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Studying up the wrong tree ... U. of
Kansas senior John Boys climbed a tree
to read Neitzschc and found himself
stuck 25 feet off the ground. About 20
people gathered to watch as fire fighters
extended a 24-foot ladder to help Boys
descend. Boys said he had climbed many
of the trees in the area but never that
particular tree. “It was kind of a chal
lenge," he said "I just really didn’t think
about getting down when I climbed up.”
While in the tree, Boys had to field ques
tions from entertained onlookers and
fire department workers, who said they
did not receive many calls to rescue peo
ple from trees. “Yeah, I feel kind of
stupid," Boys told the fire fighters. “1
guess they could get me down with a
chain saw. Obviously I was not the one
who called you " ■ Steve Bailey, The
University Daily Kansan, U. of Kansas
MASSACHUSETTS
Mainframe manipulation . . . U. of
Massachusetts, Amherst, administrators
are drafting regulations to combat forums
devoted to the exchange of sex stones on
one of the university’s most powerful
mainframe computers. Four forums,
called “CyberLust,” “SEX.” “Sexstories”
and “Lusty One,” were disclosed last
March and contained files of graphic sex
ual exploits on the CYBER system which
is intended only for “instructional and
research activities.” The sex story forums
occupy less than 1 percent of total system
usage and are "owned” or operated by
their creators. Any university-affiliated
person who pays a $10 fee and has access
to a computer may connect with the
CYBER system. Administrators also con
firmed the existence of forums devoted to
discussions of Christianity, science fic
tion, poetry and even one that outlines the
underground tunnel system of the uni ver
sity. ■ Preston P. Forman, The
Massachusetts Daily Collegian, U. of
Massachusetts, Amherst
Oregon
Pleading insanity... Academically dishon
est students who are found to be mentally
ill will not have disciplinary sanctions
brought against them, according to a new
student conduct policy approved at the U.
of Oregon. UO spokeswoman Elaine
Green said the policy distinguishes for
the first time between academic and dis
ciplinary sanctions. “The problem is,
what if someone has a mental disorder
and is accused of academic dishonesty?"
Green asked While such students will
not have any disciplinary sanctions
brought against them, they will receive
academic grades based on the fact that
they were dishonest. “Insanity is not a
defense for getting a grade dishonestly,*
Green said ■ Peter Cogswell, Oregon
Daily Emerald, U. of Oregon
Wisconsin
No COWS allowed ... In an effort to per
suade students to stop walking across
the grass on campus, Marquette U’s
Resident Hall Association Environmental
Committee hosted a Cow Path Prevention
Day. Committee Chairman Steve Cole
said students cutting corners and walk
ing on the grass costs the university
$22,000 a year for up keep A university
budget list shows that Marquette
spends $14,414 each year maintaining
the campus environment and an addi
tional $7,200 a year on labor The cost
of replacing grass, shrubs, sod and flow
ers could be reduced if students would
walk on the pavement, said RHA com
mittee member Amy Schaefer. ■Jaimie
A Fraser, Marquette Tribune,
Marquette U.
California
Rushing the evidence. . California State
U., long Beach, may have the richest
sewage in the world. Responding to com
plaints of a plugged sewer, university
plumbers discovered eight or nine $100
bills floating at the bottom of the manhole,
said Thni Benin, senior director of public
affairs at the university. But the excite
ment did not last long. The bills were coun
terfeit In the process of unclogging the
sewer, approximately 30 to 40 pounds of
wet shredded bills were confiscated, said
Lt Ron Perron of campus security, adding
that possibly $250,000 to $ 1 million was
found U S. Secret Service agents investi
gated two places on campus where the bills
might have been printed. ■ Jenny
Cleveland, The Manenter, U. of Missouri,
Columbia
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