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VOLUME c v m
Issue 17
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, FEBRUARY I 8 ,
2000
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Gallaudet Men Win OT Squeaker
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Buff and Blue Staff
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Yes, it may have been senior
night, but it was the fieshmen and a
lanlgr sophomore that stole the show on
what was a very special Wednesday
night The Gallaudet Bison men's basketball team made it as memorable as it
could have been with an thrilling and
heart-stopping 70-69 overtime win over
York to earn their first CAC win of the
season ini3 tries.
The seniors that were honored
were Center Ben DeMario, Forward
Marcus Washington and Center Chad
Ivar Maigason. Onty DeMario got a lot
of playing time as Washington was stiD
out with an ankle injury and Margason
pU^ed three minutes total. DeMario was
a force on the glass with 10 rebounds.
The praise, however, belongs
to fiieshman guard Jeremias Valencias,
who scored the game winner on a running jiunper to break a 68-all tie in the
overtime period with 36 seconds left.
That final basket gave
Jeremias 20 points for the game. His
brother, Jaimie had a decent game, scoring 8 points, including a big three-pointer just before Jeremias' game winner.
Sophomore Heniy Dorsey shook off a
rough first half when he missed 7 of 8
shots, but he caught onfirein the second
half and ended up with a team high 21
points, connecting on 8 of his 9 shots in
the second half
Coach Jimmy DeStefano could
not have been more prouder of his team
than their fine effort against York.
"Tfeah, it was a good win, especially for the seniors," said DeStefano.
"By playing well against Catholic really
helped us build some confidence in ourselves. Our defense was great We did an
outstanding job of holding David
Martins (of York) to 12 points. He had
25 points against us vdien we went up
(to York College).
"Also, we stopped their point
guard who scored 14 points and 12
assists last January, but he had only 5
assists and didn't score at all. It was a
great team effort Everyone did their
part TheyVe improved so much from
Day one to now. I am lookingforwardto
this Saturday's game against Goucher."
The first half was very sloppy
as both teams had trouble holding on to
the ball. It was a comedy of errors out
there witii a lot of wild balls and balls
thrown right to die opposing defenders.
After DeMario scored on a layup to give
the Bison a 13-10 lead, Yotk went on a
14-0 run to take a 24-13 lead.
The Bison's cold shooting spefl
went on for 5 and a half minutes.
Forward Jesse Woosley's layup finally
ended the slump and started a run of
their own. The Bison scored the last 7
points, including a Henry Dorsey layup
with 4 seconds left in the first half to cut
the deficit to 4. That might have gotten
Dorsey juiced up for the second half.
The second half was as intense
as any half you'd ever see. ITie Bison got
the lead back with a Dorsey jumper. Another layup by Dorsey after stealing
an errant York pass along vnth connecting on his foul shot gave the Bison their
biggest lead of the game, 42-35 with u
and half minutesremaining.York would
not let the Bison stretch the lead any further as the men in the green imiforms
promptly went on a 9-2 run to even the
score once again at 44. The two teams
exchanged leads a few more times .
before York took a 5 point lead with 5
minutes remaiiiing. Dorsey kept the
Bison dose once more with a driving
layup and one. Another jumper by
Dorsey cut the lead to 58-57.
LabeiYourselves HoweverYou Want, Says Wood
do different groups affect eadi other'
to "How can we unify afl the different
groups in America?"
Dr. Wood emphasized diat
"^obotfy is all the same. You
should be able to ktentify with one America is a mdting pot of different
group, either a litde in one, and atotin races, religkins, and sexual i»«ferthe other," Dr. Julia Wood commented ences. She (Haised die ccmcept of a
last Thursday during her lecture tided common identity and a sense of
"Am I an American or a 'Hyi^n- bdonging to a certain group, saying it
American':
Libertarianism, is vitalforeverybody; but rdatioiisfagK
widi eadi other also benefit evrayme
Conununitarianism, and Pcditics."
Dr. Wood discussed die ten- and l e ^ to positive dianges. AD views
sion and coniiision often ffit MiiOe have to be melted. Dr. Wood said.
identifying onesdf as a member of a Counto'-public views are impntant to
particular group (e.g.. Deaf, orAfncan- understand in wder to betta identify
An^rican, or fi»nale) and idmtifica- discrimination.
"You have to find your own
tion widi die ooDective culture. She
addressed several questions from voice," Dr. Wood sakL Accordii^ to
ranging fiom "How do we give groups her, it is important for us to listen to
a labd or an idoitificaticH]'and "How eadi odio* and ddnte individual q;niB y LYNErre COOKER
Buffand Blue Staff
ions and perspectives, thus providing
exposure to differmt types of 'gmips'
in America.
Lidiel yoursdf bowevH-you
want Dr. Wood said, America doeai^
give you set aitoia to foDow. Hie
Vequhements'for bdcmging to a particidar groiqi OHistanlfy d i a i ^ infiuonedfaygmqi mendxra, memiieis of
odiergroupfi, and the eratrftiie group's
existenoe.
ft takes tone for eveiybody
to aooqit difioent view and difierent
idratify gmqis'. Dr. Wood exphnifd,
and teassiBed the nidieiioe %nlh an
exampfe: In 184^ tiiousands of
womoi gaAered in Seneca Fdh, New
Yotktoptomote dvS t i i ^ and equality m vMmg ligjiis. ft was not umi 72
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After felling behind by 4 once
more, the Bison defense stiffenedforthe
final three minutes, holding York without a point in that span v^iile getting
another humongous Dorsey jumper and
then a pretty jumper by Jeremias
evened die score for the umpteendi time
at 61.
Everyone in the Field House
held their breath impatiently in the final
30 seconds as the Bison defense made
one final stand and an halficourt heave
by Jaimie rimmed out as the buzzer
sounded.
Overtime! The extended period was just as exdting, and the chess
matd] continued. DeMario started the
overtime widi a layup.
A York diree pointer reclaimed
die lead for diem, but it would not last
long. Twofi:cethrows t^r Jeremias gave
the Bison the lead back, and after losing
die lead once more, Jaimie made his
biggest shot of the season, a three-pointer on the left side to give die Bison a 6866 lead.
A bad pass by Dorsey enabled
York to even it up at 68 and set the stage
for Jeremias game vnnner. His sweet
running jumper was nothing but net and
gave the Bison the lead fbiey vrould finally not relincpiish.
York had one more shot as
Forward Clinton Prather, who had 12
rebounds in the game, committed a silly
foul with just 4 seconds left. But he was
off the hook as the first free throw was
missed. The second fi'ee throw was
good.
Jaimie was fouled quickly by
the York defenders. Jaimie missed both,
the second one on purpose as York
iiever got a shot off and the Bison players swarmed the comt, finally winning
their first CAC game of die season.
