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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Suffolk University Student Newspapers at Digital Collections @ Suffolk. It has been accepted for inclusion in Suffolk Journal by an authorized administrator of Digital Collections @ Suffolk. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Suffolk U niversity's Two-Time Organization Of The Y ear THE mFnu JiuiMM. Wednesday, June 21, 2000, V olume #59, Issue #25 Graduates urged to remember their roots edented advances and challenges that By Alisha C ox we alone have to face.” Journal Staff United States Senator Patty Close to 1,000 students closed a Murray from Washington state de­ chapter in their lives recently on the livered the commencement address, floor ofthe FleetCenter. Suffolk Uni­ urging the graduating seniors to take versity held it’s annual commence­ a moment from their celebration to ment exercise for the College of Arts remember how far they have come. and Sciences and Sawyer School of “Your degree can take you any­ Management on May 21. where. Don’t feel limited by what’s “We know there is a season for written on your diploma. Feel liber­ everything,” Director of Campus ated,” Murray said. “Do what you Ministry Reverend Amy Fisher said. have chosen to do, and work so hard “It’s a time to end and also a time to to achieve, but don’t ever think it’s begin again.” the only thing you can do.” For senior Christie Douville, “Todayyou have reached the top graduation was something that of the mountain, but you didn’t get seemed so far away when she first here alone,” she continued. “I hope moved into the dorms on Tremont that at some point today, you take a Street four yearsago. moment to remember the people “It was quite unreal,” Douville who helped you get here. No one said. “Iheard them callmyname. All becomes a success by themselves.” I really heard was ‘Chris...’ and then Murray went on to speak about 1 remember shaking [Suffolk Presi­ how the graduating seniors can give dent David J. Sargent’s] hand. I didn’t back to their community and the hear anything else, not the crowds or people around them. other students, untill satbackdown.” “Now thatyou have made it, you Senior Christina Dent delivered have a responsibility to help some­ the class greeting to the graduating one else make it,” Murray said. “Re­ students. Dent graduated with a alize what an inspiration you can Photo Courtesy of Public Affairs double major in English and jour­ become for someone who is just be- Suffolk President David J. Sargent presents Kjell Magne Bondevik, the former prime nalism in addition to having the high ­ , ginning their academic career.” minister of Norway, an honorary doctorate of laws at the Class of 2000 commencement est GPA of all of the graduating Murray was also awarded an May 21. seniors, 3.987. Dent served as edi­ honorary degree as a result of her rights, and serves on the Senate Executive Officer of Connell Lim­ of members of the Suffolk Board of tor-in-chief of VentuTe, Suffolk’s lit­ “forceful voice on education and Health, Education, Labor and Pen­ ited Partnership William F. Connell Trustees, Sargent and Vice Presi­ erary magazine and was a staff mem­ women’s rights issues” according to sions Committee. She is also respon­ and United States Representative dent/Treasurer Francis X. Flannery, ber of the Suffolk Journal dming Sargent. sible for hiring 100,000 new teach­ James P. McGovern. Andre Sonko, according to Dean of Students her tenure at Suffolk. Murray is recognized for her com­ ers and installing new computers in Former Minister of Education in Nancy Stoll. The committee selects “This is our graduation, the mo­ mon-sense approach to politics and the Washington public schools. Senegal was also scheduled to receive the honorary degree recipients and ment where we enter into the omi- her dedication to the concerns of Honorary degrees were also an honorary degree, but was ill and then presents the list to the entire nousreal world,” Dentsaid. “We are working families, according to her handed out to the Former Prime unable to travel to the ceremony. board of trustees, who then elect the the new generation, of the new mil­ Senate biography. She is an advo­ Minister of Norway Kjell Magne The honorary degree recipients commencement speaker. lennium. Ahead of us are unprec­ cate for education and women’s Bondevik, Chairman and Chief are chosen by a committee made up Swift resigns from Suffolk teaching positon logue for the upcoming semester. By Megan Matteucci Swift had originally said she hoped to teach Journal Staff u in the fall semester, but that dream has since It was never my intention to bring undue attention to vanished. After receiving$25,000 to teach two gradu­ Suffolk. However, if even one college trustee has “It was never my intention tobring undue ate-level, under-enrolled Sawyer School of attention to Suffolk,” Swift said. “However, if Management classes, LieutenantGovernor Jane EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S STANDING, THEN even one college trustee, as has been reported, Swift is resigning from Suffolk. has expressed concern for the university’s stand­ IT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO aiMINATE THE DISTRACTION. Swift’s teaching post received much contro­ ing, then it is the right time to eliminate that versy, particularlysince otheradjuncts receive distraction.” a quarter of the pay she receives and have - Jane Swift Suffolk’s board of trustees viewed Swift’s higher teaching demands. Questions concern­ appointment as a “public relations disaster ing the legitimacy of Swift’s position atSuffolk Swift’s campaign chairman. Barrett said that knew that Paul Barrett and Roger Donoghue and has damaged the morale of other instruc­ heated up in the beginning of May, after the he was simply doing a favor for Crossen, a both have strong ties to Suffolk University,” tors who work many more hours than Swift Boston (7/ofre reported that a lobbying firm friend of eight years, and he never directly Swift said. “I don’t know the level of their for less pay,” according to the Globe. was involved in the decision. discussed the matter with Swift. involvement. There were new things that I “ Members of the board of trustees have real On May 11, the Globe reported that a Both Barrett and partnerDonoghue are learned in the (3/ofrearticle.” reservations aboutSwift’s job,” aSuffolksource partner in a large Beacon Hill lobbying firm, Suffolk law alumni, and are actively involved The firm is registered to lobby at the State told the Globe. Donoghue, Barrett &. Singal, had played a key in law school community. Barrett and his firm House, and advertises its partners as “govern­ ^ During the spring semester. Swift’s teaching role in arranging for Suffolk officials and Swift have donated $20,000 to the newly-con­ ment and legislative affairs experts.” schedule included a total of 15 hours of to meet. Swift then made the pitch to Suffolk structed David J. Sargent Law School, and On May 12, Swift resigned from Suffolk. instruction for a sbc-week educational policy for the teaching position. plan to donate $10,000 more in the fall. Swift said she called Sargent and told him she course with three graduate students. Her fall Paul Barrett, a partner in the State House President David J. Sargent declined