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Law prof named new dean after long search After a 15-month search, Professor Michael Fitts became the third internal candidate to be named to a deanship this year.

By Eric Dash The Dally Pennsytvaniun

Law Professor Michael Fitts was named the new dean of the Law School yesterday, ending a 15-month search and mark- ing the third time this academic year that the University has selected a candidate from within its own ranks for a top-level position.

"Michael Fitts has superb academic judgement and proven leadership and ad- ministrative skills," University President Judith Rodin said in a statement. "We are absolutely delighted that he has accepted this new assignment."

In February, Rodin appointed Patrick Harker to head the Wharton School, and she named Eduardo Glandt to the Engi-

neering School's top post in November. Fitts succeeds former Law School Dean

Colin Diver—who stepped down in August after a decade of leadership — and will replace Interim Dean Charles Mooney.

In an interview yesterday, Fitts said he expects his new job to be both a challenge and an opportunity, as he prepares to en- large the faculty and increase the school's endowment.

"I like institution building," Fitts said. "I like hiring faculty. I like building programs. I like speaking with alumni."

Over the next few years, Fitts said he hopes to hire between seven and eight new professors as well as expand the Law School's interdisciplinary reach, strength- ening ties with the University's other professional schools.

And, in the process, he said he will be able to improve the school's standing in various academic rankings. Currently the Law School is ranked 12th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

"We have to take [the rankings] very seriously and I take them seriously," Fitts said. "As we expand the faculty and expand the endowment, it can only help us."

The announcement is the culmination of an exhaustive search, that ranks among the longest in the University's history. The search that landed Provost Robert Barchi took 13 months, and 16 months were required to select School of Arts and Sci- ences Dean Samuel Preston.

"The conclusion was terrific," said Whar- ton Vice Dean Richard Herring, who chaired the Law School dean search committee. "But if we had gotten the decision at six weeks, we would have been all the happier."

A West Philadelphia native, Fitts gradu-

ated from Harvard University in 1975, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He later received a law degree in 1979 from the Yale University Law School. While at Yale, he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Before coming to Penn in 1985, Fitts worked as an attorney advisor for the Of- fice of Legal Council at the US Justice Department and served as a law clerk for former University Trustee Leon Higgin- botham, a judge on the U.S. Court of Ap- peals for the Third Circuit Court.

But while Fitts comes with a distinguished legal and academic background, he has never before been a rainmaker.

"I have not done a lot of fundraising," Fitts said, unfazed by his inexperience at what has become a priority for most deans these days. "But I have a great product to sell — an excellent law school with a lot of opportunities."

See DEAN, page 2

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Michael Fitts was named the new dean of the Law School yesterday after an intensive 15-month search.

Ill Rewriting the Point guard Michael Jordan will play the final home game of his illustrious career tonight at the Palestra.

By Jason Bodnar The Daily Pennaylvanian

There will be no comebacks for this Michael Jordan.

There will be no more games at the Palestra. And unlike teammate and fellow senior Frank Brown, Jordan will have no fifth year of eligi- bility.

Instead, when the final buzzer sounds after tonight's Penn-Princeton game, Quakers senior Michael Jordan will make his final postgame trek to the Palestra locker room.

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career at Penn will be over. But what a career it's been. Jordan's name is now a staple in the Penn

record books. He is in the top five in school history in career points, three-pointers attempted, three-pointers made, assists and steals.

But, somehow, those numbers fall short of re- vealing Jordan's true legacy.

To get a better idea, let's go back to the 1996-97 season, Jordan's first in a Penn uniform.

The Quakers were just a shell of the team that had won the previous four Ivy League championships. Jerome Allen and Matt Mal- oney — two future NBA players who made up one of the top backcourts in Penn history — had graduated in 1995. Without them, the remaining Quakers posted a less-than-stellar 17-10 record the next year.

While that team was good enough to share an Ivy championship with Princeton, the vacuum of graduation would suck away the rest of the players that made up the dominant Penn teams of the mid-'90s.

Into this untested roster came Jordan. He was viewed by many as the next Jerome

Allen — a little less athletic, a little more skilled. He was the guy who was supposed to carry the torch of Allen and Maloney, a torch held briefly by Ivy League Player of the Year Ira Bowman in '95-96.

And Jordan did carry that torch. Sure, his hold on it was tentative during his freshman year, when Penn finished fourth in the league and two games under 500 overalL Sure, he may have nearly dropped it a few times in his 17-12 sophomore season.

But Jordan kept that torch burning, and now his team has been able to brand two Ivy League titles into the record books.

Back in April of 1996 — five months before Jor- dan arrived at Penn — his high school coach, Abing- ton Friends' Steve Chadwin, gave Jordan possibly the highest praise a point guard can receive:

"His best attribute is that he makes his teammates better," Chadwin said.

Mia Vlllafreal FrletM/The Daily Pennsylvanian

Michael Jordan will play his final game at the Palestra tonight. Jordan is third in all-time scoring for Penn.

And, time and time again, that became evident in Jordan's four years with the Red and Blue.

True, Jordan will lead the team in scoring for the third consecutive year.

But, more demonstrative of his impact on the team, Jordan will also top the team in assists for a third straight time.

One gets the feeling that, if he needed to, Jor- dan could score 25 points a game. But instead, Jordan plays the role of distributor on offense and tenacious defender on defense.

"There's stretches every single game we played here where he strapped the rest of the team on his back, scored a few baskets in a row or hit the shot we needed," Penn center Geoff Owens said.

And Jordan is never more in his element than

See JORDAN, page 4

Candles light the night in memory of Diallo About 150 people gathered to remember the West African immigrant, killed by four N.Y. police officers.

By Ratha Tep The Daily PennsylvaiiJan

On College Green last night, the United Minorities Council and the Greenfield Intercultural Center co- sponsored a candlelight vigil in memorial of Amadou Diallo, the West African immigrant who was shot to death in 1998 by New York City police officers who mistook his wallet for a gun.

The four officers were acquitted of murder charges two weeks ago, to the dismay of many who saw it as another example of police brutality against African Americans.

About 150 people, including students and professors from Penn and several nearby colleges, gathered on College Green.

"As playing the role of representative of many people of color on this campus, it's very important that we make an overstatement against the injustice, and we bring it to the awareness of all Penn students," said College junior Archana Jayaram, the

political chair of the UMC. Speakers at the event included Uni-

versity Chaplain William Gipson, Di- rector of the Police Advisory Commission in Philadelphia Hector Soto, Political Science Professor Joao Resende-Santos and other audience members who wished to voice their concerns.

Many of the speakers stressed the relevance of Diallo "s death to their own lives, emphasizing that what happened to Diallo could have happened to anyone else when prejudices prevail.

College sophomore Michelle Wat- son, the editor-in-chief of The Vision, Penn's independent black newspaper, told of how her mother bought tapes from Diallo, who was a New York City street vendor.

"I know a man who lived on the same block three doors down," said Know Iself, a sophomore at a local school who addressed the crowd.

Several visibly angry audience members discussed the prevalence of racial stereotypes and the detrimental ef-

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Nursing freshman Anita Sreedhar and College sophomore Dimitri Dube light candles at a vigil held on College Green in memory of Amadou Diallo.

fects they can have — which, they say, provides a breeding ground for the Di- allo case and other similar incidents.

"I'm just frustrated I'm just really upset," said UMC Chairman Jerome Byam, a College junior. "Before I open my mouth, someone has an opinion of me. I work hard, but people don't just look at me that way—and I'm upset."

In the beginning of the vigil, Gipson encouraged the crowd to heed the callings of Diallo's mother — to "pray and fight" in order to prevent future racial injustices.

Discussing the significance of holding such an event in the heart of a college campus, Wharton senior Sammy Sugiura, the chairman of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, said, "The most important thing is to remember that these incidents do happen in the U.S. — a lot of these victims don't have a voice to defend themselves.

"The vigil is not only a way to bring light to the tragic way he died, but a way to educate everyone not only about his death, but of other hate crimes thai occur," he added.

Two big-name bands headline Fling concert The Roots and Ben Folds Five will share top billing at the annual concert.

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Melding an unusual combination of harmonious piano rock and rhyth- mic hip hop, Ben Folds Five and the Roots will share center stage at this year's Spring Fling concert.

The Social Planning and Events Committee, which announced the co- headliners last night, said negotia- tions for a smaller opening band are still in the works.

By having the two groups co- headline the event on Friday, April 14, the concert's organizers hope to please a larger range of Penn students than in past years, when only one or two types of music were represented.

"Our goal is to get a mix, since music is such a matter of taste," said SPEC concerts co-director Ari Jaffess, an Engineering senior. "I think a lot of people will be excited for these two bands."

Tickets will go on sale on Locust

Walk starting March 27. Tickets bought in advance will cost $15 for PennCard holders and $23 for the general public. There will be a yet-to- be-announced surcharge on tickets bought the day of the show.

The concert will be held on Hill Field, rain or shine. For the last three years, the event has been moved inside to the Palestra because of ad- verse weather conditions.

Ben Folds Five, a unique guitar- free piano trio, was formed in 1993 by pianist and singer Ben Folds. The group made a mainstream name for themselves with their hit single "Brick" in 1997.

Their 1997 album, Whatever and Ever Amen, went platinum. Since then, they have also released another album, titled The Unautho- rized Biography of Reinhold Messner, which did rather poor commercially.

The Roots, a Philadelphia-based rap and R&B group, was formed in 1987. With no turntables or disc jock- eys, the group is known for its use of live instrumentation at concerts and has in recent years exploded from the underground club scene to

See FLING, page 4

New fire precautions planned for dorms Over eight years, Penn will spend $23 million to update safety systems.

By Jonathan Margulies The Daily Pennsylvanian

Acting in the wake of a disastrous Seton Hall University dormitory fire that killed three students there, Penn's Department of Fire and Oc- cupational Safety recently announced a $23 million plan to install updated fire safety equipment in all on-campus residences.

The plan calls for state-of-the-art alarm, sprinkler and detector systems to be installed in residential buildings over an eight-year period and for new public address systems to be integrated into the University's three high-rise college houses.

Director of Fire and Occupational Safety Harry Cusick said that while the University's residential buildings currently meet code, changing standards and concerns following Seton Hall's fire have made such improve- ments a necessity.

"With the code, we are where we need to be," Cusick said. "We're always trying to figure out the ways where it's possible to step up our pre- ventative procedures."

All of the University's 12 college houses currently feature smoke de-

A Improving fire safety Penn officials have projected that the updated fire safety system will be installed in all dormitories over the next eight years.

• 2002: The Quadrangle • 2004: Hamilton College House and Sansom Place East •2005: Harnwell College House and Stouffer/Mayer College House • 2006: Harrison College House and Sansom Place West •2007: W.E.B. DuBois College House •2008: Gregory College House and King's Court/English House •Public Address System: To be installed in the high rises

tectors in all rooms and sprinklers in basements and laundry rooms, Cu- sick said, though the goal is to bring the buildings beyond the city's minimum fire safety requirements.

"We're in compliance and we're also upgrading everything as the (college housel renovations go on," Cu- sick said. "What we're doing in the high rises and elsewhere is even going beyond compliance."

He added that the new high-rise public address system and additional fire safety staff is going to help

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TOMORROW One win stands between Penn and an undefeated Ivy League season. Princeton visits the Palestra to challenge the Ivy champion Quakers tomorrow. SPORTS

INSIDE The Penn wrestling team

finished second at the EIWA meet over the weekend and will send seven wrestlers to

nationals. See page 11

Monday, March 6,2000 Page 14

SHALL WE DANCE? The Quakers clinch an Ivy title and NCAA berth

RICK HAGGERTY

The Quakers emerge as

true champs They did it. They made all preseason pre-

dictions come true. They won the Ivy I/eague. The Penn Quakers are returning to the

NCAA Tournament. In manj ways, the Red and Blue are do

ing nothing more than what was expected of them. But in doing so, they proved that they are indeed a championship team.

It may have seemed like the Ivy season was a cakewalk for the Quakers, like they were playing on a level far above the one

on which their opponents operate. At times, they were. But to think winning a second consec-

utive Ivy title was an easy task would be wrongheaded It was a difficult journey for the Quakers, but the only im-

portant thing is that they came out on top. And with a win tomorrow night against Princeton in the regular season finale, they can emerge from the league season unblemished — a feat Penn has not accomplished since the 1994-95 season.

However, if Harvard's Dan Clemente had hit his final three- point attempt on February 26 or if Cornell had made a few more shots in its close loss to Penn on January 29, the thousands of Quakers fans at Saturday's game might not have had any reason to rush the court.

But rash the court they did. Championship teams are too tough to lose games like the ones against the Crimson or the Big Red

The Penn Quakers are a championship team. Over the course of the past month, they proved it several times. Back on Jaiiuaiy 27.1 wrote a column on these pages that said

that the Quakers needed to be prepared for the dangers that lay ahead in the quest for their second straight league title.

It was the day before Penn was to open its Ivy season at Co- lumbia, and there was plenty to be worried about at the time.

The freshmen starters were making stupid mistakes; the entire team suffered from poor shot selection; no one in a Quak ers uniform could hit a free throw; and most of the time, the five players on the court were never on the same page.

In that column, I wrote. "There is no doubt in my mind that the Quakers have more skill than any team in the league, and I believe that eventually everything will come together for them. Before the end of the season, we will see a cohesive unit that can go out and be competitive with anyone.

"But league play begins tomorrow night, and that cohesive unit has yet to make an appearance."

Well, here we are at the end of the season — 13 Ivy games and 13 Ivy wins since I wrote those words, and the Quakers are

See HAGGERTY. page 12

■■ It's a great feeling to cut down the nets in front of the Palestra faithful."

— Michael Jordan

Owens dominates paint to help M. Hoops to title

By Jesse Spector The DJIIV lV'iins\lv.iriiiin

Penn center Geoff Owens turned 22 on Wednesday. This weekend, Owens celebrated his birthday in style at the Palestra, helping the Quakers to stand tall over the rest of the Ivy League competition for their second consecutive Ancient Eight title.

Owens has been through it all over the past four years at Penn, from the toils of a 12-14 season to the agony and uncertainty of sitting out a year with a medical condition to the elation of back-to back Ivy League championships.

And this weekend. Owens, like the team, was at his best. The man in the middle had a career night on Friday as the Quakers clinched a tie for the league title against Brown, then brought the house down again on Saturday as Penn wrapped up the title by beating Yale.

The school's all time leading shot blocker bolted from the gate against the Bears, swatting the first of his six shots just 18 seconds into the action. He fin ished the night with 50 blocks on the season, making him the first man in Penn history to amass 50 re jections in two different seasons. Owens is also the only Red and Blue player ever to record 40 or more blocks in three seasons.

By the time Friday night ended, Owens exploited the undersized Brown frontcourt — specifically 6'6" center Alaivaa Nuualiitia — for a career-high 22 points, along with 11 rebounds, all in a scant 27 minutes as Penn demolished the Bears by 23 points.

"We're very undermanned in the frontcourt," Brown coach Glenn Miller said. "It seems like the opposition's frontcourt players always have their best games against us. We're playing a 6'6" five man. We just don't have the personnel or the physical presence to cover low."

Miller's estimation is fair enough, and Owens freely noted himself that his offensive explosion was facili- tated by Brown's lack of frontcourt size.

But championship teams take advantage of the weak nesses of their opponents, which is just what Owens did with his explosive night at the Palestra on Friday.

The Bears' lack of size in the paint has not stopped Nuualiitia from averaging an impressive 14.2 points per game and earning honors as Ivy League Rookie of the Week five times this season.

Friday night, though, Nuualiitia scored five points, shooting a ghastly 2 for 9 from the floor.

"It's kind of my job to help my teammates out," Owens said. "It's my job to deflect a shot or make a guy

See OWENS, page 12

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For the second time in as many years, the Penn men's basketball team is champion of the Ivy

League and headed to the NCAA Tournament.

The Quakers swept this weekend's games against Brown and Yale to capture the title, enabling the Red and Blue to cut down the nets at home in the Palestra for the first time in six years.

"I think it's a job well done by a bunch of kids who have worked hard all year long," Penn coach Fran Dunphy said. "I'm happy for the seniors in particular, but for the group as a whole. It's just a culmination of a long, hard fight."

And while the wins were a total team effort, it was the seniors, playing in their last regular season weekend of their careers, who stole the show.

On Friday against the Bears, Penn fourth-year center Geoff Owens — who will petition the Ivy League for a fifth year of eligibili- ty since he missed his sophomore season with a medical condition — had perhaps his best game as a Quaker. Owens scored a career- high 22 points, grabbed 11 boards and tied a personal high with sue blocked shots. The 6'11" Owens had his way with players in the Brown frontcourt that were five inches smaller than he is.

