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Clinton Questions Charges; Prosecutors Answer Back
The House Republicans and
President Bill Clinton's legal
counsel did not file any
immediate motions.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Clinton
and House Republicans clashed in
impeachment trial papers Monday, the
White House claiming that perjury and
obstruction allegations fall short of high
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Amanda Greene (right), student body president candidate, asks Elections Board Chairwoman Heather Faulk about this year's campaigning rules.
The Election Board held a candidate interest meeting Monday night in the Student Union to address questions about the upcoming race.
3 More Candidates Join Race for SBP
By Lauren Beai.
Assistant University Editor
The number of candidates running
for the position of student body presi
dent has grown to six.
Senior Mandy Greene and juniors
Ryan Schlitt and David Fleming con
firmed their intentions to run for student
body president at a candidate interest
meeting Monday night, joining candi
dates Alex Bass, Brad Morrison and Nic
Heinke.
“I know I might be the dark horse,
Candidates
For Board
Face Review
Carrboro Board of Aldermen
members will meet tonight
to select,an applicant to fill
the sixth seat on the board.
By Saleem Reshamwala
Staff Writer
A physician, a former public defend
er, a health services worker and the
owner of Chapel Hill’s Hell bar fielded
questions from leaders Monday in inter
views to fill an opening on the Carrboro
Board of Aldermen.
Dr. Jeffrey Betts, Joel Broun, Doris
Bynum and Mark Dorosin were all
interviewed after applying to fill the seat
See REVIEW, Page 5
crimes and misdemeanors and GOP
lawmakers rebutting: “If this is not
enough, what is?”
Clinton denied “each and every alle
gation” in the House-passed articles of
impeachment. The House, in papers
filed a few hours later with the Senate,
insisted the evidence against the nation’s
42nd president “overwhelmingly sup
ports both charges,” perjury and
obstruction of justice.
The documents were filed in advance
of opening trial arguments, set for
Thursday with Chief Justice William
not many people knew about me run
ning before,” said Student Congress
Rep. Fleming, Dist. 19. “But I don’t plan
to be the dark horse for long.”
Fleming said he had been thinking of
running for student body president for at
least two years. “I actually have a note
book of all the articles from the candi
dates last year and all their platforms.”
Greene, who served as an executive
assistant to Student Body President
Reyna Walters, said she wanted to
increase student leadership power.
“I have a long history with advising
Prices for Used Books Same
On Campus, Across Town
By Mark Slagle
Staff Writer
Contrary to the oft-circulated myth that Student
Stores charges more and pays less for used text
books than private booksellers, the actual differ
ence appears negligible.
Ultimately, it is the ebb and flow of market
forces that drives prices at both on-campus and off
campus bookstores.
Gina Mahalek, course materials manager for
Student Stores, said used textbooks were sold to
students at 75 percent of the new book price. When
students sell their books back to Student Stores,
they will receive roughly 50 percent of the shelf
price. Student Stores bases its prices on data it
receives from textbook wholesalers in order to
keep track of the market, Mahalek said.
“For (Student Stores) to purchase a used book, it
still has to be in print, be a current edition and be
in reasonably good condition,” she said
Even if the course will not be offered the fol
lowing semester or if anew edition of the book has
been published, students can still receive 15 percent
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hotter
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
Volume 106, Issue 138
Rehnquist presid
ing.
Clinton’s
lawyers decided to
forgo filing a
motion seeking to
dismiss the case,
although officials
suggested they
would make that
motion after both
sides had finished
presenting evi
dence.
President Clinton
supporters said the
allegations were not
impeachable.
and working with student groups to give
them the opportunity and the means to
achieve their goals,” she said.
Schlitt, Congress finance committee
chairman, said he saw the position as an
opportunity to reach out to students.
“I’m still pretty general about my plat
form,” he said. “But one issue obvious
ly (will have) to do with graduate stu
dents.”
Heinke, who served as executive
assistant to former Student Body
President Mo Nathan, said he wanted to
make student government “less govem
of the new book price, Mahalek said.
“It’s very rare that we reject a book (based on its
physical condition),” Mahalek said. “If we have too
many of a particular book, however, we will not
purchase it.”
At the end of each semester, the textbook
department sends out a request to all faculty mem
bers to find out what textbooks they will be using,
Mahalek said. “It’s very important that we hear
from them so that the books can be accurately
priced,” she said.
Booksellers on Franklin Street often try to lure
students off campus to their establishments with
coupons for free pizzas and other enticements.
The prices paid for used textbooks, however, are
not greatly different two blocks away from campus.
One such store, Carolina University Bookstore,
at 301 W. Franklin St., also offers students half the
original shelf price for used books, Textbook
Manager Richard Hess said.
“For some widely-used texts, like the Kotz
Chemistry' book, we will offer more than 50 per-
See BOOKS, Page 5
The House also decided against filing
any immediate motions, although law
makers are certain to seek permission
from the Senate later to call witnesses.
