RA Security Plea

On The Inside Student govt. fires each ~hR ... page4 Connally placed on Pan Am Board ... page 11 Vol. VII No. 77 serving the notre dame community Rectors answer RA security plea by Bob Quakenbush Staff Reporter Ht'sponding to the resident assistants' letter published in yesterday's Obs<'rver, five hall rectors expressed general accord with its content and agreed that there is <• definite need for a joint effort by the llniversity administration. security force and students Santana's changed since this picture was to tighten security at Notre Dame. tak<'n. changed quite a bit with the departure In the light of the crime increase which has cast a Changed of four band members and the addition of shadow on the campus, Fr. Thomas Tallarida of Zahin th<'ir four replacements. Read about it on Hall commented. "We can't allow the attitude that pagt> 5. Notre Dame is an easy place to hit to develop." Tallarida emphasized the need for increased Yigil~nce on the part of the students and a willingness "to stgn the complaint" if a criminal suspect is ap Shilts: infirmary adequate prehended. Fr ..John Schuneman, Breen-Phillips rector, echoed 11.\' Marlen<' Zloza gone coed in recent years and have adapted their these sentiments, saying, "We must recognize that we Sunday Night Editor health services as the need arose," Swartz said. are no lo_nger a school set off in a country surrounding; Fr. Shilts mentioned that he had looked at the we are sttuated next to a city of 120,000 people, some of The need for even the part-time services of a infirmarv records for a month last semester and whom are responsible for 11,000 crimes of theft or g~·necologist on the Notre Dame campus is ap notl'd 'a .. ,·ery minor" total of vandalism per year in St. .Joseph Country." g~·necological cases. parently very slight, according to Fr. James Shilts, Schuneman suggested instilling young blood in the director of student services. "Right now we are in good shape, although we security force, saying "I feel we should pay the price to If used correctly, the referral system now em will review the situation at a later date," he obtain ten or twelve security officers between the ages ployed by the Student Infirmary provides adequate stressed. "The load is apparently small enough now of 25 and 40." Such men, he felt, would possess the care in all medical specialties, claimed Shilts. that \\'{' couldn't ask a gynecologist, with his busy necessary physical "This (referral systeml is what happens in any practice. to spend a half day here on campus." mobility and ability to kind of clinic situation, which Shilts also mentioned that if effectively respond to is what we have.'' explained the matter of employing serious crimes. Shilts. "We have general specialists is to be discussed, Miss Kathleen Cekanski, practitioners who hat:dle all the first area of concern Badin Hall rector, voiced general illness reports and ,,, should be with orthopedics. agreement with further treatment follows This field receives by far the Schuneman's suggestion. their judgement." highest number of cases from "There are probably a The infirmary doctors the Notre Dame community. number of grad students handle g~·necological cases, as Another aspect Shilts looking for jobs who could thev do in 12-15 other pointed out was that a number fill a position on the campus spe~ialties. by' calling a South of the schools that do provide police." Although she lknd doctor and trying to <>······ -~:i·::,:·.jf:: .. !j:,,:~:~~~:~~:~!''')~ complete services of all kinds eonsidered the letter circumvent the long waiting are those with medical school l'OmmPndable. Cekanski pt•riod for appointments by --- affiliations. '"They have the hoped that the effort does talking directly to their t•quipment and facilities not stop there. She league. instead of the re 1wcessarv and some of our proposed tftat a committee Pptionist. graduate' students come from or hall staff members and such places and are used to students be established to "So far. I think we have that svstem" Shilts added. been able to prepare for the Of ·the schools Swartz work with Mr. Arthur situation and have spoken to Pt'ars and his men toward contacted. half had medical · discovering solutions to the several doctors who have schools (Harvard. Yale, problem of security. agreed to an open door policy University of North Carolina, when the case is referred by a University of Virginia, Convinced of the need for Shilts a "different type of nwmber of the infirmary Vanderbilt l and all but one security force" than the Celwnski: Grads on staff." said Shilts. "This is the l Virginia l provided full present one. Alumni Hall's s<'curity force a sam(' way it works when a sPrvices. They charge a flat Jo'r: .John Mulcahy said, possibility