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Revue review - Inside VOL XX, NO. 87 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s ND Senate considers proposal to restructure ByJ. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY cials, who will finalize all major deci­ Sews Staff sions. “Because the goal is to take power A major proposal for restructur­ away from appointed individuals ing student government currently is and into the hands of elected offi­ being considered by the Student cials it is necessary to restructure Senate, although no plans have yet the composition of the senate," been finalized. Holst said. The goal of restructuring is to Bill Healy, student body presi­ centralize ' the power of student dent, said his original intent in the government into the senate and the disbandment proposal was office of the student body president. centralization. “You must centralize To attain this goal, a decision was power in the hands of the few, ot­ reached to rebuild student govern­ herwise you have competing ment as a whole. powers which lead to internal bick­ “The ultimate goal of the restruc­ ering," he said. turing is to consolidate all authority: Healy said he believes the money, power, influence, into the proposal in the fall was not studied Student Senate," said Brian Holst, well enough. He advocates the chairman of the restructuring com­ restructuring process being done by mittee. a separate committee who could “To accomplish this we must look iron out the plan, leaving its im­ at the relations between Student plementation to the senate. A Filipino worker puts signs on a giant tally Marcos and opponent Corazon Aquino. Millions of Senate and the other government “The way they are handling it is board, preparing for today's presidential election citizens will vote in the national election. Related structures,” Holst said. good. It will consolidate the student between current Philippines leader Ferdinand stories below. He added that the proposal will see SENATE, page 6 emphasize the role of elected offi­ Marcos, Aquino rivalry clashes today in Philippine election Associated Press Aquino of leading the country Aquino, 53, was voting on her year before the end of his current created by the murder of her hus­ toward communism. family’s sugar plantation, Hacienda term ended, partly because of band, who was shot to death in MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos Regular campaigning ended by Luisita, 70 miles north of the capital American pressure. August 1983 while being escorted cast ballots 'oday to determine law at midnight Wednesday. in Tar lac province. American officials made clear that by a miitary guard from a commer­ whether they will be led by Fer­ Marcos supporters predicted he The election attracted they recognize Aquino as a worthy cial airliner that brought him home dinand Marcos, who has held power would win with 53 percent of the widespread interest in the United candidate despite her lack of politi­ from voluntary exile in the United for two decades, or Corazon Aquino, vote. Aquino said she would need 65 States because of the close political, cal experience. Her candidacy was States. whose husband was the president’s percent to compensate for the fraud financial and military relations bet­ main political rival until he was as­ and cheating she expected from the ween the two countries Both can­ sassinated. president's people. didates have pledged to retain the ‘No win situation,’ says prof Cardinal Jaime Sin, spiritual leader strategic U.S. bases located here - Aquino issued an election eve of the dominant Roman Catholic Aquino at least until 1991 when the By JOHN HEASLY The elections are an attempt by statement in the form of a prayer: community, urged people to be or­ current agreement expires and Staff Reporter current Philippine President Fer­ “deliver us from this evil, this crisis derly and avoid violence. “One little Marcos beyond that time. dinand Marcos to "legitimize him­ which 20 years of evil rule has incident, one single spark could U.S. officials have put increasing Today for the first time since 1969 self’ according to Moody. brought us." She holds Marcos ignite a raging fire,” he said. pressure on Marcos for his failure to free presidential elections are being Faced with a dwindling base of responsible for Benigno Aquino’s Hundreds of soldiers and riot quell a growing communist rebel held in the Philippines. supporters, Marcos called for the death. police guarded the presidential threat and have demanded military, “The conventional wisdom is that presidential election in attempt to Marcos said in his final statement palace last night. Marcos, 68, was to economic and social reforms. Marcos will steal the election," said raise his popularity and lend an air of that the election was "not a battle