The Quakers started off domi- nating Brown, sinking nine of their first 12 shots from the field. Penn jumped out to a 23-7 lead featuring solid play from the inside and outside. Both Owens and forward Ugonna Onyekwe had points in the paint, which enabled guards Matt Langel and Michael Jordan to get open looks at three-pointers.

This balanced attack helped the Quakers to take a 46-26 lead at the half. The second stanza began with a 12-5 Penn run, and the Red and Blue never looked back, even

Men' s Ivy League Standings

Ivy Overall Games League Back

PENN 130 20-7 —

Princeton 112 199 2

Columbia 7-7 13-14 6.5

Harvard 7-7 12-15 6.5

Dartmouth 5-9 9-18 8.5

Vale 5-9 720 8.5

Brown 4-10 8-19 9.5

Cornell 3-11 10-17 10.5

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tually beating the Bears, 85-62. Owens might have had a career

night but the Penn co-captains were impressive as well. Jordan was 4 for-7 from three point land, scoring 19. He also grabbed 10 rebounds. Langel hit on 4-of-10 from beyond the arc and dished out seven assists. Both backcourt players credit Owens with opening up the offense as well as improving the defense.

"The difference playing defense from my sophomore to my junior year was huge knowing that there was a legitimate seven-footer back there who was such a defensive presence," Langel said. "We know we have a post player and that adds to our team offensively as well."

While Friday night was an important win, the weekend's focus was on Saturday against the Elis. With a win against Yale, the Quakers would clinch the Ivy title. A loss meant that Penn needed a victory on Tuesday against Princeton to gain a berth into the NCAA Tournament. Clearly, the Quakers wanted to take care of things this weekend.

Penn jumped out to a quick 12-2 lead, highlighted by Frank Brown, who scored six of the Quakers' first 12 points. Brown had a quiet night Friday, but dominated against Yale, hitting

See M. BASKETBALL, page 12

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Michael Jordan, center, sits triumphantly atop the rim after Saturday night's Ivyclinching win. Matt Langel. left, scored 11 points, all in the second half, while Geoff Owens soared for two dunks as part of his 10-point night.

QUAKERS i HOOPS BY THE I NUMBERS Number of Ivy titles and

current Ivy win streak Current winning streak,

2nd longest In nation NCAA Tournament

appearances Michael Jordan's career point total,

third most in mer/s basketball history Geoff Owens' career blocks. Consecutive

most in Penn history Ivy titles

M. Hoops shoots for perfection

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All that glitters Alan Lowinger writes that you get what you pay for with the Golden Key Honor Society. Opinion, page 6

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Volume CXVI, Number 26

Law prof named new dean after long search After a 15-month search, Professor Michael Fitts became the third internal candidate to be named to a deanship this year.

By Erie Dash IlifD.nlv IViin.xvlvani.in

Law Professor Michael Fitts was named the new dean of the Law School yesterday, ending a 15-month search and mark- ing the third time this academic year that the University has selected a candidate from within its own ranks for a top-level position.

"Michael Fitts has superb academic judgement and proven leadership and ad- ministrative skills." University President Judith Rodin said in a statement. "We are absolutely delighted that he has accepted this new assignment."

In February. Rodin appointed Patrick Harker to head the Wharton School, and she named Eduardo Glandt to the Engi-

neering School's top post in November. Fitts succeeds former Law School Dean

Colin Diver — who stepped down in August after a decade of leadership — and will replace Interim Dean Charles Mooney.

In an interview yesterday. Fitts said he expects his new job to be both a challenge and an opportunity, as he prepares to en- large the faculty and increase the school's endowment.

"I like institution building." Fitts said. "I like hiring faculty. I like building pro grams. I like speaking with alumni."

Over the next few years, Fitts said he hopes to hire between seven and eight new professors as well as expand the Law School's interdisciplinary reach, strength ening ties with the University's other professional schools.

And. in the process, he said he will be able to improve the school's standing in various academic rankings. Currently the Law School is ranked 12th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

"We have to take I the rankings I very seriously and I take them seriously," Fitts said "As we expand the faculty and expand the endowment, it can only help us."

The announcement is the culmination of an exhaustive search, that ranks among the longest in the University's history. The search that landed Provost Robert Barehi took 13 months, and 16 months were re quired to select School of Arts and Sci ences Dean Samuel Preston.

"The conclusion was terrific." said Whar ton Vice Dean Richard Herring, who chaired the Law School dean search committee "But if we had gotten the decision at six weeks, we would have been all the happier."

A West Philadelphia native. Fitts gradu-

ated from Harvard University in 1975. where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa He later received a law degree in 1979 from the Yale University Law School. While at Yale, he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Before coming to Penn in 1985. Fitts worked as an attorney advisor for the Of- fice of Legal Council at the U.S Justice Department and served as a law clerk for former University Trustee Leon Higgin botham. a judge on the U.S. Court of Ap peals for the Third Circuit Court.

But while Fitts comes with a distinguished legal and academic background, he has never before been a rainmaker.

"I have not done a lot of fundraising." Fitts said, unfazed by his inexperience at what has become a priority for most deans these days. "But 1 have a great product to sell — an excellent law school with a lot of opportunities."

See DEAN, page 2

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Michael Fitts was named the new dean of the Law School yesterday after an intensive 15-month search.

Rewriting the Point guard Michael Jordan will play the final home game of his illustrious career tonight at the Palestra.

By Jason Bodnar 111.' I);lll\ l'."lli<vK.llil.ill

There will be no comebacks for this Michael Jordan.

There will be no more games at the Palestra. And unlike teammate and fellow senior Frank Brown. Jordan will have no fifth year of eligi bility

Instead, when the final buzzer sounds after tonight's Penn-Princeton game, Quakers senior Michael Jordan will make his final postgame trek to the Palestra locker room.

Except for the NCAA Tournament, his storied

Michael Jordan's place in Penn history

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•1,571 career points: Third in Penn history behind only Ernie Beck (1,827) and Kevin McDonald (1,644).

•463 career assists: Second all-time behind Jerome Allen (504).

•141 career steals: Third behind Allen (166) and Matt Maloney (157).

• '96-97 Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

•First team AlHvy - 97-98 and '98-99

•First team Allttg 5 - '97-98 and '98-99

•Three-time Quakers team MVP

career at Penn will be over. But what a career it's been. Jordan's name is now a staple in the Penn

record books. He is in the top five in school history in career points, three-pointers attempted, three-pointers made, assists and steals.

But, somehow, those numbers fall short of re- vealing Jordan's true legacy.

To get a better idea, let's go back to the 1996-97 season, Jordan's first in a Penn uniform.

The Quakers were just a shell of the team that had won the previous four Ivy League championships. Jerome Allen and Matt Mal- oney — two future NBA players who made up one of the top backcourts in Penn history — had graduated in 1995. Without them, the remaining Quakers posted a less than stellar 17-10 record the next year.

While that team was good enough to share an Ivy championship with Princeton, the vacuum of graduation would suck away the rest of the players that made up the dominant Penn teams of the mid-'90s.

Into this untested roster came Jordan He was viewed by many as the next Jerome

Allen — a little less athletic, a little more skilled. He was the guy who was supposed to carry the torch of Allen and Maloney. a torch held briefly by Ivy League Player of the Year Ira Bowman in '95-96.

And Jordan did carry that torch. Sure, his hold on it was tentative during his freshman year, when Penn finished fourth in the league and two games under .500 overall. Sure, he may have nearly dropped it a few times in his 17-12 sophomore season.

But Jordan kept that torch burning, and now his team has been able to brand two Ivy League titles into the record books.

Back in April of 1996 — five months before Jor dan arrived at Penn — his high school coach, Abing- ton Friends' Steve Chadwin, gave Jordan possibly the highest praise a point guard can receive:

"His best attribute is that he makes his teammates better," Chadwin said.

Mia Villarreal FrletwThe Daily Pennsylvanian

Michael Jordan will play his final game at the Palestra tonight. Jordan is third in all-time scoring for Penn.

And, time and time again, that became evident in Jordan's four years with the Red and Blue

True. Jordan will lead the team in scoring for the third consecutive year.

But. more demonstrative of his impact on the team. Jordan will also top the team in assists for a third straight time.

One gets the feeling that, if he needed to. Jor dan could score 25 points a game. But instead, Jordan plays the role of distributor on offense and tenacious defender on defense.

"There's stretches every single game we played here where he strapped the rest of the team on his back, scored a few baskets in a row or hit the shot we needed," Penn center Geoff Owens said.

And Jordan is never more in his element than

See JORDAN, page 4

Candles light the night in memory of Diallo About 150 people gathered to remember the West African immigrant, killed by four N.Y. police officers.

By Ratha Tep III.- DliN IVmi.sylv;tniun

On College Green last night, the United Minorities Council and the Greenfield Intercultural Center co- sponsored a candlelight vigil in memorial of Amadou Diallo, the West African immigrant who was shot to death in 1998 by New York City police officers who mistook his wallet for a gun.

The four officers were acquitted of murder charges two weeks ago, to the dismay of many who saw it as another example of police brutality against African Americans.

About 150 people, including students and professors from Penn and several nearby colleges, gathered on College Green.

"As playing the role of representative of many people of color on this campus, it's very important that we make an overstatement against the injustice, and we bring it to the awareness of all Penn students," said College junior Archana Jayaram. the

political chair of the UMC. Speakers at the event included Uni-

versity Chaplain William Gipson, Di rector of the Police Advisory Commission in Philadelphia Hector Soto, Political Science Professor Joao Resende-Santos and other audience members who wished to voice their concerns.

Many of the speakers stressed the relevance of Diallo's death to their own lives, emphasizing that what happened to Diallo could have happened to anyone else when prejudices prevail

College sophomore Michelle Wat- son, the editor-in-chief of The Vision. Penn's independent black newspa per. told of how her mother bought tapes from Diallo. who was a New York City street vendor.

"I know a man who lived on the same block three doors down." said Know Iself, a sophomore at a local school who addressed the crowd

Several visibly angry audience members discuss-, r Ihf nivvalence of racial stereotypes and the detrimental ef-

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Nursing freshman Anita Sreedhar and College sophomore Dimitri Dube light candles at a vigil held on College Green in memory of Amadou Diallo.

fects they can have — which, they say. provides a breeding ground for the Di allo case and other similar incidents.

'Tm just frustrated. I'm just really upset." said UMC Chairman Jerome Byam, a College junior. "Before I open my mouth, someone has an opinion of me. 1 work hard, but people don't just look at me that way—and I'm upset."

In the beginning of the vigil. Gipa >n encouraged the crowd to heed the callings of Diallo's mother—to "pray and fight" in order to prevent future racial ij justices

Discussing the significance of hold tag such an event in the heart of a col lege campus. Wharton senior Sammy Sugiura, the chairman of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, said. "The most important thing is to remember that these incidents do happen in the U.S. — a lot of these victims don't have a voice to defend themselves.

"The vigil is not only a way to bring light to the tragic way he died, but a way In educate everyone not only about his death, but of other hate crimes thai occur." he added.

Two big-name bands headline Fling concert The Roots and Ben Folds Five will share top billing at the annual concert.

By NiWu Cyter . IVNIIM'IVJNUII

Melding an unusual combination of harmonious piano rock and rhyth mic hip hop. Ben Folds Five and the Roots will share center stage at this year's Spring Fling concert.

The Social Planning and Events Committee, which announced l In- CO headliners last night, said negotia tions for a smaller opening band are still in the works.

By having the two groups co- headline the event on Friday. April 14, the concert's organizers hope to please a larger range of Penn students than in past years, when only one or two types of music were represented.

"Our goal is to get a mix. since music is such a matter of taste," said SPEC concerts co director An Jaffess, an Engineering senior. "I think a lot of people will be excited for these tWO bands "

Tickets will go on sale on Locust

Walk starting March 27. Tickets bought in advance will cost $15 for PennCard holders and $23 for the general public. There will be a yet-to- be announced surcharge on tickets bought the day of the show.

The concert wu\ be V\e\d on HYtt Field, rain or shine. For the last three years, the event has been moved inside to the Palestra because of ad- verse weather conditions.

Ben Folds Five, a unique guitar- free piano trio, was formed in 1993 by pianist and singer Ben Folds. The group made a mainstream name for themselves with their hit single "Brick" in 1997,

Their 1997 album. Whatever and Ever Amen, went platinum. Since then, they have also released another album, titled The Unautho- rized Biography of Reinhold Messner, which did rather poor commercially.

The Hoots, a Philadelphia-based rap and H&B group, was formed in 1987. With no turntables or disc jock- eys, the group is known for its use of live instrumentation at concerts and has in recent years exploded from the underground club scene to

See FLING, page 4

New fire precautions planned for dorms Over eight years, Penn will spend $23 million to update safety systems.

By Jonathan Maigulics Thei>;«ii> Pmiuyh i

Acting in the wake of a disastrous Seton Hall University dormitory fire that killed three students there. Penn's Department of Fire and Oc- cupational Safety recently announced a $23 million plan to install updated fire safety equipment in all on-cam pus residences

The plan calls for state of the art alarm, sprinkler and detector sj 9 terns to be installed in residential buildings over an eight year period and for new public address s) stems to be integrated into the University's three high rise college houses

Director of Fire and Occupational Safety Harry Cusick said that while the University's residential buildings currently meet code, changing stan dards and concerns following Seton Hall's fire have made such improve- ments a necessity

With the ciide. we are where wi- nced to be," Cusick said. "We're always trying to figure out the ways where it's possible to step up our pre ventative procedures "

All of the University's 12 college houses currenth' feature smoke de

Improving fire safety Penn officials hau- protected that the updated fire safety system *ill be installed in all dornvtones over the next eight years.

• 2002: The Quadrangle •2004: Hamilton College House and Sansom Place East • 2005: Harnwell College House and Slouffer/Mayer College House •2006: Hainson College House and Sansom Place West •2007: W.E.B. DuBois College House • 2008: Gregory College House and Kings Court/English House • Public Address System: To be in stalled in the high rises

lee tins in all rooms and sprinklers in basements and laundry rooms, Cu- sick said, though Ihe goal is to bring the buildings beyond the city's mini mum fire safely requirements.

"We're in compliance and we're also upgrading everything as Ihe Icol- lege housel renovations go on." Cu- sick said. "What we're doing in the high rises and elsewhere is even go ing beyond compliance."

He added that the new high rise public address system and addition al fire safety staff is going to help

See FIRE^UKTY, page 4

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UA eyes increased minority membership By Stacy Humes-Schulz

The Daily I Vnns> Iv.inian

Departing from the proceedings of traditional Undergraduate Assembly meetings, the UA on Sunday night held a special program with more than a dozen United Minorities Coun- cil members to discuss community service and minority representation in student government.

The UA and UMC combined forces in Logan Hall and broke up into small groups — each with two UMC members and four representatives from the UA — to tackle how the groups ran together address student government representatives and community service initiatives. ; "The UA does not represent accurately the school. We don't have enough minority representation," UA Chairman Michael Silver, a Col- lege senior, told the roughly 40 students assembled for last night's meeting. He added that the small groups should "start talking about how these organizations can pool

their resources." After spending nearly an hour

brainstorming, discussing and de- bating different initiatives the UA and UMC could put forth, the small groups came back together to pool their ideas.

Among the proposed community service projects for the two organizations were cul- turally infused service initiatives, mentoring the student gov- ernments of local high schools and working together for Habitat for Humanity.

But the students also spent time addressing how to recruit minority students to run for the UA and, once those students decide to run, how to help get them elected. The small groups suggested that the UA edu-

cate UMC constituent groups about different candidates that directly per- tain to their interests, hold more UA and UMC joint meetings and co-spon- sor more events.

"Even when minorities run, they don't get elected. We don't know why

that is," Whar- ton and Engi- neering sophomore and UA member Michael Krouse said last night to his small group.

He added that the election of the next UA this spring may gen- erate more vot- ers — including

minority students — because students will be able to access ballots electronically through Penn In- Touch.

UMC members echoed the need for undergraduates, minority or not, to understand the impact of the UA

"The UA does not represent accurately the school. We don't have enough minority representation."

Michael Silver UA Chairman

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on student life. "We have to extend the idea that

this is something that will affect you," College junior and UMC member Kevin Chan said last night.

After the special session with the UMC, the UA returned to its traditional agenda.

