Saadat may return to play despite injuries By AARON hand, Price said. are still possible, according to police. hoi, Tobacco and Firearms investigators he Saadat's left hand was lost in the pipe Sgt. Chris Tennant of the Pullman Police and Waldron were experimenting to see if Daily Evercreen Staff bomb explosion that killed teammate Har- Department said Monday no decision had they could make a bomb. Despite losing his left hand in last vey "Buddy" Waldron. been made about possible charges. The two made the bomb following month's pipe bomb explosion, Payam Saa- While his injuries were severe, Price said Tennant said he will finish conducting instructions from a book found at Saadat's dat may play football again for WSU, head Saadat is "definitely still part of the team," interviews and the investigation before he apartment. coach Mike Price said. and will try to come back to play. makes any other decisions. Police investigators also found enough Price said next fall Saadat will most "I'm working very closely with the pros- Price said Saadat was released from Har- materials to make another pipe bomb in likely be redshirted to retain his eligibility. borview Medical Center Saturday and is ecutor right now, and after the investiga- the apartment. Price said he is unsure what Saadat's now living in an apartment near the Seattle tion is finished I will go through the law plans are for the summer, but said he Saadat was transferred to Harborview hospital while he continues to receive treat- books and see if any charges pertain to might return to WSU to complete his Medical Center immediately following the ment and learn how to use a prosthetic this case," Tennant said. spring semester classes. accident where he remained until released. hand. The homemade pipe bomb exploded on While the health of the 6-foot-1, 219- April 19 while Saadat and Waldron were Waldron was transported to Sacred Heart Saadat is undergoing physical therapy on pound junior linebacker from Santa Mon- driving on Irving Street in Waldron's 1978 Medical Center in Spokane where he was both his right hand and left leg and is ica, .Calif., is on the upswing, charges Ram Charger. later pronounced dead. expected to regain the full use of his right against him for his role in the explosion Saadat told both Price and federal Alco- The player donated six organs. Lawmakers Catching some Z's reveal new budget plan < By RACHEAL HANOWELL & JENNifER JONES Daily Evergreen Staff State legislators finally pro- posed a $16.2 billion state budget Monday, but they haven't come up with a way to pay for it yet. Here is a breakdown of several key areas of the budget proposal: • The proposal cuts spending by $730 million, raises taxes and fees by $848.5 million, and sug- gests that $350 'million be left in reserves. • It freezes salaries for all employees making more than $45,000 a year, and includes no cost-of-living increase for state employees or teachers. Other employees still would be eligible for merit increases and raises based on seniority. • State payroll would take a 15 Staff photo by Joan Kerlin percent across-the-board cut in. A weary finals victim grabs some quick shuteye Tuesday in the CUB. administrative staff, but would still grow by more than 400 employees by the end of the bien- nium. Planned Parenthood offering abortions • About $60 million would be provided for local criminal justice By KIM ATKINSON United Way. Spokane medical director who is we nick 'em." programs. The money is distrib- The $290 abortion service is a an obstetrician/gynecologist, she Cameron said Planned Parent- uted to counties around the state, Daily Evergreen Staff surgical procedure and it can be said. hood is always prepared for pro- and Whitman County relies Pullman's Planned Parenthood performed up through the first 12 "There has been an enormous test incidents and picketing. heavily on the funding for police is taking on a new controversy. weeks of a pregnancy. amount of support outpouring ''We had such a strong officers, sheriff's deputies and The group began offering abor- "You can call them a first tri- from the community," Cameron response for our trained escort prosecutors. tion services about three weeks mester abortion," Cameron said. said. • The budget would increase ago. Washington law allows abor- However, some groups in Pull- service that we couldn't fit one more person in our training tuition by a total of 20 percent Spokane Planned Parenthood tions to be performed up to 22 man do 'not support the availabil- room," Cameron said. over two years - 7 percent this Community Relations Director weeks into a pregnancy, Cameron ity of abortion services. fall and another 13 percent the Joyce Cameron said plans for said. When abortion services were The escorts are trained to aid following year. WSU would offering the service began with Cameron said the service is being introduced to the Pullman patients in crossing picket lines receive funding for 66 more stu- discussions nearly a year ago offered only a few days a week. center, fliers were seen around safety in addition to making dents, and the branch campuses with community leaders and The service provider is the campus stating, "You stick 'em, appointments on time. would get several hundred slots. • An additional $55 million would go toward student financial aid, and it would be available for students with family incomes of GPSA wraps up term with health benefits up to $27,000, rather than the $11,500 maximum income level By NICOLE HUQlfESZli efits per graduate assistant to be included in close to health benefits." from before. WSU's budget that is up for approval in the The fight for health insurance benefits Gov. Mike Lowry said Monday Daily Evergreen Staff state legislature. began when Wang began his GPSA presi- night that he was pleased with the As the 1992-93 officers in the Graduate The budget has made it through the state dency in 1991. "I initiated this project," budget, but worried that his plan and Professional Students Association finish House, Senate and governor's office and is Wang said. He added that the work he has for a sales tax on services might up their business, the newly elected officers being revised at this point to satisfy all three put into the project has helped to improve not be implemented. are preparing to fill some big shoes. parties. relations with the legislature. That was his plan for paying Outgoing president Weikang "Ken" Wang Wang, two-term GPSA president, If the health benefits request is approved, for the budget. The other option is finishing up one of the biggest projects he ~xpressed his excitement about the possibil- Wang said it would be the "biggest accom- is raising the state general sales said he has ever worked on. Ity of gaining the benefits. "I feel very tax and the business and occupa- The project involves $1,000 in health ben- good," Wang said, "I think we are very See GPSA: page 3 tion tax, which Lowry opposes. I' Page2 The Daily Evergreen Wednesday, May 5, 1993 INFORMATION FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS LISTED BELOW IS AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF SCHOLARSHIP SERVICES-A.E. Lawmakers cut environmental funds MCCARTEN OFFICE SUITE, STREIT-PERHAM. UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE, ALL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR THE 1993-94 YEAR. OLYMPIA (AP) - Legislative Management Act. painful cuts in all areas, not just budget writers are about to crip- "It's essentially a sham to say environmental protection. • American Indian Endowed Scholarship Program-$1,OOO-For ple new state laws which are that we have protected public They said state agencies - financially needy American Indian students enrolled full-time at a intended to better protect forests resources with the laws we've . including the environmental-pro- Washington public college by fall 1993. May 15 deadline. and slow urban sprawl, environ- passed when we haven't provided tection departments of Natural mental groups asserted Tuesday. the money to implement them," Resources, Ecology, Community • Epsilon Sigma Alpha-$500-For a "woman in transition" return- A proposed House-Senate bud- Jeff Parsons, lobbyist for th€ Development and Fish and Wild- ing to college as at least a sophomore and pursuing an associate get, which has been tentatively Audubon Society of Washington, life - will have to work smarter of arts or baccalaureate degree. May 22 deadline. scheduled for floor action this said. with less money. week, contains deep cuts in fund- House and Senate leaders said But the cuts are too deep to ing to carry out new logging reg- the proposed $16.2 billion budget simply solve the problem by shift- • Memorial Teacher Education SCholarship-$1,OOO-For juniors ulations and to help counties for the coming two-year budget ing resources here and there, and seniors intending to enroll in a curriculum leading to a bache- comply with the new Growth cycle starting July 1 contains Parsons and others said. lor's degree and certification as a vocational technical instructor. 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