Clinton Accepts Resignations of 4 Cabinet Members Brand Commits To

Tournament time The women's soccer team heads to Clemson, S.C. today for the ACC THE CHRONICLE Iburnaraent. See Sports, pg 13. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1996 0 ONE COPY FREE OUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 92, NO. 47 Clinton accepts resignations of 4 cabinet members By RICHARD L. BERKE Clinton might hold a news con the offing. Several of Clinton's N.Y. Times News Service ference later this week at top lieutenants, including President Clinton followed which he would discuss his Christopher and Perry, have his 31-state electoral sweep cabinet shuffle and name some signaled their desire to move Wednesday by beginning to replacements. Others who on for weeks, in some cases build a new government, ac have told Clinton that they months. cepting the resignations of plan to depart include Secre But some of the talked- some of his top cabinet offi tary of Defense William Perry, about changes, like replacing cials, including Secretary of Chief of Staff Leon Panetta Hazel O'Leary, the energy sec State Warren Christopher. and Commerce Secretary retary, were said to be wanted The moves indicated that Mickey Kantor. The president's by the president. Robert Reich, Clinton intended to act swiftly friend Erskine Bowles is the the labor secretary, has told to inject some freshness into a leading candidate to replace friends that he plans to resign second term in which he is fac Panetta. for personal reasons. But ad ing a much-reduced agenda Although the shuffling con ministration officials said one and a Congress still controlled sumed the White House on much-rumored change—the ARCHIVE NEWSPHOTOS resignation of Attorney Gener- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE by the Republicans. Wednesday, it was not a sur William Perry Warren Christopher White House officials said prise that a shake-up was in See RESIGN on page 7 • Brand Experts speculate on Clinton's next term By MISTY ALLEN hasn't been a campaign that's John Brehm, associate pro spie predicted, for example, Although President Bill made clear what he's going to fessor of political science, said that Clinton will probably do commits Clinton glided back into office do," Mayer said, adding that there is both an upside and a for Medicare what former Pres with a 379-159 electoral victory his best estimate of what to ex downside to Clinton's piece ident Ronald Reagan did for over Republican opponent Bob pect from the president in meal domestic strategy. Al Social Security: establish a bi to Duke Dole Tuesday night, many is cludes many smaller, particu though it is easier to pass mea partisan commission that will sues that surfaced during the larized initiatives that are in sures through Congress study the problem and come presidential campaign re marked contrast to the sweep one-by-one, Brehm said, it is forth with a report some By JONATHAN GANZ months down the road. Winning is contagious, mained unresolved, leaving ing proposals Clinton ran on in also more difficult to estimate and, apparently, so is re some members ofthe electorate 1992. the aggregate effect of such Both Brehm and Gillespie cruiting. pondering what another four Explaining that there has scattered initiatives. said that beeause this is Clin The Chronicle has years of Clinton's policies will been a "maturing" of the Clin Several officials predicted ton's second term, he will not learned that Elton Brand, mean for the nation. ton administration during the that entitlement programs will be as encumbered with parti a 6-foot-8 high school se Despite Clinton's solid mar past four years, Mayer said be at the forefront of Clinton's san politics as he was during nior from Peekskill, N.Y., gin of victory, Fritz Mayer, as Clinton realized two years ago domestic policy agenda. the last four years simply be will announce that he has sociate professor of public poli that—with the election of a Re Michael Gillespie, professor of cause he does not have to worry verbally committed to the cy studies, said the president's publican Congress and with political science, said partisan about his own re-election. men's basketball team in future plans remain up in the the failure of his health-care wrangling has prevented the Brehm said, however, that a 3 p.m. press conference air. proposal—he could not laud president from focusing upon party politics will still influence at his high school this af "It's not clear and this really such broad initiatives. issues such as Medicare. Gille See CLINTON on page 6 • ternoon. Brand is ranked among Most Popular Majors - Then and Now the top-10 high school se Preferences for majors Number of students who graduated in May with the niors in the country by following first major: most recruiting services. 