'ft/if'. W-J* Volunteer Income Tax Assistants offer assistance in tax preparation See Scene, page 8 Men struggle in conference, but sneak into regional playoffs See Sports, page 15 01 # CENTRAL WASHINGTON Thursday, March 9, 2000/ Vol. 73 No. 16 Observer returns on Memorial honored nnnn tnd n m nn fnllnwiria /Assistant.Clerks will be avail- - able'arouncUowrUQ offer as'sis- by Heather Bryant Staff reporter and Carrina Galloway Editor in Chief With money in hand and designs in the planning stage, a SuperSUB committee hopes ground will be bro­ ken in the near future. During 1998-1999, the Associated Students of Central Washington University Board of Directors (ASCWU-BOD) came up with the idea for the SuperSUB a new student union building that Would not only house the existing SUB occupants, but perhaps other entities such as dining halls and more campus organizations. This new plan proposed using money from the existing Services and Activities (S&A) fee and from other sources on campus, rather than a new student fee. While this plan was moderately popular, it was never finalized. The newest venture, led by Mike Grigg, ASCWU-BOD executive vice presi­ dent, and Vice President for Student Life and Facilities Bill Salcedo, begins where this left off. "I want this to be a collaborative project because I'm sick and tired of things getting done so slowly around here," Grigg said. "The renovation of this building took 10 years. Why should a project like that take so long?" LI temmm MMMim mm OIWHC i fSS/s/M ***** W&W 8M» http://www.cwu.edu/~observer continues Graphic courtesy of the SuperSUB committee After reviewing a number of possible sites for the SuperSUB (small arrows), the SuperSUB committee decid­ ed on the area between Black, Wilson and North Halls. In 1995 Central realized the dire behind it so ASCWU-BOD put the state the Samuelson Union Building idea of a new student fee to a vote. In (SUB) was in. At that time the plan May 1998 the student body voted was to remodel the SUB. However, against the student fee. the: building project had no funding "The big difference is that we know we have money this time," Grigg said. "We know we have at least $20 million without a student fee." Most SuperSUB proponents rec­ ognize that students voted to pay no fee to build, and that alternate fund­ ing sources were needed. At the February Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, Abdul Nasser, vice presi­ dent for business and "financial affairs, said finding state support for the SuperSUB was Central's top pri­ ority. "The current facility has issues related to meeting code," Nasser said. "If fte were to build a new facil­ ity we would be able to build to meet all of those codes. That is why it is our top funding priority." The SuperSUB committee has met since February to do what Grigg calls a "re-predesigri" for the SuperSUB. During the first pre- design, organizations that would be housed in the SuperSUB were asked to identify how much space they would need. The total came to 170,000 square feet of space needed (opposed to the current 107,000 gross square foot SUB). "That's about one and one half times a big as Black Hall," Grigg said. "I mean we're talking about a See SUB, Page 4 create frustration by Heather Bryant Staff reporter The 10 percent budget realloca­ tion proposed by the Board of Trustees Jan. 29 has left the deans of the four colleges and their depart­ ment chairs calling on their imagina­ tions and creativity in order to find areas to cut. This exercise began five and a half weeks ago as an opportunity for the university to identify some unfunded issues, particularly low baseline faculty salaries. The exer­ cise also allows for itemization of other areas that the university has never been able to generate a pool of resources large enough or any out­ side funding to deal with. The College of Arts and Humanities Dean Liahna Babener sees the exercise as hypothetically looking at what would happen if the college had to maintain the same level of business, that would serve the same-number of students with the same quality of programs, on a 10 percent smaller budget. Babener said she will support such an exercise as long as it will produce healthy, productive results. Where she draws the line in her sup­ port is if she feels it is going to cre­ ate more anxiety and malaise than positive outcomes and strength of the program. "In theory, I don't oppose such an exercise because I think it gets us to look critically at the assumptions under which we operate, to evaluate our processes to be sure we are real­ ly making the best decisions we can," Babener said. Babener believes even though See CUTS, Page 5 Trendwest plans to break ground soon by Roslyn Biggs News editor This summer, pending approval, what started as an idea and then became a comprehensive plan might just become a reality, as Trendwest Inc. tentatively plans to begin construction on parts of the 6,225 acres near Cle Elum and Roslyn, which may one day form the MountainStar Resort. "This won't happen overnight," Mike Moyer, vice president of Trendwest Resorts and director of the MountainStar plan, said of the project. "It'll be a process and peo­ ple will have the chance to adjust and adapt to it." The project will consist of phas­ es, and full buildout is not expected to be completed for 30 years. When complete, the proposed resort would consist of 3,253 vacation homes, 847 condominiums, 550 hotel rooms, a resort village with shops and restaurants, two 18-hole golf courses, a spa and fitness cen­ ter, a public trail system for recre­ ational use, and a historic mining center. The MountainStar plan has received mixed reviews from mem­ bers of surrounding communities. "After 27 years, I feel the econ­ omy has gone down and never real­ ly recovered," Susie Weis, resident of the Roslyn area for 27 years, said. "For the most part it's been a very depressed economy. This is one of the first hopes the economy has had." Trendwest has estimated that the 30-year annual average for direct employment on the resort See RESORT, Page 5
t ft March" 9 2000 — NfevVs — ObSfeWer WORLDBEAT m m n International Two killed in Tokyo train, wreck A commuter train derailed at Nakameguro station in Tokyo at 9:13 a.m. on Wednesday killing two people and injuring 18 others. The train was outbound from cen­ tral Tokyo when it derailed, hitting an inbound train. The cause of the wreck is not yet known. Sydney Olympics threatened Mehmet Akin Kayirici tried to extort Australian $60 million from five countries by threatening to place bombs on airplanes and in public places during the Sydney Olympic Games. Kayirici, 35, was arrested Tuesday on extortion charges after a more than two- month investigation. Protests occur over movie Manit Sriwanichpoom faked a ritual suicide on Tuesday in Thailand over the movie "The Beach." He pretended to cut his stomach but instead spilled cow intestines and red soda on the side­ walk while several hundred were lined up outside the theatre waiting for the movie. He claimed the filming of the movie destroyed the beach of Maya Bay on Phi Phi Le island, a part of Thai national park. United States N.Y.P.D. convictedof coverup Two police officers and ^for­ mer colleague, Charles Schwarz, were found guilty Wednesday of conspiring to obstruct justice for lying about the colleague's role in the torture of Abner Louima. The officers said Schwartz wasn't in the precinct bathroom when Justin Volpe sodomized Loumia with a broken broomstick when in fact he was present. The three men could be sentenced to up to five years in prison for conspiracy convictions. Debris stalls search for workers After an explosion at an auto plant in Virginia, one worker was found dead and two women are missing. Debris was piled high and officials said it may take days to recover them. The cause of the explosion is not known. The Central Washington University Conference Program has several temporary custodian and laundry positions available. These positions are expected to begin the week of finals, no later than June 10,2000, and will terminate on or before September 22, 2000. Preference will be given to student employees, temporary employees and persons who are enrolled spring quarter of 2000 as full-time students with plans to enroll as full- time students at Central during fall quarter of 2000. Custodial duties include: sweeping mopping vacuuming dusting laying out linen making beds emptying trash moving furniture setting up meeting facilities and delivering and setting up audiovisual equipment. There will be three (3) shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with a half-hour lunch break. Laundry duties include: sort and spot linens for washing load and unload washers and dryers iron, fold and prepare clean linens to be sent out to various departments and keep laundry room and machinery clean at all times. There will be two (2) shifts, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with a half-hour lunch break. All shifts run seven (7) days a week. Shifts and days off vary according to workload. The minimum qualifications and skills needed for these positions are: • Applicant must be at least 16 years of age • Be able to perform physical labor • Law requires proof of identity and employability • Ability to follow through with verbal and/or written instructions • Available to work all weekends • Professional appearance • Good customer relations • Organization and problem solving skills • Punctuality • Applicant must pass a background investigation. Hourly wage starting at $7.50 All interested applicants may apply at Courson Conference Center in the Registration Office, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Applications must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m., April 28,2000. NOTE: No annual leave will be granted during appointment i¥H Central Washington University Conference Program An AA/EEO/TITLEIX INSTITUTION • TDD (509) 963 2207 Kim Nowacki/Observer Traveling minstrels Johnny jaramillp and Steve Soules play outside the Oak Rail Tavern.. Revisions in the noise ordinance may make it possible for noisy bar-goers to be cited. by Melissa Mitchell Staff reporter Last June the city of Ellensburg passed a revised version of the noise ordinance. This new version is more specific than the previous ordinance. "It is a little more effort ta gather evidence than it used to be, to enforce, because it is more specific than it was before," Steve Rittereiser, chief of campus police, said. "It used to be that an officer just had to show up to prove a violation. Now, they must take measurements and such to prove a violation." The ordinance had few specifics before the revision beyond the set quiet hours between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Now it is very specific about the type of activity that constitutes a vio­ lation. The ordinance states noise is con­ sidered a violation of the ordinance if noise coming from a residence can be heard 100 feet or more beyond the property line of that residence at any time, and 50 feet or more between the quiet hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. A person is also in violation of the ordinance if noise coming from them or any other piece of machinery, equipment, or vehicle can be heard 200 feet or more away at any time during the day, and 50 feet or more during the specified quiet hours. If someone violates the noise ordinance he/she can be charged with a class one civil infraction and fined up to $250. Any piece of property that breaks the ordinance, whether in the owner's possession at the time of the violation or not, may also cause the owner to receive up to the $250 fine. If any person violates the ordi­ nance more than once in any 12- month period he/ she has committed a misdemeanor and can receive a fine up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail. However, if the owner of any real estate property was not in possession of it at the time of violation they will only receive the $250 penalty for a class one civil infraction. This ordinance is not limited to the human population of the city. Animal noises are also subject to the noise ordinance unless the animal is contained in a licensed pet. kennel, animal shelter, pet shop or commer­ cial kennel. The ordihance states authorities will make reasonable attempts to locate the owner of any animal violating this ordinance. If an animal is a repeat offender it may be subject to impound by animal con­ trol. "Noise is aural graffiti, as well sis a test to see who is in charge/ The ordinance sends two messages," Frank Erickson, Ellensburg citizen and business person, said. "It lets people know who is in charge and that this is a civilized community." S&A Committee needs opinions by Roslyn Biggs News editor Two million dollars sounds like a lot of money, but when close to 40 different groups clamber for their own piece of the wealth, it is much less than it seems. Each academic quarter, $79 is taken from each student's paid tuition and placed in the Service and Activities (S&A) Fund. The S&A Fee Committee is then responsible for distributing what amounts to around two million dollars every year to user groups on campus. "This is a student-driven commit­ tee," Shawn Palmer, chair of the S&A Fee Committee, said. "They (students) put in money, so they have every, right to say where it should go. Student input is necessary if we're to facilitate an efficient" allocation of funds." The committee will hold a stu­ dent forum from noon to 2:00 Thursday, April 6 in the SUB Pit to solicit student feedback on what groups are most in need of funding and to answer questions about how the S&A process works. Door prizes, including $50 and $100 gift certificates from the stu­ dent book store, will be given. All students are encouraged to attend and offer their perspectives. M-F: 7:30A.M.-9:00P.M. S-S: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 111E 8th Ave • Ellensburg 925-9851-800-858-2427 www.jerrols.com & w \ . • • • *••••»•.• «:rF» • .••• •••«.• wjiaV •v. . vuvv
