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What a Babe The life of baseball immortal Babe Ruth has been dramatized in a new movie starring THE CHRONICLE John Goodman. See R&R for details. THURSDAY, APRIL 16. 1992 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 87, NO. 132 ASDU Elections are from 9 am - 5 pm. Presidential hopefuls Vote Today Bring your Duke Card. Who? What? Where? discuss campus issues By MAUREEN RICHARDSON with the concept of individual In an election year, with the improvements in relations. Positions Referendums Locations very fate of ASDU in the balance, Vieux suggests workshops on • ASDU President • Abolition of ASDU • Bryan Center the candidates for the office of multiculturalism because, "We (2nd Level) ASDU president debated Wednes need to create a situation where • Executive Vice President D Change ASDU • Cambridge Inn day night on Cable 13, discussing people will let go of their inhibi • V.P. Facilities • Student Activities Fees their goals, policies and concerns tions." Increase • Trent Hall Lobby • V.P. Student Affairs for the future ofthe University. The issues of ROTC on campus • BP Replacement • East Campus Union The three candidates, Trinity and its discriminatory policies • V.P. Academic Affairs (survey only) junior Richard Moore, Trinity were brought up in relation to the sophomore David Kennedy and race issue. All three candidates Trinity junior Hardy Vieux, ex agree that ROTC serves a crucial SOURCE: ASDU ELECTION C0MMISI0N CHET FENSTER/ THE CHRONICLE pressed their concerns about the role on the Duke campus in al privatization ofthe Boyd-Pishko lowing many students to attend Cafe, discriminatory policies of who otherwise could not afford to Forum presents views on ROTC ROTC and race relations in last be educated. night's debate. Kennedy does not believe that A substantial part of the de Duke should go against the policy By ELIZABETH GREGORY maintain discipline, good order, supports the elimination of re bate focused on the issue of race of the Department of Defense. An ASDU-sponsored forum and morale and . mutual strictions, both personally and relations at Duke. While all three Vieux and Moore, however, both questioned the legitimacy of trust and confidence among professionally. However, the candidates agreed that supported the University mak ROTC's presence at the Univer members." disbanding of ROTC would communication was the key fac ing a statement at the national sity last night. The panelists favoring ROTC's contradict the University's tor to improving relations, the level about their opinions on the The forum focused on the presence stressed two main ultimate goal of allowing all methods of producing that com discriminatory nature of the military's policy banning homo points when defending the programs to be available to munication varied widely from ROTC policies. sexuals from the armed services. University's policy. First, no one all students regardless of candidate to candidate. In other issues, the candidates Seven panelists voiced their opin is excluded from taking ROTC sexual orientation, she said. Moore said, "Once you have the discussed qualities essential for ions as to whether the University classes, no matter what their Bates explained that the ad appreciation and the feelings are the incoming president of the is violating its own anti-discrimi sexual orientation. ministration is not satisfied there, then you can work on the University. Moore and Kennedy nation policy by allowing the The sexual discrimination with the status quo. system." stressed the need to be able to ROTC program to remain on clause comes directly from the "There are two primary ways Moore suggested showing vid communicate with students on a campus. Department of Defense and is to change the policy without eos on race relations as a feasible personal level, while Vieux The actual Defense Depart only a factor in the commis removing ROTC. One is by solution. pointed out that the Durham com ment policy that has created sioning of officers. Secondly, direct representation, both in Kennedy believes that you have munity as a whole, not just the controversy states that "ho the ROTC program provides dividually and collectively, to to get down to an individual level University student population, mosexuality is incompatible many scholarships for stu the Pentagon concerning the where people talk to one another needed to be able to talk with and with military service" and fur dents. need to change the policy," she on a one-on-one basis and avoid a understand the incoming presi thermore that the presence of University Vice Provost Marg said. "group mentality" when dealing dent. "homosexuals adversely affects aret Bates represented the ad "Another line of University with issues of race. "He needs to speak the Ian- the ability ofthe Armed Forces to ministration at the forum. She See ROTC on page 7 • Vieux, a black male, disagrees See DEBATE on page 5 • Basketball team visits White House Thomas Hill wins Rose Garden free throw shootout By KRIS OLSON played upon, with references to microphone and said, "I hope we're and BLAIR BOARDMAN