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HgCOLLEGE BRIEFS ^ Collegians barely support U.S. role in gulf CHERRY HILL, N. J. ? Fifty-two percent of the nation's collegians support the U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf, but 65 percent of them said they would not volunteer for the armed services, according to a poll of students across the United States. The phone survey of 2,000 students by On Campus Marketing Con Uraphics, or just want to meet some interesting people f j Then come join PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE staff. j Located at Russell House Room 317 RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS ^ % | CASH IN ON GOOD GRADES. If you're a freshman or sophomore with good grades, apply now for an Army ROTC scholarship. It pays off during college. And afterwards. ARMYROTC THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE. Contact Capt. Holman @ 777-6542 or visit him at Legare College on the Horseshoe. Tis the Season to Look Your BEST... 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Military homosexual ban leads to protest Calling the military's ban on homosexuals unfair, student governments at Indiana University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook separately passed resolutions that effectively would ban Reserve Officer Training Corps units at their schools. Indiana's Student Association asked administrators to abolish IU's ROTC program by 1995 if the U.S. military doesn't change its policy of expelling homosexuals. Stony Brook's resolution, if adopted by campus president John Marburger, would go into effect immediately. Revised SAT to include essays, get new name BOSTON, Mass. ? The Scholastic Aptitude Test, the standardized college entrance exam much maligned in recent years as an unfair measure of women and minorities' school skills, will be revised to in_i , _ :j r\ u f :j?? ~c .l. nuuc inuic essays, aaiu i^unaiu oicwari, picsiucui ui 111c \^uiiege Board, which owns the SAT exam. Students will start taking the new test, renamed the Scholastic Assessment Test, in 1994, Stewart announced Nov. 1. But critics said the increased emphasis on reading skills would probably force verbal scores to drop, and that it might prove unfair to students born outside of the United States. The SAT "certainly never has been proven to be scientific," said Neel Edwards of Horizons Education Programs, Inc., a company that helps schools train students to take the SAT. "It's more of a disqualification test than anything else." Ladies' Nights at bars unfair, students claim WASHINGTON, D. C. ? Campus bars that offer women free or discounted drinks discriminate against men and promote images of females as sexually promiscuous, helpless people in need of special benefits, a team of three female George Washington University law students charged. Kelly Farrell, Sony a Moody and Amanda Gibson filed a formal complaint Oct 29 charging 15 local bars with violating the District of Columbia's Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and gender. They filed the complaint as part of Prof. John Banzah's legal activism class, which has previously filed legal complaints against all-male clubs and even allegedly discriminatory dry cleaners. 'FALre^ou^nterested^TArt^Fictioni^oetr^^ Attack Continued 1 nior, said he heard the girl scream and immediately called the police. "He (the subject) appeared to be pulling her towards the bushes," Okrasinski said. "He was trying to stay out of sight of the apartments. I stayed on the phone with the police for about fifteen minutes, communicating to them exactly where he was going," he said. "The Dolice were there within one minute of me calling them. The police were really effective, they were really impressive," he said. The subject released the girl and began running across the parking Discipline c, administrator, such as Crotty, for a hearing, he said. The students also may choose to have his or her case heard by the Judicial Board of the university. The board is made up of the student's peers in the student population, faculty and staff. Crotty said that at any time during this process, the charges can be dismissed. He also said that after the hearing, his office tries to determine three things: if the truth is known, Law Continued from pagt sued the foundation in 1987, asking for access to financial records. The organizations contended the foundation had received and spent more than $28 million in public r. i~ 1UUUS. They argued Tuesday that the open records law specifically required an organization to open its records for inspection if it received Tickets Continued Wedlock's approach to solving the parking problem. He said that ticketing is no way to solve the problem and will worsen it and that Wedlock should have been more subtle. [ "Wedlock has been the biggest nuisance to the parking committee. He shows no respect for anyone but he certainly demands it," Weiss said. You've missed yoi You're trying to slee can't stop thinking; You've got to know So you use your F RESPONSE" Pregn; Now you know. No dering. No more wc With the FIRST R FIRST RESPONSE and the Human rom page 1 lot when several people