VOL. XXV. NO. 93 The ObserverTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S AIDS quilt section Clinton warns Americans of might come to ND tax increases By KENYA JOHNSON has become so large that it has News Writer been divided into many sections WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi­ which are sent to different dent Clinton issued an eco­ places to be displayed. If the For a mere 48 hours Notre nomic "call to arms" Monday Dame will become a significant quilt was to come to Notre part of AIDS awareness history. Dame, it would be the first time night. asking Americans in a Carol Seager, director of uni­ for it to be displayed in the televised address to accept a versity health services, is seek­ midwestern region, according painful package of tax ing approval from The NAMES to Seager. increases and spending cuts as Project AIDS Memorial · Seager said all of the funding the price for rebuilding the Quilt(NAMES) to display a sec­ and "leg work" for the project nation's economy. tion of the AIDS quilt in the is done. Flynn collected approx­ The president lambasted the Stepan Center in the fall of imately $7,000 from alumni 12 years of Republican eco­ 1993. across the country in order to nomics and said that the stakes "AIDS is an issue that is un­ fund the project. But Seager are high as he readies his own fortunately a real issue for the admits that one thing stands program. "Change this fun­ between the way of the quilt young generation," said Seager. damental will not be easy nor "I would like to see the issue and Notre Dame-student par­ will it be quick." he said. "But made more public and informa­ ticipation. tion presented more on this "Before we can even submit at stake is the control of our campus." the application we need a stu­ economic destiny." Frank Flynn, student body dent committee working on the "More Americans must con­ president-elect, agrees with this NAMES project," she said. tribute today so that all Ameri­ position and has tried to bring The committee calls for stu­ cans can do better tomorrow," OS awareness events to cam­ dents to fulfill the positions of the president said in his first pus many times. co-chairpersons, finance and prime-time speech from the "It's definitely an issue that merchandise manager, Oval Office. tudents need to be more fundraising commissioner, Clinton's economic program aware about," said Flynn "AIDS media and publicity commis­ - to be unveiled in a speech to sioner, and AIDS education needs to be recognized by this a joint meeting of Congress on commissioner. Along with the Wednesday night - will be a To do this Seager hopes to executive positions, Seager is ave 'the quilt' presented at seeking a large number of vol­ far cry from the middle-class otre Dame. The quilt is a col­ unteers to simply "help with the tax cuts that he advocated dur­ ection of hand-made quilted work." ing his campaign. , sewn by the family and "I would like to see the During his 11-minute pre­ ones of someone who has NAMES project be the kick-off view, Clinton said he had hoped of AIDS. to a successful and permanent to improve education, reform "The NAMES quilt is so large AIDS awareness program on health care and create jobs hat. with all sections put to­ campus," explained Seager. "It The Observer/Andrea Fisk "without asking more of you." ether, it extends from the is imperative that students get Juniors gear up for parents However, he said, "I cannot - shington Monument to the involved and help with this Adriana Rodriguez and Laurie Niemann help hand out tickets for because the deficit has in- pitol Building," she said. This cause." JPW. Today from 6 to 10 p.m. tickets will be handed out near the akes the quilt approximately see CLINTON I page 4 LaFortune Info desk. ne mile in length. The quilt see AIDS 1 page 4 P, Stanford, Sarin, Zahm advance to debate semi-finals rated Saint Ed's was knocked­ "All the teams were power Catholic character. Phillips and Stanford at 7 p.m. off by fifth-seeded Stanford. ranked after the earlier three "The teams were given all the in the Notre Dame Room in Stanford is matched against preliminary rounds." topics a week before the first LaFortune. Zahm and Sorin will The number of teams re- top-rated B.P. while Sorin and round of debates-that was debate at 8 p.m. at the same ning in the Iceberg Debates Zahm will square off in the Monday's debates considered about three weeks ago-so the location. cut from eight to four semi-finals. Morrissey, Alumni B the role of health care profes­ they have had plenty of time to The championship round will onda as