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KAREV LAYNE News Editor
University President John Palms
announced Tuesday that a grueling
search has ended with his selection
of Jerome D. Odom, dean of USC's
College of Science and Mathematics,
as executive vice president for
academic affairs and provost.
Odom will relieve Interim Provost
Donald Greiner, who will continue
as dean of undergraduate affairs
and associate provost.
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within," Palms
said to university
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"It is a a
tribute to our /
faculty that
we're appointing one of our own to
this position. He has had a life of
distinction in research and in
undergraduate teaching," Palms
said.
In 28 years at the university,
Odom has served as a professor, a
chairman and, for the past three
years, dean of the Department of the
College of Science and Mathematics.
He has been recognized with
USCs Amoco Outstanding Teacher
Award in 1984 and the Russell
Research Award in 1994. He also
was honored with the Michael J.
Mungo Award for outstanding
undergraduate teaching in 1993.
"He has a tremendous knowledge
of university programs and faculty,"
Palms said, in addition to
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IOWA CITY?After spending her first
night at a bar in downtown Iowa City,
19-year-old Sara woke up at 11 a.m. the
next morning, lying on her back in the
bathroom of a Coralville hotel room,
naked, alone and confused.
It was January 1996. Sara identified
immediately her location as a hotel
because of the two double beds, a
television set and a Bible.
Sara's first thoughts were that she
was somewhere in the Midwest because
of the snow, but other than that, she
had no idea as to her location.
The only thing she was sure of was
that she had been sexually assaulted,
and was convinced the "date rape" drug
Rohypnol was to blame for her condition.
Rohypnol, also known on the street
as roofies, rophies, R2 or roches, is
i prescribed by physicians in more than
64 countries to treat patients
suffering from chronic sleep disorders
and is used also as a pre-anesthetic
in surgeries. Its effects are comparable
to the sleeping pill, Valium.
However, Rohypnol has approximately
10 times the potency.
Rohypnol can be bought for around
$2 in one- to two-milligram doses. The
effects can last anvwhere from six to
eight hours after ingesting a twomilligram
dose. Hoffmann-La Roche
Ltd., a pharmaceutical company based
in Switzerland, manufactures the drug,
which is not approved for sale in the
United States.
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freshman in Des Moines, with plans to
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"extraordinary integrity, selfless
humility and quality of character."
Odom said he was honored for
the opportunity to represent the
faculty as one of them.
"I know what if s like to be in the
trenches ? the problems, the
frustrations, the joys," Odom said.
"I know you join me in aspiring
for this university to be better than
it is today," he said. "As provost, ifs
up to me to lead that effort."
Odom said he looks forward to
years of university growth and
> improvement as
(p the first provost
one challenge. T^entingthe
erson who can scl^?ces.
. I promise
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sensitive to
every part of
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Environmental
Sciences said Odom's selection was
"somewhat anticipated."
"He's honest, straightforward
and trustworthy, and that's a nice
thing to know," Aelion said.
ihorne Compton ot the
Department of Theater, Speech and
Dance said he also was very pleased
with the appointment.
"He's got a clear sense of the way
the university operates," he said.
Bruce Dunlap, chairman of the
Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, said he has known
Odom since they were Mow students.
"He's my best friend," Dunlap
said Tm overjoyed. It's a tremendous
challenge, but he's the person who
can do the job. He's a faculty member
first."
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drive up for the night, visit some friend
and go out to the bars.
The four girls arrived at a popula
downtown bar around 11 p.m. Just lik
most bargoers, they
took a lap around the
bar, searching for
people they knew. W'8 no* Hi"
Sara was making*her and piece
way around the bar compl
when a dark-haired
man, who she
estimated to be 23 or
24, grabbed her by the colle
arm.
Tim introduced
himself to Sara and
asked her if she
wanted a drink. Sara
describes herself as a social person, s
she wasn't unnerved after being
approached by Tim.
Sara accepted the drink and took
seat with Tim and his friends. He wa
there with three other guys, and the
were engaging in "casual bar ccnvereatior
when two of her friends came up to he
and told her they wanted to go back t
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out with these guys, knowing that
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finished her second drink and Tim wanted
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dance floor, Sara said she
started to feel very dizzy and disoriented,
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s pieces after that; it's completely black,"
y she said. "Everything seems to be erased
1" from my memory."
sr Her memory is missing for the next
o 10 hours of her life, leaving her unaware
of how she got out of the bar, who she
g was with, or who took her to the Caralville
hotel room,
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her hair and bruises scattered across
d the middle of her back, on the back of
is her head, arms and thighs,
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for how she felt that morning, because
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she has been drunk and hung over before.
This was different.
"I am convinced without a doubt that
it was Rohypnol or some other drug with
the exact same effects," she said.
Not until she made it home to Des
Moines later that day did she explain
fully the events of the night to another
person. She was dressed in shorts and
a T-shirt, ready to go back to bed, when
her roommate noticed the bruises that
covered her legs and arms.
"Obviously, there was physical pain
and discomfort, but I could deal with
that," Sara said. "But the hardest thing
to deal with was the extreme mental
discomfort."
One of the effects of Rohypnol is the
amnesia-like state it produces, and in
Sara's case, she was and is extremely
scared about what happened to her in
the 10 hours following her last drink.
Not knowing caused a barrage of
questions.
"I think not knowing is the worst
part about it," Sara said. "I think it might
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to me for those 10 hours," she said.
