Genesis-page 7 VOL XVIII, NO. 74 the independent student newspaper serving not re dame and saint mart's WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1 Infonet phone system bugs many students By TIM GIANOTTI and MARK POTTER problems with the system to either Staff Reporters Infonet directly, Humms, or the In­ Student frustation over faulty fonet representative, who will be telephone service has been on the stationed full time on campus. In­ rise since the installation of pushbut­ fonet will be constantly monitoring ton phones and the Infonet network­ trafffic on the system. They have the ing service. capability to add lines as well as pin­ Complaints of excessive static, point problems. 4 overlapping conversations on the Humms predicted that it would same line, complete system shut­ be “a question of weeks” before the down, inability to complete longdis­ system settles down and kinks tance calls, and a spattering of would be worked out. He and Mason various other gripes have accom­ agreed that there is reason to be op­ panied the transition to the new timistic. phone system. Currently, approximately 5,000 Thomas Mason, vice-president of students on campus subscribe to the business affairs, described this as a Infonet service. Another thousand “debugging period” for the new subscribe to the saverline system. facilities. “There arc going to be Humms expects at least a few bugs . when you are dealing with hundred more students to be sig­ high-tech equipment of that mag­ ning up with Infonet in the near nitude and that complexity," said future. Mason. The new system was installed The Observer/Paul Kramer Assistant to the Comptroller Ed primarily due to the AT&T breakup Football frenzy Humms agrees with Mason. He says and the need to renovate the dated Holy Cross residents Mike Kowitz and Tim Manatt Lake. Perhaps the two were encouraged by yesterday’s that the difficulties thus far have telephone system. Out of more than (from left) pay no heed to winter’s grip on the campus gradually warming weather. been the result of minor malfunc­ 10 competing bids, Infonet was as they enjoy tossing a football around by St. Mary's tions. Overall problems with the selected for their “complete" new system have been routine ones package, involving a headquarters in that could be expected from any the basement of the Memorial new system. Library. This local centralization “If it wasn’t bad enough just to try enables the network to handle stu­ Law students hunger for marathon to install a new telephone system, dents’ calls directly and to route we have installed a new computer,” them in the most efficient manner, By TOM POWERS Tonight, the law students are evening they will all eat a small pizza explained Mason. The computer is according to Humms. Staff Reporter tied into the system and has been Infonet, Inc., is a corporation sponsoring a I OK (calorie) run from Dominoe s Pizza. responsible for some of the system’s based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Al­ Notre Dame law students are where approximately thirty law stu­ The contest is open only to law malfunctions. “It still has some bugs though it is doing business in In­ training for their own kind of Olym­ dents will compete to eat a mini­ students and, according to one of to be worked out," added Mason. diana, it is not registered as an out of pics these days, only the training mum of 10,000 calories. They will the organizers, Don Hubbard, “It’s Both Mason and Humms en­ state corporation, according to the camp is not an athletic field, but a travel around to various eating es- just a way for the law students to courage students to report their Indiana Secretary of State’s office. dinner table. tablisments on campus and eat as relax and release a little tension.” much as they possibly can at each Hubbard says that the contestants designated place. have been training for the event by At 5 p.m. the contestants will eating a lot more food than they nor­ ND professor helps Jesse Jackson mally do. The entire contest will m eet at the Law School lounge. They will first travel to the Oak Room Cafe cost each person about $10 for the where they will be expected to eat food. The winner will be honored put name on South Bend ballot at least two platefuls of spaghetti. with a permanent trophy for his ef­ From there they travel to the Huddle forts. By JOE INCARDONA volved with the Rainbow Coalition man, to his image as a world leader, to eat a double dip ice cr t earn cone, The idea originally came from the Staff Reporter and its nationwide efforts to win and to his stature as a successful then to the A C C (N otre Dame vs. m em bers of the Law Students Bar As­ Jackson the nomination because he negotiator in various crises,” said Davidson basketball game) for a sociation on campus. Other upcom­ Democratic presidential hopeful feels that President Reagan’s policies Scott. “One would wonder how large coke and another double dip ing events that the association will Jesse Jackson became the first can­ are not in the interest of the poor, Jackson w ould do in a hostage or ter­ cone. Each individual contestant sponsor arc the Law Bowl, the 100- didate from either party to get his women, and a lot of minority groups rorist situation, and I think he has will then drink a full pitcher of beer Days Party, the Recall Election, and a name on the primary ballot for the which have been “locked out of the partly answered that.” at the Senior Bar, and to cap off the beach party. South Bend area last week — thanks political process." to the efforts of people like Dr. Scott acts as a liaison between the However, Scott said that many Joseph Scott, Notre Dame professor Coalition here and the press, han­ political observers are missing the of sociology. dling all correspondence which point of Jackson’s candidacy for the Campus Ministry’s Schlaver Scott is the publicity chairman for goes from the local chapter to presidency. He describes the work the Third District Rainbow Coali­ outside sources. of the Rainbow Coalition as a three- tion, Jackson’s official campaign or­ “There are a lot of people who pronged attack, the emphasis of moves to Ave Maria Press ganization here. belong to the Rainbow Coalition, or which is to do more than try to win “What has to happen is that each who are like the people I’ve Jackson the nomination. By JOE MERCHANT gregation of the Holy Cross in 1963 Congressional district in the state described, namely the poor, “The first order of business, News Staff after three years of study at Notre has to have a minimum of 500 regis­ minorities and women, who want to whether Jackson wins or not, is to Dame. He made his first religious tered voters sign a petition saying send a message to the Democratic get as many unregistered Democrats Father David Schlaver, director of vows in 1964, graduated from Notre they want a particular candidate on Party,” said Scott. "I think that even registered as possible, so that Campus Ministry, has been ap­ Dame in 1966, and was later or­ the ballot," said Scott. “So in the if Jackson doesn’t win the primary, whoever the nominee is, that person pointed editor and publisher of Ave dained there in 1971. Third District, which covers South he will get a significant number of will benefit from all of these addi­ Maria Press, Notre Dame’s Catholic He w orked as an assistant editor at Bend, we were able to secure more votes, which will be a message to the tional voters on the rolls,” said Scott. printing house. He succeeds Father Ave Maria during his theology than 500 valid signatures in about a Democratic Party leadership that “The second order, it seems to John Reedy, who died December 2. studies in Washington, D C and at ten-day period.” they want their interests to be me, would be to highlight the plight The announcement was made in Notre Dame. He assumed his Scott explained that he got in represented.” of the poor, blacks and other South Bend today by Father Richard present position as Director of Scott also said that Jackson could minorities, women, the aged, and Warner, provincial superior of the Campus Ministry at Notre Dame in still play a major role in determining others who have been hurt by Indiana Province of Holy Cross. He the summer of 1981. the winner of the Democratic Reaganomics. And the third function also announced that Frank Cunnin­ Cunningham is a graduate ofSien- nomination even if he doesn’t win it of our efforts, which 1 think a lot of gham, present Managing Editor at na College and holds a Master of Arts himself. people don’t understand, is to or­ the press, has been appointed Degree from St. Michael’s College in If he gets enough delegate votes, ganize the machinery that will be General Manager. Winooski, Vermont. Cunningham then Jackson will be able to operate used this spring to get people Established in 1865 by the priests has extensive experience in publish­ as a power broker at the national elected to local and state offices, and brothers of Holy Cross, Ave ing, having worked as a reporter and convention, because he might be whether Jackson wins or not.” Maria Press is one of the oldest Cath­ editor for several newspapers and the swing vote between, say, Scott also emphasized Jackson’s olic publishing houses in America.