Professor studies homeless campers' lives. See Scene page 11 Fall sports make the switch to NCAA division two. See Sports page 17. CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Thursday, May 13. 1999/ Vol. 72 No 23 http://www.cwu.edu/~observer And the winner isn't... Election fraud suspected by Alan Grimes Copy Editor Nick French, who lost by only three votes to Mike Grigg for the Executive Vice President position, asked and received a recount of votes. Due to the narrow margin, ballots for the Associate Students of Central Washington University Board of Directors (ASCWU BOD) election were immediately recounted last Thursday. While the recount resulted in similar figures, the possibility of multiple or fraudulent voting was not examined. On Monday^ French asked the Election Commission to check the student identification numbers of registered voters. "Far too many students have approached me with their concerns that there was multiple voting fraud happening," French said in his letter to the Election Commission. In an independent investigation of voting procedures, an Observer See FRAUD Page 3 Results are in by Matt Parretta Staff Reporter The Associated Students of Central Washington University Board of Director has been elected. See BOD, Page 2 Central spreads disability awareness by Krissie Hughes Staff reporter Disability Awareness Week began Monday, May 10, and will continue through Friday, May 14, in hopes of educating students, faculty, and administration, as well as the Ellensburg community. Although Disability Awareness Week is nationally observed during the fall, this will be the third year this event has been celebrated at Central. Disability Awareness Week began when Director of Disability Support Services (DSS) Robert Harden was asked to do more outreach program­ ming for his department, showing students this service existed to fulfill their needs and concerns. "We are trying to increase the vis­ ibility of our office, who we are and what we do. We also want people to be aware of different disabilities and to educate people of these different disabilities," Harden said. A majority of this week's work­ shops and speeches are being held in the SUB, with the exception of See DISABILITY Page 3 1»1 m mp. . ',y. • %v'' * ' w. .. . iM ......... y • - Angela Barbre/Observer John Janke, a graduate student in education, travels to class in a wheelchair due to cere­ bral palsy. Janke has not let his disability keep him from participating in many activities. He received the Central Alumni Association Special Achievement award for his diligence. Exposer eludes authorities Saturday by Observer staff On Saturday at 2:10 a.m. a woman on the second floor of Muzzall Hall heard a light tap on her window. When the woman looked outside she saw a masked man mas­ turbating. The man had climbed up on an overhang and was standing on a bench that he had brought with him. When the resident saw the man she got out of bed to call the police, at which point the man jumped down from the overhang and fled. Both Ellensburg and campus police responded to the report, arriv­ ing within 1Q minutes of the woman's call. Ellensburg police tem­ porarily closed Eighth Avenue from Sprague Street to Walnut Street in an attempt to contain the man. Aldo, the Ellensburg police dog, was called in. The dog lead the police north from Muzzall and across Eighth Avenue. The suspect's scent was tracked by the dog to the east side of the SUB. There the dog lost the trail Campus Police Chief Steve See CHASE, Page 3 Police are circu­ lating picture of this green Magna bicycle, believed to be owned by the masked man police are pursu­ ing. Anyone with information about the owner should contact the police. Photo courtesy of Campus Police
May 13, 1999 — News — Observer Campus Cops May 4,12:30 a.m. Police responded to a harassment complaint at Barto. An intoxicat­ ed man was attempting to con­ front a resident. Police contacted the intoxicated man and he left. No citation was issued. May 4,9 p.m. Two people were walking to there car in the E-6 lot when they noticed three juveniles standing next to it. One of the juveniles was urinating on the vehicle while another was scratching the paint. When the owners confront­ ed the juveniles, the juveniles assaulted them. May 5,7:15 p.m. Somebody punched a hole through a plaster wall at Hitchcock Hall. May 6,6:38 a.m. Someone reported a garbage container outside of Farrell Hall had been knocked over. May 6,8:30 p.m. Police contacted two juveniles who were making prank calls from the Brooklane laundry matt. No citations were issued. May 6,9:10 p.m. A student reported that $80 had been stolen from their room. Police are investigating. May 6,4:40 p.m. A student reported that a back­ pack had been stolen from the uni­ versity bookstore. The student left it on the bag shelf and it was gone when they came back. Estimated loss is $495. May 7,10 a.m. Police responded to a com­ plaint that a Honda Civic in the E- 0 parking lot had been kicked in. The damage is believed to have occurred between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. May 7,4:10 p.m. Police responded to a report of Malicious Mischief in the H-16 parking lot. A camper window had been broken. May 8,2:19 a.m. . Police received a call fro'm a female resident living in Muzzall Hall that a man had been seen masturbating outside her second story window. (See story Page 1) May 9,2:50 p.m. Police received a report that a bike had been stolen from the library bike rack. The bike was unlocked. May 9, 6:05 p.m. Police received a report of malicious mischief in McConnell Hall. The first floor bathroom mir­ ror had been broken. May 9,9:45 p.m. Police responded to a fight between two people. The man who initiated the fight was issued a citation of fourth degree assault. BOD: Results prove Continued from Page 1 Kristy Gillespie gained enough votes to defeat her opponent Charlie Tu for the position of BOD President. Gillespie obtained 687 votes to Tii's 539. "You prepare so long, and work so hard, finally knowing you are •president is exciting," Gillespie said. Gillespie is looking forward to the many tasks she will be assigned. Two of the main issues she plans to assess are the prospected Y2K prob­ lem and the process of finding Central a hew president. The best experience of being BOD president is going to be "watching the student body change with all new leadership," Gillespie said. "Watching seven board mem­ bers grow, going through good times and bad times." Mike Grigg, current Executive Vice President of the BOD, retained his title for next year after defeating his opponent Nick French. The final outcome was determined by a margin of three votes, Grigg with 635 and French with 632. French has request­ ed a re-evaluation of the votes. "I am real happy, both Nick and I have a lot of good qualities, and it showed in the results," Grigg said. One of the main issues Grigg is already looking into is setting up resource allocation committees, and eliminating extra costs for students, primarily for the proposed Super SUB. Mindy Widmyer won the position of Vice President for Academic Organizations. Widmyer defeated Dave Ballard 709 to 558. Widmyer wants to get more stu­ dents involved with clubs and orga­ nizations on campus. She plans to HH mmm Joe Gurriere/Observer Kristy Gillespie celebrates her close, victory over Charlie Tu. speak to general education classes and residence halls about the impor­ tance of student involvement. "Clubs are an asset to this univer­ sity," Widmyer said. Josh Kilen won the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kilen, who had no opponent, received a total of 1,044 votes. Kilen would like to rehaul the advising system and general educa­ tion requirements during his term. He also wants to see change in tenure professor review by including stu­ dents in the process. "Either get busy or get busy dying," Kilen said. Tiffany Barr, defeating James Jorgenson by a margin of 187 votes, won the position of Vice President for Equity and Community Service. Barr took the position with 692 votes while Jorgenson received 505. During her term, Barr envisions working with the Equity and Services Council for community fimdraising. "I am exciting to be in a position where I can help people," Barr said. Bill Salcedo, with 722 votes, defeated Pete Cummings with 509 votes. The two candidates were run­ ning for Vice President for Student Life, and Facilities. Salcedo wants to start student recruitment teams in the Yakima and Wenatchee areas to encourage high school students to enroll at Central. "There are 15 people that ran for positions. It's a shame we can't all win, and those are the leaders of tomorrow," Salcedo said. "Hats off to all who ran." Sarah Schacht defeated Bryce Wynn for Vice President for Political Affairsby a margin of 85 votes. Schacht plans on promoting Washington Student Lobby next year through radio spots, comedy nights and movie nights. "Hopefully this will keep Central students more informed and involved," Schact said. Joel DiBacco contributed to this story. Cle Elum BIKE & HIKE Full Service Bicycle Shop, Rentals & Sales c A HE r Michael Kidder 19 years of experience Graduate of United Bicycle Institute 11 Time TOP 3 Finisher Expert Class Downhill Racer 407 East First Cle Elum, WA 98922 509.674.4567 www.cleelum-bikenhike.com R ACING TUNE-UPS!!! Why pay $30-$65 when Cle Elum Bike & Hike will give you bike a FULL Service TUNE-UP for ONLY: $20* *$17.50 with any student ID* Rooming accommodations for up to 4 people. Full kitchen, Ja­ cuzzi, Satellite TV. 