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101st Year, No. 48 ▪ Blacksburg, Virginia ▪ November 13, 2003 An independent student-run newspaper serving the Virginia Tech community since 1903 www.collegiatetimes.com Show ends season under protest Grant to ▪ by VTTV. Sex Talk Live hosted “Where is everybody?” asked a a smaller audience than member of the audience. help fi ght “The protest obviously had a huge its September show and effect,” joked interim co-host Byron focused more on educa- Kennerly, a sophomore theatre arts and history double major. tion last night in Squires The live show was slow to start domestic with Kennerly and co-host Vanessa by Eric Beidel Pricer coaxing the audience into ask- Associate News Editor ing questions. Once underway, the show bore violence Sex Talk Live is calling it quits for little resemblance to the September the semester as VTTV searches for a show. new co-host. Sexual prizes were kept under ▪ The grant was presented to Last night, the final show of wraps in black garbage bags, and the semester was taped in Squires Pricer led the audience through a the Women’s Center and the Colonial Hall in front of a crowd slide show on sexually transmitted ROBERT DRAKE/SPPS office of judicial affairs to of less than 60, which pales in com- diseases complete with graphic pho- Nicholas Kiersey, Anna Nicholas and Stephanie Nicholas said that fund training, personnel, mate- parison to the almost 500 people tos and details about symptoms. VTTV’s Sex Talk Live is degrading to women. that came out for the live taping in “We’re just protecting ourselves,” rials and student outreach September. Kennerly said. “Everything that hap- represented himself during an inter- Stephanie Nicholas, a senior the- Prior to the show, three students pened last time really hurt us.” view with Virginia Delegate Robert atre arts major who organized the by Christina Peña stood outside Colonial Hall wear- Former host and creator of Sex Marshall, a harsh critic of the show. small protest, actually took part in ing T-shirts bearing slogans such Talk Live, Jarett Henshaw, sat in the “We originally intended the show the live taping of Sex Talk Live in News Assistant as “VTTV, Please stop degrading audience for the taping, but said he to be much more educational, but September, distributing condoms women!” and “Maybe she doesn’t has no affiliation with the show since with so many prank calls, the show and information on healthy relation- The Women’s Center and the office of want it in her eye” in response to he was fired from VTTV in October. became less serious than what we judicial affairs will be able to continue T-shirts made to promote the show Henshaw was fired after he mis- wanted it to be,” Henshaw said. See SHOW, page 4 their efforts to fight violence against women, thanks to a renewed $300,000 Violence Against Women Act grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant is used to raise aware- ness on campus about sexual assault, ‘Rent’ instills prospect of hope, love relationship violence, stalking and cyber- stalking. The first grant was received in August ▪ The Broadway play do is love.” 2001 and has been used to pay for training, A younger crowd filled Burruss personnel, materials, programming, web brought issues including Hall than the usual Lively Arts design and everything concerning stu- Productions, selling more than dent outreach and education, faculty and drugs and sex to a sold- 2,000 tickets and, according to Elyse staff, said Maureen Lazar, victim services out crowd in Burruss Hall Gonyo, director of Lively Arts for outreach coordinator for the Women’s VTU, the show was a the first to sell Center. last night out in a long time. Lazar said about 65 other schools “I really wasn’t expecting it to around the country also receive the grant by Anne-Henley Beck sell out,” said Gonyo, a junior com- through an application process. Staff Writer munication major. “I can’t remem- With the renewed grant, the Women’s ber the last time a Lively Arts show Center and the office of judicial affairs will Drugs, sex, transvestites, and sold out. It’s really a turning point continue educational efforts and the peer oddly enough, a musical. that a series can be popular with education program, along with increas- It’s not often that Broadway students and an older generation. ing awareness and the development of a transforms issues of today into ‘Rent’ is a higher caliber show, and protocol for dealing with sexual assault, music and dance, but Jonathan the turnout proved that students relationship violence, stalking and cyber- Larson did in his award winning, want something a little more chal- stalking. “Rent.” Performed last night in lenging, and something that reaches All materials and training sessions will Burruss Hall, the national tour of out to their generation.” also be continued. Rent featured a cast of up and com- Many of the audience members The two recipients also said they hope ing actors and actresses. were previous viewers of “Rent.” to create new evaluation efforts and design The musical encompassed con- One University of Virginia student a new outreach video specifically for troversial issues such as drugs, said she loves the show so much, Tech. gender preference and HIV, impart- she traveled to Blacksburg to see it. The office of judicial affairs handles ing a theme of hope in the midst of “It’s amazing that Tech was able cases about violence against women, in distress. Based in the heart of New to get them to come here,” said addition to participating in programs and York City, the musical addressed Katie Dressel, a junior music major presentations. these issues of modern society with from UVa. “I am very impressed One of the office’s goals is to have more the lives of seven people and the with the auditorium. The lighting crimes against women reported so people narrator, Mark, who brings the story is amazing and the set design is can get the necessary help. to the audience and shows how fantastic.” “What we are doing is very good and these issues can impact the commu- The characters comprise of strug- important work, and if nothing else, if nity and his circle of friends. gling artists, people with HIV, a we reach one person, then it’s successful,” “It’s a very exciting piece and a transvestite, gays, and lesbians. said Colleen White, judicial coordinator beautiful message to love and not They have dreams of filmmaking, for the office of judicial affairs. give up on today,” actor Brian Gligor singing, finding that significant In the period of the last issued grant, said, who plays Mark. “Everyone is other, being able to pay rent on time, 25,000 resource cards were given, a mass given these special moments, and and making it through the next day mailing to faculty and staff was sent and the play tries to remind us to cher- without the need for snuff. on-campus students received brochures DAVE FRANUSICH/SPPS ish those moments. Everyone leaves “Mark tends to try to separate and post-its. the theatre uplifted with a sense of himself as a defense mechanism to Roger, played by Constantine Maroulis, dreams of becoming a rock star, hope. The audience leaves with the but has to deal with lost love and and creating a new life for himself. message that the best thing you can See RENT, page 6 See GRANT, page 2 Restructuring leaves some departments unhappy HNFE move could dilute programs Administrators hope college by Michelle Hershman started enrolling in the university. Human Resources. shift will improve diversity Associate Sports Editor With classes such as food prepara- Ritchey, who was the depart- tion and home management, the ment’s first male faculty member, by Michelle Hershman a minority in his major and interest in nutrition and More than 80 years ago, Virginia curriculum was aimed at the few played a vital part in changing the Associate Sports Editor was soon to be a minority in continued that concentration