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Divine Light Mission loses Saga m o re devotes Volume SQ NumberKX imK*r Oft26 KlrtuAmhArNovember IQ 1 10. 1070 to Patrick Calls senators ‘children’ (\oto—next to-last in a on religious deprogramming, this article continue* the story of Ted Patrick's deprogram Bill’s author scolds IUPUISA using o f a local doctor ! by Jomi Storlr five The IU P U I Student Assembly Williams attacked the SA. after by William A Barton pa— ed ooe bill and was bleated by showing up at the meeting to Cohen was taken to a house in Indianapolis where he was held tFP' a via*ling student who celled the obaerve Asaembly action on a bill the deprogrammer* for several days. In contrast to many deprogram­ S A ’s method* "jerry-rigging." et he had written. ming reports, however, he states that he was treated quite civilly by his ita Nov. 19 meeting. Senator Desiree Eubanks told enptor* once they got him there. Junior Stan William* aeid that Williams tkat student apathy "They made it clear again that they weren't going to do anything to none erf the senator* ‘knew what affects the SA s performance and me. If I wanted to sleep. I could sleep If I wanted to eat. I could eat was going on " and later added that advised W illiam s to become a whatever I wanted If I didn't want to talk. I didn't have to talk If I be was "suitably unimpressed" senator and help improve the wanted to, I could Whs lever I wanted — fine, except the one ground with the Senate, railing the situation in a positive manner rule. I couldn't leave. " However. Williams claimed be A couple hour* after Cohen's abduction. Ted Patrick arrived "H e He also criticised the large didn't have the "patience to deal wasn’t in on the abduction. " Cohen explained, because ol the legal number <rf senators who failed to with children . " difficulties he's been having recently Bui be was the main de- show up lor the meeting. Commenting on William's The meeting started 10 minutes remarks. Student Body Vice H ule worked with me until ten that night, and all the next day until I late while the chairman waited far President John Emley said. finally opened u p ."’ the 14 member* needed to make a "Everyone is entitled to bis own Cohen was pretty angry under the circumstance*, a* he believe* half o l d ­ opinion," but added tkat be anyone wosdd be. thought Williams bad "a limited "So for a ample of day* I refused to talk lo them " An erf hoc merit perspective All the time, however, Patrick and the other deprogrammer* been formed ie review the "th is is the First meeting he ha* Stan Williams continuously asked him auestmns be refused to answer and confronted attendance records ol SA attended We need constructive W illiams, for first reading at (M T him with facts about D L M that he refused to admit to— approaching and to inform the SA of its criticism, but parting shots don't night * meeting in a 4-9-1 vole. those thing* that will work in breaking the programming of a cult Finding*. The SA can impeach a help us or the students ~ The bill called for the SA to d r senator who has missed two Emley - i d he thought W illiams ruiate a petition questioning the "Patrick really confronted me with the facts and with the finance* of would show up at more meeting* use of deadly force by police in D L M . which I already knew, but here I was in a position where I three uneiruaed meeting* during and mid that the SA "need* more offenses of traffic violations and couldn't shut it out. where I couldn't meditate it away. He confronted students like th a t" other misdemeanor* The bill was a me with the truth and asked me questions that would make me think Several senators fall In new business the SA killed a response to the recent shooting Though he resisted at first, after a while Cohen began to think about category Susan Ta lb , representing motion to consider Bill Number death of IU P U I student Joseph what they were — ying. that mavbe it made a little sense “ I thought. the School of Medicine, has miaaed Nine, originally written by Clark by Marion County Sheriff* O K . I've been here two days. They don't want to hurl me All they Deputy Ernest Bigg* want me to do is start thinking for myself They want me to look ben. Grant Lukenbill originally objectively at what I've been doing After that they *11 let me go. Tha i * submitted the bill, but withdrew it when I opened up' and started talking .*' 24 hours before the N o v. 19 After they initial succe— . the deprogrammer* kept him at the same meeting at which time Sen. Jim house another four or five days. Pstrirk. however, had to leave after Gibson re-submitted the bill. the third day He had another deprogramming lo attend to. Emley said, that as far as he “They were talking to me. asking me questions— only now I was knew, the bill would not be up for answering their questions. It just got more obviou* as the davs went by consideration at another meeting that, my God. I d been living a lie for four years. ” However, be added that Bill He staled that they kept reinforcing that he'd been tricked by the Number 11, which deal* with the cuh. They helped him to believe that he hadn't done anything bad. same subject, was recently that he’d only been deceived. He feels they really supported him in the submitted by Sen. Steve Foley. transition from cult member to ex-cult member The bill calls for an honorary "Y o u ran i imagine what it s like." be explained, "to have your degree to be granted to the family whole life pulled out from under you. which is exactly what happened of Joseph Clark and for a scholar­ to me in the situation. 1 ou can't imagine bow traumatic that is.' ship to be swarded in his name The deprogrammer* continued to aupport him in this manner for Bill Number 10. which calls for about a week Then he went on what deprogrammer* call rehabilita the final withdrawal date from lion." the transition period from "cult life" to "normal social life " classes to be changed from its "You're in a relatively controlled environment," Cohen — id. present date before mid-term "There * someone with you all the time who take* care ol all your examinations to fall one week after finances so you don't have to worry about it and to see that you have a mid-terms, passed in a 1S-O-0 vole. good time " The bill will be submitted to the He — ys he was taken to bars-someplace be hadn l gone in three Faculty Council. years— and other places that had been forbidden to him as a D L M Debate on the bill centered member, as a part of hia rehabilitation "bufferiag." Wheeling around whether or not it should be This went on for • few weeks, after which Cohen was allowed to go and dealing... off on a vacation. By then he felt he really needed it. 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