Uconn's Day of Boasts 115 Honorees Political Sanctuary Considered by Two Local Religious Groups Tainted Dog Food Found at Track
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The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol LXXXIXNo. 52 The University of Connecticut Monday, Nov. 18. 1985 UConn's Day of boasts 115 honorees By Stuart Donner Campus Correspondent A ceremony honoring 15 outstanding minority high school seniors and the top 100 minority high school seniors from 67 school systems around the state was held in Putnam Refectory Saturday. At the tenth annual Day of Pride the outstanding honorees were awarded full, four-year merit scholarships to UConn, letters of congratulation and a commemorative plaque. The other 100 honorees each received a letter of commendation granting them admission to the university. According to K Fred Simons, assistant vice-president for stu- dent affairs and services and director of the 1985 Day of Pride, the ceremony was a two-fold venture "On the one hand, we are promoting the university as the ideal place for continuing the education of our outstanding minority high school students," he said "On the other hand we felt the necessity to celebrate their academic achievements as welL" The Day of Pride, is an instrumental part in the recruitment of SOUNDS OF SILENCE—Two busts from the permanent collection at the Benton Connec- academically qualified minority students since its restructuring tion in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Auditorium appear to be sharing an intimate moment in 1981. together (Dan Denneby photo). Also honored at Saturday nighf s presentation was Jamei Lyons a UConn alumnus and president of Bowie State College Lyons, acting as guest speaker, was presented with a com- Political sanctuary considered memorative certificate and plaque by President John Casteen In his speech, Lyons stressed the importance of the example set by the Day of Pride and UConn's commitment to its students by two local religious groups and faculty. He also stressed the point of setting goals and work- ing hard to achieve them By Derek Gray representatives from Storrs Congregational Among the other guest speakers were former Day of Pride and Daily Campus Staff Church Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, St UConn student honorees: Simons, and state Rep. John Pelto(D- Two local groups are considering forming a Marks Episcopal Chapel, Friends Meeting 54), acting as emissary of Gov. William ONeiirs office Serving as sanctuary for Central American refugees seek- House, First Church of Christ Congregational, director of ceremonies was David S Ushery, a UConn student ing asylum in the United States. Unitarian Fellowship of Storrs and the Northeast and 1984 Day of Pride scholarship recipient The Mansfield Sanctuary Coordinating Com- Affinity Group, have not yet determined which mittee and the St Thomas—St Mark's Social church or churches will form the sanctuary or Justice Committee see the move as a protest of where it will be formed, Hamilton said the Reagan Administration's policy of deporting "It is a serious thing" UConn Philosophy pro- Guatemalan and Salvadoran refugees who fessor AS McGrade, a member of the St seek asylum Thomas—St Marks Social Justice Committee, The establishment of the sanctuary is "far said "You don't want to go into it unless you from happening" and "will take some time in have most of your congregation committed." terms of educating and advocating" Mark L Hamilton said the Immigration and Hamilton associate minister at Storrs Con- Naturalization Service under the Reagan gregational Church and a member of the administration, has labeled the political Mansfield Committee, said refugees as "economic refugees" and has The two ecumenical groups which contain See page 5 Tainted dog food found at track HARTFORD (AP)—State gaming officials may blood abnormalities in dogs require that dogs at the Plainfield Greyhound "Our concern is that it is present and it should Park be fed higher-quality meat after finding not be" said Papandrea chief of the division's new evidence that beef the dogs have been get- gambling division "We have a statutory man- ting is tainted with drugs and potentially high date to protect the integrity of the sport and the levels of bacteria humane treatment of the greyhounds. So we are Tests conducted over the past two months considering requiring the use of meat that is free showed that beef fed to the greyhounds con- of this or as free as humanly possible" tained two sulfa drugs, sulfamethazine and sul- Papandrea said it seemed apparent that the fadimethozine, said John F Papandrea and Dr. positive drug tests were not the result of Phyllis A Syres of the state's Division of trainers' administering the drug to prevent or Special Revenue fight infection The drugs might have been given to diseased Under state regulations, greyhounds are pro- cattle before slaughter or added to butchered hibited from running while drugs are in their sys- meat with high bacteria content to preserve it tems for fear the drugs could affect their ability they said to perform and to keep ailing animals that are The presence of the drugs raised several con- being treated from being entered in races in cerns: that the presence of the drugs could slow which they are not fit to run the racing performance of some dogs hypersen- Syres, the division's veterinarian, stressed sitive to sulpha drugs; that high levels of bacteria that it was unlikely the sulfa drugs had affected WHAT ME WORRY?