VOL. XXIII NO. 78 TUESDAY , JANUARY 30, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Bush presents 1991 budget THE BUDGET DOLLAR Bush says budget cuts the deficit in half Fiscal year 1991 outlay estimate: $1,233.3 billion WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi­ sive weapons. Where It Comes From Borrowing Excise DEFICIT dent Bush on Monday sent Bush would increase spending Taxes Congress a $1.23 trillion budget on space, education, the envi­ individual Social Insurance Corporation Other PROJECTIONS for fiscal 1991 that keeps new ronment and the war on drugs. income Taxes Receipts spending below inflation and Losers, this year, are Medicare, recognizes “ remarkable college student loans, farm changes” in the world by scal­ subsidies, energy conservation Bush budget deficits or surplus ing back defense and rewarding and mass transit. projections compared with emerging democracies. The president’s budget for Congressional estimates and Bush called the spending plan the fiscal year that begins Oct. targets mandated by the an “ investment in the future,” 1 calls for $36.5 billion in Gramm-Rudman Act. but Democrats in Congress spending cuts and other deficit- pounced on it as not bold reduction measures. ^ Fiscal year figures in billions of dollars enough on defense cuts and too It projects a 7 percent in­ 89 90* 91* 92* 93* harsh on social programs. crease in revenues, to $1.17 ‘ estimated Bush They also disputed the presi­ trillion, without a general tax dent’s contention that his bud­ increase and just a 3 percent get would halve the deficit, to boost in overall spending - $63.1 billion, saying its eco­ more than a percentage point Where It Goes Other Federal Operations— nomic assumptions were too below the current rate of infla­ State and Gramm- optimistic. tion. Direct Benefit National Local grants Rudman “This is a take-two-aspirin Bush proposed defense Payments for Individuals Defense -j Net Interest targets and call-me-in-the-morning spending of $292.1 billion, a budget,” said Rep. Leon cut of 2 percent measured Panetta, D-Calif., chairman of against inflation; while boost­ the House Budget Committee, ing foreign aid to Eastern Eu­ which opens hearings on the rope, the Philippines and Latin new budget on Tuesday. America. Fights loomed with the On the domestic fro n t, his Democratic-controlled budget would leave in place the Congressional Budget Congress on a range of fronts: $ocial Security tax increase Office estimates Bush’s desire to cut Medicare that took effect earlier this and capital gains taxes, to month. But it honors Bush’s close m ilitary bases he consid­ 1988 campaign pledge to pro- ers outmoded and, on the other Sources: OMB, CBO AP hand, to preserve some expen­ see BUDGET / page 5 Source: Office of Management and Budget AP/T. Dean Caple Supreme Court decision unlocks confidential peer reviews Chinese-American, Oriental By MONICA YANT and those vying for the same Tung argued that her qualifi­ News Writer tenure, in cases where sexual Looking cations were “equal to or better woman in th e ir school,” she or racial discrimination has than” her five male faculty said in her charge. Editor’s Note: This is the first been charged, according to Jus­ competitors. She charged that When the EEOC began its in­ in a two-part series tice Harry Blackmun’s majority ] ln t0 the the University’s Personal vestigation of Pennsylvania it Universities can be forced to opinion in the case University P| If B 1] 5 Q Tenure Committee justified their deci­ requested various information, disclose confidential peer re­ of Pennsylvania v. Equal Em­ sion “on the ground that the including peer review files of view files in cases charging dis­ ployment Opportunity Commis­ Wharton School is not inter­ Tung and the five male faculty crimination in the tenure pro­ sion (Jan. 9, 1990). The case of Rosalie Tung, a ested in China-related re­ members mentioned in the cess, said the U.S. Supreme The University of Pennsylva­ Chinese-American professor, search,” said the decision. The charge. Pennsylvania, however, Court in an early January deci­ nia, in denying the release of charged that the University of Wharton School is the Univer­ claimed First Amendment pro­ sion. confidential peer review mate­ Pennsylvania unfairly denied sity of Pennsylvania’s graduate tection from releasing the files The court held that the Equal rials, sought to require the her tenure because of her sex school of business. on the basis of academic free­ Employment Opportunity Commission to prove a particu­ and race. Tung took her com­ Tung claimed that the expla­ dom to keep the files confiden­ Commission (EEOC) has the lar necessity of access, beyond plaint to the EEOC, who then nation was basis for discrimi­ tial. relevance, before the materials investigated whether her argu­ nation. It was “simply their way right to procure the evaluations see FILES / page 6 of persons being denied tenure, would be disclosed. ment was valid. of saying they do not want a Delivery process for financial aid complex By JANICE O’LEARY Assistant News Editor Financial Editor’s note: this is the sec­ ond of a five-part series Aid An important part of the fi­ nancial aid process is the deliv­ ery system, according to Direc­ The process begins by first tor of Financial Aid Joe Russo. filling out and turning in the The delivery system is the application. “An analysis with process of “students applying a figure at the bottom, which is for aid, being reviewed for it, a preliminary estimate of sup­ and eventually getting the funds posedly what a family can af­ for w hich he or she applied,” ford, is sent to the financial aid Russo said. office from the College Scholar- “$uch a process typically ship Service (CSS). could take months, and for “The government receives 'Notre Dame students it begins data from the agency (CSS) and now,” he said. sends it back to that initial Notre Dame’s process, unlike agency with an okay. The CSS many colleges’, does not require then sends a Student Aid Report a separate institutional (SAR) to the student,” Russo application. The financial aid said. office, however, does reserve Then a decision is made and The Observer/Andrew McCloskey the right to request additional the student told of it. The deci­ Director of Financial Aid Joe Russo shows sophomores Carol Ruff and Wendy Shields how to fill out their Fi­ documents from applicants to sion often requires completing nancial Aid Forms (FAF). Notre Dame, as well as the government, uses the FAF in its financial aid process. verify and clarify financial cir­ cumstances. see FAF / page 6 page 2 The Observer Tuesday, January 30, 1990 I n s id e C o l u m n W e a t h e r Forecast for noon, Tuesday, Jan. 30. Beware perils of Lines show high temperatures. doing laundry off campus Yesterday’s high: 39 Since the University Yesterday’s low: 25 so generously hiked K | National High: 83 (Fort My­ up the price of doing ers, Fla.) laundry on campus, t. / r my roommates and I National Low: -9 (Warroad, have been postponing g m #% Minn) doing the mammoth job. Noticing that my Forecast: dirty laundry had been growing like the Janice O’Leary Becoming cloudy today with a 50 percent chance of light federal budget deficit, Assistant News Editor I became determined snow. High in the middle to do it this weekend. 30s. Clearing tonight. Low Being the cheapskates that we are, my FRONTS: around 15. Outlook for roommate Betsy and I decided to go into Wednesday: Mostly sunny. South Bend and save 15 cents per load. High in the upper 20s. Our excursion to the laundromat became COLD WARM STATIONARY quite an adventure. Pressure There we stood, amongst several people who looked as if they hadn't yet heard of © © E 3 E53 S 3 -O d . Q the comb, in our last pairs of clean HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY underwear, at a total loss. Via Associated Press GraphicsNet We had finished putting all of our darks into one of those huge industrial washers (the kind big enough to put your bratty little cousin in) and we couldn’t figure out how to O f I n t e r e s t put the detergent in. After observing one person of indetermi­ Dismas House information meeting to be held at The Notre Dame Student Players will present nate gender, we found the little hatch you 7 p.m. in the CSC. Students are greatly needed and en­ their 1990 production, The Fantasticks, later this spring. pour the stuff through on the top. Pretty couraged to think about this “once-in-a-lifetime" experi­ Auditions for the cast w ill be held February 5th and 6th in neat. ence of detention ministry. Any questions, please call Sal Washington Hall. Anyone interested in auditions, techni­ Well, after awhile we began to think we or James at 233-8522. cal work, or the pit orchestra (keyboards, harp, string were quite the laundromat experts, and we bass, percussion) should stop by the SUB secretary’s of­ were saving money. Until the dryer incident, Band auditions for Godspell will be held today in fice, 2nd floor LaFortune, by February 2nd for more in­ that is. Room 115 Farley Hall. Guitarists please come at 8 p.m., form ation. We finished loading every article of basists at 9 p.m. Bring only acoustics, and be prepared to clothing into the big industrial dryer play one piece.