Demolishing the Deacons The men's tennis team whizzed past Wake Forest on Wednesday afternoon, THE CHRONICLE 6-1. For details, see Sports, p. 13. HII-Htil'JIiBtiPm i FREE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 91. NO. 116 Junior Popular engineering professor denied tenure Although approved by his department, Jacobs rejected by AP&T arrested, By MARSHA JOHNSON partments unanimously and en­ ters to each member of the tenure decisions, it is less com­ The recent denial of tenure to thusiastically sought and hoped Board of Trustees during the mon for a group of students this Timothy Jacobs, an assistant that Dr. Jacobs would receive week before Spring Break. Only large to stage an organized jailed professor in the civil and envi­ tenure," Aarne Vesilind, profes­ the trustees have the ability to protest. Engineering junior Lee ronmental engineering depart­ sor of civil and environmental overturn the provost's decision. Anne Duval, who organized the By HARRIS HWANG Jacobs said in an interview student protest, estimated the Trinity junior Jason ment, and his subsequent un­ engineering, said in an inter­ successful appeal have view. "We were keenly disap­ that he appreciated the support. number of students involved to Kale Rice, 22, was be between 35 and 40. charged Wednesday night prompted both students and fac­ pointed when he didn't." "I think it's great that stu­ ulty to protest the decision. "We decided that we felt dents are willing to take up the In a letter to The Chronicle with embezzlement, pos­ published Wednesday, Duval session of drug parapher­ Several students, as well as deeply enough about this that issue. It's a shame that some of members of Jacobs' department, we would try anything," he their concerns are often not ad­ and 11 other students called the nalia and possession of decision "a sad occasion" and "schedule II," or cocaine. wrote letters to Provost John added. "The department decided dressed," he said. Strohbehn explaining why they to launch an appeal even though Earl Dowell, dean of the praised Jacobs' ability as a Rice was initially taken thought Jacobs should have re­ it wasn't regular procedure." School of Engineering, said that teacher. into custody Wednesday ceived tenure. "The civil and en­ In addition, several engineer­ although there are usually indi­ "We find it difficult to under- afternoon when the Orga­ vironmental engineering de­ vidual students who protest See TENURE on page 4 • nized Crime Division of ing school students mailed let­ the Durham Police De­ partment raided a crack house on Briggs Avenue in Former head of local charity sues Blue Cross East Durham, said Det. Paul Taylor of Public Safe­ By ROGER WISTAR it adopted the proposal, im­ ty- The former head of a local Lawsuit charges that gag order,pose d a gag order on Mor­ Rice was arrested by charity has sued Blue timer preventing her from the police as part of the Cross/Blue Shield of North subsequent firing were unfair speaking with the media, drug raid, and is currently Carolina, claiming that she Mortimer said in an inter­ incarcerated at the was wrongfully terminated the voting process. She is in North Carolina. view. Durham Magistrate's Of­ from her job. also requesting a two-year Under the proposal, Blue North Carolina law allows fice on $5,000 bond. Be­ Karen Mortimer, the for­ contract to protect her from Cross would increase its companies to fire an employ­ cause all three criminal mer executive director of the future termination. funding for the program to ee under most circumstances, charges are felonies, Rice Caring Program For Chil­ Blue Cross has retained nearly $700,000 per year. In unless the employee's con­ will make his first court dren, filed suit against the counsel but has not yet filed addition, Blue Cross would tract prohibits the firing or appearance today. health-care provider in Feb­ an official response to the be guaranteed the ability to the termination would vio­ The charges of drug ruary. The suit alleges that lawsuit, which it must do in appoint seven employees and late an existing law, such as and drug-paraphernalia Mortimer was fired by the the next 30 days. Lawyers four community members un­ an anti-discrimination law, possession were filed by program's board of directors and representatives of Blue affiliated with Blue Cross to said Donald Horowitz, a pro­ Investigator D.L. Colville for speaking out against a Cross would not discuss any the program's 21-member fessor in the Law School. of the Durham Police De­ September 1995 proposal by details relating to the case board of directors. State courts have also held partment, while the em­ Blue Cross that allowed it to because it is still in litiga­ The lawsuit charges that that employees cannot be bezzlement charge was expand its role on the board. tion. Blue Cross