1987 199* When reached for com reflect national trends ment on Wednesday Economics 185 Biology 216 night, he would not con By MARSHA JOHNSON The national trend itself, Psychology 185 Psychology 126 firm that he had given the National trends and he said, is partially attrib Political Science 172 English 120 Blue Devils a commit changing student goals have uted to the prevailing mood Public Policy Studies 111 Economics ment, choosing to wait contributed to shifting num of the 1980s in which people 118 until today's press confer bers of undergraduates were more concerned with in Electrical Engineering 92 History 108 ence choosing to pursue majors in dividual affairs and less with "I don't want to say the fields of sociology, biology, those ofthe community. Since Majors Most Affected by Trends that I've committed be computer science and politi that time, as more Americans cause I haven't talked to cal science. have become concerned with the other coaches yet," The 1996 Annual Statisti such issues as social work Brand said. "They would cal Report released last week and the larger community, be hurt if I told the papers by the Office of the Registrar the number of sociology ma and everyone else, and I indicate particular patterns jors has grown. didn't tell the other in the popularity of these ma In addition, he said, his schools yet. I'm going to jors during the last 10 years. department has benefited call them tomorrow dur For instance, the number from the Markets and Man ing my study hall period." of students who graduated agement certificate, which is Brand had narrowed with sociology as their first based in the sociology depart his list of schools to Vil major each May has in ment and, therefore, makes it lanova, Kentucky, Vir creased from eight to 39. The easier for students to obtain ginia and Duke before increase, said John Wilson, a joint degree with their cer making his decision. He director of undergraduate tificate. Sociology Biology made his last official visit studies in the sociology de Other departmental im last weekend when he partment, parallels the na provements may have con B 1987 D 1996 See BRAND on page 16 • tional trend of rising interest tributed to larger increases in the field of sociology. See MAJORS on page 5 • SOURCE: UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR ERIC TESSAU/THE CHRONICLE THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1996 World and National Newsfile Rubber workers reach labor agreement From wire reports Volcano erupts: A volcano be By STEVEN GREENHOUSE dispute, one of the nation's longest and "This whole dispute's been extreme neath Europe's largest glacier, Vat- N.Y, Times News Service ly hard," said Roger Gates, president najokull in Iceland, erupted again bitterest. It dated from a 10-month Wednesday, just as flooding brought For nearly two years, rubber work strike that began in July 1994. of the local that represents workers at on by an earlier eruption began to ers around the nation have boycotted, Under the agreement, the company the Bridgestone/Firestone plant in De recede. picketed and condemned the tire giant promised to take back those strikers catur, 111. "It's torn families apart, no Bridgestone/Firestone because it has who were still displaced by replace doubt about it. The agreement does Insanity pled: As Wesley Shaffer forced workers to accept 12-hour shifts ment workers. In addition, it promised have compromises, but it's great con and his attorney see it, the cotton and had replaced hundreds of strikers to give workers their first across-the- sidering the position we were in." candy drove him crazy. Shaffer, a with permanent substitutes. board raise since 1982. In the accord, which workers are prolific burglar wants to use an in But the United Steelworkers of In exchange, the union said it would scheduled to vote on late this month, sanity defense at his trial, claiming America, which represents the rubber end its high-visibility pressure cam the company promised that former that it was 1+ bags of cotton candy workers, announced Wednesday that it paign, involving picketing and radio strikers could return to their jobs. As a that he ate the night before the bur had reached a tentative agreement with ads, which has urged consumers, cities result, some replacement workers glary that made him legally insane, Bridgestone/Firestone to end the labor and automakers to shun Firestone tires. would be bumped to lower-ranking jobs. raising his blood sugar so high that he shouldn't be held responsible. Evidence found: A team of Guatemalan peace talks face difficulties American, British and Australian scientists has uncovered evidence By LARRY ROHTER guerre is Commander Isaias, has gen During much of the civil war that that life may have originated on N.Y.

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