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Observer — News — May 13/ 1999 $ * FRAUD: Elections process has its drawbacks Continued from Page 1 reporter successfully voted more than once during Thursday's election to test the election process. Each election booth required a voter to sign, in pencil, his or her name and give a student identifica­ tion number. A separate and anony­ mous ballot was then distributed, filled out, and inserted into an adja­ cent box. The voter's hand was stamped to complete the exercise. By erasing the hand stamps and voting at different locations, the reporter was able to fill out three sep­ arate ballots. Two of the votes were registered under one name and social security number. The third vote was cast using a false name and phony social security number. "I felt it was essential to evaluate the election process," Observer Editor-in-Chief Tom Stanton said. "To ensure a democratic election, the procedures used are of the utmost importance." The results of the election were declared last Thursday night. As of yesterday, the flaw in the system still had not been discovered. John Drinkwater, Campus Life director and Election Commission adviser, said student names or num­ bers are only checked if there is a suspicion of cheating. Had French not specifically asked for examina­ tion of the registration lists, no attempt to verify the validity of the election would have been made. Student Affairs is now matching voter registration to student identifi­ cation. The check should be complet­ ed today. No contingency plan is cur­ rently in place to check for repeat votes. If the Election Commission decides to examine the registration for repeats, the inspection could take another week. Far too many students have approached me with their con­ cerns that there was multiple voting fraud happening. ^ —Nick French Sarah Shumate, vice president for Student Affairs, said she was consid­ ering bringing in an outside auditor to look at the process. The Observer's investigation should require a re-vote between Grigg and French. All ballots are anonymous, so any errors found in names or student identification num­ bers cannot be matched to specific votes. In addition, failure to check student identification leaves open the possibility that non-voting students' names and numbers can be misused with impunity. The entire election may need to be repeated. "It has always been our (Election Commission, BOD) belief that another system would cut down on the number of votes," Drinkwater said. Both the University of Washington and Western Washington University require student identifica­ tion and then check the names off a roster. Voter turnout at both schools is roughly equal to Central's. French confirmed Central's cur­ rent system has its drawbacks. "I think that it's (the election process) effective in getting students to vote, but it's not perfect and has its flaws," he said. The flaws are not new. In 1986, in order to expose a faulty and flimsy election process, an Observer reporter voted three times in the BOD elections without being caught. In 1987, the Election Committee rented voting machines to better reg­ ulate the process. Despite the change, an Observer reporter again voted more than once undetected. The voting problems follow con­ troversies over advertising of elec­ tion deadlines and rights of write-in candidates. Three members of the election commission recently resigned in protest when their deci­ sions were overruled by the BOD. The Election Commission was scheduled to meet Wednesday to dis­ cuss problems. DISABILITY: Activities promote understanding Continued from Page 1 Thursday's Art Show, which will be held in Bouillon Room 205, the DSS office. Already this week, events includ­ ed open forums to discuss disability topics, workshops concerning differ­ ent learning styles for different dis­ abilities, understanding disabilities and the rights and responsibilities of disabled students and faculty. Disability simulations were held on Tuesday, giving non-disabled stu­ dents the opportunity to experience what it is like to have a visual, learn­ ing, and mobility disability. Music and visual arts have also been brought into this event through the Central Jazz Band, which will play a concert this afternoon in the SUB. Disability Awareness Week will end on Friday, May 14 with a closing dinner and dance, where Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Champagne will receive the Dave Brown Award. This year's Disability Awareness Week has been split up into five themed days, Monday is Outreach Day Tuesday, Networking Day Wednesday, Education Day Thursday, Spotlight Day and Friday, Acknowledgement Day. ££ Your disability doesn't have to matter. 99 —Mike Smith , Several disabled Central students have assisted in the planning and pro­ duction of, Disability Awareness Week, one of these students being freshman Mike Smith. Smith has cerebral palsy howev­ er, this disability has not caused him to slow down. Smith is a residence hall program coordinator, and has been hired on as a Living Group Assistant at Meisner Hall for next year. Through his multiple activities, Smith has shown students how much can be accomplished with or without a disability. He says that showing students how is much more impor­ tant than lecturing to them. Smith hopes that Central students educate themselves with the information from the workshops being offered through Disability Awareness Week. "Personally, I hope that this shows students that you can do what­ ever the heck you want. Your dis­ ability doesn't have to matter," Smith said. Harden hopes this event will not only educate the Ellensburg commu­ nity, Central students, staff, and administration, but will also build confidence in Central's disabled stir- dents. Harden also hopes this event will encourage students to get involved in disability services and help disabled students with small dif­ ficulties. "We hope to open some people's eyes to the need to do things slightly differently so that they (disabled stu­ dents) can be inclusive," Harden said. CHASE: Police dog pursues suspect Continued from Page 7 44 Rittereiser said. Although police were unable to locate the man, they did find some evidence. The police located a paper bag in the bushes that had eye-holes cut out that may have been used in the crime. Police also located an unlocked bicycle they believe may belong to the man. Police confiscated the bag and the bicycle. The bike in question has not been reported stolen, and police urge any student who recognizes the bike to identify its owner. The bike is a green colored "Magna" mountain bike. Ellensburg Police Sergeant Ross Green was reluctant to comment on Keep doors and windows locked. 99 -Police Sgt. Ross Green the extent of Saturday morning's search for the man, but he urged stu­ dents to lock their doors. Green said it's easy to be in shock when people see the man. But he added that people should look for jewelry or other items to help identi­ fy the him. % to team YOURWXSSPORT TO WORLD TRAVEL! 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May 13 1999 — News — Observer BOT confronts money issues by Jessica Terrel Staff reporter Fees, fees and more fees will be debat­ ed and settled at the next Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting scheduled for Friday, May 14. The discussion, concerning 1998-99 Fee and Rate Schedule, includes the review of the increased academic fees, and placement file transmittal fees and Safe Ride fees. Among the academic fees on the agen­ da is a $50 per quarter fee for Center for Lifelong Learning courses and a short- term course fee of $10. A decrease in the Career Development Services fax fee was approved by the BOT at its last meeting. The present rate for both students and alumni for fax dis­ semination of placement files ranges is $20 per packet now and will be lowered to $1 per page. A new student fee of $3 per quarter for the support of the Safe Ride program was voted on and approved by students March 11. The final tally was 1,249 students in favor and 146 opposed. The Associated Students of Central Washington University/Board of Directors (BOD) voted to forward a request for approval of the new fee to the BOT. It is imperative to the BOD that a decision be made prior to the end of the academic year so the fee can be instituted fall quarter, 1999. Service and Activities (S & A) fees allocation will be up for discussion for 1999-00 changes. The S & A committee faced the ardu­ ous task of scaling down over $2.8 million worth of requests to the allocated amount of $1.97 million. The overriding philosophy of the com­ mittee this year was to fond those pro­ grams that would not exist without S & A funding. —Presidential search discussion —fee and rate schedule academic fees placement file transmittal fees safe ride fees —proposed changes in eligibility rules for retirement —Capital budget 1999-2000 update —Room and board rates —S&A fee allocation 1999-2001 —Contingency Planning project —Y2K information technology status update The S&A committee chose to increase the budget of only three accounts: Diversity Center, Campus Life Programs and the Center for Student Empowerment. They also set aside $600,000 for renovation of the Samuelson Union Building (SUB). The S&A budget must be approved by the BOT. The proposed tuition and fee schedule for 1998-99 is set for the following increases resident undergraduates annual tuition fee rate now is $2,622 and will be increased to $2,712. A non-resident undergraduates annual tuition fee rate now is $9,315 and will be increased to $9,660. . Parking infraction fees, student health insurance, housing and dining service rates, and the health center fees will also be discussed for an increase. The proposed operating budget for 1999-00 from President Nelson will out­ line four budget scenarios and planning priorities the amount proposed for the operating budget is $110,009,500. Swimming pool repair and Hertz Hall renovation are just a few items under dis­ cussion for the capital budget. Room and board rates will be dis­ cussed for 1999-00. Residence hall occu­ pancy has declined over the past four years, so room and board rates are increased on an annual basis to reflect inflation and cost of living changes. The current recommendation is an increase of room and board rate by two percent. . The BOT meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in Barge Hall, room 412. Other agendas to be discussed will be the Y2K information status, academic affairs, student affairs, faculty promotions and resignations. Join the Observer Come by Bouillon 222 or call 963-1073 ^Worship wtth your whole heart, mind, body and spirit... IJiictlth Care.J'oi• Worn cti anil Me i? /r 1 •Annus Grace Episcopal Church IZth £ B Streets 96ZZ951 Sunday Service at 930 'Wednesdays at 5:15 Taite Services Thursdays at 8:30 pm May ZO "Dances of Universal Teace Second Saturdays 7-9 pm JunelZ Come and See * • m Hill 9^3 y 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Come & checkout what peopk are taflqtifi a6out! I INN Wse "you'vegot to keep t/its place a secret so we can stay here everytime we're in this areaSy &% Retw iuw *89, So».-Tkaw. 1720 Canyon Rd. Ellensburg, Washington 98926 (509)962-8030 or (509)533-0822 Fax (509)962-8032 Ttslt our website: hltp://mcnv£Uensburg£om/~goosecrk/ email: goosecrk@ellensburgx:om ii !£ 1 to 8 'fVK'JiS Dining Services Question Of the Week!! What are my vegetarian options on campus? Answer: The Vegetarian Bars during lunchtime at Tunstall and Holmes West: quesadillas, rice, beans and cooked veggies baked potato with your favorite veggies, cheese and salsa tofu or beans offered in the salad bars. Options within specialty bars, the Stir-fry Bar, Italian Kitchen, Baked Potato Bar and the Wrap Bar. Our Spring Quarter Special is the steamed Vegetable Bar. Use creativity to develop your own favorites! For further assistance, contact the CWU Dining Services registered dietitian at 963- 1039.
