Doonesbury - page 4 VOL XX, NO. 126 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Fisher Hall resident finds asbestos in room By JIM RILEY physical plant, confirmed the fin­ and ELLYN MASTAKO ding of asbestos in Room 5. Senior Staff Reporters "Asbestos was used in the buildings until the late 1960s or early 1970s, ” Asbestos, a known cancer causing said Dedrick. “When it is in place, agent, was found recently in Room 5 there’s absolutely no hazard to stu­ Fisher Hall, according to John Moor­ dents’ health. It’s only when the as­ man, director of maintenance at bestos becomes loose that there is a N otre Dame danger One of the residents of the base­ "When it does become loose, we ment double, junior Shawn Black, hire a contractor who is trained in said his father noticed the asbestos the removal of asbestos to remove while visiting during Junior Parents’ the material and replace it with a Weekend. The asbestos was visible non asbestos type insulative on the pipes that run along the material," Dedrick said. ceiling of the room, according to He later added that maintenance Black. workers sometimes contain the The asbestos is used to insulate loose asbestos by w rapping it. pipes running along the ceilings of “There is no danger to students seven student rooms, housing 16 students, as well the game room, study rooms and hallways, accord­ ing to Black. The insulation on the pipes in Room 5 was changed to a non­ asbestos material while Black and AP Photo his roommate were away for spring injured or killed in the bombing of five targets Rescue workers use a crane in their efforts amidst break, but it was not changed in any Monday were put to rest yesterday when Khadafy the rubble of buildings in an upper-class neighbor­ of the other rooms, said Black. hood near the French Embassy in Tripoli, Tuesday. appeared on Libyan television. Story below. Rumors that Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy was An unidentified inspector visited the basement of Fisher twice before break, said sophomore Greg Gib­ bons, also a resident of a basement Khadafy emerges from seclusion room. The inspector began in Room The pipes in Fisher Room 5 Associated Press this seaside capital for a second day on state television, dressed in a 5 and then asked to be shown to ot­ and gunfire ricocheted around the white army uniform and speaking her areas which might contain as­ that we are immediately aware of,” TRIPOLI, Libya • Moammar headquarters compound. Govern­ in a studio with a map of Africa be­ bestos, according to Gibbons. said Dedrick. “If there were any Khadafy emerged from two days’ ment officials denied the street hind him. The inspector identified the danger, steps would be taken to seclusion late yesterday, con­ gunfire signaled factional fighting “We are ready to die and we are material on some of the pipes in remove the asbestos immediately. dem ned the United States for its air am ong the Libyans. ready to carry on fighting and Room 5 and in the hallway as being “It was reported to me that Room attack on Libya and vowed that his Anti-aircraft crews first opened defending our country,” he 10 percent asbestos and some as 5 was the only place where there people are ready to fight on and up in mid afternoon yesterday at declared, speaking in Arabic. being 90 percent asbestos, accord­ was a problem," said Dedrick, who die. what officials said was a high-flying He said President Reagan "has ing to Gibbons. added he would “go look at (the ot­ But the Libyan leader, whose U.S. reconnaissance jet. A Was­ issued orders to his armed forces Both types of asbestos are her rooms) personally. baby daughter was reported killed hington source acknowledged that to kill our children. We have not exposed between sections of insula­ “Most of the asbestos that is still In in the raid, told Americans, "We reconnaissance planes had flown issued any orders to murder tion on many pipes, and the material place around the campus, in clas­ will not kill your children. We are over this north African nation. anybody.” is loose and flaking in some places, srooms and dorms is only in the not like you, we do not bombard The Libyans also said there were The attacks, which the United according to Gibbons. pipes down in the steam tunnels,” cities." new U.S. air attacks yesterday States said were targeted on five Donald Dedrick, director of the according to Dedrick. Khadafy s appearance on Libyan against Tripoli and towns south security and military installations television, during which he dis­ and cast of here. But the Pentagon in Tripoli and the eastern Libyan claimed responsibility for anti- denied it, and reporters here found