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The Man Behind The Mascot CHRIS I RNI s| |s M His IU s| U m \ ties not himself I he junior from Mulligans Wayne State 1 has played everything from Mi 1 )on.tld s "Mai lonight tu Mulligan State l s Spartv to the Detroit limits I’asvs Who Im that mamkact man? Tony tho Tlgor? Ho, ft'm Chris Ernest of Wayna Stole U., honamt. \ flH'M i\ tin w av through AS A profcVtKTFlj] mjKOt lilt' l Ct«i|jdc Mill: tUIIVC g«if Hi' vtart m \ ninth grader at the time I'.fncM bewail to thmc an the M.n l nntght m.M-n man for publu appear am cv in the I >cm»n atea \h mom worked for the guy wht» made as Ronald Mil h*nafd and ihe\ nenletl wirnr bnciv to fill in he %a\s “I wav jut I in the right place at the fight time I hm vjrtu Minn a- hiv high whool nuuot And later 4' Michigan State t “Spam Spjrtjn Bv that time, he tayv numttint; wai in hit bltHHi Hut when l rnrtt htvt iitopnl onto tlic luth, green grav* o( l igrr Stadium thn tumiivcf he knew ho dream hat! euim true l willing hn orange am! bi.uk MfijHrtl tad in hi* hand. I mum debuted a* tin 1 igcrv him nunnt l\iw \ I juvr vent in mv roumc he vaw ’ 1 here weft about 100 of 10 I here waso i an aitual tryout, just 4n imrivifw pn*css I hrv knew itiv uienu ahead i,*l imic, I eutit I meet s favorite |>4tt of {he job o playing *,4i 4mi fiUMhc wuh rhe t rows! i he hiu ate rcallv starting t»» hkc me, he mvs ' I rnjov being aWc to get smiles on the kills It v fttft the biggest rush | just love to jin jKopIc all pumjecd up Hut getting people pumped up even Jav has ns tiown side too I haven t had 4 dav off »n, Id* thiec months I mot vass Hut 1 love it In addition to I igrts games. 1 rncvt appears as Pavss Ini birth daw weddings ami other funs turns 1 hr only thing I won t do is bavhclorcttc parties I inest savs wuh as tmu h pride as a man in a tiger suit Oil Have 1 hat s just something fi»f the reputation of the ofgam/atHui hr non ttansfcrtcii from Mnhi gan State io NX 41 nc Sure thn fall to be unM'! .li* ho :«rh hot hi vjn h.. won t try out for the mason job their I m was too buss with l Vtnm I mot save \ml I m not even sure NX as r*e Sjjj* has a mas VOI rrnoi. 4 brojilviM journalism major, uvj hr d like to be the ! ;;:,r n<4Vvo{ t<>' another to* n< !u years be tore pursuing hi* ultimate tjirer goal sports broads asting I ifirM dorvn t base 4 long term oiflttiii with the I igcte and he *on t him mtuh nmnev he makes not on* 4 ballpark hgufc B»i! he % not ruling out the idea of Maying n ho eurfem held NX ho knows whjr will happen hi sail "Maybe I un make the ! igcr ituuoi bigger than life, maybe even bigger than tin San l hego ( hie ken Tony Hanson. Mu htgjn Stjti U Photo courtesy Detroit Ttgers Inc Affirmative Action: The Burning Question At t t K Ns . ' ' \( IIUN S >0 t i \ K i >| I ttu w.i .lu.iin sinko.1 ilu suminn h\ iht Supreme C ourt. It- i out! N iit%»vton 111-tt 1 l uj imi itriulct hawu ptogtuuo vtiiut'ubti tt» iiHiti itiullru^o Hut uuiveiuit .ultmv Muti unul.inHip ,»ii. htttnu putiiu - nut p , t>umcti the «mti I ho ruling diKMi me.»n votin'- thle*v cult .iffnnuinc :iu»n s.i\ \»di hutifi dtuntor tor dhinufm Jvtion i\ NorthsvcMern l Hm a ilihatu:-. hots utmcrMtio develop ,»HirflWt»'c ivtHHt pl.mv Hutki v.ivv I in pio^unv tv! K imuh mnn turrowh defined ns order to vumu the ijutmv (cm. dn vn■> 1 iulvi the t Ku»Ih *> Ifighci hdui4iKrn t, lunichncs. t,, ,r* iru: otmeivtie tannn^ tcdcrai hind were rcxluiuV ■» nuke .iddntoiu ettonv i»» icvruit employ jnd promote iuuiituv member o gtoupy formerly deluded, even it dui aiiuooti vjimm U tiaeeeJ to pjitnolu: diM.nmirutorv .utioits o! thi part of the cnipknrr 1 he ioun * titviMon howevn, hiftttnl on tin fjvi that ihe ( 4iriMitit!M»n puatantrev protection nt individual not group right* Oil Juk -h» the l of t aiifornu regent v jIm*| ‘died rate hated preference* in hump anti contracting Ilu voir made l l the hivt uni vtfvnv NWlcm in Ihi nation u» wale