Observer — News — March 9, 2000 Feb. 28,10:30 a.m. ' Police responded to a report of vehicle prowl in the N-19 lot. Someone had entered a parked pickup truck through the tailgate. Nothing was taken and damage was estimated at $200. While investigating the incident, officers also discovered a number of gov­ ernment road signs in the back of the truck. The owner was cited for third degree theft and the signs were confiscated. Feb. 29,10 p.m. Police received a report of a civil dispute between two room­ mates. The dispute occurred after one roommate had given room keys to a friend who had been entering the room without the sec­ ond roommate's permission^ The extra keys were returned to the Student Village manager. March 2,11 p.m. Police cited a man for an MIP in Hitchcock Hall. March 3,3:25 p.m. ^Officers assisted a woman who had been riding her bike and fall­ en, due to the muddy condition of 'the sidewalk, near Alfred- Montgomery Hall. Grounds main­ tenance was contacted, and police transported the woman to the health center. March 3, 9:45-11:30 p.m. Two women and four men were cited for MIPs in Alfred- Montgomery Hall. ' March 3,11 p.m. Officers received a report that someone had broken a mirror in an Alfred-Montgomery bathroom. March 4,2:30 a.m. A woman reported receiving an obscene phone call from an anonymous person. The woman tried calling *69, but was unsuc­ cessful in identifying the individ­ ual. March 4,11 a.m. Someone reported that an unknown brand bicycle had been stolen near the Anderson Apartments. The bike had been left unlocked. March 4,2:30 p.m. Police were called to the west side of Button Hall, where some­ one had apparently let the air out of four tires on a university vehi­ cle. March 4 . Police received a report that a-, clarinet had been stolen the previ­ ous day, between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from a high school orchestra competition being held on campus. The estimated value of the clarinet was $2,035. March 4 Officers received a report that sometime prior to 10 p.m., a stop sign had been knocked over on the 1200 block of North D Street. March 5,7:30 a.m. Police received a report of malicious mischief on the third floor of Davies Hall. Someone had damaged a men's bathroom stall, an exit sign and two room number tags. The total estimate for dam-, age was $300. March 6,6:30 a.m. Someone reported that an indi­ vidual had a left lewd and sexual­ ly explicit message on the Conference Center answering machine in Courson Hall the pre­ vious day at 9 p.m. For more information on cam­ pus crime and updates on cases, go to the campus police Web site atwww.cwu.edu/~police. Students to earn credit for UnivlOO m si I Career Fair 2000 Spokane Convention Center April 11 IkcoinaDome April 20 For information and registration materials contact your: CWU Career Services Office or the Washington Educator Career Fair PO Box 11 Lummi Island, WA 98262 Phone: 360-758-7889 Fax:360-758-7886 Web Page: www.wspa.net E-mail: WAedufair@aol.com Sponsored jointly by the Washington School Personnel Association and the Washington State Placement Association by Tasha G. Shives Staff reporter Beginning spring quarter 2000, students enrolled in Central's acade­ mic conditioning course University (UNIV) 100 will receive both credit and a letter grade for successful com­ pletion. The Faculty Senate approved the proposal March 1 in hopes that it would offer more incentive for stu­ dents who must take the class under Central's latest general education program. UNIV 100 was added to Central's basic and breadth program fall quar­ ter of 1997 in an effort to familiarize new students to the university's aca­ demic policies and procedures. The course, which is instructed by vari­ ous faculty on campus, features library tours and an introduction to advising and academic support pro­ grams. "It's designed to help students make the 'quantum leap' from high school or a community college to a university setting," Toni Menig, pro­ gram coordinator and academic advi­ sor, said. "We want new students to know what is expected of them and who they can count on for support." Along with library tours, the revised UNIV 100 will now also fea­ ture a library research project to help acclimate students^ to resources on campus. ••Because of additions... awarding credit and a grade will be more justified. " —Scott Carlton Students who took UNIV 100 prior to this spring received no actu­ al credit for the "one-credit" class, although it counted toward a full- load schedule. For example, if a stu­ dent registered for 11 credits plus UNIV 100, it would count as a 12- credit schedule. However, the stu­ dent would receive a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade which had no bearing on his or her grade point average, nor affected his or her total credits earned. The requirement would simply be "checked off' upon graduation clear­ ance. Scott Carlton, director of advis­ ing services, said he is glad students will now receive credit and a grade for the course. Unfortunately, Carlton said, students who have already taken the course cannot receive credit retroactively. "The revised course will be a bit more challenging," Carlton said. "Because of additions like the new library research project, awarding credit and a grade will be more justi­ fied." Anyone following the 1997 through 2000 general education pro­ grams who came to Central as a freshman or transferred with less than 45 credits must take UNIV. 100. For more information, cajl the acad­ emic advising center at 963-3523.
fl Mi% c ||'9 2000 — ftJevvs — Observer |vnMvy' „ , » V SwTfsS ££?&$£ . • t.-: ' IMHi S^»-- , : • *. » " ' * *. Aral -^i ~y^ wSfr&S ^s*ga :N-.vx H •v • v Vv^S W \ •*• s * /, , /'*' ' . * .^/ ^s::.:.w:-f:-^:-:-:ff£-/: -r:-:-:s-:v:.^x-.v. by Cameron Rogers Staff reporter A salmon restoration project is underway which will attempt to restore salmon runs in Wilson Creek and its tributaries. The restoration project comes after steel- head salmon were placed on the endangered species list. Wilson Creek is thought to be a good environment to restore salmon because of its slow flowing waters and shaded banks. It has been approximately 60 years since salmon have inhabited the upper portion of Wilson creek. Logging, farming and too much ocean fishing are all blamed for the loss of the Wilson creek run. "The goal is to re-establish tributaries to the Yakima (river) so juvenile fish can have a place to grow up," fish biologist Hank Fraser said. Restoration of salmon includes planting trees, controlling the flow of river water, build­ ing fish ladders and screening diversion dams to contain small salmon. The Bonneville Power Administration is funding the project and the Washington State Salmon Recovery board is looking into allocat­ ing some grant money for the project. The restoration project started more than two years ago and will continue until funding for the pro­ ject ends. Kim Nowacki/Observer Wilson Creek which runs through cam­ pus, was identified as a good environment to grow steelhead salmon populations. course offered by Jessica Jones Staff reporter For students interested in spend­ ing time with, the Seattle Police Department or just wanting a ride in a police vehicle, it can happen this spring. A two-credit co-op is being offered through the law and justice department, but is open to any Central student who has completed one-third of his/her general educa­ tion requirements! 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Observer — News — March 9/ 2000 RESORT: Final impact statement due soon Continued from page 1 will be 1,428, and that 50 percent of total jobs and 80 percent of construction jobs will be able to be filled locally. In addition, surrounding areas may see economic benefits through increased sales tax revenue, increased property values anti visitor spending. "This is basically a place to vacation," Mbyer said. "People come 'in, spend their money and leave." While economic benefits may be substan­ tial, other community members have strong concerns with the magnitude and planning of the project. A community-based activist group named RIDGE has been one of the more vocal groups in the fight against the planned resort. "The scale of the project is out of proportion to the surrounding communities," Ellie Belew, Rosiyn resident and RIDGE member, saidr "It's out of proportion to the human community and it's out of proportion to the natural community. And it's economically out of scale. We view it more as an economic gorilla that's coming in and stepping on the economy:" Belew said as a result of the resort driving up the price of real estate, small businesses could no longer afford to locate in the area, and a precedence of economic domination rather than economic development would be set. "The people of the state of Washington passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) specifically to prevent this kind of urbanization of the state's precious, and disappearing, rural Kim Nowacki/Observer Trendwest signs mark the property where the proposed resort would be. areas," RIDGE member Larry Hobbs, said in a statement regarding • Trendwest's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). "The development of a huge resort with 10,000 peo­ ple next to a rural town of Rosiyn (pop. 963) runs specifically counter to the intent of the GMA." Another concern of some community mem­ bers is the fact Trendwest wasn't able to obtain water rights on the actual land it plans to build, but instead bought retired agricultural water rights from several other locations and plans to transfer them to the resort. Some say this trans­ fer would throw the natural environments off balance. Still others have concerns about how the resort might affect the environment and sur­ rounding natural habitats. Also commenting on the DEIS, the Department of Fish and Wildlife stated, "The impact of the huge amount of habitat loss resulting from construction of the resort cou­ pled with the anticipated level of disturbance will result in significant damage to the public resources of the citizens of the State of Washington. Again, these impacts will not be confined to the site." On the other hand, Moyer . said the MountainStar, plans contain significant mea­ sures to protect the environment. Clearing will only occur on 18 percent of the property, leav­ ing 82 percent of the area in its natural condi­ tion. In addition, Trendwest plans to manage the surrounding forest so it will return to its more natural state, as well as to leave a corridor of an average 1000 feet on each side of the Cle Elum river for protected wildlife habitat. Weis argued that the project would actually protect the natural environment from being destroyed through logging and overuse. In addition, she said it would be much easier for the community and county to have just one property owner to deal with, rather than what could be close to 1000 if the area were sold off to individual owners. "If it was to be left in its natural state, either way something's going to happen to that 7,000 acres," Weis said. "It's not just going to sit there." However, Belew still isn't convinced the MountainStar Resort is the best thing for the community. "I believe our community is a living entity that inevitably will grow, but I believe it needs to grow in a proportionate manner," Belew said. The final draft of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the MountainStar resort is due out in mid-March. Construction will not be able to begin until after the plans receive final approval. to join Observer? Sign up for Com 468. may improve programs PLASMA DONORS Bring in ad for extra bonus j Earn $50 for first week (requires two donations) Regular donors can earn up to $165 a month Alpha Plasma-Center . 