Clinton to Make Campaign Speech at Notre Dame by EMILY HAGE Information Is Available at This Been Galvanized by His Im Campus Back from the Republi Ton's Visit
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------------------~ ------------------------------------ VOL. XXV. NO. 12 The ObserverTUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 8, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Clinton to make campaign speech at Notre Dame By EMILY HAGE information is available at this been galvanized by his im campus back from the republi ton's visit. "We feel that Vice News Writer time. pression of the success of the cans, and Bill Clinton's coming President Quayle gives us a Democratic presidential can The Arkansas governor's de campus democratic movement here will help us tremendously," large advantage in Indiana and didate Governor Bill Clinton will cision to speak at Notre Dame during the first weeks of the President Andy Holmgren said. we expect to win it and we ex visit Notre Dame Friday to de comes in response to a recent grass roots effort at Notre He added that there is re pect to campaign hard to win." liver "a major policy address," invitation by University Presi Dame," said Wesley Kirkpatrick, newed enthusiasm in the Students for Life Co-president according to University public dent Father Edward Malloy. Clinton campaign coordinator at democratic party at Notre Claire Johnson expressed con relations. Continuing a long-standing Notre Dame. Dame, citing the more than 300 cern about the invitation from The site and exact time of the Notre Dame tradition, Malloy "As college democrats, we're students who signed up to join the University. "I understand address will be released follow invited each of the major party's very excited about the visit," he the democrats at last week's (why Clinton was invited,) but ing discussions between Uni presidential aspirants to added. activities night. taken in conjunction with versity and Clinton campaign campus "to discuss issues of Notre Dame's College Mike Glasstetter, vice chair Moynihan, it makes me question officials. Ethan Zinbler of the public concern related to the Democrats said Clinton's visit man of the Notre Dame/Saint the value the University places Clinton campaign in Little Rock, campaign." will have a profound effect on Mary's College Republicans, on the right to life." Ark., said that no additional "Clinton's intention to visit has campus. "We can take the was not concerned about Clin- see CLINTON I page 4 University aids developer's purchase of ND Ave. Apartments By DAVID KINNEY "All parties involved recog News Editor nize that the neighborhood had problems," said Lyphout. "But I The Northeast Development think we've turned the corner Corporation, boosted by a sub and I'm optimistic about the fu stantial loan from the University ture of the Northeast Neigh of Notre Dame, has purchased borhood." Notre Dame Ave. Apartments Two of the three apartment and several contiguous buildings are completely vacant, properties and is in the process and Matteo expects the three of rehabilitating the area. remaining units to be empty by Although Notre Dame will Sept. 15. Former tenants left have no control in the project, after leases expired or they the University will support the were released of lease plan financially, according to obligations. Jim Lyphout, associate vice The corporation has begun to president of business affairs. gut the units out, repaint and The corporation, owned by recarpet, and replace all appli ND graduate Chris Matteo, is in ances and cabinets. Crews will the process of razing several do extensive landscaping recent acquisitions, including around the apartments. 919 South Bend Ave., 804 N A number of security changes The Observer/Marguerite Schropp Notre Dame Ave. and 814 Corby will be made to improve safety Notre Dame Ave. Apartments have been bought by the Northeast Development Company and will be open Blvd. The corporation also in the area, including new door to student residents in the spring. purchased commercial property locks, security systems and behind the apartments at 820 night-time security guards to the apartments and the houses prove the area south of campus: neighborhood. Notre Dame Ave., according to patrol the area, Matteo said. should discourage crime prob • The University plans to sell • Beginning in 1989, the Uni Matteo. Structures are being removed to lems from recurring in the fu to Matteo several single family versity began purchasing Matteo said that the apart eliminate dark and unsafe ture, he said. homes in the 900 block of Notre houses along the avenue. Five ments will be extensively reno areas. While the University and the Dame Ave. for later de houses were torn down, four vated this fall and leased pri Matteo said lax management city have a definite interest in velopment, Lyphout said. were renovated and are being marily to