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.
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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