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Aristide’s return won’t end need for assistance By Neil Feldman Staff Reporter A stalemate between the civilian govern ment and the Haitian military ended last week, stimulating hope that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide would return home to Haiti’s capital, Port-Au-Prince. ANALYSIS Aristide’s return, howev er, will not be the sole an swer to Haiti’s problems. “Haiti has never known any sustained democratic period,” Robert Rotberg, president of the World Peace Foundation, said in an October article in the The Christian Science Monitor. Thus, in addition to the police, military, justice system, and civil au thority training that (must be) prepared for Aristide’s return, the U.S. must not flinch from a year or two of peace enforcement.” Rotbcrg, who has written dozens of com mentary pieces in The Christian Science Mon itor on Haiti, has continuously advocated U.S. involvement in Haiti. Haiti has always been a relatively weak political and social country. With that in mind, Rotberg and other ex perts on Haiti’s struggles, argue the United States — along with the United Nations — has the power to establish the building blocks for a democratic government. Many radicals in Haiti, particularly around the capital, still want nothing to do with a democratic government. But, as Joseph Nye, an international affairs scholar, observed last week on the MacNcil Lehrer Newshour, military forces in Haiti arc not nearly as powerful as Serbian or Somalian forces. If Aristide cooperates and the Haitian pop ulace supports him and the United Nations on every political decision, Nyc said, the ideo logical transition will be smooth. Local contention will continue to throw a curveball in the process and could suppress any democratic hopes they have for quite a while, however. President Clinton has not agreed to partici pate fully in this multinational effort. He has agreed to send troops for the pur pose of training Haitian soldiers and for minor joint efforts, such as engineering projects. His decision to precipitantly slam the doors on U.S. plans to land soldiers in Haiti two months ago was viewed as a blow to U.S. foreign policy. But Rotberg believes firmly that if Clinton takes initiative and works closely with the Kai Wilken / DN U.N. on the new plan, the president’s foreign policy reputation will steadily improve. Rotberg said Clinton must act quickly, how ever, before military crisis again envelopes Port-Au-Prince and sets them back to square one. ASUN tackles elections, campaign ethics By Matthew Waite Staff Reporter General education requirements and electoral commission rules will be the focus of the ASUN’s Wednesday night meeting. The group will discuss a bill supporting a mandatory general educa tion curricu lum at UNL that emphasiz es writing and critical thinking. Discussion on the bill was delayed last week by ASUN President Keith Bcnes. “I postponed that bill last week because of the presidential sclec tion,” Bcncssaid. “I figured 1 need ed to be there to answer any ques tions.” Benes said Lisa Grobsmith, as sistant vice chancellor for academic affairs, also would be at Wednes day’s ASUN meeting to answer senators’ questions. Benes said Association of Stu dents of the University of Nebras ka senators also would discuss pro posed changes in their electoral commission rules. The electoral committee revis es its rules annually, he said. Benes said two major changes were proposed this year in elec tion fines and campaign ethics. “On the application, we’ve in cluded a statement about uphold ing ethical standards,” Benes said. “The intent of it is to plant the thought in the candidate’s mind.” Benes said that if the ethical statement was added, it could not be used against candidates during a campaign. The statement only will remind candidates to observe some ethi cal standards. Benes said another electoral rule change to be discussed Wednes day could allow the electoral com mission to fine candidates for rule violations. In past elections, Benes said candidates were penalized by hav ing their spending limits reduced. But because ASUN decided last year not to limit candidates’ ex penditures, the old fine system can no longer be used, he said. -44 Any money collected by (fines from rules violations) will be given to charity. — Benes ASUN president -ft — Benes said the money raised from fines would be used well. “Any money collected by (fines from rules violations) will be giv en to charity,” Benes said. “We did not want there to be a percep tion that it was a way for ASUN to make money.” Pulitzer winner to speak at Lied From Staff Reports Pulitzer Prize winner Stanley Karnow will speak at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday as part of the E.N. Th ompson Forum on World Issues. 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Sandra Myers of the Lincoln Police Department said Bjorklund was “pressing harder on the paper w ith the pen” while he was complet ing the sample. “He was writing more slowly, more deliberately,” she said. “He was laughing.” Myers, when asked by the prose cution, said she did not promise Bjorklund he could smoke cigarettes, drink Diet Pepsi or eat hamburgers in exchange for his writing. Defense attorneys have alleged some of Bjorklund’s statements to police were coerced. Bjorklund was allowed to drink Diet Pepsi and smoke cigarettes in a room at the police department that Myers said was a no-smoking area. Bjorklund left the Lancaster Coun ty Jail early Tuesday morning to look for the house where he said he had bought a shovel. Dirt found on the shovel was entered as evidence earli er this week. Defense attorneys say Bjorklund bought the shovel after Sept. 22. In testimony Tuesday morning. Mark Bohaty, Nebraska State Patrol firearms examiner, said bullets used to kill Harms could have been fired from a .38-caliber gun prosecutors say was Bjorklund's. Five bullets found inside Harms’ body during a December autopsy could have been from the .38-rcvolv er, Bohaty said during examination by prosecutors. But he said he couldn’t be sure if the bullets came from the .38-revolver that was entered into evidence be cause the serial number was removed from the gun. Autopsy reports showed lead frag ments were found throughout Harms' head. When bullets strike solid ob jects, Bohaty said, they scatter. “Bullets arc designed to change their shape when they hit something." he said. Senior K.ditor .leff/.eleny contributed to thii report. NAFTA Continued from Page 1 countries more in the long term, he said. MacPhee said NAFTA would help Mexico m its export industries which would in turn help the U.S. down the road. “It will make (Mexico) a better customer and political ally,” MacPhce said. Rapkin said more substantive in formation wasn’t revealed in the de bate because it lacked structure. The free-flowing question-and answcr style of the discussion allowed Perot and Gore to duck questions, he said. “It wasn’t a debate per se,” Rapkin said. “Larry King’s structure didn’t allow for a real debate.” Fiji Continued from Page 1 Griesen met Monday w ith Glenn Moor, director of business affairs for the national fraternity; Jayne Wade Anderson, UNL director of greek af fairs; Linda Schwartzkopf, director of UNL student judicial affairs; and alumni. Gricsen said the meeting with the alumni and Moor went as well as could be expected under the circum stances. "I’m pleased both are as concerned about this incident as we arc at the university,” he said. "They pledged their full cooperation.”