Professor: World Order Must Be Unified Iceberg Debates Near by BRENDAN QUINN Being Has the Means to Live a News Writer Decent Way of Life, Robinson Stated
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---1!11-- Saint Marys College NOTRE DAME•INDJANA VOL. XXIV NO. 96 MONDAY, February 17, 1992 Israeli attacks kill 11 in Lebanon SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli helicopters on Sunday Israeli military blasted a convoy carrying the leader of the pro-Iranian group raids in Lebanon Hezbollah, killing him and his wife and son. Shiite Muslim leaders vowed revenge and called for a holy war against Israel. The dramatic strike, which could damage the Middle East peace process, capped a day of Israeli air attacks on south Lebanon that left eight other people dead and 29 wounded. The raids came less than 48 hours after an attack on an army camp inside Israel, in which three Israeli soldiers were hacked to death. Hezbollah said its leader, Sheik Abbas Musawi, 39, his wife, Siham, and their 5-year old son, Hussein, the youngest of the couple's six children, AP were "martyred" in what it called "a cowardly air attack." their jihad (holy war) against The terse statement issued at Israel."• the group's headquarters in Hezbollah, or Party of God, Beirut gave no other details. was considered the umbrella In addition to Musawi and his group for the Shiite Muslim family, four other people were holders of Western hostages in killed, and 18 were wounded, Lebanon. It opposes the Middle police in Lebanon said. They East peace talks, the next said eight of the wounded were round of which are to begin in critical condition. Feb. 24 in Washington. The Observer/Marguerite Schropp Sheik Mohammed Fadlallah, In Washington, President Camera happy spiritual mentor of the Shiite Bush declined comment on the militants, called the attack a effect the attack might have on "barbaric crime" and said in a peace talks. He said he did not Left to right, Pangborn junior Bob Reilly takes a picture with Gov. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, father of statement: "I call upon all re Sarin junior Matthew, and stepfather William Hannon during the Saturday JPW dinner at the JACC. sistance fighters to escalate see ISRAELI page 4 Speaker urges black students to continue achieving By MARA DIVIS Survival of People of Color in for you to stay here." not do as well. He said that co and re-read." News Writer the 21st Century" in Nieuwland Kunjufu cited a Jack of operative learning is one of the In addition, studying more Science Hall. knowledge of how to study as a more recent breakthroughs in will lead to academic achieve Kunjufu said that one primary key reason for blacks' lack of educational success. ment, he said. With increased self-esteem issue for blacks today is success. He said that blacks Also, Kunjufu said that stu "That which you do best will and self-awareness will come achievement. He said that once first need to gain the study dents need to learn the differ be that which you do most," he increased opportunities and students complete the initial skills and discipline necessary ence between studying and do said. achievement for black challenge of getting to college, for college work. ing homework. He said students Kunjufu also spoke of key Americans, according to a visit the next challenge is staying He explained that in re-evalu in general don't go beyond the problems which affect black ing speaker who lectured at there. ating their study habits, stu material specifically assigned. communities today, namely Notre Dame Saturday. "You're the best we have," dents need to learn to work to "See if you can close the book crime and drugs. Jawanza Kunjufu, author and Kunjufu addressed the black gether. He said that black stu after studying and write about As well as being the culprit educational consultant from students there. "But it was hard dents tend not to study in what you read," he said. "If you Chicago, Ill., spoke on "The for you to get here, and it's hard groups, and, because of this, do can't, then you have to go back see BLACKS I page 4 Professor: World Order must be unified Iceberg debates near By BRENDAN QUINN being has the means to live a News Writer decent way of life, Robinson stated. the quarter finals "In any new world order, the By TONY POPANZ were eager to participate." The new "world order," so flow of information from those News Writer Each round is covered by one often proclaimed by world in power to those affected by its judge, and each judge can only leaders, should be a world of exercise should be maximal," With the abundance of issues work one round, she added. discovery and unity, not one of Robinson said. "Protest and concerning politics, morality The Icebergs involve 20 dif imposition of beliefs, said a dissent need maximal pro and human rights, sprouts an ferent dorms represented by Notre Dame professor in a lec tection." even greater number of view 23 teams of four members. ture Friday. points. Notre Dame's