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Religious Bulletin - page 6 VOL XIX, NO. 4 the independent student newspaper serving not re dame and saint m an's THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1984 Seniors denied football tickets on basis of ineligibility, junior status By PAT SAIN (the ticket office) said she was not ticket next to his friends in the Senior Staff Reporter eligible.” senior section. They (the ticket office) were Bobinski said there were 15 to 20 Not all seniors are what they ap “really rude” about the problem, students who were listed as juniors, pear to be - the Registrar’s office says Sizelove said. but claimed to be seniors. “The some are still juniors. The error The ticket office would not hold ticket office workers are in no posi surfaced yesterday when football football tickets for those seniors tion to interpret transcripts,” said tickets were distributed to seniors. who were mistakenly listed as Bobinski. He said he did not see When some seniors asked for juniors, said Joan Avery, also a Walsh Finger's status as a senior listed on their tickets, they were told they senior. “Some will have to come his transcript. were "not eligible," because they back on Wednesday with the juniors “The students have to see the were “listed as a junior by the to get their tickets,” Avery said. other side of the story,” said Registrar’s office,” said Laura Kevin Finger, a senior in St. Ed Bobinski. “We have to give out Sizelove, a Walsh senior. wards’s Hall, said he stood in line Purdue game tickets, Purdue bus The problem was caused because from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., when he tickets, and season tickets. Each ap the seniors were “short credit had to leave for a class. Finger said he plication must be checked for all hours, ” said Assistant Registrar gave his ID to a friend, who was three tickets.” Beverly Fisette. If a senior’s total unable to obtain a ticket for him be The students are checked against credit hours fall below a certain cut cause he “was listed as a junior.” a list provided by the Registrar, said off point, said Fisette, they are given Finger said he went to the ticket Bobinski. "We used the most cur junior status by the computer. manager, Michael Bobinski, with a rent information available — the list transcript from the Registrar’s office. was printed August 23 ” “We stood in line from 10 a.m. to Finger said he was told he had to get Students who are incorrectly 3:30 p.m.,” said Sizelove. “Even a handwritten letter from the Dean, listed must get a letter in writing when one of my friends (Susan and come back the next day. Finger from the dean of their college, or the Hartzell, a Walsh senior) presented said he would not have to wait in Registrar’s office in order to get a them with a valid (senior) ID, they line, but would be unable to get a ticket, said Bobinski. Hesburgh invites candidates to talk to Notre Dame students, faculty Observer Photo/Paul Kramer By JOHN MENNELL since becoming University presi vitation in 1976 discussed human Bargain hunt Senior Staff Reporter dent, Father Theodore Hesburgh, rights. Although the content was the Sophomore Rich Atkinson, a resident o f Holy Cross, brousesfor the C S C sent telegrams to each of the Invitations have been sent to the candidates asking them to “visit the same in all four of the telegrams the ultimate addition to his room yesterday at the Stepan Mall. The Mall, 1984 presidential and vice presiden University of Notre Dame before the heading varied from formal to per at Stepan Center, has ‘all the items your room needs to look great, ’ tial candidates asking them to speak election and address the faculty and sonal the Associated Press reported. and continues today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Notre Dame. students on the moral issues of the The telegram sent to President As he has done every election year campaign.” Ronald Reagan was addressed “Mr. “I suggest that they discuss the President,” while the one to moral issues of the campaign,” Hes Geraldine Ferraro was adressed Judicial Coordinator Zahn attacks burgh said Tuesday, "but 1 can’t tell "Mrs. Ferraro." But to Vice President them what to talk about.” In the past George Bush it was “Dear George,” some candidates have discussed and to Walter Mondale it was, "Dear OBUD, criticizes election handling moral issues while others have not. Fritz.” Hesburgh would not comment on Hesburgh said he would be would serve as a division of the Judi By JOSEPH MURPHY Obud as a complaint bureau. The which issues he wanted the candi surprised if none of the candidates cial Council and would be under the Staff Reporter Judicial Council will be taking back dates to discuss, saying he wanted