Ninety-One Fears of Editorial Freedom C I I. P Sit igau :4Iaitg BRIGHT Another sunny and fair day. High's in the low 50s. A Io 1. XCI, No. 51 Copyright 1980, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, November 1, 1980 Ten Cents Eight Pages Break an egg Iranian: Release a matter of 'time' Students in contest I By MARK SCHUMACKx A group of engineers took times out yesterday from the labors of, calculus and physics to drop eggs off a fire escape at the West Engineering Building. Inspired by the second annual Egg' Drop Contest of the Society of Engineering Science, 11 contestants entered an assortment of contrap- tions designed to protect an egg from the hazardsOBJECT of the competition was to design a vehicle that-would $., ., 5w safely carry its fragile passenger ' J from the greatest height in the least ~~ amount of time.sIngenuity of design . was a major consideration in the final judging. R An anxious crowd gathered around each contestant to see if what he pulled out bf his fallen gadget would be hard and white or yellow and gooey.; "HAVE YOU HAD 240 yet? " asked a judge of one disappointed contestant, referring to a basic engineering mechanics course.' Doily Photo by DAVID HARRIS Entries ranged from styrofoam spheres to rocket-shaped devices AFTER WATCHING HIS contraption drop from a fire escape, engineering filled with water. Foam, paper, and student Scott Littlefield proves to the world the cargo survived the free See STUDENTS, Page 3 fall. Littlefield failed to place in the competition, however. ..iu, .... .....r....}~t.+..u. s....ts. .. . ~_....v..J..... .4?.... .. . . ._..__,.......... ..........,.... ... .,... ..__. ............. . . . . . . ........v.... . .... .::. . . . . . . . ..v.......n. By The Associated Press An Iranian legislator said yesterday that freedom 'for the 52 American hostages is just a problem "of time. Otherwise, everyone wants the question to be settled." He said conditions for their release could be announced. tomorrow after parliamentary debate. Asssadollah Bayat told The Associated Press in a telephone inter- view the Parliament is split three The .late Shah's son yesterday declared himself the new Shah of Iran. See story, Page 3. ways: Whether the captives should be freed before or after the U.S. elections Tuesday or if they should be held until there is an end to the six-week-old war between Iran and Iraq. THE PARLIAMENT-Majlis-has been stalled by hard-liners, but Bayat predicted there would be a quorum at the session scheduled for tomorrow and "maybe it will approve the conditions Sunday and announce them the same day." Earlier, Iran's government radio declared Iranian militants had won their year-long confrontation with the United States over the hostages and a "just method" had been worked out to relese them. U.S. officials continued to express skepticism that an end to the crisis was imminent. State Department spokesman John Trattner told reporters in Washington, "I have no way to indicate to you that I feel anymore hopeful, that we are any. closer." But he said the Carter ad- ministration offered assurances that it recognizes Aytollah Ruhollah Khomeini's revolutionary Islamic regime as "the legally constituted government in Iran" and America. would lift economic sanctions against Iran if the hostages are freed. IT WAS DISCLOSED in Stockholm that a Swedish airline company had been contacted about flying a jetliner to Tehran, presumably to pick up the hostages. But a communique issued by Scanair's managing director, George Olsson, corrected earlier reports that the plane was on standby at Stockholm's Arlanda airport for a flight to Tehran on two hours notice. Olsson's statement said: "Various world-wide news media today reported that Scanair had a DC-8 passenger air- craft, with some facility for stretchers, standing by at Stockholm airport to depart for Tehran to transport American hostages to Europe. "These reports are completely inac- curate. The situation is that Scanair a week ago was contacted by an unnamed party which inquired about- the feasibility of such a transport, when and if the requirement arose. Scanair said that, if required, it could make.an appropriate aircraft available at about two hours' notice. The matter has been taken no further since the initial contacts were made." He had said earlier arrangements were made for the plane to fly from Tehran to "somewhere in Germany." U.S. contingency plans are believed to call for the hostages to be taken to a U.S. military hospital in West Ger- many. U.S. still cautious of new signals from, Iran WASHINGTON (AP)-The Carter administration offered assurances to. Iran yesterday that it recognizes the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and again said it would lift economic sanctions if Iran releases the . Americans held hostage there. At the same time, U.S. officials reac- ted cautiously to new signals of a possible break in the stalemate over the hostages, who will have spent a year in captivity next Tuesday-Election Day. The officials, including President Car- ter, insisted they have no evidence of any imminent breakthrough. STATE DEPARTMENT spokesman John Trattner, at a briefing, offered assurances to Iran that the United States recognizes the revolutionary regime headed by Khomeini and has no intention of supporting the son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza . ahlavi,. who claims the right to Iran's Peacock Throne. "Our position on that is very clear," Trattner said. "We have accepted the results of the April referendum and ac- cepted the government of Iran as the legally constituted government in Iran." The shah, ruler of Iran for nearly four decades, left the country during the 1979 revolution and died last summer in Egypt without renouncing his monar- chy. The radical Moslems who took over the country have condemned the United States vociferously for suppor- ting his regime. The seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the holding of the American hostages was considered at least partly an act of vengeance for this past sup- port. 