through piercing piercers are licensed by a piercing school. "It doesn't matter what body part a "I wanted to get my eyebrow pierced when unclean needles are shared. The most popular piercings are the navel person has pierced," said Rose Walker, a simply because I thought it would look cool, "If someone is going to get a piercing, and tongue, but there are also some unusual medical assistant at the San Diego Blood but I wain't expecting for it to get infected." they (should) go to a reputable store and piercings such as the genitals, which are the Bank. "They must wait a year from when Barracco said. "I had to go to the doctor and make sure that only new, unwrapped needles most painful, according to Berman. the piercing was done because of hepatitis (when) he removed the ring, (it) was as are being used," Lichtenstein said. "When James Ringer, another San Diego State and HIV transmission risks." ^•rfemW^VMTgtfmerJfe^^rfcr' * V^nVrM S'WrfhVpl^Wfhem^Tiftrfie,' "student, Yaicf fie "has "rfacTmofc" {han*2tf According to Dr. Gregg Lichtenstein of they are at high risk for infection because it piercings done in the last two years. 8 The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999 The Ulay I See It Students rebuild homes Jake Boyer Features Editor during Spring Break '99 By Jennifer Van Meter According to the official, Nicaragua is Everyone does it, but no one really thinks about it. They go through their days, Assistant Features Editor the second poorest country in this doing it wherever they go, completely ignorant of the complexities of the feat they hemisphere. They have an unemployment are performing. The only time anyone really notices it is when someone screws it Many students enjoyed spring break on rate of 60 percent. Forty-eight percent of the up. Without it, we couldn't get anywhere. That's right folks, I'm talking about that the beach and having fun with their friends. population is under the age of 18, the basic skill we've come to call walking. However, 27 UTC students enjoyed average salary is $4 a week, and 85 percent I took notice of it the other day as I walked around our class: the art of walking is spending their spring break helping others of the population is below the poverty line. not really all that simple. We go about in throngs every time class lets out, criss­ who are less fortunate. "This mission helped me realize how crossing in and out without (most of the time) managing to run into anyone. They Their mission was to help restore homes fortunate I really am," Jackson said. "For that were destroyed by Hurricane Mitch last me, the mission helped me understand that say that humans can't communicate telepathically, but I say to you that we can and October in Managua, Nicaragua. This was I take many things for granted that God has do. How else do we all manage to miss hitting others as we all go about our individual organized by the Presbyterian Campus given me." ways? Ministry with help from their friends from "The people of Matagalpa were It's not like it's something we're born with. It takes months, sometimes years of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. incredible," Jackson said. "They were some inknsive training before the average infant learns to put one foot in front of the The students were under the guidance of of the happiest people I have ever met in other. We learn by example. First, kids kind of lay there, not able to see quite what Presbyterian campus minister David Burke, my life and yet they have nothing." the giants they call parents are doing to get around. That's when they turn to the and his wife, Kelsey. The Burkes attend the After the students were finished helping smaller family pet, usually a cat or dog. After observing them getting around on all Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church and with rebuilding the homes, they helped in fours for quite some time, the infant thinks "That doesn't look so hard! It's gotta be helped in raising funds through the restoring the mission camp. easier than that stuff mom and dad do!" Thus we have crawling. community to help support the mission. "We worked on building a kitchen for The infant eventually realizes this is nowhere near as efficient as the motion his "We have gone on a mission yip for the the camp and a small meeting place for ± nts are performing, so he decides to give that a go. But where to start? The last four years to different places. However, future campers," Jackson said. coffee table comes in handy here. Pulling himself up, the infant decides to try standing. this year we heard of a couple from The Young Life missionary group Balance comes next. "Watch as I let go of the table." This is usually followed, in Chattanooga, who attend the Signal Mount recently lost