#The Observer an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's Vol. XI, No. 109 Tuesday, April 5, 197? Gary Trudeau accepts Senior Fellow invitation field, his lifestyle and accomplish­ School of Art to begin working for population of millions of refugees, always manages a smile; “high by Val Zurblis ments must embody the “Notre his Masters of Fine Arts degree. simply so our children will hold the Zonker Harris; the commune’s Senior Reporter Dame spirit” and he must be able John McMeel and Jim Andrews, army in esteem?...It cannot be chaplain, Rev. W.S. Sloan Jr. to spend at least one day on who were scouting for new comic considered sanity to hide the (mcKleled on Yale University chap­ campus as guests of the Senior strips for Universal Press Syndi­ imperfections from our children so lain William Sloan Coffin Jr.); the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist class. Also, his personality, inter­ cate, discovered “Bull Tales” . that they too will grow up | blind to chaplain’s dog “Unconditional Am­ Garry B. Trudeau has accepted this ests, enthusiasm and personable­ Andrews said about Trudeau, “It them. Is it not better to tell the nesty” and his cat, “ Kent State.” year’s Senior Class Fellow invita­ ness are taken into consideration. vas clear he was a comic genius.” truth, even in hyperbole, and hope Pop journalist Hunter Thompson tion, Senior Fellow chairman Ron In 1974, Trudeau received the Trudeau changed the name of th that they will do something about appears in the strip as Governor Hathaway announced. Trudeau first Pulitzer Prize for cartooning strip at the insistence of McMeel it?” Duke of American Samoa, where contacted Notre Dame yesterday for a non-editorial-page artist. and Andrews and “Doonesbury” Much of the action in “Doones­ his first official act is to ban the and said he would gladly accept the Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic made its debut in October, 1970, bury” takes place in “Walden” , a importing of John Denver recor­ invitation. Dates are tentative, but strip is a six-year-old creation that when 30 papers, including the counter-culture commune. Besides dings. Trudeau said he could come to has a cast of regular characters and Washington Post carried it. It was Doonesbury, who serves as straight Chairman Ron Hathaway said “I campus during Senior Week on is revolutionary by bringing in a controversial strip that some man, the inhabitants include Ms. am very enthusiastic about his May 18, 19 and 20. recognizable real-life political and editors dropped from their papers Joanie Caucus, the liberated mid­ coming and I’m sure the class will The Senior Fellow bommittee has social figures for a satirical com­ immediately. In May 1972 he ran dle-aged woman whose weary face welcome him warmly.” to meet to decide the specific ment. the strip where Zonker Harris, details of Trudeau’s visit, but Trudeau was bom in New York Doonesbury’s hippie freak friend, Hathaway would like to plan a City in 1948 and he grew up in traces the blame for the Kent State picnic and have Trudeau address Saranac Lake, New York. In 1968, massacre directly to former Attor­ domesbury the Senior class at some point as an undergraduate of Yale Univ­ ney General John Mitchell. Many during his visit. ersity, Trudeau began doing a editors dropped the strip, but there U>eb £ r y « t y U iea n t4 * r “I’m very happy that Mr. Tru­ comic strip for the Yale Dally News was such outraged response from JO 44V F AU THF -TXtAMKS/ deau will be the Senior Class entitled “Bull Tales.” He poked readers that the strip was reinsta­ yoo a s o u r se x io R Fellow,” said Hathaway. “Espec­ fun at Yale president Kingman ted in many papers. f&R VOO, f t # . ially important is his appeal to Brewster and football hero Brian In response to the censorship of college students and the emphasis Bowling, besides other campus his comic strip, Trudeau said, “ It is T t^ o e A U . that he has given to social and notables. Mike Doonesbury, one of said by many that a strong army is controversial problems in his car­ the main characters, got his last necessary for the survival of our i\ toon, ‘Doonesbury’ ” . name from “ doone” , Yale slang for society and the principles of demo­ Trudeau was picked by a Senior good-natured fool and the second cracy it operates under. But has Class vote. The criteria for syllable from Pillsbury, one of the conduct of our army in Viet < choosing the Senior Fellow is that Trudeau’s college roommates. Nam affected the attitudes of our the individual must have done After graduating from Yale in children? Should we hide My Lai, i something very significant in his