Jan. 16, 2003 Online Since 1996 Vol 77 No. 27
Our Perspective . . . Administration mid-year grades
COPING WITH STATE BUDGET CUTS
Appalachian State University administrators were faced with a difficult task last fall when officials in Raleigh ordered all state-supported entities to extensively trim their budgets for the second year in a row. We feel Appalachian administrators handled the cuts in a reasonable manner. However we feel the faculty felt the brunt of this round of cuts and are still enduring the large class sizes and increased work loads. A tired and unhappy faculty translates into bad class environments and overall negatively affects the student body as a whole. GRADE: B
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

COMMENTARY

Josh Dernosek
Sports Beat
    The belief that there is someone out there for everyone is a very common one among both males and females across Boone, the United States and even the world. While I like to think this myself, sometimes this is much easier said than done.
   Men, as most of us know, are complex creatures on the outside, but once you get past the skin and see a man for what he truly is, it is all very simple: a good job, a great wife and providing for a wonderful family.
Baseball’s Hall of Fame not smelling of Roses

COMMENTARY

Brad Norman
Sports Beat
    In a last ditch effort to save his floundering run as commissioner, a run marred by a controversial strike, a near strike and an all-star game fiasco, Bud Selig is meeting with Pete Rose to determine if Rose can be re-instated into baseball, thereby making him eligible for the Hall of Fame.
    Rose has been on the ineligible list since 1989, after his gambling problem first appeared in the national spotlight. In 1989, then commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti had a report created that investigated the allegations that Rose bet on baseball while he was a manager for the Cincinnati Reds. Rose, a notorious gambler who would probably bet on the brand of the next car driving down the street, personally signed a document that declared him ineligible from baseball for the rest of his life. In return the findings of the gambling investigation would not be released to the public.

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