to com­ “reluctantly” decided not to extend her semester class, “ManagingState Government,” lobbying firm, told the G7ofrethat he spoke to ment on the issue. $25,000 a year contract for the following was team taught with Michael Brooks, another a Suffolk law professor about Swift’s interest Swift announced that she was aware that academicyear, according to the Globe. How­ SWIFT in teaching as the request of Michael Crossen, the lobbyists arranged the position for her. “I ever, Swift was not listed in the course cata­ continued on Page 2 Opinions & Editorials S P O KTS The U.S. Bombs keep the fuse lit at Congress hides drug-related Baseball Coach Cary McConnell kH m JoH the Middle East and BB is still the information and it’s time to think proves his worth while team gar­ reigning king. about life after college. ners accolates. Pages 4-5 Pages 6 Page 7 T he Suffolk Journal Wednesday, June 21,2000 ift bids farewell to Suffolk adjunct job stays at home and watches their young ■ SWIFT daughter. continued from Page 1 SSOM Dean John F. Brennan member of Governor Paul Cellucci’s said that Swift deserved the high pay administration and chief legal coun­ due to her government position and sel at the Division of Registration, experience. Brennan said the pay and contained less than ten students. was “in the range that fits her status.” However, Brooks was not paid as Swift is not the only politician to highly as Swift, receiving the regular take up teaching on the side. Cellucci adjunct salary. The average adjunct was paid $30,000 to teach a semes­ receives approximately $3,100 for a ter-long class, entitled “Politics in Mas­ class. sachusetts,” at Boston College. How­ Swift also lacks a masters’ degree ever, Cellucci stepped down from his or advanced educational credentials teaching duties when he became gov­ that most adjuncts professors pos­ ernor after former Governor Will­ sess. iam Weld resigned from the office. Although the fall course was team Massacusetts House Speaker taught, only Brooks’ name appeared Thomas Finneran has also taught at in the Suffolk course bulletin. Suffolk in the past, however he said Swift said that she took the job at he was paid less than $5,000 a course. Suffolk to aid in her financial Swift has no other teaching expe­ troubles, especially after receiving a rience, other than a government Lance Morganeliii - Journal File Photo $30,000 pay cutwhen taking on her course that she taught at Williams lieutenant governor position. Swift’s College on a fellowship prior to her Lieutenant Governor Jane Swift resigned from her teaching post at Suffolk May 12. Swift husband does not work because he job at Suffolk. was receiving $25,000 to teach two under-enrolled graduate management class. Suffolk and CapeCod expand “2-plus-2” program Suffolk University and Cape Cod Commu­ tion and journalism. nity College both pride themselves on offering accessible to smdents at the Cape Cod site in nity College haveexpanded their “2-plus-2” Students who meet Suffolk University’s quality, yet affordable, educations, according order to ensure that the smdents have access to agreement so that students enrolling in the admissions standards may enroll directly in the to Ronayne. all of the university’s resources. community college may work toward a four-year program. Otherwise, students who Ronyane also explained that because Cape The Sawyer School of Management and bachelor’s degree with a major in public rela­ maintain a 2.5 grade-point average while en­ Cod campus smdents will pay community Cape Cod Community College currently offer tions from Suffolk. rolled at the college may transfer into the college mition rates for their first two years of a bachelor of science in business administra­ In 1998, SuffolkUniversity and Cape Cod Suffolk bachelor’s degree program after earn­ higher education, the program is more cost- tion through the “2-plus-2” program. Majors Community College established a unique pub­ ing their associate’s degree. Cape Cod Com­ effective. include interdisciplinary business smdies, ac­ lic-private agreement called “2-plus-2.” This munity College currently has no academic Ronayne added that Suffolk’s faculty and counting and computer information services. agreement between a public college and a requirements for entering students. administration have made a long-term com­ For more information, contact the Sawyer privateuniversity was the first of its kind in “We are excited about welcoming smdents mitment to serving the Cape and Islands re­ School of Management or e-mail Cape Cod at Massachusetts, and allowed Cape Cod resi­ from the Cape Cod region into our public gion.They plan to make themselves readily [email protected]. dents to complete a four-year college degree in relations program and giving them the oppor­ the comfort of their own hometown. tunity to earn a bachelor’s degree at a conve­ The “2-plus-2” agreement allows qualifying nient location,” said College of Arts and Sci­ students to complete two years of courses at the ences Dean Michael R. Ronayne. public community college, then continue in “Our colleagues in Suffolk University’s Suffolk University’s bachelor’s degree pro­ Sawyer School of Management found enthu­ gram at the West Barnstable campus, with a siastic and able students when they blazed the focus on public relations and professional trail by establishing a unique public-private writing. Courses will be taught by professors partnership with Cape Cod Community Col­ Develop Poieerfiil Tools from Suffolk’s College of Arts and Sciences, lege. ” “Persuade your neighbors particularly the department of communica­ SuffolkUniversity and Cape Cod Commu­ for Poieerfiil Cureers. to compromise ■whenever you can. •LSAT not Suffolk and Dean Point out to them REQUIRED ho’w thenominal • Day and evening PROGRAMS ■winneris often a • Affordable College join forces real loser - in fees, TUITION PLANS expenses, and ■waste AND FINANCIAL Suffolk University and Dean College offi­ advising to maximize the benefits of the Dean AID AVAILABLE of time. As a peacemaker, the la^wyer cially formed an educational collaboration by College-Suffolk University programs and pro­ Effectively analyze business has a superior opportunity of being a signing an agreement through which bachelor vide a seamless transition from Dean’s two- problems. Write and speak per­ suasively. Negotiate successfully. good person. ” and master degree programs will be offered at year associate degree programs to Suffolk’s In businessand in life, these are Dean, a two-year instimtion serving the rapidly bachelor degree programs. -Abraham Lincoln skills that can give you an important competitive edge. growing greater 1-495 region. The signing cer­ “ Dean College is an innovator, committed L’s juris doctor program emony was held at Dean College on Friday, to its students and working to providethem you the theoretical May 12. with a variety of options in a growing region lowledge and practical skills training that prepare you not Over90 percent of Dean College graduates with an exuberant economy,” said Suffolk only to practice law, but to find go on to four-year colleges, including Suffolk President David J. Sargent. “We are proud ofLaw success in other walks of life. University. The Suffolk University-Dean Col­ that SuffolkUniversity has been chosen to At Andover Visit