WMMNPHMH^OT^M VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY VOLUME 85 ISSUE 12 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION P11r%tnn TATI-no! Bush'Perotconceedgracefully; V^lllllOn WlLli); both call for national unity BY CHARLES M.MADIGAN Al Gore of Tennessee, watched the voting sometimes cranky, always interesting cam­ with incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. Chicago Triune returns in Little Rock, where Clinton, the paign, spent perhaps $100 million to run the An aggressive Democrat in the White governor of Arkansas, finally alit after a best third-party race since Theodore Roo­ House working with a Democratic Congress 4,000-milc airborne romp on the eve of the sevelt in 1912, proof that the anger about Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was could break the political gridlock that has election. President Bush, who also pushed the state of politics and the government ran elected the 42nd president of the United frozen the federal government in place for himself right up to the last minute, watched deep this year. States on Tuesday, ending 12 years of much of the past four years. the returns in his hometown of Houston. "Is this the end or is this just the Republican control of the White House with Clinton's election signals the arrival of It was a painful defeat for Bush, among beginning?" Perot said in a typically bombas­ a promise "to restore growth to our country the post-World War II generation to the the most popular tic celebration at and opportunity to our people." White House, and to a controlling role in U.S. leaders in his­ his headquarters national politics. His triumph revived the fortunes of a tory after the Per­ in Dallas. He The significance of this change was newly moderate Democratic Party. Clinton's sian Gulf War but called on the apparent throughout the campaign, as Bush, victory flowed from the successful embrace weakened—and more band to play 68, and Clinton, 46, seemed at times to be of the very middle-class values and dreams ultimately defeat­ what became (in speaking to different universes: Clinton to that had been the exclusive territory of White ed—by concern the wake of Bush the post-Vietnam generation and Bush to the House Republicans for so many years. information over the nation's campaign slams veterans of World War II and the Korean He will enter the White House in Jan­ economic troubles. that Perot was War. uary with strong Democratic majorities in Illinois pre­ concerning the crazy) the cam­ Bush emphasized his role as a Navy the U.S. House and Senate and a powerful sented one mea­ paign's theme pilot in World War II to set a contrast with enough electoral victory to claim a mandate sure of the size of song, Patsy Clinton, a Rhodes scholar who managed to for the fat social and economic agenda he the disappoint­ presidential Cline's "Crazy," dance around draft notices, charm mentors advanced during the long campaign. ment for Bush. while he did a and postpone a date with the induction cen­ All over the nation, the turnout was Although this state neat two-step, ter until he drew a high number in the draft huge after registration campaigns that added election was solidly in the first with his wife lottery. hundreds of thousands of new voters to the Bush column four and then with But the issue didn't play out the way rolls. By one count, as many as 100 million years ago, the pres­ on page 11 his daughter. the Republicans intended. Much of Clin­ Americans voted Tuesday, reversing years of ident was running He told ton's support in Illinois, for example, came declining participation. at about 32 per­ backers the most from Vietnam-era men who didn't sec Clin­ "This election is a clarion call for our cent of the vote important thing ton's draft record as an issue at all. And in country to face the challenges of the end of now was to "get together and make it work the Southeast, the attraction of an all-South­ the Cold War and the beginning of the next here Tuesday, with Clinton at 50 percent and ...our country needs all our help." He erner ticket outweighed concerns about a century," he said as a crowd of thousands Texas billionaire Ross Perot at 18 percent. applauded Clinton and told his backers to two-decade-old issue. cheered him at the Governor's Mansion in "Here's the way we see it and the "work together to rebuild our great coun­ Clinton's victory capped one of the little Rock. country should see it," Bush said in Houston try." most heated general election campaigns in He repeated his campaign-trail pledge after the size of the Clinton victory had The size of the Democratic victory, modern times. Both sides unleashed negative "to restore growth to our country and become apparent. "The people have spoken, coupled with Perot's protest showing, will attacks, but more so the Republicans, who opportunity to our people, to empower our and we respect the majesty of the democratic undoubtedly be interpreted as a mandate for turned to rounds of name-calling and own people so they can take more responsi­ system. ...I want the country to know our change, one every bit as strong as the one bility for their own lives." entire administration will work closely with his team to ensure a smooth transition." Ronald Reagan claimed 12 years ago, when Clinton and his running mate, Senator CLINTON topageTl Perot, who bankrolled his own he was the winner by a landslide in the battle CAMPUS RECYCLING FRATERNITIES Recycling bins removed from campus; Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity holds Senate considers assuming responsibility forum to discuss issue of sensitivity BY ELLEN GIRARD tional opportunity for the VU community. attempts to locate members of was estimated that the bin had Torch Staff Writer BY JOHN BRIZZI From the start, students and Earth Tones for comment were been used 80% by people from the Torch Staff Writer faculty freely exchanged their unsuccessful. The two students town and 20% by people on cam­ The Pi Kappa Alpha fraterni­ thoughts and and ideas concerning who led the group last year are no pus. ty "sincerely did not intend to Approximately two weeks the fraternity's decision to hire an longer on campus: Bob Reiner has One Senator quoted Donna offend anyone," said Pike President ago, Physical Plant ordered the exotic dancer for their rush func­ Klewer, VU's environmental con­ Shane Hawkins at an open forum removal of the VU recycling bin tion. The Pikes made it clear that sultant, who said that the official held Wednesday night. The forum from campus. the decision had been discussed position of the University is just to was held in response to controversy The bin was a project of Debate occurred over among members of the fraternity use a landfill. This is the current over a rush function at the Pike Earth Tones, a campus organiza­ and that they did not believe they whether or not the way of disposing of waste at VU. house last week that featured an tion that focused on recycling. were breaking any rules. Dirk Busse, International exotic dancer, and an advertise­ Since Earth Tones is not active this (recycling) bin was "We looked into the student Student Senator, has been working ment that showed a disproportion­ year, responsibility for the bin has handbook, the rush rules and our on a way to deal with recyclables at ately topheavy woman. not been assumed by any campus even being used by VU national handbook and found the residence hall level. He has Hawkins began the forum by organization or department. nothing wrong with it," Hawkins students. contacted a local scrap metal recy- explaining exactly what had hap­ An unofficial estimate, explained. "If there would have cler who will pick up the recyclables pened, and tried to clear up rumors released in a Student Senate report, been anything that said we were and pay the residence hall for them. that the dancer had been a stripper. places the cost of the bin at $1721 breaking the rules, we never would Currently, this plan will ten­ "She was a 45-year-old for last year. Since Physical Plant graduated and Nate Gilbertson is in have gone through with it." tatively be used in Brandt Hall. teacher from Porter, from what I has had a budget reduction this Africa this year. Several women in the audi­ Busse said that he had discussed the hear," he said. year, it cannot subsidize the cost of At a Monday night meeting, ence, however, were upset that the idea with RAs from Alumni and Hawkins said that the Pikes the bin along with its other pro­ Senate raised questions about the fraternity needed a rule to tell them other residence halls, and that they were using the controversial situa­ jects. fact that Earth Tones was allotted if their actions were right or had planned a future meeting with tion as an opportunity to educate The bin has now been $3000 at the end of last year and wrong. Junior Melody Griffin representatives of all the residence themselves, to try to understand returned to Able Disposal, the has not yet spent any of the money, argued that although there were no halls to see if the plan would be fea­ why others might have been company that rented the bin to although there is an outstanding written rules, the fraternity should sible at a University level. Revenues offended by their actions.