Tech admitted its first female stu- female students trying to find their name of the college. his career field. Still, in the by venturing into a field of dents. Looking around campus place in a small military college “(The students) felt the name year 2003, he wondered, “Is study created uniquely for today, 41 percent of the student dominated by men. was too old-fashioned and female- Jason Newman walked that the way it should be?” female students. body is female and some are Starting out as a department oriented,” he said. “I think most into his therapeutic nutrition Newman is the only male “I kind of expected (to be a inclined to say, “You’ve come a in the School of Agriculture, it people regarded it as a female class and looked around. student in the dietetics option minority),” Newman said. “I long way.” eventually came to stand on its major, partly because of the He wasn’t surprised — after of the human nutrition, foods wasn’t as surprised as most Others, however, wonder if own feet in 1964 as the College of name, home economics. When three years, he was used to it. and exercise major at Virginia people are. I’m definitely the female participation at Tech is Home Economics — one of Tech’s we changed the name to human He’d come to accept that he Tech. Because of a childhood not so much a story of progress, six colleges at the time. resources we began to get more was a minority in his classes, illness, he gained an early See DIVERSITY, page 3 but a tale of one long, frustrating Shortly thereafter, enrollment males.” Women Men 85% gender breakdown, by college identity crisis. Nothing tells this in the college declined from 1,000 Now, 82 years after the creation 66% 64% 61% tale better than the former College undergraduates to 600, said S.J. of the department, another change 55% 60% 60% 59% of Home Economics, which was Ritchey, former dean of the col- is taking place. The college has 45% 36% 39% 40% 40% 41% renamed the College of Human lege. The students, both male and been split up. Some of the depart- 34% Resources and Education in 1982 female, believed home economics ments have been relocated to a and disbanded during the recent was an outdated title that didn’t new college, while the department 15% university restructuring. cover the vast fields of study of human nutrition, foods and The home economics depart- involved in the college, he said. exercise has been placed into its Ag. & Life Architecture & Engineering College of Liberal Arts / College of Natural Virginia Tech, ment was established at Tech in The changing attitudes brought Science Urban Studies Business Human Sciences Science Resources combined 1924 for the women who had just a new identity — the College of See MOVE, page 3 A.J. MANDRACCHIA Page 2 Collegiate Times Thursday, November 13, 2003 News in Brief 26 dead after truck bomb Violence: Gunman and 2 of violence, distribution of Grant funded others dead in information relating to making and using explosives for arson, hits base in southern Iraq mailings, info Dallas standoff and possession of an unreg- istered firearm or destructive ▪ U.S. forces struck an Iraqi “Unfortunately, it’s not possible to exclude the DALLAS (AP) — A police device. presence of other fatalities,” Defense Minister card handouts standoff ended after nine hours military compound hours after Antonio Martino told parliament. Continued from page 1 Wednesday with a gunman and the deadliest attack against non- There were fears of others trapped beneath the two other people dead and four Court to hear debris, and bulldozers worked to clear rubble. As The number of presentations officers wounded. Eight hostag- agism case American forces since April night fell, however, soldiers said rescue efforts and weekly outreach programs es, a woman and seven children, had ended. has also gone up since the first were safely released. WASHINGTON (AP) by Anja Niedringhaus Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called grant was awarded. SWAT team officers shot and — Supreme Court justices fret- Associated Press the bombing a “terrorist act,” while Italian From August 2001 to killed Francisco Fuentes, 32, a ted Wednesday over an age Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged that Nov. 1, 2003 the organiza- resident of the apartment who discrimination fight that pits 40- NASIRIYAH, Iraq — A suicide truck bomber it wouldn’t derail his country’s commitment to tions reached 4,797 students, had held them at bay much of something workers against older attacked the headquarters of Italy’s paramilitary helping Iraq. faculty and staff and spent 156 the day and fired at officers two colleagues over job benefits. police in this southern city on Wednesday, kill- Witnesses said the truck driver got past guards hours just in presentations and separate times. The court has been called ing 26 people and possibly trapping others in the after a car ran a roadblock, distracting the sen- programs. Police found two other men on to interpret a federal law debris. tries. From July to November, they dead in the apartment, appar- that protects workers over 40 Hours later, 1st Armored Division forces The truck rammed the gate of the Italian com- reached 1,073 people and spent ently shot by Fuentes before from age discrimination. In an launched a military operation in Baghdad, target- pound and exploded in front of the Carabinieri 37 hours with presentations and police arrived earlier in the day odd twist, some 40-something ing a facility used by insurgents building, which was the former programs. to investigate reports of gunfire, General Dynamics Corp. work- and setting off explosions that chamber of commerce building, That is the highest number spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said. ers sued claiming they are being reverberated through the Iraqi The facility a coalition spokesman, Andrea since the start of the grant in Their names were not released. discriminated against because capital. “ Angeli, said. 2001, Lazar said. Police hadn’t determined the they are too young to get ben- “The facility is a known (destroyed by U.S. He said the force of the explo- Last year, the figures motive in the hostage-taking efits being offered to older col- meeting, planning, storage and forces) is a known sion blew out windows in another were less than half of that and killings and were question- leagues. rendezvous point for belligerent meeting, planning, building across the Euphrates number. ing the woman who had been elements currently conducting River. All the vehicles parked Lazar attributes this boost of held hostage, Cerda said. attacks on coalition forces and storage and outside the stricken building interest to the design of the web- Mortgage company infrastructure,” the Pentagon said rendevous point for exploded in flames. site and the expansion of the use settles allegations in a statement from Washington. belligerant elements Angeli said secondary explo- of this technology. Fla. man close to “The destruction of this struc- sions from ammunition stored Increased advertising from bombing clinics WASHINGTON (AP) — A ture will deny enemy forces any currently conducting in the compound rocked the area the Women’s Center also con- mortgage company will set up use of it in the future.” attacks.” moments after the main blast. tributed. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) a $40 million fund to compen- The attack in Nasiriyah was Also Wednesday, U.S. troops in The renewed grant should — A man suspected of plotting sate tens of thousands of cus- the deadliest toll suffered by non- Baghdad accidentally fired on a ensure that these programs will to bomb abortion clinics was tomers and settle government American coalition forces since statement from the Pentagon car carrying a member of the Iraqi continue and should last until arrested after coming “peril- allegations of abusive prac- the occupation began in April, Governing Council. The council Sept. 30, 2005. ously close to carrying out his tices that caused homeowners and the first such attack in this member, Mohammed Bahr al- At that time, a new applica- plans,” the FBI said. to pay high insurance rates, relatively quiet Shiite Muslim Uloun, escaped injury but the tion for another renewable grant Stephen John Jordi, 35, was improper late fees and other city. The bombing appeared aimed at sending a driver was wounded. will be submitted. in the final stages of planning unnecessary costs. message that international organizations are not And a roadblock in Fallujah, a restive city west “The importance of the grant imminent attacks on abortion Salt Lake City-based safe anywhere in Iraq. of the capital, U.S. troops fired on a truck carrying is to show that sexual assault, clinics north of Miami-Dade Fairbanks Capital Corp. had Col. Gianfranco Scalas said 18 Italians were live chickens Tuesday night, killing five civilians. relationship violence, stalking County, U.S. Attorney Marcos “engaged in a laundry list of killed: 12 Carabinieri paramilitary police, four “They went to bring chickens ... and they came and cyber-stalking happens Jimenez said. The prosecutor predatory loan servicing prac- army soldiers, an Italian civilian working at the back at 9 or 10 at night and we were waiting for every day on campus,” Lazar did not say exactly how far tices,” according to a statement base and an Italian documentary filmmaker. A them,” said Khalid Khalifa al-Jumaily, whose said. along the plot was, and would Wednesday by the Housing spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said at least two nephews were killed on the truck. “The “Students should know it not identify the clinics. and Urban Development eight Iraqis were also killed. About 15 people Americans fired on them.” does happen, and resources Jordi was charged with Department and the Federal were wounded, although their nationalities were The U.S. military said it no immediate informa- and support are available for solicitation to commit a crime Trade Commission. not known, Italian officials said. tion on the shootings. them.”
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In nearby Chesapeake, a jury by Robert Reid based on equality, but when the who catalogued the items found The defense attorneys argued of 12 plus four alternates was Associated Press Americans want to find solution by Matthew Barakat in Muhammad’s car when he unsuccessfully that Virginia seated for the trial of Malvo, for their problems, they do it in Associated Press was arrested, acknowledged that case law prohibited consider- charged with the Oct. 14, 2002, BAGHDAD, Iraq — Personal any way that suits them.” cigarette butts were found in the ation of the death penalty for slaying of FBI analyst Linda agendas, ethnic rivalries and L. Paul Bremer, the chief 1990 Chevrolet Caprice even Muhammad on one of the two Franklin in Fairfax County. differences over visions for a civilian administrator for Iraq, VIRGINIA BEACH though there was no evidence capital murder charges he faces The nine women and seven new Iraq are responsible for was summoned unexpectedly — The defense rested its case either Muhammad or fellow sus- because there is no evidence men include two homemakers, American dissatisfaction with from Baghdad to a White House Wednesday in the trial of John pect Lee Boyd Malvo smoked. Muhammad was the trigger- a teacher, a retired teacher, a Washington’s own creation — the meeting Tuesday with Secretary Allen Muhammad just hours Closing statements were set man. claims adjuster, two sales rep- Iraqi Governing Council. of State Colin Powell, Defense after the judge rejected a key to begin on Thursday, the same Millette agreed with prosecu- resentatives, a minister, a retired Frustration over the U.S.- Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, defense argument, saying day as opening statements in tors, who said the triggerman assistant principal, a registered appointed council has emerged National Security Adviser Muhammad and fellow sus- Malvo’s trial. issue is irrelevant, and said pros- nurse, a sheet-metal worker and at a time of escalating attacks by Condoleezza Rice and other key pect Lee Boyd Malvo “were The defense case in ecutors have put on sufficient a mechanic. Iraqi insurgents, most recently officials. involved in purposeful shoot- Muhammad’s trial began evidence for the jury to reason- The jurors range in age from the truck bombing Wednesday Bush administration officials ings.” Wednesday morning after ably conclude that Muhammad 22 to 70. Eleven are white, four of the headquarters of the Italian acknowledged concerns about Five defense witnesses Circuit Judge LeRoy F. Millette was “an immediate perpetrator” are black and one is Asian. Carabinieri police in the southern the council’s progress since its testified a total of two hours, Jr. rejected motions that would and therefore eligible for the Defense lawyer Craig Cooley city of Nasiriyah. installation in July but said Bush in contrast to a prosecution have eliminated the death death penalty. said the jury is more diverse than In response to the growing was not about to disband it. case that stretched over three penalty from the jury’s consid- Millette also rejected a motion it would have been in Fairfax insurgency, the U.S. military has “The notion that we are about weeks and more than 130 eration. to strike a capital murder charge County because Chesapeake’s adopted a new tactic of answer- to throw the council to the witnesses. Muhammad did The judge said an inference against Muhammad filed under black population is three times ing guerrilla attacks with massive wolves is exaggerated,” a senior not take the stand in his own can be made that Muhammad Virginia’s antiterrorism law that as large. firepower which risks civilian administration official said on defense. and Malvo “were not involved was enacted after the Sept. 11, Still, Cooley asked Roush casualties and alienating Iraqis. condition of anonymity. “But Private investigator John in random shootings. 2001, attacks. to dismiss the final pool of 28 Heavy-handed moves against there is a need to put some ener- Nenna’s testimony cast “They were involved in pur- Muhammad, 42, is on trial prospective jurors because some the 25-seat Governing Council gy into the political transition. It doubt on a prosecution wit- poseful shootings,” Millette said. for the Oct. 9, 2002, slaying of who oppose the death penalty also could be seen by the already is true they are not as together as ness’ testimony that he saw “They perfected their ability to Dean Harold Meyers outside were excluded. distrustful Iraqi public as a sign we had hoped.” that the Americans aren’t serious Bremer said Wednesday in about granting Iraqis a meaning- Washington that “we are in a ful role in their own affairs. very intense period.” Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman “I don’t think it’s fair to say Move: Officials say agriculture is better fit for council member Ahmed the IGC is failing,” Bremer said. Chalabi, said the complaints “They face a very difficult situ- against the body were “nonsense ation at this time, but the Iraqis Continued from page 1 number of deans retired and budget cuts Agriculture and Life Sciences,” she said. and baseless” and that the “only are, I think, more and more hit the university. “That shows some aspect of our major, but solution is that the council be effective in their assumption of original location, the College of Agriculture McNamee said the administration decid- I feel like if we were in the more science-ori- given full powers and sover- authority.” and Life Sciences, a location many feel is ed there was an advantage in bringing ented college it would be a better reflection eignty.” Apart from policy differ- unfit and yet another twist in the age-old together as many programs as they could of what our major is.” “The Governing Council ences, the very composition of identity crisis. that applied the humanities, social sciences Jo Anne Barton, a former associate should not alone bear the respon- the council discourages quick Ritchey said he believes that HNFE, and arts to create the new College of Liberal professor with the College of Home sibility of any inefficiency,” decision-making. To reflect the along with the other departments from the Arts and Human Sciences and putting the Economics, said the restructuring made her Mahmoud Othman, a Sunni diversity of Iraqi society, the College of Human Resources, will most remaining departments into other colleges, feel like the major still hasn’t been accepted Kurd member of the council, council includes 13 Shiites, five likely deteriorate with the which fit their focus. as more than just an option for domestic told The Associated Press. “This Kurds, five Sunnis, one Christian restructuring. “I think human nutrition homemakers. is supposed to be a partnership and one Turkman. “(The programs) will not My diploma is is the future of agriculture,” “I think it says there’s less value placed be as good in five years as “ McNamee said. “I think it’s on this field of study by the present admin- they are now,” he said. “I going to say College a great move. Everyone’s istration,” said Barton, who retired in 1991. think the administration of Agriculture and going to see things differ- This recent decision is one that won’t be for some reason felt the Life Sciences ... if we ently … but I feel it’s good taken lightly by students and faculty. Barton Court urged to oust need to reorganize things. for agriculture and life and Ritchey, though no longer employed by The College of Arts and were in the more sci- sciences and good for the the university, plan to fight the restructur- Sciences was very large. ence-oriented college department as well. In my ing by speaking out against it. The students, Ala. justice in Ten They wanted to split that view, they’ve already made left with no other choice, will have to make and they saw opportunities it would be a better a lot of progress.” the necessary adjustments. to move programs from reflection of what our The specific relocating “I think we’re going to have a lot of Commandments case what was human resources major is.” was based on the fact that explaining to do,” Lail said. “Our resume and education around to food, nutrition and health is says agriculture and life sciences, and I by Bob Johnson “To acknowledge God cannot what they believe was a a campus initiative and it’s think it’s going to be hard to explain that Heidi Lail Associated Press be a violation of the Canons of better home for them. I a major focus for agricul- we don’t deal with animals, we don’t deal Ethics. Without God there can be don’t agree with that at all. senior, HNFE ture these days, McNamee with wildlife, we deal with people. You no ethics,” Moore testified. They saw the department said. don’t get that we have a human interac- MONTGOMERY, Ala. In closing arguments, of hospitality and tourism The students in the col- tion-type degree.” — Turning his back on a judicial Assistant Attorney General management as a better fit for business, lege had no say in McNamee’s decision, Only time will tell what’s going to hap- panel with the power to remove John Gibbs said Moore’s public but I don’t think it is.” said Heidi Lail, a senior human nutrition, pen to the departments and the students him, suspended Alabama Chief refusal to obey a court order The decision was ultimately made by foods and exercise major. She and the other within them, Ritchey said. Whether they’ve Justice Roy Moore testified “undercuts the entire workings University Provost Mark McNamee. The students would have liked to have been each found permanent homes in their new Wednesday that he upheld his of the judicial system.” decision for the restructuring, McNamee able to participate in the decision-making colleges or whether another big change oath and prom- “What mes- said, followed numerous other struc- process, she said. is waiting down the road is anyone’s ises to voters sage does tural changes that occurred when a “My diploma is going to say College of guess. when he refused To acknowledge that send to a federal order “ the public, to to move a Ten God cannot be a other litigants? Commandments violation of the The message monument. Canons of Ethics. it sends is: If Diversity: Major is dominantly female “Not only did you don’t like I fulfill what I Without God there a court order, told the people of can be no ethics.” you don’t have Continued from page 1 department and its former col- resources with classroom make- program in business,” Ritchey Alabama I would to follow it,” he lege to remedy this 80-year-old up averaging 75 percent women said. “Interior design might gain do, I also had a said. source in the class to be picked stigma, he said. and 25 percent men. more males having been moved Roy Moore duty to uphold Moore attor- on. I’m an easy target. It’s a “I think in terms of gender University Provost Mark to architecture, but who knows, the constitutions Alabama chief justice ney Terry Butts way to stand out, I guess.” bias — not that they feel obli- McNamee said he doesn’t think time will tell. I think (putting of the United said the canons Newman’s minority status gated — but most routes guys the recent university restructur- human nutrition in agriculture) States and the of ethics are represents a way of thinking take are the money fields, the ing will have any major affect is a potential disaster.” state of Alabama. They both vague. “Propriety is often in the that still hasn’t changed and engineering,” Newman said, on diversity within the majors. “They might add more acknowledge God,” Moore said. eye of the beholder,” he said. a gender enrollment percent- who hopes to one day become Increased male enrollment males but it’s an unnatural Attorney General Bill Pryor, And in an apparent reference to age that is not up to today’s a registered dietician. “I think is possible, said S.J. Ritchey, fit. Agriculture is focused on who is prosecuting Moore, told the popularity of Moore’s stand standards of equality. (the name home economics) former dean of the college of production of foods and fiber, the Court of the Judiciary that with many in Alabama, Butts The fact that the major definitely influences people’s home economics, but relocation human nutrition is focused on Moore should be removed as warned the panel: “Remember, remains predominantly female perception of it.” is not the answer to a diversity human health, and there’s often chief justice because of his “utter- as you judge Roy Moore today, speaks to the mindset most Gender diversity remained problem. conflict between those two, so ly unrepentant behavior.” that tomorrow you may be male students still carry with unequal after the name change “Yeah it might (add diver- human nutrition will lose out The nine-member court, after judged.” them, despite the efforts of the from home economics to human sity), particularly the hospitality probably,” Ritchey said. hearing less than a day of tes- timony and arguments, began deliberating charges that Moore violated the Canons of Judicial Ethics this year when he refused the federal court order to move "Lost in Translation" R the monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. Fri. & Sat. 7:00 & 9:15pm The federal court had ruled the monument was an uncon- Sun. 3:00, 7:00, 9:15 stitutional promotion of religion by the government. A federal Mon, - Wed. appeals court upheld the ruling, 7:00 & 9:15pm and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Moore’s appeal. The monument was eventually was rolled to a storage room on instructions from the eight asso- ciate justices. The judicial panel has the power to remove Moore from office, return a lesser penalty such as a reprimand, or find that he did nothing wrong. He has been suspended