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~ ' VOL. XXIII NO. 1 lio ' TUESDAY. March 26, 1991 . 1: THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Better grad. program to improve undergrad By MEGAN JUNIUS graduate research," Hatch News Writer added. As a Catholic research uni The University of Notre Dame versity, Hatch wants to see that believes by strengthening the values are freely explored. caliber of the graduate pro "The religious component at gram, that the quality of un Notre Dame should play a dergraduate education will im role," he said. prove as well, according to Pro Finally, "Graduate students fessor Nathan Hatch, vice should expect personal atten president for advanced studies. tion; this is a face to face uni versity," Hatch said. Hatch, along with Rev. Ed Malloy feels that the graduate ward "Monk" Malloy, president level at Notre Dame should im of the University and Professor prove as the graduate stipend Francis Castellino, dean of the increases. College of Sciences, discussed "One of the greatest problems the role of the graduate student is that many of the Notre Dame teaching and researching at money-giving alumni only par Notre Dame during a lecture ticipated in the undergraduate Monday evening. program at Notre Dame, there According to Hatch, the Uni fore giving only to the under versity is facing the new chal Presenting award AP Photo graduate program. Tuition and lenge of bringing the quality of endowment provides for the U.S. Desert Storm commander General Norman Schwarzkopf presents, Saturday, the citation for the the graduate level education up undergraduate program. Legion of Merrt, Degree of Officer Award, to Brrtish Lt. Gen. Peter De La Billiere, at the Ministery of to that of the level of education Research programs are more Defence and Aviation in Riyadh. De La Billiere was praised for his astute leadership in the Gulf War. that an undergraduate receives expensive," he said. at Notre Dame. Malloy said Notre Dame does "When receiving a graduate not have the funds to research level education, it is imperative every area; therefore the Uni Saddam steals $1 0 billion in oil profits to learn both how to teach as versity has focused on particu NEW YOHK (AP) - The head broadcast Sunday by CBS News' Kroll, said Iraq had moved well as how to research," he lar areas and will broaden at of th(l company hired by the "60 Minutes." some of its money to circum said. "When giving a graduate the graduate level as the funds Kuwaiti government to find out Kroll described Saddam, who vent a freeze on overseas Iraqi level education, Notre Dame allow. the size and location of Saddam took power in 1979, a.s one of accounts. feels the responsibility of train According to Malloy, as rc Hussein's wealth estimates the the world's richest men. Kroll said Iraq transferred ing teachers and researchers of searching costs continue to Iraqi president's family has The reports quoted Kroll as huge sums in early August to the next generation of aca rise, public universities will no skimmed $10 billion in oil saying Saddam and his family Jordanian banks. He also said demic scholars." longer have enough funds to profilr; since 1981. have skimmed up to 5 percent Kuwaiti luxury vehicles stolen Hatch believes Notre Dame is spread out research. There Jules Kroll also says Iraqi in of Iraq's $200 billion in oil sales by Iraq's occupation forces in the position to build a quality fore, these universities will suf vestors working for Saddam since 1981. Kroll also said he were shipped to Europe on a graduate program because the fer from cutbacks, possibly have purchased nearly $1 bil found evidence they siphoned Royal Jordanian Airlines cargo foundation has already been losing students to smaller, lion worth of shares in public an average of 2.5 percent off flight, some turning up at Iraq's laid during the past 20 years. growing graduate programs, companies, including Paris contracts with Japanese Embassy in Geneva. "Notre Dame has worked im such as that at Notre Dame, he based llachette SA, one of the companies. Asked whether Saddam 's proving the faculty. The Uni said. world's largest media compa The Financial Times report agents were still salting away versity did so by improving the Malloy also stressed the nies. Kroll says the stock pur did not address whether any of money, including assets looted salaries of