Inpirg Election Void Ann Landers, Famed Newspaper Columnist, Will Speak Tonight at Washington Hall

On The Inside Coeducation page 7 Campus Briefs page 9 THE OBSERVER serving the nofre dame - st. mary's community Vol. V III, No. 107 Monday, April 8, 1974 Ann Landers Lack of publicity w ill speak by Jane Cannon Staff Reporter InPIRG election void Ann Landers, famed newspaper columnist, will speak tonight at Washington Hall. The free lecture w ill begin at 8 pm. and is closed, upon request of Miss Landers, to by Bob Quakenbush Wednesday he had answered a specific question on that those under 18 years of age. Staff Reporter point, saying that the election was duly publicized. Ann Landers is the pen name of Furthermore, he has now called a new election on four Mrs. Jules Lederer. The columnist The invalidation of an election held last week to day’s notice. Two of the candidates who won Board is a graduate of Morningside establish the Board of Directors for the campus seats Wednesday have committed themselves to go out College in Souix City, Iowa, and chapter of INPIRG (Indiana Public Interest Research of town, and the rest of us can hardly be expected to holds degrees in Psychology and Group) has become the subject of controversy this past run for the same positions all over again with only four Journalism. The Chicagoan has weekend. days preparation.” been m arried 34 years, has one daughter and three grandchildren. Questioned on the point that he had said there was “ The election held last Wednesday was supposed to Landers’ question and answer some publicity, Hughes responded that he had thought be publicized,” admits Ken Hughes, current director of column appears in 800 newspapers posters advertising the InPIRG meeting that night did the Notre Dame Chapter of InPIRG “but it throughout the world. It is the indeed state an election would be held. However, wasn't The InPIRG Structural Proposal (the most widely syndicated column in through an oversight they did not. He also believed it organization’s “ Bible” ) stipulates that elections must the world, sporting some 600 had been mentioned in the Observer, but again his million readers. be well publicized in order to be valid. I adm it the lack assumption was incorrect. of publicizing was my fault, but I still feel it was In addition to an astronomical Hughes said, “The whole hassle is a big misun number of awards, honors and necessary to invalidate the election.” derstanding.” positions, Landers is the first Sixteen people ran for the seven positions on the woman to be inducted into the Buchignani claims that if another election must be board, in an election in which only 52 people voted. National Journalism Association held, it should be held after the Easter break, not Since all students on the campus are eligible to vote, Fraternity of Sigma Delta Chi. She tonight. He advocates a three member election board, less than one per cent of the electorate voted in the is also the first woman to be ac consisting of one member designated by himself- election, perhaps a result of the lack of publicity. cepted into the Economists CLub. one member designated by Hughes, and the th ird a She has been named woman of the Thus, Hughes felt obligated to invalidate the election member of the Government Department faculty-be and declare a new election would be held Monday year for six national organizations selected to administer the next election. He also states (tonight). and U PI credits her as one of the “ the election should be held sufficiently after the break ten most influential women in “ I just want to see the election run fairly and be to allow time for all candidates to campaign.” representative of the majority of the student body.” America. Hughes said. But for now, an election is planned for tonight The However, Leo Buchignani, acting as spokesman for seven persons elected tonight-if the election stands- six of the seven candidates who were elected Wed will be responsible for directing the INPIRG nesday, voiced his disagreement to the Observer organization on campus for the next few months. In Sunday night. addition, one or two of them w ill hold seats on the state Buchignani stated,“ I feel that the Board elected on board of directors. H appy Wednesday was duly elected. The reason the Tem The election w ill be held tonight at 8 p.m . in room 204 porary Chairman used to void the election was that it of O’Shaughnessy. All students of Notre Dame are was inadequately publcized. Yet in the election on eligible to vote. Easter! Burke announces ten new Student Union Commissioners by Ken Bradford and advertisements were also run in the Ob server. Staff Reporter “ Seven or eight students applied for each of the Commissioner’s positions,” Burke added. Student Union Director Pat Burke announced “ We’ve got a mixture of old and new people, all Friday the appointment of the new Student