By David R. Kazak

Steve Bachar, a White House official, arrived at SIUC Tuesday to meet with administration officials and examine the campus in preparation for the visitation of President Bill Clinton.

Clinton is scheduled to speak Monday at a rally sponsored by the United States Student Association, and White House official Laura Schwartz said it will be Bachar’s job to be point man for the president’s visit.

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Schwartz said she did not know specifically when or where Clinton’s speech would take place and would not know for sure until later this week. But she said Bachar is here to help the White House decide.

He is the first of numerous White House officials who will be on campus this week examining the campus, Schwartz said.

Jack Dyer, executive director of University Relations, spent Tuesday afternoon showing Bachar around the campus. But Dyer would not say where he took Bachar or even why Bachar, whose business card identifies him only as Presidential Advance, is here.

SIUC employees at both Shryock Auditorium and the SIU Arena said Bachar and Dyer spent anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes at each location.

Bachar declined to comment about his duties or the procedure he is following.

USSA is advertising a tentative time for the president’s speech at 11:30 a.m. Schwartz said after a day of planning Tuesday, a tentative schedule for Clinton should be laid out and be made available today.