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Clark to offi By College Press Service WORCESTER, Mass. ? Students who pursue four-year degrees at Clark University will be eligible for a fifth year of free tuition to complete a master's degree under a new program designed to combat the rising cost of ed ucation. , Essentially, the program allows eli; gible students who maintain grade point averages of 3.25 or higher to receive a master's in business administration, health administration or othc er fields for the price of a bachelor's degree. Clark Provost Roger Kasperson said there are three advantages for students who opt for the five-year, combined degree programs. nrst, tney can save tnemseives me Pro-choice mil By College Press Service CORAL GABLES, Fla. ? A group calling itself "Pissed Off Wimmin" claimed responsibility for destroying 10,000 pro-life newspaper inserts that were supposed to be distributed April 5 by the Miami Hurricane. However, the student newspaper at the University of Miami has vowed to deliver reprinted advertising supplements as scheduled. "The bottom line is that we're not going to let this get in the way of get ting information out there," said Julio Fernandez, the Hurricane's business manager. Fernandez said staff intended to distribute the newspapers the morning of April 5 rather than the night before to prevent anyone from confiscating or destroying issues at distribution points. A groi\p ^at identified itself as "Pissed Off Wimmin," or P.O.W., faxed a press release to the newspaper March 28, claiming responsibility for trashing the supplements. Police believe the inserts from Human Life of Minnesota Inc., a pro-life organization, were destroyed between 2:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. March 28. The 12-page tabloids were strewn across the floor of a stairwell in the Whitten University Center, and red paint was poured on them. Paint also was poured into boxes of supplements. Boxes containing another supplement, U: The National College Magazine, were not touched. A flier glued to the wall depicted a coat hanger and the words, "The alternative to legal abortion," with Today's colle with a lot ir i i^ ; 'H | senitalm la ***? *ft ?' I f I ' f I 1 | Q. What A. Become a f { T) a /%?< d 1 CC1 J Be wel Learn < Make j on othe Applications are IBasemei For i The deadline for i ;r free gradi price of a master's degree or MBA," he said. "Second, while they are doing that, they can accelerate their studies through well-designed and strong academic programs. Third, they can make themselves more competitive in the job market without incurring substantially more debt." Clark has offered the accelerated five-year degree programs for more than 20 years. Students who opt for the programs are accepted into the master's oroerams in their junior years, begin meeting requirements in their senior years and fulfill the requirements in the fifth year. Combined bachelor's and master's programs are available in biology, chemistry, education, environment, technology and society, international itants vandalii P.O.W.'s name and logo, a clenched fist raised in the air. "P.O.W. has stopped inaccurate anti-choice propaganda from being distributed to students by the school newspaper, The Hurricane," the fixed release said. "We will not allow any person or any group to usurp or restria our right to abortion. Instead we will unmask the 'right to life' hate mongers and reveal their agenda of misogyny. Tabloids such as this are the so-called 'right to lifer's' desperate effort to make women feel shame or guilt for having abortions. P.O.W. civc TirAmAn Tirill hovr** ilvtrtinnc AfY*n. OUJt? nVlilVll TTUi 11UTV WI^V/4?V1W V/^VII ly and without apology." One odd aspect was that the header on the faxed press release indicated it either had been sent from a prolife group's Miami office or from a facsimile machine that had been reprogrammed to make it appear that the release had come from Respect Life of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. TH*? wImw rhimino r^cnnnsihilitv for the vandalism also concluded by giving an information number that is the same as Respect Life's! Joan Crown, associate director of Respect Life, said P.O.W. had given Respect Life's telephone number in another incident in which the group claimed responsibility for spray-painting a coat hanger and the form of a dying woman's body on the sidewalk outside the Miami City Hall. Officials could not immediately explain how the vandals knew where the supplements were stored in the University Center. The storage area is in a fire exit that is not heavily traf :ge students are lea lore than they barg fhpi\\ wMfssa WlrrtNTO , ( ' RME )/ REMNK/j? X t\ i"#l ?T;W can you do to l Peer Sexualit exuality Educato l-trained to address sexuality :ommunications and presents ;rei>eiuciuuii& iu siuaeni grouj ?r special projects available at Health and Wellri at, Thomson Student Health C aiore information call: 777-82^ applications is Wednesday, late tuition [? development, physics, and business and health administration. The waiving of the fifth-year tuition, believed to be the first program of its kind in the nation, recognizes student and parent concerns about tne escalating costs of a bachelor's degree. It also recognizes that a bachelor's doesn't necessarily ensure professional career opportunities anymore, the university said in a news release. The cost savings are substantial, particularly for expensive programs such as MBA degrees. MBA students at Clark can expect to save about $22,000 in tuition, room and board for the sixth year they won't need, plus the $17,500 in tuition that the university will waive for the fifth year. it newspaper ficked except by those working in the center. Human Life of Minnesota has been targeting college newspapers with the advertising supplements for the past few years, and the inserts have caused controversy on other campuses. The Miami incident appears to have been the first time the inserts were destroyed prior to publication. "This has never happened before," said Virginia Colonel, president of the Broward County Right to life Foundation. The pre-printed supplements are distributed inside newspapers for a fee. Ten pages of the inserts, which feature photos of developing fetuses and first-person accounts about why young women should not have abortions, are provided by the Minnesota group, while local pro-life groups include customized local information on the other two pages. Fernandez said the cost of running the supplement was $600. However, I? he said it appeared the Hurricane would have to pay at least $300 of the 121 $2,000 it would take to reprint and ship new supplements to replace the ruined ones. i Lynette Malinger, editor of the newspaper, said she thought the issue of free speech was more important than mnnev "This is censorship," she said. "I don't care if it's Rush Limbaugh propaganda or a letter from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The First Amendment assures that all in- I formation is available to everyone." ving school ained for... ? m ? W" V ^ help??? y Educator! rs will: issues itions skills ps and work less Programs enter (8 , April 20,1994 ? Vii irty dancing ' "liil ?' '" ' . Rip -M M ? y\ * ' ^Hfc W< i$* 3W KW#|1| 1 pv VJP ft# ^IJ^P _ i ' v> ^ ^ ^ i " - . lglish Program for Internationals student Veronica Morii f t#* rr. -*v ?**r *4 Bedaug . 9T it s a tree stuff < goes 0 K__L_ it sa U.S.A. Inc. 1994 '.s<' V .P.. v . 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