Wavelength (1979-1984) Student Journals

University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston Wavelength (1979-1984) Student Journals 4-23-1980 Wavelength - Vol. 01, No. 04 - April 23, 1980 University of Massachusetts Boston Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation University of Massachusetts Boston, "Wavelength - Vol. 01, No. 04 - April 23, 1980" (1980). Wavelength (1979-1984). Paper 4. http://scholarworks.umb.edu/wavelength/4 This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Journals at ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength (1979-1984) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. For more information, please contact [email protected]. H Volume 1 Issue 4 April 23, 1980 , 1 i si-la Students Behind Bars A look at higher education behind the walls Campus Police Cover-up? Hogan Commission Report Uncovered Tenure on Trial The procedure and problems of granting teachers tenure ; < v * m A Celebration of Racial Harmony for a Better Boston April 30 May 1 & 2 Three days of music, dance, crafts, workshops and brotherhood with a special benefit concert to be held at 8 pm on Monday in the 010 cafeteria; $2.00 donation at the door. Sponsored by the Student Activities committee, the Division of Student Affairs, and Info. V_ / 6 Volume 1 Issue 4 Wavelength \\ April 23, 1980 The Wavelength Staff President Rick Bowers Table of Contents Vice President Janet Diamond Managing Editor Police Donna Neal Cover-up . : Dan Sardo 2 The Tenure Game Stephen Cain, Janet Diamond 4 Photo Editor Stephanie Romanos Occupation Editorial < — R. Bowers, J. Diamond, D. Sardo 6 Editors Students Behind Bars Rick Bowers, Al McNeill 8 Al McNeill Bryant Interview R. Bowers 11 Donna Neal Maris Nichols Out AD Night Donna Neal, Becca Powers 14 The Bookstore Karen MacDonald 20 Literary Editors Donna Handy The Artistic Vision Maris Nichols 22 Rebecca Powers The Pub D. Neal, R. Powers 30 Staff Stephen Cain, Brigid Coffey, Gary Evans, Monica Hileman, Karen Fiction Mac- Donald, Joe McLellan, Laura Newbold, Steven Petrie, Octavio Ramirez, Sherry Pension Plan Stephen Moniak 13 Ramsey, Suzanne Reed, Tony Rubino, Searching the Sky for Hawks Steven Petrie 32 Dan Sardo Fishin8 Paul Wright 34 Special Thanks The English Department, Carol Jesso, The Boston Herald American, The Pub, Paul Indelicato, The Point Press, The Poetry SAC, and Sherry Thomas. Life Cycle Phyllis Reppuci 18 Naive • Gary Evans 18 Written Introspection D. Scott Robinson • 19 Give deta galloway 29 Stone Wall Catherine Moylan 29 An Ancient flask Suzzane Reed 41 Jazz Solo John Zieman '. 47 We dedicate this issue to Nicki Letters to ihe Editor Nickerson 48 of the English Department in gratitude for the tremendous amount of Campus Controversy j. help she Alberto vs. George Abruzeese 1 has given us throughout our first year. 1 University Police Coverup Why Won't They Release the Hogan Report? by Dan Sardo Members of a special commission taken by Corrigan regarding the com- point ... for the good of the univer- which investigated a confrontation bet- missions recommendations. sity, the matter should be dropped." ween members of the university com- "I know that the administration does According to a memorandum from the munity and campus police say that the not want this report to come out," said Chancellor's Office, Baxter was put in UMass administration may be "covering Veronica Ziegler, one of two students on charge of handling the situation in up" commission findings. Professor Guy the commission. "There can be no other December. Hogan, Professor Ruth Bennet and reason why the report has not come out." Campus Police Director James Lovett student Veronica Ziegler, all members of "The campus police seem to be in- characterizes the report as "a sensitive the five person commission, have ex- volved in a cover-up," says Professor Jim issue" and was equally reluctant to com- pressed concern about Chancellor Robert Brady, an individual involved in the in- ment on the matter. "The matter was Corrigan's refusal to release the report cident, "and I'm distressed by the way the blown out of proportion," Lovett said. "It which has been completed since Decem- chancellor has been sitting on the has been beaten to death." ber?. report." But while administrative sources were tight-lipped on the matter, Chairman of the Investigatory Commission Professor Ct The whole thing was blown out of Guy Hogan belieyes the report should be made public. proportion. I think it's best not to discuss "Did he [Baxter] say that? Oh god, I think that is totally ridiculous.... It does it... for the good of the university, the mat- us no good to drop it. It does more harm, perhaps, that the incident itself to just ter should be dropped." drop it." Vice Chancellor Despite the administration's failure to release the report, Wavelength has ob- Thomas Baxter tained the findings of the Hogan Com- mission. The eighty-six page document substantiates most of the allegations "I took this thing (chairman of com- According to Chancellor Robert against the campus