The New Hampshire, Vol. 79, No. 29 (Jan. 27, 1989)
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The New Hampshire Vol. 79 No. 29 FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 1989 Bulk Rate,V-ti Po~taoe Pam (603)862-1490 Durham. N.H. Durham~ H Perm,! irJ(; Craig returns to UNH triumphant By Ellen Harris hospital for surgery after being While the rest of the U niver diagnosed as having a form of sity struggles with the "begin heart failure, where a valve was ning of the semester chaos," the functioning improperly. Political Science Department "What I had was not the same is enjoying a turn to normality thing as a heart attack," said with the return of their chair Craig. "With a heart attack, person, Robert Craig. muscle tissue actually dies; with Craig has returned to his heart failure, something is off ice this semester after rec causing the muscle to stop, like overing from heart failure and a valve that won't open or close surgery last October. properly." Craig said that he is working · To correct the problem, doc most of the day and feels great, tors replaced the damaged sec but is still working on getting tion of Craig's valve with an all of his stamina back. artificial tube made with Tit 'Tm very fortunate that the anium. people at Wentworth Douglass "Feels just as good as the real Hospital were able to catch the thing!" Craig said, commenting problem quickly," said Craig. on his experience with the new - ~£ai_g was sent to a Boston valve. While Craig was recovering, Snow-starved s-tudent dives down sl~pe head first. (Emily Kelemen photo) the political science department created a committee made up of political science professors to run the department and act as a cohesive "chairgroup," according to Craig. This com- Plan to bring beer back .__ mittee was led primarily by · professor David Moore, who By Jay Kumar through MUB catering. sees fit. was unavailable for comment. Alcohol in the Memorial Attenda·nce would be limited The MUB Pub Club would in Political Science secretary Union Building's Pub has always to Club members, with a strict no way be funded by or use any DeeAnn Dixon said that the been a sticky issue. Since beer and well defined guest policy. Student Activity Fee mo'ney (no committee handled everything was banned from the Pub in Membership would be limited MUSO or SCOPE events). All very well and things ran "as 1986, countless proposals have to only those students, faculty money used by this organization smoothly as usual." been brought up to bring it back, and staff who are of legal will be raised through the use "Craig had most of his work only to be promptly rejected by drinking age. They would be of the mandatory membership done before he left," said Dixon. the administration. Three stu issued computerized ID cards fee. Alcohol consumption would "His organization made it a lot dents have resurrected an old that could be checked in the be strictly limited and moni easier to handle the department idea in an attempt to change same way meal plans are. tored by both Club officers and when he was gone, though we things. All members and guests Catering staff. received many calls from people Eric Stites, Bret Clemons and would sign a legal waive__r, The MUB Pub Club originally who wanted to talk to him and Elizabeth Cote presented a letter dismissing the possibility of any started up in 1973, said Stites, Political ~c1ence cnauman were disappointed that he was to UNH President Gordon student, employee or adminis and ran successfully into the Robert Craig (Sharon Dono out." Haaland this week detailing trator from being named in a early 1980s. · van photo) their "MUB Pub Club" proposal. lawsuit, in the case of any Stites, president of the · Haaland and his fellow admin potential mishaps. Memorial Union Student Or istr.ators are currently busy All Club officers and catering ganization, said, "The"U niver Evacuation plan -coping with the budget prob employees will undergo intense si ty is ignoring 20 percent of lems and will respond to the alcohol training, regarding the the student population ( the proposal in the next few days. lega·lities of serving alcohol,_ appro:iimately 2,500 students According to the letter, the such as the T.I.P.S. program that are 21 or over) by not to ·be developed Club is a student organization (Training Intervention Proce allowing us to have alcohol." By R. Scott Nelson toxic, but very smelly". Pilar that would hold events such as dures on Serving alcohol). This The audiences at any MUB Chemistry grad student Naja said someone may have dumped bands, comedy nights and dan would be carried out to the programs 1 usually consist of Ellis was working in his lab in the chemical, or several chem ces. All events would be catered extent that the administration freshmen and sophomores, he Parsons hall at noon on Jan. 5 icals that could have reacted said, while many