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.----- . :o:' I I Go figure ····---lI I ' Irish Extra etc. Mostly sunny and cool Friday. High in the middle Notre Dame Music Scene 40s. Very cool Friday night @ vs. SMU with increasing cloudiness Three new releases toward morning. VOL. XXII, NO. 52 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1988 · the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame ·and Saint Mary's Lottery for housing only a 'remote possibility' Housing contracts will be dis­ lated a formula for determin­ By JIM WINKLER tributed when students return ing how each dorm stands with Staff Reporter in January and will be due on 25 percent of its available space February 2. The advance en­ reserved for freshmen. For i It is "only a remote possibil­ rollment is due March 1. that formula, Reienebold took ity'' that a lottery would be held Accordin~ to the letter from into account the number of re­ I in any dorm for next year's Student Residences, students turning seniors, juniors, and housing, said Evelyn who turn in a housing contract sophomores-to-be, the number Reinebold, director of Student but fail to advance enroll will of freshmen who would equal Residences. be placed behind freshmen and 25 percent of capacity, and the The only students who will be the "late contract" students. number of students who tend to put on waiting lists will be those Reinebold said that she is move off-campus each year. 'r who fail to return their housing concerned that students have Once examining these for­ contract andlor fail to pay their misunderstood the letter and mulas, Reinebold noted that ' advance enrollment fee on time its purpose. "The purpose of "there is no hall in any real next spring, . according to this letter was to formalize the problem except Dillon perhaps Reinebold. procedures. We want everyone and maybe Stanford." In a letter sent to .all current to turn in their contracts on No female dorm is in danger freshmen, sophomores, and time, and we don't want fresh­ of having a lottery, Reine bold juniors, Student Residences in­ men in study lounges," added . .dicated that 25 percent of each Reinebold said,. Reinebold said that lotteries dorm will be blocked off for in­ Late contracts have been a can be avoided because move­ coming freshmen prior to ·problem in the past~ Reinebold ment off-campus is generally roompicks next April. said. consistent from year-to-year The letter continues, "If Last year, 80 students turned and because the 25 percent more students turn in contracts in their contracts late and were freshmen requirement is not than the hall has room for : 1.) still allowed to choose rooms. binding. Students will be given an option Usually this throws off Student "Based on the numbers Ad­ to transfer t!> another hall or Residences' estimates and missions has given me, some 2.) a hall lottery may be used forces freshmen into study dorms may have more than 25 to determine a waiting list for lounges, said Reinebold. percent. However, if one dorm the hall ... " Reinbold added, "Freshmen has 5 extra people and another The letter also stated that shouldn't be penalized because has 5less than capacity, we will "students submitting late con­ some upperclassmen are ir­ readjust the freshmen quotas,'' tracts will be put on a waiting responsible and didn't turn in Reinebold said. The Observer I Jim Brake list and assigned rooms only forms on time." For example, for next year, King of politics after freshmen are as­ A committee of four rectors, Alumni Hall stands to be in po­ signed .... Those students sub­ two students, and Reinebold sition to have no extra people Michael Novak, Welch professor of American studies, spoke at the Center mitting late contracts shall not discussed this issue and put to­ once Resident Assistants are for Continuing Education, Thursday, in the lecture entitled, "Choosing be permitted to participate in gether the letter. Our King." (See story p.5). room picks." In addition, Reinebold calcu- see HOUSE, page .7 Mack edges out MacKay in Texas is selected as tight Florida Senate. race site for Supercollider Associated Press decision declaring Texas the Associated Press telephone. "It's very exciting. 