professors as well as graduate student not only as a chases were made by Saddam's the holdings could be classified from Kuwait, he said, "I would decreasing the teaching loads. teacher and researcher, but as half-brother and several Iraqi as ill-gotten gains under U.N. judge that is the case, yes.". This has attracted an a student as well. "Becoming a directors. resolutions adopted after Iraq's outstanding junior and senior graduate student requires fi Kroll, president of the New August 2 invasion of Kuwait. Montana management .was faculty," he said. nancial, social and personal York-based Kroll Associates Those resolutions intended to set up by Barzan Ibrahim, Sad "Now we are striving to the sacrifices," he said, "It re investigations company, spoke force Iraq to relinquish Kuwait dam's half brother, the Finan building of research laborato quires one to reevaluate oneself in interviews published today and recover plundered Kuwaiti cial Times quoted an Iraqi of ries. We see the University in by the Financial Times, a assets. ficial as saying. The official was creasing the infer structure for British newspaper, and The CBS report, quoting not identified in the story. see GRAD/page 8 Senate elections result in three wins, two run-offs, and controversy suits were announced. "I just By CATHY FLYNN AND STUDENT SENATE ELECTION RESULTS want to point out that Billy MONICAYANT Allen has voted for Students News Writers United For Respect through the DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 4 NAACP. I would be a vote of In yesterdays' Student Senate reason." 1 Allen 288 Miquiabas 456 Wilson While campaigning in Dillon elections, 27 votes prevented a (l-"'CONTESliD) clear winner in the district one 2 Peralez 261 Vera 283 Hall last night around 11 p.m., race, which has recently taken 3 Certo 167 Other 75 Allen said he spotted Peralez a racial focus that candidate 4 McDonald 128 hanging up posters reading, Billy Allen called, "ridiculous." DISTRICT 5 "That S.U.F.R. guy from Alumni 5 Other 24 vs. Paul of Dillon Hall." The three other campus con Gordon 71 tests resulted in decided victo Allen said he asked Peralez ries for Kristi Shafer, Joe Wil Harknett 68 what he was doing, and asked son, and Bong Miquibas, but DISTRICT 2 Sharkey 60 that the posters be removed be the off-campus race will pit the Shafer 184 cause the information on them Folgia 45 was incorrect. Jim Gordon-Brian Murphy Bomberger 154 Guilbault 43 ticket and the Kristen Allen stressed that he is not a llarknett-Ellen Lanser in the Other 13 Espino 30 member of SUFR, and said that Wednesday's run-off. Other 18 he did not, as a student senator The votes for the off-campus this year, ever take part in any vote regarding SUFR. election were 71 to 68, respec The Observer /Bren<m Reg<r~ tively. work to deliver what I said I to Peralez's 261. against Students United for Re "The signs have been Shafer claimed the district was going to do in my cam Controversy has surrounded spect (SUFR), and the posters in removed totally," Peralez two position with 52.4 percent paign," Miquibas said. the district one race. In an arti question claimed the organi responded after the incident of the vote. Matthew Wilson ran an uncontested cle in yesterday's Observer, zation a "special interest group occurred. He explained that he Bomberger, the only other can race in district four. Peralez claimed that his cam which has denounced Notre took them down immediately didate from this district, took A 3.1 percent difference in paign was sabotaged when his Dame in the local and national after the conversation with 43.9 percent of the vote. votes between Billy Allen and . posters were removed from media." Allen. In district three, Miquibas Paul Peralez made a run-off Pangborn, Morrissey, and "My primary motive is to be a The posters were "definitely won with 456 votes to Jorge election necessary in district Alumni Halls. fair and equal voice," said Vera's 283 votes. "I am going to one. Allen received 288 votes Peralez has been outspoken Peralez after the election re- see ELECTIONS/page 8 ,--· I ~p_ag~e__ 2------------------------------------------------~r~h~e~O~b~s~e~N~e~r ____________________________________r~u~e~s~d~ay~,~M~a~r~c~h~2~6~,~19~9~1 I INSIDE COLUMN I FORECAST: Cloudy and warm today with a 50 Quasi modo percent chance of showers. 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