Delaney Says Administration Ordered Sources
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THETUFTS DAILY [Where You Read It First Thursday, March 14,1996 Volume XXXII, Number 37 I Delaney says administration ordered Sources thrown out by GREGORY GEIMAN ported a second incident to TUPD in the recent past in which an Daily Editorial Board in which issues of the same pub- individual purposely disposed of Colin Delaney, editor-in-chief lication had been removed from copies of a campus publication of the Primary Source, recently Cabot Auditorium, Carmichael and was identified. According to reported to the Tufts University Dining Hall, and Barnum and Reitman, there had been a case in Police Department (TUPD) that Braker Halls. November of 1993 in which a at least 50 percent of the copies of ‘We have not been able to de- student did not like the coverage the publication’s most recent is- termine who was responsible for he received in an Observer sports sue had been stolen from certain removing them,” King said. article, and he disposed of copies locations around campus. In an “Those areas are not really under of the newspaper. “The perpetra- interview with theDaily on Tues- anyone’s constant supervision... tor agreed to pay restitution for day, Delaney accused the Univer- the feedback we’ve been getting the value of the papers stolen and sity administration of possibly is that nobody’s watching the en- made a public apology in the pa- being involved in the mass re- try foyer of a building.” per.” moval of the often controversial King also spoke in response to King said that, in the case in- publication. Delaney’s accusations of an orga- volving the Observer, it was easy According to Director of Pub- nized effort to remove copies of to determinewho was responsible lic Safety John King, Delaney said his publication. “The issues were because there had been feedback he had delivered copies of the not taken from all the locations in from the Tufts community. Ac- Primary Source to Dewick/ which they were distributedin each cording to Lonero, in this most MacPhie Dining Hall on Feb. 29, of the buildings,” he said. “If there recent case, “We didn’t get any and the next day a large number of had been an organized attempt, information back from the com- those copies were missing. King wouldn’t someone take them from munity -that’s unusual.” said that Delaney reported this more than one location? Delaney said that when incident to TUPD on March 4. In “We have no proof that any Lonero’s police report had been his police report on the incident, individual or group went out to filed on Tuesday, he contacted Det. Lt. Charles Lonero said that eliminate copies of the Primary King to request a copy of the re- UNICCO custodial workers were Source,” King continued, “but if port. “I wanted to seeexactly what responsible for discarding of the anyone knows of anyone who did, the officer had to say,” he said. issues. Tufts Police would love to hear “Kingrefused... hesaidthatit was In three downtown galleries, spring is arriving early. Read all “The papers were in disarray about it.” University policy not to disclose about it in Weekender. all over the floor of DewicW King said that Lonero’s police that information.” Macphie, which is not uncom- report, which was completed on King said, “We don’t show or mon,’’ King said. “It became a Tuesday, was only an initial re- give copies of the report to the Environmental forum safety or cleanliness issue... the uort. and that the case is still ongo- individuals involved. We want to custodial workers are supposed to keep the area clean.” coming this weekend King said that he had spoken by MELISSA GALIN The conferenceattracts people with UNICCO custodial supervi- Senior Staff Writer involved in the fields of educa- sors in the course of the investiga- The 18th annual New England tion, art, environmentalhealth, and tion, and according to them, no EnvironmentalConference, spon- medicine, as well as writers, sports custodial workers had admitted to sored by the New England Envi- figures, and members of the gov- removing any issues of the Pri- ronmental Network and the Mas- ernment, she said. Tufts was cho- mary Source on purpose. King sachusetts Audubon Society, will sen as the location because it is the said he feels that the workers were be held at Tufts this weekend. US central environmental institution just doing their job in removing Senator John Kerry (D-MA) will in the New England area. the issues, that “none were re- be among the speakers coming to A pre-conference symposium moved because of their point of campus for the event. will be held on Friday. Dr. view.” The focus of the conference is Lawrence Susskind, an associate Delaney disagreedwith King’s to reach out to people with envi- professor