Page Six MSPCC Continued from page 2 that i had wanted to make my whole life. These last I8 months have been the best of my life. It is a joy to see personal and spiritual change month by month, to see such problems as c0wardice and insecurity losing their power in my life. It is a joy to follow... Show morePage Six MSPCC Continued from page 2 that i had wanted to make my whole life. These last I8 months have been the best of my life. It is a joy to see personal and spiritual change month by month, to see such problems as c0wardice and insecurity losing their power in my life. It is a joy to follow Jesus Christ. the struggle to become like him. to be a disci- ple. Both my Dad. sister and brother have come to visit me here. They loved the church and they are excited seeing how I’ve changed. “Why don't you come and start a church like this in Winnipeg?" my brother said to me before he left. I am not surprised to see op- position; the scriptures predict this. What absurdin to think that followers of a perfect man. the son of (iod. a man murdered because he had the guts to stand up for what was right. would float through I990 without a word of protest? Even Martin l.ttlher. in his preparation for the ‘Augsburg (‘onfessionaL‘ defined the church as the community of those. “who are persecuted and martyred for the gospel‘s sake." llrat is why Luther recokoned suffering among the marks of the true church. I know that total commitment. insisted upon by Jesus. is not popular iii ottr lukewarm religious community. But still. total commitment is what Jesus calls us to. I wonder why a business man who works a lion- dred hours a week is admired. or an athlete who trains hard is ‘dedicated.’ but someone who commits ririicli of their time and energy to being like Jesus is ac- cused of belonging to a cult. I think opposition stems from the trimmer irt which religious people use their own religious tradition. instead of only scrip~ turc. as the standard which they iitdge oirr church agaitist. As their blueprint for what the true church of God should be. they rise their traditional church. rather than the chttrcli in the Bi- ble. And if you compare the MSl’Ct‘ against traditional ‘.‘\lllL‘llL‘.|ll Christianity" it will seem radical arid perhaps distur— bing. llut when I read my Bible and see the message Jesus preached. and when I see the fellowship of the early church .urd compare it to the MSPCC and our sister churches. l see that we are doing something right. No matter what anyone says. I base to follow the Bible and not religous tradition. lt perplescs my why people who hare never been to our church criticize it—it's wrong to gossip and slander. and it’s more terrible to form judgment based on gossip and slander. Some e\-menibers complain that they are told to be con- tinually e\ angelistic. We do ey- pcct marigelisrti. that‘s what Jesus commanded. He said. “Go and make disciples. (Matthew ZS:l°l." and “preach the word in and out of season (ll Timothy 4:3.“ \Ve upect the same as Jesus. The motivation is concern and lose for others—helping them come to peace with thcnrselses and God. I see the church taking some criticism in regard to “controlling relationships.‘ People are en~ couraged to seek adxiw and I see no wrong in that. As for myself. I'll take all the adyice i can get. whether it be in dating or friend« ships. I wonder why a Gopher basketball player who submits to Clear Haskins' ad\ice is prudent. in bile a person who submits to spiritual ad\ice is thoth to be under mind control. I look at the relationships in the church and I am I look at two friends of mine. once divorced. who began attend~ ing our church at approximately the same time. They sought out spiritual counsel and today are married and have a great rela- tionship. There is consistent fruit like this produced in the church. To my knowledge. there has never been a marriage break-up in this church. or in any similar churches affiliated with us. This represents thousands of mar- riages. I look at our sister Church in Johannesburg. South Africa and i like what I see. in a country torn apart by hate, i see whites hugging blacks. the barriers of racism torn down by communion in Christ. Who but Jesus can do that? I‘m sorry that some ex- members are angry; I believe mistakes have been made in some situations—at times people have been insensitive and for that I am sorry. THE AUGSBURG ECHO I am not deeply concerned how many people oppose me and others from my church. I know what the Bible says and I believe it spaks clearly on haw i should conduct my life. I know many will be angry with this. I know Jesus too was insulted. slandered and called insane, even by his own family. i know the first cen- tury Christians were called “a sect." modern day translation— “cult.” i know religious people will be the most offended by the message that you have to be totally committed to Jesus. i knew that many who claim to oppose our church, who put it on trial in print and speech. are not really putting us on trial at all—they are putting Jesus and the Bible on the stand. Sincerely. Paul Finlayson U of M Graduate Student Shelter Continued from page 2 mention that the shelter was not my first choice of where I wanted to intern. Just ask the director of the shelter. Diane! In fact. I tried very convincingly to talk myself out of making that first initial phone call, however I think God had other plans. You see I was sure that I. only one person. couldn‘t really make a difference in the lives of homeless people. I was content to live like an ostrich with my head in the sand for awhile. to avoid seeing the enormity of the problem. i was blind to what was going on all around me. That was three months ago. I am still at the shelter. I am not homeless anymore. but I know that my involvement in the shelter and in the community has made a difference. Another stu- dent from Augsburg, Mac Friday, April 20, 1990 Young. was so impressed with the tour he had of the shelter in January that he is now interning at St. Stephen‘s Shelter. He is heading up a Home Fest Festival for the homeless in October that will draw public attention to the special skills. talents. interests and the plight of today‘s homeless. Remember. ostriches miss out on much of what is going on around them. Remember also that whether it be one. two or three people. we all can make a difference in the lives of homeless people. Remember. we are all just a few paychecks away from being homeless ourselves. 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Friday, April 20, 1990 THE AUGSBURG ECHO ’Bat—21’ succeeds on many levels By GEOFFREY ELY Staff Writer Different movies have been made about Vietnam, and they have all made their mark. “Pla- toon, “Hamburger Hill," “Good Morning Vietnam” and “Apocalypse Now" all told dif- ferent stories about the... Show moreFriday, April 20, 1990 THE AUGSBURG ECHO ’Bat—21’ succeeds on many levels By GEOFFREY ELY Staff Writer Different movies have been made about Vietnam, and they have all made their mark. “Pla- toon, “Hamburger Hill," “Good Morning Vietnam” and “Apocalypse Now" all told dif- ferent stories about the Vietnam War, but none have been more true and more unbelievable than “Bat-21." On Easter Sunday, April 12, 1972, Lieutenant Colonel lceal Hambelton was the only survivor after the surveillance aircraft he was in was shot down a few miles from Cam Lo, 50 or 60 miles north of Saigon. Because of the information he was privy to, Hambelton was important to the Americans. With a major Vietnamese supply train in the area, Hambelton’s safety'was jeopardized with every passing moment. Viet Cong patrols would pass within inches of Hambelton’s hideout. Habelton’s only link to survival was a small 0—2 observation plane and its pilot, Captain Clark, who’s callsign was “Birddog.” Birddog is, in essence, Habelton’s lifeguard, and must keep his sanity and spirits up. Because of the heavy enemy troop movement, Hambelton must find his way to the river some two dozen kilometers away in order for the helicopters to pick him up. Habelton (callsign BAT-21) was always an avid golfer. With the help of old military friends, an imaginary nine holes of golf are drawn over the terrain Hambelton is in. The nine holes, taken off Air Force Courses he’s played over 100 times, are designed to safely take Hambelton to the river for pickup. Gene Hackman portrayed Hambelton. “Hackman was almost perfect,” said Hambelton, who resides in Tuc- son, Arizona. He is, without a doubt, one of the best actors I’ve seen or met.” Hambelton said the same for actor Danny Glover who played Birddog. The movie “Bat-21,” a Tri- Star release, did quite well, but not as well as the producers and Hambelton had hoped. It was based on the novel “Bat-21” written by William C. Anderson. The novel was more realistic than the movie, yet the movie was an excellent piece of work. “We did not start out making a Vietnam movie,” Hambelton said. “It was a survival movie, a movie showing the relationship two people who have never seen each other can have.” It was true. When Hambelton felt like giving up and giving in, Birddog was his psychological help and link to sanity. When Birddog was not there to speak with, sometimes it got very difficult. “When the enemy walked past my hole, I thought, ‘OK, guys, you caught me—take me to your leader,m Hambelton said. “But then, I realized my hiding place was too good and I thought, ‘OK, you dummies—if you want me, come and get me.’ " The movie was excellent and I recommend it to everyone. There is no one type of person this movie is made for. It’s a movie about life, survival and en- durance. It may at times bring (ears or laughs, but it is, without a doubt a winner. “I spent 30 years in the Air Force," Hambelton said. I was, in turn, doing a job when I was shot down. I’m surprised I was able to do what I did. I’m 53 Announcements Job Service Gerry Gulbranson, the Min- nesota Job Service representative, will be changing her hours at Augsburg. Beginning the week of April 2 through the end of school, Gerry will be here on Wednesday mornings from 9 am. to noon. Live-in Wanted Free room and board in ex- change for light babysitting. Private room and bath in beautiful home in Edina. Non— smoker preferred. Available im- mediately. Call: 927-4980. Help Wanted Our day camp needs adminis— trators, program specialists, and food supervisor mid-June to mid- August. Salary ranges from $160-$225/week depending on position. Call Marna or Lisa at 535-4602. Minneapolis Girl Scouts. Spring Affair By VELDA STOHR Contributing Writer Suffering from those end of the winter blues? The answer is Spring Affair 1990! This year‘s event will be held Saturday, April 21, at the St. Paul Radisson, from 8:30 p.m.-l a.m. The entertainment for the even- ing will be provided by “The Stand," a band which features top 40 hits, as well as a few oldies. Hors d‘oeuvres and two cash bars will also be available. The dress is semi-formal and the cost is $18 per person. Tickets are available at the Student Life Office. If you would like to help with Spring Affair, contact Laura Gaylord in the Student Activities Office at x1111. JOIN THE ECHO! Writers, photographers, ar- tists . . . the Echo wants you to get involved. Take the challenge and gain experience as part of the Echo team. Meetings are held every Sun- day at 7 p.m. in the Echo of- fice, located in the basement of the Christensen Center. For more information, call x1102. Fall Internship Opportunities US. Congressman Martin Sabo is offering internships in both his Washington, DC and Min- neapolis offices. Interested students should contact Professor Hedblom (Memorial 117A; x1197) for further information and an application. Applications for Fall Semester need to be submitted by May lst. Note: These internships are NOT for Political Science students only! Camp Summer Boys Camp near Brainerd needs counselors, water- front, nurse, overnight trip, and kitchen help. Call 731-1166. Augsburg Students to perform with Minnesota Youth Symphonies Augsburg students Thomas Bergstrom and Jacqueline Nauman will be performing with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) at their final concert of the 1989-90 season on Sunday, April 29. The concert is being held at Willey Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota and begins at 2:00 p.m. The concert includes works by Aaron Copeland, Schubert, Telemann and Glinka. Tickets are available at the door for S6, or 55 if purchased in ad- vance from a MYS member. For more information about the con- cert call 612-755-3277. years old. I realized there are two or three things to a human being. One of these things is life. A person will do anything he can to protect life. You can do anything you have to do when you have to do it." Finally, “Bat-21” may not have been a popular movie, and it didn’t have a lot of publicity that it deserved, but it was without a doubt one of the best Vietnam movies ever made. It was also one of the best movies about life ever made. Scholarship fund to assist blacks There is a great need for finan- cial assistance among college students in the state of Minnesota as well as nationwide. Augsburg‘s Black Student Union, Hamline‘s PRIDE organization and Macalester’s B.L.A.C. have united to form an educational scholarship fund. All profits will go to students of African descent facing financial difficulties in private colleges in the state of Minnesota. On Saturday, May 12, at 8:00 p.m. at Macalester College, African and African American college students will sponsor a semi‘formal “Dress to Impress“ Spring Affair. All proceeds will go to the African Students United Fund and will benefit many students in the Twin Cities area. If you are interested in participating, donating or becoming a member of this newly formed student organization, please contact Tina McGregor at 330-1689 or 330—1022. Boycott Continued from page 3 previously outside of the boycott, is now on the list because of the practice of fishing for albacore with several mile long non-selective driftnets that kill everything in its path in- cluding dolphins. Write to Save the Dolphins Project, Earth Island Institute, 300 Broadway Suite 28, San Francisco, CA 94133 for more information. Headed out to do a little shop- ping to get your mind off the poor dolphins and that coffee cup you tossed out this morning? Consider this: Each American uses about 190 pounds of plastic per year. About 60 pounds of this are in the form of packaging that we toss out as soon as we open the package. A US. Fish and Wildlife study of albatross babies found 90 percent with plastic in their digestive systems. Rail Transit Continuedfrom page I The RTB‘s plan has three stages. Tracks will link Min— neapolis and St. Paul first at a cost of $340 million. This figure also includes the cost of con- structing rail yards and mainte— nance shops at the intersection of Interstate Hwy. 94 and Hiawatha Ave. in Minneapolis. The tunnel under Minneapolis and loops in both cities are also part of the initial stage. Other stages of the plan will link Burnsville Center, Eden Page Seven What can you do? Avoid ovcr- packaged products, buy in bulk, choose products that are in recyclable containers such as glass or aluminum instead of plastic. If you buy only a few items, decide if you really need a bag. These may seem to be small steps to take, and they are. but the cumulative effect can have a signigicant impact on the en~ vironment. You can make a difference on Earth Day by letting elected of- ficials know that you care about the encironment and are con- cerned about the way they vote on these issues. You also cast a vote everyday by the actions you take for a better enviornment. Be informed and take action, not just on Earth Day but everyday. Prairie, Brooklyn Park, North- town, Arden Hills, White Bear Lake, Woodbury, Eagan and the Mall of America to downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. In the interests oftime, the RTB has proposed that the first stage be funded only with state and regional funds. Some of the op- tions for raising money include a gas tax, a one-cent regional sales tax and/or a property tax. The legislature could also skim money out of the commercial property taxes shared by area counties, schools and cities. IMPROVE YOUR lSA'I' SCORE. GUARANTEED. 0 Conquer the LSAT 0 Live lectures 0 Learn the LSAT testing techniques 0 4 week course 0 Free repeat policy 0 Comprehensive written materials 0 Extensive testing and review 0 Law school admission help Classes in Minneapolis, St. Cloud & Duluth For more information, call 338497 7 } U ofM Classes begin April 30} Professional Testing Centers 330 Second Avenue South, Suite 770, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Show less
