Alcohol 'policy - page 3 VOL XVIII, NO. 120 thc inJcpcnJent student newspaper ser\ing 110trt dame and saint man·., ~ESDAY, APRIL 3, 1984 :Peace Corps Director Loret Ruppe to speak at ND comtnencement By DAN McCULLOUGH Recently, Ruppe has been News Editor accused of liberalizing the Peace Corps policy on offering abortions Loret Miller Ruppe, director of· to volunteers. According to a)an. 13, the Peace Corps, will be Notre 1984, Washington Times article, Dame's commencement speaker for Ruppe was responsible for a "more 1984, The Observer learned yester­ permissive policy that allows volun­ day. teers to remain in the Peace Corps Although Assistant Director of In­ until after a second abortion," rather formation Services Michael Garvey than being dismissed after one abor­ said, "I can neither confrrm nor deny tion. anything until we have lined up all of The article further states Ruppe the honorary degree recipients." decided to continue the practice of The Observer was told by Ruppe's using federal money to fund abor­ secretary she will be the commence­ tion counseling, transportation and ment speaker and will be on campus per diem expenses of pregnant May 20. volunteers. The article continues on President Reagan appointed to say about 200 volunteers have Ruppe head of the Peace Corps on used the funds for abortions during Feb. 14, 1981. Prior to that she was the past three years. Ruppe has been co-chairwoman of the Reagan-Bush criticized for this policy because it is Committee in Michigan during the not consistent with the current ad­ Lewis freshman Sheila McDaniel pauses for a mo­ the FM dial next semester, but right now such a move 1980 election. Ruppe is also the wife ministration's. ment from her duties as a WSND-AM dike jockey. The seems unlike(y. Story below. of former congressman Philip Thomas Paulken, director of the radio station would like to see itself in a position on Ruppe. Peace <brps' parent organization, An official White House press ACTION, said the policies "were to­ release said Ruppe "has spent most tally inconsistent with the presi­ Chances are slim for FM 'Voice of her life in volunteer efforts," dent's philosophy and approach on including the International Neigh­ this issue ... It was the policy of this bors Club IV, and "has traveled ex­ administration and this agency and of Fighting Irish' station next year tensively and shared ideals with past all of its components that in no way Peace Corps volunteers in many would we use federal funds or ByJOE INCARDONA being withheld until those involved FM last fall, when its members began countries." Before taking over the federal encouragement to aid or StaffReporter can decide if there is a good chance preparing the FCC license applica­ Corps, Ruppe had no previous abet abortions." the FCC will approve it. tion in cooperation with student ac­ professional experience. A Jan. 7, 1984 article, in The The chances that student-run "We don't want to promise the tivities. The board's members (all Washington Post, said Ruppe WSND-AM will make a switch to the students a new FM radio station un­ students) decided the new FM sta­ The Peace Corps, initiated by the secretly tape-recorded a conversa­ FM radio dial next year are "slim," less we have a good shot at it," said tion would operate in place of late President John Kennedy, has tion with her deputy, Edward Cur­ according to a consultant hired by Matwiy. He pointed out the Univer­ WSND-AM, and proposed the station changed from its original image. ran, about difficulties in their the University to look into the pos­ sity already owns one non­ be renamed WVFI (Voice of the When initially established by Ken­ working relationship. The article sibility of such a move. commercial license which allows Fighting Irish). Matwiy was then nedy, the Corps was staffed mostly also said the incident was reviewed Paul Matwiy, consultant to the WSND-FM, the student-run classical hired to advise the board on the FCC by young people affiliated with Ken­ by White House counsel Fred Field­ Office of Student Activities on the music station, to broadcast over the application process. nedy's Democratic administration. ing and he reportedly found the project, said the application for the airwaves in South Bend. Matwiy said the prospects for get- In recent years, however, most taping violated agency regulations necessary license from the Federal The executive board of WSND­ Corps leaders have been loyal but was not illegal and should be Communications Commission is AM started its bid for the switch to see RADIO, page 3 Republicans. handled as a personnel dispute. Askew, Glenn, Hollings in Mock Convention By TERRY BLAND Hollings believes democracy in Central came in last in a random poll throughout