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T h e Da ily T ex a n Vol. 96, No. 75 3 Sections The student newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin Friday, January 17,1997 250 Welch Hall safety enhancements ,tem Fire sprinkler system*^ A Cost $6.6 million Fire separation c o d M H h c t s $4 3 million Chemical storagWSlPP*®* $1.3 million Elevator uP9racl% j ^ ^ & & Emergency Powl f e í f ® Chemical stora4 H B f f " Lab segregation $1 million $1 million $266,000 additional f i r e ^ H ^ ^ É $125,000 Knox Box (contslfáÁ access all building spaces) $600 Welch safety repairs on schedule MICHAEL CRISSEY Daily Texan Staff _______ In a closed meeting Wednesday, UT o ffic ials in form ed P resident Robert B erdahl that safety renovations and repairs to Robert A. Welch Hall are pro­ gressing satisfactorily. "We are sticking to our commitment," said Ed Sharpe, vice president of admin­ istration. "It is a complicated project, but it is moving along appropriately." Sharpe said the $24 million project is scheduled to be completed in November 1998. John Rishling, associate vice president for campus planning and facilities man­ agement, said although a tentative com­ pletion date has been set, UT officials have not come up with a concrete plan or time line. "There has not been enough conclu­ sive work at this time," Rishling said. "The people working on the project are still trying to get their arms around it." Rishling said a tentative time line may be ready in two months. The University began working closely with the Austin Fire Departm ent last October to implement safety renovations and make repairs after a six-alarm fire erupted in a fifth-floor laboratory of Welch Hall. The fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage. The Fire Department has been called to battle flames in Welch hall five times in the last 31 months. After the October blaze, fire officials said they would be hesitant to fight another fire at Welch u nless the safety changes were first made. To prevent further risk, the University set a Nov. 15 deadline to close any labo­ ratory which does not meet new fire safety standards. Marye Anne Fox, vice president for research, said the chemistry faculty has been cooperative and there has been no need to close any lab. Still, research at Welch H all has slowed as a result of implementing the new safety requirements and recent con­ struction, Fox said. "It is hard to put a quantifiable figure on [d elay ed researc h ]," Fox sa id . "[R enovation] has had a su b stan tial effect b ecau se we have p u t a great emphasis on safety." The Welch Hall renovations will also hinder other projects at the University. The UT System Board of Regents will vote Feb. 6. to am en d the C ap ital Im provem en t P rogram and C a p ita l Budget to finance the safety im prove­ ments. Charles Franklin, vice president for business affairs, said if the UT regents approve the amendments, Welch Hall reno­ vations will have top priority in receiving funds. Renovations to the Experimental Science Please see Safety, page 2 WINDOWS '87 S O U R C E : Austin Fire Department and University Administration P A U L FITERSON/Daily Texan Staff Adding up Students given an extra day to addJdrop classes through TEX JESSICA PECINA__________ Daily Texan Staff Students still needing to add a course through TEX will have an extra day to do so. Associate Registrar Mike Allen sa id inclem ent w eather, which closed dow n the U n iv ersity Monday and Tuesday, w as not a factor in the decision to extend adds through Friday. "The weather had very little to do with ad d s and d ro p s," Allen said. Even with classes canceled, 21,000 students called TEX Monday to register for, add or drop classes. An ad d itio n al 15,000 stu d en ts called Tuesday. Before University officials made the decision late this week, TEX would not have allowed students to add a class after 4:30 p.m. Friday. Friday's access period was origi­ nally slated for drops only, and stu­ den ts who w anted to add after Friday would have been allowed do so only at the d iscretio n of the department offering the course. "There is no real reason for the extension except that we want stu­ dents to have an extra day to pay for their classes, since some stu ­ dents have to be physically present in order to do that. We just want to make things as convenient as possi­ ble and give students the benefit of the doubt," Allen said. E du cation sen ior A utum n Sproles completed her registration late Thursday at the Undergraduate Library phone bank. Sproles said she was glad to hear of the exten­ sion. "Since we didn't attend classes because of the weather, it7s hard to know if you want to take a certain class," she said. "It's hard to know if you like a c lass you h aven 't attended." But Allen said add/drops are not offered so students can shop for the classes they want. "If students could, they would add / drop all semester long. Sooner or later, they need to make a deci­ sion," he said. Besides the bad weather days, other problems with registration, such as class availability, plagued Please see TEX, page 2 Hopwood expected to decrease diversity CHRISTIANA MAVROMATIS Daily Texan Staff Texas state universities' student populations will not be as diversi­ fied as they have been in previous years, because of the deletion of race and ethnicity as criteria for adm issions, a state committee on diversity reported Thursday. The state's Advisory Committee on Criteria for Diversity was estab­ lished last July to help higher learn­ ing in stitu tio n s achieve a m ore diverse student body while comply­ ing with the H opw ood decision demanding that state universities employ race-neutral policies. Committee members said they have realized other methods to cre­ ate diversity will not work. "Hiere is no substitute for being able to use race and ethnicity. I wouldn't characterize Hopwood as a step, but a leap backwards," said Jerry Gaston, chairman of the Committee. G aston said no combination of variables will replace race itself to generate more than 50 to 60 percent of the number of minority students admitted to state schools the year before. H igher C arlos Villa, a member of the T exas Education Coordination Board, said the expect­ ed reduction in the number of minor­ ity students will have a negative Please see Hopwood, page 2 Suspended outside the Com ercia Bank at 804 Congress Ave., Robert Martinez, left, and Larry Lockhart wash windows after the recent winter storm. Although it is unclear whether the cold weath­ er has com e or gone, Martinez and Lockhart decided to take advantage of a sunny day to work outside. L A U R E N DUNWOODY/Daify Texan Staff 2 bombs explode at abortion clinic INSIDE THE Fire kills 2-year-old girl TEXAN TODAY MARK MCKENZIE____________ Daily Texan Staff Associated Press ATLANTA — Two bomb blasts an hour apart rocked a building containing an abortion clinic Thursday, injuring six people who had rushed to the scene of the first explosion, including federal agents, rescue workers and a TV camera­ man. "The second explosion was clear­ ly designed to maim and hurt those who were coming to assist," said M ayor Bill Cam pbell. "S o we're dealing with a warped mind here." The explosions left the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Services clinic in ruins and blew out win­ dows across the street. Police imme­ diately tightened security at all other clinics in the city. President Clinton condemned the explosions as " a vile and malevo­ lent act." "M ake no mistake: Anyone who brings violence against a woman trying to exercise her constitutional ~ i Snow Dance 1 Weather: The 34 students in the Falling of Snow Committee can finally stop chanting and put th e ir c lo th e s b a ck on. T h e re’s a 20 percent ch ance that class will be canceled, and 25 hours of work to make up the slack. index: Around Cam pus............. 17 Classifieds......................15 C om ics.......................... 17 Editorials......................... 4 Entertainment................. 11 F o c u s............................ 18 Sports.............................. 7 State & Local....................6 University........................ 5 World & Nation.................3 An afternoon fire at an East Austin home operating as a daycare resulted in the death of a 2-year-old girl Thursday. The fire, which started in the front bedroom at 2108 New York Ave., began while a 4-year-old was playing with a propane-held fireplace lighter, said Austin Fire Department spokeswoman Cathy Brandewie. No one else was injured in the fire. Fire officials rescued the child from a room inside the burning house. Emergency medical technicians per­ formed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the child, but finding no pulse, they took her to Brackenxidge Hospital. The child was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. Fire Department officials would not release any names of those involved Thursday. The daycare was being run by two elderly sisters in their home in East Austin, Brandewie said. One of the caretakers later recalled smelling smoke. She told fire officials ASSOCIATfcU f-n co a rstanders protect themselves seconds after a second explosion, left, tonated outside of the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Services. rights is committing an act of ter­ ror," he said. The first bomb went off at 9:30 a.m. at the clinic on the ground floor of a five-story office building that also houses lawyers, dentists and other professionals. The second bomb went off in a trash bin in the parking lot. Please see Bombs, page 2 Chancellors ask state for $926 million DAN CARN EVALE___________ Daily Texan Staff Chancellors of the nine Texas high­ er education systems lobbied at the C ap ito l T h u rsd ay for their $926 million "Back to Basics" program, say­ ing the p lan w ou ld bring increased revenue to the state. The form ed ch an cello rs the T exas Higher Education Coalition last year to persuade lawm akers to support the program, aimed at recruiting and retaining minority stu den ts while increasing the overall college gradua­ tion rate. At a press conference Thursday, chancellors told reporters that a more educated work force will bring Texas increased sales tax revenue and busi­ ness activity. "People who have more education will not only earn more money but they pay m ore m on ey ," said UT C hancellor W illiam System Cunningham. The educators also argued their point by using statistics to show that increased earning power among col­ lege graduates leads to the graduates paying more sales tax. "The bottom line is [that] it's in the economic interest of the state," said Lamar Urbanovsky, chancellor of the Texas State University System. The ad m in istrato rs' argu m en ts showed some signs of success, with several legislators familiar with the program vo icin g their su p p o rt Thursday. Rep. Elliott N aish tat, D-Austin, said that the increased funding for work force development and public health training the program proposes would benefit the state. "In light of w elfare reform and other federal cu tb ack s, these are areas of tremendous need in Texas," Naishtat said. He said he looks forw ard to the program helpin g d isa d v a n ta g e d Texans attend college. "The state should be planning to provide increased educational oppor­ tunities for kids in Eagle Pass as well as those fortunate enough to be in Please see Basic, page 2 that she warned her sister, who uses a walker, to evacuate. The first woman then rounded up six children, ranging in age from 9 months to 4 years old, and fled the house, leaving one child behind. No call was made to emergency dis­ patchers, Brandewie said, but by coinci­ dence, an Austin Fire Department unit was in the neighborhood installing free smoke detectors. Unit firefighters saw black smoke and followed it to the burn­ ing house, she said. When the firefighters arrived, one of the sisters told them that one child was still inside the house. "We don't kpow why she couldn't gel the child out," Brandewie said. Firefighters ventured into the house and discovered the child unconscious in a room adjacent to where the fire began. One caretaker reportedly told fire offi­ cials that the home was not registered as a daycare facility, and the case has been referred to Child Protective Services, Brandewie said. She added that five home did not have a smoke detector arid it sustained l>eavy damage in the fire. P a g e 2 Friday, Jan u ary 1 7 ,1 9 9 7 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Bombs Continued from page 1 A crowd of investigators, police, journalists and bystanders who had gathered outside after the first explo­ sion heard a loud boom and felt the concussion. They could see a bright flash and debris flying in the air. "It w as scary as hell," said clinic counselor Geralyn Thompson, who arrived just after the first blast. " I probably will never w ork at an abortion clinic again in A tlanta." All of the injuries appeared to be m inor. An A lcohol, T obacco an d Firearm s agent w as seen bleeding from the head and hands as he w as carried to an ambulance. The other injured included tw o FBI agents, a firefighter, an am bu­ lance worker and a television cam ­ eraman. In Washington, Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick said there was no immediate claim of responsibility and that investigators were checking with law enforcement agencies to see if any warning was received. Employees of the Atlanta Northside clinic said it does not see patients every day and none were expected Thursday. The blast apparently took place at the back of the dink, away from the only two employees there at the time. The attacks came five days before the 24th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, die 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Patrick said the government has for several years sent alerts to state and local law enforcement agencies around the anniversary to watch for violence. But it w as not immediately known if this year's alert had gone out yet Police evacuated other buildings in the area after the second explosion around 10:30 a.m. and closed down nearby ramps to Interstate 285, which circles the dty. Cam pbell dispatched extra police officers to all abortion clinics in tne city as a precaution. A nearby clinic was evacuated after the second blast, : said they would remain open. U S . Attorney Kent Alexander said investigators were combing the area to make sure there wasn't a third bomb. "There's no reason to think there is, but there was no reason to think there was a second device," he said. CAPITOL UPDATE Action taken in the state Legislature Jan. 16,1997: Senate: ■ SB 97 — The a n ti-stalk in g p r o p o sa l by Sen. M ike Moncrief, D-Fort Worth, was passed by the Senate and must be considered by the House. House: ■ HR 5 — The biennium House rules were adopted. The House removed a section of the rules from last session that called for members to pledge support for the next session's speaker in advance. ■ Speaker's Proclamation — The House passed a proclamation creating a select committee of nine members to review the anti-stalking bill. The committee will review the bill within the next week. College Night Tuesdays $5.00 off Food Purchase ($10 minimum Food Purchase Per Person) * * * Offer good with this coupon or Valid Spring 1997 CollegeI.D. Not Valid With Any Other Discounts Expires May 13, 1997 fa,,ta Capita£ In the Hyatt Regency Austin Hotel l A t t í í ^ VISTA o f t e x a s (512) 480-2034 208 Barton Springs f D O B ' E D C B I E D O B i t D O BO W aited until the last minute to find a place to live? Your wait is over! Com e see all that Dobie has to offer... • Newly renovated cafeteria Housekeeping service Private bathrooms Heated spa AND MUCH MORE! There are only a few spaces left. Time is running out... CALL NOW 5 0 5 0 Basics Continued from page 1 advanced placement classes," she said. Sen. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo, said die coalition's sense of unity and its detailed explanation s of p ro p o sed expenditures led him to support the program. B ivin s, ch airm an o f the Sen ate Higher Education Committee and a m em ber of the Finance Committee, predicted difficulty in finding money to fully fund the program. State Comptroller John Sharp esti­ mated that $1.7 billion is available for program s, in addition to the state's $83.2 billion preliminary budget Gov. George W. Bush has promised $1 billion in property tax relief. Bivins said the process of deciding who gets the available state money will be a long one and the final amount of money awarded to the program will probably be less than the coalition's request of $926 million. Rep. Sherri Greenberg, D-Austin, and a m em b er of the H o u se Appropriations Committee, said she supports "Back to Basics" but there are many other worthy programs compet­ ing with the program for state funds. "There's only one pie, and there's only so m an y p ie ce s you can cu t," Greenberg said. Some coalition members said they doubt the program will be fully fund­ ed by the state. "Probably in reality, we won't see Continued from page 1 many students who were trying to finish registering Thursday. Allen said he thought only 1 per­ cent of all students get into a class that is full, even after talking to the professor. "T h e reason a class is closed is because the instructor had to set lim­ its regardin g enrollm ent," he said. "It h as to do with the teach er/stu­ dent ratio and fire codes. The capaci­ ty o f a c la ss isn 't arbitrarily se t," Allen said. "In some instances though, profes­ sors have flexibility." N atalie Rios, journalism sop h o­ m ore, said she w as drop p ed from all of her classes because her fee bill w as not paid on time. "I re g iste re d for fo u r c la s s e s I didn't need because they were the only ones I could get into," she said. "I'v e been going to the classes I really want and talking to teachers to see if they will let me in. All the classes are full, though," she said. A llen sa id c la ss a v a ila b ility is EXAM + 2 PAIR OF CONTACTS Starting at $129* Complete ‘ price includes exam, 2 pair clear daily- wear soft contacts, care kit, 1 st follow up. First time wearers add $20 for dispensing instructions. EXPIRES FEBRUARY 7,1997. WITH COUPON ONLY. N O T VALID W ITH A N Y OTHER OFFER. Austin Vision Center Dr. Mark F. Hutson, Optometrist 2415 Exposition, Suite D only 2 miles west of UT M-Th 10-7 4 7 7 -2 2 8 2 ™ 9-6 M/C VISA AMX DISC ) Hopwood Continued from page 1 the whole $1 billion, but we think there is a very good chance we'll get a big chunk of it," Urbanovsky said. Cunningham said the programs die coalition is pushing for are not new or exotic, but simply effective programs in need of extra funding. "We haven't found any magic bul­ lets to make students any smarter, and we know that money doesn't solve everything," Cunningham said. According to "Back to Basics" statis­ tics, m uch of the program targets minority students for aid because stud­ ies show they are less likely to graduate from college than white students. Minorities "bring many great things to our state, but we have not been suc­ cessful in getting them through col­ lege," Cunningham said. E stim ates have predicted that Hispanics will be the state's majority race by 2030. Coalition members said they do not know how the Hopwood ruling out­ lawing affirm ative action in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi will affect the "Back to Basics" program, but they are currently aw aiting a requested opinion from Attorney General Dan Morales. effect on the future of the state. make it expendable. "The minority group of Texans is grow in g trem endously, and in 10 to 20 years this group ... will be the majority and running the country," Villa said. "Then will we want them to have m isse d ou t on an e d u catio n ? We are n ot se rv in g th is p o p u la tio n . And by putting barriers in front of them, we are doing an injustice to them and to Texas a s a w hole." In a d d itio n to d is c u s s io n , the T e x a s E d u c a tio n C oordinating Board rew orded the A c c e ss a n d E q u ity 2000 P lan to H ig h e r The p lan m ust use criteria that follow s the 5th U .S. C ircuit C ourt of A ppeals' decision in all m atters of adm issions and financial aid d is­ tribution. The board changed a sentence in the th e A c c e ss an d E q u ity 2000 Plan, w hich origin ally read "on ly race-neutral criteria should be used in a d m is s io n s an d fin a n c ia l aid d e c isio n s," to a sen ten ce sta tin g that only criteria co m p lyin g with state and federal law could be used for the sam e. Safety Continued from page 1 B u ild in g, re m o d elin g in the cu r­ rent Student Health Center, a new north cam pus office building, and a new psychology and child devel­ op m en t b u ild in g w ill all becom e secondary to the im provem ents in Welch Hall, Franklin said. H e sa id $2.5 m illio n h a s been collected through property protec­ tion reserves, noting that there is no oth er p o ten tial so u rce for the re m a in in g $21.5 m illio n , e x c e p t through budgetary changes. The origin al $14.6 m illion esti­ m ate w as ad ju sted to $24 m illion after recalcu lating the fire's dam-1 age and ad d in g the cost of renova­ tions, Fox said. excellent at the University, and he is not aware of a problem of students not getting into classes they need to graduate. "From m y perspective, studen ts are proceeding norm ally, like they do every sp rin g sem e ster," A llen said. "Everyone has been here for one sem ester already. ... It's ju st rou ­ tine, no big deal." R ios s a id sh e, a lo n g w ith 500 oth er s tu d e n ts , w an t to tak e a Journalism 310 course which has a limit of 450 students. "W h at's rid icu lou s is that w ith only 450 seats, the professor wants to leave the last row open so high school stu d en ts can com e in an d ob serve w hat a co lleg e co u rse is like," Rios said. "I'm p a y in g $1,500 a sem e ster and not getting the classes I want so the last row can be open for high school students? I don't think so." Jo u r n a lis m P r o fe sso r M arv in Olasky, who teaches J310, said his initial g oal w as to leave the back row op en for p a re n ts, ta x p a y e rs and high school students to allow them to see w hat they are payin g for. O lasky said he is not only w or­ ried a b o u t a v a ila b le s e a ts in the class, but about the w ork load his teaching assistants will be assigned. "W e have to figure out the best way to maximize space and not over­ w ork the TAs, and still keep seats open to the public," Olasky said. But Sproles said she has had more success getting into full classes. "Y esterd ay I w aited in front of my teach er's office to talk to him before class. Usually they're forgiv­ ing if you're a senior." ♦ She said one of her instructors on W ednesday told students trying to register for his course to leave the cla ssro o m u n le ss they w o u ld be graduating in May. 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If you qualify, you can earn up to $200. Physicals and medications provided free of charge to eligible participants. For more information call 3 4 5 - 0 0 3 2 3807 Spicewood Springs Road, Suilt 250 - Austin,TX 78759 - Participants Phone # 345-0032 WORLD & NATION T h e D a ily T e x a n H I FUMY, JANUARY 17,1807 8 30 years of Israeli rule in Hebron ends Associated Press HEBRON, W est Bank — A Palestinian waved his national flag from the roof of Israel's military headquarters in Hebron on Friday, sig­ naling the start of Palestinian control over the dty after 30 years of Israeli occupation. The handover before daw n was brief. A long convoy of jeeps pulled out of the head­ quarters and the Israeli and Palestinian com­ manders briefly shook hands at the gate. Palestinian police rushed into the fortress­ like building and flashed V-signs from the windows. "This is the happiest day of my life," one officer shouted. Cheering Hebron residents set off fireworks. A young Palestinian waved the flag from the roof of the building. He then climbed up a tall antenna — the flag on a stick tucked into the back of his pants — to raise the banner at the highest possible point. The w ithdraw al from the last West Bank city under Israeli occupation — worked out in m onths of tortuous negotiations betw een Israel and the Palestinians — is the first tangi­ ble act by Benjamin Netanyahu's government toward making peace with the Palestinians. Israel's parliam ent approved the w ith­ drawal by an 87-17 vote late Thursday, after an all-day debate in which Netanyahu faced attacks from m em bers of his ow n Likud Party. They felt betrayed by his acquies­ cence to a peace process he long opposed. N e ta n y a h u said the H ebron p u llb ack should be completed before the Jewish Sab­ bath begins Friday night. "We will not per­ mit desecration of the Sabbath," he said. "If there is a problem, we will stop." By the end of the pullback, 400 Palestinian police will be dep loyed in 80 percent of Hebron, while Israeli troops will patrol the downtown area, where 500 Jewish settlers live in five heavily fortified enclaves. Between 15,000 and 20,000 Palestinians live in the area that will remain under Israeli control. In addition to the Hebron withdrawal, the agreem ent calls for Israel to hand over a large part of the West Bank countryside to the P alestinians by mid-1998. The three- stage w ithdraw al from the rural areas is to begin the first week of March. N etan yahu em phasized T hursday th at Israeli troo ps will rem ain in the parts of Hebron where 500 Jewish settlers live. "We are not leaving Hebron. We are redeploying in part of it," he said. "We are remaining in all the p arts of the city w here the Jewish community existed and exists and will con­ tinue to exist. ... There will not be Palestin­ ian police w ith guns near the Jewish areas." At the Israeli military headquarters, Yass­ er A rafat's West Bank security chief, Jibril Rajoub, m et with Israeli commanders before daybreak to prepare for the handover. " I was detained here five tim es," said Rajoub, w ho spent 17 years in Israeli jails, including the one at the H ebron m ilitary headquarters. "This is the first time I enter as a free m an." Hundreds of Palestinians waited in heavy rain outside, cheering. Many waved scarves and flags and sang "BJladi, Biladi" — My Country, My Country. The crow d cheered and flashed victory signs ev ery tim e an Israeli tru ck p ulled aw ay, a n d som e tried to tear d o w n the barbed-w ire fence su rro u n d in g the com ­ po u n d . P a le stin ia n an d Israeli officials worked together to control the crowd. "We welcome Arafat," said 12-year-old Samer Karama, who was holding a picture of Arafat and Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock ASSOCIATED PRESS Palestinians cheer as Israeli troops move out of the military headquarters in Hebron. mosque. "God bless him. His coming is an end of the occupation." Palestinian police commander Brig. Gen. Abdul Fatah Guyadi appealed to Palestini­ ans not to celebrate by firing into the air for fear of setting off violence in the tense city. "We cannot make any mistakes," he said. "H eb ro n w o n 't tolerate any m istakes — from our side or theirs — because it will be the end of the deal." Both sides wanted the redeployment car­ ried out quickly to give militants — Pales­ tinian or Israeli — less opportunity to try to disrupt the handover. In parliament, lawmakers from the prim e m in ister's ow n Likud Party attack ed N etanyahu for acquiescing to the land-for- peace formula he denounced for so many years. "W e have no say in anything," charged Likud legislator Reuven Rivlin. "W hat will we do if the Palestinians declare a state? How can we even stop them?" Cosby’s son killed Protests mar Haitian cities Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Bill Cosby's only son was shot to death early Thursday in a possible robbery attempt while changing a flat tire along a freeway. The body of Ennis William Cosby, 27, was found by a passer­ by about 1:45 a.m. in a pool of blood next to the car. No imme­ diate arrests were made. The Columbia University graduate student was the son of one of the world's richest entertainers, a man for whom father­ hood was the wellspring of his stand-up comedy, a best-selling book and the most popular TV series of the '80s. Before ducking into his home in New York City, the 59-year-old Cosby, looking grim, told reporters, "He was my hero." The younger Cosby's Mercedes convertible was found in a well-to-do area near the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains not far from the exclusive Bel-Air section of Los Angeles. Police Cmdr. Tim McBride said: "It is unknown whether he was followed at this time or not. I think that's a good probability. But it may have been a chance opportunity that somebody took, robbery being a possible motive." However, nothing apparently was taken, he said. The star of CBS' Cosby was in New York, where the show is produced, when McBride broke the news. The police comman­ der said he and Cosby spoke for about 20 minutes on the diffi­ culty of coping with the death of a child. McBride lost a 16- year-old daughter in a hit-and-run. Associated Press after the police officers fled. set up burning barricades. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Pro­ te ste rs b u rn e d tire s an d th re w sto n e s in cities ac ro ss H a iti on Thursday, dem anding the resigna­ tion of the prim e m inister and an end to big public budget cuts. A young man was reported killed w hen secu rity g u ard s fired on a mob that stormed a food warehouse in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. The mob then attacked the precinct police station, which they ransacked In Port-au-Prince, the capital of 2 million people, shops stayed shut, parents kept their children hom e from school and no buses were run­ ning in the largest of a series of anti- government strikes. Before dawn, a helicopter of the U.N. peacekeeping force patrolled the city skies, its searchlight sweep­ ing the streets. Haitian police scoured the m etropolitan area to confiscate used tires, which protesters used to The strike was called by the Anti- International Monetary Fund Com­ m ittee a day after a m an lost his right hand to an exploding tear-gas canister fired by police who halted a peaceful street demonstration. More than 160 grass-roots groups rallied to the strike call, supporting d e m a n d s th a t P re m ie r R osny Smarth resign and President Rene Preval end negotiations w ith inter­ national lenders. Avoid having to pay for unexpected medical bills! V \ I NEWS BREF8 Impeachment not in Yeltsin’s future, leaders back off ■ MOSCOW — Russian parliam en­ tary leaders dropped their attem pt to im peach Boris Yeltsin o v er his ill health on Thursday, and the Kremlin said the hospitalized president's con­ dition is improving. The Communist lawmaker behind the long-shot ouster attem pt pledged to p u sh ahead w ith it on his ow n next week. Yeltsin had been sidelined since last sum m er with heart trouble and has been in the Kremlin hospital with pneumonia since Jan. 8. His h ard -line foes in parliam ent have called for his rem oval, even though the administration insists the president is expected to return to full health. A day after legal advisers told par­ liamentary deputies they had no con­ stitutional right to remove the presi­ dent, the speaker of the lower house said the motion would not be raised for debate — for now. Protests sparked by money scam ■ VLORA, A lb an ia — A lbanians who feared their savings w ere lost skirmished with police and smashed window s Thursday after a get-rich- quick schem e failed to p ay o u t as p ro m ised for the second d ay in a row. The violence in the southern city of V lora cam e a d ay a fte r a w o m an operating another pyram id fund in the capital Tirana declared it bank­ rupt and was arrested. W itnesses said Vlora police used batons to try to control the crow d, b u t w ere m ore re stra in e d th an in Tirana on W ednesday, w hen police beat demonstrators. The Vlora crow d, believing th at authorities were part of the pyramid scheme, stoned the municipal build­ ing and broke nearly all its windows, as well as the windows of a munici­ pal car parked nearby. — C o m p ile d fro m A s s o c ia te d Press reports Puerto Vallarta 3 night package Cancun 4 night package ¡ Jamaica 4 night packac P r i c e s d o n o t in c l u d e U . S . o r f o r e i g n d e p a r t u r e f a x e s a n d f e e . P r i c e s a n d a v a i l a b i l i t y a r e s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e . P u e r t o V a l l a r í a p r ic e b a s e d o n t r i p i e o c c u p a n c y , C a n c u n a n d J a m a i c a b a s e d o n q u a d o c c u p a n c y . 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U nd erw ritten by The Mega Life a n d H ealth In su ra n c e C om pany Policy N um ber 4011 4■ T h e D a ily T e x a n HI MY, JMUMY17,1897 T h e Da i l y T e x a n Editorial Board Tara L. Copp Editor David G. Barranco Associate Editor Sarah Hepola Associate Editor Colby Black Associate Editor Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the University administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. VIEWPOINT In memory EDITORIALS Ethics committee an oxymoron For free, confidential help g i l honre a day CALLh aTtTTHcIaIlil UT Telephone Counseling The Gingrich ethics investigation renewed America's hatred for Con­ gress. It spawned blistering batteries of insults, backdoor deals and even, most recently, a potential violation of federal law — and has again proved that the House Ethics Com­ mittee is an oxymoron. The two most recent character additions to this comedic farce are John and Alice Martin — a pair of small-town C-SPAN addicts and political junkies, as well as active members in Florida's Columbia County Democratic Party. The Martins, described by their lawyer as innocent, "salt-of-the- earth people," just happened to have been using a Radio Shack scanner on Dec. 21 — precisely the moment Newt Gingrich was conducting per­ haps the most sensitive private tele­ phone conference in recent GOP his­ tory, now the subject of the ethics investigation. And (coincidentally, Kevin B u tler TEXAN COLUMNIST of course), the Martins had a micro­ cassette recorder on hand with which to tape the conversation. According to the Martins, the call was taped to seal a little parcel of history for their future grandson to later open up and enjoy. "We were excited to hear a real politician's voice. We were thrilled," said Mrs. Martin. Indeed, these Democratic activists were so excited about hearing a "real voice" that they decided to share the "historical" significance of the tape with Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., a Democrat member then on the Ethics Committee, so that he, too, could partake of their joy. No doubt they were eager to hear his "real voice" as well. The Martins also shared their "historic" moment on the Today show and Good Morn­ ing America, which has no doubt given them some prominence in their small town. Of course, the Martins claim to have been completely unaware that the taping of the conversation is, quite possibly, illegal. Even if their claim is true, it does not excuse the conduct of McDermott. He is also suspected as being the unnamed congressman who Democratic leaked it to the New York Times. In other words, McDermott was so incensed at Gingrich's unethical activities that he elected to involve himself in a possibly illegal act. So much for consistency. The Republicans, now in control of the House, have borrowed the tactics of their Democratic predeces­ sors to stymie the ethics investiga­ tion of the speaker. Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-Conn., the Ethics Com­ chairwoman, mittee suddenly ripped up a schedule that provided for public hearings within five days. James Cole, the special counsel in the Gingrich case, has privately complained that Johnson has not given him enough time to prepare for hearings. In the meantime, Republicans continue to try to shield the speaker, all the while trying to deflect public focus to the antics of McDermott. All these events have once again confirmed that the House is institu­ tionally incapable of conducting a fair and honest ethics investigation. Instead, it uses ethics charges as cards in a political power play, with the Republicans seeking to retain their tough, well-organized speaker and the Democrats attempting to discredit the Republican Party. The public is sick of this sham. Butler is a government junior. A year ago today, Texas lost a powerful, eloquent voice with Bar­ bara Jordan's passing. Jordan spent much of her life serving her nation as a legislator and an advocate of civil rights. She was elected to the Texas Senate and the U.S. Congress, and was thrust into the national spotlight for her inspiring efforts as a House Judiciary Committee member during the Watergate hearings. After Congress, Jordan returned to Austin to teach at the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs. She touched our lives; we hope her principles and wisdom will resonate with the leaders of tomorrow. As we reflect upon the past year without Jordan, and in recognition of the Martin Luther King holiday Monday, we encourage our admin­ istration to dedicate one of the planned new student union buildings to Jordan and erect a campus statue in her honor. Four years ago, funding began for a statue of Dr. King, which will be the first statue of an African-American on campus. Jordan's should be the second. Her effect on the University and the state of Texas is unmistakable. Perpetuating her teachings and work to generations of students would be a great service to our University and community. African-Americans continue to face unjust police brutality The struggle for the liberation of black people in America continues. The blood, sweat and tears of countless activists have changed the letter of the law; in reality, these efforts have resulted in precious little. As the holiday commemorating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. approaches, innumerable cases nationwide show how lit­ tle King's ideas have actually been put into practice. Just as Bull Connor once sicked his dogs on King's supporters in the '50s and '60s, many police officers continue to terror­ ize black citizens in America today. America collectively recoiled in horror at the videotaped beating of Rodney King, yet the media all but ignored the case of Jonny Gammage. Gammage, like Rodney King, was beaten savagely by white police officers. But there are two crucial differences: first, Doug Lewin________ TEXAN COLUMNIST Gammage's beating was not videotaped; two, Gammage did not survive. The circumstances surrounding Gam­ mage's tragic death are sketchy. Several aspects, however, are clear. A 31-year-old black man was driving home in perfect health. He was pulled over by so-called pub­ lic servants, paid to "serve and protect" him. He committed no crime. He ended up dead. At the time, the police officers claimed that Gammage died of "cardiac arrest." The coroner's report, however, determined that he died of "asphyxiation due to compression of the neck." At the coroner's inquest, a six- member "jury," after viewing pictures of Gammage's body, claimed his nose had been "relocated" to his cheek. I saw the same pictures. I was in Pitts­ burgh during the inquest and wholehearted­ ly agree with the jury's determination. Gam­ mage's beating was brutal and excessive. Yet today, all five of the cops are free. Only three were charged. The aforemen­ tioned coroner's jury recommended all five be charged with criminal homicide, but their decision was non-binding. Those who were charged were charged with involuntary manslaughter. All were acquitted. Their defense? "We were just doing our job." The same defense was used by Francis Livoti of the NYPD, acquitted of choking a Puerto Rican youth to death. On the same day as the acquittal of one of the Pittsburgh officers, a white police officer from St. Petersburg was cleared in the shoot­ ing of an 18-year-old black man. He, too, was "just doing his job." The resulting St. Petersburg riots fore­ shadow tragedies that will come if such injustice persists. The inner cities are powder kegs primed to explode. Residents are frus­ trated and scared by a judicial system that favors killer cops over tax-paying citizens and their families. The scales of justice are alarmingly out of balance. While hundreds of racist cops ter­ rorize the inner city — Mark Fuhrman was not an anomaly — Mumia Abu-Jamal, a member of the Black Panther Party for Self- Defense, awaits death by electrocution. Allegedly, he killed a Philadelphia police officer. The evidence is overwhelmingly to the contrary. But even if Abu-Jamal did kill a police offi­ cer, why should he get the chair when the white police officers who beat Gammage received no punishment at all? If black citi­ zens who kill cops get the chair, so should cops who kill black citizens. The scales of justice must be balanced. These topics are worth discussing upon the observance of MLK Day, for as King said, "True peace is not the absence of ten­ sion, it is the presence of justice." The Los Angeles riots of 1992 and the more recent ones in St. Petersburg are the direct result of injustice. Wake up America, before your cities burn. Lewin is a humanities junior. Illegitimate language Wali Rahman's claim that Ebon­ ics or "Black English" is a legiti­ mate language is ludicrous, as is his entire article. He provides no evi­ dence why outsiders shouldn't see Black English as an "indicator of inferior intelligence." He simply states that it is not. I guess he thinks his word is law and needs no sup­ porting arguments. He goes on to hint at hope for racial harmony while chiding "white Americans" for adopting "black customs" like "wearing hats backward and listen­ ing to rock and roll." He also calls the American education system "white-tinted" and labels some of his fellow African-Americans "Uncle Tom cronies." These are the words of a very prejudiced man and his calling white Americans hypocritical is humorous in its irony. I think Wali should spend more time presenting evidence to support his position instead of using The Daily Texan as a medium to voice his bitter racism against white America. Dean Joe Biochemistry junior Not lab rats I am writing in response to Philip Lamb's letter regarding Spanish 312L (1/16). There is nothing "non­ standard" about the 13 sections of Spanish 312L we have dubbed "pilot sections" this semester. For the past two years, Spanish 312L has focused on the mastery of seven communicative goals. This orienta­ tion remains the same this semester and is clearly spelled out in the syl­ labi for both sets of courses. In fact, the syllabus for the "pilot sections" is practically identical to that of the "regular sections." The description of the course, the prerequisites, the attendance policy and the grade breakdown (number and weighting of exams, etc.) are all the same. The only differences are the text­ books and the writing portfolio, which are listed separately on the syllabus for the "pilot sections." We did not "keep these sections secret because we felt no one would sign up for them," as Mr. Lamb sug­ gests. We did not publicize them because, in our minds, they are no different from the "regular sec­ tions." There should be no differ­ ence in material covered or in level of difficulty from one section to the next. If this impression was con­ veyed to Mr. Lamb and the other students in his class, I wish to cor­ rect it here and now. In the Department of Spanish and Portuguese we take our teach­ ing responsibilities very seriously, and we to constantly improve our courses. We respect our students far too much to think of them as "lab rats." strive Madeline Sutherland-Meier Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese So-called legislation I would like to know who died and made the State Legislature the parents of all 18 to 20-year-olds in the state of Texas. In addition to being old enough to die for your country, when you turn 18, you can play the lottery and buy scratchoffs, buy cigarettes, legally move out of your home, pay your utility bill, attempt to attain and maintain your own line of credit, be tried and con­ victed in a court of law as an adult, and —lucky for the senator — you are old enough to vote. Yet now the than-thou, oh-so-mighty holier- powers that be (in the the form of Texas Sen. Zaffirini) are going to try and