page Eight THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, April 20, 1990 Sports Spring Sports Scoreboard II U m rt Weather could force postponements, cancellations and rescheduling (Home games in bold; Softball at Anderson—Nelson Field, Augsburg campus; Baseball at Parade Stadium, west of DowntOwn Mpls. on Kenwood... Show morepage Eight THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, April 20, 1990 Sports Spring Sports Scoreboard II U m rt Weather could force postponements, cancellations and rescheduling (Home games in bold; Softball at Anderson—Nelson Field, Augsburg campus; Baseball at Parade Stadium, west of DowntOwn Mpls. on Kenwood Parkway). Softball (3-8 Overall, 2-0 in MIAC) L—Univ. Calif. San Diego. 0-7 L-Univ. Calif. San Diego. 24 L—San Bernardino, 0-12 L—San Bernardino. l-l3 L—Univ. San Diego, 1-9 L—Univ. San Diego, 3—4 W—Hamline, 2-l W—Hamllne. l2-2 W—St. Scholastica, 8-2 L—St. Scholastica, 24 L~Wisc.—River Falls, 0-l L—Wisc.—River Falls, l-2 April ll—at St. Thomas (2) 4 p.m. April l7—at St. Olaf (2) 4 p.m. April l9—Gustavus (2) 4 p.m. April 2l-Macalester (2) l p.m. April 23—at Concordia-Moorhead (2) 4 p.m. April 25—at St. Catherine's (2)4 p.m. April 28—Carlelon (2) l p.m. April 29—Alumni Game I p.m. May l—SI. Mary's (2) 4 p.m. May 3—at St. Ben‘s (2)4 p.m. May S—at Luther (2) 2 pm. Baseball (6-6 overall, 1-1 in MIAC) L—Tcxas Wesleyan, 4-15 l.—Texas Wesleyan, 5-” W—Texas (.‘ollcge. 6—3 W—Texas College, 65 W—lowa Wesleyan. 14-2 l.—Jarvis Christian, 2-3 W—Jarvis Christian. 7-l 1,—Hamline. l-3 W—Macalestcr, l0-9 [.4Macalcslcr, 7-9 l.—al Minn-Duluth, 4-13 W—Minn.-Du|uth. 4~3 April l0—at Bethe] (2) 2:30 p.m. April l4—Sl. (Mali (2) Noon April l7—St. Mary‘s (2) 2:30 April 2l—at Carleton (2) Noon April 25—bit. Thomas (2) 2:30 April 28—at Concordia (2) Noon May l—Guslavus (2) 2:30 May 5—Hamline (2) Noon May 9—at St. John‘s (2) Junior Sonja Slack has started the season and her Auggie softball career ll! ilfllflt’lt)‘ pace. ~Photo hr Chris Ba/das and Lance Stobbe Twins face hard year By STEVE FREDLUND Sports Editor The gates haie been opened and the players are being paid. Yes. the major league baseball season has opened and an era of Tinker Field has been put in the past for the Minnesota Twins. Coming off a dismal year. two games below .500. only two years after winning it all, the Twins have a young. but seemingly determined team. Newcomers Kenn Tapani. Shane Mack and Chuck Knoblauch (now at the AAA level) will be called upon to complement Veterans Gary Gaetti. Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. No doubt the Twins can hit the ball. but can they stop the other American Leaguers from doing the same? Allan Anderson will be called upon to anchor a rejected. highly criticized staff. Anderson. who spent much of the last two eyars in the shadow of Frank \‘iola. has bexvme the au- of the staff. What will it take for the Twins to be a contender in the pitcher- filled American League West? it will take a ton of clutch hitting, timely pitching masterpieces. and excellent (not average. n0t better than average. but excellent) defen- sive play. I look for the Twins to come off their 10 game road trip beginning the year with a 4—6 record. and come home to a bigger—than- expected fust series crowd. and with a sweep be on their way to a third place finish in the American League West. The one and two teams will be Oakland and California respectively. with Kan~ sas City struggling all year. finishing a disturbing fourth. I also look for the best record in baseball to once again belong to Oakland. as well as a repeat of last year‘s world title. But for you diehard Twins fans. remember the odds of the Twins winning the World Series in l98’7 areexactlythesameastheyareof the Twins winning in 1990. Well. it‘s worth a thought. By CHRIS IALDUS Staff Writer The Augsburg softball squad has been afflicted with a seriom case of “Piddlybatitus.” Chances are they contracted it after open ing their season with six collective losses to the University of Califomia-San Diego, California State-San Bernadine and the University of San Diego. The first symptoms did not ap- pear until after the hot flashes they experienced in their first three games back when they defeated Hamline on the turf 2-l and 12-2, followed by a victory over St. Scholastica 8-2. Junior Sonja Slack had the highest fever of all the Auggies as she tied three school records in her first col— legiate game in the second game against Hamline. She had two triples, seven total bases and two assists by an outfielder. With the second game against St. Scholastica, the chills set in. Janel Schmidt pitched a brilliant game. giving up only one run. Un- fortunately senior Bonnie Larson Assorted sports By GENE McGlVERN Sports Information Director Golf— Augsburg kicked off its 1990 men‘s spring golf season with a sixth-place finish in the nine-team Winona State tournament over the weekend in Rochester. Coach Brian Ammann has 11 players competing, and for the first meet he used five players who competed on varsity last fall—Rob Pcttit led with an 83, Greg Hanson shot 84, Greg Smith shot 87, Wade Klick recorded an 88 and Ed Morriem shot 97. Ammann will take five other players to a mid-week meet in Red Wing hosted by Winona State. Competing this week will be juniors Gary Forsbcrg, Jim Len- sing and Bill Riley, sophomore Jason McCarthy and freshman Bryan Balcome. The other player out this spring is Bob Tufford. Softball— Augsburg coach Carol Enke ad- mits she was skeptical when tennis player Sonja Slack told her she wanted to switch sports and play softball in 1990. But Slack, the number three singles player the last two seasons for the Auggies, wasted no time in showing that she can swing a bat as well as a tennis racket. in her first game with Augsburg softball, the junior from Canton, Ohio tied three school records. Slack’s 3-for-3 performance at the plate include two triples, two outfield putouts and seven total bases, which all equalled Augsburg single-game bests, and helped the Auggies finish a doubleheader sweep of Hamline University. in her next outing, Slack stroked a tworun double in her first at-bat to spark Augsburg toward an 8-2 victory over St. Scholastica. She leads the team in batting at .545 with six hits, and also leads in RBI with seven. Slack missed the Augsburg opening trip to San Diego due to a wedding in her family. and her absence was no help as the Aug- gies finished 0-6 ayinst some tough California competition. Enke said Slack‘s “competitive nature" and the mental toughness she learned in tennis help her in softball. Through games of April 9, Augsburg stood 3—9 overall with three straight one-run defeats. but shared the MIAC lead at 2—0 in conference play. u " Pitcher Shannon Salem and Catcher Andrea Haigltt are among this year ’s Auggie softball team members. was the only Auggie to contribute a hit when she banged a triple her first time up. in the end the Aug- gies lost 0-]. They travelled to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where the Falcons took advantage of the cold weather by first winning 2-1 in the eighth and l-O in the fifth when the second game was called because of cold. “[‘m very pleased with (the —Pltolo by Chris Hakim and Lance Slobbe players’) attitude. I think we need a little more concentration at the plate; we're going after some bad pitches up there. We saw some good, fast pitching in California; we‘ve seen some slower pitchers here so our timing is off. We‘re over-anxious, we're out ahead of the ball, getting piddly ground balls or piddly pop-ups." said Head Coach Carol Enke. Football picks leaders By GENE McGlVERN Springs Information Director Football coach Bill Hunstock announced the election of team captains for the 1990 season. Seniors Mark Brodin, a line- backer and top returning tackler. and Greg Schnagl, a three-year starter on the offensive line. were elected by teammates as defensive and offensive captains. A third captain for special teams will be elected next fall. Three other Auggies were voted assistant captains for their respec- tive classes—senior center Bill Koschak, junior halfback Matt Maunu and sophomore linebacker Jason Neros. A freshman class assistant captain will be elected next fall. The Auggies 15 seniors—nearly all starters—complete their eligibility in 1989. and Hunstock said his 1990 captains will be challenged to fill that leadership void. “1 have a lot of confidence in all of our new captains," Hunstock said. “i expect them to continue to lead by example in the off—season and into next fall." Brodin has been Augsburg‘s number two tacklcr the last two seasons from his linebacker post. He recorded 65 tackles in I989 despite missing three games with an injury. Schnagl, is an offensive guard who helped Augsburg roll up more than 1.600 yards rushing in I989, the school‘s most by rush since l98l. Koschak, who has started three seasons at center, has excelled on and off the field. He‘s a candidate for Academic All-American honors in business, and also was elected president of the Augsburg Student Government for l990-9l. Maunu, another excellent academic achiever in pre- medicine, was second in rushing in 1989 with 349 yards on 55 carries for a 6.3 ypc average. Neros was voted Rookie of the Year after recording 14 tackles as a part-time starter. Augsburg. 2.8 in I989. opens its 1990 season Sept. 8 against Concordia-St. Paul in St. Paul before opening MlAC play Sept. 15 at home against St. Olaf. MMWMWMAW. Sasw‘ir‘eawmw‘y acronym and, thW e “I. ‘Ar—er)‘: 'Av't'a'r '1 ‘ra been Show less
