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In this issue:
o f Mesa State College since 1934
ISSUE 21
-WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2001-
NEWS
STUDENT
TALENTS
COMPETE
IN VICA
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FEATURES
POTTER
FEVER:
CATCH IT
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SPORTS
LADY MAYS
FALL SHORT
OF RMAC
GOAL
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Science fair judge and MSC chem istry major, M ac Lewis (center) speaks with East M iddle School
students Chris Adam s (left) and Will Nikkei about their experim ent dem onstrating the effects of
acid rain on stone building m aterials on display at the district 51 science fair, held at Saunders
Fieldhouse, Friday. The two won honors for their work. Mesa State faculty and students, along with
industry representatives, took part in judging the com petition, which sent three com petitors to
international com petitions in San Jose, CA.______ _____________________________________________
VICA competition
Criterion / Travis Cox
Competition at the VIC A regional competition, hosted by
M SC’s UTEC campus, included such categories as
m achining, welding, com puter aided drafting and
transportation technology.
the name of the
game at this year’s Vocational In­
dustrial Clubs of America (VICA)
regional competition hosted by
Mesa State’s UTEC Campus on
Feb. 23.
Students from Mesa State
western Colorado high
schools matched their skills in
written, verbal and hands-on com­
petition.
They could have competed in
one or more of the competitive
fields including machining, weld­
ing, Computer Aided Drafting
(CAD) and transportation tech­
nology.
A ccording
to
Kerry
Youngblood, UTEC executive di­
rector, the events were very indepth and students displayed
skills at a professional level. He
said vocational work is not what
it used to be. Students not only
performed the tasks within their
area of expertise, they were also
tested on their interview ing
skills and ability to complete
paperw ork and id en tify in g
parts.
“People like to think of the
hands-on work,” Youngblood
said. “But we have the latest
technology in our shops.”
Youngblood referred to the
state-of-the art equipment in
the electronics lab, machine
shop, transportation tech shop
and CAD lab. With the latest
technology, students could pro­
gram the machines to carry out
tasks with incredible precision.
Monty Searle, a junior in
the transportation technology
program, will go to the state
competition in April for his first
place victory in job interview­
ing.
Searle also competed in the
general transportation tech and
diesel categories. The testing in­
cluded a diagnostic analysis of a
system when only given a code
indicating a problem. He also had
to track the power flow through
an engine and set the valves.
From this program, students
might reap valuable lessons. First
year student Chris Kempton did
not fair quite as well as Searle, but
said he plans to do better next year.
“I learned, mainly, not to
watch what the other guys are do­
ing,” he said.
In the machining competi­
tion, students were required to
shave, bore and cut a four-by-five
inch aluminum block in just two
hours. Their jobs were judged on
time from start to finish and they
were given tolerances.
Many students who graduate
with a vocation related degree or
certificate are usually offered a job
before graduation, according to
Youngblood, and Reynolds Poly­
mer Technologies, Inc. has hired
many students.
Other area businesses are also
big supporters of the program.
Western Slope Chrysler donated
four new vehicles for the regional
competition. Students used the ve­
hicles to learn how to identify their
parts.
This April, the UTEC
Camaro will be on display at the
Two Rivers Raceway.
ASG meeting discusses forthcoming ‘Busi-Tech’
KYLE HALKETT_______
Staff Writer
At the Associated Student
Government (ASG) meeting last
week, Mesa State’s vice president
for fianances and administration
John Fitzgibbon spoke on his life
as well as his career.
In a very casual presentation,
Fitzgibbon explained to the Sen­
ate his views on the future of the
school.
“My area of the college is
basically support services. Ser­
vices dealing with accounting, fi­
nance, budgeting, technology and
human
resources,”
said
Fitzgibbon.
He also spoke of the future
of the college in terms of expan­
sion.
“What we are trying for this
year is approximately $5.3 mil­
lion to do the last phase of the hu­
manities and social sciences
project,” Fitzgibbon said. “What
that entails is a recital hall, refur­
bishing the area where the art stu­
dios and classrooms are as well
as enclose the walk area. It is rela­
tively a small job and that’s the
only thing that we are asking the
state for this year. We are also con­
tinuing to buy property in the
block between North Avenue,
College Place, Bunting Street and
Houston Street because our next
project will be a business and
technology building. The building
will be fully wired and have very
flexible classrooms for more of a
learner mentor relationship.”
The presentation gave ASG
a look into what new ideas Mesa
State has as well as answer any
questions that senators had.
Sophomore Jeannie Hodge, a
senator of professional studies,
found the presentation to be very
informative.
“I thought the presentation
was really good,” she said. “He
answered a lot of our questions
very thoroughly and was willing
to go back and find out more in­
formation for certain questions
we had.”
Following the presentation,
ASG President John Marshall,
gave a brief report having deal­
ing with the upcoming elections.
Marshall pointed out the fact that
elections are soon upon the Sen­
ate, and for those wanting to run
again, preparation is vital. For
those students who would like to
run for a position in office, in­
tent forms are located at the In­
formation desk as well as the
ASG office both located in the
College Center. The intent forms
consist of personal information
such as a position desired and
cumulative GPA.
In the ASG vice president’s
report, Josh McAlister ques­
tioned the Senate for any ideas
to help out the Graduation Com­
mittee in the upcoming ceremo­
nies for the graduating class.
Please see A SG , page 5
Criterion / Kyle Halkett
John Fitzgibbon, vice president of finance and administrative
services, discusses his views on the future of MSC with members
of Associated Student Government.
Criterion News
Wednesday March 7, 2001
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New campus building to bring better technology to MSC
Humanities building construction remains on schedule after slight rain delay
LYNNETTE TUVESON_________________
Staff Writer
The new Humanities and Fine Arts B uild­
ing may be a new beginning for those students
in the hum anities and social sciences fields of
study, or even those who want to develop their
m inds w ith a few arts and com m unication
courses.
