President Clinton is trying to hide his own misconduct with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky behind the cloak of family privacy, says a professor of political science at UC Davis. Larry Peterman, who will speak on ancient and modern concepts of individual and family privacy at a conference in Boston Friday, says the president's claim of privacy regarding his relationship with Lewinsky is an act of self preservation, not family preservation. "Clinton is not asking for privacy for his family," the professor says. "He's asking for privacy for himself. He's trying to guard himself against allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice and the political charge of lying to the American people." Peterman says Clinton admitted to an inappropriate relationship that is in conflict with family values. "It's rather hypocritical to invoke family values now to protect himself." Peterman will present a scholarly paper, "Family Privacy: Its Origins and Loss," at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. He and graduate student Tiffany Jones trace -- through court rulings on issues such as abortion, contraception and schooling choices -- how family privacy has been exchanged for individual privacy. Although the authors do not discuss the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal in their paper, Peterman says the research provides a foundation for better understanding some of the issues surrounding it. "Adultery can be considered -- in more ways than one -- an affront to the privacy of the marital relationship," he says. "In the American tradition, it has often involved one with the legal system." Media contacts: Larry Peterman, Political Science, (530) 752-0966 or (617) 236-5800 in Boston Sept. 3-6; Julia Ann Easley, News Service, (530) 752-8248, jaeasley@ucdavis.edu UC DAVIS OPENS RESIDENCE WITH 181 APARTMENTS UC Davis will officially open Wednesday, Sept. 9, an apartment-style residence built through a partnership with a not-for-profit management company. Located on campus at Russell Boulevard and California Avenue, Primero Grove will accommodate up to 300 students in 181 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments. Residents will pay from $6,415 to $7,200 an academic year, depending on the meal plan they select. The 136,286-square-foot residence was designed by Sasaki and Associates of San Francisco and developed by Catellus Residential Group of Pleasanton. Each apartment -- with its own kitchen and one or more bathrooms -- will house students of the same gender and each resident will have his or her own bedroom. All apartments have fiber-optic cable connections for high-speed Internet access. A community center includes laundry facilities and a large commons room. Three units have been specially equipped to accommodate residents with physical disabilities, and the remainder of the first-floor units are readily adaptable. Fred Costello, associate director of student housing, says the $11 million residence has been financed through a partnership with the Ecumenical Association for Housing of San Rafael. UC Davis will lease the residence from Ecumenical until September 2000, when the not-for-profit will become responsible for its management. Because the residence is on campus property, Costello says, university policies and regulations will remain in effect even after the management reverts to Ecumenical. The opening of Primero Grove enables the university to close the 250-bed Webster Hall this year, and the 500-bed Emerson Hall next year, for major renovations. Residents will move into their apartments in late September.