502 W. Nob Hill Blvd. #4 Hi HI I s: M-W 9:00 (:30 ' - .. T-Th S ()0 6:30 I- Sat 8:00- 4:00 • Sun dosed Call (509)457-7878 lor appt.. Continued from page 1 there are benefits to the exercise, it does create a lot of anxiety over some things that might not end up being a reality, since the exercise at this point is strictly hypothetical. . "The minute you start to itemize where you would pull your resources, you start affecting peo­ ple's lives, and when you start affect­ ing people's lives, you start creating anxiety," Babener said. The College of Arts and Humanities' basic philosophy is to practice efficiencies wherever possi­ ble. Babener sees this as the first step in the exercise, "so that any money that we identify to go into the pool will be money that we agree could be better spent." One of the college's priorities is to retain the younger generation of faculty. "We start out with the commit­ ment that no matter what happened, we would not only sustain our new appointments but one of our priori­ ties in arguing for new funding is for Women s History Month Thursday, March m Mania's Cookin •IWi additional new faculty hirings because, our programs need that con­ tinuous revitalization," Babener said. v. College of.. Education and Professional : Studies Interim Dean Jack McKay describes the exercise as a way to see if the university can do things differently with reduced cost, while sustaining the enrollment and the quality of the programs. "It's a real interesting riddle," McKay said. "It's a dilemma. I want to sustain the quality of the pro­ grams, I want to expand the pro­ grams to attract more students to our programs, yet I have to deal with this." What McKay sees happening at this time is the elimination of the adjunct professors in the college and the slowing down or halting of the searches for people to fill the col­ lege's 12 vacant positions. He sees this scenario resulting in a situation of "inappropriately placed faculty teaching subjects they are not used to teaching or skilled in teaching." President Elect Jerilyn Mclntyre said she spoke to many people here at Central, including faculty, admin­ istrators and students, and found there are many different points of view on the proposed budget reallo­ cation. "The process that is underway there will not harm programs or the quality of the student experience. Indeed because it is a proposed cut and reallocation, it could end up redistributing funds that would enhance programs that need addi­ tional support," Mclntyre said. As she understands it, Interim President James Norton has set in motion a process that will involve widespread exultation and discus­ sion. Mclntyre thinks that should provide information that will address some of the misunderstandings that might exist on campus. "The campus is in the middle of strategic planning indeed, strategic is something Central has been doing for quite some time. Asking units to work within budget scenarios that propose a cut and reallocation is quite common as part of strategic planning efforts," Mclntyre said. Hearings will be held where the chief university officer of each unit will present their unit's reallocation proposal at 2 p.m. on March 7 and March 10 in.Barge 412. The presi­ dent's final decision for the plan will be presented to the Board of Trustees at its April 14 meeting. Order your cap and gown, personalized graduation announcements and college ring. Jostens will be on campus to take orders on: Sea Tac Campus Location: Ellensburg: 1 pm to 8 pm, April 6. April 11 & 13,10 am to 4 pm, April 12. Noon - 8 pm - JOSTENS* SUB Ballroom Take care of all of your graduation needs at once. Join us for fun, snacks and drawings.for great prizes: Gift certificates from the Bookstore, Jostens 10k gold class ring and personalized graduation announcements. Other participants include: The University Bookstore, Financial Aid, Student Financial Services, Career Development Services, Registrar/Degree Checkout, ASCWU and Alumni.
March 9, 2000 — Opinion — Observer I i LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLIC Y 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. Campus police evade masturbator again The latest results are in folks and apparently we're all safe...or at least that's what the campus cops say. Of course there are people who say babies come from the cabbage patch and that the moon is made of cheese. This latest batch of campus crime statistics show the campus police's awesome ability of pulling wool over eyes and making it look like they're being the good guys. We're going on a year and a half that the masked masturbator has been sighted on campus and off. However, in their monthly recording of campus crime statistics, apparently the campus police don't see a need to tally reports of this elusive masturbating man. Don't be deceived that you've seen few reports or public announce­ ments about this. It's happening on almost a weekly basis. It's just that our police force, who are supposed to protect us and alert us to any pub­ lic safety hazards, don't see our masked man as a threat. They don't see a threat in a man who can slip in and out of buildings, to do his deed, undetected. They don't see a threat that the novelty has yet to wear off for this man. And they don't see a problem that women all over Ellensburg are afraid to put their names to reports because they fear for their safety. At the Observer we've had incidents of female reporters not wanting bylines, and female,authors of letters to the editor not wanting their names with their letters. And why? Because they're afraid this man will look them up in the phone book or campus directo­ ry and harass them. I'd say this is a major safety concern if women are scared to simply tell the truth. Campus Police Chief Steve Rittereiser said in a recent press release that we re doing an outstanding job," in reducing campus crime. Rittereiser gave himself and his compatriots a big pat on the back over reducing crime on campus...or at least the crime that they have to report. So, burglary on campus is down. I personally could care less, given that I can't walk the campus alone after dark without fear for my own safe­ ty. Never mind that a masked man is lurking in the shadows say the police. Never mind that women on campus may be in danger. Never mind that his behavior could escalate. This is an ongoing investigation and we can t discuss it—even though we really should. Because maybe il we started discussing it, students and faculty may ask us tough ques­ tions like "so why haven't you caught him yet?" And frankly, we don't know, or maybe we don't care. Under the 1990 Campus Security Act, our very own campus boys and girls in blue are responsible for reporting 11 categories of crime. So look, they're good, they're our public servants obeying the law and reporting those categories of crime to us. Unfortunately among those categories I cannot find "Men indecently exposing themselves and mas­ turbating in public." Kinda makes me wonder what else they're not telling us. —Carrina Galloway PS. Sieve Ritlereiscr's e-mail address is: chiefr@cwu.edu, just in case you were wondering T\\B FUTWR6* IS M0VM. 9ooo 22 pignT fpMT cur ttMNWMUE.... iHTWfc-CotfTftt ftocM Tfl Amo TCAtfT Hap iiw owe. SA says big brother will be watching To the Editor, This letter is in response to the articles mentioning SA's in campus labs being replaced by cameras and tele­ phones. In the four years that I have been attending Central, I have seen and experienced some of the "good ideas" and "ridiculous notions" the university depart­ ments have created. This by far surpasses all of them combined. I've been working in Central's computer labs for three years, with both ORS and CTS. I've been in there I've seen what can go wrong, and what does go wrong. A camera will not see nor solve all the problems that go on in a computer lab. Lab SA's aren't just decorative. We perform regular maintenance in the lab such as adding paper to the print­ ers, changing toner cartridges, and clearing paper jams. We also help users to save, print, and format documents, check e-mail, deal with network problems, and find infor­ mation on the internet. The list goes on and on. In the course of a day we do all of those things and more, and that is just in a single lab. Almost all of these problems require personal help which cannot be delivered over the phone. If we move to a system with one SA for an entire building, the job is going to need athletic requirements added to the application. In the course of writing this letter, I had a perplexed user approach me unable to even describe the situation to me. I doubt a camera would have noticed that the corner of her notebook was resting on the corner of the key­ board, pressing the control key. Being right there in front of the situation, I did notice. The whole incident took less than thirty seconds, involved no phones, and she didn't even have to say anything other than "help." This is an excellent and common example of where, a switch to cameras would be more trouble than they are worth. The tech fee committee thinks it can save money by getting rid of the help it is designed to help pay for Among the myriad reasons to keep SA's working in the labs, we must think first and foremost of the users who rely so heavily on their help. Big Brother will be watching you. Aaron Olson, Head SA, Psych Lab 441 Reader says Abraham is off the mark To the editor, In response to Niki Abraham's article in the 3/2/00 issue of the Observer, I agree with some of what she says. Celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord has nothing to do with rabbits or painted eggs. They most likely do come from some pagan source. However, that does not mean that we should therefore ignore Easter. 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Observer — Opinion — March 9, 2000 y^ ©uestGoMmn: Some historical background on Easter questions ••• Robert Case In last week's Observer, there was an interesting and challenging guest column by Niki Abraham that rightly deplored ignorance on the part of any Christian who would celebrate Easter without knowing its roots. The column addresses Easter and its date, Easter and the Passover, and Easter and the egg. As a Christian who believes that minds are redeemed as well as souls, per­ haps I could help explain "what we are really observing and what the Bible really says about [Easter]" in three connections. First, Easter and the Passover: According to the Venerable Bede (735), the English word "Easter" comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "Eastre," a Teutonic goddess to whom sacrifice was offered in April, so the name was easily transferred by Christians to the Spring paschal feast. "Pascha" is the Greek and Latin word for "Passover." The word "easter" does not properly occur in Scripture, although William Tyndale (1492-1536) gives "Easter" as a rendering of "pascha" in his translation and the King James Bible (1611) has "Easter" in Acts 12:4 where it stands for "Passover." The Greek word is rightly rendered as "Passover" in the Revised Standard. Bible (1885) and subsequent translations. There is no trace of an Easter celebration, in the New Testament, though some would see an imitation of it in 1 Corinthians 5:7-8. Theologically^ Easter and Passover are connected in the death of Jesus in the following way: According to the Old Testament, the passover lamb Was slain on the 14th day oj. the month (Exodus 12). It cannot be disputed that the passover lamb was regularly sacrificed on the evening of the l4tfi oftHe anbient Jewish calendar month of Nisan (roughly' April) and that the^passbver meal was eaten that same night The New Testament gdspels are - perfectly clear and uniform in declaring that Jesus ate the passover meal at the regular time on The: evening of- the day on which the Jewish law required that the lamb should be slain. The New Testament picture is that Jesus ate the passover on the evening of the 14th of Nisan, was cruci­ fied on the 15th, which was Friday in our language, lay in the grave on Friday, Saturday and arose from the dead early in the morning on Sunday. " ~ " Second, Easter and its date: Eusebius, the historian (Ecclesiastical History, V), gives us the earliest written evidence for an Easter festival which appears in the so- called "paschal controversy" over the correct date for Easter, which began with the correspondence in 154 between Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna and Anticetus, bish­ op of Rome. The Jewish Christians in the early Church continued to celebrate the Passover, regarding Christ as the true paschal lamb, and this naturally passed over into a commemoration of the death and resurrection of Christ (i.e. Easter). Differences arose as to the time of the Easter celebration, the Jewish Christians naturally fixing it at the time of the Passover feast which was regulated by the paschal moon. According to this reckoning, Easter began on the Evening of the 14th-day of Nisan without regard to the day of the week, while the Gentile Christians identi­ fied it with the first day of the week, i.e. the Sunday of the resurrection, irrespective of the (day of the month. The Gentile practice finally prevailed in the church. But dif­ ferences as to the proper Sunday for the Easter celebra­ tion which led to long and bitter controversies. The Council of Nicaea (325), decreed that Easter should be on Sunday, but did not fix the particular Sunday. It was left to the bishop of Alexandria to determine, since "the city • was regarded as the authority in astronomical matters. But this was not satisfactory, Because some bishops cele­ brated Easter as early as March 21, and others celebrated it as late as April 25,1 and stijl other bishops followed dates between. The rule'was Jihally adopted, in the Seventh Century, to celebrate Easter on the Sunday fol- lowing'the 1.4th day .of the calendar moon which comes on, of after, the vernal equinox which was fixed for March 21.