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Sports Wednesday-page 8 VOL. XXI, NO. 55 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1986 the independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Irish Guard unit - """'"'3#' - temporarily let go 1 ^ ; ' says band director By JIM RILEY also an assistant director of Assistant News Editor bands. Band members said that The Irish Guard has been nothing was announced at temporarily dismissed, accor practice Monday or Tuesday, ding to James Phillips, acting but that the notice was visible director of bands. to all in the hallway on both ■ 1 * 1 “ As of this tim e they are tem days. porarily dismissed and (their Phillips said late Tuesday dismissal) is under investiga that the notice was no longer tion,” said Phillips. “They are posted. not disbanded," he said, adding Guards who were contacted that the Guard will continue as Tuesday refused to comment & an institution. or referred comment to a guard Phillips said not all of the they said would act as spokes Guard members were involved man. The spokesman returned in the indiscretions. “Ap a call and said, "We have no parently it’s not the entire comment to say.” Guard," he said. He declined Phillips said Monday he was to say which members or how not finished talking to the many members were involved Guard, but he was unclear because he was still looking Tuesday as to whether or not a into the matter. meeting between the Guard Phillips declined to elaborate and himself had taken place. on the reasons why the Guard was dismissed. “It’s a band Band members said there is problem, not a University prob an appeal process for severed lem," he said. “It’s no big band members outlined in the deal." band manual, but they said A notice appeared under they were not sure if the glass on a bulletin board by the process applies to Guard mem bandroom and band director’s bers. Appeals are usually made office in Washington Hall on to the elected student band of Monday. The notice said, ficers who, after reviewing the “Because of severe miscon case, make a recommendation duct and total disregard of to the directors, according to band policy as regards alcohol band members. The ultimate consumption in uniform at the decision, however, rests with Penn State - ND game on Sat the directors, said band mem urday, the Irish Guard have bers. been dismissed from the band Band members said that ap as of Monday, Nov. 17, 1986. peals are often successful. The ObserverSuzanne Poch The notice was written on a “The Irish Guard will never Singing in the snow letterhead bearing the names be finished forever," said Phil of Phillips, Father George Wis- lips, adding that the Guard will A lonely walker leaves footprints in the newly scene would be replaced a few hours later by kirchen, assistant director of be “with the band" in the fu fallen snow yesterday on the sidewalk in front the fury of the annual snowball fight between bands, and Nicholas Morrison, ture. of the Administration building. This peaceful north and south quad. North Korean president seen alive Snow battle rages on quads on television despite death reports By BUD LUEPKE much of the fun and games. Copy Editor The Notre Dame Infirmary Associated Press year-old Kim at Pyongyang silent through Monday. reported that “quite a few" Airport on Tuesday “and he is On Tuesday, Pyongyang’s of A one year armistice students had come in with SEOUL, South Korea North in absolutely good health.” ficial Korean Central News ended last night as snow injuries from the snow-fight Korea showed its “great The diplomat, who spoke on Agency said Kim had gone to prompted a band of north- and were still coming in leader," President Kim II condition of anonymity, added: Pyongyang Airport to welcome quad guerillas to renew hos early this morning. Mongolian President Jambyn Sung, on television Tuesday “Everything is all right in this tilities that rage during country, the situation is ab Batmunkh and that cheers for while ignoring reports in rival every first snow-fall of the Rector of Cavanaugh Hall South Korea that Kim died or solutely normal. , . There Kim of “Long live the great school year. Father Matthew Miceli said was embroiled in a serious seems to be nothing correct leader!” burst forth from the The north-quad contingent not much damage had been power struggle. about these reports (of an as thousands of peopk on hand. confronted Dillon Hall at done but said there were sassination or power seizure). The report was monitored in 10:37 p.m . M inutes later “one or two broken win A Defense Ministry spokes ... It is absolutely normal, Tokyo. Alumni Hall residents ig dows" in his hall. man in Seoul