hack t<% altu inanvc m (Hin pnipjim I Oil i lUltUi titlt'vtOf t»l the l ul ( oldfJtin ti l % undent advotatv unui tv wonted about tin ruling * effect on mmontte* Mmontnv will be mote pettimittn. about oppomintttr* available in higher education bceaitv thi\ won t College Trek: The First Generation A I IlNMssil I n IIN'OKH.K AI U.. lAI’IC Al reactions include screaming and tears. I hat s what Rick Stegall sees from students awarded on< or the.school’s new lust generation” scholarships. Stegall iv director of the < apt tal t ampaign fund raising group at III. one of 4 growing imm her of uhtutls offering special scholarships ft* students who demonstrate financial need and whose pa rente do not have bache lor s degree*. I eftm of the pro gram*, vary from erne \< hoof to anoihei. but fhc principle behind them is the came < bu young ladv tfoit we awarded it to last year had already bimnytti all the money she could borrow Stegall cays She broke down ami wept she wav co happy Samar l tghtfoot, a sophomore at < oiorado State l . cave hie vhoi arciup allowed him to attend CM rather than a smaller school in hie name ( levelaml It % two less kam I have to take out fie cays It I didn t get a pretty big scholarship. 1 won kin t In* aide to go here, s a v s josh l ooprr. a ceil lot at l I l “I yeas relieved Paul I haver, director of the centci for educational accccs and outreach at C Si . takes credit for suiting the fust program ol this kind in ! t Iti ( oiorado, people have Hflt how siu cssful it has fnen in attracting and retaining students, 1 hayci save ’< >n a rut tonal loci, tt \ probably feeing looked at as an alternative to other kinds of who! a/chips race leaved ulntbivhim and flu like I haver saw he docen t know an exact mituk t of the sc hoofs Because him parantm did not attond coUogo, Samar Licjhttoot can. with similar programs, hue he thinks ( St \ prugfitm i\ rare I here s Ivcn a lot of interest.' hr savs I rcallv tio think it's going to In* 4 promising comept ti»f 4 lot of plat cs At ( Si approximated 2’S MUaenn benefit from the pro grant In its first vcai tin I I l program had only eight ret.ipientv even though 60 pereettt t»f stu dents were eligible. Stegall says NX hat surprising is hovs seel! trie students have done in terms of leadership ami perfortnaiue, I haver vass NX e tc serving i tfif ferent tut of students that on t otherwise recognised, rewarded ami encouraged Feotu Huff Norfolk State U Va Pfkrfn by tnca Carlson Colorado State U ihi fiu* ijicufu nhu! ardupc there, he vav* i *nc v.j\ ( 1 s- irviiig u> titer raw nuimtitv statin, i by changing admissions standard* All utmciMiKA need t*» hud i vs.n around ifhmuinc action says 1 »»icn SharpH a senior j? ( \ Jiul president of ttu student Kids We have to hiui .» new v%.n ttJ achieve ihe utne result hunumk standards iOliid be used jftMcnl Approximately 1 > percent of l l s student [sopuianon is minorit\ ''harpls also is cot* errned about the ruling '* impact on recruiting and retaining minium faculty Hown the toad hi uv\ students uHild vuffrt !r»*n» the iask of minority tcjchct •> {oiru l.iftw j'mh uii- director of tit* Offuc of Kiuai Opportunity Jit*. \fftr fu.tiiv r Ait ion at the i of t.'tah, sasv tlu dcvtMon am! »iimpact mi the l of l tah i> vidl urn leaf 1 he court applied a high and strut vermins ttaiuiaui to ah fcditai institutions. vo it won hi as Idniai as it ones was I mu va\ s Hut the ultimate fate of affirmative action is still to hi determined. evpcctjHv Mtue CrrMiicnc ( linton ts w> against ending it llns pariiiiilar decision has definitely periled evervhods ears tip lama says He says that affirmative action piotunn should hast ongoing vearh truths to make sure they te meet mg the needs o! tfieir lommuimio NX t need to lx more mnsoous of what wt te dome in jffttmatiw action. Buth i sa\\ ! don : think out work done fncj k&ikotoi il of Wisconsin Stout IHustrjtton by Scott Magoon Northesstem U