vote in Batac, his hometown 250 Marcos called the special Notre Dame government professor between good and evil." He accuses miles north of Manila. presidential election more than a Peter Moody. see ELECTION, page 6 Three stores and lounge open in new LaFortune basement This graphic details the final layout of the basement of LaFortune Student Center. The basement is still under construction. The Ticket Stub, The Cellar, Irish Gardens Flower Shop and the Lounge, all on the west side of the basement, are now open. 1 The Ticket Stub (open) 2 The Cellar (open) 3 Barber 4 Copy Machine 5 Irish Gardens (open) 6 Lounge (open) 7 First Source Travel Office 8 Restrooms 9 Sweets shop operated by Uni­ versity Food Services 10 University Hair Stylists 11 Computer store 12 Storage 13 Storage 14 Game room 15 Empty 16 The Underground (T-shirt shop) 17 24-hour laundromat 18 Recreation room - ping pong and p ool tables 19 Recreation room - big screen televisions Graphic by Jeff Russell The Observer Friday, February 7,1986 - page 2 Of Interest Taunts of Marquette students fade Valentine’s flowers and candy usually are much appreciated on Feb. 14. Orders for a 1/2 lb. box of Fannie Mae mint meltaways and carnations will be taken today in Planner’s lobby as Block Party turns alcohol-free from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The flowers and candy will be delivered on Valentine’s Day. - The Observer The Snite M useum o f Art has announced the We are (clap, clap) not dry. We are (clap, clap) not opening of “Reconstructions: An Exploration of Form and Feeling,” dry. We are (clap, clap) not dry. photographs by Richard Stevens. The exhibition opens on Feb. 23 This chant filled the ACC on Feb. 25, 1984, as Notre Frank and continues through April 13. Stevens is a professor of photog­ Dame played host to the Marquette Warrior basketball raphy in the department of art, art history, and design at Notre Dame. team. This variation of the traditional Notre Dame Lipo - The Observer cheer was a reaction to the imminent alcohol policy. Members of the Alcohol Committee had not revealed News Editor win he held any of the options under consideration, so as to not fuel The annual Tri-military Ball rumors and speculation. Yet, rumors and speculation tonight starting at 4:30 in the South Dining Hall. The ball is were nonetheless circulating around campus. Students sponsored by the combined ROTC units at Notre Dame. The band 21 drinking age, are one very visible way in which for Continued Responsible Drinking passed out hand­ “Voyage” will be featured. - The Observer morality is tied to legality. bills at that particular game to protest the possibility of a Liability is a more important reason why more dry campus, channeling a growing student unrest on restrictions on public drinking have been Edgar Chamorro, former leader of the Nicaraguan the alcohol issue. 4 demonstrated recently. Notre Dame’s alcohol policy contras, will speak on “An Insider’s Perspective on a Political Solu­ Less than two months later, the alcohol policy was and the restrictions placed on tailgaters are just two tion to the U.S.-Nicaraguan Conflict, ” Sunday at 8 p.m. in the library officially announced. It brought an end to underage examples of this at Notre Dame. Marquette’s latest dif­ auditorium. Chamorro was a director of the FDN, the largest contra consumption of alcohol in dorm parties and legal ficulties with Block Party insurance and Wisconsin’s in-„ organization, from 1982 to 1984 and left because of increasing CIA private parties in rooms. It changed the face of the evitable climb to a 21-drinking age (it is already 19), control over that organization.The - Observer Notre Dame social scene, in ways which are still being will eventually affect the lives of Marquette students. discovered. But will this conscious­ RASTA presents Reggae Night at Lee’s Ribs, 1132 South Marquette students who ness of the liablity laws Bend Ave, to celebrate reggae king Bob Marley’s.birthday. WVPE’s attended that game at the change other festivals of the Dave Allert will be spinning the hottest reggae discs and showing ACC laughed at the Notre college landscape? Will the videos of assorted reggae artists. The festivities begin at 7. Proceeds Dame student cheer. After Halloween Party at Southern go to Rally Against Starvation group.The - Observer all, their school was located Illinois University or the in Wisconsin, a state with a Little 500 of Indiana Univer­ The Society of Women Engineers is plan drinking age of 18 and bars sity be far behind? ning a seminar titled “Women in Engineering: From College to across the street from It is impossible to predict Career.” The seminar is scheduled for Feb. 15 from 9 a m. to 12:45 dorms. the fate of these or other p.m. with a luncheon at 1.

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