tell us that soon we may no longer be allowed to sing, dance or even walk in clubs that sell alcohol. Students like me who must find time for classes, as well as almost 40 hours worth of work, don't need this kind of restriction. Did it ever occur to the senator that some peo­ ple actually go to nightclubs, oh let's say, for the music? Or maybe just for a break. Okay, so every once in a while, I do go to the bar ... for soda, or maybe even a bottled water. Not all "minors" are out to get intoxicated into oblivion. Hav­ ing fun is possible without the booze, but for some reason, the sen­ ator finds this hard to believe. Sen. Zaffirini's legislation so-called serves as a contradiction to the term "good government," and does nothing more than complement the ignorance of state officials and their aeronautical chemical civil, general electrical environmental industrial manufacturing mechanical nuclear petroleum FIRING LINE inabilityto understand the public. Tiffany M. Conner Undeclared freshman Engineering salaries On Dec. 11, The Texan ran an arti­ cle on job opportunities in various disciplines, including engineering. The article quotes a study from Michigan State University on salaries of various engineering dis­ ciplines, with chemical engineering ahead of mechanical and electrical. Michigan State can be forgiven for parochialism, but surely the Uni­ versity ought not to neglect its top- rated program in petroleum engi­ neering. In fact, recent surveys in US News & World Report and Graduate Engi­ neer confirm that petroleum engi­ neers make higher salaries through­ out their careers than any other engineering discipline. Moreover, job opportunities at graduation are excellent. Since 1989-90, the Depart­ ment of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering has consistently had the best placement record in the University's College of Engineer­ ing, as computed by the college's Income of professional engineers by branch Career Assistance Center. Our stu­ dents can prepare for careers out­ side the petroleum industry, in sub­ surface environmental engineering, resource management and geohy­ drology, but job opportunities in traditional petroleum engineering remain outstanding. All is forgiven if you will publish the enclosed chart, which may help to dispel widespread misconcep­ tions about opportunities in petro­ leum engineering. W. R. Rosen Undergraduate adviser Department of petroleum and geosystems engineering Firing Line letters and Ask Your Lawyer questions can be brought to the Texan basement offices at 25th Street and Whitis Avenue or mailed to P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713. to Or, TEXAN@www.utexas.edu e-mail them Firing Line letters must be fewer than 250 words. UT students include should their major and classifica­ tion, and all writers must present identification or include a phone number. The Texan reserves the right to edit letters. SOURCE: Graduating Engineer, Nov. 1996 CHRIS BICKEL/DAILY TEXAN STAFF S a l a r y , $ , 0 0 0 ' s Ice slows MLK statue plans 44 Now that the temBoard of Regents before being passed in 1996. ROSS TOMLIN_____________ Daily Texan Staff The bill passed through the Leg­ islature an entire year after UT stu­ d en ts had approved the fee in March 1995. The bill also provides for excess funds to go toward a scholarship to be established in King's name. Regardless of many past compli­ cations, and in spite of the original com pletion date of spring 1997, panel members said they foresee no im pedim ents in m eeting the preset deadline for completion of the statue. "It has been political and finan­ cial concerns, more than anything else" that has stalled the project, said Ricardo Hernandez, assistant director of the Texas Commission on the Arts and head of the panel. "But once they find the right per­ son, the committee will negotiate with them and make benchmarks so that the artist com pletes it on time," he added. money is there, I don’t see any problems.” — DavU Deming, Interim .ifes® of the College of Rne Arts Panel member David Deming, interim dean of the College of Fine Arts, said he agrees with Hernan­ dez's expectation, adding that he feels the long wait will not produce a substandard statue. "Now that the money is there, I don't see any problems," Deming said. "The best sculptors out there ought to be applying for this." Other panel members include University of Houston art Profes­ sor Luis Jiménez, Texas Southern University art history Professor Alvia Wardlaw, and well-known Texas art collector Harriet Kelley. M onday's inclem ent weather caused a minor setback to the Mar­ tin Luther King Jr. Statue Commit­ tee's efforts to find a sculptor for the $500,000 monument scheduled to be erected at the University by spring 1998. A meeting on Monday between committee members and a panel of five art experts was postponed for tw o more w eeks because of the weather, said Committee Chair­ man Terry Wilson. The committee, comprising stu­ dents, faculty members and Austin residents, was to pare down a list of 40 potential sculptors for the project this week. The tentatively scheduled com­ pletion date for the statue will not be affected by the delay, Wilson said. "It w ould be nice to have the statue ready in January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birth­ day, but it will take no longer than one year," Wilson said. The panel of fin alists w ill be given four to five months to design bronze models of their plans for the statue, Wilson said. They will then be scored based on their abili­ ty to do the project within the bud­ get and their ability to finish it on time, he said. The completed models should be on display by next fall, when pub­ lic op in ion w ill d ecid e w hich sculpture best depicts King. 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RUO AY, JANUARY 17,1997 5 AMANDA MCDONALD Daily Texan Staff Employees in the UT Student Services with Disabil­ ities department are excited over their latest techno­ logical acquisition, the "Braillo 200," w hich is designed to print large volum es of Braille-typed paper for the blind at about 600 pages an hour. Mike Gerhardt, student affairs administrator in the Dean of Students Office, said the Braillo 200 will provide blind students greater access to class handouts, syllabi and textbooks. Many blind students must rely solely on the help of readers to take class notes for them. Gerhardt said disabled students have an ongoing need for equal provisions. He said with continued progress in improving disabled services at the Uni­ versity, students with disabilities can be as successful as any other student. Gerhardt said the SSD hopes the machine will give students the option of íequesting their course materi­ als tobe translated into Braille. Several laws protect the rights of an estimated 1500 ing the blind disabled students attending the University. Under Sec­ tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a disabled person is guaranteed equal access tp any "program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." G age Paine, associate dean of stu d en ts, said expenses for providing services to the disabled on campus are split between the University, the Student Services with Disabilities fee committee, scholarship funds and a private endowment fund named after Anna Mae Hutchison. Sue Leander, special assistant in the UT Develop­ ment Office, said the Hutchison fund pays for about 5 percent of services for the disabled on campus. Paine said the Dean of Students' Office wants to focus on creating easier handicap access to buildings and shuttle buses and more efficient testing accommoda­ tions and establish future access to TEX on the Internet. Services currently available for disabled students include specialized note-taking services, interpreters for the deaf and hearing-impaired, mobility assistance and support groups. E v e r y o n e is LOOKING FOR AN INTERESTING ELECTIVE... S pr in g C o u r se s 9:30- 1L00TT “Life and Teachings of Jesus” 11:00- 11:50 MWF “Life and Letters of Paul” 1:30- 2:45 MW “Survey of the Old Testament” Tuesday Night 7:00 - 9:30 “Life and Teachings of Jesus” B ib l e c o u r s e s ARE STILL AN OPTION! BSM 2204 SAN ANTONIO F o r m o r e in f o c a l l 4 7 4 -1 4 2 0 471-9190 to make your appointment for the Cactus Yearbook Studio Class Section. Last Chance for Portraits to Appear in the 1997 Cactus Call the Cactus Office, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ADRIAN COLUMB__________ Daily Texan Staff A national public policy research co m p a n y , M GT o f A m erica, released a study Thursday, saying city and state governments stand to lose at least $234 million in tax rev­ en u e d u rin g the first y ear o f a deregulated electric utility industry. The Association of Electric Com ­ panies of Texas com m issioned the study, called "Im pact on Tax Rev­ en u es from the In tro d u ctio n of R etail W heeling in T e x a s," in Airport petitions for funds LEE SIMMONS Daily Texan Staff Because air p a sse n g e r traffic in Austin has grown rapidly since the original city budget w as drawn up, the staff of the A ustin -B ergstrom International A irport plan s to ask for a budget increase of $25 million. Jam y K azanoff, a m edia con sul­ tant for the N ew A irp o rt Project Team, said in a prepared statement that a irp o rt o ffic ia ls w ill a sk the City Council at the end of January for a b u d g e t in crease for park in g garage expan sion . The num ber of g a r a g e p a r k in g s p a c e s w o u ld increase from 1,880 to about 3,300 with the additional funds. In addition to the more than 7,000 surface parking spaces, the new air­ port, scheduled to open fall 1998, will have twice the number of private and public sp ac es that Robert M ueller Municipal Airport does, she said. Airline ticket prices w ould not be affected by the cost of the e xp an ­ sion, nor will it be financed by any city or federal taxes, Kazanoff said. Instead, the e x p a n sio n w ou ld be paid for by additional revenue and from extra fees gen erated by the larger number of parking spaces. 6 T h e D a i l y T e x a n HOMY, JANUARY 17,1887 STATE & LOCAL Study finds tax revenue could be lost in deregulation PICK IM S : 2-1-2 CASH RVE1-5-10-18-28 response to attem pts by the Texas Coalition for Competitive Electricity to end the monopoly shared by cur­ rent utility companies. Jared E. H azelton , p ro fe sso r of economics at Texas A&M Universi­ ty, said without changes to the tax code, the introduction of deregula­ tion would lead to tremendous loss­ es in state and local govern m en t budgets within the first year. "A ll to ld , the effe ct of retail wheeling on taxes collected by state an d local g o v ern m en ts co u ld be devastating," Hazelton said. In re ta il w h e e lin g , co n su m e rs w o u ld h av e the o p p o r tu n ity to ch o o se th eir ow n e le ctric u tility p ro v id e r. T here are 10 in v esto r- ow ned utility com panies in Texas, which are now protected by state law from open competition. A c c o rd in g to the stu d y , c o n ­ sum ers w ould be affected not only indirectly through a loss in tax rev­ enue, but directly in terms of higher electricity prices as well. M em bers of an a v e r a g e h o u se h o ld w o u ld e xp erien ce an in cre a se of $13 in monthly utility prices the first year, which could increase to $30 a month within five years, the study claims. But the Texas Coalition for Com ­ petitive Electricity has disputed the study, suggesting that the findings are not realistic. The coalition said as more power su p p liers enter the T exas m arket, prices will decrease and service will im prove. Bill Miller, public affairs director for the coalition, said the Association of Electric Companies of Texas is using the findings to scare people away from deregulation with the threat of economic recession. M iller said the coalition wants to introduce a bill to change the existing law during this legislative session. The coalition stated in the "Texas C o n su m er Pow er A ct," d rafted in N ovem ber, that deregu latio n will not raise electric utility rates and will not interfere with cities' abili­ ties to collect franchise fees. Gary Rasp, a representative for the Association of Electric Companies of Texas, said restructuring will cause an increase in the price of domestic utilities. Rasp said electric providers will favor large industrial companies due to their greater market share. Carl Robogo, spokesm an for the Environm ental Defense Fund, said he su p p o rts d e reg u latio n , noting that deregulation is m ore likely to lead to cleaner energy sources. "T h e fu n d s u p p o r t s in c re a se d competition in the electricity indus­ try and in creased choice for c u s­ tom ers," Robogo said. "We are con­ fident that customers can be trusted to decide about their electrical ser­ vices and that they will choose envi­ ronmentally sound options." City Council proposal would revise meetings LEE SIMMONS____________ *_ Daily Texan Staff Two City Council m em bers pre­ sented a proposal T hursday which they h ope w ill en cou rage g reater citizen input at Council m eetings. The proposal will go to vote during the Jan. 30 City Council meeting. A memo written by councilmem- b e r s B e v e rly G riffith an d D ary l S lu sh er said citizens are an gry at h a v in g to w a it se v e r a l h o u rs to sp e a k at m ee tin g s. C itiz e n s also complained that meetings were dis­ organized, the memo said. It also stated that city staff mem­ bers spend too much time w aiting d u r in g m e e tin g s to h e lp coun- cilmembers with agenda items. Griffith and Slusher stated in the m em o th at coun cil ru le s sh o u ld allow ample time for citizen partici­ pation in decision-making and coun­ cil deliberation. The rules should also allow for constructive dialogu e in council cham bers, efficient u se of time and resources, and should focus adequate attention on policy devel­ opment and policy implementation. S lu sh er said the p ro p o se d rule changes would guarantee more citi­ zen input by ensuring that no speak­ er will be turned away arbitrarily. "W e d o n 't need to lim it p ublic input, but to guarantee a citizen's right to speak," Slusher said. Councilmember Eric Mitchell, who co -sp o n so re d an e arlie r e ffo rt to change council m eeting rules, said the latest effort by the council rules committee seems to have complicat­ ed problems more than solve them. "The biggest problem with how7 we co n d u ct b u sin e ss in the C ity Council —is us," Mitchell said. Karen Hadden, a teacher and one can d id ate for Place 5 on the City Council, said when a citizen speaks at a council m eeting, they should not be interrupted by councilmem- bers, especially since citizens have only three minutes to speak. "The problem is not the rules. The problem is how people are treated," Hadden said. Richard Trachtenberg, vice presi­ dent of a local marketing firm, said citizen in pu t sh o u ld in clu d e the right to make any councilmember's record an issu e , if it is relev an t. Once, in a similar situation, Thomas Je ffe r so n a tta c k e d the re co rd of King G eorge III in the Declaration of Independence, Trachtenberg said. Another problem with the current rules is that they com bine re so lu ­ tions, m ayoral edicts and folklore, but have no solid foundation, the memo said. A parliam entary set of rules would better clarify such ambi­ guity, Griffith and Slusher suggested. The proposal would group all. city departm ents into four policy com ­ m ittees. The co m m ittees, w hich would meet monthly, w ould handle some of the workload already taken by the city manager. Shifting some of the work from the C ouncil's m eeting to the previous day's work session would help bal­ ance the council m eetings agenda. The revised agenda w ould include item s p rese n te d by gen eral fund departments, allowing staff members the opportunity to leave after their departments' items have been heard. "A better balance is a big selling point of this," Griffith said. el's Copies Has Moved To a New Location! 