The group passed a $1,500 budget request for Change for Change, a project that will provide students with small plastic cups to collect spare change and, at the end of the year, pool it with other members of their college house, fraternity or sorority.

The change collected will be do- nated to Upward Bound, a program to help Philadelphia high school students gain admission to four-year colleges and universities.

The UA also passed a resolution supporting a new funding plan for Student Health Services that will prevent students insured by Penn Stu- dent Health Insurance from having to pay a Clinical Pee twice, as the current plan mandates.

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Survey lets students evaluate landlords

The Penn Consumer Board is currently conducting an online survey that will inform both undergraduates and graduate students about the quality of individual Uni- versity City landlords.

The student-run organization — with financial and logistical help from the Undergraduate As- sembly — has compiled a list of about 25 questions designed to de- termine a landlord's response to repair work, lease agreements and utilities.

"This is a student document and a very important consumer document," Office of Off Campus Liv- ing Director Mihaela Parcas said.

Results will be tabulated in the beginning of April and presented through informational pamphlets in time for the Spring Housing Pair.

The survey is broken down into two parts: The first asks about the landlord's accessibility and hon- esty, and the second asks the ten-

ants to rate the quality of utilities and services for their individual living quarters.

Troy Madres, director of the Penn Consumer Board, said that the group developed the survey in response to "a seller's market"

According to Madres, there are far more students who want to move off campus than can occupy the available properties. Often, this means that landlords can charge higher prices and offer fewer services.

Though the group had regularly issued landlord-tenant surveys every two years since the late 1970s, Farcas explained that in 1993, the production was halted temporarily. Last year the UA re- sumed the tradition, but with a less-comprehensive survey than usual.

About 750 students have filled out the survey, which can be ac- cessed from the Office of Off Cam- pus Living Web site, http://www.upenn.edu/resliv/ocL

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From 'Rocky Horror* to rabbi By Vickie Fields The Daily I"cnnjytv«ni«n

John Sinclair conceived the idea of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show about 30 years ago.

Today, though, Sinclair is anything but a "sweet transvestite."

Sinclair, who has since become a rabbi and now goes by the name of "Yaakov Asher," discussed his career transformation from producer and actor to rabbi and inspirational speaker before a crowd of about 20 students at Vance Hall on Thursday.

Decades ago, while working as an actor in London and Hollywood, Sin- clair said he never would have imag- ined himself as a rabbi.

While working on the musical Hair in England, he and a friend came up with the idea of staging a "a science- fiction rock-and-roll musical." He made a deal with his friend that he would produce the stage musical if his friend agreed to write it

The result was the ever popular Rocky Horror Picture Show, which routinely draws devoted fans — many of whom come dressed as their favorite characters from the film and bring assorted props — to midnight screenings of the film in select the- aters around the country.

Before the production of the film in 1975, Sinclair opened up the first 24- track studio in New York, where Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody became the "magic hit"

By 1976, with The Rocky Horror Picture Show still bringing in loads of money and four platinum music albums under his belt Sinclair said he was enjoying an extravagant life.

But he was far from content. "Is that all there is? Is this what

people go crazy for?" Sinclair rhetor- ically asked the audience.

It was about this time in the mid- 1970s that Sinclair read The Shell, a Yiddish novel that relates the story of one man's return to his Jewish roots. The book, Sinclair said, would ultimately inspire him to inspect his own spirituality and return to Ju- daism.

From then on, Sinclair said, he has pursued Judaism passionately, learning more about its religious tenets and practicing the beliefs that he had left behind in his childhood.

Choosing God over Hollywood was by then an easy decision for Sinclair, who said he feels more fulfilled now than ever before.

"People think that they're going to be happy by having material success, but I'm much happier now," Sinclair

Exhaustive search yields Fitts as Law School dean DEAN from page 1

According to Herring, Fitts' gen- uine enthusiasm gave the committee confidence that he could raise money.

But it was his experience as the chairman of the Law School personnel committee at a time "when it did its best hiring in years" that made him stand out from the more than 100 candidates the committee reviewed.

Although the nationwide search process dragged on for more than 15 months, Herring said Fitts was iden- tified as a candidate right away.

"If you went around the table that first day, [Fitts] was on the list. It was an obvious choice," Herring said. "But Fitts said that he wasn't willing to do it"

According to Herring, before Fitts finally agreed to be considered late in the search process, the committee had reviewed a diverse group of candidates — including practicing lawyers, other law school deans and

six internal faculty members. Herring would not reveal the

names of any other candidates the committee considered.

As they narrowed their selections during the fall, Herring said the committee met more frequently — conducting almost 80 hours of off-site interviews — and meetings became more intense.

"It was as rambunctious a committee as you will find, but we were all very collegial," Herring said.

Herring said the committee submitted its final list of between three and six candidates to Rodin and Barchi in late December. The two then met privately with the individuals on the list before deciding on Fitts in early February.

Although he never attended Penn, Fitts' connection to the University runs deep. His father.William Fitts, was the chairman of the Surgery De- partment in the Medical School. And his grandfather, Joseph Willits, was the dean of the Wharton School.

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said. "I have a real feeling of con- tentment through the Torah and how the Torah tells us to live."

Having experienced life from two radically different perspectives, Sin- clair said he now desires to share his experiences with others.

After the talk, several audience members said they attended because they had heard Sinclair was a charismatic speaker with an interesting story to tell.

"He was inspirational," College freshman Risa Small said. "I really enjoyed how he would act his stories out. He's very talented."

"He said things very humbly. He was open-minded and not at all preachy," College freshman Beno Freedman said. "That's not always the case with these things. His story was interesting, even in a non-religious way."

The event was organized through the Hillel Outreach committee.

College senior Matthew Wieder, who organized the talk, said, "It is of utmost importance that the 7,000 Jews on campus realize that no matter how far removed from Ju- daism they may be, as was the case with Rabbi Sinclair, it is never too late to learn more about their reli- gion."

QUOTE OF THE PAY

"The conclusion was terrific. But if we had gotten the decision at six weeks instead of 14 months, we would have been all the happier."

- Law School dean search committee head Richard Herring, on the selection of Michael

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Time stands still at the Palestra

By Eric Moskowltz

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John McAdams, the Palestra's public address announces makes a living with his voice. For 19 seasons, he has been a fixture at the mike, reminding fans

that the Palestra is "college basketball's most historic gym." But even McAdams' smooth voice quivers just a littlebit when he recalls his first impression of the Palestra in 1956.

"Wow! You look lip at the ceiling, andyou say ■What a place!' \bu walk in there, and you just look around, you see everything—the big high ceiling, the scoreboard, the stands.... Wow."

Almost a half century later, little has changed It's 11:45 am on a Saturday, seven hours before tip-off, and the Yale team has just filed into the Palestra for its morning shoot-around Dan HarreU, the Palestra's caretaker, watches the wide-eyed Elis take in their surroundings. The Yale players, five of them freshmen, remove their warmups in a reverent silence.

"I can tell when an Ivy League team comes in if they're young," says HarreU, 56, who has worked for Penn since "89. "Because when they walk in, the players look up. They look around and they know they're someplace special."

As the fifth-oldest gym still in use, the Palestra doesn't have the distinction of being the dean of college arenas. With a capacity of 8,700, it's hardly

the biggest facility. It doesn't have luxury box- es or a jumbotron scoreboard or even com- fortable seats. What it has, though, is more character than any other arena in the country And no one chaUenges McAdams when he calls it college basketball's most historic gym.

In its 73 years, the Palestra has hosted more games and more visiting teams than any other gym It hosted the first NCAA Eastern Cham- pionship in 1939 and has since played host to 50 NCAA Tournament games. But mere numbers aren't what makes the Palestra so special.

"If you throw that subject, the Palestra, out at people in Philadelphia — actually at anyone with a connection to East Coast basketball — they just start to rhapsodize about the place," says Alex Wolff, a longtime Sports Illustrated writer who first became ac- quainted with the Palestra as a Princeton student in the late '70s. "Everybody just feels they have a piece of the building.... Every- body has warm feelings about the place."

Talk to anyone who has played or coached in the Big 5. To anyone who grew up within a troUey ride of Penn and spent their winter evenings at Palestra doubleheaders You hear the same thoughts, the same warm feelings.

"I don't think there's any question that it's magical and special," Penn coach Fran Dun- phy says. Dunphy often brings the key to the Palestra with him when he speaks to groups. "I'U say how fortunate I am to have this [key] and that the Palestra is my place of work every day — that's very special."

In their own words...

The Palestra is not nearly so much

about basketball as it is about

collective emotion.

"It's the best building in college basketball," says St. Joseph's coach Phil MarteUi, a native of Southwest Philly. "I know that people would say Cameron [Indoor Stadi- um at Duke] and Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA] and places like that, but to me, [the Palestra's] synonymous with a noise level that doesn't exist anywhere else."

With its arched ceiling and huge rafters, the Palestra has been likened to a giant bass drum, where the noise resonates like no place else.

"It's so loud, that sometimes you can't deci- pher if people are cheering for you or against you," says Penn Athletic Director Steve Bilsky, who captained the 28-1 Penn team of '70-71. 'It's loud and it's ricocheting off the walls and as a player, it just propels you to be more juiced up and play better

At Big 5 games in particular, when the crowd is split down the middle, the noise is incessant.

"When it's right, and both teams have their share of the crowd, you have noise the entire time," Martelli says. "It's really spectacular. I've never been anywhere else like that."

The Palestra served as the exclusive home of the Big 5 and its doubleheaders — synonymous with streamers, roU-out banners and city bragging rights — from 1965 to 1986. The rivalry between Penn, Temple St Joe's. La SaUe and Vilianova thrust Philadelphia into a role as the nation's leading basketball city, with the Palestra as its focal point.

In 1986, the five schools signed a 10-year pact continuing the round-robin but with a catch—games would be held at each school's respective gym, closing the book on a storied chapter of the Palestra's history. In 1991, the dagger was driven deeper into local hearts when Vilianova successfully petitioned to halve the schedule, ending the round-robin.

"It's unfair to students today that they've never been to a Big 5 doubleheader at the Palestra," HarreU says. "Sometimes you have something, you don't realize how lucky vou are until it's gone." ^-^

Through it all, though, the Palestra stood like a portal to another era. Times changed, but the gym staved the same. Whenever two Big 5 schools tangled at the Palestra, the magic would return, at least for a night

Last May, however, area fans erupted at the surprise announcement that the Big 5 would return to a full roundrobin. While the Palestra only sees a share of the games, many view the rebirth of the Big 5 as a victory for everything the Palestra stands for, a reaffirmation of an era when local rivalries were more important than TV contracts, conference require-

ments or 20,000-seat-arena gate receipts. " I'Noval came to find out that you can play

a Big East schedule and play in all these big arenas and be on TV all the time," Wolff says, "but there's nothing like coming into that building on a cold winter's night, making the walk over from 30th Street Station... and being in there for a couple hours and getting that energy."

It is that energy that lured Wolff to the Palestra from Old Nassau as an undergraduate.

"I was so taken with the place that I would come down from campus, the way if you go to

school in New Jer- sey you can either go to New York and to a jazz club or to PhiUy and to a col lege basketball game in a temple, in a cathedral."

To thousands, the Palestra serves as both a fan-luring mecca and a shrine to another era, of both basket- baU and America.

Martelli chalks up his days taking the

trolley to doubleheaders as a different age, when "parents could trust they could send their kids somewhere, and everything was going to be al- right and you were going to get home safely."

The Palestra stands as a time capsule in a changing world. A mere glimpse of the building is enough to send shivers down the spine.

"As bad as things get in your life, you come here and you feel young again," Har- reU says. "Things aren't as bad."

s o many great games have been played at the Palestra that picking one as most memorable is impossi- ble. But ask anyone who has spent

more than a few evenings on the Palestra's wooden bleachers and youll be met with a flood of stories that make no mention of final scores.

"It's every moment," HarreU says. "It's game time, when you can feel the place come alive. It's just a feeling."

Martelli laughs when he thinks about a game between the St. Joe's Hawks and the Fairfield Stags in the mid-'60s.

"Some friends of mine and I were running up and down in the portals, and we went near the Fairfield student section and started yelling, •Whatthe hell's a Stag?!' A couple of college students who'd had a few libations before the game ran down and started chasing us — these coUege guys were chasing seven sixth- graders through the corridors of the Palestra That's something that I wiU never forget"

Jack Scheuer. an Associated Press writer, has been getting paid to watch games at the Palestra for 40 years — he used to read Bob Vetrone's copy back to the Evening Bulletin for $2.50 a game. "I thought I was overpaid, I loved being there so much." Scheuer is still

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u It hasn't changed at all.... Five minutes before the game, it reals the same as It did in 1955 whan I first started coming hare. That's why I say It's a living thing — the Palestra Is a live place."

amazed by a pre-game shooting performance he saw over 30 years ago. As fans counted audibly, Princeton's Bill Bradley hit 22 — or 26, depending on whom you ask — straight jumpers.

Wolffloves the bomb scare story The capacity crowd was evacuated prior to a game in 1965, but immortal play-by- play man Les Keiter continued report- ing from an empty gym.

"It was almost like the captain refus- ing to abandon ship — he was going to go down with the thing," Wolff says. "That's part of the Palestra legend — there are aU these wonderful stories you dont hear about any other building."

They are the stories that make the Palestra into what HarreU calls a "living museum." They are part of what makes it the most quintessential of college gyms, the pulse that makes this building so different from the flashier new arenas that appear more suit- ed to professional teams than coUege ones.

At 73 years old, the Palestra is very much stiU alive.

"That's the heartbeat right there — it's a living thing, this building, when the basketball bounces," HarreU says, hearing the echoes from the court re- Though the fans verberate through the gym since 1954, the

The Palestra is frequent- ed by a stream of former players and old fans They walk the concourse and peer into the dusty tropjhy cases. They climb the bleachers. They teU stories to their children or grandchildren of what it's like to watch a game on a cold winter night a feeling that Wolff describes as "human elec- tricity passed from elbow to elbow" when 9,000 fans are shoe-horned into the bleachers.

HarreU sees it every time an ex-player comes back.

"You can just teU when a guy comes in, if he played here," he says. "And I never bother them, because they're 20 years old again."

As much as the old place is auve, HarreU swears that there are spirits at the Palestra.

"She's seen one of the ghosts down here," he says, holding a picture of his daughter Erin, 17, a basketbaU player at West CathoUc. "She was shooting here one day and said, 'Daddy, I always thought you were kidding me, but I looked over and there was a guy in a plaid shirt. I shot and looked back and he was gone, but I know he was there.' So ever since then she beUeves me. It's true though."

Mostly, though, the spirits make themselves felt and heard but not seen. Tony Crossen, an electrician who has worked at Penn for 39 years and at the Palestra for 25, agrees with HarreU.

"If you're walking through there at night you can swear that you hear somebody walk ing behind you or somebody talking or a crowd noise. It's definitely haunted."

Still, Crossen can point to a few explana- tions. Renovations to the Palestra altered the air flow of the original design, creating a circulation problem that causes doors to

cheering on the Red and Blue may have changed Palestra remains timeless.

slam and the concourse, on occasion, to howl. "You can feel the strong wind," HarreU

says. "To me, that's like the spirit of the building trying to get back to where it was."

Walk through the front doors of the Palestra, past the lobby and into the main concourse. Adjust your eyes to the dim lighting, soak in

the musty smeU of concrete and wood offloor varnish and sweat of basketbaU — 70 years of basketball. Look at the dusty photos. Stare through one of the portals and look up at the iron rafters, the sky blue ceiling. But don't enter the gym. Turn to the wall on the front concourse, where there is an old bronze plaque. It reads:

"lb win the game is great... lb play the game is greater... But to love the game is greatest ofaU .."

On paper, it's the kind of saying that sounds a little too mawkish to inspire awe. But hang ing on the wall of the Palestra, it makes your pulse quicken and your throat well up.

The Palestra is not nearly so much about basketbaU as it is about collective emotion, about the stories and memories of genera- tions of fans who have shared a love for an old mass of concrete and steel

"This is home to a lot of people. Somebody wrote a book years ago that you could never go home again—you move on in life and you can never go back to the old neighborhood But you can come back to the Palestra," HarreU says.

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Penn pre-meds receive career advice By Alexandra Mastro

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Four medical school admissions deans, George Heinrich, Gaye Sheffler, Clara Callahan and Charles Bardes, offered Penn students advice on the ins and outs of the medical school application process.

Medical school-bound undergraduates might be pleased to know that it is more than their grade point averages and Medical Col- lege Admission Test scores that count in the often cutthroat pre-med environment.

