Cesaro/Selak, Williams/Reising Advance to Run-Off
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Tuesday, February 10, 1998 • Vol. XXXI No. 88 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • ELECTION '98 Cesaro/Selak, Williams/Reising advance to run-off By DAVID FREDDOSO Senior Staff Writer Run.. off Run.. off The tickets led by Peter Cesaro and Brandon Williams will face off Thursday Ticket Ticket in the run-off election for student body president, the student government elec PRESIDENT PRESIDENT tion committee announced last night. The Cesaro/Selak ticket finished far ahead with almost 33 percent of the vote, while the Brandon Williams/Julie Reising came in second with more than 17 per cent. These two tickets will go head to head on Thursday, since student govern ment bylaws dictate that a ticket must have at least 50 percent of the vote to win. Williams Cesaro Despite a seemingly comfortable lead, Cesaro seemed well aware that he still VrcE VrcE had to win over many voters in order to PRESIDENT PRESIDENT obtain the needed 50 percent. "We're going to keep working," he said. "The race is just beginning." "We are both very excited, and we're looking forward to serving the student FitzSimons/Murphy body of Notre Dame," added Andrea Cesaro/Selak Selak, Cesaro's running mate. "We've 14.84% 32.83% been researching and brainstorming, and we love getting input from all the stu *Includes Leen/Grunow, 2.49%; Poirier/Smith, 1.63% dfmts." Reising Some votes were invalid or write-ins. Based on 55.57% voter turnout Selak Williams and Reising, meanwhile, remained similarly optimistic. Student officer hopefuls Cesaro/Selak captured approximately 33 percent of the vote. Williams/Reising garnered approximate "I feel a sense of relief just knowing [the ly 17.5 percent. A run-off election between the two tickets will be held this Thursday. results]," said Williams, "but I also sense a great opportunity. Hopefully, we'll get in the race. While all of the candidates Williams became sick over the weekend, It wasn't easy to make up for this, elected and get a chance to do something were subject to the extraordinarily short and it happened that at the same time Reising said, but their focused effort paid good for the students. We're definitely period of time allowed for campaigning Reising's grandfather became ill and she off. "On Sunday, we tried to do the best excited." this year - only five days - this ticket took personal time to visit her family. we could," Reising said. Williams and Reising have had to cope faced the challenge of both personal and These illnesses took an entire day out of with unexpected circumstances thus far family illness during the campaign period. their campaign. see ELECTIONS I page 4 • BLACK HISTORY MONTH Director promotes race reflection By CHRISTOPHER SHIPLEY News Writer "It's visual poetry, brother," said Benjamin Bratt, star of NBC's crime and punishment drama "Law & Order," to audi ence members following the screening of 11-:l=l::W~,~ •11 his brother !'Pier's first • "Bransdls· motion pic- cuss film's turn, "Follow goals" Me Home," pA SaturdayL......-~----' night in the I lesburgh library auditorium. Peter Bratt, who wrote the Photo Courtesy of Victor Scott script for the movie in addition Alfre Woodard, right, who plays Evey in Peter Bratt's "Follow Me Home," to directing it, shared with the receives the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's award for out audience his desire to create a standing recognition in film from Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert. contemporary urban drama which would help motivate the Benjamin Bratt plays the role of past, Bratt claimed. audience to discuss social Abel, one of the four artists. "Every character has an issues that touched campus and The movie explores the inter- aspect of that soul-wound, and national life. actions between the characters each character gets wrapped Younger brother Benjamin who all have a hidden story. up in their own thoughts," the expressed the same desire to The movie takes the men along director explained. the audience. the highways and back roads of "Follow Me Home" has yet to "Our number one hope is that middle America. be picked up by a major distrib- the film sparks the audience to "This is an allegory tale. Just ution company, despite being dialogue," he said. "Essentially, the idea of painting the White one of 18 films chosen to be we want everyone to come out House, this structure we hold viewed at the 1996 Sundance of the theater thinking about so high, is a way for these char- Film Festival. Sundance is the the issues we don't normally acters to be included," the largest independent film festi look at intensely." director said. val in the world, and chose "Follow Me Home" is the Peter Bratt explained that Bratt's film from over 1,500 story of