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Top 10 stories - page 7 Thursday, May 17, 1979 an independent stijdent newspaper serving notre dame and s~t mary· s Vol. XIII, No. 129 Driyers sigh relief; Housing ,~,,~ gas strike averted .·''!iV-- department Indianaolis (AP) -The Indiana covers a station's overhead, Service Station Dealers Asso such as rent and salaries. It also ciation handed motorists an provides the owner with his trans_fer 11th- hour reprieve yesterday, profit. calling off a four-day shutdown As all of you know, we've be; en by K. Connelly of stations a day before it was to trying to get the attention of the Senior Staff Reporter begin. Department of Energy, and I'm But Curtis H. Robertson, the happy to report that we've got Association's Executive Direc it," Robertson said at a news Vice-president for Student Af tor, cautioned that although the conference. fairs Fr. John Van Wolvlear and protest was cancelled, gasoline He said new regulations on Vice-president for Business ~£ ts still in short supply and proce margins will be proposed fairs Thomas Mason are dts conservation is essential. by June 1, and will take effect cussing the possibility of "We could face some very July 1, according to information moving the office of Housing. serious problems by the end of obtained by Sen. Birch Bayh back under the jurisdiction of the month," he warned. and Rep. Philip Sharp, both Student Affairs. The Association decided the Indiana Democrats. Housing was placed under the shutdown was unnecessa.ry Present regulations stipulate authority of Business Affairs after the Federal Energy De that a dealer's markup can be last year m order to improve the partment promised to review no more than it was in 'May quality of dormitory mainten the gasoline markup allowed 1973-plus three cents. Dealers ance. Mason said that last year service stations. say that doesn't take inflation the big problem with hall life The markup, the difference into account. was inefficient maintenance. between the wholesale price The statues of Our Lady and Christ welcome Commence Rectors complained of delayed and the amount a motorist pays ment weekend visitors with open arms to Notre Dame. [photo repairs and being unable to at the pump, excluding taxes, [continued on page 2] by Mark Ricca, captt'on by Phil CackleyJ. requisition ha.ll supplies. Mason and Bro. Just Pac znesy, vice-presindent for Stu dent Affairs at the time, de cided to move Housing under Business Affairs because they believed that office could better Califano to speak at commencement deal with maintenance prob lems. This year, maintenance prob Michael Lewis strong public stands on smok After President Jimmy Car Supreme Court on the issue. On lems have been getting the Executive News Editor ing, alcohol abuse, and equal ter's election in 1976, he nomi Jan. 24, 1977, his nomination attention of Donald Dedrick, opportunity in inter-collegtate nated Califano for the HEW was approved by the Senate by director of the Physical Plant. athletics. post. Califano, a Roman Catho a 95 to 1 vote. Mason and Van Wolvlear be .Joseph A. Califano Jr., secre Ao;; the head of HEW, the lic, was well received by the The son of an Italian immi lieve that, since maintenance tary of Health, Education and largest department of the fed Senate during his nomination grant, Califano was born in problems are being taken care Welfare, will speak Sunday at eral government, Califano is hearings, but faced stiff ques Brooklyn, NY on May 15, 1931. of, and owing to the special Notre Dame's !34th annual responsible for the depart tioning on the abortion issue. He attended Roman Catholic problems of many situations commencement exercises. Cali ment's annual budget of $162.2 Califano claimed that he strong schools, and earned a B.A. dealing with housing, the Hous fano is one of . the most out billion, and oversees programs ly opposed abortion and federal from Holy Cross College in ing office would function better spoken and controversial secre ranging in concern from welfare funding of abortions, but prom 1952. He attended Harvard Law under Student Affairs. taries in HEW's history, taking to civil ri"hts ised. to obey the ruling of the School, where he was·one of the "Since Dedrick is reliable and editors of the Harvard Law responsible, there has been no Review, and graduated magna problem with maintenance in cum laude in 195 5. the halls,'' Van Wolvlear 19 79 Senior Fellow Califano served in the navy for stated. three years, and then joined the The Vice-president for Student New York law firm of Dewey, Affairs also noted that, during Ballantine, Bush by, Palmer and the past year that Housing has Fr. john Dunne offers advice