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NATioNWIDE
Bsntsen resigns; Clinton names Rubin to poet
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Clinton selected
Robert Rubin, who amassed a multimillion-dollar
fortune on Wall Street before joining the administration,
to succeed Lloyd Bentsen as Treasury
secretary Tuesday.
Bentsen's departure will deprive the administration
of the Cabinet officer with the most experience
and respect on Capitol Hill just as Republicans
are taking control of Congress for the first time
in 40 years.
But the change is expected to have little impact
on policy since both men are pro-business Democrats.
Rubin, who took a $26 million pay cut to leave
the investment banking firm of Goldman Sachs &
Co. to join the administration, won widespread
praise as a self-effacing coordinator who made sure
a coherent economic strategy was developed for a
president often criticized for an inability to reaph
timely decisions.
But it was unclear how smoothly Rubin would
be able to make the transition from his behind-thescenes
role to chief economic policy spokesman for
the administration, where he will have to serve as
the point man in dealing with a Republican Congress
intent on shrinking the size of government
and cutting taxes.
Former justice official uleeds diiltv in Arkansas
Former justice official pleads guilty in Arkansas
TJTTLE ROCK Ark. (AP)?Webster Hubbell.
tlorsesnoe. ine puoiic is mvuea 10 sample nors aoeuvres,
meet some of the writers and peruse the latest
collection of books by members of the Southern
Studies Community of Scholars.
For more information, call 777-2340.
Nominations being accepted for Mungo Award
Nominations are being accepted for the Michael
J. Mungo Teaching Award. The five $2,000 awards
are intended to recognize and reward excellence in
undeigraduate teaching award on the Columbia Campus.
All full-time tenured or tenure-tack faculty who
teach undergraduates are eligible.
Nominations should consist of a brief memo or
letter from students, faculty or department chairs
or deans. Multiple nominations of the same faculty
person are not encouraged. The last day nominations
will be accepted will be January 16,1995.
Direct all nominations to Don Greiner, Associate
Provost and Dean if Undergraduate Affairs, Osborne
Administration Building.
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the former No. 3 Justice Department official and
friend of President Clinton, pleaded guilty today to
bilking his former law firm and clients out of nearly
$400,000.
In a plea agreement, Hubbell, 46, pledged to cooperate
with Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr's
wide-ranging investigation into the business activities
of the Clintons and other prominent Arkansans.
The first Clinton administration official to admit
to criminal activity as a result of the Whitewater
probe, Hubbell pleaded guilty to mail fraud
and tax evasion, two felonies. The charges cany a
maximum of 10 years in prison and $500,000 in
fines.
Hubbell was accused in documents filed by pros?x
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Rock and its clients of $394,000 between 1989 and
1993 through excessive billings.
The tax evasion charge steins from underreporting
his income for 1992. Hubbell reported he
made $194,000 that year but actually made $309,000,
according to the charges.
In a statement immediately after the court appearance,
President Clinton's lawyer sought to distance
the White House from Hubbell's legal troubles.
TODAY
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of
1994. There are 24 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
On Dec. 7,1941, Japanese warplanes attacked
the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet located at
Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, an
act that resulted in America's entry into World War
n.
On this date:
In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify
the U.S. Constitution.
In 1836, Martin Van Buren was elected the eighth
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KRISTEN ISQETT Staff Writer
The university will begin removing asbestos
from the B.A. building Dec. 19, marking the
beginning of a $5.6 million, sixteen-monthlong
project.
The need for a new heating and cooling system
in the William H. Close Building is what
brought the BA abatement to the forefront,
said Debra Allen, university spokeswoman.
"The asbestos is in the ceiling, which is
where the mechanical elements are for heating
and cooling. Workers haven't been able
to repair because of the hazard, and the system
has deteriorated," Allen said. ,
"It is best to get the asbestos out of the way
so that it doesn't prove to be a health hazard
for anyone," she said.
The abatement will be done in five phases,
with the contractors working on two floors at
a time.
The Daniel Management Center on the
eighth floor will move to 1420 Lady St. on Dec.
19 and will remain there during the abatement
and renovation. The Counseling and Career
Center, also on the eighth floor, will permanently
move to 900 Assembly St.
Offices and classes affected by the renovajl
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KEITH BOUDREAUX News Editor
Christian de Duve, winner of the 1974
spoke about "The Origins of Life" Tuesday
icine campus on Gamers Ferry Road.
In his lecture, de Duve highlighted four c
is life, when did it start, where did life con
start?
According to de Duve, life appeared aim
either coming from space or originating o
gue that life started on Earth because it wa
life's origins explainable.
"If we try to explain the origins of life, t
explained by what we know," he said.
De Duve said life can start whenever cc
Observatory <
TtEFFA HARPER Staff Writer
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
(SAO) is offering a Summer Intern Program
for undergraduates interested in a career
in physical sciences.
