••MM RMI MM M Flunking out of housing A new proposal would require living gr passing grades to stay on campus. UF take up the issue in December. See Da THFRIDAY, NOVEMBEER 30 , 199CHRONICL0 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTEH CAROLIN A CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 86. NO. 66 Council votes to split psychology Interfraternity Council Change follows experimental, clinical lines elects Duffy president By BEN PRATT posal, Hall said. By LEIGH DYER The Academic Council cleared "I offer our unanimous support The Interfraternity Council the way for the psychology tinged with unanimous angst," elected Engineering junior department to split into two sep­ said Philip Costanzo, one of Cameron Duffy, a member of arate entities on Thursday. about six faculty members con­ Theta Chi fraternity, its new The council approved plans to nected with the social and health president Thursday night. divide the department into the sciences department. "While I Duffy, formerly the IFC Department of Psychology — Ex­ must admit reluctance, I must publications secretary, hopes perimental and the Department admit wholehearted support for to play a key role in keeping of Psychology — Social and the program." Almost a dozen fraternities informed on the Health Sciences. Medical School faculty members implementation ofthe new al­ The Council passed the pro­ would fill thre or four full time cohol policy. posal by an 18-7 vote. The Trust­ teaching positions in the social ees will consider the division dur­ and health sciences department. "I think the IFC is going to ing their meetings Dec. 7 and 8. Opposition to the split came play an important role in dis­ The split was endorsed unani­ from council members concerned tributing information that the mously by the psychology facul­ with funding for the two depart­ administration feeds us to all ty, who pushed for the separation ments. Funding to cover the ad­ of the fraternities, in order MARK WASMER/THE CHRONICLE to put an end to a history of in­ that we don't get closed STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE ministrative costs ofthe split and Cameron Duffy ternal conflict between experi­ to cover the teaching costs of the down," Duffy said. mental and social psychologists. Malcolm Gillis added faculty is only guaranteed Duffy would also like to en­ run for office if they obtained Members of the faculty cited ogy professor Ted Hall. "Now, it for five years. courage on-campus commu­ the signatures of 15 fraternity difficulty in agreeing on faculty is unranked and we have about "I could not in good conscience nity service efforts among presidents on a petition. Can­ recruitment and hiring, as well 20 faculty members. We have vote to support a department fraternities and improve pub­ didates for all • Executive as basic intellectual differences continuously found ourselves that does not have a source of lic relations for the IFC. Council offices gave speeches as justification for the division. deadlocked." consistent long-term funding," Duffy defeated Trinity ju­ before members voted. Outgo­ "Twelve years ago, this depart­ The experimental department, said council member Ed Shaugh­ nior Drew Hardymon, a mem­ ing President Chris Nolan, a ment was nationally ranked and which would originally be com­ nessy, a professor of mechanical ber of Phi Kappa Sigma fra­ Trinity senior and member of was comprised of about 30 posed of about 15 members, was engineering. ternity. Delta Tau Delta fraternity, faculty members," said psychol- in "universal support" of the pro­ See COUNCIL on page 14 • Candidates were eligible to See IFC on page 6 • BSA election yields no surprises From staff reports dergraduates at the Univerisity stressing the need to bring all Considerably fewer members as members and Grant estimated black students "together as a col­ of the Black Student Alliance that about 150 members are ac­ lective family." He also said he voted in Thursday's election than tive. planned to work as a spokesper­ in last year's, possibly because In Lydia's campaign speech son for the black community at candidates ran unopposed for all Wednesday she focused on devel­ the University. but one office. oping a stonger sense of black The one contested position in Trinity junior Malkia Lydia, community. She said her main the election was that of represen­ the BSA president-elect and the priority will be developing the tative to Spectrum, a multicul­ new administration will take of­ BSA internally and an improving tural campus organization. The fice Feb. 1. its relationship with the black BSA elected two members to the In Thursday's election 75 community at the University. position: Trinity freshman members voted, said Vice Presi­ Lydia was vice president of the Frantz Alphonse with 42.4 per­ dent Heather Grant. Last year's organization in 1989. cent of the vote and Trinity ju­ election saw 142 voters turn out. President