Car care - page 7 VOL XX, NO. 95 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's 3 SBP tickets Punishment for attend first pre-campaign• parietals violators rule meeting discussed by CLC By LYNNE R. STRAND Staff Reporter By MARK PANKOWSKI violations from more severe viola­ Assistant News Editor tions. Three potential candidates for Several CLC members questioned Notre Dame student body president The Campus life Campus devoted the effect Lohman's proposal would attended the first pre-campaign more than an hour to discussing a have on disciplinary procedures. meeting last night. proposal to lessen the punishment Associate Vice President for In attendance were Jim for overnight parietal violations in Residence Life John Goldrick said Domagalski, Bruce Lohman, and most cases, yet took no action on the the outcome of Lohman's proposal Mike Millen. proposal at yesterday's CLC would result in different punish­ Laurie Bink, Domagalski's meeting. ments being levied in the same case, tentative running mate, also at­ However, CLC members did en­ such as when "the male has the rat· tended the informational meeting dorse the concept of a University her shaky record and the female has held by Ombudsman. Jim Crandall, course on alcohol awareness and no record whatsoever." Lohman's tentative running mate, voiced general approval for a Sop­ "You have a decision for the same and Sheila O'Connor, Millen's homore Sibs weekend, which they act that will result in such blatant in­ tentative running mate, were not will vote on at the next meeting. consistency that the stu­ present. The CLC also voted down a dents would be: climbing the The purpose of last night's proposal to allow The Observer to administration steps (protesting)," meeting was "to help the campaign print the voting records of in­ Goldrick said. machine get going and for the future dividual CLC members. CLC members also debated a candidates to ask about the rules," The parietal violations proposal, statement made by Lohman saying said Tom Brennan, Ombudsman submitted by Junior Bruce Lohman, that "a students with no previous election officer. would prevent administrators from disciplinary record is an example Petitions for candidacy will be: dis­ suspending or dismissing those stu­ student." tributed at tomorrow's 7 p.m. man­ dents with no previous disciplinary Alumni rector Father George datory meeting for all student body records who have violated the over­ Rozum said it's "not true that a stu­ president and student body vice night parietals rule. dent who has no record is also an ex­ president candidates in 118 Lohman's proposal would ample student. I have had Nieuwland Science Hall. The peti­ eliminate from the student hand­ experiences with students I have book du Lac the provision that tion.~ will be: due at '5 p.m. next Mon­ had in the past who I learned the mo­ day in the Ombudsman office. The "overnight parietal violations in­ ment after they were gone that they official candidate list will be posted volve suspension or dismissal." were blatant parietal violators ...." the following afternoon. Inserted in its place would be: the Several times near the end of the statement, "Upon consideration of meeting, CLC members attempted Campaigning will extend from all relevant circumstances, an over­ to take a straw vote on where in­ ll:OI a.m. Wednesday, February 26 night parietal violation by a student dividual members stood on the until I I :'59 p.m. the following Mon­ who has a previous disciplinary issue. Those attempts failed, day. The student body elections will record may result in suspension or however, and members agreed to be held Tuesday, March 4. dismissal. Violation by a student take Lohman's proposal up at the WVFI, the student AM radio sta­ who has no previous disciplinary next meeting. tion, may cover a possible candidate record shall involve any penalty ex­ Before Lohman had presented his debate, Brennan said. cluding suspension or dismissal." proposal, tne CLC:.: dio a!Vee to en­ According to Brennan, several According to Lohman, overnight dorse the concept of a University new campaign rules will be in effect parietals violations now receive a course on alcohol and alcohol this year to help avoid any viola­ punishment similar to those levied abuse. tions. for selling drugs, seriously hurting Senior Mark Herkert, who others or violating the University's brought the proposal to the council, Last year the Pat Brown - Joanie 1'he Obtlervcr /aoben Jones Cahill ticket violated several regula­ Take a bow sex code. cited scores of statistics which sup­ tions, including printing more "I don't put parietals violations ported a class devoted to al­ posters than allowed and being en­ An unidentified violinist from the Notre Dame