Rape Appeal Denied

CT-HEMedford, MA 02155 - -TFriday, January 17,1992 DAILY3Vol XXIV,Number 2 City closes f SZZE 14??? I Rape appeal denied Theta Chi Guilty student expelled from nfts by MAUREEN LENIHAN by PATRICK HEALY process was “inherently flawed.” Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial B~Ju~ Reitman said. Theta Chi was temporarily ATul’tsmale student who was Gittleman said last night he closed on Jan. 14 by the expelled last semester after being did not feel he could discuss the Somerville Fire Department due f~)undpuiltyofacquaintiuicer;ipe appeal because of the severity of to fire and health code violations. lost his appeal of the disciplinary the case. Somerville District Fire Chief decision after the case was re- Reitman said that after the Michael Rcgan temporarilyclosed viewed during the winter break, appeal was rejected, the defen- the fraternity house after the fire according to Associate Dean of dant questioned whether the hear- department responded to a five Students Bruce Reitman. ing panel was “an inherently fair alann sounding at the properly The appeal was filed last inon th one.” While the gender of the Tuesday night. The house was with thc Provost’s Office, which panelists wasnot at issuc,Reitman . closed and the locks changed hears appeals during vi~catio~i~said, the defendant was doubtful inunediately until the violations Bowlers with large feet really wax the lane. I when the Committee on Student as to whether the objectivity of could be rectified <and the ap- Life, which normally hears ap- the paticlists might have been af- proximately fifteen residents wcre peals. is out of session. Reitinan fected by the p‘anelists relation- rclocatcd to various locations on First members chosen said Tufts Provost Sol GittlcInan ship with some of the witnesses canpus. revicwed the case and “sustained called. According to Theta Chi Presi- the decision” made in Novcmbcr University adjudication under dent Gene Choi, the violations for the Class of 1996 by a five-meinher Dcan of Stu- review included broken fire alarms. van- by CAROLINE SCHAEFER “perhaps a bit higher.” He added dents Office panel. Acknowledging complaints dalized flood lights, and various Ilaily Editorial BUM^ that this year’s accepted students The claiinnnt in the casc al- about the Dean of Students adju- debris that had not been cleaned The Undergraduate Admis- appar. “by objcctiveindicators”. leged that aroundChristmas1990 dication process, Reilman said before the residents left for Win- sions committee accepted nearly to be one of the strongest groups the former student raped her in there are ongoing “discussions” ter Break. 200 of the 340 Round 1 early ever. her room in the residence where within the University community “The house hadbeenalittle bit decision candidates this Decem- Seventy-six percent of the ac- they both lived. The complaint about whether Tufts should con- dirty and we did not have enough ber, Dean of Undergraduate Ad- cepted early applicants arc in- was n@ filed until last October, tinue to adjudicate acquaintance time to clean it because the fire missions David Cuttino said yes- volved in volunteer work or tuto- after which the panel convened rape cases. alarm came just when students terday. rial programs, representing “the for three sessions to hear the case. University President Jean were moving back in,” said Choi “The committee saw an in- most significanl involvement in Describing the claimant and Mayer said last semester he be- adding, “It was just a matter of crease of 16 percent in early deci- volunteer work”that the commit- the defendant as having been lieves Tufts should discontinue bad timing.” sion applications this year,” tee has seen in previous years, “friends,” Reitinan said many adjudicating rape cases because Although Choi believes that Cuttino said, “and we accepted a according to Cuttino. witnesses were called to offer the process is “too costly’’ to the the house will be reopened within slightly larger number of early Cuttino added that the inost evidence relating what the defen- University. estimating the costs two weeks, the residents are now candidates thm last year.” popular prospective majors of &uit and the claimant had told for each case ranges in the tens of o’nly allowed in the house for Cuttino said that the achieve- these admitted studcnts included them about thc incident within thousands of dollars. z short periods of time in order to ment and abilities of this year’s international relations, biology. threc weeks of it happening. Wit- “The policy at Tufts has not clean the debris and collect per- early applicants were on a similar psychology, premed. and pre- nesses also provided infcmnation changed at this point,” Reitinan sonal belongings. level as last year’s applicants and law. on the naiure of the relationship said.“I still do not know of any 4 alarm, The committce considered between the two up to the time of .