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XXIV NO. 3 WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 28, 1991 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Gorbachev threatens to quit MOSCOW (AP) — President formally recognized the inde­ Mikhail Gorbachev, warning of ■ U.S. Response / page 4 pendence of the three Baltic impending “catastrophe,” ■ Professor's views /page 4 states, joining a growing list of threatened Tuesday to quit un­ foreign governments granting less the Soviet Union’s splinter­ the republics’ constitutional diplomatic recognition to the ing republics can at least pre­ right to secede, but appealed to republics or saying they would serve a military and economic them to do it in an orderly do so soon. union. fashion. • In a strong new sign of the As he spoke, a seventh repub­ “ We have to be responsible, Kremlin’s loosening grip on the lic spun o ff from the center. not be totally emotional about Baltics, the new Soviet defense The Soviet president, who this, letting passion prevail over minister, Yevgeny Shaposh- only a week ago was a prisoner reason,” Gorbachev said. nikov, said Lithuanian youths of the hard-line coup plotters In the ninth day of an ex­ drafted into the Soviet army who briefly toppled him, made traordinary upheaval that has can go home. Shaposhnikov a forceful and impassioned plea seen Gorbachev’s ouster and also told Lithuanian lawmakers to the national legislature to reinstatement, the ascendancy the infamous “black beret” maintain the country’s cohesion of Russian president Boris troops, blamed for bloody at­ or risk disaster. Yeltsin and the disintegration of tacks, would be withdrawn Shouting at times to be heard the once-mighty Communist from the Baltics. over the clamor, Gorbachev said Party, there were these devel­ • Robert Strauss, the new the Soviet Union stood “ on the opments: U.S. ambassador to the Soviet point of collapsing” and • Moldavia, which borders Ro­ Union, strongly hinted that warned: “ If it does, it would be mania, declared independence, President Bush may extend a catastrophe.” the fifth republic to do so since diplomatic recognition on Fri­ But the Soviet president indi­ the coup and the seventh over­ day to the Baltics. He said Bush cated he is w illing to settle for a all. “ It’s a happy day,” said “probably will have something two-tier union: an economic President Mircea Snegur. In the significant to say” about the and preferably a military al­ Moldavian capital, Kishinev, m atter that day. Preparing Old College The Observer/John T. Rock liance of all 15 republics, and a crowds waved the republic’s • The official Tass news political union of only some of red-yellow-and-blue flags after agency said the seven surviving Workers paint Old College getting ready for the sesquicentennial them. its Parliament adopted the in­ celebration. Old College is the first and oldest building on Amid growing pressure to set dependence declaration. see SOVIETS/ page 4 campus, built in the spring of 1843. the Baltics free, he said it was The European Community O’Hara implements changes in Office of Student Affairs By MONICA YANT of the offices of Residence Life, Halls. of Student Affairs while allevi­ in the area of trial advocacy, News Editor Security, and Student Resi­ For a law student to reach ating some of the burdens on according to O’Hara. dences. such positions is considered the other three assistant vice Upon completion of his law Several changes in the Office Kirk brings to his position “highly unusual," according to presidents, O’Hara said. War­ degree in 1990, Warren worked of Student Affairs were made knowledge of the residence hall O’Hara, who said she believes ren’s arrival adds “a whole new for a law firm in Kansas City, this summer as part of a re­ system and experience in both the experience will be highly dimension" to the office, she specializing in the representa­ structuring plan by Professor legal and financial affairs, ac­ beneficial to his new position. said. tion of universities involved in Patricia O’Hara, vice president cording to O’Hara. She cited new federal legisla­ O’Hara said that placing the NCAA violations. for Student Affairs. He received an tion on alcohol and drug poli­ Office of Minority Student Af­ In addition to his responsibil­ Three changes were made at undergraduate degree in cies as just one area where fairs under Warren will allow ities, he will serve as a concur­ the Senior Staff level, including accounting from Notre Dame in Kirk’s legal background will be Sister Jean Lenz to focus formal rent assistant professor of law. the addition of a fourth assis­ 1984. He worked for the