Student Researchers Granted $1.8 Million
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THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Tuesday, October 4,1994 Vol XXM, Number 16 I AND YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE LOST AT SCHOOL? Student researchers -granted $1.8 million by ROBYN MILLER Projects done in biology re- Contributing Writer search labs at Tufts are different The Biology department re- from those done at other univer- ceived a $1.8 million grant from sity-based life sciences laborato- the Howard Hughes Medical In- ries in that some researchers are stitute to go toward undergradu- undergraduate students, not the ate research, outreach, and teacher master’s degree candidates who education programs. typically are the ones to pursue The Hughes Institute is the new sciences while seeking their nation’s largest private philan- degrees. thropic organization.The Hughes “The goal of this is to provide Grant, which will be parceled out our undergraduates with an edu- . to the Tufts Biology department cation designed to help them make over the next four years, will fund the transition from the relatively undergraduate research projects, passive role of student consumers renovations to undergraduate bi- of knowledge to the intellectually ology laboratories, and an out- active role of colleague and gen- reach program for underprivileged erator of new knowledge,”accord- students in Boston-area high ing to Ross Feldberg, associate schools. It will also underwrite a professor of biology and thegrant’s portion of the costs for high school principal investigator. science teachers to pursue science More than $504,000ofthegrant Photo by Judy Easterbrook fellowships at Tufts. will be used to renovate laborato- The new money represents a ries for group research and genet- I Coming to a new school can be a confusine exDerience for both students and their Darents. continuation of Hughes funding ics research, compile a guide to of undergraduate research at Tufts Boston-area research ouuortuni--* which was begun five years ago. ties and sponsor an annual sympo- Senate rejects additional funding In 1989, Tufts was awarded $1.5 sium for students carrying out re- million for a similar program to search or internships related to entice more students, particularly environmentalstudies. for food costs, selects new ALBO women and minorities, into the Another $200.000 of tKe Ygrant by ANDREA GROSSMAN Goldberg were appointed to the sponsibilities of the Tufts Com- sciences by offering research op- will support ten minority high Daily Editorial Board Public Service Task Force. munity Judiciary (TCUJ). portunities to small groups of stu- school students who will spend Sunday night’s Tufts Commu- Malick Antoine, a freshman Brinker mentioned that he dents supervised by faculty mem- two summers at Tufts. These stu- nity Union (TCU) Senate meeting senator, will be the representative would like to institute class gov- bers. dents will take courses in math- was highlighted by committeeelec- to the Frontline Administrators ernments whose major role would Tufts was one of 140 institu- ematics and science while learn- tions, Allocations Board (ALBO) Group, which works with theVice be “to promote spirit in the class tions invited by Hughes to apply ing about the college and financial elections,the approval of the Trea- President of Arts, Sciences, and and class unity.” for funding for programs in sci- aid applicationprocesses.The goal sury Procedures Manual, and the Technology and the Provost on At the conclusion of the ence education, and one of 62 to of the program, known as passage of the All- University various school issues. treasurer’s report, the new TCU receiveawards. Thegrants totaled SummerScope, which Tufts insti- Council resolution. This was also Vacant positions on the Health Treasury manual was unanimously $86 .million -- the most ever tuted five years ago, is to make a the first meeting attended by the Services Committee and the Sum- ratified by the body with some awarded in a single year by the collegeeducationpossibleforstu- senators from the class of 1998. mer School Committee will be conflict. Institute. dents of color. After TCU President David filled by students from outside the see SENATE, page 10 Grants were awarded in The remaining $326,000 will Brinker delivered his opening re- Senate body. amounts ranging from $1 million support some of the nation’s best marks, elections were held for Brinker also announced that to $2 million. Among New En- high school science teachers as members of the Health Services Academic ComputingServices has Tufts and Dartmouth College re- they spend a year at Tufts’ Dudley Committee, Dean of Students approved a pilot program that ceived the single largest awards at Wright Center for Innovation in Advisory Committee, Summer would allow for the release of a $1.8 million each. Yale University ScienceEducation as Wright Cen- School Committee,Public Service calendar of events through the e- and the Massachusetts Institute of ter