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THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF INDIANA UNiVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY AT SAGAMORE Drug tests called off pending talks ICLU, IUPUI officials meet By MICK MoGRATH Nows Editor think we had a Mandatory drug tasting of stu * very cordial and dent athletes at IUPUI has been indefinitely suspended pending productive meeting" a review of the policy by the uni versity. -Robert Lovell The review was prompted by a Athletic Director complaint filed Sept 21 with the Indiana Civil Liberties Union agreed that the meeting was in (ICLU) by a member of the formative and friendly. Metros soccer team. Travis is currently conducting Drug testing of athletes on the the review of the policy and said seven IUPUI teams was sched that he will contact the ICLU to r junior physical therapy majors, (left to right) enjoy the sun last week in front of the Union Building schedule the next meeting once uled to take place Sept 27, but Anne Conner, Mei Ling, Diane Ron Cram before the cold weather arrived. KEMP SMITH testa were postponed to allow the university formalises its Ross and Photo by ICLU representatives the op position. portunity to meet with univer Mandatory drug testing of stu sity officials. dent athletes for marijuana and Faculty rejects committee report "We thought that in lieu of (a cocaine use became IUPUI meeting) it would be best to hold policy two years ago. This year, By NICK PASYANOS IUPUTe deans that complete recommendations based on the off on the test until we had a university officials planned to and accurate review records of promotion and tenure survey chance to talk," said Athletic discontinue the test for Faculty Council members professors have been kept, al conducted in 1986. Approxi voted unanimously during last Director Robert Lovell. marijuana and add a test few though the office does not have mately 40 percent of the faculty Lovell, University Counsel Thursday’s meeting to send back copies of those records. polled returned the survey steroids. a Faculty Affairs Com mitts Cliff K. Travis and Assistant For the first time, the drug She added that th ro is some questionnaire. General Counsel Albert J. report for farther review. faculty perception thffk complete Adult Education Coordination deterrence program also in Some controversy has arisen Velasques met with Michael cludes educational sessions on annual reviews are not being Center director Patricia A Boas Gradieon, executive director of about the report’s recommenda conducted in certain depart gave a report about the progress 1 pharmacological and sociological tion that annual written and ICLU, and Richard Waples, an aspects of drug abuse. "We felt ments. of the new campus resource to attorney with ICLU, last Wed oral reviews become standard the council. that we hadn't done enough to policy for non-tenured librarians Another faculty stance is that nesday. educate the athletes so we "faculty should have a right to The center is designed to help "I think we had a very cordial and faculty, as well as others be adult students have a smooth added that," said Lovell. low the rank of fall professor. obtain a written copy of their and productive meeting," said "The program they have annual review" said Zunt. entry or re-entry into college, as well as provide services to as Lovell. "They expressed their designed for their athletes is an During this review period, "It not only documents for concerns from a legal standpoint outstanding program," said data will be collected as sure success. promotion and tenure but I Vice President Gerald L. and I expressed my concerns Gradieon. "We have no problem determine the policies of individ think it helps the faculty mem from the standpoint of an with any other part of their pro ual academic department policy Bepko announced plans of a fac bers better appraise their per ulty club, which could be active athletic director and coach." gram." concerning annual reviews. formance in the area of research "We’re encouraged by their at The committee could report to by the first of next year. "Rest assured that we are and service," she said. According to Bepko, the facul titude and actions in reevaluat going to structure a program the council as early as next During the meeting, Jeff Vee- ing the policy," said Waples, a month. ty club would first be located in that is acceptable to our sely of the 8chool of Physical the Lincoln Hotel during its former IUPUI student who athletes, coaches and ad According to Susan Zunt, sec Education said, "People are not earned his degree from the I.U. formation period, then eventual ministrators and hopefully to as retary of the council, Dean of the being reviewed and are not ly move into "permanent private School of Law here. many people as possible," said Faculties William Plater has being reviewed adequately." Both