V l% 6 -1991 Saint Maryis College The ObserverNOTRE DAME# INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 10 FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 6, 1991 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Interim government empowers republics MOSCOW (AP) — In a dra­ matic break with seven decades I Writers/ page 5 of iron-fisted Kremlin rule, I Defense/ page 4 lawmakers on Thursday ap­ proved the creation of an in­ terim government to usher in a weeks of dizzying change that new confederation of sovereign began with a coup by hard­ states and put a graceful end to liners and triggered the the disintegrating Soviet Union. collapse of central authority After three days of stormy and the Communist Party. debate and intense back-room All but five of the 15 Soviet negotiating, the 1,900-member republics have declared inde­ Congress of People’s Deputies pendence, and Gorbachev was declared a transition period to a poised to formally recognize the “new system of state relations." three Baltic states. He said he The measure they approved and his new State Council envisions a voluntary union would act Friday on Baltic in ­ based on independence and ter­ dependence. ritorial integrity for the re­ The passage of the measure publics, and enshrines democ­ marked a return to Gorbachev’s racy and human rights. Under old leadership style — finding the interim government, the wave of reform and leaping President Mikhail Gorbachev to the head of it. He did not remains in control of foreign hesitate to use strong-arm policy and the country’s nuclear tactics to win approval for his arsenal. plan. Gorbachev dominated the Studying in th6 sunshin© The Observer/Marguerite Schropp Gorbachev, who rammed the bill through a recalcitrant huge and raucous parliament, Saint Mary’s students Katherine Schenkelberg, Erin Grefenstette and Erin Hardin take a break between Congress, praised the law m ak­ squelching debate and refusing classes as they sit in the sunshine Thursday afternoon. Both Grefenstette and Hardin are adjusting back ers, saying they “rose to the to accept proposals from the to campus life after studying abroad on the Saint Mary’s Ireland Program during the 1990-91 school year. occasion" at a crucial juncture chamber. in Soviet history. "I will not yield the micro­ “Tremendous renewal has phone to anyone from the Prosecutor drops charges on ND’s Mirer certainly taken place," he told floor!" he said as some deputies the Tass news agency. tried to speak. “Either make a Reformist lawmaker Arkady decision or not. That’s all!” SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A Notre Dame’s preparation for over Michigan and a season- Murashov, grinning happily, put Hard-line lawmakers had prosecutor on Thursday its season-opener against Indi­ high 265 yards against Navy. it differently. “The Soviet Union mounted heavy resistance to dropped charges of public in­ ana. “He proved to me he was a is finished,” he told reporters. Gorbachev's plan a day earlier, toxication and disorderly con­ “With everything that’s hap­ winner and a competitor,” Holtz The upheaval even threatened but he battered them down. duct against Notre Dame quar­ pened in the last week, it’s go­ said after a difficult road victory to sweep away the embalmed After Wednesday’s session, he terback Rick Mirer. ing to be tough for us to keep over Pittsburgh. remains of Vladimir Lenin, sent lawmakers into caucuses, "Good news for me," Mirer focused, ” he said on Tuesday. Mirer also learned about founder of the Soviet state and where they were subjected to said. “I can relax now, and stop Mirer rallied Notre Dame to dealing with the burdens of Communism’s most sacred arm-twisting by republic lead­ worrying about that and start comeback victories over Michi­ high-profile college football. symbol. Before the Congress ers who had helped put to­ getting ready for the game." gan and Michigan State his first “I learned that pressure gether the plan. Coach Lou Holtz had strongly adjourned, Leningrad’s re­ two games last season. But he doesn’t have to be anything Many lawmakers believed supported his quarterback’s in­ formist mayor, Anatoly stumbled as the Irish lost a more than what you make it,* that if they had not approved sistence he had done nothing Sobchak, proposed removing fumble-marred game against he said. “Being quarterback at the measures, Gorbachev would wrong. Lenin’s body from its stately Stanford, were beaten by Penn Notre Dame isn’t bigger than simply have implemented them “It’s unfortunate we all had to mausoleum in Red Square. State and then by Colorado in life unless you treat it that by decree. Also, many believed go through