I Irraan One hundred four years of editorial freedom Vo,.: CV- N .'^n tti Z lk U.N. peacekeepers The Washington Post Michael Rose, was in the Serb strong- ZAGREB, Croatia - Two wire- hold of Pale seeking permission for stay guided antitank missiles, fired from helicopter evacuation of the injured the Serb positions, blasted a U.N. armored soldier. con personnel carrier yesterday, wound- The attack, which Risley termed a yesi ing four Bangladeshi peacekeepers in "direct targeting of the United Na- truc the northwestern Bosnian enclave of tions," was the latest in a series of fuel hac. Serb provocations, raids, kidnappings One Bangladeshi soldier was and blockades of the U.N. mission in live gravely injured, losing a hand and Bosnia. It unfolded after a week in that part of his face, said U.N. spokesman which Britain and France, the top also Paul Risley, adding that the U.N. com- contributors of troops to the operation, tary mander for Bosnia, British Lt. Gen. briefly threatened to pull out. to c wound Since the Anglo-French decision to y, Serb pressure has fluctuated. Over weekend, Serb forces hijacked a voy of three Danish fuel trucks. But terday Serb forces allowed in a six- ck French convoy with 30 tons of I for the mission. Serb forces had blocked fuel de- ries to the U.N. force for more n three weeks. On Sunday, they announced a ban on U.N. mili- escorts of humanitarian convoys ivilians trapped by the war, thereby bd in apparent making it almost impossible to move erupted as the last of fou aid to Sarajevo and Muslim enclaves armored personnel carr in eastern Bosnia. a U.N. logistics base n Early last week, the U.N. mission ern Bihac town of V attempted to withdraw half of the One wired-guided antita 1,200 Bangladeshi troops but failed triggering a fire and wt to receive approval from Croatian Serb soldiers. Bangladeshit forces, who have invaded the Bihac out to douse the flam pocket from the north and west. The under sniper fire. As the Croatian Serbs are helping Bosnian sonnel carrier burned in Serb troops, who have attacked from of the U.N. base, anoti the east and south. the vehicle, injuring at Risley said yesterday's attack Risley said the attac Serb attack ur Bangladeshi iers pulled into near the north- elika Kladusa. ank missile hit, 'ounding three troops rushed mes but came e armored per- n the driveway ther missile hit fourth soldier. k came from a "known position of the Croatian Serbs" inside the Bihac pocket. A U.N. Security Council resolu- tion has demanded that Croatian Serbs stop their attacks on Bihac, which constitute a violation of an interna- tionally recognized border of the Muslim-held pocket. U.N. officials said the last time Serb forces directly targeted and wounded U.N. soldiers was on Sept. 22, when Serb fighters hit a French light tank near Sarajevo. Panel shows faculty bias 2-year study by Committee on the Multicultural University reports minority faculty spend more time teaching and mentoring than research relative to whites By LISA DINES Daily Staff Reporter Attempts to improve minority retention and climate at the University have fallen short, according to a report released by the Committee on the Multicultural University. Yesterday, former committee chair Rashid Bashur pre- sented the findings to the Senate Assembly, a faculty governance board, amid criticism of the report's methodol- ogy. The assembly delayed a decision on the findings until its January meeting because of the questions surrounding ie report. The report states, "all units within the University should be asked to develop strategic plans to achieve the common goals of diversity and integration." The report asserts that minority faculty members en- gage in more teaching and student mentoring than tradi- tional pursuits like research. It recommends that faculty boards base tenure decisions on "flexible weighting of teaching, student advising, and University and community service, in addition to scholarship and research funding." * Committee members formed the recommendations af- ter reviewing relevant literature, questioning college offi- cials and surveying minority faculty attitudes during a two- year long study. The committee surveyed 672 minority faculty members by mail and 200 responded. Respondents rated the University's success on a 10-point scale with 10 as out- standing and 1 as poor. The overall average for most categories showed respon- dents felt the University was moderately successful with rgspect to minority faculty climate. But, some categories received large percentages of low marks from