£ O The Observer 1*42-1992 # ------------ SESOUICENTENNIAl Saint Mary’s College The Observer NOTRE DAME • I ND1ANA VOL. XXIV NO. 27 TUESDAY , OCTOBER 1, 1991 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Haitian president arrested by rebel soldiers PORT-AU-PRINCE, H aiti (AP) capital area. Earlier in the day, the rebel diers deserting and hostile units the time of the first attack, the — President Jean-Bertrand Sabalat said a loyal captain soldiers had opened fire on moving onto the grounds of the government said. Aristide was arrested Monday was killed when the rebels, who Aristide’s home, and several National Palace. Independent Radio Cacique afternoon by rebel soldiers at claimed Aristide had interfered hours later attacked a military A government minister, said an armored personnel car­ the National Palace, the foreign in internal army affairs, battled convoy that was taking him and speaking on condition of rier was attacked when it went minister said. their way into the National the French ambassador to the anonymity, said, “We’re in se­ to Aristide’s home to take him “The president and his staff Palace about 5:30 p.m. EOT. National Palace. Neither rious trouble.” to the National Palace from his have been arrested and taken The uprising occurred only Aristide nor the ambassador, Only one of H a iti’s 15 o r so residence in La Plaine, six miles to the army headquarters,” said four days after Aristide ad­ Jean-Rafael Dufour, was injured radio stations, Roman Catholic- from Port-au-Prince. the foreign minister, Jean- dressed the United Nations on in either episode, according to run Radio Soleil, continued to The trouble began Sunday Robert Sabalat. He told The his first trip to the United States government sources. broadcast news. Some shut night with mutinies at an army Associated Press the govern­ since becoming president of this Among those killed during down after being strafed by training camp at Freres, just ment was negotiating “to at coup-prone Caribbean nation. when the unrest first flared gunfire, and others switched to outside Port-au-Prince, and at least save the president’s life.” Aristide said Thursday that Sunday night was Sylvio Claude, music-only formats. an army-run police station in The arrest of Aristide, who his address to the U.N. General an evangelical preacher and State television broadcast test the downtown area of the capi­ became Haiti’s first freely Assembly the day before had two-time presidential candi­ patterns. tal. elected president in February, marked the end of Haiti’s dark date. The international airport was Shortly before midnight capped a harrowing uprising past of dictatorship. By nightfall Monday, a presi­ closed Monday afternoon. Sunday, the head of Radio that claimed at least 26 lives “Democracy has won out for dential adviser, overheard on a Aristide, a 38-year-old Nationale, Michel Favard, went and began with mutinies good, the roots are growing radio frequency used by the Catholic priest in power since on the air to say a government Sunday night at a training camp stronger and stronger,” he said military, government and em­ February, had been at home see HAITI / page 4 and a police station in the in an interview. bassies, spoke of loyalist sol­ with aides and a bodyguard at Study: American kids making up lost ground WASHINGTON (AP) — The new reports showed that America’s school children have white children still outperform made up the ground they had black and Hispanic youths at all lost in math, reading, writing age levels and in all subjects and science achievement, since though the gap in achievement the 1970s but are still far short levels decreased. Asian- of where they need to be, the American pupils and children Education Department said from the Pacific Islands ex­ Monday. ceeded by large margins whites Education Secretary Lamar and all other minorities in Alexander said, “ Children seem mathematics, one report to be learning a lot because showed. compared with what parents The department’s report was learned 20 years ago it is a lot. accompanied by still another But the problem is, compared set of figures — a Nation’s with what children are learning Report Card that compared for in Seoul and Tokyo and parts of the first time what children ac­ Europe and all around this tually know in math with what world, it is not good enough.” education leaders think they Members of the Student Senate discuss among other things the WVFI proposal to be upgraded to FM “Our performance falls short should know. stereo during their meeting on Monday. of the standards we need to That report by the National meet to compete effectively in Assessment of Educational the global economy,” added Progress said just over 60 