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XXII, NO. 6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary s Student Senate debates alcohol By REGIS COCCIA be very different,” he said. “I Senior Staff Reporter think it still would be a conser­ vative document, but students A Senate resolution express­ would be involved in it in a m a­ ing disapproval over the Ad­ ture, adult manner.” ministration’s distribution of Mike Paese, student body the revised alcohol policy was vice president, said he felt stu " defeated at last night's Student dent input was not an issue in Senate meeting. the revised alcohol policy. “I strongly disapprove of the The resolution, authored by idea of (the lack of) student in­ 1 senators Mark Chapman (Dist. put because I think it’s inac­ m 3), Pat Kiernan (Dist. 1) and curate,” he said. Tom Rask (Dist. 4), criticized “The task force reports had what it called a lack of student students on them last year. It input in the policy’s formation was very clear to (Director of and a haphazard manner of Residence Life) Dr. Firth, very communicating the policy clear to (University President) changes to students. Father Malloy, very clear to The resolution also called for (Executive Vice President) the research of “providing al­ Father Beauchamp exactly The Observer/Heleni Korwek ternatives to social activities how the students felt,” Paese Hitting the books already affected by the revised alcohol said. Saint Mary’s student Amy Blong and Notre Dame seasonable weather as an alternative to the confines policy.” junior Joe Schwab study outside in yesterday’s of the 'brar. The Senate defeated the “I think it would be very un­ resolution in a 10-3 vote, with likely a student would be in­ one member abstaining. vited to Land O’Lakes, Wiscon­ "Many people have made it sin, to take part in a major West Germany prohibits air shows very clear to me that they are policy decision,” he said. in the dark. We feel this resolu­ “We should be taking posi­ Associated Press burns on their bodies. Stripes: “I saw this little boy tion states it clearly,” said tive steps,” said Paese. “It’s Most of the m ore than 300,000 just standing there. His hair Rask. time we stop complaining RAMSTEIN, West Germany- spectators at the annual air was all singed and the skin was “I have a big complaint with about what we don’t have and West Germany suspended mil­ show were West Germans and coming off his face. And he was the alcohol policy,” Kiernan start looking at what we do itary air shows Monday follow­ Americans, and about 500 were just standing there, looking up said. “Where something has a h av e.” ing the fiery crash at an avia­ injured. The identities of the at m e. big impact on the students, Paese suggested the senators tion exhibition that killed 46 dead were not released, but at there should be direct student bring out a revised resolution. people. Scores of others who least 11 Americans were criti­ “Nobody stopped to help input. The senators responsible for suffered critical burns battled cally burned. him. They were running. We “I think if students were in­ the resolution did not say whe­ for their lives. “Some were missing skin on stopped the police and the police picked him up.” volved in the decision-making ther they would draw up an­ their arms. The sun had come process, this policy would not other. Sunday’s tragedy at the U.S. out, and there were a lot of The disaster occurred as an Air Force Base in Ramstein people who didn’t have their Italian air force flying team in was described as the worst air shirts on. A lot had black burns, 10 jets, two groups of five each, show crash involving spec­ like their skin was burned performed a complicated ma­ Yellowstone tators. Some were burned black,” said DeeDee Arrington neuver less than 200 feet off the beyond recognition when three Doke, a reporter for the unof­ ground shortly before 4 p.m. forest fires Italian Jets collided on a low- ficial U.S. military newspaper Jim Beichler, a University of level stunt flight and one of Stars and Stripes, who was at Maryland teacher, told the them hurtled into the crowd in the scene. paper someone next to him had keep burning a ball of flame. looked at one of the Italian People ran in panic, many John Flanagan, an Air Force Associated Press with clothes in tatters and large sergeant, told Stars and see CRASH, page 6 YELLOWSTONE National Park, Wyo.- Forest fires have ERA pollution ban stops new construction engulfed nearly one quarter of the nation’s oldest national Associated Press the impasse before Congress more than a few tons of pollut­ park, but only three small adjourns sometime in October ants annually. buildings have been lost and WASHINGTON- The Envi­ for election campaigning. But Lents, executive officer even with the blackened forests ronmental Protection Agency The EPA’s construction ban of California’s South Coast Air and thick smoke, Yellowstone said Monday it is banning con­ applies only to facilities that Quality Management District, hasn’t lost its majesty. struction of new facilities in annually produce more than said it might be harder to build The series of ferocious fires greater Los Angeles that pose 100 tons of carbon monoxide or needed sewage treatment have so far spared the major a major air pollution threat, a volatile compounds like plants if the ban continues for tourist attractions at the grand ban that could be extended to gasoline that form ozone, a very long. 116-year-old matriarch of the a dozen other U.S. cities this major component of smog In announcing the ban, EPA parks, although one fire still fall. which causes lung damage. administrator Lee Thomas causes concern for the safety The EPA is legally required Oil refineries, paint shops at renewed his appeal for of the facilities around Old to move against Los Angeles auto assembly plants or large Congress to provide guidance Faithful geyser. because an eight-month printing plants might emit that on dealing with the 107 cities or Scorched tree trunks moratorium on pollution much ozone-causing pollution, other areas that failed to meet punctuate some camping and penalties expires at midnight but none is planned in the Los federal air quality standards picnic areas and some hiking Tuesday. Congress imposed Angeles area. last year for ozone, carbon trails have been lost, along with the moratorium last December A representative of state air monoxide or both. The 107 a comfort station, outhouse and to give itself more time to pollution officers said the areas cover about one third of historic cabin. AP Photo revise and clarify the Clean Air EPA’s action was little more the U.S. population. A total of m ore than 450,000 Helicopter Assault Act. • than “a paper tiger.” Califor­ Thomas said if Congress fails of the park’s 2.2 million acres A helicopter dumps water on a But negotiations over revis­ nia official James Lents said it to act again this year, the result have been swept by the worst Rogue River, Ore. forest fire, one ing the law are stalled by dis­ would have no immediate im­ could be “many more sanc­ fires in the area in at least 200 of many presently burning in the agreements over acid rain and pact on his state, whose regu­ tions on areas as well as man other issues, and legislators lations already forbid con­ see FIRE, page 6 western United States see BAN, page 6 hold out little hope of resolving struction of facilities emitting page 2 The Observer Tuesday, August 30, 1938 INSIDE COLUMN IN BRIEF Diverse Observer jobs Some 1,800 Notre Dame Freshmen learned during orientation that they have a special cachet. The Class of 1992 has been designated the Sesquicentennial Class by await the adventurous University officials, and members will be involved in plan­ Tonight is Student Activities. All the clubs ning events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the found­ and organizations on campus will be there, in­ ing of Notre Dame. Established in 1842, the University is cluding The Observer. “What can I do for The Chris the 13th oldest among existing American Catholic institu­ Observer?” will no doubt be the most frequently tions of higher learning. The idea came from the History asked question at our table. For anyone inter­ Donnelly of the University committee, which has been involved in ested, The Observer has a number of entry- Managing Editor some of the early discussion of the Sesquicentennial. The level positions at The Observer. All of the fol­ committee has suggested that the observance take place lowing jobs require only minimal experience, between November 1991 and November 1992. That proposal but they are all responsible positions. If The and others will be taken up by a formal Sesquicentennial Observer hires someone, we are putting our Committee to be appointed soon by Provost Timothy faith and trust in them, and they in turn should O’M eara. respect us enough to do a complete and thor­ ough job. Jurgen Brauer, a graduate student in economics at News copy editors: Each night of publication the University of Notre Dame has been awarded a Peace a news copy editor is on duty to copy edit the W IGHT Scholar Award by the United States Institute of Peace.