respondents. "Nearly one-half of the respondents indicated that mi- nority status did not lead to mentoring by colleagues," according to the report. "Seventy percent of the respon- dents thought that minority status was either only moder- ately helpful or not helpful at all in terms of opportunity for professional advancement." Sixty-six percent of the Black female and 62 percent of See REPORT, Page 5 MERRY CHRISTMAS Teen drug use up, study finds By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Staff Reporter Marijuana use has doubled among eighth graders since 1991, and experi- mentation by teenagers with illicit drugs has sharply increased, a University study reported yesterday. One in foureighth graders said they had used an illicit drug at least once during their lifetimes, 10 percent more than last year. The 1994 figure rises to 35 percent when inhalants are included. Although drug use declined in the late '80s, researchers with the University's Institute for Social Re- search (ISR) have pinpointed an in- creasing trend over the last three years in its 20th annual study released yester- day in Washington - and researchers say drug use is on an upward trend. "Despite substantial progress against illicit drug use in earlier years, it remains an appreciable problem among Ameri- can young people," said Lloyd Johnston, the principle investigator of the Moni- toring the Future study. The number of graduating seniors who have used illicit drugs climbed 2.7 percent over the last year to 45.6 per- cent. Researchers attribute their findings to students' capitulation to peer pres- sure and decreasing concern over the dangerousness of marijuana and other drugs. The researchers also say that with the rise in marijuana use, teenag- ers are more apt to experiment with other substances. "During the 1980s, increasing con- cern about the dangers of marijuana use seemed to drive the decline in use," Johnston said. Johnston presented the results of the study at a news conference, flanked by Health and Human Services Secre- tary Donna Shalala and federal drug czar Lee Brown. "We are losing precious ground we had gained," Shalala said. "We're not See DRUGS, Page 2 MIKE FITZHUGH/DE Hilary Wilson, left, a junior in mechanical engineering, makes change for Alea Brown, an LSA senior, during a collection drive for the United Negro College Fund yesterday. Ragtag Chechens confront Russian forces Los Angeles Times CHERVLYONNAYA, Russia -Rus- sian troops moving into the heavily armed secessionist republic of Chechnya halted their advance here 20 miles north of the Chechen capital yesterday and met an unexpected form of resistance - a crowd of men wielding only their indignation. "This is our land. Get out!" shouted a gold-toothed Chechen in a tall fur hat, standing eyeball to eyeball with Col. Ivan Gromov, a commander of an armored col- umn of the Russian Interior Ministry. "Could you move your crowd back off this bridge," Gromov ordered in a boom- ing voice. "Move your soldiers back," retorted the man with the gold teeth, as about 150 Chechens around him stood their ground. "Listen," he added. "Did we ever in- vade Russia with arms? No. We're de- fending our homeland and we have no- where to retreat." The shouting match above a drainage canal bordering this farming village re- flected the tense, mostly bloodless stand- off that has prevailed since Russian forces began their tentative and risky occupation of Chechnya on Sunday morning. The Kremlin justified the military of- fensive as a forced measure to defend Russia's integrity and create the condi- tions for a negotiated peace. Chechnya, a mountainous republic with a largely Mus- lim population ofjust over 1million people, declared its independence in 1991 soon after President Dzhokar Dudayev, a char- ismatic former bomber pilot, came to power here. Its continued defiance prompted Boris N. Yeltsin into one of the riskiest moves of his presidency, a major military campaign that many warn could pull in other small nations of the Caucasus Mountains' eth- nic patchwork and bog the Russians down into another Afghanistan-type war. The first clashes that Russian troops faced on their rapid advance toward the Chechen capital of Grozny underlined the danger of a broader Caucasus war. In neighboring Ingushetia, pro-Chechen vil- lagers attacked a Russian column on its way toward Grozny and, according to Defense Minister Pavel S. Grachev, burned 30 vehicles. Another Russian column ad- vancing through nearby Daghestan was blocked by residents, and nearly three dozen soldiers were reportedly