-----------------... Football Fall /ACCENT: Dorm of the Week Considerable cloudiness and very cool Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of showers. IVIEWPOINT: Aid to Bangladesh High 45 to 50. VOL. XXII, NO. 31 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Hiler, Ward to debate at ND By REGIS COCCIA Chris Nicholas and Ward Cam­ MARK MCLAUGHLIN paign Manager Mike Marshall Senior Staff Reporters met Monday with Paese, Keegan and Hamill to discuss Notre Dame will host a the debate. debate Oct. 27 between Indiana "I would say they were very 3rd Congressional District can­ easy to work with," said didates Rep. John Hiler and Keegan. "I was really im­ Tom Ward, Student Body Vice pressed." President Mike Paese said Student government plans to - Monday. provide information on each A panel of five or six students candidate to voting students ··" and a faculty moderator will from now until the election. question each candidate during "We're going to provide the the debate, said John Hamill, forum and we're going to pro­ student political concerns com­ vide the information," he misioner. Panelists have not added. "We just want to make been chosen yet, Paese said. sure people ... are interested "We want to focus issues on in learning about the candi­ students: financial aid, grants, dates before they vote." and also some national issues," "We really wanted this to be said Mike Keegan, student ex­ something generated by the ecutive coordinator of political, students," said Hamill. "We Golfers or hitchhikers? The Observer I Jennifer O'Donald wanted it to be a student­ cultural, and social concerns. Two injured students hitchhike to class on one of the The one-hour debate will be oriented program, run by stu­ fering aid to the wounded and causing havoc among held in either the Monogram dents, set up by students." many golf carts currently zipping around campus of- the pedestrians. Room or the Concourse of the Paese said several student JACC, said Paese. About 100 in­ organizations are co- ivtations are being sent to fac­ sponsoring the debate. Shuttle touches down safely ulty, administration officials The debate will consist of and student leaders, he added. two-minute opening state­ Associated Press "A great ending to the new of us," said NASA administra­ General seating would prob­ ments by each candidate. In a beginning'' of the manned tor James Fletcher. "An ab­ ably be on a "first come, first format similar to the recent EDWARDS AIR FORCE space program. solutely stunning success," served" basis but had not been Presidential debates, each can­ BASE, Calif.-The shuttle Dis­ The national anthem was said Shuttle Chief Richard Tru­ finalized as yet, Paese said. didate will have two minutes to covery returned to a star­ playing as the white ship ly. Student Body President Tom answer questions from the spangled welcome from more leveled out and rolled to a stop But Truly balked at a ques­ Doyle said about 400 seats panel and one minute for a than 400,000 people Monday on the center line painted on tion that implied that with the would be open to students. rebuttal. Two-minute closing after a post-Challenger the hard-packed sand of this new success, the trauma of the The debate at Notre Dame statements will also be alloted. shakedown mission that NASA desert air base. It was Challenger explosion had been will be the third of four debates The debate was brought to called "an absolutely stunning precisely on time, at 9:37a.m. overcome. between the Republican Hiler Notre Dame largely because of success." PDT. "Even when we've flown a and Democrat Ward, a Notre to the recent voter registration The crowd cheered and few flights, we are not going to Dame graduate, said Hamill. drive, run by Keegan and "Discovery, welcome back," waved American flags for the forget the Challenger acci­ A televised debate between the Hamill, which registered over Mission Control told com­ successful completion of a mis­ dent," he said. "For the people candidates is scheduled for 2,200 voters at Notre Dame and mander Frederick Hauck as he sion that ended a 32-month per­ who work in the program, Oct. 17, but the Notre Dame Saint Mary's. "That was the guided the ship to a picture­ iod in which no manned Amer­ that's going to be on their debate will not be televised. impetus that brought the can­ perfect landing after a four­ ican ship went into space. Hiler Campaign Manager didates here," said Hamill. day, 1.6-million mile mission. "This is a banner day for all see SHUTTLE, page 6 Donahue attends party in Zahm Hesburgh speaks on former presidents By REGIS COCCIA Senior