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Friday
October 27, 1995
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Yeltsin suffers from heart problems
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The Baltimore Sun
MOSCOW - President Boris
Yeltsin, apparently exhausted by a trip
to France and the United States, suf-
fered heart problems yesterday and was
hospitalized for the second time in four
months.
Yeltsin's aides suggested that he
could be seriously ill. "I must say that
his condition does not evoke great opti-
mism," Viktor Ilyushin, the president's
chief of staff, said after consulting with
the president's doctors. "It is doubtful
that he will return to work in the imme-
diate days ahead."
Yeltsin, 64, was rushed by helicopter
from his country dacha to Moscow's
Central Clinical Hospital."His health
has been a longstanding matter ofspecu-
lation, given the president's frequent
unexplained absences and noticeably
stiff walk, problems that Kremlin aides
have repeatedly attributed to a back
ailment.
Aides said that a trip to China next
month had been canceled and promised
a decision today on whether Russia will
go forward with plans to host a sym-
bolically important meeting with Balkan
leaders next week, in preparation for
Balkan peace talks to take place in the
United States.
Ilyushin blamed the heart attack on
the demands of Yeltsin's recent travels
abroad; in the United States he partici-
pated in the 50th anniversary ceremo-
nies of the United Nations and held a
day of talks with President Clinton. He
returned to Moscow on Tuesday.
His latest hospitalization gave politi-
cal analysts a case ofthe jitters since the
heart attack comes only two months
before parliamentary elections, in which
Yeltsin is far from assured of obtaining
a parliament favorable to his policies.
"I'm very worried," said Sergei
Markov, resident scholar at the Carnegie
Moscow Center, voicing concerns that
a serious illness could set off a power
struggle within the Kremlin or tip the
December parliamentary elections in
favor of parties hostile to democratic
reforms.
Presidential elections are scheduled
to take place in June, but Yeltsin has
declined to confirm whether he will run
or not.
Polls show the Communists gaining
support as the date for parliamentary
elections comes nearer.
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Black groups name
court, plan alternative
Homecoming weekend
activities
Stu Brlow
ly Staff Reporter
Louis Farrakhan's Million Man
arch intended to bring pride and unity
black men across the nation; Black
omecoming Week is underway to pro-
ke similar sentiments in the
niversity's African American com-
unity.
"We have not had a black Homecom-
g in 30 years and we needed some-
ing to matriculate all our leadership
ilities and contributions to the Uni-
rsity as a whole," said Jennifer Ellison,
SA junior and director ofthe Associa-
nofMulticultural Unity. "As a whole
e're not that involved in Homecom-
g because not all campus groups are
ked to participate."
Plans for this year's Black Home-
ming Week began last year in
uumba, a black arts and entertain-
ent group. "It started with a tailgate
rty before the Homecoming game
st year, but this year we wanted to
ake it better," said organizer Roderick
eard, an LSA senior.
"Eugene Kelly, who graduated last
ar, started the program because he
idn't feel there were any programs
ecifically geared to black students,"
eard said. "He wanted to do it so black
dents could say something was their
wn,
Beard said that many of the planned
ents earlier this week were canceled
ue to scheduling difficulties. The week
icked off with opening ceremonies
unday night, featuring Dr. Jawanza
un ufu.
Last night, the black Homecoming
out participated in a trivia contest
'milar to the Nickelodeon program
Double Dare," about University his-
ry.
"We solicited all black organizations
submit the names of one man and one
oman who exemplified the character-
tics we wanted on the court," Ellison
She said those involved had a mini-
ur 2.5 GPA, leadership abilities and
articipate in community service.
"There are 14 members of the court
nd they will compete, and the top 10
ill go on to a talent competition,"
lison said.
From that group, the top three men
nd women will comprise the official
~lack Homecoming Court. Other events
nelude a "student exchange," which
3eard said will be a networking be-
ween black alumni and students, and a
arty hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha frater-
ity.
The black Homecoming and the
Jniversitywide program will combine
onight at a stand-up comedy show.
'Horace Sanders, a student here, has
een doing stand up here for years and
s bringing in comedians who've been
n some TV shows," Beard said.
"I'll be hosting the show and Bruce
:ruce, from Atlanta is headlining," said
anders, an LSA senior. "Montana Tay-
or. from Houston. will also be fea-
SERM1oN ON THE DIAG
University students gathered to hear
Christian speaker Paul Stamm of Ohio.
Stamm (below) responds to a student,
who raised his middle finger, by making
the sign of the cross yesterday on the
Diag. "All feminists - Including that
witch Hillary Clinton - should shut
their mouths," Stamm said. "Bill
Clinton should tell her to get back in
the kitchen where she belongs."
House votes to
lower taxes,
balance budget
Photos by STEPHANIE GRACE LIM/DailyI
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON - Reaching a ma-
jor milestone in the Republican effort
to roll back the power and reach of
government, the House of Representa-
tives yesterday approved landmark leg-
islation that would balance the budget
by 2002, reduce taxes and make the
biggest changes in federal social policy
in the last half-century.
The bill was approved 227-203 - a
vote largely along party lines that will
draw a distinct line between the parties
as they head into the 1996 campaign.
Only 10 Republicans voted against the
bill and four Democrats voted for it.