Student Congress Speaker <m Vacaticm
Kappa Gamma Fraternity Senator Rory Osimnk
motioned diat the second session of the Student Ccmgress this
semester was out of order since Speaker Roger Kesder had yet
to send out the agenda of the meeting 48 hours in advance,
according to the SBG constitution.
Vice Speaka Eric Kaika called the meeting to order
before Oslvink stood up to point out tbe sectfon of the constitution that states the 48-faour notice.
Kaika had opened the meetiiigfayannouncing diat
Kessler and Reoordiiig Secretary Rayni PUeter were on vacation.
This reaOy annoys me, becttise I came to the meetmg fi»'nothing, and I find out that Kessler's out on vacatku.
R's a waste idmylime,' exriaimed a soiator YAM wished to
remain anoivnious.
An obsoved munnuied, "Neva:, ever, have I heard of
this ha^ening. This has to be a ftst"
b i c a dosed die out'<of-oider meetingfayannoBDCB^
Aattbe nest Stadent C o i g n s KKetii^ wouldbe in t«»o wedcs.
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National News
Tornadoes buDdozed throu^ four Georgia counties on Monday,
killing 18, injuring more than 100, andravagingabout 350 homes.
On IXiesdiQr, President Clinton declared tiie southwestern Georgia
area a disaster r^ion due to Ae widespread damage. Vice President
Al Gore on Wednesday said diatfederalaid to the victims is immediate. Also on Wednesday, thefinancialdamagefinmthe tornadoes
in Geoigia and afewother states was estimated to be about $25 millioa Monday's tornadoes were the most &tal in Geoigia since 1944.
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On Ibursday, Bill Gates and Microsoft revealed Windows 2000, a
soi^iisticated software program designedforbusinesses. The program required over four years and more dian a billion dollars to
deveJop, and over 5,000 people were involved in die project
However, Windows 2000 is e]q>ectedtohaul in revenue to die tune
of $5 billion during its estimated four-year life span. Ana^'Sts are
worried diat like {Hevious versions of Windows, diis newest version
win have thousands of bugs, but die company asserted that most
buanesses won't be serious^ affected by software glitcfaes.
W o r d News
A ftiti^ newspaper reported SundsQ^ that Queen Elizabedi n
c a u ^ a man in dK act attemptingtosteal her undowear. Captain
Nkk Candl, a former bo^vguard (tf Ifae Queen, triedtosteal bar
underwear during a November 1992 fire that devastated Windsra*
Gasda Canell had been clearing out Her Majesty's valuables, sudi
as furniture and dolhes,whai he opened a dresser drawer. I w a s
amazedtosee it wasfilledwidi the Queen's underwear and I put out
my bandtotake a pair. Suddenly I realized she was standing r i ^
bdiind me, watdung my eveiy move. 1 don't know wfaitt she
dmught, but the Queen didn't ssQT a word,ftwas all voy onbarrassing," Can:dltokidienewq)aper,dieSundfQri^Bopfe edition. Hie
humiliating situation was resolved when CarreD, acting nonchalant,
gathered the rest ofdie underwear into a bag and took die majestic
imdeigarments to safety.
Ccrnqnledfiromvariaus news reports
years later diat womenfinallywon the ri^
to vote.
Change needs time, said Dr.
Wood. It is important for peoi^e tofeela
sense of belonging to a group, such as
African-American, Gay- and LesbianAmericans, or even Jewish-American
because names are important for peoide.
It gives them a sense of 'existence.' "Ibat
there are other people like them may promote self-growth, strength, and the ability
to discuss personal goals and needs
because common characteristics are
shared. In the end, it will promote comfort with your own identity.
T o u should look at shades, not
at a solid color," Dr. Wood said, citing
black versus white: there are many types
of shades of black to white. That spectrum
should be looked at and accepted. You
can also identify with many different
kinds of groups: American, AfricanAmerican, Protestant-American, female,
and so forth.
I^. Wood is a professor of communication at &e University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has written 15
books and edited seven others, p'iblished
over 50 articles and book chapters. Sbeis
the recipient of the Berscheid/Hatfidd
Award for social psychological research,
and has served as an expert witness in
numerous sexual harassment court eases.
Dr. Wood's- lecture was" sponsored by theVPAA's Faculty Development
Fund, 9s well as the Departments of
Communication Arts, History and
Government, Sociology, and the
Multicultural Students Programs office.
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would you most prefer - a
wresding match, a cross dressing
contest, an intdlectual debate or
a boxing match?
I SAY ALL OF THE
ABOVE!
I share ol' Dennis' sentiments when I say I would love
to see Mr. Stem decked out in
fishnet stoddngs, a miniskirt, a
leather halter top and pertiaps
some bright red lipstick and
heavy mascara and eyeliner.
We've all seen Rodman
in that kinda get-up, so I say put
him in a Brooks Brothers suit,
penny loafers, dye his hair black,
remove all his piercings and lefs
not forget the aigjie socks and
gold cufflinks.
First
round:
InteUectual debate, with Don
IQng Mdceeing. The nod goes to
die brainy Stem.
Second round: The
boxing match. To make things
fair, we'd have to dose Rodman
with 2,000 milligrams of Valium
and tie one ami behind his back.
Even then, the sight wouldn't be
pretty.
Third round - tbe cross
dressing contest Rodman wins
hands-down.
With the score at 2-1 in
the favor of Rodman, the crowd
breathlessly awaits the much
awaited wrestling match.
No, wait... Oh my!
Dennis Rodman is being escorted out by uniformed police officers... It appears that the boxing
matoh took its toll and Stem's
already swelled brain has swollen
so much that it has started to
seep out of every orifice of his
body....
The trial shoidd be
starting soon. Rodman: 1 didn't
mean to actually kill him, but
now that I have, peibaps I won't
get fined as mudi."
Oh, by the way, Td
LOVE an of thistohappen in die
stead of this ridiculous presidential campaign. Bill Bradley in a
wedding dress, McCain pummding Bush and so on. Ooh!
''Be carcjid of what you pretend
to be because you are what you
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CHRISTOPHER KAFTAH
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JONATHAN IKEDA
JESSE THOMAS
It seems like yesterday we were anticipating Winter Break; an
escape from the daily stress of school and other commitments.
Now that Winter B reak is a mere memory, Spring B reak is
approaching rapidly. B efore we know it. Spring Break will be
over.
This semester will be a breeze for us since RockFest is
coming up, as well as RTT/Gally Weekend and Election Week.
Don't forget we have classes to attend and homework to com­
plete. Spring is coining up and without doubt, some of us will
experience a contagious disease known as Spring Fever.
