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Rainy Weekend? etc: History of the dome Partlysunnyandwarmtoday. I- High in the middle 80s. Mostly IVIEWPOINT: Abortion and Christian ethics I L.=.~~::.:;o:-=d{h:...:.:r~::.:..:.n~~:...:~i:...:.:l~w-h~-~d-~r-~~o-fm_e~--------.J VOL XXII NO 9 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Ticket shortage Suchy joins scatters freshmen SMC Board By PETE GEGEN early. But the upperclassmen of Regents Staff Reporter all said that it didn't matter By LISA MONTPETIT when we got there, that every Staff Reporter An unexpected shortage of one would get (student section) season tickets has left approx tickets." imately 300 students with an al The ticket office had planned Susan Suchy, a senior busi ternate season ticket set made ness admistration and econom on an increase of 300 season ics major from Oak Lawn, Ill., up of individual tickets regu tickets over last vear's total of larly sold to alumni. 9,400. After Wednesday's sale has been appointed to a one At 4:30p.m. the ticket office to sophomores and graduate year term on the Saint Mary's sold the last of 9,700 season students, the office believed College Board of Regents ac tickets it had set aside for stu there would be enough. cording to the office of Willliam dents, said ticket manager "We were within 100 tickets Hickey, president of the col Bubba Cunningham. of being on target until today," lege. The rest of the students who said Cunningham. "Today we Rose Anne Schultz, chairper wanted tickets got them, had a Jot of upperclassmen who son of the Board of Regents, thanks to the quick work of Jim didn't get tickets on their as said that Suchy will begin her Bell, a 20-year veteran of the signed day purchase them. The duties as a full voting member ticket office. All individual demand was unbelievable." of the board during the regents' tickets remaining for games, fall meeting on campus, Octo known as 'singles,' were com Cunninghgam said every last ber 13-14. In addition, she will bined in sets of seven, marked ticket in the student section serve as a member of the Com "student" and sold as season was sold, including 'row 62,' mittee on Student Life and the tickets to students in line after which consists of folding chairs Committee of Mission. 4:30p.m. behind the last row. Those "I think it's a great honor," The problem lies in the loca seats are normally used as said Suchy, adding that the po tion of the seats in the singles replacements for lost season sition is "going to have a lot of packages. The ticket locations tickets. And of all the singles rewards to it". are scattered all over the season ticket packages put to Suchy has worked with stu stadium, even within an indi- gether, only 13 remained at the dent admission council, ac vidual set. end of the day. counting club, collegiate choir, "We're scattered all over the "It worked out-- every stu and has served as chairperson place," said Dillion Hall fresh dent who wanted to get in will for Junior MotheDDaughter Weekend last spring and orien man Brian Mitchell. "ForMic get in," said Cunningham. Dazzle your date The Observer I Donald Pan higan I'm in section 11, for "Unfortunately some students tation this fall. Miami I'm in section 1. If they will be sitting in section 12 (From left) Matt Spatz and Mary Sue Twohy sell some fabulous flowers Mary Ellen Smith, director had known, or could have told to Brian Douglas, Steve Petros and Greg Keary at the Irish Gardens in :>f student activities, who has us, I would have gotten there see TICKETS, page 5 the basement of LaFortune Student Center. worked closely with Suchy, described her work with Junior Mother;Daughter Weekend as "just incredible". Malloy teaches Freshman Seminar "She took a pretty standard September. Due to Malloy's weekend and turned it into By SARAH VOIGT cause I could control the size, "Father Malloy has always something very special for Staff Reporter busy schedule, the class meets " Malloy said. been thought of one of the most everyone," Smith said. "We once a week on Sunday Before his presidency, when gifted, effective, popular Seventeen freshmen this evenings from 7 to 9:30 in the haven't had a parents weekend Malloy taught Theology, he of teachers on campus. He loves like that since I've been here." year know Father Edward Administration Building. ten had difficulty keeping his teaching and interacting with Malloy as more than just the Smith added that Suchy classes a managable size. "I students, " Hofman said. "gave 150 percent" to planning president of the University; Why did the University Pres couldn't turn away students Since this year is designated they know him as