^a i l y T e x a n Vol. 86, No 56---------------------------------------------------------------The student newspaper of The University of Texas al Austin Tuesday, November 18 1986 Reagan denies pians for more arms deals Associated Press W A S H IN G T O N — President Reagan said Monday he has absolutely no plans" to send more arms to Iran, although his spokesman said the president s au­ thorization for the weapons shipments technically re­ mains in effet t As he posed for pic tun s at the -tart of a meeting with Argentine President Raul Alfonsin, Reagan was asked it there would be* mi>re U S arms shipments to Iran hk« those he confirmed last week after numerous published reports of secret I S.-Iranian dealings. W e have absolutely no plans to do any such thing," Reagan told reporters Nor he* said, would he* be firing Secretary of State George Shultz or any other top for­ eign policy advisers as a rc*sult of public Controversy over tin* 11tvert operation Presidential aide Larry Speakc*s, meanwhile, said Resigan had told him there would be* no further arms shipments but that the "intelligence finding" order, a Ian. I. document authorizing the* weapons and s p a r e p a r t s sales, is technically "still in effect" because it e.ir- rie*d no time limit and has not been rescinded. I he spokesman also saiei the Iranians paid cash tor the military supplies they received under R e a g a n s or­ der, although neither the amount nor the precise weaponry supplied has been disclosed I ht* Iranians long have be*en seeking a variety of weapons and spare parts for their U.S.-made planes and equipment ordered and paid for during the reign of the Shah of Iran, but whose delivery was blocked when the U .S Embassy m lehran was seized and Americans were taken hostage. Speakes said that despite the halt in further arms shipments, which Reagan has said were* intended to establish credibility with Iranians the United States were trying to court verbal efforts to improve relations with moderate Iranian leaders may continue "Certainly we would like to continue our original goal, and that was to develop contai fs with Iran so that we tould deal with that country in the future," Speakes said W e would he hopeful th.it w e could on some b.isis, continue our contacts in order to develop tfuit and to work for a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Iraq war Asked about a suggestion bv Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Said R.gaie Khorassani, that the United States must supply weapons to Iran it it wants Iran to hi Ip win the release of Americans -till held hos­ tage in I eha non, Speakes said V\T will not trade arms tor hostage's." Khorassani said Reagan had negotiated with Iran be cause ot lehran's "pow er and influence" over kidnap groups New re p a y m e n t plan eases s tu d e n t b u rd e n By B ILL T E ET ER Daily Texan Staff People w ith more than one lo an s tu d e n t may b e n e fit from a new s y s ­ tem that will al­ low them make a co n s o lid a t e d , lower monthly payment, a s t a t e fi­ nancial aid administrator said Thursday. Under the new rule, which is a result of the national Higher Educa­ tion Act signed by President Reagan in October, students who have Guaranteed Student Loans, Perkins Loans, Health Professions Student Loans, Parent Leians to Undergrad­ uate Students and Supplemental Loans to Students will bt* allowed to lump their payment plans into one. As a result, students will be able to make payments easier than it they paid them separately, said I liz- abeth Disco-AUan, a member of the Executive Commmittee of the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators The interest rate on the consolida- tion would be whichever i- higher — either approximately R percent o r the weighted a\erage of the ionsoli- dated loans The i n t e r e s t rate could reach 12 percent "Technically, what they re doing is making a new loan to help you to pay off your prior debts," said Tom Mi lev ki, senior poli \ anals st f. >r tht' I enas ( fuarantet d Student 1 oan Corporation lender m a k e s "The you a consolidated loan and pays oft the prior lender " Recipients of several loans will likels comi out on top ht -.a d "When the', have multiple loans from multiple lenders, it get- expen­ real quit k , " Meiei k i said sive 1 hat s when its going to be the biggest help Meletki said run because of the consolidated loans would help all students in the short reduced monthly payments On the other hand, it hit interest rate on a con solidated loan is higher than tht the rates on each individual loan long-run costs will bt higher I he trade-off is \ou can reduu your monthly payment amount, but you will pa\ more money in the long run to pay off vour loans, Melecki said. I he repayment p< riodv> for some loans a l s o v m I! ir ireast with a con­ solidated loan Student loans cur­ rently have a 10-vear repayment pe­ riod I n d t: tht new system, the repayment periods will increase de­ I he pending on the size of the loan larger the loan iv the longer the pe­ r i o d to pay off the loan will be. i ht new repayment system is going to help them out financially when they graduate," Disco-AUan said Students also will expt rience less confusion when the time comes to makt loan payments, Disco-Allan said S t u d e n t s w ho must make sev­ eral payments each month can for­ get to pay one ot tht payments. ITebtors will sometimes get into trouble this way and not even real­ ize it, she said. ' Students default and tht \ don t even know it," she said. few er loans will go unpaid as a result of tire new law, Disco-Allan said It should cut the national de­ fault r.it« sht s a id loans n o w Melecki said students could get the consolidated but most lenders will not be ready to grant them for a few months be­ cause thev are still getting orga­ nized to r the consolidations yy|| g i f y o g out ^ev ^otton ^ai,y Texan RTF freshman Gregory Kaiienberg hangs lights on the roof of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house. He was decorating the house Monday afternoon >n preparation for the upcoming “ Pat O ’Brien Weekenc Students to appeal punishment for using fake guns By ST EV E ZACH Daily Texan Staff Two University students given five years' probation and required to do 20 hours com­ munity service for using facsimile guns on campus will present their Cose in an appeal Tuesday. Randolph Skrovan and Todd Stidham, both engineering freshmen, were charged by U T administrators with conducting themselves "in a manner that significantly endangers tin health or safety of memtx rs ot the I niversity or ot visitors to tht cam­ pus ' under section 11 804 ot the I niversi- t\ General Information Bulletin, said W il­ liam f larreil The two were put on probation Sept 29 by Gage Paine, assistant dean of students Harrell w ill represent the students in the hearing before hearing officer Mark Baker, professor of business law L I police said the students were in ­ volved in a incident Sept 15 m which an officer pulled a cun on the students after they were ordered to drop their weapons — which they were using to play the simu­ lation game ' assassin." Harrell, history senior and depute attor­ ney general for the Students' Association, disagreed that the incident caused a danger to others T here was no one in finng range of the pistol if it had gone off," he said. they W hat (the administration] are trying to do is set a precedent for their new rule, Harrell said. "T o make such a blatant display of these two students ¡s just not fair 