Last night, in a small lecture room of Stitel- er Hall packed with about 130 Penn pre-med students, four deans of admissions from elite medical schools shared their views on the ins and outs of the application process and offered advice on pursuing a career as a physician after medical school.

The topics discussed ranged from what medical schools are looking for to the quality of life at schools in general to working as a physician in the 21st century.

Most of the students present were freshmen, sophomores and juniors, with only a few seniors interspersed in between. Those who came said they wanted to get a better idea of what qualities medical schools require of their applicants.

"This [panel] allows you to have contact with people you normally wouldn't be able to during the admission process: the deans of admission,"

College sophomore Meredith Chiaccio said The panelists stressed that high scores and

grades are not the only important criteria for medical schools. Besides strong academic credentials, quality of character and individual special characteristics rank high on the lists of medical schools, the panelists said.

"This allows you to have contact with people you normally wouldn't the deans of admission."

Meredith Chiaccio College sophomore

"You need to have meaningful, dedicated involvement in something important to you," said Charles Bardes, an admissions officer at Cornell University's Weill Medical College.

He stressed the importance of having different life experiences and possessing special talents and activities. A doctor, Bardes said, needs a balance of biomedical knowl-

M. Hoops seniors bid farewell to Palestra JORDAN from page 1

in the final minutes of the game. "When it comes crunch time and

we need a tough basket, we're probably running everything through him," Penn coach Fran Dunphy said.

But running everything through Jordan most often means that the Quakers point guard isn't the one taking the shot. While Jordan's slashing layups certainly are a large part of his game, more often, visions of Jordan drives and kick-outs to fellow senior and backcourt mate Matt Langel for a three-pointer will dance in the heads of Penn fans when they recall the Quakers' No. 23.

Langel, too, will see his final action on the Palestra Door tonight. For four years now, his lethal outside shot has been the dagger for many a Penn opponent, as the Quakers' guard stands just two three-pointers behind Garret Kreitz for second all-time in Penn history.

Langel will close his career with well over 1,100 points, a 40 percent three-point percentage and a place in one of the best backcourts to wear Penn's Red and Blue.

Debates will rage over which duo was the best since Steve Bilsky and Dave Wohl graced the Palestra court

30 years ago, but Jordan seems to give the nod to his predecessors.

What (I they [Allen and Maloney] win, three championships together?" Jordan said. "We only have two."

That, in a sense, sums up Jordan's de- finition of success. Hell be first team All- Ivy League for the third consecutive time and seems a lock to be Ivy Player of the Year, but Jordan is the first to dis- miss his individual accomplishments.

"When it comes crunch time... we're probably running everything through him."

Fran Dunphy Penn men's basketball coach

"All that stuff is all well and good and fine, but I just want to focus on going 144 and all the team goals," Jordan said

In many ways, Jordan has been married to this team since his first practice with the squad three and a half years ago. With his arrival came lofty expectations — expectations that he would be the man to lead Penn back to the Big Dance.

"For anybody to do what he has

done, in terms of coming in and ba- sically being a significant other from day one, is not the easiest thing to do in anybody's program," Dunphy said.

When things have gone right for Penn these last four seasons, Jordan has often received the majority of credit When things have gone wrong, the Philadelphia native has taken more than his share of the blame.

However, Jordan tends to down- play his impact to Penn basketball.

"I'm just a member of this team," Jordan said "I didn't carry the team."

But most would agree that the Quak- ers would have much less of a chance of celebrating back-to-back championships without Jordan at the point.

"[Jordanl was a star in every sense of the word — his personality, how he played on the court," Owens said. "He's just someone that will be sore- ly missed around here."

But Jordan will not be the only player stepping foot on the Palestra tonight for the last time in a Penn uniform. Langel and Brown — who has scored 404 career points himself—will also be playing their last Palestra home games.

"[Today is] not a fun day for me," Dunphy said, "seelingj those guys walk out there and represent the last time they'll be playing in a Penn uniform at the Palestra."

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ease the crucial flow of information to students in the event of a fire alarm.

"It was our thought that by having direct communication on every Door, we could get more on-site contact with students," Cusick said. "Having a few additional people on our staff is also going to help out"

Dormitory fire safety has been an issue of great discussion ever since a fire struck Solon Hall's Boland Hall in January, killing three students and sending 55 to the hospital.

Since then, fire and police officials — as well as a federal grand jury — have been working to isolate the factors that contributed to the fire. Three suspicious sofa fires in a third-floor lounge are currently being blamed for the disaster.

But Penn officials reviewing the case have expressed concerns re- garding the contribution of two particular factors: alcohol and prior false alarms.

"One of the things that we saw at Seton Hall — and it's stunning, particularly as far as colleges go — is that alcohol was definitely involved," Cusick said. "Alcohol is the catalyst in about 50 percent of fires in the general population, while at colleges it's more than 90 percent"

He added that it is often the vic- tim's intake of alcohol — as well as that of an intentional or accidental arsonist — that contributes to fires and injuries.

False alarms provide further challenges to fire safety, Cusick said, as they dampen residents' recognition of the seriousness of alarms. In 1999, only 48 of 335 fire alarms in campus buildings were real fires.

To combat these challenges, Uni- versity Police have pledged vigorous investigation of all false alarm incidents.

"People become very complacent when it comes to alarms, so our goal is to decrease the perception that when someone hears bells, it's some kind of a false alarm," University Po- lice Chief Maureen Rush said. "We're also really adamant about prosecut- ing anyone who has pulled a false alarm or discharged a fire extin- guisher."

Rush, whose department works directly with Cusick's division of Fire and Occupational Safety, added that the Seton Hall fire may have been a valuable warning sign for the rest of the higher education community.

"It takes a tragedy sometimes," Rush said. "Seton Hall, tragic as it was, will probably end up saving lives across the country."

Fling cmte. nabs popular bands for Friday concert FLING from page 1

achieve critical success and wide- spread popularity.

Drummer ?uestlove and rapper Black Thought — who met while enrolled in Philadelphia's School for the Creative and Performing Arts — have been called crafters of "or- ganic hip hop."

Their latest release and first live album is The Roots Come Alive. Off that album, the hit single "You Got Me" with singer Erykah Badu earned the group a Grammy in the category for the best duo performance.

The Roots' other albums include Organix in 1993, Do You Want

More!!??! in 1995 and Illadelph Halflife in 1996.

Last year's Spring Fling headliner was the punk-ska band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They were joined by Run DMC, I) Generation and Clowns for Progress.

"These bands are more current than past year's bands," Jaffess said.

Bands that have headlined Fling in past years include Violent Femmes, Cypress Hill and A Tribe Called Quest.

The theme for this year's Spring Fling is "Fling Me Baby One More Time," inspired by teen-queen singing sensation Britney Spears' hit song.

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edge and healing ability. George Heinrich, the assistant dean for ad-

missions at the New Jersey Medical School, then discussed the gap between the pre-med experience and life as a physician. He stressed that good doctors understand themselves and can interact successfully with those around them.

And Gaye Sheffler, the director of admissions and financial aid at Penn's School of Med- icine, did her best to soothe students' nerves about the interviewing part of the application.

"You need to think about what things about you are special and unique and will contribute to the medical profession," she told the students.

Students then asked questions on issues including whether they can take time off between college and medical school, taking the MCAT and required courses and receiving financial aid.

College junior Ayca Gucalp said she felt the panel "reaffirmed [her] general idea of the process."

"It was well organized and informative, but they didn't get into the details of the process," Gucalp said. "It was a more general idea."

Six bands entertain hundreds

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Each of the local bands invited to participate in Friday night's "Attack of the Cover Bands" at the former Christian Association building write and perform their own songs.

But this weekend, the six indie rock groups decided to pay homage to their own favorite bands — including the Rolling Stones and The Smiths, among others — by performing their tunes in front of an energetic audience of about 300 area college students and other music fans from the region.

Co-sponsored by the Social Plan- ning and Events Committee and the Foundation, the concert brought to campus bands like The Persons, Atom and His Package, Asteroid #4, Clock Strikes Thir- teen, Lilys and Strapping Field- hands to perform covers of bands of their choice as well as original selections of their own.

With characteristic aplomb and enthusiasm, the bands rocked the auditorium for four hours.

"It is a really good idea how the bands are covering one band they like. I've seen it done at other places before, but I'd never seen it done in this area," said Dany Sloan, a student at nearby Westchester College. "It is a good way to attract people and for them to see a different side of the bands they like."

Audience members — most of whom stood throughout the entire show — ranged from silent admir- ers of the music who swayed con- templatively to the drum beats and the electric guitar strokes while bang- ing heads and tapping the floor to those who danced more actively.

Other audience members seemed particularly pleased that some of their favorite bands were present at the show.

"Atom is the greatest guy in the world, so it makes the whole show worth it," Wharton freshman Mike Berlin said of Atom and His Package, who covered The Mountain Goats.

Many of the band members seemed to enjoy their participation in the event as well.

"It was very fun," said Benjamin Xavier Kim, the lead singer of both The Persons and Clock Strikes Thir- teen. "I saw people dancing at the end."

And others, in turn, commented on the state of support for local artiste.

"I think it's really important that people take a stand on their community activities, what kind of things you want to see your community do," said Kurt Heasley of Strapping Field- hands. "Do you want just classical music as a cultural event? Or do you want to explore local talent?"

The concert benefited from more sophisticated equipment and from the support of sound and light engi- neers who provided much of the am- bience of the event.

"Each musical group had a very distinct style and sound which was both exciting and challenging," said 1999 Engineering graduate Harris Romanoff, who works as a light en- gineer. "I had only worked with Clock Strikes Thirteen before, so almost all of the lighting effects had to be done on the spot"

The concert was produced by Col- lege junior Jared Goldman and Col- lege sophomore Nick McDermott— both SPEC liaisons — with the support of College senior Andrew Zitcer, who is also the director of the Foundation.

The Foundation works to bring together the arts and culture of the West Philadelphia and Penn com- munities in a meaningful partner- ship.

"The Foundation was the perfect organization to host the event" Gold- man said. "Its support has been in- valuable for us tonight.

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Students return to school after shooting Parents reluctantly sent their children back to school after a February shooting claimed the life of one first-grader.

MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Greeted by teddy bears and extra security, Buell Elementary School children returned to class yesterday for the first time since a first- grader was shot to death in her classroom.

Children and parents alike expressed fears at first about returning to the school where 6-year-old Kayla Rolland was killed Pebruray 29, allegedly by another first-grader.

"He was afraid it was going to be him next," Lisa Davidson said of her second- grade son, Tim.

Room 6, where the shooting occurred, had been cleaned and repainted. Trauma coun- selors with teddy bears were in each room to

help the children, and by the lunch break, some children were skipping on the sidewalk out front.

Plainclothes and uniformed police officers were inside and outside the school. School Su- perintendent Ira Rutherford said officials wanted to increase security without having too strong a police presence and scaring the children.

About 335, or 79 percent, of the 424 children enrolled at Buell were in school yesterday, according to Rutherford's office. Average attendance figures for other days were not immediately available.

The 6-year-old boy accused of killing Kay-

la wasn't at Buell, or any other school, yesterday, and officials are determining his next step, Rutherford said.

Todd Morrish said he had considered not sending his son Ryan to kindergarten yesterday. But when the morning session was over, Ryan came out carrying a brown bear and a drawing he had colored of a green bear.

"He said it was fine. They played outside," Morrish said.

The U.S. and Michigan flags remained at half-staff, and a nearby evergreen tree with stuffed animals at its base was decorated with pink ribbons in memory of Kayla.

"I saw laughter. I saw lots of hugs. It was a smooth opening," said Susan Stuber, a spokeswoman for a neighboring school dis- trict helping out in Mount Morris Township.

Yesterday evening, several hundred people

Investigations begin into Southwest crash

BURBANK, Calif. — A day after a jet carrying 142 people hurtled off a runway and skidded to a stop just short of a gas station, everyone was talking more about what could have happened than what did happen.

After landing at Burbank from Las Vegas, Flight 1455 slammed through a metal wall and fence Sunday evening in a cloud of smoke and stopped with its nose just 39 feet short of the gas pumps at a Chevron station on Hollywood Way.

The Southwest Airlines Boe- ing 737-300 struck a car, pinning its hood under the aircraft, but the driver and her 4-year-old daughter weren't hurt. Fifteen passengers on the plane were slightly injured.

Airport shuttle bus driver Abay- omi Omolewu said he and two other drivers were waiting to be sent on a call when they saw the plane blast through the fence and wall.

"We saw it was going to crash into the gas station and the gas station was going to get into a flame,"

he said yesterday. "That's why we were like, 'Man, is that plane going to fall on us?'"

Omolewu said he and the two other drivers ran. Omolewu turned around to grab his cell phone, but because of the smoke, he couldn't see to dial.

As the noise subsided, Omolewu and others ran toward the plane, where they helped the frightened passengers climb down off the wing and off an emergency chute.

The 54-ton jetliner still had about 1,000 gallons of fuel in its 5,311-gallon tanks. Thousands of gallons of gas were stored at the Chevron station. Although the plane leaked about 10 gallons of fuel, there was no fire.

Southwest called it the worst acci- dent in its 29-year history.

"My feeling is they were very fortunate that it wasn't more serious than it was," Southwest CEO Herb Kelleher said. The airline, known for its bargain ticket prices, has never had a fatality.

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Investigators said the cause of the crash was not yet known.

The battered plane was hoisted by cranes yesterday and towed to a se- cure area of the airport. Cockpit data recorderes were removed from the aircraft and flown to the National Trans-

portaion Safety Board's lab in Wash- ington for analysis.

The pilot, a Southwest veteran since 1988 with more than 18,000 flying hours, will be interviewed today, said Jefferey R. Rich, the NTSB's lead investigator.

Protesters hurl eggs at Albright during speech BRNO, Czech Republic — Shouting "death to

American imperialism," two men hurled eggs at Secretary of State Madeleine Albright yesterday after she told a university audience that defense of common values sometimes requires countries to pay a financial price.

The incident marred an otherwise warm re- ception here on the second day of Albright's four- day visit to the land of her birth.

After finishing a speech to an enthusiastic au-

dience at Tomas Masaryk University in this industrial city 125 miles southeast of Prague, Al- bright was milling about in the crowded entrance hall as bystanders cheered.

Suddenly, two men shouted "death to American imperialism" and began hurling eggs. Albright was spattered slightly with bits of egg but most of them were intercepted by her bodyguards, said a U.S. official who asked that his name not be published.

She was rushed upstairs quickly before leaving

for another appearance. Police Capt. Zdenek Lubas said several people were detained for question- ing, but declined to give further details.

Before the speech, Albright had met privately with about a dozen students from the Gypsy minority to discuss affirmative action and other ideas for improving their conditions. She also received a gold medal today from the university named after a Czech president who was born near here 100 years ago.

attended a memorial service at Greater Friendship Azusa Church of God in Christ, across the street from the school.

Worshipers then crossed the street bearing candles and sang "This Little Light of Mine" around a tree decorated with pink ribbons in Kayla's memory.

As the investigation continued, the police chief said that investigators believe the boy accused of killing Kayla talked to his 8-year- old brother on the way to school that day about the gun he had found.

"We believe no one else knew," Police Chief Eric King said, adding that it is not clear if the older brother actually saw the gun.

The boy told police that Kayla had slapped him on the arm the day before the shooting. That night, King said, the boy decided to take the gun to school.

Greenspan warns about economy Higher interest rates may slow the currently fast-paced economy.

WASHINGTON — Federal Re- serve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that if the high-flying stock market loses some of its zip, that will help slow the super- charged U.S. economy to a more sustainable pace.

But in echoes of warnings he gave Congress last month, Greenspan served notice that the central bank would help that process along with more interest rate increases if necessary.

His remarks to an audience of hundreds — who sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. Chairman" to the man who turned 74 yesterday — helped to send blue-chip stocks plunging on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average, after gaining 505 points last week, fell 197.70 points yesterday to close at 10,170.50.

Many analysts said it was significant that Greenspan chose a conference on the "New Economy" at Boston College to elaborate on concerns that America's record-breaking economic expansion could be ended by a resurgence of inflation unless growth slowed to a more sustainable level.

Greenspan said red-hot consumer de- mand had driven the nation's trade deficit to unsustainable levels.

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Oil prices expected to surge as summer approaches

WASHINGTON - Already at nearly $150 a gallon or more, gasoline prices are likely to jump another 20 cents by the end of May and soar even higher as the summer driving season takes hold, the government said yesterday.

