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TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 VOL. XXI11 NO. 12 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S U.N. President gives lecture at Notre Dame Garba talks of U.N. in 1990s By JOHN FISCHER News Writer ■ Press conference / page 5 The United Nations has been accept the U.N. as a lim ited, yet proven to be, and will continue useful organization. The shift to be, only as pow erful as its from a bipolar situation in the member nations wish to make world and in the Security Coun it, according to Joseph Garba, cil to a multilateral worldview president of the U.N.’s General is a major factor in expecta Assembly. tions for greater cooperation; The improved relations be Garba said. tween the two superpowers is a “We are tru ly now a global key element to a more influen village,” Garba said. With this tial U.N. than those of the past, interdependence among nations especially in the wake of the comes less of an emphasis on Iraq crisis, said Garba in his m ilitary and political issues and lecture at Washington Hall last a shift in focus to social and night. economic issues. President Garba spoke on the “The growing atmosphere of topics “New Politics Among Na peace can help social problems tions" and “Empowering the find solutions more quickly,” in United Nations to Deal With the U.N., Garba said. As indi The 1990s." vidual nations’ governments be Combined with the end of the come more inward-looking, the Cold War, the Middle East U.N.’s co ntribution can be in problems and the review of the creased, he added. U.N. Charter should strengthen the organization, as “it is poised M ultilateral issues such as the to achieve greater heights,” environment, infant mortality, Garba said. hunger, and human rights are Garba criticized the countries some of the more significant who, in his words, “impede (the areas in which the U.N. can U.N.) for their own reasons and play a bigger role in the 1990s, stated Garba. The Observer/E.G. Bailey then criticize its shortcomings,” Joseph Garba, president of the General Assembly of United Nations, speaks with audience members at a but said that the nations of the reception following his lecture last night as part of Africa Week activities. world are now more willing to see GARBA / page 5 Endowment to help Hispanic Catholics in United States By COLLEEN GANNON tory. “You cannot get solutions The Hispanics have their own The Lilly Endowment Inc. is lar field. Vidal will author the News Writer that w ill work if you don’t know language and culture which an Indianapolis-based, private essay on Puerto Ricans. what the history has been that they w ill not abandon. charitable foundation. The Lilly “There is a tremendous Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center produced the current situ Demographers’ predictions Endowment supports the amount of sociology being done for the Study of American ation,” said Vidal. that half of the Catholics in the causes of religion, education, in this area, but hardly any his Catholicism has received a The assimilation of Hispanics United States will be Hispanic and community development. tory,"said Vidal. He said, “ One $294,000 grant from the Lilly into the American Church is a in the near future challenge the of the big problems we have is Endowment to study Hispanic situation of particular interest American Church to find a The study will produce three simply that the history of His Catholics in the 20th century to Vidal. “ It is a problem for the place for Hispanic culture. volumes on the three major panics in this country have not United States. American Church because it Hispanic groups. The first two been researched and written. “The history of Hispanics in has to deal w ith these people. It According to Vidal, the volumes will concentrate on So very often what people are this country has not been stud is a problem for Hispanics be Cushwa Center had been previ Hispanic history from 1960- doing is based on guesswork.” ied enough,” said Assistant Di cause they have to deal with ously conducting a study on 1965 The third volume will rector of the Cushwa Center this church,” he said. American parishes and the His deal with post-1965, perspec According to Vidal, the three Jaime Vidal. panic issue continuously sur tives for the future, and certain volumes will serve anyone who Vidal, a historical theologian With the end of national faced. This led the Center to themes. seriously wants to find out what educated at Fordham Univer parishes, the