sp o rts page 10 opinion page 6 in sid e ____________ page 4 More Bike Committee to Gaucho Decide Fate of i | | | ^ Baseball Arbor Bikepath Demonstrators Rally Against News-Press' C. America Coverage By Tonya Graham Assistant Campus Editor Wearing scarves, helmets and brown paper bags to cover their faces, approximately 80 UCSB students and Santa Barbara area residents protested Saturday against what they see as unfair coverage of Central American issues and events by the Santa Barbara News- Press. “ We’re here to protest because we’re sick of the media controlling what we hear when it isn’t correct,” said one UCSB student who asked not to be identified. “ If people knew what was going on in Central America, they would do something.” Gathering at the News-Press offices at De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara at about noon, the protesters began with chants to gather support. “ Stop the News-Press or we’ll press to stop the new s... we will not read your lies,” members of the the group said as passers-by looked on. Several people stopped to look at a “ censorship Hands Across America participants holding red, white, blue and gold balloons form the shape of the United board” the group set up to display articles on States at the western end near the Queen Mary in Long Beach of the cross-country line to benefit the Nicaragua, E l Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. nation’s hungry and homeless. GREG WONG/Nexus Protesters claimed these reports were never printed in the mainstream U S media. “ Freedom of the press means freedom to print lies,” said sophomore Christine Hilkene. “ I ’m here because Millions Join Hands Nationwide things are never going to change if people don’t know the truth,” she said. Several protesters said they covered their faces so to Benefit Hungry and Homeless they wouldn’t be recognized if things got out of control. “ Some people might do things I don’t agree with. I don’t want to be associated with permanent markation, but I says a lo t... in terms of rock ’n’ roll and the are Vietnam vets. I think that anyone who By UsaMaacaro do want to be associated with this cause,” said one community,” Hefferman said. doesn’t realize how big a problem it is will Editorials Editor student. She wore a bag over her head that read, The station spent about $2,000 to put find out by the end of the day,” she said. “People in El Salvador must disguise themselves at together the trip for this “ great cause,” The event climaxed at noon when par­ rallies.” Some were grumpy, others were asleep. and almost 200 listeners had to be turned ticipants at the Queen Mary in Long Beach “ We’re ready for any contingency. We’re not sure A few were hung over. away, he said. formed a human map of the U.S. and At 6:15 a.m. Sunday, 94 Santa Barbara “ I think it’s going to be great,” Santa released 6,000 red, white, blue, and gold (See NEWS-PRESS, p.3) area residents were bound for Long Beach Barbara City College sophomore Steve balloons as 6 million people across the to help form the last mile of Hands Across Nichols said prior to boarding the bus. nation joined hands. America’s “ human chain” between New “ I love it ’cause we’re going to be in the The nationwide chain ended with Bill York and California. last mile,” SBCC sophomore Christine and Mary Jones and their five children. Lions Write the The 94 were winners of a week-long Clifford said. “ I just think it’s really cool Both parents are unemployed, and the contest sponsored by local radio station because it would never happen in a fam ily lives in a Long Beach homeless KTYD and Coca-Cola, which awarded country other than the United States. It shelter. Final Chapter in transportation and places in the line as would never happen in Russia or China.” “ This is a great day. It’s events like this part of USA for Africa’s nationwide effort “This is a privilege,” said Mary Helen that make you proud to be an American, to bring relief to hungry and homeless Rossier, a Ventura registered nurse who just like President Reagan said,” said Jo UCSB's Season people throughout America and raise works with the homeless. Ann Adamo, an employee of Hughes awareness of these issues. “We have a lot of really legitimate Supermarkets in Burbank. As did other “ I consider this the human media event homeless people. It’s an incredible corporate sponsors, Hughes distributed Gauchos End Best Year Ever of the season,” K TYD News Director problem,” Rossier said. “ There are people free