24th Street U niversity Tow ers 23rd Street l^flbel's C o p ie s Tow ers Court & Parking G arage M.L.K. Blvd. 715-0 W. 23rd S t fBeblod University Towers) 472-5353 Free Parking in Garage! JUST A REM INDER: You MUST present a: Fee Receipt (with class listed) or Syllabus & UT ID in order to purchase a packet from Abel’s Copies Extended Hours Thru Jan. 23rd Mon-Fri 8am-8pm • Sat & Su n Noon-6pm Closed Monday, Jan. 20 for M.L.K. Day Construction workers Raoul Hernandez, left, and Alvin Gaitan take mea­ surements in the new air traffic control tower at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. AMY BRYAN POGUE/Daily Texan Staff The added spaces would accom­ m odate the grow th in A ustin's air passenger traffic, Kazanoff said. P a ss e n g e r tra ffic h as d o u b le d since projections on air traffic were m ade in the 1992 New Airport M as­ ter Plan Forecast. Actual growth in 1995 w as 8 percent higher than in 1994, 3.5 percentage points higher than what city planners predicted. Assistant City Manager Joe Lessard said that because air passenger traffic was higher than first anticipated in 1996, the city should create m ore parking before the airport opens to allow for the smooth flow of traffic. "Passenger traffic is well ahead of the growth pattern that we forecast­ ed," Lessard said. The unanticipated growth has also created the need to reserve about 900 rental car sp a c e s in the p a rk in g garage, as opposed to earlier projec­ tions of 500 spaces, Lessard said. Councilmember Daryl Slusher said he is skeptical about the proposal for parking garage expansion. Slusher said he plans to question the propos­ al when it is brought to the council meeting at the end of January. Alleviating the unnecessary clut­ tering of the airport's entrance with the expansion would justify the $25 million in additional funds, Slusher said , but he ad d ed , "I need to be convinced that's the case." The redevelopment of the airport is an equally im portant item that will also go before the City Council at the end of January, Slusher said. One o f the best things about University B aptist Church is that YOU DON’T HAVE TO CHECK YOUR BRAIN AT THE DOOR! A place to think freely and explore honestly Dr. Larry Bethune, Pastor Rev. 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C om m unications from the University are mailed to the address you give to the registrar's office. An incorrect address m ay interfere with your registration or cause you to miss im portant university correspondence. You are responsible for any correspondence mailed to you at the address on the registrar's records. R E G I S T R A R — T H f U N IV IK S IT Y O f TEXAS A T A U S T IN i l R T S D III TEXAS MEN'S BASKETBALL T he D aily T ex a n 7 FHMY, JANUARY 1 7 ,1W7 Horns face Cards in Top 25 clash MIKE FINGER_______________ _ Daily Texan Staff After subjecting his troops to som e of the m ost intim idating crow ds in the nation over the p ast tw o years, Texas coach Tom Penders is ready for local O rangebloods to dish o ut a little p ay­ back. A nd his request co u ld n 't come at a better time, or against a better oppo­ nent. Denny C rum will bring his No. 10 ranking and storied Louisville program to the Erw in C enter on Sunday, setting the stage for w hat could be the showcase non-conference gam e of the 23rd-ranked H orns season. Last year, the Cardinals d ism an tled Texas before a capacity crow d of over 19,000 fans in Kentucky, 101-78. "Hopefully, ou r fans will react like they did u p there," Penders said of Sun­ d ay 's m atchup, w hich tips off at 1:30 p.m . "That w as just a feeding frenzy for them . The crow d itself w as w orth 20 points." A nd w hile the H orns have m atured and grow n m ore accustom ed to per­ form ing in tough road environm ents since the tw o schools last met, they are the rem atch w ith still h a p p y Louisville will occur in Austin. With national significance and potential for an offensive shootout, Texas hopes to finally benefit from an enthusiastic hom e crowd. th a t "I d o n 't think our students realize w hat w e face on the road," Penders said. "A nd w hen a Hall of Fame coach w ith tw o national cham pionships comes in, w e expect that kind of turnout." The H orns (9-4) m ade a narrow escape from the jaws of G. Rollie White Coliseum at Texas A&M on Wednesday, as they needed overtim e to steal an 86- 76 victory from the hapless Aggies. Texas' struggles in that contest contin- ■= % B llI f N liM a n M i1 ■ W hU: Sunday, 1:26 p.m. __ ' ■ W hm : PrankC. Erwin Center ■ ÍÍMnMoñ: K-EYÉ42 ■ FMto: KVfet 96.1 PU......... •" ■ Records: No. 23 Texas (9-4); No. 10 LoutsvWa (14-1) _____ ; " ' V ' *■ * - y ; s i - ' - - ■ - ued the team 's Jekyll-and-H yde trend, as the H orns have outscored opponents by an average of 18 points at hom e w hile failing to reach their peak on the road. But even though Texas will be back in the friendly confines of the Erw in C enter this w eekend, no one is expecting anoth­ er blow out. Louisville boasts one of the n a tio n 's p rem ier play ers in D eju an W heat, and the C ardinals have breezed through the early part of their schedule en route to a 14-1 record. "W heat is sim ply the best point guard in the country," Penders said. "But their team is very athletic an d they'v e got other players that can beat you, so you can't focus only on him ." Texas and Louisville are considered to be fairly equal in regard to size a n d ath­ leticism, and the com parisons d o n 't stop there. The H orns have an All-American candidate of their ow n in Reggie Free­ man, an d like the C ardinals, Texas has recently been able to find scoring punch in other areas. Players like A1 Colem an, Brandy Per­ rym an and Kris Clack h av e taken m uch of the offensive burd en off of Freeman recently, w hich has allow ed the H orns to be m uch m ore d a n g ero u s at crunch Please see Runnin1, page 11 I S K r l L f c K I - I U I U Texas’ Gabe Muoneke battles a Rhode Island player for a rebound in a game earlier this year Texas takes on Kansas JEFF MCDONALD Daily Texan Staff Should the No. 16 Lady Longhorns happen to have any trouble getting u p for Saturday afternoon's tilt w ith No. 11 Kansas at the Erw in Center, som e­ body should really start checking the team 's vital signs. ridin g a N ot only do the Lady Jayhaw ks (12- 2 overall, 3-0 Big 12) roll into tow n sporting the conference's best record five-gam e w inn ing an d streak, b u t also this game will m ark the first m eeting betw een the tw o sq u ad s since KU elim inated Texas from last year's NCAA Tournam ent w ith a 77-70 second-round w in in Lawrence, Kan. Even so, d o n 't expect UT coach Jody C onradt to spout off m any revenge- them ed locker room pep talks any tim e soon. KANSAS - TEXAS ■ When: Saturday, 7 p.m. ■ Where: Frank C. Erwin Cen­ ter ■ Television: KVR 9 ■ Radio: KVET 1300 AM ■ Records: No. 23 Texas (9-3): No. 11 Kansas (12-2) "We have to approach it as just another im portant conference game," C onradt said. "There is a danger in putting too m uch em phasis on a single game. For every em otional up there is an em otional dow n." This y ear's Kansas club is alm ost identical to the 1995-96 version that sent the Lady H orns home early and advanced to the Sweet 16. Four starters return from that club, including the backcourt tandem of Tamecka Dixon and Angie Halbleib, w ho have com bined for 44.5 percent of the KU offense this year. Texas guard and defensive stopper Angie Jo Ogletree said defensing a KU attack that averages 73.4 points per gam e will be a team effort. "The main thing w e need to focus on is com m unicating on defense," Ogletree said. "They are such a great team that w e're going to have to help each other out defensively." But defending Dixon, the consensus Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year and the Jayhaw ks' leading scorer w ith a 19.6 ppg average, will have to be Texas' num ber one defensive priority. The Kansas guard hung 18 points on the Lady Longhorns at last y ear's Big Please see Texas, page 10 Carla Littleton shoots over an Aggie player. HA LAM/Daily Texan Staff Ice Bats skate Scorpions under the ice MARK GOLDENBAUM_______ Daily Texan Staff the W ith ty p e of effort th a t inspires young boys to buy jerseys and discourages am bitious u nd er­ g rad s from keeping books, on T hursday night the A ustin Ice Bats crushed the first-place N ew Mexico Scorpions 7-3 at the Travis C ounty Exposition Center. Ice Bat goalie John Blue stopped 43 of 46 shots while left wing Bobby Wallwork and hard-shooting blueliner Jim Burton led the offensive explosion. "The guys played well in front of me. They're knocking players dow n. I could see the puck and react to it," Blue said. "U nfortunately they got a couple of pow er play goals, b u t oth er than that we w ere able to shut them down. Offensive support "allows you to do more things, you can play more relaxed, just play your gam e and that's w hat I'm able to do. Taking some chances, shooting the puck and getting in the play is w hat I like to do." A ustin right w ing A ndy Ross did not seem surprised that his team has beaten N ew Mexico tw o tim es in a row after losing the first six by a combined score of 44-22. "In every league after Christmas, the team s bear dow n and start play­ ing more experienced hockey," said Ross. "I guess they just got out to a fast start, b ut everybody's catching up to their talent and everything, so they're going to have a tough time in the second half." The Ice Bats opened u p an early lead after Rick G irhiny's centering pass deflected in off Scorpion goalie Tony M artino's skate. Bobby Wall- w ork then scored on a short-handed breakaway, b ut he w as just getting started as he w ent on to score two goals and assist on tw o others. "It's just a matter of a bunch of old guys getting in shape and playing like a team. Usually at this time I do start getting hot and I just hope I can stay on it and keep going," said Wallwork. W estern Professional Hockey League leading scorer Sylvain N aud of N ew Mexico m ade the gam e close w hen he forced a turnover in the A ustin zone into his 30th goal of the season, though after that, there was no turning back. With second-period goals from Bur­ ton and new com er Jason Smith padding Austin's lead, the Ice Bats' defensive pairings sank their teeth into the most prolific offense in the league. "W e've definitely picked up our [the defensive play. We realize im portance] against team s like New Mexico, they're an offensive p ow er­ house,"said captain Kyle Haviland. "They can p u t u p 10 goals a night if they really w anted to, but the best offense is a good defense and we w ent from there." Jim Burton touched in a cross- crease pass from W allwork at 3:16 into the third and A ndy Ross w rist- ed a quick shot p ast M artino to extend the lead to 7-1 w ith 13:36 rem aining in the gam e. Ice Bats scrappers Mike Jackson, Ryan A nderson, a n d John Poirier received penalties for three separate fighting incidents, as a pretty gam e suddenly found som e grit late in the third period. "Things are going really well right now. W e've got som e new guys in that are helping out, w e're playing as a team and everything's w orking. A t the start of the year w e h ad a lit­ tle bit of trouble, b u t w ith any team you 've got to jell, A nderson said. "O nce everyone sta rts w o rk in g together, good things happen." SF hires Mariucci to replace Seifert Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif — S tand­ ing on a podium betw een his prede­ cessors, G eorge Seifert and Bill Walsh, Steve Mariucci w as adm it­ tedly overw helm ed. "I am in awe of those tw o coaches. I'm happy they're here," he said as the trio posed for pictures. But it was the man in the m iddle w ho w as the m an in the news. With only a y ear's experience as a college head coach, Mariucci inherit­ ed one of the great pro football lega­ cies of success Thursday w hen he was introduced as coach of the 49ers. He w as also clear about the m is­ sion behind his five-year contract: "It's m y time to carry the torch, keep the high standards of excellence here that this organization has built over the past 15 years, and I und er­ stand that's a challenge," he said. The 41-year-old Mariucci led Cali­ fornia to a 6-6 record this season in his only assignm ent as head coach. G etting the 49ers job, he said, "hap­ it w as the most p en ed so fast, unusual turn of events here in the last few days." Team ow ner Eddie DeBartolo said there were two m ain reasons he was hired. "We think he's a great talent and we think he fits the 49er image to a tee. If this man is given the time that he needs, and no one gets rambunctious, than he will do the type of job that we hired him to do. He has a great history in his short years in this field." Mariucci is just the third coach for the 49ers in 18 years, taking over for Seifert, w ho resigned W ednesday Please see 49ers, page 9 UT diver David Clark competes in the three-meter dive. STEPHANIE FRIEDMAN/Daily Texan Staff Stanford takes UT 132-109 T op-ranked Stanford o utlasted No. 3 Texas 132-109 Thursday after­ noon in a m en's sw im m ing and div­ ing dual m eet at the Jamail Texas Swim Center. With the win, the Car­ dinal im proves its record to 4-0, w hile Texas drops to 0-4. The meet was close throughout. Texas took first in seven of 13 events, including three of the first four (400 Medley Relay, 200 free, and 50 free). Chris A rcher's 1:39:23 in the 200 free and Neil W alker's 20.40 in the 50 free were both NCAA provision­ al qualifying times. W alker's 1:45:90 in the 200 back w as good for anoth­ er provisional qualifying time, as w as Bryan Jones' 44.% in the 100 free. SCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN'S TOP 26 Temple 70, No. 4 Cincinnati 53 Southern Cal 75, No. 6 Arizona 62 No. 9 Utah 74, SMU 57 Tulsa 80, No. 12 New Mexico 57 Tulane 87, No. 14 Xavier, Ohio 85 No. 15 Stanford 85, No. 24 Oregon 61 No. 18 Michigan 89, Purdue 65 WOMBrS TOP 26 No. 3 Stanford 85, Oregon 61 No. 8 Virginia 74, Georgia Tech 53 No. 18 W. Kentucky 68, Southwestern Louisiana 30 NBA Miami 102, Boston 94 Atlanta 78, Orlando 67 Houston 89, Sacramento 80 Denver 88, Cleveland 87, OT Utah 95, Phoenix 91 Portland 102, L.A. Lakers 98 BRIEFS Longhorn football hosts 19 recruits In w hat will be their second m ajor recruiting pu sh of the sea­ son, the Longhorns will host 19 recruits in A ustin this w eekend, John Tyler in clu d in g Tyler defensive linem an D avid W ar­ ren. Warren, w ho has been consid­ ered one of the best recruiting prospects in the nation at any position, finished the season w ith 102 tackles, nine sacks and four blocked kicks in 1996. For his career, W arren (6-foot-5, 230 pounds, 4.6 40-yard dash) has racked u p 308 tackles, 31 sacks and 19 blocked kicks. W arren is being recruited by Texas to be a defensive end. W arren is also considering Texas A&M, an d the A ggies are recruiting him to play at outside linebacker. Some other defensive recruits visiting this w eekend include M id land Lee defensive back A ntw an Alexander, Tyler John Tyler defensive back Gary Bax­ ter, A n gleton defensive back Q u entin Jam m er, Tyler John Tyler athlete Mickey Jones and H o u ston S carbrough athlete Tyres Dickson. O n the offensive side of the ball, Shallow ater's Cole Roberts and Baytow n Lee's C had Irw in are a pair of tight ends w ho lead the list of visiting recruits this w eekend. Roberts (6-6, 235, 4.6) or Irw in (6-4, 240, 4.7) could be a perfect replacem ent for dep art­ ing all-A m erican starte r Pat Fitzgerald. Lancaster offensive linem an C orey B radford and Baton Rouge C atholic ru n n in g back Travis M inor are also scheduled to visit the Longhorns this w eek­ end. back R unning D arnell M cD onald has narro w ed his choices to Texas and UCLA. The tw o-sport star from Inglew ood, Calif, w as tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect for this June's pro draft. After spending last w eekend in A ustin w ith Texas fullback Ricky Williams, M cDonald m ay use a com m itm ent to eith er school as leverage in trying to sign a m inor league contract. W illiam s, w h o 's ed ucation is paid for by the P hiladelphia Phillies' organization, is playing football for Texas w hile holding dow n a sum m er job w ith the Phillies. The Longhorns currently have 12 players orally com m itted. O ral com m itm ents are n o n ­ binding. The first day that a player can sign a letter of intent is Feb. 5. Next w eekend, the Longhorns will host Abiliene Cooper ru n ­ ning back Dominic Rhodes (5-9, th at 190, 4.4). Some believe Rhodes is the best running back prospect in the state, and he was a key factor in Cooper's run to the state cham pionship gam e this season. H e finished the year w ith 2,193 yards and scored 25 touch­ dow ns. W hile returning kicks, Rhodes racked up 1,007 yards and scored four m ore touch­ downs. — Compiled by Brian Davis CALENDAR SATURDAY ■ wavers BAKEIBAU. The No. 16 Lady Horns host No. 11 Kansas at the Frank Erwin Center at noon SUNDAY ■ K m BASKETBALL The No. 22 R u nn in' H orns h o st No. 10 Louisville at the Erwin Center at 1:25 p.m.__________________ P age 8 Friday, January 17, 1997 T h e D a il y T ex a n Anyone want to sell a ticket? Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Caliere who reach Superdome spokesman Bill Curl's voice mail these days are greet­ ed with a terse "No, 1 don t have an y ' Tickets to die Super Bow 1 that is "It’s what e\ en» one gets around to sooner or later,’ Curl said "They say. T h is is probably a waste o f time but do you have anv tickets' When thev w ant to that doesn't work know if thev can get a ?ob of some kind during the game 1 tell diem I had to tum my father down already so I can t help them The push for Super Bow l tickets face value S275, is intense. People wearing placards request­ ing tickets lined up this week across the street from the New Orleans Saints training camp in suburban Jef­ ferson Parish. Thev were hoping to buv tickets from winners of a lottery held among Saints season-ticket hold­ ers for a limited allotment of tickets "A lot of people at least step» and ask what I ’ll give them said a man who identified himself onlv as Bob. 'T h e v want to shop around and 44 They say, ‘This is probably a waste of time, but do you have any tickets? " — KtC m t mavbe come back. Some just take the money and run." Although it is illegal to scalp tick­ ets in New Orleans, four columns of classified advertisements in the 0 offer cash for tickets. Prices range thorn $750 for seats in the upper lev­ els of the Superdome, to $2,(XX) for lower seats as well as for tickets to various Super Bowl-related parties. "I hear tickets to the commission­ er s party are going for $2,000 each," said a man who placed one of the ads. He did not want to be identified. "We may go that high before it's over, but nght now we're paying $1,400 each." At Spectacular Sports, a travel broker that sells packages for sport­ ing events that include hotel rooms, air fare and event tickets, people traded Super Bowl tickets for cruis­ es, trips to the Kentucky Derby and air fare to Europe. "They feel they get more fun out of som ething like that than just watching a football game for a few hours," said vice president Cecile Gibson, who said the trades are legal. "W e can trade from $1,600 to $2,000 in trips, depending on the location of the ticket." Spectacular Sports was not selling individual tickets but was including tickets in Super Bowl travel pack­ ages. Prices ranged from $3,000 for a three-night stay at the Shoney's Inn in M etairie, a suburb of New Orleans, and two game tickets, to a $7,800 package that included three nights on the Mississippi Queen, a pair of tickets and a party at Mardi Gras World that will have players and coaches in attendance. ABC Ticket & Sports Tours responded to an inquiry to its adver­ tisement by saying it was selling tickets in the upper end zones for $1,150 per ticket, in the lower end zones they were $1,495 and sideline seats in the lower sections sold for up to $3,000 each. Police said they would enforce the no-scalping law but sidestepped questions about vvhether thev would target people who placed the ads. Sgt. Erin Tumminello did say, howev­ er, that police will be on the lookout for scalpers on game day. Plain­ clothes police patrol the area around the Superdome during regular sea­ son games, and will be on hand fix the Super Bowl, Tumminelk» said. "You can sell a ticket for face value, but if you're asking more than the price printed on the ticket you H be arrested or given a summons Tumminello said. In the meantime, everyone with a remote connection to the game fields calls from people looking foe tickets "1 never realized 1 knew as manv people as I've heard from Lately, said Saints vice president Greg Suit "I don't think there's a sad story or a reason I haven’t for asking heard." Pack looks to Super veterans AssooaTec Press GREEN BAY Wis — Nobody on the Greer Bay Packers can appreci­ ate the all-or-nothing nature of the Super Bowl like receiver Don Beebe, four consecutive NFL who cham pionships w ith the Buffalo Biiis. lost It's an awful experience. That w h ole o ff-seaso n is aw fu l. You dom inate teams all y ear and then you lose in the Super Bowl and y o u ’re labeled as lo sers," Beebe said "A t Buffalo, if anything, we were winners. But that's not how' we'll go down in history. And that's a shame because I don't know' if anyone will ev er get to four straight Super Bowls again." Coach M ike H olm gren turned to Beebe and backup quarterback Jim M cM ahon, his only other player w ith Super Bowl experience, to help prepare the Packers (15-3) for the Super Bowl against New Eng­ land the (13-5) on Jan . 26 at Louisiana Superdom e. M cM ahon was the starter for Chicago in the 1986 Super Bowl, w'hen he took New O rleans by storm, mooning a helicopter, parad­ ing dowm Bourbon Street in the wee hours, feuding with Bears manage­ ment over his use of an acupunctur­ ist and finally leading his team to a 46-10 rout of the Patriots. "W e had a players meeting Wednesday and I got up and talked about the things not to do and Jim got up and talked about the things to do," Beebe said. "So, that's a little ironic, don't you think?" Defensive end Sean Jones said the meeting was as diametrical as it sounds. "I guess they had Beebe, who is a C hristian ," Jones said. "A nd then they had M cM ahon, w ho's the anti-C hrist. But Beebe lost four tim es and M cM ahon w on. So, they're on different ends of the spectrum. "B ut they had great insight. Hope­ fully, everyone heard w hat they said." Beebe's first bit of advice was a w arning about the chaotic days ahead. He advised his teammates to finish up such matters as family travel and ticket arrangements this week. Then he told them not to have too good of a time in New OHeans, leav­ ing them exhausted physically or mentally on game day. "You've got to be in the eye of a tornado, where it's calm, and not on the outside because it'll be hectic," Beebe told his teammates. " I rem em ber my first Super Bowl, it was overw helm ing — the m edia and everybod y w anting tickets and phone calls. O nce the game cam e I was just shot. I was able to learn from that, and, shoot, my last Super Bowl was the best mentally I ever played." M cM ahon, w ho was falsely accused of saying disparaging things about the local populace at the 1986 Super Bowl, said he told his teammates to watch what they say and do because the spotlight is white-hot. "Basically, I told them to stay away from you guys. Because you guys are going to start all the prob­ lems, not the players," McMahon said. "l said, 'Ju st watch your backs when you're down there because I know there's going to be a lot of people out and around town. Make sure you know w here you 're going, w here you 're going to be at, have some friends with you, too, so they can verify your stories that (the media) m ake u p .'" With Beebe's history of Super Bowl teammates som e cracked that maybe it's time for him to return to Aurora, 111. losses, "Som e of the guys were saying, 'OK, Don, your job's done. You can go home now. We don't want you for the Super Bow l,"' Beebe said. Beebe, of course, wouldn't miss this for the world. He put off having surgery on a broken right ring finger during the season even though it means he risks losing flexibility in that finger forever. "I said, 'If I had to get surgery and not play in the Super Bowl if we go? It's worth it to me. I'll just cut it off,' " Beebe said. When Beebe signed with Green Bay for $325,700 last summer, he was low -risk acquisition a who could provide experience, sta­ bility and insurance. long-shot, He emerged as the third receiver and kick returner, won NFC Player of the Week honors on both offense and special team s and had four touchdowns of 50 or more yards. Now, he's a Super Bowl consul­ tant, too.' I, / Rookies play role in season A & S O d d t o ü P f M S S POX BORO — Every once in a while, his New England Patriots teammates remind Tedv Bruschi he s iust a rookie The linebacker glanced toward a smiling Chris Slade in the adja­ cent locker Thursday and said, i vv still got tv' buy htm break- f.vst and I \ e still got to drive him to practice Other than that, there are few signs that Bruschi is in his first N R season The same goes for w xie ream or Tern Glenn, strong sa:e<\ law y er Miiloy and kicker Adam V tn stk ii AT wore instrumental in get­ ting the Patriots tv' the Super Bowl Glenn set an NFL rookie record with 'A1 catches Miiloy started even game after Game 6 and quickly gained a reputation as a hard hitter Yinatieri became a dependable kicker after some early troubles, and Bruschi was valuable as a special teams player and linebacker on passing downs. It would be a little uncommon for rookie players to come in and play as well as they have," coach Bill Parcells said. Then, he added, "W e knew that they were going to be good players pretty fast." They are key members of New England's second consecutive strong rookie class. Comerback Ty Law, linebacker Ted Johnson, running back Curtis Martin and center Dave Wohlabaugh all were drafted in 1995. Martin led the AFC in rushing last season, Johnson was the team's leading tackier this season, and all four have started for two years. "I'm not going to say it's easy," Johnson said. "You've got coach Parcells, who is not the easiest coach for a rookie to play under, and the pressure that w e've been under the last month or so. "I'v e been impressed with the way the guys handled it. I don't sense any the younger players." letdow n from In the Patriots' opening 28-3 playoff win over Pittsburgh, Glenn caught a 53-yard pass on their second offensive play that set up M artin's 2-yard touch­ down run on the next play. In their 20-6 win over Jack­ sonville in last Sunday's AFC cham pionship game, Bruschi's interception with 1:52 left snuffed out the Jaguars' last slim hope. Miiloy has 12 tackles and an interception in the tw o games, and Vinatieri made tw o of his three field-goal attempts against Jacksonville. "A s soon as I got on the field in my first game, I didn't feel like a rookie anym ore," said Miiloy, a second-round draft choice. Now they're headed to the NFL championship game Jan. 26 against the Green Bay Packers, who won the first two Super Bowls. "I feel very fortunate," Miiloy said. "I guess I w on't have that true feeling of it until the year I don't go. "W e all com e from winning programs, myself at the Universi­ ty of Washington, Terry at Ohio State. I don't think that we came in wanting to play like rookies. We wanted to come in and con­ tribute and produce early." Other rookies have made lesser contributions. Running back Marrio Grier, a sixth-round pick, has been solid on special teams and played an increased role on offense when fullback Sam Gash was lost for the season with a knee injury Dec. 8. Ray Lucas, a free agent qu ar­ terback from Rutgers, was acti­ vated from the practice squad for the Dec. 15 gam e against D allas and has contributed on special teams. "N ext thing you know, you're activated and playing the last two games, we win two playoff games and I'm going to the Super Bowl," He said. The Patriots' average age of 26.19 years was the youngest of the NFL's 12 playoff teams. Only four o f their starters are over 30. Yet they have been extremely disciplined on and off the field all season. "I trust this team," Parcells said. "I have good kids on this team and I haven't had any problems." Bruschi, a third-round choice from Arizona, remembers rookie camp in the spring and living at a motel near Foxboro Stadium with other first-year players. 