December 3rd, 1999 .iEcho Volume 106 Issue 8 In this issue: Millionaire Madness. page 2 Profiles: James Vela-McConnell. page 3 Back to the Nest: Mankato. MN. page 4 Merging Homosexuality and Christianity, page 6 Auggie wrestling fall in tough match. page 8 Faculty approves new Rochester site Cass... Show moreDecember 3rd, 1999 .iEcho Volume 106 Issue 8 In this issue: Millionaire Madness. page 2 Profiles: James Vela-McConnell. page 3 Back to the Nest: Mankato. MN. page 4 Merging Homosexuality and Christianity, page 6 Auggie wrestling fall in tough match. page 8 Faculty approves new Rochester site Cass Dalgllsh and Laura Weldon ECHO Staff The Augsburg College Faculty voted in favor of establishing a “branch campus” in Rochester. The vote on the six-part motion offered by the faculty senate was 70 in favor, 21 against and one abstention. The faculty vote signals approval of three actions and suggests three guarantees. The three actions are: * Submission of a request to the North Central Accreditation to approve the Rochester site as a branch campus. * Granting the BS with a major in nursing and the MA in nursing with a concentration in transcul- tural community health nursing at Rochester. * Authorization of the faculty senate to develop a process to evaluate new majors or any other academic programs at Minneapo— lis, Rochester, or any other Augs- burg branch campus. The process will be brought to the faculty for approval in February 2000. The “guarantees” include: * Faculty approval of any addi- tional majors or other academic programs at Rochester or any other site. * The administration‘s follow- ing established college and departmental procedures for course approval and staffing. * Agreement by the adminis— tration to follow the process deter- mined by faculty for adding degrees or programs; the admin- istration must also guarantee that tenure-track faculty hired before Fall 2000 will not be required to teach in Rochester unless there are not enough courses in Min— neapolis to give them full-time loads. Under the plan, faculty who do not have enough courses to teach in Minneapolis could either teach in Rochester or reduce their course loads. Beginning in fall 2000, faculty contracts will specify where new faculty may be required to teach. President William Frame told the Echo that the administration’s guarantees were in place as soon as the faculty voted to approve the motion. “That guarantee was included in this proposal." Frame said. “It can’t be separated from it.” Opposition to the Rochester plan came from those who felt it might put further strain on faculty involvement in the day school in Minneapolis “We are overworked and we are underpaid...ls this going to exac- erbate that?” asked Diane Pike. chair of the sociology department. “I’m worried that the day program will be hurt by this." The faculty who spoke in favor of the motion called for caution. “We need to develop this program very carefully if we’re going to do it, so we can ensure the quality of it." said John Schmit. associate professor of English. Vicki Olson. chair of the educa— tion department. reminded faculty that the master's in education was canceled a few year's ago. “This is not a commitment forever.“ she said. “We can cancel it if it does- n't work out.“ Garry Hesser. professor of sociol- ogy. encouraged the faculty by saying. “We need to start taking risks.” Rosemary Link. professor of social work. said that risks like this one can be energizing. “I think that if St. Thomas can go to Rome, we can go to Rochester.” Link said. The Great American Smokeout Laura Waldon Co-Editor in Chief On November 18, a health promo- tion called The Great American Smokeout. encouraged college students across the nation to quit smoking. Right here on campus, Augsburg’s Center for Counseling and Health Promotion made its own attempt to help students quit smoking by handing out free “quit kits" in Christensen Center and offering positive encouragement to students who showed interest. The drive to help smokers quit seems particularly necessary at Augsburg College because of its large percentage of students who smoke. According to a survey taken last May of 307 Augsburg students, 55 percent of the stu— dents on campus used tobacco. However, nationally, only 38 per- cent of college students reported that they used tobacco. Because there are so many health problems associated with smok- ing, these numbers show that more than half of Augsburg’s stu- dents are putting their health at an unnecessary risk. The May survey also showed that of Augsburg students who use tobacco, 26 percent use it three times a week or more, while nationally, only 17 percent of stu- dents use tobacco three times a week or more. “Through the years, Augsburg has had a consistently higher rate of tobacco use than the national sam— ple,” stated Nancy Gibo, Director of Counseling and Health Promo- tion. These numbers seem alarming because, “Tobacco use accounts for 30 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States,” according to a fact sheet from Augsburg’s Cen- ter for Counseling and Health Promotion. In one year alone, 400,000 people die from tobacco use. As a result, health care providers and educators make a yearly nationwide attempt to per— suade smokers to stop their harm— ful habits. Despite the numerous heath risks involved with smoking to stu- dents, many choose to continue using tobacco. “I think I’m physically addicted. but I do it because Ienjoy it.“ stated junior Chris Carr. Some Augsburg students said that they would not stop using tobacco because smoking helps to calm their nerves, while other students stated that they would continue smoking because it is a social activity for them. “Part of smoking is your social atmosphere,” said junior Merry- Ellen Krcil. “When you're stand- ing around with friends, it's just something to do.” the dead. WTO gets down to business With the preliminaries over and the protests already under way. the World Trade Organization opens its conference in Seattle on Tuesday with global leaders pressing for a new trade pact. It was the largest trade event in the U.S. and the attending leaders were deeply divided over the agenda. \Vrth protesters thronging in the streets. security was on high alert. Trade representatives from the WTO’s 135 member nations had held preliminary talks for two days in advance of the conference. News Briefs: The Nation, The World FBI investigates mass graves The FBI is expected to begin assisting Mexican authorities in their investigation of what may be two mass graves discovered across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas, near Juarez, Mexico, U.S. government sources have told CNN. Sources say “dozens” of FBI agents and forensic experts have arrived in El Paso and are expected to be taken to the sites Tuesday. Mexican officials have informed U.S. authorities that U.S. citizens may be among U.S. navy man charged as spy A U.S. Navy cryptologist has been charged with espionage and jailed for allegedly mailing a com— puter disk holding top secret information to the Russian Embassy in Washington in 1994. Penta- gon sources say. the sailor, Daniel King. was arrested by agents of the Naval Criminal Investiga- tive Service on November 4 and was charged with one count of espionage and one count of unlawful disclosure of classified information. Historic week in Ireland Northern Ireland appeared back on the road to a peaceful settlement of its sectarian conflicts Sun- day. but major steps remain in the week ahead. Sat- urday's Ulster Unionist Party vote endorsing a compromise on disarming paramilitary groups clears the way for the establishment of a local gov— emment in the British province. which has been under direct rule from London for most of three decades. That government could be fully in place and empowered by the end of the week. Several students reported that they started smoking as a leisure activity with their friends. How- ever, when this activity continues. it can turn into an unhealthy addiction that is very difficult to escape. On a comment board posted out- side of Murphy’s that asks. “How has tobacco impacted people at Augsburg?” one student wrote. “Smoking has done nothing good for me. lwake up coughing. I look 10 years older. and [find it impossible to quit after 12 years.“ If you are interested in quitting smoking. you may contact the Center for Counseling and Health Promotion at 330-1707. Defining Augsburg Pres. Frame questions “Liberal Arts ” title By Jesse Woodrofte NEWS E6320! For some time now, the nature of an Augsburg education, and of Augsburg itself, has been a topic of contention among the faculty of Augsburg College. That is. there has been some dis- agreement as to what sort of school Augsburg really is. According to its mission state- ment, Augsburg College seeks to provide “an education based in the liberal arts.” This gives the impression that Augsburg is Lib- eral Arts college. However, according to President Frame. it‘s not. “It is advantageous for Augs- burg to distinguish itself from the great crowd of those colleges which call themselves ‘Liberal Arts coileges,’” said President Frame. “Liberal Arts colleges are selective. and are becoming more selective; their require- ments {for the SAT and ACT] arerising.andsoistheincorne 'ofthenewclasses. Thcyare concerned with ‘input’ mea- sures.” Conversely. Frame explains that “Augsburg insists that sander-Its who leave have mixed liberal and professional malice. Many students major in professional studies but are not narrow. Augsburg is concerned with ‘output.”’ Furthermore, Augsburg does not fit the stereotype of the private Liberal Arts college. “The Lib— eral Arts college is a cloistered institution. It is either in the country, or, if in a city, not inte- grated into the city. The Liberal Arts college is far more inter- ested in the humanities and sci- ences than professional studies.“ Also, “Most have forgotten their connection with the church.” All of these things, say President Frame, distinguish Augsburg from “Liberal Arts” colleges. Augsburg is affiliated with the EVangelical Lutheran Church in America. This connection is demonstrated by Augsburg‘s mission statement, which states that part of its purpose is to nur- ture. This is very reminiscent of Martin Luther’s belief in voca- tion and service. And it is this vocation and service attitude, according to President Frame. that leads to “a sort of practical wisdom, which is superior to the conventional sense of ‘Liberal Arts’ wisdom.” What, then is, Augsburg. if not a “Liberal Arts" college? in the words of Augsburg College Pres— ident William Frame. “We are an institution with a certain charac- ter. looking for a name for that character.” Show less
December 3rd. 1999 sEOginion all the craze Jenny Anderson Copy Editor After dinner at Murphy's. I sit down to watch the boob-tube. taking time to just relax. As I channel surf with the new remote control I got as a gift from my roommate. I stumble upon the nation‘s number one show. My palms start... Show moreDecember 3rd. 1999 sEOginion all the craze Jenny Anderson Copy Editor After dinner at Murphy's. I sit down to watch the boob-tube. taking time to just relax. As I channel surf with the new remote control I got as a gift from my roommate. I stumble upon the nation‘s number one show. My palms start sweating and my heart starts pounding. My eyes grow large with anticipation. Chuck Willory asks. “What is the primary color on a box of C lice- rios‘Y" I look at the right half of the screen to see this is the 564.000 question and I frantically start shouting. “Yellow! It‘s Yel- low 7" Chuck then lists the four choices. “Red. Blue. Yellow. or Green?" The contestant hesitates: I stand up so fast I feel the blood rush to my head. "Yellow. you moron!" The contestant takes a deep breath and says. "Yellow." The yellow bar on the screen is high- lighted and there is a dramatic pause. The contestant sits there still—eyes closed. I stand in my living room—fists clutched. Waiting. “Yellow it is!" says the once host of the Love Connection. Chuck Willory. I fall down on the couch feeling as though I have just run a marathon. Every major muscle group of my body releases ten- sion as I watch the commercials. What show causes millions of viewers in the U.S.. including myself.to feel this way? None other than Greed. Shows like Greed and Who Wants to be a Millionaire are causing near heart attacks across the nation. They are also game shows that some are calling the “most exciting moments in television history." The most popular of the two is by far Who Wants to be a Million- aire. ABC‘s primetime jugger- naut is hosted by the enthusiastic Regis Philbin and has held the highest Nielson rating. surpassing NBC's Frasier. The object of Who Wants to be a Millionaire is simple. Just answer all I5 questions correctly and win a cool million dollars. The player has a little help along the way. by means of choosing a "lifeline". These are available at anytime and are developed to help the player advance to the next ques- tion. "Lifelines" include phoning a friend. asking the audience and 50/50 (where two choices are eliminated). An astonishing 21 million people tuned in on November 20 to see John Carpenter win the jackpot. When he saw the million dollar question--Which president appeared on the television series Laugh-Innhe knew the answer. but used his “lifeline” to phone his father. John shocked the viewers by saying. “Hi. Dad. I don't really need your help. Ijust want you to know I'm going to win the million dollars." That particular episode has been described by Tony Bennett as “the best thing he's ever seen on Why are so many people drawn to this phenomenon? Personally. I am addicted to these shows because of the combination of theatrical lighting. dramatic music and no-brainer questions for thou- sands of dollars. making those intense episodes worth while. If you are curious. check your local listings for times and chan- nels to partake in this historical phenomenon. Ben and Liz Staff Writers Have you ever noticed how time seems to pass con- tinually slower as class approaches its theoretical “end?” For example. say you are sleeping in class at the beginning of the hour. You are awakened by your professor asking. “Why are the city squirrels able to thrive on stale muffins from Murphy's?" or another question of equal importance. You note that you have been sleeping for ten minutes. You vow to remain attentive to the wise-ramblings but never-the— less nod off again. You again are awakened but this time notice that only five minutes have passed. even though you could have sworn you slept for the same amount of time. This phenomena has been a common experience among college students. and caused Ben to question the continuity of time in the classroom. as experi- enced by the student. “There I was: it was my freshman year." said Ben. “Every other day I found myself confined to the class- room of one of my non—sci- ence perspectives. All I wanted was for class to come to an end so that I could scurry off to the biology lab (my first love at the time). At the beginning of class. time would appear to pass at a “nonnal” rate. As the class would proceed. however. time would grind to a halt at a noticeable rate. Seconds seemed like min- utes and minutes like hours. At times I would become upset at the professor's blatant disregard for time. Certainly I had been in class for at least two. maybe three. hours. but when I would reference the clock. I would discover a mere thirty minutes had passed. Realizing this could not be possible. I began to note the apparent length of each minute versus the amount of time the clock claimed had passed." These observations have remained secret until now. We have now found each other. and Ben's first love is no longer biology. During a recent