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Special services ■ receives an increase in funds

■ By LEAH HOLBROOK aid assistance. NEWS EDITOR Patterson said the focus of their services is directed SIUE’S special services pro­ towards freshman and sopho­ gram will receive $223,685 mores. However, Patterson from the Department of said with the increase in funds Education’s Student Support the program may now be able Services Program. to pursue students as they Earleen Patterson, director enter their declared programs. of special services, said the pro­ The funding this year is an gram is designed to assist a increase of $8,603. specific segment of the student “We were very excited when population. The special ser­ U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley- vices program is a branch of Braun, D-Ill., called to inform SIUE’s Student Support us that we had received the Service Program that is direct­ funds,” Patterson said. Michael La Rud Alesile ed towards assisting first gener­ Terrell Martin, director of On the left Earleen Patterson, program director of special services, works with staff, ation college students, low academic counseling and advis­ tutors, graduate assistants■, and students. income students, and students ing, said this grant has given with low testing scores. The ser­ the program permission to done here,” Martin said. ment based on the success of The special services pro­ vices provided include academ­ retain underclassmen in the Patterson said the increase the program. gram is limited to serving only 400 students as stipulated by ic counseling and advising, program to graduation. in funds was not based on a “Patterson has taken this tutorial service, career guid­ “This shows the govern­ request made by the university, program into heights we never see Special page 2 ance, mentoring and financial ment’s faith in the work we’ve but was granted by the govern­ expected,” Martin said. International Calligraphy SIUE’s East St. Louis Center and the Lettering Arts develops plans for a new facility Conference comes to SIUE ■ By LEAH HOLBROOK Australia, South Africa, Kenya, ■ By LADAWN YOUNG vice chancellor for administra­ would also allow us to custom NEWS EDITOR Europe, Canada, and the NEWS REPORTER tion at Edwardsville, said past design a facility closely corre­ United States. Dresler said the efforts to make the building lated with the programs we The International conference is open to the pub­ SIUE’s East St. Louis suitable for the staff and the have and operate them in a Conference of Calligraphy and lic, and people. can come to Center will be developing Center’s programs have much more cost effective way.” The Lettering Arts will hold its share ideas and create new plans for a complete replace­ become The SIU Center works with 17th annual meeting at SIUE works. The conference will fea­ ment of its existing facility that too expensive. people who have not yet from July 26-Aug. 2. ture workshops, exhibits, trade “We have invested quite a enrolled in a post-secondary Patricia Dresler, conference shows, shops, symposiums, lec­ ______4 4 ______bit of money into renovating education and is also home of coordinator, said SIUE was tures, and special programs. the facility,” Atkins said. the Katherine Dunham Center chosen as the site of the con­ The exhibits and trade shows “Within the next few years we of the Performing Arts. School ference because of its location are free of charge. Some of the A new facility being built in estimate that if we remain in officials said housing computer near the confluence of the exhibits that will occur during East St. Louis would that facility we will have to do labs, testing facilities, science Mississippi and the Missouri the conference are the follow­ demonstrate a total com­ repairs that probably will total labs and art studios are but a rivers. Dresler said the location ing: mitment toward the close to $5 million.” few of the reasons the East St. of SIUE was in harmony with “Review ’97: a Confluence improvement of quality of In order to upgrade the Louis Center will need better the focus of of the Lettering Arts,” which life and enhance the system building to meet the Center’s facilities for its programs in the the conference. will be sponsored by Letter at SIUE’s East St. Louis needs, total costs are estimated coming future. “This year we are forming Arts Review and the Center,” at more than $11.2 million. SIU has recently been an international organization SIUE museum. Willie Epps, Willie Epps, director of SIUE granted $400,000 in state to create a mighty river of cal­ A faculty sponsored exhibit. director of SIUE East St. Louis Center, said a appropriations that will be ligraphers,” Dresler said. “The An exhibit showcasing the East St. Louis Center______new facility for the programs used to help solve the problem. theme of the