The papers were filed as key House
lawmakers met privately to plan the for
mal presentation of their case. “We will
do a very good job and then when we
reach the point of asking for witnesses,
we think the senators will be in a more
generous mood having heard our case,”
said Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Hl., point man
in the impeachment effort.
In a conclusion to its 105-page filing,
ment, more student.”
“We’re all students, we’re not pro
moted to some higher level, but some
times it seems that way,” he said.
All six candidates said they were
looking forward to the campaign.
“I think the race is going to be incred
ible,” Heinke said. “I think we all have
the motivation that’s necessary.”
About 45 students attended the inter
est meeting to pick up petition packets.
A mandatory meeting for all candidates
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Students line up at Student Stores' cash registers
to buy their books for the beginning of the semester.
the House termed the impeachment bat
tle a “defining moment for the presi
dency.” If Clinton is not convicted,
“then no House of Representatives will
ever be able to impeach again and no
Senate will ever convict. The bar will be
so high that only a convicted felon or a
traitor will need to be concerned,” the
GOP prosecutor-lawmakers wrote.
Several of Clinton’s defenders in the
House said the allegations against
Clinton did not warrant impeachment.
And even Republican senators concede
that a two-thirds majority of the Senate
Dasher Likely
To Leave Post
Student Body President
Reyna Walters says James
Dasher has not paid some
bills since October.
By DeVona A. Brown
University Editor
Applications for James Dasher’s job
of student body treasurer are available
regardless of whether he submits a letter
of resignation or refuses to do so.
Dasher could not be reached
Monday to explain reasons behind his
stepping down, but Student Body
President Reyna Walters said receiving
such a letter was a formality.
“It’s more of a verbal resignation at
this point,” Walters said. “I think every
one -and that’s inclusive of (executive)
branch members, people outside of
(executive) branch and the student body
treasurer - realized that things weren’t
getting done in a time when students
were depending on him to go through
the budget process (for the 1999-2000
school year).
“As (Finance Chairman) Ryan Schlitt
said to me, last year, the student body
treasurer carried the budget process,
and compared to last year, that wasn’t
happening,” she said.
In addition to not measuring up to
last year’s treasurer Marc McCollum,
Dasher did not pay several bills before
their due dates, Walters said. “We have
some bills that have not been paid since
October,” she said, specifically speaking
about the executive branch.
But the executive branch was not the
only office that has suffered from over
due bills because of Dasher.
Student Attorney General Sabrina
Presnell said her office received calls
from creditors for May, June and July
bills. “They’ve threatened to turn off our
phone, and they’ve threatened to take
our copier,” she said. “For us, those are
our livelihood.”
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appears unlikely to convict Clinton and
remove him from office.
Vice President A1 Gore predicted
Monday that the Senate would not do
so. “What the president did was wrong,”
Gore said. “He’s acknowledged that,
asked for forgiveness. But what he did
falls far short” of misbehavior warranti
ng removal from office.
White House spokesman Joe
Lockhart, asked whether the president
will personally answer questions at his
Senate trial, told reporters, “I have no
See IMPEACHMENT, Page 5
Presnell said
Dasher was sup
posed to handle
her bills during the
summer because
the treasurer for
the Office of the
Student Attorney
General was not in
town. “The sum
mer bills that
Dasher was
responsible for
paying were not
paid.” Presnell
said her office’s
treasurer made
Student Body
Secretary
Minesh Patel
said Dasher's work
had slipped since the
start of the semester.
sure bills from the fall were paid on
time.
Despite Presnell’s complaints, repre
sentatives from other groups said they
had no problems with Dasher in the fall.
“He’s been a real help to us, espe
cially when we had that stolen money
incident,” Carolina Athletic Association
Co-President Hunter McCrossin said.
“He was definitely an asset to us.”
Dasher helped CAA treasurer Kelly
Springer regroup after $2,500 disap
peared from the CAA office in
September.
cONcEpt (of colors) President Cori
Donaldson echoed McCrossin’s senti
ment “As far as the beginning of the fall,
everything was running smoothly,” she
said. “(Dasher) went above and beyond
what he had to do.”
But that despite substantial assistance
from Dasher last semester, Donaldson
said she noticed a change in his perfor
mance as treasurer.
“It seems like all of sudden, we
stopped hearing from him. He said he
would perform certain tasks, but he
wouldn’t follow through on them,” she
said. “There’s been a distinct change
since mid- to late-November.”
Student Body Secretary Minesh Patel
said Dasher’s commitment had progres-
See DASHER, Page 5
lordan Set
To Announce
Retirement
Associated Press
CHICAGO Michael Jordan,
regarded as the greatest player and
greatest draw in NBA history, will
announce his retirement from the
Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Jordan, a UNC alumnus whose final
shot last season brought the Bulls their
sixth championship of the decade, will
retire for the second time in five years,
an anonymous source told the AP.
There had been considerable specu
lation as to Jordan’s future since NBA
players and owners reached a settle
ment last Wednesday to end the six
month lockout. But the six-time plavoff
MVP has decided to retire at age 35.
With NBA players starting to get
ready for the season to begin Feb. 5,
Jordan was expected to announce his
plans before Monday.