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2 Th Th Vol. 116 No. 15 c"-lmiimiw FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1998 THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NEWSPAPER SINCE 1875 Crime Diversity flg slen by Elizbeth Beulieu Governor Angus Kg speks fvor Question 1 reserch development bond issue t news conference yesterdy Jenness Hll. (Json Cnniff pho.) The rbow diversity flg, which ws suspended from Memoril Union honor Corng Out Week Civil Rights Mrch, ws reported missg sometime between 5p.m. Tuesdy 7:30.m. Wednesdy, ccordg Lt. Aln Srmnn Public Sfety. "Tkg flg wy ok pride from so mny groups," sid Oreo Nlley, co-chir Wilde Ste Allce for Sexul Diversity. "I cn't believe someone ok time stel somethg tht mens so much so mny people different cultures." Politics Stevens Morelli debte By Derek Rice Anyone hopg for fireworks or lively exchnges t Wednesdy night's debte between cumbent, Democrt Kthleen Stevens, her chllenger, Republicn Scott Morelli, ws sorely disppoted. In fct, most surprisg spect College Democrts-sponsored debte ws how similr two cn-didtes' views re ech or. Few questions split cidtes distctcmps.those tht did were res trditionl Democrt Republicn difference, such s txes busess. "I thought it went gret," College Democrts President Keith Hds sid. "Our purpose ws educte,!thought we did tht." Hds lso sid he ws impressed with size crowd, which overflowed from FFA Room Memoril Union. Both cidtes dvocted pssge $20 million reserch development bond on Election Dy. "Pssge Question 1 is probbly most importnt choice voters cn mke," Morelli sid. Stevenssid she felt tht question would pss if members University Me community were get out vote fvor it. "Ten thous students could control sttewide pssge,"she sid. Economic policy txes cused mjority disgreements between cidtes. Stevens sid tht it is impossible lower txes - crese fundg, while Morelli climed opposite. "We're tkg o much out pockets people who hve erned it givg it people who know how spend it," Morelli sid. Stevens sid tht txes re n esy trget for politics, but re yer," she sid."if federl government cn't rise it, n it's duty sttes tke control mimum wge." Morelli hd different tke on syg tht Me needs mtter, on somethg or concentrte wge. mimum thn risg here problem lrger "There's Accordg Er Flynn, grdute ssistnt for Center Students Community Life, cusdil worker Memoril UniOn noticed $235 flg ws missg erly Wednesdy morng. Shortly fter, Ron Reisger, mnger Memoril Union, sid he reported flg missg. Severl people fered hve ir personl rbow diversity flgs suspended plce missg flg, Nlley sid. A similr but smller flg, donted by My J. Fox,resident direcr Penobscot Hll, now hngs front Union. "We hve nor one up re so y hven't silenced us," Flynn sid. Regrdless, Flynn sid origl flg should be returned. "We won't sk ny questions. We just wnt flg bck," she sid. "It's n wesome, huge flg one re now is just frction size." Flynn sid She hopes no ill will ws tended ct. "We're just hopg it ws prcticl joke," she sid. "And not sttement dispprovl." Nlley sid wht might hve been funny for person who committed ct or ors - volved, is not funny everyone. "I don't know how much thought went crime," he sid. "But obviously not enough did." Nlley sid more thn one flg should be vilble cse flg is reported missg g. "We're lookg t gettg more thn one flg," Nlley sid. "So loss one doesn't become n issue. We don't wnt childish issues thief slow down tfie cmpign for diversity." Flynn sid she hs lerned bck-up pln is lwys needed becuse gy, lesb, bisexul trnsgendered students groups seem be 'frequent trgets on cmpus. Civil Rights Mrch posters meetg posters for gy, lesb, bisexul, trnsgendered questiong students hve been rn or tken down mny dorms recently, she sid. "We're constntly hvg replce thgs only wy prepre is hve ns copies," Flynn sid. Nlley sid rbow diversity flg hung front librry with stte federl flgs lst yer. However, chnge policy now requires ll flgs or thn See FLAG on pge 5 Helth Events expl mentl illness By Andre Pge Events were held throughout this week t University Me educte community on pics delg with mentl illnesses ilments society ten reproches. "There is still lot stigm bout mentl illness," sid Mrth Estmn, ssistnt direcr for helth promotion t Cutler Helth Representtive Kthleen Stevens Scott Morelli t Wednesdy's Center co-chir for wredebte. (Andrew Biley pho.) ness week."we wnt people with tht we need ddress, tht is mentl illnesses know tht we unvoidble. "Txes re somethg tht ev- tht re re not enough high- don't discrimte." eryone cn hte, but y're nec- pyg jobs Me," he sid. The third nnul Mentl IllWhen sked whtir p three ness Awreness Week, sponessry evil," she sid. "Incresg revenue while reducg txes priorities would be s legislrs. sored by Center for Students Stevens Morelli both listed Community Life, ws held doesn't work." Risg mimum wge eduction economy s ir Oct ws nor issue tht split p two. Stevens' third ws The week begn with keycidtes. Vermont, Rhode Is- environment. Morelli's ws em- note ddress given by Jcki Lyl Connecticut hve ir powerment. den, reporter for Ntionl Pubown mimum wge lws "This is focl pot my lic Rdio uthor book plce, which re higher thn cmpign. We need put pow- "Dughter Queen Sheb." Her ddress, given t ntionl rte. Stevens sid she er with you me," he sid. would like see Me dopt Stevens sid tht lthough See MENTAL ILLNESS on siilr stnce. See DEBATE on pge 5 pge 4 "You cn't live f $10,200 INSIDE Locl Bllot box: Election 98. pge 3 Ediril Cniff bttles ghosts. pge 7 Style Doughty dives Hitchcock clssic. pge 12 Wer Cool cloudy with chnce showers. pge 2 Red The Me Cmpus on edu

3 Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 WORLD BRIEFS ZYAYNj ErN Cribou QV; 60 F Orono 57 F Jonesport 53 F Portl 63 F RvE,FDAr Sum AG27 Tlks Tody's wer Summit Arft urges Yelts for Albright optimistic s more ctivity mtters future negotitions ner Cloudy, with high chnce showers. Highs ner 60. O 1 Sturdy's wer Cloudy with chnce r.tempertures ner60. Extended Forecst Sundy... Fir. Mondy...Chnceflurries. Tuesdy...Fir. J Crime MOSCOW, Russi (AP) Plest leder Ysser Arft, who is Moscow for tlks with Russ ficils, urged Russ President Boris Yelts Prime Mister Yevgeny Primkov tke more ctive role Middle Estern ffirs hed plnned tlks Wshgn next week. At strt visit, Yelts wrmly greeted Arft, huggg him kissg Plest leder three times trditionl Russ welcome. Yelts Arft posed for phogrphers but little busess ws done. Lter, Arft tried g Primkov's commitment send specil envoy Wshgn ttend plnned tlks between Arft Isreli Prime Mister Bym Netnyhu Oct. 15. Russi, ger with United Sttes, is co-sponsor Middle Est pece process, but economic politicl turmoil hve kept Russi's volvement mimum, while Cln dmistrtion hs tken very ctive role restrtg tlks. Arft filed get commitment he wnted but ld reporters,"we sist Russi, s co-sponsor, is present pece process." EREZ CHECKPOINT,Gz(AP) Secretry Stte Mdelee Albright sid Wednesdy tht Isreli Plest leders hd mde "significnt progress" wrd West Bnk ccord hope conclude it t summit with President Cln next week. "Bsiclly, we hve lot do," Albright sid Jeruslem, s she prepred fly Brussels, Belgium, n London grpple with unrest Serb provce Kosovo. The summit opens Oct. 15 could lst more thn one dy. "I m very relistic bout ir hvg mke hrd decisions," Albright sid Isreli Prime Mister Benjm Netnyhu Plest leder Ysser Arft, who will be negotitg with direct prticiption Cln. 'Their body lnguge hs been firly positive," she sid. "But you cn't get wy from fct y do hve mke hrd choices." The summit will be held t Wye Plnttion, conference site on estern shore Mryl, White House press secretry Joe Lockhrt sid. There were both symbolic solid signs progress fter nerly two yers dedlock. Apology Crime 2 Blir, Kungdi mke Jpn,South Kore sign U.N.,Indones ficils progress recent tlks greement for new er push for unomy pln SHANGHAI,Ch(AP) British Prime Mister Tony Blir defended closer reltions he hs engeered with Ch, syg dy tht Brit cnnot fford ignore world's new risg power. Levg Beijg his politicl tlks with Chese leders, Blir brought British busess executives Shnghi dy chmpion Brit's commercil terests Ch's high-rise fncil cpitl. Brit Ch nnounced "comprehensive prtnership" t outset Blir's five-dy visit, first by British prime mister seven yers. In tlks Tuesdy Wednesdy, Blir Ch's president premier declred rncor much 1990s behd m followg Brit's smooth hover Hong Kong15 months go. Shnghi Myor Xu Kungdi sid ides President Jg Zem clled him this morng mke sure Blir would be well tken cre. Greetg Blir, Xu gushed nostlgic bout his brief stt s student Brit 1980s. "When I her tht proper British English, not Americnstyle English, I get specil, wrm feelg my hert," Xu ld prime mister. TOKYO,Jpn (AP) Jpn fered its fullest pology for its 35-yer colonil rule South Kore pct dy herldg "new prtnership" between two countries. The greement, signed by Jpnese Prime Mister Keizo Obuchi South Koren President Kim Dejung, outled fresh res coopertion, from As fncil crisis stbility North Kore. "It is my conviction tht this jot declrtion will be new strt," Obuchi sid fter morng meetg signg ceremony with Kim. Before lookg future, Jpn South Kore ddressed some unplesnt pst: Jpn's hrsh rule over Koren Pensul, period still deeply resented by South Korens. The pology differed little wordg from pst Jpnese sttements remorse, which hve been considered South Kore s lckg scerity. The difference, however, ws tht phrsg most recent pology ws negotited between two sides, written document signed, puttg down Jpn's recognition pst misdeeds blck white. 4 UNITED NATIONS(AP) The United Ntions putforwrd n unomy pln for EstTimorfor first time on Thursdy tlks between seniorindones Portuguese ficils. Representtives from Indonesi Portugl met t United Ntions with secretry-generl's personl representtive for FstTimor,Jmsheed Mrker, review proposl, Mrker sid."the delegtions gve ir prelimry observtions on ( proposl's)contents. We will resume our discussion on November 19-21," Mrker ld reporters fter meetg. "I'm very stisfied with progress tht's so fr been chieved. We hve gret del do s yet long wy go, but willgness compromise tmosphere negotitions is very positive," he sid. The U.N. proposl lys out"substntive elements designed chieve just, comprehensive terntionlly cceptble solution question Est Timor," Mrker sid, without providg detils. Thursdy's tlks cme fter Portuguese Foreign Mister Jime Gm his Indones counterprt Ali Alts greed on August6 unomy tlks for Est Timor hopes rechg greement by yer-end. 5