Gradieon and Travis also quarters" in ins conference cen Lovell. "certification" from each of The committee made their ter. Group speaks out against Bork nomination By THERESA JOYCE State of Indiana, and we've nomination. Freelance Editor found many people concerned "We come out of concern for about the Bork confirmation," justice, and concern far the dem An Indiana group vehemently said Hatcher, who served as ocratic foundation of this na opposed to the nomination of keynote speaker. tion," Hatcher said. Robert Bork to the U.8. Robert Bork, President Also attending were represen Supreme Court is urging local Reagan's controversial choice to tatives from the NAACP, the voters to write letters of protest replace retiring Supreme Court Urban League, the Indiana to state senators Dan Quayle Justice Lewis Powell, is current State Teachers Aseodation, and Richard Lugar. ly awaiting approval by the Common Cause Indiana and the In last Tuesday’s press confer Senate Judiciary Committee. Indiana Pro-Choice Action ence for Hoosiers United The committee is scheduled to League, also involved in the let Against Bark at the State Capi vote on the Bork nomination ter writing campaign. tol building, Gary Mayor Tueeday. "We thought that it was im Richard G. Hatcher challenged a Following the vote af the Judi portant that Dan Quayie's state statement by Senator Dan ciary Committee, a fall vote at ment, Tioosiers support Boric’s Qualye in which he stated that the entire Senate will take appointment’ be rebutted," said Indiana residents support place, at which time a 51 per Hatcher. Bork’e nomination. cent majority will be required to Quayle based his statement on "We have traveled all over the or disapprove the See LETTERS, Page 10 Page 21 Tlw S-A-G-A-M-O-R-E / Oct. 5,1987 TODAY, New circuit breaker caused IUPUI blackout Two British debaters will participate in a forum discus sion with the Debate Team on a comparison between the Students, faculty and staff got an unexpected British and American educational systems at 2:30 p.m. in break from classes and work as wall as a vist Room 4095 of the Business/SPEA Building. The pair will from the Indianapolis Fire department last also take on the Debate Team on the resolution that a na Tuesday afternoon whan a power-outage caused tion’s home affairs are its own affairs at 7:30 p.m. in Lec a blackout in 13 campus buildings, including ture Hall Room 102. Both evenU are sponsored by the Uni Cavanaugh Hall, Lecture Hall 101 and the Lin versity Forum/Debate Team. Call Linda Proffitt at 274- coln Hotel. 3907 or Dr. David Bums at 274-0666 for more information. Clocks stopped, homework vanished off com puter screens and elevators wars caught be TU ESD A Y ----------------------------------------------------------------------- tween floors during the 10 minute blackout, Firetrucks rotted onto campus last Tuesday. which was caused by mechanical problems with The African Students Association will conduct an emer an underground circuit breaker on a new on- The power drop also triggered a firs alarm in campus power substation, according to Georgs the Education Building, resulting in the dis gency meeting to reorganize the association in Cavanaugh D. Washington, assistant director of patch of eight Fire Department vehicles to in Hall Room 241, 4-6 p.m. Call Richard O. Top at 637-4206 maintenance for the university physical plant vestigate what proved to be a false alarm. for details. Power was restored through an alternate un • • • derground circuit serving the new substation, The Adult Education Center will present "Making the Med school gets grant the third on campus, located near the nearly Best Use of the Library" Tuesday and Wednesday from completed Fitneae and 8port Center. 4:30-6 p.m. in Library Room 318. The presentation is open The National Institute of Allergy and In The primary power source to the substation to anyone currently enrolled in the Adult Education Cen fectious Diseases has awarded the Indiana Uni was activated a week before last Tuesday’s inci ter. Call Sherry Darrah at 274-2067 for more information. versity School of Medians a $6.1 million five- dent. Tuesday was the first time the secondary * • • year grant to develop an AIDS Clinical Studies circuits for the substation had been activated. "Thoreau in Disney World", a reading of the words of Group. "Everything was going fine until about 3:15," Henry David Thoreau accompanied by slides of corn- The new research group will evaluate new and said Washington. temporary America, takes place in the Grissom Room of experimental drags in the treatment of patients the Union Building at 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by the infected with the human immuno-deficiency Free auto emissions Metropolitan Indianapolis Campus Ministry; for more virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, accord details, call Dr.