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Penn State goes
undercover to
bust drinkers
Police in State College, Penn.,
announced plans to go undercover to
prevent underage drinking at
Pennsylvania State University.
At a meeting of PSU's
fnterfraternity Council on Monday,
Police Chief Tom King said student
volunteer officers may use their uni-
versity identification cards to gain
admission to parties.
The officers are not permitted to enter
ies by force, but once they are inside,
ymay enforce alcohol regulations.
King's announcement met with
objections by students.
"It seems like (the State College
Police Department is) going pretty
far out of their way to make sure stu-
dents get busted," James Hornick, a
senator on Penn State's undergradu-
ate student government told The
Daily Collegian.
King said officers are not obligated
to reveal their identity to party go-ers.
But some fraternity leaders said they
are supportive of police enforcement of
alcohol laws,
If approved by the district attorney,
King said, the program would be
expanded and more student volunteers
would be hired.
Berkeley hacker
qracks thousands
of passwords
A computer hacker at the University
of California at Berkeley broke 47,642
passwords, according to reports in The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
A, graduate student alerted systems
administrators of the break-in when he
noticed unusual activities on his e-mail
Occount.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations
is looking into the incident.
Conputer users at Berkeley were
notified of the break-ins and the pass-
words were changed by network
administrators.
Other universities, including
Harvard University and California
Institute of Technology have been
attacked by hackers.
Carnegie Mellon University's com-
ter security center has a Website,
http://www.cert.org/incident-no tes/IN-
9&803.html., that has tips to prevent
hacking.
Kent State
faculty negotiate
new contract
0 Tenure track faculty at Kent State
Uniiversity in Ohio are continuing
negotiations with administrators for a
new three-year contract.
The current contract expires Sept. 16.
Faculty negotiator Frank Smith told
the Daily Kent Stater, the university's
student newspaper, that the current con-
tract may be used after Sept. 16 if an
agreement is not reached to prevent a
shut down.
"This has happened in the past," he
*id. "But there's no guarantee this will
happen again."
Stephanie Booth, president of the
campus faculty union, said there is a
possibility of a strike.
Student dies from
carbon-monoxide
oisoning
An autopsy revealed that carbon-
monoxide poisoning in a South
Carolina State University dormitory
took the life of a student in August.
The sophomore lived adjacent to the
building's water heater, The Chronicle
of IHigher Education reported.
More than 30 other students in the
residence hall were hospitalized, com-
plaining of headaches.
The poisoning is still under inves-
gation by University administra-
ors, who are working with consul-
tants to test air quality in campus
buildings.
Carbon monoxide does not have a
scent and cannot be seen, and it is pro-
duced by the combustion of fuels.
-- Compiled from Daily Staff Reports.
Gould: Science, religion can co-exist
By Mike Spahn
Daily Staf Reorter
The Scopes Monkey Trial brought the battle
between science and religion to a fevered pitch in
Dayton, Tenn., in 1925.
After biology teacher John Scopes faced a trial
for teaching the theory of evolution to high school
students, unprecedented press coverage and heated
debate raged beyond that small, hot courtroom.
It moved to legislatures, churches and even the
Supreme Court. Some people say the conflict
between science and religion still continues today.
Stephen Jay Gould is not one of those people.
Gould, a professor of geology at Harvard
University and an internationally recognized
scholar on the theory of evolution, said in a speech
yesterday at Rackham Auditorium that the conflict
is an aberration, not the emotional conflict it once
was during the first half of his lecture, "The Non-
reCly on
lofts for
pace
By Kily Scheer
Daily Staff Reporter
Due to the lack of space in most
University residence hall rooms, many
students rely on lofts to maximize their
modest space.
lo assist in the pursuit of finding
lofts and other living comforts
University Ilousing organizes a com-
mercial vendor fair each year.
For those that missed the fair, regis-
tered University vendors can provideF
the best lofts.
LSA sophomore Becky Kinney, Many stu
who lived in Mary Markley an annu
Residence Hall last year, paid $400 extreme
for a double loft -- which is the aver- "Alth
(onfliet of Science and cligion."
Gould told a packed auditorium that he beheves
the authorities in the two fields have come 1o an
understanding igreeing that they are mutually
necessary in people's lives.
"We have.3 great desire to find some 'rea syn-
thesis that brings things together Gould sad
adding that there are too many people out there
who refnse to meet in the midd1
"VEen this summer there have been conlerences
about their meeting, (iould said- "Others helieve
there can only be warfare between the two"
Audience members questioned Gould on his
theories after the 90-minute Icture, but most
seemed to agree with his general point.
