The O bserver — VOL. XXIII NO. 46 TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 7, 1989 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Tyson to review funds suspension By SANDRA WIEGAND News Writer A group of Student Govern­ ment members wrote a letter and an appeal to Vice President of Student Affairs Father David Tyson and met with him this week regarding inconsistencies in the punishment for the re­ cent snowball fight, said Stu­ dent Body President Matt Bres- lin, at the Student Senate meet­ ing Monday. Tyson “sounded encouraging” according to Breslin, and will meet with Student Affairs to discuss the matter. Breslin said that although it would be unfortunate if such snowball fights were banned altogether, this might be neces­ sary to “stop the collective pun­ ishment.” According to Student Body Vice President Dave Kinkopf, Tyson said that few collective punishments have been imposed in the past, and that they fall outside du Lac, which stresses individual violations and their The DART dilemma The Observer/ Trey Reymond penalties. Breslin added that according Junior Rob Pierce pores over his DART book as he chooses his classes from his room in Alumni Hall. DART has transformed choosing classes from a long ordeal into a fifteen minute endeavor. Call-backs mav be necessary as the registration period continues and courses fill and close. see FUNDS / page 5 University minimizes revealing AIDS victims By FLORENTINE HOELKER confirmed,” it states in the not mentioned in DuLac. The cerns me is that people are AND KELLEY TUTHILL document itself. reason for this, according to more concerned with the policy Assistant News Editors Father Peter Rocca, assistant Rocca, “is that AIDS cases and less w ith the disease,” she vice president for student ser­ and the would be exceptional and not a said. The University’s Acquired vices, said that under the ad­ U niversity part of everyday life.” Seager and Rocca said that Immune Deficiency Syndrome ministration of then University m The issue of AIDS does not the University is planning to Second in a five-part series (AIDS) guidelines state that the President Father Theodore need to be a part of DuLac, update the guidelines within a University will try to minimize Hesburgh it was decided that said Rocca. “ DuLac tries to in ­ year in light of changing public knowledge both of the the guidelines should not be Malloy said that, although it clude only the essentials of statistics. AIDS patient’s identity and the made public information. took time, now “the climate of campus life... I would hope that The guidelines specifically guidelines themselves. University President Father fear” surrounding the AIDS AIDS cases would be excep­ address the responsibilities of “ At no time should the occur­ Edward Malloy explained that virus has abated both on cam­ tional like serious injury.” the AIDS afflicted individual pus and in the world-at-large. rence or identity of AIDS/ARC the general climate on college According to Carol Seager, and those of the University. (AIDS Related Complex)/S+ campuses at the time was quite According to Rocca, the director of University Health According to the guidelines, (Serum positive) individuals be different. He said that there guidelines have recently become Services, guidelines are better AIDS/ARC/S+ individuals’ re­ released by the University for was some concern about going available upon request. Guide­ than an official policy because sponsibilities include the fol­ public knowledge. However, the public with AIDS guidelines in lines are available at University they are not as stringent and lowing: existence, but not the content that it might suggest that AIDS Health Services. can be adjusted to suit individ­ •With full assurance of pri- of this document as a guideline was a big problem on the cam­ The guidelines are not official ual cases. for University actions can be pus. University policy and they are “ One of the things that con­ see AIDS / page 5 Daikon Shield victims win in Court Irish educational system WASHINGTON (AP) — The the Daikon Shield allegedly before next spring,” Pretl said, differs from U S. schooling Supreme Court on Monday re­ caused infertility, spontaneous predicting that individual moved the last legal obstacle to abortions, pelvic inflammation women with serious injuries By KATIE MOORE Irish educational system em­ News Staff carrying out a $2.5 billion set­ or, in some cases, death. will receive payments ranging phasized individual student tlement for victims of the Sharon Lutz, a Detroit lawyer from $25,000 to $250,000. responsibility much more Daikon Shield birth-control de­ representing 18,000 of the Pretl said that many thou­ Cultural differences be­ than the American system. tween Irish and American vice^ ________________________ women who had sued Robins sands of