X B E > s s r NOTRE D A * r i y E R Thursday, April 20, 1995* Vol. XXVI No. 124 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Not Again... Tuition jumps 5.9 percent By ETHAN HAYWARD Assistant News Editor Tuition and Fees 1991-95 Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees has approved a 5.9 room and board percent increase in tuition and room and board, raising com­ t u i t i o n bined costs for the 1995-96 academic year to $22,340. The cost of tuition now stands at a record $17,830 while room 17,830 and board costs up to $4,510. The decision was announced in a letter from University Presi­ 16,840 dent Father Edward Malloy to the parents of undergraduate 15,810 students. From 1990 to 1994, the cost of full-time undergraduate tu­ 14,650 ition increased from $12,390 to 13,506 $16,840, while room and board cost grew from $3,414 to $4,300. The letter from Malloy states that the rates were increased Photo courtesy of EMI Records/Daniela Federici in order to help continue the Digable Planets, the Grammy winning rap group, will not be perform­ pursuit of a “superior educa­ ing on campus next week for AnTostal as previously expected. tion” for students. In addition, Malloy cited a need to develop T o ta l 17,112 18,480 19,870 21,140 22,340 <CoSt several long-term university Safety concerns leave plans, including the develop­ ment of “a learning environ­ 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ment of cutting-edge technolo­ AnTostal '95 bandless gy,” and “a constant enhance­ $11.5 million mark. convinced the tuition increase ment of community life.” The letter also stresses the can be justified, particularly in By DAVE TYLER The Observer yesterday that Malloy further justified the importance of the satisfaction light of recent pledges by Con­ News Editor plans to bring the New York increase by explaining that as of University students, citing a gressional Republicans to cut And LIZ FORAN City-based rap act Digable the percentage of tuition poll taken of last year’s gradu­ funding for federal financial Associate News Editor Planets to campus were increases continues to go down, ates, 90 percent of whom aid. scrapped when Notre Dame Notre Dame is offering larger answered that they were either Freshman Andrea Rohrs says For the second time in two Security voiced concerns about scholarship aid programs. This “satisfied” or “very satisfied” she feels the hike in tuition years, Notre Dame’s AnTostal safety at the show. is the sixth year in a row that with their experience at Notre does not seem fair for students celebration will not include a SUB worked frantically to the percentage of increase in Dame. in need of financial aid. In fact. concert. find a replacement, he said, tuition has decreased, while Still, many students are not Student Union Board Music scholarship aid topped the see TU ITIO N / page 8 Commissioner Rob Adams told see CONCERT/ page 8 Richards: Women face Bomb rocks Oklahoma City rough political road Blast kuis 31, Federal building explosion By GWENDOLYN NORGLE trained to be caretakers of the leaves hundreds Developments Wednesday in the Oklahoma City federal office building explosion: Assistant News Editor community, of our children, THE BUILDING THE BOMB CASUALTIES SUSPECTS Allred P. Murrah Federal Believed to be 1.000-to 20 dead, Including 17 children, No one claimed and of our husbands.” It is dif­ Building, nine-story federal 1,200-pound cm bomb. and more Vian 200 Injured. reapomlbillty. Federal missing in rubble office building where more Exploded outside building Another 300 unaccounted for. authorities said terrorist Women face more challenges ficult to have these responsibili­ than 500 people work. about 10a m E8T. (As of 7 p.m. EST) act is possibility. in the political arena than do ties and to be an elected offi­ By JUDY GIBBS Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building men, according to former cial, according to Richards, Associated Press because women may feel guilty Democratic Governor of Texas Apartment building Ann Richards, who offered her for the time not spent with OKLAHOMA CITY their families. A car bomb ripped deep into # see SYMPATHY, page 3 As a third challenge to America’s heartland Wednes­ women in politics, Richards de­ day, killing at least 31 people view of the state of our nation scribed women’s nature to be and leaving 200 missing in a last night in Washington Hall. less aggressive then men. “We In her lecture “Politics in the are not ruthless enough,” she '90 s: A Woman’s Perspective,” said. “We just didn’t