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the Daily Sundial CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE VOLUME 30 NUMBER 53 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1985 itness says he saw Boyd on night of slayings ByMARKKODAMA said the woman kK>ked directly at him was granted full immunity from think in the shock of the moment he did Senior Staff Writer and said, "Stop. Please stop." prosecution in exchange for testifying not realize what was going on. Otherwise Wen testified that he stopped for about against the other defendants. he would have called — no question A witness testified Wednesday that three or four seconds but continued Davis, who is alleged to have done the about it." UCLA student MicheUe Ann Boyd called home, because he did not think what he actual shooting, and Redmond are Clark said she thought Wen "was a out to him shordy before she and her saw was serious. charged with murder with special cir very good and credible witness." boyfriend, CSUN student Brian E. A week later. Wen said, he recognized cumstances. If convicted, they can Before Wen testified, the defense Harris, were shot execution-style Oct. 1. Boyd's picture iti the newspaper and receive the death penalty or life im continued to cross-examine Brown, the At a preliminary hearing for three called the police. prisonment. prosecution's most important witness. defendants aUegedty involved in the The bodies of the two students were Wen's call to the police occurred two Brown, a former Los Angeles In kidnapping and shooting of Harris, 20, found in a fiekl near the San Diego days after the students' bodies were ternational airport security guard, and Boyd, 18, Lpng Ping Wen testified Freeway and Mulholland Drive Oct. 6. found. Deputy District Attorney Macia described his role and that of the other that he was riding home on his bicycle Stantey Bernard Davis, 23, Damon Clark said Wen probably did not call the defendants Tuesday. A week before, on shortly after midnight when he heard a Layte Redmond, 19, Donaki Roy police the night of the abduction because Nov. 27, police interviewed Brown for woman screaming. Bennett, 21, and Deandre Antwine he did not realize what was happening. two hours in the presence of both the Wen, a graduate student at UCLA, Brown, 21, had been charged with "It's kind of like something happens prosecution and Brown's lawyer, Harokl said he saw two men closing the trunk of murder, kidnapping, grand theft auto and and you see it, and later on when you Z. Roll. .^-^-.-:^....-^^—.-^- • '.---^--- a medium-sized car and a young woman robbery. reflect on it you think that was weirder seated in the pas^nger seat of the car. He Brown, who was released Wednesday, than you thought it was," she said. "I —. Please turn to page 3^- Judge denies NCOD head's reinstatement ByQARYYIM StaffWriter A request for a preliminary injunction and for the reinstatement of the former director of CSUN's National Center on Deafness was denied by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Wed nesday. Judge Irving Shimer said he woukLjiot reinstate Ray Jones as NCOD director and also denied the other requests made by Jones' attomey. "I am not going to force him on the university as director," Shimer said. Jones, 68, filed a $12 millioti age discrimination lawsuit against the California State University trustees Nov. 4. He had been dismissed as NCOD director and reassigned to "special assistant" Oct. 16, with an $8,000 pay cut. Shimer issued a limited temporary restraining order Nov. 13, which^ prevented CSUN from hiring another director or reducing Jones' salary. MYUNG J. CHUN/Oaily Sundial In denying the preliminary injunction, MULETIDE QREETINGS — A LaasMi Street Wednesday on a trip Journey Is sponsored by the Shimer said Jones' attomey offered "no whita-nosed Rudolf leads a mule through the Valley that ends In Hollywood Chamber of Commerce evidence of an illegal act" and only pack pulHng Santa's sleigh atong Hollywood Dec. 21. Santa's and the Church of Scientology. Please turn to page 2 Deaf student regains hearing after cochlear implant surgery By LARRY ALTMAN radio receiver" that translates sounds into Sinclair said. "He was almost entirely walked though the hallways. He said he Managing Editor electrically .coded signals through a relying on lipreading. John was unabte to "noticed when a teacher coughed" and computer-programmed speech processor. distinguish between mate and female could even tell what types of shoes peopte A 23-year-okl CSUN student, who These sigiials are then picked up as voices." were wearing just by hearing the spunds suffered a comptetc hearing loss when he sounds by the