its major sponsor from the the words of Marvin the Martian, by "an earth-shattering ka-boom" as the child Presbyterian church who have been serving United States and unfortunately, if they don't get another sponsor soon, they will have to realizes balance isn't all that easy. He eventually achieves this, however, and putting with Young Life for the past 11 years in close their doors to the community. one foot in front of the other then comes with a lot of practice. Nicaragua," said Lloyd Jackson, There are actually a couple of ways other As you can see, it isn't all that easy to learn. Performing this action becomes Greeneville, Tenn., senior. "Tim and Sarah Hornsby have been in Nicaragua for 13 years students help within the Matapala routine, but very complex. Massive crowds are the best example of the difficulty of helping others and helped us with our community, Jackson said. walking through navigation. We all seem to have an innate sense of both where to lodging, meals and activities while we were "The first and most important is to pray PO us well as where everyone else is going. there." for the people in the community, secondly Unfortunately, there is a condition in which people never quite fully realize their This year's mission was a total of eight by donations," Jackson said. "Unfortunately, potential in this area. It is known to scientisits as being a klutz. You see these people days; two days in Managua, then six days in the government hits turned their back on the ai! over the place tripping over sidewalk cracks, running into garbage cans and Matagalpa. community, and the Young Life Camp causing chaos whenever they walk near other walkers. "On our trip we helped restore houses cannot do it by themselves." Of course, we all suffer from differing degrees of klutzism. Some merely have that were destroyed from the hurricane," said Jackson said the trip was one of the most problems navigating doorways with people going the opposite direction. Others Jackson. "We also helped in carrying down phenomenal experiences of his life. can't seem to walk down a set of steps without spilling a fellow walker's papers all the homes that could not be rebuilt on the "Once a student goes on one of these over the place. Everyone has some level of difficulty. unstable mountainous terrain." volunteer trips, he or she wants to go again," So be kind to others as you walk through this life. After yelling at someone for While in Matagalpa a retired Army said Reverend David Burke. "It is a very rewarding way to spend a spring break." running into you, you may find yourself at the mercy of that low stop sign at the official helped inform the students on the corner. economic level of the country. ."Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".

By Eric Wittmerhaus to which it will be endlessly compared, an opportunity to better empathize with his more than make up for any deficiency on The Daily Cardinal "Lock, Stock" features a soundtrack so character. the part of the stars. The subplot that arises well-chosen, it should be flying off the Similarly, Ritchie must have known that when the characters try to get their hands (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wise. - "Lock, shelves from the moment it is released. With virtually any dark mobster movie will suffer on some guns is unlike anything you'll find Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" is not a songs as diverse as the Stone Roses' "Fools comparisons to American filmslik e Quentin in firearms-celebrating U.S. films. great film, but its near-perfect soundtrack Gold," Dusty Springfield's "Spooky," Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Martin Furthermore, the film's incorporation of and hilarious dialogue all but guarantee it James Brown's "Payback" and Take That Scorsese's "Casino," but that didn't stop him East London's cockney rhyming slang is the status of popular film,keepin g the chain alum Robbie Williams' "Man-machine," it from peppering his film with stop-motion enough to keep most American college of recent British cinematic success relatively will be nearly impossible to find someone camera work and Tarantino-style dialogue. students coming back to the movie at least intact. who doesn't love the music in the movie. Despite these flaws, Ritchie's film,whic h once, if only to figure out what the hell it is The story of how four handsome, small­ Nevertheless, first-time film director he also wrote, is hilarious and one-of-a-kind. the characters are saying. time criminals come to owe a London crime Guy Ritchie has made a few mistakes, the He counterbalances his theft of stop-motion "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" boss 500,000 pounds, and their efforts to pay biggest of which being the