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'f -P jy miM April 7, 1999 ij If Abe Kwok, (602) 444-7943 4 Karen Feroau-602) 444-7934 Weekend Chores, by Phyllis Kozlowskl. A Online: www.azcentral.comsev Ahwatukee Foothills' ilHuTMi Golfer's dream takes Did Tibshraeny dodge 5 roundabout path to Painted Mountain tough vote on Chandler Target? THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC w-J IMS Convict faces trial in- attempted mi iraer vicious sexual assault of an 18-year-old ASU student at an off-cam victim and tried to urge Wood to leave before fleeing without him. However, court records indicate that Cornier was the one who strangled the woman unconscious and beat her. A search warrant compiled by the ASU Department of Public Safety said Cornier and Wood took turns sexually assaulting the victim. Cornier, 6 feet 7 and 270 pounds, was identified partially through the use of yearbook photos after police received a tip about his identity.

He and Wood were arrested Sept. 22, 1997. The two attacks sent a chill through the campus and prompted several rallies to protest violence against women. Fliers were posted warning students, and police conducted safety classes in hopes of preventing further attacks. At his first trial last year, Cornier, who has an extensive juvenile record for indecent exposure, burglary and aggravated assault, unsuccessfully claimed that the sex act on the 18-year-old coed was consensual and solicited by the victim after he asked for a glass of water.

Police also considered Cornier a suspect in the strangulation murder of a third ASU student, Fiona Yu, 21, on Aug. 4, 1997, at another student-oriented apartment complex off campus. However, Cornier denied any involvement in the Yu murder, and DNA testing did not link him to the killing. Wood's idea. "When I told him what I had did the day before, he said, 'You really did that? I want to go jack We waited there (at the dorm) until it got The 17-year-old ASU coed was brutalized after she looked through her peephole and opened her dorm room door to two men who looked like college students.

The men then asked the location of another room, according to court records. "She came out the door and said, 'Oh, that's on the top Cornier told police in an interview. "And he (Wood) grabbed her by her throat with both hands and pushed her into the Cornier told police that he felt sorry for the By Judi Villa The Arizona Republic A former Tempe High School student, already convicted and facing up to 90 years in prison for savagely sexually assaulting an Arizona State University coed in 1997, will go on trial today involving a similar attack that took place a day later. Lee Cornier now 18, stands trial in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa in a Sept. 16, 1997, attack at ASU's Ocotillo Hall.

He and a pal, Derrick Wood, now 18, face charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, sexual assault and robbery. Wood will be tried after Cornier. The attack took place one day after a pus apartment complex in Tempe, for which Cornier was convicted and awaits sentencing. Both women were savagely beaten, sexually assaulted, strangled to unconsciousness, robbed and left for dead, police records indicate. The victim in the first attack also was slashed with scissors on her neck, legs and breasts.

Cornier has denied attacking the woman in the dorm, telling police that he only took two lemon-lime sodas from the woman's refrigerator and left, according to court records. Cornier told police that the attack was attie's 7T (1 Mock accident TV a reality check Brings home 'don't drink and drive' Place may be history By Chuck Hawley The Arizona Republic Hattie's Place, a neighborhood tavern on East Apache Boulevard, may go the way of its surrounding neighborhood Thursday when the City Council considers denying the bar a beer and wine license. Jim 1 .4 3 A memorandum swarmed onto the scene. Students are facing the most dangerous season for teenage drinking and driving as they attend proms and graduations, school officials said. More kids in Arizona lose their lives on graduation night because of drunken driving than any other night of the year, Chandler High School Principal Bob Caccamo told the students.

Seniors sat tightjipped silent while their classmate actors were pulled from the head-on collision. A beer bottle was wrestled from the driver's hand as police administered a field sobriety test. After failing, he was handcuffed and hauled to the squad car. Paramedics rushed to treat the critically injured driver of the car'Josh was in. Bruised and covered with blood, the Please see REALITY CHECK, Page EV4 Chandler Josh's dreams died with him at the corner of Price Road and Chandler Boulevard when a drunken driver crossed the center line and plowed into the car he was riding in on Tuesday morning.

