New Policies Change RA's Position

Sports Extra — page 12 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984 St. Joseph United Way extends fund raising drive to reach new goal By MARTIN RODGERS Way did fail it w ould mean a cutback News Staff in the services the agency could pro vide. The United Way funds and or "We cannot afford to fail" was the ganizes such agencies as Big prim ary message o f a press confer B rothers/Big Sisters, Scouting, and ence held by the United Way yester Y outh Services. It also assists the day morning in the Donor’s Room of handicapped, elderly, poor, and the Morris Inn shut-ins. The United Way w ill be using ex At the conference, the General tensive advertising in all the major Campaign Chairman of the United medias to draw attention to the Way Joe Woodka announced the problem. The advertising cam committee of St. Joseph County had paign's primary slogans are decided to extend their once a year “Winners Again” and “ Make It Hap fund raising effort. The original com pen." In additon to the advertising pletion date for the campaign, Nov. effort, which will attempt to 17, was officially extended to Dec. “ challenge" the citizens o f the area, 18. Woodka indicated “accounts, both As of yesterday, the thirty-five corporate and employee, will be member agencies of St. Joseph resolicited.” County had raised only The Observer/Paul Cifarelli *2,732,150.00 of their *2.9 million A fresh group of volunteers has dollar goal. "We really want to get also been recruited for the Dashing through the snow done before the holidays. And we rem ainder o f the fund drive. Sophomores (from left) Dan Bender, Jim Sophomore Class Christmas party last night. Candy will...It is amazing what a deadline The University of Notre Dame was Domagalski, Maureen Connolly and Annie Jen- H uff of Happy Trails Stable in Edwardsburg, Mich, can do," said Woodka. nings enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride during the plays the role of chauffeur. He also indicated if the United see DRIVE, page 4 Terrorists kill American official on hijacked jet in Iran Associated Press Development, apparently had been Tuesday en route from Kuwait to in Pakistan and later said he was an copilot who were apparently suffer killed by the hijackers. Karachi, Pakistan. employee at the American consulate ing from exhaustion. Gunmen holding a hijacked jet The State Department added, After killin g at least one o ther pas in Karachi, Pakistan. “Speaking through the liner at the Tehran airport yesterday however, that “we cannot ab senger yesterday, the hijackers The State Department, however, loudspeaker, the American pas killed at least tw o more passengers, solutely confirm that the murders pushed two men out the aircraft said neither the U.S. consul nor any senger said, ‘Tell the Kuwait aut Including an American official who took place, nor can we absolutely door onto the platform atop a set of of the consul employees from Pakis horities to provide the hijackers was forced out the door and cut confirm the identities of these indi landing steps. One o f them asked for tan was on the plane, and the only with a pilot and copilot because they down by six shots, the official viduals and officially release their a loudspeaker, identified himself as U.S. officials known to be aboard are serious about their threats,’ ” Iranian news agency reported. names." the U.S. consul in Pakistan and were the AID representatives. IRNA said. The news agency said the The slayings brought to at least State Department spokesman pleaded w ith authorities to meet the The hijackers have been demand man was then shot six times. three the number of reported since Jonathan Brecht said there was a hijackers’ demands, IRNA said. ing the release of a group of The hijackers then threatened to the plane was hijacked Tuesday. "strong possibility” that an Ameri IRNA said an ambulance crew had prisoners in Kuwait, but the pas shoot the other man, a K uw aiti stew In Washington, the State Depart can was the first passenger killed recovered the man’s body. The senger specifically mentioned a new ard, if a new flight crew is not pro ment said two Americans, both offi shortly after the hijackers comman agency initially reported that he had demand for a fresh flight crew to vided. The hijackers earlier cials of the Agency for International deered the Kuwait Airways flight identified himself as the U.S. consul replace the British pilot and the threatened to blow up the plane Annual ‘Civil War’ erupts New policies change RA’s position in a barrage of snowballs By SCOTT BEARBY selection, according to Dillon Rec Discipline is regarded as an im Staff Reporter tor Father Mark Poorman. portant responsibility, however. Story compiled by Zahm freshman as he threw his Although Goldrick said “ultimate Stephanie