way he does not by using it better than Scorsese does in is a hilarious film, and if you're able to him back, "Lock, Stock" benefits from a require his four lead characters to act. At "Casino," and the well-developed, off-beat forgive Ritchie's tip of the hat to U.S. hilarious script and a complex but brilliantly one point in the movie, Eddy (Nick Moran), secondary characters like Sting's JD and filmmakers like Tarantino, you'll find it a interwoven plot. The movie is at its best the main character, actually has to act. When English footballer Vinnie Jones' Big Chris rewarding experience. every time it sits back and lets its soundtrack he tells his friends he's just lost a bunch of do the work. their money, the narrator paraphrases CORRECTION: BUI Williams is Stewardship Research Coordinator of Like "Pulp Fiction," the American film Eddy's words, cheating the viewer out of Development at Chattem, rather than Z.C. Williams, as identified in the Marsh 11 edition of The Echo. The Echo apologizes for the error. The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999 9 MKt

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By Nick Roark UTC's Fungai Munjanja defeated Belmont's' Echo Staff Reporter Roberto Vaglietta, 6-2,6-2. Even though the season is only half over, The UTC tennis teams had a busy spring many of the tennis players are already break. looking forward to post-season play. The Mocs and Lady Mocs played a total "The season is going great, but our of eight matches in fivedifferen t cities over ultimate goal is to win the conference the week-long school layoff. tournament," Goetzman said. The men's team swept two matches The team that wins the Southern Sunday at the UTC Tennis Center and Conference Championships on April 16-18, improved their record to 8-6 overall and 3- in Davidson, N.C, qualifies for the NCAA 1 in the conference. Tournament. "Both our teams have been playing very The UTC women's team improved their well lately," UTC head coach Jeff Clark record to 9-5 overall over the break. said. "We need to continue competing hard The Lady Mocs walloped Wofford, 9-0, because we are getting deep into our in a Southern Conference showdown in Southern Conference schedule." Spartanburg, S.C. UTC won six of seven In the opening match on Sunday, the matches and swept all three doubles matches Mocs defeated Virginia Military Institute, against the Terriers. 7-0. The victory helped the Lady Mocs to UTC's Tomi Winnig defeated Jae Kwon bounce back after losing, 5-4, in a five-hour of VMI, 6-2,6-1. Rob Mages defeated Brett match to the College of Charleston. Carter, 6-4, 6-0. In doubles action, the "We were disappointed with the loss to combination of UTC's Brandon Abney and Charleston over the break," Clark said. "It Fun al J.D.Morgan Jordan Goetzman defeated Jae Kwon and was a tighdy contested match, but we have fl Munjanja serves the ball against Belmont. Tom Huffman of VMI, 8-6. to move on and continue playing well, Terrier tandem of Casey Enfield and Carrie The men's team plays Furman today in The Mocs beat Belmont, 4-0, in the especially against ETSU this weekend." Banks, 8-1. Greenville, S.C, while the Lady Mocs play second match. Three individual player's The Lady Mocs were led by Beth Henry, "This is a very important week for us," ETSU Saturday at UTC. matches were not completed because the who blanked Liz McCue, 6-0. 6-0. UTC's Clark said. "The better we play now, the •it ...... Peita Horley and Claudia Schiffezyk beat the better seed we will get for the tournament." > > • ,. i . ...,.,,,,, overall match victory had been clinched. • • 11 • • • i ., . . ., . . , ,, i i . .,, ,1...... niiii 12 The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999 From the Basketball Mocs are by Jaime Lackey relying on redshirts By All of the redshirts agree with what TheBv CarmeUniversityn walke Echor An ~r .u. „j.i.:_a ...»**. ... Dickerson says about building chemistry. Renaldo Atkins, freshman redshirt from The future of UTC men's basketball lies Houston High School, acknowledeges the In defense of the Max in the hands of second year head coach truth in Dickerson's message. Henry Dickerson and five up-and-coming "We are always hanging out together, I've never really thought of myself as a patient person. In fact, impatience is one redshirt players. eating, practicing and going to the gym to of my worst qualities. However, I have recently discovered that I possess more patience The team has been very sucessful in the play a game of pick up," Atkins said. "We than I thought I did, at least compared to other students at this University. past, with twelve conference will only become better by doing this for We've all heard by now about the budget shortfalls that have hit the University in championships, eight