Board plans renovations for Murphy Sq ByJohn R. Burt StaffWriter Students returning to Augsburg next fall should notice some changes around campus not the least of which should be Murphy Square Park. The city park, surrounded by Augsburg, is slated for improve- ments. Public meetings are cur-... Show moreBoard plans renovations for Murphy Sq ByJohn R. Burt StaffWriter Students returning to Augsburg next fall should notice some changes around campus not the least of which should be Murphy Square Park. The city park, surrounded by Augsburg, is slated for improve- ments. Public meetings are cur- rently being held to decide ex- actly what those improvements will look like. The Minneapolis Park and Recre- ation Board (MPRB) sent out some 5,000 announcements in- viting all interested parties to participate in a Citizens Advi- sory Committee. Invitations were extended to all Augsburg stu- dents, staff and faculty as well as the surrounding community for several blocks. The first meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee took place March 23. Only twelve citizens attended the meeting: four stu— dents. one older couple, and six faculty. staff and alumni. Nota- bly absent was anyone involved with the performing arts, as the discussion frequently returned to a structure to be erected where b uare Park 1" Money has been allocated to renovate Murphy Square Park. Augsburg might hold perfor- mances as a means of interacting with the community. This meet- ing was an opportunity for the citizens to meet the people re- sponsible for coordinating the project. Maureen Durand is a Photo by Erica Bentley Park Planner, and Sandra Welsh is a Landscape Architect. They have been assigned by the MPRB “to work with the community to cre— ate an artist conception of what Continued on p. 5 R G - , Crime beat Unlocked door leads to theft in dormitory By Sarah Jamkowski C o-Edi tor-in ~C hief After returning to her Mortensen room from an afternoon class. Laura Shaw, junior, realized her camera was missing. The last time Shaw saw her camera was when she left for class at l p.m.. The camera was by her bed. When two of her roommates left about an Iron: later, they dict not took the door. Another roommate came back around 3 pm. There was a message on the answering machine from Chad Johnson, freshman, saying he foundShaWk camera case in the Umess Tower trash chute. eatized that her camera was stolen, she returned _ _ ’ re. was a meSsage leftonthe‘ answering _, ,, I , g. found your camera casein thetrash chute of Ume‘ss'.’ Itéatledrhrmf back when I got home. ‘Thisis so strange; why do you‘ have ‘my camera?m said Shaw. Johnson said he did not have her camera but her camera case. .lohnson‘found' the case on Wednesday around 3 pm. on the second floor Of Umess. “I had taken some garbage 'out...and it must have fallen out." said ' ' Q ’ V *quttinudonpd Computer department orders printer for dorm lab By Rob Voedisch Co-Editor-In-Chief The Urness/Mortensen computer lab will have a Macintosh and IBM compatible laser printer be- fore finals. The printer was pur- chased by the computer depart- ment. According to Augsburg’s Micro- computer Consultant Dan Terrio, the 5 4,000 printer will be paid for by the computer department. Tcrrio said he believes that the computer department will also pay for the paper and toner costs. Tcrrio said that, originally, the Student Senate had stated that it would pay the paper and toner costs. Then, the Senate stated that it would prefer to pay the cost of the printer. “That was about two or three weeks ago, and I haven't heard from anybody from Student Sen- ate since." said Terrio. “So, (the computer department) decided to order the printer anyway...My main concern was for the stu- dents." While the computer department has enough money reserved in its budget to cover the this year‘s costs of the printer, it will not have enough money to pay for paper, toner and maintenance for the 1994-95 school year. A one- year supply of paper and toner will cost an estimated 5 2,500. “Maybe Student Senate will pick upthe paper and toner costs," said Terrio. “I don‘t know...next year we’ll see what happens." When told that the computer de- partment had already ordered the printer, Student Body President Stacy Keding replied “That‘s news to me...We were still in the pro- cess of purchasing a laser printer for the Urness/Mortensen lab." The Umess/Monensen computer lab will have a laser printer before finals. it Phqu by Erica BtnI/ey Kedingthen saidthatshe believed that ifthe Senate didn't aid in the cost of the printer this year, it would probably “pay for some- thing next year.” "(The laser printer) was some- thingthat the StudentScnate took very seriously;" said Keding. “There must have been a break- down of communication." WHAT'S INSIDE ~ ‘From the second I boarded my train to Lillehammer, little did I know that my life would change forever.’ page 2 Waller has another hit with ‘Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend’ page 7 Show less
April 21, 19942 Opinion 0f shoes, ships and sealing wax Like a good neighbor, Raphael is there By Joan Griffin Faculty Columnist . I‘ve finally figured out what Adam and the angel really talked about that time when they had lunch in the Garden of Eden. And the conversation wasn‘t anything like the... Show moreApril 21, 19942 Opinion 0f shoes, ships and sealing wax Like a good neighbor, Raphael is there By Joan Griffin Faculty Columnist . I‘ve finally figured out what Adam and the angel really talked about that time when they had lunch in the Garden of Eden. And the conversation wasn‘t anything like the chat that Milton reports in “Paradise Lost." Survivors of diverse literature courses may recall the occasion in question. Adam and Eve have recently met, married. and set up housekeeping in a miscellaneous clump of trees in Eden. Actually it‘s quite a nice clump of trees, in mint condition so to speak, and Milton takes ten lines or so to describe its laurel and myrtle roof, the “odorous bushy shrubs" (lilacs maybe?) that make up its “verdant wall," and its carpet of violets. crocuses and hyacinths. The honeymoon is about to end, however. The newly fallen Satan has heard a rumor about God‘s new toys and has decided that he wants to break them. Accordingly he‘s found his way to the Garden and is plotting a lunch date ofhis own. But news of Satan‘s plan has found its way back to Heaven, and, eager to prevent the fall, God sends Raphael, “the sociable Spirit,“ to Eden to warn the First Couple of trouble in Paradise. Book V, then, finds Adam and Eve—actually Eve mostly— bustling around the Garden preparing lunch for the angel. There is some question as to whether a creature as ethereal as an angel will be able to eat food intended for the more corporeal humans—(so what do angels eat?)- —but Milton assures us that theologians who regard angels as delicate misty creatures are all wrong, and that angels are fully able “to transubstantiate" hearty human food into nourishing angelic fare. After lunch the conversation begins. and Raphael regales both Adam and Eve with the story of the war in heaven. Satan's consequent fall, and God‘s creation of a new universe. This goes on for several books and thousands of lines. and in Book VIII. Eve. by far the harder worker of the human pair, gets a bit restless and decides to leave Adam and the angel and look in on the progress of her “fruits and flow‘rs." Now, Milton does assure us that Eve does not leave because she finds the angel’s discourse boring or too difficult. It‘s just that she thinks that it will be much pleasanter to hear Adam's account of their conversation later in the day, particularly since Adam is likely to make it a romantic occasion as well— “from his lip/Not words alone pleased her." So off she goes to do some gardening,whereupon Adam asks ‘I ’ve finally figured out what Adam and the angel really talked about that time when they had lunch in the Garden of Eden. And the conversa- tion wasn’t any- thing like the chat that Milton reports in “Paradise Lost. Raphael some questions about astronomy, a conversation that Milton scholars have frequently considered to be one of the weaker sections of “Paradise Lost." For years now I’ve wondered why Eve leaves the conversation at this point. Maybe she is a workaholic, a trait, as Milton readers know, that gets her into trouble in Book IX. Or maybe Milton‘s right and she does prefer to listen to Adam. But now I think I‘ve discovered the real reason. Adam and the angel were talking about life insurance. This explanation occurred to me several weeks ago when I found myself sitting at the kitchen table talking to two life insurance salesmen. I blame my husband Joan Griffin for this. We had just refinanced our mortgage, and one of the lenders thought that he could make some other suggestions that might save us money in the long run, and Ken agreed to listen. The suggestions turned out to be life insurance. So there I sat, trapped at the kitchen table, staring at insurance tables; spacing out from time to time and thinking that maybe Ken could just explain it to me later; discovering that the tables were not difficult—— just boring; and wondering when the salesmen would leave. Photo by Erica Bentley And then Ken turned to me and asked, “So what do you think?