Hesburgh, Burtchaell Speak in the Halls
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Hesburgh, Burtchaell speak in the halls by Ed Ellis fact that freshmen were assigned he said,“parietals existed only on Observer Associate Editor to dorms on a more or less ran Football Saturdays.” dom basis. Hesburgh also said that all University Provost James T. University President Theodore through a person’s life, he is Burtchaell addressed himself to M. Hesburgh, in another question faced with restrictions imposed the question of hall autonomy last and answer session last night in on his behavior from without. night in Zahm Hall, and said that Pangborn Hall, also addressed Students, he said, should get used strictly speaking, “There is no himself to the question of the to a 2 am limit, because there will realism in hall autonomy.” ideal hall life situation for the be similar restrictions placed on Speaking in terms of financial, Notre Dame campus. He com their behavior in the future. physical, and related matters, pared it to the situation he found One questioner in Zahm asked Burtchaell said that to speak of in B adin Hall in the late 1940’s, Burtchaell about the apparent hall autonomy “is inappropriate when he was assistant rector discrepancy between the because the halls are not there. He said “each person definition of “a public place” autonomous.’’ cared about and helped with respect to drinking In the question and answer everyone else ” violations and “a public place” session, Burtchaell continued In an interview later in the with respect to parietals that there was a difference evening, Hesburgh commented violations. between autonomy and “hall on the letter he sent to all Burtchaell responded that the diversity,” saying that the halls students this week. He said that University President, Rev. rules had developed in Pangborn Hall residents last had already a certain degree of he looks at the situation in the Theodore Hesburgh who spoke dependently and that they were night heard Rev. James Burt diversity, and that this was good, context of the past few years at before the residents of Pangborn chaell, University Provost Hall THEbut that it was hindered by theOBSERVERNotre Dame.“Two years ago.” (continued on page 8) vol. v i. No. 25 Serving the Notre Dame - St. Mary’s Community Thursday, October 14, 1971 SLC to review sanctions The Hall Life Committee of the T ru stees C hairm an E dm und A. university for at least one Student Life Council will present Stephan to SLC Chairman semester as a penalty for the sale a report to the SLC recom William Eagan, which called for and distribution of drugs. Ac mending the deletion of all a list of Sanctions to be drawn up cording to the 3-page document, University rules dealing with and presented to the Trustee’s the University should distinguish women visitors in the halls when O ctober 22 m eeting on cam pus. between marijuana and other that body meets tonight. The narcotics “in meting out more report also recommends serious than the minimal panalties.” penalties involving probation and The committee contended that suspension for assault, larceny, it could not' recommend and the sale or distribution of minimum penalties for drinking drugs. and parietal offenses “because of “It is the view of the Com the auditorium the broad spectrum of possible mittee that University Rule violations of the present rules.” Two of the principles in the student sanctions controversy: Buz Number Five,” the report says of the cce. The report states that these Imhoff(L) chairman of the Hall Life Committee of the Student Life “ stated in pages 23-24 of the violations should be handled by Council and Edmund Stephan ( R), head of the Board of Trustees Student Manual, as presently BE THERE! the halls. constituted deals with matters In judicial matters, the report which concern the good order of recommends that a structure be the individual hall and therefore The report recommends a established to intiate all com University-wide rules are not plaints at the hall level, deter Gorman speaks an minimum of one semester of appropriate." disciplinary probation for assault mining the gravity of the com The report comes as a response and larceny. The report also plaint and refering it to the to the August 27 letter from suggests suspension from the proper authority. space technology In spite of rain by Jodi Campbell evaluated, Gorman stated. “The American space program Gorman cited several ad Speakers highlight Moratorium is similar to an ocean tide; it may vances in technology that came recede briefly but it will come about due to the activities of the auditorium, according to Miss back strong.” Robert E. Gorman space program. The fields of Kennedy. The move so inflamed told an audience of about one meteorology and com the convicts that there was a sit hundred persons Wednesday munications have benefitted evening. down involving 65 persons in the most with the placement of prison yard, she added. satellites for weather forecasting We didn’t know what would and use in the communications happen. We didn’t know who to m edia. talk to, or what to talk about. We The space program’s long didn’t know what would happen range plans include the establish to us. We just knew we had had ment of a skylab and the it,” Miss Kennedy said. initiation of a shuttle type space While striking prisoners were c raft. organizing, a discussion arose The skylab is scheduled to be over the presence of several placed in an earth orbit sometime prisoners in the group armed in 1973. It will be a space station with sticks and stones to protect built from existing rockets. The themselves in the event of an space lab will be manned by attack by the dogs which the three groups of four men prison officials used on reluctant sequentially over a space of nine Robert E. Gorman who talked Part of the throng that participated in yesterday's Moratorium ac prisoners, the draft protester months. Since these periods in tivities on the main quad continued. before a crowd in SMC's Carroll space will be longer than any Hall South Bend’s unpredictable to a gathering of about 150 people “We talked about what faith pervious missions the lab will be meteorological conditions did not about her experiences in the meant between two human Gorman, Director of Launch used as a source of medical curb many of yesterday’s Detroit House of Correction. beings.. We put away our sticks Operations at Kennedy Space re se a rc h . Moratorium Activities. Miss Kennedy said that the and stones,” Miss Kennedy said. Center, was the speaker at the The shuttle program is Tables and booths, prison was designed primarily The superintendent of the October lecture in the American scheduled for use in the late representing In Prig, the Meeting for poor black women. prison talked to the inmates ’ Scene, Cultural Lecture Series. 1970’s and la te r. The sh u ttle will Point, Psychiatric Help 5 cents. “It was very frightening, avery asking them for two weeks to Gorman spoke on space be a reusable space vehicle. It Draft Counseling, and threatening experience. There implement reform and urging technology utilization and the will be used to place satellites in “Subsersives - Peg the Real was a constant threat of punish them to return to their cottages. role of the space program in the earth orbit and to repair existing Ones," were set up in spite of the ment for non-conformist However, she added, two weeks American Society. satellites. After space stations rain which began early in the behavior. The worst punishment passed without any action on the In the past decade, the space have been established the shuttle morning and continued until mid was the flop’ when .you stayed superintendent's part. program has progressed from the will be used to transport persons afternoon. there, you didn’t go anywhere,” “I guess he thought we would 30 lb. E x p lo rer I to the 30,000 lb. to and from the station. Gorman At 4 p.m. with the sun shining Miss Kennedy said. forget we were human beings. Apollo 15. Rapid technological stated that the facilities at the periodically, Jane Kennedy, On July 7, 1971, prison He thought we would cool down,” growth has allowed this to Florida complex are adaptable recently released from prison for authorities conducted a skin (continued on page 8) happen and the effects that this for launching of this type of illegal anti-draft activities, spoke search of the prisoners in an growth has had cannot be vehicle. Page 2 THE OBSERVER Thursday, October 14, 1971 Frosh hours for SMC ? by Michele Arrieh “ self responsible hours” rather and Don Ruane than “no hours,” the council said Freshman hours could remain it is aware that many students in affect for some Saint Mary entered college with the ex freshmen, although the Student perience of making personal Affairs Council approved choices and decisions at home. elimination of the policy at a “The council is also convinced meeting Monday. that the great majority of fresh Since most freshmen are under men, after adjusting to the new 21, parents will be - asked to life styles of college activities comment on the policy and to during the first semester, will in indicate disapproval for their all probability make wise choices daughter if they so desire. and good, intelligent decisions Parents will be polled through the during the second semester The circle bus stop on a typical rainy South Bend night offers an in regular Parent Permission Card concerning the hours they can teresting example of loneliness.