students in January. of the property, short-term seeing the area cleaned up, • Notre Dame is part of a rented to faculty and staff and "What we are going to do is leases and high turnover led to Matteo said that "the neighbor partnership, including the City one remains vacant, Lyphout basically make the place nice high crime rate in the neigh hood is very pleased about what of South Bend, St. Joseph's said. again for students," he said. borhood. "A lot of problems is going on and very pleased Hospital, the Northeast Neigh • The University recently Two duplexes will also be re stemmed from the apartment that students will be back." borhood Association and others, purchased a building on the habilitated and leased to stu project." Notre Dame is involved in that has hired a consultant to corner of St. Peter and Howard dents, Matteo said. More intense management of several other projects to im- develop a long-term plan for the see NO AVE./ page 4 Troops fire on ANC march in South Africa BISHO, South Africa (AP) - of trying to seize power, and Troops in the black homeland of said the government would not Ciskei opened fire Monday on resume power-sharing talks an ANC march against the until the ANC abandons region's military government, "Communist" plans. killing at least 24 p.eople and "There is a communistic injuring almost 200. shortcut to bring the economy South Africa said it would to its knees, weaken the country send troops to Ciskei at the re and take over when it is weak," quest of the homeland's pro he said on state-run television. Pretoria government to guard The Ciskei border was closed important installations from after the shootings and many of possible retaliatory attacks. ANC protesters gathered in Homeland troops patrolled the King William's Town, about four capital, Bisho, and guarded the miles from the border. border, where ANC supporters "It seemed so absolutely un staged a vigil late Monday. necessary. If this is a taste of Ciskei is one of several things to come, then God help homelands formed by South us all," said John Hall, head of Africa under apartheid to cre the National Peace Secretariat, ate separate nations for blacks. who was on the scene. The The homelands, dependent on secretariat monitors political South African aid, have been violence; failures and most are domi The Ciskei troops fired on the nated by authoritarian regimes. march by about 20,000 ANC The homelands are expected to apartheid - said the killings supporters calling for the re rejoin South Africa under a new could trigger an outbreak of moval of Ciskei ruler Brig. Gen. constitution to share power popular anger. Oupa Gqozo (OU-pa COR-sa), with the black majority. The Ciskei government is an witnesses said. The march be But the bloodbath in Ciskei ally of President De Klerk's gan in King William's Town. threatened to plunge South government, which the ANC Soldiers with semi-automatic Africa into a major crisis and blamed for the killings on the weapons fired into the crowd as block efforts to revive stalled outskirts of Bisho, about 450 terrified people ran screaming talks between the African Na miles south of Johannesburg. for cover. Some witnesses said tional Congress and the gov A Ciskei military official said the troops fired for at least two ernment on giving blacks the troops fired after being attacked minutes before throwing tear vote and ending apartheid. by marchers. gas grenades. The ANC - which considers South African Foreign Minis see S.AFRICA I page 4 the homelands vestiges of ter Pik Botha accused the ANC ....--------- --- - -- --~--- ------- page 2 The Observer Tuesday , September 8,1992 INSIDE COLUMN Mostly cloudy and Who's better cooler today. High in the mid 70s. Partly sunny and mild off now than 12 Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s. years ago? TEMPERATURES Last Tuesday and H L 55 44 Wednesday nights Notre 86 69 Dame and Saint Mary's 70 46 had their respective 70 57 88 70 Activities Night and 84 63 something very 84 68 94 74 interesting happened. 78 68 One stand was handing 82 68 81 63 out bumper stickers and Mike Scrudato 64 55 was decorated with signs 82 65 for various political Sports Editor 90 61 72 51 candidates. This stand 73 59 had a constant flow of-------- 89 69 people who seemed really enthusiastic about 75 64 64 48 the upcoming election. 77 68 Being that this was an event at one the most 75 50 66 45 conservative schools in the country, most would •• • 78 60 assume that the aforementioned organization WARM STATIONARY• • 79 68 was College Republicans, but it was not. It was IWas•hinal:on D.C. 80 68 College Democrats. Its representatives were well informed and answered questions intelligently about their candidates- Bill Clinton and AI Gore. When asked why one should vote for the Democrats, he or she was given descriptions of Clinton's proposed educational and health care reforms and Gore's environmental record.