---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 4, 1994 • Vol. XXVI No.27 ~NOTRE DAME·IN ~ THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S By SARAH DORAN doctorate by the University in News Editor 1985. Elected a trustee in 1978, he also served as chairman of The University's first new the Sorin Society, which en­ men's residence halls in a courages unrestricted gifts to quarter century will be under­ the University. written with gifts from Donald O'Neill Family Hall will be un­ Keough, chairman emeritus of derwritten by gifts from the es­ Notre Dame's Board of tate of Joseph O'Neill, Jr.; from Trustees, and the family of the his daughter and son-in-law, late Joseph O'Neill, Jr., an Helen and Charles Schwab; and emeritus trustee and 1937 from his son, Joseph O'Neill III. Notre Dame alumnus, it was Joseph O'Neill, Jr., who announced last week. would have been 80 years old The Keough and O'Neill gifts on October 31, earned a bache­ are "generous and whole­ lor's degree in commerce from hearted commitments to the the University and was a. two­ traditions of community and time football monogram win­ family that underpin student ner. He was a member of the life at the University," said Uni­ FBI following service in World versity President Father Ed­ War II, then founded O'Neill ward Malloy. Properties, Ltd., an oil and in­ "When Notre Dame alumni vestments firm, in Midland, meet," he said, "their first Texas, in 1948. He was active question typically is, 'When did in the firm until his death in you graduate?' Their second is, 1991. 'Where did you live?' The President of the Notre Dame Keough and O'Neill families can Alumni Association in 1956, he take pride in the fact that their was elected the following year names will answer that ques­ to the University's advisory tion for thousands of future board of lay trustees. When The Observer/Brandon Candura Notre Dame students." The new dorms which are to be constructed on the Burke Memorial golf course beginning spring of 1995. governance of Notre Dame Construction will begin in the passed to a newly-constituted early spring of next year, and scheduled for conversion to of­ come just the second woman He was chairman of Notre board in 1967, he became one the halls are scheduled to fices. Both opening in 1969, with a student residence named Dame's trustees from 1986- of its charter members and house their first residents in the Grace and its companion high­ for her - the other is Marion 1992, during which time he served in that role until his fall semester of 1996. Costs are rise, Planner Hall, were the last Burke Knott, for whom a wom­ also served as national chair­ election as an emeritus trustee expected to run approximately men's residences built at Notre en's residence hall is named. man of the University's Strate­ in 1985. $7 million, said Dennis Moore, Dame. Mrs. Keough and her husband gic Moment capital campaign, O'Neill, Jr., also played a lead director of Notre Dame Public On behalf of his family, have also given their names to the most successful fund-rais­ role in one of the pivotal events Relations and Information. Keough will underwrite con­ the center and chair in Irish ing effort in the history of in the University's academic The residence halls, to be struction of Marilyn M. Keough studies, which they established. American Catholic higher edu­ advancement in the 1960s. built on land currently occupied Hall, named in honor of his Donald Keough, who in 1993 ~::ation. When the Ford Foundation se­ by the University's Burke wife, the mother of five Notre retired as president and chief He was the 1993 recipient of lected Notre Dame as one of the Memorial golf course, will each Dame graduates. operating officer of The Coca­ the University's Laetare Medal, five recipients of its challenge house approximately 275 men. While several buildings on Cola Company, now is chair­ the most prestigious award grants to promising universi­ The first residents of the new campus commemorate married man of the board of Allen & given to American Catholics, ties, he served as general chair- halls will be drawn from Grace couples, Mrs. Keough will be- Company Incorporated. and was awarded an honorary Hall, a high-rise residence see DORMS/ page 4 Assaults continue in Eck vicinity Minority scholarship By SARAH DORAN fund receives grant News Editor Two Students Assaulted By MARCY DINIUS low us to help the most deserv­ For the third time in four News Writer ing of our minority engineering weeks, two students were students," said University Pres­ robbed and assaulted on The Minority Engineering ident Father Edward Malloy. Courtney Lane near the Eck Program has