our website at: lege collaboration will give Dean smdents and expand upon that effort.” www.mslaw.edu other Franklin-area residents all the options “The development of strategic, academic Next Class Begins Watch MSL’s television and resources of an urban university on their and corporate partnerships is central to Dean’s shozu on the Media One August 2000 channel, Sundays at own conveniently located campus, according mission,” said Dean College President Paula 11:00 am. to President David]. Sargent. M. Rooney. “Our parmership with Suffolk Suffolk will offer three undergraduate pro­ University positions us to provide new and Call or email us now for a school catalog, grams: business administration through the additional pathways for Dean smdents and email: [email protected] Sawyer School of Management, and psychol­ alumni who desire to pursue baccalaureate SOO IVdcnil Sncct, Aiulo\cr, MA OISIO ♦ (978) 681-()S0() ogy and criminal justice through the College of smdies at Dean. In addition, the Suffolk-Dean Arts and Sciences. The Sawyer School of Man­ collaboration will yield new education, career agement also will offer its internationally-ac­ enhancement and training resources for em­ credited MBA program. ployers and employees throughout the greater SuffolkUniversityand Dean College, both Franklin 1-495 region.” private instimtions, share a student-centered Among Dean College’s other strategic part­ philosophy and have a long history of serving nerships is a corporate parmership with a broad range of students. Pumam Investments., which includes innova­ An emphasis will be placed on individual tive learning and work experience. -n 8 The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, June21,2000

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' i Cary McConnell Softball Sunday brought the Suffolk baseball program from little more than a foundation to the crown returns to Division III NCAAs. This season was Suffolk's most successful and it the Journal was evident in the players. Max Nunez of Jim Behrle Lawrence was signed Journal Staff by the Boston Red Sox. Justice has finally been served at Joe Duca was named Suffolk. the GNAC's most The Suffolk Softball Sunday valuable player and championship, which had been in Mike Anastasia was dispute for the last two years, finally named the GNAC's came back to the SuffolkJournalon rookie of the year. April 30 with sweepingvictories over the Suffolk Police and a Student Activities team comprised of mem­ bers from Student Government As­ Joe Sgroi - Journal Staff sociation, Program Council andTau "Student leader' Ryan Kappa Epsilon. Stanhope nearly set off an TTie Journal defeated a SGA/ explosion when he mowed PC/TKE in a very tense, physical over Journal second championship round in humiliating baseman. Sue McCarthy. fashion, dropping the student lead­ ers, 26-4, in a three-inning slaughter- Softball rule fiasco. Leadoff batter Neil O’Callaghan smacked two home Sunday Brackets runs and a double in the game. McConnell sets a new O’Calkghan finished with four home Semifinals runs and seven RBI, going 5 for 6 on Journal6. SUED the day. “It was a definitive win,” said the SAC d. Res. Life Finals standard for SU baseball senior captain. “I felt every member of Team JoumaI6\A an excellent job Journal 6. SAC Baseball coach talks about terrific year^ his beginnings at today.” Outfielders Jay Hale and Evan Suffolk and goalsfor the future of the program Crockford and first baseman John lem with that, he should have told me Leary all belted home runs for the to stop. You know I would have. But bounced the Rams in the semifinals of the tourna­ Journal Crockford’s smash landed he didn’t. Now we see what kind of Neil O’C allaghan ment an estimated 350 feet from home a tough guy he is.” Journal Staff “It’s tough when you get into that losers’ bracket,” plate. “There was no call for that,” said Cary McConnell has never felt he coached in McConnell said. ' “I don’t think I’ve ever seen as O’Callaghan. “If someone wants to anyone’s shadow. “You have to bring guys back on two days rest, you much trash talking as I saw coming take a run at Jay (Hale) or me, we This year he proved it to everyone. get banged around. It’s tough.” from the/or/rna/dugout,” said Suf- understand. We talk a lot of trash. On the heek of the most successful seasons in the McConnell, a native of Cleveland, ako noted how folkbaseball coach Cary McConnell, But for a guy of his girth to plow history of Suffolk University’s ------remarkable his team’s run was who watched from the sidelines.“ I through our 90-pound second baseball program, McConnell considering that lack of facilities mean, it was incredible. They spent baseman, and then to say that our was one of three members of -T a Suffolk has always been bur- the entire day heckling everyone: first baseman was elbowing him as the team to be recognized by the There were certainly high „i,h. h. Tid wh.„ he pitchers, batters and fielders. I’m his only defense, that’s just terrible. GreatNortheast Athletic Con­ STANDARDS HERE AT started here he never would have glad I left my toddler son at home.” This guy was a student leader?” ference with a postseason expected this kind of season. “That doesn’t matter. 'This was Hale, the other/or/r/ia/captain, Suffolk, but I didn’t fee award. 'The fourth-year coach “We weren’t in a conference. the most participation I have ever said: “What a scumbag! I hope he’s was named the GNAC Coach ANY MORE PERSONAL PRES­ We had 15 players that first seen in a softball Sunday in years,” happy I let him leave with all his teeth. of the Year for coaching the I ...... ^ year.Itwasdifficult.Wewereso said athletic director James Nelson. There was no need to take his fat I LOOKED AT WHERE f^r away [from the tourna­ Rams to an unprecedented 38- SURE Starting pitcher Matt Gillis went aggression out on Suzanne just be­ 9 season, twowins shy of the THE PROGRAM WAS AND ment],” he said. “Those were 2-0 on the day, allowing only three cause he just came to grips with the Northeast Division III record some lean years ... You doubt earned runs in the second game. His fact that he was absolutely terrible. ” SAID, Why can’t we of 40. your team’s ability to compete control was spectacular, keeping That incident led to following “We had a great year,” said GO FARTHER? ’ every January when you see them batters off balance with his wide physical altercations between Randy McConnell. “We just got on a in that first workout. We went 4- array of pitches. Silva and Student Activities’ first roll there. It seemed like when 4 in Florida thk year. But partly, “Gillis was very composed,” said baseman Steve Fader in the next one guy was slumping, there that doubt motivates your team O’Callaghan. “He knew that our inning. Silva lowered his shoulder were always other guys there to — C ary McC onnell to getbetter. You keep pushing. team liked to talk a little trash, so he while running out a ground ball. knew we would be in the line of fire. outfielder Bill Petrell step it up. You start to improve and it shows.” Journal He kept other teams in check and collided with Student Activities’ McConnell took over in 1996 as the associate Maintaining a successful program hinges on a few things never let any rally get out of hand. catcher Greg Rowe on a close play at director of athletics and baseball