The oil exporting countries may boost production soon to ease the acute shortage that has seen crude prices climb to nearly $32 a barrel, but the additional oil, even if pumped immediately, "would undoubtedly be too late" to keep gasoline prices from - rising, according to a report released by* the Energy Department.

No matter what production decisions" are made, "retail gasoline prices are poised to surge to unprecedented levels before the spring is out," the report said.

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Four officers convicted in torture cover-up case

NEW YORK — Amid heightened tension between the police and the black community, three white officers were convicted yesterday of a cover- up in the attack on a Haitian immigrant brutalized with a broken broomstick in a stationhouse bathroom.

The guilty verdicts in one of New York City's most notorious cases of police brutality came 10 days after four white officers were cleared in the shooting of West African immigrant Amadou Diallo, an unarmed black man who in died a barrage of 41 bullets.

Casino giant MGM Grand to buy Mirage for billions

LAS VEGAS - Casion giant MGM Grand Inc. is buying its rival Mirage Resorts Inc. for $4.4 billion in a deal that leaves Mirage chairman Steve Wynn - the flashy entrepreneur whose opulent resorts helped put Las Vegas back on the map - out of the action.

The merger, announced yesterday, creates what one casino analyst described as "a juggernaut of a company" with 14 properties and about 1,000 acres of land for development in Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi.

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The dream of unity To the Editor:

I am all for equal opportunity and benefits for those who are under- represented economically and politically. Of course, one of the best ways to achieve equality is to stand up for one's rights, as they will not be granted to a complacent population.

As stated on the Asian-Pacific Student Coalitions World Wide Web sit., "in unity there is strength." This is true in the sense that such organizations promote the rights ill their particular ethnic group.

However, after reading the recent articles on the proposed Asian student center, I question whether the goal of such organizations is to unify this society or divide it.

While such organizations will promote unity within each individual race or ethnicity, they poten- tially segregate themselves from the rest of the population.

How can we expect to gain equal-

ity through segregation? How can we expect to gain equality with a Latino student center, but without a center for all students?

I thought that the purpose of such organizations was to tear down the walls that separate them from the rest of society and to educate others about their race and ethnicity, thus demonstrating the reasons why di- versity is essential to society.

Instead, I see that these organizations are actually building more walls, mentally and physically.

How can we expect equal rights when we blatantly outline our dif- ferences? Instead of unifying our student body, we are now going to tell freshmen that if they need help, they should go to their respective student center, based on their race.

All I can say is good luck with your new walls, and farewell to the once-possible dream of unity.

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The Athletic Department's policy against standing at basketball games has been a ridiculous failure this season.

In the second half of Saturday's Ivy title-clinching men's basketball game at the Palestra, with the outcome becoming clear, a wave of camaraderie swept through the stands. Hundreds of students, chanting and clapping on be- half of their Quakers, stood united in a rare level of fan support.

But then, just as suddenly, three security guards in gray sportcoats ordered two full sections of students to sit down on the threat of ejection from the arena.

For years, the Athletic Department has had a rule on the books prohibiting students on the sidelines from standing

during basketball games, ostensibly so as not to block other fans' views of the court. This year, for the first time, the rule is being vigorously enforced.

We have five words for the Athletic De- partment: It's a college basketball game. Students are supposed to stand, cheer and stomp wildly for their home team. At Perm, it's what gives the Palestra some of its legendary character.

The measures the Athletic Depart- ment would take to actually suppress enjoyment of the game are truly mind- boggling. On the sidelines, members of the event staff too often motion for fans' obedience while themselves blocking many people's views of the court.

What this practice creates is an un- necessary but unavoidable tension between paying ticketholders and security guards. Far too often, staff and students have had strong words

when on-the-court action deserved the fans' attention.

While fans should show some class in their support of the Quakers, tonight's game against Princeton will be the most raucous of the year. It would be ridiculous for officials to attempt to en- force their no-standing policy during the game against the Tigers. No one benefits from continual student ha- rassment and off-the-court disruptions.

The Athletic Department should take the approaching off-season to revise a clearly failed policy. Other schools, including Stanford and Duke, seat students and alumni in such a way that neither interferes with the other's enjoyment of the game.

Because in the end, at tonight's game, Penn fans' animosity should be directed at the opposing Tigers and not at the home team's security staff.

A damning litany of charges The University's problems with the government over alleged violations of research protocol are not going away.

In a strongly worded letter last Fri- day, the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis- tration did everything but accuse Penn gene therapy researcher James M. Wil- son of lying to them outright.

The notice, a reply to Penn's response to an initial set of FDA charges, counters point-for-point — and then some — Wilson's defense of his work on a clinical trial that claimed the life of an 18-year-old patient last year.

The letter's strong tone sends a clear sign that the controversy that has sur-

rounded Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy for the last several months will not abate.

The litany of charges against Wilson is long and damning. The world's fore- most gene therapy expert, the FDA charges, "violated regulations govern- ing the proper conduct of clinical studies" and "failed to ensure that only eligible subjects were enrolled [in the study]." The IHGT, further, "did not provide clinical investigators with the information they need to conduct an investigation properly."

Penn's feeble response last month to the original FDA charges — and the government's strong reply last week — give us the impression that this is a fight the University and Wilson cannot easily win. With every official report,

every committee hearing and every terse letter, Penn's academic reputa- tion is further impugned.

We are rapidly approaching a point where the benefits of offering a vigorous defense to some very serious charges are becoming outweighed by the costs. And, at some point, owing to a clear pattern of medical malfea- sance, Wilson himself will become more of a liability to this University than an asset.

Naturally if University officials feel they are being unjustly persecuted by the FDA, it is their duty to bring the facts of the matter to light But if the current strategy is to merely wait and see and hope for the best, know this — these questions are not going away, and the damage will only be greater over time.

OPINION

Honor, bought

and sold

There was a whole lotta resume paddin' going on last Thursday night.

That evening, entering a near-capacity crowd in Irvine Auditorium, I

could not believe my eyes: Hundreds of students were dressed up in snazzy suits and fancy cocktail dresses. Many were accom- 1 panied by their parents

^mnmo. and grandparents. I. am w personally, had come

straight from class with W~ ~~;lnT wrinkled clothes and a

backpack, and these ^^ » people seemed ready

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there to accept a certificate, and their rela- tives were there to eagerly cheer them on.

The ceremony was orchestrated by the Golden Key National Honor Society in recog-

mmm^mm^^^"^ nition of the Universi- ty's best and brightest. Juniors and seniors with the highest GPAs received congratulatory letters weeks earlier announcing that, on account of their demonstrated academic excellence, they would be allowed exclusive entrance into Golden Key.

Membership, with its privileges, also had a price. Sixty dollars covered the costs of a "lifetime" membership in the society and

an official framable certificate "in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and excellence."

That scene, that night, was one filled with important speakers and of parents taking picture after picture of their children. Six hundred twenty-four students, called up one at a time, were inducted that night.

Contrast that with last night's attendance at the first Golden Key meeting. Fifteen new- members showed up and, if I did my math right, 97.6 percent of Golden Key's newest inductees were absent.

There was nol a flashy suit or a distant rel- ative in sight. In a small room in Steinberg- Dietrich Hall. 15 new members and four i in i ent board members gathered to fill nine board positions.

This latter scene confirmed my initial sus- picion — that wtth Golden Key, apparently, there's less than meets the eye

Alan Lowinger The Rest of the Story

Stopping to say hello

Where was the pride in Golden Key that hundreds of students felt only four days earlier? Most likely, it evaporated as soon as fellow inductees updated their resumes to reflect this latest honor.

In essence, just about every student that night left with a $60 piece of paper. Many students who paid for this recognition, myself included, were out to add another impressive distinction to their long lists of accomplishments. Did any of these distinguished students really care about Golden Key's dedication to community service and student-teacher interaction? Apparently not.

Many students are willing to pay for the recognition that Golden Key provides.

Instead, more than 600 people sold out. They put down their money, picked up an ac- colade and left Irvine content with their accomplishments.

The catch here was that there was no catch.

Golden Key has created a product that is too tempting for many students to resist. Golden Key makes it simple to add another highlight to a resume; unlike other honor so cieties, nothing other than your grade point average matters. You don't have to do anything honorable — no leadership positions, no community service, no snazzy internships. Not even an essay.

Just grades and a checkbook. And you're in. Personally, after weeks of debate, I caved in

and sent in the necessary fee — more likely than not, I did not want to miss out on a great opportunity to show my academic worth.

And as hundreds like myself flexed their academic muscle that night in Irvine, perhaps the last laugh was on us.

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According to Steve Pracht, director of alumni relations at Golden Key, 1,155 of approximately 5,000 juniors and seniors were sent congratulatory letters of acceptance into Golden Key, pending arrival of payment

Each student was told that he or she was in the top 15 percent of his or her class. Nev- er mind that this letter was sent to a full 23 percent of Penn's juniors and seniors.

Pracht explained that fact to random fluc- tuations in academic achievement. Every student with a 3.6 or higher is sent acceptance letters into Golden Key and, most years, that comes out to about 15 percent. In Pracht's words, "Golden Key uses a flat GPA, so the actual percentage can be higher or lower than 15 percent."

Apparently, it can be much higher. The president of Penn's chapter of Gold-

en Key, Tony D'Emidio, attributes the er- ror to a computer glitch. He adds that the 1,155 did not include the 100 to 150 seniors already inducted last year.

Apparently, the actual percentage can be much, much higher.

But Golden Key is not entirely to blame. The beauty of the relationship is that many students are happy to pay for the impressive-sounding recognition that Golden Key provides. The society, meanwhile, is happy to add as many qualified (and paying) students as possible to its database.

Students who paid for membership in Golden Key may not have been told the whole truth. Nonetheless, as Penn Student Life Director Fran Walker — Golden Key's faculty advisor on campus — said, "No one stood over you with a stick forcing you to shell out the $60."

But like many others, I got what I paid for — a name. And for better or for worse, I'll milk that name for all it's worth.

Alan Lowinger is a senior Biological Basis of Be- havior and Psychology major from New York, N.Y. The Rest of the Si>(v appears on Tuesdays.

Jeremy Reiss Vegas, Baby

It happens just about every day. You're taking a stroll down Locust

Walk, on your way to class or the gym. And suddenly, from 100 feet away, like a warn-

ing light, it appears. It's one of them. They are the people on the fringe — those

who are neither friends nor enemies; with whom you talked once, twice, even multiple times, but never got to know.

You might remember when you met this random student or you might not. But all that matters is that somehow over the course of your college career, that acquaintance has been steadily reduced from the object of a friendly conversation to that of a half- hearted nod.

^^^mmm^mmmmmma Everyone knows that of the seemingly infinite number of students one meets after first arriving at Penn, a very small percentage end up as a part of one's social life.

But while the memories of those acquaintances may fade into a blur, there are always others some where in between that remain clear even though you may have lost touch. Maybe you lived on the same floor but never became friends. Maybe you worked on a project in class. Now, for whatever reason, walking past these people can be quite awkward.

Usually, instead of a sudden change, this transition happens in stages. First there's the stop-and-talk, re- _ plete with the oblig- pJcJH

i-iettt. atory "How have you been?" A few months later, the greeting is reduced to the walk-by, and the po- lite "Hey, how are you?" Once a year goes by and the relationship hasn't been restarted or advanced, this person has officially reached fringe status, where, at most, nods are exchanged.

This might sound familiar. Sometimes, as Fringe Person X approaches, I'll try to look away, con- centrating on the intricate design of the sidewalk. But more often than not, my eyes are a dead giveaway and I'm caught.

"Don't look right at her and it will be quick and painless," I tell myself.

Why are we so insecure about these situa- Jeremy Reiss is a senior Economics and International tions? And why the reluctance to keep giving our . Relations major from Staten Island, N.Y. Vegas, 8aby acquaintances a friendly greeting? Part of it un- ' appears on Tuesdays.

Krtatwi Webster The Daily Pennsylvania!!

doubt edly stems from the fear that our gestures wont be reciprocated—that our one-time friend has either forgotten who we are, will pretend he or she forgot or will simply ignore us.

Could it be that this person is from a time in our lives we'd like to keep behind us? Or perhaps, do we just assume our counterparts feel that way about us?

With some, the greetings eventually stop, as if both parties had never met in the first place. And that is fine. But four years is a long time. As for all of those to whom you continue to wave, nod or even raise an eyebrow in recognition, aren't you curious to know more about them?

If nothing else, I'd be interested in hearing what some of the people I spent time with freshman year are doing after graduation.

Sure, with our busy schedules and ambitious goals, many of us would rather not waste time to talk to someone we hardly know anymore.

But in a more casual setting, I think we can all transcend the fringe. Beneath almost every casual nod, perhaps, there is a person who actually does want to be friendly. It may just be that our intuitions have been all wrong. That guy from

that freshman seminar may actually love to know what you're doing. The girl from down the hall may find it long overdue to hear

about how your life has been.

Whether you're still searching

for a close group of friends or satisfied with

your social life, it can be re-

freshing to have a real conversation

with someone you've only casually acknowl- edged for a while.

ts> Years later, you pLp i+e, might just find an pAprwe*. entirely new con-

nection with someone with whom you

thought you had nothing in common. A few months ago, when I struck up a conversation with someone I hadn't talked to since sophomore

year, he seemed more genuinely interested in the things I was doing than some of my own friends.

Of course, as the saying goes, you can't be friends with everyone. But next time you see

that fringe person across the room or down the street, don't resist that

crazy urge to start a conversation. Either that, or just ignore me. Because I, for

one, am sick of nodding.

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M. Fencing second at IFA meet

SPORTS Tuesday, March 7, 2000 Page 7

By Nicole Nordlicht The Dally Pennsylvania!!

Princeton might have taken the Ivy League title away from the Penn men's fencing team this season, but the Quakers got revenge when they edged the Tigers by one point and took second place at the Intercollegiate Fenc- ing Association championships at Yale over the weekend.

While fencing powerhouse St. John's won the men's three-weapon overall competition in addition to finishing first in both the sabre and epee events, Penn was second to the Red Storm in the overall and with the sabre. The Quakers finished fourth with the foil, one spot behind St. John's again.

Penn's most impressive win came from junior sabre Mike Golia, who placed first in the individual sabre championship.

Golia started out with a less-than-stellar performance on Saturday, a day when the Quakers fenced against 12 schools during a tiring 13-hour day at Yale's Lanman Center.

"Going in there, I just wanted to beat a couple of people," Golia said. "I never thought I was going to win this competition because there are some really tough fencers."

Golia barely made it to Sunday's individual tournament. To qualify for Sunday, he needed to finish in the top six in the elite sabre A pool — and he ended up sixth.

On Sunday, twelve fencers — six from the A pool, four from the B pool and two from the C pool — competed in a round robin. Eight moved on to compete in the final round robin. Once again, Golia was the last seed.

But in the final round robin, Golia went 7- 0, never allowing his opponents more than three touches.

"On Sunday a lot of people came up to me

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W. Lax starts season with W&M scrimmages

By Kate Goldhaber The Daily Pennsylvania*!

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Michael Golia, standing, won the sabre competition at IFAs over the weekend. He finished sixth in the A pool on Saturday, but captured the title with strong play on Sunday.

and said, 'I've never seen you fence better,'" Golia said. "I just fenced a great day on Sun- day."

Golia's most memorable victory on Sun- day was over the Red Storm's Ivan Lee, a member of the junior national team who beat Golia on Saturday.

"Anyone watching those two guys fence would have no question that fencing was an athletic sport," Penn coach Dave Micahnik said. "It was an extraordinary bout."

Golia wasn't the only Quaker who qualified for the individual championships on Sun- day. Sophomore sabres Daniel Vincent and Jeff Lee both made it to the second day, but were ousted in the preliminaries of the round robin.

Penn junior foilist David Cohen, who won the foil competition last year, also qualified for the individuals. This year, Cohen only finished fourth — but he did beat Columbia's Jed Dupree, who won the foil event.

In the epee, Penn sophomore Jim Benson

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won seven bouts and just missed making the individual tournament, and sophomore Scott Eriksen went 5-1 before he had to withdraw due to a pulled hip flexor.

Eriksen was replaced by Penn freshman Javier Garcia-Albea, who made an impressive IFA debut by winning approximately two- thirds of his bouts.

Eriksen wasn't the only injured Red and Blue fencer. Despite fencing with a previ- ously sprained ankle, senior captain David Liu, a foilist, won 10 of his bouts on Saturday and nearly made the cutoff for Sunday.

"It was a decent performance," Micahnik said. "With a few more bouts here and there we might have got a higher score, but I don't necessarily think we would have had the balance to beat St. John's."

