New Bus Will Run Directly from ND to University Park Mall
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XXII, NO.74 FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1989 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Soviets massacre MS linked to virus Afghan civilians like AIDS in ‘major atrocity’ Associated Press WASHINGTON - A genetic Associated Press shelling both ends of the 10-mile Salang Tunnel. test of cells in the blood of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - So The tunnel, part of the cru patients with multiple sclerosis viet gunners wiped out Afghan cial Salang Highway that con suggests that the crippling dis villages and shelled a mountain nects Kabul to the Soviet ease is closely associated with tunnel, killing hundreds of Union, cuts through the Hindu a virus similar to the AIDS civilians along the key highway Kush mountains about 60 miles virus, researchers report. carrying Red Army soldiers north of the capital. E. Prem Kumar Reddy, a re home from Afghanistan, West The diplomats, who spoke on searcher at Wistar Institute in ern diplomats said Thursday. condition of anonymity, quoted Philadelphia, said the genetic a report from Kabul as saying: study of blood samples from six In Washington, meanwhile. “After shelling the north and multiple sclerosis patients pro Secretary of State James Baker south ends of the Salang tunnel, vides “direct proof” that the ordered the closing of the U.S. Soviet and Afghan artillery human T-lymphotropic virus, Embassy in Kabul, the Afghan obliterated all dwellings and or H T L V -I, is involved in the capital, because of turmoil villages south of the tunnel.” MS disease process. from the Soviet troop In Washington, State Depar “This test for the first time withdrawal. tment spokesman Charles Red shows that if you do sensitive Western diplomats in Is man said, “There are eyewit enough assays you can find H T LV in MS patients,” Reddy lamabad quoted Afghan nesses who say no dwellings AP Photo sources and a witness as saying remain and hundreds of said in an interview. The same An Afghan militiaman carrying an AK 47 rifle, left, tries to prevent Kabul tests on 20 healthy people, he the Soviets and Afghan govern civilians were killed.” residents from gate-crashing as Soviet military were distributing food ment troops committed a and heating fuel in Kabul Wednesday. The Soviets are due to withdraw see MS page 6 “ major atrocity” on Monday in see AFGHAN page 8 from the war-torn country on Feb. 15. New bus will run directly from ND to University Park Mall By NATASHA WILSON Friday on half hour intervals campus to downtown, said increasing our rider ship,” easy it is to get to the mall and Senior Staff Reporter and also on an hourly basis Transpo marketing and plan McAdams said. will then continue to ride it,” every Saturday. ning manager Mary Beth Transpo hopes to attract the manager said. Transpo, the public bus ser Stopping first at Notre McAdams Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s On weekdays the first mall vice of South Bend, recently Dame’s Main Circle, the bus Previously students had to students to the new route with bus leaves the library circle at added a route that runs from goes to the Hesburgh Library, take the bus to the downtown its upcoming promotion, 7:35 a.m. all at 9:25 p.m. the University of Notre Dame stops at Ironwood and State terminal and transfer to a bus “Notre Dame Night at the to University Park M all. Road 23 and arrives at the mall going first to M iam i Scottsdale M a ll,” she said. Monday through Friday within fifteen minutes of its Mall and then finally to Univer On Feb. 9 Transpo will Route seven interconnects with The bus company initiated departure from the library. sity Park Mall. transport students to the mall, the Route eight Miami Scot the new route Jan. 3 in response A one-way fare costs 50 cents, where some of the stores will tsdale Mall Route. to numerous requests by Notre and when Notre Dame is in ses The school bus which had give discounts to students, On Saturday the bus runs Dame and Saint M ary’s stu sion the inter-campus shuttle transported students to the McAdams said. from 7:35 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. with dents for convenient public bus may be used to reach Saint malls on weekends has not been the last one leaving the mall at transportation to the mall, ac M ary’s College. in operation this school year Students will also be able to 6:10 p.m. cording to Transpo officials. and has been replaced by the attend the theater at a special Complete bus schedules can The Route Seven Notre The new route