That disease can easily disrupt a student's study
habits, thus resulting in a dismal GPA. It's important to keep
afloat and stay focused because we have a lot of spectacular
events coming up. Make time for school and focus on your pri­
orities: if you don't, there is no knowing what academic catas­
trophe will fall upon you. Spring is a­coming!
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KELLY SHORT
News Editor
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CK'S JEANS
All About Peanuts
Charlie Brown and Linus once lay
down outside at night, looking up at the
stars. In that comic strip, Charlie Brown
then said "Let's go inside and watch televi­v
sion. I'm beginning to feel insignificant."
The truth about Charles Schulz
was that you didn't laugh just because
you had to laugh, like in "Hie Far J |
, Side." You were laughing because of ■
the sjinity of Schulz's interpretations *
of the truths that we aU chose not to
confix>nt and ignore.
Sdiulz grew up in Minnesota, and
experienced frustrations growing up. He
literally drew his life into "Peanuts." Mth
characters rangingfromSnoopy totiielittle
reS­hai^ giri, Schulz's antics created
laughto' viien there weren't supposed to be
any.
Charlie Brown will never be aWe
to kicktiiefootball,no matter how ancere
Uicyis.
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Charlie Brown will never be able
Features/L^ Editor
to step onto the pitcher's mound without
getting knocked out of his clothes.
Charlie Brown will never be able
to woo the affections of his dreams, the lit­
tle red­haired giri.
Bossy Lucy will never stop teasing
and calling Charlie B rown "You block­
head!"
Shy and timid Linus will never
give up his security blanket, no mat­
I ter how dirty it gets. Every
i Halloween, Linus willforevergo to
the pumpkin patch to wait for the
coming of the Great Pumpkin.
Peppermint Patty and Marde will
always argue about who is r i ^ in the
dassroom. The words "Yes sir^ will forever
come out of Marde.
The lovable Woodstock will keep
peeping ahd.on]y Snooi^ wfll understand
him.
Snoopy, Qiariie Brown's wise but
weird beagle, wfll take the occasional fli^t
into the skies to renew hisrivalrywith the
RedBaroD.
Schulz once said in his 1980 book.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Me, "Of all the
things in the strip, I think I am most proud
of Linus' security blanket. I may not have
invented the term, but 1 like totiiinkthat I
helped make it a part of our language." Not
only did Schulz make the term part of our
language, he made Peanuts part of us.
Now it is time for Snoopy to bring
out his typewriter and start all over again.
"It was a dark "and stormy night..."
It's time for Lucy to bring out the
advice booth, charge a nickel and have
someone ask her the simple question of:
"Who is Charlie Brown?"
In Chariie Brown, Schulz created
a hero. like Willy Loman in "Death of a
Salesman," Charlie Brown is liked but not
wdl liked. He was a character who wants
only to live up to the worid's expectations
and promises.
Chariie, don't
worry, you already have.
Even to my own.
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Rodman
versus Stem
By JISSETHOUMS
Biffand Blue
It's confirmed. The
WormisbacL
Dennis Rodman, die
king offlamboyance,celebrat­
ed his second game back to the
NBA by getting a technical
foul, staging a sit­down protest
at thefree­throwline, getting a
second technical, being ejected
andfinaltytaking his shirt off
before exiting the arena.
In the aftermath, the
perhaps paranoid Rodman,
insisted that NBA czar David
Stem and his referees were,
have always been and will
ahways been, out to get him.
But as the ssQring
goes, a referee may not always
beright,but he's never wrong.
That goes for the omnipotent
(I didn't say impotent, but
draw your own condusions]
David Stem, too.
•SLAP* That's the
sound of a two­game suspen­
sion being imposed upon the
much baDyfaooed, tattooed
and coloiiul (bodB­hteraliy and
figimrtivdy} Dennis RodmaiL
So, after two games, 29
rebounds, one ejection, two
losses, he has been suspended.
He's back! The
rebounding king is back!
Rodman has prompdy dial­
lenged David Stem to a fight
If you reaDy think about it, ifs
interesting to consider...
Of course, if the fight
lasted more than two minutes,
Dennis would be charged with
manslaughter. Isn't it interest­
ing that a short, flacdd guy
who probably couldn't last
thirfy seconds on a treadmill at
level one has aQ this power
over aU these worid­dass ath­
letes vibo can run like deer,
jump like gazelle and....you get
die idea.
Getting back to diis
intriguing idea... Stem v.s.
Rodman... 'Duldng it out in
DaDas." As a matto' cf btX,
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Remember last week I spoke of McCain and Budi's
duklish.bdiavitN? Looks like diQr're at it again akmgside %ndiffill
Bradlqr and Al Goie. Seems astfsome peojde never grow iq> or
grasp die basks of public decorum, politeness, maturity, and con­
siderationforothers.
There are still quite afewadults diat bdiave like qioiled
three­year­old diildren i^ien they don't get tiieir way. Or when
somediing doesn't bode well with their own beliefe or ideas. Ifs
ridiculous when Tm subjected to sudi displays oi chOdidiiiess. I
must resist my urge to laugh or to mock the person making a fod
out of himself Out of respect and maturity, I restrain mysdf until
sakl subject ofridiculeis out of s ^ t
Why am I talking about diis? Lefs just say that we're in
college and we expect certain standards of behavior from our
classmates, professors, and colleagues. When I encounter sudi
bdiavior in die dassroom I diink, what a moron.
Examjde, one day, in dass, a studoit made a ronaik diat
dkin^ meet in agreonent wttfa anoKba vaeaibeT of tbe dass.
In^ead of bdiaving Vke a mature adidt this pecBon stood up,
Uadmed on about'awfiil attitudes'and walked out of dasB wiA­
out giving anyone die oppommity to defend tfaeir adxHs or to
darify aity misunderstandingk
This person was goiiv OD dxNit how rude tte offender
had been but die same thing was running tfarougli oty bead. How
rude of you, devsir, to just JU119 up m middk of d a n and atonn
out That is aflagrantdisre0u:d of Rqjwctfarthe m t ofIfae daw.
This is apaitiodarsiiow of rudeness to tiiepraieaaar.
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FEBRUARY 18, a o o o
On t h e
YIN AND YANG
Comparing
Gallaudet
andR,IT.
By DANIEL BINDER
ContrOiuting Writer
Many peo­
ple have asked me to
compare the differ­
ences between being a
R.I.T. (Rochester Institute
of Technology/ National
Technical Institute for the Deaf)
student and a Gallaudet student Now Fm
pondering an answer to those questions, so
next time, I can simply whip out this article.
Of course, I can't expect everyone to be sat­
isfied with my opinion, for there are differ­
ing opinions and this article is purely my
own.
If one word had to be ascribed to
R.I.T. students, apathy would come to mind.
Diuing my years at R.I.T. from 1995 to 1999,
I never once felt the urge to get involved
v*ith N.S.C., otherwise known as the
N.T.I.D. Student Congress. It seems to me
that the "in" crowd at R.I.T. was more
focused on the Greek world tad socializa­
tion and partying.
However, when I stepped foot on
Gallaudet for the first time as a fidl­fledged
student, I have to admit that I was awe­
struck to find that many of my close fiiends
were involved with various organizations on
this campus, such as The Buff and Blue and
also within S.B.G., the Student Body
Government From my observations as an
outsider, the people of Gallaudet are always
on die move, as if the cafeteria milk was
laced with substantial doses of Ritalin.
Another difference between the
two ooDeges is the social life. For many
years, I have had to listen to drunkards from
Gallaudet during the Rockfest/Brickfest cel­
ebrations proclaim that Gallaudetians have
a mudi better social life than the so­called
losers who call Rodiester their home. I hate
to s ^ it, but those drunkiirds were right I
s i m j ^ love the excitement and temptations
that the D.C. nightlife provides us
Gallaudetians with every weekend, like
clockwork.
For R.I.T., the "social­hang out"
for deaf people is Tower,A, which isfilledto
the Iwim witllJ^)icially­devoid young men
and women vAto are painfully learning their
ways tiirough the awkward first­year experi­
ence of being a freshman. Since older stu­
dents deem it "inappropriate" to be at a
location of vdiich the majority of the people
in attendance arefireshmen,Tower A has
been dying a slow, painful death over the
yean.
GaDaudet, however, did some­
thing smart Ihqr decided to put two dorms
■sideforfreshmenonly, partly so that older
studmts could enjoy the nightly light show
brought on by drunk
fi­^hmen who thought
a five­year suspen­
sion [as a result of
pulling
fire
alarms] wasn't
too
bad.
Gallaudet also
set aside dorms
for graduate stu­^
dents,
{>eople
with special inter­
ests, international
students, and for "the
rejects," as so lovingly
w^v»' labeled by my dear room­
mate, whose identity will be
withheld by yours truly. For students there
are many different places for different types
of people to mingle and interact during our
structured learning years here.
Hey, Rochester people, I haven't
burned all of my bridges just yet. There are
some things that make RI.T. so much more
comforting than Gallaudet can ever be. No
offense to the wonderful staff at the cafete­
ria, but the food at RI.T. is much better.
There are more options, and the best advan­
tage is that I don't have to wonder or guess
what that mystery meat is supposed to be.
Also, when I was a student at RI.T., I could
order food from a delivery place with confi­
dence that my order would arrive, instead of
arguing with the same pizza driver for being
late for the millionth time.
Lastly, but not least, there has
been one thing that has always bothered me
about Gallaudet Gallaudet University hap­
pens to be the "mecca" of the deaf worid,
and each and every one of us have been
looking for our entire lives for other deaf
people that are similar to us. Now that we've
all foimd eadi other in Washington D.C. of
an places, we decide to walk past each other
eveiy day, barety acknowledging the other's
existence.
At RXT., we were all one big,
hapi^ £amily. WhSe it may not be the
Bamey­love­a­thon that I make it seem, it
feels as if everybody played a imique role in
RI.T. I would like to see more of that at
Gallaudet
Perhaps it is our desire to be "nor­
mal" that we imitate the social contexts of
the hearing worid by alienating each other.
Perhaps we just don't have the time to get to
know everybody on this campus. PeAaps
this, perhaps that. All I am saying is this: If
each of us made just a litde bit more of an
effort to be just a litde bit more friendly to
the stranger that you see everyday but never
talk to, Gallaudet would be just a little more
of an awesome University.
Love it or leave it, is this. When
you dump all of die good things about
Gallaudet and all the good things about
RI.T. into one great big scale, die advan­
tages of Gallaudet far outweigh die advan­
tages that RJ.T. has to offer. However,
GaDaudet's disadvantages also outweigh
RJ.T.'s.
JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD AND YOUR MIND
By MICHAEL POSNER
Buff and Blue Staff
What wouldn't I give to see the
worid, to experience it, and to learn horn
it? I'm not talking about taking the metro
to the Navy Yard so I can roam the bare
streets of Washington D.C. I'm talking
about the exotic comers of the earth, yet
unexplored by the vast majority of
mankind.
The world is obviously a big
place, to put it simply, there is so much to
do and yet, I am shocked at those who do
not have a desire to pull a 'Siddhartha' and
go out to have a real taste of the worid.
You could start with Nepal — go
there and converse with the locals in the
Katmandu Valley. In the magnificent town
of Rome, Italy, the place to get drunk
nightiy would have to be the pubs located
in the Centro Storico. There, nightiy, peo­
ple of all ages have the wildest fiesta and
everyone is practically on a first­name
basis with the bartender.
What about Roraima or Santa
Catarina, located deep in the heart of
Brazil, one of the biggest countries in
South America? In Roraima, you could
visit their mercury­polluted rivers and
marvel at the longevity of their villagers. Or
you could visit the marketplace in Rio de
Janeiro where you would see the worid's
most famous manifestation of unbridled
hedonism, with spectacular night proces­
sions, elaborate balls, and cross­dressing
neighborhood bands.
If you're the old­fashioned type
and you love the sight of a big city, why not
visit the Greenwich Village section of New
York City? The best description of that area
would have to be excerpted from Allen
Ginsberg's "Howl" where you would con­
stantly see "the best minds of your genera­
tion destroyed by madness, roaming the
NUGGETS
C0NTISVEDFR0MPAGE3
difference in opinions and perhaps come to
a truce of sorts, or agreed to disagree. Stand
up and walk out of class? Gosh, let me
think. If I was the professor I wouldn't be
pleased either. Grow up, people. Just
because you don't agree or like certain
things being said doesn't mean you have
the right to jump up in middle of dass and
run out crying like a big crybaby.
Author's Note: There may seem to be a
lack of respect in this article. Let me put
this succinctly, I do not
endure foob. I did not
name people at hand
nor did I make a show
of disrespect to those
peppie involved.
streets with an angryfix"and people that
"sank all night in submarine light of
Bickford's, floated out, sitting through the
stale beer after noon in desolate Fugazzi's,
and listening to the crack of doom on the
hydrogen jukebox."
In the Mpumalanga section of
Cape Town, South Africa, there's a restau­
rant there that serves Califomian food.
Head over to Tanzania to observe their
large fishing industry and visit the boom­
ing, Chinese­funded Kiwira coal mine in
the town of Mbeya.
There seems to be a misconcep­
tion about Alaska — that it is a state filled
with igloos. But one of the best thing to do
for a thrill would have to be snowboarding
at the Eaglecrest Resort, located just out­
side Alaska's capital city, Juneau.
