Wednesday Arizona State University . «Copyright, Stats Press, ISSO February DrCSS T em po, A rlxnna No. 7b ___________________ J A C LU investigates inspections of U niversity concert patrons By EU eaH agfsrty The Arizona chapter of the America* Civil Liberties Unfca is investigating the rights a t concert-goers who m ast subm it to before entering ASU concert halls, the executive director said Tuesday. Louis Rhodes said the ease has been accepted by the Tempe-Mesa local ACLU board and he is personally ••looking into i t “Generally, an iw H erimiM to search Ik s that is not proper,” be said. Rhodes referred to the visual Inspections of patrons pursea, backpacks, coats, helm ets and pant legs by r— Center and University Activity Center perRabert Stewart, coardtoator for aB nan-athletic events at and UAC, said the turnstile ticket takers a re asked to inspect the patraus for kaivas, guns, glass bottles or other “harm ful” contraband b e ta « patrons a re allowed to enter thr hall P attons alee cannot bring in tape recorders or cam eras because an a rtist's copyright rights m ust be protected, he said. The latent Is to p rate d everybody inside,” Stewart or their “They (the auditorium officials) lack probable cause,” he added. ___ BtiH — «aid that although the inspections are consis­ tent in teat every pune, pack, etc. is checked, tee of­ ficials are acting arbitrarily because there is no pro­ bable cause, or strong evidence. Rhodes refused to release the name of the person who brought the case to him. Stewart said “we bear all kinds of rumblings from people about the inspections He said KOPA, a local radio sta te » , aired such a complaint on its daily show “Sound Off.” ,___ „ “But to this date, I have received nothing in writing, be said. Stewart said he fed s strongly that no one’s rights have been violated by the four-year-old Inspection policy. He said it is “odd” teat “so-called privacy” is put over public safety. ' He added be has consulted with the University police on the legality of the inspections. " It (the policy) is notlooariyappHed,” Stewart said. Stewart added some entertainers, usually “b are rock •n’ m il” groups such as Lad Zeppelin, tesw tea type of crowd prana to briagtog to hnivae, guns or glass bottles. He said, these groups have a "track record” that