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Clinton lashes at Bush,
dodges draft questions
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Democrat
Bill Clinton said Wednesday that
President Bush would short
change middle class students to fi
nance tax cuts for the rich and
brushed aside new allegations
concerning his Vietnam draft sta
tus.
Underlining the theme that
Bush's
promised tax
cut would ac
tually penal
ize middle
Americans,
the Democra
tic nominee
said student
aid programs
were guaran
teed to shrink
to pay for the president's plan.
"It's coming right out of your
hide," Qinton told an audience of
500 at Montgomery College in this
suburb of the nation's capital.
The Bush administration has ac
tually proposed to increase loans
to help students while reducing
money available for grants to help
young people pay for college.
But the president's proposals
have largely been blocked on
Capitol Hill.
Clinton has proposed a “Na
tional Trust Fund" at a cost of $20
billion over four years to provide
student aid.
Those who received loans could
repay either through payroll de
ductions or community service
"If you had the chance ... to decide the
course of your country, which one would
you choose? Anybody who knows
anything about the world would choose
education."
States devote more resources to
education and training.
He said that while Bush wants
to hand out tax cuts, he would
push for a program to guarantee
college access to everyone — re
gardless of income.
“If you had the chance ... to
decide the course of your country,
which one would you choose?"
Clinton said. “Anybody who
knows any
thing about the
world would
choose educa
tion."
The Bush-
Quayle team
put out a state
ment by Educa
tion Secretary
Lamar Alexan
der that ac-
-Bill Clinton
jobs, such as law enforcement,
teaching, counseling or nursing.
The fund would be part of Clin
ton's overall economic plan which
envisions defense cuts and a tax
increase on the upper 2 percent of
incomes.
The Democratic nominee took
note that advanced nations whose
economic growth leads the United
cused Clinton of playing "fast and
loose with the facts." He mocked
Clinton as being unable to im
prove schools with "teacher union
leaders and the Democrats in
Congress draped around his
neck."
Meanwhile, Clinton found him
self on the defensive again about
his Vietnam draft status.
Presidential candidates turn
offensive as election heats up
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The fine distinctions between
lies, damn lies and hyperbole are blurring rapidly
this election year, treating voters to a strident late-
summer spectacle usually reserved for late fall.
Bald charges of lying are the latest hallmark of a
presidential race marked by constant volleys of
harsh rhetoric.
Who's lying now? The presidential nominees,
their running mates, their aides, the Hollywood
types who presented the Emmy awards and even
Barbara Bush, according to campaign-trail voices
of the past week.
“I doubt if we've seen the depths yet," said
Robert Jeffrey, dean of the University of Texas Col
lege of Communication. “I'm anxious to see the
political ads. I really can hardly wait."
For those who like their White House contests
fierce and close, 1992 is becoming a dream duel be
tween two men with matching determination and
quick-response capabilities.
"This will be comparable to the campaign I al
ways wanted to see," said Ted Windt, a presiden
tial rhetoric specialist at the University of Pitts
burgh. "Johnson vs. Nixon. That would have been
the meanest campaign of the 20th century."
This year the nation is enduring the general-
election contest that won't take a vacation, won't
stay in one place, won't give any quarter, won't
stop using words like “lie."
“We're going to be vigilant/' said James
Carville, senior strategist for Democrat Bill Qin
ton. “If being vigilant requires us to call into ques
tion the veracity of something they say ... we will
do it."
The recent spate of name-calling was sparked by
the Republican assault on Qinton's tax record as
Arkansas governor. President Bush has accused
him of raising taxes and fees 128 times — a figure
Clinton, some objective analysts and some anony
mous Bush aides say is false.
Here's what ensued:
•Clinton called Bush "just like Pinocchio" and
his campaign issued a statement saying Bush was
"intentionally lying to win the election.
•Mary Matalin, Bush's political director, said
the Democrats were “just flat lying" in denying
the tax-hike figure.
•Bush spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Clin
ton's "regard for honesty and veracity is so low
that he has no business calling anybody else a
liar."
•A1 Gore, Clinton's running-mate, branded the
GOP tax tactics a "big-lie technique."
The raw terminology then spilled over to the
family values arena, with Vice President Dan
Quayie accusing Emmy award presenters of lying
about his views on single mothers.
