■ Current Miss America Kate Shindle is ■ Swing dancing is sweeping the nation. Scene preparing to relinquish her crown this week­ reviewed a new swing album by The Brian Setzer Wednesday end. Women’s News examines issues sur­ Orchestra. Find out if it’s worthy to groove to. rounding SEPTEMBER the pageant. Women’s News • 3 Scene • 14-15 16, 1998 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s VOL XXXII NO. 16 WW W .ND.EDU/~OBSERVER ■ M ulticultural B eat Despite rumor, Hispanic Heritage Month begins at SMC Driver still By EMILY PARKER News Writer plays for ND Yesterday marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Saint Mary's College was no exception, celebrated in style with the By KATHLEEN O ’BRIEN first-ever Annual Hispanic Heritage News Writer Month. The event, entitled “ El Grito de la Sophomore football player Tony Driver is Independeneia,” — Spanish for “Cry back on campus, wondering what all the fuss for Independence" — was sponsored was about. and designed by La Euerza, a Latina Driver, a strong safety, confirmed last night student organization. It included din­ that he is still a Notre Dame student and a ner, folk dancing and music. member of the football team, despite yester­ The organization sponsors about 80 day’s reports to the contrary. percent of the events this month, “There was a lot of stuff on my mind, some along with the Office of M ulticultural stuff I had to take care of at homo," said Affairs. Driver. “Football’s fine, school’s fine, I just The purpose of the Cry for needed to go home for a day." Independence celebration is to mark Driver left campus Monday afternoon before the numerous Latin American inde­ football practice, returning to stay overnight at pendence days that occur this month. his home in Louisville, Ky. Saint Mary’s activities were com­ Based on comments of some of his team­ prised of Mexican folk dance, Chilean mates and his conspicuous absence from foot­ music and Nicaraguan poetry all per­ ball practice, The Observer reported yesterday formed by Saint Mary’s students. that he had left the University indefinitely. A Students who are of Hispanic back­ few teammates said Driver left either because ground are excited to display their he didn’t like the coaches or because he had culture and heritage throughout the been switched from the tailback position to month. safety. “It is a wonderful opportunity for When Driver returned to campus, he was students to show pride in their cul­ surprised to learn that his status at the ture and learn more about other University was the focus of such attention. Hispanic cultures," said Maria “I’m fine. I’m 100%," said Driver. “I’m just a Oropeza of the Office of M ulticultural normal student who had things going on at Affairs. home, but I guess my situation's a lot more Latino culture is not just one cul­ open than other people’s." ture. but many different cultures He also said that he is happy with his situa­ from many different areas, mixing tion on the team. The Observer/Manuela Hernandez the backgrounds of the settlers of Driver is considered a key figure in the suc­ Latin America, such as British, A folk dancer celebrates the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. Saint Mary’s cess of the Irish this season. The 6-foot-2, 210- Spanish, Portuguese and African, College held an event with music and dance to mark the beginning of the month, pound safety is a significant contributor to the with the practices of the indigenous in Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam and Oropeza said, Irish defense, making seven tackles in the peoples. the Philippines. It couldn’t be applied Due to the differences of the people team’s 45-23 loss to Michigan State last week­ "The word Hispanic itself means to the people of Brazil, who speak and the cultures involved, the Office end. people of Spain, and throughout his­ Portuguese. of M ulticultural Affairs and La Euerza He appeared in all 13 games as a freshman, tory was applied only to those with “Latino is a term the people have have decided on events that reflect averaging 19.5 yards per kickoff return. One of Spanish surnames, including people ascribed to themselves, really," that same diversity. six freshmen to earn a monogram, he also car­ ried the ball 35 times for 125 yards. Alcohol use raises concerns for SMC campus By NORA KULWICKI of Residence Life. “Some students One rector at a male dorm News Writer In the past, were taken twice,” clearly delineated Notre Notre Dame has she said, noting Dame's “real" policy, indicating Step onto a shuttle bus