conference is a work created by participants in run from the center would Atkins said the money will be confluence, where the partici­ the conference. will better house the Center’s have many benefits. used to hire an architectural pants can create and share A Hallmark exhibit, featur­ programs and fulfill staff “A new facility being built in firm to lay out the plans for a together.” ing Hallmark artist, needs. East St. Louis would demon­ new building to replace the The International Rick Cusick. The former 1920s strate a total commitment existing center. Association of Calligraphic An exhibit hosted by the Broadview Hotel has seen toward the improvement of “We are very pleased that Arts will be formed at this con­ SIUE Lovejoy Library featur- years of slow deterioration. quality of life and enhance the ference bringing together rep­ Gloria Atkins, SIU assistant system at SIU,” Epps said. “It resentatives from Japan, see East St. Louis, page 2 see Calligraphy, page 2 ♦ Page 2 The Alesile Wednesday, July 23, 1997 ♦

Calligraphy East S t Louis _ from page 1 from page 1 ing historical manuscripts. Epicenter,” on July 29. Dresler medium of the alphabet. “However, our tentative we got the $400,000,” Atkins The conference will also said three artists have been Dresler said the world pre­ plans are that we will said. “It will go a long way provide programs and lectures. commissioned to create works mier calligrapher, Donald acquire another parcel of towards accomplishing our The movie “Pillow Book” will of art that render their inter­ Jackson, will give a lecture on land very close to where goals.” be shown on July 27. Dresler pretations of Funk’s poem, and July 31 about his current pro­ the facility is now locat­ The Center’s goals are said this film expresses a callig­ a panel discussion will occur ject of creating a handwritten e d .” to obtain plans and speci­ raphy theme and calligraphic after the reading. bible with illustrations. Epps said he is looking fications for the new art. The workshops range from SIUE associate professor of Jackson’s project will be the forward to planning for a building. Once the actual one day workshops at the cost jewelry and metalsmithing, first handwritten bible in 500 new facility. cost of the new facility is of $5 to all week workshops at Paulette Myers, will conduct a years. “With a new facility, it known, requests to the the cost of $400. four day workshop on “Jewelry . For more information call gives us a chance to look state will be refined. SIUE associate professor of Making for Calligraphers.” The (314) 535-5515 or (618) 692- at where we’ve been and “As of now we are still English, Allison Funk, will read workshop will create jewelry 3831. where we want to go for submitting the old dollar her poem, “Living at the making techniques through the the future,” Epps said. amount estimated for ren­ ovations,” Epps said. Special from page 1

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C o m m e n t a r y ______Editor challenges apathy on SIUE campus Last week I received a letter of complaint about Alestle has received concerning Mr. Stulce’s columns. dents apply and give us the benefit of your knowledge? Lifestyle Editor Corey Stulce and the content of his Your views would have had much more impact had you Fifth, the Alestle is a college newspaper and, there­ columns. Unfortunately, 1 am unable to print it because asked each individual you spoke for to write his or her fore, tries to represent the student population at large. If it was sent to me anonymously, which is contrary to our own letter and sign it. people are unhappy with what they read in the paper editorial policy as outlined in the gray box below, and Third, you did not specifically challenge any partic­ they should get off their apathy and say so. signed only “A Concerned Professor.” ular item of Mr. Stulce’s column. You spoke only in Sixth, there were a multitude of spelling, grammar However, since I cannot answer this person on a one- generalities that “he seems to revell [sic] in reporting and punctuation mistakes in your letter. Please remem­ to-one basis, I can share with the readers of the Alestle about sexual traits that many of us find offensive.” You ber, when you criticize another you’d better look pretty some of his or her comments and my responses to them. went on to say that he writes about music, shows, good yourself. First, it is cowardly of you to make a formal com­ lifestyles and actions that “many of us find offensive.” As editor in chief, it is my philosophy that the section plaint to the Alestle without signing your name. As a “concerned professor,” are you aware that the uni­ editors can cover the stories they deem worthy for Whether or not you believe Mr. Stulce’s columns had versity’s policy on diversity suggests harmony, agree- college students to read. If anyone wants to make