Scholarship Opportunities
For Outstanding Undergraduates
WORKSHOPS AND APPLICATION DEADLINES
FALL SEMESTER 1992
Searching for a scholarship that might fund your senior year or take you into graduate studies? Dr. Susanna Finncll, Associate Director of die Office
of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships, will offer several informative workshops. If you are not sure which scholarship would fit your
bill, attend die General Scholarship Workshop. This should help you narrow down your choices, as die scope of most of die prestigious national
scholarships will be discussed. If you already know which scholarship you might apply for, die specific workshops will help you understand die
General Information Scholarship Workshop
September 7 7:00 p.m.
Rudder room 308
application process.
Rhodes Scholarship Preparatory Workshop
September 15 7:00 p.m
Rudder room 504
TAMU application deadline: September 23
Truman Scholarship Preparatory Workshop
September 24 7:00 p.m.
Rudder room 502
TAMU application deadline: October 2
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships and Goldwater Scholarship Preparatory Workshop
Minority Graduate Fellowships Preparatory Workshop November 30 7:00 p.m.
October 15 6:00 p.m. Room TBA , ,
Rudder room 510 TAMU applicadon deadline: December 7
Application deadline: November 6
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Rhodes Scholarship
Terms: 32awarded annually. Two years offull support (tuition and
fees and maintenance allowance) at one of the Oxford Colleges with
a possible extension for the third year.
Eligibility: Unmarried citizens of the United States with at least
five years of residence. Must be between the ages of 18 and 24 as
of October 1, 1992; age restriction may be relaxed for veterans.
Must have attained at least senior standing at the time of application.
Selectors will evaluate "literary and scholastic attainments; truthful
ness, courage, devotion to duty, empathy for and protection of the
weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship; exhibition of moral
force of character and instincts to lead and to take an interest in one’s
contemporaries; physical vigor, as shown by fondness for and
success in sports."
Application Procedure: By nomination ofTexas A&M University.
TAMU Deadline: September 20, 1992.
British Marshall Scholarship
Terms: Up to 30 awarded annually. Tenable at any British
University and covers two years of study in any discipline at either
undergraduate or graduate level leading to the award of a British
degree.
Eligibility: United States citizens under the age of 26. Minimum
GPA of 3.7 in courses taken after the freshman year. Selectors look
for distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their
scholastic attainments and by their other activities and achieve
ments. Applicants are expected to present a definite academic
program designed to further their intellectual interests and objec
tives which will assist them in making a significant contribution to
their society.
Application Procedure: Applications available in the Study Abroad
Office and the Office of Honors Programs and Academic Scholar
ships.
Application Deadline: October 15, 1992.
Fulbrlght Grants (Graduate Study Abroad)
Terms: Approximately 700 awards to over 70 countries, "for
graduate study or research abroad in academic fields and for
professional training in the creative and performing arts; increase
mutual understanding between the people of the United States and
other countries through the exchange of person, knowledge and
skills."
Eligibility: Applicants "must be U.S. citizens at the time of applica
tion, who will generally hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent
before the beginning date of the grant and in most cases will be
proficient in the language of the host country." Tire successful
applicant devotes several months to the development of his or her
project. Usually, the application process begins in tire spring,
researching and drafting your proposal and curriculum vitae.
Application Procedure: Applications are available from the Study
Abroad Office. Before receiving the Fulbright application, a
student must go through an interview process with the Fulbright
Program Advisor.
Application Deadline: Early September.
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Terms: 92 awarded annually. $3,000 for senior year and as much
as $27,000 for graduate study.
Eligibility: Junior standing with a GPA of at least 3.5 and in the
upper third of the class. A major that can lead to graduate study or
employment in public service or government An essay of 800
words orless on a public policy issue. Also, evidence of leadership
and public service.
Application Procedure: By nomination ofTexas A&M University.
TAMU Application Deadline: Early October.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Terms: Approximately 250 awarded annually. Up to $7,000
annually fortuition, fees, room, board, and books forboth the junior
and senior years. Seniors selected for awards will receive approxi
mately $3,500 for their last year of undergraduate study.
Eligibility: Sophomore or junior standing. GPA of at least 3.5 and
top quarter of the class. A major that will lead to a graduate study
or a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Helpful to have done research or to have ideas that could lead to a
research proposal.
Application Procedure: By nomination ofTexas A&M University.
TAMU Application Deadline: Eariy December.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Fellowships
Terms: Approximately 950 fellowships awarded. NSF Fellow
ships can be used at any non-profit United States or foreign institu
tion of higher learning. $ 14,000 annually plus tuition and fees; a
$1,000 International Research Travel Allowance may also be
awarded. w
Eligibility: College seniors pursuing graduate study in mathemati
cal, physical, medical, biological, engineering, or social sciences
and in the history or philosophy of science.