The new building, which will be located on
the corner of Bunting Avenue and Houston Av­
enue near Tomlinson Library, will not only ex­
pand the Mesa State College campus, but also
the world of education for MSC students. The
building will also host several new upgraded
pieces of equipment that should have Mesa mov­
ing along faster and better than before.
Up until last week, the building was actually
ahead of its scheduled course. Due to rain, however,
Ron Gray, director of facilities services, explained
that construction is now on schedule and he hopes
it will remain that way.
Overall, he said, the construction of the build­
ing has been smooth. While there have been few re­
quests to increase the proposed cost due to unfore­
seen accounts, that was expected to happen.
The estim ated dollar amount of the building as
of this week totals $4,921 million. But in reality,
the expense will calculate to a smidge over $5 m il­
lion.
As far as what will go inside of this $5 million
project, Dean of Hum anities and Social Sciences
Janine Rider, said that the bottom floor of the building
will host the “dirty arts.”
She said these arts will include ceramics, sculp­
ture and pottery. The second level will accommodate
classes in painting and lectures in the history of art.
And the third level will incorporate the computer
graphic labs, broadcast rooms and classrooms.
Rider also said the humanities and arts building
will serve about 350 student majors; 125 from arts and
the remainder 175 from mass communications.
The new building should also serve its purpose to
the drifting student body looking to fulfill the general
educational requirements.
The building should be ready for the first day of
spring semester classes, January 2002.
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Smith comes home victorious in wine and food pairing contest
UTEC chef takes gold at Colorado competition
PAT CALLAHAN________
News Editor
At this y e a r’s Colorado
R estau ran t
A sso c ia tio n ’s
WestEx 2001, UTEC’s own Cu­
linary Arts E xecutive C hef
Wayne Smith took home first
place in the Colorado Wine and
Food Pairing Competition.
Smith combined his inno­
vation of ro sem ary g rilled
shrimp accompanied by an apri­
cot g in g er chutney w ith a
Sauvignon blanc from Grand
Junction’s Grande River Vine­
yards to take home the gold
medal at the event.
Smith, who has been a lec­
turer of culinary arts at UTEC
since the program’s inception
three years ago, explained that
the award-winning dish was
devised months earlier, coincid­
ing with a pairing food and
wine class that Smith was as­
sisting Grande River with.
“As part of that, we were
tasting a lot of their wines and
we tasted a Sauvignon blanc
that was still in the tank, but
was a really nice off-dry with
very clean flavors and very
much like Sauvignon blanc
should be; very citrusy, and
kind of herbal with very nice
flavors, very drinkable.
“And then we happened to,
in preparation for that class,
have a little party at my house
where we asked people to bring
a bottle of wine and I prepared
some hors d ’oeuvres that we
were thinking of serving. And
one of the hors d’oeuvres I came
up with was a rosemary, grilled
shrimp, where I took the shrimp
and put them on an actual fresh
rosemary sprig as a skewer and
cooked those on the grill.”
Sm ith added that to go
along with the shrimp he pre­
pared an apricot ginger chutney,
which is like preserves with the
addition of vinegar and usually
either sweet or hot peppers.
“And in this case, I decided
on the apricot, and also added
fresh ginger and a little bit of
cayenne pepper and sugar. So I
glazed the shrimp with that, and
we just thought it went great
with the Sauvignon blanc.
“When I found out about
this competition, this dish just
immediately popped into my
head, and I just took that and
fleshed it out and made some
accom panim ent salads to go
along with it, and it just ended
up fitting really well with what
they were doing.”
The competitors had no use
of an actual kitchen and they
were required to prepare their
recipes using only a microwave
oven. Sm ith, who w ent up
against 18 other chefs, said that
although this competition was
more simplified, he had done
what he wanted to do by just
pleasing the judges.
“It was nice winning, but
what was really nice was that
when I got it done and I put my
plate together and put it out
there, the first ju d g e cam e
around to it and I could tell he
really did like it and he really en­
joyed tasting the shrimp and the
wine together. It felt really good.
I had accomplished what I had
wanted to and at that point it
didn’t matter how I finished.”
The award winning chef also
offered some advice to prospec­
tive Mesa State College cooks.
“You should try to stay sea­
sonal and use what makes sense,”
he said. “Starting with quality in­
gredients is really the main im­
portant thing, and that’s why be­
ing seasonal is important, because
you’re using what’s best quality.
Then just take care in preparing
your ingredients. Respect the in­
gredients.
“Try to avoid the conve­
nience products; the frozen foods,
the canned stuff, because that’s
were you get in trouble with fat
and salt and things like that. And
use butter.”
Smith also maintained that a
good cookbook can often be the
difference for those who consider
themselves inferior cooks.
“Get a really good cookbook
and read it. Something like the
‘The Joy of C o o k in g ’ or a
‘Master’s Recipes’ where they
really test things and they’ll
make, say for instance, something
as plain as meatloaf, but they’ll try 50
different recipes and decide on what’s
really the best way to make it and what
Criterion / Travis Cox
Wayne Smith, a UTEC instructor and chef, created a
rosemary grilled shrimp that earned him a gold medal at
the Colorado Restaurant Association’s WestEx 2001.
it is going to accomplish. And the
magazine, “Cooks Illustrated,” is re­
ally good at explaining things too. Not
just giving people recipes, but explain­
ing why you’re doing what you’re do­
ing. And that’s really key and that’s
what I try to train in all my classes.
“We very seldom actually use
recipes. I try to get them out of that
reliance on the recipe, and then there’s
just a few methods that we use. We
saute things, we pan fry, we roast, we
steam, boil, simmer and poach. Un­
derstand what those processes are and
once you understand a process and
what you’re trying to accomplish
through it, then you’re fiee from reci­
pes. Then you can use your ownjudg­
ment and your own sensibilities. And
then when you come across a recipe,
you can judge whether that makes
sense or it doesn’t.”