Eric Dozier won nior Erin Gibson with 41.6 per­ The BSA counts all 440 black un­ with a similar platform last year cent. Students stage 'die-in' on campus By BEAU DURE Twelve students lay dead on the Bryan Center walkway. A woman wearing a gas mask waved an American flag over their bodies, a trombonist played funeral music, and a curious dog sniffed the corpses. This fictional scene was created yesterday as several stu­ dents staged a "die-in" to protest American military involvement in the Persian Gulf. One student distributed two articles arguing against U.S. ac­ tion, one a flier written by Viet­ nam Veterans Against The War, the other a column from The Chronicle written by graduate GEORGE IVEY/THE CHRONICLE student Andrew Neather. The fruits of capitalism The Duke Coalition for Peace Good, old-fashioned American holiday cheer, for a profit of in the Middle East staged the MARK WASMER /THE CHRONICLE course. Twenty shopping days to Christmas. demonstration in preparation for See PEACE on page 7 • Scenes of death Thursday on the Bryan Center walkway. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 World and Newsfile Security Council gives Iraq Jan. 15 deadline Associated Press By PAUL LEWIS voted against or abstained on any of these "an act of aggression" against Iraq that We Won't feel draft: President N.Y. Times News Service resolutions. reflects "America's imperialistic ambi­ Bush said on Thursday that the na­ UNITED NATIONS — The United Na­ Thursday's action was only the second tions which have become glaring evident tion's all-volunteer army "is as strong tions Security Council voted overwhelm­ time — the Korean War was the other in­ especially in our Arab region." as it can be" and he was not consider­ ingly on Thursday to authorize the United stance — that the Security Council has "If war is imposed on us, our people will ing bringing back the draft. States and its allies to expel Iraq from invoked its power to repel aggression by not kneel," he said. Kuwait by force if President Saddam Hus­ force. To underscore the importance ofthe In an opening statement to a packed AIDS and women: AIDS is stead­ sein does not withdraw his forces by Jan. vote, all the council members were repre­ Security Council chamber, with the public ily spreading among U.S. women and 15. sented by their foreign ministers, with the gallery overflowing and diplomats stand­ by next year will become the fifth lead­ During what the council resolution exception of Yemen and Ivory Coast. ing several deep around the council table, ing cause of death for women of child- called this "final opportunity" for Iraq to The resolution does not explicitly au­ Secretary of State James Baker III drew a bearing age, federal health researchers avoid a war by giving up Kuwait, Security thorize the use of military force against parallel to the League of Nations' failure in Atlanta reported Thursday. Council members plan to observe "a pause Iraq, but empowers members "to use all to combat aggression in the 1930s. of good will" by taking no further actions necessary means" to uphold previous Se­ Baker, who was chairman of the meet­ DraStiC measures: The business­ against Iraq but instead concentrating on curity Council resolutions demanding ing on Thursday, said: "History now has man challenging Lech Walesa for the diplomatic efforts to promote a peaceful that Iraq withdraw from Kuwait. given us another chance. We now have presidency advocates arming Poland settlement. Iraq's United Nations representative, the chance to build the world envisoned with 100 medium-range nuclear mis­ But the United States and several other Abdul Amir Anbari, called the resolution by the founders ofthe United Nations. siles to ward off aggression. council members with forces in the region also warned that this 47-day respite Bring your proud: President Bush, would end if Saddam harmed any of the endorsing the first major rewrite of the thousands of foreign hostages he is hold­ Hussein says Iraq ready for war, immigration law in a quarter-century, ing in Iraq or Kuwait or made other on Thursday approved a 400,000 boost provocative moves. in the number of immigrants that will The resolution authorizing force was U.S. Stealth bomber easy target be accepted over the next three years. supported by 12 council members, includ­ ing the United States, Great Britain, By PHILIP SHENON France, and the Soviet Union, four of the N.Y. Times News Service desert, and is also seen by Iraqi Polluters are paying: Much prog­ five permanent members with a veto on BAGHDAD, Iraq — President Saddam technology." ress was made last year in getting pol­ decisions. Hussein said Thursday that his nation The Security Council resolution, which luters to pay more of the cost of clean­ China, which also has a veto, said it was ready for war against American-led was approved by a vote of 12 to 2 with one ing up toxic waste sites, the Environ­ would not exercise it.