David Spade visits Bender Richard Jeni opens Sunday show By JESSICA ELKIN Eagle Staff Writer David Wright/The Eagle Comedian Richard Jeni opened for David Spade as the final act of SUB'S Spring Fling. Comedians Richard Jeni and David Spade performed for AU students last night in the Bender Sports Arena at 8 p.m. as part of the first annual Student Union Board Spring Fling. Jeni is best known for his many HBO comedy specials. He has also costarred with Jim Carrey in the hitmovie "The Mask." Hehas another HBO special in the works and an album coming outentitled"RichardJeni'sLatestBits." "And I'm working on a little needlepoint as well,"Jeni joked in a post-show interview. Seriously, though, he said he enjoys doing college shows like this one. "I like to get out and do colleges," Jeni said. "Being a comedian is like being a college student. There are lots of late nights, bad food and your par- entsarealwayshopingit salmostover. Spade, the headliner, agreed. "I think that college is related to what I do," he said. Spade has actually performed at AU before, opening for Dennis Miller a few years ago. "We drove onto the campus, and 1 said, 'Haven't I been here before?'" Spade laughed. "Then I found out I had been here before. You do so many colleges, you forget which one is which." Spade is working on a new movie, "Lost and Found,"which he wrote with another comedian. "Maybe I'll do a little stand-up," Spade said. "I have the summer off of SNL (Saturday Night Live), so I'm not sure." Spade said that he although officially he will not be going back to SNL next season, he does plan on doing some special guest appearances. David Wright/The Eagle Comedian David Spade amused students during the Spring Fling show with his wry humor. Spring Fling events entertai n campus BY LAURA GONZALES Eagle Staff Writer The first Student Union Board-run Spring Fling took place this past week with events across campus.Theweek's activities included many events in the Tavern, starting with the "Blizzard ol Bucks" on Monday, a gameshow in which contestants did unusual deeds in order to try to win money. "We go all over the country,"said Al Mandalo, the emcee for "Bucks" and producer of standup comedy shows in San Francisco."We've been on the road since August" Mandalo said his organization does 70 shows per semester at college campuses, malls and corporate parties all around the nation. "I thought it was funny, very entertaining,"Schoolof PublicAffairssophomore Courtni Burleson said. Ana Polanco, a School of International Service sophomore, agreed. "We only camehere to eat" Polanco said. "We didn 't know it was here, and we stayed." Tuesday saw the Hunger Banquet sponsored by the Office of Community Action and Social Justice (CASJ).Three different speakers from different organizations were invited to speak about hunger and poverty. One of the speakers was Trina Bishop, president of the AU Overseas Development Network, and speaking on behalf of the Zimbabwe Friends of the Unemployed. Other speakers included Phyllis Robinson from the McAuley Institute, a national organization which works with housing justice and community building, and Stephanie Seidel from Bread for the World , an international organization that uses letter writing in order to help combat hunger. "It was pretty educational for most of the people who were there," College of Arts and Sciences senior Nona Waibsnaider of the Office of Community and Social Justice said. Tuesday was also supposed to be the Second AnnualTrash Day, in which trash would be littered on the Main Quad to show students the effects of trash on the environment However, due to somedifficulties with equipment and Physical Plant, Trash Day did nottake place. TheTavern also had ImprovNight with Gary Valentine on Tuesday, and a Coffeehouse on Wednesday with musical group 40 Watt Sun. One of the more popular events during the week was the "Drive-in" movie "at the amphitheater. Students sat on blankets in and around the amphitheater to watch "Dazed and Confused" on a large screen erected on the stage. Hot dogs, popcorn and Taco Bell were all available. Fridaybrought another show to the Tavern. This time it was "Lounge Lizard Night," featuring a 1970s-style dan ce party. Saturday brought the most events for Spring Fling. Several different One of the only problems some ascarnival-like activities were available sociated with Spring Flingwas a lack of on the quad, including Lazer Tag, Vir- advertising. In many places, posters tual Reality and the ever-popular Velcro advertising the events were not put up Wall. Popcorn, cotton candy and other until Thursday morning. yummies were also available free ol "What's Spring Fling?" School of Communication freshman -Benjamin charge. The free Spring Concert with Lisa Ramos said when asked about which Loeband Nine Stories took placeat the events he had attended. Capital Ballroom later that evening. Moynihan said SUB, the main sponSUB Director Steve Moynihan said sor of Spring Fling, was aware of these he thinks the events' successes had a problems, and that he will work on lot to do with the fact that there was no correcting them for next year. He said, charge. though , that he is very happy with how "At most schools, people charge for the week went the events," Moynihan said. "We've "For the first year doing it I conmade all the events free to the stu- sider it a 100 percent success," Moynihan said. "It's just going to get dents." Moynihan said about a thousand better." Lisa Loebticketswere given away,while Moynihan also said that the timing tickets to see comedian David Spade in of Spring Ring for this year was perfect Bender Arena yesterday were in the for students because it gives them a thousands. break in the period between the end of "I think a lot of people were really classes and the beginning of finals. excited aboutDavidSpade," Moynihan "It's agood release for the students," said. he said. CSIS students upgrade outdated com puters Time, money saved by allowing a class to refurbish antiquated equipment By DANIELLE MUTONE Eagle Contributing Writer The Anderson Computer Lab and the Mary Graydon Center Computer Clusters have both been updated recently. New equipment has been installed in both within the pastyear, and still the demand for computers persists. AU's faculty members have not received new computers in a few years, and the University. Computer Center (CJCC)has been tryingto find ah inexpensive way of supplying professors with the computers that they need. Inabrainstormingsessionbetween largestgraduatestudenteventinWashington history, it attracted more than assistant .CSIS professor Maureen Foley and her two teachingassistants; 500 AU students. = ¦VicePresidentfor Student Services CSIS undergraduatesRushi Shah and icAshman.theidea emergedtohold Tom Goodale also inducted the new Er a class that would update older comGSA officers at the ceremony. Robert McDermott is the new puters from the Anderson Lab and dopresident; Carolyn Popp is the vice nate the new computers to faculty. Seven van loads of computerswere president; Rachel Palmer is the set retary; and Juan Otero is the.trea- transported from the Anderson Lab to ¦ ' ¦ the former,taw Libraryas.part of the' •: . •. '•" . surer. Soft¬ . Members of the AU community at Computer Hardware and System _. ; • , ¦ the event included Vice Presidentfor ware classes.. <¦ ' -Each 'student of the roughly. 50Finance Don Myers, SPA Dean "Neil Kerwin,. Dean of Students John member,class got a'machineto work Martone, Public Policy and. Adminis- oii.They cleaned out'the hard-drives witHwipesarid vacuumcleaners:Then tration, chair Bernie ¦ Ross, ¦ among oth" : ' , ' • . . .. ;.'- " : theycheckedto'makesureeyerything ers. l Graduate awards given out By DAVID WRIGHT Eagle Staff Writer , . The Graduate Student Association held its annual ceremony to honor faculty and inauguratethe new officerson Friday. Receivingthe FacultyHonor Award during theeveningwasDr.GregLewis of the School of .Public Affairs. Lewis wasrecognized for helping students to understand a difficult topic by. being ' , .;, '• ,. ' access ible. '. - , ' ¦" ¦¦ . .The Fred Nothman Graduate ResearchAwardwas presented to.Kogod CollegeofBusinessAdministrationstudent Florian Esterer;and College, of. Arts, and Sciences , student Rekha Lervth. . Esterer was awarded for his re? search on implied binomial trees and the volatility smile, Lervth was recognized for her research on language choice in a multilingualsetting. , Natasha Gray of the biology department received the Maurice J. O'Conriell University Service Award.;She was honored for her work in preparing a report on comparative financial aid rates at other Universities. This report helped to convince AU tpjmake an increase ,. ' in graduate stipends. ;Gray was' also recognized for her planningof the Winter Gala,held in the ."Washington HUton/and Towers; The wasin placeand in workingcondition. Finally,the class reformatted and up dated each computer's hardware. The class' work saved the UCC money and a good deal of time. The computers are now in the UCC's po& session, and will be distributed to the faculty shortly. ; Shah said the chance to work with the computers was a great opportunity for the students. - The students learned a lot (from this experience)," he said. ;• The students also said working hands-onwasthebestlesson they could ', have had. "Itwasvaluablebecauseit benefited the universityandwasajobthatneeded tobedone,"CSISjunior Natalie Bruner ¦' said. -. Thisproject was also an example of theuniversiryharnessing theresources that it has to better the entire AU com' -I munity. "(The) collaborative efforts like this can be done throughoutthe university with onedepartment helpinganother," Shah said. "It's a win-win situation." * As for next year's classes getting a chance to refurbish computers, Shah said therejust might not becomputers that will need work. Usually, he said, computers need upgrading in threeyearcyctes. >v * Professor details election 'keys' University plans structural changes By JESS SCHEER fagle Staff Writer • President Bill Clinton will be reelected in November, at least according to AUhistory professor Allan Ij chtman. ¦ During the last event of the year's Faculty Lecture Series, Lichtman, a political forecaster, based his predictions on 13 "keys" which he said can account for every presidential election since 1860. ! The keys are simple yes/no questions based on pattern recognition of every winningcampaign sinceAbraham Lincoln's. ; The validity of the keys will be debated on May 6 by a panel of political experts, includingCNN'sBillSchneider and School of Public Affairs professor James Thurber. The discussion will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Butler Boardroom. Currently,Lichtmansaid,Clintonhas five of the keys turned against him — six or more are needed for the challeng¬ ing party to win, he said. Putting Clinton in a "precarious" position, he said, are the following issues: failure of party mandate, the presence of a significant third party, lack of major policy change, the absence of a foreign or military success and deficient incumbent charisma. In his 45-minute lecture to an audience of three, Lichtman highlighted the keys that are detailed in his book , The Keys to the White House," published earlier this year by Madison Books. The keys, he said, go against the conventional wisdom of political pundits in at least four ways. First, Lichtman believes that "the challenger makes little to no difference" in a campaign. "Essentially, the voters have already made up their decision (before a challenger is elected in the primaries)." Second, he said that campaign finances are irrelevant to the result of the election. By JOSHUA SILBERT Eagle Staff Writer Amanda Hammerman/Trie Eagle Allan Lichtman explains how he uses his "k eys " to predict the winners of presidential "The record is in before campaigning begins," he said. Third , he argues against the notion thatClinton'scampaignwouId be helped ifTexas billionaire H.Ross Perot joined the race. However, Lichtman said, "history tells us that a major third party hurts all incumbents." Finally, he said his keys point out that it might not be best for a candidate to move towards the center during an election year. Instead, Lichtman has found that "history would tell incumbents to enact change. Moderates lose." Iichtman's theories have raised the eyebrows of many political scholars — including Thurber, the director of the Centerfor Congressional and Presiden¬ The company from which WVAU purchased its leaky cable transmission system was incorrectly identified as LPV and as a telecommunications company in the April 15 issue of The Eagle. The company, LPB,Inc. deals in radio equipment. •A\so , Gregg Micktos was incorrectly quoted as saying the District government is preventing WVAU' s broadcast. The problem,according to General Manager Scott Shoreman,is a result of the lack of available frequencies for nonprofit and educational institutions in D.C. There were also several mistakes in the article about Intercultural Week in the April 22 issue. The name of the club is the Latino and American Students Organization, not the Latin American Student Association. The story also incorrectly stated that the week's events were sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs; they were actually sponsored by the International Student Association with International and Intercultural Student Services; the Kennedy Political Union event was also sponsored by Intercultural Services with OMA. Finally, Fanta Aw is the associate director of intercultural services in the Office of International Student Services. In the article pertaining to Freshman Day in the April 22 issue, The Eagle inaccurately stated that there were 1,100 perspective students in attendance. In actuality, there were 400 admitted students and their families in attendance. There were no overnights, as was the case in the past,and Elizabeth Tobbe was not, as reported, involved in the planning of Freshman Day. Student coordinators for Freshman Day this year were Chris Gaida, Brandon Hadley and Julie Simon. Finally, there were only 50 student tour guides, not 200,as reported. The Eaqle regrets the errors A m^ acne Established 1925 227 Mary Craydon Center,The American University Washington,D.C. 20016-8028 The Eagle is published every Monday morning during the fall and spnng semesters except during university holidays. The Eagle is printed by The Washington Times, 2850 New York Ave. NE, Washington D.C. 20002. The Eagle has a commitment to accuracy and clarity and, as a matter of policy, will print any corrections or clarifications of substance. If you wish to r eport a m istake, please call the editor in chief at (202) 885-1400. Classifieds 5 p.m. Wed. Letters to the editor 5 p.m. Fri Display advertisements S pj n. Wed. Calendar Items 5 p.m. Thurs. Got a news tip? Want to get an event on the Calendar? Have a classified ad or a display ad? Come by our office at 227 Mar; Graydon Center or give us a call: Switchboard (202)885-1400 . « Bnsiness/Advertisine (202)885-1414 t) races. Improvements to McKinley and Ward Circle buildings and the abolition of the Cassell Center are among the items being discussed in the physical plant subcommittee of the University Senate. With the recent improvements to Anderson Hall completed and the Mary Graydon Center project nearing an end, AU administrators are looking to future improvements and are discussing possible options. Erik Khoobyarian, the Student Confederation representative on the subcommittee, said he is optimistic about the changes despite communication problems between himself and chair Valerie"Morris. Morris said that the changes being made to the classrooms were planned with faculty input. "We distributed questionnaires to the faculty to see which classrooms needed renovations and (to see) what changes would be best," Morris said. Khoobyarian said Ward will be a primary focus. We had money apprpved to upgrade the (individual) desks in Ward to the seminar style tables and chairs," Khoobyarian said. "I pushed that a lot because of my experience (in the building) and with the experiences of many students 1 spoke with . The ultimate goal and a high priority is the up-keep of Ward." Khoobyarian said raising money for major initiatives on campus has been made more difficult because the money allocated for such jobs is also part of AU normal maintenance and upkeep budget. He said the maintenance of many buildings has resulted in frequent use of these funds. The extent of the drawing on the funds has put AU at the point where a major project is more difficult financially. Former President and current physics professor Richard Berendzen said the process for major capital remodeling of buildings is quite different in many respects than the usual f u n d i n g of other university projects. In order to raise sufficient funds, Berendzen said , the university must sell bonds. AU's financial reserves would be used as collateral on the bonds in the unlikely case AU defaults. tial Studies. "It's clever and entertaining, " Thurber said. However, he is skeptical of the subjective nature of some of the variables used in Iichtman's theory. "How do you measure charisma or the impact of ascandal?"Thurber asked. Overall, he said, "there is rich literature that explains the outcome of elections with fewer variables. ...This is a contribution." Lichtman used the keys to successfully predict George Bush's victory in the spring of 1988, when the vice president was trailing Dukakis by 17 points in the polls. In September 1992, the system correctly predicted Clinton'svictory, despite the unknowns of the three- way race. By using the same technique, he predicts Clinton will win in November. "Barring an economic reversal, a humiliation abroad or dramatic Whitewater developments," Lichtman wrote in his book, "he most certainly will be reelected president, no matter what third-party contenders decide to do in 1996." The Faculty LectureSeries has previously attracted SIS Professors Joshua Goldsteinand Serif Mardin, PresidentBenjamin Ladner's lecture on "Madness, Bureaucracy and Community," and formerpresident/physics professor Richard Berendzenon "nature's biggest questions and astronomy's recent answers." By LAURA THOMPSON Eagle Staff Writer senior in School of Public Affairs, organized the event by sending letters out to people who live on campus, and by having TV Free America present at last week's Earth FesL- * Sheehan said they were not flooded with pledges, but that people definitely arethinkingaboutreducingtheamount of television they watch. However, many of the students who pledged not to watch television said they are so busy that they did not watch much before Turn Off week anyway. "I gave up television for lent, and I found it really interesting how much of a person's ... time is affected by it," Sheehan said. "By not watching TV for a week, people realize how much time it really does take up,'SPA freshman Kendee Yamaguchi said. The averageAmerican watches four hours of television a day, and the aver¬ age child watches five hours a day.This means that in one year a person will spend two months in front of the TV;by the time a person is 65, they will have spent nine years just watching television. "Every time I watched TV, I feel like there's a hole in my head after I turn it off," Brian Burke, an SPA senior who pledged not to watch, said. Burke said TV Free America is trying to get people to do more productive activities, like reading or exercising, in the time that they would otherwise be watching television. "WhentheTVis turned off,the extra four hours gives people time to write all those letters they always promised to send," Burke said. CASJ also promoted other alternatives to television: Through the letter sent out on campus they suggested that people could become more involved in the many community service organizations at AU. In her pledge not to watch TV, Yamaguchi said she also pledged to herself to do more community-service with her free time. Another concern about television , Burke said , is that the content is getting too explicit. Turning off the TV, he said, solves this problem. "There is so much debate about the conten t of what is on television that the simplest solution is not the v-chip, but to simply turn the TV off," Burke said. TV Free America began this event last year to try to unite the many turn-off weeks that occur throughout the nation. "TVTurn OffWeek" now has the support of 15 governors and of hundreds of organizations across the country. Sutton is moving with his wife Sara to Pinehurst, N.C.with many projects in plan. Foremost is his autobiography, presentlytitled TalesFrom Granddad," which he hopes to releaseas a CD-ROM "just for my own amusement," Sutton said. He will also volunteer for Habitat for Humanity,pursuehisfascination in constructing water gardens and golf with his wife, he said. Although Sutton said he is burned out on academics, he would like to do some film workshops with high school students. • * . "I can still communicate with that age," Sutton said. Film and video students voted on and presented the FVA "Award of Excellence" to the following eight people in the SOC community: • Described as always voicing the opinions of students, Professor Robert Goald is leaving AU after sevenyears of teaching video and location production to pursue his own work. "It's a great concept to have a student-basedorganization as we try to becomebetter visual communicators,"Goald said of the FVA. • As she was in Denver, Colo, and unable to attend the awards ceremony. Professor Frances Gateward made an acceptance speech via VCR "Iivefeed." Although students initially joked that she won an Oscar for best actress, Gateward said, "I like that a lot better", when informed she actually was being recognized for being a great teacher. Gateward, who taught film theory and location production, is also leaving AU. • "Amidsttheworkingsof an institution are the silent voices of the people who run the machinery," was student Rakhi Varma's poetic introduction of SOC senioradministrative assistant Sarah Finlay's award. "You made me care and that"s what makes it a pleasure to come to work every day," said Finlay. Finlay, the graduate coordinatorfor the SOC, is leaving AU as well. • Professor John Wilson was descr ibed as"enjoying challenginghisstudents" as well as having "a real desire for his students to learn as much as possible."After one year as an assistant professor of film and video, Wilson is leaving AU to make a documentary on Sen. Jesse Helms. Wilson expressed his regret at having to leave in the midst of "all the wonderful things that are starting to happen here." • Alumnus Jonathan Eige was recognized for his achievement in the Austin Film Festival International Screen writing competition. • SOC Senior Staff Assistant Mike Fishman was described as "the magician who brings the films to the screen of the (Mark) Weschler theater" and "the mysterious force that causesTVs andVCR'sto appear in ourclassrooms." Admitting that he could not say anything "witty," Fishman did say, "I deal with a lot of people in the day.'Those personal events in the course of the day are the most enjoyable and meaningful." Mike Fishman is also a graduate ¦ student in the film program. . ' , • • Student Ned MacFadden was described as "Mr. Fix-it"when film equipment "occasionally" does not work. MacFadden was recognizedfor giving advice, checking out equipment,' and non-grudgingly showing even, experienced students how to yet again do Students tune out TV for a week Since April 24, millions of Ameri- cans, including many students at AU, have participated in TVTurn OffWeek." The participants have pledged not to watch any television for an entire week, ending on April 30. This is the second annual "TVTurn Off Week" that TV Free America has planned. Organizers expected at least three million Americans to participate this year. "By reducing the amount of TV you watch, your lives can be richer and healthier and you can form more connections between family and friends," MonteBurke, spokesperson for TVFree Amer ica, said. The Community Action and Social Justice (CASJ) club organized the TV Turn Off on campus. Sean Sheehan, a SOC professor , others win film awards By HUBERT DOBSON Eagle Contributing Writer Retiring School of Communications professor Ronald E. Sutton received the Soaring Eagle Award at the First Annual Film and VideoAssociationAwards ceremony Friday at 8p.m. in the Butler Boardroom. The recently-formed Film and Video Association (FVA) also recognized three other faculty members, an administrator, three students and one alumnus at the presentation. "I really enjoyed the years here," Sutton remarked upon receiving the FVA's highest honor. Speaking before beaming students and colleagues, Sutton shared many anecdotes from his 23 years of teaching film at AU. Pointing to the FVA as one of the most important things to happen with the film program, Sutton advised his audience of proteges to unfold and inspirenextyear'sincoming students and help them understand what the FVA is about Sutton expressed how he hopes the FVA does not dissolve, as did the now defunct AU film Society, to which he was an advisor. lie wants to do his taxes but he finds it too difficult to hold a pencil. Without your help, he may not be able to do them. Almost everybody has to file taxes, but not everyone can do it on their own. \folunteer and helpmake someone's taxes less taxing. Call 1800829-1040. kPuUe Semes of TTrePuWcalion i K^tl %fS H* SmSM - ' ~ , ' ¦ ' •. . - See SUTTON. A4 PUT YOUR VALUABLE IN A SAFE PLACE. Helmetsmake riding more comfortable arid funTNottoSntioiSer ii» crash without one, you are five times'as likely to suffer 'a serious head inju ry \.