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Vol. CXIV, No. 2 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1884 January 11, 1996 Baritone Duesing to Perform at Lawrence Next Week APPLETON, WI-Lawrence is Duesing, who received the Lucia in students." Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von he has appeared with the New pleased to present renowned lyric Russell Briggs Distinguished Winner of a Grammy Award Nuremberg," Marcello in Puc York Philharmonic, the Chicago baritone, Dale Duesing, assisted Achievement Award from the col in 1993 for his performance of - cini's "La Boheme," the Count in Symphony, the Boston Sympho by Christina Dahl, piano, for a lege in 1988, returns this year as Samuel Barber's "The Lovers" Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro," ny, the Cleveland Orchestra, the special concert Friday, January an Artist-in-Residence. "He with the Chicago Symphony Schnittke's "Life with an Idiot," Montreal Symphony, the Berlin 19, 1996 at 8 p.m. in Lawrence brings to campus a worldwide Orchestra, he was also named and the title role in Britten's "Bil Philharmonic and the Vienna Memorial Chapel. For tickets call operatic experience which is singer of the year in 1994 by ly Budd." Philharmonic, among others. 414/832-6749. enormously inspiring," said Europe's Opemwelt magazine. A native of Milwaukee, Duesing's virtuosity has A 1967 graduate of Lawrence, Robert Dodson, dean of the con His operatic repertory is Duesing has performed at the earned him international Duesing has become one of the servatory of music. "His personal broad and includes performances Metropolitan Opera, Brussels acclaim. Opera News described leading lyric baritones on the magnetism and radiance is an in roles such as the title role in Opera, Paris Opera, La Scala, his lead performance in international music scene. example that draws out the best Berg's "Wozzeck," Beckmesser in "Wozzeck," as "remarkable ... he attained that level of perfor mance at which singing cannot We Hate To Do This, But ... OJ ! be separated from acting in expressing character." The Brus LOS ANGELES O.J. involvement in the project. dences of his blood, his hair at sels newspaper, Le Soir, called speaks. In the 2-hour video, Simpson the scene. And when I asked him, Duesing, "a breathtaking actor as The interview that was too talks to Becker about the murder some of his answers, frankly, to well as a world class singer. He is hot for NBC, CNN and other net trial, the evidence presented me personally, did not sit very certainly the greatest exponent of works and newspapers in the against him, his alibi on the well ." 20th century musid opera today." country is coming to your video night of the murder, his acquit The producer of the video, Dahl, assistant professor of store this Friday, and you'll only tal, his break-up with girlfriend Tony Hoffman, declined to music at Lawrence Conservatory, have to pay $29.95 to get it. Paula Barbieri the night before release much preview footage of received the bachelor's and mas But just days before it hits the murder, and his search for the video. In one moment that ter's degrees in performance from store shelves, there are more the so-called "real killers." He was released, Simpson is shown the Peabody Conservatory of questions sur also takes entering a room to face Becker. Music. Recently, she received the rounding "O .J. Becker on a Becker asks, "So why would you doctoral degree from the State Simpson: The guided tour of do this interview?" Da le Duesing University of New York at Stony Interview" his mansion as Becker told Larson: "He said Hamburg Staatsoper, San Fran Brook, where she studied with than the ,; he describes to make money. And I asked him cisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Gilbert Kalish. answers that what was hap if he considered it blood money. Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Tickets, at $16 and $14 for are supposed .... pening the He said, '(Prosecutor) Marcia Frankfurt Opera, Netherlands adults and $14 and $12 for stu to come from night of the Clark has a book deal, she's mak Opera and the Glyndebourne, dents and senior citizens, are Simpson, who slayings. ing millions of dollars on this. Edinburgh, Santa Fe and available at the Lawrence box was acquitted "Finally, Salzburg Festivals. As a soloist, office in Brokaw. in October of O.J. Simpson continued to page 6 murdering his breaks his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson silence and responds to the and her friend Ronald Lyle Gold American public," proclaims a Bartel Joins Lawrentian, Review Disbands man. commercial for the video, which On Tuesday, January 9,the publish even one issue. On Jan fairness to ourselves and to the Those questions have already was filmed last month at Simp Lawrence Review disbanded uary 8, the staff met one last community, we fee l that this sparked a furor in television cir son's estate. Viewers can dial "1 - after three years of publication time where it unanimously decision is necessary. Logistical cles, prompting a segment on 800-0JTELLS," to place an order at Lawrence. Signs of the decided to disband itself. ly speaking, we will not be fully "Dateline NBC" Wednesday by phone. paper's decline can be traced On Tuesday, at the LUCC dissolved until all of our respon night. "Hard Copy" has started Becker told "Dateline" corre back to term I of this academic general council meeting, I pre sibilities have been properly tak airing outtakes and rehearsal spondent John Larson he felt year. At this time, even after sented the council with the fol en care of (i.e. finances and footage from the video as part of that Simpson was lying during obtaining the necessary equip lowing statement: equipment). In closing, we want a five-part series. There also has the interview. ment and proper resources to be On behalf of all of the mem to personally thank LUCC for its been some talk about Simpson's Simpson's answers about the an effective paper, the Review bers of he Lawrence Review, I efforts and for its support of The interviewer in the video, former case "just didn't sound right," found itself without an effective hereby regretfully announce our Lawrence Review. Los Angeles news anchorman Becker said. "It didn't fit with the staff. n Ross Becker, because of his paid facts. There are so many coinci- In an order to attempt last meet the year to expand needs of Students Waste Tons of Food itself, The the sup 1 Review man- porters of Greenfire weighed the food that aged to secure T h e BY STEVE GRUBER students threw away at Downer office space in Review, GREENFIRE and found some disturbing Brokaw Hall, as the orga Everyone who has eaten at results. 648 pounds of food were well as a tele nization Downer Commons realizes that discarded over the course of the phone line, an will still large amounts of food are thrown six meals. This total does not Internet remain in away each day. Food is wasted include paper products, liquids, address, and existence because people have eyes bigger or whole pieces offruit. The fruit most important to tie up than their stomachs, they receive was separated from the rest of ly, a fully func 1 o o s e more food in line than they want the food waste and counted. Stu tioning comput ends. If ed, or simply disliked the taste of dents threw away 38 appies, 11 er system. The you have the meal. Whatever the reason, oranges and 17 bananas during paper even donated food waste at Downer continues the six meals. started to get money to to be an economic and environ Greenfire studied the prob recognition and T h e mental problem. To state an lem of food waste to give students support from Review in Brian Bartel, Managing Editor obvious fact, food costs money; a better idea of how quickly a lit the community; the past so, throwing away food is like tle waste can add up. To help lim it looked as if it S i X it the amount of food that is was going to have a permanent disbanding. Founded only a few months, your donation can be tossing cash into the garbage dis years ago, The Lawrence Review posal. In addition, raising and thrown out, we suggest that stu place in the Campus Activities fully refunded by contacting us dents ask for smaller servings Office. strove to meet high standards of at: preparing food puts stress on the publishing and excellence in environment we live in. There and then go up for more if need This