1 he University Council recommended Mondav a rule banning the use of facsimile weapons on U T property, as is already the case with real weapons. It would become part of University policy if U T President William Cunningham approves the mea­ s u r e Paine would not comment on the case, but she did sav fascimile weapons can be dangerous to students Harrell said he would try to get tl charges reduced to admonition or a war ing probation. The probe tion would rema on their transcript after graduation, and tl community sers ice sentence is ' extreme harsh." he said Under the community-service son tent the students would be required to report the I ; Police Department for labt r assig ments Harrell said About probation, 1 if anything else happt ns, you' said close to being kicked out of school." Panel to study role of UT fraternities By ANDREA D. G R E E N E Daily Texan Staff A 23-member panel commis­ sioned M onday to study relations between fraternities and the U niver­ sity will make recommendations that go beyond the scope of hazing, University President William C unn­ ingham said. "The panel is designed to exam­ ine the relation between the U niver­ sity and fraternal organizations, as well as to look at issue's such as alco­ hol abuse and hazing," Cunning­ ham said. the panel, named Cunningham met M onday after­ noon with the presidents of the 54 campus Greek-letter organizations and other secret-society groups, in­ cluding the Orange jackets, Silver Spurs, Spooks, Tejas Club and the Texas Cowboys, to discuss the pan­ el's work. W hen the Study Commission on the Role of Fraternal Organizations, convenes for the first time in December, their goal will be to conduct "a compre­ hensive and objective review of the goals and activities of student frater­ nal organizations as they relate to the mission and current priorities of the U niversity," Cunningham said. " In my discussions with presi­ dents of other major institutions, many are faced w*ith the same ques­ tions we are concerning fraternal or­ ganizations," C unningham said. " I hope that the commission re-ults would have an impact, not only at the University of Texas at Austin, but at other major comprehensive universities." 1 he panel is expected to make a final report by mid-1987, but C unn­ ingham said "the most important thing is that it be a good study, not a rapid study ' k unningham said he recognized the "positive impact" fraternities have on the University. "It is a ls o evident that the role, nature and ac­ tivities of these student groups sug­ gest periodic review and discus­ sion," he said. Ron Brown, vice president for student affairs, said Cunningham chose the panel members from a fi­ nal list of nominations prepared by the Office of the Dean of Students and the Campus Activities Office. "W e saw all kinds of recommenda­ tions from people who work closely fraternities," with students and Brown said. Brown and members of his staff will serve as resource people and for the group, provide support Cunningham said. Twelve alumni, six faculty/staff members and five students were named by Cunningham to the pan­ el. John Ratliff, assistant professor of law, will chair the commission IN DEPTH Big plans The Se ect Committee on prese*-** recom- H 3*rer Education a mentations for the fine-tuning o’ Texas co eges and universities to the le g s a- ture n January For a preview of some of tht* committees proposals see page 10 E N T E R T A I N M E N T In Turn to where the STORY IS! famous ’or habitually screaming at his audiences, comedian Sam K.mson is irreverent and louder than hell crude Roseanna A.,ten offers tier insights into this charming quiet ladies man on page 13 WEATHER We re havin a heat wave The Aus tin forecast calls for slightly lower tem­ peratures Tuesday with a high in the up- per 70s and partly cloudy skies Winds w I be light and southwesterly switching to northwesterly and increasing to 15 mph by mid-morning Tne overnight low will be in the upper 50s For the national forecast turn to page 18 INDEX Around Campus Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorials E ntertainm ent In Depth Sports State and Local University Weather World and Nation 18 15 18 18 4 13 10 11 8 7 15 3 UT rule may aid students defense Policy forbids keeping records indicating political beliefs By MELODY T O W N SEL Daily Texan Staff ! i A University rule may be used to defend two students arrested on charges of criminal mischief for their roles in an anti-apartheid rallv that followed the October takeover of President W illiam Cunningham's office. Susan W eaver and Cynthia Marie Stew art, the students who allegedly placed painted red handprints on the columns of the Main Building during the Oct. 20 rally, were arrest­ ed and charged by UT police after school officials viewed a videotape of the rallv. At the time, Cunningham refused to allow W eaver and Stewart to see the tape and said it would bt* used in criminal proceedings against them. U T administrators are pursu­ ing both disciplinary action and criminal charges against the two students. But Section 9-103 of the general rules of the University states that "no record may be kept that reflects a student's political attitudes, be­ liefs or activities" — a rule attorney Brian East said may have been bro­ ken by UT officials. It's possible w e'll use that rule in our defense of Cynthia and Susan," said East, w ho is defending all 15 students arrested in connection with the office takeover and r a l l y . Section 9-103 of the general rules states that no record may be kept that reflects a student s political attitudes, beliefs or activities.’ W eaver and Stewart could not be reached for comment Monda} "I don't think there's am doubt that they taped a political rally and that's a record," he said. "The prob­ lem we'll have w ith that of co u rse IS that the University will sta te that the record was not made because ol political beliefs — that it was made because of criminal activity, 1 think that s going to have a lot of credibili­ ty with the University hearing offi­ cer." East said the rule also could be used to clean up the two students disciplinary files if the\ are convict­ ed of criminal mischief. "The rule certainly will be helpful to us after the tact if, indeed, thes are convicted," he said. "1 don't think there's any-question that the rule will bt' helpful to us in keeping this out of their University f i l e s . " Ron Brown, vice president for student affairs, confirmed the "crim inal activity exhibited in the tape" was the reason the Un versity will use it in disciplinare proceed­ ings against the two students. Certainly just because a student is present at a public gathering doesn't mean they believe in the opinions expressed,'* Brown said 'W e didn't make thesi tapes be­ cause of their political beliefs, but if they re involved in some criminal activities, that's a different ques­ tion. East also claims that U T officials are contused about the status of dis­ c ip lin a ry proceedings against W eaver and Stew art said Brown the proceedings wen ongoing and confidential," but East said a temporary restrain­ ing order issued to 13 students ar- rested in C unnigham s office tem­ porarily preventing the completion ot disciplinary action against them also applies to Stewart and YV caver. 