any been ra n ked as that one student that it is much looser than Friday night and chances are one of the top was hospitalized Saint Mary’s alcohol rules. your senses w ill be deluged by binge drinking twice within a two- “I know that lunderage the sight, sme 11 schools in the week period. drinkingl does go on ... fresh­ and sound of SEE ALSO nation. With such intoxi­ men can register a party with groomed, per­ Considering the cating levels of alcohol," said the rector. “ [We fum ed and " “Binge social link between alcohol being con­ are] trying to help [keep] peo­ said that she planned to do chattering drinking still a the two schools, many Saint sumed, it seems that leaving ple in a controlled environ­ some, “ heavy drinking." females. problem." Mary’s students experience the the Saint Mary’s campus might ment." Saint Mary’s regulations An evening of alcohol is not M ost are p .4 effects of the score’s implica­ add to the danger. only allow for drinking behind uncommon for her as she/ said headed to tions. Why then, do Saint Mary's closed doors if all occupants of she “ parties four days a week." Notre Dame to Mary DePauw, director of students migrate so readily to the room are 21 years old or This evidence of “heavy party and many of these counseling and career develop­ the cast side of the boundary over. drinking" has precedence. women plan to drink — heavi­ ment. said that she is, “very street? Since underage drinking does Orr spoke of some cases in concerned th at d rin k in g is a One obvious reason is that occur among Saint Mary's stu­ ly the past years that have gotten The tradition of alcohol con­ problem at every college, underage drinking is much dents, some would think it dangerously out of control. sumption that exists on the including ours ... I because I more permissible at Notre safer for them if the College “ Students have been taken to Dome side of U.S. 31 seems to there is a high correlation Dame. loosened its drinking policy. the hospital with alarmingly have been inherited by Saint between alcohol abuse and sit­ “We respond to what we are However, the consensus high blood alcohol levels,” she Mary’s women. uations where women get aware of,” said Jeff Shoup, among students seems to indi­ said, citing cases where stu­ The culture of the Notre hurt." director of Residence Life at cate that this is not their dents have tallied .300 blood Dame/Saint Mary’s community One student relying on the Notre Dame. “The rectors are desire. alcohol content levels. This is doesn’t make it easy to not shuttle bus for transportation responsible for enforcement extremely dangerous, consider­ drink, said Suzie Orr, director to a dorm party at Notre Dame within the residence halls." ing that a .500 BAG is fatal. see SMC/ page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, September 16, 1998 INSIDE COLUMN u t s i d e t h e D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports Driver’s Ed Bomb scare leads to evacuation of Vanderbilt residence hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. being asked to leave. I've started to wonder a few things about A little after 4 p.m. on Thursday of “We were prepared for this the kind of people who accidentally open last week, Resident Adviser Richard because we talked about this type of their car doors into the car parked next to Helms and Area Director Jason thing during AD training at the them. Jakubowski were rooting around in beginning of the year,” said Specifically, I've Sarah Dylag the ceiling tiles on the third floor of Jakubowski. Started to wonder Scene E ditor Barnard Hall. Three hours later, the V After Barnard was evacuated, the where they learned to ----------------------------- previously evacuated residents of the package was opened, and a black d r iv e . Vanderbilt-Barnard Quad were told evacuated the building and called alarm clock was found inside. Even Correct me if I'm wrong, but last time I that they could return to their rooms. VUPD, EMS and ISA,” said so, the package was retained by checked, if a driver parks a car so close to The bomb squad had declared the Jakubowski. “And I was impressed by Metro police and taken to the crime another car that it is impossible to comfort­ area safe. how quickly all of the staff respond­ lab downtown for processing, which ably get out of the vehicle without denting, Jakubowski had been alerted by ed.” VUPD zone officers were the first includes lifting fingerprints from the scratching or otherwise damaging the other the RA that there was a beeping to respond, who in turn alerted Metro box.