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Brodie holds court In the Phi Kappa Psi common room, of all places, Tune in to page 3 to find out what was on the big guy's mind. THTHURSDAY. OCTOBEER 25. CHRONICL1990 E DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 86. NO. 43 Local candidates meet in forum Congressional leaders By COLIN BROWN University community mem bers had a chance to hear, ques tion and debate with candidates strike tax compromise for state and county public office at a campus forum last night. By DAVID ROSENBAUM above $1 million be subject to N.Y. Times News Service Education, the environment, a surtax, was dropped the political party system and WASHINGTON — After Wednesday. abortion were several of the is five months of negotiations The compromise will be sues raised by politicians run and partisan bickering, top voted on by the House of Rep ning for the state Senate, state congressional leaders said resentatives Thursday or House and the Board of County Wednesday that they struck a Friday and by the Senate soon Commisioners. compromise on taxes that afterward. "The Board of [County] Com they believed would have the White House officials said missioners race is especially rele support of the White House Bush was prepared to sign off vant to Duke because [this and a majority ofthe members on the budget agreement pro board] wants to get Duke in ofthe Senate and House. vided final details, including volved with Durham schools," The final details were being provisions on Medicare, could said Licia Morrow, president of nailed down Wednesday be worked out. Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the night, and the precise legisla Bush was also prepared to forum's sponsor. tion remained to be written. sign another stopgap measure Joyce Wasdell, one of eight But the basics were presented continuing government opera candidates running for the five to rank-and-file lawmakers tions as talks on the final BOB KAPLAN /THE CHRONICLE and are not likely to change. details continued Wednesday open county commisioner slots, Ted Stone and Llcia Morrow expanded on Morrow's concerns The measure would raise night. The government's taxes by more than $140 bil about University involvement in reasearch project proposals spending authority is to ex er, said "it is extremely impor lion over the next five years, pire at midnight. Durham public schools. where they want to use Durham tant to elect officials who protect the core of an overall plan to With the latest develop Wasdell explained that county students as guinea pigs." the quality of our drinking reduce the federal deficit by ments, the budget fight that commisioners can utilize the in Many candidates also sug water." formation from University $40 billion this year and $500 has dominated Washington gested that environmental issues State Senate candidate Ted billion over five years. graduate students' research proj should be a concern within the politics for months, paralyzed Stone criticized current treat A final sticking point, the ects in order to improve the Dur University community. Congress and often embar ment of the environment. "Both insistence of Democrats in the ham County educational system. Mary Ann Black, who is also rassed the president seemed [of the current state senators] House that annual incomes See DEAL on page 5 • "Duke graduate students have running for county commission- See FORUM on page 4 • Minority umbrella group debates NAS' Western emphasis By MYLA BAREFIELD Spectrum is a coalition of lead which, on the national level, em non-Western electives and re "Spectrum is equated with diver A campus group discussed tak ers representing the Black Stu phasizes a "traditional Western quirements into the University sity." ing a stand on the presence of dent Alliance, Spanish American curriculum." curriculum. National Association of Scholars Latin Student Association, Duke Spectrum's founder, second Trinity junior Rocco Femia at the University, emphasizing India Association, Native Ameri At last night's meeting, Spec year medical student David said it's important to "involve the importance of uniting the can Students Association, and trum voiced concern over the Huong said the group should stir people not of color on campus" in campus and attacking the issue the Asian Students Association. NAS because one of the NAS' up thought and debate opposing the debate and make it a Univer with intellect. The NAS is an organization principal goals is to introduce the NAS platform because sity-wide movement. Undergraduates might not judge rapes Group debates other judicial board trying cases By JENNIFER GREESON with University-wide jurisdic tant if cases are tried before the An "informal discussion group" tion, Griffith said. University Board. "The standard of campus leaders meets today to The Undergraduate Board re for proof would be higher - consider placing sexual assault quires "clear