Debates tonight LOS ANGELES [AP] - The first of Oct. 6 in San Francisco, will cover three nationally televised face-offs foreign policy and national defens­ between President Ford and Jimmy e. The closing debate on Oct. 22 - Carter starts tonight in Philadelph­ no locale is set yet - will be open to ia at 8:30p.m. EST. It'll be carried a variety of topics. by public TV and the three networ­ NBC's Edwin Newman will mod­ ks. erate tonight's opening debate. He The 90-minute session with the was picked for the job by the GOP and Democratic presidential LeagueofWomen Voters, sponsors contenders is the first of its kind of the debates. The League also since Sept. 26, 1960. Then, John F. picked the three-member panel of Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon questioners appearing tonight - met at Station WBBM TV in ABC's Frank Reynolds, Elizabeth Chicago for the first of four Drew of the New Yorker and James 60-minute televised campaign deb­ P. Gannon of the Wall Street ates. Journal. Tonight's Ford-Carter confront­ For compari~ons of party plat­ ation deals only with domestic and form planks, turn to related story economic issues. Round Two, on on page 3. I I I I Parietals committee Jennifer Durot and Mickey Finn leading squad for the 1976-1977 in the 1976-1977 squad. The tryouts; are the two returning cheerleaders Hockey season. All N.D. and St. will be held at the ACC. Sundavl from the 1975-1976 Hockey Season. Mary's figure skaters are invited to ,Sept. 26 at 8:30p.m. All girls ar~' continues research They are now organizing the cheer- tryout for the 10 available positions asked to come to Gate 3 and be by Honey McHugh progress of the group. prepared to skate. Staff Reporter The Central Committee mem­ bers are encouraging students to actively participate by serving on Over 300 students met in Moreau these committees as well as expres­ auditorium Sunday, Sept.14 to sing their own, individual opinions express their views and opinions on on the matter by writing letters to parietals and favored a change on the Central Committee, Dr. Dug­ the St. Mary's campus parietal gan, StMary's President, Dr. Rice, policy. Dean of Student Affairs, and the A response to the open meeting Observer. held Sept. 12, this Central Commit­ "I can't stress enough the impor­ tee, a student study group, feels a tance of each student writing a need for further investigation. The Jetter to the Committee stating e Committee has divided this investi­ their own, personal views about gation into three areas: surveys, parietals," states Committee Chai­ research and public relations. rman Diane Smits. "If they'd like Each committee will study the them (parietal regulations) chang­ parietals policy, research other ed, they should state how they'd colleges and universities, mediate like them changed," she added. between administration, faculty The Committee will distribute a un1versity of notreserver dame st m.·~ry's college and students and generally inform letter which will present their the student body on the overall program and outline for the future. Vol. XI, No. 18 Thursday, September 23, 1976 At Purdue game Stripper not ND student by Lindy Decio ved. Roemer explained that he will but there are 60,000 people in the Staff Reporter talk to the athletic department and stadium and many of them have have the ticket of the man who already complained." stripped withdrawn, if it is a season Roemer continued by saying that The traditional stripper, who ticket. it is offensive:: to these other emerged from the depths of he Two reasons were given for spectators, and if a television student body at Saturday's game getting rid of the traditional strip­ camera caught it, there would be For the Democratic -Republican against Purdue, was not a Notre per or naked klunker as he is better very poor exposure for the Univer­ Dame student after all. known. First, the offensive nature sity. He emphasised the fact that mock platform planks James Roemer, Dean of Stu­ of the act, and secondly, the poor disciplinary action would be taken dents, who banned the stripper last exposure it could bring to Notre against anyone who strips to their on domestic issues , year said, "I am delighted to heart Dame .. Roemer noted, "Most underwear or beyond. He quipped, it wasn't a Notre Dame student." Notre Dame students would not be "It's not the most tasteful way to turn to Gregg Bangs article But he added that action will still ·offended by the scene of a student display the human form." be taken against the person invol- stripping down to his underwear, Another incident that occurs on page 3. game after game is the process of passing people up, usually girls. According to Dc~an Roemer, "Un­ like the stripper, who by his actions is offensive to those who see him, ' in the process of passing students SMC freshman office · up it is the student being passed who is offended." Girls especially are mauled and nominations open man-handled as they are passed • by Maria Frlgyesl passed by the Student Assemply on upwards through the crowd. "It is Staff Reporter February 3, 1976, are available. her dignity and safety that are Freshman Class Office Nominat­ On October Sth, a "Meet the being compromised, not those ion_s open today. Any qualified Candidates" night will be held in viewing her," Roemer noted. 