. Presidential - page VOLUME XV, NUMBER 44 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint mary’s TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1980 Victims abound after ' 4 Plimpton ■ V ■ latest crime wave comments on by David Sarphie his career The Notre Dame campus was ravaged by a wave of crime and violence over the week-long Fall break, as three rooms of one dorm George Plimpton, currently were burglarized and one student was beaten. the editor of The Paris Review, is Officials indicated that the thieves may have been the same ones renowned for his journalistic in­ responsible for earlier crimes, both on and off campus. Additionally, volvements in sports an i politics. two unrelated off-campus robberies occurred. Two suspects have been arrested in the October 23 assault of He was interviewed recently by Observer reporter Mike O’Brien. Keenan Hall resident Andy Farah. Q: In his latest book, Thomas Wolfe Keenan Rector Fr. Richard Conyers said that two South Bend lists your writing as an example of New residents, Dan Adkins, 19, and a juvenile, were brought to the Journalism. What is New Journalism? campus as guests of three Keenan Hall residents. The two became separated from the students and proceeded upstairs, where they entered two unlocked rooms. They vandalized and robbed both rooms. Taken from the rooms were several books, calculators, and miscellaneous items. The resident of one room, Mike Travis, remarked that several stereo components were severely damaged, as was a television. He surmised that the two burglars were planning to steal the stereo components, as they had been stacked next to the door. Subsequently, several stolen items were found near the car of the three Keenan residents who had brought the thieves to campus. Several officials believe that the two were planning to steal the car. Fr. Conyers noted that the criminals were “drunk or high or both.” He deduced this from their reckless handling of the components. A: I wouldn’t have put myself The thieves left the two burglarized rooms and went downstairs, in there, but I’m very flattered because I admire him. It seems to where they found Andy Farah asleep in front of his television. He was !» hit on the forehead with a bowling pin which had been taken from one me that New Journalism is a very of the upstairs rooms. Still groggy, he fell to the floor, chipping his personalized type of journalism, tooth. The two individuals hit Farah once again on the back of the very subjective, even to the point head, demanding money. of the language...whereas the “I woke up and saw these guys standing over me,” Farah related. “It only thing I’ve done subjective is looked almost like they had guns and they wanted money.” The the approach of getting involved thieves quickly left, and Farah immediately called Notre Dame with these (sports) teams. The Security. reportage that I do once I get in Farah was later taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he received 11 there is pretty much straight for­ stitches in his forehead and three in the back of the head. The assault ward. also caused a hairline fracture and concussion. Q: Exactly how does this new jour­ Working on names provided by the three Keenan residents who nalism differ from old journalism? had originally brought the delinquents to campus, Security was able A: Much more of one’s self is to apprehend the individuals. “We found one of the suspects outside involved, as well as tricks of lan- a South Bend bar trying to sell a calculator,” Assistant Security [icontinued on page 3] Director Rex Rakow said. “Because of Farah’s quick action in calling us, we were able to capture them.” Many of the stolen items have been retrieved by Notre Dame Despite student vote Security and the South Bend Police Department. Fr. Conyers said that the three Keenan residents who brought the thieves to campus have since been permanently removed from the Trustees nix dorm. The action taken by Dean Roemer was termed “very generous” by the Keenan rector. by Kathy Corcoran proposal, the move to transfer the Executive Board, something “Although the students weren’t directly involved in the crimes, and Tom Jackman the power of the largely inef­ he termed a “ major concession.” there were certain related circumstances which caused their dismissal fectual Campus Life Council to But Riehle’s “management of from the dorm,” he said. “I thought the Dean was very reasonable in Although 96 percent of the the new Senate was choked off by dissent,” as committee member his actions.” voting student body voted in the Student Affairs Committee Jane Cahill Pfeiffer called it, now The rector was optimistic that the capture of these suspects may favor of Student Body President at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 