conversation we began to discuss the phenomena. Liz had also noticed its existence. As you know. Liz is a math and chemistry major who greatly enjoys mathemati- cal modeling. She is often in search of situations in which she can practice this dark an. The passing of time in the classroom can be modeled by several equations. depending on the class. One particular function models an interesting class that is A C C: Conservative Compassion “Is it possible that graduation is nothing more than a staged cover-up for the fact that classes never actually end? ” right before lunch. and you are hungry: f(x)=(x- 63)/(x-60). where x equals the number of minutes passed on the clock. {(x) equals the number of min- utes that have seemingly passed. In this case. the clock may say that the first ten minutes of class has passed but 10.5 minutes were perceived to have passed. This is so small you wouldn’t have noticed it. But after 30 “clock minutes," 32 minutes are per- ceived to have passed, and after 55 “clock minutes." class should have been over because 62 minutes have seemingly passed. This may not seem like a lot. but the function also tells us that after “55 min- utes." there are still 25 perceived minutes of class left. Class never ends! If you add up the amount of time you feel like you spend in class it will exceed any reasonable expectations. This explains several things. Have you ever noticed certain people who never seem to “graduate?” There are several people that were seniors when we were freshmen. Three years have now passed. and they are still here. “Say, weren‘t you supposed to graduate last May?" we ask. “No. just a couple more things to finish up. Seems like classes just never end. Maybe this year." comes the reply. Then there are those who appear to have grad- uated. yet the very next year. there they are. It is as if they never left. There are numerous faculty and staff that fit this profile. Is it pos- sible that graduation is nothing more than a staged cover-up for the fact that classes never actually end? Could it simply be a strategy for keeping us all trapped unquestioningly in a never-ending system. forever pursuing that diploma. and a better way of life? Do not be fooled. The next time you begin to think that school seems to be going on forever—— it just might. We have come up with a little song that may help you pass those long hours in the class room. Feel free to sing right out. It won't be a waste of class time since. after all. class will just go on and on. It goes something like this: “This is the class that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some peo- ple started taking it. not knowing what it was. and they'll continue taking it foreverjust because this is the class that never ends . . We will leave the rest of the tune up to you. The Weekly Useless Fact .' The electric chair was invented by a dentist. not even know. Each of us is a leader. because each of us By Matt Bergin and Trevor E. Johnson Staff Writers We recently received an e-mail from a conservative organi- zation that basically laid out the conservative beliefs about giving and compassion (not the George W. Bush version. either). We just wanted to share parts of this with you because we could not have said it better ourselves: “Putting self-interest aside for a day (Thanksgiving) does not give a full enough account of the nature of man and the things around him. For self-interest cannot be said to be the driving force of human society. Self-interest is impor- tant. But it cannot be called either more or less important than another motive in the human breast. It is not separa— ble from that other motive Self-interest cannot be under- stood by itself. Consider the expression. “charity begins at home." Does it also end there? To answer that question. we must bring up politics for a moment. Politics is necessary here because it is the most authoritative form of community here in this life. All of the most important things we do together are powerfully affected by politics. Politics has a monopoly on force. If the law makes a statement. it settles the matter. That is why conditions among human beings. all part of the same species. can be so different from one country to the next. That is why we are specially blessed here in this country. Because this country is special. and because of the way in which it is special. we can see here best of all why charity to those outside ourselves is simply crucial to our own self- interest. Becausejust as charity is essential in a family. so also it is essential in a community. Families are. after all. made up of only a few people. They cannot all be self-suf- ficient. Misfortune befalls people all the time. and the weak are left helpless. But if they are not helped. then notjust the weak inside one family will suffer. but the neighbors. and their neighbors. will be exposed to scenes of misery that will make their lives also a misery. When families break down. either there is charity, or else suffering spreads. In America we accomplish charity outside the home in a unique way. In Europe. or in most of the old places on the earth. charity outside the home is the preservation of a few. And of course this means that those in need of charity must depend upon a few only for help. This is bad for those in need. But it is bad for the rest of us. too. In a society where a few dominate. all the others. and not only they who depend upon charity. are left in a condition of dependence. Americans are self-reliant and self-interested. But Ameri- cans arc also charitable. Each and every one of us feels entitled to do something not only for ourselves. and not only for our own children. but also for others whom we do is an equal citizen. And so we see that self-interest is important. and the mar- ket is important. But they are not all. Self-interest and the market are one force in society. but they cannot be sepa- rated from another force. Self-interest and charity are one. Every society requires charity as much as it requires self— interest and the market. And here is the most important point: a free society. espe- cially this particular free society. requires and allows each and every one of us to be charitable people. Either we will feed the people who cannot feed themselves. or else the government will feed them. But if the government feeds them. then we will not really be free men and women. We will be lesser people. not so great as the high potentates who have the real power and do the real work. Here. then. we see that we serve our own liberty: and therefore our own interest: when we take charge of the job of helping others. From this point of view. the invisible hand is not just the market. The invisible hand is the hand of God. The invisi- ble is us." ***** We would like to thank Larry Amn for that statement. and we wish everyone “happy holidays!" Show less
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December 3rd, 1 999 EESQorts NDSU eddges Auggie wrestling to forfeit key match, causing loss Augsburg force Anne Osberg Staff Writer champion at 133 pounds, knocked off NDSU‘s Kris Nelson. the number. 4-rated wrestler in Divi- Nonh Dakota State had plenty to sion II. 5-3. be thankful about over... Show moreDecember 3rd, 1 999 EESQorts NDSU eddges Auggie wrestling to forfeit key match, causing loss Augsburg force Anne Osberg Staff Writer champion at 133 pounds, knocked off NDSU‘s Kris Nelson. the number. 4-rated wrestler in Divi- Nonh Dakota State had plenty to sion II. 5-3. be thankful about over the Thanksgiving weekend as they edged out our Augsburg wrestling team 19-17 on Wednesday. November 24. In the most exciting match of the evening, Sophomore Nick Slack (174 pounds) scored a 2-1. double overtime win. NDSU wrestler Steve Saxlund scored a 6-3 victory over Auggie wrestler Nik Lewandowski in the final match of the evening, lifting the Bisons over the Auggies. Josh Cagle scored the lone techni— cal fall of the night. a 15-0. 5:30 match win at 149 pounds Other Augsburg victories came from Josh Clausen. a 13—6 winner at 197 pounds; and Ben Bauer, a 4-1 winner at heavyweight. Augsburg‘s John Marchette. the defending Division 111 national Anne Osberg/ECHO #20 Angie Rieger brings the puck up the ice against Bemidji on November 21. The Augsburg women's hockey team lost a hard-fought battle with Division I foe Bemidji State University on Monday, November 21. The Auggies could not put a score on the board as they were shut- out 2-0. However. Meg Scmidt made 23 saves in the loss. Augs- burg returns to action this weekend for a two-game home series against Concordia—Moorhead. Friday night‘s face-off is at 7:05 and Saturdays is at 2:05. Augsburg was forced to forfeit the 125-pound weight class and six match points because Auggie wrestler Darin Bertram was unable to compete due to an ill- ness. Augsburg heads to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls this weekend and returns home for a dual meet with Southwest State on Dec. 7 at 7 pm. Photo courtesy of Augsburg Public Relations John Marchette lifts a Pacific opponent during the 1999 NCAA Division lll National Championships in Trenton, NJ. Men’s hockey falls to U of Minnesota-Crookston Anne Osberg Staff writer The Augsburg men's hockey team was swept by non-conference foe University of Minnesota-Crook- ston last weekend. Friday night. the Auggies were shut out as the Golden Eagles won 3-0. Junior Goalie Ryan McIn- tosh faced 39 shots on goal in the loss. Sophomore Joe Johnson led the team in shots for the game as he fired six. Despite taking 42 shots on goal. the Aug- gies could not slip the puck past Crookston goalie Mike Dickson. Saturday afternoon, the Auggies were looking to come home with a victory but were once again denied by the Golden Eagles. Augsburg was, how- ever. able to put some points on the board this game as they had a 1-0 lead going into the third period. Johnson put the puck in the net on a power~p1ay goal with assists going to Chris McLeod and Steve LaMere at 11:14 in the first period. But in the third period Crookston beat McIntosh two times to take the 2-1 victory. Augsburg out shot Crookston 43-33 as they fell to 2-5-1 overall. Next weekend the Auggies will be looking to pick up some victories in the cheese state as they head over to Wisconsin. Friday. December 10. they play University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point at 7:30 pm. Saturday night they face University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire at 7:05 pm. The Echo needs sports writers. We will pay you! ech0@augsburg.edu Sports trivia What is the M.I.A.C. and Augsburg record for most points scored in a single game? v 6661 1119} mun; no uommo SA 931mg MAOQ M} surged 35 How many individual national champions does the Augs- burg wrestling team, have and who is the only 5 time All- American? Name the three Augsburg basketball players drafted by NBAteams? :’ ' ($81861) MIR) 94938 P“ ZZ EHRBLL How WITH amt-ROSS! Tourist! 1121138113038 *1 3PM}!!! BREAK comm "99AM PM ‘(1861) 911008 3319 ‘(§961) “WWW m1C1 (6661) 931099 continued from page 6 church in Bumsville and teaches music at Gustavus Adolphus Col— lege. Sedio said that he has many prob- lems with the ELCA. but he is a Lutheran to the bone. He feels that the situation with the ELCA is frightening because “the pas- tors who are living in secret could be outed at any time and be stripped of their ministry." In response to a question about the ELCA‘s refusal to ordain gays and lesbians. Sedio responded. "I hate to see a denomination that operates out of fear rather than out of love. . . .We [homosexu- als] are here. and this is our church. too!“ Sattin added to the discussion by saying that the ELCA is taking steps toward being more inclusive but that “maybe our structure in the ELCA is too rigid.” Both speakers felt that open dia- logue and support are the most important components in chang- ing the structure of the ELCA and in gaining public acceptance of homosexuals. “When you drive people's opinions down and make them hide them. there will never be progress. We need to be open for dialogue." said Sartin. Show less
November 19th, 1999 page 7 nuih‘hm-n-Un-ndfiam Safety continued from pa ge_ 2 taking shortcuts that put their that would allow the worker‘s lives in great danger. and that if they are hurt. there is no action they can take to seek justice. compensation system to place stricter fines on employers... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 page 7 nuih‘hm-n-Un-ndfiam Safety continued from pa ge_ 2 taking shortcuts that put their that would allow the worker‘s lives in great danger. and that if they are hurt. there is no action they can take to seek justice. compensation system to place stricter fines on employers who knowingly break the law. This bill did not pass on its first time through the legislature. though. In order for such laws to be passed, the public needs to assert that they will not stand for employers who violate safety laws and endanger workers" lives. Passing stricter worker's compen- sation laws would give compa- nies an incentive to follow safety standards because if they knew that they could be sued for negli- gent behavior. they would be more likely to follow the safety laws that are already in place. “We want to raise public aware- ness . . . about the inequities and the madness of our present sys- tem.” said Peterson. Because many people are (luck- ily) never injured in the work- place. this issue is virtually unknown among the public. However. because tragedies like Patrick's death do occur. people need to know about worker safety before they are harmed as well. People need to come forward and share their stories. Business own— ers don‘t want this type of legisla- tion to pass because they don't want to pay worker’s compensa- tion fees. However. until they are legally forced to take responsibil- ity for their actions. companies Last February. Senator John Many proposed a bill in Congress Depression continued from page 6 ing new habits was not easy. especially when others in the dance were used to old patterns. Slowing down was hard. My therapist had to tell me to practice not getting everything done. and when I told my teenage son that I was doing this. he taught me with gentle humor: "Welcome to the human race. Mom.“ The pain was great. but gradually the loneliness turned to sweet soli- tude. The rushing busyness became pleasant walks. sometimes with friends. When I finally let myself accept the love that others were giv- ing me. I leamed how to play and have fun; I began to enjoy life again. When I let myself dare to think that I am lovable. I became more able to love. God's love did not let me go. Joy sought me through pain. l was dead. my heart hardened. but God continued seeking me. in and beyond the death of my despair. The cross lifted up my head. and I experienced what Christians know as resurrection. God gave me free» dom and new life. just as God gave freedom and new life to the Hebrew slaves in Egypt and to the Judean exiles in Babylon. Some of you know the pain of which l speak because you‘ve felt it yourselves or you've watched someone you love struggle wth depres— sion. Perhaps your agony involves dl\ once. abuse. addiction. resent- ment. or grief Know that you are precious in God's sight. and hemmed—that God lo\'es you. Through good fnends. let the arms of our say'ing God wrap themselves around you. Let the God of rainbow s. after rain bring Joy into your pain. Know that God has called you “Fnend.” and dare to ct) out your agony or your delight to the God who Will not let you go. tfittti Mareodierresuuoesalsoavaihbleforsmdmtsonwnpuswhoare dealingwiththeseissues. Ifyoufeelthatyouaredqinessedoryoujust needsomeonetotalktooontacttheCmtaofCounselingandHalth PrunedonalSSO-lNIorstopimotheirofioein MeuuialHall. “nu—nnmmmw mew-udu—oh—u- o—fl-duh'mn-q- tut—human“mede uwunmu “Wham-uni. whim Mum-M ,“b-du—Iu “weme w...