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NCAA Cage Pairings -Page 10 Poet Allen Ginsberg Opens Sophomore ... NCAA Cage pairings -page 10 VOL. XIII, NO. 96 Z an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint mary’s VOL. XIII. NO. 96 Poet Allen Ginsberg opens Sophomore Literary Festival by Aileen Lavin the classical style.” Ode,” “written about nuclear Staff Reporter He instructed the audience to imagination.” sit forward and erect with eyes “Plutonian Ode” was written The sophomore Literary Fes­ open and relaxed because at the time of his arrest at the tival began last night in Wash­“ we’re not going to another Colorado Rocky Flats Nuclear ington Hall with a performance world, we’re here in this world. Bomb Facility for meditating on by poet Allen Ginsberg, which The point is not to get any­ railroad tracks to block a train focused upon the influence of where, we’re here where we are carrying plutonium. Fellow Buddhist meditation in his lifealready.” poet Peter Orlovsky and Daniel and his works. He continued his instructions Ellsberg, who was responsible Ginsberg, who believes in by directing the audience’s for releasing the Pentagon “acknowledging thought forms mind to be focused upon their Papers in the early 70s, were in a friendly way,’’ explained breathing through their noses. also arrested with Ginsberg. his traditional Buddhist beliefs “ Follow the breath out until the Before reading “Plutonian of meditation in the first half of breath dissolves,” Ginsberg Ode,” Ginsberg began by sing­ the performance with his theory stated. ing a mantra, which is a on “ Mind Breaths.” At this point there were five one-syllable cant, to encourage In 1971, Ginsberg began to minutes of meditation that was “an appreciation of speech and develop his interest in medita­interrupted by a student’s souna. ’ ’ The mantra lasted for tion by daily hour subvocal shout, “ I don’t believe you got five minutes before he went on mantra heart meditation underpaid for this!” Ginsberg re­ {continued on page 4] the instruction of Swami sponded by calmly ringing a Muktananda. bell to break the silence of the The following year he expan­ audience’s meditation, saying, ded his studies on the Tibetan“It’s just another thought SMC names style of Buddhist meditation form” as a rebuttal to the and at this time, strong themes student’s comment. on Dharma appeared in his He then carried the audience election works and songs. “around the world” through Ginsberg introduced his his poems form his published poems on ‘Mind Breaths” by book, Mind Breaths. candidates explaining the basics involved Having been requested to by Pam Degnan in “samtha,” a slight variance read some of his earlier works, of traditional Buddhist medita­Ginsberg selected two poems written in 1956, “The Strange The names of the candidates tion. He explained his poem running in Saint Mary’s student “Mind Breaths” as “being New Cottage in Berkeley’ ’ and Allen Ginsberg addressed an overflowing crowd last night “ A Supermarket in California. body elections next Monday in Washington Hall, \photo by John Macor.\ relatively clear, but a lot clearer were released last night by the if you know how to meditate in Ginsberg continued his read­ ings with ‘Mugging,” a poem Saint Mary’s Board of Govern­ written during his experiences ance. For 1979-‘80 with hash-hish. The poem, The Susan Glockner ticket, written in a stream-of-con- which includes Sheila Wixted sciousness style, dealt with and Kathy McGrath, will the public apathy and isolation oppose the Pia Trigiani ticket of Observer names editorial board toward him after being mugged Chip Dornback and Kathy in New York City. Sweeney. The positions they The first half of his perfor­ will be vying for will be Student Rosemary Mills, newly-elected editor-in-chief continuity of style in reporting. mance concluded by his invita­Body president, vice president of The Observer, announced the 1979-80 The position of sports editor will be filled by tion to remain for the second of Academic Affairs and vice editorial board yesterday. The new board will Mark Perry. Perry, a junior from Naperville, IL, half for his poem, “Plutonian president of Student Affairs. assume their responsibilities after spring break. replaces Ray O’Brien. An American Studies SBP candidate Susan Diane Wilson, a junior from Montpelier, IN, major, Perry is currently an assistant sports Glockner, is a junior resident will assume the position of managing editor. editor. He has also worked as a staff reporter. advisor in LeMans Hall and This position has been redefined to deal Doug Christian, photography editor and Chris Sophomore formerly served as president of exclusively with the editorial content of the Stewart, features editor, will begin second terms Regina Hall. This year’s Stu­ newspaper. The primary duty of the managing in their positions. Christian, a junior from dent Body treasurer and vice editor is the coordination of the news, editorial, Jenkintown, PA, is a philosophy major. Stewart, president of Student