police. The Com- mission) for exactly the opposite reason; Corrigan, the report cannot be released mission found that "there is evidence to to make it clear that this is not the kind of because it conflicts with provisions of the suggest misconduct on the part of the thing I will tolerate, any kind of cover-up Patrolman's Association's contract with police. There was overreaction and the with the police. But it seems just the op- the university. Corrigan says the contract use of force was excessive." posite thing happened." prohibits fact-finding commissions from On September 26, campus police of- The commission was appointed by making recommendations concerning in- ficers Sergeant Dennis Ahern, Patrolman Corrigan in November to look into dividual officers. University lawyers John Dawling, Officer Bernard Tivnen allegations that campus police "overreac- claim such recommendations can only be and Officer James Sullivan intervened in ted" during an altercation between a made by the campus police organization an altercation between John Hall, a black Sherman, a white black student and a white instructor. At itself. The administration feels that student, and Douglas that time, Corrigan said he "would take because the Hogan Commission names instructor. The incident took place at the appropriate actions" on the Hogan com- individuals and cites particular instances bus stop outside the administration mission's findings. Deputy Chancellor of police abuse, it violates the police of- - building. The report states that after the James Broderick added that "the univer- ficer's contract. two men were separated, certain officers sity would follow and act upon the panels Vice Chancellor Thomas Baxter, the used "excessive and abusive force" again- recommendations and con- immediate superior of the campus police st John Hall and others in the assembled clusions ... the results of its thorough director was reluctant to discuss the "Sep- crowd. investigation will be accepted by the tember 26 incident" or the Hogan Com- The report substantiates the allegations Chancellor and the whole academic commission Report. "That thing has been of James Brady, sociology professor, who munity." beaten to death so much I think it's out of stated that he was "physically and ver- However, four months after the com- context with what we're talking about. bally abused during the confrontation. mission completed its investigation, the There was a testimony taken. The whole "I was grabbed by the shirt, slammed administration still has not released the thing was blown out of proportion. I against the wall and told 'get the fuck report. In addition, no action has been think it's best not to discuss it at this back on the bus", Brady says. This coin- cides with the conclusion of the report which says that a faculty member was An interview with Professor Gu> this. I don't know how they can work this physically and verbally abused. Hogan. into the contract, but it should be done. The report also substantiates the claim Wavelength: What were the general There are clear problems with only that Lieutenant Julius Ceasar Hayes or- conclusions of the Hogan Commission? allowing investigations from within the dered the four officers to remove their; Hogan: What we found essentially was department. The present case makes that identification badges after the incident, | that the police action in the John Hall clear. an apparent violation of police procedure. case left a lot of questions open con- Wavelength: Do you feel this incident University lawyers, who were in concerning their general attitude toward reflects serious probiems for the univer- tact with the Commission during the students, towards faculty, towards sity community? drafting of the report, informed the everyone in the university community at Hogan: This is an extremely serious Hogan Commission that specific con- large. It also raised some questions about problem, extremely serious. The whole clusions and recommendations would their attitudes about blacks and this notion of the police being a separate, in a violate the campus police contract. Con- came out in the manner in which they sense immune, body on campus is in- sequently, eighty-four pages of the report intervened. There were two people in- tolerable. The police seem to have the at- are filled with testimony while only four volved, one white and one black, and the titude that they don't have to be respon- pages contain general conclusions. While attention of the police was entirely direc- sible to the community at large. Only to the report states that the police overreac- ted toward the black student. their superiors. Their actions, in this case, ted to the situation and used excessive Wavelength: Chancellor Corrigan has were clearly irresponsible when they force, it shies away from allegations that cited the fact that the commission found refused to listen to the assembled students the police conduct was racially no evidence of racial slurs as proof that on the patio.

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