Willamette University 900 State Street Take a ride on the rails Features, page 6 Volleyball competes at national tournament Sports, page 10 Salem, Oregon 97301 jpNews, page 3 2. . Ban on I -900 calls explained 1 $Mk TiLF Wi LLAi ETTE UNIVERSITY llCOLLKCJAN Lausanne disturbed by early morning commotion by Andrew Bernhard Editor Residents of Lausanne awoke to screams Tuesday morning, the result of a struggle between a naked woman and Salem police in the north end of the first floor hallway. The conflict began when 18-year old Kate Wenzell followed freshman Debbie Joa's boyfriend upstairs from the Lausanne base basement ment sometime between 7:30 and 8 a.m. Joa's boyfriend, who had come to see her, was able to enter Lausanne through the base basement ment door which had been unlocked for the access to the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The usual entrance for the LRC was blocked off due to construction of the Olin science building. Upon entering the building, Joa's boy boyfriend friend saw Wenzell and an unidentified man. The man quickly left, but Wenzell followed Joa's boyfriend up the stairs and forced her way into Joa's room."When I opened the door, she was standing there nude and gave me the scariest look I have ever seen," Joa remembered. "I will have nightmares about that look. It was right out of a horror movie." Joa and her boyfriend, startled by WenzelPs unexpected actions, pushed her back out into the hall and immediately called standing around giggling, laughing and smil smil-Campus Campus Safety. Two Campus Safety officers ing," sophomore Brian Kennedy said. "From arrived on the scene minutes later. the way the police handled her, it seemed like I telt threatened by her coming into my a class issue, like they could treat her badly because she was a homeless girl." Freshman Angie Dilkes also said that while Wenzell was in the car handcuffed and screaming, "they (the police of officers) ficers) stood around and joked. It looked like they were just having a good time," said Dilkes. Wenzell has been in contact with room, l honestly don't know what I could have done if my boyfriend hadn't been in my room," Joa said. "I'm just glad she didn't have any weapons." When the Cam Campus pus Safety officers arrived, Wenzell be began gan screaming un uncontrollably. controllably. The of officers ficers determined that they needed assis assistance tance and called 91 1 from Joa's room. Salem Police arrived shortly after the emergency call was placed. Four police officers tried to get control of Wenzell. The officers were eventually able to carry her out to their police car in the blanket. Wenzell remained upset in the police car, pounding on the window and screaming. Some observers were disturbed by the way the police handled the situation. "They were m& : ' ... ; : " A student tries to enter the newly locked basement door of Lausanne. members of the Willamette community for the last six weeks. Since she graduated from Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif, last spring, she has been traveling along the west coast. According to friends, Wenzell had already traveled as far north as Seattle, Wash., and hoped to return home by Christmas. Wenzell stopped at Willamette to visit sophomore Dean Nakanishi and freshman Please see LAUSANNE on page 2 Safety issues raised at hall meeting by Andrew Bernhard Editor Sixty Lausanne residents turned out Tuesday evening to discuss their con concerns cerns with Director of Campus Safety & Purchasing Ross Stout, Associate Director of Residence Life Marilyn Derby, Resident Director Dianna Winegarden and Assistant Resident Di Director rector Colin Folawn. Card Still Missing Students were concerned about a student ID card which was used to gain access to Lausanne. The ID card, which a resident reported lost, but later recov recovered, ered, was given by the resident to a woman who was later arrested. Ac According cording to Stout, the card is still miss missing. ing. "We could not locate the card in her (Wenzell's) possessions." Please see SAFETY on page 2 Hatfield contemplates return by Dan Metz Editor After nearly thirty years as Oregon's senior U.S. Senator, Mark O. Hatfield, former Willamette Pro Professor fessor of Political Science and Dean of Students, has decided not to seek a sixth term. In his speech at Silverton Hospital last Friday, Hatfield announced his decision to retire and mentioned the possibility of returning to his first love, teach teaching, ing, during the following news con conference. ference. During the impromptu news conference, Hatfield discussed his future plans. "I want to teach. I've already talked to one or two institu institutions," tions," he said. "We have talked for some time and he is interested (in teaching at Willamette). It's the natural thing since he'll be close to his papers and he may want to do some writing," University President Jerry Hudson said yesterday. Hudson said it was "fair to say" that Hatfield is considering teach teaching ing at Willamette, but cautioned that "we don't have an announce- I -4I lif m . i , i. mx . t & t o...... ..uro T m m Senator Mark Hatfield ment yet." Hudson also mentioned that since Hatfield has another year left in the Senate, he is keeping his options open. "His vast experience would be appropriate to share with students of public policy and he's more likely to teach at Willamette because he taught here before," said Hudson, noting Hatfield's active involve involvement ment in the university since leaving. Book exchange offers alternative by Tania Zyryanoff Staff Writer Students disgruntled by the Bookstore's book buy-back process now have an alternate option: a student-run book exchange. This first-time operation will be held Dec. 11-13 in the UC. The exchange will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on all three days. Students are to fill out an iden identification tification slip with their name, num number, ber, and book price. If the book is sold, all the money will return to the student. At other universities, often the exchange organization charges a percentage fee. Before facilitating the book exchange, ASWU at attempted tempted to work with the Bookstore staff. The Bookstore workers feel they do all that they can, and their prices are irreconcilable. Palmateer reflected, "this gave us the impetus to run the book exchange." Although the success of Willamette's operation is uncertain, Please see BOOK on page 2 by Charlotte Jones Editor To the average student, the alcohol policy is a document fash fashioned ioned by an impersonal and ho homogenous mogenous administration at whim. In reality, the alcohol policy was developed over 1 3 years ago, and administrators do not always agree on its meaning or implica implications. tions. Overall, the administrators who routinely address alcohol is issues, sues, Stuart Tennant, Vice Presi President dent for Student Affairs, Jim Bauer, Dean of Residence Life, and Scott Greenwood, Vice-President of Student Activities, all hold education as a main goal in not only having, but enforcing an al alcohol cohol policy. "Everyone acts as if education is just posters on the wall," Bauer said. "Other people are educated when people are held responsible for their actions." Administrators find common ground not only in their belief that the policy itself holds potential as an educational document, but fur further ther belief that by punishing stu students dents when they violate policy, they are exercising their greatest power to educate. For Tennant, this is not the only way his office can teach by example. He would like to see the university endorse responsible drinking by creating responsible situations. Though he sees any plan to serve alcohol in the Bistro as a threat to its current atmo atmosphere, sphere, he sees the Cat Cavern as a possible facility. "It's a very nice facility that basically dies at 2:00 every afternoon," he said. His hope is to create an atmo sphere where alcohol can be used in an open, social manner and to provide faculty and staff with situ situations ations to use alcohol in conjunc conjunction tion with university events with- Behind Closed Doors: Alcohol on Campus out having to worry about liabil liability ity issues. "I would much rather that we have some venues for socially appropriate, legal drink drinking ing than binge drinking behind closed doors," Tennant said. All three administrators agree that learning about social drink drinking ing is a part of the liberal arts education. Thirty-one percent of the CLA population is of legal drinking age, and Tennant said that the age of experimentation with alcohol goes down every year. However, he makes a dis distinction tinction between what he calls open or social drinking and "drink "drinking ing behind closed doors." He sees social activities as potentially edu educational cational situations regarding so social cial norms because students have a chance to look out for one an another. other. Situations such as a "pre "pre-func," func," which occurs at fraterni fraternities ties before registered parties with the sorority that is co-sponsoring the party, create an atmosphere that can be less social and more focused on just drinking. Greenwood is hesitant to la label bel Willamette's Greek system as a site of alcohol abuse. Green Greenwood wood said that Willamette' s alco hol policy has to take into ac account count the unique living situation of a Greek system, but shouldn't " assume that Greek houses are sites of more alcohol problems. Bauer believes that Greek houses must take responsibility to present the positive, respon responsible sible side of drinking and stu students dents attending Greek activities must be ready to take responsibil responsibility ity for their actions. "People think that fraternities are a problem and promote alcohol abuse, but they forget they were at the parties, too," he said. He thinks students need to look more critically at their own drinking habits before passing the problem off on the Greek system. He sees that many students don't use the same mod models els and values they use in their everyday lives with alcohol. Tennant believes that com complaints plaints about the Greek system causing alcohol abuse are sim simplistic. plistic. "That kind of relativism can send you down a blind alley," he said. "The reality is that some students in any residence are go going ing to drink to excess." Tennant sees enforcement as one of the best educators but doesn't advocate strong punish punishments ments such as arresting alcohol abusers. "The attempt on the university's part is to be educa educational tional rather than punitive," he said. If every underage student who drank on campus and every student who displayed violent or irrational behavior in conjunction with alcohol abuse were arrested, Tennant would not feel he was enforcing the true spirit of the alcohol policy. He doesn't want See ALCOHOL on page 2 2 December 8, 1995 The Collegian Safety: Hall meets Comtinued from page 1 Access cannot be limited Many people were upset that Wenzell was able to use an ID card that had been reported lost to get into Lausanne. Stout explained that old cards cannot be deactivated. "It' s a limitation of software and a choice to allow students to have access to all residence halls," Stout said. The magnetic strips contain two sets of information. They contain a personal identification number for each student and a general identifi identification cation number for all Willamette students. The personal numbcrgives students 24 hour access to their own dormitory. The general number gives students access to all the resi residence dence halls from 7 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. The general number cannot be can canceled. celed. Anyone with a card, even if the card belonged to a graduate of Willamette or was reported lost, can get into any of the residence halls during the day. Stout added, "We will explore a new upgrade to the system." Basement Door Unlocked Residents were also concerned that Lausanne was not secure be because cause the basement door has been left open for the Learning Resource Center (LRC) during the day. The door, however, has been left un unlocked locked at times after the LRC closed. Former second floor Lausanne RA Jamie Peters had similar prob problems lems last year. "In the last month of the semester last year, I found the door unlocked when it shouldn't have been at least two or three times and I reported it to Campus Safety," Peters said. The basement door has been locked around the clock since Tuesday night and, according to Stout, will be closed indefinitely. Lausanne: safety questioned Continued from page 1 Robin Whitaker with whom she had attended high school. Nakanishi was surprised by Wenzell's visit and had not expected her to be trav traveling eling alone after high school. "When I first saw her at Willamette, she seemed to be a dif different ferent kid than I knew in high school," Nakanishi said. "She was just a quiet, friendly kid on the recy recycling cling committee with me." Wenzell had decided to take her trip because "a lot of hard things had happened in the past year and a half," Nakanishi explained. "Be "Between tween family issues and a friend dying, she just really questioned her priorities and the system she was in. She wanted to see more of life." While Wenzell was at Willamette, she stayed with two students on the second floor of Lausanne for her first few days in Salem. When the situation was brought to the attention of second floor Resident Assistant (RA) Sa Sarah rah Zollner, she informed the stu students dents that Wenzell could not stay according to campus policies and allowed them time to find a place for her