‘.l~h "Madam-um “uni-mu annual-neuan “mm-unannou- MIMI.” d-uwm—r MW M‘IHHI\IIIK lllkll rl 5_|l’\r.l2 UN“ lil- It will continue to take shortcuts that result in death or injury. If you or someone you know has any similar worker safety-related stories. please make your voice be heard. You can raise awareness among the people you know. the media. and the people who can change our very laws. Senator Steve Novak. the Chair of the Senate Jobs. Energy. and Community Development Com- mittee. is one person who has the power to help pass this kind of legislation. If you wish to voice your opinion about this matter (and I implore you on behalf of the Randels. and on your safety. to do so). Senator Novak's phone number is (651) 296-4334. Sim— ply state that he has a responsibil- ity protect workers in the state from injury or death in the work— place. There are hundreds of others like Patrick who have lost their lives or health because of their employ— ers‘ gross negligence. and their families are destroyed because of that loss. Patrick‘s death should not have happened. and until laws are changed to ensure workers' safety. similar tragedies are bound to occur. C LASSIFIEDS ACAPULCO'S #1 SPRING BREAK COMPANY, Bianchi—Rossi Tours “ants you to Go Loco in Acapulco? Make the first Spring Break of the New Millennium the Best by tray eling “lth the Best. Leaye the High School crovy ds tn Cancun d: Mazatlan. 800875—1525. www .bianchi—rossi .com. TRAVEL FREE - ask how? Spring Break ‘1” Cancun. Mazatlan or Jamaica From $399 Reps wande Sell 15 and travel free! flawed Prices GM!!! Info: Call l-W Careers. The Smarter Way. www.5martersource.org Post your resume f0r a job search or internship Select inteth areas so prospective employers can find you quickly. Join other active students pinning great ween Use rt lroeand update your résumé any time1 try you {mi 5r» H Fin.- n} M "new 2 “Mt: COW WTO continued from page 2 WTO panel ruled against the US law. Foreign oil refiners now have the option to sell din- ier gasoline in the US as a result. Japan is challenging a Massa- chusetts state law which requires companies sever ties with the military dictatorship of the Southeast Asian country of Burma before getting govern- ment contracts. If WTO is ruled illegal. we will lose a major tool that helped bring down Apartheid in South Africa. Using WTO's logic. other barri— ers to free trade could include minimum wage laws. toxic the ad to run. 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November 19th, 1999 page 8 ,2 aaSports Auggies end season on right foot Andy Zetzman Layout Editor Jake Kern was voted the MIAC defensive player of the week with 13 tackles (11 solo) and an intercep— tion to finish off his senior season. Augsburg‘s football team ended their season the way they... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 page 8 ,2 aaSports Auggies end season on right foot Andy Zetzman Layout Editor Jake Kern was voted the MIAC defensive player of the week with 13 tackles (11 solo) and an intercep— tion to finish off his senior season. Augsburg‘s football team ended their season the way they started it: winning in dramatic fashion. The Auggies started off the season with an impres- sive 29-27 victory over North Dakota's Mayville State. and ended with a hard—fought defensive battle against Concordia—Moorhead. scoring seven points in the final quarter to win the game 7—5. The Concordia-Moorhead game was a 0—0 defensive struggle until 13:04 of the fourth quarter. when Con- cordia kicked a field goal. Augbsurg came back school history. with a touchdown when Brian Warden threw a 40- yard halfback option pass to Mark Johnson to take the lead. At the end of the game. Tetzloff was sacked for a loss of 31 yards for a safety. but Augsburg still tri- umphed 7—5. Congratulations on a spectacular season! Cross country ends season at Regions Abigail Mildbrand Staff Writer The men's and women's cross country teams finished an overall successful season the weekend of November 6 at Regions in Iowa. The men's team finished 16th of 27 teams, improving over last year‘s finish of 20th of 25 teams. The women’s team finished 18th of 27 teams in the race. One of our top female runners at the Regions meet was Chrissy Baune. who came in 19th and fin- ished only three seconds from qualifying for Nationals. Another great run was had by Theresa Lewindowski. who improved about 80 places from last year's Region race. Lewindowski fin- ished this year in 44th place. Overall. there were 164 female competitors at Regions. For the Auggie men’s cross coun- try runners. the top finishers were Christian Dawson and Eric Bloe- mendahl. Dawson finished in 37th place this year. an improvement of about 90 places over last year. and Bloe- mendahl finished in 48th place out of a total of 169 runners. Both the men and women had great seasons this year, and because no one is graduating from either team. they look to be strong again next year. Both the Conference and Regions meets” performances were vastly improved from last year. and each member of the men's squad ran his personal best time ever. Things just seem to get better and better for the Augsburg cross country teams. Congratu- lations on a successful season. Auggie cross country runners! Don't forget, sports fans: indoor track season is right around the comer! Bringing back all the talent from last year and adding a few new members should make for an awesome season. Sparse Bears 2 lemme EDI This was the last game for the Augsburg seniors, who all played great. We wish them good luck in the future. We also look forward to next year. as there are many returning starters. including quarter- back Paul Tetzloff. This season has been an up—and-down ride for the Augsburg football team. However, the season has been mostly positive. as they went over the 500 mark three years in row for just the second time in This year was filled with memorable moments. from the spectacular overtime win at Mayville, to the pounding of Carlton. to the defensive struggle against Concordia. Every Auggie football player put his all into each game. and it showed. Anne Osberg/ECHO #28 Wide Receiver Mark Johnson caught the game-winning pass. Women’s hockey goes 2-0 Anne Osberg §taft Wfler ,, 7, The members of the Augsburg women’s hockey team held brooms in their hands as they swept the University of Wisconsin—Superior Yellowjackets in two games last weekend to start the season off unde- feated. In Friday night’s game, the Auggies rolled to an 8-2 victory as sophomore April Leger scored a natural hat trick. Leger scored three consecutive goals in a five-minute stretch in the second period, including’a power-play and a Shorthanded tally. giving the Aug- game as the Auggies pulled out a 3-2 victory. Rieger scored her second goal of the season on a breakaway with 6:07 remaining in the game to break the 2-2 tie. Sophomore Annie Mattison opened the scoring late in the first period, and Leger scored a team-high fourth goal on a pass from junior Steph Johnson in the second period. Schmidt was once again stable and consistent in the net as she made 25 saves to pick up her second victory. Saturday the Auggies travel to the State Fair Coli- seum to take on Hamline University (club team) at 12:45 and are back home Monday. November 22 to gies a 7-1 lead at the second intermission. Leger also had an assist, making it a four-point night for her. Also tallying points for the Aug- gies were senior Emily Miller with two goals and an assist, junior Amber Nadreau with a goal and three assists, and junior Angie Rieger and Senior Annie Simons each with a goal and two assists. Meg Schmidt picked up the vic- tory in between the pipes as she faced 36 shots. Saturday aftemoon’s game was a lot closer than the previous Exxon. A; f ____—— 211 IANGII‘ROSSI TOURS! MAPULBOQS #1 91’3"“! BEAR GOMPINY / I k take on the Beavers of Bemidji State at 7:05. Photo courtesy of Public Relations Augsburg’s women‘s hockey players swept the University of Wisconsin Superior Yellowjackets in two games last weekend. Tommies hold men’s hockey team, 6-6, 8-3 Anne Osberg Staff Writer The Augsburg men‘s hockey team could not get a win out of their series with St. Thomas last week- end. Friday night at St. Thomas, the men managed a 6-6 tie with the Tommies. Brad Schwartzbauer scored the first two goals for the Auggies. and Andy Ness and Mike Jackson scored as well to close out the second period and give the Auggies their 4-1 lead. The Tommies came back and scored five goals in the third period to tie the game. Goalie Ryan McIntosh faced GO AUGGIES GO! plenty of activity in the net for the Auggies. as he made 44 saves. including 19 in the third period. The teams combined for six power-play goals in 18 opportuni- ties: St. Thomas had four and Augsburg had two. Penalties were the name of the game on Saturday night as Augs— burg lost the game 8-3 versus St. Thomas. Late in the game there was a fight that produced eight player ejections (four for each team). The teams combined for 48 penalties in 192 minutes: 98 minutes for Augsburg. 94 minutes for St. Thomas. Scoring for the Auggies were Jaroslav Cesky, Roland Blumer. and Nicholas Murray. Show less
November 19th, 1999 egFeatures page 4 A lovely evening with GWAR: and the fairytale magic - The blood, the guts, Dana Determen Staff Writer Monday. November I, I paid fif- teen dollars to watch the First Avenue Music Club transform into the biggest. raunchiest, and most feared den of iniquity I... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 egFeatures page 4 A lovely evening with GWAR: and the fairytale magic - The blood, the guts, Dana Determen Staff Writer Monday. November I, I paid fif- teen dollars to watch the First Avenue Music Club transform into the biggest. raunchiest, and most feared den of iniquity I have ever seen. This lovely experience came complete with decapitated monsters. countless gallons of a mysterious liquid substance that was squirted across the huge mass of people gathered. and last but not least. a band of mutant—look- ing monsters playing their own brand of ear-piercing heavy metal. There is a name for this organized mayhem and it is GWAR. which stands for “God What A Racket." The band's stage antics that night included stunts like bringing out a huge. blue Elvis doll on stage. cutting open his massive stomach, and then proceeding to play jump rope with his intestinal organs. The band also fought the mighty “Jagermonster.” a 15-foot Tyran- nosaurus Rex. To claim victory over the monster. they cut off its head with a huge sword. thereby drenching the cheering crowd with blood. After the concert. as I was riding the elevator back up to my room covered in fake pink blood. I noticed many surprised looks I got from the other people riding the elevator with me; I knew they must have been jealous of where I had spent my evening. The wonderful. life-altering expe- rience known as GWAR is defi- nitely not for the faint of heart. American Indian reps speak at gathering Cindy Peterson Contributor The 14th Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association (MIEA) Conference convened on Thursday. November 4. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Minnesota on the White Earth Reservation. Approximately 500 participants attended. including high school and college students. Indian educators. administrators. and interested others. Boyd Koehler. research librarian at Augsburg. presented a workshop on Ethnic Newswatch. Several American Indian representatives from state-wide colleges and universities (myself included) did a panel pre- sentation on “Why Indian Students Should Come to This School." Workshops were presented on a number of other topics including the history of the White Earth people. culture-based curriculum. preserving Native languages. and college writing for American Indian students. Other conference features included a Knowledge Bowl for high school students. a fashion show of contemporary designs. keynote speakers from White Earth and Minneapolis Public Schools Indian Education Office. The culminating event was an awards banquet Friday night where outstanding students. athletes. parents. educators. administrators. counselors. and elders were recognized. This annual conference is a time to get together and share successes. talk about issues in Indian education today. visit and get reacquainted with long term friends and colleagues. and get re-charged to return home and engage the battle once again. I am always grateful for the opportunity to attend. but rather for those of you who enjoy a good blood-bath, demons and monsters, and a good time. Most importantly, this experience is for those of you who want to see a band that single-handedly mocks every over-sensationalistic part of heavy metal’s image. as well as the massive backlash brought on by parents who blame all of society’s ills on the music their kids listen to. Laughing at people who have for- gotten about the entertainment value of music is what this band is all about. So the next time GWAR is in town I recommend you spend a lovely evening with them. Just be sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind having dyed red before the night is through. W _‘b“‘kn°w' Spnng Break 2600 ""ka Before you Spring Break... e-br k! Avoid gig Travel ‘ Agent commissions. Book your trip direct & save SSS! www.ebreaknow.co New leadership course offered this spring BriofessorNorma N oonan is offering POL 421: Topics: Becoming a Leader this spring. This course is designed to help students think about leadership and how they can lead in the future. For more info call Prof Noonan at x1198. asmtmmaemmz mammoencedmatthey \ Ballroom Dance Club Students hope to enter in competitions Brad Motl Staff Write; , ,,,,,, ,, This week I finally got an oppor- tunity to talk with Amy Westlund. the head of the Augsburg Ball- room Dance Club. She told me the club will be getting back into the swing of things sometime in January. The purpose of the Ballroom Dance Club is to straight out have fun. This, coupled with their other purpose of teaching dance. brings members to their goal of eventu- ally becoming active with clubs and dance halls downtown which would expose the members to dif- ferent dance cultures. Amy said that a good size for the club would be about 30 people. She also said that they will take everyone who is interested. They would love to see a lot of people get involved because it would make it more fun for everyone. The Ballroom Dance Club plans on meeting once a week. Along with this. they plan on taking trips to ballrooms and dance clubs for activities. There are no membership require— ments to become involved with the Ballroom Dance Club. There is no experience needed because they will teach you everything you need to know. You do not need a partner to be involved. Promoting the Augsburg Ball- room Dance Club Amy said. “Get out your dancing shoes. and come out and have some fun!” Why did” on choose Augsburg College"? “I picked Augsburg because of the awesome tennis program (note: Augsburg has NO tennis program). —Heidi Peterson. Freshman “Augsburg is a community that makes people feel at home away from home." —George Kwangware. Junior “I choose Augsburg because I wanted to be in debt." —Amy Funk. Freshman "Because of the excellent week- end college program and a few of my friends that attended liked it a lot. -Beth Herrgott. Junior “The choice was made based on the size of the school and its location." -Gustavo Quintiliano, Junior Show less
