The Observer VOL. XXV. NO. 75 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Inauguration speech No evidence calls for responsibility of mechanical failure found (AP) Clinton’s inauguration ■ World reacts/ page 7 marked a dramatic change in the nation’s political compass. “Let us resolve to reform our in train crash Clinton promised to put gov­ politics so that power and privi­ lege no longer shout down the ernment to work to solve GARY, Ind. (AP) — Federal voice of the people,” Clinton America’s problems. Bush, and investigators found no immedi­ said. “ Let us put aside personal Ronald Reagan before him, ate evidence of signal or other advantage so that we can feel tried to restrict government’s mechanical trouble in a deadly the pain and see the promise of hand. crash of two commuter trains Am erica.” “We know we have to face and raised the possibility that His inauguration crowned a hard truths and take strong sunlight interfered with an long journey from an Arkansas steps,” Clinton said. “But we engineer’s vision. hamlet called Hope to the most have not done so. Instead, we John Lauber of the National powerful job in the world. have drifted, and that drifting Transportation Safety Board Along the way, he was elected has eroded our resources, V refused on Tuesday to blame the youngest sitting governor at fractured our economy and the crash Monday on human age 32 and left that office as the shaken our confidence. Though error. “It’s much too early to nation’s longest-serving our challenges are fearsome, so te ll ... w hat was a ppropriate governor. are strengths.” and what wasn’t,” he said at a Maya Angelou, the first poet to “ To renew America,” he said, news conference. read at an inauguration in 32 “we must be bold.” The crash Monday killed years, hailed Clinton’s arrival as “We must do what America seven passengers and injured the dawn of an era of unity does best: Offer opportunity to 69. It occurred when one train where “each new hour holds all and demand responsibility sideswiped another near a new chances.” for all,” Clinton said. “It is time trestle where two tracks con­ Clinton began the day at a to break the bad habit of ex­ verge and overlap. pecting something for nothing, prayer service. A tear rolled down his cheek as he sat in a from our government or from According to newspaper re­ front-row pew and listened to a each other.” ports, both engineers had soulful rendition of “Holy claimed they had a green light Ground.” Later, Clinton and Clinton’s first official act was to cross the trestle. Gore and members of their to sign an executive order im­ Lauber said the engineer of families went to the White posing strict ethical standards the train traveling east, David House for coffee with Bush and on senior officials in his gov­ Riordan, told investigators that his wife, Barbara. ernment, and another order he received a green light to “Good luck to you,” the out­ proclaiming Friday as a The Observer/ Brian McDonough cross the passage, then saw a going president said. They rode “national day of fellowship and Providing a few laughs second signal go dark or turn to the Capitol together in an hope.” He also signed nominat­ Comedian Walli Collins, the host of Comedy Central's Stand Up, red, and he hit the emergency armored limousine adorned ing papers for his Cabinet ap­ Stand Up, performs last night at The Ballroom. Student Union Board brakes. w ith the presidential seal. pointees. sponsored Collins as part of the Winterfest activities. seeTRAIN / page 4 Professor: Kenyan elections were ‘far from free and fair By NANCY DUNN 1966, as “far from free and themselves for the elections, he This split is exactly what Moi cleansing,” in May 1992, News Writer fair.” said. had been waiting for, according members of the Kalenjin tribe, Moi, the president of Kenya The elections had to take to Orvis, because Moi knew that Moi’s backers, entered a valley The new Kenyan democracy since 1978 and the apparent place before March 1993, but his base of support was too in central Kenya that was home appears to be only superficial, winner of the 1992 elections, Moi was allowed to set the offi­ small to win. With the opposi­ to many ethnic groups and went according to Stephen Orvis, who originally refused to hold elec­ cial date, according to Orvis. tion vote now split, Moi thought on a rampage. helped monitor the recent tions. Moi gave in only after the Moi was able to drag out the with a little more manipulation, elections in the country. United States announced that process for so long that the two he could retain control of This valley once had been aid to Kenya would be sus­ leaders of the main opposition Kenya. controlled by whites, but when Orvis, an assistant professor