received a grant "Scholarship aid is our fore­ Tennis Pavilion, said Charles of $150,000 from the Merck most fundraising policy, and Hurley, assistant director of corporation that will be used we are pleased that Merck has Notre Dame Security Police. for scholarships to fund 22 recognized and generously re­ The crimes took place last minority students in their pur­ sponded to the urgency of Thursday, September 29, at suit of an engineering degree drawing qualified minority stu­ about 11:20 p.m. Suspects in over the next three years. dents to the MEP. the College of the case fit the same descrip­ Nine students who qualify as Engineering and the University tion as those reported in the Merck scholars will be award­ itself." earlier robberies. ed from $2000 to $8000 for Students that receive the The area is frequently used three years. Merck awards Merck scholarships are ex­ as a short cut by the many off­ ranging from $1000 to $2500 pected to later be recruited by campus students living in the will also be awarded to other the corporation as possible em­ Campus View and Turtle Creek students involved in collabora­ ployees. One student is cur­ Apartment complexes as they tive engineering programs and rently being followed by Merck travel back and forth to cam­ the Friends of the MEP mentor for hire after she completes pus. program. graduate school. The two male graduate stu­ MEP director Joy Vann­ A previous grant of $50,000 dents were walking separately Hamilton is working with from the Merck corporation al­ towards their off-campus financial aid director Joe Russo lowed the MEP to hire Vann­ homes when they were and the Office of Financial Aid Hamilton as its first full-time attacked. The first victim was N in the allocation of the scholar­ director. Responsible for attacked from behind, and the Vaness ship money. developing programs to help second was assaulted when he Merck Senior Vice President students in "getting what they came to the aid of the first vic­ and 1961 Notre Dame graduate came for," Vann-Hamilton said tim. No weapon was displayed. Joseph Keating said, "The that she and the program assist One victim was robbed of his Campus Notre Dame MEP has earned students with finding intern­ wallet in the attack, said +s Turllt• Creeli: the support of Merck through ships, receiving financial aid, Hurley. performance over the past four and speaking with a general One suspect was described as years. The recruitment and re­ advisor in the program. male, white, about 15 to 20 male, black, about 15 to 20 fled in a full size, burgundy tention rates of minority engi­ The MEP currently serves years old, slim build, and wear­ years old, approximately 5'11", automobile. neering students have more 200 students and was estab­ ing a blue and white striped medium build, with some facial Hurley urged students to use than doubled over that period lished in 1987 to serve the hooded sweatshirt, said Hurley. hair and wearing a gray sweat­ caution when walking in the of time." needs of minority students in The other was described as a shirt. Both suspects may have perimeter areas of campus. "This generous grant will al- the engineering department. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, October 4, 1994 • Wmii.J) AT A GLANCE Where Locks failed, storm tore off door in ferry sinking TURKU, Finland Video shows Jocks failed on ferry doors findings, five major Scandinavian Banging thunderously in a violent Videotapes sent up by robots from the wreck of the ferry Estonia shipping companies, including the arrogance and storm, the huge front cargo door of :~-::,e~~a':":.;!.~,~~~~~~e~,~~~s:;:;,~e"c."rgo door was npped off and the Estonia's owner Estline, said they the ferry Estonia was ripped off Front cargo door would weld shut the bow doors of after its locks failed, letting in tons ~~~~~~~~~sd;:~ ~r~~~~~n '",, other ferries. The boats could still egos flourish of water that sank the vessel, inves- the ferry had separated load vehicles through the stern. from the ship. The door has tigators said Monday. notbeantound. The conclusions Monday con- The crew probably was helpless firmed reports by survivors and Stanford University is to save the ship and the more than speculation by experts that the a despicable place. So EDWARD IMBUS 900 people who died in the tragedy bow door - a visor that swings up when the sun set on News Copy Ediror last Wednesday, according to a pre- to let vehicles disembark - had Saturday, my satisfac- liminary conclusion based on video leaked or broken off from the ship. tion could not be held images sent up from the wreck by "The bow visor has become down, as my tab at the Linebacker proved.