brain. After extensive hearing and of the soles hitting ttie floor. was 18, said Wednesday that he can now Meter wears a computer around his psychok)gical evaluations last summer. "These were all new things," he said. hear better than a "normal person" since waist that controls the process and is Meter was chosen to receive the implant. Dickman said work on inventing a a hearing device was implanted in his about the size of a transistor radio. Sinclair said Humana paid all costs for the cochlear implant began in the 1950s and inner ear three months ago. $25,000 operation. "This is the first time that we are abte research on animals started in 1968. Junior geography major John Meter is to interface a computer with the According to Sinclair, ordinary con Sinclair said the U.S. Food and Drug one QS just 130 peopte in the workl who nervous system," Dickman said. versational speech reaches about 50 Administration approved the device Oct. have received the cochlear implant, After contracting meningitis in 1980, decibels. With the cochlear implant. 31 after reviewing the placements of according to CSUN audiok)gist Dr. J. Meter became "profoundly deaf," unable Meter can hear sounds as low as 30 cochlear implants in patients at 36 Stephen SirKlair. to hear any sounds below 100 decibels, decibels. medical centers around the worki. Dr. Jerome I. Dickman, who per which is equal to the sound of a jet Meter said he could hear the difference formed the surgery Sept. 5 at Humana engine, SinclJEiir said. when he retumed to school. He wias able "We no longer ask the question Hospital-West Hills in Canoga Park, said "He was unabte to benefit from to hear his teachers' lectures and could whether this will work. We are prepared the implant in the cochlea is "basically a powerful hearing aids in both ears," hear peopte talking and mumbling as they to help anyone," he said. Appalling 1 Acquittal in Aquino murder • I& case is unconscionabte — • but not surprKing. • Pages 1 2 DaHy Sundial, Thursday, December 8, 1985 director, the center's effectiveness woukl campug calendar be affected. NCOD =r Diaz said tiotasthe lawstnt i^ocee^ lihe court will find that age was not a Today part of the exam, t>oth British and American, will Continuedfrtm page I motive in Jones' reassignment and that t>e given today from 1:30-3:45 p.m.: area only his performance was a factor. exam, tx>th British and American, will t>e given Fair — A variety of arts, crafts and on Freday from 1:30-3:45 p.m. In the English showed "unacceptabte inferences" of age She said that, in a regular trial, Jones commercial items will be on sale today on the Library, SN 311. Any questions, call Dr. Saltman discrimination by the university. will have to prove that his reassignment Science Lawn. Food, entertainment, fun as well. at ext. 3424 or 3431. NMory Pr»-i«gl*tration — The history However, SlUmer ordered that the was motivated by age. She added that the PI Sigma Alpha — All memt>ers please attend department will begin pre-registration for university advise the court if it decides to university app^eciates Jones' services and one of the two meetings today at 2 p.m. in ST Spring '86 classes from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through 825 or tonight at 7 in USU Granada Room. discharge Jones, saying that this woukl regrets "it has come to this point" with a Jan. 8 in ST 609 and 610 - Dolta Sigma PI — Presents Patty Gray from "protect" Jones as a professor. lawsuit. Sctono* and Math Minority Prosram — SMMP Marshall Industries at 7 p.m, in SS 245. invites you to join us at 5 p.m. in the SMMP The request for the preliminary in Jones' attomey, Louis Henry, said in Studont Art Forum — Important meeting at 5 room, sic basement 26, with Maria Cuevas from junction had asked that the university be an intervtew that he was satisfied with p.m. in FA 102. All visual art students urged to UCLA's School .of Public Health on graduate attend prohibited from starting recruitment for a Shimer's decision and the "key thing" was programs. new NCOD director and from reassigning to keep Jones in the university as a BAY/AA Fall BanqiMt — Tonight at 7 at the LoaMan and Oay AHianco — Meets at 7:30 p.m. Jones to a professorship, forcing him to professor and allow Jones to decide for Shera\on Universal in Universal City. For more in USU Baltxja Room. take vacation time or reducing his salary. information and tickets, please come to SS Languaga and Cutturai Exchanga — American himself when he will retire. 234A or call ext. 3096 students and international students meet in Silvia M. Diaz, a deputy attomey The attomey also said "the only thing KCSN 88.5 FM — Country music by Lowell formally at 3 p.m.