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By REBECCA RIVKIN rules for selec1in g 1h e and ST EVE PISZTON temporary committee. ··The re doesn' t ha ve to be SUNDIAL STAFF one at all." he said . He he departure of also Sil id it 's not unusual Dean Flores la st fu r the Provos1 10 appoint T month has le fl an a temporary commiuee in opening for dean. of the th e se arch for tin int erim Coll ege of Soc ial :tnd dean. Behav ioral Sciences. Th b Charl es Mac un e. chair fall there will be an elec- of th e hi sto ry de part- ...... tion IO stlec t a six- member me nt. ag reed that lh e comm inee 1ha1 will search admini strati ve ma nu al for and se lect a permanent was imprec ise a nd it de:m. In lh e mea ntime. an all ows Kennedy to use inlerim• dea n mu sl be her di sc reti on ;1s for as A HY LAM I St,.IM,\ll[" SUNOW. By Manzanita Hall, this savvy construction worker has rigged his trench-digger to beat the San Fernanda Valley heat. scl c1: tcd . ~e l e ctin g her own com- Provost Louanne Kennedy mi11 ec or in cluding the has appointed a th ree- mem- facull y in an elec1io n. be r comminee to make th:ll "The Provost has all th e Faculty aj~o - feeling ,the parking pinch se lection. Thi s co mmiuee authorit y JO wha1 she has consists of Willi am Tou1ant. done:· he said. But By STEVE PISZTON S7J beginning on July I. 2002. AliSOCiates. a~ OUL"iide c..'OOSU lt- members. dean of Art s. Medi a and Macune said it would be Qayoumisaid. ing finn. determined in t~r ··11hink 1ha1 faculty and staff Communica1ion: Jane possible to ha ve the com- SUNDIA L STAFF "I hope campus employee.-; independent _s tudy that main have llOl telt the true effa.1s of Pmther. chair of Sociology. mittee elected and not SUN studenLo; are not under.itand that we.,.. have OOI campus parking is essentiall y the campus parting stx>rtage. so and 1im Dagodag. coordina- selected by Kenned y. the onl y one s feeling increased employee parking fu ll du ring peak hours and Jhat makes 1he increa~w~lC­ U>r of Urban SIUdies .• "We c.ou ld.have ~n ele<,;- •• the pinch of increased rates on this campus for nearly fu1ure enrollment is likely 10 what of a biner pill to swa llow:· Some of the fa culty fee l 1i on if we wanted to:· C said W{)lfe. an academic th at the temporary com- Macune said. He added parking fees for parking con- the past decade. while vinuall y worsen the problem. Todd struction. ' everything else h~ gone up in · ~ study clearly identi- ad viser for the College of Sod :.11 mittee shoul d ha ve been lhat he would like 10 see Mohammad Qayou mi. Vice price," Qayoumi said. "If that fied the need for rnore parking & Behavioral Science ...We elec1 ed. not se lc1.·ted by the elec ti on of the tempo- President for Administr.uion can help this campus solve ilo,; and recommended 1he con- seem to have adequate space in Kennedy. Hi s1ory profes- rary committee beco me a and Finance. notified staff and parking problems. I believe it is struction of two campus park- Ill® of the facul1y and Slaff sor Ron Dav is sa id . "II tradition. facu1t y members of their own a good investment for this cam- ing structures with up to 2.500 lot.s. while thC poor studenl1> looks as if the admini stra- Davis suggested that a re~ set of parking rates in a pus and will' benefit studenl"i. new spaces:· wro1e Qayoumi in have to play parking mulene ti on is pl ay in g politi cs. searc h for a temporary me on June 14. Monlhly fucull y. and siaff ... his memo. every clay:· mak ing a politi ca l end- run dean was unnecessary and parl'TAFF while she makes her transi- and 1 ili ze event pos1ing on Hunter b not a one- ari Hunter describes lion as pres ident. their Web si1 e at woman show, nor i.l oes she herse lf as the average " By fall . things will be www.csun .edu/as. Hun1er want to be. CSUN siudent. She ·s sell led down enough for me thinks that accessibility to . ··The student cabine1 T what the Associated work s as a team. I don't I.I returning student[ unwed 10 resume my c lasses:· .. mother of a 4-yeai:-o ld son. Hunter said. Students are doin g. and wa nt to

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Feds open inquiry into Rep. Condit Backup ordered for abortion WASHINGTON (AP) - ki llf! any· congrc~~ma n \ profile. protests initial criminal inqu iry into whether t;llC to lie or nrn c.·noper..11c wi1h "Whal is on the plnte i~ pe r· Rep. Gary Condi t o1Nru<..1cdjusticc ime~ig ;11ors "''Ill ;.ire trying lo tig- jury and nbstrut.·1in~ justir.:l'. WASHINGTON !AP) - orern.:ourJgcd'pcrjury in lhc im·e~i· urc out whut h;1ppcnct dcL·ide if thc~c Anomey General Jnhn g;.iTion of Ch;1ndr.t Le~fs dis.1r- fnnncr fcderJI imem whn wa~ Ja .. t allcgatilln" ha\·e merit.'" 'aid Ashcroft direc1ed 1he .S. pe;lr.lrK.'e. l;m cnfon:cmcnt tllliciab 1.CC n April ~O. He has not cum. line ulfo.: i:d ~pea k i n g on l'.tlnd i· Marshals Service to provkk said 1110M.iy. mcnted on any rekttion:-.h1p uon nf anonymity. b;.tckup protec1ion l(lr abonion Authorities spcci tically wi th Smith. The ~arch for Le\ y wa~ pro· clinics in Kansas during arc looking al a !lighl • Marina Ein. :1 :-.pol-.c... l.'ccding on ... cvernl from~ planned anti-abortion prote~I:-. . ancndant's claim that National \H1mm1 for Condit. ThurMlay. including ;1 ..c;m'h of Abonion ac ti v i s t ~ h;,1vc Condit urged her 10 ~ign a repca1ctl ·nmooay tl1'll he \;tca nt building-. in the nati o n ·~ 3'.:hcdulcd <1 week of pmte:-,:is in Suspected African witches killed siatemem denying a IO·month i... <.."Ol"lpCr..11ing with JXllkc in c:apiw l. Wir.:hira slarting Saturd;iy to affair she says they had. Anne Marie all aspect!) of the investigation. "We have lll explore the po,. mark the IO!h anniversary or KAMPALA. Uganda (API - Pebple in Smith also said Condit told her she Smi1h . 39. was interviev.cd !!t ibility 1ha1 she ma y be dead the 199 1 non.hca.-.tem Congo have killed more !,..Jn 800 did nOI have to cooperme with A3 1 Wed nesday and again Thur.;cl;1y by and we're looking for th e "SUlll· suspa.:ted wit;;hes they blame for disea.~s in agcn L~ who ques1ioned her. FBI agents and pmsecutor.-. fmm remain~." said Tcrrarn.:e G<1iner. l the renlOlc. heavi ly forested area. a state-run "It is in the preliminary stage!!>, the U.S. attorney's ottice. the ci1y's No. 2 police official. · Ugandan newspaper reponed TI1ui>day. talking to wi~ and trying 10 Law enforcement oflicial3 on CBS' "The Ea rl y Sho"' ... mercy U~andan anny commander Maj . Gen. dctem1ine if we shou ld proceed fur· sti id the preliminary inquiry i~ "So we're looking at about one· protes1s. which resulted in Odongo Jeje ;;onfinned that killings had la.ken ther.'' said one law enforcement ro ut ine when such a ll egation~ seventh of the Dis1ri c1 of 2.700;irrests. plact in Congo's Jturi po.wince. where 1hc official familiar with the matter. surface but prosecutors decided Col umbi a righ1 no"'. at aban· At Ashcroft"s direc1ion. the Ugandan army is nomina ll y in control. bul who spoke ohly on t.'Ofl

