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Opinion Page 2 * Editor's Opinion * Staff Editorial * Letter to the Editor * Column: Sexual Assault Feature Page 3 * Community Service Pro- gram * Hamilton professor speaks on education Announcements and Classified Ads *Page 4 Arts and Entertainment Page 5 * Movie Review * Music Review * Joe Cine‘s Guide to the Movies ‘ New baseball coach * Sports Update * Athlete of the Week Page 8 ‘ Sports Photos Bancroft leads women's expedition team to the bottom of the world By Candice Patrin Staff Writer Imagine cross-country skiing l0 miles daily for 67 days over desert—like ter- rain while pulling a ZOO-pound sled in temperatures ranging from -50 degrees Celsius to -30 degrees Celsius with headwinds up to 50 miles per hour. Now picture yourself and your three companions trekking along in single file. There can be no conversation while traveling. only private thoughts. At night the only contact with civiliza- tion is via a 20-watt HF portable radio: then again. night is difficult to recog- nize because darkness does not exist during the Antarctic summer. Ann Bancroft and her American Women’s Expedition (AWE) team members completed this journey. Be~ ginning November9. l992.until.lanu— ary 14. I993. the team traveled 660 miles across Antarctica without the use of motorized vehicles or dogs. Bancroft talked about the AWE in a lecture and slide show she presented to an audience at Foss Center on Mon- day. March 29. The event topped off the activities during Women's His- tory Month at Augsburg College. Why did they make the trip? "This is my job choice. my careerchoice." said Bancroft. "These far away places don't feel recklessly risky to us because we have trained for it. I think the biggest risk was the risk of failure." Why no motorized vehicles or dogs‘.’ Rhonda Grider. Bancroft‘s agent. said the team wanted to set themselves apart from other groups. Since 1958 there haye been four groups (docu~ merited) that completed the trek. and they Used either motorized \ehicles or dogs. In addition. dogs would ha\e increased the cost. and Bancroft would ne\er consider using motori/ed ve- hicles. The AWE team of four included Bancroft as team leader: Sue (iiller who was na\igator and equipment specialist; Anne Dal Vera who to er- saw lood supplies and nutritional plan: ning: and Sunnna Sorby who was in charge of medical supplies and re; search coordinator. What was the biggest obstacle? Bancroft said. “being a team leader and trying to motisate not only ms- self. but three others." She added. “W e had a very good group. and when people were up they really shared their energy and buoyed each other." Bancroft said she wrote in her joumal and thought about family and friends to help keep a positive mind set during the trip. She also wrote the names of school children on her ski tips as a reminderof those cheering for her back home. What was the highlight of the joumey'.’ “The feeling of having all four of us reach the bottom of the world together." said Bancroft. “It was a real effort and How ever. to prepare for the Antarctic joumey . they completed tw 0 training trips. at Great Slave Lake in the North- west Territories and Greenland. These expeditions were planned to test the equipment as well as the group dy~ namics. Some adjustments were made as a result of trip findings. One change. according to Grider. was to increase the amount of food for the trek. Dur- ing their Antarctic journey. the team members each consumed between 4.500 to 5.500 calories per day. In retrospect. Grider admits they addition. thc} did not hi ing c\tr.i clotlir ing. Cinder described the .\iit.irctic terrain as bcing iiiiich likc a desert. Shc said there is \ci'y lllllt‘ snow on the gioiiiid. and what is often seen iii pictures is actually blowing snow. The :\\\'li tiscd skis to increase their speed and help w itlt balance and is eight distribution, But Bancroft said there was no kick and glide and described the rum eiiieritas“slogging,"8hc said. “It was more of a plopping one foot iii front of thc othcr which takes grcat effort to mm c forward." Viuager Ann Bancroft trayclled to Antarctica with 3 other \Milllt‘li. I'lmiu lo R/IIIIIi/ll (Him/m l’im/m IliIII\ a struggle at certain points it looked \ery dini." The desire for outdoor challenges rtins throuin the \eins of the AWE. (irider explained there was nc\ er a shortage of skilled candidates who wanted to Jlllll the team. But during the selection process. Bancroft looked for indi\ idti- als who could work together because of their dependence on each other tor sur\ i\al. Grider said the team members norv mally follow conditioning programs for their respecriye outdoor sports, should lime takcn men more iood She said the noon irical. \\llli.ll \\.ls consiiiiicd w liilc sitting on slcds. was the most difficult .-\long the iiail. they did not has c the luxury ol .i siotc to warm. or men thaw. tlicii loud The aiiiotini of supplies ciiiricd was cai'cltilly analy/cd. and additional food would lime iiicaiil llL‘;l\ ici slcds (iridci said the supplies cariicd \scic necessary and as compact as possible l'Ul‘L‘XltlllplL‘. they reduced weight by breaking oil toothbrush liandlcs. tcv trimingcmerslroinbooksnndpack aging lood in eightvday ration kits lii Dinner planned to celebrate Quanbeck's thirty-six years of teaching at Augsburg By Ben Meents Features Editor On May 2. a dinner will be held in honor of Philip Quanbeck. a longtime member of the Augsburg teaching community who’s last year of full- time teaching at Augsburg comes to an end this spring. All students and colleagues of Quanbeck‘ s are encour- aged to attend the dinner. As Brad Holt of the drnner's planning commit- tee said. “remember and rejoice with Phil Quanbeck." Tbe C\Cnl will begin at 4:30 with a social hour and continue with dinner. which is to be scncd at 5:30. The program will also include speeches of apprecunon' ’ fa QuanbecL’ The cost of the eyent is $12.50 for adults. and $5.00 for students. Tickets are as ailable by contacting Augsburg ' s Development Office at 3304613. or by purchasing them in the Christiansen Center during the noon hour on Friday. April 23. No tickets will be asailable after this date. All those who wish are encouraged to w rite letters of appreciation to Quanbecl; in order to express the ways he has touched many lives during his yearsal Augsburg. These letters should be sent by April 23 to Dr. Holt. Chair of the Religion Department. so that they may be gathered and presented to Quanbeck at the dinner. Quanbeck has taught in Augsburg‘s Religion Department since I957 His great impact on the students he taught is reflected in many ways including the fact that he was chosen to receive the “Outstanding Teaching" award four times. A scholarship has been established in Quanbeck‘s name in order to help future students of Augsburg pay for their education. Contributions to this scholarship fund are being encour- aged and accepted as another way in which to show appreciation for Quanbeck. Those wanting to make contributions to the fund should con- tact Holt. \iiothci icasoii loi packing illell \'..|‘s tlic tcaiii's icspctt loi llic cii‘.iioii iiictil llicy \owcd Hot to lc.i\i- .iiiy \tl[)|lllt‘\ oi ctpiipiiii-iil iii .\l|l.llil|t.l .iiid ht’lll their word lo lu'lp .ltt om plisli lliis I.|‘»f. .i It .iipply stop tool platc .it lllt' lllll'l \Ililllildlll‘ \'.|icii' tlicii looil was icplt'iiislir'il Mini 1'.” hagc pitl-cil iip l)c pitt‘tlicpt'iii-plioiillial \lll.lli ill .i is .i liaiicii land thc lt‘.ill| til"t(l'.|‘lt «l soiiic tiiiitpic laiidsiapi- .iloiij.‘ lllt'll JUUHIL‘) (iiidi't saidilicy lt‘lllllll'll .« \' ing snow sctilpliiin that were l.i.|i rolled by the wind as \.-.cll .is lll.t','lllll cciil rainbow s What is the next adiciitun: ’ “Allltltlll said the AWI: will be working well into the summer to wow u hool. pay off hills and find an educational place lor their experience '“I'hcre will always be trips. we will always be trawling as long as we are able." said Bancroft. "But the sin: and location is yet to be determined ” In an article by Martha lrsine appear ing in the January/february l‘)‘li 18‘ sue of Ms rnaga/ine. Bancroft said. "If people don't have experience with the w ilderness in some w 21) whether it's through sisuals or stories or per sonal experience 7 to feel irripassioned about it," they 'rc not going Show less
Opinion No guarantee with a degree, but you can hope By Phyllis Williams Co-Editor in Chief any prospective college students seemed to be getting mixed messages about the imponance of college education and what to expect after receiving a degree. Whether you‘re a day student or a weekend student... Show moreOpinion No guarantee with a degree, but you can hope By Phyllis Williams Co-Editor in Chief any prospective college students seemed to be getting mixed messages about the imponance of college education and what to expect after receiving a degree. Whether you‘re a day student or a weekend student all of us made the choice to get a college education/a degree. Why? Well the answer is definitely not that you are guaranteed to get a better paying job: in fact many college graduates don't even receive degree jobs. There are no guarantees! I'm not saying this to depress any seniors. or anyone else- I'm saying it to be realistic. I'm getting my degree for myself. When I was younger l remember thinking about becoming older and I knew that I would go on to college in hopes of learning more about myself and the world. Along with those hopes I did consider that with Letter to Dear Editor of the Echo. There are a number of students. faculty and staff who gather about once a week who are concerned about campus racism. There are usually five or six of us. and never more than ten. We are sure that we are against racism. but unsure what that means at Augsburg. If we were to judge by attendance, we could say that this is only a mild concern to Augsburg students and staff. Is our motto of being “intentionally diverse" just an advertising gimmick to lure in more students and their money? Is curriculum at Augsburg biased to European, male perspec— tives? If so, are structures in place to address this issue? Is the portrayal of a “white” Jesus historically all my academic experiences I would eventually find a decent job that meets my career objectives and pays the bills. These hopes might sound similar to what other college students are looking for. but they are only hopes. When I was in high school l remember my parents saying- “You won‘t get anywhere without a college degree." A very popular statement that many students might of heard. Now I wonder what they really meant by that statement. I have friends that only have high school diplomas and have jobs making $20,000-$28.000 dollars a year with full medical, dental and life insurance benefits. I also have other friends and relatives who have received their college degrees and they are waiting tables at restau- rants. working at McDonalds. or haven't received a job yet. I also have friends and relatives who have received jobs within six months of graduating, but they are not degree jobs. They are only making $14,000- $l9.000 a year- many without insurance benefits. How is the typical college graduate suppose to step out into the real world on their two feet when they can‘t afford the expenses of living on their own and paying back their student loans. A degree doesn‘t guarantee a college graduate a better paying job or any job and many prospective college students are getting the wrong messages about college education. Should you even go to college, if you just want a better paying job? Going to college to get a degree does allow you the opportunity to get experience in your field of interest at school and in the community. It also enables you the chance to intellectually interact with students. faculty and staff and exchange ideas to obtain knowledge the Editor : accurate? Are staff positions which involve frequent contact with students representative of our community's racial make—up? Many of us are fed up with the ‘all talk. no action” attitude where we encourage diversity at Augsburg, but do very little to promote healthy communi- cation between our diverse groups. We are writing because we want to know if the Augsburg community is ready to confront the white privilege and institutional racism that exists on campus. We are yearning for dialogue between all our represented groups on campus to stop this systemic oppression. Our next meeting is April 29. at 3:30 p.m.. in the Seminar Room of the Christiansen Center. Thanks for hearing us out. All Campus Committee on Disman- tling Racism Robert Clyde 330-1 146 Anastasia Brencick 827-7984 Kara Malmgren 373-8193 Steve Smith 330-1208 Alisa DeRider 672-0450 Krista Pearson 724-3703 Lee Cook 330-1300 Kim McCarty 627-4035 Tantra Bunde 373—7937 April Sutter 373-7946 College students can't afford education without loans By Jodi Boerner Staff Writer Student loans. Have you ever really thought about them and \\ hat they mean to you"? One might say they mean that 1 don't have to worry abottt that two grand I couldn't come up with. Students today are actually thankful when they get a Perkins or Stafford loan. ln fact l.ast year I attended a State college and \\ as men dented a GSL. l kept asking my father. doesn't a (ESL stand for a (il';\Rx\.\'Tlil€l) student loan'.’ He replied "They mast haye redefined the term". I haye a sister \\ ho is attending college in Wisconsin w ho is in the same position as l w as last year. After being fed up with haying monthly payments on student loans and the interest that goes along with them. I decided that a private institution. such as Augsburg. which costs almost double than state schools. w Ill be able to offer me a lot more in aid and offer me a better education at the same time. Augsburg fulfilled both of my preconceptions. There are no doubts in my mind that this pass school year‘s educa— tional benefits far exceed that of the State school 1 had attended. But as I began to fill otrt my financial aid packets this spring . something else had been far exceeded me loan numbers. The amount I had to pay in cash this year was about the same I paid in 92-93. I kept thinking to myself. see. I w as right. I‘m paying the same amount here as I did in St. Cloud and look what I in getting for it. Smaller classes. indoor access to all the buildings. professors instead of teacher‘s assistants and the personal attention from administra- tion I always wanted. and 85.000 in loansilllllll I know I shouldn‘t have been shocked but I was. Sure I‘m not affected by it right now. but when I graduate I definitely will be. Talking to sortie other students about loans and financial aid made me realize that in at least one respect I'm better off than some other students. That is, I am aware of the amount of student loans I have out and when they will have to be paid back. I was really surprised to hear students say they weren‘t sure of exactly how much they owe in loans. or whether or not they had any. The general attitude seemed to be ‘who cares anyway. I wont have to worry about it until I graduate.‘ I guess it makes a lot of sense. then that there is a student loan hot—line to give free advice and counseling to students on student loans. The hot— line is equipped with trained professionals to give advise to those having problems with student loans. such as trouble making payments. and how default on loans can affect one's credit rating. The hot—line. which was set up by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Minnesota. will probably be a great help to those I've talked to who claim total ignorance about their own loans. The number is (6l2) 349-6953. that applies to the real world. It does not guarantee you a better job. Shouldn‘t we be honest with prospective college students and tell them that statistics show that college graduates are having a very difficult time getting jobs that pay what they are expecting a college graduates' salary to be. Someone without a degree with job experience typically makes more than a college graduate. Today. more and more companies are valuing experience before valuing letters after a name. This isn’t new, it‘sjust reality. It’s frustrating to college graduates that feel they have worked so hard for zillions of hours. and for several years for their degrees and then for someone to come a long who hasn‘t put in the hours or the years to make thousands of dollars more or even the same. What’s even more frustrating and discouraging is when you've put so much time and energy into a degree and your mail comes. Guess what's in the mail? Your notices to begin repayment on your student loans. How can students afford 350-5300 a month when they can't even find a job that covers all their living expenses and other bills. I‘m not knocking college education. I‘ve definitely treasured my college education, but I‘m just wondering if there is a way to explain reality to prospective college students without steering them away from getting an education. My little sister is a high school senior this year and I asked her why does she want or need to get a college education? Her response was to get a good paying job. I know that many college students would even have similar responses. I wonder what other high school seniors responses might be? Sexual Assault By Amy Dorumsgaard Sexual assault is. sad to say. alive and kicking at Augsburg College. In reading the editorials from last weeks Echo. I have felt it necessary to state some facts about Sexual Assault and rape. Fact : Only 3% of sexual assault reports are false. Fact : One in four college women are the survivors of a rape or an attempted rape. Fact : 84% of college victims knew their attacker. Fact : Between 1/3 and 1/2 of sexual assaults are committed in the victim‘s home. Fact : Most victims are acquainted with their assailant. Including close personal friends, friends of the family, family members. workers or neighbors whom the victim has seen. Fact : Most rapes are planned in advance. Between 2/3 and 3/4 of sexual assaults are premeditated. Fact : Rape is the fastest growing crime in the United States. Rapes have increased 90% since 1970. Fact : 57% of rapes of college women happened on dates. Fact : 90% of all assaults are committed against women age 16- 24. The administration of Augsburg College needs to take off their rose colored glasses. They need to stop blaming the victims of these hate crimes. The perpetrators of these crimes need to be held accountable for their actions. Victims of these crimes cannot and must not be expected to do this on their own. Students. staff and faculty need to support and believe the victims of these heinous crimes. I am sure that you have all seen buttons. T—shirts and pins for animal rights. I think that we need a pin that says “Women are people too." With a picture of a woman being threat- ened by some sort of violence. It is time that we are seen as such by the WMAF S. (White Male Authority Figures.) “Stop rape in Bosnia“ A plea I have seen plastered on telephone poles here and there. What about rape at Augsburg? What about rape in our families? What about the woman next door who is raped by her husband"? We can‘t expect to be much help to the rest of the world unless we can confront and be honest with ourselves. Sometimes the only way out is in. STOP RAPE AT AUGSBURGZX The facts I have used in my column can be obtained from residence life or one of the 33 se\ual assault centers in Minnesota. 