O a)": o . 9.999.999.19991999 a: Fatth 85 Commumty page 6 Augsburg professor speaks out on her battle with depression Bev Stratton shares how faith played a role in her recovery Jason Wegner Faith Editor During a recent Chapel speech. Bev Stratton told a compelling. true story about her struggle... Show moreO a)": o . 9.999.999.19991999 a: Fatth 85 Commumty page 6 Augsburg professor speaks out on her battle with depression Bev Stratton shares how faith played a role in her recovery Jason Wegner Faith Editor During a recent Chapel speech. Bev Stratton told a compelling. true story about her struggle with depression last year. Stratton addressed the problems of stress and bum— out that we. as students, inevitably all face at one point or another. Depression and burnout are two of the leading reasons students drop out of college. Stratton faced depression head-on. and by sharing her experiences with the rest of the Augsburg com— munity. has given all of us some insight on this dis- ease. The following is an excerpt of Stratton‘s homily. In it. she tells how she found her way out of depression and how the love of God was instrumen- tal in her recovery. Tenacious Love Bev Stratton “But now thus says the Lord. he who created you, 0 Jacob. he who formed you. O Israel: Do not fear. for l have redeemed you; I have called you by name. you are mine. When you pass through the waters. I will be with you; and through the rivers. they shall not overwhelm you: when you walk through fire you shall not be burned. and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God. the Holy One of Israel. your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom. Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my sight. and honored. and I love you.“ (Isaiah 43:1-4a. NRSV) The words of Isaiah that you just heard were first written to a community. the people of Israel. when they were devastated. God had made a covenant with them at Sinai. calling them God‘s “treasured possession out of all the peoples.” (Ex 19:5) Yet Jerusalem had been under siege. many dying of star- vation before the temple and the people's ways of life were finally destroyed. Judah was crushed— their leaders. carried off into exile in Babylon. It was out of the pain and anguish of Israel‘s exile that the prophet spoke these words of hope. God also speaks words of hope to us. As the psalmist suggests. God knows each of us intimately. So Isa- iah‘s words to the exiles are also words for us. Let them be your words. Listen to God speak them to you: “I have redeemed you; I have called you by name. you are mine . . , because you are precious in my sight. and honored. and I love you." Last year. at about this time. some of you know that I preached about the prophet Elijah after he had just won the contest with the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel—through a divine display of pyrotechnics that would rival Star Wars. You would think Elijah would be elated that God had granted his request with such glorious display, but instead the prophet was simply weary. In typical Israelite fashion. he complained to God. Elijah was blind to the presence of 7000 faithful followers of Yahweh. He felt alone, hopeless. Last year I was a complainer like Elijah—hopeless. alone, and definitely weary rather than cheery. I suf- fered from the “overload syndrome” and blamed it on others. Why did Augsburg work people so hard? I could not only spot the faults of others; I could also fix them. If everyone would only do what I was cer- tain was the right thing to do, everything would be so much better. Why didn’t anyone listen to me? I had busied myself for years with endless activity-- doing things that were all necessary for my survival. I thought. or for important. worthy causes. I wore myself out and often wore out others with me. Not surprisingly. I was stressed out and burnt out; my “crispy factor” was off the charts. I often dissolved into sobs at home. sometimes even getting teary at work. When I was stressed or sad. I ate. But filling my stomach did not fill my soul. I was hungry. thirsty. restless. but I was also fleeing from God. But God was with me. The Light followed me into the pits of my despair. when I felt dead inside. Through the gentle words of friends and counselors— -many of you here at Augsburg. through the patient acceptance of spouse and children. and the prescrip- tions of doctors and pastors. I began to heal. I stopped rushing because I had to. My weary soul could not do much more than sit. Eventually. with coaching. I recognized the obvi- ous—but it hadn‘t been obvious to me—that I could make choices; I could change my behaviors rather than telling other people what to do—they didn't want my unsolicited advice anyway. I could listen to my anger. learn from my frustration. and pay atten— tion to my feelings instead of ignoring them. Form- see “depression” page 7 Faith agreement brings the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches together IL.de Jeckie Eewonhy we: killed by e drunk driver one week after her high school greduetion. What ehould you do to stop a friend from driving drunk? Whatever you have to. Friends don't let Meade drive drunk. ~fi.“ a fl WANTED: j a VESPERS LITURGICAL PARTY ‘ mymgemngsnmaectmsmaammy? Do youmissailthcgtw’uifimgmmifii‘hencomeandbea ’ Candle bearers, flag bearers andothers are needed to assist in the biggest Augis event of the year, Advent Vespers. Ifyon minterested and wantto know more, contactAdam Sprecher at 1:81:99. ' Augsburg the Echo Jason Wegner Faith Editor On October 31. a historic docu- ment was signed between the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church in Augsburg. Gemiany. The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification brought Lutherans and Catholics together to agree on the basic means of Justification. or attaining heaven. The document comes as the first of many proposed steps toward closer relations between the two churches. The document's pri- mary purpose is “to show on the basis of their dialogue the sub— scribing Lutheran churches and the Roman Catholic Church are now able to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God's grace through faith in Christ." Another reason that the document w as developed was to void any previous condemnations that the churches had against one another. Many doctrinal condemnations still existed between the Luther- ans and Roman Catholics previ- ous to the signing of this document. Discussions aboutjus- tification have been taking place over the past thirty years between the two churches. On Sunday. October 31. the cere- mony started at the DOM cathe— dral. Opening words by officials front both church bodies spoke. A procession through the streets of Augsburg to St. Anna’s Lutheran Church followed. The streets were lined with people who were praying in many differ- ent languages and hymns were being sung in German. The ecu— menical guests and dignitaries front both churches filled the sanctuary in St. Anna‘s. There. Cardinal Cassidy. the Chief Ecu— menical Officer of the Papal Council. and Christian Krause. President of Lutheran World Fed- eration gave a homily. Melanie Zentner. an ecumenical guest of the ELCA said. "The atmosphere of the event was cele- bratory and hopeful." However. she was disappointed that there was such a dominance of Luther- ans. There were only two members from the Vatican that signed the Declaration. in contrast with the eight members from Lutheran World Federation who signed. Many Lutheran theologians and church members were concerned by the fact that there was not equal representation of Catholic and Lutheran representatives. There were many guests that were present from the Catholic Church. including bishops. theologians. priests and monks. The Lutheran World Federation also had a num- ber of bishops. pastors. deacons. and ecumenical guests in atten- dance. The event will be one that will be remembered and celebrated for years to come. There is hope that this document will encourage and help develop a closer relationship between the two churches that have been divided for so long. Laura Waldon Cu-ulimr in t’lllt’f Erica Huls C(l-l’tlfI11rlll chief Jesse Woodrofte Newx edilor Katie Koch A & E editor Jason Wegner Foil/1 editor Andy Zetzman Luyoul editor Aaron Vogel Plrolo editor Jenny Anderson Copy ezlilor Kellen Bredesen Copy edilor Con mlmnl Commissioner Faculty Adi'iror Jennifer Rensenbrink (you could be here) Boyd Koehler Staff writers/Photog raphers: Jennifer Rensenbrink. Emily Nugent, Trevor Johnson. Thad Stryker. Grant Jordahl, Rachel Selle. Kendra Hines. Emily Gerard. Chris Winger. Brad Motl. Adam Roesch. Dave Thompson, Liz Cebula. Ben Lorenz. Dana Deterrnan. Anne Osberg. Andy Zetzman. Lindsay Bonner. Ben Duane. Lisa Haler. Callie Hutchinson. Kellen Bredesen The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday except during interim. vacation periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg College. 731 21 st Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the supporting staff. administration, faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or services it advertises. First copy free; additional copies available in the Echo office. The Echo office can be reached at (612) 330-1102. at campus box #148 or e-mail: echo@augsburg.edu, Annual subscription rate $35.00. Printed with Print Group Midwest on recycled paper Show less
November 19th, 1999 EEFeatures page 3 Augsburg Seminar class puts children’s needs before their own Students give up cash to benefit children of Cedar Riverside Alllson Helmkes Staff Writer This week, Augsburg Seminars will be consuming vast amounts of pizza and p0p with the $100 each seminar... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 EEFeatures page 3 Augsburg Seminar class puts children’s needs before their own Students give up cash to benefit children of Cedar Riverside Alllson Helmkes Staff Writer This week, Augsburg Seminars will be consuming vast amounts of pizza and p0p with the $100 each seminar receives, celebrating the completion of their first class at Augsburg. That is, all seminars but one. Joyce Pfafi’s Fitness for Life first-year students and their Peer Leaders will be donating their $100 to the Cedar Riverside Community School where they vol- unteered throughout the semester. The Augsburg group will be walking to the school, where about 160 elementary students will be waiting for their arrival. The teachers at Cedar Riverside do not get prep time or breaks because there are no aides to cover their classes. They also teach music, phy. ed., and an, as well as clean the school, because this chartered school does not have any money to hire extra teach- ers or janitors. Each first-year student in the Fitness for Life semi- nar taught three physical education classes at Cedar Riverside. They taught using Cedar Riverside’s only equipment: a rubber ball, a deflated volleyball, and volleyball nets, but no posts to hold up the nets. At Cedar Riverside, “The kids’ favorite games were kickball and dodge ball,” Pfaff said. “That is because they only had one ball. Our students learned to teach with nothing." Our first-year students took the Cedar Riverside stu- dents to the Brian Coyle gym when they taught. “I think our students got as much out of it as their stu— dents,” Pfaff said. The first time our students went to. volunteer, they were a bit nervous. One seminar student said, “It was sad when we got to the school because we had activities planned, and only had one ball.” “Things didn’t go as planned the first time we went,” Heidi Schmidt said. “We had lots of activities planned, and within the first five minutes they thought our activities were stupid. That was disap- pointing.” Mike Hill said he did not know what to expect, but he worried about the students being rambunctious. After the first teaching session, the Cedar Riverside This could be you! students reacted better to our Augsburg students. One Augsburg student said that some of the children had bad attitudes in the beginning, but they got bet- ter every time they went. Adam Leiter said his sixth graders really looked up to him. Pfaff’s seminar made a list of items they thought the students would enjoy. Pfaff presented it to the school, and the teachers added jump-ropes. “It was a lot of fun to order the equipment,” Pfaff said. The seminar ordered floor hockey sticks and pucks, rubber bases for kickball, brightly colored foam balls, two basketballs, two volleyballs, and nylon bags to hold all the new equipment. “We purchased inexpensive but tough equipment, and we’re labeling it all,” Pfaff said. “We also wanted to get teacher and user-friendly equipment." Gopher Athletic, the company through which they ordered the equipment, gave them a 32% discount after Pfaff told them where the equipment was going. Pfaff also encouraged them to donate any equipment in their warehouse that they didn’t think would sell. Over the phone, Gopher seemed to have some ideas for extra equipment. They delivered the equipment early last week so the seminar students could actu- ally hand the students the equipment, rather than promise to do it. “As [our volunteering] developed. it turned into something good." Pfaff said. “Our methods class is going to Cedar Riverside now to teach classes.” All the seminar students were glad they were donat- ing their money for equipment. Dan Webinger said, “They need the equipment more than we need a pizza party.” Schmidt agreed: “You feel better about yourself.” After hearing about the Fitness for Life’s donation, the Sociology and Effective Writing seminar decided to donate a portion of their money to the Brian Coyle Center, where they volunteered throughout the semester. The total dollar amount for all the equipment was $241.68. The Physical Education Faculty matched the Augsburg Seminar’s $100. They are still looking for someone to donate the $41.68. Sara Thedinga Contributor the students of Augsburg. Laura Walden/ECHO Auggies anticipate their lucky number on the Roulette wheel. Minnesota Printmakers shows at Augsburg Thaddeus Stryker Staff Writer Now showing in the Alumni Gallery in Christensen Center is Three Minnesota Printmakers, The show features recent works by Faye M. Passow, Jodi Reeb- Myers. and Jeff Ratherrnel, and it runs through December 16. This exhibit offers a nice mix of prints, including lithographs, woodcuts, linocuts, and mixed media monotypes. Reeb—Myers, who received her B.F.A. in 1994 from the Min- neapolis College of Art and Design where she currently teaches, creates very balanced compositions that depict objects or scenes from nature. One of my favorite pieces of Reeb-Myers’, entitled “Dwelling,” is an artistic woodcut depicting twigs which draws your eye into the central. nest—like shape framed by a square black background. Passow. who has been exhibit- ing her lithographs for 20 years. received her B,F.A. in 1976 from Wisconsin Eau Claire, and her M.A. in 1979 from the University of New Mexico. She added the color- ful “Tango Series" of 1999 and several lithographs to the exhibit. Her 1999 “Ode to the Photo courtesy of Public Relations An example of the art featured at Three Minnesota Printmakers in the Alumni Gallery. City" lithograph shows a scene of a block of houses. and her “Unprepared” shows a popu- lous lakeside camp scene. All of her compositions tend to reveal fine details and expert usage of bright color. Rathermel, a graduate student for the past three years at the University of Minnesota. con- tributes creativity with his “Framed Game Series." a dis- play of 13 mixed-media works. He also displays interesting woodcut creations in his book art shown in a large glass case. as well as in “Game Triptychs" and “Game Accordion." The latter piece. completed in 1994. was one of my favorite pieces because I liked the shape of the flapped—open, wing-like pages and their accompanying words and illustrations. Many of his pieces also show a knack for including meaningful faces within creative frames. Corrections: We apologize to Rachelle Wilcox for misspelling her name in the last issue. Also, last week’s ACC column was miscaptioned. It should have simply read, “ACC: Supreme Court.” Legal gambling on campus On Friday, November 12. from 8-11230 p.m., Resi- dence Life and ASAC sponsored Casino Night for For this special event, the Umess/Mort lobby was turned into a casino with two Black Jack tables. Ronlette and Craps tables. and Bingo. Students gambled with fake money while faculty. Residence Life staff. and one professional dealer ran the tables. Dairy Queen donated hot dogs and dilly bars, much to the delight of the rav- enous Auggies. Chips. candy, and pop were also offered as refresh- ments. ASAC DJ‘s spun music all night while students crowded around the tables hoping to get lucky and win some prizes. Among the prizes Laura Walden EL MC, Students place exorbitant bets at the Black Jack table in the hopes of striking it rich. raffled off throughout the night were t-shirts, mugs, Midwest Mountaineering gift certificates. and Crown Video movie rentals. Larger prizes were auc- tioned off to the highest bidder in a flurry of waving ticket vouchers at the end of the night. The prizes that went for the most “money” were a 25" TV. a VCR. and a one—time apartment cleaning given by senior staff members. Additional prI/cs that were auctioned off were gift certificates for Davanni‘s. Riverside Florists. Rainbow Foods. (‘uh Foods. and ltalianni‘s, Casino Night was an immense success. with nearly 200 Augsburg students and friends participating. Show less
