Idaho Supports Abort. Restriction Campus Life Discusses Bill
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VOL. XXIII NO. 110 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S ND Law School is ranked 19 in nation By L. PETER YOB News Writer The Notre Dame Law School is ranked 19th in the nation, according to a report published in the March 19 issue of U.S. News and World Report. Law School Dean David Link said the report is "better than others" he has seen and "surprisingly good and more accurate than ex pected," but he added that there were some inac curacies caused by the inclusion of irrelevant £ri teria that mixed up the ranking order. "It is very hard to do a survey like this," Link said. The ranking is accurate in general but not in the specific placement of schools. Link agreed that an evaluation of instructional materials is a good criteria for ranking law schools, but he said that "academic reputation is a bad criteria." "It is bound to be inaccurate," said Link, be cause "it is the result of a survey of law schools." Lawyers and judges are in a position to evalu ate the academic quality of recent graduates be cause they are hiring recent graduates from vari ous schools, according to Link, but "law schools The Observer/Suzy Hernandez don't know much about other law schools." Spring at Saint Mary's The legal-education section of the American Bar Association discouraged cooperation with The sun shone over two of Saint Mary's residence halls on a spring-like afternoon this week. LeMans Hall on the left and the U.S. News Survey. Link Believes that "most Haggar Hall on the right are both involved in a discussion about room picking procedures at the college. see LAW I page 4 Idaho supports abort. restriction Campus Life discusses bill BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Both sides agree it would ban withstand the the high court's of students' rights at ND Idaho Senate passed and sent more than 90 percent of the scrutiny, and could cost the to the governor Thursday the 1,500 abortions performed in state as much as $1 million to By VALLI VAIRAVAN open hearing, and the right most restrictive abortion law of Idaho each year. defend. News Writer not to be punished collec any state, one that could be- Right To Life forces had al- Right To Life forces main- tively. come a test of the U.S. Supreme ready begun focusing their lob- tained the issue was whether A bill of students' rights The issue was raised by Court's commitment to legal- hying effort on the governor. Idaho would lead the nation in was discussed by The Cam- faculty and rectors that ized abortions. Andrus was also the target of protecting the lives of the un- pus Life Council on Thurs- there is a pastoral concern If signed by Democratic Gov. abortion rights advocates, who born. day. in violations, where 'the uni Cecil Andrus, the measure vowed to keep the battle alive. "We know it will be struck The bill was proposed by versity is interested in the vi would take effect July 1. down" in the lower courts, said the Legal Department of olator's personal learning Andrus has declined to an- "We don't intend to quit," Kerry Uhlenkott of Right To Student Government, and and growth, and that it is nounce his intentions on the bill said Sally Trott of Freedom Life of Idaho. "That's what we passed unanimously by the not just a question of "crime but has reiterated his long-held Means Choice, citing polls that want. The Supreme Court jus- Student Senate on March 5. and punishment." anti-abortion stand. indicate Idahoans may oppose tices have invited us to chal- Megan Hines and Greg Hines stressed that the "Abortion in my opinion is abortion but are more opposed lenge Roe vs. Wade." Volan, the authors of the purpose of the bill is the co cruel and unusual punishment," to government intervention in The legislation cleared the bill, fielded questions from operation of students and Republican Sen. Roger Madsen, their lives. House 13 days ago. members of the Campus Life the administration in the Boise attorney who helped "We will fight against the Civil penalties of up to Council (CLC), which is an 18 judicial hearings, in order to draft the legislation. told the governor's signature on this $10,000 for a first offense, member body made up of better the relationship , and Senate before the 25-17 vote. bill, and we will fight after $30,000 for a second offense students, faculty, rectors, "make students more re "It is the destruction of life, that," Trott said. "We have and $50,000 for each addi- and administrators. sponsible." and what can we say about the legal recourse. We will repeal tiona! violation could be The Bill of University and Due to the one hour time future of our society when de- that bill." assessed against any physician Student Relations "is a constraint for the meeting, fenseless victims are destroyed performing or attempting to statement of trust," only the first two of eight for the convenience of personal The bill was patterned on a perform an abortion. Women according to the Legal articles of the bill were dis choice?" Madsen said. "If we National Right To Life model undergoing the procedure Department. Its focus is in cussed. · Matt Breslin, stu are to make a mistake on this that has been rejected by other would not be legally responsi- the area of judicial proce- dent body president and issue, we must make it on the states as too restrictive. But it ble, and there are no criminal dures. The bill expounds a chairman of the CLC, called side of life." is the version that abortion sanctions in the bill. student's right to due another meeting for next The law would make abortion foes want for the test of the Earlier this week, the Pacific process, which entitles him week to continue the discus- illegal except in cases of non- U.S. Supreme Court's commit- territory of Guam enacted a or her to have a fair sion. statutory rape reported. within ment to its 1973 Roe vs. Wade ban on all abortions except to hearing, judged by a fair and Senate elections occur on seven days, incest if the victim decision that legalized abortion. save the mother's life. That law impartial board. The bill April 1, and this will cause is younger than 18, severe fetal Some constitutional experts is being challenged in court. further states a student's some turnover in the mem- deformity or a threat to the have warned that the bill is so right to be judged by one's mother's life or physical health. restrictive it likely would not see IDAHO/ page 4 peers, the right to have an see CLC/page 4 SMC students select dorm rooms for next year through lottery system By KRISTIN BAZANY a number in the lo~tery. Thos~ • ND housing policy/page 10 higher t~Is year than ev~r be- Saint Mary's sa~ d. "The ~ousi~g News Wnter students who don t pay their fore, which forced 18 semors to department IS lackmg m room deposit by the deadline assigned rooms according to be assigned rooms in Regina organization, therefore many are given lower lottery what is available after the Hall, which has smaller rooms students suffer greatly. Their Saint Mary's students have numbers. lottery. A focus is put on each than the other dorms. lack of organization is unfair been participating in room Each hall is allotted a certain student's smoking preference "The lottery may not be what to the entire Saint Mary's selections for the 1990-91 number of spaces for each and sleeping schedule. everyone wants it to be, but it community." school year throughout this class with the exception of Those students dissatisfied is positively fair in every way A common complaint voiced past week. seniors, who are allowed unlim- with their assigned room may that I know of from one by students is the existence of a Room selections are done by ited spaces in each hall. put their name on a waiting list student to the next. The system space quota for all classes a computerized lottery system The junior class is allotted for a more desirable room. used today is also much more except seniors. Many students which allots a number of 145 spaces in LeMans, 130 in Minni Owens, housing efficient than it used to be, " feel there should be no space available rooms in each dorm Holy Cross, 80 in McCandless coordinator for Saint Mary's, Owens said. quota, and room selection for each class according to its and 40 spaces in Regina. says the only complaints she Although Minnie Owens should be based on seniority. size. This system has been used Sophomores are allotted 75 has received this year are con- claims no controversy exists Sheila Corrigan, a junior at since the 1984-85 school year. spaces in LeMans, 90 in Holy cerning seniors who have been with the room selection pro- Saint Mary's :. .. ~.;.. ""'~ Students are required to pay Cross, 120 in McCandless and assigned to Regina Hall. cess, many students have ex- ridiculous that underclassmen a $200 room deposit by a 119 spaces in Regina. According to Owens, the de- pressed dissatisfaction. certain date in order to receive The incoming freshmen are mand for single rooms was Molly McMahon, a junior at see ROOMS/ page 4 r---------------~- page 2 The Observer Friday, March 23, 1990 --------------------- ----------~-- ------ ---------- INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER Forecast for noon, Friday, March 23.