---------------------------------- Snite Museum - page 8 VOL XX, NO. 77 MONDAY,JANUARY27 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's ND trustee South Shore Rallroad discusses may have to eliminate social life, South Bend service alcohol use ByDAVIDT.LEE be augmented by another 5/ In· News Stoff crease on February 1. "It'll be a por· By FRANKJ. MASTRO tion of the solution," said Senior Stoff Reporter Notre Dame and Saint Mary's stu· Robblns,"but as long as there's no dents who usc the South Shore Rail· stable revenue from the counties The issue of social life on campus road to travel to Chicago soon may themselves, the service Itself will be is too Important to overlook, ac­ have to find a new mode of in jeopardy." cording to Board of Trustees mem­ transportation. The Indiana legislature has been ber Terrence Keeley. The South Shore, plagued by reluctant to ball out the railroad. "'lllcse party rooms arc not being million-dollar debts, may eliminate Bauer, who estimates the deficit used and the students are displeased its passenger service to South Bend runs at only S1.5 to S2 million, with the social life. Creativity Is If it Is unable to obtain further believes the NICTD "has to come In being stifled," said Keeley, who income from the Indiana legislature, with better figures." He added that sought Input from the student according to john Robbins, a senior "If they can substantiate the senate at a Saturday afternoon con­ analyst for the Northern Indiana evidence ... they may put In a loan." ference. Commuter Transportation District. So far, however, the NICID "hasn't "I sec this as a valuable oppor­ "It's premature to guess at this convinced the Indiana legislature." tunity to see that some of the issues point, but there's a possibility that The NICTD, which operates the students fcc:l Important are raised," South Bend may be eliminated South Shore's passenger service, Is said Kec:ley, one of two board mem­ (from passenger service)," said Rob· required by contract obligations to bers under the age of 30. bins. "The solution will likely Impart provide the necessary revenue to Much of the talk about the social ... a reduction in services." administer the service. One plan life on campus dealt with the im­ Such a reduction, he added, Included the usage of Income plementation ofthc alcohol policy. would mean that services-would run generated by the Toll Road, which is "Drinking on campus was a only from Chicago to Michigan City, operating above costs. But the plan problem," said Keeley, "A serious Ind. was not accepted by the legislature. change In the rules had to be made The South Shore has a S4.8 million Additionally, residents of four In· and the Board was completely sup­ deficit, according to Robbins. diana counties, including St. joseph ponlvc of the effort." Operating costs for the railroad County, have rejected a plan propos· "There arc occasions where amounted to approximately Sl7.6 lng a gasoline tax, which would be mature drinking should be per­ million, while passenger fares and used to fund the railroad. mitted, but those situations have not the state of Indiana provided only Even If the railroad does receive yet arisen In the minds of the ad­ U 3.9 million in income, he said. additional funds to stay alloat, there ministration", said Keeley, who Skyrocketing electric and In· is no guarantee the same problems serves on the Academic and Faculty APPho<o surance costs are part of the will not arise next year, Robbins Affairs Committee. Haute headband problem. "liability insurance has said. It will "always be a long term The belief that the heavy drinker It seems everyone ts wearing those jtm McMahon-style bead­ bands these days. Chicago city workers placed this giant headband gone up substantially," said State problem, given a lack of local sup· has been forced behind close doors Representative D. Patrick Bauer, D· port," he added. on the city's Picasso scuplture last week, days before the Bears was expressed by many Senate South Bend, "(which has) tremen· He said as a . result, the railroad smashed the Patriots In the yesterday's Super Bowl. see TRUSTEE, page 3 dously increased costs." may curtail Its service or eliminate A recent fare increase of 1 0/ will the NICTD altogether. SMC administrator Notre Dame professor emeritus settles into new post dies in South Bend home at 81 By CHRIS BEDNARSKI however, she said she hopes to Special to The Obt!erftr honorary doctorate of law from In· martlaled and accused of treason. He diana University. and his family survived the seven Senior Stoff Reporter begin work on spring com­ mencement, the senior trip and Stephen Kertesz, professor He recieved diplomas from the week long siege on Budapest. emeritus of government and inter· Universities