And while Micahnik is happy about plac- ing second overall, he still knows that the Quakers could have done better.

"We didn't win everything there, so I'm not satisfied," he said. "That's just the way it is."

W. Track ends indoor season with ECACs W. TRACK from page 12

a real honor to be in that group, and our kids just went out there and did their best."

With the indoor season complete, the team's attention now turns to the upcoming outdoor season. The Quakers will have a break of several weeks before the outdoor season's first meet on March 26.

"We really don't have any time to rest right now," Ad jali said. "With spring break coming up, we need to take advantage of all the time that we have."

Ask any member of the Penn women's lacrosse team how she felt when first taking the field against Old Dominion on Saturday and she will give you the same answer — nervous.

The game was just a scrimmage — the first of 11 the Quakers would play over the week end at the College of William and Mary — so it had no bearing on records or statistics. Still, there was plenty riding on the 25 minutes of competition. It was Penn's first game under new coach Karin Brower, and the team's first chance to turn things around after last season's disappointing 1-12 performance.

"I think that going out there everyone was a little nervous that we weren't going to play well and that our confidence would be shot," Penn senior tri captain Brooke Jenkins said

Penn's first-year coach made her debut at her alma mater, the College of William and Mary— the place where she earned All-America status as a player just eight years ago.

"I think she was a little nostalgic. She would be like, Oh, this is this and that is that' and she would just go off a little bit," junior goal- keeper Christian Stover said. "It was kind of cool to see things from her perspective since she went to school there and coached there for a little bit."

But the Quakers got over their butterflies quickly and defeated Old Dominion, as well as their next opponent, Richmond. Penn's upperclassmen had not achieved back-to-back wins since 1998, with last year's team claim- ing just one victory against Columbia.

Of course, Penn did not look much like last year's squad, with 13 freshmen wearing the Red and Blue and a new coach pacing the sidelines. Jenkins said Brewer's style differed from former coach Anne Sage's in several re- spects.

"In the past, we had no coaching on attack," Jenkins said. "ISage] would just be like, 'Go down there and set up whatever you want' but (Browerl tells us, 'I want you to run this, this and this,' so it's more structured—which is good."

Brower mostly played her starters in the first two contests, but by the third game against Shippensburg, every member of the Quakers was getting into the action. In fact, Brower put out freshmen-only teams for several of the scrimmages.

"They really didn't play timid," Stover said.

"Maybe in the first couple minutes of the first scrimmage they did, but then they came out completely dominatlingj over people who have had more experience then they've had."

One freshman really made a name for herself — literally. Crissy Book from Coatesville. Pa., defended her opponent so closely that Penn's assistant coach Amy Sullivan started calling her 'the White Shadow.'

"I guess (the White Shadow] is a cartoon or something," Penn senior tri-captain Lee Ann Sechovicz said. "IBook] would come out of nowhere and get the ball away from her player every single time. She'd either intercept it or take it away from her."

Brower described Book as deceivingly fast and very composed with the ball. Judging by Sechovicz's reaction to the freshman's play, Book just might have deceived her own teammates before last weekend's showing.

"She'd started to come out in practice, but we never saw her full-force like that before," Sechovicz said.

Jenkins' performance was another promis- ing sign for Penn. The senior, who tore her ACL playing field hockey last season, said that her knees held up throughout the whole weekend of competition

"She had a little problem mobility-wise de- fending the clear, but she knows where to go, and she came up with a lot of balls just from being in the correct position," Brower said.

With such a young squad, Jenkins' on-field presence will be crucial in leading the Quak- ers attack this season.

"The upperclassmen have been here, so they know how to push us along," freshman Kate Murray said. "Offensively, I look up to [Jenkins] because she knows a lot about college-level play."

Brower said that even though the Quakers successes were "off the record" last weekend — from the initial wins to the final victory over Division III powerhouse The College of New Jersey — there was still much to gain from the scrimmages.

"I think the best thing is that they came back with a little bit of confidence. They came back believing that all of the hard work they've been doing is going to pay off eventually," Brower said. "That was really positive. I think they feel they're ready to take on their first game."

The Quakers' season officially begins on March 14 when they face American Univer- sity in Washington, D.C.

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The Athletic Department's policy against standing at basketball games has been a ridiculous failure this season.

In the second hall of Saturday's Ivy title-clinching men's basketball game at the Palestra, with the outcome becoming clear, a wave of camaraderie swept through the stands. Hundreds of students, chanting and clapping on be- half of their Quakers, stood united in a rare level ol tan support.

Hut then, just as suddenly, three security guards in gray sportcoats ordered two full sections of students to sit down on the threat of ejection from the arena.

For years, the Athletic Department has had a rule on the books prohibiting students on the sidelines from standing

during basketball games, ostensibly so as not to block other fans' views of the court. This year, for the first time, the rule is being vigorously enforced.

We have five words for the Athletic De- partment: It's a college basketball game. Students are supposed to stand, cheer and stomp wildly for their home team. At Penn. it's what gives the Palestra some of its legendary character.

The measures the Athletic Depart- ment would take to actually suppress enjoyment of the game are truly mind- boggling On the sidelines, members of the event staff too often motion for fans' obedience while themselves blocking mam people's views of the court.

What this practice creates is an un- necessary but unavoidable tension between paying ticketholders and security guards. Far too often, staff and students have had strong words

when on-the-court action deserved the fans' attention.

While fans should show some class in their support of the Quakers, tonight's game against Princeton will be the most raucous of the year. It would be ridiculous for officials to attempt to en- force their no-standing policy during the game against the Tigers. No one benefits from continual student ha- rassment and off-the-court disruptions.

The Athletic Department should take the approaching off-season to revise a clearly failed policy. Other schools, including Stanford and Duke, seat students and alumni in such a way that neither interferes with the other's enjoyment of the game.

Because in the end, at tonight's game, Penn fans' animosity should be directed at the opposing Tigers and not at the home team's security staff.

A damning litany of charges The University's problems with the government over alleged violations of research protocol are not going away.

In a strongly worded letter last Fri- day, the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis- tration did everything but accuse Penn gene therapy researcher James M. Wil- son of lying to them outright.

The notice, a reply to Penn's response to an initial set of FDA charges, counters point-for-point — and then some — Wilson's defense of his work on a clinical trial that claimed the life of an 18-year-old patient last year.

The letter's strong tone sends a clear sign that the controversy that has sur-

rounded Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy for the last several months will not abate.

The litany of charges against Wilson is long and damning. The world's fore- most gene therapy expert, the FDA charges, "violated regulations govern- ing the proper conduct of clinical studies" and "failed to ensure that only eligible subjects were enrolled lin the studyl." The IHGT, further, "did not provide clinical investigators with the information they need to conduct an investigation properly."

Penn's feeble response last month to the original FDA charges — and the government's strong reply last week — give us the impression that this is a fight the University and Wilson cannot easily win. With every official report,

every committee hearing and every terse letter, Penn's academic reputa- tion is further impugned.

We are rapidly approaching a point where the benefits of offering a vigorous defense to some very serious charges are becoming outweighed by the costs. And, at some point, owing to a clear pattern of medical malfea- sance, Wilson himself will become more of a liability to this University than an asset.

Naturally, if University officials feel they are being unjustly persecuted by the FDA, it is their duty to bring the facts of the matter to light. But if the current strategy is to merely wait and see and hope for the best, know this — these questions are not going away, and the damage will only be greater over time.

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Where was the pride in Golden Key that hundreds ol students tell only lour days ear IIIT" Most likely, il evaporated as soon as fellow inductees updated their resumes to reflect this latest honor.

in ess. nee, just about every student that night left with a $60 piece of paper Many stu dents who paid for this recognition, myself included were out to add another impres sive distinction to their Ions lists of accom plishments Did anyol these distinguished students really care about Golden Keys dedication to community service and stu dent teacher interaction? Apparently not

Many students are willing to pay for the recognition that Golden Key provides.

instead, more than BOO people sold out. They I'"1 down their money, picked up an ac- colade and left Irvine content with their ac complishments

The catch here was that there was no catch

den Ke> has created a product that is mpting for many students to resist

Golden Key makes il simple to add another highlight to a resume, unlike other honor so cieties, nothing other than your grade point average matters You don't have to do any thing honorable no leadership positions. no community service, no snazzy intern ships. Not even an essa\

Just grades and a checkbook And you're in. il uills alter WO 'ks ol debate. I caved in ii in the necessary fee more likely l.l did not want to miss out on a

tunity to show my academic worth And as hundreds like my sell Hexed their

academic muscle that night in Irvine, per haps the last laugh was on us

Andres Floden RM Dall) PI

According to Steve Pracht, director of alumni relations at Golden Key. 1,155 of approximately 5.000 juniors and seniors were sent congratulatory letters of acceptance into Golden Key. pending arrival of payment.

Each student was told that he or she was in the top 15 percent of his or her class. Nev- er mind that this letter was sent to a full 23 percent of Penn's juniors and seniors.

Pracht explained that fact to random flue tnations in academic achievement. Every student with a 3.6 or higher is sent acceptance letters into Golden Key and, most years, that comes out to about 15 percent. In Pracht s words, "Golden Key uses a flat GPA, so the actual percentage can be high er or lower than 15 percent."

Apparently, it can be much higher. The president of Penn's chapter of Gold-

en Key. Tony D'Emidio. attributes the er- ror to a computer glitch. He adds that the 1,155 did not include the 100 to 150 seniors already inducted last year.

Apparently, the actual percentage can be much, much higher

But Golden Key is not entirely to blame. The beauty of the relationship is that many- students are happy to pay for the impres sive Bounding recognition that Golden Key provides The society, meanwhile, is happy to add as many qualified <and paying) stu dents as possible to its database.

Students who paid for membership in Golden Key may not have been told the Whole truth Nonetheless, as Penn Student I.ile Director Fran Walker — Golden Key's faculty advisor on campus — said, "No one stood over you with a stick forcing you to shell out the $60."

Hut like many others. I not what I paid for a name And for better or for worse, I'll

milk that name for all it's worth.

Alan Lowinger is a senior Biological Basis of Be hawx and Psychology major from New York, NY. The Rest Ofthi |i appears on Tuesdays.

Jeremy Reiss Vegas. Baby

It happens just about every day. You're taking a stroll down Locust

Walk, on your way to class or the gym. And suddenly, from 100 feet away, like a warn

iiig light, it appears. It's one of them. They are the people on the fringe — those

who are neither friends nor enemies; with whom you talked once, twice, even multiple times, but never got to know.

You might remember when you met this random student or you might not. But all that matters is that somehow over the course of your college career, that acquaintance has been steadily reduced from the object of a friendly conversation to that of a half- hearted nod.

™"1^^~"^",'^— Everyone knows that of the seemingly infinite number of students one meets alter first arriving at Penn, a very small percentage end up as a part of one's social life.

But while the memories of those acquaintances may fade into a blur, there are always others somewhere in between that remain clear even though you may have lost touch. Maybe you lived on the same floor but never be came friends Maybe you worked on a project in class. Now, for whatever reason, walking pasl these people can be quite awkward.

Usually, instead of a sudden change, this transition happens in stages First there's thestopand-talk,re plete with the oblig- *^l atory "How have i-frt^ you been?" A few months later, the greeting is re duced to the walk-by, and the po lite "Hey, how are you?" Once a year goes by and the relation ship hasn't been restarted or ad vanced, this person has officially readied fringe status, where, at most, nods are exchanged.

This might sound familiar. Sometimes, as Fringe Person X approaches, I'll try to look away, con- centrating on the intricate design of the sidewalk. But more often than not. my eyes are a dead giveaway and I'm caught.

Don't look right at her and it will be quick and painless,'' I tell myself.

Why are we so insecure about these situa Jeremy Reiss is a senior Economics and International lions'' And why the reluctance to keep giving our , Relations major from Staten Island. N.Y. Vfcgas, Baby acquaintances a friendly greeting? Part of it un- ' appears on Tuesdays.

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doubtedly stems from the fear that our gestures won't be reciprocated that our one time friend has either forgotten who we are, will pretend he or she forgot or will simply ignore us.

Could it be that this person is from a time in our lives we'd like to keep behind us? Or perhaps, do we just assume our counterparts feel that way about us?

With some, the greetings eventually stop, as if both parties had never met in the first place. And that is fine. But fouryears is a long time. As for all of those to whom you continue to wave, nod or even raise an eyebrow in recognition, aren't you curious to know more about them'

If nothing else, I'd be interested in hearing what some of the people I spent time with freshman year are doing after graduation

Sure, with our busy schedules and ambitious goals, many of us would rather not waste time to talk to someone we hardly know anymore.

But in a more casual setting, I think we can all transcend the fringe. Beneath almost every casual nod, perhaps, there is a person who actual ly does want to be friendly. It may just be that our intuitions have been all wrong, That guy from

that freshman seminar may actually love to know what you're doing. The girl from down the liall may find it long overdue to hear

about how your life has been

Whether you're still searching

for a close group of friends or sat isfied with

your social life, it can be re-

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with someone you've only casually acknowl- edged for a while.

Years later, you ipg, might just find an

entirely new connection with

someone with whom you thought you had nothing in

common. A few months ago, when I struck up a conversation with someone I hadn't talked to since sophomore

year, he seemed more genuinely interested in the things I was do ing than some of my own friends.

Of course, as the saying goes, you can't be friends with everyone. But next time you see

that fringe person across the room or down the street, don't resist that

crazy urge to start a conversation. Either that, or just ignore me. Because I. for

one. am sick of nodding.

The Daily Pennsylvanian SPORTS ' 'i i. 2000 Page 7

M. Fencing second at IFA meet

By Nicole Nordlicht Tin' Dli|y IVimsvhani.m

Princeton might have taken the Ivy League title away from the Penn men's fencing team this season, but the Quakers got revenge when they edged the Tigers by one point and took second place at the Intercollegiate Fenc- ing Association championships at Yale over the weekend.

While fencing powerhouse St. Johns won the men's three weapon overall competition in addition to finishing first in both the sabre and epee events, Penn was second to the Red Storm in the overall and with the sabre. The Quakers finished fourth with the foil, one spot behind St. John's again.

Penn's most impressive win came from junior sabre Mike Golia, who placed first in the individual sabre championship.

Golia started out with a less-than-stellar performance on Saturday, a day when the Quakers fenced against 12 schools during a tiring 13-hour day at Yale's Lanman Center.

"Going in there. I just wanted to beat a couple of people," Golia said "I never thought I was going to win this competition because there are some really tough fencers."

Golia barely made it to Sunday's individual tournament. To qualify for Sunday, he needed to finish in the top six in the elite sabre A pool — and he ended up sixth.

On Sunday, twelve fencers — six from the A pool, four from the 1$ pool and two from the C pool — competed in a round robin. Kight moved on to compete in the li nal round robin Once again, (iolia was the last seed.

But in the final round robin, (iolia went 7- 0. never allowing his opponents more than three touches.

"On Sunday a lot of people came up to me

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W. Lax starts season with W&M scrimmages

By Kate Goltlhalier The Daily Pmiuylv an

Michael WeKsman The Daily Pennsylvania

Michael Golia, standing, won the sabre competition at IFAs over the weekend. He finished sixth in the A pool on Saturday, but captured the title with strong play on Sunday.

and said, I've never seen you fence better."' Golia said. "I just fenced a great day on Sun day."

Golia's most memorable victory on Sun day was over the Red Storm's Ivan Lee. a member of the junior national team who beat Golia on Saturday.

"Anyone watching those two guys fence would have no question that fencing was an athletic sport." Penn coach Dave Micahnik said. "It was an extraordinary bout."

Golia wasn't the only Quaker who quali tied for the individual championships on Sun day. Sophomore sabres Daniel Vincent and Jeff Lee both made it to the second day, but were ousted in the preliminaries of the round robin.

Penn junior foilist David Cohen, who won the foil competition last year, also qualified for the individuals. This year, Cohen only fin ished fourth — but he did beat Columbia's Jed Dupree, who won the foil event.

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won seven bouts and just missed making the individual tournament, and sophomore Scott Eriksen went 5-1 before he had to withdraw due to a pulled hip flexor.

Eriksen was replaced by Penn freshman Javier Garcia Albea, who made an impressive IFA debut by winning approximately two thirds of his bouts.

Kriksen wasn't the only injured Red and Blue fencer. Despite fencing with a previ ously sprained ankle, senior captain David Liu. a foilist. won 10 of his bouts on Saturday and nearly made the cutoff for Sunday

"It was a decent performance," Micahnik said. "With a few more bouts here and there we might have got a higher score, but I don't necessarily think we would have had the balance to beat St. John's."

