The Lumberjack, December 9, 1981.

              However, he said that he expected pro-
Khomeini “ spies” would photograph the
demonstrators and send the pictures back to
Iran.
“ They’ll take pictures which will jeopardize
our families and our health when we return to
Iran," Morteza.
After the demonstration, Morteza called
The Lumberjack to report that he and two
to stop the death squads, to free 20,000
political prisoners and to stop the dictator­ship,”
he said.
Passing out fliers titled “ More Torture and
E x ecu tio n o f P re g n an t W omen by
Khomeini's Regime" and "NO to Repressive
Dictatorships in Iran," the demonstrators
said that the majority of Iranians oppose the
Khomeni regime.
“ The majority want democracy. We want
to ask all Americans to help us establish a new
democratic Iran," Morteza said.
During the demonstration, Morteza said he
doubted there would be any physical confron­tation
between coalition members and pro-
Khomeini students.
“ We don't exptct any attacks, but if they
retaliate, we will not respond with violence.
Our purpose is not to commit violent acts,”
Morteza said.
other coalition members had been confronted
by pro-Khomeini students who photographed
them.
The pro-Khomeini students told the coali­tion
members that the picture* would be sent
to Iran and to watch for themselves and their
families, Morteza said.
“ They took our posters, crumplcd them
Students protest Iranian
executions, dictatorship
By Kate Riley
Carrying signs that read “ Stop Death
Squads in Iran” and “ Khomeini-You Have
The Shah’s Destiny,” 15 NAU Iranian
students demonstrated for an hour on M on­day
in front of the Bookstore.
The peaceful demonstration marked the
28th anniversary of the deaths of three Ira­nian
students killed for opposing the late
Shah Reza Pahlavi’s regime, according to
literature distributed by the NAU students.
The demonstration is the first by the newly
formed Coalition of Democratic Iranian
Students, said M orteza, a coalition
spokesman who asked that his last name not
be used to protect his family in Iran.
“ We’re staging this protest to let people
know that all the democratic movements in
Iran have been bmtally outlawed.
"Our demand is to stop execution in Iran,
Students voice concern
Removal of barricades causes hazards
By Marty Valentino dumped in trenches. And consequently, at blems, Kenny Cail, Associated Students of
Because of safety concerns, many students points in time, we will have exposed areas.” NAU president, said barricades that were
have v o ted o p i n J about the replaL nent o f „ f , tfTe construction sites should be
the north campus natural gas distribution 5 a ver* sm 8fOUP o f people •
- - - - - ? . . . causing problems in that regard,” he added. Students finding barricades or rubber'conea
“ But it does disappoint me to see how many can return them at any construction site, he
barricades have been dumped in the said.
system, Frank H. Besnette, vice president for
administration and finance, said.
Although no reports have been filed with
the Flagstaff Hospital concerning student in­ju
ria related to open trenches, two students In addition to the removal of barricades, a
Construction at north campus should-weather
permitting-be completed by the t
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the open trenches. Fronske authorities said ^ g for new gas hnes, and aho masked roped
- - barriers blocking off trenched areas.
One student has fallen into a trench,
Besnette said, and four vehicles have
Tuesday.
Students have expressed concern about
eas at construction dtes that are left un­marked,
hie said.
Although open trenches that are bridged,
usually with boards, have been marked with
reportedly run into trenches.
Although phone calls to NAU administra­tion
have indicated more incidents, there are
Workers have been on duty 10 hours a day,
six days a week to complete the project, he
said.
“ At this point, my general feeling is that of
satisfaction with the project, considering the
situation.” Besnette said.
However, some scars win be apparent
h»rrirarf« nnH rihKnn* .nn m rim .ifiv v n currently no concrete situations that can be throughout bamcades and ribbons, approximately 300 •, For northro acdams bpruosV, ehne hseaciAdU,
barricades and rubber cones have been taken “ V ^uted to the trench*, B anetu: said
recently from the construction sites, Besnette U1 WW ,0 know abou‘ jw o -
t|)^ blems, and how campus conditions can be im-
We abo can predict that every day a cer- P[oved’” he Pf°-
tain number of barricades wiU be moved or blems may caU the NAU ttfety administrator.
Also, to bdp alleviate trench-related pro- ------------
For example, roads broken because of con­struction
will not be re-paved until outside
temperatures average approxim ately 40
degrees daily, he said. Roads may crack if
paved before that time, he said.
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Iranian atudent participate In a peaceful demonatratton of trie newty formed
Coalition of Democratic Iranian Students. This protester carries a sign stating,
‘Khomelni-you have the Shah’a destiny.’
Contract station
theft unsolved
By Marty Valentino
At approximately 7:50 Saturday morning,
the contract office at the university post office
was broken into, said Ed Talley, NAU post
master.
At press time, it was not known if anything
was taken from the office, Talley said. An
audit from the Phoenix Postal Investigation
Service was to lake place Monday, he said.