four East Los Angeles each character must overcome possible candidates. artists of different races who a "soul-wound," or internalized It was not until Henri Norris, set off on a cross country trip to oppression. The film serves to a Chicago lawyer, mortgaged Washington, D.C., where they heal today's problems by her home to begin New Millenia ultimately plan to paint a large remaining true to traditional mural on the White House. teachings and respect for the see MOVIE 1 page 4 _j page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, February 10, 1998 • INSIDE COLUMN Zahtn Sucks utside the Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports Well, we've heard it so Spencer Stefko Columbia student faces charges for gambling involvement much it must be true. Assistant Viewpoint NEW YORK tigation until Friday morning, when Like black quarterbacks Editor not having "what it A Columbia College junior was they received a press release from the takes" and the among 16 people in New York and on DA's office. Constitution granting the right to kill babies, Long Island who were arrested Della Pietra is alleged to have acted it must be true. Thursday for their alleged involve as a runner for approximately 25 So as a public service to all readers con ment in an illegal gambling ring that Columbia students, collecting 40 to 50 cerned about the future of Notre Dame as investigators say netted 10 million dollar bets on college and profession long as Zahm is allowed to stand, I figure I'll dollars a year. al sporting events, the District break down the ways Zahm sucks so you can Joseph Della Pietra, a member of Attorney reported in a press release take this list straight to Monk and have Ted the Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity, distributed Friday. Kaczynski installed as Zahm's paperboy. was arrested outside the fraternity many of them are believed by investi Bettors participating in the gam Ask mostly anyone and you'll get a list of house after a five-month investigation gators to have been college students, bling ring came primarily from the grievances rivaling the Declaration of by the New York Police Department according to the New York Times. tri-state area. Others were from San Independence. and the Queens District Attorney's Queens District Attorney Richard A. Francisco, Boston, Las· Vegas, "There must be some reason," you say. "I office indicated that he was acting as Brown began investigating the gam Nevada, Arlington, Va, Charlotte. mean, why else would these idiots stand in a runner for the ring. bling ring last October. Brown started N.C., and Harrisburg, Pa., Brown's front of their dorm, in sub-freezing tempera The arrest has sent shock waves looking into Della Pietra's involve office reported. tures, a few without shirts for God's sake, through the university community, ment when he discovered records of Della Pietra's ZBT fraternity broth and get pelted with snowballs each year, out leaving administrators surprised and phone calls Della Pietra made to ers assembled last week and agreed numbered at least four or five to one? Or run Della Pietra's fraternity brothers other alleged members of the gam not to discuss Della Pietra's case with around in the rain dressed like William scrambling to evade the scrutiny of bling ring. the media, a member of ZBT said. Wallaee and sing Zahm spirituals before the the press. According to Columbia College Dean No member of the fraternity would first pep rally eaeh year? What makes them The Queens-based ring took bets of Students Roger Lehecka, University comment on the allegations against drive golf carts through innocent Alumni's from gamblers across the U.S., and officials were not aware of the inves- Della Piatra. Wake?" "How about running through LaFortune every first study week dressed like William • GEORGIA TECH • UNIVERSITY OF flORIDA Wallace, sans kilt? Why don't they let guys from other dorms into their parties? And Changes suggested for school song Student takes appeal to courts why do they sit together at dinner every night, up in that God-forsaken section of ATLANTA, Ga. GAINESVILLE, Fla. theirs?" The Diversity Task Force recommended that changes be University of Florida graduate student Carlos Cruz Before I can even get the word "traditi..." made to "The Ramblin' Wreck," the school song of Georgia was arrested and charged in November with stalking his out of my mouth, you rudely interrupt. Tech. The recommendation is contained in the task force's ex-girlfriend by accessing her e-mail account, down "But that's all in the past," you say. report to the Diversity Forum. According to Stephanie Ray, loading and reading her messages. And now, after "You're starting to sound like a history associate dean of students, director of diversity issues, and exhausting his appeals last week on the ur Judicial major.