stay. Wenzell then stayed with two senior students who live off campus for the next three weeks, moving out last Saturday. According to friends, who had only seen her drink once at Willamette before Tuesday, she showed an extreme reaction to al alcohol cohol that dramatically altered her behavior. Although nobody can verify that Wenzell drank Tuesday, oa saw at least ten empty cans of cer where Wenzell spent the night. Alcohol: Administrators discuss policy Continued from page 1 to see every student who abused alcohol on campus graduate from Willamette with a police record, but wants to ensure that sometime during their stay on campus they are forced to confront the issue. He cites the fact that the university had zero arrests related to alcohol last year as evidence of this goal. The first sentence of the alco alcohol hol policy serves as a general ideo ideological logical statement and, according to Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Bob Hawkinson, a link to the liberal arts tradition. The sentence states, "Willamette University neither encourages nor discourages the use of alcoholic beverages, but it does condemn the abuse of alcoholic beverages." Bauer believes the sentence describes the university's accep acceptance tance of responsible drinking while stating its commitment to helping students avoid alcohol abuse. According to Tennant, the sen sentence tence describes the university's reverence for student judgment. "I think there's a lot of people in the liberal arts that want to re respond spond in a way that doesn't place judgment," he said. Hawkinson believes that an encouragement to develop good judgment is an im important portant goal of many liberal arts institutions. He believes the policy is "very neutral on the issue of consumption but takes a firm stance on the issue of abuse" in an attempt to encourage students to develop their own reasoned judg judgment ment toward regular alcohol con consumption. sumption. Bauer also believes in cultivating responsible drinking. "I think the habits you have with al alcohol cohol for the rest of your life begin in college," he said. Despite administrators' efforts to clarify the alcohol policy with programs on campus, Bauer said that he'll always deal with student complaints that the policy is un unclear. clear. He tries to make the ORL's efforts to clarify the policy an on ongoing going process. "Hopefully the best that can come out of that is that people say we're consistent and fair," said Tennant. Book: choice offered Please see BOOK on page 2 Continued from page 1 Palmatcer said, "I have not met a single student who doesn't like the idea." With new competition, Bookstore Director Don Beckman is not really worried. He reflected that other campuses have simi similar lar situations and the two com competing peting firms "coexist side-by-side." He feels that the students running the book exchange do not realize the complexity of the operation. It is "more com complicated, plicated, demanding and time time-consuming consuming than it appears." if I t v W - f r 1 ' 'Ma :'; KNOW THE C0DESM lew 1UM I'il IS VI u IB BID EL 51 W ' t You are ft O t a mooch. But when a hole in your pocket renders you changeless, you reluctantly call the folks Collect. you dial 1 800 CALL ATT. Your pangs of guilt are minimal. Know the Code. 1 800 CALL ATT. That's Your True Choicer AT&T Your True Choice ' For interstate calls. Promotions excluded 1-800-COIXECT is a registered trademark of MCL 1995 AT&T by Melissa Prichard Staff Writer Students whose little black books are overflowing with 1-900 numbers may be confused when campus phones won't put their calls through. According to Mary Liepins, Senior Assistant for Human Re Resources sources and Financial Affairs, the complete block on 1 -900 numbers was first put into effect in 1992 and still exists today. This block is necessary due to the process in which the university is billed by the phone company. Todd Hutton, Vice President for Academic Administration, thinks this blockage on 1 -900 num numbers bers needs to reviewed. Hutton said, "The decision to block 1 -900 numbers was made years ago and it is time to re-visit the issue. I also feel strongly that individual stu students dents should be able to make the choice of what calls they want to place." Hutton also said he did not support the block on 1-900 num numbers bers if it was done as an attempt by the university to act as morality police. "I do not support a block on calls to 1-900 numbers from students' private rooms, but I do support blocking 1-900 numbers from being called from business phones. In the past, huge bills have been run up and people have re refused fused to pay. The university then had to pay these bills." said Hutton. Paul Destefano, a junior, has tried to call the Microsoft techni technical cal support 1-900 number to get help with computer problems he was having. However, the univer university sity block prevented his calls from going through. "The first two times I had com computer puter problems were late at night and all computer stores were al already ready closed. I really needed to call the Microsoft technical sup support port line, but the number was a 1 1-900 900 number, so I was forced to go off campus to make the call," said Destefano. Business office rejects arena style fee payment for pay by mail by Jessica Girard Staff Writer The Accounting Office is try McMenamins THOMPSON BREWERY & PUBLIC HOUSE A Neighborhood Place for Family and Friends HOURS: Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday Noon to Midnight 3575 Liberty Road S., Salem, OR 97302 363-7286 1-900-NOT-AT-WJ Concerns about business calls and a shortcoming in WU's phone billing system led to a ban on 1-900 calls on campus. Josh Seligman wonders why he cannot dial the 1-900 number he had Mis heart set on caning Destefano's attempts demon strate the fact that many 1-900 numbers have educational and in informational formational functions. Most people associate 1-900 numbers with sex lines; however, according to recent consumer re research, search, people can now access 1- 900 numbers to gain information about everything from health care ing a new strategy for the payment of fees for the spring semester. Instead of paying in an arena style in Sparks Center, the Account- WSL costs to new dental procedures. There are also valuable 1-900 num numbers bers that help people who are hav having ing adverse reactions to prescrip prescription tion drugs or need immediate in information formation about AIDS or contra contraception. ception. According to Consumers' Re search Magazine, many compa- nies, organizations and founda ing Office will send bills to stu students' dents' mailboxes on Dec. 1 1 , and to their home addresses on Dec. 18. The bill will include the tuition and room and board costs and financial aid information. Students can then mail their checks to the Accounting Office. Returning students who have paid their fees will discover a receipt in their mailbox, along with the spring '96 sticker for their ID card. Accounting Office Controller Robert Olson stresses that the move is something new for the office, along with the students. "We're going to try this for the spring," said Olson. He added that this method might not be possible for the fall semester because of incoming fresh freshman man students. The old method was inconve inconvenient nient for the Accounting Office to drag all of their information down to Sparks Center. "All of our infor information mation is here," said Olson. Now much of the loan informa information tion is computerized. Instead of bundles of loan checks arriving at the Accounting Office, the check amounts are electronically sent from the bank, and the money is directly added to each student's account. Students whose loans operate on this "Electronic Fund Transfer" don't have to come to the Account tions have 1-900 numbers to cut down on prank calls. Sara Civey, a sophomore, thinks students need to be able to call 1-900 numbers so that they can get information that is now only accessible by 1-900 num numbers. bers. "It is an act of censorship for the university to keep us from this information. If students need to call a 1 -900 number, then it should be our right to call it. We are responsible adults," said Civey. However, WITS and the Of Office fice of Human Resource and Fi Financial nancial Affairs still claim that the campus-wide block on 1 -900 num numbers bers is not an attempt to restrict students' access to certain num numbers, bers, but rather a technical prob problem. lem. The phone company sends out printouts to the university that show all the calls made from a particular phone trunk. The uni university versity then takes the printout of these calls and matches them with student access codes. The cost of students' long distance calls are calculated by a computer since the cost for calls to the same area code are the same rate. However, unlike long distance calls that can be grouped by area code, every 1-900 number costs a different rate per minute. If stu students dents or university employees were to have access to 1-900 num numbers, bers, then each time someone called a 1-900 number the cost of that call would have to be calcu calculated lated manually. According to Liepins, this complication in the billing process for l-900numbers makes it too difficult for the uni university versity to properly charge students "- for those calls and thus necessi necessitates tates a campus-wide block on them. Other universities have phone systems that accommodate 1-900 calls. The University of Puget Sound has a similar phone system to Willamette where all students have long-distance access num numbers bers and 1-900 calls are charged to the students' long-distance bill. ing Office to sign the checks. This form of payment applies to most Stafford loans recipients. However, some students who receive Stafford loans still have to sign for their checks. Students who receive Perkins loans have the funds elec electronically tronically transferred to their ac accounts, counts, but they still need to sign a note for their spring disbursements. The Accounting Office has notified both students who need to sign for their checks, and students who need to sign for their spring disburse disbursements. ments. Students can go to Waller to do this before break, or during the first week of resumed classes. If students are unable to pay their fees by mail, the Business Of Office fice has an alternative. Last names beginning with A-H can pay on Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; I-P can pay on Jan. 16, while Q-Z pay on Jan. 17 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If these fee payment times are missed, stu students dents can either pay on Jan. 18 or 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $25 late fee will be charged to students who don't pay on time. Assistant Controller Denise Hedeen emphasizes that students who are moving off campus, or who have anything else that will effect their fee payment, should inform the Accounting Office before they leave on winter break. Fraternity Rush regains formality by Heather Parkinson Staff Writer Approved by the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), this year' s spring fraternity rush has been restructured and extended an extra day. On January 16, Rush begins with an informal question and answer session held in the Cat Cavern from 7-8 p.m. This session is open to all mem members bers of the campus, prospective Rush participants and any faculty members questioning the roles of fraternities on this campus. Aaron Fairbrook, this year' s IFC Rush Chair, has incorporated this new session into the rush process as a means of introducing Rush and addressing some of the common stereotypes associated with what it means to be a member of a frater fraternity. nity. Nate Young, IFC President, ex explained plained that the atmosphere of Rush within the houses remains casual but the process has been formal formalized. ized. "We have lengthened it a bit and increased the formality because Rush is a big deal. When you sign on with a fraternity you are signing on for life. People have to under understand stand that being in a fraternity is more than drinking and partying." Wednesday , prospective frater fraternity nity members will break up into small groups and then led by a guide for twenty minute visits to all six of the fraternity houses. 