-Easter was thus fixed by these rules, except in the East, which is another story. " Third, Easter and the egg: I am not aware of any orthodox Christian teaching which gives any theological significance, whatsoever, to Easter and the chicken egg. The Easter feast has been and still is regarded as the greatest feast in the Christian Church, since it commem­ orates the most important event in the life of Jesus the Christ, and therefore, in the life of the individual Christian. Robert Case is a Central instructor in the departments of philosophy and business administration. What do you call cutting 10% of the Administration?—A Pretty Good Start. • «r First of all I would like to commend Interim President Norton for this feeble attempt at management. At least his heart is in the right place. From the people who I've spo­ ken with in Olympia this budget cut is very real. So we've lost 10% of our budget from the state. I'm not sure what this amounts to in real operating budget dollars but this is decimating to many departments. Most budgets for acad­ emic departments have two main sections, goods and ser­ vices and salaries. I think that it is very fair to assume that there is no budget that can cut 10% simply out of goods in order for this cut to be realized there will be faculty jobs lost which translates into larger class sizes and fewer classes. This is funny because that was the main reason that I came to Central in the first place. I was told that I would have small class sizes and that I would be able to get classes. It appears that Norton is willing to let go of some more of the best things that this University has going for it. Obviously there are going to have to be cuts, but where the priority has been placed is what is the issue. Jerilyn Mclntyre just signed a contract that makes her one of the highest paid state officials, this is typical of where the money is going. The University's first priority is to teach. If this is true maybe the last place to look for cuts should be academic departments. If you look at the rate of growth around this University you will see a dispropor­ tionate rate of growth for the administration, both in sheer numbers and in salaries. Administrators seem to make more work for each other making more administrators seem necessary. Look around Barge and Mitchell Hall and see how busy people are and tell me that we cant make more of the necessary cuts in these areas. ' This trend needs to be reversed. Keeping with the mis­ sion statement of the University it is my feeling that the necessary cuts should come out of som& other place. We should all help out President Norton and give him some suggestions about where the cuts should be made. Send your firing requests to: canned_administrators@hot- mail.com, canned_bureaucrats@hotmail.com and we'll compile a list.. (Full text of this column is at: Http://www.cwu.edu/~observer) Letters Continued ••• Christmas. The birth of the Savior has nothing to do with Santa Claus and elves and reindeer. Santa and his elves along with the rabbits and eggs, are harmless traditions that we celebrate. We don't (or, at least, I don't) connect any theological significance to them. Whatever pagan symbolism was attached to these tra­ ditions has long since passed into history. And, yes, many people do not know the origins of these traditions, but many people don't know the origins of Halloween or Arbor Day either. Should we jump all over those people for that? •Another question I have is this: What is the harm in celebrating the coming of Spring and the Resurrection of our Lord on the same day? As far as I know, there is no Biblical injunction against having two holidays on the »sawe^ay, The last point I would like to address is Abraham's comment that "Easter has nothing to do with Passover." This is absolutely false. The Lord's supper (the first com­ munion) was a Passover meal. It was eaten on Thursday, the day before Christ was crucified. We have always cel­ ebrated Easter around Passover because of this. The dis­ crepancy between Passover and Easter dates in the west­ ern world comes from the fact that sometime in the mid­ dle ages, we switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendars. We now calculate the date of Easter according to the Gregorian calendar, but Passover is not calculated that way. Also, you might notice that Roman Catholic and Protestant Easters are not on the same days as Eastern Orthodox Easters. . . .(full text of this letter is at: , hUp //,^^v.pyyvedu/~p^emr), Luke. Van. Horn ••• Psychology Club/Psi Chi PSY 2nd floor student lounge, 3:30 p.m. Washington Student Lobby SUB 210, 5 p.m. AGAPE Revelation Bible Study SUB 209, 7 p.m. S&A Committee SUB 107, 4 p.m. Catholic Campus Ministry Movie Night CCM House (706 N. Sprague), 7 p.m. Catholic Campus Ministry Campus Mass Mary Grupe Center, 7 p.m. Swing Cats SUB ballroom, lesson 6:45 p.m., open dance 8 p.m. Catholic Campus Ministry Prayer and Praise Scripture Study CCM House (706 N. Sprague), 7 p.m. Catholic Campus Ministry Rosary CCM House (706 N. Sprague), 8 p.m. Philosophy Club Faculty-Staff Lounge 1st floor L&L, 8 p.m. GALA SUB Owhi, 6 p.m. SALT Co. CMA Church, 8 p.m. Nutrition Science Club Michaelson 126, 5:30 p.m. Out PRSSA SUB 206/207, 5 p.m. Key Club SUB 210, 5:15 p.m. AGAPE (Adventist Group Association) SUB 105, 5:30 p.m. Catholic Campus Ministry Time Discussion Group CCM House (706 N. Sprague), 7 p.m. Spanish Club, L&L 106, 7 p.m. Campus Crusade for Christ Real Life SUB Theatre, 7 p.m. Editor's note: many clubs choose either not to meet or to meet at different times or locations during finals week. Some of this information may be incorrect.
3 March. 9, 2000 — Scene — Observer Don't forget to go to class on Monday. Good luck on finals we'll see ya next quarter. Tax season has arrived and help is on its way by Seran Rakes Staff reporter To Whom It May Concern: We sincerely apologize for over-taxing you this year. We have decided to return all of your money plus a little extra for the inconvenience. Cordially, the IRS Nobody wil) receive a letter like this from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this year or ever. Instead everyone is required to file taxes to figure out exactly how much the' IRS has taken and whether they have taken too much or not enough. If 1040A, 1040EZ, 10991NT, 8863 and 3903 appear to be just numbers, there is help. Each year the IRS supports a pro­ gram called Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). This is a free pro­ gram offered to people of lower income. "Our primary focus is to serve the community," Jan Johnson, professor of accounting and head of the VITA program at Central, said. Johnson invites everyone in the community including students and professors to take advantage of the free help. Johnson, along with other accounting professors and 10 accounting majors, are volunteering to assist in the program. Students can receive free tax assistance to either prepare or review their 1999 taxes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, this is taking place in Shaw-Smyser, room 109, and Spanish and Japanese speaking volunteers are available if needed. Andrea Moloney, a junior major­ ing in accounting and vice president of the accounting club, said this is •• '• •• \ s fall ~ liilpi llww L iP&llI liillpiiiillip important for students especially this year with the new Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits. These are two different types of education credits that apply to student's 1999 taxes that can add to their return. "I am participating in VITA to help out the community and to gain valuable experience," Moloney said. Each of the accounting majors volunteering for VITA has taken a test provided by the IRS to prepare them to assist people with taxes. The IRS provides all of the forms and booklets to set up the program, and the accounting department pro­ vides the rest of the materials needed. Last year the program assisted 128 people, and this year they have already helped 60 people. "It's going well. We've changed this year," Johnson said. This year they are running the program more like a tax firm would. A "client" comes in with all the prop­ er forms and goes through a short interview with Johnson and a volun­ teer student. Then Johnson and the student review the forms and the student pre­ pares the taxes. Later, a professor will review the forms for any miscal­ culations. A week later the "client" is called to return and pick up their completed taxes! The program is available until April 15, excluding final's week and spring break. y.-y.-yy. (Above) Accounting Major, Sandra Cortez, gives tax help to Aaron Cihak through the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistence program. (Left) Ryan Smith helps Mark Doll finish up his taxes. Kim Nowacki/Observer Social Security numbers as ID may be in the past i * " '' V-:'«8»,, ^ if, * • IP ii 1 r" " : .-.•.•.v.-. .v..A.v...... x»:v. »ONAT:.jSr: xj wz-n 'AiZtsr d by Ryan Belcher Staff reporter A social security number is one of the most important numbers a person can remember. Central uses social security numbers but calls them stu­ dent ID numbers. If students get their way this may change in the near future. Student ID numbers are used for everything from registration to finan­ cial aid. The system that Central uses can handle only one number per student. The downfall with this is the univer­ sity must have social security num­ bers for certain areas such as finan­ cial aid. This leaves no room for a second number, which could be used as a student ID number. Under this system it is possible to change a student ID number but it is very challenging. In order to change a student ID number to a number different from a social security number, students must fill out paper work that takes approx­ imately an hour and a half. After the paper work is done stu­ dents' ID numbers can then be adjusted. However, this number lasts for only one quarter, then the paper work must be filled out again. For the past five years Central has been planning to change the student ID number system. Recently the uni­ versity purchased some new software called "People Soft," which would enable the use of two numbers. Although the system has been bought the university has run into financial difficulties and does not have the money to implement the new system. "It's a failure on the part of the administration. We saw the effects with the Cadello scandal," Bill Salcedo, Associated Students of Central Washington University Board of Directors (ASCWU-BOD) vice president for student life and facilities, said. ASCWU-BOD Executive Vice President Mike Grigg said adminis­ trators are overwhelmed as they have lots of problems to deal with. Consequently they have to pick which problems have priority and which problems can be dealt with later. The student ID number policy is an issue that ASCWU-BOD has been following for years. Last year Bruce Eklund, former ASCWU-BOD presi­ dent, sat down with administrators and worked on a solution which would let students decide what their student ID number would be. A student group College Republicans put together a bill and considered presenting it to the Washington Legislature which would have forced schools like Central to use numbers different than social security numbers. The College Republicans have decided to hold off on the bill until Central's new president can be con­ sulted. This bill would only affect Central and Eastern Washington University since they are the only schools that still use social security numbers as student ID numbers.