passes to its employees. David Hefferman said. “ It was important who starve to death every day.” Today, Americans were “ letting the By Scott Channon for us to be a part of this event. I think it “ In Santa Barbara, 38 of 100 homeless world know we refuse to have hunger and Sports Editor homelessness,” entertainer Ben Vereen said. “ We will take care of our own. My eyes wept with tears because that’s the WESTWOOD— Ideally, the team with the best record is spirit of the American people,” he said. supposed to win. And that’s exactly what happened when “ If anyone had any doubts, I hope at this the Loyola-Marymount Lions (49-13) advanced to the point you realize that this event was the College World Series by winning the four-team Western success it was predicted to be,” USA for Regionals over the weekend at UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Africa Executive Director Marty Rogol Stadium. said in a press conference immediately The Lions, who captured the double-elimination following the event. tournament despite a first-round loss to UC Santa “ It’s amazing to be a part of something Barbara, 11-5, in 10 innings on Thursday, won four like this. It just shows that there are people consecutive games to win the title. The second of those who still care,” said Krista Gordonson, triumphs — a reversal of the first gam e— was a 14-6,11- teary-eyed after releasing her gold balloon inning victory over UCSB on Saturday, thus eliminating and joining hands with her friends from the Gauchos from post-season play and earning the Alhambra. “ I just hope people don’t forget Lions the right to face Hawaii in the next two games. what everyone’s doing and not do it in the It marked the first time the Gauchos had lost two future.” ' games in a row since March 14th (44-game string), while Despite the emotional excitement of the also ending a 45-19 season. That marks the the best event and the group’s singing of “ Hands winning percentage in the history of Gaucho baseball Across America,” “We Are The World” (.703). and “America the Beautiful,” some After losing an 8-6 decision to the Hawaii Rainbows in participants were skeptical. their second game on Friday, the Gauchos (45-19) “ It’s been one of the most exciting days needed to win three games in a row to claim the Whoopi Goldberg and Rutger Hauer joined the many celebrities of my entire life, but I must say that it championship. Hawaii was in a much better position, amidst the crowd during S unday’s even t. g r e g w o * g /n « u. saddens me that in this country ... there needing to win only one of its next two games for a trip to _____________(See HANDS, p j ) ____________ Omaha, Nebraska. But Hawaii lo6t twice to Loyola, (See BASEBALL, p.10) 2 Tuesday, M a y 27,1988 Daily Nexus Headliners From the Associated Press World Nation State Soviet Scientist Says Parades and Picnics Hand-Holding Event 19 Now Dead From Mark Memorial Day m Organizers Say State Nuclear Plant Mishap Weekend Festivities Helped Raise Millions \ MOSCOW — A leading Soviet nuclear scientist said Monday Fresh from the jubilance of its coast-to-coast hand-holding LOS ANGELES — Of the estimated 7 million people he believes a series of mistakes triggered the Chernobyl fest, America honored its servicemen and women Monday worldwide who participated in the Hands Across America nuclear plant disaster that has now claimed 19 lives. with Memorial Day parades and speeches that paid special chain, a hefty 400,000 to 450,000 of them joined hands in In a news conference held one month after the explosion, tribute to those who served in Vietnam. California, the state’s project director said Monday. fire and radiation release from the Ukrainian plant, Yevgeny The three-day weekend also marked the unofficial start of “ We may have a laid-back image in California, but we hit P . Velikhov said it will be months before a government in­ summer, and millions of people revved up their engines and the streets in a big way,” said Roger Carrick, the state’s vestigating commission determines the cause of the ac­ made their way to picnics and parties. project director. “ It was a real tribute to California’s ability cident. Rain in Indianapolis washed out for a second day the 70th to deliver the big numbers and put on the big event.” Velikhov answered abot 50 questions in rapid-fire fashion running of the Indy 500, and no new day was scheduled. But At a Hollywood news conference where he was joined by at the one-hour-and-40-minute news conference.