"I just felt all these things, so I wanted
to put it out of my life and not
go back to Iowa City for a veiy long time,"
she said. "I just wanted it to
be buried and I wanted to live my life."
Sara went to Planned Parenthood
but refused to seek counseling there. All
she wanted was medical attention and
nothing more.
"My biggest regret is not calling the
police the moment I woke up in that
hotel room," Sara said.
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Senate consider
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At Wednesday's senate meeting, b
senators discussed an amendment to a
finance bill SBL(97)007, which would
change the amount of funds allocated a
to the NAACP from $3,000 to $0. ii
The amendment concerns NAACP I
President Gretchen Durrah's comments a
at a Feb. 26 press conference. tl
Some senators believe her remarks J
were a political endorsement for Sen.
Michael Phillips, who was a vice- q
presidential candidate at the time. fi
They believe that because Durrah
was introduced as the president, the v
remarks make >
NAACP a political (q1
organization. Because We don't ftu
student government ore.nizatl?i
does not fund political tadndea ei
organizations, this
would mean NAACP
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money.
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political organizations, <
. and that includes '
endorsing," Sen.
Suzanne Newman said after the meeting, p
Sen. Kim Baxter suggested that some
senators who support the bill have v
"personal vendettas" against Durrah. t
She also disagreed with the idea of the
NAACP being political. J
"What money have they spent thafs
political?," Baxter asked. a
In support of the amendment, Sen. p
Matthew Richardson said he perceived ii
last week's press conference to be a
political rally. * ?
"The perception of that is up to you," J
Richardson said. "But if she had not been A
president of NAACP, would she have J
been up there?" I
Sen. Marcous Gardner, who 5
introduced Durrah at the press conference, 1
said he introduced her as the president (
of NAACP because thafs how most people (
Housing prepares f
KARLO VICEVTE Staff Writer
Everywhere on campus, there are ]
signs, posters, T-shirts, buttons and ;
commercials with the message "Complex
world...simple decision." ,
This is the slogan of USC's
Department of Housing regarding j
students' decision of where to live for the j
1997-98 school year.
This mass publicity of housing is .
. because the annual housing sign-up j
process will start in about two weeks. i
The process begins March 17 for
students who have been admitted Preston ;
College, the NADA Apartments and the i
Honors College in the Capstone Campus
Room. j
The rest of the students begin their j
sign-up process March 19 starting with (
rising seniors from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (
Rising juniors follow them signing up
from noon to 5 p.m. ]
Students plan Spring
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NORMAN, Okla. ? A combination of (
recent airline-fare wars and a quickly |
approaching spring break has students
scurrying to make travel plans.
Students said a lot of work goes into
planning the perfect trip ? flights
must be booked, hotel rooms must be
reserved and cars must be rented. But 1
some companies have eased travel woes 1
by going online.
With a credit card, travelers can find I
and purchase the lowest fares for :
hotel, cars and flights all over the world. ]
Despite the increased efficiency
of online services, some students are ]
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s amendment
NAACP funds
now her.
"She was introduced as the president,
iut she was speaking on behalf of herself '
s a student," Gardner said.
Before the senate could vote on the
mendment, about eight senators,
ncluding Kim Baxter, Sen. Kenneth
iaxter, Gardner, Sea ZereQ Hall, Phillips,
nd Sen. Kevin Swinton walked out of
he meeting, according to Vice President
amel Franklin.
As Gardner walked out, he called for
uorum. There were not enough senators
ir quorum and the 9enate had to aqjoum.
In other business, Whitney Shively
^as presented to the senate for approval
> to the Director of
yp Organizational
id political * Affairs position,
is, and that She had already
1 . 1 1
? been turned down
ado ng. for the position by
the Powers and
- Responsibility
committee, but she
lator had The right to go
^ before the senate.
' Shively was
approved for the
losition.
Sen. Graham King was disappointed
vith the senate's decision to override
he committee's decision.
"The committee made a decision,"
ftng said after the meeting.
"She said herself that she received
l fair hearing," he said. "Why don't the
(resident and vice president have faith
u the committee?"
The following senators were absent
rom the meeting;
LD. Martin
dichele Marinkovic
Jennifer Balkcum
janny Littlejohn, Jr
>mokey Brown
Nicole Anderson
}raham King
}ita Chakrabarti
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process March 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rising sophomore females begin on March
21 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Appointment times have been
sstablished for students' convenience.
Booklets with individual appointment
times were distributed in the students'
post office boxes the week of Feb. 24.
If an appointment time coincides with
a class, a student may send written
permission for another student to act on
their behalf.
Students should bring the required
$100 advance room fee with them when
they sign up.
Students will line up in a first-come,
first-serve order, so they should expect
to wait. If a student misses their
appointment time slot, they should go
at later time.
For more information, please call the
Department of Housing at 777-4283.
Break on the Web
eery of making online purchases.
"You'd be a fool to give your credit
:ard number out on a computer," said
Jniversity of Oklahoma African-American
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studies senior ivncnaei narns.
There are too many security breaks."
At Microsoft's Expedia, one online
travel service that is free to anyone
vith Web access, credit card numbers
are encoded to ensure security.
"It's actually safer than if you are
giving it to a 1-800 number or a
restaurant waiter," said Erik Blachford,
product manager for Microsoft
Expedia. "You're dealing with very, very
minimal risk ? it's really zero."
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