And while Micahnik is happy about plac ing second overall, he still knows that the Quakers could have done better.

"We didn't win everything there, so I'm not satisfied," he said. "That's just the way it is."

W. Track ends indoor season with ECACs W. TRACK from page 12

a real honor to be in that group, and our kids just went out there and did their best."

With the indoor season complete, the team's attention now turns to the upcoming outdoor season. The Quakers will have a break of several weeks before the outdoor season's first meet on March 26.

"We really don't have any time to rest right now." Adjah said. "With spring break coming up, we need to take advantage of all the time that we have."

Ask any member of the Penn women's lacrosse team how she felt when first taking the field against Old Dominion on Saturday and she will give you the same answer tier vous.

The game was just a scrimmage the first of 11 the Quakers would play over the week end at the College of William and Mary — so it had no bearing on records or statistics. Still, there was plenty riding on the 25 minutes of competition. It was Penn's first game under new coach Karin Brower. and the team's first chance to turn things around after last sea- SOfl'S disappointing 1-12 performance.

"1 think that going out there everyone was a little nervous that we weren't going to play well and that our confidence would be shot," Penn senior tri-captain Brooke Jenkins said.

Penn's first year coach made her debut at her alma mater, the College of William and Mary - the place where she earned All-America status as a player just eight years ago.

"I think she was a little nostalgic. She would be like. Oh. this is this and that is that' and she would just go off a little bit." junior goal keeper Christian Stover said "It was kind of cool to see things from her perspective since she went to school there and coached there lor a little bit."

But the Quakers got over their butterflies quickly and defeated Old Dominion, as well as their next opponent. Richmond. Penn's up perclassmen had not achieved back-to-back wins since 1998. with last year's team claim- ing just one victory against Columbia.

Of course. Penn did not look much like last year's squad, with 13 freshmen wearing the Red and Blue and a new coach pacing the sidelines. Jenkins said Brewer's style differed from former coach Anne Sage's in several re- spects.

"In the past, we had no coaching on attack." Jenkins said. "ISagel would just be like. 'Go down there and set up whatever you want.' but I Browerl tells us. I want you to run UiLs. this and this.' so it's more structured which is good."

Brower mostly played her starters in the first two contests, but by the third game against Shippensburg. every member of the Quakers was getting into the action. In fact, Brower put oul freshmen-only teams for several of the scrimmages.

"They really didn't play timid." Stover said

"Maybe in the rust couple minutes of the first scrimmage they did. but then they came out completely dominatlingl over people who have had more experience then they've had."

One freshman really made a name for her self - literally. Crissy Book from Coatcsvillc. Pa . defended her opponent MI closely that Penn's assistant coach Amy Sullivan stalled calling her the White Shadow."

"I guess [the White Shadow! is a cartoon or something." Peon senior tin captain Lee Ann Sechovicz said IBookl would come out of nowhere and get the ball away from her play er every single time She'd either intercept it or take it away from her."

Brower described Book as deceivingly fast and very composed with the ball Judging by Sechovicz's reaction to the freshman s play, Book just might have deceived her own teammates before last weekend's showing.

shed started to come out in practice, but we never saw her fUll-force like that before." Sechovicz -aid

Jenkins' performance was another promis- ing sign lor Penn The senior, who tore her ACL playing field hockey last season, said that her knees held up throughout the whole weekend of competition

"She had a little problem mobility wise de- fending the clear, but she knows whea- to go. and she came up with a lot of balls just from being in the correct position," Brower said

With such a young squad. Jenkins' on field presence will be crucial in leading the Quak ers attack this season.

"The upperclassmen have been here, so they know how h> push us along," freshman Kale Murray said. (Hfensively. 1 look up to I Jenkins I because she knows a lot about college-level play."

Brower said thai even though the Quakers successes were "off the record" last weekend — from the initial wins to the final victory

over Division HI powerhouse The College ol New Jersey there was still much to gain from the scrimmages

"1 think the best thing is that they came back with a little bit of confidence. They came back believing that all of the hard work they've been doing is going to pay off eventually." Brower said. "That was really posi live. I think they feel they're ready to take on their first game

The Quakers season officially begins on March 14 when they lace American Univer- sity in Washington, D.C.

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John Griffin, above, lost to Harvard's Shondip Ghosh at Williams on Friday. Griffin went on to beat teammate Roberto Kriete in five games.

M. Squash wraps up season By Kyle Bender Th» Daily PMuuytviniaii

Last weekend, Penn's top three men's squash players headed to Williams College to square off against this season's best players in the Na- tional Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association Individual Championships.

Penn, coming off a fifth-place finish in its bracket at the NISRA Team Championships, sent junior co-captain Peter Withstandley and sophomores John Griffin and Roberto Kriete to the individual tournament.

The trio began play Friday morning in Williamstown, Mass. With- standley, who managed a 5-9 record this season at the No. 1 position for Penn, was matched up against Har- vard senior Tim Wyant, the tournament's No. 3 seed. Wyant was

selected as an Ail-American for the fourth time this season Withstandley fell to Wyant 3-0 in match play this season and was defeated again by the same margin.

Withstandley was edged again in the consolation round by national champion Trinity's Rohan Bhappu.

Kriete, who competed at the No. 2 spot for Penn this season, faced off against Williams' Win Tangjaitrong, a second team All-American this year. Like Withstandley, Kriete lost his match in three games.

A similar fate befell Griffin, losing 3-0 to Harvard's Shondip Ghosh. This loss set up an intra-squad matchup in the consolation round, pitting Griffin against teammate Kriete on Saturday.

Griffin, after falling behind Kriete 2-1, came back to win in 5 games. The victory made Griffin the sole member of

the Quakers trio to move on past the first round of the consolation bracket

Griffin took the court Saturday against Trinity's Rohan Juneja in what turned into a five-match see- saw effort Griffin took the first game, 15-9, followed by a second game loss by the same score.

They also split the next two games, Griffin winning the first and Juneja winning the second. In the fifth and deciding game, Juneja won the final point at a 14-14 tie to clinch victory and a berth into the next round.

In overall tournament play, Prince- ton's Peter Yik, winner of the Pool Trophy as the season's national sin- gles champion, defeated fellow first team Ail-American Preston Quick of Trinity to take the tournament championship. Trinity's Jonathan Smith won the consolation bracket.

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Matt Langel now has 1,169 career points, which is 19th all-time at Penn.

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rawest of wins at Harvard, 62-61, on February 26. Still, the Quakers, who have pretty much been healthy throughout, have tripped but never fallen.

The Tigers, on the other hand, were decimated by injuries earlier in the season.

With their second-leading scorer, freshman swingman Spencer Gloger, and sole senior, Mason Rocca, out of the lineup, the Orange and Black fell to lowly Yale, 44-42, before facing Penn for the first time. A 55-46 Quak- ers victory gave Princeton its second Ivy defeat and virtually sealed their bridesmaid status.

Since that loss at Jadwin Gymna- sium on February 15, the Tigers have disposed of their Ancient Eight com-

petition in very convincing fashion. Princeton has beaten each of its six subsequent Ivy foes by double digits. The Tigers average margin of victory in this span is 21.5 points, com- pared to just a 14.7 average margin for the Quakers.

Even if this is all too little, too late for Princeton, the Tigers' recent exemplary play makes tonight's Penn senior night all the more intriguing.

Although fifth-year senior Brown was part of a 1995-96 squad that managed to beat the Tigers at home, Jordan and Langel have yet to notch a Palestra victory over Princeton. Tonight's game gains added significance because of this string of bad luck.

"We would like to go out on a positive note," Jordan said. "I'm gonna miss

playing college basketball. I'm gonna miss playing with these guys. Obvi- ously, this is going to be a special night."

The past decade of this rivalry has not been kind to the home team, however, as the visiting Ivy power has won 11 of the last 19. Still, this crop of Quakers has a better chance than most to break the mini-slump at home.

Jordan sits comfortably in third place on the all-time Penn list with 1,571 points and is second in career assists with 463.

Meanwhile, Langel has compiled 1,169 career points and has a very good chance to move into 19th position tonight, as he needs just 11 points to move past Paul Ro- manczuk.

In addition, with just four three-

pointers, he can tie Garett Kreitz at second place with 199 treys. Brown, who is ending his five-year Penn roller- coaster ride in style, is also coming off a 16 point barrage in the Quakers' victory over Yale this past Saturday.

Barring an NIT bid for the Tigers, tonight will mark Rocca's final con- test in a Princeton uniform. The rough-and-tumble big man was able to play 33 minutes against Penn in February, scoring 16 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, but has played a grand total of 28 minutes since then.

Youth will complement the outgoing experience of both of these teams tonight as well. Particularly interesting will be the showdown between Gloger (12.1 ppg) and Penn's Ugonna Onyek- we (11.2 ppg), two of the league's pre- mier rookies.

West ponders possibility ofWNBA future after Palestra finale for W. Hoops tonight W. BASKETBALL from page 12

said that he's never seen a female basketball player like her. I knew he was right. I mean she's just unbe- lievable."

Greenberg hopes that West can take over tonight's rematch against Princeton in the same manner.

"This is only my second Princeton game, but I realized in the first one how emotional it is," Greenberg said. "I think they only had one win or something, and it didn't matter. They played harder against us than anyone [had] up to that point. So, I quickly learned what it meant to be Penn-Princeton, that records don't matter, and names don't matter and numbers don't matter.

"I think this game is huge for our future and it's huge for Mandy West. All of our underclassmen really have to realize what they have to give [tonight] for Mandy."

West's fellow tri-captain, Diana Caramanico, also wants to send West out on a winning note.

"This past weekend was really dis-

appointing," Caramanico said. "It sort of left a pit in my stomach, and I'm sure it did for other people on the team as well. I plan on going out on a winning note, especially for Mandy."

But what comes after Princeton, after college?

"First of all, as a player, I don't know if there's a better shooter out there, and I'm talking in the country," Green- berg said. "I've said it to a few people recently, that if WNBA people aren't looking at her, they're crazy. She'd be a fabulous backup guard on any team. She's in the gym all the time, and she's a great competitor."

Greenberg hopes that that competitive edge will be the legacy West leaves with the Quakers.

"I hope that... this group of girls will take a large chunk of Mandy West, and I hope that chunk is going to be her fierce competitiveness," Greenberg said. "Even if Mandy was playing against that water bucket, she'd want to beat it."

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ter playing for Greenberg and her staff. She also has reconsidered at- tempting to play professionally.

"Last year at this time, if you'd said you'd pay me this much money to play, 1 would've said no," West said. "I was ready to just sort of take my last year of playing and move on with the next aspect of my life. This year has really changed everything, and it's brought back my love for the game. I'd love to play for a couple of years before going back to school."

However enticing she finds the prospects of a pro career, West has concentrated on enjoying the time she has left as an amateur.

"My biggest goal this season was to have fun," West said. "That, I've accomplished. These coaches are so much fun to play for, and playing with these guys has been awesome.

"I really haven't focused too much on [going prol, especially during the season. I really do hope to play next year, I'm not sure where I'll end up," West said. "I'm not depending on the WNBA, but to go overseas, really to play anywhere, would be great"

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Senior guard Mandy West has scored more than 30 points on three occasions this season. She hopes to play professionally somehwere next season.

M. Ice Hockey Club wins DVCHC title over Temple

By Zac Costello The Dairy PesinityWaiuan

The Penn men's basketball team wasn't the only team on campus winning a league title this past weekend.

The Penn men's club hockey team battled back from a 1-0 deficit in the third and deciding game to defeat Temple 2-1 for the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Confer- ence championship, putting the wraps on a very dramatic best-of- three series.

Temple routed Penn 8-2 in the first game of the series, but Penn answered with an 8-3 drubbing the following night to set the stage for the winner-take-all third game at

Lehigh. "We came out flat [in game one],"

Penn sophomore Whit Matthews said. "The next night Temple didn't play worse, it was just that we came out on fire."

In game three, Temple beat Penn goalie Pat Baude to open the scoring a little under seven minutes into the game. That was the only time Sunday afternoon that the Owls would solve Baude, who stopped 42 out of 43 Temple shots.

Game three proved to be a goal- tending duel as Temple goalie Mike Palermo was just as dominant as Baude. Palermo stopped an unbe- lievable 65-of-67 shots.

With only 3:32 gone in the second period, the Quakers finally knotted

the game at 1-1 on an unassisted goal by Matthews.

Matthews tapped a face-off draw through the opposing center's legs and then beat Palermo through the five hole to put Penn on the scoreboard.

The game remained deadlocked until Penn captain Joe Merrill scored what would prove to be the championship winning goal. Mer- rill's goal came with 12:20 left in regulation.

Penn freshman Jeff Bagnoli, who is also a member of the Penn var- sity sprint football team, found Mer- rill right on the doorstep and Merrill banged in his own rebound to give Penn its first-ever DVCHC Championship.

Gymnastics cruises in last Hutch meet GYMNASTICS from page 12

"I'm glad that it happened here. It's just a good ending. I don't have any regrets with this team," New- man said.

Penn captain Lizzie Jacobson contributed two solid routines in her return to the lineup after sitting out all last season with a knee injury.

"Lizzie's just heroic comeback on bars and beam was just fantastic. She's worked so hard to get back into the lineup and she demonstrated that today," Kovic said.

More significant than the loss of solid gymnastics scores, however, will be the new absence of leadership that the seniors have provided throughout the season.

"They are one of the most motiva- tional and spirited classes," Penn sophomore Lauren Hittner said. "We're going to miss their presence

a lot." The meet did not go as smoothly as

the Quakers had planned, with injuries and illness affecting the line- ups. Junior Jenn Capasso is day to day with a hyper-extended knee, and junior Kelly Haberer is still bothered by her sprained foot ligament.

"I stuck the landing on bars [at Sat- urday's meet], and my foot really hurt. I'll be on bars next weekend, but I'm probably done vaulting for the season," Haberer said.

Sophomore Sarah Tudryn, crowned Ivy Classic champion on uneven bars in last week's meet, was out with the flu. But, despite the absence of some of the Quak- ers' most solid gymnasts, the team put together a strong, consistent effort.

"With some people out today, the people that stepped into the lineup really stepped up for us," Penn senior

Kirby Thorpe said. Up next on the agenda for the

Quakers is the Wolfpack Invitational this Saturday, hosted by North Car- olina State.

"(The meet] is going to prepare us for ECACs. It's in the championship format and we're going to be competing against some of the top teams in the country," Kovic said. "We look forward to meets like this because it's such a high level of competition.

Ivy and ECAC rival Yale will also be competing at the meet, providing another chance for the Quakers and Elis to renew their rivalry.

"It will be exciting to see Yale again, which will help us for ECACs," Penn senior Becky Nadler said.

Saturday's invitational will be the last chance for the senior Quakers to lead their team to another solid performance before ECACs.

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With the exception of Wreh and senior thrower Matt Pagliasotti, who are both still awaiting potential berths in this weekend's national championships, the rest of the Quak- ers can now turn their attention to something they hold in even higher regard than either indoor Heps or IC4As — the outdoor season, which commences with the Quaker Invita- tional on March 25.

The Red and Blue feel ready for the new season and will welcome the opportunity to host the majority of its spring meets, including Heps, after traversing much of the East Coast throughout the winter season.

Though excited about its prospects, Penn is careful to not be overly optimistic.

"We don't want to get ahead of ourselves and start making predictions," Church said.

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Bourque traded to Avalanche STANDINGS AND RESULTS

BOSTON - Ray Bourque, the longtime leader of the Boston Bruins who won five Norris Trophies but never a Stanley Cup, got his wish for one more chance at a championship when he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche last night.

"We limited ourselves to teams where Raymond Bourque would have a chance to win the Stanley Cup," Bruins general manager Har- ry Sinden said after Boston's 5-1 loss to Ottawa. "It may not be his first choice."

The 39-year-old defenseman is the Bruins' career leader in scoring and games played. Although he had said he would rather finish his career in Boston than go elsewhere to win the Stanley Cup, he changed his mind as it became clear the Bruins would not make the playoffs this year.

Bourque was traded along with forward Dave Andreychuk for forward Brian Rolston, defenseman Martin Grenier, center Sami Pahls- son and Boston's choice of a first- round pick in either 2000 or 2001.

Bourque's 395 career regular-season goals places him first among defenseman in NHL history. He is

second to Paul Coffey in career assists for a defenseman with 1,111.

Overall, he is ninth in scoring with 1,506 points and fifth in games played, with 1,518.

The Bruins drafted Bourque eighth overall in the 1979 draft, continuing the tradition of great Bruins defenseman established by Eddie Shore and Bobby Orr.

