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1 O B S E R V E R Wednesday, April 10, 1996* Vol. XXVII No. 120 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Bosnia crash claims ND’s Pieroni ND set to lead By BRAD PRENDERGAST plore the business opportunities in the News Editor Balkans during their trip. Leonard Pieroni national Air Pieroni was chairman and chief executive A brilliant chemical engineer and busi­ officer of The Parsons Corp., a top firm in C a r e e r H i g h l i g h t s nessman who was known as much for his the chemical engineering and technology Force society workplace intelligence as for his compas­ industries based in Pasadena, Calif. Prior ^ CEO since 1990 of The Parsons sion, Leonard Pieroni displayed his rare to becoming CEO, he had served as a vice Corporation, Pasadena Calif., an By JAMIE HEISLER blend of abilities as early as his student president in several different capacities for industrial grant in construction Associate News Editor days at Notre Dame. the firm beginning in 1978, at the relatively and technology. Pieroni, a 1960 graduate of the young age of 39. ^ Recipient of the 1993 University After a weekend of intense campaign­ University, was one of a dozen top “He was a smart businessman, but he of Notre Dame College of ing, the Notre Dame squadron of the Air American business executives who, along still regarded himself as more of a technol­ Engineering Honor Award, Force ROTC Arnold Air Society was elect­ ed national headquarters by 141 detach­ with U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, ogist or an engineer than as a busi­ recognizing graduates who have ments of their peers. died April 3 in a plane crash in Croatia. All nessman," Kohn said, “lie was one CEO distinguished themselves in The AAS is a 4,000 member organiza­ 33 people aboard were killed. who could look at plans for a plant in Saudi technology or business. “He was a Notre Dame person,” James Arabia, for example, and see flaws in it.” tion within the Air Force ROTC program Kohn, professor emeritus of chemical Pieroni's expertise was also evident in Master's of Science, Chemical whose primary goal is service. “Our goal engineering, said of Pieroni. “He really the classroom while at Notre Dame, where Engineering, Northwestern is to promote a better image of the Air loved this place and never wanted anything he graduated with high honors. “Of the University, 1961. Force within the community. Our objec­ to tarnish it." some-2,000 chemical engineering students >• Bachelor's of Science, Chemical tives also include creating better officers Pieroni and the other American execu­ Engineering. University of Notre tives aboard the plane had planned to ex­ see PIERONI/ page 4 Dame, I960 see ROTC/ page 4 Cold War executions hold new ramifications By MATT GAREAU News W riter The trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg over forty years ago for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to provide the Soviet Union with atomic secrets has serious implications on American society today, i according to Robert Meeropol. Meeropol, a son of the Rosen­ borgs, offered his views on the problems with the case and their present-day ramifications The Observer/Katie Kroener yesterday in a lecture held at The Ballet Folklorico de Chile (BAFOCHI) music and dance troupe will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Notre Dame in the Law School Stepan Center. Tickets cost $2 and can be purchased at the LaFortune Information Desk. Courtroom. The lecture, enti­ The Observer/Katie Kroener tled “Crime of the Century: The Robert Meeropol, whose parents Trial and Execution of Julius were executed for alleged involve­ Chilean ballet at Stepan tonight and Ethel Rosenberg and Capi­ ment in an atomic conspiracy with the Soviet Union, spoke out By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN over Chile and ends with a maintaining culture through tal Punishment,” offered against the death penalty yester­ News Writer presentation of popular and dance and music is, in our Meeropol’s view that his par­ day in his lecture, “Crime of the folk dances of Latin America. capacity as Catholic mis­ ents were framed as scape­ C en tu ry.” Latin American culture The group’s current North sionaries, very important,” goats by the government. comes to Notre Dame tonight American Tour includes stops said Sam Stanton, a member In the era of McCarthyism Meeropol claimed the case is at 8 p.m. when the Ballet in Loyola University of of Maryknoll from Tarrytown, and the communist scare, the im portant because it defines Folklorico de Chile (BAFOCHI) Chicago, Notre Dame, LaSalle New York. Rosen bergs were implicated in the Cold War era in America. performs at Stepan Center. University in Philadelphia, The group was brought to order to account for the quick “The Cold War wasn’t only BAFOCHI is an independent Puerto Rico, Canada, and campus by the efforts of the development of atomic about how the United States artistic company made up of Mexico. Center for Social