appearances in the the next four years." recent weeks. The athletic department is responsible for part of the problem and is NCAA Tournament and five appearances to Being a redshirt is more than just hanging making the necessary cuts to rectify their situation. the National Invitational Tournament. out and eating together. It involves hard However, many students are looking at the budget problems, some of which resulted Although the team has had a successful work to endure the daily challenges of being from the lack of revenue coming into the newly built Max Finley Stadium, as a history, the Mocs lost five important seniprs on the team. justification for their opinion that the building of the stadium was a mistake. at the end of this year. Most of these athletes started on their The majority of the comments I have been hearing fall along the lines that the Coach Dickerson, along with redshirt high school teams for the past four years mere thought of our football program filling a 20,804 capacity stadium is ridiculous. players Timothy Parker, Renaldo Atkins, and sitting on the bench is a new experience I've heard the famous, "They couldn't even fill Chamberlain, how do they expect to Clark Costa, John Cape and Jerome Watkins for them. fill Finley," and the ever-popular, "You've got to play to the level you can support." are responsible for the future of the team. "This season is very humbling, it makes I, however, am of the opinion that you should play to the level of which you want Dickerson believes in winning the you appreciate how hard you need to work to attain. No program has ever grown by playing lesser competition in lesser facilities. conference tournament, but what he is really in order to play," freshman Timothy Parker The UTC football program was not going to grow with Chamberlain Field as its seeking is a national championship title. said. home. Nor was the team going to immediately win the I-AA championship as soon He prepares the redshirts, who can help All of Dickerson's redshirts possess as the new stadium was built. him acheive his goal, by instilling hard work special qualities that will eventually lead the This is where the patience comes in. Our program can develop into one of the best ethics in the form of strenuous practices and team to be one of the most competeive teams in the conference, and then into one of the best in the country, but the key word here difficult weight lifting programs. in the conference. is develop. Overnight success and turnarounds are rare in college football, and even "They practice daily and hopefully are Redshirt from Navarro Junior College, rarer are fans who can stick with a program long enough to watch it progress. getting stonger and pushing other players Clark Costa, knows how hard he must work Those fans are especially hard to find on UTC's campus. People may be very for their postions," Dickerson said. to see playing time next season. opinionated now about the state of the football program, but what were they saying In addition to the challenging daily "I am not a flashy player, but I am hard- during football season? Where were they then? routines, the redshirts are building nosed, tough and I like to do the dirty work," The answer to the firstquestio n is most likely nothing and the answer to the second something to make them stronger than ever Costa said. is that they were definitely NOT at Finley Stadium. before: chemistry. The future of UTC men's basketball team The student section in particular was embarrassingly empty for nearly all the home "These boys will be in the program four is hard to predict. If the coach and the games this season. It is a disgrace to see the visitors section at our stadium have more and five years," Dickerson said. "During players stay dedicated to hard work and people, more noise and more enthusiasm than the student section. that timethe y will be building chemistry that practicing, anything is possible, even a I say that the problem here is not with the stadium. For those of you, and I know could eventually be the nucleous of the national championship title. there are many, who have never even been to Finley, I can tell you that it is a wonderful team." place to play and watch games, and something that we can truly be proud of, not to mention a necessary addition to our Univeristy. 