Sigma Chi- Derby Days - The Pacifican

LU’UA See pages 6&7
A FORGOTTEN
RESISTANCE THE
MOSQUE of PARIS
By Rayhana Khan
Guest Writer
Pacific is honored to host
Dr. Annette Herskovits who
will present this short documentary
by Derri Berkani
and talk about her own harrowing
experience as a child,
barely escaping the Nazis
because she was protected
by Muslims in Occupied
France during WWII.
Jews and Muslims have
often lived and acted in
harmony. During WWII,
Muslims in France protected
Jews from deportation
to Nazi death camps.
The Paris mosque became
a refuge for anyone hiding
from the German occupiers,
including Jews, many of
them children. The mosque’s
rector even provided false
birth certificates “proving”
that Jews were Muslims.
Solidarity between Jews and
Muslims flourished beyond
the mosque.
The film’s director found a
leaflet distributed by Algerian
workers after Paris police
conducted the first massive
round-up of Jews. It said:
‘The Jews are our brothers,
and their children are like
our own children.” A lot of
people do not know that the
Muslims helped the Jews
from being killed during the
Holocaust, this movie wants
to tell that story.
The movie, A Forgotten
Resistance: The Mosque of
Paris, is directed by Derri
Berkani; it is in French with
English subtitles and is 26
minutes long. The documentary
has not been shown in
the United States outside
Berkeley.
This campus event is
FREE. Refreshments will
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www.thepacificanonline.com April 20, 2006
Volume 96, Issue 23
University of the Pacific’s Newspaper since 1908
Battle of the Bands
5 bands, 2 winners, all to support one
cause: Global Aids Awareness
Top Two Bands
FEAR THE DAYS THE GREATEST FEAR
Erin OʼHarra
Guest Writer
Stockton, CA- In efforts to
raise money for children’s
cancer research, the University
of the Pacific’s chapter
of Delta Delta Delta sorority
is sponsoring the Miracle
Miles 5k Walk/Run on Saturday,
April 22 at the Pacific
campus.
Proceeds will go to St.
Jude Children’s Research
Hospital and the UC Davis
Medical Center.
Registration for the event
begins at 8 a.m. on the Hand
Hall lawn, and the race
begins at 9 a.m. The cost
is $50 to register a team of
5-10 people, or $10 per individual.
In addition to the
Walk/Run, there will be a
range of festivities on the
lawn from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
including games, a raffle,
food and drink, and booths
run by local businesses.
“Guaranteed to Burn”
Photograph by Dan Cammarano
and “2nd Time Thru,” local
bands from the Sacramento
area, will be performing live
beginning at 11 a.m.
“Miracle Miles promises
to be a fun event for the
whole family, and a great
way to meet new people,”
said Ronda Rufsvold, Philanthropy
Chair for Delta
Delta Delta and coordinator
of the event.
“Most important,
though, is that
p e o -
p l e
a r e
c o m i n g
t o g e t h e r
to aid in
children’s cancer
research. St. Jude is a
wonderful organization
that makes a difference in
the lives of children fighting
cancer, and Tri Delta is proud
to support their cause.”
Photograph by Dan Cammarano
DELTA DELTA DELTA RAISES
MONEY FOR MIRACLE MIILE 5K
Partly Cloudy
High 76, Low 53
Friday
Partlly Cloudy
High 69. Low 50
Saturday
Showers
High 67, Low 49
Sigma Chi-
Derby Days
Mark Hawbaker
Guest Writer
Sigma Chi is currently hosting
gDerby Daysh from April
18 th through the 21 st . Derby
Days is a joint operation
with the National Sigma Chi
Fraternity and the University
of the Pacific. Sigma Chi International
states the mission
of Derby Days as being: to
serve the community.
The Kappa Sigma Chapter
here on the University of the
Pacific has been doing just
that as they strive to raise
money for the Childrenfs
Miracle Network (CMN),
Huntsman Cancer Institute
(HCI), as well as taking part
in numerous philanthropy
events throughout the community.
This years 5 th annual Derby
Days has already raised
over $2,500 since February 6
th , and $900 dollars more has
been pledged. Sigma Chi also
plans on making even more
money through the sales of Tshirts,
and a raffle that will be
open to anyone who wants to
participate. The raffle consists
of $1000 worth of donated
prizes and the winner will be
announced on Friday.
All of the raffle tickets
are $1. All afternoon today,
(Thursday, April 20) there
will be a community service
project underway which
will include painting a house
somewhere in Stockton. If
interested and you would
like more information on this
event contact any Sigma Chi
or stop by the house!
Each year the Derby Dayfs
at Sigma Chi have a gDerby
Daddyh who is the coordinator
of all of the events. This
year that job was taken on by
Rob Passamano, a Junior here
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also be provided. Please pass
along the word.
Derby Days from page 1
at Pacific. Rob said, “We
host Derby Days for a variety
of reasons, but essentially
it provides a fun way for college
students to impact the
community. Last year, we
raised $2,000, and my goal
for this year is $3,000 which
would be a great contribution
to these charities! A
special thanks should also
go out to; California Tees,
Anderson Homes, Brandenburgs,
Alta Ridge Vineyards,
Chase Chevrolet, and Planet
Beach for their contributions
to the fundraising process.”
Letter to the
Editor
Hello Fellow Pacificans:
I would like to clarify the
cover photo on the Pacifican
that was pubished
on Thursday, April 13th,
2006. The article associated
with the picture was inaccurate
and was not affiliated
with issue on Pacific’s
language programs.
The photograph was
taken on Saturday, April
8th after our Community
Immigration Reform discussion
in the Commons
Room (curtains seen behind
photograph). Local
community leaders and
students expressed their
feelings about the current
immigration issues in the
United States.
Jose Orta lead the discussion
and is the current
treasurer of the Associated
Latin American Students
(ALAS). Ulises Gonzalez
is the current President of
ALAS.
I hope this clarifies any
misunderstandings.
Ines M. Ruiz-Huston,
M.Ed.
