WASHINGTON (AP) - In a blend
of constitutional drama and partisan
struggle, Kenneth Starr laid out his evi
dence against President Clinton on
Thursday in the third presidential
impeachment inquiry in US. history,
then fended off a withering attack by
Democrats.
The independent counsel, in an
appearance before the House Judiciary
Committee that was televised national
ly, also said die “plain language” of the
Constitution makes clear that Clinton
could be prosecuted for perjury after he
leaves office, regardless of the outcome
of the impeachment proceedings.
“I stand behind it because it is
mine,” Starr said as he was peppered
with criticism of his report outlining
grounds for possible impeachment.
Starr’s opening statement accused
Clinton of a months-long “scheme to
conceal” his affair with former White
House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Even before Starr began to speak,
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., accused
the former federal judge of having
“crossed the line into obsession” with
his four-year, $40 million investigation.
A second Democrat, Barney Frank
of Massachusetts, asked why Starr had
not told the public before the fall elec
tions that he had found no evidence of
impeachable offenses in inquiries into
other areas, such as FBI files, the dis
missal of White House Travel Office
employees and the Whitewater real
estate deal in Arkansas.
When Starr responded that his man
date under the law was only to report on
evidence of potentially impeachable
offenses, Frank said: “In other words,
don’t have anything to say unless you
have something bad to say.”
Clinton was in Asia beginning a
five-day visit when Starr stood before
the committee’s chairman, Rep. Henry
Hyde, raised his right hand and swore
the traditional witness’ oath to tell the
truth.
Starr’s testimony was the first the
committee had taken since receiving
boxes of his evidence this fall.
Though the full GOP-controlled
House has voted for an open-ended
inquiry, Republican appetite for pro
longed proceedings has diminished
markedly in the wake of election set
backs. Thus, it was not clear whether -
or when - articles of impeachment
would ever emerge from the panel.
Starr, himself the target of attacks
from Clinton’s defenders, spoke meth
odically - but ambiguously - as he
offered his first public account of his
investigation into Clinton^ relationship
with Lewinsky and other matters.
“He testified that he could not recall
being alone with Ms. Lewinsky. That
was untrue,” Starr said of the president
“He testified that he could not recall
ever being in the Oval Office hallway
with Ms. Lewinsky, except perhaps
when she was delivering pizza. That
was untrue,” he added.
Four more times, on matters relating
to Clinton’s utterances, Starr firmly
repeated, “That was untrue.”
Fake ID search continues
By Josh Funk
Senior staff writer
After last month’s charging of a
UNL student, fake IDs remain a con
con for police and administrators, and
the investigation for more fake opera
tions continues.
Sophomore Eric Montgomery was
cited for felony possession of forgery
materials, but last week prosecutors
granted him a pretrial diversion, which
means he will not face trial and will not
have a criminal record.
Last month, the police served a
search warrant at Montgomery’s house,
and seized materials for making IDs.
Evidence found there has fueled the
Lincoln Police investigation.
Lincoln Police Investigator Ross
Fosler said officers still are looking at
fake ID production at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
He said police think two more ID
producers are operating around campus.
He would not comment on any of
the details of the suspected operations.
University administrators will not
start their investigation into violations
of the student code of conduct until after
the police complete their investigation,
said Linda Schwartzkopf, director of
Greek Affairs.
The arrest of Montgomery, an
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity member,
put scrutiny on the greek house because
investigators wanted to check the
involvement of other house members.
But nothing released from the
investigation to date has implicated the
house. Montgomery lives in his north
west Lincoln home away from the fra
ternity, and AID President Paul Blecha
said Montgomery did not have much
contact with the house.
But in the long run, it is fake IDs
that are a real concern for police and
administrators.
As part of the Robert Wood Johnson
$700,000 binge drinking grant awarded
to UNL this fall, Schwartzkopf said,
committees are looking at how fake ID
production can be curbed.
Programs will be planned this year
and implemented next year.
UNL student selected
to meet business elite
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Federal Trade Commission.
