The O bserver VOL. XXV.iNO-3*/\j 6 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S ND political clubs plan promotions BY TRAVIS SMITH News Writer With the presidential election just a month away, Notre Dame’s two campus political party groups are making plans to promote their respective candidates. According to recent campus polls, Democratic can­ didate Bill Clinton holds a slight advantage over President George Bush among campus voters. U Campaign news/ page 10 _________________________ “ I believe Notre Dame is pulling away from its label as a conservative school. This is the biggest democratic movement here since John F. Kennedy in the 1960s,” according to Andrew Holmgren, sophomore president of the College Democrats at Notre Dame. College Republican President Mark McGrath agrees. “I think it is unusual for the race to be so close on campus because of Notre Dame’s conservative nature. This is a sign that the student body might be moving away from such conservatism,” McGrath said. Holmgren said that the College Democrats have a number of events planned in the next month to promote Bill Clinton, including four or five debates. “Our primary goal is to get Governor Bill Clinton elected. Secondly, we want to increase a more demo­ The Observer/Maureen Long cratic way of thinking on campus,” Holmgren said. Braving radiation “We’re going to remain active as we have been, and we’re going to win the campus,” he added. Ian Duncanson, Notre Dame’s only glass blower, has worked at Notre Dame for ten years. Duncanson is shown here blowing glass in the Radiation Research Laboratory. see PARTIES/page 4 Badin Hall gives $3,500 to victims of hurricane By MIKE NORBUT decided to donate some of the News Writer ' proceeds from T-shirts sold earlier this year to the family. Badin Hall residents pre­ “We had planned to give $500 sented a check for $3,500 yes­ here and there, but we decided terday to a family that that we would make a bigger relocated to the Michiana area impact if we put it in one after losing its home in place,” said Wellman, who pre­ Homestead, Fla., to Hurricane sented the check yesterday. Andrew in September, “We wanted it to be personal, according to Badin Hall and this seemed to be a great President Nikki Wellman. opportunity.” OCT. 8.1995 The father of the Granado Badin earned over $10,000 family, a mechanic by trade, from sales of their shirt. The GRENAQO FAM ILY^ lost all of his tools during the money donated to the Granados disaster, leaving the family will be used primarily to buy without an income, she said. school clothing for the nine When they were recently relo­ children, along with other inci­ cated to the Michiana area, the dentals. family of nine children had to “We have sold some 3000 start from scratch. shirts since the beginning of the The Observer/Maureen Long year,” continued Wellman. “The Badin heard of the family people in the dorm have been a Carmen Grenado, left, accepts a check from Badin Hall to help her family which relocated from Homestead, when WNDU covered the fam­ great help. Badin came through Fla., following the loss of their home during Hurricane Andrew. The money was raised through t-shirt sales. ily’s struggle, and the dorm in a big way with this project.” ND financial aid rose 8 percent last year Campus groups to observe By JOHN CONNORTON and the Board of Trustees set “if students don’t show a need, News Writer the long-range goal of meeting they won’t get funding no National Coming Out Day the full financial need of all stu­ matter how minority or how Financial aid distributed to dents,” continued Russo. “The bright they are.” students by the University of significant jump in scholarships Russo expects the NBC-Notre By BECKY BARNES Notre Dame rose 8 percent to a reflects the increased efforts of Dame television contract to Assistant News Editor The letter “calls on all record $72.6 m illion in the the development department eventually produce a large Christian citizens of good will to confront their own 1991-92 academic year, ac­ and the University as a whole to windfall for Financial aid. The Several campus groups fears about homosexuality cording to the annual report of meet this goal.” money given to the University will commemorate National the Office of Financial Aid. In determining financial need, has been invested and the in­ Coming Out Day Monday by and ask our bishops and all Of the almost $73 million in the University employs the terest accrued on the contract distributing fliers and peti­ Catholics to support local, aid distributed, nearly $44.3 services of an agency spe­ will be made available to stu­ tions. federal and state legislation to protect the civil rights of million