ANNUAL SEND-HOME EDITION THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 16,000 VOL. 85, NO. S8 Complaint filed against University By MATT SCLAFANI ceal the University's financial in­ A second doctor has charged terest in the sale of B72.3. the University with threatening Dr. William Johnston, chair of psychiatric treatment for those the cytopathology division of the who raised complaints about the pathology department and advo­ controversial cancer test B72.3. cate of the test, has been Dr. Kenneth McCarty Jr. of the manufacturing B72.3 at the Uni­ pathology department said Uni­ versity and his department has versity Counsel David Adcock received over $13,000 for its sale, tried to intimidate McCarty by according to the News & Record. suggesting he seek psychiatric Biomedical Technologies counseling because McCarty crit­ agreed "not to promote these icized the use of the monoclonal products [B72.3] utilizing your antibody B72.3. name and or institution as the Another Medical Center pa­ producer of, or as consultant. We thologist, Dr. Benjamin Wittles will use your name as an in- filed similar charges on June 28. dependant researcher who has He said Pathology Chair Dr. successfully utilized these prod­ MATT SCLAFANI /THE CHRONICLE Robert Jennings threatened to ucts," according to documents ob­ Dr. Kenneth McCarty fire him and suggested he seek tained by the News & Record. treatment from a University psy­ Both Johnston and Maurice plaint is in response to a suit chiatrist because of his com­ Lamarque, the president of Bio­ filed against him by Johnston al­ plaints about unethical practices medical Technologies, deny any leging his criticism of Johnston in the pathology department. His attempt was made to mislead was motivated by professional suit says this threat is known anyone about the University's jealousy and resulted in emo­ colloquially among doctors as the role with B72.3 although tional distress. MATT SCLAFANI /THE CHRONICLE "Russian Treatment." Johnston told the News & Record His complaint names the Uni­ Frogboy In a related development, the that Lamarque "got a bit carried versity, Jennings, Adcock and away with his rhetoric there." Jose goes incognito to check out the babes at the Central Greensboro News & Record Dr. Andrew Wallace, vice presi­ dent for health affairs as third Campus pool. reported last week that a Massa­ These recent events have chusetts company agreed to con- added more confusion to the con­ party defendants. troversy that began when a Neither Jennings, Adcock nor Catawba County woman sued Wallace could be reached for University to evict Carolantic tenants the University in January be­ comment. cause she said B72.3 resulted in McCarty is requesting Jen­ By JAMIE O'BRIEN a false diagnosis of cancer and nings, Adcock, Wallace and the unnecessary and harmful radia­ University pay for any damages Nine tenant families of the tion treatment. should McCarty be found liable Carolantic Apartment complex to Johnston. on Elder Street will be forced to There are currently four law­ relocate by Dec. 31 as the Medi­ suits pending surrounding the The complaint states that cal Center expands into the area. use of B72.3. In addition, a Con­ McCarty questioned the accuracy gressional subcommittee is in­ of diagnoses from the cytopathol­ According to Max Wallace, as­ vestigating possible fraud on the ogy department and extra char­ sociate vice president for govern­ part of the University. ges for the B72.3 test in May of ment relations, residents of the apartments will have six months McCarty's third party com- See COMPLAINT on page 19 • after receiving notice on June 30 to vacate their apartments. Each tenant will receive a $500 moving allowance from the Uni­ High Court ruling sparks versity to help defray the costs of moving, Wallace said. He said the University will not pay legislators' abortion bill relocation costs because the ten­ MATT SCLAFANI/THE CHRONICLE ants are not being asked to move By JAMIE O'BRIEN on short notice. Tenants will be looking for new homes. souri law prohibiting the perfor­ "We had made it pretty clear A new abortion bill drafted by mance of abortions in public that the use of the land there was Realty Co., Inc., dated June 30, "I feel we're working hard to several prominent conservative facilities. going to change over time," Wal­ was hand-delivered to each ten­ address the concerns of these state legislators could impose a Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam (R- lace said. "Nobody's happy about ant. The letter stated that each people; that will minimize the wide variety of restrictions on Wake), characterized in a June the fact that people have to Carolantic tenant will receive impact," Wallace said. elective abortions. The bill takes 22 Independent