Observer — Scene — March 9, 2000 "Lead by Sarah Edmunds Staff reporter LeaderShape... meaning ship- shop-shape of personal integrity and leadership skills. Six Central stu­ dents will gain leadership skills and personal growth at the LeaderShape Institute this summer. The LeaderShape Institute schol­ arship is a unique opportunity for the Residence Hall Council (RHC) members that were chosen. The recipients, for this year are: Brian Cadwell, Nicole Holt, Kristal Brown, Megan Fuhlman, Jerad Fielding and Patsy Georgewitz. The students were chosen for this opportunity by Janis Freehill, director of residential ser­ vices, Rob Christler, director of oper­ ations and resources and Sarah Shumate, vice president for student affairs. The LeaderShape Institute schol­ arship covers the registration fees to the LeaderShape Institute and airfare to and from the institute. The location of the conference is on the grounds of Allerton Park Conference Center in Allerton, 111. There are six sessions offered throughout the summer, and most of the Central students plan to attend tKe second session together. Only 60 students attend each institute, after which they are placed into family like clusters. In those clusters they spend six days gaining personal lead­ ership growth. "From what I have heard, it is a total life changing experience," Kristal Brown, recipient of the LeaderShape scholarship and RHC treasurer, said. The content of the LeaderShape Institute interprets key leadership issues such as vision, partnerships, integrity and results. The key skill students gain is how to "lead with integrity." This phrase is also the principle of the LeaderShape Institute. The six students were chosen after completing an application process which required them to answer two questions explaining their personal vision and a descrip­ tion of characteristics about them­ selves that students feel they would gain from going to,the institute. Fashion show enlivens Central ^ J •li / -*! * i iiiii lipi Student Leana Bindara, a administrative management major, models formal wear during "Dazzling in the Millennium" fashion show, sponsored by fashion show production class and the fashion merchandising club. The show featured a wide variety of clothing styles from sportswear to social career. The clothing was donated by local merchants includ­ ing Magic Lasso, Maurices Inc. and Calamity Jane's. E.M.Yaeger/Observer C, TSMAMt fS OOMWG. f 9 to rock the vote Rock the Vote is an event the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) is producing to bring more registered voters to Ellensburg. The goal is to educate and engage apathetic voters in the political process. The eVent will consist of a major concert and festival where local and nationally known bands will per­ form. Information about the political system, voter registration and activism will be offered. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend. Rock the Vote is tentatively scheduled from 4-8:30 p.m. on May 2. It will be located in the SUB Ballroom. Bands can audition for this event March 18 in the SUB Ballroom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by the BOD office or call 963-1693 to sign up APR/I t?-2t Many volunteer activities are available all week for clubs, halls and individuals!. For more information, contact CWU's Service-Learning & Volunteer Center. 963-1643 SUB 104 , PIZZA &SUB SHOP Frazzini's Pizza and Sub Shop Good luck on your finals.Thank you for choosing Frazinni's. Have a great Spring Break! back ta Dine In • Carry Out • Fast & Free Delivery 925-9855 or 933-2222 / 716 E. 8th • In the Plaza an ice cold can of Coca-Cola classie from specially marked on-campus vending machines and you could win an exclusive Universal Music CD. Offer ends March 31, 2000 Look for more Universal Studios experiences this summer! The tingling taste lifts your spirits, and y UNIVERSAL MUSIC ^en)°y
March 9, 2000 — Scene — Observer Mona is a drowning victim - After see­ ing this movie I left the the­ ater feeling unsatisfied and unful­ filled simply because Nick Gomez, the director, was out of his league. Gomez is most noted for his work, in • television drama ("The Soprano's," "Oz" and "Homicide: Life on the Street) so, it makes me wonder why somebody (including Gomez himself) would think it a Anthony Mouie-Man' Abraham good idea for him to direct an (alleged) comedy when, clearly, his forte is in drama. The premise of the movie, how­ ever, was actually good. Bette Midler stars as a trashy bitch who dies in a very un-accidental way. Just about everybody in their small town was wishing her dead so when her body is found the list of suspects seems to never end. The comedic situations are funny in concept but the payoff just never comes. (The movie turns out being a deadpan attempt to mix "Dumb and Dumber" with "Fargo." ...uh, nega­ tive, ghostrider-the package is full. Don't get me wrong, though, it wasn't actually "terrible"...it just wasn't great. And, it should've been great, con­ sidering: Danny DeVito, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell (hubba- hubba), Bette Midler... Instead, we end up with a light comedy that's good for a couple of chuckles and maybe one laugh. Had this movie premiered on TV - instead of the theater I think it actu­ ally would have done it better justice. I'm bettin' this does much better at the video store than it ever does on the big screen. I recommend: keep your expectations down, wait till it comes out on video, enjoy, movie-man @ celtic.com Thursday, March 9 USB Bake Sale, 8 a.m. -1:30 p.m., first floor Randall Hall Census 2000 Questionnaire Assistant Center, noon - 4 p.m., SUB main floor Women's History Month film "Virginia - Women in Siberia," noon - i p.rri , SUB Pit "Latino History and Yakima's Public Culture" by Erasmo Gamboa, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Chavez Theatre, SUB "Behavior of Fluids in Low Gravity" by Dr. Philip Marston, 4 p.m., Lind 215 Women's History Month Storytelling with Reanae McNeal, SUB Pit 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Student Presentations of Historic Preservation seminar research, 7 p.m., Science building 2.40, refreshments served Night of 1,000 Saxophones, 8 p.m.,«Hertz Hall Semi-Formal Dinner & Dance, dinner 7:30 - 9 p.m., CMA Church, dance 9 - midnight, Damman School, $8 tickets, purchase tickets before and after SALT (Tue 8 p.m.) or in SUB March 6 -10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., call 933-7814 for more info Mark Filip and Kathleen Sasnett Joint Graduate Recital, 8 p.m., Hertz Hall Karaoke, 1 - 4 p.m., Frazzini's Pizza CWU Choir concert, 3 p.m., Hertz Hall The Possibilities on Tour, 7 p.m., $5 admis­ sion, purchase tickets at Tower Theatre box office Tuesday - Friday 1 - 5:30 p.m. Belly dancing classes, 7 p.m., Jazzercize Center- $5 per class PE Club Bake Sale, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., first floor PE building Census 2000, Questionnaire Assistant Center, noon - 4 p.m., SUB main floor Women's History Month closing ceremony, noon -1 p.m., SUB Pit, free refreshments Jazz Night II, 8 p.m., Hertz Hall $3 admis­ sion SUBZONE, 9 p.m. - midnight, SUB Games room, $3 with CWU ID, $4 without Bake Sale, 8 a.m. -1:30 p.m. first floor Randall Hall Karaoke night, Horseshoe Sports Bar, free Wildcat Jamboree, 11 a.m. -1 p.m., for stu­ dents faculty and staff, call Tiffany at 963- 1693 or come to SUB 116 for more info Student Recital, Music Preparatory Program, 3 p.m., Hertz Hall Psychology Club Bake Sale, 8 a.m. -1 p.m., first floor Psych building AA meeting, noon, SUB 107 Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting, noon, Sue Lombard Circle K Volunteer Club, 5:15 p.m., SUB 209 Black Student Union, 6 p.m., Sam's Place (located in SUB Cafe) Karaoke night, Frazzini's Pizza, 8 p.m. - midnight Do you have an event you want to publicise? Call Elizabeth Belts or Heather Askew at 963-1073, fax 963-1027, or e-mail us at beltse@cwu.edu Visiting theater group performs at Central by Kiley Sharpe Staff reporter 'The Possibilities' is a play of 10 vignettes with war as the recur­ ring theme. Each scene is contro­ versial and deals with the battles of everyday life. Besides the recur­ ring theme, each scene is unique with a different setting and situa­ tion with the twist being the situa­ tions are under the constant pres­ sure and struggles of war. "This play says that life is about pain and struggle, but that responsibility always comes back to the individual," Nike Imoru, director of The Possibilities,' said. "Life is not without hope, but there are no easy answers." Written by Howard Barker, English playwright, 'The Possibilities' has received critical acclaim throughout Europe. From the Western Washington University's Theater Arts Department, cast _ members of the play are experiencing the profes­ sional performing arts pace being on tour. Multiple roles are played by each of 12 actors who make up the cast for 'The Possibilities.' Tickets are on sale now for 'The Possibilities: On Tour' which is performing at Central at 7 p.m., March 12 in Tower Theatre. The Western Washington University theater group has scheduled only one performance, and seating is limited. Audiences should be prepared for adult subject material. Don't mill The fav^ cash^AHDSSISS®^ 1 ANDC4 aooo SO! BREWING • ^oSS -~SP5NSORH3lfY ALASKAN AMBER, RODEO RECORDS & THE TAV 117 WEST 4TH 925-3939 , J-Cave a fun and safe Spring 'Break. { INN Wse Qift Certificates JAvaiCabCe JACC theme rooms have Jacuzzis, Down comforters, Large TV's, VCR, Refrigerators, Non-smoking. No pets. Rates from $69,1/Veekdays. from $79, ^Weekends. 1720 Canyon Rd. 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Observer — Scene — March 9, 2000 if What's The Story, Oasis? It's just not the same It has been nearly three years since the British superstar group Oasis released their third album Be Here Now. Despite their much-talked- about b-side collection CD The Masterplan in 1998, nothing else worth mentioning has happened in those three years, at least not in terms of new CDs or number one hit sin- gles. On a more personal level, both Gallagher brothers have popped the question to their respective girl­ friends and are now sharing the responsibilities of fatherhood. Liam has a son, the first to be born, named Lennon and Noel has a daughter. Within the^st three years, both Gallaghers have also grown older. Noel is knocking on 32 with Liam a few years behind, and getting older sparks a never-before-heard maturity on their newly released album Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. In terms of the band, in August Paul Arthurs and Paul McGuigan declared they were leaving. Noel and Liam replaced them with Brits Gem Archer on rhythm guitar and Andy Bell on bass. The band is currently on a world tour of Japan, Europe, America, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Now, before all you faithful Oasis fans race downtown to purchase a copy of this highly anticipated album, let me caution you, don't be expecting another (What's the Story) Morning Glory? or a Definitely Maybe. Expect almost the exact opposite. It seems Noel has decided to leave the signature sound of Oasis alone for a while and try out new styles. Now, this method could work in their favor or it could ultimately set them back even further than Be Here Now. The comeback album opens up with "Fuckin' in the Bushes," a roar­ ing instrumental of clashing drum rhythms and Led Zeppelin influ­ enced guitar riffs. With a slightly unintelligible conversation of an older man and woman in the back­ ground, an influence of the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album is con­ veyed. Despite all of these factors, the track lacks luster and fails at opening up the album. It's not until the second track, "Go Let It Out," that Oasis is finally heard and the rumor that they have returned rings true. Unfortunately, the excitement is short lived and dives into the next song "Who Feels Love?" This track is very spiritual and sounds a lot like something off of the Beatles' Revolver album with its experimentation usinjg electric sitar and tabla. The excitement is sus­ tained in the beginning of the song but by the middle, loses ground. . One of the better tracks, surpris­ ingly, is Liam's first original song "Little James," written for his step­ son. Although its lyrics are question­ able, Liam undeniably delivers one of his best vocal performances to date. The song is held together by a Lennon inspired piano part and comes to-a close with a "Hey Jude" outro. Next to "Go Let It Out," the only two tracks that really provoke the essence of Oasis are "I Can See a Liar" and the epic, "Roll it Over." Noel's two vocal contributions "Where Did it All Go Wrong?" and "Sunday Morning Call," although good, don't show Noel's true song- writing potential, and the worst out of the 10 is the repetitive "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is." It's quite possibly the worst song ever written by Oasis. rflll mwmm Iliil tlgiiiii . ':•••••?