on spending to assist in reducing the deficit. By repealing the I 0 percent across-the-board News Staff America can be sustained through economic campus," says McAvoy. "Recently, we've been and military aid to the region. In order to assist targeting the campus with banners and plat­ tax cut, Askew says the federal deficit could be Editor's note: This is the last of four ar­ in establishing democracy, aid from outside forms and have climbed to fourth in a recent reduced by $30 billion in fiscal 1984, and by ticles outlining the platforms and ob­ forces like Cuba and Russia must be stopped. preference poll." $I 77 billion over the next five years. jectives of the candidates who will be Foreign policy is another issue Hollings Askew is a conservative democrat who As a pro-life supporter, Askew is the only represented in the Mock Convention which sees as important. Hollings said about believes the U.S. should support El Salvador. democratic candidate to come out against opens tomorrow. American marines in Lebanon, "if they're "Askew believes we should give economic aid abortion. He supports the idea of a constitu­ there to fight, there are too few. If they're only to those regimes which do not violate the tional human life amendment. Ernest Hollings there to die, there are too many." He does, human rights of people," says McAvoy. "He MeA voy says Askew has a good chance of As governor of South Carolina, Ernest Hol­ however, believe the U.S. should support the does see Central America as vital to our inter­ winning in the Mock Convention. "In order to lings was able to balance the state's budget for president in any foreign policy decisions. ests." win, we have to create a momentum," says the first time since Reconstruction. Hollings supports the Kennedy-Hatfield Defense spending is another issue Askew M:Avoy. "We want the delegates to know As president, Hollings says he would call for freeze on nuclear weapons. But he does not how Askew stands on the issues." There are an across-the-board freeze on the federal support nuclear build down because he currently I 0 students working on the Askew budget, and repeal the I 0 percent tax cut believes it raises the chance of war, especially campaign, five of whom are student govern­ coming in July to help reduce the federal in Western Europe. i'tE":~~~ ment officers. deficit. "The reason Hollings dropped out is be­ In an effort to familiarize students with the "Ernest Hollings sees the deficit as the big­ cause he did poorly in New Hampshire," says :?:-::-:/·.-:--:.-.-·.- ·e;"" \\ 0~.-:--: Askew campaign, MeA voy plans to hold a hap­ gest crisis of today," says Joe Malvezzi, cam­ Malvezzi. "I believe Hart became a national ~o- (\'Jet\ .............................. py hour in which platforms and buttons will paign manager for Hollings in the Mock candidate because of the coverage he be distributed. MeA voy will also begin a Convention. "He believes that the economic received from the media. Hollings didn't phone drive in which the election committee growth of today is just a knee jerk reaction to receive that kind of coverage." c;;;::9..~::-:::::::::·:::::::::::::::;:;_:;;i:fii:): will contact each delegate by phone. falling energy prices." Malvezzi is running the Hollings campaign and favors an annual increase of about 5 per­ "I believe Askew's rise in popularity is due Hollings says government should act as a on campus by himself because he doesn't cent in the defense budget. Askew would to the hard work the committee has put in on leader in industrial policy. By assisting in want people to get involved politically with spend more on defense only if it would the campaign," says McAvoy. "Askew is an research and finance, Hollings thinks govern­ someone they don't know. "I just want people achieve specific objectives as part of a nation­ appealing candidate and if we can get the stu­ . ment can act as a catalyst in ~ringing business, to take a look at Hollings and get to know what al defense strategy. dents familiar with his ideas, we have a good labor and agriculture into a partnership. he stands for," says Malvezzi. "Hollings has Askew opposes a unilateral nuclear arms chance." Besides a deficit freeze, Hollings sees the good ideas where the Mondale and Hart cam­ freeze, but he believes the U.S. should resume economic recovery policy as having a founda­ paigns are based on empty promises." arms control talks with the Russians. As a reac­ John Glenn tion in an improved education system. tion to the reduction of nuclear weapons, As­ John Glenn, another conservative "Hollings believes in improving the public Reubin Askew kew favors a build-up of conventional forces democratic presidential candidate in the school system," says Malvezzi.