enyi. as saying 800 people had Depanmem spokeswoman. been killed as of July 8. WASHINGTON (AP) - is the unregulated funds that cor· Shays and Meehan wamT said Thursday. • Re.o,;idcnL~ of Aru. 50 miles south of Sudan. House campaign finance legisla· porations. uni on~ and individuah Ncy's bill Jimils soft·moncy The plan calls for a num· bt.--gan kill ing people suspected of witdx:raft in 1ion headed towanl a 1umultuous provide lhe na1iona l parties. contributions 10 $75.000 a year bcr of deputy marshals from mid-June. but the killings have been stopped linish Thursday with sui)po rt c~ of But Shays and Meehan and states 1hat the. money can be ou1sidc Kansas 10 be avai l· by Ugandan !On:e;. Jeje said Thur.;day. a mea.1\Ure to reduce the innuem.-e accused the GOP l ~dership of a used only for gel·OUl-lhe·VOle able to pro1ect clin ics if nec- ··1 have just contacted 1he office~ there and of big money protesting Whal lhey lale·hour ploy 10 derail their bi ll by activi1ies. not political ads. essary. the si tuation isculm. Nobody wi ll give you the soi id wa'i a bctrnyal of a promise of sening rules of debate under which Shays said he would join "We are ready.'' said Tucker. expused change~. ru l e~ for debate. A vote to defeat lowed complaints fmm abor· mate~ ... Jeje r.a it.1. Ugandan anny otlicials had Conn .. a chief au1hor of a some minor. · 1hc ru l e~ "'ould force 1hc lion rights groups that Ashcmfi. said a week ago Iha! villa£Cn. had hacked to '° bill to OOn sofHnoncy The Republican leaders to either l'rC· who opposes abonion. wasn't dea1h about 2(Xl su.1,pccted "''itches in 1he area. donations. said a M: na- Nati pare new rules or remove the bi II doing enough to ensure that 1or had told him before. from 1he itgenda, a move that abonion clinics are protected hand 1hat the leadership Feingold. D·Wis.. 1he au1hor Democrats would strongly fmm violence.-/\ 1994 lawpm- was going to pull the rt1 g from of the campaign tinance bill tlwt oppose. hibi L-. anyone from blocking under him. " I said no. but he Y.•as pa.'>sed Jhe Scna1c in April. were John Feehery. SJXl kesman for entmnces or damaging clinics. right." dcsignet..I 10 make the House bill Speaker Dennis Has1en. R·lll.. Hundreds of people nre 'This is the last refuge of the more compatible "'i1h the Senate said Democra1ic leader Dick expa1ed in Wichita fo r a week sco ndrels."" said Sen. John vcr.;ion and re~nd 10-misgivings Gephanlt was trying to pick a pro- of even1s sponsored by Senate rejects gulf drilling M<..-Cain. R·Ari7..• sponsor of the by some ™moi::rJls ;,1bou1 the :.,., cedurJI tight "because he doesii't Operation Save ·Ame ri oo ~ an • · Senate counterpart to Shay~· bi ll. ellCc1s of the soll ·money ban. have 1he votes to pa...;s his bill." anti ·abortion group. includi ng WASHING~N (AP)-The Sena1e. in a The House wa.' scht..-dulcd 10 Rep. Bob Ney. R·Ohio. ~pun­ The baule ove r pl\.lCedures dcmons1mtions at the abonion !!tignal of M!ppon fly President Bush\ energy \ote ThuOOay on lhe bill f)\.11 fonh !oo{>r of the GOl?-~ckcd bill wilh overshadowed late·hour efforts by cli nic of Dr. George Ti ller. development plans. rejected an -a11 emp1 by Shays and his Democrcnic pan- Rep. Alben Wynn. D·Md.. ).;)id Gephardt 10 shore up suppon Thursd;.iy to de lay oil and gas dri lling in the ncr. Rep. Man y Mee han of Shays ;md ML'Chan had no reason among black and Hispanic law. California weighs Massac husetts, and a ri val ea."'em Gulf of Mexico. 10 complain. "What cou ld be more makers worried thm spending lim- electronic voting TilC House already ha,., vOlCd to delay the Republican·backed bill that limiL' fair than full debate and a dean it~ would hun thei r effons 10 le= sales off Florida and Alabama so the bul does not ban soft money. That vo1e on every1hing Congressmen mobili ze vrnen.. SACRAMENTO - conni c..1 Interior Depanmenl's spendi ng in rrie Eager to modernize biU will have 10 be worked ou1 bccwecn 1he California "s punch-can! 001101 two ch.imbers. Israelis debate West Bank invasion system. state lawmakers are The Senuce voted 67.JJ ctgainsi an amend· considering helping puy for ment offered by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Aa .. who JERUSALEM (AP) - Afl er !->ai d a largc -M.:alc :lllar.:k wn-. wi ll remember how horrible wnr electronic m;ichines and let- called the lca....e!!t ..the Cs ivc Bu~h and (French President Republican Florida Gnv. Jeb Bu!->h Mmng· ical ofti ci;i ls con finn a~~auh k:1., ... ince intcnsi · Jac:qucs) Chime spoke very cle;ir. ly prot e!!t l~ the orfginal proposal. which 1he tmny has readied fi ed • • ~ Israel is have ly 10 Sharon :.iboul lhis issue and lntema ional elec ti on~ comminee would have allowed drilling within 17 miles plans fo r ~ 1 cpping up grown increasingly 'ol.;imed him agains11 he great dan· Wednesday. They are now of the Florida P..inhandle. 1he use of fon:e - bu1 ex<1sper<1tcd with 1he gen. of such <1 policy." he 1old The before the Sen;ite's appropria· 11lc \'Ole wa.-. the second Scnmc show. 1he cost in l ive~ ;ind the po~:-.ibi l i­ failure of a cea..,e·lire 10 lake A~MX·ia 1 ed Pre:-.s. "One ha:-. to lions p;ioel . down in tWt.l days over energy development. ly of a wider reg ional ctmllict hold. Mor1ar attack~ anti C\ en wke thi ~ !.Crio1hly bei.:ausc other One measure. by On Wednesday. the Si;natc vo lo cover gc1ed in ncar·daily shootings. warned Israel's leaders lhat if counties tha1 wam 10 replace The Gulf drilli'ng had been characteri1..ed all 1he possibililies. bul what The Israeli media has taken they ordered an invasion 1hey punC h·card ballots with elec- by the Republican leadership as e.... se nlia l to counL'i is 1hc: C"01bi ne1 deci~ion s." to trea1ing lhe pussibi li1y of a could eve ntually face the su me tronic voling machines. meet future enc~y needs: Senate Minori1y said Raanan Gissin, spokesman serious escalation - even a fat C ;1s Slobodan Milosevic. the Supponers say elcc1mnic Leader Trenl Lon of Mis.°Ct 10 llague. ling people choose from sev· The vote reinforces the bipanisan consen- this plan - 10 occupy - or 10 he 1riggcred by lhc next 111;.ijor But Communications Min b1er erJI langu<1ges. sus p\lcr 1he compromise ~ by lhe continue 1he curren1 course of terrorist auad. Reu ven Ri vlin lold AP that con· ''The election in Fklrida Bush administration on the Gu lf drilling ~ rc's1rai nt and st! lf·defcn!!te. The "An unu~ua l con!.Cnsus h