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Harold’s Outlet Look Like A Fortune Without Spending One M i l No. Mopoc Expressway, Stock No. Exit in Austin T h e D aily T e xan Friday, January 17,1997 Page 9 Devil Rays sent to AL, Diamondbacks to NL Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Trading players is com m on in baseball. Leagues sw ap p in g team s m ay be next. The A rizona D iam ondbacks w ere p u t in the N ational League and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the A m erican League during a nine-hour ow ners' m eeting T hursday that m ay prom pt an eventual realignm ent. A group of eight AL team s threatened W ednesday night to block the expansion assignm ents, b u t six of them changed their m inds during T hursday's m eeting as ow ners agreed to establish a com m ittee to examine realignm ent and the schedule format for 1998 and the future. “There has been a grow ing realization that we have to look at geographical realign­ m ent," acting com m issioner Bud Selig said. The com m ittee, chaired by Boston Red Sox CEO John H arrington, could recom m end league switches for existing franchises. The com m ittee is to report by June 30, and ow n­ ers are to vote by Sept. 30. “It is entirely possible that as this com m it­ tee moves forw ard now that team s could be sw itching leagues, [and divisions] w ithin leagues," Selig said. League constitutions say no team can be forced to sw itch leagues against its will. Eleven votes in each league w ere needed to approve the assignm ents for the Dia­ m ondbacks and Devil Rays. NL team s voted 14-0 to approve and AL team s voted 12-2, w ith Kansas City and Texas in the opposi­ tion. In a straw poll Wednesday, AL ow ners rejected the plan 8-6. The N ew York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and A naheim Angels changed their m inds early'Thursday, and the Chicago W hite Sox, Seattle M ariners and O akland Athletics followed in the afternoon. “This has been an intense 24 hours," Selig said. While division assignm ents w eren't m ade — those w ill come “ reasonably soon," Selig said — it appears certain Arizona will w ind up in the NL West. If Tampa Bay is p u t in the AL East, one team will have to m ove to the C entral and one will have to move from the C entral to the West. "W e're the only Am erican League team in the Southeast," said Tampa Bay CEO Vince N aim oli, h ap p y the Devil Rays will have the territory to them selves. Selig w as furious after W ednesday's AL straw vote, calling in Athletics president Sandy A lderson and Angels president Tony Tavares for m eetings at about m idnight W ednesday Som e AL team s w ere concerned they w ou ld have additional gam es out of their tim e zone, causing early and late television starts that could decrease ratings and rev­ enue. R angers p re sid e n t Tom Schieffer raised the issue and surprised Selig w hen oth er team s su p p o rted him. D uring the joint m eeting of both leagues Thursday, som e officials suggested a th an g e in the schedule for interleague play as a solution, several sources said on the condi­ tion they not be identified. Following the form ula that starts this sea­ son, NL East team s play a three-gam e series against each AL East team , NL Central teams play a three-gam e series against each AL C entral team, and N L West team s play two- gam e hom e and road series against each AL West team. The assum ption w as that w ith expansion, the NL East team s w ould play the AL C en­ tral or West in 1998, the NL C entral w ould play the AL East or West, and the NL West w ould play the AL East o r Central. W hile not a formal p a rt of T hursday's vote, ow ners appear to have reached an u n d e rsta n d in g th at th ey m ay designate annual interleague gam es against natural rivals, such as New York's Mets and Yan­ kees, C hicago's Cubs and W hite Sox, the Los Angeles area's Dodgers and Angels, the San Francisco Bay area's G iants and Athletics, Texas' Rangers and Astros, C anada's Blue Jays and Expos, M issouri's Cardinals and Royals and Florida's M arlins and Devil Rays. U nder the current form at, these team s w ould m eet every four seasons. AL ow ners, w ho last expanded in 1977, had w anted both new teams. However, NL ow ners, w ho expanded in 1993, w anted Phoenix because of its proxim ity to Los A ngeles, San Diego an d Colorado. D ia­ m ondbacks CEO Jerry Colangelo repeatedly attended NL meetings d urin g the past tw o years and avoided AL gatherings. "I w as outspoken from day one," Colan­ gelo said. "I think that upset a num ber of people in the A m erican League along the way." The D iam ondbacks held a hu g e party T hursday night to celebrate joining the NL, b u t the g a th erin g w as delayed by the extended m eeting, w hich also pushed back a new s conference that designated the Boys & Girls C lubs of America as baseball's official charity. The Devil Rays will hold a celebra­ tion Friday m orning in St. Petersburg, Fla. C olangelo said the franchise agreem ents for the expansion team s give other ow ners a w in d o w from 2000-2002 to change the league assignm ents. In another m ove, ow ners formally decid­ ed the ruling executive council will be the search com m ittee for a new commissioner. W hile no search chairm an w as chosen, Col­ orado Rockies CEO Jerry M cM orris rem ains the favorite for the job. Selig told team s he does not intend to rem ain as com m issioner, b u t w ould not definitively say he w ould never take the job on a perm anent basis. UConn’s Moore, King ineligible Associated Press HARTFORD, C onn.— Point guard Ricky M oore and center Kirk King, tw o of C onnecticut's best play­ ers, w ere declared ineligible T hurs­ day am id accusations they accepted im proper gifts. The university and the Big East Conference agreed that Moore and King w ould not play until all ques­ tions are answ ered regarding the allegations. They will miss at least Sunday's gam e against top-ranked Kansas. The school and Big East did not identify the gifts. Published reports Thursday said King and Moore had accepted airline tickets in 1995. “It's not an easy tim e for us," coach Jim C alhoun said. “ People L L w w People say it’s not a big violation - but it’s still a violation.” Jim Calhoun, UConn head coach — say its not a big violation — but it's still a violation. ... They d id receive b enefits ineligible to receive." they w ere UConn, w hich on W ednesday acknow ledged it w as looking into a possible violation, plans to subm it a report to the NCAA by Friday detail­ ing the results of an investigation conducted by the school and the Big East. “The university, along w ith the Big East Conference, will w ork w ith the NCAA to determ ine w hen the student-athletes' eligibility to com­ pete will be re in sta te d /' the school said in a statem ent. King, a sen io r captain, is the H uskies' starting center. Moore, a sophom ore, is the sta rtin g po int guard. Calhoun said he w as “very disap­ pointed, initially, th at they allow ed them selves to be p u t into the situa­ tion." “ I still love them and care about them , but I'm very disappointed in th e m /' he said. The university has not revealed how it learned of the possible viola­ tions, only saying it becam e aw are of them earlier this w eek and w anted to deal w ith the situation as quickly as possible. Athletic director Lew Perkins has insisted that no UConn gam es w ould be forfeited. N ew s of the infractions surfaced W ednesday shortly after the cancel­ lation of a new s conference involv­ ing players and coaches from both the m en's and w om en's basketball program s. The event w as to prom ote public safety posters. The m en's program has been highly successful the past 11 years u n d er C alhoun. This season, the H uskies are 11-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big East. 49ers: Mariucci picked to fill the shoes of Seifert, W alsh Continued from page 7 after leading the team to two Super Bowl titles and surpassing Walsh as San Francisco's w inningest coach. Mariucci is also the first person from outside the 49ers' organization to be selected for the job since Walsh arrived in 1979 and installed his pio­ neering West Coast offense. Club p resid en t C arm en Policy said the term s of M ariucci's contract were finalized just before the start of the new s conference. The decision to hire a newcomer, he said, w as reflective of the 49ers' desire to instill “im agination, to a degree of youth and a m ore creative anticipation of w hat the game has to offer." “We'll let him grow into the job. We hope he possesses the kind of tal­ ent that will take us to the next level. “The 49ers organization is in des­ perate need of psychotherapy," Poli­ cy said. "P erhaps the standards w e set are ludicrous. Perhaps w hat w e need to do is develop a m ore prag­ matic approach to w inning in the NFL w ithout losing our edge." Before Mariucci came to Cal, he spent four years as an assistant w ith the Super Bowl-bound Green Bay Packers, getting m uch of the credit for turning Brett Favre into a two- tim e NFL MVP. His Cal team began the 1996 sea­ son with a 5-0 record, but lost six of its last seven gam es, including a defeat by N avy in the Aloha Bowl. U nder M ariucci, Favre became the youngest quarterback in NFL histo­ ry to play in the Pro Bowl. Mariucci also help ed Cal quarterb ack Pat Barnes lead the Pac-10 in passing efficiency. Mariucci d id n 't w ork w ith Walsh but w as no stranger to his offense as a disciple of Packers coach Mike H olm gren, w ith w hom he spent four years as quarterbacks coach. w h ose H olm gren, Packers knocked the 49ers out of the playoffs the last tw o years, is a form er 49ers offensive coordinator. Seifert, w ho w as 108-35 in eight years for a w inning percentage of .755, best in NFL history, said the tim e was right for him to leave. However, he did not rule out taking a coaching job elsewhere. DeBartolo and Policy said Seifert's decision to leave was strictly his own. Seifert w as a defensive assistant in 1989 w hen he took over for Walsh, a Hall of Famer w hose 10-year run as the 49ers coach included three Super Bowl titles, the first in 1981. Seifert said he'd fulfill the final year of his contract by w orking in an as yet unspecified front-office role. The fate of Seifert's assistants w as uncertain, though offensive coordi­ nator Marc Trestm an, w hose play calls w ere blam ed in p a rt for a drop in the 49ers' offense, is “gon e," DeBartolo said. No one else on the coaching staff w as considered for Seifert's job, including defensive coo rd inator Pete Carroll, w ho rem ains a candi­ date for the St. Louis Rams job. Walsh rejoined the team this sea­ son as a consultant and is expected to have a continued role w ith the club. Mesa faces sex assault charge Associated Press CLEVELAND — Jose Mesa, the Cleveland Indians' record-setting relief pitcher, was indicted Thurs­ day on a charge of raping a 26-year- old woman he met at a nightclub. Mesa, 30, also was indicted on two counts of gross sexual im po­ sition, one co u n t of felonious assault, and one count each of theft and carrying a concealed w eapon related to a com plaint by two w om en Dec. 22, said C uya­ hoga P rosecutor Stephanie Tubbs Jones. C ou nty The county grand jury also indicted Mesa's friend, David F. Blanco, 34, of Solon, Ohio, on one count of gross sexual imposition and one count of carrying a con­ cealed weapon. G erald M esserm an, M esa's lawyer, said the pitcher w ould plead innocent. "We have am ple evidence that he is w hat he always has been — an innocent m an," M esserm an said. Blanco also plans to plead innocent, said his lawyer, Niki Schwartz. Mesa and Blanco w ere arrested Dec. 27 on charges they fondled tw o w om en at a hotel in subur- ban Lakewood. The w om en told police they had met Mesa, w ho is m arried, and Blanco at a d o w n ­ tow n nightclub. Police said they found 9m m handguns in each m an's car w h en they arrested them. Mesa and Blanco pleaded inno­ cent to gross sexual im position Jan. 8. A new arraignm ent has been scheduled Jan. 31. M esserm an accused the prose­ cution of seeking a grand jury indictm ent to avoid a public hearing that w as scheduled Fri­ day and because of M esa's status as a pro athlete. “One of the problem s w hen you achieve success is that any­ thing that happens to you is big publicity," M esserm an said. “You saw w hat h ap p en ed w ith Michael Irvin." Rape allegations against Irvin and Erik W illiams of the Dallas Cowboys w ere found to be w ith ­ out basis last week, and their accuser w as charged with filing a false police report. 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Edney was not going to accompany the team to San Antonio for a game Friday night. The game was delayed for 10 min­ utes while Edney had his neck immobilized. He later regained feel­ ing and was hospitalized for X-rays, which were negative. He was to undergo an MRI later. "He's going to be fine and we're thankful of that. He's going to spend the night here, just to be sure," said Kings coach Garry St. Jean. Barkley was injured with five sec­ onds left in the third quarter. Team­ mate Mario Elie left in the first quar­ ter because of a sore right knee. Olajuwon scored 26 points before being ejected with 2:52 left because of two technical fouls. Referee Tony Brothers handed Olajuwon his first ejection since Nov. 25, 1995, after the Rockets cen­ ter continued complaining about a pushing foul. "It was just a questioned call and I don't think he appreciated me say­ ing he was the worst referee in the whole league," Olajuwon said. "That was the first one." And the second? "I asked him 'are you satisfied?"' The Rockets trailed 42-36 at half- time, but Olajuwon scored 14 points in the third quarter as they rallied. He put Houston ahead for good at 58-56 with two foul shots, and the Rockets took a 69-61 lead into the final period. "We looked a little tired," Clyde Drexler said. "We were a couple of steps slow. We were lethargic but that happens throughout an 82- game season. Tonight it was univer­ sal. Games like tonight, you're very fortunate to win." Sam Mack's three-point play gave the Rockets an 84-70 lead with four minutes left. Corliss Williamson had two bas­ kets, Mahmound Abdul-Rauf hit both technical shots after Olajuwon was ejected and added a basket with 35.9 seconds, cutting Houston's lead to 84-78. Barkley finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds. "This game is another example of how the Rockets don't play hard all the time and it's becoming a habit," Barkley said. "It's part of the old Rockets mentality. They just coast until the playoffs, but we have to get over that mentality." Mitch Richmond led the Kings with 23 points and Olden Polynice had 16 points and 10 rebounds. "It looked like we were playing real well and then we missed some shots that we should have made in the third quarter," Richmond said. "They came right down and hit some big threes. It definitely was an ugly game on both sides. No one seemed to be in sync." Down and kicking Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — This time, Dennis Rodman might be facing more than a suspension. Prosecutors were considering assault charges Thursday against the Chicago Bulls star for kicking a courtside cameraman in the groin during a game at Minneso­ ta the previous night. "He wants to say that it's not OK for [Rodman] to do that," said Gale Pearson, the lawyer for cameraman Eugene Amos. "If we were on the streets, it would not be OK. You've got to call it what it is, and that's an assault." The NBA said Thursday it is reviewing the incident and con­ sidering a suspension, which would be the second of the sea­ son for Rodman. Although the extent of Amos' injuries weren't known, they weren't believed to be serious. He was treated and released from the hospital Wednesday night. Minneapolis police spokes­ woman Penny Parrish said no charges would be filed Thursday. Runnin’ Continued from page 7 time. Freeman, who ranks fifth in the nation in scoring, did not make a field goal during the final 13 min­ utes at College Station, and he said the fact that Texas still managed to win is encouraging. "That says that we have people on this team that can score and step up in those games," Freeman said. "It makes the whole team look better." the team's And a sellout at the Drum won't hurt looks, either. Although the seating in Horns' home court has often been criti­ cized by students as being too far from the action, Penders isn't buy­ ing into that excuse one bit. 