A talk with the guru of Student Activities Features, page 4 Fall sports preview Sports, page 6 Willamette University 900 State Street Salem, Oregon 97301 Volume 105. Numoer 3 Tlie of&cial student newspaper since 1889 September 8. 1995 Yearbook spread sparks controversy News, page 2 c 9 Parking restricted at University Apartments by Joe Findling Writer Laureate The trend towards more cramped parking for students and faculty occurring at Wil Willamette lamette was addressed recently by students representing tenants of the new University Apartments, located just west of Shepard Hall. The parking area located directly in front of the apartment complex currently has a no parking notice in effect from three to six a.m. "We want to make sure that at 7:00 in the morning when commuting students start coming that other people will be out at that time," said Ross Stout, Director of Campus Safety. In previous years, before the complex was constructed and the lot was paved, it and the lot next to the Atkinson building were restricted from overnight parking "to make sure that those lots were available in the morning so the commuting students, all of which are Atkinson and Law" would have a place to park, according to Stout. Many students in the apartments initially thought that parking rules were not effective until Sep. 6, the date when parking permits were necessary for other university lots. Ad Addition dition r: v, "last year because of the construc construction tion there we didn't restrict the lot that, was gravel and near the apartments," said Stout, although in previous years that lot had been restricted. In an advertisement issued by the Office of Residence Life last April for the new University Apartments, "convenient park ing" was included as a feature. Additionally, Senior and apartment resident Will Ramey said he was "informed that he would be able to park in that lot" by agents of Residence Life. Initially, a basement and parking struc structure ture were included in the plans for the con construction struction of the apartments. However, over the summer, that area was condemned as a flood plain, meaning nothing could be built below ground level. With commuting students preferring to have the two lots to park in, apartment resi residents dents are expected to park in other university lots, such as the Salem Hospital or the Kaneko lot. Given this information, students in the apartments, consisting of undergraduate and graduate students, felt their safety was being compromised. Ramey, representing those residents, met with ASWU President D'mitri Palmateer on Aug. 30 to discuss thes- problems. "For commuters who come during the daylight hours, the extra 200 yards from the Salem (Hospital) parking lot is not a big difference. For someone coming home late at night, or for that matter, very early in the morning, who tend to do it in ones and twos rather than large groups, the safety issue really is paramount," Ramey commented. The next day, Ramey and Palmateer met with Stout to discuss these concerns and what action could be taken to compromise the needs of the two groups of students. "He initially tried to tell us that there were many, many parties involved in this issue and that we weren't the only ones," Ramey said. University Apartment tenants have been frustrated by a lack of parking nearby. Many cited safety as the primary issue in the parking controversy. Several residents of the apartments began circulating a petitiion in the hope of securing parking closer to their homes. C. other parts of campus ticketing began Wednesday Some students weren't prepared and received citations on their cars. 1 According to Stout, the logic behind the policy as it stands is that "residents can get to school without driving, and the commuting students cannot, so that tips the scales in favor of the commuting students." Since any change in parking policy needs to come from the Administrative Council, the next step was for Ramey and Palmateer to meet with Stout and Vice President of Stu Student dent Affairs Stuart Tennant on Sep. 5. ' Both Will and I were pleasantly sur surprised prised with how receptive Stuart Tennant was to the idea of setting aside some residen residential tial parking," Palmateer said. The issue will be presented to the Administrative Council Please see PARKING on page 12 Art exhibit supplements World Views Singers travel to Japan by Monique Allen Contributor This year's opening art display, entitled "Artist's View:The Arab World," focuses on modern art from the Middle East. Annalisa Morgan, a senior Integrated Art major and resident curator of the show, says that "much of the artwork has to do with wars and conflict." The show is focused around the World Views class, which is study studying ing the Middle East this year. There was a lecture Thursday, September 7 in Cone Chapel and will be an informal reception Fri Friday day night in the gallery from 5:00 5:00-7:00 7:00 p.m. The first piece of art on display is entitled "Diaspara," which means "exile." The artist, Leila Kawash, origi originated nated in Iraq but lived in Greece during the t I- . V"."' t- '..-. L A: by Charlotte Jones Editor K : V..i ' w Tokyo International University celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and an extended version of The Willamette Singers are helping them celebrate. To mark the occasion TIU has invited twenty Willamette vocalists and 6 instrumentalists plus Wallace Long, the chair of the music depart department ment to celebrate the event through song. "Just as we have special years in our culture, the 30th year is a special one in Japanese culture," Long explained. The choir will perform several classical and American folk songs as well as a few jazz songs. Instrumental players will assist the choir on the jazz songs. Long hopes to give the audi audience ence "a broad spectrum of Ameri American can music". According to sophomore choir member Leslie Friese, the choir could be cramming to prepare for the trip. "We've got to get eight songs down perfectly with only two prac practices tices a week," Friese said. "We're singing one song in Japanese with them." Please see Japan on page 12 "Artist's View: The Arab World," an art exhibit highlighting modern, women's art from the Middle East opens this week. ASWU seeks to improve dating Gulf War. At the end of the war, she at attempted tempted to return to Iraq but had found that her passport was ncK longer : honored. In her art piece, there are shredded pieces of her passport dispersed in Much of the artwork has to do with wars and conflicts." -Annalisa Morgan, Assistant Curator an array of arches, which represent the passage of which she cannot cross to return home. Another piece, "Birth," by Balques hahkro who lived in Bahrain during the Gulf War, portrays the fires of Iraq and Kuwait where they battled hun hundreds dreds of miles away. Because of the in intense tense colors and sense of anger portrayed in this piece, it is interest interesting ing to explore the title, 'Birth." According to Morgan, "Some works show political opinions which would not be accepted here." This is evident in the work of "Walls of Gaza" by Laila Al-Shawa, an artist who has spent much time at the Gaza Strip. Displayed in a series of por portraits traits is anti-American sentiment. American dollars, flags, and other insigniahas been integrated into the piece. Anger and frustration seems to grow more intense as the portraits progress. Other pieces of art include a "fortune-telling" display and a book madeof cotton pulp, newsprint, and Please see ART on page 12 by Kirsten Olson Contributor Have you ever heard, "Hey baby, they should rearrange the alphabet so 'U' and T are together!" or, "Your feet should be tired 'cause you were running through my mind all day!" and wanted to scream? Luckily there is help for the dating impaired. ASWU is sponsoring Cre Creative ative Dating on Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the Cat Cavern. Creative Dating promises to be a high-energy audi audience ence participation workshop which will give Willamette students a chance to openly discuss dating is issues. sues. The program will include dis cussion on making a good impres impression, sion, impersonal dating communi communication, cation, the impacts of alcohol and AIDS, making the best of a bad date and the "Showdown," or the last five minutes of a date. Although this is not a matchmaking seminar, there will be several opportunities for students to meet' one another without using pick-up lines. The one and a half hour pro program gram was started during the 1985 1985-1 1 986 school year at Xavicr Univer University sity for their freshman orientation program. The creator of Creative Dating, "Dating Doctor" David Coleman, started the program be Please see DATING on page 12 September 8, 1995 Storyteller excerpt causes controversy THENATIONALBLSTSELI.F.R 7i Tiie Collegian by Dan Metz Editor With ihe end of the Latin American focus for the last four year cycle of the World Views program, most students assumed that the sto stories ries and books required of all freshmen would be forgotten. A summer controversy over the 1995-1996 Wallulah, edited by recent gradu graduate ate Mark Kncpper, means that some stories will never die. Scheduled to be published on pages six sixteen teen and seventeen of the latest yearbook was a two-page spread, entitled, "People, Places, and a Penis," which brought together a col collage lage of pictures from around campus, includ including ing the now infamous photo of then-senior Sam Ivcrson as he acted out a scene from Mario Vargas Llosa's The Storyteller during senior skits. The photograph shows an inter interpretation pretation of the literary work where the char character, acter, Tasurinchi's penis is stung by a bee and subsequently grows to mammoth proportions. Otherpictures included shots of last years' big snowfall, sunshine fun in the quad and Goudy Commons. Concerns arose at the Herff-Jones pub publishing lishing plant in Logan, Utah over the use of the word "penis" in the headline, along with the photograph. In situations like these, Herff Herff-Jones Jones requires the school to provide a letter of release, which relinquishes them from any potential liability that arises from the publish publishing ing of questionable material. Upon receiving word about the need for a letter of release, Stephanie Coburn, Staff As Assistant sistant for Counseling and Disability Services and yearbook advisor took the issue to Direc Director tor of Student Activities, Scott Greenwood. From there, Greenwood thought that Student Affairs ought to be brought into the loop. "I read the article, and spoke briefly with Stuart (Tennant)," Greenwood said. Accord According ing to Greenwood, Tennant suggested that they talk to Knepper to find out his opinion. Greenwood then suggested to Coburn to meet with Knepper and see if they "could come up with an alternative that would make every everybody body happy ." After that, Greenwood assumed that the Knepper had decided to make some changes to the layout and that was essentially the last he heard of the issue. "To me, it was more the student making the change rather than anybody telling him he had to. But if he would have wanted to fight it, I probably would have taken on his side," Greenwood said. After her conversation with Greenwood, Coburn spoke with Knepper, where they de decided cided to change the headline to, "people, places," and she drafted a letter of release and submitted both the letter and the edited ver version sion of the layout to Tennant to approve. Tennant was reluctant to get involved with the issue from the beginning. "I basically would have to confess to ignoring this, in the sense that I didn't feel that it was necessary in my role to be involved. I'm still sitting here not feeling I should be involved in this kind of thing," he said. "I remember Stephanie (Coburn) giving me something I was suppose to give to the publisher and I just said 'no, I'm not going to do that,'" Tennant continued. Knepper was disappointed by the declina declination tion of writing the letter of release. "My im impression pression that I got, was that Stuart read the story and just didn't like it, period," he said. Tennant was concerned about the "sensa "sensationalist" tionalist" nature of the article, but maintains that his noninvolvement did not lead to any kind of censorship. "If the publisher wants to treat adults in a parietal way, and says I have to play daddy, I don't have to play that game . . . And I chose not to buy into it. I think it's taking it a long way to say that my nonin noninvolvement volvement then becomes a form of censor censorship," ship," he said. "From my point of view, if someone from the school deciced not to print (the spread), then we had good reason to question it," maintained Johnson. Greenwood denies allegations that the uni university versity intentionally censored the yearbook. "My perspective always was that the student made the change, that it wasn't one where the university imposed the standard. This wasn't the university captioning it, it was the pub publisher lisher calling us saying we don't think it's appropriate," he said. However, Herff-Jones maintains all they required was release from any potential liabil liability. ity. "If there was a letter in the file, we would' ve went ahead and printed (the spread)," said Herff-Jones Customer Service Manager Pat Johnson. "We didn't feel there'd be a prob problem" lem" in securing a letter from the university, she said. Coburn says the administration "was not supportive of the article," and claims that Tennant "did not think the article presented Willamette in a positive light," she said. "I could understand wanting to present Willamette positively for anyone who would have read the yearbook, but it is a student publication, and I think that they should have been allowed to go ahead and do that because it was a part of Willamette' s history last year," Coburn added. "I felt it was an important part of the curriculum every student thinks about that it's the joke all the time about World Views, and it really stands out in my mind as part of the college experience. What I had been try trying ing to do all along with this yearbook was to capture the students' experience and I didn't feel right about leaving this picture out," Knepper said. Erik Holm, past Editor of the Collegian, and writer of the accompanying text of the censored yearbook spread, says the whole issue is inconsistent. "It's ironic that there would be this required book that everyone at Willamette was required to read and think about and discuss, and it ends up being cen censored sored by the university," he said. Knepper says he can understand what the yearbook company was trying to guard against, but "we are a college and I didn't believe that it was appropriate for them to question what I had decided deemed appropriate." t :: ' - - - ft mm Mario Vargas Llosa "If we eliminate this (penis) from the yearbook vocabulary, then shouldn't we be eliminating it from the school vocabulary, and shouldn't we censor all books in the library that mention the word penis?" Knepper asked rhetorically. Tennant affirms his position to stay out of the affairs of the Wallulah. "I guess I'd feel a bit more defensive if I was more involved, but I wasn' t and F m not second-guessi ng that. It' s not my role for me to get involved in," Tennant added. However, Coburn lays blame on the administration's decision not to act on behalf of the yearbook. "Ultimately, in a sense, it was Mark's decision, but at the same time, it was the administration's decision because they would not sign the release," Coburn added. Current Wallulah Editor Jennifer Broth Brothers ers disagrees with the decision to not print the layout design. "I think it's terrible - they're treating us like a high school yearbook, and not a college level publication," she said. "In some ways, if Mark (Knepper) feels he was censored, then I guess he was. . . I don't believe we should be in the business of cen censoring," soring," Greenwood concluded. Mark Knepper su ggested that page 16 be printed as follows, eliminating the word penis from the title, caption Title: People, Places Willamette is a sort of kaleidoscope of social activities; ever changing and always unpredictable. One can nevur be sure if they might see the sun or the snow, see a student clinging to a mountain or wasps clingirg to Tasurinchi's penis. It is often said that Willamette students share a common bond. For the last four years, one of those bonds has been the Latin American focus of the World Views program, which is a required class for first year students. Almost every one of the 1650 undergraduates at Willamette has read, or was supposed to read, The Storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa, and learn of the wonders contained therein. "A mysterious kamagarini disguised as a wasp stung the tip of Tasurinchi's penis when he was urinating," wrote Llosa. "A while later his penis started getting bigger. Every night it swelled up, and every morning more still. Everybody laughed at him. . . It got in his way when he moved. He dragged it around the way an animal drags its tail. . . It had grown a whole lot. The birds perched on it to sing, thinking it was a tree. When Tasurinchi urinated, a cataract of warm water, foamy as the rapids of the Gran Pongo, came out of its big mouth. Tasurinchi could have bathed in it, and his family, too, maybe. He used it as his seat when he stopped to rest. And at night it was his pallet." This story has become one of the referents that springs to the lips of every undergraduate at Willamette in casual conversation. But with the four year Latin American cycle coming to a close, Tasurinchi and his member will soon be lost in the mists of time. The passing of Tasurinchi must give Willamette students pause. Will future students experience all the same things that we consider essential to the Willamette experience? Will they have unexpected snow that cause a spontaneous snowball fight between 200 students in the Quad? Will they make jokes about the quality of the dining commons food? Will they skip class on the first spring day to bask in the sun by the Mill Stream? Of course they will. Some traditions never die. r - ! ! -i :.. -- v : i j : . i - -4 f ' - i i :' ' ' . j t . , 1 ,; ' ' " i S. J ' .... ' j t i . . . , ? - j : - ' i ... ,; .-v i j . , i.. JW.. .-l--. m .tl i- - - J . . ' " " 1 Depicting the Senior Skit which referred photo was a part of the original yearbook to Tasurinchi's encounter with a wasp, this spread. The text as it appears in the 1994-1995 Wallulah on page 16 Title: People, Places and Censorship? This story had intended to be about traditions. The things that Willamette students experience both in the classroom and outside the classroom. For the last four years the importance of studying the works of Latin American writiers has been a major part of the Willamette curriculum. Perhaps the bool that made a large impact on the student body of Willamette was The Storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa. Dis Discussions cussions in class and out of class impacted the campus - even senior skits poked some fun at Tasurinchi the storyteller. Contradictions area hard thing to cope with at an institution that promotes origiinal thinking and provides us with reading material that encourages us to push the limits and explore our bounds, but the Wallulah of 1994-1995 had to cope with a contradiction from the administration. My apologies to those that strive to rid our world of unjust censorship and suppression of memories that many of us hold dear. Apologies also go out to Erik Holm who spent time writing the original story in the three a.m. hour. Special apologies also go to Sam Iverson, Tina Otto, andrea Reese and Liz Behrend due to the removal of their photo taken at Senior Skits. Finally, apologies go out to the student body for the unfortunate editing of their mention of their year at Willamette University. -Mark Knepper, Editor in Chief For a complete copy of this layout send a self addressed stamped envelope to Willamette University; Box Wallulah; 900 State St,; Salem, OR 97301 Jreatares September 8, 1995 Tlie Collegian Documentaries subject of first colloquium Nanook and Naked Spaces illustrate the evolution of documentaries. by Melissa Prichard Contributor The strategies behind the film filming ing of documentaries and what they truly represent to an audience was the topic of Thursday's Faculty Colloquium. Ken Nolley , Professor of English, presented his ideas on this subject to a group of 30 in the new Writing Center in Matthews Hall. Nolley began his talk by de describing scribing and showing clips of a 1922 "traditional" documentary entitled Nanook. This prototype of a docu documentary mentary was directed by Flaherty and showed the life of a Native American (Nanook) and his family. Nolley stated "Flaherty tried to suppress any evidence of the cam camera era in order to make the audience feel they were observing this Na Native tive American family in its natural environment, instead of watching a recreated pattern of events. Flaherty also left out and even changed de details tails in Nanook's life in an attempt to romanticize the past and create a certain image of the Native Ameri American can lifestyle." Nolley continued: "Many people of the First World come to learn about people of the Third World through traditional documen documentaries taries like this one. Therefore, docu documentaries mentaries can shape how a whole culture is viewed." There were scenes in Nanook where Nanook and his family looked directly at the camera and smiled. "This was an example of the people in a documentary becoming actors just using their own names instead of really being themselves." Another characteristic of tradi traditional tional documentaries was the lack of speech on the part of the group being documented. "Having the person on the screen never speak, almost makes the docu documentary mentary mere gossip- First World people talking about Third World people out-of-earshot," said Nolley. Nolley, in an attempt to contrast Flaherty 's traditional documentary, then showed clips of Minh-Ha's documentary Naked Spaces. The topic of this film was living spaces in Africa. Nolley said "Minh-Ha tried to let her audience know that they are in the control of the filmmaker and let them be aware that life in Africa was being constructed by the docu documentary." mentary." Next, Nolley noted Minh-Ha used three different voices to inter interpret pret the events which were shown on the screen. This was different than a traditional documentary, where one voice (usually male) tells the audience what is happening. "Having the three female voices means the audience does not get an explanation of what is happening, but rather shows there are various ways of giving meaning to the events." Nolley ended by expressing his belief that "documentaries are not only controlled by the director but by the companies which fund them and the companies which distribute them." (. I i i . ... jg Ken Nolley, professor of English, began this year's series of faculty colloquia with his analyzation of documentaries. A STUDY IN ECONOMICS I'lsLUl'-- X 1,200 0 FREE UBANK' ATMs FREE UBANK Checking for six months -FREE First 50 diecks It's tlic UBANK Student Cliecking Account from US. Bank. 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Dave is going to enlighten his audi audience ence on the fundamentals of getting a date and having a good date. Per Perhaps haps he may also share how to have a classy date on a student budget. On the 9th is the Student Activi ties Fair which "We are trying to make the best and most enjoyable campus activities available . . . while at the same time helping our community" -GarWilloughby, ASWU Vice President will be filled with surprises. On the 17th is one ofW.U.'s major commu community nity activities, AS WU's Chari Charitable table Benefit Billiards Tour Tournament. nament. Having only a five dol dollar lar entry fee, this is a chance for WU students to have fun and help a charity. The charity is Habitat for Humanity; the game is eight ball. The tournament will be held at The Cue Ball and promises to be not only a good time but also a chance to support our community. For those more musically in inclined clined students, starting September 23rd there will be performing art artists ists in the Bistro every other week. Come in, sit back, drink some cof coffee fee and enjoy the sounds of local and student bands. Keep your eyes open for ASWU movie nights, featuring such mov movies ies as Braveheart, French Kiss, Batman, Apollo 13, and even some classics like Psychol For those who enjoy outdoor concerts, on the 30th we have, live, in the Quad, The Daddies. Be sure and attend this musical extrava extravaganza, ganza, starting wilh local and stu student dent bands, and then featuring a 90 minute set from The Daddies. In October, start off the month with the infamous Hudson Races. See the two Presidents- Willamette President Jerry Hudson and ASWU President D'mitri Palmateer battle it out in the scared Willamette Mill Stream. On the 14th, we have Home Homecoming, coming, the football game is at 1 : 30 (more to come on that later) fol followed lowed by concerts, dancing and food in the Quad. Bring your school spirit and your favorite guy or gal to be at your side at this major WU event. More movie nights, perform performing ing artists, and even a Roller Roller-skating skating Night tie up October. November continues with performing art artists, ists, movie nights, and even a special Bowling night. As these days draw nearer, look for more information on activities. ASWU people, including Program Programming ming Board, are hard at work plan planning, ning, organizing and advertising the activities on campus. This year promises to be a busy and a fun one. Gar Willoughby, ASWU Vice President and head of ASWU ac activities, tivities, states "We are trying to make the best and most enjoyable campus activities available for the most WU students possible, while at the same time helping our community." Feature The Collegian September 8, 1995 Greenwood returns to student activities by Jessica Wingler Contributor With more than 50official student groups on campus and countless levels of bureau bureaucratic cratic administration, scheduling even a mi minor nor event can hring tears to (he staunchest of student leaders. The responsibility of uniting the various student leaders, groups and re resources sources on campus rests ultimately in the hands of the Director of Student Activities, Scott Greenwood. This is Greenwood's first year on the job as director, but the Willamette graduate and former Assistant Director of Student Activi Activities ties at Willamette is excited to have a position working directly with student groups, and brings enthusiasm to his job. According to Greenwood, his job is mostly to try and keep his office together, and make everyone and everything work smoothly. This task might be the hardest of all, due to the complications of the temporary reloca relocation tion of the Office of Student Activities to Doney Hall during the summer and the sub subsequent sequent task of moving the office back into the University Center as office space be becomes comes available for it. Now that Greenwood and his staff are settling into their new home in the UC, Green Greenwood wood has been able to turn his attention to upcoming plans for the year. There are many goals that Greenwood has for himself and his office in the next year and further into the future. Fundamentally, Greenwood would like to see more student involvement and input, believing that leadership is a very important part of Student Activities and the students themselves need to take the initiative in get getting ting what they want. One way of empowering students to accomplish this is through an increased focus on leadership training. Green Greenwood wood regards leadership training as an um umbrella brella program which would impact many groups. Greenwood considers himself as a liason between different student groups, bridging gaps between them and loves to have students come and tell him their ideas, and encourages students to visit and tell him or another staff member anything that's on their mind that may have an impact on other students. Another goal that Greenwood has is to make the UC a "student friendly" place where students can feel free to come in, hang out and relax. As director of the UC, Greenwood is interested in hearing any new ideas that any anyone one might have on making the UC more fun and comfortable. "I don't want to make assumptions, but I want to see what students want to see hap happen," pen," said Greenwood. After setting up a Student Advisory Board for the University Center, Greenwood has several suggestions for making the UC more accessible. These include an expansion of the role of the Cat Cavern into something which would be functional in the evening for eating, lounging, and studying. In addition, Green Greenwood wood hopes to get the Bistro, the most popu popular lar student gathering place in the UC, up and running soon. Other ideas for the Cat include installing cable TV or satellite television, playing more music in the building, and rentingpurchasing equipment such as mini-bowling alleys or sumo-wrestling suits. "There is no better place on campus other than Goudy Commons as a common ground place for everyone to feel welcome," said Greenwood. Greenwood graduated from Willamette in 1983, and began a career in banking. In a . , mmlmk rr Scott Greenwood, Director of Student Activities, may not be a new face at Willamette, but he hopes to bring new ideas and programs to the newly renovated Student Activities Office in the UC. very short time, he decided that banking was not his career of choice, and decided to go back to school. Eventually, Greenwood re received ceived a Masters of Education from OSU, and went to work at Seattle University. While there, he worked as the Coordinator of Stu Student dent Activities, much the same job as he is going to do now. Greenwood returned to campus in 1989 as the Assistant Director of Student Activi Activities, ties, and loved the experience. After this, he worked as the Director of Annual Giving for two and a half years, but really wanted to get back to working with students, a long time interest of his. "I really got a great deal at my out of class experience and in student government . . . The people who I interacted with who were in the role I'm at now had a big impact on me, I hope to do the same. If I have at leaast some contact with a student that helps them form who they want to be, it matters more to me than what an administrator says about my job," reflected Greenwood. Commentary: Students reflect on homesickness, readjusting goals and Opening Days as they contemplate the freshman experience by Joah McGee Contributor Following the last glimmer of the Opening Days festivities that had been shining into the numerous eyes of all the participants, after the last echoes from the continual wel welcoming coming speeches had been heard, and following the last teardrop mak making ing its descent down the visage of the last departing parent, freshman found themselves alone in a small cubicle surrounded by half-emptied boxes. All in one indescribable mo moment ment one experiences the restric restrictions tions of total freedom, the realiza realization tion of self-discipline, the opportu opportunity nity to change a hair style or person personality, ality, even the understanding of the responsibility of eating right. Per Perhaps haps the thoughts are not relayed to the brain as words but as concepts, not as logical statements but as wordless expressions. "It's pretty weird," freshman Justin Howe reflects, "now I'm that college kid walking down the street. People used to ask me if I was in college, and I told them I was still in WON SEQUITUR high school. Now I am in college..." Howe is just one of the new faces to appear on campus, and like the rest of the freshman herd, he will try to make a name for himself, as he accomplished at his Wyoming high school as student body presi president. dent. He arrives at Willamette with aspirations and desires, not likely different from most of his class classmates, mates, and hopes to use the univer university sity to propel his ultimate goal of being elected United States Presi President. dent. "I just love it here," states sopho sophomore more Naoto Hasegawa without a hint of hesitation in his voice - That' s the only way I can describe it, and that's why I did the Opening Days program." The Opening Days program was intended to show future presidents like Howe, as well as the rest of the student body, how Willamette can serve to further one's goals. "It's a time when the student committee gets together to welcome the freshman and make them feel at home," Hasegawa comments. "The first week is tough, and we try to provide a 'homey' type of feeling." The Opening Days staff went about their task by going through a screening process last semester, then attending two meetings before the start of summer and arriving on campus on August 16. "We wanted to show all that Willamette offers," adds Hasegawa, "so we did the Letting Go seminar for parents, Straight Talk, and co coordinated ordinated skits and icebreak- """"" ers." The end re result sult was appar apparently ently a success, judging from the multitudes I m done with high school now. I'm ready to be independent and be ofcompliments QUt On HIV OWI1." given tothepro- gram directors "Justin Howe, from parents Freshman and students. But once over, students found themselves back in their rooms, alone, with a stranger demanding to share the small dorm space with them until May. "It's making me be a neater person, but . . . I'm done with high school now," Howe affirms, "I'm ready to be independent and be out on my own. I do still miss my dog he's a good pup. And knowing you can' t be home is hard. If you want to be, you just have to deal with that feeling for a couple months." "You just have to make adjust adjustments," ments," Hasegawa agrees. "I'mfrom Hawaii and I'm not used to not having rice with every meal. There' s a lot more per per-"""" """" sonal indepen dence and respon responsibility: sibility: you know, there's no mom or dad knocking on your door for you to wake up, or eggs and orange juice waiting for you in the kitchen. You make all the deci- sions affecting your life." Howe relays that the students of his World Views class made such choices when given a tremendous amount of reading to do in two days, in which each student locked him himself self or herself in the dorm in order to finish, only to discover the profes professor sor had given the incorrect assign ment. "Not to say it didn't bother me that I had 300 pages when all the other classes had ten, but hey!" Students taking French history would know that it was the great French philosopher Marquis de Racan who proclaimed that "noth "nothing ing in the world lasts save eternal change." This change continues into the heart of Oregon, like a train that keeps on going ahead even when the travelers are content with their present destination. This train is definitely going full speed ahead, and all the new faces at Willamette University do not seem to have any intention of going back. V,1K GREENTIPS FACT In the U.S., motor vehicles acount for 60 percent of ozone emissions, 80 percent of carbon monoxide emis emissions sions and half of petroleum consumption. TIPS Obey the speed limit. The typical car is 15 to 20 percent more efficient at 55 mph than at 65 mph. Please send your tip to: GREENTIPS. 4830 W. Kennedy Blvd.. Suite 280. Tampa. FLL 33609 1 994 Kevin A McLean Tampa. Florida I September 8, 1995 Die Collegian India Palace good break from Goudy 0Voices TV ' Before I relate my food experi experience ence to you, I would like to preface it with the fact that I walked into the India Palace Restaurant expecting the worst possible scenario. I at attribute tribute this bias to my only other experience with Indian food, which I will relate to you now. One day, I was in my kitchen pawing through the refrigerator, looking for some something thing to stuff my face with. I hap happened pened upon a lone styrofoam con container. tainer. Unwittingly, I greedily opened this Pandora's box of left leftovers overs to discover a pile of unidenti unidentifiable fiable green goo. It looked alive. It looked like it might eat me. I screamed and ran out of the kitchen. The trauma of discovering the food that my mother had brought home from an Indian restaurant lasted for weeks. But, one must overcome one's fears and biases, and I repeated this statement to myself over and over as I stood in front of the India Palace Restaurant (located on 377 Court St. NE). When I opened the door, I was greeted with a blast of chilly, spicy smelling air. The restaurant had just opened for dinner, so it was very empty. Ethnic elevator music (Wow, a sitar!) drifted throughout the restaurant. I sat down and in inspected spected the menu; there was a lot to choose from, including lamb, meat, chicken and vegetarian dishes. Most included curry as their main ingre ingredients, dients, but there was also a section of Tandoori cuisine. Traditional Tandoori cuisine was believed to have originated in Persia. The food is baked in a Tandoor, a clay oven heated with charcoal embers. (See what you can learn from reading the menu info - you can sound smart, just like me.) After agonizing over the choices and my body filled with trepida trepidation, tion, I finally ordered. I decided on the Tandoori Chicken ($8.95). This meal entailed "juicy spring chicken marinated in spices and served on onions and lemons," and was served with rice. Next up, I ordered a "Strawberry Lassi," ($2.50) which is basically a fruit and yogurt shake. They have mango ones, too. Lastly, Desperado worthwhile Filw Review In 1992 writerproducer direc director tor Robert Rodriguez debuted with the film El Mariachi. El Mariachi was made on a shoestring budget of $7,000 using borrowed equipment, and unknown actors. Rodriguez cre created ated an explosive action film whose characters held a certain charm and humor rarely found in Hollywood films today. The film won the Texas Maverick award at that years Sundance Film Festival and high praise for Rodriguez. Now three years later Rodriguez has a made Desperado, a very sleek remakesequel of his debut film. The remake stars Antonio Banderas (Philadelphia, Interview with a Vampire) as the gun slinging Mariachi out for revenge against drug kingpin, Boucho, who ruined his career as a Mariachi player. Banderas is clearly the star of this film as the camera clearly gravi gravitates tates toward his presence in every scene. Joaquim de Almedia (Clear and Present Danger) plays Boucho in a very basic bad guy role. Raul Julia was set to star as Boucho until his death, just days before principal shooting was to begin. The very attractive bookstore owner Caro Carolina lina (Salma Hayek) provides Banderas with a love interest and a very intoxicating love scene which is shot looking like an action se sequence. quence. Rodriguez has created an action film which borrows as much from the balletic action sequences in John Woo films, as it does from Sam Pekinpah'sclassic western The Wild Bunch. The plot is not the important part of the movie, the action is. Set somewhere in a small town in Mexico, Desperado is little more than a man put for revenge from the death of a loved one. Carrying a guitar case full of weapons, Banderas goes from town to town in search of, Boucho, killing virtu virtually ally everything which opposes him. Rodriguez offers action sequences in a fast paced editing style, a wide range of camera angles provide a panoramic view of the action and more blood, coming from more body . parts then F ve seen in a lot of horror films. The humor which appeared in El Mariachi and gave a certain charm to the film is altogether dif different ferent in Desperado and could be offensive to some as the body count rises and rises. This movie is not for the weak stomached. Desperado does have its prob problems. lems. The film never instills the necessary values most traditional movie heroes carry, but I'm not sure if that was Rodriquez's lack of experience or his impatience to get the storyline moving. Even for its relatively quick pace, the flow of Desperado deemed to be its biggest problem. A couple of long se sequences quences in the movie tend to drag the story a bit. At times I felt like I was watch watching ing the last two minutes of a tie basketball game. At times Des Desperado perado goes from all out action to quite literally a time out. Rodriguez enlisted the likes of Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, and Cheech Marin to help carry the film through the rough parts with comic relief and no real substance. Buscemi plays Bandera's comic sidekick (a trend becoming too fre frequent quent in action movies the last couple of years) in a role that was probably written just for him. Cheech plays a shady bartender and Tarantino offers his version of one of the oldest jokes around. All of these rolls which were pretty much extended cameo's left me wonder wondering ing why they were in the movie in the first place. A young street child, who Bandera's befriends, is given almost more screen time then the three combined. Those looking for a basic, bloody, action movie wil I be pleased with Desperado. It is worth a three dollar trip to the theater. I would much rather sit through a couple hours of watching Antonio Banderas battle a seemingly endless array of thugs, then another cliche' ridden Van DammcSesal action flick. I ordered a side of "Garlic Naan" which is leavened bread with garlic for $2.25. Luckily for those who are deathly afraid of pronouncing some something thing wrong when ordering, there are handy dandy numbers next to the meal items. Now, I could relax and wait for the food. I sat and worked on my Lassi, which was quite delicious. I admired the paintings on the wall and the planter which was in the shape of an elephant head. Every once in awhile I would lean over and write something in my note notebook. book. I think this made the waiters nervous, but I don't know why. The restaurant began to fill up with other people, all searching for a worldly meal. Before I came to the restaurant, I was warned that the service was slow. However, that was not the case with my meal. Maybe they thought I was from the Health De Department. partment. The friendly waiter brought out my food, which sat siz sizzling zling on a large platter. As it was placed before me, I had no urge to run away from my Tandoori Chicken. The dish consisted of small sections of chicken which had a dark red color. The chicken came along with mint and sweet and sour chutney, which are both dipping sauces. The slightly spicy chicken and the tangy sauces were very good, especially when combined. I tried the Garlic Naan next. It resembled pita bread with little chunks of cilantro and garlic on it. The Naan was pretty tasteless, but not in a bad way. The rice that came along with the chicken had a tasty gingery fla flavor vor to it. The worst part about the India Palace Restaurant was the expen expensive sive prices. However, the food there can be a worthy goal to save your moolah for. I truly enjoyed my de delicious licious and exotic food. It was a nice change of pace from the "Ameri "American" can" cuisine one experiences every day. The service was also a nice touch. Everyone was really helpful and caring, and I don't think it was just because I had a notebook with me. So, if you're wondering where to eat out, I say; "Go forth to the India Palace Restaurant and pros prosper." per." I can also proudly say that I will never run screaming from In Indian dian food again! Chicago stays the night Concern Renew J Surefire shouts. Ear-piercing screams. Wild clapping and over overall all thrills. All of these emotions rang true on Aug. 31 within the L.B. Day Amphitheater as Chi Chicago cago hit their first note to kickoff a splendid concert. The show was much like one of my ice-cream shop endeavors. (No, I do not s'cream for ice cream), but I do look for a wild new flavor that's swirled together with a familiar favorite to entertain my palate, like bonzai banana and chocolate chunk. Similarly, Chicago inter intermingled mingled a fresh, novel flavor with their classic style. The eight-man band strummed through over 20 songs in a two hour span They offered a sampler of genres rang ranging ing from soft rock to soul sooth soothing ing jazz and easy listening to fast-tempo Spanish ditties. Some sharp notes Right from the beginning, the whole group's wondrous musi musical cal abilities were evident. They began by playing songs like "A Saturday in the Park," which have a strong and authentic jazz flair. Alto-saxophonist, Walter Parizare, broke out in an astound astounding ing solo. His fingers glided up and down the brass keys as natu naturally rally as water brushing against rocks within a fast-pace stream. Keith Pouline, back-up guitarist, followed suit in "Your the Inspi Inspiration" ration" by teasing his guitar in a tense, "high-strung" solo. The band introduced many new songs with a completely dif different ferent style, while elegantly in interweaving terweaving the classics like "Look Away" and "You're the Inspiration." The most notable classic that retained all the gusto and feeling exuded from the greatest hits CD was "Hard Habit to Break." It gave me goose bumps and a feeling of familiar familiarity. ity. What I liked most about their performance, was that not just one person dominated the per performance. formance. It was clearly visible that each member had an equal amount of talent and air time. Even within the vocal depart department, ment, there were four different guys that took the spotlight. Along with creating sono sonorous rous sounds, the band did a great job of entertaining the audience with funky hand jives, im impromptu promptu prances across the stage, and interesting toe taps. Vocal Vocalist ist and lead guitarist, Jason Scheff, a Richard Simmons look look-alike, alike, did an excellent job of swaying his curly brown locks while belting out smooth sound sounding ing lyrics. But the real show show-stopper stopper was trombone-man Jimmy Blanco. Sporting black-and-white checker suspenders, suave shades and my-te-fine bi biceps, ceps, he seemed to be quite the show-off. Failingly flat Although having eight men and a gamut of instruments including three guitars for one guy does create a variety, at times their songs got extremely discordant and unnerving. When all the instruments were simul simultaneously taneously blasting, it sounded more like a traffic jam rather than a pleasant Sunday drive. In addition, the overdone instrumentals would oftentimes drown out the vocalists so that the words were muddy rather than clairvoyant. Overall, the band's performance was sensa sensational. tional. Yet much like my bonzai banana and chocolate chunk cone, it was scrumptious at first but towards the tip of the cone, the great mix of flavors was too much and I was glad to be fin finished. ished. Similarly. I anxiously awaited the concert and found it aesthetically satisfying, but was happy to see it end. Do you think that the administration should have any say in the content of student publications? "The students have the right to say what they want and it should be in a forum separated from the administration." Jamie Morton, senior V "No. I think since it's for the students, it should be whatever they want to put in there." Sarah Higgins, sophomore I M . I "No. It's the students' opinions and they should be able to speak their mind; they're entitled to it." Nathan Sweet, sophomore "I don't care." Marisa Benedetti, sophomore The Collegian Sports September 8, 1995 V 1 v :: ". 1 k ' V. y - """v 1 A rVA 1 i') VjV. A YEAR AGO: Willamette achieved its best season in 20 years last year. During the season Willamette beat No. 1-ranked Pacific Lutheran and the 25th-rated Wolves. The Bearcats' only losses were to No.l Linfield and No. 13 Western Washington. The team fell just short of the playoffs, despite their outstanding season. WHAT'S AHEAD: Dan Hawkins' positive philosophy and work ethic has spread to his team, which this year is looking forward towards the national championships with hope and deter determination, mination, and not looking back. Although several pre-season injuries have the team short staffed, the Bearcats are still looking for victories. Senior team captain and First Team All-league last season offensive tackle Matt Neil's leg injury, junior center Matt Anderson's knee problems and sophomore offensive lineman Pete Osborn's knee injury have concerned some, but starting players are looking at being 100 percent by the first game. The Bearcats hope to start the season with a growl by defeating Central Washington. Hawkins considers the first game to be a critical one for the team considering Central Washington's strength. COACH'S OUTLOOK: "Our philosophy has always been to play smart and to play hard for 60 minutes. We have a chance to be in the playoffs and the opportunity to do so, and I think that's where we should be." HEAD COACH: Dan Hawkins LAST YEAR: 7-2 THIS YEAR: Season begins September 16 NEXT GAME: Willamette at Central Washington September 16, 7 p.m. . V- , r .;!- ' Pee ' : ' x ' p " 1 A v- ' rr ii k W ji? .9r k A YEAR AGO: The men's soccer team posted an 8-6 record en route to securing a berth in the Northwest Conference Playoffs. The team perservered through the early rounds of the playoffs before losing to Pacific Lutheran University, the eventual tournament champion, in the semifinals. On last year's team, the Bearcats had one player named to the Northwest Conference's First Team and two others were recognized with Honor Honorable able Mentions. WHAT'S AHEAD:The team hopes to improve upon the last season's performance. Of the 24 players on the roster,12 are new to the team, 11 freshmen and 1 transfer. Leading the team are co-captains Mike Weatherbie, Nino Benedetti and Andrew Frazier. Among the newcomers, some early stand-outs are Mark Flanders, Alex James and Jim Muerer.With their first regular-season game less than a week away, the Bearcats are already prepared to kick off another season of exciting men's soccer here at Willamette. COACH'S OUTLOOK: "The team needs to focus on staying consistent from day to day. ...for this team consistency is a key." HEAP COACH Ezam Bay an LAST YEAR 8-6 THIS YEAR 1-1 NEXT GAME Seattle University at Willamette September 26, 8 p.m. AJA; Y A J L Hi Hi. -.:J A YEAR AGO: Bearcat women finished fourth last year, behind PLU, Whitman, and Linfield. WHAT'S AHEAD: Coach Kenny James believes that in order to find a Willamette team with comparable ability, he has to look back to the Charles Bowles coached teams of the mid-1 970's, when Bearcat women consis consistently tently dominated Northwest running and became a fixture on the national top ten. Lead by last year's no. 1 runner, senior Carrie Morales, and complimented by a strong pack of new and returning runners, the Bearcats hope to achieve more consistence in a conference packed with outstanding teams. Hoping to step up into the roles of champions are freshmen Beth Fitzgcral, Tanya Sanders, Jackie O'Conner and Meagan Savage. Returning runners Anne Wilson, Lizz Ribbeck, Teresa Johnson, Malia Greening and Emily Williams also look to be a big factor. Willamette women will have to use their talent to the fullest to have any chance to pull off a conference victory. COACH'S OUTLOOK: "Last year, seven of the top twelve teams in the country came from Oregon and Washington, and three of them are in our conference this year." HEAD COACH Kenny James THIS YEAR Season begins Saturday September 9 NEXT GAME Lewis & Clark Invitational, September 9, 1 1 a.m. rv. 4 S 7 September 8, 1995 The Collegian 77 i7T7a7l A 77 f iO "1 k'AV'"' 'I A YEAR AGO: The.women's soccer team, led by five All-Conference first team players, was the NCIC Champions. They broke or tied 12 school records, five individual, seven team. Ending the season ranked 13th in the NAIA, the Bearcats lost only one home game, to Oregon State, ranked 14th in the NCAA Division 1 . WHAT'S AHEAD: With 14 freshman on a 24 player roster, this young "team" looks to be a formidable competitor. Led by senior captain defender Courtney Kelly and returning starting forwards Jamie Barton and Jackie Liebler, both sophomores, the Bearcats should remain competitive. Also adding to the team this year is the goalkeeper, junior Robin Heard, a transfer from Portland State, and a number of freshmen, including Rachel Allenuff, Liz Heaston, and the Newkirk twins, Laura and Lisa. When asked about his goals for the season, Coach Jim Tursi explained that he views the coming season as a "rebuilding year" for the team, but also hopes that the team will be able to defend its conference title. COACH'S OUTLOOK:"We want to be able to build some character and leadership so that we will be able to compete for the conference title." HEAD COACH Jim Tursi LAST YEAR 15-4 THIS YEAR 0-1 NEXT GAME Willamette vs. Central Wash. September 10, 2 p.m. 1 I , J I rvvjj. Jin l Illl I I 1LI - , .II...IMI ,,- .,.,.,..,.,,. -...,.1. , A YEAR AGO: Whitman and Linficld finished ahead of Willamette last year, as lackluster performance and injuries took their toll on the Bearcats. Neither of the two teams lost key athletes, but both did see consistent scorers graduate. WHAT'S AHEAD: The men's cross country team lost none of the top ten men on last year's team and has had a highly successful recruiting year. Freshmen Tim Peterson, Chris Lyke, Brett Jensen and Chris Olson all have the potential to be big-time players in Willamette's chances. The team looks to be intensely competitive with a blazing sophomore Bryce Mercer and junior Ben Straw coming off a summer of heavy training and as soon as seniors Dan Noyes and Aashish Patel and junior Brendan Hughes come around into racing shape. Also, with last year's number one runner, sopho sophomore more Casey LaFran, the team will indeed be tough. COACH'S OUTLOOK: "Our team is as talented as it has been since I started coaching We have a legitimate shot at not only bettering our third place conference finish, but coming away with the title." HEAD COACH Kenny James THIS YEAR Season begins Saturday September 9 NEXT GAME Lewis & Clark Invitational, September 9, 11 a.m. ft- Jfe i n r, A YEAR AGO: Last year, the Bearcats had an outstanding season. They finished their season at the Pacific Northwest Regional Volleyball Tournament, falling just short of the Final Four. Willamette's only five losses came to teams ranked in the NAIA top 25. At the end ofthe season, coach Marlene Piper had accumulated a career record of 699-245, falling just one short of 700 wins. WHAT'S AHEAD: This year's Bearcats are off to a good start, after winning the Stanislaus Inviational last weekend. Their i oster of 16 includes seven freshman. The team is likely to be led down by anumberofoutstandingreturningplayers. Juniors Brandi Row and Alicia Wright are considered to be two of the best outside hitters in the conference. Junior Aspen Philips, who stands 5' 10", secures the middle hitter position. Dana Newsom, a senior who at 5'5", the smallest memberof the team, is considered the "Defensive Special Specialist" ist" and will contribute greatly to the team. The team is also led by by-setter setter Stacey Kruger, who plays the key role for the bearcats in their 51 formation. The team will begin another road trip Tuesday as they play four teams and one tournament on the road before playing at home again two weeks later. Saturday is the Alumni game at 1 :00 p.m., in Sparks. COACH'S OUTLOOK:" We will have chances.... the girls would defmately love to go to San Diego in December." HEAD COACH: Marlene Piper LAST YEAR:30-5 THIS YEAR: 5-0 NEXT GAME: Willamette at Whitworth September 15, 7 p.m. Sports 8 The Collegian September 8, 1995 Women falter against PSU by Patrick Smith Contributor The future of Willamette soccer took to the field Saturday as the women's soccer team, lead by se senior nior captain Courtney Kelley, played the Portland State Vikings. The match-up between these two teams is one which resulted in close matches during both of their meetings last yea'r when they split the series one game apiece, both getting one goal victories. Despite missing returning starter junior Kassy Ell, named to last year's All-Conference First Team, due to injury, the Bearcats played well. When the final whistle rang out, however, they found themselves behind by two goals. Both goals were scored in the first half during which the Vikings dominated the Willamette women. The first of these goals, scored by junior Shannon Burley of Portland State thirty minutes into the game, was a straight shot from the top of the penalty area, barely making it past Willamette's first-year goal goalkeeper, keeper, junior Robin Heard. Millette DeSpain made the second goal off a direct free-kick shortly before half -time. In the second half, the atmo atmosphere sphere of the game changed. The Bearcats kept the ball on the Vi Vikings kings side of the field for much of the half and had a number of op opportunities portunities to score. Willamette played aggres aggressively sively and obvi obviously ously outplayed their opponents. There were rela relatively tively few fouls called during the game but mid-way through the sec second ond half, Portland State's freshman Melissa Wohlsein received a yel yellow low card after intentionally fouling a Willamette player. "We have a lot of freshmen this "Wo have a lot of freshmen this year . . .We're just trying to pul! it all together." Jamie Barton, sophomore year. . .We're still trying to pull it all together," sophomore forward Jamie Barton explained. Despite being disappointed over the loss, third-year Bearcats coach Jim Tursi was optimistic about the remainder of the season. Tursi said that the team is going through a "rebuilding year" and he hopes to see improvement as the season progresses, mak making ing it possible for achancetodefend last season's NCIC Champion Championship. ship. The benefi-" cial nature of the game as a learning experience was increased by the fact that all of the healthy players on the roster saw some action during the game. Two freshmen started and all received a fair amount of playing time. Despite starting the season 0-1, there is a very bright future for this team. . -T . , . -. s - ' ' j . ' " - " ' -K Js .., A- V . i ik,' ; - : ' i f ": ' . .."- ...?'.. ' j. .... . " w - . . .... -., r ' I -' !" : f '"'" . - ' - ' - .. --.- : - ..'"' . - 'Z. ' ' ' - -, , V v, . ' '' .' ' ' '. -. - - . : - .-'-"' ... ' ' . ' .:, . ' .... .- f. ... ,.vfr,mM,,Wfrrfi i... ,,.:ii,l,,..Mtf ,,u..Al ,,,,,, r irfir , ai..,-J-;..-,..vi..l..i Jackie Liebler dribbles between two Portland State players during Saturday's game. The bearcats lost 2-0. Cross country teams battle Alumni by Jeremy Hall Contributor Both men's and women's cross crosscountry country began last week on terrian the Bearcat runners seldom run. The number of times Willamette run runners ners step onto the track either to train or race could be counted on one hand. But do not expect any complaints. Althetes from both teams ran enough continuous laps around the Charles Bowles track in Bush Park to satisfy their desire to do so for the remainder of the season. The event was the Alumni Run, a controlled tempo race pitting former Willamette runners against members of the current team. For the men, the objective is to run the first 18 of 20 laps at 5:20 mile pace, and then those who are able to hold pace race the final two. Those who drop five seconds below pace for more than 200 meters are disquali disqualified fied from futher competition. For the women, rules are the same, with the goal being to run the first ten of twelve laps at 6:40 mile pace, with the remaining athletes racing the final two. Basically a glorified work-out designed to indroduce the 8000 meter distance to first-year men and the 5000 meter distance to first first-year year women, and to serve as an indicator of each individual's con conditioning ditioning and ability, the event is low-key yet highly important for prospecting each team's chances in a highly competitive conference. And the results are exciting to see. Five men finished the race, all of them underclassmen, four of them freshmen. Leading the way was freshman Tim Peterson, who opened up the final two laps with a monster surge. His strong finish put nearly 50 meters between himself and the other four finishing runners, and the good news for the Bearcats is that Peterson promises similar per performances formances in future races. Peterson finished in 26:20, fol followed lowed by sophomore Bryce Mercer (26:27), and freshman Chris Lyke (26:29). In the women's race, alumnus Kara Crisfulli won the preseason warm-up for the 1 3th year in a row, crossing the finish line in 19:14. However, Crisfulli's continued ex excellence cellence was nearly upstaged by stellar introductory performances by several freshman upstarts. Freshman Beth Fitzgerald pervented Crisfulli from pulling away, finishing strongly and only three seconds behind Crisfulli. Fitzgerald was followed by fresh freshman man Tanya Sanders (19:27), sopho sophomore more Emily Williams (19:34) and alumnus Wendy Walker (19:37). Next up for the Bearcats is a three-team meet between at George Fox tomorrow. Volleyball team gives coach 700th win Coach Marlene Piper earned her 700th career victory over labor day weekend. The women won all five games. Lead by their veterans, the volleyball team captured a season season-opening opening tourney title in California. by Scott Mahon Contributor The three foot tall trophy tucked away in the corner of Head Volleyball Coach Marlene Piper's office signifies the be beginning ginning of the Bearcat Volley Volleyball ball season. With five straight wins, the team swept through the compe competition tition to start the season by win winning ning the Stanislaus Invitational in Turlock, California, over La Labor bor Day weekend. Alica Wright, a junior out outside side hitter, and Brandi Row, a senior outside hitter, were both named to the All-Tournament Team. The first win marked Coach Piper' s 700th career victory. The team celebrated despite her ob objections jections that it was their win. "All I did was stand and watch," she said. "I've been in volleyball for a long time now." In her first year at Willa Willamette mette in '94, the Bearcats went 30-5 and won the conference championship. This year the team is looking to do the same and hopefully a bit more. Sights are set for the NAIA National Tournament in San Diego. First they will have to win their own conference and the NorthWest Regional Tournement. It is a long and dif difficult ficult road that begins with a very tightly matched conference. "We have chances," Piper said. "The girls would love to go to San Diego in December." The chances start with the team, which sports seven fresh freshman man on the roster of only 16. The team is anchored down by a number of outstanding veterens. Row and Wright are considered to be two of the best outside hitters in the conference. Aspen Phillips, a 5' 10" junior, secures the middle hitter position. Dana Newsom, a senior who at 5 '5" is the smallest member of the team, is considered the "Defensive Specialist." "The woman can pass, serve and dig the ball," Coach Piper exclaimed. The team is led by their star setter, Stacey Kruger, who plays the key role for the bearcats in the 51 formation they use. The team will begin a brutal road trip Tuesday as they play four teams and one tournement on the road before playing at home again two weeks later. Saturday is the Alumni game at 1:00 p.m., in Sparks. Ripken Jr. keeps on going... and going IDBaltimore shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. extended his consecutive-game streak to 21 3 1. After 50 years, Lou Gehrig's record is broken. Associated press The ovation had been build building ing for more than a decade, and when it came for Cal Ripken, it would not stop. From all corners of Camden Yards they cheered, an outpouring of adoration for a hometown hero that lasted 22 minutes and 15 seconds. Patting his heart, Ripken seemed almost hesitant to accept their acco accolades lades Wednesday night. And then, with a thank you lap of the park, the fans saw something special - the transformation of reliable, good oF Cal into a baseball immortal. Ripken reached that place by breaking Lou Gehrig's unbreakable record when he played his 2,131st consecutive game, becoming the most dependable, most durable ath athlete lete in baseball history. Ripken started his big night by catching the ceremonial first pitches from his children, then highlighting it by hitting a home run in the fourth inning, his third homer in three nights. Moments later, the game between his Baltimore Ori Orioles oles and California became official. More than a half-century af after ter Gehrig was forced out of the lineup by a deadly disease, Ripken streaked past him as baseball's new Iron Man with a string stretching more than 13 years, likely making him the last of his kind. And, ever important to Ripken, his team won. He had two hits and played flawlessly in the field as the Orioles beat the Angels, 4-2. September 8, 1995 1 TPAY E Women's Volleyball vs cj Alumni, Cone Field House, I p.m. Creative Dating, Cat Cavern, 8 p.m. Cultural Encounters: The Contemporary Art of Women in theWiddle East, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, running until October 1 9, weekdays, 12 p.m. p.m.-5 5 p.m. Artist's View: The Arab World, running through October 12, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery. Opting of Abundance , Wilson -enter tor Performing Arts, 8 i.m.Runninguntil October 15. :loater, WOW Hall, Eugene, i$ at the door, doors open 9:00 .m. Jltimate Frisbee, Quad, inne interested is invited, ne ii p.m. :30 p.r 2 W4 i lien's Football vs Alumni, McCulloch Stadium, 1:30 p.m. Vomen's Soccer vs Alumni, parks Field, 1 1 a.m. Men's Soccer vs Alumni, pks Field, I p.m. arrowspike, Quad, 9 a.m. tudent Activities Fair, Quad, I a.m. )ie Hard III, Smith, 7 p.m. p.m.-:30 :30 p.m. rhe Daddies, WOW Hall, Hugene, $7 at the door, doors pen at 9 p.m. weaty Nipples, La Luna, $6 at he door, 9 p.m. t Cc3 (&&a)232-3421 Bnd out how yo i ctn r?cve tr;tra money to pursue further education, at you develop new skills ano rr?ive quality benefits through the Montgomery CI Bill, in the Air Force Reserve. Along with a nonthly salary, you can receive checks for educational expenses totaling more than $6,000. And the experience you'll gain will be priceless. Call the Air Force Reserve today. A;vd fct freedom ring. O 04-5l(MX)42 AGttArwWKJSKVE 1 $3KPm E $Z Ultimate Frisbee, Bush S" Park, for the more experienced player, 3:30 p.m. Women's Soccer, vs Central Washington, Sparks Field, 2 p.m. 1 MONPAY "1 Hydrology and The ai Politics of Scarcity in the " Middle East, Smith, 12:30 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Quad, anyone interested is invited, 4:30 p.m. Blood Drive Sign Up, UC I I a.m.-1 2 p.m., Goudy 5:30 p.m. p.m.-6:30 6:30 p.m. 3 WBPM E i Students' Perception of the Unknown, Dining Rooms I and 2, Cat Cavern Understanding Gender Perspectives planning meeting, all are invited, Womyn s Center, 5 p.m. Blood Drive Sign Up, UC 1 1 a.m.-1 2 p.m., Goudy 5:30 p.m. p.m.-6:30 6:30 p.m. E Part one of a lecture concert on Franz a GO Schubert's song cycle, Die Schone Mullerin, Smith, 10:20 p.m. Men's Soccer vs Seattle, Sparks Field, 4 p.m. Toad the Wet Sprocket, Washington Park Amphitheatre, 6 p.m. Scott HendersonGary Willis and Tribal Tech, an evening of jazzrock, WOW Hall, Eugene, If you're really concerned about your health, give your safety belt a workout. It's the best exercise we know-to keep you and your medical costs -from going through the roof. YOU COULD LEARN A LOT FROM A DUMMY. BUCKLE YOUR SAFETY BELT. YOU filt dETOUTOF Coming Attraction; $8 at the door, doors open at 8:30 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Bush Park, for the more experienced player, 5:30 p.m. Blood Drive Sign Up, UC I I a.m.-1 2 p.m., Goudy 5:30 p.m. p.m.-6:30 6:30 p.m. 15! E S" Critters Buggin, WOW Hall, Eugene, $6 at the door, doors open at 9 p.m. Blood Drive Sign Up, UC 1 1 a.m.-1 2 p.m., Goudy 5:30 p.m. p.m.-6:30 6:30 p.m. 3 lElRR E o The Anastasia File, $10, 00 The Pentacle Theatre, 8:15 p.m. Roger Whittaker, Hult Center, $25, 8 p.m. Blood Drive Sign up, UC 1 1 a.m.-1 2 p.m., Goudy 5:30 p.m. p.m.-6:30 6:30 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Quad, anyone interested is invited, 4:30 p.m. CD 14 f E o g. George Winston concert, oo Smith, $13, 8 p.m. London Paris Guatemala Bangkok Auckland Sydney $280 $320 $249 $385 $585 $630 fires jre each way from Porilanc Msec on e rojndtrip purchase. Tacs not included anc 'er.fcions iooty. Call fo' oifie' wofldwioe destinations. Council Travel 715 S.W. Morrison, K600 Portland, OR 9720S 1-800-2-COUNCIL (1-800-226-8624) Local: (503) 228-1900 Fax: (503) 273-8450 Tlie News B r i e f s Jgk Arrowspike set for Saturday This Saturday, Sept. 9, the quad will be filled with teams for Arrowspike. Arrowspike is a volleyball tournament for all those interested, whether you are going pro, or just out to have some fun. Pi Beta Phi sponsors Arrowspike every year to raise money for Salem Literacy Project. There is a variety of competition for both males and females. Four person teams of males, females or two of each are welcome to participate. Pi Phi's will be selling t-shirts all week for $12. Those who are participating will get a discount if every member playing buys a t-shirt. For students who are running low on funds, it only costs three dollars per person to play. Winning teams will receive some nice parting gifts along with a great time playing volleyball and hanging out to watch the competition with friends. Socialist Party presidential candidate to visit On Monday, Sept. 1 1, the Willamette community will have the unique opportunity to meet with J. Quinn Brisben, the 1992 Presi Presidential dential candidate for the Socialist Party USA. Mr. Brisben will attend a luncheon from 1 1 :30 to 1 :00 PM in the Hines Room located at Goudy Commons. Brisben has been a dedicated activist, unionist and socialist organizer for over three decades. He was jailed for his participation in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1 964, and as an activist for the disabled in 1 99 1 . Brisben will speak on the Socialist Party USA's socialist-feminist platform that advocates the democratization of the economy, a human cen centered tered foreign policy and extension of basic human rights into the work place. On hand will be Socialist Party activists from Oregon who will talk about their effort to fight the two party system and build a Progressive alternative party in the state. Safety iSlfy f ' -"1- ti " V CAMPUS Theft August 29, 11:22 a.m. (Bookstore) - A male subject brought $ 1 60 worth of books to the register. He attempted to pay with a credit card, but the card was declined. The subject then walked out of the book bookstore store carrying the books. Criminal Trespass August 30, 12:08 a.m. (Haseldorf Apartments) - Officers observed a male subject exiting the ga garage rage area behind Haseldorf. They asked the subject for ID and he produced an ID card which did not belong to him. The card was confiscated and For Rent: 12 house for rent, W. Salem, all amenities, great view. Contact Mike at 364-2472. MF, no smoking. $325mo. 12 utilities. FOR SALE 1990 Mazda Protege LX: 5 sp; AC; PS; PB; - Collegian he was given a trespass warn warning. ing. Harassment August 31, 9:00 a.m. (Kappa Sigma) - A student reported receiving sev several eral unwanted phone calls in his residence room. Emergency Medical Aid September 2,4:10 p.m. (Physi cal Plant) - An employee re reported ported that a student, near the Mill Race, had broken his wrist. An officer responded, called 911. He was transported to Sa Salem lem ER by ambulance. September 2, 7:40 p.m. (Sparks Center) - A student was hit in the head with a racquet racquet-ball ball racquet. Officers responded and transported the student to the Emergency Room. PDL; PW; PM; Cruise; Tilt; Excellent Cond; 52K; $7500 obo; 391 391-9708. 9708. 1987 Dodge Caravan LE: Excellent condi condition; tion; 7 pass.; Auto; Air; PS; PB; PDL; PM; Roof rack; 93K; $5600 obo; 391-9708. US OfMl-nent o' Trari-v- itorial 10 The Collegian September 8, 19 Tennant sells yearbook short EdiroRials Get paid for waiting in line I"jTow would you like to make $25 an hour t waiting in line? No experience is necessary, JLand the only prerequisite is a willingness to sell the American democratic process short. Public attendance of congressional hearings, de designed signed to allow citizens access to the legislative process, has given rise to a whole new form of private enterprise. Lobbyists are paying up to $1100 for a service that has people wait in line for the limited seating at public hearings on Capitol Hill. When the doors to the hearing open, the lobbyists trade places with whoever they have hired to hold a place for them in line and enter after only a few minutes wait. In order to compete, an average citizen would have to take several days off from work just to wait in line, for the individuals lobbyists hire arrive at least one day prior to the hearing and hold a place in line around the clock until the hearing convenes. The result is a virtual admission price to congressional hearings in the form of a "ticket" only moneyed interests can afford to buy. Whereas we no longer have a property require requirement ment for citizenship and voting (However, just try registering to vote without an address!), such prac practices tices as those currently being employed by lobbyists in Washington, D.C., are indicative of the enormous sway money holds in the democratic process. In a political discourse where more and more extremists place not being heard at the top of their list of grievances, we cannot afford to put a price on democ democracy. racy. Check out Writing Center t may be tucked away between Matthews Hall, Kappa Sigma and Delta Tau Delta, but the new Writing Center is worth the search. Boasting a writing library, a consulting area, a writing laboratory and a crack team of writing consultants, the center is an invaluable resource for students in all disciplines. Open Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. until 1 0 p.m., the center offers consulting sessions on both a drop in and appointment basis. Consultants are trained not to proofread or critique papers but to help students meet their writing goals by talking with them - but not at them - about writing. And if you keep your papers a secret until the day you turn them in out of modesty or shyness, rest assured that the consulting sessions are designed to be both personal and confidential. So if you are having trouble getting your thesis to work, if you want to clarify or expand your arguments or if you just plain want to talk about writing, head on over to the Writing Center. Reading this column aloud could be construed as sexual harassment under university policy. If a professor or administra administrator tor were to interrupt your daily stroll with the following anecdote, you could file a complaint with any of the eight Sexual Harassment Advi Advisors sors on campus. Other than that highly unlikely scenario, there are not many rea reasons sons why Stuart Tennant, Vice President of Student Affairs, could find fault with it. It is with some trepidation, then, and a brief nod towards Oregon statutes and certain amendments to the Civil Rights and Equal Em Employment ployment Acts that I begin this tale. Here goes: This guy was walk walking ing in the forest when a mischie mischievous vous devil disguised as a bee stung the tip of his penis. After a while, his penis grew to immense propor proportions tions - so large that he could use it to club a puma and knock monkeys out of trees. Luckily, some good spirits wrapped his penis in ferns and "he was able to suck the evil from him and spit it out." Not exactly the stuff of Dr. Seuss. But then, Mario Vargas Llosa thought it was an important part of his novel The Storyteller, a work which the faculty found valuable enough to be required reading for the last four year World Views cycle. The students in charge of Se Senior nior Skits enjoyed this episode so much that they deemed it accept able to pantomime this scene while reading excerpts from the story be before fore an audience of several hun hundred dred students. From the Editorial Board Ryan Teague Beckwith No one had any objections when the editors of the Collegian de decided cided it was newsworthy to run a photograph and accompanying story describing the skit. But when someone at Herff Jones, printing company for the ASWU yearbook, asked the editor of the Wallulah for his advisor's approval to run the same photo and an excerpt of the novel in the 1995 yearbook, something went wrong. Like many student groups on campus, the Wallulah has no fac faculty ulty advisor, so the editor sought Tennant's signature. Tennant had a problem with the penises. Sure, every student on campus for the last four years was required to read the story. Sure, the skit was performed at a public event in front of hundreds off students. Sure, the photograph had al already ready run on the pages of the Colle Collegian, gian, which is distributed to every student and faculty member on cam campus, pus, and the only potentially offen offensive sive part of the accompanying text was its direct quotation from Llosa' sThe Storyteller. None of that mattered. Tennant didn't like it, and he wouldn't sign the release for the yearbook com pany. ' It also didn't matter to Tennan that under Section IV of the Stan dards of Conduct, "students have ; right to a press free of any censor ship" as well as "an environmen conducive to intellectual freedom. As Vice President of Siuden Affairs, it is Tennant's duty to up hold the university's Standards o Conduct and protect the right granted therein. In failing to support th Wallulah s decision and n- pec their editorial autonomy, Tennan has broken his obligation to tl student body. Since he failed in h professional capacity as a studei advocate, Tennant should be repr manded professionally. President Jerry Hudson $ ouI, take this opportunity to remind a administrators of the independe nature of student publications ; guaranteed by the Standards of Coi duct. More importantly, Hudson ar ASWU President Dvlit Palmateer should take immedia steps to ensure that any potenti future employers are made we aware of Tennant's poor judgmei in this matter. Allowing an honest mistahe i occur is one thing. Allowing administrator to escape the const! quences of his actions, howeve risks setting a dangerous preceder of blatant disregard for studed rights. by TOM TOMORROW fUlS CARTOON 1$ OCCASIONALLY ACCUSED OF EX CESSIVE NEGATIVITY. SO HERE THIS WEEK, TO HELP US EXAMINE A FEW Of NEXT YEAR'S LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGERS, 15 OUR NEVJ SPECIAL GUEST CowmENTAToR-- BUNKY THE VERY LOVABLE DOG! ;.;.ARFi arf71 . and i uav YJK) f kV--v-' IXv'.vVM v;. WILL YOU BE MY FWIEND? Bob dole, of course, is the current media- appointed FRONT RUNNER, DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT HI5 ADVANCED AGE WHICH HE. RECENTLY 50U6HT To DISPEL BY POSING AWKWARDLY ON A TREADMILL...SO WHAT'S YOUR OPINION OF tuC cuati at IlltSVI - ... . i . . , i, .mm ii. ... . i hi UM..T THINK HE. IS PRaR- ABWY A VERY 7c MAtf'A I WOULD LIKE TO BE HIS WIENP! M I' '''' ' ' ' PETS WILSON RECENTLY MADE NATIONAL NEWS by scuttling affirmative action at the university p california. ..aryan nation leader Richard butler noted appfmikgly that wilson is "beginning to nake up" to white supremacist vlews-.do you have any insight into this contentious topic, 8linky1 WELLL -1 TUIMK C-JFQVOWF MOt)LD TRY TO BE FWIENDSl THEN THE WORLD WOULD I BE A mUCM NICER, PLACE' HI : AND THEN THERE'S COLIH POWELL, WHO HAS YET ho DECLARE EITHER PRESIDENTIAL INTENTIONS OR PARTY AFFILIATION-AND WHO HAS NOTED.. THAT WHILE HE CURRENTLY HAS NO PollTiCAl- PHIL05OPHY, HE HOPES TO DEVELOP ONE SooN ...WHAT KIND OF FRESIDENT DO YOU THINK THE GENERAL WOULD MAKE, BUNKY? I UM...WELL...1 THINK HE. WOULD 8E A I vERY MICE PRESIDENT.' .: ..rM ?fV 1 WAT'S ALL FOR WOW-BUT 8E iUBE. To O01N US NET T1W6, WHEN BUNKY HMMV7ES mg BOSHIAH CONFLICT! WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGIAN Vol. 106 No. 3 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 Collegia" 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 readeis 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 Slate 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 to collegianwillamelte.edu. Not just anybody can wr-rstle monkeys; it takes talent. 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 News Editor Andrew Bernhard Sports Editor Lydia Alexander Features Editor J. Markham Furman Opinions Editor Tim Marshall Events Editor GennaVeahman Copy Editor Josh Harwood Copy Editor Staff Writers: Joe Findling Contributors: Monique Allen, Tara Bilyeu, Robert Brown, Jessica Girard, James Hadley, Jeremy Hall, C. Reynold Jonson, Scott Mahon, Joah McGee, Jennifer Miller, Christy Montgomery, Jon Morris, Kirsten Olson, Melissa Prichard, James Ramsey, Travis Rice, Jimmy Smith, Patrick Smith, Heather Stampfli, Jessica Wingler, Tania Zyrynanoff. Staff meetings are held at 5:30 on Mondays i the Autzen Senate Chambers. The Collegian is printed on recycled paper. Please recycle. Opinion September 8, 1995 11 Hie Collegian Some welfare programs imperil everyone This country is stuffed to the gills with welfare frauds! In fact, if we do not do something quick about these people who insist on abusing the system, I fear this world is in for a whole heap of trouble. O We taxpayers shell out hundreds of bil billions lions of dollars each year to support these people and their habits, and I for one have had just about enough. They congregate in certain parts of this great nation living lives that only barely pass as human. Thousands of them live overseas and still continue to receive eir benefits. Some of them might even be, you know, homosexuals. Just try asking them, though - they won't tell for fear of losing their meal ticket. Now, I believe in the Constitution, and I would rather die than see the Bill of Rights insgressed. I know for a fact, however, that nowhere in either of these documents did the founding fathers dictate that we the people should finance a bureaucratic morass so big and messy that many of the recipients of its benefits use their state assistance to murder Drapier's Proposal C. Reynold Jonson and steal. Much of the money we give them is spent on implements of cultural destruc destruction, tion, filling the pocketbooks of purveyors of sin. In fact, their depravity may one day cause them to rise up against the rest of us good citizens. Every good Christian and good American should stand up and say no to this immoral display and the politicians that per perpetuate petuate this deplorable system. Some people would consider these com comments ments unpatriotic, even bigoted; hell, lots of folks staunchly believe that these people's way of life is entirely justifiable. I am of a mind, however, that the longer we continue to openly offer this free ride to our society, the harder it is going to be to absolve our ourselves selves of the respon- sibility of feeding, housing and clothing these perfectly ca capable pable human beings. The way I see it, the sooner we pull the plug on this institu institutionalized tionalized outrage, the sooner I figure we can get all the whining arid griping over and done with. Since the late 1960s - maybe even since the start of World War II - these people have come to depend on our handouts to finance their degenerate We taxpayers shell out hundreds of billions of dollars each year to support these people and their habits . . . lifestyles, and we have walked blindly into this binding commitment. It is time to bring an end to this practice of paying out taxpayer dollars to programs that do not represent the best interests of this country and her people. In this upcoming election year, I im plore you to let the candidates know that you will no longer stand seeing your hard earned money spent on the biggest welfare frauds in history, namely the United States Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. Let's start putting those tax dollars towards a good cause for a change and maybe, just maybe, we will find grounds for hope in this bitter world. Welcome back takes n curious forms If you have not heard it in the last few weeks at least a dozen times, you are living locked in your basement. It is the 'WU Welcome' jnd it seeps out of whatever hole it ii ves in, insipidly contaminating the first few days of every semester. Transfers to Willamette this year may recognize the WU Welcome ' by another name, something simi similar lar from their old campus; famous jgialogs include the Harvard Hello and th? .Stanford Salutation. You may wonder if you've heard such a welcome and how to tell if you 'have. " - " " " If you are a returning student, you've heard it in a situation resem resem-f!ing f!ing the following dialogue: (Student A walks to Philosophy lost in contemplation. Student B appears out of nowhere in greet greeting.) ing.) B : Hey A, it' s been weeks ! How was your summer? : J A: (distracted) Well, pretty good, I guess. I mean, I did a lot of reading, and worked as a gardener 4 days a week. Um, how about yours? B: Awesome! It couldn't have been better. My parents and I went to Hawaii and I hung out with my j Sousins there and then I worked for ! a while in this office building where : I met this really cute... ! A: (mind wanders, eventually i followed by feet.) Another version of the same ; 'elcome is shorter. It reads: j (Student A heads to the ! mailroom to see if an important ; letter has come. Student B passes by and initiates a greeting.) B: Hi A. How're you doing? A: Oh, good. How about you? B: Good. Have you seen C? A: Not yet. Why? B: I just haven't seen him yet and I want to say hi. A: Cool. Well, I've got to go Wayfaring Familiar R.O.B. check my mail. See ya. B: Later. As a student returning from a year off campus, I' ve faced this last version numerous times: (Student A sees Student B walk walking ing along. ' Student B has been abroad. Student A acknowledges this fact.) A: Hi, B. How was Zimbabwe? B: (Sorting quickly through 6 months of new experiences and changes) Uh, good. (Tries to recall an anecdote that will interest A). Uh, real good. It was a good experi experience. ence. A: Glad to hear it. Welcome back. B: Uh, thanks. (Wanders off confused. This later becomes frus frustration.) tration.) Now that you have a general description of the WU Welcome and are aware of its more common forms, you can avoid it and try and try again to create an atmosphere of sincerity around you. Whether this works or not, I bid you good luck. Don't be daunted in your task; even thought I have tried again and again, I sometimes long for the single WU Farewell I will receive in May. And let me be the last person to welcome you back. Instead, I'll say: summer's over. Let's get on with things at hand. Lenens to 1 T-V TnP r.ulTfltt USA G J i Stout clarifies policy After reading the editorial in last week's Collegian I wanted to correct the misinterpretation of the fJniversity's Parking Regulations. The Parking Regulations were cor correctly rectly quoted: "Parking Permits are required to be on all vehicles parked on campus beginning September 6, 1995." This regulation refers to the re requirement quirement to have a parking per mit. However citations are issued for other violations of the Parking Regulations. No one has received a parking citation for not having a parking permit. Permits are not required un until til September 6. However, all other parking regulations are in effect. Section A, 3 of the Parking Regula Regulations tions states, "These restricted areas no parking, reserved, etc. are in effect 24 hours a day, 365 days a year." I hope this clarifies the dif difference ference between the (Sept. 6) re requirement quirement to have a parking permit from the enforcement of parking in areas restricted from parking. Ross C. S iout Director of Campus Safely Richard Dreyfuss movie enourages voters to crash political parties In the movie "Moon Over Parador", Richard Dreyfuss plays an actor who is hired to become a South American dicta dictator. tor. In one scene, the citizens of Parador proudly hold up banners which feature their favorite can candidates didates for the country's presi presidency, dency, the joke being that all the banners have Dreyfuss' face on them, with half blue and half red. Perhaps it was unintentional, But the whole scene left me with a subtle impression that the po political litical system of Parador is much like our own, with oligopolistic parties mas masquerading querading as diverse elec electoral toral choice. Take Phil Gramm, for example. Thirteen years ago this was a Democratic congressman from Texas. It wasn't that difficult for him to change affili affiliations, ations, just as the recently con converted verted Southern Democrats have found. Out of 535 congressional rep representatives, resentatives, only 1 is neither Democrat nor Republican. His label on C SPAN, inter estingly enough, is Independent. The other 534 seem to function as two parties sharing one line. Is it any wonder our political participa- Third Party Politics James Ramsey tion, as measured by active voters, is the lowest in the industrialized world? Every four years each party de declares clares the other virtually dead, or on life-support, and predicts total oblit obliteration eration of the Much like the battle between Coke and Pepsi, what is openly declared is as essential as what is covertly silenced. Why is it that neither party ever expresses a concern that a new opponent will enter the ring? other in the com coming ing election. Much like the battle between Coke and Pepsi, what is openly declared is as essential as what is covertly si silenced. lenced. Why is it that neitherpartyever expresses a con concern cern that a new opponent will en enter ter the ring? Partly be because cause it takes so much money for a new party to gain equal access to the polls, because the laws are against anyone Partly stacked heavily seeking to place their new party on the ballot. Partly because ideas that are of concern to voters are generally ab absorbed sorbed by one of the two heavy weights. Although Ross Perot shook up the political establishment in 1992, it was at high cost, and not nearly the first time a third party candidate had made an impres impression sion in a Presidential election. However, can anyone re remember member who took fourth place? I, for one, cannot. Frankly, I didn't care, be because cause there was never any seri serious ous challenge, beyond Mr. Perot, to the "Republocrats". There are several good argu arguments ments to be made why a pol itical party should not be an end to itself. The former Soviet Union is a prime example. When the people are the tool to aid the party, rather than the reverse, elitism runs rampant and the elected politicians tend to listen more to their party mem members bers than their electorate. If a voter looks to party af affiliation filiation to choose whom they wish to represent them, then it is irrelevant who runs or what they believe in. A shrewd politician simply has to pick the right party, rather than appeal to the right elector electorate. ate. Third party politics warrants serious discussion as the Presi Presidential dential race of 1996 begins to heat up. There are many new and old parties to learn about, and view viewpoints points to consider. In a vigorous, participatory Democracy, a third party is not a crowd; it attracts one. Readers bar No Holds To the Editorial Board of the Collegian and Willie Smith, We are writing in response to Willie Smith's opinion column "You say bubye and I say hello" which appeared in the September 1 , 1995 issue. We were offended by the editorial and disappointed that such a poorly constructed and slan slanderous derous work was included in the paper. First of all, "bubye" lo slander. We found it in extremely poor taste for Willie to call his former superi superiors, ors, Michelle Howell and Cesie Delve Scheuermann, "The Bitches of Eastwick" and discuss their eat ing habits while still claiming to have a "good relationship" with both women. Willie, had circumstances been different would you still be making these remarks? While we are still discussing slander, we found it inappropriate to use the titles "The Bitch" and "a group of wackos" to describe former university employees. The use of these inflammatory remarks dem demonstrates onstrates your inability to raise le legitimate gitimate criticisms of the issues. Personality has nolhing lo do wilh job performance. Willie, STOPTHE NAME CALLING !I! Perhaps, the changes proposed in the second half of your column would have been better received had they been presented in a differ different ent medium and a more positive light. We question what purpose complaining about the unfinished U.C. really accomplishes. Beirut? The air raids must have stopped before we got here ! Besides, i f Jerry Hudson's speech really bothers you that much. ..DON'T GO! In closing, we would just like to say, "Willie, bubye!" Jhnnie Drazan Junior Christy Gardner Junior HtiAIHI.R HAYliS Senior Heather Ho-:ll Senior J New; 12 The Collegian September 8, 1995 Hatfield speaks on behalf of former student Packwood Senator Bob Packwood(R-Ore.) resigned from the US Senateyester Senateyester-day day afternoon in the face of grow growing ing controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct. Immediately after Senator Packwood' s resigna resignation, tion, former Willamette professor Senator Mark Hatfield (R-Ore.)took the floor to speak in support of his collegue and former student. Hatfield's speech is as follows: Mr. President, the political nightmare that has faced my col colleague league now for almost three years is coming to an end. And I think in an ordeal of this type, we tend to focus on the negative or the causes lead leading ing to resignation. But as he has briefly reflected on the many accomplishments that he made during his service not only here at the Senate, but services he rendered to the state of Oregon as a political leader, as a legislator. I'd like to accentuate the posi positive. tive. I must say that in my many years of teaching political science, I never had a more brilliant student than Senator Packwood. vou've been recvrlinrc j But to keep recycling i y working to help protect the environment, you need to f i! buy those products. P BUY RECYCLED. N ft U Ml AUG SAVE" w So look for products made from recycled materials, and 8 J buy them. It would mean the world to all nf us u . . . n ij ror a iree brochure, write k Buy Recycled. Environmental Defense Fund. 2S7 Park Ave. South, New York. NY 10010. or call 1-800-CALL-EDF. jig Yj M? Thanks to you, all sorts itj, : i H ;J U of everyday products are rl f3 being made from the paper, . P I I F pj plastic, metal and glass that L H U ilk. j -ri. He came to Willamette Univer University sity as a freshman and he immedi immediately ately established himself as one who was knowledgable about politics and was willing to engage in poli politics, tics, and invite other people to be involved in politics, even on this campus . . . And therefore I think even though there may be only 10 years separating our ages, he is sort of a long friend, perhaps partially a men mentor, tor, and most of all, someone whose friendship I treasure. Mr. President, when young Bob Packwood became engaged in political action leading to his politi political cal career as elected officer, he launched a whole new style of cam campaigning paigning in my state. Best described as a slogan: "People for Packwood." And he didn't have to pay a high price to some kind of a public relations firm to come up with that kind of a focus that epitomized his whole style of campaigning. He thought it out. He demonstrated again a bril brilliant liant mind in his political activities. We were going through one of those wrestling matches in the Re Republican publican party that we were going through and perhaps will always go through. And that is the wrestling between the so-called liberal wing and the conservative wing. And at that particular time, the so-called party machinery was pretty much in the hands of the conservatives in our state and the moderates felt that they were not being well represented within the party structure, so Sena Senator tor Packwood at that time orga organized nized what was called the Dorchester Conference. And in the Dorchester Conference, he invited many Republicans who represented the middle, the center, and said we have to epitomize the pluralism of our party, both in our heritage, and in ourpractice in current times. And he launched that forum which is still going on in my state after all these years, almost 30 years. So I say to my colleague that you have your footprints, you have your imprint on legislation in the political life of our state, and your record can never be changed on that basis of your contribution. Dating: ASWU steps in Continued from page 1 cause he believes that there is a national movement toward a more positive Christian approach to so socializing... cializing... We promote simple, often inex inexpensive pensive dates that do not involve drugs, alcohol and sex, the three biggest stereotypes that come to mind when you think of dating." Coleman focuses on typical dat dating ing problems that occur in the 1 8-25 year old age group. These problems range from AIDS and other STD's to Love vs. Lust and Beer Goggles. The program has generated a wide following, and Coleman has received mail from 25,000 roman romantics tics who rave about the positive ef effects fects of his program. The globally known women's magazine, Glamour, launched Coleman's program into the world worldwide wide circuit after it ran Coleman's article summarizing his workshop's objective. Since then, Coleman has presented his program in six coun He has many credits in his record, and that doesn't mean that Senator Packwood and I have agreed on every issue. He is pro-choice, I am pro-life. That has divided us in terms of an issue, but not in terms of a friend friendship. ship. He has respected my position, I've respected his position. And that was again one of the characteristics of Senator Packwood throughout his political life in my state and in the United States Sen Senate. ate. He was not a prisoner to dogma. He looked at the issue, he'd make his assessment, and he'd take his position. And I want to say with all due respect to my colleagues that I serve with today and those have served with over the almost 30 years that I have been here. I know of no colleague that is his peer in taking a complex issue such as a tax package, dissecting it, analyzing it, explaining it so that the average cititzen out there watch watching ing the proceedings could under understand. stand. He has demonstrated that time and time again. I not only give him that accolade, he has certainly been a role model for me to be more brief than I have a tendency to be, having grown up in a profession that had a 50 minute lecture. So I just want to say to my dear colleague, I wanted to take just a few moments to focus on a record that cannot be expunged, and that in the total man and the total person and the total picture, I hope we will be not only con considerate siderate of that record and recog recognize nize that record, but also recognize that he is a fellow human being. And even though the media and the public often treats us as objects, we are human beings with emotions and with feelings, and I want to say that as a fellow human being, I rise to give these few remarks with a sad heart, for I hurt with Senator Packwood at this particular moment. And I count as a privilege to not only have him as a friend for this length of time, but look forward to many more years of friendship. tries and all 50 U.S. States. The program has received national at attention tention from The Washington Post and The New York Times. Coleman has compiled a list of suggested dates from college cam campuses puses across the nation, and he sug suggests gests that first dates should be inex inexpensive pensive and fun. He includes making ice cream, test driving new cars, splashing around in a rainstorm and volunteer work as great first dates. ASWU Vice-President Gar Willoughby arranged to feature the Creative Dating program because he believes Creative Dating enter entertains tains as it educates. It provides a fresh, positive, upbeat attitude while it helps students deal with today's dating issues. While Creative Dating may not eliminate all corny pick-up lines from the Willamette campus, it should provide an evening of enter entertainment tainment and hopefully, some fu future ture romance. New Matthews Writing Center lies dormant The writing center opened this week and while study tables at the library and computers at the Smullin lab were busy, the first floor of Matthews was suprisingly quiet. Approximately fifteen members of the writing center staff are poised to help improve all types of writing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday with , modified hours on the weekend. Parking: Petitions circulate Continued from page 1 through Tcnnant next week, after this week's "cooling off period for the parking problem. Ramey will also be presenting a signed petition and proposal for solutions to Tennant in concurrent meetings, after a response is received from the council. Palmateer cited several safety problems surrounding the issue, including wait time for stu students dents getting rides from Campus Japan: Singers travel Continued from page 1 Long is excited that the choir will sing what he calls a "beauti "beautifully fully ananged version" of "Sakura", a popular Japanese song. He sees the song as adding a deeper mean meaning ing to the performance. We're extending the hand across the sea by singing in their language," he said. Art: Exhibit teaches Continued from page 1 papyrus. The entire display seems to break some of the stereotypes centered around the Middle East and gives us a chance to see what is happening now instead of what's already happened." Credit for "Artist's View: WorikiNq disTRiburiNq our PRoducT Brochures. Get PAid We Supply Brochures. FTor PfT. For FREE Info Write: DIRECTOR 1375 Coney Island Ave., Ste. 427 )e i Safety from the hospital or Kaneko, as well as the lack of emergenc: . , phones at the under-renovation Sparks building. Additionally, fewer officers are on duty at night, and so their resources will also be "stretched thinner," possibly leav leaving ing the campus more unsafe. "Convenience of the commut,j' ing students is nice to take into consideration, but not at the cost of the safety of residents," Palmateer said. The choir will perform at a din dinner ner for TIU at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, at TIU in Kawagoe, and fq.-, the town of Kawagoe, which is Salem's sister city. Another special performance will be held at a nearby junior col college lege which is interested in begin beginning ning a program similar to the TIUA program at Willamette. Arab Art" is given to the curator, j Salwa Mikdadi Nashashibi, the resident curator, Annalisa Mor Morgan, gan, The International Council for Women in the Arts, and the AT&T Foundation. Morgan thanks her installment assistant Mark Cronan for help assem- bling the display. Brooklyn, NY 11230