article as The move." $500 and a refund for the deposit Patton said his company has advantage of the July 3 Supreme Prince of Pelvic Politics," said he A letter from the Dick Patton on their apartment. See HOUSING on page 22 ^ Court decision upholding a Mis- expects the Roe v. Wade decision to be overturned by the Supreme Court within a year. If overtur­ ned, individual states would be Inside Students need to buy dorm phones allowed to prohibit abortion in all cases. Filthy rich: The University By CRAIG WHITLOCK their own telephones. a modular jack at no direct cost, The recent Webster v. Repro­ raised HUGE sums money Students who want to phone No one incident caused Tel- which would enable students to ductive Health Services decision, this year. Maybe they'll lower home after arriving in campus Com and the University to agree hook up answering machines and which allows states to prevent parking fees. Maybe they dormitories this fall will have to in late June to remove all other phone accessories. Previ­ abortions by public employees or won't charge for ice at the C.I. do more than hook up telephone phones, said Tel-Com Director ously students could pay Tel- in public facilities, has raised Maybe they'll lower tuition. service — they will have to find a Norman Sefton. An ASDU reso­ Com $25 to have a modular jack controversy over whether or not See page 3. phone. lution, the need for phones in the installed. it contradicts the near-absolute Tel-Com is removing telephone new dormitories, and a desire to Tel-Com originally planned right of elective abortion granted It'S not easy: being green. units from all campus dorms and give students more flexibility all only to convert the phones to in Roe v. Wade. All those trees in the Duke the Central Campus apartments contributed to the decision, he modular jacks. But rather than Elective abortions refer to Forest are in limbo again. Dis­ this summer, but at the same said. install the older-type phones cur­ abortions that are not performed cussions on the forest rezon­ time will install modular jacks in In March ASDU passed a reso­ rently in use in the new dor­ because of endangered health to ing have stalled. See page 4. each phone's place. Students will lution that petitioned Tel-Com to mitories, the decision was made the mother. 9 then be responsible for finding provide each campus phone with See PHONES on page 26 • See ABORTION on page •• *• PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989 Summer Update From staff reports total crowd of between 10,000 to 12,000 came out to also stipulates that the Hideaway will be used as a watch. graduate student lounge during the day. New Brodie term approved: The Board of Trust­ Medical Center lawsuit ends in mistrial: A ees approved an open-ended second term for President Graduation under scrutiny: Rowdy behavior by some students at this year's graduation disturbed a lawsuit charging the Medical Center with "grossly negli­ Keith Brodie in May. Brodie's original five-year term gent security" ended in a mistrial in June when jurors ends next May. number of administrators. In response, President Keith Brodie decided to form a task force in the fall to discuss a could not reach a unanimous verdict. Ira Pettiford al­ While Brodie had said he would not remain president leges his wife was raped and murdered while a patient any longer than a second five-year term, the trustees ap­ possible restructuring of next year's graduation ceremo­ ny. Some suggestions included having parents sit with at the Medical Center in 1986 because of lax security proved an open-ended second term so he may leave early measures. The University claims she died as a result of if he choses to do so. graduates or having separate ceremonies for the various undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. injuries sustained in her car accident. A new trial has currently not been scheduled. Anti-harassment policy considered: Adminis­ University may end J-Frosh program: Adminis­ trators and representatives from student groups have Blacks set admissions record: The class of 1993 proposed an addition to the Undergraduate Judicial trators are considering eliminating the January Fresh­ man program since fewer students have been leaving has set a record for the highest number of blacks in Uni­ Code that would ban speech, as well as any other con­ versity history. The 123 black students who will matric­ duct, that is offensive, demeaning, intimidating on the the University in the spring semester. This has left less room for January Freshmen in University housing and ulate represent 8.4 percent of their class and a 23 per­ basis of race, sex, national origin, age, sexual ori­ cent increase over last year. entation, handicap, religion or veteran's status.