began running toward him, Okrasinski said. Sgt. Edward Sanders and Officer Byron Snellgrove of the USC police department then arrived on the scene, according to the police report. The report said the area was searched for the subject with no results. The victim was then interviewed and described to police the same person the witness described, according to the Dolice reDort. Sanders and a reserve USC police officer then entered the Graveyard to search for the subject. Sanders observed a black male mtinued from page 1 if a violation was committed, and if so, how the violator will be dealt with. The office of Student Development does this for two reasons, Crotty said. One is protect the university community. This means making sure it is conducive to education and social needs, among others. The second reason is to promote the individual's development, he said. He also said his office tries to i 1 or spent any public money. TTie part of the law that applies to groups that accept public money prevents a "shell game" in which government agencies divert tax dollars to private groups, said Wallace Lightsey, attorney for the news groups. The Legislature specifically designed the law to cover situations ii uiii page i Weiss also said that even though the proposal for the gate was passed, it is very doubtful that there will be a gate put in front of the lot. "The gate will not be approved by Dr. Smith because there are too many precedents and the budget is too tight for us to put this in," Weiss said. "Wedlock sold Dr. Ir period. Pregnancy Test \ x CJ J 7 J p, but you if you're pregnan about it. any time of the d now. first day of your i IRST It's 99% accurate ancy Test. testing and it's ea more won- If you have any >rrying. us toll-free at 1-8 ESPONSE? Figure Design are registered trademarks of HYGEIA SCIENCES partially hidden in some bushes, < the report said. He approached the i subject, who was identified as Alston, with his gun drawn and got the subject out of the bushes, the police report said. t Police said Alston was then j handcuffed and searched. He was i wearing grey pants and was lying I on a grey T-shirt. Above his head 1 was a black jacket and a black hat, 1 the police said. The subject also smelled of alcohol, the police said. Then, Alston admitted to as- < saulting the victim, according to 1 the police report. The victim was 1 then transported to the scene where 1 reach five goals wKen each inci- I dent is resolved: Has everyone involved learned from the incident? I Make sure the violation does j not occur again. t Make good on any harm caused by the incident. Make sure the university's posi- ( tion is clear. t Help other's not involved learn ( from the incident. c "Student's need to know that i they will be accountable for their c like the one involving the founda- I tion, Lightsey said. I "The decision of this court in this appeal will determine whether p this powerful law is really mean- h ingful or whether this is a makebelieve world of form over sub- r stance," Lightsey said. ti "W/n oolr if/Mi nrvt * r\ 1 nf tLn f T K/ U3JV Jf \J u HUl IU iv^l 111V./ 1 foundation thumb its nose at the p Becker the idea and Becker threw v out all parliamentary procedures t out of the way. That's how it was passed. None of the faculty in the L committee like to go against Dr. a Becker," he said. \ Wedlock said that he has not restricted himself to just the D-2 lot n He takes a handful wherever he f goes on campus and writes them a nRESPONSI Results first day of missed penod nil I. J.iMJ 11UJI l.UIli.^UJJ.L.U life ''' B MM1M m$h rou can find out _ EI I D t in five minutes I I IS ay?even on the ? - D EH missed period. * l\E_ <> in laboratory Home [ sy to use. questions, call 00-367-6022. We'll help pi >, INC., a subsidiary of Carter-Wallace. Inc 1989; 1990 Hygeia Sci she positively identified Alston as ler attacker. Investigator Michael Couick of he USC police department said Alston could not be charged with inything more than assault and mattery. He couldn't be charged with attempted rape because of lack of proof. "The officers have to make a decision on the scene. They did not come up with anything indicative to that (attempted rape)," Couick said. )ehavior," he said. Students should also be aware hat there are people in the university administration who care about heir development, he said. Crotty, who is and educator and ;ouncelor by training, said someimes punishment will help the stulent, but not always. He said his iffice is aware of this and keeps it n mind if a student is found guilty )f a charge. 7reedom of Information Act," Jghtsey said. Blanton said the right of the >ublic to inspect spending records lad to stop at some point. He contended that if Connor's uling stood, any private group hat got public money would be orced to open its records for lublic inspection. vhenever he sees a parking violaion, no matter who it is. "One time I ticketed the Dean of ^w because he was parked illeglly. So, I don't care who it is," Vedlock said. "Other professors have asked ne for tickets, as well. They are ed up and plan to do something bout it," he said. t -frp ' 'ST jiPONSE. diagnostic Kits it your mind at ease. lences, Inc