U.S. Cannot Be Active in All World Conflicts Senator Accused Of

33150 YEARS& SAINT ^OBSERVER MARY’S Tuesday, September 28, 1993 • Vol. XXVI No. 22 S® NOTRE DAME IN gg mil iNm rrNnrNT Ni wsi\/\n R MRviNu NOTRt n w u \Nn s.,\iNT MARY'S Fireside Clean-up chats begin reform By SARAH DORAN Assistant News Editor needed Striving to educate the com munity in an informal envi By NICK RIOS ronment, the Multicultural News Writer Executive Council (M.E.C.) is sponsoring five fireside chats Urging the Defense this week as part of the annual Department to strengthen its Multicultural Fall Festival, ac environmental ethic, Len cording to Patricia Acosta of Ackland, University of Colorado the M.E.C. professor, attacked the “Speakers from any and all American government’s cultures were invited to speak method of nuclear weapons in a relaxed setting about a production and waste disposal topic them believe is important in a lecture last night. to inform people on,” said “We must stop exploiting our Acosta. “It’s basically an minds looking for new and im education process.” proved ways to kill each other,” said Ackland. “We must rec The chats, which began yes * ognize that the land has rights terday with a talk on “The and that we should have rules The Observer/Rick Bernardo that guarantee that the people Myths and Realities of Aids” University of Colorado Professor Len Ackland lectured last night on the the environmental responsibilities of presented by an HIV-positive the Defense Department at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. _______________________________ woman, are presented by many see LECTURE / page 4 different types of people—from a blue collar worker to an Australian, said Acosta. U.S. cannot be active in all world conflicts The fireside chats are held Associated Press At a news conference later with Japanese open,” he said. today, Wednesday, Thursday Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, Clinton Clinton, in proposing curbs on mush and Friday, from 12:15-1 p.m. UNITED NATIONS said the United States sent peacekeepers to rooming international peacekeeping ven in the Notre Dame room on the President Clinton told the United Nations Somalia in December “with our eyes open” tures — there are now 17 involving 80,000 second floor of LaFortune. Monday the American people will support but “may have underestimated” the diffi troops — appeared to be looking for a sending U.S. troops to keep peace around culty of restoring political stability. “I still practical way out of a growing dispute with Subjects include: the world only if new missions are sharply believe President Bush made the right members of Congress who are questioning limited. “The United Nations must know decision,” he said American intervention in foreign conflicts. *’Today’s Families: How when to say ‘no,’” he declared. He also listed conditions for deploying ‘‘The United Nations simply cannot Could Both Dan Quayle and Noting that he is the first president born American forces to a NATO peacekeeping become engaged in every one of the Murphy Brown Be Right?” pre after creation of the organization, Clinton unit in Bosnia. world’s conflicts,” Clinton said. sented on Tuesday by Joan insisted on new rules for “new times” as “I would want a clear understanding of Still, he said, the U.N. must have “the Aldous, Kenan professor of so he outlined his foreign policy views with a what the command and control was and I technical means to run a modern world- ciology; mixture of caution and high purpose. would want the NATO commander in class peacekeeping operation.” And he Clinton is prepared to send as many as charge of the operations,” Clinton said. “I pledged that the United States intended to •’’On the Road Again,” pre 25,000 American troops to Bosnia if peace would want a clear timetable for first “remain engaged and to lead” in post-Cold sented on Wednesday by a terms can be worked out, and he defended review and ultimately for the right to ter War world affairs. local Teamster’s Union mem keeping 4,700 U.S. peacekeepers in minate American involvement.” He offered to pay within the next few ber; Somalia. But he told the representatives of Clinton said there would have to be “a weeks a $400 million U.S. debt for peace more than 180 nations that the U.N. must clear political strategy” for the peacekeep keeping, but he also said the United States •’’New Wings of Faith,” pre limit its involvement in international fight ing mission, and the deployment would was paying too heavy a load. A senior U.S. sented on Thursday by ing, beginning “by bringing the rigors of have to be endorsed by Congress. official, speaking on condition of anonymi Glendora Haskin, an associate military and political analysis to every U.N. “We would have to know what our finan ty, said the idea was to scale