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Show i i FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1M1 THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOL. 91 Programs help lift financial burdens from med students Expert defends polygraph tests by Mike Prater Chronicle staff Polygraphs are used in less than five percent of criminal yet, they are becoming one of the most controversial issues in today's judicial system. That's because peopleareafraidof them, according to David Raskin, a leading researcher on lie detectors and a University case; iV professor. Wilkinson Chronicle staff by Brian X " "People would be surprised by the amount of times xly graphs are used in court t uses. In New Mexico, where I he v are popular because of a Supreme Court ruling, they are used much less than five percent of the time." he said during a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture Thursday afternoon. machines the center of But why are the decision-makin- g many controversial issues concerning the modern judicial Two medic al sc hoed programs make il fin.uic tally easiet for students to make it ihiough the I'niveisitv I out-of-sta- Medical St hool. The Student Exchange Program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (VICHE)allows students fiom Alaska. Montana, Arizona or Nevada to attend the I'niwisity Medical School, with home states subsidizing the mil ion costs. The other program is a contrac I program with Wyoming and Idaho which provides a total of 15 reserved subsidized spaces for students from (hose stales. According to Millie Peterson, Medical Schctol admissions secretaiy. the numlxr of WICHE students funded from eac h stale dcM-ndujxmi the appropriation of the program from each state legislature. For example, this year Monlan.i provided funds for seven students to attend l he sc hool. Peterson said thai most WICHE states, notably Alaska and Molilalia, can attend to fund quite a numlxr of students system? "People are afraid of the technology involved." Raskin said. a bad history of misuse and abuse and it makes the people involved wonder about its accuracy." The polygraph test, which is an application of human by measuring bodily reactions, came about psye in IK9. following the invention by two Italian sc ientists. Since then, it has grown into maturity by dodging court rulings, negative feedback and a barrage of other threats to become a dominant force in the 1980s. In a celebrated Supreme Court case in 1923, Fryevs. United States, the court ruled that polygraphs weren't ready for use in the judicial system. "That set the precedent for use of polygraphs in the court of law," Raskin said. "Of course, that has changed now." Today, the device is si ill Ix'ing questioned. David Lit ken, a leading authority on polygraphs, believes that they can be beat. "Polygraphs have no more business being in the courtroom than . . . psychos," Raskin quoted V Lie ken as saying. "It's like flipping coins. You would have a better chance playing Russian Roulette." Lie ken believes the system can be beat when l he person in question biles his tongue, presses his toes, flexes his muscles or f 'The machine has s because of large revenues fiom oil and coal sevcrem-- i lion." Raskin said. mmmmmm continued on page five David Raskin i Business as usual for most facilities Mosl I'nivcrsity offices and facilities will remain ojx'ii tegular business hours dining Christinas hieak with a few alleralions in sc hetliiles for Christinas and New Year's Day. Financial Aids offices and administrative offires will H a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday: Chi isimas Day and New Year's Day they will Ik- c losed. - extended for finals week. I 'he Library hours have library will hcoMiiat 7:30 a. in. ancle lose at midnight through lo p.m.. and Tuesday. Wednesday the hours wilt T and 7:30 from a.m. to Friday 'Iliursday p.m. The weekend schedule throughout break will bc9a.tn. to.) p. in. on Saturday and closed on Sundays. The library will not lx- ojM'ti on Christmas or New Year's Day. Ix-c- 1 1 - HPER facilities hours will be extended during the Christmas break, with the sw immingxxls. weight rooms and gyms ojx-- from noon to 8 p.m. Ik ginning DeevmlxT 20. On Cln istmas I' ve and New Year's F.e lac ilitieswillc lose at jp.m. and will not oihu on Chi istmas Day. Howeur. HPER w ill from I p.m. to p.m. on New Year's Day. The Field House will be operating on the usual schedule: ( ' allowances. Most WICIIF. students at the Medical Schexil come from Montana. Peterson said. Since medical education costs Ixlwccn $l5.000and S20.000a e;u. WICHE students, usually those from Montana, aie in demand. The large sum paid tothe I'niveisity by WICHE isaltrac live lo the Medical School, so cetlifiahlc Montana students are olfered eaily ixisitions of competition from other medic al sc liools. The contrac t program with Wyoming and Idaho Ixrausc those states do not have llieii own medical si liools. Instead, tney each buy spaces in the medical schexil ass to instil e a supply of new elx tors. Ciidc-the program. Wyoming buys 10 spaces and Idaho five. But if there aie not enough applicants to fill these buys lo other applie ants, usually spaces, they will lxfrom I'tah. Students accepted by the contiacl progiains meet some lecpiiiements fiom their home slates before they can to (he sc hxil. Peteison said. Ix-ga- thinks exciting thoughts. "All those things measure rcae N0.67 - a.m. to p.m. Monday through Friday. 