Observer — News — May 13, 1999 J Former prof passes away by Claire Hein Asst. news editor Central emeritus psychology profes­ sor Don Shupe passed away Monday. Shupe was a 28- year veteran of the psychology depart­ ment where he taught from 1968 until his retirement in 1996. Terry DeVietti, psychology professor, remembered when his friend, Shupe, was the teacher's assistant for a statistics course while DeVietti was a student in the same class. "He was a good friend, excellent statistician, excellent academic and very well-rounded," DeVietti said. "He will definitely be missed." Shupe had many interests outside his professional life. He loved Shakespeare, billiards, horse racing, computers, photography, ancient Greek, calligraphy, gardening and bookbinding. He will perhaps be remembered most for his academ­ ic excellence and love of teaching, however. Shupe was a statistician, a developmental psychologist, director of the gerontology program and a participant in the Douglas Honors College. "It's a tremendously large loss of the people in the psychology department," Philip Tolin, chair of the psy­ chology department, said. "He was a very well-respected and a very well-liked colleague." A commemoration is planned for Saturday, May 15 at 1 p.m. in the Mary Grupe Center. Courtesy of Univ. Advancement Fouts receives award for work Professor Roger Fouts was named Scholar of the Year by the Central Washington University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi during a ceremony Tuesday at the Mary Grupe Center. Fouts and his wife Deborah direct Central's Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. Upon accepting -the award, Fouts discussed his view on Darwinian Reality vs. Cartesian Delusion. Fouts said chimpanzees and humans share about 98% of their genetic make­ up. He gave this and many other reasons for discount­ ing Cartesian models and embracing Darwin's approach to viewing evo­ lution. One of the next ventures in Fouts' life is to learn the meaning behind the ges­ tures chimpanzees use to communicate in the wild. Fouts believes it is impor­ tant to understand chim­ panzee communication after teaching them to understand human sign language. "It's only fair," he said. Photo and text by Angela Barbre/Observer \W£ v CWU Dining Services Presents an Interactive Cooking Experience: JOKING WITH S0v Have you always wanted to try soy products,, but have never had the ^ chance? Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to learn about the health benefits of soy, preparation and cooking applications and participate in preparing and tasting delicious soy-based recipes! Tuesday, May 25 - 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Michaelsen, Room 127 Cost: $15 per participant - Space is Limited! Payable to CWU Dining Services. Call 963-1039 to register. Featuring Executive Chef, Kelly Beard and Registered Dietitian, Pam Mahre ) Take A Fresh Look At Nutrition! CWU Dining Services National Nutrition Month Campaign Spring 1999
f • ^ ^ ^ nvif J WW — Administration criticises S&A final budget Club Sports KWK4 :M$S Marching/Pep Band ASCWU Legislative 2,100 S 2,100 *-S*T% i 1 • • /*!• 3 MB! AssM^S wmm :-::X-ns.SN«^%\V«:S SStfS umpusutj ?«sm^aaifaaip«s »S c hl - dlititsl 4l,. . mmm® S%x«SS: ®:4ySK$?S-MSS? mill mwm itti » s i V rs- r r!~.. I*! J Asst. Dir. of rinaft€almilliK« • mm® fflffim §W3 ssws sa&is fcy Carrina Galloway News editor The Services and Activities Fees Committee meets tonight to re-evaluate its bud­ get after the university president's Cabinet requested funding for university centers. Vice President for Student Affairs Sarah Shumate said the president's Cabinet met with members of the committee Monday to address concerns over the budget. The biggest problem, said Shumate, was the _______ committee's decision not to fund new requests from the uni­ versity centers. Four requests totaling $322,088 were submit­ ted to the committee: $62,168 for advising and evaluation $76,000 for student success $67,920 for an Assistant Director of Financial Aid for. the west side and $116,000 for a west side career counselor. The committee did not allocate money for the salaries because it felt the positions should be state-funded University President Ivory Nelson said he'd like to see the committee set aside a certain amount of money each biennium dedicated to funding priorities at the centers. One number that he has asked for is $100,000 each year. "I want the committee to sit down with them (the university centers) and decide how to meet their needs," Nelson said. "To take their money and then spend it all on this campus, I just don't think that's right." ^ We've seen ourselves for far too long as only Ellensburg. 5? —Sarah Shumate Despite the fact that 20 percent of Central graduates come from the university centers, and in this fiscal year center students will con­ tribute $238,233 of the total $1,920,000 S&A pot, these students' needs have not been met in the same way as Ellensburg campus students. Shumate attributes this to the difference in needs of the university centers, which are mainly attended by commuter students. She also says the university's attitudes toward these centers still needs to change. "We've seen ourselves for far too long as only Ellensburg and we're a multi-campus university," Shumate said. S&A Fees Committee Chair Walter Waddel said he supports the committee re-evaluating its bud­ get before it is approved by the Board of Trustees in June. Since funding university center projects may mean reducing funding for other groups, these changes must be made before the budget locked into place for the next biennium. However, he isn't as happy with the idea of designating a specific amount for the centers. He says it may lead to other depart­ ments and organizations demanding a specific amount according to their representation of the student population. "I see a slippery slope where we start pro­ portioning out money," Waddel said. 'That's a very unattractive scenario for the committee and its why we changed our guidelines last year, so we wouldn't have prior commitments." SOURCE recognizes undergraduate research by Nao Miura Staff reporter The SOURCE (Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression) handed out honors for the best presentations at the awards banquet Saturday, May 8. Now in its fourth year, the sym­ posium is an opportunity for under­ graduate students to present their research to the public. In the first years of the event, only students from the College of the Sciences were included, but recently the competi­ tion was opened up to the rest of the campus. The symposium took place from 8: IS a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday in the new Science Building and hosted 64 presentations this year. Students had the opportunity to present in either UNDER CHIROPRACTIC CENTER Dr. Myron Linder Dr. Sandy Linder 1011 N, Alder 962-2570 LOCATED CLOSE TO CAMPUS 205 W. Tacoma (Behind Yamaha Jack's) 962-9282 3 poster form or through an oral pre­ sentation. "There seems to be a lot of dedi­ cation and hard work put into the projects," Rudy Rogers, a business student who attended the afternoon session, said. Marte Fallshore, assistant profes­ sor of psychology, mentored two stu­ dents who participated in the sympo­ sium. She was enthusiastic about the event's ability to showcase student's hard work to the public. "I think it's great," Fallshore said. "Everything is very interesting and very nicely done." The awards banquet in Sue Lombard hall followed the sympo­ sium. The 1992 Nobel Prize winner Edmond Fischer spoke to the audi­ ence about the importance of basic research and his experience of receiving the prize. "The next century is going to be the enormous challenge for scien­ tists, especially biologists," Fischer said. Fischer opened the speech with 44 There seems to be a lot of dedication and hard work put into the projects. 95 — Rudy Rogers the problem of the increasing popula­ tion in the third world. He addressed the importance and difficulty of increasing productivity while pre­ serving the environment. Fischer also showed slides and shared his experi­ ence in Stockholm, where he was awarded the Nobel Prize. The four best presentations were announced by Duncan Perry, de&n of graduate studies and research, short- Large Tepperonl Tizz $5.99 with coupon i 1 I I Three 100% real cheeses J ! topped with 70 slices of J | premium Gallo pepperont • | , , I I II Not valid with any other offer*. Limit 3. 1.1. $4.99 with coupon Three different kinds of freshly grated cheeses Not valid with toy other offers. Limit 3. ly after Fischer spoke. "It is a really good experience to be able to talk about research you're doing," Sarah Key, a senior majoring in chemistry who presented the research she conducted with other chemistry students, said. Their research was titled "Mechanistic Studies of the Disproportionation of [Re(CO)3(LL)CI]+" and took one of the best oral presentation awards. "It is also nice to see what every­ body else is doing," Eric Carter, another awarded chemistry senior student, said, "because you don't think about that (other people's work) when you are working." Other best presentation awards were given to: "Preliminary Studies of Nutrite" by Lenin Caltenco and Darby Barnett, "Coarse Grain Parallelism in Fractal Rendering on Non-Deterministic Networks with Heterogeneous Processing Node" by Jay Summet, and "The Effect of Inversion on Recognition of Emotion in Schematic Drawings of Faces" by Jeanice Bartholow. Vavethrp CarJinal "The Sinth Man The- NU-JAZZ- CO Get the Real Jazz Deal! One Night Only! Friday, May 14. W At Pearl's ~ 311N. Pearl Appetizers served all evening. Get a chance to win the NU-JAZZ CO-OP'S latest CD! J See your name in lights... Okay, you'll actually only see it in newsprint, but that's cool. Join the Observer 963-1073
ASCWU Associated Students of Central Washington University PRESIDENT Kristy Gillespie EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Inquiry in progress V.P. FOR ORGANIZATIONS Mindy Widmyer V.P. FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Josh Kilen » V.P. FOR EQUITY & COMMUNITY SERVICE Tiffany Barr V.P. FOR STUDENT LIFE AND FACILITIES Bill Salcedo V.P. FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS Sarah Schacht CONGRATULATIONS! ATTR Intertribal Scholastic Achievement Title IX-Johnson O'Malley & A.I.S.E.S. students Honor Dance featuring IS I M SHIAN H A A Y U U K DANCERS and INTERTRIBAL D A N C I N G Saturday, May 15 1:00-5:00 p.m. SUB Ballroom FREE! Sponsored by the CWU chapter of A.I.S.E.S. (American Indian Science & Engineering Society), Ellensburg School District, Title IX-Johnson O'Malley Indian Education Program Parent Committee, and Campus Life Performing Arts. ts*esents y rawaJoh MEETINGS ASCWU-B.0.D. Thursdays @ 5 p.m., SUB Pit Call 963-1693 for more information Washington Student Lobby (WSL) Wednesdays @ 5 p.m., SUB 209-210 Call 963-1696for more information Club Senate Tuesday, May 18 5 p.m. in SUB Yakama Room Call 963-1693 FREE WORKSHOP! FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Wednesday, May 19 3:30-5:00 p.m. SUB Owhi Room free refreshments! • Creating a budget • Managing your money • Saving for the future •Helpful handouts Guest speaker SHERRY KEELER Assistant Director of Counseling, Financial Aid Office MARK YOUR CALENDARS SATURDAY, MAY 221 8 p.m. in Club Central with one of the top NW comics Floyd Phillips plus a special guest... $3 at the door This page is an advertisement paid for by the Associated Students of Central Washington, University.L .
J May 13, 1999 — Opinion — Observer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY The Observer welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be sub­ mitted by 5 p.m., Monday before the week of publication. Letters must be typewritten and less than 350 words. All letters must include your name and phone number for verifica­ tion. In addition, only one letter a month will be accepted from an individual. The Observer reserves the right to edit for length, style, grammar, libel and matters of taste. Anonymous letters will not be published. Send letters by mail or e-mail to: The Observer, CENTRAL, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7435 observer@cwu.edu or by fax at (509) 963-1027. Vote early and often During last Thursday's student government election, the Observer had a reporter check the procedures used to ensure a democratic election. The outcome was not good. The reporter was able to vote three times, twice with his own name and once with a fake name and fake social security/student identification number. After voting each time, the reporter's hand was stamped in an attempt to keep him from voting again. Unfortunately for the elec­ tion commission, the reporter knew about a modern con­ venience called soap. If our reporter, who did not have a vested interest in the outcome of the election, could vote three times, there is no saying how many times candidates' friends could have voted. The former co-chairs of the commission seemed to be more interested in keeping an official write-in candidate from fully participating in forums than creating proce­ dures to battle voter fraud. When the three commission members resigned two days before the election, Campus Life scrambled to keep the election on track. Apparently unaware of potential problems with the election procedures, they filled the empty positions and proceeded with the election. Earlier this quarter the BOD looked into contracting with a company that specializes in computer voting. The idea had much merit, but was dropped when it was point­ ed out the $6,000 cost would equate to $5 a vote since only around 1,200 votes are cast in BOD elections. Campus Life Director John Drinkwater said a differ­ ent system has not been put into place because it would cut down on the number of votes. Of course it would cut down on the number of votes, but at least we would know that only students voted and that no student voted more than once. Last year at Western Washington University, a candi­ date brought a lawsuit against the school because of problems