16. takes on a different structure Paul Riehle’s Student Senate The Committee recom­ from the one he had envisioned, fcontinued on page 4] mended to Riehle instead that he and the students ratified, before “revitalize” the CLC through a the meeting. As it now stands, revision of its constitution, but the newly created Student Sen­ When will it end? Riehle’s move to bypass the CLC ate will make proposals to the with the Student Senate is now CLC, which then makes pro­ apparently dead. posals to Fr. Van Wolvlear, the Student Affairs Committee vice president for student affairs. Hostage stalemate continues Chairmanjohn A. Schneider told The principal complaint with Riehle he felt that having the the CLC, which Riehle’s admin­ by The Associated Press that began Sunday, the 228- Tehran Radio reported the Senate make proposals to a istration has ignored this year, is member Majlis met for four Majlis also discussed the war group (the CLC) instead of one that having Van Wolvlear and Iran’s Parliament, the Majlis, hours in the morning, recessed between Iran and Iraq at the individual (the Vice President for other Administration members failed again yesterday to reach a for two hours for prayers, and morning meeting. Student Affairs) would alleviate on a board which then reports to decision on the fate of the 52 then met again in the afternoon Two factors appeared to be the pressure that Riehle’s pro­ those same people is self de­ American hostages after a debate for nearly two hours. extending the debate, which posal would cause. The com­ feating, or “redundant” as Riehle of nearly six hours and will No meeting will be held Tues­ some reports had suggested mittee said the pressure of called it. Therefore, if Riehle resume the discussion Wednes­ day because it is a religious would be resolved in a single day. having one body which repre­ harbors any hopes for change, he day, informed sources in Tehran holiday. But the parliament will One was the wave of optimistic sents 8,000 students proposing now can only accomplish it reported. meet again Wednesday to con­ rumors from the United States of to one man could create bad through a change in the CLC. A Tehran Radio broadcast said tinue the debate. Like today’s imminent release for the hos- rapport between students and Riehle says he will “take apart the United States was indulging meetings, it will be a special tages, which a Tehran radio the administration. the CLC constitution the same in “wishful thinking” about the session since the regular meeting broadcast today implied was a Riehle was dejected that the way we took apart the Student debate. days are Sunday, Tuesday and form of pressure on Iran. Committee rejected a proposal Government constitution,” but “They are now bragging about Thursday. The other was Iran’s battlefield which had such overwhelming whether or not that means elim­ the imminent release of the “It is net clear when a decision losses to Iraq in the 36-day-old student backing, but pointed out ination of Administration mem­ hostages,” it said after the session. will be reached on the hostage Persian Gulf war. Iranian offi­ that the Committee encouraged bers has not yet been deter­ “This is a rumor with which they issue,” a spokesman at the public cials have accused the United him to make changes in the CLC mined. want to gratify themselves.” relations office of the Majlis said States of siding with Iraq in the constitution, and they asked him Continuing the secret debate before the morning session. conflict. to report to a January meeting of {continued from page 3J News Briefs Tuesday, October 28, 1980—page 2 by The Observer and The Associated Press Inside Tuesday Ir<in loS t COfltclCt with its embattled port city Of Politics and Practicality of Khorramshahr yesterday while Iraqi infantry and armored columns fought a fierce battle for the bridge leading to Iran’s Editor’s note: Frank LaGrotta’s column regularly giant refining center at Abadan, war communiques reported. appears on the sports pages of The Observer. Today, Iran acknowledged for the first time that Iraqi tanks and however, LaGrottaparts with the field of sport to comment infantry platoons had made their way around Abadan and that on the current presidential campaign. 1 Frank 1 the city faced assaults from the south as well as the north. “In Up until last Monday, October 20, I had never spite of their inferior military equipment, the Iranian forces are seen a U.S. President. I mean for real, up close, in resisting the enemy,” Tehran radio said in a dispatch that the flesh, with nothing between him and me ILaGrottal detailed fighting on and around the strategic bridge that links except the air, 300 Secret Service men, twice as Khorramshahr with the road to Abadan, 10 miles to the south.