Singel still busy despite Casey's return Vol. 94, N 0.109 18 Pages ©1994 Collegian Inc Controversy rocks USG Elections commissioners appointed after squabble By KATHRYN BRAZEL and KRISTI HIBSHMAN Collegian Staff Writers Undergraduate Student Govern ment President Chris Saunders unexpectedly appointed a USG Elections Commission late last night after remarks made by a resigning senator. Mike Devine resigned in disgust because of what he called the USG Senate's lack of effectiveness but what others called a politically motivated endorsement of USG Academic Assembly President Erich May. Devine formally resigned his position as East Halls senator and USG Senate liaison to Academic Assembly, saying he was disap pointed with the leadership of USG. He specifically named Saun ders and Senate President Mike King as examples. Devine said Saunders controlled USG Senate, grilling and habitual ly talking down to its members. Devine charged King with using the Senate to further his political career at the University. "As Senate president, Mike is using his power to climb to the top rung of the USG political ladder: Coaches' group plans to boycott basketball games By DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO The head of the Black Coaches Association, upset over the NCAA's decision to cut scholarships, said yesterday he expects his group to boycott men's college basketball games, possibly for the rest of the season. The boycott, which would include coaches and players, could begin as early as Saturday, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. "In all likelihood there will be a boycott but I am reluctant to give you a time and date," said Rudy Washington, head of the BCA and basketball coach at Drake. "Play ers and coaches are expected to participate. And they're talking about the rest of the season, like the baseball strike." On Monday, the NCAA voted down a proposal to restore a 14th basketball scholarship two years after it voted to cut scholarships from 15 to 13. The BCA says minorities are particularly hurt by cutting scholarships. The Presidents Commission cit ed costs and the need to hold firm on reform measures. The presi- Democrats: Special counsel needed By JOHN KING AP Political Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. A grow ing number of Democrats say a special counsel should investigate President Clinton's investment in a controversial Arkansas devel opment, dashing White House hopes of calling Republican demands for such a review politi cally motivated. "Whether it is reality or not doesn't matter the perception is that the White House is withhold- Mg information," Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska said in an interview yesterday. "This one is not going away so the way to get it off the table is to get someone independent to take a look at it." Yeltsin calls for parliament to compromise Page 2 the presidency of USG," he said, "Above all, Mike King says that he acts on behalf of the Penn State student body, but he really does everything for himself his image, his ambition and his future." Saunders said that in light of the events that transpired last night, he appointed an elections commis sion "to make sure this campaign stays in the election period and as clean and related to the issues as possible. I figured the sooner the better." The commission isn't usually appointed until later in the semes ter. The commissioners must be confirmed by the Senate Appoint ment Review Board and the Sen ate. King said he has encouraged members of the Senate to come to him with criticisms and some senators did but not Devine. "Sometimes I feel like I'm walking around with a bull's eye on my back and I'm tired of pulling knives from it," King said. Saunders said Devine made the comments in support of May's possible campaign for USG presi dent. "He was taking political pot Please see USG, Page 18. Please see Big Ten reaction dents also indicated to the BCA the scholarship could be added next year if savings could be found elsewhere. NCAA executive director Cedric Dempsey declined to say whether he believes there will be a boycott. "If there's to be a boycott, how long a boycott?" he said at a news conference following the NCAA convention. "We could play specu lative games related to that. I don't see that it would be profitable." It is not clear how many coaches would participate in a boycott. The BCA has some 3,000 members, but that number includes head coaches and assistants from all divisions in men's and women's programs, as well as high school coaches. Dempsey and Joseph Crowley, the NCAA president, both said they had talked with BCA rep resentatives twice in the previous Please see COACHES, Page 18. Kerrey was the fifth Democratic senator in the past three days to suggest an independent investiga tion. Separately, Republicans com plained anew yesterday that the Justice Department was dragging its feet in investigating the White water Development Corp. and an Arkansas savings and loan run by the Clintons' partner. Eight GOP lawmakers, including the Senate and House Republican leaders, said in a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno that the stat ute of limitations for any civil wrongdoing that could have occurred in Whitewater and Mad ison Guaranty Savings & Loan would expire as early as this March. Page 6 the daily Page 10 Sports Weather 1 111 ' mik ~-;- Headaches Today, snow changing to sleet Au Ar ~„ 4 4 and then freezing rain, high 31. A ''' ' 'Asi ~trAp' Tonight, precipitation tapering to 4 . ir t Michigangymmen must deal with snow showers, low 26. 'it t -4% Alt the impending loss of their program Tomorrow, cloudy and becoming ♦ colder viith a few flunies, high 30. N. 1 4 4 - \ vr. 1 Page 10 —by Adam Canter 34 rff . 