I I I I /.....' ',· l J.-j/1-. 1 , / I 'f 1 I v, J-.5' # if' .. I } server VOL. XXV. NO. 49 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1992 I I THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S 1 I I 1 Irish had the most 1 1 1 1 success in the West I j By KATIE MURPHY not an established society or 1 News Writer elite which resented their pres­ I ence in the West. 1 Conventional wisdom on the "There is considerable evi­ 1 Irish in the American West is dence that the early arriving , incomplete, according to Uni­ Irish did better in the West than versity of Montana professor in the East. The Irish who got David Emmons. to a place first or second were Author of several books on limited only by their abilities," the subject, including "The he said. Butte Irish: Class and Ethnicity An important aspect of the in a Mining Town," Emmons relative success of these Irish explained Thursday that the immigrants in the West is re­ first influx of Irish immigrants lated to the emphasis on hospi­ into the United States was a re­ tality in their society, according sult of the famine in Ireland in to Emmons. the 1840s and 1850s. "Irish hospitality is not a "The nation allowed them in question of good manners. It is with some reluctance," he said. literally and fundamentally a "However, the West needed question of being Irish. The workers and the Irish answered early arrivals were able to se­ the 'help wanted' signs." cure jobs and a future for those The farther west the Irish who came later," he said. The Observer/Marguerite Schropp immigrants traveled, the more But industrial changes in the In deep thought they improved their social, po­ United States and differences in litical, and economic situation, the types of Irish people coming Second grader Cierra Williams is a student a Benjamin Harrison Elementary School in South Bend. Har­ he said. This first generation into the nation caused divisions rison Elementary School is one school in the district where Saint Mary's and Notre Dame students are was successful, according to among fellow immigrants near doing their student teaching this fall. Emmons, because there was see IRISH/ page 6 Grace Hall Distribution of wealth causes Peru's pain By CHRIS HANIFIN changes in government to eco­ 24-hour run News Writer nomic changes, he said. "We have shifts in democra­ cies and dictatorships. We must starts today There is a close connection ask 'Is there any relationship between the social problems between these quantitative By THERESA ALEMAN plaguing Peru and the present changes and the qualitative News Writer distribution of wealth in that [economic] changes?"' country, a South American Peru has been troubled The Annual Grace Hall 24- professor said Thursday. further by the simultaneous hour run will be from noon to­ "Peru is a very interesting decline of investment and of day until noon tomorrow and country for study. The only wages in recent years, accord­ will benefit the N ortbeast problem is that it is my coun­ ing to Figuerola. Neighborhood Association of try," said Adolfo Figuerola, of "We have had in Peru forty South Bend, according to stu­ the Catholic University of Peru economic policies in fifteen dent organizer and participant, in Lima. In a troubled Peru, he years. This (decline) is the re­ David Ring. continued, "rules of production sult of these policy changes. "Runners will include any­ and distribution no longer ex­ This decline is a real paradox," where from fifty to one hun­ ist. Rules of property rights no he said. dred students including mainly longer apply." Typically, a decline in real Grace Hall residents, but this One problem evident in Peru wages will stimulate investment year we're going to try and in­ is the lack of a stable govern­ as an attempt is made to clude residents of other halls," ment, Figuerola said. The pro­ said Ring. fessor's goal is to connect see PERU/ page 6 Runners will begin at the Fieldhouse Mall and will run around campus for 15-minute intervals before being replaced by other participants. There will be a tent set up at the Fieldhouse Mall for those 24 The Observer/David Hungeling hours, and runners will solicit Guest lecturer Adolfo Figuerola speaks about "Income Distribution and Democracy: the Case for Peru." Figuerola cited numerous causes for see GRACE/ page 6 the problems in Peru. Iraq playing hide-and-seek with missiles; 3:00p.m. Campus Tour, Main Gate 4:30p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal, Main Building one to two hundred may be stashed 6:00p.m. Swimming vs. Bowling Green, Rolf's Aquatic Center AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Sad­ cials suspect that Saddam has In March 1991, Iraq admitted 7:00p.m. Pep Rally, J.A.C.C. dam Hussein is moving scores stashed away some of the 819 it had 52 ballistic missiles. But of Scud missiles around Iraq on Scud-B missiles he acquired under intense diplomatic pres­ camouflaged trucks so U.N. from the former Soviet Union sure, Baghdad later confessed it weapons inspectors can't find during the 1980-88 war with had another 92. 