acknowledged there is nothing wrong. He is nited Roman-candles and North Korean news media absolutely norm al, he is in good Japanese television stations Father Joseph Carey, rec reports that Kim was alive and health.” showed rare segments from smoke bombs while Dillon added: “we are closely watch North Korean television of mobilized more than a tor of Dillon Hall, had no ing whether these develop Questions about Kim were Kim, in a dark overcoat and hundred residents into the damage to report but said he ments in the North have raised Monday when the mini cap, walking up a gold- first battle behind the Sorin expected some damage resulted from a serious inter stry said North Korean bordered red carpet to meet statue. before the battle ended. nal power struggle or its (the propaganda loudspeakers Batmunkh, shaking hands and “For the past ten years North’s) high-level psychologi along the demilitarized zone embracing him. The two The armies numbered into something has happened," cal warfare hiding a sinister between North, and South walked together back down the the thousands as residents he said. plot for military provocation." Korea announced Kim was carpet. Crowds lining one side from most halls answered Rector of Sorin Hall Bro killed in a shooting incident. cheered as soldiers stood at at cries issuing from the ther Thomas O’Malley said An Asian diplomat in Pyon North Korean embassy offi tention holding rifles with fixed cam pus. nothing had been broken in gyang, reached by The Associ cials at various posts abroad bayonets. However, casualities and his hall either. But he added, ated Press by telephone from denied Kim was dead, but offi property damage marred “This thing is so stupid.” Peking, said he saw the 74- cial North Korean media kept see KOREA, page 4 The Observer Wednesday, November 19, 1986 - page 2 In Brief Visit to Cornell reminds one Theodore’s will be closed until after Thanksgiving break according to Theodore’s student manager Laurie Bink. of N otre Dame’s blessings Bink said the dance floor needs to be revarnished because When I was deciding which college to attend, it wasn’t waxed right when first built and more people I flirted briefly with the idea of going to Cornell have been dancing on it than were originally expected. University. Cornell had a good government pro Eric She also said damages from this past weekend still need gram and from the pictures in the catalog, to be repaired. -The Observer seemed to be a beautiful campus. B e rgam o I came close to applying, but the cost of at Accent Copy Editor David Letterman is in trouble with his local police again. tending Cornell was way out of reach. Months Letterman, fined $40 in May when caught using a radar later, I was accepted at Notre Dame. detector in his car, was stopped last week for driving 57 This past fall break, I had a lot of time on mph in a 40 mph zone. He also received a ticket for not my hands, so I decided to take a trip Cornell having a valid Connecticut driver’s license, police said. and look at what I had passed up. I know a girl Letterman has until Dec. 5 to contest his latest ticket, at Cornell that graduated from high school with worth $147, or to plead guilty and mail in the fine. - me. While I was in the neighborhood, I thought Associated Press I would drop in. When I got there, it took me over a half-hour Security forces in Afghanistan frequently torture political prisoners and Soviet personnel often watch, Amnesty In to find a parking space on campus, parking ternational said Wednesday. The London-based human being a precious commodity on the campus. rights organization said it believes torture in Afghanisdtan After I parked, I'spent a good deal of the day is “widespread and systematic.” Amnesty’s 51-page wandering around the campus. report quoted former prisoners as saying they were I thought construction at Notre Dame had beaten, subjected to electric shocks and burned with been bad, Cornell was swamped with new con cigarettes. -Associated Press struction. They were even tearing down one building to make room for a new one. The campus store was interesting to visit since the whole building was underground (I almost missed it completely). The student cen Of Interest ter was very impressive, all six stories of it. Other than that, I was a little disappointed. tant at Cornell. More students at Cornell live Cornell didn’t look as nice as it had in the cat off campus and commute than at Notre Dame. “Resumes, Resumes -How to Write One” will be pre alog. Maybe I’m just too used to looking at The issue of divestment was definitely more sented by Joan McIntosh of the Career and Placement Touchdown Jesus and the Grotto.