"Dr. Gould made some interesting points about
whether science properly has a normative role in
society," said LSA senior Jason Stansbury, noting
Gould's statement that science cannot answer all of
life's questions.
(ieoCoical Sciences Assistant Prof. Carolina
I.ithgow- ertelloni also agrced with Gould.
"It was a very interesting and quite deep discus-
sion of' the misconception tht there is a war
between the two," ,.ithgow-ertelloni said.
Gould told the crowd that lundreds of years of
research and atnempts at explanation have not yet
shown a clear link between the two, but they do
play a vital role in society.
"Litfe'sto]ugh. Iite's hard. We'll grasp at any straw
to give it meaning," Gould said. "Science can't give
you answers to questions of meaning anyway"
lhe talk was the latest in the William W Cook
Lectures on American Institutions, a series that dates
back to 1944. Law School Dean Jeffrey Lehman, the
chair of the Cook selection committee, said the
series is designed to address the place of institutions
in American life and Gould's "bold, original and con-
udents living in University residence halls build lofts to create extra space in their rooms. University Housing s
al Commercial Vendor Fair in the Fall to assist students in purchasing lofts.
ely convenient.
ough the furniture is heavy, it's
age going rate.
"Although we could have arranged
the room without buying lofs, our
room was much more comfortable with
them," Kinney said. "The company we
used was very attentive to any repairs
we needed."
Lofts are not permitted in residence
halls with new convertible furniture,
including Betsey Barbour, Couzens,
Alice Lloyd residence halls, as well as
parts of Mary Markley and West Quad
residence halls have the convertible fur-
niture which can be stacked and
arranged to maximize space in the resi-
dence halls.
Monica Dougherty, an LSA first-
year student living in Alice Lloyd, said
the convertible furniture has been
very mobile andeasy to put together"
Dougherty said.
Only vendors registered with
University housing are permitted to
sell items on campus, but neither the
University nor the Housing Department
endorses particular vendors or items.
"The vendor fair was developed to
compel companies to tell the University
they are doing business on campus'
said Alan Levy, director of University
h ousing. "We don't actively solicit
business."
By registering the vendors, the
University keeps a record of company
names and telephone numbers, and
maintains control over where a given
company conducts business.
In the spring, Housing published a
pamphlet of commercial guidelines
for participation in the fair, The pam-
phlet includes restrictions on the
dimensions of lofts in each residence
hall.
"The objective of the vendor fair is to
have better control over the commercial
sales in residence halls and to provide
students with the ability to avail them-
selves to companies that sell on cam-
pus. levy said.
Both students and their parents
have found it convenient to be able to
buy such cumbersome products near
the residence halls rather than having
to travel to a store off campus, Levy
said.
LSA junior Colleen Hilton said she
had a few problems with the loft she
bought her first year for her former
room in lelen Newberry Residence
Ilall
She said the company built
quickly, but failed to give them
After some time, the loft began1
loose from the wall, making it
ous. The company never answ
requests for repairs.
Despite the problems, Hilt
"the loft was definitely worth
room would not have been livab
out it."
"We do get a handful of con
about various vendors each yea
said. "In a recent incident, we w
to prohibit (an inadequate) ven
selling merchandise on camp
year''"
I Levy said carpenters not re
with the University post signs o
and in dorms around campus
recruited by word of mouth.
troversial" ideas make him and "extraordinary"
speaker.
"He brings a breadth of education to bear on the
large questions of institutional tension between
science and religion," Lehman said.
Gould finished his talk with a preview of
today's second part of the lecture series. He dis-
cussed the specific American experience with
regard to the topic, citing the Scopes trial as the
climax of that experience.
Lehman said he expects today's lecture to "move
from the general to specific" and highlight specif-
ic events in American history.
"Disrespect for religion from science and disre-
spect for science from religion can lead to social con-
flict that will be played out in the courtroom, and that
has been the American experience," Lehman said.
Gould will speak again today at 4 p.m. in the
Rackham Auditorium.
Engler
prOmotes
Detroit
renewal
DETROIT (AP) - Republican Gov.
John Engler told an audience of black
business executives yesterday that he
wants to make Detroit a world-class
city by the year 2001.
