Alcala Yearbook 1992-1993

Someday 1992-1993

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ALCALA NEWS

Jimmy Hoffa found on campus during sewage pipe repair

Immaculata moves

Groundskeepers planting palm "but we had no way of knowing trees next to the Immaculata last the extent of the problems we fall made an interesting discov- would encounter." ery. Upon surveyal of the site, it "I put my shovel in the was determined that the burial ground and hit something hard," ground extended 2.96 feet under said Ramon Velasquez. "I didn't the foundation of the know what it was." Immaculata. The Archaeology Depart- "Wecouldn'tgetallof thecon- ment investigated the situation tents out with the Immaculata andascertainedthattheareanext sitting on top of the graves," to the Immaculata had been used said Hoskins, "sowe had to bring in years past as a burial site. in heavy machinery to move The California Historical So- the Immaculata three feet to the ciety (CHS) was called in. They right." confirmed the Archaeology site was used as a cemetery by the blue-domed basilica off of its the Xoatlinjaque Indians nearly foundations and placed it 3.56 750 years ago," said CHS Ar- feet to the northeast of its former chaeologist Cecil Hume. "Yes, location. the layout pattern of the bodies "We were fortunate that none and the burial trinkets definitely of the Immaculata's contents point to that tribe." were damaged," said Remaining members of the Immaculata custodian, Eunice Xoatlinjaque Tribe, now located Tucker. "The church suffered inArizona,appealedtotheCHS. only minor cracks in its walls, Their demand insisted that the and one stained glass window entire site be exhumed and came loose in its casing." shipped to the tribe's reserva- The Immaculata was closed tion near Flagstaff. to the public for five weeks while In accordance with Califor- all repairs were made, but re– nia remuneration laws, USDwas opened with a special obligated to have the burial site rededicatory mass on Mar. 25. surveyedandcatalogued,sothat "I'm just glad it's all over," all contents could be located and said Tucker. "I hope that they'll removed. be a little more careful the next "We knew it was going to be time they go digging things up difficult," said Dr. P.J. Hoskins around here, because I'm not of the Archaeology Department, moving this church again."

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Department's findings . ment on th e morning of Feb. 9 , The excavation site behind Camino hall where Hoffa was discovered "Wehavedeterminedthatthe 1993, as a massive crane lifted ,__________________________

Former Teamsters' Union leader Jimmy Hoffa was un– earthed, earlier this year by Physical Plant workers repair– ing an earthquake damaged pipe. "It was strange," said Physi– cal Plant worker James Gaucho. "We broke through the asphalt to get to the pipe, and there he was--just sitting there." Hoffa was reported in good health by Health Center staff, who were rushed to the scene to offer medical assistance. "He was slightly malnour– ished and suffering from dehy– dration, but really none the worse for wear," said nurse Rachel Goody. "After stabiliz– ing him and feeding him a few Twinkies, we sent him off toMe– morial General for further

tests and observation. Hoffa spoke with reporters before he was taken to the hos pital, finally revealing the de tails of his heretofore mysteri ous disappearance. "I was in the bathroom, clip ping my toe nails," he said, "when suddenly a group of thugs broke through the door and dragged me outside and shoved me into the trunk of their car. I was later transferred to a plane and a few hours later they shoved me into this hole here and sealed it up."

University officials issued a statement apologizing for the situation and stating that it will now be official policy and pro– cedure to investigate any suspi– cious on-campus nocturnal ex– cav at ions. Athletic department considers cricket team

Following the great success Cricket Club," said Roger Yeats, Theclub, whichdefeatedsuch of the USD Cricket Club this Athletic Overseer. "They went cricket greats as UNLV, Notre year, the Athletic Department is undefeated this year, and with- Dame, and Amhearst will now considering the promotion of out any recognition from the go on to the natio!'al champion– that club to the status of an University or the students. I ship in Kansas City, MO. There official USD team. think they could be a valuable they will face off against Slip- "W e're very proud of the addition to our family of teams." pery Rock University from

Montana. "We wish them the best of luck in this championship," said Yeats, "and we hope to be able to have conveyed the title of 'team' on them by the time they return from the Mid-West."