- “On the night of the the see APPEAL, page 2 fire chief came at approximately early decision applicants froin 28 the incident. 9:30 pin and we had to be out by states and 14 countries. Once ac- Appeal based on procedures, 10:OO pin to avoid being tined. cepted under the early decision consequences Since then we have been allowed plan, a student is expected to at- Despite the volutninous testi- in for limited amounts of time,” tend Tufts. mony, thc panel chose to focus its slated Choi. He added that the Currently, the committee is adjudicatio11 on the question of reason for the fire alarm going off considering approximately 300 consent.Itjudge~~~teveiithou~ has not been determined. candidates for Round 2 early de- thc defendant inferred he had her Associate Dean of Students cision admission. The committee approval. the woinCmhad been Bruce Reitman stated last night will notify applicants of their de- unwilling and had not given her that the University has aresponsi- cision in March. conscnt. bility to offer assistance to the Thirty-seven students trans- Rcitmiui said the fonncr stu- fraternitymembers due to the fact ferred toTufts for this spring tcnn, dent filed the appeal based on that Theta Chi is a fratcmity rec- Cuttino said. He added that the “both the severity of the conse- ognized by the University. transfer students are from a wide quenccs and the procedures that “The Administration is bcing range of schools. were used.” While the appeal is extremelyh’clpful.“ said Choi. He The office of Financial Aid is not designed as a second hearing, added that the university has of- currenlly working on ineeting thc the advocate for the complainait - fered the &dents temporary on needs of the studcnts acccptcd was present at the appeal as Daily file photo Dai/y filephoto under the early decision plan. Gittlemai spoke with panelists Associate Dean of Students ~ -- see THETA CHI, page 2 ’ David Cuttino see ADMISSIONS, page 2 and judged whether or not the Coordinator steps up efforts for Tufts’ recycling initiatives by CHRIS STHIPINIS and conservation procedures on gram while also expanding the’ from the bookstore. White ex- ations of this contest, which runs Daily Editorial Board all three Tufts campuses. existiiigoncs.Acco)rdiiigto White. pects this program to be expanded frotnNov. 1,1991 toEarthDayof Recent Tufts graduate Karen White, J’9 I, was hired in July the current programs focus pri- to all dining halls by early spring 1992, as “pretty promising.” White has been appointed to the 1991 to coordinate recycling and mari 1y on recycling. but are being of this year and claims that it In an effort to “add a more newly createdpositionof Univer- conservation programs on the enlarged to include energy and represents “enormous potential technical aspect” to conservation sity Resource Coordinator by Medford, Boston and Grafton water conservation. savings.“ efforts. Conscrvation Solutions Tufts Buildings and Grounds in campuses, and to raise awareness This year, gLss,alutninumaJid White is working with Boston will be consulted later in the year an effort to improve recycling of these efforts among students, iiewspaper recycling bins have Can, a division of the Massachu- to evaluate better methods for faculty and staff. kendistributed to all floors in all settsvolunteer Network, inapro- reducing water usage. According to B&G Director dorms, said White. In the past, gram- to establish a redemption “We are looking to see how we Ed Gilbert. White worked exten- recycling bins had been located in center which will hire unem- can conserve water through the sively during her last two years as use of new shower heads, faucets Arts ................................ 1 more scattered locations in the ployed peoplc in the Boston area. P-3 a student to coordinate the recy- donns, she added. This program. which currently and other systems to save water in The Pogues strut their best stuff on labs,” White said. Essenfiuf.and a plethora of movies are cling program on the Medford Steelcansrmdalltypes of glass. involves 18 offices on the Tufts recapped for your reading enjoyment. c<ampus. which were not accepted last year. campus. collects any containers White is also working with the “I really didn’t have the time are also now being collected in which yield a deposit return and Center for Environmental Man- Sports ............................. p. 5 or resources to get the [recycling] the residence halls. White noted. donates all money to Boston Can. agement in ‘an attempt to develop The men’s basketball team returns program going well,” said Gil- She added that over 7500 pounds ECOJympics work a composting program on cam- from the West Coast, and the NHL All- bert. who felt the creation of this of glass wcre collected in the fall progressing pus. Star Game is previewed. position was “critical to the recy- semester.

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