coach, replacing as far as McConnell and his staff are concerned. He TTiat’s confidence.” the plate. one of Suffolk’s most successful coaches of all time, touched upon recruiting, retaining, quality of athlete and 'Things got physical in the bottom “I said itwas nothing personal,” Joe Wakh. Walsh left after the 1996 season to character. of the second inning with Student said O’Callaghan. “But when some­ coach at Harvard University in Cambridge. “You have to get kids interested in the program and Activities’ right fielder, Ryan one on your team starts trouble like “There were certainly high standards here at make them wantto come here,” said McConnell, undoubt­ Stanhope on first and one out. that, there are going to be conse­ Suffolk, but I didn’t feel any more personal pres­ edly a daunting task with Suffolk’s lack of facilities. Stanhope barreled through second quences.” sure,” said McConnell. McConnell ako said that retaining pkyers from one season baseman, Suzanne McCarthy, on The Journal took back the title “Joedid a great job here. It helped coming in to the next has gotten better, partly due to the living his way from first to second on a after two years of controversial losses, starting not from the bottom but a solid founda­ facilities. routine ground ball. McCarthy was one to the SUED and TKE. The tion. I looked at where the program was and said “We’re ako looking for quality of athlete,” he said. “If shaken up on the play, but remained /ourna/had defeated the athletic ‘Why can’t we go farther?’” the guy’s a pitcher, we want to see the guy’s velocity. We ako in the game. His justification was that department in 1997 in a 1-0 pitcher’s McConnell’s team realized that goal this season want to see if the guy has moxie or toughness, somebody the first baseman, Leary, was elbow­ duel. by winning the GNAC championship and the East who kn’t going to back down. Somebody that’s good in the ing him. In the opening round, the Coast Athletic Conference championships in May. clutch.” Jour- “Yeah, I was elbowing him, just a na/defeated the SUPD, 9-6,and the In the Division III NCAA tournament, Suffolk Despite all the attention from local media, McConnell little bumping to let him know I was Student Activities team beat the went 2-2 after losing its first game. Bridgewater State saysit ’s been a breeze for him and his family. there,” said Leary. “If he had a prob- Residence Life team 12-8. The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, June 21,2000 Opinions and Editorials Fanaticism places Packers before girl’s well-being been cheated by the referees. Yeah. However, while he should not be said that he was “devastated, espe­ knowing every statistic. Fanaticism is by Ben ThompsonI’m a fanatic - at least I was until I condemned until convicted, it is cially as he has a teenage daughter.” when we care about what we cheer found out the true meaning of fa­ understandable and expected if you Suddenly it hit me. That poor girl for more than the people involved. “Be a fan, not a fanatic,” is the naticism. or were outraged upon hearing these whose life had been scarred forever We can be fanatics about anything, message of a commercial that has On April 10, 2000, Mark accusations. Unfortunately, 1 was was the real victim. It was she who from sports to politics to our own been airing as of late on ESPN. The Chmura of the Green Bay Packers not, at least at first glance. deserved my sympathy and concern. popularity. Whenever we forget first dozen times I saw this commer­ was arrested in Hartland, Wis. on When this story first broke, I was While most of us look back at our about the people involved, we have cial, I mocked it, as I considered their suspicion of sexualassault of a 17- surprised, but I shrugged it off, figur­ prom with a smile on our face, she crossed the line from fandom to depiction of a “fan” to be somewhat year-old girl (he was charged with ing that the situation couldn’t be will struggle to drown it from her fanaticism. silly. said crime May 15,2000). Chmura that serious and all would be fine memory. Finally I joined the rest of Regardless of the outcome of this “I’m a fanatic and proud of it!” I allegedly arrived at a post-prom party come football season - my fanati­ the state of Wisconsin in outrage. case, this revelationhasstruckachord declared to my roommate. After all, at3 a.m., engaged in drinking games cism at work (in my defense, most of Finally I moved past my fanaticism, with me, and I will never forget it. being born and raised greater Wis­ with several teens, and eventually the sordid details were notyet avail­ and saw the unpleasant reality of the This realization of the true meaning consin, I was raised in cardinal and ended up in a hot tub with the owner able). Though I soon realized how situation. This wasn’taboutthe Pack­ of fanaticism forced me to reevalu­ white on Saturdays and green and of the house (a friend of Chmura’s) serious the matter was, my concern ers; this was about a girl whose life ate all the areas of my life and remem­ gold on Sundays. I can list the rosters and several teenage girls. He then was still for the impact it would have had been permanently damaged. ber that people come first. The com­ and statistics of the Packers and the allegedly took the 1 7-year-old girl to on the Packers. I did not even con­ After coming to this revelation, I mercial I used to mock has now Wisconsin University’s football and the bathroom and had sex with her. sider the 17-year-old girl. was forced to reevaluate my devo­ become my motto, and I hope yours men’s basketball teams. I have yet to The girl said she did not resist due to My fanaticism had blinded me to tion to my favorite sports teams. as well. I encourage you all to: “Be a miss a Badger football or men’s bas­ Chmura’s size and her drunken state. the real victim. People mean so much more than a fan, not a fanatic.” ketball game in my college career, Before I proceed, I would like to I finally read about the reaction silly game, but when we lose site of and just like the fanatic portrayed on remind everyone thatMark Chmura of Mike Sherman, the new Packers this fact, we become fanatics, not just that commercial, I can be quite vo­ is innocent until proven guilty in a head coach and Mark Chmura’s fans. Fanaticism isn’tnecessarily be­ BenThompson writes forthe Badger cal, especially when I feel my team has court of law. former position coach. The report ing displeased with the referees or Herald AT Universityof Wisconsin. How Congress bans Information from communities a malicious assault on civil liberties. edge for up to a year. Responsible members of the Internet com­ by Josh Wickerman The Meth Act is at once both vague and all The bill is also dangerous. The information munity contribute to this vast body of knowl­ encompassing, leaving lots ofwiggle room for it attempts to outlaw provides people with edge as often as they throw out drug use tips or How can our government ban information interpretation. The guidelines forjudging ille­ absolutelynecessary knowledge pertaining to engage in philosophical discussions. This com­ and outlaw communities? gal behavior remain indistinct, although it correct drug dosage and safety precautions. munication would be outlawed. Very easily - and under the law - if a bill outlaws any information “published with in­ The Meth Act