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Feature volunteers reach out to orgarfizations through Community Service-Learning program By Shari Phillips Staff Writer Since the inception of Augsburg Col— lege. “Education for Service" has been the college‘s motto. For the past three years. the Community Service-Leam- ing Program (CSLP) has... Show moreFeature volunteers reach out to orgarfizations through Community Service-Learning program By Shari Phillips Staff Writer Since the inception of Augsburg Col— lege. “Education for Service" has been the college‘s motto. For the past three years. the Community Service-Leam- ing Program (CSLP) has been instru- mental in keeping this motto in focus. Mary Laurel True, coordinator of CSLP, said this program was started to help coordinate all the community Monday, May 3, 1993, 12:15 pm. Northrop Auditorium University of Minnesota THE N'UBERT H. 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Some of these organi- zations work with aids patients such as RIGOBERTA MENCHU 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Peace and Human Rights: The International Year of Indigenous People Tidtets are required for admission and can be picked up free of charge at: LECTURES rum-dim Jennifer Nielsen Phyllis Williams Boyd Koehler Ben Meents Sean Brunswick Theo Shogren Steven Toff Sven Gustafson Steven Oswood Down Van Tame! Jodi Boer-her Annual subscription rate 831(1). “Writers: Jodi Boemcr. Joe Cine. Amy Dorumsgaard. Beth Josephson. Gene Mtfiiy em. Bryce Memman. Candice Patrin. Shari Phillips Published weekly each Thursday except during Augsburg interim. vamation penods and holiday s by the students of Augsburg College. 731 2 1 st Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those ofthe supporting staff. adminis— tration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or scn'ioes it advertises. Printed at Crow Wing Press. Inc. in BrainercL .\L\' on recyclable paper. Editor in Chief Editor in Chief Faculty Advisor Features Editor Arts and Entertainment Photograph) Editor Production Editor Production Editor Copy Editor Copy Editor Business Manager the Aliveness Project. Some organiza— tions help abused children such as the Crisis Nursery. Others serve the needs of the homeless. the illiterate. and the elderly. Augsburg College has given the C SLP a place to operate under the experien— tial education department from which the lntemship and Cooperative Edu— cation programs also operate. True noted that this program is under aca— derriic affairs. therefore. it is not con- sidered an extra-curricular activity offered by the college. “The CSLP is modeled on the philoso- phy of mutual exchange." True said. The program focuses primarily on serving the needs of the community. but those who serve can learn from their experience. Teachers ofEnglish. history. psy chol- ogy. sociology. education. blhlnt‘ss. and an courses know how yuluablc Hamilton education By Beth Josephson Staff Writer Professor Dan (‘hambliss says that students nccd cniotioiial llllL‘1l\1l) iii the classroom to be moin aicd. Chaliihliss. an associulc professor of sociology at Hamilton (‘ollcgtz spokc to faculty members at a brown bag luncheon April 15. (‘hambliss \l1;11'ctl his ideas about creating lllIL‘llslly. Chambliss said that older adolesccnts tend to be bored. He says they enjoy emotional intensity. which explains it hy so litany adolescents enjoy \ptil‘ls more than academics. Sports are ex- citing. they challenge students. and they giyc students a scnsc that thcy‘ mailer. (‘hanihliss suggested that teachers should try ioprm idc the same elements in the L‘lllssltmlll Chamhliss said that techniques such as learning and using \iudcnis‘ names help students 1ch that they inallci llc also suggested maintaining cyc con» tact. moung around the t’lussl'tmlll. and in\ol\ing \[UdC11l\111LlLisstl1\L'11\~ sions as ways of making onc's class- room morc emotionally inicnsc Chambliss compared Congress with the House of Commons to point out the difference that room si/c makes to a group. He said that while Congress usually looks empty. the House of Commons always looks lull became the room is too small. “and a full room feels important." Chambliss said. He suggested using this principle in class by using the smallest possible class- room. Ron Palosaari. Augsburg English pro— fessor. agreed. “You have to control your space." he said. Palosaari said that he likes to move students close together when a classroom is too big, Chambliss described two methods of designing a course that can help in— crease intensity: oral exams and stu— dent discussion groups. He believes that oral exams are very helpful for getting students to learn the material thoroughly. "Studean are mouvaied by the desire not to look stupid" in from of their sen'ice can be in the leaming process because they have made service a re- quirement for many courses. Students in these courses volunteer 1530 hours of service to a community organi/a- tion during a semester. Because Augsburg has been invol\cd in service-learning. the CSLP in con- junction with the education dcpan- ment received a grant in Oct. 1992 from the National Commission on Community Service to develop a teacher-training model on Service- Leaming. The purpose ofthis project was to help education students know more about Servicc~l.carning since more schools are making it a pan of their curriculum. "We try to work with almost every department on cuiiipus to help strengthen \\ hat they doby integrating scry ice." True said. Tl11\ ycar. apprminialcly (i110 pcoplc from Augsburg ha\ c sci'y ed the com- munity through \ arious programs and activities \\ itli thc help of thc CSLP. According to True. ihc program staff seeks to sen c pcoplc \\ ho arc thc most disenfranchised. They also try to \\ ork with those organi/aiions that hay c close ties with thc college and those that will allow \oluntccrs to some in the immediate ncighborhorxl. Even though thc function oflhc CSLP is to match a nch with a \ olunlcci'. thc program's mission is to gcl pcoplc inyol\cd in coiiiiiiuniiy sci‘y icc. 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Announcements ANNOUVCING nnnn .. A new Senior Class Gift Program ini- tiach at Augsburg College by a volun- teer steering committee is kicking off between April 16»May 3. This year‘s theme is “Leading the Way in ‘93." All seniors are welcome to partici- pate. The I993 gift will benefit the... Show moreAnnouncements ANNOUVCING nnnn .. A new Senior Class Gift Program ini- tiach at Augsburg College by a volun- teer steering committee is kicking off between April 16»May 3. This year‘s theme is “Leading the Way in ‘93." All seniors are welcome to partici- pate. The I993 gift will benefit the Augsburg Fund which contributes to the entire campus by improving leam- ing resources such as the library. com- puter center. and athletics etc.. devel- oping and keeping our excellent fac- ulty and providing financial assistance for students Seniors are encouraged to give or pledge a gift of $25 or any amount with which they feel comfort- ablet Pledges are due on or before May 31. 1994‘ Gifts received before May 3L I993 will be matched 2-] by Rodney Burwell. Chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents In addi— tion. the first $1000 will be matched by Rod Sill. a I992 Augsburg gradu- ate and owner of the Tile Shops. You will be approached by a classmate between April I6 and May 2. We would like to encourage everyone to participate. Ifyou want to help. please call one of the Steering Committee members. Information provided by Li: Pushing. Senior Class Gift Program Steering Committee CHAIRS Mike Haukaas Carole Schmidt Liz Pushing PUBLICITY Melissa Danko Anjie Tonolli 378—7013 464—2723 373-8098 373—8098 373—8193 SECRETARY/TREASURER Ann Nyhus DIVISION LEADERS Laurie Zins Kim Swanson 922-2320 481—8004 373—8193 Kristen Youngquis 926—3482 Bill Vanderwall 698—7662 Classified Ads S EASY MONEYTY l\\ ill pa) SIS for your phone book. Call Lee Ramsey Collect at:t(i151577—7337 sZINLSSUII WEEKLY Assemble products at home. No selling. You're paid direct, Full} Guaranteed. FRI-IE information ~ 34 Hour Hot»line. 801-379-2900 Copy- right #MNIIZ‘HSI) Iiasy. CHEAP! FBI/CS. Seized 89 MERCEDES ......................... .8200 $6 \'\\‘ ........................................ .850 87 MERCEDES ......................... ..Sl()() 65 MUSTANG ............................ “550 Choose from thousands starting $50. FREE Information - 24 hour Hotline 80]-379—2920Copyright#MNO29I 10 HELP WANTED: CRL'ISE SHIP EMPLOYMENT now hiring students. $300-$900 “kly Summer/lull Time. Tour (illltics. (iitt Shop Sales, Deck Hands. Bartenders.Casinol)calers.ctc. World trawl - Caribbean. Alaska. Europe, II.I\\.III .\'o |:\pcricncc Necessary (‘all I-ooj-osoofilfi Ext. 23 \l'.\l.\II-.R (‘:\\ll’r Boy's camp June Hr near Bruincid IICCtIs slttll August: (iiil‘s cainp.-\ugtist-1-ZI) (Kill (ill-7H4 Itih The “Augsburgiaii” has several re~ minders: It Ha\e you picked tip your I992 yearbook )et'.’ You can find them at the commander‘s booth in the gameroom. 2) Ha\e you ordered your 1993 year- book yet? Order )our I993 book now for only $19.93 and get a I992 year- book freell (Get order forms at the commander‘ s booth in the gamerooni ). 3) Have you and your friends submit< ted an "advertisement" to appear in the 1993 book yet‘.’ You can design your own page or portion of a page — What a great way to keep those spring break memories or any good time alive! Prices are: One full page $20 One half pageanSIS A quarter page...t$IO An eight of a page,,,.SS Give the "Augsburgian" office a call at xl103 ifyou‘re interested. CRUISE JOBS Students Needed! Earn $2,000+ per month + world travel (Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, etc.) working for Cruise Ships or Tour Companies Holiday, Summer, and Full-Time employment available. For employment program call: Cruise Employment Services (206) 634—0468 ext. C5674 Show less
7 Arts and Entertainment 'Indecent Proposal' is unrealistic in its offerings 3’ . «with... n. Jr. 5‘ v.» By Sm Brunswick Arts It Entertainment Editor Was the proposal that John (Robert Redford) made to David (Woody Hurelson) and Diana (Demi Moore) reallyalldntindecenflNotatalll'lhe storYIine picks... Show more7 Arts and Entertainment 'Indecent Proposal' is unrealistic in its offerings 3’ . «with... n. Jr. 5‘ v.» By Sm Brunswick Arts It Entertainment Editor Was the proposal that John (Robert Redford) made to David (Woody Hurelson) and Diana (Demi Moore) reallyalldntindecenflNotatalll'lhe storYIine picks up when the middle class couple find themselves in debt andWoodycomesupwiththewon— derful scheme to go to “Lost Wages.” Nevada. Everything is all right until they lose everything that they came with and Mr. John Gage enters the picture. lnfatuated withDiana,the bil- lionaire offers the couple (yes John approached David and Diana while they were together) $1 million to sleep with him for one night. After tossing and turning, the obvious conclusion is made and David calls his lawyer to Who is By Rob Voedisch Staff Writer We are going on a little musical jaunt through time. I am your captain. join me now. In the year I991, Rolling Stone had just published its “Year’s Best” issue. A nation thumbs through the crisp pages. stopping on the section entitled “Critics‘ Picks." anxious to know who the gods of print journalism have cho— sen to bless that year. The list for the To Gage. it is just another successful business proposition. To David and Diana just a night that would be for- gotten and never spoken of again al- though they would be $1 million richer. What would they say when people asked them how they earned their riches? Would they lie? Or would they say by accepting an “indecent” pro- posal? The bottom line is that regard- less of how unattached Diana was from her body for those few moments or hours of pleasure (she did finally admit that it was good), the male ego could never stop wondering if it was enjoyable for his spouse. While Diana seemed to successfully detach herself from the sexual act. Adrian Lyne plays on Woody‘s soft. gullible, naive char- acter portrayed in Cheers to make him and not the audience think that he could forget about the answer to their financial problems. Realistically. this movie never would have taken place. Woody portrays David who graduated number one in his class at USC. Admittingly. the economy was in a recession. but why wouldn’t David. the number one gradu- ate of a prestigious school such as USC take a job that may not pay as much as he’ 5 worth, but would pay the bills. instead of resorting to borrowing five grand and gambling on his future? Actually. he does take a job of this sort, but after his marriage has gone to the dogs and his dream house has been purchased by the man who was at- tempting to buy his wife. 50 o.k... conceptually the movie never would have taken place. but we‘ve paid so let‘s try to enjoy it. Lyne does a wonderful job at keeping the audi— ence guessing. Of course we knew that David and Diana would accept Gage‘s proposal (if they didn‘t the movie would have lasted less than sixty minutes). but what is questioned is each characters relative strength in dealing with the aftermath. David. like I said. is typical. he's a man who thinks that he can literally have it all— but under the facade. all men know that they could never stand another man being with their wives (regard— less of the size of the paycheck). Diana is atypical as I see it. because. for her is wasjust a night; their backs were to the wall. and she did what she had to do to get them through the troubch waters. Lyne. however. uses slick cam— era shots to keep us in the dark about how “willing” she is to take care ofthc initial business. as well as taking pan in the subsequent relationship that develops between Gage and herself. Altogether. the movie really upset me! I say that I‘d never consider allowing my wife to sleep with another for a big payoff. but that‘s speculation—the scene can change when the chips are down. However. Demi Moore pursu— ing a relationship with the man that drove a dagger through her marriage is repulsive not to mention unpardon— able. the American Music Club? Best Albums of the Year reads as follows: “Out of Time." R.E.M.: “Nevermind.” Nirvana; “Achtung. Baby." U2; “Use Your Illusion 1." Guns and Roses and “Everclear.” American Music Club. Millions lift their heads to the sky. squint to the sun and ask of the heavens “Who the heck is the American Music Club?" A fair question considering how all of the other albums on the list had topped the pop charts. all except “Use Your Illusion 1” which had peaked at #2. blocked by, you guessed it. “Use Your Illusion 2," and considering that the American Music Club sold an esti- mated ZERO copies of “Everelear” in 1991. So. to all of you who want an answer to the question “Who is the American Music Club and how do they pertain to my life?" I offer this simple reply By Joe Cine Columnist It‘s that time of year again — tax day has come and gone. leaving many people broke. winter has not decided to leave yet. and the 1992 Academy Awards ceremony is history. which meansthere willbcnointerestingfilms released to theatres until Memorial Day weekend. This is a dull time for film buffs like myself. Allow me to illustrate with an episode which 0c- cuned last weekend. My sweetie and l. plus my best buddy. Testosterone Tony and his girlfriend. Too—Tall Tenille. were enjoying pasta and camaraderie at our favorite res- taurant. The topic of conversation was movies. or more specifically. which movie we would go to see after dinner. “How about ‘Huck Finn.” I said. “I hear it‘s a pretty faithful adaptation of the Mark Twain novel." “But it's Disney." my sweetie said. Shesoundedasiflhadaskedherto swallow castor oil. “lhear‘TheSandlot’ issupposedtobe Joe Cine's Guide to the Movies good." Too-Tall said. “Naw.” Testosterone replied. “Who wants to watch a bunch of brats trip over themselves while playing base- ball?“ "How about ‘Cop and A Half?” my sweetie ventured. “I like Burt Reynolds and 'Evening Shade.” “What. and watch another saccharine performance by a precocious child star?" Too-Tall put in. "No. thank you... "There‘s always ‘The Crush.” Test— osterone said. “Yeah. right." I countered. “Fatal Attraction‘ with Clearasil." We all sat in silence for a moment. deep in thought. I recalled a newspa- per article I read recently which stated the average age of the American mov— iegoer keeps getting younger. It said the majority of box—office dollars comes from patrons between the ages of 8 and 30. or something like that. The article discussed how movie stu- dios are catering to this age group to make big profits: if the films we were talking about were any indication. I decided there must be some truth in it. “Hey. gang." I said. "I've got an idea. Let‘s go to the video store and each of us rent the one film we‘ve always wanted to see but couldn‘t. for what— ever reason.... Don’t be shy. now. no matter how embarrassed you may feel." My sweetie and Too—Tall seemed game for the idea. but Testosterone was re- luctant. After some gentle persuasion from the rest of us. though. he finally agreed. So. we spent the weekend viewing an eclectic array of cinema. I will make no comments about our choices. but will leave you to react in your own way. My choice: “Come Back to the 5 & DimeJimmy Dean. .limmy Deanz" my sweetie’ 5 choice: "Legend;“ Too-Tall Tenille’ 5 choice: “Basket Case:" Tes- tosterone Tony's choice: "Maurice." The American Music Club is the best thing to come out of San Francisco since the 49ers, and their new CD “Mercury” is the first album of the year deserving of the tag “absolutely @!&$*# brilliant.“ Here's why. First of all. the AMC owns one of the most unique sounds in all of popular music. At the band‘s core is the stan— dard set up of guitar-bass-drum. but this band has a secret weapon in steel guitar and keyboard player Bruce Kaphan. He plays both instruments in a mannerthat can only be described as "haunting." if you can imagine the guitar riff in Chris Isaak's “Wicked Game" sounding any more creepy. you have a good idea ofwhat the AMC is capable of. Kupham enables the band to be a little bit country and a little bit rock-n—roll. not to mention 2: little bit punk. folk and jau as well. And if Kuphan is their ace in the hole. then singer—songwriter Mark Eit/cl is the joker up the American Music Club‘s sleeve. Eitzel is. withoutadoubt.oncofrock‘s most underrated Iuncsmiths. liven Rolling Stone had the good sense to name him "Best Songwriter" in I99]. and for good reason. Few can match him in wordplay. none can match him in raw emotion. Take the song “Apol» ogy For An Accident" where he sings to an ex-lovcr "Did you hear the one about Mr. Ed‘P/He said I‘m this way because of the things I’ve seen/And I‘ve rather count on your love instcad/ Dailyeating my weightinhay.“Eit/.el is playing the joker here. but anyonc who has played poker knows that card can stand for many things. And when in the song he later screams that his former flame's words are “weak for my taste" we realize that even for a clown. breaking up is. indeed. hard to do. Throughout "Mercury." Eitzel‘s raspy whine leads us through a male a beautiful imagery and sad conclusions. His ability to mix metaphors would impress John Lennon and Bob Dylan and his ability to express his inner- most feelings might cvcn bring a [car to your cyc. How trinity grunge bands can do that‘.’ linguging lyrics. funky music. What morc could you \vnnl'.’ Did I mention that lhcrc is actually :1 songonlhisdisccnllcd"Whul(iod/tllzr Said To God When His Name Wasn‘t Found In The Book ()I lift-1’” II that docsn‘t convince how cool this hand is, nothing will. By the way. nltcr all til you \Iulllpt‘tlt' down to the record store to buy “Mcr cury." (and I know you all wrll). Icll l‘rcclochcck out sorncol ll1c/\M("s curlicr rclcuscs. not lo rncnlron liil/cls‘s solo acoustic ('I) cnllllctl "Songs ofl.ovc Livc." You w III nol be disappointed. Announcements Threeauthors with ties tothe Augsburg English department have been nomi- nated for this year's Minnesota Book Awards. Tilt) are Asst. Prof. Cass Dalglish. instructor C ar} Waterman and alumna Anne Panning. Dalglish‘s novel. “Suectgrass.” was nominated in the m) ster} and detec~ tive categor) :Waterman'spocu) col- lection “When I Looked Back You Were in the poet!) category. and Panning‘ s shun stories. “The Price of Eggs“ in the fiction category The Minnesota Book Awards recog— nize the contributions of resident au- thors. illustrators and editors to the quality of life in Minnesota. The awards will be presented in a cer— emon) April 23 at the new Minnesota Histor) Center in St. Paul. Information prmided b) Cass Dalglish. Student Senate is now in the process of hiring Commissioners for ASAC. the “Augsburgian.” Campus Minis- try. the KCMR. the LINK and also the Executive positions of the Student Body Secretary and Student Body Treasurer. These are paid posi— tions for the I993-94 academic year. Job descriptions and applications can be picked up at the 5.0.5. desk. Please return completed applications to the Student Senate office by Sunday .April 18th at 5:00 pm. 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Us» . Sports New baseball coach has high expectations for the future ByBryeeMerriman Staflwriter When Augsburg hired John Sherman to fill the baseball head coach va- cancy. it brought in someone who is both energetic and a determined win— ner. Sherman is a former Auggie him— self. graduating in... Show moreUs» . Sports New baseball coach has high expectations for the future ByBryeeMerriman Staflwriter When Augsburg hired John Sherman to fill the baseball head coach va- cancy. it brought in someone who is both energetic and a determined win— ner. Sherman is a former Auggie him— self. graduating in 1972. He was an assistant coach on the Concordia-St. Paulteamthathada lO—Oreeordinthe Upper Midwest College Conference in 1992. [n 1990, he was named “Sportsman of the Year" by the North- west Umpires association. Sherman feels Augsburg can produce an out- standing baseball team. and shouldn’t have to settle for mediocrity. “Augsburg has some talented players and 1 think we will surprise some people this year." said Sherman. The baseball team is indeed loaded with some talented athletes. Senior pitcher Dan Wenzel is perhaps the best player on the team. Wenzel was a repeat All—MlAC selection in 1992. He led the conference in strikeouts with 49 in 38 innings. with a 5-3 record and an earned run average of 2.67. "Wenzel is both our best pitcher and our best overall player." said Sherman, Aside from being an excel— lent pitcher. Wenzel is a formidable hitteri In 1992 Sherman hit .252. knocking in 27 runs. One of the Aug- gies‘ best hitters in 1992 was junior Jon Rose. Rose tied for the team bat- ting lead with a .295 average. scored 17 runs. had 13 RBI, and set a school record with 6 hit-by-pitches. Tied for the batting lead with Rose was sopho- more infielder Greg Wenzel. )ounger brother of Dan Wenzel. Greg led the team in runs with 23. walks with 24. on base percentage with .455. and multiple hit games with 9, Junior outfielder Tom Bance led the Auggies with 17 stolen bases. batted .245 t .304 in MIAC games).and scored 15 runs. Bance. an outstanding fielder batted .320 in 1991. CJ. Beaurline. captain of the hockey team. shares the catching duties with starting football quarterback Pete Kutches. Beaurline a sophomore. hit .226 in 1992 (.310 over the second half of the season). scored 11 runs. and had 11 RBI. Kutches. also a sophomore. is a ster~ ling defensive player. In 1992 Kutches allowed only one error in 21 games. Sherman expects sophomore Matt Beckmann to be a quality pitcher this season. Augsburg also has some tal- ented rookies this season in Sam Daisy. Matt Lessard. and Chad Latvala. Sherman feels that with hard work and good recruiting Augsburg can become one of the top teams in the MIAC. Shemian thinks one of his biggest assets as a coach is his recruiting abil— it)‘. He believes he can bring in sortie of the states top high school baseball talent. 1n the media guide men's ath~ letic director Paul Gmuer said. “ We think he‘ll be an excellent recruiter .ind coach. Hc’ll L‘t11T_\ oii our competi- ti\c tradition iii baseball." In talking \\ith Sherman one out see that he is both Yer) cnct’gctic .uid corti- mittcd couch. It is cits) to understand \\l1_\ so man) are c\citcd about Augsburg‘s‘ newest baseball coach. #35, Brant Goetz swings at a recent game. Photo by Theo Shogreri. Sports Update By Gene McGivern Sports Information Director Softball loses twice at Concordia Augsburg started 4-0 in MIAC sol-1* ballpla} but lost;i\\ t‘dllt'\tltl)l\tlllh1ii at Concordia b_\ scores ol 0-5 and 0-5 Couch (lit‘ol lznkc's [c.1111 h.itl suept St \Iithciiue's iltv-l .uid "Vii And Macalutct l 15711 And 1572 i the pie\ 1» ous neck The \uggics no“ stand "- 11 metal! retold and J 3 iii thc tori tcient'chcnduig intoxitiutln} s 1 p 111 home titlllhit'ilt‘tltlt‘l \\ itlt (illsl.i\t1\ SophomoreJenn) Bauer lL‘.td\lllt‘1Ct1111 in butting .it 3‘5 and on htl\k' Pk‘lst’lll' ago at SS} Sophomore \iiucttc \ .ui (‘llllidk‘l stht‘s [ltt‘ liziti it: this \\ ttl‘i l4 and is l\.111111_;‘ 15. Is:.s: tutti»; s hattmg‘ ill: \\ :t!‘ .. tx‘s‘. ‘- RBI Bonnie kocttic: ‘l‘..;\ < "Us “31:. .s ‘U batting _ I Heath." llnttsot‘ ting :80. Bets} \uttt mitts iiizt: ah 's m: \Kdlk\.i11til—1L‘tt~ Hanson txtispitchxtr N ot the “'1 innings and l‘..i\ .. 24! ER -\ u ith ti! strikeouts and .‘4 stalks Baseball starts 1-4 in \IIAC Augsburg splzt a turnble \ixh Macalester Satur ..v_\ to start the 1993 MlAC baseball season, Coach John Sherman‘s team dropped its next three in conference pla} . though. and stands 1-4 inthe MlAC and 5»|1o\ei'alluith 11) doubleheadci's let't to Did} The Auggics lost 1\\ ice to St Thomas and llit‘ti him Cd 54 [U BCIllL‘i I‘lltilt‘l l)tiu \\ eu/cl tlt'oppcii illsl11\3 \t‘lllUl game ot the \L‘tlsiill ih Ilit‘ toss to .\1.ic.ilestct \\ c‘h/cl htis cigh' l1|1~ m ll\t' \li'\(i §11111Q‘\ and in]. Rwst‘ lids tout hits Joli Hit-mu tautit'tl tit. mutt tug u lli\‘\L’| ,‘1JLJJC‘lg‘l lot 1..» «tot tl \\111t‘l tlit season \ru 1hr») ‘ \\ t'll/L‘l' F41 .Bt.iti' ( not-t/ 11min“: Riht‘ games 11Nt-.it'ch.itt:tii_' out “Natal: 'l rack teams open outdoor season in.» \..ggit to-t-J ilacitdlld zit-1; ira'!) :.-t;ru~ to .ictiiir. 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8 Sports Continued from page 7 said. “When they said I wasn't going to hurt myself any worse. I decided to gi\c it a try At first. it was really hard emotionally. My parents were telling me tothink o\ erthe risks,and they had doubts if I should come back. Even when I did come back. I was rusty... Show more8 Sports Continued from page 7 said. “When they said I wasn't going to hurt myself any worse. I decided to gi\c it a try At first. it was really hard emotionally. My parents were telling me tothink o\ erthe risks,and they had doubts if I should come back. Even when I did come back. I was rusty early in the season. But byJanuary and February. everything started flowing for me." Kroells started the season 74) but lost four of his next nine matches in De- cember. As his conditioning and con- fidence returned. he won l5 straight matches heading intothe national tour— nament. He promptly went 5—0 in the toumament at the US. Coast Guard Academy to claim his second national title at |58 pounds. While the other three past champions in the field failed to reach the championship round. Kroells cruised by with margins of 16- 5. lO-4. 8—3. 14—5 and 21—7. The latter victory was the most one—sided result in the finals and proved to be the difference in the team race. too. as Augsburg shaded Wartburg. 93—92. Kroells was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the nationals and capped his two»year Auggie career with a 79— l() record. "Gary simply was dominant." Swenson said. 'There's not an adjec- tive to describe how well he wrestled. We needed his win to clinch the team championship. and he was leading l3— 3 after the first period. He's probably the hardest worker on our team. so it was fitting that he overcame so much to repeat as champion." Kroells. who was 67—5 in high school and won a state championship as a senior. wrestled two seasons in NCAA Division I at Drake University. where he compiled a 68-3l record. For aca- demic and personal reasons. Kroells left Drake in I99] and transferred to Augsburg. The move allowed him to be closerto his Elk River. MN.. home. continue studies in a Criminal Justice major. and wrestle in a strong program —the Auggies were I99] Division III national team champs. The only draw— back was surrendering a scholarship at Drake worth several thousand dol- lars and paying a similar amount for tuition at Augsburg, which doesn‘t offer athletic scholarships. "I was planning to go to Augsburg out of high school. but the scholarship offer came. so I took it." Kroells said. “Drake dropped theirCriminal Justice program. so I decided to transfer. I‘m glad I came back. Things couldn‘t have ended better than they did." He’ll graduate this May with a 3.30 GPA, and hopes to land a job as a police officer. a career which runs in his family. His father is chiefof police at Dayton. MN. Kroells sees some parallels between wrestling and law enforcement. “Both are very competi- tive to get in, and both require a lot of mental toughness." Kroells said. 'From my dad being a police officer. I knew police work plays on your mind a lot." Except for an occasional alumni match. Kroells is hanging up his wrestling headgear. He already has hung up his motorcycle helmet. “I gave up motor— cycles." Kroells said. “My brother and dad parked their‘s. too. It's not what you do riding them. it's what other people do. The} ‘re not worth the risk." Auggie wrestler Gary Kroells. Photo by Gene Mt'Girern. #30. John Blood. pitching at a recent game. Photo by Theo Shogren. The Echo is looking for (Io-Editors for the 1993-94 school .year. These are paid positions. Applications at the 8.0.8. desk or Student Senate office. Men's tennis captain. Luke Malloy, at the recent tournament against Carleton. Photo by Theo Shogren. Show less
April 23, 1999 Volume 104 Issue 18 In this issue: What’s up with the Warren Commission?, page 2 Storms terrorize the sun, page 3 A tribute to Sister Marie Inez, page 4 Paul pulls through with two music reviews, page 5 Kluge thinks he has gotten old, page 8 Hamre keeps his word Students visit... Show moreApril 23, 1999 Volume 104 Issue 18 In this issue: What’s up with the Warren Commission?, page 2 Storms terrorize the sun, page 3 A tribute to Sister Marie Inez, page 4 Paul pulls through with two music reviews, page 5 Kluge thinks he has gotten old, page 8 Hamre keeps his word Students visit School of the Americas Jennifer Rensenbrink News editor What began as a simple ques- tion at February's Peace Prize Forum culminated in 21 people traveling to Fort Benning, Geor- gia and back on Monday. courtesy of the Pentagon and the US Air Force. Five of the 21 people who went represented Augsburg: stu- dents Adam Schindler, Jessica . Rivera, and me, Professor Phil Quanbeck I], and staff member/student Deb Hutterer. The rest were from the other four midwestem Lutheran colleges: Luther. St. Olaf. Concordia. and Augustana. The trip originated at the Peace Prize Forum when student Jessica Rivera asked John Hamre, Deputy Secretary to the Dept of Defense. how he could justify being a peacemaker and keeping the School of the Americas (SOA) open. Hamre offered to take her there to convince her that the school is not what it has been made out to be. ‘ The group‘s mission on the trip was to find out for themselves more information on the SOA. which is a training academy for soldiers from countries in the southern Central Americas. SOA is also commonly known as “School of the Assassins.“ Critics of the school say it is responsible for countless human rights atrocities that its graduates have committed. Their accusations were partly validated in 1996 when the Penta- gon released six manuals, used at the school as recently as the early 905, that gave instruction in tor- ture techniques. Some of the anti-SOA groups‘ evidence, however, is anecdotal. Colonel Glenn Weidner. Com— mandant of the school, says that “500 human rights abusers out of 60,000 graduates is not enough [evidence]." However, the opposition sees the school as a tool of a greater problem: US foreign policy in Latin America. Jack Nelson- Pallmeyer, in his book School of the Assassins, says the beginning of the Cold War brought the end of compassion for the Third World. Nelson—Pallmeyer quoted George Kennan, an architect of US Foregin Policy in 1948. Ken— nan said, “We have about 50 per— cent of the world‘s wealth, but only 6.3 percent of the population Our real task in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to maintain this position of dispar- ity We need not deceive our— selves that we can afford today the luxury of altruism and world- benefaction." Nelson—Pallmeyer‘s book shows how the US has carried out that policy, in part, through the School of the Americas. See “School 0! Americas” Kennedy speaks on ; environmentalism l l continued on page 4 . Maggie Welter Co-editor in chief 7 There are two things that allow Americans to call them- selves a people: our shared values and our land said Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. last Wednesday. The focus of Kennedy's speech entitled “Our Environ- mental Destiny" was protecting the land that he said unites Ameri- cans. He talked about the impacts of pollution on our land and the common arguments that prevent legislation that would protect it. “When we destroy nature, we diminish ourselves; we impover- ish our children," said Kennedy. “1 do not want my children to grow up in a world where there is nothing to connect them with the. . . human beings that were here before there were laptops," Kennedy explained [hill we will certainly be diminishing our- selves and impoverishing our children if we follow the exalnple of the nations that have not been investing in the environment since the 1970s According to Kennedy, the former Sovret Union is one nation that has not been working to pro— tect the environ- ment. He said that some of their seas have turned to deserts. they are laden with biological waste- lands and they have areas that are now uninhabit- able. Similarly, 300 species in Turkey’s Mar- mara River are now extinct and the Black Sea will be “dead in 10 years." Kennedy also said that smog kills 100,000 people in China and 10,000 people in Mexico City a year. United States' legislators are ignoring these statistics because they believe. “the time has come in our nation‘s history to choose economic prosperity on one hand. or environmental policy on the other." tonne v. or Poll: Robert F. Kennedy Junior spoke Wednesday. Kennedy said that the belief that we have to choose hctuccn the environment and the economy See “Robert F. Kennedy" on page 6 Faulty salaries disclosed Editors’ Note: This is the first in a two-part series of articles on faculty and staff salaries. The purpose of this week‘s article is to give some background on how much each employee actually earns. Next week, we’ll look at Augsburg's faculty and staff salaries compared to other Min» nesota Private Colleges. News Briefs: The Nation, The World NATO beefs up firepower NATO pounds Serb party as leaders gather As US. attack helicopters began arriving in Alba- nia to boost NATO's firepower against Yugoslavia, NATO forces again struck in and around Yugoslavia's biggest cities. The official Tanjug news agency reported "very strong detonations" early Thursday near the Batajnica airfield north of Belgrade, where dense smoke could be seen rising. Tanjug also reported an attack on the central Serb town of Valjevo, which has been frequently tar- geted in recent weeks. Jamaica braces for more gas tax protests Authorities in the Jamaican capital and elsewhere braced Wednesday for a third day of violent protests over gasoline tax hikes that have left at least four people dead and dozens injured. Demon- strations were held in Kingston on Monday and quickly spread to smaller towns across the Caribbean island of 2.5 million people. First arrest at anti-abortion rally Police on Wednesday made their first arrest during a week-long series of anti»abonion protests when a man allegedly knelt on a sidewalk and pretended to shoot an imaginary gun at pickeLsOfficers who seized the man found two military-style rifles and ammunition in his car. Police said the gunman appeared to have no links to activists on either side of the abortion issue. NATO began a fifth week of airstrikes on Yugoslavia by lashing out at its political leadership, even as NATO leaders prepared to mark the alliance‘s 50th anniversary. NATO cruise missiles severely damaged the Belgrade headquarters of Serbia‘s Socialist Party, the political organization led by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, on Wednesday. School cleared of bombs, investigators enter After word from the bomb squad that a suburban Denver high school was safe, investigators entered the building on Wednesday to collect evidence and photograph the scene of the rampage that left 15 people dead. including two teen-age suspects. Ago- nized parents braced for the worst as bodies remained inside Columbine High School while police scoured the building for potential bombs and booby traps in theaftermath of Tuesday‘s terror. UNHCR says agencies have 'breathing space' A UN. official said Wednesday that a break in the flow of refugees has given relief agencies a chance to catch up with the needs of those fleeing the vio- lence in Kosovo. "We have a small hiatus at pre- sent. lt gives us a small breathing space. but we still have a long way to go." said Lyndull Sachs.a spokeswoman for the UN. High Commissioner for Refugees. David Asp Consultant Last January the college released its 990 tax forms, dis- closing top staff and faculty salaries, to the Minnesota Attor» ney General‘s office. While the fomts can neither give an overview of all faculty salaries or compare Augsburg's salaries with other schools. they do raise questions about the amount that each employee is paid. President William Frumc tops the list as the college's highest paid employee. making Sl25.tlt)tl a year. This is a drop it! the Prcsi- dent's salary, President Charles Anderson tirade $127,000 in 1997, Following Frame on the list is Vice President of Academic Affairs. Marie McNeff, at $89,697 per year. Other Vice President salaries to note are $74,941 for Vice Pres, See “Faculty salaries" on page 7 Student surprised Conor Tobin Co-editor in chief At lunch time on April 7. freshman Solveig Grafstrom got an unexpected surprise in her soy sauce. When she sat down to eat, she noticed bugs crawling in the soy sauce on her rice. “I walked to thy table and l was about to eat it and l saw—it \vasn'tjust 2 hugs it was a bunch of bugs," Grafstrom said. She believed them to be fruit flies. Grafstrom immediately reponed the incident to the Mar~ riott staff. “I told the employees and they picked it up and looked at it and saw that there were bugs in there." She was even more concerned when she saw the bugs six hours later at dinner. At that point, Grafstrom took the container to the Food Services Director. Doug Klunk. He was very thankful to have it brought to his attention. According to Klunk, there were two containers of soy sauce. The staff threw one of them out. but did not see the other bottlc. Grufstrom said there were dead flies near the condiments. Fruit flies are a pr'ohlcltt for Marriott this time of year. “We have a one or two week period \Ahcrc wc‘rc lighting frutt lltcx." Klunk said. What Klunk believes hap- pcncd is that the staffovcrlookcd the two bullle of soy sauce before the heavy cleaning at spring break. According to Klunk. at [his cleaning cwrything in the entire cafeteria is taken upon and cleaned. Those bottles of soy sauce were left out on the counter. A staff member also rcfillcd them. not knowing that See “Bugs” on page 7 Show less