Director, Community
Involvement Program and
Multicultural Affairs
Division of Student Life
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-2436
The Pacifican
Local Outreach
from Local
Business
Oliver Smith
Martin Mortgage Group
America’s college graduates
is the nation’s strongest
link to the country’s success
since it’s birth. That
is why Oliver Smith, Chief
Operation Officer of Martin
Mortgage Group, Sacramento
was surprised to learn
that, for recently hired college
graduates, it was going
to take as long to save the
down payment for that first
home purchase as it took to
become a college graduate.
For some that is just too
long.
Such was the story
for Dana Moore, a nursing
graduate of San Joaquin
Delta College. When Dana
Moore knew that she was
going to be hired, she started
then shopping for that (all
important) first home purchase.
Dana’s wanted to become
employed and a home
owner at the same time.
Dana’s goal was to start
living the American Dream
now, today, without fail. Her
only question was how to
make the purchase without a
down payment and less than
perfect credit.
Sky rocketing home prices
made Dana’s goals seem
impossible. But Dana knew
what she wanted and she
wasn’t going to stop until
she got it. Typically Martin
mortgage group will match a
pre qualified applicant
with the appropriate loan
program within minutes,
45%
Dana Moore’s application
was anything but typical.
She hadn’t been employed
for 2 years and credit scores
(at that time) were an issue
as well, martin mortgage
group’s primary concern
was that she needed 100% financing
of the purchase price
of the home. After days of
searching without success we
realized that Dana Moore’s
loan program had not been
created. There weren’t any
programs available for Dana
Moore or any other college
graduates with similar goals
and circumstances. There
are first time home buyers
programs available for many
circumstances that people
find themselves in - but
not for recently employed
college graduates. Martin
Mortgage group. teamed
up with one of their long
time investor to address the
needs of Dana Moore. The
investor proudly addressed
Dana Moore’s needs with
the development of (The first
time home buyers program
for college graduates).
Dana Moore’s desire to
be employed and a home
owner inspired the development
of a very unique home
loan program. ( A first time
home buyers program for
college graduates). At last,
America’s strongest link to
the success of the nation (
America’s college graduates)
has purchasing power in the
market place.
55%
By Mike Hitchock
UNNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
WEEKLY REPORT
APRIL 9-15, 2006
1. VANDALISM Mc-
CAFFREY CTR APTS. 4/
9/06
Officers responded to
a report of a broken window.
2 . V A N D A L I S M
KNOLES FIELD 4/10/06
Officers responded to a
report that someone drove
onto the field and damaged
the turf. Report filed.
3. ATTEMPTED THEFT
LIBRARY 4/10/06
Subject reports someone
tried to take her bag.
The victim left her bag at
one of the tables to gather
research material. She observed
the subject picking
up her property but the
subject left when the victim
returned to the table.
4. CASUALTY BROOK-
SIDE HALL 4/10/06
Officers dispatched to
assist someone having difficulty
breathing. Ambulance
and medics assisted
the subject who was transported
to St.
Joseph’s Hospital.
5. BURGLARY BROOK-
SIDE PARKING 4/11/06
Officers discovered a vehicle
with its window broken
out. Officers located
the victim who reported
the stereo was missing.
6 . V A N D A L I S M
HEALTH CLINIC 4/12/
06
Officers dispatched to
parking lot when it was reported
there were juveniles
throwing rocks at the vehicles
in the parking lot. The juveniles
were gone upon arrival
but officers located a vehicle
with a cracked windshield.
7. VANDALISM McCAF-
FREY CTR APTS. 4/12/06
Officers responded to a
report of a broken window to
one of the apartments.
8. ALCOHOL TRANS-
PORT McCAFFREY CTR. 4/
12/06
Officers received a call at
2:30 a.m. that a subject was
sitting on the steps of the theater
and appeared in need of
medical assistance.
Officers located a subject
who was extremely intoxicated
and had him transported
to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
9. VANDALISM KHOURY
HALL 4/14/06
Officers responded to a report
of a broken window.
10. THEFT PACIFIC &
KNOLES 4/14/06
Officers took a report of a
missing “Strawberry Festival”
banner. The banner was
white with red lettering. Banner
was valued at $200.
11. THEFT SUMMIT 4/
14/06
Staff reports a subject came
into the Summit, grabbed
some food and ran off without
paying.

April 20, 2006
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By Mikey Vu
Lifestyles Editor
Some of you may have
been wondering about my
article’s absence in last
week’s paper, and fear not,
for I have an explanation.
I’ve been writing columns
and articles for The Pacifi can
for almost three years at this
point, and you know what?
Finding something to write
about, satirize, or offer humorous
observations about
week after week is a fairly
tough thing to do, and when
faced with anonymous criticisms,
I felt that it was a sign
that I was running out of
By Richmond Hollen
Staff Writer
lifestyles.thepacifi canonline.com
THURSDAY
April 20, 2006
Fear and Loathing on a College Campus
Diet Pills, STD’s, and You: A Children’s Story
material, so I took a much
deserved break
For those of you who have
continually opened up the
newspaper to read my article,
which hopefully has made
you crack a smile or two, I
thank you for sticking by me.
And for those who would
prefer to anonymously criticize
instead of enjoy, that’s
your prerogative. Just remember,
it’s a humor column.
Now with the formalities
out of the way, let’s move
onto more interesting topics.
I was watching the ol’ television
the other night, and
I found that my eyes were
assaulted with an onslaught
of bad late night television
advertisements, hawking all
sorts of ridiculous merchandise
like “fast acting diet
pills!”
It made me realize how
much these ads prey on
people’s insecurities. I mean,
they make huge blanket
statements like, “Are you a
female in between the ages of
14 and 70? Do you happen to
weigh more than 50 pounds?
You may very well be overweight!
Try our new and
improved, physician tested
(FDA not approved) diet
pill, fatty!” And of course the
name of the diet pills either
has to sound like a bad teenage
comedy (Stacker! Stacker
2!), a painful surgical procedure
(Hydroxycut anyone?
Trimspa?), or in the case of
the infamously deadly diet
pill Fen-Phen, a little Asian
child.
I wouldn’t be surprised if
these diet pill ads started doing
promotional crossovers
with other companies within
the same commercial, “…and
for those of you in between
the ages of 14 and 70 who
don’t weigh over 50 pounds,
eat at Burger King! You don’t
Hollencomium Music Reviews
For the fi rst time this semester
I have been forced
to change the style of my article.
