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Serving the University of Texas at San Antonio Community
TUESDAY
September 7, 1993
Volume 16, Numtyer 7
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Texas' ONLY Independent Student Newspaper
Yearbook organization struggles on
By Brtan WhMlw
News Editor
The Yeaibook Organization is start¬ ing its production of fifth yeaibook at UTSA whik facing problems of debt, UTSA ptdicy vielalions, and a small staff. The Yeatbodc Organization is a
held in question.
Barbie Kamm, Assistant Director for Student Leadership and Activities, had this to say in a recent interview regard¬ ing her j(4) and the Yearbook Organiza¬ tion. "I help the student organizations get registered, to sort of weave through
7 didn't even know there was a yearbook until Decemtjer." —Barbie Kamm
Student leadership and activities assist, director
Registered Student Organization (RSO) and recognized by the Student Activi¬ ties Office. The current faculty advisor is Dan Kaderii, who teaches English and serves as the Academic Coordinator fw the Intercollegiate Department of Ath¬ letics. Theyeaibookgainedanewfresh- manco-editor, Alex Ashbuiy last spring. The future of this organization has been
the red tape" Kamm said. Regarding the actual publication Kamm said. "I be¬ lieve it's considered an RSO publication even though they''3 allowed to call it the UTSA yearbook. As far as I know the yearbook has kind of operated on its on off somewhere else. None of us know much about it. I didn't even know there was a yearbook until December." Kamm
Students freed from Bosnian Prison
ByJ«HZ«l«iy
The Daily N^askan
Special to CoUege Press Service
UNCOLN, Nd>.—Two Univenity ol Ndnaka-Linccrin students woiking as relief yviumteea in Croatia woe re- leaaed this summer after being hekl in a Bosnian detention center for about 18 daqrs.
-MibaB AU, a soiior cagineoing laa- |ar, ind Suleman Ahmer. a graduitte student, tefl the United Stttes in No¬ vember 1992 to work in the Bosnian rdkf efiforts, said Zahid Nazir, Ali's roonuiuMe.
"TheyarecoUect- ing thinp that are needed in Bosnia." he said. "Sometimes Ib^ need medicBie. sometimes Ihey need food."
The two Midents, who «e ntfives ai Plddstmi, were dis¬ tributing supplies fiom atdief <rffice in dhridedCrontia when they weie cq)tured. Constant battles in the area made the situation extremely dangerous, Nazir said.
"Anydiing couM have hq>pened with the war gtnng on there,'' he said.' 'Their parents wore really wonied. Bad things have been going through my mind since they wwe missing. They're back safely
now, but I haven't been id>ie to talk lo them."
Arshad Syed, infonnation systons manager fas the C(41ege of Business Administration, went to Croatia in July to help negotiate the students' release, said his wife, Lucretia Syed.
Syed convinced the American Em¬ bassy in Croatia to assist in the rescue effort after much persuading, his wif« said.
' 'He was thinking about exchanging himself for his two friends in order for them todo somethingaboutit," Lucretia Syed said.
The U.S. was rehictant to get involved in the inci¬ dent, Lucr^ia Syed rqxxted, because the two students were from Pakistan andnol American citizens, Through Syed's ef- fiDrts,thetwostudenta were saCdy released. Aii and Ahmer were woridng for Al-Nasr Intenurtional Organization of Liiwoln. The organization, certified by the state in January, was founded by Syed to provide humanitarian relief.
The Bosnian effort was the first time the organization had gone into another country, said Lucretia Syed.
Regent resigns from UT system
AUSTIN — Houston businessman Peter Coneway announced on Thursday (Aug. 12) that he had submitted to Gov. Aim Richards his resignation from the University of Texas System board of Regents.
Coneway said in a prepared state¬ ment that he had decided to resign, ef¬ fective immediately, in order to "avoid and prevent even the ^MgKtest appear¬ ance of a conflict of interest" because of his limited partnership and consulting relationship wilh G(Mman, Sachs & Co., an investment fiim with which the UT System does business.
He cited a recent Texas Attorney general's opinion regarding a university board's business arrangements with firms in which a regent has even a lim¬ ited business relationship. Coneway said he felt obligated to step down from the UT system board because of the attoney general's opinion, which con¬ cerned another institution of higher edu¬ cation.
Bemaid Rapopoit. chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, issued the following statement:
"My colleagues and I on the board of Regents regret very much that the board and the UT System will no linger have the benefit of Peter Coneway's sovke asaregenL He is a person of the highest integrity and ethicd standards, and his
respect for both the spirit and the tetter of the law is unassailable.
"We arc hopeful that the UT System will no linger have the benefit of Peter Coneway's service as a regent. He is a person of the highest integrity and ethi¬ cal standards, and his respect for both the spirit and the letter of the law is unassailabte.
"We are hc^ful that the UT System can continue to benefit fiom Peta''s wisdom, his business acumen, and his high ethical values in some advisory capacity related to the management of the assets of the UT System."
WiUiam H. Cunningham, chancellor of the UT system, said:
"Peter Coneway has been a valued fitend of the University and of me for many years. He is a very bright and able individual whose conduct in all business and professional matters is always im- peccabte.
"While thoe has never been any con¬ flict related to his service on the Board of Regents, it is consistent with his high ethical standards that he has acted to avoid the issue of even a possiUe ap¬ pearance of a conflict of interest, lam very pleased that, as a friend, he will continue to be available to me for con¬ sultation and advtee on a wide range of matters."
acknowledged she was not aware the Yeartxxdc Organiza¬ tion has used an of¬ fice in the library on aregularbasis forthe past four years. Kamm said, "It hasn't been given a real home at UTSA. I know that Dr. Hernandez's goal is to bring the yearbook under the Student Affairs Division and give it an advisor who can give it a k)t of time. Dan Kad- o-li isarealbusy guy, ...it was one of her twenty goals for the year. It will now be an important part, different than an RSO."
Dr. Bobbie Hemandez, Vice Presi¬ dent for Student Affairs, confirmed that action was being taken regarding the yearbook. Hanandezsaid,"IaskedDr. Patricia Graham to form a committee to
Dan Kaderll voluntaers as the yeai1x>ok Organization advisor
study the feasibility of more university involvement with the yearbook. The committee should meet sometime in Sep¬ tember." Dr. Patricia Graham is the Associate Vice President for Student
Affairs.
The year¬ book advisor, Dan Kaderii, stated the yeaibook has com¬ pleted its fourth annual and is start¬ ing on its fifth. Taylor Publishing in Dallas has printed the year¬ book since its first issue in 89'-90' academic year. The Yearixwk Or¬ ganization still has issues fiom all past publicationsdueto slow sales. Kad¬ erii said, "In the be¬ ginning we were warned by the pub¬ lishing company not to expect mas¬ sive sales or a great amount of success or publicity early on. It's a slow process of getting noticed and getting publicity and getting the university involved with it." Kaderii stated the publisher had told him to
expect five to ten years for business to really get started. Kado'li said, "We've noticed some good things lately, some positive signs with university involve¬ ment We're heading toward brighter days."
Alex Ashbury, the editor, said, "We arereallytryingmoreadveitising. We're also going to participate in Club Fair and try selling in the vendor's bizarre. Hope¬ fully now that we're growing, more people will take notice of us." Ashbury said, "We have received a lot of he'p fiom the bursar's office. They display and sell the yeaibook for us. Donna Ware in photo ID and the Office of Communications has also helped a great deal."
Kaderii said, "1 think in temis of quality, this will really be a superlative yearbook." Ashbury said, "We covered more than we've ever covered before. We have faces with names and we cov¬ ered almost all offices on campus. We devoted more pages to the Oaks and the doims."
Kaderii said, "We are in no way fading. They've designated a portion of the new UCforus."
The yeartxx* has been acknowledged
Fred Zain not teaching tiiis semester after termination witli i\/ledical Examiners Office
By Giselle Salinas
Inaddition to losing his BexarCounty fcMensics job, Rred Zain, teaching asso¬ ciate, will not be returning to his Basic or Intermediate Criminalistics class this year.
David Alvirez, director and professOT of the Divi¬ sion of Social and Policy Sciences had no comment on why Zain would not be teaching.
"All I can say," Alvirez said, "is that he won'^t be teaching this year." Dr. Ronald Rogers, another professor who teaches Criminalistics, refused comment.