“ And it came to me. “I think I know why Eve abandoned Adam and the angel in ‘Paradise Lost."' That has to be it. Ican just imagine Raphael. “Well, right now, you’re immortal and so your premiums will be low. But if Eve picks the apple first, then, Adam, how will you be able to maintain this garden all by yourself? If, on the other hand, Adam falls first, then Eve will have to feed the animals . . . Right now I'd recommend term life insurance, since the garden will provide all you need for retirement, but if you have to go out and work by the sweat of your brow . . .” The really sad thing was that one of the life insurance salesmen was a Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota who would probably understand this reference. In any case, I have concluded that Milton was wrong. Eve would have stayed for a discussion of astronomy. But life insurance? No way. In “Paradise Lost," after Adam and Raphael have finished talking about the motion of the planets, it turns out that what Adam really wants to talk about is sex. More specifically, he wants to know about the sex life of angels: “how their love/Express they, by looks only. or do they mix/ Irradiance, virtual or immediate touch?" Whereupon Raphael blushes “with a smile that glowed/Celestial rosy red“ and responds. "None of your business, Adam, but it‘s better than yours." And Adam's rude question ends the lunch with the angel. Insurance salesmen. unfortunately. are not so easily disposed of. Have an opinion? The Echo encourages letters to the editor. All letters must be signed, typed and submitted as a Microsoft word document on a diskette. Letters must be re- ceived in the Echo office, located in Cooper’s Attic, before 5 p.m. on the Friday before publication. The Echo reserves the right to edit all letters for style, length, clarity and libelous statements. ., w.- -- .0” "‘"~ Fr :5 Auggie traveler compares cultures in Lillehammer Editors’ note: Theo Shogren is currently studying at the ¢stfoldakademiet program in Moss, Norway. These are some of his observations. From the second that I boarded my train to Lillehammer, little did I know that my life would change forever (or at least my perspective of it). I had been to the Lillehammer area only one month previous to the actual start of the games, and there was not too much that had changed. Somehow the town and the venues for the various competi- tions did not seem to be able to accommodate THE OLYMPICS. The town, from my point of view, did not seem to have enough “hype” or pizzazz or commercial- ism to host such an international event. I am a person who comes from the country that invented Hollywood. I was also involved in hosting the Super Bowl in Minneapolis, which was about as much hype and pizzazz as one could swallow. These were probably my expecta- tions based on my own perspective at that time. While walking down the main street, I had also noticed several of the indigenous Sami peoples decked out in their native costumes. From what I have heard, the Samis use this style of dress on an everyday basis. They also get around by riding a primitive kick sled that one stands and rides on called a spark. They were almost all carrying portable cellular telephones! This also did not fit into my book of preconceptions. After a mile-long hike to the venue which I was to see, I was amazed to see almost every Norwegian carrying a very large, well- designed backpack. They all Continued on p. 3 ALIGS Sarah J amkowski Rob Voedisch Boyd Koehler Matthew Derrick Eric Schneider John Pulkrabek Dawn Van Tassel Chris Jordan Erica Bentley Ottar Schmitz Perrine Dailey Dawn Van Tassel Steve Oswood paper. Staff Reporters: Erica Bentley. John Bun. Ottar Schmitz Published each Thursday except during Augsburg interim. vaca- tion periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg College, 22] l Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. 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Opinion April 21, 1994 By Rob Voedisch Co-Editor-In-Chief Let's talk about linear thinking. Sounds like a pretty boring topic of conversation, eh? You‘d think so, but please hear me out: In the world of academia, linear thinking is a crippling plague. It is every bit as vile as censorship, every... Show moreOpinion April 21, 1994 By Rob Voedisch Co-Editor-In-Chief Let's talk about linear thinking. Sounds like a pretty boring topic of conversation, eh? You‘d think so, but please hear me out: In the world of academia, linear thinking is a crippling plague. It is every bit as vile as censorship, every bit as ridiculous as rank closemindedness. And it has to be stopped. I know that many of you are thinking “You’re right, Rob. Linear thinking must be wiped out...uh...what’s linear thinking?" Good question. I'll tell you. Linear thinking is, well, any type of thinking that tends to follow a straightline. It is a type of reasoning that deals with continuum, specific places on a spectrum. Does that clear things up for you? No? Well, how about this: People who engage in an “either/or" rationale are linear thinkers. Still not convinced what all of my belly-aching is about? Try this scenario on for size. Two students are having a discussion about racism. One student is explaining his/her reasons why racism must be considered a social evil. The other student says some- thing to the effect of “I think I agree with you. but I have a slight problem with some of your logic.” The first students replies back “Well, you are then obviously a racist." Sure, I'll admit that this is a pretty ludicrous example. I’ll also admit that I witnessed a similar exchange in one of my classes this week. Frightening, huh? You bet it is! I’ve seen linear thinking used liberally (ha!) by students, professors and administrators alike. This type of logic is bad enough in the “outside world,“ but to find it on a liberal arts college campus is enough to make you want to cut your losses and go to Control Data. Maybe even Music Tech. I understand that some situations will require you to make one of those “either/or" decisions, that there will be times when you are forced to be an absolutist and that there will be instances where you will have to choose which side your on. BUT, don‘t be fooled into thinking that that is how the world (or a liberal arts college, for that matter) works. If you are to learn only one thing at this institution (and sometimes I feel that I’ll be lucky if] even accomplish that much), it is that this is not a world of—forgive me, Plato—absolutes. You see. there are these little things out there called “alternatives,” and our job as students, and as faculty members as well, is to learn how to find them. Very few dilemmas on this planet can be solved by saying, “Well, you are either for us or against ‘Either/or’ logic statements close options ‘In the world of academia, linear thinking is a crippling plague’ us. This is how it is...end of discussion." I hate to say it, but this world is a little too complex for that. Next time someone tells you the “answer” is either A or B. you ask them, “Hey, what about X, Y or Z? Or maybe the answer is Q. Hell, maybe the answer is ‘boll weevil”! If we all did that, the linear thinkers would soon find this campus to be a hostile environment indeed. In fact. the only instance in which it should be truly acceptable to adhere to the rules of linear thinking is when you exclaim, “Linear thinking is bad...end of discussion." Letter Continuedfrom p. 2 seemed to be prepared for every conceivable occurrence that could have arisen during such an event. They were all very well dressed for the weather and seemed to enjoy being out in it. They all had full picnic lunches with them as well as something to drink. Amazingly, the only food I saw for sale within a mile of the venue was two small hot dog stands. One of them sold only candy bars and coffee! Being American at such a worldly and important event, I saw this as being a grave inconvenience. But then I saw how the natives went about their picnics on top of a pile of snow. It was easy to see that this was clearly their preference of going about things. Again my values were under a challenge. I am quite sure that if I had been an American who had never been to Norway before and had just stepped off the airplane, my ability to notice differences in culture would be much greater. I‘ve been in this country for eight months now on my third extended stay in Scandinavia. Society here is familiar to me now and is becoming increasingly normal. I am