Bourque won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year, five Norris Trophies as the league's top defenseman and was the MVP of the 19% All-Star game in Boston.

But in both of his appearances in the Stanley Cup finals — in 1988 and 1990 — the Bruins lost to the Ed- monton Oilers.

Three years ago, Bourque missed the playoffs for the first time in his career, and he was asked if he might be interested in going elsewhere for the championship that Boston wasn't able to give him.

"I think I will probably end up playing here, even if that means not winning a cup or having another opportunity of winning one," he said in 1997. "My family and myself are established here. This is home and we

Pistons fire coach Gentry AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Try-

ing to motivate a slumping club for a playoff run, the Detroit Pistons yesterday fired coach Alvin Gentry.

Gentry, who succeeded Doug Collins a little more than two years ago, was replaced on an interim basis by assistant George Irvine. Irvine, a former head coach of the Indiana Pacers, inherits a team that is 28-30, fourth in the Central Division and seventh in the East- ern Conference.

He coaches the Pistons for the first time tomorrow night, at home against Denver.

"I think we've watched these slumps, we've said just give it more time, just give it more time," gener-

al manager Rick Sund said. "Well, time is running out."

The Pistons have lost seven of 10 games and 11 straight on the road. Detroit has repeatedly blown leads, having led in the fourth quarter in 10 of its last 13 losses.

Grant Hill, one of the NBAs best players, called the firing a "tough, unfortunate" decision for a coach who "did the best job he could."

Joe Dumars, the former Pistons star and now the team's vice president of player personnel, said management wanted to "give the team a jolt."

"The status quo is not acceptable any more," Dumars said. 'That's got to change."

Al Wire Longtime Bruin Raymond Bourque was traded to Colorado last night.

enjoy being around here. So, I plan on finishing my career in Boston. If it ends without me winning a Cup, so be it."

"It doesn't mean I haven't accomplished much and I haven't had a great career. But winning a Cup would be the ultimate."

Dolphins ink RB Thomas

MIAMI — Thurman Thomas decided to join the team he has long tormented.

The former Buffalo Bills running back agreed to contract terms yesterday with the Miami Dolphins, said his agent, Leigh Steinberg.

The three-year, $3.6 million deal includes a $750,000 signing bonus and numerous incentives that could be worth millions more, Steinberg said. Terms will likely be finalized within a couple of days, he said.

Dolphins president Eddie Jones declined to comment.

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Sports Quote of The Day

"If the WNBA people aren't looking at her, they're crazy."

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Mandy West, who will play her final game for Penn tonight.

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•Associated Press Top 25 First place votes in

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NCAA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

No. 4 seed Creighton captures MVC's bid

ST. LOUIS — Creighton capitalized on a big first half to win its second straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title 57-45 over Southwest Missouri State.

The Blue Jays (23-9) advanced to the NCAA Tourmanent for the 10th time and won the Missouri Valley tournament for the sixth time in school history.

Seeded fourth, Creighton reached the championsip game by pulling off a 71-69 upset of top-seeded Indiana State in Sunday's semifinals.

Ryan Sears scored 15 points to lead the Blue Jays, who used a 14-3 run over the final 51/2 minutes of the open-

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Southwest Missouri State (22-10), the second seed, will have to rely on the selection committee for entry into the NCAA Tournament. Last season, the Bears gained an at-large bid and reached the Sweet 16.

Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 57, Richmond 47

RICHMOND, Va. — Danny Dahl's tantalizing three-pointer finally dropped in with 1:52 remaining last night, ending a Richmond flurry and lifting North Carolina-Wilmington into the NCAA tournament for the first time, 57-47.

Dahl's shot, launched in despera- tion with the shot clock nearing zero, teetered on the rim and then fell in,

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giving the Seahawks a 50-45 lead on their way to Colonial Athletic Asso- ciation championship.

The victory was the first in five trips to the CAA championship game for the Seahawks, and put them into the field of 64 for the first time in 37 years.

The Seahawks, as they usually do, won with defense, holding Richmond without a field goal for 11:23 span- ning the halves and allowing just 18 second-half points.

Freshman Brett Blizzard led the way again, capping a sensational tournament with 15 points, and Dahl had seven of his nine in the second half. Thethree-pointer was only his third of the season in 14 tries, and might have broken Rich- mond's spirit.

The Spiders had just run off five

straight points to close a 47-40 deficit to two, and seemed to have forced the Seahawks into a 35-second violation.

But Dahl, getting the ball on the left wing, heaved it toward the hoop and rendered the arena almost silent as the ball languished on the rim, then dropped.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference lona 84, Siena 80

ALBANY, N.Y. — Dyree Wilson scored 27 points and lona held oH a late Siena rally to upset the top- ranked Saints and win the Metro At- lantic Athletic Conference Championship 84-80 last night.

The Gaels (20-10) earned an auto- matic berth in the NCAA tournament with the victory.

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Nakiea Miller scored 15 points for lona and had a game-high nine rebounds, while Ivo Kresta had 14 points and Phil Grant 12.

Marcus Faison scored 17 points tor Siena (23-8), and Dwayne Archbold had 13 and Scott Knapp 12.

lona, the tournament's No. 2 seed, led 76-66 with 3:54 left. Siena battled back to trail by four with 2:10 remaining after a jump shot by Jim Cantamessa, who finished with 18 points.

Northeast Conference Cent. Conn. St. 63, Robert Morris 46

TRENTON, N.J. — Central Con- necticut State earned its first NCAA tournament berth since joining Divi- sion I in 1986, beating Robert Morris 63-46 for the championship of the Northeast Conference tournament last night.

NEC player of the year Rick Mickens had 17 points and center Corsley Ed- wards had five of his 11 in a late 11-2 run that sent the top-seeded Blue Devils (26-4) to the show just ayear after they lost the title game to Mount St Mary's.

The key was Central Connecti- cut's defense, especially the work it did on red-hot Gene Nabors. He came into the final having scored 38 in the quarterfinals and 35 in the semifinals.

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TOMORROW Penn and Princeton face off in a men's and women's basketball doubleheader tonight. Catch complete coverage in tomorrow's DP. SPORTS

INSIDE The Penn men's club hockey team wrapped up the DVCHC

championship over the weekend, defeating Temple in

three games. See page 10

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Double trouble: Ttoo sets of Tigers visit Mandy West plays in her final game tonight for W. Hoops

By Sebastian Stockman The Dally IViinsylvanlan

For her last practice as a member of the Penn women's basketball team. Mandy West was late.

Due to a midterm, the 1998-99 Academic All- Ivy and Academic All-Big Five honoree missed stretching and running some warmup drills with her teammates in preparation for the Quakers' (17-10, 8-5 Ivy League) season finale against Princeton (9-18,6-7) at the Palestra at 5:30 p.m.

West's final Palestra appearance, however, will be about nothing more than pride for the Quakers. Last Friday, Penn entered its final Ivy weekend against Brown and Yale one game behind Dartmouth in the Ivy standings with an outside chance at winning its first-ever title.

The Quakers dropped both those games and fell to third in the league standings despite West's valiant efforts, crushing the hopes of a season that had looked bright just weeks before, when the Quakers stood at 6-0 after defeating Har- vard to take sole possession of first.

Now, West will just be trying to end her two- year Penn career with a win over the Tigers.

The senior guard arrived in Philadelphia rel- atively late in her college career, as she trans- ferred to Penn after spending her freshman and sophomore years at Boston College.

"I think it was a great decision," the Quakers second-leading scorer and tri captain said of her decision to transfer. "I've gotten the best of both worlds. I've had fun with basketball, and I'm walking away with an Ivy League degree. I don't regret my choice at all."

First-year Penn coach Kelly Greenberg is delighted to have inherited a player like West.

"From day one, she was very receptive to lour coaching staff! and really bought into us," Green- berg said. "And I've always felt very comfort- able with Mandy and her humor. I've only been with her a year, and I'm sad."

The usually even-keeled West, who broke 1,000 points as a Quaker on Friday night in a loss to

Having already clinched the Ivy League championship, M. Hoops hopes to cap a perfect league slate tonight.

By Will Ulrich The Daily Pennsylvanian

When the men's basketball teams from Penn and Princeton meet for the 202nd time tonight at 8 p.m., the fact that the Quakers have already clinched their second straight Ivy League title and trip to the NCAA Tournament goes right out the Palestra's ancient, paint- covered windows.

The Quakers (20-7,13-0 Ivy League)

know that the Tigers (19-9, 11-2) will come with everything they can muster and that a Red and Blue win will bring something that Penn's senior trio of Michael Jordan, Matt Langel and Frank Brown have never experienced — an undefeated season in the An- cient Eight.

"It's nice to have won the championship," Langel said. "But being undefeated in the Ivy League has been a goal of ours from the beginning of the year."

Brown, found herself getting a little emotional on the eve of the final game of her collegiate career.

"I didn't expect to be sad," she said. "I didn't really expect to be thinking about it that much but, even today, I thought about it."

West has made the most of her second and final Ivy League season, though. She has had three 30-point games, the First one against Princeton, in the first game of the Ancient Eight season, when she scored 31 in a 92-82 Quakers win. Her second and third 30-point efforts came this past weekend when she scored a career high 35 at Brown and fell one short of the newly established mark the next night against Yale.

"She's playing great right now," Greenberg said. "Saturday night she just flat out took over the game. The AD from Yale came up to me and

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Mandy West, left, will play her final collegiate game tonight against the Tigers. Ugonna Onyekwe is playing his first Princeton game at the Palestra. The doubleheader starts at 5:30 p.m.

The Penn Class of 2000 has history on its side. Tonight marks the eighth time since the inauguration of official Ivy play in 1956-57 that Penn and Princeton have met in the final game of the regular season when one of the teams has already clinched the title.

The league champion has emerged victorious from each of the seven previous meetings. That fact is somewhat misleading, however.

On March 3,1998, the last time this scenario came about, the roles were reversed and coach Bill Carmody's Tigers sported a near-perfect 26-1 record and a staggering No. 8 national ranking. Penn was 17-11, 10-3 in the Ivies and, on the surface, an obvious underdog.

Forty minutes of basketball later, the score was knotted at 66. It took Prince- ton an overtime period to finally put the Quakers away, 78-72. What was supposed to be a coronation turned into a mutiny, further reinforcing the fact that the drama of this 97-year-old rivalry transcends wins, losses and league championships.

"You can never call a Penn-Princeton game meaningless," Penn center Geoff Owens said. "You can almost throw out any incentive, any NCAA Tournaments, the Ivy League championship... and it's still going to be seriously intense."

Penn currently boasts a 15-game winning streak — the second longest in the nation — and has won 20 consecutive Ivy games, dating back to a calami- tous 50-49 collapse at the hands of the Tigers on February 9, 1999, at the Palestra.

There have been a few shaky moments along the way in this Ivy campaign, the most notable of which was Penn's nar-

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No problems for Gymnastics against Wilson Sarah Bruscia broke her own school record on the uneven bars for the Quakers, who easily topped Wilson.

By Christine Zoh The Daily Pennsylvanian

On a day that saw another school record broken and a new personal best set, the Penn gymnastics team's seniors said goodbye to Hutchinson Gymnasium in com- manding style.

The Quakers' total of 189.125 points dwarfed Wilson's 175.450, and Penn's four seniors ended their careers at Hutchinson in the same fashion they started them — with unprecedented success.

"As freshmen, they came in and helped lead a team that in '95 and '96 had recruiting difficulties," Penn coach Tom Kovic said. "They helped lift the program to the next level."

Consistent with season-long performances, Penn's beam team provided the most outstanding routines of the meet.

Turning in an outstanding performance on beam, Penn junior Sarah Bruscia broke her own school record of 9.825, established last season, with a meet-high 9.850.

"Sarah's performance was simply brilliant," Kovic said. In addition, senior Joci Newman established a person-

al best score on balance beam with a score of 9.800 in her last regular season meet at home.

M. Track finishes in middle of IC4As pack

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Lizzie Jacobson earned a 9.775 on the beam against Wilson on Saturday. It was her first competition of the year, as she returned from a knee injury.

Star triple jumper Tuan Wreh did not compete because of a hamstring injury from Heps.

By Jeremy Dubert The Daily Pennsylvanian

Consider how difficult it is for a team to sweep through the 64-team field in the NCAA basketball tournament. Now consider doing it with just three people in your starting lineup and your leading scorer sidelined with an injury.

The Penn men's track team faced similar odds at last weekend's IC4A championships at Harvard when the Quakers sent just 18 men to the tournament, while top programs such as champion Georgetown sent in ex- cess of 30.

To make matters more difficult, Penn's star jumper, Tuan Wreh, made the trip to Boston but did not compete due to a nagging hamstring injury, which he initially suffered during his record-setting jump at the Heptagonal Championships the previous week.

Georgetown's Nathan Rollins, who won the triple jump event, only outdistanced Wren's Heps mark by 31/2 inches, suggesting that, if healthy, Wreh would have had a terrific shot at scoring some points for Penn.

These circumstances rendered the Red and Blue unable to legitimately compete with the region's elite teams as Penn finished in an eight-way tie for 36th place in the enormous 104-team field.

Penn athletes did not have visions of IC4A glory heading into the competition, as they ac- knowledged their lack of depth.

"I think the only disappointment was that we didn't send more people there," junior pole vaulter John Church said. "I don't think we really expected to make an impact at ICs."

Especially after having participated in Heps the prior weekend, admittedly the most significant meet of the indoor season to most Quakers, Penn came out somewhat flat in Cambridge, Mass.

"Most Heps teams don't do very well [at IC4As]," said junior pole vault IT .losh Cole- man, who agreed that the team's performance was not that big a disappointment, given the situation.

Though the Quakers do not appear overly concerned with their outing, an occa- sional lack of focus continues to hamper the progress of the team and is causing inconsistency.

"I just sort of lost it mentally for the first time this year," said Church, who is confident that such a lapse will not recur in the outdoor season.

Even despite a possible lack of intensity, Church, as well as senior vaulter Bob Reynolds, still put forth solid efforts.

Reynolds placed sixth with a clearance of 16'1", while Church finished seventh, clearing a height of 15'9".

"As a unit, we did pretty well," Church said. Coleman, though, actually ran into some

difficulty as he found out just how deep and challenging the IC4A field was.

"The opening height was actually my PR so I didn't do that well," he said, indicating that a career day would have been mandatory to advance.

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Three W. Track stars place 10th at ECACs Bassey Adjah, Ruthie Neuhaus and Liz Wittels finished highly in their respective events.

By Prescott Johnson The Daily Pennsylvanian

The four members of the Penn women's track team who qualified for the ECAC Championships headed to Boston to take on some fierce competition in the final meet of the indoor season.

Senior Ruthie Neuhaus, juniors Ami Desai and Bassey Adjah and sophomore Liz Wittels met the difficult qualifying standards in their events during the season to earn the right to compete in the pres- tigious meet. Neuhaus, Adjah and Wittels each took 10th place in their events. Desai came in 24th place in the pole vault.

The previou* weekend, Penn f ompeted in the T

two-day Heptagonal Championships. Having the ECACs, the only other two-day event of the season, right after Heps undoubtedly left the Quakers athletes a little fatigued.

"This was sort of like the calm after the storm," Penn assistant coach Tony Tenisci said. "Those girls all had great Heps, and it was really difficult to have to come back and compete in another two- day event the next weekend."

Tenisci believes that mental rather than physical fatigue might have hurt the squad the most.

"We definitely weren't as charged up and as energy-packed as for Heps," Tenisci said. "They were on the other side of their emotional peak, so it was very hard to get yourself motivated to try and gear up for another performance."

Neuhaus, the only competing Penn senior, record- ed a leap of 37*11.5" in the triple jump to place 10th, while Wittels turned in a jump of 10'11.75" for her l inh place finish in the pole vault. Neuhaus might have placed higher in the event were it not for 1

botched landing on one of her jumps. "Ruthie jumped really well, but she had a bad

landing on her third jump," Tenisci said. "She could have advanced if that had not happened."

Adjah turned in a personal record of 187.75" in the long jump. There was, however, some controversy over the measurement of one of Adjah's jumps.

"We thought that they might have measured one of my jumps wrong," Adjah said. "A lot of people said that it looked like my best jump, but that's not how they measured it. There obviously isn't anything I can do about that now, so I'm kind of just forgetting about it."

Hopefully for Penn, Adjah, Wittels and Desai, who are all planning to return next year, gained some valuable experience from competing against such a skilled field.

"I thought that it was a great experience to see what the next level is all about," Tenisci said. "It was

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