Newly-elected regents Larry Deitch and Rebecca McGowan should remember that while they run the University, students are the University. WEEKEND- etc. Back from the U.S.S.R.! You don't know how lucky you are to be able to read Katherine Metres' story on her winter break trip to the former Soviet Union. Who was that masked man? It was Michigan forward Chris Webber, and he and the Wolverines picked up an 80-73 victory at Minnesota. Today Occasional showers; High 40, Low 32 Tomorrow Rain or flurries; High 38, Low 28 , ,, 3 i V imx One hundred two years of editorial freedom ti Vol. CIII, No. 63 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Thursday, January 21,1993 ©1993 The Michigan Daily 'I challenge a new generation of young Americans to a season of service. - President Bill Clinton President calls for individual responsibility by David Shepardson I William Jefferson Clinton becomes the 42nd U.S. president as he takes the oath of office from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist yesterday. Exiled Republicans begin to plan for '96 Daily Government Reporter WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton urged Americans to accept more personal responsibility and make personal sacrifices in an inaugural address lined with the theme of "American Renewal." Clinton became the nation's 42nd president at 12:01 p.m. yesterday and Al Gore became vice president in a sunsplashed ceremony. "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right in America," said Clinton, who drew loud applause for his repeated appeals for unity and his belief that the nation can over- come its difficulties. But, he added, Americans would have to take more individual responsibility. "We must do what no other gen- eration has had to do before," Clinton declared. "We must invest more in our own people, in jobs and in our future, and at the same time cut our massive debt. It will not be easy. It will require sacrifice." He emphasized the idealism of young people as the tool to help conquer the nation's social ills. "I challenge a new generation of young Americans to a season of service - to act on your idealism by helping troubled children, keeping company with those in need, recon- necting our torn communities," he said. "There is much to be done." Clinton used the word change 11 times and promised his Democratic administration would end "deadlock and drift" of government. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) said he was pleased with the speech, es- pecially Clinton's emphasis on the need for personal responsibility, but wished Clinton had divulged more details. "I wish he had laid out the specifics of his program so the Congress could begin the business of dealing with the nation's prob- lems," Specter said. Michigan Gov. John Engler said Clinton's commitment to delegate more authority to states would aid Michigan's economy. "By allowing the states to have greater latitude in the allocation of federal assistance, great innovations can be achieved," he said. College students in the crowd See INAUGURATION, Page 2 Iraq keeps cease-fire during U.S tra nsition WASHINGTON (AP) - As the nation watched a new com- mander in chief take the oath of office, a skeleton crew at the Pentagon kept watch yesterday on the simmering military crises that President Clinton has inherited in Iraq and elsewhere. Iraq gave George Bush one last sneer, promising to rebuild a fac- tory blasted by U.S. missiles and appearing to abide by a cease-fire offered to President Clinton. U.S. planes were reported in the skies over Iraq, but military officials in Washington said there was no fire or provocations di- rected at American craft. Saddam Hussein promised Tuesday to stop shooting at allied planes as "a gesture of good will" toward Clinton. The new secretary of defense, Les Aspin, was confirmed by a voice vote of the Senate three hours after Clinton assumed power. "We have no break in continu- ity," said Col. Dave Burpee, head of the Pentagon's directorate for defense information, even though Clinton has filled none of the Defense Department's 44 political positions other than Aspin's. Iraqi guns and missiles, which had challenged U.S. and allied planes in the south and north of the country for a solid week, were silent yesterday, and there was a hopeful sign in the Balkan crisis. But the Clinton administration still faced an extremely volatile world on its first day in power. Nearly 25,000 American sol- diers and Marines were carrying out Operation Restore Hope in lawless and famine-stricken So- malia; five Navy ships were joining a Coast Guard flotilla off the coast of Haiti hoping to fore- stall a flood of U.S.-bound refugees; and 1,300 Army soldiers were settling in Kuwait. Former Bush staffers will write, research, prepare for 'when Clinton falters' by Andrew Taylor Daily Government Reporter As an era of Republican dominance in Washington ended with yesterday's inaugura- tion, many members of President Bush's staff are finding themselves out of work. However, few have been searching the classifieds for a new employer. Now that the -Bush administration has come to an end, many of the conservative elite see the situation as Stemporary. "Most of the younger ones don't look at this as the end of the line," said Mary Kessler, a spokesperson for the Republican party in Washington. "Many plan to stay in Washington and stay involved so they can re- iO0T take the presidency in four years." President George Bush is one of the few Republicans who is not contemplating a politi- cal comeback - instead he is retiring to Houston. "We have several people possibly inter- ested in challenging Clinton in four years," said Sam Brisham, a Republican National Committee member. "We feel it is critical that they don't just disappear and take a vacation until '96. "We need them to remain active so that when Clinton falters, the public will know that the Republican party is the best option to lead the country," said Brisham. Kessler said the Republicans are counting on Sen. Minority Leader Robert Dole (R- Kansas), and Republican Whip Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) in the House of Representatives to lead the opposition to Clinton and the Democratic agenda. "Basically we are depending on them a great deal because they are the highest-ranking elected Republican officials in the country right now," Kessler said. However, few Bush administration officials are asking for sympathy. To most, this is just part of the political game. Many lost elections See GOP, Page 2 Former White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater sits and contemplates on Capitol Hill yesterday during the inaugural ceremonyfor Bill Clinton. 'U' would protect gays if Clinton lifts military ban, President Duderstadt says After MLK Day, 'U' community still considers effects of L.A. riots by Tim Greimel Daily Staff Reporter by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter "That is a bylaw that reflects a federal policy on affirmative ac- After Demetrius Bady talked to gang members in the prisons and on not indicate widespread injustice, but instead is the result of unusual circumstances surrounding the Rodney King case. :::;- I- A v Iar 4.