1 This is theonly mandatory meet meeting ing of the Rush process. "Some houses last year were low on num numbers. bers. In order to revive particular houses we have made it mandatory that they all at least visit each of the houses," Young said. Thursday, all houses will be open from 7-10 p.m., during which time the men are invited to go back to any of the houses and visit with its members. Friday morning can candidates didates may receive preference cards in their mail boxes which strongly encourage the individual to come back to the house that night for another visit with house mem members. bers. Again from 7-10 p.m. on Fri Friday, day, men are able to go back to the houses and sign up for coffee dates with the houses they would like to receive a bid from. Saturday, from 10-5 p.m., the fraternity houses will meet with the individuals who made coffee date appointments to explain why the individual received or was denied a bid from the house. A dead period will be in effect from 5-8 p.m. that night during which the houses will be closed. This time is allotted to let the Rush candidates decide which house they would like to sign with. At 8 p.m. the men may choose to return to the houses to accept their bid. All of the houses differ on the time require requirement ment for board signing, some offer bids for a year or life. Young also cited some other benefits he saw in being involved with a fraternity. "Each fraternity is part of a National Corporation. When you run a fraternity, it is like running a business. You learn lead leadership ership and time management." He also sees brotherhood, job opportu opportunity nity benefits and a number of schol scholarships arships as advantages to being in a fraternity. The Collegian EdiTomals Come on in, stranger ""CT "TT Tho has keys to your home? More people ff thanyou might think, all thanks to Campus V V Safety's computer system. Lausaunne Hall residents' recent experience offers an excellent illustration. When construction on the new Olin science center began, the entrance to the Learning Resource Center was blocked by building materials. The LRC became accessible only through the basement of Lausanne Hall, necessitating that the south basement door be left unlocked during business hours However, the door often remained unlocked past business hours and into the evening. Towards the end oflastSpringsemester.aLausaunneResidentAssistant discovered thatthedoor was consistently left unlocked by Campus Safety. Recent events have precipitated a change. The Lausaunne basement door has been locked and LRC traffic has been redirected to the Lausaunne card lock entrance. With the potential for Campus Safety's negligence eliminated, Lausaunne residents need not worry about unwelcome visitors. Wrong. Every time a student loses an identification card, Campus Safety gladly replaces it for the low fee of $7.50. However, that lost card still exists somewhere. According to Director of Campus Safety and Purchasing Ross Stout, the code that enables ID cards to access a student's residence 24 hours a day can be disabled. Unfortunately, the code that allows that same lost ID card access to all campus residences between! a. m. and 11 p. m. cannot be disabled due . to tvadequaces. of Campus Safety's software. Therefore, due to second-rate software, anyone who finds a lost ID card can obtain entrance into any campus residence. Does that sound safe to you? Creative but not diverse w; ith the addition of and a slew of new the campus community can look forward to higher quality and more diverse materials in future editions of the literary magazine the Jason. A review of the table of contents in the latest edition of the Jason reveals a wide assortment of pieces generated by a small group of authors. If this disparity is the result of a lack of submissions, then writers must submit to the Jason and take advantage of this great opportunity to place their work before a large audience. If, however, this narrow sampling of authors is the result of editorial nepotism, those charged with judging the submission for the next editon of the Jason should guard against focusing on the work of only a few authors. .- ii COLLEGIAN Vol. 106 No. 14 The Collegian is the official student publication of Willamette University, published weekly except during holidays and exam weeks. The contents of this publication are the responsibility of the editorial staff of the Collegian and do not in any way reflect the policy of ASWU or Willamette University. Because the Collegian encourages a diverse range of views in its opinions and editorials, signed editorials and columns do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board as a whole. We encourage readers to submit letters and guest editorials. Only signed letters which have been sent by Tuesday of the week of publication will receive full consideration for publication. Letters are limited to 350 words, typed and double-spaced. The Collegian reserves the right to refuse publication of letters and to edit for clarity and space considerations. All items submitted become property of the Collegian. The Collegian is located in the Student Publications office on the third floor of the Putnam University Center. The address is Collegian, 900 State St., Salem, OR 97301-3922. The office phone number is (503) 370-6053 with a business line at (503) 370-6755 and a fax available at (503) 370-6148. Readers can also direct e-mail tocollegianwillamette.edu. Hey, Wally! You're fired! Take care of yourself, you crackhead. the new writing center creative writing courses, & f i & y H s i? b ri a ! i ditorial letrensro life Advertising offensive We are writing out of concern for the advertisement "Lose 20 Pounds in Two Weeks" published on page 14 of the Sports section of last week's Collegian. Since The Collegian staff has generously given two pages to our organization, Eat Eating ing Disorders Awareness Week for February, we are troubled by the seeming inconsistency of messages between our cause and this adver advertisement. tisement. We feel that this is the exact type of media we are trying to boycott and raise awareness against. The problem of eating disorders on college campuses, such as Willamette, is ever-present. Ap Approximately proximately 20 of women and men on college campuses have eat eating ing disorders; and, most Americans have some issue with food or their body. Eating disorders are not just women dieting to fit into their dresses for next week's dance; eat eating ing disorders can be fatal. In fact, more than one woman has already left Willamette this year due to an acute eating disorder. Eating disorders and the mes messages sages that cause them are no laugh laughing ing matter. Furthermore, the adver advertisement tisement was placed in the Sports section where women's sports are showcased. Women's athletics is not devoid of eating disorders; in fact the NCAA has recently put out an informational video on athletics and eating disorders because the incidence rate has drastically in increased. creased. The presence of this advertise advertisement ment troubles all of us that are work working ing so hard to raise awareness about the incidence of eating disorders. We care about the well-being of women and men on this campus. We feel that this type of advertise advertisement ment undercuts our efforts. Are you aware that 80 of fourth-grade girls are on diets? Or that the diet indus industry try grosses 50 mill ion dollars a year conning people into trying to fit society's image of beauty?This type of advertising clearly does not ad advocate vocate for increased tolerance of body shapes and sizes. As the Eating Disorders Aware Awareness ness Week Committee, we would like the Collegian to consider more carefully when deciding what kinds of advertisements to run in the cam campus pus newspaper. As a student orga organization, nization, the Collegian should be interested in the well being of the student body and not advocate physically and emotionally destruc destructive tive advertisements articles. The Members of the Eating Disorders Awareness Week Committee fl USA G I 1 Ryan Teague Beckwith Editor in Chief Annette Wooten Business Manager Jeremy Hall, Jon Morris Darkroom Managers Dan Metz Managing Editor Will Ramey Computer Consultant Charlotte Jones NewsEditor Andrew Bernhard Sports Editor Lydia Alexander Features Editor J. Markham Furman Opinions Editor Tim Marshall Events Editor Genna Veahman Copy Editor Josh Harwood Copy Editor Column sparks call for sexual liberation After reading Robert O. Brown's provocative piece on re rethinking thinking academic life, I was prompted to apply its argumenta argumentative tive force to sexual relations and was surprised to find that I came up with a similar analysis. That being said, what follows is a call to my to brother and sister Bearcats to re reevaluate evaluate our notions of sexual prac practice. tice. I think it is true to the spirit of Brown's piece, so any criticism or praise should be directed at him. There comes a time in your sexual career when you have to question the reasons for sex and your role as a sex partner. This basic (psychoanalytic?) questioning of the value of sex first occured to me while I was vacationing in another state. I didn't know it then, but my distance from Willamette's sexual atmosphere freed me from a certain way of looking at sex which I think is prevalent at Willamette. This view of sex seems to ap appear pear in the student towards the end of the sophomore year, if mine is the typical case. I became more involved in both sexual activities (fellatio, cunnillingus) and extra extra-sexual sexual activities (student govern government, ment, contemporary issues on cam campus). pus). On the edge of burnout, I re returned turned home the summer after my sophomore year very interested in life from the point of view of what I'll call sexual obsession. It is the cornerstone of Sex Life. You are taught this way of thinking, I sup suppose, pose, at any university. Sexual ob obsession session has a lot to do with learning to fulfill certain expectations placed on you by sexual structures. This situation is fated in that we are taught from the beginning of our public (that is, out of the home) sex life to fulfill others' expectations of our performance (i.e. we jump through hoops). Fulfilling expecta expectations tions is not in itself bad. We all have numerous daily expectations (though we might be happier with fewer of them) and they often de define fine our relationship with others. We expect professors to teach, children to mind, police to protect, friends to support, and cashiers to provide immediate service. When they don' t, things start to sour in our interactions with these folks. It is expectations that lead to our frustrations and friction between us and them. Public sex (sex outside the per personal sonal and familial realm) seems to operate on this theory of expectation. For our performance in a sexual situation, we are given grades by individuals (the partners) considered by Sex Life theorists to be sufficiently educated to serve as judges of that performance (they December 8, 1995 alreadv jumped through the hoops). J J M. M. f Whether or not we truly perform (as actors or high-priced automobiles) may not be the question-only in a nifty side effect in some cases. The question is, what do we produce? Sexual partners can only judge our performance from the product of our forced labor, or in indentured dentured servitude, if you will. We are sex machines consuming every unwritten sexual demand they put in our Form Feed tray, spitting them out down to the last act performed, modifying the technique when nec necessary, essary, but why? But why should we produce anything for them? Isn't it our sex life we're working for? I realize we have much to learn from our part partners ners (and eveyone else in the world), but I've realized recently that hav having ing sex is finally our responsibility, our work, our need, our desire. If not, then it is not our sex life, but theirs: the partners' and university's and perhaps our parents' and the government's (or whoever is pay paying ing for the birth control). If not, it amounts to a product, just like ( and contained in, symbol symbolized ized by) your half-assed oral (or anal, or vaginal) sex. And I don't want to have half-assed sex for somebody else anymore. Martin Roth Senior Rugby ruins quad There are many things I like about this campus: the intellectual atmosphere, the wonderful faculty and -students and support staff, the buildings and facilities. But perhaps the most striking feature about our campus is its physical beauty. And right at the very center of things, the nexus, the navel of our existence, if you will, is the quad. We all love it, we all use it, we all share it. So why then are the 40 or so students on the two rugby clubs allowed to use our quad and leave it a complete shambles when they're done? Look at it now - it's an eyesore, a slimy, squishy mess out there. It used to be green and lovely, nice to look at and nice to walk on. Now it's a quagmire. Sure rugby players need a place to play, but it shouldn't be space that we all share. When they use a field, it's not useful for much else afterward. If a group of students treated an indoor common space like that, leaving all of the furniture overturned and dirt all over the place, I don't think they'd be welcome for very long. It bothers me to see a shared resource squandered in this way. It seems to me that the rights of the majority are being trampled here (sadly, pun intended). Todd Silverstein Associate Professor of Chemistry Staff Writers: Travis Brouwer, Gwen Davis, Joe Findling, Laura Foster, Joah McGee, Jennifer Miller, Kirsten Olson, Heather Parkinson, Melissa Prichard, Patrick Smith, Heather Stampfli, Jessica Wingler, Tania Zyryanojf. Contributors: Rebecca Frazier, Jessica Girard, Matt Kosderka, Marc LeQuieu, Leif McElliot, Rindee Paul, Jamie Peters, Tobias Read, Travis Rice, J'mr Sites, Ilsa Spreiter. The Collegian is printed on recycled paper. Please recycle. Oo mio December 8, 1995 JX. World Views r I lhe whole concept of apathy I at Willamette has become JL trite and mundane. Students complain about the lack of political activity and the lack of support for the many educa educational tional and politically charged events on campus. Faculty and staff often refer to lack of stimu stimulating lating debate in. class and in student centers around campus. What's wrong? Are students of today less informed than those of the '60s, '70s, and otherpolitically charged times? Is there no singu-. larly unifying issue to bring stu students dents together in order to bring an end to some unnecessary evil? Or is it all to be blamed on the one and only class that all incoming Freshman must take, World Views? The intelligentsia of modern day America has embraced cultural and ethical relativism wholeheartedly. Recently, the only invalid ideas are those that do not recognize the validity of alternative ideas. This is in direct