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By Jeremy Goodwin baseball players in the southeastern region. ROGERS WINS FIRST TOURNAMENT TITLE The University Echo The Southeastern Conference and the UTC's Mike Rogers won his first collegiate golf tournament title l.ast Tuesday Atlantic Coast Conference consistently put at The Citadel Invitational at Pine Forrest Country Club in Summerville, Ga. Spring baseball is back, but UTC still out several top 25 teams each year. The won't be seeing any of their own balls flying Southern Conference, the conference UTC Rogers went in to the final round tied for first place with Charleston Southern's out of the park this year. would play in if it had a team, is also very Jason Moyer and teammate Toby Geren. In the mid-1980s, UTC's baseball competitive. After his final-round 75, Rogers finished with a three-over 147. As a team, program was cut out of the athletic "As a former college baseball player the Mocs finished in third place with a 607. curriculum. myself, I'd love to see UTC get a baseball Geren finished the tournament tied for 10th with a seven-over 151. It was cut mainly because of Title DC, a team," Jaynes said. UTC finished in 14th place at the Pepsi Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C, gender equality rule that says women must Jaynes says the interest is there, but last weekend. Geren led the Mocs with his five-over 221 and 14th-place have the same opportunities to play college doesn't know where the money would come individual finish. athletics as men. The baseball team did not from. WRESTLERS COMPETE IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS bring in much revenue, leaving the sport According to Jaynes it would cost Three UTC wrestlers improved on last year's performance at the NCAA expendable. $300,000-350,000 to run a team for a Since then there has been a great interest season. This would include coaching fees, Division I Wrestling Championships at Penn State University before being in starting up another baseball team at UTC. scholarship money, field maintenance and eliminated in the consolation brackets Friday. With so much local talent, many say it makes other expenses. Bobby Hanson, wrestling at 133, defeated Edinsboro's Justin Wilcox, 8-5, no sense not to have a baseball team. If UTC were to add a baseball team to Thursday in the first round. Hanson was moved to the consolation round after "I can't figure it out," said Travis Fuller, the curriculum, it would have to add a falling to Iowa's Eric Keller, 11-5, and was eliminated by BYU's Aaron Holker, UTC student and Ooltewah Middle School woman's team comparable to baseball in its 6-4. baseball coach. number of positions. After going 2-2 in the tournament, UTC senior Adrian Tramutola ended his "There have been so many great baseball If there were 22 players on the baseball career at 125 with a pin by Virgina's Matt Roth in 3:57. players from the tri-state area go on to the team, there would have to be 22 positions Heath Eslinger, at 157, went 2-0 before falling to No. 1 seed Casey pros (Ray Lovingood, New York Mets, for females in a sport(s). Cunningham of Central Michigan, 12-0. Eslinger was narrowly eliminated, 6- Daniel Curtis, ) or play at the Those additional spots for women would college level (Kurt Keene, University of cost more money on top of the money for 5, by Oregon's Darryl Christian. Florida, Matthew Boggs, Georgia Tech) baseball. Hanson went two-and-out in last year's tournament, while Eslinger won one elsewhere." "If we were to add another sport, baseball match before being eliminated. UTC Athletic Director Oval Jaynes would be the first we would consider," All three wrestlers earned automatic bids to the championships after winning believes if UTC had a team it could be very Jaynes said. "But the only question would Southern Conference titles in February. Over 300 college wrestlers competed in successful based on the performance of be from where the funds would come." the event. TT aata* 14 The University Echo I Thursday, March 25,1999

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Campus Organizations Volunteers Campus Activities Religious Activities Spectrum (The Bisexual, Gay, The Chattanooga Nature Center is Women's Studies and the History Can you smell the Baptist Student Lesbian and Transgendered looking for volunteers. If you love the Department is sponsoring a lecture Union's cookin'? Come one, come Student Union) meets every outdoors and can work with children, by Kriste Lidenmeyer on March 29 at all! The BSU is a great place to meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the University they need your help. For details, call 2 p.m. in the Signal Mtn. Room. new people and spend time between Center. Meetings will be in the Susan Russell at 821-1160. classes. Join us every Wednesday Lookout Mtn. Room. Creative Discovery Museum needs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a good volunteers to play a hands-on role in Reflection Riding Arboretum and home-cooked lunch for only $2 and Student Government Association education and help make learning Botanical Garden will be hosting their every Thursday at 8 p.m. for TAB (SGA) meets every