helpful. responsibility on graduate An additional change in the tant vice president for Student accounting firm of Price Joining the office as a new students, a segment of the stu­ senior staff brings Ann Firth Affairs. A new director of the Waterhouse for the next four Assistant Vice President for dent body that she has infor­ back to the office on a part- Office of Minority Student Af­ years, serving as a staff Student Affairs is Kevin War­ mally supervised for some time. time basis as an Assistant to fairs was also hired following accountant and as a consultant ren. His newly-created position Warren comes to Notre Dame the Vice President in January the resignation of Ken Dorgans in the Management Consulting places him in supervision of the with an undergraduate degree when she returns from her ma­ this summer. Services division. Office of Minority Student Af­ from Grand Canyon University ternity leave, O’Hara said. Replacing John Goldrick as Kirk returned to Notre Dame fairs and the Office of Alcohol in 1986, where he was an aca­ Firth, formerly the Director of Assistant Vice President for in 1988 to begin his law studies, and Drug Education. In addi­ demic and athletic All- Residence Life, w ill work on Residence l ife is W illiam Kirk, which he completed this spring. tion, he w ill be responsible for American in basketball, and an special projects in her new po­ former rector of Stanford and During his three years in law the concerns of off-campus M B.A. from Arizona State in sition. Holy Cross Halls. His responsi­ school he served as an assistant students. 1987. bilities include the supervision rector in Sorin Hall, and rector The position was created as a He then entered Notre Dame see POSITIONS / page 6 of Holy Cross and Stanford means to reorganize the Office law school, where he excelled Maid services restructured By PAUL PEARSON crews w ill be assigned to a Associate News Editor building on a permanent basis, and the showers will now be Students returning to the cleaned by the permanent resi­ Notre Dame campus Sunday dence hall crew. found that the cleaning supplies “ In the men’s residence halls, that were in their rooms last we re back to the way we were year were no longer there. before (the rotating crews were This is one of several changes set up last year)," Woods said. In the housekeeping services In addition, the private bath­ that arc being implemented rooms found in some residence this year by Colonel David halls, such as Walsh Hall, were Woods, director of Support cleaned by housekeepers once Services. a week, last year. These bath­ The cleaning supplies found rooms w ill now be cleaned in dorm rooms last year will three times a week. According now be provided only to stu­ to Woods, this is due to numer­ dents who request them ous complaints last year of through their rectors. This was clogged drains in these bath­ implemented because, accord­ rooms. ing to Woods, 80 percent of the supplies given to the students “The students with private last year were never used, re­ bathrooms have a right to a sulting in an “ incredible expen­ clean room, but they also have diture." a responsibility to help main­ Also last year, shower clean­ tain it,” he said. ing crews traveled between The rotating crew which is­ residence halls, and showers sued linens has also been dis­ were cleaned on a weekly continued. This year, the sheets w ill be issued by the permanent basis. This practice has been Cheer, Cheer The Observer/John T. Rock discontinued. Each member of the rotating see MAIDS / page 6 The band sparks Irish football spirit on the first day of classes as they play the fight song during yesterday afternoon’s practice. page 2 The Observer Wednesday, August 28,1991 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER REPORT FS S " Kda^ “sl28 FORECAST: Mostly sunny and Stiff penalities hot today. Highs in the higher 80s. Partly sunny for breaking Thursday with highs around 90. alcohol policy TEMPERATURES: City H L As the hot summer heat Athens 92 70 Atlanta 85 71 bears down on the men Berlin 70 54 and women of Notre Dame Boston 67 68 Chicago 92 68 and Saint Mary’s, one’s Dallas-Ft.Worth 93 70 Denver 93 63 thoughts turn to one thing: Detroit 88 68 beer. Honolulu 89 79 Houston 99 73 Once again, students Indianapolis 91 68 have returned to campus London 81 63 to find out the alcohol Los Angeles 82 65 John O'Brien Madrid 97 68 policy has been changed. Miami Beach 89 80 And, in their attempt to Accent Editor Moscow 63 54 New York 87 67 minimize the importance Paris 82 57 of alcohol to students’ social lives, the people Philadelphia 88 67 Rome 95 70 responsible for revising du Lac have once St.