April 23, 1999 fiOpinion page 2 was the Warren Commission wrong? Allison Heimkes Copy editor the United States. was assassinated on November 23. 1963 in Dallas. Texas. Controversy surrounded the event. and many theories were drawn. Some speculations included: a lone shooter. the Mafia. and some... Show moreApril 23, 1999 fiOpinion page 2 was the Warren Commission wrong? Allison Heimkes Copy editor the United States. was assassinated on November 23. 1963 in Dallas. Texas. Controversy surrounded the event. and many theories were drawn. Some speculations included: a lone shooter. the Mafia. and some even thought to accuse the Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. The government appointed a group. later named the Warren Commission. to investigate. ‘ The book Assassination Science believes that the inves» tigation of JFK's assassination was a farce. The Warren Commission compiled a document that outlined the assas- sination and pointed its finger at their conclusion ofa sole shooter: Lee Harvey Oswald Today, a small group of peo- ple have submitted evidence to support their belief that that the Commission lied; however. no media will cover the story. A collection of studies by physicians. scientists. and other serious students investigated the original evidence. refuted the Warren Commission, and wrote their truth in the book Assassination Science. According to the overview section on their website. the people that investigated the assassination are, “among the best-qualified individuals to ever examine the medical and the photographic evidence in this case." Their qualifica- tions include a world authority on the human brain, a wound ballistic expert, and a physician with a Ph.D. in physics, among others. JOHN F. KENNEDY, YOUNGEST PRESIDENT OF m n. Mirth-n. I The cover of Assassination Science. edited by James H. Fetzer. PhD. This book was written by a group of experts who believe the Warren Commission was wrong. The experts do not introduce new theories or evidence. but point The Warren Commission made many assertions and backed them with false evidence. The experts of Assassi- nation Science examined the official JFK autopsy reports and X-rays. and found the autopsy reports distorted, and X~rays altered. In one case. the X-ray simply was not JFK‘S brain. The group also explains that at least six shots were fired during the assassination, not three. as indicated by the Warren Commission. And the “magic bullet" theory cannot be true according to the laws of physics. The group of experts asserts that someone framed Lee Harvey Oswald using “manufactured evidence." The Warren Commission is not the only group that fab- ricated or created evidence. According to the overview, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) based their interviews with the physicians who performed the autopsy on President Kennedy, despite the lack of any expert involvement. Why hasn‘t this new information been blared from every television and radio immediately after its release? Despite many attempts to reach the American public. agen- cies like the American Broadcast Network and the New York Times refuse to run any stories refuting the investiga- tions by the Warren Commission. Even when they informed the New York Times that their coverage of the assassination was “biased and irresponsible," the newspa- per chose to completely ignore the evidence. To read more about this ground-breaking evidence and information, either go to http://assassinationscience.com. or buy the book Assassination Science ($18.50), edited by James Fetzer. at any bookstore. out the flaws in the Warren Commission's report. c A C C: Tax rally Trevor E. Johnson Augsburg Coflege gonsgwatiges April 17. my fellow ACC officers and I went to a tax rally on the steps of the state capitol in St. Paul. I must say that I was amazed. There were thousands of people them. all enraged by the huge amount of taxes that we pay to the state (not to men- tion the federal) government. I was in awe. These thousands of people came from all walks of life. They were not all rich white males. as some of you might think, either. There were men. women, and children. They were white . African-American, Asian, Hispanic and Native American. There were handicapped people; there were smokers and non-smokers. You name the group. and there were representatives of that group present. There were two things that banded us all together: we are Minnesotans. and we hate being overtaxed! Much of the rally was concerned with getting our tax rebate from the state, because there is a surplus that the state has not yet given it back. Everybody at the rally hissed whenever they heard Governor Ven- THIS PAST WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY. tura's name, because his big campaign promise was - to give the surplus back to the people, but he has not done so. Where is it? The Republicans in the House came up with a plan to give it back, but the Democ- rats in the Senate. along with Govemor Ventura. 5% have not accepted that plan. According to them. “the Republicans would be giving too much back and that would hurt government". I am sorry, but how could you give too much back when you have already budv geted to only use so much money? When you go to the store and you want to buy something that costs five dollars, and you give the clerk a twenty. does the clerk keep the twenty and send you on your way. or even give you only ten dollars back? No, the clerk gives you your full amount of change: fifteen dollars. Why should the government be any differ- ent? The rest of the rally called for a tax cut. It is only sensible. We have had a surplus for the past couple of years. and there are surpluses being projected for the next few years as well. We must allow people to keep their own money and use it how they want to use it. Tax freedom day in Minnesota has now moved back to May 21. Tax freedom day is the day you stop paying taxes in a year. meaning if you work a full year. all of the wages you make up until May 2! goes to taxes, and the rest of the year you get to keep. You are spending almost half of your work time making money for the government! Special note: Please join the ACC for our last meeting on Thursday. April 29. in the Marshall Room in Christensen Center. We will be holding elections for next year‘s officers and we want to dis cuss ideas for next year. Everyone is welcome! 7724 V15 Oat/V090 Look'. A swrsueu‘. - a \ ,-__§__ NEAT-OI. CAN you FEAR me ocem ? Nor owi- ueAlI AN‘I‘ THING Peace in Kosovo: impossible? Jennifer Rensenbrink NQMQWL , while its military takes out their frustration on ethnic Albani- ans inside the borders. There has to be a better. more peaceful solution. Violence only begets more violence. And the threat of vio— lence may create temporary peace, but not a peace that is lasting or healthy. Speeches that I listened to and reported on at last February‘s Peace Prize Forum have been coming back to haunt me lately. Last fall, the United States threatened and then used deadly violence against Iraq for breaking sanctions that UN officials have declared unfair and even inhumane. Then. leading NATO. we threatened and are now using vio- lence against Yugoslavia. Is violence the only way to achieve peace? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Violence seems more like an easy way out than a last resort. This brings me to the Peace Prize Forum and Dr. Larry Rasmussen's speech on what he calls “Just Peacemaking." He said, uWhen peace is conceived with a military focus. it becomes an activity tied to one thing only—armed violence and its threat But God is never glorified by our violence and our humanity is never honored by it." We can advocate and advocate for non-violence. but it takes much more than that. The Norwegian peace process. outlined by Jan Egeland at the Forum, is a complicated one. “A compromise," he said, “is something that smells a little on both sides." We need to be able to talk about compromise. I'm not going to pretend to have a solution for the battle raging in eastern Europe. I don’t have nearly enough information to even pass judgment. But I know one simple fact: the misery of the Kosovars was only multiplied by our “intervention.” I can only wonder if, had we done more to negotiate peace peacefully, some refugees' lives could have been spared. Now NATO has gotten itself into a no-win situation. If we pull out. Milosevic’s so—called “ethnic cleansing" continues with no conse- quences. [f we stay, we could end up staying a long. bloody time. A decision needs to be made, and soon. I don't know quite what to feel about the situation in Kosovo. besides sadness about all the suffering. For you experts out there. please feel free to e—mail the Echo at . We only have one issue of the paper left this school year to dialogue about this important topic, so share your thoughts soon. It’s really too bad that more members of our Department of Defense did not come to the Peace Prize Forum. Even John Harnre only listened to his own speech, in which he ironically quoted the Bible: “Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." He is currently in Kosovo. I only hope he is doing his best to live what he says he believes. MORE BOMBS FALL EVERY DAY ON YUGOSLAVIA. echo@augsburg.edu echo@augsburg.edu \ l at.” L. Show less
April 23, 1999 .E'S’Features page 3 Stormy skies on the Sun C r e a t i V e Conor Tobin Co-editor iii/chief UGSBURG COLLEGE IS hosting several important speakers as school draws to a close: Robert Kennedy, Jr.; Evelyn Hu—Dehart'. and John Free- man. Dr. John W. Freeman of Rice University will... Show moreApril 23, 1999 .E'S’Features page 3 Stormy skies on the Sun C r e a t i V e Conor Tobin Co-editor iii/chief UGSBURG COLLEGE IS hosting several important speakers as school draws to a close: Robert Kennedy, Jr.; Evelyn Hu—Dehart'. and John Free- man. Dr. John W. Freeman of Rice University will speak at Augsburg on Monday. April 26 at 8 pm in the Hoversten Chapel. In his talk. Storms in Space, Freeman will discuss Space Weather. “[It] results from eruptions on the Sun that can cause violent geo- magnetic storms in the region of space above Earth known as the magnetosphere." Freeman wrote. He explained that humans see the storms only as the aurora. However. these storms can cause great “damage to human systems such as satellites in space and electric power grids on Earth." What Freeman hopes to do in his talk is explain how the storms are formed. why the aurora results from it. review the damage done. and what can be done to forecast space weather. He will also discuss the upcoming solar maxi- mum. The solar maximum is the time in the sun‘s 11-year cycle that “ the number of sunsopts is at a maximum [and] is the most hazardous time for space storms.” ‘ The next solar maximum is anticipated to come in 2001. Freeman mentioned that this is a good time to see the northern lights. According to Augsburg’s Public Relations Office, Freeman has directed a number of satellite instru- mentation projects. including an experiment deployed on the moon by the Apollo 12. 14. and 15 astronauts. In 1972 he was awarded the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement for his work with the Apollo Program. The goal of the Visiting Scientist Program is to r‘trittual visiting scientist leCLure Storms in Space April 26 Courtesy ol Public Relations “provide Augsburg students and faculty the chance to interact personally each year with a scientist of national stature, and to provide persons at Augsburg. and in the wider community. a chance to expand their knowledge of specific topics in science." Mark Engebretson. a professor of physics. said. Dr. Freeman comes to Augsburg thanks to the General Leif J. Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Program. This is the ninth year Augsburg will hold the two« day event on April 26-27. Leif Sverdrup is a distin- guished alumnus (1958) of the college. and the program was founded, in his memory, in 1990 by his son, Johan Sverdrup. The program is also “funded by the Minnesota Space Grant College Consortium. an organization supported by NASA to promote aerospace research and education." Engebretson said. General Sverdrup, according to Engebretson. was a conscript in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific theatre of operations during World War II. Cheri Johnson VStafffiwriter in its corrugated cardboard box. Ours are of you. You are solid and courageous. grinning out of your round face in a line of other attractive young men. Mother wants your Yankee pen— nant. Grandma. divorced from you 37 years. wants the newsprint on your fingers from your paper route. Grandma cries over the hue of her life. you who also married another. She will never touch those fingers. because they have humed you in a hurry. For a while we think murder. The way your wife's daughter coughed nervously. chirped several times: “There‘s really no need for an autopsy: he was under a doctor‘s care." They also stared at you for several hours before calling anyone. Grandma did not even have time to fly out. not that her present husband would have let her. You died sunk into a chair. staring at a television. This is what we have. and so Grandma and Mother go with it. “Well. ljust say." says Grandma. sobbing. “that at least he went doing something he enjoyed." “He liked his television." says Mother. I go into the other room to imagine the murder. Maybe you ran from her. your wife. knowing what was up. as she chased you into the kitchen with a spoonful or syringe of death. yelling at her children to hold you down. You roared. and punched her in the face. but you had had a stroke. and could only fight so much before she stuck you in the arm. “You‘re all a bunch of murderers." you said. slumping over the counter while they watched you with wide eyes. “Where is my real family? Why couldn‘t I keep them here?" Grandma answers this question for me. Several times out on the lawn. a crazy neighbor yelled to the neighborhood that his own little daughter and Grandma were whores: the little girl wore short skirts and talked on the phone. while Grandma slept with the mailman. It was your lack of courage that got you where you are. ironically. considering the pictures of war. You stood. Grandma shook your arm. “Will you just let him do that to me?" she demanded. “I love you. why do I love you? Will you just let him do that to me?“ You shrugged. She shook again. waited, and then turned and walked into the house. You ended up marrying this man's wife. Then you sunk into a chair. There is nothing. no motivation. without loneliness. you thought; and not being able to imagine it is often one's fatal mis- take. Your wife. her eyes glazed and crazy. lurks in the kitchen. watching you. wondering what you are thinking. and waiting for the EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE SOME WAR PICTURES. He helped in the construction of forward air bases and rose to the rank of Major General. turn of your head. Jake: Cristian Carlson Staff, writetm ‘ ” [HEN JAKE AND 1 WALKED AROUND the back of the garage dad was waiting for us with a “dummy” in his hands. Dummies are an instrument used to train hunting dogs. It is cylindrical about a foot long and four inches round. My dad took the dummy and without saying a word threw the dummy about thirty feet from where he was standing. Jake took off and grabbed the dummy. He picked it up. which was . funny to watch because the dummy was so big that when he grabbed it with his mouth and picked it up his hind feet rose off the ground. just like a teeter-tot— ter. He dropped the dummy to the ground and just stared at it. My dad didn‘t say anything he just stared as intently at Jake. as Jake did at the dummy. Then very slowly. very deliberately. much as a weight lifter would. Jake put his head down shifted his feet and then once thoroughly planted. he squatted and thrust the dununy in the air. Unfortunately. with all the effort he had made with his feet and body. he had forgot to hold onto the dummy On the way down the dummy hit Jake right on his nose and he whim— pered. I smirked and my dad just smiled. Now Jake was pissed; he didn‘t stare; he didn‘t stable himself; hejust hoisted the thing in his mouth. Once he had it firmly in the air. he started running with it; then he threw it: then he picked it up and threw it again. This running and throwing continued until my dad started shouting. “Jake here. bring it here boy. Jake here boy." But Jake just looked at my dad. tilted his head. and went back to tossing the dummy in the air. Jake looked at me funny while tilting his head and running toward me. . . The Middle After a couple minutes more of this routine my dad was getting frustrated. and Jake didn’t care. He just kept playing. I really respected Jake. “Here Jake. come here Jake." I said. Jake looked at me and started sprinting down the hill. He was ten feet way. when his paws got the best of him. He went head over heals. but no matter. he just got up located the dummy and headed toward me. When he got there I pctled him and started to play tug of war with him for the dummy. "Don't do that." My dad blurted. while hurrying towards us. “We need to train him and bad habits are hard to extin- guish." he continued. Next my dad told me told hold Jake until he said the word back. My dad took the dummy and whipped it sixty feed away. Jake started twisting. and squirming as if he were in pain trying to get to the dummy. 1 just held him tightly in my arms until my dad hollered. “Back!” When 1 let Jake go. he dashed from my arms and was at the dummy in three maybe four seconds. “Kev call him." My dad said. “Jake come here. Come here boy!" 1 said. Jake looked at me funny while lilting his head and running toward me with the dummy in his mouth. When he got to where my dad and l were we went through this throwing and squirming routine again We did this for the rest of the moming. By lunch Jake had it figured out that he might as well relax until my father said. "Back!" That night Jake was so tired. he slept in his ken- nel without whining or crying for the first time. At least. I think he did because I was asleep five min- utes after the lights were off in my room. Show less