Korcheck, R.A. in Observer staff reporters ice grenade. "Oh, yeah - got As prospective candidates for authority does rest with the rector, Pasquerilla East, thinks a resident as someone in the head.” next year’s resident assistants begin he may consult with the current sistant must be aware of rules and It was, o f course, the annual A South Quad resident, about the procedure to become 1985-86 R.A.’s. ” Poorman said he “ values the University obligations. Goldrick battle of snow dust, ice balls and 100 feet away from the statue, R.A.’s, some rectors and R.A.’s think in pu t o f the resident assistants. ” agrees they must be ready to enforce down jackets - Notre Dame’s own fired bottle rockets over the the role o f an R.A. has undergone Most halls have their head staffs try University and hall regulations or be version of a civil war, North vs. heads of the attackers. some changes. to come to an agreement on R.A. se able to refer the problem to the South, and it happens every year “I smell gunpowder, boys and According to Notre Dave Associ lection. p ro pe r staff. without exception on the night girls. This could get ugly,” said an ate Vice President for Residence Life The resident assistant’s role is of the first snowfall observer to no one in particular. John Goldrick, no alterations have seen as being very much the same by According to the resident assis One South Quad freshman was "We can only hope so." been made in requirements for be curre nt R.A.’s, other hall staff, and tants interviewed, they have not had knocked unconscious after slip At 11:35 p.m., North Quad coming a resident assistant, al the administration. The position is more problems enforcing rules this ping on ice in front o f Farley Hall, charged toward Dillon Hall though candidates must now limit the lowest level of administration at year. Rick Stepicn, resident assistant and an ambulance was called. Se where they met heavy resistance their hall choices to three this year the University, but adds the extra di at Fisher Hall, said “people have curity would not comment on from Dillon residents just east of Three recommendations and an mension o f being a student. been good about social gatherings." the incident. the dorm. There, the battle initial screening by the Office of Stu Badin Rector Sister Marietta All potential problems have stopped North Quad forces, mostly turned into a hand to hand snow dent Affairs are again required this M urphy says this is a very d ifficu lt after initial warnings, he added. male, gathered at about 11:15 fight, creating a cloud of snow year. position to be in because “it is not p.m. and charged toward Dillon dust. After Feb. 4, all approved candi easy to confront peers.” The role o f an R.A. in enforcing and Alumni halls between One South Quad woman kept dates w ill be subjected to further in Planner Resident Assistant Joe rules has changed, but has not neces LaFortune Student Center and asking participants where they terviews by individual hall staffs. Harmon sees counseling as the sarily been made more difficult be the Crowley Hall of Music. lived and threw snow in the face Although there is no university pro major responsibility of an R.A. He cause of the new alcohol policy. South Quad checked the attack of those answering, “North.” cedure for hall rectors to use, most thinks someone who is visible and in front of Father Sorin’s statue South Quad forces regrouped dorms follow a format similar to that available to the members of his sec Harmon thinks there may even be where the tw o sides, about 500 and pushed the Northern attack o f D illo n Hall. tion will make a good assistant. All less o f a problem w ith parties. Zahm students in all, exchanged fire. ers back to the fieldhouse mall, Dillon’s head staff interviews all interviewed, like Lyons R.A. Katie R.A. Mike Sitko said “instead of "The snow’s not very good for where several windows in candidates in order to shorten the Collins, think resident assistants are having out of hand room parties, packing, but we’re trying,” said a Cavanaugh Hall were broken. list of applicants. A second interview not designed to be policemen, but there is the question of what an ac is held w ith the staff resulting in R.A. should serve as role models. ceptable party is." The Observer Friday, December 7, 1984 — page 2 In Brief When gossip and news mix F o rm e r D e fe n se S e cre ta ry Robert McNamara repeatedly told a CBS producer it was wrong to conclude Vietnam The way Boston Herald's gossip columnist told the War commander William Westmoreland had deliberately kept story, it was Boston’s Copley Plaza in one corner and Bob Vonderheide enemy troop counts low, McNamara testified yesterday in New Jimmy Carter in the other - the hotel’s plush, four-star York.

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