Breen-Phillips, and Badin were also eliminated sionals assisting terminally ill prepare," Listerman said. "I like take place Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in , Sorin and Zahm each after last night's competition. patients in self-administered the semi-final round topic Cushing Auditorium. A $500 dvanced to the semi-final "The semi-final round pair­ suicide. The remaining four because it's something the stu­ prize will be awarded to the d set for Wednesday. ings are based on their rank­ teams now must shift gears as dents have experienced." dorm of the winning team along only upset of the quarter­ ings," said Amy Listerman, they challenge a new topic: Wednesday night's semi-final with a trophy. The second place rounds came when fourth- chair of the Iceberg Debates. Notre Dame is losing its round begins with Breen- dorm will receive $250. Reporters say their book made readers 'furious' about U.S. economic problems By EMILY HAGE "The reaction is part of the social and economic class, News Writer story," said Steele, "[The letters] regardless of race and sex. are a wonderful snapshot of Steele said many writers The American people have what's going on in America." became "furious" about been ahead of the experts about He added that he and Barlett America's economy as they read America's economic strife, were amazed by "the enthusi­ Steele and Barlett's book. according to James Steele, co­ asm and excitement" that their Bartlett addressed what he author of "America: What Went book provoked in the American and Steele consider the primary Wrong?" with Donald Barlett, people. "For some reason, this economic problems in America. both of whom spoke last night tale stoked the liberal reserves Unemployment is America's at the auditorium at Hesburgh of the people." number one problem, according Library. Steele said the letters have to Barlett. "The number one Barlett and Steele, who have proven that Americans "want to priority is jobs." been doing investigative and do the right thing; they are He said that cuts caused by explanatory reporting together willing to sacrifice, and they are competition cause a decrease in at the Philadelphia Inquirer for willing to go along with long­ pay for workers and an in­ the past 22 years, spoke about term solutions." crease in the salary of company American economic problems Steele quoted one writer as executives. He added that the and the American people's re­ saying that Steele and Barlett drop in the number of jobs in action, discovered in letters had "pinched the conscious of manufacturing and the increase from across the country re­ the silent majority." of government jobs is a bad sponding to their book. Another said, "You have ar­ sign, leading eventually to a Referring to the 25-30 thou­ ticulated what so many of us situation in which there are not The Observer/Andrea Fisk sand letters they have received have had a gut feeling about." enough people to pay the taxes The power of words so far, ranging from thank you Steele said the book offers to pay the growing bu­ notes to five and six-page es­ the statistics to prove the eco­ reaucracy. Zahm junior Chris Carroll gives his opening remarks in the quarter says, he said, "We've never nomic hardship Americans have America's deficit, too, needs finals of the Iceberg Debates against Badin. The Zahm team seen anything with that kind of experienced. He said response to the book has cut across every defeated Badin. passion." see REPORTERS I page 4 r---._----.----------------------------------------------------------------------------~~- page 2 The Observer Tuesday, Feburary 16, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN W NO's the other radio alternative H L 35 33 47 35 Throughout the past--............ ~..... - 69 44 couple of years students 61 45 31 19 have complained about 31 26 the state of campus : :: 56 44 radio. :1; ;~ 31 27 ·. ·: 31 25 With U-93 catering to :: ·~ 46 37 the teeny-bopper . : 45 34 generation and WAOR 61 48 55 43 catering to not-too 14 01 classic rock fans, 10 08 students are looking for Mike Scrudato 34 26 •••.•. FRONTS: 43 26 a station that will play Sports Editor 46 28 cater to their tastes. 43 25 •• • 57 34 WVFI, the official •COLD • WARM STATIONARY• • 44 30 campus radio, plays this kind of music, but 28 24 Pressure 50 34 cannot be heard in half the dorms on campus, 46 33 let alone the surrounding neighborhood. : :· H L Some people feel that 'VFI should be given the ·~ ~: funds to move to the FM side of the dial, where it could be heard outside of LaFortune. Last year, this option was unsuccessfully attempted.