VOL. XXIII NO. 9 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Students attacked Mugging hits bar-hoppers By MONICA Y ANT Associate News Editor Walking the stretch between Bridget's and Club 23 was al­ ways a normal activity for "Susan" and her friends. Getting robbed at gunpoint wasn't. from the first victim, Susan "Everyone walks the route," said. she said, "they think it's safe He then approached Susan. because you can see the other "He ripped off my necklace and bar at the end." grabbed my wallet," she said. It wasn't safe August 26, According to Susan, the at­ when Susan, an ND student, tacker ordered the third girl, and three of her friends were saying, "Gimme everything you attacked on Francis and South got." The fourth victim had her Bend Avenues at 2:30a.m. by a wallet ready when he ap­ man she described as black proached her, Susan said. with a large build, and who The attacker fled on foot with "flashed something silver that about $25 in cash, miscella­ looked like a gun." neous identification cards, Susan and five of her friends keys, and a bank card, accord­ were walking between the two ing to Lt. Norval Williams of bars when the man appeared the South Bend Police Depart­ from behind some trees. Since ment. two of the girls had raced Although Susan wasn't posi­ ahead of the group, only four tive that the man had a gun, were left to face the attacker, she said that even the threat of she said. a weapon should have made her "I saw him from the corner of more cautious. She added, "if my eye," she said. "He grabbed there had been other guys with Ready togo my friend, pointed what looked him, we would have been in a like a gun at her, and said, whole lot of trouble." Egyptian troops wearing gas masks step into formation in the Saudi desert Tuesday. The Egyptians 'What do you think of this?'" have sent about 2000 troops to Saudi Arabia to serve as part of the multination peace keeping force The attacker took the wa.J]p,t see ATIACK I page 3 which is defending the Saudis against a possible attack by Iraq. Bush acknowledges 'real' help from Soviets in the Gulf WASHINGTON (AP) - The Meanwhile, the White House "Speaker Foley extended an ministration opposed direct to measure, but one which we Bush administration said announced that President Bush invitation to the president on economic aid as recently as last know is real and has been very Wednesday, four days before would address a joint se.ssion behalf of both chambers," the July at the economic summit of helpful" the U.S.-Soviet summit, that it of Congress next Tuesday night statement said. seven industrial nations in would take a fresh look at di­ after returning from his week­ White House aides said that Houston. Furthermore, Fitzwater said, rect economic aid for the Soviet end summit with Soviet Presi­ the speech would deal primarily But, Fitzwater said of the So­ the United States is "willing to Union in light of Moscow's dent Mikhail Gorbachev. Bush's with the Persian Gulf crisis but viets, "They have sent ships to talk" with the Soviet Union "real and very helpful support" topics, aides said, would include that Bush would also give law­ the gulf. They have been sup­ about a longstanding Soviet in the Persian Gulf. the summit and the gulf crisis. makers a rundown on his ses­ portive. President Gorbachev proposal - revived on Tuesday The administration has pre­ According to a White House sion in Helsinki with Gorbachev. has made some strong public by Foreign Minister Eduard viously rejected the idea. but statement, Bush had brought In pre-summit comments, statements" of support for the Shevardnadze - for a Middle presidential spokesman Marlin up the idea of the joint session White House officials seemed to U.N.-backed trade embargo East peace conference. Fitzwater said, "The Soviet co­ appearance earlier in the day in be going out of their way to against Iraq. operation in the gulf has im­ conversations with House praise the Soviets. He said Gorbachev's words The conference, which the pressed us to the point where Speaker Thomas Foley, D­ Fitzwater said he was certain "have a political impact in the United States long has opposed, we are even more interested in Wash., and Senate Majority the issue of Western economic world of countries that have would seek to resolve all being supportive economically Leader George Mitchell, D­ aid to Moscow would come up formally been aligned with the conflicts in the region, including if we can be." Maine. at Sunday's summit. The ad- Soviet Union that is very hard the Arab-Israeli dispute. ND to be linked up with local Cityline information network By SIOBHAN dents can dial directly into the Activities) only have one." MCCARTHY category of his choice by a 