Concerns weapons by the Soviet Union. related with the Soviet Union. It 28 artists that represent the The tour has been spon­ and will be performing with The Rosenborgs were found also dealt with how Americans culture of Chile, through sored by the Maryknoll special guest Sabor Latino. guilty and executed because dealt with other Americans,” dance and music, in concerts Mission Association, a they failed to cooperate with said Meeropol. throughout the world. Catholic mission of 1,700 reli­ Tickets cost $2, and can be top secret agencies in the The trial occurred during the The performance features gious and laypeople all over purchased at the LaFortune government, according to dances and music from all the world. “We feel that Information Desk. Meeropol. see COLD WAR / page 4 ■ H all P residents ’ C ouncil Francis examines black Council elects Senate members By DEBORA11 SCHULTZ cause I always hear of things Villalobos, and Dan Zwart. colleges’ current roles Assistant News Editor ______________________ going on and I wonder where “We are glad to have so many By DEREK BETCHER these things started from, or volunteers for the committee, News Writer Matt Connor, co-president of who decided them. 1 would especially with such a range of St. Edward’s Hall, Julie Lyzinski, really like to get a closer look at the entire campus. But it is im­ Originally spurred one-hun­ co-president of Pasquerilla East how things run around cam­ portant that everyone of you dred years ago by the land­ Hail and Mary Slatt, co-presi­ pus.” said Lyzinski. show up for every meeting, be­ mark Plessy v. Ferguson court dent of Cavanaugh Hall were HPC also took nominations for cause we need you to vote on decision, historically black col­ elected as the representatives volunteers to be members of the budget requests,” said HPC Co- leges will continue to play an from Hall Presidents’ Council for budget committee. The budget Chair Deborah Hellmuth. integral role in educating Student Senate at the HPC meet­ committee meets whenever In other HPC news: African-American students, ac­ ing last night. there is a request for money by •Cavanaugh Hall will be hav­ cording to Norman C. Francis. a dorm or a student group, and ing karaoke with an open mi­ Each year, HPC elects three Francis, the President of members to sit in on Student the committee then works with crophone at the Fieldhouse Mall Xavier University of Louisiana Senate meetings in order to in­ the groups to see if they may on April 11 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. addressed the past develop­ crease campus representation. receive funds from HPC. • Lewis Hall is sponsoring a ment and future roles of histor­ “I would really like to be a Members of (he HPC budget coffee house on April 16 from 9 ically black colleges in a lecture part of Student Senate to get the committee for the 1996-97 year t o l l p.m. Anyone is welcome yesterday at the Center for So­ chance to dig a little deeper by are: Robert Booker, Bill Briggs, to attend and there will be re­ cial Concerns. The Observer/Katie Kroener making a difference through Tom Brisken, Kelley Burns, freshments and poetry readings. “This country was founded Norman Francis, President of making decisions, ” said Connor. Clare Deckelman, Anne DuBay, • Farley Hall will also be hold­ Xavier University of Louisiana, “I have always been curious Kevin Fumai, Tim Fusco, Ryan ing a coffee house on April 18 lectured yesterday on historically about Student Government be­ Lutterbach, Jill Rinour, Ernie from 8 to 10 p.m. see COLLEGES / page 6 black colleges. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, April 10, 1996 A tale Two studies say mom’s obesity raises risk of birth defects CHICAGO two studies offered no explanation for Obese mothers are at least twice as the apparent link between obesity and likely as thinner women to have babies Obesity and birth defects. But the Alabama doctors with debilitating birth defects, two stud­ speculated that fat women might have of two birth defects some abnormality in their metabolism ies found. And a vitamin known to help prevent such abnormalities appears to Pregnant women who are overweight or that unrecognized nutritional factors offer overweight women no protection, prior to their pregnancy are at greater might play a role. risk of having a child with birth defects. the researchers said. In one study, Boston University teams Both studies, published in ©Women who weighed between researchers found that women who Wednesday's Journal of the American 176 to 195 pounds before pregnancy weighed 176 to 195 pounds before Growing up it was Medical Association, involved so-called were twice as likely to have a child pregnancy were about twice as likely to safe to say that I hated neural tube defects and women who with birth defects a s a woman have a child with a neural tube defect Notre Dame basketball were obese at conception, not those who weighing between 110 as women who weighed 110 to 130.

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