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r Bulk Rote U.S. Postage I PAID Permit No. 320 Newark, DE. lA Mind-Control .Drug Research Done at UD By LORRAINE BOWERS methods useful in altering human behavior pat :;_ CC~mr1211lt 1979, by The Review. terns, according to a confidential memo sent to a for the Manchurian Candidate led the number of university officials from Anthony Gra ~telligence Agency (CIA) all over the ziano, university director of Institutional Research. , even to the University of Delaware. Similar programs were supported by the CIA at term "Manchurian Candidate" has been us 80 other institutions, including 44 universities, ac describe an individual who has been brain cording to information supplied to the university by by a group to control that individual's mind the CIA. Universities in this region which were in volved in similar research included the Univer search for the Manchurian Candidate was a sities of Pennsylvania and Maryland, the of the Cold War of 20 years ago. An ABC Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Penn "Close-Up" (aired Jan. 30) recently sylvania State, Princeton, Rutgers, Harvard and IOclun,ent:ed for audiences that CIA experiments · Columbia Universities, accordtng to a release from the Cold War were done on unsuspecting Delaware's Office of Information Services. to identify viable mind-control drugs for On Feb. 18, Wilmington's Sunday News Journal enemy warfare. " implied that I was doing something wrong, ABC news report was based on a book, something immoral," said Moore. News Journal ,...,.1..,u•:u this year by journalist John Marks, a reporter Joe Trento described Moore's involvement State Department official. The book, The in the CIA, in research and in purchasing toxic com for the Manchurian Candidate, describes pounds. unknowing persons throughout the United After the Journal published the article, Moore were given mind-control drugs. And as a said, " I had two feelings. First I was angry at the some of these individuals killed themselves, extent anc\ distortion and the quotes taken out of insane or suffered other irreparable context. Then I didn't want to even dignify the .-,·ch<>lo~~iclll effects. story. I was willing to let the accusations stand. But mtnrtn$1til1on was found after the Freedom of letting something go was admitting to a guilt.'' Act made CIA files public. But Marks Moore released the following statement to The problems documenting information because Review this past week: CIA files were destroyed in 1973. Marks had "I carried out research at Parke, Davis and Com- much of his research on six file boxes of pany, Detroit, Michigan and at the University of Delaware with the support of the Geschickter Fund ncial records, according to his book. Grophlc ly lob Korn Uniive1rsit:v Chemistry Professor Dr. James for Medical Research during the period 1953-1962. I received research funding from the CIA Washington, D.C. Some of Moore's research from was aware that the Geschickter Fund was sup a grant from the Geschickter Fund for 1953 to 1962, was done for the CIA's Project MK porting the work at the request of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Reseat:ch out of Georgetown University in ULTRA, designed to identify materials and (Cont.nued on Page 4) Changes Made on Night Shuttle, Escort Van On the By LAURA BEDARD Also changed are the times which the from Stiltl Inc., end their service at . Abuse of the university Security shuttle buses run. They stop service at- 10:30 p.m. T.he blue mini-bus takes escort service has resulted in overall 10:30 p.m. Between 6:30p.m. and 10:30 over those routes and keeps its own inside changes to the night shuttle bus and p.m., the Security mini-bus runs a Paper Mill route. This service stops escort bus schedules, according to Lt. single route from Paper Mill to Gilbert running to the Ice Arena at midnight Douglas Tuttle of Security. C circle, to the Student Center, to Mor and 12 :30 a .m. to Paper Mill, continu Originally separate services to ris Library and Old College and back to ing the rest of the route until 2 a.m. students on campus, the night shuttle Tuttle said these hours are extended to buses and escort buses have recently 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, been combined to cover key points on stopping service to Paper Mill Apart not always what you campus and Paper Mill Apartments. ments at 1:30 a.m. and to the Ice Arena to eat. ............ p. 6 Changes include the addition of a at 1 a.m. · blue mini-bus replacing the escort van, Therefore, students desiring to go cutbacks in shuttle bus times and from Christiana to Paper Mill before routes, and alteration of the Paper Mill 10:30 p.m. have to take two buses, one Apartment night shuttle service, as from Christiana to a stop on main cam N. Furter well as the one to main campus. pus. They then must wait for the mini Tuttle said, within the past year, bus to take them to Paper Mill. MeatLoaf nightly demand for rides from Securi Complaints from students about this. Horror" Comes to The ty's escort van service increased to the new system have been received by point that approximately 50 percent of several student government officials . p. 11 requests were to and from places on University of Delaware Coordinating the regular night bus route. Reasons Council President Russ Bodner said, for calling Security from those points based on complaints he has received, ranged from convenience to lack of " You can't seem to depend on it," he knowledge of the scheduled times and added. stops, according to Tuttle. Review photo by Andy Cline Security g uard Jean-Jacques According to the new schedule, a bus Records said, "The main problem this leaves Christiana Commons at 6:30 THIS MINI-BUS is now making the year is that the Security bus runs only p.m. for Dickinson via Pencader shuttle bus runs to Paper Mill Apart in one direction, unlike the north and Drive. It then goes to Morris Library, ments as part of Security's new shut · south rotation of the yellow buses." ......... .. p. 5 the Ice Arena, the Student Center, Old tie service. "Several people have been confused Briefs . ......... p. 5 College via Academy and Main by the switch-over at 10:30 p.m.," said ng's Happening .. p. 5 Streets, and back to Christiana Com Paper Mill. Tuttle said that the blue Sherri Eiding, Resident Student mons . mini-bus is being used because the Association Securny committee chair . p. 8 A bus departs from the Ice Arena larger buses could not " negotiate the woman. ''But they (Security mini-bus) . p. 11 starting at 6 p.m., going to the Library various curves that the mini-bus can," are running on time," she added . to Dickinson via Amstel Avenue, to the and low usage of the regular Stiltz , Eiding said she ·has received several ied ..... .. ...... p. 16 Christiana Commons, down Pencader buses by students could not ·justify complaints a bout some Stiltz bus . p. 20 Drive to the Student Center, and back keeping them . drivers skipping certain stops along to the Ice Arena. Both runs should take A switch-over occurs when the their routes. about a half hour, aid Tuttle. yellow buses, which are contracted {Cont1 nu•d on Page 6\ Page 2 THE REVIEW NIVERSITY OF DELAWA NEWARK, DEL. March 6, 1 AT-TENTION All UNDERGRADUATES FOREIGN STUDY MERIT AWARDS AVAILABLE NOW AWARDS: s400.00 each (a) Full time undergraduate of the For example: Honors Seminar: University of Delaware History, Literature and Theatre (other programs may be appropriate) (b) Participating in Summer Session 1979 academic program abroad for credit. PROCEDURE:--------~--------------------~-- (a) Contact the Honors Program office (d) A subcommittee of the Advisory for an application, 186 South College or Board for Expansion of Study call 738-1195. (Applications for grants Opportunities Abroad will determine are also available , from the recipients on academic merit! departments participating ·in study abroad programs and the International (e) Deadline for all applications is Center.) March 15, 1979. (b) Up to 5 awards for Summer Session (f) Announcement of award recipients will be made. will be made April1, 1979. (c) Awards will be competitive on the basis of academic credentials and letters of support. Similar awar:ds will be made available for Fall Term 1979, Winter ·session 1980, and Spring Term 1980. Further announcement of those deadlines will be ma.de later in the Year• • For Fall 1979 study abroad programs the application deadline will be April 15 with awards announced May 1, 1979. Up to eight (8) awards will be made for Fall Semester study abroad programs. THE REVIEW, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DEL Page 3 Trabant: ''I Believe You Never Solve A Problem'' By KEN MAMMARELLA uncivilized, expensive and unnecessary." "I believe that you never solve a problem," •On safety: "Unless we quadruple Security President E.A. Trabant told 50 students in it is impossible that students could feel ab Pencader Commons II Thursday night. "You solutely safe," he said. "It is still safer to be can only cope with problems.'' on campus than off." But Trabant was pleased with the way that •On decision-making: "I try to find the most university problems were handled. He facts, distinguish the subjective and objective reserved his only criticism of the evening for facts and consider my own opinion," he said. The Review. "The most difficult thing to do is to convince Here's a selection of his comments: someone that you don't know." •On an undergraduate student becoming a •On athletics: "I don't think they (athletics l member of the Board of Trustees: Tradi ever will dominate campus as long as I'm tionally board members are not there to president.