OFIt i UU Brt feather Way: Showers. High 68. Low imorrow: Partly cloudy. High 52. 56. One hundred nine years of editonralfreedom Wednesday October 13, 1999 'U'hopes %or prestige, recognition By Jodie Kaufman Daily Staff Reporter Now that Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics any University faculty expect they will see increased prestige and recognition in the future. "There are few people who have won Nobel Prizes at the institutions where they have done their work. It is quite common for people to move around a lot," physics Prof. Myron Campbell said yesterday. Two notable University physics professors received Nobel Prizes in physics but bestowed their honors on the universities at which they Spleted the Prize-winning research. ormer University professors Martin Pearl and Lou Glaser both won Prizes during the 1960s but were at California institutions when recognized for their work. Society of Physics Students President Conrad DeWitte, an LSA senior, said "we were just discussing Monday night that we didn't have any Nobel Prize Winners. It is great that we've got somebody recognized with outstanding research." aculty members who remember working W h Veltman said they expected a Prize for' him while he was researching at the University. "We were hoping he would win while he "You don 't dream for things like this - Nobel Prize winner Martinus Veltman, physics Prof, emeritus VoBL ACCOM'IJSL iIIETS Prof. emeritus captures Nobel Prize for physics Physics Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Monday, celebrates at his home in the Netherlands. Veltman is the first University professor emeritus to win the award. was here," said physics department Chair Ctirad Uher. "but those plans didn't work." Because Veltman retired from the University in 1997 he is considered a professor emeritus, but he still is recognized as the first University faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize. "One has to realize that there is only one Nobel Prize a year, and there are many insti- tutions with first class research facilities. The competition is indeed very keen," Uher said. "This will help recognize the University as a premier research institution, and the money will come depending on the hard work of See RECOGNITION, Page 2 Taking top honors: e Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman was presented with the Nobel Prize for Physics by the Swedish Academy of Sciences for his research conducted at the University of Utrecht in Holland between 1969 and 1971 on particle physics theory on firmer mathematical foundations. * Veltman retired from the University in 1997 after serving for 16 years in the physics department. * Veltman plans to write a book in the near future explaining his theories. By Jodie Kaufman Daily Staff Reporter University physics Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman won the Nobel Prize for physics on Monday, marking the first time a University staff member has received the prestigious internation- al award. "You don't dream for things like this," 69-year- old Veltman said yesterday from his home in the Netherlands. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the deemers of Nobel Prizes, recognized Veltman's par- ticle physics theory on firmer mathematical foun- dations, which he completed between 1969 and 1971 while at the University of Utrecht in Holland. Veltman retired from the University in 1997 after serving 16 years in the physics department, where he specialized in applied physics. Veltman plans to write a book explaining his theories. His research is an "extension of the mathemat- ical models that are used to explain what parti- cles do," he said. Veltman's findings have enabled physicists to predict mathematically properties of the sub-atom- ic particles that make up all matter in the universe and the forces that hold these particles together. His theories also laid a foundation for the dis- covery of quarks in 1995 by a group including Veltman's University colleague Homer Neal, a physics professor and former interim University president. Veltman's work has been crucial to further understand nature and the universe, said col- league and physics Prof. Myron Campbell. "We made a big stride forward,"Veltman said. No one quite knows who nominated Veltman and his co-winner Prof. Gerardus t' Hooft of the University of Utrecht. "It is a unique system where anybody can nominate anybody, we do not know who nomi- nated Veltman or how many times he was nomi- nated and was not successful," said Ctirad Uher, chair of the physics department. "The entire institution should be delighted. Veltman is a high achieving scientist, and this award is the product of 15 years of research," Uher said. While at the University, Veltman "drew a very See NOBEL PRIZE, Page 2 ormerd roessor esat gec;82 tremy W. Peters aily Staff Reporter Former zoology Prof. Clement arkert, best known to the