~ -~ -- CTHE TUFTSThursday, April 27,1989 DAILY3VOl XWI, Number 63 Where you read it first s Flanders’ Replacement Found following Flanders’ resignation. New Hampshire. by ANNA GEORGE King was chosen from a group of On April 5, Flanders told the Daily Editorial Board about a dozen candidates. Per- Daily that he had made “a per- Bentley College Director of sonal interviews with four of the sonal decision” to leave Tufts at Campus Safety John M. King candidates were conducted by the end of the year. He and said at has accepted the position ofTufts Moffatt, Executive Vice Presi- the time that his superiors were director of public safety, replac- dent Steven Manos, Dean of pleased with his performance. ing Director David Flanders, who Students Bobbie Knable and Dean Last week, The Observer re- announced three weeks ago that of the Medical School Henry ported that an internal audit is- he would leave Tufts at the end Banks. sued in February indicated that of the year. Moffatt said it had been a the Tufts Police Department had Vice President of Operations consciousdecision to include the mishandled money and kept poor David Moffatt confirmed last night Medical School dean in the proc- financial records. that he had offered King the ess “because the position is so The University is currently in position yesterday morning and important to the students on all the midst of a continuing con- tract negotiation effort with the Photo by Denise Drower said that King had verbally ac- of the campuses of the Univer- cepted the proposal. sity.” Tufts University Police Associa- Workers built a stage for the Spring Fling concert to be held on “We think he’s one of the top “I made the final decision to tion which began earlier this year. the President’s Lawn on Saturdav. people in the industry and we’re make the offer to the consensus The current police union was really delighted to have him,” candidate,” he added. formed in October and Novem- Moffatt said. “We were looking King will start work on May ber 1988. Forum Focuses on for somebody who had Univer- 15, according to Moffatt. “We Two weeks ago, Tufts Police sity experience,” he said. wanted the new director to expe- Captain Thomas Calutti told the Before his four years at Bentley rience the commencement week University that his insurance as the chief, King spent 10 years company recommended that he Free Speech- Rights with us,” Moffatt explained. dent who sold T-shirts that were at Northeastern University where Director of Communications not return to work due to his by “IELMAN deemedoffensiveby the Admini- he served as a patrolman, a ser- Rosemarie Van Camp said last heart condition. Detective Ser- Daily Editorial Board stration. That decision was over- geant, and a lieutenant, and where night that Flanders would be geant John Flaheny was named A free exchange of ideas in turned by the CSL at a meeting he received a BA and an MA, leaving after commencement. acting station commander and a an occasionally heated discus- on Monday. according to a source at the Flanders came to Tufts in permanent captain is expected to sion highlighted the two-hour open ‘We definitely intend to modify Bentley Vanguard. The year be- October, 1987, and before that be named later to fill Calutti’s forum held by the Committee on what’s in The Pachyderm,” said fore that, King worked at Uni- he spent 14 years as director of position. Student Life to examine the is- CSL Chair David Haury, who versity of Massachusetts at Bos- public safety at the University of sues of free speech and protec- directed yesterday’s forum. ton. He also attended the Boston tion from harassment on cam- As Haury convened the meet- Police Academy. pus. ing, he said that the T-shirt issue King could not be reached for Supervision Criticized The meeting precedes the had “forced us to think about comment last night. establishment of a detailed Uni- broader issues ... We’re uneasy Bentley Vice President of versity policy statement regard- about the ambiguities associated Business and Finance Robert in Radiation Incident - ing free s@ on campus, which with the caw,” with regards to Lenington said last night that he the Deanof Students Office plans First Amendment rights. had known that King was under don’t want people g&tg in here to prmaw the CSL at its meet- “There is a tension between consideration for the posirioF1, but by without proper mining,” Feld- ing on May 1. protecting First Amendment rights had not yet been informed of his Daily Editorial Board bercr s&d. Dean of Students Bobbie to free speech... and onthe other pyobable departure. A plumber gained unsuper- guildingsandGroundsDirec- Knable originally requested that hand, the desire and obligation to Sergeants on duty last night at vised access to a radioactive waste tor Edward Gilbert said