CSUN cats·survive -with a little help_from their friends By JESSICA TAYLOR bring them food. So me peo- SUNDIAL STAff ple wam 10 help the c.ats.4but the firs1 thing to do is catch hey·re seen darling I and fix l them." Thomson in to building venls. said. scavenging around Stanford Unive rsity. T whi ~servcs dumpsters for fmH.I. and as :.i model for moseying around campu:.. other c;1m puscs. was 1he lirsl They arc the feral ems th a1 to prove Jh

more parking is just one of using a headhunter to find PARKING many things that wi ll make DEAN a new dean , He fee ls 1hat Got nuts? Continued from page 1 CSUN a more a11 rac 1i ve Continued from page 1 the College of Social and institution. • '~ Behavioral Sciences will Cash Services. feel the rate hike ''These improvements qual ifi ed to interim dea n. end up with a "middle may even lead 10 alternative mean more visibility by Bui An tonio Gilman. manager" and not an a·cad- sources of tmnsporuuion. prospective student11. faculty Anthropology chair said emic. as the faculty would .. As to the reaction to and staff who will decide on th at wou ld be even more prefer. "That !using a the rate increase. [ have whe1her to come here or not .. high -hand ed" than headhunter] may or may ' heard some complaints, based on what 1hey see as con- Ken nedy's se lection of lh e no! be the wisest use of bul not hing fo rm al." vel)icnt to them:· Hemant$ez 1cmporary com mittee. "As money," Gilman sa id . Janse n Sa id . "However. sa id. "The communily wi ll fa r as I can tel l. th e Kennedy said she wa s purchasing parking decals also bcneli1 bcl'.-20, 200 I Op .Ed O pinion, Edi1orials and Leners