University mmunity for his suspension from the culty after refusing to cooperate with congressional investigation into ommunist activities during the 1950s, ied of cancer Saturday at the age of 2. "He had many other achievements * saddens me that people (only member him for that. No one seems want to remember what else he did," id Margaret Markert, the professor's idow. The controversy surrounding arkert began in May 1954 amidst the ass paranoia of the Red Scare in hich Republican Wisconsin Sen. seph McCarthy led a nationwide a h for anyone associated with unism. The Red Scare sprea$ to the niversity via Michigan native and .S. Rep. Kit Clardy. Clardy, a cCarthy sympathizer and member of subcommittee to the House Un- merican Activities Committee, began search for Communist activity at the niversity. Clardy called Markert and two ther Universitydprofessors. Chandler a and Mark Nickerson, to testify pe the HUAC subcommittee. pon the professors' refusal to nswer questions regarding their olitical affiliations, University resident Harlan Hatcher suspended 11 three pending a "thorough investi- ation by the University." The University then terminated avis and Nickerson's faculty posi- ons, while Markert, was re-instated vihe support of the faculty govern- eg Tody, the College of Literature, cience and the Arts and the zoology epartment. Markert left the University oon thereafter. Those close to Markert said they vould like him to be remembered for hings other than his susnension from What an impression House passes GHB proposal Two Michigan representatives push GHB bill through U.S. House By Nick Bunkley Daily Staff Reporter The drug known as "liquid ecsta- sy" is one step closer to being in the same category as LSD and marijua- na, after ' the House of Representatives voted 423-1 last night in favor of a bill sponsored by two Michigan lawmakers that will designate GHIB as a federal con- trolled substance. Inspired by the death of a Grosse Ile, Mich., teenager in January, Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) worked with Rep. Bart Stupak (D- Menominee) to draw up the legisla- tion in June. Though gamma hydroxybutyrate is banned in Michigan and two dozen other states, federal law only restricts the marketing and sale of the drug. "We've done a lot of work on it," Stupak said while awaiting the vote. "We got a lot of bipartisan support on it." Stupak, a former Michigan State Police trooper, introduced a similar bill last session but that legislation stalled. Several high-profile incidents linked to GHB have helped propel Upton's bill forward. "There are very few roadblocks in the way of getting it passed," said Dave Woodruff, Upton's press sec- retary. "We're hoping to capitalize on the momentum of the House vote." Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) cast the lone vote of opposition. "We've been on top of this for three years, and I'm pleased to see it go through," Stupak said. Commonly referred to as a date- rape drug, GHB is also called easy lay, lemons, grievous bodily harm and scoop. Effects of the drug can progress from euphoria, drowsiness, dizziness and confusion to black- outs, comas and sometimes death. "It's called a date-rape drug, but it's probably being used more commonly as a relatively new drug qf abuse," said Hernan Gomez, a toxicologist in the University Hospitals' emergency med- ical center. Noting that the hospital's emer- gency room treated eight cases of GHB overdose several weeks ago, Gomez acknowledged that GHB use is on the rise. See GHB, Page 2 SAM HOLLENSHEAD/Daily Vincent Frappier took advantage of yesterday's unseasonably warm weather to paint Hill Auditorium. Frappler attended the University as an art student in the 1960s. KKK opponents speak out against conviction By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter Carrying signs bearing anti-racism slogans, nearly 20 people rallied yesterday afternoon outside the Washtenaw County Courthouse to protest the conviction of anti-Ku Klux Klan protester Tommy Doxey. Doxey, a 21-year-old East Lansing resident, was convicted less than two weeks ago for assaulting a police officer during a demon- stration in the summer of 1998. The 1998 demonstration was in protest of a KKK rally held in front of the Guy C. Larcom Municipal Building. during the trail. Lencioni's testimony was integral in convicting Doxey, she said. Lencioni testified that at the rally, Doxey was the only protester dressed all in black, Massie said. Doxey's clothing matched the description of a subject seen throwing rocks at a police officer. Massie said yesterday that Doxey was not the only person who fit that description. "There were police photos showing people around (Doxey) dressed all in black," Massie said. "We will of course be filing a motion for a new trial in the next short while," Massie said. She said that other motions pertaining to the I E 'I . P". .. ie i :i°f:U ._____ 0