Fellows. While at Tufts, the Task Force, and the Frontline Ad- mail Newsnet. Technology received $1.6 million Wright fellows develop courses ministrators Group. In addition to these administra- each; Brown University, $1.5 mil- and educational tools for high Sophomore Senator Jed tivedetails,the body alsodiscussed lion; and HarvardUniversity,along school physical, natural, and bio- Nussbaum will serve on the Dean the revisions that have been made with the University of Massachu- logical sciences classes and host of Students Advisory Committee. to the TCU Constitution thus far. setts at Amherst, received $1 mil- natural conferences to disseminate “I’m still looking for my niche in TCU Parliamentarian Jordana lion each. their techniques to other science the Senate,” the first-year senator Sanft has spent the past year re- Tufts’ undergraduate research teachers. said. “I think I can find it here.” writing the constitution. program, one of only a few among Since the fellowship program Elected to serve on the Sum- According to Brinker, the cur- American colleges and universi- began in 1990, 14 teachers have mer School Committee was fresh- rent Constitution is “very ques- ties, will receive almost half of the participated,most of them physics man Senator Stacy Goldberg. tionable,asto who does what.” He grant money. The studentresearti: teachers. The Hughes grant will Along with sophomore Senator added that one of the primary fo- projects include stipends (arolintl provide partial support for two Carl McCoy, freshmen Miriam cuses of the new constitution will , Daify fils pho $2,400 per student), laboratory see GRANT, page 10 Serxner, Andi Friedman and be redefining the function and re- David Brinker - equipment, and supplies. Agricultural Secretary Espy resigns cabinet position WASHINGTON (AP)-- Agri- scholarship from afoundation run Tyson and other companies that said Espy, 40, who added he true and unfounded but cou!d no culture Secretary Mike Espy re- by Arkansas-based Tyson Foods do business with the Agriculture planned to spend more time with longer bear “twisting in the wind.” signed Monday, saying an investi- Inc. Department. his two children in Mississippi. ‘The bough finally did break, gation into gifts he accepted from The Arkansas company has A senior White House official, Questions have been raised in my mind,” he said. people and companiesthat do busi- longtime ties to President Clinton. speaking on the condition of ano- about Espy’s acceptanceof tickets ness with his department was too “Although Secretary Espy has nymity, said officials there had to sports events, travel and lodg- distracting for him to remain, He said he has done nothing wrong, I learned of the scholarship only ing from Tyson. Espy denied any I Inside I predicted he would beexonerated. am troubled by the appearance of last week and that Dempsey had wrongdoing, and has repaid more Features .......................... p. 5 “I owe it to the president to some of these incidents and be- returnedthemoney. than $7,600 in expenses. Jessica Ruzz is back with If Only allow his agenda to go through lieve his decision to leave is ap- Some of Espy’s transgressions “I believe that I have succeeded They Were Brains, an International Fes- with a minimum of distraction,” propriate,” Clinton said. were “more modest than others,” in serving the country and in ful- tival, and the story of Mr. Houston. Espy saidin announcing he would ClintonsaidhehadaskedWhite the official said, but “We just felt filling my oath of office,” Espy leave the Cabinet effective Dec. House counsel Abner Mikva to that, when you added them all said, “but in as much as I was AlkE................. ................. P. 7 31. continue his review of the case. together, there were serious con- careless in managing some of the Joshua Davis begins his brand-new President Clinton readily ac- An investigation by court-ap- cerns.” details of my personal activities, I column, Rorschach’s Journal, plus a cepted theresignationh-om one of pointed Independent Counsel BothEspy and his attorney said have failed myself, and for that, I new country album and a Dead show. his most ardent and loyal support- Donald C. Smaltz will also con- there was no evidence any govern- apologize to the president and to ment practice or policy was af- ers. But a separate investigation tinue. the loyal people who have served sports................................ P. 9 by the White House turned up Smaltz,aLosAngeleslawyer, fected by the gifts to Espy or so well.” Women’s volleyball comes up short, more damaging information: that is investigating arange of conduct Dempsey. But he said allegations he im- another NHL preview installment, and Espy’s girlfriend, Patricia byEspy,including whetherhevio- “I must personally overcome , properly billed the government for Marc Sheinkin on the twin strikes. Dempsey, had accepted a $1,200 latedrulesgoverningcontactswith the challenge to my good name,” travel or other expenses were un- page two THE TUFTS DAILY Tuesday, October 4,1994 THETUFTS DAILY .ditorial Marc J.