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The Observer 18 4 2-1992 SESOUlCENTENNIAl The O bserver Saint Maryls College NOTRE DAME • INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 79 THURSDAY, JANUARY 23,1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Notre Dame football player arrested at local club By SANDY WIEGAND A lounge patron called the police Ridgley threw popcorn at Noonan. He encouraged Ridgley to leave, the report Associate News Editor department, and upon Noonan’s arrival then said he was a friend of another said. told the officer two white males had owner, Dick Groth, swore at the officer Noonan told Ridgley he was under Notre Dame student and football “threatened him and threw popcorn all and refused to leave. arrest, and placed a handcuff on his player Troy Ridgley was arrested early over him,” Noonan said in the report. Ridgley then asked to see Groth, who right wrist. Wednesday morning at a local lounge on Noonan then asked partial owner was not in the lounge, the report said. But Ridgley “began shaking his body charges of public intoxication, disorderly David Marozsan, who was behind the “Again he stated that 1 did not back and forth and extending his arms conduct and resisting law enforcement, bar, what the problem was. Marozsan di understand and that he was not out in an attempt not to be handcuffed," according to the South Bend Police rected him to the kitchen, and said the leaving,” Noonan said. Noonan said, and “began moving Department. men were not supposed to be there. The officer then radioed for back-up towards the door.” Ridgley, a 22-year old Sorin Hall Ridgley and Eric Jones, a 21-year-old units “due to the physical size and Back-up officer Cpl. Pat Lahey and junior, refused to leave the kitchen of Sorin Hall junior, and also a football disposition of Ridgley,” who plays Noonan again tried to handcuff Ridgley, Studes Lounge, 2206 Mishawaka Ave., player, were in the kitchen eating defensive line for football team. then pushed him onto the floor, where after Patrolman Steven Noonan re popcorn, and Noonan told them to Marozsan said he could not reach he continued to struggle. peatedly told him to return to the main return to the bar. Groth by telephone, and had called With the assistance of two other bar, the arrest report said. The arrest The men ignored Noonan, the report another owner, Tim Decker, who wanted occurred at 3:03 a.m. said, and when he repeated the order, the men to leave. Jones also repeatedly see ARREST/ page 4 Questionable aid service targets ND By NICOLE MCGRATH tory is public, he said. News Writer It is not known how many packets have reached students, said Russo. Since he was noti A scholarship service of ques fied Monday, his office has re tionable legitimacy has hit ceived calls from dozens of Notre Dame’s campus, accord concerned students and par ing to Joseph Russo, ND direc ents. tor of financial aid. When College Financial Aid “Another mass mailing has Service was contacted for this been taken notice of on cam story, a representative con pus,” said Russo. firmed that they are working The College Financial Aid out of offices in Northbrook, Service, whose mailing address Illinois. is in Washington, D.C., is actu They said that the offices in ally working out of an office in Washington D C. are being ren Northbrook, Illinois, said Russo, ovated. The mail received at leading him to suspect the those offices is forwarded to financial aid-location service's Illinois. legitimacy. They have been in business _ . ..... The Observer/David Hungeling “Where the (student) ad for six years, according to their On a bicycle built for two dresses are secured is uncer customer service. ta in,” said Russo. Notre Dame Up to two thousand applica- Sophomores Ryan Lake (front) and Will Sutton ride home from class on Will’s 3-speed bike. As modes of does not sell student address transportation, bikes and roller blades are increasing in popularity typifying students' busy lives. labels even though their direc see AID / page 4 Washington marchers mark Roe v. Wade anniversary WASHINGTON (AP) — landmark decision in 1973. ■ South Bend protest march / the Washington crowd over abortion. Abortion foes massed 70,000 A day earlier, the court loudspeakers, got cheers when page 6 “ There’s a change in atti strong Wednesday on the na agreed to review a restrictive he said: “ I want to reaffirm my tudes, especially the attitudes of tional Mall, marking the 19th Pennsylvania abortion law, and ■ Abortion issue in dedication and commitment to young people,” said Mary Ellen anniversary of the Supreme activists on