30,000 votes, more than enough "I don't know the exact word preferred site for what the to avoid the automatic recount WASHINGTON-- Texas department will name the MIAMI-- Conservative Re­ to use ... Th~re's been a great that would be triggered if the beat out· six other states Ronald Reagan Center for publican Rep. Connie Mack III· deal of anxiety. It's been long, difference was less than about won a cliffhanger Senate race it's been tough, but I felt all 20,000. Thursday in- a high-stakes High Energy Physics. Thursday over Rep. Kenneth along that my message of more race to capture the $4.4 bil­ Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., Campaign Manager Greg lion superconducting super and Sen. Dennis DeConcini, "Buddy" MacKay, a moderate freedom; free markets, Farm.er said MacKay, who Democrat, for the seat being collider, which, if Congress D-Ariz., said they were as­ remained at his home in finds the money to build it, king Reagan and president­ relinquished by Democratic Ocala's historic district, Sen. Lawton Chiles. would- be the largest scien­ elect George Bush to halt planned a conference call with tific instrument ever · con­ confirmation of the site until Mack's narrow victory, legal counsel to discuss taking based on absentee ballots still structed. the General Accounting Of­ the election to court, as Farmer The announcement by En­ fice reviews the choice and being counted, decided the last recommended. ergy Department Secretary an independent commission of this year's 33 Senate. races. "We may have to ask the fat John Herrington drew imme­ evaluates Herrington's It means the Democrats will lady for an encore," Farmer have a 55-45 majority, a gain diate howls of protest from rationale. said. "Something's screwy the six losing states, where Herrington said the Texas of one seat, in the new U.S. sen­ with those numbers." site - some 16,000 farm acres ate. officials had waged a years­ long battle to win the giant in Ellis County 35 miles Several media sources, in­ •. 7'· Farmer said that the way cluding The Observer, ,.'·-11< : atom-smasher and the jobs south of Dallas - was races were listed on the ballots and scientific prestige that "superior" to the others for projected on Wednesday a ~ may have confused voters in MacKay victory based on early will accrue to the project's building the collider, a 53- some counties. He cited three home state. mile underground tunnel ca­ election returns. Rep. Connie Mack counties where more votes But while Mack claimed vic­ freedom from taxes, freedom ''The Texas decision has a pable of whipping proton were cast for president than strong smell of White House beams into each other with tory, MacKay did not immedi­ as an objective of our foreign Senate: Hillsborough County, ately concede and his cam­ policy, would come through politics," said Sen. Donald 20 times the force of the where the difference was Riegle, D-Mich. "We and the world's most powerful exist­ paign manager said there clearly," said Mack, 48-year­ nearly 60,000; Palm Beach, old grandson of the a·aseball other five finalist states got ing particle accelerator. might be a legal challenge be­ where it was nearly 52,000; and "The Texas proposal cause of what he called ir­ Hall of Fame manager. Dade, nearly 49,000. a raw deaL" regularities in some vote to­ The AP's latest tally showed Illinois officials also were clearly received the highest MacKay, 55, was doing some angered, with House overall technical evaluation tals. Mack with 2,044,575 votes, or 50 gardening, and also had told his "I think at this point the num­ percent, to MacKay's 2,014,924 Minority Leader Robert ratings of any proposal and staff he would be praying and Michel calling on the presi­ bers are conclusive," Mack votes, also 50 percent. That See sse, page 7 told The Associated Press by gave Mack a margin of nearly see MACK, page 7 dent to review Herrington's page 2 The Observer Friday, November 11, 1988 INSIDE COLUMN I.N BRIEF Vice President-elect Dan Quayle was described as 'South Bend/Mishawaka, "an insult to the American voters and to the rest of the world," by Swedish Consul Arne Thoren in New York. Thoren ~as sine~ ~een reprimanded, and has apologized, a Foreign M1mstry spokesman said Thurs. The Alive with pride!' conservative daily Svenska Dagbladet, in an editorial, also South Bend/Mishawaka alive with pride. voiced reservations about the Indiana senator. "With Whenever you hear South Bend and Mis­ Chris regard to the qualifications of Vice President-elect Dan hawaka's mottO'Song "Alive with Pride" on the Quayle, let us wish George Bush good health during the radio, it is often accompanied by the laughter Donnelly next four years." The paper, however, welcomed Bush's and cynical questions of students and other non­ elec~ion, calli_ng him "a competent politician" although lackmg President Reagan's charisma and ideological Benders. Managing Editor thrust. -Associated Press "Proud of what?" people frequently ask. Football legend George Gipp will be immortalized Well, I live in South Bend and let me tell you in film again, but not with Notre Dame's blessing, because I'm very proud of this fine city on St. Joseph's the university has a ''built-in bias'' against another football River. Most cities in the U.S.

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