Application Procedure: Applications available in the Office of
Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships in early October or
from: The Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418.
Application Deadline: Early November.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Younger Scholars Award
Terms: $2,400 for summer research and writing projects (summer
1993) in the humanities, $400 of which is allotted to the advisor of
your project. All grant s requi re the student to work full-time fornine
weeks during the summer on a specific humanities project which
results in a substantial research paper. All projects require an
advisor qualified in an appropriate humanities discipline who will
work closely with the student and submit the assignment to NEH.
Grantees may not be enrolled in a credited course during the grant
period, and projects may not be used for academic credit. The term
"humanities” includes but is not limited to tire study of the following
disciplines: history; philosophy; languages; linguistics; literature;
archaeology; jurisprudence; the history, theory, and criticism of the
arts; ethics; comparative religion; and those aspects of the social
sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches.
Eligibility: Freshman, sophomore or junior classification.
Application Procedure: Applications available in tire Office of
Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships or from: Younger
Scholars Guidelines, Room 316 Division of Fellowships and
Seminars National Endowment for tire Humanities 1100 Pennsyl
vania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506
Application Deadline: November 1, 1992.
Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities
Terms: Approximately 100 awarded annually. Tenable at any
United States or Canadian institution of higher learning.
$ 12,500 plus payment of tuition and fees the first year. Fellowships
renewed for a second year on recommendation of the graduate
school concerned.
Eligibility: Seniors or recent graduates who have not begun
graduate study and whose promise for teaching and scholarship can
be attested to as outstanding by a faculty sponsor. Fields of study
include: traditional humanistic disciplines, American studies, other
area studies and interdisciplinary programs, but not the creative and
performing arts. The Mellon Fellowships seek to attract promising
students into preparation for careers of humanistic teaching and
research.
Nomination Deadline: Nov. 1,1992
Application Procedure: Information available in the Office of
Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships.
Application Deadline: November 30,1992.
USA Today — All-USA Academic Team
Terms: One-time cash award of approximately $2,500.
Eligibility: Any full-time undergraduate student. Selection is based
on original work such as published research, essay, poetry, art or
music.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student. Applica
tions available at the Office of Honors Programs and Academic
Scholarships in early October.
Application Deadline: Late November.
Smithsonian Internships
Terms: Stipends vary with programs; positions are 3-4 summer
months in duration.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students. Positions avail
able: Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden; National Air and
Space Museum; National Museum of African Art; National Mu
seum of American Art; National Zoological Park; Office of Archi
tectural History and Historical Preservation; Smithsonian Environ
mental Research Center.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student. Information
will be available at the Office of Honors Programs and Academic
Scholarships in early October.
Application Deadline: Varies according to posirion.
Smithsonian 10-Week Graduate Student
Fellowships
Terms: Stipend of approximately $250 per week for 10 weeks.
Travel to the Smithsonian Institution to conduct research is re
quired.
Eligibility: Individuals formally enrolled in a graduate program and
who will have completed one semester of such prior to the appoint
ment period.
Application Procedure: Direct application and faculty evaluation
of proposal. Information will be available in the Office of Honors
Programs and Academic Scholarships.
Application Deadline: Postmarked by January 15, 1993.
NATIONAL MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Woodrow Wilson Program in Public Policy and International
Affairs (Careers for Minorities)
Terms: Approximately 30 students are placed'al 5 leading univer
sities across the nation. Room and board, transportation to and from
paid and a $1,000 stipend for any additional expenses.
Eligibility: College juniors or seniors of African-American, His
panic, Native American, Asian American, or Native Alaskan
background. The Woodrow Wilson Program has three major com
ponents: Junior. Year SummerJmtiMes are held on the campuses
of major schools of public policy and international affairs. The
Summer Institutes last from 6 to 8 weeks. Senior Year Summer
Program includes language study, internships, and additional
academic preparation for students planning to enter graduate schooL
One year Graduate Fellowships are available for students who have
successfully completed a junior year institute.
Application Procedure: Direct application to the Summer Institute
of your choice. Information and applications available in the Office
of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships.
Application Deadline: March 15, 1993.
National Science Foundation Minority Fellowships
Terms: Approximately 150 awarded. Terms are identical to
National Science Foundation Fellowships.