- 'e , > than a helmeted rider. No matter howj ihortyour ride, wean a helmet'Ir/sAir/ • the best protection for your most valuable asset hotorcycl esum FOomumoNx/C *; ¦ ' Genera l Assembl y holds last session Student Confederation president charges body to improve By JESS SCHEER Eagle Staff Writer The General Assembly was in rare form Friday during theirfinalmeetingofthe 1995-1996 academicyear. Bickering debates lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours causing many, including Spefkpr Brian Chapin . to characterize the events as "out of hand." The epitome of the petty squabbles marring the evening was a closed door executive session that provoked two members to storm out in frustration — one threatened to resign. By the meeting's end, six pieces of legislation were passed, eight students were approved to fill positions in the SC cabinet, five were ratified to the Constitutional Procedural Review Board (CPRB, the judicial "branch" of the Student Confederation), one GA member resigned to fill another position, and a new member wasaccepted. However, graduating class of 1996 representative Andrew Grauer called the body's behavior juvenile. "Disagreement, even heated disagreement, is abyproduct of the democratic process, but when it gets as out of hand as itdid today, we are no longer serving our constituents, we are acting like children ." Grauer said. Many were alarmed by the meeting's tone. In a emotional appeal, StudentConfederation PresidentTom Palermo sternly lectures the body. "If you're here to play games, you're here for the wrong reasons," Palermo said, growing louder as he spoke. "No more crap... .There will not be a continuation of the games." The in-fighting began with a bill aiming to pay Chapin for his work this coming summer to help recruit new members. Pending fall residence hall and freshmen elections, there could be as few as eight members when the body reconvenes next year. The GA is designed for 40 members. Chapin testified in committee that he would like to serve the GA during the four-month summer break, but that his personal finances would prevent him from doing so. A bill was therefore drafted to allocate $1,500 to the speaker to cover housing and other costs. Immediately,debate focused around a representative's request to have Chapin step down from his post during debate on the bill about him. Chapin refused, stating that his role as speaker is to be objective regardless of subjectmatter. Moreover, it was argued that Speaker Pro-TemporeJennifer Denton could not replace Chapin because she was a sponsor of the bill — a potential conflict of interest. That would leave the parliamentarian to fill in the speaker's chair, but then the body would not have an impartial rule maker. Chapin remained and debate on the bill went on.Oneside argued that the GA is in need of recruitment, and that the summer would allow Chapin to meet with incoming freshmen during orientation programs. The other side argued that the current freshman class has had all of its seats filled, and that it is the upperclassmen who are underrepresented. In the end, the bill passed by an eight-to-four vote. In other summer programming, the GA passed a bill allocating $600 to pay for summer housing for the chair of the Student Confederation Club Council (SCCC), and an additional $200 for SOAR activities. However, the bill failed on the first vote because oi disagreements over an alleged typographical error. Finance Committee chair Michael Drone said the bill that passed his committee allocated $800 for housing. However, Drone said, between the committee meeting and the GA session, the amount was typed in wrong and the line-item was charged to $600. Due to insufficient meeting notes, there was no way to confirm what dollar figure the committee agreed to. Because of the discrepancies, the GA initially failed to pass the bill; eventually it was amended to the $600 figureand was passed. The GA also passed a bill restructuring the way the SCCC works. Due to previous problems of reaching quorum among themembershipofthe council,the SCCC will nowbegrouped by club activities. Each new grouping will now be headed by someone approved by a GA leader, but elected by the clubs By NICOLE WILSON Jared Rodrigues/The Eagle Eight new members were sworn in during the last sess ion of the General Assembly this year. in that group. The proponents of the bill had expressed concern about potential conflict between competing clubs. For example, members of the College Republicans were concerned that a See GA MEETING. A8 By JESSICA ELKIN Eagle Staff Writer Dav id Wright /The Eagle Scott Fried, a motivational speaker , tells students what it is like to live with the HIV virus. mg from "10 gallons of saliva" to "2 quarts" and "a pool full.' "Nobodyhaseverdiedfrom saliva-relatedinfectedcases,' Fried said, chuckling. Another audience member asked what had happened to the term "ARC" or "AIDS-related complex." Fried explained that the term was done away with by the Center for Disease Control four years ago: One thing that Fried said he wanted to stress was that he is not a "victim of AIDS." "I'm not a victim. I'm not battling with AIDS, I'm not dying of AIDS, I'm not a victim," Fried said. "We're ALL living with AIDS, whether it's in your bloodstream or not, we're all affected by it" University files Conduct Council charges Eagle Staff Writer AI DS awareness speaker dispels myths Scott Fried gave a firsthand account of what it is like to live with HIVThursday night at8 p.m. in Hughes Formal Lounge. Fried is a motivational speaker who travels around the country speaking to all age groups about HIV and AIDS, but is perhapsbetter known for his recurring character with HIV on the soap opera, "Guiding Light" After setting ground rules for the discussion — including the confidentiality of all involved — Fried cleared up some basic misconceptions about the virus and the disease. "You don't 'get AIDS,' you don't 'give AIDS,'you become infected with the virus that causesAIDS—HIV," Fried said. "It's not 'safe sex,' it's 'safer sex.'You don't 'get an AIDS test' you are getting an HIV antibody test You don't have 'fullblown AIDS,'you eitherhaveHIV oryou haveclinicalAIDS." After that the first topic of conversation was the difference between HfV and AIDS,and how the HIV virus can and cannot be.contracted. The 1 four modes of transition are through unprotected sex, mother to child (through breast milk or in utero), through blood to blood contact and by sharing needles. "When having unprotected sex, there are four fluids that you should stay away from ," Fried said. "But it's not enough to stay away from these four fluids. Do not allow these four fluids into your bloodstream. Do not allow these four fluids into your mucus membranes." Those four fluids are blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk. "The mucus membrane is all the fleshy parts of (the) mouth, (the) tear ducts in (the) eyes, (the) nostrils, vagina, anus and the tip of the penis," Friedexplained. A member of the audience asked, "Isn't it harder for men to get HIV during sex than it is for women?" Fried explained that of the four ways that people can contract the virus, a man would most likely get it through unprotected sex and there must be a tear on the tip of the penis and in the orifice it is being placed. "It is less likely that men will get it from a woman during sex," Fried said. "But what about saliva?" Fried'asked. "Tell me all the rumors you have heard about getting HIV through saliva." Audience membersresponded with various answersrane- STORY UPDATE: The university has filed conduct council charges against the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and three of its members relating to the incident in the LettsAnderson quad on April 14 in which a member of the fraternity was taped to a tree. No action has been taken yet against the officer(s) alleged to have acted inappropriately during the incident Two members of the fraternity, junior Bill Gay nor and senior Adam Haigh, were arrested for disord erly conduct/failure to obey an officer. According to incident reports from Public Safety, Gaynor and Haigh interfered with officers performing their duty. Associate Dean of Campus Life Anne Steen said all three are being charged with failure to obey a directive of a university official and intentional obstruction of student life under the university code of conduct. "The charges against the three individuals are being filed by Public Safety," Steen said. "There are also charges being filed against the fraternity as a result of an administrative investigation of ATO." Steen did not know the exact charges against the fraternity. The fraternity was informed this weekend of the charges. However, Jeff Miles, president-elect of ATO, said he was not appraised of the specific nature of the charges filed against the fraternity or the individual members of his fraternity. Despite the charges against ATO, Miles maintains that the incident was not supported by the fraternity. "I honestly can't say anything about the charges against the fraternity because I just don 't know," Miles said. "All I can say is that it was a non-sanctioned fraternity event." In reference to the specific charges against his fraternity brothers, Miles said he is still unsure. "If in fact those are the charges, I find it odd that they had them arrested (by the Metropolitan Police) on similar charges," he said. "It would almost be like being arrested for murder and then having a civil suit filed against you for violating someone 's civil rights." Gaynorsaidhe wasnoteven informed of thecharges against him. "I have not been contacted by anyone (with the university) yet," he said. "I find it in extremely poor taste that I found out after being contacted by (The Eagle)." Steen had anticipated someone from the university contacting the fraternity and its members about the pending charges before any other individual and/ or organization. Gaynor said he cannot comment any further about the charges, but he did say that he places all responsibility for the situation on the Public Safety officers. There have been no charges fried against. Public Safety because, Steen said, the investigation is still being conducted. "Depositions have been taken by (Director of Judicial Affairs) Herbertia Williams, but they must be typed and then reviewed for mistakes and signed by students,"she said. Then these reports will be turned over to (Director of Public Safety) Colleen Carson." Miles said he is looking forward to the truth coming out. "ljusthopeafull investigation is conducted and the appropriate corrections (to the system) are mad e," Miles said. Fried is a graduate of New York University with a degree in Literature.On November30, 1987, Fried had sex with another man for the first time, unprotected .This is when he thinks he got the virus. The best piece of advice that Fried had for the audience was "NNN " — "Never Negotiate Naked." "Sometimes I feel like I'm going to die before I say all I wanted to say," he said quietly. "Actually I know I will, because I have so much to say." This open forum was sponsored by Women and Gender Studies, SAV.E., Students for Healthy Decisions, the AU Student Health Center, the Center for Psychological and By DELIA MORDOSKY Learning Services and AU Hillel. Eagle Staff Writer ATOs hel p out with auct ion Five brothers of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity participated in the annualChild HelpUSAAuction on Friday, Apr il ; 26 at the Ritz-Carlton at Tyson's Corner. ATO President-electjeff Miles, asophomore in the School of Public Affairs, spent the evening organizing and maintaining a silent auction, along with School of International Service senior Stan Stalnaker, College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Mike Spira, SPAjunior Kevin Nolan, and Randy Loving, an SIS junior and ATO treasurer. The night began at about 5:30 p.m. by setting up the tables and arranging items for those in attendance — from flower bouquets to a weekend trip to Vale, Colorado, including airfare and hotel. The auction began at 6:30 p.m. The brothers had to ensure that the bidding went smoothly and ended at the proper time, and afterward they had to figure out who won and takecare of payments. "It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun for us," Spira , said. This is the third year that ATO has helped out with the auction as part of its philanthropy project Child Help USA, an organization dedicated to helping abused children, was founded by two nurses who upon returning to the United States after the Korean War and realized there was a need to aid children in the states. The organization has been ATO's main charity for the past five years. The fraternity is already planning to work for next year's auction. Miles said the purpose of the night was not just to earn moneyfor Child Help USA, but also to show that fraternities areinvolvedin sociallyresponsibleactivities.He alsosaidthe auction helps ATOreach itsgoal of 100percent placement of graduating seniors, by establishing contacts with fellow volunteers. In recent years. Child Help USA has attracted CEOs of a number of major companies and corporations, ] some of whom have provided internships. Earlier this semester, ATO also earned more than $600 for Child HelpUSAthrough wristband donations for the first annual March to Maggie's. > II&oddmj ck withj S iEINMiS;EyERYO3SE!l RHA holds final events By KIM WEIDMAN Eagle Contributing Writer With the semesterdrawingtoa close, the Residence Hall Associationhas a number of end-of-year activities planned. President Jenna Camhi is excited about the remaining RHA events this year. Each hall is also holding special events to help end the year memorably, one of which wasthe 30th anniversaryofAnderson Hall. Several events celebrated were held last week to mark the hall's birthday: Last Sunday and Monday, Cafe Quarters served coffee and snacks in Centennial formal lounge, and on Wednesday, Dr.Richard Berendzen, formerAU provostand presidentand currentphysics professor.gaveaspeechintheAnderson formal lounge. The speech took listeners back 30 years, highlighting The Eagleheadlines of the year Anderson was founded. He noted the similarities, by pointing out that the news of 1966 was snow, bookstore prices and the threat of triples. Berendzen then spoke about the history of the hall, from its dedication through themajorrenovationslastyear. He also spoke of important events at AU over the years, including the famous speeches of PresidentsjohnF.Kennedy and Bill Clinton. Berendzen said his dream for AU is for it to be a student-centered university which attracts students from around the world to the "new Athens" of Washington, D.C. He praised this year's students as the most active in leadership and scholarshipever, and he challenged the audience to try and picture where they would be 30 years from now. Berendzen also told listeners to save something valuable from their years as college memories. Memories are more precious than any investment," he said. "Keep your dreams real." Anderson ended its week-long cel¬ ebration with a Birthday Bash on Sunday with cake, food and door prizes. Before the end of the year,the hall RHA board has planned study breaks for its residentsaswell. Anderson Hall PresidentDrewMyler expressed his excitement at the success of the week's activities. He said he wants to carry that excitement over to next year, and that he and his staff are already busy planning events for next •• JVlemoriesare more precious than any investment. Keep your dreams real. }) Dr. Richard Berendzen CAS professor year to be even more "service and participation oriented." Myler also said he has made plans to get the floors involved in a floor of the year contest, in which competingfloors would participate in community service projects that might include trips to soup kitchens, and involvement in groups such as Habitat for Humanity. The Letts Hall Council is also busy planning end of the year activities.The newly-appointed hall council has many ideas for the upcoming year. Plans are underway to acquire two VCRs, one to be borrowed by the residents of Letts hall, the other to remain in the formal lounge with the new big screen television. Letts Hall president Shannon Saks also spoke of aprogram of new commitment to community service, with next year's theme being "Letts' Lead." She is trying to get some key figures such as President Ladner or a Senator to come in and speak. Saks" plans include making Letts better known and changing the perceptionthat thehall is not very active in the AU community. McDowell Hall held its third annual clam bake on Sunday, featuring clams, hamburgers, hot-dogsand veggies. "The clam bake is a time when we can all get together and reminisce onelasttime before the year is over," McDowell Hall Vice President Justin Perillo said. Before the end of the semester,study breaks are planned for McDowell residents. Perillo also spoke of increasing hall spiritthrougheventssuchasan "Assassin"game,planned for early nextsemester. Leonard Hall held its traditional A Taste of Leonard festival last Sunday night Each floor prepared a different ethnic dish; the result was a highly diverse, high quality meal. "The festival was the most well organized event on campus," said School of International Service freshman Shruti Mehrotxa, who performed an Indian dance for the event Hughes Hall is holding a barbecue partytonightonitsnewly completeddeck. Picnic fere will be served, and President JoeDaileysaidhe anticipatesagoodtime for all. Hughes Hall will also hold study breaks for its residents before the end of the semester. RHA co-sponsored the Marriott dining services picnic on the quad on Saturday. RHA is currently hard at work on the "Who's Newat AU?"freshmen guide, as well as delivering the campus snack pack fund-raisers. Next year's RHA theme will be "Rockin1in the Halls." Plans are being madeforthefallT-shirtfavor.VicePresident Damian Janes is also hard at work planning next year's Winter Ball. SUTTON: Retiring SOC professor win s prestigious award contin ued from A2 menial things such as load film or adjust light mirrors. • Lastly, the reception party welcomed and recognized student Justine Schmidt as one of five finalists in the 1996 Rosebud FilmFestival. Her winning film "Dr. Lekki: The World Bank % President," astoryaboutafoundingfatherofthe aid organization who is now a homelessartist,waspresentedat the Washington InternationalFilm Festivallast weekend. Also mentionedwerethe achievements of the following students: Meredith Cole was an Eastman Kodak scholarship finalist; Andrea Curran was an EastmanKodak grant recipient; alumnus PeterKent was a recent Rosebud nominee for his masters thesis; and alumnus known as "Ivan" was also recognized as a Rosebud finalist Last January, the FVAformed to unite students, faculty, and alumni, and "anyone interested in making film," Karen Kraft, coordinator for FVA's newsletter "In Sync," said.Although the program is designed for graduate students working toward a masters in film, anyone is welcome to join the FVA, Kraft said. The FVAhas plans of starting its own film , video and screenplay library of students'master theses and non-theses and seniorprojects, Kraft said. Those interested in film "can understand what students are doing" and know "what level of creativity is out there," she said. The association is also planning a mentorship program, pairing up groups of students with alumni.The alumni have past experience and students have the new technology and are eager to learn, Kraft said. FVA plans to conduct an "informal network night"in thefall and the annual awards ceremony in the spring.Abi-weeklynewsletter is also ASTHMA RESEARCH STUDY FOR MILD-MODERATE ASTHMATICS If you: arc 12 years or older arc a nonsmokcr the past 6 mon ths arc a diagnosed asthmatic with year-round symptoms use a bronchodila tor only for your asthma symptoms arc in general good health have not abused drugs or alcohol YOU may qualify to partici pa te in a one-year asthma research study to test the safety and effectiveness of an invcstigatlonal tablet for asthma. All females will be asked about childbcaring status. FREE asthma medical supervision and up to $750.00 offered for partici pation. If interested & feel you might meet the above criteria , pleas( call (202) 686-5058. Allergy & Asthma Associa tes of Washington Allan M. Wcinstein , M.D., P.C. Richard J. Summers , M.D. David Wright/The Eagle Retiring SOC professor Ron Sutt on accepts his award from the Film and Video Assoc iation. in the works, Kraft said. The awardsceremonywasfilled with many artistic student efforts. A Public Service Announcement by Karen Kraft, Rakhi Varma and Eric Naughton depicted film students hassling with a long line to the editing room. The PSA was an inspiration to form the FVA, Kraft said. Alexandria Katrs and Varma produced a respectful video collage of Sutton with interviews by the guest of honor and close colleagues. Entering AU in 1973, Sutton created the Visual Media Program with Professors John Douglass and Glenn Harnden, now associate dean for academic affairs in SOC. Sutton created the Film and Video Program in 1977 with Dr. Jack Jorgens and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Frank Turaj. Sutton was the director of the CAS Media Center for five years. If you or anyone you know Slipp ed on the ice & inj ured themself this winter , p uease contact Susa n at (3O1 ) 229- 735O. Metro & Nation al News GW celebrates Earth Day By VICKI L. PARKER Eagle Staff Writer While people across the nation celebrated the 26th anniversary of Earth Day last week, George Washington University used the occasion to trumpet the successes of its Green University Initiative. GW assigned a task force to arrange the day-long agenda which focused on the university's year-long environmental efforts. The task force, consisting of nearly 100 volunteers, including students and faculty, presented