Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday December 2d 2003 — 'AS Utah & Tho Vost Q AF Academy l ' Academy spokesman John- ny Whitaker said the change will leave cadets better-pie- -: pared to be part of the Air Force when they graduate Discipline will WASHINGTON (AP) — The days of Air Force Academy cadets marching up and V down the campus square as punishment for minor infrac- tions are nearing an end as Pentagon officials have agreed with plans to phase out die academy’s cadet disciplinary -- system The disciplinary system demerits and forced ' marches has been a hallmark of the military academies for decades but Air Force ACade- my commanders are doing feis-turi- ng away with it relying solely mi the punishment available under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is used at Air Force and other military bases across the country The decision come&as ndw Air Force Academy leaders are seeking to restore the school’s reputation after reve- lations a year ago brought to light a serious failing in the academy's handling of sexual assaults of cadets into ‘Driver 4 142 sexual assaults had been ' reported at the academy from 1993 through 2002 Top commanders were replaced in April as Air Force leaders sought to institute major -- : no longer include forced marches : Wher turns DUI tragedy flushes practice ' ' SALT-LAK- CTTY (AP) — ' E His son was drunk behind the wheel and almost killed a 22- - : said'1 v-- ' ' year old foreign exchange stu- : 'reforms''-'“As we’re trying to fix the : dent from Brazil " culture and fix the problems The Uniform Code of Mili- -' Now almost a year later forthat we face across the board tary Justice has always mer police officer Ryan Nielwhether it’s the sexual applied at the academy for ' son’s behind the wheel of an assaults or the underage drink- - serious offenses For example unusual designated driver pro'' of the 42 reported sexual ing one of the major goals is gram aimed at getting those cadet assault where cases a to bring the academy back— who’ve had one too many off to Close the gap between it suspect was identified by the ! Utah 'streets' and the operating Air Force Armed with a rented SUV:a alleged victim six Were under the UCMJ and do away with things that cell phone with a headset and a handful of volunteers that occaand eight were punished arc academy-unique- ” said ' Whitaker said administrative sionally includes his through father Nielson totes old available under avenues the Weida Gen Brig Johnny ' the commandant of cadets at strangers home for free six Cdde': nights a week It's a program The cadet disciplinary sys-- V the academy briefed Air : called 'Designated Driver 4 U’ commanders a Force officials at the Pentagon tern gave way The call NieLson says usual- to deal with minor infractions on the changes during a video ' ly goes something like this:' such as being late to class or conference earlier this week' -“Hi Ryan I’ve been drinking" ' ThC US Military Academy breaking curfew that don’t warrant a formal military rep-- NkIsoo then picks up the perand US Naval Academy are son and takes them home with not changing their cadet disci- -' rimandor charges “no questions asked no judg' Cadets found breaking the plinaiy system which is simi-Jar- to ments passed” ' rules could be assigned to the Air Force ' Nielson gave his first free march tours — SO minutes of Academy’s ' ride September 1 about nine ' Officers hope to have the marching back and forth months after an accident that ' across the Terrazzo the acadeold cadet system phased out almost killed Ana my's courtyard — for each-'- : completely by the time cadets Matthew Bussman His'on ' infraction or assigned demerreturn from spring break Nielson 25 was driving home identified its The Air Force has from a party durihg the Sun-dance Film Festival with his ' girlfriend when he rounded a comer veered into thef opposite lane and hit Bussman from ' " later parti years versity behind as she walked home ' ' ' ate contaminated invertebrates' ’ from work The findings researchers : just after midnight The animals also were exposed said show that the conseJan 25 V : to oil when they dug up their quences of the spill extend Nielson didn’t get the call ' short-terJim in tainted soik-saimass' from his son about the accident beyond the in ft federal wildlife biol-wildlife casualties An estimatuntil the next day ' ed 250 000 seabirds and thou- ogist ' “’Dad I’ve got some horrible Tests showed the animals sands of marine mammals died I was arrested for DUI news tel elevated levels of enzymes and I hit a pedestrian and I ' Vidler 1 1 million gallons of used to metabolize petroleum crude oil spilled into Prince don’t think she’s gonna live’” hydrocarbons Bodkin said William Sound contaminating Nielson said recounting the call ' “It’s taken a long time to more than 1200 miles of : from his son Matthew had ' accumulate all the information shorelinebeen arrested and bond- -' :' already that shows that some popular In the long torn declines ed out when he called his father ’ turns affected by the spill are have faieien observed in various Twenty minutes later Ryan not recovering as quickly as x marine populations including ' Nielson stood at Bussman’s Ciqiected and are still being stunted growth and indirect bedside holding her hand and ' exposed to oil” Bodkiq said mortality increases in pink salmon populations V Sea otters and ducks also '' showed higher death rates : ' aid effort U’ began brainstorming groping for ways toprcvenl further tredies The answer was sim- pie: Get drunk drivers off the i ' road- - court-martial- have one of the finest designat-- ed driver’s program around : and it has to be everybody’s concern” hesaid ' - ed 75-yea-r-' ‘ : : : : ' Report: Spill effects are lasting ANCHORAGE Alaska (AP) — Toxic disasters such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska have a far greater and longer-lastin- g effect on the environment than isolated stud-ie- s might suggest according to a review of hundreds of ' research papers: The review led by a " ' researcher at the University of V ' North Carolina at Chapel Hill is detailed in Friday's issue of ' the journal Science " “The point was to put the pieces of the puzzle together which gave us an overall mes-sage you might hot see viewing die pieces separately” said Chute H Peterson a marine ' sciences professorial the uni- - m ' : : AP photo Ryan Nielson addresses mem-be- ts of the legislature and others during a meeting Wednesday in Salt Lake City Nielsen is looking ' his of for sponsorship “Designated Driver 4 IT program : praying “I knew I had to be with her” he said “I just had td sec her” Doctors said the woman wouldn't live and they were just waiting for her family to come to the US: from Brazil before removing life support But she eventually recovered She hopes to walk again Matthew Nielson has since started a three-ye- ar prison term for the accident But before he was sentenced he visited Bussman in the hospital arid the woman’s father forgave him That’s when Ryan Nielson So Nielson made upihoii-- : ' sands of cards with his phone hiimbtir on them and Started handing them but to downtown bars and nightclubs hoping they'd entice imbibing patrons to think twice before driving Nielson he's given about 200 free so far Nielson wants to make 'Des-- : e ignated Driver 4 U” a and is one job just step away : from quitting his day job at a ' graphics company He’s met with beer distributors local leaders and state legislators to get funding and though small donations are rolling in they're not enough Nielson still has to convince the bigger potential sponsors — such as the state of Utah — that his program doesn’t pro- mote irresponsible drinking As for the statu one lawmaker isn’t sure what role the state could or should have ' “Many people have shied away from this for the mixed messages” said state Sen Karen Hale Lake City full-tim- D-S- alt ' On the Nat: wwwdestgnateddriver4ucom - 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