The Daily Campus Serving the Starrs Community Since 1896 VoL LXXXIX No. 25 The University of Connecticut Thursday, Oct 10, 1985 Commission declares USG subject to FOI By Kim Nauer Daily Campus Staff By Wednesday's 3-2 decision of the Freedom of Information Commission, the Undergraduate Student Government has been declared a public agency and is subject to FOI regulations USG, however, has until October 23, to appeal the case to Superior Court The court then would probably place a stay on the commission's ruling until it has time to hear the case In the meantime, USG would not be subject to FOI rules Jay Stolfi, president of USG, said that it is " a distinct possibility" that USG will appeal the decision Under the FOI Act USG would be forced to post advance notice and agendas of its meetings and allow public access to many documents In addition, all meetings with a quorum must be open to the public The FOI complaint was filed by Paul Parker, a staff member at The Daily Campus, last spring The assembly went into "execu- tive session" during a meeting to discuss the amount of lead time YUM!—Students enjoy an inaugural dinner yesterday in Ryan Refectory in honor of a USG employee is entitled to if USG plans to dismiss him or her. President Casteen's Inauguration this weekend (Mark Caswcll photo). Under the FOIA, executive sessions are closed to the public Because the matters that were discussed at the session were economic and not personnel, there was no reason for calling USG takes no action executive session, Parker said See page 6 on animal care resolution Yul Brynner, 65, dies NEW YORK (AP)—Yul Brynner, who made a career playing By Kim Nauer Laboratory Animals a union of six animal rights the bald autocratic monarch of Siam in The King and I. including Daily Campus Staff groups. She told the assembly that for the past a record 4,625 performances on stage, died early Thursday, his Julie Lewin asked the Undergraduate Student five years the United States Department of spokesman said He was 65. Government Wednesday night to pass a resolu- Agriculture has cited UConn for violations in With him when he died at 1 am at The New York Hospital- tion condemning UConn's alleged abuses of animal care Cornell Medical Center was his wife Kathy Lee and his four laboratory animals Among these were cases of the university children, said Josh Ellis the actor's spokesman. The student government took no action on providing inadequate amounts of food or water, "He died of multiple complications that came as a result of her request, but referred the item to two letting deer starve, allowing animals to live in what was originally cancer," Ellis said "He faced death with a committees their own excrement and placing rabbits in dignity and strength that astounded his doctors He fought The assembly also passed unanimously a cages that were too small, Lewin said like a lion" proposal to limit USG club funding for expen- Lewin also asked the government to request ditures that directly benefit club events Under the dismissal of Harland W. Renshaw, head of the act clubs can no longer receive money for the pathobiology department who was recently items such as office supplies that benefit only charged with allegedly starving animals on his club members farm Lewin represented the Ad Hoc Coalition for See page 6 An hour a week plus a paper equals three credits By Lori Zajac students You've got to give them a lot of Campus Correspondent credit" About 115 students go to the Mansfield Train- Cimmino said she also believes that credit ing School one hour each week and earn up to isn't the important thing in this program "The three credits for the work they do in that main goal of the course isn't for students to get hour. credit the goal is to get students to go to Every week these students interact with the Mansfield and work with the residents" residents of the training school, teach them Both students and residents benefit from the socialization skills or just play cards program, she said The credit is offered as a course called The students that have gone have gained a Educational Psychology 262—direct observa- greater understanding of handicap conditions tion participation. Students can sign up for one and human behavior, she said "You can't put a two or three credits a semester. grade value on what they're learning" John Pappanikou, a professor in the educ- Cimmino said ational psychology department gives semester In some cases it can be physically hazardous grades based on one term paper and attend- "We have one building where the residents have ance not had much exposure to people outside the Although one hour a week sounds like an easy school, and they have some behavioral pro- way to get three credits participants say it takes blems so the four people who go up there have a special kind of person to take the course to be highly supervised and on their guard" "Some kids go for the first week and never come Cimmino said back" Karen Cimmino, the director of the pro- The response this year has been better than GO TEAM!—"Jeremy" leads the crowd In his own rendi- gram said "A lot of times it's scary for the ever. About 80 participated last year. tion of the UConn fight song (Mark Caswell photo). -\/" Inside Today: Weather Forecast: A flying disk that can soar 1000 feet? See page 8. Chance of showers today with tem- Held hockey team raises record to 10-1. See page 17. peratures in the 60s Increasing chance of rain tonight lows in the mid 40s > The Dally Campus, Thursday. October 10, 1985 Page2 ALMANAC STATE NATION WORLD Toll removal is safe Senate passes budget; Hijackers give up; (AP)—Gov. William A O'Neill said Wednesday that he's satisfied adequate precautions have been taken works on credit one American dead to ensure the safety of drivers going through the now- closed tolls on the Connecticut Turnrpike There's WASHINGTON (AP)—The Senate passed a balanced PORT SAID, Egypt (AP)—Palestinian hijackers of always the fear of an accident" O Neill said " But its' a budget plan yesterday and then rushed to alleviate an Italian cruise ship gave up Wednesday, ending two common sense issue Use common sense as you slow the government's credit crunch with a short-term days of terror for more than 500 hostages, but Italian down as you're warned to do..or be arrested" increase in the national debt while the Treasury took officials said the pirates killed an American and threw Praised by some as a necessary source of income steps to make sure government checks don't bounce him overboard and cursed by many more as death traps and for at least another week Prime Minister Bettino Craxi identified the dead environmental hazards, nine of Connecticut's high- The lawmakers, by a vote of 75 to 24, approved the passenger as Leon Klinghoffer, 69, of New York City, way toll plazas closed at 11 pm Wednesday. GOP-backed proposal to balance federal budgets by who was traveling with his wife Marilyn, 58. O'Neill decided Saturday to shut down the booths 1991. The action, delayed since last week by "Unfortunately I have to give you mournful news," earlier than expected setting in motion a series of Democrat-led opposition, came after the Senate he told a news conference in Rome " In the course of plans intended to ensure the safety of motorists. brushed aside a Democrat-sponsored alternative this aggression, an American citizen was killed The State police armed with radar, traffic signs and spe- deficit-reduction program captain of the ship told me this a few moments ago cial reflectors will work 12 hour shifts. Their goal will when I spoke with him He was apparently killed and The votes set the stage for expected passage later thrown into the sea" be to slow down motorists passing through the toll today of a short-term increase in the government's stations. The Achille Lauro' s captain had said earlier that no "Their presence will be very noticeable" said credit limit one was injured About a dozen Americans were Encouraged by the developments, the Treasury aboard and earlier unconfirmed reports had said William Keish, a state Department of Transportation Department announced it would go ahead with an spokesman "Ifs not to catch people Ifs meant to two were killed emergency auction to borrow $5 billion to keep the The Foreign Ministry said the terrorists surren- alert people to the fact that they should travel at the government afloat posted speed limit" dered to representatives of the PLO. They were taken The toll plazas have been blamed for a number of The auction will provide the government with just to the Port Said Naval Base. serious accidents, including a fiery crash in 1982 enough money to get by for the next few days. Con- "The hijackers, who number four, will leave Egypt" when a tractor trailer killed seven people after slam- gress was expected to complete action by day's end Foreign Minister Esmat Abdel-Meguid said "The ship ming into a line of cars waiting at the Stratford station on the temporary increase in the debt limit - needed will go to Port Said harbor. There were no demands." The latest fatality was Sept 14, again at the Stratford to sanction Monday's auction - but remained He did not say where the hijackers would go from plaza, when a taxi collided with another car, killing ensnarled in an accompanying measure to require a Egypt the car's driver.