stability did not last, for the Lawrence Review ed. The little effort that this meal lack of manpower, dedication, writing on this campus. We do P .O. Box 599 fore, when food is wasted unnec not feel that we recently have, or essary pressure is put on the entails is well worth it. So, save and motivation was recognized Memorial Union Info Desk money and help take unneeded by the staff as early as term I. will have in the future, the time, Appleton, WI 54912-0599 environment. staff, energy, or commitment to · Last Monday and Tuesday, stress off the environment by Unable to fix these problems, 414-832-7270 cleaning your plate. the Lawrence Review failed to further those means. In all due [email protected] 2 THE LAWRENTIAN NATIONAL NEWS JANUARY 11, 1996 Clinton Tempted to Punch Columnist Who Called Hillary Liar public response to renewed the Clintons in the Whitewater However, the Resolution Trust delivered by Washington Post BY DOYLE MCMANUS charges that she has not been ful resort property. Corp., the government agency music critic Paul Hume of a WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE ly truthful about her role in sev Among other things, she rep responsible for handling the fed singing performance by Margaret WASHINGTON - President eral controversial episodes, resented Madison in early 1985 eral bailout of the savings and Truman at a time when her Clinton had an old-fashioned including the Arkansas real when it sought state permission loan industry, struck a deal with father, Harry S. Truman, was husband's response Tuesday to a estate deal known as Whitewater to issue preferred stock and she the Rose Law Firm to extend the president. newspaper columnist who called and the summary firing of the drafted one document that regu statute of limitations until Jan. "Some day I hope to meet his wife a liar: He wanted to staff of the White House travel lators say was part of a "ficti 31. That leaves the government you," Truman wrote in a letter to punch the man in the nose. office. tious" land transfer. until the end of this month to sue Hume. "When that happens Clinton told a White House Both Congress and an inde In his Monday column, Safi.re the law firm. you'll need a new nose." news conference that he deeply pendent counsel are investigat maintained that the billing Clinton said the criticism of resented an article by New York ing the Clintons' investment in records were discovered two days his wife reminded him of the Times columnist William Safi.re Whitewater, a failed Arkansas after the statute of limitations. viciously unfavorable review calling first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton "a congenital liar." U.S. Army Dispatches Helicopter Gunships to Helicopter Gunships to Help Protect Sarajevo Airport Clinton initially laughed as to consider shifting U.S. forces - already," a senior NATO officer said. he responded to a question about TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - returned to Tuzla. the column, but his smile rapidly The U.S. Army has dispatched A NATO officer said the request scheduled to be the most numerous "But I feel in my heart that it's com and best equipped of Operation ing." faded as he said: Apache helicopter gunships to help for Apaches from the Sarajevo head "When you're president, there protect Sarajevo airport, rekindling quarters of NATO's ground forces Joint Endeavor - to trouble spots A White House official said the are a few more constraints on you concern among some U.S. officers illustrated the difficulty that French such as Sarajevo or Mostar. Clinton administration is watching than if you're an ordinary citizen. that they will end up patrolling the forces may have in pacifying the Maj. Gen. William L. Nash, com the Bosnian operation with "keen If I were an ordinary citizen, I Bosnian capital and other areas tempestuous capital - which falls in mander of U.S. forces in Bosnia, interest" for signs that U.S. forces might give that article the beyond the northeastern region their assigned area - and the temp recently rebuffed efforts to widen are being asked to shoulder a bigger response it deserves." assigned to American troops. tation to draw on U.S. military the U.S. sector to include Zepa, a burden. The senior NATO officer It was White House Two Apaches and a Blackhawk assets like the Apache. town in French-occupied southeast said Lt. Gen. Michael Walker, the spokesman Mike McCurry who command-and-control helicopter Sunday's incident followed the ern Bosnia that had been a U.N. British commander of ground forces first told reporters of Clinton's flew to Sarajevo from Tuzla late deployment two weeks ago of U.S. declared "safe area" until being over in Bosnia, is in the delicate position urge to wallop Safi.re. Sunday after several shooting inci radar systems to help protect Sara run by Serb forces in July. A NATO of trying to match the forces at hand "Columnists have the right to dents triggered alarm for the safety jevo from artillery and mortar fire; source said Nash pointed out his sec to the most likely flashpoints. write what they want to, even of an aircraft carrying an advance several British and Dutch radar sys tor already includes the highly Under the NATO guidelines of when it's an outrageous personal team for President Clinton's visit to tems had been removed to provide volatile former "safe area" of Sre Joint Endeavor, Walker can deploy attack that has no basis in fact," Bosnia this week, according to coverage in the British sector of brenica, reported to be the site of forces from contributing nations as McCurry told reporters. "The NATO sources. That aircraft was Bosnia, leaving the capital partly mass graves from wholesale execu he sees fit. But he must receive per president, ifhe were not the pres diverted when the airport was exposed. tions last summer. mission from the donor country if he ident, would have delivered a briefly closed, but the Apaches loi Some U.S. officers privately "As far as moving forces around wants to fragment national forces, more forceful response to that on tered to protect a C-130 Hercules express worry that the relative tran from one sector to another, I don't as would be the case if some U.S. the bridge of Mr. Safi.re's nose." cargo plane that subsequently land quillity of northeastern Bosnia will know of any specific requests or dis units are seconded to the French in "The president, being presi ed. The U.S. helicopters then inevitably lead NATO commanders cussion beyond what's happened Sarajevo. dent, knows that he can't possi real estate project, and whether bly do such a thing," the funds were siphoned off through Security Council Condemns Atrocities in Croatia spokesman added ruefully. Whitewater to benefit Clinton's council statement on Croatia last ulation of the Krajina, fled into McCurry, asked by reporters 1984 gubernatorial campaign. BY }OHN M. GOSHKO if the first lady was becoming a month also was issued when neighboring Serbia when the The discovery of two sets of WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE much of the U.N. press corps was political liability to her husband, documents - billing records from Croatian army overran the replied: "Last time I checked, she UNITED NATIONS - The not present-late in the afternoon Mrs. Clinton's Arkansas law firm of the Friday before Christmas. region last August. The success was more popular than any of the and a memorandum from a Security Council has condemned people who've been in the Oval continuing murder and other Spokesmen for the four dele ful Croatian offensive regained White House aide suggesting gations inyolved in the specula Office negotiating the budget." that she directed the firing of the atrocities against the Serb land seized by Serb rebels after tion denied that there had been Clinton has spent much of the travel office staff - have renewed minority in Croatia's war-torn the breakup of former Yugoslavia any attempt to minimize media past two weeks in budget talk~. the Republican focus on her. Krajina region, and it has called in 1991. coverage. They said that this with his two principal Republi The billing records suggest on Croatian President Franjo month's council president, Sir In its Monday statement, the can adversaries, Senate Majority that Mrs. Clinton was actively Tudjman's government to take John Weston of Britain, simply Security Council said it "strongly Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., and