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By Andrew L. Fish-and Annabelle Boyd

An MIT undergraduate appar-ently pulled off a nationwidehoax on the syndicated MortonDowney Jr. television show.Christopher F. Coon '90 said hemasqueraded as a representativeof a controversial group whichprotects relationships, includingsexual ones, between men andboys.

Coon appeared on the pro-gram claiming to be a member ofthe North American Man-BoyLove Association (NAMBLA).The show, which aired in Bostonlast Friday, featured Coon (whowas referred to only by his firstname) along with' clinical psy-chologist Dr. Joyce BrotherL

Coo n defended NAMBLA,which he later. called "the worstpossible organization around,"during the ~hour-long show, fac-ing an often hostile audience,some of -whom threatened himwith bodily harm.

'The stunt was- intended to'at-tack "the show, the host, and theformat," Coon said. in an inter-view with The Tech. He calledthe show "obnoxious -and dis-:gusting.'

Bill Boggs, executive producerof the programn, -said,.-"'We havereason to believe he is what hesays' Otherwise he's .a,, boldfaced-liar"." Boggs- said: -the-. show. -ffhad,-..some verification" thdt Coon 'was'a member, though he would notelaborate.

Boggs said Coon maintainedIhis story in conversations yester-day, after both were contacted byThe Tech. Boggs said he warnedCoon that he would be in "hot~I~oter" if he as woehtna

person is a member of [their] or-ganization," he said. 'Therefore,he could neither confirm nordeny whether Coon had an affili-ation with the group.

About a year ago, the Downeyshow's producers contactedNAMBLA and inquired whethera member of their organizationwould be willing to appear on theshow, Farrell said. At the time,no one was willing to, go.NAMBLA had not heard fromthe producers since, and Farrellwas surprised to see that the or-ganization would be discussed onthe program.

The NAMBLA program wasaired in New York last night' andearlier in the day Boggs said itwould be shown nationwide· aswell. Boston and a. few other sta-tions air the show one businessday before the rest of the nation,he said.

idea to appear on a talk show,and he was involved only afterCoon met with a producer of theDowney show. "Where planswere made and concerned Iwasn't involved as much as hemay say," Tuttle said.

Bell refused to comment.In order to exploit the "trash

TV" format and to challenge hisacting abilities, Coon wanted togo on a talk show as a memberof the the most outlandish orga-nization he could find. After dis-carding Satan-worshippinggroups as "too common,' Coondecided to investigate groupswhich supported child molesting.

His research lead him to theMIT Humanities Library wherehe discovered The Age Taboo, acollection of essays edited byDaniel Tsang. This b-ook notonly laid out the philosophicalfoundation behind NAMBLA,

tion to the show.Another producer contacted

Coon in early January to say thatthe show had received his litera-ture and was interested in havingCoon go on the air. But Downeywanted -Coon to bring severalmembers of NAMBLA with himto appear in the studio audience.Both Tuttle and Bell refused togo on the show, Coon said,. so hetold the producer he could notget other NAMBLA members togo on the air.

Tuttle said that in December he"hesitantly" told Coon that hewould be willing to appear on theshow as a NAMBLA representa-tive, even though he was notmember of the organization. But

form available, he said that Coonalso used his real last name whendealing with the show.

"The only precaution the Dow-ney people took before allowingme on the set was walking methrough a metal detector," Coonsaid. ·

When Coon went on the show,he said he felt like he was playinga character. -I was not nervous,but was worried that I would notbe able to control my laughter."

Coon, who despises whatNAMBLA stands for ("NAMBLAis the worst possible organizationaround"), felt that the experiencewas "tremendously funny andironic" though the questions"caught him off-guard, a bit."

Morton Downey Jr.,. Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Chris Coon '90.