•••«•• • . • r-.x- : ' - ' " '?'A & A- Oasis experiments with a different sound in their new album, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. If only the songs were faster paced and more upbeat. Then, maybe this would be their best since Morning Glory, but needless to say, no. It has its good moments, don't get me wrong, but as a whole it fails mis­ erably. Hopefully, their next album brings them and the fans back to the days when all we needed was ciga­ rettes and alcohol and where Digsy's Diner was a favorite hangout. With all honesty, and as much as I love Oasis, I think this album deserves only a fair rating. Better luck next time. Dig into a pot of gold by Angela Swaitson Staff reporter Leprechauns, shamrocks, pots of gold and rainbows, good luck and green These are images that appear as March 17, St. Patrick's Day, draws near. St. Patrick's Day honors, cele­ brates and remembers the patron saint of Ireland who preached Christianity for 40 years. Originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into a secular holiday. •The man who would later be can­ onized as St. Patrick was born in 385 AD in Scotland. When Patrick was in his. twenties he began studying /or the priesthood, and after being ordained, he was then sent to spread the word of the Gospel to Ireland. St. Patrick traveled throughout Ireland building monasteries, schools and churches that aided him in introducing the Irish to Christianity. Historically it is believed there was probably more than one man spreading Christianity throughout Ireland at this time. Some historians believe there were up to seven differ­ ent priests and one man was credited for all the work. , , - Local celebration of the day can be seen in Ellensburg as decorations of St. Patrick's Day hang in local stores and windows. Several Ellensburg taverns will be celebrat­ ing St. Patrick's day by serving green beer. There are other symbols identi­ fied with St. Patrick's Day. The shamrock represents the Holy Trinity. The three leaves on the shamrock stand for the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is believed that St. Patrick pulled a shamrock from the ground to explain the Trinity to the Irish. The leprechaun is an elf-like creature said to be living in the forests of Ireland. He carries a pot of gold, often found at the end of a rainbow. Catch him and the pot of gold is yours. Students recognized for GPAs by Sarah Edmunds Staff reporter Student Support Services (SSS), a federally funded program at Central, recently recognized the. accomplishments of 11 students in the program. A luncheon was held on Saturday, Feb. 26 for students accomplishment of maintaining a grade point average of 3.0. or high­ er. The students recognized were: sophomore psychology major, Sandra Baker junior elementary education major, Melissa Clark sophomore nursing major, Charlet Frederickson senior biology major, Gian Hoff sophomore con­ struction management major, James Hoff junior gerontology major, Deborah Iverson sopho­ more family and consumer science major, Kabby Kantiyanog senior education major, Karen Katalinich senior gerontology major, Kelli McCarter junior biology major, Luke Peterson and senior gerontol­ ogy major, Julie Urion. Along with being honored at the luncheon the students were given certificates of accomplishment. All 11 students have been in the pro­ gram since it first started in 1997. SSS offers many services for students such as comprehensive academic advising, connections to resources on campus and helping students with selecting appropriate classes for their lifestyle. Rosie Zwanziger, director of SSS, said academic advising is the number one service they provide. "We have a lot of students who are in their thirties and forties returning," Zwanziger said. The special luncheon also cele­ brated "TRIO Day," a program des­ ignated by Congress to honor pro­ grams that provide educational opportunities for educationally dis­ advantaged students. All TRIO programs, such as SSS, the Educational Opportunity Center and the Ronald E. McNair Scholarship program, are funded by grants from the US Department of Education. Zwanziger said TRIO programs are designed to help disadvantaged groups, low income people and first generation students. 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m March 9, 2000 — Scene — Observer shM&H S^x-:xx¥xy.svx:? wi§:|:sv?: MSs liiiis •1 N * I in March (Above) There is no Mama Johnson, but the five women of the band, . Swamp Mama Johnson, don't let that hold them down. The Bellingham band has been playing a funky blues fusion for eight years and have released three CDs. (Left) Antioch University Professor, Dr. Susan Starbuck, reads from her manuscript on environmental and social activist, Hazel Wolf. Wolf, who died in January at the age of 707, spent her life as a union organizer and as a grassroots environmentalist. * Kim Nowacki/Observer wX-IW'S'^ mmmmm mmmm Godfather's We Deliver! 506 S. Main St, Ellensburg r Lunch or Dinner Buffet $2.99 Godfather's V Pizza Please present when ordering. Delivery extra. Limited delivery I imcs and areas. No Substitutions of ingredients.Not valid with any other oiler or coupons. Valid at Ellensburg location only. Four Topping Large T I I I I Jumbo Peperoni ! with two drinks i Large I Peperoni J (carry out only) $9.99 | $10.99! $5.00 Godfather'sVPfeza i Godfather'sVPizza, i Godfather's VPizza Please present when ordering. Delivery extra. Limited delivery t imes and areas. No Substitutions of ingredients.Not valid with any other offer or coupons. Valid at Ellensburg location only. I Please present when ordering. Delivery extra. Limited delivery I imes and areas. No Substitutions of ingredients.Not valid with any other offer or coupons. Valid at Ellensburg location only. Please present when ordering. Delivery extra. Limited delivery t imes and areas. No Substitutions of ingredients.Not valid with any other offer or coupons. Valid at Ellensburg location only. Visiting speaks on by Angela Swanson Staff reporter Quintard Taylor Jr., a University of Washington professor of history, spoke to Central students/and faculty March 2 about African Americans in the Pacific Northwest and the civil rights movement' in Seattle.Taylor has written several books including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated work titled "African Americans in the American West: 1528 to 1990." The focus of Taylor's lecture was the "Seattle Movement," which was a local effort by African Americans and other sympathetic groups to con­ front racial problems in Seattle dur­ ing the civil rights era. "Racism is hundreds of individ­ ual decisions," Taylor said. The Pacific Northwest movement battled indifference, rather than vio­ lence, toward African Americans. Taylor said the civil rights move­ ment was not a southern phenome­ non rather it was a nationwide movement with each region pursuing its own agenda as part of a national drive to eradicate racism. The three major problems in Seattle were job discrimination, housing bias and de facto school seg­ regation. £ Participants in the Seattle move-. ment included people of all ages and races most, however, were young "When we talk about the mem­ bership of most of the demonstra­ tions that took place in Seattle we are essentially talking about high school and college age students." Taylor said. Taylor's speech is the third in a series of four lectures. The next lec­ ture will take place at 1 p.m. March 9, in the Chavez theater. Erasmo Gamboa, a professor of American ethnic studies at the University of Washington, will focus on Mexican American and Latino culture in Yakima. Games, music offer by Kiley Sharpe Staff reporter End the quarter with a bang and dance the night away on the Friday before finals. KCWU, the campus radio station, and the games room staff will host a dance party, SUB- ZONE, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight on March 10 in the SUB games room. This is the first time KCWU and the games room have paired up to host a rave, and besides music and dancing the pool tables will be avail­ able for unlimited free pool through­ out the evening. Joshua Lumsden, assistant man­ ager of the games "room, and Kelly Justice, Rubella of KCWU's Europhoria, worked together to get the rave, organized. Funds generated from the rave will be split between the games room and KCWU. Lumsden said the idea was spurred from the thought that dance attendance should be good as there will be a good mix of people coming to either play free pool or to dance. "I probably won't be going^out just because it's before finals week," Kyle Schuttie, junior business administrative management major, said. "If I do go out though it will probably be to the bars." Admission is $3 with a Central ID card and $4 without. The rave will be substance-free and open to all. and eauty o •-j 708 East 8th 925-2117 Bring a friend in for a haircut and get yours for FREE! (not good with any other offer) Offer Expires: March 31,2000 ter Chiropractic Center Located Close to Campus % I ss • If w "-V.* r' W k • * — f: fi Dr. Myron Under Dr. Sandy Under Mmi & fcOTNl&defV E *p§ity§" %. ra Ellensbutg . 962-2570