4 By Kristen Dobler Mry Cthcrt, democrtic cumbent for Me Sente District 7, hs done lot her yers s Senr, but is redy go bck ttempt much more. "I thk I'm mkg progress, but re's so much more, tht I wnt go bck get thgs done," she sid. Cthcrt sid her strongest ititive is reserch development. She currently chirs Sente's Jot Select Committee on Reserch Development. Cthcrt hs been spendg much her time promotg pssge Question 1, llocte $20 million for reserch development,which she feels 3 Fridy, Ocber, 9, 1998 (courtesy pho.) University Me will benefit from. "This is br new ititive promote reserch t university develop new jobs bsed on tht reserch," she sid. As Senr, Cthcrt sid she hs worked on issues such s eduction,fundg for K-12 schools university system ddition reserch development. "I've enjoyed servg Sente I've enjoyed workg on issues tht I cre ATTENTION Clubs, Bords & Committees bout," Cthcrt sid. She is member Jot Stg Committee on Eduction chirs Sente bords such s Jot Stg Committee on Lbor commission study providg techers with more uthority remove violent students. Mkg sure ll Me's schools receive proper fundg is one Cthcrt's highest priorities. In pst two fiscl yers, school fundg hs gone up 9 percent Cthcrt feels her sente volvement eduction mtters hs ided rise. Although rise hs been beneficil Me's schools,cthcrt sid budget isn't spred evenly. Mny Me's poorer wns hve not received funds y need. "I'm one leders who's been fightg get fundg up here rurl schools," she sid. "I'm tryg mke tht better crese stte's shre poorer wns." Cthcrt sid she is workg get UMe bck beg stte's flgship university she supports n overll crese university fundg. UMe plys crucil role Me's reserch, she sid. Cthcrt wnts estblish university s reserch stitution Me. "I wnt legislture bord trustees relize this,"she sid."they just spred funds o th." She wnts mke Fogler Librry reserch librry Me wnts Sente provide librry with $4 $5 million ech yer so librry cn be updted. "They've relly been hurt by cutbcks y hven't been ble keep up," she sid. She would like slries UMe pressors be rised becuse she believes tht y re currently o low. "It mkes it difficult ttrct pnotch fculty," she sid. Cthcrt works closely with students prticiptes student-oriented progrms tech m bout government. "I love workg with young people givg m opportunity underst stte government,"she sid. Throughout yer,cthcrt speks K-12 students UMe clsses runs Sente Shdow progrm where Immuniztion Clic 'Dte: Wednesdy, Ocber 14, 1998 *Time: 9:30.m.-2:00 p.m. 'Plce: Lown Room, Memoril Union Due recent crese Student WHO MAY ATTEND? Activity Fee Fncil Affirs Office All UMe students, fculty, stff, members f-cmpus community ll ges. Student Government will be cceptg fundg requests from ll eligible undergrdute groups. These requests will be ddition fundg you received durg Annul Budget process April Groups tht did not submit budget April cn do so now. Forms current Fncil Policies cn be picked up Fncil Affirs Office on 3rd floor Memoril Union strtg Mondy, September 28th. The dedle for submittg completed forms will be Thursdy, Ocber 15th t 3:00 pm. Plese cll X-1778 if you hve ny questions regrdg this process. WHAT'S THE COST? 'Flu Vcce $8.00* 'Pneumoni Vcce ($20.00) Tetnus/ Dipri Vcce ($5.00) will lso be vilble t this clic. *Will ccept csh, checks or Medicre Prt B. Unfortuntely, we will not be ble chrge student ccounts. This clic is co-sponsored by Center for Students Community Life Bngor Deprtment Helth Welfre. For furr formtion cll (TTY ).

5 4 Police Report A Pizz Dome delivery person reported reported Sundy tht mle hd gone Sundy tht someone sle lrge pizz Hrt get money for fre, but he from his cr while he ws deliverg pizz never cme bck. Kennebec Hll.The estimted vlue is$9.75. Public Sfety received cll Sundy Two dogs brkg t people levg from nor police gency look out for Children's Center Fridy prompted smll white cr. The cr ws soon obcll Public Sfety. Upon vestigtion, served by n ficer s result, Nn Jonthn Brynt, owner Toby dog, Lit, 19,ws rrested on chrges operws summoned for dog runng t lrge. tg under fluence. Public Sfety is sill tryg rech or A rug ws slen Fridyfrom north dog's owner. wg stirwell re Blente Hll. Iron Vicr Gonzles, 27, ws rrested brs on wdow northwest bsewednesdy on chrges ssult becuse ment re Blente were lso pulled he hd llegedly physiclly ssulted wy broken. femle subject Estbrooke Hll. Me Bound reported $328 worth Throughout week unwnted phone irequipmentwsslen Mondy.The equipclls were received by women Aroos- ment cluded crbers bely devices. ok, Somerset, Hrt, Hncock, Oxford Two bckpcks were slen from stu Knox Hll. The cllers simply wnted dents on clss ssignment University tlk mde no fensive comments. Forest.The slen items,cludg two Texs Tires were found slshed on five vehi- Instrument TI-82 clculrs hve tl cles Sdder prkg lot t 11:51.m. worth $282. Sturdy. A mle student plyg hbll report A security gurd on his roundsfound ed clothg he hd left outside court he outside door Holmes Hll broken on t9:06 ws plyg on slen t 5:51 p.m.tuesdy. p.m. Sundy. Dmge is estimted t $100. Homophobic slurs were found SturBy Kristen Dobler dy written on nme crd on door Penobscot Hll. A mle subject reported someone hd been mkg unuthorized withdrwls from his VISA ccount t6:50.m. Fridy. Afollow up vestigtion reveled no frud hd tken plce mistke ccounts hd occurred. A txi driver, who hd driven mle subject from Husson College Hrt Hll, Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 Mentl Illness Me Center for Arts on Mondy night, focused on her experiences with hvg mor who hd mentl illness. Jmes P. Comer, M.D., Yle University Child Study Center School Medice, spoke on needs children with mentl disorders. In discussion Tuesdy, "The Preventtive Nture School," Corner spoke his "School Development Progrm," which he strted 1968 crete new positive lerng environments schools. "We turned culture schools from bd plce wrm plce," Corner sid. "The good climte llowed stff mke djustments help children." Comer sid once his progrm ws plce, behvior problems begn dispper. "If we cn help children grow,especilly if y're not gettg support t home, n t school we cn reduce mny, mny behvior problems," Corner sid. Anor discussion, "Mediction for Mentl Illness: Dispellg Stigm," ws pnel presenttion held Tuesdy Memoril Union. Among its presenters ws Deborh McMhon,F.N.P.C. She sid s helth cre provider it hs been difficult see mentl illness ptients beg treted differently n those with or chronic illnesses. from pge 1 "It is ll bout stigm, stigm, stigm," McMhon sid. "It isn't ny different thn or chronic illnesses people hve del with on dily bsis. It is very foreign community tht y're similr." Also on pnel were three members community who hve delt with mentl illnesses. They discussed experiences y hve fced while on numerous medictions side effects tht come with those medictions. McMhon sid it ok tremendous mount courge for se people tlk becuse it is hevily stigmtized pic, should be recognized more thn it is. On Mondy,re ws Mentl Helth Agency poster session held Memoril Union give people formtion on creers mentl helth field. Pul Ggnon, representtive from Creer Center, sid re ws good representtion gencies t session, but turnout ws disppotg. "We would hve liked hve seen more students," Ggnon sid. "It generlly ttrcted students socil science mjors." Ggnon sid re is somethg rpeutic bout workg mentl helth field. "It ffects everyone," he sid. "I don't know ny fmilies who hven't hd fce some type mentl helth issue." EXERCISE Does Your Hert Good. Americn Hert Assocition JJ, UUUDUIICOM Off Cmpus Students UNDERGRADUATE STUDY ABROAD GREAT BRITAIN AUSTRALIA IRELAND NEW ZEALAND ARGENTINA CHILE COSTA RICA Fll, Sprm or Full Yer. Scholiships Avdhle. Study Abrod Informtion Session: Representtive: Crolyn Wtson Dte: Wednesdy, Ocber 14 Loction: 11:30 1:30 At Tble ner Info Desk Memoril Union k,r ttirr mrm.trion riw In tite h ent,, 1/1,11,111,11,0[N.[N 4000 Sun.,t AhroAki. Buticr rmer..it. COISiti F.tx: ;17 '14C-Q7C4 At this time, fee policy for ternet remote ccess for f cmpus students is under review. A policy hs been proposed tht would crese fees for f cmpus student users. If you hve put or questions on this proposed policy, plese ttend followg forums open public: Wednesdy 1 2-1pm Totmn Lounge For more formtion, contct Off Cmpus Bord t Thursdy 5:15-6:1 5pm Totmn Lounge

6 Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 Vote from pge 3 students follow her for dy August. Cthcrt believes her experience knowledge will llow her represent her constituents best. "I hve experience August I know how process works," she sid. Keith Hds, junior politicl science public dmistrtion mjor president College Democrts, sid Cthcrt hs been n outstg voice for university. "She's probbly one biggest fighters for funds for our cmpus or seven," he sid."mry is defitely strong morls we tht we need August." Chris Brsw, senior elementry eduction mjor member College Democrts Penobscot County Democrts,sid Cthcrt hs been ble improve Me'seconomy while providg more funds for university. "She's fdg wy combe both those res ger so we cn progress," Brsw sid. Flg Brsw sid Cthcrt will represent her district well if she is re-elected. "She's proven thtshe wnts work for university.she'sserved university Orono well she deserves hve two more yers legislture," he sid. Jonthn Duke, junior politicl science public mngement mjor, sid Cthcrt tkes time listen wht her constituents wnt her do. "She's very friendly person she gets out constituents," Duke sid. "It's gettg be trend tht congressmen legislrs don't." Bllot Box: Election '98 is series rticles highlightg mjor cidtes who University Me students will be considerg t polls Nov 3. Ech cidte will be grnted equl representtion feture where y cn express ir views qulifictions. We hope tht this specil series will serve educte UMe voter. from pge 1 stte federl flgs be suspended from front Memoril Union. Reisenger sid Memoril Union council my hve reconsider plcement flgs future. "We thought tht ws good centrl loc- 5 tion," he sid."but I guess it's not workg." Nlley sid he questionschnge policy. "The rbow diversity flg ws first flg be suspended from Union due policy chnge," Nlley sid."and we cn see result