taken cap- tive. In Chechnya proper, Chechen artillery forced a Russian tank column to turn back 18 miles northwest of Grozny by attacking it with truck-launched "Grad" missiles. See RUSSIA, Page 2 Mail bombings folio' From Staff and Wire Reports WASHINGTON - The bomb that killed a New York City advertis- ing executive last weekend bore at least three of the characteristics typi- , pl of what law enforcement officials call the most dangerous and elusive mail bomber in modern history. Frighteningly, none of them was anything that the victim would easily notice, which is a fourth trademark of the man, code-named RNABOM. The videotape-size package that exploded in the face of Thomas J. Mosser, 50, was postmarked from San Francisco, the same general ori- g n of the last two mail bombs from tl'e serial bomber, who has killed one other man and wounded 23 in the last 16 years. Mosser had little chance to recog- nize that he was touching death when he opened what appeared to be rou- tine mail in the kitchen of his New Jersey home. The package, which had been delivered a day earlier by a postal worker, looked harmless, so much so that members of Mosser's family had handled it. But inside were contents with the bomber's deadly signature, charac- teristics so clear that investigators arriving at Mosser's home immedi- ately knew the handiwork. The explosive device was a pipe bomb, nestled in a meticulously de- signed, hand-crafted box, made of wood, which the bomber is appar- ently fond of. The scene was vintage UNABOM, named for his penchant w pattern for bombing people associated with universities and airlines. While each attack has differed slightly, the bombs are always designed to blend in with their environment, to appear perfectly unremarkable for the setting. Still, with all that is known about UNABOM's techniques and exper- tise, federal authorities say the bomber is clever enough never to leave any specific evidence that would identify him or how to trace him. UNABOM is suspected in the bombing of University Prof. James V. McConnell, who received a letter bomb. McConnell's assistant, Nicklas Suino, was injured on Nov. 15, 1985 when he opened a package to the professor, who was not injured in the incident. McConnell died in 1990. ATTENTION MR.SHOPPER Group to set fate of advocate's position By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Dean of Students Royster Harper has formed a committee to determine the fate of the University ombudsman's office. The future of the office remains in question as Ombudsman Donald Perigo, whose contract was not re- newed, will leave office Dec. 31. The ombudsman's role is to assist students with problems involving the University and serves as a meditator between the two. In 1993, Perigo began serving con- currently as assistant dean of students, reporting to Harper. As ombudsman, he has reported to Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen A. Hartford. "I think the piece we decided is that functionally it will work within the Dean of Students' Office," Hart- ford said. Hartford said an interim ombuds- MOLLY STEVENS/Daily A lone man stands among the multitude of tables at the Giant Book Sale warehouse early yesterday. INSIDE NEWS 5 Sophomores hit mid-college ,risis; many see grades slide. How should they cope? ARTS 8 Paul Martinez,a University musical theater graduate, mturmn to Michigan to srat Clinton weighs tax cut in major speech Address seeks to redefine presidency Newsday WASHINGTON - A few things remained to be resolved yesterday about President Clinton's ballyhooed Thurs- day speech to redefine his presidency - such as what it would say. know whether they would broadcast it. Network sources said they might shun the speech as "political" unless lured by guarantees of substantive pro- posals like a tax cut or big government trims. Yet specific actions remained undecided, administration officials said. On Sunday, Clinton, mindful that House Republicans' "Contract With America" advocates a $500-per-child kids for the future," Panetta said. Also under divisive internal discus- sion, administration sources said, was a range of new proposals to scrap pro- grams, consolidate functions or even abolish entire Cabinet departments, as Republicans have suggested. One offi- cial said the latter option was unlikely. With budget meetings continuing into next week, Myers said that the Campaign told to repay $4.1 M in matching funds The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Federal audi- tors recommend that President Clinton's 1992 campaign repay the I