GSU Presidential Candidates Debate in Forum
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///& / i f n g D u 1 8 4 2 • 1 9 * 2 - 0 - SESQUlCiNlf NNIAt S a in tM a rv ls C olleg e The Observer NOTRE DAME ♦ INDI ANA VO L XXIV NO. 122 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Twins promote pro-life; discuss evils of abortion By BEVIN KOVALIK Janice said. News Writer Janice added that abortion clinics don’t help a pregnant woman make a decision, they The beauty of womanhood is simply sell abortions in order to not killing our babies, but pro make money. “Abortion clinics ducing life from within our generate $500 million mainly in selves, according to Janice and cash per year,” she said. Joyce Keen, renowned pro-life These doctors only care about activist/feminist twins. making money, Joyce said. For The twins opened their lec example, she said, if our ture yesterday titled, “Abortion mother had walked into a and Truth: A Catholic Woman’s Planned Parenthood clinic Perspective,” with a “Hail when she was pregnant with Mary ” in memory of all the ba us, they would probably have bies aborted that day and for counseled her to have an the mothers who will need abortion even though she spiritual healing. already had eight kids. “It is legal for any woman to In an effort to promote pro have an abortion for any reason life as undergraduates at during any time of her Stanford University, the twins pregnancy,” said Joyce Keen. were arrested for trying to “We re not just talking about physically block the entrance to abortion, but infanticide, too.” an abortion clinic. “The pur During their lecture, the pose is not to get arrested,” Keens showed two films depict Joyce said, “but to save a life.” ing the horror of abortion. At abortion clinics in Chicago, According to the Keens, the the twins perform sidewalk evils of abortion cannot be con counseling where they attempt veyed through lectures alone, to talk girls out of having an but must be shown to people in abortion. “Once the girls have films so they can have a vivid aborted their baby and are out picture of what really happens. the door, the clinic doesn’t care “If it is so unpleasant to look at, what happens because they then why do we tolerate have their money,” said Joyce. abortion?” Joyce asked. It’s sad that teens can get an The two films shown at the abortion without parental con The Observer/ E.G. Bailey lecture displayed an actual sent, Joyce continued, but if Pro-life activists and twin sisters Joyce and Janice Keen, left to right, speak about abortion in a lecture abortion and the remains of the something bad happens during last night. The lecture presentation included two films that show an actual abortion. The two women aborted fetus. “It’s difficult for the procedure and she goes to have been actively involved in protesting against abortion since their college days. me to watch the film even after the hospital, the doctors cannot I’ve seen it over a 100 times, ” se e Abortion / page 4 ND explores GSU presidential candidates debate in forum Columbus’ By RANCHO LOZANO forum was of great benefit,” childcare facility on Notre we re not treated as employ News Writer said Tony Hazbun, the elections Dame’s campus such as the ees,” Kelly said. “If we were, commissioner for the GSU. Early Childhood Development the university could cover a voyages “Both candidates gave great Center at Saint Mary’s and we good portion of the premium, Childcare, health insurance answers and ideas to all the currently have a tentative office thus resulting in better cover Special to The Observer and split stipends were some of questions.” space.” age.” the main issues debated last The first issue most vigorously Kelly said how he is “willing David Carrier added how night in an election forum held debated was the issue of child to give up” his entire salary there is a need for graduate The University of Notre Dame by the Graduate Student Union care. Presidential candidate “for funding” as well as other students to “re-educate the will host a conference today (GSU). Michael Kelly stated in his needs. “We need problem Administration” in order to be through Saturday on the per The two tickets running were opening address how “the lack solvers as well as problem find covered as employees. spectives on Columbus’ voyages current GSU president Kurt of children’s day care has been ers,” Kelly said. Responding to one of the to the Americas. Mills and David McKinlay, and a very sore spot for most of the During the forum, many peo questions, Mills said that the “The Old World Meets the their opponents, Michael Kelly young families who have chosen ple in the audience raised ques insurance offered by the New: 1492-1992” will include and David Carrier, both running to pursue a graduate degree at tions regarding the issue of University is’the cheapest in presentations from leading for the offices of president and N D .” heath insurance. surance anywhere, but we’ve scholars in the field, as well as vice president, respectively. In Mills rebuttal, he “The university’s attitude see GSU / page 4 exhibits at the Snite Museum of “There is no doubt that this said,’We re hoping to place a toward grad students is that Art and the Hesburgh Library. In an effort to explore the subject in a multicultural con Students protest parietals; text, the conference will focus SMC student raped on more than just Columbus. By MONICA YANT ported to Saint Mary’s Security. Presentations in the Paul and The choice to report the inci argue for adult respect Editor-in-Chief Barbara Henkels Lecture d ent is the victim’s, according dents’ interests,” said Biese, Series will examine the French An 18 year-old Saint Mary’s to Chlebek, and police may or and American Indian adding that “a lot of us feel that may not forward the informa By SARAH DORAN student was raped sometime pareitals interfere with us as encounter; the Italian, Spanish News Writer Friday according to South Bend tion to the college. ad u lts.” But Chlebek said that when a and French Renaissance Police, but the victim refused to Biese said that the demon responses to the Old World give any information about the rape victim seeks medical Last night more than fifty ND stration was in response to meeting the new; and the time or location of the attack. treatment, the hospital auto students gathered on the steps Jeanne Blasi’s inside column ti Central and South American The victim was treated matically contacts the Saint of the Administration building tled, “From the Playpen,” which perspectives. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Mary’s office of Residence Life. to protest the current definition appeared in The Observer’s The conference will begin by Medical Center. Investigators The office of Residence Life focusing on the local context of parietals. March 4 edition. The column have no additional information. does not release information “Our point is not to abolish was a make believe news story for the New World encounter Saint Mary’s officials said involving students to Public with a presentation by Indiana pareitals but to have the admin reporting a parietals revolt in Information unless the report is they did not learn of the inci U niversity p ro fe sso r R. David istration talk to the students front of the Administration dent until Tuesday evening. “I filtered through Security or an and establish an alternative to building. Edmunds on “The Continuing know nothing of it,” said investigation is being con French Connection: Catholic pareitals,” said Cavanaugh Hall Surprised by the response, Richard Chlebek, director of ducted, according to freshman Kevin Biese, who was Blasi said, “I wish I had known Priests Among the Potawatomi Security. “We in Security were McLaughlin. People of Northern Indiana.” leading the crowd of students. about it. I felt an obligation to not informed fof the rape).” Mary Kelleher, director of “We feel that as students of Gregory Dowd, assistant pro be th e re .” “This is my first knowledge of Residence Life, was unavailable Notre Dame, we have the right fessor of history at ND, will of Flyers had been passed out to it," said Brett McLaughlin, for comment. to have du Lac reflect the views every dorm on campus an fer remarks in response to public information officer. Chlebek said he will investi of the student body, and that nouncing the protest, Biese Edm unds. Rape of other incidents that gate the report and determine currently, du Lac does not re said. Flyers and petitions to be if it merits issuing a “Crime occur outside the Saint Mary’s see COLUMBUS / page 6 flect the majority of the stu see PARIETALS / page 6 campus are not always re Alert" bulletin to the campus. page 2 The Observer April 1, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER REPORT FORECAST: Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. Questions for Cloudy,breezy and unseasonably cold with a 40 percent chance of sn o w . April fools to Temperatures falling into the ponder upper 20’s. TEMPERATURES: On this most glorious day of all days, April City H L A nchorage 35 24 Fool’s Day, let me pose a Athens 70 50 plethora of questions to Bogota 68 50 Boston 43 40 challenge the minds of the Cairo 68 52 eager, bright and Chicago 51 31 C leveland 55 29 intelligent Notre Dame Dallas 67 43 community .