perhaps becoming too “enculturated,” thus making contrasts and comparisons more difficult to see. However, I am just as sure that I would be able to write volumes upon my return to the United States, although at times it is another fellow Ameri- can who will remind me of a cultural difference. Somehow the city of Lillehammer managed to pull off the Olympics with no problems or noticeable hindrances. They also created environmental guidelines with regards to the selection of future Olympic sites. Uff Dal Theo Shogren, junior Pre-Law adviser stresses plannrng The American Bar Association has released a report outlining what they term “critical choices” which individuals often make before they apply for admission to. and matriculate in. law school. The actual decision to attend law school is cited as the one most important choice a potential law student will make. “It represents a commitment. one the individual may only incompletely understand, to a lifetime of professional responsibility and growth,” this report points out. Choices that a student makes regarding prelegal study affect her/his acquisition of important professional values and skills, such as written and oral communication, and the ability to continue development of those qualities in practice is emphasized. The Statement on Prelegal Education encourages potential law students to begin to prepare for a legal career by obtaining an education for comprehension and expression in words (and other symbols). critically understanding human institutions and values and creative power in thinking. It may be added that prelegal education must emphasize the values and skills embodied in professionalism and lifelong learning that are the core of liberal learning. Robert W. Cl)de. Pre-Law Adviser Alternative defies explanation Eric Schneider Arts & Entertainment Editor These are hard times for alternative rock fans. If you‘ve listened to any sort of altemative music for a long time, many of the bands you used to like are new popular. The guys in varsity jackets and Oakley sunglasses that used to harass you for being a freak now listen to your music! If you still like the bands that you used to like (which, of course, are now popular) your “more alternative” friends make fun of you! Cries of “Sellout!” are now heard about any band that achieves success. The label “alternative music” has become obsolete. These days, if anything, it means marketability. People are always asking, “Are the Stone Temple Pilots alternative? How about the Cranber— ties?” If you have to wk whether a band is alternative, they‘re probably not. More importantly, if the word “altemative” is the only word you can use to describe them. they definitely are not! Musical styles that currently fit under the word “altemative” include heavy rock, pop, punk, hardcore, ska, reggae, jazz, hi«tech, and loft music (just to name a few). Even under those genres, hundreds of additional styles have more specific, specialized names! For me, the band that exemplifies this whole alternative mess is Pearl Jam. Back in the fall of 1991, the day after [came back from a small Pearl Jam show in Ames, Iowa, people at my school were harassing me for wearing a Pearl Jam shirt! “Who the hell is Pearl Jam? What kind of weird music is that?” Two years later, of course, exactly the same people were attempting to sing along to “Jeremy” in their fluorescent green-trimmed pick-up trucks. This was hard getting used to because. to me, the music really meant something. To them. it was simply a song that was “cool” because MTV played the video once every thirty minutes. Even though Pearl Jam is now immensely popular, the music still means something to me and I don't care who thinks what about them. At times, I hate the fact that some of the music I hold dear is popular. Other times, I love it. Sometimes I’m glad that some of the bands I like aren’t popular. Other times, I wish they would have gotten more recognition. ls every thing I’ve said pointless and hypocritical? Probably. All of this rambling on my part. however, comes down to one simple point. Labels and popularity shouldn’t matter. Album sales and Billboard charts shouldn‘t matter. If the music excites you, relaxes you or moves you in any way, then nothing else should matter. In an attempt to appease both Augsburg and the Community the Gazebo is built, supplying a home to derelicts, transients and those who prey off others Show less
4 April 21, 1994 Money has been allocated by the city of Minneapolis to renovate Murphy Park. What would you like to have done? REPORTING 8: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERICA BENTLEY . ' “I think they should put some grills out there. Leave banenger~ screammg orgasms You‘d be 9" fhe enough open space so it... Show more4 April 21, 1994 Money has been allocated by the city of Minneapolis to renovate Murphy Park. What would you like to have done? REPORTING 8: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERICA BENTLEY . ' “I think they should put some grills out there. Leave banenger~ screammg orgasms You‘d be 9" fhe enough open space so it can be used for recreation. house' 'J‘m Hourd' Jun'or Leave it natural with some barbecues." “Build a little cocktail stand out there and I'd be the “I want a bigger and better playground. A few swings just doesn't cut it." -Carol Van Hulle, junior -Chuck Larson. junior “Probably some more parking space seeing there is none. . v. "Iwanttosee more modernization onthiscampus. lfwe "Tanning beds-That's Whatlwantin Murphy Square." That would be nice. -Tara Butler. sophomore got a good stage, we could attract more people." _Wendy Lamev sophomore -Hui Mei Chang Parsons, sophomore “I would like more trees and a playground be- cause a playground would benefit the whole community." 1 "More trees. benches. maybe a sidewalk all the way around. "I think they should so some landscaping and put some flowers ;.\l.iybe some lights. Kill the parking meter people. A little out (here, Make it greener. It looks kinda dumpy right now." l ‘ . . v .. i3pm iliun thing. solehlng like that. Elsa Howe' freshman ‘ ' - ' ' . homore V -Shawn Molstad. senior Shawn Lar Postera sop Show less
April 21, I994 Features Native American studies coordinator hopes to widen student perspectives By Matthew Derrick News Editor “In the long term. I'm hoping we won‘t have to have ‘American Indian History“ separate from ‘History‘f' said Virginia Allery. Augsburg's associate professor of education... Show moreApril 21, I994 Features Native American studies coordinator hopes to widen student perspectives By Matthew Derrick News Editor “In the long term. I'm hoping we won‘t have to have ‘American Indian History“ separate from ‘History‘f' said Virginia Allery. Augsburg's associate professor of education and coordinator of Na- ti\e American Studies. Allery. \\ ho came to Augsburg in January. 1993. hopes to see stu- dents have the “benefit ofgetting to American Indian perspective" in their classes along with the Asian American and African American points of view. “Whoever “as involved in any historical event should be vali- dated by someone who is teach- ing a course in history." said Allery. "To me. that would be the ultimate in terms of diversity: a real acceptance and understand- ing of one another‘s cultures." Since joining the Augsburg fac— ult). Allery has been extremely busy. Possessing a doctorate in education withaspecializationin reading. she teaches a reading methods and techniques. Ameri- can Indian spirituality. and an American Indian cinema class. Allery said that American Indian spirituality is one of her "more favorite courses" to teach. "It's so exciting... It‘s a joy to share this information." she beamed. “I find the students in- credibly receptive and excited ‘In the long term, I 'm hoping we won ’t have to have “American Indian History" separate from “History. "' —Virginia Allery about the things we learn; that really gets me going in terms of wanting to find more and more because there are so many tribes one will never tap into that whole universe of knowledge. It's very rich." Allery said that her teaching style is more interactive than authoritarian. “My whole philosophy ofteaching is really more of a philosophy of leam— ing because we learn together." she said. “I see myself as a facilitator more than being a person who knows everything.