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Graduating Down and Rowdy Tough at home Lubbock comedy fans have a Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes will legal assistant chance to take in one of the rowdiest be hoping tradition is not on Debbie Jo Cook was one of seven comedians to infiltrate the Hub since Oklahoma State's side when the Red students who received their legal Eddie Murphy. Frank Lunney, a.k.a. Raiders meet the Cowboys Saturday assistant certification Thursday night Captain Rowdy, is in the middle of a in Stillwater, Okla. OSU has been vir- at commencement from a new conti- five-day stand at Joe's Froggy tually unbeatable at home in the past nuing ed program. Bottoms. few years and will be hungry for its first win. See story, page 3 See story, page 4 See story, page 6 WEATHER ITE UNIALVERI ySITY Partly cloudy skies with FRIDAY a 30 percent chance of September 22, thunderstorms. 1989 Temperature: low of 56 and high in the low 70s. Texas Tech University Vol. 65, No. 19 8 pages PETA files complaint on Tech animal research By CINDY PANDOLFO Orem, who has been a Tech faculty to convince NIH to revoke funding for large enough only for the animals to said PETA had access to research TTUHSC, refused Thursday to read The Universiry Daily member since 1976, has been involved the research. sit, from 6 p.m to 8 a.m. records as well as possession of pic- the PETA complaint. in sleep disorders research funded by Although the complaint named 16 Although Sweetland asserts that tures taken of cats stolen from the "We are dealing with a very People for the Ethical Treatment of the National Heart Lung Institute for people in the medical and veterinary other research involves invasive drill- Tech laboratory. fanatical group of people who have Animals (PETA) Wednesday charg- the past 12 years. fields identified by PETA as experts, ing into cat's skulls, Orem said the Orem told The Dallas Morning lost sight of the importance of ed the Texas Tech University Health Orem's research involves two areas the group did not list affiliations for skull is not penetrated. Skin is pulled News that allegations made by PETA research for the welfare of humani- Sciences Center ( TTUHSC) with — sleep apnea and Sudden Infant the sources. back to expose the skull so that bolts are untrue. He said he is in com- ty," Mittemeyer said. "No matter more than 15 violations of federal Death Syndrome (SIDS). One of Sweetland said Orem's research in- can be glued, not drilled, to the skull, pliance with all federal guidelines on what they print, in my opinion, is go- animal protection laws. every 100 males is affected by sleep volves inhumane experiments and he said. the use of animals in research. He ing to be suspect of falsifying what in- In a complaint filed with the Na- apnea, and SIDS is the number one methods of restraining animals. The Animal Liberation Front said the goal of animal activists is to deed are the facts." tional Institutes of Health (NIH), In- killer of infants during the first year Sleep apnea research requires that (ALF) broke into Orem's laboratory stop all use of animals in biomedical Mittemeyer said Orem has been grid Newkirk, national PETA direc- of life. the research subjects be deprived of July 4, damaging more than $70,000 in research. targeted by the group not because his tor, charged that sleep and depriva- Mary Beth Sweetland, a PETA sleep, she said. To prevent the cats equipment. ALF also took research Orem said information released by research is questionable but rather tion research conducted by TTUHSC researcher, said the complaint, filed from sleeping, Sweetland said, they records and freed five cats used in PETA apparently came from records because of his credentials as a physiology professor John Orem Wednesday at NIH in Bethesda, Md., are placed on a 4-inch by 7-inch sleep research. taken from the lab during the July researcher. violated regulations established by calls for an investigation of Orem's pedestal in the middle of 55-gallon Although the group does not ap- break-in. He declined comment on formal the U.S. Government Principles and lab, research protocol and animal drum of water. Sweetland said the prove of illegal break-ins, Sean Bernhard Mittemeyer, executive charges that PETA has called on NIH the Animal Welfare Act. care. Sweetland said the group hopes cats are left on the pedestal, which is Hawkins, a PETA contact in Houston, vice president/provost of the to make. Student Senate passes library resolution Gunshot kills freshman formation and keep it updated and money for, and to build spirit on cam- By AMY LAWSON reorganize the "Texxans" organiza- The University Daily developed," Pinkerton said. pus for students," Pinkerton said. tion into a committee concerned with The endowment campaign tradition "It's good for Tech." minority issues. in murder-suicide deaths; The Texas Tech Student Senate began in 1959, when the graduating The senate also approved a resolu- Scott also was influential in serving passed a resolution Thursday suppor- class donated $1,000 to the library. tion recognizing AIDS Awareness Tech students in minority recruit- ting the Tech Library's efforts in In other business, the Senate passed Week. The AIDS issues committee ment and retention, affirmative ac- occult activity suspected "Building Bridges to the 21st legislation proclaiming Sept. 27 declared the week of Oct. 2-4 as tion and student discipline. He served Century." through Oct. 6 as Texas Tech United awareness week. the Lubbock community through in- By BETH GEORGE The legislation, introduced by Sen. Way Week. The resolution states that "this pro- volvement in politics and his continu- The University Daily Jeanne Pinkerton, a senator-at-large, The resolution, introduced by gram is upholding requirements and ing commitment addressing com- supports an endowment campaign Pinkerton, stated that the Student traditions for providing educational munity issues. An investigation into an apparent called "The Building Bridges Pro- Association will conduct a fund- health programs to benefit the Supreme Court justices were sworn murder-suicide involving a Texas , gram" that would help build educa- raising campaign for the United Way students." in for the Student Association. Tech freshman turned up two more tional resources and create library by selling Tech-Texas A&M T-shirts The senate also passed legislation Justices are Christopher Burgess, an bodies and the possibility of occult materials through a senior class gift in the UC Sept. 28-29. recognizing George Scott Jr. for his architecture major; Rob Dunbar, a activities, the Lubbock Police to the library. The proceeds will be donated to the service and commitment to Tech. business administration major; Bud Department reported. "It is really good to build endow- United Way. Scott, who retired this semester Panish, an engineering major; and The bodies of 16-year-old Eric ment for the library so they may con- "It's mostly to help the United from the Tech student affairs divi- Ronald Phillips, an agricultural Freeman and his girlfriend, Tech tinue to have a bountiful access to in- Way; that is what we are making sion, helped the Student Senate sciences major. freshman Rebecca Medlin, 18, were discovered by a maid about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Stadium Motel near the Tech campus, police reports indicated. Police believe the pair shot the girl's parents at their 4818 14th St. home before checking into the local motel where Freeman apparently Medlin shot Medlin before killing himself, police reports indicated. them still in bed. She asked the Freeman's mother, Eve Col- motel manager, Nita Patel, to eman, told police she thought check on the couple. Patel called Satanism may have played a role in the room several times and after the murders. receiving no answer, she called Police discovered the teenagers' EMS, police reports indicated. bodies just before noon Wednesday. Police went to notify the Medlins Police reported that Freeman and about their daughter's death that Miss Medlin were lying in bed afternoon and discovered the together nude. murdered couple, reports indicated. The bodies were discovered by Martha Rodriquez, a maid at the Police discovered the bodies of motel. According to police reports, Jesse Medlin, 59, and Josie Medlin, Rodriquez entered the room about 54, about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. 10 a.m. using a pass key. She told Medlin was lying on the floor in the police a chair was blocking the door northeast bedroom and his wife was to the room but she pushed it aside found in the living room, police and entered. Rodriquez found the reports indicated. According to couple in bed and assumed they police, a shotgun was discovered were asleep, so she left to clean near Mrs. Medlin's body, but the other rooms, reports indicated. gun had not been fired. Rodriquez returned to the cou- Judge L.J. Blalack said both suf- ple's room about 11 am. and found fered gunshot wounds to the head. Ian HalpenniThe University Daily Drumming up support Nobel Prize winner says Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox spoke Thursday to a group grassroots support from county voters and leaders before an- of supporters at Texas Tech. Mattox said he is looking for nouncing his gubernatorial candidacy. SSC benefits state science Mattox seeks grassroots support from Techsans By FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ the simplest of all elements, hydrogen. By BETH GEORGE mitments from supporters. 30 percent-30 percent-30 percent. I future of the state of Texas." The University Daily "These beams of protons will be ac- The Univer ,ary Doily "We made the decision to first get think the three of us will have to Drugs and crime were campaign Texas will be at the forefront of celerated to an unprecedented energy the money, at least enough money have a runoff election unless one of topics Mattox discussed with the phy3ics with the construction of the of 20 trillion electron volts," Texas Attorney General Jim Mat- to run through the primaries, and us really pulls out in front soon." group.

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