~-l l Stress- page 10 I VOL XX, NO. 8S THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Rectors discuss proposal to revive Little Sibs Weekend for next year By BUD LUEPKE has blocked a little Sibs Weekend primary focus for the weekend. StaffReporter the past four years. Taeyaerts said he has distributed a Taeyaerts said he is optimistic letter to the rectors outlining the A proposal to revive little Sibs about rector approval for the new proposal and asking them for input, Weekend is currently under hall rec­ proposal because it places tighter suggestions and objections. tor examination, according to Steve restrictions on the numbers and "If we don't hear from them, we'U Taeyaerts, chairman of the Little Sibs ages of the brothers and sisters assume their acceptance," he said. committee. allowed to attend. The earliest time such an event Taeyaerts said the committee's These restrictions will eliminate would be scheduled is spring 1987 proposal must first be approved by many of the problems that plagued because of time constraints, he said. the Campus Life Council; then by rectors on past Little Sibs Weekends, Father Mario Pedi, rector of St. Ed­ Father David Tyson, vice president according to Taeyaerts. "Drinking ward:s Hall, said he agreed that of Student Affairs. The proposal will was the main problem," he said. drunkeness was the main problem of be discussed at the CLC meeting Taeyaerts' new proposal for a past little Sibs Weekends. As a next Wednesday. little Sibs Weekend reduces the result, Pedi said he would only ac­ little Sibs Weekend offers stu­ number of students with visiting cept a proposal that restricted visit­ dents the chance to let their brothers and sisters to 10 to 20 per­ ing siblings to a pre-high school age. younger brothers and sisters see cent in each dorm, he said. The Pedi also said the administration them in the campus environment proposal also restricts the ages of and most departments are opposed and participate in v:~rious ac•h•ities. siblings to those between 1 I and 1 5, to the weekend because, while ot­ Tyson has stated previously that he said. her schools use the weekend to his approval depends on hall rector Taeyaerts said interaction among recruit applicants, Notre Dame acceptance of the proposal. Opposi­ brothers and sisters in sporting admissions does not need more ap­ tion from the hall rectors reportedly events and games would be the plicants. Tile Obocrvcr I Tbls jogger crosses U.S. 31 at tbe Saint Mary's entrance on an General Micro: Financer to blame early-morning run. Speculation exists as to wbetber an underpass Associated Press Smolev denied any allegations above were committed willfully, or ()llerpass Is planned to make safer tbe intersection wbere fresh­ that Associates acted improperly. maliciously and with reckless dis­ man Ker•ln Hurley was Injured last fall. Story below. SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A bankrupt "I don't feel any of these charges regard for the consequences," the computer company has accused its are warranted. Beyond that, any letter claimed. primary financer of fraud and rack­ comments would not be ap­ General Micro also claimed In the Overpass is unrealistic, eteering practices that allegedly propriate," he told the South Bend letter that Associates· "engaged In a forced the collapse of the Tribune .yesterday. pattern of racketeering activity financially-troubled firm, according The allegations contained in the which consisted of the dissemina­ says Security director to a bankruptcy court document. letter do not constitute criminal tion of false and misleading informa­ General Microcomputer Inc. of charges. No criminal charges have tion by Associates, its officers, agents South Bend alleges officials of As­ been filed against Associates. and employees, by use of mail and By CLIFF STEVENS The idea of constructing an al­ sociates Commercial Corp. in just before his company filed in the interstate phone system." News Staff ternate means across U.S. 31 rose Chicago engaged in "bad faith ac­ bankruptcy court, General Micro in the wake of the Kevin Hurley tions, fraud, duress and tortuous in­ President David Bowers blamed The letter provided no details to The idea of an underpass or accident last September. terference" and a "pattern of market forces for the company's support the allegations and Ransel overpass between Notre Dame Chlebek said the high cost of racketeering activity" in dealing woes. The firm suffered from declin­ would not comment. and Saint Mary's is "not realistic," an underpass or overpass would with General Micro's money ing sales to individuals and slim General Micro listed debts of said Saint Mary's Director of he spent better on additional troubles. profit margin:. in the highly com­ S22.8 million, including S7.2 mil­ Security Richard Chlebek. street lighting along U.S. 31 to The General Micro office on th ~ petitive business market, he said. lion to Associates, and assets of S21 make pedestrians more visible to An Indiana State Highway Notre Dame campus has been "The effect of that is giving million when it filed under Chapter motorists. "Another problem Department study of the inter­ vacant since Ike. 2. 