. in~An" IAn~A.,l fn~. cdnmwil~~izi 11 11r, wab lylur.,u%,-oo,,,o,,:u xor story,, but also included an address in }:i.CoontoldThe ech hat f he to get him on talk show wthe back of the book where the "-:,.~..",',felt seriously threatened by a law- ,,:,~~~!,Coon, who has acted in several organization could'be contacted. !t~ '"i{'_ 'ksuit, he would change his story ;~:1~!~ :i;!''-,:,Dramashop performances and on and claim to be a member of ~~~~~~~~~"Freak coincidence"' sets up hack 14!'!-'~:-..!AiMIT student cable television,

NAMBLA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In early November, while at- [?;go ,, .~ ~ -_~.~ ~:?!...am" ~ ..... . .-- ,UAcame up with the idea to appear ' 's.~.'~ A;But Coon said, "You can't on a "trash TV" talk show after tedn 'tdnIcbetlvsoprint that I'm a member of he .heard about a couple who conference ,, at. Brow Unvrst,,-",x-'";""',. ° ,,>,'-,,%,, /x ,..,,%'),,,.:,

NAMBLA because I'm not." fae hi a ot h pa faked their way onto the Oprah ~Coon, in what he called a "freak ~~. .. '*'. J~' . ·-.. "~ ~'.": ~ :-3;-'~~~ :.-~ .~;~.-.~~ ~ ;- . -.The program's producers could -co:incidence~ ~¥.~~.:~,",: mett:;...~ ;.e~ta :a.~m~t :producer ofWinfrey show [see'sidebar].

not have 'Verified whether or not the.~,.~~, , Morton2g~. Done Jr.an showCoon said he, along withCoon was a member- of Con ecdd'o es hestentTimothy D. Tuttle '90' and Jory Con eide o testtesrent l:t;,~-,"""'0 ..NAMBLA by contacting the or-o i rnadmnindtD. Bell '89 (also members~of the 'o i rnadmnindtganization, according to Christo- cal ru) risomdfrthe producer that he was affiliat-pher Farrell, a spokesman . for ida fpsil'dniisad ed withl NAMBLA. After a shortNAMBLA in New York. They afffiiations. conversation, the', producer' en- Hute hadterxdecided hiwe tid ask"never discuss whether or not a BtTtlsadiwsConscouraged Coon to appear on the watofceheosityfte

But Tuttlesaid itwshCoow. audience" and refused to appear. hmmr eeaie usinshow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~about NAMBLA and its beliefsBoggs, the producer, con- Coon makes appearance nosuhprnaqetis

firmed this account. "As soon as On Feb. 3, Downey's staff about his experiences and beliefs.I heard he was a member, I tried called Coon and invited him 'onto get him on the show." He ex- Ed pdfnigNMLthe show. Coon agreed to appear., UdrDwe'prsnlie

planedtha i wa difiultto etIn compensation, the show sent o usinnCo h aguess frm sch oganzatins.Coon a round-trip airplane ticket

"Four ofiepoeovrsa- originally hoped to be as outra-r 'r fv~ hon, cnve' -and drove him from the airporttions" ensued, and Coon was fi - ~geous as possible on the show-tfon" enued andCoo wasfi-to the studio in a limousine.

nally bookd for the how, Boggstoned down his performance,nall booed fr te shw, Bggs According to Coon, he arrivedsaid. athNe Jesysuiatworried about the long-term im-

"I don't think this guy came to arud5p nFb . n fplications of the consent formme with the subtext of puffing this.Dwe' tf te lcdCo and in the short-term "a group Of

· off,' Boggs said. 'My sense is that plcmn arresting [hm] rightalone in a room to wait until thePoemhe is a, NAMBLA activist." aigtm f m huhh after the show for [his].purported

'A little later in~ November, child-molesting activities."Coon ~~~~~~~requested to mingle with the oth-ner guests on the show, Coon was

ney:.show and· confirmed th a t h e a nco "aninteresting' prank." "Itkept by himself in the room untilwould like to go on theshow as a sotmadws'IiedWegoes to show you who can get onmember of NAMBLA. Coon was byapoue.Tc is iete the show if they-want tof"told by a- producer to send mi Coon said that the experienceproducer briefed Coon on his ar-NAMBLA2's literature, and the was "the greatest feeling of pow-sho*.woul consder'him.guments and on' the show's for-, tutlk lyn hrces

mat. The~ second time, the-pro- e,To 'obtain the necessary' pain- ducer gave' Coon the show's The insults from.mthe- audience or

~.phlets and magazines, Coon said Downey didn't "affect me be-,consent forms to sign.hewrote t0'-NAMBILA forinfor- "Using a pseudonym,." C oncause I was a character,' be said.