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A nd w e're not talking the stars about hoping to w in trophies — w e m ean the folks w ho give them. W hile venera­ ble Oscar remains above the fray, the 54-year-old H ollyw ood For­ eign Press Association and its Golden Globes are being challenged by a new, w ould-be rival aw ard, the Golden Satellites. It's a foreign w ar on U.S. turf that has revived questions about just w hat the highly visible Globes represent, about the group that votes them and about studio exploitation of awards, origins be dam ned. The Golden Satellites are the prod­ uct of the fledgling International Press Academy, created by ousted HFPA m em ber and ex-president Mir- jana van Blaricom and claiming a m em bership of 185 U.S. an d foreign reporters. The first Satellites were announced this week. The Golden Globes cere­ mony, airing live on NBC, is Sunday. The groups' nominations were sim­ ilar, sharing picture nods for Shine, The English Patient and Secrets & Lies, and acting honors for Kristin Scott Thomas an d Ralph Fiennes of The English Patient, Geoffrey Rush of Shine, Brenda Blethyn of Secrets & Lies and Emily W atson of Breaking the Waves. N othing too revolutionary or off­ b eat in any of those choices, w hich m ost likely will also be p a rt of the n o m in atio n s A cadem y A w ard announced next m onth. Yet van Blaricom and HFPA presi­ dent Phil Berk claim their organiza­ tions are w orlds apart, and they're quick to point out tne other's alleged shortcom ings of m em bership or motivation. They're not alone. 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R ; 7 ^ B É á ll:4 0 2 10 G STEREO IA N S l2 :1 0 3:30 7:00 10 0 0 R BOUT STEREO f ir ilT M B 1:30 4:45 8 00 R STEREO í ? " 1 | G IF T C E R T I F I C A T E S O N S A L E PRESIDIO THEATRES W E RE B IG ON B A R G A I N S HEY STUDENTS! YES. FOLKS That's right! Now students pay only $4 25 w/ID - Bargain matinees until 6:00 pm $3 50 - Children and seniors $3.50 - and only $5.25 for adult admission! For Village Only ENTERTAINMENT T h e D a i l y T e x a n FUMY, JANUARY17,1897 11 Oscars, Globes may have a new contender all a-bored ‘Metro’ ... Murphy may be on a fast track to nowhere SUZANNAH SENNETTI Daily Texan Staff Talk about losing panache. Eddie M urphy, comedian king of the '80s, has been on a progres­ sive dow nw ard spiral throughout the '90s. H e h asn 't lost his indelible laugh or his plethora of expletives, but he has lost the ability to pick decent movie scripts. Fdr such a brilliant actor and comic, his talents have been sadly m isused in pathetic sequels such as in Beverly Hills Cop III or Another 48 Hours or other tiresome films like Harlem Nights. In fact, not since Coming to America has M urphy really exercised his full cre­ ative abilities, as he has unfortunately opted for brainless action flicks such as Metro . Fast-paced with strong special effects, Metro has all of the commotion and blow -ups of a typi­ cal H ollyw ood action film. But unlike m ost actions films, Metro fails to give any depth or believability to its characters, namely its foul- m outhed protagonist Scott Roper (Murphy). Roper, living in San Francisco, is the city's local hero and top officer for negotiating hostage situ­ ations. But his career and life are suddenly jolted w hen b uddy Sam (Art Evans) is brutally m ur­ dered and clean-cut Kevin McCall (Michael Rapa- port) w ants to become his new sidekick — not to m ention that Roper has to get his ex-girlfriend back and take dow n the city's newest criminal, jewelry thief Clarence Teal (Paul Ben Victor). Though usually suave in saving hostages du r­ ing robberies, Roper botches a major jewelry hold-up w ith Teal alm ost getting away. In one of the m ost violent, eye-popping car chases ever put bew are approach w hen it comes to awards: m e public should be skepti­ cal about how the aw ards are voted and by w hom . The long-established Golden Globes come und er Suber's toughest scrutiny. "You know how the A cadem y A w ards have that long, boring voice­ over about how m any people are in the academy, about how voting is conducted?" he said. "If the G olden Globe broadcast began 'The Hollyw ood Foreign Press Association consists of 89 people,"' Suber says, viewers w ould realize "all of this hullabaloo is coming from 89 people." N ot the 5,000-member m otion pic­ ture academy, he added, b u t a small band that includes part-tim e journal­ ists from sm all countries such as Bangladesh and w ho m ight produce as few as a half-dozen stories a year. The movie industry and NBC are in "collusion" w ith the HFPA to paint the G olden Globes as significant "because it's such a great m arketing tool" and a m oneym aking TV pro­ gram, Suber said. M ovie ads trum pet Golden Globe nominations and awards, hoping to attract filmgoers. The ceremony itself draw s A-list stars, w ith Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Gw yneth Paltrow am ong those set for Sunday. And NBC gives the show a prim e-time slot. In a colum n this week, Daily Vari­ ety editor Peter Bart tw eaked the self- serving fellowship the aw ards season brings to Hollywood. "All year long, for example, movie stars snub reporters from obscure over­ seas publications, and studio power Please see Satellites, page 12 Murphy, above, may have taken the joke too on the big screen (hence the nam e Metro), Roper gets kicked, punched and shot at but gets Teal by a narrow hair. Huh? An action flick that introduces its most spectacular special effects in the middle of the movie? Hmm, interesting. Does it work? No, absolutely not. After its m ost intense scenes, Metro tries to com­ plete itself w ith unrealistic prison-escapes, a sappy romance and a vague friendship between Roper and McCall. W hat could have been a solid film is ham pered by a trem endous lack of planing and hurriedness by the writers. The majority of the action occurs in the beginning of the film instead of character developm ent, leaving the audience little to grasp onto in the latter half. More perplexing, however, is complete inane­ ness of Rapaport's character, Lt. McCall. His char­ acter has obviously been throw n in by someone who was following a sorry recipe for formula action films. Though present throughout the film, he ends up playing a mute, Ed McMahon-like fig- far playing a stale action hero in Metro. METRO Starring: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport Director: Thomas Carter Playing at: Arbor, Highland, Movies 12, Northcross, Riverside, Westgate Rating: ★★ (out of five) ure to M urphy instead of assum ing his ow n per­ sona. Rapaport is a fine actor bu t he sadly under­ m ines his abilities as he carries out a role of an action figure instead of real person. Though flawed and incredibly silly, Metro is not a bad movie; it is entertaining enough to keep audiences glued in their seats and is really no worse than m ost Hollywood action genres. H ow ­ ever, though chock full of talented actors, Metro wastes and misuses the brash w it of M urphy and the solid skills of Rapaport by overindulging itself in extensive chase scenes and bland bad guys. c o w E N H ea lth C are and Tech no log y Investm ent B anking All Undergraduate Students Interested In Financial Analyst Positions In Cowen’s Health Care, Technology Or Financial Advisory Groups Are Invited To Attend Our On-Campus Presentation and Reception And Meet Cowen Professionals THURSDAY, JANUARY 23,1997 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Schmidt Room, UT Alumni Center Boston, New York And San Francisco Positions Available In as groups, specialty as well a Mergers Cowen’s Investment Banking Division includes the Health Care and and Technology Acquisitions/Financial Advisory Group that works with Cowen’s industry groups to provide ideas and transaction execution for the firms’ core clients. 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P age 12 Friday, January 17,1997 T h e D a i l y T e x a n ‘First Strike’ is really another home run for Jackie Chan THOMAS YOO__________________ Daily Texan Staff The latest in the Jackie Chan invasion of American and international screens to hit your local multiplex is the fourth installment in the Police Story series, Jackie Chan's First Strike. There is no doubt that at the forefront of this film's appeal is what has of become superman Chan's many, many films — some seri­ ously explosive action sequences and the requisite fist-flying martial arts antics. expected First Strike is a cheap imitation geopoliti­ cal spy thriller (a la Bond, James Bond), pit­ ting Chan's supercop persona Jackie against a gang of international weapons dealers peddling nuclear weapons. Wide- eyed Jackie is caught in the middle of a convoluted conspiracy involving some Chinese and Ukranian thugs. The fate of the world rests in capable arms. Anyway, the plot is really not that inter­ esting to be honest. (It is the standard Chan action movie plot: there is the man himself, and then there are the dozens of villainous characters in hot pursuit.) It seems, on the other hand, surprisingly silly. The story, at least partially a spoof, as executed by director Stanley Tong unfolds in an often humorously stilted and hurried pace. This problem is exacerbated by the JMHOE CH/UTS HRST SW K E Starring: Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu Director: Stanley Tong Kwai-Lai Playing at: Arbor, Highland, Lake Creek, Movies 12, Riverside Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2 (out of five)___________ hokey dialogue and a dubbing which harkens back to those days of old-school kung fu flicks with atrociously unsynchro­ nized voice-overs. But when the going gets down to the nitty and the gritty, First Strike delivers the goods with that special Chan magic. The film, overseen by Tong, manages several very imaginative and incredibly choreo­ graphed action scenes — which is by no means an easy task. The opening sequence has Chan evading his pursuers on snowboard, dodging gun­ fire and jumping rocks. There is underwa­ ter karate in shark-infested waters and a few other gems which are guaranteed to satisfy even the most hard-core Jackie Chan junkie's kung fu jones (even though these moments seem really pretty sparse compared to a lot of the martial arts super­ star's earlier efforts). The man, as you all surely know already, is incredible. He has no need for stairs. He just scales walls. He takes on a half-dozen stick-wielding bad guys with a ladder, in a furiously fast flurry of action. And he hangs from three story balconies like he just does­ n't give a damn. The icing as always is Chan's sly sense of humor. First Strike demonstrates the star's special knack for visual puns and very physical slapstick comedy. He horses around with some gnarly flesh-starved sharks, a furry koala and even a sea lion. 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"I also feel small groups are sometimes an easy tool to be manipulated." founded — to give foreign journalists clout in seeking interviews with stars and filmmakers. but it's a well-known fact that only 40 are professional journalists. When it comes to the HFPA, van Blaricom is eager to break that mel­ low mood. The 20-year HFPA member — who left amid accusations of financial wrongdoing that she contends were false — says the group is unfair and unprofessional. "I don't believe in small, closed The HFPA has about 90 members and admits a handful of new people each year. Any member can blackball an applicant, and journalists from such major publicátions as France's he Monde reportedly have been kept out. "I don't think they (the HFPA) real­ ly constitute the foreign press," said van Blaricom. "They are only 40 peo­ ple. They say it contains more than 80, Three guys and a girl pile into a ‘63 guzzlemobile for an aimless road trip across Texas, fueled by drugs and booze. The director, from Austin, creates a free-floating dread beneath the poetic surface...combining elements of Picnic at Hanging Rock and Animal House.” ; "I don't think 40 people are suffi­ cient to vote on this tremendous industry," she said, referring to the Golden Globe selections. Her new group includes both Americans and foreigners working here and is open to any legitimate entertainment reporter, sne said. Van Blaricom insists she was dri­ ven out of the HFPA because she wanted to open up the group, upset­ ting members unwilling to share the financial windfall the Golden Globe broadcast brings. Those in the HFPA enjoy lavish lunches and free trips; a bigger group would mean less to go around, van Blaricom said. Nonsense, responds Berk. The HFPA limits its size so that it can pur­ sue its primary goal, the reason it was "We've found that even now with about 90 members, of which 50 attend press conferences, it almost becomes impossible for everybody to have an opportunity to ask questions," Berk said. "If we did as people suggested, open our membership to all of the quote, unquote, credible international journalists in Hollywood, it would become impossible for us to conduct our business." That business, he said, is turning out the same kind of celebrity profiles and film articles American reporters produce. 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