6a.m. tomiclnighlon Saturday and 9a.m. to p.m. on Sunday. It willtloseat 5 p.m. on on Christmas Eve and New Year's F.vc and will not Christmas or New Year's Day. The I'nion Building will beoiK'n regular hours, whic hare 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight Fridas and Saturday and I p.m. to 0 p.m. on Sunday through 1 1 1 1 1 Dec. 19. However, the t'nion will be c losed every Sunday beginning . 20. as well as Dee . 25. 26 and 27 and Jan. 1. 2 and 3. The I'niversity Book Store will be oxn 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Moudas throuuh Fiida tint il Chiist mas I'vcw hen it will c lose at 3 p.m. It will bee losed onChristmasandthe day after.as well as New Year's Day . The Student Health Center will remain open from 8:30a.m. until 5 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve it will closeat noon, and the center will not be open Christmas or New Year's Day. Most department offices will be open during regular business hours during Christmas break, but hours may vary Dec the department. deix-ndingo- For example, a lesideiiey icepiiremcnl of fie yeais is inixsed on applie ants in both Wyoming and Idaho. Once admitted. Wyoming and Idaho pay the tuition costs for students from those states, but individual students must pay I'niversiiy student fees and living exx-usesTo instucits investment. Wyoming indentures itsadmitteel students to retuin lo Wyoming lo pi ae lice medic ine. Aecoieling to Peteison, a stiff penalty is imposed if a Wyoming student cluxises to practice outside ol Wyoming. The usual penalty is the icpamcnt of the tuition costs ine uired by the state-However. Idaho does not teepiiie its medical school graduates to prae tier in Idaho, Peteison said. . . Both programs arc dependent on wliclhct thctearccnough certifiable applicants to fill the available positions in the medical sc hexil c lass, aecoieling to Peterson. Applicants ate certified for eligibility by state eligibility officers, but the Medical School Admissions Committee governs acceptance to the sc hool. West German official discusses nuclear relations Editor's Note: Siegfried Opitz, West Germain's consulate general, is louring American universities lecturing on East-Werelations, especially in light of the escalating nuclrai arms race in EuroM'. He delivered an informal lecture to 4 small group from the liiiveisiiy'sCerman Department Dec. 2. He also agreed to talk to two I'niversiiv students. Frank about the nuclear Redding and Rosemarie Brittner-Mahver- a situation in Europe. What follows is an excerpt from the two-host ur discussion. lealize that the .11 iiin ineliistiy is lx hind all of this. Il ol mil nc wants 10 pioduee. It has Ixe u put in motion and hastostas 111 motion. I Iiin i w hat I waul tos.n lothcMudciiiv I just want to Mail the piixi Ns ol think, vi t li will sa 'stop' oiKe.md loi all. nations of the woi Id nee el to 0111 111 1111 ie ate w ilh eae h olhe . and th.it gx-- loi the- Fast as we II .is the West. That is why Q: What is your opinion of Americ an awareness on the issues you deal with in your presentation? A: "I don's doubt the- awaiene-sso- l the Aineiieaiis. Ilowcse i. ihelast lew seals that theie- is little inteiest in I'e- noticed ill piohlems outside of Ameiica. Amciicaiis have moie fi less iMdated the ni"sele within the- sale t of llieii own Ixnele is. A common sentiment among Ameiieaiis is "What business ol outs aie the pioblenis ol the lest ol the win Id. We aie ml concerned with ouiseheN. That's how il is at Ametican standing." e - Q: What is it that you hope to accomplish while visiting various universities in the I'nited States? A: "I want le make some remaiks and ghe- some- iiuuiIxin mine-tilinthe nuclear aims race. In West (.eiin.tm alone the woild mam there aie enough nuclear weapons to to ihe Mudc-iiilimes oer. I w ant to bring a scum-o- l concerning how large- a builduool wcaixn tin ie- U.ind how eoimus. laM ami Wei. put into much moiicA businessof weaixms each year, iucmv than S.YiO billion in the wot Id as a whole: 25 limes the amount six 111 011 piogtams lor i xoplc. I want t say thai the whole thing absiiid. "One cannot keep lx hexing that with moie and tnoie wcatxmsoiichasa gieatei security. Tobiowanopixme nt up. the first five nuc lear deivs are Millie lent. Honesei.onemiM - - s ie-al- - - - - - uimeisities. and that's wiong. Ik I c 1 mans hae piessiiM il 0111 Cham el loi Sc hmidl to start some dialogue lx t ween A me ie .1 and Russia, fxe a use the more one oiniiitmie ale s. tlx gieate i ehanee theie is foi underwe (tc 1 1 e Q: Was President Reagan's most recent disarmament proposal considered "fair?" A: "It was seni as laii in (m i man whe n iewed fiom the It wasonly lolx e xjxe ted x'tsx-- tie that il was a dial the Russians would sa no. Ixeause, cm the sm face, arms negotiations aie nothing moie than giant xkci games. N'eit he side wants 10 lx the liist to show his hand. Howe ve . the pioxsal was iuixiitaiit Ix c anse it hasleel to tiielx ginning 1 1 continued on page thret it Org. U.S. Potgt Paid Parmlt No. 1529 SaH Uka City, UT Non-Prof- |