substance, he at least is willing to sign his name to m e n t suggestions to Mr. Stulce, they are more than welcome something he believes in and allows the SIUE popula­ and unity? to do so. tion at large the chance to praise or criticize him. Fourth, we have been advertising for reporters and Rebecca Hopkins Second, yours is the only letter of criticism the copy editors - why don’t you have several of your stu­ Editor in Chief Stulce defends style and content of writing In reference to the anonymous letter: was certainly appropriate for a college campus newspaper. I’m not trying to toot my First of all, I would like to say that anonymity is cowardice. own horn, just protecting my name. The real problem I have with your letter is the generic statements you make. You Now, back to the Concerned Professor’s letter. You must have some sort of misin­ have accused me of writing tabloid-style articles when, in fact, you have written a formation about how a journalist gets a job. A portfolio, as I have been taught by our tabloid-style letter, full of statements without one source to your credit. Who are these Mass Communications staff, is tailored for each individual interview. Would I include people who are so offended and disgusted by my writing and what writings in partic­ my masturbation column when applying for a reporting position at the Post-Dispatch? ular do they find offensive? I would hope the many articles I have written about orga­ Probably not. I would, however, include it if I were to apply for a writing position at nizations like GLOBAL and SETO didn’t offend them. If you are referring to my Details magazine. You see, editors don’t want to see everything you have done, just columns, please say so. what is pertinent to them. I would like the public to know that my job at the Alestle is not simply to offend The hard part of writing this reply is I have no idea to whom I am writing. You refer people with my so-called smut. I have a difficult task as Lifestyle Editor. Not only am to yourself as “we” so many times, I’m wondering if a group wrote this letter or just I responsible for trying to design an attractive layout for the section, complete with a schizophrenic. You say students are afraid to take the paper home for fear their par­ graphics, I also have to coordinate story inclusion. If I don’t have writers working for ents will think it reflects badly on SIUE. I hope our students and parents are brighter me, I have to report, write and edit the stories myself (with the help of our great copy than that. Each of my articles has a by-line. My columns are simply my opinion and, editor, Rhoda). I also have to think about the future of the section and plan for in no way, reflect the opinions of the university. You also say that I only write about future issues. bizarre things and that I should write about things that involve the majority of our stu­ I would like td take this opportunity to do two things. First, I would like to make dents’ lifestyles. Well, the majority of our students are not gay, nor ride bikes, nor an open call to anyone who is interested in writing, or even submitting ideas for the involved in Greek organizations, nor black leadership. Are you saying these topics section, to do so. If what I put into the section isn’t your idea of how this university’s should not be covered in the paper because they do not reflect the majority of the cam­ Lifestyle section should be, please, by all means, send in ideas. I am open to sugges­ pus? For your information, I have done stories on all those topics in the last six tions, and I could use the break in the workload. I try to put in a variety of stories, months. I also write stories on new and interesting things in the entertainment world. many of which involve things that are interesting to me. The only way to write well If every topic isn’t your cup of tea, you don’t have to read it. If you would like to see is to write what you know. But, when a suggestion is made to me, and I feel it will stories on centuries-old music and classical literature, give me an angle. I’m not doing add positively to the section, I will take it. I recently did an article about a lecturer on research papers, I’m doing feature stories. campus who is an active participant in a Harley-Davidson club. I am not a Harley I would encourage you to do more research and think before you ever write anoth­ rider, but it was an interesting story, so I covered it. er letter like this, if only to avoid future embarrassment. It is obvious to me that you The second thing is to find out what the readers, in general, think of the section and have only read a few of my columns, and because you did not necessarily agree with my writing. If there are so many concerned professors, alumni and students who think some of my ideas, you were inclined to write this letter. I do, contrary to your