in election procedures. Do we need a lawsuit here before changes will be made? To reap the rewards of paying the athletic fee, stu­ dents must present valid student identification to enter Central sporting events. Why should we expect anything less for student elections? Since the ballots are anonymous, there is no way to know how fraudulent votes affected the outcome of the elections. The only way to assure a fair process is to throw out the results and start over with a new election — and valid procedures. —Tom Stanton SAs are there to help, but don't know it all As one of Central's head computer lab assistants, I read with interest the article about the role played by SAs in the computer labs, and so I decided to share a few thoughts of my own on the subject. What concerned me most was the article's insinuation (no doubt unintend­ ed) that SAs don't know much about the computers they are responsible for and the programs that are on them. This in turn seemed to suggest that SAs are in the labs primarily for the benefit of the computers, not the students who use them, which of course is completely false. While it is true that SAs are not required to know the inner workings of every program used in CWU's labs, this does not mean that they know nothing. Indeed, when I look for new SAs to hire, I make a point of choosing those ••• people who have the most knowledge about both computer hardware and soft­ ware. New SAs are not required to know absolutely everything about the lab's computers, but they are not encouraged to remain complacent about their state of knowledge either. ^ ^ Bear in mind that we may not know all the answers, but we will always do our best 5 J — Mark Wibe I myself was caught flat-footed by my own complacency last quarter when I was unable to help a communication professor and her students with a pro­ gram. Even though I was not required to know everything about my lab's com­ puters, the incident was embarrassing, and by the next day I had taught myself how to work the program. When the current quarter began, I made sure that all of my SAs also knew what to do if that program ever came up again. When all is said and done, SAs are there to help their fellow students. Bear in mind that we may not know all the answers, but we will always do our best. Mark Wibe student Students drink less than their peers think The Social Norms Campaign (0-4 ad) is designed to correct mispercep- tions that students might have regarding See LETTERS, Page 9 OBSERVER • (509) 963-1073 - newsroom • 963-1026 - business office • FAX 963-1027 400 E. 8th Ave. Ellensburg, WA 98926-7435 Lois Breedlove/ Adviser Christine Page/ Business Manager Tom Stanton/ Editor-in-Chief Matthew WorderJ Production Manager Toby Staab/ Office Assistant Don Graham/ Cartoonist Kelly Parks and Heather Templeman/ Ad Representatives News Editor: Carrina Galloway, Assistant Editors: Claire Hein, Logan Luft, Reporters: Joel DiBacco, Angie Dirk, Krissie Hughes, Mike Jenkinson, Nao Miura, Matthew Parretta, Noel Siler, Jessica Terrel, Matthew Worden. 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Observer — Opinion — May 13, 1999 LETTERS ••• Continued from Page 8 how much alcohol other students consume in one sitting. It has been found that college students over-estimate the amount other students drink and how much others approve of drinking. The quantity of drinking is related to the amount of discrepancy between student's own norms and the perception of others' norms. The 0-4 ad campaign has been developed and tested in a variety of campus and community settings, and in case after case it has shown encouraging results in reducing high risk . behaviors with alcohol abuse and other substances. If anyone would like to discuss the theory and hypothesis behind the 0-4 "Social Norms" campaign, I am available from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the SUB in room 106 (Wildcat Wellness Center) or you can contact me at 963- 3213. Carola T. Alden health education coordinator Observer should quit airing dirty laundry This is in response to editor Stanton's May 6 Observance. Apparently, with spring quarter winding down, the Observer staff has found themselves in die familiar position of being bored. So bored that editor Stanton (who should set the ethical and moral tone for the paper) had nothing else to do but report about his impres­ sions of a "relationship" he knows absolutely nothing about. Whether Gillespie or Brodersen are "significant others" or not, Stanton (as many of his predecessors have), has reduced our school newspaper to little more than a parasitic organism, desperate to leech on to any piece of salacious gossip that can add flare to a paper, which is otherwise a snore. While I find this kind of reporting irresponsible, a way out of this mess is really quite simple. If the Observer wants to get into the business of making private lives and their details public, then the staff should go to the source itself for comment. If they choose not to com­ ment, then get out of your cubbyhole in Boullion and find a reliable source. Taking it upon yourself to characterize "relationships" without doing any homework, is irre­ sponsible journalism, and sets a bad example for those who might want to someday be journalists themselves. Shawn M. Murinko student Editor's note: The relationship between Kristy Gillespie and Bret Brodersen was raised at a council of probity meeting by Central student Britt Ruby who said he believed it created a conflict of interest. After several sources confirmed the relationship existed, the Observer reported the facts related to the conflict of interest allegation. The American flag is a sacred symbol that should be protected I am responding to the letter written to the editor in last week's Observer. Some student stated that the American flag is not a sacred symbol but a "piece of cloth" and that if the amendment to ban the burning of the American flag goes through he would consider flee­ ing to Canada. He wrote, "If there is one thing that is wrong with this country, it's the fact that so many people think the flag is a sacred object." I won't be the first to say that this coun­ try is far from being perfect, but what I think is wrong with this country are the individuals who are willing to burn what others in the same country consider a sacred symbol. You want people to respect your rights to bum a "piece of cloth," as you call it, but you're not willing to respect the fact that this flag holds a special place in the hearts of masses of people in this country and of people in other countries. You're willing to desecrate their beliefs, for what? Tp say that you're angry with the gov­ ernment? Do you think that the government knows who you are or what you're even angry about? Take another route for crying out loud. Write to your congressman, draft a petition, or something to quench that burning anger of yours. But why choose a route that hurts so many others? Are you really that selfish? If you ran away to Canada because you weren't allowed to burn our "piece of cloth" then I'd be willing to bet that you've got more issues to deal with than you're willing to convey. Don't just stand around threat­ ening that you'll leave it you don't get your way. Leave or don't leave, I don't think it'll make a difference either way. If Canada doesn't suit your needs I hear England is pretty nice. Maybe France after that. How about becom­ ing a nomad in constant search for your perfect Utopia? I don't think you'll find it in your lifetime. Think about the people around you for a change and quit thinking about yourself. Jason McManigle student Historical revision is needed to shed new light on WWII Mr. Irving is neither a "neo-Nazi," nor any of the other childish names people label him. He is a sincere, honest historian. It was Mr. Irving who coined the term "innocenticide." War-crimes are crimes not because of the religion or nationality of their victims, but the inno­ cence of their victims. The problem with this term is that if we use innocence as a measure to determine war crimes, history is not so simple. The bombings of Dresden, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, as well as the forced deportation of 16 million Germans from their historical lands in Prussia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Silesia, and Morovia, in which nearly two million people perished as a result of being shot to death, starved, raped and beaten would also be considered "ethnic cleansing" and "war crimes." Surely we can't have Hollywood movies about, memorials dedicated to, nor reparations paid to these vic­ tims who suffered, as these people were on the "wrong side." Historical revision is long overdue! Instead of debating history with Irving, a non-student member of the "C.H.D." (Coalition for Human Dignity) attacked Irving personally by claiming, falsely, that a member of the Klan provided security for one of Mr. Irving's lectures. This lecture was sponsored by an American WWII veteran who has nothing to do with the above mentioned group. While there certainly could have been audience members who were in the Klan, Greenpeace, worked at Taco Bell, etc., there would have been no way for Mr. Irving to know this. However hard it is to believe, anyone who wished to attend could do so. All of this really doesn't matter, as Revisionism is taking hold of academia. Personal attacks no longer con­ vince people to disregard revisionists. The cartoonish portrayal of pure-good vs. pure-evil is no longer accept­ ed. Students are no longer afraid to question once taboo subjects. As the emotional attachment to WWII continues to fade, we may one day find out exactly what happened and why during this terrible war. The time for real histo­ ry is now! 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y\6MO£A&L£ POSH May 13, 1999 — Scene — Observer Hug 'O War I will'not play a tug 'o war, I'd rather play a hug'o war, where everyone hugs instead of tugs, where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, where everyone tickles and everyone grins, where everyone kisses and everyone Wilts. -Shel Silverstein I I I • i1 Spjiiimimw* imiiw iwiiinn |iiiinrtiiiiiiiii.iiMi»tiiiiiiiiiHwiiiHw»iM mmmniniMin WIW iiWi* Mil SMS «?&$« awss ^TuiTrw 1 ~ ~'f ' • • ri uitT-K"•'• *H"''hh'''iVimMitt^WSg88tf'h'!••• i m IVIV iiii IT 1 '"""* lllllUl""'*' i ii- - ^r=rrzr:——^ ' IV''''r 1 ^1 flVnYll SS^§S52^iiS mmmmmmrnrnrn^m. -*-• wjum.iu ••.••I.*. '•"•••fflU —~ t Daren Schuettpelz/Observer Physical education professor Steve Jefferies hopes to get children enthused about physical activity by introducing alternative activities into PE classes. Physical Ed department explores new methods by Roslyn Biggs Asst. Scene editor It may be hard to imagine stu­ dents learning activities such as rock- climbing and snorkeling within a public school setting. However, physical education professor Steve Jefferies is fighting hard to ensure this reality is not far off for today's school-age children. Light goes out for Shel Shel Silverstein, well-known poet, was found dead Monday in his Florida home. Silverstein was 66. Among his best known works are, "Where the Sidewalk Ends," "A Light in the Attic," and "The Giving Tree." Silverstein became popular through his goofy use of words and his ability to make readers laugh. Since the early 80s, Silverstein had been focusing his efforts on the work he created for adults. He worked as a cartoonist for Playboy magazine in addition to publishing numerous plays, poems and songs, including Johnny Cash's hit "A Boy Named Sue." In 1996, "Falling Up: Poems and Drawings," marked Silverstein's return to children's literature. The cause of death is not yet known. Jefferies works with Central PE students to help them develop alter­ native approaches to teaching physi­ cal education. He hopes these approaches will soon find their place in the PE curriculum of schools. "You name it," Jefferies said. "If I can think of it, we do it. I try to stay one step ahead of them (the stu­ dents)." Many children within the public school system are not attracted to the traditional sports taught in most PE classes. Jefferies would like to develop an outlet for these kids to explore. He worries that without an alternative, many students will lose interest in physical education and develop bad physical habits which will stay with them into adulthood. „ "Some kids don't like to have a ball thrown at them and have to hit it," Jefferies said. The prospect is undoubtedly trau­ matizing for many and the goal of Jefferies' classes is to change the focus of PE away from the harsh competitiveness which often occurs within traditional games. He encour­ ages students to compete and find challenges within themselves. "I want them to know that you can be successful without someone having to lose," Jefferies said. Through his alternative PE meth­ ods and outdoor pursuits classes, Jefferies arms Central students with the methods and ideas essential to integrating alternative activities into the school system. Part of the See PE, Page 12 Liberty Theater comes back to life Amy Jensen/Observer Liberty Theater has reopened with a full lineup of new movies. The theater officially reopened last Friday night after being closed for a couple of months. by Daren Schuettpelz Scene editor The popcorn has begun popping inside the glass walls of yellow pop­ corn poppers. Boxes of Junior Mints and gummy Dots are once again placed on shelves. Movie posters are tacked to walls, floors are vacuumed and are chairs de- gummed. In short, the Liberty Theater re­ opened last Friday. Although no posters line the out­ side of the theater, it's open and ready for customers The Grand Central theater has few worries about the renewed com­ petition. "We'll be competing with them just like before," Jim Rice, Grand Central manager, said. Rice said the competition stems from whatever movie happens to be playing. Each theater has its own booking agent who gets them films. While the Liberty has been closed, Grand Central has seen little, if any, increase in sales indicating the films, not the. theater, count.
