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.i\ . I . - I :.,;. I _' ) . ___.· ; ,j 18'2·1992 SESQUICENTENNIAl Saint Ma~~ Col leg~ NOTi£ DA»E•INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 72 FRIDAY , DECEMBER 13, 1991 TH~ INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Grazin: Political 'death' of USSR happened earlier By AMY MARK haps be "something equivalent reconvene the Congress he dis the risk of an inter-army civil different political elements. News Writer to what Europe is today, solved last September to deal war" and poses "a threat as a In regard to the U. S. role but .. .less integrated, politically," with the present events. "The potential anarchy, ...an armed during this historical trans The "death" of the Soviet he said. He believes that as Congress is where he had got anarchy," he said. He explained formation, Grazin says it is wise Union is not as recent an event much as 85 percent of the ten his power; . .the source of that this is why Russian leader that President Bush be neutral. as is usually believed. republics will become unified, legality for Gorbachev, the bal Boris Yeltsin is negotiating with Although he is 99 percent "Politically, the death of the but is uncertain that the Baltic ance for Gorbachev.. .is gone," district commands of the positive that the commonwealth Soviet Union may have hap states will join. he said. armies. will completely replace the pened earlier, but legally, it · "The three Slavic republics: "There is nothing and nobody "This is a real concern," said Soviet Union, he notes that the ended Sunday," said Igor Russia, Ukraine, and Byelorus except Gorbachev himself left," Grazin, regarding the status of United States must also heed to Grazin, a former Estonian rep sia, will pick up the rest of the Grazin stated. He says that nuclear weapons in the states. the one percent of uncertainty resentative of the Supreme So republics one by one," he said. Gorbachev has overstepped his It wa'l believed that these remaining. viet and a professor at the Uni He feels this "commonwealth of time and should give up his weapons would be moved to Grazin called U.S. Secretary versity of Notre Dame Law friendly states" will take on a personal ambitions and resign. Russia before any dissolution of of State James Baker the "new School. bureaucracy organization. Grazin expressed admiration the Soviet Union. "But now it's Mikhail Gorbachev." The decision by the leaders of Concerning the future of for how all violence has been happened backwards, and we "Before, Gorbachev's main Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus President Mikhail Gorbachev, avoided thus far. "People have have four new states with role was to mediate and nego sia to create a new common Grazin says that politically and been wiling and are re.ady to nuclear capability," said Grazin. tiate the republics," said wealth open to all former re legally, his time is over. accept changes," he said. Now that black-box control Grazin. "Now, that will fall to publics of the Soviet Union . "There is no country he can However, he does express has been given to the republics, James Baker. And, of course, means that what was known as be president of. .there are no concern about lack of central it will be more complicated to that is good because Baker's the U.S.S.R. truly has ceased to structures or things Gorbachev authority and different factions launch a nuclear defense. popularity and authority are exist, Grazin said. has to fight for," Grazin said. of the Soviet army. The lack of There is stronger control now higher in the republics than The ultimate result will per- He noted Gorbachev's desire to a central authority "increases that it has been given to four Gorbachev." Bill of Rights reaches 200 By JULIE BARRETT News Writer The founding fathers of America showed unforeseen ( .;~" _., wisdom when they ratified the ' t Bill of Rights nearly 200 years I ·> 't ago, according to Patrick Fur ; 111 ;~ t ~- 1 ! ,., .. long, professor of history at a~ j .~ i t Indiana University at South 1 I Bend. '!'I ~r t ; . ··'>l lC "The creators of the Bill of ,., Ii '!I \ Rights lived through the Ameri ' can Revolution and had to deal with the British government that threatened the rights of the people," Furlong said. "Although they had no immedi ate threats to their personal liberty after the Revolution, they foresaw the need to pro tect and ensure the individual rights of the people. So they drew up the Bill of Rights and amended it to the U.S. Constitu tion." December 15, to be exact, marks the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of The Observer/Pat McHugh Rights. The Bill of Rights are Lighting up the night the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution affecting