1 he restraining order was granted by a federal judge after the students said such action could jeopardize the outcome ot their criminal court cases by causing them to incrimi­ nate themselves during their ad­ ministrative hearing. East said "It d oesn't specifically mention them but I think it applies bv analo­ gs "T h ey certainly could hurt themselves it they had to defend themselves in a disciplinary hearing and that later was intro­ duced in xourt." Page 2 The Daily TexanTuesday, November 18, 1986 Waite says U.S. arms deals hampering hostage releases Associated Prpaid Z afaru lla h Khan, secretary o f the Jihad (H o ly W ar) A ffa irs de p a rtm e n t o f the fu n d a m e n ta list Khelafat Partv. He added that missionary w o rk is directed " m a in ly at u n d e r­ m in in g the faith o f o th e r re lig io n s, p a rtic u la r­ ly Is la m ." N o one has p u b lic ly questioned the p o n ­ tiff's rig h t to speak to his flo ck in Bangladesh. M oham m ad Eunus S ikder, p rin c ip a l o f A liy a Madrasha U n iv e rs ity , said C h ristia ns have the rig h t to hear serm ons fro m th e ir leader. M ost M oslem leaders avoided controversy o ver the v is it and the w o rk o f missionaries. John Paul is w elcom e "a n d we d o n 't w ant in te rfe re " w ith C h ristia n s, said M a tiu r fu nd a m en ta list to Rahman, secretary o f Jam at-I-Islam i party'. the B ichitra f'T ariety), a m ass-circulation maga­ zine, said: " L e t the pope's stay be joyous and c o m fo rt­ able. A lth o u g h C h ristian s and M oslem s are d iffe re n t, wre are n o t isolated. We share a com m on Bengali language and culture. C h ris ­ tians and M oslem s are w o rk in g together to b u ilt o u r nation and u p lift it . " O n ly one o th e r pope has visited th is coun­ try, in N ovem ber 1970 w he n it was s till East Pakistan. Pope Paul V I m ade a b rie f stop in Dhaka and prayed fo r an estim ated one m il­ lio n people w h o had been kille d in a cyclone and tid a l wave. 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For more informotion call 471-4955 ex 244 THE PERRY SCHOOL 41st and Red River (Near Hancock Center) English as a Second Language Specialized Classes in: Conversation Grammar Composition Small Classes (5-iopetctassj Concerned com petent instructors Next classes begin Dec. 1 l-20’s available (Student Visa Status) Pleasant atmosphere For information call 458-1211 Nina Cooper or Sandra Lawrence The Daily Texan/Tuesday November 18, 1986 Page 3 K orean d e a th c l a i m doubted Report places Communist leader Kim at airport meeting Associated Press SK>UI , South Korea —« North Korean Presi­ dent Kim II Sung, said in some n ports to have been slain in a shoot-out, greeted a Mongolian delegation at Pyongyang's airport the official C hiñese news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday, It true, fhf Xinhua report from Pyongyang, the North Korean tapital, would dispel rumors about the fate of the 7-4 year old leader I he re­ port was momti>red in I ok vo. Japan s Kyodo News Servil» al o reported at / d p m ( S I Monday that Kim had "welcorm d •i Mongolian party delegation luesday on its ar­ rival at Pyongyang Airport " K\odo did not at­ tribute its report. South Korea's Defense Ministry reported Stitt- day in Seoul that b r o a d c a s ts from North Korean loudspeakers along the demilitarized zone said Kim leader of his countr\ sinn it was cn it- J m 1948 had been killed in a shooting incident I In- arrival of the Mongolian delegation, led bv Zhambyn Butmunkh, chairman of the M on­ golian ( ouncil of Ministers, had been expected to provide some indication of Kim's status. I he news appears tn Mi aid,iv. South Korean I > e t e n s e Minister Lee K¡ Baek had told the National As .» in- bly th.it judging from all su» h ciri umstances, it is believed that Kim lias died or a serious inti r- nal power strugglt is going on there." Ai cording to reports in Seoul, Kim had set into motion plan- to relinquish power to his ; * year-old son, Kim long II. creating the tirst (. om­ nium-! dynasty I he rt ports said senior m ilit.irv commanders in the north oppo ed the succes­ sion hi< elder Kim came to power in 144* with the backing ot the Soviet I nion after the peninsula ihe was di\ ided at the end of World W ar II 1950-5j Korean W ar deepened the acrimony he twi i n the tv\o Koreas, and 40,(XX) American sol­ d i e r s a r e based in South Korea to prevent a resumption ot fighting Kim, known as I ht Great f ather Leader," created a personality cult unrivaled in the ( orn- munist world since the death ot ( hiñese leader Mao Ise-tung in 1976 Portrait- of Kim hang in nearly • very household and public building and a pilgrimmage to his birthplace, Mangyongdae, has become an almost required ritual in North k T e a , Kim created one of the world's most closed societies No Western reporters are known to be based in Pyongyang An Austrian trade representative in Pyon­ gyang, reached by telephone M onday from Pe­ king, said "so far there has been no indication whats»lever Kim was dead. "There is no movement on the streets," W olf­ " I went through Pyon­ gang I ntmaver said gyang tw ii e today, there was no sign of anv mili­ tary movements. Ihere was really' nothing unusual ..." Hispanic job losses may be exaggerated Associated Press W A S H IN G I O N — H ispanic groups fear that the new immigra­ tion layv could lead to widespread firings of workers w ith Spanish at - cents, but a random survey finds lit tie evidence that large numbers of Hispanics are losing their |obs. There are definitely rumblings in said [Hispanic] neighborhoods" tin Am in David Hispanic rights group Los Amigos of Cfrange ( ounty t alif president of But while reports of firings have not gone bevond the rumor stage David predicted employer sanctions will harm the 1 atino community 'because* skin color will determine the employability of an individual — regardless of the documents that person can provide It will untiTtunately be* a kne< - )e*rk reaction, a n d we*'re* ve*r\ n a r - ric*d ab<>ut that/ he said I yen before* President Reagan signed the bill to overhaul the immi­ gration laws — and make it a crime to hire an illegal alien — there were some* indications in Houston and Dallas that employers might mine* to tire* Latino workers who may tall into that category I ry mg to assess the extent ot the problem The Associated Press sur­ It found that veyed selected cities while contusion reigns, job losses have been held in then k as Hispanic organizations worked hard to ex­ plain the bill's employer sani tions pri n isi< >ns Ih e immigration bill has two cornerstones amnesty illegal aliens who arm ed N't ore 1982 and lived in this country continously since then and pc*nalties against em­ ployers who knowingly hire illegal aliens tor hor the next six months, the Im­ migration and Naturalization Ser­ vice is to conduct a public informa­ tion campaign on the sanctions program during w hich no enforce­ ment actions i an be tuk. n After the so months, a one-vear period would follow in which f i r s t offenders would only receive1 yearn­ i n g s . But the full effei t of th< pro­ gram would allow civil fines rang­ ing up to $10,(XX) peT illegal alien and a criminal penalty of so vears in prison. Most importantly, the law only applies to new hires not those working before the bill became law. Some workers mav havi- been y i c - ti mi zed by employers early contu­ sion on this pi 'int. W ading fo r a bus Associated Press A Japanese tourist with his trousers lifted against Bangkok’s floodwaters tries to find his way on a map. Parts of the city were inundated Monday after an overnight storm Astronauts to practice countdown aboard shuttle Associated Press ( API- C A N A \ I:R A L, Fla — Astronauts