4- This idea was initially News Writer digit touchtone system. These brought to Cassidy by Glenn, who suggested the program in Cityline, a local 24-hour tele­ topics each contain up to three an effort to expand on a pilot phone service, recently an­ minutes of data on the subject program used last year at Saint nounced the addition of new of his choice. Mary's College. Glenn offered Notre Dame recordings which Joe Cassidy, director of Stu­ to expand on the Saint Mary's provide information about up­ dent Activities, said, "It will coming campus events. make it easier for students to service, which handled approx­ Sponsored by the South Bend access information about social imately five to seven hundred Tribune and WSBT radio sta­ events." calls a month, and Cassidy tions, this service provides stu­ agreed to lend his support, be­ dents and community members In the past, students needing cause it "looked like a great with information on more than specific information were service." 9,000 different topics. forced to listen to answering These subjects include special machines and wait for "five or On August 28, Glenn events such as movie listings, ten minutes before they found "upgraded our system and concerts, and football game out the information they'd ini­ added new topics, such as times. Students can also gain tially called for," he said. what's hot and what's not, access to doctor or dentist horoscopes, joke of the day, listings, local and national Cityline Manager Anita Glenn and trivia lines. We revoiced in weather forecasts, and stock anticipates "probably three to advance on tape and the transi­ quotes, which are updated ap­ four thousand calls a month," tions went very smoothly." proximately every half an hour. in the future. She believes it will Discovery rolls out AP Photo Interested students simply be beneficial to Notre Dame Glenn welcomes all sugges­ have to dial the number 674- students because it will save tions for the improvement of The Space Shuttle Discovery is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly 0900 to get into the system. time and "eliminate a lot of un­ this new system. She can be necessary calls to LaFortune Building en route to Launch Pad 39-8 Tuesday evening for an reached in her Chicago Tribune Then a computer operator will Student Center. We have 20 October launch carrying the Ulysses satellite. Office at 233-6161. extension provide a menu, and the stu- lines open, while they (Student 228. --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ -- ---- --------------~-- ----- --- --- ----------------------- c.Pa::g::e=2===Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-iiiiiir=======j~=========T~h~e~O~b:se~rv~e~r ===============-~T~h=u~rs:d:ay, September 6. 1990 I INSIDE COLUMN ~--------------~------------- -------------· .. WEATHER Forecast for noon, Thursday, Sept. 6. The Year of Lines show high temperatures. Women needs broader focus Once again this Uni­ versity has decided to broaden the perspec­ tives of its students Yesterday's high: by dedicating the 89 whole year to a par­ Yesterday's low: ticular issue and this 72 year it's women. As a Nation's high:1 06 woman, and especially Lisa Eaton (East St. Louis, Ill) as a gender studies Nation's low: 3 1 concentrator. I ought Production Manager (Truckee, Calif.) to be thrilled that the Forecast: It will be university is open minded enough to spend partly sunny and humid an entire year dealing with issues that are FRONTS: on Thursday with a particularly close to my heart, but I'm not. chance of afternoon I think that The Year of Women is an all • • • thunderstorms. COLD• • WARM STATIONARY• • time low in the history of "The Year of... ©1990 Ar.r.L-WA~thAr 11 c. The university hopes to raise the con­ Pressure sciousness of the students by focusing this ® © ~' ~ m ~ ~ year on women's issues. This is an excellent HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES idea, especially in view of the current state SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY of male-female relations on this campus, Via Associated Press GraphicsNet but "The Year of..." context is not the proper place to do this. The objection I have to the whole idea is that this year is just a superficial and tem­ OF INTEREST porary remedy to problems that run very deep. Once this year is over, I predict that Learn about the forests that are adjacent to A meeting will be held for old and new women's issues will follow the path of cul­ campus- the unknown wilderness of Notre Dame. Come members of the First Aid Services Team on Sunday, tural diversity and the family to become just see the destruction that took place this summer at a slide September 9 at 12:30 at Gate 14 of the stadium.