city of Benghazi, also severely Faust voted to receive American terror attacks, dispelled no signs of new bombardments. damaged a civilian neighborhood speculation he had left the country For almost tw o full days after the in Tripoli. Western diplomats said or been killed or seriously injured damaging U.S. air bombardment of at least 100 people, and probably Senior Fellow award in the Tuesday morning air raid, Tripoli, Khadafy had remained out many more, were killed in Tripoli staged by waves of U.S. warplanes of sight. Earlier yesterday, he failed alone. By MARK MELLETT Senior Commencement Dinner, that dumped one bomb just 10 to appear for a promised meeting Doctors said Khadafy's 15- N ew s S ta ff Spatz said. yards from the Khadafy residence with journalists at his month-old adopted daughter, The election, which took place in his fortress headquarters here. headquarters. Hana, was among the dead, and his Gerry Faust undoubtedly left his Monday and Tuesday, favored Faust Earlier last night, anti-aircraft Then, at 11:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. mark in the heart of the senior class, by a margin of 26 votes. “It was very see KHADAFY, page 6 fire streaked the black skies over EST), the Libyan leader appeared as he was elected the 1986 Senior competitive, ” said Spatz. Fellow yesterday. Sixteen people were nominated “The Senior Fellow is a really spe­ by the senior class. The ballot in­ cial award, ” said Senior Class Presi­ cluded Faust, Professor Peter Priest continues fast for divestment dent John Spatz. "It goes to someone Walshe, Father Steve Gibson, fensing who upholds the Christian morals coach Mike DeCicco, William By TRIPP BALTZ and prayerful spirit so that Notre want to make a habit of this, so and ideals we find in the Notre Dame Hickey Jr., Pasquale Anastasio, Assis News Editor Dame can discern a course of ac­ please let me know when you stop,’ community.” tion," said van Rensburg. ” van Rensburg said. Spatz added that the award ack­ Visiting educator Father Basil van Van Rensburg, w ho stands five “Notre Dame is being asked to nowledges the spirit and work that a Rensburg issued a statement yester­ feet, nine inches tall, said he now choose," van Rensburg said. "Until it person puts toward the progression day saying he is continuing to fast weighs 194 pounds, 15 pounds less divests, the University has chosen to of the school. He or she must in­ and to pray that Notre Dame will than he did at the start of the fast. identify with the white establish­ fluence the senior class in some way, divest from its holdings in corpora­ “I might add I had to get another ment, its corporate institutions and Spatz said. tions that do business in South belt and trousers, the others are slip­ state agencies. “Although Gerry Faust was not Africa. ping." “In South Africa and here at Notre the most successful Notre Dame Beginning the second week of his Van Rensburg told the crowd Dame it is the Kairos, or moment of football coach, Gerry Faust is a man fast, van Rensburg spoke before a about some of the letters he has truth." respected inside and outside the crowd of about 25 outside the received in response to his fast. He Van Rensburg said bishops and Notre Dame community, ” said Pam Center for Social Concerns. said he has received support from priests in South Africa are putting Fox, vice president of the senior Van Rensburg said he was grateful groups such as St. Malachi paris­ their reputations on the line by class. to University President Father hioners in Chicago and Mennonites speaking out. He said the blacks arc “Gerry Faust stood up for his Theodore Hcsburgh for responding in Goshen, who have volunteered to saying to the Church “stop issuing beliefs, his dreams, and his goals, ” to his fast and for making "some fast periodically with him. “I statements. Stop going on marches. said Spatz. Spatz. added that “Gerry well-meant comments about me." received a letter from an executive We want you to do a civil dis­ Faust set a good example for the tant Dean Robert Wadick, Father Ed­ However, van Rensburg said that to corporate lady in Chicago who said obedience. We want you to openly seniors heading out into the real ward Maloy, Father Robert Griffin, concentrate on a person w ho fasts is ‘1 support your fast.... In support defy the government. I'm frightened world. He showed us courage.” Mary Ann Roemer, Janet Smith, Paul to misunderstand the issue. “The Tm giving up candy, I’m giving up of a confessing Church going under- Faust was unable to be reached for Reynolds, Katie Wesolowski, Bcv purpose of the fast is to draw the alcohol and I’ve stopped flying first- comment.