The gargantuan measure is a monu-
ment to the breadth of Republican am-
bitions since the party took control of
Congress in January. The two-volume,
1,754-page bill is a field guide to GOP
dreams about how to reshape, scale
back and redirect scores of federal pro-
grams, including Medicare, Medicaid
and other programs that have been cor-
nerstones of social policy since the War
on Poverty was declared in the mid-
1960s.
The bill, like the companion measure
before the Senate, would end Ameri-
cans' entitlement to federal assistance
when they fall into poverty, while trans-
ferring enormous power to states to
weave the social safety net as they see
fit. It would make deep cuts in farm
subsidies that have been politically sac-
rosanct since the Great Depression. It
calls for eliminating a Cabinet agency
- the Commerce Department - for
the first time in the history of the federal
bureaucracy. It would give $245 billion
in federal revenues back to businesses
and individuals in tax cuts over the next
seven years.
Republicans hailed House approval
of the bill as a turning point in an uphill
struggle to reverse a decades-long trend
toward bigger deficits and expanding
government power.
"It was the most decisive vote on the
direction of government since 1933,"
House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)
said after the vote.
"The great social experiment of the last
30 years has led to an unprecedented
expansion ofthe federal government, and
yet sadly it has failed to solve our nation's
most difficult problems," said Ways and
Means Chairman Bill Archer (R-Texas).
"The time has come to admit that tax and
spend has failed."
Democrats, resigned to defeat from
the outset, relentlessly accused Repub-
licans of trying to destroy Medicare and
give tax cuts to people who did not need
them. Democrats seemed to agree with
Republicans on only one thing: That
the debate was about far more than
balancing the budget.
"It is about two very different visions
for America's future," said Martin Olav
Sabo (D-Minn.). "I call upon my col-
leagues to reject a vision of America
that seeks to reward those who have
already prospered in our economy while
imposing burdens on those who have
not."
It was a particularly poignant mo-
ment for senior Democrats who had
Change to
bill, saves
millions
in lo6ans'
By Ronnie Gias~beg
Daily Staff Reporter
The Senate yesterday unani-
mously passed an amendment to
the budget reconciliation bill that
would reduce student loan pro-
grams by only $4.8 billion over the
next seven years, $6 billion less
than a plan passed in committee.
The amendment would eliminate
the provisions ofthe bill that would:
Eliminate the six-month inter-
est-free grace period following
graduation.
. Raise the interest rate and the
interest rate cap on PLUS parent
loans.
* Assess a 0.85-percent fee to
universities based on the total loan
value.
The amendment retains a provi-
sion that would cap the federal di-
rect loan program at 20 percent of
all federal student loans.
The Senate is expected to vote
today on the budget reconciliation
bill, which includes changes to
Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, farm
programs and a $245 billion tax
cut.
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-
Kan.), whose Labor and Human
Resources Committee approved the
initial plan, proposed the amend-
ment. She said in a statement that
the additional costs would be "off-
set by excess savings from the en-
tire budget package."
"I think it's great that the (0.85-
percent) fee is off the table," said
Associate Vice President for Gov-
ernment Relations Thomas Butts,
See LOANS, Page 8
spent their careers in Congress building
the social programs that they were now
powerless to protect from changes they
believed harmful.
"This is one of the worst pieces of
legislation I've seen in my 40 years in
Congress," said Rep. John Dingell (D-
Mich.), the dean of the House.
Still, the House's two-day debate on
the bill was remarkably lacking in drama
or suspense. That was a tribute, in part, to
the remarkable party unity the GOP has
displayed all year under Gingrich. But it
also reflected a pervasive sense that sig-
nificant changes will be wrought before
the measure becomes law because
Sexual assault on campus falls
Downward trend pleases campus safety officers
By Jodi Cohen
Daily Staff Reporter
Reports of sexual assault on campus have decreased dur-
ing the last three years, Department of Public Safety statistics
indicate.
"There is a downward trend in reporting of sexual as-
saults," said DPS spokeswoman Elizabeth Hall.
Five forcible rape cases were reported in 1994, one fewer
than in 1993. In 1992, 10 incidents were recorded. There also
were reported declines in the forcible fondling and non-
forcible sexual assaults.
But some experts say the number of reported assaults is not
an accurate indication because officials often are not noti-
fied. Sexual assault is still prevalent at the University and
nationwide, they maintain.
"I think the important thing to think about is the relation
between the reporting of assaults and the actual incidence of
assaults," said Andre Modigliani, a social psychologist and
sociology professor.
"There is an under-reporting. You can bet there are more
incidents than are reported," Modigliani said.
Many rape survivors would rather seek assistance from
rape crisis centers and hotlines instead of the police, said
Joyce Wright, education coordinator at the University's
Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center.
"Not every rape is going to be reported to the police,"
Wright said. "I think you are hearing more about people
going to rape counseling centers."
Wright cited two primary reasons survivors are reluctant
to contact a law-enforcement agency.
She said the police can seem confrontational andj udgmen-
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Reported Sexual Assaults
Sexual offenses are either forcible or non-forcible. A forcible
sexual act is directed towards another person against the
person's will. There was one non-forced assault reported in
1994, where the survivor was not able to give consent.
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The lack of reported sexual assaults, Modigliani said, shows
that women are not comfortable in a male-dominated system.
"It not only says something about the criminal justice
system, but it says something about society," he said. "The
whole society is stacked against women."
Women, he said, will call the police when they are angry
and want justice. "I think more women are concerned with
getting help than with getting revenge."
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