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rTHE,TUFTS DAILY -1 Where You Read It First Friday, October 2i, 1983 Volume VI1 Number 30 Jumbo Band Leads IDC Acts on Safety Measures Circus Parade ’ by BARRI HOPE GORDON by FRED WAGNER At its meeting Wednesday night, the safety van. The Tufts Jumbo Band led the Inter-dormitory Council (IDC) Rosh added that as soon as both annual Ringling Brothers, Barnum Iesponded to the high number of security vans are running, a regulzr assaults on campus last week by route will be established. The rou-e c and Bailey Circus parade through the streets of Boston Wednesday as discussing ways to improve campus will be posted so that students mil coordinate their traveling needs wii n thousands of shoppers, businessmen, safety and security. the pick-up times. and schoolchildren cheered them on. IDC President Ken Rosh listed Rosh also responded to last week’\ The forty-inember group paraded in three specific ways by which the IDC disciplinary action case that criticid front of eight real Jumbos in a proces- can accomplish this goal: installing phones in late night study areas so that dorm government members for social sion from Boston Garden to policy infractions. Washington Street. students can call the safety van, re- questing improved lighting in some of Stating that it “seems like a lot of the darker areas of campus, and furing people don’t know how parties arc Curtis Barnes, Director of Com- hall phones in campus residences. run,” Rosh passed out a 19-point munications, arranged the event that According to Rosh, who has been checklist for dorm events. was covered by major networks and meeting with Associate Dean of In other business, Rosh and ID(: newspapers. Briefcase in hand, Barnes Students Bruce Reitman to coordinate .members discussed “Best Decoratcd marched alongside the Jumbo Band. these projects, the phones in both Dorm Day,” which will be held UII Joining him were clowns who joked Hodgdon and Carmichael late night Homecoming Day. A $50.00 prize uli! with members of the band and peo- study areas are a top priority because, be awarded to the best-dressed dorrr. ple along the parade route. as Rosh states, having study areas open Rosh suggested that dorms creal: until 3:OO a.m. is “condoning the fact themes that can be displayed by win that people can walk home late.’’ dow signs, pumpkins, sheets, or 0th Tufts director of bands, Professor Rosh has already been in contact creative means. Rosh warncd. Lewis Porter, got in on the act by don- with Dining Services and reports that however, th-t toilet paper and p~nt ning the now-famous brown and blue “everyone’s for it.’’ In addition, Rosh may not be used, and that no object\ sweater and playing the drums for the met with library staff person Myra can be placed on residence roofs. Rosh parde. The circus will be at the IDC President Ken Rosh outlined Siegenthaler about making students also specified that dorms will ht, several ways in which the IDC can Boston Garden until October 30th and aware that there is a phone in the Gott responsible for cleaning up :lit Tufts Night at the Circus is Saturday, help improve campus safety,(photo Room so that students can call the decorations. October 29th. bv Alec Costerus) Universit Vv’s Jurisdiction on Arbitration Questioned bv SUSAN RUTH , In response to charges that the disciplinary option action at all.” as these that are not unusual, “also punishment decided for the dorm of- Ward felt that dorm governments, allowing flexibility to deviate” from a ficers in last Thursday’s disciplinary although etected by students as well, specific penalty if it does not seem to hearing might have been unfair, Ken naturally fall under the administra- apply under the circumstances. Rosh, a member of the panel which tion’s jurisdiction because they involve Rosh stated that the charges agianst decided the punishment and IDC residential life. “They (the administra- the officers, which were verified by president, stated, “I thought it was tion) set rules on residential life. The evidence, showed that they lacked f&r. I thought we were very lenient.” system is set up more in line with the “proper leadership qualities” and he The dorm officers were convicted by administration’s ideals of dorm life,” felt that “disciplinary probation itself the panel, consisting of three members Ward maintained. was not enough.” “They didn’t follow of the administration and two “To a certain degree,” Ward the rules (of social policy) in the , students, oi abusive behavior to the believes, the administration can pro- Pachyderm. It’s not like they did Resident Director, irresponsible run- hibit students from certain activities, nothing. We tried to come up with a II;-IC ofa party held in Eaton Hall, and but he does not “think the administra- fair punishment.” Rosh mentioned