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Carl Deavers

Students saw a rash of drug raids
this spring as State Police, led by
Lieutenant Carl Deavers, arrested
students in the dormitories and in
private houses. The series of raids
was climaxed as half a dozen agents
from federal and local law
enforcement agencies raided a
sleeping student in an apartment on
Mad Lane during the height of the
fraternity lunch hour. As the law
enforcement officials emerged from
the building a barrage of amateur
photographers snapped pictures of
the agent whose reputation is
known University-wide.

Throughout the series of raids Rea Houchens accompanied the
agents "to protect students' rights."
Some students wondered, however,
how often Mr. Houchens actually
did protect the rights of those
arrested.

Most of these raids happened
without previously informing the
administration. This action by the
narcotics agents lent credence to
the statement by Ted Foote of the
IFC that fraternity houses were no
longer protected from drug raids by
the University.