Observer — Sports-^- TVIarch 9, 2000 u Men's Basketball: *NCAA Division II West Regionals - Central vs. Tonight's winner - Friday @ 5:30 p.m - At Seattle Pacific's Royal Brougham Pavilion. Women's Bask(etball:*NCAA Division II West Regionals - Central vs.Alaska Anchorage - Tonight @5:45 p.m. at Kellogg Gym in Pomona, Calif. By Angie Dirk Staff reporter Central Washington University — 88, Brigham Young University-Hawaii 95 It was a game that showed a coaching staff wearing shirts louder than the home crowd! It was a game that showed referees quickly flee­ ing from the scene. It was a game Central lost. Central played well but came up short in the closing minutes, falling to Brigham Young University-Hawaii 88-95. With the loss, Central gave lost title as defending conference champion as well as the possibility of hosting this year's regional tournament. However, Central still advanced to the regionals as the number two seed. The game started normally, with senior guard Corby Schuh firing off a three-pointer in the opening seconds and Reggie Ball following suit with a trademark drive to the hoop. "Offensively we were doing fine," head coach Greg Sparling. . • * The rest of the first half featured much of what has been taken for granted by most Wildcat fans this season — dazzling drives, smooth threes and stellar defense. The combi­ nation seemed to be too much for BYU- Hawaii. However, the second half would be a differ­ ent story. Though Central scored more points from the floor, BYU-Hawaii took advantage of the foul line. The Seasiders outscored Central from the charity stripe 30-9. "I don't think we got a good whistle down the stretch, but I don't think it cost us the game either," Sparling said. Central's brightest star once again shined brightly. Scoring 20 of his team-high 30 points in the second half,- senior forward Carson Payne found rhythm in shooting tSe fade-away.. His performance earned him All Tournament honors. i/C-.-fs-- BYU-Hawaii would gain and keep the lead with a lay in With 55 seconds left. After a heart wrenching missed- three-point attempt by Schuh, BYU-Hawaii padded the score with more freethrows. "Our whole game defensively was not very good Friday night...we didn't do what we had b£en doing the whole season," the disappointed Sparling said. Three key players for BYU-Hawaii accounted for 69 of that team's total offensive output, leading their team to victory. Besides Payne, Schuh was the only other Wildcat to score in double figures with 18. Ball, averaging in double digits, scored only six points but continued to find the open man, dishing out nine assists. Junior guard Brandon Rinta turned in a great defensive game with three steals, three rebounds and a block. "(Brandon) is just going to continue to get better...he is better and better each night out," Sparling said. Central now must prepare for its first game inthe NCAA Division II West regional tourna­ ment, which takes place at Seattle Pacific University. The game is Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the opponent is not yet known. "The guys have to come ready to go. They know that a loss could mean the end of their basketball careers for some of them, and they have to step up," Sparling said. The Central coach is not worried about playing in someone else's house. "It's almost a home game for us because so many of Central's students are from the Seattle area, and a lot of fans are making the trip over there," Sparling said. Jt- Heather Trimm/Observer Reggie Ball glydes to the hoop, serving up another two more points for Central in a losing effort against BYU-Hawaii last Friday night. women junior guard Tiffany Darling glides past her defender for two points. The Wildcat women will travel to Pamona, Calif, to take on Alaska- Anchorage. Central's playoff birth is their first trip to the post season in 12 years. Central was awarded the sixth and final spot inthe NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament. Tim Bottorff/Observer v.'.v/':- & "•••. Z 'I '-.".. , by Tim Bottorff Staff reporter Despite losing their two final regular sea­ son games, the Wildcats are in the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. Central was awarded the sixth and final seed in the NCAA Division II West regional tournament on Sunday afternoon. "Personally, it's a great accomplishment for me as well as the team," senior forward Jaime Johnston said. Central plays third-seeded University of Alaska-Anchorage tonight at 5:45 in Pomona, Calif. The Wildcats split two against Anchorage this season, losing on the road to the Seawolves, but evening the score in Nicholson Pavilion. The team waited until Sunday to find out learn of their invitation to the post season. A win in one of last week's road games would have guaranteed the team a spot in regionals but that didn't happen. Central lost to Western Washington University Thursday and then Saturday to Seattle Pacific University. The slide kept the Wildcats looking for their 20th win this season. Still, the 19-8 season is their best record since 1988. 64 This is probably the hardest working, and the team with the 9? most heart... —Becki Matzen Sophomore center Rose Shaw tied the game-high score last Thursday with 18 points but Western's shots fell with more accuracy. The Vikings shot 49 percent from the floor and kept Central to just 37 percent to win 72-66. "I think their defense deserves a lot of cred­ it," Central head coach Jeff Whitney said. Freshman guard Meggen Kautzky scored 14 points to compliment her five steals. It was her fourth straight game scoring in double digits. The Wildcats started out cold at SPU See PLAYOFFS, Page 14
March 9, 2000— Sports — Observer Winter 2000 intramural sports begin post season by Richard Jolliffe Staff reporter As the quarter moves closer and closer to finals week, the showdowns and deciders of the intramural sports events play on the minds of many student athletes at Central. This quarter, the intramural program has accommodated 1,000 nori-varsity level athletes for organized sports. The three main sports offered this quarter were basketball, indoor soc­ cer and volleyball. There were five leagues for basketball, two for soccer and onfc for volleyball. John Duncan, the recreation supervisor for Central's sports recre­ ation department, has been extremely pleased with the student involvement this quarter. "Soccer has just taken off," Duncan said. "We have had so much more participation this quarter than we have had in previous winters." Steve Waldeck, the recreational coordinator, has also' noticed a remarkable change in the participa­ tion and involvement levels. "We have had a very successful quarter, with .leagues at 96 percent capacity," Waldeck said. In basketball, the six-foot-and- under league was won by the Hoopsters. The women's league was taken by team Beware, with the team Iplwlllp * ^ ' Famous sports quotes by Heather Bryant Staff reporter •Upon retiring, Famous base­ ball great Hank Aaron was quoted as saying,"You can only milk a cow for so long, then you're left holding the pail." •"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, Which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worth while, " said NFL coach Vince Lpmbardi. *"A hotdog at the ballpark is better than • a steak at the , Ritz,"actor and baseball fan Humphrey Bogart said. : File photo/Observer Central students finish winter intramurals and prepare to compete in spring sport activites. Assassins winning the open league and the long court league being snatched by a narrow victory by the team called Six Shirts Deep. The co­ ed league was won by the team^'Got Game?" In soccer, the co-ed league was won by a team Colima, who beat Team Fish by 3-2, the winning team consisting mainly of American ath­ letes. The men's league was taken by Marginal Players who defeated the Japanese team, Supertaku, by 4-0. Both Colima and Marginal Players had the same athletes, though they played in the different leagues. In Volleyball, where there was just one co-ed league, a team named P.U.S.H were the victors. An excit­ ing final, which involved another acronym team called S.M.A.C.K was' one by a final of 2-1. Mazin Monsoor, a sophomore communication major and an inter­ national student from Jordan, Asia, participated in the indoor soccer See WINTER, Page 15 On this day in sports history by Natalie Lutgen Staff reporter March 9 th 1958 George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons became the first player to score 2,000 points in a season. March 9th 1897 The Cleveland Indians signed Penobscot Indian Louis, who was admired so much by fans they began referring to the team as the Indians. The name officially changed to the Cleveland Indians in 1915. March 9th 1965 All-American Linebacker "The Boz" Brian Bozworth was born. March 9th 1995 Major League Baseball owners admit two .new teams* the ArizonaDiamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.uary of March 9th 1943 The-Dodgers , trade first base­ man Babe Dahlgren to the Phillies for outfielder: Lloyd Waner.and infielder A1 Glossop. Have a great sports idea? Contact Jon Guddat at the Oberver with .your input. 963-1073 PLAYOFFS: Central women earn final tournament spot Continued from Page 13 Saturday, hitting just 27 percent from the field, including 0-8 from three-point range. Central never gave up although they never held the lead. "This is probably the hardest working, and the team with the most heart, that I've ever been on," senior forward Becki Matzen said. Central outscored the Falcons in the second half by playing excep­ tionally well at both ends of the floor. It wasn't enough though, as the Wildcats came up short 66-65. Junior guard Kristen Willis led the Central's surge in the second half. She also led all scorers with 20 points. "They're a pretty good team," SPU head coach Gordy Presnell said. "We were pretty fortunate to come out with the win." The Wildcats have put the past behind them and are now focused on the challenge in front of them. Because it is a single-elimination tournament, the Wildcats need to win three games in three days to advance to Nationals in Pine Bluff, Ark. March 22-25. intramurals begins today City of Ellensburg Public Works Department The City of Ellensburg Public Works Department is seeking seasonal full-time student laborers to work spring, summer and/or fall quarters in the parks, street, gas, water, sewer and shop divisions. Salary: $8.18/ hour. Requires current student status and valid driver's license current first aid card and commercial driver's license preferable. Applications and job descriptions may be obtained from the Public Works Department, 414 N. Main Street, (509) 962-7230, or from the first floor foyer of City Hall, 420 N. Pearl Street. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. PLEASE APPLY BY APRIL 14,2000. THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. by Kirsten Thum Staff reporter Pre-registration for spring intra­ mural (called IM Sports by intramur­ al coordinators) sports begins today. Spring IM Sports will include men's, women's and co-ed softball* men's open and co-ed soccer, grass volleyball, men's open and women's open basketball and golf. The term open means that any person can join male or female. Open leagues are not required to have an even amount of men and women on their teams which distinguishes them from the co-ed league. "We're about inclusion not exclu­ sion," Steve Waldeck, recreation coordinator and supervisor, said. "All men's leagues are open so women are free to join." In addition to recreational leagues a competition league has been added to the softball curriculum. The purpose of the competitive league is "for enjoyment of the par­ ticipants, not as many blowouts and to reduce potential injuries," Waldeck said. "We're trying to talk to people who want to do the real deal. If you're serious about this, come play in the competitive league." Mariah Kmitta, senior graphic design major, is looking forward to playing softball. "Having played fast pitch for Central 96 to 98, the relaxed atmos­ phere of intramurals is a stress reliev­ er for me," Kmitta said. "It's nice to have the opportunity to play sports for fun." IPHIWM, wm mmiim File photo/Observer Spring intramurals brings golfers out of their houses and on to the greens. Waldeck said he loves to go watch the soccer games. "I expect that we'll get'a large turnout. In observing, 60 percent of our soccer players are international students. It's really fun to see the style of soccer they play because it relates to the place they're from, Waldeck said. "It's a wonderful melt­ ing pot." Golf will be scheduled every Monday during spring quarter at the Ellensburg Golf and Country Club. Reduced green fees will be available for Central students ($6 instead of $9). You will need to contact the course directly at 962-2984 to sched­ ule tee-time. In order to receive the reduced rate you need to identify that you are a Central student participat­ ing in IM Sports. "Golf is a great experience," John Duncan, recreation coordinator II, said. "The pro out at the Ellensburg Golf and Country Club does a really good job. At the end of the quarter he holds a tournament sponsored by Coke." All other league sports will begin April 17 and 18. You can save $10 by taking advantage of pre-registration, which starts today and ends on March 17. This will make pre-registration fees $35. Regular registration will begin on March 20 and end on April 11 at a cost of $45.
