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Homecoming Weekend: Fun and games UConn running back Billy Parks carries the ball upfield as fullback Mike Harkins prepares to block I Mass defender Chris Wood In Saturday's game (left). Details of the game on the back page (Charles Hisey photo). A record-breaking num- ber of people attended Friday's Homecoming pep rally (right) (Charles Hisey photo). (Uomwrtmtf SatUj (Eampua Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXVII No. 37 The University of Connecticut Monday, October 31.1983 Beirut quiet; Grenada coup leader caught leaders get set BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP)—Barbados' state-run radio said Sunday the Marxist general who seized control of Grenada's for peace talk left-wing government in a bloody coup has been captured, apparently by U.S. forces that invaded the tiny island last BEIRUT (AP) — Guns fell week. silent in Beirut, and U.S. The Caribbean Broadasting Corp. gave no details, saying only Marine patrollers seques- that Gen. Hudson Austin was taken prisoner Sunday, one day tered themselves in their air- after U.S. Marines captured former Deputy Prime Minister Ber- port compound after an ex- neard Coard, accused of provoking the coup. hausting week of digging out There was no confirmation of the broadcast by US. officials or comrades killed by a terrorist other sources in Grenada. truck-bomb. Austin led the coup and named a Revolutionary Military Coun- As leaders of the country's cil following the slaying of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop on Oct. warring sects gathered in 19. Bishop had been under house arrest for a week in a power Geneva in an attempt tq end struggle with Coard, a hard-line Marixist. eight years of turmoil, politi- In Washington, the Pentagon said the American death toll rose cians said the reconciliation to 16 Sunday, with 77 wounded and three missing since conference was the last thousands of U.S. troops and a seven-nation Caribbean force chance for Lebanon to sur- Walid Jumblatt (center), Druse leader, is shown here in invaded Grenada at dawn Oct. 25 and deposed the leftist military vive. Rome earlier this month. He will be attending peace talks junta. Their stated aim was to restore order and protect State-run radio said Bei- in Geneva (UPI photo). civilians. rut's southern slums and U.S. military officials in Barbados said Air Force planes were adjacent hills, where fighting transporting food into Grenada for tired and hungry residents of has persisted despite a.civil- Administration ivams women the tiny tropical island nation. American dioplomats could not war truce, were "remarkably confirm this, but said 500 displaced Grenadians may be eligible silent," and police reported about dorm shower voyeur for emergency aid. no cease-fire violations by Another plane load of U.S. evacuees reached the United States late Sunday. Two Marines By Gil Wimmer late Saturday, bringing to at least 677 the number of U.S. were wounded by a rocket- nationals flown out of the island since the invasion began. Most of Campus Correspondent propelled grenade in skir- the 1,000 Americans that had lived on Grenada were students at mishes Saturday. An unidentifed man used a knife to cut holes in shower cur- St. George's University Medical School. At the Marines' airport tains in women's bathrooms in at least three separate incidents See page 8 compound, where a suicide on campus earlier this month. terrorist killed at least 229 U.S. According to the UConn police department, a man, who was servicemen with a truck described by the victim as being between 21 and 25 years old, bomb Oct. 23, the Americans used a knife to cut a hole in the shower curtain in a women's Inside ordered all reporters out, and bathroom on the second floor of McMahon south dormitory at rested after a weeklong about 9 a.m. on Ocotober 4. Homecoming Highlights search for the dead. But ef- The man, who is not believed to be a McMahon resident, Page 4 forts to dig out more bodies waited in the bathroom until a woman entered the shower, then were expected to continue for cut a hole in the curtain. He fled and escaped when the Cider for the tourists? several days. woman screamed. A simultaneous bombing a In an apparently related incident of the third floor of Belden Page 1 3 mile away killed at least 58 Hall, female residents reported that a man entered their French soldiers. The French bathroom at 7:30 a.m. on two successive mornings and slashed Football team wins, soccer team loses and Americans are part of a their shower curtains before escaping. Back page multinational force that has No injuries were reported in either case. patrolled the Beirut area since Resident assistants, the Department of Residential life and the fall of 1982. UConn police have been reluctant to release information