If you're the adventurous type,
the Indiana Jones type, then dance with
the devils in Tibet (if you're ludor, you can
pray alongside the Dalai Lama) or wresde
your way around on a slow­traveling box­
car somewhere on the western coast of
Mexico.
Planes, boats, and automobiles
might not be for everyone, but nothing
beats a bicycle ride across the Hudson
River­Valley in upstate New York, heading
north to Canada. You'd encounter nothing
but learn the definition of nature's power­
ful graces.
The key here is that there is so much
to explore not just in the worid but yourself
too. You are truly never whoever you are
until you have had your taste of cultures,
people, and most importantiy, experi­
ences. The further you're away fhmi your
home, the more you will change, the more
your mind will open up, and the more you
will appreciate whatever you have, even if
all you have is a paltry $65 genuine Fossil
stainless steel watch.
Cfje Puff anb Plue
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Sports Editor
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please apply via e­mail to
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Book Review
John Grisham's
'The Brethren'
By RENADA RUTMANIS
Daily Califomian Staff, University
of California at Berlieley
ing America to deal
with it? Never. He
allows himself to be
pushed and manipu­
lated more than most
politicians push and
manipulate die voters,
but be neither notices
or dijects. What diis
character needs is a
good pep talk from
someone who can con­
vince him to stand up
forhimsdl
John Grisham was
never at risk (rf being
confused widi a real
novdist, but he didn't
always write such
crap. This is really
nothing more dian a
dieck­out pifterback
disguised as a hard­
and use of a telephone —
bound book and placed in
tilings only prisonos would
care about On the side diqr promincBt locations around
also run a litde sdi^me Barnes and NoUe. Grisham
focused on Macfanafling gsy has also been doing cmnmer­
men who don't want tn be dals Yiben he tells a passen­
dirust out of the doset door ger on a (dane that he isn't
and are wiOmg to pay to pie­ reading die new John
vent i t Lale and the j o d ^ Grishun book because he
narratives Intcnect, and an i^eady knows how it ends. I
ine^aUe showdown ensues. coidd have told you how it
To c^thestniM the aided about fikty pofes into
dahorate hoax«arried.out by it­ ,
Ifaiybeftis a reflec­
die ju^gn. liien » a «rty
lawyer, on A c outside ui tion of m hneaamgiy sarcas­
d i a ^ e of delivering­, te tic society d«rt bodes fiOed
bladmidl ktltts n d n old 1^1 gnddsm­do not seon
Ofil^ariBqnred. OCconrse
gavemmeat agr <*<> ■ ^"^
moBcy bqra die preddoMy
big «> pralect Jds baofcraB ed
and of eouse alat of lawyers
candMatrbyaiy
,are cwAed. The Waterede
ttary.Tfaesediar­
OTandil ruined any miage of
« e bat terAly w *
dean pt^ddus and tiie
Mitten bat ^ an i ^ t i y
Smpooai trid daAed die last
ootc origiiHi. llieir aqport­
h^ nica wooid caavBment a hopes of a lAdde jnsiiee qr>­
ftiB­bodied. eomplei man tem. Tins book does not rain
dmacler wcB. tf one ensled or dash anydiing cxoqitdie
reader's btfrfm die poasaHl­
mftisBovd.
ity for origind stmytdfing
Lake is a mie­
sBod writes «diodontsd­«nft
dhnenskmal character who
never lefleds on his secret aft diefirstsign of cash being
bfe and does not question his waved infioBtof didr ftfoes.
dwioe to prasoe the jwesi­ Readers who stS b^eve in
dency or the lengdis he nmst those thinp shodd fcad The
go to getdwre. Does he leaQy ftedora. Those adio dont
care about defimse pending? dwdd dap ft and u e die
Not really. Does he omsider time reading about die
revealing Us secret and fnc­ dds finng red politicians.
THE
( U­ W I RE)
BERKELEY,
Calif.
­
Reading John Grisham nov­
els is a lot like curling up in
your favorite chair on a
rainy day — it is so comfort­
able and familiar that you
are apt to fall asleep. This
holds true for Grisham's lat­
est novel, The Brethren, a
fast and enjoyable read that
is also totally forgettable.
Focusing on the corrupt
nature of politics and the
law, the book makes revela­
tions about things only the
most naive stiB believe in.
Released just in
time for the presidential pri­
maries. Hie Brethren takes a
sarcastic and bitter look at
money and politics (I looked
on the back cover to see if
Grisham listed John McCain
as his primary' source of
jiis{rirBti<ni, but he declined
to list ai^thing of die sort).
Auon Lake » just your aver­
age smalor untfla secret offi­
, ati from die OA. hsu^pidB
^ Mm to be die next prudent
Rumiing on a pladorai off a
nngle issue —; ­ doubling
definie speaSat daring his
first term ­ Ltdte ia smlMed
widi seventy maB oB doB ars
m d mote A a a one wdi­
orcbestraled «99lanoa to fad
America's fears. Ptetty soon
ads riwmi« boadis oviod­
mg and Ldw saying "Lake­
before ilfatoofa«^are piaa­
tered acroaa O e «devisi«
airwaves, m d American^
become convineed die
try b soft on crime.
Lake. Uke
poUtiGians, has a secret, add
e v e n t o ^ his stray cdB des
with that oi three judges
^pending time in a fedeiai
prison known as the
Breduai. These judges pve­
ade over a mod^ court of
odier fekms who bring cases
about urirurting cm fiowos
Survival Guide for Vakntme^s
Day (and Vfe)
.EN
lOHN ^
GRISHAM
By MICHELLE ticAuiiFFE AND EioLYTfePLiN
Owrtrauttr^ VMur and Buff rndBiitaidf
Frilly pink and white pufify
hearts deooradng the kicd dn% store.
People lining up at Godiva,
eager to buy dwcdate at a prkx oompaiar
Ue to a watcfa &«»i Rodeo Drive.
Stupid heart­shaped balloons
dobbmng your ftce while riding tiie
metro, giving you a bad case of 'static
hdr.'
Victoria's Secret catdogs domi­
nate badiroamfloors,fiardngyou to ques­
tkm wbedier it is bunady possibie to fed
oondbrtabie in diose dieadfiil pudi­up
bras and dioi«s %rfide both sides of your
ass dnv to die ground.
Advertisements for diamonds
on TV coniphmoited by magazine ads
oioouragiiig you to Olderrosesonline.
The ovodl infosira) (rf red 9nd
pink..
bystanders cheer as die woman
nods her head yes. The general commo­
tion does not dk down until the couple
leave the rink completely (no one wonders
where they go).
SCRATCH: Ireol^ hate to admit it, but that
uxisIcindQ^suieet.
SNIFF: Looks like everyone efce here
agrees.
SCRATCH: I bioiu Oiey'rejust buying into
the Vakntine's Day pressure, but
stm, who knows? Maybe ita be a match
made in heaven —an kyhecnxn.
