WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 5, 1990 VOL. XXIII NO. 64 the independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Former governor Babbit returns to NO to speak By COLLEEN GANNON opportunity and income." student body president and that time, "slowing drew me to News Writer "I am troubled by the inability resident of Zahm Hall, said, "I the notion that my sense of of our political leaders to lay came to Notre Dame as a Catholicism really did relate to Americans havn accepted that out simple truth to the product of a Catholic experi­ a eertain sense of obligation it is tlw business of government American people about where ence." He said that he grew up projected outward onto other to do nothing. former Arizona we are in this world, about our in a Catholic Church driven by people," he said. Governor Bruc1~ Babbit said inability to match spending and rules. "I left here (Notre Dame) Tuesday. income," he said. In his first year at Notre carrying that expnrience with "It was the right thing to do, Leaders need to say that the Dame, he said that he found me," Babbit said. becaus11 I had something to United States cannot continue two faces of the Catholic Although he lost the election, say," s1~id Babbit in rderenee to to live beyond its means, Babbit Church. "One face was an ex­ Babbit said he learned some­ his candidacy in the 1988 said. According to Babbit, tension of the Catholic Church thing from it. "The 1988 cam­ presidential Plection. Although leaders need to tell Americans that I grew up in," he said. paign never went anywhere," lw rm:ognized the long odds for that the reason government "The Church was obsessed with he said. According to Babbit. winning. Babbit said he entered consumes so much of our in­ authoritarian tradition," he the campaign's inability to get tlw raen to convey a message. come is not because of people Bruce Babbit added. off the ground fated his party "l'olitieal leaders in this of welfare or people of poverty, Another face of Catholicism for failure. "Nobody wanted eountry are not talking up to but "because we created a huge he said. that Babbit observed "seemed any change," he said. thfl Amflrican elflctorate. We infrastructure of entitlement However, Babbit said to emphasize the sacramental "To state a problem is some­ am a society fnmm in compla­ programs for the middle class." Americans cannot get some­ quality of faith and worth." how seen as admitting that ceney," hfl said. According to "We have to sharpen our fo­ thing for nothing. "Of course Babbit said he then became perhaps there is a painful solu­ Babbil, Americans have ac­ cus about doing something we have to raise taxes," he acquainted with "the idea that tion, perhaps there will have to cept!Jd "that the sole function of about the people on the streets said. Catholicism is not rules." government is to maximize of this land that do need help," Babbit, a former Notre Dame Events occurring in his life at see BABBITI page 4 English majors sidestep many of DART's faults by pre-registering By MONICA YANT registration process that allows Associate News Editor English majors to ehoose their ReQistration '90: : classes within the department . before DART registration A eornmitment to maintaining . ·DART and other . begins. "We have linked a strong. personal advisory :problems: advising with registration in a systtHn has lP.d to a pre-regis­ ·-·~ way that the DART system tration proeess for English would not have enabled us to majors to avoid many of the do," Buttigieg said. cornpliel!tions of DAHT. said "When DAHT was put into English majors receive pre­ .JosP.ph Buttigi11g, department operation. we saw absolutely no registration information and chair. relation between what our schedule appointments with Each of thP :H, full-time fac­ advising was telling students to their advisors before October ulty mPmbP.rs within the de­ do and what they were doing," break. The pre-registration partnwnt advises between 15 he said. Buttigieg noted that process itself is staggered like and 18 students. Buttigieg said. students would decide upon DART, starting with the seniors. ThP. advisors have traditionally classes with their advisor, only Pre-registration begins before assistPd studnnts in choosing to be denied the courses during 8 a.m., but the earlier students what classes tlwy will takP. to­ registration and forced to reg­ form the line outside the ward completing their major. ister for classes they had no in­ English office, the better chance Tlw advisory systPm is mw of terest in. they will ha.ve to register the tlw rPasons studPnts say they So as not to risk losing the classes of their choice. d11elare English as a major. strength