"c /') .· .- ·-//, L- (. I/ ;:. ' "' I f ) V, z ' :p;.. b 1.... ~------~~~·.~~~--------------------------------------~--------------- r l842·1f92 I SISQUICINTENNitH I. VOL XXIV NO. 62 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1991 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S . Sutherland finally Cease-fire returns to U.S. soil holds in most of Croatia GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - "There just isn't enough time in Thomas Sutherland arrived in the day to catch up on every­ ZAGREB, Yugoslavia (AP) - the United States on Monday thing that's happened." Sporadic shelling echoed after 6 1/2 years as a hostage in His wife, Jean, said she had around the strategic city of Lebanon and said he would go no fear about going back to the Osijek on Monday, but the 14th back some day if his family and Middle East, where she felt cease-fire in Yugoslavia's civil the government let him. "very comfortable." Sutherland war reportedly held elsewhere "Beirut is a different place said it would be months before in Croatia. ., · from what it was," said he made such a decision and he There were growing signs Sutherland, accompanied by would first listen to what his that Serbia and Croatia were family members after a flight family and the State trying to extricate themselves from Germany. Department tell him. from the increasingly brutal The American University in war, which began after Beirut, where Sutherland was Sutherland, 60, and Terry Croatia's June 25 declaration of dean of agriculture when he Waite of Britain were released independence. was abducted June 9, 1985, Nov. 18. Their release was Some federal troops began was shattered by a bomb re­ widely seen as the most impor­ withdrawing from army gar­ cently and needs rebuilding. "I tant sign that freedom is near risons in Croatia after the re­ would like to be part of that if for all hostages taken by public's government agreed to it's possible," he said. Iranian-backed Shiite Muslims lift a blockade on the bases, Sutherland spoke to reporters in Lebanon. • and Croatian and federal mili­ at Dallas-Fort Worth tary leaders reached an agree­ International Airport before Sutherland's captors told him ment in Zagreb for an ex­ going on to Berkeley, Calif., for two of the three remaining U.S. change of all prisoners, the Thanksgiving at the home of a hostages would be freed in a state news agency Tanjug re­ daughter who is nearly nine few days. American Terry ported. months pregnant anc! couldn't Anderson, the longest-held Get a lift The Observer/Pat McHugh The accord was to be signed fly. Western hostage, would be re­ Injured junior Eileen Deane gets a lift to her next cl_ass fro"." senior Tuesday. In a preliminary ges- '"It's going to be absolutely leased by the end of the month, Mike Cipriano, a driver for the disabled transportation serv1ce pro­ wonderful," Sutherland said. Sutherland said. vided for students on campus. see CROATIA/ page 4 Senate votes to send Soviet Union $500 million in aid WASHINGTON (AP) - The approval ailing savings and loans. And emergency airlift of food and Senate voted Monday to spend Despite claims it is outdated, • Bush may veto crime bill/ negotiators pressed to improve medical supplies to needy areas up to $500 million to help the Majority Leader George Mitchell unemployment benefits even of the Soviet Union this winter. Soviet Union dismantle its nu­ said the Conventional Forces in page 4 beyond the extension enacted clear arsenal rather than risk Europe Treaty "remains an way measure nailed as capable two weeks ago. The Soviet aid provision was letting it fall into the hands of important benchmark and of putting some 2 million On Soviet aid, debate revolved • attached to a technical bill al­ terrorists or third-world dicta­ building block for ensuring the Ainericans to work. But the tax­ around whether helping dis­ lowing implementation of the tors. future security of the European writing committees had yet to mantle the former adversary's CFE treaty by authorizing The 86 to 8 vote, as Congress continent." approve a four-year extension nuclear weapons was an urgent transfer of some conventional pushed toward a pre­ With just one day left before of a 2.5 cent-a-gallon gasoline enough need to warrant U.S. weaponry to other NATO coun­ Thanksgiving adjournment, adjournment, lawmakers took tax, necessary to pay for much taxpayers picking up part of the tries. came after several Democratic these other actions: of the bilL tab. senators declared a political • Hous·e Democrats were • Congressional tax commit­ "The question ... is, whether The bill still had to go to the truce on the issue, promising poised to seek a floor vote on a tees approved a bill to extend having won the Cold