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------------- -Q&·~·~lit 1342·1092 SESQUICENHNNIAL e Observer SaintMa~ScakgoNOTRE DAME•INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 82 TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1992 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Dixon holds respect despite tainted past By MONICA YANT News Editor • Seatbelt/ page 3 53-year-old driver had received Officials at United Limo of a six-year safe-driving award Osceola, Ind. confirmed yester from his employers. day that the driver of the char Dixon was a regular driver tered bus that crashed Friday, for the Notre Dame swimming killing two members of the team. News that his driving Notre Dame swimming team, performance was being ques had been convicted of drunken tioned angered some members. driving five years ago. "It wasn't an issue of getting Reports also confirmed that home fast, there was no reason Howard E. Dixon, of to be speeding right before the Mishawaka, had had his license accident," said sophomore suspended on an unrelated member Collette LaForce. "We charge of disregarding a traffic were going way under the signal in New Jersey in 1990. speed limit." His license was valid at the time Shoup said a representative of the accident Friday. from the women's swimming Even with the confirmations, team telephoned the company Loyal fans Dan Shoup of United Limo to express concern and support maintained that Dixon was for Dixon. Spirited Notre Dame juniors enjoy last night's 76-54 victory against the Dayton Fliers. well-respected and had a clean Dixon's license was sus- record with the company. The see DRIVER I page 4 Senate plans to increase voter participation UCC remains By MICHAEL SCHOLL The inconvenience many off Class Vice-President Sean voted to: busy helping News Writer campus students felt when at O'Neill that would have allowed •Allow Notre Dame's foreign tempting to vote at the single off-campus students to vote by study programs to continue Hoping to improve voter LaFortune polling place was mail. Several senators ex participating in student body swim team turnout in student body elec cited as a major cause for the pressed concern that the presidenVvice-president elec tions, the Student Senate last minimal turnout among off transmission of official ballots tions despite the logistical and night approved by a plan to in campus students in recent elec through the mail would in cost concerns raised by the By PAUL PEARSON crease the number of polling tions. "(Off campus students) crease the chances for election Elections Committee; Assistant News Editor places that will be made avail have found it difficult to get the fraud. •Place a referendum on the able to off-campus students. attention of information desk ballot of the March 2 general It has been a busy weekend workers," said Judicial Board "(Balloting by mail) would be election for Student Senate that for the University Counseling Under the plan, polling sta Chairperson Ellen Lewis. a Chicago politician's dream," will gauge the opinion of stu Center, according to center tions will be set up in North said District 1 Senator Dave dents concerning the Academic psychologist Clinton Gabbard. Dining Hall, South Dining Hall, Lewis stated her belief that Certo. Code of Honor; and Following the bus crash that and the Hesburgh Library. In the plan should help convince Lewis indicated that the • Approve a resolution calling killed two Notre Dame swim addition, the polling station off-campus students that voting Election Committee would take upon the Office of Student Af mers early Friday morning, the traditionally found at the will not be too time-consuming. steps to prevent off-campus fairs to clarify the regulations center has been busy meeting LaFortune Center information The Senate approved the students from voting in more governing the ability of dorm with parents and members of desk will be moved to a sepa plan by oral vote after a reject than one polling place. Judicial Boards to rule on stu the swimming team, Gabbard rate table within that building. ing a proposal made by Senior Also last night, the Senate dent disciplinary matters. said. Many of the parents "had concerns and questions about Swimmers receive much what kinds of support we would be offering (the team) on an ongoing basis," he said. appreciated support Counselors from the center met with the team Friday By MEREDITH back and neck injuries, as well afternoon, and support meet McCULLOUGH as a broken wrist and a ings were held at the center Assistant News Editor sprained ankle. It is possible Saturday, Gabbard said. Extra that she has a dislocated jaw. counselors were also available Bouquets of flowers, visits • Keeley and Safford are both on the center's 24-hour emer from friends and relatives, and