'eve wet tothesigned .the -DOwney -show's con-· 'home- Of a NAMBLA member in - etfrswihsae hth entire experj'encee was that "I -de--Queens, -N1Y, to, pick up one of was telling the tr~uth about'h'is fended [NAMBLA] better than I

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Chairman .............................. Marie E. V. Coppo la '90Editor in Chief ............. Niraj S. Desai '90Business Manager ......... Genevieve C. Sparagna '90Managing Editor ................................ Dunn GExecutive Editor .......................... Fish '89Andrew L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Fih.8

Pro-Life f{acTo the Editor:

"Harassment of any kind isunacceptable at MIT and is inconflict with the policies andinterests of the Institute..."

"-Harassment is defined as ver-bal or physical conduct that hasthe intent of interfering with anyindividual's or group's education-al and/or work preference at-MIT. . ."

"Harassment on the basis ofrace, color, sex, religion, handi-cap, national origin, or sexualorientation includes harassmentof an individual in terms of thatperson's identification with aparticular group.' . ."

These passages come frompage 74 of the MIT Bulletin un-der "Institute Policy on Harass-ment." Two recent infractions in-volving direct attacks on MITPro-Life bring about a necessityto remind people of this policy.

The first incident took placeon Feb. 9 when a band of loud,heckling "pro-choice" henchmenand women launched a staged,verbal terrorist attack on MITPro-Life's booth in Lobby 10.The latter had the booth legallyreserved and registered withCampus Activities for its RoseSale.

If, the opinions expressed byour group offend anyone, the op-tions in disagreeing with us donot include descending. on ourbooth like vultures and repellingothers from approaching it. Onemember of the group threatenedwith a grin to have the National'Organization for Women, jointhem the following day, in whichcase the latter would be guilty of

harassment and trespassing.The second blatant insult to

MIT Pro-Life came in the formof a slide shown before a Lecture,Series Committee movie on Sun-day, Feb. 11. It contained the twoquotes, "' B ir t h Control is the

lesser of two evils' - MIT Pro-Life on abortion" and ·" 'Everysperm is sacred' - MontyPython's Meaning of Life." Thiscan only be interpreted as a di-

rect, sarcastic attack on thegroup. I blame the person orgroup who submitted the defam-

ing slide, and I blame LSC for itsgross irresponsibility in showing

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this· fear which elicits such inanebehavior.-~I -can assure the pro-abortionists, that if' you reserveyour own Lobby 10 booth, MITPro-Life will not send a posse of

"terminators" in for a Rambo-style siege. So I suggest that ifyou want to create a scene, pleasejoin an actors guild, because do-ing it at MIT Pro-Life's expensewill not be tolerated.

Chris B. Papineau '90Assistant Vice President

MIT Pro-Life

it. -It -seems that LSC will -be. aparty to any sort of personal ven-

detta someone wants to launch,provided they have the $20 to '

spend. LSC's policy is ridiculousand the use of these slides as acatapult for mud-slinging ratherthan constructive messages/advertisements is distasteful andirresponsible.

I realize that the imminent pro-life favorable Supreme Court de-cision has terrified pro-abortion-ists, and I further realize that it is

be that conservative states suchas Utah would circumscribe abor-tion on demand, while most oth-ers, such as Massachusetts andNew York, would not. In addi-tion, flexibility would remain,

allowing laws to change asnecessary.

Abstinence, contraception, and

moral behavior are, in mostcases, perhaps a better solution.

John Outwater G

We must notkill if humanlife is in doubtTo the Editor:-Richard Lawson, in his letter

defending the "pro-choice" posi-tion ["No -one can be sure whenlife begins, Feb. 17] misinterpretsthe position Chris Papineau took

'inhis ciumn ["Abortion is notthe answer," Feb. 14], and goes

on to state that doubt about ahuman being's life gives us theright to destroy-that humanbeing.