November 19th, 1999 .8 Q) 0 fire 86E page 5 Augsburg sophomore Brendan Anderson shares his gift of music through original compositions laggle M. Weller Staff Writer iermany has Beethoven, Norway as Grieg, and Augsburg has Brendan Anderson. tnderson, a sophomore music najor, premiered his third... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 .8 Q) 0 fire 86E page 5 Augsburg sophomore Brendan Anderson shares his gift of music through original compositions laggle M. Weller Staff Writer iermany has Beethoven, Norway as Grieg, and Augsburg has Brendan Anderson. tnderson, a sophomore music najor, premiered his third piece in Concert Band this past hiesday at Central Lutheran Ihurch, as a pan of the \ugsburg Concert Band’s fall :oncen. spoke with Anderson this week tbout his newest piece, his nspirations, and his past works. \nderson began composing his irst piece, Galactic Fanfare, the :ummer before his senior year, at tge 17. David Arnold, John Mlliams, Hans Zimmer, and lames Homer are some of the ilm composers that Anderson totes as some of his favorites and llS inspirations. When asked why he decided to ake on the task of composing for :oncert Band he noted that, “I ust wanted to see if I could do it u 00. [ asked Anderson where his ideas :ome from and how long it takes for a piece to fall into place. Anderson replied, “Themes just circulate in my head and then it all just falls into place. Each theme," he added, “takes about a day to develop.” Once all the themes have been developed, Anderson noted that it then takes him about a month to orchestrate. “I hear it, I play it, it sounds good, I like it.” Anderson’s first piece, Galactic Fanfare, is based loosely on Chopsticks. Anderson’s girlfriend added that, “Chopsticks is a basic piece that every child learns to play piano with. In the same manner, this piece was Brendan’s starting point, just like Chopsticks.” He noted that “the piece sounded big, and broad. and fanfare-like. and besides. Anderson Overture sounded too egotistical.” This piece was actually premiered by his high school band and then was preformed by the Augsburg Concert Band the next fall. Anderson then felt the urge to have at it again and compose a second song for the spring concert and the band’s tour to San Fransisco. This piece is entitled Celtic Hymnsong and did not receive that name until the week before the concert. The original title was a phrase in Galic that meant “Water of Life," ILM As WE’RE CONCERNED Emily Nugent min/ing. “,7 Movie Review: Boys Don ’t Cry Grade: B+ but the student who had suggested this title also said that it could mean “whiskey.” Anderson chose to go another route. “I didn't want to have to explain it to my mom if it did Phot courtesy of Alison Heimkes Brendan Anderson, sophomore composer at Augsburg college mean whiskey." Anderson’s third stab at composing is with the piece Through the Minds Eye. This is a tribute to film score, but there is no film on which it is based and so Anderson leaves it up to the listener to see the action through his or her own "minds eye." Dana Determen Staff Writer Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles Rating: Best Bays Don’t Cry is the touching, yet graphic, tale of a young woman’s sexual identity crisis and her quest for love and acceptance. Teena Brandon (Hillary Swank) has been an outsider for most of her life. Always in and out of trouble, she treats life like one big thrill-ride. Teena is in the middle of a sexual identity crisis: She is attracted to girls, but lives in an area just outside Lincoln, Nebraska, where there is little tolerance for being different. So, she decides to embrace her masculine side by dressing and acting like a boy and claiming to be Brandon Teena so she can meet and fool around with girls. She pulls this off for a little while. until things get serious and it becomes appar- ent that she is not what she says she is. After running from trouble, she meets a crowd that she thinks she can really be accepted by. She is also madly in love with one of them, Lana (Chloe Sevigny). After Lana returns Brandon’s affection, it looks like Brandon might have a chance. But there is something that Lana hasn’t found out yet. When Lana’s jealous ex-boyfriend suspects that all may not be what it seems with Brandon, all hell breaks loose. Only after all is revealed does Lana decide she still wants to be with Brandon, boy or girl. But their love can't escape the violent prejudices of the jealous and unaccepting people that surround them. This is a troubling story of love and the emotions that keep people from accept- ing change. Brandon, brilliantly played by Swank. gives a tender masculinity to this role. She never once lets us doubt that her affections are genuine and that a real man has nothing on her. Brandon at once captures what it means to be dif— ferent, and to fight for what you really want in the face of danger. Well. it looks like Zack and the boys con— tinue to deliver the fury of their revolu- tionary message on Rage’s third release. The Battle of Los Angeles. The thing I love about this band is the brilliant cre— ativity and diversity they bring to each Album. By mixing punk, hip hop. soul. Latin. and lots of fury. this band continu— ally reinvents itself with new sounds. With the social and political conscious- ness of punk, the clever hip hop influ- enced rhymes. and the fierce urgent vocal Anderson added that each of the pieces has gotten progressively more complex. “The first piece had a total of 11 parts. My newest piece has 25 parts with percussion. It is layered in a way that there is always something going on." This constant action has added difficulty and excitement not only for performer and conductor. but for the listener as well. Anderson has received no formal composition training. Anderson stated that he will oftentimes learn a theoretical technique and will have found that he has used that in a piece without even knowing he was using it. His major is similar to that of a music performance degree. The difference is that instead of a primary instrument to study, his emphasis will be on composition. This is a degree that he and his adviser. Professor of Music Jill Dawe. have created to fit Anderson’s interests. When asked what be ideally wants to be doing. he stated without hesitation. “I want to be a Hollywood film composer.” If that is his goal, he is definitely on the right track. He and Dr. Robert Stacke are currently working on a documentary based on Native Americans. The film is being produced with a grant from the University of Minnesota. with an air date set sometime in the year 2000 on PBS. Anderson said that his high school band director gave him a lot of support and gave him a great opportunity not only to hear his piece played. but also to conduct it himself. That support got him hooked. When he was looking at schools. Brendan said that he was looking for somewhere that would continue to give him that same support. "Bob (Dr. Stacke] and the Band are so great. They are open to preforming anything that I bring before them. and I really appreciate that.” When asked if he has any ideas for a piece for the band and choir tour to Arizona. in which the band will preform pieces by Minnesota composers. he notes that currently he has no new ideas. “but tomorrow.“ he adds. "is another day." SOUND AS WE’RE CONCERNED power of front man Zack De La Roca, this band continues to write intelligent. thought provoking lyrics, that, in a world full of human rights violations, social unrest. and oppressive government systems. badly need to be said. On songs like “Voice of the Voiceless." which is about wrongfully accused death row inmate and long time human rights advocate Mumia Abu—Jamal. hauntingly vivid poetic imagery is used to show what an utterly atrocious miscarriage ofjustice this case is. What sets this band apart and continues to surface on The Battle ofLos' Angeles is how muster— fully talented and diverse their music is. After listening to Tom Morello‘s guitar work on such songs as. “Guerilla Radio.” “Mic Check." and “Ashes In the Fall.” you would almost swear that you’re listening to a turntable mix. However. the band is very passionate about creating every piece of sound used with only drums. bass. guitar. and vocals-mo special effects. Morello invents sounds that I didn‘t even think could be produced from a guitar, yet the effects complement the ever-changing dynamics of the vocals like a glove. Lana and her friends are somewhat the victims of their circumstance. “White trash" as they may be, you get a true sense of their longing to escape their own identities. What makes this tale so bitter is their willing acceptance of Brandon as Brandon, but not as Teena, when they themselves cannot escape their own identities. This gripping, but at times disturbingly graphic, movie shows the pain of what it is like to be trapped and to only catch a glimpse of an escape. Brilliant acting Deftones. Drummer Brad Wilk‘s often irregular time signatures and rhythms give an original flavor to lhcsc pioneers of the rap/metal hybrid style, later taken on by bands like Korn. Limp Bizkit. and The In addition to the great tunes on this album, the band offers advocacy information in the liner makes it so real that the characters cease to be actors, but become real people. This movie makes love the saving grace of a painful existence where truth will often kill. It cries out for us not just to open up our eyes and minds. but also our hearts. notes for such groups as Friends and Family of Mumia Abu Jamal. Rock For Choice. and Amnesty International. Rage continues to deliver the goods with an emotionally and musically powered sound. com- bined with lyrics that shout for revolution and justice. Show less
Augsburg o '5 November 19th, 1999 cho Volume 106 Issue 7 Augsburg professor talks about depression, page 6 In this issue: Unsafe work environment caused student’s deat , page 2 Augsburg Seminar gives cash to needy children, page 3 A lovely evening with GWAR, page 4 Brendan Anderson, composer... Show moreAugsburg o '5 November 19th, 1999 cho Volume 106 Issue 7 Augsburg professor talks about depression, page 6 In this issue: Unsafe work environment caused student’s deat , page 2 Augsburg Seminar gives cash to needy children, page 3 A lovely evening with GWAR, page 4 Brendan Anderson, composer extraordinaire, page 5 Augsburg’s Rochester expansion: Faculty Senate explores options for small pilot campus Jlll Fevllla Staff Writer Next month, Augsburg faculty will vote on a pressing issue that hasbeenonthemindsofallcon- ceming the future of the College. On May 5, 1998. the motion was made and seconded by faculty to support an Augsburg pilot pro- gram in Rochester, Minn. Ini- tially, the program was aimed at nurses who need to complete bmhelor's degrees; however, it has since expanded with computer science and other General Educa— tion courses that nursing students would need to complete degrees, as well as a graduate program in cross-cultural nursing. Many faculty and staff members think it is time to decide whether or not Augsburg wants to continue expansion of the second campus in Rochester. They want to exam- ine the experiences of students currently enrolled in the Rochester program, the advan- tages and disadvantages for both campuses if the program is fully approved, and the views of faculty who teach in both locations. Currently, the Rochester program has 142 enrolled students within 12 different classes. On Wednes- day, November 3, two vanloads of faculty visited the Rochester site for the proposed Augsburg second campus, and according to Rose- mary Link, a professor in the Department of Social Work, they were greeted with enthusiasm from the students and community. This enthusiasm is further revealed in Rosemary’s notes of a Rochester Student Panel of cur- rent nursing students that attend classes on Monday and Thursday evenings. They state the fact that they could not have participated in programs that take them away from rotations, and having the courses offered in Rochester has made all the difference. They also benefit from being able to use the Mayo libraries as well as Augs- burg and Clicnet, and they are appreciative of the advising and support they have received. Community leaders in Rochester have been extending their support as well. Dr. Ruth Johnson of the Mayo Clinic, and also an Augs- burg Regent, clearly sees many opportunities for students both in research and internships with the Mayo Clinic. Some concerns facing faculty regarding the Rochester issue include an alternative to driving home late after teaching four hours. such as available trans— portation or funded ovemights, opportunity and space for advis- ing distant students in person, and practical supports such as a book- store, copying, and space for col- league gatherings and committees. A concern for one faculty member is that “full time faculty who teach a class in Rochester will be less available to day students on this [Minneapolis] campus. One advantage Augsburg has over large Universities is that profes- sors spend time with students and we should not let that change.” Other faculty members see this as a wonderful opportunity to bring the gift of an Augsburg education North Central Lutheran school where Rochester classes are now held. to another community. Julie Olson, WEC program direc- tor, agrees that. “Augsburg has developed a unique and success- ful way of educating working adults. The program could be very positive for our main campus if it is well planned and sup- ported.” The Faculty Senate has been busy exploring these concerns in prepa- ration to present the motion for further development of an Augs- burg campus in Rochester to the faculty at the December meeting. They are exploring long range planning issues such as what edu— cational opportunities exist and how programs in Rochester can strengthen the college as a whole. Finally. the Senate is also explor— ing not only what services Augs— burg Can offer to the Rochester community, but also the contribu— tions that 3 Rochester site could make to the community here. Although there are many issues involving a second campus for Augsburg. when all is said and done, the main goal is to continue to provide quality education for all Augsburg students. Mini Convocation features Professors Stacke and Griffin Jennifer Rensenbrlnk $t_aff Writer This summer, Augsburg