2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 22, 1993 ELECTION Continued from page 1 free will, but admitted he "saw the writing on the wall" when he walked into the assembly's offices last Fri- day. "I no longer have a vested interest in the Michigan Student Assembly," Payne said. "If there were people drinking, I wasn't aware of it.... It's unfortunate that this happened." Payne, an LSA sophomore, was hired by the assembly to oversee this year's elections based on an inter- view and recommendation by an MSA committee. Payne had no previous experience with the assembly before he was chosen as election director. MSA's interim administrative'co- ordinator Heather Lowman, who has acted as assistant'election director in past years, was present during the ballot count. Although hesitant to comment on the allegations, Lowman said the rea- son the assembly decided to recount the ballots Thursday was to verify the results, not because alcohol was be- ing consumed as votes were counted. "There is no connection at all," she said. "I can see how that assump- tion could be made, but it's false." MSA Vice President Brian Kight, who was also among members of MSA tallying ballots Wednesday night, said representatives decided to hold a recount because several hun- dred ballots were misplaced during the night's confusion. "A stack of ballots were put with those already counted," Kight said. "We decided to do a recount because the numbers were close and then (as- sembly members) said, 'Wait. These numbers are too low."' Doug Kligman, one of the candi- dates who was improperly informed thathe had won the election for an LSA representative to MSA, said he was dealing with the situation seriously. "I'm just very disappointed with the way it was handled. ... If they want to be seen as legitimate to the student body, they have to have fair elections," Kligman said. "On the grounds of (the allegations) alone, there should be a new election." Mike Landsittel, president of Delta Sigma Pi - the professional business fraternity that was employed by the assembly to count the ballots - said he did not see anyone in MSA cham- bers consuming alcohol. Landsittel said his fraternity was hired to work three shifts from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., but were sent home by MSA representatives long before the sched- uled finishing time. "We were all just in the room where the ballots were counted," Landsittel said. "I showed up for the 10 o'clock shift and we were just standing around. They were done and sweeping up by 11. That's when our organization left." Delta- Sigma Pi member Julie Mitrzyk defended the fraternity from any charges of alcohol consumption the night of the elections. She said she arrived at MSA offices around 9 p.m. and left with the rest of her group. "It was really pretty unorganized. (MSA representatives) just said, 'We don't need you anymore.' I don't know if everything was counted," Mitrzyk said. "I saw no evidence (of drink- ing). We had nothing to do with that." Kight said he was "100 percent certain" thatdany alcohol consump- tion that took place in the assembly's offices had no effect on the outcome of the election. "I didn't see anybody drinking, par- ticularly anybody counting ballots," Kight said. "I think (the misplacing of ballots) had more to do with people not following instructions." Payne said he was proud of the work he did as election director. He criticized the assembly for keeping an inflexible and illogical election code, which made his job more diffi- cult. "I kind of got into it not knowing what I was getting myself into," Payne said. "We had 30 to 40 people there that had never counted ballots before and I had them in and out of there in three hours. ... Any mistakes that were made were caused by inexperi- ence on my part and that of the ballot counters." Greenberg said he is not trying to make Payne a scapegoat for the assembly's current problems. He complimented Payne for keeping the polls running smoothly and making sure each was properly staffed. "He had to spend a lot of time learning what to do," Greenberg said. "I don't think his inexperience with MSA caused any problems." THE FAMILY THAT SHOOTS TOGETHER... Packwood decides not to resign after leaks . EVAN PETRIEDaily Army ROTC Captain Curt Lapham and his four-year old son take aim at ROTC rifle range in the NUBS building. Cliton works to polsh tarmshed image in wake of trade agreement WASHINGTON (AP) - With fresh achievements in hand, the White House has an opportunity in the next few weeks to polish President Clinton's wavering image and gener- ate momentum for major 1994 initia- tives. As a first year of fits and starts winds down, Clinton loyalists have been most frustrated by the president's rocky public reviews despite solid economic news and a substantial list of policy accomplishments. So the administration hopes Clinton's come-from-behind North American Free Trade Agreement vic- tory, favorable reviews from the week- end Pacific trade conference and a late-year focus on violence and crime will combine to boost his standing significantly - in Washington and beyond. "The biggest plus, the political plus here, is that people will use this period as a lens on the entire year," said James Carville, a Clinton politi- cal adviser. "The president's image has been blurred a lot, sometimes because of our own mistakes. But when you look into that lens now you can't help but say, 'Damn, the guy got a lot done."' Clinton plans to make the case that his first year in office was as productive as any president in mod- ern times. He will also lay the ground- work for health care, welfare reform and anti-crime initiatives on his early 1994 agenda. Not that Clinton will be free of political headaches. His NAFTA victory created deep rifts in his own Democratic Party, and organized labor is proving slow to ac- cept Clinton's peace offer. Liberals are encouraged by Clinton's decision to spend more time outlining what adviser George Stephanopoulos calls "the moral authority of the office" in urging families and communities to fight crime, violence and other social ills. But many want more spending, too. And then