, . , . I 11 Do blondes really have more fun? .\ .'c)1.1L '1fotJO'¥. B~ JAIME SPANG RUDE SUNDIAL STAFF Fdr those of you who didn't know. or those of you who just ...... aun..., didn' t care. ational Blonde Day was July 9. This is no joke . This was the first annual National Blonde Day created sole ly as M....a.Hdl40.c a publicity stunt to launch the new comedy film. " Le gally ,.,., ...... Blonde··. featuring the na1urally blond actress Reese -..,.... , ~. com Witherspoon. ADllElmSIHG H...... icaHdl4o..A~ National Blonde (tll)677-2tff Day was more 1han jus1 and women le t their e-mail: ~ial.uun.9du a promotion for a How mdny t,lontlas lives become so PAOOUC'l'fOH movie about a blond affected by stupid ~~~3';':' ~ girl auending to write an blonde jokes and Harvard Law impolite comments? r 111 a "blonde' Editor m Chief S c h o o I . to and l hJve TONY SEYBERT Nationa l Blonde Day heard all the Photo Editor s mart- ass AMY LAM was a chance for the fair- remarks that Wire Editor haired to cele- blondes are ADRIAN SEGURA brate being blond. It stupid and A&E Editor gave them a chance nothing but DAN NY GILBERT 10 stand up and be airheads. but I won't lei it Op-Ed Editor proud of their "blonde- JESSICA TAYLOR ness" and it gave them a · undermine or chan-Ce to crush all those blonde stereo- make me question my intelligence. I have Sporu Editor types. At least tha1·s what the Blonde great advice for you blond men and CHRIS HUGHES Legal Defense Club intended to do. women who are so deeply disturbed by SuffWriten Yes , that"s right. Someone actual- · being stereotyped as "dumb"' or "d.itzy" A SA F BAR·LEV ly created a defense club for because of your hair color: In stead of cry- FAITH MARIN HEIDTKE blondes. How pathetic is that? ing aboul the constant injustice you DAVID HELLESKOV endure about being blonde.. why don't CHRIS HUGH ES Just to prove how superficial NICK K.APRELIAN and meaningless this organiza- you surprise people with your in1elli· LOTTA KARLSSON tion is, it's on ly fa ir give a gence? 1 19 TRACEY LA MONICA little background infctmation Another thing that irks me Al:!YMOORE on how this club came about. abaut the Blonde Legal ST..EVE .P ISZTO N Defense C lub is their mono. REBECCA) RIVKIN Harvard Law student Elle ADRIAN ~E GURA Woods established the .. Belie ving in yourself JAIME SPANGRUDE Blonde Legal Defense never goes out of style." T IM TANNER Club afler experiencing Obviously the members JESSICA TAYLOR first-hand prejudice from .• don·1 .. bel}e~ye _ in•• ~~ -e , 111- ,~-·· JANE YIMYAM the legal community- that " se lves Oecause if they I • CSUN •July 16-20, 200 1 • 5 Op Ed Opi11io11, Editorials a11d I .c11crs The last word on parking By REBECCA RIVKIN wh)' shouldn't we ' true. There happens to be a SUNDIA L ~IA l 'I' There are current ly about large expa nse of dirt and crab- 9.000 parking spaces for close to grass just south of the book- arking, parking. parking. 30.000' students. There are plans store 1ha1 would hold plenty of parking. parking and park- for two new parking structures cars. I was told that ii was the Ping. Are you sick of 1ha1 that will add roughly 2.500 new "music lawn." Well. there is wo rd yet? I am. It's such a tire - spaces. With the new spaces. we nothing green growing there some subjec1. I will be graduat- will have about I I .500 spaces and it's an eyesore. Why nor ing next spring and if I ca n for what will likely be more than spread so me asphah and park attt nd · the rest of my classes 30.0 s1uden1s. That means some cars on it? Believe me. i1 without hHvin g to give ~me more couldn't look any worse than it thought to thi s subject. I w<;>uld ' does now. That is just one of the dit: happy. I would be willing many places around thi s cam- Thi s summer. pltking spaces pus that lie fallow and could be have been relatively easy to find . to pay $50 a put to good use. I think most st udents who attend month or even Let's see a little capitalism during summer sess ion would more if I were injected into this socialist envi- agree. Well. except for the two ronmenl. If the so-called men who apparently got into a guaranteed a "music lawn" was turned into fi stfight over a parking space. preferred parking. 1ha1 small Perhaps they were fighting for parking space. space alone would generate lots one of the few shady slots. of reve nue . That in turn would But J am positively dreading parking for slightly more than a help the university raise the the start of the fall semester. As third of the st udent population. nece ssa ry funds, which in turn you may have already heard. By my calculations. we gets the parking structures built CSUN has raised the parking would need about 10.000 new even fa ster. That is known as fee to $95. parking spots ~o even make a the "trickle down theory." I would be willing to pay dent in the problem. But when I I. for one. believe in it whole- $50 a MONTH. or even more broached the subject of preferred heaned ly. I know I'm not the if I were guaranteed a parking parking to the powers-1ha1-be. I only si~dent willing to shell 0~1 space. I'm talking about pre- was told it wouldn't be "fair."To big bucks for a guaranteed par1<- ferred parking. That may be have preferred parking. available ing spot. It is just simply wonh I thought it was interesting We were told we didn't need e li ti st. but what is w~ong with space wou ld have to be taken any amount of m-.iey lo get rid that this week's article on park - more parking. Students di s- that ? Other California cam- away from other students. of that panicular headache. Then ing menlioned the increase in agreed but no one listened . puses have preferred parking, This is not even re, tely I can die happy. 199 1, but ii didn't mention why Now the Advisory or by how much. Committee has once again I was at CSUN when the decided that we need more park- parking fees doubled. •They ing and will increase our fee s. Manz.-nita Harl fu.11 of _surprises were supposed 10 build two We never saw the structures structu res. they only built one. that were promised then ; are we By REBECCA RIVKIN not only do the restrooms have paper towel dispensers· that are Whe n it fell in the eanhqu ~ ke , ever going to see the structures fewer st.alls than the 00es in the inconveniently looated about si x SUNDIAL STAFF ._ not only was it not.rebuilL. jt was older bu ildings, there are also fewer · feet from the nearest si nlc. If, you they p10miS~JlOWJ .. :·11-~ .. ~ • .. :~ turned into a grass field. • Whal 'happened to the money new Manzanita Hall is sinks. The restrooms are also much factor in the din that·inevitably-ge1s We Jost parking on the last 1ha1 they col lec1ed all those now presumably open for smaller and have no vanity space tracked in. you have one wet, filthy price increase deal. years ago? -- Carole Riedinger business. Though you may whatsoever. The~ "brilliantly" Ooor. Which, if you don't like the be surprised that you can't enterthe designed restrooms have mirrors above options. is another choice building because some of the doors right over the sinks with absolutely location 10 pul your Kale Spade remain inexplicably Jocked: You no shelf space 10 stash a backpack handbag while you're washing may be surprised that it 's actually or purse. This means there will be your hands. Slim is beautiful? hotter inside the bu ilding. than out- no time to run a comb through our The brainiac who designed By LOTTA KARLSSON oped anorexia. and up 10 JO per- side. This is true of the upper two hair or swipe on some lipstick since these restrooms has given us other SUN DIA L STAFF cent of them may die as a result Ooors that nave nonh-facing "Calls someone else will very likely be worries when it comes to drying The effect dieting and fashion made of glass and it does have a waiting to wash up. our hands. Not only will you have he sits alone on a park industries have had on many' nice greenhouse appearance. The Jack of shelf space gives 10 cut through the line of women bench while the passing women 's lives cannot be ignored. Which is good if you 're trying to you two options while washing 1ha1 will inevitabl)\ be snaking out world stops to lmk al her How often do we see large grow plants. but not so good if the door. but the dispen;;;rs also S corpse- like figure: pale skin, high women in advertising? The you're trying to keep students cool happen to be right next 10 that same cheekbones and a sultry death media promotes dieting. cosmet- during the stultifying heat that These "brilliant- door. which wi ll create an unavoid- appear.mce. ics. fashion and slim women. often accompanies summer in able logjam of human tmftic. She is a figure 100 familiar in This is superficial arid dangerous. Southern California. ly" designed There will be roughly I ,800 stu- our conlempomry popular cul- Women are taught as young Lest you think I'm exaggerating restrooms have dents moving through Manzanita ture. She's an anorexic. girls to please others. Many the air conditioning problem, here Hall Of) any given day once the fall In an anorexic 's mind the anorexics are, as young children. is a paraphrased note dated July 2, mirrors right over se mesler begins. If there are media's image of beauty is well focused on other mem in the 200 J. from a professor whose office the sinks with alreacty Jines out the door of a imbedded. They believe the mes- family while unaware of their is located on the third floor of women's restroom with seven sage 1ha1 slim is beautiful. own needs and feelings. Manzanita Hall: "Because the air- absolutely no stalls. imagine what the lines will The media ponrays anorexic- Anorexia starts early and chil• conditioning is out in the building. shelf space to look like with half as many stalls. looking women as a oontempo- dren as young as age six have I wi II not be in today." Someone commented that rary cultural image associated expressed feelings of being fat. But if you're housed anywhere stash a backpack Manzanita Hall reminds him of with power and passivity, desire As they mature, they are unable on .1he first Ooor. including the or purse. Home Depot. Perhaps he was refer- and dread. 10 develop a sense of self. new Sundi~I newsroom. bring ring 10 the diny, scuffed concrete The media sends the message Anorexics are unable to identi- gloves and·a parka. It 's positively floor that yoo see when you first ihat weight is a matter of person- fy internal feeling st.ates and have' Arctic dovin here. All the cold air your hands : ~sling everything over walk in. Or maybe he was referring al choice. Thin women are per- difficulty wiih somatophysiologi- that is suppose9 to be Oowing one shoulder or you can shove your to the cheap-looking glass doors ceived as more femi nine, and cal signals (the signals in your reminiscent of a store. upstairs is being funneled to the belongings between your knees hardware thinness a move towards brain that you are ground level. You can practically and then hop across the floor with One thing is cenain: whoever women's liberation. hungry. feqliicfEknow • CIC.). This see.your breath, while upstairs you your legs squeezed together to get designed and built Manzanita Hall Clearly, there is an important makes tidt vulnerable t.argel will be left. gasping for breath as a paper towel. cared only about saving mooey relationship between the medl'a's for the media. the heat slowly suffocates you This is because the paper towel and not about the comfon of the cultural idealization of thinness So my question is, how while sitting in a room with 50 dispensers are not conveniently students. You would think a new and eating disoolers. ' many you ng girls will have to , ocher sweaty bodies. located right nex.t to the sinJ\s. In building would be a bener build- There are 2.8 million teenage die.before mediawill take some Ladies, ·you are going to be fact. you will have to walk (or hop) ing. Not so in ihis case. That is a girls in the U.S. who have devel- responsibility? especially surprised by the fact that with wet. dripping hands, to the real surprise. • The Summer Sundi•I • CSUN •July 16-20. 2001 Photo Essay