involved in the day-to-day work more effective steps to protect the had decided that the statement House Speaker Newt Gingrich, her law firm did for Madison Serbs' human rights. condemns the violations of inter should be adopted as soon as it R-Ga. Guaranty Savings & Loan, the The 15-nation council reiter national humanitarian law," and The president's energetic ated past charges that wide was ready. ultimately bankrupt S&L whose it expressed "deep concern that defense of his wife was his first chairman was a co-investor with spread killing, looting and intim When reporters asked West idation are being carried out on Tuesday whether the timing there is a co nsiderable discrepan against the largely elderly Serb had been intended to forestall cy between the number of perpe population. In a statement, it coverage, he replied testily, "I trators that have so far been won't have that. If you guys can't demanded that Croatian authori brought to justice and the num THE LAWRENTIAN ties arrest and try the killers, get into this building through the prevent future actions against snow when we can get in to do ber of reported violations .. ." The Lawrentian, USPS 306-680, is published bi the Serbs and halt interference business, don't blame us." It said the guilty should be monthly, fifteen times a year while classes are in with the right of displaced Bosn The two council statements "held individually responsible" session, and is distributed free of charge to students, ian Serbs to return to their were made in response to a faculty, and staff on the Lawrence University cam for their actions, and it recalled homes. report last month by U .N. offi "with dismay" the Tudjman gov pus. Mail subscriptions are fifteen dollars per year. Second-class But the council adopted its cials saying there was credible postage paid at Appleton, Wisconsin. POSTMASTER: send address tough language under circum evidence that widespread abuses, ernment's refusal to cooperate changes to The Lawrentian, 115 S. Drew, Appleton, WI 54911. stances that raised questions in induding the murder of several with the U.N. tribunal, estab Editorial policy is determined by the editor. Any opinions which U.N. circles about whether four hundred civilians, were being lished to punish Balkans war appear unsigned are those of the majority of the Lawrentian edito committed against Serbs in the permanent members - the Unit crimes.,. rial board. ed States, Britain, France and Krajina and that the Croatian Letters to the editor are welcome and encouraged. The editor Russia - are trying to avoid government was not doing much Tudjman has called the exo reserves the right to edit for style and space. Letters must be sub embarrassing Tudjman unduly. to stop it. dus of Serbs from the Krajina an mitted by 5 p.m. on Sundays prior to publication to the Information The four are principal partici The council's subsequent "unavoidable phenomenon" of Desk, mailed to the above address, or emailed to pants in the international force focus on Croatia represented a war and said that any mass "[email protected]". in the former Yugoslavia, and rare instance of international return (of the Croatian Serbs) Tudjman's cooperation is consid condemnation of mistreatment of Editor-in-Chief ...... Brian M. Drier ered essential to implementation Serb civilians in the Balkans. would be out of the question." On Managing Editor ...... Brian B. Bartel of the U.S.-brokered peace accord Throughout the nearly four years that issue, the council statement News Editor ...... Please, someone take this job among Croatia, Serbia and of war there, most accusations of noted that "the rights of the Serb Bosnia. human rights abuses have been Editorials Editor ...... Jonathan Judge population to return to their Features Editor ...... We pay you money Specifically, the council met leveled against the Serbs, first homes in safety and dignity are Arts/Entertainment Editor ...... Richard "Gish" Canaday without notice to adopt its Croat for their actions in Croatia and Sports Editor ...... Charley Shaw ia statement on Monday when then their "ethnic cleansing" being severely curtailed." It reaf Photography Editor ...... Natasha Breen the United Nations officially was campaign of murder, systematic firmed council demands that the Copy Editor ...... Brian M. Drier shut down because of the bliz rape and intimidation against Croatian government fully zard that paralyzed New York the Muslims in neighboring Layout Editor ...... Matt Helland respect the rights of the Serbs Circulation Manager ...... And you get your name here and when almost all of the Bosnia. "including their right to remain, B.aroque Opera Editor ...... Adam Kintopf reporters who normally cover the About 200,000 people, more organization were absent. A than 90 per cent of the Serb pop- leave or return in safety." THE LAWRENTIAN NATIONAL NEW~ JANUARY 11, 1996 3 Budget Talks Break Down, Raising Specter of Third Shutdown
BY GLENN KESSLER dent Clinton comes up with a have as much to do with the that, with a little creative lysts have said a failure to reach new proposal. "I think it's the recess as policy. Dole, the front accounting, showed how they an agreement thus may send the W ASHlNGTON POST NEWS SERVICE president's move," said Senate runner for the Republican presi moved more to the center than economy into a tailspin and dam WASHINGTON - The White Majority Leader Bob Dole, R dential nomination, has been did the other side during the age Clinton's re-election chances. House and congressional leaders Kan. stuck in Washington dealing negotiations. Despite the public tone, both Tuesday suspended budget nego But Clinton told reporters he with the budget and has been After the talks broke down, sides have moved significantly in tiations as nearly 50 hours of had offered a new proposal, eager to get back on the cam Republican National Chairman recent days toward a compro face-to-face talks still had left the which he declined to describe, paign trial. Both Clinton and Haley Barbour said: "Now the mise. But it is very questionable two sides hundreds of billions of just before Republicans left the House Speaker Newt Gingrich, truth is clear to everyone: Bill whether either can move much dollars apart. four-hour Oval Office meeting. "A R-Ga., were expected to hold Clinton is the only thing standing further to the center without los As has been typical in the tor final agreement is clearly within fund-raisers this week as well. between the American people ing the support of many of their tured history of the talks, both reach," an upbeat Clinton said, If no deal is ultimately and a balanced budget." members in Congress. Those sides characterized the "recess" adding that it was up to Republi reached, the struggle over the Washington insiders are numbers - the votes in the Sen differently and said the ball was cans to make the next move. budget will likely assume center divided on whether a deal is more ate and House - are what ulti in the other side's court. The dif White House Chief of Staff stage in the presidential cam important to Clinton or lawmak mately matter. ferences in tone underscored the Leon Panetta suggested the paign. Many Republicans are ers. The record of the 104th Con By White House accounting, deep divide between the White break was necessary for lower eager to portray Clinton as an gress will be meager without a Clinton has proposed $24 7 billion House and Republicans and rais level staffers to review agree obstructionist, while some Clin budget accord. But the ramifica in additional spending cuts since es the specter of a third partial ments and make new proposals ton aides believe the president tions may be greater for Clinton. his first balanced-budget propos government shutdown when for the principals. He said that can win with a campaign that The stock market tumbled al in June, while Republicans funding for many programs runs all sides had agreed to come back suggests that he is the one man sharply Tuesday over uncertain have offered to reduce the cuts by out again near the end of the to the White House for more who stopped the Republican Rev ty that a budget deal will be $189.5 billion. The Republican month. talks Jan. 17. olution from hurting the elderly reached. The Dow Jones industri math was sharply different, sug Republican leaders, while Asked why Republicans char and the poor. al