recovering from bruised ab gency hotline, "in case there the outpouring of support from dominal areas. Safford also (would be) a greater than usual University students, faculty, and sustains spine, neck, and back volume of people calling," ac staff have helped to keep injuries. cording to Dennis Moore, direc recovering swim team members •Mancuso has had several tor of Notre Dame Public Rela in high spirits in spite of the problems with her right leg, in tions and Information. pain of injuries from Friday's cluding possible broken bones Although there were "a cou bus accident. and/or internal bleeding. ple of calls," from people who Of the eighteen women taken •Wood has been tested for in wanted to talk about the to the Notre Dame infirmary ternal injuries. tragedy during the weekend, after receiving treatment from "The Notre Dame community the number of callers was not nearby hospitals following the has been great, said Safford. greater than the number that crash, five still remain in the "Everybody has stopped by." usually call the center, Gabbard care of University Health Ser Vice President of Student Af said. vices. fairs, Patty O'Hara, Assistant Gabbard was impressed by Sophomore Alicia Feehery, Vice President for Resident Life, the "close-knit" nature of the sophomore Karen Keeley, William Kirk, and University team. "They were offering a lot freshman Lisa Mancuso, senior President, Father Edward Mal of support to each other." Cyndie Safford, and senior loy, have visited the women, in The center will be forming an Becky Wood have been told addition to friends, family and ongoing support group for they will probably be allowed to the members of the men's swim members of the team, accord return to their dorms by the team, according to Safford. ing to Gabbard. "After all the end of the week or the Malloy has been especially dust has settled, there will be a weekend, according to Safford. supportive, she said. Since stu lot of sorting things out," he Senior Jenny Kipp was released dents at the infirmary were un said. Monday. able to attend the Memorial The counselors will also be "We are all feeling extremely Mass for Meghan Beeler and staying in close contact with weak in general," said Safford. Colleen Hipp on Friday, Malloy the rectors of the individual made a special trip to the in "We hurt all over ... (but) ev It does your body good The Observer/Marguerite Schropp residence halls. "We want to be eryone is in great spirits." firmary to perform a "mini available to go into a hall to She explained, the women Memorial" just for swimmers Freshman Lisa Flanigan "keeps on moovin'" with milk as she sits talk about the tragedy and suffer from a variety of injuries: and family members. on the LaFortune steps yesterday afternoon, waiting for her about grieving in general on an •Feehery sustains severe see INFIRMARY I page 6 friends to get laundry money. · see COUNSELING I page 5 page 2 Tuesday, January 28, 1992 .::·:·:·:···:·:·:·:·:···.·: INSIDE COLUMN Americans should support opening files TEMPERATURES: City H L Amsterdam 41 28 In a recent interview, Atlanta 50 43 Bogola 68 41 actor Kevin Costner Boston 29 16 observed that the amount Brisbane 84 70 Chicago 33 26 of criticism attracted by Denver 45 22 Oliver Stone's film JFK, in ... : Evansvlla 51 26 which Costner stars, is . ·;:~: Falrbarl<a 02 -05 ~=::~:: Great Falla 55 31 ironic. ,.,.,,. Honolulu 81 62 Costner noted that if the Dave Dleteman Houston 57 53 American people could London 45 37 engage such great energy Sports Editor ~~nr.::, ~~ :~ :: in an attempt to discredi.L-_______ ~=-~:aul ~: ~~ / the film, it was ironic that they did not exercise Paris 41 36 similar vigor in pressing for the release of the Philadelphia 36 18 Santiago 86 57 numerous secret files relating to the case. San Diego 75 49 Costner, who seems to have hit the nail on the .:::: South Band 2t 22 Tokyo 52 43 head, here speaks-as he did in the film's Tulsa 49 41 soliloquy-to the American people. 21 In a land where voter turn out is obscenely .-----,Pr,....ass-uf9--------------------------------,{~:.;! Washlnglon, D.C. 37 low for a first-world democracy, a land where ) H L ~ ~ [Til EZl G2l ~ -Q ~ c::=1 over 90 percent of incumbents are re-elected SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY and politicians appear to know and care little for real issues, Stone's cinematic sabre-rattling is a welcome breath of fresh air. Yet Stone's film, its merits and factual ac curacy aside, should serve as a cow prod in the American buttocks, prodding a lazy, self TODAY AT A GLANCE engrossed giant into action. Yet this Stone-sparked action should not be WORLD . threatened to burn it down but was arrested before she limited to barbershop chatter. Instead of taking Indian women suffer as mfenor sex could light the fire, police said.