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Was he mafia? Danny Aiello stars in a new film about Jack THE CHRONICLE Ruby exploring this question. See R & R for a THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1992 © DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL 87, NO. 122 Vote on ASDU makes large cuts in WXDU budget By MICHAEL ARLEIN week, how many songs do you New York. ASDU approved drastic cuts actually know?" he asked. "I've left them with enough proposal in the budget ofthe University's Marx abused his legislative money to operate, but not enough radio station Tuesday in response power to pass the amendment, for growth," Marx said. to allegations that the station does said Madan Kandula, a Trinity Kandula sees the cuts drasti to occur not serve students' needs. junior and general manager of cally affecting the station. "We "WXDU spends too much ofthe WXDU in an interview on have to make this money up, it's From staff reports students' money and does noth Wednesday. Kandula did not at essential for our broadcasting," Students will vote to de ing," said Trinity senior Geoffrey tend the meeting on Tuesday. he said. cide the fate of ASDU in a Marx, speaker ofthe ASDU legis Marx "unfairly directed debate The station plans to approach general student body refer lature. to serve his own needs," he said. Janet Dickerson, vice president endum next month. Three budgets for WXDU were WXDUs budget was originally for student affairs, President The legislature quickly considered. All included funds scheduled to be discussed at the Keith Brodie and the Coffeehouse approved a voter referen totalling less than the station's March 24 meeting. Kandula al for funding, Kandula said. dum just before time ran original request of $31,059.80. leged that Marx purposely post Greg Lyons, Trinity '91 and di out at Tuesday's meeting. The Student Organizations poned debate on WXDU's budget rector of jazz for WXDU, defended The referendum will ask Committee suggested a slight for a week so that Trinity senior the station's budget at Tuesday's students if ASDU should decrease in WXDU's budget. But Seth Krauss, former SOC chair meeting. WXDU serves to edu change its structure. Marx recommended that the bud man, would not be able to attend cate and train over 150 student If students vote yes, an get be reduced to $19,555 at the meeting. Kandula said Krauss disc jockeys, and the budget is STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE other referendum outlining Tuesday's meeting. would not have allowed the cuts relatively small when compared Geoffrey Marx a plan for reform may be Marx's amendment passed, but in the station's budget because he to other college stations, he said. held the following week. it was followed by two amend supports WXDU. "Alternative music is not rep negative precedent being set for Students, not ASDU leg ments which left the station with Marx denied trying to postpone resented on commercial stations," organizations serving a minority islators, need to decide if a $22,785 budget. debate over WXDU's budget. he said. community. "If we're going to cut ASDU should reorganize, "We don't need 24 hours of al "He's living in a dream world," Marx's amendment sparked WXDU because it only serves a ASDU president Tonya ternative music, we need maybe Marx said in response to criticism from many legislators. limited community then we'll Robinson said. three hours at most," Marx said, Kandula's allegations. "WXDU does fulfill the needs of a have to use that rationale across Students will be voting explaining why he wanted to re Marx's amendment cut funds significant group of students, and the board," Robinson said. "If we for ASDU officers April 16 duce the station's budget. Marx from money budgeted for trans these cuts will effectively destroy do, minority groups like the Asian and class officers on April demanded the station play more mitter electricity, a subscription the station," said Trinity junior Student Alliance and Students 23. The first referendum mainstream music if it wants stu to The New York Times News Barry Starrfield, an ASDU legis for America will not exist." will be added to the April dent funding. Service, new records and CDs, lator. Other legislators supported See VOTE on page 4 • "When you go through the advertising and a trip to the an Trinity senior Tonya Robinson, Marx's amendment. "I don't think WXDU Top 10 in R & R every nual New Music Convention in president of ASDU, also saw a See ASDU on page 3 • Some winners, many losers in lottery for basketball tickets By MATT STEFFORA Michigan next Monday night for Many students have also com students' problems