conflict with one's ability to develop emphatic opinions and one's own ethical or moral truth. Taking a strong stance on an issue requires that one believes that the other side is lacking valuable in information, formation, misguided, the result of inferior genes, or in some other manner just plain wrong. rlkEdiwjt Delt President responds First of all I want it to be known that Billy Dalto was misquoted in the Collegian and that the paper has subsequently refused to print a re retraction traction or other admission of error. Mr. Dalto was quoted as saying that the Delt pledge band made an extra special effort to annoy and harass Kappa Sigma on their journey around campus. This is absolutely not the case; this was never said. What Mr. Dalto actually said was that the band was not a direct and specific attempt to harass Kappa Sigma -1 apologize to members of both houses for the tensions and ill feelings this mis misquote quote has caused. Now, to respond to the hub-bub made about the Delt pledge band. Every year for the past 30 years it has been a tradition for the Deita Tau Delta pledge class to give an interpretive musical performance to the rest of the campus. I was shocked that such a big deal was made out of the situation. Never before has our house received complaints about the band. It seems clear that most people on campus find it funny and amusing if but slightly annoying. Unfortunately, the article in the Collegian did not help the cause of Greeknon-Greek relations, although I stand by ev everything erything I said. I find it pathetic that the Colle Collegian gian finds this sort of story news newsworthy. worthy. There are so many more important things going on in the world and on campus that the dedi dedication cation of even a few lines to this type of tabloid journalism is offensive. We don't need extra gossip columns to supplement our USA Gf experience fosters apathy Regardless of one's methods for developing political, ethical, or moral beliefs, whether they use logic, the scientific method, Feed the Noise Jamie Peters religion, past experience or some combination, the result must at some level be that you feel that other beliefs are inferior. - World Views, through its me meandering, andering, surface study of a culture or world region, maintains as its ultimate goal to portray the various aspects of this alternative "World View" or paradigm. We aren't al allowed lowed to place a value on this alternative view, instead we are shown the necessity of accepting this viewpoint and understanding the value inherent in a viewpoint different from our own. In the Latin American emphasis of World Views, Reli Religions gions of Mesoamerica discussed in graphic detail some of the more intriguing aspects of ancient reli religions, gions, such as bloodletting from the penis and the sacrificing of people and animals to the gods. Many students were offended by these ideas and more than likely find these beliefs contrary to their own; yet such discussions were not fostered in the World Views course. Instead the discussion is student newspaper. Morgan Aixen Delta Tau Delta President Quote incorrect This letter serves to begin the process wherein I may begin to have my honor back. First of all, let me preface this letter by saying that I will never under any circumstances, issue a quote to the Collegian again. It was not explained to me that my comments would be printed in the paper. I was under the impression that I was giving background information for an article that Ms. Jones was going to write. Further, I explained to Ms. Jones that I could not comment on the situation. The information that I gave to her was for informational purposes only. I referred Ms. Jones to Morgan Allen, the President of Delta Tau Delta for specific comment on the incident. Since Ms. Jones chose to quote me, or rather have Lydia Alexander quote me without first speaking with me or confirming my quotes I feel that Ms. Jones is responsible and liable for misrepresenting a statement made to her. The specific quote reads: "Billy Dalto commented that the Kappa Sigma fraternity was specifically targeted with an extended performance." This statement is the exact opposite of what I said. I stated to Ms. Jones that Kappa Sigma was NOT specifically targeted for a perfor performance, mance, a sentiment that I made clear to the President of Kappa Sigma. Having said that, I believe that Charlotte Jones has committed an error in reporting the facts as I disclosed them to her. I feel that I am owed a retraction printed in a prominent location in the Collegian. Collegian reporters are not above the norms of accountability, and this grevious error cannot be allowed to go unchallenged. Further, I believe that if they do not print this ,.......,,..,,,.,, , ... ,.. .,, , much less interesting and is centered around petty attempts by the professor and students to sound more accepting than the next person. Pseudo open-mindedness as fostered by the Willamette World Views curriculum crushes indi individuality viduality and does not allow for students to come forward and state their true beliefs on an issue. Students are not encouraged to use alternative views to help strengthen their own, or to allow these conflicting views to even help them redefine their own views. Rather, students are encouraged to merely understand the source of these views and based on this information recognize them as equally valid to our own. If I am encouraged to not believe strpngly in my own views, then I am encouraged to be apathetic. Admittedly World Views is not the only source of this ethical relativism, but as a formalized forum for teaching ethical relativism is has a strong effect on the current level of apathy on campus. Our first academic experience at Willamette is World Views. It is bound to have a lasting effect on our thought patterns and it appears to have an equivalent effect on our ability to feel strongly about issues that effect our world daily. retraction on what I am clearly able to prove as wrong, it will set a precedent that misquotations are to ' be of no concern, and that they are ' free to print inaccuracies with impunity. Luis William Dalto Undergraduate Council Member Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Upon review of the events in question, the Editorial Board has determined that in his comments to the Collegian, Mr. Dalto did not say that Kappa Sigma was "specifically targeted" for an extended perfor performance mance by the Delta Tau Delta pledge band. We regret the error, and apologize to Mr. Dalto for any embarassment or inconvenience this may have caused him. -Ed. Student thanks WISA I want to thank the considerate officers of WISA, the Willamette International Students Association, on our campus. This year, we have discussed reconstitution of mem members. bers. Starting next semester, there will be two WISA representatives from TIUA to give other TIUA stu students dents information about the events planned by WISA more smoothly, and also to have opportunities to do more things together such as com community munity outreach, beach trips, and international dinners, etc. Also, we are going to encourage American students into our association. People on campus must get this informa information tion from us. I worked as the first TIUA rep representative resentative in WISA since I came here this February. I experienced two big events including the Inter International national Dinner and International Extragavanza. There were many international food and performance events as well. I was very impressed by these events. They are helpful to know and understand other cultures Moderates weaken Clinton Reports last week have it that disgruntled members of the Republican and Democratic parties have come together in an effort to field a third alternative. Most notable of these politicos are former U.S. Senators Paul Tsongas (D- MA), Bill Bradley (D-NJ), and Lowell Weicker (R-Conn). Initially the group had been interested in the prospects of fielding a third candidate, but with Colin Powell's recent announcement, those prospects have dimmed considerably. The group, organized by former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, advocates the establishment of a fiscally conservative, socially lib liberal eral third party. The primary goals of the group members are environmental protection and overhaul of the campaign finance system. Demo Democrats crats and Republicans are not properly focused on such goals, according to group members. "If the parties insist on remaining cap captive tive to their fringe elements, there will be a third party," said Paul Tsongas. What's important to remember for these well intentioned former office holders is real ity . The chances of fielding a candidate who can win is infinitesimally small. If the group were to field a candidate, the effect would most probably be to siphon off votes from the re-election ef more. As a result, it was splendid to have opportunities like this. I could learn how to organize and deal with a large number of people; there are 1 03 TIUA students this year through this association. I hope the relation relationship ship between WISA and TIUA will be closer by trying to have more contact with each other and with other Willamette students. Next year' s TIUA students will come up here at the beginning of February. They will not speak En English glish well at first and so will not communicate with Americans well. Also, Americans might feel uncom uncomfortable fortable about them because Japa Japanese nese people tend to get together with each other. This is one of our cultural patterns. But think about their background carefully. You will find out wonderful things about them if you try. We are almost the same age. Please don't make as assumptions sumptions about them. I hope that people on campus take more of an interest in next year's TIUA stu students dents as well as the WISA-spon-sored events. MlCHIKO YOSHIDA TIUA student Foreign study students protest ASWU fees Dear Editor, The compulsory payment of the ASWU fee by students studying abroad should be abolished. Before leaving to study in London we were forced to pay a $45 ASWU fee, even though it is quite difficult to use ASWU services when you are 6000 miles from Willamette. When we asked about this fee we were told that it would provide us with copies of the Collegian. Throughout the semester, we have received three issues and we have not seen an issue for six weeks. At $45 for the semester, that works out forts of President Clinton. Though it is a choice between conviction and pragmatism, one can be far more effective when one The Raging Moderate Tobias Read recognizes the real ities of the system that exists - as bad as it may be. The group has also considered an alternative plan. Group mem members bers are currently working on a manifesto they plan to deliver to the major candidates in the hopes of influencing the campaign and the administration of the winner. This idea holds far more merit and much higher prospects for success. Tsongas can already claim a substantial following due to his work on behalf of the anti-deficit Concord Coalition. His credibility combined with that of Bradley, Weicker and others will undoubtedly cause the candidates to listen. The organization of a third party organization is not a bad one. What members of the independent group should be mindful of is the possibil possibility ity of electing a Robert Dole to the White House by fielding a third candidate. By fielding a third candidate, the group would merely be dividing votes between President Clinton and the third candidate, increasing the Republican's chances. to $15 an issue. Although, the Collegian is a fine publication, we .. question, whether it is, really worth j ; $15anissue?Thisprobemeedsto be stopped. For the exchange of $45 we are treated to representation by ASWU and three copies of the Collegian, this is hardly fair treatment. In fact, even when we are back on the Willamette campus we are still forced to pay $90 a year, whether we use ASWU or not. This compulsory payment system should be replaced with a system of an optional ASWU payment. Institute a system where a sticker is purchased which would admit the bearer to ASWU activities. Those who choose not to pay the fee would then be charged admission to ASWU activities, a pay as you use system. The ASWU leadership will most likely respond to this idea by saying that, "the club sports and special interest clubs are funded from this $90 fee." However, we respond that, "if we are not involved why should we be forced to pay?" Conversely, if we are involved then wouldn't it be a better use of our money to spend it supporting a club that we have an interest in? In short, the ASWU extortion of $45 a semester has left this group studying abroad in London feeling ripped off. And, often, leaves the students on campus feeling that their money is ill-used. Replace this outdated system with a more individual approach to paying for activities. Force ASWU to allow the student body to make up their own minds and choose where to spend their own hard earned dollars. Ryan J. York, Kirk Moore, Heather Ahlstrom, Jill Fetherling, Tiffany H. Ellis, Brook Houglum, Ryan Flynn, Derek McCarthy, Jennifer Hess, Cynthia Folland eatures December 8, 1995 The Collegian Edge H m JF :0'W'i ' . J ' Mr- : , 1 I Although itjost students who h i train during the, holdall ca usall purchase a ticketndtsjn a cushtpned se?L this is not thfr Case fbr;all:Afew VVillamette students! iWfW m rtrh n trnin iiTaVifohf lv- more peculiar way - by running up : longside a train and then thrusting . themselves into a random boxcar. ; This fall's mid-semester break, f instead of going home or