its future plans for the Green University Initiative ataluncheonkickingofftheday'sactivities. Theinitiative was started in December of 1994 by President Stephen J. Trachtenbergandbegan asagrassroots movement to implement sustainable practices into all aspects of life at GW. Today, the Institute for the Environment embodies six departments ranging from environmental academia, outreach, health and safety programs and research. The Institute's objectives are being advanced by its partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, an unusual link between academia and government. Those goals include protecting the ecosystem, incorporating environmental justice into daily activities and decisions and creating partnerships with groupsthat have similar concerns about the environment The Institute's outreach efforts helped recruit businesses for its-third annual Economic Expo, in which companies that share GW*s environmental interestswere asked to participate. Each company was given a booth inside the Marvin Center. During the Expo the companies distributed T-shirts, pamphlets and information about jobs and internships. Among the 20 corporations present were Metro and Xerox. Both have implemented policies or strategies recognizing their commitmentto environmental safety, according to Polly Berman, assistant director of the Institute for the Environment Berman said Metro reduces the number of cars adding to the pollution in the metropolitan area, and recently, theFDAapprovedXerox'snew brand of environmentally-"friendly " photo copiers. Berman said Xerox has also implemented a paper reduction campaign. Later, the Green University Task Force hosted a panel discussion on environmental policy and politics for the 1996 election. The panel consisted of Celenda Lake, who collects data for environment surveys, Greg Wetstone of the National Resource DefenseCouncil,Laurie Krib of 20/20 Vision and John Shanahan of the Heritage Foundation. They talked aboutcurrentenvironmental issues and electorate and how those issues will be addressed during the '96 campaign. The Institute also examined how environmental and preventive medicines are taking shape in the medical field.Thelastforum , hosted by Institute fortheEnvironmentDirector Rosemary K. Sokas, dealt with environmental medicine. Two professors from local universities, along with a spokesperson from the National Institute of Health, discussed the inclusion of new courses related to treatment on preventive care concerning subjects such as quality of water, occupational environmental exposure and lead contaminated.The purpose is to get students to consider the environmental impact on illnesses while diagnosing patients, Sokas said. GWs preview of its Green University Initiative was more overt than its normal networking practices. The Institute for the Environment generally promotes the Initiative from an inward focus. The director of procurements probes companies thatdobusiness with the university about whether their company enforces environmental safety practices. One result — GW replaced its paper supply company with one that sold recycled paper. Other activities on Monday included an award presentation to five GW professors for outstanding research proposals. Each was given money to further develop their proposals in order to possibl y qualify to receive a grant. Also scheduled was GW's Student Environmental Research Poster Competition and a free for all picnic on the university quad. Berman said she was pleased with the turnout. She said hundreds of students participated in Monday 's events. Nearly 60 attended the luncheon and 30 people were present for the panel discussion. School in Washington. Denize's speech was entitled "Creating Communities Through the Arts," and dealt not only with the materialist approach to the arts, but also the spiritual. Many times throughout her speech, she quoted Abdu'1-Baha, the appointed head of the Baha'i World Community, who visited Howard University in 1912. Denize called for "environmental change, not racial superiority,"echoing 'Abdui-Baha, and stressed the importance of the arts and ethnic harmony. "We cannotwitnessthe strife in the Middle East or Europe, or Cuba, Africa, China,you nametheplace, without recognizing the need for unity," Denize said. Denize said the use of art in particular is used by the Baha'i faith. "Art is worship because we see a material manifestation of the spiritual impulse," she said. However, she also acknowledged that art can mean different things for different people. "While it is true that not all art is spiritual, it is also true to state that spiritual art is the transforming force for man and society," Denize said. Tributes were also given to Dr. Elise Austin, a retired Baha'i representative for campus ministries at Howard University,and to Dr. Evans Crawford, Dean Emeritus at Howard. Dr. Austin had been a representative for 14 years. After prayers for unity were spoken in Spanish, Amharic and Chinese, Dr. FultonCaldwell.thepresentBaha'i Representative, gave the closing remarks, also praising Dr.Austin for all the work she had done on campus. Later, Caldwell said the reason 'Abdui-Baha chose to come to Howard University, one of only three schools he visited in the United States, was be cause he wanted to stress racial unity. "Racial unity is so important to the Baha'i belief," Caldwell said. "(AbduiBaha) wanted to come to a university which represented diversity." The program drew people from all around the city. One 12th grader from Eleanor Roosevelt high School was pleasantly surprised. "(I expected) a long boring talk," Farina Firouzi said. Firouzi also said that the Baha'i faith has helped her to define her own beliefs. " It's more like spirituality for me," Firouzisaid." Each memberof the human race finds their own faith." The occasion commemorated an event which took place at the Chapel in April 1912, when an audience of 1,000 blacks and whites gathered as equals to see 'Abdu'l Baha, the appointed head of the Baha'i world community from 1892 until his passing in 1921. Acclaimed speech recognized at GW By LAURA GONZALES Eagle Staff Writer The Baha'i Club of Howard University sponsored the Commemoration of the 84th Anniversary of 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit with a program entitled "Celebrating Race Unity Through the Performing Arts," at Howard University last Sunday. The event took place in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard. It drew, a large crowd, both filling the chapel and leaving more people standing. The program dealt mostly with promoting harmony and unity through the arts. It consisted of speakers and of many musical selections, provided in part by the Baha'i Chorale and other individuals. The highlight of the program was a talk by distinguished poetess Donna Denize, a member of the Baha'i faith and-a teacher at St Alban's Episcopal Yale students th reate n to withhol d tu ition By COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE A coalition of Yale University students are refusing to pay their fall tuition in order to pressure the university to resolve contract negotiations with strikingfood service and custodial workers. On the same day that the Student Labor Action Coalition's announced the plan to withhold nearly $1.6 million in tuition payments, 31 students were arrested after staging a sit-in at the president's office to protest Yale's failure to settle the strike. More than 1,000workers walked off the job March 28, shutting down Yale's 12 residential college dining halls and leavingtrash uncollected. Talksbetween the union and administrators broke down when Yale said it would subcontract some services. Members of the_ Student Labor Action Coalition said they hope more than lOOstudentswillwithhold their$14,000 fall paymentin a specialescrowaccount The funds would not be released to the university until a strike settlement is reached. "The university is already not providingtheserviceswepaidforthisyear," Gabriel Snyder, a member of the coalition, said. "Why should we pay in advance for services we have no reason to believe will be provided next year?" About llaYalestudentstooksimilar action in a 10-week labor strike in 1984. The university applied late fees and pursued disciplinary action against the students, who all told had withheld about $400,000. Yale spokesman Tom Conroy said the university expects a new labor contract to be reached before tuition payments are due in the fall, which would leave students with no reason to withhold payments. He disagreed with the coalition's claim that thestrike wasdisrupting campus life. "In the case of the dining halls, the students are being reimbursed their board money," he said. "Every other serviceisbeingprovided.indudinemost importantly, education." The students arrested at YalePresidentRichardLevin'soffice werecharged with criminal trespassing and blocking free passage. They were scheduled to appear in court late this month. Francis Engler, a junior and coalition member,said the arrests "show the Yaleadministration'srefusal to dealwith the issue of the strike in any constructive manner." He added that students had wanted Levin to extend "a gestureof good faith" about settlingthe strike but instead "we saw him hurrying from the back entrance" of the building. kOttfc Vi ew point ^^__ ^M M a I E«]|A ^ T M A StephinLewis Editor Chief Steve Lott Brad Dicken Managing Editor, News | | HC? Efl rfW BWS 71, No.6 ED I TORIAL PAGE ED I TOR The Student Newspaper o/ The American University ^rf P Vol. Nicole Wilson Crj<£4 jj m^m^ BUSINESS MANAGER Public Safety accountabilit y ccountability has become another buzzword in the business world of today, and it is no differA ent at the American University. The Department of Public Safety, through its lack of personal responsibility, has exhibited to us a desperate need for just this type of accountability. Public Safety has exhibited a pattern of behavior which demands that such action be taken. Just as the District of Columbia through its mismanagement has proven the necessity for a Financial Control Board , so has Public Safety the necessity for, at the very least, an Independent Review Board to hear student (and staff and faculty) complaints against the department The events of the past two weeks—and the past few years—have demonstrated Public Safety's inability to regulate its own employeesand sufficiently provide the university communitywith aforum to voice complaints. The incident on Sunday, April 14 serves as just another example of how Public Safety has continued to grow disrespectful in its handling of students. There are several problems that have been broughtto lightas a result of this incident. It has become clear that certain officers have overstepped their bounds in the performance of their duties. The fact that this has allegedly occurred on more than one occasion is even more disturbing. The accusations of inappropriate behavior have ranged from harassment to excessive force. The fact that there are a number of complaints regarding the actions of Public Safety have deemed it necessary to address the problem with a process of dealing with complaints against individual Public Safety officers. As things stand right now, all complaints concerning officers'conduct are brought before Colleen Carson, director of Public Safety. Any further investigation and/or action is decided by Carson. There are some inherent problems with this system. Carson does not have anyone examining her decisions in these manners, because all the records are sealed. Students cannot even get their own records, let alone see those of the officers charged with regulating our conduct This allows the officers to place any number of inaccuracies in a report whether accidental or intentional. Again, there is no check. Because AU is a private institution, Public Safety is only required to publicize very general crime statistics. For example, the April 14 incident would be reported as "2" under the column of disorderly conduct in the Anderson- Letts Quad row. This could include any number of incidents, including a drunken student's failure to obey an officer. Of course, students can ask Public Safety to release information, but the department can always refuse. This not only puts students at a great disadvantage, but also calls into question the ethic behind the workings of the department Carson can only go by what she sees in a report written by the officer. Unless a student forces the issue, she can only make a decision in accordance with the report Obviously, an officer does not have it in his or her best interests to admit to any inappropriate behavior, so it would seem logical that any such allegations fall to the wayside, getting lost in the paperwork or whatever else the case maybe. Carson is also responsible for the recording of all complaints against officers, but she is not required to make any of these complaints known to students. She accepts testimony from students regarding the misconduct of her staff members, and students have the option of going to Herbertia Williams, director of judicial affairs and mediation services, if they feel uncomfortable with dealing with Carson. Inevitably, though, all complaints find their way back to Carson for investigation. Unfortunately for her, Carson is placed in a difficult position. Her loyalty is first to the officers whom she has hired and in whom she has put her trust This leaves students once again at a disadvantage, as we should be the primary concern. We are dependent upon Carson to fully investigate these matters, but it does not seem she has fulfilled her duties. (Logically, after all, who would indict themselves and their work when in a position where they do not have to?) It has been clearly demonstrated, at least to The Eagle staff, that these problems have been ignored. A pattern of inappropriate behavior has been exhibited, and Carson has not demonstrated to us her ability to squash it Granted, it is possible that steps have been taken which we as students do not know about, but this only lends credence to opening the process up to public scrutiny. We have seen President Ladner and his administration eliminate staff people who have devoted their lives to betteringAU (case in point Maurice J. O'Connell). Maybe it is time to look at staff members who may not be handling their departments and/or jobs in an efficient , appropriate manner. The university should voluntarily take two steps to open up the process to students. An Independent Review Board must be established so students can have a third, unbiased, disinterested party to intervene and determine when and if any inappropriate actions were taken against them by the Department of Public Safety. This board would allow Carson to maintain her loyalty to her officers, while at the same time giving students a vehicle to pursue complaints against officers and problems with the department This board would be a win-win project Students would feel that their concerns are being addressed in a constructive, objective manner, while Public Safety would also be treated with the respect they deserve as employees of the university. AlthoughTheEaglestaffthinksPublicSafetyshould completely open up all the arrest reports, we understand that this is not a realistic demand; confidentiality is always a foremost concern in law enforcement Students, however, should have access to their own records to check for any inaccuracies. Even the Federal Bureau of Investigation is required to turn over an individual's files upon request" As an act of good faith toward the students it exists for, the university should, at very least institute these two reforms to the process of complaints against Public Safety, in addition to continuing the specific investigation into the incident of April 14. SUB's Spring Fling. A sucessful week-long event topped off by music and comedy. Let's hope this becomes an annual event. Madonna for reproducing. "Like a Virgin?" I don't think so. AU Shuttle Service to WCL. Contract problems and inconsistent service. Weren 't t hese pro blems worked out in January? The Eagle EDITORIAL STAFF Managing Editor , Living Campus News Editor Assistant Campus News Editor Acting Metro News Editors Colin Bane Jess Scheer Jessica Elkin .Tricia Andrew , Kellie Conley Sports Editor Phil Rippa Assistant Sports Editor .Tim Sermak Assistant Editorial Page Editor Rob Nichols Eagle 's Web Editor. 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As I was flipping through this year's Talon — which incidentally was put together by a tiny staff who did a great job — I ran across the two pages dedicated to the university's visual identity project This brought back bad memories, so lef s reminisce. Last fall , President Benjamin Ladner, after having been at AU for just one year, decided it would be a niftyideato changethe university's name. In retrospect, this probably wasn't such a difficult decision for him; after all, he was told to whip AU back into shape and was pretty much given a blank check by the Board of Trustees to do whatever he wanted (never mind any of his valued AU community members who must be locked up in his basement somewhere).Someone probably gave him the erroneous idea that the reason our university is called The American University' is because back in the '80s former president Richard Berendzen renamed it to that The problem is, that' s not true. Berendzen just liked to use the article 'the' a lot because it made the university sound important Incidentally, he also called AU the Harvard on the Potomac, but you don't see Ladner calling us the Emory on the Potomac. You see,last semester I did some research in the University Archives and read about AU's founder . Bishop Hurst — you know the one Hurst Hall is named after. I discovered that he founded our university as The American University.' He mi I'M O U T T A HERE ] Since Ladner had only been at AU for a year, I can see how he could have made that mistake, so we'll forgive him for that However, Bishop Hurst spend two decades trying to raise money to get our university off the ground, and Ithink we need to respect his wishes. So I urge everyone to start using the article 'the' again when appropriate; remember, that is the name of our university. First off, you're not going to get fired for doing it, so if you think a sentence you write using the university name sounds better if you use the correct name, then do so. When if s inappropriate to use the article'the,'thengoahead andleave it out. Bishop Hurst is not going to turn over in his grave. Secondly, I urge everyone who agrees with me to cut this column out and post it on their doors. Heck post it on other people's doors, fax copies to Ladner, do.,whatever, it takes to mak~e him understand the truth. Finally, since I'll be going through graduation ceremonies on May 12 I'll get to meet and shake hands with Ladner for the very first time. He's probably a nice guy, so I'm just going to tell him one thing when I shake his hand: "Ben, if s TheAmerican University." If you're graduating now or in the future and you think if s important to uphold tradition and honor the wishes of the man who spent his life creating this great institution, tell Ladner the same words as you graduate. After all, we're not graduating from just any American university. had Congress charter us with that name. If you look at the copy of the charter that hangs in the Tavern, you'll see that in the body it says TheAmericanUniversity.'Thetitle of the charter has the article 'the' in lowercase, but if you were to ask Congress which version is the correct one they would look at the body of the charter. Nevertheless, when people gave money to start up our university they sent checks to either 'the' or The' American University. So people used it interchangeably, but they always included the article 'the' somewhere. Throughout AU's history, the university'has always been known as The American University.' So Ladner, not knowing the facts, told everyone to stop using the article 'the'and just refer to the university as 'American University.' Now there's nothing inherently wrong with that I sometimes don't use the article 'the' when if s inappropriate, and I often write'the' in lowercase because it just looks better. However, the name of our university is The American University,' period. That's unquestionably what it's been for 100 years and that's what Bishop Hurst wanted. Ladner's commandment has led to people dropping the article 'the' from every reference made to AU, sometimes when it's appropriate, but often when, in order to write a grammaticallycorrect sentence, it's inappropriate. Basically, itlooks reHans Cathcart is a senior in the ally goofy without at least a lower- School of Intern ational Service and case 'the' in the sentence. is the Eagle's Web Editor. Do you really want me to own a gun: A final dose of funk you really want me to have Do a gun? What I find so amazing about America's obsession with guns is that there are millions of people out there protecting my right to have one. I've always wondered if these people would change their minds if they knewme better. Heck, most of my friends would pay big money to keep a gun out of my hands. Onebigreasonwhylshouldprobably never own a gun is that I'm really messy and disorganized. I'm sure I'd be really careful with a gun right after I bought it, but after a while I'd start leaving it all over the place. One day itwould end up in the wash because I'd forgetto take it out of my pants. The next day I'd wake up with a hangover and find it at the bottom of a jar of peanut butter. With me, it would just be a question of time before my dog buried it in the backyard for afuture generation of delinquents. Secondly, I have an awfultemper. Now Vm not saying I'd just up and shoot someonebut... wellactually, maybe that is what I'm saying. Just the other day, in fact, I was sitting in the computer lab with'this graduate student who got on the targets I'd look for an excuse to fire the thing all day long. I'd probably start by shooting up in the air and dancing around when songs like "Come on Eileen" came on the radio. NextI'd probably tryto do tricks, like shootingthe car keys out of my friends hands, or shooting tne ball out of the air at Little League baseball games. Itwould justbeamatter of time before I'd be tempted to try to catch bullets in my teeth, and Lordknowsthe kind of trouble that can get you into. The fact that I don't trust myself with a gun is the whole reason why I think they should be regulated much more than they are now. I know I'd get into some, kind of troublewithone.Thefactthatthere are bigger goobers" than me oiit there who have the right to have concealed senu-automaticweapons only clarifies the issue in;my mind. I mean, I'm no rodcet scientist, but the thought,of people who .watch 90210 for their .weekly dose/of culture owninggunsisjustplainfiiglit: ening.Atleast Im brightenough to .], know-I shouldn't Havebna '- • ¦ phone and was basically yelling to whomever shewas talking to about her personal life. She started by saying how much she hated "white people," (she was Asian, I think). Next she badmouthed the undergraduates for being "stupid,"which I found particularly amazing because the dozen or so times I've heard thiswoman yell her opinions, she never impressed me as any more intelligentthanyour common garden hose. To top it all off, at the end of her conversation she told whoever was on the other end that she couldn't stand how people listened to her conversations on the phone. As if any of us had a choice! I would have needed a foot-thick concretefootballhelmetnottohear her booming self-important whine. Had I a gun, I would have shot her. Sure, five minutes later I would've felt bad, but if itwasreallythat easy, I don't thinklcould've resisted. • ' Another reason why I shouldn't Greg Lukianoff is senior : in ~the have-agun is because I reallylove School of Internat ional Service"and toys. Once I got used to shooting the School of Communication. -^ .? THE READER'S PAG E Elevato r letter is inaccura te Kate cbrien Registration process is inefficient and frustratin g On behalf of the Hughes Hall staff, I am writing on behalf of the many signed, which is what I did last semester momentand l wanted to hightail it over mate time thing again, I replied that I would like to take, this opportunity to there ASAP.I knew that I need a stamp wasn't going anywhere until my form students here at AU who have been with no problems. respond to a letter in last week's Eagle Because of what happened to me the from SOC to take my Communications was signed because I was just turned wronged in some way by the regisI dealing with the performance of Univer- tration process. My personal saga be- semester before, I decided I should get class (even though communications is awayfrom SOCbecauseitwasn'tsigned. sity officials in a elevator crisis. Mr. gan not this semester, but while regis- to the Registrar early this time. Seeing part of my major: CLEG), so I asked What did I get for my trouble? A rather Forte told a story full of inaccurate de- tering as a freshman last semester. I as I had an 8:30 and a 9:55. 