The Lumberjack, March 20, 2002.

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Candidates
address
student issues,
see page 7
\ cilunu* 104, Is s u e 9
Women ousted
from Big Sky
tournament,
see Sports
Mediterranean
cuisine spices
up local scene,
see Life
An In d e p e n d e n t S tu d e n t P u b lic a tio n ,il \ u r th e m A riz o n a U n iv e r s ity
Wild night
with H um pty
at The Alley,
see Life
C o p y r ig h t 2<X)2, I h e I u m b e r ja c k
ASU pres, NAU
alumnus retires
Mother nature's idea o f spring
Donna C ast il l o
New\ Reporter
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Arizona State University for
almost 13 years, President
Lattie F. Coor, an NAU alum­nus,
is retiring and taking a
short break.
"H e's wonderful and
everyone has an enormous
admiration for him ," said
Joyce Smitheran, assistant to
the president. "H e's done so
much on he campus ...
everyone hates to see him
leave."
Coor described his time as
ASU president and the stu­dents
there as being magnifi­cent.
"It has been a wonderful,
friend I y, lively university,"
Coor said.
His only regret is not being
able to spend as much time
as he would have liked with
the students. Due to presi­dential
obligations, Coor is
forced to be off campus often
and attend various meetings
several times a week. This
makes it difficult to interact
with the students on all three
ASU campuses. However, he
said he held several events so
he could speak with the stu­dents.
"H e's a great guy and I'll
miss seeing him around cam­pus/'
said Ernesto Duarte,
ASU freshman and business
major. "He gave great advice
to the students."
Coor said he has really
enjoyed his stay on the cam ­pus
and he attributes it to the
students.
"Everyday I am reminded
of the privilege we have
together/' Coor said. "The
students and their commit­ment
to make the university
better has made a significant
impact on the university's
spirit, attitudes and aspira­tions."
Even though he is retiring
Coor will remain an active
faculty member at ASU in the
central office in downtown
phoenix. He is a professor in
the School of Public Affairs
where he said half of the
instruction is done in the cen­ter
of town.
He also said he has been
working on a number of proj­ects
^nd will spend a few
months preparing to work on
the projects. He sdid he is
ready to begin his new life as
a faculty member. "I look at it
as ending one chapter fof my
life) and beginning another,"
Coor said.
After spending 26 years as
a university president, 13-
and-a-half years at the
University of Vermont and
12-and-a^nalf years at ASU,
he and his wife are ready to
take a vacation. They will
travel to the United
Kingdom, Iceland, Alaska
and Yosemite. "We are avid
hikers, my wife and I/' Coor
said.
The new ASU president
has been narrowed down to
two candidates, Karen
Holbrook and Michael Crow.
Both have been executive
vice presidents and provosts
and nave visited the campus.
However, now they must go
before the Arizona Board of
Regents for interviews.
ijrea.lt s over! NAU vtudcnts returned from Spring Break Monday to co ld 'W e a th e r
a n d an a c c u m u la tio n ot know.
ASA organizes student voting rally for November elections
IIonvv Cam 11 i.o
JVew.i Reporter
Members of the Arizona Students'
Association are working hard to get students
involved with voting.
"Many students don't vote because of apa­thy/'
said Sara Halverson, ASA member and
senior speech pathology major. "This year stu­dents
aren't voting mainly because it is not a
presidential year."
Regardless, Halverson still is hoping that stu­dents
will turn out and vote in the elections in
November Mai\y governmental officials will be
selected, including the governor of Arizona.
Students will get the chance to register to vote
April 10 at Voterpalooza. This event is organ­ized
annually by ASA and is in its third year.
Jeff Parsons, ASA delegate and junior
American politics studies major, said many stu­dents
do not vote because they are not aware of
the issues and do not feel they make a differ­ence.
However, he said education can help stu­dents
get more involved.
Halverson agreed with Parsons, saying infor­mation
and education play a huge role in voter
registration.
"The average student doesn't know issues
affecting them on and off campus/' Halverson
said. "Information and education are a big
part."
S ee S tu d en t, page 9
NAU needs help
from state legislature
K\ I h J . \ll W HIH'FIJt
New\ ( ‘nntnhuhrr
The brick w o t k of Wall Aquatic
Center is decomposing and a wall in
the College of Business
Administration has collapsed Many
of NAU's buildings are derelict but
there are no funds to repair them i
As flu* university confronts a plum­meting
budget, it has no resources to
apply toward th«* repair of these
* dilapidated statr buildings In
response, state legislators have spon­sored
bills that may alleviate some of
NAU's woes.
Senate Bill 1079 would provide $4
million to NAU to rehabilitate facih-on
campus, said Patty
Van&enbuevel, executive aide to the
presidfT't. The bill passed the Senate
un«tnimdusly 27-0. Feb. 6 the Bill was
sent to 4 k*4>;is«-.
I- * er * • A CCi^i ‘ Senate
passed Hu '»‘r«>i'ey bill,"
. Vc.i ii^nivurvel cautions that such bills
occasionally have «» difficult time
being passed by both houses of the
legislature. Even if they do, the- gover­nor
has the ability to veto any hill
"There will b«* very tew (money
bills) that ultimately survive the win­nowing
process," Vandenhuevel said.
To double their chances at success,
the Alumni Association has persuad­ed
tlu* House to compose a near copv
of the Senate bill. House Bill 2377 alst'»
requests S4 million for repairing NAL
buildings, according to an e-mail from
Vandenhuevel.
Ihen again, Senate Bill 107*# is not
the only supported legislation. NAU
administration endorses and
approves of several bills.
See Poor, page 9
Accused rapist jailed before signing intent to NAU
Earn W»46«K»ffNI |M*
Pita M ig rlr looks over hit c a m w i t h Deputy Public Defender
Kevin O 'B rien before hit March 4 c o u r t appearance.
W il l ia m B e v il l
News Reptjrler
The NAU football plaver
charged with a Decemoer
2001 rape was serving a
prison sentence shortly
oefore signing a letter of
intent to play at NAU.
Pisa Magele signed his let­ter
of intent Feb. 9, 2000,
almost a month after he was
booked into the Graham
County Jail in Thatcher, Ariz.
Jan. 7 to serve a 10-day sen­tence.
Magele was found
guilty of a Class 6 Felony for
a citizen dispute Oct. 3, 1998,
and ordered to three years
probation He was attending
Eastern Arizona College in
Thatcher before transferring
to NAU
According to a Graham
County Sheriff's report,
Officer Tommy Whitmire
investigated an incident in
which Magele and several
friends from Eastern Arizona
College started a fight in
Watson Hot Well, near
Safford. Witnesses saw
Magele throw rocks and
break a windshield of a
tru ck .'
Magele was charged with
probation violation Dec. 18,
2001, following his arrest in
Coconino County. He was
charged with four counts of
sexual assault, one count of
aggravated assault, one
count kidnapping and sec­ond
degree burglary. His pro­bation
began LVc. 13, 1999 in
Graham County.
According to the Superior
Court of Graham County,
Magele waived his right to a
trial and »Titered a plea of
guilty for the parole violation
cha rge.
The Superior Court
ordered Magete not to com­municate
or come within 50
feet of Scott Collins and wit­ness
Karla Hughes. Magele
also had to pay restitution in
the amount of $3,677.58 to
county companies.
The report from Officer
Whitmire states that witness­es
reported "some big guys
that go to F.AC (Eastern
Arizona College) walked up
to some smaller guy's (sic)
and just started hitting
them "
The report also stated,
"The witnesses said that the
college people were a lot big­ger
than the people they wen*
beating-up ... witnesses said
that Pisa started throwing
rocks at a pick-up that was
narked They said that F’isa
nroke the* windshield on the
pick-up then they all got into
a white truck and drove
away "
Witnesses * na med Ra stern
Arizona College football
layers Magele, Roy
aayutte and Evin Desir, and
Richard Camacho, who was
not named as an athlete.
Steve Giles, the former
head coach at EAC, has said
he is unaware of Magele
inciting any trouble or serv-ingprobation
time
There is no NCAA rule pre­venting
a university from
signing a player who is on
probation or serving prison
time. The signing period for
football players began Feb. 7,
2000. The letter of intent was
mailed to* Magele Feb. 4,
2000 Magele could have
been serving time in prison at
that urne, although the
Graham* County Sheriff's
Office will not release enact
dates. Magele was supposed
to serve five consecutive
weekends for 10 total days.
Mike Moleta, director of
NC AA compliance for NAU,
said most NCAA rules are
based on classniom perform­ance
and background checks
are not required on any stu­dent-
athlete, the vime policy
that applies to all university
students An NCAA rule on
misconduct only applies if a
student is currently attending
the university.
Magele finished playing
football at Fa stem Arizona
College when he served his
prison sentence. His pniba-tion
terms include several
special conditions, including
completing sch<x»l at Eastern
Arizona and meeting with a
career counselor.
Magelf appeared in court
for the first time March 4 He
was represented by public
defenders Lewis levin and
Kevin O'Brien and was pn>s-ecuted
by Tim Linnins
His next court date is set
for 11:15 a.m April Hand will
be another case management
conference.
The next court date will
bring a plea offer from the
state
Magele is still being held at
the Coconino County fail
with bail set at $200,006