Papineau did not imply that we

must assume he is correct, nordid he assert that we have nochoice but to believe life beginsat conception. Lawson is likely toagree that we must place limitson the right to destroy humansbased upon our beliefs. Papineaumerely states that human life is

so important that these limitsmust allow no possibility that weare destroying it.

Joseph Reel '91

To the Editor:"Women must have rights over

their own bodies." This includesthe rights to make all decisionsconcerning an abortion of her

own fetus, Lindsay Hoagland ar-gued in her letter to the editor[Feb. 17]. But by simple exten-sion, this includes the right to fill

it with heroin and cocaine. Thisis not a "right" which is accepted

by society at large.Our society, it is generally

agreed, does have the right tolimit actions of individuals, even

when those actions affect o)ly

the individual -concerned. Seat'belt use, drug use, abortion,commitment-of the mentally ill,death of the terminally ill, andmany actions of minors are allregulated, although they may notaffect anyone else.

Laws concerning these issues- are-based on community and so-.

cietl standa of'mora bhav-ior. Although the exact limits are

often controversial, the fact thatsuch limits exist and are enforcedis not controversial.'Fundamental standards such asthese should be open to broadpublic debate and should be en-acted by legislatures, not courts.The, 1973 Supreme Couirt deci-sion striking down state laws gov-erning abortion was in many

ways a usurption of legislativeauthority, discovering in the Con-stitution a right to an abortionduring the first'trimester. The xe-

versal of this decision would not,in fact, have drastic conse-quences. The likely result would

News Editors .......................................... Annabele Boyd '90Irene. C. Kuo '90

Prabhat Mehta '91Opinion Editor ........................................... Michael Gojer '90

Sports Editors ...................................... Garrison G

Harold A. Stern GArts Editor ................................. Christopher J. Andrews '88Photography Editors ................... Lsete W. M. Lambregts '90

Kristine AuYeung '91Contrbuting Editors ............... ; V. Michael Bove G

Mark Kantrowitz '89. --. * ;. ·. -. >-Ezra Feisach,'89

' :-;'- "i K'yle G. Peltonen '89Mark-D. Virtue '90

Senior Editor ...................................... Jonathan Richmond G

NEWS STAFFAssociate News, Editors: Linda D'Angelo '90,

Seth Gordon '91,

Gaurav Rewari '91, David Rothstein '91; Senior Writers: Math-

ews M. Cherian G, David P. Hamilton G; Staff: Salman Akhtar

'89, Mary Condello '89, Sanjay Manandhar '89, Sally Vanerian

'89, Anuradha Vedantham '89, Anita Hsiung '90, Miguel Cantillo

'91, Adnan Lawai '91, Tzielan Lee '92, Amy J. Ravin '92, Joan-

na Stone '92, Casimir Wierzynski '92, Paula Maute; Meteorolo-

gists: Robert X. Black G, Robert J. Conzemius G, Michael C.

Morgan G.

SPORTS STAFFMarcia Smith '89, Anh Thu Vo '89, Paul McKenzie

'90, Manish

Bapna '91, Adam Braff '91, Emil Dabora '91, Kevin T. Hwang

'91, Shawn Mastrian '91.

OPINION STAFFDaniel J. Glenn G, David Gold G, Kevin J. Saeger

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FEATURES STAFFChristopher R. Doerr '89, Allan T. Duffin '91.

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AKI~~~~~~~i ~~To the Editor:Associate Arts Editor: Debby Levinson '91; Staff: Mark Roberts I

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G, Julian West G, Bill Coderre '86, Mark Roman '87, David M. J. lege hear sexremen ve-

Saslav '87, Manavendra K. Thakur '87, Aaron McPherson '89,

Michelle. P. Perry '89, Corinne Wayshak '89, Peter Parnassa '90, sion of the pro-life view as that

Paige Parsons '90, Aifred.Armendariz '92. [rtion is n aner,

PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF ["Abortion is not the answer,"

Associate Photography Editor: Michael Franklin '88; Staff: Mi-. 141. It was enlightening. I

chael D. Grossberg G, Rich R. Fletcher '88, Joyce Y. Wong '88, feel that the MIT members of

Victor Liau '89, Joyce Ma '89, Ken Church '90, Mike Niles '90, this organization have a genuine

Wes Huang '91, Sarath Krishnaswamy '91, Georgina A. Maldon- rn for huma life. They are

ado '91, Ognen J. Nastov '91, Ray Powell '91, Mauricio Roman noclike the extrehmists who bomb

'91, Jacqueline D. Glener, Alice P. Lei; Darkroom Manager: Kyle Pnined Parenthodi cinics. Nev-

G. Peltonen '89. ertheless, several sections of the

BUSINESS STAFF . - column merit response.