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"i :::: ii'v: r. ;::.-i:: i:: Xiti"i::: n.... ..Promising not to cheat By BETH ALLEN With claims being leveled from all corners that cheating is all too common at the University, it may come as a surprise to some persons that one college here not only has a set of rules to prevent instan- ces of cheating, but it also ac- tually follows them. In 1915, a group of students initiated the Honor Code of the College of Engineering, a set of rules that aim tc ensure honesty in testing and com- pletion of papers. Although-the code has been extended somewhat to include rules governing the use of computers for classwork, it remains primarily a means to ensure that students do their own paperwork on assignmen- ts and tests. EXAMS IN the college are not monitored by instructors. Students instead are asked af- ter completing tests to sign a pledge that they have neither given or received aid on their examinations. The student is not required to sign the pledge, but instruc- tors do not have to grade un- signed exams. If a student suspects that a classmate has broken the Honor Code, or, as is the case more often, an instructor finds Most agree Engineering Honor Code works well grounds to suspect a violation, t is their duty under the code to report that suspected violation. VIOLATIONS ARE turned in to the Honor Council, a group of, 13 engineering students selected through in- terviews with the Dean's of- fice. The Honor Council sets up the initial investigation of receive a less severe punish- ment, but the repeat offender is in for serious trouble. CHEATING CASES aren't frequent events, according to Ken Putnam, a senior in the College of Engineering and president of the Honor Coun- cil. Putnam said the council deals with an average of eight likely they are to panic," Hoisington explained. . Putnam said that most students are in favor of the code-"We don't have to be watched like little children," he said-but there's "potential for disenchantment later on" when the older students see 'We don't have to be watched like little children.' -Engineering senior Ken Putnam member of the Honor Council, said he sees it as preparation for the "real world." "After graduation, you'll have to be doing your own work," he explained. Freshman Tom Neumann said he welcomed the code as one of the best differences separating his high school and college careers. "It takes a lot of pressure off me, the student," he said, because he does not have to worry; about students copying his test an- swers or teachers looking over his shoulder during examinations. Some students have accep- ted the Honor Code so readily that the yhave stopped thinking about it all together. "I really don't pay much at- tention to it," said sophomore Dave Buck, who has lived with the Honor Code for a year. Daryl Singleton, in his third year at the University, said the Honor Code has just "always been there," and said most of his classmates see the code in the same light. "A majority of the students are never going to have to deal with it," he said, and they just aren't that conscious of it. the cases. After hearing both sides of the story, the Honor Council gives its recommendation to. the Faculty Discipline Com- mittee, which decides on what action to take.; The disciplinary action that the faculty committee recommends can range from zeros on the exams to ex- pulsion from the college. A fir- st-time offender is likely to to 15 cases per year, although some students may think the number is larger because "only the bad news gets out." Robert Hoisington, assistant dean of the college and secretary of the faculty com- mittee, agreed that cheating cases are rare. He also poin- ted out that few upperclass students are charged with code infractions. "The younger they are, the more others break the rules and get away with it. HOISINGTON ALSO said the system wasn't foolproof. "I'd be naive as all get out if I told you it works out 100 per- cent," he said, but added the code's longevity attests to its effectiveness. Students who are subject to the restrictions of the Honor Code generally see it as beneficial. Rich Hamilton, a The big apple AP Photo Ronald Reagan's encounter with the huge apple in Pittsburgh was only one of the events that the presidential candidates encountered yesterday. See the political roundup on Page 5 for more details. ..:i~v... ...... ... . . ..............,..v..................:. ::::::";:::...................-.......::: ::.v:::::::::.".::...:::.}"}?:{:4:::4v:{i".... .... .::":}..:". .}.. . . . . . . . . . .:::::. .:.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .::".._.w.. . . . . .?. .}?:i.. . 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According to the station's general manager, Dan Mitchell, Leary was fired because "some people will never forgive him for being anti- establishment." Leary's unorthodox broadcast style in- cluded warnings of the disappearance of the San Diego frPwavac ,zn arni i''ofl iRn~ot wavP wiandiph~iaq Birthday vote Tuesday's election will mark the 100th birthday of Ruth Duncan, who has not missed a chance to vote since the 19th Amendment gave her that right at the age of 40. Duncan said she mailed in an absentee ballot because, "I don't have a horse any longer and it's hard for me to get around." She said she voted for Ronald Reagan, who was a 9-year-old the first time she voted, even though President Carter sent her a birthday card this week. She added that she has almost always voted Republican. Duncan, the widow of a San i ,<: ;: ;.