Tuesday at 2 p.m. fun. For more information, call Lea Spring Wildflower Festival and Native (Thursday at the B). Everyone is in the Raccoon Mtn. Room of the Martin at 756-2738. Plant Sale on April 10,11,17 and 18. welcome. University Center. Hours are 9-5 on Sat. and 1 -5 on Sun. Sigma Delta Pi is taking donations The Fellowship of Christian Al hletc s for earthquake victims in Colombia. Public Relations Student Society Religious Activities meets at 9 p.m. every Thursday on the Donate cokes, snacks or money at of America (PRSSA) meets every fourth floor of the Arena. Contact Brock 208 or the bookstore. The Presbyterian House offers Thursday at 5 p.m. in Frist 302. For energetic praise and worship Tuesday Casey Price at 757-8347 for more information contact Kelly McNeely information. Junior Achievement of Chattanooga nights, 8 p.m. Tuesday lunch is also at 266-4114. is recruiting volunteers to serve as served from 11:30-1 p.m. The Pres. The Catholic Student Center invites consultants in their elementary school Campus Ministry is open to everyone International Student Organization students to celebrate mass at 6:30 p.m. program. Call Missey McMillan at and is located at 841 Oak St. For more wants all students with international on Sundays and Wednesdays. Dinner 892-4488 for details. call 265-2227. backgrounds to get involved. Write will follow each Wednesday Mass. to [email protected]. Campus Activities The Christian Student Center The Center is open Sunday through Thursday after 6:30 p.m. Graduate Students, the deadline for welcomes everyone to dinner and Association for Campus graduate assitantships, fellowships, devotion on Tuesdays. Dinner starts Entertainment meets every Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 and scholarships is April 1. at 6:30 p.m., devotion follows at 7:15 Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Lookout p.m. on Wednesdays at the Wesley Applications are at Race Hall 114. p.m. There is a student-led devotional Mtn. Room of the University Center. on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Lunch is served Center. The Wesley Center, 607 Douglas St.. is the home of the Ur >d The Pre-Med Society will offer a from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays. The Political Science Club meets Methodist campus ministry at UTC. question and answer session on med- every Wednesday in Fletcher 416 at 3 school applications by UTC graduate Campus Crusade for Christ meets p.m. All are invited. Call Terri If you would like to enjoy home Dr. Wayne Westmoreland on March at 7 p.m. every Thursday "to know Doggart at 814-5684. hospitality with a local Jewish family, 31 at 11 a.m. in the Raccoon Mtn. Him-to make Him known" in the please call the Jewish Community Room. Raccoon Mtn. Room of the University Student Alumni Council is now Center. Federation of Greater Chattanooga accepting applications through March at 493-0270. Ask for Michael Dzik. 24. They can be picked up on the 2nd floor of Patten House. For more Bulletin Board is a service for The Episcopal University Ministry information, call SAC at 755-4785. non-profit UTC and community is located at 661 Douglas St. Please organizations to inform students call Rev. Matilda Dunn, Interim Volunteers University Chaplain, at 265-2658 for of upcoming events and activities. information. Fellowship dinner is The Chattanooga Big Brothers/Big every third Wed. at 7 p.m. and Holy Sisters Association needs volunteers Placement is subject to Communion starts at 6 p.m. Bible to be Big Brothers and Sisters for the discretion of study and Informal Holy Communion children who are in need of adult role is at the Episcopal University Center models. There are currently 283 The University Echo. on Douglas St. starting at 7 p.m. on children in the Chattanooga area Wed. Everyone is welcome. waiting to be matched with a Big Deadline for submissions Brother or Sister. Please call 698- is 5 p.m. Monday. Reformed University Fellowship 8016 for more information. All material should be (RUF), the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America Sister to Sister needs volunteers for placed in the mailbox (PCA), meets for large group Bible social projects. Sororities, clubs, study on Thursdays at 8 p.m. in the fraternities and religious groups are outside of The University Echo office Lookout Mtn. Room. For more encouraged to help out. Please call at in the University Center. information call Jed Johnston at 870- 698-6864 or 304-7325. 0842 or 874-0189. activities Unity in The Community Volunteer Service Day me April 17,1999 nformation Call 755-4-2^0 to sign up for a Project Planning Meeting. Sports Thursday, March 25,1999 in the Ocoee Room. Corner Everyone is invited!

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