and convincing evi 'beyond a reasonable doubt,'" cases under the jurisdiction of dence" for a conviction, rather Wasiolek said. Physical evidence the University Judicial Board. than proof "beyond a reasonable "might be more important or Sexual assault cases involving doubt," which is required for a more significant." undergraduates are currently court conviction. Griffith ques The Undergraduate Judicial handled by the Undergraduate tioned the appropriateness ofthe Code currently contains no defi Judicial Board. "clear and convincing" criterion nition of sexual assault, although "I'm not arguing one case or for sexual assault cases. Wasiolek said there is "concern another," said meeting organizer "It's not as simple a case as that a specific definition be William Griffith, vice president whether someone plagarized a included." Such a clause is cur for student affairs. "I just think paper or cheated on an examina rently pending approval. that it should be discussed." tion," he said. "When you find Griffith will meet with the someone guilty of rape, that's a Griffith said the discussions chairs of both boards, Dean for pretty hefty situation." show no lack of faith in the Un Student Life Sue Wasiolek, The University Board, estab dergraduate Board. "I think they Professor Peter Fish, ASDU lished in the 1960s to deal with have the capability of handling President Connie Pearcy, and picketers and protesters, can ac [sexual assault cases]," he said. Trinity College and School of En commodate an adversary "I have great confidence in the BOB KAPLAN/THE CHRONICLE gineering representatives. hearing; parties can be repre Undergraduate Judicial Board." No bones about it "The Undergraduate Judicial sented by outside lawyers. The Pearcy said the possible juris These former students were unfortunate enough to be in Board only has jurisdiction over board is always chaired by a law diction change has been dis doors when University exterminators sprayed for ants. Luck- undergraduates," Wasiolek said. professor. cussed for two months, although ily, they were visiting from U Va. The University Judicial Board, Physical evidence of sexual as this is the first formal meeting. however, is a "blanket board" sault could become more impor She declined futher comment. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1990 World and National Newsfile Senate fails to override veto of civil rights bill Assbciated Press By NEIL LEWIS one more vote Wednesday than they mus Dole leaves: Labor Secretary Eliz In vetoing the bill Monday, after an un N.Y. Times News Service tered in July when the Senate approved abeth Dole resigned Wednesday saying successful effort over the weekend to have WASHINGTON — The Senate on the bill. she was leaving for new challenges and Congress modify it, Bush said he did so Wednesday fell one vote short of over Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., who is not because of "totally erroneous" "with deep regret" because he supported turning President Bush's veto of a major seeking re-election, voted against the bill reports she lacked influence at the soxne provisions. civil rights bill, giving a victory to those then, but voted Wednesday to overturn White House. Dole reportedly plans to The White House said it was pleased by who contended the legislation would have the veto. head the American Red Cross. Wednesday's vote and urged Congress to led to the widespread use of quotas in From its inception last year, the bill adopt the alternate bill Bush proposed hiring and promotion. was buffeted not only by legal critiques over the weekend. Where's the Pacific? Humphrey, The 66-34 vote, one less than the two- but also by racial politics, with propo Opponents of the congressional bill the humpback whale with an inclina thirds majority needed to override the nents contending Bush was pandering to brandished the notion of quotas in tion for making wrong turns, took a veto, killed the measure in the 101st Con conservatives and business groups in this Wednesday's debate. Senate Republican few more on Wednesday. After being gress but is unlikely to quell the debate election year by opposing a bill widely leader Bob Dole of Kansas said the bill freed from a mudflat in San Francisco over whether the proposed Civil Rights supported by minority groups and would result in "quotas, quotas and more Bay the day before, the wayward Act of 1990, or similar bills almost certain women. employment quotas." whale was still far from the Pacific to be proposed next year, would enshrine Ocean, where he belongs. quotas in the workplace. Bush has said the concept of quotas is U.S. VS. Israel*. Israel rejected an one Americans regard as both distasteful Births after menopause possible appeal by President Bush to cooperate and unfair. The measure's supporters in with a United Nations investigation, sist it was not a quota bill, and they note By GINA KOLATA setting the stage for another U.S.