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XXII, N0.94 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1989 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Petition protests 350 percent raise, fee increase by GSU By BRADLEY GALKO is what it should be seen as," held on Valentine's Day during Staff Reporter he said. a Notre Dame home basketball "(The petition) suggests game, many representatives Graduate students this week rather misleadingly that we did not attend, he said. petitioned University Presi­ are trying to raise our own Details were not published in dent Father Edward Malloy to salaries," Krebs said. the newsletter because "noth­ protest a Feb. 14 GSU vote in­ He said this was not the case ing had been decided prior to creasing the 1989 budget, which because, despite nominations, the meeting," Krebs said, but would include a 350 percent none of the current officers will added that departmental rep­ stipend raise for GSU officers run for re-election next year. resentatives were informed of and an activity fee increase. "There are no graduate stu­ the meeting. The 29-member Graduate dents that consider this as a vi­ The representatives are re­ Student Union Council voted 11 able option, because they don't quired to attend monthly GSU to 5 to raise both the annual have the time," Krebs said. meetings and are reminded by salary of each officer 350 per­ Chris Kennedy, a graduate mail with the issues for discus­ cent, from $400 to $1,400 and physics student who organized sion, Krebs said. The newslet­ student activity fee from $20 to the petition, said the GSU mis­ ter also invited all grad stu­ $25, said GSU President Victor handled the Feb. 14 meeting dents to attend, he added. Krebs. which decided the increases, Only 18 council members at­ Krebs did not specify what failing to notify council repre­ tended the Feb.14 meeting and the increased budget would be sentatives about either the two abstained from the vote to used for, but said the salary in­ meeting or the issues. increase the GSU officers' creases were intended to at­ No mention was made in the stipends and activity fee, tract "responsible and com­ Feb. 14 "Grad News" newslet­ Krebs said. Only 62 percent of mitted leaders" as GSU ter about the magnitude of the the council's 29 members atten­ officers. raise or the fact that a vote ded, he said. Thirteen of the 24 Set them free The Observer 1 ZOitan ury "(The increased salaries) al­ would be taken about the raise graduate department repre­ '-Michelle Byrne, a junior, writes a letter for the annual NOOMC Amnesty low people to see this as an al­ that evening, Kennedy said. sentatives attended. International Write-A-Thon. The letters are written on behalf of Amnesty's ternative part-time job, which Because the meeting was see GSU, page 4 South African and death penalty cases. Number seeking asylum Senate committee votes to declines under new laws reject Tower nomination Associated Press Only eight applicants were processed Thursday mor­ Associated Press vote, majority Democrats said tending the funeral of Japanese BAYVIEW, Texas • The ning, cOmpared to some 50 they felt no joy in opposing Emperor Hirohito, White number of Central Wednesday and 233 Tues~ WASHINGTON- The Senate Tower but were compelled to House spokesman Marlin Americans seeking pblitical day, the day the tougher Armed Services Committee do so. Some cited allegations Fitzwater said the president asylum declined again rules went into effect. voted Thursday to reject John over the past month of ex­ was sticking by Tower and Thursday under tough new Of all those applicants, · Tower's nomination as defense cessive drinking and of "there's no consideration of immigration rules that place only two had been granted secretary, splitting 11-9 along womanizing. any change, period." most of them in jail. asylum by Thursday and the party lines as it handed Presi­ Republicans alleged par­ "We now go to the floor" of Critics of the Immigration rest were put in barracks at dent Bush the first major tisanship and suggested Tower the Senate, Fitzwater and Naturalization Service's the INS Port Isabel Service defeat of his administration. was held to too high a standard. declared. He said the commit­ Rio Grande policy said Processing Center here~ 15 The full Senate is expected to Sen. Malcolm Wallop of tee had "every right to look refugees would just be miles from Brownsville, or make a final decision on the Wyoming said, "The majority into" allegations about Tower. driven to other border cross­ in a Red Cross Shelter in nomination next week. believes we are confirming a