that the he CSL draft a set of guidelines provide an environment to learn both the Tufts and Bentley police storage room in February and plumber was subcontracted by a for student behavior. The need which includes freedom from headquarters also had not yet been wasexposed tominimal amounts general contractor that had been for the policy was shown after harassment and verbal assault,” told that King had accepted a of radioactivity, according to in the process of replacing fume Associate Dean of Students Bruce he said. position at Tufts. Biology Professor Ross Feldberg, hoods in Barnum and Dana halls Reitman reauested that dre com- Haury-- explained that the CSL Moffatt said that a firm had chair of the Radiation Hazards been commissioned by the Uni- mittee reconsider the decision to see csL, page 17 Control Group. uphold the punishment of a stu- versity to conduct the search for According to Feldberg, be- a new director of public safety cause of deficiencies in supervi- . sion of an outside contractor by the Safety Office and Buildings Humor Magazine Recognized and Grounds, the worker was the new publication not be rec- allowed to enter a room in the by ANNA GEORGE ognized. “NO one wanted our use of the Daily Editorial Board computers tocut into theirsched- Dana Laboratory. The incident Wolk, said that the magazine, ule,” Wolk explained. was recently addressed in the Tufts’ first humor magazine which will ideally be published Media Advisory Board Chair annual committeereponsubmit- was officiallyrecognized by the monthly, would be “funny” and and outgoing Observer Editor- ted to the Faculty of Arts and Tufts Community Union Judici- “freeform” and would contain in-Chief Pete Chianca said yes- Sciences. ary Monday night, and is hoping ‘‘basically all the stuff that’s sorely terday that the Advisory Board Although it was determined to produce its first issue by Octo- lacking now on campus.” had come to a “mutual decision” that the exposure to radiation ber, according to magazine or- Wolk and sophomore Nicole about a month ago that they would “amounted to less than a dental ganizer Josh Wolk. Pierce, the Weekender Editor of x-ray there were no medical approve recognition of the group and I The magazine, tobetidedThe TheTufts Daily, first approached consequences,” Feldberg said that ’ Dailv,. file ohoro Zamboni, has been in the plan- the TCUJ in November to re- to the TCUJ on the condition that “the committee was alarmed and & Director Edgar Gilbert ning stages since November, but quest recognition, but were redi- the magazine editors did not ask upset that the incident ever took its creation was delayed last rected to the Media Advisory to use Observer computers for semester when the Media Advi- Board for approval of their plan production. sory Board, on the basis of con- before the TCUJ would recog- “We figured that that would cern over a space and computer nize the group. Before Wolk and be a good way to get them started shortage plaguing student media Pierce appeared before TCUJ, see HUMOR, page 18 organizations, recommended that editors of four of the cam~us r- was inside the mom for approxi- publications wrote a letter to the mately a half hour. TCUJ recommending against 1989-90 Meal Plans Finalized The committee called the 1 Inside recognition for the Zamboni. Tufts Dining Services approved a plan to revise the next year’s incident a “serious breakdown in Currently, most student print meal plans. The new program modifies this year’s system by making the management of contract work OP-ED: Four Crazy YearsAf Tyfk- organizations, with be excep- all plans include auniform 7500 points, and offers students the option being carried out to replace fume Was It All A Dream? ...... p.3 tion ofThe Daily, share one set of of purchasing a new seven-meal plan. hoods in Barnum and Dana Halls.” computers in the Observer of- Points can be used at all dining halls, Hotung Cafe, Jumbo Scoops, Feldberg said that the worker FEATURES: Talkin’Wire Services fices for production. Already Carmichael Points After, Trios, Campus Center Commons and After spent such a short period of time TheMan From U.P.I. .... p.7 existing computer scheduling Hours Convenience Store during set times. inside the room that there should Freshmen must purchase the 20-meal plan for $1180 for their first ARTS: BefferThn Styx’s Gmatest- conflicts at the time of the Zam- be no health hazards. Festival ofAnimation .... p.9 boni’s bid for recognition semester at Tufts, but for the second semester they will be offered the “Apparently when he first prompted then editor-in-chief of option of purchasing the 14-meal plan for $1130. Sophomores must entered the room, he smelled SPORTS:ButKateGivesUpAHit- The Observer and Advisory Board purchase the 20,14 or 10-meal plan, which costs $1030.