went to undergraduate cializing in college students. dents, Russo said. students, while graduate stu­ “This is basically how it’s done “The expected amount this The Democratic Socialists our lesbian sisters and gay dents received $28 million. A across the country, at Harvard, year for financial aid is nearly of America club w ill dis­ brothers," said George Smith, vice president of Pax total of 7,181 students, 71 per­ Illinois, $tanford and many $125,000. Eventually over 100 tribute fliers at both dining Chris ti. cent of the student body, re­ other schools,” said Russo. Fi­ students w ill benefit at the end halls reflecting on what it is ceived some form of aid during nancial aid is then adjusted an­ of the contract,” said Russo. like to be homosexual and the year. nually for each individual stu­ Russo said he was pleased what it is like to be perse­ However, the group roust receive permission from This increase includes all re­ dent, based on continuing need with the financial aid situation cuted, according to Sharon Student Activities to dis­ sources provided to all stu­ and the findings of the agency. and was hopeful for the future. Miller, a graduate student. tribute the petition. Smith dents, namely scholarships, Priority for University money Although he expressed regret loans, grants and jobs from the is directed to incoming fresh­ that not every student could be Pax Christ! also hopes to said Joe Cassidy, director of University, government and man students who are Notre helped, “given all the priorities recognize the day by student activities, will make the decision Friday morn­ private sources, said Joseph Dame scholars and Holy Cross for funding, the trustees and acquiring student Russo, director of Financial Aid. students if they demonstrate the officers have been reason­ signatures on a letter to the ing. If permission is given, “In 1990, our executive vice- significant financial need, Russo able in the support they have National Conference of the group will be soliciting president, Father Beauchamp, said. However, he emphasized, given,” Russo said. Catholic Bishops. signatures at LaFortune page 2 The Observer Friday, October 9, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. What will the Sunny and mild today with highs in the upper 60s. next Senate Cloudy and mild Friday and high in resolution be? the upper 60s. TEMPERATURES The other day, while I C ity H L was in the Student Union Anchorage 47 29 Board office (seeing if Atlanta 62 57 70S? Bogota 70 46 they had any more of Boston 71 40 those An Tostal T-shirts), Cairo 88 70 I happened to find an Chicago 66 42 Cleveland 63 42 interesting document. Dallas 87 57 DANIELLE Its writer was Detroit 64 40 Indianapolis 70 45 identified only by the Paul Pearson Jerusalem 90 66 name “ P. McCarthy,” but Associate News Editor London 59 52 it bore the title “Agenda Los Angeles 76 62 Madrid 73 52 for Future Senate __________________ Minneapolis 77 56 Meetings.” FRONTS: Moscow 43 36 Nashville 63 56 What a coup, I thought. Then I read the list: New York 65 45 • Pass a resolution saying th at CBS should V V Paris 57 50 apologize for the antics of Murphy Brown and COLD WARM STATIONARY > 1992 Accu-Weather, Inc. Philadelphia 69 50 Rome 64 52 her desecration of the sacred office of Vice Pressure Seattle 62 45 President of the United States. South Bend 68 39 Underneath this, there was a handwritten H L ES S3 SI] E3 E s O ' IlclQ Tokyo 70 54 HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Washington, D C. 65 49 note: “Have CLC officially change spelling of the word ‘potato.’” • Urge the administration to change du Lac to make flag-burning punishable by crucifixion. • Ask ABC to officially apologize for that immoral action of broadcasting University of M iami football games. • Pass a resolution calling for the head of that OF INTEREST offensive left-wing atheist who keeps slandering the good name of the President of the United States. ■ Dow Jones Newspaper Editing Internships are ■ Campus phone directories are available for off- Yikes! This last one hit pretty close to home, being offered nationwide for juniors, seniors, and campus students to pick up at the student government and it made me shiver. Maybe I should find graduate students interested in considering newspaper office, room 203 LaFortune. some other public figure to criticize publicly, I editing and management as a start of a journalism thought, but I can do that later... career. Scholarship grants and guaranteed summer ■Service oriented seniors: a representative from employment will be offered to those selected to be the Lutheran Volunteer Corps will be in the Library • Create a policy forbidding anyone who Intern Scholars.