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in trial confused by misunderstandings, complexity by Richard Dees Guertin, who was an assistant and accomodation were not had asked for the device in order to professor in physics from 1970-76, provided by Rice. Rice's attorney, be able to communicate privately U.S. District Court Judge claims Rice did not promote him Chapman Smith, certainly never with his wife. Whether the device Gabrielle K. McDonald may have or give him tenure because his contested the point. could indeed have been used for made her wisest decision last week deafness effectively prevented him The issue then becomes whether Guertin to make professional by deciding to postpone her ruling from participating in federally- Guertin gave Rice a fair chance to contacts, as Lopez belatedly in the discrim- funded research in the Bonner accomodate him. Guertin claims attempted to show, is not really ination trial Nuclear' Laboratory under the Rice never provided him with an relevant since Guertin did not give of former direction of Gerald Phillips. interpreter. G. King Walters, dean that as a reason at the time. The Rice profes- Analysis McDonald must first decide of natural sciences and physics physics department rightly did not sor Ralph which part—Section 503 or department chairman from feel it should spend its money for a Guertin a- Section 504—of the Rehabilitation 1978, testified that Guertin device to be used for one gainst Rice Act of 1973 applies to the case. never asked for one. professor's personal benefit. University. By letting the lawyers Section 504 specifically requires He did ask for a teletype device If, however, McDonald rules prepare briefs and by giving herself affirmative action and accomoda- Guertin —R. Dees that would allow him to that Section 503 applies, Guertin's time to sort out the four-and-a-half tion for the handicapped in universities, does not. communicate privately over the case is much weaker. Under days of testimony, she should be programs of the U.S. Governmt. If McDonald decides to apply telephone during his time at Rice Section 503, Guertin must show he able to find the important issues programs of the U.S. Government. Section 504 to the case, Guertin's (secretaries had translated phone was discriminated against solely that have been obscurred by Section 503, which applies to other case becomes much stronger since calls for him). But both Walters because of his handicap and that numerous side issues. institutions including private it is clear that affirmative action and Guertin himself testified he see McDonald, page 7 INSIDE: • Perspectives on the black experience at Rice, p. 10-11. • A look at standing committees: What do they do? p. 5. • Ballet, contemporary museum 1HRESHER get scrutiny. Reviews, p. 8-9. Volume 68, number Thursday, September 25, 1980 P S3 Colleges move to enforce stricter rules to tame campus rowdiness by Bruce Davies authority and that the enforcement S50 to offenders caught in the act. Residential colleges have begun would have to come from the Recent occurances which seeking their own solutions to students. prompted the masters to propose a controlling the intercollege yell- Wiess College members offered concerted effort include: wars which have been occuring their system as a model for what 4 Power in the Wiess commons since the beginning of the year. can be done. The system, instituted being turned off resulting in food The move stems from a meeting at Wiess last year, requires all spoilage, of college masters on September 9 college members to sign an honor • Power to Richardson's sump in which one of the items on the pledge to report all acts of pumps being turned off causing the agenda was "Survival of Life, destruction and aggression to a basement to flood, and Trumpeting MOBsters -Wiley Sanders Property, and Civilization in the member of the college court. In • A Richardson student being hit Colleges." Robert Jump, interim addition, Wiess has selected in the head by a garbage bag full of master of Will Rice College said students to the court who are more water thrown from the Will Rice MOB plans A&M trip that "everybody voiced concern willing to enforce existing rules. new dorm resulting in injury to the when the issue was raised. It was (Judicial procudures exist for each student. by David Keen on the trip. And he quipped it like we all had been keeping it college as well as in the university At the masters' meeting. might be as well to bring the bottled-up inside us and we just rules and regulations, but many Richardson master William The Marching Owl Band Houston Oilers along for added had to let it out," said Jump. colleges have not strictly enforced Martin said he saw a two-by-four (MOB) will probably perform at