average dropped 67.55 points gesting they had moved more speaking with restraint, said acterized the break so differently, As if preparing for the Wash to finish at 5,130.13. Stocks have than $200 billion toward Clinton they had gone about as far as Panetta said: "I'm frankly as con ington ritual of the blame game, soared - and interest rates have while Clinton barely budged - they could and would not come fused as you are." both the Republicans and the fallen - as Wall Street believed a going $37 billion toward the GOP back to the table unless Presi- To some extent, politics may White House released documents deal was likely. Wall Street ana- - because they regarded the cuts Appeals Court Rules Clinton Major Faces Another Year of Fighting to Stay in Office BY BILL GLAUBER legitimacy (of the government) For now, though, Major is Must Answer Civil Charges WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE might have something to do having a tough time presiding president cannot be sued over his with the largest popular vote over the fractious Tories who LONDON - This is how the BY DAVID G. SAVAGE "official acts," but it has not spo ever recorded at the last elec are split over Britain's links to WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE first question time of 1996 ken on whether a sitting presi tion - and a majority in the Europe. Last July, Major held a dent can be forced to deal with a began in the House of Com WASHINGTON - A federal house." civil suit while he is in office. "put up or shut up" election for appeals court said Tuesday that mons Tuesday. "I disagree with the split deci But talking about a last the Conservative party leader President Clinton, just like any Labor politician Paul Flynn sion of the 8th Circuit panel," election in Britain is like other citizen, must answer to civil got up, stared across the aisle ship to silence a right wing Robert S. Bennett, the president's remembering a high school charges that he sexually harassed at Prime Minister John Major, skeptical of tighter ties to the a former Arkansas state employ lawyer, said in a statement. "I romance. These are clearly intend to seek review by the full challenged the "legitimacy" of continent. Even though he won ee. dangerous times for the Tories, appeals court and, if need be, the. the ruling Conservative gov the battle, the struggle for the On a 2-1 vote, the court said who seized power back when the president is neither immune U.S. Supreme Court." ernment and then, over the soul of the Conservative party In a brief comment, Corbin Jimmy Carter was president of from damage suits for his private roar of the Commons, shouted: continues. Jones tc;ld CNN she was "thrilled" the United States. Basically, behavior nor entitled to delay "Isn't it degrading of you to Opposition politicians, responding -to a lawsuit .simply with Tuesday's decision. the public has grown weary of a The decision arose from an deny the country an election - accustomed to their own philo because he holds high office. party that has seen its share of "The president, like all other appeal filed by Bennett. to deny the country the choice sophical battles, are relishing In December 1994, U.S. Dis political sleaze scandals. Plus, government officials, is subject to between an exhausted Tory trict Judge Susan Webber Wright the Tory brawl. They lined up the same laws that apply to all the Tories are blamed for the in Little Rock agreed to delay a government and an invigorated Tuesday in the Commons to members of our society," a panel perceived deterioration of the trial over the sexual harassment Labor Party?" of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of National Health Service, and heap scorn on the Conserva claim until the president left And Major thought he had Appeals in St. Louis said in a for selling off one national tives. long-awaited ruling. office. But she also said he could problems last year? be required to answer written industry after another. "You can not stop your col Indeed, the ruling has been Down in the polls, his Par questions. leagues squabbling however awaited for so long that it may not Major, who replaced Mar That split decision did not sat liamentary majority eroding, prove to be a serious setback for garet Thatche~ as prime minis many warnings you give them isfy Bennett. and his party running on empty Clinton, or at least for· his re-elec on television," Liberal Democ In September, he urged the after nearly 1 7 years in power, ter in 1990 and won the 1992 tion prospects. election, has spent the last few rat Alan Beith told Major. Tuesday's ruling came 13 appeals court to throw out the Major is facing another year in months after a U.S. district judge lawsuit entirely. A president which he'll have to fight hard to years under political siege. His "Might you now admit the par first ruled on the matter. Because could become "a litigation mag majority in the 651-member ty is over for yo u. " net" unless he is given full immu remain in office. the president's lawyers can take But Major won't surrender. Parliament was reduced to Labor leader Tony Blair their appeal further, to the full nity, he argued. Further, he said, three last month when Emma chided Major: "Isn't it precisely appeals court and then to the the president should not have to And, despite repeated Labor Nicholson bolted the party for Supreme Court, it is unlikely that suffer the "distraction" ofrespond pleas, he vows not to call for an because the whole business of ing to suits involving private mat Clinton will have to respond to election before he has to, which the Liberal Democrats. Last your government is now about ters while he holds office. the explosive allegations until he isn't until the spring of 1997. October, another Tory, Alan pleasing this faction or that of is either a private citizen or in his The appeals court majority rejected both arguments. Answering critics like Fly Howarth, fled for Labor. the Conservative party that the second term as president. The Conservative margin is Paula Corbin Jones was a low nn, Major said, "I think the country has given up on the expected to be reduced to one level state employee in 1991 Conservatives as a serious par after two upcoming elections when, she says, then-Gov. Clinton ty of government?" invited her to a Little Rock, Ark., Blizzard Moves Out Leaving at are held to fill vacated seats. Blair, just back from a well hotel room and crudely proposi Still, it is unlikely that tioned her. reviewed tour of Asia, holds a Least 95 Dead in Its Wake Major would lose a vote of con When Clinton later denied the WASHINGTON - The two-day to a standstill by the blizzard, the commanding 30-point lead over incident ever took place, Jones fidence in the Commons and be blizzard that crippled the East with rerovery was slow. Airlines struggled Major in most political polls. filed a lawsuit in 1994 demanding forced into an election. The rea record snowfalls headed out over the to clear a backlog of thousands of $700,000 in damages for defama Major is struggling to get the Atlantic Tuesday, and from the Car stranded passengers, many city halls son? He can count on support tion. voters to focus on positive eco olinas to Maine millions of Americans and schools from Maryland to Massa from nine members of the In response, the president's nomic trends. lawyers said he "vigorously began digging out and taking stock of chusetts remained closed. And the Ulster Unionists, the majority Major said Britain's eco denies" her claims, and they have storm damage. federal government in snow-clogged Protestant party in Northern sought to have them dismissed At least 95 people died in the Washington remained shut down. Ireland. Of course, keeping the nomic success "is very widely storm, most them victims of automo Federal workers in Washington without a hearing, or at least Ulster Unionists in line could recognized in almost every delayed until he leaves the White bile accidents or heart attacks that were told to stay home again Wednes have a dramatic impact on the country of the world - perhaps House. struck as they shoveled snow. day when more snow fell on the heels The Supreme Court has said a Although some buried cities of the blizzard and further clogged pace of peace talks in Northern with the solitary exception of stirred Tuesday after being brought streets. Ireland. this one." 4 THE LAWRENTIAN NATIONAL