This was not intended,
and defi nitely not voluntary,
but it would be a disservice
to review this band track by
track. The band in question
being Tapes ‘n Tapes and the
feeling being a disgust for
everything they have made
me do.
While I am agitated that
they have forced me to
change my format I am not
agitated with the album as a
whole. There are a number
of tracks that would have received
golden reviews from
yours truly, but the album
as a whole is so much better
than just one song can hold.
Tapes ‘n Tapes have done
what the modern world
has been driving out of
existence: a true full album.
An album that has songs
pieced together so brilliantly
that the option of playing
them randomly is an insult.
The album rushes you
in with “Just Drums.” The
rhythm changes from very
upbeat to subdued back to a
fi nale of gutsy gung-ho rock.
The rollercoaster of sensation
takes another plunge to the
slower, passive “Iliad.” It is
the most lyrically impressive
song of the album with imagery
such as, “Will you love
me like a sailor / Who loves
the seven seas / And when
my bones get older / Will you
drag me to my knees / Like a
drunken pirate shipwreck /
On the golden caskets won.”
“The Iliad” is followed
by “Insistor,” which has the
greatest chance of being commercially
successful with all
of the ingredients for radio
play (not too long, over-repeating
catchy chorus, etc.).
They incorporate the song
well enough into the overall
album and it is probably
one of their best songs when
played on it’s own.
The brightest point in the
whole album happens halfway
through. “Manitoba” is
want people to laugh at your
bony ass, do you?” The television
is truly a cruel invention.
Have you ever wondered
what it would be like if life
resembled what you saw on
television, movies, or what
you read in books? I’ve pondered
this, and I posed an
even better question, what
if college was like a Choose-
Your-Own-Adventure book
that we read when we were
young?
Imagine what that would
be like, “You have been
drinking throughout the
night, and you have to urinate.
If you decide to urinate
on the RA’s door turn to page
34, if you decide to use the
toilet like a civilized human
being turn to page 67.” Of
course, this being the College
edition, “Page 34: You are in
jail. Please start over.”
You could apply this to
the albums’ indie rock ballad.
Slowly building apprehension,
it ends with “Tapes”
(apparently the lead singer)
exclaiming “Beats!” His request
is met with a very bass
driven, rocking end to the
every aspect of college life!
“You have been partying
over at your friend’s place,
and this fairly attractive person
makes their way over to
your side of the couch. They
seductively whisper that
you should leave the party
with them so they can “play
with your joystick” although
in your inebriated state you
misunderstand the statement
and believe that they
are inexplicably challenging
you to a game of Frogger on
your Atari.
If you decide to go back to
their place go to page 23. If
you decide to take them back
to your place, go to page 78.”
“Congratulations! Either
way, you now have genital
warts!” I guess everyone’s a
winner in the Choose-Your-
Own-Adventure College
series. Unless of course you
have genital warts.
ballad. This would normally
not fi t, but since “Cowbell”
follows directly afterward it
fi ts perfectly. Too perfectly.
The beginning to “Cowbell”
is an innovative bass line
that starts off the albums best
track. It probably wouldn’t
be the best track without
everything leading up to it,
which is what makes it what
it is.
Okay, before my man
crush gets too out of hand
there were a few faults to the
album. The lead singer’s frail
voice fi ts most of their songs,
the whispering vocals of “In
Houston” really doesn’t.
Overall, Tapes ‘n Tapes put
out one of the best full rock
albums of 2006 so far, but the
year is hardly over.
To hear a Tapes ‘n Tapes
along with other music check
out the weekly podcast on
thepacifi can.com

The Epicurean
Easter & Passover Dining
By Jeffrey Morgan
Staff Writer
It is an interesting and
curious time for the observant
epicurean as Passover
and Easter present two opportunities
to appreciate
food for its symbolic and
its cultural value. Passover
presents firstly a ceremony
with food to symbolically
relive and bring to life the
story of Exodus. For those
of you readers who might
not be religiously inclined,
Exodus refers to the time
in which Moses led the
formerly enslaved Jewish
people from the bondage
of the Egyptian monarchy
to Canaan which became
modern day Israel.
During the Passover
Seder (the Passover feast),
the Haggada (a story which
recounts the slavery and
eventual freedom of the
Jews) is read as symbolic
food is eaten. The symbolic
food consists of Maror (bitter
herbs, usually parsley),
Charoset (a sweet mixture
of apple and chopped walnut),
Karpas (simple celery
dipped in salt water), Z’roa
(a shank bone), Beitzah
(roasted egg), and finally a
plate of three Matzos (flat
bread).
These items symbolize
extremely profound experiences
of the Exodus story.
For example, the celery is
simple food like the people
had to eat and the salt water
represents the tears shed by
all of the slaves. Four cups
of wine are drunk throughout
the meal at specific
points and a fifth is imbibed
at the end to celebrate the
prophet Elijah.
Originally there was a
sacrifice of livestock level
proportions but that has
not been done since the
destruction of the temple in
Jerusalem.
On the Christian calendar,
Passover does not
mean quite the same thing.
On the Christian calendar,
Passover marks the date of
“The Last Supper” of Jesus
of Nazareth in The Bible. At
this supper, Jesus supposedly
said, as stated by St.
Paul, that he broke the bread
to be symbolically his flesh
and the wine to be symbolically
his blood. This is actually
the foundation of what
was to become Communion
today. The Lamb would no
longer be sacrificed because
Jesus supposedly became the
Lamb who was sacrificed for
us.
Yet another important
symbolic food is introduced
to this season’s celebration.
According to the story, after
the meal, the unpleasantness
with the Romans, and the
eventual crucifixion, Jesus
eventually arose from his
tomb and lived again before
ascending to heaven (funny
how prophets have a habit
of doing that). This is when
Christians celebrate Easter.
Easter itself has no religious
or symbolic foods but
is usually accompanied by
a feast. What Easter does
offer is a strange correlation
involving a bunny and some
eggs and a not-so-dead Jesus
Christ. To this day I have not
discovered the connection
between the widely popular
Cadbury Cream Egg and
the resurrection of Jesus, nor
have I understood the religious
significance of an animal
that is white and fluffy
with a man who supposedly
died for the sins of man. In
either case, as epicureans,
that is lovers of food in this
sense, we must not lose sight
of the importance of food in
symbolism that is integral to
entire cultures. If it were not
for the food, Passover and
Easter might be a lot more
boring that what they are
today. Food offers us a means
of connecting to experiences
we might only think about,
and so I would encourage all
who read this to take a moment
to appreciate the food
that defines important times
in our lives and the life of our
society.
LIFESTYLES
April 20, 2006 5
HOROSCOPES
By Dan Cammarano
Astrological analyst
Aquarius 1/20-2/18
What a week you have
in store for you, Aquarius,
all kinds of fun thing could
happen to you if you just
get off your ass and get to
work. Look for a beautiful
bird perched on top of a car;
this is a sign that you will
have a great week. You might
even get lucky! Tonight, rub
someone’s tummy.
Pisces 2/19-3/20
I hope you had a wonderful
Asian Pacific Islander
week, Pisces, and if you
didn’t, don’t worry, I’m sure
there will be tons of weeks
dedicated to God-knowswhat.
Keep in mind that
there is a reason all these
weeks happen at the end of
the year. Try and figure it out
for tomorrow. Tonight, eat
pudding with chopsticks.
Aries 3/21-4/19
This week, you are a Rock
Star! There are a few things
you have to do to make this
true. First, get a hotel room
and a hooker, then some nice
snacks, and if you really feel
like Ozzy take a bite out of a
dove. Mustard will help with
the taste. Tonight, hold your
tongue and say “I was born
on a pirate ship.”
Taurus 4/20-5/20
Taurus, you are the bull.
Take this to a new metaphor
and grab the bull (life) by the
horns and don’t let go, unless
your metaphorical bull sticks
one of those horns in your
ass; it is then acceptable to
turn and run very fast from
that pissed off metaphor.
Tonight, give a lap dance.
Gemini 5/21-6/21
You need a new hero, a
new role model. The stars
have selected one for you
because your indecisiveness
fails you. You must try
harder to be more like the
charismatic CRC director
John Carvana. With his attitude,
you can’t go wrong!
Tonight, shave a cat, they
have no one to shave them
and they get hot this time
of year.
Cancer 6/22-7/22
Sleeping is very important
to your college life. The
big myth of sleep, however,
is that you need it at a specific
time. This is not true
as the stars have told me.
Try taking six little naps
throughout the day instead
of a steady six consecutive
hours; you’ll be amazed
what’s on TV at 4:30 a.m.
Tonight, make a sand castle
in the volleyball court.
Leo 7/23-8/22
Have you ever felt like
you’re the only one who
understands you? Well get
over it, we all feel that way,
you don’t really expect others
to always know how
you feel, do you? Work
harder to get a life, or
maybe someone else’s life,
most of the Provosts have
nice cars, try and be one of
them. Tonight, read the encyclopedia.
Virgo 8/23-9/22
Feeling sick? Well even if
you don’t, the shadow cast
by Uranus predicts a mass
epidemic on all Virgos who
refuse to take steps now to
stop the coming plague. Mix
Nyquil with orange juice.
The booze in the Nyquil
will mix with the vitamin
C in orange juice to make a
super healthy screwdriver.
Tonight, do not operate
heavy machinery.
Libra 9/23-10/22
All your life is really one
very messed up game with no
reset button. Is that a sobering
thought? Well if it is then
you’re on the right track to
a cynical life. What the hell,
we’re all going to die someday,
do something you’ve
never done before and smile.
Tonight, eat ants on a log.
Scorpio 10/23-11/21
Making millions can be
easy, but you won’t learn how
by somebody’s book, you have
to think of something new. Go
out and look for a need in
society, fill it and watch the
ducets roll in. Tonight, roll as
a solo artist.
Sagittarius 11/22-12/21
You’re life is wonderful
today, Sagittarius, but not
as good as Tuesday, because
as you know Tuesday is the
best day of the week for Sagittarius.
Work on getting ready
for the coming Tuesday. If you
plan correctly all the cards
will fall just right. Tonight,
take someone to the airport.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19
Life is like a box of chocolates,
to quote a wise southerner.
But it is not because
you never know what you’re
going to get, it is because
along with all the tasty parts
of life you get screwed with
the nasty ones too. The trick
is to find someone to eat the
nasty parts for you. I call that
the sweet spot. Tonight, watch
“Josie and the Pussycats.”

6
By Megan C. McCarty
Guest Writer
The Pacifican
I traveled to Hawaii Saturday
night as the Hawaii
club put on their 15 th annual
Lu’au in Alex G. Spanos
Center. Well, I didn’t really
travel to Hawaii, but
the decorations and festive
music brought me, and the
other audience members to
the Islands for one night. As
I walked in I could hear the
catchy Hawaiian music and
was greeted with an “aloha,”
as a lei was placed around
my neck. I made my way
down the stairs to the floor
of the Spanos Center. To my
left was the Country Store,
which contained Hawaiian
beach towels, shirts, jewelry
and local snacks. Tables
took up the center portion
of the brown floor, which
resembled sand. I chose a
seat close to the beautifully
decorated stage. There were
pieces of pineapple as an appetizer
that also doubled as
a centerpiece, along with
beautiful smelling tropical
flowers. Punch and water
were available as refreshments
before the dinner
began. Despite being Easter
weekend, many people
came out and the seats filled
up fast. As I was enjoying
my punch, the Master of
All Photographs by
Dan Cammarano
Ceremonies, Jonathan Ching
and Matthew Hashimoto,
came out and greeted the
crowd. They were comical
and lightened up the atmosphere.
They dismissed
the tables to the food lines.
Audience members formed
a line, cafeteria style, and received
a tray. Then members
of the Hawaii Club filled up
the trays with local cuisine.
The dinner included sticky
rice, Kalua pig (shredded
pork), Lomi Lomi salmon
(fresh salmon with tomatoes,
onions and scallions), chicken
long rice (pieces of chicken in
clear rice noodles seasoned
with ginger and scallions),
teriyaki chicken, Haupia (a
coconut milk flavored gelatin-like
dessert), sweet bread
and poi (a sauce-like food
that is made from pounded
taro root mixed with water).
The Hawaii club prepared all
of the food themselves and it
was delicious! The poi was
not all that tasty, however, I
think it is an acquired taste.
Once everyone finished dinner,
the masters of ceremonies
introduced the first type
of Hula.
Kahiko Hula is the more
traditional hula and is very
graceful. One dance told
of two lovers, while another
dance, preformed only by
LU*AU 2006
Sunset on the Beach
ALOHA
Pacific’s Hawaii
club delivered an all
encompassing cultural
event last weekend in the
Spanos Center.
men, told the story of human
sacrifice. The next
type of Hula was Auana.
Auana had some Christian
and Western influence in
the songs and dance moves.
The men in the Au-
Photo by Dan Cammarano
ana performance were very
comical. “It was good. The
Opihi Man was the best,” said
Lindsay, a second year Pacific
student. Also, Auana dancing
preformed with couples was
cute and well choreographed.
Throughout
the Lu’au, the masters
of ceremonies did a
great job of telling
jokes, playing games
with audience members
and raffling off
prizes. One person
even won two
round trip airline
Photo by Dan Cammarano
Photos by Tina Brehmer
Photo by Tina Brehmer
Photo by Tina Brehmer
tickets to anywhere in the
continental USA!
A Tahitian dance followed
and was set to the beat of a
drum. This was definitely
where the hip shaking began!
The women’s dancing was
definitely a sight to see, as
the audience marveled at
how fast the women could
move their hips to keep
up with the drum. “It was
great. My favorite part was
the Tahitians!” commented
Richard E, also a second year
students. The men also had
a very strong Tahitian dance,
with a leg shaking and foot
pounding performance.
Next was the Directors’
Number, which was set to
soft music and preformed
gracefully by a few female
dancers. The senior dance
was next and was preformed
by the senior members
of the Hawaii Club, as
a way to say goodbye. It
has been a tradition of the
club for many years. Finally
there was a closing
dance, which included all
of the hula dancers.
All dances were well
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choreographed and preformed
with precision. The Hula
dance coordinators and choreographers,
Kafili Akina, Karin
Carido, Kristin Takehara, and
Taryn Yonaha, did an excellent
job! This was definitely well
worth the ticket price. The
Hawaii club really outdid
themselves. “I thought the
Lufau was very interesting. It
was pretty,” added first year
student, Mo; “I definitely recommend
that everyone attend
next year’s Lu’au!”
April 20, 2006
Photo by Tina Brehmer
Last week, Pacific celebrated its annual Pride Week. Events included the Battle of the
Bands (above right), a meaningful art exhibit (above left), and dance preformances
(above). Freshmen Martina Brehmer and Britney won the bannana and condom contest
where they were the fastest to complete the task properly -- while bindfolder (Left).
Throughout the feeks leading up to Pride Week, a skittles jar contest had students
guessing how many there were (top left).

wizardschest.com
Best if served
over vice
Smoking cigarettes and worse
By Dan Slomin
Guest Writer
The Philip Morris company
recently threatened legal
action against a toy manufacturer
that is making ceramic
“smoking baby” dolls. The
wee dolls, which actually
burn unscented incense rods
shaped like cigarettes, come
equipped with a package of
incense refills in a box with a
logo similar to the ‘Roof Design’
on the Marlboro Reds
cigarette pack. In a legal
notice sent to the proprietors
of a novelties website called
Bobble Head World, lawyers
for Philip Morris stated that
the Smoking Baby doll was
“clearly intended to evoke
an unsavory association
with Philip Morris USA’s
Roof Design.”
First of all, I love it when
lawyers have to send
threatening letters to an
outfit called “Bobble Head
World”—it just seems a bit
absurd in the contrast of
lighthearted fun crushed by
legal menace. But I get their
point: corporations have absolutely
no sense of humor
when it comes to satirical
depictions of commercial
products. And of course
the tobacco companies don’t
try to get babies hooked on
cigarettes—they wait until
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the kids are in junior high
school. Unless you want to
argue that Joe Camel and
the Marlboro Man really are
aimed at the adult smoker
demographic. A subversive
artist named Ron English has
been creating unauthorized
satirical billboards for years,
often depicting the ‘Camel
Jr. Kids,’ a critique of tobacco
companies’ use of cartoon
mascots to appeal to the
younger demographic—i.e.,
future smokers.
Speaking of smoking stuff
that’s bad for you, today is
April twentieth, which is just
another day in the month
unless you happen to be one
of the millions of otherwise
law-abiding U.S. citizens who
smoke pot. In the ‘stoner’
See VICE page ten
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A billboard by artist Ron English depicts fictional Camel Jr cigarettes.
artistcraftsman.com
THURSDAY
April 20, 2006
Diplomacy, Pacific style
By Benjamin Dunphy
Staff Writer
This is diplomacy at its
finest (if most informal), to
prevent misunderstanding
and further conflict. RSVP.
Now, when I went over to
your residence, I went with
my roommate to hang out
and have a few beers.
And so we did. Then, we
went outside to smoke some
cigarettes, and we saw to our
left, through a window, two
guys and four girls, hanging
out and talking over a bottle
of So-Co and two bottles of
7up.
So I, knowing one of the
males, strode over and said
hi to my friend, crawled
through the window and
also hugged a hello to the
“I’m sorry. So
hit me, and we’ll
be even.”
three of the girls whom I was
acquainted with, as well as
a handshake with the girl
whom I had never met. We
talked and laughed, and then
I suggested a dance.
The girls’ faces lit up, and
loved the fancy of dancing
with me-a 5’9” single male
with a dashingly handsome
face...(ladies, are you getting
this?) Oh, and a nice six pack
(oh! I can’t believe he said
it!)
But anyway, back to you.
Yea, the one to whom I am
tellilng the story. This is what
went through my mind: complete
obliviousness. I had no
idea that I was courting (in
my mind I was just dancing;
sometimes I just like to
dance...if you could maybe
you would too) one of your
‘monetarily acquainted’
friend’s girlfriend, because if
I knew I was “courting” (al-
Walking away is the smarter choice
though I still think I was just
dancing), I would not have
danced with them in the first
place (still think it was just
dancing, though. Not courting,
but that’s just me. Ask
the girls if they think it was
courting. Because if they say
yes, then I’ll know my game’s
tight. Because I wasn’t courting.