The Fourth Estate finds a new refuge at CSUN

Photo Essay by Amy Lam Text by Tony Seybert •

Editor in Chief Tony Seybert enjoys a brief moment of contemplation before tackling the next group of crises.

ur ,..evera l yea rs. the Sundial office has bee n located on the second fl oor of Jerome F Richfield Ha ll. During the 2001 .!IUmme r ses- sion. the office moved to the fi rst fl oor of Manzani1a Hall~~ne of the many new buildings constru cted at CSUfol since the 1994 earthquake. For 1he first two ~cks qf the session. the news- paper was prod uced in th e old quarters, with reporters surrounded by piles of brown bo)(es as packing became an ongoing process. Al the begin- ning of the 1hird week, the Summer Sundial was the first organization to move into the half-fi nished Man1.ani1a. Technical di~fi c u lti es aftlil:ted the staff for two weeks as phone service was down for several days and much of the equipmen1 was nol immediately compatible with 1h e new hook-ups. However, lhc beleaguered staff pe rseve red and gol the paper our on time anyway. The bugJ?_ we re worked out and the summer staff settled into th e new Manzanita as if it had always been home.

2001 Summer Sundial Start' Back row: Jaime Spangrude, Asal Bar-Lev, Faith Marin Heidtke, Manley Witten (Publisher),Danny Gilbert {A&E Editor), Chris Hughes (Sports Editor), Lotta Karlsson, Tim Tanner Center row: Nick Kaprelian, Tony Seybert (Editor in Chief), Amy Moore, Jessica Taylor (Op-Ed Editor), David Helleskov Front row: Jane Yimyam, Rebecca Rivkin, Steve Piszton Not pictured: Amy Lam (Photo Editor), Tracey La Monica, Adrian Segura (Wire Editor)

Surrounded by boxes as they g_et ready lo Sundial staff gets to work in new ) move, the Sundial Slaff makes the most of office before unpacking. the last few days in Jerome Richfield Hall. 8 •The Summer Sund;,! • CSUN • July 16-20, 200 I Arts ·and Entertainment

'Legally Blonde' Tha Liks bring about latest sobering album at Harvard Law By CHRIS HUGHES The track sets the tone !Or By FAIIB MARIN HEIDTKE most people wou ld agree SUNDIAL STAFF the album. You fee~ like you are panying with the boys as they SUNDl,,L STAFF that's a lot better than some stinky old Vanderbilt." a Liks (formerly Tua take turns ripping on the mic. Alkaholiks) have proven " I'm sick like a sore er world is one Ka ren McCullah Lutz. and hem10elves to be the bes1 throat/Swallow/Drunk act 10 where everything Kirsten Smi1h ("Teo Things I party group in the business. follow." jabs J-Ro on "Another can be' cured with a Hate About You") have H adapted Amanda Brown's Sure. their wordplay is straig h1 - Round." Several bars later. Tash manicure and if it isn 't foiward. but the West Coast trio throws a counterpunch. jibing pink. it isn 't hers. Harvard unpublished nove l manu- has mastered itli own formula: '"When I die, I'm a donate all Law School is •t theif you TGight waft! -· i1'31ll;i nf~and~~ ~ - ~~...,~~~ · Aaron Spell ing. I th ink Blair). buster and I was surpri sed by to save your dollars. rus. "Nowputyoorbottletoyour how entertaining rap music liptWhen I sip. you sip, \¥C sip!" can be. • 'Shangri-La Dee Da' marks fifth album. from Stone Temple Pilots By ASAF BAR-LEV bizarre style of theatrical and precise. SUNDIAL STAFF ant ics that seems to be a com- The show reached its cli- bination of a belly dancer and max as the Pilots fin ished ike them or not, there kabuki theater, for the first with "Days of the Week," is no doubt that Stone time in a long time he 1heir first single off '"Shangri- LTemple Pilots are one seemed to be very focused, La Dee Da," fo llowed by their of the most ta lented and trou - attenti ve 3nd had\great com- grea1est smash hit, '"Plush" bled bands on this planet munication wit h the adoring and ""Down." The encore con- Wi th thei r fifth album . crowd. Weiland was looking sisted of "Dead & Bloated" "Shangri-La Dee Da." 1he as if he finally was able to and "Sex Type Thing," from b<' d that served in 1he early beat his demons and ove r- their fi rst album "Core," nineties as the Southern come hi s drug addiction. but which is reminiscent of how Californi a answer to Seattle, during the performance it the Pilots became such a great are ready to take the road lo was clear that the strongest band and left the fans beggi ng stability. The first step in the link of the band was bass for more. program is to acknow ledge player Robert Deleo. The show at the Roxy the devoted fa ns in an inti - Although being the less focal should have been filmed to mate show and the tiny Roxy part of the group. he is the document one of the greatest in Hollywood is the perfect glue between the other three moments of the group's histo- chQice for that. members. ry. However, "S hangri-La On many occasions bands The highlight of the per- Dee Da" will not be the that are used to big s1ages get foi:mance was when the band soundtrack to such a film. 100 crumbed and uncomfon- members pulled bar stools This new album froni . able on such a small stage. and went into an acoustic Stone Temple Pilots is their That was not the case with rendition that included: most experimental album to ~ the Pilots, that transformed "Sour Girl," ''Wonderful'' date, to which this experiment COVflTUY OF )£1\(MY GOLDSTONE the disadvantages of a small (one of the high points of the led to some rare creations. STP lrontman Scott Welland rocks the Irvine crowd lo promote the band's latest work. stage into a waterfall of ener- new album), ''Creep" and the such as "Wonderful'' and gy and. adrenaline, with a classic "Interstate Love "Hollywood Bitch." In some - gives the illusio.n, with it first sound. grounds. In that event. an killer stan that included a Song." The Pilots already songs, such as "Hello it 's song "Dumb Love," as if the "Shangri-La Dee Da" album such as "Shangri-La row of hits in the fonn of proved in 1994, in one of the . Late," it seems as if they were band is returning to their sounds like a combination of Dec Da" could be a natural " C, r a c k e r m a n , " most memorable "MTV • lrying too hard to sound grunge days. With the fo llow- songS and is not unified, as step in that direction. Only .. Regeneration," "Big Unplugged" shows, their avant-garde, to which that in&Jrack "Days of the Week," the.ir earlier works were, as time will tell if "Shangri-La Empty" and "Piece o· Pie." powerfulness in the field of obscurity overshadows their they prove thal they ~tryi ng well as bei ng apparcnl 1hat Dec Da" is a nalural transi- 'Although Singer Scott this style, but the 2001 ver- creativity. to stake a claim in loday's the band is ·searching to tiqn. or an average album . Weiland has developed a sion is even more powerful "Shangri-La Dee Da" more poppy dominating explore new mu sical from an outstanding band. The Soovner Sundw. CSUN . Joly 1~20 , 2001 • ' Arts and Entertainment