with pay since the charges were filed in August, using the time at speaking FreeFree MatineeMatinee SaturdaySaturday 3pm:3pm: ChickenChicken RunRun engagements around the country exhorting followers to support government display of the Ten The Lyric Theatre Commandments. Moore testified that he fol- 135 college avenue ~ movieline: 951.0604 lowed his conscience and did www.thelyric.com nothing to violate judicial ethics. Page 4 Collegiate Times Thursday, November 13, 2003 Senate approves $401 billion defense bill Show: Host search by Ken Guggenheim and about 2.2 percent more than defense, $6.6 billion for the protecting the suspected Associated Press Congress approved last year. It construction of seven new ships, habitat of the red-cockaded will be reality show was approved by the House on $4.4 billion for developing the woodpecker that it’s having Friday in a 362-40 vote. Joint Strike Fighter and $3.5 a very deteriorating effect on WASHINGTON — The Senate It raises salaries for soldiers billion for 22 F/A-22 Raptor jet our ability to train,” said Sen. Continued from page 1 Entertainment is the main gave final approval Wednesday by an average of 4.15 percent fighters. James Inhofe, R-Okla. reason most people tune into to a $401.3 billion defense bill and extends increases in combat But the Pentagon lobbied The bill also lifts a decade- ships. the show, said Travis Miller, that gives the Pentagon greater and family separation pay. most intensively over changes old ban on research into “Sex Talk Live is a great a freshman University Studies control over its civilian work It would also partially reverse affecting civil service and envi- low-yield nuclear weapons idea, but it’s not put together major. force and eases environmental a policy set in the 1890s of reduc- ronmental regulations and gen- and authorizes $15 mil- in an appropriate manner,” “I watch it because it’s restrictions on the military. ing disabled veterans’ retirement erally prevailed. lion for continued research she said. “It’s degrading to funny. Everyone knows The bill authorizing 2004 benefits by $1 for every dollar The Pentagon will have great- into the Robust Nuclear women and promotes them as they’re not expert hosts on the defense programs now goes to received in disability pay. The er flexibility in hiring, firing and Earth Penetrator, capable of sexual objects.” show,” he said. President Bush for his signa- change would be phased in over promoting civilian employees. destroying deep underground More than 75 percent of the VTTV is now taking appli- ture. 10 years and mainly help the It says current rules force it bunkers. Republicans say the audience at last night’s show cations for a co-host to replace Democrats joined Republicans more seriously disabled about a to use military personnel for United States needs to adapt was male. Kennerly, who will not apply in the 95-3 vote, despite their quarter-million veterans. It will jobs better suited for civilians. its nuclear arsenal to defend Nicholas Kiersey, a gradu- for the job. Pricer will stay on objections to the broader cost $22 billion. Democrats and unions say the against terrorism and other ate student in political science, as a host. Pentagon authority. They In a compromise, the bill bill hurts workers by weakening modern threats. Democrats took part in the protest and VTTV is looking for a host stressed the measure would pro- allows the Air Force to lease job protections, overtime rules say the change could trig- said the show needs to return with more factual knowledge vide new benefits to both active 20 Boeing 767 planes as mid- and other rights. ger a new arms race and to a more educational format. of sexual topics, said gen- duty soldiers and veterans. air refueling tankers and buy Democrats also said the bill increase the risk of nuclear “The producers need to get eral manager Sarah Davis, a But the bill was opposed by 80 more. The Air Force says goes too far in providing the war. back to the stated purpose of senior communication major. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., who it urgently needs to replace military with exemptions to the The bill also adds 2,400 the show — sex education,” But the show can’t afford said it “transfers vast, unchecked its aging fleet, but some sena- Endangered Species Act and the soldiers to the Army. The he said. to lose its entertainment powers to the Defense tors said its original proposal Marine Mammal Protection Act. Pentagon has not sought The protest was aimed at aspect. Department while avoiding any to lease all 100 planes was too The Pentagon and congressional additional troops, but law- the content of the show, not “We have to keep that slight break with the business-as-usual expensive. Republicans have said those makers are concerned that the show itself, said the third element of humor because approach to increasing defense The measure would also laws have hampered training the military is being stretched protester Anna Nicholas, that’s why a good portion of spending.” authorize some of the Pentagon’s exercises. thin by demands in Iraq, a senior management the audience watches,” she The bill is $1.5 billion more most costly programs, including “We are spending such (an Afghanistan and elsewhere major. said. than the amount request by Bush $9.1 billion for ballistic missile inordinate) amount of money around the world. “There are ways to enter- The search for a new co- tain audiences that don’t host will be made into a real- include portraying women in ity show to air sometime after compromising positions,” she Thanksgiving break, Davis said. said.
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Editorial & Letters to the Editor STATE ISSUE My dad served in Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Appeal process must change National problems and also in Iraq. My family has given a lot for the military and our country, and there are many Virginia’s capital punishment system is facing strong opposition in a new book, require more than others out there like us. Walk through Arlington “Broken Justice: The Death Penalty in Virginia.” National Cemetery and maybe you will have a Published by a coalition representing groups for civil liberties, defense attorneys better idea. and anti-death penalty proponents, the groups recommend a moratorium on execu- a quick, easy fix Yet, those buried there are just a small tions until the flaws in the Virginia punishment system can be rectified. percentage of those who have sacrificed Included in the findings is the injustice of the 21-day rule that is specific to Virginia. I would like to give a response to Tuesday’s their lives for the enduring freedom of our The law states that once 21 days have passed after the judge signs the judgment order, article “American public should support ratio- country. the defendant may not introduce any new evidence except DNA, in any of the appeals nal, productive change” (CT, Nov. 11). As far as Many may think students and people our age courts. I can tell, the author has the following points: wouldn’t formally observe the holiday, thinking Virginia, trailing only Texas in annual execution rates, utilizes the death penalty We should disperse income evenly, as inequality of it as just a day we didn’t have to go to classes, without taking the proper steps to ensure human rights. The groups are also fight- is bad. America has become discouraged. There but I think of it in a different way. ing for a freeze on the death penalty which would accomplish two goals: the issue are no candidates that we can relate to and this I think it is unfortunate for those who aren’t of unjust laws in the state would be brought to the forefront of debates, and current has caused the fall of the nuclear family, a rise aware of our nation’s military and the many death penalty candidates would have due amnesty from executions that may not be in divorce, as well as people all over