NEWS/OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 Reliable Source: Notes on Newsmakers Whitewater Hearings to Convene The rest of his high-school Airport spokesman Chuck BY ANNIE GERBER AND ANN resume as athlete and student Cannon said that while the car With First Lady as Topic GERHART leader somewhat acquits was wrongfully towed and the WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE Williams, now better known as shifter cable damaged, nothing BY CHARLES v. ZEHREN day's scheduled lead-off witness, that bald guy who yells at Trans was wrong with the transmis w ASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE Richard "Rick" Massey, will deny WASHINGTON - Former Hillary Clinton's repeated asser- vestites Who No Longer Speak to sion. President Bush, so loyal to Dan tion that he was the "very young Their Mothers. The saga began Nov. 19 when WASHINGTON - Hillary bright associate" who brought Quayle that in 1992 he ignored "He was always a special per Schroeder left the car in an air Rodham Clinton's role as a Rose Madison as a client to Rose in all advice to dump him from the sonality," recalls Jeff Robinson, port garage, noting its exact loca Law Firm partner will come into 1985. Massey, 40, is now a Rose ticket, has just become a paying Class of '75, who served with tion and the 30-day parking lim sharper focus Thursday as the partner. member of the Dan Quayle Cen Williams in student government. it. Her son went to find it Dec. 8 Senate Whitewater Committee Although he knew officers at ter and Museum in Huntington, "He was a runaway for class but couldn't. She joined the hunt. convenes hearings in the Madison and was supervised by Ind. Bush and his wife, Barbara, president in both his junior and Airport officials concluded it "Arkansas phase" of its investi Hillary Clinton, Massey told contributed "significantly more" senior years. Respected across must have been stolen but finally gation. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. than the basic $30 family mem the board." discovered it was towed and The ins-and-outs of her regulators in October 1994 that bership rate, but museum Direc But Tiny Hiny? Williams impounded on Dec. 7. The error involvement with Madison Guar he did not know how or why the tor Michael Sellon wouldn't apparently wanted to be known didn't cost Denver a dime since anty Savings, the failed troubled thrift hired Rose shortly reveal how much more. by that name, with that unortho the towing firm and a local Arkansas thrift, are a critical after he joined the firm. Only a handful of donors, dox spelling. "It was a (yearbook) Chrysler dealer took care of aspect of the Whitewater investi His friend and Madison offi including the Quayle family survey," said Robinson. "He everything, said Cannon. gation. The savings bank was cer, John Latham, told Resolu newspaper chain, gave the maxi would have filled it out himself." Does Schroeder - a vocal crit owned and operated by the Clin tion Trust Corp. investigators mum $5,000. The Quayles also Explained Williams' manager, ic of the over-budget, behind tons' Whitewater partner, James last July that McDougal - sent a check to the George Bush Melanie McLaughlin: "It wasn't schedule, problem-plagued air McDougal, and the relationship Madison's owner and the Clin Presidential Library Foundation the entire high school; it was a port - suspect revenge? "Oh no, is central to Republican allega tons' partner in the doomed in College Station, Texas. group of about 20 girls who nick they are not organized enough for tions that McDougal steered ille Whitewater land deal - suggest The Quayle Center's latest named him that because of the anything like that." gal cash to the Clintons through ed he hire Rose because he had exhibit is titled "The Sporting way he looked in his football uni Now You Know ... Rose. "friends over there," in particular Life" and features the former vice form." Tim Allen and Jerry Sein This round of hearings also the Clintons. president's Little League uni feld's book-selling coattails seem will attempt to explore Hillary In recently released notes of a form, a golf bag and a pair of skis, After seven weeks of auto to be long enough for Jay Leno. Clinton's efforts to lobQy state political damage control discus as well as a picture of Marilyn impoundment limbo, Rep. Pat The late-night comedian has sold regulators, including state Secu sion about Madison and Rose Quayle on Rollerblades. Schroeder, D-Colo., finally has his glimmer of a book idea to rities Commissioner Beverly during the 1992 presidential her Plymouth Colt back from HarperCollins for more than $4 Bassett Schaffer - on behalf of campaign, Clinton political In the new CBS drama "Matt Denver International Airport. million, publishing sources said. Madison. Going back to the 1992 adviser Susan Thomases wrote Waters," Monte! Williams plays And she's miffed that she was ICM agent Amanda "Binky" presidential campaign, Hillary that then-Rose partner Webster the title character, who returns "treated like a bozo" by airport Urban said the deal is "subject to Clinton has steadfastly asserted Hubbell said that Massey "will to teach at his old high school, officials who tried to convince her a creative meeting"; the book was that she steered clear of repre say he had a lot to do with get where his nickname was "Tiny she had forgotten where she shopped without a proposal. senting clients appointed by her ting the client in." Hiny." parked it or that it had been Esquire senior writer Bill husband, who was then the gov- In May 1995, Hillary Clinton Broadcasting imitates life, stolen. Adding insult to injury, Zehme, who wrote a flattering emor. told the RTC: "I don't believe I often pitifully. The talk-show she told The Source, the trans Leno profile in the magazine's In a news conference knew anything about any of host really was called "Tiny mission was "screwed up" during October 1995 issue, is the leading Wednesday, the panel's chair these real estate projects" Hiny." It says so, right on Page towing and "a very extended fam contender as co-writer. man, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R financed by Madison. 113 of the 197 4 yearbook from ily of field mice was living in the N.Y., criticized Hillary Clinton But records released by the Andover High School in back seat." and said the White House is Linthicum, Md. engaging in a strategy of "delay, White House to D'Amato last deception and withhold" in fail week offer evidence that Hillary ing to release documents sought Clinton was deeply involved in Arts Funding Should Stay on Top by the committee. President Madison's business dealings. Clinton's lawyer, Bob Bennett, During his news conference agriculture, commerce, manufac its deserving recipients? I think told CNN Tuesday night that the Wednesday, D'Amato said the BY JONATHAN JUDGE ture, the cultivation and encour not. If poor judgment is the prob White House has been fully coop panel is particularly interested As I write this article, great agement of the mechanical and of lem, replace those who make erative and forthcoming with in Hillary Clinton's statement to things are afoot in our nation' the elegant arts, the advance poor judgment. However, no arts investigators and dismissed FDIC officials that she did no sig capital. Although politicians ment of literature ... would be program has touches as many D'Amato's investigation as elec nificant legal work on Castle Grande, a trailer park deal have long paid lip-service to the treachery to the most sacred of lives as the Corporation for Pub tion-year "partisan politics." belief that the federal govern trusts" lic Broadcasting. Millions of chil As a result, Republicans may described by regulators as a "sham" that cost Madison $4 mil ment, like its citizens, must bal Other examples abound: after dren (including this writer) have have to go to court for the infor lion and contributed to its ance its checkbook, the current the British burned the Presiden grown up on commercial-free mation, D'Amato said, asserting demise at a $65 million cost to Congress is the first to have the tial Library in the War of 1812, educational programs like that it is "very unlikely" that the taxpayers. courage to act. The GOP has ded Thomas Jefferson offered to sell Sesame Street, Mr. Rodgers, that panel will complete its probe Whitewater Majority Counsel icated itself to reining in bank his collection of more than