r ,-^is.**aauc Observer — Sports — March 9, 2000 Students prepare for NBA Scoreboard Continued from Page 13 men's.league. . "It was a lot of fun," Monsoor said. "I love to play soccer and it was good to have this- league in the evenings." Nikki' Kuk'ar,'a faculty member from the Asia University America Program department, participated in women's basketball. -• , v "It-was great to see staff and stu­ dents on the same side competing in sports," Kukar said. Nick Wold, an undeclared sopho­ more from Seattle, who is also a res­ ident assistant for the Office of Residential Services, competed in basketball. "The intraimUrals was a great opportunity for our residents in Hitchcock hall to get together and play basketbajl," Wold said. The involvement of residence halls was also noticed in Davies and Sparks, who competed: in soccer and volley­ ball. The registration for spring quarr ter sports has already started, with softball being added to the agenda. See Duncan at the SUB for further details. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Miami Heat New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers r Orlando Magic Boston Celtics New Jersey Nets - . • r Washington Wizards Central Division Indiana Pacers * - Toronto Raptors Charlotte Hornets . Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons " Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks'' ' " Chicago Bulls: W-L : 37-23. rv 36-23 . v 33-25.''--" • 28-32 24-35 ' 24-36 • . 19-42 W-L •/ - 41-19! • 34-25 V •33-27.',,: 29-31 ' 28-30: 25-35' 23-36 13-46 ' Western Conference : Midwest Division W-L Utah Jazz • 39-20 San Antonio Spurs 38-22 Minnesota Timberwolves 35-25 Denver Nuggets 26-33 Houston Rockets 24-36 Dallas Mavericks 24-36 Vancouver Grizzlies 18-42 Pacific Division W-L L. A. Lakers 50-11 Portland Trailblazers . 46-13 Phoenix Suns 39-21 Seattle Sonics 37-25 . Sacramento Kings 34-25 Golden State Warriors 16-43 L.A. Clippers 12-48 A /A (Standings as of March 7) N A T f O N A B A S K E T B A: L L A S S 0 C 1 A T I O N & yS $ Check 4 \ mtOOAT'S TOURNAMENT PROGRESS OMLfME AT www.cwu.edu/-observer son at national level by Jon Guddat, - \ _ * Asst. Sports editor Down '.by one point-with 10 seconds to go in "the championship wrestling match and "a two-point takedown opportunity arises. Or it's, the final 25 meters of the 200 Ifreestyje-and Central's arch rival is "in. the adjacent lane. Whatever competition you chose, whatever the final outcome of the event is, a select group of Central athletes haye had his or her sights set for the national platform. s - Lifelong dreams and goals come true this weekend. Eight competitors, four from wrestling and four from swimming,compete in the NCAA Division-II national meet for their respective sports. The venues are set. Buffalo, NY hosts the swimming champi­ onships, as the wrestlers travel to Brookings, SD for their title shot. Sophomore Shaine Jaime, senior Jack Anderson, junior Matt Ballard and,. sophomore Jess Workman represent the. wrestling team. Head coach Kevin Pine has high hopes for the competitors. •, "Everyone is peaking right : now," Pine-said. "Shailie's ,a real tough person to score on...Jess- is wrestling belter now thtm.he has all year." .. , _ _ Anderson and Ballard go into the, meet., nationally ranked. Anderson, who beat the #1 ranked 157 lb. wrestler at the D-ll region- als, is ranked third, while Ballard, who brings a 12-match winning streak to nationals, is placed eighth at 165... lbs. This is Anderson's .fourth trip to a, national meet, and Ballard is making his second trip, .. . The swim team is:sending lour . national championship veterans to Buffalo this weekend.. . Senior Joni Jacobs, juniors Natalie Price and Jay Box and sophomore Amy Mahre all com­ pete this weekend in multiple events for the Wildcats. Jacobs is swimming in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 400 individual, medley. Price qualified in the 500 and 1650 fre?. Box has his hands full, competing in. five events, the 50, 100 and 200 free and . the 100 and 200 backstroke. Mahre will swim the 400 1M with Jacobs and also must prepare for the 100 and 200 fly. Join the Observer 963-1073 X Hairstylists Wanted SUPHtOJJS EARN UP TO $12.00 AN HOUR Now hiring Licensed Haircuts for men, • Chemical free environment • Guaranteed salary • Extra money bonuses • Individual tips- • Medical and dental insurance • Full and part time positions • Paid vacations • Flexible schedules Cosmetologists/Barbers women and children • Product commissions • Paid training • Employer financial stability • Advancement • Management training • Longevity increases • Transfers Call Dani at (509) 962-6525 BODY WRAP - LOSE INCHES Look great for spring break! $39.95. Call Cathy, 925-4311 3/9 SUMMER JLOBS AT THE BEACH! Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center has paid summer ministry positions in children's program, food services, housekeeping, snack shop and more! A summer at Cannon Beach has it all! Not only can you earn money for school, you will build lifelong friendships and grow in your personal walk with God. For more information or to request an application, call (503) 436-1501 or E-mail cbcc@seasurf.com 6/3 DYNASOPHY: A rational morality, for thinkers. PO Box 182, Surrey, B.C., V3T4W8, Canada. 4/20 $1500 WEEKLY POTENTIAL mailing our circulars. No Experi­ ence Required. Free information packet. Call 202-466-1639. m WILL BUY VEHICLES, running or not. $25 - $1000. Call Gary at 962-3220 or Rich at 968-9498,. 6/3 A/. . SUMMER CAMP JOBS for men and women. Hidden Valley Camp interviewing March 9. Make appointment and get further info at Student Employment Office. 3/9 FUN SUMMER JOBS: Flying Horseshoe Guest Ranch near Cle Elum is hiring boy's and girl's counselors. Enjoy horseback riding, swimming (need two lifeguards), hiking etc., while gaining valuable experience. Salary plus room and board. Call Penny: (509)674-2366.5/n KING COUNTY PARK SYSTEM summer positions available. Daycamp/Playground Programs 8 wks, M-F, King County Locations, $7-12/hr to start. Organize and supervise activities for children, ages 6-12. Call 206-296-2965 for appt. 3/9 FOR SALE: 1988 NISSAN PATHFINDER. 4WD, 140,000, $5000. Call Shannon: 962-3810 days or 933-3166 evenings. 3//9 FOR SALE: Exercise bike and bath accessories. 962r3889 3/9 963-1026 SUMMER CAMP JOBS AT CAMP KIRBY! Camp Fire Boys and Girls Camp Kirby is hiring for the following positions: Counse­ lors, Outdoor Living Specialist, Lifeguards, Archery Instructors and More! On-campus interviews will be held on March 13. For more information visit the Career Center or call Camp Fire Boys and Girls at (360)733-5710.3/9 ATTENTION: FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, CLUBS, STU­ DENT GROUPS! Need to earn $1000-$2000 for a student organiza­ tion? CIS,the original fundraiser since 1995, has the solution with an easy three hour fundraising event. Accept no imitations. Dates are filling quickly! Contact us for immediate results at (888)698-1858 or apply online at fundraisingsolutions.net 4/6 ROOMMATE WANTED BY MAY, 2000. Off campus, male or female okay. No pets. $250 + half utilities. 933-4040.3/9 EARN $2730 TO $3360 IN 7 WEEKS June 12 - July 29,2000. Room & Board and insurance provided. Excellent work experience opportunity as Residen Advisor, Activities Director or Residence Hall Director working with high school students during a residential summer school at Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, WA. For more information call (509) 762-5351 x 203 or e- mail: hroffice@bbcc.ctc.edu. EEO3/9 WANT TO GET AN EARLY START ON SECURING A SUMMER JOB? The Kirkland/ Redmond Boys & Girls Club is having a summer employment Open House March 14 from 7-9PM @ 10805 124th Ave NE- Kirkland. Come find out what recreation positions are available this summer and set up interviews. For more info: check out our web site at www.onepositiveplace.org. Or call 425-827-0132. FRATERNITIES - SORORITIES - CLUBS - STUDENT GROUPS Student organizations earn $1000- $2000 with the easy campusfundraiser.com three hour fundraising event. No sales required. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so call today! Contact campusfundraiser.com, (888) 923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiser.com..vi1 CUST. SERVICE RETAIL SALES ATT STUDENTS-25 OPENINGS PT/FT Temp and perm. Flex hours. No exp. req. Scholarships possible for students. Conditions apply. $1L35 bass - appt. Must fill by April. Call Mon-Thur 10-3 (509)452-5573 m TSUNAMI OF SERVICE in conjunction with National Volunteer week April 17-21. Many volunteer activities available all week for clubs, halls and individuals. Contact CWU's Service-Learning Volunteer Center for more info, 963-1643. 4/6
Mi Hooked on the idea of textbook "discounts" from giant online booksellers? Be careful - or you could be left dangling with the wrong editions, steep shipping and handling charges, delivery delays, and cumbersome return policies. ohop smart, be sure. Buy from the University Store in the SUB. Compare our prices, and get the right books at the right price, from the online store you can trust. Online textbook ordering for spring quarter will be available March 6-26. First 100 online orders will receive a FREE T-shirt. Your local college store is now open online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www. c wu. ed u/~ Central Washington University is an AA/EEO/Title IX Institution • TDD (509) 963-3323 : V?. r-',fV-'V C E N ID A L W A S H I N G T 0 N U N I V E R S I T Y SEATAC: 13-17 SlOREl M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m March 15-16 W-Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Located at the SeaTac Center (509 963-1311) Book Buyback... It makes dollars and sense! ON THE WEB AT: WWW.CWU.EDU/~STORE Central Washington University is an AA/EEO/Title IX Institution • TDD (509) 963-3323