both sides of the is presidential race/ page 6 the simple recognition that all Fattori of Havertown, Pa., an Court’s decision legalizing sue have said the justices may life is a precious gift, that each Lyke declare that America has English professor at Villanova abortion with a new optimism well use that case to undermine human being has intrinsic dig been “torn asunder over a law University. “They have a that the ru lin g ’s days may be the Roe vs. Wade decision. nity and worth.” ... which makes life cheap.” conscience like they haven’t had numbered. Anti-abortion activists also Marchers in Washington and Most of the marches were ac for 15 years. The apathy has “ I just feel it,” said Vi Randall rallied in dozens of other cities the other cities said that in ad companied by smaller groups of gone away.” of Godfrey, 111., pointing to Wednesday, including a crowd dition to changes in the makeup counter-demonstrators. changes that have swung the of 5,000 in Atlanta who heard of the Supreme Court they also see ABORTION/ page 6 President Bush, addressing high court rightward since its Roman Catholic Bishop James see changes in public views of Bush pledges aid to former U.S.S.R. WASHINGTON (AP) — donors and the amounts were credits that w ill benefit U.S. President Bush pledged $645 not disclosed. farmers. million in new U.S. aid At a luncheon, meanwhile, “ Let us jo in together to give Wednesday to the beleaguered Baker singled out oil-rich Saudi these people a reason to hope,” people of the former Soviet Arabia, Australia and New Bush said at the ceremonial Union as they struggle to “make Zealand for private consulta opening of the two-day summit. the leap” from communism to tions. “Let us commit ourselves this democracy and free market The United States “ cannot morning to work in full part economies. and will not falter at the mo nership as we proceed.” Bush’s unexpected gesture at ment that these new states are The bulk of the new aid would a 47-nation conference on struggling to embrace the very be used to set up a $500 million emergency relief to the Soviet ideals that America was account for humanitarian as people could inspire others to founded to foster and pre sistance. Another $25 million hike their own contributions serve,” Bush said in opening the would purchase badly needed even though Secretary of State conference. pharmaceuticals, and $20 mil James A. Baker III had said His aid proposal, which must lion w ill help farmers become there would not be a bidding be approved by Congress, private entrepreneurs after contest. marked a shift in emphasis more than a half-century of In fact, several of the gov since the new aid would not communism. Money w ill also go ernments participating in the have to be repaid. Bush told the to technical assistance and de conference came forw ard later gathering that the United States velopment projects. - . The Observer/John Rock in the day with offers of new has pledged more than $5 Russian President Boris N. A rose is a rose assistance, said U.S. officials billion in various forms of Yeltsin saluted the participants who spoke on condition of assistance, but most has been Sophomore Shannon Pfarr delivers flowers from Irish Gardens anonymity. The prospective in the form of agricultural seeRUSSIA/ page 4 around the Notre Dame campus to the lucky recipients. page 2 The Observer Thursday, January 23,1992 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST: Women’s Snow likely today with temperatures falling into the upper colleges full of 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent Thursday night. opportunities TEMPERATURES: City H L Athens 50 41 When a baby boy is bom, Atlanta 61 38 Barcelona 50 37 he is tossed in the air. Boston 31 23 When a baby girl is born, Cairo 66 48 she is cradled. The women Chicago 40 30 Denver 54 24 who attend women’s Fairbanks -02 -27 colleges are thrown into Great Falls 41 28 Honolulu 79 66 the air everyday. Houston 59 51 Whether hospitals really Indianapolis 24 33 do this or not, this societal Anna Marie London 37 30 Los Angeles 68 48 image was drawn by a Mills Tabor Miami Beach 79 69 College representative at SM C Accent New Orleans 59 48 Editor New York 39 31 Saint Mary’s this weekend^ Paris 28 23 During the Play of the Mind Philadelphia 39 22 conference, women from seven women’s Rome 46 34 San Diego 63 46 colleges across the country engaged in four days San Francisco 55 40 of intellectual pep rallies. South Bend 47 26 The weekend began with a presentation from h ’T I H M s T I e ! EZ3 ESJ S d O , I Tokyo 54 37 HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT.