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THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1990 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 85, NO. 137 Plan to limit area studies draws fire ASDU to vote on dispute Students, faculty say they were not consulted over publications tonight By JASON SCHULTZ anyone else]," said Trinity fresh By ANN HEIMBERGER name for publications after A proposal to narrow the focus man Jason Judd, member of the The ASDU legislature is Duke Blue was licensed by of the Center for International ASDU Academic Affairs Commit scheduled to vote on the ASDU rather than the Pub Studies' has raised concern from tee. revised Publications Act Mon Board. Duke Blue later joined several students and faculty that "He should have consulted not day night. the Pub Board. some areas of the world will be only people in his own center," he The act has sparked debate The Pub Board was char shortchanged. said, "but also faculty that his between ASDU and Publica tered by the Board of Trustees Edward Tiryakian, director of decision affected and students tions Board members over in 1924 as the only group that the Center for International who were involved." who has the right to license can license publications. The Studies (CIS), formally intro Tiryakian said he discussed publications on campus. exception is The Chronicle duced his proposal for the future his ideas and opinions with sev The original act, drafted Board, the governing body of direction of the CIS in an execu eral faculty members, including last month, offered an alter The Chronicle, which grew out tive session portion of the a faculty committee that helps native avenue for publications ofthe Pub Board in 1981. December Board of Trustees determine policy for the center. that do not wish to go through The act allows a group to meeting. Ashok Parameswaran, Trinity the Publications Board (Pub first attain ASDU recognition The proposal outlined a plan to sophomore and student repre Board). as an organization and then focus the CIS's resources toward sentative to the Academic Affairs The act was drafted last request publication through European studies, Asian and Pa committee ofthe board, met with month after several meetings the Student Organizations cific studies and Hemispheric Tiryakian after his speech to the between SOC Chair Jon Commission (SOC), which studies, which includes Latin committee. "Tiryakian told me MARK WASMER/THE CHRONICLE Rosenzweig, Vice President would provide them with a American and Canadian studies. that he felt that it was his posi Ashok Parameswaran for Student Affairs, William one-time subsidy, use of the Critics of his proposal claim tion [to propose the plan]," Griffith, Pub Board Chair University name and use of that Tiryakian did not consult Parameswaran said. "No one else more agreeable proposal." Mona Amer, Chronicle Board the student activities office. enough other people before an was consulted." "I'm not opposed to the areas Chair Jerome Holton, Chroni The revised act, however, nouncing his new ideas. "When one person issues a pol which were chosen," Parames cle General Manager Barry omits a portion of the original "No one knows what Tiryakian icy statement at Duke, there are waran continued, "only how they Eriksen and ASDU Executive act which called for a discre had in mind when he proposed it bound to be problems," he said. were chosen. I would like to see Director and Pub Board mem tionary fund for the Pub [the new focus for the CIS], but it "When you consult others, you more debate over what's in ber Dimitri Korahais. Board that would enable it to was not a good decision [to are bound to discover other is Duke's best interests." The group met to discuss provide a non-renewable propose it without consulting sues, and you come out with a See CIS on page 15 • licensing of the University See PUBLICATION on page 16 ^ Students to Sixties LSD guru tells of wisdom of the heart vote on fees, By MATTHEW NORRIS 1963, Dass traveled to India to nished and dimly lit stage. He ganization that has been influen A near-capacity crowd packed explore human consciousneess wore a white leisure suit, orange tial in helping to combat blind class officers Page Auditorium on Friday night and eastern philosophy. While T-shirt and moccasins, and ness in India and Nepal, among to hear '60s icon Ram Dass. there he found a guru and con seemed totally at ease with his other endeavors. From staff reports Dass, whose original name was verted to a more spiritual life surroundings. Dass emphasized that the style and changed his name to He opened his talk with a read The polls will be open Tues Dr. Richard Alpert, is a former goals ofthe organization at its in Ram Dass which means "servant ing concerning the importance of day for all undergraduates to Harvard professor who con ception were threefold: to relieve of God." knowing one's personal gods in choose their class officers and ducted the original LSD experi some of the world's suffering, "to all their infinite facets. He then decide two crucial referendum ments at Harvard with Dr. Timo Dass spoke on the topic of extricate ourselves from the du proceeded to discuss his work in questions. thy Leary in the '60s. "Here and Now in the 90's: Wis plicity and the righteousness of founding and maintaining the The balloting sites will open After Leary and Dass were dom of the Heart." He delivered those who try to help," and to Seva Foundation, a non-profit or- at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. kicked off the Harvard faculty in his speech from a sparsely fur "have fun" in the process. Dass Students must present their also noted that he was pleased Duke I.D. card in order to with the progress the organiza tion has made in its 11 years of receive a ballot. Students can • vote at the Boyd-Pishko Cafe existence. teria in the Bryan Center, the At several points throughout Cambridge Inn, the East the lecture, the audience reacted Campus Union and Trent to Dass' remarks with laughter Hall. and applause. One of the Officer elections will be held warmest responses came when for the classes of 1991 through Dass made light of the triviality 1993. The offices up for grabs of humans in relation to the vast- include president, vice presi ness of the universe. He com dent, secretary and treasurer. pared human beings to insects See GURU on page 7 • The following students ap pear on the ballots: • Class of '91 president: Chuck Ghoorah, Scott Inside Lasater, Ted Wang; Vice pres ident: Chris Bishko, Wes Teed Off: Duke's golf course Carter; Secretary: John is ready for the Spring. It Roeser; Treasurer: Apollo looks brand new as the result Khine. massive renovations. Go for • Class of '92 president: the green on page 4. Mandeep Dhillon; vice presi dent: Beth Blackmon, Lenelle Mozell, David Schwab, Holly Weather Shantz; secretary: Mack The Monday after: itn be Aldridge, Ryan Cartwell, JIM JEFFERS/THE CHRONICLE Sally Joo; treasurer: CB. warm enough to wear your Richardson. Lightning rod new Easter clothes if you want to. Partly cloudy with See ELECTION on page 7 • Senior Rodney Dickerson blazed past the pack at the Duke Invitational track meet this week end. Duke was preparing to host the NCAA track and field championships in May. high in the mid-70s. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 16,1990 World & National Newsfile Cheney rebuffs proposal on sea-based missiles Associated Press By MICHAEL GORDON De Klerk plans statement: A N.Y. Times News Service strength for the Soviet Union, and did not bomber weapons in addition to land-based leading newspaper in Johannesburg, WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary deal with sea-based missiles or weapons missiles in the next phase of arms cuts. South Africa reported Sunday that Dick Cheney has rebuffed a Soviet sug carried by bombers, categories in which Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., the chairman of President F.W. de Klerk plans to make gestion that the Bush administration's the U.S. has the advantage. the Senate Foreign Relations subcommit a "statement of intent" this week to new strategic arms proposal be broadened The Bush administration has said that tee on European affairs, said: eliminate remaining apartheid laws. to include constraints on sea-based mis it plans to continue discussions with Mos "President Bush's proposal to ban land- siles. cow over the issue. based missiles with multiple warheads is Forces Clash: Communist and gov The arms-reduction proposals had been But Cheney brushed aside Moscow's a step in the right direction. But we must ernment forces clashed Saturday in known for a week, and U.S. reluctance to complaints in the interview, suggesting go further and seek across-the-board cuts Rizal, Philippines with twelve casual agree to cutting sea-based missiles is that the Soviet Union might yet agree to not only to make the proposal more at ties, the military said. longstanding. the Bush plan without securing addi tractive to the Soviet Union but also be- Cheney's statement, which came in an tional limits on submarine missiles or casue we simply do not need so many Quake shakes Taiwan: A strong interview last week, represented the first bomber weapons. strategic weapons and do not want to earthquake registering 6.1 on the Rich public comment by a high administration Another senior official, who declined to channel the arms race into air-based and ter scale shook north and eastern official. be identified, agreed with this basic point, sea-based systems." Taiwan early Monday.