per­ Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, cent of children in grades four, Senate votes to support WVFI quest for FM former chairman of the eight and 12 can perform sim­ National Education Goals Panel. ple math problems using basic By BECKY BARNES states, “We feel this is a positive for weekly meetings, and the The Education Department skills. However, less than 20 News Writer step for the University and proposal submitted by David and the goals panel released a percent of those in the three deserves the full support of the Reinke and Jennifer Switzer series of reports that painted a grades can tackle solid grade- Administration. ” would allow the opportunity to bleak overall picture of aca­ level work. WVFI has received the sup­ cancel a meeting if there is in­ demic achievement nationwide, As for advanced math, the port of the Student Senate in In other senate business, a sufficient business. Any five though they did show recovery report said 1 percent or less of their bid to upgrade to FM Student Senate Task Force on sitting members of the senate from declines between the the fourth-and eighth-graders, stereo. Campus Crime was initiated. could call a meeting of the 1970s and 1980s. and 2.6 percent of high school Members of the group are Senate if they felt it was war­ “It’s good that we re on an seniors can work at this level. In response to station man­ Kristie Shafer, Dave Certo, ranted. upward trend, but I don’t think The math achievement-levels ager Kevin Flaherty’s request Maureen Connelly, Dave this is the time to relax,” said report is the most controversial for support at last week’s Cathcart, Jim Gordon and Brian The budget requests submit­ Diane Ravitch, assistant secre­ of all the reports and has be­ Student Senate meeting, a reso­ Murphy. ted by the Student Union Board tary of education for educa­ come the subject of an investi­ lution submitted by David (SUB) concerning upcoming tional research and improve­ gation by the U.S. General Reinke, Jennifer Blanchet, Lynn A proposal to allow the events were also approved by ment. “The achievement trend Accounting office. Ramsey and Greg Butres was Senate to call meetings when the Senate. Permission was lines are essentially flat over unanimously passed by the necessary was also discussed. granted for SUB money to be theuic paaipast 20 yearsyvai s. see STUDY / page~ 7 Senate Monday. The resolution The present^ constitution calls .....see ......SENATE...... / page 7 Student government forum to study off-campus crime Editor’s note: This is the Student Life. about the problems concerning other forum may occur, Mollack second of a three-part series The forum, which will take off-campus crime, Mollack said. said. concerning issues student place at 5:30 p.m. today in Student By attending the meeting, she According to Mollack, off- government is addressing dur­ Cushing Auditorium, will fea­ said, students w ill be able to campus Presidents Jim Gordon ture William Kirk, Assistant Government ask questions and state and Brian Murphy have influ­ ing the 1991-92 school year. Vice President of Student Issues I L)91 complaints to both university enced student government to­ By MEGAN JUNIUS Affairs, Rex Rakow, Director of administrators and the city of wards greater off-campus News Writer Notre Dame Security, and Joe Second in a three part series South Bend. awareness and need for safety Kernan, mayor of South Bend. “Students have a right to be and crime related concerns. According to Mollack, the concerned about their safety. “Off-campus students have Student Government is direct­ South Bend Police will not be came more prominent in the They need to be good neighbors showed concern about off- ing its efforts towards the in­ present because the mayor is South Bend area. This has led as well,” Rakow said, “Notre campus crime. Hopefully cur­ creasing problem of off-campus essentially responsible for the to an increase of crime, espe­ Dame Security wants the stu­ rent off-campus students and crime by conducting an open chief of police. cially affecting students living dents to feel safe. However, off- those who plan on moving off- forum with Notre Dame Going directly to officials this on or near Notre Dame Avenue, campus students must realize campus in the future will attend administration, Notre Dame early in the school year will al­ where low income housing ex­ they aren’t in a restrictive the forum,” Murphy said. “If Security and the mayor of South low greater prevention of off- ists, Mollack said. environment. As in any students take advantage of the Bend, according to Laura campus crime to take effect, The forum w ill provide an metropolitan area, they must opportunity, this forum will be Mollack, Student Government’s Mollack said.