Advertising Accounts Manager: Catherine Lukancic '92; Delin- canot countenance the vi-

quant Accounts Manager: Shenwei Chen '92; Staff: Shari Jack- cious and mocking tone of

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son G, Lois Eaton '92, Heidi Goo '92, Ellen Hornbeck '92. one is going t openly exploit

PRODUCTION STAFiF one's sexuality," and "Runaway

Associate Night Editor: Daniel A. Sidney G; Staff: Stephen P. hormones create human life." If

Berczuk '87, Carmen-Anita C. Signes '90, Blanca D. Hernandez the poole of pro-life fel that

'91, David J. Chen '92, Josh Hartmann '92,' Peggy C. Hsieh '92, non-marital sexual relations

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Lesley C. Johnson '92, Elyta H. Koh '92, Linda M. Sauter '92, n immoral, that is their concern,

Mariam Tariq '92, M. L. B. Thompson '92.r but thee insulting phrases cloud

the issue at hand and alienate

PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THIS iSSUE some of the very people pro-life

Nih ERdUCiO TFhtors ............Night Editors: ...............- Marie E. V . Coppola '90 wants to reach, -. namely, young

Harold A. Stern G people who are indeed having

Staff: V. Michael Bove G, Peter E. Dunn G, Michael J. Garrison G. sexual relations.

I also have news for the orga-nization. Young women do not

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girls who turn to sex as a source S oa a' aea

of'te lve heymis frm teir abortion even if death or an ex-

parents are the ones who, left tremely defectivef child is the al-standing alone and pregnant, are ternative? My mother would not

tempted to abortion. be dead, and I would not exist, if

Yes, abortion is an evil. It that were enforced. The 'life" of

should never be done for conve- a iadiationdeforme fetus was

nience Or the smoot running of the price of -my mother's life,one's career. Reproduction is a mne and my brothers. I caotdeep responsibility and some- feeltoo muchgt. Howcanone

times, like other natural forces, be concerned -solely with life,must be expected to disrupt plans without a thought as to the quali-and opportunities. But pro-life is ty of that life? The thousands of

overly- fanatic in its campaign people who are putting "no lifeagainst rape and health related support' in their wils and other

abortion. legal papers indicate that there isRape is irreversible. The psy- a poin at which mere existence is

chological. wound never disap- undesirablepears. But only a -woman whohas been raped can know the Papineau set forth many

goodhorror of bearing the rapist's points. The pro-life organization

child - carrying within her every should'concentrate on convincing

hour, ever second, the reminder people to accept the risks and re-

of how she was used. Bearing a sponsibilities of consentins sex.

child whose genetic inheritance They should~try to halt abortions

carries the mark of his father. .for convenience. -They should

Bearing, and possibly raising, the work on making adoption and

child of her worst enemy. Which, other 'alternatives accessible to

of course, is what it cased to be women. Theyr should encourage

like. A mam wanted. ....a v " and facilitate the use' of .birth-

and he took her. Perhaps shexually, acf ient.C-grewto -love him; perhaps she agers. They-shouldanot cing im-

h~ated him. Regardless, bore movably to: their extreme stand

his children. Or if she hated hit is

--enomuh 'she--founnd-.;..l .. .. numpnghegr-ca-us¢. . . . . . ..

that. Ill spare you the d..t.... .',o ...p . yo l©., ., -.,.' s A: '

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Abortion issue should not -bedecided in US Supreme Court

Abortion should -not be denied in every'instance

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Wet, windy, wild, and mildIt appears as if New England is in for a bout of

rather wet weather for the next couple of days. Lowpressure developing in the Ohio Valley will tracknortheast - passing-west of our area late tonight.The low's attendant cold front will pass offshoreearly Wednesday and a series of low pressure waveswill ride along the front, prolonging our rain.Another period will occur late Wednesday intoThursday as a low develops off the southeastern USand heads northeast. With cold air pressing in from,the north and abundant moisture from the south,heavy snow and rain will fall across New England.Yet another period of precipitation may occur fromThursday into Friday as a frontal wave passes eastof the area.