April 23, 1999 aéFeatures page 4 In Memorium Sister Marie Inez Boyd Koehler Associate professor and Librarian ISTER MARIE INEZ S Johnson. pioneer of Twin City library networking and one of the founders of CLIC (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium). died April 8, 199‘) at Bethany Convent in St.... Show moreApril 23, 1999 aéFeatures page 4 In Memorium Sister Marie Inez Boyd Koehler Associate professor and Librarian ISTER MARIE INEZ S Johnson. pioneer of Twin City library networking and one of the founders of CLIC (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium). died April 8, 199‘) at Bethany Convent in St. Paul at the age of 89. Longtime head librarian at the College ofSt. Catherine from I942 to 1974. Sister Marie Inez was among the original small group oflibrary directors from local private colleges who founded CLIC in I969 and thereby provided a local and national model for interlibrary cooperation. Over the past 30 years. the circulation of items between member CLIC libraries has surged from several hundred loans to over 67.000 during the last fiscal year, enhancing student and faculty research across and beyond the Twin City metropolitan area. Her membership on the James J. Hill Library Board and strong con- nections to the Hill family may have given the fledgling CLIC a finan— cial boost. according to Glen Offerman. current library director at Concordia University in St. Paul who worked closely with Sister Marie Inez in the creation of CLIC. “She was extremely knowledgeable. professional, and congenial; she extended herself and contributed in many ways to the development of CLIC." said Offerman. When the founding group was engaged in financial brainstorming for CLIC fundraising. one director was reported to have said. “Money‘s hard to get," remembers Margaret Anderson. former Augs- burg library director. “Sister Marie Inez quickly interjected. ‘Then tell them to go out and find it!‘" according to the same report Anderson heard. “She was at once a Renaissance woman and the quintessence of the old guard.“ said Edith Kramer, referring both to Sister Marie Inez‘s vision and her respect for classical learning. Kromer is a former Augs- burg librarian as well as forrner library science professor at both St. Catherine‘s and the University of Minnesota. Shortly after CLIC‘s inception. Kromer said that Sister Marie Inez reflected. “I wonder why it took us so long to cooperate." Other accomplishments in the life of Sister Marie Inez included her major role in building a new library at St. Catherine's in 1960 and her reputation as a children‘s literature expert. rare book specialist. and model library administrator. “She served as an ideal example of librarianship and was a mentor to many young librarians. She was a true model of participatory man- agement and possessed a wonderful joie de vivre. She began every day by visiting every employee‘s work station-not out of surveillance. but out of genuine interest and love." said Margaret Conant. professional librarian at St. Catherine's and peer of Sister Marie Inez. Sister Marie Inez‘s service priorities were clear. “Whenever we had a library problem with control issues (such as overdue material), she would say. ‘Remember, people are more important than books."‘ said Steve Waage. current CLIC systems administrator and former St. Catherine‘s library staff member. The Minnesota Library Association (MLA) recognized Sister Marie Inez‘s accomplishments in 1969 by naming her “Librarian of the Year." "This award is given for distinguished achievements and service to the profession and for active and innovative leadership in the develop- ment of libraries and the improvement of library services." said Bill Brady. MLA executive director. Shootings in Colorado Conor Tobin Co—editor in Chief As many as 25 students died in Littleton. CO (south of Denver) after two students entered and began shooting. The two students took their own lives before police found them, According to CNN. at least two gunmen entered the school at “:30 am (MST). As of this time. no motive had been discovered. However. some have speculated that because the shooters seemed to target minorities. and it was Hitler's birthday Tuesday. By 2 pm (MST) at least 14 students had been taken to hospi- tals. One girl had 9 gun—shot wounds to the chest. It was not known whether those were shot- gun pellets or bullets, Other students. who had escaped. believed the gunmen to be pan of the “Trenchcoat Mafia." as it was knOWn to stu- dents. The “Trenchcoat Mafia“ was a group of students who dressed in black and wore black trenchcoats and hats. At 3:40 pm (CST) a student was seen leaning out the window, which he pushed through. He was covered in blood. SWAT members pulled him from the window. Reports Wednesday still indi- cated no motive. Bomb squads found 30 explosive devices. some of them booby-traps. Speaker 0n Asian minorities Dr. Evelyn Hu-Dehart to Speak Emily Chen Ph9t9srapaer,,, , N MARCH 28TH. DR. EVELYN HU- ODeHart will speak at Augsburg College. She was invited by Pan Asian Students Services Office and Pan Asian Students Association (PASA) for this year's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration. Dr. Hu-DeHart is the Chair of the Ethnic Studies Department and the Director of the Center for Stud— ies of Ethnicity and Race in American (CSERA) at the University of Colorado in Boulder. CO. She had taught previously at New York University. Washing- ton University. University of Arizona. and Univer- sity of Michigan. In the past 5 years. she lectured at over 50 US campuses and numerous universities and research institutions in different countries. Born in China. Dr. Hu-DeHart immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was 12. She describes herself as a multicultural person who moves easily between cultures. She is fluent in Spanish. Portuguese. French. and Chinese. Her works have been published in English. Chinese, Spanish. and Zoque Mayan. In 1968. she received her BA with honors from Stanford University in the area of political science. During her years as an undergraduate at Stanford. Dr. Hu-DeHart had the opportunity to study abroad in Brazil. which sparked her interest in Latin Amer— ica history and lead to her PhD from University of Texas in Latin American History. She has published 3 books on the Yaqui Indians of northern Mexico and Arizona. Currently, she is researching Asian Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean. This research project intends to discover the history and the contribution of the Asian immi- grants in Latin American and the Caribbean. By this research, Hu-DeHart hopes to give unheard history a voice, and broaden the scope of Asian American Studies. Dr. Hu-DeHart’s topic will be “From Yellow Peril to Model minority: Asians in the Americas.” The event will be from 7:30pm. on April 28th. Wednes- day. in the Marshall Room, located in Christensen Center. on Augsburg College campus. The event is free and open to the public. Please contact Pan Asian Students Services Office at 612-330-1530 for details. School of Americas continued from page I The group who visited Fort Benning and the SOA met Nelson-Pallmeyer the night before the trip. With his help. they framed often difficult questions to ask staff and students of the school. The group questioned Weidner about the counter insurgency tactics the school teaches—communism can no longer be considered an insurgent. The group was also curious about why the military tends to align Liberation theology with communism. The group questioned the school‘s use of the word “stability.” The school has claimed that its graduates create stability in the region. but at what cost? “[According to the school], dictatorship is fine as long as it creates stability.” says Jack Nelson- Pallmeyer. The classes at School of the Americas are taught in Spanish. but several students who went along were Spanish majors and translated for the others. After a day of many questions and some answers. the group left feeling bewildered. The issue seemed to have many more gray areas after we heard the school's side of the story. Nevertheless. the general opinion still seemed to sway towards the negative as we boarded the C-l30 to head back to Minneapolis. The 21 students. staff, and faculty members of the five colleges represented a wide range of majors/interests, including Spanish/Hispanic studies. political science. religion. and communications. The trip was organized by Deb Hutterer. who also organized the Peace Prize Forum. The group was at the school for approximately 5-6 hours, during which they met with Colonel Weidner, sat in on classes, and participated in a celebration of Venezuela‘s indepen- dence day with the students at the school. .the team, or for or 612-373-2465 WWWMNAIDSPROJEC'I'nttfi. SUNDAY. MAY 16. 1999 MINNEHAHA PARK. MINNEAPOLIS Walk ., ‘-_'.with the Augsburg " Team or Sponsor ' the Augsburg Team Please call Rebecca at x4938 to sign up to walk, to sponsor further information. ' Show less
o 0‘5 L‘J April 23, 1999 am page 5 Theatre mand Around HM AS WERE CON ERNE LySlstrata --—--__---_-__-__ Emlly Nugent Staff writer w_ Play Review: Lysistrata at the Guthrie Lab HIS IS A PRODUCTION OF THE GREEK OLD COMEDY LYSISTRATA which was written by Aristophanes in the late 4th century BC. The... Show moreo 0‘5 L‘J April 23, 1999 am page 5 Theatre mand Around HM AS WERE CON ERNE LySlstrata --—--__---_-__-__ Emlly Nugent Staff writer w_ Play Review: Lysistrata at the Guthrie Lab HIS IS A PRODUCTION OF THE GREEK OLD COMEDY LYSISTRATA which was written by Aristophanes in the late 4th century BC. The show that the Guthrie Lab is performing is a modern translation of this play adapted by Ranjit Bolt. It features a lot of modern language and humor that appeals to 20th century audi- Aences. This production was directed by Wendy Knox and stars actress Kelly Bertenshaw as Lysistrata. For anyone not familiar with the play. it is about a battle between the sexes. The AlthoughIhZiaZgZaEe has ZeZanEIaer," the bawdy humor remains intact. Athenian women are tired of having their husbands gone at war, so they devise a scheme to get them to stop fighting. When the men return home. their women will deny them sex until they decide to stop the war. The play deals with the political theme of war versus peace. and the differences between men and women. especially when it comes to sex. The ancient Greeks liked their comedies full of raunchy humor. and this production is no different. Although the language has been updated. the bawdy humor remains intact. The scenes between the male choruses and the female choruses are packed with sexual humor and innuendoes. Even the costumes. which include full male phallic pieces. are laughter inducing. There are a few scenes with quite a bit of partial nudity--not for the squeamish. The issue of whether or not the war will be ended by the sex strike drives both the men and women to great lengths to displace their sexual desires. The women definitely having the upper hand, which is played out in a hilarious scene between Myrrhina (Virginia S. Blake) and her husband Kinesias (Michael Booth), when she absolutely tortures him with her sexual temptations. The women also have their own temptations to procure. as many of them sneak off in search of their husbands. despite their chaste vows. This play is first and foremost meant to entertain. But it also delivers some poignant messages. The theme that war is not necessary overshadows the play and its humor, but also very important is the idea that women need not be seen as powerless objects. It is a tough call to say whether or not Aristophanes intended this to be a feminist type of play or not. But the message is still clear. Women can dominate men. Maybe not always physi- cally (although they do in this play!). but with their mental and emotional strength and intelligence. Conor Tobin Go-esiitorln one! Movie Review: The Matrix Grade: B+ HE Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishbume and written and directed by Andy Wachowski & Lara Wachowski. impressed me. The plot. though not too intricate. enter- tained the audience while the special effects stunned them and asked the philosophical question of whether or not humans really exist. The Matrix reminded me of Aldous Huxley‘s Brave New World. Neo (Keanu Reeves) discovers that his life is part of the Matrix. All humans live in a pod and everything they experience is determined by a computer. Reminiscent of Terminator. humans lost a war with computers. and now they are energy powers machines, Though like The Tenninator. the Matrix‘s quality far exceeds it. However, the focus of The Matrix lies in the theme of Brave New World:: is ignorance bliss? In an effort to save humanity. Morpheous (Laurence Fishbume) finds Neo and takes him out of the Matrix. Neo is the chosen one (his being “the chosen one" adds a bad edge to another wise great movie). The sort of supematural predictions and the Oracle give cruel and unnecessary hope to a good negative utopia. As Reeves and Fishbume battle agents to save mankind. the special effects and kung- fu choreography exceed that from any other recent movies. Because the Matrix is com- puter generated. they can do just about anything. including defying the laws of physics. The Matrix was number one at the box office the week it opened (April 3) and. despite its bad ending. it is worth spending money to see it. SOUND AS WE’RE CONCERNED Paul Raukar Staff writer Ween God, Ween, Satan - The Oneness (Twin Tone Records) Rating: ONE OF THE BEST DAMN RECORDS EVER RECORDED EFORE THEY WERE QUOTED BY BEAVIS AND BUTl'HEAD (“PUSH THE B little daisies and make ‘em come up“). the clean- shaven duo Ween awakened the musical underground with their own style of deranged rock and roll. The awakening came in the form of their debut record. ‘God. Ween. Satan-~The Oneness.‘ It isn‘t just another independent rock album. it‘s a full-on power trip through the minds of two great musical innovators. Ourjoumey begins with ‘You F**ked Up.‘ a short little ditty full of heartache. rage. and pulsating distorted guitars. Further down the road. we come to ‘Don't Laugh. I Love You.‘ a cute little flange guitar-driven lover‘s lament with Gene Ween‘s great vocal hook. “Ernest Hemingway would always be there for me. But now. Ernest Hemingway is dead." The record isn‘t all heartache and rage. Songs like ‘Papa Zit.‘ ‘Duane‘s Pet Youngin.’ ‘L.M.L.Y.P,‘ and ‘El Camino‘ will make anyone get out of bed and jump for joy on a Monday morning. Whether the song is based on a positive or negative theme. Ween‘s song writing always satisfies. Ween's instrumentation and musicianship is one of a kind. Dean Ween is a true under— rated guitar virtuoso. After one listen. you‘ll wonder why he wasn't asked to replace Ste- ‘ _ vie Ray Vaughn in Double Trouble. Gene Ween's vocal performance on ‘God....' should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not one mechanical vocal enhancer is used in the recording. not even in songs like ‘Licking the Palm for Guava.‘ and 'Mush- room Festival in Hell,‘ where Gene hits notes higher than Mariah Carey. Ween called upon the help of helium to hit those hard-to-reach high notes. Epic is the best word to describe this record. The analog production is immaculate and totally articulate. The final product was never screwed up by the hands of an overpaid major label record producer. ‘God. Ween. Satan-~The Oneness‘ is one of those albums you can throw in your player. hit play. and never worry about skipping over a had song. All twenty six tracks are unforgettable. This record will carve its way into your musical memory and remain there permanently. Paul Fiaukar Saafiwiriteri Depeche Mode Singles ‘86-‘98 (Mute/Reprise) Rating: 10 Mode. bands like Nine Inch Nails. Ministry, Stabbing Westward. and other nineties industrial/electronica. bands wouldn't even exist. Since 1981. Mode has been giving us noth- ing but great melodies with great lyrics. The combination of creative keyboard use and the debonair vocal styles of Dave Gahan and Martin Gore make them one of the most important groups of the 80‘s and 90‘s. Singles '86-‘98 picks up where Carr/ring up with Depeclw Mode left off. The album is a “greatest hits" style compilation of songs spanning from 86's Black Celebration to 97's Ultra. It also includes “Only When 1 Lose Myself." a great new track sung by Gore. This album gives a great overview of the musical growth that Mode has endured over the twelve year time span it represents. All of the hits like “Never Let Me Down Again." “Enjoy the Silence.“ "Policy of Truth." “Personal Jesus." and “I Feel You" are accompanied by great songs that didn't get much attention like “Behind the Wheel." “Strange Love." “Barrel of a Gun." and "Home," If you're a Mode fan who doesn‘t have an up-ttydate collection of recent Mode albums or if you're a newcomer who wants a short lesson on what Depeche Mode is all about. buy this album. IF IT WEREN‘T FOR DEPECHE- Show less
April 23, 1999 EECommunit Values page 6 From the archives Augsburg ’sfurure campus, 4] years ago Augsburg announces future campus master plan v .t "v ff“ 3" '. . Our camus in 1979. This artist‘s con Thursday. November 6. 1958 Preparing to fulfill its destiny in the field of Christian higher... Show moreApril 23, 1999 EECommunit Values page 6 From the archives Augsburg ’sfurure campus, 4] years ago Augsburg announces future campus master plan v .t "v ff“ 3" '. . Our camus in 1979. This artist‘s con Thursday. November 6. 1958 Preparing to fulfill its destiny in the field of Christian higher education. Augsburg college announced. during homecoming. a new master plan for the future campus. Officially adopted by the board of trustees on October 13. the first construction will start during January of 1960. The first building to be erected will be the auditorium gymnasium. THE LONG RANGE PLAN is composed of four 5 year phases. The first of these phases which includes the auditorium gymnasium also contains plans for a student union and dormitory housing for 250 (125 men. 125 women) students A large portion of the first phase will be given to educational development. This will include improvement of faculty salaries, improvement of teaching tools and improvement of the academic curriculum and special services. THE SECOND PHASE (1964 through 1969) includes construction of the Augsburg tower. In this tower will be located the drama. speech. and music departments A stage for dramatic productions plus radio and television studios are planned for the tower. During phase II the dormitories will be finished making dorm room for about 640 students. The ter» minal education building is also included in this phase. This building will house business and voca- tional courses plus teacher education. PHASE III INCLUDES the chapel auditorium leading from the tower to the traffic circle. Scheduled for construction during the first phase are the gymnasium auditorium and student union located in the upper left. and the first units of the dormitories located on either side of the traffic circle. -.. s: which will be located tower. This audito- rium would seat about 1600. A creative arts pavilion and a social science building are also planned for this phase. Humanities will be included in the final phase. This final building in the acade- mic quadrangle will be located on approxi— mater the same ground as the main building is now. The final phase also includes the construction of reserve classroom build- ings on either side of the mall. The entire plan as presented now assumes that Augsburg will be able to obtain Murphy Square from the City of Minneapolis. the board of trustees has presented a formal request to the Minneapolis board of park commissioners for the three-and—a—half acre park. If Augsburg is unable to get Murphy square an alternate plan has been adopted which would still facilitate the main features of the original plan. The alternate plan calls for a relocation of the student union. creative ans pavilion. and the chapel audito- rium the half block between 7 and 7 1/2 streets. The freeway which will run just south of campus will serve as the southern boundary. Noise disad— vantages will be offset because the road bed is 16 feet below grade where it will border the campus. AT THE NORTH END of the mall is the traffic circle. In addition to providing an entrance to the campus, it also connects the campus with Fairview Hospital. The south end of the mall terminates in the tower. East and west boundaries to campus will be pro- vided by the academic quad on the west and the auditorium gymnasium on the east. PLANS FOR PARKING include two lots within the boundaries of the plan to accommodate 222 cars. Other parking areas will be gained around the perimeter of the campus. Practice fields next to the auditorium gymnasium will be used for overflow parking when indoor events are held in this building Thad Stryker (attribute; get out for a nice walk on a sunny spring after- noon. then check out the new Charles Biederman exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum. The 35 pieces of art range from oil paintings. to stainless steel sculptures. to collages. to pencil and ink engravings. and to the constructionism pieces for which he is best known. The exhibit is arranged mostly chronologically with Biederman‘s later pieces in the back gallery. His early pieces are skillful oil paintings that reflect a variety of artistic move- ments. Impressionistic tech- niques are used in Still Life Chicago of 1926-28. and this painting also shows the early influence of Cezanne. The influence of cubism appears in Biederman's Cubist Self-Portrait of 1932. He painted surrealistically in 1936, by placing curvilinear forms with mechanical precision into his artwork, shown in Untitled New York. His four self—portraits, done over a period of four years. illustrate his progression from realistic to abstract forms. . From abstraction in paintings, Biederman moved toward his con- structionism pieces in the late 1930‘s. Several of these three-dimen- sional creations are included in the Weisman show. They are characterized by having a solid-colored aluminum background. They can be as large as three feet by four feet. The central structure consists of brightly colored tiles which may vary in size from one inch square up to six inches square and 1/8 of an inch thick. The tiles jut out in dif- ferent patterns from the flat surface in a pleasing arrangement. Some tiles cast shadows from the light reflecting on them. and this shadow pattern becomes part of the art itself. From the catalogue in the gallery. the viewer learns that Biederman is now 92 years old and lives in a secluded area outside Red Wing. From 1926-29 he attended the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. As a young adult he began painting cubist landscapes and figure stud— ies. In 1941 he manied'. moved to Red Wing; and had a daughter. his only child. two years later. It was also around this time that he devel- oped the style he called constructionism. He has now published eleven books of correspondence. philosophy, and art theory. His work has been exhibited around the world, includ- directly in front of the IF YOU WANT TO Charles Biederman A review of art From the Charles Biederman Collection Archive-University ol Minnesota Cubist self-portrait of Biedermann. 