two Electric Company, and 3-2-1 by its Feb. 29 deadline, pushing Michael Chertoff said Wednes rupt entitlements and balancing thousand books to the United Contact. MacNeil-Lehrer and All the investigation further into the day that the billing records show the budget - not because it is States. Overriding the objections Things Considered provide thor presidential election year. that Hillary Clinton did work for politically popular, but because it of a vocal minority (whose argu ough, challenging news coverage "We are determined to go Madison on 33 separate days in is the right thing to do. ments differ little from their pre and analysis. Public Radio pro ahead," D'Amato said. sent-day colleagues) Congress 1985-86, including 33 conversa Unfortunately, in their fervor vides jazz and classical music to It's anticipated that Thurs- bought the books, and estab those who would otherwise not tions with Madison employees. to rein in government excess, Republicans are threatening to lished the Library of Congress, have access to it. It is one thing to today considered one of our great talk of gradual privatization of eliminate one of the federal gov national treasures. the CPB - quite another to leave ernment' most valuable initia The argument that arts fund high-and-dry a program with so LOSE 20 POUNDS tives: federal support for the arts. ing does nothing for our nation is excellent a track record. The charge that arts funding is a equally absurd. The National Most disturbing, though, is IN TWO WEEKS waste of money is nothing new Endowment for the Humanities the hypocrisy which seems to - such allegations have been has for decades contributed cru pervade this entire debate. How Famous U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team Diet waged for years. More alarming cial funds to American libraries, can Republican leaders call for a is the growing misconception During the non-snow off season the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team universities and museums. The return to "traditional" values in members used the "Ski Team' diet to lose 20 pounds in two weeks. That's that the federal government was NEH supports endless archiving education and yet ignore the right • 20 poun,ds in 14 days! The basis of the diet is chemical food never intended to enrich the of magazines and newspapers for impact of the humanities, whose action and was devised by a famous Colorado physician especially for humanities of this country. future generations and provides place in a quality education cur the U.S. Ski Team. Normal energy is maintained (very important!) while Increasingly, we hear from reducing . You keep 'full'· no starvation . because the diet is designed 64% of research funding avail riculum dates back to the Renais that way. It's a diet that is easy to follow whether you work , travel or stay Congressmen that federal arts able to our scholars in the sance? If anything, support for funding has no precedent - that at home. humanities. The National the arts should be increased, not it is an outgrowth of a sixties This is, honestly, a fantastically successful diet. If it weren 't, th e U.S. Endowment for the Arts is a vital just in grants and subsidies, b1,1t Women's Alpine Ski Team wouldn't be permitted to use it! Right? So, fe tish to subsidize everything in supplement for fledging theatres, in the reversal of a decades-long give yourself the same break the U.S. Ski Team gets. Lose we ight the sight. Nothing could be further orchestras and summer pro decline in the teaching of music scientific, proven way. Even if you've tried all the other diets, you owe it to fr om the truth. Several of our grams throughout the country. and literature appreciation in yourself to try the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team Diet That is, if you most distinguished public ser really do want to lose'20 pounds in two weeks. Order today! Tear th is out True, the NEA has made some elementary school. Ultimately, as a reminder. vants have believed strongly in bad decisions and has, on occa one of the best roots back to "tra Send only $8.95 ($9.60 in Calif.)-add .50 cents RUSH service to: the advancement of the humani sion, seemed to be supporting ditional" values is to foster an American Institute, 721 E. Main Street, Dept. 254 , Santa Maria, CA ties. John Quincy Adams, our certain artists for social rather appreciation in every American seventh president, is a case in 93454-4507. Don't order unless you expect to lose 20 pounds in two than quality reasons. for all the humanities - spoken, weeks! Because that's what the Ski Team Diet will do. © . point: for the government to not Does this justify abandoning sung, and seen. 1995 "promot[e] the improvement of THE LAWRENTIAN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 5 Gish and Shi££ Go Wild: Six Movies In One Fell Swoop
All of the films reviewed er, destroy any hope of a when the final credits out of the blue yelled, if ditional saying, "Gee, when this week are holiday films good movie and leave Caru rolled. Director Barry Son nature calls, take a momen in the theatre or coming so and the Chazz man in nefeld, writer Scott Frank, tary break in the bathroom, is this going to end." soon to a video store in your "Oh, I wish I hadn't been in and a great cast have pro but return to this film to at Instead, the film offers the area. Due to production dif those 101 scenes" land. As duced a Rembrandt. In this least view the talent Jim ficulties we define holiday for Fiorentino, this could be star studded cast the star Carrey possesses when he is viewer constant entertain her last seduction as an who shines brightest is Den acting on his own accord. films as those released ment incredibly planned between Colombus Day and erotic actress. If you're look nis Farina. After the film, Ace receives a C-. New Years. This review also ing for a gold mine, Jade Prof. Spurgin remarked, Heat directed by Michael non stop action sequences doubles as a comparison will only offer fool's gold. "Dennis Farina is money in Mann (Miami Vice, Last of between two of the best and Jade receives a D for Des the bank." So is this movie. the Mohicans) offers a new and more importantly a worst films of 1995. Let's perate. Grade: A twist to the cops and robbers journey into the lives of one begin with new releases on Get Shorty is based on -films still playing at a genre. Instead of relying on video. Elmore Leonard's 1990 theatre near you the typical plot of good guy cop and one criminal. Heat Jade This film is an erot crime novel. The plot Ace Ventura goes to chasing bad guy, the film offers the viewer the chance ic/thriller starring David involves Chili Palmer (John Africa in search of the white dives into each characters Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Travolta) as a Miami debt bat personality and lifestyle. Al of understanding why these and Chazz Palminteri. The collector who is sent to Los Shiff: First of all, I Pacino stars as Vincent story revolves around a Angeles. Swept into the life should point out that I hate Hanna, an obsessed high characters live the way they murdered millionaire whose of Hollywood, Palmer Jim Carrey. I considered ranking detective whose do and why it is more impor sexual fantasies reached the becomes involved with a Jade the worst movie of devotion to the force has outer limits. The assistant horror film producer (Gene 1995 until I saw Ace Ventu ruined two marriages and tant to them to become bet D.A. (Caruso) investigating Hackman), a knockout look ra 2. Carrey's Ace Ventura close to a third. Robert De ter at what they do than the case is caught up in a ing actress (Rene Russo), a act gets old about ten min Niro stars as Neil web of deceipt and political famous short actor named utes into the film. While the McCauley, the leader of a doing anything else. It is the intrigue. As the case Martin Weir (Danny Devi original was simpily inane, crack team of thieves whose unfolds, the prominent sus to), and Chili's arch neme and occasionally amusing, job has prevented him from only rush they have, and it pect becomes Fiorentino, his sis, Ray "Bones" Barboni most of this sequel is down having any type of physical is the only thing they feel former lover and wife of best (Dennis Farina). Accompa right offensive. With Africa relationship. Both charac friend (Johnny nied with a great sound as the setting, African ters are similar