The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 2, 1992 - Page 3 MSA vote supports students of color by Robin Litwin Daily Staff Reporter Graduate students of color may now be able to compete equally with other students for teaching assistant jobs because of a resolution passed Tuesday night by the Michigan Student Assembly. The resolution supports a proposal by Students of Color of Rackham and the Graduate Employees Organization to allow The resolution supports a proposal by Students of Color of Rackham and the GEO to allow students receiving the Rackham Merit Fellowship to compete with other students for TA jobs. students receiving the Rackham Merit Fellowship to compete with other students for TA jobs. The current rule says students under this fellowship are .unable to compete for jobs. If the proposal passes, it Swill increase the number of * students of color in TA positions. While the students who receive the jobs are ineligible to receive money from the fellowship, it is still undecided how the money will be allocated and how the fellowships will be resumed. Members of MSA suggested it should go toward a general scholarship fund open to all students. MSA also passed a resolution to support an open literature policy at University libraries. This would provide for open distribution of free political literature as well as other non-profit free-dropped literature. The resolution was passed in response to a controversy over Maoist International Movement notes not being given a distribution *f box in the Graduate Library. In other business, MSA turned down a resolution asking the School of Nursing to set up programs with the aim of recruiting more men and people of color into the Nursing program. Reactions to N.Y. press shed light on Clinton by Andrew Levy Daily Campaign Issues Reporter Americans sup isedly know a lot about Democrauc presidential hopeful Bill Clinton's character. They know he supposedly had an affair with Gennifer Flowers. They know he supposedly didn't inhale the smoke from his two Oxford NE WS ANALYSIS marijuana cigarettes. And they know he supposedly was involved in shady business as Arkansas governor. However, using these examples as reason to doubt Clinton's character is risky at best. None of the allegations is proven, and Clinton vehemently denies their truth. But as the April 7 New York primary draws near, Clinton's dealings with New Yorkers and the New York media have provided a profound insight into his character. The tabloids in the Big Apple, particularly the New York Post and the Daily News, have dedicated their front page spreads all this week to "Slick Willie." Hecklers, in typical New York fashion, have followed Clinton everywhere he goes. Clinton's response to the criticism has been, to cry foul, claiming that he has been a "punching bag" for character assaults. The governor has not proven that he is unflappable, and can withstand and ignore criticisms that he claims are false. But Clinton is no stranger to politics. He has been Arkansas governor for 18 years, run for innumerable public offices, and knows that a presidential campaign is a tough race. He cannot blame the media for an image that has been around a long time. "I think the tabloids are giving it to Clinton, but this whole kind of pitiful, naive stance of Clinton, like 'look what the tabloids did,' that's ridiculous," said Kathy Cohen, a University graduate student in political science who is completing her dissertation in New York. "There was a mindset with regard to distrusting Clinton, that began a long time ago back in New Hampshire, and has continued with every scandal that has come out afterwards," she said. "It's not the tabloids that created this image. They're exaggerating it and manipulating it, but this image has been around for a long time." And, indeed, "Slick Willie" is in trouble. Since sweeping the south on Super Tuesday and winning Michigan and Illinois the following week, the man who was a shoo-in for the nomination lost in a shocker to Jerry Brown in Connecticut and then again on Tuesday in the Vermont caucus. In addition to the media, Brown has attacked Clinton on electability - his code word for character - left and right. And at the same time, Brown has remained virtually unscathed by criticism. Clinton has suffered so much damage that it is now more than doubtful he will win in New York: Voters around the state, but particularly in New York City, doubt that he has either the character or the mettle to be president. "Clinton is whining about the tabloids, but if you can't handle the New York tabloids, how can we expect you to handle the national media?" Cohen said. Doubts exist about Clinton. But in order to convince an increasingly skeptical public that the doubts are unfounded, he will have to address them in a forthright and honest fashion. Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton campaigns in the streets of New York in preparation for next Tuesday's primary. Hash Bash supporters discuss marijuana legalization by Karen Talaski Daily Staff Reporter The University held a forum, ini- tially intended as an alternative to the Hash Bash, to discuss drug legal- ization at Rackham Auditorium last night. Titled "The University, the Community, and Hash Bash: Values in Conflict," the forum addressed two concerns: the University's rela- tionship with the April 4th Hash Bash and the question of drug legal- ization in the United States. Attorney Marie Deveney spoke to the audience as an independent legal expert. Deveney identified free speech issues andsdiscussed why the University chose to deny the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws's (NORML' s) permit to use the Diag for their yearly Hash Bash, a mari- juana pro-legalization event. "It is mainly a free speech prob- lem. Does the First Amendment re- quire the University to allow NORML to have the Hash Bash on the Diag?" Deveney said. "Is all speech protected by the First Amendment? The answer is no. The government can regulate the time, place, and manner of their speech." Toby Citrin, member of the University's Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs, discussed the Task Force's report regarding illegal drug use. "The University is a creature of law as a public university. We are a part of the state of Michigan and funded by taxpayers," Citrin said. "A message is sent outside to the young people in the Michigan area as a representative of the lifestyles here" through the activities of the Hash Bash and NORML, he said. Steven Hagger, Editor-in-Chief of High Tunes magazine, a publica- 'It is mainly a free speech problem.' - Marie Deveney Attorney tion which supports marijuana legal- ization, discussed his feelings to- ward drug legalization, as well as the Hash Bash. "According to government fig- ures, there are 20 to 50 million regu- lar users of the substance known as marijuana," Hagger said. "And they are continually hunted, hounded, and harassed by our government. "It is a campaign of terror and propaganda worse than Nazi Germany and their mind control," Hagger added. "Michigan's NORML has to jump through hoops every year. "The campaign against this rally at this University is disgraceful and should be stopped," Hagger contin- ued. "Marijuana helps sick people, stops pollution, and builds a better world. It is natural and non- polluting." Dale Yagiela, director of Growthworks, an organization which supports teenagers with substance- abuse problems, also spoke last night. Yagiela described the connec- tion between alcohol and other drug use to marijuana. "Young people will use different substances that are readily available to them, and marijuana is readily available to them" at the Hash Bash, Yagiela said. International community extends aid to republics Correction Two adult education students were involved in an altercation at Community High School last Friday. This information was incorrectly reported in yesterday's Daily. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush pledged yesterday the United States will help finance a $24 billion international aid fund for the former Soviet Union. The $24 billion aid fund would be extended by financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund with principal backing from Germany, Japan, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and the United States. Bush said the United States would provide $600 million in new credit guarantees for grain purchases by Russia and a total of $500 million for Ukraine, Armenia and other re- publics of the former Soviet Union. The plan repackaged many earlier proposals, including a long-stalled $12 billion request to Congress to replenish loan funds of the IMF. The only major new expense appeared to be the $1.1 billion increase for agricultural credits. The international aid package was announced first in Bonn by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He said the principal backers would provide $18 billion in loans and other assistance. Tree of Life Metropolitan Community Church Invites You To Our First Public Worship Service 7:30 p.m. " Sunday " April 5th + 1992 at the 1st Congregational United Church of Christ 218 North Adams Street w Ypsilanti, Michigan Featuring Rev. Elder Troy D. Perry, Author of "The Lord is My Shepherd & He Knows I'm Gay" & Founder of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches a I l Meetings ACT-UP Ann Arbor, meeting, Crofoot Rm, Michigan Union, 7:30 p.m. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1311 EECS, weekly luncheon meeting, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, weekly group mtg, 1040 Dana Bldg, 7 p.m. Islamic Circle, weekly mtg, 3rd floor Michigan League 5:15. Pro-choice Action, weekly mtg, MLB Rm B118, 7:30 p.m. Pre -Med Club Meeting, Pendleton rm, 6:30 p.m. Korean Students Association, weekly meeting, Pendleton Rm, Michigan Union, 6 p.m. Amnesty Int'l, letter officer elections, writing. East Quad, Greene Lounge, 7- 8 p.m. Hindi Discussion/Class, MLB B115, 8 p.m. Speakers. "An Evening with Spike Lee," spons. 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