Chamber Or­ into the category of offenses that coholism. Taking into account dorsed in the Stanford Hall newslet­ chestra rehearses for a concert scheduled for March 4 in Sacred those three would seem to statistics indicating one in eight ter. Heart Church. The concert, perfonned with the Notre Dame describe," he said, adding that his Americans are affiicted with some Chorale, features music by Mahler and Mozart. proposal would distinguish the see ELECTION, page 3 punishment for overnight parietal seePARIETALS, page3 Confidential pregnancy counseling available at ND, SMC Editor's note: This is the last problem, however, is not fully nant women choose outside occur only in marriage. Violation dent at the College can live in on· day of a three-day series ex­ known since an undetermined help. In more than four years as a shall involve suspension or dis­ campus housing during her amining sex Issues at Notre number of women choose not to counselor at the University, missal," Malloy said no discipli­ pregnancy. Dame and Saint Mary's. Today's confide in the services offered by Steibe said she can only remem­ nary action is taken when an Sister jean Lenz, assistant vice story deals wtth pregnancy­ the institutions, said Notre Dame ber "about four cases which dealt unmarried Notre Dame student president for student aflil.irs, related issues at both schools. Associate Provost Father Edward with unmarried pre~~nt stu- informs the University that she is commented that Notre Dame Malloy. pregnant. "would not put anyone out, but By SCOIT BEARBY "The problem is discovery. Malloy said people in this situa­ would try to work with the rec­ Assistant News Editor Help is readily available to tion are suffering enough under tor to help the student make the "Turmoil, both · spiritual and women who need it, both finan­ Campus the circumstances. Any further best decision." physical," is a natural reaction cial and morally," Malloy said. He Sexuality action by the University would Malloy added that even when when a single woman discovers added that some unmarried get in the way of responding to on-campus housing is available to she is pregnant, according to women choose not to make their the individual's need, he said. an unmarried pregnant woman, Deborah Rogers, executive pregnancies public because of At Salnt Mary's there is "no she may wish to remain in more director of the Women's Care the stigma still attached to dents. This is out or 50U or so College policy (that) says she family-supported surroundings. Center. unwed pregnancies and because cases I have worked on." can't stay" if a woman becomes If a pregnant woman does not Across college campuses they are afraid to ask what help is Fear of disciplinary action is pregnant, according to Mary wish to remain living on campus women face the reality of un­ available on campus. also a reason some women will Depauw, director of the Saint but does want to stay in school, planned pregnancy and the deci­ Susan Steibe, clinical psyc­ not inform Notre Dame of their Mary's counseling and career other housing options are sions which accompany it. The hologist at the Counseling and pregnancy, according to Malloy. development center. available to her. Penny Jameson, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Psychological Services Center, Despite the Notre Dame According to Mary Ann chairman of the Saint Mary's campuses are not exempt from concurred with Malloy's opinion, sexuality code in du Lac, which O'Donnell, director of student this scenario. The extent of the saying that most unmarried preg- states that "sexual union should activities at Saint Mary's, a stu- see PREGNANT, page 5 The Observer Wednesday, February 19, 1986- page 2 In Brief Establish credit rating now and you'll be able to pay later Lottery in the works? A resolution to lift Indiana's constitutional ban on lotteries cleared the House amendment stage unchanged Tuesday, despite several amendment efforts. The lottery Picture yourself as a Notre Dame graduate with a resolution has been approved in the Senate four of the last five years, shiny new diploma and a lucrative job offer. The world's Amy but this was the first year it was approved in the House Commerce at your command, right? Committee and received debate on the House floor. If Senate Joint Not exactly. Stephan Unless you have built up a credit history, you Resolution 3 is approved in the House, it would have to be approved probably won't be able to take out a loan for a car or again by either the 1987 or 1988 Legislature and by voters in ~ Managing Editor statewide referendum before the 135-year-old constitutional ban on rent an apartment without a co-signer. We've all heard of this mythical credit rating but few lotteries could be lifted.