Jet Li goes to_Paris in 'Kiss of the Dragon' By.STEVE PISZTON ...... hghts an especially Slrof1g rap- Listenong to hos lans. Li ha< SUNDIAL STAFF 1 port estab lished between Li and stated pub licly his desire to \ Fonda. Fonda plays an ex- move away from wires, used 0-:. all inten~ and pur- junkicwhoisforced intoapms- earlier in his career and now poses. Jet Li s character titution ri ng in order to save her readily seen in '1'he Matri x.. F• in "Kiss of the Dragon" daughter. Her l(Xluocity and bit- and its various clones. With is an A1:iian Supennan. He takes 1er pleas are in perfect con1rJS1 .. Kis.'I of the Dragon." Li keeps on muhiple an.ackers twice his to Li's naivete a_..; a person out- the action on the gmund. with a si1.e. incapacitates and even kills side of hi!' forma l JX)lice durif!!i.. da7.zling display of his ~shu with acupuncture needles. cue Li's u~ of ;ibbreviated sen- trJining and quicknes.'l. balls. chopsticks und 11voids tent.""eS pmtx1bly represents his Li also ra:ruited many hi~h- blaring hnnd cannons with a unrealiLecJ mastery of 1he ly lraim.~ European martial single bound. Unlike recent Engli!•h language. Bui Jefs fans anisis who~ theatrics perfectly kung-fu tilms. however. our arc here for his mastery of complemen1 his own s1yle. superhero does not ny. He just m:.1ion and th

By ASAF BA\·LEV Crue is appi!rent in every SUNDIAL STAFI: page of the book. '1lle Dirt .. is also an ire;pirational book otley Crue :ire thal shov.is 1he triumph of · 1l0t onJy the conviction. a'i we fot1nd oul gods of giant that ii _a ll ,&aned in a M A~ they are a lifestyle. They • Hollywood house. were 1he most dangerous infested wi1h cockroaches band in the world. with and rJl'>. beer cans piled on beha11:ior 1hnt made Eminem the pord1. broken doors. bro- look like a pale version of ken windows, IOls of drugs M.C. Hammer. Without on the tables and 1wo girls on them. A:< l Rose would have each bed. '1}le Din"' takes stayed in lndianJ and proba- the reader lhrough every step bly work al a gas sta ti on for 1he bantl took. in order 10 the rest of his li te. t:>txome one of the biggest Motley Cruc arc not just <1t::ls in Hem•y Metal his1my. Tommy Lee. or sex crjving The book has many and car r..k:i ng singer Vince funny anecdotes. such as Neil. 1hey were the most 01:1..y Osbourne sniffing C~TEST OF fOUCHS.lONE PICTURES uniled group of misfilS in the ants. bul on 1he other hand Carlos (Jay Hernandez) and Nicole (Kirsten Oun st) share a tender mome'nt In the film ·:crazy/Beautiful." eighties. Besides Lee being there are some very elllQlion· rnped having sex with al stories in ii as well. These Paorcla Anderson and Neil, include Vioce Neil lxirying 'Crazy/Beautiful' big on cheese and .cliches with porn star Janine. the his firsi: daughter. Tommy d.1y at Pacific Palisades High the best school and the daugh- throw the tille of the 1110vte into gi;rucst quality of the band is Lee's letters from prison 10 By JAIME SPANGRUDE when she meets the k>ve of her 1er of a powerful Congressman. 1he dialogue. their animated nature. Every his e.stranged wife. Pamela SUNDIAL STAFF life Cill"los (Jay Hcl11'1ndeL). And the movie wooldn'I br Dunst's' performance is day of their life could have Anderson. While reading Throughout the movie. 1he t.-omplcte wilhout the brief fight truly shocking. being definitely become another chapter in a :"The Dirt." it's ama7Jng the ust when you though! all audience experiences lhe many st:ene br1wecn a ''homey" and different from all the (){her roles rock ·n· roll cartoon series. band members lived to tell those cheesy, dich'jlisades and he's a out the fi lm. Poppy.punk music movie. Her performance hand, the Motley boys are bassist Nikki Siu 's parcnL'i. released ''Crazy/Beautiful," a L.al ino residing in the gheno. can be heard at the rich kid'i' proves that she can tackle any proud of it They kis.o; and "The Dirt" has everything film thal addresses the cultural ''Cr.lZy/Beautiful.. con1ains pany, while·gangsta-rap. sung pan whether it is serious, tell, all of this with tones of in it; lo~ models, porn"""- and class diftCrcncCS between . all the ~ry elemenlS lhal in Spanish. plays in the back· comedic or secloctivc . whiskey, sex, drugs and rock ak'Ohol. fa