tht." Ntionl news Lewsky fered $3 million LOS ANGELES(AP) On dy House Representtives begn process tht could cost President Cln his job, Monic Lewsky ws negotitg for lucrtive new work. Ms.Lewsky, former White House tern who hd sexul reltionship with Cln, ws discussg reported $3 million book Fox TV terview del with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. "We re confirmg tht discussions re gog on with Lewsky's people, but I cn't confirm nythg beyond tht,'-' Fox spokesmn Thoms Tyrer sid Thursdy. The trde pper Dily Vriety, citg unidentified sources, reported Thursdy tht News Corp. hd fered Ms. Lewsky rich del for "multimedi tell-ll pckge." Included would be n terview on Fox,conducted by its entertment rr thn news division, book del with News Corp.'s HrperColls publishg unit, Vriety sid. Lst week, tlk show host Rosenne fered Ms.Lewsky more thn $1 million for n ppernce.oprh Wfrey lso wnted n terview, but sid tlks broke down fter it becme pprent tht ex-tern wnted money for her sry. Previous published reports hve suggested Ms.Lewsky ws seekg nywhere from $2 million $10 million tell her sry. Debte from pge 1 economy is good Me, UMe students will be seeg chnge ir bills next yer. "Peter Hf ld me he is gog request tht bord trustees rise tuition 2 percent next yer," she sid. On school pryer, two were close ir opion, syg tht moment silence would be cceptble,but pryer should not be mry. Morelli Stevens lso greed on Orono's proposed nti-discrimtion ordnce, on which wn council will vote lter this month. Moderr Dwight Rideout sked ne questions cidtes, with Stevens Morelli lterntg nswers. For next 20 mutes, cidtes fielded questions submitted by members udience. The College Democrts will sponsor debte between Sen. Mry Cthcrt her opponent, Bob Fiske, on Oct. 21. MATH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.BUSINESS ANALYSIS TAKE TECHNOLOGY illt400 When somethg is o extreme for words, it's Nth degree. And tht's level technology you'll experience t Ryon. Ryon hs formed new technologicl superpower-ryon Systems Compny, composed four mjor technologicl gts: Ryon Electronic Systems, Ryon E-Systems, Ryon TI Systems Hughes Aircrft. The new Ryon Systems Compny is drivg technology limit. And we're lookg for engeers who wnt push envelope. Brek new ground. Mke ir mrk. At Ryon, you'll tke technology- your creer- highest possible level. You'll tke it Nth. We'll be visitg your cmpus soon. Contct your creer plcement fice now schedule n terview, or check out our website t If you re unble meet with us, plese send your resume : Ryon Resume Processg Center, PO. Box , MS-201, Dlls, TX We hve mny excitg opportunities vilble we would like tlk.you. Internet: E-mil: resumegryjobs.com U.S. citizenship my be required. We re n equl opportunity employer. Ryon

7 6 Students first, thletes second Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 Letters edir sexul fense. "comg out closet" rlier this month, Deprtment Athletics University Me men's I m supporter Rpe becuse I rbitrrily chose hockey progrm fced sitution tht combted both thletics hisry cdemic Awreness Week, I feel wer jens sted To edir: competence. it is importnt mke cm- somethg else. It is lso For yers, progrm hd run Midnight Mdness signlg ficil strt I ws shocked red pus life t University wrong ssume tht those Blck Ber hockey seson. Fns would flock nnully Alfond Aren remisce rticle'on front pge Me sfer for women. us who wore jens Tueson yers pst, discuss upcomg seson wtch tem for first time. lst Fridy's Me Cmpus However,lets not forget tht dy hve decided come Midnight Mdness, which is common prctice for mny schools cross ("Victim Speks Oun Dte smll percentge se out. Actully, I plnned country, becme tertwed seson etched its prt trdition. Rpe"). Autumn's ( dte rpe cses, it is not s Tuesdy wer or clothfor mny schools,like Me, Midnight Mdness lso signled first time tem pseudonym rticle's cler who rel victim is. g show tht Twill not be could prctice under NCAA rules. With fierce competition big-time collegite mnipulted by ny group subject) ccount oi tier dte sports blnketg schools cross country, Midnight Mdness lso gve coches Leif's friend somethg which I rpe sounded ll o fmiln opportunity open ficil prctice 0 precise mute y were llowed. Orono didn't wnt be volved. ir, sce I origlly herd But when does this prctice cross boundries cdemic zone? Overll, I thk tht Blue this cident from one Lst yer, Midnight Mdness occurred on Sturdy night Sundy morng, Edir's note: writthe Jens Dy needs be rewhich llowed Deprtment Athletics chnce promote mrket event. my roommtes. My friend, er's nme ws omitted moved from proceedgs who I'll refer s "Leif" This yer, however, first night ficil prctice fell on Mondy night protect hisfriend's identity. Comg Out Week. It protect his privcy, ws imtuesdy morng. The Deprtment Athletics opted not promote event s, fter Attempts were mde con- would sve those us who ll, it is n cdemic stitution even if some students ren't focusg on course mensely concerned, s well tctleifbefore sry ws don't wnt "get it" he should be, bout wy work t midnight, deprtment couldn't risk promotg it. he beg portryed s "rp- published, but Autumn de- lot problems. But tem prcticed nywy. With Alfond Aren's doors locked t 11:45 p.m., cled revel his nme.r tem skted on ice with hrdly ny onlookers. Those who showed up fter ist." Json M. Brown Accordg both ir doors were locked were shut out. Kennebec Hll testimonies Office The problem is, if Deprtment Athletics wouldn't promote Midnight Equl Opportunity Mdness, why should tem prctice? The UMe hockey plyers re students s well, so if university didn't wnt promote n event becuse it ws held t Office Judicil Affirs, Autumn vited Leif over To edir: midnight on weeknight, n hockey tem should've wited until followg her dorm room t 4.m., To edir: morng beg its ficil seson. It's time we strted tretg our thletes s studenttwo fell sleep, Jens Tuesdy Blue sexul ws thletes, sted pid employees. ctivity ensued morn- Dy on UMe cmpus, Why re students t g fter y woke. dy when those werg University Me treted After cident, Au- blue jens were perceived s like pre-teen punks loiterg went Public Sfety proclimg ir llegce t mll by service pertumn ur first president, George Wshgn, my be on one-dollr bill, but he isn't climed tht she hd gy/lesb/bisexul sonnel round this cmpus? honored with federl holidy. Neil Armstrong ok mn's pioneerg steps on been sexully ssulted. community. Upon risg this This pst Tuesdy I hd moon, but he doesn't pper.on our clendrs. Thoms Jefferson spurred However, medicl ex- morng,i went through my joy beg treted like colonies dependence, but Jefferson Dy hs yet shut down U.S.Postl Service. Chrispher Columbus is, fct, one only two dividuls from our lengthy mtion tht ws per- norml route shower, n unuchble by womn formed on her, s prt shve cup cfee. As! who works t box fice hisry be honored with federl Americn holidy. So why Columbus? We ll lerned grde school tht he "siled ocen blue" 1492, but tht's medicl procol where cs- dressed while wtchg MCA. After mkg bout only ccurte fct tht cn be extrcted from mythic sry. It ws es rpe my hve oc- SportsCenter, I subcon- me feel like 12-yer-old common knowledge tht world ws round, Columbus possessed no psychic curred, found no evidence sciously slipped on pir she turned round, sense or mnifest desty tht prompted him go out look for new world tht tht dicted she hd been jens tht were with my move bipolr perfection, wited. He stumbled upon Est Indies by rrivg thouss miles from Indi, rped. In spite ll this, rech. Little did I know t greeted some middle-ged where he presumed lg hve been. By best estimte, Chrispher Colum- Leif ws found violtion this time tht this route ct mn like he ws pope. Section III.B.17 (sexul would mke me member This cmpus is not stubus never even set foot l tht ws become United Sttes. We don't doubt spirit mn who possessed brvery strike out ssult) Student Con- GLB groups. It hit me dent oriented. Mny service vst unknown wooden bot, but Columbus ws neir first do so, nor ws duct Code ws forced bout hlfwy librry personnel re much more rehe lst. Leif Erikson probbly reched Cnd 500 yers before Columbus's move f cmpus t end tht I ws werg jens, not spectful someoney deem fmed lg. Cortez reched content nerly century prior N, semester lst fll. His slcks, s I hd plnned. Of s n "dult" thn y re Pt Snt Mri. Amerigo Vespucci lent us his nme. Yet none se men ccess cmpus ws lso course,i wouldn't wnt be regulr students. From restricted. seen s gy when I m s booksre commons we re honored with holidy. record, For ccordstright s les on re greeted by people who Columbus Dy hs become n Americn trdition s much s Thnksgivg Shron g viccrson, new footbll field,i thought. view ir job more s hll Independence Dy.Despite truths unmsked by revisionist hisry, we hve come tim witness dvocte t ' tilevitbly, I relized I ws monir thn membercus expect long weekend s time gr with fmily friends reflect on District Atrney's Office, for dy misconceptions mer service. I m not syour roots. We should follow model Presidents' Dy contue celebrte sce Autumn did not sy no unformed opions.as g tht y re ll bd. In holidy, but rr thn perpetrte hisricl ccurcy, renme it somethg tht hvg orl sex performed I pondered this, I relized I fct, two ldies who work is more clusive, like Heritge Dy. Our country is diverse, so we should set side her, upon it ws not rpe if ws possibly not only brekfstle Ber's holidy where everyone could celebrte ir dividul heritge. Leif hd or hd not penetrt- person hvg this problem.! Den go out ir wy be ed her. Tht is botm must hve spotted t lest ten friendly, for tht I thnk le. Regrdless wht or people werg jens m. I m sure tht you re Autumn my personlly feel, similr me. I even knew ll bused disrespected or whtever StudentCon- couple m. I won't by jerks thtlitterthiscmthe UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NEWSPAPER SINCE 1875 Volume 116 duct Committee chose nme nmes, but I know for pus. But, next person ccept t herg,leif is cert tht se people re le hs done nothg wrong, Edir--Chief: Misty Edgecomb not rpist. Tht is stte NOT gy or bisexul. Of you hve move on Busess Mnger: Kurtis Mrsh lw, University course,noone else my know not displce your nger t City Edir: Kristen Dobler Me is not stronger thn tht. And course, dy m. Tht is prt cus stte lw. Production Mnger: Ajy J. Hrdg y my lso be seen differ- mer service tht mkes it Any person redg Fri- ently becuse ir ttire. hrd. However,for some redy's rticle who is ssoci- How ironic, I thought, tht son you do not feel like you Brd Mor, News Edir Derek J. Rice, Opion Edir Willim Stewrt, Sports Edir ted with eir se - such n importnt judgment hve mke tht effort with Er E. Tucker, Advertisg Mnger Elisbeth Gold, Style Edir Krig Kg, Network Mnger dividuls immeditely cn be mde'on bsis student Plese,this is not Json Cnniff, Pho Edir Lis McFrlne, Asst. Busess Mnger would be ble decipher ir clothg. junior high. You re not here Elizbeth Beulieu, Asst. City Edir Lyombe Eko, Fculty Adviser who Autumn lleged. My pot here is tht Blue keep us le. Not every"rpist" were. Leif still re- Jens Dy is n extremely one is cut out for cusmer The Me Cmpus, non-prit student publiction, is prted t Courier Publictions, Rocksides Orono is n oversimplified wy count- service, womn t l, Me. Our fices re locted on fourth floor. Chdbourne Hll,UMe,Orono, ME executive t locl privte g those us who my be MCA: try DMV Telephone numbers: City Edir, 1270; Sports, 1268;Pho,3059;Production, 1267;Style firm,pursug creer.this gy, lesbn, or bisexul.'