INSIDE Six to Run for ND Student Body President Three to Vie for SMC

Careers Unlimited- INSIDE VOL. XXI, NO. 85 THURSDAY, FEBRU A RY 5,1987 the independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint M a n ’s Six to run for ND student body president By BETH CORNWELL Gonzales must declare his Staff Reporter running mate by 1 p.m. today, according to Ombudsman Six potential student body Election Committee Chairman presidential tickets and at least Dan Gamache. Cooke and one candidate from each stu Bink, who have declared their dent senate district were pres candidacies but have not yet ent at a mandatory meeting for specified which will be the prospective candidates Wed presidential nomminee, must nesday night. also register their decision with The prospective presidential the Ombudsman committee by tickets include Theodore’s 1 p.m. Thursday. manager Vince Willis and Incumbant senator Brian junior class president Cathy Holst is the only candidate run Nonnenkamp, juniors Todd ning in senate district one, Graves and Brian Moffitt, which includes St. Edward’s, Grace Giorgio and Bill Sam- Lewis, Holy Cross, Carroll, mon, Willie Franklin and Jim Sorin, Walsh, Alumni, and Old Mangan, Black Student Union College halls. President Martin Rodgers and Sophomore Sean Hoffman L.B. Eckelkamp. registered three minutes Sophomore Class President before the 7:30 p.m. deadline Pat Cooke and J.P.W. Commis to delare an unopposed can sioner Laurie Bink, as well as didacy for senate district sophomores Raul Gonzales and two, which includes Stanford, either Ray Lopez or Chuck Keenan, Zahm, Cavanaugh, Neidhoefer also declared their Student Body President and Vice President meeting for candidates last night. Five other candidacies. See CANDIDATES, page 3 hopefuls Cathy Nonnencamp and Vince Willis candidates also attended. Story at left. listen to the information at a mandatory Three to vie for SMC Waite detained by radical Moslems Associated Press held in the Lebanese capital by of the Lebanese people and gov student body offices Hezbollah, or Party of God, and ernment, who are very keen to LONDON - Missing hostage the radical Shiite group in see Terry Waite back soon in By KAREN WEBB “Experience is key,” Cook, negotiator Terry Waite has tended to try him. SAT 1 gave Britain and continuing his Copy Editor current vice president for stu been taken before a drumhead no sources and did not specify humanitarian role,” the dent affairs and the only mem court of radical Shiite Moslems the charges. Church of England said in a Confirming their intention to ber present from her platform, and ordered “detained,” the It said Waite was being kept statem ent. run for Saint Mary’s student said after the meeting. “It Independent Television net in Bir al Abid, a southern sub It described the 30-minute body offices, members of three won’t hinder creativity or work reported Wednesday. urb of Beirut, and had never meeting at Lambeth Palace, platforms attended a pre originality but it even allows us Correspondent Brent Sadler been taken to the Syrian- Runcie’s London residence, as election information meeting to more creative.” said from Nicosia, Cyprus, that occupied Bekaa Valley of east “very friendly and informal.” Wednesday night. Cook said her goals include “a usually reliable Moslem Lebanon, as has been reported. The archbishop is spiritual The meeting, at which Stu to restructure the student aca source” reported that several Hezbollah is believed close head of the Church of England dent Body President Jeanne demic council, to provide a Shiite fundamentalists ap to, or synonymous with, the Isand the worldwide Anglican Heller spoke, was the first of body th at can express students’ peared in the unofficial lamic Jihad group that holds Communion. two pre-election meetings, one concerns to the admininistra- proceeding as witnesses American and French cap Spokeswoman Eve Keatley of which prospective candi tion, and to provide a forum against Waite, the personal en tives. Among them are two said the church was “still hope dates are required to attend. where students and depart voy of Archbishop of Cantur- Americans for whom Waite ful of action” from the arch The three platforms, each ments can work together. bury Robert Runcie. was said to be negotiating: bishop’s appeal for help last consisting of three candidates “As far as objectives, we There was no corroboration T erry Anderson, 39, chief week to Hashemi Rafsanjani, for the offices of president, vice would like to re-evaluate and and the Church of England said Middle East correspondent of speaker of Iran’s parliament. president for student affairs, somewhat reorganize hall gov it had no confirmation that The Associated Press, and Runcie wrote in response to and vice president for aca ernment” and work to improve Waite, who dropped out of sight