will board a space shuttle I uesday tor the first time since the C hal- lenger accident for a practict countdown that will help launch teams maintain proficiency during a long flight le ss period Five veteran space travelers will -settle into the cabin ot Atlantis, perched on launch pad 39B, ter the tinal two hours of a rehearsal that will end with simulated ignition ot the mam engines On 1 hursdav, a team ot sev en rookie astronauts vs. ill board Atlantis to participate in an emergency crew-es cape exercise. Ih e drills will conclude seven weeks ot launch pad tests for Atlantis, which will bt moved babk toa hangar on Saturday. Ihe exercises mark the last chana that astronauts and launch teams will have to sharpen their s k ills w ith a shuttle* on fhe pad until Discovery is rolled out ot Storage to be readied tor the next shuttle launch now set t e r Feb 18 1988 Ihe three remaining shuttles have been grounded since (. halienger * xploded 74 seconds after lifti ft last Jan 2V killing the crew ot seven A taultv joint be­ tween segments of a solid fuel booster rocket that caused the accident is being redesigned Ih e tests provide a chanct for a morale boost right in the center of this letdown, and t h e r e has been a letdow n ." said C onrad Nagel, N A S A director of shuttle flow i>pt*rations. Ih e five astronauts w*ho board Atlantis on Tuesday will be the same ones w ho flew the last successful shuf­ fle mission, that of Columbia, ivhich ended just 10 days before the Challenger tragedy Ih ev are commander C harles Gibson, pilot Charles Bolden and mission specialists George Nelson, Steven Haw lev and I ranklin Chang-Diaz I wo non-astronauts who flew on that flight Rep. Bill Nelson, D-Fla , and RC A engineer Robert C enker, will not take part I he countdow n v\ ill im oiy e teams at the launch con­ trol center here and at mission control at t h e Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday's crew-escape test will last about three hours as the seven astronauts and dozens of fire and rescue workers run through every aspect of emergency pad operations. During the exercise, a launch emergency will be de­ clared and some of the astronauts will feign injury. Uorkers wiil pull thi astronauts from the cabin and take them from the pad to nearby helicopters. Stand- i n s tor the "injured" crew members will be flown to hospitals in Gainesville and Titusville I ht* stand-ins will be flight surgeons from the John­ son center who will evaluate emergency' room proce­ dióos at the two hospitals. Dogs, whips used to discourage strikers GM workers given ultimatum Associated Press PORT E L IZ A Bl 111, South A trica — Police used dogs and rubber whips to disperse strikers outside the General Motors plant Monday, and the company said those who stay off the )ob will be tired. The automaker gave strikers a deadline of 9a.m. Tuesday to return to w*ork. The wralkout began Oct 29 in this depressed industrial city on the Indian Ocean, where G M is the largest employer. Sixteen workers were arrested during the clash with police at the plant gate and released on bail of 100 rand (S45) each without formal charges, their union said Police said about 300 strikers were intimidating workers who wanted to go to their |obs inside the plant. Employees struck over demands for compensation from the Am eri­ can parent company after General Motors announced plans to sell its South African operation to local management. Although the strike began as a wildcat action, the National Auto­ mobile and Allied Workers Union has endorsed the workers' de­ mands. G M says it will not discuss the issues until the strike e n d s Bob W hite the G M managing d i­ rector, said about on» third ot the to work 2, (XX) strikers returned Monday and the company also would consider rehiring most ot the tired tor holding a plant sit-in 46 two weeks ago lie is an American who will leave when the sale takes ettec t Jan 1. He said limited production had resumed but the plant was running at tar below its normal output ot 1 80 cars a day. A prolonged confrontation would be a se\ ere blow in Port 1 lizabeth. It is the nation's most depressed tit\ and Ford has moved its vehicle pro­ duction to Pretoria Unrest in the black townships and periodic black boycotts of w hite stores have increased the damage to the economy. White said 40 to no workers w ho had committed or encouraged vio- lence during the strike would not be rehired "It the union is going to hold out on that it s going to be a long d ay," he told reporters. "That says they condone violence." Union leader Freddie Sauls said there were no plans tor t a l k s and there's actually no communica­ He said no membership tion q i* Police move on a group of strikers outside the General Motors plant in Port Elizabeth to block their efforts to prevent workers from entering. meeting was planned until the com­ pany S 1 uesdav deadline the security hold out against forces." » Assoostod P^6SS Sauls took a grim view ot the* po­ lice* action earlier Monday. "1 m could hold out convinced we against G M , he said, but we can t A police spokesman said about 1,000 people were outside the plant when officers arrived and ordered them to disperse. He said many moved aw*av but about 3tX) staved, chanting slogans and interfering with workers trying to enter the plant. " W e then had no alternative but to disperse them using police dogs and sjamboks (rubber w h ip s)," he said 1 wo policemen were stoned and suffered slight head injuries." According to Sauls dogs bit two strikers and five were bruised by w hips. Tiny balloons replacing surgery for h eart valve defects Associated Press D A L L A S — Tinv balloons have been used for the first time to open dangerously narrowed heart valves in a procedure that costs one-third as much as surgery and could help an estimated 50,(XX) Americans annually, doctors said Monday. The procedure, W'hich was first tried onlv last year and has already spread to at least 15 medical centers in the United States, has proven effective in patients who were too old or too sick to undergo valve-replace- ment surgery*, and w ho thus had no other hope of surv iving, said Dr. W illiam Gross­ man of Harvard University, one of the de­ velopers of the technique The new technique is an important exten­ sion of the use of balloons to clear deposits of fats and cholesterol from clogged arter­ ies, a procedure first done in 1980. About 50,(XX) of those procedures are now per­ formed in the United States each year, in place of more expensive and riskier coro­ nary bypass surgery . Grossman reported at the annual meet­ ing of the American Heart Association that he has used the procedure successfully on 76 patients with heart valve problems dur­ ing the past 13 months. All 76 surv ived the procedure; three died w’ithin one w*eek of the treatment, but they did not die as a result of the treatment, Grossman said. " W e feel that we were too late with too little in these three patients," he said. Charles M cKay of the I os Angeles Coun­ ty Hospital and the University of Southern California said he has had no deaths in the first 22 patients he has treated, although some required blood transfusions and suf­ fered some damage to their arteries as the ‘Most of these patients are getting treated now with sur­ gery or are not getting treated with anything.’ — Dr. William Grossman, Harvard University balloon was threaded through the arteries into their hearts Grossman said that hospitals performing the new procedure, called balloon valvulo­ plasty, have been "flooded with referrals for this." He warned, however, that the procedure is still experimental. "There have been deaths and there w ill bt* m ore," he said. In the procedurt, a w ire is inserted into a vein in the leg and is threaded into the heart under the guidance of X-rav images of the blood vessels A balloon is then threaded along the wire until it is inside the narrowed valve The balloon is then inflated with fluid to a p r e s ­ sure about tw ice that of the air in automo­ bile tires, forcing the valve open. Narrowing, or stenosis, of the heart valves occurs when fibrous material and calcium deposits build up on the valves, decreasing their flexibility and interfering w ith their ability to allow blood to p a s s in and out of the heart’s chambers. \ alve disease can be caused by malfor­ mation of the valves at birth, bv rheumatic heart disease, or bv a build-up of calcium over the years for no apparent reason, Grossman said The disease occurs most commonly in the aortic valve, which opens to allow blood into the aorta. It can also occur in the mitral valve, which a l l o w s blood into the heart's main pumping chamber. Both valves have been treated using the procedure. McKay reported improved suc­ c e s s with mitral valves if two balloons are inflated simultaneously inside the valve. Grossman estimated that betw*een 50,000 and 70,tXK) Americans develop symptoms ot heart valve stenosis each year Most of these patients are getting treat­ ed now with surgery or are not getting treated with anything," he said. Some 25,(XX) to 30,000 valve-replacement operations are performed in the United States annually he said, in which diseased valves are replaced w i t h mechanical s u b s t i­ t ut es or valves from pig hearts He said that balloon valvuloplasty may require a hospital stay of only two or three days and can be done at about one-third the cost ot valve-replacement surgery Page 4 The Daily Texan Tuesday November 18 1986 C e o t r o » t o « T " , f, i p' n. w . h e . r e t H or >t' t o - |( q J t h . . * ,he C5c en • MOW td f Q06S it QO? „ , , . I* '* ' editorials O c "sons e x o ressed - T he Daity T ex an are those of the editor or the writer of the artice and are not n e c e s ­ sarily those of the University administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of ODeratmg Trustees y e s ., I'm A v e e y o f &M ) PAPEMT... i F te u mv ' CHiLJ> CAM B £ O P E M A PO 0M D M L , F e s e Hey, mom ? D 6 A Í 2 , , . I ( U3H9 d o y o u S F fc M P A ll, NbUfS- T ] M e O J THe Moose * Mo me COtTH 0 s 2 > Akjp uom 't Il N c iTHATCHA IK T i l ' toS ££ R la P V To , 1 AtLfc (3 aCK 'frV&TT I Fit NO What a coincidence The University Council gives us something to talk about F ree speech is the perfect issue to argue about for hours, because it's one of those issues that's almost never black and white. You're usually walking a fine line, trving to protect the rights of the campus protester without stepping on anyone else's rights. So it seems ironic that, on the day we were putting this page together, the University Council handed down a vote that mav be the biggest blow against free speech on campus this semester. By a unanimous vote, the council struck a rule from the General Information Bulletin that allows a student's past disciplinary record to be entered as evidence only in the punishment phase of a discipli­ nare hearing, not in the guilt phase. Here's how the rule read: “The hearing officer may consider a student defendant's disciplinary record only in determining an appropriate penalty after finding him guilty of the alleged violation." 1 here was a reason for that rule — previous of­ fenses may prove a student needs a heavier punish­ ment, but that's all they can prove. Now, the Univer­ sity can use previous offenses to prove pretty much anything it wants to — and that gives it the perfect opportunity to h a r a s s politically irritating students. Basically, it will be* a lot easier to find dirt on a protester, because the Universitv doesn't have to find relevant dirt anymore. It you want to find a pro­ tester guilty of intentionally violating Universitv free speech regulations, all you have to do is find any' other case where the protester has broken a Universi­ ty rule — because if he knew he was breaking the rules before, he probably knew it t h is time. Intent, however, is a pretty important factor in a disciplinary hearing. It's also not easily judged. So if the L niversity is set on making that job easier for itself, it's doing so at the expense of fairness, because there's no way to predict all the irrelevant offense* the University could bring up if really wanted to prove a protester knowingly broke the rules. Worse yet, there's no way of knowing how' many different ways the University can now' harass pro­ testers. If one later came up on another charge — say, academic dishonesty, whyre intent makes all the difference in determining guilt — who is to say the University couldn't pull out an old protest offense to prove he knowingly broke the rules? With all the dangers the rule change creates, the real mystery' is how it got past the University Coun­ cil. Perhaps the best clue can be found in the ration­ ale offered by John Ragle, assistant dean of students: I think it is possible to imagine some circumstances in which that kind of information would be relevant in the guilt phase [of a hearing].'' Yes, the point has been missed beautifully. The real question isn't w'hether evidence might be rele­ vant — any evidence might be relevant. The real question is how to prevent the University from intro­ ducing evidence that might not be relevant, because that's w'hen the student's rights are violated. But there's an even more basic point to remember: a university is committed by its very' nature to the promotion of free intellectual inquiry and free ex­ pression. If anything, it should offer stronger free speech protections than it has to. Getting rid of the disciplinary record provision, and thereby giving it­ self leeway to harass protesters, just isn't the direc­ tion the University needs to be taking right now. Fortunately, the rule change isn't irreversible: UT President William Cunningham has yet to approve the council's vote. So now Cunningham has the per­ fect opportunity to prove his commitment to fair­ ness, and to free expression on campus. All he has to do is make sure that rule change doesn't make it past his desk. — David N ather Breaking its own rules Another reason the Universitv shouldn't videotape protesters M uch of the recent discussion about free speech has centered on whether the Uni­ versity's videotaping of protesters is legal. I hat s a complex question that obscures a simpler one: Does videotaping protesters violate the Univer­ sity's ov\ n rules? It does. Appendix C of the General Information Catalogue, a l s o k n o w n as the Institutional Rules on Student S e r ­ vices and Activities, forbids the University from col­ lecting information about protesters who are not ex­ plicitly breaking the law. Section 9-103 states, “N o record mav be kept that reflects a student's political attitudes, beliefs, or ac­ tivities. By videotaping students, though, the Uni­ versity is doing just that: it's keeping a record of stu­ dent protesters. Doubtless, the Universitv has a right to punish protesters who break the law bv arresting them. But they don't have a right to keep records on students who they' believe will break rules in the future. So what effect does videotaping have on free