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Vol. CXXXVI, No. 44
Myers discusses Clinton’s talents and flaws
Speech: Former White House press secretary discusses president as a boss and as a person
By KODI HIRST
Staff Writer
Dee Dee Myers, the Washington editor of Vanity Fair and former White House press secretary to President Clinton, said to a full house Tuesday night that though Clinton was one of the most talented people she has ever met, he also has what she called “an adolescent side.”
Myers, the youngest and first female White House press secretary, began her 50-minute speech with a brief autobiography. She spoke mostly of her working relationship with the president, whom she described as a “certain type of genius” as well as immaturity.
“He too often doesn’t want to take the consequences of his behavior,* Myers said.
When referring to Clinton’s talented side, Myers spoke of Clinton's constantly high public approval despite the scandals.
There is something about him that makes people say, ‘He’s not perfect, but I think I can trust him to fight for my best interests,”' Myers said.
Myers, who joined the then-Arkansas governor’s campaign for pres-
ident in 1991, was skeptical of Clinton’s chances of beating popular incumbent George Bush.
"I didn’t think Bill Clinton had a chance," Myers said. “He believed he could win. I believed he could win after I had spent some time with him."
Myers was convinced when she sat down with Clinton and discovered he believed in the profound ability of the government when it was in the right hands. He was one of the few presidential candidates who knew exactly why he wanted the office, Myers said.
Myers described her time as White House press secretary as “a really incredible couple of years for me.”
‘I got to participate in a little slice of history,” Myers said.
Myers said she found Clinton to be
an agreeable employer.
“Clinton was an easy boss to work for," Myers said. “He had endless energy.”
Myers remembered hearing rumors about the private life of the president and realizing that he had ups and downs in his marriage. Myers, who spent almost every day traveling for three years with the president, never thought that Clinton would jeopardize his presidency by having extramarital affairs.
“Obviously, I was wrong," Myers said.
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Senate votes to pay some of the directors
Meeting: Lineup for Springfest to be decided today, negotiations with Wyclef Jean continue
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Student Senate Writer
In the last meeting of the 1998-99 Student Senate, members ^unanimously approved an amendment increasing the stipend of the treasurer and adding stipends for the parliamentarian, course guide director and director of elections and recruitment.
Although it was not mandated by the constitution, the directors were all paid this year out of the Senate management account. The only increase in the stipend budget, which is a fixed account of $98,134, will be the increase in the treasurer’s stipend from three to four units per semester.
All members of Senate are paid through tuition remission, and each unit is equivalent to approximately $706.
The increase will add consistency to the constitution," said Kyetay Beckner, Senate president and a senior majoring in musy:. This will mirror and reflect what actually happens. We all know the treasurer works way beyond (the 15 office hours the constitution requires)."
The amendment also increased the required office hours of the treasurer from 15 to 16.
The Senate vice president and executive director of Program Board receive four units and are required to maintain 16 office hours.
According to the amendment, the parliamentarian must maintain six office hours a week and will receive one unit of credit per semester.
The constitution is very vague and sort of a mess,” said Tyler Kelley, Senate president-elect and a junior majoring in political science and international relations. *We really want to fix that and it will require a huge, huge amount of time.”
The course guide director will now receive two units per semester, the same amount the other directors receive.
Additional duties and office hours were also added to the elections and recruitment director’s position, formerly the elections director. The director will now also be responsible for publishing the elections handbook, developing and maintaining the election web site and an outgoing recruitment plan for Senate committees.
This will now be a full-time, full-year job," Beckner said.
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Visionaries asked to join GLBA board
Organization: Open House gathers those members interested in being next year's executive director
By JEANNE KLEIN Staff Writer
Those who have "visions and dreams* were invited to apply for the Gay, Lesbian, Bi Assembly’s Executive Board for the upcoming sdiool year at an open house Tuesday night.
The event was a preview for thcee interested in running for the position of executive
director, said Brian Wandel, a first-year law student and organizer of the open house, which attracted around 25 people and was held in the University Religious Center.
The open house gave the candidates and Executive Board a chance to meet each other, said David Corbitt, current executive director of GLBA and a senior mqjoring in theater.
"If you have a vision, a dream or a change you want to see on campus, you can do it,* Corbitt said when he addressed interested candidates at the open house.
Since more than half of tbe Executive Board is graduating. GLBA needs people who are interested in running, Corbitt said.
At the open house, Wandel laid out the requirements of fulfilling the duties of executive director.
GLBA needs someone who can handle overseeing all of the programming, has experience in interacting with the gay community and has a strong vision for the assembly next year, he said.
The executive director's main responsibility is programming for gay, lesbian and bisexual students, Wandel said. "(He or she should) try to make the university a more friendly and comfortable environment if you fit into any of these categories.’
One example Wandel was proud of was that the upcoming month of April is full of GLBA programs because this is the first year the assembly has had enough money left over to put on these events.
The current 17-member Executive
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Give K away. Students at the Alive Week '99 booth in Hahn Plaza sponsored giveaways Monday and Tuesday, distributing CDs, T-shirts and cookies. Today Is events include speeches by Christian student athletes at noon at Tommy and a panel on cults at 6 p.m. in SCI, room 252.