Observer — Scene — May 13, 1999 Central professor studies homeless campers by Kelly Christensen Photo editor Park benches and skyscrapers, pigeons and shopping carts all are usually associated with the homeless. The stereotype places tjie homeless in the city, often with a wine bottle in hand. However, Dee Southard, Central sociology professor, studies a small part of the homeless population that camps on publicly owned lands such as state and federal forests. Advocates of the homeless say the urban stereotype has some truth. Most homeless people are found in the urban areas of the United States. Each night the country's homeless population, estimated to be between two and four million people, must vie for the mere 650,000 shelter beds, most of which are scattered around urban centers. Should people not locate an avail­ able bed or not prefer the confines of a shelter, the homeless find them­ selves breaking the law. It is illegal in most cities to sleep on the sidewalks or in parked cars. "So the logical, legal alternative is to go stay on publicly owned land," Dee Southard, Central sociology pro­ fessor, said. Sociologists have a better idea of urban homeless populations because they are able to track people as they pass through soup kitchens and shel­ ters. However, tracking homeless campers can be much more difficult. "The dispersed camping style of homeless campers, and the fact that they don't want to be found, signifi­ cantly makes the research a lot more difficult," Southard said. Pacific Northwest states like Washington and Oregon are unique because roughly 50 percent of the land is publicly owned. So rather than living on the streets and conse­ quently breaking the law, homeless people are legally able to camp on public property. r Mike Hiler, Special Uses Coordinator for the Naches District of the Wenatchee National Forest, said the half-million square acre dis­ trict sees a good number of homeless campers. "Within the law, they are just as welcome as everyone else," Hiler said. Hiler said homeless campers gen­ erally do not cause anymore prob­ lems than recreational campers do. As part of her doctoral research, Southard spent eight years interview­ ing homeless campers throughout the Northwest. "I started looking at the literature and I realised that the homeless camper population that we have on the west coast has not been written about," Southard said. Her field research yielded over 300 informal conversations and 82 formal interviews. She spent a lot of time camping in one of her two vehi­ cles: a 1968 Volkswagen van or a 1968 Chevy pickup with a camper. "I'd either be wearing my tie dyes or I'd be wearing my cowboy boots and hat depending on what type of folks I'm trying to make feel a little more O.K. with my presence," Southard said. Southard has identified at least three different lifestyles and sets of adaptive survival strategies among homeless camper populations. "About two thirds of the popula­ tion I would call economic refugees," Southard said, "...over half of the population is working, many of them are either working part time or they are working full time at minimum photo courtesy of Dee Southard Police forced the evacuation df this "squatter camp" at Armitage state park, Ore. wages that don't give them enough money to pay for both food and shel­ ter." Families with children enrolled in nearby schools exist among the eco­ nomic refugees. Southard said par­ ents will run the children back and forth to school, sometimes traveling long distances. "They haven't given up on the idea that they will get a good job and they will get another house or apart­ ment," Southard said. "They are def­ initely not what we would call dropouts from our culture." However, a group Southard cate­ gorizes as "voluntarily nomadics" can ber classified as voluntarily checking out from the mainstream. They represent about 20 percent of the homeless camper population. "They have an ideology that is vastly different than mainstream American ideology about work, the goyemment, the system, etcetera," Southard said. Voluntarily nomadics prefer the mobility of a traveling lifestyle. The group, Southard said, is heavily dependent on each other for food and family support. Most voluntary nomadics shun participation in a paid labor market that uses a cash based system. Instead, they may finance their travels by doing arts and crafts. "They get creative in ways of non-participation in the paid labor market," Southard said, "...one of the ways is to travel a lot and stay on public land " A group she calls separatists are the most difficult of homeless campers to locate. Separatists usually make their camps in remote wilder­ ness and only come into town on sup­ ply runs. About one third of the pop­ ulation Southard studied are veterans and about half of them rely on scant monthly incomes related to physical and/or mental disabilities. When Southard could arrange an interview with a separatist, which usually took place at a mountain trail crossroads, she would have to partic­ ipate in a sort of intimidation process. "With the separatists the first thing they do invariably is trod out an insane act along with body jokes and or sick jokes scenarios from life on the streets," Southard said. After introductions, the next phase would be for the individual to bring out the guns. 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May 13, 1999 — Scene — Observer • "# • :ft':-:': ^iy:'" NW* *» , V "***& * . **'* ' V- •"• %% ,v^ .*« \ \ : ~\ "$? * - Amy Jensen/Observer • Five bands lined up to compete for the chance to per­ form at the Spring Bash. "The Existors" (center) won the competition. Local band, "Atomic Lush/' (right) played along with others such as "Holeshot" (left). fill :w» iiii Amateur bands battle for Central's top spot by Shawnte Pearson staff reporter The battle has been waged and the victory sealed for the bragging rights to play at the Spring Bash. During last Wednesday's Battle of the Bands, amateur bands gathered at Club Central to fight out the night with all the musical fury they could muster. An audience of around 150 people crammed into Club Central to cheer on their favorite bands. "It went really well, better than I expected. Both the bands and the crowd were good," Kyle Templeton,* KCWU DJ said. '"The Existors' were cool, but I was expecting "Holeshot to win." Of the five bands that participated in this year's competition "The Existors" were crowned the champi­ ons. Fans were dazzled by the musi­ cal frenzy of all the competitors which included "Captain Rahab and the PF's," "Atomic Lush," "The Existors," "Holeshot," and "Indian John Hill." "Atomic Lush" and "Indian John Hill" were the only bands from Central in the competi­ tion. They were chosen to step in after 'Worm Drive,'. "The Felonz' and- 'Zanshin' dropped out of the compe­ tition. "I am happy with the turnout," Heather Tames, a DJ and one of the coordinators said. "We just went live, so all the people who showed up are totally awesome." Club Central was dark, but pulsat­ ed with a barrage of light effects and sound. The room was packed with a mass of cheering fans. Despite the cramped conditions, people couldn't hold back their excitement and creat­ ed a tight spot to dance out various numbers. "It's pretty cool, I liked 'The Existors'," said Amanda Evans, an occupational therapy major. The five bands were chosen for their musical talent and skill. "We really appreciate all the bands coming out," said Amy Longmire, DJ and one of the event coordinators. "It was a total trial, and pretty hard but in the end it was total­ ly awesome." Since 'The Existors" won the Battle of the Bands they will be per­ forming at the third annual Spring Bash on May 22. The Spring Bash is an outdoor concert which will include a variety of vendors and a beer garden. Don't complain without trying to fix something. Call the Observer at 963-1073. PE: New ideas are surfacing Continued from page 70 a 'W % Vi .##$***• \ ' m a . , r- i Graduate -ti-i • 0 • V s- ?• Eastern Washington University offers more than 40 masters degrees in a diversity of fields in programs that are convenient and flexible for working professionals. Courses are held at downtown Spokane locations during the evening. Eastern Washington University "This.program gave me the tools' : for real academic, professional anti personal growth. . The individualized mentoring by faculty guaranteed my success.". -Catherine Pugsley Getty, M.S. • MS, Psychology, 91 Certified Mental Health Counselor '• " Clearwater Counseling .- A":Y . Spokane • instruction involves taking students on active trips where they learn how to teach activities such as lacrosse, in-line skating, fencing and archery. For obvious reasons, the classes are among the most popular with PE majors at Central. Jefferies is also an active partici­ pant in the Central physical educa­ tion summer camp, which is put on by the PE department during the summer. This camp utilizes many of Jefferies' theories in an attempt to get kids excited about physical activ­ ity- "I would like to turn kids on to being physically active and I guess the hope is that they will maintain Some kids don't like to have a ball thrown at them and have to hit it. 99 —Steve Jefferies that level of activity in the future," Jefferies said. In addition to his work within the university, Jefferies is an active member of the community. He is the founder of the Ellensburg EASTERN WASHINGTON t \ i \ i |ts i i V For more information about specific EWU gradprograms@mail.ewu.edu v « *«•»%•• « T.f.i r.» t f.MJM.v.M.'.UJ.L J'J" F t—-3%* ——— since 1892 Tuesday & Thursday 9 :00- Midnight $ Well Drinks and Draft Beer 925-2377 & nttUK Unicycling and Juggling Club. The club meets every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. in the Lincoln Elementary School gym. Free activities are open to everyone, but Jefferies stresses that helmets are encouraged. Throughout its existence, the club has graduated over 70 young unicy- clists. For his accomplishments, Jefferies has been named Central's 1999 distinguished professor for public service. The honor is impor­ tant to him because it is evidence of the support he receives from the sur­ rounding community. "It (the award) really represents how. healthy our community is," Jefferies said. "We have some great opportunities for families and for kids. It really reflects the achieve­ ments of many others." Art therapy soothes Central A new form of alternative medi­ cine has entered the building Art Therapy. Benita Cole, the Accounting Manager of the Central Accounting Office, went through Art Therapy when she was diagnosed with lym- Iphatic cancer. Cole's Art Therapy jinvolved putting her feelings and thoughts on canvas through her [paintings of the Kittitas Valley. An art show featuring Cole's art- jwork will open in conjunction with jDisability Awareness Week on Thursday, May 13. The art show |will be held in the Disability [Support Services office in Bouillon Hall room 205, and will be open to the public at 10 a.m. r ^ a 4* «•£.:«-
