Vol. V., No. 46THEServing theOBSERVER Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Community Thursday, November 12. 1970 Krashna returns The SLI program will take place which represents about 5200 by Dave McCarthy He said he was returning the saviors of your own fate,” he because it was his “absolute remarked. in the Spring, and according to students was allotted $3000. one spokesman, “The bulk of The Off-Campus Commission Student Body President Dave duty” as the Student Body Presi­ He continued, “It’s not a the money will be for scholar­ represents about 14 that many Krashna returned last night to dent; but he explained that he black problem; it’s a white pro­ ships for people who could not students, and should the be serve as Chairman of the Senate. had done some “soul searching” blem. The only problem for the come here otherwise.” allotted 14 as much money. He immediately addressed an since he walked out. And he black is white people.” Two halls, St. Edward’s and Novak listed ways in which the “Executive Report” to the body advised the Senators to do the “It may not look like it, but Stanford were next on the money could be used, citing a in which he asked the Senators same on “the whole idea of I’m about serious business,” he agenda but their respective legal aid office and alterations in to, “Quit playing games and be leadership and your positions as said. He expressed disfavor with leaders.” the “liberal rhetoric” in Senate the Off-campus office. about serious business.” Senators withdrew their hall’s In explaining his walkout of “ It is difficult to be a black proceedings terming it “abso­ requests for they planned to Allocations to the National the Sunday night meeting student body president at a lute, genuine bullshit.” And he approach the HPC for funds. Student Association were consi­ Krashna said, “As Dave Krashna predominantly white, Catholic asked the Senators to “be about The Student Government dered next, and again Novak, serious business.” I could not sit here and watch University,” he said, “The Afro- Administration budget, head of NSA spoke, defending “ I see an atmosphere which the Afro-American Society American on this campus is an ($13,100 as recommended by m o tio n s to allot it $150 budget cut; I could not be an alienated individual.” does not allow for the growth of the Finance Committee) passed (Finance Committee recom­ accomplice to that.” He emphasized that the an individual, except academi­ on consensus of the House as did mendation) and $134—both of $4300 allocation to the Afro- cally,” he remarked; and he the recommended budgets of the which failed. Finally the Senate American Society had been noted that sometime even such Community Relations Commis­ voted to allot no money at all to defeated while an earlier motion ' academic growth is stifled. sion ($180) and the Ombudsman NSA. to allocate $3000 to the Hall Also among the Executive Service ($224). In its final vote, the Senate Presidents Council had reports was news of the up­ The Off-Campus Commission approved the Finance Commit­ succeeded. “Can we only have coming Student Life Council was allotted the recommended tee recommendation to allot good faith with the Hall Presi­ election in Planner and Grace $100 after Off-Campus Senator $435 to the Research and dents,” he asked, “or can we Halls to elect a replacement for Steve Novak moved it be given Development Commission. share it with the Afro Ameri­ Glen Corso, retired SLC mem­ $750 and explained why. Novak The meeting ended at 9:30 cans?” ber. The election is scheduled said it was a matter of “equity.” p.m. The Senate will meet again Money allotted to the HPC for November 19. Petitions may He explained that the HPC, at 7 p.m. Sunday. will be used to fund An Tostal be picked up on Friday nights at with its slave auction and kissing the Student Government Office. marathon, and Krashna They must be returned, with the re m a rk e d that there were required 100 signatures and “bigger responsibilities” than Hes burghanswers Dave Krashna addresses before 7 p.m. the these. “I’m the greatest following Sundday. Krashna noted that on exponent of good faith,” he Sunday night, prior to any vot­ After the reports the Senate The following are excerpts from University President Theodore M. said, “but I ask you, what are Hesburgh’s letter to Monsignor James P. Conroy’s editorial in last ing on whether to allocate got down to business and w eek’s Our Sunday Visitor. The editorial attacked various aspects $4300 to the Afro American your priorities?” approved an allocation of $1500 Notre Dame life, including the presence o f Ti-Grace Atkinson on Society, he was “quite dis­ “There is never a rationale for ($175 more than requested) to campus, the OBSERVER’S coverage of Miss Atkinson, and the mayed” to be greeted with the subjugation of a race in the MECHA (Mexican American abortion ad that ran in the paper the week after the controversial yawning and sighing while he ‘Home of the Brave’,” he said, Organization). addressed the Senate, he em­ and later he asked, “What the It then approved a motion to Atkinson article. In general, Hesburgh reaffirmed the University’s phasized that his walkout was hell is going on?” allot $2000 to the International open speaker policy, supported the non-censorship of the “more rational than emotional.” “I’m not the savior. You’re Student Leadership Institute. OBSER VER, and requested the patience o f the Catholic community In the educational process. Dear Monsignor Conroy: In the interest of fairness and understanding, I must respond to Off-Campus your recent editorial on Notre Dame. 1 trust you will share this with by Jeanne Sweeney G overnm ent officers, which posal about a new open house your readers. would make these officers more policy. Our students have a right to invite here speakers on a wide variety Discussion on the off-campus representative of the whole stu­ The proposal called for open of subjects. So do our faculty members and so does the policy, a proposal on hall presi­ dent body and not solely their houses to be held in the dorms administration. The fact of an invitation in no way suggests that we dents, and a proposal about respective halls. every Sunday from the hours of agree with whatever might be said, because in every case we have no open house, occupied the St. In accordance with this pro­ 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the idea what will be said. It so happens that in a long list of speakers, Mary’s Student Assembly earlier posal the officers would receive academic year. representing every possible range of opinion on the widest range of this week. first choice of rooms and a The rationale behind the poli­ subjects, one of our student Academic Commissioners invited a The Assembly repassed with­ salary to be determined by all cy was described as inherent in women to speak on women’s liberation, a subject of great interest to out change the off-campus poli­ the halls together. the educative aims of a college, young people today. I am not trying to justify his choice of a cy which they originally passed In addition the election would which are social as well as aca­ speaker. I never heard of her before she was invited. But, women’s at the beginning of this year but have to take place before stu­ demic in nature. It is believed liberation is ,certainly a suitable topic for discussion in the university which was defeated by the dents picked their rooms for the that a casual social atmosphere is today. Board of Trustees. following year. stifled by extremely limited It so happened that this was a sorry choice. The reasons behind Concerning the Board’s rejec­ The proposal was defeated male visitation hours. the invitation were valid enough; the book written by this wo ran tion of the policy Ann Marie primarily on the grounds that it According to the proposal, a was not particularly provocative, but she did take this occasion to Tracey said they are still not seemed unworkable given SMC’s student, as a responsible indi­ proclaim such outrageous things that she completely lost her sure why it was defeated because concentration of certain classes vidual, should be able to invite audience and, by her vulgar and blasphemous language, convinced after seven attempts to review in certain halls. It was felt that male friends to her room, which them that she is not a good representative of what is good in the minutes of the meeting in the students ability to vote in a is her home, within a perspective women’s liberation. October, Sr. Alma has still not school-wide election would be of normalcy, rather than one of Our student press, which is not subject to prior censorship, made the minutes available to impaired since it would be diffi­ “special occasion. decided to play the story straight and to repeat some of the more her. cult to know the candidates well The basis of this proposal outrageous things she said in an effort to portray just how bad a A proposal was presented to enough. stemmed from the results of performance it was. Again, one can argue about the journalistic the Assembly which called for a Jackie Stone, an Assembly questionaires circulated in the judgment involved here. There are those who find no fault in this school-wide election for the Hall member also presented a pro­ halls.