1 decided I politely if I should run over and do that insincere "Sorry." tails that occurred on the most recent should have seen the warning signs in stead o f After about a half-hour, someone acnight that several residents were stuck : waiting. tually signed my form and I went to SOC We are duly cognizant as to the con- in the elevator. I would like to make then. I was one of the unlucky who, bethen to the registrar. So why am I straints under which the administra- known that Mr. Forte is a desk recepI was treated not like a student, paying ¦and ^j ^ complaining? Because not only was regtion of this, institution operates, how- tionist in Hughes Hall. Therefore, he cause of the random division of the would be istering ahuge pain in the butt and a big $26,000per year to attend this university ¦ ever, in our humble opinion they are should be familiar with University poli- freshman class through the last four disappointment, but it was an unnecesmaking a serious blunder. It has come cies and procedures. Unlike Mr. Forte, digits of our social security numbers, and take the classes I want, but like a pest I fdef °^ . sary one. I was treated not like a stuto our attention that one of the best a Desk Receptionist in Hughes Hall, the was forced to register on the last poswhodeserves to be swatted away as quickly H o t h e r dent, paying S26.000 per year to attend Professors in this school may be lost to rest of the Hughes Hall staff and Cam- sible day. As a result,I had to alter my s n o t t y this university and take the classes I ... ¦ the bureaucracyof tenure. Do they lis- pus Police are well versed in the proper schedule accordingly and suffer ¦ as possible. iOOk) . i want, butlike apest who deserves to be ten to thestudents or areweso insignifi- procedures in handling emergencysitu- through a semester of 8:30 classes. '_ BB ran to swatted away as quickly as possible. Is cant that our voices are heard and hypo- ations. If students are unclear of these But I still had hope. I saw the light at it really necessary to have an advisor the end of the tunnel: sophomore year. critically negated. procedures, they should inquire with I figured all of my registration troubles Graydon sign our forms? Obviously if I needed Dr. Luck is second to none in this any residential staff member or Univerwere over. I figured wrong. would miss the lesser of importance and Center and approached the Communi- help choosing my classes, I would make institution, he exemplifies what a pro- sity official . April 22, 1996, the day before I regis- skip the 9:55in order to register.I walked cations reception area. The woman an appointment with my advisor. But fessor is supposed to be, a friend. He On thenightof theeventstherestofteredfor fallclasses.I wasnot register- in theSPAoffice at9:50 orso.I askedthe stamped the form, realizedit wasn't whatisthepointofhavingthemsign my imparts hisknowledgewith feeling and your staff responded in a mature and care because of exactly that; he cares. professional matter, in order that we ing on the last day this time. This time I woman at the desk if anyone was avail- signed, and crossed it out,yelling at me form?Theydon 'tlookat my classes and This man goes way beyond the call of help all the people that were involved. registered on the second to last day. But able to sign my form and she told me that that I could not get a stamp from the tell me whether I'm making a huge duty to HELP, unlike other professors According to the people that were in- at least it was by credits this time and "I would have to leave the form there and School of Communications unless my mistake or not Many schools offer a form was signed by an advisor. I turned service which allows students to regiswho merely go through the motions. volved, and in the letter published in last not the middle two digits of my social pick it up later." my back to her and headed back once ter by phone. We have EaglePhone "I can't wait here?" 1 asked. This man plays sports with his students week's Eagle, you went as far as accus- security number. The night of the 22nd I called "No. Leave it here and come back." again to Ward. As I walked I wondered how much harder would it be to add a and takes an active role in their extra- ing your fellow colleagues of lying. In feature where the student enters their why I should be surprised. curricular activities, it hurts the inner the future, rather then making false ac- Eaglephone and made sure all of my the woman said. I enter the office for the second time Social Security number? I for one would "Do you know approximately how core of our emotions when we think cusations in a public matter, be mature classes were open.They weren't Alittle and plop down in a chair. The recep- be all for the idea. about losing him. Why? We want to and address the individuals involved. disappointed , not really surprised, I long it will be?" picked some new classes and set up a "No." (picture an annoyed, snotty tionist looks at me and says "You still know why? The American University has a strict need to get this signed?" Duh. "Well, We cannot understand the rationale policy regarding emergency proce¬ good schedule. I called the SPA Dept oi look). I thought it was a perfectly reason- our advisors are busy now. You're goused to determine who is good or not dures. All colleges and universities are Government to see if I needed an ap" Not Kate O'Brien is a f r eshman in the but Dr. Luck has surpassed that stan- guided by certain procedures in order pointment to get my form signed. They able question. I was picturing the spots ing to have to come back later. of dard,he is excellent Any student in his to run efficiently. These procedures are told me I just had to walk in and get it left in my classes dwindling away at that wanting to get into the whole approxi- School Public Affiars. General Chemistry class will attest to set forth to ensure the safety and conthis, listen to us we are his students. cerns of its community. The students Angela Schwartz How can the powersthat be, become so staff members are not the only ones blind to this fact! Dr. Luck, if we lose who are not allowed to call 911. Resiyou, we are not only losing a teacher dent Directors and other University ofand a friend, we are losing a major ficials also have to notify Campus police magine being in a class where the I described in the first paragraph accu- able to teach at American University outstanding in this capacity. source of inspiration because that is before making the call. By training I do not understand the logic behind majority of the students show up rately describes my experience in her afternextyear.Itisnot because they do whatyou are tous. people like our Resident Assistants in I for every class period, with their class. I learned more from her then I have not want to, they do. And it is not be- a policy that goes against the wishes of None is so blind as he who refusesto theproperproceduresforall emergency understand, we are appealing to the situations, we will be able to best meet reading done, and ready to participate. in any other class, and I can still recite to cause they are not doing a terrific job , the professor involved and their students. In this class the professor has the stu- you what Tushnet believes about a they are. It is because university policy When 1 started college, I believed that peoplewho are charged with the task of the needs of the students. the purpose behind going to college was dents sit in a circle to facilitate a discus- progressives understanding, to keep Dr. Luck with Any institution that sees to the needs sion where the students learn from each ability to I to get the best education that 1 could us. of many individuals must be governed from professors who were experts in Dr. Luck if we lose you, that would by "proper"protocols. We can not allow other and from the professor. Each read* I d o not understand the logic behind a their field. Instead, I havefound a unibea seriousblowto our hearts, maybe for over35O0 students who reside in the ing is thoroughly examined and stu- clia^ges versity that allows its decisions to be policy that goes against the wishes of AU does not deserve someone of your residence halls to call an ambulance or dents discuss the readings and papers Furthermade according to a set of inapplicable , . impeccable character and substance. the fire department anytime they wish. outside of class. This is a class where more. Prothe professor involved and their rules that ignore thestudents. UniversiWe have spoken our consciences That's why we have trained profession- students enjoy being. They feel they are fessor Fain ties are supposed to be for us. We are whether we are heard is immaterial but als on campus who handle these par- the essentialpart of the class, and they has been students. When I started college, I the ones choosing to attend classes want to read and understand the mate- available to ° we can still keep hope alive. # ticular situations.After exhausting their rial so that they can actively participate. me for acahere and paying our money to be here. believed that thepurpose behind going resources, Campus Police will decide Shouldn't we get a say in which teachMost classes are not like this. In fact, a General Chemistry Classes whether or not to call for outside assisto c°H ege w<k to get the best education ers should be allow to stay? Of Profesin many of my classes, I seefaces on the viceand at Sections 1 and 2 tance. sor Fain or Professor Weekes wanted day of the exams of people I have never sistancefor that I could front professors who were r Unlike Mr. Forte, I have researched seen before. For those that go to class, the last to leave, that would be another story, . ? . _ / the facts of this matter thoroughly with it seems to be a place to nap as much as year , deexperts in their field. but they do not. Instead, they are being campus police and the Resident Assis- a place to learn. It is not that these spite the forced to leave while other professors duty, Tim Furlong. I tant that was on ¦ ¦ that are tenured will be able to stay classes are not as good, or that the fact that I believe that if you are going to make professors are not as knowledgeable. It am indefinitely regardless of the evaluation no accusations about people's actions or is that they do not know how to actively longer in her of their students. It seems to me that refer to them in a public forum, you involve the students the way the profes- class. She truly cares about her students claims that a professor cannot stay for this logicisreversed.I want to takeclasses should also have the courtesy to ad- sor in my first example does. and wants to help them succeed. more than five years unless they are on from professors that I know are going to dress them directly or mention them by Professor Susan Fain is one of the I would recommend Professor Fain's the tenure track. The reasoningbehind teach me the most, who will be available I am writing this letter as a dissatis- name. most popular and respected professors class to every new student, but after next this policy is that it keeps professors to me outside of class, and who will create fied customer at this school who is fed Finally,if anyonewould like to know up with notgetting what I am paying for. how University Officials perform their in the Department of Law and Society. I year I am no longer going to be able to from being exploited. However, Pro- an environmentwhere all of the students Today I had an 11:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m. duties, please feel free to approach one can make that claim based on my own make this recommendation. Why? Be fessor Fain and Professor Weekes do enjoy being. Don't you? class. However,my professor let us out and ask. As a member of the University experience in her American Legal Cul- cause Professor Fain, along with other not feel exploited. They do not wish to Angela Schwartz is a sophomore in at 12:30 p.m. Now, although today is a community, we all should lend a hand in tureclassandfrom discussionswithother popular and amazing professors like Pro- be tenured or to be on the tenure track. beautiful day and having an extra hour order to help others in need. But we students thathavehad her.The classthat fessor Weekes,are no longer going to be They want to teach, and they are both the School of Public Aff airs. and a half certainly helps with all the must all remember that there is always Kim vitelli work that I have to do, I am paying to be a proper way of handling an emergency sitting in that classroom until 2:00 p.m. situation. I do notunderstand howprofessors can beallowedtocanceltheirclassesorlet Vien C. Loi them out early. Yes, it's nice to have SPA '96 some extra free time, especially in the spring, but THINK ABOUT IT! Every ormally, Mr. Schneider's col- also has inspired me to take an ACTIVE guests on Montel Williams tend to be. thing. National TV Turn Off Week is time a professor does this, we are getThe Eagle welcomes umn in The Eagle is witty and role in my environment My resulting Let's draw a line between criticizing cosponsored by a wide range of Repubting ripped off. Next semester's tuition is $8757.00 letters to the editor from N amusing and gives me some- work with the wonderful people in the ideas ("incredibly wrong-headed and licans , Democrats, Marxists and d i m w i t t e d Smithian neo-classicists—you betcha— which means that if you are taking five the AU community. thing to read on the shuttle. However, c o n - thesamefolksthatencourageconsumpclasses that meet twice a week, each Preferen ce for Letters his April 22 column "Don't Turn off : i cept... ") tion. No one's demanding thatyou work : ; ; ; : class meeting is costing you $62.55. If an d Forum pieces wilt Your Television" and accompanying in a soup kitchen instead of drooling in misrepresentationof the Office of Comyou are only taking four classes (12 Thedi f f erencebetweenni hi listic,drug( "^^n front of the boob tube, although, if you credits), you still have to pay $8757.00 be given to material re- munity ACTION and Social Justice, I things like want to, Karyn Cassella in the Office of consuming hippies and the Office of and each class meeting is costing you ceived by Fr iday at 5 thought merited a reply. Certainly, Community Service (x3395) cangetyou $78.20! For those of us who were here p.m. Let ters may also Mr. Schneider, you didn't expect to CommunityAction andSocialJustice af CAsj ")? plugged in. CASJ and all those cosponduring the '92-'94 school year when be sent via e-mail to: criticize social ACTIVISTSand not get About sorsofTVTurnOffWeekaregivingyou response. classes were canceled fpr seven days, l etters is larger than the tallest nuclear waste @eagle. a vehement a chance to think, ponder, and discuss Let me first pop your "capitalist" we paid roughly $813.00 for which we f a c i lati tThree y MileIsland. ideas....im- your life patterns. Surely, for all your received nothing. That is not play american.edu. Letters bubble, if you like drawing lines of * •. . provingthe insults of those who "never grew up", • ' . -.' . - - , 'money. It is real money that our parents mu st be less than 700 political and economicpersuasion.The ¦ productive you can't disagree with a provocation to had to earn and/or that we are going to words , typed, do uble- differencebetween nihilistic,drug-concapacity of THINK and LEARN. have to pay back in loans. This makes spaced an d addressed suming hippies and the Office of Comthe United "Ifyou havecometo serve me, I do not me really angry and it should make you to the editorial page edi- munity ACTION and Social Justice is and making socially conscious want your help. If you have come beS larger than the tallest nuclear waste D.C. community and beyond has been, States angry too. Professors should not be can actually go hand in hand. causeyour fate is bound up in mine, then c facility at Three Mile Island. However by far,the most challenging and reward- choices allowed to cancel classes without mak- tor. They mu st in clude a much I disagreewith your blanket gen- ing experience of my life. So let's talk However, that topic alone would take letusworktogether."—Author Unknown Y ing themup, nor should theybe allowed u another twelve column inches and to let classes out early. If we don't want phone number , class eralizations of all neo-Marxistsas"child- about social activists. Assuming that all up you can learn all about your b to sit in class, that is our choice, since and school. Material ish" and full of "bad ideas", I do agree those who enjoy the music of the Grate- besides, and air your views at n wearetheonespayingforitThat choice m ust be sign ed by n o that criticism of today's, or yesterday's ful Dead and Phish (and some socially misconceptions Kim Vitelli is J unior in the School of tl ACnvrnES CASJ has planned. should not be made for us. So, is there more than three names. culture is not effective or constructive conscious people don't like the Dead! i the B misconceptions, Mr. International Service and the College of withoutasolidplanofpositiveACnON. swear!) eat brown rice and have a supe- Regarding anyone in our oh-so-customer-service Schneider.CASJ didn 't "declare" any¬ Arts and Science. oriented administration who could The editor reserves the At least, Ithinkthat'swhatyou meant in riority complex is about as absurd as the S please tell me, where do I go for my r ightto edit mater ialdue your article, but frankly, it was very refund? to space considera- deconstructionist and I don't knowwhat tions , libel and stan- YOUR plan of ACTION is to solve the Jenn ifer Lourie apparent blight on society that CASJ SIS '96 dards of good taste. presents. And ACTION, my friend, is what CASJisallabputNot"whining"or"hissing" as your very misguided piece presents. Have you looked at the bulletin boards recently?Wandered into some student programming that CASJ has coordinated?-1 know for a fact those folks spend countless hours trying to inspire and prod the AU community into ACTION.They,don't dictate what you should think;they offer forums for discussion .and churn out an amazing amount of information on current issues in our community.And they do it ~SC president Tom Palen no to the General aD withoutwearingtie-dyes.I know because I. live with'one of the program Assembly after a six and a hiaif hour meeting facilitatorsand honestly,she drivesme loony with her crazy schedule and remindersto recyclemy Pepsi cans. She A professor , his students and justice UHHB I^HHiHIHHHHHfliHB i^^ HHMar y Tenure policy forces qual ity p rofessors out Are students gettin g what they paid for? Columnist wro ngly insults and misrepresents Office of Communit y Action and Social J ustice ON THE RECORD... '^Iljyou're here to play games, Vou're Here for the wron g5 reasons » Federa l work study program redesi gned for next year By NICOLE WILSON Eagle Staff Writer Work study students can look forward to changes in the process of the university's administration of the program next year. The Office of Financial Aid is shifting its responsibilities to the Human Resources Department, in an effort to create a system like the "real world," where students and positions are better matched. GA MEETING: continued from A3 By allowing the stu dents to choose and , in effect, be chosen for their positions, Charles Meng, a special coordinator in the Finance and Treasurer 's Office, said the program aims to develop the students' skills and provide their employers with an experienced , competent and enthusiastic staff. "From the students' point of view, they are given jobs that they have no interest in, and from the departments' point of view, the students don't necessarily have the skills needed for the positions," Meng said. "This way everyone gets what they want and need." Many students said they are happy with their new freedom of choice. "IloveiCShirleyAlliofh .afreshman in College of Arts and Sciences, said, "It's a lot easier then being assigned somewhere." The Financial Aid Office will still determine students'work study awards Cabin Counselors and Specialists for excellent PA overni gh t children 's camp located 35 miles north of Philadel phia. Here is your opportunity for a summer of fun! If you would like to prearrange an appointment, call UWMIM I fJ fiW& IHMJfcYfli ldSH Attention All Students! Over S6 Billion in FREE Financial Aid i> nov. .iv.iil.ibk>tor students nationwide from private sector grants & scholarships ' All students are eligible regardless cA grades, income, or parent 's income For more information, ca 11 1-800-263-6495 ext. F52963 Fisheries. Earn up to S3,000-S6,000+ per month. Room and Board 1 Transportation ' Male or Female. No experience necessary For more information call: (206) 971-3510 e\t A 5 2 9 6 3 according to the grade of payment and the department The site is scheduled to be on-line by July 1. Under another change in the program, funds will be distributed to the individual departments instead of being held centrally, as in previous years. ' There will also be a crackdown on studentsusing theirworkstudy award. "We're going to more strictly apply Great Summer Job! Great Fun, | " Great Experience , Great Salaries! Last session held member of College Democrats mighl The Speaker's appointments were beelectedtoheadtheirgroupandmight David Chung and David Vieira, two not be fair during budgetary times. former members.The Chair's appointIn two internal matters, the GA ment is Steve An twine, the new mem passed the School of International Ser- ber appointed. Finally, Howard vice constitution , updating rules and Glodberg, a longtime member, was regulations that had gone unamended also approved as thepresident'sCPRB since the mid-1980s. appointment. In a separate bill , the assembly Among the cabinet appointments, passed new governing rules for the Mark Wilson was approved as direcBoard of Elections. In light of recent tor of university spirit; Ginetta criticisms, rules concerning Scantron Giovinco is the new academic affairs electric ballot countingwas spelled out , director; Alicia Groh and Todd Von and specific guidelinesfor candidates Deak are the new athletic affairs diwas set. From now on, student govern- rector and associate director respecment candidates will have to have a tively; Amanda Bearman is the direcminimum 2.0 grade point average, be in tor of Artemas Ward Weekend; Erin good academic standing and not be on Hamilton will chair the SCCC; Greg social probation. Also, no clause was Sottolano is the new AUTO Commisadded for absentee ballots due to the sioner; and Megan McClay will be logistical nightmare that would accom- the new director of alumni affairs. In modate such a move, if study abroad order to accept her new position , McClay had to resign her seat as a GA students were to be registered. In other business, Rushi Shah re- member. Finally, the GA passed abill symbolisigned his post as chair of the Programmatic Review Committee, ashe isgradu- cally changing thenameof the Division ating. Shah will be replaced by class of of Student Services Board Room to the "Boo-Boo Board Room" in honor of 1998 representative Eric Eikenberg. Four CPRB members were also former SC President Mark "Boo-Boo" approved during Friday 's meeting. Sylvia. based upon need, but now the assignments will be handled by HR. "Therewas a lack of training by the Financial Aid Office, and itwas hard for their office to evaluate the 1,100 work study positions that exist at AU," Meng said, A World Wide Web site is also in the works. The work study web pagewill have a listing of all available positions, Brett Rosenbloom 1-800-543-9830. &/f i/4&JC&/Q//(&/ (&/®/J (&/ (&K&f i//(& GRADUATING THIS SPRING? Do you have a mind to travel to Namibia Poland China Thailand Costa Rica Ecuador Lithuania Mexico Vietnam? South Afri ca Something you already know can change a life . Volunteer, with ©WorldTeach 1-800-4-TEACH-O •worldteach 2) hlid.harvard.edu SMYA the 'use it or lose it' policy," Meng said. "Ifstudentsdonotusetheirentire award, it willbe reducedor canceled.If the university does not use ' all the (work study moneys allocated by the federal government), then it loses them." With the new "free market"system, web site and decentralizing of funds, HR expectsall to benefit from the new work study program. MCE L RO Y: The new big man in town WOMEN'S LACROSSE AU ends season the way they started it By SCOTT LANDIS Eagle Staff Writer The AU women's lacrosse team (014) had two last cracks at breakinginto the win column this week with two home games against ML St. Mary's (58) on Wednesday and Monmouth (410) on Saturday. "Our success was not tailored to our record ," AU head coach Anne Wilkinson said, "but to our individual accomplishments and our coming together." Unfortunately, the Eagles fell 13^ to Monmouth and8-6toMt-St Mary's. Theselasttwo games really showed howwe came together asateam,"freshman attacker Eleni Vagelatos said. Despite the to Monmouth there was one important highlight Vagelatos scored four goals in the contest, allowing here to break AU's all-time single season goal scoring record. She ended the season with 35goals, which was good enough for sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring. Freshman goalkeeper Tina Jermyn also had a career game, tying her own record with a game-high 15 saves. The key player for Monmouth was freshman attacker Kristy Olivo who talliedfive goalson the afternoon. FreshmanTinaWorath alsoadded threegoals for the Hawks. Senior goalkeeper Mary Kay Kiernan held the Eagles' offense to a minimum with 11saves. AU took an early 2-0 lead, but Olvio led the Hawks charge with two of four unanswered goals. After AU brought it to within one, she then scored again to give the Hawks a 5-3 edge. Monmouth led 7-4 going into halfime, and increased their lead to 10-4 t MENS SO CC ER: ^.