RA Hospitalized in South Padre by MARK MCLAUGHLIN Driver of the Vehicle That Struck News Editor Mcneil
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Spring has sprung ACCENT:South Bend’s Studebaker museum Partly sunny and warmer Wednesday. High in the low 60s. Cloudy Thursday with a 50 percent chance of showers. VIEWPOINT: IJ.S. policy in Honduras High in the mid and upper 50s. the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's RA hospitalized in South Padre By MARK MCLAUGHLIN driver of the vehicle that struck News Editor McNeil. “We have very little to go on,” said Sergeant John A hit-and-run accident at Stetar of the South Padre Is South Padre Island left a Notre land police department. “He Dame student seriously in was struck by a small white jured last Thursday. pickup truck,” Stetar added. Tom McNeil, a resident as Police in the South Texas sistant in Planner Hall, was re region and the local area have ported in good condition Mon been sent a description of the day at Valley Regional Medical vehicle, according to Stetar. Center, near Brownsville, “There’s a lot of cars that an Texas. McNeil had recently swer that description, though,” been moved out of an intensive he said. “The way the car hit, care unit. there’s probably not much “Luckily for him, the injuries damage to the car.” were much less severe than Several Notre Dame stu they could have been,” said dents saw the pickup hit McNeil’s mother, who had been McNeil, according to Stetar, staying with McNeil at the but none were able to describe hospital, Monday. “He’s doing the driver. pretty good.” McNeil was struck uncon McNeil sustained a severe scious in the accident, but concussion, whiplash and con came to in the ambulance that tusions over much of his body. took him to Valley Regional, According to Mrs. McNeil, his Stetar said. eyes were swollen shut, and his Brother Michael Smith, rec Spring into action 17,9 0bserver/Brian Maslforehead “was scraped up tor of Planner Hall, said he pretty bad.” found out about the incident The familiar campus rites of spring are evident when lighted by annual events such as Bookstore Basket- There appears to be little winter weather disappears. On South Quad several ball and the Beaux Arts Ball, hope of apprehending the see PADRE, page 3 students prepare for the spring sporting season, high- Student visit to South Africa delayed over visa denial By ROBYN SIMMONS scheduled departure date on spent time with Archbishop conclusions about the current consulate) said I would have no News Staff M arch 12. Tutu,” said Schadek. “ (Tutu’s situation.” problem, and I would receive “It’s been about one year assistants) were making ar Schadek feels that his politi approval before my departure, Current tensions in South that my preparations and plans rangements for me to stay, cal interest may be the source and then Archbishop Tutu was Africa have delayed the visa have been going on, and I’ve most likely in the bishop’s of his difficulties. “Everyone arrested, and suddenly the gov approval of one Notre Dame got sponsors here at Notre court,” he said. that I have spoken with who has ernment became unrespon student attempting to visit that Dame,” said Schadek, whose “This is my own initiative. I gone as a traveler had no prob sive,” Schadek said. nation on a trip sponsored in trip sponsors include the Notre want to see the apartheid sys lem whatsoever.” “On my visa application, I part by the University admin Dame administration, Grace tem in action,” said Schadek. Shortly before Schadek’s had to specify what I would be istration. Hall, Campus Ministry, stu “I think Archbishop Tutu is one scheduled trip, Tutu was ar doing and who I would be in Mike Schadek, a sophomore dent government and the of the ideal individuals to speak rested for staging an anti contact with,” Schadek said. government major, planned a Mansfield Soroptimist Club in with,” he said. apartheid rally, which was “In the past week, every time two week trip to South Africa Schadek’s hometown in Ohio. “I want to go and find out banned by the government. I would speak with them, (a in March. Schadek applied for Schadek was planning on more about apartheid in the Tutu was detained for several representative of the consul his visa in early February at meeting Nobel Peace Prize hopes that I will be a more ef hours and released. ate) was almost curt with me.” the South African consulate in winner Archbishop Desmond fective spokesman here.” he After Tutu’s arrest, obtain The visa was referred to Chicago. Schadek was told his Tutu, an anti-apartheid ac said. “I want to draw my own ing a visa became increasingly visa would be ready before his tivist. “I would have actually difficult for Schadek. “(The see TUTU, page 6 Sandinista government proposes Co-valedictorians chosen extended cease-fire with Contras for ’88 graduating class ster Victory Hugo Tinoco told Associated Press move into cease-fire zones still By PATRICK point average through seven reporters there are 3,300 to be determined. O’CONNOR semesters of study at Notre SAPOA, Nicaragua - The prisoners the government con It said the government Staff Reporter Dame. Chapski, a senior E n Sandinista government and siders eligible for release un should grant “total and uncon glish major from Elgin, 111., Contra rebels announced der the program. ditional amnesty” as soon as One thousandth of a grade held a 3.985 at the end of proposals Tuesday for an ex the truce takes effect, allowing point separates co seven semesters. tended cease-fire that would in anyone who left Nicaragua for valedictorians Gilberto Each student earned A s clude amnesty and steps political reasons to “rejoin the Marxuach and Michael in all courses but one, said toward a lasting peace. political, economic and social Chapski, but both will be Jones. Both Chapski and The leftist governm ent’s pro process without any condi honored as valedictorians of Marxuach received an 4- posal, outlined in a statement tions.” the Notre Dame Class of in the sam e course, she said. to journalists on the second day The rebels also want to join 1988. However, Marxuach took of peace talks at this post on a national dialogue between the For the first time in more seven more credit hours the Costa Rican border, calls Sandinistas and their internal than 10 years, Notre Dame than Chapski and thus has for a 30-day truce with the political opponents while the will have co-valedictorians, the higher GPA, said Jones. rebels intended for them to lay cease-fire lasts. The govern said Sister John Miriam “In order that equity down their arms and “rejoin ment also would allow rebel Jones, associate provost. would be served," said Nicaraguan society.” leaders to participate in na Marxuach, a senior Pro Jones, they were both named Daniel Ortega It also provides for the tional reconciliation talks. gram of Liberal Studies valedictorian. release of a political prisoner The Contra proposal calls for Both proposals call for inter major from Puerto Rico, for each rebel accepting am a 45-day truce starting on April national monitoring of the maintained a 3.986 grade see CLASS, page 6 nesty. Deputy Foreign Mini 1, in which rebel fighters would ceasefire. page 2 The Observer Wednesday, March 23, 1988 Of Interest The Observer: It's Art Buchwald tickets for his lecture titled “While the Gipper Slept” are available today in The Cellar in the everyone's newspaper LaFortune Student Center or in the American Studies of fice on the third floor of O’Shaughnessy Hall. 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