fired Mortimer fired for conforming to exist­ filed by Taylor. Mortimer is seeking rein­ Mortimer contested a pro­ because she discussed her ing public policy against the Colville refused to an­ statement and a reconsidera­ posal that was adopted on concerns about the proposal, wishes of their employers, swer repeated requests for tion of the proposal, which Sept. 26 by the board of di­ despite requests from board said Mark Dorosin, one of an interview with The was approved by the pro­ rectors for the Caring Pro­ members that she remain Mortimer's attorneys. Mor­ See ARREST on page 5 • gram's board despite con­ gram, which provides health silent. Trip Adams, who was timer's case falls under this cerns about the legality of insurance to needy children president of the board when See LAWSUIT on page 6 • Students discuss what 'real education' means By LESLIE DEAK officials by the end ofthe month. In its ongoing campaign to "We basically wanted to host push for a more a multicultural this forum to generate ideas and curriculum, Spectrum Organi­ to talk about issues in the cur­ zation co-sponsored a panel dis­ riculum, and Duke's stance right cussion with House C Wednes­ now in terms of curricular diver­ day night to generate ideas for sity," Malhotra said. "We wanted launching an ethnic studies pro­ to get input from people not in­ gram at the University. The volved in the process." meeting was sparsely attended, Orin Starn, assistant profes­ drawing only nine students and sor of cultural anthropology, led one faculty member to the the discussion on how to inte­ House C commons room. De­ grate several cultures into a di­ spite the low turnout, however, versified curriculum. Starn of­ the participants expressed a fered Stanford University, firm commitment to the cam­ where he was a graduate stu­ paign. dent, as an example of an acade­ Trinity senior Anji Malhotra, mic institution that had con­ co-president of Spectrum, said fronted a similar issue and that she has been working on a struck a suitable compromise. MATT APICE/THE CHRONICLE proposal to submit to University See FORUM on page 7 *• Trinity senior Anji Malhotra (I.) speaks during a forum on multicultural education Wednesday night. THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1996 World and National Newsfile Associated Press Menendez brothers convicted of murders Suicide bomber kills: An Is­ lamic militant leapt out of the By KENNETH NOBLE two jurors became ill. tearful, riveting depiction of their fa­ bushes and blew himself up in N.Y. Times News Service The verdict was a resounding victory ther as tyrannical and sexually abu­ front of an Israeli army convoy in LOS ANGELES—Erik and Lyle for the prosecution and the searing sive drew fervent support from some southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Menendez were convicted Wednesday story of blood, money and patricide that people, while the prospect of their killing one soldier and wounding of murdering their wealthy parents by it had presented. The murders and the using a well-financed defense to evade an Israeli civilian. shotgun blasts as they watched televi­ accusations against the young men had punishment for parricide aroused con­ sion in their Beverly Hills mansion in provoked feelings of shock and anger demnation in others. Court rules on census: In a 1989. that resonated throughout the world. In January 1994, two separate ju­ case that could have meant more The jury of eight men and four It led many to wonder what dark ries could not choose between murder federal funds and political repre­ women also found in the Menendez family history or twisted psychology and manslaughter verdicts after the sentatives for Texas, the Supreme brothers' retrial that they had commit­ might have led two privileged, hand­ brothers admitted killing their parents Court ruled Wednesday that the ted multiple murder and had lain in some and self-assured youths to do but said they had acted in misguided Census Bureau does not have to wait for their victims. These "special cir­ away with their parents in the most self-defense, mistakenly fearing that adjust the 1990 national head cumstances" in the murders of Jose savage way. their parents would kill them after count to include missed minorities. Menendez, 45, and his wife, Kitty, 47, In the original trial, the brothers' years of abuse. mean the brothers may be subject to the New blood task found: Scien­ death penalty under California law. The tists have detected a major new brothers have been in jail for six years. task performed by hemoglobin. It Judge Stanley Weisberg of Los An­ Recent decision threatens has now been found to distribute geles County Superior Court said the nitric oxide on its rounds, making penalty phase of the trial would start the blood vessels expand or con­ Monday.