riot checking ID’S at the party. They tkn can tell people who to vote for.” that other incidents that occurred in were sentenced to a year of disciplinary In t heory, Wardsexplained, students the dohshowkg the officers “to lack probation, resignationfrom their posi- cannot be prohibited from from run- leadership’’ were heard by the panel, tions as officers in the dorm, and they ning for office because the are in-, but he claimed that these additional are prohibited from running for any competent. “Students should decide” incidents were not considered when campus office. whether a candidate is incompetent or deciding on the punishment. He The last punishment has raised not, according to Ward. He added stressed that “some form of punish- several questions among student that, should the student body elect so- ment”’ was necessary that “showed leaders as to the jurisdiction of this meone incompeteZt or irresponsiblefor their leadership qualities to be Dean Reitman stated on the Juh,, pace1 over student government. a job, “I think there are Enough lacking.’ ’ of penalties that a school t Courtney Ward, president of the chcc!ts in rhe student system to take Associate Dean of Students Bruce “if ours tried to categorize (penaltic TCU Senate, asserted, “I think you CBTIJ oi it.” Reitman stated that the panel’s deci- a cookbook fashion, we,d be , L:Tto draw the line somewhere. Elec- \X’ard feels that the penalties for this sim is based on what its’members ,~ ing educational, beneficial, 311. tions and student government in sort of infraction “should be more “fcel is apprQpriate,” bqt that it is ting consequences.” (;aff general have always been autonomous. clearly stated.” “There should be a r! for see RUCES, page 6 Siudent goicrnment] shouldr’t be a certain set of norms” offenses such -.- .= I --a ~ ->- 3 Page two THE TUFTS DAILY Friday, October 2:, 1983 I THE TUFTS DAILY M. MARINA KALB, Editor-in-Chief PETER L. NEWMAN, Executive Business Director SUSAN R-, Executive Editor HOWARD SIMONS Associate Editor ELLEN GLASSNEB, khaghg Editor MARK IURSCHNE~, &h@ag Editor ' c ; BARRI HOPE GORDON, N- Editor MARK BERLINQ Arts Editor AMY SESSLER, Assistant News Editor ETHAN COLDMAN Assiitant Arts Editor ROBIN SPADONI, Feahues Editor JIM GREENBAUM 4po& Editor ALYSON BONAVOCLIA, Assistant Feanucs Editor BBWN MILAUSKAS, Assistant sports Editor . ELISA GUARINO, Business hianagcr Child Molester RENEE GERARD, Assistant BuDines5 Mauawr KATHY ROONEY, Graphics Editor ROBIN LOITEBSI1EIN,. Graphics Editor KEN EVANS, Photography Editor ALEC COSTERUS, hhlntPhotography Editcr SASHVILLE, Tenn. - The former Better Than Expected LISA HIRSCH, hput Editor KRISCIN HERMAN, kput Editor SUSANNE A. SHAWLSON, Copy Editor prosecutor who helped put "Son of HARJAN MEYER, Clossitiede Editor EVAN MERBERG, ClaDSifeds Editor Sam" behind bars admitted Thursday WASHINGTON - The government !iat he sexually molested a 10-year-old says the economy grew at a brisk 7.9 The 'MIS Myis a non-pmfii mulent-run mpprpblish- cirl and was given two years' proba- percent annual rate in the third ed by the students of MsUniversity, weekdays d tion on condition that he undergoes quarter, holding onto more of i,ts se- bridge, MA. Please address correspondence to: The 'MIS Daily, Curtis Hall, Word, MA 02155. Telephone: (617) psychiatric treatment. ' cond quarter strength thar, most 381-3090.BUS~~CSS how 9-5 rnLdSys. U.S. po~tpgewid in Former Brooklyn District Attorney analysts thought. Word, Massachusetts. Eugene Gold, now of Woodstock, S.Y..signed a statement admitting he fondled the daughter of an Alabama Johnny's Revenge prosecutor on Aug. 16 while attending - ,I national district attorneys' conven- I~OSANGELES - It was an ob!ique 'ion here. Lomment, but many of Johnny Car- son's fans knew what he was talking Rectifying Our Spirit about; "I heard from my cat's lawyer.. .My To the Editor: Climate Changes? cat wants $12,030 a week for Tender Vittles," Carson said Wednesdav dur- Next week brings the first American tainly a crisis such as this one in our ing his stand-up routine at the begin- Red CrossLeonard Carmichael Socie- health care system will motivate peo- WASHINGTON - The atmosphere ning of the "Tonight Show," the ty Blood Drive of the year. It is an im- ple :c ':ct this MI. buildup of carbon dioxide could cause NBC-TV late-night variety-talk show. portant one in two ways: first, that This is my third year of running serious climate changes in the next .The day before, Carson's estranged new students and freshman are getting drives for Tufts and I hope it will be ientury but there is no reason to panic wife's request for $220,000 in monthly thcir first exposure to the annual a great one. When we want to, we have or drastically revise energy policy, the wpport payments had been made S,itional Academy of Sciences says.