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o r Tlic Observer - 0 - Saint MarvS College The Observer NOTRE DAME - INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 136 FRIDAY , APRIL 24, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Campus groups hold small anti-Bush rally By PETER LOFTUS treatment of minorities. News Writer The rally was staged amid rumors that Democratic presi Almost three weeks before dential candidate Edmund President Bush is scheduled to “Jerry” Brown, former gover speak at Notre Dame’s com nor of California, would show mencement, a strong anti-Bush up and address the crowd. Pro- message was aired Thursday in Brown pamphlets were dis a small rally at the Fieldhotise tributed to onlookers. M all sponsored by the No|tre DSA member Jim Grogan, a Dame Democratic Socialists of senior from Stanford Hall, said America (DSA). that Brown will speak at ND Nine speakers representing sometime during the later part various campus groups ad of next week, either Wednesday dressed the crowd of about 70 or Friday. people gathered around the In front of a banner reading War Memorial at lunchti^ne “Overthrow the Status yesterday. Participants in jthe Quo—Revolution by Ballot Box,” rally sat along the ledge of the the speakers criticized Bush on Memorial, holding signs that ce rta in issues as w e ll as the read, “ Jesus was a S ocialist” University’s decision to invite and “ Healthcare for People, Not him to graduation. Profits." ND senior Martha Poorman Rally speakers had harsh announced she was circulating a petition protesting the choice The Observer/Kristina Roderick words for Bush as well as the Members of the Notre Dame Democratic Socialists of America rally against Bush at the Fieldhouse Mall. At ND administration on issues see RALLY / page 6 the rally yesterday speakers criticized Bush on certain issues, and protested the University's decision to invite such as homosexuality and him to graduation. Alumni clubs participate in Humanitarian Week events By SARAH DORAN been worthwhile for the alumni activities. Most of these clubs their summer service work. The ND club of the St. Joseph clubs especially in bringing to News Writer continued with their previous The alumni club of St. Valley also sponsors the Blue Many of the University of gether the young alumni who community service projects for Joseph Valley has been work and Gold game and the first Notre Dame’s domestic alumni want to do more for ND that the Humanitarian Week and ing with the Logan Center as fifty people to volunteer at the club s a r c celebrating the attend a football game, said many became involved in their community service Logan Center tomorrow wifi get SescfuTcetTtennlal year by partic Pranica. additional volunteering project, according to Michael tickets to the game. ipating in Humanitarian W^ek “It has brought new blood projects. Danch. Danch is the vice The Washington D C. alumni which runs through tomorrow. into our clubs,” he said. People All of the activities are president for community affairs club has already worked on Of the 192 domestic clubs, of all ages are interested in “involved in the local commu for St. Joseph Valley alumni renovating houses in a low in 125 are participating in the community service and so nity (of the clubs) in a positive club and is chairing the club’s come city com plex as p a rt of project that features thousands Humanitarian Week has worked fashion,” said Pranica. Humanitarian Week activities, their Humanitarian week activi of graduates taking part in na very well, he said. Many of the alumni clubs are along with Bemie Lavins. ties, said Jerry Scanlan, chair tionwide community service Former alumni association working with the same charity The club painted the gym of man of the D C. alumni club’s programs, according to Peter president, Ray Kelly (ND ‘61) that their student from the the Logan center in early Humanitarian Week activities. Pranica, director of the Alumni helped to spike the idea behind summer service project worked February and plans an exten The D C. club has also taken Association Community Service alumni association community w ith, he said. sive outside clean up project children from the complex to a Program. service activity in 1990, because He said 140 ND students par tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12 park and prepared food and de “Alumni are participating in there was no alumni volunteer ticipate in summer service pro p.m., which will include plant livered it to sdhie of the city’s everything from a walk for ing previously. Pranica and jects each summer that are co ing trees and bushes, raking the homeless. hunger in Boston to ‘Adojjt a Lewis Hall rector Kate Sullivan ordinated by the Center for