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Thyrsday-November 6, 1997
UC student newspaper ripped off again
BERKELEY, Calff.— At the
University of Califomia-Berkeley,
thousands of copies of the student
newspaper were stolen from the
news racks—again.
The Oct. 16 theft of nearly 7,000
copies of the Daily Californian
marked the seventh such incident in
less than a year. The paper’s editors
say they believe the most recent
theft and others were prompted by
White students sue Michigan over admissions policy
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Two
white students who claim they were
denied admission to the University
of Michigan because of their race
filed suit Oct. 14 in a case that could
influence affirmative-action policies
at major public universities.
Jennifer Gratz, 20, and Patrick
Hamacher, 18, say UM uses differ
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the publication of opinion pieces
against affirmative action.
“It is hugely ironic that the cam
pus that gave birth to the Free Speech
Movement 30 years ago is now in
danger of coming full circle and
squelching true political discourse
on campus,” said Ryan Tate, the
paper’s editor-in-chief, in a Daily
Cal article. “I am hopeful we can
prevent that from happening.”
ent standards to admit students of
different races. Gratz, whose high
school grade-point average was close
t0a3.8, was denied admission toUM
in 1995; Hamacher, whose average
was a 3.3, was rejected in 1997.
At the center of a lawsuit is a
screening grid made public last year
that purports to show that UM offi-
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Campus News from around the world
The most recent opinion piece
criticized a small but militant group
on campus, the Coalition to Defend
Affirmative Action By Any Means
Necessary.
The group has publicly denied hav
ing anything to do with the thefts, al
though coalition leader Tania Kappner
told theSanFrancisco Chronicle that she
would like the Daily Cal “to print pro
affirmative action pieces as well.”
cials favors minority students, in
cluding black and Hispanic students,
by allowing lower test and grade
standards.
At Michigan, where affirmative
action has been openly used for
years, officials say the suit misrep
resents the admissions process.
The university says it considers
not only an applicant’s race, but
also a variety of other factors, in
Archeology students find body
PROVO, Utah —When archeol
ogy students from Brigham Young
University set out on a dig, they
hoped to find an arrowhead or a tin
can once used by a cowboy. -
Instead, students uncovered the
body of a man missing for almost 26
years.
John S. Jones, a deer hunter, was
stranded in Capitol Reef National
Park when a blizzard hit on Oct. 23,
1971. Despite several searches, his
body was never found—until the
"Bret.net"
cont. from page 1
I came up with a list of places to
go.”
"Brett.net" gives schedules of
weekly events happening at lo
cal clubs like Spyro Gyro, Maple
Street Mansion, and 302 South
Street. Each premises receives
a rating from Fielder indicated
with his logo.
“This is one section I would
really like student feedback on.
I’d like to know other students'
opinions on these places,” says
Fielder.
Fielder also has a section en
titled “Friends” which lists the
web sites of people he knows.
He uses their logos and includes
brief summaries of their pages.
"Brett.net" also has a travel
page on which Fielder picks a
certain place, like Blood Moun
tain, and writes a review on the
trip. Most areas covered are one
to two day trips around Georgia.
The thefts started last November,
when 4,000 copies woe stolen on the
day the Daily Cal en&rsed Proposition
209, the measure banning affirmative
action in public university admissions.
In a statement published in the
Daily Cal, Berkeley chancellor Rob
ert Berdahl said he was “deeply
troubled” by the theft.
“The University of California at
Berkeley is committed to free speech
eluding: high school grade point
average, test scores, alumni rela
tionships, athletic ability and essay
quality. “No one factor is determi
native,” said UM president Lee C.
Bollinger.
The president defended UM’s
affirmative action policy in a pre
pared statement.
“For almost 200 years, public
universities have unblocked the
class of 13 students and 4B YU staff
members stumbled upon his bones
during their spring dig.
“It was very fortuitous,” said
Cam Jenkins, a BYU spokesper
son. “When you get down there, the
land is so desolate. The students
thought they might be standing on
land no one had stood on before-at
least in this century.”
Jones still had his pants on, and
his gun, glasses and belt were found
nearby. The group also discovered
Fielder includes pictures and infor
mation on hiking and mountain bik
ing trails. Written directions are
given and for users with a Netscape
3 or higher, visual maps are avail
able charting the trip from UWG to
the destination.
The music portion of "Brett.net"
features local bands such as
"Skagnetti" that play in Carrollton.
Fielder does interviews with the
bands and writes articles on the
members.
“It highlights the Carrollton mu
sic scene and allows students to
know who are in the bands they’re
listening to. Most people just see
the bands at parties, but this gives
you a chance to get to know the
members.”
The performance dates and lo
cations are listed, as well.
Fielder is consistantly trying to
add new technology to "Brett.net,"
but tries to keep it on the level of the
majority of computers students have
access to. He has experienced quite
a bit of positive response from us
and supports the expression of di
verse viewpoints,” he said. “The
university will not tolerate suppres
sion of views expressed in The Daily
Californian or any other campus
publication.”
Campus police are investigating
the incident. Daily Cal editors esti
mate the papers were worth $4,200
in lost advertising revenue and print
ing costs.
doors to social and economic op
portunity to students from many dif
ferent backgrounds,” he said, “and
we believe it is absolutely essential
that they continue to do so.”
Gratz and Hamacher are repre
sented by the Center for Individual
Rights, the same public-interest law
group that successfully challenged
the affirmative action policy at Uni
versity of Texas-Austin in 1996.
his wallet, which contained his so
cial security card and driver’s li
cense.
The surviving family members
of Jones, who was from Modesto,
Calif, were immediately notified,
Jenkins said.
Meanwhile, the students are gear
ing up for their next dig, to start next
spring. The dig is part of a five-year
project funded by the National Park
Service to inventory artifacts found
in the park.
ers and anticipates receiving more.
“I look forward to hearing any
new ideas that would make it better
because I made "Brett.net" for the
students here at UWG.”
"Brett.net" can be found on the
internet at www.westga.edu/
~5tu4377/.
Advance
registration
for under
graduates
begins Nov.
6 and runs
through
Nov. 24.
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