Eligibility: College seniors of Native American, African American,
Hispanic, Native Alaskan or Native Pacific Islander background,
pursuing graduate study in mathematics, physical, medical, biologi
cal, engineering, or social sciences and in the history or philosophy
of science.
Application Procedure: Applications available in the Office of
Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships in early October or
from: The Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418.
Application Deadline: Early November.
Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowships
for Minorities
Terms: Approximately 55 Pre-doctorai Fellowships awarded each
year. Approximately $11,500 awarded annually plus tuition and
fees for up to three years.
Eligibility: College seniors of Native American, African American,
Mexican American, Native Alaskan or Native Pacific Islander
background pursuing study in the humanities, social and behavioral
sciences, engineering, mathematics or physical and biological sci
ences. Awards will be made for study in research-sciences, and
biological sciences, or for the interdisciplinary programs composed
of two or more eligible disciplines. The Predoctoral Fellowships
are intended for students who plan to work toward the PhD. or who
are near the beginning of their graduate study.
Application Procedure: Applications available in the Office of
Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships in early October or
from: The Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418.
Application Deadline: Early November.
TEXAS A&M SCHOLARSHIPS
Texas Aggie Bar Association Scholarship
Terms: Five awarded annually. A one-time stipend of $500 that
may be used at any law school in the United States.
Eligibility: College senior who has completed at least 40 hours at
TAMU with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Student must provide LS/IT'
scores.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student. Applica
tions available at the Office of Professional School Advising, 203
Academic Building. Applications available mid-March.
Application Deadline: Early April.
TEXAS A&M SCHOLARSHIPS
Phi Kappa Pjil Graduate Fellowship
Terms: Approximately 100 awarded annually on the national level
and one awarded locally. $ 1,000 awarded on the local level and up
to $8,500 awarded on the national level for the first year of graduate
study.
Eligibility: Seniors planning to attend graduate school. Scholarship
can be used for any field of study. GPA must be 3.75 or higher.
Application Procedure: Contact: Office of Honors Programs and
Academic Scholarships, Academic Building Room 103,845-1957.
Application Deadline: January 15, 1993
Jordan Fellows Program (Travel grants for study abroad)
Terms: 10 students selected annually. The Jordan Institute provides
round trip air fare and housing with a host family.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students who are potential leaders in
either the public or private sector and are planning international
careers or have international career interests. Selection for the
travel grant is based on a proposal describing travel objectives. As
a Jordan Fellow, the student will be expected to attend monthly
seminars and activities relating to international topics.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student Applica
tions available at MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness.
(Room 223 MSC)
Academic Incentive Award
Terms: Approximately 120 one-year scholarships awarded annu
ally. $1,500 for study based on TAMU school year. Student is also
entitled to a $1,000 Study Abroad stipend which must be used
during the year of the award and prior to graduation. Recipients
must also be enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours)
Eligibility: Undergraduates who are beginning their sophomore,
junior or senior year at TAMU in the fall of 1992. Minimum GPA
of 3.75.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student Applica
tions available in the Office of Honors Programs and Academic
Scholarships beginning early January.
Application Deadline: March 1, 1993.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Terms: Approximately 50 one-year scholarships awarded annu
ally. $ 1,500 for study based on TAMU school year. Student is also
entitled to a $1,000 Study Abroad stipend which must be used
during the year of the award and prior to graduation. Recipients
must also be enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours)
Eligibility: High achieving African-American and Hispanic stu
dents who are beginning their sophomore, junior or senior year at
TAMU in the fall of 1992.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student Applica
tions available in the Office of Honors Programs and Academic
Scholarships beginning eariy January.
Application Deadline: May 1, 1993.
Academic Excellence Award
Terms: Approximately 600 one-year scholarships awarded annu
ally. Scholarships range from $500 to $2,500 per year.
Eligibility: Undergraduates who are beginning their sophomore,
junior or senior year at TAMU in the fall of 1993. Student must be
full-time, in a degree-granting course of study and have a satisfac
tory conduct record. Eligibility for some a wards is need-related and
requires the submission of a Financial Aid Form to the College
Scholarship Service or a Family Financial Aid Sutement to the
American College Testing Service.
Application Procedure: Direct application by student. Applica
tions available at the Scholarship Section of the Office of Student
Financial Aid, Room 228, The Pavilion, beginning early January.
Application Deadline: March 1, 1993.
Information and applications available from:
Office of Honors Programs and Academic
Scholarships, Room 101 Academic Building,
Ask for Dr. Susanna Finnell.