__A —¦ * A j4 A continued from A12 early in the second half before AU could score again. AU could muster only two goals in the second half, to Monmoufh's six, ending the scoring with a 13-6 Hawks win. Other Eagles goalscorers were freshman Liz Goodrich with her tenth of the season and Colleen Obrist with her fourth. Goodrich also added the only Eagle assist on the day, her team leading seventh of the year. The game earlier in the week against Mt St Mary's ended turned up the same result for AU, but the 8-6 score wastheclosestgameoftheyearforthe Eagles. The Mounties jumped on the Scoreboard first at the 27:29 mark with freshman attacker Molly McGrath's first of two on the day . Sixminuteslater.though .theEagles came back. Goodnch started a play with a cross field pass to Vagelatos, who gave it to tfreshman midfielder Shannon Mahon, who was setbehind thegoal, looking to unload to one of her teammates.Mahon waited there and passed to a streaking Obrist, who finished the-playwith alow right side shot past goalkeeper Randi Paige. Goodrich then put the Eagles up 21 at the 18:26 mark. The lead would not hold, however, as the Mounties scored three unanswered goals, all by sophomore Jen Stocker. The Eagles again rallied back at the 12:12 mark with Vagelatos' first of four on the day. The team traded scoring opportunities for the rest of the half, and the score at halftime was 6-4, in favor of Mt St Mary's. The second half was a defensive battle, as the Mounties kept the Eagles Todd Lieberman/The Eagle Freshman Eleni Vagelatos fights for the ball in the Eagles game against William & Mary in the last weekend's CAA Tournament. from scoring with an unusual style of defense. "They played a zone, triple teaming them us the whole time"Vagelatos said. "Most of the team'swe played this year played 'man-to-man' so it took us alittle bit to adjust to their style." Freshman defender Bonnie Loudon led the AU's' defense for the game with many key steals. After an early goal to put them up 74, Mt. St. Mary's kept AU to the perimeter for most of the early part of the half. Vagelatos finally broke through, however, as she blasted a right side "slapshot" over Paige's shoulder. Paige helped was key to the Mounties victory, as she made ten saves on the day. The Eagles then scored at 4:59, with Vagelatos' fourth goal on the afternoon to cut the Mounties' lead to one. The Eagles just could not put one more into the goal, despite constant offensivepressure in the latter part of the half. The Mounties' scored an insurance goal with 55 seconds left, to end the Eagles' chances for victory. "Overall this first season was frustrating," Vagelatos said, "but we have improved so much. We are very proud of the progress that we made in our first season. Since we are so young and so enthusiastic, the only way to go is up from here." Field Hockey was in the Top 15two years ago and should be in the Top 10 this year with Stacey Ann Siu-Butt arguably being the best collegiate player in the county next season. Joining her will be third team All-American defender Julia Behr and an outstanding supporting cast of players. The team may have lost 1-0 in overtime in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals to nationally ranked rival Old Dominion last November, but they sent a message to the rest of the country that day that will carry over to next season. Hey, when Northwestern football had its dream season, ESPN ran a feature on them which showcased other athletes from the school and field hockey was prominent in that story, so you never know. Women's soccer is a very underrated bunch and they may not be on the same level as nationally ranked squads like the University of North Carolina, but they have done well against teams in the CAA, a very good soccer conference. Many AU soccer fans may not forget last Sept. 27 when junior goalkeeper Lisa Gervase saved off all but one shot against the mighty William & Mary Tribe who were ranked 14th at the time. Gervase had 18 saves. AU finished the season 10-7-4, 3-2-2 in-conference. This fall , Lisa Herndon (fourth in the CAA last season in scoring) will return for her third full season, Gervase will return as well; both All-Firstteam CAA picks last season.Danielle Pini and Carrie Schroeder return from their second team AllCAA seasons last year. The women's volleyball team may be overlooked because of its failure to appear in the NCAA Tournament. However, Barry Goldberg has won at least 20 games for the past seven seasons. Two years ago in front of an home crowd, AU lost in the finals of the CAA Tournament Victory would have sent them to the NCAA's; instead they went to the National Invitational Volleyball Championships (volleyball's version of the NIT). An interesting story will be the return of sophomore Vendela Kurcova, who was off to an outstanding season until she tore her anterior cruciate ligament late in the season. All-CAArookieoftheyearShirleySmiekeland veteran Jen Conner will anchor nextyear's squad , but the big question will be the status of Kurcova, two-time AllCAA member Sherita Hall (who was also hurt last season) and freshman Gretchen Bellamy who was a medical redshirt last season. This group is capable of making it back to the CAA finals and a probable date with George Mason. If all goes well, their record may even be good enough for an at-Iarge bid into the NCAA Tournament. Next season they will face seven teams who made the postseason last year. These teams will certainly create some excitement for McEJroy (besides seeing Leeland break some tackles against the Washington Redskins next fall) . Any way you look at it, basketball is the moneymaker for this school. Dr. McEIroy does not think getting football at AU is a possibility (neither do most people). However, McEIroy will find himself with some great athletic programs in which revenue will make their programs even better then they already are. BANQUET: Knoche 's a funny guy continued from A12 McEIroy. Both Ladner and McEIroy spoke on the evening, as McEIroy spoke for just about a minute, saying, "We are eager to hit the ground running. The dedication and commitment of the AU family is second to none." Ladner spent time reliving his former playing days. He also thanked outgoing interim AD Barbara Reimann and Ron Sutton , the Faculty Athletics Representative and a School of Communication professor who is retiring. The main portion of the evening was spent giving out the individual MVP awards. Each head coach gave some remarks on the team 's accomplishments. theTrinidad and Tobago under-23team, alma mater and the team that ended Also each sport was introduced by a brief video montage, in a very awards showwhich will be attempting to qualify for Virginia's four year reign as NCAA type manner. The highlight of the evening was provided by men 's basketball coach Chris champions, at the Duke Met Life Tourthe Olympics. "Avery is a guy 1 expect to make an nament the second week of the season. Knoche who ribbed the seniors of his team, specifically the Wallington twins, Ken And it doesn't get any easier from and Keith. immediate impact next fall," Jenkins Knoche began with a story of how the Wallingtons were afraid of a dog. said. "He's avery accomplished player." there. With such a tough schedule, "I thought that maybe it was a pitbull or something," Knoche said. "No, it was With all this in mind , this could be a these young Eagles will need to be in " breakthrough year for the Eagles, and tune for 90 minutes each game in order a poodle; a poodle with a bow in its hair. He then remarked that everyone in the room should know Ken, "since he is the if the Eagles can put it all together they to succeed. "We just need to step it up men- social director of the campus," Knoche said. will be soaring over the rest of the Knoche took his final shot when he announced his MVP. competition in the CAA come next fall. tally," Pearson said. "There aren't any "The men 's basketball MVP is Keith ... (he proceeds to cough) Darryl And if this spring has been any indi- timeouts in soccer, and we always have cation, they are ready to take off. They to be on top of our game. The good Franklin." The evening also featured a speech by senior Jeri Dorezas. She encouraged finished the spring 5-3-2, tying both teams like Virginia, Wisconsin, and Georgetown and Akron, two teams that Duke - that's what they do, and that's the seniors to remember that they are living an athletic program "that has a bright defeated them last year, and posting an what makes the difference between future." She also went on to say, "Being an American University athlete, symbolizes impressive 3-0 victory over national good teams and great teams." And with a few wins this season, AU what I like to call the three D's: desire, determination and dedication." powerhouse and perennial Final Four Dorezas' speech was followed by a video featuring the seniors reliving their could become one of those great teams. participant Virginia. But the Eagles will have to prove greatest moments and stories. "All their guys weren't there, some Overall, the evening was a success, despite a few minor glitches that occurred. were training with the Olympic team," themselves in their own conference Early on into the evening, the microphone broke on the main podium forcing Pearson said, "but that win and the win first. AU's success this spring has over William & Mary were real wake shown they are readytodo that, and it's the rest of the evening awards were given and speeches made from the backup something that William & Mary, James podium. up calls for some guys on our team." The Eagles will have another tough Madison, and the rest of the conferseason ahead of them,however, as they ence should start getting accustomed will play N.C. State and Duke, Jenkins to. Hey fellas , see you in Raleigh at the Duke tournament... J^.._ ing to Jenkins. Last season Weber was second on the team with 10 points on three goals and four assists. Other key players for the Eagle offensive attack are forwards junior Rich Sliferand sophomore GregStanza, and midfielders, junior Bob Schwartz and freshman Antonio Otero. "Scott Weber made great strides this spring establishing himself as an important part of the team," Jenkins said. "We have a lot of guys who have fine tuned their gamesthis spring. Bob Schwartz, Rich Slifer, and GregStanza are all guyswho can give us somebody dangerous on the flanks." The Eagles also return the services of starters junior midfielder Jeff Americo (three goals, two assists), sophomore defenseman Todd Miller (one goal, one assist), and junior midfielder Jon Pascale, who started 12 games last fall. But it is not only the starters who will make contributions to the Eagles success next season. Forwards junior Deryck Roberts (two goals,two assists) continued from A12 and freshman Trevor Ellis (one goal, two assists) as well as freshman midfielder Henry Garcia will also be called upo.i to take their game up a notch to help the Eagles soarto ahigher level of play. "I think we have good depth on our bench," Pearson said. "A lot of guys saw a lot of good minutes against quality teams, so when they're called upon they'll be ready. AU will also count heavily on the improved play of freshman goalkeeper JeffAngelucci,who started every game for the Eagles last season and allowed 1.91 goals per game."Jeff did a good job this spring," Jenkins said. "He matured a lot as a player in thesecond half of the spring." The Eagles will also be adding the talents of junior college All-American transfer Avery John. John, originally from Trinidad, attended Yuvadai Junior College, where he led his team to the national finals this past season before falling to Mercer Junior College. Next month he will be playing for NOTEBOOK Wrestling signs recruit; Wilkinson selected for Olymp ic Coachin g Course; Men 's Lax wins agai n AU wrestling signs top recruit AU Head Wrestling Coach Jim Akerly has announcedthat Josh Schroeder of Aurora, OH, has signed a national letter of intent to compete for the Eagles next year. Schreder recentlycompleted a historic career at urora, settingeight individual records over hs four years of competition. He placed in te state tournament all four years, including the 160-lbs. state championship,his junior year. In addition, Schroeder is a threetime district champion, four-time secionalchampion,four-time,MAC-8cont ferencechampion, and haswon twelve other tournament titles.During his senior season embarked on a 39-0 record before injuring his knee in the state semifinals. Wilkinsonselected for Olympic Coaching Course: AU head Field Hockey Coach Anne Wilkinson has beenselectedby theUnitedStatesKeld Hockey Association coaching committee as one of the four Elite U.S. Women to attend the OlympicSolidarityCoaching Courseto be held at Moorpark May 20-24. The course, which is run by the USFHA, allows for 25 participants. Wilkinson will join three other U.S. women four U.S. men and an assortment of coaches from Mexico, Canada, Barbados, and Trinidad & Tobago. Wilkinsonisheadingintohereighth season with theAU Field Hockey team. Shewas named CAA Coach of the Year for the second time in 1994, as well as Mid Atlantic Coach of the Year. Men's Lacrosse wins second game: FreshmanTom Lehrfield led a balanced offensive attack for the AU men'sdub lacrosseteam,as the Eagles (2-8)trounced Catholic University 14-2 in their final game of the season at Reeves FieldSaturday afternoon. The Eaglesheldontoaslim4-21ead at the end of the first quarter, but ex¬ ploded for 10goals over the next three periods to put the Cardinals away. Lehrfield scored four goals and dished outthree assists and team captainMike Kronthal scored two goals. Paul Scotti added two goals, Jim Barnett assisted on three. Men's Rugby Splits Two at the Capital Cup: The AU men's rugby completed their season by finished third at the Capital Cup on Saturday, losing their first game to Catholic University, 38-17, and winning their second game againstGeroge Washington 37-. In the first game against eventual champions CUA, AU went down 22-0 in the first half. They then scored the next three tries, two by fullback Justin Drinkwater, and one by second row Doug Mullen. Drinkwater's second try was a spectacular interception of a pass which he ranback85metersforthescore.Catholic struck back however killing the AU rally and pulling away for the victory. AU dominated the entire second game and rolled over the Colonials. Ted Schmidt drove in a penalty to open the scoring for the Eagles.and from there AU never looked back. Drinkwater continued his scoring onslaught by scoring with a run off of a scrum. Wing Thibeault deKighert then scored the first try of his AU career. Drinkwater the scored his fourth try of the day off of a penalty. deKighert finsished the game with a try off of a pass from Center Zach Tellier. AU was espically dominate in the scrums, often driving the GW pack back several meters. In his final game in an American jersey,flyhalf Dave Ratcliff scored the first two points of hisAUcareeron a conversion kick. AU Women's Rugby ends first season with win: The AU Women's Rugbyteamended theirinauguralseason with a 19:12victory overSt Mary's College. Freshman Katrina Haugen scored two trys in the first half and freshman LynnmarieBruger scored a try in the second half to lead the Eagles. In the second half of the game, sophomore Merri Snow sprained her right knee, leaving St Mary's down a player, but the Eagles were able to keep St Mary's away from their try zone to securethe win. Next season,AU will missthe servicesof senior Khnberly Craddock, a graduating senior. Craddock scored herfirsttryagainstGeorgetownin the Eagles win over the Hoyas, and was' named-player,of the .'game against Uniformed Services .University, of ' .• " .'¦- ."" ¦ '..' : . ".' £?¦'f ' .. '¦', ,: ¦ . Amy McNulty/The Eagle Health and Scienceslastweek." ; The victorygivesthe Eagelsa 3-1 The AU men's rugby team spl its its two games this weekend at the Capital Cup Tournament. The Eagles lost to Catholic before recordin theirfirst season. - '.defeating George Washington. . Eagl e Photo Stvle Photo Courtesy of the CAA Most everyone involved in the CAA,especially everyone involved in AU athletics, became very acquainted with the face above - the face of CAA commissioner Tom Yeaqer. Todd LiebermanAThe Eagle The women basketball team 's (above) trapping defense and run and gun offense gave most opponents more than they could handle,as the Eagles won a school record 11 home games at Bender Arena. Todd Lieberma The United States National Team stopped by Reeves Field to prepare for its Oct. 8 game against Saudi Arabia. The practice must have paid off , as the defeated the Saudi Arabians,4-3, in a game held at RFK stadium. Amanda Hammerman/The Eagle AU school spirit was on an upswing this year,with the reinstatement of Midnight Maddness,Todd Von Deak's pie in the face,promotional giveaways during halftime, and the exciting show put on by the cheerleaders and Clawed (above). At a field hocke (right) does his impression and a favorite amon e, Clawed im Fudd > why he's e kids. Todd Lieberman/ rhe Eag! Senior Darryl Franklin (below) soars to the hoop for an easy two points against James Madison. Franklin won innumerable awards during his career at AU, including the 1995-96 Senior Athlete of the Year Award. Amanda HammermanAThe Eaqle § ,The Eagles show that they lean really get up: Above, the Eagles set a school record for largest margin of victory at 61 on Dec. 9 at Bender Arena ,defeating Division 111 Marymount 123-62. At right,sophomore Nate Smith and freshman Dave Small fly through the air for a 'rebound. Senior Craig Dober (left) and Zach Sears exchange a high five (below). The AU men's tennis team surprised some opponents at the CAA tournament in April. The Eagles,who were seeded eighth,ended the tournament in fifth place. Amanda Hannnerman i he Eagl Senior John Speck (above) was all wrapped up in his work during his final year. With 18 wins and only 10 losses , Speck compiled the second best winning percentage (.642) on the team, second only to NCAA qualifier Bret Ruth. Amanda Hammerman/The Eagle Todd Lieberman/The Eagle Sophomore Scott Pearson and freshman Scott Weber embrace after Pearson's score against national powerhouse Maryland. Amanda Kammerman/The Eagl The AU pep band (left) gets their weekly dose of the Eagle...at least we know somebody reads the paper. Todc LJeberman/The Eagle Todd Lieberman/The Eagle MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER Two teams , one common goal : CAA Champs I Tough team faces tough schedule By TIM SERMAK Eagle Staff Writer Eagle File Photo Freshman midfielder Trevor Ellis and junior midfielde r Bob Schwartz fight for possession of a loose ball in their 2-0 Colonial Athlet ic Association semifina l loss last season. This year the Eagles are looking to avenge that loss and take the CAA title from the Tribe. AU 2, William & Mary 0. That is not a score the Tribe has grown accustomedto seeingover the past ten years. But they had better get used to it, because next fall AU is going to be a good team. A very good team. The Eagles'2-0victory over lastyear's Colonial Athletic Association champions this spring marks the beginning of a new era for the AU men's soccer team. "It's taken a while to get there," AU head coach Bob Jenkins, who is entering his fifth season this fall , "but we're really starting to turn the corner." The Eagles are coming off their best season in recent memory. Last year they finished one game under .500 (1011, 64 CAA) with one of the toughest schedules in their region. They won six conference games, more than they had in Jenkins previous three years combined. "We want to build on the progress of the '95 season,"Jenkins said. "We had a very good spring and we ended it a much better team than we finished last fall." With this in mind , AU has its sights set on a CAA championship. But in order to wear the conference crown the Eaglesaregoingtohavetofinallydefeat both William & Mary and James Madison, who have won the last four CAA Eagles return virtually same squad from last year Despite the many accolades , though, some bitter memories remain. -A 6-2 loss to George Mason in the There is always two ways to look at Quarterfinalsof the first ever women 's everything. With that in mind , the AU soccer CAA Tournament -A2-3-3 record in the closing weeks women 's soccer team is preparing for its 1996 soccer season with high ex- of the season, pectations and questions that remain - A 1-0 loss to UNC-Wilmington on to be answered. Oct. 8. It was the Seahawks first CAA The Eagles' (10-7-4, 3-3-2 Colonial win in the team's history. Athletic Association) had a shopping A young squad last year that conlist of team and individual accomplish- sisted of one senior and five juniors , is ments to be proud of from last season, suddenly a group of seasoned veter- Ten wins tied the school record ans sprinkled with some young blood, for most Division I wins in a season. The Eagles will only loss one player to - Their 5-1-1 start was the best in graduation. school history. However that one player was cap- Collected their first ever win over tain Eileen MacNeil , who contributed conference rival George Mason, (a 1-0 four goals and six assists for a total of overtime win on Sept. 20) . 