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818-773-2665 18425 - A Nordhoff Street The Summer Sund;,1 • CSUN •July 16-20. 2001 • 11 -DRIVERS BEWARE! The dangers of airbags What .you don't I was sitting about two feet imminent accident to warn weeks in a cast. Becau~ the from the ai rbag but was pro- other drivers ... (and! passen- airbags deploy with exteme know about pe lled forward when 1he dri- gers try to brace themselves on fon.:e. they cause violent breaks ve r attempted to brake. I the da.c;hboard:· Smock saitl. and multiple fractures - airbags can braceJ myself by placing my Hands and :imls. are in dira1 sometimes rcsu hing in penna- cause severe hands on the dashboard."" A contac t with a device !hat nent disabi li1 y. m1turnl response. but a big explod e.;; at speeds up 10 210 -·Violenl amputation'" of injuries .. . and mi stake. The next thing I miles per hour. thumbs and lingers arc another kill you! knew. I was staring down al "' Hand and am1 injuries char.1c1eris1ic of airbag i njuri e~. even my bloody right ann. zigz•ig- have increased by 400 percent If a per.;(->n re lies heavily on the ~y JESSICA TAYL~ shapcd and laying pathetica ll y with airbags:· Smock said. u:-.e of 1heir hands to eam a Jiv- SUNDIAL STA.FF a1.: ross my lap. ··we're seeing massive frac- ing - which must of us do - Had l known the injury tures and even amputations.'' then the injuries can bl! carccr- as1 summer. when I rish involved with airbags. I Rei.:en1ly. a wom:i n threatening. landed my first intern- might have walked away from involved in a "lo\1.-impact l"O l- The reason 1he airbag ship. I h<.1d rio idea I was the accident injury free. lision" was brought inlo deploys with -.() much force io.; L i ~ also about to bc<..-ome pan of a My personal story no Smock':\ emergency mom because 1hey "ere designt..-d 10 gn>wi ng acc ident s1;1ti stic: . ock:li1y. In fact. it's frightening - wit h airbag- rela1ed injuries prota.·1 an unheht-d. :!:CX>-pou nd While carpooling \Yi th a t'ellow ly typical. Emergency JUOms seve re enough to warrant pen.on in ii high-speed colli- intern. we were involved in across the t-otmtry are seeing amputation. 'The da1m1£e "as sion. COUl'-TESY Of WllllA.M SMOClt. H D.UNMIUSITY Of LOUIS\fn.IJ!, l((NTUCltY what shou ld have been a minor an increa.;e in severe hand and 100 severe. we couldn 't save "When airbag~ \I.ere lirst Violent amputalion resulllng from airbag·related Injury. car accident. But an airbag. ti ann injuries since airbags were her am1 ... she would h supplemen- down by their side. when the other intern. who was airbags are located in the steer- seem insignificant until given a When asked if airbag: lest- tal wa rning labels for ca~ "Airbags can. and do. save driving. went through a red . ing wheel. said .Smock. closer look. Broken bones ing includes the 1es1ing fu r wi1h i!irbags. lives . . und llM" some people light at :\0 miles per hour and "Drivers anempl 10 b)6w caused by an airbag are not the hand and am1 injuries. she :. wron~ with me '?"' Lau said. SUNDIAL STAFF Social anxiety is 1he fear fcrred to speak one-on-one. the breakup and fee lings o f his arti stic side. I lament 1hat "Ste\'en ofl cn talked r1bo u1 man finds it difficult of social situatio ns thai He was comfortable with separati o n. He would not S1even never took his talent deruh. whil.:h ~cmc d to be his to walk down the involve interac1ioo-with o!her people he knows. but not ho ld a job for more than for art ;my further... fa\'Orile subject Rawr blade Astreet becauSe he's people. More specifica lly. it is stmngers:· Lau sa id . "He was three month~ a1 a 1ime:· Lau adds 1ha1 L a nd e r ~ scar!' and m a rk ~ conlimled se lf-conscious and fee ls peo- 1he fe3r and a nxi et~of geing ... nervous. tidge1y and untrush Lau ~"i a~d. .• . .. . ··:· sn}Oke.d a~k- •rday ~~~a.. i _my . ~':~-.. 1 ple are watching him. Worse. judged and evaluated by other ing of others. He's afrnid of Havmg •m an1 s1u: llmr !or a heavy d ose1 drinker. Abo. He need~ In reali1e 1hii1 he mighl run into a person people. ope n sp.ices, and often eva- paiming. L mde rs anempteJ a Lau. believe:\ Landers \I.US there are more good 1hings in and b:e. forced 10 say hello. According to Jason Lau. a sive." couple of an courses al a cum- addic1ed 10 marij~ ;.rna ;.md life 1han bad:· Lau said. Hi s voice will catch . His CSUN graduaie and clinical Victims of social anx i- munit y college. However. rear cocaine. ll s been six months sint·e "hello" will sound weak and psychologist. social phobias ety are less likely to marry overwhe lmed him and he "Steven wa;; an insomniac Lmders slopped seeing Lau. the other person wi ll know atTecl over seven percent of and finish their educati on. dropped out. ... and usually had bloodshot Landers wi ll probribly ne\'er he's frightened. He doesn't the popu laiion. The life1i me according to Dr. Ri chard ··Quite oft en. he would eyes. He rnuldn ·1 look peop le be cu red of soc ial an:w.:i e1y bu1 want anyone to know that he's prevalence rate (i.e .. the G. Heimberg. a leading bring a pui ntbrush and paper in 1he eye. Often he would he had been showi n.g afraid. He keeps hi s eyes safe- chances of deve loping soc ial researc her in social phobia. to our sessions, S1even would stan t.:rying fo r no reason:· impm~· emcm . Liu said . ly away from anyone else's anx ie1y disorder). s1ands at Sociul anxie1y also increas- paint the landsca pe. nature. Lau said. Lau reported 1hit't'..anders gaze and pr.iys he can get more than 13 pen.:enl. es chances of sub s1an 1.:e hills. trees, bi rd ~. douds and Severe depression and sui - has th'e pote ntial to escape the home wi thou1 having 10 talk Steven Landers was a abuse. occupational difti- even 1he sun . I supfXlSC the ddul ~ ;111 empts plagued mos! devasr.u ing effe-.:1s nf to unyone. patient of Lau for seven years. culti cs. depression and sui - outdoors bnlUght him some Lander~ . social anxie1y. Thi s individual may suffer Landers. whose real name cide. wro te Heim berg on joy." Lau said. "Hui in~ t ead of "Over lXl pen:ent of our Life is in hb grnsp: he just from Social Anxiety Disorder was not r'evea led :---suffered hi~ Web site. "S1even neve r feeling proud of hi :\ Y.ork. ~c~s iun s were fill ed "ith needs lo real'h out and open · th e thirtl largest mental from social _anxiety. married and had one gi rl - Steven would Mand OOd wi th Steven hanging his head. sob- up hi ~ s.hell . Liu s:1id.