1932 ing London, Paris. and Amsterdam. as well as at the Whitney Museum Loo.k.iUSl V in New York. the Denver Art Museum. the Walker Art Center in Min- neapolis. and other Minnesota galleries. The Weisman is located at 333 East River Road on the University of Minnesota campus. The exhibit runs through May 23 and is displayed in the two central galleries. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For further information on directions visit ' . Robert F. Kennedycontinued from page I. is false. According to him. the environment. “is an invest— ment in infrastructure." Kennedy compared investing in the environment with investing in roads and airways. One common argument against using federal legislation to protect the environment is the desire to give control back to the states. Kennedy said that if the states get con- trol. “they‘re really not talking about community control. they're talking about corporate control.“ Kennedy said that if communities are responsible for preventing pollution. corporations could convince them to waive environmental laws for short-term economic bene- fits. He also said that “federal laws gave us community control for the first time." He said that with federal laws communities can stop corporations from building in their backyard. “You have a right to prosecute that polluter even if it is a government agency." The second argument against federal environmental protection is the desire to restore a free market economy. Kennedy argued this by saying. “The best thing that could happen to the environment is a free market economy." Kennedy explained that a free market means everybody pays fair value for what they want and. “you clean up after yourself." According to Kennedy. corporations avoid being fair and “You ShOW me pollution and I’ll Show you a subsidy. ” Kennedy said Wednesday night. cleaning up after themselves through the use of govem- ment subsidies. “You show me pollution, I‘ll show you a subsidy." The subsidies allow corporations to get resources for little or no cost so they feel like they can use the resources wastefully. Kennedy said that trend is allowed to continue because corporations have strong lobbyists and are “cryba- bies." “You can hear them screaming when you pull the fed- eral nipple out of their mouths." said Kennedy. Kennedy also talked how became involved with environ- mental protection. “I loved hunting and fishing from when I was five years old,” He said he wanted to be a vet until his father died when he was 14. The death of his father forced him to realize, “I did not want to abandon the issues my father worked on." In 1984, Kennedy began working on environmental issues. but he decided not to focus on places. “very few Americans will ever see." Kennedy repeated the speech's central theme when he said. “Nature enriches us economically. culturally. spiritually. recreationally. and aesthetically." In addition for being the chief attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper. Kennedy is also the senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. a clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law. and the former assistant district attorney in New York City, Kennedy's visit was sponsored by ASAC, the Augsburg Association of Student Film Makers. the Augsburg Sociol- ogy Club. The Augsburg Speech and Debate Team. the Augsburg Department of Student Affairs. and Augsburg's Office of Student Activities. Show less
April 23, 1999 I 'BUGSCOI’lfin ued from page 1 they should have been thrown away. Grafstrom remained con- cemed, "It just wonies me. You / know they have those open con— 1 tainers [of condiments]. There i were a bunch of dead flies around that. They should at least have pump containers". The... Show moreApril 23, 1999 I 'BUGSCOI’lfin ued from page 1 they should have been thrown away. Grafstrom remained con- cemed, "It just wonies me. You / know they have those open con— 1 tainers [of condiments]. There i were a bunch of dead flies around that. They should at least have pump containers". The possibility of covered condiment dispensers seems remote. Klunk said they cause more problems than good. “Kids were squirting themselves with pumps. and it was much more wasteful and messy." Klunk also said that the condi- ments are covered during non- ‘ meal times. and that they sit in a i refrigerated unit. Though soy sauce does not need refrigeration. and Marriott had a staff meeting to make sure that everyone knows to discard . used soy sauce containers. Klunk stated that they received a one hundred-percent rating at their last health inspection and said, “Marriott standards are higher than the health depart— ment's.“ The health inspector could not be reached for comment. Faculty salaries continued from page I ident of Enrollment Management Rick Thoni, $34,171 for Vice ‘ President of Development Ida Simon. and $35.417 for former Vice President of Finance Paul Carlson. Since Simon and Carl— son started their new positions in the fall. the report only shows their earnings for one half of the year. Besides the list of officers. the 3 college is also required to release ‘ the salaries of the top five faculty 1 and staff. The highest paid professor at Augsburg last year was physics ‘ professor Mark Engebretson. at ‘ $75,642. Following him was Ed Sabella from the economics department at $70,790, Director of the Physi- cians Assistance Program Dawn Ludwig at $65,297, Associate Dean Earl Alton at $65,086. and business professor Milo Schield at $61, 819. In addition to these salaries. the college also reported that 32 other employees were being paid over $50000 per year. page 7 $5.00 EXTRA WITH THIS AD “mm FOR YOUR FIRST PLASMA DONATION. the Day I Die!” misiilstasnflimve lllllxuill'll'm's Eam upto$1753month bydonatlng awmmaefim potentially lifesaving plasma! Viett ourfriendiy. mum modemcentermdfindoutmreaboutmeoppomnityto may” eammhwhiehelpingothers. (hilusl'orhimmimm AspanotaCompmyreseardlprogramJnemenmemal hnyouorymrrr‘mds testwilbepoflonnedonyomplasrmMeouldpotmtiafly outwit benetl plasma product recipients m _ m_ 18004132345 Help Wanted Summer outdoor work with other college students at Lake Restoration, Inc. 40-60 hours per week. Starting pay is $800-$850 per hour. Begin as soon as classes are finished. If interested contact Craig or Steve. Phone # 612428-1537 Blo-Barvicon. Inc. 1552 EAST LAKE STREET II-lba IMy-ndmmemlomwddhdm-dswmm 721 -6464 Zlililanted- good news stories f ‘ any‘artiele that you submit git-ova: 330-1102 or I .ESPlinge‘iu> Photographers: Emily Chen vacation periods and holidays by First copy free; additional copies Annual subscription rate $35.00. on 5E h ,o C O a 52‘ Maggie Weller Co-edimr in chief Conor Tobin Co-ediror in chief Jennifer Hensenbrink New: editor Josh Kluge Sports editor Rachel Selle A & E edimr Adam Roesch Layout edilor Aaron Vogel Photo editor Allison Helmkes Copy editor David Asp Consultant Adrienne Loso Commisrianer Boyd Koehler Faculty adviror Staff writers: Dan Walker. Tim Fox, Emily Nugent. Ellie Holzemer. Jim Webber. Cheri Johnson. Cristian Carlson. Mike Schwalen. Trevor Johnson; Katie Koch. Paul Raukar The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday except during interim, 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. 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. Printed with Print Group Midwest on recycled paper Going Abroad? Thinking about making some quick money? 111ink again! If some o n and a big chunk o a suitcase or packa ember: - Drug laws a ~ When you I Ind. - The police a ' The police a rrylng drugs. - You will not - You will be u- - You will not toilet. - You will be - - When sick - medical care. - You will not your children, . - You will be ’ F i i i You will be blamed for anything in your suitcase, no matter who puts it there. Ignorance is no excuse. If it's in your suitcase, it’s your crime, and you will do the time. Go Auggies Show less
April 23, 1999 tESports page 8 Women’s softball, men’s baseball travel to Florida Stephanie Quick Contributor The Augsburg women‘s soft- ball and men‘s baseball teams just returned from a spring break trip to Fort Myers. Florida. The teams competed in Tournament dominated Hilbert. 27-2. The women... Show moreApril 23, 1999 tESports page 8 Women’s softball, men’s baseball travel to Florida Stephanie Quick Contributor The Augsburg women‘s soft- ball and men‘s baseball teams just returned from a spring break trip to Fort Myers. Florida. The teams competed in Tournament dominated Hilbert. 27-2. The women ran into some familiar faces while playing in Fort Myers. The softball fields were right next to the Minnesota Twins spring training facility. against Macalester at the Bierrnan Softball Complex. which is the home of the Minnesota Gophers. The women played on the Divi- sion I field due to the rain sitting on the deflated dome at Augs- burg. The second game was post- poned till Sunday because of rain. the Gene Cusic Colle- giate Classic Touma— ment. The men played eleven games at Tarry Park and were 2~9 for the tournament. while the women ended up 3- 6~l. playing at the Lee County Parks and Recreation Center. Prior to departing for Florida. the women's team started the season with an impressive win over Northwestern Col- lege of Roseville. 13-2. The Auggies tied the second game 5-5 (each game that is played in Minnesota is a double-header). Once in sunny Fort Myers. the Auggics started off with an 8-5 win over Albright. The Auggies then struggled as they lost their next five games. The \\ omen came back and tied LeMoyne. and then beat Alhright once again, recording a 6-0 shutout. The women then lost to powerhouse Cornerstone. 7-0 and in their final game in the Classic Some of our players met and had their pictures taken with Twin great Tony Olivia. who is now the hitting coach. They had a won- derful time talking and meeting the pros! The women returned home to play at Luther College the follow- ing Tuesday only to be handed two disappointing losses. On April 10. 1999 the Auggies played their first conference game Reflections on the good old days Sports in the 80s and early 90s Josh Kluge Sports editor For some reason I feel old. I have a month before I am even 21. yet I feel like an old man talking about the good old days. Let me take you back to the 80s and early 905... Randall Cunningham was more of a threat as a runner than as a passer. There was a rivalry between the East Coast and West Coast that wasn't gang related. Instead it was between Magic and Bird. Cal Ripken. Jr. never got hurt. Joe Dimagio was the great living American hero. Wayne Gretzky was just becoming “The Great One." When people heard Magic they didn‘t think of Orlando. They thought of Magic. Even if you didn‘t play tennis you wanted to be like Andre’ Agassi. Hulk Hogan was a "good guy." The Twins had the Thunder Dome instead of the Empty Dome. The Packers‘ Don Majkowski was known as the “Magic Man." The Vikings had Tommy Kramer. Need 1 say more? Players had to at least attempt college before being drafted by a NBA team. Some people actually liked Christian Laettner when he was at Duke. Pooh Richardson was the Timberwolves' franchise player. Homer Hankies were cool. Bo knew everything. Kirby Puckett could see. The Chicago Bear's were known for being the Super Bowl rap team instead of being the super crap team. Dominique Wilkins had ups. The Vikings thought Herschel Walker would lead them to a Super Bowl. Between the Bash Brothers people thought Canseco was better than McGwire. Jim McMahon made people think it was cool to wear a headband and shades. Mike Tyson didn't have to bite to win a boxing bout. The Bulls had Michael Jordan. The Bulls won NBA titles. Stephanie Quick/Echo Clockwise: Twin's player Tony Olivia. Karen Tweetun. Stephanie Quick, Kristi Smith. and Emily Miller The Auggies split the double- header against Macalester. The women then went 1« 5 against Gustavus, St. Ben's. and Concordia- Moorhead. They split the series against Concordia with a final win of 6—3. Augsburg record now stands at 6—14—2 on the year. Rachael Eck— holm is leading the Auggies in statistics. She is has an out- standing batting aver- age of .429. Jodie West isn‘t too far behind. with a batting average of .423. West also has 10 stolen bases. Eckholm is also leading in extra base hits (6) and RBI (l7). Karlyn Mar- shall has also been coming through in the hitting department. and has 17 RBIs. In the pitching department. the Auggies have been relying mainly on Eckholm and Kristi Smith. Smith is the leading hurler with a 3.32 ERA. To apply, can race DISCOVER U, You'll also get a competitive interest rote'wilh NO ANi JU/‘Al FEE La in’ the Smack Down: y W/Iul lluw l/it'j' (In/w." Mike Schwalen Staff writer I was all set to write an article listing my favorite wrestlers, but then the unthinkable happened. Diamond Dallas Page won the WCW Heavyweight Championship last Sunday night at Spring Stampede. Page was victorious in a four comers title match that involved then champion Ric Flair; Hollywood Hulk Hogan; Page; and Sting, who. like Page, was just off the injury list. The match was trimmed down to three participants after Hogan suf- fered a knee injury and was taken to the back. As of now, the severity of the injury is not known; however. it was probably an angle to get him out of the ending of the match. In the end. DDP slapped the Diamond cutter on Flair and pinned him to win his first-ever Heavyweight Championship. But my question is why? Page has not been around for about a month after being injured in his loss to Scott Steiner at Uncensored. But even after his loss. as soon as he came back he was launched into a title match many feel he didn’t deserve. Worse yet, as Page celebrated his title victory in the ring. most of the crowd just looked on. They had no idea what had just occurred or why. Page was not done. In the past months he has booed some fans, proba- bly because his personality has became old and stagnant. In fact, the only thing keeping him in the minds of the fans lately is his wife Kim- berly. Now WCW is banking on Diamond Dallas Page to front line a run at the WWF. Perhaps they are hoping that by surprisingly giving him the title. it will shake up the wrestling world. much like what happened when Bret Hart and Deisel won their first titles. Or better yet. maybe this is just a short-lived reign. freeing up WCW to give the title to someone else. I just hope that WCW doesn't give DDP more air time now that he is the champion. He gives some of the worst interviews. by far. in the sport, and his self-high»five slogan is horrible. Hey DDP. there is a rea- son why you are giving yourself self high fives, no one likes you. 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Show more9.” :3 .Q a O :3 fi< Apljl 24, 1998 Volume 104 0 Issue 17 _u®ssmn APereU AUGSBURG COLLEGE IPR‘fi-RY J MINNEAPOLIS. MN In this issue: Paul Terry: The Debate, page 2 Dear Ron on Moving In, page 3 At the Jerry Springer Show, page 3 Aaron Reviews “City of Angels,” page 5 :54 In Memoriam: Gilbert Toomer, page 6 Security Slow in Responding to Calls By Rachel Selle News Editor Augsburg‘s security has had slow responses to several urgent situations recently, according to Augsburg students, faculty, and staff. Several nights ago, a white male about 40 years old allegedly exposed himself in front of one of the female students here at Augs- burg on the third floor of the library. The student came down to the front desk, where Boyd Koehler, librarian, was working. “I asked her to sit down. She was visibly shaken.“ Koehler then called security at about 11 pm. “The person who answered the phone was very nonchalant about taking the message. It was almost as if the person had been nap— ping." After 12 or 13 minutes, no one had shown up from security, so Karen Mateer, librarian, made a second call. Several minutes later, head of security John Nanoff finally arrived. “It was a little slow for being a block away. My main concern was the response time and also the unresponsive manner in which the call was taken . . . there was a lack of a sense of urgency.” said Koehler. Koehler also stated that if a similar incident ever happened again, he would feel better calling the Minneapolis Police, saying that the police probably had a faster response time. “By the time the Augsburg security came, there was really no Program Cuts, Part III by Jennifer Rensenbrink QEditorin Chier W 7 fl Criteria are currently being established to determine what makes a program necessary or marginal to Augsburg. The fac- ulty senate hopes to complete the criteria by the end of the school year. “Whittling away" at certain programs, according to President Frame, is a more active way to meet the administration's goal of cutting 25 positions in order to increase Augsburg’s endowment. The original plan, outlined last fall by Frame, was to reduce the size of Augsburg’s faculty and staff by 25 positions over five years through what they call “attrition.” Attrition, according to the dictionary, means “a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death.” The plan, then, was to simply not replace five of the faculty/staff positions that open up each year because of these reasons. How- ever, the administration has learned through example this year that this method is just not going to work. “We're going to have to do some- thing a little more active than . . . attrition," said President Frame in an interview last week. He explained that Augsburg has had to fill most of the positions that have opened because they were positions that were necessary to the college. Five positions. including that of one of Augsburg‘s vice presi- dents, have already been elimi- nated this year due to attrition. but 20 more have to be eliminated in the next four years in order to increase Augsburg's endowment. An endowment is a lump sum of money that is used for things like salaries and financial aid. This money comes from special donations, such as the donations that make the Christensen Sympo- sium, the Batalden Ethics Senti- nar, and the John and Agnes Siverson Scholarship possible. Augsburg’s $18 million endow- ment is invested in the stock mar— ket at a low-risk rate, and the College uses about 5 percent of the profits it makes every year. President Frame explained that although Augsburg’s endowment is smaller than those of competing schools, Augsburg still needs to offer competing financial aid packages to students. This is one of the many reasons why other priorities like salaries and mainte- nance have fallen behind. So the administration is faced with the task of eliminating 20 more positions, some of them by cutting certain programs. However, at an American Association of University Profes- sors (AAUP) meeting a few weeks ago, it was brought up that if Augsburg were to cut positions among faculty, it could raise legal issues if the faculty were tenured. But whether faculty are tenured to the college or to certain depart- ments remained unclear at this meeting. When the administration talks about programs that are either “central” or “marginal,” what do they mean by “programs?” And how do they define central and marginal? “When we talk about pro— grams. does this mean something like football, or psychology? No. It could mean activities that are less substantial," said Frame. “For example, [Augsburg] has a lot of minors (that are not offered as majors). . . . It might be that somewhere in there are some things that we could take out without taking out a big broad ax and whacking at them." At the AAUP meeting, faculty SeoOutsonpageS hope of catching [the exposer]." John Nanoff, head of security, doesn't think that it took security 15 minutes to get to the library after the call. “I was up in the residence halls. and when I got the call, I went down to the truck, got in the truck. and drove over there. I was walking in the door when he made the second call . . . I really don't think it was that long.