Top trustees to investigate claims against Knight John Walda, president of the IU “Once charges of this nature conduct a fair review with /DTI disV ■ Board leadership ly Poug Jaggr » Board of Trustees, and Fredrick have been raised, we arc obligated closure. M a n a g in g E d it a i to review allegations Eichhoi*. vice president, will con­ to review* the matter." Brand said The investigation, expected to IU President Myles Brand has duct the investigation. Both are vet­ through the statement. “The objec­ last 90 days, will look into Reed s ofJbuse made against appointed two members of the eran attorneys who have served on tive is to get to the truth of the mat­ accusation that Knight choked him Bob Knight The 1U university's board of trustees to the board for 10 years. ter. while being fair to all parties during a practice and his claim that investigate allegatami of physical Walda and Eichhom also are IU involved.” Knight kicked Brand out of a Ixisketball coach told abuse made against basketball graduates, both earning under­ He chose Walda and Eichhom. practice. Also, the investigation coach Bob Knight by former graduate and law degrees from the he said, because they know the uni­ will look into the timing of CNN/ the school^ president, player Neil Reed. school. versity and have “impeccable cre­ Si’s recent national report about Myles Brand, he At a press conference on the Brand defended his decision not dentials.” Reed s allegations. IUPUI campus last week. Brand’s to use independent lawyers in the Walda said that with more than ’This review will explore the al­ welcomes the decision to appoint two investiga­ investigation. In a release prior to 65 yean of combined legal experi­ legations and, at its conclusion, tor» with dose tics to the univer­ the press conference. Brand said ence between himself and present an honest and fair ac­ investigation. sity came under fire. the investigation would be fair. Eichhom. he is confident they will count.” Brand said. High court OKs mandatory to fund groups ■ University of Wisconsin cording to the ruling. A decision on the referendum students lose their appeal in mechanism was remanded back to the 7th Circuit Court. idle U.S. Supreme Court. The case originated when Scott Soulhwotth, along with the original ■y U r i Mo m m y ^s, former University of Wis- U-WIRE studenu Amy Schoepke. Bannach. Rebecca Bretz and •WASHINGTON —'The Supreme Rebecka Winder Wcrf, sued the Court unanimously ruled March 22 university’s Board of Regents in April 1996. They claimed mandatory stu­ could use money.from mandatory dent fees used for funding private or­ student fees to fund campus groups ganizations violated their First that engage in speech others might Amendment righfs. The funding, which was assessed The decision in the at $165.75 per student Board of Regenu of in the academic year the University of Wis­ the case was filed, consin v. Scott Harold was mandatory in the South worth et aJ. means that women's cannot graduate or re­ groups expressing ceive their grades if they do not pay. In October 1998, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an serving gay and les­ earlier Wisconsin bian studenu can con­ court ruling that the tinue operation while mandatory fees vio­ funded by student lated the plaintiffs' fees. First Amendment - Authored by Justice rights by forcing (hem j. r to support political Photo bffhd fbufhxUvrtny UtyPVJ I’ahrtut) (¿van .Span/Colettnm todA/iknc» and ideological positions with which the ruling stated that the First Amend- Dttf Ht falling fealtJi in recant years, which read* travel vary difficult, IU Chancellor Harman 9 «alls alt undid many graduation far IUPUI they did not agree. The case was then studeata, such as this ana hi 1N7. Campus leaders credit V e it with having the vision, as tarty as the 1950$, for creating IUPUI. of student fees if funded appealed to the Supreme Court and heard by the Court Nov. 9,1999. ! The Court The univenity’s associate vice decision about one piece of the allo­ chancellor for student affairs. Roger cation process called a referendum Howard, said the school is pleased tteqtauam . The ruling did not sus­ the Court ruled unanimously and that tain Unriwiry of Wisconsin’s student the text of the ruling includes positive Legacy of a legend the eviction of fees in violation of the Sm FBI - Paps 8 ■ IUPUI leaders remember a great statesman, mentor and friend. J|g Indiana iCOII for a sprawling, successful. Indianapolis-based ex­ in a cafe* tnat spanned nearly “ a!* By J.M . Brown tension of the Bloomington institution Wells loved 70 years. Herman B Wees borft a urn. E o it o k I n C h I ef so dearly. statewide, national and internatiooal reputation as an esteemed and And as IUPUI began to attract more students and boiuant educator Betow is a hen his billionaire friend Eli Lilly invited grow beyond its medical school roots, the pristine bmeime of just some of h»s major Jaguars split home him to supper with the promise of a gift homes with picturesque landscaping could be used for IU. Chancellor Herman B Wells wast­ for IU*s top executives, Lilly suggested ■ 1131-1 M2 — IU president W ed no time in accepting the request Being the indicated and gifted fund raiser. Wells ■ 1147-1941 - acting Ch et to After dinner at the Lilly family’s Sunset Lane graciously accepted the overwhelming gift. But the educational and cultural affairs and mansion in lndiahapolis. the prescription drug mag­ gesture which followed was all the more incredible. adviser on cultural affairs to military opener with USI nate made good on his 9 l/S Occup«ed Zone Lilly worried the homes, because of the tremen­ Wills II tli Nil dous cost of maintaining them, would eventually ■ 1957 -U S Delegate to the Junior Matt Brown reached base Lilly told Wells he become a financial bunion for the university. So, w as not only donating 12th General Assembly of the in the third inning on a fielder’s Lilly went to his checkbook — and not one tucked Unrted Nations choice, and junior Billy Fitzwilson to IU the very house inside a voluminous corporate portfolio, but rather ■ 1962-present IU Chancellor followed him up with a single to set they were sitting in, but the common, everyday checkbook — and penned for ■ 1965 - member of the U S the table for junior Joe Longenecker. giving the university IU an endowment meant to help defray operating Locigenecker drilled a double off expenses on the four properties. on U S -Sov»et Trade Relations well. Lilly placed the check into an envelope, scaled it under President Lyndon Johnson easily from second base, and It was the early 70s, and handed it to Wells. ■ 1974 - Surveyor o< edocat-on Fitzwilson jarted the ball loose from and Lilly obviously m Nigeria tor Ford Foundation supported Wells' vision tea WELLS • Pape 8 Life V iewpoints Web updates www.ttgamore.iupui.edu P a c i 6 P a c i 7 ■ H m a n E m ih .a Nm about teanage romane«. ■ C am pus groups can otto b rate U S. Suprem e p u tt a n«w twist on m « k » a tn n g i* pW Court« recent ruing about mandetay tees V y P a <¡ i 2 • M onda«, M uc h 27. 2000 Why is TIAA-CREF the #1 choice nationwide?* v The TIAA-CRÉF Advantage. Year in and year out employees at education and research institutions have turned to TIAA-CREF. 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