the world’s heroes that serve this country. fit for some cases. prescription drug needs being neglected. Also, It’s also a slap in the face to the families, the This is not a recommendation for a permanent freeze. The issues should be debated America’s obsession with being successful has veterans, the heroes and the troops. and sorted through, resulting in the death penalty’s reenactment. A clause could enter caused community and family values to suffer. Better yet, I believe not observing Veterans the moratorium’s conditions, stipulating the death penalty’s re-issuance only after the As wonderful as it would be to have the Day is a disservice to our nation. elimination of the 21-day rule. Many people argue that a freeze would last many years same salary washing dishes at Owens Hall as resulting in spending more money to support the lives of prisoners for a longer period the president of a company gets for employing Melissa Rodriguez of time. However, according to a study by Indiana’s Criminal Law Study Commission, thousands of people and hence making decisions freshman, human development the total cost of the death penalty is 38 percent greater than the total cost of life with- that have a widespread effect, I’m not arrogant out parole sentences. enough to think that my job is as important as Other issues, such as the lack of obligation for circuit courts to preserve evidence theirs. Cage needs an from trials and prosecutorial misconduct, should be debated, but Virginians should I think the masses agree with me that a person come to the conclusion that the 21-day rule undermines fairness and due process that with a high-stress job that makes those types of increase in security should be ensured in this commonwealth. decisions should make a deserving amount of money. The author speaks about the necessity of giv- It’s 9:24 a.m. and the telephone in your dorm ing prescription drugs to the poor of this country room rings with the Virginia Tech police dispatch and to the poor of the world. on the other line. When they ask for Amy, you tell Tuition increase does not As admirable as that may be, it is obviously them they have her. flawed. “We need you to come down to the I-lot, there Medicine does not grow on trees and the is a problem with your car.” You ask what kind army of scientists that worked on discovering it of problem and they tell you that tires seem to be mean salary increase must feed their children just as you do. So why missing off your vehicle. Immediate freaking out it should be free when food and cars are not is follows, but you throw on clothes and run to the In the words of Johnny Mac, “you can- beyond me. Cage, known more formally as the I-lot. Jim Kennedy not be serious!” How is this happening? I see this erosion of values in quite a different When you arrive, you find the officer standing How does a college board justify a presi- light. next to a car that doesn’t look anything remotely dent’s salary increase while also justifying Where the author sees the reduction in the like your vehicle, but strangely resembles your The Chronicle of Higher Education a tuition increase? The sheer economics number of nuclear families since the 1960s, I see roommate’s. That is when it hits you that you released a report that really bothered me. are just way off-kilter. the fact that people now have the right to choose live with another Amy and they never gave a last We all know about the budget cuts in It’s not even the tuition that bothers me whether or not they have children. name on the telephone. higher education. as much as other aspects of the university I see the fact that now people are more likely As a sigh of relief passes over you because it’s We all know our tuition has increased, system. to choose divorce and leave a marriage that was not your car, you start to worry about having to especially for out-of-state students. I really There was a column in the Collegiate possibly abusive. I see that people are able to track down your ever-busy roommate to tell her have no problem with that, believe me. Times a couple weeks ago about janito- choose to form a traditional nuclear family rather that someone has stolen her tire and left her car If it takes a necessary evil to keep our rial salaries and how low they were then being pressured into the nuclear family sitting atop a fire extinguisher. quality of education where it should be, (“Custodians deserve more respect, pay,” mold that was so common in the 1960s. I don’t Car vandalism in the Cage is nothing new. Last I’m all for it. Nov. 4). see this as a bad thing. spring, entire car doors were stripped, tires stolen Sure, some things have been cut back, Their salaries are low and most other It seems like societies that are not based on and windows shattered — all done to cars owned but I can deal with larger classes and the staff salaries are low. capitalism have been tried a few times before by my friends. Since we don’t see reports on van- Drillfield’s grass being cut less often. Did it never occur to the board to and I know that they have been some of the most dalism in the Cage when we buy permits, who As I kept reading the report, I came maybe give these people a little more tyrannical oppressive governments in modern knows what other cars were damaged by people I across some figures concerning the sala- compensation, instead? history. Is America really that bad? have no acquaintance with. ries of college presidents. Get ready for I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t, or This makes me wonder, if the south gate of the this. Despite nationwide tuition increases even why they didn’t. Doug Peterson Cage is locked and the police are doing their job that top 10 percent in some cases, the aver- It sounds like the priorities of the sophomore, computer science and patrolling the lot, how can someone get away age college president’s salary is increas- nation’s institutes of higher learning are with two car doors and four tires? I pay to have a ing. We’re not talking pennies here — I misplaced. valid parking permit to park in that lot. Shouldn’t mean, they are increasing by thousands To be fair, I have no salary information Veterans Day must my car be safe? of dollars. on our own President Charles Steger or I also wonder if maybe the night attendant One of the more handsomely paid pres- the board. be observed by Tech should actually be a police officer sitting in the idents is Shirley Ann Jackson, president of It’s more the principle on a national building and maybe actually stop cars. Though Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, level. When funding goes down, all of the it would be inconvenient, I would rather have N.Y. Her base salary is $891,400 a year. expenses should shrink accordingly. This I never realized that Veterans Day was not a my car scanned when leaving the Cage after That’s right, I said base. This does not is not a massive corporation or a privately technical holiday here until my roommate asked midnight than to try to sleep in my bed worrying take into account the $591,000 she makes owned business. me what I was doing that day. about whether or not I am going to lose all my on the side, which is mostly made serving They can set their salaries however they I told her that I was going to call and thank my tires on my car and not be able to get to work the on corporate boards. see fit. dad for being my hero, catch up on my homework, next day. Granted, that is for a private university. In this case, we are dealing with a pub- since we didn’t have classes, and that’s when she There is no excuse for me or any resident who But there are at least a dozen public school lic institution. I am paying for the salaries interrupted me. needs a car on campus to get to work, etc. to have presidents who make in excess of $500,000 of all Virginian collegiate presidents, Surprisingly, she informed me that classes were to worry about the safety of their vehicle. I think per year. either through tuition or taxes. I didn’t in session, therefore Veterans Day was not being some changes really need to be made since the Once again, that does not include any expect my money to go to the president’s observed. reoccurring theft of tires and other vandalism on extra figurehead positions they may take. salary. As I hear daily updates on the war in Iraq, I think cars in the Cage don’t seem to be deterred in any Mary Sue Coleman, president of the As I sit here drinking tap water and about those brave Americans serving. I think about way. University of Michigan, rakes in $677,500 feasting on Ramen, I can’t help but think the families, their worries and their worst fears. per year in salary and benefits. She is atop — share the wealth, guys. Share the I think about their sacrifice, followed by our Amy Frieslander the list for public school presidents. wealth. nation’s decreasing support. sophomore, animal and poultry sciences Our Big East companion, Rutgers University, has a president that makes a Jim Kennedy is a regular columnist for the cool $625,000. Collegiate Times.