Hispanics had dif make a proposal to the Lilly really is there. “What is needed sity, w ill direct this study to ficulties with instant assimila Foundation in order to conduct The volumes will contain es is the conclusion the reader will concentrate on Hispanic his tion into the Catholic Church. a study on Hispanics. says by experts in each particu draw from the facts,” he said. Year's first campus blood drive begins today at ACC By JEFF CABOTAJE Baumann said that the blood News Writer donated today will be dis tributed to the hospitals in St. The first campus blood drive Joseph’s County, which needs of the year begins today from 3- approximately 40-50 pints a 6 p.m. in the Joyce Athletic day. In the county, 48 percent of Convocation Center, near the the population are eligible as pro-shop. blood donors, yet only 5.5 per The goal of the drive is to cent actually donate, according meet St. Joseph County’s needs to Baumann. through donations from the “It (Notre Dame) is a really University. “There is no substi nice resource for the commu tute for human blood,” said nity. A proportionally higher Rebecca Baumann, the blood percentage is donated by ND donor recruitment manager of students to serve St. Joseph’s the South Bend Medical Foun County residents,” noted Bau dation (SBMF). mann. “To ensure that people in St. Joseph County have blood when The main donors for this they need it, we need volunteer drive will be the hockey team. blood donors,” she said. Coach Richard Schafer worked with the Central Blood Bank to Baumann says she expects bring the drive back this year. this year’s blood drive to be as Last year, a blood drive spon Masked and militant Ap^oto successful as last year’s, in sored by the hockey team was Masked Filipino demonstrators from the militant League of Filipino Students, wearing skeletal masks, which students, staff, and fac cancelled due to a break out of display anti-American military base posters during a protest outside the American embassy in Manila ulty donated 1 5 0 0 p in ts o f measles and resultant vaccina Monday. The future of six U. S. military installations will be decided when talks begin September 17. blood. tions. page 2 The Observer Tuesday, September 11, 1990 I n s id e C o l u m n W e a t h e r Men can learn from Year of Women Yesterday’s high: 82 Yesterday’s low: 65 Nation’s high: 117 For those of you (Borrego Springs, Calif.) who haven’t yet Nation’s low: 28 heard, this is official!) (Pinedale, Wyo.) the Year of Women at 90 Forecast: Partly sunny Notre Dame. 100 110 This celebration will L. Peter Yob today with a high of 83. allow those of my Tonight should be partly gender (males) to re Asst. News Editor cloudy with a low of 64. think their attitudes FRONTS: about women. There is no question COLD WARM STATIONARY that there are problems in the relations be ©1990 Accu-Weather, Inc. tween men and women here at ND. A report Pressure issued by student government last year f w | ® © E S 3 m m E 3 < 5 r^X noted male bias on campus, gender stereo HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY types, and a general lack of interaction be tween male and female students. Via Associated Press GraphicsNet New evidence indicates that these prob lems may stem from differences in the way men and women communicate. Deborah Tannen is the author of a book entitled “You Just Don’t Understand,” O f I n t e r e s t which documents the differences between the male and female culture in our society. SMC/ND Wind Ensemble meets tonight from 7-9 ND/SMC Right To Life: First meeting at 7 p.m. Women, Tannen concludes, grow up in a p.m. All students, faculty and staff welcome to play. Call tonight. Siegfried Lounge. different culture from men. Dr. Zae Munn, 284-4624 for more info, or call Saint For example, Tannen says little girls usu Mary’s Music Dept. Office, 284-4632. Pre-Professional Societymeeting tomorrow ally have one best friend, who they play with night, 7:30 p.m., in 127 Nieuwland Science Hall. Handouts indoors in sedate activities. Their “play” will also be given concerning changes on the new spring communication consists of sharing secrets, Shealla Muana, Singer from Zaire, will perform as MCAT. Direct questions to Tom, 283-1128; Veronica, 283- which creates bonds of friendship. a part of Africa Week to...ght <u Stepan Center at 7:30 4758; or Anita, 283-4952. Little boys are encouraged to play out p.m. doors in groups. Their “play” communica Undergraduate Schools Committeewin hold training sessions tonight and tomorrow night at 7 p.m.