to came to Notre Dame this election direction of the Judical coordinator. the counting of the ballots ” let them decide for themselves year, although the last to accept his BAACHUS, an acronym for Boost Student Body Judicial Coordina Student Body President Rob Ber- which issues are important. Jimmy invitation were Carter and Mondale tino responded with a "flat no” to tor Joe Zahn began the new school See ZAHN, page 5 Carter, who accepted Hesburgh’s in in 1976. year by saying, "We re not going toZaim’s suggestion of a takeover of accept any baloney from the Admin elections by the Judicial Council. istration on the plans we’re going to “That’s already been settled for this implement for the benefit of the year,” said Bertino. community.” Henry Sienkiewicz, head of Obud, In an interview last night, Zahn refused to comment directly on also attacked the Ombudsman Or Zahn’s remarks but said, "The issue ganization as “a disorganized group should be brought through the of 25." Zahn said he intended to proper channels of student govern form a committee to renew the fight ment and not through The Observer. for control of student elections Bertino said he did support the against the Ombudsman Organiza creation of BACCHUS on campus tion which now has control over the which is a national organization student electoral process. sponsored by the Distilled Spirits Zahn said, “The National Om Council of the United States. The budsman Organization clarifies Notre Dame BACCHUS organization Agents foil terrorists Associated Press Chandler, Immigration and Naturalization Service district direc DALLAS - Federal agents believe tor. they foiled a pair of terrorist plots The agency refused to release the against the Republican National names of the nine. Convention, including a plan for an "The Secret Service and/or the ultralight aircraft attack, by arresting FBI had information on the students nine Iranians and Palestine Libera concerning threats against the con tion Organization supporters, offi vention and possible involvement cials said yesterday. with the PLO,” Chandler said. The alleged plots never were “The Iranians were alleged to confirmed, officials said, but they have been involved in some plot in said that threats had been made. volving an ultralight aircraft,” he AP Photo The nine were arrested before said. "We questioned these individ Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tuesday afternoon. Ferraro has been invited to and during last week’s GOP uals and determined they were out Geraldine Ferraro, right, points out someone in speak at Notre Dame by University President presidential nominating session and of their immigration status either be the crowd at the American Federation of Father Theodore Hesburgh, along with Walter were all charged with violating their Goverment limployees National Convention to Mondale. Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. John See ATTACK, page 6 immigration status, said Ronald AFGL Executive Vice President John Sturdivant Mennell’s story above. The Observer Thursday, August 30, 1984 — page 2 In Brief Some student input could open up a few doors A B-l bomber prototype crashed and Complaints. burned yesterday on a low altitude test flight over the Mojave Des Even in these relatively carefree days before ert, killing one crew member and injuring two others, the Air Force homework has a chance to backlog and the drudgery of Amy Stephan routine has begun, there are few smiles and plenty of said. “The crew escape capsule successfully separated and landed Assistant News Editor near the crash site,” the Air Force said in a statement. It wasn’t imme gripes under the Dome. diately clear how the one crew member died. The plane was seen And there is no lack of material trailing smoke before it went down at 10:30 a.m. near Boron, 75 Students are irritated by everything from a dry Inside Thursday miles northeast of Los Angeles. The crew members’ names were campus to incredible humidity (and the fact that it now withheld until relatives were notified. The crash came less than a costs 50 cents to cool off with a pop from a vending week before a B IB prototype was to be unveiled. The plane that machine.) Hickey says he has requested (but not yet received) crashed Wednesday was an earlier B-l A prototype, Pentagon offi As usual, the dining halls are an easy target for critics. money to add round tables and transform the dining cials said. The plane that crashed was one of the original B-l But this year in addition to tasteless food and endless hall into something resembling a college eating facility prototypes, first flown in June 1976. — Associated Press lines, students are grumbling about the dining hall walls instead of a high school cafeteria.