at the Fletcher School assessment, however. “It would ronmental concerns throughout and an expert in conflict resolu- not surprise me if [the UNICCO New England and connect them tion, will lead a role-playing ses- workers] had been directed to re- Photo by Jen McCarthy with environmentalprograms both sion dealing with community dis- move them ... the only people who Copies of theprimary Sourcewere removed from DewicMMacPhie cussions of environmentalissues. had the motive or authority to do at Tufts and in the New England Hall bv UNICCO workers, according to the Tufts Police. area. Dennis Hayes, founder of Earth this are members of the adminis- The title of this year’s confer- Day, will speak in Cabot Audito- tration,” he said. ing. He said that TUPD is not maintain control and order over ence, “Faith in a Seed,” was cho- rium at 7:30p.m. “We want to get ‘‘Theprimary Source has cnti- ruling anything out, but at this information ... it has not been our sen to encourage people to have people into an action mode for the cized the administration on a host time, they have nothing on which practice [toreleasepolicereports] hope and take an active role in conference,” Simmons said. of issues,” he continued. “I’ve to draw any solid leads on the in the seven years I’ve been here. helping the environment.Accord- The conference will be educa- accused [University] President second alleged incident. “He didn’t agree with me, and ing to Caroline Simmons, execu- tional, as it includes over 100 DiBiaggio of breaking federal Delaney said that the police said that he needed a copy of the tive director of the New England workshops facilitated by Tufts law.” report placed blame for the issues report by Thursday.. I reiterated Environmental Network and co- graduatestudents, professors, and Assistant Dean of Students being removed in Dewick/ to him that I wasn’t going to give ordinator of the conference, there experts in the field of environ- Bruce Reitman said that he didn’t MacPhie on the inadequacy of the him a copy,” King continued. has been an assault on environ- mental awareness, Simmonssaid. even know how to respond to such delivery boxes in the entry foyer. Delaney claimed that King’s mental laws and issues, and the Workshop topics include Skills an accusation. “Nobody that I “The manager of Dewick/ policy was a violation of the Free- conference will be a way for and Strategies for Environmental know of, in the administration, MacPhie had told me that these dom of Information Act. “There is people to make informed deci- Practitioners,Environmental Edu- would ever or certainly did not boxes were adequate,” Delaney an extensiveongoing effort to pre- sions and fight back. cation, Health and Safety, New ask anybody to remove any cop- said. ‘“we deliver issues in boxes vent Tufts from disseminatingin- “It is New England’s biggest Thinking and New Priorities ies of thesource. I couldn’t imag- in Cabot also.” formation... they’ve done it many environmentaltown meeting,” she (which will address environmen- ine it,” he said. Delaney also said that King times before.” said. tal issues and human rights), as Delaney said he believed the had told him in a phone conversa- University General Counsel well as Business, Labor, and issues were removed on purpose tion that he could confirm that Mary Lee Jacobs spoke with Economy (which will address because the cover, entitled “Tufts UNICCO was involved with the Delaney about the matter yester- I Inside: 1 wetland issues and waterquality). Loves Honkeys,” mocked an ad- removal of issues in buildings day, and decided that the Freedom According to Simmons, medi- vertisement that the Tufts Les- besides DewickMacPhie. see SOURCE, page 2 Viewpoints ............ P. 3 There has only been one case David Meyers on health services, cine and the environment will be a bian, Gay, and Bisexual Commu- thoughts on the Israel situation, and the main focus at this year’s confer- nity (TLGBC)placed in theDaily. Medord/Somerville divide. ence. Dr. The0 Colburn and Diane This advertisement, which stated Dumanski, co-authors ofOurSro- “Tufts Loves Faggots,” was de- len Future, will speak about the veloped by the TLGBC in refer- Weekender ........ p. I-IV hazards of organochlorines. ence to an incident of homophobic All about art galleries, Sting’s latest Organochlorines, which are graffiti which appeared in CD is alluring, St. Patty’s day is upon used in filtration plants and found Carmichael Hall in January. us, and an Oscar preview. in cosmetics and the insides of tin “People saw the cover, and they cans, cause reproductiveproblems were shocked and outraged,” Sports ...................p. 6-7 such as birth defects, low sperm Delaney said. “This was a reac- We preview all of the NCAA bas- counts, and low fertility rates.