speech1 it limits it. If a student knows the University is recording his actions at demonstrations for future disciplinan action, he will approach demonstrations from a cost-benefit point of view. Is this protest worth enough to me to be punished for it? How can this not have a chilling effect on free speech? Last month, UT police Lt. Bill Best tried to dispell this fear. He said his department only uses “the vi­ deo camera when a violation of law' is occuring or is im m inent." But what is imminent? That's a |udgment call — and one that could be exercised freely by police. Each demonstration could lead to an “imminent” violation of the law'. So UT police could videotape any demonstration, if thev felt it could lead to lawbreaking. Thus, they could collect information on students and attempt to predict from this information which students would most likely be troublemakers in the future. What makes free speech different in the United States than in totalitarian countries is that here, peo­ ple aren t supposed to be pu n ish ed for practicing it. 3 ou can speak freely and face the unpleasant conse­ quences in many countries. Quite a number of Sovi­ ets have spoken freely and ended up in gulags. If the University really is concerned- with promot­ ing free speech — and free dissent — on campus, then it needs to reread its own rulebook. Otherwise free speech will exist only in the rulebook and catch about as much attention as Section 9-103. — M atthew M atejow skv like Editor's note: We'd to thank jim Bob Howard and M i­ chael Stone for turning in these letters about the free speech con­ troversy. As it turned out, they were the only two who bothered. How embarrassing. We thought it would be an interesting new twist to get readers to respond to specific incidents. Guess we were wrong on that one. Either that, or we just picked the wrong issue this time — even though you'd think college stu­ dents, who have an especially strong vested interest in the free exchange of ideas, would be a lit­ tle more worried about whether our higher education institutions actually allow that exchange. Oh, well. We'll to pick som ething more interesting next time. try M o d e r a tio n b ette r Constructing shanties is a valid expression of free speech. Nobodv was hurt during the building of it. Staying inside w as obviously a bad move, but the shanty's demolition during occu­ pation could not have been antici­ pated. The burning was, at best, criminal mischief and should not be tolerated. But, on the other hand, the Coa­ lition should have received per­ mission from the University, and possibly, protection from the cam­ pus police before the shantv's con­ struction. fhis would have main­ tained good relations between the Coalition and the school. The shanty might have also been placed in an area less susceptible to vandalism. Shouting down speakers is un­ called for. 1 rue, the anti-contra protesters should have the right to express their opinions, but not at the expense of disallow'ing their opponents to also express theirs. If pro-contra supporters had in­ vited the speakers, they should have the right to hear them. Upon the announcement of the appear­ ance of the speakers, the anti-con- tras should have followed with a speech of they disagreed with the ideals to be ex­ pressed. This w'ould allow parti­ listeners san and non-partisan alike to decide for themselves who was right. their own if Hanging signs is definitely valid if they are hung in the proper place. If a "post-no-bills" code is in effect at the dormitorv, then the student should find a more appro­ priate to express his views. location But, in this case, the cod e is in­ valid. Had the code been enforced for aesthetic reasons, the Univer­ sity would have an argument, as the porting of the sign would have the been vandalism. Claiming promotion of good relations is a cop-out and a repression of free speech. Jim Bob H ow ard Engineering P l a y i n g w ith fir e Evicted? Poor baby! If that Boston University “stu­ dent' had tried his little stunt in a black South African school, does he think he would have had his wrist slapped? South Africa's fin­ est might have started with the water cannon, moved up to gas, then sent in the dogs. Why waste the rubber bullets and rocket pro­ pelled grenades on spoiled brats like that? Too bad for the kid who got burned in the shanty at Johns Hopkins. He went to college; he got an education. What does he insurance settle­ want now, an ment? Anyway, it was built illegally. He could expect the same, or w'orse, in South Africa. We are talking strategic here: the Israel, Cambodia, llonduras and Paki­ stan of Africa all rolled into one. America needs all the friends it can get, and we can do without meddling crybaby students who can't face facts: you get burned when you play with fire. Contra “ protesters" should go to Nicaragua and meet the free­ dom fighters on their owm terms. How about it, commie lovers? Then w’e'll really see quien es mas m acho. Where do these “ Americans" get off sticking their faces in Nicaraguan business, any­ way? Our president has said, “ I'm a contra, too," which makes him practically a Founding Father. So now they want to shout down the Founding Fathers? Not if they know what's good for them. Viva la muerte! M ichael Stone G raduate student in anthropology Protesters deserve attention “Words, words, w ords." Hamlet, II;ii. Y a k y a k y a k y a k y a k y a k . Blahblahblahblah. Walk down the West Mall prac­ tically any day and you hear it. BRETT CAMPBELL TEXAN COLUMNIST seem far more common than at­ tentive consideration. That shantv has been attacked several times. Why? Shanty burners and advocates of suppressing speech are simply ignoramuses w'ho don't belong in Western society at all, much less at one of its institutions of learn­ ing. They forget that free speech exists the speaker's right to sound off, but also the listener's right to tune in. to protect not only Less disturbing, but much more common, are those who essential­ ly put their hands over their ears: "I may or may not agree with what you say, but it annovs me to have to listen to you in the first place. Buzz off, freak." These folks may not deny the need for free speech, but they don't take much advantage of it. Whv is this? Several reasons come to mind. Many criticize West Mailers for being "negative." My mom would probably fit right in here. “Why are your columns always criticiz­ ing?" Because, I tell her, when people are happy about some­ thing, they spend their time en­ joying it, not writing columns or declaiming from the foot of the Tower. Except for religious prosle- tyzers, generally the only emotion that spurs one to speak up is that of being royally pissed off. Bv elim ination, negativism then, natters on. By contrast, most of us here at this prosperous Great White Uni­ versity are pretty happy. Things are working pretty well for us. We don't want our conceptions chal­ lenged, because, right or vvorng, they w'ork for us. Besides, every­ thing is so darn complicated; it's too much trouble to sit down and try to figure out w'hat's right. Selfishness, self-satisfaction, a feeling — not entirely unjustified — of inefficacy, lazymindedness. You'd think we could do better at a place devoted to gaining and testing knowledge. And it's really too bad, you know? Because once we leave these well-manicured lawns and pretty buildings, we'll find free speech often belongs only to those who can afford to own a newspa­ per or TV station, or buy an ad. The government — particularly the President — has the greatest power to broadcast opinion the w'orld has ever seen. Spouting off controversial opinions might get you fired. That's why I think we should be more than tolerant of the West Mailers — w'e should actively lis­ ten to and engage in the dialogues that they initiate. Be aggressively open-minded. Once we're out of this vvarmbed (can't call it hot) of intellectual ferment and swirling cross-currents of knowledge and opinion, we'll have little chance to do so. Learning isn't (or at least shouldn't be) limited to the class­ room. Personally, 1 admire the West Mailers. Most of the time, they don't gain anything by speaking out for others. We should praise their unselfishness, not damn their stridency. Of course, when they transgress reasonable restric­ tions, they shouldn't be afraid to pay the price. The whole point of civil disobedience is to get more coverage by demonstrating the strength of your convictions by risking jail or expulsion. That's the price of a larger audience. Our dislike of violent or disrup­ tive tactics is justifiable; our fear of hearing about things that make us guilty or uncomfortable isn't. For forcing us to examine our own be­ liefs, and for exposing us to oth­ ers', the West Mailers deserve our thanks — and our attention. Cam pbell is a third vear law nerd. Yelling this. Protesting that. Get­ ting all worked up over problems that often are thousands of miles away. Don't these people have anything better to do? Freedom of speech is no doubt the most annoying of our rights, but most of us, no matter how grumblinglv, that good realize ideas — artistic, political, social — will eventually win out in the mar­ ketplace of ideas, no matter how imperfect that marketplace often is. The demonstration in President Cunningham's office exemplifies the power of symbolic speech: ev­ eryone associates blood-red hand­ prints with the horror of apar­ theid. See the West Mall shanty and President Reagan's "Bear in the w oods" commercial for other examples of strong symbolism. This doesn't mean, of course, that this freedom is absolute. No one has the “right" to stand up in class and start spouting off his po­ sition on South Africa. Obviously, the government — or in our case, the University — may impose rea­ sonable time, place and manner restrictions on this liberty, in or­ der to protect everyone's right to speak and be heard. The new' free speech policy adopted this fall passes that test. President Cunningham's ad hoc committee recommended turning the mall into a 24-hour free speech area, and made other useful changes. People who don't w'ant to listen don't have to. So most of us support free speech, and we now have a good policy that promotes it. Nirvana, right? Then w’hy do I get the feel­ ing that most people are uncom­ fortable with the noonday ranting and raving one hears if he turns his ear Mallward? Cynical smirks exasperated headshaking and Protesters can be hypocritical A t Harvard recently, two representatives of the Nicaraguan contras were to speak at the university, but when they attempted to, their voices were drowned out by the shouts of anti- contra protesters. Was the right to free speech violat­ ed? Hmmm. The sincerity with which well-intentioned protest­ ers, such as those at Harvard, proclaim their inalien­ able First Amendment free speech right, while doing everything within their power to curtail anv vocal op­ position, cannot be doubted. The morality of this double-standard, however, is questionable. Often, a group claims that it has a right to speak because it has a firm grasp on the truth, while the opposition may, if allowed to speak, mislead an unwary public. Right makes right, vou could say. Those groups who protest an official governmental action w'hich is w'idely accepted by the public may further claim that, because they have little access to the public through the media, they have thus gained a disproportionate right to be heard when thev do get a chance. The UT campus recently saw an example of these hypocritical attitudes in action on the day of the occu­ pation of the president's office. A rally was staged on the West Mall steps, echoing last spring's protests, w'hich challenged the right of the University to se­ verely limit the time and place afforded the free ex­ ercise of opinion. As before, the sign-carriers joined forces on the steps, shouting in unity, "U T divest." But then a sad thing occurred which mirrored the incident at Harvard. There were folks in the crowd w ho disagreed, who questioned, who wanted clarification. These were not abusive people. These were curious people w'ho sim­ ply wanted answers. But when one would ask a ques­ tion of the pro-divestment ralliers, he would be sur­ rounded quickly and ominously, and would soon be the center of a tight knot of people pointing and label­ ing him a racist. "If you don't agree with us, you are a racist," they exclaimed, and shouted him into an un­ easy silence. Thus they informed their opponents that by their mere presence in the debate, they had lost their right to speak, because they spoke immorally. This is a dangerous sport for those supposedly fighting for the rights of an oppressed people to exercise free will. The only possible justification for the hypocritical GWEN UZZELL TEXAN COLUMNIST stance of the protesters would be the law of the free- for-all: “We'll do what it takes to get ahead, and to hell with you if you can't play rough." But if the protesters choose such a myopic stance, thev cannot very well claim the moral high-ground. When dealing w'ith issues like apartheid or contra activity, w here the wrongs may seem so blatant, so undisputable, one can easily become obsessed with his duty to speak his truth, without thought of how­ to best speak that truth. But the message of protesters such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King are crucial if that right to speak one's truth is to remain unsullied. Both men implored their followers to love the ene­ my, to treat him with respect. When their followers failed to heed that simple message, and fell prev to the hatred of and violence against the opposition, both men despaired. Gandhi called off many actions when they became fora for animosity, rather than for unity, hope and peace. There are, of course, many w ho claim the world no longer responds to this naive pacific philosophy. They argue that the harriers against truth are higher, more thickly buttressed by money and power, and that the only effective method for fighting in this dan­ gerous age is a frontal attack. They proclaim, “We must be willing to go to any lengths, stopping at nothing, to gain our en d s." For these Mad Max philosophers, 1 can only say this. The concept of the right to free speech, the right to voice and to hear a spectrum erf ideas, even con­ flicting ones, has been nurtured carefully in the past 2000 or so years. An intricate and precarious set of social rules has evolved to protect the individual without sacrificing the integrity of the collective. If protesters choose not to píav by those rules, thev cannot expect to be afforded the protection guaran­ teed by those rules. That protection, however, is es­ sential if they are to be able to speak at all. Uzzetl is an econom ics senior. m o re firin q lin e Texan story inaccurate Concerning the "Conservatives coming letter in Ihursday's Daily Texan, I out' would like to make an answer. First of all, my name is Robert Ioellner, not Robert Tollner. Second, I never for­ mally joined the