willing to work.” Union Commissioners, effective immediately Burke estimated that ninety students signed Heading the lis t of appointees is the Junior Ray up for staff and commissioners’ positions. Carey, who w ill serve as Student Union “ We’re still getting in touch with their staff soon Associate Director. Other Junior appointees to set up organizational meetings before the include Ken Lee and Mike Mroz as Cultural Arts Easter holiday.” Peter Rabbit seems unimpressed with the coming holiday weekend, Commissioners, Rob Kilkuskie and Peter but hare's wishing a happy Easter to all. (Photo and outline by Maria Kernan as Concert Chairman Rick Golden as “We’re planning for now and the future,” Gallagher)_____ Services Commissioner, and Don Deutsch as Burke said, listing changes for the Student Union Comptroller. next year. “ First of all, we’ll be more organized and have more help from staff members,” he This w ill be Sophomore appointees are Rick Guiltnan as noted. Social Commissioner, Jim Hummer as Assistant Comptroller, and Andy Bury as Academic Other revisions will include giving staff the last Observer Commissioner. No freshmen were selected to members more leeway in initiating projects, serve as commissioner. requiring commissioners to keep definite office hours, and cooperating more with Student before Easter .. Government. The selections for the positions were made by Burke, following interviews with all interested applicants, Burke said. He noted that posters Citing the enthusiasm and optimism of the new Next issue on inviting members of the student body to apply for Commissioners, Burke concluded, “ We’re going the positionswereplaced throughout the campus to have a good year. We’ll be rah-rah.” Wednesday April 17 F the observer Monday, April 8, 1974 world SMC Board ho by Janet Lonfellow President, Dr. Edward JHenry. contained most Christian truths,” briefs Staff Reporter The lectures began with Dr. James John explained. John Of Cornell University, Dr. Juroslav Pelikan spoke next The St. M ary’s Board of Regents speaking on .“The Medieval on “ The New Learning and the Old held the first in a two-part series of University Curriculum” : from Faith.” Pelikan is a member of lectures entitled “ St Mary’s Arts to Philosophy. the SMC Board of Regents and an College in the Seventies: I t ’s the John stressed that although authority ont he Reformation at Christian Dimension.” last religion was not a defined part of Yale. Saturday. the medieval curriculum, and was Pelikan reviewed the honest and CAIRO (UPI)—President Anwar Sadat has granted Egyptian The purpose of the conferences is in fact a strictly avoided topic, the dishonest teaching of traditional nationality to former King Idriss of Libya and his family, the to examine the identity crisis of the whole atmosphere of the university Catholic Colleges during tte Middle East News Agency said Sunday. contemporary Catholic coolege. and medieval world was of a Reformation. He said that false The program states: “This is a Christian nature. Teachers were teachings have not come from time for squarely facing problems not permitted to teach any deliverate misinformaion, but by trying to understand and theology, therefore not allowedto ffrom the lack of complete un NEW DELHI (UPI)—Prime Minister Tndira Gadhi’s govern redefine the tradition of Catholic interpret the reading immaterial derstanding of theological wof ment faces a difficult challenge from student-sparked riots that higher learning.” which was alos mostly of a theological works in foreign threaten to swell into a genuine political movement at the The first morning, dealing with Christian nature. languages, such as the sketchy grassroots level. Historical Perspective began with “ Although masters of arts could translations of the Hebrew Bible. a nine o’clock coffee and a speak Christian prose they could This idea related to John’s welcome speech by St. M ary’s not speak Christian poetry-which feeling that in order to gain a true understanding of the faith and DENVER (UPI)—The Civil Air Patrol called off its search theology, “ the Scriptures should Sunday for a private plane that disappeared two weeks ago while not be read as prose, but as carrying an Indiana fam ily of five from Aspen to Denver. Circle K Club meeting poetry.” The afternoon half of the first session included a speaker from St. scheduled for after EasterMary’s English Department, Elizabeth Noel, speaing on “ The projects of a service nature, and by Jane Cannon Touchstone” : Cardinal Newman’s are now looking forward to Staff Reporter idea of the University. Next was chartering our club before the year Philip Gleason of Notre Dame The Circle K Club at Notre Dame is out.” on campus today whose lecture was en is a service organization title d ,“ Confronting the 20th cen associated with the Kiwanis Club.

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