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1, .... I. .. THETUFTS DAILY ~~~ - [Where You Read It First Wednesday, January 24,1996 Volume XXXII, Numbe A Bryan Krause, for its involvement mothers and Families Gtke they Lufkin Library, located in the College of Engineering, mav become a state-of-the-art study space - - I, ” .- with the extension of the library’s get back on their feet due to guidehours, to the Tufts, creation the development of the pocketof MacPhersonvariety of said.circumstances,” High-tech study facility may the City Line Bus Service, and its Verdier said that the Cultural effortsThe for Services financial Committee,aid. chairedand Ethnic by AlexisAffairs Acerdo, Committee, “has replace Engineering Library chaired by Brooke Jamison, was done a tremendous iob.”The com- by EPSTEIN the fact that all of the plans are still to a different level,” he said. mittee has begun KAREN Daily Editorial Board in an initial thought phase. He said the three important work on a forum to The College of Engineering is Hesaid he wants a facility where abilitiesEngineeringstudents must address issues con- considering building a state-of- students can have access to the develop are “teamwork, commu- cerning prospec- the-art study center in Anderson World Wide Web, reference books, nication skills, [and a] global per- tiveculture groups, Hall in the space currently occu- and information which can be spective.” in addition to sev- pied by Lufkin Engineering Li- found in journals electronically. Miaoulis said there is no set eral other projects. brary, Engineering Dean Ioannis He also envisions study areas sepa- timeline for this project, adding Verdier also sug- Miaoulis said Monday. The con- rated by glass where groups of that he has not determined how to gestedthat thecom- tents of Lufkin will be moved over students cancreatedesignsonelec- raise funds for the facility. One mittee look into a the summer into the new Tisch tronic white boards to go onto possible source of funding, he said, culture and Library. floppy disks. could be corporations that would ethnicity distribu- According to Miaoulis, the Miaoulis said he would like to like to be affiliated with “trying to tion requirement Engineering books and journals have a computer analysis and de- develop unique engineers.” necessary for will be merged with Liberal Arts sign studio and aproject lab where Miaoulis acknowledged that graduation from materials when they are transferred students can build anything from a there may be inconveniences for Tufts. to Tisch. One problem which will small item to a large canoe for students because of the transfer of Photo byKi?yGarron The idea for this Profits from the Midnight Pancake Breakfast requirement origi- arise, according to Miaoulis, is Civil Engineering. books and journals to Tisch. He The development of a video- said, however, that they“must1ook illbenefit the Medford Family Life Center. nated during the that most Engineering students study in teams. telecasting center where students at the bigger picture.” praised both for the success of the 1989-90Senate session but failed “Our library is loud,” he said. can communicatewith other Engi- He said both Engineering and annual Turkey Shuttle and for its to materialize. Verdier said that He added that the College of Engi- neering students around the world Liberal Arts students will benefit efforts in allowing theuseofpoints such a requirement looked like a neering must ensure that space for is also part of his plan. He said this by establishingmore ties between off-campus. While Verdier said good idea. But he added that it is team work remains. video-telecasting unit would be the two schools. He noted that that the issueof off-campus points up to individual committees to Miaoulis said he envisionscon- unique among other Engineering Engineering students and faculty has been stalled, he blamed the develop the idea and integrate it structing a high-tech study area in schools. will now have more contact with Tufts administration for the lack into the Senate’s agenda. Lufkin with an atmosphere that “We are entering a new century other members of the University. of progress. facilitates group work for Engi- and want to be the best [and] take “No progress has been made. see SENATE, page 12 neering students. Miaoulis stressed the graduateeducation experience see ENGINEERING, page 12 Rabin’s assassin admits guilt,- denies premeditation was not cocky or chip- Los Angeles Times-Washington Yigal Amir,a 25-year-old Jew- with American attorney Jonathan Levy gave Amirfive days to Amir as Post News Service ish law student, pointed out to the Ray Goldberg reportedly aiming sort out his defense problems, and per in court Tuesday as he had TEL AVIV, Israel - At the three-judge panel in Tel Aviv Dis- for an insanity plea, and Israeli ordered him to inform the court been in pretrial appearances, but start of his trial on Tuesday, trict Court that he had aimed his lawyer Mordechi Ofri apparently who is representing him when the he was just as resolute about his . Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin admitted pistol at Rabin’s spinal cord, “at opting for the manslaughter ap- trial resumes on Sunday. deed. Amir once again justified he fatally shot the Israeli prime the seam of the suit,’’ rather than proach and threatening to quit The confessed killer has said the murder on religious grounds minister following a Tel Aviv at the prime minister’s head. over the issue. that he shot Rabin on Nov. 4 to and made a point of telling the peace rally last fall, but said he “I did not mean to murder Goldberg handed the judge a stop the Israeli leader from vio- judge that he had no regrets. was not guilty of premeditated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin the paper in court that Israeli radio lating Jewish law by trading West In answering the charge sheet, murder because he would have man. I meant, as a prime minis- said was a request for a psychiat- Bank land for peace with the Pal- Amir confirmed his older brother, been just as happy to paralyze his ter. to remove him from the road.” ric evaluation of Amir. estinians. Religious Jews believe Hagai, had hollowed out the bul- victim. Amir said. “The goal was to stop Ofri told the judge that he the West Bank was given to the lets used on Rabin but denied his political activity. My intention would quit the case and later, on Jewish people by God. Hagai was part of a conspiracy. was to shoot him in such a way Israeli television, he said, “So Inside: that would prevent him from serv- long as there are additional par- Viewpoints............. P. 3 ing as prime minister, either by ties in this case who wish to Getting through Tufts bureaucracy, paralysis or, for lack of another handle the case in a manner which redesigning the new coffee house, and choice, by death.” contradicts the professional man- inspiring student political awareness . When Judge Edmond Levy ner and direction I feel are appro- asked why Amir had fired three priate, then I will not continue times, the defendant said, “Just even if Yigal asks me to.” A& E ............................ P. 7 to make sure that I hit him.” Amir’s answers to the charges Check out reviews of the country’s number one movie, the debut release Amir appeared to be hoping made it appear that he agreed with Ofri’s approach. But Israeli radio from Poe, and innovative show. for a manslaughter conviction, an art which carries a maximum 20-year and television suggested that the sentence rather than the manda- money that has been raised in the Sports ....................... P. 9 tory life sentence of a premedi- United States and elsewhere for A chat with basketball star Shelley tated murder conviction. $ut his Amir’s defense is earmarked for Pederson, plus women’s track and two-lawyer defense team was Goldberg, who is known in right- Polishook’s take on the NBA. clearly at odds over the strategy, wing political circles. ...................... Wednesday, Januaqy )age two THE TUFTS DAILY 24,1996 rHE TUTS DAILYLetters to the Editor - cuts to higher education affect all members the options available now. Specifically, I Jessica N. Rosenthal Harambee Coalition of the community from the students to the am talking about the Oxfam Cafe. Editor-in-Chief professors, from the parents to the admin- If plans for the new coffee house such ;trives for unity as those mentioned in your article are Managing Editor: John OKeefe istrators. This is not a racial issue, a sexu- ality issue, a morality issue - it is simply implemented, the Curtis Hall coffee house Associate Editors: Dan Tobin, Samantha Levine the Editor: Editorial Page Editor: Greg Youman b a practical issue. Even those not on finan- will be very similar to the Oxfam Cafe. Production Managers: Ryan Otto, I would like to take a moment and let cial aid are affected by a decrease in the Oxfam has always been available for Tufts btiksha Thakkar, Raquel Almeida tveryone know the goals, motives, and quality of education due to the University’s bands to perform at. This amounts to di- Consulting Editor: David Meyers mbitions of the Harambee Coalition. The need to compensate for the loss of govern- rect competition by an outside company (or larambee Coalition is a group of ethni- NEWS ment assistance. It should be understood, Dining Services) with a student activity. Editors: Gayle Berkowitz, Karen Epstein ally, racially, and socioeconomically di- regardless of who is leading this fight for While the Curtis Hall coffee house may Assistant Editor: Gregory Geiman erse students who came together initially higher education, that it is not merely for sound attractive, I only hope thal everyone Wire Editor: Bridget Neely 1 the interest of bringing together the stu- the benefit of one particular group, but for will keep in mind that there is a cafe, which ents of Tufts University.