Affairs features, sports and photography departments. also a junior, resides in PeeKskill, NY. He is a weekend candidate Sheila Wixted is also Wilson was formerly a News Editor and senior theology and government major. a junior. Junior Kathy staff reporter. The Observer has also redefined its structure McGrath, a candidate for vice Ann Gales, also a former News Editor, will of the business and production departments.successful president of Academic Affairs, replace Mills as editorial editor. Gales, a These positions do not serve on the editorial was an advisor to last year’s board. by Margie Brassil overnment major, resides in Glenview, IL. She StaffReporter Student Assembly. tas also worked as a copy reader and a seniro Steve Odland, currently the managing editor, SBP candidate Pia Trigiani is staff reporter. Gales is a junior. has been appointed business manager. This a junior English/Humanities position is responsible for the coordination and The Saint Mary’s Sophomoie Mike Lewis, a Nashville, IN, native and Parents’ Weekend was termed major and is presently serving presently a news editor, has been appointed the supervision of all departments dealing with the paper. Odland has a success by sophomore class on the Public Relations Comm­ position of executive news editor. Lewisis is business aspect of the ittee. Describing her goals as worked for Th e Observer as an assistant night representatives with over 50 responsible for the organization of the news percent of the students’ parents SBP, Trigiani commented, “ I department. editor and a night editor. A junior majoring in accounting, Odland is from Denver, CO. attending the events this week­am totally committed to making Mark Rust and Mike SHields, will assist Lewis the Saint Mary’s student gov­ as news editors Rust, a sophomore, is seeking a The position of production manager, previous­end. ly held by Mardi Nevin, will be filled by Tim “It was a well-planned, well- ernment into a viable, access­ double major in English and American Studies. ible working group. With your Shields, a junior,Ts an American Studies major. “ Scoop” Sullivan. A sophomore from Atlanta, organized and well-executed GA, Sullivan will supervise the night editors andweekend that allowed us a help, we can electrify student Rust and Shields currently serve as copy government.” readers and senior staff reporters. typilsts. Previously, the supervision of nightchance to interact with our editors and the coordination of the businessclassmates and it was great for Junior Marybeth “Chip” Ellen Buddy, a junior from Dodge City, KS, Dornback, a Communications will continue to serve as Saint Mary’s Editor. department were both done by the managingour parents to be with their editor. Sullivan is a finance major who currentlydaughters and to meet and major views the position of the Buddy, an education major, coordinates cover­ vice president of Academic age of all Saint Mary’s activities. Buddy will be works as a night editor and staff reporter. know their professors,’’ Kevin Manion, a junior from Grand Rapids,McCandless resident Kate Affairs as “ a channel of com­ assisted by Margie Brassil. Brassil, a sopho­ munication between the facul­ more from Westchester, IL, is currently a night MI, has been appointed controller. Manion, anLeonard said. accounting major, will assume the responsibili­ The weekend began Friday ty, the administration and the editor and staff reporter. Brassil will not serve students of SMC.” Dornback on the editorial board. ties of John Tucker, currently the business night with the play, “ An Even­ manager. ing of Entertainment,” written currently serves as president of Kathy Connelly will replace Phil Cackley as Holy Cross Hall. Rounding out copy editor. Connelly, a junior from St. Paul, Bob Rudy, will retain his present position as by Sophomore Class President MN, has been a senior staff reporter and copy advertising manager. Rudy, a junior fromAdri Trigiani and co-directed byT rigiani’s ticket is Kathy reader for The Observer. The copy editor is in Binghamton, NY, is a finance and governmentTrigiani and Rosalie Bellanca. Sweeney, a sophomore Govern- charge of all copy readers and works on the major. {continued on page 4] {continued on page 4] News in brief Monday, March 5,1979 -page 2 New Orleans police In early morning accident to work after ending strike NEW ORLEANS (AP)-Police in New Orleans returned to Car strikes Notre Dame student work yesterday after a 15-day strike. But they did so only after rejecting on Saturday the city’s final contract offer. by John McGrath Kelley is listed in satisfactory that my right leg was broken, Yesterday Mayor Ernest Morial said that action will cost the Senior Staff Reporter condition at St. Joseph’s but my left leg was the one on police recognition of their union by the city and the blanket Hospital with a fractured right the side nearest the car - I amnesty they asked for patrolmen who stayed on the picket A Notre Dame sophomore was leg.
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