belief, what I do is disgusting smut, I would like to hear from them. Like I said, I am open get edited and censored on occasion. I will hang your letter up on the bulletin board to suggestion. I am only a student, and I am still learning, so instead of blasting me, next to my desk, like I did with the only other negative letter I have received over the try helping me as teachers should do. However, if there are those who do like my writ­ last year, to remind me that I cannot please everyone. ing and the section, I would like to hear from them also. The “Concerned Professor” Please feel free to respond again, but only if you will sign your name. If I can have suggested a poll, and I am very interested in seeing the results. the courage to stand behind my opinions with my name and picture, I have to expect I have already received ten times more positive reinforcement from my writing the same from others. than I have negative. I most recently received an e-mail from an alumnus from Malaysia who thought my column on masturbation broke journalistic ground for Corey Stulce SIUE. Also, syndicated columnist Elaine Viets remarked that she thought the article Lifestyle Editor

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“To my knowledge, I’m the Hamilton has finished the sev­ ter-oriented writer. Everything only one who has a world where enth Anita Blake novel and is comes from characters,” she said. everyone knows that vampires working on the eighth, so she has With horror novels, fear and and werewolves and zombies are gotten her writing process down gore are going to come naturally, Thrill of but Hamilton does not want gore real and you just have to deal to a science. with that,” Hamilton said. When she finishes a novel, she to overshadow her stories. Anita Blake is mortal, but she either makes notes for the next or “It has to be necessary gore, also uses necromancy, which even writes the first chapter. but it is in there. The best clue is Hamilton describes as someone “When I start a new book, I don’t the body at a murder scene, and who has the power to raise the have a blank screen staring back they're pretty gory. It has to be the dead. “For Anita, though, it goes at me,” Hamilton said. necessary to the plot and neces­ back to the old legend, that they Hamilton has done tons of sary to the characters. Gore has to | necromancers | have all power research for her novels in the past earn its place just like everything over the dead," Hamilton said. so now she only has to do mini­ else in the book," Hamilton said. Since Hamilton writes her mal research when starting a new She also discovered, doing Anita Blake books in the first book. She has always written her research, that the things she was person, it is easy to assume that books the same way and she writing were not nearly as dis­ hunt some of Hamilton might be in advises new authors to try it. turbing as some of the real things Anita and vice-versa. “When I wrote my first she was reading about. “We were more alike when I book...[I learned] the biggest “I could tell you some true Laurel Hamilton has started the series. Anita's voice is thing to do is don't rewrite as you crime stories that would scare very much like mine. Her man­ go, just do it. It can be the biggest you,” Hamilton said. “Anytime I released six novels nerisms and speech are very close pile of crap you saw, and after think what I'm doing is out there, about Anita Blake, a to mine,” Hamilton said. you’re done you can fix it. If it’s and then I read what people are vampire huntress “I get more like Anita as I not real, you can’t fix it,” really doing. I’ll think. ‘I’ll never write. I don't cuss [but she does], Hamilton said. top this.’” living in St. Louis. and after a book it takes me about "The Hamilton rule of first With her new-found success, six weeks to stop. And I have a draft is, 70 percent of any first Hamilton is considering many ■By COREY STULCE “The Killing Dance” is the two and-a-half year old, so I real­ draft is garbage, and 30 percent is things for the future. She has pon­ LIFESTYLE EDITOR sixth novel author Laurel ly have to work on that because keeper. But, you'll never get that dered about movies (her fans Hamilton has released starring she can pick it up,” she said. 30 percent without the garbage,” have even given her casting ome people are her heroine ( and possible alter Hamilton started writing when she said. ideas) and comic books starring unaware that a ego) Anita Blake. Blake is a vam­ she was very young, and was Hamilton writes with a lot of Anita Blake, but nothing is cer­ license is required pire hunter, and in “Dance” she is lucky enough to sell the first physical detail and paints the tain yet. for vampire hunting dating both a master vampire and book she ever wrote.