pended for six months unless party, the Forum for the Moi announced that he be­ they were forced out many dif­ at Hamilton College, was a part elections were held, Orvis said. Restoration of Democracy lieved the elections would cause ferent tribes moved in. While of the United States delegation (FORD), began to fight between much bloodshed between rival there had always been tension that monitored the December At the end of 1991, the themselves. Eventually, be­ tribes, Orvis continued. “He in this valley, there was never 1992 elections. At a lecture at Kenyan constitution was altered cause of personal ambitions and made sure that his prophecy any violence, Orvis said. Notre Dame Wednesday, Orvis to lift the ban on the existence ethnic reasons, the FORD party came to pass.” The Kalenjin warriors forced described this multiparty elec­ of opposition parties and parties split into two factions, In what Orvis called,“a tion, the first in Kenya since were allowed to register explained Orvis. Kenyan version of ethnic seeKENYA / page 4 Labeled recycling bins in LaFortune Students are finding extra greeted with a lukewarm response features on phone system By CHRISTY FREDERICK The project first focused arated, crushed, bailed and By NANCY FENOCKETTI first caller by interrupting the News Writer on Food Services’ kitchens sold to companies that can News Writer connection again. with the plastic, cardboard reuse it. Other than the new prefixes Notre Dame Food Services and aluminium waste left Although response has Students’ capability to use the making calls between students has placed individually-la­ from food preparation, been slow, Prentkowski ex­ new phone system to make and administration easier, the beled recycling bins at both Prentkowski said. After this pects progress in the near conference calls has surprised phone system installed over ends of LaFortune Student succeeded, the effort shifted future. “It took the newspa­ students and even the manager Christmas break was supposed Center in the latest stage of to recycling newspapers and per recycling about six of University Telecommunica­ to be the same as last its recycling effort, accord­ converting nonrecyclable months to really become ef­ tions, Steven Ellis. semester’s, according to Ellis. ing to David Prentkowski, wax cups, Styrofoam cups fective, so we re not wor­ Making call conferencing an director of Food Services. and plastics to recyclable ried.” Reports of students making option was “an error.” “This was the next step to products. up to five-way conference calls eliminating waste,” said “We need to take some ef­ had not reached Telecommuni­ There were “no plans for Prentkowski. “ We need to When the bins are full, fort to get people into the cations. “We’re totally unaware conferencing to be made avail­ educate the customers to Huddle employees bag the patterns of using the bins of it,” said Ellis. able,” Ellis said. This summer use them .” recyclables in clear plastic regularly. Then it’s just a Telecommunications plans to The recycling program bags and place them in the matter of time before it be­ Students experimenting with work on installing special fea­ began over two years ago dumpster behind comes habit,” he said. the campus phones discovered tures on campus phones, but through the work of Recy- LaFortune. “Recycling is an important that they could get up to five they are not sure which fea­ clin’ Irish, a student group, Superior Waste Systems of issue in our everyday lives," people on the line using thetures will be included. and Food Services. “We de­ South Bend empties this said Colleen Finnane of Pas- same procedure as call waiting. “Conferencing really concerns veloped an objective to recy­ dumpster six days a week, querilla West. “Food Ser­ While on the phone with one me,” Ellis said. He said he cle whatever and wherever twice a day if necessary, he vices is making it easy for person, a caller can interrupt wants to find out what else the we can and got the students said. It is hauled to their re­ each of us to do our part. the connection, dial a second phone system can do and will to help,” he explained. cycling plant where it is sep­ seeBINS / page 4 number and then reconnect the investigate these reports. page 2 The Observer Thursday, January 21, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN REPORT Precast for noon, Thursday, January 21 FORECAST Searching for Cloudy and rainy tin m Mpmdfrhigh ttiiytoratura zoom Ibr ttt* day. today with highs in the mid 30s and a Catholicism in 40 percent chance of snow later tonight. South Bend Cloudy Friday and high of 40. TEMPERATURES Yesterday we-witnessed the “passing of the torch” City H from one generation to Anchorage 30 Atlanta 48 another.