30° Collegian Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1994 Clay-mazing Beth Reitmeyer (senior-art) checks out Andrea Stanislav's maze titled "Sea of Possibilities" at the Clay National Exhibit in Zoller Gallery yesterday. OPP takes By COURTNEY CAIRNS Collegian Staff Writer Walkways remained slick as another day slipped by, leaving behind busy workers from the Office of Physical Plant and irri tated students. On slushy, icy, snow-coated sidewalks, students hiked to a second day of classes yesterday and searched for traction as their shoes threatened to slide out from under them. Heather Pleier (senior-advertis ing) called the situation ridiculous. "They're (OPP) not going to do anything till someone gets hurt," she said. The eight Republicans said they had no evidence of wrongdoing. But they nonetheless urged Reno to seek waivers from the statute of limitations for the president, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, her former law firm, Clinton invest ment partner James McDougal and several others involved with the bank. "These agreements will allow time for a complete and indepen dent investigation," the Republi cans said in the letter. Reno spokesman Carl Stern said the Resolution Trust Corp., the savings and loan bailout agency, was responsible for any civil cases that would be subject to the five year statute of limitations cited by the Republicans. heat over But David Martin, manager of janitorial and landscape services, said OPP has salted and plowed all major walkways the walkway by Pollock Road and the ones running north, south, east and west. The diagonal secondary walk ways were salted once the major paths had been cleared. "By now everything has been done at least once, maybe twice," Martin said. But during the night the melted snow re-freezes, resulting in another mess and more work for OPP. The problems students have noticed result from this cycle, Martin said. "It may take us several days to Bill Clinton focus of investment controversy slippery sidewalks get all the ice off the sidewalks," he said, adding that each day the walkways improve slightly. The Office of Housing and Food Service Operations also works with OPP to clear off snow within 10 feet of dorms, sometimes hiring students to shovel it, said Sandy Harpster, assistant director for housing operations. "There's so much to do on cam pus that the physical plant couldn't possibly do it all," she said. OPP is also in the process of resolving problems encountered after employees complained that they were treated unfairly during the blizzard last March. Martin Students return from uprising By NICOLE RADZJEVICH Collegian Staff Writer A University student finally left the confusion, death and instability of southern Mexico when she was greeted by her parents at the air port 7 p.m. Monday night. In the past 12 days, Kimi Eisele (senior-English and geography), Libby Wentz (graduate-geography) and Karen O'Brien (graduate geography) witnessed the first peasant uprising in 20 years at Chiapas, a Mexican state, while working on O'Brien's doctoral dis sertation on deforestation in San Cristobal de las Casas. While the threesome returned from celebrating the new year, the Zapatista National Liberation Army invaded the city. They did Published independently by students at Penn State NATO warns Serbs West may strike if strife continues By SALLY JACOBSEN Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium After months of empty threats, Presi dent Clinton and his NATO allies warned Serb forces yesterday of a new determination to launch air strikes if needed to relieve embattled Muslim enclaves in Bosnia. "My resolve is there," Clinton said. At the end of a two-day summit, the 16 Western leaders announced their willingness to order bombing raids if Bosnian Serbs continue to prevent the opening of a major airport for aid supplies or the rotation of encircled peace keep ers. See related story "Whether they occur or not depends upon the behavior of the Bosnian Serbs from this moment forward," Clinton told reporters at the end of the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion. The first reaction from the Serb forces was negative. Their chief of staff, Manojlo Milovanovic, warned U.N. troops would also suffer in any air campaign because his forces would stay close to peacekeepers. "They cannot strike at us without also hitting U.N. forces," he said. Clinton and other leaders insisted there was a new mood among the allies to carry out the threats first issued last June to use their formidable air power. "There is a very real determin ation" to carry out the warnings, said British Prime Minister John Major. He had in the past opposed air strikes for fear of reprisals against his country's 2,200 peace keepers in Bosnia. "I made it clear that for our part we were prepared to follow through," Clinton said. said the complaints had no effect on the work the crew did to clear the walkways this time. And Patrick Connelly (senior broadcast cable) said he had noticed an improvement on the main walks, but some of the oth ers, especially around Willard Building, seemed untreated. "They're still real slippery," Connelly said. Jack Bush (junior-mechanical engineering) estimated that he had slipped about 15 times while walk ing home. "You're walking home, you're trying to look all cool, and then you slip and fall," he said. not hear about the rebellion, which eventually cut short their project, until the next morning. "We couldn't get a news report," Eisele said. "All we could watch was Penn State football." While Eisele was out visiting friends last night, her father Fred Eisele described her as healthy and in good spirits. Eisele said she did not see any of the bloodshed, but did see the rebels. The rebels, comprised of young men, women and some children, made an "attempt of a uniform," Eisele said. They sported new green pants, red bandannas and wooden rifles. Th9se in command wore face masks. tut many of the tourists were not scared. Please see UPRISING, Page 18 Page 5
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