“ In addition to her teaching duties at Augsburg. Allery coordinates the ad- junct faculty members who teach courses in American Indian studies. "Coordinating meansthat I find some— one to teach the courses and do all the administrative things associated with coordinating a program," said Allery. In touch with Augsburg’s commit- ment to its neighbors. Allery is ex- tremely involved with the surround- ing community. “I‘m really involved with all the aspects of the commu- nity." she said."lt's been keeping my quite busy." Allery is a board member of Center School. an alternative school serving Native American students in grades seven through twelve. "What they're trying to do (at Center School) is meet the unique needs of students who are failing in the public schools." said Allery. "They're looking at alternative avenues ofeducation and trying to be really creative and involve the students in decision mak— ing." Having Chippewa and Cree blood. Allery was raised on the Turtle Mountain reservation in North Dakota. From there she attended the University of Min- nesota. attaining her doctorate in I984. Before coming to Augsburg. Allery lived in New Mexico. "My last position in New Mexicowas beingtheexecutive director of Indian Education Center." she said. “That was a statewide center and was basi- cally geared to helping teachers whoteach Native American stu- dents; so I ended up working with 22 schooldistricts andwith allthe 22tribesin NewMexico." After seven years in New Mexico. Allery decided it was time to "come back north." She wanted to be involved with a smallcollege and Native Ameri— can studies: Augsburg fulfilled both of her wishes. "Augsburg is really exploring how to translate diversity into education and all the various other subject areas." continued Allery. “That really is of interest to me. I‘m a real advocate of that area." Allery said she especially enjoys working in an interdisciplinary course of study. She explained that American Indian studies in- cludes history. English. and reli- gion courses. “I've gotten to know the other professors in those departments and am enjoying that tremen- dously." said Allery.“lthinkthat is a really strong point." Allery discussed the Native American‘s state in the 19905. “I think a major issue we’re strug- gling with right now is to find ourselves spiritually. to deter- mine ouridentity.todiscoverand individuate as people." she said. "In other words. to be autono- mous to a degree and to be able to function in a contemporary society." lik 4323;; -.,~__‘:,......._‘. : ege RI.I"IG* N£@ “‘3 xnur pad. /,+..'s your 511459, (117 Your F115)”; TION mi I,I‘ In order to bring you the best paper we can. the Echo is up— dating our look. The Echo, we are a-changin’ fresher graphics and less tradi— tional layout. What do you think? Call us at x1102, send us a message, or drop by the Echo office and let us know! Classified ads $I0,000 education fund available. No Paybackll Based on your essay/grammar skills. 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ENTER Lyrical style makes Phish unique By Ottar Schmitz Staff Writer 1 think that I can offer some in- formation on a very mysterious band. Phish. With the release of their 5th album, “Hoist,” they have added another chapter to their legacy of controversy. You have to understand that Phish is a... Show moreENTER Lyrical style makes Phish unique By Ottar Schmitz Staff Writer 1 think that I can offer some in- formation on a very mysterious band. Phish. With the release of their 5th album, “Hoist,” they have added another chapter to their legacy of controversy. You have to understand that Phish is a band that exists alone inthe world ofmusic.Their style is so unique that there is rarly any middle ground for their lis- teners. Eitherthe listener enjoys them or they hate everything about them. “Hoist” is no exception to their usual (or rather unusual) sound. With this new rockin’ album, Phish continues to turn over ev- ery proverbial musical rock of every style. There are not any 25 minute instrumentals like “Union Fed- eral" on the “Junta” release, but the music still retains its unique and offen abrasive riffs and also the slow piano solos and rim shots which is distintly Jazz. The first song on the new album, “Julius” has an interesting cho- rus which is almost gospel—ish, with hand claps and finger snaps and a grand climax at the end. This song also has a lot of the “Big Band" feel to it as well with a horn section, muted trumpet. and the bumpy piano and bass line. Thelyricalstyle ofPhishismain- tained in this new album as well, and if anything has become a little more understandable. “Down with Disease" has words that make sense, and combined with a simple strightforward rock beat to it, Phish might have a chance to have a ‘hit‘ single. However, anyone who hears this song and is not to familiar with the rest of Phish, they will soon learn. “Lifeboy” is a good example of the range of styles on this album. Slow and deleberate, the guitar and the vocals illustrate the complex- ity of Anastasio, the singer/writer/ gitarist. Lyrics such as the chorus “God never listens to what I say/ And you don’t get a refund if you overpray" show this. It would seem that Anastasio has become much more philosophical about his music on this album. He has moved away from lyrics like “bag it, tag it, sell it to the butcher in the store" or “the tires are the things on your car that make con— tact with the road" that are re- peated over and over to be made into entire songs. Thankfully for me, aperson who enjoysthatstyle, there is “Scent of a mule" on “Hoist.” April 21, 1994 ENT I have always enjoyed the wierd ballads of Phish that are on every album they have made. “Scent of a Mule" seems to be a tale about a woman riding a mule being chased by aliens. This line comes when she is confronting the aliens that are shooting lasers at her: “’til she stopped that mule and kicked the rump, and the big ol’ mule took a big ol’ dump, scent of a mule, ‘you better watch were you go/ you’d bet- ter stop that laser game/ or you’l smell my mule.” Any- way, it has the greatness of “Cavern” from “Picture of Nectar." I must admit that this review is not to informative to some- one who is not familiar with this music. To be quite hon- est, Phish was never destined for greatness except for in some perverted subculturethat has finally gotten sick of the Greatful Dead (‘bout time some of these people came around). The members of the band are abosolutly nuts. 11' you ever listen to some oftheir classic stuff you will deem them mad, yet humorous. Phish is not for the faint of heart or for listeners that want to be "pumped up" by their music while they are in the shower or at a dancing great big party. The have an unique combination ofjazz, rock, and maybe even a little folk. If you are willing to go out on a limb and buy this new album, be warned that it will be any- thing but what you might ex— pect. Also keep in mind that you will either deeply hate. or come to enjoy Phish. Characters make ‘Slow Waltz’ exciting to read By Sarah J amkowski Co-Editor-in-Chief Love and romance intertwined in a suspenseful plot lead to a sensational story of two people who find themselves drawn to each other. Robert James Waller’s new novel, “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend," is a New York bestseller. The novel is an exceptionally exhilirating story about Michael Tillman, professor at a university in Cedar Bend (:1 mid-westem town), who finds himself attracted to another professor’s wife, Jellie Braden. Tillman is a middle-aged economics professor who is still riding his motorcycle from histeenage years. Tillman‘s youthful spunk creates a spark in Braden that she cannot ignore. She falls in love with Tillman despite her marriage to Jimmy Braden. Tillman’s feelings for Braden do not fade as they develop a friendship over drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. Even though Braden is married to Jimmy, she is drawn to meet with Tillman at the university and other places on several occasions. As the story progresses, Tillman is confused when Braden unexpectedly leaves town. When Tillman remembers Braden talking about her past trip to India, he goes on a search to find her. Little does he know that Braden has been keeping a secret that even her own husband does not know about. The odds are against these two lovers as they battle past and present conflicts. The characters‘ personalities are well-constructed, and the development of the characters made this book an exciting story to read. Waller is the author of “The Bridges of Madison County" and two books of essays, “Just Beyond the Firelight" and “One Good Road is Enough." 