“I think a lot of times history
repeats itself” Johnson said. “The
discussions we have will give us a
chance to preview what we think
will happen in the future ”
Looking ahead is not something
new for Johnson. He always has set
his goals high and strived to be the
best
“I’ll be honest. I’m a control
freak,” he said. “I take a lot of things
too seriously. But when it comes to
my life and my future, I can never be
,, too serious.”
Joyce Cooper, managing direct
tor of INROADS/Greater Omaha
Inc., an international career devel
opment agency for minorities, said
Johnson is a wonderful choice for
the conference because he is “opti
mistic about the opportunities he
sees.”
Cooper has worked and advised
Johnson on internship and career
opportunities throughout the past
year.
Johnson said INROADS has
helped him “cultivate and grow as a
leader.” The leadership and confi
dence INROADS offered guided
Johnson to apply for the conference.
Johnson said he believes he is a
smart man and is good at what he
does; however, he doesn’t classify
himself in a particular category or
group.
“There will be brilliant minds at
the conference. I think I may be out
of my league,” Johnson said.
When Johnson is at the confer
ence, he hopes to overcome stereo
types other colleges or universities
I
may have about Nebraska.
“When you mention Nebraska
people think Herbie Husker - a
blond guy wearing overalls,”
Johnson said. “Look at me. I’m an
African male. That alone will kill
any stereotype people have.”
Cooper agreed that Johnson
breaks the mold.
“Ka’Ron is not your typical
man,” Cooper said. “He’s a really
talented, vivacious, outgoing man
who is always ready and willing to
take the initiative and get things
done.”
John Guiniven, assistant profes
sor of advertising, said Johnson’s
- solid values and strong ambition
make him a good representative for
the university.
“He has a world view,” said
Guiniven, who also is Johnson’s
academic adviser. “He sees life
beyond his classes, this university,
the city, the state and the nation.”
Johnson said past experiences as
a student assistant for the NU Sports
Information Office and as an intern
at The Omaha World-Herald would
allow him to relate with conference
participants.
“The conference can benefit
from my personal and people
skills,” Johnson said. “I want to
come back with knowledge that will
further life experiences.”
Johnson said there was nothing
more in life he would like to achieve
than acquiring knowledge from
learning.
“I just want to stand on the
shoulders of giants,” Johnson said.
“I want to learn from the best and
then teach others what I have
learned.”
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ASUN may revote on election rules
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guidelines.
England said he would like to see
party names back on the ballot, while
Schreier said he has no opinion on the
issue.
Electoral Commission Director
Ryan Fuchs said the decision to
remove party names came from an
election party survey of students con
ducted earlier this year.
ASUN President Sara Russell
said she agreed with the senate’s deci
sion.
Despite being approached by sen
ators requesting a veto, Russell
signed the bill.
Russell said her main reason for
approving the legislation was
brcause the senate passed the hill.
“The senate knows how I stand on
this issue,” Russell said. “But these
rules passed because the senate
passed them, not me.”
However, senators who voted in
the minority want action taken on the
party affiliation issue, as well as on
concerns involving reporting cam
paign expenditures and campaign
fine regulations.
“These are not trivial issues,”
Schreier said. “If we do not under
stand the ramifications to these rules,
we are really taking a risk with our
student government system.”
Russell said she has been
swamped with phone calls from sen
ate members Voicing their opinions
about the decision.
She said she agrees with the sen
ate’s decision, but said she was dis
heartened over the way the senators
presented themselves.
“I understand that they have con
cerns and issues to discuss,” Russell
said. “But I didn’t want (party affilia
tion) to be a big controversial issue.
Senators had the opportunity to voice
their concerns before the meeting.”
Marlyne Beyke, ASUN director
of development, said election rules
have never been sent back to the com
mission in the past 10 years.
Beyke said senators have been
discussing the option to reconsider
the bill.
But if students want to have an
election, she said the senate must
make any other changes to election
rules this semester before students
can begin campaigning next year.
If any further legislation would
take place, it would need to be during
the Dec. 2 meeting, she said.