pt•rson sees his family doctor fee to full-tiri_le students <as and needs special treatment." high as $156 per year at Yalel "We are not capable of I>r. SPilers. a doctor at the and provide on-campus apprehending people who Student Infirmary, verieed spPcialists. appear on our campus." He felt the letter was "a little this policy. adding that the Two other schools. Boston soft" on the campus police, and measures should be staff considers all·· College and Holy Cross, offer discussed to amplify the strength of the force and thus gynecologists in town com- > part-time gynecology services increase its capacity to respond in an emergency. petent and calls them when an . •• : > •· t•ach week and William and According to its rector, Holy Cross Hall is in a rather individual case comes up that . > l\tary is instituting a program different situation than most. they can handle quickly. for the '73-'74 school year. "WP have had not trouble out here" said Fr. Andrew "The routine waiting Princeton University offers Cil'erni. "which is surprising since we are so close to period is 4-6 weeks, but we try full-time specialty services, ll.S. :H." He credited the inaccessibility of the hall as to eliminate that by calling the but they do not employ the deterring factor. doctor personally," said spPcialists. They used to use Cil'erni also remarked thet Holy Cross has the added Sellers. "just as we do when in the same type of referral plan advantage of "being so small that everyone knows need of a dentist. eye doctor or as at Notre Dame, but as their everyone else's face." Because of this, he considered orthopedist." female enrollment grew this the possibility of a suspicious character going un According to Shilts, the became unsatisfactory and noticed virtually nil. question of providing the they put two "family prac The rectors felt the students themselves have a very services of a gynecologist on ticioners" in charge of important responsibility to assist in insuring effective campus was discussed last gynecological services. t·ampus security. Said Tallarida, "The halls should spring and summer. "Some of these schools help out ... we should all be responsible." "We talked with the ad supplied family planning Another rector felt some students invite trouble. ministration as well as with Swartz information and even con- Asking to remain unidentified, he said, "Students who the doctors, because we want traceptivr, and had the need Ideal in marijuana trafficking and other narcotics to do what speaks well for this Catholic university for extended services, but the Catholic schools distribution are definitely introducing criminal as well as for the women students," the Director of provided for a more limited service and more than l'lements into our halls. And you know TV's, stereos, Student Services asserted. likely have had little need for specialists," asserted and other expensive equipment when seen through an .Jeanne Swartz, a law student and student Swartz . open door can be mighty appealing to a thief." assistant to Dr. Philip Faccenda, said she feels the Two weeks ago, Judy Snyder, a Notre Dame law In a similar vein. Schuneman encouraged the idea of University has "a real concern, and wants to student. questioned the University referral policy students locking their doors at night. He related an provide service where there is a need." and claimed that service was inadequate. account of two Breen-Phillips residents leaving $180 in Last November, Faccenda asked Mrs. Swartz to According to Shilts, Snyder apparently called the their pants pockets one night. After hanging their t•heck on other coed schools and find out what kind infirmary, got a list of South Bend doctors and trousers on the back of their chairs, the students went of services they offer. called for an appointment. She was unable to get a to sleep. leaving their door unlocked. When they awoke "Every one that I contacted had at least the part prompt appointment. in the morning, their wallets were still in their pockets time service of a gynecologist," stated Swartz. But Fr. Shilts and Mrs. Swartz both stressed that this hut devoid of $180. ' she also added that all of the ten schools she wrote to wasn't a "fair test" of the system. "Students who More than one rector1condemned the irresponsibility had higher female populations than Notre Dame want good service should go to the infirmary, get a of those students who enjoy making crank calls to has or will have next year. check-up and let the doctor call if a specialist is security. Cessation of this practice, it was felt, would "With the exception of the University of North needed." explained Shilts. "This would result in do much to aid the cause of campus security.

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