easily bans information dis­ A community of knowledgeable, respon­ makes its way out of House subcommittee tent” to break federal drug laws. In effect, any cussed from personal experience. Here, the sible, informed, and involved citizens faces hearings. information, from the use of cannabis for positives and the negatives of drug use are peril at the hand of misguided legislation. Such This nasty bit of legislation,known as the medicinal purposes, to instructions on the unbiasedly extolled. By making this informa­ a flagrant, indefensible affront to First Amend­ “Methamphetamines Anti-Proliferation Act extraction of codeine from Tylenol 3, could tion illegal, people interested in experimenting ment freedoms can’t be allowed to go forward. of 1999,” would ban the dissemination of all land a person in prison under the right pros­ with drugs - whether they can find life-saving Of course, I hold out hope that the Su­ information pertaining to the manufacture ecuting circumstances.Even linking to drug- knowledge or not- could end up using danger­ preme Court will kill the Meth Act. Not that and use of methamphetamines and all other related information sites would be illegal. ous illegal substances blindly. In short, this bill the constitutional right to freedom of religion controlled substances. This means that any Even scarier, an amendment to the Meth attempts to outlaw a legitimate body of infor­ provided any protection for Native Ameri­ discussion of drug use in any form (e-mail, web Act allows searches without issuing public mation that saves lives. cans who incorporated San Pedro Cacti as a pages, books, etc) would be felonious behav­ warrants. That means police can suspend con­ Congresswants to burn vast libraries of religious sacrament. That native plant is all but ior. The Act has already passed the Senate. stitutional property rights to break into a knowledge. Information treasure troves exist eradicated, alongwith the body of knowledge In its original iteration, the Act was a well- person’s space and search their house, their that attempt to explain the significance of surrounding its use. meaning attempt to stop the flow of dangerous business and their hard drives without telling drugs in our history, like how they have shaped drugs like methamphetamines. Whatever your them they were there. The information they civilizations or how they have affected the Josh Wickermanwritesfor theMichigan Daily stanceon drugs though, it has since mrned into collect maybe held without the person’s knowl­ evolution of our brain. ATTHE University OF Michigan What am 1 going to do with my life after college? The perpetual pounding of ‘get running into areas that interest me, ‘I hate school’ people, so maybe there Robert Frost appears to me in a by Beth Shaw an education’ speech seemed almost but I will never be able to do them is a happy medium for people like dream. As for now I am left wonder­ null and void. Like when you get to because I don’t have the time or the me. ing the aisle of Barnes and Noble Lately I have been having that college and realize that working hard money. Now that I think of it, it’s I guess whatever road I travel looking for a book entitled College “what am I going to do with my life” in high school doesn’t always pay off. amazing how much one really learns whether it’s straight to the job world and Beyond: For Dummies. question pop up. I suppose the speech could have in college. after I graduate or on to more school­ And the answer just isn’t there. manifested into something more in Okay so I am not a 4.0 student ing no one can tell me what is best for Beth Shaw writes for the Central It seems that all of my life I have my head, and now I am left with an and I am definitely not one of those my future but me. Unless of course Florida TutureatCentralFlorida U. been told how important an educa­ impending feeling of doom, also tion is, and while I understand that, knownas, “Would you like fries with I am not quite aware of what that that? ” What if I get stuck in a dead entails. I mean exactly how much of end j ob where becauseofmylackof an education is important? Is there education leaves me stuck? SUFFOLK UNIVEKSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER some measurement for this? I have I am fully aware that many people Neil O’Callaghan - Editor-In-Chief heard that there is no such thing as graduate with bachelor’s degrees, find Megan Matteucci - News Editor Jason Hale - Secretary of State too much of an education but ex­ lucrative and rewarding jobs and live Alisha Cox - Asst. News Editor actly how does that apply to the real the proverbial happily ever after. Niambi Edwards - Photo Michelle Camisa - A § E Editor Lance Morganelli - Photo world? When I am asked what I am But what about the others? I like my Jon Bekken - Faculty Advisor Jamie Canu - Voices of Suffolk going to do after I graduate, my first area of study but I don’t love it and response is usually, “go to grad its too late to go back now. My chest school,” but do I really need that? tightens thinking about what is to The Suffolk Journal Is the student newspaper of Suffolk University. It is the mission of the Suffolk Journal to provide Upon talking to good old dad become of my future. How impor­ the Suffolk community with the best reporting of news, events, current trends and styles, entertainment, sports that other day I became more con­ tant is a degree? Does the degree and opinions. The reporting, views and opinions in the Suffolk Journal are solely those of the editors and staff of the Suffolk Journal and do not reflect those of Suffolk University, unless otherwise stated. The Suffolk Journal fused than ever. The man whom I make the opportunities or does the does not discriminate against any persons for any reason and complies with all university policies concerning thought would be behind me all the person make opportunities? equal opportunity. A comprehensive copy of the Suffolk Journal's editorial policy, operating procedures, and way to a Ph.D., told me his obliga­ All through high school I thought advertising poiicy is available upon request. tions were over after four years and I knewwhat I wanted to do and I 41 TEMPLE STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02114 that I could always work and then go thought the possibilities were end­ back to school. less. But now it seems that I keep PHONE (617) 573-8323 FAX: (617) 523-1646 E-MAIL Wednesday, June21,2000 The Suffolk Journal ‘60 Seconds’ surprisingly bad despiteaction