The lengthy speech to the Booker
T. Washington Business Association
included proposals on schools, taxes
and development. But some mem
bers of the crowd said the governor,
running for re-election, covered too
much ground with too few
FILE PHOTO specifics.
ponsors The centerpiece of the speech was
a proposal made public this weekend
to allow Detroit parents to take over
the loft individual schools and run them sep-
a ladder. arately from the school district. A
to come principal and a majority of teachers
danger- could also form what Engler called a
'ered her "Freedom School," which would still
receive state funding.
on said Engler said the plan would break the
it. The grip of bureaucrats over-education, and
ble with- would help a school system where only
three out of 10 ninth-grade students get a
mplaints diploma.
r"' Levy "You can't write these children off.
vere able There just isn't going to be enough to do
dor from unless they get an education," he said.
us next "Think about this idea. Think about
how neighborhoods could be reinvigo-
gistered rated simply because the school down
n kiosks the street gained new life as a Freedom
s or are School,"
A message was left last night with
Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Geoffrey Fieger's campaign office
seeking comment.
Other ideas Engler promoted
included:
om the Requiring school administrators
to report all incidents on school
ersity is grounds and buses involving guns,
drugs or violence to police.
usy ori- N Expelling students who assault
n of stu- teachers or employees.
,N.C. Putting prisoners, parolees and
ob there probationers to work cleaning up
iversity, vacant lots and planting trees.
in addi- U Expanding Project Zero, a pro-
gram that tries to find work for all state
Antieau welfare recipients.
e for the Engler said his plan would help keep
it. But, Detroit's population about one million
nily. people in the year of 2000 -- the thresh-
do this, old for millions in federal funding.
"Yesterday, I have outlined a plan to
eau will help this city," he said. "It helps urban
Conflict areas across Michigan."
ues and The proposal for Detroit schools
drew the most attention from the
Maureen crowd. The president of an urban
at least coalition that drew up a reform plan
a search for city schools said Engler's plan
admin- was a good way tostart debate, but it
rmanent was ultimately up to Detroit to fix its
schools.
Antieau will leave post after 20 years
® Experienced Office of Conflict
Resolution employee will be inter-
im Resolution Coordinator
By Katie Plona
Daily Staff Reporter
As former Resolution Coordinator Mary Lou
Antieau wraps up her last week of work at the
University, she says she knows she's leaving the post
in capable hands.
Sean Esteban McCabe, who has worked in the
Office of Student Conflict Resolution for more than
five years, will fill Antieau's fonner position on an
interim basis.
Antieau, who leaves the University after more than
20 years of service - first as the director of South
Quad Residence Hall - said McCabe's experience
will ensure a smooth transition in the office.
"His credentials are excellent," Antieau said. "So,
when I decided to leave, it wasn't like we were leaving
this big void."
Not only does McCabe know the Code of Student
Conduct and the issues it encompasses, but he also
knows how the office runs, she said.
"My role is one of finding the best way to resolve a
conflict, whether that be by mediating, or whether that
be by arbitrating or whether that be by (referring to)
another office" McCabe said.
In his new position, McCabe will be working intense-
ly with the Code, so it doesn't hurt that he was one of the
students who drafted the document in 1995 before rec-
ommending that it be turned into University policy.
In January 1996, the University Board of Regents
adopted the Code, which outlines behaviors that are
consistent with the values of
the University and possible
sanctions to handle violations
against those values.
The Code replaced the
Statement of Student Rights
and Responsibilities, which
had been in effect for the previ-
ous two years.
He said his job is both "chal-
lenging and meaningful" for
many reasons. Esteban McCabe
He said one of the greatest
challenges he will face in his new job will be trying to
help students understand the policies that affect them,
which includes the Code.
McCabe already has been hearing Code cases for
several years and has served on several University task
forces, including the Violence Against Women Task
Force. He also holds several degrees fr
University.
Antieau said her departure from the Univ
bittersweet.
During the month of August, she has been b
enting herself to a new position as associate dea
dents at East Carolina University in Greenville
On a day to day basis, Antieau said her jo
will not differ much from her one at the Ur
although she will have some academic duties1
tion to her judicial responsibilities.
Throughout her tenure at the University,1
said she has developed a long history and love
institution and the people she associates with
she said, the move is a healthy one for her far
"I'm happy for my family that we are able to
but I'll miss a lot of people," she said.
Although she officially retired July 31, Anti
be working in the Office of Student C
Resolution this week to consult her colleag
help during a busy time for the office.
Vice President for Student Affairs M
Hartford said McCabe will serve as the interim
until the end of this school year. At that time,a
committee composed of students, faculty and
istrators will be formed to recommend a pen
replacement for Antieau.
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