THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1988 <5 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 84, NO. 70 Committee recommends Committee to submit report on Forest This is the final story in a two- Despite University claims that Trustees by the Land Resources health care plan changes part series. it has no immediate plans to de­ Committee (LRC) sufficiently velop any of the Forest's 8,200 represents community concerns, By CRAIG WHITLOCK acres, local government and con­ ByMIKEGRABLE payments and deductibles on members of the LRC's subcom­ servation groups have been at mittee on community concerns After six months of study, a employee visits to University- One of the major aims of the heavy odds with the University said the group met irregularly University committee review­ run medical facilities. That long-term management plan for about how the Forest should be and infrequently over the past ing health care benefits for proposal, in turn, followed Duke Forest to be released preserved, and to what degree. nine months and submitted no University employees has rec­ months of financial losses for Friday will be to alleviate ten­ final recommendations to the ommended sizeable increases the health benefits program, sions between the public, local And while University officials draft. in the deductibles, co-payment meaning that claims paid out government and the University maintain that this weekend's fees, and other charges for outweighed premiums being over the Forest's future. draft report to the Board of Concerns about the Forest employees seeking care at collected, said Toby Kahr, as­ began in February 1987, when University facilities. sistant vice president for hu­ the commercial-oriented Urban Land Institute (ULI) recom­ The increased cost of health man resources, in a June in­ mended up to 78 percent of the care for the employees will be terview. Forest be developed. offset by a number of other Kahr said Wednesday night proposals designed to limit he could not cite the amount Specifically, organizations the financial burden on em­ of money channeled through such as Save Duke Forest and ployees and their families, the health plan yearly. the Environmentally Concerned said Professor of Law James The University pays about Organization of Students (ECOS) Cox, chair of the review com­ 80 percent of the self-insured, literally petitioned the Board of mittee. $22 million health benefits Trustees not to develop the For­ est. In September 1987, ECOS However, representatives of program's premium, Kahr collected 1,200 signatures in one the American Federation of said in June. The other 20 week calling for the Forest's State, County, and Municipal percent is paid by the employ­ preservation. At the same time, Employees (AFSCME) Local ee. Rates have also been stag­ Save Duke Forest organized a 77, which represents many of gered to account for families similar petition with over 6,500 the University's bargaining and individuals, and for em­ signings. employees, said the recom­ ployees receiving Medicare mendations could violate the benefits, he said. But a much more drastic mea­ collective bargaining agree­ The program, which is ad­ sure was taken late this summer, ment which establishes health ministered through Blue MATT CANDLER/THE CHRONICLE when the Orange County Board care for University employees. Cross and Blue Shield of Future development of Duke Forest is hotly debated. See FOREST on page 13 • Local 77 Business Manager North Carolina, has tradition­ Ron Newton said "there have ally offered full coverage for been increases which . were all of the approximately not in good faith," and that his 12,000 University employees BOG files group is looking into alterna­ with no deductible charged for Insurance policies force tive programs and plans. any medical business con­ The review committee was ducted at Duke hospitals or for appeal evaluation of fraternities formed after employees the Duke Health Clinic, Kahr reacted negatively to a Uni­ said in June. The program is versity proposal in June to run by Blue Cross and Blue on charter By MATT SCLAFANI The policy also prohibits open raise revenues by charging co- See HEALTH on page 14 • The Interfraternity Council parties, limiting all social func­ By MAXINE GROSSMAN (IFC) is considering whether all tions to "invitation only," accord­ Claiming that the office of University fraternities should ing to former IFC President John Residential Life used incor­ adhere to stricter rules on alco­ Willis, a Trinity senior. rect procedures to revoke hol and rush in response to The policy includes many other their group's charter, mem­ restrictions imposed by an insur­ statements regarding varying bers of BOG said they plan to ance group that underwrites topics such as sexual abuse and file a formal appeal with Wil­ eight of the national fraternities hazing, Owen said. liam Griffith, Vice President on campus. The policy