®With reader a very vivid picture of The only real certainty is that in Laurel a werewolf. Confused? Well, it’s "Dance” she recently made the what characters and locations books starring Anita Blake will all just a part of the vast world USA Today’s bestseller list. j look like. continue to surface. This has opened up many new “I'm very visually and charac­ “I have 15 more plots and Hamilton’s world. Hamilton has created for her doors for Hamilton, but she’s tak­ ter oriented,” said Hamilton. “It each new book gives me ideas for It’s true, though, vampire characters, and it just happens to S ing the whole thing in stride. really bugs me in books if I don't more things,” said Hamilton. hunters must be licensed through be smack dab in the middle of St. “The readership has grown, so know what a character looks like. Apparently vampire hunting the state, just as doctors and Louis. I’m getting to play with more I start with a name, I’m very has become a very lucrative busi­ teachers are. They must also have Hamilton has taken a very people now, which is nice. I name oriented. Once I have the ness. a court order of execution, other­ original stab at the world of vam­ recently had a signing and there physical description and the wise it’s considered murder. It’s pires taking away some of their were actually people waiting in name, I can tell a lot about them. really the only way to be civilized mystery and making her main line...[Success] lets me know that A good main character attracts in her world. character a human. I’ll be able to write Anita for as good secondary characters and long as I want,” she said. attracts good plot. I’m a charac­

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“Men in Black” hung on to the number one spot for the third week in a row, with the Disney comedy, “George of the Jungle,” following more vampire-like existence. I’ve been going out close behind. “Contact” is also hanging in strong, and it still has the mostly at night, trying to sleep-in as late as I can highest per-screen viewer average of any film in the country. and even have tried sampling blood once or twice. It’s pretty salty, though. When is technology going to get in gear and start controlling the weather, anyway? No one is enjoying the hot, polluted air, so why don’t we 1. Men in Black $19 million make our own. Everyday could be a nice 72 degrees, with a 2. George of... $16.5 million small dip at night. That wouldn’t be so bad, now would it? 3. Contact $16.1 million ■By COREY STULCE But, no, we’ve got 100 degrees in the shade LIFESTYLE EDITOR here, every single day. I leave my apartment in the 4. Not...to Lose $11.6 million morning and by the time I get to campus, I’m What have I done to make you so angry Mr. soaked and smell like a dock worker. This does not 5. Face/Off $ 8.9 million Sun? Whatever it is, I take it back. I take it all help my popularity around town. back! I’ve even started taking two showers a day, just 6. Best Friend... $ 6.5 million Whew, the rays from that wacky middle-sized to try a save a little bit of my formerly fresh­ star have sure been making me irritable lately. And smelling self. 7. Hercules $5.1 million I’m not the only one. Everyone I seem to come The thing that really gets me are people like my across has been a little crabby, and I’m blaming it mother, who love the sun and heat. She can’t wait 8. ...Condor $ 4.7 million on the heat. to get home from work and get into her swimsuit Sure, summer’s nice for a couple of weeks, but and go lay out in the sun. 9. Out to Sea $3.1 million I can’t stand three or four months of this stuff. I am I say to her, “Are you nuts? It’s a million a typically cold-blooded person, and the intense degrees out here and you’re wasting away in all 10. Batman... $1.7 million heat has been making my white, nightcrawler skin the sun’s glory!” very uncomfortable. She doesn’t care. Oh well, I’ll still love her A To avoid the rays, I’ve been trying to take on a when she’s wrinkly and dried up like a leather purse. She is still my Mom. ♦ Wednesday, July 23, 1997 T h e A 1 e s t 1 e Page 5 ♦

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Andre Agassi will be back on the tennis tour. He announced that he will try to get his tennis career back in gear at the Infiniti Open in Los Angeles. I wonder what happened? Did Brook’s T V series get canceled?