9:00a.m. Pregame Tailgate Party, Morris Inn Patio them and has buried an un­ Iran, or longer-range al-Hus­ U.N. inspectors believe at 9:00a.m. NO, SMC, HCC Alumni Hospitality Center, known number of rocket sein and al-Abbas variants Iraq least 487 of the Soviet Scuds J.A.C.C. boosters, Western officials and developed. were fired during the Iran-Iraq 11 :30 a.m. Glee Club Concert, J.A.C.C. other sources say. Tim Trevan, spokesman for War or in tests. 11:30 a.m. Porn Pon Squad and One intelligence operative de­ t~e U.N. Special Commission It's not known how many Cheerleading Performance, Bookstore scribed it as a "real game" of charged with dismantling Iraq's Scuds were provided by Syria, 12:00 p.m. Shenanigans Performance, J.A.C.C. hide-and-seek. weapons of mass destruction, Libya or North Korea, or how 12:00 p.m. Band Concert, Main Building U.N. weapons inspection said 151 ballistic missiles have many were cannibalized to 1:35 p.m. Football Kickoff, Notre Dame Stadium teams over the past 18 months been destroyed by the produce the al-Hussein and a)­ 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, Basilica of the Sacred Heart have tracked down and dis­ inspectors or the Iraqis, or are Abbas variants. mantled much of Iraq's nuclear, awaiting destruction. Ninetv-three missiles were chemical and biological But, since the Iraqis have still fired at ·Israel and Saudi Arabia weapons programs as well as not come clean on what they during last year's Gulf War. 6, 7, 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. Mass, Sacred Heart Crypt its surface-to-surface missiles have, U.N. officials believe Sad­ The Pentagon concedes that 8, 10, and 11:45 a.m. Mass, Basilica of the Sacred Heart with a range of 90 miles or dam still has around 100 mis­ no missiles were destroyed in 1 :00 p.m. Men's IH Football Semifinals, Stepan Field more under terms of the 1991 siles hidden away. The CIA be­ allied air strikes. 4:00p.m. Women's IH Football Semifinals, Cartier Field Gulf War cease-fire agreement. lieves the figure is closer to But American and U.N. offi- 200. see Iraq/ page 6 page 2 The Observer Thursday, November 5, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN ld today with 40 rcent chance of Clinton will ow. Highs in the s. Lows in the 20s. Partly sunny and bring about Saturday with highs in 30s. sexual equality PERATURES H L 34 31 62 46 70 36 For most male Notre 58 47 Dame students ERA 88 70 means earned run 36 32 38 33 average and NOW means 54 32 at this moment. But 39 36 37 34 following the election of Jerusalem 77 61 Bill Clinton to the London 61 55 presidency and the Stephen Angeles 78 58 Madrid 79 50 equally significant Zavestoski Minneapolis 31 28 election of four new Associate News Editor Moscow 39 34 Nashville 41 38 female senators, we may -------­ FRONTS: New York 59 45 be hearing a lot more about these acronyms-as Paris 57 41 well we should. · •• • Philadelphia 57 47 Rome 72 54 Unfortunately, most men associate feminism •COLD • WARM STATIONARY• • © 1992 Accu-Weather, Inc. Seattle 53 46 South Bend 36 33 with everything they fear about the movement: Pressure women obtaining power, the debunking of our Tokyo 66 55 patriarchal society, and the end of complete H L Washington, D.C. 54 45 male domination. But whether these are HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY legitimate concerns or not is of little Via Associated Press significance. Men ought to realize that equality between men and women does not mean a man has to be any less of a person. In fact, Bill Clinton has said "Building up women does not diminish men." The primary problem that women face in TODAY AT A GLANCE regaining some sense of themselves is that most men refuse to recognize that there is a problem. Not unlike the Administration refusing to NATIONAL recognize homosexuals on this campus, men Condor dies from drinking antifreeze refuse to recognize their inherited dominant Principal's alleged killer dies position over women. LOS ANGELES - A rare California condor that died in Men must come to understand how our values PORTLAND, Ore.