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TIMES-ADVOCATE MAY 1 41981 Weinberger to address USD seniors

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"The degree is conferred upon the individual, not on the political constituenc! of which he or she is a part," Hughes said. The professors are bout 14 percent of the 241 fulltime faculty members at the Roman Catholic school. It is not connected with the Uni- versity of California, San Diego.

Howard K. Smith, former network newscaster, will be commencement speaker at San Diego State Univer- sity's graduation ceremonies May 24. Since leaving ABC in 1979, Smith has been involved with a PBS production on the presidency. About 5,200 bachelor's degrees and 1,500 master's degrees will be awarded. At University of San Diego, however, there is some opposition to the scheduled graduation speaker, Defense Secretary Caspar Wein- berger, by some faculty members who say Weinberger represents an ad- ministration that "has shown itself to be insensitive and uncaring to human

represents the Reagan ad- ministration, which they called "insensitive and un- caring to human problems and human suffering." Hughes told 15 of the dis· sentlng professors at a meeting yesterday that Weinberger would remain Invited and would be pre- sented an honorary degree for long-term services to sir. ciety.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - De- spite objections by 34 pr

/Continued from Page lA) problems." USO ceremonies will be the same day.

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A fair decision? "I think so," says Dr. Corey Marco, a family practitioner m El Cajon "If one of my patients refuses to have a pap smear, I sit her down and explain the consequences." Dr. Marco ts especially aware of the legal consequences of medical practice, for he is also an attorney; he teaches law part-time at USO. Tonight he will moderate a rare public meetmg of attorney/physicians speaking on medicine and malpractice. The American College of Legal Medicine, an association whose voting members hold degrees in both medicine and law, will sponsor the forum at 8:00 p. m. in the Wmdsor Room at the Hotel del Coronado. Another pubhc forum on genetic engineering-

the field in which many of the breakthroughs in scientific medicine are occurring these days - will also take place at 8:00 conight in Salomon Hall at the USO Law School. "This is the first time in the twenty-one years of our associatLOn that we've conducted public forums,'' says Marco, "and to my knowledge, it's the first time that any association like ours has opened itself up this way. The American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the College ofObstetricians . . none of them invites the public to its meetings." The attorney/physicians, or "M.0.-J.O.'s,'' as they call themselves, are involved in

When Medical Problems Become Legal Problems ... The doctor of a California woman advised his patient on several occasions to have a pap smear. Again and again, she declined to have the simple test performed. Lacer she died of cervical cancer, and her family sued the physician for not having explained the risk that his former patient had taken in ignoring his advice. The court upheld the plaintiffs; the doctor had committed malpractice.

Medical/Legal (continued fram page 1) some of the most complex ethical questions of our time. "Let's say that a pregnant woman under the care of a physician shows some sign of abnormality," says Marco, "and either the physician doesn't detect it, or the lab incorrectly performs a test that would have detected it. Now, the baby is born with a defect. A ruling in California said recently that the baby itself has a nght to be born in a well condition, and if it is defective, then it can sue the doctor or the lab for the very fact of its existence, and so can the parents. "Now take it a step further and say the defect was detected, but the parents refused to have the abortion. Does the child have the right to sue its parents for its defective existence? Who is ultimately responsible tor the defect?" Asked if the public might feel intimidated about questioning a panelofM.0.-J.D.'s, Marco says, "They shouldn't be: if anything, the panel is definitely pro-consumer." The panelists include doctors Dan Broderick and Len Arnold, who represent plaintiffs in suits against doctors. The ochers are Judge Louis M. Welsh of the San Diego Superior Court, and Dr. Morely Barsky of San Diego, a surgeon of the ear, nose, and throat. The panelists on genetic engineering are Dr. Ted Friedman, a researcher in recombinant genetics at UCSD, Larry Alexander, a professor who reaches constitutional law at USO, Dr. Ron Converse, a family physician, and Dr. Lee Goldsmith, a New York attorney who represented the plainnffs in one of the narjon's first cases involving genetic engineering at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Both forums arc free. for more mformatio11, call Dr Marco's office at 442-0424. - Joe Applegate