was developed be­ for Student Affairs, in Janu­ The Fraternity Insurance Pur­ cause, "It was the right thing to ary. chasing Group (FIPG), which in­ do," Owen said. Insurance com­ Griffith already declined cludes 21 national fraternities, panies in general would treat BOG's first appeal that he was formed last December to fraternites "more favorably" if overturn a Residential Life help fraternities get liability in­ the fraternities were less of a hearing panel's decision to surance, said FIPG President risk, he said. disband the group. Their char­ Durward Owen. "In a world full of litigation, ter was revoked Nov. 17 be­ The fraternities on campets [the policy is] certainly a reason­ cause of excessive dormitory that belong to FIPG are Alpha able step," said Brian Schwalb, Epsilon Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, former IFC executive vice presi­ As many as 32 BOG mem­ Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa Alpha, dent. Fraternities could lose bers held an impromptu sit-in Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, their charters for not complying, Wednesday morning to attract Phi Kappa Psi and Psi Upsilon. he said. President Keith Brodie's at­ Shortly after its creation, FIPG The IFC is concerned, howev­ tention to the group's appeal. adopted a policy known as risk er, that some fraternities on cam­ They will also submit a copy of management, Owen said. The pus will have an unfair advan­ their appeal to Brodie, BOG risk management policy tries to tage during rush because they president Rich Matheny said. limit liability for fraternities by will be able to serve alcohol, he Matheny, a Trinity sopho­ prohibiting the use of fraternity said. more, said he believes Resi­ dues for the purchase of alcohol, Owen disagreed. "It's like he added. dential Life has failed to fol­ See FRATERNITIES on page 6 • low the specific steps for review of a living group's charter, as outlined in the un­ dergraduate information and regulations bulletin. For this Inside Weather reason, he said he believes a new appeal is in order. HOW Cultured: Residential Wimpy weather: Only a JILL WRIGHT/THE CHRONICLE Life has plans to establish an part of the sun will shine The BOG members gath­ arts-based living group in the tomorrow with highs around Dear Santa ered in the sitting area out­ Most kids probably asked for toys, but a majority of Duke new dormitory being built in 58. Oh-so feather-light winds side Brodie's office from 10:30 Edens Quad. See page 3. will gently blow. students would likely want good exam grades for Christmas. See BOO on page 7 • ^HECHRCHJJICI^ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,1988 World & National Newsfile Gorbachev announces Soviet army cuts Associated Press the Soviets ready "without long pauses or tions on Western and Eastern soil within backtracking" to continue work toward a the Soviet Union, as well. Overall, the Uprising celebrated: Palestinian NEW YORK — Mikhail Gorbachev, ur­ new arms control treaty as well as on reductions were to reach half a million. leaders called for two days of strikes ging a "period of peace," announced a cut­ other issues. A few hours later he told reporters, "We starting Thursday in the occupied back of 500,000 Red Army troops on Soviet spokesman Gennady Gerasimov, do hope that the U.S. and the Europeans West Bank and Gaza Strip to mark the Wednesday and called on the United asked how Bush and Gorbachev got along, will also take certain steps." first anniversary of their uprising States to "take certain steps" in the same said the two were developing "maybe not The Soviet leader called for steps to end against Israeli rule. direction. President Reagan and Presi­ personal chemistry, not yet, but the the war in Afghanistan under U.N. aus­ dent-elect George Bush emerged all beginning is very good." pices within a month and urged in­ smiles from lunch with the Soviet leader Earthquake fatal: The strongest Reagan declared he "heartily" approved ternational cooperation on issues ranging and embraced the troop reduction ges­ of Gorbachev's overtures. "Read our from arms control to the environment. earthquake to hit the Soviet Caucasus ture. region in 80 years flattened buildings smiles," he said as he emerged from lunch "I would like to believe that our hopes Wednesday and left thousands home­ In a speech before the United Nations, and climbed into his limousine with Gor­ will be matched by our joint efforts to put less. One Soviet official said he Gorbachev billed the cutback in troops, bachev and Bush for a brief ride to the an end to an era of wars, confrontation received unconfirmed reports of more artillery, planes and tanks as edge of Governors Island and a spectacu­ and regional conflicts, aggressions than 200 people killed. "unilateral." lar view of the Statue of Liberty. against nature, terror of hunger and On a day that blended superpower sub­ Gorbachev used his U.N.