this, but that's part The Congress effectively put the Orange Bowl. way." they had to act swiftly to stave of life and life isn’t always fair," itself out of business by approv­ He still managed better first- His nonchalance was tested off the possibility of a chaotic Holtz said before heading to ing the restructuring plan, so year stats than former Irish when police handcuffed him breakup that could even lead to practice. the fate of Lenin is to be taken stars Joe Montana and Joe and took him to jail. civil war. Mirer, arrested during an off- up later by a new and smaller Theismann. “I don’t have any bad feelings The measures were not for­ campus street party last week­ legislature. Mirer threw for 1,824 yards toward them. They’re just doing mally presented as end, had worried the turmoil The lawmakers’ overwhelm­ and eight touchdowns last year, their job, ” Mirer said. “I just amendments to the Soviet surrounding the incident hurt including an 18-yard touch­ ing endorsement of Gorbachev’s see MIRER / page 4 see SOVIET / page 4 his concentration and No. 7 down pass to seal the victory restructuring plan capped three Virus infects campus computer clusters Indiana Weekend By DAVID KINNEY The virus caused approxi­ First, they have placed anti­ Schedule of Events Associate News Editor mately $1,000 worth of damage virus software on all worksta­ to the Hayes-Healy cluster. “It’s tions in an attempt to detect a A new type of computer virus a dangerous type of virus," said virus before it can do substan­ Friday that originated in the Soviet Wilcox. “It's not a virus to play tial damage to the systems. 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Pre-Pep Rally gathering, the Morris Inn Union has begun wreaking w ith.” These programs, however, are Patio (weather permitting). havoc in at least two Notre The new viruses, called mag- not 100 percent foolproof, ac­ 6:45 p.m. The band steps-off for Pep Rrally, beginning at Dame clusters, according to nitogorsk and syslock, were cording to Wilcox. Koons Band Building. Dorothy Wilcox, administrator spread when a student tried to As another preventative mea­ 7 p.m. Pep Rally , J.A.C.C. Basketball Arena. of the Office of University Com­ load in a program he had ob­ sure, consultants in the com­ puting. tained during a stay in the So­ puter clusters will be scanning S atu rd ay Near the beginning of the fall viet Union. In her opinion, the students diskettes before the 7:45 a.m. Band rehearsal, Cartier Field. semester, the virus was discov­ student did not intentionally students will be allowed to use 9 a.m.- klckoff Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Alumni family ered on DOS term inals in the spread the virus, Wilcox said. the computers. and friends invited to Alumni Hospitality Center, J.A.C.C. North Dome (enter gates 2 and 3). Hesburgh Library and Hayes- Wilcox warned that the virus The process takes approxi­ Hoaly clusters, said Wilcox. The could be on other students' mately one minute, according to 9:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Center for Social Concerns. virus in the Hesburgh cluster diskettes and could be spread­ Wilcox, and should help to stem has since been contained and ing quickly to other clusters the problem of spreading 10:30 a.m. Pom Pom Squad and Cheerleading perfor­ cleaned. around campus. Students may viruses. mance, in front of bookstore. The problem in the Hayes- not even know that they have “If a virus is found on the 10:30 a.m. Glee Club concert, J.A.C.C. North Dome Band concert, Main Building steps. Hcaly cluster was more serious, picked up the virus, she said, as diskette, I have given instruc­ 11 a.m. as it damaged the server and it affects only certain files and tions for the consultants to 12:10 p.m. Pre-game performance, Stadium. rendered the hard drive has no effect unless the infected confiscate the disk," she said. S u n d ay useless, Wilcox said. As a file is run. OUC will check the infected 6, 7, 8, 9:30, & 11 a.m. Mass, Crypt. result, the Hayes-Healy cluster The Office of University Com­ disks, try to clean it and salvage 8,10, & 11:45 a.m. Mass, Sacred Heart Church. will be closed for the rest of this puting (OUC) is currently the infected files. 6:45 p.m. Rosary devotions, The Grotto. week and the beginning of next working to stop the spread of Wilcox said that this proce- 7:15 p.m. Sunday Vespers Concert (admission free), week, while they replace viruses in computer clusters on see VIRUS / page 6 Sacred Heart Church. damaged hardware pieces. campus. page 2 The Observer Friday, September 6, 1991 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER REPORT Lines shew high letwatores.