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No matter what the
Registrar's Office tells you, be
ing in London is an intercultural
experience.
Perhaps we don't have to
speak another language, or mas
ter any terribly strange customs.
And sure, maybe we DO have a
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Copyright Reuters, 1997
•Clinton Has Little To Say
On Fund-Raising Probe
WASHINGTON President
Clinton has little to say about a
possible independent counsel
World & Nation
McDonalds, Burger King, KFC
and Pizza Hut on our street. But
it IS different. Really.
So, as I recognize the latent
humor in bulleted lists, and as I
wouldn't want Gregory Rinaldi
to "think" too much (re: 10/31
Guilfordian —you've riled up a
probe of his campaign fund-rais
ing. Attorney General Janet Reno
must decide today whether to seek
an investigation of phone calls
placed from White House offices
soliciting contributions from big
donors.
Clinton told reporters her de
cision should be based on law and
no one should attempt to influence
it.
•Nichols' Defense Team
Calls First Witness
DENVER Lawyers for Terry
Nichols have begun their defense
of the Oklahoma City bombing sus
pect. As their first witness, they
called FBI chemist Steven
Burmeister, who testified earlier
for the prosecution.
After the government rested,
defense attorneys asked the judge
to acquit Nichols, saying the gov
ernment had not proved a key el
ement, intent to bomb the Alfred
P. Murrah building. The routine
motion was denied by Judge Rich
ard Matsch. The judge excused the
jury for a brief recess, advising
psych major, Greg...), I've put
together this little collection of
the quirky little things that
make London, well, London.
* Escalator Etiquette: For
those who are in no hurry, they
MUST stand on the right hand
side of the escalator, so that all
the suits late for work (or the
students who are late for their
theatre class) can zoom by on
the left. It really is a beautiful
system to watch. Also beautiful
to watch are the tourists who
mess it up, causing many bulg-
ing veins and
"harumphs" in
the line be
hind.
* Kebabs:
Available at
pretty much
any street cor
ner, these culi
nary jewels of
the Middle East make every af
ternoon better. Essentially,
people in white aprons will cut
hunks off of revolving spits of
chicken or (more ominous) pork
and serve it up in a pita with
ranch dressing and chili sauce.
For 4 bucks, you can get
your recommended fat intake
for a whole week.
Yummy.
* Crazy people: Surely ev
ery city in the world have their
fair share of weirdos, but Lon
don has a great breed. Last week
I saw a woman walking down the
them to "keep open minds" be
cause the case was "far from over."
•Clinton Calling For Crack
down On School Violence
WASHINGTON President
Clinton is calling for a new crack
down on violence in schools after
the killing of three high school stu
dents in western Kentucky.
At a White House ceremony,
Clinton said he was "shocked and
heartbroken" by the shooting yes
terday in West Paducah that also
wounded five others. A 14-year
old freshman at the school is be
ing held. The president said a mo
tive for the attack may never be
known but the country must re
double efforts to protect all its chil
dren, especially by keeping vio
lence and weapons out of schools.
Clinton was announcing the
nomination of Army Secretary
Togo West to lead the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
•Louisiana Election System
Violates Law
WASHINGTON The Su-
street, systematically kicking ev
ery piece of trash on the ground,
and then spending a minute or
so screaming at the offending
garbage in a smattering of dif
ferent languages. Yikes.
* Brian Heagney: He wanted
his name in this article. And ev
eryone thinks he's cute.
* Pubs: Imagine being able
to go to a place to get a drink,
and meet friendly people, and
sit in upholstered chairs, and
not leave deafened by bad 80's
heavy metal. I've seen such a
Imagine being able to go
to a place to get a drink, and
meet friendly people, and sit
in upholstered chairs, and not
leave deafened by bad 80's
heavy metal.
well, emotionally retarded,
sometimes the Stiff Upper Lip
mentality is a calming influence
on the chaotic world.
* Women in black: Some
times, your faculty advisor/
professor dresses up in black,
puts on black makeup, and goes
out to a goth show on Hallow
een. Just sometimes.
So there you are, a good six
or seven prime examples of
wacky interculturalism.
There's more, but frankly, I
can't think of it now. The
Simpsons are on.
preme Court has ruled that
Louisiana's unique "open elec
tions system" for selecting mem
bers of Congress violates federal
law. The decision will force the
state to recast its voting plan. In
a decisive ruling the justices up
held a lower court, finding the
October primary system effec
tively allows the state to choose
senators and representatives be
fore the official November elec
tion day set by Congress.
A candidate who runs un
opposed or who receives a ma
jority of the votes is elected.
•Pakistan's President
Resigns
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's
president has resigned after a
bitter power struggle with his
nation's prime minister.
The nation's chief justice
has also been forced out. The
military is believed to have me
diated the crisis to avoid a con
stitutional deadlock and ease
fears on the national stock mar
ket.
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place...
*"Oh ,
dear...": The
British reac
tion towards
anything bad,
from losing
keys to genital
mutilations.
While a little,