! They'd LOVE you re. Edir, 3061; Opion Edir, 1269; Edir, 1271; News Edir, 1275; Busess Mnger (subis n embrrssg rticle hve bsdlutely nothg scriptions/ccounts), 1272; Advertisg, 1273; Fx, All mterils here The Me for someone who hs never gstse groups;i meremtw Littlefield Cmpus, unless orwise noted. All rights reserved. been leglly chrged with ly don't want be seen s York Villge E The or side Show support o simplified Do your job Rethk Columbus Dy O The c_v_v,pu

8 Letters edir (contued) Rights protect ll To edir: On Oct. 10, Me Pece Action Committee will mrch for civil rights with thouss ors confirm notion tht ll people, regrdless gender, ge, rce, ethnicity, religious ffilition, sexul orienttion deserve equl opportunity tretment. The centrl gol MPAC is spek for those oppressed non-violently promote justice beyond university community.in our serch for justice, MPAC ten tkes politicl ction chllengg potentilly oppressivestitutions.while mrch ws origlly plnned response Feb. 10 referendum, it dels with much broder issues. This mrch encourges equlity for ll persons fcg discrimtion on dy dy bsis.mrchg on Oct. 10 demonstrtes our opposition discrimtion violence. As MPAC,we specificlly oppose violence ll forms it tkes on. While violence is ten committed on physicl level, it goes beyond tht. When Jewish person sees swstiks posted here on cmpus, refore feels unsfe irenvironment,y o hve been violted. When homosexul mn or womn is denied equl opportunity becuse ir sexul orienttion,y o hve been Column violted. MPAC will not pssively st by wtch such occurrences tke plce. Becuse civil rights re such criticl component wellbeg society s whole, we tke every opportunity fer support fellow humn begs need tke ction combtsocil justice.civil rights corporte ech every one us. When one group is trget violence, it does not sp re. Hte breeds hte must be chllenged with courge understg. Toger, we must work ensure sfe just environment tht we cn ll enjoy. Kimberly Brk Hncock Hll Chump' t bit Fences,sesoned neighbors n Sundy morngs it is hbit my neighbor, Chrlie, cll me out for piece, not on phone or holler up drive, but he clls. Ner completion brekfst, once time chpel hs been digested, I see Chrlie down field wlkg long border our distnt psture, his dog, Bud,contentedly t his side. Down pst brn through cnopy Mple Ok,pst chickens peckg ir wy bout, pst cows serchg for ir perfect blde, pst sheep whg,pst strem tht stems up like kettle morng ir, sne wll, tidess creted glcil rubble. From tble I cn see Chrlie slowly wlkg, his ht cot mkg wer less foul. The distnce is such I cn meet him hlf wy t gte. Mor knows my tention s she o sees Chrlie's slow stride. Without word!hed down gte,i throw on my cot, plce my ht on my brow unch Fur. Fur is our dog, my eldest dughter thought nme fit sce Fur is wht he hs most, down through field cross bridge we go meet my neighbor. "How you do' dy?" Chrlie sks his New Engl wy. "Not o bd," I sy. Chrlie I,once greeted, wlk remder wll rod.sometimes,if dy is gr, we contue or side, on down Webster plce,but only if dy is gr. Webster is rrely re on Sundys,lwys f workg his fir chmpion tem down woods. "Gott keep 'em work'," he sys. "You get your hy ll?"chrlie sks. As his focus returns frm. "Enough for wter" I sy. "You?" "Well, you know I broke tht tedder me, those prts must be comg on pony express! It's been month. I'll be lucky 0 7 THE' MAINE CAMPUS Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 get it ll before snowfll." "You'll get it,chrlie." Chrlie lwys hs double hy he needs his brn.!don't relly need pot out he could hve tken yer f. Chrlie just nods his hed looks f down field. Chrlie I ten discuss il, but only fleetgly, s time, or neighbors, usully solve most problems. As long s I hve lived t Hurd plce, Chrlie hs been my neighbor. I've seen his fmily grow, s he hs seen me. By Presn Noon "You still got tht old New Holl up t your plce? I'd like check it out, you might hve tht prt." "Bets witg for pony." I sy. Chrlie's sries re where his true mgic resides. He tngents f s busess is covered, thoughts wer. "The or dy,!ws down t trcr brn,when light bulb blew. Like molsses it ws so drk, oil chokes thtplce nywy,you know. The door ws open,but sun ws glre. As!mde my wy,!didn't see Bud sitt' re on ground." Bud is Chrlie's golden tht he hs hd for s long s I cn remember. "Well, process steppg over tht old block I slvged from my Chevy, I stepped on his til. He went hyper, I tell you. I thought, t tht pot, ll heven erth hd been struck still. So Bud tkes fup house like lightng,! mentime stepped n old oil bucket up my knee." Chrlie n pots down blckened end his leg. "Boy," I sy,"luck didn't hve you tht dy. Kd like steppg cow ptty with bre feet." Chrlie lughs tkes f his ht scrtch his mtted hir. "Not quite like tht, but close, So I'm stg drk,swimmg oil wonderg how I cn get out this mess without tredg it ll over, mor comes down screm' tht I bet dog. 'You been bet' Bud?' she screms. Well I reckon I didn't know quite wht sy!" "She still md?" I sk with smile. "She 't, but Bud sure hs tken grudge." Chrlie pots over Bud, who is lost gme with Fur. The two sp for moment s y seem listen, n turn drt f sy hello cows,which hve found terest our procession. Chrlie I contue down field rod. "Forgiveness hels ll." "Don't it though." Chrlie sys strokg his berd. There re times,not ten,when we spek wht is yet come. Tomorrow lwys rems such so plesntries dy seem sufficient. In prtg Chrlie sends his best fmily, s I send his. "Mor wnts you ll over for dner sometime." "I suppose tht could work." Sys Chrlie s he heds bck down rod his plce. Bud Fur witness seprtion o sy ir frewells. The cows menwhile hve found pple tree probbly won't move until I cll m bck up brn. Fur I lope stedily bck house. Chrlie is just roundg corner s I look bck, down pst pes tht re his, Bud fithfully t his heels. I notice ps trees hve strted chnge, colors mplify light smile tht greets me t door. Presn Noon is senior English mjor. Plyg gme I m hunted by ghost Mtw P. Cunio. Mtt Cunio(Rupert, Rupe Dddy Sck, k The Little Red Bstrd) ws nimted crrot-pped clss clown-type who never did his homework but still mnged get good grdes. He ws my bud menr, like WCW tg tem, we silently chllenged techer mke us do ny more thn mimum. We greed tht re ws nothg like feelg impendg doom t 3.m. beg jcked on Lvzz double espressos when your term pper ws due next dy.so we strpped on our Rockers T-shirts, pckg broken pencils swetpnts pockets s we flip-flopped our wy down fll victim big comfy pillow becuse tste specil suce. Inspired some new mzg wy you could get tht pper done next dy. You get B+. These re thgs tht we remember, how we could defy defile pseudo-strds set by techers who cre no more thn mtchg test score pproprite socil security number? You lern rules gme n you ply gme. You lern how mster rt big-worded bullshit pply cot deservg pressor. You drip with pretention. By Json Conniff hlls ol' Morse High. Some people sy tht procrsttion is bd, but me Mtw P. relished it. While I'm still witg for stylish return swetpnts, I still flip-flop round,only now with hungover fke blueberry cfee,down sbess runwys, lrger prkg lots, digitized semrs. See,you're excited when you first buy your pencils, cryons, Elmer's pste, mke sure your UMe signture pper is netly tucked your Trpper Keeper. You h your bnkbook over booksre pprecite estic qulity new book. And like New Yer's resolution, you convce yourself tht you will do ll your homework won't wer flip flops. So, re you re bouncg long first couple weeks semester, high f beg hevy tellectul n it hits. You fd yourself t midnight Chem crm sessions t Dysrt's plyg tippg gme with Trixie, trucksp witress. Then Little Red Bstrd prnces, hits you over hed with Henry Rolls book, entices you outside smoke "helthy" cigrettes fd joy tht truckers lso love World Chmpionship Wrestlg. You get n A. Next time, rememberg how good tht book felt, you mke sure hve plenty freshly shrpened pencils,pper, mple light.you brew ten cups blueberry joe pce room, "brsrmg." Then Rupert whispers, "Cnniff, come check your e-mil order Combtion Specil." So you brek your pencil, ply FirstClss, College is very dehumnizg by now. You ply gme like drug, ugment it with dily doses Vivr. You brg your nxiety xic limits. Addicted wht you cn pull f, you fll behd, only wy you cn get hed is go bck booksre buy nifty new signture folders shy Prker pen. This wy you cn go fll brek "ctch up." But, you wer over buy some spirg piece literture, mybe Beckett or Kre--Whck, so t lest if you don't get your work done you'll hve somethg telligent sy t bench front Union. Somethg effect "Becuse I'm nonconformist, will not ccept chep commercilism, I red Dhrm Bums sted." You hide your lck time mngement behd this belief, behd your undeclred sttus, becuse you re witg for tht dzzlg pressor, who is even more pretentious thn you could ever be those lecture dydrems, "spire" you. You pss. So you sit bck on bench with those who, like you, still crry young ngry sry trgiclly misundersod br who never quite pplied mselves. You len bck on wood, skippg clss with Rupert & Co., werg swets, smokg Spirits, sippg blueberries, wvg your flipflops t wonderfully dressed people wlkg by. Json Cttniff is Me Cmpus pho edir. He plns ern his degree undecided.