—Diane Nome, a senior business could injure the animals that ate it or humans the performances of many—if any—grey- major, works last night on a report that was due last week who handled it and that prolonged ingestion hounds, because the animals would have to be (Dan Denneby photo). could decrease thyroid function and cause "hypersensitive" to it Inside Today: "\X"Weather Forecast: Held Hockey advances to the Final Four. See back page Perfect weather for a walk between One more round for Rocky. See page 9. classes today as temperatures reach into the 60s under sunny skies Tem- peratures falling into the 40s at night ^ ^ Page 2 The Dally Campus. Monday, November 18, 1985 VLMANAC STATE NATION WORLD Ethics code revised Soviets to allow 10 Paisley criticizes HARTFORD (AFp—Major revisions in the ethical code for lawyers, including a potentially controver- to emigrate to U.S. Thatcher for Irish pact sial change governing lawyer-client confidentiality, BRIGHTON, NY. (AP)—A Brighton woman says BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP)—Protestant will come before the Connecticut Bar Association's she was "hysterical" with joy when she learned that preacher the Rev. Ian Paisley said in his weekly policy-making body on Monday. her 17-year-old son was among 10 Soviet citizens the worship service Sunday that Prime Minister Margaret The CBA's House of Delegates will consider an Kremlin will allow to emigrate Thatcher should go "to the devil" for signing a pact amended version of the American Bar Association's "I was laughing and crying at the same time when with the Irish Republic Model Rules of Professional Conduct The proposed they told me," said Margarita Stukalin, 48, an East- Mrs Thatcher, in a London television interview, changes also cover conflicts of interest, fees and man Kodak Co manufacturing engineer who promised Sunday to carry the accord "resolutely advertising emigrated from the Soviet Union sue years ago through" despite outrage form militants such as The American Bar Association adopted the rules in The State Department announced late Friday that Paisley among the troubled British province's two- 1983. Since then, the model rules or amended ver- the Soviets had agreed to allow Mikhail Stukalin and thirds Protestant majority. sions have been adopted by eight states Two states, nine other people—eight with spouses in the United The Dublin and London governments signed the New York and Vermont, have rejected the rules. States and one with dual U.S-Soviet citizenship— to Anglo-Irish agreement Friday. It grants the Irish CBA President Ralph G. Elliot said the confiden- leave the country. government the formal say in the governing of tiality rule will probably generate the most heated Two Massachusetts women whose husbands were Northern Ireland for the first time since Ireland was debate because some lawyers believe that absolute also on the list said they were overjoyed by the news, partitioned into a republic and a British-ruled confidentiality is the only way to ensure complete and a third whose fiance is not on the list said she northern province in 1921. truthfulness from a client remained optimistic he eventually will be able to The Protestants fear Britain will eventually hand James A Trowbridge, a University of Bridgeport leave over the province for union with the 95 percent law professor and chairman of the bar's ethics com- "My first reaction was to be suspicious, not to Roman Cathoic Republic of Ireland mittee, said many of the proposed changes merely believe it because it probably was a false rumor," said "We shall not be enslaved to tyranny, popery," reflect changes in the law since the current rules Edith Luthi of Holliston, Mass., who has been married Paisley said "We are free people and for freedom we were adopted in 1969. The long-standing ban on to Mikhail lossel of Leningrad since 1981. shall contend and if need be, lay down our lives" lawyer's advertising for example, was removed by "If s wonderful, wonderful news," said Ms Luthi. Paisley and his political associates say they will the U.S. Supreme Court in 1977. She said her 22-month-old son Gregory has never resign their 15 seats in the British Parliament if the The current code gives lawyers discretion on seen his father. She