Samuel McKewon painted bad people with clarity to D aily N ebraskan this film. The criminals in “Gone in 60 Seconds” are apparently legend­ “Gone in 60 Seconds?” Oh, I ary, but don’t perceive what is clear Plj, ’ • * • y wish. to us 12 seconds after we meet the \ V It’s surprising how unappealing Ruthless Villain. this movie is. Given it is a Jerry The idea of the Ruthless Villain is Bruckheimer production, you do this: he threatens awful murder un­ not expect common sense or charac­ less a particular demand is met - in ter building. But you expect more this case, Raines must steal 50 vintage than Nicolas Cage bumbling his way cars in four days to bail his brother through as car thief Randall “Mem­ Kip (Giovanni Ribisi) out of a phis” Raines like he’s half in the tank. botched job. The Bruckheimer people have Making demands is Raymond produced some pulpy fun at the Calitri (Christopher Eccleston), who movies (“Top we know as the Ruthless Villain be­ cause he hates baseball. ^ sonTide )and, The Ruthless Villain construct well, crap. tells us thatmeeting the demands “Gone in 60 does not matter: the man’s a Ruth­ Photo Courtesy Touchstone Pictures Seconds” secures a place in the latter less Villain, which means he’s going Academy Award-winners Angelina Jolie and Nicolas Cage star in "Gone In 60 Seconds." category. “Mission: Impossible 2” is a to kill the Rainesbrothers anyway. Rembrandt by comparison. So when the final encounter occurs Undo and Timothy Olyphant), 2 up the “Connection” or “Bullit” to the screenplay, probably after the This movie has no heart, no heat, after long slogs of smoky wheels and rival gangs, a silent thief of extraordi­ chases here. Just know Cage’s wild fact. no guts and most of all, no familiar­ car chases over wet streets, it feels like nary strength (Vinnie Jones), and an ride through the Long Beach factory The result is a light-hearted affair ity. There are so many characters to they should have went after him, oh, ugly dog. district in a vintageMustang is less thattakes the time to watch theCTOoks keep track of, it’s ridiculous. . four days before. The dog figures heavily in the than gripping. get stoked to the song “Low Rider ” And it is long, so long, with side ­ Instead, Memphis, whose name is movement ofthe plot, which reaches Part of the problem is the music before the big boost. tracks and detours that kill the fun. never explained to my recollection, critical red-light stage when the dog - a techno beat accompanies the It may please some people that It’s a remake of a B-grade car thief comes out of retirement to assemble eats a few car keys and - you guessed whole movie. Part of it is the editing. there is little to zero blood, because flick, not “The French Connection.” a large crew of fellow retirees and it-has to poop it out so the thieves There is one adrenaline-filled mo­ really, it’s hard to kill off cops trying But I have a hunch that the director, rookies. Among them is Robert can rifle through the waste and scoop ment where Cage punches the nitro to do their jobs in a movie not serious Dominic Sena, was aiming for more Duvall, who stands in the auto shop them out. Lovely. button and the Mustang bolts to about its subject. than this plot was able to deliver. The and crosses cars off the list. Angelina When “Gone in 60 Seconds” fi­ 160 mph. But that doesn’t make up In fact, only one person dies in result is an odd compromise that Jolie, who has second billing in this nally settles down into the main se­ for 90minutes of anticipation. “Gone in 60 Seconds.’’Three points doesn’t succeed in any which way. movie,only has 10 or 15 lines. quence of the car chase, we instantly “Gone in 60 Seconds” not only to you for guessing who. But it’ll still How hard it must have been for There’s more: two cops with know itwillbe inferior to the tunnel thinks it’s humorous, but a riot. So leave you one point in the red for him to move from a story that grudges against Memphis (Delroy chases in “Ronin.” We won’t bring many dead-air jokes havebeen added seeing the movie in the first place.

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By Jay Hale Dunkin Donuts iced coffee and a Kool-Aid Journal Staff grin. Proudly proclaiming Massachusetts as Axis the home of the best coffee in the world, he led Hot on the release of their latest CD, Trav­ the band into “The Ballad of Boot Hill” of July 6 - Sunny Day Real Estate, No Knife els With My Amp, on Lookout Records, Sac­ their latest record. ramento, Calif.’s Groovie Ghoulies embarked The Ghoulies set, a mish-mash of both old on a 50 day, 50 show tour throughout the and new, was one of the most exciting perfor­ Suffolk Downs (E. Boston) entire United States. mances to grace the Middle East’s upstairs July 20 - Vans Warped Tour featuring The Mighty ..... Hopefully, their AAA stage in quite sometime. From the opening note to the final guitar lick, kids were pogoing Mighty Bosstones, Creen Day, Long Beach Dub ^ , Traveling throughoutand singing along. Allstars, One Man Army, Suicide Machines, Hot the land is nothing new to Classicssuch as “The Beast With Five Heads ” Water Music and more The Ghoulies, as they are and “Valentine” went over huge with the Cam­ one of the hardest touring bands in the biz. bridge crowd, as did the drumming expertise Along the way, they have spotted two UFOs, of Amy, 'The Ghoulies new drummer. Accord­ FleetCenter visited Mt. Rushmore and toured Gatorland ing to the band, Amy, who worked on Travels in Orlando with their labelmatesThe Donnas. With My Amp, has picked up the old songs August 8 - AC/DC It may not be sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll, with a maddening pace. It was tough to tell she but then again, they’re notyour average band. was a relative rookie behind the skins by her Clad in a Boris Karloff “Frankenstein” T- performance. shirt and sporting a drawn-on black mask, lead After an hour-plus set. The Ghoulies re­ vocalist Kepi bounced on stage with a giant turned to encore with “Island of Pogo-Pogo.” 4 The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, June 21,2000 f

Bombs explode ‘Shaft’ returns at Middle East with attitude By Jay Hale Journal Staff By D aniel Pepper With an alleged shroud of probation hanging like an The State N ews ominous cloud over The Middle East nightclub in Central Funky wah-wah guitars, cool clothes, one liners and Square, one would think the last band to show up on the the state of being a bad man add up to just one thing: schedule would be the U.S. Bombs. Trouble seems to follow l|pr_i Shaft, John Shaft. these guys everywhere they go. Whether it is fights on stage with The cult classic blaxploitation flick gets a modem _ sound people at an AIDS benefit on the sequel from director and co-writer John Singleton and west coast or lead vocalist Duane Peters writers Richard Price and Shane Salerno. Ce4^cje/it punching a dog out cold while spending The flickhas all the trimmings of its predecessor, but night at a fan’s home, these are not the for the most part it tries to jettison the cheesiness that ■" felllas youwant coming your way when makes the original so endearing when viewed by modern your trying to stay in the good graces of John Law. audiences. Regardless of their sullied past. The Bombs’ show went off Samuel L Jackson is Shaft, and he IS Shaft. He without violence, and alcohol for that matter, and contained performs the role just as well as Richard Roundtree, who even a few surprises. also makes an appearance in the sequel. The last time the band was in Boston was during their “Shaft” has gone through a few changes in almost 30 historic debut at The Rat in September 1998. After playing a years, and the plot is updated for 2000. Never fear, snarling set of old school Orange County punk rock (including though, Isaac Hayes’ original title theme is still here, a break-dancing session by Peters on the germ-infested Rat although in a slightly different form. floor). The Bombs were rumored to have spent the night on JohnShaftisthenamesakeandnephewofRoundtree’s abandoned furniture in an alley behind the club. Although the Photo by Jay Hale original character. Old Shaft is still a private