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Grotto - page 3 VOL XX, NO. 23 the indqwmknt ~111Jn11 Ill"\\ ~paper ~cn·ing noln dame anti ~ainl man··, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985. ND parent 'Star Peace' calls Mexico Soviet coverage answer 'irresponsible' to 'Wars' Associated Prei!IS By MARY HEILMANN Assistant News Editor UNITED NATIONS· Foreign Mini ster Eduard A. Shevardnadze of the All I 0 Notre Dame students in Soviet Union warned yesterday that Mexico City are "alive and well and the Reagan administration's Star helping out in rescue and clean-up Wars plan threatens "a nuclear efforts" according to one student's catastrophe" and called instead for father, who visited the earthquake an international program of "Star torn area this past weekend. Peace." "In the center of the city there is Shevardnadze said the United major damage, but it is concentrated States has "sinister plans" for the In that area," said John Conroy, fat militarization of outer space that her of junior Mary-Zoe Conroy, a would ignite an "uncontrollable and student in the Mexico City program. irreversible" global arms race. "Out by the university, though, "In the final analysis, this is a road there's virtually no damage or very leading to a nuclear catastrophe," he little damagt• · maybe a little stucco said in an address to the 40th U.N. off the buildings." General Assembly. Conroy flew to Mexico City last Secretary of State George P. "lbursday, within hours after reading Shultz, who was in the audience, an account of the earthquake stalked unsmilingly past reporters damage printed in The Miami Herald after the Soviet minister had under the banner headline "Mexico finished, ignoring shouted questions City in ruins." "lbe paper also for a reaction. featured a photograph of the damage It was Shevardnadze's first speech which Conroy said "looked like a at the United Nations since he World War II bombed-out area." succeeded Andrei A. Gromyko as "I flew there fully prepared to dig foreign minister earlier this year. out Mary-Zoe and her roommate, A western ambassador, who did the other Notre Dame students and not want to be identified, called the anyone else from the rubble," Con speech "tough and arrogant." He roy said. "Instead, on our approach said, "It was not a very good prepara to Mexico City, I was amazed to see tion for Geneva," referring to the up the traffic flowing clearly, buildings coming Nov. 19-20 summit between Intact, and no real apparent or President Reagan and Soviet leader severe damage." The: Obocrvr</Muy·Sharon Whirr Mikhail S. Gorbachev. Whilt• stressing that the center of Freshman blues The speech received polite but the city did in fact sustain severe Saint Mary's freshmen Kathleen Zassick and weather was perfect for such activities yesterday, unenthusiastic applause, the same as damage, Conroy noted that this Nora 0 'Brien appear busy yesterday afternoon, but will be iffy today and tomorrow, but should be bet Shultz received at the end of his heavily hit area constituted, in his es who's to say? Maybe they're just goofing off The ter, warmer and sunny, by the week's end. speech on Monday. timation, about two square miles- or Administration officials had been approximately one percent · of the hoping for indications of flexibility city. in the Soviet minister's address that ""lbe situation there is a classic SMC forced to deny food jobs could help set the stage for a succes ca.~t· of irresponsible journalism," ful summit, but there wa.~ not much Conroy stated. "The press ha.~ take1,1 to encourage them. an accurate account of the damage to students after federal audit Shevardnadze will meet with In one very small part of the city and Shultz in New York on Wednesday projected it over the entire area, By MARY FRAN GISCH Judith Casey, director of financial "There are at least 650 students and with Reagan in Wa.~hington on when in fact this isn't the case." StaffReporter aid, said, "The rules haven't on traditional type of financial aid, Friday where he is expected to An·ording to Conroy, the stu changed. These are the same rules and another 250 who ·are outline a new Soviet strategy for dents at the Universidad Saint Mary's Financial Aid office that held in 1972. We have to make Guaranteed Student Load breaking the impasse at the U.S.