LaFortune renovation proceeds despite delay by Kathleen Connelly ing to Student Body President Bro. Kieran Ryan, assistant vice the plans had to be reworked. This The dumbwaiter was installed to Senior Staff Reporter Andy McKenna. president for business affairs, is involved more time and money service a room which will be the McKenna stated that the renova­ now in charge of the renovation. than expected by the construction kitchen for a restaurant tentatively tion has not proceeded as projected McKenna commented that Ryan company. plannned for the basement of the Renovation construction in by Bro. Just Paczesney, former has been working on the project Several other points of the plan student center. A freezer, a LaFortune Student Center did not vice-president for student affairs, throughout the summer. In con­ were completed over the summer. refrigerator and other kitchen e- take place over the summer as because Paczesny was occupied junction with various University The exhibit in the Dooley room was quipment have been ordered for anticipated because of changes in with the transition of his office to personnel, several construction moved to a new location in - the that purpose. administrative personnel at the his successor, Fr. John Van firms and a consulting firm, he has same room. In addition, glass McKenna hopes to begin a fully beginning of the summer, accord­ Wolvlear. drafted a plan and a timetable for double doors were installed in the developed food service in the extensive remodeling of the build­ room to increase accessibility to the basement to make LaFortune into a ing to be finished in early January Huddle area. student social center. of this school year. Also completed during the sum­ However, “alcoholic beverages Implementation of the plan was mer were the construction of a will not be served in the remodeled initiated during the summer but stairway leading from Huddle area because, according to state did not progress as scheduled due management offices to the base­ law, alcohol cannot be served to unforeseen structural problems ment, a new lounge for female within 200 feet of a school build­ in the Huddle, McKenna said. A Huddle employees and a dumb­ ing,” McKenna stressed. He pilaster that was to be removed was waiter between the first floor and added that this would continue to found to be a support column, so the basement. [cont. on page 5] *The Observeran independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's While the majority of renovation in LaFortune has been set back, Vol. XIII, No. 2__________________________________________________________ Wednesday, August 30, 1978 several points of the plan have been carried through. [Photo by Mark Perry]______________________ _______________ labs,” notes O’Meara. “This also and was a member of the faculty at for a major breakthrough in means creativity in art and music, Princeton University. He has twice modem algebra, O’Meara has Don ’t expect theoretical study in mathematics headed the department of mathe­ received nine National Science and scholarly writing in the liberal matics and has served on several Foundation grants supporting his arts, as well as laboratory research ke^Univei^ityrommittees^Noted research._____________________ changes- O’Meara in the sciences.” To O’Meara, who received his by Kathy McEntee O’Meara, this means that major bachelor’s and master’s degrees Staff Reporter innovations in academic programs from the University of Cape Town and all faculty appointments and and his doctorate in mathematics promotions must pass through his from Princeton, this means “going Notre Dame should not expect office. beyond being a respectable institu­ any major changes in policy, O’Meara notes that the provost tion to distinguish ourselves in the according to Dr. 0. Timothy is also an officer of the University area of research. In this way, the O’Meara who was appointed to the who has a relationship with alumni. work we do is first class in its position of provost in May. He Of the officers, the provost is the contribution to the knowledge of succeeds Rev. James T. Burtchaell first in order to serve as acting m ankind.” who resigned in August, 1977. president in the absence of the O’Meara feels that it is “too O’Meara resigned his position as president. early to tell” what changes he may the chairman of the Provost Review According to O’Meara, who was institute as provost and that his Committee after the committee had named to the Kenna-endowed chair views on specific issues will submitted its report on candidates in mathematics in 1976, the provost become apparent as they come to for the position because Fr. Theo­ also handles those rare disciplinary his attention. O’Meara’s basic dore Hesburgh, University presi­ problems which have not been plan is “to do my job as well as I * . *m c j r dent, wanted to recommend him to resolved by the vice-president for possibly can and to