Students interested in sam­
pling the works of UTEC’s Culi­
nary Arts program are encouraged
to stop by Chez Lena, the on-campus restaurant. The restaurant’s
hours are Monday through Friday,
from 11 a.m.
Criterion News
Soil class expands traditional student experience
KYLE HALKETT
Staff Writer
As Mesa State College continues to strive to main­
tain its rich academic heritage, unique relationships some­
times occur. One such relationship is the one between
student and professor. Such relationships can be found in
Dr. Andres Aslan’s Structured Soil Research class (Ge­
ology 497).
‘This course is a great way to interact with student
and professor. Much more than a larger school would
and more hands-on work gets done with the student learn­
ing much more,” Aslan said.
The nine students in Aslan’s class have
been studying the geological history of
the Mississippi River.
Emarae Gracia, a student of Aslan’s,
explained that the class is both interest­
ing and fun.
“1think that the class is wonderful. Any
time you get the student-professor interaction that i
s
given in this class, especially to undergraduate students,
I think that type of learning is exceptional. I mean, I’m a
biology major, and to be able to take this class and have
the hands-on learning is phenomenal,” Garcia said.
The big question that Aslan’s class faces has to do
with the climate change and the effects that it has on the
river.
“Overall, we are trying to study the changing sea
levels and climate. It involves a combination of lab work
as well as field work,” Aslan said.
Aslan, a graduate of the University of Colorado in
Boulder, is trying to follow up his work that he did at
C.U. He plans to return to Louisiana this summer with
his students to gain more information for their study.
The nine members of the team are a combination
of geology, biology and environmental restoration stu­
dents working together to answer the question, “How
has the Mississippi River responded to past episodes of
sea and global climate change?”
Aslan described the work as a three-part study of
academic and applied research. The academic side will
look to answer how the river has responded to change
while the applied areas will look at how oil and gas
pockets form as well as the environ­
Criterion / Tom Lucachick
mental problems that may occur from the drastic changes
of the world.
The nine students are split up to study three areas
of the project.
One group will study minerology while the second
will study the grain size of the sediments. The grain
size of the sediments will help the team study the mo­
tion and evolution of the river. The third will study data
compilation (maps) to help guide the students where
and what to look for next.
The nine students in the class are: Tarin Boxberger,
Tim Dobransky, Kim Garhart, Alex Garhart, Jacob
Rundell, Christine Wade, Hannah Shields, Emarae
For any stud en t in terested in atten d in g
the Graduation Committee for concerns or ideas
please contact ASG Vice President Josh McAlister
at 248-1782.
Biology student Emarae Garcia performs a test
designed to measure soil grain size in relation to the
settling of sediments in a joint university project on
the Mississippi River system.____________________
Garcia and Alexis Hosack.
These students will be working alongside students
from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln and SUNY
University in New York for the structured field work they
need. Mesa State students will present their results at the
MSC Student Scholar Day in late April. For any stu­
dents interested in the class or any other information,
Dr. Aslan’s office is located in Wubben Hall with office
hours posted.
August 2000 numbers represent a six-year high
Enrollment raises future housing questions
M IC H E L E H E F L IN _____________________
Staff Writer
First Time Ever....
With Mesa State student enrollment on the
rise, housing could be a concern for Mesa State
College.
Jill Eckardt, director of housing and resi­
dence life, said the school’s housing is at ap­
proximately 80 percent occupancy this sem es­
ter. Housing numbers are about the same as last
year, but still lower than expected. In August,
housing started at 97 percent occupancy and
although lower this spring, is still at a six-year
high.
Eckardt said new students are already ap­
plying for housing by turning in a $150 deposit
to hold their housing spot. And with that, the
numbers of new applicants are aVready up.
Reapplication for housing has been going
on for two weeks now, giving seniority to ju n ­
iors and seniors with credit hours above 60.
Sophomores with 30 to 60 credit hours can
start the application process at the end of the
week and freshman with less than 30 credit
hours will have the opportunity for application
at the beginning of next week.
By the end of March, or near the begin­
ning of April, the housing department will have
a better idea of how many new students might
need housing. Eckardt said May is the best
time for a clear indication of occupancy num­
bers for the coming year.
A lth o u g h e n ro llm en t is on the rise,
Eckardt said housing will not be a problem
in the immediate future. She believes, how­
ever, that it could become a problem in five
to 10 years from now.
The college will pay off the mortgage on
Tolman Hall this year and are still paying for
Monument Hall. The conception of a new
building for MSC campus housing could take
three to five years from talk of adding on to
the finished product. As of now, there are no
discussions or plans of housing additions.
Eckardt said this years overall average
of housing occupancy was 90 percent. She
also said housing would have to hit around a
95 percent average to begin ideas for adding
on to housing. Other factors such as more en­
rollm ent and more students from outside
Mesa County will also contribute to the need
of more housing.
For now, Mesa State housing is at its
best, according to Eckardt. The occupancy
numbers are high and students are not in need
of more rooms. Time will only tell how en­
rollment numbers will change and cause for
future plans to bring another housing addi­
tion to Mesa S tate’s campus.
Wednesday March 7, 2001
Criterion News
New bus stop: hope for
relief of parking pressure
SIMON CRQPP
Staff Writer
There will be a new Grand
Valley Transit (GVT) bus stop
near Mesa State College to help
with student and faculty acces­
sibility on campus. The bus stop
will be located on the north side
of the parking lot at 12th Street
and Orchard Avenue.
John Fitzgibbon, vice presi­
dent of financial administration
for Mesa State, said “We’ve been
using the community hospital
vacant lot up there as their trans­
fer point. There was always the
idea of greater purpose than a va­
cant lot, so this is their idea of a
greater purpose.