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Salvadoran. rebel wants to delay election Louvre closed for renovationshA negotiated peace settlement in El- Salvador is possible Visitors can't get into the Louvre for now; the French

rnnv if next mnnthlq elect-ions :re delaved. claimed a lead- museum has closed for five weeks while workers complete

New INS proposal announcedIt'll be "in you come" or "out you go" under a pro-

-gram announced yesterday by the federal Immigrationand, Naturalization service. The INS has a proposal foron-the-spot decisions about political asylum cases thatcould result in the immediate arrest of tosehose whose appli-cations are denied.

The proposal, which is to handle the swellifig influx ofCentral Americans into southern Texas, was announced inBrownsville. Under the plan, those who are denied asy-lum would be placed in deportation proceedings - butwill get a second chance for asylum when their cases gobefore an immigration judge. As a result, more jails willbe built in southern Texas to hold people who are turneddown pending their appeal or deportation.

Bush should have taken overafter Reagan assassination attemptFormer White House physician Daniel Ruge said he

thinks George Bush should have assumed power after theassassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981. Rugesaid he felt the situation demanded a transfer of powerfrom the president to the vice president under the 25thamendment. Ruge, however, said this is hindsight - atthe time, he was preoccupied with the condition of thepresident.

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Tower nomination fightcoming to a head

President George Bush is standing by his nomination ofJohn Tower for Defense Secretary now that he has readthe final FBI report. A White House spokesman said thereport does not corroborate charges of womanizing or ex-cessive drinking against Tower, and also does 'not show-any problems with illegal campaign contributions.

The two ranking Senate committee members, ChairmanSam Nunn (D-GA) and ranking Republican John Warnerof Virginia, are getting a copy of the FBI report.

The senators met with a State Department security offi-cer who had investigated allegations of breaches of securi-ty by an arms talk delegation in Geneva in 1986 whosemembers included Tower, congressional sources reported.The sources said the investigator had already spoken in aHouse inquiry on a separate matter - but corroborated areport that Tower, while in Geneva, had used his secretar-ies as mistresses.

Oliver North trial begins todayA federal jury will be sworn in today in the Iran-contra

trial of fired White House aide Oliver North. The trialhad been delayed until the-defense, the prosecution andthe government worked out a- deal on how to handle na-tional security issues that may come up as North presentshis defense.... Te former Marine lieutenant is accused of 12 criminaloffenses, including -lying.to Congress. ;

Nine dead in private plane crashA sheriffs officer in Riverside County, CA said at least

nine bodies have been found after a twin-engine privateplane crashed about 45 miles from Los Angeles. Thecraft, which had been provided by a charter outfit, hit thetop of a ridge in the Santa Ana mountains while en routefrom Las Vegas to Orange County.

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Oklashoma overcomes #1 jinxFor the'first time in five weeks, a team put in two

straight appearances atop the Associated Press collegebasketball poll. The Oklahoma Sooners picked up 61 outof a possible 65 first-place votes in the balloting by a na-tionwide panel of sportscasters and writers. Two newcom-ers made the top 20 this week: St. Mary's of California at19th,-and Ball State was 20th.

Arizona, the number one club two weeks ago, remainedin the second slot this week. Georgetown moves up anotch to third, while Indiana leapfrogged from ninth tofourth. North Carolina jumped from eighth to fifth. Syr-acuse, Missouri, Louisville, Duke, and Illinois comprisethe second five.

West Virginia, riding the crest of a 21-game winningstreak, checks in at number 11. The Mountaineers are fol-lowed by Florida State, Michigan, Iowa, Seton Hall,Stanford, North Carolina State, and the University of Ne-vada at Las Vegas.

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