[Where You Read It First Wednesday, March 10,1999 Volume XXXVIII, Number 31 , Suspect arrested, charged in off­ campus assault by DANIEL BARBARISI . the suspect was unavailable at the Daily Editorial Board . time. The officers left word ofthe A suspect has been identified, situation with family members and arrested, and charged in connec- advised the family to tell the sus­ tion with the hatred-fueled as- pect to tum himself in. Later that sault on a homosexual student on night, Rafferty surrendered him­ Feb. 28. Dean Rafferty, 22, ofAr- selfto the police after waiving his lington, was arrested this past. Miranda rights and making astate­ weekend on several counts of ment. assault and battery with a dan- Rafferty was arraigned at a 10­ gerous weapon, his shorn foot. cal court on Monday, where he Rafferty was also charged with pleaded not guilty to the charges. anotherfelony violation stemming He was released on cash bail. A from the fact that his crime was trial date has not yet been set. hate-related. Explaining Rafferty'srelease on According to Tufts University bail, Lonero said, "We don't feel Police Department (TUPD) Lieu- that he's a danger to the Tufts tenant Charles Lonero, a rapid in- community.lfhecontacts anyone vestigation, and especially the involved in the case, he can be questioning ofindividuals present charged with intimidating a wit- ness, and I'll arrest him right then and there." Wonten's studies Lonero commented that he had never seen the cam­ pus as unified behind one ntajor approved by particular issue as they were in helping this inves­ tigation reach its conclu­ TeD Senate, faculty sion. "I've never seen the Proposal goes to Bernstein next Tufts community as a whole work together as I by DANIEL BARBARISI pated at this time, according to did this week," Lonero Daily Editorial Board Sloane, would be "one teacher for said. "Peoplecame forward The potential for a women's one semester." with information, knowing studies major to become a reality Dean Leila Fawaz, who was that in some way, shape, or at Tufts next year increased dras­ present at the meeting, acknowl­ form they might face judi­ tically this week when both the edged that not all aspects of the cial consequences." Tufts Community Union (TCU) potential majorhad been fmalized The Middlesex County Senate and the faculty ofArts and as yet. "We can approve the major District Attorney's office Sciences approved the program. now," Fawaz said before the will be assuming overall The Senate recommendation, faculty's vote, "andworkout these Daily file photo The TUPD was instrumental in apprehending the perpetratoroflast responsibility for the case while not carrying any official details later." from this point on, but as week's hate crime. weight, is a strong show of sup­ Lonero pointed out, the port for the initiative. The unani­ at the Winthrop St. party which investigation would not have mous lmdorsement by all faculty preceded the beating, yielded a reached such a speedy conclu­ members present at Monday's surprisingly quick result. sion without the work ofseveral meetin gmeansthatthemajornow "An investigation was con­ TUPD officers. needs approval from only the ducted by the Tufts Police in con­ "The important part ofthecase deans of the colleges and Vice junctionwith the Medford Police... was the assistance of the [Tufts President for Arts, Sciences, and We had awitness identify the sus­ Transgendered Lesbian Gay Bi­ Technology Mel Bernstein, to pect through a photo array, and sexual Collective] and ofSergeant become areality. then met with the District McCarthy, [and] officers Weiss The Senate resolution, written Attorney's office. A warrant was and Sheehan. Their quick re­ by Senator Dan Zandman ofthe then issued," Lonero said. sponses and precise reports en­ education committee, cites the fact TUPD officers went to the abled us to tie this up quickly," that nearly all other top-25 Re­ susoect's home in Arlington, but Lonero said. search-One universities possess women's studies majors, along Forum tonight on homophobia with the fact that "94.7 percent of Tufts undergraduates surveyed and hatred felt that a women's studies major As part ofan ongoing response to last week's hate crime commit­ should exist at Tufts." ted against astudent, the Tufts Transgendered Lesbian Gay Bisexual The majorwould exist without Collective (TTLGBC) will be holding a community forum entitled, a department, as is the case with "Homophobia, Hatred, Bigotry, and Safety." The forum, which will several other majors atTufts, such begin at 9p.m. in Pearson 104, will be facilitated by five students from as international relations and the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community. Asian studies. "We're hoping to give people a chance to educate themselves on Faculty Curriculum