there's Ross Perot. Perot lost the NAFTA war but promised to carry on, with health care his next target. Perot argued that Clinton opened the Treasury to pass NAFTA, that the trade deal reduces American competitiveness, and that an employer mandate as part of health care reform "will force even more jobs to Mexico." "They may see this as a win but the American people don't," Perot said. The White House view is that Perot lost credibility in the NAFTA debate. But advisers acknowledge Clinton needs to repair relations with blue- collar Americans, and say health care reform is the perfect prescription. "We need a Democratic working- class base and there is a lot of anger out there," said White House pollster Stanley Greenberg. "We have to reas- sure these people we're for them. But NAFTA is trivial compared to health care with the working class." Greenberg said Clinton's poll standing has hovered near historic lows because the public is skeptical he can deliver on his promises. "They like his ideas and share his goals but aren't convinced he is up to accom- plishing them," Greenberg said. WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Bob Packwood had decided to resign, but changed his mind after congres- sional staffers leaked his intentions to the Justice Department, prompting a- subpoena for his diaries, a leading Republican lawmaker said Sunday. "He was ready to resign, he wanted out," Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyo- ming said on CBS' "Face the Na- tion." Simpson accused staffers of the Senate Ethics Committee of thwart- ing the resignation by leaking word of it to Justice Department lawyers. When informed of Packwood's plans, lawyers scrambled to issue a formal request for the Oregon Republican's diaries, guarding against their possible destruction once' Packwood left the Senate. Simpson, a friend of Packwood's, said after Packwood was served with the subpoena Friday, he "had no- choice but to stay in the Senate" where he could better defend himself against possible criminal charges. After the subpoena was issued, any attempt to destroy the diaries would leave Packwood, 61, open to charges of obstructing justice. The diaries are central to a Senate investigation into sexual harassment allegations involving complaints from more than two dozen women who said that the Oregon Republican had made unwelcome sexual advances to them over the years. Simpson said he would seek an investigation into what role ethics panel staffers might have played in the timing of the subpoena. The Justice Department's interest. stems from reports that some entries in the diaries might involve possible con- flicts of interest, especially on whether.. Packwood's defense of Mitsubishi Elec- tronic Co. against unfair trade practice charges might have been linked to ajob offer his former wife had received from- a lobbyist. "I think he was close to resigna- tion," said Dole. "(But) about that time, the Justice Department came: through with the subpoena and he decided not to resign." REGENTS Continued from page 1 Mandela, who called for an end to economic sanctions on South Africa in an address made to the United Nations. According to the resolution, "This call from this courageous man who has been one of the principal victims of apartheid means the leading groups in South Africa now oppose the main- tenance of economic sanctions on their country." At last month's meeting in Flint, members approved a motion direct- ing the administration to find the means to lift the ban. This stems from a 1978 motion banning investments adopted by the regents. Daily Staff Reporter David Shepardson contributed to this ar- ticle. STRIKE Continued from page 1 on flights at its main hubs at Dallas, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airline will also focus on flights from New York and Los Angeles. American will put passengers on 412 percent of its flights from Chicago, the airline's second-largest hub, ex- $00.4tLp .1 1 I Featuring * Teriyaki 'Tempura "Sukiyaki " Udon (noodles) r. Full Sushi Bar *Karaoke for Group Parties Across Fourth Ave. From# Kerytown . 66-3111 .37 8 'El Aj ,, ecutive vice president Bob Baker said. Earlier Sunday, union President Denise Hedges said she wrote Ameri- can Chairman Robert Crandall ask- ing him to join her in asking the Na- tional Mediation Board to request the emergency panel. "With no settlement offer from you in sight and the heavy-traffic holi- day period now upon us, we've de- cided to take the initiative and try to end the strike," Hedges said. Crandall rejected the offer, saying an emergency mediation board would put the airline's future in the hands of people under political pressure who have no long-term interest in the com- pany. He added that the mediation board could be expected to split the difference between the two sides' of- fers The mediation board had been overseeing contract negotiations be- tween American and the union, which broke off due to differences in pay, FA JI 'AS FR ENZY WHIP YOURSELF INTO A FRENZY WITH OUR FAJIT.AS ALL YOUI CAN EAT TUESDAYS $)7.95 Choose from Chicken Fajitas, Steak Fajitas, - P1 - 1 . health benefits, staffing and schedul- ing. A Transportation Department of- ficial said it was unclear whether the strike would qualify for mediation board arbitration. The panel inter- venes in cases where there is a signifi- cant disruption to the economy. It is up to the board, an indepen- dent government agency, and not the White House, to determine if the re- quest for mediation is appropriate, said the official, who spoke on condi- tion of anonymity. A presidential emergency board involving the airlines has not been created since the mid-1960s. The strike, the first by flight atten- dants at American, is the biggest against a U.S. airline since 1989. The company and the union have offered differing estimates of the walkout's impact. The union claims the strike is being honored by at least 95 percent of the flight attendants, while Crandall said by Sunday more than 17 percent had come to work. Once the strike is over, the flight attendant staff will be cut by 4,000, Crandall said. 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