NASty boys (and girls) £~ The local NAS chapter elected J.D. Barber and eight others to its board of directors. See page 3 THE CHRONICLE for the run down. K7^3§i&&-:^& THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1990 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROUNA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 86. NO. 58 'De Rothschild' convicted, faces up to eight years in prison By BEAU DURE The jury deliberated for little case," said Matthew Martin, University Federal Credit Union, born on Nov. 1, 1952, in El Paso, GREENSBORO — The man more than an hour before return­ Rothschild's attorney. "I think two to obtain a line of credit one Texas. who posed as a member of the ing with the verdict shortly after Maurice has some things to say to obtain a credit card, and one Two additional charges involv­ French nobility at Duke was noon. Rothschild, barely recog­ that were worth saying." instance of providing false infor­ ing credit card applications were found guilty of fraud on Wednes­ nizable through his dark glasses, Rothschild is expected later to mation to Wachovia Bank and dropped during Tuesday's day. had no noticeable reaction to the stand trial in Durham County for Trust Co. for a line of credit. In proceedings. Maur Jeffrey Locke announcement ofthe verdict. charges of embezzlement from each instance, Rothschild was ac­ Rothschild testified on Tues­ Rothschild, formerly Mauro Cor­ Testimony began and ended on the Duke-Rinaldi fund, a private cused of stating his name of "M. day, claiming he suffered from tez, alias Baron Maurice de Tuesday. Both sides presented charity fund established on be­ de Rothschild" or "Baron M. de depression and believed himself Rothschild, was found guilty of their closing arguments Wednes­ half of restaurant owner Pete Rothschild" and providing an in­ to be a member of the de four counts of fraud in U.S. Dis­ day morning. Rinaldi. correct birthdate. Rothschilds, a wealthy French trict Court. Rothschild now faces Rothschild will be sentenced The Durham charges against The charges stated that family. up to eight years in prison, and by Judge Frank Bullock on Jan. Rothschild included three al­ Rothschild gave his birthdate as Rothschild was unable to recall $1 million in fines, two years and 30. leged 1987 instances of providing either Nov. 1, 1965 or Nov. 1, his date of birth in Tuesday's tes- $250,000 for each count. "I'm glad we tried Maurice's false information to the Duke 1966. Rothschild was actually See BARON on page 10 • Men's basketball opens with 87-74 win in NIT By BRIAN DOSTER points on eight-of-15 shooting It comes as little surprise that from the field and perfect shoot­ defense was the key to the men's ing from the free throw line. basketball team's defeat of Mar­ Laettner also got the momentum quette Wednesday night in the going for Duke defensively in the first round of the preseason NIT first half. tournament in Cameron Indoor After converting the bonus, Stadium. The Blue Devils forced Laettner intercepted Marquette's 30 Warrior turnovers and stole inbounds pass and quickly the ball 14 times en route to an dished it to Thomas Hill who hit 87-74 victory. a turn-around jumper from ten "I thought the story of the feet to give Duke a 27-23 lead. game was our defense," Duke Bill McCaffrey (19 points) fol­ coach Mike lowed with a steal on the next Krzyzewski Marquette possession and passed said. "In imsm upcourt to Thomas Hill who was the first fouled and hit one of two shots. half we had Laettner added a layup to make that spurt when it was a close the score 32-23. game. We kind of got a 10-point Trevor Powell broke the War­ lead through our defense." riors scoring drought with a Late in the first half the Blue jumper in the lane, but McCaf­ Devils were down 23-22 with frey countered by burying a sophomore point guard Bobby three-pointer from the right wing Hurley on the bench with three to put Duke up by ten. fouls. Greg Koubek then deflected a BOB KAPLAN/THE CHRONICLE At the 5:57 mark, Duke's high pass inside and corralled the ball Amnesty scorer Christian Laettner con­ on the baseline. McCaffrey verted a three-point play to start canned a baseline jumper from Students protest injustice in China. a 12-2 Duke run. Laettner had 24 See BASKETBALL on page 11 • New improved MCAT shorter, 'better-balanced' By FELICIA ALLARD the first time in April 1991. mation available, such as sam­ introductory _ science courses Revisions to the Medical Col­ "In the early 1980s, all medical ples of the new examinations, from multiple choice to essay to lege Admissions Test may force schools reduced their prerequi­ which should be available in the better