Iceberg Two teams compete head to "We should think of new In order for this new world Debates give students the op head. Each debate involves world orders along the lines of order to come into existence, portunity to express a few of four people, consisting of two discovery and not of imposition. the powerful states must aid in these viewpoints in the most representatives from each We should think of ourselves as democracy building and work eloquent, informed, and, most team. discovering things in our world John Robinson to make smaller economies importantly, persuasive style "There are many who show instead of imposing our beliefs market responsive, Robinson possible. passion in debating competi on the world," said John "We must reconceptualize the argued. Ana Garcia, chairperson of tion. They possess an Robinson, director and world and get away from the the Icebergs, which are in easerness to express associate faculty fellow at the state as the unit of analysis," Robinson concluded the fo their fifth year, and freshman themselves and their Tomas J. White Center for Law Robinson said. "For economic rum by reiterating the credo' of undergraduate student, was opinions," Garcia said. and Government, in a Friday and ecological reasons, we need his new world order: "Think instrumental in finding and or The debates begin with three Forum concerning "The Real a unitary vision of the world." globally, act locally." ganizing the approximately 50 preliminary rounds, in which World Order" at the Center for judges for the debates. the opponents volley such is Social Concerns. The world must realize that This forum is part of the "These judges consist of fac sues as whether the University human rights are fundamental Friday Forum series run by the ulty and law students," Garcia administration has submitted Robinson argued that the and essential to the success of Center for Social Concerns said. "It is important to add to the demands of SUFR, and world has progressed past the any new world order. In any honoring the Sesquicentennial that although faculty support era in which states were viewed new world order, the leaders Year. The series will run was low, law graduate students see ICEBERGS/ page 4 as inviolable. must ensure that each human through the semester. ----- ------------------------------~---- page 2 INSIDE COLUMN ernor1es o Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. fDR!CAIT: Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of weekend will showers in the afternoon. High in • the middle 40s and rema1n low around 40. TEMPERATURES: In the words of JPW City H L chairperson Katy Hart, Atlanta 65 50 "WOW." Bangkok 95 75 Boston 55 40 OK, so now it's back to Brisbane 80 66 the grindstone for all of Caracas 81 61 Chicago 36 32 the juniors who took Eugene 59 43 academic vacations this Flagstaff 34 23 weekend to celebrate Helena 45 28 Hong Kong 59 57 JPW. Rich Szabo Istanbul 53 43 Most of our parents Sports Copy Juneau 33 30 Knoxville 55 42 have journeyed back Editor London 45 39 home or will be doing so'------------- Los Angeles 61 47 Nairobi 81 54 shortly, leaving the memories of the fortieth New York 53 45 Junior Parents Weekend in our hearts and our North Pla«e 53 29 Paris 46 36 minds. Exceptionally well-organized and well Manila 91 72 run, every event exuded class, and those who South Bend 36 32 worked countless hours in preparation should Tallahassee 71 36 Washington, D.C. 56 45 be commended. Pressure Yuma 61 36 As we look back over the events of the past H L few days, the joys we shared are easily ::.. HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T·STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY recognizable. When the Class of 1993 con ( ":::":==:::-:::::~--------.:...._:_:....__:..::._......:..:..:..::..:..:........:....:..:...:.:=.::..:___.:::=::..:.......J Via Assoclaled Pmss verged on the ACC Friday night to kick off the ,:;.;:;:·.··:·:·:·:·.···:·: weekend, It marked the first time since Orientation Weekend that the majority of the class bas joined together as one. Unlike that weekend, full of its apprehensions TODAY AT A GLANCE and nervous excitement, this was a celebration of growth, a chance to show our parents how WORLD the buff. A company called the Bungy Zone offered free we have matured, how we live and work here jumps over a creek Saturday to anyone willing to leave at Notre Dame. It was an opportunity to meet Indian builder turns ascetic their clothes behind. The jumpers included 106 men friends and faculty, to share our experiences. and 19 women. The company charged nearly 1,000 For the parents, It must have been a proud •NEW DELHI, India - A wealthy building con tractor plucked out the hair on his head, discarded his people $2 each to watch the jumps from a bridge near moment to see the fruits of twenty or so years Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, about 35 miles west of of wise and loving upbringing brought forth in clothes and gave up his money to become a homeless ascetic Sunday.