The SPHINX | Summer 1982 | Volume 86 | Number 3 198206803

Continued from Page 16 major, twenty-three year Dirk Watise Hunter-Ellis old Brian Hawkins is an was born in Tacoma, Wash- easy-going Brother who is ington, soon moved to well liked by everyone who Texas for 13 years, and then knows him. After spending moved back to Tacoma for his early years in Kansas City, Hawkins moved to high school. The epitome of Long Beach at age 14 and the strong, silent type, eventually lettered in footHunter-Ellis is a quiet, articball, basketball, track, and ulate student-athlete who baseball at Long Beach Polyleads a very private life. "I technic High School. Brian like to get into myself and could have graduated this be alone a lot. Maybe somepast June but elected not to. times chase a few girls, but "I had one more year of basically I like to be alone and do a lot of intimate eligibility left," he states.

"Plus, instead of straining thinking." Hunter-Ellis is a neophyte Brother, crossing myself as far as classes go, I decided to spread it out a into Epsilon Mu chapter on March 27, 1982. Says little bit and continue on.

Hunter-Ellis: "In the begin- Five years may seem like a ning I wanted to find an long time, but in the end it'll identity for myself and I be worth it." figured frat life would do it.

It's important to Hawkins, I did a little inside reviewing who pledged Alpha as a on all the fraternities and I freshman, to be a good role knew Alpha was for me model to the young football because a lot of my buddies fans. "I talk to them a lot, were Alphas. It's all in the give them some attention. perspective that I want to You know, a couple of autogo into . . . the same line graphs here and there. It and direction." makes me feel good and it Active in chapter activities, makes them feel good — it Hunter-Ellis was a member goes both ways." of Epsilon Mu's undefeated As for the future, Hawkins 1982 march team, helping has already been contacted win the Western Regional by several NFL teams. "San title. He says that he would Francisco, New England, have marched on what New York Giants, Minneproved to be Alpha's Na- sota. Right now I've just tional Championship march been looked at, but I've got team — but couldn't get to perform this year. If I away from his job for that have a good season this weekend. year, then I can say what A Telecommunications will happen." major, Hunter-Ellis is a canSan Jose State plays in didate for the Academic the tough, underrated Pacific All-America team with a Coast Athletic Association 3.17 grade point average. for league play and has Wisely, he is not depending annual battles against such solely on professional foot- Pacific-10 powers as Stanball. "I'm not really banking ford and California. This on it. A lot of people bank year the Spartan's first four on it, but I'm just going to games are against Pac-10 take it in stride. I feel that if teams. Although coming off I stay healthy, something a 9-2 year, the Spartans are will happen. Whether it's not favored to repeat as the NFL draft, the WFL, the PCAA champions. Hawkins new league (USFL) or sees it differently. "There's Canada, I'm going to play been a lot of talk about somewhere. It really doesn't that. Some people say 6-5, I matter if I get drafted, or say 10-1." After losing how high, as long as I get several starters, including paid for doing what I like Alphaman Eric Lane (lineto do." backer, drafted by the Kansas A Business-Management City Chiefs), SJSU will be The Sphinx / Fall 1982