be myself.” the Board of Trustees. Student Affairs or the dean of one O’Meara has asked that his term As provost, O’Meara will have of the colleges. as provost be limited to four years responsibility under the president A Notre Dame faculty member as he wants to return to full-time for the administration, coordina­ since 1962, O’Meara views the teaching and research after that tion, and development of all aca­ main thrust of the University’s period. demic activities and functions of current growth to be in the area of Before coming to Notre Dame, With the first football game only 10 days away, the band is working the University. According to research. “This does not just mean O’Meara taught in New Zealand J^rdJojgurtiietoamwHc^ictor^^Photob^MarkPerTyl^ Room and board up $50 ND, SMC raise tuition by $300 by Dave Rnmbach Senior Staff Reporter YEAR TUITION INCREASE OVER PERCENT ROOM & BOARD INCREASE OVER PERCENT TOTAL PREVIOUS YEAR INCREASE PREVIOUS YEAR INCREASE ON-CAMPUS Notre Dame students are paying COST $350 more to live and learn under the golden dome this year and can 1970 $ 2,100 $200 10.5 $ 1,000 $ 50 5.2 $3,100 expect annual price hikes of similar 1971 2,300 200 9.5 1,025 25 2.5 magnitude for the foreseeable 3,325 1972 2,450 150 6.5 1,100 75 7.3 3,550 future. 1973 2,616* 165 Tuition has risen $300, from 6.7 1,135 35 3.1 3,750 $3,480 to $3780, while a $50 1974 2,782 166 6.3 1,169 34 3.0 3,951 increase raised room and board to 1975 2,982 200 7.2 1,300 100 8.3 4,282 $1,400. Total on-campus expenses 1976 3,230 250 8.4 1.350 50 3.8 4,580 exceed $5,000 for the first time in 1977 3,480 250 7.7 1.350 0 0.0 4,830 the school’s history. 1978 3,780 300 8.6 1,400 50 3.7 5,180 Tuition for Notre Dame graduate ♦ The figures used in this graph were provided by the Information Services of Notre Dame. Some discrepancies appear duelo "rounding students also rose $300, from of figures. $3,300 to $3,600. Tuition and board at Saint expect an annual increase in the compared with the $67,572,000 budget tied up in salary expenses, percent,” Mason said. M ary’s also increased by $350. neighborhood of $300, ” Thomas budget for 1977-78. most of it went into salary in­ Tuition was upped $300, from Mason, vice-president for Business According to Hesburgh s letter, creases.” Response to the tuition hike by $2,850 to $3,150, and board was Affairs, said. the current budget was predicated The $350 hike represents a 7.3 parents has apparently been mini, raised $50 to a sum of $350. Room The tuition hike, as stated in a on the $300 increase in tuition. percent increase in on-campus mal. James Murphy, assistant vice- costs, which are listed separately at letter to the parents of under=. Hesburgh, who * is attending a costs, which Mason described as president for Public Relations and Saint Mary’s, were unchanged. graduate students from University conference in Brazil, was unavail­ “pretty much in line with the Development, reported that “not Students can look forward to President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, able for comment. present general inflationary one” letter of criticism had been more of the same in coming years. was approved by the Board of The bulk of the fees hike was factor.” sent to his department. “ If inflation continues at the rate Trustees as its May 12th meeting. necessitated by increased cost in “The experts put the rate of The public relations department of seven percent as the experts and The board also approved a the areas of University personnel inflation at six or seven “routinely” responds to mail of prognosticators say it will...and budget of $74,362,900 for the salaries and benefits, Mason said. percent...The important point is with a base of $5,000, you can 1978-79 fiscal year beginning July 1, “With roughly 70 percent of the this sort for Fr. Hesburgh, Murphy that the present increase is only 7.3 said. the observer Wednesday, August 30, 1978 .News Federal safety agency to decide World on recall of 9 million Fords makes of cars use every safeguard WASHINGTON [AP] - A federal gravity on a slope. to ensure that the lever is fully and safety agency warned nine million Sources at the agency said it was firmly engaged in the park position Ford owners yesterday that their close to ordering a recall, but Chairman Hua arrives in Iran before leaving the vehicle, and we vehicles might have a lethal trans­ because it is convinced Ford will advise owners in the owner’s mission defect and said it will challenge the action in court, it TEHRAN, Iran - Chinese Chairman Hua Kuo-feng arrived here manual that the parking brake decide soon whether to order a wants to build up as strong a case a yesterday on the last stop of a three-nation tour aimed at bringing should always be engaged when recall, which would be the largest as possible about the alleged Pekin out of its diplomatic shell and onto the world stage after three the vehicle is parked.’’ ever.