“ Another incident happened last Friday in the Education depart— ment offices. located in the base- ment of Sverdrup Hall. Cheryl See Security on page 6 Hanna Anderon Echo Five-Foot Pottery USTlN NEUBERGl-LR. sophomore. is currently completing this five {out vase. which weighs in at over one hundred pounds. The \ use has taken several months toch to this stage, and no“ Neu— bcrger and Professor Norman Holen are looking for a place nearby to have it fired and ‘ glazed. Once they find a place to fire it at. transporting it could also be tricky. “We both are surprised it is still standing." said Neuberger. “We tried some weird things to get the vase to that height.” Neuberger. who has been throwing pottery on the wheel for about a year and a half. is double majoring in Pre—Law and Studio Art. Residence Life Considers Housing Options by Adam Roesch CO'EEHIOEELtheI There are currently 73 people on a waiting list for on-campus housing next year, and Residence Life is currently choosing their options to solve this problem. Residence Life Director Ann Klamer said, “We should be able to guarantee the current waiting list," though stressing that she will make no promises to that effect. While there have been long waiting lists in the past years, this year’s list is a great increase from last year‘s 50. Because of attri- tion—people leaving their signed housing contracts-all of last year's 50 who chose to remain on the waiting list got a room. This year’s longer list, though nowhere near a crisis, poses more problems as Residence Life tries to find housing for everyone on the list. The options that they are considering include no-penalty attrition, opening West Hall to students, and setting up a program with Cedars 94. Residence Life has already decided to use no-penalty attri— tion. If any students decide to opt out of their housing contracts before April 30, Residence Life will refund their otherwise non- refundable $100 deposit. A letter was sent to all current juniors and seniors who signed housing con- tracts for next year explaining this in further detail. This policy has been imposed to encourage juniors and seniors who are considering on living off campus next year to “make their decision so [Residence Life] can tell people that they have rooms." according to Umess Hall Director Janet Lewis. Every year, a number of juniors and seniors sign hous- ing contracts if they are unsure about where they are living to “hold” a place on campus in case they do not find off-campus hous- ing. The second option. opening West Hall to students, is only a possibility. West Hall is an apart— ment building to the west of Anderson Hall that is currently rented out. It could hold about 22 students. News Briefs: The Nation, The World The current residents use only 30-day contracts as it is only tem— porary housing. For this reason, the residents could easily be removed in the summer to accom- modate students in the fall. The final option that Residence Life is considering for next fall is an agreement with Cedars 94. an apartment building across the interstate. that would allow Augs- burg students to live there as a part of on-campus housing. Augs— burg apartments would be in a block. and security would be available to escort students back and forth across the bridge. with some staff members also stationed at the building. Klamer says that the Cedar 9-1 and West Hall options would be primarily for seniors. “It's impor- tant for seniors to experience more autonomy,“ Klamer said. “Sophomores are at the stage where they benefit more from the on-campus experience." In addition to these options for next year, a company has been hired to do market research on the possibility of a new residence hall for the 1999-2000 school year. The company will survey students to find out what is needed and desired. Marijuana-Filled Plane Crashes A small plane loaded with 300 pounds of marijuana crashed Sunday night in Detroit after being tracked by US. Customs Service planes for about 1.500 miles. Three Customs planes started tracking the plane near El Paso, Texas, and followed it across country before it ran low on fuel. Authorities believe the pilot was trying to reach Canada. Wit— nesses said residents rushed to help at the scene, but some fled with bundles of pot while the pilot was dying. Linda McCartney Dies Linda McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, died Friday from cancer in San Bar— bara California, with her husband and children at her side. She was 56. “The blessing was that the end came quickly and she didn’t suffer," a state- ment from Paul McCartney‘s office said. In 1995. the couple in announced that Linda was being treated for breast cancer. Nichols "firms Down Leniency Convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols has turned down a federal offer to provide information about the plot in exchange for leniency. In a motion, his lawyers argued that Nichols‘ constitutional right to silence would be violated. They fear Nichols' comments could be used against him if he‘s tried in Oklahoma. where prosecutors vow to seek the death penalty. However. Nichols did say he would look at government leads that point toward a third bombing conspirator. Reggie White Will Not Retire Two days after the announcement from the Green Bay Packers that all-time sacks leader Reggie White would retire. White announced he is coming back for a final season. The 13—year veteran said he was getting his back worked on Monday when the Lord spoke to him and told him that he had to be a man of his word and play one more season for the Green Bay Packers. “I have re-evaluated my decision." White said in a statement released by the Packers. 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April 24, 1998 EEOpinion page 2 -Kimberly J. Pluta far e Editor “Life is too short for hate” Thank you for bringing this graffiti issue to the community through your article “Graffiti Shows Students’ Ignorance” in the March 19, 1998 issue of the Echo. I [wrote] a pro-homosexual comment on the wall... Show moreApril 24, 1998 EEOpinion page 2 -Kimberly J. Pluta far e Editor “Life is too short for hate” Thank you for bringing this graffiti issue to the community through your article “Graffiti Shows Students’ Ignorance” in the March 19, 1998 issue of the Echo. I [wrote] a pro-homosexual comment on the wall in response to the “who has to pay for taxes when you die of AIDS“ comment. I am not homosexual, but am a supporter of human rights. I am also a Youth and Family Ministry major and see God’s word used and abused. Whether people believe in God or not, whether people dis- agree with the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) community or not I feel that we are all made of flesh and blood. And, stating the obvious, death comes to us all so why not support each other while we are living no matter if we are white, black, gay. straight, female, or male. Life is too short for hate. It’s a waste of energy, and causes more harm than good. Vandalism and free speech are very different and every one has a right to state their views, but let’s discuss, educate, and meet instead of hiding behind paper, pens, and ignorance. Echo Jennifer Rensenbrink, Co-Editor in Chief Adam Roesch, Co-Editor in Chief Rachel Selle, News Editor Emily Chen, Photo Editor Beth Stockbridge, Copy Editor Aaron Gabriel, A & E Editor Laura Pejsa, Consultant Morgan Davidsen, Commissioner Boyd Koehler, Faculty Advisor Augsburg the Staff Writers: Nick Daniels, Sarah Reynolds, David Asp, John Phung, Cheri Johnson, Justin Kroona, Paul Raukar Photographers: Hanne Anderson. Olav Skjeldestad The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday except during interim, vacation periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg College, 731 2] 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. I New Registration Schedule Ridiculous by Adam Roesch Qqflitgr .iLCLieju___ ecently, administration announced a change in the class registration schedule. This schedule used to be based on seniority, those with the most credits first, and those with the fewest credits last. However, the new schedule uses this order: seniors, first—years, juniors and sophomores. At best, this is a poor plan at dealing with another new policy. The old seniority-based scheme allowed for those who need classes the most—those who have the least amount of time available to meet their graduation requirements-to be able to register first and then more likely get into their needed courses. That way, seniors, with (probably) a year or less of school left would be able to take the classes they need to graduate on time. This made sense and worked reasonably well for all parties involved. That is, until the administration estab- lished a new policy affecting first—year students. I call this new policy the “Mandatory Interim Rule" (MIR). The MIR requires all first-year students to take an Interim class. If first-year students are forced to take a J-term class, it was argued, they should have first choice at J- terrn classes that fulfill their needs. However, sympathy was extended to seniors who will need to graduate in (probably) a semes- ter and could thus be shut out of a class needed to graduate by the high number of first-years signing up for classes. For this reason was the senior-first-year-junior- sophomore (SFJ S) schedule pro- posed. The schedule would sit well with me if it applied to Interim registration only, but interim and spring semester registration are at the same time. So first-years (who are much more likely to still change their majors) will have class priority over juniors and sophomores, who have less time to meet graduation requirements, as well as just fit in the classes they want to take. Even worse yet is that SFJS is being used this spring for fall’s classes. The MIR isn’t even in effect for this year's first-year stu- dents, and they still get to register before next year‘s seniors, even when they are not registering for interim. In fact, if SFJS continues beyond this year, the first-year students it will affect will have already survived their mandatory interim. The reason for year- round implementation of SFJ S is truly odd as it was created to deal with problems stemming from mandatory Interim. I think MIR itself is a bad idea. We are all college students here at Augsburg, capable of making our own decisions about how we choose to live our lives. That the administration feels it important to require first-year stu- dents to take a class during J-term seems like something high school administrators would do, because high school is supposed to be reg- irnented like that. Although I think that taking an Interim class all four years (which became a possibility this year) is a good idea, especially during the first year, I in no way think that administration should tell stu- dents that they have to be here for J-term. Students should be able to choose their own plan. If they wish to pass up the great opportu- nities that J-term provides and waste the money they have paid for it whether they attend or not, they should be allowed to make that choice. For these reasons, my sugges- tions are, in ascending order of likelihood of acceptance: A. Removing the requirement that first-year students take an Interim class and restoring the registration schedule to its tra- ditional seniority—based model. B. Separating Interim and spring registration and only applying SFJS to Interim registration, so spring and fall registration return to the seniority-model. C. Returning fall registration to the seniority-based model (We at least need to do this). “What gives Mr. Terry the right to categorize anyone?” Paul Terry’s Response: “This is a policy of hatred” This letter is concerning cartoons appearing in recent Echo editions. Some of these cartoons were attacks on prejudice at Augsburg College. Yet the amount of prejudice in these cartoons themselves is appalling. Specifically, cartoons by Paul Terry attacked groups such as the ELCA and athletes. Admittedly, these groups are easy targets because of their traditionally high-profile positions on campus. However, Mr. Terry doesn’t seem to possess all the facts he thinks he does. As members of Augsburg‘s Campus Ministry organizations, including FCA, we take the same offense as anybody else does to personal attack. Apparently, Mr. Terry doesn’t realize that bashing one group in defense of another is wrong. We speak of the April 8th issue of the Augsburg Echo in which Mr. Terry‘s cartoon shows graffiti on the Diversity-Week Wall. This cartoon depicts three men, two of who have just written “God hates Homosexuals!" on the wall. The T—shirt of one man has the label “ELCA” with the Christ- ian fish symbol. The other deviant‘s shirt has no label. The third man is depicting the Augsburg administration, and is chasing the deviant with no apparent affiliation. We assume this means that the administration man is turning his back on the “Christian's” sin. As Christians. and members of Augsburg‘s student body, we are greatly disturbed by this. Is Mr. Terry asserting that Christians believe God hates Homosexuals? This is plain false. What gives Mr. Terry the right to categorize anyone? This could not be his intent, since that would be no better than writing demeaning graffiti on the Diversity-Week Wall in the first place. Since Mr. Terry is obviously concerned with the rights of all people, he would never be so bold to assume he could possibly know what every Christian believes, except that Jesus Christ died for all peo- ples' sins (including Homosexuals! l). As Christians. we believe that God loves everyone. The Bible says that “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that who ever believed in Him shall not perish but live forever." (John 3:16) In addition, Mr. Terry should be ashamed for what he wrote about Gustavus in the same issue. Mr. Terry said “I praise God for finally punishing the sinful Gusties!” (referring to the tornado). As human beings we should all be strongly offended by Mr. Terry‘s cement. What would cause a person to say such a thing? It is certainly not funny, and we pray nobody from Gustavus ever sees this. It makes our entire student body look heartless and cruel. What would prospective stu- dents think of this? This terrible statement, which we hope was an attempt at humor (even humor is no excuse), could certainly deter students from choosing Augsburg. We care about this school, and what reflection this paper has on us in the community. We invite Mr. Terry to respond to these thoughts. We have been unable to identify Paul Terry, other than the e—mail address published with his cartoons. There is no listing of Paul Terry in the Student or Faculty/Staff directory. Mr. Terry is also not listed among Echo staff members. If this name is an alias, we feel Mr. Terry should not make these inappropriate statements without giving his identity. If Paul Terry is truly the cartoonist‘s name, we apologize for assuming otherwise, and would still invite his response. Jim Peterson, Kirsten An'eson. and Carrie Blau Thank you for your response. It is always gratifying to hear from read- ers. Unfortunately, I have to take issue with the contents of your letter. My April 8 cartoon does not assert that “Christians believe God hates homosexuals.” It does assert that ELCA policy regarding homosexuals is one of hatred. Along with many members of this community, I am glad to hear that you believe God loves homosexuals. I only wish the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America could say the same. The ELCA’s policy towards homosexuals is one of hatred. According to the document Visions and Expectations: Ordained Ministers in the ELCA“, “ordained ministers who are homosexual in their self-understanding are expected to abstain from homosexual sexual relationships.” Whether we as ELCA members want to admit it or not, this is a policy of hatred toward homosexuals. Some readers might question whether this policy is actually enforced. Sadly it is. Just this past February, the ELCA defrocked Reverend Steven ‘ Sabin of Lord of Life Church in Ames, Iowa for having an open relation- ship with his partner Karl von Uhl. This action was taken despite the con- gregation’s wishes that Sabin stay. In response, the ELCA left them with an ultimatum requiring a choice between their certain ELCA status and Rev- erend Steven Sabin. I’m sure you will agree with me when I say that the ELCA‘s policy is not one of tolerance toward homosexuals. Regarding your Gustavus concern, you’re right — it was a joke making light of many attitudes I‘ve seen towards the southern Minnesota tornadoes. As I’m sure you‘ve seen on the news, many people were quick to “thank God” for sparing their lives, families, and homes. I wonder if, using this logic, God decided not to spare Gustavus? I simply become frustrated when people attempt to explain events in terms of God’s will. The purpose ofthis statement was to discuss the ways in which tragedies such as these are sometimes explained within a providential framework. Mine is an odi- torial cartoon. Ibelieve I’ve used this medium appropriately. Onceagaimthankyouforyomlettor. Ifyouwouldliketodiswssdiese oranyother issuesingreataddaiLfeelfreetocontactmeatterry®angy PaulTerry ’ReaderscanfindaoopyoersionsandExpeaafiom: in theElEA onthewebat Show less