Maddux „ Nothing really changed in Chicago when former Cub Greg Maddux took the Mike La Rue/Alestle mound Tuesday afternoon, he won. In the first game of a Doug Hamilton finds some free time Tuesday afternoon to go down to the SIUE tennis courts to get a few sets in. double-header, Maddux had no problem getting past Chicago for his fifth complete game of the season, 4-1. Rams try to stay on Pace during The amazing thing about his complete game is that he only pitched 78 pitches and 63 of them were strikes. full squad workouts at Macomb I see why he left the Cubs...So he could face them. MACOMB, 111. — (AP) presume to offer advice, but he knows his 2 1/2- Asked how the Orlando Pace talks are going, week holdout was not beneficial last summer. Jay Zygmunt, the St. Louis Rams’ contract “I really am not in a place to tell him what to Preseason negotiator, just shook his head and tried to do,” Phillips said. "He has to do what he has to Cardinals Sat. 8/2 at Minnesota 7pm change the subject. do and hopefully he’ll be in here soon.” Fri 8/8 Arizona 7 pm The Poston brothers did not return telephone As of Monday, the No. 1 pick in this year’s Fri 8/15 at Dallas 7 pm draft had missed four days calls from The Associated Press. The rumors are going Fri 8/22 Kansas City 7pm crazy around the city and why of full-squad workouts, Vermeil fields the Pace question daily, and to shouldn’t they. three of them two-a- his credit he’s found a number of ways to say Regular season Everybody has a good idea /s, plus two more that there’s no news, no news at all. A sampling: Sun. 8/31 New Orleans noon that a trade will be made but i-a-day sessions Sunday, July 13, the day before the rookie Sun 9/7 San Francisco noon the question is when and who. i rookies. From all report date: Vermeil notes there was a three- Sun 9/14 at Denver 3 pm Four top players have sur­ indications, there hour telephone session two days earlier, but no Sun 9/21 N.Y. Giants 3 pm faced the most. will be a lot more communication since. "So it doesn’t look like Sun 9/28 at Oakland 3 pm Mark McGwire is proba­ days without the he’ll be here. I didn’t expect him to be here.” Sun 10/5 open date bly a long shot but still he is 6-foot-7, 340- Tuesday, July 15, following the first rookie Sun 10/12 at San Fran 3 pm available. pound Pace before his deal is finally done. workout without the offensive line’s meal ticket: Boston’s John Valentin has The Rams know it will happen, but only after There’s been another three-hour session to Sun 10/19 at Seattle noon had the Cardinal’s interest for much posturing and much wasting of time. Carl report, and a speck of optimism. Sun 10/26 Kansas City noon awhile but the elbow injury to and Kevin Poston, who represent the mammoth “When you’re communicating and the tone Sun 11/2 at Atlanta noon Boston’s Tim Naehring might former Ohio State offensive tackle, were agents of voice is respectful between two parties, I Sun 11/9 at G reen Bay noon have the Red Soxs wanting to for Michigan running back Tim Biakabutuka think you have a positive chance of getting Sun 11/16 Atlanta noon keep Valentin. last year. things done.” Sun 11/23 Carolina 3pm Don’t be surprised if you “He will be a Ram,” coach Dick Vermeil said Friday, July 18: Veteran offensive lineman Sun 11/30 at Wash noon hear Texas third baseman of Pace. "W e’ll get it done, sooner or later.” Sun 12/7 at New Orlns noon Dean Palmer come up in con­ Running back Lawrence Phillips wouldn’t see Rams, page 7 Sun 12/14 Chicago 7 pm versations in the very near Sun 12/20 at Carolina 3 pm future. Texas would love to dump his $4 million a year salary. Wade Boggs wants out of New York and going to a con­ tending team is on his list. Who’s hot: Who’s not: In the news: But for the Cardinals to Frank Thomas, White Sox, hit .750 Tony Gwynn, Padres, is not helping his The Florida Marlins are at it again. get Boggs they might have to (6-8) with 6 RBIs in his last cause to hit .400. He is batting .118 (2- It is rumored that they will try to depart with Ron Gant to sat­ two games. 17) in his last four games. aquire Kansas City Royal Jeff King isfy New York’s left field Jason Kendall, Pirates, is batting .522 Melvin Nieves, Tigers, is batting .083 for struggling first baseman Jeff Conine and a minor-league prospect. problems. Then if Gant is (12-23) and 5 runs scored in his last (1-12) with 8 strikeouts in his last four worked into the deal, New This is after they traded for Darren six games. games. York will need to throw in left Daulton. on Monday. Pat Borders, Red Sox, is hitless in his hander Kenny Rogers. Will Clark, Rangers, has a .481 bat­ The Chicago White Sox will have This week should be inter­ ting mark (13-27) with 7 RBIs in his last three games (8 at bats). third baseman Robin Ventura back in esting so keep your last seven games. Wilfred« Cordero,Red Sox, .125 (2-16) the lineup on Thursday night. He has eyes open. been out with a dislocated right ankle. ♦ Wednesday, July 23, 1997 The Alesile Page 7 ♦