their Fresh and programming even minor ident decide to teach a fresh who wanted into my classes," the Year of Cultural Diversity aspects such as color schemes man Seminar teacher. man literature course? "I love Malloy recalled. on campus, Malloy chose cul Malloy's section of Fresh and invitations. Smith also to teach. I didn't teach last year Malloy's decision to teach tural diversity and intercul- stated that Suchy's greatest man Seminar is the first course because I was new on the job. again came as no surprise to taught by him since his in I always wanted to teach a Emil Hofman, Dean of the see MONK, page 6 see REGENTS, page 5 auguration as president last freshman seminar class be- Freshman Year of Studies. Appiah: today's young aren't as racist as parents By JOHN O'BRIEN ism, Appiah distinguished be News Staff tween "intrinsic racism" and "extrinsic racism." Intrinsic Racism, its complexity, and racism justifies discrimination its subtle appearance in many by citing inherent differences facets of society were the topic between individuals, like skin of a lecture last night by An color and other physical fea thony Appiah, a professor at tures, Appiah said. Extrinsic Cornell University and associ racism is discrimination on the ate director of the Black basis of qualities or percieved Fiction Project. qualities of a race. The lecture, "Varieties of Racism," was the first in the Appiah accused many racial "Year of Cultural Diversity" organizations of extrinsic rac series on campus. Anthony Applah ism. Movements such as Black "It is now conventional to ex Nationalism were singled out press abhorrence to racism, Appiah concentrated on the not because they excluded Bush Poll Headline AP Photo but few people can give an ac philosophical aspects of racism members on the basis of race Vice President George Bush holds a Boston newspaper headline that curate definition of racism," rather than discuss the topic of but because they included announces his tie with presidential nominee Michael Dukakis in a Mas said Appiah. "Racism is not a racism on campus. sachusetts poll while his sister Nancy Ellis looks on. theory, but an ideology." In giving a definition of rae- see LECTURE, page 3 ------~---------- ~- page2 The Observer FRIDAY, September 2, 1988 INSIDE COLUMN IN BRIEF Indiana University is cracking down on alcohol use Athletes fail in most by the members of fraternities. The IU Alumni Interfrater nity Council recently passed a resolution banning alcohol from Greek-sponsored events both on and off campus. important game: life Last weekend IU officials raided five fraternity houses, confiscating six kegs of beer at one. Formal charges and After working in the sports media this sum disciplinary actions will be pursued against this and an mer, I have come to one conclusion. Most pro other house which was charged with minor offenses. No fessional athletes and their fans need to face a alcohol was found in the other three fraternities. -The unique dilemma in American sport. Indiana Daily Student Most sports, at least at the professional level, - . are arguably being played with the greatest Editor-in-Chief ~ A lesbian marriage has caused an Indianapolis Quaker skill and determination ever. But, at the same congregation to sever its ties with its state organization time, the athletes who are performing at a peak rather than recant the marriage, church officials said this level are failing miserably in life. week. The marriage of two women last October at North Let's take a look back at some of the year's Meadow Circle of Friends touched off a controversy that worst stories. congregation leaders feared would result in some kind of Champion Mike Tyson disposed of the only disciplinary action from its state governing body, the West supposed heavyweight challenger Michael ern Yearly Meeting. "We are like other churches," said Spinks in just 91 seconds. Since then, Tyson has the organization's clerk, Lester Paulson. "We are really engaged in a better brawl with Mitch Green struggling. It's not an easy thing to deal with." -Associated outside of, well you figure it out, a 24 hour cloth Press ing store (which Tyson says) or a 24 hour nightclub in the Bronx. Earlier, Tyson made quick work of a parking attendant at a concert in Los Angeles and added to his reputation by quarreling with his management, his wife, and his mother-in-law. OF INTEREST The Boston Red Sox have graced the nation's sports pages this summer with their winning streak. But even more has been said about Wade "Delta Force" Boggs who apparently had Fulbright Grants for study abroad in 1989-90 will be been running around with Ms. Margo Adams available.