eye and a conditions were a bit more hospitable, the music was steadfast Frenetic frontman Duane Peters livens up the sex machine to the fentale population. Young Shaft is in its intensity. stage, even without the booze last month. now a cop, but a cop who’s tom between “black and On their second trip through Boston, The Bombs traveled As a special guest going on before opening act Union 13 was blue.” The film follows this point to make the extraordi­ as a four-pieceas guitarist Johnny Two-Bags recently parted the hardcore punk four-piece F-minus. Playing a set of several nary and entirely fictional claim that a few members of ways to join Social Distortion, replacing the recently deceased blistering less-than-30-second songs, the band was over before the New York Police Department might harbor some Dennis Darrell. Darrell died in April of an apparent brain they even got warmed up. Vocalist Brad Logan was amazing on ideas that are a bit racist. aneurysm. themic. Shaft is the investigating detective on a hate crime in Despite being one guitarist short, Peters, bassist Wade Unfortunately, Union 13 was not as awe-inspiring. To say which Walter Wade Jr. (Christian Bale) clubsa young Walston, drummer Chip Hannah and guitarist Kerry Martinez their set was a little flat would be an understatement. Although black man to death for out-smarting him in a night club didn’t miss a beat. Performing energetic anthems of poverty they pulled off a convincing rendition of “Life’s Story,” their war of words. and despair off their two albums on Hellcat Records, W^r performance left many in the crowd wanting more. More F- Shaft knows who has done it almost immediately, but Birth AniThe W^^or/c/, The Bombs captivated the crowd of over minus,thatis. the case becomes much harder when the only wimess, 250 late into the night. Tracks such as “Beetle Boot,” “Orange On the local tip. The Explosion also gained exposure from Diane Palmierl (Toni Collette), takes off. Wade makes Crush” and “There’s Not Enough” highlighted Peters’ vocal being on the b ill. Although heralded as the next big thing, their bail because he's the son of a very rich and important anger. He wasn’t short on the dancing steps, either. It’s funny set was lackluster as well, except for the vocalist’s precious father, and hauls himself to Switzerland. how he is still entertaining even when on the wagon. between-song banter. Wade dodges the system again andmeets Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright), a verbose Dominican drug dealer who forms a connection with Wade. Now Shaft must locate the witness and keep Hernandez and Wade Despite sluggish new summer from offing her. This is Shaft, and Shaft doesn’t care about plot- it’s all about attitude. Jackson’s Shaft has it all. He’s bad, reiease, BB is stiii the King funny, but underneath, a good guy. The bad guys receive only his scorn and the back of his hand. In short, he’s not man. Hence, you got to leave that woman. afraid to stick out his neck for his brotherman - or pistol y eil allaghan B N O’C “I Know” is a great track for keyboard player James Toney. whip drug dealers in broad daylight. Journal Staff His subtle introduction shows why every blues band ought to What he doesn’t do as well as he did in the previous May we all have as much vigor as the 74-year-old B.B. King, have piano player. His play is sharp. film is the sex-machine-to-all-the-chicks thing. but maybe a little vacation is in order for the elder statesman The title track is probably the best song on the album and Apparendy, the fihnmakers followed the Motion of the blues? another that will undoubtedly be a concert favorite this Picture Association of America’s dictum that murder is Last year. King pumped out Blues On The Bayou and summer. Another simple theme in thisTonyJoe White tune, OK, but sex and naughty words can get one in trouble. proved that he still has as much life left in him as the 20-year- “Take Care of Your Body, Make a Little Love Today.” Bale does his slimyyuppie character almostasweU, but old Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Blues On The Bayou was a “I’m In The Wrong Business” is a great funky tune. A he played a similar character in “American Psycho.” S!"' ' . tremendous commercial and artistic paradoxical look at his own career written by A.C. Reed, King Wright gives his character a fast-talking charisma and success, garnering King a Grammy for jokes about sending his guitar home and moving back to the craziness that doesn’t make him the equal of Shaft, but n , Blues Album of the Year. So it’s only farm. Michael Doster is excellent on bass on this song in at least makes him a worthy adversary. reasonable that his next album would particular. The horn section consisting of Stanley Abernathy The main problem with the flick is toward the end- it be a tough act to follow. (trumpet), Melvin Jackson (sax), Walter R. King (Sax) and i attempts to become an action film. “Shaft” justisn ’t His latestrelease, Makin ’Love Is Good For You, lacks the Bolden (trumpet) also shine. , suited to this. The character’s innate coolness is all that cohesion and energy that made Bayousuch. a huge success. The Songs like “Peace Of Mind,” “Too GoodTo You Baby” and ' is needed to carry the story, notsome pedestrianlystaged album has its bright spots with its stripped-down approach, but “Monday Woman” aren’t necessarily bad songs, theyjustseem ] gunfightsand car chases. Singleton doesn’t do anything overall it sounds tired. Nothing about the recording stands out to lack the drive that the other tracks have, dragging down the special with the action, so its place in the movie just isn’t as weak, but you can hear the difference between the Bayou overall flow of the album. ‘ apparent. The resolution for Bale’s character is a bit sessions and these. There are no songs about rocket science or Regardless, King’s Blues Festival tour comes to the HeetBoston strange, as well. mathematics, just simple themes and messages. Pavilion (formerly BankBoston Pavilion, formerly Old Shaft makes an elegant statement aboutthe role King wrote six songs, while the supporting band inked the Harborlights) on Sept. 13-14. ofthreesomes in furthering racial harmony, by leaving a rest. Kingako produced the album. While bandleader James Touring with the king this year are legends Buddy Guy and bat with two women of different races. Other than this, Bolden did not write any of the tracks, he does a superb job Koko Taylor. die film only delves into racial politics on a cursory level. getting all eight players on the same page throughout the album. Overall, Makin ’Love Is Good For You is a good album. It ; Our new “Shaft" has all the attitude of the old and is The opening track, “I GotTo Leave This Woman,” is sure is not a sell-out album of any kind, similar to Santana’s ;; very funny, but the plot doesn’t quite live up to the to be on the playlist for concerts this summer. King displays that SupernaturaktXtAse. But if he had it to do all over again. King j awesome characters Roundtree and Jackson created. even in the twilight of his career, he can still play guitar better should have waited until the summer tourwas over, then than most. The song’s theme is simple enough: a woman that released this album with as much energy as some of the songs ; DanielPepperWRITESforTheStateNewsofMichigan takes advantage of her relationship to drain the life out of the could have used. t State UmvERsnr Wednesday, June21,2000 The Suffolk Journal Old Sawyer cafeteria under construction