fight ■ see CLINTON, page 3 Richards said she hoped to enough on the playground.” “provoke thinking” by the audi­ Illustrating her view of the blast that gouged a nine-story ence with her formal remarks. nature of politics, Richards told hole In a federal office building. Elected in 1990 as the first the audience that since she was The dead included at least 12 female governor of Texas in at Notre Dame, she was going youngsters, some of whom had over fifty years, Richards ap­ to explain “why things are the just been dropped off by their pointed more African-Ameri­ way they are” in a way the au­ parents at a day-care center. cans, llispanics, and women to dience would understand. There was no immediate state posts during her term “I consider your intellect a claim of responsibility for the than any previous governor. cut above,” she told the audi­ attack, the deadliest U.S. bomb­ Richards described three ence, and she offered some of ing in 75 years. challenges facing woman in her input with a sarcastic tone. At least 200 people were their political careers. Explaining her version of the injured — 58 critically, ac­ “The biggest challenge for origin of the word “politics,” cording to Fire Chief Gary Journal Record Building males or females in politics is Richards said that “’poll’ is Marrs. Scores were feared money, but it is much more dif­ Greek for ‘many’ and ‘tics’ are trapped in the rubble of the Al­ ficult for women to raise blood-sucking insects.” fred P. Murrah Federal Build­ later, said Assistant Fire Chief in the basement said there money,” she said. Stating what she believes to ing. Jon Hansen. He said a 15-year- were two others with her. She “The second biggest chal­ be the current state of the na­ Three people were pulled old girl was taken from the didn’t know if they were dead lenge is ‘us.’” Speaking of tion, Richards mentioned from the rubble Wednesday building in critical condition. women, she said, “We are night but two died a short time He also said a woman trapped see RICHARDS/ page 8 see BOMB/ page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, April 20, 1995 fORLO AT A GLANCE Hoop New terrorist train gas attack puts Japan’s nerves on edge YOKOHAMA, Japan At least 297 people were taken to The old woman stood in front of the hospitals, complaining of stinging eyes, entrance to Yokohama Station, shop­ coughs and dizziness after inhaling a dreams, CHINA ping bags in hand, and watched a foul chemical odor at the station, police chemical warfare unit suit up and head said. No one was reported in serious stark reality inside. condition; most victims were treated “Oh my god, ” she said. “Not again.’’ JAPAN and released. A month after terrorists released Pandemonium erupted as thousands 6.4 seconds on the N KOREA clock. Scottie Pippen to Peter Rubinas nerve gas in Tokyo’s subways, a possi­ of commuters raced pell-mell out of the inbound. Ball in to Assistant Accent Editor ble copycat attacker let loose a mystery station. Some 50 emergency vehicles gas Wednesday at the main train station clogged the streets, many with their red Armstrong. B.J. passes S. KOREA to Jordan at the top of the key. Jordan pump in Yokohama, just south of the capital. lights flashing and sirens wailing. This time, 300 people got sick, and Nearly a dozen helicopters — half fakes. Ehlo flies by. Jordan goes up and takes Y o k o h a m a a fade away three-pointer. It’s good! Bulls the nation’s ragged nerves were set on belonging to newspapers and TV sta­ Train p assen g ers win! Bulls win! edge again. tions — buzzed overhead. The attack in Yokohama came after East hospitalized The victims came from two different This is the stuff dreams are made of. Hoop China after bad odor dreams. Many a youngster has dreamt that one of Japan’s most trying months since SeS places: an underground passage in World War II, in which cherished beliefs Yokohama Station lined with shops, and scene replacing Mr. Jordan’s name with their Pacific 200 miles own. Who wouldn’t want the to experience about the nation’s security have been Oceaa the second car of a train coming from the fame and thrill? undermined. 200 km. Tokyo that passed through the station. The documentary Hoop Dreams is about Twelve people were killed and 5,500 AP Police said the Yokohama case these dreams that drive so many kids to prac­ sickened in the March 20 nerve gas appeared different enough from the tice every day on the blacktop courts of our attack in Tokyo. Ten days later, an assailant shot and Tokyo subway attack that it may have been a copycat cities.