l 1970, Trudeau entered the Yale defoliation, and the creation of a i Commission to decide Gryp’s fate} 4 /0 ,5 WF as new Student Union director j ... j v s r u r r ynp W A u r you KA/Civ vihea/ rHF' TO Cor*i F TO by Tim O’Reiley voting, we have to go to the 6:30 tonight for HPC chairman, H fR T j Food Editor Commissioners.” Russell commented. CL4S5* f 5 CowirVG-. One problem that arises with the Russell is thus far unopposed, I a • - \ Seeking a solution to the linger­ vote is that the incoming chairman though noted that he might with­ ing controversies surrounding the of the HPC, who sits on the Board draw from the Commissioners selection of a new Student Union of Commissioners, is not choser should several potential opponents Director, Student Body President until after Easter break. J.P. within the HPC surface. Dave Bender announced that the Russell, the present HPC chair­ Should Gryp lose the vote by the Board of Commissioners would man, stated he will probably sit on Commissioners, the SU director­ 1 meet tonight to confirm or reject the Board of Commissioners ship would again be opened to all the appointment of Tom Gryp for tonight. “It would be unfair to applicants. “Then,” Bender elab­ the SU post. force any kind of vote at the first orated, “the Commissioners would Seven members of the SU HPC meeting, or move it up to be charged with making up a new Director Appointment Board de­ meet the tim etable of the SU Appointments Board and setting a cided at a meeting late yesterday decision. Candidates can file untf new vote for SU director.” afternoon to move up the Com­ missioners’ confirmation date in order to settle the disputed vote Action by new SBP between candidates Gryp and John Rooney, SU administrative assistant. In the meantime, Jody Korth, Executive Coordinator of Bender initiates social, coed commissions the Social Commission, has been named by Bender to “function as by Barbara Breitenstein “ The goals are idealistic,” Hesburgh. “ This will be a frustrating year,” director” until a new director is Executive News Editor Hardy said, “and these changes “ This sem ester we will be Soma continued. “You can’t force installed in office. may not happen for ten years, but gathering information,” Hardy social responsibility. You can only Director of Student Activities, Aiming at improving interracial, we hope to plant the seed now. aid, “and getting together with inspire it and provide opportunities Bro. John Benesh, C.S.C., former social justice and coeducational There are many students here who resource people such as CILA, the for it to grow. That’s what we hope Student Body President Mike Gass- concerns both on and off campus don’t care about social and political International Students’ Union, and to do.” man, former SU Director Kenn are two new Student Government awareness, and this goes against getting their input. W e also will be Soma noted that the speaker Ricci, SU Comptroller M arianne (SG) commissions created by new the Christian character of the vriting a handbook for incoming series, which is designed to be an Morgan, Executive Coordinator of Student Body President (SBP) University. I feel it is the Student students.” addition to the yearly Network the Hall Presidents’ Council Keefe Dave Bender. Government’s job to present these Hardy emphasized that the com­ conference sponsored by CILA, is a Montgomery, incoming SBP Dave Heading the interracial and things to the students,” she said. mission is an interracial commis­ “practical way to open up the idea Bender and incoming SBVP Tom social justice concerns commission Hardy has outlined four areas sion and that it will be dealing of social justice.” Soma agreed on this method to is Valerie Hardy, junior and SBP through which the commission will mainly with political activism. The ideological basis of the alleviate what became a stalemate. candidate this year, while Anne work. These are an expansion of “ Now students are not so directed series and the freshman orientation “We had a number of options we Thompson, also a junior, will bev the student lobby to address social toward political issues. It’s time to projects will be dealt with in the could have taken,” explained Coeducation Commissioner. The concerns as well as drinking and be more outward-directed and rem ainder of this* sem ester. Bender, “but decided this would positions were created, according making freshmen aware of inter­ aware of the social problems in the be the best route to go under the to Joe Gill, SG executive coordin­ racial and social problems at Notre world.” Coeducation Commission circumstances.” ator, as a result of the SBP race last Dame.