prepare for the new pre-med students into more sites to be the same, in order to book store by now." MCAT, Pounds said, because English classes. The new version allow the undergraduate to get a "It enables the pre-med to take these classes are just too big. of the test will put increased em­ broader education," Pounds said. more liberal arts courses rather phasis on verbal and writing "The MCAT rewarded those than just the hard core sciences," Still, Hopkinson feels confi­ skills. who didn't take advantage of said Danielle Robinson, a Trinity dent the University has prepared The old exam was composed of this. Now, we have a better-bal­ junior who also plans to take the her for the revised test. She said six multiple choice sections in­ anced examination." MCAT. she would much rather take the cluding biology, physics, chemis­ Trinity junior Susan Hopkin- The new test will be 90 mi­ new version because "it is shorter try, general science, reading son, who plans to take the MCAT nutes shorter with more general and it would be more relaxing to skills and quantitative skills. in October 1991, said she was questions, testing people's have a break from multiple STAFF PHOTO /THE CHRONICLE The new version will have four pleased with the new version of knowledge in basic science, choice questions to write essays." sections: biological sciences, the test because it would "get a Pounds said. The questions in Alan Mast, a sixth-year medi­ Lois Pounds physical sciences, verbal reason­ more well-rounded student going the biological and physical sci­ cal student said both tests would ing and an essay section, said into medicine instead of the typi­ ence sections will still be multi­ do a sufficient job at providing an part of how well you do on the Lois Pounds, associate dean and cal pre-med." She said the new ple choice. "objective evaluation" for the test. The key is "how hard you director of admissions for medi­ test would not cause her to study While the new test will require medical school admissions of­ work," he said. cal education. any differently, and that she the pre-med student "to know ficers, rather than just inter­ She explained that the verbal plans to focus more on "her more English," Pounds said, views and recommendations The pre-med student should reasoning section will require the studies in school, rather than preparation in that area will not which tend to be biased. Mast, not worry about the MCAT, Mast student to read a passage and just the test." come from science courses. who took the MCAT in 1984, said said, but instead should focus on then draw inferences from it. Pounds stessed the importance "Logistically, it would be a change in the undergraduate his or her classes. "Learn how to The new test will be given for of "taking full advantage of infor­ impossible" to change the tests in curriculum would only influence study and be motivated to learn." MB", _•»-»_!_•— —'.. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 World and National Newsfile Bush spurns special congressional session Associated Press By MAUREEN DOWD Murderer killed: Police on N.Y. Times News Service and he urged them to be careful about Wednesday fatally wounded a man WASHINGTON — President Bush ap­ what they said. He asked them to work described as "absolutely ruthless" who peared to turn back the movement for a with him so that they could send a unified set fire to a neighbor's home in a special session of Congress on the Persian signal to Iraq. coastal village in New Zealand and Gulf crisis Wednesday by assuring law­ President Bush also tried to soothe then shot to death 11 people who makers he would consult with them Congress and still criticism from both rushed to the scene. before using force. parties by assuring lawmakers he has not But Bush stopped short of promising to changed his policy in the Persian Gulf Plane crashes in storm: An seek congressional authorization for force and has not decided to take military ac­ Alitalia DC-9 jetliner with 40 passen­ in the face of a sudden provocation by tion. gers and six crew members aboard Iraq. He told the meeting of congressional crashed Wednesday night during a On Tuesday, influential lawmakers leaders at the White House that he had rainstorm into a hillside outside Zurich pressed Bush to call a special session, shifted the strategy for realizing his poli­ and exploded, Swiss authorities said. with many members of Congress saying cy, nearly doubling the number of troops Bush would be usurping their constitu­ in the region to make the threat of offen­ UPI Photo License suspended: states must tional power to send American troops into sive action more credible to Saddam.