Hurley and others. Bush talked both back next year." WASHINGTON, D.C. — The about Hurley being coached by When asked to expound on his men's basketball team was re his father in high school and apparent political endorsement, warded for winning back-to-back guarded by his brother, Danny, Krzyzewski replied, "I know bet championships, and met the man in Duke's East Regional semifi ter than to make any kind of politi trying to win back-to-back terms nal win over Seton Hall. cal statement... but the president in the White House on Wednesday. "And he made America Duke's can use [the statement] any way President George Bush wel family," with his play throughout he wants to." comed the NCAA Division I cham the tournament, Bush said. Vice President Dan Quayle also pion Duke Blue Devils, along with Bush also talked about the bas attended the ceremony and was the women's national champion ketball families of Marty Clark the target of one of Bush's quips. Stanford Cardinal in a ceremony and Kenny Blakeney. He likened "We didn't ask him about the held in the White House Rose Gar a weekend with those families to a Indiana game," Bush said, refer den. Bush used the opportunity to weekend with his grandchildren. ring to Duke's 81-78 victory over congratulate the two teams and BushlaudedtheeflfortsofWooden the teamfrom Quayle's home state. reiterate the themes associated Award winner Christian Laettner. While awaiting the president with his reelection campaign: fam "Laettner is a Christian the lions and vice president's arrival, the ily, education and success. would be afraid to take on," Bush Blue Devils autographed Easter "This team and I both have some said. "He is a true player ofthe year." eggs for the White House's an thing in common," Bush said. "We The ceremony took place in front nual Easter egg hunt, held the both like the word 'repeat."' of an audience that included local Monday after Easter. One of the primary successes high school basketball champions After the formal ceremony, the Bush has emphasized in his cam H.D. Woodson and Forestville and teams and the president ad paign has been the military vic members of the Boys and Girls journed to an outdoor basketball tory in the Persian Gulf. While Clubs of D.C. Bush cited the play court for a free throw shooting praising Final Four Most.Out ers as examples of the power of contest. Thomas Hill won the standing Player Bobby Hurley, education, and made a prediction. shootout, draining seven straight. he threw in a well-known refer "These players will make a Hill viewed the trip to the White ence. greater difference after gradua House not in terms of meeting or "Players like Bobby Hurley al tion," Bush said. helping the president, but as an low Coach K to do to opponents on The team presented the president other reward for being the best. the basketball court what with anautographedbasketball and "It's definitely a big honor be Schwarzkopf did on the field of a team jersey with the number one cause none ofthe other teams will BLAIR BOARDMAN/THE CHRONICLE battle," Bush said. on the front and "Bush" on the back. come here except the team that Thomas Hill winning the White House free throw shootout. Family was another theme Bush Then Krzyzewski stepped to the wins the championship," he said. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1992 World and National Newsfile IMF says Russia needs $44 billion in aid Associated Press By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Bank would lend $12 billion to $15 billion. from the deferral of principal and interest Bond Says tO quit: Republican N.Y. Times News Service U.S. officials said that Group of Seven payments on the republics' foreign debts. party leader Rich Bond issued an WASHINGTON—The International nations, already discussing aid to the 14 "The magnitude of the problems facing ultimatum to GOP Patrick Monetary Fund said Wednesday that the republics other than Russia, have identi the 15 republics is unprecedented," Buchanan: end his candidacy before former Soviet Union would need $44 bil fied where more than half of the $20 billion Camdessus said. 'They go far beyond what the June 2 California primary or be lion in foreign aid this year to help insure needed this year would come from. is generally understood by the concept of denied a role at the Republican Na that the transition to a market economy They said the United States, the Euro economic transformation. These peoples tional Convention. does not break down. pean Community countries and other in are creating new nations, from scratch and In presenting the fund's first official dustrial nations were talking about pro in a very brief period." Strikers Wait: Thousands of auto estimate ofthe needs of Russia and the 14 viding $7 billion in direct government-to- The amount that Camdessus said was workers reported for work Wednes other republics, Michel Camdessus, the government aid, including $500 million in needed for the former Soviet lands this day after ending their five-month IMF's managing director, confirmed an commodity credits promised by President year dwarfs aid to most other countries.