Despite our attempt to observe
the mania of Valentine's D ^ widi perfect
objectivity, wefranklyhad so much fim ice
skating with friends that we foigot all
dxHit Vdentine's Day.
SCRATCH: Mas^
dtafs dte best way to
sunriue off these soaebd pressures —
haue to
SCRATCH; Itsfimny; an entire ho&kiy dont fight them or^tkeyau
fiatunderarnn-justignondiemifyou
devoted to sex.
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adtuml oanstructicm Aat almost obS- outyours^isoneqfdiebestpeatsdbaut
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FteBKUARr 18,2000
A group of scientists got together and decided dvilizatirai
had iHt>gressed so £ar that humankind didn't need God aiQ^mxe.
I b ^ then picked one man to go inform God
"God," the man said, "We can cure diseases, we can done
men, we can prolong life. Just go on your way, we can take care of oui^
selves."
God thought about this for a while, and then finally he
agreed — on one condition: "Let's have a man-making contest If you
make a better man, IH leave you alone.""
"No problem at all," said the scientist as he gathered up
some dustfromthe earA. "^
"No, no, no," said God. "Get your own dirt!"
A gentleman is sitting on a deserted beadi watdiing the sunset when he notices something half buried in liie sand. He pulls it out
and sees that it is a heavy, jewel encrusted botde As he brudies offthe
sand, the botde begins to shake and emit various colored douds of
smoke, then...PC)OF! A Genie appearsfromout of the bottle (how did
we know?).
The Genie lavishes praise on the man, regales him with his
stoiy, andfinallygets around to the "you have three wishes' part of the
tale.
So the guy thinks about it for awhfle and says "I have always
wanted to go to Hawaii, but I am afraid toflyand afraid to go on a boat,
so for myfirstwish I want a highwayfit>mhere to Hawaii"
Tbe Genie atfirstis amazed atthe diaracterofthe manand
ask instead if he would not want "all the money...fiame...gloiy...vast
amounts of property...yadda yadda." Nope, wish one is for the highway.
The Genie tells him that doing something like that borders
almost on the impossible. "ITie time, resources, and energy required to
fulfill such a wish would most likely leave the Genie drained for thousands of years...is there something else, anything - even wishing for
more wishes - that he might want?
The man again pauses and thinks for awhile then says "Well,
I have always wanted to understand women."
The Genie replies, "So this highway, did you want two lanes
or four?"
sesoial activities widxmt intnauBse.
fSniifKi^ mmimtiiig, ««»«i w—«ng
ate jiat« few of die modest enmples of %«liit you e n do. Listen to
your heart, no one knows you as wdl
asyoudaGoodhidd
•Ovid
Deardqiid,
DearCiq>id,
Myfiiendand I were talkii% recmtly. I t<dd her I was still a
viigin, and she was like, "WHAT? A
_VlRGINr
T ^ kmd of embarrassed.
She told me I was missing oat<m a
lot and I should start having sex to
grab my college years' wordi alexperience." Now I find niyself doing
some serious soul seaidiing, and
can't help but wonder if she is right?
What should I do????
-Lost Without Paradise
Dear Lost,
tdkuig ahout becoming sexuaSy
active. Ife w31 not be niy fii^ and I
want us to use a condom. I tdd him
this, and he got leaDy defimave. He
suggested that I dmttnist hmi, and
that I diiidc IK fods around widi a lot
of wKHnen. But he doesnt undra*stand, I just want to pk^r it safe. I
doa't want to take birth control and
atlix same time I don't want to get
pre^iant How do I deal with this?
Ahem... I have this Hm^
I dont know how to s ^ it so rn just
Tangled in Latex
say it straight out I masturbate. A
kit ScHnetimes I fed stupid because Dear Tangled,
my roommate is around and I find
vayaeit saddeaiy wanting to touch-. Wow, atoughie.That kind of situiiQ>sd£ Am I weird?
ation is ahvs^ complicated, and it's
Oct easy when you are left fieding
guiltyfordungs that may be misun-ToudiyFedy
derstood. You need to dedde vdiidi
is more important: sex, or your
Dear Toudiy Feety,
future. If you honesty don't vrant to
Wdcome to the wonderfutwotld of have sex widiout a condom, tten
self-pleasure. You are not alone in dotft ^
your hidden hobby. Infeet,a surv^r
Your body should be yourjtemfde,
fix>m 1994 shows tiiat men mastur- dierish it Not only that, but somebate an average of 5 times a month, one who cares aix)ut you should
women an average of twice a month. respect your wishes, and not make
Masturbating is a very safe way to you fed bad for bringing up concerns
indulge in sexual pleasures, more- such as pregnancy. "Ry bringing up
over it is a great way to get in toudi the issue again, eiq>lain your conwith your txxfy. (No pun intended!) cerns and let him Imow diat you're
If you ever get the desire and others not suspidous of him but care about
are around, either find a private your ftiture. If he doesn't listen or
place or try to think of something take it well, maybe he's not someone
else. Have iim!
you want to keep around for a long
time. Good luck...
-Cupid
-Cupid
Tliere is no ri^ or wrong
in this issue. It is up to you to examine your needs and beliefe, dedde
vrfiat you feel is best for'you. Don't
push yourself to do something that
you're not ready to do. TTiere are
many people that are sexually active,
but thei^ are also many viho are not.
There fire other ways to "grab yoiu- Dear Cupid,
college years' worth of experience,"
both by invohing yourself in activiMy boyfriend and I have been
ties around campus and engaging in together for a month now, and are
mm^mi^^m^
Courtesy of PHAs
«SS8I
S^^!
The tingling bubbles prepare your mouth for the laughter t h a t follows.
F^rauARY 18,2000 •
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THEBUFFANDBLUE
PACS 7
HbiMiv Legsnn
Notable African Americans
Histoiy contains many accomplishments and milestones
adiieved by black people. Even
limited to black Americans, one's
fonQT into this peoi^e's heritage
proves toorichto cover in so litde
space. Fbr in-depdi infonnadon,
dick on
www.kron.com/speckds/bLaddiistory/homeMnd.
MASSACHUSETTS
54TH
INFANTRY
In May 1863, Boston bused widi
exdtemait as the first regiment of free
black men marched to Civil War battle.
Poetry
/, Too, Sing America
Amoican writers, artists, musicians, and
entertainers — wfaidi burst forth in die
Roaring 20s and was centered in Hariem.
Thece was an opening for African
American culture among both the black
aiMi wfliite audience, and it simidy took the
THURGOOD MARSHALL
Many of his NAACP court vic- country l^ storm.
tories were landmarks in die
Civfl Rights struggle. His
most £unous accomplishment is becoming die first
black
Supreme Court
Justice.