juniors and when a pungent, garlic- like together down the drain. seniors go to bars downtown odor invaded his nostrils. His "Almost zero amount of this or into Portsmouth. friend across the hall came over substance stinks to high heav As for the licensing, Stites and said, "You better get ready en," Pilar said. said, "We now know that MUB to leave; the alarm is about to Ellis said, "You couldn't stand Catering owns a (liquor) license go off." that smell for very long." -and pays $1287 a year for it, with Within five minutes, the According to Chief Robert student money." This license alarm did go off, and the Wood of the Durham-UNH has-two stipulations, one for on members of the Durham-UNH Fire Department, the problem site events ($787) and one for Fire Department had arrived was quickly handled once it was off-site events ($500). Stites said at Parsons. The few grad stu determined what the odor was he received the license infor dents and faculty who had not and where it was coming from. mation from New Hampshire already gone for lunch were After being told that the Liquor Commissioner Robert evacuated from the building, chemical was probably phos Pierce. which was closed until the next phene, we geared our operations When MUSO asked the ad morning. on that," Wood said. "We ministration last semester to Firemen in special self poured a bleach solution in the allow the sale of beer in the contained suits soon entered the drains to neutralize it. We then MUB Pub during certain MUSO building, checking it for chem made sure that the building's events, it was turned down. ical leaks, spills, and flamma ventilation system was working Dean of Students Gregg San bles. With the aid of three properly." born, in a letter to then-MUSO chemistry faculty members, it · "The building smelled fine president Greg Becker and was soon determined that the by evening," Wood said. Stites, cited the problems of odor that filled Parsons was "Twelve people were directed alcohol abuse, program inacces coming from the drains. to Health Services for exami sibility to minors and liability Professor Frank Pilar, chair nation to make sure they were as negative factors. person of the UNH chemistry OK, but all were released." This time around, Stites said, department, said the odor was Altho~gh this incident was _ the Club will be strictly for those probably caused by a phosphene, Alcohol is currently served at certain MUB events such as the of legal drinking age, which a chemical that is "not very STINK, page 10 Gourmet Dinner and ROTC banquet. (Eric Stites photo) , . BE;ER, page 6 PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1989 NEWS IN. BRIEF Adultery law debated Pres. Bush's first Driver reportedly Adultery is illegal in New Hampshire, bur some ip.terview using drugs say it should not be and want to repeal the law that makes it a misdemeanor. President Bush voiced reservations yesterday The woman who was driving the car that allegedly "The idea that the state should get into the about American participation in a human rights cause(l a crash and explosi__on killing two people bedroom .. is very frightening to me," Ralph conference in Moscow in 1991, saying " we need at a Massachusetts Turnpike'toll plaza was reportedly Kirshner of Center Harbor said Wednesday at a to look for performance" by the Soviet Union. In taking anti-depressant drugs prior to the crash, legislative hearing. his first interview as president, Bush also hinted and has requested admission to a psychiatric hospital, "I don't believe the state should get involved he will stop in China after visiting Japan next month. according to sources. in what is essentially a religious matter," he said. "Stay tuned," Bush said, discussing the possibility The Boston Herald yesterday cited an unidentified George Allen, executive director of the American of going to Peking. "We may'have something on source as saying that Nancy Drucker, 31, asked Free Coalition, said the law reflects society's moral that" soon, he added. doctors at Boston City Hospital Monday to allow code. her to transfer to a psychiatric center at Pembroke The bill's sponsor, Rep. Scott Green, R Hospital. Manchester, said after the hearing, "If the statute State police, however, said preliminary blood gets repealed, I don't see thousands of people pouring tests indicated no drugs were found in her body. into the streets to sleep with their neighbors. People sleep with their neighbors anyway." Derry man committed after stabbings German firms raided West German police raids Wednesday An 18-year-old Derry man has been committed against three companies yielded evidence pointing involuntarily to the state mental hospital after to their his involvement in building a Libyan factory father and brother were found stabbed and that beaten Washington charges is a poison Reagan:book deal to death in their burning home in Derry.