The program allows interns to participate
in individual research projects supervised by
staff scientists, take trips to local observatories
and participate in computer workshops
and symposiums.
"Participants in summer internships such
' as this program provides students a unique
educational experience in the sciences," Co!
ordinator of the Office of Summer Programs
and Fellowships Novella Beskid said.
The internship is for 10 weeks in Cambridge,
Mass., and provides a stipend of $250
per week. Travel and housing expenses will
be subsidized.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled
5 in a degree program leading to a bachelor's
tos removi
tions will be temporarily set up on the eighl
floor while their floors have the asbestos r
moved and are remodeled. The second ar
third floors offices and classes will move to tl
eighth floor until March 17, when the two floo
should be complete.
"This is a very complicated and messy kir
of project and will prove to be very time co:
suming, but the building must remain ope
during the renovation," said Allen.
Davis and Floyd, Inc. of Greenwood hi
been hired to oversee the abatement.
"Every possible safety precaution will 1
taken to ensure the safety of everyone involve
from the contractors to the students," sa
Rudy Powell, president of Davis and Floyd E
vironmental Division.
Rooftop fans and high efficiency filters w
be installed for the entire building before a
bestos removal begins. An elevator will I
eonstrnrted on the outside of the buildincr ar
one of the building's elevators and two stai
wells will be sealed off for construction use o
ly"In
any abatement project, we build an e
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Smithsonian Institution Minority Student
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out the Smithsonian Institution, includ:
the SAO, and it can provide a stepping st<
to future career opportunities," Beskid s?
To apply, applicants must send their set
and home mailing address (including e-m;
telephone number, statement of major ?
minor, GPA and academic year and an es:
of no more than three pages stating their ?
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;ions are suitable," he said. "Life is an obligatory
The universe is pregnant with life."
} Duve's lecture was enthusiastic,
amazing person," first year medical student Lisa
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the whole thing could happen again."
tely thought-provoking," department of exercise
ager Dave dacKson saia. ~ne orougnt up a 10101
it the possibilities of life."
the 1974 Nobel Prize in medicine along with AlGeorge
Palade for the discovery of the structural
rganization of the cell. He is the second Nobel lauicture
at USC this semester.
tier internship
not to be an intern in the program. Official transcripts),
list of spring term course work and
the two recommendations must also be included.
In- Completed applications may be sent to
gh- Kimberly Dow, Program Director at SAO Suming
mer Intern Program, MS 83, Harvard Smith3ne
sonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden
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ship, contact Kimberly Dow at (617)496-7586
md or e-mail: intern@cfa.harvard.edu.
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ternships in the sciences, contact the Office
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HEATHER JENKINS Staff Writer
The USC Chapter of Habitat for Humanity
is holding a benefit to raise money for tools
so large student groups without equipment
can assist with Habitat projects. The event
will be held at Rockafellas' in Five Points
Wednesday night.
"We are hoping to have a large turnout because
our chapter has just started up again,
and we are depending on the revenues from
the benefit to help purchase equipment," USC
Vice President of Habitat Sarah Strait said.
Three bands from around the Southeast
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are Bone Pony from Nashville, Bus Stop of
North Carolina and House of Euphoria from
Columbia. The show begins at 10 p.m., and
the cover charge ranges from $3-$5, depending
on your age. "Lots of student groups here
at USC want to participate in the building of
homes but don't because we don't have supplies
for them to use. This benefit will make
it possible to have the tools available anytime
a group wants to work with us," chapter adviser
Greg Carbone said.
Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization
that helps in the building and finding
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GIY1AT format
changes; test
loses takers
ERIN GALLOWAY Asst. News Editor .
Students taking the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT) in October
were greeted with a new format, including
written essays and less time per section.
The new format has scared students away.
The number of test- takers has fallen by 11
percent according to the Kaplan Educational
Center.
Richard Chamberlain, director of the Columbia
Kaplan Center, said the changes to
the test are not as dramatic as students may
think. The 30-minute sections have been short
ened to 25 minutes to accommodate the two
scored essays.
"Subtle changes can make a big difference
to students," he said.
_ Also of concern to students is "The Official
Guide to GMATthe one practice guide for
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of the GMAT, Chamberlain said.
"It has three tests in the old format, and
it's the 1994-96 edition," Chamberlain said.
The Educational Testing Service (ETS)
does not plan to distribute copies of the October
test to centers such as Kaplan. Chamberlain
said copies of the January test, released
in March, will be the first test distributed.
However, Kaplan has devised a practice
test simulating the new format that students
can take at the Kaplan Center.
"We are happy to give students a practice
test free of charge," Chamberlain said.
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to the old format.
"ETS is in the business of creating tests,
and so if it's on the test, it's because clients
want it and the clients are business schools,"
Chamberlain said.
According to Kaplan, the essays were added
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