· lbt·roamericana, through which determined that 20 to 25 dining hall sure that as many students that are Recipients," said Casey. Soviet arms control talks in Geneva. Notrt' Dame operates its Mexico workers were ineligible for work eligible get the chance for campus "It is difficult to monitor that Shevardnadze voiced hope in his City foreign exchange program, ex earlier this semester following an employment." many people. Notre Dame monitors speech for a successful summit. But perienced the earthquake primarily audit by the federal government. "We also have to make sure that their financial aid even more closely rather than the general agenda in the form of swaying buildings. He "There was a lot of confusion and other students don't make more than we do." favored by the Reagan administra added that most of the Notre Dame misunderstandings," said Katie Orle, than they are alloted in their finan Robert Feldesi, director of ad tion, Shevardnadze said the focus students are now participating in the SAGA head student manager. "Those cial · awards. Because of staffing ministrative services and liason to should be on arms control. rescue and salvage operations. couple of weeks were really frustrat problems we weren't able to SAGA food services said, "We have Soviet sources have been quoted "I would say that the students ing because we didn't know what monitor this in the past as we are see AID, page 5 see PEACE, page 7 simply reacted like every other would happen." now." responsible citizen. It didn't matter that they weren't Mexican citizens by birth. They were just lending a Beauchamp: releasing info in 'best interest' hand where they saw it was needed." By FRANK}. MASTRO Student Activities Director }oni students in the same way SAB is ac "My reaction is that it Is clear that 'lbe university is being utilized as StaffReporter Neal said she has a similar view. countable to the students, through It Is a decision to be made by The a shelter for the homeless, Conroy "I agree with the student or the Budget Unit Control system," Observer. We have made It clear noted, so classes are presently dis Father William Beauchamp, ex ganizations. We spend a large Hamilton said. that The Observer Is an Independent rupted. ecutive assistant to the president, percentage of student funds for ad But Student Activities Board organization," said Beauchamp. and The Observer's liaison with the vertising," said Neal. Manager Lee Broussard said he dis Neal said The Observer's financial "Cia.'lses are about the farthest University administration, said it "Are those rates accurate and can agrees. record should be as available as stu thing from anyone's mind. I know would be in the best interests of The they be lower for non-profit groups "We were trying to justify the dent government's. that the university is keeping things Observer to be as open as they can based on your cost and budget?" she rates. We're trying to find out the "Any student on campus has in perspective and addressing the be with their financial information. asked. budget forecast to see if they need access to our audit report. It's a man· emergency in the best possible way. "If they're going to put out a A request to make The Observer's that money," said Broussard. datory fee. It's not a loss of Rlght now, providing shelter for quality paper, it's going to cost a financial books public was issued in Neal said she would like to see the autonomy. It's public information," those whose homes were destroyed considerable amount of money," a letter last week from Student Body advertising rate increase clarified. said Neal, "I don't see The Observer is more important than conducting said Beauchamp, "It's in their best President Bill Healy and ll other "We are addressing advertising as any different from student classes." interest to give an idea where the student leaders. Observer Editor-in rates. I would like to see what their government." Conroy said that none of the stu money comes from. They could ex Chief Sarah Hamilton denied the re costs are like," she said. "It's the student body newspaper. plain how the advertising figures are quest. Beauchamp said the ball is now In dents have expressed plans to go see RATES, page 7 home. arrived at." "We are accountable to the The Observer's court. The Observer Wednesday, September 25, 1985- page 2 Notre Da01e's answer to frats: In Brief the residence hall syste01 Sister Eleanor Bernstein, has been appointed This weekend, students who leave the friendly director of Notre Dame's Center for Pastoral Liturgy by Prof. confines of the Notre Dame community to cheer on the Timothy O'Meara, University provost. Sister Jennifer Glen, C.C.V.l. football team will confront a different kind of social Dan has been named associate director of the Center for Pastoral Liturgy atmosphere. McCullough by Monsignor Joseph Gremillion, director of the Institute for Pas Fraternities. And Sororities. Oh, boy. For those not used to them, fraternities get a bad rap. toral and Social Ministry, of which the Center for Pastoral Liturgy is a News Editor component.