9 8 ENTERTAINMENT Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 Your Dily Horoscope By Slly Brompn Mr Gt4U By Trvis Dro would yov Doys Like SomE FRESIA FAKED CoOKIes? TIAESE ARE y rnerly,00pc(.1 FORGOT milic You CAN'T 1-1AvE CookiES v,jrt-flour rnit-k I. poes YouR morn AlwAyS v4ear 'Pugimpe RwEAR. LikerANT? USUALLY Nr es, LEX by Phil Flickger (lexcron@yhoo.com) OK LEX; LIE NAPE IT INTO THE PARTY. WE'LL JUST LL/AIT IN THIS LINE AND GET A MINK. ACT COOL; PON'T Po ANYTHING To EMI3ARA SS ME. BEY SWEET 'You come HERE OFTEN? ARE You REFERRING TO THE LINE FOR THE WOMEN'S DATHRooti? km, YES, I Do. Houj Mi YotiR5E? I HE LUNAR LOVE R EPORT I f ilikas we ficilly enter hrvest moon month Ocber, our thoughts turn love romnce on Fridy, Oct. 9. Ask those "big" questions, nswer phone with smile, generlly get redy thump bump! The weekend is prime for communiction your deepest love feelgs with moon Gemi not one, not two, but three big 'ole tres- Sun, Venus ( plnet love mrrige), unpredictble Urnus, which could brg unexpected twists existg reltionships! This is deftly best dy entire month for beg with those you love or wish love-don't blow it! The moon enters nurturg sign Cncer Sturdy night Ocber 10, so be sure you've locted someone snuggle up with by n! You'll be feelg like mkg cookies, fixg up your home, tkg cre ors beg tken cre. Trditionl ctivities should be on menu- spekg food, this is n excellent eveng fest entert t your plce!sundy,ocber 11th,like conditions previl ll dy; rest, relx enjoy beg round house. Mondy, Ocber 12 brgs us 4th qurter Moon. This is time lettg go wht we no longer need, order mke room for new growth. Combed with moody Cncer moon,this could mke for plenty emotionl displys security! Try go with flow emotions know tht NOT knowg is necessry pre curser Knowg nythg! On Tuesdy, Ocber 13 Moon enters flshy sign Leo sorry Cts-you folks just love hog limelight bit o much!. Dress impressll eyes re on outer ppernces t this time. Until Thursdy night, Ocber 15, get out re see be seen!this is n excellent time meet your mtch t sportg events, brs, shows, or plces entertment. Thursdy eveng it's bck books, with moon Virgo, plnet Virg symbolizg perfection. Our ttentions will focus on prcticl thgs life, we will feel eyes our higher-ups berg down on us s we diligently try ttempt impossible plesg both m ourselves! Strds run high when we nlyze ourselves ors under Virgo moon. The trits telligence, beuty purity will be foremost our mds. Throughout end week weekend, be esy on yourself ors. Drop microscope! None us re perfect or believe me, we wouldn't be here! In Love Light, Jsme For Fridy, Ocber 9 IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS TODAY: You will fce number difficult obstcles over next 12 months but difficult does not men impossible. On contrry, once you hve more fith yourself you will overcome m with ese. You re cpble much more thn you relize s you re bout fd out. ARIES(Mrch 21 - April 19): If someone close dictes tht y wnt some time lone this weekend don't tke it men tht you hve done somethg wrong. As Sun enters sensitive sign Cncer cert people will become little more withdrwn thn usul. But it's nothg you should be worried bout. TAURUS(April 20 - My 20): No mtter how difficult pst few weeks hve been re is light t end tunnel it is gettg closer by mute. Once Sun chnges signs morrow you will burst sunlight world will look wonderful plce g. Deep down you know it lwys ws. GEMINI(My 21 - June 20): Keep your eyes ers open this weekend s re is every chnce tht fncil or busess opportunity is bout come your wy. It my not be wht you expected but it is exctly wht you need, so don't hesitte throw yourself chllenge. It ws tilor-mde for you. CANCER(June 21 - July 22): As Sun moves your birth sign this weekend so you will dopt more positive ttitude your confidence will come floodg bck. Which is surprisg relly s nothg much will hve chnged. But you cn chnge mny thgs over next few weeks: ll you hve do is try. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Bewre your imgtion. All sorts weird wonderful ides will occur you this weekend but none hve bsis relity, so don't be tempted strt somethg new just becuse it sounds little crzy. Even Leos cn fll prey illusions, so stick with tried trusted. VIRGO(Aug.23 - Sept. 22): There re so mny pths you cn tke now tht you my be little confused mke tht lot if friends fmily re ferg ir dvice s well. But who sys you need mke n immedite decision? Time is on your side. Sit bck wtch show. Don't mke life so difficult. LIBRA (Sept Oct. 22): Whtever gols or trgets you set yourself this weekend you will hve follow m through completion, so mke sure you re 100 percent cert it is wht you wnt be dog. There is no pot dog nythg hlf-hertedly. Ply gme ply w. SCORPIO(Oct.23 - Nov.21): One best times yer for you is bout beg, so put your worries behd you greet world with smile. And don't thk you hve sty sme old plce surrounded by sme old fces. If you hve yen trvel, now is time pck your bgs. SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22- Dec.21):If you re typicl your birth sign n you don't worry o much bout your fnces. Why should you when fte is so obviously on your side? But you would be wise keep n eye on your csh flow sitution this weekend. A lot more ppers be gog out thn comg. CAPRICORN (Dec Jn. 19): If ny your reltionships be y romntic or plnic re on rocks n now is time do somethg bout it. As Sun enters your opposite sign Cncer morrow prtnership problems will come hed. But tht's good becuse it will force you ct. AQUARIUS (Jn Feb. 18): It is little thgs you should be concentrtg on this weekend, smll, everydy thgs tht seem unimportnt but ctully men lot. You've seen big picture you know your plce with it. Now you must concentrte on mkg sure detils support your gr design. PISCES(Feb.19- Mrch 20): Life is good bout get better: much better if your solr chrt is nythg go by. Don't llow yourself be limited by pst filures you re older wiser now much less likely mke silly mistkes. New opportunities re hedg your wy. Mke good use m.

10 Fridy, Ocber 9, 1998 Your Dily Horoscope 9 ENTERTAINMENT By Slly Brompn For Sturdy, Ocber 10 IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS TODAY: By ny strds next 12 months should be truly spectculr. One wy or nor you re dested ply ledg role chngg world for better. But you relly don't hve do nythg specil: just be yourself let ors lern by your exmple. ARIES (Mrch 21 - April 19): If you don't feel outgog optimistic dy n someone must hve lied you bout your dte birth s virtully every secr your solr chrt is under positive fluences. Whtever you do this weekend do it with, song your hert smile on your fce. It mkes ll difference. TAURUS (April 20 - My 20): If you thk you hve problems you should tke look t world round you. In greter scheme thgs you re one lucky ones. You hve choice this weekend: you cn wllow self-pity or you cn do somethg mke rel unfortunte's life more berble. GEMINI(My 21 - June 20): Don't worry if you re out pocket this weekend: you owe it yourself go out hve fun., whtever cost. Once Mrs moves money ngle your chrt on Mondy you will fd excitg wys mke good your losses: just time for next weekend. CANCER (June 21 - July 22): This is no time get bogged down duties routes tht no longer excite you (if y ever did). Plnetry ctivity your birth sign urges you throw cution wd follow your stcts, especilly those stcts your usully conservtive nture might frown upon. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): You like put on show put on show you will this weekend. You won't even cre if you don't hve n udience s long s you cn perform you will be hppy. Even most reserved Leos will now be center stge: lthough wht you cll reserved is open terprettion. VIRGO (Aug Sept. 22): Wht you need is right front you. All you hve do is rech out pick it up. If tht sounds o simple it cn only be becuse you re forgettg your strologicl roots. Virgo is sign simplicity: you like thgs be clen cler cid. Who sys y're not? LIBRA (Sept Oct. 22): Venus, your ruler, is well plced by both sign spect this weekend, which suggests most strongly tht you don't hve thg worry bout. Cretively, this is one high pots yer, lthough for best results you should ignore trdition follow your more outrgeous ides. SCORPIO (Oct Nov. 21): You my not hve much enthusism for wht you hve do this weekend but once you get it you my surprise yourself how enjoyble it feels. Of course, tht's supposg you get tht fr. It could be one occsions when you do one your fmous dispperg cts. SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22- Dec.21): Wht goes out your life this weekend is surplus requirements. Let it go. Bid it dieu. Fte hs somethg specil led up for you over next few dys less bggge you re crryg better. You need be redy move fst. Are you? CAPRICORN (Dec Jn. 19): Does your life hve meng? Do you get genue stisfction out wht you do for livg? If nswer is Yes, good for you. If nswer is No, n now is time strt lookg t or possibiliti6. 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11 10 Fridy Ocber 9, 1998 THE ARTS Cfee house series Smpou plys smll Tuesdy night crowd By Jennifer McCusl Me Cmpus Stff Les Smpou plyed t Pebody Lounge t 8 p.m. Tuesdy. It seemed like triler prk weddg s she jmmed out songs drunken nights on Mississippi River horse bck ridg long rilrod trcks. At first impression, Smpou looked like regulr old city slicker, her tight blck outfit blond hir, but s night progressed, her rw lyrics showed hrsher core this unique womn from Msschusetts. Smpou ws extremely pressionl, her guitr bility ws remrkble. Yet, re is rebellion her songs tht cretes very rw imge. This corseness is mixed with country girl simplicity, cretg n terestg mix songs. She seemed very similr Meliss Eridge or mener Stevie Nicks. She jmmed on quitter, scremg out chords t one pot n steng sexy whisper. Mybe she just hs sthm, mybe she thks it's effective, who knows. This roller coster style ws hrd follow t times, seemed overly drmtic. Mny Smpou's songs hd some sort connection horse. In "Afrid Drk," song bout fer fllg love, she sys: "Tell me lover, re you feelg rttled by desires burng deep your hert, I know it 't esy witg sddles horse), where she speks frustrtions when she ws teen-ger. Smpou sid song is n nlogy childhood memory. She sid she would tke her pony ride it on rilrod trcks, so when tr would come pony would run fster. It wsn't cler wher she rode horse front tr, or beside it. Eir wy, it ws bizrre, yet terestg sry. The udience t Smpou's show seemed entrnced. Eir y were mzed or drugged, it ws uncert. Les Smpou commented on how smll group ws tht night. Strngely enough, her shrp voice, which echoed outside Union, didn't drw more students. Some udience members ppered be moved by her songs, s one couple contuously locked lips. For ors, songs bout her drunken mor on steps her triler home just weren't uchg enough. Ag, Smpou revels her rw nture with her song "Broken Pieces." "I tell myself! never lost you, I only found myself, scr is ll I hve left you," she sng. Smpou dmitted she does not sg hppy love songs very ten. This ws depressg exmple. Smpou ws n dventure or night. Her tlent is extrordry if you're mood for some good jmpho.) (file cry. pony ride mg on guitr, she's country gl wnt you Les Smpou will mke just for you. By end night, you ws wild child. She sgs nor song, my be little depressed but gurnteed when you're frid drk." "Ride The Le", (g, bout be redy jump on pony. clled Durg her songs it's pprent she Estbrooke Hll 'Art,hisry sports' motivte student rtist By Henrique Fontes Me Cmpus Stff A brek blck white life on cmpus. Tht is wht Grdute Center Estbrooke Hll is proposg this Fridy with n rt exhibition feturg University Me student, Lesley Corbett. Corbett is showg seven her pieces crylic over cnvs cermic, result tht represents her evolution s n rtist durg lst two yers. "My mom clls me Gothic Picsso," she sid, "but wht I like is ply with colors." Corbett pts bstrctly usg plenty colors, scry experience,s she sid, begng but now trce her works' m chrcteristics. She is one ne kids fmily with lrge vriety ncesrs ccordg her, "rt is fmily thg." Her prents re trvelg up UMe dy just see ir dughter's first sole exposition. Corbett hs been ptg sce high school, but when she first cme UMe, rt ws not her first choice for mjor. She now hs two degrees, B.A. hisry mster's socil studies eduction. But she doesn't sp, this yer she is gog for her third mjor, now rt eduction. "I wnt tech rt for kids," she sid. Lerng how pt expressg her feelgs on cnvs mde big difference her teenge yers, she reclls. Lookg t her ptgs, one cn identify where her hisry socil studies degrees fit. She sid tht lmost every picture tells sry n bstrct wy, eir from distnt pst or throughout present time. Some m, ccordg Corbett, re representtions drems or thoughts.she couldn't keep md ny longer, y hd go her hs. One her ptgs ok two yers fish. It's three-piece work titled "Gossip Runs Rmpnt." She sid she couldn't figure out where she ws gog with piece until one night when she cme bck her dorm, for her roommte's musement, she styed up until bout4.m. fished Art eduction student Lesley Corbett will be displyg her works night Esbrooke Hll. (Andrew Biley pho.) it. Her fvorite ptg is clled "As Ftes Decree." It tells sry three mythologicl women holdg strg fte, ll, course, full colors. "Art, hisry sports combe motivtion force tht keeps me gog," she sid,"ijust wnt people come enjoy ptgs." Lesley Corbett's exhibit opens night t 7 p.m., with we cheese reception Estbrooke Hll.

12 Fridy Ocber 9, MCA Ntionl Acrobts Ch rouse senses, mgic By Jeffrey Despres Specil Cmpus fire, tumbled, did credible blncg cts, ll sync. One ct opened up with Ti-Chi The Me Center for Arts is brg- form. About dozen men demonstrted g rich diversity culture Univer- this rt so fely, it flowed like dnce. sity Me cmpus. They hd solid centers. As form The Ntionl Acrobts Ch per- ended, scene permutted. All but formed mgnificent disply humn three left. cpbilities Tuesdy night. For two hours, Two performers held si, three y mzed senses. Their perfor- pronged trditionl type pitchg fork. mnce ws mgnificent stimultion for After demonstrtg strength it by ll ges. rmmg its m prong through wooden The show ws broken down cts. bord few times, third mn blnced Ech performnce ws set with different horizontlly on it. mood, by music, costumes ter. In nor scene, performer stcked The dress ws trditionl Chese style, blnced on chirs until he ws feet for most prt. Their clos, however, from lightg equipment bove stge were tilored for wht y were dog. MCA. Everythg ws tense. On n erected pillr chirs, blcony The colors were brillt shimmer- high, he did hsts gymnstics. He g. The sound ws somewht hypnotic. blnced horizontlly on one h on n The performers choreogrphed dnce with ngled chir. mzg physicl tsks. He ws so blnced, pillr sod withthey were dog bllet spng out wobblg. He would tke little breks, six pltes on long sticks. They kept m between buildg blncg just look spng while dog tense body conr- round people -just hngg out. He ws tions. centered,focused confident.i ws scred The whole thg ws precise for him, but he ws smilg. grceful. It worked s one big dnce, These thirty or so performers dzzled my foldg enfoldg. At first, I didn't senses. They performed some most thk tht y were spng pltes. It mzg thgs I hve witnessed humns ws so smooth, it looked like y were dog. It ws ll rel. They were msters holdg lumescent ws while dog blnce,focus,dnce,precision, illusion. ir dnce. After witnessg ir disply, I cn The crobts performed mgic,juggled see why crobts from ir school hve The Ntionl Acrobts Ch hypnotized Me Center for Arts crowd Tuesdy night. (Michel Zubik pho.) been trditionlly performg for Emperors Ch for thouss yers. This ws on our cmpus this week. And if you pid your student comprehensive fee, you could hve seen this performnce for free. Portl show Brenked Ldies embrce crowd By Josh Nson couple tht hd Str Wrs light sbres, ledg Robertson bustg out freestyle rp. Str Wrs,white hip-hop,security gurds Rppg is somethg tht Robertson is fns with bd sets. Wht do se hve mster t. He is so free with his rhymes common? comes up with lyrics so quickly, it conjures All were prt overll experience up imges Bestie Boys, no smll Brenked Ldies concert,s b comprison. from Toron,Cnd,plyed full house While hip-hop is prt Robertson's t Cumberl County Civic Center gme, pure vocl tlent is ll Pge's. He Portl Tuesdy night. hs n credible voice tht resonted, ll From strt fish, fns were on through Civic Center on every song he ir feet, enjoyg Ldies s Ldies belted out, remiscent one Three enjoyed m. Tht ws gret thg Tenors. bout show: The b ctully seemed One best prts show ws wnt be re. when Robertson cknowledged wht he As guitrist/voclist Ed Robertson sid: clled " worst sets buildg" tht "We hve now ficilly plyed every were t n ngle t bck stge. club Portl." Tht is truth s BNL So,Robertson ok his guitr heded plyed n coustic set t Asylum for crowd for rendition "Row,Row, WCYY- FM listeners before show Row your bot"tht brought house down. reportedly plyed n undvertised 21-plus Pge n cme from behd stge show fterwrds. went crowd,surprisg just deprtbnl plyed mjority songs from ed Robertson. ir fifth lbum, Stunt, mixg m with Erlier show, Robertson plyed older songs like "Strw Ht Old Dirty "Get Meet Security Gurd", where Hnk," "Jne," "Hello City," ll one security gurds got ply some which cn be herd on ir live lbum, chords from Deep Purple's "Smoke On Rock Spectcle. Wter," which BNL plyed few mutes But best prt whole experience. ws b's terction with crowd. After fishg ir two-hour set with Robertson Pge constntly picked out thgs crowd tht mused m like See BARENAKED LADIES on pge 12 Me Cmpus Stff Student Entertment Committee Is lookg for CHIEF ADVERTISING OFFICER The tsks tht you will be dog s chief dvertisg chir clude; public reltions work, dvertisg for concert events, secretril work for VPSE. If you feel tht this is job tht terests you, plese send resume : 5748 Memoril Union University Me Orono, ME For more formtion cll Student Entertment Office t COMPELLING Qulified pplicnts should hve some experience with tsks described bove. Applictions must be no lter n Ocber 23, 1998

13 Fridy Ocber 9, The cuttg room floor 'The 39 Steps:'A nice troduction future Hitchcock By Bill Doughty Specil Cmpus First ll, I wnt thnk everyone for unprecedented outpourg support prise for "UHF" rticle lst week. It's nice know tht re re people tht I don't live with who like this movie, o. I pprecited herg from both you. This week, I hve decided throw cution wd discuss movie tht generl public might choose wtch... mybe even enjoy. Also, I would like prove once for ll tht I, fct, wtch qulity movies from time time. No, relly. So order sve wht little reputtion I hve left,i chose Alfred Hitchcock's mzgly overlooked clssic, "The 39 Steps." This is one his erlier films, but it's esy see tht even 1935, he ws lredy well on wy estblishg his well-deserved reputtion s mster terror, suspense trigue. Now py close ttention kids. I'm only gog over this once. A riot breks out t vudeville show crossg his pth frequently tries turn movies. When he wsn't tryg mke us frid tke shower or screm t sight Engl Cnd mn,richrd Hn- him. nythg with wgs, he seemed keen on 39 with choots not she's No, ny (Robert Dont), on vction sves us with se fr-fetched but presentg Sp cocidence. just is relly It Steps. womn nmed Annbell Smith (Lucie "it could hppen you" type fr o not me. hed gettg out Mnnheim)from beg trmpled. Turns tles. Scotl it mkes Hnny she's spy who hs stumbled upon plns Keep md,though,tht this is erly smuggle militry secrets out Engl, mn Annbell believed be her conneccreer, most his best Hitchcock's She Terle). (Godfrey PressorJordn tion, gunshots tht cused riot hed him. If you're still were films she hd nor before, him met ctully never first plce were ment for her. delivery on prt stcc expectg Steps. 39 leder seen ctully ever for his prtment Hnny tkes her moody visuls, go rent stunng, crs shocked s been hve would probbly She tht revels sfe keepg, where she which is very similr Northwest," by "North were y tht lern ws Hnny s secret from people out get her re is ctully wys mny movie this person. sme lso 39 She Steps. clled orgniztion Grnt kicks no Cry Plus, film. superior fr give would here from plot expl To most missg mn leder, sys tht ir ss. mount everysmll how spoil hedche lrge me dngerous quite is pky fger, But if you wnt see mn's reputshould be voided. She is n promptly thg slowly unfolds wrd Big Fish, mkg, clssic piece film tion eir terested especilly not I'm killed. boot, check out "The 39 Steps." As noir hedches foremost, First thgs. those on pned promptly is deth Annbell's go, this good one, few sries spy lot. A hurt. cler wy only figures who Hnny, before his prime direcr flws importntmore probbly Secondly, up meet is world nme sve his film technology re 1930s limittions fun thgs, scheme gr ly Scotl, tercept her with connection forgotten. quickly ever Hitchcock nythg bout just wtchg lw be The hero. generlly plns See? Bill Doughty, supersenior Enis hot on his tril though, most mde is seeg how this seemgly ordipeople he meets long wy re no help nry person tries fd wy live through glish mjor, likes good movies, o. But he'll do nor bd one next week. whtsoever, prticulrly womn nmed extrordry circumstnces. Promise. Hitchcock's me common is This keeps who Crroll), (Mdelee Pmel Brenked Ldies "One Week" "If I hd $1,000,000," BNL cme out for n encore, performg "Life, In Nutshell" "Br Wilson," which evolved free-for-ll rp session where Pge Robertson ok snippets from populr songs like Mdonn's"Ry Light" Will Smith's"Gettg Jiggy With It," Biz Mrkie's old-school "You're All from pge 12 Tht I Need." New Orlens, L., bsed Cowboy Mouth opened for BNL, s y re support ir second lbum, Mercyl. The b most recognized for ir hit, "Jenny Sys," ir ltest, "Why Y Wnn Do Me?" set frntic pce for eveng. Your opion mtters Write letter edir. UMe's thrice-weekly newspper Hollywood Student Big bucks for boulevrd Entertment LOS ANGELES (AP) Work begn Thursdy on one Hollywood's biggest productions $385 million entertment complex next door Mnn's Chese Thetre. The block-long development is tended resre luster Hollywood Boulevrd, now populted with wig shops,t-shirt sres body piercg estblishments, crete posh,permnent home for Acdemy Awrds, strtg "We're flly gog brg Hollywood bck Hollywood," composer Qu Jones, who plns open club, sid t groundbrekg ceremony."we would like ensure tht gretness Hollywood will pss on next genertion." City boosters hve predicted revivl city neighborhood for yers with little, no success. This project sts out its scope ficil support.the city committed $90 million for prkg lot 3,300set Acdemy Awrd ter. New shops, resturnts, clubs, movie ters live ter re plnned mke urists feel comfortble now seedy re revitliztion modeled fter New York City's Times Squre. In lst decde, Times Squre went from center strip clubs pornogrphic movie houses urist-friendly desttion with sres ters from likes Wrner Bros. Disney. Not everybody is bettg on perfect Hollywood endg fmed movie cpitl boulevrd. Some compl Los Angeles gve sweert del Toron-bsed developer TrizecHhn with its $90 million commit- ment Wednesdy. "This is kd thg tht sted revitlizg city could led fiscl bnkruptcy," sid Councilmn Joel Wchs. Neighbors nerby busesses lso compl project will brg more trffic noise lredy congested re. 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14 Fridy Ocber 9, Women's hockey A frozen decision By Dve Biley It's not uncommon for two coches get recruitg competition for n thlete. But two coches from sme school? Tht ws cse for Me women's ice hockey forwrd Kir Misikowetz. After committg university, freshmn ws tugged by two opposite forces ice hockey coch Rick Filigher field hockey coch Terry Kix. "I ws lookg t lot schools for field hockey," Misikowetz sid. "I wsn't plnng on comg nywhere for [ice] hockey. "The first letter I got from Me ws bout field hockey. I tlked little with Terry Kix. Then I got letter from Rick." In end it ws ppel plyg on frozen pond tht iced decision for Misikowetz. "I love field hockey but ice hockey's lwys been my fvorite," she sid. "I've plyed it longest. I like contct." Misikowetz hd lwys been ddicted sktg while growg up.the only question centered round her on-ice tlents, "I ws six yers old I sw my bror plyg I sid my prents 'forget figure sktg,' becuse y were so dedset tht," Misikowetz sid. "I got rid those sktes from re I just kept plyg." Before her rrivl t Me, Misikowetz ws on first le for Scrborough (Ont.) Stg lst seson, The Stg compete Senior AAA Legue, which is considered be one Field hockey Strtg golie Am Ltz hs 67 percent sve percentge go with 2.35 g... JMU does not hve n esy rod eir, s y will meet both No. 1 North Crol Colgte just five dys before Blck Bers roll wn, If Me hopes be successful, y will need score first hlf pitch shuut second. In first, JMU hs been outscored 21-13, while outgunng opponents ltter period. Followg brek, Me will hve just Americ Est gmes remg on ir schedule with five gmes remg, The Ror: Thnks ir 5-1 w over New Hmpshire on Sundy, University Me jumped four spots No. 16 premier women's legues Cnd. While notchg gol three ssists for Scrborough, Misikowetz fced some stiff competition tht cluded members Tem Cnd. The Stg, however, were legue ply. Despite disppotg record, Misikowetz considered it be vluble lerng experience. "Our tem wsn't one strongest, but I thk it helps you lot becuse tht's highest level hockey Ontrio," Misikowetz sid. "It just forced me step my gme up." While Misikowetz looked t plethor or schools,cludg University New Hmpshire, she decided tht Me ws right fit for her. "I relly liked Rick," Misikowetz sid. "It's his ides wy he ws tlkg bout his pproch. "I liked cmpus. The tmosphere here ws nice." Along with returng All-Americn Alison Lorenz Germn import Rffi Wolf, Filigher is countg on Misikowetz be one Me's p fensive forces once seson opens for busess. "She defitely hs fensive potentil," he sid. "She'll crete pots for us." Even though trg cmp is just underwy,misikowetz is lredy impressed t mkeup this seson's Blck Bers. "Considerg how much ice we're gog be hvg, how much work we've been dog, tem seems hfe pretty good spirits," Misikowetz sid. from pge 14 NFHCA poll relesed Tuesdy. UNH plunged eight spots No. 18. Delwre, nor Americ Est squd, dropped one spot No. 7. 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15 14 Fridy Ocber 9, 1998 Men's hockey Wht's t stke... By Bill Stewrt The messge is simple: You wnt ply, show up Fridy night prove your worth. At receivg end, members University Me men's hockey tem will get fl opportunity showcse ir skills cochg stff nnul blue-white scrimmge. The Blck Bers return 19 letter wners coupled with surplus impct freshmn,job spots plyg time hedle gend list. "There re lot plyers fightg for jobs it hs been long trg cmp," Blck Ber senior cpt Dvid Cullen sid."it's nor opportunity for coches get look t guys." Me coch Shwn Wlsh is preprg his squd for its seson opener next Fridy night t University Nebrsk-Omh, number plne tickets vilble tls less thn current roster. "We hve 14 or 15 forwrds bout eight defensemn thtcn relly ply," Wlsh sid. "So we'll see wht hppens fter this weekend." Me sktes six defensemn 12 forwrds. "Everyone's focused on erng plyg time," freshmn defensemn Doug Jnik sid. "I thk ll freshmen re pretty excited for our lst chnce show coches wht we've got." Jnik, long with Peter Metclf, re freshmn front-runners behd bluele who re expected mke fl cut. Cullen Jnik hve been pired ger prctices this week. "If you re not plyg good, thn you re not gog ply," Metclf sid. "I would like thk I mde it, but you never know." However, three Blck Ber defensemn Ed Wood,Eric Turgeon Adm Tte re ll sufferg with juries, which could lighten cochg stff's decision-mkg process. "With three defensemen out we're down bout six," sid Tte, who is sufferg from gro jury tht might require surgery. As for forwrds, Wlsh sid he needs see better commitment defense from group is still experimentg with his les. However, Blck Ber senior forwrd Steve Kriy highly-uted freshmn Brrett Heisten hve seen some ction on sme le. The blue-white scrimmge, which will be held night t 7 p.m. side Alfond Aren, should be most tense prctice yer s both tems will dress seprte locker rooms. "We wnt mke it gme-like tmosphere," Cullen sid. "We're redy." "There should be lot competition out re even with older guys," Jnik sid. "It'll be mesurgstick see who will be plyg Fridy night." me cmpus IS / check us out now t: 40G S Div's And The Biki Lounge Mondy-Sturdy 6pm-lm -Topless Dncers - Field hockey Bers get tested By Josh Nson Just one month go, University Me field hockey tem's upcomg threegme rod trip ws reltively mengless s fr s chnce move up on ntionl level. However, No. 16 Blck Bers will now fce two ntionlly-rnked clubs three dys,s well s fmilir foe Bosn University, begng on Sturdy extendg over fll brek. The 8-2 Blck Bers, fresh f 5-1 drubbg 18th rnked New Hmpshire lst Sturdy, will meet one ir conference rivls Terriers, who re hvg n f seson compred lst. BU is 5-4 overll, but is 3-1 Americ Est. The gme will be crucil seedgsfor Americ Est urnment,where four tems mke plyfs. Currently,five tems(me,delwre, BU,Norstern New Hmpshire)re hunt, with none below wng percentge.666. If Terriers lose Me, y will hve two conference losses, puttg m t 3-2 disdvntge when it comes seedg. BU is led by pir double-digit scorers Dnielle DeCoste Kte Cusick. DeCoste is fifth conference scorg with 17 pots on seven gols three ssists, while Cusick is seventh with 14 pots on five gols four ssists. Golkeepg is where BU is wekest, s Noreen Flngn is tied for seventh gols llowed verge, yieldg 2.52 gme svg just68 percent shots worst conference mong regulr golies. Cochg, however, is not wek lk for Terriers s Slly Strr is her 18th seson for BU,recently recordg w No. 200 over Hrvrd. BU is 0-3 gst p 20 clubs this seson. Me will contue ir rod trip with Mondy contest gst Americn University, newcomer p 20, rnked t No. 19. The Bers will be lookg for revenge fter Americn downed m 2-1 overtime Orono lst seson. The rod home doesn't get ny esier, s Me will climb ntionl ldder do bttle with No. 14 Jmes Mdison, who moved up two spots lst week's poll. The 7-6 Dukes hve experience gst ntionl powers sy lest, lredy hvg plyed 10 p 20 tems, comg wy with ws over No.4 Virgi No. 20 Iow. Tr Nppi leds four double-digit scorers with 19 pots on seven gols five ssists. Three or plyers ech hve 12 pots. See FIELD HOCKEY on pge 13 Attention Grdutg Seniors For September: Mondys: 1/2 Price Admission (6-8pnt) AMATEUR NIGHT! Tuesdys: 1/2 Price Admission (6-8pm) WEAR YOUR DIVA'S SHIRT AND GET 1/2 PRICE Wednesdys: 1/2 Price Admission (6-8pm) COUPLES NIGHT! $10 PER COUPLE! Thursdys: 1/2 Price Admission (6-8pm) COLLEGE ID'S HAVE 1/2 PRICE ALL NIGHT! Fridys: 1/2 Price Admission (6-8pm) HAPPY HOUR 1/2 PRICE DRINKS 6-8PM Sturdys: 1/2 Admission (6-8pm) HAPPY HOUR 1/2 PRICE ALL DRINKS 6-8PM Pece Corps will be hostg Five-College Are Cmpign Sept n effort fill hundreds ssignments Afric, Asi,Estern Europe Lt Americ tht will beg deprtg lte My Our live DivsCm comg soon! Jo Now! TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 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16 Fridy Ocber 9, Footbll Next up: Rhode Isl Rms By Bill Stewrt The Blck Bers knocked f ir first gme tl fense. p-10 tem sce 1981 when y upended "We hve some respectble bcks," No. 5 University New Hmpshire Keith sid. "But it relly strts up front." Rhode Isl footbll coch Floyd Kei- Wildcts. "They're comg up with little confith thks it my hve been drks, Off its best strt sce 1989 seson, dence," Cosgrove sid."and y re gog tht could hve University Me Me begn this week prctice by gulp- come up with chnce bet tem coch Jck Cosgrove comg bck for g down big vicry fer let tht bet Villnov. In ir mds, y re refills. down. gog come up bet us." The Blck Bers (4-1) re comg f "We've thought bout it right wy," The Ber defense, which hs llowed one biggest ws progrm hisry sid Me lebcker Brent Nccr on just 13 pots its lst two gmes, is surpourg 44 pots gst n-no. 4 Vill- prospects let down."we ddressed it rendg n verge 135 yrds on nov. right fter Sturdy's gme gst Villno- ground this yer. "I hve cll Jck [Cosgrove] v." "The lst two weeks we've given upjust see wht he gve m drk," Keith Keith, however,lughed t notion 13 pots we're proud tht," Nccr sid."becuse we would like some,o." let down. sid. "Rhode Isl is bsiclly runng The Rms,who will fce Blck Bers "They won't hve let down," tem y hve lot success on morrow Orono, re f 1-3 strt, sixth-yer hed coch sid."they just hd ground. I thk y ren't o sure bout which is levg ir chlices hlf empty. big w for progrm y ren't ir receivers." Or is it hlf full? tem who will experience let down." Empty sets Losg ll three its gmes by com"i know we don't look by nybody," Although he sys he tries not notice, bed 21 pots, Rhode Isl hs plyed Cosgrove sid. "They remd us little Nccr couldn't help but feel irked t competed with some stiff compe- bit tem round here 1995 tht lck fn support t Sturdy's gme gst tition this yer,cludg Willim & Mry, lwys found wy brek ir own Villnov. Richmond Norstern. hert." "I ws pretty pissed," junior sid. "We've been close but we hven't been In tht seson, Blck Bers lost four "I don't know if people thought we were ble smoke cigr," Floyd sid."we've gmes by four pots or less. gog lose I try not concern hd our chnces but just couldn't turn Rhode Isl, which hs dropped two myself with tht stuff but it just pisses me key." consecutive gmes Me,is pced fen- f." And tht is just wht Me did lst sively by Jmes Jenks Shyron SnThe Blck Bers drew under 5,000 fns weekend when qurterbck Mickey Fe ford. t gme Orono for first time this exploded for six uchdowns new school The two tilbcks hve combed for seson. However, students hve been record 313 yrds. 643 rushg yrds 202 receivg yrds. showg up Nccr hs noticed tht "I m hvg nightmres Mickey Jenks, senior from Hmmgn, N.J., s well. Fe," Keith sid. is vergg little more thn 100 yrds per "There is nothg more we wnt thn URI coch Floyd Keith sys he hs nightmres Me qurterbck Mickey Fe. (file pho.) student support," he sid."we need 5,000 students t every gme." Doesn't fll down When sked bout plyg on rtificil turf, Keith ws cid expressg his views. "I wlk round my house on crpet I don't fll down," he sid. "You eir ply on turf or you don't ply it ll." Men's soccer Benjm's jury cretes void By Jy Bltes It's every coch's worst nightmre: see your ledg scorer go down clutchg his nkle with his fce filled with p nguish s you relize tht it's not just crmp or mor spr. Unfortuntely, tht nightmre cme true route prctice Mondy s University Me men's soccer [ern lost forwrd Aron Benjm for seson. The jury occurred when Benjm rolled his nkle over, cusg n evulsion frcture tht severely dmged ligments bones his nkle. The jury comes just dys before Blck Bers beg ir conference schedule. "I've never twisted it tht bd," sid Benjm jury."it's just somethg I'm gog hve del with." The jury puts Benjm cst for t lest month, puts tem difficult position replcg him. "It's big loss," coch Scott Arley sid."but we hve be prepred for se thgs keep md tht we hve very cpble tem s whole." The jury is gog cuse some chnges fense scheme. A few plyers will be moved out ir regulr positions djust for loss. The rel test will come dy when Bers tke ir record Hrtford. "We're gog move Andy [Gustferro] up front put Shun Rodriguez center," Arley sid. "Those guys will mke thgs hppen if we ply our gme." Hrtford coch Jim Evns couldn't gree more. "Tems like Me tend step up se situtions," Evns sid."they'll miss Benjm long hul but y're still scry tem here now." Gustferro believes tht y cn still keep fense productive for remder seson. The Me Cmpus recycles. 4 Shre it with friend. Me's thrice weekly newspper The Me Cmpus GRAND REOPENING WEEKEND, Fridy, Sturdy, Sundy e 1114* t% THE CPACIMALKEE) OCT HAUCK AUDITOPIUM "I'm confident t forwrd," Gustferro sid."ricky [Brown] I hve experience del with this Shun is n excellent ply-mker middle." Gustferro is quick pot out tht fight gst juries is give tke sitution. The loss Benjm is countered with return three strters from jury this week. Json Skillg, Zck Sherry, Christ Htzenbeler ll recovered durg week re redy rock Hwks. "We're gog miss Aron, but ll thgs considered we're good shpe gog conference schedule," Brown sid."we've hd over week f we're redy ply bll." 202 Exchnge St. Bngor Oct. 9, 10, 11 Hlf Price Bonnz!! $5 Admission!! $5 Pictures!! $5 VIP Dnces!! ID Required Exotic Dncers Wnted -- Cll

17 pod Fridy Ocber 9, 1998 Women's soccer Blck Bers end slump,pound Huskies By Dve Biley The nswer: Molly She. The question: Who ended University Me women's soccer tem's eightgme scoreless skid? She scored when pss from Ktie DeStefno went through two Norstern defenders its net. The gol ws first four Blck Bers scored on fternoon s y went on post 4-0 whitewsh Huskies Thursdy before 100 fns t Alumni Field. "Ktie[DeStefno]did send relly nice bll it penetrted defense," She sid."i ws followg on defenders bck [Norstern]did miscommunicte bll popped out. I just flly put one wy Me hd not scored sce 4-2 openg dy vicry gst Chrlesn Sourn on Sept. I. Needless sy, re ws cuse celebre t Me bench fter gol. The plyers embrced group hug s if y hd won World Cup. In ddition She's tlly,crolyn Fotiu notched two gols n ssist for Me. Although Me romped vicry, plyers felt y still hve more work do. "It's relief score, becuse we hven't been fishg, but we hve lot work hed us," sid Me midfielder Ktie DeStefno, who hd two ssists on fternoon. "It's relief but t sme time it's kd mrk where,'oky, we cn do it, let's go out re. "This is just begng," She sid. "We cn't just sy,'oh, we bet one tem, now we're gret.' It's long rod comg. "It's not just [ cse on w this gme everythg will be esy. Every gme's Me midfielder Molly She gets tngled with Norstern forwrd Amy Devendorf durg yesterdy's gme. She scored Blck Ber's first gol eight gmes helped led tem 4-0 w. (Andrew Biley pho.) right," She sid."i hd n open net t tht pot becuse golkeeper hd lredy dove for bll. All I hd do ws tp it t tht pot." But it ws second hlf where "It's not just [ cse ] w this gme everythg will be esy. Every gme's bttle I thk we know tht." Molly She bttle I thk -we know tht." Me (2-6-2, 1-3) domted most gme,s Norstern (2-8-1,0-3)could only muster four shots, but could not get bll net for first 30 mutes. At first mny Me's 24 shots were spped by slidg grbs from Norstern golkeeper Cdy Cochrn. But Me flly found bck net on She's gol t 29:02. "I cme bck becuse I sw bll went Me truly showed its renewed firepower. Cochrn muffed bll on Fotiu's direct shot Suznne Grnt sent it home t 47:45. "[The bll] popped right out my hs," Cochrn sid."it's wet, it's rg, it's wet field [Fotiu] cme t me hrd cme right out t me she ws pullg bll hrd [Grnt] ws ble cpitlize on mistke." The gol ws first Grnt's creer. After helpg out on Grnt's gol, Fotiu INSIDE SPORTS s soccer delt blow. pge 15 Field hockey hs ugh test. pge 17 Hockey... field or ice pge 13 n dded two gols her own lter on hlf sel del. "It defitely feels good get some gols," Fotiu sid. "It's little confidence-builder for us. We cn keep this bck our heds, but we've got focus on our gmes come. "We still hve gmes hed us." Cochrn mde 10 sves for Norst- ern while My Cron mde two for Me, erng her second creer shuut process. Grnt felt nothg but relief now tht Bers hd flly broken down door tht hd been locked m for lst 37 dys. "We could relx, like we could bre g,[sce] we've been tryg so hrd brek this drought," Grnt sid. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MICKEY FEIN As if he needed ny more. University Me footbll qurterbck Mickey Fe is The Me Cmpus Athlete Week fter he shredded Villnov defense with school record six uchdowns. The senior from Centerville, Mss., lso ssed 313 yrds s Blck Bers stunned ntion's fourth rnked tem.