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meant to be, this album is for you. the West Coast sound, but in their tution on the track “Maggie May.” become weird like on the oddly con- Phil Comey It has everything from intelligent case this is a good thing. The beats are Right before the album ends, the structed track “Heatish.” lyrics and innovative rhyme schemes, creative and differ from track to track, track “Full Circle” comes on and they Also, for those that know the group to daring and creative beats. Lyrically making them a difficult group to put appropriately use the soulful, guest member Del from prior work, more Past the “bling-bling” and the Dr. speaking it is hard to think of another into one genre. voice of Goapele for the chorus to was expected of him on this album, Suess raps of today’s commercial hip- hip-hop group that can challenge The album opens with the hard-hit- complement their heartfelt lyrics. and it was not delivered. His verses hop, we find the dwellers of under- them. They are not afraid to step away ting beats of “Fantasy Island” and the This group also differs from other are used sparingly and only provide ground rap. It is here one can find the from talking about cars and money, “Powers That Be,” which are perfect rap groups in the sense that each glimpses of his potential. hidden rap gem, the Hieroglyphics. and use their intellects to sell their for rolling down your windows and member demonstrates their lyrical If you thought the idea of rap The group based out of Oakland, records. letting your subwoofers hit everyone’s prowess and uniqueness, as opposed enticed you with its promise of true Calif. is comprised of individual art- Lyrics like “You soft and squeamish/ eardrums. to other rap groups, who struggle to poetry and was let down by the ists and the four-man group Souls feminine like a seamstress/Serina or Then tracks like “Classic” playfully boast one star MC. mainstream rap sound on the radio, of Mischief. Perhaps the most well Venus/I got the U.S. open like I’m sample the sounds from a symphony, The rhyming styles of members Pep I strongly recommend checking this known member of the group, Del (the Agasi” are more of the norm through- as the members flex their creative ear Love, Del and Opio have nothing in CD out. funky homosapien), appeared briefly out the album rather than the occa- for all types of music. common aside from strong lyrics, but It has enough variety to be played in the mainstream as the hypnotic sional jewel. But a listener can get no further then provide a refreshing change with each from start to finish and has enough rapper in the Gorillaz hit “Clint East But as soon as you feel you have the the track “Make Your Move” before passing of the microphone. courage to challenge the idea of typi- Wood.” group pinned into the lyrical category they hear the group easily move from I know it has been all praise up cal rap sound, venturing into the shad- Full Circle, released on Oct. 7 of of “battle rap” the group exposes their the battle rap sound to serve the audi- until now, but I can’t let these intellects ows of invention. this year, is the follow up effort to the heart with lyrics like, “Each day a new ence a saddened portion of emotion. pass without some criticism of their For more information about this Hieroglyphics only other record, Third step up the stair way to heaven/to Then, while many other rap groups album. group you can visit their website at Eye Vision, and should propel this get closer to God I intersect with my feel it necessary to talk about women First, I commend the effort of the www.hieroglyphics.com. underground act into the limelight. brethren.” disrespectfully, Hieroglyphics make group to keep all the beats diverse To put it simply, if you have any true Their beats are a step away from it a point to talk about the plight of a and interesting. However, some reach Phil Comey is the associate features understanding of what hip-hop was what typical hip-hop would consider woman dabbling in drugs and prosti- too far into the realm of different and editor for the Collegiate Times. Rent: Play tackles AIDS, drug use L.A. Archdiocese battle veiled in cloud of secrecy Continued from page 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — An say their effort is not a cover- what he is feeling,” Gligor effort to investigate sex abuse up, but rather a simple matter said. by priests in the nation’s largest of law. “He tells himself it’s not hap- Roman Catholic archdiocese has They are asserting a First pening in his life. Social issues grown into a lengthy and com- Amendment privilege of free- like living with HIV, do not plex legal battle buried under dom of religion, an extension of directly affect my character, but layers of secrecy. priest-penitent confidentiality to they do affect his friends. He In a case pending before a cover communications between tries to separate himself from California appellate court, the priests and their superiors, and that.” Archdiocese of Los Angeles is adherence to the grand jury pro- Mark, according to Gligor, trying to keep out of public view cess that mandates secrecy. The learns from his friends to deal a judge’s ruling on whether a archdiocese’s attorneys charac- with the problems of today, and grand jury investigating clergy terize the legal battle over the embrace them at the end of the abuse can see church personnel church documents as “religious play. records. persecution.” Although some scenes A tentative ruling in the mat- “The relationship between were difficult to hear because ter already has been issued by a priest and church is a familial of the acoustics, the crowd retired judge who is working as relationship, such as the hus- still enjoyed scenes such as a “special master” dealing with band-wife privilege. It goes to one in which the character some aspects of the case. But the heart of the ability to func- Maureen, played by Leslie that ruling is sealed _ along with tion as a church that has a celi- Diamond, ‘performs’ a poetry all the underlying documents. bate priesthood,” archdiocese DAVE FRANUSICH/SPPS slam. Because the material could attorney J. Thomas Hennigan The national tour of “Rent” made a stop at Burruss Hall last night and tackled issues At the end of the slam, she eventually be viewed by grand said. “These men, otherwise including gender preference, AIDS and drug use. beckons to the crowd to moo jurors, retired Superior Court isolated from society, need a with her. In response, audience Judge Thomas F. Nuss has place to be able to discuss their members, joined in. ruled that everything relating innermost problems that is “I think they hold their own to them must be sealed. He also secure. It’s not an effort to pro- against the original cast,” said has decided that all hearings