4-member ticket, consisting of a the Clubhouse to give freshmen a Accidents have occurred and not President, Vice-President, Secret­ chance to meet and talk with the only involving the student being ary and Treasurer may submit their candidates about their intended ~passed up. At the Purdue game, ticket to Carla Iacona in 413 platforms. In this way. all voting one freshman male student had to LeMans beginning today, until freshmen will have a chance to go to the hospital to have his neck midnight of Thursday, Sept. 30. personally evaluate each group's X-rayed when a girl be_ing passed The ticket must include the names qualifications, attitudes. and inte­ up was dropped on him. · . .of the four people running for ntions for the upcoming year. Roemer said it would be practt­ office, background information on The final stage of the elections, cally impossible for him to take any each candidate, and the platform the balloting. will take place from immediate action to stop the pro­ the proposes. All four members 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Oct. 7. Tentative cess of passing people up and th at are expected to write the two or plans are to have balloting from 10 it would have to be up to the three paragraph platform together. a.m. to 4 p.m. in LeMans and from students to control this. "If This initial step of working toget­ 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Cafeteria. To enough students become indignant her on a common project will help win the election, the ticket must about this, they can stop it," he the ticket find any weaknesses that have a simple majority. concluded. must be resolved before the electi­ Duties of the officers during the Another resoonsibility Roemer on. frosh year are basically unstructur­ hoped the students could handle Once the pnmary work is comple­ ed. The president serves as a w~s the idea of signs or banners ted, the platforms and tickets will voting member of the Board of in the stadium and on the field. He be posted in the cafeteria so all Governance, a group of various , noted that there has been a great freshmen will have a chance to student leaders within SMC such 1 improvement since last year's review the individual tickets and as hall President, the Commission­ . Southern Cal game when there was evaluate them in terms of what er, and Student Government. an over-abundance of offensive they hope will be accomplished in Officers. In addition, the president 1 signs, but he hoped that all of them the coming year. serves on the Student l.ife commis­ will be eliminated. Roemer stres­ Campaigning will take 'Place sion. sed that disciplinary action will be from Oct. 1 through Oct. 6. Any Beyond these basic, mandatory 1 taken against any students who type of campaigning that stays duties, the officers are expected to The Nakecf Klunker at NO-Purdue game last Saturday was not a display signs that are in poor taste within SMC regulations will be initiate direction and unity within Notre Dame student but a former Notre Dame student. or have double meanings. permitted. Specific regulations, as the class. 2 the observer Thursday, September 23, 1976 ~-----~~~~~~~~---- ....I ~---NewsBri~s---- Mao's _death results in strife I============International by Jim Hershey be a secret speech against him in a An American official who re­ year." He added, "Mao was cently visited Red China described With the recent death of Mao probably less well-liked among the the country as a tightly controlled Kissinger in South Africa Tse-Tung, Chairman of the Com­ political elite than among the uptight society that is very insecure munist party in Red China, the people." at the top because of the factions. The role of Mao's wife has not He said that they are heavily NAIROBI* Kenya - Henry A. Kissinger arrived here yesterday absence of a definite successor allows for a broad range of possi­ been established yet. Moody said, armed; even boys and girls practice night and set in motion a plan to rally more black African states bilities in Red China's immediate "My guess is that no one is going gun-shooting every day.