The Univ rally of San Diego s School of Bu~mess has received ac- credit.at on for tts graduate program from th Amencan emb Y of Coll gi choo of Bus ne s um vers1ty offmals announced. USD joins 153 oth r buslne s schools recognized by the national group, which decided to accredn the uni- versity at a meeting 1 st week m Philadelphia The AA CB accred1- tat on ill cd on a t.nct set of standard , which mclude the qual- ity of th chool' faculty, curricu- lum, tudent body, fac1hlles and re- source Th U D B m ss School, al acer d ted by the We tern Association of chools and Colle e , curr nUy h an enrol m nt of mor than 900 and a full-lime f culty of 2 .

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"Senior Thesis:• an exh1b1tton of works in all media by graduating_art ma1ors at USO, will be on view through May 23, Founders Gallery, USO. 29l-6.480 x4296

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MAY 1 41981 "Senior Thesis," an exhibition of works in all media y graduating art majors at the University of San Diego, will open May 11 In USD's Founders Gallery. The exhibition will begin with a reception and will continue through May 23. Admission Is free to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, with extended hours until 9 p.m. Wednes- days, For more Information call 291-6480, ext. 4296. .,.

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MAY 14, 1981

San Diego, Thursday, May 14, 1981 B-3 USD gri up protests hoi,e of Weinberger as speaker By JOSEPH THESKEN TRl8UNE EducatiGn Writtr "We feel obligated as Christians to protest for those (in El Salvador) unable to protest." (2) EVENING rRIBUNE

tion attempt, we asked Secretary Weinberger, and he gracious- ly consented to come here "It would be an insult to ask him not to attend, and we have no intention of embarrassing him. "We respect the students' rights to have an opinion on the El Salvador question, but we totally disagree that their attitude be elevated to reflect the feeling of the total campus community." David Peters, a USO senior and spckesman for a student group calling itself the Concerned Christian Students of USO, said he and other members plan to show their displeasure over Weinberger's selection next week by wearing white armbands as a sign of peace. ''We had a meeting yesterday and decided we would have a quiet, dignified protest," Peters said. "We are asking the seniors to wear the armbands at their graduation, but we don't know how many will do it. ''Many of the students are intimidated by their parents, the faculty or their peers and probably won't wear the bands. But there will be some." Peters termed the conditions in El Salvador "a life-and-death situation," in which people are murdered.

The protest did not go unchallenged. Other students and fac- ulty members at USD are said to be resentful cf the publicity stirred by the protesters' stand. Joseph J. Darby, professor in USD's School of Law, said he was "greatly distressed" by the faculty group that opposed Weinberger's presence. He circulated a letter on campus expressing his views. "I resent and I feel constrained to resist any attempt on anyone's part to elevate their own political preferences to com- munity values," he said. Vincent Guilin, Associated Students president, said it is the feeling of most USO seniors that Weinberger should be the commencement speaker. He said that at an AS meeting yesterday, a motion opposing Weinberger's appearance here was defeated. But another motion, expressing the view that inviting him to speak at USO was inappropriate, narrowly passed, he added. Guilin, who will graduate May 24, said he feels that most of the seniors will not wear the armbands.

A faculty-student protest has jarred the serenity of Universi- ty of San Diego's campus, usually immune to disturbances that often beset UCSD and San Diego State University. The controversy swirls about the private university's decision to have Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger as its commencement speaker May 24. A group of 34 faculty members, largely from the Colleg,e of Arts and Sciences, and perhaps 80 to 100 students say they oppose Weinberger's appearance here because he represents an administration which supports the El Salvador regime which they regard as repressive and brutal. , "We find this choice (Weinberger) morally and socially repug- nant, and in view of the professed value orientation of the university, singularly inappropriate," read ·a statement from the faculty group. But, despite the protest, USO President Author Hughes said Weinberger will be the commencement speaker, as schedu ed. ·we originally had asked President Reagan to be our speak- er," Hughes added. "But when he was wounded in the a assma-

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