of the advising system, Janice O'Leary, a junior, be­ ButligiPg said. "Thny don't fen! the English department ap­ gan waiting at 11 p.m and said so lost." he said of the system proached the Hegistrar's office she was approximately the 15th which allows majors to get to for a compromise. "After all, person in line that night. know tlwir prof11ssors on a one­ the University claims to be very "That's the only reason I got my Ready for winter The Observer/Elisa Klosterman to-one l11V11l. interested in advising," classes," she said of her all­ ThP introduction of DAHT, Buttigieg said. "we didn't want night wait. Ron Spitaels, top, and Dennis Krol are shown working on one of howPver. threatened this sys­ to throw it away." their department's trucks at the Vehicle Maintenance Bay. tPrn. The result was a unique pre- see ENGLISH I page 8 Minor injuries, little damage Gulf Crisis Action Group starts campaign reported from snowball fight to Congressmen to discourage war in Iraq By PAUL PEARSON students were sent to hospital By MARK CAWLEY "United Nations-sponsored, in order to save our fragiln Assistant News Editor emergency rooms for minor News Writer non-violent sanctions, which environmnnt," stated the lacerations. and one student do not include food and Group. Nearly 500 students took suffered an eye injury. Less The Gulf Crisis Action medicine, should be given a The letter writing part in an all-campus snowball than ten others were treated Group has started a letter chance to take their ell'ect on campaign is being financed fight Tunsday, according to for minor cuts and bruises. writing campaign to the Iraqi economy," said primarily by members of the Chuck Hurley, assistant direc­ encourage members of the Verdonk. "A negotiated Gulf Crisis Action Group. tor of Notre Damn Security. Father Andre Leveille, rector House of Representatives to settlement should be actively "We have all sort off chippnd of Cavanaugh Hall, said that deter an American first­ pursued," she said. in," said Tara Vnrdonk. Tlw Hurley said that the annual most students in his hall did strike against Iraq. The Group, in a written Center for Social Coneerns evnnt was "more subdund" than not participate in the snowball The action group began statement. also encouraged has also donated its any like it in previous years. fight this year. "We asked our this campaign because, the establishment of a U.N. photocopiers for usn in the guys to stay in the hall. and Security officers were pa­ "The costs of war outweigh peace-keeping force to aet as campaign. most of them stayed in the any gains and the potential a buffer between Iraq and The action group's trolling the ND campus hall," he said. throughout the night. No major for escalation is too great," Saudi Arabia. This force campaign will begin today said group member Tara would replace American led from 7 to 10 p.m. at the injuries or extensive property After last year's snowball damage was reported. Verdonk. "We believe a U.S. troops in the region. The Center for Social Concerns fight. which caused widespread attack would intensify and establishment of alternative coffee house. It will continue damage to campus buildings, At approximat11ly 11 :50 p.m., entrench hatred for America fuel sources and an end to the on Thursday and Friday in Father David Tyson, then-vice in the region, making future American reliance on foreign the library eoncourse from 2 a resident of Flanner Ilall re­ president of Student Affairs, portnd damagn to his seeond­ Middle East disputes more oil was also recommended by to 5 p.m. Thn group will be suspendnd $20,000 in matching likely and more difficult to the Gulf Crisis Action Group. soliciting signatures for noor window from the snow­ funds to cover the damage. ball fight. Hurley said. No other resolve," she added. "We oppose military action petitions and will provide After many students protested Several'alternatives to war in defense of our access to re­ fact sheets for those who damage to property was re­ the decision, the matching portnd. have been encouraged by sources. the consumption of wish to write their own funds were eventually rein­ the Gulf Crisis Action Group. which we need to scale back letters. According to a source at Uni­ stated. versity Health Services. two page 2 The Observer Wednesday, December 5, 1990 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER Forecast for noon, Tuesday, Dec. 4 The five most Lines show high temperatures. livable cities in America Yesterday's High: 44 Yesterday's Low: 27 There's been a de---------­ 30 Nation's High: 88 bate going on lately (EI Cajon, Calif.) as to which city in the Nation's Low: -11 U.S. is considered the (Bismarck, N.D.) best place to live.