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Clinton was provoked when asked to comment on Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole's remark in the aftermath of the balanced-budget defeat Thursday that Clinton had "abdicated responsibility" and was not "a real president." "We've got a safer world and a stronger economy," Clinton said. "Now, I think thaf s a pretty good record and I'll be glad to put it up against all that kind of name calling." He noted it is only March 1995, and said Republicans are already lining up to run against him in 1996. "We can't have everybody all torn up and upset about playing politics here for the next six, seven months," he. said. "We've got a lot of work to do. And I think we should relax and do it." He chastised Republicans for elements of their "Contract with America" legislative program, saying it includes in many cases "an outright hostility to governmental action, although in some cases a curious willingness to increase the federal government's control over our daily lives." . The latter part of his comment was a veiled reference to abortion. Clinton and the Democrats see Republican efforts to restrict abortion as an issue likely to alienate many voters. India to become AIDS capital of the world MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters). -.. India, will jecome the world's worst affected AIDS region in five years' time, a population conference, was told Saturday. India will overtake Africa as the "epicenter of AIDS" in five years, and is likely to have more people infected with the deadly virus than the rest of the world combined, Monash University biology professor Roger Short said. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome will spread rapidly into Asian countries, particularly India, in the next 30 years, Short told the conference, titled Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population. Indian health officials, worried about an alarming rise in AIDS cases across the country, are campaigning for the free distribution of condoms to inmates in jails. The National AIDS Control Organization estimates that 1.62 million of India's 850 million population are infected with AIDS, up 60 percent from 1993. Movements take place in baseball strike SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Major League baseball owners and players were scheduled to return to the bargaining table Saturday, with expectations raised for a possible imminent settlement to the players' strike. With Major League Baseball Players Assodation chief Donald Fehr and acting Commissioner Bud Selig sitting out Friday's talks, negotiating teams reported substantial progress. The Players Assodation said that it had accepted a revenue-sharing plan from the owners in a turn of events that appears to have broken an impasse in the talks aimed at ending the 205-day-old strike. The owners said that a deal must be reached by Sunday in order to keep from starting the regular season with replacement players. Replacements are already taking part in exhibition games in Florida and Arizona. The so-called "Ft. Lauderdale Plan," which was introduced by owners 13 months ago in Florida, calls for richer teams to contribute no more than three percent of their revenues to poorer clubs. Fehr, who did not take part in a series of meetings on Friday between small committees from each side, said the union had rhade a major concession after Thursday's lack of progress sent a frustrated and pessimistic Selig home to Milwaukee. "Accepting the Fort Lauderdale agreement for five years is no small step," Fehr said. "It is not an agreement we like at all, but it is one the owners have made clear is the price of any agreement. They now have it." Colorado Rockies owner Jerry McMorris, who headed up the owners side, called acceptance of the plan "a positive step." "Is it earth-shaking? I certainly couldn't characterize it as that, but things are moving ahead." Kim Whitaker Spec/at to the Reporter. The faculty voted to schedule classes for the 1995-96 school year on a regular basis during the 10 a.m. hour, at a meeting held on Feb. 20. The vote was held to override a Faculty Senate motion recommending that no decision be made until the fall of 1995. Chapel services will be altered to fit the change in the 10 o'clock hour. Three options for the 10 a.m. hour were discussed at the Senate meeting on Feb. 13: (1) to retain the hour, (2) to consider another blocked hour, or (3) to consider no blocked hour. The Faculty Senate recommended that the issue be deferred until the new two-semester calendar was in effect. At the faculty meeting a motion was passed to override the Senate recommendation, with a vote of 23- 13 in favor of the regularly scheduled classes. The change in class schedule would mean an added hour of classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. Some students liked the idea, with one noting that it would "be great to get [their] classes over with in the morning and not have to waste an hour in between." Other students opposed the change, claiming that they like the time to schedule meetings and to attend seminars offered at that time. The Encounter series offered in the chapel will be held monthly instead of weekly during the 1995-96 school year. The number of people attending the Wednesday services varies depending on the speaker, according to Dr. Clyde Fant, dean of the Chapel. The monthly chapel services will encompass a broad range of subjects and speakers. Along with Dr. Fant's services, there will also be sermons given by Jewish rabbis and Catholic priests. Chapel hour is tentatively scheduled for the noon hour next year. NytyjarsHs' !