indi These trees outside of the Administration Building and St. Edward's Hall are adorned with elaborate Christmas lights; just part of Notre Dame's vidual rights and liberties, such "high energy" Christmas. as the freedom of speech, reli gion and the press. But times have changed in Vore publishes account of relationship with Burtchaell America since 1791, and the Bill of Rights has lost some of By MONICA YANT ate students. His resignation is abuse, the first people to be its value and significance to News Editor effective at the end of his sab forgotten are the victims. The Editor comments many Americans. Prompted by the belief that a batical this summer. systems of silence that ignore "People generally don't seem sense of denial still clouds the Yore publicly identified him abuse while it is happening try By MONICA YANT to understand and take for case surrounding the sexual self as a victim of Burtchaell's to repress it once it is spoken News Editor granted what civil liberties are misconduct of Father James misconduct this week in the Na aloud," Jordan said. until their own are threatened," Burtchaell, Michael Vore has tional Catholic Reporter. "And the easiest way to re Although Michael Yore's ac~ Furlong said. published the account of his He said he is aware that his press it is to pretend that no count of his relationship with Furlong said that the Bill of experiences with the Notre account in Common Sense will one has been hurt." . ·.Father )ames Burtchaell b~.h Rights and its protection of in Dame theology professor. be shocking to many. "These In his account, Yore traces the comes . detailed at times. dividual rights are more impor "Father Burtchaell, Denial of are not healthy expressions of development of his relationship "Common Sense.. Editor tant now than ever as the fed Homosexuality and Notre Dame with Burtchaell. • Burtchaell letter/ page 4 Jeremy Manier said he believes eral government grows more Abuses" appears in today's Because he was depressed for the atticle is necessary to active and powerful in making issue of Common Sense. fiomosexuahty. much of his undergraduate inform the community about and shaping the laws. "There's still people that don't "I know it's uncomfortable, I years, Yore found himself seek the Burtchaell case. "When the government wants want to see what B'urtchaell know it's disgusting,"· he said ing an advisor with whom to "There's so much speculation to do something that threatens did," Yore told The Observer referring to the fact that he is discuss his problems. Vore said going around about it."' Manier civil liberties, most people don't Thursday. "I don't think people describing an abusive relation he and Burtchaell met approx said ...If people just understal:ld react," Furlong said. "Most have acknowledged his ship. imately 10 times between Octo what (Yore's) attitude toward people don't worry about un weaknesses, that he abused Vore's need to tell his story is ber 1984 and April 1985, with the whole thiJlg was, it mig1lt lawful search and seizure be people. part of the process of healing their discussions leading to the end the speculation." · ·. · :,,., cause they think it only "I want there to be no ques for abuse victims, according to topic of intimacy. An added motivation for run happens to drug dealers tion in peoples' minds what Mark Jordan, professor of me From this point, Yore writes, ning Vore's aceountwas the anyway." happened." dieval studies who said he was their relationship changed. Vore fact that the University has yet Until it hits close to home, Burtchaell resigned last week a victim of sexual abuse as a writes that subsequent child. meetings involved sexual con- see RIGHTS I page 4 amid charges of sexual mis see EDITOR! page 4 conduct with male undergradu- "In any situation of sexual see VORE I page_4 page 2 The Observer Friday, Decembe 13,1991 . ·. INSIDE COLUMN . : . :·: : Why silence on Unes separate high temperature zones for the day. FORECAST: ' Cloudy but warmer today. Highs in the handling of • low 20s with a 70 percent chance of Burtchaellcase? · light snow. Wednesday night, my------ H L friend Willie called me 39 34 from Boston. 71 33 36 23 The call was not entirely 43 29 a social one. 09 05 30 04 "Isn't personal hygiene 53 29 a culturally-relative phe 42 16 84 74 nomenon?" 57 31 I dunno, Willie. You're 37 07 Dave 44 43 been hitting the Jack Dieteman 76 53 Daniels again, right? Sports Editor . 82 76 ® 58 43 "Here in Boston, __.:....._...;..:_ ___ 48 40 everybody's always griping that democracy, 34 32 56 36 capitalism, gender roles and believing in 59 37 Jesus Christ himself all just depend on the zip 79 57 79 48 code of the hospital delivery room you got 51 43 deposited in." South Bend 32 10 Pr9SSure Tokyo 61 48 I don't know.