Haha!) Period.
So then, you come in.
Did you think we forgot
about...you? You came in
and sat down on the couch,
while I was dancing with
the one whom you are
monetarily acquainted with
is dating. And so you then
drunkenly say, “F*** [A fraternity
unnamed]’s. And I
say...nothing. Because I was
associated with that fraternity.
But I left. So I am no
longer part of it.
And so I kept dancing
(again, not courting), because
I am having fun, and
I don’t want any trouble.
But then the barger screams
again, “Anyone here a [A
fraternity unnamed]?” And
at this point, everyone looks
at me. And then you look up,
you...and you look at me and
say “You’re a [Fraternity unnamed]?”
The girl with whom I am
dancing now gets uncomfortable
and walks away. I
say to the man now standing
in my face, yes. I stand up to
this guy who is monetarily
acquainted with now four
other guys around me and
I say, “Yes. Well, I was.” He
barges back, “So you are
offended when I say this?”
“Yes, I am,” I replied. “I’m
not one of them any more,
but I’m offended by that.”
We then exchanged this
sort of dyadic dialogue until
we both understood the
situation, or so I thought.
“I’m sorry,” he exclaimed.
“I didn’t mean anything
by it,” he insisted. “It’s ok
man,” I replied. “No I mean
it,” he replied, “I’m sorry.
Hit me.” “What?” I replied
in confusion. He put out his
chin towards me. “Hit me,”
he repeated. “Why would I
hit you?” I said in a vexed
sort of way, because I knew
he meant it as an apology, I
just didn’t want trouble with
“Hey everyone,
no one is ‘gonna
touch this kid
after he punches
me.”
him and his four monetarily
acquainted friends.
“Because,” he replied, “I’m
sorry. So hit me, and we’re
even.” I’m stunned. I look at
him, and he’s really wasted,
staring at me in an apologetic,
drunken, sorry kind
of way. I think to myself, ‘If
I hit him, will it be over?’
But then I think, no, I really
don’t want to start a fight, so
I try to defuse the situation
the only way I can without
walking out, because I’m still
enjoying dancing.
I try to show him that it’s
impossible for retribution
since his monetarily acquainted
friends will beat me
up if I do so, since they have
not heard our conversation.
So he responds by turning
around and declaring the
context of our dyadic dialogue
to the others in a short
statement: “Hey everyone,
no one is ‘gonna touch this
kid after he punches me!”
At this moment, the four
guys rush in and the one
with whom I was acquainted,
if you remember from earlier,
steps in between us and yells
to the both of us how there is
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The Pacifican
Summer survival
at the Townhouses
By Erin Hover
Guest Writer
If you’ve ever been to
the townhouses you know
they’re not exactly up to par.
Years of countless parties,
summer residents, and everything
in between has left
the apartments in bad shape.
So why would you ever want
to live there during the summer
when you could be at
home relaxing by the pool?
Probably because you are in
need of credits or are trying
to fill one of those beloved
GE requirements.
Many people opt for the
townhouses because they
are cheaper than Monagan
or Brookside, or they cannot
find any off campus housing.
So if you find yourself residing
in the townhouses, there
are a few survival tips you
need to know to get through
the summer in one piece.
First, make sure you have
a job or internship to occupy
your time outside of
class and to make money
for extracurricular activities.
Half of your time will be
spent studying for classes
so it is important to be in an
environment other than the
classroom, library, or your
bedroom. With the money
you have from your job, it
will be easier for you to take
weekend trips or even to visit
home. Going to San Francisco
on the weekends to see
a concert or to go shopping is
a fun alternative to staying in
Stockton hanging around the
townhouse pool.
Another simple suggestion
is to go to the gym. It is free
on campus and it will help
get you in shape for those
free afternoons of poolside
laying. If you are tired of
hanging out at the pool by
the townhouses, walk over to
the Pacific pool where many
UOP students work and
hang out all day. There is not
only a play area, but swim
lanes, and a diving board.
If you are tired of making
meals every night, treat
yourself and have a night out
with your friends. Surpris-
Townhouses are more affordable than Monagan or Brookside Hall.
ingly, Stockton has its fair
share of good restaurants.
Try something you have
never had before such as
Thai or Mediterranean. You
might end up liking it. Or if
you are short on cash, try to
gather a group of people and
barbecue outside.
Lastly make your apartment
a place that you can
bear to look at. Get your
roommate and go to bargain
stores where décor is cheap,
but fun. Make sure to get
your hands on a TV to put
in the living room so you can
keep yourself updated on the
latest shows. If you are able
to follow these easy tips your
summer in the townhouses
will be that much more enjoyable.
So start planning
now, and avoid the trauma
of living in Stockton.
PERSPECTIVES
Seven little-known facts
By Kilgore Trout
Staff Writer
This week I am changing
things up a little bit. While
I usually like to expose the
positive and negative ‘little
known facts about Pacific,’
I figured that it’s time for
a little lesson on grass and
its importance in our life. I
write this while attempting
to tan in a field of tall grass
at Pacific.
This list is compiled in no
particular order.
1. Grass is a big DHMO
hog - In order to keep grass
growing lush and green it
requires lots of water. For
people who don’t have a lot
of gardening time on their
hands, they will put in grass
which only requires them to
mow it at least once a week.
As you learned last week,
Pacific waters the grass with
water from the Calaveras
River since it is cheaper then
paying for Stockton water.
Oh, DHMO is dihydrogen
monoxide, which is H2O,
which is water (some people
needed that clarification).
2. Brookside field is a
fairway - I don’t understand
why the golf team doesn’t
play here on school grounds
for their tournaments. I
mean, a short part of the
game is played on the fairway.
The length of the grass
on Brookside field is about
the same length as grass on
a golf fairway. The machine
used to cut this grass is the
same machine used at golf
courses.
3. Neatly trimmed -
The grass on main campus
is neatly trimmed without
grass clippings anywhere.
