Law Drafted to Allow Blacks in Government Agenda Discussed

38150 YEARSBS -OBSERVER Wednesday, September 8, 1993 • Vol. XXVI No. 8 ^ NOTRE DAME-IN>^ THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S 1 9 9 3 - 9 4 Golf course agenda to preserve discussed wildlife By KATE CRISHAM Special to The Observer News Writer The University of Notre Dame Changes and proposals made Golf Course has joined the by the Student Government for Audubon Cooperative the 1993-94 school year were Sanctuary System, a national program designed to help HPC MEETING landowners preserve and en foremost on the agenda at last hance the environmental qual night’s Hall Presidents’ Council ity of their property! meeting. This nationwide effort is co Student Body President ordinated by the Audubon Frank Flynn spoke on a stu Society of New York State and dent report to be given in the Golf Program is sponsored October to the Board of in part by the United States Trustees on the Catholic char Golf Association. acter of Notre Dame, as well as “The open space of a golf the success of the Book Fair. course is utilized not only by “The Book Fair is believed to golfers, but is habitat for a va have raised close to $40,000,” riety of wildlife species,” ex reported Flynn. “We definitely plained Jean Mackay, staff hope to hold one again in ecologist for New York January.” Audubon. In addition, HPC’s relation “We welcome the commit ship and importance to Student ment of the University of Notre Government was discussed. Dame Golf Course to the envi Co-chairman Jackie Macy ex ronment and to managing their plained that, as Student property with wildlife in mind,” Government’s official student she added. representation, it is HPC’s job As a member in the to submit resolutions on mat Cooperative Sanctuary System, ters of campus importance. the University of Notre Dame “These resolutions then go Golf Course will be involved in on to the Student Senate and projects that enhance habitat Campus Life Council, where for wildlife on their golf course, they will be addressed and and preserve natural resources hopefully acted upon,” said The Observer/Scott Mendenhall for the benefit of the local com- Richard Swift from Shorin-Ryu Karate demonstrates his physical strength at Activities Night. Activities see HPC/ page 4 Night showcased the opportunities for campus involvement. see WILDLIFE / page 4 Law drafted to allow blacks in government SMC to By TOM COHEN Approval is expected because the transitional council “incon The document was dated a few Associated Press de Klerk’s governing National sequential” and said, “It won’t weeks before Goniwe was mur sEtowcase Party supports the plan and stop us.” dered. Pro-apartheid whites and Van der Westhuizen has de JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Tokoza ' ... ZIMBABWE Negotiators agreed Tuesday BOTSWANA > / some conservative leaders of nied the language in the docu Three blacks activities on a draft law that would give found hacked / Johannesburg black homelands oppose a tran ment meant Goniwe should be blacks a role in running the to death sitional council and election. killed. He also denied any role By MYRNA MALONEY They fear domination by the in Goniwe’s death. country for the first time in NAMIBIA News W riter ______ South Africa’s history. ANC, the nation’s leading black SOUTH SWAZILAN group, in a post-apartheid gov The bill would set up a AFRICA T he annual fall Activity ernment and want guarantees Transitional Executive Council, Night at Saint Mary’s College Katlehong of autonomous homelands Students a multiparty body that would will be held on Wednesday, Four blacks LESOTHO^fnd/an where they can govern them assume joint control of some Sept. 8 in the Angela Athletic killed selves. functions with the white-mi- Facility, according to nority government even before Maureen Sullivan, the The right-wing Conservative cited in multiracial elections in April. It aookm Campus Club Commissioner. Party and Zulu leader would include members from Close to 70 organizations T h o u san d s of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, head of Nelson Mandela’s African will be represented, accord ; blacks rally behind the Inkatha Freedom Party, SUDS raid National Congress-and other an ANC dem and to ing to Georgeanna oust white police have warned of civil war if the black groups. AFRICA Hosenbush, the Director of ANC National Chairman . from Johannesburg- plans for a transitional council By SARAH DORAN area townships after Student Activities for Saint and election proceed. Assistant News Editor ___________________ Thabo Mbeki said Tuesday 23 blacks die in Mary’s. weekend violence. In another development, the night that approval of the tran Between 8 and 10 p.m., nation’s military intelligence The Stop Underage Drinking sitional council by Parliament AP/Wm. J. Gastello students from Saint Mary’s chief tpld a judicial inquest that and Sales (S.U.D.S.) task force would allow the ANC to call for and Notre Dame can explore controls the dominant white the killings of ANC activists in raided Corby’s, a bar located at all remaining international eco the social and volunteer chamber of Parliament. 1985 appeared to be the work 441 E. LaSalle Avenue, early nomic sanctions to be lifted. He opportunities offered by Saint The panel would comprise of government security forces. Sunday morning and issued said such an announcement Mary's, Notre Dame and the members of all groups that Gen. Joffel van der two citations for minors pre was likely by the end of the South Bend community. have taken part at any time in Westhuizen said the impetus sent in a tavern, according to month. Sullivan said. the multiparty negotiations that for such an action likely would Charles Hurley, assistant direc The draft law would severely Groups from Saint Mary’s began in December 1991. It have come from “the very high tor of Notre Dame security. inhibit President F.W. de and Notre Dame also include would consist of a main council est level” of government, prob Klerk’s power to act indepen intramural sports teams, and seven subcommittees in ably the Cabinet. A Notre Dame and Saint dently, requiring him to consult political committees and eth such areas as law and order, Van der Westhuizen was tes Mary’s student were cited at with the transitional council on nic societies, Rosenbush said. finance, foreign affairs and the tifying at a probe into the death 1:17 a.m. for the violation of security matters and any major A second semester status of women. of ANC activist Matthew Goniwe Indiana state law, a Class B changes to laws. Activities Night is also being Some groups opposed the and three others. misdemeanor punishable by a For example, an 80 percent planned for late January. measure Tuesday or have boy De Klerk ordered the inquest maximum fine of $1,000 and majority of the council could Interested students who are cotted the talks altogether. But after publication last year of a imprisonment for up to 180 veto any declaration by de unable to attend Activities it seemed unlikely they could military document that dis days. Klerk of a state of emergency. Night should call the Saint prevent the transitional council closed a telephone conversation The draft law and three oth Mary’s Student Activities from being formed. in which van der Westhuizen Names of persons cited were ers approved by negotiators Office at 284-4562, or ANC Secretary-General Cyril and another official discussed not made available to The Ob now go to Parliament, which Maureen Sullivan at 284- Ramaphosa, the group’s chief the “permanent removal from server at press time. convenes a special session next 5166. week. negotiator, called opposition to society” of Goniwe and others. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, September 8, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN WORLD AT A GLANCE Pacific O cean Robbo Chimp wins stock contest _________________ STOCKHOLM, Sweden Rabaul A newspaper gave five stock analysts and a chimpanzee don’t play the equivalent of $1,250 each to make as much money as PAPUAN they could on the stock market. The chimp won. 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