in thier attached to. Heat receives a Cochranesque Defense track, hilarious dialogue, natives are portrayed as obsessions causing Heat to Attorney) Palminteri. minivans, and the mob, Get peaceful savages or warlike be driven more by character four star alarm burglary. Shiff: Jade is a variation Shorty portrays the lighter savages, and are the basis analysis instead of only plot. Shiff- I agree with Gish; on the erotic thriller formu side of Pulp Fiction in pic for all kinds of tasteless eth Gish- Heat is the type of la, writer Joe Eszterhas also ture perfect fashion. nic gags. Having my wisdom film that proves one point. like Pacino and De Niro, used in Basic Instinct: beau Shiff: Since Rich and I teeth removed was less Robert De Niro and Al Paci Heat sizzles. The action tiful woman + lots of sex+ both loved Get Shorty, I am painful than sitting through no are two knights of the car cashes+ grisley mur writing one joint opinion. this film. The only thing industry's round table. :e;ach scenes are beautifully chore ders= tense psychological Al though Rich may dis that bothered more than actor uses his own style and thriller. This film lacks a agree, I thought there were this film was the huge line deliverance but together on graphed, and unlike other key variable that Basic more laughs before the title of people outside the theater screen, an intensity is action movies, Heat is rivit Instinct possessed, namely in Get Shorty than in all of waiting to see it. When I administered to the viewer Sharon Stone. Linda Ace Ventura 2. For those of yelled out, "Ace Ventura that can rarely be matched. ing even when there are no Fiorentino is no Sharon you who think tha't Get sucks, don't go!" they failed Although the two actors on-screen explosions. Heat's Stone. While Stone, lit the Shorty is a Pulp Fiction rip to heed my warning. Maybe only appear on screen a cou screen on fire, Fioren tino's off, I would like to point out I should have yelled "Fire!" ple of times together, your most gripping scene is one performance doen't even that Elmore Leonard, upon Grade: F heart stops every time and make the screen warm; she whose book the film is Rich: Well, after reading your brain forgets about the where Pacino and De Niro does little more than read based, is to Quentin Taran over Shiffs comments let's film as a whole and focuses discuss their lives over a cup her lines. The only nice tino, what Yoda is to Luke just say we don't exactly on the character and how thing I can say about her is Skywalker. With that clari agree. I think that Jim Car his words mirror his of coffee. Athough Heat is she has a damn good person fication made, I will say if rey is a hilarious improvisa lifestyle. Both characters one of 1995's best movies, it al trainer. Jade's awfulness you liked Pulp Fiction you tional comedian but his are professionals at differ is not entirely her fault; the will love Get Shorty. As in work in the second Ace was ent things. De Niro is good is a flawed masterpiece. Its script contains lame dia Pulp Fiction, Travolta kicks overdrawn. All of the origi at planning upscale rob logue, and only a few plot ass (figuratively and literal nal Ace lines (Alllllllllrigh ty beries while Pacino is good biggest flaw is its length; at twists until the out of the ly) in Get Shorty, and he than!), the Ace moves (the at catching people like De almost three hours, it is at blue ending. These problems will be probably be denied walk/stride/jaunt), and the Niro. Both know their jobs are compounded by the fact an Oscar again. If Jules and Ace faces (the movement of very well but also, must rely least twenty minutes too that director William Fried Vincent's hard-boiled dia his eyebrows) all seem on the chance of coming in to long: In this third act, Mann kin paces this movie like he logue made you chuckle, forced and desperate for contact with the other. Like is running a marathon: it Ray Bones's (Dennis Farina) laughs. Moving to Africa as De Niro poignantly states, throws in a mellow dramatic moves slow. I actually use of the F-word as a noun, the setting was also a mis as a criminal, one must have yawned during one of the verb, adjective, and adverb take in Ace. As Americans, the ability to leave any plot twist that would make car chases that was so long (often in the same sentence) we like seeing America attachment in thirty sec even the writers on The it bordered on self parody. will put you on the floor. made fun of. In the first Ace, onds flat if heat or trouble is Strong performances by Like Pulp Fiction, Get you took a ridiculous pet spotted right around the Young and the Restless Caruso and Palminteri go to Shorty contains some scenes detective nobody, who in the corner. Both characters waste. Not even Sharon which are difficult to watch. end, saved a dolphin, got the understand each other's dif cringe. Had Mann left out Stone could have made this Unlike Ace 2, Get Shorty is girl, and became a national ferent roles in life and both this plot twist, he would dud a gem. Grade: D a smart movie and it's not hero. Ace does'nt belong agree that one cannot hesi Rich: Basically, I agree afraid to use gags which anywhere else but in the U. tate killing the other if life have a leaner, better movie. with Shiff on all accounts. may fly over the audiences' S. of A. I would'nt even con is at stake. Admist the ten While Heat is too long, Paci Throughout Jade, I felt like heads. (I think Prof. Tim sider owning a pet from sion of these two characters, I was watching a bad soap Spurgin, Gish, and I were Africa because I think they Michael Mann uses brilliant no and De Niro time on opera with explicit sex, vio the only ones who caught would be even wilder than cinematography and rich lence and lots of loud abu the recurring mini-van gag). the Ace man himself. Some scenes of Los Angeles to screen is too sho_r t; they only sive language. It seems that Unlike Pulp Fiction, this scenes, however, broke my show the environment De have two scenes together. these days, directors feel the film has a distinct (happy) funny bone, but all in all I Niro and Pacino live in. need for these elements to ending. When I went to to was disappointed with the Heat is a long film, appr. Due to these flaws I can't someway enhance their film Get Shorty, I started laugh sequel. Perhaps instead of three hours, but frankly this call_ Heat a great movie, just to a higher level of intensi ing before the opening cred yelling "Ace Ventura sucks, works. The film does not ty. These elements, howev- its rolled and kept laughing don't go" as my colleage so lead the viewer into the tra- a very good one. Grade: B+ 6 THE LAWRENTIAN NEWS/OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 Writers Sound Off On LUCC's Action Against Griffith intentional, when error and cir Griffith's actions, and shouldn't of the truth. BY HAZEL SPEARS BY BRIAN M. DRIER cumstance alone are sufficient to these be heard and considered in In the end, guess whose won. I am writing to address what have precipitated the turn of the decision? OK. .. this is a first. Hazel Spears is right; Griffith and I believe to be a serious miscar events? Correction, yes. Cen Until these questions are Spears and I agree on an issue others made some errors. LUCC riage of justice, however unin sure, perhaps. But removal? No satisfactorily answered, the completely. made some errors. But the end tentional or situational, that precedent for this type action removal of Suzanne Griffith I first heard about the flap result - Griffith's removal from occurred at the last meeting of exists. from the Committee on Multi with Suzanne Griffith, airline the Multicultural Affairs Com the Lawrence University Com Why were normal removal cultural Affairs could be con tickets, Yellow Peril, the mittee - is unfair, unjust, and munity Council, January 9, at procedures violated (i.e., no strued as a personally motivated Finance Committee, chats with is far too harsh a punishment Riverview. written documents were offered, and unjustified abuse of power Ali Lavender in the Grill, and for the 'crime' of miscommunica The occasion called for a no committee was involved in and subversion of justice, given everything else associated with tion. decision on the issue of removing this decision, no opportunity for there is no precedent for this LUCC's most recent debacle a But sleep tight folks. Ali the chair of the LUCC rebuttal occurred) in the