1985. General Micro a very difficult time I 1 of federal bankruptcy laws. with an underpass is the hazard of section revealed that students The allegations were made in a financially," Bowers said at the time. The company indicated to the sexual assault," said Chlebek. use the button which controls jan. 23 letter drafted by General But Ransel's letter made no men- court it plans to liquidate its assets Chlebek said a request for ad­ the signal an average of I out of Micro attorney ). Richard Ransel of tion of market forces and hinted the for cash rather than continue in busi- ditional street lighting on U.S. 3 I 1.1 times, Chlebek said. Mishawaka and sent to Associates at­ computer company may sue As­ ness. was turned down by the state torney Richard G. Smolev of sociates for S1 00 million for alleged General Micro was founded in highway department becau~<.: the "If students do not use the but­ Chicago. actions against General Micro. 1978 and sold business and personal street lighting was determined ton, how would you force them The letter was later filed In U.S. "Debtor has a valid claim against computers through retail stores in to use a tunnel or climb up an adequate in the study. Bankruptcy Court in South Bend, Associates for punitive damages in lllinois, Texas, California, Florida overpass?" asked Chlcbek. "The Chlcbek said he was not aware where General Micro filed in the sum of S1 00 million in that its and Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, shortest distance is a straight December for protection from bad faith actions, fraud, duress and Lafayette, MerrlllviUe, Evansville See U.S. 31, page 6 line," he explained. creditors. tortuous Interference described and South Bend In Indiana. Comet is clue to solar system's origin, says ND professor By CHRISTINE CAPONIGRI "What would you think if you saw SID// Reporter some unidentifiable dirty snowball shooting through the night sky and "Comets are the fossils of the Solar you knew nothing about It?" asked System," said Terrence Rettig, a Rettig, a Notre Dame physics profes- member of a scientific team from sor. Notre Dame and Fermilab who have He also gave pointers on the best reproduced pictures of the comet viewing conditions for the comet. faster than anyone else in the world. "It will be very difficult to see the "They give us clues as to the comet in South Bend when it will be origin of the planets," he said. "It Is closest to the Earth In the end of believed that they were formed just March," said Rettig. before the creation of our Solar Sys­ "The comet will be very low on tem." the horizon and it will be on the Rettig, who spoke last night at the wrong side of the sun for humans to Center for Continuing Education, get a clear view." discussed some of the history that "It is twice as far away as It was the surrounds the space object. last time it appeared in 191 0," said When the comet appeared in Rettig. 1664, the English believed it was an "Your best bet is to go 10-20 miles omen of the Black Plague. Comets out of the city to get away from the APPhoto were used to predict disaster since streetlights," added Rertig, who said Tbe bole in Halley's comet can be seen as It burns earth, shortly before it disappeared Into tbe sun's the first one was recorded in China across tbe southern Spanlsb sky. Tbis picture was glare. Story at left. In 240 B.C. See COMET, page 7 taken wben tbe comet was 125 million miles from The Observer Thursday, February 6,1986 -page 2 In Brief Athletes thrown for big loss when it comes to academic courses Introduction to Recreation -101 Notre Dame reached its 1986 United way goal in This three-credit course will examine the fun­ raising Sl80,556, it has been announced by co-chairmen Fernand damentals ofmany major recreational activities. Par­ John Dutile, professor of law, and James Roemer, director of community ticular attention will be spent on the proper height relations. Included in the total is 57,056 raised by Notre Dame stu­ and placement of badminton nets in suburban back Men nell dents. The campus campaign goal of SI 80,500 represented an 8 per­ yards. cent increase over the 5167,732 contributed in the 1985 United Production Manager Way campaign.