Management, but several College of By Megan Matteucci Arts and Sciences classes will also Journal Staff utilize the space, according to Delaney. After completing the new «■« I—W III.... I Donahue Cafeteria last fall, Suf­ “The idea is to get everything up to i*—» i ■ - <«i*—»»***w»* folk has moved on to its next major the same level as the law school,” he construction project, the recon­ said. “It will be faster and easier for struction of the Sawyer Cafeteria students to access information, and into five or six new high-tech class­ the teacher willbe able to give better rooms. presentations.” The university is currently put­ Alsounder construction in the ting up walls, redoing the floors, Sawyer building is room 308 at the installing desks and rewiring the end of the hall. The old classroom is third-floor space, which will be now being turned into a staffed- divided into four regular class­ snackbar. Though the area is small, rooms and one large one with a it will be used for food-prep and removable wall that can used ei­ reheating of items, rather than cook­ ’i| si, ther as one or two classrooms. ing. Soups, sandwiches and snacks ’ik i k) «l^E'V^'bIrs 1 The new classrooms willbe able will be available there, along with to hold approximately 150 stu­ vending machine items. dents at a time if each classroom is The new snack bar will contain being utilized. tables to seat 24 students and a stand- Each classroom will have com­ up bar area. puter access at every seat and over­ Construction of the classrooms head projectors hooked up to the and snack bar, which began in May world wide web. at the closing of the spring semester, Lance Morganelli - Journal Staff “These are just tools, the ben­ is slated to be completed by the begin­ The old Sawyer Cafeteria located on the third floor of the Sawyer School of Management efits are up to the students and ning of the fall semester. is currently being turned into five or six new classrooms. Construction is supposed to be instructor to take advantage of the Several new CAS classrooms are completed by the start of the fall semester. accessories,” said Paul Delaney, also tentatively scheduled to be com­ assistant director of facilities plan­ pleted this summer in the Donahue ning. building. CAS representatives were The new classrooms willbe used unavailable to be contacted for fur­ primarily for the Sawyer School of ther information.

Lance Morganelli - Journal Staff The university is currently putting up new walls, resurfacing the floors, rewiring, installing new furniture and redoing the lighting in the Sawyer cafeteria space to Lance Morganelli - Journal Staff accomodate 150 students at a time in five or six new technological classrooms. Congress subcommittee blasts UC security at lab tary of Energy Bill Richardson of contract, we request that you termi­ science and security,” he said. “Secu­ Further, the government has the By A nne Benjaminson creating lax security conditions at nate the department’s contract with rity is a priority, but at the same time authority to end UC management The D aily C alifornian national laboratories, the university the universityas soon as possible. a lot of important scientific research of only Los Alamos, leaving the other BERKELEY, Calif. - A U.S. — which also manages Lawrence There is no more time for excuses has to take place — and you know two national laboratories under House of Representatives subcom­ Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley and finger-pointing.” that right now, I don’t seem to win. university control. mittee has called for the termination National Laboratories for the fed­ The letter also stated that it was I am attacked by scientists that say The contract for all three labora­ of the university’s contract to man­ eral government — is under fire as not in the “best interest of the govern­ ‘too much security,’ members of Con­ tories expiresin September 2002. age Los Alamos National Labora­ well. ment” to allow the UC system to gress that don’t like polygraphs, civil “UC is unique in providing this tory, even though nuclear secrets that A letter to Richardson, signed by continue to manage the labs. libertarians who say I’ve gone too service, especially in the matter of disappeared from the University of six Democrats on the House Com­ In response to the letter, far. lean take the heat.Ijustwantto scientific quality and scientific excel­ California-managed facility were merce Committee, urged the Depart­ Richardson said the department fix this problem.” lence,” Malaspina said. “The regents found late last week. ment of Energy to terminate its $2.6 would examine the university’s role The university has launched two remain committed to managing all The data, contained on two com­ billion contract with the university. in security problems. separate investigations into the for­ three labs for as long as the govern­ puter hard drives, vanished shortly The UC system has run Los “Like all personnel, the institu­ merly missing material and has prom­ ment sees there’s a valuable service. after a devastating fire swept through Alamos since its inception in the tion ofthe University of California, ised appropriate action will be taken. We want to be responsible for the town of Los Alamos, N.M., in 1940s, when itwas the home of the whose job is to be providing ad­ Both investigations have been change.” May. Manhattan Project, the nation’s for­ equate security at the labs, will be re­ postponed upon Energy Depart­ The latest Congressional appre­ The drives were found behind a mative nuclear weapons program. evaluated, ” he said. “They’re vulner­ ment request until its own investiga­ hension is the second time in a year copy machine in theX Division of the “ It is clear to us that the University able. The University of California tion with the FBI is complete, said the university has come under fire laboratory, the same division from of California, whose contract to run has very distinguished science that UC laboratory spokesperson Rick for its management. which they had disappeared. Los Alamos gives it the full responsi­ helped our labs to do a lot of good Malaspina. In December, the U.S. Senate After the drives were reported bility to maintain security at the lab, science.” Malaspina said the government released transcripts in which Sen. missing, members of Congress is incapable of carrying out its con- Richardson also oudined the tenu­ has the authority—with 18 months Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from blasted the UC and the Department tracmalobligations,”theletter stated. ous arrangement that has under­ notice—to terminate the contract at California, blasted the university for of Energy, which owns the labora­ “Because of the University of scored many of the problems facing anytime, although he said the uni­ its handling of the Wen Ho Lee case. tory, in a series of hearings. California’s total inability to carry UC management. versity has seen no indication of such Lee was accused of downloading Although critics accused Secre­ out its security obligations under its “I have to keep a balance between action. nuclear secrets onto a diskette.