&w Hat Rack slated to deliver after break Mike Demko The Stetson Reporter. Photo by Steve Nicks Model Senate took place at Stetson this week. Students of various schools were involved in mock Senate sessions. The Hat Rack will be. starting up a delivery service following Spring Break. The delivery service, suggested by S.G.A., will be run totally by students. The service is being overseen by Elliot Palmer, director of Food Services. He was quite optimistic about the idea, believing that it will be beneficial to the campus. Palmer mentioned that the service was slated to begin at the end of Winter Term this year, but because of the problems that arose with the new cash registers, it was i pushed back. He said "we recruited a student who [SGA Senator] Jeff Pointe helped us to locate'. This student is going to administer the program." The" student in charge of the pro-" gram at this point is Suzanne Netze. She has been recruiting other students to start up and work within the program. The program, as Palmer noted, is totally "student-administered." It is not a work-study program, only cash-pay. The delivery service will initially run from 8-11 p.m., seven nights a week. This is tentative, based on the program's success. It will begin the Sunday night students return from Spring Break. The students working for the program will take the orders. They will then assemble the order and deliver it via a golf-cart,,provided by Physical Plant. There must be a minimum order of $5 placed, and the price of the order will be taken as normal from students' points. There will also be a $1 delivery fee deducted from students' points. Netze was also optimistic about the program. She has worked in food-related services before this undertaking, and Palmer interviewed and hired Netze because of her qualifications. , As of now, Netze has recruited Jiveto seven people to work for. the.., program. She said that no advertisements will be placed until the.program is underway, so that the students running the program "get used to the whole idea first and get all set and be able to do it really fast." The program is. anxiously awaited by Palmer and Netze. Their hopes are that it will get off the ground easily. New'Women and Gender Studies director announced Matthew J. Hanagan Spec/at to The Reporter. A new director for the Women and Gender Studies program was announced this week by the school's provost. The announcement was made because of Dr. Ann Morris' recent retirement announcement. Morris is the current coordinator of the program. Dr. Karen Kaivola was named as the new director and will assume the role at the end of this school year. Kaivola was appointed by Provost Eugene Lubot based largely on the recommendation of Morris and the "enthusiastic" response that he received from the Dean of the Col lege of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Gary Maris. Morris recommended Kaivola after consulting both the Women and Gender Studies Committee and the Faculty Women's Caucus, who agreed that Kaivola's four years of working and teaching in the program gave her the necessary experience and capabilities. The position will be Kaivola's first administrative job at Stetson. Kaivola is planning with the Women and Gender Studies Committee for possible "expansion of the program's requirements." . Lubot's main criteria for the role was to appoint someone who was "capable of building on the creative foundations laid by Dr. Morris and bring greater visibility to this interdisciplinary program." Morris has high expectations for her successor, including internship opportunities and recruiting more men for the program. She said, "I am convinced that Dr. Kaivola will do an excellent job." Kaivola admits that it will be "a hard act to follow," but among her goals for the program are expansion to different areas, including a possible film workshop ahd teaming up with the upcoming African Studies program. Lubot was satisfied with the choice, and said he expected to see a "higher visibility for a program that challenges the students to think in broader terms." Dr. Karen Kaivola iimors concerning new LIFE program dispelled Angela Hamel The Stetson Reporter- The past few weeks, rumors concerning LIFE (Language Institute For English), the new program that will bring foreign students to Stetson to study English, have run wild. Accusations have circulated that the program is another university money making scheme. Dave Bergen, assistant director of campus life, emphatically denied these rumors. "The LIFE program will do nothing but positive things, for the students, for the DeLand community... Stetson shouldvfeel honored that the LIFE program is coming here." Bergen also said that the Stetson community will gain the benefit of diversity. The LIFE program participants will be living in Nemec Hall, specifically, 'the Gamma pod. Nemec's 1995-96 Head Resident, Kim Whitaker, was unaware that LIFE was going to be inhabiting Nemec. - Whitaker said that it will be a challenge to get the LIFE students to interact with the Stetson community, although she was confident that the students will interact well with the students residing in Nemec's "close-knit" pods. The Counseling Center was not aware that their building was being considered for classroom space for the program, or that the Counseling Center will be moving to the Terry House, which is undergoing renovation. Residential Life said that the move will be benefidal, because there will be an entire wellness center established in the surrounding area of the campus sometime in the future. The Counseling Center is looking forward to their relocation. Dr. Judith Wright said, "Counselors are always posi- tive...and it makes sense to have the counseling center in the center of the new wellness complex." When the Terry House is completed, a campus-wide open house is planned. Bergen said that the LIFE students will be assigned their own director by the LIFE program. In fact, LIFE will be hiring their own teachers and renting space on Stetson's campus. College of Law wins 12th mock - trial competition- The College of Law took a first place finish at the 1995 American Bar Association" Southeast Regional Mock Trial Competition for an unprecedented ninth year of back to back wins, according to Paula Reed, director • of development and alumni programs. This victory marks the 12th win for Stet-,. son in the history of the S.E. Regionals, and advances them for the sixth time to the ABA National Competition of which Stetson is currently defending champion. With one win already this year, a win. would put Stetson closer to breaking its own record for being the only law school in the nation to win all five national level trial com-; petitions in one academic year. These competitions include the ABAj National Trial Competition, the ATLA Na-" tional Competition, ABA National Criminal" Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, and the National Invitational "Tournament of Cham-. pions" Trial Competition.