by transfer thought they would automatically This year's student lottery for the national championship title. plained about not getting tickets, ring the tickets of those students receive tickets just by signing up Final Four tickets resulted in 310 Winners and losers of Wasiolek said. Other who dropped out to the "have- for them, Wasiolek said. winners and about 125 losers. the lottery alike have students have come to nots" who entered the lottery. "I think that everything that About 435 undergraduates and created headaches for Wasiolek's office saying Students who are still without the students were told . was graduate students paid a $60 de the Office of Student they cannot go to the tickets should still not give up completely ignored," she said. posit on Monday for a chance to Life, which coordinated Final Four, citing rea hope, because more students may "People just don't think through receive tickets to the NCAA na the distribution. sons such as assign give up their tickets, she said. the whole thing." tional semifinal and final games "Of the 310 people ments, tests they can Students are to blame for the Last year all 571 students who at the Hubert H. Humphrey who received tickets in not reschedule or an in imbalance between those who signed up for seats for the Final Metrodome in Minneapolis. Duke the lottery ... so far ability to find and af have tickets but cannot use them Four in Indianapolis received will play Indiana in one of the about 40 of those have ford travel to Minneapo and those who want tickets but them. The athletic department semifinal games Saturday night. said, 'I can't use my tick Sue Wasiolek lis. "You name it, I've still do not have them, she said. made an exception last year to its Should Duke win, the Blue Dev ets now,' " said Sue heard it," she said. Part of the problem has been usual practice of allocating 10 ils will face either Cincinnati or Wasiolek, dean of student fife. Wasiolek has tried to rectify that many students incorrectly See TICKETS on page 4 • U.S. commits commits $4.5 billion to Russia By ANDREW ROSENTHAL aid, and so must any other former N.Y. Times News Service Soviet republics that get similar WASHINGTON— The leaders assistance in the future. of seven industrial democracies Bush also said he was going to announced a $24 billion, one-year ask Congress to authorize him to program on Wednesday to help funnel as much as $15 billion to propel Russia toward democracy, international lending institutions including a contribution from the for interest-bearing loans in com United States of nearly $4.5 bil ing years to the former republics. lion. Trying to sell the program to a In announcements in Washing recession-weary nation, Bush said ton and Bonn, President Bush he was not asking for new tax and Chancellor Helmut Kohl pre dollars this year, and his top aides sented the program as a way for initially tried to avoid saying pre- the United States and its allies to cisely how much money the prevent economic collapse in Rus- United States was spending. No sia and stop a new country other than the United authoritarianism from rising States said Wednesday how much KATHY WHAYNE/THE CHRONICLE from the rubble of the Soviet it would contribute. empire. Bush said Americans stood at a Aftereffects of The Shot The leaders stressed that Rus moment as important to 20th- These happy campers just can't stop cheering after last weekend. In fact, they haven't moved sia must follow an approved eco century history as the end ofthe since Saturday night. nomic reform program to get the See RUSSIA on page 5 • PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1992 World and National Newsfile Clinton prepares for New York campaign By JERRY ROBERTS Associated Press An independent survey released est boost. N.Y. Times News Service Wednesday by the Marist Institute showed "This a wake-up call for America," Brown House rejects bailout: Egged NEW YORK—As his presidential can Clinton leading Brown by 37 percent to 26 cried on Tuesday night, addressing a vic on by rebellious Republicans, the didacy hangs in the balance in New York, percent among likely Democratic voters, tory rally in a half-full union hall. House on Wednesday rejected legis Bill Clinton is pursuing a two-track cam compared to a 43 percent to 26 percent As a practical matter, Brown's 47-per- lation sought by President Bush to paign strategy that carried him from the lead he held just one week ago. cent-to-17-percent win over Clinton in finance the savings and loan bailout Phil Donahue show to the prestigious For The poll also described the fluid situa Vermont does not carry great rewards. for six more months.