“As transit capabilities here
mature, they’re already adding
busses, increasing services to ar­
eas they haven’t previously
served so it’s going to provide a
lot more opportunities for stu­
dents to get to campus.
“Of course we’re going to
lose a few parking spaces in do­
ing this, but most of the time that
northern area of the parking lot,
except at the beginning of the se­
mesters, is not used.”
Fitzgibbon also said this
will give MSC an opportunity to
clean up the corner on 12th
Street and Orchard Avenue.
“Dressing up the corner,
which is graced right now by a
rather large utility pole and some
electrical equipment boxes, is
going to be a major improve­
ment for Mesa State,” he said.
“It will be the central hub to the
bus system. If you’re coming
from the north and want to go
east, the 12th and Orchard stop
is where you’ll want to transfer.”
Fitzgibbon believes that the
GVT takes a lot of pressure off
trying to find a parking spot on
or near campus.
“This is a service and capa­
bility that’s pretty much an in­
fancy and I think it’s gotten off
the ground pretty w ell,”
Fitzgibbon said. “But it’s not like
it’s been around for years and
years and people are used to
riding the bus.
“I think utilization will con­
tinue to grow and I hope it con­
tinues to grow more here on
campus because if people can get
here via the bus and better es­
tablished bus stops, I think the
greater the propensity to ride.”
He also said there is more
to the GVT system than just bet­
ter transportation.
“There are a lot of benefits
to the GVT, the fewer cars on the
road the less pollution we have.
The more convenient they make
it to where people live, whether
it’s students or faculty or staff,
the more likely people will ride.”
A SG , from page 2
Such topics as the good­
bye ceremony, music and
special events were brought
up. If any students or fac­
ulty are interested in helping,
please contact McCalister
during his office hours in the
ASG office.
On tap for ASG will be
the task of revisiting the bi­
annual bylaws for next fall as
well as reports from each of
the executive staff. ASG
meetings are held in the
Tomlinson Library every
Thursday at 7 p.m.. For
those interested in speaking
with an officer from their re­
spected schools, Senators
have office hours each week
and encourage students and
faculty to stop by the ASG
office located in the north
part of the College Center.
Oops!!
The Criterion would like to correct an error
in a story published last week. In the article
on the Alpha Chi chapter at Mesa State the
inauguration date of the chapter was incor­
rect. The chapter was inaugurated on De­
cember 4, 1988 on the Mesa State campus.
Bruce Crowell, Dean of Humanities and
Social Sciences, James O.B. Keeper, ,4ssistant Professor of Mass Communications,
and Donna K. Hafner, Associate Professor
of Mathematics, were all instrumental in the
establishing of the organization on the Mesa
State campus. Crowell has been credited
with the initial bringing of the chapter to Mesa
State College. We apologize for the misin­
formation.
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MANAGING
CAREER
IMPORTANT DATES
• March 12th - LAST DAY to withdraw from a class and receive a
“W” (Passing) grade. Beginning March 13th withdraw grades receive
an “F” . Have your instructor sign and date your add/drop from and
return it to Admissions & Records by 5 p.m. on the 12th
• MARCH 12TH - SECOND MOD CLASSES BEGIN
• MARCH 19TH - LAST DAY to add/drop a second mod class with
an instructor’s signature
SPRING AND SUMMER 2001 GRADUATES:
• If you have not turned in your graduation petition and your pro­
gram sheet, Admission & Records requests that you turn in your signed
and completed forms by this Friday, March 2nd. This will insure that
you will be included in the May Commencement Program.
MSC ADMISSION & RECORDS
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Free Public Poetry Reading
Sean Thomas Dougherty
Monday, March 12,7 p.m.
Wubben-Weldon Lecture
Hall on MSC Campus
Student Workshop
Monday, March 12,3 p.m.
Houston 211
• Dougherty is the 2000 Pinyon Poetry Book winner. “Except by Falling”
was published by the Mesa State College Creative Writers’ Club in the oncampus “Pinyon Poetry” last fall. He teaches as Poet-in-the-Schools across
the East Coast and is completing a doctorate in Composition and Cultural
Rhetoric at Syracuse University.
• He is also author of “Love Song of the Young Couple,” “The Dumb Job,”
and “The Mercy of Sleep.”
His appearance is sponsored by the MSC Creative Writers’ Club and
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Wednesday March 7, 2001
Time to say so long and thanks for all the memories, Bill
nce upon a time there was a leader of a great country. He was a
fairly benevolent and succesful leader, but there were many in his
land that hated him because he was morally reproachful. So the leader
was harassed constantly, much of it deserved, for his behavior. But he persevered,
and exited as leader, practically none the worse for wear.
No longer being the leader would not prove to be a
reprieve from the attacks and criticism. Instead, those who
would see him brought down as leader, in their neverending bitterness at not succeeding, continued to attack.
They fabricated new charges and pursued them to their
fullest, even if they have something better to do.
Then again, maybe they don’t have anything bet­
ter to do. After all, they haven’t done much more than
attack Bill Clinton for the last six years. Now, he can’t
even pardon anyone correctly. Less than two months
after leaving office, Clinton is still getting more press
than current president, George W. Bush. Bush’s bom b­
ing of Iraq makes more sense now. He needed the press.
So Clinton granted a few controversial pardons, big deal. Do we need two
seperate congressional probes for the issue, in addition to a criminal investiga­
tion?
L et’s see, his half brother, brothers-in-law and a world leader petitioned
Clinton to consider their candidates for pardons. Denise Rich, who contributed
nearly a half million dollars to C linton’s presidential library, asked Clinton to
pardon her former husband. The woman is actually attractive, so Congress, know­
ing Clinton and his taste in women, believed he granted the pardon because of
the money.
This is a joke. Who can blame someone in need of a pardon, who just hap­
pens to know somebody related to the president, for asking this person to help
them out a little? Besides, if you had the money, I bet you would try to buy a
presidential pardon if the need arose.