Observer — Scene — May 13/ 1999[] ' ' \+% * ^ m wtwm&m t i ? •=% •, i '" * i - § photos courtesy of Teresa Ryan The Tsimshian Haayuuk Dancers will showcase their culture with intertribal dancing. The all ages group are stoping at Central to perform at the SUB ballroom as part of a national tour. American dancers demonstrate heritage by Stephanie Barnett Staff reporter Saturdays in Ellensburg can hardly be described as the epitome of fun and excitement. With poor weather conditions and mounting homework assignments, students and locals need a break from their everyday routines. This week's suggested boredom buffer: the Tsimshian Haayuuk Dancers (pronounced sim- shee-an hai-yu-k) and intertribal dancing. This Saturday, May 15, the Tsimshian Dancers will perform in the SUB Ballroom. The event begins at 1 p.m. and lasts until 5 p.m. For those worried about an empty pocketbook, the event is free. About 34 dancers of all ages will participate in the performance. The group will use a num­ ber of elaborate props including intricate masks and bent-box drums. The Tsimshian dances are traditional northwest coastal style, which means they originate from the northwest coast geographical region. "The dance group is one of the best north­ west dance groups out there," Tsimshian dance leader David Boxleaf said. "We use upwards of 20 to 30 masks. We use bent-box drums and sing all songs in the traditional language. It's an exciting and interesting performance." The Tsimshian dancers have been perform­ ing for four years. They organized when five or six Tsimshian people living in urban areas wanted to learn more about their heritage. Their goal is to educate Tsimshian people and the world about northwest native culture. "Our dance group facilitates the knowledge of Native American cultures," Central grad stu­ dent and Tsimshian dancer, Teresa Ryan said. "It's important to take every opportunity to share different cultures from different regions to gain a full understanding of Native America." Traditionally, northwest coastal Native Americans performed these dances during annual celebrations called potlatches. Now, the Tsimshian dancers travel throughout the United States educating and entertaining in cultural exhibitions, schools, and places like Disney World, Florida. "We are well sought after," said Boxleaf. "I feel we represent the northwest coast native people very well." AVAILABLE NOW AT TENT-N-TUBE WEEKDAY (1/2-DAY) SPECIAL: $15 WEEKEND (1-DAY) SPECIAL: $25 ALSO AVAILABLE: • Sleeping Bags • Innertubes • Tents £*£ • Other Camping Gear For more information, stop by the Tent-N-Tube (SUB west entrance) or call 963-3537. NOW ACCEPTING VISA AND MASTERCARD! % T/sa Purchase your tickets for SUMMER CONCERTS at these great locations The Gorge Amphitheatre Chateau St Michelle • Summer Nights at the Pier Your local Ticketmaster outlet is located at the SUB west entrance. Call 963-3537 for details! SATURDAY, MAY 22: MONDAY, MAY 24: 3 on 3 OPEN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, 9:30 a.m. at Nicholson Pavilion. FREEI Sign up by Thursday, May 20 at University Recreation in SUB 111. Coca Cola 9-HOLE TEXAS SCRAMBLE GOLF, at Ellensburg Golf Course. Just $12 will get you 9 holes, all-you-can-eat BBQ, prizes, prizes, prizes! Call 962-2984 for Tee-times, mention "Intramural Golf'. 963-3512 for more info. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26: HEALTH & FITNESS FAIR, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the SUB, Free! ALSO, CHECK OUT THE GAMES ROOM POOL TOURNAMENTS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS! « t + / » » » » » . t ^ » % ' V j / # i 'i » •« M '• • I « V •» . •. . V . fc /. . «L. V - , - ' •. i • i i • i
14 May 13, 1999— Scene — Observer Better than Candy 8aS«BgS8Biw»a mSBra^isgsl Mgiil s&gSBsSiaS^ CWU PHYSICS SEMINAR SERIES The Physics seminar series will present two astronomy talks tonight. "The Search for Extrasolar Planets" will be presented at 4:00 p.m. "The Supernova Story" will be presented at 7:00 p.m. Both discussions will be held in Lind 215. SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP Sue Young will teach karate and self-defense at 7 p.m. in the Yakama room of the SUB. "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" OPENS The Theatre Arts department will present William Shakespeare's, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 6:30 p.m. in the McConnell Auditorium. Admission is $5. STUDENT ART EXHIBITION CONTINUES A student-organized exhibit will run through May 21 in the Sarah Spurgeon art gallery. Gallery hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. AMANDA K. HEBELER DAY There will be a celebration in honor of the education legacy created by Amanda K. Hebeler. Those interested are encouraged to view Hebeler Hall, converse with peers about Hebeler, the school and the Early Childhood Education Center. Dr. Karen Blair, chair of the history department, will be the guest speaker. The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. Miss CORNSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL TO COME A number of bands, including Sexual Chocolate, Atomic Lush and the Dank Valley Drifters will perform between noon and 7 p.m. in the Stephens-Whitney Courtyard. INTERTRIBAL DANCING The Tsimshian Haayuuk Native American dancing group will per­ form from 1-5 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom. The event is free. ALLEY CLEANUP SCHEDULED The Central Washington University Marketing Chapter will hold a Downtown Alley Cleanup. Those interested should call 963-1173. STUDENT RECITAL Carinn Eckis will give a piano recital at 3 p.m. in the Hertz Hall audi­ torium. BAROQUE DANCE TROUPE The Baroque dance troupe, "Les Menus Plaisirs" will perform at 7 p.m. in the Hal Holmes Center. The show will be free and open to the public. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WORKSHOP Karl Dehmer will be visiting from Microsoft to discuss operations and information systems careers at Microsoft. The discussion will begin at 6 p.m. in Shaw-Smyser 115. CAMPUS LIFE TRAINING SECTION A workshop on financial management will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Owhi room of the SUB. Refreshments will be provided. BROWN BAG SERIES DISCUSSES FEMINISM "Feminism - U.S. and Abroad" will be presented as part of the Brown Bag Series at noon in the Owhi room of the SUB. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE The Ellensburg high school percussion ensemble will perform with the Central percussion ensemble starting at 8 p.m. in Hertz Hall. Professor Joseph Brooks will also be featured on clarinet. EMPLOYEE ADVISORY SERVICE Students looking for advice need look no further than Dave Smith of the Employee Advisory Service. Appointments are limited and those interested are encouraged to call in advance for a time at (509) 482- 3686. Margaret King/Observer Vince Gordon and Sean Begley rehearse a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which opened this week. Central explores classic comedy by Shawnte Pearson Staff reporter A classic love tale from the great British bard comes to life with all the "If the audience enjoys this half as much as we enjoyed putting it together it will be a success," Smith said. The cast consists of Simon ingredients of a modern soap opera Burzynski as Demetrius, Rachel in Central's newest theater arts pro- Sadler as Hermia, Ryan D. Scott as duction. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a play written by William Shakespeare. With the help of direc­ tor Harris Smith and all the cast and Lysander, and Allison Tigard as Helena. Months of hard work has been put in by all involved. "For me it has been a pleasure to work with such a great, talented, and crew, the play plans to make waves hard working cast. The work put in is at Central. obvious by the quality of the perfor- "A Midsummer Night's Dream" mance," Smith said. is about love with some comedy Coincidentally the movie "A added for extra fun. The fairy king Midsummer Night's Dream,'* star- and queen get into an argument and ring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin the mortals bear the brunt of it. Kline, is soon to hit the theaters. Hermia and Lysander are in love, Tickets for the discount early but Hermia is to be married to shows are available today. The cost Demetrius, who Helena loves, for the early shows is $5. Show Demetrius will have nothing to do times for the early shows are today, with Helena, until the fairies' argu- May 19, and 20 at 6:30 p.m. and ment, anyway. When the fairies Sunday May 16 at 2 p.m. fight, they play Cupid and mix up the The May 14,15,21, and 22 show lovers. 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Fanatics grapple for tickets Observer — Scene — May 13, 1999 B by Cory Rikard Staff reporter I would like to address an issue that has been plagu­ ing me for some time now. I know my comments here will get me either lynched, beaten or flogged, but I have to speak my mind. We live in a world with many problems: AIDS, gangs, drugs, corruption, the homeless and not enough tickets for the new "Star Wars" movie. Yes, I did say "Star Wars." It seems that this movie, this bully, has taken over as the new plague of this decade. Fans are screaming and salivating for just one more trailer to tide them over until May 19. Many ques­ tions surface: "Will it be as good or better than the first?" "Will the characters grow on me as they did in the origi­ nal?" "Will I go through puberty waiting in line for this damn movie?" My answer is simply this. WHO CARES! It is just a movie. Granted, I am a fan as well, but I worry about other, smaller issues such as my health, my well-being, you know, the little things. I heard a story the other day about a man and two of his friends in Lubbock, Texas (or somewhere around there) who had been waiting in line for the last two weeks just so they can tell all the world that they were among the first people to see "Star Wars: Episode 1." Hey guys, ever think about going to work to feed your families? I don't think George Lucas is a complete moron. He knows well, enough about movie and money-making to leave this gem in theaters a little longer than a week. This means everyone will get a chance to see it. Evetyone. Even those who are panicking, wondering if they will ever get tickets. I just know, however, that the first pim­ ply faced, Anakin Sky walker wanna-be is going to try and ruin it for everyone else before we sensible folk get a chance to view it for ourselves. "Did you see the part when Obie-Wan took his light saber and cut off that androids' arm? I liked the special effects on that. Lucas must have used that new special effects machine to duplicate...yadda-yadda-yadda." Guess what guy? It's called a life. You may want to get one soon. When will the madness end? This movie is now, the top story on every news hour. David Letterman and Jay Leno are battling for funniest jokes about ticket scalpers. Sound ludicrous? Just wait, it gets better. Gang members will now switch from stealing your new Nike shoes, to snatching those precious "Star Wars" tickets you wasted your teen years to get. To those of you busy writing me death threats at this point, put down your little pens and pencils. I love "Star photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. "Star Wars" fanatics have already started to camp outside theaters to get a chance to be one of the first people to see the lat­ est installment of the "Star Wars" saga. Wars." I always have. I just feel there are better things to do with our time than have orgasmic fits about a movie. Television, movies, even music and the Internet have taken over our lives. Everyone is either afraid, or just too lazy to ieave the house. "Why go out when I can get it over the Internet?" I hear. People, we have lost touch with reality. We've heard it all before, but there is a great big world out there just waiting to be explored (or just enjoyed). I will see "Star Wars: Episode 1." In fact I may see it twice or, God forbid, three times, but I think we all need to put this in perspective. It's just a movie. That's my opinion, and I'll stick to it for the rest of my life. All three hours of it. Anyone looking for me, I am in the phone book. - The Mercy Sixplex in Yakima plans to show "The Phantom Menace" on May 19, opening night. For more info call the Mercy movie hotline at 248-2525 Centra 1 Washington University Vrws-x- i Ordervourstodav rnrnmi II " """ mmm II iwiir 5. 