Zain lost his position as chief sercdogist and head of physical evidence at the Bexar County Medical Examiner's office after his woik had been spot lighted for review. Zain has worked there since 1989.
FcHTiier student, James Rackely, said, "I was shocked about Zain's situation. When I heard it on the radio and on the news," exclaimed Rackely, "1 coukin't believe it Asfaras I kiK)w,°he seemed to be an expert in his field." Another student Jon Bell said,"
I really enjoyed Zain for Basic Criminalistics, I hope he comes back in the spring to teach Intermediate." Most students were questioned were disap-
FredZaln has been
taught criminalistics at UTSA, his credibility questioned in cases In West Virginia and Texas
pointedtohearabout the situation. Most were sympathetic toward Zain.
An investigation was ordered when a West Virginia man was paid $ 1 million by the state to tiim away a lawsuit over a wrongful rape conviction in which
Zain's testimony was pivotal.
Zain had been a police chemist for 13 years in West Virginia before being employed in Bexar County.
This entire situation brought questions tohis credibility here in Texas. Some 75 impris¬ oned inmates have been found whose convic¬ tions involved Zain's testimony or serology work. These cases may be further investigated. In the 1990 Jack Davis murder case of Kathie Balonis, a New Braunfels school teacher, Zain testified that certain bloodstains on a important piece of carpet belonged to Davis instead ofthe vic¬ tim Kathie Balonis. Zain's testimony about the results of the blood and DNA tests were crucial to the state's case against Davis. Davis' conviction was overturned on other issues, and is expected to be retried sometime in Oc¬ tober.
Zain's work was called into question by a fonner coUegue at the medical examiner's office. Daphne NOTSworthy
made claims that Zain was not being thorough in processing physical evi¬ dence. Norsworthy did not make any claims that Zain intentionally falsified findings. Norswmthy admits to having personality clashes with Zain.
At UTSA the situation is not being discussed.
"All 1 know about his situation is what is in the media," Alvirez said, "and personally, 1 don't trust them or the legal system."
Zain's classes of Basic and Interme¬ diate Criminalistics was highly sought after. "It was always a crowded class" told one student. "Hewasverypolular".
"I picked up quite a few things in Zain's class", said Rackely, "especially in the investigation and homicide stud¬ ies." Several other students who wishe dtoremain anonymous agreed that Zain's teaching was very good and would never have suspected him of any professional misconduct One student claimed "I could never get into his class, it was always fiUed past capacity, students lined up outside his classroom in hope of add¬ ing it."
Zain has been unavailable for com¬ ment since his termination.
A new professor named of Steve Hanson will take 2^n's place teaching criminalistics this fall. CriminalJustice classes were almost dirupted by the sud¬ den departure of Caroline Fuentes who lefi for another job offer.
Drug use by students increasing slightly
Long lines peraMed aiound campus session. Friday was the last day to add
during the add/drop
College Press Service
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Drug use by college students is beginning to grow again after a hiatus, especially in the use of hallucinogenic drugs, according to findings by a University of Michigan study released this summer.
Based on a 1992 survey of about 1.500 college students, the Monitoring of the Fuhire Study found that 30.6 percent of the respondents had used some illicit drug at least once in the prior 12 months, up from 29.2 percent in 1991.
The rise, while not statistically sig¬ nificant was in large part due to an increase in marijuana usage, which rose to 27 percent from 26 percent.
"It is useful to be reminded that it was among American college students that the massive drug epidemic of the last 25 years began," said Lloyd Johnston, the principal investigator for the study and a social scientist at Mkhi-
gan. "They are often the harbingers of change in behavior and norms for young people more generally, and a reversal in drug use in this population would not bode well for the coun&y."
The use of hallucinogens rose for the third year in a row. In 1989,5.1 percent used a I 'lucinogen in the previous year; by 1992.6.8 percent reported such use. LSD accounted for the highest increase, rising from 3.4 percent to 5.7 percent in the period.
Cocaine use continued to decline, dropping from 3.6 percent of 1991 col¬ lege studente to 3 percent in 1992. Crack, stimulants, inhalants, heroin and opiates other than heroin showed little or no further decline in use, die survey said.
The study, which received funding fiom the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also found that heavy drinking continued among college students. In
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