WILMA RUDOLPH
Stxt overcame the crippling
e%ct of polio to become a
worid-renowned track star.
W.E.B. DUBOIS
He was ajuoneer in blade histoiy and a
sodblogist attacking the racist theories of
the early 20th century.
SOJOURNER TRUTH & HARRIET TUB^
MAN
These women were patriots in disguise and
TYESE WRIGHT
warriors of the anti-slaveiy movemmt
Rrst Uack Miss GaDaudet smce 1976!
MARY MCL^D BETHUNE
ShefoundedB^iiQeeeokman College on .THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
cfatuxfa and dub donations, and^sdldswed__, The Hariem Renaissance was not an
o^anized-movement, it was a period of
potato pies to raise money.
creativity and exufieranee among African
I, too, sing America.
I am die dai^er brother.
,^
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
Andeatwell,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
m be at the table
When company comes.
Noboc^dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Tbea.
Thq^ see 1K)W beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
—Lcmgston Hughes
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remahrinfcforcmgBaldridgetosftMiler again. Yet again, was siqiposed to hdp out on the floor, bat matead gnaided
piiniid a kMS as a team coold ooDectivciy soffier.
die hdioandar, e m « p « d ) e ooaddog sta£
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Farise dien acored die game's find pomt on a free
Katie Purise were die game heroes, combiningfor37 pipits. wtthout dKir biggest paint presence before JotuBOO and
Tbe loss dropped GaDiBidet oat ofcontentiraiforfiistpboeas Ouahid b^an i^nilding. At one point, Johnsim drove frnn dirowbdbremissii^ die neat Ouahid rdnunded ^ t fittin^,foandlfflerwfaodribliledandtodtaraanH«3&foiot-"
SLMaf/s cfincfaedthehowH-IiywomingatGoadiH-.Infoct, fliet«yofdieheyande«eciaedabreathtaking.higWiglitHed
tiMR^s now an amaang four-way tie for second jdace drivie diat die crowd ate up. Bitt the ^lartan tandem (rfEflkit O'dut was off die made ¥nien the find ham blew, coadi
B t ^ Bddrid^ sat sdendy in her aea^reflectmgon modier
betweoi G a l l a o ^ Maiy Washington, Maiymoont and and Parise kept msuvoing.
Intensity was ovendidniing fiom bodi adestodie gutHnendimg giveaway.
Yoifc
For BfiDn; it was a FBdier bittersweet finish 00 her
Fortonat^, GaOaudet has first-idace tidbieafcer fini^ Widi just a minute and a half to go, die Bism's
qwt in the CACs peculiar coin-flii^ingarraiigemait Iftliey impromptu i»ess defense faced airaportanttmnoverwhkh big n ^ i t Befae die game, she and tikiw seraora A^nig and
can %nn Satmdv at last-place Goucfaer, die Bison wifl be soirfK»nores Cootaqr Wesdieig and NatoBe ludwig con- Jenny Cooper were hcnored widi flowers and plaqaes fi«n
antomaticaDy be second-seeded in next week's toumamont. verted into a basket «id fad far Ladwig. The Texan thai Addedc Doectw Rkdiaid Fdletier.
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IWeife Basketfaal
Just Another Tough Loss
•Catholic U 88, GaHaudet 71
Leading the Cheers
leaders on the team, said. They
do not understand cheerlead­
ers. Cheeiieading is a tough
Ifs been a long bas­ sport!"
ketball season. The women's
Matt Korpics, who
team has played below tlieir played for tiie B ison foo&all
fcrf^f^expeetations of^ returningsquad this season offers his
to the sweet 16 and the men's comparison between the two
team continues to play their sports, saying, "If you make a
hearts out despite posting only mistake, you have to smile even
4 wins. But all is not lost In a if you're embarrassed, wMe in
few days, we could have a win­ football you don't have to wony
ner here in Gallaudet
about that because you are
Tlie
Cheerleading wearing a helmet As a cheer­
squad, led by coach Debbie leader, you have to express yoxir
Wheaton, is primed for a CAC emotions. We are a dedicated
championship of their own. group, one persevering with
They win host the dieerieading passion. We can get gids but
competition
on Sunday, you less expect [having boys].
We woric together as a coed
February 20th at 1 p.m.
Wheaton raves at the team."
suprisingly lai^ge number of
Another dieerieader
cheerleaders on the team, say­ who made the transition from
ing, "Ifs wonderful! We have 10 football
to
beautifti! giris and 6 hunks! Its cfaefflieadingis
&e largest number <rf cheer­ R u s s e l l
leaders since a long time. We Kbenig.
are veiy exdted and motivated.
H e
We have a good chance to win!" has no regrets
This team miy very in joining tiie
w ^ be Ihe most talented team, saying,
CSieerleading team ever to "I.wanted to
diea^fcHrGaDaudet While they give this sport
are excited to havefteoiqxutu­ a try. My
nifytowin,tiieyare also «cited cheerleading
aliout the opportunifytobe rec­ squad is tiie
ognized not just as dieotead­ best team diat
eis, but as poformeis «4io r i ^ I have ever
life and limb to put on a daz­ joined. I think
vK have a
2lii% diowfi»­thefens.
Assistant
coadi
Angie chance to win
SolMnson saidforyears dieer­ beoBise I vis­
le»ting has not been estab­ ited odier CAC
lidied for the purpose of put­ sdtools and
ting pretty giris on display. many have few cheerleaders
Instead, it is to get fens' qsrit and evoi some dim't have any
up and enoouraging die team.
and we have 16 Biscm."
"Unfortnnati^ we do
U
you
asked
not seettoAoi. l i n e ' s no sup­ gmshannah Stan tf she was
port,'added Robinson.
gnng to be a cbeetfcader for
Jen BMKt <Hie of tiie GaDaudet before the sdwol
By TONY ALBICOCCO
Bi^and Blue staff
year started, she probably
would have tilted her head
back, rolled her eyes and let out
a laugh.
"I thought I would
never dieer for Gallaudet, but
then I noticed how Debbie was
doing a great job and it was the
best decision I made and we
have gone towards a level I
thou^t we would never readi,"
said Stem.
She is one of the
cheeileaders who get "basket
tossed," whidi is the term foor
when two dieerleaders com­
bine to shoot her through the
air and then prepstfe to catch
her before her head hits the
groimd.
That is only one
example of how many hours of
hard, grueling work these
determined cheer­
leaders put in for the
simple purpose of
pleasing the fans
here.
Ben Ratdl
said, "ft's not only
weight lifting, fts
hunum lifting."
T o r i
Bicfaanison adds, "I
really enjoy wbildng
wiA a b^gioiq) and
ifsieaDy tou(^ iM
D e 1f i n
Meicado is pleased
widi the large group.