But he also complained, "We ing points or go under­ Brownsville. During two and one-half defense god, not a defense sec­ hear vague talk about concern ground. see ASYLUM, page 9 hours of debate, mostly in the retary." see TOWER, page 7 form of speeches before the · In Tokyo, where Bush was at- World leaders at funeral of Hirohito Associated Press other representatives of 163 countries were present for the TOKYO - The world's royal funeral. They were protected and powerful joined Japan on by 32,000 police. Friday in a final farewell to The officers checked cars Hirohito, the emperor-god who and patrolled streets in case of was made mortal by a dis­ attacks by foreign terrorists or astrous war and died in J anu­ by Japanese radical groups ary after a reign of 62 years. that threatened to disrupt the Nine Shinto priests in white ceremonies. robes waved holy branches Police in Nagasaki said a let­ ter containing a bullet and a related story, page 4 death threat was sent on Wed­ nesday to Mayor Hitoshi · Thursday to purify the Motoshima, who had said mausoleum in a hilly wooded Hirohito bore some responsibil­ area where the former Son of ity for World War II. The Heaven will be buried. mayor was in Tokyo for the fu­ At the Imperial Palace neral. priests performed a private Opponents of the Imperial Shinto rite inside that began 13 system held at least three Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., chairman of the Senate hour closed-door session to discuss the nomination hours of funeral ceremonies. peaceful rallies Thursday eve- Armed Services Committee, right, meets with of John Tower as Defense Secretary. Sen. John Heads of state including President Bush, royalty and see FUNERAL, page 7 reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday after a three- Warner, R-Va., looks on at left. Story above right. - -------~-~-----~---- -~--~ page 2 The Observer Friday, February 24, 1989 IN BRIEF INSIDE COLUMN Touche Ross & Co. has made a $250,000 commitment to Notre Dame to establish an endowed fund for the faculty Advice to freshmen of the department of accountancy. "We are grateful to Touche Ross for this important commitment, and we look forward to the many ways in which it will benefit the applies to seniors, too whole University by invigorating the study of accountancy at Notre Dame," said University President Father Ed­ Last semester, I had an interesting conversa­ ward Malloy. tion with a freshman who lived in my dorm. Beth -The Observer She was experiencing the rituals of freshman registration and orientation and wanted to hear Healy firsthand, from an upperclassman who had ac­ OF INTEREST tually survived freshman year, what was in Accent Editor store for her. Not only was she overwhelmed by the new policies, faces, names and Notre ----~------::-:::=::----~~:::-1 Third World Awareness Week concludes today Dame in general, but she was also worried that {~ with a free showing of "Salvador" at 8 p.m. in Hayes­ she didn't know exactly what she wanted to do '-~./ Healy, room 122. after college. -The Observer "I can't decide whether I want to go into in­ ternational law with a subspecialty in contracts Logan Center Snow lnnertubing will take place and banking, or if I want. to work for National Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Van pick up at St. Geographic. What should I major in?" she said. Mary's Holy Cross Hall at 9:30a.m. and at ND Main Circle "Why don't you wait until October break to at 9:45a.m. For more information, call Jim at 283-3795 or decide how you want to spend your life?" I said. Karen at 283-4950. "That will take some of the pressure off." -The Observer Then she asked me what I was going to do after I graduated. I told her that I had a variety A Stage Manager is needed for the Notre Dame of options, but like her, I didn't know what I Communication and Theatre Produdion of "The Power wanted to do. and the Glory." See COTH Chairman Mark Pilkinton in "Well, aren't you nervous about not 320 O'Shaughnessy Hall to apply. knowing?" she asked. x; •. ,, -The Observer I told her that I'd rather wait than make a rash decision. I remember as a freshman I also Auditions for the Notre Dame Communication and had elaborate plans for an exciting career after Theatre production of "The Power and the Glory" will be graduation. The threat of uncertainty was held Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the Laboratory Theatre of something that worried me more than the im- '--""------------~-----' Washington Hall. They will continue Monday at 7:00 p.m. mediate threat of Chemistry 101. It was ab­ on the main stage.