Approval Given for Extending Parietals on Sunday Nights
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Crime Stoppers - page 4 VOL. XXI, NO. 66 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986 the independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Approval given for extending parietals on Sunday nights By CHRIS BEDNARSKI tion will still be considered “a Assisstant News Editor serious violation of the Univer sity Rules and Regulations, al Parietals hours may be ex though “not as grievous an of tended until 12:30 a.m. on Sun fense” as the sale of drugs or days only, beginning next se the engagement of premarital mester, although hall rectors intercourse. These first parts retain the “discretion to with also classify overnight parie hold this extension,” according tals violations and violations of to a letter from Assistant Vice the Sexuality Code as separate President for Student Affairs offenses. Father David Tyson. Tyson objected, however, to The letter, addressed to Stu the final part of the statement dent Body President Mike that says, “The penalty for an Switek, announced Tyson’s overnight parietals violation, decision to extend Sunday by itself does not normally con parietal hours, and explained stitute suspension or dismis Tyson’s decision to reword a sal.” proposed policy statem ent con In the letter, Tyson said this cerning overnight parietals vi part of the statement “could olations. easily be miscontrued by some Proposals to extend Sunday to mean that an overnight parietal hours and clarify the parietal violation would not penalty for overnight parietals constitute grounds for suspen violations were given to Tyson sion or dismissal.” The Observer/Mike Ury for approval after they were Tyson’s letter said no deci Moments of Reflection passed by the Campus Life sion on the punishment for an Council on November 20. overnight parietal violation is Father Hesburgh receives the offerings from four day at 5 p.m. Students were reminded to reflect Tyson’s decision accepted made without “consideration of the many students who attended the Mass at upon the fragility of life in the homily given by the first three parts of the pro of the circum stances in- Sacred Heart Church held in memory of the Father Thomas King, rector of Zahm Hall. posed policy statement that say Zahm Hall junior Michael Cogswell on Wednes- an overnight parietals viola see PARIETALS, page 5 Americana renovations CIA chief denies knowledge about to alter graduation plans arms sale profits sent to Nicaragua according to a press release By BUD LUEPKE has engulfed the Reagan ad “The bad news is that what issued by Americana gen Associated Press Copy Editor ministration. Mr. Casey told us indicates eral manager John Wilson. Fascell added, “When all of serious errors of judgment by Families of 1987 graduates Wilson said that the hotel WASHINGTON - CIA Direc the dots are eventually linked senior CIA personnel,” Broom planning to stay in the will close until the end of July tor William Casey, in five hours on this, it will be, I won’t use field said, adding, “That needs Americana Inn during com due to renovations. Reserva of secret, sworn congressional the word incredible, but it cer to be corrected.” mencement weekend will tions set for days of the testimony, denied Wednesday tainly will be extraordinary.” Casey testified as have to search elsewhere for renovation period will be that he knew the profits from He added that he hopes the Republicans and Democrats overnight accomodations cancelled, Wilson added. U.S. arms sales to Iran were whole story will be uncovered sparred over whether congres because of a six-month The renovation period will being transferred to soon. sional committees investigat renovation project sched include the May 17 com Nicaraguan Contra rebels, Rep. William S. Broomfield ing the Iran-Contra connection uled for that building by new mencement excercises. lawmakers reported. of Michigan, the senior Repub should grant immunity from ownership. But Rep. Dante Fascell, D- lican on the committee, said, prosecution to key witnesses The Americana Inn, 213 Wilson did not say the Fla., chairman of the House “The good news is that Mr. who have refused to discuss W. Washington St., has been Americana would try to find Foreign Affairs Committee, Casey was pretty candid with what they know. sold to Inns America Corp., alternate accomodations for said Casey did offer specifics us and none of what he had to One of those witnesses, Vice of Braintree, Mass., and will those whose commencement “with regard to a lot of infor mation which we did not have say in any way indicates thatAdm. John Poindexter, Presi- become a Holiday Inn after reservations will be can the president knew or should renovations