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