When I went to sign up for
classes, a physical plant
worker was mowing the
grass in front of Knoles Hall
about Pacific: Grass
Brookside fairway to Happy 420
with a push mower. As Brett
Fikse said “it’s like a jungle
out here” while talking about
the grass in front of his apartment
in the Townhouses. Every
now and then the grass is
weed whacked or attempted
to be mowed and the grass
clippings are left on the lawn.
Can a student put in a repair
request to ‘fix the long grass
“Brookside field
is a fairway; I
don’t understand
why
the golf team
doesn’t play
here on school
grounds.”
in the townhouses?’
4. Grass clippings can
spontaneously combust - If
you’ve ever mowed a lawn
and placed all the grass
clippings in a giant pile and
left them out in the sun you
will begin to notice steam or
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smoke rising from the pile.
The temperature in the center
of the mound can reach
temperatures at which the
grass will begin to burn and
thus freshly cut grass can
become a fire hazard.
5. While The Pacifican is
not a supporter of the grass
known as marijuana., this
plant has been known to
actively calm down stressed
college students faster then
drinking alcohol or taking
part in yoga or any other
relaxation method like that.
A possible positive side
effect for Bon Appetit is that
marijuana increases students’
appetite and makes the food
at the dining hall delightfully
good.
6. The grass between
the WPC and the main gym
was a swamp when it was
first put in, as many students
soon figured out while they
attempted to play campus
golf or football on this field.
Poor drainage was the assumed
cause for this swamp.
7. Thursday is April
20th. Happy 420!
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VICE from page 8
subculture, today is known
as 4/20 and is often celebrated
with copious amounts of
marijuana-smoking across
the board. Now, I can’t say
I approve of that—it’s probably
true that the stuff is
called “dope” for a reason;
it does tend to make people
act silly, careless and irresponsible
(unlike alcohol,
“Speaking of
smoking stuff
that’s bad for
you, today is
April 20th...”
the magical elixir that also
makes people funnier, sexier
and impervious to criticism,
not to mention better-looking
in the eyes of others).
Since I’m not a pot head, I
hadn’t given much thought
to the actual use of the term,
‘four-twenty,’ although I
was familiar with it through
pop-culture references. I
didn’t know how the term
actually came about; I had
heard various theories, including
the idea that “420”
is the California penal code
for marijuana possession, or
the police radio code number
for the same. According to
snopes.com, an urban legend
website, the expression first
started being used in San
Rafael high school back in
1971, when a group of about
a dozen ‘stoner buddies’
started meeting at 4:20 p.m.
to indulge in their favorite
vice. If true, it’s remarkable
that these anonymous stoners
were so unintentionally
influential—it started out as
an obscure subculture reference,
but has since graduated
to the status of pop
culture, familiar to many
like myself who don’t even
smoke pot.
It remains to be seen
whether or not the university’s
‘Spirit Rock’ will be decorated
with a 4/20-themed
paint job, as it has been in
recent years. In any case, it’s
likely that today of all days,
the clandestine pot heads
on campus will be ‘practicing
everything in moderation,
including moderation.’
I’m not going to moralize
against pot-smoking, so for
those who indulge, enjoy
yourselves, but don’t let it
affect any responsibilities,
academic or otherwise. To
paraphrase William Blake,
“The road of excess leads to
summer school.” So take it
easy on those brain cells, and
they’ll thank you for it.
In a cartoon from Mad Magazine, cigarette mascot Joe Camel is
informed that he has “cancer of the hump” due to smoking.
PERSPECTIVES
DIPLOMACY from pg 8
“Not ‘gonna be a fight.”
Let me stress the word
fight. He promulgated this
fancy more times than Shakespeare
does ‘thou.’ And the
drunk one, yes you, in your
ignorance and drunkenness,
forgot about your apology to
me, and became angry. You
in turn somehow thought I
had insulted you and that
you and I, being in your residence
and in a quarrel, must
have started a fight because I
insulted you. That is the only
logical explanation I came
up with as I hastily tried to
escape your drunken grasp,
April 20, 2006
leaving because I knew that
in your drunkenness you had
completely forgotten about
your own apology.
And as I left, I heard him
scream, “Yea, let me sneak
that one in there!” “Dude,”
I replied, “You’re the one
who was apologizing to me!”
“What!” he countered, “No
way! I’m gonna kick your...”
Do you remember now?
Because as I write this, yourself
and those who you are
monetarily acquainted with
thought that I was responsible
for the aforementioned,
and consequently kicked me
out of your residence tonight,
which was the fourth time be-
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As to if I insulted you in
front of your own residence,
no. The day after this episode
occurred, about eight of those
who you are monetarily acquainted
with apologized to
me for what had happened,
saying that you “do this sort
of thing often.” The one I insulted
was one that you are
monetarily acquainted with
who didn’t understand the
aforementioned, and kicked
me out because of his misunderstanding.
And now I see
that you do not understand
the aforementioned. Well, I
hope I have cleared it up for
you.
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New baseball field
opens with WIN
Athletic Media Relations
The Pacific baseball program
took another step
forward on Tuesday, Apr. 18
as the Tigers opened Klein
Family Field with an 8-3 win
over Nevada.
With the victory, the Tigers
moved to 22-13 on the
season, while Nevada fell to
15-19.
Although the win was
nice, the Tigers made a more
important leap forward with
the opening of Pacific’s first
on-campus baseball stadium
for intercollegiate baseball,
Klein Family Field.
On Tuesday afternoon, Pacific
seniors Ramon Glasgow
and John Devany made certain
the Tigers would open
their new ballpark with a
victory. Glasgow was 4-for-4
with two runs scored and an
RBI, while Devany launched
the first home run out of
Klein Family Field in the
seventh inning, a three-run
shot over the left field wall.
Nevada scored the first
run of the game in the top of
the first as an error allowed
the Wolf Pack to take a 1-0
lead.
Pacific answered back in
the bottom of the second
as Glasgow led the inning
off with a double down the
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first hit at Klein. Two outs
later, freshman Alex Zanini
singled through the left
side to plate Glasgow and
tie the game at 1-1. Pacific
freshman Joe Oliveira and
senior Bob Saunders followed
with back-to-back
singles to drive in Zanini
and give Pacific its first
lead at 2-1. Oliveira later
scored on a wild pitch to
make it a 3-1 contest.