relaxing, Jason jTarmanHugh Brock "and DerekHevel hopped a train and jjjiade it from Portland all the .way j up to Wenatchee, Washington. - Unfortunately, they were caught, ffhe train officials gruffly gave them two options: "You can get offh or you can get arrested," explained tarman. Thev opted for Ufc first choice. I In addition to thebTafl exploit. last spring Tarman jersey Sims and, teeming BerUesTwent from Port Portland, land, to. Montana JTieyccom-;. plished this--4ffsfx; days by takig- seven different tramsand rutchhik rutchhik-jng. jng. Tafman's first trai chopping Experience occurred in high school with another frienti: They jumped a jjain in Santa Barbara and traveled to-Los Angeles 'in "one day.Al-' though the ride .: went- smoothly. Tarman revealed, "We ended upy eoAs HSTO JS il:; :jf :-f::":" . " " Amir by Debra Peth I , Contributor, ' . ' . K .4 Between'Kaneiald&erest'eWorst "ac of the campus lies a tinwu?lding ' with ninieiasung bistbwThe f Amtraks'ta!jcahp:fetween 'for. not only-sttrdent m their s way,noineaoraae,AQuaas, out for many otfieTfolks" fe well., ' -"" ThjSiaMQtuwa&origiBally . buil" tfTegCXrsbut. bunfs,kiyer,'esrciallft)n- thewest rfowti salterliwas rebuiltin . '.coast.' The Coa&LStarlisht train "J -;r9J6.It;wast5Hginan5 '.meant to be 'a freight r train stafjpnibut,jvai ' .turhed 6Cf td1 Pafflef ger'seY?iTrri975! .Next, year, theaUoi ;lsIicl?eduIcAtbe-re' rnodeledrtd wilr btr jestoped to itJoriginaf ' iyioappearance. - . RickHarrisitt ticker gentj wjha has been -working tit trituration ? for 23 years now, said that many famous'pas' sengers have stopped "at the Salem Train Station over the years. These include Presi President dent Hoover, a Secretary of State, several actors and actresses and, several times, 'Senator Mark Hatfield.' , -, "Sometime in the seventies, .we even had the Electric Light Orchestra come throughUhe said. - Harris remembered when Kaneko was a canary" lot and 12th Street was a parking Jot."""" e.wrojiif.part.oi town, ana got 1 ch&s4dby;gang members in Ox-' I narcy, We .escaped and called my 1 sisters boyfriend.. . t . 1 y; 'Yet alt was not good, the leader of the 'gang .then found them and Tarntahhadwas$2.MSoIgavehim th nWv and thev left us alone." Tarman added. .Being, chased ijy gang -members is not the trouble they have experienced. -During their spriobreak trip, aftertwoandhalfJifysofnotsleep-x' ing Tarman JKrtleson and Sufis ntremntedto lump a trajfln WenatpHee. As the trai sneodT Bertleson and lafman wen ' 1 jr ' e to hop on. Yet i was i So-- ucky. Sims ex ;Tlietrafiw'as moving a Jitt er maioujpa-nirtung run tf. I to crab oio to the handlebaf, but my loaf jerked tZEr& forwasSl" In this pufcess, Jm JolWjrJ . his ifin, fellrOff drolled away- the train. Xims came away ' ;itha knockcoutjrerfit tooth, a - messed turankle anLUxarioir,,,, dkLoot make the train '. dWere forcedtojuiiiffr'" orcedt, ivook two steps antfthen rolled and Tarman jcfefiec ted.! 11 ing.-over" sharp, jagged roqksleft them with innumerable oumpsngrofu . Sincdff v his fria A fteumrinifci "roWWsfwmd' TAHLIGHTr iiiiltelllPifi k station (I " The busiest time of the year f-.ends p'be sur travel time and of course t gtl MJrr; kkgivlgylj I howeyer,isTaai end. The busteSl timTo is typically noon to 4: Therejiasbeenmucf cenuyoi,cuiingieaerayifinping tolAmtta The train ai I form of transportaUon is on the-rie running from Seattle to . MM iwm geles is the most popular train in " the United States. , After the station is remod remodeled, eled, three or four morerpassen morerpassen-ger ger trains will be added. Eventu- ' ally officials hope to add busses from the station, making it an ' intermodal system.. Harris said that the train is the best way to haul people to just about any where. 'We are looking to re-ptace-thcagtomobile on 1-5." kX t UOI lfelkre- uts and abrasionsAl though these were.not pleasanf experiences, the sense pf shee&dariger is part of the r thrill they jgceive from train hop hopping, ping, jr "' Inafldition, they find the sounds of tWftrain exhilarating. Srms ex- -wiffoT "Tt'c thrffUct feline tn the World, You lUSt SiUHtOZ arid trie rhythm oftnun puts you in a . talkrcn:kueruiai,"rtl i' J ' feigt(be "away from all the- - s fx pressures. Riding the train is; -ut jtit enjoying yourself by eing frpr , "" e Yet p"rintfsrrfav"ffndniftt o thgjiaiQ.'&.noi.scs is not , Ythms?HeVef foundju"01' P'PfW it against tne siaeoi tne oox car . . and started ajig. ; i ney are we may try to go tnrougn me Rockies to Denver," explained JZnimUmnW&o "Pnrf lyimnfl thft pimMgytfwiefc said-Tlie WU tram hoppers seem. to IKi fUHuwing after the words of an elderly male train hoppef th)L '' met during'their spnng break ad- - yejrture, "TT5u guys ail may think Pm crazy, but Fmust haying fun. in life' ' , , , I D I ISJ Broaden MIIH q r i z o n s T"" : ' ' v Y'-rfe il,.JL. -,..A ,.' ' ...z;,?:,? -. .r-.rrL: by Joah McGee ?? Staff-Writer W4 Some 1 50 years ago, whejMWil whejMWil-JUiHiiUftiHn8 JUiHiiUftiHn8 known mojpforjfs river a aijlin i'ersity , students on their Parirjiieitor the holidays had to . borrow tioihe horses or find a ride on a neighbor's agon. However, as -yciety has proqssed to increased ave the op- foil Jhirrfeily la jl'fltwou lfc Ageog land, titmr" Llgeographv does rol peKni"tu2efltsT!t make much " - rWfieratter option. As this holi- - ay seasrm approacnes,. one can travel byMrlines, Amtrak cf Grey hound. mm mdl tnTvel tm6sja from'SalejT) airline rQipawrtA most! hejefC!lslve, yet quickest, service. ; Contingent on many fahors such as - Uie day and seg visit, prices fluct Un'ted Airlines Travel time: 50 minutes Price $100 Amtrak ySjSK ravei time: tour nours Price $68 Greyhound Travel time: five to seven hours Price $62 ate around $100, while flight time ' femainsa steady 50 minutes. In con contrast, trast, Amtrak costs $68 to go home and back, although special steals of half that price can be found, and the trip takes approximately &ur hours, scenery, shorter lengths of travel, Finally, Greyhound&osts $62, or'comfort, Greyhound pales in and could take anywherl from five comparison. This difficult deci deci-to to seven hours, depending on the-- sion wa inquired of students, al- IP ? I- m? safe ?. - is n ST is.JR i; ir line tfoseni !:.." . ; 'on' therewith only actds'to consider? No. here flving miles n bdccumlilated to earn free ca airltrtriptoaiivwhereintheU.S.? at the same time make your through thi hordes of holiday txafeiers"asweil as risk losing ' yoMf ' to the tactic of king, now popular many of the airlines? Thus, perhaps Amtrak is the besi option, which trav travels els 5.5? billion miles more than Greyhound, and is used more tttan airline travel in many of the major corridors in the US, including Port Portland land to Seattle. However, nighttime travel would leave travelers without a comfort comfortable, able, or for that matter any, place to sleep unless an en entire tire cabi n was purchased for the duration of the trip. And then there is Grey-, T hound, which has 500 more loca- tions than any airline or Amtrak, and is more than half a century older than either service as well. However, for someone wishing I i ! k. -4 at ! Jason Tarman reflects on hi$ train-jumping " , ! experiences (above), Tarman has traveled to a variety of destinations including Montana and Wenatchee Washington. Potential future destinations include Albuquerque or Denver. Sims and Tarman are pictured below as they experience train travel al ; fresco. Tarman says "You guys all may think I'm crazy, but I'm just having fun in life. Rails -Although not many people travel on freight trains likethisrit is' -one of the ' many trains to traverse the " tracks east of campus. The. -convenience of the station makes it a popular ! I choice for ,s voyaging - , ; students. V - though to most it was not a tough choice but a fairly easy one. Most preferred the advantages of a plane, though admitted that cost played a big role, 'r;:.: ; !" - Paul Getzel, who lives m 6an Diego; takes the traia on a regular basis when commuting from home to school, "It's? 33 hour trip," he said. "but Lttunl it s great., Uranted, it takes a lot ot time, out it cosis a mue less and it gives me time to think and unwind a little, rather than just being there." Getzel has had a number of unusual experiences on Amtrak, in: eluding a time when three different religious groups tried to convert him at once; Another time, he got to know the i "members of the crew, and was even allowed to yell the infamous words "All Aboard!" "I enjoy talking and j meeting interesting people," he said. - "I once met a 15 year old kid con convicted victed of attempted murder when he was 12, and another time three ski lift operators who were traveling around the country with psychedelic drugs - and a duffle bag full of hard liquor - after winning a lawsuit." As the traveling season starts up "this winter, as it has done since the ? days when wagons clomped along various Oregon trails, these three ' types of transportation will be uti utilized lized once more. December 8, 1995 .Featurei The Collegian Professors take advantage of a semester away from teaching for some Recreational Reaaim by Laura Foster Staff Writer Professors are getting paid to quit teaching for a semester or full academic year. Sabbatical s, which means taking a seventh semester or year off from full-time teaching, are an important part of Willamette's academic environment. The purpose of sabbaticals, according to Willamette's official policy is "to encourage professional growth and intellectual enrichment, particularly as these qualities contribute to teach teaching ing effectiveness within the department or pro program gram and college curriculum" (sec.XII, pt.A). Dan Montague, a professor of physics and head of the Faculty council which reviews sab sabbatical batical applications, emphasized that sabbaticals provide a "renewal" of energies for full time professors to refocus and increase their knowl knowledge edge of their field of study. Professors are eligible for a one semester sabbatical after six semesters of full-time teach teaching ing on half salary, or one semester after seven semesters at three-fourths pay. After six years of full-time teaching, faculty are eligible to take a year off for half pay, or they can wait until seven years of full-time teaching to receive three-quarters of their salary for the year. This policy gives Where the wild things are... i ',X 1 Jerry Hudson, University President, read bedtime stories including The Polar Express and Where the Wild Things Are to a crowd of at least 75 students at Baxter last Tuesday night. Maija Osterholme, who organized the event, was enthusiastic about the attendance, commenting, "It lust went really, 3 really well." the faculty a lot of flexibility as to how and when they take a sabbatical. The only condition is that professors must agree to return to full-time teaching for one full academic year after they complete their sab sabbatical. batical. President Jerry Hudson sets the limit on how many members of the faculty can be on sabbatical at one time. Currently the number is twelve. Eleven applicants for the 1996-97 aca academic demic year have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Professors who wish to take a sab sabbatical batical must submit an application to the Dean' s office by August of the year preceding the year they wish to take a sabbatical. The applications are reviewed by the Fac Faculty ulty Council based on "how well the proposed activities fulfill the defined.purpose" (sec.XII, pt.E). They then pass on recommendations of approval to the president. The president, in turn, makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees. In almost every case, the Board ap approves proves the president's recommendation. According to Montague, the process is a "community affair" in which the president is "very supportive" of the faculty. The sabbatical program is as varied as the faculty themselves. Professors on sabbatical are able to acquire additional knowledge in their specific realm of expertise, which adds to their teaching qualifications and the high aca academic demic standards of the Willamette faculty. Pro Professors fessors on Sabbatical for this 1995-96 aca academic demic year are Russ Beaton, Kiki Brink, Roger Hull, Dick litis, Jim Le venick, David McCreery , and Sharon Rose. Professor Robert Lucas, who is taking a sabbatical next semester is planning to focus on two major projects. The first covers Aristote Aristotelian lian political thought and the church and state in late medieval France. His second project involves reviewing "recent scholarly literature on women's history in the Middle Ages focus focusing ing primarily on works which examine the social and political status of women in secular environments and their roles in various reli religious gious heresies of the times." One of the most interesting things about the sabbatical program is that a proposed project can be dropped at anytimeduring the sabbatical to take advantage of better opportunities that come along, thus a proposal is not binding in any way. WON SEQUITUR 4 YllK 1 SWIff'S 151 17 pool tables 0 14 beers on tap g 1 K-VDarts I W7 Pizza s ffr Lottery m I rM Arcade g 3 I Games til 0 v-7 0 S 3985Cominercial$tg a mum) PROCESSING MAIL! its! X 00D MONEYX r t untuiFi V mm w Q NO EXPERIENCE q NECESSARY! n DETAILS: rush long sase n RnTTl? 