. .. Apartheid — page 10 VOL XV, NO. 157 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint many’s FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1981 SMC studies ‘Opportunity Knocks’ tenure provides experience By MARY AGNES CAREY ByDANLEDUC year old woman who was born with SMC Executive Editor News Staff cerebal palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. The old South Side Coal Yard used The Saint Mary’s Faculty Assembly “In a sense everybody here has to stand on the comer. Old bun­ Grievance Committee is continuing had problems,” she said of “OK.” galows make up the majority of its examination into the procedures “But we work together.” housing in the neighborhood. Most of the Committee on Rank and Andria Honore is one of Alvina’s people say they’d never live any Tenure’s decision to deny tenure to co workers. A former professional Dr. Michael McKee, chairman of the other place in South Bend. dancer, Andria has recently fallen Sociology, Anthropology and Social Riley High School is just dow n the victim to multiple sclerosis. While at Work Department. The Committee block and around the corner from “OK” she met Willie Gomez. will examine only the procedures the gas station. Small businesses dot surrounding the decision and not the main street. And at 2609 S. Mich­ the decision itself. igan St. — right in the middle of the FRIDAY— :— “Their (the Grievance Commit­ neighborhood — something special is going on. tee) charge specifically is to review FOCUS the process, not the case, ” stated Dr. It’s a place that provides oppor­ Donald Homing, chairman of the tunities. In fact, it’s called Committee on Rank and Tenure. “Opportunity Knocks. ” The opportunities are for hand­ The Saint Mary’s Faculty Manual Willie is from the nearby Work states that the Grievance Com m ittee icapped people. “OK” is a storefront Release Center where he counsels is “to act as an investigating commit­ operation selling hand crafts that young people who have had trouble tee in cases where the grievance in­ seeks to make the most of the with thep o lic e . He started coming volves prodedural irregularities or abilities of beyond school age hand­ by “OK” to help out when he could. lack of adequate consideration in a icapped individuals. He and Andria became friends and decision not to renew the contract One of the motivating forces be­ have recently surprised the rest of hind the store is Frieda Fuchs, the of an untenured faculty member....” the staff by announcing their mother of a handicapped son. She Br. Bernard Donahoe, temporary engagement. After their August 9 began looking for support services chairman of the Grievance Commit­ wedding, they plan on moving into for him and hosted the radio series tee for the McKee case, stated that an apartment behind the store and “Crackers” that spotlighted the he asked Homing for all letters becoming part of the neighborhood. problems of the handicapped. soliticed by the Committee on Rank Working together has been the Although Mrs. Fuchs’ son is and Tenure concerning the McKee key to keeping things going since unable to work at the store, she said the store’s opening last November, case, but Horning refused, claiming the radio series brought forward the material was confidential. Hor­ believes Mrs. Fuchs. many handicapped people with “More than 67 people have ning commented that “it has always marketable skills. been the policy that materials ob­ helped us launch this thing.” Several of those people now work tained by the Rank and Tenure Com­ Renowned Soviet dissident Alexander Ginzberg, spoke last night Prof. Robert Rodes of the Notre at “Opportunity Knocks ” as volun­ Dame Law School, Sollitt Construc­ mittee are confidential material, on the hum an rights struggle in the USSR, (photo by Anne Fink) teers. One is Alvina Boyden, a,22- available only to members of the tion, Gyrley Leep Autos and the ND committee and Saint Mary’s College office of Campus Ministry have all President John M. Duggan for helped keep “OK” afloat. review. All materials dealing with Final show “My in-laws offered this storefront the evaluation of procedure, to us and we had one month to or­ however, have been provided.” ganize,” she said. “It became a project that never had any planning Duggan declined to com m ent on the R e a g a n l e a d s situation. stages. Responding to Horning’s claim “The roof over half of the store that confidentiality is the most im­ WASHINGTON (AP) - "The campaign, setting aside an hour for the major elements in it will be was a mess — you couldn’t do any­ portant element in the tenure Democratic-controlled House private, one-on-one