Look, the truth is there is no law that says Denise Rich can’t contribute
money to the Democratic Party or to the library. There is also no law saying she
can’t petition the president for a pardon of her ex-husband. There is also nothing
against the law in giving Marc Rich the pardon. And, as for using regular proce­
dures, there is nothing in the Constitution that says the president has to follow
any procedures when giving pardons. Proving that anything illegal was done in
this case will be problematic at best and probably im possible, short o f a tape of
the Rich woman asking Clinton for the pardon in exchange for the contribution.
Quick show of hands —how many people think that will turn up?
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If any pardon was given in exchange for som ething done for Clinton, it was
the one given to Susan M cDougal, who refused to testify against Clinton during
the W hitewater affair. Nobody is investigating that. I guess she didn’t contribute
any money to his campaign. So why the investigations and hullaballoo?
On Christmas Eve 1992, Bush the First pardoned form er Defense Secretary
Caspar W ienberger and former national security advisor Robert M cFarlane, ef­
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Hamm er pleaded guilty in 1975 to laundering illicit contributions in Richard
Nixon 1972 re-election campaign. The billionaire made very generous dona­
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Nixon pardoned Jimmy Hoffa. President Ford pardoned Nixon, assuring
Nixon would not face criminal charges in the Watergate scandal, and he par­
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was convicted of attempted bank robbery. A largely unnoticeable pardon, ex­
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The point is fault can be found with at least one pardon from every presi­
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Bitter, angry congressional republicans, mad about the fact that they couldn’t
nail Clinton during his tenure, are taking this last shot at pinning something on
the guy.
Good luck. You would think they had figured out what a slickster he is and
realize they probably w on’t be able to prove anything. Instead they insist on
wasting taxpayers’ money on an investigation that most of the country couldn’t
care about anyway.
It’s time to let C linton’s tenure fade off into history. Republicans should
spend time trying to push B ush’s tax cut, instead of persecuting someone most
of us would like to be a memory.
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For those who have never worn an invisibility cloak, cast a transfiguration spell or
played a game of Quidditch, the magical world of Harry Potter may seem far-fetched. The
11-year-old wizard is taking the literary world - and the silver screen - by storm. In the
midst of controversy over commercialism, the evils of portraying witchery and the subse­
quent banning, the phenomenon of the seven-year, seven-book series is bringing in mil­
lions.
To market, to market...
With the live-action movie based on J.K. Rowling’s first book, “Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone,” holding a tentative release date of Nov. 16,2001, Warner Brothers pub­
lished a graphics-intensive Web site as a preliminary promotion tactic. The site, found at
www.harrypotter.com, opened on Feb. 16 and allows surfers to “enroll” in Hogwart’s School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry (where Harry hones his magical skills), experience the splendor
of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans (beans in flavors like spinach, dirty socks and sardines,
a favorite treat of Hogwart’s students) and fans will soon be able to purchase Harry Potter
merchandise through an online store. The teaser movie trailer is also available for down­
load.
Coca-Cola and Warner Brothers announced on Feb. 20 a partnership in which a $150
million marketing vehicle will back a global campaign. According to the online magazine
Mr. Showbiz, the push will include images on Coke products, as well as on Minute Maid and
Hi-C packages, but will not include movie product placement. Mattel and LEGO have re­
portedly signed licensing deals, while Electronic Arts purchased video game rights.
Rowling, a welfare-recipient-tumed-millionaire, insisted that Harry be played by a British
unknown, a requirement leading to a dispute with Steven Spielberg. He turned down the
position and director Christopher Columbus (“Home Alone,” “Mrs. Doubtfire”) stepped in.
After over 40,000 young actors applied for the role and 300 auditioned, it has been released
that Daniel Radcliff nabbed the honor.
As the book was originally released in the UK with the title “Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone,” it is rumored that two versions of scenes with that phrase will be
filmed, one with each title. Columbus reportedly felt that to change the phrase in the editing
process would undermine the quality with he intended to create the film.
Next books and textbooks
W ednesday M arch 7, 2001
A lightly-publicized book duo by Rowling will hit bookstore shelves on March 12. A
departure from the storybooks, the publications will be in the form of Hogwart’s textbooks,
written for charity. The proceeds from“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and
“Quidditch Through the Ages” will benefit Comic Relief. Barnes and Noble department
manager Sandra Peeso said the store is under strict release regulations, even to the point
where promotional posters can’t be displayed until the release date.
Retail shelves, like those in Barnes and Noble, are stacked with a range of merchandise,
from Christmas ornaments and figurines to journals and posters. Peeso said, “(the craze) is
not going very strong - 1 haven’t sold a lot of extra paraphernalia, but the interest is defi­
nitely still there.”
While the fifth book in the series was initially to be released this summer, Rowling’s
work on the two textbooks and negotiations for the movie have supposedly set back release.
Fan Web sites rumor the title to be “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” and the
Raleigh News and Observer even reports a release date as far away as two years. Rowling
has at least admitted that it has been in progress, and that the forthcoming editions will delve
into the world of the Dursleys (Harry’s only living family who deeply hate magic) and a
young girl’s crush on the wizard.
On the ban-dwagon
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English poet and philosopher, spent his younger days
nosed in fantasy books. He wrote, “For from my early reading of fairy tales and genii, my
mind had been habituated to the Vast, and I never regarded my senses in any way as the
criteria of my belief ... Should children be permitted to read romances, and relations of
giants and magicians and genii? ... I know no other way of giving the mind a love of the
Great and the Whole.”
This view is both paralleled and disputed by members of the Grand Valley. Some School
District 51 parents wanted the Harry Potter series banned from local elementary schools.
Brenda Evers, a Palisade High School language arts teacher, feels that most teachers support
the books because they get students excited about reading. “I don’t think it’s evil or de­
monic, and those are some of the words I’ve heard used,” she said. “It’s about learning who
we are and accepting our potential, and those are good things for kids to have.”