on the The Reagan administration incidents, but say that the investigations are still under way. said last week it has evidence In reaction to the incidents Jackie Seide, assistant director of Iranian-backed terrorists en- the Department of Residential Life, posted notices in women's Weather gineered the double bombing bathrooms on October 21 urging students to check bathrooms and has vowed unspecified before entering and to exercise caution after dark outside on retaliation. Iran has denied campus and within the dorms. involvement. The notices also asked students to lock dorm doors and win- Sunny and warmer today. Highs 55-60. Clear dows after dark and to question strangers seen entering resi- tonight, lows in the 20s. Sunny and warm to- Seepage 12 dence halls. morrow Page 2 Editorial What do you say? Connecticut ^atly (ftampusi 0,. n Sunday, October 23, at least 229 U.S. Marines and sailors were killed in a suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. Two days later, on October 25, 16 more U.S. Vol. LXXXVII No. 37 marines were killed in the United State's invasion of Grenada. Monday, October 31, 1983 What do you, the students of the University of Connecticut think of all this? You, Who will be Editor in Chief Rosemary Hames Managing Editor Susanne Oowden ordered to war if escalation of U.S. troops in- Business Manager "ene Feldman creasingly continues? Asst. Managing Editor Barbara Zambelli Office Manager Lois McLean Before last Sunday's incident, did you think Advertising Manager ., Liz Gracla stationing U.S. troops in Lebanon was justified? Do Senior Writer Erica Joseph News Steve Geissler. Bill Hanrahan. Brian Dion you think it's justified now, or should we pull the Assignments Aimee Hartnett. John Paraclis troops out? What do you think of President Sports Bob D'Aprile. Dana Gauruder. Kim Harmon Arts Tom Horner, Marie Gallo-Hall Reagan's decision in Lebanon? Do you think the Features Carol Carangelo. Doug Clement President made the right decision to invade Gren- Wire Andrea Williams. Laura Lovely. Scott Stickles Copy Jim Peron. Liz Hayes, Seth Skydel ada or do you think the U.S. was just flexing it's mus- Photography Manager Charles Hlsey cles to the world, letting them know we won't be Photography George Edwards. John Metaxas Editorial Production Manager Lynne Kerrigan pushed around? And do you think what happened Asst. Business Manager Dale Martin in Lebanon has any connection to the incident in Asst. Ad Manager Kim Tran Grenada? What do you think was the REAL reason Ad Production Manager Lisa Gagnon Asst. Ad Production Manager....' Jamie Speer behind the decision to invade? Do you think there Special Projects Coordinator Christopher McMullen should still be troops in Grenada? Do you think the Circulation Manager Kathy O'Hara Classified Ad Manager Linda Coupe United States Government is being honest with it's Ad Representatives Greg Murtagh. Diana Nome. Rob Grower, people? Do you still consider this government a Jonathan Fishman Receptionists Theresa Johnson, Lisa Durazo, Jackie Bonser, Jamie Harper Sharon Landry democracy? What do you think the government's Office Manager's Assistant Debbie Fink goals are? Do you agree with them? Do you accept Production.... Meredith Antin, Debbie Correnty. Leslie Szymaszek. |oanne DeTurk, Ellen Seitz. |enny Putnam. Amanda Splelman. Renee Rosoff. Janice Scinto, Beth Bovan, Mary Ellen Budney, Peter McDougall. Danielle Cum- Reagan's policy statement? Do the situations in mlngs, Franclne Gracia, Donna Unnon. Lynda Lim, Michael Macione, Debrah Young, Kathy Sumoski. Julie Shain, Lebanon and Grenada remind you of one that took Lynne Webb. Diane Twigg, Lynn Bodekta, Laura Uliasz. Gordon Lustilla, Kim McKnight, Linda Habermeier, place 20 years ago? Do you think the Vietnam star- Margaret Sonntag. Jamie Harper, Mirella Pollifrone, Bobbi Tarvin ted this way? If the circumstances snowball, and communication. The decided to stay. God help war is imminent, will you go? If not, where will you True Blue and Grand Anse us. We'll hide under tables are surrounded by Mar- phones are completely go (Canada refuses to accept draftdodgers now)? dead. with mattresses surround- Do you think either of these situations in Lebanon ines. 9 a.m.: I just heard jets go 4 p.m.: Our friend Steve ing us. or Grenada could lead to war? Do you think either of overhead. Reagan is on the Tillen called and told us to 4 p.m.: The bombing has these situations is already a war? Do you think you radio explaining the situa- stay inside because his begun, here we go again. have a say in the U.S.'s decision on any of these mat- tion now. maid...said she received a 6:30 p.m.: Everybody is message in a leaflet from a getting a little edgy. At this ters? On its decision to go to war or not? 6 p.m.: It is now night.

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