1 fi mm . II I1861 1ST - FEDERAL HWY "N w-r -r mmk-rm 33020.V pk. a mi' Campus active over winter break by Jessica Wingler Staff Writer Contrary to popular belief, there is life even when classes aren't in session. While the campus may operate on a smaller scale, it is teeming with life during Winter break. The Admissions office stays open for nearly all of the break. According to admis admissions sions counselor Laura Bun Bunker, ker, "We are open every day except for the 24th and 25th. While prospective students may not be able to stay over overnight, night, they are still able to ob obtain tain interviews and have tours to check out the campus." "We may not be quite as busy peoplewise, but we have lots of mailings that keep us busy, as well as working on the applications that are due in February," said Marty Cripe, the Admission Office Coordi Coordinator. nator. Housekeeping will take ad advantage vantage of the break to do spe special cial projects. "We continue to work, and we also do the more extensive cleaning that we would not ordinarily do with the students here; things like rewaxing floors, shampooing carpets, that sort of thing," said Dave Martin, assistant house housekeeper. keeper. "We get two days at Christmas and two day s at New Years, although some people like to take the six extra days of vacation time that they've built up," said Janie Taylor, one of the Doney housekeep housekeepers. ers. Community Outreach re remains mains active during breaks, but focuses their efforts off cam campus. pus. "We have made a list of volunteer opportunities for winter break for students in coordination with six differ different ent local agencies," said Amiko Matsumoto, Coordi Coordinator nator of Community Service Learning. There will also be the al alternative ternative break going to San Francisco focusing on Women and AIDS, headed by Kendra Spears and Jennifer Brothers. Another office that will be open will be the Facilities department. "We'll be getting the UC ready, and do the things that we couldn't do when it first opened, like waxing the floors and such," said Tony Noble, the Facilities and Spe Special cial Events Coordinator. "We'll be open from 8-5, and we'll have about five students helping us out." GOOD WEEKLY INCOME processing mail for national pompany! Free supplies, postage! No selling! Bonuses! Start immediately! Genuine opportunity! RushSAS.E: GMC, SUITE 216 1861 N. FEDERAL HHT HOLLYWOOD , FL 33020 -r amDus Eveni 8 December 8, 1995 The Collegian c Christmas Convo . Wednesday the Willamette community gathered together to share in the music of Christmas in the traditional service, "Lessons and Carols." The service began as the choirs filed in singing the carol "Once in Royal David's City." Chaplain Charles Wallace led the congregation in the Lord's Prayer and offered a blessing, and then the Male Ensemble Willamette per performed formed an invitatory carol. Pastor Scott Harkness of the First United Saferv WM .-..vo--..- .J.&:iivM- ' vXSBfci . 1 FA i FJT. lOI ZXi- Z&Z& ZX campus iiff,ir,Yili---"--'-wn',v"-:j-A- THEFT November 26, 12:03 a.m. (Doney Hall)- A student's locked bicycle was stolen from the bike rack. November 29, 9:56 a.m. (Olin Science)- An unknown person(s) stole building materials from the construction area. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCI ACCIDENT DENT November 27, 10:39 p.m. u) U 7 II 1 LooJcing Jor czjob or leadership opportunity? The Office of Student Activities & the University Center has job descriptions and applications available for the following positions: Information Center Staff (2-3 positions available) Formerly the "UC Desk Staff', this position involves constant customer service including switchboard operation, ticket sales, general campus information, and calendar maintenance. 8-10 hours week spring semester. Womun's Center Staff (1 position available) This newly created position will be integral in helping to organize and develop the Womyn's Center by providing staffing and support. An interest in women's issues and ability to work independently are critical. 10 hoursweek spring semester. Coordinator of Intramural Activities (1 position available) This newly created position will assist with program and policy development and implementation; develop the league schedules for the team sports; coordinate the hiring, training, evaluation, and scheduling of all intramural officials; coordinate the calendar of events and the publicity and promotion of the program; prepare and schedule facilities; communicate with team managers and intramural representatives; purchase and maintain intramural equipment; and provide safe, competitive fun for a variety of team and individual activities. Hours will vary. 1996 Opening Daus Staff (36 positions available) Applications available now to students who will be abroad next semester. All others may apply during the official staff selection process in the spring. Staff members need to represent a diversity of campus populations and backgrounds, and must be able to make Opening Days their only commitment between August 21 and September 2, 1996. The Office of Student Activities & the University Center is located on the 2nd floor of the UC. Applications and information available now. Work study eligibility recommended but not required. A completed application and short interview are required before December 15m. Reflections of Light New Unique Salem Gift Shop 2765 Commercial St. SE Across the street from Carrows Restaurant, behind Key Bank tradition continued Methodist gave the first lesson. The University Women's Choir then per performed formed "Deo Gracias." Julie Fehrenbacher, Vice President of the Classified Council, read a passage from Genesis. The congregation then joined with the choirs in sing singing ing "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus." MAT student Dyan Watson and Gar Willoughby, from the CLA, read passages, from Isaiah, and the Chamber Choir sang the carol "Gloria of the Angels." Everyone sang "Lo, How a Rose," and Jenni Jennifer fer Murray, fromthe Atkinson School, read from Luke. The Uni University versity Women's Choir sang "There is No Rose," and Kathy Graham of the College of Law read from Mat (TIUA)- A student driving through the parking lot struck a light pole, knocking it off of its foundation and into the driveway. The student was not injured. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE November 30, 1 1:30 a.m. (Sparks Parking Lot) Lot)-Unknown Unknown person(s) stole the Bon Appetit van from the parking lot. HARASSMENT November 30, 1 : 1 7 a.m.(TIUA)- A student re reported ported receiving unwanted tele telephone phone calls from an unidentified male caller. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF No Angels: prints, notecards; quality figurines Gemstone Necklaces: ready-to-wear and variety Carved Animal Figurines: of semiprecious materials Wonderful, Unique Candles Polished Mineral Spheres thew. The audience then joined the choirs in singing "Joy to the World," after which the Women' s Choir sang "Cantate!" The next lesson came from Exercise Science Professor Skip Kenitzer of the Liberal Arts Faculty, who read from Luke. The Male Ensemble then performed "Still, Still, Still" and the Chamber Choir sang "What Sweeter Music." Alumnus Paul Jewel read from Mat Matthew, thew, and then the Male Ensemble sang "Sing We Now of Christmas." Vice President of Academic Ad Administration ministration Todd Hutton gave the last lesson, and all three choirs joined together to perform "Hark the Her Herald ald Angels Sing." The service ended with a blessing by Wallace and a final carol, "Silent Night." vember 30, 3:00 p.m. (TIUA)- Un Unknown known person(s) broke out the front window of a student's vehicle. Noth Nothing ing was reported missing. CRIMINAL TRESPASS AR ARREST REST November 30, 10:39 p.m. (Uni (University versity Center)- An officer re responded sponded to a report of a suspicious person on the lawn of Pi Beta Phi. The officer made contact with the suspect and asked him to leave cam campus. pus. The suspect became argumen argumentative tative with the officer and attempted to pull a knife from his waistband. The suspect was arrested and turned over to a Salem Police officer. Suncatchers: of Austrian Crystal Pyramids, Eggs Pendants, Crystals, and Minerals: natural beauty and metaphysical uses Small friendly shop Gifts for the hard to please News Journal solicits student writings The Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship is be being ing revived. Its goals are to exhibit, recognize and share the finest academic work being produced at Willamette. The collection of papers publicized will embody the breadth and diversity of the liberal arts curriculum while expanding beyond the classroom, giving students the opportunity to submit and edit academic work for the publication. The deadline for submissions is Febuary 2, 1996. Talk to any CLA professor for a submission form, or contact a student editor at jusstaffwillamette.edu. Professors share original works This Friday at the Bistro, professors from the English department will be sharing poems and stories they have written. Bob Hackett and Anna Keesey are the selected professors. The readings will be Decem December ber 8 at 8:00 p.m. H .UN.!. ' "" ' ,l" SEXY SKIN! - We can show you how to have it! To become a customer or consultant call Suzanne."1 H 588-1347 NEED BILINGUAL to help me build internationally in 28 countries. Great career! Great pay! 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Call Diane 363-3057 if seen or found. .eviews December 8, 1995 The Collegian Stone Diaries shares insight into isolation Carol Shields' 1995 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Stone Dia Diaries ries is an insightful and powerful work drawing upon the nature of human existence. This original piece is effective in its assessment of the complexities of life. Shields uses the shaping of stone as a metaphor for life's twists and choices, the paths taken in a world both concrete and ambiguous. The Stone Diaries looks at the life of Daisy Goodwill Flett. After Daisy's mother dies while giving birth to her, Daisy is quickly taken in by a neighbor woman and her son with whom she is raised until her father can raise her himself. The novel follows Daisy through the perpetual motion of her life, her first marriage to a man who accidentally falls out a of window Cronenburg toys with reality in Naked Lunch jJfyffftSj This David Cronenburg film, Naked Lunch depicts the perspec perspective tive of a confused writer named Bill Lee, an ex-exterminator who has to flee his home to the fictional land of Interzone, to escape investigation into the "accidental" death of his wife, Joan.""1 .-,.-. , Things become increasingly hectic in Interzone as Bill becomes more involved as an undercover agent in a conspiracy to foil the infamous Dr. Benway. Typewriters turn into undercover cockroach agents, and Bill questions his sanity and his reality as the twisted plot unfolds. The film is really just one person's interpretation (Director Anthrax returns after three Review -'.iij With "Stomp 442," Anthrax continues to keep their name at the forefront of the heavy-metal world. Many people only know of Anthrax from the t-shirts worn by many a metalhead in the late '80s, but this group has consistently progressed musically throughout the last eight years. As one of the most foreword thinking groups in all of music, Anthrax has often cited Public En Enemy emy as their favorite group. In a bold move that mixed rap and heavy metal, Anthrax and Pub Public lic Enemy pined together to record a hard rock version of a classic Public Enemy anthem, "Bring the Noise." Although both groups were scorned by many in the music in industry dustry for crossing the sacred, in invisible visible line between rap and hard rock (which has interesting racial implications). Anthrax had defined itself as a group open to many influences and is much more skilled when playing on their honeymoon, her second marriage to the man who took care of her for the first eleven years of her life, her job as a newspaper columnist and her illness and inevi inevitable table death. The reader partakes in the cir circumstances cumstances as well as the people that surround Daisy. She is shaped through the influence of an absent mother, obese and beloved whom she knows only through a photo photograph, graph, her neighborly guardians who carry no blood ties and an creative and often oblivious father, whose presence is not known to her in the crucial beginnings of her life. Daisy is shown to be a woman searching for direction in a world that is often uncertain and isolated, finding pleasure in few things be beyond yond her garden, which becomes a outlet and metaphor for her life. She is acharacter half stone-like, aprod aprod-uct uct of her own creation, sculpted and carved into a shape to contain the person she seldom allows the world to see. Writer David Cronenburg) of the writing of William S. Burroughs' book, Naked Lunch, and it provides a useful perspective for those who are interested in the subjectivity of human observation. It starts off simply enough: Bill is doing his job, using an effective insecticide known only as "bug pow powder." der." He discovers that much of his bug powder has been comman commandeered deered by his junkie wife, Joan, who has been shooting the stuff to get high. He comes home and not only catches his wife in the act of slam slamming ming the powder, but joins her to experience which she describes as, "Kafka-esque . . . you feel like a big cockroach." The cops suspect Bill of distrib distributing uting the powder on the black mar market, ket, and haul him downtown for questioning, where he meets his first in varying musical genres than their homogenous heavy metal albums had indicated up to that point. (An interesting side note, the rap-rock fusion of Public Enemy and Anthrax influenced the "Judg "Judgment ment Night Soundtrack, " which in incorporated corporated numerous rap acts per performing forming with rock counterparts, and unfortunately was a musical failure to a large extent and will more than likely prevent others from attempt attempting ing similar cross-overs in the fu future.) ture.) Most of the musical growth that Anthrax has expe experienced rienced can be at- tributed to the group's soul, Scott Ian. When it became apparent that the current lead vocalist wasn't going to be able to keep up with the times, he was dumped from Stomp 442' is worth the money to people who have already defined themselves as fans of heavy-metal. the group. After an extensive search and a three year hiatus Anthrax returned with a new lead singer, John Bush, and one of the best heavy metal albums I have encountered, "Sound Shields uses Daisy, as the one character present throughout the entire novel, to illuminate other characters. The Stone Diaries cov covers ers three generations and many di diverse verse characters. The reader is in introduced troduced to original personalities such as the estranged and peculiar Magnus Flett, a man who scales mountains in his freedom from ties, who lives past the age of 115 and can still recite from heart the en entirety tirety of Jane Eyre from his hospital bed. This is contrasted with charac characters ters such as Barker Flett, who, equally as isolated, hide in the re recesses cesses of life. Shields draws upon the motion of life, deaths, divorces, pain and happiness that it holds, as well as the differences and similarities ex existing isting between people. The novel spans almost a cen century, tury, embellished by the backdrop of two world wars, the feminist movement and the chaos of the six sixties. ties. The Stone Diaries not only takes the reader through history and secret agent contact, a giant talking roach. When Bill makes contact with an alien-looking character named Maguam at a waterfront bar, he isn't sure if what he is experiencing is real, or a product of lucid, drug- induced hallu hallu-cinations. cinations. istheoSng The conspiracy is tension be- alwavs as real as tween reality the central character believes. and delusiori that makes this film so interesting; is Bill involved in a huge, undercover conspiracy, or is he just dreaming the whole thing? By the time the climax of the conspiracy is reached, it is uncer uncertain tain to viewers (and probably Bill himself) which reality is the "real" one, or if somehow, both of the years with new lead singer of White Noise." "Sound of White Noise" was on such a different level with its wit and intelligence that it should be considered the debut album of the new and improved Anthrax. It tackled tough social issues with a virtually omniscient sense of comprehension. The main lyri lyrical cal themes were centered around political ideologies (as seen in "1000 Points of Hate") as well as the more vague notion of power differentials and how they result in varying levels of respect be between tween and among the many classes in our supposedly classless soci society. ety. The follow follow-up up album, "Stomp 442," has some in incredible credible shoes to fill. In many ways it was des tined to fail, like so many other sequels. Fortunately "Stomp 442" does not flail around like a dying fish. Instead it gives a power-packed per performance formance that when viewed stand to different locations such as Canada, Europe, and the United States, but also through, as the chap chapters ters are entitled, birth, childhood, marriage, love, motherhood, work, sorrow, ease, illness and decline and death. Shields demonstrates her liter literary ary and creative ability through her colorful description and effective development of characters. Her characters are well-rounded and complex; their voices are heard clearly through her ambitious writ writing. ing. Through this novel and its char characters acters she illuminates the deep in insight sight that she possesses. She handles both the physical and emotional aspects of life uniquely and with sophistication. Shields is original in her use of letters, pictures and even recipes to communicate the direction of this novel. She presents perspective and personality through these mediums, as well as making the novel fun and easy to read. potential realities occur simulta simultaneously. neously. This flick really toys with the notion that we construct reality through what we believe, and that everything is as real as we want it to be. Sounds weird, doesn't it? Yet, somehow Cronenburg pulls it off. In the same spirit as movies like Kafka and Brazil, the audi audience ence is kept guess guessing ing about the central character's role in a ' conspiracy, or if there is even a con conspiracy spiracy at all. In the end, it doesn't matter, because the conspiracy is always as real as the central character believes, and those characters always act on those beliefs. So, even if the con conspiracy spiracy isn't real, that character in effect makes it real. ing alone is impressive, but only shows glimpses of the glory of "Sound of White Noise." There are some very good songs on "Stomp 442," including "Perpetual Mo Motion," tion," Riding the Shotgun" and "You." Although these songs are com comparable parable musically to others from the Anthrax vault, they are not nearly as lyrically acrobatic as those in the past that were adept at jump jumping ing from issue to issue with incred incredible ible grace. Ultimately, "Stomp 442" is well worth the money to people who have already defined themselves' as fans of heavy metal and hard rock, because it fulfills Anthrax's ongoing promise to "be dangerous, unpredictable and make a lot of noise." To those who are curious, and haven't previously developed an affinity for this genre, I would rec recommend ommend that they go back and pur purchase chase "Sound of White Noise," which has greater cross-over po potential. tential. Anthrax may not sound overly pleasant as we enter the holi holiday day season, but it may just be what Santa ordered for the metalhead who seems to have everything. What is your reaction to Sen. Mark O. Hatfield's decision to retire? "I think it's a wise decision; he's served 30 productive years in public service and now it's time for someone new." Athan Stephanopoulos, sophomore "He did a good job but there were some issues that he 'beat around the bush' on. But he was better than Packwood." Heidi Hauserman, freshman .-wit. :::V:My:f;-- : ; -..ilf,:,-.,. , .....fA ,.:. Iff ; it-' ' "I think it's bad that (Oregon) is losing all of its political power; both of our senators were committee chairs." Jimmy Bogroff, freshman "I think it's sad that Oregon has lost all of its strong representation. " Kari Raze, junior 1 m ' ' llllf I IP -miMW'M if s: ? ' i - 5 I ports 10 The Collegian December 8, 1995 M en continue early season dominance by Matt Kosderka Staff Writer Most college basketball teams take a little time to get on track, but the Men's Basketball team has thrown that idea right out the door. The Bearcats have claimed two tournament championships already this season en route to an impressive 4-0 start. Willamette proved that they could win on the road two weeks ago, when they won the Raider Classic tournament at Southern Oregon State College. The Bearcats also established their dominance in Cone Fieldhouse last weekend, defeating SOSC and Northwest College in the 22nd John Lewis Holiday Classic. Southern Oregon brought a high powered offense into Cone Fieldhouse, but an impressive defensive performance by the Bearcats kept the Raiders from establishing any flow offensively. "I think we took our individual and team defense up a notch," said Women's Volleyball loses After an early win, the Bearcat women lost to Fresno Pacific and never regained their earlier momentum. by Matt Kosderka Staff Writer The Women's Volleyball team took a big step this season on the ladder of success. The only problem is that there are a few more rungs for them to climb. Advancing to the national tournament after topping out in regionals last season, the Bearcats ventured to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, focused on having a national championship trophy as part of their return baggage. But after a first match victory, the Bearcats couldn't find the rhythm that carried them past two nationally ranked teams at the regional and were forced to watch the championship match from the bleachers. "I'm still enthused for the kids (the Willamette players)," said Head Coach Marlene Piper. "They played their little hearts out." Willamette got an early break when their first match in their five team pool wasn't scheduled until the afternoon of the tournament's first day. Their late starting time allowed Piper to scout out their first opponent, Georgetown (Ky.), who had to play earlier that morning. Piper proved to be a good scout, as the Bearcats came away with a 15-6, 9-15, 15-8, 15-8 victory. "I figured we d have a good chance at beating them (Georgetown)," said Piper. Senior outside hitter Brandi Row led the charge for the Bearcats, racking up 21 kills and 21 digs. Junior outside hitter Alicia Wright added 16 kills and 32 digs, while junior middle blocker Aspen Phelps had 1 1 kills and 12 blocks. With one win under their belt, the Bearcats moved on to their second pool opponent, who happened to be the No. 3 team in the nation, Fresno Pacific. Fresno Head Coach Gordie James. The key to shutting down the SOSC offense is to take away open 3-point shots, especially by sharp shooter Brian Miller. "We wanted to limit Miller's number of catches," said James. That is exactly what the Bearcats did.holdingMillertoonly 18points, eight of which came on free throws. Despite a pbor overall shooting percentage and an eight point halftime lead for the Bearcats, SOSC kept the game close until midway through the second half. That is when junior guard Mike Hayter caught fire, hitting a trio of uncontested 3-pointers, which gave the Bearcats some breathing room. Willamette cruised from there, walking away with a sparkling 91 91-76 76 victory. Senior forward Julius Lowe led the way for the Bearcats, dropping in a game-high 22 points. Hayter chipped in 16 points of his own, while senior forward Cavan Scanlan and junior guard Jay Moore had 1 2 and 1 1 points, respectively. Pacific out gunned the Bearcats from the start, and Willamette could not muster one of their typical comebacks, losing the match 15-9, 15-11, 15-3. Although the loss was disheartening, the Bearcats still had a chance at finishing in the top two in their pool and move on to the quarterfinals, if they could knock of their final two opponents. Facing certain elimination from the tournament, the Bearcats dug in for a match with St. Mary's (Tx.). St. Mary's pounded the Bearcats with two impressive outside hitters, until the defense collapsed and the Bearcats fell 15-11, 15-12, 10-15, 15-10. "We don ' t have quite the 'go to' player that they (St. Mary's) do," said Piper of her team. Piper felt that her team had used up most of their amazing performances. "You can't career every time," she said. All but eliminated from quarterfinal contention, the Bearcats went into their final match against Rockhurst (Mass.) with nothing to lose. Still, the Bearcats found themselves undermanned as a powerful Rockhurst reeled off a 15 15-7, 7, 1 5-1 0, 1 5-1 3 victory, and brought the Bearcats' season to a close. LOSE 20 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS Famous U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team Diet During Ihe non-snow off spasnn momhre , ,o,u -o..:t 7. . . nh on L eam aiei 10 lose zu Punds in ,w weeks. That's nght - 20 pounds in 14 davs! Ths hacic r,f thQ ; u fhp u f Zl 3 famous rrZ V '""o' encryy is maintained very important') while reducing. 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Not only was he their top player, but he offered some inside height to the Eagles, whose starting line-up was already small. James hoped to expose Northwest College's lack of height, with the Bearcats' low post players, who all stand at 6'5" or taller. Willamette fulfilled James' hopes, dominating in the paint offensively and defensively, while the Eagles, who rely heavily on 3-point shots, couldn't get on track. "We knew that they (Northwest College) were going to try and spread the floor and break us down," said James.. at nationals "We played very well against Rockhurst," said Piper. "We couldn't put them away." Overall, the Bearcats had a tremendous season, winning their fourth straight Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges title, but were simply overpowered at the national tournament. "We had a very strong pool," said Piper. "We didn't quite match up. The top teams have one or two 'go to' players. We need a terminator." Piper hopes she can find that terminator in her recruiting, but thought that several of the team's seven freshmen can step in and fill the roles of departing seniors Row, Sarah Pitcher and Dana Newsom. "I think the freshmen will plug into that level," she said on her hopes of plugging three of this years freshmen into the three open spots in the starting rotation in order to continue to play its current mul ti-dimensional style. Just how well those freshmen and the other returning players will do next season may have to do with a newly implemented off season conditioning program that Piper thinks can make the difference in how many more rungs the Bearcats will be able to climb next year. the 1 1 s umn,vo ai: o,.: t " r "'Mine oki ieam Colorado Physician especially for whether you work, travel or stay tqV " , :iuow 1110 weeks. Order today Tear this out JUUI ariri sn rente Dl ICU ,w ' - puunuo III two Diet will do. Just as in the Bearcats' game against SOSC, the Eagles found a way to keep the game close, and trailed by only three points at halftime. Then, the Bearcats made a late second half run and took control of the game. A monster dunk by senior forward Duray Thirdgill brought the Willamette crowd to their feet and two straight Hayter 3-pointers brought the Eagles to their knees, as the Bearcats went on to win the game 81-60. Hayter bombed in a total of four 3-pointers on his way to scoring a team-high 20 points. Scanlan poured in 1 7 points and was named, along with Moore, to the all all-tournament tournament team. Lowe continued to play well on both ends of the court, adding 17 points of his own. "He is the most improved defender that we've had from one year to the next," said James of Lowe's impressive play. Providing a much needed spark off the bench was Thirdgill, who played with abandon, constantly grabbing rebounds and loose balls, while playing excellent defense and scoring 13 points. "Duray is a versatile defender," said James. Thirdgill's defensive versatility is so great that he will match-up with Northwest Nazarene's top 3-point shooter, who has had nine threes in one game this year, at this weekend's Golden Rule Shootout at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho. One major factor in the Bearcats' impressive start has been their shooting. Willamette shot extremely well in the Raider Classic, and then went on to shoot over 52 in the John Lewis Classic. "That (shooting over 50) was one MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING M$Ht j Willamette University offers an excellent 10-month program leading to teacher certification (elementary grades K-9 or secondary grades 5-12) and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. Baccalaureate degree and early admission testing required. 1 996-97 Program: August 1 9, 1 996 - June 6, 1 997 Certification available in: Art Biology & General Science Business Education Chemistry Drama Elementary English Language & Literature French German Health Integrated Science For more information contact: Office of Admission, Willamette University, Salem, OR 97301 (503) 370-6303, FAX (503) 375-5363 IT ''iff WILLAMETTE OFFICE OF of our goals coming into the season," said James. The Bearcats will have to continue to knock down their shots if they are to be successful in the Golden Rule Shootout. Willamette opens with perennial national power Northwest Nazarene tonight. "They (Northwest Nazarene) are saying that this is the best they have ever been, and that this is their year to win it all," said James. "We (Willamette) are going to have to have a big time effort. We must continue to (rebound) with the energy and aggressiveness with which we've been boarding." If the Bearcats can get by Northwest Nazarene, they will likely take on host Albertson, who will play Rocky Mountain College in the tournament's other first round game. Albertson has already knocked off North west Nazarene this season, and feature two NCAA Division I transfers, one of which started last season at Boise State, while the other was the seventh man for Arizona State. "They're 7-0 and probably the No. 1 NAIA team right now," said James of Albertson. No matter the Bearcats' success in this weekend's tournament, James felt that his team would gain valuable experience playing two quality teams. "This is a great tournament to come into after the start that we've had," he said. After this weekend, the Bearcats will not play again until December 29; when they travel to Oregon Institute of Technology. They will then play three games in Hawaii, before beginning conference play at Whitworth and Whitman towards the end of the semester break. Japanese Language Arts Mathematics (Basic & Advanced) Music Education (K-12) Physical Education (K-12) Physics Reading (K-12) Russian Spanish Speech Social Studies UNIVERSITY ADMISSION wiyas ports December 8, 1995 11 The Collegian Alpha Chi tourney raises money for crisis center by Patrick Smith Staff Writer The Sparks gym resembled a scene from the movie White Men Can 't Jump last weekend thanks to the Alpha Chi Omega 3-on3 Basketball Tournament. Althought lacking the slams and jams of that movie, the tournament allowed many of the school's best to strut their stuff while playing for a good cause. . .( All of the money raised through entry fees, t-shirt, and raffle ticket sales will go to the Women's Crisis Center. An annual event, the 3-on-3 tournament is the method by which AXfi raises money for their philanthropy. As every year, this year's competition was tough, with all the teams competing for the championship of their respective division. When all was said and done, only three teams remained, each the proven champion of one of the three divisions: Co-ed, Men's, and Women's. In the Co-ed division, the competition was tough all the way to the end. When the dust settled, first place went to team 8, comprised of Emily Vracin, Chris Calaycay and Conn Standfield. To get to the top, team 8 defeated team 4 (Amy Hankinson, Nate Currie and Tommy Williams) in the championship game. Following these top two in third place was "Ham" (Mea Franz, Henry Crawford and Alan Heinly). The winning team in the Men's division was the "Multiple Scorgasms," made up of Scott Lawhead, Scott Baker and Brian Burdon. They were followed by the "Cow Pokes" (Aaron Espadron Espadron-Coker, Coker, Brooks Rademacher and Scott Mimnaugh) and "I Don't Know" (Mauz Mausen, Ben Gaddis and Robin Heath) in second and third respectively. In the women's division, the end result came out much the same as it did all fall. The team comprised of Women's Soccer players dominated the competition to claim the championship title. "Run," the team comprised of Kristy and Kassy Ell, Nicole Rocheleau and Robin Heard, continued their winning ways all the way to the top. Finishing in second was team 13 (Alison Meier, Amy Hankinson and Kari Scheider), followed in third by "4 Non-Blondes" (Emily Moore, Sarah Long, Patricia Humphrey and ErinLynett). Although the amount of money collected through the tournament has not been totaled as of yet, the final amount is estimated to be over 1000 dollars and the number will continue to grow as the members of AXQ continue to sell t-shirts. The remaining t-shirts will be sold for $6.00 and at this price, they should sell quickly. When asked about playing in the tournament, sophomore Conn Standfield, a member of the winning Co-ed team, stated, "the tournament is good because it is really fun to get out and compete for a good cause. It's all in good fun and everybody enjoyed it." When asked about his team's success in the tournament, he added, "It was fun to play and win as well." Freshmen participants Peter Canning and Zach Brittsan commented that the tournament was "exciting and fun." Upon further consideration, both agreed that they "liked the apples and pears" provided for competitors during the tournament. Although she decided not to comment, AXTs Philanthropy Chair, Heather Beebe, was pleased with how the tournament turned out and with the enthusiasm shown by the participants. 1 r "" I" - v :n -f ' I ' s i 1 r " ' X : ' ' 1 ' i' ,. ft f ' -4 I"; - i Sophomore Greg Becker looks on as an opponent drives past him during the Alpha Chi 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament last weekend. Break on through... J I ' ; . r: 4 - 1 w f" ' ' I I' . , f. ;. ft , ' --' - - ' , , iW , - . , " " . ' , -' ,' ' - , - , , . " ' ' - - t - ( s ,x - , , ' ' ' - , ! , ' ' S- ' C . - r 1 - . .:V , v. -,.", , , Senior Saran Patillo races down field past her opponents to score her second try of the afternoon. The women dominated the Eugene Housewives last Saturday, defeating them 1 0-5. Bearcats drop no. 3 Northwest Nazarene by Jennifer Miller Staff Writer Business Manager - Handling payroll - Developing a monthly budget - Ensuring smooth business operations Computer Consultant - Developing a web page - Weekly archiving Advertising Manager - Soliciting advertisements - Billing advertisers - Acting as advertising liaison To apply, call x60S3 or write rbeckwitwillamette.edu before Jan. I in order to set up an interview. THE WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGIAN The Women's Basketball team improved their record last weekend to 4-2 overall after defeating Northwest Nazarene and Eastern Oregon StateCollege in last weekend's Pacific Women's Basketball Classic. Willamette had a 73-62 victory over Northwest Nazarene, who is ranked as No. 3 in NAIA pre-season polls. The Bearcats are ranked at number 10 in pre-season polls. Senior Amy Ulrey was the Bearcats' top player with 18 points and seven rebounds. Seniors Traci Shepard and team co-captain Margaret Weber also contributed to Willamette's points with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Junior Jenny Joseph chipped in another 13 points and five rebounds. The Bearcats defeated Eastern Oregon State (1-6) in the second round of the tournament with a 75-57 score. Ulrey again came through in the total points category, with 17 points scored. Joseph had an outstanding game with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while junior transfer TrinaSalazar chipped in 14 points. "We got solid play not only from the starting five, but from the bench too," said Weber. team's success to execution and shooting percentages. "We've been playing better defense and executed better in the offensive end. We shot over 50 percent in each game this weekend. Assists were also up," Petrie said. Many players would contend that this week's team on the court was a more put together and concentrated team on the court. "Comparatively speaking, this was a different, more confident and more composed team than the one that played WOSC two weeks ago," Weber said. Although the Bearcats won both games, they were out-rebounded in both games. The difference in rebounding was only a few rebounds each game, but each rebound counts, as one player pointed out. "The games that we've won we've shot well in," Petrie explained. "That cuts down on offensive rebounds, but as far as getting defensive rebounds, we're giving the other teams the opportunity, the chance to get to the ball." Defense was key in last weekend' s games. "We not only executed on offense, but were well prepared and able to contain them defensively," Weber said of both of the teams that Willamette beat. As Petrie pointed out earlier in the season, Willamette's rigorous pre-season schedule was set up so that players could learn what it was like to work together in tough situations before the season got underway. The entire pre-season has been a learning experience in this sense. "Every game is a learning experience," said team co-captain Annie McShane. "The more games we play the better we are getting. Coach has been setting up a tough pre-season, so we've been learning some lessons early on that will hopefully pay off in the season." The team had a rigorous training schedule this week, working out all five days on top of preparing for finals. Petrie is giving the women nine days off over break. The team will face Western Baptist this Saturday and Simon Fraser on January 1 8. Petrie, although pleased with the team's No. 10 pre-season national rank, sees it as an invitation to work hard. As Petrie sees it, everybody wants to beat Willamette because of the team's high ranking. After barely breaking into the rankings during mid season last year, Petrie doesn't mind the added pressure. "I was pleasantly surprised. All of last year we were kept buried in the polls, and eventually, that's what kept us from getting the at large bid," she said. She added that not all of the players are used to having the pressure of being ranked on their shoulders, and that it would take some getting used to for some less experienced players. For now, Willamette's varsity team will have to concentrate on intensity in practices and improving their rebounding. Rebounding will come into play when the team faces Whitworth and George Fox during league play. Petrie cites these two teams as being the greatest competition for the Bearcats because of last season's experiences with the teams. Last season, three of Willamette's six losses came from Whitworth, who ended up getting a bid to nationals by defeating Willamette in the league playoffs. The team split against George Fox last year. Coming Attraction! 12 December 8, 1995 The Collegian Last day of classes. Music therapy practicum presentations, Hatfield Room, 12:00 p.m.-l :30 p.m. ASWU Movie: Nine Months, Smith, 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. The Trail Band: "An Old Fash Fashioned ioned Christmas, " Elsinore Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Lessons and Carols, Cone Chapel, 8:00 p.m. Poems and Stories by English Profs. Bob Hackett and Anna Keesey, Bistro, 8:00 p.m. Special Occasions, Pentacle Theatre, $9, 8:15 p.m. O) D Q Salem Festival of Lights Parade Special Occasions, Pentacle Theatre, $9, 8:15 p.m. Rubbernecks the Westside Sta Station, tion, 610 Edgewater St NW, 9:30 p.m. 2 o 0) O Willamette Master Cho Chorus rus Family Concert: A Christmas Journey. Tickets: $10 general admission, ages 17 and under are free, Smith, 3:00 p.m. Willamette Community for Choice Meeting, Smullin 159, 8:30 p.m. o 0) Q Finals start ASWU Student Book Exchange, Cat Cavern, 9:00 a.m. a.m.-5:00 5:00 p.m. German speaking table at din dinner, ner, Goudy, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Circle K meeting, Dining Rooms 1 and 2, Cat Cavern, 7:30 p.m. CM O O Q ASWU Student Book Exchange, Cat Cavern, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. StART meeting, anyone inter interested ested is invited, Parents Conference Room, 7:00 p.m. French speaking table, Cat Cav Cavern, ern, 12:00 p.m. ASWU Late Night Brunch, Goudy, 10:00 p.m.-l 1:30 p.m. CO o CD. 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