VOL. XXIII NO. 134 MONDAY , APRIL 30, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Rape reported by SMC student By MICHAEL OWEN News Writer Saint Mary’s Security received an anonymous phone call at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, April 27, reporting a rape of a Saint Mary’s student at approximately 9:30 p.m. Thursday evening. The rape occurred on Saint Mary’s Road between the Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame campuses, according to Richard Conklin, direc­ tor of Notre Dame’s Department of Public Re­ lations and Information. Director of Security Rex Rakow said that the report was called in by the roommate of the vic­ tim early Friday morning. a* According to Conklin, no information is avail­ * able regarding the assailant or assailants. Any­ one who has any information helpful in investi­ gating this report should call Saint Mary’s at 284-5000 or Notre Dame Security at 239-5555. Students are reminded of escort services avail­ able on the two campuses. A letter was sent to each rector of a residence hall on Saturday from P-trtl Johnson, assistant director of Security. Johnson wrote the letter, “to advise them and their residents of the situa­ tion since their was no Observer published on Saturday. ” Conklin said that there is no evidence at this The Observer/Andrew McCloskey time linking this report with three other recent It's a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Chris Radzik! incidents. The first incident was an attempted Chris Radzik, a freshman from Zahm, gets into the spirit of An Tostal by diving into the mudpits. Saturday was full of An Tostal events, including Bookstore Basketball, the Nazz competition, and the Blue-Gold game. see RAPE / page8 ND student & prof’s husband killed in accident Observer Staff Report Barbara Turpin, his wife, is were struck by a westbound car and was not yet available. Branca, of Keewatin. Turpin an assistant professional spe­ driven by Sandra Rankin, 34, of Funeral arrangements were was a graduate of the Univer­ A Notre Dame student and a cialist and concurrent assistant South Bend. pending for Dolan. sity of Notre Dame and the Notre Dame professor’s hus­ professor for the Arts and Let­ She was arrested and re ­ Turpin was a plant manager University of Wisconsin. band were killed early Saturday ters Core Course. mains in the St. Joseph County for Miles Laboratories for 10 Service will be at 7:30 p.m. morning when they were struck Thomas Trenerry, St. Joseph Jail. No bond was set, and she years. Born Feb. 9, 1950, in today at Little Flower Catholic by a car in the 1900 block of County deputy coroner, said is scheduled to appear in court Grand Rapids, Minn., he had Church, of which he was a West Western Avenue. Dolan died from a broken neck, today to face the two felony lived in this area 22 years, member. Private burial will be The driver was arrested on and also suffered extensive charges, according to county com ing from Minnesota. On at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre charges of causing deaths while other injuries. Turpin died from police. May 24, 1975, in Boston, Mass., Dame. Friends may call from 5 intoxicated. extensive head and chest in­ According to Trenerry, a he married Barbara McGet- to 7 p.m. today at Hickey Fu­ Robert Steve Dolan, 29, a juries, said Trenerry. No au­ blood-alcohol test was done on trick, who survives. neral Home, Cleveland Road senior in the College of Engi­ topsies were scheduled. Turpin before he died, and the Also surviving are two Chapel, 17131 Cleveland Road, neering, died at 3:35 a.m. Sat­ According to South Bend Po­ test results were below the legal daughters, Andrea and Eileen and following the services at urday at Memorial Hospital. lice, both men were leaving a limit for intoxication. A similar Turpin, both at home; his the church. Memorial contribu­ The other man, Paul Turpin, bar at about 2 a.m. and were test was done on Dolan, but mother, Caesarina Turpin of tions may be made to MADD or 40, died at 3:35 a.m. Saturday crossing from the south side of was sent to the State Police Keewatin, Minn.; and his ma­ at St. Joseph's Medical Center. the street to the north. They Crime Laboratory for analysis ternal grandmother, Magdelena see DEATHS / page 6 Notre Dame to take 700 transfer students Group will release next year; most from SMC and Holy Cross American hostage By PAUL PEARSON them could be very desirable,” Assistant News Editor Joyce said. Joyce has found that most BEIRUT, Lebanon (API — thenticity. It claimed re­ A group calling itself the Or­ sponsibility for the earlier Seven hundred students will transfer students do not have a ganization of Islamic Dawn statement, sent with two transfer into Notre Dame’s great problem fulfilling the announced Sunday it will other pictures to the inde­ classes of 1992 and 1993 next University requirements for free American hostage pendent newspaper and a year. graduation, such as the re ­ Frank Reed w ithin 48 hours Western news agency. This is a normal amount of quired six semesters in philoso­ and said he w ill carry a mes­ The communiques were re­ transfer students who are ac­ Science, and Business Adm inis­ phy and theology. “They would sage for the U.S. govern­ leased one week after a pro- cepted to ND each yearaccord- tration will. not have as many elec­ ment. Iranian Shjjte Moslem group ing to Susan Joyce, Transfer Holy Cross College sends the tives...[but] they’re not finding In Iran, a newspaper freed American hostage Coordinator for the Office of largest amount of transfer ap­ themselves facing a whole lot of quoted an Iranian official as Robert Polhill. Polhill, the Admissions. plications, and Saint Mary's obstacles to overcome,” she also saying Reed’s release first American hostage to Transfer students are evalu­ College sends the second- said. was expected by Tuesday have been freed since ated on the basis of their per­ largest amount, Joyce said. One of these obstacles is the night after “ extensive talks" November 1986, was re­ formance in their college cur­ However, these students fact that most transfer stu­ between the kidnappers and leased with the help of Syria. riculum, as well as the quality “receive no extra considera­ dents cannot immediately get Iran. Reed, 57, of Malden, Mass.. tion." on-campus housing. of that curriculum. The announcement from is married to a Syrian “The high school information According to Evelyn the previously unknown Is­ Moslem woman. [SAT scores and high school To apply for transfer admis­ Reinebold, director of Student lamic Dawn group was deliv­ Both statements were type­ performance] are secondary,” sion to Notre Dame, a student Residences, most transfer stu­ ered to the independent written in Arabic. The later must have at least 27 hours of dents are placed on a waiting Joyce said. Beirut newspaper An-Nahar one contained a denial of transferable credit and a 3.0 list and can usually get a room Each of the four undergradu­ three hours after an earlier news reports that the first ate colleges admits transfer grade-point average. However, by the next semester. “Many unsigned communique said communique promising students into its own program, Joyce said, “Most students end up finding a place [off- the U.S. educator — held for Reed’s release was signed by and each has its own guidelines admitted now have [a GPA of] campus] themselves,” she said. more than 3 1/2 years — w ill the Organization of Arab 3.5 or higher.” However, 138 students are for admitting transfer students, be freed by Tuesday. Revolutionary Cells-Omar The fact that a transfer ap­ still on the waiting list from according to Joyce. For exam­ The later statement was Moukhtar Brigade, a shad­ ple, the College of Arts and Let­ plicant was not accepted for last year. “I think that [living accompanied by a black-and- owy group that had initially freshman admission is not held on-campus] is the reason the ters will not accept transfers white picture of a bearded, against a transfer applicant., into the Class of 1993, but the sm iling Reed to prove its au­ see HOSTAGE / page 4 Colleges of Engineering, according to Joyce. “Some of see TRANSFER / page 8 page 2 Thfe Observer Monday, April 30, 1990 I n s id e C o l u m n W e a t h e r Forecast for noon, Monday, April 30. Mac lab users Lines show high temperatures. should keep others in mind m It is now 3 in the morning. I have been Yesterday’s high: 69 in line in the Macin­ Yesterday’s low: 48 tosh lab since 1. 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