Clinton Meets with Governors Field of Candidates to Debate

VOL. XXV. NO. 84 The ObserverWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Clinton meets with governors Field of candidates to debate WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi work critics said was missing out, and that is what we are go By EMILY HAGE dent Clinton is asking some old during the aborted nomination ing to give them if we can get News Writer friends to help him sell unpopu of Zoe Baird for attorney gen the support across the country lar choices needed for deficit eral and his steps to end the and makes these changes," Student body president and reduction while brushing aside military's ban on gays. Clinton said Monday night. vice president election debates early controversies by saying "He wants and recognizes the With his economic plan to be will be held today at 7:30 p.m. his new job isn't just "to do importance of having the unveiled in two weeks, and his in the Ballroom of LaFortune. things that are easy." governors' bipartisan support budget in March, the adminis Each ticket will be given two beyond 8:30 or 9 p.m., but be "I know it defies the momen with the people and with tration has raised the minutes for an opening state cause there are six tickets, it tary conventional wisdom, but I Congress," said Illinois Repub possibility of a new, broad ment to be followed by two will be difficult. think we're off to a pretty good lican Gov. Jim Edgar. based energy consumption tax rounds of questions from The Sullivan also said that start," Clinton told a friendly On Monday, Clinton played and some cost savings in Social Observer, WSND and The according to elections audience Monday night at a host to the governors at the Security, either by raising taxes Scholastic, according to elec regulations, Michael Connelly Democratic Governors Associa White House and promised the on benefits to the wealthy, tions commissioner Andrea and Tom Kovats cannot run as tion dinner. shrugging off federal government would raising the eligibility age or Sullivan. co-presidents as they had bumpy moments of his first make is easier for states to use reducing annual cost of living In the first round, a repre originally planned, but must days in the White House. Medicaid money for local increases. sentative from each organiza determine a presidential and "We need to shake things up needs, part of his campaign tion will be able to ask one vice presidential candidate. in this country and have a de pledge to "reinvent govern Even as the White House says question, and each presi Kovats said that Connelly will bate again," Clinton said to ap ment" by giving states greater no final decisions have been dent/vice presidential ticket will run as president and that he plause. "Let people argue." leeway in using federal dollars. made, each of those possibili have 90 seconds to respond. will run as vice president. Still. the former Arkansas ties, and others, have drawn In the second round, each Student Body president and governor was using the gover Today, Clinton was visiting criticism from a Congress that questioner can ask two ques vice president elections will be nors' winter meeting in Wash the NGA to discuss his promise traditionally has been reluctant tions, directed to one or two held on Feb. 8. ington to shift focus onto staple to "end welfare as we know it" to tinker with Social Security candidates. Each ticket will Candidates are, in alphabetical campaign promises and to by providing expanded educa and other programs with pow have one minute to respond. order: garner grassroots support for a tion and training to recipients erful lobbies. No interruptions are allowed. • Michael Connelly and Tom deficit-reduction plan that even in exchange for capping bene So just as critics have not The floor will then be opened Kovats; in the drafting stages already is fits at two years in most cir waited for Clinton's fmal plan to to the general audience for • Frank Flynn and Nikki stirring opposition in Congress cumstances. complain, Clinton isn't waiting questions, each of which must Well mann; and elsewhere. Afterward, Clinton was going to try to line up political be answered in one minute. • Stephanie Gallo and Christo In lining up the support of to Capitol Hill to meet with support from governors for Students are encouraged to at pher Browning; governors for economic initia Democratic leaders of the sacrifices, still unspecified, he tend. The debates will close • Joseph Karian and Samuel tives crucial to his presidency, House and Senate. says will be needed to cut the with a one-minute closing Thomas; Clinton's White House is doing "What the American people deficit and ultimately to control statement