Young Conservatives of lexas. Third, I didn't say " W e need the freedom to act subversivelv sometimes." As tar as I remember, I said, " W e need to be able to act in a subterranean manner." $0 much for reporter accuracy. I did pontificate against the excessive moralizing about foreign policy matters, loo many ask "D o we have a right to do that’" The proper question is "Is that the nght thing for us to do?" Maybe t h i s is a subtle point, but moralizing and acting morally are quite distinct. And doing the right thing in the semi-lawless internation­ al arena can involve secrecy, expediency, craftiness and even duplicity. Hubert loellner Graduate student in mathematics C aption causes offense This letter is written in reference to the photograph of the bombed 1HM facility in West Germ any appearing on page three of the Nov. 17 The Daily lexan. I feel it is most inappropriate to flippant­ ly caption the photo, "It's time to rede­ corate," Terrorist acts art* deadly serious. I he Texan's choice to depict a s h u m o r o u s the violent destruction of property at tin* h a n d s of such international criminals tan- not be taken lightly. If vou were to a sk an employee at the facility his or her reaction to the photo, I doubt their reaction would be "It's time to redecorate/' It this had occurred at the IBM tacilitv here in Austin, would the Texan have de­ picted it in the same light? If such crimes had happened at facilities at UT, would the caption have read the same? I hope not. The point is that crimes of this sort (whether human injurv and death are in­ volved or not), are crimes against all of us, holding our assumptions of safety in the world hostage. Such bombings s h o u ld not be seen as merely a benefit to the interior decorators of the world. Imi Baumgardner Hish >rv Phallicism at the Texan? As usual, women's expressions of pain and fear are trivialized as being irrational and exaggerated ("Fear of rape," The Dae ly Texan, Friday). John Anderson, recognition of rape as one of the most violent forms of systemic oppression and exploitation of women is not a crutch Violence is a reality we must deal with, and male imposed solutions to rape only re-emphasize women's depend­ ence on men, i.e. the S U R I W A U K pro­ gram — the basic premise of which is men protecting women from other men. Anderson seems to be asking women, "W h y be so afraid?" W ell, what are the implications of being assaulted by a stranger, friend or a husband and being forced to have sex with them? Rape is ,i manifestation of male power in our culture. It is a method of control to keep women in submission. It violates a woman's most fundamental right to con­ trol her own body and reproductive sys­ tem. If a man can force a woman to have sex, he can force her to be pregnant. As women, we will not allow you to determine what threats impact our lives the most. Please change your phallocen- tric, male-defined sense of reality. Denise Szvnn /ak I iberal arts Susan Svatek Social work Society to blame for rape john Anderson, you are going about it all wrong You are defining rape, defining women's views on rape, and explaining why women cannot succeed in a male dominated society — all from your manly perspective. I believe you .ire being misled and are misleading your readers You are making the excuse for why women cannot suc­ ceed. You are the one w'ho calls rape a crutch. Ask any woman and she will tell you th.it rape is an act <>l violente an pen vour eves to the re aht\ of a hostile world that produces and permits the violation ot women's rights Mavbe defining rapt as a crutch tor women is actually vour crutch tor justify­ ing a sexist attitude towards women Elena S Manitzas Latin Ameritan studies 'H o rro rs" critic unfair In responst to a I I staff member s d e ­ grading comments on the lexas Union's House of Horrors ("H ouse was too horri­ ble," Tiring line, Nov. 6), I, as a member of the Recreation Committee, would like to say that there was obviously a misunder­ standing of what "K id 's N ight" meant. "K id 's N ig h t" was designated for chil­ dren and their parents so they would be allowed to tour the house without having to face the large < rowd of college students which we anticipated the next night. It was, though, a haunted house and was made up of the things which comprise one. I regret that she and her daughter did not enjoy themselves, but a lot of time and work went into the house and to say we should be ashamed of what we presented is simply being unfair. Elizabeth Riddle Texas Union Recreation Committee Tavern's policy is tacky The new drinking policy at the Texas I avern has got to go. I he Union used to be a safe, convenient place to go on the spur of the moment; now students under 21 are unceremoni­ ously kicked out of the Tavern at 4 p.m., not even being permitted to study, eat or listen to the musu there. This is not only irritating, but blatantly unjust, since we are all paying the student services tees that keep the Tavern open There are many other alternatives the Tavern could use to control underage drinking. 1 here could be a roped-off drinking area, the lights could be turned up to easily identify arm bands, or the Tavern could simply be dry. This is not too much to ask, at a Union which is there to serve all students. If the Tavern does not do something to change this ludicrous, unnecessary policy, we should call for a complete student boycott of all Union services. Let's stand up for our rights! Stephanie Jackson Plan II Fditor's note: this letter was signed by signed by 108 others. 'Realm of Gone' vote? lo r some time now the readers of this beloved newspaper have been plagued with tli* important Realm ot Gone is*-uv Avid anti-Gones have consistently w rit­ ten about the offensive and non-comical material cartoon, while pro-Gones have supported their comic strip Hev, I'm hooked on the issue now. I have to know what the majority of the readers think. I propose The Daily Texan hold a vote on the West Mall to find out the senti­ ments of the majority. 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GREENE Daily Texan Staff The University C ouncil on M on­ day unanimously approved changes to the University's General Informa­ tion Bulletin after addressing sever­ al questions bv councilmembers about how the new rules would af­ fect students involved in discipli­ nary proceedings Councilmember Mark l.ebovitz, representing the C abinet of College Councils, asked Ron Brown, vice president tor student affairs, to clar­ ify a proposed rule change that would allow a student's past disci­ plinary record to be admitted as evi­ dence in the guilt phase of a current hearing instead of only in the pun­ ishment phase. Brown referred the question to John Ragle, assistant dean of stu­ dents, who replied that a d is c ip li­ nary hearing need not be bound by the rules of a criminal trial. I think it is possible to imagine some circumstances in which that kind of information would be rele­ vant in the guilt phase (of a hear­ ing]," Ragle said. Councilmember Melissa Mueller, representing the Students' A s s o c ia ­ tion, asked Brown about a proposed rule that would require a s t u d e n t to appear at "a specific time and place not less than three weekdays" after the student receives a letter of sum­ mons to a disciplinary hearing. Mueller said she wondered if three days notice was too short Brown responded that the rule is meant to clarify the old rule which uses the phrase "3 class days" and prevent students from avoiding disc iplinary