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8 April 21, I994 Sports Tennis teams Violat alcohol policy By John Pulkrabek Sports Editor After several members of both Augsburg‘s men‘s and women's tennis teams were caught drink- ing alcoholic beverages during a tournament in Kansas City over spring break, head tennis coach Bernadette McCann... Show more8 April 21, I994 Sports Tennis teams Violat alcohol policy By John Pulkrabek Sports Editor After several members of both Augsburg‘s men‘s and women's tennis teams were caught drink- ing alcoholic beverages during a tournament in Kansas City over spring break, head tennis coach Bernadette McCann forfeited their following two matches and took the teams home early from their trip. In addition, because of the previ- ous incidents, four members of the men's team quit, which caused the team to forfeit the remainder of the season due to lack of mem- bers. On their trip, the teams went to a K.C. Masterpiece restaurant for a team dinner duringtheirthird day there, where the incident oc- curred. According to a team member. the waitress asked members of the teams what they wished to drink. Knowing some members ordered virgin daiquiris, which are non- alcoholic. one member who was of legal drinking age ordered a real daiquiri, and after showing his identification, other members ofthe teams ordered them as well. After the meal. McCann saw the bill with the daiquiris listed on it and promptly called a team meet— ing for that evening. During the meeting. she said each team would forfeit its remaining match in the tournament and would go home the next morning, two days ear- lier than scheduled. “lt was kind of an unfortunate ineident."said McCann. “We vio- lated some team rules and school rules. and ultimately it cut the trip short." She said each team would also forfeit their next match. The men’s team forfeited their match against Bethel, while the women forfeited against Gustavus Adolphus. “There should be no use of alco- holic beverages or street drugs when a team is representing Augsburg," said Marilyn Florian, the women‘s athletic director. “As a travel policy, by the time they leave our campus to the time they return to our campus, there should be no use ofalcoholic beverages." The travel policy which each team member must sign states that “the drinking of alcoholic beverages or the use of non-prescription drugs will not be allowed while representing Augsburg College at any off-campus intercollegiate athletic contest. This policy is in effect from the time the team departs from cam- pus until the time the team returns to campus after the contest. Vio- lation of this policy will result in a minimum one competition sus- pension for the individual(s) in- volved. The length of the suspen- sion will be up to the discretion of the coach of the sport involved." “When they do take a trip like this, we want them to focus on playing the games and improving and doing the best they can," said Paul Grauer, the men’s athletic director. “They‘re not there to Capt. Luke Malloy practices during last year‘s tennis season. have a party or to do things they do over the summer.” “We support Bernadette and her attempt to try to have certain poli- cies and standards which I think are important." continued Grauer. “When athletes go off campus, they’re representing not only themselves but Augsburg College. and we want them to represent that institution and themselves in a very positive way. and one of those things is that they're fo- cused on their training and that means that drinking alcohol is not something that we think is appro- priate." The teams left for Kansas City on March 27. The next day they played Johnson County Commu- nity College. On March 29 they had a practice in the morning and had free time during the after- noon before the team dinner that night. In a meeting on April 7. McCann asked that members on both teams sign contracts to “make a commitment to abide by the rules and regulations of the team and school." However, only four of the eight members of the men’s team would sign the contract. and since at least five or six mem- bers are needed to make up a team. Augsburg was forced to forfeit the remainder ofthe sea- son. “As of today [last Thursday]. we don’t have enough men to continue our season.“ said McCann. “so we are forfeiting the rest of our season." All members of the women's team signed the contract. “The women are making a com- mitment and will continue the season," said McCann. Photo by Thea Shogrin McCann also said the men’s team should be back in action next year. with all four current members re— turning plus new recruits. “What coaches have done is laid down their expectations." said Grauer, “and one of hers was that they were not going to be drinking alcoholic beverages when they were representing Augsburg at this away contest. So when they did do that. she felt that it was something she could not just ignore. and her reac- tion was that when these people aren’t concerned enough about fo- cusing on the competition and want to do some other activities like drinking alcohol. then it’s better to return." “This is not a reflection ofthe char- ' acter of the team," said McCann. “Sometime in their life, everyone will make a bad decision. and we made one in Kansas City." east The diction Mu. Only 31,723 00. 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~_« ,.—.«.-._. _,._V__ What' Inside... 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 *... Show more~_« ,.—.«.-._. _,._V__ What' Inside... 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. The Echo encourages letters to the editor expressing the opinion and concerns of our readers. Letters should be typewritten and submitted to the Echo office no later than 6 p.m. the Thursday before publication. Letters must be signed by the author. The Echo reserves the right to judge the appro- priateness of each letter and edit for length. “mi? Show less
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. HUMPHREY INSTITUTEG‘PUBUCAFFAIRS UNIVERer OF MINNESOTA ,, s 6 any @153 421-21 PRESEWS A DISTINGUISHED ticket center. including Daytm's and Great c N N American Music stores. (There is no dinrge for tickets, however. Ticketmaster cannot accept phone orders for this event.) 6 University of Minnesota: Coffman Unicli Information Desk. East Bank St. Paul Student Carter, Union Station Humphrey Center, Room 130, West Bank For information call (612) 625-6688. F—Mhu-viavilbpwibdmlom WitwaOSunfh-nih " pith; InthithylmW.n-‘tthmudlh Mam-pd‘u we. Madam-Na by egVi/mn Carbon emu. Inc. CARLSON service programs and activities that have been initiated by Augsburg stu- dents. staff and faculty. The First Year Experience (FYE). residence hall projects. and the Augsburg Link are just a few programs the CSLP sup- ports. With the help of CSLP staff. 151 com- munity organizations received volun- teers this year. 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. If students. faculty or staff want to voluntccrthcn'tiiiicandialcnislolhcir community . lhcy can gcl my oh cd \\ nh many programs and min lllt‘s on cam pus that offer shorlrlci’ni and long lcrin sci'y icc opporlniiitics, lloyycyci. lhcCSLPstafftlocs communicatcany sci’yicc nccds lo llic .\ugsliiiig com munily lliiongli llic ('oinnninity ('oi Iici‘ and Ilic l'\'l 11L‘\\\lt'llt‘1 professor thinks [‘I'Ult‘sstll. 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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. Saiut'da} \Pf'1124 .it \L‘fihidlt s11;‘\1115i 121.1. \iid.\1athieu loo. llixitiski and kr'istuia ()ttctsor: \s iii 14.: iii the Siouxlt‘flcl il‘i\1l:‘..i.1‘td 111-1: alhiclc’s Jk‘\l. Kaeppc. Rttl‘ knight Christian Mtlungton and Mike Brinknrar‘. “111 race in the Hamlin: l1‘.\11c‘ Both meets begin villi held C\Cl‘il~ .1: 3 l .r m and track rates .it noot; Athlete of Week: Gary Kroells B) (iene McGiwrn Sports Information Director The List H mouths 11.1w bcch [C‘iL‘tli’ my lot \Ligshutg (ollcg‘c wrestler (Lil) kittt‘ll\ ’l'lic \ugsluttg‘ sciiio' lt.;\ ltl‘ it w: Hothhothm.‘ ~ti .. thine“ . titiiiitht top , .. *Caud ‘iilitliltl'i; .it-tlitz.” :ticztts \r'iwitit‘t .. m! "I"? 111:7 tit-H tug .1 ‘llit‘\ trwit. _: ll‘Nplitr. 1'111L‘1' gem} ltitllll tollonuig Jl1.:'illtfltlll:,‘ llllllkllL)LiL‘ accident In .\l.uth «it "1:. lsroclls wit. the \L AA l)1\1\lU!. Ill indixidua. otcv tlihg championan .11 l5>~ pounds ti tap a 42-h season and help .Kugshut‘: take second in the 1C.1111 lALC Se\ en weeks later. on a chill} April morning. Kroells was riding his mi.- to campus 11] Minneapolis when he collided with .4 car that had failed to )ield the right nit Vi;;_. lure} k l: “The dri \ er didn 't see me. and l didn 't ban: a chance 1021\01d him." Kruells \ttld "l Uti.li_\. 1 \ms “eating it ilt'i itict losuiill} lIL‘it'1\\H1L‘UlIL’ ll [tlllel‘id'iiiii tiiwtihii: lltil11\L‘\\lll]i>ttl Hilt‘ \t'l ~'-t'lllll.1cl lllll' lllc litillst‘ 11: SC! 11 ‘\lillllk‘\ .- lll“li niiwt ltiingil . H 'il 1 lvt'li il‘ l‘*,Z-t,i"t- .,Itti;l.‘3, .\iIii_llt1t:J "l‘ttL .. .L'tlcltla 1' other lutct tilhil'ltt' i{‘li1*i.11t\.' RM 1 ..h icizicuflit-t i- 11ml iii; '14.! tu‘i i.1ll11i:,‘ inc. llC :qu ill“: licltticl \\.i~1!1‘]u'tj Li; wet". had lltL' tit it '1 it 412‘. ordered Ktnclh to amtd I‘ll) ital trellflll: f: ‘li'fl‘iluylu~ ll: \14). through Sct'itcili'ic! 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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