14 career points. - AU played to a 1-1 tie with James But more importantly, she provided Madison , who was ranked 22nd in the seniorleadership and anchored a solid nationatthetimeandwastheeventualdefensive team. CAAchampions.TheyalsolosttonumIt is a question of perspective on whether the upcoming season should ber 14 William & Mary, 1-0. This fulfilled head coach Colleen be ppproached optimistically or pessiCorwell's goal of "being competitive mistically but there are some cold, against the ranked teams in our con- hard facts that cannot be ignored, Herndon will once again be the foference." - Had two players on the FirstTeam cal point of the offense. After only scorAll-CAA (Junior Lisa Gervase and ing three goals in her freshman year, sophomore Lisa Herndon) and two she exploded for 17 goals and two players on the Second Team All-CAA assists. (Sophomores Carrie Schroeder and Her 36pointswasgoodforfourthin Danielle Pini). the CAA in scoring. - Corwell was named as the CAA Herndon also tallied seven game Coach of the Year. winning goals, including one against By PHIL RIPPA Eagle Staff Writer Speed Merel iteiii Jort Berket - Welcome Dr. McElroy UNC-Ashville. Her goal came in the final second of overtime to give AU a 10 win. She took second place on AU's alltime scoring list (46 points) behind Liz Pike (149points), andherl7goals was also good for second on its single season goals list. Besides being a First Team AllCAA member,she was the CAA Player of the Week for the week of Sept 25 and also named to the All Mid-Atlantic team. Pini and Schroeder will also be counted on again to provide big seasons. Pini was the Eagles second leading scorer with 12 points (five goals, two assists). Pini also provided game-winners on two occasions. Schroeder contributed two goals and two assists and , like Pini, was a big key in setting up the AU offense. But perhaps the biggest spotlight will be on soon-to-be seniors Gervase and Jennifer Hershberger. Both were the only Eagles to start in all 21 games last season and both are the most likely to fill the void created by MacNeil's absence. Gervase set the AU single season recordforgoalsagainst average with a 1.23 average. That was also good enough to lead the CAA for the entire year. She made 134 saves during the season and had seven shutouts. She was named the team 's Most Valuable Player at Saturd ay's All-Sports Banquet Hershberger provided much needed versatility as she was able to play both midfield and defense. She provided the team with six points (one goal, four assists). The Eagles have signed eight players for next year. The incoming crop of freshman will provided a stern test for those players who wish to keep their playing time up. AU must be ready to go from the openinggameas its scheduleis tough from the get-go. They open the season with three road games, including two CAA games. The most important of those games will be the first one on Aug. 31 as the pay a visit to the Tribe of William & Mary. Last year, W&M escaped Reeves Field with its 1-0 win after a goal by Ann Cook in the 63rd minute of the game. The Eagles' first home game will be on Saturday, Sept. 14 when UNCW comes-a-calling. The CAA will be held on the second week in November. The site has yet to be determined. AU is qualified to take the CAAtitle this season. A second or third place finish might also be acceptable. It just depends on how you look at things. tides. Department s All-Sports Banquet. The Eagles have a 2-20-1 combined "Stephen is an important leader on record against both the Tribe and the the field , not necessarily in scoring Dukes since 1986, the year after they goals,"Jenkins, "but without him we are won the CAA championship en route to a much more vulnerable team on dea 19-3-2 recordand a Cinderella-esque fense." journey to the NCAA championship Pearson, a FirstTeam All-CAAselecgame. tion last season, is coming off an incredThat's why the preseason victory ible year in which he scored 17 goals over the Tribe is so important and four assists for a total of 38 points. "I think you can look at all the exHeading into hisjunioryear Pearson cuses - it was preseason or whatever," is already third on the career goals Jenkins said, "but the wins we've gotten scored list with 27, and third on the this spring are wins we wouldn't have career points list with 67. His 17 goals gotten in the past." last season were the most since AilThe Eagles are still a young team, American and NCAA Player of the Year however. They graduated only one se- Michael Bradley scored 24 in AU's minior, backup goalkeeper Greg Lyons, raculous 1985 run at the NCAA champifrom lastyear's squad and returned most onship. of last year's starting squad and 15 let"Scott is coming off what you would ter-winnersoverall, seven of whom were call a career year last year and he will freshman. But the experience these play- continue to getbetterthisyear,"Jenkins ers gained last season and this spring is said. what makes the Eagles such a dangerPearson knowswhat will be expected ous team. of him if this team is to succeed, and he "We're not backingdown anymore," is willing to do what it takes to win. said sophomore forward Scott Pearson. "I'd like to help lead this team to a "We're gaining a lot of confidence in our championship," hesaid. "Butgoing into abilities and it's really starting to show the season I'm going to be a marked on the field." man and I'm going to have to get other Much of AU's success will lie with people involved, who will have to step Pearson and sophomore defender up into scoring roles for our team." Stephen Franzke, two of the leaders on Freshman forward Scott Weber is this young Eagle team. one of those other people who has Franzke, a Second Team All-CAA stepped up his playthis spring, accordselection, was named the team 's Most See MEN'S PREVIEW^ A9 Valuable Player at Sunday's Athletic Todd Lieberman/The Eagle Carrie Schroeder and the rest of the AU women's soccer will again look to defender its home field. Last year, the squad went 7-2-2 at Reeves Field. Student ath letes honored at banquet By PHIL RIPPA Eagle Staff Writer The American University Athletics Department held its annual All-Sports Last Saturday, explosive Texas tion which did not have much of an banquet Saturday night in Bender A&M running back Leeland athletic history. Unfortunately, since Arena. McElroy waited histurn at theNFL I will be a senior, I will not be witness The evening was designed to honor Draft for a team to make him a to much of McElroy's magnificent the student-athletes at the school. Fiffundraising abilities. millionaire. teen Most ValuablePlayerawardswere In his first press conference, Dr. Several teams passed him over, handed out, one for each sport, in the opting instead for the stability of McElroy said point blank what he three hour ceremony. AU also awarded investing their money in offensive must do to get AU sports to the the Outstanding Senior Athlete award linemen and cornerbacks. Finally, "prime level" - raise the basketball to senior men's basketball point guard IheArizonaCardinalsfeltfitto draft program to the next level. and tri-captain Darryl Franklin and seRight now,AU hasone basketball him with the 32nd draft pick, the nior women's basketball forward and second pick of the second round. team on the rise and one with a lot of tri-captain Becky Greenfield. After going from a prospective question marks going into next sea"I am really, really surprised," millionaire to earning six figures, son. Both teams could be on the Greenfield said of winning the award. McElroy will havea chance to show verge of national stardom. It is pos"Mytfour years at AU; have been the his skills, as he will probably be sible — remember what happened best yearsof my life." . starting in the Cardinalbackfield withGeorgeWashingtonUniversity? Franklin thanked amongst others,McElroy will take the handoff this fall. ¦ God, his parents, and his teammates; This fall will also be AU's first from the outgoing AD, Barbara who he described as."his best friends full sports season under the direc- Reimann, and he will find himself here." tion of Dr. Lee A. McElroy, with a fantastic sports program to Franklin, a justice major , has been Leeland's brother. McElroy will watch next fall (Leeland, however, selected for 13awards during his fourtake over as athletic director offi- mighthavetroubletakingthehandoff year career/and,this season alone garfrom Cardinals quarterback Boomer cially on Wednesday. nered seven awards^ After averaging like his brother, several high Esiason, but I wish him luck). In 15.2f points 'per.game, 4.6 assists per profile institutions did not seek to McElroy's first fall season, no less ' and , two steals' per- game" this game, ¦ ¦ " . -/ : . ' : hire him despite his impressive then three squads have the potential .,;/ • • •=:•'• Photo courtesy UPPO season, he was named to the Second credentials. In this case, McElroy to make the NCAA Tournament in All-ColonialAthleticAssociation Dr. Lee McElroy accepts a sweatshirt and hat with .the new AU logo Team honed his skills as AD at 'Sacra- the fall. ' Team. from President Benjamin Ladner. McElroy Is set to start his new job team and the CAAAll-Defensive mento State, where he raised large . The6-footpoihtguardisathree-time . as AU Athletic Director this week. .:,-. ;t % >" amounts of money for an institu¬ . See MCELROY A9 award winner of two other national awards including the GTE Academic All-America District 2 team and also received the CAA's Dean Ehlers Leadership Award. Franklin wrote himself into the AU history books this season garnering Top-10 placements in AU's career assists, steals and three-point field goal lists. Most impressively he broke AU's record forconsecutivegamesstarted at 106.Hefinishedhis career with a streak of 110 games. Greenfield ,an accounting major,led AU to a 16-12record,itsbest since 199293. The Eagles also posted their most conference wins ever with nine and their best home record (11-3). She was named to the All-CAASecond Team after finishing among the CAA's Top-10 in field goal percentage (.459, ninth), rebounds (sevenrpg, third), and scoring (12.4 ppg, ninth). ." She was named the CAA Player of the Weekfor the week of Feb. 25. The evening started with a dinner that allowed athletes, "cheerleaders, members of the pep band, and the schoprsmediatomingleamdngstthemselvesand withthe¦¦ coachesandadministrationlVV * - ^^•v.^--~|-' "AU PresidentBenjaminLadnerand his wife Nancy,were in attendance;as was ' new' athletic*'director"Dr^Lee ¦' •'¦ • ' "¦¦• " " : See BANQUETA9 sf c m e d t CI&V rI ^IN! U The Eagle l& Professo r knows tra gedy and trium ph Liberian newsman fights for press rights nearby country asked him to print a story about the country's leader. Best held the story for three months because he feared that it would put his friend's life in danger. Still, three Kenneth Best probably knows more aboutfreedom of the months later in November, the friend still wanted the story press than anyone else on AU's campus. He probably knows written. more about free speech than most people in the world today. "He said to me, 'Mr. Best, there comes a time in a man's What's more, Kenneth Best knows first-hand what it's like to life when he should be ready to die for his country,'" Best live in a country wherecitizens are viciously deprived of both. recalled. "'If this is my time, then I am ready.'" Now an adjunct professor and Scholar in Residence in At 8:20 a.m. the morning the story ran, Best received a AU's School of Communication, Best, a native of Liberia, has phone call from the Minister of Justice. Later that morning, fought for press rights for many years. His business — The Observer's office was raided by police. "I called my wife into the room, closed the door, and we running independent daily newspapers in strife-torn African nations—was sabotaged repeatedly by government forces. recited Psalm 23," Best said. He was then thrown in jail once He has been threatened, kidnapped, beaten, separated from again, and the newspaper was closed down. 1982 proved to be "smooth sailing" for Best and The his family and friends and even exiled, yet he still maintains the importance of a free press. Observer,but in 1983the paperwasclosed down yet again for Best's native Liberia isAfrica's oldest independentrepub- a month because of a caption the government believed to be lic, founded by freed slaves. The first settlers landed in 1822 "counter-revolutionary." In late June of 1984, The Observer took the government at a harbor later named Monrovia after U.S. President James Monroe, now the nation's capital. The country was declared to court They won the case before one judge, which was appealed by the state. The case was heard, but when judga self-governing republic in 1847. , The country, however, has been in the throws of a brutal ment day came the case was not on the docket. Best said his civil war since December of 1989,when rebel leader Charles lawyer went to speak with the judge, who refused to make a Taylor invaded Liberia to overthrow then-President Samuel judgment on the case. "He was a coward," Best said. "He refused to make a Doe. Since the rebellion began, one in 17 Liberianshave lost their lives, hundreds of thousands have been wounded, more judgment on the case because he was afraid to lose his job." Doe's National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) won than 150,000 people were displaced within the country, and the general election in more than 160,000peoplewere 1985 — which opposition forced to live as refugees in partiesand outside observneighboring African nations. ers maintain was blatantly Doe came to power in April rigged — and he was of 1980, after he led a coup in sworn in for a six-year which former President Willpresidential term in Januiam Tolbert and many of his ary of 1986. In March, the officials were assassinated; president and a new conBest's wife's uncle was among stitution guaranteed "free those killed. speech," but two-and-aThe coup was initially welhalf months after taking comedby the Liberian majoroffice .The Observer was ity, which had been excluded closed down again. -from the country's power and "CThis time) we de.'wealth.Doe's critics, however, cided to reopen the news•iiaidhis regimewas characterpaper on our own," Best :"4zed by repression of Liberia's said. "We took the bar ^outspoken press, student undown ourselves and re„ rest,human rights abuses,cor¦ opened." ruption and continued ecoAll appeared quiet, so « nomic decline. at 5:30 p.m. they locked Best, who graduated from the doors and went home r Cuttington College in Liberia ¦in 1963 with a degree in Literafor the night The next morning, as Best was \ ture , attended Columbia bringing his children to ^University's Graduate School school, someone told him > of Journalism in New York. He The Observer had been ! returned to Liberia in 1968. In burned down. When he ; 1980,the same year as the Doe arrived at the office, the ;;.coup, Best was living in police were there and they "~*^Nairobi,Kenya,workingforthe Amanda Hammerman/The Eagle told them the office had AUAfrican Panelfor Churches ¦\ (AAPC).He said he decided to been on fire. Kenneth Best describes how he tried to bring a to to "We cleaned it up and ^return again Liberia see free press to a war-torn African nation. we wrote formal letters to I how people would reactto havthe Director of Justice, but nothing was ever followed up," ing a daily paper. "Most peoplegave me positive feedback,"Best said. "I felt Best said. In 1988, The Observer ran a story on the front page was that I owed it to my country to start a daily paper.The AAPC asked me to stay six to eight months longer ...They said, about a man who killed his wife and four children and then 'Stay until things calm down,' but I knew that I had a respon- tried unsuccessfully to kill himself, including pictures of the dead bodies. The story under it was about the president sibility to my country." "You would think that this would be a front page story in In 1981, Best opened Liberia's first independent daily newspaper, The Observer. His problems with the govern- any country, but someone called PresidentDoe and told him ment began immediately: Later that year. Best was sum- thathe was on thefrontpage with amurderer,and hebecame moned by government officials, who in front of the press outraged," Best said. The president took new action this time, and instead of threatened to shoot him because of an article printed in The shutting down the newspaper himself, he had the lighting Observer. Then in June of 1981, Best, his wife, a secretary, a female and electric company turn off the power and water.The only reporter, an advertising agent and some other reporters thing left was the phones, putting the newspaper out of were put in jail—thewomen for four days, the men for 10— commission for three weeks. Bestsaidhe almostdid not reopenthepaperatthispoint, becausetheyhad publishedlettersfrom studentsprotesting but an elderly man came to his home one evening. the banishment of a leader. "He said to me, 'Mr. Best, you should go see about Two months later. Best said a friend of his exiled from a By JESSICA ELKIN Eagle Staff Writer - YET ANOTHER COLUMN So long, friend Nanther Solong,rmouttahere!Well,wait this or that spice on your favorite meal one more thing before I say my last in his famous Eaglecolumns, or maybe youleamedtosurviveoffRamen noodles words ever in this fine paper. Most of us here who attend or forweeksbywatchinghiscookingshow work for theAmerican University do on ATV. Maybe he solved a puzzling things that help other people.There computer problem when you called the are, however, a few remarkable people.who through their devoted commitmentand selfless acts of kindness make a difference which quite possibly affects the entire AU community. These people are not usually the leaders of governments or organizations. More often than not, they receive little official credit for their deeds,yet what they did mattered. NantherThangarajah is one of these warm and fuzzy-feeling people. Whenlfirstmethimlwonderedwhat faceless computer Hotline. He may have planet he was from; now, I know it's helpedyou expand your understanding probablysomeStarTrek-relatedone. of internationalissueswhen he proHowever, when I think of the AU duced the International Voice.'Perhaps community,I cannot think of anyone he gave you a massage, convincedyou more qualified to symbolize it than to seeJunglebookor advisedyou to visit the Zoo. No matter what, in someway, Nanther. Perhapshe warned you not to put shape or form, Nanther made your life at AU better. Before I stop embarrassing him here, let me just tell you that he has an intimate relationshipwith food — he loves it There is no other person I would ask about the delicacies of the world, if I couldn't askhim.Hisloveforfood isperhapsonlymatched by his devotion to Apple computers. It is only fitting, as one of his other friends pointed out, that even his favorite computer is named after a food item. Nanther will be leaving AU soon; heading north for (surprise!) the BigApple.Soifyouknew him, don't forget to say g o o d - b y e [email protected]), although he will probably visit often and con¬ tinue to live withinAU'svirtual com¦ ", munity. -There are a few others like Nanther.perhapswithless fuzzyhair, whotruly made a difference atAU,to them: Thank You! I don't have any awards or plaques to give you, but then again,that isn't reallythe point Amanda Hammerman/The Eagle Liberian native Kenneth Best brings a unique perspective to the classroom and the community at AU. your business because no one else has the initiative," lar unrest. In 1994, people began to call for a timetable for Best said. the Gambian government to institute major changes. By the time the civil war started, Doe had launched a Best, as the newspaper's helmsman , was arrested and process of elimination of thepeopleinvolved in thecoup. One taken to an undisclosed location where he spent 36 hours Friday morning, the paper printed a picture of a woman in jail. Although he was released due to political and whose husband had been arrested and killed confronting the international pressure, a week later he exiled back to presidentThe next day, the officehad been burned once Liberia, which was still at war. again. At this time, Duke University invited Best to come and "I said to my staff, 'Despite the tragedy of the fire, we're speak at a forum , ironically, called "Journalistsunder Siege." coming out on Monday,'" Best said. "My boys were very They sent him a ticket to come to the United States, and he did. diligent I didn t want to be in the office Best received a fellowship once in on Sunday night and they had the America, enablinghim to writeabook. dummy ready by 4 p.m. on Sunday." In November of 1994,Bestwas able to John Bishop, U.S. Ambassador to bring his wife and four of his children Liberia, came to visit Best at this point « I felt that I still to the United States.Two of his daughand he said that Best should try to have ters are in Zimbabwe with a family the Monday edition out and Best told had work to do for member right now; he has not seen him confidently that he planned on it my country, but them in ten years. Happily, Best said Doe's term was cut shortwhenTayone is coming to here this June and lor launched his 1989 invasion. The someone said , other will be here after her exams government's army was untrained in 'Save Africa in an- » the in November. anti-guerrillawarfare, and could nothold In November of last year, Best said off the rebels. Popular support for Doe other way -from a The Observer was reopened in Liberia crumbled, whileTaylor's ranks swelled distance.' by a family member, and was subsewith support Hundreds ofthousandsof quently destroyed again. This is the citizens fled to other parts of Liberia Kenneth Best first timesince the civilwar began that and to neighboring countries. SOC professor there is no daily newspaper.The govAs the rebels moved in on the capiernment in Liberia has also turned off tal, Doe offered to form a broad-based all radio stations with the exception of interim government with elections to be held in January of 1991. Taylor told Doe to resign, but he one, which is operated by one of the warring parties, refused and holed up in the heavily-fortified presidential At first BestsaidhewasnotsureheshouldleaveLiberia, mansion with his best troops by his side. but he said he realized that given the prolonged internal In the meantime, Doe's men were going around Liberia instability, he might be able to help his country more from a saying, "No Doe, no Liberia."The Observer was bombed by distance than from within. "I felt that I still had work to do for my country, but the president's men because they felt that it was one of the sources of their problems. In September of 1990, however, someone said, 'Save Africa in another way — from a disDoe's fortress was overtaken; his death was announced on tance,'" he said. SOC professor Laird Anderson, Best's colleague and Sept 10, 1990. Shortly before Doe was killed, Best and his wife and office-mate , said the man's commitment to the ideals of family left Liberia for nearby Gambia. Once there. Best journalism are exemplary and should serve as a lesson to realized that it also