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II Mav 13, 1999 — Sports — Observer % Track and Field: Seattle Pacific Invitational — Saturday, Seattle (The meet will be the final opportunity for the Wildcats to qualify for the NCAA Division II national meet at Emporia, Kan., on May 27-29) Intramural playoffs: Co-ed "E" and Men's "F" soccer — May 17 Co-ed "A" and "C" softball — May 17 Co-ed "B" and "D" Softball — May 18 Men's "X" and "Y" softball — May 17 Men's "Z" softball — May 18 Co-ed "R" volleyball — May 18 finish off with seven straight by Jason Leavitt Staff reporter After picking up three more vic­ tories in the team's final five games, Scott Earle appears to have run out of room for any more notches on his belt of success. Earle, Central's ace, won his sin­ gle-season record 12th game Sunday, 3-2, after getting the record-tying win in the first game of the double- header, 5-4. "If I had sat down and wrote it over and over, I couldn't have written it out any better. Tom (Ammerman) stepped up which helped me out as well," Earle said. "It makes me feel satisfied that it is one record that I can call my own." Head coach Desi Storey was sat­ isfied with Earle's performance. "He was throwing real well, espe­ cially on Sunday we did hurt him defensively but he was able to hang in there and get us out of jams," Storey said. The march for the record began May 6, when the Wildcats traveled to Walla Walla to finish off the season series with Whitman. Tim Akins and Tom Ammerman helped put two early runs on the board with a double and single, respectively, in the third inning. Whitman came back and scored a run in the bottom half of the inning, and did the same in the fourth. In the eighth inning Earle worked himself into a jam. The Missionaries' Merril Bevan knocked in the tying run with a single. Bobby Jones followed with another base-hit which sent Bevan to third. But the senior right-hander battled out of it, striking out Kyle Carothers and get­ ting Matt Brewer to ground out. "He didn't throw as well as he usually does, he had the strikeouts and no walks, but not too good of location on his pitches." Storey said. The game went into extra innings, with Earle still on the hill. Catcher Ryan Greear provided the late hero­ ics, singling in Chance McClellan with two outs in the 10th, as the Wildcats held on to win a thriller by a score of 4-3. Saturday brought the University of British Columbia into town for a four game series. UBC should have stayed home, because a hot Wildcat team gave them a pounding. In the first game, the Thunderbirds jumped out to a 2-0 lead early. The Wildcats were able to battle back quickly on home runs by Robert Collins and Nathan Bishop. In the third inning, Ammerman and Jason Skaug hit back-to-back doubles. Collins followed with a two-run blast to put Central ahead 3- 2. Dustin Page continued the scoring outburst with a single, as the Wildcats tacked on five runs. Justin Fairbanks pitched five solid innings, yielding eight walks while striking out eight. He earned his sixth win of the season, and reliever John Aarstad came in the final two frames for his second save. All the while Central piled on the runs and won by a score of 9-6. The second game was over with after the second inning as the Wildcats ran away early. Central put up 12 runs in the first three innings and rolled to a 17-6 blowout. Bishop's hot bat was one of the main factors for Central. The senior had five hits and four RBI's. Aarstad pitched a complete game against the Thunderbirds to record his third win of the season. "Bishop has been doing it all year, I am so glad we got him to turn * s -Nv vVV • * : '' • 4ii Si '•••YSYS/Sk'&v.- , ' '5 - ... . 4 r Xfy.y. .-. .' . j/X* ."HI 4§l!ff Angela Barbre/Observer Ryan Greear tosses the ball back to the mound during Central's doubleheader last Saturday against the University of British Columbia. out. Ammerman as well. They both have had that kind of year. Their great work ethic was instrumental to their success," said Storey. Sunday's games proved to be more of a challenge for the Wildcats than the previous days. Both games were decided by a single run. In the first game, sophomore Josh Clark pitched into the seventh inning before being relieved by Earle. Earle mowed down the three hitters he faced, but Central remained behind, 4-3. In the bottom of the seventh, the Wildcats came roaring back. Tim Akins singled in Jace Dwinell to tie the game before being driven in by Ammerman for the win. "I was pretty excited being up there and getting the game-winning hit. You have: to give credit to the guys who got on base before me," Ammerman said. The second game of the twin bill was even tighter than the first. Earle pitched a complete game, scattering five hits and striking out 11. Earle came into the weekend excited about having the chance to break the wins record. "I was throwing a lot better, hav­ ing a little more rest helped and gave X me the chance to throw some better stuff," Earle said. The game went to the seventh and final inning, this time with the score knotted at two. Page led off with a base hit to center. Dwinell, in the role as a pinch-runner again, advanced to second on a bunt by McCarthy. Pesacreta then dumped a single in over the infield to move Dwinell to third. Adam Debray, UBC's starting See WINS, Page 19 Athletic Committee helps Wildcat athletes by Jon Guddat Staff reporter Central athletes, you are in good hands. An Athletics Committee, made up of Central stu­ dents, faculty and staff, meets on a periodic basis to discuss certain athletic and academic issues on campus. "(The committee) acts as a liason between athletics and faculty," Athletic Director Gary Frederick said. Besides Frederick, the committee is made up of Paula Romeo, also from athletics, Keith Champagne, representing Student Affairs and individual students and faculty. Athletic scheduling, academics and absence from classes are some of the many aspects of athletics considered by the committee. The committee is now focusing their time 44 on topics such as Central's attendance policy for athletes and requirements for ath­ letic participation are being discussed. Bill Owen, profes­ sor of mathematics and Athletics Committee Chair, said that while the committee influ­ ences policy making, it is not up to the its members to put the policies into action. "We're purely a recommending body," Owen said. "We are currently interested in attendance policies." An athlete can spend much of his or her time travelling to compete in events or games. It acts as a liason between athletics and faculty. 99 — Gary Frederick Sometimes this travel time is during the school week. Class time, along with tests and home­ work, can be missed. This is something of importance to the com­ mittee: how to make it fair for both the profes­ sor and student to make up class time or assign­ ments. "We deal with poli­ cies regarding athletes," Kyle Aim, junior com­ mittee member, said. As athletic director, Frederick acts as a non-voting member of the group. "(The main purpose of the committee) is to oversee athletics and make sure we're doing the right thing," Frederick said. The committee has been around for years, Frederick said, but has been fairly active recently. With the switch from NAIA to NCAA Division II, the Athletics Committee has had a whole new classification and its rules regarding athletes to look at. "The NCAA recommends that we have a committee," Frederick said. Athletes, unlike.the misconception, are not allowed to miss an assignment for a class just because of a game or event. They are expected to alert their professors ahead of time to assure their grades will not suffer for their absence while competing. The committee is very proactive in seeing to it that an athlete gets a fair chance at making up missed assignments due to their extra curricular activity.
Observer — Sports — May 13 1999 New division raises the bar for fall sports Kir The NCAA » Division II switch: Part one of three by Tara Rattray Sports editor DaveBanuelos Asst. Sports editor When Central athletics did its 'movin' on up' to the NCAA Division II side, three fall quarter sports experienced the advantages ^ and disadvantages of seasons to come. The Wildcat football, women's soccer and volleyball teams knew they had a tough road ahead of them entering a higher level of competi- $ tion. "We know that the new division is going to be tough," head football coach John Zamberlin said. "Next season we'd better be ready to step it up a notch." Season summary The Central football team ended its last season in the NAIA with a conference championship and a 7-4 record. Zamberlin is quick to point out that next season will be tougher. & "There's a big difference in size and speed between the two divi­ sions," Zamberlin said. The Wildcat football team opens its season with two games against NCAA Division I-AA opponents next fall. Zamberlin feels his team is up to the challenge. Women's soccer has high expec­ tations for their second season at the D-II level as well. "In the future years it will be dif­ ferent," Melissa Sawyer, senior women's soccer player, said. "The team is putting in a lot more work to plan for the next season, which will only be to our advantage." Women's soccer finished the- season with a 12-6-1 record overall. • Head coach Jerrod Fleury said he was happy with the team results and sees the move to NCAA D-II as ben­ eficial to Central. "The move has definitely helped the program get better," Fleury said. "The interest level from kids has Observer file photo junior Dan Murphy will be returning for one last season in the new division. been phenomenal. Kids in high school want to play in NCAA pro­ grams and with Central advancing those kids are beginning to take an interest in our program." Despite its success, the Wildcat football team was hammered 51-i6 by Division II powerhouse UC Davis on Oct. 10, which served notice that Central has some work to do before being competitive at the national level in the new division. "The Davis game showed us where we need to be next fall," Zamberlin said. "If we're going to be successful we're going to need-to develop fast." One of the obstacles Central had to face with the move was having to measure up to the D-II teams... liter­ ally. Both Fleury and volleyball head coach Mario Andaya agree height and strength were two main factors the Wildcats lacked, compared to the Hawaii and California schools. "We were better in certain areas like skill, work ethic and desire," Fleury said. "They beat us by being bigger, faster and stronger." Andaya feels his team didn't measure up their first time out because of the position they were in. The Wildcat volleyball team finished with a dismal record of 5-23. "With the kids we had, we were in a total rebuilding mode," Andaya said. We weren't in a position just yet to compete that high." Plans for recruitment "We have some good new players for next year, but recruiting has been tough." Zamberlin said. When it comes to recruiting, both Andaya and Fleury will lean toward size and strength in making their decisions. Andaya said the difference with his team and those from Hawaii was all about the pack behind the punch. "You can't get away with smaller athletic kids at this level," Andaya said. "The Hawaiian schools had a lot of power and not so much rally. They would set the ball to their strongest hitters and it would go down almost all of the time. Recruitment-wise, we're looking at height as a huge factor." : Show me the money With the advanced move aside, money is another factor in whether or not students will choose Central's athletic programs over others. With a higher division comes a demand for bigger scholarship offers, which Central lacks in supplying. "It would be nice to have more money to offer athletes coming in," Andaya said. "Or at least to offer what other schools are offering." Fleury said he has lost 10 athletes so far due to lack of funds, but believes you can win with what you have as well. "When you're with the top ranked programs in soccer, you've got to have money to draw kids away from other schools," Fleury said. "Money does help in those situations, but we still get good players and can be just as competi­ tive as the other schools with the funding we have." Neil takes first in decathlon by Becki Matzen Staff reporter At his last college meet, senior James Neil won the decathlon title Monday in the Central Washington University Multi-Events Invitational. Neil finished with 5,797 points. He finished first in the high jump at 6 feet 2 3/4 inches, the 110 meter hurdles at 16:7 and the 1500 in 4:40:44. Neil also placed second in the 400 with a time of 51.69, behind junior Steve Roche. Roche took sec­ ond place in the decathlon with 5,702 points. He placed first in the long jump at 19 feet 11 inches and won It was a pleasure to compete with the quality athletes. 95 — fames Neil the 400 in 51.69. "It was a pleasure to compete with the quality athletes that Central has," Neil said. Senior Tony Hoiby, who placed Angela Barbre/Observer Freshman Kim Werkau started her first season at Central in the NCAA Division II. •'if: ti - V' y ''j ' '' s£- ' ' '' '' •." * ' "" ^ ^ . LsMxm Observer file photo Senior Carrie Boers (right) finished her career at a higher level of competition. Central Washington University fifth overall, won the discus at 155 feet 4 inches and the javelin at 183 feet 7 inches. Kristie Brooks, competing unat­ tached won the women's heptathlon with a total of 4,715 points. Brooks won a total of five events, 100 meter hurdles, high jump, 200, long jump and the 800. Junior Sara Lind placed the high­ est for the women by taking fourth in the heptathlon with 3728 points. Lind won both the shot put at 37 feet 1/2 inch and the javelin at 114 feet 7 inches. The Wildcat's will compete at the Seattle Pacific Invite this Saturday. from oyr storey phone or online! Jerro's :v. "Wi: lilt 8th Ave-509-925-9851 wwwjerrols.com