Professor of foreign language Betsy McLoughlin shares that view. She participated in
a faculty colloquium wherein she presented the parallels between “The Sorcerer’s Stone”
and the structure of traditional epic journeys. “It’s a replenishing,” she said. “You read and
escape from the ‘I have to’s,’ and then you’re ready to come back to reality.” She agrees with
Please see HARRY, page 9
Criterion Features
Wednesday February 28, 2001
9
'Nurse Betty' sports
comedy with edge
Falcone
New on video is “Nurse
Betty,” a unique and unexpected
film from director Neil LaBute.
LaBute is known for darker films
such as his excellent 1996 debut
“In the Company of Men.” “Nurse
Betty” may be a comedy and more
optimistic than his previous work,
but it also possesses an offbeat
edge.
Betty (Renee Zellweger) is a
waitress who gave up her dream
of becoming a nurse when she
married her ungrateful, unfaithful
husband (Aaron Eckhart). To re­
lieve the monotony of her daily
life, she faithfully watches a popu­
lar soap opera and is captivated
by Dr. David Rabell (Greg
fte a s^ ’see EDGE, page 10
Artist Cori Fix shows her daughter, Kasey, ceramic and cloth puppets created by
Judi Axthelm in Johnson Gallery’s “After Yesterday” exhibit.
Historical escape simulation
draws crowd, honors heroes
MINDY O BRIEN__________
Staff Writer
Harriett Tubman, William
Steele, Frederick Douglas, Susan
B.
Anthony
and Thomas
Garrett. These are just a few of the
names that were heard being said
Wednesday night in Monument
Hall.
Quiana Stevens, a resident
assistant for the hall, presented an
educational diversity program
titled “Following the North Star
to Freedom.” This program took
participants on the path a slave
might have had to travel to gain
their freedom, including the use
of the Underground Railroad.
Residents, students and non­
students were greeted in the lobby
of Monument Hall and directed to
the TV lounge on the third floor.
From there, groups of eight were
taken through the program, which
meant traveling either the West or
East wing of Monument Hall.
Before the group would head out,
student conductors would assign
each person a tag that had printed
on it a family member name.
HARRY, from page 8
“The reason for the tags was
because usually when slaves trav­
eled back then they traveled with
their families,” Stevens said. “So,
we wanted the group to have the
idea that they were all a family
trying to experience freedom.”
After leaving the lounge, the
groups would see and watch vol­
unteers act out the parts of some
of the most influential people in­
volved in the success of the Un­
derground Railroad. “This pro­
gram was great,” said Sunny
McClain, also a resident assistant.
“Quiana put a lot of hard work
into a short amount of time and
the result was amazing.”
Eventually, the groups would
end the trip to freedom by having
to jump from iceberg to iceberg
(white paper taped to the ground)
while crossing Lake Erie into
Canada and finding their
freedom. This would lead the
group to the lobby of Monument
Hall once again.
“This has made me open my
eyes,” said Raquel Avena, a resi­
dent of Tolman Hall. “People hear
about things that happened and
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went through Platform 9 3/4 (the portal to the magical world) with­
out knowing if he’d make it or not, and his entire life expanded because
of it.”
In the wake of criticism from parents and religious groups, an online
organization has formed in support of the over 30 million Harry Potter
books in print. “Muggles for Harry Potter” are a group of “muggles” (a
term for non-magical humans) across the country who are protesting the
challenges made in 13 states. Membership is free and the site
(www.mugglesforharrypotter.com) provides a forum for reporting chal­
lenges against Rowling’s books or any other “challenge against intellec
what went on but this really put
me in the situation. I didn’t know
a lot about what happened back
then, that’s why this was such an
eye opener for me.”
This was the impact that
Stevens was hoping all the people
who participated in the program
would have. “I think about 80
people went through. I wanted
them to know that there was so
much more to Black History
Month then just Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. I would like to see this
program done on a larger scale
with costumes and the works. But
for the time we had to work with
I think this was a huge success.”
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Wednesday March 7, 2001
SPORTS
Mavericks fall
in tourney
semi-finals
JOHN TRUMBLE___________
Asst. Sports Editor
“Every team’s season ends with
a loss, except for one,” head coach
Jim Heaps said to his disheartened
Maverick basketball team, that fell
last Friday in the second round of the
Mile High Shootout, held at the Uni­
versity of Denver.
The Mavs started quickly and
were up by eight. “I hit a three that
put us up 12-4 and 1 remember run­
ning down the court, thinking there
is no way we could lose this game,”
Johnston said. Solid defensive play
on the part of Kearney forced the
Mavs into rushing their offense and
commiting several turnovers that led
to a bundle of unanswered points for
the Lopers. As a result, Mesa saw it­
self reeling and down by 15 at the
half-way point.
It would only get worse, though,
for the Mavs as they were down by
as many as 19 early in the second.
They would regroup and come out
firing like the Mavs of old, led by
first team All-West Division selec­
tee Ken Hallum. While only pitch­
ing four points in a first-half that was
cluddered by turnovers, Hallum
dominated the paint in the second,
putting up 29. “I’m honored,” said
Hallum of his first team nomination.
Hallum, who was also selected
to the Mile High Shootout All Tour­
nament team for his outstanding per­
formance in this game, said as he re­
flected back on his performance,
“They couldn’t stop me, they were
just too small. I would trade all the
honors, though, just to have won that
game.”
This push by Hallum and the
Mavs brought them within two points
of advancing to the final round of the
Mile High Shootout and a chance to
be crowned RMAC champions. The
effort was too little, too late for the
Mavs, however, and their season
ended with a 79-86 loss to the
Lopers. “We didn’t handle the ball
very well, and they [Kearney] just
couldn’t miss,” senior guard Mark
Kyger said.