Wood. been under Business Affairs, fn April, 1961, Califano be students would bring housing came special assistant to the related problems to his General Counsel of the Depart office and that Mason would by Diane Wzlson Dunne is described by Notre Dame Magazine ment of Defense. He served in a refer special cases back to the Managing Editor as the "most original relig~us thinker of our variety of positions in the Student Affairs office. time.'' Among the books dunne has authored are Defense Department, and was Since a lot of student unrest The City of the Gods, A Search for God in tt'me awarded the Distinguished Civ regarding hall life came directly "Look at life in the senst: of a journey with and Memory, The Way of all Earth, and Time ilian Service Medal, the highest to the office of Student Affairs, G_od.Let God do the leading. In this way much and Myth. Dunne has also written articles which civilian award of the Army, for Housing may as well be Student can happen." This is the advice that Senior have appeared in nation-wide publications, his efforts as General Counsel Affairs· specific responsibility, Fellow Fr. John Dunne ,has to offer the class of _ including "St. Thomas' Theology of Participa of the Department of the Army. Van Wolvlear stated. He added 1979. ~ tion," Realpolitik in the Decline of the West," OnJuly 26, 1965, Califano was that student life in the hall is By allowing God to lead, life can take on a "Two Contemporary Approaches to Theology," appointed Special Assistant to properly the concern of his fullness beyond the pressures of society, Dunne "The Myth of Gods Death," "The Human then President Lyndon B. John office. continued. He explained that society places a God:Jesus," and The Metamorphoses ofFaith.' son. He worked in developing Mason said that his experience great emphasis on career success. Dunne is Teaching is a process of gainin~ insight and Johnson's lesislative program in the past year has proved that plea~ed that this year's seniors have been able sharing insight with others, acordmg to Dunne. and coordinating its presenta- ,students feel more comfortable to re:iist this pressure. Many of the seniors will He explained that the process of education tion to the Congrei>s. He also. dealing with Student Affairs on do volunteer work after graduation, which involves both giving and recieving for both the worked on a vanety ot domestic issues concerning housing. Dunne views as very gratifying· and a selfless instructor ana the student. problems. ''They feel that Housing 1s gesture. ''Everyone has to find a way to share with Califano left this position in naturally the concern of Student Dunne, who was ordained in 1954, graduated others, and teaching is my way," Dunne early 1969, and began a word Affairs and generally they go from Notre Dame in 1951. He was born in Waco, explained. "Insight is life itself," he continued, wide tour on a study ·of the to that office first," he added. Texas, and lived there until he entered the the "and with me this connects with God." 'youth and establishment' Van Wolvlear agreed with Congregation of Holy Cross at Notre Dame in Dunne lias been a member of the Notre Dame problem under a Ford Founda Mason. "It makes more sense 1934. He also received his S.T.L. from faculty since 1957. He exflainedthat he stays at tion grant. to have us in charge since our. Georgetown University in Rome in 1955, and Notre Dame because o its contemplative air. After this study, Califano was special office is concerned with his S .T.L. from Gregorian University in 1958. "It's something that you don't notice until you a member of two Washington people," he stated. Responsi This year's ~emor Class Fellow has been the go away and then come back--it's a sort of law firms before his appoint bilities like room assignments recipient of many awards, including the Rocker peacefulness--a sense of spiritual life.'' ment as Secretary of HEW. · will be returned from Business fellow Research Grant in 1960, the Harbison Dunrie said that in travelhng, one experiences a Califano will be presented Affairs to Student Affairs if Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Riggs different environment and mind-set. ''Then, with an honorary doctorate of Van Wolvlear and Mason Chair at Yale University Department of Reli when you come back you f?ain a clearer insight law degree by University Pres decide to make the switch gious Studies, and the Fr. Sheedy Award for into your own wat of life, ' he explained. "It ident Fr. Theodore Hesburgh at excellence in teaching. opens your own life up more.'' Sunday's ceremonies. [continued on page 2] ~------ ------ ·~-.-_- News in brief Thursday, May 17, 1979- page 2 • • .