m May 13, 1999 — Sports — Observer Not all jocks fit the typical dumb stereotype The stereo­ type "dumb jocks" has been associated with athletics all over the world, and even here on Central's cam­ pus. Has the stereotypical "dumb jock" changed over the years? Is the stereotype true? Are athletes getting the respect they deserve? I can say from my personal experience as a student athlete that my academic career became more of an emphasis and improved throughout my years of being an athlete. Being a student athlete puts many pressures and unrelated deadlines in academics that would not occur if sports were not involved. Many people think athletes are given benefits to help their grades. Some people even agree student athletes get grades they did not earn to stay eligible. The stereotype goes as far as thinking that athletes do not have to attend class regularly and can still earn the grade needed to stay eligible in sports. The question is, are these statements true? Personally I have never experi­ enced one of the so-called bene­ fits. Not once have professors given me a grade I did not deserve, nor have they given me any extras to help me pass a class. In fact, with all the missed classes from traveling, every stu­ dent athlete is required to know and understand the materials missed in class. Often I have run into professors that actually grade me harder because of my athletic involvement. I'm still trying to figure out what the term "dumb jock" means. Does it mean athletes are not smart? Or are they only going to college because of athletics? More than 700 student athletes participate in athletics at Central. If athletes are so dumb, how did they get accepted to Central? How did they pass their SAT's, ACT's and all the placement tests? They must have cheated numerous times to get into college and maintain the "dumb jock" stereotype. Did you know the overall grade point average (GPA) of the student athletes on campus is 2.8? These are the facts. Nobody has cheated to make the athletes appear smarter than they really are. The "dumb jock" misnomer is one of the worst stereotypes in today's society. With all the rules and regulations within athletics it is hard to believe student athletes are "dumb." Let's just face the facts and realize athletes are working hard and do deserve the respect of being student athletes. Every credit they earn is legitimate. Dumb and jock go together like oil and vinegar they just don't mix. In the words of our mother s to use a stereotype is to assume. You make an ass out of u and me. It's time society puts this stereotype to rest and pay more attention to an individuals athletic ability. Positions Available for the Summer with Office of Residential Services Work shifts may be scheduled Monday through Friday 7:00AM to 5:30 PM, some weekend work will be required in June and September. Preference Will Be Given to Students Who Live In University Residence Halls or Apartments. Recycling/Warehouse Aide Starting Wage $6.45 per hour if working 30 hours or less per week and $7.45 per hour if working more than 31 bourse per week. Duties Include: Recycling and Garbage Collection, Moving Furniture and Appliances and Furniture Repair. All Persons Must Be Able To Physically Perform This Work: Schedule shifts that are at least two hours in length: keep work areas and vehicles clean and safe report all maintenance needs and safety concerns for work areas, equipment and vehicles to their supervisor follow oral and written directions keep accurate records as necessary learn to drive a forklift and one ton box truck safely. Anyone hired for this position Must Authorize the release of their driving record to Campus Police. Custodial Aide Starting Wage $5.95 per hour if working 30 hours or less per week and $6.95 if working more than 31 hours per week. Duties include: Cleaning Residence Halls and Apartments, cleaning restrooms, scrubbing and waxing floors, washing windows, hanging drapes, vacuuming carpets, shampooing and extracting carpets, cleaning furniture, cleaning around the outsides of the residence halls and apartments, etc. All Persons Must Be Able To Physically Perform This Work: Schedule shifts that are at least two hours in length: keep work areas and vehicles clean and safe report all maintenance needs and safety concerns for work areas, equipment and vehicles to their supervisor follow oral and written directions keep accurate records as necessary Please pick up applications at the Office of Residential Services in Button Hall or at the Barto Satellite office. For more information, please contact Cathy Maxwell at 963-1704. llllifefite ,J||| Jim m % Courtesy of Nick Ennen Nick Ennen practices his wakeboarding moves on a trampoline. The use of the trampo­ line helps mimic that of a ski boat. It allows wakeboarders to experience the effect of being on water while practicing on land. Student among national elite Central student tears it up on the wakeboard by Steve Griffith Staff reporter Nick Ennen is a 20-year-old Central student who has taken his wakeboarding skill and made a job of it. Competing in the semi-pro divi­ sion, Ennen was ranked eigth in the World and seventh in the nation at the end of last summer, competes in the semi-pro class. His riding is con- sistant and he is constantly trying new tricks. Ennen said he is lucky because he has had sponsors to help him to the top. "I bought my own boat and rode for a while," Ennen said. "I was lucky enough to pick up corporate sponsors like Free Motion wake- boards and bindings, Washington Wind Sports, Ten Foot Pole and Rainbow Fins to help me out. They were great." This world class athlete is much like other students, exqept he spends about 400 hours a year on a wake- board. Ennen got started like many other professional water sport ath- When the wakeboard evolved, I never went back.** — Nick Ennen letes, by growing up on a lake. "I started water skiing when I was little," Ennen said. "Then the old school skurfers came out. I started riding on those. When the wake­ board evolved, I never went back." Wakeboarding has brought the water sports industry to life again. Water ski companies and tournament towboat companies say the industry 9 would have died if it were not for the new school revolution and talented athletes like Ennen. Ennen is so serious that during spring break he went down and rode with X-Games and world champion . Parks Bonifay, who is considered the Godfather of the wake boarding community. Ennen gives a lot of credit to people like industry icon Greg Nelson, owner of Double Up wake- boards industry icon, Aaron Grace*4 % another bad boy and many others who have pushed him to be the rider he is. "Riding with those guys is something else," Ennen said. "They're doing things on wake- boards that you can't ever dream up." * After qualifying and then taking 11th in his first ever all-pro tourna­ ment, The Pacific Wake Board Challenge, Ennen said he's racking up points for the upcoming X-^ .. Games. ^ "Tournaments are fun, but I just want to ride," Ennen said. Jove Asia University America Program International Peer Advisor (IPA) Openings available for September - February 1 $99 Act as a campus and community resource by coordinating activities between Japanese students and Americans, aiding students in the residence halls, maximiz­ ing students' involvement in campus activities and facilitat­ ing international friendships and communication between students and staff. - Make Life-Long Friends - In-Service training in Cross-cultural Communications, Peer Counseling and Japanese Culture - Must live in CWU Residence Halls - $3060/5 months for 19 hours/week No Japanese language required. Applications available in the AUAP Office, International Center, Room 136 or 138 DEADLINE: MAY 17 Wanted: Observer Office Assistant. Good pay & flexible hours. Call.963-1026
Observer — Sports — May 13, 199? WINS: Wildcats hoping for regional berth Continued from Page 16 pitcher, intentionally walked the red- hot Bishop to load the bases. Ammerman, coming to bat for a sec­ ond time with a game-winning hit in mind, came through once again with a single to right as the Wildcats fin­ ished off the sweep with a dramatic 3-2 victory. "You can't write much of a better script, the only thing I would have changed is maybe have Bishop come up in the second game and getting the game-winning hit. We had preached all year to give everything you got, no matter what the score is, and they gave everything they had. To pull it out was fantastic," Storey said of the two last inning wins. With the weekend sweep of UBC and the wins versus St. Martin's and Whitman, Central was able to win 11 of its last 13 games to finish the sea­ son at 24-18. For the first time in team history, three Wildcats batted above .400 for the season: Bishop (.427), McClellan (.412) and Ammerman (.404). Storey felt that since spring break, his balL club had been playing great baseball. • "It was great, absolutely fantastic, to finish up with seven straight wins. I went and looked back and felt that other than the first St. Martin series after spring break, we played real well. I think we played .17-7 ball the rest of the way. We had a good sea­ son, and since we are only losing five players, this will be a big, big build­ ing stone for next season," Storey said. Ammerman's feelings were along the lines of Storey's. He said that in winning those last seven in a row, the team could tell it had in improved in a lot of aspects. The winning streak also improves the outlook for next season. "Those last games were a good sign for the players next year. The hitting and everything in those game just clicked. The pitchers threw well enough to keep us in the games and we were able to win when we needed to," Ammerman said. The Wildcats are hoping that their late-season surge will earn them an at-large regional playoff berth. Should Central receive a spot in the post-season, the regional playoffs start today and run through this Sunday. It's so nice having Two Bathrooms! May 6 at Whitman College Central 4, Whitman 3 (10 innings) CWU- 002 000 100 1—4 9 1 WHm 001 100 010 0 — 3 10 2 May 8 vs. British Columbia Centra] 9, British Columbia 6 UBC- 110 121 0 — 6 8 2 CWU- 005 220 x —9 15 2 Central 17, British Columbia 6 UBC- 002 301 0 — 6 9 1 CWU- 354 050 x—17 19 0 May 9 vs. British Columbia Central 5, British Columbia 4 UBC- 101 002 0 — 4 8 0 CWU-030 000. 2 — 5 11 3 Central 3, British Columbia 2 UBC- 1Q0 010 0 — 2 5 2 CWU- 000 200 1 — 3 9 4 May 9-10 CWU Multi-Events Men's Decathlon: 1st-James Neil, CWU, (5797), 2nd- Steve Rouche, CWU, (5702), 3rd- Steve Robinson, WWU, (5655), 4th- Zach Spaet, CWU, (5203) and 5th- Tony Hoiby, CWU, (4148) Individual performances: 110 hurdles- Neil (655), Rouche (603) Discus- Hoiby (816), Neil (442) javelin- Hoiby (677), Spaet (616) Women's Heptathlon: 1st- Kristie Brooks, unat., (4715), 2nd- Sara Hiss, WWU, (4431), 3rd- Nicky DeVeny, EOU, (3836), 4th- Sara Lind, CWU, (3728), 5th- Linsy Nickels, CWU, (3674), 6th- Erinn Nickels, CWU, (3638), 7th- Natalie Svenvold, WWU, (3272), 8th- Susanne Neil, CWU, (3154) and 9th- Brooke Alexander, EOU, (2996) Individual performances: 110 hurdles- E. Nickels (586), Neil (575) high jump- Lind (566) javelin-Lind (570), L. Nickels (499) Undefeated Intramurals Only four teams remain undefeated in Intramural action. Death Row Inmates for basketball, Paranoia and Dirty Flamin' Space Camels in softball and Seabass for volleyball. Earle receives honors Wildcat pitcher Scott Earle was named pitcher-of-the-week in the NAIAPacWest/Far West Region. Earle has also set a new school record for victories with 12. Wenzel sets 18 records Viki Wenzel ended her softball career with numerous school records. Some of them include: hits (104), RBI's (79), doubles, (19), total bases (173), at bats (383) and home runs (14). ...so get off the pot and make a move. It's Unique. Two bedrooms, two full baths. Built-in computer desks. Two closets in each bedroomf It's Relaxed. Great clubhouse, tanning salmi and the coolest laundry-mat in town! . It's New. Energy-efficient designer touches and quality throughout. It's High Tech. 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