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Lady Mavs: ‘close but no cigar’
BRIAN MILLER
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Sports Writer
When it comes to the Mile High
Shootout, one team from the Rocky Moun­
tain Athletic Conference has always been
the dominant force. The University of Ne­
braska-Kearney’s women’s basketball team
has won the shootout five of the past six
years, and last weekend was no exception.
Mesa State fell to the Lopers 76-66, in the
championship game, sending the Mavs
home for the rest of the season.
“They’re ranked fifth in the nation,”
Mesa State coach Steve Kirkham said of
the Lopers. “We gave them one of their
closest games this year when they beat us
by six here. We were right there again this
time.”
The Lady Mavs have been to the cham­
pionship game four times in the past six
years, but each time have come up empty.
Mesa did beat Nebraska-Kearney in the
semifinals of the tournament three years
ago, before losing to Metro State in the fi­
nals.
“We’re the only team ever to beat them
in the RMAC tournament,” Kirkham said.
After beating Chadron State 74-52,
Friday night to advance to the finals, Mesa
struggled to get past the Lopers. Kearney
opened up a 34-28, halftime lead, which
was enough to doom the Mavs.
“We were right there late,” Kirkham
said. “With four minutes to go we’re down
three, and then all of a sudden we went for
a loose ball and knocked a girl down in the
back of her legs. They miss a free throw by
a get an offensive rebound, and bang, we’re
down by five.”
Junior Kelli O’Dwyer led the Mavs
with 20 points, while Natalie Rogers
chipped in 12. The Lopers had four play­
ers in double figures, led by Becky
Shroeder’s 19.
“I thought we played one of our best
games against Kearney,” junior Angie
Hawkins said. “We just didn’t pull it out.”
Against Chadron, the Mavs struggled
offensively, but played tough defense. The
Eagles shot just 24 percent from the field,
and hit just 15 of their 26 shots from the
free throw line. Paced by O’Dwyer’s 16
points, the Mavs cruised into the title game.
“We just played tremendous defense,”
Kirkham said. “The last time we played
them they liked to shoot the three. We didn’t
let them get on a roll, we kept playing de­
fense, and we got ahead and stayed ahead.
We felt like any minute they were going to
make a run but they didn’t.”
Now Mesa State will look toward next
Criterion / Rosanne Radcliffe
Lady M averick Lindsay Clegg blocks a shot against
Chadron in the semifinal game. The Mavs won the game
handily 74-52, but fell in the final 76-66, to University of
Nebraska-Kearney. The Mavs finished with a 19-10 record.
season, and the chance to get back at the
Lopers one more time. The Mavs will re­
turn the entire team next year, and keep the
main nucleus intact. Mesa has already
signed a few recruits, and Kirkham hopes
the team will just get stronger.
“We’ve already got a lot of good play­
ers in the program,” Kirkham said. “Play­
ing the championship game gives you en­
ergy to continue working through the off­
season. At Mesa State we always have high
expectations.”
For Hawkins, the preparation for next
season will begin right away.
“I’ve talked to a couple people al­
ready,” Hawkins said, “and we’re all ready
to get started with our postseason work for
next year. I know I’m ready.”
O’Dwyer led the Mavericks in awards,
placing on the All-West Division First
Team. Natalie Rogers took honorable men­
tion for the Mavericks.
Criterion Sports
Wednesday March 7, 2001
Lady Mavs offense too much for Mines FALL,
12
from page 11
JASON CULPEPPER_______
Sports Editor
The Lady Mavs softball team
completed its first weekend of
conference play in style on Satur­
day and Sunday, offensively over­
powering Colorado School of
Mines to four straight victories.
“We played good offense and
we didn’t have a problem hitting
the b all... we had a lot of success
putting balls into the holes,” coach
Kris Mort said.
Hit the ball in the right place
they did. The Lady Mavericks
scored 46 runs on 59 hits, bury­
ing any chances of an Orediggers
victory. With scores of 10-4, 134, 14-9 and 9-1, the Orediggers
rarely had a chance to even com­
pete. The closest they came was a
tied score of 9-9 in Sunday’s first
game. It was that tied score that
gave coach Mort some concern.
“We have a performance gap
between our offense and defense.
Our offense is just outstanding ...
our defense is at times a little less
than getting it done,” coach Mort
said. “That’s what let Mines get
back in that game. We were up 93, we make five errors, and before
we know it we have a 9-9
ballgame on our hands.”
The Mavs offense came
through once again, however, as
they loaded the bases and fresh­
man catcher Jordan Dillon
slammed a base-clearing double.
That however, was the only
real scare the Lady Mavs would
face, as pitcher Melanie Meuchel
finished off Mines to improve her
record to 7-4 on the season. Fresh­
man pitcher Carrie Boggs also
picked up two wins on the week­
end.
The Lady Mavs now face a
tough stretch of conference foes.
The facts do not lie: they play 12
games in the next 10 days. Mesa
State faces University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Adams
State and Fort Lewis College.
Games start this weekend at
noon at Bus Bergman Field.
Coach Mort thinks the Mavs have
a good start headed into confer­
ence and feels that, “It’s really a
matter of how well we hit the ball,
because we have to give ourselves
some leeway to compensate for
any defensive mistakes.”
Mavericks “slam” door
on Rams’ chances, take
series with big hitting
JASON CULPEPPER
Sports Editor
Mavs shortstop Landon Wareham ducks to
avoid a potential bad throw on his infield hit
against Texas Wesleyan. The Mavs won the
a c t ic s 3 -1 .
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They say lightning never strikes
the same place twice. On Sunday,
however, the Rams of Texas
Wesleyan University found out the
hard way that indeed it can. The light­
ning came in the form of Maverick
grand slams in consecutive innings as
the Mavs defeated the Rams 18-3,
taking three of four on the weekend
series.