Committee these issues, and to decide as a community whether there is more we Chaimlan David Sloane said, "The could be doing that we're not doing," said TTLGBC co-coordinator comm[ttee was persuaded that this Carl Sciortino. was avery coherent program, and He went on to say that the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Resource Center that it would be possible to enact continues to receive calls from students who are frightened and it with very Iittle extra effort- that concerned in the wake ofthe beating. itcouldbe, would be done with our The TTLGBC held ameetingon Monday night for leaders ofcampus current resources." organizations who wished to unify student action against hate and The only additional cost antici- homophobia. Representatives from the Coalition for Social Justice and Non-violence and Tufts Friends oflsrael were among those present. Everyone at the meeting agreed that a serious campaign against TODAY IN homophobia would require a unified student response, one that SPORTS: could begin with students no longer tolerating homophobic jokes. They also discussed ideas to improve safety on campus, includ­ ing a potential student-run safety escort program that could be used March Madness more frequently than the current service run by the Tufts University continues!... pages 8-9 Police Department. -WillKinlaw 2 THE TUFTS DAILY· March 10, 1999 News EPIIC Symposium' Briefs Two receive Mayer Citizenship Iraqi detainees beaten Award at Friday's EPIIC launch by Chinese detainees EPIIC Symposium focuses on crime and corruption byANDREW FREEDMAN Malvinas War and is president of Open Sore ofa Continent: A Per­ Six Iraqi opposition members imprisoned in Los Angeles as Daily Editorial Board Transparency International Latin sonal Narrative ofthe Nigerian alleged national security threats on the basis ofsecret government "I refuse the current status America/Caribbean, was one of Crises. Soyinkawas described by evidenceran into trouble ofadifferentsortlastweekwhentheywere quo... I cannot live in a world that the recipients. Tufts Assistant Professor of Art beaten up by a group ofChinese detainees in a melee triggered by devalues my people," Human "Thank you for your commit­ HistoryandDirectorofAfricaand a pay phone dispute. rights activist Hafsat Abiola said ment," Ocampo said. He detailed theNew WorldSteveNelsonas"a Thefracas took place in the MiraLornaDetention Centerone day as she accepted a recognition some ofthedisconcerting aspects freedom fighter with the powerof afterthesix Iraqis, all ofwhom participated in CIA-backedefforts to award by Education for Public In- of corruption in Argentina and his pen." topple Saddam Hussein, were interviewed by 60 Minutes about quiry and IntemationalCitizenship pointed out that "Ninety percent "[Soyinka] uses language to theirtravails. (EPnC) at the launching of the of the world lives in countries insist upon democracy in Nige­ Theircase hasreceived widespread mediaattention since former 1999 EPnCsymposium on Friday worse than Argentina." ria,"Nelson said. Nelson described CIA director R. James Woolsey began representing them last year, evening. This ---------- Ocampo iden- Soyinka's writings as weapons in callingita"stain" on America'shonorto tryto deportIraqi freedom year'sEpnCtheme i'lt is impossible to tifiedthecycleof an effort at contesting reality. fighters using classified evidence even he has not been allowed to is "Global Crime, stop corruption corruption. He Soyinka has been pursued by see. "Itreally is just outrageous that the collective US government Corruption, and • b . said the pattern killer squads and attacked by the wouldtreatpeople like this whohavefought in commoncause with Accountability." Just y puttmg consists ofprepa- Nigerian govemmentwithpropa­ us against someone like Saddam," Woolsey said shortly after the Abiola was just people in jail" ration for a crime, ganda due to his position against MiraLorna incident. one of many no- _ Luis Moreno execution of the theNigerian regime. Soyinkatried The six, imprisoned for almost two years, have denied they are table individuals crime, and pun- to sue the government for their foreign agents and are appealing deportation orders filed against who were on cam- Ocampo ishment for the propaganda campaign but did not them bythe Immigration andNaturalization Service. pus this past week- BElBElillM:1JZJd:1J;lITI1I2T12ITilii1lliiITIi1iw1zIITI crime. succeed. Francis J. Brooke, Washington representative ofthe Iraqi Na: end to dissect the complicated is- He said in Argentina, the "Thejudgesweretotally emas­ tional Congress, a leading opposition group with which three ofthe sues brougbtforth withintheEPnc preparation part ofthe cycle has culated... nomore recourse for the six are affiliated, said the government has informally offered