is a combina Transpo route. reduced price that night. be found next to the Inform a DameTJniversity Park Mall tion of a downtowntnall route “By combining the routes we “ I ’m hoping (the students) tion Desk in the LaFortune Stu bus operates Monday throughand one which went from will cut operational costs whilew ill try the bus and see how dent Center. New Mac lab to open in library By MIKE O’CONNELL Computing Center and News Staff Mathematics Building. “Once the computers have Final preparations are been moved to the new lab, being made for the opening one possibility would be to of a new computer lab in the expand the Computer Hesburgh Library which Repair Center into the exist will replace the existing ing space.” she said. twenty-four hour Mac Lab at Goodnight said she hopes the Computer Math Build to open the new lab by early ing. March and complete it by The new computer lab will May. consist of 40 Macintosh com puters and 30 IBM PCs But it remains uncertain mostly from the Comput- whether or not there will be erMath Mac Lab. access to computers on a 24- “The new lab w ill be open hour basis. to all students with special “W e’re aware of the prob software applications for a r lem concerning students, Social concerns The Observer/JenniferCm chitects and engineers, such and we hope to have 24-hour Logan Center. Logan Center volunteers spend Sat- as Generic CAD, Turbo Pas access in the LaFortune Seniors Karen Maier and Jim Mohan try to attract urday mornings working with the mentally handi- cal, and Quick C,” said see MAC page 5 volunteers during the social concerns festival for capped in a recreation program. Carolyn Goodnight of the page 2 The Observer Friday, January 27, 1989 IN BRIEF INSIDE COLUMN Two Notre Damestudents have been named the first All-nighters: fantastic Exxon Scholars in a new program by the Exxon Research and Engineering Co. to assist minority students in engin eering. Cheryl Gomez, a mechanical engineering junior from Pueblo, Colo, and Bruce Savage, an aerospace engin fun for everyone eering sophomore from Chicago, will each receive a $3,000 All-nighters. tuition award for the spring semester and will continue They’re an essential part of any complete col Tim through graduation. Both students have been offered sum lege career. But, sad to say, some people have mer employment with Exxon, which has also given $5,000 never experienced the joy of all-nighters, while O’Keefe to support the University’s Minority Engineering Pro others approach them with fear and loathing, gram. At Notre Dame, only one quarter of black wailing and gnashing their teeth at the thought Assistant News Editor Americans and half of Hispanics who enroll in engineering of a drugged up, sleepless night. actually graduate in the field. The Minority Engineering This trepidation is totally unnecessary. With Program, directed by Assistant Dean John Miles, provides the proper information and tools, the all-nighter individual counseling, tutoring, field trips, special can be a fun, enlightening and enriching expe workshops and visits by succesful minority engineers. -The rience. To help the neophytes out there, I ’ve Observer prepared a little question-and-answer guide to the perfect all-nighter. Andrew Hollanderhas been named assistant to Notre Dame’s dean of administration. Hollander will maintain Which night should I pull an all-nighter? faculty data and supervise the microcomputer support of the office of the dean of administration and registrar. An Any night is a good night! Sleep is for the entomologist, Hollander holds a doctorate from the Uni weak! Some of the best all-nighters are those versity of Massachusetts, a master’s degree from Okla that are totally unnecessary. homa State University and a bachelor’s degree from Iowa Besides, you might be surprised to discover State University. He came to Notre Dame in 1983 as a that all-nighters actually relieve stress. Here’s DON T STUDY post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biological how. If you’re planning on getting a few hours Sciences for research on the developing and reproductive of sleep, you’ll probably freak out because of BE H Aftt physiology of mosquitoes. He maintained computer opera the time pressure. tions in the insect biochemistry lab. - The Observer Once you decide to pull the all-nighter, however, vast vistas of time stretch out before OF INTEREST you. If you’re a professional procrastinator, it gives you a few more hours to blow off. Imagine Lectors for the JPW Mass will be Richard Shank, the immense sense of satisfaction you get when Sara Marley, Rachel Dougherty and David Bruner.