After the Wolf Pack cut
the Pacific lead to 5-3 with
two runs in the top of the
sixth inning, Devany put
the game out of reach
in the seventh as he unloaded
on a breaking ball
for his second home run
of the season. Senior Matt
Berezay and Glasgow had
singled in front of Devany
and were along for the ride
as he hit a 1-1 breaking
ball over the left field wall,
giving the Tigers an 8-3
advantage.
Pacific freshman Ty’Relle
Harris picked up the victory
(4-1) as he allowed three
runs on nine hits in five
innings. Sophomore Jason
Haar earned his third save
of the season as he tossed
four innings of scoreless
relief.
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THURSDAY
April 20, 2006
Friday, Apr 21
Baseball Cal State Fullerton Klein Family Field 2:00 PM
Womenʼs Water Polo UC Davis Davis, Calif. 4:00 PM
Menʼs Tennis
Saturday, Apr 22
Fresno Pacific Hal Nelson
Tennis Courts
5:00 PM
Baseball Cal State Fullerton Klein Family Field 1:00 PM
Softball Cal St Fullerton Bill Simoni Field 12:00 PM
Softball Cal St Fullerton Bill Simoni Field 2:00 PM
Womenʼs Water Polo
Sunday, Apr 23
Cal Stockton, Calif. 12:00 PM
Baseball Cal State Fullerton Klein Family Field 1:00 PM
Softball
Monday, Apr 24
Cal St Fullerton Bill Simoni Field 12:00 PM
Menʼs Golf Big West
Championship
Tuesday, Apr 25
Menʼs Golf Big West
Championship
Sports Calendar
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California
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California
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April 20, 2006
And now the NHL Playoffs
By Arash-Scott Behnam
Sports Editor
It is that time of year when
the playoffs are here.
The NHL playoffs are a
grueling stretch of unshaved
beards and pain killers until
the Stanley cup is handed
to one single team. The Detroit
Red Wings and Ottawa
Senators have the 1st seeds in
their respected divisions. The
hottest team in the land is the
San Jose Sharks whose torrid
run in their last ten games
gave them the 5 th seed in the
west. The Sharks will face the
Nashville Predator’s who will
be making their first appearance
into the clutches of the
playoffs.
Insult to injury for Nashville,
as not only are the Predators
facing the red hot Sharks
but will be without starting
goalie Tomas Vokoun. The
most intriguing match-up is
in the east as 3 rd seeded New
Jersey Devils who would be
getting much more attention
with their hot finish if it was
not for the Sharks. The Devils
will be facing 6 th seeded and
rivals,
New
York
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Rangers. The Rangers and
Devils are separated by
one point in the regular
seeded standings and
have split the regular season
games.
The intensity of hockey
playoffs is unreal as bodies
have the rest of the year
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to heal. The key to a successful
playoff run starts
with a hot goalie. Defense
turns into offense and
back checking is critical
to a quick counter attack.
High flying lines in
the regular season have
a tendency of failing as
facing the opponent’s top
defense on every shift can
be devastating. There is
only a handful of teams
who on paper have the
talent to win the cup.
The Detroit Red Wings
are the favorites followed
by Ottawa Senators, and
Carolina Hurricanes.
The New Jersey Devils
and Dallas Stars might
sneak into the Stanley
cup finals but will not
have enough to win it
all. The San Jose Sharks
are the glamour pick and
with scoring champ Jonathan
Cheechoo and points
champ Joe Thornton. Buffalo
Sabers are the most
underrated team in all of
the NHL and should not
be taken lightly.
Both 6 th seeded New
York Rangers and Anaheim
Mighty Ducks are
sleepers to reaching the
finals but in the end the
Sharks will be glamorous
in winning the cup.
Athletic Media Relations
Six members of the
Pacific men’s water polo
earned Academic All-MPSF
honors.
Sophomore Dragan Bakic
who earned second team
All-American honors for
the 2005 season after scoring
a team-high sixty goals,
heads the list of six, along
with seniors Will McLaughlin
Marko Popovic , and
juniors Clint McLaughlin
,Matt Turnbull and Kenny
12
Inside the Pacific Women’s
Basketball Team
Carolina Ruiz
Reporter
The women’s basketball
team has gone though a lot
this year. From losing teammates
to the Head Coach
Craig Jackson resigning during
pre-season, then being
coached by Karen Weitz, the
assistant coach, the rest of the
year, the women were ready
for some stability.
It’s clear the women’s
basketball team feels a tremendous
pressure off their
shoulders. “We didn’t know
how the new coach was going
to be, some of us had already
met her and been part
of the interview process, she
seems like she really cares
about us already,” said freshman
Samantha Hart after
hearing the news about the
head coach.
“Its just nice having a real
head coach. Coach Weitz did
a real good job and I am sad
that she was not hired, but
I also like our new coach
and I’m excited about next
year,” said sophomore Karen
Dawkins.
The Tigers will be playing
a different style of basketball
next year.
“My style of basketball
is up tempo,” said the new
coach, Lynne Roberts, during
the media release. The women
are looking for something
new and are excited about the
change.
The women are starting
their individual work with
their new coach soon. This
will help them to start getting
used to the new style of
basketball they will be playing
and also help them get to
know Coach Roberts and her
staff as well.
Coach Roberts is bringing
her two assistants from
Chico State with her. This will
help the women know what
Coach Roberts wants whenever
they have any questions.
There were many trust issues
between the coaches when
Coach Jackson was head
coach. The women will be
able to trust all the coaches
equally.
The new energy is apparent
when talking to a returning
player. The women are ready
for next year and for any
challenge that they will have
to face. The women’s basketball
team has gone through a
lot this past year. You can be
sure to see big changes happening
during the next few
years with the team. Make
sure to stay tuned to see how
well they do next year.
Water Polo wins
Academic awards
Yamamoto .
The award was based on
the following criteria: 3.0
or higher cumulative grade
point average, have at least
a sophomore academic
standing, one full academic
year completed at the member
institution prior to the
season for which the award
is being received, and have
competed in fifty percent
or more of the institution’s
competition in the studentathlete’s
respective sport.