are completed, celled. on the record before” concern ing the unraveling scandal that have known of any wro. doing. sec ARMS, page 3 Student aid qualifications could be tightened by new law By MIRIAM HILL 88 Guaranteed Student Loan for those students, the big FINANCIAL AID GUIDELINES Senior Staff Reporter could be less than the amount change is going to be that they received in previous years, she can’t do it the way they used to ■No Financial Aid Form, no money. It’s that simple. A change in federal laws said. before,” Keener-Han said. ■Financial need is based on financial status and family could make it tougher to The new law requires all stu In general, the new method circumstances. Both change on an annual basis. qualify for student aid, accor dents hoping to receive finan of determining need is more ■Don’t assume your eligibility or ineligibilty. ding to Notre Dame Financial cial aid to file a Financial Aid rigorous than that used by the ■The Financial Aid Form should be filed as soon as Aid Counselors Tina Cunnin Form with the College Scholar Simple Needs Test. As a result, possible after Jan. 1, 1987. It must reach the College gham and Kathy Keener-Han. ship Service. This represents a some students’ Guaranteed Scholarship by Feb. 28, 1987. Cunningham said students change for Guaranteed Student Student Loan eligibility may be applying for Guaranteed Stu Loan applicants, who previ more restricted. ■A completed 1986 tax return is not necessarily needed dent Loans will be most af ously had to complete a form The new law also raises the in order to file. fected by the new law, called called the Simple Needs Test. amount of money a student can ■If the Financial Aid Form is filed after Feb. 28,1987, the Higher Education Amend “Many students at Notre receive through the it will be considered a late application. ment of 1986. Dame have only the ■Send signed copies of both your and your parents’ 1986 see AID, page 4 For some students, the 1987- Guaranteed Student Loan, and federal tax returns to the Financial Aid Office.______ The Observer Thursday, December 11, 1986 - page 2 In Brief Journalists in limbo A sniper dressed in a black martial arts costume and carrying a Samurai sword was subdued by a blast from over whose rights to protect a water hose Wednesday, 11 hours after he began firing a rifle at random from a building at the University of The ethics of journalism. Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Two men were wounded Does a newspaper have the duty, ability and during the standoff with the gunman, Ulysses S. Davis III, basic right to print everything that is news in Margie Kersten its pages? I ask myself this question in regards who had been fired by the university last summer for % fighting. Davis wanted to air some grievances about the to printing the names of victims, the names of university.- Associated Press those arrested for crimes, those people, stu dents rather, who are living among us on our Saint M ary's Editor HL ^ ' wR campus. Bill Breeden says he’s more likely to serve jail time for Some people say it is our duty, as a newspaper taking a “John Poindexter” street sign than Poindexter to print and report all news regardless of its is for any role the former national security adviser may harshness, or its probable effects on the lives have played in U.S. weapons sales to Iran and secret aid of students, and others in our small community. to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Like Poindexter, In addition to this, some ask, “where does a Breeden is a native of Odon, Ind. Police want to question newspaper get the power not to print the names, Breeden about the theft of Odon’s “John Poindexter” street facts or content of stories?” They may say the sign, which was erected one day after Poindexter’s Nov. newspaper has a duty, a responsibility to the 25 resignation as national security advisor. The sign was public. stolen the day after it went up. Associated- Press This duty can be abused, however, and the results are ugly. Journalism sometimes attracts a certain breed of people, and they exist all over the United States, who are news m ongers: Of Interest people who only want the facts, now. If it’s news, it’s news, no questions asked. These University President Father Theodore Hesburgh, people do not consider the news value in relation C.S.C., will be the guest on tonight’s WVFI-AM 640’s to other factors: like people’s feelings or the weekly talkshow, “Campus Perspectives.” From 10 to 11, effects the article might have on an entire com Host Lynne Strand will interview Hesburgh on Notre munity. the students driving the car were not printed. Dam e’s past and future, and key Notre Dame and Catholic I feel a human factor must be considered.