April 24, 1998 EEOpinion page 3 I am a junior from Austin faced with a large problem. My boyfriend, Horace, has asked me to move in with him. I am hon— ored, of course, but the folks in Austin might be offended by my behavior. Horace has said that moving in together would let us know if we are... Show moreApril 24, 1998 EEOpinion page 3 I am a junior from Austin faced with a large problem. My boyfriend, Horace, has asked me to move in with him. I am hon— ored, of course, but the folks in Austin might be offended by my behavior. Horace has said that moving in together would let us know if we are really compatible, sexually and otherwise, in case we want to get married sometime. We have been intimate, but never really slept together. What do you think? Really Puzzled Dear Really, I will give you the advice you never see from Ann Landers, Dear Abby, Dr. Laura, and other com- petitors. If you write a stranger for advice like that, you are not ready for any decision more important than what deodorant to buy. So far as the wisdom of moving in with Horace, Ron advises the more natural four step process that so many couples have tried. 1) “An occasional overnight.” The first step can occur almost accidentally at first. It gets late, or it starts snowing, or the car has a Dear Ron: Professor Ron Palosaari SUBMISSIONS: flat tire, or the two of you watch Titanic on video and can’t bear to part without sleeping together, and pretending you are di Caprio and Winslet.0bviously the occasional overnight depends on pretending that it just happened. Like most spontaneous events, these first overnights require care- ful planing. The first decision is which apartment to choose. Unless the guy is such a slob that staying overnight is a major health risk, or he has nosy roommates, his place is far better because of clothes. Consider the decision of what to sleep in. Generally a woman looks great in a large T-shirt or even his pajamas, clearly better than most men in a night gown. Yes, many modern couples like sleeping nude, but, even in Sein- feld, few couples enjoy nude breakfasts. If it’s chilly, she looks better in his robe than he looks in her robe. After the first few overnights, most people start car— rying an extra outfit or two in the trunk. This ploy of course destroys the feeling of spontaneity and leads to step two. 2) “One drawer intimacy." The occasional overnight gets a tooth— brush, a drawer for clothes, and a few hangers in a closet. If the overnight occur in just one of the domiciles, it’s easier because one person only has the task of keep— ing his or her drawer freshly stocked. The one drawer intimacy removes the awkwardness of going out to the trunk of the car for by David Asp Staff Writer Why Cut Tennis? necessary clothing or supplies. A lover says things like , “Oh, I feel so much more at home" and “I like not worrying about what I’m going to wear.” In time, however, just as dogs get fleas, humans get more posses— sion, the drawer overflows, the hangers proliferate. 3) “Half here and half there." At this stage most couples experience dissatisfaction even if one is an accountant. The wrong clothes get washed together; the necessary clothes are at the other place; the telephone situation gets hopeless as both cell phones are going off and the “wrong” person picks up a phone at 6:00 am and a mother asks, “Who are you?” One of the couple may finally say: “We’re wasting a lot of money paying for two places when you are usually over here any— way...” Dear Ron, by the way, recom- mends that sentence above never be used except by business majors. Far better to think of the money saved but to take one’s love in one’s arms and say, “I miss you so much when you’re not with me, and I hate to see you hauling your stuff back and forth when I would love to have you with me all the time. You are so wonderful to be with that I want to be with you as much as possible. I hate sleeping alone when I could sleep with you.“ In any case . “half here and half there" inevitably leads to a break up or step four. All letters must be 4) “Living together" The process received at [he EChO is never complete. The couple Office the Sunday will now live together even night before though usually they won't send - - out an announcement. Living pUthatlon' together usually leads to one of two conditions: Some couples marry: most couples break up. Following the split each is alone until he or she meets someone and some night, because it is so late, or snowing, or the car has a flat tire, or a romantic video is seen, In addition to a printed copy, an electronic copy (sent through e- mail or on a 3.5” floppy disk) is the process starts again. requued’ What about the couples who marry: Here, comes the most puz— e-mail: zling aspect of the process. Cou- ech0@augsburg edu ples who live together and marry ' have as high a divorce rate as cou- . ples who don't. According to the Campus M3112 studies Dear Ron has seen, the same is true for England and Nor- way as well as the United States. Living together does not bestow any greater chance for marital longevity. Isn’t life strange? Liv— ing together can still be pleasant Dear Ron has heard. Campus Box #148 The Echo reserves the right to edit stories for length and content. Any questions? Call the Echo office at x1102 My advice therefore, Really Puzzled, is that Horace needs a better reason for his offer, and should be turned down until he learns how to get you to live with him by trying for step one. Then you decide if you want to keep the process going. Ron says, if Horace worries if the two of you are compatible enough to marry. he is not ready for the kind of intimacy and com- mitment you want even for a live— in partner. At the Jerry Springer Show by John Phung Staff Writer amends in front of national television. Of course it was already stipulated. but not officially given. that the meetings would turn into a parade of vocal alter- “No sports at Augsburg will be cut, with the exception of men’s and women’s tennis. Tennis will be eliminated, start- ing in 1998-99, because of the difficulty in fielding a team and in gaining adequate commitment from players.” —-E-mail from President Frame, Tuesday, April 7, 1998 “I’ve got good news, and bad news." Opting to pitch the good news first he begins, “No sports at Augsburg will be cut.” What a relief! The panic over sports cuts can finally come to an end. Oh, wait a minute. Did he say NO sports? Well, that’s not quite true. We are cutting tennis, but who could object to that? After all, we get to keep all of the important sports. Believe it or not, some of us do object. Over the past week or so, I’ve been constantly wondering “Why am I losing my sport?“ No one sought out any players or coaches to find out if something could be done to fix any “problems” with the program. The rationale given in the announcement is simply wrong. This leads me to believe that either there is unworkable problem or the decision was made without any serious thought behind it. Indeed the manner in which the deci— sion was delivered, almost as an afterthought in the Presidents e-mail, indicates the latter. First of all, we have “difficulty in fielding a team?” True enough that there were not enough women to field a team this year. However, last year they had more than enough women for a team. So many that there was talk of starting a junior varsity program. The men have actually been forced to make cuts this year because there too many players tried out. In fact, at the beginning of the season there were enough men to field two teams. Is the President ignorant of the facts or is he assuming that because there was a lack of interest in woman‘s tennis this year that the trend will continue in the future and that it also justifies cutting the men as well. Second, “gaining adequate commitment from players." What does this mean and how is it gauged? How many people have been watch— ing the tennis players here at Augsburg and determining how commit- ted they are? An argument could be made because the team has performed so poorly over the years it means the players are no longer or never were committed. But then if the football team had a bad SeeTennisonpage7 President Frame‘s e-mail message could very well have began, Setting a new standard for talk shows, Jerry Springer has been able to capture the attention of a sizable audience across the country. The bizarre pro- gram, that was once considered a joke in its own right. has been able to topple the talk show market that has been held by key names such as Oprah and Donahue. Though there hasn’t been any significant changes in the genre of the show, it has been able to increase it’s share of the market by doing the same thing it has done for years. Quality programming has produced show titles such as “Viewers battle the Klan." “I Have a Wild Sex Job." and "Attack of Ex- lovers": which has helped the Springer show battle to the prestigious position of being first among all talk shows in many polls. The Springer show takes on a similar format as other talk shows but instead of feeling sympathetic about the disturbed panel they refer to as their guests, Jerry along with his audience have a tendency of mocking and ridiculing their guess with obvious one- liners. All of this is done to antagonize the guest into reacting in a way that helps produce even more obscene reactions. The style is definitely more enter- taining than watching Oprah, or anyone else for that matter, pretend that they’re psychologist trying to solve the problems of the masses. Although the Springer show may be considered a modern day freak show, the entertainment value of is not matched by the numerous other daytime talk shows. A bonus to this is that the program can than throw all of the commonplace profanity, nudity, and violence clips that they’re forced to censor into a movie and sell for $19.95. However, some say that the best way to experi- ence the talk show is to be in the audience for the taping of an episode. I had the pleasure of endeavor— ing on such an experience. The topic of the show that I found my way to was related to ex-lovers that went through a hostile break up, meeting to try and make cations and possible a physical brawl. The format of the set was a bit unusual, the guest were isolated on a platform while the host, Jerry Springer, flowed between the audience and the platform. but always remained near the audience - separated from the guest by a number of large bodyguards — whenever a possible altercation might occur. The audience, which seemed larger on television. was even encouraged in rather ambiguous terms to cheer on physical confrontations and root for the "good" guys. Which led to a lot of hissing and boo- ing for some of the undesirables that showed up. Another annoying element was that the guests seemed to be acting for the cameras. When the cani- eras weren’t rolling, hostile guest members seemed to have a sense of decorum, but when the cameras some say that the best way to experience the talk show is to be in the audience for the taping of an episode . . . were turned on they reverted into the freaks that only the Springer show can deliver. Even in this country of 265 million people. one has to wonder how the Springer show is able to find the hand full of lunatics that show up every week to be humiliate to the point of tears. The question whether these lunatics are real people or actors has been debated since the national syndication of the program. The open handed fist lights that come with the territory do look real at times, but the use of cam- era angles and the lack of bodily fluids being spill in these altercations leaves the jury dumbfounded. Show less
April 24, 1998 §§Features page 4 by Cheri Johnson Staff Writer the phone, after he had tom his way through the screaming rush hour traffic because he couldn’t bear waiting there any longer, oh, my god, what a family. When he had first come to the house and met the wailing stepsisters in the hallway... Show moreApril 24, 1998 §§Features page 4 by Cheri Johnson Staff Writer the phone, after he had tom his way through the screaming rush hour traffic because he couldn’t bear waiting there any longer, oh, my god, what a family. When he had first come to the house and met the wailing stepsisters in the hallway, he had thought everything was awful — he had not known much death, but he had not expected it to be this awful — but at least normal, and thing were not, it turned out, normal. “This is my friend Jack," he introduced Jack, and the sisters nodded and stood. “Is Ruby in the living room?" he asked, and they did not answer, so he just went in. Ruby was in the chair by the window, and across from her, he saw in horror. in the old chair facing the television, was his father, his poor dead father; he must have been sitting there for four or five hours now, and uncovered. Ruby looked up and sighed when she saw him, but she did not say anything about the body still being there, still sitting as if still watching television; neither did the sisters, who had followed he and Jack in, at least not directly. “The police were here this morning." said Janet: “Oh. my husband," said Ruby suddenly “He was a good husband." He carefully turned his eyes away from the chair. “What has he died of?" he asked, because no one had told him yet. which he had thought a little infuri— ating although not so strange. until now. “There's no need for an autopsy." said Janet. “he was under doctor‘s care.“ No one had said anything about an autopsy. “Did you call a coroner?" he asked. “Oh. yes!“ cried the other sister. “He‘s coming right away. We‘ll have the ser- vice tomorrow afternoon. There‘s no need to make Mother go through any more." “No, there‘s no reason for an autopsy," repeated Janet. “He was under a doctor's care. you know. We’ll have the cremation tomor— row." He said he had never heard Dad speak of cremation. “Oh. I can’t imagine that." said Janet, “he spoke of it so often." He rested his eyes on his father's feet. pointed toward the television, which was on. Later. his mother and sister would console themselves by pointing out how peacefully he had gone, doing something he had always enjoyed so much, but the thought of it just made him sad and sick. When he finally left, his friend Jack shuddered out on the side- walk and said he thought something strange was going on. “I‘d get it investigated if] were you," he said, referring to Janet, who had men- tioned the autopsy two more times before they had finally gotten out, OH. MY GOD, MOM, HE SAID LATER THAT EVENING ON —he had not known much death, but he had not expected it to be this awful— Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Program 0 Beyond Jules Verne: Ocean Exploration for the 21st Century, Monday, April 27. 8 p.m., Hmersren Chapel - The Uplift of Tibet and its Implications for the Global Climate, Tuesday, April 28, noon, Sci [23 FACULTY FEATURE : O. NICHOLAS RATH by David Asp §talWLt9rUm . NICHOLAS RATHS HAS BEEN called “an extremely versatile guitarist and com- poser who is equally comfortable with classi- cal and popular styles, on the stage and as a sought-after studio musician.” Over the course of his nearly three dozen year career Raths has gained fame both through his studio work for major record labels like Warner Brothers, CBS, A&M and A'rtista, and on stage with the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet a group he helped found in 1986. Ever since he found a ukulele in his grandmothers attic at the age of nine, 0. Nicholas Raths has been play- ing guitars. His love for the instrument followed him though high school and college when he began playing classical gui- tar music. However, it wasn't until his college years at the University of Southern Califor- nia when he decided to drop his pre-med major and pursue gui- tar music as a career. After completing his undergraduate work at USC and earning his Masters degree at the Univer- sity of Minnesota, Raths became a studio musician first in Los Angeles throughout the 19705 and then here in Min— neapolis during the 19805. It was his studio work that led him to Terry Lewis and J immy “Jam” Harris, two producers from Flytetyme records. Lewis and Harris have produced records for top pop groups like Janet Jackson and Boyz II Men and it was through them that Raths was offered the chance to play on Janet Jackson's last three albums. Including her hits “Rhythm Nation 1814". “Control” which won a Grammy in 1989. and her latest release “The Velvet Get Paid to Play Full and part time sum— merjobs working with youth ages 5—15 in YMCA programs. , Competitive wages. Z rewarding and valuable by Sarah Reynolds Staff Writer The Minnesota Guitar Quartet: (from left) David Crittenden, 0. Michael Raths. Alan Jahnston. and Joseph Hagedom a Rope”. Nick Raths has also gained acclamation for his work with the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet. In its twelve years as one of the leading guitar ensembles in North America, the Quartet has become known throughout the world. They have played extensive tours of the United States with sold-out perfor- mances in Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City. They have also performed twice at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Festival and on the nation- ally syndicate radio show “St. Paul Sunday Mom- ing." The Quartet has been reviewed by magazines such as Spin, Soundboard, Classical Guitar, and Guitar Review, which critiqued their latest album. At Augsburg, Raths teaches private and group lessons as well as survey of rock music class. He believes that playing the guitar has ben- efits far beyond simply know- ing how to play an instrument. “Studying music is an impor- tant part of a persons ability to express themselves and helps them in figuring out different ways to solve problems. It also makes a persons creativity a reality." Raths said. He also stressed how learning to do well in music can transfer over into other aspects of a persons life. “Learning and instrument teaches time management." Raths explained, “I‘ve often seen a pattern with students who work hard and do well with an instrument and have that carry over into success in other areas of their life." Besides his work with the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet and Augsburg. Raths is a faculty member at St. John’s University and is currently working on his doctorate at the University of Minnesota. Submitted Photo Se THE HOUSE This poem has a door. a locked door, ties for future employ- ment. serving NE Mp1s.. and Anoka City. Call 789-8803 for an applica- tion. l i experience. opportuni- ; l i W m av Pm’l'sizw THEA-Kr am we oummre 0 arm“. 5“.“ :bylgpsie ’16 MPH?“ ;\ / Hedger? i ’Q0\ anupezsrmmw \ LOVE Wear ‘0 we“ W 0?. tweaks FDIL A aim—Lens warn: “barrio Q «vying. edu. W13 cow—96 6mm» wrth—HUMT: PAW, Tamar l9 032W 1Mle A ‘f’ l‘l- ‘73 (9H9?) W PRIL 15 NATIONAL Poetry Month: :1 great time to get into poetry. From Sylvia Plath and Gwen— dolyn Brooks to Emily Dicken— son and Dorothy Parker. From Walt Whitman and Robert Frost to Allen Ginsberg and Li Young Lee. Besides the libraries that surround us that have access to all this great poetry. you can buy any poetry at 20% off at the Hungry Mind this month. (A great book shop on Grand Avenue) Yeah! Here‘s something to you hungry for more: make The anticipation Is bottled inside Like a well shaken Soda bottle. And soon The cap will come Off And I will Fizzle out. Because all I have 15 a photograph. One stained photograph That connects me To the past. And oh Ho“ I love Fireflies. by alra guest u'rirerfor the Echo and windows drawn against the day. but at night the lights come on. one in each room. and the neighbors swear they hear music and the sound of dancing. These days the neighbors will swear to anything. That is not why the house is locked and no one goes in or out all day long. That is because this is a poem first and a house only at night when everyone should be asleep, The milkman tries to stop at dawn, for he has three frosty white bottles to place by the back door, but his horse shakes his head back and forth. and so he passes on his way. The papers pile up on the front porch until the rain turns them into gray earth, and they run down the stairs and say nothing to anyone. Who ever made this house had no idea of beauty — it‘s all gray — and no idea of what a happy family needs on a day in spring when tulips shout from their brown beds in the yard. Back there the rows are thick with weeds, stickers, choke grass, the place has gone to soggy mulch, and the tools are hanging unused from their hooks in the tool room. Think of a marriage taking place at one in the afternoon on a Sunday in June in the stuffy front room. The dining table is set for twenty. and the tall glasses filled with red wine. the silver sparkling. But no one is going in or out. not even a priest in his long white skirt. or a boy in pressed shorts. or a plumber with a fat bag. —Phillip Levine Show less