Huh?? Wait a minute, why is it that with season with no offensive line and no one leaving you have important things on your Slap Shot all the possible stories going on right now, blocking for him. mind, but here is a thought. the media, in its usual shortsightedness, Just imagine, how many times he For the past three years I’ve seen this ■ By CHRIS CLAYTON focuses on Dick Vermeil and Mike Ditka. would have hit the 2,000 yard mark if he campus grow into more of a university FOR THE ALESTLE Coaches of the Rams and had the offensive scheme of Dallas. atmosphere, but there is one small detail Saints, respectively. But, there is something that truly irks missing from this. The temperature outside is 90 degrees I agree that there should be some stories me about high money contracts. When A football team. and baseball has just entered its second on these two, but on every national sports rookies demand to be paid them. This campus needs a football team, like half of the season, so this means it is time show, whenever the talk turns to the NFC I just don’t get it, you as a coach go out a dying man in the dessert needs water. to talk about football. West, it immediately goes to, "Will and draft the number one pick, and grant­ Football would bring in more students Why football you ask, perhaps it is my Vermeil lose it again?” or “Is Ditka ready ed he is one of the best offensive linemen to the university, i.e. players and people thinking that with football comes cooler to deal with the stress of coaching again?” in the league and will probably be a cor­ who want to watch the sport. Football weather. But perhaps it is the fact that one Don’t you miss the old days when peo­ nerstone in your line for the next 15 or so would help the student body to support the of the most exciting parts of the season just ple were betting on which week the Niners years. athletic program. started, training camp. would capture the division crown and not But, he should still have to prove him­ Think about it, wouldn’t it be great to This is the time of year when everyone on when Ditka would have a heart attack self. I say make it mandatory for all rook­ have a yearly football game against (even the Jets) have hopes of winning the or Vermeil a breakdown. ies to get base pay for two seasons. Then Carbondale. Just think of the rivalry and elusive Super Bowl ring. Enough about the geriatric part of the after they have shown they can make it in the school spirit generated. This is the time of year when that one league and on to the younger and greedier the NFL give them a contract that is wor­ This school spirit for the football team could carry over to all the other sixth round pick, who got on the team by part of the league, the player. thy of their abilities. sports teams. sheer luck has a chance to play in a pro­ Let me first of all say, I was thrilled to If the player has the motivation to get a It is a suggestion that the university fessional game. see Barry Sanders get a 5 year, $34 million better contract, you better believe he is needs to look into. This is the time of year when the media dollar deal. If any player deserves it going to perform. Comments or questions email at cclay- focuses on two coaches who are returning he does. Finally, this is a plea to the administra­ [email protected] to the game. He has averaged 1,500 to 1,600 yards a tion. I realize that with Chancellor Belck

from the New York Jets with a $6.5 million signing bonus. Sunday, July 19: Vermeil reports four more hours of negotiating, three' hours Saturday and one Sunday. He First Round (from N.Y. Jets) speculates that agents for the players at the top of the list Orlando Pace OL Ohio St. are waiting to see what the other guys do, resulting in a sort of paralysis. Second Round (from Chicago) Rams’ workouts go on, while the No. 1 pick works out Dexter McCleon DB Clemson. on his own in Columbus, Ohio. For now Wayne Gandy, who has started 32 consecutive games at left tackle and Fourth Round (Miami) Rams______is eventually supposed to move to the other tackle, is from page 6 working at Pace’s spot. Ryan Tucker OL Texas C. Gerald Perry, expected to start next to Pace at left guard, Vermeil has hinted that Pace might begin the season fails to show for the first full-squad workout. It’s on the bench if he’s not signed by a certain point. But the Fifth Round (from Denver) assumed that Perry, who retired after a few days of train­ coach hasn’t set a target date yet, partly because he’s bus­ Taje Allen DB Texas ing camp last summer due to a knee injury, has retired ied himself with the 80 or so players who are in camp. again. If the logjam continues, though, Vermeil said he may Sixth Round (from Houston) have to get involved. The question is, has this development given Pace more Muadianvita Kazadi OL Tulsa leverage? Vermeil and Zygmunt think not because they “I think I’m better off staying out of it because I only have so much money to give under the rookie salary wouldn’t want his agents to think I’m poisoning his cap. The Rams are basing their offer on the contract of thinking,” Vermeil said. "They have a job to do, we have Seventh Round (from San Diego) Keyshawn Johnson, who got $15 million for six years a job to do and hopefully we’ll get it done.” Cedric White DL UNC BECAUSE YOU GABE.

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