protection. Zumwalt said that the The masters decided that the their own or the university's rules.) thrown from the college which the Texas A&M football game in Rice busses will probably travel general level of disturbances in the Finally, Wiess court members have landed on the patio of Will Rice College Station. Final clearance together for security reasons. colleges has reached a point where been empowered to levy fines up to see Masters, page 7 awaits approval by the university, MOB Librarian, Grungy (a.k.a. the situation had become too but, according to Director Ken Jon Gladu), said the MOB would dangerous and that something Dye, the MOB is eager to go. put on a show that it feels is fun. would have to be done to control Club sports get boost MOB officials have been in But he warned, "It's getting very it. by Jay Grob have to continue fund-raising touch with several bus companies difficult to get a show that's funny, At a September 14 meeting the An increase in the club sports efforts to stay afloat financially. already, although no commitment without getting killed." college masters, presidents, and budget from $4000 to $6250 Barker became director of the has yet been made. Grungy was also worried that if college court chairmen decided approved earlier this semester program this year after jurisdiction The trip would be the MOB's Rice wins the game, this might that the masters themselves could first to A&M since Aggie fans not possibly act as the police should help alleviate some of the passed from the Athletic barricaded the band in Rice see MOB, page 7 financial problems the clubs have Department to the Health and Stadium for three hours after the been facing, according to Club Physical Education Department. 1973 contest. The MOB had Campaigns solicit help Sports Director J. R. Barker. Rice club sports, now consisting performed a satirical show which It will not, however, solve all of of 16 organizations ranging from parodied the Aggie's military group of about forty students their difficulties. Barker warns that the Rifle and Pistol to the Soccer traditions. Specifically, the band gathered on the Sewall Patio the various clubs will definitely see Sports, page 7 "goose-stepped" onto the field, Tuesday of her reasons- for some members in spiked helmets, supporting Independent candidate to the tune of an old German John Anderson. She also march and poked fun at the emphasized the importance of Aggies' mascot, Reveille. Two students to the Anderson band members were assaulted as campaign. Students, she the band returned to the stands. remarked, were more likely than The Owl football team most to "take an overview" of compounded the Aggies' misery by politics, to look at issues in a upsetting A&M, 24-21. national and global perspective. If the MOB gets the go-ahead, Phillip Linderman, a field Farenthold —Geoff Spradley Drum Major David Zumwalt representative for the national anticipates a move away from the Students for Reagan Organiza- "tame" routines of more recent by David Keen tion, also made a plea for years. He said that, with a new Support groups for all tftree volunteers and support on behalf band director and with the MOB presidential candidates began of his candidate. Linderman told a trip to A&M, "people are going to recruiting workers this week on group of seven students Tuesday be very aware of any changes." campus. In their meetings Tuesday that "Jimmy Carter has to go." And he emphasized the Crowds outside the memorial service last week for Dr. John Parish. A special But Dye warned that if the MOB and Wednesday, student importance of the students' votes memorial fund for Parish has been established by Fondren Library. To date routine is too provocative, "They'd coordinators and guest speakers to accomplish this goal. shoot us." The A&M fans, he for each campaign called upon there are over forty contributions which total more than $500. The money will be used to buy books of English literature unless a donor specifies otherwise added, "are not .jexactly Rice to supply enthusiastic "We recognize that the election's Donors wishing to add to this fund should specify that their gift is for the reasonable people." He said that volunteers. going to be close," said the MOB would take measures to Former gubernatorial candidate memorial (which differs from the Friends of Fondren program). provide security for band members Frances "Sissy" Farenthold told a see Presidential, page 7 — Bruce Davies A winner and a loser HOM, POLKS, PRESIDENT GAKTBl WEMWHWETODO WtOHPQWfiTTHE CAN CNW TEXAS, BUT I WARN WITHOUT TOE GHKMO FARMERS, AMP OF There was a winner and a loser in Sunday's presidential YOU IT WONT BE EAS^ VOTE-AKDITHINKWE OOORSECMEIMtS debate.

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