Speaker Matt Boyd, who voted
for the election rules, said that if the
senate votes to reconsider, student
leaders need to examine their past
actions. -
“(The bill) leaves the senate as
being rude,” Boyd said. “They had
months to go voice their opinions.
They should have taken the opportu
nities they had.”
The commission has had nine
meetings over the past three months,
during which senate members could
have discussed election changes,
Beyke said.
Arts and Sciences Senator Kara
Slaughter said ASUN needs to keep
its decision and not reconsider its
vote.
“The more we go back and forth
on these things, the more confusing
things get,” Slaughter said. “If our
ultimate goal is to make ASUN elec
tions accessible, let’s keep these rules
and continue with the elections.”
UNITE members speak out
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community they attend UNL.
Misty Thomas, a sophomore
family science and native studies
major, remembers the nervousness
she felt when she promoted this
weekend’s UNITE-sponsored pow
wow to a number of American
Indian leaders at a rally.
“I was scared to say I am a stu
dent at UNL,” said Thomas, a mem
ber of the Santee Sioux Tribe of
Nebraska. “I was scared about what
they were going to think.”
Having fears about-being con
nected to UNL isn’t simply psycho
logical, said Daniel Justice, a gradu
ate student from the Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma.
When the mistreatment of
American Indian remains was
revealed last spring, Justice consid
ered leaving UNL.
Months later, Justice still attends
UNL and is studying American
Indian literature. But he knows that
when he graduates with his doctor
ate in English, he will face obstacles
if he decides to return back home.
“Unless UNL makes some
changes, our degrees are going to be
useless in Indian country,” Justice
said.
“We come from the grave-rob
bing, bone-crushing university.’**
Native students also face a lack
of understanding from students each
day, they said. FewTails-Castellanos
said misinformation and misunder
standing of native cultures is the rea
son for students’ lack of sympathy.
“So many people have asked me,
‘What is this big thing?’” she said.
“That just irks me - how could
this not be serious?”
Though some students may see it
as a minor issue, Few Tails
Castellanos said she has to deal with
it every day when attending classes.
“It influences me,” she said. “I
have to read about it every day in the
paper.”
Despite the issues UNITE has
faced over the past months, mem
bers are eager to bring other
American Indian students and peo
ple to campus today for the ninth
annual powwow this weekend.
But events surrounding the issue
of mistreatment of remains could
potentially scare away many who
normally attend the powwow.
“We’re hoping that it doesn’t
have an effect,” said Bearskin.
“But that is why we have tried to
make a real appealing environ
ment,” she said. “We wanted to pro
vide a positive event to show that the
university is addressing diversity
issues.”
UNITE set out to provide addi
tional events to draw those students
who are leery about attending this
year’s festivities.
The group also wants to educate
other students about American
Indian culture and issues. One of the
goals of the powwow is to attract
non-native students so they can
experience an American Indian tra
dition.
The weekend’s festivities begin
today with a lecture series in which
various American Indian leaders
will speak.
Bearskin said the lectures will
heljp students confront stereotypes
and false beliefs they have been
tabght
Another new addition this year is
the hand game, a traditional pastime
of the Omaha tribe.
Members are hoping the events,
along with the new student recruit
ment day coinciding with the pow
wow, will help American Indian stu
dents understand UNL is addressing
diversity issues, Bearskin said.
The weekend’s events will also
demonstrate a larger goal of
UNITE.
“We existed before the NAG
PRA controversy, and we will be
here When it is resolved,” Justice
said. “It has brought UNITE into the
public’s awareness, but it needs to
continue. ’ ;
“We can’t be forced into invisi
bility
The lecture series will begin at 9
a.m. today at the Culture Center,
333 N. 14th St., and will run until 5
p.m. The hand game will begin at 6
p.m. at the Culture Center. The pow
wow will run Saturday at the
Nebraska Union with grand entries
at 1 p.m. and 7p.m. and Sunday with
the grand entry at 1 p.m.
All events are free, but donations
for hurricane victims in Central
America are being accepted.
