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- STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEMORANDUM
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- Date: April 19, 1991
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- To: Stuart Reges
- Senior Lecturer
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- From: Ken Down
- Associate Dean for Administration
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- I have received from President Kennedy a copy of a letter from Bob Martinez,
- Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, enclosing copies of
- your correspondence to him and to Ronald Bucknam in the office of Drug
- Prevention Programs in Higher Education.
-
- In that correspondence you state:
-
- "On my way back from the airport last Sunday, for example, a Stanford
- undergraduate asked me whether or not I'd be willing to give him advice
- about whether or not to try MDA. He had already tried marijuana and LSD,
- and he had positive experiences with those drugs, so I naturally reassured
- him that he had nothing to worry about and should go ahead and experiment
- with MDA."
-
- "I still carry illegal drugs in my backpack while on campus, in direct
- violation of Stanford's policy."
-
- "Meanwhile, I have violated Stanford's policy on numerous occasions. As I
- described in my article [in the _Daily_] I have been carrying illegal drugs
- in my backpack, and I carry that backpack with me all over campus."
-
- I have also received a copy of your correspondence to Su Schaffer, in which
- you state:
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- "... I often carry illegal drugs in my backpack while on campus (in fact, I
- have done so several times since receiving your memo and I intend to do so
- in the future. I am also encouraging others (including students) to disobey
- this policy."
-
- "... I took the winning section to dinner at McArthur Park on Tuesday of
- last week (April). Most of us ended up ordering drinks, and several
- students under 21 ordered alcoholic beverages.... The dinner will be paid
- for from a university account (my unrestricted funds)."
-
- I am seriously troubled by the conduct described in your correspondence --
- and I do consider all of these to constitute conduct. Most of them are
- obviously actions, but I want to be clear about my view that a Senior
- Lecturer's specifically advising an individual student "that he ... should
- go ahead and experiment with MDA" is conduct, and not protected speech. If
- the conduct occurred as you described it, it violates the University's
- policy on Controlled Substances and Alcohol, and would constitute
- professional misconduct. As you should know, violation of the University's
- Policy on Controlled Substances and Alcohol is grounds for disciplinary
- sanctions up to and including termination from employment. Professional
- misconduct is likewise grounds for discipline.
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- In view of the seriousness of the conduct admitted in your correspondence,
- you are hereby placed on administrative leave with pay, effective
- immediately and pending completion of the investigation. It is imperative
- that you meet with me and Kathy Davis and cooperate in our investigation.
- We will meet with you on Monday, April 22, 1991, at 10:00 a.m. at Kathy
- Davis's office, Terman 222.
-