of Budapest and Paris; Although she has had the job fall orientation. lnjune 1945hewasputlncharge national studies at Notre Dame and studied as a Rockefeller Fellow at for only one week, Saint Mary's Smith replaces Mary Ann of Hungarian preparations for the former Hungarian minister, died . Yale, Oxford and Geneva and was a new director of student activities O'Donnell, who left the student Peace Conference. The peace aliT'~ yesterday morning at his South Bend docent in International Law at the already Is planning one of her activities department in good notes of Hungary posed the general home. University in Budapest. problem of Danubian Europe In con· first projects. shape, Smith said. Kertesz had suffered a heart attack structlve terms, advocating regional The new director is Mary Ellen She said a visit to Saint Mary's earlier In the month. He was 81. economic solutions, deemphasis of Smith and one of her first inftuenced her decision to take Funeral services will be Tuesday nationalism, close cultural coopera­ projects will be Improving fresh­ the job. "I was so totally at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. tion, "spiritualization" of frontiers, man orientation, she said. Impressed by the students and Kertesz joined Notre Dame's self-determination of people and an Smith plans to establish a fresh­ faculty," she said. "The students effective International protection of men orientation course that she care and take action about what political science department in 1950, and for 25 years was respon· national minorities. said has been used succesfully at happens to them now and In the sible for much of the University's In 1947 he was appointed Mini­ many colleges nationwide. The future. development of classes and ster to Italy. When the Communists course would help students as­ programs In the international forced the resignation of the Prime similate Into their new environ­ "It was a real refreshing atmo­ Minister, the government ordered ment and would help freshhmen sphere," Smith said. "I like the sphere. As a Guggenheim fellow ( 1958· get to know themselves and their energy you feel on campus." Kertesz to return to Budapest. At the 59) and grantee of the Rockefeller same time Newspaper headlines In· new community, she said. Smith said she is also Foundation ( 1965-66), he studied formed the Hungarian public that he Now, however, Smith said she Impressed by Saint Mary's view the new methods and problems of would be the new Foreign Minister. is trying to get used to the new towards women adminlstartors. contemporary diplomacy In Wes· After conferences with Western post. "The administration has a real tern European countries. He "It's an Incredibly big job. high regard for professional Stephen Kertesz -diplomates, he realized that ef· received the Lay Faculty Award In There are many responsibilities women. There Is a commitment fecth:e Western support was not 1963 and a Special Presidential that I wouldn't have Imagined," here," she said. That commit­ In the Hungarian Foreign Mini· forthcoming for free democratic Award In 1975. developments In Hungary and she said. ment Is lacking at some other col­ stry, he belonged to the group of of­ He was the Director of the decided to refuse to return to "I'm just trying to get It all In leges, she said. ficials which tried to keep Hungary Program of Soviet and East European out of war and later, In contact with Budapest. and straightened away. I want to For the past three and a half Studies for fifteen years, Chairman of After his resignation from the keep up with what's already years Smith has worked In the the Allied Powers, to conclude an the Committee on the International foreign service he carne to America going," she said. admissions department of In­ early armistice. After the Nazi coup Relations and Director of the In· and joined Yale Law School as visit· "I'm trying to meet people and carnate Word College in San An· d'etat In Hungary he was arrested stitute for International Studies until ing Associate Professor for two years get a grasp on procedures and and passed through prisons and con· see SMITH, page 4 his retirement in 1975. He held an before coming to Notre Dame. policies," Smith said. Soon, centration camps, and was court· The Observer Monday, january 27, 1986- page 2 In Brief Long search for social life Phllip Michael Thomas, star of NBC-TV's fas­ will end with new attitude hionable "Miami Vice" cop series, has unveiled a flashy line of 130,000 sportscars. "I love the car. It looks just like a 1130,000 Fer­ rari, like the one on the sho'll'(, but it costs only about '30,000," said When Charles Dickens died in 1870 he left the world Thomas, who plans to market the cars through nationwide with a mystery - that of Edwin Drood.