The errant driver, a high school senior described as the life of the party, also killed his own dreams of college and career. by skidding into oncoming He'll spend the next 12 years in prison. Although the accident was staged, the 650 Chandler High School students were expected to get the real message. Don't drink and drive. And don't ride with anyone who has been drinking.

The accident was enacted on the high school football field, and students were reminded of the safety message while firetrucks, paramedics and police vfctims of thock'CriandlerJigh crash. Principal Bob Caccamo told the students that more kids in Arizona lose their lives on graduation night because of drunken driving than any other night of the year. 1 mA I 1 I 1" lilt. blUIIVll piV 'UaftlHS! pared by Bill Rog-" ers, licensing Story by EJ. Anderson Photos by Deirdre Hamill The Arizona Republic iii 'rir rr- A I 6 vi A i r'J'J manager for the Tempe Police Department, says that irregularities in the license application should serve as grounds for denial.

Without a license, the bar would be forced to close. The small bar at 2029 E. Apache Blvd. is flanked by a vacant lot and demolished motel to the east and a vacant building to the west. The vacant building is for sale.

A row of declining motels sits across the six-lane boulevard. In his report, Rogers says the applicant of record, Mike Shea, appears to be acting on behalf of Edward Kountz, whose application for the same license was recommended for denial in October. Rogers wrote in his report that Shea acknowledged filing the license purchase application on behalf of Kountz, whom he described as "a friend" and further "admitted that he had no interest in the bar at all." Shea and Kountz could not be reached to comment on the report. Please see LICENSE, Page EV4 EarthFest aims to keep desert healthy By Kim K. Shortt The Arizona Republic Valley Forward Association is" looking for a few East Valley volunteers who like getting dirty.

EarthFest '99 Green Up is asking that the environmentally conscious help keep the Sonoran Desert pristine. Sticking with this A Chandler police officer makes an "arrest" after the driver fails a field sobriety test. In the accident scenario, this youth was headed for a 12-year prison term. The entire senior class attended the event. Students respond to the assembly 's shock factor.

You 've got to sell them to get them there. Remember, these are high school kids that have just been told they're ready for life. Gene Hagerty PARENT Is the message clear enough? In an enactment of a drunken driving accident on the Chandler High School football field, Josh pays the ultimate price. He was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on by another car driven by a teenager. About 650 students heard the real message: Don't drink and drive.

And don't ride with anyone who has been drinking. year theme of "Preserving Our Desert," volunteers Kyrene starts relocation rollout for students are needed to trails, plant trees, garden, build Kyrene officials would release only informa fences and collect goods for recycling. EarthFest, an annual event, encourages residents to participate in beautifying their communities and discover more about their environment. This year's event is sponsored by Valley Forward, a 30-year-old, non-profit organization that drawst business and civic leaders together to improve the environment and quality of life. Individuals and civic or business By Melissa L.

Jones The Arizona Republic Hundreds of elementary students began learning of their new schools last week as Kyrene School District officials began releasing plans to move masses of students around the Ahwatukee Foothills. Cerritos and Sierra elementary school students were the first to learn their fate in a plan that will ultimately affect every Kyrene elementary and middle school west of Interstate 10. mailed to parents in the next several weeks, district spokeswoman Mary Pa-dilla said. Padilla said she did not know the total number of students who will change schools. Parents have already begun calling the district office with questions on the plan, which has some students transferring next fall, some students moving in 2000 and others in 2001.

"I'm not sure this redisricting plan works," said Cerritos parent Ellen Davis, whose son will likely move to Sierra. "They can't promise us that he's not going to move again." Kyrene's last school boundary overhaul coincided with the opening of Kyrene de las Manitas in 1996. It is hoped this round of changes will balance enrollments, Padilla said. It will also establish boundaries for the Please see KYRENE, Page EV3 tion that has been disseminated to 915 Cerritos and Sierra homes near, the Chandler, Tempe and Phoenix district's westernmost elementary schools. Information on changes at the nine other Ahwatukee campuses will be Please see EARTHFEST, Page EV4 1.