Staff Reporter ended by jokingly saying, really excited to hear what By JULIE FLANAGAN the commission, "changed the 'You're all going to hell,' " he had to say. People got out News Staff face of America." Students in Zahm Hall got said sophomore Richard cameras and took pictures," Hesburgh continued close an unexpected visit Friday McBrien. he said. University President contact with the adminstration night from one of the dorm's "He said he came for the Donahue last visited the Emeritus Father Theodore of Kennedy. He labeled Ken­ most famous former resi­ game and for his lecture in dorm in 1982 with his wife, Hesburgh spoke about the role nedy "everyone's hero ... but dents -- talk show host Phil the JACC. It definitely was Marlo Thomas, to show her of U.S. presidential leadership very young, very inexperi­ Donahue. Phil Donahue," McBrien his old room, said Zahm rec­ in changing the nation last eve­ enced." Hesburgh continued, Donahue, who lived in 115 said. "I messed up his hair." tor Father Thomas King. ning in St. Edward's Hall's "because of the political situa­ Zahm as a freshman in 1953, "He said he was walking The talk show host will co­ Forum. tion he was not what I would returned to visit his room by outside and heard the host a live televised show "If you want to understand call a strong leader for human and dropped in at a party on noise coming from our from the Joyce Athletic and the history of the United States, rights." According to Res­ the third floor at about 11 room," said McBrien. Convocation Center this a good place to begin is with burgh, "a horrible recital of in­ p.m., said sophomore Dave "<Donahue) said he heard Thursday at 8 p.m. with So­ the presidency," said Res­ dignities to blacks continued." Latherow. something was going on viet commentator Vladimir burgh. The major turning point to "He came in and the next upstairs, so he came up," Pozner. Hesburgh shared how he has this situation was the Universal thing I knew he was standing Latherow said. "It was kind King said Donahue personally known and worked Civil Rights Act of 1964, said on the couch by the window of funny just. to have him in "seemed to have gotten a with presidents beginning with Hesburgh. "That bill in one and saying something about the room. It was just a big kick out of saying hello to President Eisenhower. At that night revolutionized the face of being here," said Latherow, surprise." the kids and shaking hands time, Hesburgh said, "U.S. had America in regard to civil a surprised resident who About 40 people crowded with a few of the kids." apartheid as bad as, if not rights." Before the bill, there was in Room 321 when into the room to see "It was a spur of the mo­ worse, than South Mrica were only six elected black of­ Donahue entered. Donahue, Latherow said. ment thing on his part. I today." In 1957, Hesburgh was ficials, now there are more "We gave him a beer and "We had cleared everything don't think it was anything working toward changing this than 6000 said Hesburgh. Res­ he got up on the couch and out for the party. He was planned/' said King. "It was as a member of the Civil Rights burgh was an instrumental made a speech. He said we only here about five just an occurrence in the Commission. Hesburgh said force in suggesting the content shouldn't be drinking and minutes. Everyone was course of a Friday evening.'' the findings and suggestions of see HESBURGH, page 6 r----1---~--- ~ page 2 The Observer Tuesday, October 4, 1988 IN BRIEF INSIDE COLUMN Career and Placement Services is sponsoring its Officials wrongly attacked annual Arts and Letters Career Fair tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. in the lower level of the Center for Continuing Education. Representatives from 30 careers will be in at­ for views on abortion tendance to answer students' questions and to provide Of late we residents of the Notre Dame com­ career literature. Seniors, juniors, and sophomores of all munity have been quite inhospitable on the majors are invited and encouraged to attend. · Viewpoint page. Matt -The Observer Dr. Theodore Cooper, the Chief Executive Of­ ficer of the Upjohn Corporation, visited to Slaughter deliver a talk on proper public policy options Viewpoint Editor Indiana death row inmate D. H. Fleenor's appeal in response to the AIDS quandary and was lam­ l. was rejected Monday by the Supreme Court. The justices basted for his company's involvement with let stand rulings that D.H. Fleenor was properly sentenced prostaglandins, drugs used, among other in the shootings of his mother-in-law and her husband. His things, to induce miscarriage.