The outside doors to the post of­fice/
bookstore complex were unlocked at ap­proximately
7 a.m ., Saturday, according to
Robert Kaecker, NAU police chief. Kaecker
would offer no other comment concerning the
incident until the postal investigation.
Post office mail clerk Hobert Mead had
opened the post office at approximately 7:J0
that morning, Talley said. At that time he was
approached by a male asking the way out of
the building.
“ He said, ’could you help me? I seem to be
lost...Seems like I’ve been lost all day.’ So I
showed him the way out,” Mead said.
Mead, described the man as being approx­imately
5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing ap­proximately
150 pounds. The male “ was in
his early 20s, and he was wearing blue-jeans
and a Levi jacket," Mead said.
"H e had long blond hair, bui it wasn’t long
enough to put in a pony tail,” he added.
Mead said he noticed some pens and pencils
ip the man’s pocket as he was walking away.
“ The only place where he could have gotten
them was at the bookstore or in the contract
office, so I checked the contract office,”
Mead said.
The door to the office had been knocked
down, Mead said. “ You could actually see the
sneaker foot-print on the door,” be said.
Exactly what had been taken, if anything,
will not be determined until the postal in­vestigation.
Talley said. However, one c.o.d.
package had been opened, and some certified
mail had been scattered, he said.
Students who mailed these letters will be
notified by the university post office, he said.
“They could have taken a lot of physical
things, like calculators, but we keep
everything locked up in a safe,” Talley said.
The contract office does not have a security
alarm, he added. '*
_ University post office functions will not be
disturbed because of the incident, Talley said.
However, the contract office, where packages
are weighed and stamps are sold, will not be
opened until Phoenix postal authorities
recommend so. At press time, the office was
still closed. . i : v -
The contract office was broken into during
December 1979, Talley said. At that time, cer­tified
maif and other letters were disturbed,
but nothing was stolen.
ASNAU Supreme Court still waiting for its first big case
By Kate Riley
The U.S. Supreme Court is so busy that it can review
only a fraction of the hundreds of cases it receives each
year. Not so with ASNAU Supreme C ou rt-it’s still
waiting for its first big break.
The constitutional provisions were passed last year in
a universitywide referendum, but so far the court’s ac­tivity
has been limited.
Under the ASNAU constitution, the Supreme Court
has jurisdiction in elections and in interpreting the con­stitution.
They also judicate conflicts between campus
groups and the ASNAU council and between ASNAU
councilmembers. So far, no disputes have come before
the court.
The justices attributed their limited activity to cam­pus
ignorance of the court and its functions.
“ It will take a while to get established. I’d imagine
half the people on campus don’t know the Supreme
Court exists," said justice Dale Booher.
There’s another problem too, the justices said. Some
organizations may nqt^go to the Supreme Court because
the ASNAU council can override any court decision
with a three-quarters vote, the justices said.
"The end result is that the council can appeal to
themselves an action in which they are a party,” said
justice Lisa Smith.
"Right now there’s n opoiot for an organization with
a complaint against ASNAU to ask for a court decision,
because our decision could be appealed and reversed by
ASNAU councilmembers. That’s not to say that the
councilmembers would do that.’ Smith said.
The only time a Supreme Court decision was appealed
to ASNAU, councilmembers amended the court’s rul­ing.
During special elections earlier this semester, the
court handed down sanctions against ASNAU liaison
candidate Connie Wiegen for campaign violations.
Wiegers appealed the penalties to the ASNAU coun­cil.
Councilmembers voted to lessen the sanctions
against her.
Two councilmembers, Finance Vice President Mike
Morgan and Public Relations Councilman Nathan Ser­rano,
acted as “ advisers" in Wiegers’ campaign,
Wiegen said Monday. Other councilmembers report ed-ly
supported other candidates* campaigns._____________
However, Morgan said there was no conflict o f in­terest.
“ Conflict of interest implies monetary or material
gain. We were merely supporters of Connie Wiegers.
Pre-bias does not have anything to do with conflict of
interest,” Morgan said.
The justices said their initial reaction to the override
was shock.
“ They amended the decision and handed down a new
one. The council was acting as a Supreme Court without
court rules. Their final decsiofl wasn’t really ine­quitable,
but unless jurisdiction and procedures are
clarified in the constitution, this could happen again
and again," Smith said. $66 COUft PlflS 2
Briefs
Reply to Arizona Dally Sun
edltoriaL.Page 4
Messiah coming to NAU theater
Sunday...Page 6
Lumberjack capers return home
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Students Page 4
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opinions
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Campus Capsules.......Page 2
Classified.....................Page 11
Editorials....................-Page 4
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A student newspaper serving the Northern Arizona University community. Flagstaff. (fl02l 523-4921 Volume 71, l& u e 29. D ecem ber 9, 1981