hasty type of action in LUCC's history. couple weeks ago. And frankly, Lavender - after refusing sev Committee on Multicul effort to impugn Ms. Grif- The best resolution of this it all seemed rather silly - like eral requests from me for an tural Affairs, Suzanne fith's integrity, and issue would be a reconsideration a grand comedy of errors in com interview on this subject - and Griffith, supposedly for demand resignation? of the issue, involving examina munication. Ben Longlet have a message to "malicious manipula Why were the errors tion of the entire body of evi What took place this Tues calm this injustice, which they tion" of information to of information dence. Of course, this may even day, however, was an absolute sent to my office on Wednesday: procure funding for dissemination tuate in acknowledgment of travesty. "As elected officials of the the rap duo Yellow and miscom not LUCC approved a resolution Lawrence University Communi Peril. In the inter- munication on (or was it a monologue?) which ty Council, it is our responsibili the part of listed a num- c:t ty to ensure the smooth and effec LUCC officers ber of accusa- " tive operations of all aspects of ignored by the tions against ' LUCC. By overlooking the events committee? Why Griffith. It outlined in the January 9, 1996 governing is it that the per states that LUCC Binding Resolution, we body did sonal involve- she withheld would be shirking our responsi not allow ment of those information bility to the Lawrence Communi Ms . Grif bringing the charges from LUCC ty." fith's fellow com- was not addressed? about plane Thank god they don't mittee members to speak, oper Surely, it must be clear to tickets that shirk. They also seem to rule ated to suppress a major portion the accusatory body of LUCC she had with an iron fist: of evidence, and appeared to that Ms. Griffith did not operate allegedly "The Lavender-Longlet hold sway as accuser, prosecu in a vacuum. She was the head p u r - Administration has been tor, and judge. of an actively involved, highly lapses, chased highly successful over the In the rush to judgment, visible, and often controversial on the part of ( w h e n past two terms, and this assumptions were made regard committee. In accusing her of both parties. But then it would Spears actu action, as voted by the ing the reasons for actions tak deceit and manipulation, is not truly be a learning experience ally booked the LUCC General Council, is en, and these assumptions were the entire committee accused for all, not a tainted triumph for tickets), that Griffith signed a necessary to ensure continued never seriously questioned. Hav and implicated? Why is she one party and cause for animos contract with a performing success." ing worked with Ms. Griffith for alone being singled out and pun ity for the other. To avoid prob group against university policy That'd be like me saying, almost three years, I know these ished? Is she the only individual lems of this kind occurring in (apparently untrue), and did "The Lawrentian, under my accusations have no basis. in t~e history of LUCC to have the future, a commitment to re other unspeakable things like leadership, is better than it's Having been intimately committed a procedural write the handbook, and to clar not putting the event on the uni ever been in 112 years, and I'll involved with the error? ify and publicize LUCC rules, versity calendar. be damned if some little peon is event that precipi Rather than assum regulations and procedures Was Griffith given a chance going to step on tated the accusa ing a convoluted web of would certainly be in order. to defend herself? Sort of. She my toes and tions, I also know deceit and conspiracy Please consider that most of gave the council a written make me look there is no evi on the part of the the Lawrence community came response to their resolution. She bad." dence for the Multicultural Affairs here for the opportunity to answered council members' Of course, inferences Committee, should learn. It was never stipulated questions. She made some state I would nev made. n't a look be taken that in the process, mistakes ments of her own. Did that help? er say Why was it at the evidence? Is couldn't be made; merely that You bet - her comments made something summarily decided it possible there we take the opportunity to cor it quite clear that there was a like that. What that these actions may be other expla rect them. deep abyss between her version reasonable were malicious, nations for Ms. of the truth and LUCC's version son would? OJ Sells 'Interview' Video Campus Quiz ( a bona fide space filler!) continued from page 1 was allowed to ask any questions of Simpson, and Simpson was not (Prosecutor) Chris Darden has a informed in advance about any of book deal and is making millions of dollars on this.' He believes he the questions, sources said. The has the right to make a deal with only ones present in the room some production company to during the interview were Simp make some money of his own." son, Becker and three camera Becker said that Simpson men. However, a few of Simp explains who the shadowy figure son's attorneys were on the was that chauffeur Alan Park premises. said he saw enter Simpson's Simpson will share in the house on the night of the slay profits for the video. Those asso ings. The prosecution had ciated with the project declined claimed that the figure was to say how much Becker was Simpson returning from commit paid, adding that Simpson was ting the murders. paid far less than a widely Park had come to the Simp reported $3 million. son house to pick up the former Simpson had originally been football legend and take him to scheduled to talk with NBC the airport. anchors Tom Brokaw and Katie Becker also said that Simp Courie following his acquittal, son felt police were determined to but he backed out at the last frame him for the murders. Simpson's statements contra minute after his attorneys voiced dict defense attorney Johnnie opposition about the detailed If you correctly identify this "famous" campus icon, Cochran's contention that Simp questioning Simpson would have son was hitting golf balls and in undergone. CNN legal correspon the shower at the time of the dent Greta Van Sustren said in you may win our "prize"! Submit your guesses via slayings. December that Simpson had Hoffman hired Simpson and agreed to an interview with her, Becker for the project. Under but the deal apparently was nev terms of the agreement, Becker er finalized. email to "[email protected]". THE LAWRENTIAN OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 7 Shiffler's List What's Wrong With Porn? Last term, the questions on everyone's lips were "Is the just G i man happier than the unjust man?," "Will O.J. walk?," "Will Ross and Rachel ever get together and stay together?," "Why F'OR81DDEN WOROS 1996 has there been only one paper so far this term?," and "Why was it so late?" When last term's issue of the Lawrentian finally t..N6R'1 W~lTE MAL£ AWARO-WINNING rolled off the press, the hot topic became, "Why is it so short?" iHE. t\R.T\S.T F~ME.~L'.1 "~OWN~'> PR.1.JCe SI r:, <".:OJtQ."11.\\:.Ni' I offer ten answers to these last three questions below. These ~ut:>C,ci lMPt\SSE existing difficulties are compounded by the fact that the C.E.L..tB THt C.El£S11l'Jf. PR()PtlEC~ Lawrentian desperately needs warm bodies who want to write CI-U:t,1-)~~\.. SuQ. F1.J G, lv1.:tv2A1,.. E.1..1,E. news stories and features. (.VtTb.1(, t.CX:>C Shortly before the last issue went to press, the layout edi C.~&U'- Ai-l':)i\11.JC:, T\.IE. ORE.AM TEAN\ tor and I were bemoaning the fact that the Atlanta Braves' OWeE.& EDITE.0 FOQ. ~1.ev1S1o1J pitching staff is almost three times as large as our writing Et>IJTAIIJMlo.NT FAMl\..'1 VA1.VES staff. He looked me in the eye and said, "Shiff, we're so short !=AMOVS on writers that you could write pornography for the next issue, 6ANG<..TA (,R.A"TVl"TOV<; 51:::X and we would publish it_" 6~ATUIT0V> VIOU:NC.E. HAVr,J(, IT AL-L.. Well, I am proud to say the Lawrentian has not stooped to HOOtE.'O ON PHotJI c.S the level of Penthouse Letters. Oh, what the Hell, this column 1tJT"E.RAC.TlvE. lt.JT~A.PfRSo,-JAL.. isn't really going anywhere, and I'm sick of writing stuff that ,~ IT DOES•,l'T FIT, !:lov I\WC,T AlQvl"i' 1<1~~ OF l.ATE,1111(,HT is supposed to have a point. Besides, this paper ain't exactly KINC, 0(: PoP N\ Alsl OF THE..