from each ticket. • Christopher Murphy and the sort of aggressive political want is a hand up, not a hand- health care costs. Sullivan said that debate or Emily Bloss; and ganizers have tried to reformat • David Reinke and Lara Murray: Archives release dispels the debates so that it will not go Dickey. beliefs of Chinese mafia origins By KRISTIN MCGOWAN responsible for the misconcep News Wnter tion, according to Murray. Around the turn of the cen The opening of archives kept tury, the time of the Chinese locked up by the Chinese gov revolution, Sun Yat-sen joined ernment until the late 1970s the Tian di hui in an attempt to has led to the release of infor secure its financial support for mation about the Chinese mafia his cause, Murray said. which undermines long-stand Trying to identify himself ing popular beliefs about the more closely with the secret so organiza-tion's origin, according ciety by finding in their past "a to Dian Murray, an associate precedent for his own activi history professor and associate ties," Sun Yat-sen promoted the dean of undergraduate studies. legend which depicts the According to Chinese legend, organization's founders as po the Chinese mafia. known as litical revolutionaries, said the Tian di hui ("Heaven and Murray. Earth Society"). was founded This legend. known as the Xi with political motives in mind, Lu legend, describes how a said Murray in a lecture enti community of monks came to tled "The History, Mystery, and the aid of the emperor and de Historiography of the Chinese feated barbarian enemies, she Mafia." said. They then returned to However, newly accessible their monastery, a.:cepting no historical documents under reward for their services. When mine this legend, according to a traitor lied to the emperor, Murray. telling him that the monks were The documents indicate that rebels, the emperor had the the mafia was initially not a po monastery burnt down. Many of litically-based organization at the monks were killed or all. but rather "a mutual aid scattered, but the five brotherhood," established in remaining formed a secret so 17 61 by and for "people who ciety bent on revenge. were displaced - migrants in According to the legend, need of protection," she said. Murray said, these five were "Why this is interesting and the original members of the problematic is in part due to Tian di hui. the fact that the question of this The documents recently re origin has gotten intertwined leased indicate that a few of the through the years in the Chi characters in this legend may nese political struggle," she have been based on actual his The Observer/Michelle Dire said. torical figures, even if the Dian Murray, associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters and Nationalist leader Sun Yat story's political basis is exag- associate professor of History, lectures last night on "The History, sen and his followers are most see MURRAY I page 4 Mystery and Historiography of the Chinese Mafia." One-third of in Saint Mary's elections By CHRISTINA CANNON Wilkinson/O'Donnell ticket won the beginning of March. News Writer a landslide victory of 75.5% in "Our first order of business In Student Body elections held contrast with the 20.3% that will be the increased student yesterday at Saint Mary's, was received by the Whe activity fee. Funds are impor roughly one third of the campus lan/Peters ticket. tant. We need the money to cast a ballot. "I don't think anyone ex work with," said Wilkinson. "I don't think that the turnout pected something like that," There will be an open forum was due to apathy or a lack of Wilkinson, t e newly elected said Wilkinson, "Lynn and I held February 8 in Carroll Hall interest in the issues. I think president for the 1993-94 aca have nothing but high regard at 6p.m.to discuss the rise in because this year was a na demic year. for Peters and Whelan." student activity fees. All who tional election people were just In yesterday's election the The newly elected officers wish to have input in the matter will officially begin their duties are encouraged to attend. page 2 Wednesday, February 3,1993 INSIDE COLUMN students need to get more involved Twenty-one years ago.------- H L -2 -7 Saint Mary's students cared 59 31 about something. When the 64 46 57 45 ND/SMC merger failed, .::. 38 18 students took action. They 39 19 69 42 wrote letters. they staged 35 12 38 18 demonstrations. they made 37 34 their voices heard. 48 37 70 51 Last year, vocal flickerings Anna Marie 57 41 occurred again when Karl Tabor 42 22 32 30 Eikleberger attacked SMC Saint Mary's Editor 53 24 students, saying we are ridmg on the coattatls of 43 7 FRONTS: 46 32 Notre Dame.

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