War, we House, which has approved the not to criticize President Bush if compromise ~rime bill that 12 targeted tax breaks sched­ are willing to join with our CFE-implementation measure, he goes ahead with the aid. President Bush said was uled to expire Dec. 31. The ex­ former adversaries to eliminate but without the Soviet aid pro­ The Senate also voted 90 to 4 "simply not acceptable." tensions are strongly supported the Armageddon arsenals" it visions. to approve a treaty setting strict Republicans, meanwhile, in both parties as helpful in a produced, said Sen. Joseph ceilings on conventional threatened to filibuster the leg­ time of economic stress. Biden, D-DeL "To defeat it White House press secretary weapons in Europe - a pact islation in the Senate, saying • Banking committees worked would be a reckless gamble Marlin Fitzwater said Bush was that nearly has become an the bill was too soft on crime. on must-pass bills to replenish with history." "extremely pleased by the anachronism just a year after it • House and Senate negotia­ the Federal Deposit Insurance Senators also voted 87 to 7 to Senate's resolution of advice was signed. The tally was well tors completed work on major fund by $30 billion and to pro­ allow the Pentagon to use an and consent to ratification of above the two-thirds needed for sections of a $151 billion high- vide $80 billion to close down additional $200 million for the CFE Treaty." Saint Mary's considers three new official clubs By NICOLE MCGRATH Michelle Hill. Last spring, they News Writer put on a dance program. Currently, they are sponsoring a toy drive on campus. A proposal for three new offi­ Delia Garcia, representative cial clubs on Saint Mary's cam­ of FUERZA, explains that pus was brought before Saint "FUERZA is a Spanish acronym Mary's Board of Governance for strength and unity among meeting last night. the races." The three clubs proposed All three clubs are interested were the Asian Organization, in planning a multicultural the Sisters of Nefertiti week in conjunction with MINT, Organization and FUERZA, a Saint Mary's minority office. Hispanic organization. All three The clubs are willing to work clubs promote cultural aware­ with admissions as well, ac­ ness and are open to anyone in­ cording to Yuen. terested, the clubs' representa­ At this time, the clubs are not tives said. asking for any funding from the Janet Yuen, representative for Board of Governance. They only the Asian Organization, said hope to be recognized on Saint "We want to recognize our Mary's campus. diversity on Saint Mary's cam­ pus." Membership is open to In other business, a spring anyone interested in Asian cul­ activities night has been set for A song of thanksgiving The Observer/E.G. Bailey tures and customs, Jan. 30. The activities night The Sisters of Nefertiti would run from 6 - 8 p.m. It is The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Youth Choir takes part in celebrating Thanksgiving by singing in the Organization is already active tentatively set to be held in the campus-wide Christian Interfaith prayer service held last night in Sacred Heart Church. on campus, said representative LeMans Hall lobby. L page2 The Observer Tuesday, November 26, 1991 INSIDE COLUMN ND could take lesson from H L undergrad Ivies 66 57 48 27 Berlin 41 37 Although Notre Dame Boston 48 36 prides itself on catering to Chicago 28 15 undergraduates: it is Dallas-Ft. Worth 59 34 Denver 50 20 difficult to discern the Detroit 31 27 truth of that claim from 86 75 60 31 observing campus life. 29 17 Take DART, for example. 50 41 Has it made life easier? 84 54 ·Beach 77 58 Just three years ago, it Dave Dleteman :: New Orleans 56 31 was possible to get a class Sports Editor :; NewYork 58 35 45 37 you wanted-provided you-......L--=-=--~.:...:....:...-- ~ Paris • Philadelphia 62 35 had the prerequisites and the gumption to get : Rome 54 50 up early enough and wait in line. San Diego 79 49 70s · San Francisco 67 50 So what has DART accomplished? Seattle 52 50 As things stand, many students find them­ South Bend 26 17 selves unable to get decent electives until they Tokyo 55 43 are seniors. Washington, D.C. 54 33 To be blunt, DART has all the problems that Pressure checkmarking had. People still get closed out o classes. Worst of all, DART fails to solve the H L ~~m 0w~ greatest problem facing this University-an HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T...STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY Pr CLOUDY CLOUDY Via AssocialrKI Pnlss appalling dearth of professors. :. It seems, therefore, that the University would be well-advised to hire some more faculty members, pawn all its expensive DART equipment and go back to the checkmarking TODAY AT A GLANC-E system.