"KnaDy," he says,
%« have more gu;^
flKmbefore." : ­'»
Said Linnie Gdino,
"We suf^it' tiallaudet and
nowr GribHMfet Aould siqyort
BS."
Added Sandra Gutia,
"^dMnt time we're notioed,or
tbou^ofi"
■ .,
against Catholic, withfourplayers get­
ting at least 6 boards. DeMario was a
force offensh^ely and defensive^ in the
A/TONYALBIOOOCO
first half, refusing to let CathoUc pull
Btff and Blue Sttg
away as they had expected, alwsQrs
Last Saturday the Gallaudet keeping the score close enough to
Bison men's basketball team went up allowtiiemto get back in the game.
against the big boys from Catholic
During tiie second half, die
University who came in boasting a tS­ Bison kept clawing and scratdiing
3 record and a CAC best 10­1 record their way to do anything to take the
and also held the number one seed in lead, which would have been insur­
their region.
mountaUe against these guys. Catholic
It was a veiy stem test for the would never allow it, alwi^rs keepmg
Bison squad, and remarkably, they the margin in double figures.
hung tough against these guys, down
Coach Jinuny DeStefeno was
by 10 at the half and losing by 17 pleased, ssQdng "It was a team effort
points, 88­71. It was a team effort as We played against a good team. But
four players reached doublefiguresfor this was good, for us to stay in the
the Bison. Center Ben DeMario led the game and it helps us build up our con­
team with 18 points, while guard fidence. We are still young and team­
Jeremias Valendas had 16. Forward ing."
Henry Dorsey added 15 and guard
DeMario added, "We pkQ«d
Mike Smith chipped in with 10.
themtough.We did M^iat we hadtodo
They rebounded well enough to stay in the game."
Proposed Bill Would End
Gambling on Amateur Sports
ByDusfrprGouKER
Washington Bureau
(U­WIRE)
Washington,
D.C. ­ Members of the U.S. Senate
introduced a bill Tuesday to ban gam­,
bling on amateur sports, including
college games, in an attempt to pro­
tect athletes and athletics.
The proposed legislation
would end wagering on high school,
college, and Olympic sporting events.
Nevada is the only state where bet­
ting on these events occurs, although
it is also legal in Oregon, Montana,.
and Delaware.
The sponsors of the bill and
ffieir supporters — their biggest one
being the National Collegiate Athletic
Association — said they are not so
much taigeting gambling as they are
trying to maintain the integrity of
amateur athletes and amateur sports.
"Sports gambling has
beo>me a Uack eye on too many of
our collies and univernties," said
Sraator Sam Brownback (R.­lCan.),
one of ^ nine Senate co­sponsors of
tiie bin. "We diould not wait for
another pomt­sbaving scandal to
act"
Browmbadc dted a rash vX
somdals in cdlege qtorts, mduding
cases
involving
Northwestern
UnivmifyfootiMd awi men's basket­
ball juid Arizona S t i ^ University
men's basketball, as a disturfoilig
trend ip amateiv adiletics.
He said ti^re has bem an
increase intiienuiiii>er of pcnnt­shav­
ing cases disoovned as die amount
wagered.on ooOege qwrts increased
—hittiog a h i ^ <rf about $1 UOkm in
1997.
The new IHII comes in
response to areportreleased last year
by tiie National Gambling Impibt
Study Commission, which recom­
mended the ban.
"Sports wagering threatens
the integrity of sports," the report
said. "It puts student atiiletes in a
vulnerable position, it can serve as
gateway behavior for adolescent
gamblers, and it can devastate indi­
viduals and careers."
The report found that 45
percent of male collegiate football
and basketball players have bet on
sporting events, while five percent
have "provided inside information for
gambling purposes, bet on a game in
iWiich diey participated, or accepted
money for performing poorly in a
game."
"This legislation is about
protecting the magic.tbe purity, the
integrity of teenagers oompetnig in a
sport," said Representitive 11m
Roemer (D­Ind,), a oo^^Kinsw <rflbe
House bin that wiDbeiirtiO(Ut»L
Koemer said tiie b S is not
fatended to t a t ^ "de B^aKliiB' ISktting — offiofe p o ^ or imtf "pttiing­
l o f bets. KaAer he stidtiwUff aims
to end laige^Male bating.'WUdi IM
and other suppwten of die bffl said
leadstotenqitation 06 the ptot of eol­
lege atbktes.
"liie piDSsB iffity to Control
the outcome (<tf a ooDege sporting
event) isttievo'^esaittiireat,'' said
NCAA Preadeirt Cedik DanqiMy.
He said die IKAA liaa
recniSed a nainb« of bi^i­prafife
coadies, indndiiig Femuyhruiia
State Uniyenity foodMl ooaA Jo*
Patmio and fMnar UohwniQr of
OOtrnNOBDOlfPAGSiO
RMZIO •
TtefloiTiWDBuffi. • FteKUAKirAaooo
Engagement Annomicement
Mr. and Mrs Richard are
pleased to announce the
engagement of their
daughter Heidi Clemmey to
David Good - son of Ms. Badeah
Good of Weymouth,
Massachusetts.
Heidi is a 1995 graduate of the Rochester Institute of TEchnology with a Bachelor s
degree in social work and is currently a graduate social work student at Gal audet
University Heidi will receive a Master of Science degree in Social Work in May. She is
currently a social worker intern at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in
Washington, D.C.
David is a 1991 graduate of the National Technbal Institute for the Deaf with a
degree In accounting. David is currently a student at Gallaudet University and will
receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts in May. David plans to pursue
a masters degree in Deaf Elementary Education at Westem Maryland College.
A Renaissance wedding is planned In Sturbridge, Massachusetts on December 23,
2000.
GAMBLING
COmVWED FROM PAGE 9
North Carolina men's basketball coach college sporting events and how it might
Dean Smith, to help the campaign for the be curtailed.
The supporters of the legislation
legislation.
have
also
enlisted the help of Kevin
The bill is expected to face some
Pendergast,
a former kicker for the Notre
opposition in Congress, especially from
Dame
football
team who conspired with
the Nevada delegation.
"Banning legal wagering on col- Northwestern basketball players in a
lege sports is ill-conceived and vidll only point-shaving scheme in 1995. He said
lead to more illegal betting," Senator eliminating legalized gambling on colkge
Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday in a sports would take away one more temptapress release. "Instead of addressing the tion and pressure on college athletes.
"Student athletes are — with all
core problem, tiiis bill unfairly targets an
industry in Nevada which is. tightly regu- due respect — a bunch of kids,"
Pendergast said. "Some people might lose
lated and strictly controlled."
In response to the proposed bill, sight of that."
Reid will introduce his own legislation
that would direct the Department of
Justice to investigate illegal gambling on
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