had no daily newspaper, so he started one everyone. "The most overworked word in our vocabulary today is there as well. No one in Gambia thought that it was feasible for the paper to survive,but from 1992 to 1994, the newspaper the word 'hero,"Anderson said. "I rarely use it but Kenneth . Best is a genuine hero as a journalist who puts his life on the was very successful. "Illiteratemarket-womenwould buyit and bring it home line. Hehasproducedcountlessactsofjournalisticintegrity thatwe should not forget He is an outstandingindividual and for their children to read to them," Best recalled. Once again, though, the paper started to reflect popu- a superior journalist" Student pedal s for planet By AMY FELDMAN Eagle Contributing Writer Jeff Oliver is biking across borders this summer—state borders that is. On June 13, Oliver, a junior in AU's Washington semester program,will sit on the bike seat that will become an extension of his body for more than two months. Along with 15 other devoted activists and environmentalists, Oliver is embarkingon a consciousnessraising ecocycling adventure from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. He is joining the ranks of Bike-Aid, an Overseas Development Network (ODN)program with a simpleyet practical message—weall can and must do something to make the world a healthierplace. The OD.N is a student-based, non-profit organization dedicated to grassroots, environmentally sustainable development and social justice. Bike-Aid is one tool the ODN uses to raise funding to support programsalreadyin existence. Sean Skelton, founder of Bike-Aid, recognizedthe efficacy of students in raising environmental consciousness, but saw avoid in the programsavailable to achieve this end. . "Ifelttherewasa needfora national eventin the summerto unite students," Skelton said.They,learn about themselves,the communityand how to work as a team: Bike-Aidis.a travelingcom• munity on wheels.". • ' • " . Bike-Aid' smandatethissumm'erwin focus on sustainable agriculture, alternative transportation, responsible con¬ sumption and environmental justice volvedwiththeenvironmentalmovement Five groups go out each summer anc in his or her country. This aspect of the cover practically the entire country and program recognizesthat environmental parts of Canada. The comprehensive degradation isaglobalissueand requires and expansive nature of the program culturesto work together. Oliverhas been chosenasthePartner allowsitsbenefits to be felt nation-wide. Bike-Aid is a multi-faceted program Rider Buddy because of his strong interwithinvaluableadvantagesforitscyclists: est in inter-cultural exchanges. As a the people it comes into contact with buddy, Jeff will take the lead in assisting throughout the trip, their communities, thePartnerRider in adaptingtoAmerica's and the implicated benefits for the global cultureand Bike-Aid's group dynamic A Canadian from McGill University, community. Ridersgain an understanding of current environmental problems Oliver has earned the respect of his and raise consciousness about these is- professors at AU. Dr. Ellen Dorsey, a suesthroughexchangeswith communi- professorin the Peaceand Conflict Resotiesalongtheir routes. Once a week, the lution Seminar, said he is a sincere, ismatic, and commitcyclistsget off their bikesand spend the enthusiastic, char day participating in community service ted individual. "(He) will do moreto spark theimagiactivitiessuch astreeplantingand assisting with urban gardens. nations and hearts (of peoplehemeets) The money earned by the cyclists than one hundred people could do in a priorto the trip,through sponsorship,is different type of setting," Dorseysaid. Oliver is also a member of "Mission distributed to projects like the Environmental Loss Protection in North Caro- Improvable," where he is amicably lina, which addresses environmental known as Bowser. He said he is most degradation in a predominantly Afri- excited about the trip because he can-Amer ican community,the resultof strongly believes in Bike-Aid. "It is a case-in-point," he said. "We discriminatory environmental programs.ThemoneydonatedbyBike-Aid practicewhat we teach." He also said he cannot wait to dishas been instrumental in getting local ordinancespassedto controlregional mounthisbikein D.C.witha "butt that corporate livestock operations whose could ¦ shatter Teflon." , OliverislookingtoraiseSlpermile wasteswere.contaminatingthe entire foratotal of $3,600.Hesaidhecoulduse community's groundwater., ' Lookingat the long-term benefits of and would greatly appreciateany supBike-Aid,itfostersanenvironmentwhich port,whichhe win reimbursewith-augeneratesgiobally-mindedleaders.Eachthenticnewslettersthroughoutthesumroute invites one "Partner Rider" from mer.He alsosaid it'snot too late to sign Africa,' Asia of Latin Americawho is in¬ up for Bike-Aid. BY PHIL SCHNEIDER - CONCUSSION Buchan an lives - he just keeps going and going and... Il is the beginning of May and the party nominations are all but sewed up. Despite manufactured oppo sition , the geriatric Bob Dole will be representing the Grand Old Party in the big dance this November. So from now until the convention , professional poli-geek writers will have to content themselves with wussy weak-willed stuff like running mates and platform fights. The only interesting thing left is the continuing presence to walk out if they nominate Alan of the bombastic blowhard . Pal K eyes , J.C. Watts or Charles Barkley). Buchanan has also threatBuchanan. Despite the fact that every other ened to form a third party. By running against Bush in 1992 serious candidate has bowed out and endorsed Dole , Buchanan continues and giving a speech cribbed from to go around the country spewing Mein Kampf at the Republican Conwaste like a broken sewer pipe. He vention , Buchanan did more for Bill has threatened to lead his followers Clinton then Gennifer Flowers. Now goose-stepping out of the Republi- he seems to be doing everything can convention if Dole nominates possible to destroy the Republicans Colin Powell (he has also threatened again. Why would someone who has worked for Republicans his enti re life do so much to destroy the party? I have a couple of theories. The first is that Pat Buchanan is secretly a Democrat. This would explain his ideas about trade and labor, but he worked for Nixon ,and I'm sure Dick would have found that out. I believe that the havoc Buchanan is causing is a part of a secret plot by Michael Kinsley (for the politically obtuse , Kinsley is Buchanan 's old "Crossfire "co-host and a liberal pundit) in order to undermine the Republicans. I can see it now — Kinsley and Buchanan knocking back a few beers , and Kinsley saying, "You can 't let them nominate Powell , they're disrespecting you. You should walk out. " "Yeah , yeah , you 're right , Mike ," Pat says. "I should walk out. You 're my only friend." "You should form your own party and run ," Mike says. "You could win!" "Yeah , yeah , I could win!" Pat says , getting excited. "Wha t would I do without you , M ike?" So this is to all of Buchanan 's political disciples on campus — Kinsley ispl ayingyou all forfools. Don 't let him get away with it. The more the American public sees of Pat , the more reasonable and sane Billy Clinton seems. Arts &Entertainment Kitsch for the '90s:busty blondes in leather 'Barb Wire' is a cheesy B-type movie ".. ET~^ By SCOTT PACTOR Eagle Staff Writer So unintentionally funny it makes you think, "Barb Wire," the new futuristic sci-fi thriller starring "Babewatch" star Pamela Anderson Lee, qualifies as the strangest release of the year. The story, such as it is, updates the tale of "Casablanca," with Pamela playing the Bogart character. You have to love that Our parents get Bogie, we get Pamela Lee. To whit , an amoralistic mercenary/night club owner with a heart of gold comes into the possession of a valuable item and has to Wren Maloney/Gramercy Pictures Pamela Lee vamps her way through many scenes sans clothing in her new flick. "Bar b Wire. " I choose between self-interest and the .tQMHMHH greater good. The greater good wins, tZj vI/' Spil but everybody except the bad guy winds I'fi ^^^ Rj up happy. The bad guy winds up dead. TOlHf9m[ I'm not sure if the screenwriters had ^ISf gl HI I "Casablanca" in mind when they wrote ' '1tfl!flI2li '% w^ "Hl this, or if in thehurry to produce a movie for Ms. Lee they sort of unwittingly pirated it. Actually, I'll bet the former. The real star of the film , to be blunt, is Anderson 's chest. Herpresence in a futuristic thriller is hugely ironic , seeing as she is about as plastic as they come. Seriously, watching her on the big screen is like looking at one of those big blow-u p love dolls. The resemblance is positively uncanny, and her acting does nothing to erase this impression. Then again, neither does the director or the script. When the camera isn't mercilessly feeling her up, the script is forcing her to change clothes on screen for no reason at all. She does represent the Platonic ideal of the metal-head biker babe, and the domantrix leather fetish outfits sported in this film are the stuff of adolescent male fantasv. I guess the proper term for the movie would be "outrageously campy." As for her flamboyantly artificial cleavage, I can only speculate as to what she implanted under there. My guess is cantaloupes. "Barb Wire" is bizarre in an "only in Hollywood" sort of way, as if some producer said , "OK- it's 'Casablanca' meets 'Blade Runner ' crossed with 'Mad Max ' and '12 Monkeys,' except Humphrey Bogart is a woman and everybody wears leather." Hell , I'd probably buy it if I were an executive. In all likelihood , "Barb Wire" will take its place next to "Showgirls" in the pantheon of campy '90s movies, and Wren Maloney/Gramercy Picture deservedly so. After all, Pamela really does have an amazing not her talent throughout her first feature film , " Barb Wire. " Pamela Anderson Lee struts her chest , , set of knockers. 'S Comin g out of the closet all me sometime,.. Film delivers insights on discrimination in Hollywood 'Denise Calls Up ' is a tasty tangle of torrid telecommunications By COLIN BANE Eagle Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Sony Entertainment 1he dialogue is a hodgepodge of answering machine messages , phone conversations and call-waiting blips, as the group of friends and acquaintances actively avoids any personal contact. The Celluloid Closet" chronicles the history of gays and lesbians in the movies and the discrimina tion they faced , both behind the scenes and on-screen By COLIN BANE Eagle Staff Writer The Celluloid Closet" begins with an 1895 clip of two men dancing together in Thomas Edison 's laboratory, and proceed s to document the history and development of gay and lesbians in film. The presentation of homosexuality on-screen and gay involvement behind the scenes has been an important aspect of film from the start of its creation; "The Celluloid Closet" is a study of changing roles, attitudes , and stereotypes about homosexuals. The film , which opens in D.C. at the Key Theatre this week, is based on film historian Vito Russo's book of the same title. Russo rightly assertsthat the movies play an integral role in reflecting and shaping attitudes about homosexuality, and illustrates this idea through clips from hundreds of films depictinghomo- ' '^3IP"i Th I amination of these clips, as well as through interviews with actors, directors and screenwriters in gay film, including Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine , Gore Vidal and Susan Sarandon. Narrator Lily Tomlin leads "The Celluloid Closet" through an examination of the roles of homosexuals on-screen , the problems and triumphs of defining and breaking stereotypes and the development of public perception of these roles and stereotypes. One of the strongest points in the documentary is in looking at films made under censorship restrictions and the Production Code, which barred sexual perversion," including homosexuality, from America.Thesegmentshows clips of diverse films from "The Maltese Falcon " to "Ben Hur," showing how Hollywood writers, actors and directors had to put homosexual subtexts "between the lines" in their films to avoid censorship and persecution. "The Celluloid Closet" embraces all homosexual visibility in film , but with a critical eye.The documentary ends with recent triumphs, including "Philadelphia," but is mindful of lingering stereotypes. This is a documentary for movie fans as much as for those interested in sex and gender roles, and its attention to detail is almost unwavering. "The Celluloid Closet" highlights and pays tribute to gay and lesbian advances in film — it is both a celebration of this history and a critical perspective on it. Definitely worth seeing. Glorified police brutal ity w ^ Mobsters are beate n by cops in 'Mullholland Falls ' in the audience seemed really happy about). The best performance in this film , though , is by the ubiquitous Chazz Palmentary, who has been in every film this sum"MuIIholland Falls" is stylish,well-directed thrillerwhich mer, (I swear I saw him play the Conseliori caterpillar in came closeto being ruined by a maudlin , out-of-place ending. "James and The Giant Peach") but is at his best in this The film deals with The Hat Squad , a group of Los Angeles film as a cop trying to deal with his violent temper. "MuIIholland Falls" is seriously hampered , however, cops who use questionable means to keep gangsters out of the city.They get involved with the death of a girl (Jennifer by the plot line, which deals with Nolte's marriage to Connely) who had an affair with the group's leader Hoover Melanie Griffith (the worst actress working in films to(Nick Nolte). The film also features good performances in day) .Griffith is getting past the point were she can get by smaller roles by John Malkovich, Treat Williams, Andrew on her rear end , and she sure can't get by on her acting. There are plenty of other 40-something actresses who McCarthy, Chris Penn and Michael Madsen. could have taken this part and not embarrassed themMy favorite part of this filmwas its -^^^^^^ blatant support of police brutality. ra HMNH I selves. Every time Nolte and Griffith were on the screen Nolte and the rest of the squad beat fi#M/|j°l3J5 together, the film disintegrated into a cheap melodrama. suspects, chuck a mobster down a cliff ^mfj aff lZMi (the MuIIholland Falls of the title) and *13fwj fff This was aggravated by the long, absolutely worthless even kill a mobster — and they 're the J lllMH fl ending scene. The film looked great with newcomer Lee heroes. It 's like the film was ¦scripted ''-ff ¦ '¦ ¦l l Tamahori creating a full invoked world, with stunning '"» »*Wl colors and beautiful sets and costumes. "MuIIholland by Stacy Koon. Nick Nolte dishes out Falls" is a good movie that had the potential to be great; some espec ially cool beatin gs. Connely does most of her actin g naked (something men next time — more beatings, less sobbing. By PHIL SCHNEIDER Eagle Staff Writer Communications technolo gy, for better or for worse , is transformin g how humans deal with each other. As phones , be epe rs, answering machines , e-mail and fax machines enter our personal relationships , th o se r elatio n ships te n d to become less and less personal Since the advent of these technologies, v.e have wit nessed the death of the written letter , the art of phone tag and other missed connections. If "Denise Calls Up" is any sign (and it probably is) , we are also losing the ability even to face each other. "Denise Calls MMMMUjailftiMI revolves (/ $&$ *$P Up " around a group of «4/Ky /j singles whose lives B^^ k & consist almost en- ^Siftta ! I H ' ti r el y of missed con- " ^glfij j I nections. Theycon^Jf ' « j duct their businesses and their lives without ever facing real human beings. i nere are very few. scenes in "Denise Calls I p" where more than one person occupies the camera shot — the dialogue is a hodgepodge of answering m achi n e message s, phone conversatio ns andcall-waitingblips .asthegroup of friends and acquaintances actively avoids any personal contact. The main crux of the plot is that some of the friends are trying to set up a blind date for two of thei r pals. The blind date never actually occurs, per se. but they do hook up for somegraphic phone sex. "Denise Calls Up " is cleverly construed and does a fine job of juggling its detached characters , scenes and situations. The whole thing culminates in a frenzied conference-call between all of the characters , a n d a party sce n e i n which at least one of them goes through some transformation in reclaiming his personal life , albeit with a stranger. The film does have some missed connection ^ , of its own . but it stands as a funny and thoughi-pnnoking comment nn the state of things in a worl d of telecommunications 'Friend' featured in funny film By COLIN BANE Eagle Staff Writer "The Pallbearer" is the first effort by 29-year-old director Matt Reeves, and features young stars David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Vartan and Michael Rappaport. The new film is a dark comedy about Tom Thompson (Schwimmer), a man who finds himself in a compromising turn of events after being asked to be a pallbearer for an alleged old high school friend (whom he can't remember). It is also about a group of friends suffering various degrees of post-college syndrome, trying to figure out what to do with their lives and where to take their relationships with each other. Thompson ends up torn between his long-standing crush onjulie DeMarco (Paltrow) and an awkward fling with an older woman — the mother of the deceased. While "The Pallbearer" makes no „_ _*«„ JSSSSSffif claim to represent Generation X or its pitfalls, it is a story about members of t\ !feps(ta£\\ this age group and is told and presented § A JJtfe^A by them. Not coincidentally, the college ft gj i ^^^, press is a key stop as the young en- fji ^m « \ semble sets out for a New York press /jf f' flfct 11\ tour. As Reeves, Schwimmer, Paltrow *"*>-*"tp*"""™""" and Vartan (and also veteran actress Carol Kane, who plays Thompson's mother in the film) make the rounds to discuss the film with the press, they are each led, in turn, to the college press room, where an upstart young director and his youthful cast are fittingly under scrutiny by upstart,young membersof the press and of "The Pallbearer's" critical audience. It'sa bit overwhelming for all involved. It also happens to be a little too early in the morning. As each successive intervieweeentersthe room,they preface theencounterwith something akin to: "I've just been warned that this is the college press." But the college press isn't as abrasive as the warnings may have indicated. In fact, the young journalists andyoungfilm stars end uppretrymuch shooting the breeze, which asyou know, us GenerationXersare wont to do. Indepth interviews are eluded by time constraints and by the nature of the conversation, but "The Pallbearer" ensemble manage to reveal some wisdom about their generation, from their impressions of working in the movie industry as young people, and some revelations about the film itself. DAVID SCHWIMMER ... • on the script of "The Pallbearer": "What really struck me about (the script) was that there Barry Wetcher/Miramax Pictures "The Pallbearer 's " David Schwimmer appeals to a Gen-X audience full of "Friends " fans. didn 't seem to be one extraneous word in the entire thing. It wasjust very tight writing—I couldn 't imagine anything, any image, any scene being cut from the story. • on his charac- i _m____^>____^«m ten "Tom is at a point in his life where he hasn't really been able to find his niche. He's looking for a foothold , he's interviewing, he's an architect struggling to get somewhere. He's living at home with his mother, he doesn't havea girlfriend, he doesn't have a life, and he's trying to get it all together as everybody around him is 'Pallbearer 's' David Schwimmer. taking off." on his character's relationship with an older woman: See PALLBEARER. B4 uick Takes Imperial Teen "Seasick" Slash/London/Polygram ¦ Up until about the beginning of the 1990s, alternative music was a quirky little industry that was thought of as something only college students in America would listen to. Record companies would sign these bands, probably on a kind of "pro bono"basis, not ever really thinking they would turn a huge profit on them. During the '80s, the alternative bands thrived in their little subculture; occasionally one would make it big, but no one band ever made too much noise. Suddenly, the seclusion alternative music once knew came to a crashing halt as these bands were put into the limelight as the voice of a generation. Nirvana was the band responsible for alternative's jump into the big league; they exposed the world to grunge, and then Green Day followed with pop/punk. Nowadays, alternative music is no different than the mainstream. Recently, the record companies have come to the conclusion that they can make a huge amount of money with the alternative bands by bombarding the listening audience with bands like the Toddies, the Gin Blossoms and other such bland and indistinguishable noise. During this time, fans who had been engrossed on the subculture of alternative music headed even further down, depending on the independent labels to supply them with their fix of different and unpopular music. Those looking for this subculture will now be able to pop their heads back up into the world of the mainstream. The major record companies are now distributing bands that are "post alternative." Imperial Teen is one such band fit 's all in the name). ImperialTeenplayspop musicwith amelancholy,strippeddown feel, edgy guitars, quivering vocals and lyrics that are at a different pace than those we havebeen bombarded with for the past five years.There is no commentary on the social decay of America, no primal rage of the battered suburban soul in Imperial Teen's music. They tell stories about individuals, sing about negative introspection and display drug references galore: "I pulled the trigger/ ignored the strain/ tying knot tightens the stain." Most of the group's songs move at a relatively slow pace, staying away from the outright screaming and thrashing choruses. The lead vocals are done by a man, while the harmonies are done by afemalesinger. The music played on this album is seminally complicated but simple enough to be able to hum along to. By BEN DINOLT "Local" Universa l Records In terms of writinga unique or interesting review of HoHum's album, the band's name is self-explanatory. These guys lack any unusually bad traits to harp on, but they also lack any specific shining points of interest Various Artists This CD is the embodiment of the exploitation of Gen-X :ulture. And I love it! Please, kill me. Behind every avant-garde rocker lies a kitsch-loving doofiis teen who never left suburbia. If you actually choose on a regular'basis, to listen to the harsh and grating sounds of the underground, a finely-tuned sense of self-ridicule is necessary. Dissing on lame bands is for the proles — the subculture equivalent of high school students trying to Cast and crew reveal personal experiences continued from B4 "I think of The Graduate,' which a lot of people have been comparing '(The) Pallbearer' to and understandably so. Any time you think about a relationship between an older woman and younger man,you can't help but go back to the archetype, which for film was The Graduate.'" • on stepping back momentarily from his role as Ross on the hit television series, "Friends": "I've been very afraid of typecasting ever since a year ago when I sensed that the show was becoming too much . I knew going into it that there was a danger of being perceived as just one character for my whole career, because I'd had the pleasure of working with Henry Winkler