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The next great American tennis player? The greatest sport has a lack of support By CHRIS HUGHES span in the U.S. and around 1he world. Edson Arantes do SUNDIAL STAFF Nascimento, known all over cx:cer is without a doubt the planet as Pele signed a the greatest sport in the three-year deal with the New Sworld . What ot her spon York Cosmos in an attempt can measure up? to spread the gospel of soccer Foo1ball? Maybe if lhey to a nation th at didn"t care ;ibandoned the running ga me much about it we wou ld act uall y ha ve Within 27 mon th s the so mething exciting IO watch. number of players registered The las1 thing I want to see with the U.S. Soccer • are running backs carryi ng Federation nearl y quadru· the ball 30-40 times a game pied. from a linle more than (see Oakland Raiders.). But I 00.000 to 400.000. With eve n then. when baseball Pele's Cosmos pursuing the scores start gell ing higher 197 7 NASL championship than football scores, we have AMT LAH I SUMMEJll SIJNOIM a problem (see Baltimore Wimbledon may be over but this camper has just begun serving up some fun at a recent tennis camp on campus. Ravens). Any sport that Basketball ? The NBA should be renamed Lakers allows a tub and Company. Seriously. wi th the best lwo players in of a man like Are you a Laker or a Faker? th e league on one team , Chicsigo White· ot her teams wi'll nave to By DAVID HELLESKOV Back then. I felt a rd \ sense had four coaches over a period The "faker fa ns." don't know undergo Holl ywood-type Sox pitcher of pride in being a Lakers fan. of six years. The 2CXXl NBA what's goi ng on. Most are SUNDIAL ~IAFF 1lle entire cily was swept up by Finals was their first appearJnce busy ya pping on thei r cells. surge ry to make the league more a11r;1c1i ve to watch. David Wells to ell folks. another baske1ba ll fever. I didn't see any since 1991. But so whai? People show up late to the NBA basketball sea- indication of fair weather fans. "Real fans .. stick by their games and leave early. Baseball ? I'm sorry. but be called an an1 sport 1hat allows a tub of son ha"I ended And In the 1990s. it ~as team no matter what. It's easy And what's up with all the W: a man li ke Chicago Wh ile athlete just yes. the Los Angeles Lakers depressin g 10 hea r peOple 10 support the Lakers when Lakers flags nying? The firs! Sox pitcher David Well s to ~ve achieved 1wo NBA cham- pulling down the Lakers. 1heylre winning. When one 1 saw was on May 27. after isn't right. pionships in a row. The Ja-;t time '"The dytasty is over. they're struggli ng. back them defeating the San Antonto be called an athl e1e just isn't ri ght. More importantl y. can W'J.' 1987 and 1988. They've lost it. They suck.'" up. At times. 1he performance Spurs fi ve games to one. I didn't But who 1rulf.. cares? were examples 1hat I heard might be down. But don't see any tlags during 1he enrire somebody please explain - an eve nt whose climax. I have beenl rabid Lakers from friends. acquaintances eve r count the Lakers out. regulJr season or the first three how Major League Baseball five years before had drawn fan since Mag it.: fohnson ·s tirst and s1rangers. What a shame! I was at a game with my playoff rpunds. wen1 from Mau Williams onl y 6. 102 people and 1994 seaso n- leading toia\ of caused linle more than a rip- ' seao;(X1 in 1980. I have fol lO'Wed How could People turn their roommaie and most of t ~e So-called Lakers fans them thruughou1 the Showtime backs on such an incredible time. he was talking on his on ly support their team when 43 to Ba rry Bonds 2001 pie in the local media - '80s. ~r Lakers head coach powerhouse team that put cell phone. Just to sec if he they are winning. It's time to mid- season total of 39? some 77,000 fa ns and 140 Pat Riley. brought style and Los Angeles on 1he map'! was paying attention. I asked have true Lakers spirit once Don 't tell me the baseballs joumali s1s anended a Cosmo finesse that coosumed the play- There were some setbacks him what the score was. He again like I saW in the 1980s. are not juiced! playoff match al Giants .:·iiop~crJ :,• -No~ !~. s~ ,, ~ .; - ers and commanded the &earn to in 1hai last decade. l?ri0< 10 head • sa id he didn't know. Be prl)ud 10 be a µ ker.;. fan. Q)' - ...... _ .... five NBA champion.'>hips. <..-oach Phil J ack.~ thC team That's exaclly the point. not a faker fan. Sport where the most excit- Sadly. the NASL foldei:I in ing aspect is the violence 1984 after poorly .planned during th e game doesn't expansion to weak media mar- de~rve consideration. And kets across the nation. In 1996. Los Angeles Sparks mid-season review am I the onl y. person who ' soccer returned IO the U.S. in By NICK KAPRELIAN The Sparks stoned the sea- them 10 last year's Western poi ms and I 0 rebounds per thinks the sport cou ld drasti - the fonn of Major League a.~ cally benefit from the aban - Soccer. Unlike the N.A.S.L. SUNDIAL STAFF son if they were the Confereoce Semifinals. oon1 est. favorites. winning their first six One advantage this year's In the Easlem Conference. donmen1 of the 1wo-line who were able to purchase lh the WNBA sca- games and challenging the team seems 10 have is on the lhe Cleveland ,Rocker.; and the pass rule ? Thal ha s to be the high-priced in1emational super- '10!1 almost halfway mark of best st.art in WNBA offensive end. For the past four New Yori< Ubeny are fight ing dumbest ru le in sports today. stars such as Gennany's Franz· over. the Los history of 8-0. seasons. the team has relied it ou1 to see who wil l get 1he top Tennis? It's great, but Beckenbauer and England"s W when ; he sports most popu- George Besl. MLS can only Ange1es Sparl