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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. /$ The BG News "A Commitment to Excellence" Friday, September 16,1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 80, Issue 18 Clinton builds case for Haitian invasion by Terence Hunt Clinton's The Associated Press Forces would help train civilian police Speech WASHINGTON - In a terse ul- timatum from the Oval Office, Clinton told Haiti's President Clinton told Haiti's mission in Haiti would be "li- surrender power but that it makes decisions like this one one final option is to dispatch an military leaders to step military leaders Thursday night, mited and specific" to "remove without deep thought and would not be publicly announced 4 emissary to try to persuade Ce- down from power. "Your time is up. Leave now or the dictators from power and prayer," the president said. "But dras to leave. "It's strictly a tac- "because we're not going to jeo- we will force you from power." restore Haiti's legitimate demo- it is my job as president and tical decision, whether they think pardize American lives and our Against a chorus of opposition, cratically elected government." commander in chief to take those it has any chance," a source saic', military in case the multinational He said the U.S. mission Clinton used a prime-time ad- He said U.S. forces would help action that I believe will best insisting on anonymity. force does have to go in." in Haiti would be dress to build his case for an train a civilian police force, but protect our national security in- In Washington and in the Car- Twenty American warships "limited and specific". American invasion of Haiti to would not get involved in rebuild- terests." ibbean, every sign pointed to an ominously shadowed Haiti's expel a military regime that stole ing Haiti. Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras, leader invasion within a matter of days. coast, and two troop-laden air- power and stands accused of Clinton said the "vast majority of the military junta, cautioned One high-ranking official said an craft carriers were on the way, He said he is taking the 3,000 political murders. of our troops will come home in the United States not to invade. invasion was not likely before expected to be on station by the action which will best • "We must act," Clinton said in months, not years." Upwards of In a CBS interview, Cedras said, Monday. weekend. protect U.S. national televised address from the Oval 20,000 U.S. force were mobilized "I will fight with my people and I William Gray, U.S. special en- "Obviously, we'll support the security interests. Office. for the invasion. am prepared to die." voy on Haiti, said "There will be He said that the United States' "I assure you that no president Administration sources said a firm deadline" for Cedras to See Clinton, page eight. Victims of AIDS, Former president still active by Katie Simmons HIV seek solace The BG News Editor's Note: This is the sec- ond part in a continuing series in David's House about people who have made by Melissa Llpowskl 1989, David's House, a non- an impact on the University. The BG News profit organization in Toledo that provides social services Twenty-five years after Wil- Editor's note: This is part to people with HIV and AIDS, liam Travers Jerome III, the two in a continuing series has been able to help many main library's namesake, re- about HIV and AIDS. other people in similar situa- signed as University president, tions. the 75-year-old professor con- Serving over 230 people in tinues to teach organizational Northwest Ohio, including 39 management at a Florida uni- women and 12 children, Da- versity. vid's House assists its clients Born in New York City in by providing a huge range of 1919, Jerome attended Colgate services, said Beverly Nathan, University in New York as an executive director of David's undergraduate. After being House. drafted for three years, he at- These services include case tended Yale University Law management, financial assis- School and received his PhD. When he arrived at David's tance, in-home health care aid, from the Harvard School of House two years ago, Gerald transportation and visiting Business. McDonald was not only suffer- patients in the hospital or even Following his years as a stu- ing from a drug and alcohol at their homes, Nathan said. dent, Jerome was a professor problem, but his battle with "We assist clients with nu- and the dean of the college of the HIV virus had left him trition programs by providing business at Syracuse Universi- physically and emotionally them with food supplements, ty. drained. coupons and a food pantry," During his seven years as McDonald sought help from she said. "In addition, when a University president, Jerome David's House staff members client is about to move into a impacted the University on a and volunteers to cope with new apartment, we help them permanent basis. his substance abuse and the with rental assistance, buy "He made a tremendous im- many different problems sur- them furniture to help furnish pact on Bowling Green from rounding life with the HIV the apartment, utility hook- 1963-70," said Clifton Boutelle, virus. He has since gained a ups and even house cleaning. director of public relations. new perspective on life. We also take them to and from "During his tenure we had one "When you walk through the doctor appointments if they do of the biggest building booms door of David's House, love not have a car or are unable to in the history of the Universi- just smacks you in the face," drive." ty." McDonald said. Both physically and menta- Since its establishment in See House, page five. lly, that building boom affected the entire moral of the Univer- sity. Jerome began the talk for and eventually the new con- struction of a library, empha- Thc BG NewMFIk Photo sizing the importance of un- Jerome: "I have always said that the students, people and faculty in that part of Ohio were wonderful Department plans people to work with - they held a really strong sense of values. I felt closer to the soil there, to the dergraduate studies. Along with the library, both people and the students." innovative and traditional reunion for alumni architecture were developed ty, stressing student re- Jerome's involvement with closer to the soil there, to the for more than 10 buildings lationships and welfare. the student body seemed to people and the students." by Lawrence Hannan ple in their major that they've which cost about $35 million. "I try to be honest, simple, catch on to outsiders while the The importance of Jerome The BG News studied and had classes with." Among those buildings was the direct, nothing more - and this enrollment of on-campus stu- was sensed outside the Univer- sity, as well, when a committee The department of journalism Ray Laakaniemi, chairman of Student Services Building. is extremely confusing to most dents rose from 8,238 students was formed in 1970 endorsing reunion planned for this weekend the journalism department, said Jerome can also be credited people," Jerome said at the to 13,600 students, and the will be the first time a single de- the reunion is open to all journal- with the conception of the Fire- time. number of faculty members Jerome for the governorship of partment will have a gathering of ism graduates and all former lands campus, which was In his seven-year term, Jer- doubled. Ohio. its alumni. members of The BGNews. planned and constructed dur- ome increased effectiveness of "He was successful because In October of 1969, Jerome Director of Alumni Affairs "We're expecting people from ing his administration. teaching at the undergraduate he spoke to the students and announced his resignation from the presidency to accept Larry Weiss said this is the first at least 13 states to come," Laa- "Looking back, I'd have to level with the concepts of the kept the dialogue and commu- time a specific department has kaniemi said. "We'll be having express the great excitement I new library, experimental nication lines open," Boutelle the position as a special consul- held a reunion. an open house tonight in West had working with and helping classrooms and labs, improved said. tant to his former assistant, Charles Perry, in Florida "Since people don't always Hall. Then on Saturday, we'll be eager people in the Firelands potential teaching qualities Jerome's concern for the having a brunch at the Holley project," said Jerome in a which included television welfare of the students After Jerome left Bowling graduate in four years, and since Green in 1970, his career was graduating classes are so large Lodge, and we will sit together at phone interview. "We had to teaching, pass/no-pass centered around the environ- the football game.