grounds, seeding the lawn, and “We have been involved w ith Highway’ in Denver,” said then put Humanitarian Week Social Concerns and local repairing the parking lot and a number of different activities Pranica. Some of the clubs are together in the summer of 1990. alumni clubs. They live in 90 ci building of the center, said that appeal to different people assisting food banks, homeless According to Pranica, 117 ties across the nation and work Danch. with different interests at vari shelters and even voter regis alumni clubs had been involved with various local community Danch said that his club’s ac ous times during the day, de tration, he added. in community service projects service organizations. The stu tivity is like “a Logan Center’s pending on what is good for Humanitarian Week has prior to the Humanitarian Week dents live with alumni during Christmas in April program.” volunteers,” said Scanlan. Four ND students to participate Students Four killed, in summer Russian internship 23 injured in By HEATHER TREMBLAY practical work in Eastern The goal of his work, accord charges park crash Europe, a first-of-its-kind effort. ing to Padinske, is to aid News Writer By JULIE BARRETT The effort will result in “Notre American business investors NEW YORK (AP) — A mo Assistant News Editor Four Notre Dame under Dame students who have both doing work in Eastern Europe, torist lost control of her car and graduates will be traveling to knowledge of and experience in particularly Russia. careened through a crowded The two Notre Dame Russia this summer to partici business marketing and Eastern students arrested April Greenwich Village park pate in a new internship pro Europe as well,” said Grazin. Padinske will be paid for his Thursday, killing four people 12 during a party at their gram which focuses on business work, but the money will be in and injuring 23, authorities Cleveland Road house practices in Eastern Europe. The students will be leaving the form of rubles. “The money said. have been charged with on June 23 to begin the six is not really important, any The car crashed down a furnishing alcohol to “Our primary purpose is to week program. Two students way,” said Padinske. “The ex walkway, sending people flying minors, according to the train a new type of busi w ill be working in Moscow and perience is the most important and crushing benches, county prosecutor’s nessperson who is able to un two other students will work in thing.” office. w rought-iron fences and a con derstand and operate in the Tallinn, Estonia. The remaining students will crete drinking fountain. Seniors Kurt Gerdenich Eastern European market,” Sophomore Ed Padinske w ill be working for a business paper “The car went past at high said Igor Grazin, project coor be working in Moscow for The in Tallinn, Estonia, a Moscow and Bradley Grabs will have to perform speed, 25 feet from me. People dinator. Commersant, which he de division of Honeywell, Inc., and were flipping in the air, one scribes as the Russian equiva the Estonian Department of community service and pay a fine for the class C after the other. Some were hit Grazin is also the director of lent to The Wall Street Journal. Foreign Trade. misdemeanor. so hard it just took them out of the program of Eastern their shoes,” said Bill Meade, M arvin “ Rusty” Setzer, European and Russian eco Although Padinske said he is The program is aiming to ac 30, a graduate student at New a former Notre Dame nomic and legal studies spon unsure as to the extent of his commodate as many as ten York University, whose build football player, faces a sored by Notre Dame’s Kellogg duties, his job will include such students each summer in the charge of theft, a class D ings surround the park. Institute for International things as working on the editing future, according to Grazin. The driver was traveling to felony, for allegedly Studies. of the English edition of the The program is sponsored by attempting to use a ward Washington Square Park The aim of the program, ac paper and writing a column to the Notre Dame Council on on a street that ends there. In- cording to Grazin, is to combine provide American perspectives International Business theoretical studies w ith on certain business issues. Development. see CHARGES/ page 5 see PARK/ page 5 Friday, April 24,1992 page 2 The Observer INSIDE COLUMN Forecast for noon, Friday, April 24 WEATHER REPORT FORECAST Cloudy today with a Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. An Tostal is 60 percent chance of showers and a not the only high around 50. TEMPERATURES C it y H L A nchorage 50 31 spring festival Athens 72 4b Atlanta 79 53 Bogota 65 49 I must say that I have Boston 69 5 / been impressed so far C airo 77 57 Charlotte.