Thom as Sutherland, 55, acting Rafsanjani’s offer of aid. demic affairs, are: Sarah residence life, Cook said, be in Beirut on Jan. 20 to negotiate dean of agriculture at the Justice Minister Nabih Berri Cook, Janel Hamann, and Jill cause “ living in a dorm for four with kidnappers of foreign American University of Beirut. of Lebanon, who also leads the Winterhalter; Eileen Het- years can be an unpleasant ex hostages, had become a cap Lebanon’s ambassador, Maj. major Shiite militia, said Mon terich, Smith Hashagen, and perience.” tive himself. Gen. Ahmed el Hajj, met with day that Waite has been “ar Julie Parrish; and Ann Rucker, See OFFICES, page 5 The West German cable sta Archbishop Runcie on Wednes rested” by Islamic Jihad. He Ann Reilly, and Ann Eckhoff. tion SAT 1 said Waite was being day “to express the sympathy did not elaborate. Democrats call for an end to funds for weapons testing Associated Press Leaders of the effort said the him to drive the policy in an resolution, called the test “the bill, which has 140 co-sponsors show of unity reflected mount other direction.” ultimate in bad faith .. The and will be introduced in the WASHINGTON - House ing frustration and fundamen The Soviet Union has not opportunity (for a test ban) has Senate soon. As an alternate Democrats, angry about a nu tal disagreement with detonated weapons since Au been lying around for 18 strategy, they said they will at clear test this week under the Reagan’s arms control policy, gust 1985. But Soviet leader months. It’s growing whis tach the measure to the defense Nevada desert, called Wednes and could result in a congres Mikhail Gorbachev said in k ers.” authorization bill scheduled to day for halting funds for weap sional standoff with the White December that he would end Mrs. Schroeder said the come up this spring. ons tests, postponing further House. the unilateral moratorium frustration level is such that This week’s test and a protest explosions and pursuing after the first U.S. test explo moderate Democrats have now by anti-nuclear activists, immediate test ban negotia “No matter what the presi sion of this year. joined with liberals to seek fun among them actor Martin tions with the Soviet Union. dent’s saying, I think his policy After Tuesday’s blast, the of ding restrictions that would, Sheen and astronomer Carl The resolution denouncing is an all-out arms race,” said ficial Soviet news agency Tass for all practical purposes, end Sagan, had been scheduled for Tuesday’s test and urging Rep. Richard Gephardt, D- said it could push the Kremlin nuclear testing. Thursday. An Energy Depart President Reagan to seek the Mo., chairman of the caucus to resume test explosions “with “There’s been a real turn ment spokesman said the nuclear test ban was approved and a prospective presidential redoubled force. around,” she said. schedule was changed because unanimously by more than 130 candidate. “We intend to fight Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D- Gephardt and Mrs. the test was ready, but lawmakers at a meeting of the him on these issues. We re not Colo., who with Gephardt has Schroeder said they fully ex House Democratic Caucus. content to stand by and allow introduced a bill similar to the pect a presidential veto of their See DEMOCRATS, page 4 The Observer Thursday, February 5,1987 - page 2 In Brief Press has a chance to bring The number of incunabula in the Memorial Library is now 76, thanks to a gift of a text written by positive attention to AIDS Egidius Romanus, bearing the first-edition printing dated Pianist Liber ace, famous for his garish cos of Feb. 6, 1496-97. Incunabula are books printed before tumes and flashy rings, died Wednesday. At his 1500. The author was a member of the Order of the Hermits death, however, a new notoriety overshadowed Mary of Saint Augustine who became Archbishop of Bourges, the legacy of Liberace’s career, as the press France, in 1295 and died in 1316, according to Prof. A. L. speculated that he died of AIDS. Heilmann Gabriel, director emeritus of the Medieval Institute, and This type of press speculation is nothing new; Assistant News Editor ' donor of the book.-The Observer. it has happened before. When Rock Hudson died, for example, the newspaper headlines did Off-key singers are in demand by a University not report simply that the actor had died, but of Washington music professor who says she can teach that he had died of AIDS. More recently, the anyone to sing. Elneta Cooper has taught an evening, non death of designer Perry Ellis generated contro credit class in tuneful singing since 1979 and only accepts versy when several dailies, including The the worst of off-key warblers as students. -The Observer Washington Post, suggested that AIDS was the probable cause.

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