profes- sors Joan Griffin (English) and Bob Stacke (Music) spent ten days in Northern Ireland. They were preparing for the 2000 Peace Prize Forum, which takes place February 18 and 19 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Last Wednesday, Griffin and Stacke presented their findings at a pre-Fonim convocation in Chapel. The convocation included music and readings about the his- tory of the Northern Ireland con- flict. What Grifiin and Stacke found in Northern Ireland were empty streets at night and people who didn’t want to live in fear any- more. Civilians have made up the majority of casualties of this con- flict. Stacke met an Irish songwriter, Joe Mulligan. Six of his friends were killed at the now-infamous “Bloody Sunday” massacre. Mul- ligan told Stacke that they were killed for their lyrics, and he fears the same fate. Augsburg students performed his song, “Bloody Sun— day,” at the convocation. Griffin spoke of Irish folklore. and the hero CuChulainn. One of the stories about this great warrior is his challenge to anyone who came to his field that he will fight and kill them. He has a wonderful time killing man after man until his foster brother shows up. He says, “It was all fun and games until he came to the field." Griffin said that this story speaks about the conflict in Ireland, which can involve relatives on both sides. At least 3,385 people have been killed in Northern Ireland since 1969, and more than 40,000 have been injured in the conflict between Catholics and Protes— tants. But religion is not their main issue. Loyalty to England and equal rights are at the fore- front of many disagreements, and bitterness over a long history runs deep. afternoon. Jackson seeks review of expulsion The Rev. Jesse Jackson has called for federal inter— vention in an effort to reinstate seven expelled high school students. while the Decatur, Illinois. school board president indicated a new willingness to compromise. Jackson said Thursday that he would ask U.S. Attomey General Janet Reno and Illinois Anomcy General Jim Ryan to review the expul- sion of the students for fighting at a football game nearly two months ago because local officials may not have followed the law in kicking them our. News Briefs: The Nation, The World U.S., China sign WTO pact US. and Chinese officials signed a market-open- ing pact Monday paving the way for China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. The pact capped six days of intense and difficult discussions between US. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and Shi Guangsheng. China's trade minister. Barshefsky talked with Chinese negotia- tors for neariy five hours Monday morning, then met Chinese President Jiang Zemin during the Phone card to carry Pope’s image A US. telephone-services company that makes phone cards carrying images of the Virgin Mary on Thursday announced a deal with the Vatican to sell Pope John Paul 11 phone cards. The phone cards will come in a $15, 75-minute denomination and will be sold first in the United States and else— where in 2000, according to Steve May, chief executive of Sarasota, Florida-based Siesta Tele— com Inc. The Vatican will receive $1 for each card, limited to a maximum of 4 million monthly. Scandal tarnishes L.A. police The Los Angeles Police Department faces a seri— ous challenge to its credibility. A widening corrup— tion probe has forced the local district attorney to re-examine hundreds of cases — while the police themselves are taking another look at more than 1,000 cases. As the top brass struggle to get a han- dle on just how widespread corruption might be among more than 9.500 sworn personnel. the integrity of the police force is being attacked almost on a daily basis. “Striving for Peace: Risk and Reconciliation” is the theme of the Peace Prize Forum 2000. It will honor the work of John Hume and David Trimble, 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. as it focuses our attention on the moti- vations for peace and the painstaking process of reconcilia- tion in Northern Ireland. The Peace Prize Forum was estab- lished in 1989, in partnership with the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, as a way to foster dialogue on the causes and mani— festations of conflict and war in modern society and on the dynamics of peacemaking. This annual celebration is spon— sored by Augsburg, St. Olaf. Con— cordia (Moorheadl. Luther. and Augustana colleges. who share a common Norwegian heritage and affiliation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more information. visit . MPCA reports Twin Cities air polluted Jesse Woodroffe News Editor “If you visit an American city, you will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware. Don‘t drink the water, and don’t breathe the air." According to a just-released study by the Minnesota Pollution Con- trol Agency (MPCA). the Twin Cities are among the ranks of cities whose residents might con— sider Tom Lchrer’s advice. In the report, the MPCA cites 10 toxic chemicals which are present in levels that “exceed health guidelines and cause cancer and other health problems.” Among these chemicals are formaldehyde and benzene, both of which fed- eral officials have stated to be among the most threatening of known "hazardous air pollutants." while the remainder of the ten chemicals are among the top 33 most dangerous. The majority of the chemicals are by-products of gasolinc combus» tion. In fact, the study indicates that 61 percent ol. the increased cancer risk caused by the aerial pollutants is due to “mobile vchiv cle sources, primarily motor vchi- Cles." However, “the air toxic problem is not one of malfunc— tioning vehicles." said David Thonon of the MPCA. Rather. “It’s the total number of vehicles on the road. the total miles they travel, and the total amount of gas they burn.“ The news of this release came as a surprise to many people. as the Twin Cities vehicle emissions testing program was recently ended by the state‘s legislature, and many believed that this indi- catcd that there was "no prob- lem." This is not true. a spokesman for the MPCA has said. "The program was designed primarily to reduce carbon monoxrde levels; the program had done its JOb (but It] won't solve this problem." Show less
November 19th, 1999 0 £530 inion page 2 Safety law violations cause student’s death Laura Waldon Co-Editor in Chief Worker‘s compensation is a no—fault insurance pro— gram that is designed to protect employers and employees, and to eliminate unnecessary lawsuits. This system offers benefits to... Show moreNovember 19th, 1999 0 £530 inion page 2 Safety law violations cause student’s death Laura Waldon Co-Editor in Chief Worker‘s compensation is a no—fault insurance pro— gram that is designed to protect employers and employees, and to eliminate unnecessary lawsuits. This system offers benefits to injured employees, regardless of whether the employee or the employer was at fault for the injury. However. the way that the worker’s compensation system is currently set up. employers can get by with knowineg breaking safety laws. which may result in an employee's death or injury. and all they get is a minimal fine which is the equivalent of a slap on the wrist. Legal action cannot be taken against companies that cause employees' deaths. unless it can be proven that the employer had malicious intent to kill its employee. Therefore. unless a company is directly charged with murder. they cannot be held accountable for their unlawful actions. Patrick Randel, a St. John’s stu- dent. died in June ‘98 as a result of both winter and summer outdoors. Patrick also had a large number of friends because of his outgo- ing attitude and accepting nature. During the three days he spent in the hospital before his respirators were turned off. so many friends and family members came to visit Patrick that the doc- tors asked over half of his visitors to wait in a larger lounge on the other side of the hospital. As David and Margaret Randel's only child. Patrick’s death was an unspeakany painful loss. Despite the fact that Buffalo Bitu- minous broke multiple safety laws that ultimately led to Patrick’s death. the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) only fined the company $3.600. “It seems that [OSHA’S] fines in the last few years have been ridiculously low,” commented Ken Peterson. Assistant Attorney Gen— eral and past head of OSHA. “To them, the violation is what’s important. and not the death or injury that results. and that's ridiculous.” of his employer's negligence. Two summers ago. my friend Patrick Randel died tragically as a direct result of his employer’s negligence. Patrick. a student at St. John’s University. was working a sum- mer job for the company Buffalo Bituminous when he was sent into a manhole and died due to a lack of oxygen. An investigation by the State of Minnesota found that Buffalo Bituminous broke not just one. but several safety laws. that contributed to his death. This company failed to ventilate the manhole that he entered. to test it for gas. and to check the levels of oxygen within the enclosed area. If this was not severe enough. the company also did not have oxygen on site for emergencies. and the workers were not trained in emergency rescue. Therefore. no one could help Patrick until emer- gency rescue squads arrived, which obviously hap- pened too late to save him. Patrick was active in basketball. football. hunting, fishing. and water skiing, and he spent the majority Peterson told Mrs. Randel that ten years ago when he worked for OSHA. in a case like Patrick’s, the company would have been fined between $100,000 and $200,000. This is a far cry from the mere $3.600 that OSHA fined Buffalo Bituminous for Patrick’s death. Patrick. like thousands of other workers. was placed unknowingly in an unsafe situation because compa- nies know that they can get by without following safety laws because they cannot be sued. This is an incredibly unfair situation because it not only leaves the employee completely unprotected. but it also leaves the family of a deceased employee without any sort of compensation for the loss of a loved one. Every day there are probably thousands of workers who enter hazardous environments, but they have no idea what they are getting into because they assume that their employer is looking out for their safety. Little do they realize that their employers are see “Safety” page 7 ACC: Flag burning By Matt Bergin and Trevor E. Johnson Staff Writers ,7 There has been talk of adding an amendment to the constitution of the United States to ban the dese- cration of the flag. Patriotic Americans who are appalled by how the flag is treated have brought on the movement for an amendment. However. we believe that this solution to the problem may be short sighted. We are patriotic. and we are appalled by how some people treat the star spangled banner. The flag is a symbol of our free- dom. It is something that reminds us of the freedom that we enjoy in this country. The flag is so spe- cial that the color guards of the military must destroy a flag if it so much as touches the ground. This shows how important the flag is and what it represents. Many people died to give us the freedoms that we enjoy today, and the flag is a symbol of that (the red represents the blood spilled in battle). Unfortunately, many peo- ple burn the flag or destroy it to make a statement about what they “We are patriotic, and we are appalled by how some people treat the star Spangled banner. The flag is a symbol of our freedom. ” think about our country. While we think desecration of the flag is wrong, we also believe adding an amendment to the con- stitution to stop it would be wrong. An amendment would only bring more litigation and more possibilities for the activist Supreme Court to interpret the constitution to limit our freedoms. This amendment, would bring into law something that takes away a freedom that the flag represents. People have the right to do with their property what they want. Although we wish that people would treat the flag with the respect that it deserves. we do not think that an amendment to the constitution is the way to stop desecration of the flag. An amendment would limit our free- doms and open up the door for judicial activism. “If persons are to be punished not for what they do. but for what they think, we will have marched a long way from the freedoms on which this nation was founded and headed dangerously close to tyranny."-- Andrew I. Cohen Sources: Cohen. Andrew 1. “Flag Burning Law Violates Property Rights." Pro-Family News e Editors WT usurps freedom Andrew Pearson Contributor Would you be scared if a secretive organization, un-elected and unac- countable, could overturn laws of your community or country? Halloween may be over. but a corporate Frankenstein walks the planet. The World Trade Organization is making enforceable global laws, giv- ing corporations ultimate control over the world economy. our lives and the planet. The WTO was created by the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs in 1995 to enforce international trade regulations. 134 member countries. including the US, can challenge each other’s laws as violations of WTO rules. Cases are decided in secret by a panel of three professional trade bureaucrats. Every single environmental and public health law brought before the WTO courts so far have been ruled illegal. Member countries must then change their law, pay compensation to the winner. or face non- negotiated trade sanctions. When signing on. member nations grant the WTO absolute authority to supercede local. state. and national laws if a corporation pressures its government to challenge a particular mandate. The main goal of the WTO is to create a fully-integrated global capital- ist economy “free” of any “discriminatory” barriers to trade or “lost market opportunities." Case studies show that it is corporations who win and democracy that looses. On behalf of its oil industry. Venezuela challenged the US Clean Air Act regulation that required gas refiners to produce cleaner gas. A soo‘WTO'pago‘l K. A. ..4).n . Show less
November 12, 1999 ,2 saSports page 4 Auggie hockey sweeps Bethe] Andy Zetzman Layogt Editor N 7 7 This weekend, the Augsburg Aug- gie Men‘s Hockey team opened their season by defeating the Roy- als from Bethe]. They played Fri- day night at Augsburg and Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. In the... Show moreNovember 12, 1999 ,2 saSports page 4 Auggie hockey sweeps Bethe] Andy Zetzman Layogt Editor N 7 7 This weekend, the Augsburg Aug- gie Men‘s Hockey team opened their season by defeating the Roy- als from Bethe]. They played Fri- day night at Augsburg and Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. In the first game, Augsburg beat Bethe] 3-0. Scoring for Augsburg were Roland Blumer, Steve LaMere, and Chris McLeod. Goalie Ryan McIntosh posted the fourth shutout of his career as Augsburg took the first game from Bethe]. In the second game, played at Mariucci Arena. Augsburg opened up the scoring early when Brad Schwanzbauer lit the lamp thirteen seconds into the game. Augsburg followed with another goal by Kris Arro. Bethe] scored once before the period ended, but this was already Augsburg's game. In the second period, there was little action until about three min- utes left in the period, when Andrew Sherrnoen scored to put the Auggies ahead 3-1. Bethe] got their revenge in the third period by scoring two goals in two minutes around the ten minute mark, tying the game at 3- all. Anne Osberg/ECHO The inside of Augsburg’s sports dome, raised on Sunday morning. Dome beats record Anne Osberg Staff Writer This past Halloween, if you drove past Anderson/Nelson football/soc- cer field, you would have noticed one huge difference from the day before. The air-inflated structure set—up was under way. Student athletes from every sport came on Sunday morning to work together and put up the dome. The set-up was the best ever in the dome's seven-year history, as it was up in just three hours. The dome, or bubble, was part of a three project, $1.75 million investment in 1993. The dome goes up after both football and soccer have no more home games left in their schedule, and it stays up until a softball tournament is over in early April. The dome is used for physical education classes, recreation opportuni— ties for members of the Augsburg community, and practice space for Auggie athletic teams (football, track and field, baseball, softball, and golf). Indoor soccer leagues also rent the structure in the winter months. The Auggie dome is the third largest dome in the state of Minnesota, with the Metrodome as the largest The Auggies fought back hard, and with a little over five minutes remaining in the game, Joe John- son scored with a shot that will make the highlight reel, lifting the puck just over goalie Jeff Hall’s shoulder and into the net. The Auggies didn’t allow Bethe] to score in the last five minutes and walked away this weekend with a sweep. A promising start for our Auggie hockey team! Their next game is Friday, November 12 versus St. Thomas at the State Fair Coliseum in St. Paul. Their next home game is the next night at the Augsburg Ice Arena at 7:00 pm. Desman Oakley StaffWriter Energy levels were high as the Augsburg football team marched into Arden Hills with hopes of spoiling Bethel's quest for a MIAC title and trip to the NCAA playoffs. But the upset was not to be, as the Royals outlasted the Auggies 3 l - 14 at Armstrong Stadium on the Bethe] campus. The score was not indicative of the game, how— ever, as the Auggies led at half- time 7-3 and trailed by only three points (17-14) in the final quarter. Trailing 3-0, Augsburg quarter- back Paul Tetzloff snuck the ball over the goal line to give the Aug- gies the lead with only a few min- utes left before halftime. The plunge was set up by a 74-yard completion from Tetzloff to Mark Johnson, who was tackled at the l-yard line. I Photo courtesy of Augsburg Public Relations Auggies celebrate a goal against Bethe] on the Friday opener at home The see-saw battle continued throughout the third quarter as the two teams exchanged touch- downs. Bethel struck first with a touchdown to take a 9—7 lead, but Augsburg marched right down the field and countered when Desman Oakley caught a 7—yard pass from Tetzloff to reach paydirt and take a 14-9 lead late in the third. After that. the Auggies seemed to hit a blue and gold brick wall as they were outscored 22-0 for the remainder of the game. The bar- rage of points started on the very next play from scrimmage as a Bethe] receiver caught a 63-yard touchdown pass. Johnson led the team in yards as be compiled 158 receiving yards on seven catches. Tetzloff com— pleted 19 of his 32 pass attempts for 250 yards while being sacked five times and throwing two inter- ceptions. Mumia continued from page I inconsistency. Also, according to the prosecutors of the trial, Faulkner was shot first and then fired at Mumia while falling. However, ballistics experts have pointed out that the downward angle of Mumia’s wound make this scenario impos- sible. Furthermore, two of the prosecu— tion’s witnesses have since come forward to reveal police coercion in their testimony. Veronica Jones admits her original testimony: was false, saying. “They told me I’d have to do 10 years away from my children if I said what I saw.” Pamela Jenkins testified that her boyfriend, police officer Thomas Ryan. offered her money to testify against Mumia, and to identify him as the shooter even though she had not been at the scene. The list of constitutional viola— tions cited by Mumia’s defense attomey’s are many, but have not been allowed in, so far, as grounds for a new trial. Mumia Abu-Jamal has recently been granted a temporary stay of execution, and his original execu- tion date of December 2 has been postponed, pending a new presid- ing judge’s review of an appeal for a new trial, filed by Mumia’s lawyers, on October 15. The Habeas Corpus petition, filed by Mumia’ 5 legal team, contains 29 separate issues of constitu- tional violation that occurred in Jamal’s first trial and following appeal. The document is more than ]50 pages long and contains 600 paragraphs of factual allega- tions, including suppression of evidence, racial bias in selecting jurors, and denial for Mumia to have the right of self representa- tion in his first trial. Mumia’s Attorney, Leonard Wein- glass, was quoted as saying, “It is our hope that for the first time in 17 years we will have the oppor- tunity to present the facts con- cerning this case in a new trial and fair courtroom; any one of the 29 constitutional violations should warrant a new trial." Many world leaders and celebri— ties have come out in support for Mumia, including Nelson Man- dela. Jesse Jackson, Sting, and the band, Rage Against The Machine. Advocates for both sides of this case are continuing to lobby for support with the most serious of efforts. GQMEEHEEEP’ Bethe] outlasts Auggles’ ootball The running game for the Aug- gies struggled as Brian Warden ran for only 67 yards on 24 car- ries. The 24 carries, however, do bring Warden within three carries of the single season school record (217) set in 1973. With 185 yards rushing next week, Warden can eclipse the single season yards record of 1,011, set in 1992. The Auggie defense was paced by the defensive backs as Jake Kern and Rob Just led the team in tack- les with 8 apiece. Just also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the afternoon. Brent Peroutka had an interception. The Auggies will take their 5-4 record to the Metrodome today for the MIAC Showcase against Concordia-Moorhead at 2:00. The Cobbers are still in the hunt for the conference championship and post season play at 7-2, and the Auggies will look to spoil it for them. Security cont. from page I i i i The student now complains of i bruises, scrapes, and neck pain. 1 In response to this incident, Christian Dawson and several other Augsburg students stood in the Quad on Tuesday and handed out fliers titled, “Stop the Brutality.” Along with these fliers, Dawson asked students to sign a petition to help eliminate such “act[s] of unnecessary vio- lence." As Dawson passed around his petition, he also claimed that this may have been a racial act. An on—campus investigation is currently under way to discern the true facts of the case in order to determine where to go from here. “I don‘t know if the security officers acted appropriately or not.” commented Dick Adam- son, Vice President of Finance and Administration, “so we need to talk to the officers one by one and pick apart their sto- ries. and we need to talk to the students who witnessed this event. Then we can try to piece together what really happened.” Show less
November 12, 1999 Augsburg presets er and Smoke directed by Julie Bolton Hope Moy Contributor I looked down at the program in my hands: Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams. I had been wait- ing twenty minutes for the play to start and suddenly the lights went out. The murmur of the audience... Show moreNovember 12, 1999 Augsburg presets er and Smoke directed by Julie Bolton Hope Moy Contributor I looked down at the program in my hands: Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams. I had been wait- ing twenty minutes for the play to start and suddenly the lights went out. The murmur of the audience ceased and I looked to the stage. The dark figures of thirteen people appeared. They walked forward until they filled the entire stage and then they stopped. I suddenly became aware of their bodies shaking and vibrating. Three or four players fell to the floor. Images of passionate religious revivals and speaking in tongues swept through my mind. That’s when I became intrigued by the interpretation of Summer and Smoke that I was about to receive. Summer and Smoke takes place in Glorious Hill, Mississippi in the early 20th century. The main character is Alma Mnemiller, whose father is a preacher and mother is batty. Next door to Alma is the dynamic young Dr. John Buchanan, Jr. with whom Alma has been in love since she was a young girl. Alma believes in a love based on the union of souls, while John believes in a love based on the union of bodies. As the action progresses, Alma and John are forced to question their beliefs and, ulti- mately, the plans they had once thought were laid out for them. One of the first things that struck me about Summer and Smoke was the vastness of the thrust stage. Other than the beautiful and passive-faced angel kneelingoupstage..there was nothing permanent about the stage. The set changes were swift and sub— ' tle. The rest of the show, however, belonged to the actors. The first character that impressed me was the char- acter of Mrs. Winemiller, played acidly by Ernin Nugent. Every time Alma or the Reverend cried that Mrs. Winemiller was a “cross to bear,” I agreed. Nugent’s haughtiness and sense of alienation were good choices made by someone who understood her character. Contrasting with Mrs. Winemiller was the Reverend Mnemiller, played by Morgen Davidson. As Reverend Winemiller sputtered and shouted and Profiles: Prof Bob Stacke Stacke talks about ABBA and the IRA wrung his hands in a constant state of agitation, I understood how Alma came to inherit these same behaviors. A startling character, to say the least, was that of Mrs. Bassett played by Stephanie Lein. Mrs. Bassett first struck me as a very kindly, harmless woman. As soon as I was secure in that judgment, I was forced to eat my words as I saw flashes of fierce animosity cross Mrs. Bassett’s face during the most unexpected times. Shannon Sullivan turned in a sexy and sensitive performance as Rosa Gonzales with her skillful flamenco dancing and honest por- trayal of a woman desperate for something to call her own. Heidi Bakke gave a refreshing and soulful interpretation of Nellie Ewell as she intelligently handled Nellie’s transformation from precocious child to bold young woman. Interacting with all of these dynamic characters was the ethereal and deli- cate Alma played by Tracy Erickson. Perhaps the highest compliment I can give to Erickson is that I sensed that she understood every word that came out of Alma‘s mouth and it was through her honesty and depth of character that I came to empathize with Alma. Two things that added untold strength to this pro— duction were the connection made between the body and the rest of the play, and also the interpretation of Alma’s parents. A theme of Summer and Smoke is the struggle to reconcile body and soul instead of allowing these two crucial elements to fight for sov— ereignty. Finally, I was very pleased with the choice to portray Mrs. Winemiller as haughty and subdued while the Reverend Winemiller was high—strung. With this interpretation, it became easier to under— stand Alma’s insecurity in social settings and also with herself. Alma became alienated from herself and others. That is where the theme of reconciling both body and soul emerges and also where this pro- duction of Summer and Smoke does very well. Summer and Smoke closes this weekend with perfor— mances tonight, Friday, Nov. 12, and tomorrow, Sat- urday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The final performance is Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are free of charge to all Augsburg students, and you can call x1257 to reserve tickets. Nate Erickson Staff Writer Allison Heimkes Staffwmer his, Kansas, Johnny Mathis, Moody Blues, and ABBA have all used the same drummer when touring through Minneapolis: Augsburg's own Bob Stacke. An Augsburg grad, Stacke has taught at Augsburg for the past ten years. He teaches Jazz His- tory, an interim class in Jamaica, and, of course, conducts the con— cert and jazz bands. Teaching a college band has always been Stacke's goal. “I love music! I planned on playing [drums] until I was 40, and then teaching in college," Stacke said. He just went back to school, earning his Masters at St. Thomas, and his Ph. D. at the University of Min- nesota. Since Stacke worked at night, he was at home with his kids during the day. “I was a housedad," Stacke laughed. “That’s why I‘m so close to my kids now." Before landing at Augsburg, Stacke played drums in clubs. taught at a Junior and Senior High. played in the Venezuelan Symphony, and played at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre while teaching part-time. Stacke also conducted bands at the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State. Interest in the music of civil strife and revolution takes Stacke all over the world. “Free speech is often censored,” Stacke said. “Lyrics of a song or a mural on a wall are not as much danger." Two recent travels were to Nicaragua and Ireland. In Nicaragua, Stacke established music programs for the children. He also visited the barrios. Joan Griffin accompanied Stacke on his trips to Ireland. They researched on behalf of the Peace Prize Forum Conference of Augs- burg. Stacke said, “We researched the music of troubles." Troubles are the groups whose beliefs dif- fer from the government. On these trips, Stacke has had a chance to meet the different polit- ical sides. In reference to his interaction with the Irish Republic Army, Stacke said, “Sometimes the so—called bad guys have a legitimate pursuit in social issues. Three to Tango Production heralded for brilliant writing Allison Heimkes Staff Writs; Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are Dead, by Tom Stoppard, is playing at the Theatre in the Round until November 14. The play takes Shake- speare‘s Hamlet at a different angle. Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are Hamlet's college friends, called by the king to cheer up Hamlet. Throughout the play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are the center of attention. In the play Hamlet, these friends play a tiny role. Therefore, the play based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstem shows games, mean- ingless conversation, and boredom, because they have no background or purpose. The players in Hamlet, another small group of characters. are also in Rosencrantz and Guildenstem. These bandits entice the col- lege friends and attempt to put on plays suitable for their audience. The lead player is the all-knowing character, like those that Shakespeare put in his tragedies. He echoes Rosencrantz's and Guildenstem's concerns. and is full of power and sexuality. His rnignon players respond to his words, acting out the different kinds of death he mentions. Stoppard mainly tackles the question of death: whether it happens gasp— ing and choking like the player says, or if you just don't see the person again, as Rosencrantz and Guildenstem suggest. Every time one of the players dies, the others applaud his efforts. Student and fellow-theatre goer. Dave Thompson. pointed out that “in the end, when all the players have died. they are applauded by the audi- ence. That is why Stoppard is a genius." I agree. The written play is excellent. There are lines that you can quote from this play that have meaning on their own, and can be funny. lend advice. or give words of wisdom to a listener. At one point, Rosencrantz stands in the middle of the stage and looks around at the audience, and says he feels like a spectator. The show is worth the $13 ticket. if you are not terribly dis— tracted by acting that is not wonderful. Movie Review: Three to Tango Grade: C+ Three to Tango is a decent movie with funny situations. It has a somewhat original plot. with Matthew Perry as a heterosexual pretending to be gay. But in reality, we‘ve seen similar situations in a number of movies played by the actors from “Friends.” Perry plays an architect alongside his business partner, Oliver Platt, who actually is gay in this movie. Des- perate for money, they will do anything to get ajob restoring an old building owned by Dylan McDermott's character, who is a wealthy tycoon. Due to a humorous string of coincidences, and under the assumption that Perry is gay, McDermott hires Perry to watch over his mistress (Campbell) so that she doesn't interact with his wife or run off with any other man. Without knowing that his boss thinks he‘s gay, Perry takes the job in order to obtain the architect job. Cam- bell and Perry’s characters have great chemistry from the start and the romantic comedy formula develops. Even though the plot was reminis— cent of other “Friends” shows, the movie was still fun on other levels. Perry’s uptight humor fit well with his role. and Neve Campbell was able to seduce any man (at least the straight ones) with her sparkling eyes and her fun sense of humor. Plan also did well playing the stereotypical gay man. Mchr- mott did a decent job; he had the arrogance and shrewdness of a tycoon. but forgot to put a little of himself in the role. Overall the movie was acceptable. It wasn't the best movie I've seen. but it was good for a lighthearted laugh. Photo courtesy ol Warner Bros ' Neve Campbell and Dylan McDermott in Warner Bros ' offbeat romantic comedy Show less
November 12. 1999 Volume 106 Issue 6 In this issue: ACC takes on the Supreme Court. page ’2 Ben and Liz and a highly reactive chemical; page 2 Theatre in the-Retmchpagefi Auggies can‘t get past the “blue and g01¢>\'tillé‘&qc 4 Security’s use of force questioned in student’s arrest Laura Weldon m,... Show moreNovember 12. 1999 Volume 106 Issue 6 In this issue: ACC takes on the Supreme Court. page ’2 Ben and Liz and a highly reactive chemical; page 2 Theatre in the-Retmchpagefi Auggies can‘t get past the “blue and g01¢>\'tillé‘&qc 4 Security’s use of force questioned in student’s arrest Laura Weldon m, Early last Saturday morning. an Augsburg student was slightly injured during an arrest by two campussecurity officersinUmess Tower. The recount of the events as told by security and by the male stu— dent difiers immensely. and the issue of unnecessary violence on the part of security has been brought into question. The arrest was initially brought on by an incident that occurred at a party in Umess Tower in which the male student allegedly slapped two female students, reported Ann Garvey, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Death date set for Black Panther and Dana Determan Staff Writer,,,,- During the early evening of Octo- and Riverside. a crowd of over two hundred people gathered, including some Augsburg stu- dents. They were ready to march down onto Franklin Avenue and back up onto Riverside Avenue. The crowd had come with signs and banners. demanding justice for a human rights advocate who has been on death row since 1982. after being convicted of killing a police officer. Protests like this one have been occurring nation- wide. Signed on October 13 of this year was the death warrant of Murrtia Abu-Jamal. which condemned him to die by lethal injection on December 2 in a Pennsylvania state prison. According to John Nanofl‘. Secu- rity Supervisor, the females called security and issued a report against the male student. whom I shall call Chris. and another stu- dent who is a resident of Mortensen Tower. Nanoff reported that security questioned the Mortensen student. but were unable to find Chris. As security was doing a sweep of Umess Tower. said Nanoff. they arrived on the eighth floor from the elevators and found Chris standing in the hall with an alco- holic beverage in his hand. “The officers confronted him about the alcohol without any knowledge that he was the sus- pect,“ stated Nanoff. The security officers reported that Chris was uncooperative when Controversy surrounds this case. since it occurred 17 years agoc A growing number of suppliers hive been Mum-13's innocence. arguing that he was denied constitutional rights at his trial and first appeal attempt. Advocates also say that the evi— dence used to convict him was tainted. manipulated, made up. and even coerced by the police department of Philadelphia. Many speculate that they have a motive to keep Mumia on death row because of his radical past. and because a police ofl'tcer was involved in the case. Murrtia Abu- Jamal, a former member of the Black Panther Party. is an African American journalist and human rights advo— cate known for his exposure of police brutality instances in Penn- sylvania. Mumia continues to write and they confronted him. “He gave a false name and then wouldn’t give his last name. He wouldn‘t give the name of the friend he said he was visiting. All that led [the officers] to believe that he didn‘t belong there." said Nanoff. The officers reported that they began to radio for the Minneapo- lis police. but were prevented from doing so by the student. “Security then took the student‘s arm and put it behind his back to handcuff him." said Garvey. However. Chris then allegedly tried to escape. and so he and security struggled and fell to the ground. Nanoff said that one of the offi— cers then held the student on the ground with his knee until the Minneapolis police anived. However, this account of the story differs from the account that was given by the student who was arrested. According Chris. he and his friends left the party in Umess after a small confrontation with a male and two other females. “1 was the one who was iii the middle trying to calm down the situation." reported Chris. After leaving the party and visit- ing a friend on the eighth floor of Umess. Chris stated that he was going back to his room when two security officers jumped out of the sixth floor bathroom at him. "One of them jumped on my back and grabbed my left arm. and then the other onc grabbed my right anti. 1 was frightened bccausc I didn't know what was going on." said Chris. He claims that the officers asked him his iiamc and his place of res— idence. and said that he gruc both pieces of information promptly and correctly. Howcycr. thcy still brought him to the ground and held him there \\ ith thcir knccs. "One officcr put his kncc on my back. and thc othcr put his kncc on my ncck and I couldn‘t brcathc. I could licar him laugh» ing." stated Chris. After the Miniicripolis policc arTivcd. thc studcnt was takcn to jail and held o\crnighl on a traffic violation. see “Security”page 4 Mumia Abu-Jamal, former human rights advocate speak from his jail cell on death row where he has resided for the past 17 years. He still serves as a leading international spokesper- 'I 2 ' i, x r x . photo courtesy of Mumia Abu-Jamal son for economic and racial equality. as well as speaks out News Briefs: The Nation, TheWorlEF against the death penalty. According to Mumia’s legal team. the incident took place at 4 am. on December 9. 198]. in Philadel- phia. Mumia. while moonlighting as a cab driver. came upon his brother. William. engaged in an altercation with police officer Daniel Faulkner. Mumia stepped out of his cab. and within moments was shot in the chest by a bullet from Faulkner's gun. Faulkner was also shot and fatally wounded. Eyewitnesses reported seeing one of two men (who did not match Mumia‘s description) shoot the officer and run from the scene. At that point. Mumia had been criti— cally wounded and was on the ground bleeding. thn hack~rip officers arrived they kickcd him. savagely beat him. then pulled him up by the arms and rammed his head repeatedly into a steel utility pole. The facts and evidence surroririd~ ing Mumia‘s case are skctchy frorri both sides. According to the Medical examiner. the bullet that killed officer Faulkner was identi- fied as a .44 caliber, which could not have been fired from the .38 caliber gun that Mumia had a per- mit to carry in order to protect himself while driving a taxi. The bullet, along with other evidence. has disappeared. thus eliminating the defense's ability to prove this see “Mumla” page 4 Flight 990 broke up before impact New radar data reveals EgyptAir Flight 990 started to climb after dropping 17.000 feet in a matter of seconds. then entered a fatal plunge. apparently breaking up before it crashed into the sea. killing all 217 aboard. radar experts said. The jet plunged into the sea less than an hour after leaving John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Oct. 3|. Families of the 217 people lost in the crash gathered in New- port to say goodbye at a Sunday memorial service. Berlin wall anniversary A decade ago. Berliners took to the streets in a spontaneous explosion of disbelief and jubilation as they realized that the wall that had divided their city had crashed to the ground literally and figuratively. The e\ent came to symbolize the fall of Eastern European communist rule. On its l0th anniversary. celebration organizers are hoping to recapture some of the joy and optimism of that November night. when Berliners east and west ran laughing and weeping into each other‘s arms after 28 years of forcible separation. Bombing cannot deter peace talks Undeterred by a Sunday bombing. Israeli delegates and their counterparts from the Palestinian Author- ity began talks Monday aimed at reaching a final Middle East peace accord. The talks opened Mon- day morning in the West Bank town of Ramallah. just a day after pipe bombs injured at least 30 peo— ple in the Israeli coastaJ town of Netanya. lssues remaining to be settled include the status of Jerusalem and the future of Jewish settlements on territory Israel has occupied since the 1967 Six- Day war. Vietman flood toll tops 500 Helicopters and trucks filled with emergency sup- plies began pushing further into devastated pans of central Vietnam on Monday as the death toll from the region‘s worst floods in a century hit 527. Fore- casters have predicted better weather for the region over the next few days. Official media on Monday said water levels were falling but that large num— bers of people were still hungry and in danger of getting sick. Kendra J. Hines WWW , IbeflobelPeaeePriuCom- minim recently arutounced thathel999Prizeworddbe waded to Doctors Without BordersonDeeemberO. 1999. inOIlmNorway. Jointhtme andDafidTr-‘anblewhowon aefldtheaeePr-izefor'lm. villbethekeynotespedtenat astoummm humankind-yuan! 19 to offer their services of per- forating surgeries. vaccinating children. renovating hospitals, operating emergency nutrition training local medical staff. 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November 12, 1999 fleatures Non-fiction author visits Augsburg Allison W Stall Writer The non fiction author of Blue Window-r. Baht: \Vilson. Visited Angs- burg the week (1 November 1 Tuesday nigh. \Vibon spoke M writing creatiflhrm-fictlon ‘ read a pormm of the fin! chqler OCR! memoir Rosanne Lloyd... Show moreNovember 12, 1999 fleatures Non-fiction author visits Augsburg Allison W Stall Writer The non fiction author of Blue Window-r. Baht: \Vilson. Visited Angs- burg the week (1 November 1 Tuesday nigh. \Vibon spoke M writing creatiflhrm-fictlon ‘ read a pormm of the fin! chqler OCR! memoir Rosanne Lloyd imtheed \Vilson at the reading. Wilson printed her books on her own printing press. the Seal Press l.ltiyrl said that Wilson was a vts'mnary with the Seal Press. "It has expanded to one ot the largest feminist presses in the United States." Lloyd stated Wilson also tounded the Women in Translation Press. Wilson UMllflUt‘ to write She has written five mysteries. two short story books. three novels. and a memoir She has sold over MIMI!) topics In I‘I‘ll. (imull A/irnimm won the Lambda award. and the llrilish t rirne writers Best Mystery Set award as the best lesbian mys- trry lhis book will soon be made into a movie Lloyd quotes Wilson‘s attitude toward writing. mmparing it to the "thinking of musiCians lhry play .it home. t hurt h, and “May night clubs Just keep playing " llll's player slut-(l to the .ippl.itise ot the audience and said she has never lie.ml lirrselt tlt'lst ribetl in such glowing terms " Wilson said she t-Illlt‘ to write memoirs “ She had an apprenticeship in llt llllll where she experimented with mysteries and corriedy Fiction was rniotiorml to Wilson. whereas nttt‘I-lltlltm meant topic sentences. term papers and reporting lhe dialogue novel sprung up in the “80's Wilson s.iitl slit‘ '1 otiltln't imagine speaking with one voice 7- my Iltit thrn t .tiiie the memoir boom Wilson related the memoirs she read to her stories and Me When she began wnting. it was not an .intohioytaphs ‘Yoti can |tist tell a story. or you can include research." 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A CC: Supreme ( ‘our!s....goml or (’l'll.l Matt Borgln and Trevor Johnson Stall Writers User the years. supreme courts (state and national) have become more legislative than they are sup- posed to be Supreme courts are the Judicial branch and are not supposed to be legislative at all These courts have made decisions that basically govem the Lind and it is Very hard to osertum their decisions to set things right Hie laws are supposed to be made by the rep resentatises that are elected by the people L'nlortu nately. some actisist supreme court members have taken some matters into their own hands One recent example would be in New Jersey where the Boy Scouts base lost their constitutional rights because ol the New Jersey Supreme Court The case came when the Boy Scouts expelled .i Scout leader. James Dale. because he is a homosexual hie New let- sey Supreme Coun decitkd that the Boy Scouts are a "public acctirnmm“ thereture making them subyect to the Nth Amendment which says tint public lactliues may not ducan However. the Boy Scouts are not and liner have been a public accommoihuon. They have never said that everyone is welcome -- they are the Boy Scouts Imeaning boys only. for one thingi This cult humor! mamthdtefloy Scouts have kutktrngblwprtvathenumu-lnh- gioualibem TheBoyS-cun‘uainuuce l9|l.has uid ‘Onmyhoi-Jrlodltbmybesttomimythly IoGudandcmdadloubeydkSculm.b “Supreme courts are the judicial branch and are not supposed to be legislative at all " You can be on your way to becoming one of next semester‘s co-editors in chief. Section editor positions are also available. Find out how to take charge of the Echo by e-mailing us at Hurry. these positions fill up fast! help other people at all times; to keep myself physii cally strong. mentally awake. and morally straight " According to the constitution. the Boy Scouts cannot be forced to admit people that disagree with them. according to the New Jersey Supreme (‘ourt. they can Whether you agree with the Boy Scouts or not. or you think homosexuality is right or wrong, you should be concemed lhis should matter to every one th ause now the case goes to the national Supreme (‘ourt ll the national Supreme ( 'ourt upholds the ruling. then all states would be siihpeti to the precedent set by it And what this really means is that private associations would no longer be allowed to believe in anything livery private association. no trial ter what they believe in. would essentially be toned to allow any one to ’0!" and partake in their activities. whether the member agrees with the association or not This is )0“ one ol the many and most recent) examples ol supreme courts abusing their power and basically making laws laws (e supposed to be dis cussed. tkbuted. and fought over by elected officials who dc accountable for their decismns lnlonu- timely. laws are now being made by appointed ridges. who 1: virtually Mttm bum the only way they can leave office is it they resign. pails astray. or are imprth tohwh is a tttficuh processi Sources Ania. 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