on "Monty,"a television series that didn't do well. I think predominantly because people can not remove the image of 'the Fonz' from seeing Henry Winkler, to the point that somewhere along the way that character fused it's way into him. "I'm trying to fight that as much as possible, personally, by doing theater, by directing, by playing other characters that will constantly stretch me or challengemeorbringoutdifferentparts of my personality. "The strangest thing for me is being widely know as a funny, vulnerable kind of whiner, because I'd never played a character like that before. Right before I was cast as Ross for "Friends," I was playingPonchas Pilatein a very serious adaptation of a Russian novel! "Friends is definitely a communal, collaborative kind of effort. It's as close as you can get on television to ensemble theater." G WYNETH PALTROW ... • on college vs. acting: Pallbearer 's" Gwyneth Paltrow define their individualistic nature by purchasing a pair of Doc Martens from the local mall. To transcend, you need a fine appreciation for kitsch. Hi. Welcome to.the world of "School House Rock! Rocks."This compilation is not limited to already has-been comp fave 's like STP and Bush. Oh no. We've got some Ween, some Pavement, the Deluxx Folk Implosion, Moby, Man or AstroMan? and Daniel Johnston. I like all of these groups. A lot In my heart I know that I am required,as a discriminating music critic, to rail against this disc. Ayear ago I would have. Now... I'm just so tired. So there. I turn in my hip badge and hereby officially join the ranks of the post-hip. "School House Rock! Rocks"is the complement of Nirvana's "Nevermind." The first disc inspired an explosion of new and original music. This disc is the proverbial nail in the coffin. Oh yeah, stick a fork in alternative music. It's way, way done. The outstanding track is Pavement's rendition of "No More Kings." Pavement is, of course,perfectly suited to this sort of endeavor. In Pavement's hands, the childhood ditty about ditching England for Independence is imbued with deep spiritual meaning. Man, I can't believe I just wrote that Deluxx Folk Implosion also scores a bullseye with "I'm Just a Bill," which, in their hands, sounds like an out-take from the "Kids" soundtrack. Other tracks worth mentioning include "Verb: That's What's Happening" by Moby and "Interplanet Janet" by Man or Astro-Man? The biggest misses are slapped together in the middle. Ween, the Lemonheads and Chavez are out of their depth. It's understandable for the likes of Chavez and Evan Dando, By THOMAS LYNCH less so in the case of Ween. Next stop ... the grunge revival. "School House Rock! Rocks" Lava/Atlantic Ho-Hum PALLBE ARER Themusic sounds like an amalgam of countless popular acts in the mainstream now, but not like any one in particular. Maybe a comparable band would be American Standard, another bunch of musicians who recently reached moderate success somehow by sounding like everybody and nobody at the same time. Ho-Hum's four members look like computer programmers or gas station attendants — just your generic, neighborly type of human beings that you might have over on Sunday afternoon for a beer or two. Basically, the music sounds like the band looks. The album manages to be rather diverse in its sound. HoHum offersa mix of tempos,tones and sounds.Whatever the type of song, Ho-Hum's music is driven by a lot of genuine energy and excitement for what they are doing. In addition to the traditional four-piece rock band, a smattering of other instruments are heard throughout the album, including pianos, organs, harmonicas, mandolins and a horn section. Lenny Bryan's vocals aren't stunning, but he has a decent range for rock n'roll and he uses his voice well. Each of the other band members contribute backing vocals for support and occasional harmonization. Ho-Hum might achieve some popularity, possibly riding on the success of a song like "Don't Go Out With Your Friends Tonite."The upbeat tune is very catchy in the way thatmany pop-rock songs of the '80swere. Ho-Hum just isn't as cheesy (even if their name is). This band isn't one that screams to be listened to, but it's one ofthose groups that grows on you more each time you listen to them. a bass pick-up in his guitar, hooked up to both a bass and guitar amplifier. The result is a very hard yet rhythmic sound, with bass and guitar tunes playing in unison. Along with drummer Daniels, LOCALH has emerged as a pioneer among Chicago's growing indie music scene. LOCAL H writes 41of their own lyrics, leading to a very truthful set of songs. The most notable is "High-Fivin MF," which is the first song where we can hear evidence of Lucas' bass pick, containing a somewhat industrial sound combined with a large amount of loud lead vocals.The song "No Problem" is a take-off on the Smashing Pumpkins' background music to the hit "1979," changing it a bit with more mellow sounding electro-acoustic guitar tunes, and then a heavy jam session at the end. Saving the best for last, "Manifest Destiny PL 2" concludes the album as the strongest and most pressing tune. Also check out "Bound For the Floor" and "Fritz's Corner,"which both have a very sophisticated beat and rhythm. LOCAL H has a very distinct sound about them, pressing many fast-paced bass and guitar melodies with heavy drumming. The effect is a loud version of today's alternative bands. "As Good As Dead" is a very full album, with all 13 tracks worth a listen. By JARED SHAPIRO By SCOTT PACTOR LOCAL H "As Good as Dead" Islan d Records The Chicago-based band LOCAL H has finally made it, signing with Island Records affiliate Polygram Records. On their 13-track album entitled "As Good As Dead," LOCAL H band members Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels have managed to produce a loud , fierce sound. Vocalist/guitarist Lucas has Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our finest students at the "fl eite#s donoocati en Barry Wetcher/Miramax Pictures David Schwimmer and Barbara Hershey star in "The Pallbearer. " "I was at UC-Santa Barbara , and ¦wasn't going to class much, as you can imagine. I kept leaving to drive down to L.A. for auditions and stuff, and my father said 'this is just silly, either go to college and go, or don't go and pursue acting if that's what you want to do, but you have to make a decision.' So summer came, and I did a play, "Picnic," with my mother at Williamstown. My father cameand saw the dress rehearsal, and after that he said, 'I don't think you should go back to school.' That was a very validating moment for me." • on her character in "The Pallbearer": "She has her own set of problems and dilemmas, and I like the fact that she is not allowing herself to be shepherded into the roles that people have expected of her, whether if s her parents or ex-boyfriend. She says, 'I don't care if anybody understands or not I'mleaving.I'vegotto go figure this out"1 • on the influence of her mother, actress Blythe Danner "When you're starting acting and youhavea veryfamousmother,who is a very well-respectedactress,I definitely think it helps initially,because it gets you in the door; people want to see the progeny, see what you can do. But after that it becomes harder, because once you've proven thatyou can do it, people constantly scrutinize you, and they wonder if you're working because of nepotism. Now it's working the other way for me — my mom's working and she's being billed as the mother of Gwyneth Paltrowr • on success: "I really find it comforting that people take my work very seriously and take me very seriously in terms of what I do. I think it's really nice, and it shows me that I've made the right decisions, that I can trust my instincts. It's very validating to become successful and to work and to have people appreciate what you do, especially because I'm a young girl. I'm only 23, and I have my whole life to do whatever I want,so it's nice that I've already had some success." • on currentloveinterest, Brad Pitt "I love my boyfriend and he'sa very wonderful man, a very good actor, and I go out with him,you know.What can I do?" • on the eulogy scenein "The PaUbearer": , "The hardest thing was the eulogy scene, when MichaelRappaportwas laughing. He would maskthesechuckles with sob noises, and I'm supposed to thinkit's not funny at all. I waskilling myself not to laugh, and it felt really inappropriate to begin with because there we were, in an actual funeral. Saturday, May 1996 at 2:00 pm in th e Metrop olitan Memorial United Methodist Church. All students , faculty, staff , alumni , and parents are encouraged to attend. Award Recip ients are as f ollows President 's Award - To be announced at this ceremony Outstanding Scholarship at the Undergradua te Level - Jennifer Sherker (CAS) OutstandingScholarship at the Undergraduate Level - James McGrath Morris (CAS) Outstanding Scholarship at the Graduate Level - Denise S. Wolf(WCL) Outstanding Scholarship at the Graduate Level - Linda Kaljee (CAS), .- . Outstanding Service to the University Community - ToddBeaupre (CAS) Outstanding Service to the University Community - Farra Trompeter (CAS) •. Stafford H. Cassell Award - Ethan Rosezsyveig(SPA) \ •' _ Fletcher Scholar Award - Kelly Cooley(SOQ Charles C. 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SUMMER HOUSING AVA ILABLE! ! Georgetown University's Endowment Properties has several townhomes available for Summer rentals. All townhomes are within two blocks of the main campus entrance. Monthly rent includes all utilities. Contact John or Laura at (202) 338-6400 for more information. APT. FOR RENT: Available June 1. Mt. Pleasant. Northbrook condo. Premier bldg. Lrge 1 bdrm with balcony, new kitchen. $6g0/month plus utilities. Pets OK. (202) 232-1823. $1750 weekly possible mailing our circulars. For info call (202) 393-7723 CAMP COUNSELORS- Boys (ages 1016) overnight summer baseball camp on localareacampus- Baseball knowledge welcome but not necessary- Benefits include salary, tips, meals, room, uniform, and a lot of fun. FIELD EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL- Responsible positions dealing with field preparation and maintenance,equipment handling, storage,inventory, etc. - Good payPrivate room- All meals- No off field duties required. 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Live' via live video teleconbeen a member of the • ference. American UniverChurch for one year .or , sity students join the talk more are elligible for a show every Friday from'3-4 student loan. Applications are due June 1. Please call p.m. for a live discussion " ; ' Marc Infeld at x3321 for about current events in the , SOC 3rd floor Taishoff • ., more info. Reading Room: For further information or to volunteer, TEST PREPARATION contact Maureen Jefferys in " CLASSES AU's Media Relations Office at x5935. Test preparation classes are available for the GMAT, THROUGH THE LSAT,TOEFL and others at WORLD'S EYES the USDA Graduate School. They are economiThrough the World's Eyes ': cal, most cost less than is a community service $280 for four weeks of project designed to eninstruction. Classes meet hance cross-cultural underon Saturdays too,so they standing. University volunfit around work or other class schedules. Call (202) teers work in D.C. public 720-5885 for more informa- and private schools at all levels. Volunteers plan tion. activities and facilitate cross-cultural exchanges. . NEED SOME EXTRA Call Amy Blumenthal at CASH? x2474 for more information. Student Poetry Reading 8 p.m. Bentley Lounge ¦Hn^nft Q^HHi University Christian Fellowship Mostly Graduate Bibl e Study 8:15 p.m. Hughes Hall Conference Room Latter Day Saints Student Association Institute Class 6:30 p.m. 151 Sports Center Annex United Methodist Covenant Discipleship I 8:30 p.m. Hughes Hall Conference Room Vegetarian Banquet 5 p.m. McDowell Commencement Ushers LESBIAN AND GAY are needed. You can get AWARENESS paid $25 for helping out on May 19 at the Law School PROGRAMS ._ Commencement. Contact , Nichelle Henry at (202)274- The Sexual.Minority Re4030 to sign up. source Center would like to remind all faculty and staff SPEND THE that members of A.U's gay, lesbian and bisexual comSUMMER IN ISRAEL munity are available to Want to travel to Israel this conduct LGAPs in classsummer for almost nothing. rooms,dorms,clubs and Volunteer and get you flight administrative offices. paid for. Taking applica- , These diversity workshops ¦ can be tailored to address . tions now. Contact Adam Eidinger at (202) 337-4033 the particular issues or topics of concern important for more information. to your class or organization. Call the SMRC at CHARLOTTE x3347 for more information.", 'designates American Calendar events also listed in FYI. NEWCOMBE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP A need based scholarship competition for secondcareer women who are 25 or older and have completed half the credits required for a degree. Applications are available at the Office of Financial Aid. Deadline is May 1, 1996. CPLS GROUP Students with concerns about food,body image, self esteem,can attend a group offered by CPLS on Wednesday at 3 p.m. For A more information call • " ; Adrian Kraft at X3360. . ¦"¦' GRADUATION ¦¦' ' MASS .^ . ' • ' -• On May 1.1,the Catholic'. FI LM AND VIDEO Community will be having a; INSTITUTE special Graduation Mass in :r honor of our- graduating " .;<:J' seniors.' The mass will,be .;-:¦ The 15th annual Rim and held at 5 p.m. in.Kay>V~y? - ; : Video Institute,offered by Chapel. A "reception will be ' " the School of Communication,is announced to begin. - held following the mass on May 13 and run through . August 17,1996. For more ¦ RbCKY HORROR information,contact Randall " PICTURE SHOW Blair at (202)885-2044. ' . ;. Join Students for Healthy Decisions April 29 for anRECYCLE other exciting showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show Calling all professors who , - in Ward Iatl 159 pm. For encourage their students to.' nnqre'infontiation call x6429 reduce the wasteful con- v';• '". sumption of paper through ' - "_ ' "BEST?OF THE . ' FEST" doubte-siding assignments,¦ ¦ " ' the use of recycled paper ,'-^iv . , , ~ . ." ^.\1C« ^ or the reuse,of paper..If you f American Visions,^ ask your students to partici-^iThe/199| (wiidiajFestfyal presents the i ' pate in these or other more \ „,J ''environmentally'souncj ';5S>^ ?Best££the Fest"-A < » [sh practfces;'or areihterestecl '£;. "6wcase£6f the year's ' in the idea,please cqntact^ iBedf-work from students in? , iflie^chopfbf Commumca- , -Heathei ;atx3333 i1:^^'Sf;^ ;tfoh?lEvk !uatedby outside t ' '.. r. /• ' '!¦"¦ j HY'^ X '</'>"*<C>' «»> ?-->'* IT'S TIME TO ^M^lMI00"?^111011 ^ ->\ 'includes5 entries in photog-«s§ raphy?scnpt wnting, film,iyit «a3diVideqMlt,,wilt,be,held'^W (.S^QQp ^i^k-Sila^J a^^^ayMn^h^Mark^ . a. hoping h^and?.Tutoririg^lt;WechsIer/rheatreMhird ^ervicW^caffipti^wiafelloojfMGGrbeginriing at ti&Mnp &%r^lgfet7 ' afo^almostShy^cours^^^S sofferediat%UiG«mS^^» BBWMM I ¦tattttF T ¦ ¦ ^ ¦ . • ¦ - - Dave Forman Founder of Earth First 7 p.m. Ward 1 The Deadline for American Calendar, F.Y.I,and the Outside World is Wednesday at 5 p.m. Please include the time,date, location and description of the event to be listed. Please keep submissions brief. The name and phone number of a contact person,not for publication , is also required. Bring entries to the Eagle office located in 227 Mary Graydon Center. University Christian Fellowship Mostly Undergraduate Students Bible Study 8:10 p.m. Anderson Hall Conference Room Latter Day Saints Student Association Institute Class 10 a.m. in front of Kay Chapel Catholic Mass 11:30 a.m. Thomas More Chapel Kay Spiritual Life Center Latter-Day Saints Students Association Institute Class 5:30 p.m. Ward 6 AU Gospel Choir 8:15 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Kreeger Room 6 Chapel Lounge AU Table Tennis Society 10 p.m. Anderson Hall Game Room ""Bes t of the Fest" 7 p.m. Mark Wechsler Theatre Shabbat Dinner 7 p.m. Kay Chapel Lounge Latter-Day Saints Students Association Institute Class 9 a.m. Ward 6 Buddhist Meditation 4:30 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center Rooms A and B Baptist Bible Study 6-7 p.m. Kay Lounge SUB Cinema— 12 Monkeys 7:30 p.m. Ward 1 Community Service Network Meeting 8:15 p.m. Kay Lounge Lutheran Mass 9 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center Chapel SUB Cinema— 12 Monkeys 10 p.m. Ward 1 Catholic Communion Service 11:30 a.m. Thomas More Chapel Kay Spiritual Life Center Moslem Prayers 1 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center Lounge Shabbat Services 6 p.m. Kay r?nr M ^M ^^^ — ¦:i=fqH k t ^i.T3W» Discover the Chinese expression of beauty and nature in this exhibit of traditional Chinese floral design. Then see how it 's done—an expert floral designer will show you how to create a Chinese flower arrangement. The exhibit will be in the Exhibit Pavilion at the United States National Arboretum on May 18 and 19. Call (202) 245-2726 for more information. Local families interested in hosting an au pair exchange partici pant from a European country, Australia or New Zealand are being sought by the non-profit EurAupair Intercultural Child Care Program. For more information on hosting an au pair call Megan Meagle at (703) 968-2691 or toll-free, 1 (800) 618-2002. Sclerosis Society is interested in recruiting volunteers for help on a weekly basis and assistance with upcoming events. Call the MS Society at (202) 296-5363. Experience the miraculous texture, vibrant color, and brilliant images of the plant kingdom in this photograp hic exhibition. Plant photographer Jessie M. Harris will feature a wide variety of her work on May 1 through May 31. For information call (202) 245-2726. General poetry is being accepted for a 1996 fall book project entitled, "Words from the Heart" Poets are invited to send one or two original poems of 24 lines or less on any subject. Poems must be postmarked no later than June 1. Submissions will not be retrmed.Mail poetry to: EPS Publishing Company, 17400 South Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503. United Methodist Covenant Discipleship III 8:30 p.m. Kay Chapel Lounge No Events Listed Students for Healthy Decisions 7 p.m. McDowell Formal Lounge Protestant/Christian Work shop 7 p.m. Kay Chapel Eco Sense 7 p.m. Ward 221B HHE S^SSZSHi Catholic Mass 5 p.m. Thomas More Chapel Kay Spiritual Life Center | The Eagle ^^^ ii«— ^m Items needed include: 25 folding chairs, wall clocks, timers, paper towel, dishes, cups, dish washing soap, dish rack , cleaning supplies, sponges, mop, broom, bucket, and rubber gloves. New items please. For more information, contact Maria Carraquillo at (301)422-5021. Enjoy the beauty of the gardens and leatn about the plants in them. Explore the history of the Arboretum. A volunteer guide will take you on walking tour of a portion of the National Arboretum. Meet infront of the Arbor House Gift Shop on May 5 and May 19 at 1:30 p.m. Call (202) 245-2726 for more information. The George Washington University provides affordable counseling to the community on issues related to self esteem, relationships, grief, sexuality, recovery, disability and careers. The cost is $27 per session. For more information or appointments, call the Counseling Laboratory at (202) 994-8645. Wheeling WV 26003-9619. The Georgetown Symp hony Orchestra will present a Jubileo Concert on May 5 at 5 p.m., at Gaston Hal l, located at 37th and O Sts., NW, on the campus of GW University. Tickets will be available at the door. Cost is $12 for general admission and $6 for students. Pleasant Dream Productions presents Genet 's classic Theater-of-the-Absurd bitchfest , loosely based on a shocking murder in the Paris of the 1930s. It will be performed at the District of Columbia ARTS Center, 2438 18th St., NW, on through May 4. Call (202) 462-7833 for performance times and tickets Come and hear the advice of Dr. Penelope Leach , leading child care and Volunteers needed for development expert, at her Susan Kidd and Bob Ryan participation in the MS 150K only appearance in the Baltiof NBC 4 are urging local Bike Tour on May 18. Call more/Washington area May the National Multiple Sclero- residents to participate in the 8th 11, at 1 p.m., at the McManus sis Society at (202) 296-5363 Annual FLOC (For Love Of Theatre at Calvert Hall Children) Walk , May 18. The for more information. The American Lung AssoCollege, 8102 LaSalle Road, 10K event begins at the Sylvan ciation of the District of Colum- in Towson. Her lecture is Theatre near the Washington 17th Annual Cap itol entitled "Parenting for bia (ALADC) in cooperation HU1 Classic will be held Monument with registration at Today 's Families." It will with the National Capital 11:30 a.m. The walk will begin Sunday, May 5. The races include how the nature of promptly at 12 p.m. There will be (YMCA) will co-sponsor a begin and end at Peabody families has impacted the Freedom From Smoking, School and starts at 8:30 a.m. plenty of food, fun and excepSmoking 'Cessation Clinic at the unchanging needs of children. Call (202) 546-5858 for more tional prizes for all ages. For information on ticket National Capital YMCA, 1711 information. prices call (410) 752-7588. Discover the diversity of Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., on Support Groups are rhododendrons. See the best of May 6, 13, 20, 22 and June 3, 10, There will be bonsai these popular blooming ever24, 1996 from 6:45 p.m. - 8:15 available at the DC Rape demonstrations at the United p.m. There are 7 sessions held Crisis Center. For more green shrubs on May 11 from 1 States National Arboretum information call (202)232p.m. to 5 p.m. and May 12 from over a 6 week period.^The Yoshimura Center on May 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (202) 245- registration for the clinic is $50 0789. 2726 for more information. for YMCA members and $60 for 12, 18, and 26 at 1:30 p.m. Volunteers Needed : non-members for all seven each day. Call (202) 245-2726 Would you like to help people The second "Children 's sessions. Pre-registration refor more information. in crisis? Do you want to help Voice for Peace" concert series quired.All interested persons Lynn Batdorf, Curator of prevent child abuse? If so,' the featuring the world-renowned should contact (202) 682-5864 Perennial Collections, will DC Hotline needs your help. Copenhagen Boys' Choir will take for further information. take interested persons ona The Hotline is looking for place on May 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the volunteers to provide confiWashingtonHebrewCongrega-. - Miss Teen All American is guided tour of the extensive dential crisis counseling and to tion, located at 3925 Macomb St, seeking DC representatives for its herbaceous peony collection. give information and referrals N.W.The concert benefits two 18th Annual Pageant To qualify Learn about the best peony over the phone. You'll, learn local youth programs. For more a women must be 13-19 years,old varieties for the Washington how to improve your , commu- information,please call the Fund as of August 1, never married and area and how to care for them. nication skills and how to help for the Futureof Children at (202) a U.S. citizen. To apply send a The tour will start at the : " people find the resources to 364-2606. . . . ., recent photo along with your ; > • boxwood parking area of die deal with their problems.' If . name , 'address , telephone number United States National . you want to Help, call the DC The Family Emergency . ,. and Date of Birth by Fax or Mail : Arboretum at 10 a.m. on May Hotline at (202) 223,-0020. , Shelter (FES) is seekingitems to Ifept C- National Headquar- " 21. Call (202) 245-2726 for , Training starts April 30. for their community rooms. : ters, 603 Schrader Avenue, more information/ „ - • ¦-¦'. <'
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