chats with four enacted,” he said. thing, it was unreal,” she said. process, McKee stated, “I think it’s raised the curtain on its budget Republicans believed to be waver­ Reagan wants a three year, across- “Willie got it fixed and now that ludicrous and false that confiden­ debate yesterday with Republican ing. An aide said Reagan would meet the-board cut in personal income provides space for people to meet.” tiality is the most important element Leader Bob Michel declaring that — with up to two dozen Republicans taxes of 30 percent, as well as faster One person who happened by in the process. The most important ’th e way I’ve got it figured” — Presi­ write-offs for business. while the fixing up was going on was element is a just and effective dent Reagan has the battle won. and Democrats before the show­ The Republicans control the Ray Mitchell, a 52-year-old stroke At the White House, Reagan down vote expected next Tuesday Senate, but in the House, the victim. Now he’s a volunteer, tob. See SMC, page 6 launched an Oval Office lobbying or Wednesday. Democrats have a 242-190 majority. He had studied bookkeeping at Ivy As a result, Reagan would need a net tech after his stroke and he helps Despite growing Republican con­ gain of 27 Democratic votes to tri­ with the books at “OK.” fidence, Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill umph on the budget vote, assuming Because of the small volunteer Jr., D Mass, insisted the prognosis all Republicans stand firm with the staff, the store is only open W ednes­ Salvadorans discover body “looks a lot better” for supporters of administration. day through Friday afternoons from a Democratic alternative budget Michel virtually dismissed the 11-5. in gulch:Fr. Boblueprint than it did earlier in the possibility that a group of more than “I wish we could have more week. a dozen restless Republicans from volunteers so we could stay open (jn the Northeast and Midwest will Mondays and Tuesdays,” Ray said. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (A P) morning when he left his hotel, O’Neill said many Democrats are abandon the president when the roll But despite the short hours, the A body believed to be that of an saying he was going to a pharmacy. beginning to have second thoughts is called. He said the group wanted staffers are proud of their indepen­ American Roman Catholic priest According to a spokesman for about backing the president’s plan an opportunity to “express con­ dence as volunteers. who disappeared from his hotel four the Mary knoll order, Bourgeois’ because they realize the impact the cerns they have” about some parts of “This isn’t a totem pole,” Mrs. days ago was found here Wednes­ group attended 8 a m. Mass in San administration’s huge budget cuts the president’s plan. “So we’re Fuchs said, “everybody helps. We all day, government officials said. Salvador. They were scheduled to would have on their constituencies. giving them that opportunity,” he get along and everybody cares about The face was completely unrecog­ meet in the lobby of the hotel in “It’s suddenly hitting home out sad, apparently referring to the each other.” nizable, they said, but the shoes and which they were staying at 10:30 there, ” he said. private sessions scheduled with See FOCUS, page 5 clothes indicated it could be the a.m. At 10 a m., Fr. Bourgeois told But Michel, R 111, replied, “The Reagan at the White House. corpse of the Rev. Roy Bourgeois, the driver of the press van that he speaker’s whistling - whistling in the The Democratic alternative calls who was working as an interpreter was not feeling well and that he dark.” for more spending on social for CBS News. was going out to purchase some Michel said about 35 conservative programs, and leaves room for a one- ♦ Results of a fingerprint test were medicine. He has not been seen Democrats already have signed on year tax cut. That would produce a^ This is the last , since. The priest not immediately known. to support the budget plan the presi­ balanced budget in 1983, a yearly regular edition of The body, found in a gulch in the said “it was unfortunate that he dent backs. He expressed con­ ahead of the president’s target. w estern part of the capital city, had a walked out of the hotel alone.” The Democratic proposal^ fidence that GOP defections could The O bserver . gunshot wound and evidence of a be held to one or two. originally called for less defense $ violent death. But it was not known Asked if Reagan would have the spending than Reagan requested. Look for our whether the disfiguration was Fr. Bourgeois spoke on El Sal­ votes to win, Michel replied that he But Rep.