in tect pedophiles.” Jedd Komlos, a junior industrial the case must be conducted in But the priest-superior claim design major. “Every cast has private. is a subject of fierce dispute. its own unique qualities. Mimi Nuss was appointed by the “I’m unaware of any law that (played by Jamie Lee Kirchner) judge assigned to the case to says anytime a priest talks to is crazy. She’s got a fantastic take over some of the massive anyone in the church it’s cov- voice, but it’s hard to under- workload created by it. His job ered by privilege,” Levenson stand a lot of what’s going has been to review thousands of said. on.” pages of church personnel docu- Los Angeles County prosecu- Costumes and set added to ments, then decide whether they tors and the media lawyers also the piece. Angel’s death, toward have to be turned over to the say the religious persecution the end of Act II, was empha- grand jury. By order of the court, argument is “nonsensical” in a sized with the contrast of she he’s being paid $350 an hour by case involving access to official earlier outfit, a zebra print coat the archdiocese. court records. with a red waistband showing The case has astounded some she vivaciousness. legal experts for its level of As she dies, she’s wrapped in secrecy. a white sheet and cuddled on a “They better have something Monday’s table. important to cover up,” Loyola Angel is a transvestite Law School professor Laurie Crossword who suffers from AIDs, and Levenson said. “Otherwise, although she dies at the end, they are wasting a lot of good Answers she imprints a message on the will. The more secret it is, the other characters, expressed in more tarnished the church will Roger and Mimi’s “Without become.” You.” The Los Angeles County “I love how Rent addresses District Attorney’s office and issues in a way that gives a team of media lawyers are you hope,” Gligor said. challenging the archdiocese in “Even if you do have a drug the case, which is scheduled for problem, or are infected a hearing Monday before the with HIV, it’s not the end. California Second District Court You can still love and cherish of Appeals. moments.” Lawyers for the archdiocese Thursday, November 13, 2003 Ⅲ Collegiate Times Ⅲ Page 7 CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted For Sale Health & Fitness Travel Travel Travel BARTENDER POSITIONS 1992 Chevrolet Corsica Blue Ridge School of Spring Break 2004. Travel Spring Break-sign up with A “Reality” Spring Break RATES: make up to 300/shift. 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Men’s basketball team lands NCAA Awards Semifinalists two highly touted recruits From Staff Reports He was a focal point of our recruiting from the day we took the job.” The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team signed Standing at 6 feet 7 inches, Holt is transferring Jim Thorpe Award Walter Camp Award two marquee recruits Wednesday afternoon — the from Tacoma Community College and will start at Nation's Top Defensive Back Best Player in the Nation first step in deepening a roster to take on the Tech with three years of eligibility. Atlantic Coast Conference opponents next year. Last season, Holt averaged 22.5 points and 9.2 Point guard Marquie Cooke from Suffolk, and rebounds. Listed among the top 100 junior college small forward Justin Holt from Tacoma, Wash., players in the nation, he will provide immediate DeAngelo Hall - Kevin Jones - RB, Jr. signed letters of intent to play starting next sea- front court presence. DB, Jr. Chester, Pa son. Both players have been listed as four stars on “Justin Holt is a multi-faceted player, he’s got Chesapeake, Va Rushed for 1,104 yards and several recruiting websites. size, skills, he can shoot the basketball, is extreme- 46 tackles, 1 interception, 1 14 touchdowns, including six Rivals, a recruiting website, ranked the 6-foot-3- ly athletic and he has a toughness about him,” forced fumble, 1 fumble 100-yard efforts inch Cooke No. 45 overall and eighth in the nation Greenberg said. “He’s a player that is physically recovery for point guards in the 2004 graduating class. He mature and ready to compete at the very highest was also named to the AAA All-State team the level. He has the ability to step right in a make a Semifinalists Semifinalists previous two seasons. difference.” “Marquie Cooke is the total package, he’s every- The Seattle Times named Holt the 4A State Jamaal Brimmer, S, UNLV David Ball, DE, UCLA thing we’re looking for in a point guard,” said Player of the year in high school. He originally Josh Bullocks, S, Nebraska Michael Boulware, LB, Florida State Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh Seth Greenberg, men’s basketball head coach, in a signed to play with Oregon State but backed out James Butler, S, Geargia Tech Tommie Harris, DE, Oklahoma statement. “He’s big, he’s strong, he’s tough, he’s a after a coaching change. He then opted to attend Jason David, CB, Washington Matt Leinart, QB, USC winning player and he has tremendous leadership Iowa State but again backed out after the Larry Keiwan Ratliff, CB, Florida Eli Manning, QB, Mississippi skills. He’s the type of player we can build around. Eustachy resignation. Stuart Schweigert, S, Purdue Chris Perry, RB, Michigan Derrick Strait, CB, Oklahoma Philip Rivers, QB, North Carolina St. Sean Taylor, S, Miami Brad Smith, QB, Missouri Mark Walker, S, TCU B.J. Symons, QB, Texas Tech Michael Turner, RB, Northern Illinois McKeon, Pena win manager of year awards Corey Webster, CB, LSU Jason White, QB, Oklahoma Darrent Williams, CB, OSU NEW YORK (AP) — Jack loss season to stay in contention 10 games under .500 on May 22, Reggie Williams, WR, Washington McKeon calls himself an “old until the final week. falling into the NL East cellar, Rashaun Woods, WR, Oklahoma State goat.” He can add “wise.” McKeon received 19 of 32 then rebounded to finish 91-71 The 72-year-old manager of first-place votes and 116 points in and win the NL wild card. the Florida Marlins was voted balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Pena was an overwhelming NL Manager of the Year for the Association of America, becom- choice for the AL award, get- second time after transforming ing the first manager to win the ting 24 first-place votes and a last-place team into a World award after taking over a team 130 points. Minnesota’s Ron Series champion. during the season. Gardenhire was second with four Lombardi Award Ray Guy Award “This is something that topped He is the third-oldest in major firsts and 44 points. Nation's Top Lineman Nation's Best Punter off all the good things that hap- league history, trailing Hall of “When they told me, I got on pened to us this year,” he said Famers Connie Mack (88) and my knees to thank God. Then I Wednesday after the voting was Casey Stengel (75). He thanked cried with my family,” Pena said announced. the Marlins for hiring him. in a telephone interview from his Jake Grove - C, Sr. Vinnie Burns - P, Jr. Kansas City’s Tony Pena won Florida was 16-22 when home in Santiago, Dominican Forest, Va New Orleans, La the AL honor after the Royals McKeon replaced Jeff Torborg on Republic. “There are no words to Rated No. 1 center in Division 38 punts, 39.4 yards per kick rebounded from their first 100- May 11. The Marlins dropped to describe what I feel.” I-A, grades out at 91.1 average percent, 33 knockdown blocks.
Semifinalists Semifinalists Tommie Harris, DT, Oklahoma Kyle Basler, Washington St. Teddy Lehman, LB, Oklahoma Dustin Coquitt, Tennessee Jonathan Vilma, LB, Miami Donnie Jones, Louisiana St. Kellen Winslow, TE, Miami Kyle Larson, Nebraska Bo Schobel, DE, TCU Andy Lee, Pittsburgh Shawn Andrews, OT, Arkansas Tom Malone, USC David Ball, DE, UCLA Robert Gallery, OT, Iowa Adam Podlesh, Maryland Matt Grootegoed, LB, USC Matt Prater, Central Florida David Pollack, DE, Georgia B.J. Sander, Ohio State Will Smith, DE, Ohio State
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