back from minister of this local, nonde- peace mission.” cial responsibilities are,” the president 30.4 percent to 25 percent and have nominational church; He also proposed a network of nuclear said. “Then we would have to know that Germany and Japan, among others, make arms restraints, including a worldwide ban others would do their part as well.” up the difference. •’’Life in A ustralia,” pre on stockpiling of weapons-grade uranium. Elaborating on his speech, Clinton said sented on Friday by Father And yet he hinted he might abandon his none of the current peacekeeping missions Clinton said the United Nations must Wilson Miscamble, associate three-month old ban on underground was “ill founded” but that “there are limits “weed out waste” and he suggested the professor of history and a na weapons blasts if China resumed its testing to what we can do” in the future. “I want appointment of an inspector general to tive Australian. program. to see us go into these things with our eyes investigate any abuses. Senator accused of misconduct New election rules discussed By ANALISE TAYLOR there have been posters and By CHIP BROWN Mrs. Hutchison became the benefit” and of destroying com News Writer campaign materials left in Associated Press second U.S. senator under in puter records from the trea undesignated places, Flynn dictment. Sen. Dave sury. Past violations in the election said. AUSTIN Durenberger, a Minnesota Also indicted were Michael code forced the Student Senate “No posters may be posted Just 16 weeks after her elec Republican, faces federal trial Barron, former deputy state to discuss a solution to the on any structure in any quad tion to the U.S. Senate, Kay in January on charges he ille treasurer, and David Criss, the problem. or on any public signs any Bailey Hutchison was indicted gally claimed reimbursement agency’s planning director. There have been problems where on campus, except Monday on charges of miscon from the Senate for a Barron was charged with of in past years with election appropriate bulletin board duct during her 2 1/2 years as Minneapolis condominium he ficial misconduct, tampering procedures, according to space," the proposal said. state treasurer. secretly owned. He announced with governmental records and Student Body President Frank Debate centered on whether Mrs. Hutchison, a Republican, less than two weeks ago that he tampering with physical evi Flynn. the president of the Student was accused along with two wouldn’t see re-election to a dence. Criss was charged with Senate shall determine aides of using her treasurer fourth term next year. official misconduct. STUDENT SENATE whether the candidate's writ office for personal use and Mrs. Hutchison is the 10th sit Mrs. Hutchison is allowed to ten appeal satisfies two condi destroying records as part of a ting U.S. senator ever indicted. remain in the Senate while she “The campaigning period for tions: a procedural defect in cover-up. Mrs. Hutchison, 50, defeated fights the charges. Student Body, Class Office and the Election Committee’s deci She denied any wrongdoing appointed Democratic Sen. Bob Texas GOP Executive Director Senate elections should be ex sion, or substantial new evi and called the charges the Krueger in a June 5 special Karen Hughes called the plicitly stated. For the elec dence not considered in the product of a politically moti election for U.S. Treasury charges politically motivated. tions, the campaigning period Election Committee’s reconsid vated investigation by Travis Secretary Lloyd Bentsen’s for should begin at midnight the ered decision. County District Attorney Ronnie mer seat. The victory made her “I am sickened but frankly first day specified by the elec Some senators disliked this Earle, a Democrat. Texas’ first woman senator. not surprised that a grand jury tion committee and conclude part of the proposal because it “I will win in the end,” the made up of Democrat primary at midnight on the morning of may give more responsibility senator said. T think the citi The five-count indictment ac voters is trying to win through the election day,” said Student to the president and it may not zens of Texas see through this . cuses her of using state em the judicial process what they Senator Andrew Alfers. allow the Student Senate to . They see that this is sleazy ployees, facilities, equipment were unable to win in the last Officials have been dis discuss the cases brought to politics.” and supplies for “her personal election,” she said. pleased with students because the Judicial Council. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, September 28, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN WORLD AT A GLANCE With peace, Cord transplant promising F l o o d r o u n d u p ^ P ittsburg.

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