women with active Regular examinations and cultures were discussed last ■ Peyote legalization case / and who had urged the court to claims may get relatively little homework are not included night in a panel discussion in the Irish educational pro­ page 4 __________________ uphold the settlement, said money for varying reasons. For payments might start by late example, they may have used consisting of five American gram. Instead, the student’s and Irish students from But compensatory payments February or early March. more than one brand of device, grade is based on one com­ may not begin until next spring, “ It’s been a long, long strug­ he said. Notre Dame and Saint prehensive exam at the end M ary’s. and no one could say defini­ gle for a terrible, terrible And most women who will re­ of the year. tively how many of the nearly tragedy,” she said, “ but today’s ceive substantial awards likely Pat White, professor at 100,000 women with active great news marks the beginning will have to pay one-third to Saint Mary’s and moderator lilick Stafford, a Notre claims will receive substantial of the end.” their lawyers. of the discussion, said the Dame engineering graduate purpose of the panel was to payments. Baltimore lawyer Michael Sales of the Daikon Shield student from Ireland, said it The justices, over one dissent­ Pretl, who also represented ended in 1974 but the product “share a special perspective was difficult for him to ad­ on Ireland.” ing vote, rejected a challenge by women who alleged injuries, was not actually recalled until just to the American educa­ The differences between some 650 women to the settle­ said payments may be delayed 1984. A H. Robins, based in tional system because of the the Irish and American edu­ ment reached out with A H. for several months beyond the Richmond, Va., created the $2.5 regular homework and ex­ cation systems was exam­ Robins Co., m anufacturer of February target date. billion trust fund as part of its ams. “I thought I had left ined. The consensus of the the intrauterine device. “ I don’t think it’s realistic to 1985 reorganization under fed­ entire panel was that the Marketed in the early 1970s, expect we’ll have money flowing eral bankruptcy law. see IRISH / page 4 page 2 The Observer Tuesday, November 7, 1989 I n s id e C o l u m n W e a t h e r Forecast for noon, Tuesday, November 7. Tyson ought to Lines show high temperatures. explain decision to hold funds Early last week, Vice President for Student Affairs Fa­ ther David Tyson suspended more than $20,000 in hall matching funds in response to the snowball fight that Matt Gallagher occurred the evening Yesterday’s high: 49 of the first snowfall. Executive News Yesterday’s low: 42 Tyson announced Editor Nation’s high: 90 this suspension in a (Fort Myers, Fla.) letter to the hall --------------------------------- Nation’s low: 11 p residents and rectors, a copy of which was (Elko, Nev.) published in The Observer. The suspension of these funds, which dorms were to use for Forecast: permanent improvements, was a form of Cloudy today with a 40 punishment for the vandalism that occurred Pressure percent chance of during the snowball fight. This vandalism thundershowers. Warmer included the breaking of many dorm win­ © O E3 E3 with highs in the middle to SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY dows, including those in Tyson’s room, as HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES upper 50s. any student who walked down South Quad the next day could see. I do not wish to argue whether or not Tyson was just in suspending these funds; it was clearly within his power to do so as a vice president of the University, and his Works of art worth about $17 million were ORLD Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh clashed arguments are understandable. stolen from the Riviera home of Pablo Picasso’s during an anti-government strike called by opposition What is not understandable, however, is granddaughter in Cannes, France in what police called parties to demand free elections, and 265 people were Tyson’s closemouthed attitude in the days one of the biggest art thefts ever. Police estimated the injured, news reports said Monday. Police arrested following his action. The Observer repeat­ value of the stolen artwork at $17 million, and said it 115 people during the strike on Sunday. The strike, the edly attempted to contact him to obtain a included two paintings by Henri Matisse and a bust by 61st this year, also called for an end to President Hus­ clearer understanding of his motives for Auguste Rodin. They said some works by Picasso were sain Muhammad Ershad’s 7-year-old government. At suspending the funds. stolen, but provided no details. least 150 workers were injured and 30 of them were Tyson (through his secretaries) refused to hospitalized.