With the Rams up 3-1 in the third
inning, the Mavs came out in the bot­
tom half inning with a vengence. Af­
ter Chris Crews lined out to center and
Deke DeCrow struck out, catcher
Kent Myers doubled and John
Moreland walked. Evan Hoge singled
to first, loading the bases. First
baseman Dave Finney then stepped
to the plate and dropped a bomb to
the right of the batter’s eye in center
field, clearing the bases and giving the
Mavericks a 5-3 lead on his second
home run of the year, a grand slam
debut.
Mesa State did not stop there, as
the fourth inning led to 10 Mav runs
capped by an inside-the-park-grand
slam by speedy center fielder Hoge,
who crushed it to straight away cen­
ter and cruised around the bases. Hoge
hit another homer in the fifth and sec­
ond baseman Phillip More hit his first
home run of the year in the sixth. That
would be more than enough for starter
Bryan King and the rest of the Mav­
erick crew, as they finished with an
18-3 victory.
“I struggled a little bit the first
couple innings, and then I got stron­
ger when we scored some runs, so I
felt like I had to go in there and slam
the door,” King said.
The first game of the afternoon
was a different story, as the Mavs blew
a 2-0 lead and let the Rams escape
with a 3-2 victory. Dan Clements
pitched five solid innings, giving up
only two earned runs, and Mav pitcher
Nate Miller killed an opportunity for
the Rams, striking out Jarrett Lowry
with runners on second and third. The
Mavs could not capitalize, however,
dropping their only game of the se­
ries. Pitching was solid all weekend,
ference player of the
year, Mesa’s six-foot-seven
forward Jeff Boese said, “We
simply didn’t play well. We
dug ourselves a hole early,
and it’s hard to get back in it,
when your down by that
much.” On the night, Boese
turned in an 18-point, 15board performance in the
Mavs futile effort to route the
Loper’s. Boese helped them
to a 20-7 record and Mesa’s
third consecutive RMAC
West Division title, averaging
17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds
per game on the season.
Boese spent the season enter­
taining the crowd with awe­
inspiring dunks and electrify­
ing steals on defense. “It’s a
cool individual award, but
I would trade it in a' heart beat
if it meant we kept playing,”
Boese
said
of
his
RMAC player of the year
title.
Mav senior guard,
Johnston, one of the team’s
biggest leaders both on and
off the court, made honorable
mention for the West Divi­
sion. Johnston, or “Worm,”
a nickname he received from
his teammates shot 44 per­
cent from three-point land
and was on the giving side of
many of those spectaular
Boese dunks.
Boese offered this ad­
vice to next year’s seniors,
“there are two kinds of play­
ers: ones who lead by ex­
ample, and ones that lead by
word of mouth. You will need
both kinds of players to be
successful. Several of you
will have to step up and lead
the team next year.”
“Enjoy it while you
can,” added Worm, “work
hard and cherish the time you
have. It goes quickly.”
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with the bullpen stepping into the
shuffled starting rotation, due in part
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kept him out of play for the weekend.
“Dan [Clements] threw a great
game, we just didn’t quite score
enough runs for him to win, but I’m
just glad we both had good perfor­
mances to help the team,” King said.
Despite the loss, coach Chris Hanks
felt the weekend was a success.
“As long as we learn from the
reasons why we lost that game, then
it’s worth the loss, if we get better from
it,” Hanks said.
Saturday’s games were all about
the Mavericks, as the Mavs got an­
other solid performance from Nate
Sevier and Myers hit his third home
run of the season in a 6-5 win. Mesa
did not take the lead for good until
the sixth, when a Landon Wareham
triple scored Brandon Halcomb and
Brandon Berkley. Andy McNear then
struck out Ty Lowe to stop the Rams
rally and save his first game of the
year. The second game was again a
Maverick victory, a 15-2 pummelling
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DeCrow led the way with two home
runs, to up his team-leading home run
total to four.
The Mavs improved their record
to 12-4, and will face Metro State and
Kansas Wesleyan in non-conference
games this weekend. Second
baseman Brandon Halcomb and the
rest of the Mavs are excited about
getting closer to conference play.
“We want to be at the peak of
our game come conference time,” he
said, “because those are the games that
really matter.”
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HFXP WANTED:
•Wanted: Stats tutor. 2 hours a week. $5.50
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hours. Lucrative commissions, bonuses and
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Join the Y oung G reens at M esa State
C ollege. Contact C ollin W eller @ 2579571.
•Babysitter wanted. 2 afternoons per w eek
for children ages 1, 4, and 9. References
required. Call Julie at 241-9114.
•
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W anted:
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employment. MSC Grounds Maintenance
departm en t has p o s itio n s o pen for
groundsworkers. Must be MSC student. No
experience necessary, w ill train. Apply at
Facilities services, 1175 Texas Avenue.
•Licensed daycare needs substitute 4 hours
a week. Flexible hours. Contact Tonya at
241-1799.
•P osition s open for 2 0 0 1 -0 2 C ativities
Council. Applications due MOnday Feb. 19
at the College Center information desk. Call
248-1750 for more information.
•Wanted: 3 girls and aguy to start singing
group as vocalists and songwriters. Call
Brian at 434-7221..
•Hey DJ’s. Why work for money when you
can play for it? Monumental sound machine
is looking for professional DJ entertainers
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•For sale: Brand new cannondale F-1000.
$ 8 0 0 O B O . C all 2 4 2 -8 7 3 9 for more
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• Parking space for sale!!
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•Earn $ 1-$2,000 this semester fundraising with
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•Fully restored custom 1972 Super beetle. For
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•GJ Trailer for sale. 1-800-928-2940 or 970945-6651.
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• 1977 Toyota Celica. Maroonish red. Runs
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•Jennings Electric Wheelchair for sale. 19”
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with older women. I need a fresh perspective
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dryer$200, 1970’s buffet $75, black leather
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